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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED 'JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOKNLNCV OCTOBER 10 , 1893. SINHLK COL'Y FtVE CENTS. iWO SORELY BESET Further Particulars of the Latest Assaults by Mcllo's Navy Have Arrived. [ | SHELLS FROM THE SHIPS DO MUCH DAMAGE fl Great Destruction of Property and Loss of Life Result in tlio Oity. ' * PEIXOTO'S SHORE GUMS ARE WORTHLESS | | Shells Thrown at the Cruisers Fall Short tind Sink Harmless. | | FINALLY DECLARED A FORTIFIED CI1Y Latent Action ot the Tri-sldi-nt Kxpo m tlie Ciipltul to ItomlMriliiH'iit by ft Hostile ricet til Any Time Kuiiinnce < if lliu Alluir. [ Copi/rJ'jWr < ° ISKliu Jdinei One-ton n'nn'tt.1 Alu.vrr.vinno , Uruguay ( via Galveston , Tux ) , Got , in.My ( Mexican Cubic to tlio Xcw York HernWSpecial to Tins JJr.r..J Tlio Herald's correspondent in Hlo do Janeiro eire sends word that the decrees of ProsI- ilent Polxoto which Imvo hccii * pub lished there aw unfavorably rccolveil. Citi zens of Uio regard the publication as u con fession of weak-ness on the part of tlio presi dent. H Is considered as an appeal to for eign powers to light his battle. Advices nave also been received that the Brazilian armed cruiser Scte do Sotcmbo , which wus bound for Uio to Join Admiral Mello's forces , ran ashore near Praia Grande. All of the crow escaped safely , but us soon an they wore landed they wcro made prisoners . by Polxoto'.s forces which were stationed there. Further details of the bombardment of Uio IIIIVQ been forwarded by Uio Herald correspondent tliure. They supplement the brief despatches sent you from day to day. Mollo'n ItFhlriiutlvn I'lrc. There was great excitement in the oily as the fire from thoshlps was directed against 4 ilioi customs house. The government , frrees snlTered heavy losses , but tlie government is suppressing all report * of tlie casualties. The rebel warship Aquidaban , Mcllo's llafshlp , opened the bombardment. There was a contest for the possession of the government workshops at Armacao between HID revolutionary forces and tlioso of the government. When Mello realized that lie could not obtain possession of them poaco- nbly ho prepared to open lire. The bombard ment was very destructive. Many oulldlngs were badly damaged. Residents of tlio city ( led in terror. Several of tlio shells Ironi liie Insurgent lleot struck in tlio heart of the city , killing many of the inhabitants. Many rorctgncrit Kllluit. A shell from the Nnjado fell in the center of the city , and the buildings occupied by the Klo News awl the American Hlhlo society were wrecked. Many foreigners wcro killed and wounded. Among the buildings which suffered fjrontly from the bombardment were the police barracks , which arc situated near the customs house. The government forces numbered 2,000 unit replied vigorously to the llro from thu lleot. The land batteries had a few old Krupp ( runs mounted , and these were trained on the ships. .Thoy were not effec tive , all of the .shots falling short. None of the ships wore injured. llmiiii.irdril tinSnbililM. . The insurgents' licet , also bombarded Niolhoroy. Uomlngos , Scarphy and Santa Uosa , suburbs of Uio. Tlie lire on all of them was destructive to property. U is n'so known that there was great loss of life , but the fuels are suppressed by the government oflicials. In the somi-oTlleial newspaper , PalTiompo , are daily printed columns of faibehonds concerning the pro gress of the revolution and abuse of everybody - [ body eonne'-ted with the hostile forces. It | Is very difficult to get at the facts. The gov- > ' eminent has abandoned all idea of captur ing Cobras. i Huslncss is paralyzed and the streets of i the capital are deserted. The situation in > extremely critical. ' . ) .Mini. , a r.irtllliMl city. r Uio has become what Is known in inter national law lisa fortlliod city , by orders Issued b\ President Pclxo o. Ho directed the I'yid batteries to lire on all rebel vessels wii range , This makes Uio u fortified i garrihon , open to bombardment by a hostile , licet. The ihsuanco of this order | nnd roali/.allon that the city was sub Jeijt to bombardment can.sod al biiisnoss houses lo bo closed temporarily. A , mooting oT bankers and merchants was hastily called to connldar the situation. I was tltti'Idnd In \ iuof the danger loall in lurestB to Keep all business houses closei' ' for two days , Advices have also boon received of a shari engagement' hoi ween deiachmonts of the revolutionary forces uiul government troop : near Pouta da Cajih WITH Out fillCiml. . Thn rebels wire short of coM for thel chips and mint a detachment to capture : supply which they know was ut this point , i The government forces learnud of the oxpo- I dltlonand prepared to dofoud the place [ The coal'wau on board xlx barges belonging t i the UiMrllliiu Coal company. When the rohe I forces reached Ponta da CajH men woio suut I In boats to scl/.q the barges. Tlio land _ I forces watted until they got within range , f and then opened tire. The lio.it crews ro ll turned lo their ships , which replied to the F ; lire from the hind batteries. The contort ' * lasted but n short tliiut , when the land bat- lories wcro silenced. Tlio tiuval detachment then captured Iho coal barges and al o a supply of coal which was no red in the hixU on the shore. Owing to Kn > ; ! leti Intercuts Involved complaint was tundu of the attack to Ilrltlsh .Minister W.vudhiiui In Uio. Ho ( totalled Captain l ini ? to niako investigation , After close In quiry hu reported thai there hail been heavy losses and tliat several of tuo government troons had liccn killed in tlio engagement. Captain lioynlon , the American who was captured by the ICnglish warships In at tempting 10 blow up the Aijuidabim while balling under the tintish Hag , Is making , lilmsolf obnoxious. Ho la now boasting thut , t lie government luild him ? 