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THE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA'TIIUHSDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 21 , isoa. REED WAS OUTDONE Bpoakor Crisp Oan Give tha Maine Stfttes- man Pointerst RULINGS THAT CAUSED MUCH TROUBLE fruitless Efforts of the Republican Minority .to Defeat Them , SIX HOURS OF VIGOROUS FIGHTING After Proo Applications of tlo Party Lash the Majority Wins. C/USriC / AND CUTTING COLLOQUIES Under tlio MnimgniUMit of Tom Itcoil tlin Jlciu1)ltcnnMalio .Stuliliorn llrlit- unce Intcrc thiK Sltuiitionn and Scene * DIII-IIIK tint Dehiite. WASIIINOTOK , Sept. CO. Victory finally Irowncd the efforts of the democrats In the bouse today , but thu battle to secure the re port of the Tucker bill , repealing the federal election laws , begun live days ago , was only won by the vigorous application of the party lash , supplemented by an order from the committee on rules. Kvcn then It required elx hours of hard lighting before the stub born minority could bo defeated. lOvcry ex pedient that skillful parliamentary maneu vering could dovlao was resorted to by ex- Bpcnkor Heed , who stood In the breach all day directing tlio movements of the minority. 1'bo tnsk was hopeless , however , as long JJa the democratic quorum , which appeared jbr the lirst time today , held. Once only did thu quorum break down. But on the next roll call it reappeared and the ground that had been lost was quickly re gained. Gradually , by roll call after roll call , the minority was hemmed Iu. The speaker's rulings enraged the minority , the excitement rose tb lover heat , but there were no wild scenes , such as characterized the Fifty-first congress. The republicans took their medlcino with fairly good grace. "When at last itiie light was over the re port on the Tucker bill was presented , and \vlth it an application from the committed reporting It , asking for a special order for its consideration. Tlio committee on rules will probably reach the order tomorrow , and the debate on the real merits of the measure will proceed immediately. UoiiiiiKinueniciit of Inn Tlgnt. As soon as the journal was read Loud of California ask(5d ( unanimous consent for the Consideration of a resolution asking the secretary - rotary of the treasury how many ounces of silver had been purchased in July and Au gust , the amount offered and If the govern ment had not purchased the amount re quired by law under what authority the sec retary had acted. Fitch objected and tlio struggle began. Burrows moved to suspend tlio call of the committees for reports. Catchtngs , from the committee on rules , presented a report providing jthattiio p.ber- ' business bo In order until report's of commit tees had been received. Burrows made the point of order that such report was not in order , as it hud originated with the committee. After n sharp tilt with Burrows and Heed on one side and the speaker on the other the speaker overruled the point of order , hold- Imr that the committee on rule ! ; could orig inate an order of business just as well as the committee on appropriations could originate an appropriation. [ Loud democratic ap plause. J Burrows appealed from the decision of the chair. Fitch of Now York moved to lay the ap peal on the table. Burrows moved that the house take a re cess of an hour. Catchlngsmado a notnt of order that the report of"tlio committee on rules was the only thing in order. The speaker Instructed the clerk to read the report of the committee. Vuluiinciit I'rotest fi-om Rood. Heed made a vehement protest against the action of the speaker and declared that the clerk had no rlirhl to read the report , de claring , amid democratic cheers , that the action of the speaker was the most surpris ing In legislative history. After aomo further strictures on the chair , ho concluded : "If Herod Is to bo nut-Iier- odetl , Herod Intends to witness the transac tion. " This reference to tha struggles ngalnt bis own ruling elicited a burst of ap plause from both sides of the house. The speaker then went carefully over tlio parliamentary status and concluded by sus taining the point of order made by ( ienei-al Catchlngs against Mr. Burrows' motion to take a recess. This ruling was greeted with democratic cheers. Mr , Payne attempted to appeal from this decision. ' Two appeals cannot bo in order , " shouted . the Riicakor. . "Tho question before the liouso Is the nppcal of the gentleman from Michigan ( Mr , Burrows ) . The cleric will call the roll. " The tactics of tlio minority had boon un availing. .fly u vote of IT'J to .10 the liouso Eustalncd the decision of the chair. Mr. Ilcnjuirn of Iowa , upon the announce ment of tha vote , moved to take a recess for two hours. This lud to a triangular wrangle over tlio parliamentary status between Mr. Hepljurn , Mr , Outlnvalto and Mr. Heed. The latter was exceedingly caustic. "If It Is the ptu-poso of the majority to liavo a rule artificially drawn seized upon bv the speaker and the house by main strength in order 'to rob the minority 01 Its rights , ivo want the country -jndorsUnd what lias been done. If you want to push It through , " ho added , BiteerinKly , "wo bhall ice what wo shall see. " General ditchings in reply culled atten tion to the fact that the language of the rule was the same as that relating to proceed ings on suspension day. When the commit tee on rules f ninied the cloture It had mir > nosoly used the precise language , because It mid a fixed construction , Killed Atuliikt Mr. Iti'iiliiirn. The speaker finally ruled Mr , Hepburn's motion fora recess to buout of order. Mr. Hepburn appealed from the decision of the chair. .Some of tha Impatient demo cratic iiicinbern , chafllng under the slow progress that was being made , did not want the chair to entertain the appeal , but Speaker ( 'rUp replied that he luellnod to the ereatcst liberality in the matter of appeals InrjiBOs like this , where practice was not well established , and accordingly ho sub mitted the nppcal to a voto. On the appeal the republicans , In obodle'neo to a nod from Speaker Heed , refused to answer to tholr . Tlio decision of the chair was sustained by u votu of 1T7 to 'J. The question tbt-n recurred on ordering the previous quest ion on the rcixirl from the committee on rules. Thou motions came thick mid fast. All were brushed aside by the speaker , Mi' . Pa.