THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , ] 871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , DECEMBER 20 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS
SQUALLY FOR A TIME
Excitement Took PoEssiion of the House of
Representative * Yesterday ,
REFULICANS : IN A FIGHTING MOOD
The" Start the Bow Ovortho Affair in tlio
Sandwich Islands ,
EXCITING SCENES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW
Mr. Boutello Lends the Onslaught Against
the Administration.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL CONSIDERED
I.rtjlMiUlon I'.ivoriililn to I'oiitliinon 1'iiHicd
l > y the Homo An Appropriation to
l'ny Menitirrii l.xtr.i All c ifr Wll-
inn llunilR In lilt Kill.
"WASHINGTON , Doc. 19. The house was In
An ugly frame of mind today. The rcpubll-
cnns wore In n fighting temper over the
Hawaiian situation \vlicn the house met and
the row opened immcdlately. Mr. Cookran's
resolution of yesterday was presented and
hurriedly referred to the committee on rules.
Then came the sharp skirmish on the
lloutello resolution. By moans of this reso
lution Mr. Uoulollo suceeoJod hi celling an
opportunity to address the house , hut his
philippic against the government was cut
short by the action of the spanker In de
ciding the point of order to which Mr.
Houlcllo was speaking In his favor , and re
ferred the resolution to the committee under
the rules.
The consideration of the urgent deficiency
hill WAS then resumed and some very ex
citing scenes were enacted before it was
finally passed. The Item appropriating
J20li,000 for special examiners was amended
so us to prevent the suspension of any pen
sion without giving the pensioner notice ,
with opportunity to furnish testimony In
rebuttal. Amendments wcro also adopted
appropriating $180,000 for extra mileage for
members and senators , * 10,000 for stationery
and about $23,000 to pay employes of the
liouso and senate an extra month's pay.
The most bitter opposition existed to each
of these propositions , the llrst of which was
denominated on the lloor a proceeding whoso
scandalous character had not been approached
preached slnco the clays of the famous
Ealary grab.
led Iiy IHHiiil nml Holiunn.
Mr. Bland and Mr. Hoiinan led the fight
ngnlnii. these propositions , with a. view to
placing tl.o members on record with n yea
and nay vole , but they wcro not numerically
Btronp enough and the committee on rules
ultimately brought in a special order , by
the terms of which the lllibusleriii ! ; was
stopped without a record-making vote.
Immediately after the .renting ( of the Jour
nal Mr. Cockranof Now York offered the resolution
elution , which ho sought to present yester
day , to appoint a special committee of seven
to invcstignto the alleged attempt of the
lust administration to anr.ex territory to the
United States without consulting the house
of representatives anU to Inquire into the
rlghls.of the house In the promises. The
resolution had no sooner been read than a
dozen men on each side of the house rushed
toward the bar of the house crying for
recognition.
Mr. Boutolln meantime was \\ildly at
tempting to offer his resolution of yesterday
ns a substitute , but Mr. Cockran was recog
nized to move to refer the resolution to the
rommlttco on rules and , upon a motion , ho
demanded the previous question. The con
fusion was so great that the speaker ap
pealed several limes for order. Finally Mr.
ih-cchinridgo of Kentucky made the point of
order that , under the rules , the resolution
would go to the committee on rules without
n motion. Thu speaker held in accordance
with the point of order and referred the
resolution.
llmitrllo Uccogiilzml.
Mr. Ilrecklnridgc then tried to move to go
into committee of the whole to consider the
urgency deficiency bill , but Mr Uoulullo de
manded recognition for a privileged resolu
tion and thu speaker was obliged to recog
nize him. When read It proved to be the
resolution Mr. Doutello sought to Introduce
last night , declaring the prerogatives of con
gress had been invaded by the policy of the
administration , and declaring that policy
Inconsistent with the spirit of the constitu
tion and the traditions of the country.
The row was now fully under way. Mr.
MeCrcary , chairman of iho foreign affairs
rommlttuc , made the point that thn resolu
tion was not privilcBedand after snmosharp
words from each side Mr. Boutello got the
flour to discuss the question as 10 whether
the resolution was privileged.
"The message of the president. roaO yes-
torday. indicates thlo country may bo In
volved In war with a friendly power for all
wo know , " said ho , In n loud voice.
Ilo held that it was the imperative duty
of congress , reluctantly recognized by thu
president , to disavow , discredit and repro-
bale a policy designed to bring the country
Into discredit In the eyes of the civilized
world. [ Great npiilauso on the republican
tine , ] ' 'I care not whence this policy ema
nates , " continued Mr. lloutelle , "whether
from a republican president or a democratic
jsurpcr , "
c ; on fin t n n
The confusion that followed the \vord
"usurper" drowned the rest of Iho ( sentence.