1DXK ( ) lor milking the attotr.pl. ilprnril riro Oner Mpre , Notices wcro Issued by the itisuivoute two days lifter the lire i > n tlio eur.touis liouso that " * the city would lo Iwinlurded ufuiu. linuo- dlalcl } nil fireijm consul Ue.s jssuel warnlug to residents of their respective nationalities. t Bulletins wcro i > oit > 4 urging sll foreigner * to flco from the city. The Insurgentfleet , consisting of the AqulJaban. Javary. Guana- bara and Trajado , to < ] k iip positions In front of the city. Tire was opened on Fort Santa Cruz , which answered the shells from ho Hoot. After u short tlmo Forts Lago and Jo.io , and the batteries which had been jilanted on the hills overlooking the bay Ircd on the shins. Admiral Mollo was In command of the tlcctiiind personally directed operations. Ho kept up n continuous tiring ind when the bombardment ceased reported that the licet had thrown Wsholls. The forts flrod twlco that number of shots In return. Koine of the shells from the ships struck the forts , but none from the latter reached any of Iho vessels. \ heavy rain storm which began six hours after the bombardment had opened caused a cessation of hostilities. * It was noticed that during the engagement the batteries in Port Canlllo were silent. During the tight while shells were Hying all around the hills In the vicinity were crowded with excited specta tors. Out tvltli a Prrhinillmi. The government , after llrint ; had ceased , Issued bulletins declaring Its ability to maintain nnd preserve peace and order throughout the city. It was also announced thill aiiv pursou guilty of the crime of dam aging private mvmorty would he shot. Thcro was another lihiirp engagement near f Saniboa. This was brought on In an attempt of the rebels to seize a number of barges loaded with Hour. The light lasted hul a short time , ami the capluro was made wltbout loss of life. An official decree has been published by the Diarlo Ofllcialo an nouncing that a crcdltof ? "iO.OXI ( has been opened by the ministry for the relief of these wounded In the recent lighting. Kx'-Caplam Gome/ Iho Tradontes has gone to Uio to join Admiral Mcllo's forces. Senator Harbosi denies that Pelxoto has purchased torpedo boats In Unglnnd. The government newspapers In Uio have recently printed many wanton allacks on the foreign representatives in Uio city. Aultutf .VrK < 'iitlu > TIIO. IJfisxiw AYUKS , Argentina ( via Galveston , Tex. ) , Oct. ! " . [ Hy Mexican Cable to the Nexv York Herald Special to TUB Bni : . ] Word COIIIPS from the Herald's correspondent in Uio .lanelro that on account of tlio con tinuance of the revolution there , exchange In London lor ten nnd live days now stands at y pence , and sovereign is quoted at L'ii OO re Is. Is.The The former commander of the TIradentes who has deserted to Iho rebels has advised .Mello to assemble In oo squadron all his ships of every kind so that Polxoto's forces may not take advantage of the Isolated posi tion of any of them to recapture them. Two officers of unknown rank have arrived in Montevideo from Paraguay to confer with Minister Mealciro , who is waiting Iho ar rival of the Uio do Janeiro steamers from Kuropo , when President Peixoto Is expected to mass his boats in the Bay of Uio and engage the rebels there. The Argentina congress did not meet in xtra session to receive the president's mes- nso cQiiceriiing his desire to prorogue that wdy until October 17. This sort ot passive t'sistanoo shows that there is no approval f a prorogation , even if there ia not any , 'ioleiit objection to It. ANCI : OF TIII : KKDKM.IO.V. lory Told tiy n ( iuntlomnii .lint ItuturniMl from Itlo. Xr.w YOHK , Oct. 15. Iy ( a NOT Yorker , eng resident in Brazil , who lately returned rum lilo du Janeiro , Ihc following statement vas made vestordny : "Some of iho most inking and imporlant facts having n direct md vital relation to the present condition of ift'airs in Hra/.il have been strangely oiuittod Vom every newspaper account thus far pub- ishea of iho causes leading to the revolt igainst the repuolic. In order that they nay bil understood , a brief reference to some of the incidents connected' with Iho deposition of Dom Pedro s necessary. In January , ISiii , I had an In- lerviow with Manuel Ucodoro da Fonseca at thu little- village of Tijuca in the mountains , ibnut tight miles b.ielt of Hlo , and a favor- to resort of the wealthy residents of Iho apltal during tlio jellow fever season , lie talked lo me freely of the stirring scenes in which ho had acted so conspicuous apart , tint s'liJ that U was the saddest day of his life when ho was forced to choose between Ills affection for lili imperial muster and his fidelity in the army. Diini I'rilro .Undo Him Onnirill. Doni IVdiii had raised him to the rank of ireneral , for bis conduct In the Paraguayan war. ( Iratiludo for that distinction and ro- snect for ilio cliaraclcr of the emperor drew him in ono direction , while a hearty sym pathy with iho republican views of hisusso- clues urged him In the opposite one. This force of clivumsinnees and tlio inevitable drift of uvenU decided tlio issue for him. assumed the direction of affairs. There were two main causes operating to bring about the rcvohuion. The rich phtnUir. * . already alienated from thu.tliromi by Dom Pedro's decree abolishing slavery , and as iho sons of many ol these men were officers in Iho army , that paity only awaited a good prote\t lo turn auainst him. Such a pretext was fur nished when ho ibsued his fatal order dl reeling the troopj lo rotlro Into the Interior. A council mis Immediately assumblcd , at which it was resolved to disobey the order , ami by that , act of disobedience U was nec essary lo duilmmo iho uiiiperar. 'lliu 01 her cause was the Peculiar hatred of tho.loMiltn. Uonna Isabel , Uom I'edro's daughter , him excllcd coniemptand hitligna tlon by HiibmUtlng to n penalty Imposei : upon her by an Italian priest , to whom she had confessed some venial hlu , Ho rcijuireif her to sci ub tin : lloor of the church known as iho Campanhla , The probability of liei accession , If the empire lasted , tUiinulateif Iho spirit of roK'lllim and wan a | ionut | fac tor in preclpltaling the final fnlul Hiroko 'I'hn republic , bo-iMllrd. which auccoodod , was a republic in name only. H was ftbtab fished by men who not only lacked any per copllon of what consjltuics a republican gov eriiuient. but who were doHclent In the wls doni. mtriotUin and intctjrrily nei essary to esl'iblish one. It brong'it into parlance tin su.luglivery man for hlmsolf. ' and tha has benn mo guiding prlnciplti of the lead ovs over slncii tlie departure of Dom I'edro The republic Is , In renllty , a dictatorship sliu o the inosl iinportaiil laws and ordi uancC'H huvi ) no hlghor sanction ihan iho do crce of the i.'coaldcnt , "Ono of the llrst nets of Fonseca , us heat of iho provisional government had Uio offec of arousing an animosity