\no of Now York raised the ques tion of omsldcrtlon against tlio report. Mr. Patchings made the point that ho was tut of order. Mr. Payne , who was being coached by Mr. Heed , appealed from the decision. "Thu vote just taken , " announced the chair. "sustaiiKul the decision of the chair. Which hel.l that no motion was in order ux copt ono motion to adjourn. The chair tliQ'--foro , refuses to entertain the appeal ud further nuuouucc * Umt uo further mo tion will bo entertained until the report of the committee Is acted upon.1 The whole democratic side broke into wild cheering when this announcement was made nnd u wave of applause swept over the gal leries. Itcpiitiltniin I'rmUtrnry. Although realizing they were baffled , the republicans persisted In their stubborn light. Mr. Burrows moved to lay the report of the. committee on the table. The speaker ruled the motion out of order and also declined to entertain nn appeal , Some confusion followed. A dozen members were on their feet , and thu sneaker , who was In u hot altercation with Mr , Payne , brought down his gavel and ordered all members to take their seats. Every nienilier instantly sMtcd himself except ex-Speak r lced ? , who loomed up de fiantly In tlio midst of the minority. "Gentlemen will resume their scats , " again shouted the speaker. Mr. Heed was Dale with rage. For a mo ment ho stood eyeing the speaker as though hesitating whether to obey tlio order , and then sank In his seat. This evoked more democratic applutisn and then the roll call began on ordering the previous question. In spilo of the vigorous efforts of the whip , the democrats failed to muster n quorum on this roll call. Mr. Mcliae of Arkansas and Mr. Cooper of Texas , who wore absent when their names wore called , sought permission to vote , but the speaker declined to allow them under the rule , The vole stood 174 to II , lacking two of u quorum. Nothing was left then for the democrats but to order a call of the house. Mr. Pitch accordingly made the motion. The democrats succeeded In avoiding ono roll call by voting against Mr. Fitch's mo tion to proceed to a call of the house. They developed IS" democrats on this motion. The vote recurred on ordering the pre vious question on Hie report of the committee - too on rules. The previous question was ordered by , x vote of 180 to ! J. Mr. Burrows moved to reconsider ant' ' Filch moved to lay the motion on the table. Mr. Fitch's motion carried bv a vote of 1S1 to 5. ' Under tlio rule thirty minutes wore then allowed for dchato , and an exciting time fol lowed. ICood'K Cnuatlc Uctnnrkx. Ex-Spcakcr Heed llrst took the floor. "I am obliged to apologize , " said ho , "at the outset , of the inadequacy of the remarks I am nuout to mako. It is impossible to imi tate on this occasion the jnajestic tread of the gentleman from Indiana ( Mr. Bynum ) and his line ilguro , bristling with passion , as ho stalked down the al.ilo shaking his list or to equal the choice epithets used by tl'O gentleman from Kentucky ( Mr. Breckin- ridge ) when thu democratic chorus was making the air vocal four years ago. [ Ap plause , j Besides , wo are constrained on this side of the chamber from making a similar exhibition of ourselves because wo arc too well bred , [ ironical jcors from the democratic side. ] we have occupied a pe culiar coign of vantage In this con test. " he continued. "You on the other side wtro between two fires. Wo stood to win either way. You had to re sort to everything jou had denounced or bo beaten , and with characteristic determina tion you chose humiliation ; you settled your " selves deliberately in tho" traces against which you stormed and howled. ' In doing so you not only violated the pre cedents of years , but all the principles of parliamentary law with which you had over come into contact. You had decided Unit the speaker can vitiate a motion because it- Is dilatory without his mouth pronouncing thu odious word , aud you sanctioned the vie lation of the sacred right of appeal for which the present occupant of ttjo chair con tended so impetuously four years ago. That is the situation. You refused the system of rules which we offered you under which you could have done business , and , instead , you chose to accomplish the same ends by special acts of violence. Is that sort of thing worthy of a great party ? What a spectacle you have made of yqursolv.cs.today.1 ' " " ' leavo'to yciUr""ow if 'imagination to dceido. The object of this action has been unworthy the methods employed to accomplish it , lor it has boon the destruction of the power of the federal government in federal elections In order that corruption anil fraud might have free rein. " [ Loud applause on the re publican side. ] 31 alien Itopty , "It Is unnecessary for me1 , ! said Mr. Catchlngs on rising to reply to Mr. Heed , "after the clear statements of tlio speaker in his rulings , to go into a defense. of Hie course of the majority toda.it is cruel , " he con tinued sarcastically , "lor Mr. Heed to sug gest that we have humiliated ourselves. If wo have , I have not discovered it. The chagrin , 1 think , lies on the other side of the house. The ex-speaker has discovered that there are methods by which the liouso can do business methods just effective and in- ilnitely moro fair than his own. lie is him self humiliated because wo have not been forced to resort to his methods , but under lliecodcwo have udontccl. dennito nil tlin llliliusterlng that his skillful parliamentary knowledge could devise , have been able to bring this matter to a voto. " | Applauso.J "Tho rule adopted by the home today , by methods that have no parallel , " said Gen eral Henderson of Iowa , who followed tlio Mississippi , in , "is aimed at the ballot box. It Is a weapon loaded with slot | ami shell for tlio destruction of the Instrument with which the noople of this country express their will. It is part of the conspiracy to turn over the election in thu populous cities to the rabble. I give notice that when this bill is passeil there will not be another re publican elected to congress from the south in ton years. [ Democratic cheers. ] Yes. client * your Infamy ! " shouted General Hen derson , "when the the country will not bo controlled by a minority elected by force and fraud. " AHsaultrd Tammany. Mr. Payne of Now York followed with an assault upon Tammany Hall. "Tammany is trying to reach across the border , " said ho , "and secure aid to enable her to use the methods pursued at elections in the south to destroy the elective franchise and perpetuate the democracy in power , " Mr , Hatch of Missouri termed the row which thu republicans had kicked up a tempest in a tea pot. They were the same gentlemen , ho said , who had. In the Fifty- llrst congress , ruled the minority witli a rod of iron , and with an arbitrariness un known In any legislative bodgon earth , civil ized or barbarous. With reference to den- eral Henderson's allusion to the "rabble" In Now York , ho declared that the ho.