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* r * - - - .if , ! ! HE ILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNG 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOVING , AUGUST 30 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Ycstordaj's ' Proceedings of tbo House En livened by the Debate. REED AND CRISP MEET ON THE FLOOR They llotli Indulge to Homo Kxtcnt In Pcmoiml ItrmnrltR , hut In n ( luod Niiturcd Wny Work of thu .Snnatc. Aug. 20. An animated dis cussion over the rules between Speaker Crisp nnd ex-Speaker Heed enlivened the proceedings today. At times the debate was somewhat personal nnd each speaker re ceive : ! the plaudits of his party friends. Mr. Altkln offered a resolution providing for n special committee of llvo members to Investigate the Ford thoatot disaster , and to determine what action should bo taken for the relief of the families of the victims. Hcfcrrcd to the committee on rules. Mr. Catchlngs then called up the report of the committee on rules , reporting the rules for the present house After some discus- tdoti , Mr. Cntchlngs conceded there should bo general debate and bnclly explained the changes made In the rules. When speaking In favor of the rule mak ing n quorum of the committee of the whole ono hundred members , ho was Interrupted by Mr. Kllgoro with the inquiry If n quorum of the committee of the whole was not the same nan committee of the house. Inronlv Mr. Catchlngs said the adoption of this rule by the JTlftv-flrst congress was good aul ' j bctieiici'tl. [ Applause. ] I willed liyTom Itccd. ft Mr. Kocil twitted the democrats upon their partial approval of the rules of the Fifty-first congress , but In a humorous vein Contended they had not gone far onouirh. lie theif , In n moro serious manner , argued in favor of the rights of the majority , whicti rights had been llrmly main tained In the Fifty-first congress. Now the house was in thn habit of dodg ing mnasurcs Instead of meeting them. IIo criticised the provision of the r lies which , he claimed , vested the comir.Uice on rules with the authority which should bo vested in the speaker. Why not adopt ruins which would give the majority control nnd take oway from thu lllibustercrhis chance to stop the consideration of a measure. It was bet tor to have a speaker to exercise power In the full light of public opinion tliau to exor cise It in the committee room. Crisp Tillies tlio Floor. Then , for the first time this session , the speaker took tbo floor , having called Mr. Klehardson of Tennessee to the chair , and replied to Mr. Heed. lie said there"wero provisions in this report which were taken substantially from therulcsof the Fifty-first congress. Neither ho nor any member of the committee on rules would refrain from reporting rules simply because they were part of thoseof the Fifty-flrstcongrcss. Very much in these rules was to be com mended , very much of them had been by the country absolutely condemned. Mr. Heed , when ho stoc'l up before the country and spoke of the rules ot the Fifty-tlrst congress , failed to speak of the practices ndopto.l before the rules wore adopted which were so odious to the country. [ Apuluuso. j The Ilrst action In the Fifty-first which w s odious wan not an action under any rule , but It was the arbitrary , high-handed action of the speaker , who acted without authority of rules or anything else. [ Applause. ] When tlio charges were made against the last con gress , lot no ono forgot that the first charge was -that , without the authority ot the house , without that of the committee on rules , the sneaker had exorcised a power that had never been gran ted him , [ Applause. ] Ho had assumed upon him self the power to countnquorum.Thoqucstion had gone to tbo supreme court and Mr. Heed had never baou Justitled. IIo had hoard Mr. Hoed several times say the supreme court had justified his course. The supreme court had not touched tlio question. The supreme court has said the house had the right to maka rules for its own government and ti > make its own provisions for the ascertain ment of a quorum , but it had never said the speaker should make the rules. [ Applause. ] The gentleman from Maine had referred to the power lo.lged In the common rules. Let him call Mr. Heed's attention to the dis tinction between the policy of the gentle man from Maine and that of the present committee on rules. The Maine man be lieved the speaker should have all power. Under this system proposed by the committee on rules it was left to thu house to decide if motions were dilatory or not. The system of the Fifty-second congress and now adopted was to maintain , not thu individual judgment of thu chair , but that of the majority of the houso. The speaker was not granted the authority to control legislation , the committee on rules was not granted Mich authority ; It rested In thu majority of the houso. lleaiillcK of tliii New Hill en. " Under the rules proposed dilatory motions "Vild be avoided , for the , house had duo 'power ' to reach that result l5y a report from tlio committee on rules. Thu power lodged In the committee ) was simply to report u proposition. The committee coul 1 not adopt cloture. It could not lix the order of the business without the consent of the houso. In the last congress tliero had been opposition to thu operation of the rules of the Fifty-first con gress , so the Fifty-second congress had taken a middle course. To him It was a source of pleasure that thu house had adopted that course and returned n largo democratic majority. The pcoplu had decided thuy would not bollovo nny man who was sent hero as their representative should bccomo their master. [ Applatiso , ] No man could dictate to them. Whenever of recent years republicans had como Into power In this house their lease of power had been ono tbrm. Mr. Kelfcr imd been speaker ono term and then hu and his party had been repudiated. [ Applause. ] Hu ( Crisp ) preferred thu approval of thu pee pi o hu represented to the approval of n man who believed hu hiut the right to exercise nil power , and cla. ned , forsooth , , that In so doing hu had permitted thu majority to rule. Thu gentleman from Ma Inn , Mr. Heed , had stated by. u recent assertion , that the Fifty-first congress should bo regarded as an example that should bo followed by all con gresses. Against that proposition ho ( Crisp ) desired to witor hU protest. Ho full , ns thu pcoplo of th'i ' country lelt , that thu Flfty-llru congress was n usurpation that ought to bu repudiated , and * u-ith the people hu rupudlated it here and now. ICneil' Krply to Crlnp. 