whlcji , hi conjuno tlon with ether causes , at last culminated in the melodrama , Ho increased' the tiumorl cat strength of the army and increased th pay of 'ho onlcers. " The bond of nympnthy between Adnnrr Mollo and the malcontents in Hio had it origin in tbo following circumstance : How I'oUotu ( lot Into It. Dam I'edro had allenalod Hie navy by th appointment of Admiral la D.nlot , a rndlca a * his minister nf marine.'hHi ( do Moll vUltcil'Jhili ( the year Dcforo in comniand Iho vewol Admiral Darrosso , thogrand&o i of tbo emperor accomnaulcd him as hi truB t. They were entertained In grca j tyln In ( tie Chilians and Mello rcturnc tlioi ' ! clvilltlci , Ineufilng oxpcnsea agpro Kati'un t .T'ini. This oipendlturo the minis- inf of iho inn > lne refused lo sanction , and Mi-lio was obliged to foot the bill nut of hu own purUeti ' 1 ho mlnUtorVacilon liu'cnsixl tlm wh"lo navy and the mibio | generally , and Moll. ) wan relinbnrscd by m * nns of a | H > milui' fubseriptlen , lioscaiuv.i thus l-ecfi'iio the hero of the naval part ) In H'o ' , and when Pcixolo do- > Oii tiU'UKD I'AQC.1 SMALL CHANCE FOR CHANGE Prospects of tbo Passage of a Now Tariff Bill Are Not Bright. DEPENDS ON THE SENATE'S ' SENTIMENT If tlio Ocmnrr.itK ( Irow Diiinlnrpriiii ; the ItrpiililltiiiM Wilt Ili-lmt Any Attrinpt to UlnniKii tlio tlKvrniiii l.nwn Slt- M'l.Men Itniidy to Fit-lit. WASHINGTON HUKKAU OP TIIR B , 1 Bill FouitTi'.BSTit STIIBBT , > WASIIINOTON , Oct. 15. | In reply to many Inquiries from Nebraska and Iowa which Tnc Hcc correspondent has received during the past week relative to the truthfulness of iho reports that the wrangle over the silver repeal bill , Iho pro position to issue bonds and abolish the tax upon state bank circulation , would defeat the final adoption of any tari IT bill , it can bo stated that all is yet In doubt. It is true that the manner in which the majority lit congress straichtens out the entanglements over the silver repeal bill will determine the fate of tariff "revision. " There is an clement among the northern democrat * ! hi Iho senate which Is demanding with offensive ness tbo repeal of the stale bank lax , whllo it declares it will never submit lo a bond Issue. Anolhcr element of democratic senators , thrnovlio stand for the unconditional repeal of the silver law , are just now showing a disposition to rob the republican ropealtsts of any credit what ever for the battle which has been for nearly three months waging against the sliver purchasing law , and they say , as It now appears , nrr.iugo a compromise which will transfer to Ihc column of the democratic administration every atom of credit , for llio compromise. Minority Not Yol Conquered. If this should be done ; If Iho largo body of republicans In both the ho use nnd senate. who have stood by n demorratlo president for unconditional repeal , are robbed of all credit for patriotism and work and an effort is niudo to glorify Mr. Cleveland in the wind-utof ) this sliver battle , thuro may bo no tariff bill passed by the senate during the next two years. If there is a fal" and kindly disposition shown m tlio settlement of Ibis contest over silver , and lull credit Is accorded the republicans who have shown Unit the Interests of tlio country rlso above p.irtislan considerations , thevo will bo a tariff bill go llirouuli the senate at t tin regu lar session , which begins in December. It will bo a tariff bill , however , which will not materially damage the Intcrcslsof American industries. 11 will be comp.iralivcly easy , however , to so rnfllo Ihc spirits of Iho minority in the senate as to warrant It in refusing to allow any tarill' bill to bo passed. Twice during Iho Insl decade has Iho house passed demo cratic tariff measures which met the ap proval of tlio majority in the senate , al though the latter body was controlled by the republicans , but each limo it was decreed that the bill should not be passed , and al though it received consideration in the senate - ate , it did not roauli a final vote. It will bo some days ! before the fate of the now tariff bill is known. If all matters relating to the silver repeal bill pass smoothly by there will be a clianco for a tariff measure to go through iho senate. Hut any indecent treatment of the ronubli- cans by the majority , when It comes to stale bank lax and Ihc bill repealing Ihc federal elections law , may oven , though there is fair ness in dotcrmtnliig thu silver question , put the tariff bill to rent. Thq minority in the. senate is tentative , it is sensitive , it is powerful , and it cannot bo run over , as we have seen. Just now the democrats in the .cnate . are not referring in kindly terms to lie republicans , and bud blood is being en gendered. Itrady t I'lKlit. "I want to say to you right hero and now that If Vice President Stevenson at any time .luring the consideration of this silver re- jical bill leaves his chair and places In it some uneonditlonal repealist for the purpose of laking snap judgment , tliat 1 shall myself natch him out of the chair Iho-11101110111 ho ecognl/es a motion lo stop debate and take a vote. " This utterance was made to Tin : HUB cor- espondeiit ten days agu by one of Iho most .imminent and influential of the free silver senators. lie said it in answer lo my ques tion as to what would bo done by the silver senators if. as reported , the vice presi dent should , place In the chair Sen ator Uaslibnrn of Minnesota or Scu- 11 tor Hill of Now York with the under standing thai they were to freeze out the unti-rcpcnllBts nnd recognize a motion to lake a vole. I was surprised lo learn a couple of days afterward Hint two oilier brawny and nervy silver senators "had made the. same observation ; and I have not the least doubt that they all meant what they said. For fully ten days iho scnato was in a mood for fighting , and if any undue advnnlagc had been attempted against the silver senators there is no doubt that the sceuo of fist lighting which was presented in the House of Commons , British Parlia ment , during the closing deltaic upon tlio Irish homo rule bill would have been dupli cated. Oiuiiliii's Doliiynd lliilldlii . The republicans In the Nebraska con- tiKRloiml delegation expect some action lo bo ialeii : on Uio award of contract for iho federal building at Omaha tills week. If the award Is not made This week U will bo ro- gurilcd as prlma fnclo ovnlcnco Unit iho