-td and front of that rabble was John I. Davenport , Colonel Fellows , the Tammany orator , said that this was not thu tinio to discuss the merits of tlio bill repealing the election laws. Ho said he only rose as a member of the organization that had disquieted the souls of the republicans , to extend to thorn his heartfelt sympathy. Ho drew n keenly humorous picture , contrasting the temper of the republicans yesterday , when they had the whip course , to toJay , when the demo crats had vindicated tl Ir power to control things legislative. "They may feel the heavy hand of the majority again , " ho con cluded. "HvoiiMlih Davenport in Now York , wo have boon able to give "d.OOO democratic majority. If wo can got au honest vote with out the Interference of 11,000 of Davenport's commissioned nilllans. wo may bo able to raise that majority to 1)0,000 ) or 100,000. " Kml of Dm DII j 'it Struculo. Mr , Burrows , who had reserved the mo tion to adjourn , which the speaker was will ing to entertain until the last , then made the motion , it was lost by a vote of 71 ! to IT'J , The votojllen ) recurred on the adoption of tlio reporrof the commltte on rules , " and it was carried by a vote of 170 to 01 , Pro longed applause followed the announcement of the votu. Tlio tight was over , The democrats had been victorious after their rive days strug gle. Silently the republicans watched the committees make their reports to thu liouso , Including the report of the Tucker bill. The committee on president , vice president aud the selection of members of congress , also presented n resolution , asking the committee on rules to malto a special orJor for the con sideration of business. Adjourned , I. rlt fur HU WASHING ru'.v.Sept , UO. Secretary art-sham this evening left for his farui uear Corydon. luu. , for u short vacation. 1ADICAL BANK LEGISLATION \ Bill to Protect Daposlton of Insolvait In stitutions Introduce : ! in Oongrj s. " * , _ -ni-j IOW A SPECIAL FUND MAY BE PROVIDED llraiiiircrft of tlio N-itlnnnl lmil < Id lln Tiixctl for I ho Hem-lit of l-ntron * \ Vlioonlil ( Itlint-wlja liy r.illure . 4 WASIIIXOTOM BuaR.vt ; OF Titc BEE , ] MU FouitTEKXTii STIIKBT. > WASHIINIITON , Sept. 'JO. I Representative Bryan Introiuccdln the house today the bill anticipated by n UF.I ; special on Monday night , providing for n tax upon national ban It deposits for tlin purpose of raising n fund with whlcli to secure de positors against loss in case of failure of such hanks. The bill provides that national banks shall pay a sum equal to ono-fotirth of 1 per cent upon Us deposits , to bo ascertained by Its average deposits for the thrco months preceding - ceding the llrst day of January in each year. Any bank falling to report Its deposits for tax purposes shall forfeit Its charter. Whenever the United States treasurer shall have on hand in the special fund raised by such tax tno sum of $10.000.000 thn con troller of the currency shall suspend the tax until the amount l.i the special fund falls below the sum of $10,000.000 ; whenuvcr-tho comptroller Is advised of the failure of any national bank ho shall immediately ascer tain the amount duo depositors and credi tors of the bank , not including stockholders and directors , and from this special fund shall pay the amounts duo them. To SiitNfy All Cr.illtor . The assets of such falling banks shall bo turned Into cash as now provided , and the amount shall bo used first to satisfy the claims of depositors , and the remainder shall bo paid into the special fund provided by tills act. Tlio bill provides also that nothing contained iu this measure shall bo construed to exempt stockholders from the liability of 100 per cent of their stock in addition to their stock , and no stockholder shall receive any payment on his stock from the assets of such failing bank until all debts due from the bank liavo been paid. The bill further provides that the United States shall assume no liability of depos itors of national banks , except as trustee , and directs the secretary of the treasury to issue and pay out for the general cx- DCILSCS of the government greenbacks , as au thorized by the act of February ID , ISO'.1 , equal to the amount held in tlio special fund provided for by the contemplated tax upon deposits. I.iind OIIU'o T.rglidatlon. A bill will pass the sunato as soon as silver is out of the way which is of spec'.al interest to Nebraska land olllccrs and attorneys. It provides that no register or receiver shall receive evidence in orjtiuar or determine any cause pending in any district land office , in which cause ho Is interested , directly or in directly , or has been counsel , or where he Is re-luted to any of tno parties interested by consanguinity or afllnity within the fourth degree , computing by the rules adopted by the common law , and that it shall be the duly of every register or receiver so disqual ified to report the fact of his disqualification to the commissioner of the general land olllee as soon as he shall ascertain it. and before the bearing of such cause , who there upon , with the approval of the secretary of the interior , shall designate some other register , receiver , or special agent , of the -Intfd'dcli'rtlftlnent uTact in tbe'-praco "of the disqualified officer , and the same authority is conferred on the ofticcr so designated which such register