'Mr. Hoed , la reply , said It was unusual for thu presiding ofllcur of this body to leave his exulted position and par ticipate In the discussion on thu floor. It was uvon n question whether ho ought to dn It at all. Hut of this hu * made no question , Mr. Crisp alonu wasjudgo of hl.s action. If thu centloman did not bellovo the other members of the conimltloo un rules were adequate for the discussion It wan for him to decide when his powerful nld should bo thrown In tha balance. Ho thought the policy of thu Fifty-first congress had received the approval of thu tupremo court. If ho had that support , he could do without the support of any Indi vidual who headed thu oppunltlon. Ho re gretted that thu democrats had merely adopted ono-lmlf of the rules of the Fifty- tlrst congress ; but they were on the road to adopting them all. He wus reasonable in 'asking thn democratic party to catch up with thu republican party in' Clio next four years , [ Applauao , ] The uobato was continued by Messrs. Springer , Doatuer , Hooker , 1'lcUlcr , Cum- mlugi , Hepburn and Uryau. The subject was dropped nnd Mr , Spriuger introduced a bill to providu for thu coinage of the sclgnorago silver In the treasury. Hefcrrcd. Adjourned until tomorrow. IN TIIK NUrfATK. Itcport of thn I'limncn Unmtnltton on the llrpcnl lllll. WASHINGTON , Aug. 21) ) . Mr. Voorhces , chairman of the finance committee , reported back the house bill repealing part of the Sherman net with an amendment In the na ture of n substitute. Ho asked that the bill bo placed on the calendar nnd envo notice that ho would ask the scnato to take It up lifter the morning business from this time on until final notion DO taken. The substitute , ho said , was exactly the hill heretofore ; rc | > orted from the finalise com mittee. ' lie understood notl.'u of an Inten tion to nddrcss the senate had been plvon by the senator from Georgia ( Gordon ) mid the senator from Ohio ( Sher man ) , und ho suggested that their remarks might bo made on the bill which ho had just reported. Ho explained further that the bill , as reported from the flnanco committee was Identical with that passed by the house , so far nr It concerned ' the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act , nnd that from that point on there wus a certain matter In the substitute which wns not In thu house bill , and which , In his judgment , Improved It and made It moro acceptable. Air. Teller Olijootn. Mr. Teller Docs the senator propose to call up this bill today ? Mr. Vooriiecs If there ba a single objoo- tlon It must go over under thu rules. Mr- Teller 1 object. Mr. Voorhces Then I have a right to call up the bill already before the senate. Mr. Teller The national bank bill being before the senate I have sought a chance to express my opinion upon It. Mr. Voorhees I shall certainly nccomo- datc the senator by moving to take up the national bank bill , Mr. Teller That bill Is up. Mr. Voorhces Very well. Lot It bo under stood thu senator from Colorado objects to this bill being made a special order for today. That question takes thu bill over until to morrow. Mr. Harris , n member of the flnanco com mittee , said the substitute just reported was n majority report , in which thu minority of t'io ' committee did not concur. The bill was placed on the calender. The resolution offered by Mr. Stewart was then laid before the scnato. It directs the secretary of the treasury to Inform the-sen ate whether there Is a danger of a deficiency in the revenues of the government .for the current year ; nnd , if so , what is the amount of such deficiency , and whether legislation is necessary to supply such deficiency. The resolution gave rise to long discus sion. Senators Sherman , Mills , McPhcrson and Harris opposed the resolution as calling for problematical statements , calculated to create needless alarm , or as reflecting on the secretary of the treasury. Opposed by II111 und Stewart. A motion to refer the resolution to the finance committee was made by Mr. Voor- bees. It was opposed by Mr. Hill nnd Mr. Stewart. Mr. Stewart could sco no danger from the adoption of the resolution , "it contained no manifestation of lack of confi dence in the secretary. What harm could . .therebo in asking information as to whatjtho revenues of thu government for the current year would bef Ho was opposed to the system which ho thought was now to bo inaugurated of referring to committees all resolutions culling for information. Hill said ho bad not been consulted by 1)19 ) senator from Nevada in reference to the res olution. Certainly there was nothing In It' to alarm the country. What was the situa tion ! There seemed to be some dispute ns to whether coTit'ress was to legislate on the tarlfl nt this session. Thcro seemed to bo no fixed policy on the subject. Uut if thcro was to bo-tarllT legislation it was necessary to know what were tha anticipated revenues. Ho had such confidcn'co in the secretary that ho was ready to bellovo whatever suggestion ho might make , and ho ( Hill ) would be pleased to hear from him. Mr. Stewart defended the resolution. There wai n rumor , ho said , that there wim a do ficioncy In the revenue and the treasury hail trouble hi paying current expenses. There was u rumor that the gold reserve was being paid out for current expenses , nnd bo dli not supV.'so the senate desired that to bo done. done.Mr. Mr. McPherson asked Mr. Stuwart If he did not know the democratic party was n power in the scnato and the responsibility rested on it. 1.1 list Think They Are in I'owor. Mr. Stewart No. They claim to bo In power. They think they aro. Hut there ar more administration man on the republican side than on the other. [ Applause. ] That i the situation at this extraordinary session I do not think the demoer.itUp irty Is u power at all in this senate. It Is the goh party that claims to bo In