money appropriated for iho work has been used for another purpose , A favorable , report has been made of Iho houie Judiciary committee on iho Mercer bill , fixing limes and places for holding the fcdorul courts in Nebraska , and It Is ex pected thai It will ho passed Ihls week. It provides that Iho circuit and district courts shall ho held as follows : At Omaha , first Monday In May , and second Monday in No vember : at l.iiirolii , third MondayIn Janu ary , and llrst Momlaj In Juno : at Hastings , third Monday Inpril , and utNorfolk.fourth Monday in April ol each year , ( 'uiiMil Drukn l > Oiunlne Ilnmc. Colonel John II. Drake , United States con- BiiliiUi at ICiilil , ( iermnny , writes TUB UHB correspondent that he expects to be on the Atlantic , Uomownrd bound with his family , within two weeks from this lime. Ho will go Iminedlutvlv lo Ills homo ut Aberdeen , S. I ) , Colonel Drake has certainly been treated very shabbily by this administration. Ho Inn hcun ut bin post of duly less than ono year and has made the most cftlciont consul Kohl has had In many yours , He brought the businrss of the post up to the highest point It has renchcd during n dull period , and hi'.ft inudo many friends in his ofllclal career , I1U Immediate predecessor , an un popular democrat appointed by President Cleveland during his first term , was permitted to remain In fits olV.co six years. President Harrison took into consideration the biiiall pay of the office it ml the fact that Johnson had only occupied It two years \vhon the democratic administration expired , Scarcely bad Prinldcnt Cleveland got back Into Ihn whtio house before ho promised iho position to H deuiocint.Hiul ho nominated Colonel Drake's t > uccobsur before the Intltn had ervod leu months. PeitKV S. Anotlirr I'oiiaffliitlonui .Amrnilmi'iit. NS'IMIINUTON , Oot. 15 , Representative Hall of Minnesota has boon preparing a con stitutional amendment , which ho will Intro- dtico , proposing a form of closure for botl housn and senate. It U hU opinion that thu people would bo plnd to amend the consult ! | tlon Kea vo'o might bo reached In clthci house and senate after a reasonable tlmo Tlie impar.t of his amendment will bo that no surh measurebimll pusn ulther homo un leek a majority of each shall vote in favor o it , This uaiendtueut ko Joes not lUluk would pass at. tills session , buttlic hopes it may bo the ground work of some substantial reforms in legislation. THIS WtiKK IN CONfittliSi. N'llilt Wilt lln DIIIIK Timiird t-'orrlnc Silver Oct. 15.-Tho Wlson-Voor- bees repeal bill , or a substltuto for It. will again this week command the exclusive at- lentlon of the senate , bill the indications now are that this will bo the last WCPK lor the present session given to the subject in the senate. If the compromise does not en counter unexpected obstacles , the substitute will be prepared for introduction by tlio middle of Iho week. It Is a part of the program not lo Introduce the bill until as- suraiicoof suflli'lcnt support to secure Its passage is received. Consequently , when the bill Is once presented In the senate It will be generally understood thai the cud is In sight. There will bo some brief speeches in explanation. If not In de fense ol the measure , and some long speeches In opposition to It. Doing a compromise measure it will represent , no ono man's views and It will not bo sitisfactory to any one. It will no a composite picture of the opinions of Senators Cockrcll , Jones of Ar kansas , Harris , Paul knur , Corman , Ur.iy , Hill and many other democratic senators , with a snap shot at iho theories of some of the republican senators as well. As a consequence no ono of , them will see himself In it. No more will it bo familiar to' Iho liking of any one section of the country , but it will probably go through as Intro duced and become a law. The senators from the silver producing states will bo ttio most vigorous In their expression of disappoint ment. Vet it is barely possible that some of them will vole for it. They will ilo so , If necessary , lo pet the bill through and in doing so will not bo Inconsistent. They will take Iho bill as a choice of evils If It should prove to bo at all favorable to silver. l''itvnrnliln to SIIvt > r As a matter of fact , as tho. hill is now out lined , It is really more favorable to Uio while metal than Ihc silver men have hoped for at any time since Senator Voorhocs announced his adherence to the repealers. It Is prob able. however , thai the snna'.ors of the silver producing stales will not find It necessary to vote for tlio bill. The compromise workers are not yet hopeless of securing the assent of almost all tlio repeal leaders on the demo cratic side and of making the substitute n party measure just , as under the advice of Senator ( lOrman. they attempted at the bo- L'lniiiiicr of the session to make Iho original bill. If they do not gel thu support of the entire party in the senate they will probably i bo able to got a sufficient number of voles from ainopg the repeal republicans to guar antee the success of the bill. , There are known to bo several , repub licans on the repeal side wlwso unfriendli ness to silver is ot so mild a kind that they will bo more than willing to see it retain a fair degree ot recognition In this country. If , therefore , the bill should cpmo In with a limitation in point of limo and amount of silver purchases , with a provision for bonds for the preservation of the parity of gold and silver ami without any reference to the removal of tlie state bank lax , as it now promises , it would secure support from the repeslers on that side of tbu uliimb"r : if nec essary for ils passage. The democratic sen ators who are holding out ttic most sillily against compromise are the personal cham pions of Iho president , like Voorhoes , Palmer. Mills , Smith ami Vllas , What ilia IlniiHOV1II Ai-oopt. Tlio belief is the house will accept almost any substilulc the senate will auopt nnd a majority incline to the. opinion that the nrcsident will sign the bill-when it shall reach him. There are a great many mem bers of'lho house who voleTd for repeal who desire an opportunity to show that they are not so antagonistic to silver as their former vote would indicate. They also want the question settled. Thcro is also a gener.il no- lief tliat when the bill is once signed there will bo a speedy movement ia congress look ing to