or receiver would other wise have possessed to act in such case. WcnlliiHcou * . Postmnstors appointed .today : jowa lu ll. M. Smith tit Laurel , Mursliall county vice Kobert N. Kogcrs , removed. Soutli Dakota Mrs. Martha Stuart ut Wilbor Campbell county , vice John E. Robbing , re signed. Wyoming William Heap , sr , , at Freedom , Uluta county , vice Arthur B Clnrlt. resigned. Keprcsentativcs Mclklojolei of Nobraski niul I'crltlns of Sioux City called today 01 the secretary of war to not his enuorseinen for the improvement of the Missouri river ut Sioux City and South Sioux City to prevent its encroachment upon the Iowa mulNbbr.iska shores. They will endeavor to secure the recomml-mlation of the Missouri river coin- mission for these improvements , and with such endorsement appear before the liouso committee on rivers and harbors to ask for nn nvnoniHtnrn of tho. Missouri river nnnrn- prlation at those points. George W. Frank of Kearney , who is here trying to have Wyoming stone or granite iibcd in the construction of the Omaha fed eral building , will go cast tomorrow and ar rive homo next wcok. Ho docs not believe the contract for the superstructure will uo awatdud this year. Senator Mandcrson has introduced a bill in the bonato fixing the tlmo for holding United States courts In Nebraska. The text of the measure was some days ago given in a BEE special. Ors. Allen D. Hunter and .Tames A. Carson were today appointed members of the pen sion examining board at Maquokota , la.and Dr. Theodore T. lilalso at Sigournoy , la. Miss liia Fatro Balllnger , second daughter of the late Frank M. Ballingor of Kcokuk , la. , was today married to Bertram Allen Johnson of Adele , la. , at the residence of her mother in this city , Uev. John II. Elliott officiating. Bills have been introduced in the house by Mr. Gear appropriating 50,000 for a federal building at Fort Madison , la. , and appro priating fi.OOO for improving the roadway from Keokuk to the national cemetery near that city. PEIIIIY S. HEATII. IN THIS SllNATH. Hemitors from tlm Ml\vr Stilton Absent Tlinmsulvf'4 fruui Hull Call. WASHINGTON , Sept. 'JO , 'Iho action of tlio senators from the silver states m absenting themselves from the chamber on the roll calls was an undoubted' surprise to the re peal men. If this should become a part of the policy of the opponents of repeal it would become an embarrassing element in the contest. The sonata remained In continuous session six Hours and a half today , Its longest session ritico the repeal bill was taken up , Air , Morgan of Alabama presented n petition of citizens of his state In favor of the repeal of the Sherman act. Ho suld It was ono of the petitions sent out by Now York bankers and ho considered it a mandatu from them , not from the people of Alabama. Air. Voorhecs moved that the repeal bill be taken up , After a sharp passage between him and Air. Platt of Now York , who wished to make a motion for an amendment of the rules providing for cloture , the latter yielded to Air , George of Mississippi , who addressed the scnato in opposition to the bill. Uc-.nl lll Spuouli to u Slim Aiulluiico. Air , George read his remarks to n slim audience , and several times the roll was called to develop the presence of a quorum. The opponents of rouoal from- the silver states refused In same Instances to answer when their names were called. Air. Yoorhees then rose and said there were , but two circumstances under which compulsion could bo used In the senate ono to compel the attendance of absentees and th' other to maintain order on the lloor of the senate. Ho moved that tlio scrgcant-at- arms bo directed to enforce tliu presence of absent senators. Mr. Dalph of Oregon suggested that the sergoant-at-arms bo directed to "request" instead of ' 'enforce" tlio attendance of senators. Air. Coekrell , democrat , of Missouri. sug- gcsted that the roll of the absentees bo culled , The vice president so directed. Air , Teller tat iu his scat , but did not answer when his name \vnst cnllcd. Forty- seven senators responded. I The absentees woroS ? ' Allcii. Carey , Uokc , Colipiltt , O.ivis , Ahlrlch , Dixon , Gordon , llansbro'i.qh , Ilunton , Irby. Jones of Nevada , " ICyle , Lindsay. McMillan , Mioitlrrson , Miller , "Mitchell of Oregon , Mitchell of Wisconsin , Mori-Ill , Palmer PasebY Peltigrow , Power , I'roctor , Pngh , K-utaoai , Sherman , Slump , Sqiilro. St-uviirt , Teller , Turpiu , White of ( California , \\blto of Ixtilslaim , Wilson and Wolcott. * ' Why Ho O'lllNiit Atuwrr. When It was nnnoujiced that a quorum was present , Mr. Toller'.obtained the lloor temporarily. He said ho desired to stale that he did not answer when his name was called because it . .occurred to him that if ho did ha would bo recog nizing a rule ticvgr recognized in the senate that the residing olllccr had u right to call a senatorim a roll call unless the senator addressed tfto chair. Ho know It was a controverted question whether that could be done. Ho bail scon some of tlio most distinguished meifwho over sat In tbo senate in thu last twenty-live years sit In their scats ami dcclinut to answer to their names when they thought some unfair ad vantage was about tqj bo taken of the minority. Ho aud hispolitical party were In the minority , and k\yiClikely bo would bo in thu minority on a'good ' many questions In the next four years ( if his life were spared ) and he did not intend to submit , if ho could help It , to any change oftho ( rules that In any degree limited the pqwer of the minor ity for obstruction. ThO | best writers as serted , said he , that tharight of obstruction wi's as sacred to the majority as the right of progression was to the 'minority. ' Ho did no'/ believe there could oyer bo fair legisla tion and the freedom of dubalo preserved unless there was rocognljcd In the minority the right to obstruct , to , hinder , to delay , and to secure discussion/ consideration , de liberation and attention to questions. Mr. Teller insisted thnt neither by direc tion , nor Indirection , sp far as ho could prevent It , should power , , bo vested in any body to count n quorum-rimless the senator himself saw lit to announce his presence only in the mmier that had prevailed in the senate for moro thai" JOO years , Ho IIlid Not IJeon Counlud. The vice president informed the senator from Colorado that ho had uot been counted. Mr. George then yielded the lloor to Mr. Gray , democrat , of Delaware , who spoke in advocacy of the repeal bill. When ho had concluded Mr. Voorhoeu said the senate had done a fair ] day's work , , arid ho moved an executive session , although tomorrow ho would ask the senate to continue in session lfif. t tn flin rti-nnlni * After a short executive session the senate adjourned. i KNU Of THU I KAISINOS. Arguments Miulo Ymtordiiy Iletoru the \Viy : < mul Menu * t'o nmltton. WASHINGTON , Sept. SO.