power. Wo hear moro eulogy of the administration from the republicans than from the democrats. If tills resolution had been introduced by an administration man thcro would have been no objection to it. Finally the resolution was referred to the flnanco committee. Tno senators voting nay were : Messrs. Allen of Washington , Dubois , Hnnsbrough , Hill , Irby , Jones of Nevada , Lindsay , Peffor , Power , Shoup , Stewart , Teller , Whlto of California , nnd Wolcott. Mr. Dolph introduced a bill , which was referred to the committee on foreign rela tions , appropriating $ . " > 00.003 10 unable the enforcement of the Chinese exclusion net nnd said ho would seek uu opportunity of speaking on the subject. Mr. Cordon spono In favor of the uncon ditional repeal of the purchasing clause of thu Sherman nut and against thu sunsiitutu , which , he said , would involve additional delay ; and hi the meantime thu condition of thu country would grow moro nnd moro alarming , Thu scnntu should not lock the wheels of progress which had been sot in motion in thu other end of the capitol. Mr. liordon , In the concluding portion of his speech , advocated the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on stuto banks. IIo said It was ab solutely curtain that thu states might bu wisely and properly trusted with a larger share of responsibility In financial opera tions. A system of stale bank Issues could bu made , safe , stable and capable of accom plishing all the purposes of domestic trade. Mr. Teller' * Komarkii. Mr. Teller addressed the sonata in an ar gument to provo the Sherman law is not re sponsible for the financial trouble of the country. Almost without exception , ho said , every ono who had addressed the sen- utu had spoken ns though thcro wns some great calamltv impending. Hu wanted tu maku a protest against calamity howlers , " Thu pcoplu of the United States were still alive , The sun was still shining. The country wus us rich toduv as when congress - gross adjourned lust March. There was not any reason for any man to say In the senate clumber that Mio times port end ejl nny unusual or extraordinary disaster. There ought to bo , und there undoubtedly was , a financial stringency. Hut wns this the first time that thujiuoplo of thu United States had faced u financial'stringency or , In common terms , u panic lx Was it of longer duration than nny previous one I W'ls it moro frightful In character than ordinary puniest Ho denied It. Thcro was a disturbed financial condi tion of unusual character , and it seemed to him the first tiling to do would bo to Inquire what brought it about. Ami yet during the three weeks of the session he had not fionrU anybody suggest an Intelligent reason for the present financial condition. No body has analyzed the question' as to whet lie r the cause wns or was not the Shi < rmnn act. Ho could not BCD how ttfo issue of $150,000,000 treasury notes for the purchase of silver could have brought about the existing hard timei. If the government had bought thu silver and dumped It into , thu sea it would have had no influences on the nnancos of thu world , und thu ovisting disturbance wns as wide ns the world. There has been no logical attempt un thu part of thu sen ators , aud there would not bu , to show wl a' caused the < ivll. Ho challenged any senaur [ OO.STI.NLKU ON TUI1IU riOH.J CLEVELAND SERIOUSLY ILL ) eclared to Bo Suffering with an Organic . Disease. IIS FRIENDS VERY MUCH ALARMED Srcrotnrj I.11110111 IlciponMhln ff'r the SlatRinrnt that the Pronlitent U n "Very Slrk Mnu" Itoprtil In the Kbnnto Will iilJ.v runs. WASHINGTON HUIIHAU op Tiic < Bce , D13 FOCIITF.CNTII STIIUHT , WASIIISIITDN. Aug. UO. Men In congress nnd ofllclals In the vari ous executive departments of thq govern ment dropped the silver question fern n time today to discuss the reports , which came hero concerning President 'Cleveland's health. The Philadelphia Press published three columns-of leaded matter from Its Now Yoric correspondent giving the details of n surgical operation said to have been recently performed upon Mr. Cleveland's Juw for relief-from a tumor. The article Intimated In unmistakable .angnngo that the president's physl- clans , whllo believing their patient reregistered - lloved directly from the tumor , sus'peeted that there was lurking In his blood that which would develop into a "dreaded and mysterious enemy which they scarcely dare to mention , " meaning cancer. The ofllclals under President Cleveland , those who have seen and heard from him frequently of late , gave it as their oflieial opinion , as was expected , that the re ports llxlng organic disease were unfounded , but at the same time none of them claimed to have my direct or reliable Information upon the subject. senators nnd members of the house who have seen the president frequently and have kept trace of the report concerning his 111 health , believe the- statement true. Ono of them who is an intimate and personal friend of Secretary Lament stated that the secre tary ot war had told him three weeks ago that Mr. Cleveland was a "very sick man" and that his condition was u matter of serious concern with those most closely associated with. him. There are but three or four men in Washington who really know much from ilrst hands about the presi dent's condition , and they will not talk to any ono for publication. They have known for some time that the presi dent was worried about his health , and believed that there was lurking in his sys tem the germs of a serious malady , but if they know what it was they would not men tion it. Tlio belief obtains hero that the president has not known up to within a few days , at least , what really affected him. First It was said to bo an affection of tlio kidneys , then dropsy , and now cancer is named. Worked I own anil Nebr.islin 1'oople. The man Dunbar , who has boon for some years conducting an alleged publishing house in tills ci.y ( , promising to publish pictures and biographical sketches of. prominent men and members of various oagan- izations , nnd who was the other day arrested upon a charge of using the mail for fraudulent purposes , has given bond for $ ! . ( HH ) to apie.vr in the courts hero next October and answer to charges which