n recess until Iho beginning of Iho regular session on Uio firsf. Monday in D - ccmbcr. The outlook , therefore , for the senate this week is that Senators Jones , Peffor and Martin will conclude speeches already begun , that Senators Voorhces , Allen and Slowart may also have some con cluding words to utter , nnd that the compro mise bill will bo brought in and while it will possibly bo immediately accepted , there will be some more oratory before It is put through , The recess is not possible before the week after next. In tlio llnnti * . Several important matters figure in the louse horoscope for thj ! coining week. The McCrcary bill , to extend the provisions of ho Geary act for six months , will go to a , -oto tomorrow afternoon at : i o'clocl ; and vill undoubtedly pass by a largo majority , lesplto Iho opposition of the PnclIU ; coast Members. It is Imrdly probable that olthor of tho" three amendments offered by Mr. 3cary will carry , alllioiigli Ihero is a possl- nlity that the one requifine photographic denliflcallon and , possibly , the ono defining a Chinese merchant , may secure the support ot a minority. Tlio McCroarj bill will bo followed by the Cox hill to prevent hank directors or official : ) Vom drawing out of institutions with which , hey are connected. Tins bill , too , seems to "lavo the sentiment of tlin house behind it , nut several inodlllcations limy be suggested to the measure in Its present form. As soon as the above bills are disposed of a special Order will bo hi ought In for the con sideration of ' .ho bankruptcy bill. The com- nHten on rules has not yet decided how illicit time shall bo allotted to the consider- ilion of Ihls bill. Colonel Oatcs , its cba- ; lion , asked for live days , but will bo content with four. Will Mnr Illtlur OppiiHllloii. While there Is ii big majority in Iho house favorable lo a general bankruptcy bill , If Iho sentiment of lliu last house is any Indication , [ i has some very bitter opponents. It was lefe.Ued in the last congress last session. The special order , however , would disarm the filibusters this limo ; but Iho opponents will muko a very hard l ) ht against il. They will bo led by Judge Ciilhorson of Texas and supported by Hallcy and Kllgoro of the same stato. Inasmuch tu Calborsoa Is con. sldcrcd ono of the best lawyers in Iho housu and , an chairman of the Judiciary committee , they count upon winning ivar many of the advocates of the bill duiltlt ; 'Iho debate. If they fall In defeating the ? measure , llioy ex pect at least to bo ablq to eliminate the oluuso forcing voluntar.v/hanliruptcy. Should a compromise from the senate this week come to the house , there would prob ably ho a question about Ils reference , ac cording lo tlu terms 1t contains. If it cou tains a bond feature , it conltl jo to the ways and means committee ; if a provision for tlio repeal of iho 10 per cent suite bank tux , 10 the banking and currency ; If onl.v-u provis ion for coinage , to iho colnugo , welghls and measures. The sentiment In the house I for speedy action , and should a compromisi reach the house , it will bo preheated fron the committed to which it is ivferml and he considered under a special opdur. The hous leaders think any reasonable comproinis would pass easily. Hiid Currrnpy OiimmltUie. . WASHINGTON , Oot. 15. The InnUing am currency committee during this' week will continue the hearings thai Imvo been in pro gress for Iwo wcoks , The democratic mem bers , or most of them , are euro Ihut they will IKS able to secure r , favorable report for a bill repealing thu 10 pur , cent on state bank circulation , whllo Uio opixments will try to secure un unfavorable rejiort. The repub lican members of the * committee say that the chairman wi1 ! cast the deciding vote. KtrucU \ > y a Triiin and Killed. Oct. 15. Ah Incoming train on the Pennsylvania railroad struck three men near Uichmond this afternoon who had stepped from another , track lo avoid another train. Two were instantly killed and the third fatally Injured. They wcro apparently tramp * . A not her 1'rliico Horn , BiTHAiiEsT , Oct. ID. Tlio crown princess ' of Houmauta , formerly Princess Marie of Kdlnbur ? , gave birth lo a son today. Both i the and iho baby are doing well. UNION PACIFIC RECEIVERS Men\bers of Congress Taking an Interest in the Proceedings. INFORMATION HAS BEEN ASKED FOR Iniportinit Drvrlnpnu-i.tA In ltoiiiril to the is ltpt\\rnii tlio < 5tivrtininfiit uiul thn Company i\pp : t nl l'n\ri-r Vottcil In tlid ItcvoUrrs , Oct. 15. The resolution passed relating to the receivership of the Union Pacillc railway and calling upon Iho attorney general to Inform Iho bouse about the legislation , if any , in order to secure tlie indebtedness of thai company to the govern ment , may result in some Important develop ments in the relations of that com pany and the government. The relations between the government unit the coiiipnuv were materially altered when the rofid went Into the bauds of receivers , not so much i from a legal standpoint as by Iho Thurman act. Tlio government obtained it lien on all properties of the company , but the insol vency of the company renders it impossible 'for ' it to discharge its obligations to the gov ernment when they mature. It gives the receivers , uiuter the common law. power lo convert assets Into cash and empowers them to issue receivers' certificates to op erate the road. Then those would constitute n Hen paramount to thai of iho United Stales Some of tno bonds mature In 1S'I. ' * > , and if matters with the road go badly under Hie rr-celvct ship Iho result inlcht b : ; to throw the government's claims and all other liens into the court , with tin- inevitable effect of great loss to the government's interest. DnrlliiiMt Hi Discus * Aliittum. Mr. Koilly , the pivsont chairman of the coinmltlce on Pacillc railroads , declined to discuss iho resolution in an Interview with n reporter of the Associated press. Mr. Outbwivito of Ohio , the former chair man of that committee , saidThe : princi pal debt of the Union Pacillc , including the ICnnsus Pacillc. to the government is &iMi- : ! ( ) | ODD in bonds , which were issued to assist In building ' the roads. These bonds wore issued every time a section of twenty miles in length of the road was built. They began to bo issued in 1801-05 and had thirty years to run. As the interest was (1 ( per cent and but very little has been paid