-r-Tlio public hear ings before the ways and' means committee were concluded today. IVIs the , intention of the committee to commcncn _ work at once upon i\ now tariff bill. . ' J , Seaver Page appeared in. the interest of paints and colors. He "wanted a hotter clas sification of the articles \vhich ho is inter ested. - \ , L. B. Holdcn of Cleveland spok'o In favor of retaining the existing .duties on lead ore. Ho declared if the duties were reduced the miners' wages would riecfessarily be de creased. Air. Holdcn Is editor qf the Cleveland Plain Dcalorand Air. Pc.ynq asked him if ho had not In his paper supported the demo cratic platform , whicb.j.vras for tariff reform. Air. Holdcn declined t'o'unsSvor tlio question , however , sayimr that it .diil not outer into the subject which ho catneto.discuss. "You belie-vo. then"asked , Air. Hopkins , "in a system and policy , u ifcli " , will afford necessary protection , to Aniorican industries andlabort" ' ' ' " " " 4 - Itulloves In Protection Now. * "Yes , " answered Alrt Holdcn. ' Hugh N. Camp of Now York insisted on th'o retention of the present duties on lead ni-lia In fhn Intnt-pQt. nf tlin mvul Mf ni > a sinri miners. . Ho protested against the treat ment of lead ore as raw material. A. C. Dunham of Hartford , Conn. , repre sented tno thread industry and urged the committee not to reduce the tariff. Alax Adlcr spoke briefly for the corset industry , and was followed by Dr. Warner , who argued that no reduction in the tariff bo mado. F. J. Kemorof Now York appeared in behalf - half of the silk importers of Now York and complained that the duty .on silk was too high. At the afternoon sesslon'of the committee the carpet industry .was * discusHcd. Con gressman Hyan of New York said that the capacity of the carpet manufacturers in the olty of Yonkcrs , N. Y. , is 4OOU ! ) yards per diem. There ui-o about 0,000 persons em ployed , who receive in wages over $ . < ,000,00i ) a year. John II. Coyne , n workman of nineteen ycaif experience in the carpet industry , pro tested , in behalf of his brother workers , against any reduction in the rates of duty on carpets and declared that a reduction would reduce the wages of the workmen. The fact was brought out during the dis cussion that Air. Coyne'is a democrat and voted the democratic tk-ktit last fall. "How do you like the uljango ? " asked Air. Hopkins. Don't 1,11m tlioClinucu , Tlioticlin Democrat , ' Well , I voted for the chance , and wo have got it with a vengeance. I don't like it very well. " C. C. Harbor of Chicago wanted the pres ent tariff rates on matches continued. J. \Velborn of Baltimore appeared for the plush manufacturer : ; of America , and In sisted upon the retention of the tarlif. Congressman AlcCall of Massachusetts spoke of the necessity of deciding now the date on which the now tariff law will go Into effect. Ho said that would do much to restore con ( Identic , and suggested January 1 , IS'.d , as a reasonable time , Congressman Sperry of Connecticut ap- unm : d in thu Intprnst nf the tobacco irrnwmft of his district and asked that the existing tariff rates on tobacco bo undisturbed. Congressman Richardson of Michigan ap peared in behalf of furniture manufacturers in his district , who desired German looking- glass and burlap placed cm the free list. J1 run It oDcnton nppcn'rud in behalf of the honey industry and asked that the present duty on honey bo retained. This concluded the public-hearings and the committee adjourned. ( ) < iin .111111 Coiitrurtu Aiiiiulloil , WAHIIIXOTOX , Sept. liO.-j-Postmastor Gen eral Llsscll Iris annulled ; ihu contracts for ocean malls between. Sim Francisco and Panama by the Pad'c Alall .Steamship com- 1 any , and between Now Xork and Buenos /yrcs and Hlo da Janeiro by the United hiatus and Brazil Alall Stoapship company. Tue order will take clToet October o. The I'aclllo mall contract was annulled by request of the contraetion co npany , on the ground that c-ommorci-.il interests would not allow it to comply wltli the covornmcnt tinio schedules on tho- trip , The tlmo .schedules of the mall steamers will here after be regulated by thft company accordIng - Ing to trade demands , instead of by the de partment. The two contracts with the Brazil Steamship company-were annulled , it is said , because the company had go no into the hands of a receiver. ICuvolt Iu ISruol. WASIUXOTON , Sept. UO , The State depart ment is sill without any further information regarding the troubles ut Brazil , At the Navy department thy olllcials heard uiiofti- chilly nf the departure of the cruiser Charleston from Montevideo for Hio do Janeiro. It will take three or four days , with fair weather , to re.teh Hio do Janeiro. Scnor Mendonc.i , tholirazillau minister , has returned to Washington from his sum mer stay in the Adirondack's , The minister declined to say whothorUio has any Informa tion of thu progress of the revolt in Brazil. \Ml : Not CiltKii llnluuril Itntn. NEW YOIIK , Sept. SO , The presidents of the trunk lines today decided not to fix a $ ! ! " > rate to the World's fair'us advocated by the Pennsylvania company , IT * iM iiiriii /MIIt"i/M Al A HiAWDL SACRIl'ICIi ' What it 0st to Protect n Negro Desperado from a Mob. EIGHT MEN KILLED , NINETEEN WOUNDED l-'lroil tjjmn liy tha Angry Crowd , I'p.i Olllcrr * Slifltrrnl In Mm KimnnUr , Vu. , .l.ill Kiliit-iicit Mm flro nllli frightful llmuHs. KOAXOKK , Vn. , Sopt. 20. Ono of the most dastardly crimes in the history ot' the rlty occur.t'd about 10 o'clock this morn- lug. Mrs. Henry S. Bishop , agrd about fiO years , from Clovcrdalo , eight miles from this city , was enticed