have been made by government , detectives against him. It seems that a number of Nebraska and Iowa citizens bit at Dunbar's bait and sent in their $16 to secure a place in his allcircd publications. When the Knights Templar held their con clave in Washington a couple of years ago Dunbar reaped n largo harvest. Ho pro posed publistiing a book of sketches of prom inent members of that organization and quite a number.of Iowa and Nebraska Knights put in their $10 each , which is the amount of assessment levied for each of Dunbar's proposed works. Kobort G. tteiniger , of the law Jlrm of Hoinigcr & Lord , of Charles City , la. , has contributed to the charges against Dunbar. He sent his draft and picture with his biographical sketch , but never heard anything from Publisher Dunbar. IIttli ! Opposition in thn Somite. For the Ilrst time senators today openly stated that the bill unconditionally repealing the silver purchase would positively comn tea a vote and bo passed by the senate. Up to last evening they Had doubts as to whether the hill could bo forced to a vote owing to the obstinate opposition to the tree coinage sena tors , but the overwhelming majority giveirit by the house yesterday has had its inllucnco in the upper branch of congress. Several senators have announced today that while they would support free coin- igu and would vote for an increased ratio they would also vote for uncon ditional repeal when nothing else was before them. Then the leading demo cratic senators , who stand withToller.Stow- irt , Jones and the frco coinage republicans , uivo served notice that while they will vote igaintt the bill and support the amendments offered , and will talk against repeal , they will not try to defeat a final voto. They feel that they cannot afford to 111buster ! against their own administration. This has taken the heart out of the opposition to repeal and whllo it will be obstinate. It is conceded it cannot bu effective , and that a vote will be taken and ; ) io bill passed in the seuato during Sep tember. * Wuiti-rii I'ennlons. The following pensions granted nro. re ported : Nebraska : Increase Isaac VanOcrost , Hartley , Ked Willow county ; Mark T , Post , N'iobrara , Kno.x county. Original widow Elizabeth McLaughlln , Lincoln , Lancaster county. Original minors of Francis Benedict , Edgar - gar , Clay county. Iowa : Increase James Thomas , Excel sior , Malwskii county ; Ezra D , IIoopcs , Fatrllold , Jefferson county. Reissue Wil liam E. Sperbeck , Leundo. Van Buren county. Original Mother , .Alary , A. Raymond mend , Manchester , Delawarecounty ; father , John Wlso , Fredorieksburg , Ciilcasaw county ; minor of Aimulah Tut-ner , Oska- loosa , Mahaska county widow , war of Ibl'J , Susan Allen , Fontancllo , Adair county. South Dakota ; Original widow Anna S. Nerd , Bruce , Drookings county , 31tsonllnneuu0 , Patents were Issued today to tlio following Inventors : Nebraska William W. Olcott , Fremont , lifter of drainer. Iowa Ira F. Ebert , Oskiloosa , wire stretcher ; Albert D. Thomas , ICeokok , brick machine ; Daniel Conard , Waterloo , fly brush ; Edward Wil liams , Dubuquu , wind mill ; Edward P. Phelps , Seranton , car window ; Hans G. Johnson , Waul < on , cloth Ih. > liing machine ; Lewis Chicks , Onuwa , dumping wagon ; James T. Koeil , Correctionvhlo , rack attach ing instrument. Samuel H. Baker of Nebraska and Orlando Booth of Iowa have been promoted In the War department from $1,000 to $1,200 clerk- shins. lion. Patrick Egan of Lincoln , ex-minister to Chill , was In the city last evening and registered ut La tOnrmn Milin . PEHHV S. HEATH. WASHINGTON , Aug. S'J , TIQ | ouTelul vote on the passage of the Wilson bill shows Boat- tier , democrat , of Louisiana , and Capolmrt , democrat , of Virginia , not votl'ip. ' This makes thu number of nays 2.'IU ; nays , 109. Private advices I rom Sun Francisco say that Paymaster Sullivan , U. S. N. , recently tried there on the charge of embezzlement , 1ms been acquitted. Thu senate conllnncd E. J. Spclniitn of West Virginia register of the land oBIco ut . Klrg.lsher , I.'T. An objection wan made bo- causj ho wus not a resident , but hu won. \\iijn an i : HII * C < miiillti < . WAWINIITON , Aug. 'M. At the request of a majority of the luonbcuof the ways and J mo us committee Chad man WlUou bus Issued a call for n meeting1 ot the committee tomorrow . > nornhicr , at which It is desired the question of tariff hElHngs before the committee will be decided. < The donocratlo"inombfcrs'lnro ) anxious to got to work upon a tariff "bill so It may bo ready to report to thd house ! by the date ot the regular session In Dcbcmbor or imme diately nfler the holidays. ' Chairman Wilson 1ms announced the fol lowing subcommittees to have uhargi ) of. various subjects nanitd In the preparation of the tariff bill : On Ciislnmi Wlt onVhltlng , llrcckln- rlrliti1 , Keid : and Unrhiw * . International Koronnu Mc.MIIHn , Mont- ( . oinvrv , Hopkins nnd Payne. Ad ni fnltt rut Ion of UtiMotn * Turner , Slovens , Tarsnov , I'ayno and dear. Public lcil.-IlryiinMe.MlIln ) | | , Whiting , llur- rous and Dalsoll. Itcclprocltv it nd Coiiiim-rclal Treaties MosurCockran , Ilymnn , Tnrsncy , Oear and Dalsull. Adjourned until Friday. Dlvcrnillt the htnry. WASHINGTON , Aug. 80. A report that the president had recently been operated on for the removal of a cancerous growth in nls mouth , Is discredited by nil the members of his ollicial family who have been approached on the subject. IXF.lXTIl 1" i It A Kt Vo trr < lny Spent ut &klrml lt firing , Sntno lxccllint ? Work lt siiltiiiu < Unu.r.vuc , Nob. , Auc. 2'.t. ' [ Special Tele gram to THE HKK.J Today the rilloincti ot the Platte duployeci us skirmishers. Back and forth over the raniro they ran , dropping , firing , rising , running dropping nnd firing again , till ouch man had exhausted his quota of ammunition. When the average results of the suvcrnl runs wero'lluurod out several changes in the standing , us shown by the first day's ilring atiknown distances , wcro noted. The score now Is : ntQ ! O III 3 | D.M , 3 XA.MR , IIA.VK , COMPANY AND UEU1MK.VT. .1. C. Omiri ; . 2d H. lillli Hill all n.v. iTiion. iivi , n. nitii ma IIM ; .1. Urnuey , in'e'n , K , UltU 1.-.7 K.riiyiiowetli.lHtlt. 