upon it , the amount of Interest Is mlich more than the a-nount of the i.rincipal. " "Doyou ; Ihlnk the rights of the govern ment are endangered by Uic company being put In tbo hands of a recelverf" ho was asked , "Not necessarily. It will be the duty of the government to be made a uarty to Iho relation and the attorney general to'seo that the management of the road under tlja receiver is not wasteful and destructive. Thu object of having a receiver appointed , as I understand it , was to preserve the property of the company and lo enable it to lido over its present embarrassment. " "Have von any suggestions as to further legislation to protect the interest of the governnientC' "Yes ; I would suzgcst the Immediate pas sage of tin act increasing the number of directors of the road , which Ihc government may appoint , lo such an extent as the gov ernment directors should constitute a minor ity of the hoard. I would authorize the company to refund the llrst mortgage debt , which , by the way , equals in amount Urn princip.il debt to the govormmmt. It might be better to extend both these debts for a period of fifty years , dividing the bonds into three series. The first scries 1 should make 4 ner cert bonds , issuing to an extent sufficient lo pay olT the first mort gage indebtedness. The second series T should make : $ , ' < per cent bonds' issuing thonvin an amount sufl ! lent to pay oft the principal of the debt duo the government , so the government should receive the nav- incnt of the principal ut this time. The third series 1 should issue in amount equal to iho interest duo the government , at , u low rale of interest , to tie delivered to the government. " .Sliiinlit ll < > iKiiorml. "Hut suppose this plan of yours U found impracticable ? " "Well , In that easel should nuthori/o the govcrninenl directors to present to congress a plan for the roorani/.alion of tlio road in such a way as to be best for the government that is possible , without any regard whatever to the present stock holders. ' They should bo entitled to no consideration whatever before the government. Of course , as I am no longer a member of the committee on Pacific railroads ; I have not matured the plan which 1 am suggestion. I'll is Is but a suggestion. If the bill which I hud Iho honor to report from thu committee in the Fiftieth congress "iail been passed , the government would al ready have rocolve'd a considerable portion if the principal of tlio debt due It , or the road would have Oeforo this boon ajld or ro- : jrgaul7.cd. " TAIt I IT Tl N K lilt I \tS ! , it u iNtKAiiiii ! ihni tiin Nim Timir mi ; wm lln ltiortinlVltlllil | ii .Mouth , WASHINGTON , Oct. 15.--Tho democratio members of the ways and means coinmltico hope lo have Iho larlfT bill reported within : v month nnu lo have It pass Iho'liousoboforo the holidays. This indicates that cpusltler- iible progress lias been made with the bill. 1'ho republican members of the conunittoo say great haste has occn made with the hill , indlho majority is very anxious to got other pressing business out of iho way In order that the tarln" bill may have a clear flcjd when it U reported. .Members of the ma jority say that everybody experts a change in tariff rates , and it is well for business men lo know nt an early dale what changes may be looked for In Iho house bill. Great secrecy has been onjolnod upun all mem bers , because when U Is slated that a certain reduction has buen nr- ranged for , rupronontatlvos nr j xont to Washington lo iirguo before tlio committee - too on Iho proposed changes. Considerable Inlercst/has boon manifested hy iho Iron producing states as to what was to bo done with iron ore , and It looliu very much an if iron ere would follow coal into tiio frnu list. It I : > claimed that the only iron era im ported , or that can bn Imported , Is a little from Cuba and , perhaps , from Spain , and one or two points In Canada. Another ere that .vill probably bo restored lo the free list is lead. This lead ore Is largely Imported from Muxlco and Is used for gniclting. Ono Knnsay City concern has paid about t'OO.OOO duty on load ere so imported since the Mo- Kinloy law went into effect. The binultern on iho southwestern border have aUo i.sicud that this duty bo remitted. The- mining states , or some of thorn , will try to prevent the restoration of free lead ere , but it scorns to have been determined upon. llryau' Income Tux Hill. Mr. Drynn of Nebraska , who Is a member of the coinmlllco on ways and means , advo- ralos the Inccino tax bo made a part of the tariff bill , If it is incorporated ho will present - sent it to the house In some form. He thinks hu 1ms solved what is considered the most objectionable feature of the income tax proposition , Uio Inquisitorial feature. He would have it niudo the duty of every person liable to a tux upoi bin income * to go lo ihti oftlccrfi and pay it and not KubjO-t himself to u a.vatuni of prying agents of Uio government , which bus bocn suggested as its dlsagreoal/fo featuro. Ho thinks these who have no desire toojcapc thn payment of iho tax would nojod lo the Inquisition , Ho will propose a tux of nil in comes above ViXrit tliu rate ol I per com ; I ip"T ! cent on > , iKXij t p.-r ceui on 410,00' ) . 0 per cent on f .OOOi aim 1(1 ( per cent on ? 5o.- I ( t-,0. Ills ulitii U to have the postmasters In towns of 10.000 pop da1 ion or less , collect the incoinu tuxes and In the larger cities a special Income tax collector to bo appointed. He suyg till plan tolvca the question of rnlsmp revenue and gives the p.trty the opportunity to carry out the plan of tariff reduction to which it Is pledged. ljiiilnn t'liitlini'iit * LONDON , Ot. 15. The Times says the col lapse of HIP repeal bill has again depressed American securities , nnd it Is Impossible to restore them while the currency of tbo country is subject to the Sherman act. The Times adds : "If public opinion in America had not passed too quickly from a pessimist to a sangiilno phase , last week's scones in the senate would probably never have oc curred. " Tlip Times repeats the f.ict that tin more dlmlmillou In Iho amount of silver purchases will put American credit on a safe basis. iit'it.\iii rn TIII ; ai : < nr.