byia negro named Thomas Smith from the market , where she had come to sell produce , into nn empty saloon basement , beaten Insensible nnd robbed of her pocket book , containing less than $3. $3.A A rinlilhi of tlio Mnb. The flond was captured and lodged in jail. A crowd gathered around t'io jail and kept Increasing as night approached. At fio'clock the Koanokc Light Infantrv marched to the lull by orders of Mayor Trout. Guards wore posted and the streets In the Immediate vicinity cleared , About dark the crowdiln- crcascd ov a hundred men from the vicinity of the woman's home , headed by Mrs. Bis hop's son , a fireman on the Norfolk & \Vest- ern road , At 8 o'clock portions of the mob battered In a side door of the Jail , whore the military aud Mavor Trout had retreated. Shooting was commenced by the mon. and tlio mayor shot in thn foot. The military were then oidercd to return the lire , and a volley from about twenty-live rlllcs was pnurcd into tl.o mob. It is thought that about llvo men were killed by this lire and as many moro wounded , some of them fatally. During the excitement caused by tbo vol ley tbo ticgro was taken from the jail by an officer and secreted. The dead and wounded were removed to a drug store nnd to the odlccs of nearby physicians. The mob then dispersed and loft the scene as quietly as possible. T.lRt ot till ) Oriul anil liijilrril , Following are the dead and injured as far as known at present : S. A. VIC'IC , hotel proprietor. WUk SI1KKTK , firomnn on tlio Norfolk & \\cstorn railroad. UIIAKI.KS W. WHITEMIKE. conductor on the NnlTolIc & Westnrn rallrond. J. II. TAYLOK. of HlueUldgo. OKOUHK WHITE. W. JONKP , engineer on the Norfolk & West ern railroad. JOHN MIM.P , ( INtlllor , Illnck Crcuk. EM.METT J. SMAU , , Northwest Ueanoko. The injured are : ( jK.oitor. SBTTLB of Vinton. mortally wounded. OTTO FALLS , will die. ( WILL Knnv , shot through the groin GKOHOE O. MoNiton , s-iot in head , FIIAXK MILLS , Bhot tn arm. Test NELSON , lop off. IJniioY WHITE , shot in back. J. B. McGiiRR , shot in leg- . - SunrAitn ; shot in the leg. E. .T. SMALL ; shot in the abdomen. Ciuui.izs POWF.LL ; shot through tiio body. J. Hi CAJIHIELU EDOAII WAIILQBN. . C. P. NORTH. O. B : TAYLOR.- . - - HALL. > - . . . DANIII DUOQLES. . . L. E. NISLMS. After the Ila'tlo. Several speeches were made after tbe militia had retired , and Judge Woods of the Hustings county court assured the mi b that the negro had been removed from tlio Jail , and accompanied two of the crowd through the Jail to prove bin statement. His state ment and the speech of J. Allen Watts , dem ocratic candidate for the state senate , did much to pacify the crowd. but they hung around the jail and adjacent streets for several hours after wards , many searching for the secreted prisoner. At midnight tbo scene had qyioted down and no further trouble is expected. The militia remains under the mayor's order , al though it is probable that they will not bo called out again. 111 : tni.i , jtn Tuitruitun. IInrrlll Arrangoiiicnts Malting Tor tlin Kvrcntloti of 11 Miinlrrur. NEW ORLEANS , Sept. 20. The leading col ored men of the city at a secret meeting ap pointed a committee to aslc the governor for troops for protection against the reign of terror In Jcffreson parish , on the outskirts of the city. A mass meeting of the colored citizens of the state has been called for Mon day. There are indications of serious trou ble. Jefferson parish has boon declared un der martial law by thp residents. The sher iff , judges , senators and representatives are the loaders of the regulators. U is Impossible to learn whether the mur derer of Julian bus been captured or burned at tlio staljo. It In believed that state troops will bo called out today. Many white women nnd children liavo come to the city for refuge. The bloodhounds from the peni tentiary were nt a loss in the swamp this morning on tbo track of the murderer. On tlio exact spot whore Judge Stonln.il fell an iron stake has been driven Into the ground , to which the murderer will bo tied when caught , licslnous plno faggots surround the stake , branding irons are ready with which bo will bo tortured while suspended from the gallows above the lire. IWT.tr , l-'USIll' HI I'll A l Two Clilougo Pnllnoiiirn Hliot nnd "Clifck" MnMniton I'atiilly Wonndr-il. CIIIUACO , Sept , 20 , At an early hour this morning Ofliccrs Kowan and FlUmorrii tried to arrest "Chick" McMullcn , ono of the most notorious crooks in tbo west , and his para mour , Nellie Foley , equally notorious In criminal annals , when McMnllen drew a pistol and began firing at the officers , The latter also drew their weapons nnd a regular fusllado ensued. When tlio smoke cleared away It was found that Kowan had been shot In the loft groin and will probably uio ; Fitzmorrls received two bullets in the thigh , while a bullet pierced MiiMullon's back , in- Dieting a fatal wound , The desperado Im mediately called fora priest , who adminis tered to his wants. McMuUen wa creating a disturbance In front of a saloon on the West Side , whcro the shooting occurred , Jl1 U.Kit ItY Z.V/J/.I.V J'O//C'/l 1'wo .Monlniiii Mm Who Ai : iultrd an In- illiill Agent Hint by Ills ICnvort. HRLENA , Mont. , Sept. 20. In a fight with two strangers last night Major Wyman , agent for the Crow Indians , received a bul let wound In the breast , the shot coming from a Winchester at short ran go. Tbo major's escort of Indian police shot and killed the two assailants. Ono of the dead men was Ed Hamilton of Dillon , Mont. The other has not been idcntitlcd. Army of tlm C'liinlii-rliiiiil. .ixn , O , , Sept , 20. Tbo twenty- fourth annual reunion of the Society of tbo Army of the Cumberland opened hero today with a routine business session. Tins after noon the dr-lojiitos visited thu soldlarj and sailor * and the Cartlcld monuments. Onrilia Ainu Iliiniireil , CHICAGO , Sopt. 20. [ Special Telegram to THE HEB. ] The llrst day's session of the fourth annual convention of the National Phonographic ; asso ciation was held to'duy at tlio BEE. SIMILE COPY .FIVE CENTS. is5 * % Victoria hotel. There wai , * i % l peed at.tcndaiu'o of delegates from al ' ? ' every sta'.o. Ofllccrs for the riiMi' | K { twelve months were ejected as follows'Hf : ( " 