17tli lijH K. Drelixlar , corp. C , 1J. ( n. Smith , im. I ) . 7th 1-17 iia J.H'.I ' J. Ailklim , ooi-p , II. ITIli ' ; 'H7 H. WIlHOii. Htft. H , ITtli. . ic'o 12S J. llivnnan , pvi , O. 'Jd. . . . lllll Mil U. Tiiimronl , pvt , R " 111 1J7 - 711 ( * . ( ' . Kearnev , corp H , U , 14 111 , J. T. I.airclto. I'd U. Kill | in I iaa i : : .1. II I.azek. pvi , U. ItitliiJr.U iaami KI W.T.lIobltlns , eorp , ( i. J" I If. I iiu in ! " : IHSTIXUI'MHtll MAUICHMIIN. U. N. DavidsonHZI. H. Hi 1' . 11. Sp ncer. 1 Hil.K , 17 1U I'.M iau ! n.n. iinck. i it. ; intii. . . IK3 I1- . ' 1 la Ha II. r.loyd.HKt. t ) , ' 'nil no I11111 IHa A.Salailln , 1 SRI , K , Htli. . Ifia ilL'a II. S. O llvlu , Bi't. C. i < lli , . 1:15 : 114 jail ilSa Weather in the morntnc was clear and in the evening clear aud calm. Army Orders ot u Dny. WASHINGTON , Aug. 29. [ Special Telegram to THE Bci : . ] The following army orders were issued today : The following transfers 'in the Fifth artil lery are ordered : Scco'nd Lieutenant Ed mund M. Blake , from light battery F to battery L ; Second Lieutenant William G _ Ilann , from battery M to light battery F ; Second Lieutenant S.idneyK. Jordan , from battery L to battery M. Lieutenant Haan will join his proper battery. Leave for two m'onthsvto take effect on the completion of his duties ns'mneo ollicer , Department of the Platte competitions , is granted Second LieUtc iiiUjt Joseph L- . Donovan van , Seventeenth infant's' . { ? Leave for seven days , ' to tijikQ effect Sep tember. 10 , is grantedj First lieutenant. Daniel E. McCarthy , Twelfth infantry , re cruiting onlcer. The leave granted Major George B. Hus , sell. Fifth infantry , Is extended ono month- First Lieutenant James D. Niekerson , Seventeenth infantry , will proceed at the earliest practicable date to Now York City and report .to the superintendent of the re cruiting service for assignment to duty nt David's Island , New York harbor. The leave granted Captain Paul Shillcr , assistant surgeon , is extended iif teen days. First Lieutenant John A. Lockwood , Fourth cavalry , will report in person Sep tember 1'J to the commanding ofllccr Jeffer son Barracks , Mo. , for duty at that depot. Department Xotnx. Leave of absence for ono month , to take effect wlien relieved from duty at the de partment rille range , near Bellcvuo , Nob. , has been granted Second Lieutenant John L. limes , Second infantry. On Thursday afternoon Colonel Bcnham will present the mcclnlsto the successful contestants in the rifle competition at Bello- vue. The Second Infantry band will go down to the range on tie | B. & M. train at 1 p. in. , and will furuishi the music for the occasion. e JtiiIl.\J > VLUHHn IXIOllH. Investigating " " ' Churffra AciiliiNt World's I nlr CoiiiiiilttUoiiorii I'nlr .Voien. CIIICAOO , Aug. 29. The special committee appointed by tlio national World's fair com mission to investigate the charges of bribery against Comn.issloners Beeson of Oklahoma and Mercer of Wyoming met today and went over all the evidence in tho-inatter. The Investigation was hold behind closed doors. The conclusion reached will not bo made public. Commissioner Buchanan of the agricul tural department today announced that the date for closing entries lor the fat stock ex hibit has bccn'cxtendcd until September 20. On account of the hlirh winds that blow over Jackson park today nnd the extremely cold weather the performance of "As You Like It" was postponed until tomorrow night , A grand naval paradn at Jackson park took place tonight. It Included .over twenty- llvo special foreign and domestic craft decorated with lanterns and various light effects- besides the many small boats that have heretofore been an Attraction In these nicrht parades. Therp was plenty of music , The line of purndq was around the wooded island , through tho1 north .canal and then twice around the grand basin. The shores of the lagoons and ca'nuls through which the pageant passed were crowded with people. I'runk llruco , rratexflohin Hnrclnr , credited vt 1th Turning thu Trick. TumiE HAUTE , Jnd. , Aug , 2(1. ( [ Special 1 Telegram to TUB' .Bnc.'J Frank Bruce , ar rested for safe burglary.iarid who was iden tified by detectives from Several cities as a member of the Strattpn gang of post- ofllco and mall bofc rouburs , has now been idcntlffei as the man who shot and robbed Pollack , the Now York diamond salesman , of $25,000 worth of diamonds un a ! Sioux City & Pacific train last fall. Hobert Fleming of Missouri Valley , In. , who was sUtlng1 opposite Pollack - lack , was sent hero by , tlio New York llrm and positively idontllluU Pruco. Alter seriously - ously wounding Pollack , Bruce seized his satchel , pulled the bell ford ; holding the passengers at bay \vih ( his revolver and jumped from thu train when it hud slowed up , A Mr. Mablu of Jown , another passen [ ; ger , was also sent here , but was not able to say that Bruce was the robber. If not con victed here Bruce will bo scut to Iowa to stand trial. "Kid" McCoy Is noiv under nrru&t for the crime , but tlicnj is doubf in his case. _ _ Attached n Sin lt r. . DENVBII , Aug. 2'i7 A special to the Republican ' lican from Asppn , Cole , , says : The plant of the Hold.en Smelting company of ( his city was attached today for flW.aiO.55 by Charles Jl. Orabam und Is now in tno hands of Sheriff Stowarl. Mutineer Alorso i.i out , oj f no my und Assistant Mannger.Mc- .Nt'l refuses to Uttt bwoua snylis ' .nut the titi.iLiimcni waa weccd JIONTT FAVORS AMNESTY Supporters of the Late Balmacedn in Ohili to Bo Treated Fairly in Future. VERY FEW TO BE VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED Arrangement * Holug Aluilu by thn Ilcpiihtlc. tu Scruro Additional U'nr lili > to Mnlntitln MIT I'uitltliiii In the Saiith I'aclllc JS17 tiuJame * < 7 < > ; don VAI.I'AHAISO , Chill ( via G'llvcston , Tex. ) , Autr. 8U. [ Ily Mexican Cable to the New York Herald Special to Tiin Hin. : I Presi dent Monti of Chill has promulgated an amnesty law under which many political "suspects" will bu re leased from further oniioyanco on account of their support of the late dictator , Halmaccda , whoso overthrow led to the establishment of the present government. Under the proposed law all Chilians who served under