\i > . l > i'ritctlon ( by Kirn nt ltn < Stnlo Dnltrrilty of Smith Diliiit-i. MiXN'KAiiiMs , Oct. l.Y A Trlbimo special from Vurinlllion , S. 1) . , says : The main bulliilnir of the State university burned this morning , entailing a loss of SlO.iM ) or more , without Insurance. The tire was discovered In the basemen ! ' about 'o'clock alU an alarm given , but th'j ' Itatnos had aliv.id.v gained-too much headway to ho checked. The building had only one month since been provided with coinpiolo lire apparatus on each floor , but the mils were so filled with smoke that they could not ho reached. The water supply pressure was so light that it wits with dllllctiltv the city depart ment could get any water to the llro. Tbo magnitude of tin- risk to properly seemed to bewilder every om > . and an organUod oiYort wns made with difficulty. Students , profes sors and citizens Worked hard to save the movables within iho buildings. In Iho rooms , not already on llro. windows were broken nnd property taken out. Tlio secre tary's records were all saved and those of the president. Tlio mineral cabinets were also savod. Thn uoiier.il apparatus room was well emptied. The valuable books of the library wore saved A .student named Wallace , from lillr Point , received Injuries by jumping from a window when tbo ceiling fell. Viiluahto SirciiUin | ! ! * DoHtrnyi'd. The whole east wing seemed nearly frco from lite when an explosion caino. caused by Iho escape ot heated air , wnich blew out Iho stone gabln at tlu < soulh end. ISrucst Fisher was struck upon Iho temple nnd shoulder by rocks and sorionslv but no" , fatally hint. Others were slightly mjurod. The armory of Iho university batalllon wnsempurd wltli iio loss to Iho government. In tlio building were seven pianos and several organs , all of which were destroyed. Nothing was saved in Iho museum , where were many valuable specimens that cannot bo replaced. The origin of the fire is not Unown. A student claims to have seen smoke yester day coming from Iho basement. Tlio janitor says bo ws in every room in the building last night and that this story is not true. President.I. W.-Mauck says he was llrst on the ground and that the coal in the base ment was on lire then. He thinks Hie theory of spontaneous combuslioinis unrcas oimble. The building was a threo-story struc ture , nnd Dimly finished in hard wood. Very few students have left the city. A circular was Issued by President Mauclr saying the classes would lie continued in temporary quarters. [ 'ire tit l''ort Um-tli. Four WOIITH , Oct. 15. [ Special Telegram to TUG Htr . ] A fire is raging In a principal business block in the heart of Iho citystartmp In Pondory's grocery , corner Main and Fifth streets , and the greater portion of tlio block wifl be destroyed. Pondory's loss on stock and fixtures will reach $ { lOtK ) , while Iho kiss lo iho Kencibles Military company , over head , will reach W,000. Sargeanl's Business college and Iho 101'lt billiard hall lose heavily. Kntiro loss so far will reach 50,1100. TJt.llXS VOI.I.lilK. F.Unl Accident on lliu Dimvrr It Itoelt Islar.il itillroiil. : : J'oi'CKA , Ool. Ifi. Karly this morning the regular Denver & Uock Island passungor train collided with & , freight train near Pax- Ice , twenty miles west of Topoka. It is a miracle that many lives wcro not lost. Only two persons were killed. They were colored tramps who were stealing a ride on the pint- form of thn bagprago car. 10. E. Hartur , Iho mall agent , livinjrnt bl. Joseph , Mo. , jumped and sustained serious in juries , on the hond. Charles Toppan , engineer of the passenger train of Kansas City , sustained fractures of tin- skull , from which ho will die. Haggauo Master Forsytho of Kansas City , Ivan. , In in jured Internally and his recovery is doubt ful. Uls car was smashed into splinters Hoth engines nnd the baggage cars were badly smashed. Assistant Superintendent Peers says the wreck was the result of Iho failure of the pusson or train crow to observe the train orders. This is Iho second bad wrcc.k of this kind on tills railroad within two wc.oks. Several months since the railroad discharged its best telegraph operators and retained a cluiaper- grade of men. The trainmen be- Hove- those wrecks were duo lo this fuel 'more than uii.vthlntr else. ! jQt AXOHI.ES , Oct. 15. The International Irrigation congress adjourned sine dlo last night. Today all delegates visited port Los Angeles and Clmtsworth park .xnd tomorrow will leave for San Dleo. At a mooting of the national exnctlvo com- nilttne William 10. Hmytho of Utah was > Iocted chairman. Other ofilncrs were elected as follows : Vice chairman , JO , M. Hoggs , Arizona : secretary , 1'Vod ' I. , . Allis , California ; treaxurur , John F . .lonc-s , Ne vada. The several states iiledgod uoarlv $1.000 for oxpmisos of the conimlltuo. P. J. llin- ton and Kh II. M'irray are delegated to watch irrigation legislation 'at Washington and arfo Iho appolntinuiit of national com mission asked for in the platform. Cold Wiiluomi ) to Trninps. Ki. PASO , Oct. Ifi A largo croml of tramps from the west took possession of mi eastbound - bound Southern Paelllo trnln to go to SMI Antonio. .Superintendent Martin at once notllled iho aulhorltins Hint nfty-oight muii were taken from Iho tram to jail. Today Kecorder C-ildwoll had the men brought before hlhi and twelve of them , whoso hands Indlcatud ibat they worn work- IngiiKin. were ench given a 1'jaf of bread nnd an cxliortalioii to leave iho lown at onco. The olhura will bo pui lo fixing the utreotu. 'I hey Will < ) nit \Vnrli. MACOX , Mo. , O.it. 15Tho Huntsvlllo minors who were atArdmoro yestonliiy for the purpos'o of inducing the mon tliero to qull work finally -carried their point at a big niHijihig hold at Ardmoro lust night , and iho mon decided to suspend operations , There was strong opposition from some of the Ard moro mon , who wished to ivmiluuaat work. This closes all [ but ono of the Dig minus In Mucoti uount.v , I > i ! triivtl n in a .Mull Oar , ClllPPEWA J'Vt.tS , AVis. , Oct. Ifi-Tho through mall rnr from Chicago to fct. ? Paul cauahl llro from a Inmp early thU mornlm ; when the train wa * about ten miles cunt ot < hero. The car was a cumhinailoii mull unit IniggaKi ) car , and ni'iHt of its contenlii were dobiruyod. The value of the mull destroyed ia not kniiun , .MovrliirnM nf llcrHll Slnnincr * < luliilnr : in. At .Southamptiia- Arrived -Saalo , from New York. At Havre ArrivedI.o Hretnpne , from Now Vorl ; . At Oucniibtown Arrived - Ohio , from Philiidulphia. Silk r.irim-.t IliTin-il. Fi.'inc\-i : , Oot l.V llal ! ers slik factory in Ihlsil.y . was 'Mrned ' inlay , caiulng con- elderablo los iid tbro'iTiDjr many people out of work. Loss of the Steamer Dean Richmond on tha Land-Locked Sen. EVERYONE ON BOARD SINKS \VITII \ HER Bodies of the Unfortunate Orow Have Boon Washed Ashbro. WILD WINDS SWEEP THE GREAT LAKES Numerous Wrecks Are Reported from Mrmy Points. VESSELS SUPPOSED TO BE IN DANGER Tain * ol Terror from tlm TrcxliValrr 'i'lin stofiny TrinlH of Scii- D.iiiiiiKr DUIIO by \Vllllld IIIKl WllVI'H. Hfrr.