'sidont AlajorA. W. Clancy. Chicago ; dent , Ed Benson , Omaha ; sn'cr * Gray. Phlcago ; treasurer , II. Now York. Itifvltnlun Snrrpx nF Mrllo Alrniii nil Hull to tinIlni7llliili lirpnlitlr. | rii'i/rJJi/ ) / ! / ixn liii.lmnrx ( innlnn Itmntll. ] AlostBViiiBo , Urusuay ( via ( l.ilvMlon , Tex. ) , Sept. ! M. fH.v Mexican Oalilo to tlio Ni-w York Herald Special to Tilt : lliil : : Favorable news for the revolutionary party In Hr.uil has been received - coivod horo. Tin' roluMs are bolder and nro presilmr the a they have gained. It Is reported that Admiral - miral Mello has dcmatiilcd the unconditional surrender of the city of lilo do , laneh-o. Ho threatens to renew the bombardment of the city unless his demand * are complied with. The policy of AIi'llo seems to bo to starve Klo Into submission before again opening lire on the rlty. All vess-'U with supplies are prevented from entering the city for the present. Hostilities are suspended. In the capture of Nlctheroy Admiral AIcllo obtained a largo supply of coal , provisions and ammunition. The gov ernment forces lost sixty killed and I''O wounded In the light. The rebel licet now consists of six warships , three torpedo boats , many tugs , transports and launches. All of them are well provisioned. Commiliitritloti : ItvHtnri'il. Cable communication with all parts of the republic has been restored , but no political messages or any referring to the revolution ary troubles are allowcd"to pass. Commer cial messages in plain language are trans mitted without interruption. [ The British legation Intends to file a claim against the Brazilian government for cutting off cible communication. Alall advices received here state that President Pclxoto know ton days ago that his defeat was inevitable. Ho defied the revolutionists only because the ministry so advised him. In Alontovldoo it Is firmly believed that the triumnh of Admiral Mello means the restoration of the monarchy. From the south news has been received which is unfavorable to Polxoto. It Is re ported that the state of Sao Paulo has de clared in favor of the rebels. All indica- tious point to their success. Golni ; Alter Ciifttilho. It has been learned tmt the rebel war ship Hepublica and four gunboats have put to sea. Their destination is Hlo Grande do Sul. On board the Hepublica are several chiefs of Aiello's party. The vessel will go llrst to Santos , ( hence to Porto Alcgro and afterwards to Hio Grande , wboro the navy will co-operate with the land forces under General Saraivo. The garrison in the fort at Hlo Grande is all prepared to resist an attai5k expected from the Hepublica. Under forced marches the land forces of revolutionists in Santa Ana have advanced toward Hio Grande City. It is proposed to attack the city by land simultaneously with the bom bardment by the Hepublica and other rebel ships. Sus | > eoU. In Borto Alepro many known sympathiz ers of the revolutionary cause arc under ar rest. , . , Tho.prisoners are full of suspects 'Forty 'adherents - ' ' ofAdmlrar-AIello'aro'on board the steamer Equatcur , hurrying to join his forces. Federal forces In Hio Grande have begun an attack on San ICngenio , which Is defended by OOU of Castllho's ' troops. sixu.nr.ix .IT .Most oT tlio Yellow Ktivi-r I'lUlonts Arc Now I'oimilusoi'iit. WASIIINOTON , Sopt. 20. The following- telegraphic - graphic dispatches from Brunswick have been received by Surgeon General Wyman : Camp oponi'd today. One hundred and thirteen received. Perfect contentment , Ono hundred nnd two persons havu been ad- iitltti'd to c.-nnp. Dun cnso discharged. Dim t'iiso eoiiHldnicd rrltlc-ul. SIoMof tins cases re ported .vi'nturdiiy aio eimvaleiccnt. . I'liysl- i-lan > < have Hide to ( In. Klverand Minre guuid hourly completed. When so , llicrowill ho no ni'iMl of KuaidliiK by other states and ion us. AVe wish porinlitlon to pass out , liiimunii per sons \\lth \ clean clothing \vlth ono day's de tention ut thu camp , Will curllllcates of ten days be honored by the sonlhe.ru slates , and what pbico wlIMeellno ? MUIIHAV. "Immune persons" spoken of above are these who heretofore had yellow fever and hence are considered proof against tin ; dls- naso. Permission to pass them was granted. Iliti'xswirK , Sept CO. No new cases. All patients under treatment doing well. jM .uo.vr JA bourn u.t/cur.i. Kopilhllonii Jintli-liil ( 'oiiVHiilloii ilfthe Slain Hunox , S , D. Sept. 20. [ Special Telegram to Tun HBB.J The republican state judicial convention of South Dakota convened in this city at 'J p. in. today. The resolutions simply endorse the last state and national platforms and contains no particularly In teresting portions save ono clause express ing the sorrow of the republicans of the state at tlio death of Cyrus J. Fry , late United States mat-shall for South Dakota. Nominations were made quickly. Judge Dighton Corson of Demi wood , the present member of the supreme court from the First district was re-nominated for that position by acclamation. For the Second district Judge A , S. Kellam , tlio present incumbent , was nominated. For the Third district Judge -ilohn K. Bennett , the present incumbent , was nominated , XOT .4 F.lll.UUK. ' ' ' Imp Ii-ilind K.IJ-H tlin rurllmiilt School I'liui Is n Snrci'H . ST. PAI.'L , Sept. 20 , In reply ro criticisms to the effect that the Fanhault plan of uniting parochial and public schools was a failure , Archbishop Ireland said to a Asso- elated press reporter today that the plan was stronger today than over before and is now In operation in over 100 localities , It has ceased to exist at Fnribault through local conditions mernlyi nnd at the arch bishop's own suggestion , not by command from Home. Movement * of Oi-imn Sri'iiiner * Sept. 30. At Now York Arrived Havel , from Bremen ; Teutonic , from Liverpool ; Grecian , from Glasgow. rAt St. Johns , N. F. Arrived Corean , from Liverpool , At Southampton Arrived Spree , from Now York. At London Sighted Suovia , from Now York. At fit-illy. Passed Normunnla , from New York for Hamburg. o fiovornmnnt l'.Xiinillt | uri' * . WABIUXOTOS , Sept. CO. The daily state ment of tl.o United States treasurer shown , for the first tlmo In two weeks the receipts of tlin government to DO In cxcrss of 'expend itures , the figures for the month thus far standing : Ho.