Ualma- ceda , except the members of Claudlo Vicuna's cabinet and the persona responsi ble 'for the Los Canes massacre , are per mitted to return to Chili and resume nil the rights nud privileges of eiti/.ens. Vicuna and thu members of his cabinet nro now under Indictment for various offenses. There are also indictments against these con nected with the murder of forty-six students at Lps Canes , that number ot enthusiasts , sons of thoio then In revolt against Hal- maccda having , been murdered in the most cruel and heartless manner. The government has refused to grant nninesty to those who were engaged in the plots organized last December nud April against the government. Claudlo Vicuna and the members of his cabinet will bu pros ecuted with vigor. ' The Chilian minister of marine has sent : i report to congress , in which ho says that in order to maintain Chili's domination in the South Pacific ocean it would bu necossar.vi.to obtain ono moro cruiser , one or two torpedo cruisers and a number of torpedo launches , besides two training ships for naval cadets. Inquiry at the ship yards of Europe will probably develop the fact that an armored cruiser and two torpedo cruisers have already been contracted for bytho Chilian government or that she holds options on the contracts. The Herald's correspondent in Guayaquil reports that a largo quantity of arms recently reached thcro from Chili. They have been forwarded to Quito for the Ecuadorian army , which is being rapidly put on a war fodting in anticipation of war with Peru. Inherited .Nothing hut Debt * . LONDON , Aug. 2'J. A dispatch from Coburg to the Standard says : The debts of the late duke of Saxo-Coburg-Gotha are estimated at : i,000,000 marks. In fact , says the dispatch , the duke of Edinburgh has inherited nothing but debts I'rom Duke Ernest. 11K.-IUY TJ VUMJU'J. ' MUKVER. Iowa rollce on the L'jokout lor n Itim ; ; iif Tramps. Dtw MOIKES , Aug. 29. [ Special Telegram to Tun BEE. ] Word was received hero today by the authorities from the chi.if of police of Chicago advising them to keep a sharp look out for a gang of toughs that nro making a tour of the state and passimr themselves off as tramps. Their scheme is to visit the farmers and inquire for work and lounge around long enough to llnd out whether tlio larmer has drawn his money from the banks , which a great many have done of late , and if they Jind that ho has tjioy manage in some way to get away with the cash , even if they have to commit murder , as was demonstrated at Cherokee m the killing of thu Schultz family recently. Interesting llvi-nt ut f.restmi. CUKSTON , la. , Aug. 2'J. [ Special Telegram to Tin : BiE.j : Crcston's district agricul tural fair and blue grass palace opened today. The attendance is estimated at 10,000. The southwestern ilremnn's tournament held the annual mooting on the fairgrounds. It was the largest overbold , over 800 firemen participatintr. The visiting companies were Hod Oak. 'Villlsca , Corning. Clarinda and Atlantic. Corning won tho200- vard hub and hub race. Thro : 23'i ' seconds. Villisca second. Time : 24 ; seconds. The 200-yard hook and ladder race was won by Atlantic. Time : ! J5U seconds. Clarinda second. The dry hose race , DUO yards , wus won by Corning in 4i ! seconds , Villiscu and lied Oak dividing second money. The chiefs' race was won by Villisca. MiMvluir Murder Trial. AVOCA , la. , Aug. 'JU. [ Special Telegram to Tun Hir..J In the Mawhor poisoning case , which was reached this attornoon , nothing was done except to submit to the court u motion on the part of the state to sot aside the special venire of seventy-five men on account of some alleged irregularities in selecting thu panel. After hearing oral testimony , on motion , the court overruled the same , and the casowill probably proceed in thu moiiilng without further delay. In hecilrn ( JilarmrK. Coii.NlNO , la. , Aug. 2'J. ( Special Telegram to Tun HBI : . ] Sheriff Campbell of O.sci-ola arrived In Corning this afternoon with Ed Wilson , a colored thlof who robbed n store at Murray about three weeks ago. Ho has boon confined in thu Osceola jail since his capture and a few days ago was discovered wht'ii having almost completed means of egress. I'roper SI MIIIH Not ( ilvcn. GLUNWOOD , la. , Aug. 2'J. [ Special to TUB Biu , ] The Jury empaneled to Investigate thu killing of JacobI. Woodrow and his daugh ter l > y the wcfatbouud flyer lust Saturday brought In a verdict lust overling finding the Burlington responsible through the IIUL-- llgcnco of its employes In fulling to give proper signals. Oreat IVnr ot Killing Frostii. BUIIMNOTON , la , , Aug. 2'J. ' The cold weather now existing In this locality is unequaled - equaled In years. Tliero are great fears of killing frosts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IlulinipiH Chllii Dunipltatcd. DUIHJQUB , Aug. 20. [ Special Tclngram to THE HUB. ] Oscar Hunch , 4 years old. was decapitated by an electric car this evening. flHB HKVOItn , Itocliuvray Ileach Aculu Swnpt hy Flames Other Itliizfa. NEW YOIIK , Aug. 2'J , Uoekaway Beach , the famous Long Island summer resort , which was destroyed by llro luut full and had just recovered from thu disaster , was ivisited by another conflagration early this morning , Flro started In thu station of the Kockawny Beach railroad , A number of employe * with their families slept in the place , und they escaped with alllloulty. sev eral being burned or othnnvUo injured. A Herce gale was blowing aftho time and the flames spread with the utmost rapidity , Daly'u hotel Was the next to go , The guests had barely time to escupo in their night clothes. Kuynolds' howl followed , then the now Seaside house , the largnst in the pinco. A heavy rain began to fall then and the liru ceased to spread The damage IH heavy , as the structures were all now. Li Uiuxtic , Ore. , Aug , sTho s ! town of Elgin was almost wiped out by flro today. The losses will aggregate J. * > D,0X ; ) , with small Insurance. CAUSE OF IIAR1) TIMES. loul < Him Deliver * un , Vthlrp nt Control l.iibor Union Hull. Louis J. Him delivered an address at the headquarters of the Central Labor union last evening. The ihcmo upon which ho talked , ns an nounced in the papars for the last few