Ha continued lo talk amid loud cries lor
nrdor and the speaker at last , with tlio aid
of his gavel , brought tlio house to a stand
still , llcfore Iho gentleman from .Maine had
fairly launched Ids next philippic Sneaker
CH p suddenly swept the ground from under
him by deciding the point of order In accord
ance with thu contention of Mr. MeCroary
nnd referred the resolution directly to the
committee on foreign affairs.
Mr , Houtcllo and Mr. Dlngley then at
tempted to argue the question relating to
the decision of the chair , bin iho speaker
was , obdurate. Amid great excitement ho
ordered all pentlemen to bo seated , declar
ing ho would hear no ccntlcuian until lie
had formally discharged Ins duty upon the
point nt Issue.
Speaker Crisp then delivered his decision
in a calm , quiet tone , though he was cvl-
denlly laboring under iho general oxcllo-
incut prnr.ilcnt in the house , and referred
thu resolution to the committee on foreign
n If airs.
Mr. lloutclle immediately appealed from
the decision of the chair and Mr. McL'reary
moved to lay the appeal on the table. Till , *
motion pii'vullodlbO lo b9.
During Ihc call of committees for reports.
whi"h lolloucd , tlio Nicaragua canal bill
wafc fnvorablj reported from tne committed
cm commerce.
Uclli'lrnry . \ ) > prui > r'.iitlon , i
The house nt the conclusion of the call
went Into committee of the whole for the
further consideration of the urgent dc-
ndoiu'V bill , Thu item appropriating
I''OO.OOO for special examiners was r.galn
antler lire.
IK/lmnu's amendment , lU-bluiuil to prevent
lh < ? pension pfhYo from employing persons ,
"other than pciiblon examiners , " as spies
mil secret agents to liounu union to'.dlcrs ' ,
ras defeated , and Mr Martin offered the
following : "Provided that any pension
heretofore , or that may hereafter be granted
to any applicant therefor , under any laws of
lue united States authorizing the gruutliig
and payment of pensions on application
made nnd adjudicated upon , shall bo deemed
nnd held by all officers of the United States
to bo n vested right in the grantee to that
extent ; that payment thereof shall not bo
withheld or sus | > cnde < l untn aftcr duo notice
to the crantco of not less than thirty days j
the commissioner of pensions , aftcr hearing
nil the evidence , shall decide to annul , va
cate , modify or net nsl'iu thn decision upon
which such pension was granted. Such notice
tocranteo must contain a full nnd true state
ment of any charges or allegations upon
which sucli decision granting such pension
shall besought to bo in any manner dis
turbed. " This was adopted by a vote of 104
to 45.
45.Mr.
Mr. Hayes of lows offered nn amendment
appropriating (10.1.030 for mileage for mom-
bora of the liouso for the present session and
f 15.000 for mileage for senators , and $4 : , < KK )
for stationery for the house and 311,000 for
thn senate.
The members showed a peculiar and per
sonal interest In the Ion ; ; discussion which
followed , crowding about the speaker's desk
nnd listening to every word. To some of
them from thn far-off Pacific its determina
tion involved as high as $1,200. ,
\viiB ii ami in < t.iuic inn.
During the debate Chairman Wilson of
the ways and means committee rose In his
place with the long looked for tariff bill in
hand , and th'i committee nrosn Informally to
receive the hill. There was no demonstra
tion. Mr. Wilson simply reported from the
wavs nnd means committee "A Bill to
Kcduco Taxation , Provide Revenue and for
CHher Purposes. "
The discussion of the Hayes amendment
was continued at some length and was finally
adopted by a vote of 143 to 49.
Mr. Curtis of Kansas then offered an
amendment to pay the employes of the house
and senate , including the capltol police , who
were on the roll November II , when the
extra "csjion adjourned , an extra month's
pay , The amount involved was $113,000.
Aftcr some debate the Curtis amendment
carried by a vote of IflU to18. .
No further amendments were adopted and
the committee reported the bill to the house.
A separate vote was demanded ov Mr.
Bland on the mileage amendment , and by Mr.
Brcchinridpo on the amendment for an
extra month's pay for employes of iho house
nnd senate.
Mr.ells of Wisconsin called for the yeas
nnd nays on thu mileage nmondmcnt , but the
members wcro not anxious to go on record.
Itlunil starts n Flllbiutcr.
Mr. Bland of Missouri immediately inau
gurated a filibustering movement. He ex
plained that all ho wanted was n record-
making vote.
That's lust what rou don't cet. " cried a
dozen voices.