\t.o , Oct. 15.Tho saddest featureof the lake storm which raged yesterday and last niulit Is the reported loss of the steamer Dean Richmond on the shore near Dunkirk. The llrst tliat was heard of this disaster wan at U o'clock this morninir , when the captain Of Iho Helena roporiod having sighted Uio Dean Hlchmoiul off Uoiitf Point , where she srciiied to bo laboring under dllllctililos. l/ilcr Captain .lack Tiornoy of the .steamer W. U. Stevens reported that ho sighted the IX'an Uichmond in the middle of iho lalcc about four miles thtssidoof Erie. One of her stacks was missin. ; , and while ho was lookim- , the other stack and spar wont h.Iho board. She wai laboring heavily in the trough of the sea. ns though her steering ijonr had become dis abled. Since then nolliing has been scon or heard of the vessel. It is thouRht that she must have goiio down with all on board. Her e.irio was eighty tons of merchandise from Toledo to UuiValo. She bulotiRed to the To ledo , St. Louis .t Kansas Oily line. The steamer Dean Richmond's crow , when she left Toledo last Frldny morning , wa composed as follows : G.V. . Stoddanl , cup- tain ; George Uojsou , second mate : Samuel Moados , whcr-imnn ; 10. Wheeler , lookout ; Frank Knrnost , lookout. . : A. 11. Dodge , second cook ; Kvans , chief en gineer ; Jacob U truest , dec.k hand ; William Sink , dock hand ; George M. Shll- liiip , porter , all of Toledo ; Walter Goodyear , lliht mate , Otlawa LaUe , Mich. ; .1. R llrady , wheelman , rcsidonco unknown ; Mrs. Uelta j Kllesworth , stuw.trdo.SH , Aylmer , Out. ; Frank Hilton , second ' -iigiiieer. Port Huron , Mich. ; T. lieriiiitn nuthan , llrcman , resl- deuce unknown ; William Sargenfrci , tiro- man , residence unknown ; Frank Patton , dec ) : hand , residence unknown ; unknown man , dock hand , shipped at Buffalo. llolii > s U'mhoil Asliorc , . A dispatch from Dunkirk this evxnin states that three unknown bodies , apparently" of sailors , have been washed ashore n few miles from that port. The local agent of the steamship line bus telegraphed to every point on the lake shore between Buffalo and Krie to keep a sharp lookout for wreckage or bodies , but so far has ivcelvod no amiwurs. DUNKIRK , N. V. , Got. IS. There Is no fur ther reasonable iluubt that the steamer Dean Uichmond has gone down with nil bauds on board. Olio of thu three bodies , which were washed ashore tills morning , has been definitely ideiuiliod , on descriptions furnished from liulYalo. as thnt of .Tnlin Hogiin , lirst engineer from Port Huron , Mich. The signal board of the boal , bearing her name , was later found , and some bar rels of Hour , which formed part of her cargo , have also drifted to land. She must have gone down off Light House Point. Itl.CMVN ASIKIKi : . Wxuilh on thn ( ircil : t/ilicn Fi-o\ \ I In ; iil'rcli : < > T tlin I. KISlurin. | . Dr.liiorr , Oct. 15. H is hulloved the schooner "Aunt Uulh , " which loft Alpona last Wednesday is lost. Nothing bus boun hoard from her since .sho left port. She car ried a crow of five nu-n. The gale blow out the water in the west end of Lake Krio to such an extent ihut Toledo harbor is en tirely elosoil to vessels , the water being so low thut crafts cannot go In or out. The crew of the tug Acme , which foundered In l.ako Huron about .twfiitj-live mllns iroin Hlack river , wan saved hy the coolness and bravery of the crtnv of the tug Itollaiic'ijuit as the leaking boal sank. lUpi'rltMH'oil ICniiliVf.itlinr. ( . Knw YOCK. Oct. 15. Tlio stoimei-H Alho , Cgyptlan Prluioaiid : U.yrlll which arrived oday from Jamaica , Gibraltar and Para , re- npccilvcly , re jiovt having boon caughi by the e on Friday last , but suffered no damage. The ( Jyrlll loft Para Ootobur 1. 'i'lm telo. r.ipli wires hud bcencutand allcoinmiinicu- tioii ntopped. 'a here V.MB no axcitnmoitt In 1'iir.i or thn district surroiniding It. The bhlp Kl Kin ol tno Morgan line which loft Now Orl'-ans on Tnesiinv , oxporlencod HID full forcoof tlio storm and hud to remain have to for thirl y-uix hours. She pussnd n. Norwegian Jrnvlc en l-'rldny ovonliig which was hove to and whli h had oil hagx out to culm the seas , which witro running mountain- high , h'lnctcon ll.shtng smacks , the crows ot which number Wi men , have been nt noa Blnco Thursday lasi and It Is feared that a number of them have foundorou during the li-nil ) on tlui .illiiniilinliii. ON'RK.SMA , M'.ch. , Oct. 15. Thoblfjuchoonef Mhuiolmha wan beached at Starko , titn miles north of hero , ut noon yesterday to snvo her from fouudoring In deep waters , The sea * soon overwhelmed the wreck and drove iho crow inlo Uio rlgijIiiK. Ilofo'ro the arrival of the life-saving crown from Manlstco and Kranttfort , the schooni'r wont to plocog. Hut imo.C'uptuIn William Packer , who swum ashore , \rns saved. The dead ares JOHN UAI'VI.IITV. mate , JAMKS UAKI-'BUTV , sHllor. MAHV KKKI'U , cook , TIIKI.i : HAI1.OUS , niiiniis unknown , Today thuruTiiBiiolhlnt ; loliidicnlovhara Iho sctioonor had stranded. A inaia of wreckage , thrown up by tlio > urf on thu beach , was Ml there was loft of iho Wreck , Ollll Of UlC I.Hkll I'lftVl III lHMr. . Toi.Kix ) , Oct. Ih. Grave fears are foil In this city for Iho lafuty of the packngo Irolght steamer Duan Klchmond of the ( Jlover L-af line , which loft horu Friday iiK/iiiIng for HuTnlo , and which ban not yet anlvc.d at her destination , The lust hoard of Ihn hont wns Iho report which reached Iho Clover Leaf steamship ngcnt hern to the en'iiol that Iho Klchmond hud boon spoken off Krhi , PH. , with her KwoUntaeit and mast * dn.vn and In ill condition to wcal'hnrthogalo of the last ihirty-hlx honra. The Uluhmond'a ' | UW ionn nf inis.'fllancons cir'u ! wua , freight , Her crew ii'imbi-rort fc''vrnteen hands. She Uownou b a Detroit coiiijiuny. In Dim llltir * m , MASisri-.B , A.Uli , , Out 15A Inrtfo three uiujtcd vcaitl hauboen driven ashore twenty miles north of hero , The crew took to th *