days , was the "Cause of Hard Times.1 Conspicuously posted upon the wall was a blackboard with different reports from the comptroller of the currency and from this the speaker seemed to draw Inspiration from time to time. The po'd production of the United States from ISCiO to I81IS was shown by these figures , ns well as the Increase of population during these years , the , gold con sumed In the arts and that which was avail able for coinage purposes. The excess of world's ( whatever that may mean } exports over Imports was also shown , nnd the various amounts of gold and silver given. The world's merchandise was also figured during the years mentioned , and lastly , excess - cess of exports over Imports to the United Kingdom ' of merchandise and silver for 188H , and 1MU. exhibiting the stupendous All this was plainly vlslblo to the naked eye , hut what the speaker really desired to provo by all of this remained an unsolved mystery. The audience was also awed by otner fre quent quotations from the comptroller's reports. The speaker made the allegation that the Bank of England was in n largo measure responsible for the existing monetary and business stringency , which originated with investments in the Argentine Republic some few years ago , and that the republican party in IS'.cJ ' bid for tlio support of the national banks , whllo the democrats catered to the state banks , the tax upon which they professed to bo desirous of re pealing. Dr. U. C. Rudolph opened the mooting by Introdudlng Mr. Him and attributing the small attendance to liu'lc of interest on the part ol the peopln , saying that the opinion of a great many people with regard to the civil war had been a simllnr one. that of remaining on the fence until this or that side was successful. Tliltllllit.K M..I UtlllTKH. Over 1OO IVnplii Killed or Drowned In South Curollnn. AuorsTA , Ga. , Aug. 2U. Specials from Port Koyal , S. C. . bring the startling in formation that fully 100 Invs have been lost at Port Hnyal , Beaufort and neighboring points by drowning during the storm. Over twenty-five of fiosc were seen by the correspondent and his Information mation regarding the others wai received from reliable sources. Of the 100 killed and drowned , only six were white. The negroes were so frightened and terror- stricken that manv wcio killed or drowned by not leaving their cabins to seek safety. Twenty persons Were drowned of Paris island. No news has been received from St. Helena , four miles from Beaufort. It is be lieved fully twenty lives weio lost between Port Uoyal and Scabrook , all iiojrocs. Every house In Beaufort and Port Uoyal was dam aged to some extent.'Tind a number of barges and craft were wrocko.l , .SnmuMilii ol a ( inti ) on I.iifcu rtl CHIC \io , Aug. 29. The north gale which swept Lake Michigan last night was the heaviest that vessel men liavo experienced this season. With a few exceptions , all craft , both steam nnd sail-remained in shel ter in tl'o harbor , and but few boats arrived up to midnight. The passenger boats re mained at the docics with the exception of the Chieora of the Goodwin Steamship company , the Indiana and the Nyaek. There are but few boats trading on llio lanes Just now on account of the general depression , which accounts for the small number of arrivals last night. Quito a large number of boats came in during tlio day , before thu severity of the storm made itself felt , and what wind they experienced was very favor able. Not until late in thoaftcrnoon did the sea get so high as to stop navigation , and It kept steadily increasing all night. O'Mullry I.ol MM ICur. Ex-County Clerk O'Mnlloy wont hunting yesterday. Ho took hold of a gun to' lift it from the wagon. The weapon wasdiscliarged , the load landing in the loft sldo of Mr. O'Malley's face. Ono of the features of the serious wound that resulted was the loss of the loft car. o Siuuliiy School U'orluT * . ST. Loris , Mo. , Aug. 2' . ( . Tomorrow the Sunday School Intcrnitional Field Workers conference will begiw hero. A mass prayer mooting was held tonight to invoke divine help for the conventions. Over f > , OJO dele gates are expected to bo present. American llnr Ashoeliltliin. MILWAUKUK , Wis. , Aug. 2'J. ' About 10.1 lawyers arrived from various sections of the United States to attend the sixteenth an nual convention of the American Bar asso elation. Much Interesting discussion as to needed legislation is expected. In u Hi'rolv.tr'ri Unmix. BUOOKI.VN , Aug. 20. A receiver has been appointed for the Hillis Plantation Coffee company , which hjis a caultal of fT > 00Ol)0. ) on tlio charge of insolvency and fraudulent practices by the secretary and treasurer. < SVw York i.vnlmni : ; < > Itiinliitloiin Niw : YOIIK , Aug. 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun Bun. ] Exchange was quoted as fol lows today : Chicago , 1 discountSt. ; Louis , hoc discount. M'KA 11I1CH MiJtHV.lN'ftl , It Will III' I'nlr nun South Wind * Will Illotv In X'lbriiKltn Today. WASHINGTON , Aug. 2U. Forecasts for Wednesday : For Nebraska , Iowa and South Dakota Southerly winds ami warmer ; fair weather , Local Heconl. t OKPIC1 ! 01' TIIU WUATIII'.H BlJHCAU , O.MAI1A , Aug. 2' . . Omaha record of temperature and rainfall compared with corrcspondlfig day of past four years ; 1803. 1H02.IfiOl. . J890 Maximum temporntiiru. 723 ( iiso ? H = > 7fiO Mtnlmiiin tumpiTatiiru. . 4li2 r > n = > f > 03 & ( > = Averauu tmnperaturu. . . & 'J = file 07 = > 00 = I'reclpltutlon 00 , & 0 .00 .0(1 ( Statement showing the condition of torn poraturo and precipitation at Omaha for the day ami since March 1 , Ib03 ; Normal tumpuraturu 703 Deficiency for thn diiy , lie Dellcloncyslnru March 1 250 = Normal pioclpltutlon 11 Inul Dullcloncy for tlioduy 11 Incli Dullcluncy bluco Mn'rch 1 1.71 Incli Irom Other 1'olntii ut H p. in. 0- irATIO.NS , si ? c Omaha . OB 7'J .00 clear. Norlli Plane . Ul ( 70 .00T. Clear. Vulunlhie . 7'J 7J .0(1 ( Clear. Kearney . 70 74 .00 Clear. Chlunvu . 'j'j ! ! . > .00 Cluar. SI. fxjulb . . . . . . 70 74 .0(1 ( Clear. Bt. I'.iul . 08 74Tl ,1)0 ) Clear. Davenport . Oft 71 .00 Clear. KanfiaRCIty . Oh 70 .00 Clear , lonv ) r . 