-olpts , JlT.ST-.K.'il ; iixpendi' lures , ? l7,0tt > ,000. Of the latter amount fS.118UOO was aci-ouht of pensions. The cold reserve toJay was " $ ' .15,031,317. The net balance Is now f ll.Sl'J rs. Thirty ( 'onnviill Mlilrrn Hurled Alive. I XDOX , Sept. CO. By the caving in of a mine in Cornwall this morning thirty minors were entombed. It Is believed some are still allvo , aud efforts uro being taadu to rencue them. BUSY FIGHTING FIRE Dlnck Hills Pcoplo Put in a D.\y nnd Nigbi Ilcnding Dovourinrj Plumes. SURROUNDED BY BLAZING FORESTS Deiulwood nnd Load City Throatoncd With Destruction for Several Hour * WERE SAVED BY SHIFTING OF THE WIND * Nnturo Oheoks the Onward Oourso of tha Terrible Sconrgo iu Time. OTHER TOWNS WERE NOT SO FORTUNATt MniiH fii'ttlcnvpiiM SunVr Severely Ccutoii- nlil : \VIii | > l Oiit-l'lodiiK.nt , Tcrrr , Cimtral City nnd Itunkil Iti-pnrloU llnrnod I.IIM ol' l.lfii Sniiill. T.n AD CmS. . 1) . , Sept. 'JO. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bii.J : : At noon today the limber llrgs were discovered heading for Lead Clw from the west , Mid the entire flrn department , with many citizens , were called out. A very heavy wind brought the llamcs rapidly toward tlio city and nt 4 o'clock the cnliro force in the mines was put to work. At fi o'clock , when the tire reached the city limits , the wind shifted , and by back llrinif and clover work on the part of the people It was thought at 7 p. m. to bo under control. During the afternoon several carloads of powder belonging to the ilomcstake Mining company were moved from the maga/.lno to the mine. Many families In the vicinity moved out their household poods , and the licoulo nrn in n rip.it M.ntn nf nv iti > mnnf. The lire spread throughout the Bald mountain country , doing much d.imago. Along the Black Hills & Fort Pierre railroad many trestles are burned , and tralllo bo- twcen this city and Klk Crook Is stopped. WTFes along the route are down and It is im possible to estimate the damage. Two troops of cavalry from Fort Meade are on tb.o way hero and will bo held until the lira is ' over. llnmlng III ilio City. DrjAiwooivS. D. , Sopt. SO. [ Special Tclo- gram to Tin : Bni : . | At 5:30 : the forest flro had burned to Lead City. The Ilomcstako sawmills and lumbar yard wore the llrst to go. This caused a hot lire , anil the llamcs , aided by the prevailing strong wind , made havoc among the frame buildings of tlio town. Help was called from all outer towns and lfiOO men soon were battling with the llamcs. The city of 5,000 souls seemed to bo doomed. 12vcrythii.g is all right at Deadwood as yet , but the outlook was not very bright at ft o'clock. The lire on the east , had reached tbo foothills 'llvo miles from here and was threatening ranch property. The property .of Henry Sterns was burncdand ujso that of Charles , Trover. The-- Sterns family drove two miles through the flames to/this city. Old Mrs. Sterns , Mrs. Henry Sterns , two boys , a baby and Frank Sterns were all badly burned. 1 Cliuiiffoil lor tlio liuitur. At'JiSO o'clock the wind had changed at Lead City , and there appeared some hopes of saving the city. Tbo Ilomcstako minca have ' ' shut down and tbo minors are lighting the tiro. If the wind shifts at all the place is ' ' d coined. A bad lire is gaining great headway on top of the Blacktail divide , throateiiing Central City and tlio county poor houso. Ono hundred men are engaged in lighting it. At Bald mountain a terrible state of affairs exists. The inhabitants of Terry , a mining camp of 600 population , have left the town to the llamcs. linniH n Jtiins Into TIIIIIMUIIIB | , Everything will bo a total loss nnd the damage will amount to 500,000. The Buxton mill and dwelling house , valued at $12,000 , were destroyed The tire Is raging with great fury over a district seven miles long and six wide , destroying everything in its path. The damage to the Centennial is as follows : Henry I'rawley , Centennial hotel J12.000 Uliitrfes ' Trover , Ullll'houso H.ODO Charli'K I'fuiului' O.OOO llum-y Slonis , . GOOD Charles Thump-ton 3,001) round tlnln.jnrml. Charles Trover and wife , who were thought to bo burned to death , have been found uninjured. Mrs. Sterns 1s not ex pected to live. IJeadwood Is not seriously threatened , although " 00 men are patrolling the bills and putting out Incipient fires. The Uncle Sam sixty-stamp mill nnd the town of Perry , twelve miles distant , have been destroyed. Telephonic communication is shut oil from sin-oral points by reanon of the Uro nnd the full extent of the damage cannot bo learned. A HIV is burning at the fair grounds , two miles from here , and the stables , race track and other buildings will probably bo de stroyed. Unliving Up Siililien , A special train loft here at 10 p. m , for Fort Meade to bring up three companies of soldiers to aid Lead cill/.cns in controllhiir thu llamcs. Tm > n ol Idinliol DfMroyml , f.KAi ) CITY , S. IX , Sept. 20. [ Special Tolo- grain to Tins Br.K ] A report has just reached Lead City that Kimknl , a small town on.tlio Black Hills & Fort Plorro ruil- roa ' . , twenty-live miles , from here , was con sumed by tiro. Principal losses : HunUel's saw mill , postofilco and depot. Ono hundred and ilfty homeless pcoplo from the burned section uro now ut Pied mont. In this section much timber and wood was destroyed. On Centennial Prairie n number of residences and several people were burned. One woman was so badly burned she may die , The Jlro near this city Is under control , owing to the change of wind , and noifurthcr dangerU apprehended. I'li-d ( or Tliflr l.lvei. I'JKUMO.ST , S. D. , Sopt. 20. [ Special Tele gram to I'lii ! Hi'.u.J Not in the history of the Hills hut ) there boon such terrible destructive Jlros as are raging this after noon and tonight. The lilack Hills ft. Fort I'lcrro passenger train , duo hero at & ; lfi p. in , , waa driven back by the t > ca of llamas which wrapped both bridges and lies in Its fiery embrace. At a late hour this afternoon , im pelled by a llcrcc galu from the west and northwest , tlio lire appeared. The whole country brtwceu this point and Perry , uomo thirty miles northwest o f hero , it wuu evi dent , win doomed to destruction. Qcuernl