78 BO .00 Clear. Salt I.akoClty . HI Bb .1)0 ) 1'art cloudy 71 78 .00 1'arl cloudy Helena B'J .00Ml Clear. bt. Vine-Dill . , Btj .00 Clour. IllHiuurcK . , 7V 78 .00 Clear. Cheyenne . , , , 72 7 .00 Clear. Milan city . 7fl 82 .00 _ . UulvuutXm . Hl | 84 1 . ( Ml i dear 1 Inillcuirn trace. UKOKUIC K. HUNT , Local 1'oix-caut OUlcUl. FAST MOVING WINDS Last Sunday's ' Storm Loft Disaster and De struction in Its Wake. SOUTHERN STATES SUFFER SEVERELY > Ruin. Wrought in Savannah and to Ship ping in Its Hnrhor. . OVER FIFTY PEOPLE REPORTED MISSING They Are Thought to llnvo Peris'acd in the Fierce Hurricane. PLEASURE RESORTS BADLY DAMAGED Now linijlund Se.tlionrd Town * IVol tlio full Kllectn of the Tctiipcul Now York City nnd Vicinity Itopnrt n llonvy I.osn. SAVANNAH , Ga. , Aug. Si ) . A hurrlcan0 struck Savannah Sunday. The wind blow fifty-four miles an hour during the day. Sun day night nt 7 o'clock It reached seventy miles nn hour. A largo number of buildings were unroofed. Seventeen lives were lost on the river. Hulclilnson Island and Tybb , so far as heard from , and from forty to fifty persons are reported missing. U is believed that tliero are moro killed. Ono of the dead Is C. A. Ulmor , assistant cashier of the Cen tral Railroad b'ltilc , two others were white men , the rest negroes. Eleven vessels nro ashore in Savannah harbor , eight bolug harks , ono schooner , ono steamboat and 10110 oyster boat. Six vessels were wrecked out side the harbor. Their names are unknown. Tlio names of thu vessels wrecked In Sa vannah harbor are thu barks Harold , Linden , Elma , Mexico , Uoi.il , Andla ; schooner Leila , steamboat Abbey vlllo and oyster boat Fred F. Lewis. I.lit of the Ill-lid. The list of dead , so far as known , Is ns fol lows : 13. A. UlMKltassistant cashlerContralKail- road bank. TON V HOIjMKScolorcd ( > , crushed In a houso. MlbUCK , dairyman. KOUIl UNKNOWN MCliltOHH , drowned on hu llrainpton plantation , four miles from the lly. lly.LKWIS LKWIS SACiXETTK ( colored ) , ran Into a llvo rolluy wire. TATUOll SQUIUK , 0-year-old colored boy , lounetl on IliiU'hin ton's Island. JOHN WIUjlAMi * . J1AUV IIUTUUt. BAUAH GltKKN , all drowned on n rlco plan- atlon bontli of this elly. TWO UNKNOWN SAU.OItS. drowned at 1'ybe Island. Tne coming of the storm was almost on ho anniversary of the great hurricane of 881. The storm , which had been predicted by the weather bureau for several days , be gan early In ' the afternoon and increased rom then until it reached the climax be tween 11 and 12 o'clock at night , having ilown for eight hours in a turrillu hurrieano. It began raining early in tlju morning , but only , in gusts. After the fall it ceased en tirely for several hours and did not begin iguin until afternoon. Then the work of destruction began and lasted until the storm had spent Its force at midnight. A .St'i'iio iif I > i'M > Iation. view of thu city at daylight this morn- ng revealed a scone of wreck and ruin that surpassed that after the great hurrieano ol 1SS1. The streets were impassable from the debris. Fallen trees , twisted roots , masses of brick , fences and broken branches ol trees were piled across the sidewalks and in tlo | square , and broken wire strewn in every direction. It is impossible as yet to estimate tlio1 dumugu as the result of the storm , but It wus very general , and i ( , is safe to say that it will go up Into the millions. Nearly everyone ono , If not all , the property owners in the city have boon damaged. O'l'lio list of fatalities is gradually growing and it Is impossible to tell to what uxtont it will go. Several bodies of drowned persons were picked up during the morning and searches are now being made for other miss- ing. Every hour snums to bring some now story of u death as a result of the storm. The drowning of C. A. Ulmer , cashier of tha Central Railroad bunk on Hutchlnson's Island , was one of the most unfortunate ot the fatalities of the storm. Mr. Ulr-cr owned a farm on the Island and had gone over to pay off tils hands and attend toother business. Thcro were bruises on Mr. Ul. mcr'H face and It is supposed ho struck against an outshcd when lie jumped from his Inrn as it was about to blow down. Miller , his dairyman , has not been foundj and It Is presumed ho was drowned also. \Vhurn the Storm \Vim llurdett. Tybo Island is that section ot' this city ] lying at the r.iouth of the Savannah rlver.j and It wns there that the cyclone's force wuj ( most terrific. Thu quarantine station , o-i of the lluost In the south Atlantic twenf four hours ago , is a ruin now , with the ex ] coptlon of thu doctor's residence , whlo ! miraculously escaped. The wharves gouu , thu new fumigating plant , which has cost the city so inuoh money , Is In the bottom of the sea , and twelve vessels , which were waiting tliero for rulouso to como to the city , nro high and dry in the marsh am' ' no doubt will , bo total wrecks , The Uouaptin.as the only which managed to keep afloat. The tuft Paulson brought up ubout sixty passengers from Tybo. Ono of her passenger * stated that four noros engaged In clearing tbo railroad tracks were drowned , and a sailor and the cabin boy on the schooner Harrold , which Is on her side at the near beach , nro drowned , It IB reported that eight of the crow of a terrapin sloop , which wont ashore on the south und , are drowned , Nuept Into the Hen. It Is Impossible to loam all the details of the dlsustur. Thcro are many stories afloat n i of numerous other dead , The property dam-jf \ age Is enormous. The Hotel Tybo is conuld-J 1 erably damaged. The bath houses are do- stroyed. The Knights of Pythian club house { in washed away. Two cottages of tlio Cot-/ tugo club are doinollthcd and the rulniT washed away. The Hanch and Kamblor club houses uro both wracked , The Hutlotll house Is completely destroyed aud thai Nallor house sitjjhtly damaged. Henry Green's house wus burned , George IJoswelllj cottage vrus swept out to sea , und the re 3 | denco of Mr. Starr washed Into the woods The railroad trucK is cluanod out. The storm swept with tremendous forcl over the north part of tha Island. lUUlroal tracks were carried 800 to 600 feet by til iratcr. The Chatham club house is prao'f cally ruined , the pavilions on the bench ft'.l gone and an empty train is lying in til woods. Talni on all rod arq coiuWig ll