Mr. Holman and Mr. Bland insisted that
they were entitled to a yea and nay vote ,
nnd Mr. Biuloy of Texas testified to the Jus
tice of the demand , hut the house would
not apree to it , nnd Mr. Bland went on mak
ing filibustering motions to adjourn , to take
a. recess , adjourn to a certain day , ntc.
Meantime the speaker had retired from the
chair , ami the committee on rules had held
a meeting. A special order was prepared.
The gog was invoked. General Catchings'
appearance with the rule was greeted with
loud cheers. Successively the order was
ndoptcd , the motion to adjourn was defeated ,
the mileage amendment , the amendment for
a month's extra pav to house and senate
employes was agreed to , and shortly there-
alter the house adjourned.
JN TUB SENATIJ.
Kxpcctril Debate on the I'reililont'i Ha-
watlun MesnuRG Averted.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The debate which
was expected In the senate today on the
president's message ns to Hawaii was
averted by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts ,
whose motion to refer the message and ac
companying documents to the coaimitteo on
foreign relations is the pending question
before the senate , yielding to Senator Berry
of Arkansas and to Senator Peffor of Kan
sas. The first named addressed the senate
in advocacy of the bill to repeal the federal
elections law , while Senator Pcfl'er argued
in favor of the bill introduced by him
yesterday appropriating money for immedi
ate use in relieving want and destitution
throughout the country. Mr. Hoar stated ,
however , that on tomorrow he would call up
his moiIon to refer the president's message
and accompanying documents to the commit
tee on foreign relations , nntl in all proba
bility ho will address the senate at that time
upon the Hawaiian situation generally.
Among the bills Introduced was one by
Mr. Mundcrson of Nebraska , to dispose of
the discriminating duty imposed on
tea fro n this side of the Capo of Good Ilopo ;
referred to the linanc committee.
DUciiHxIni ; a Trench .Monopoly.
During the transaction of moraine busi
ness Mr. Fryc , republican from Maine , arose
and said : "About t\vo \ years ago a French
cable company made triplication to our sec
retary of state , Mr. Blainc , for permission
to land its cable from Brazil on the const of
the United States. Our secretary of state
investigated the matter and found thu com
pany had , by authority of law of Brazil , a
monopoly , and that no company while that
power was iifoxlslcnco , and it was in per-
po'.ully. would bo permitted to land a cable
on the Brazilian coast. So our secretary of
state refused to grant tno permission.
"I am informed , whether true or not I
cannot say , that that company has recently
appeared before the secretary of itale , and
that ho has granted to this company the
right it asked. Ifithotrno and there is
no remedy to be had for it , then the United
States will be perpetually kept out from
landing any cubic on ihcconst of Brazil. "
In view of these facts ha offered a resolu
tion making inquiry of the secretary of state
as to whether this was true.
Mr. Ilunton , democrat , of Virginia I oh-
Joct to the present consideration of that res
olution. 1 think the senator is mistaken in
his statement. Mr. Hun ton was linn in his
objection to the present consideration of the
resolution , and it wont ever under iho rule ,
liouso Dill authorizing the fourth assistant
postmaster general to approve postmasters'
bonds was passed.
I'mlcni ! Kluctlon * l.iiw.
The bill to repeal the fcdor.il elections law
was then taken up and Mr. Berry , demo
crat , of Arkansas , addressed the sonata
thereon , Ho believes these l-iws were base
in principle and bad in pollr.y. They wore
part and parcel of the reronstruuUon laws.
They had been passed at a time of great po
litical excitement and for the purpose of
securing the supremacy of an ignorant race
In the south. If there had over hoen any
excuse for their passage there was nona for
their retention. In conclusion Mr. Berry
said republicans should remember the south
was now in the union , and that some south
ern men were ready to defend It , to speak
for it. to work for it , and , if need be , to
light for It.
1'iilfor ' .
on 1'ovtTly.
Mr , Poffor , populist , of Kansas , then ad
dressed ihe semite in favor of the bill Intro
duced by him yesterday , appropriating
10,300,000 for Immediate use , in relieving
want nnd destitution throughout iho coun
try , Never before In the history of the
country , ho suld. had there been so much
want nnd destitution among tin ) poor and
unemployed. Indeed , it was stifu In estimate
that one-fourth of the population of tills
country at this hour was affected more or
less by the present distress. The news
papers of thn country , especially ihoso
sometimes called great , and which
were sometimes criticised the most
harshly , had been doing a great
bcrvlee in relieving distress. Ho ox-plained
that bj a clerical error the amount proposed
to be appropriated was stated in the bill as
{ 4,800,000 , lie intended to insert $03.300,000.
The money proposed to bo appropriated was
money for which no one hail use , thu silver
dollars in the treasury not covered by
certificates ,
At Ihc cud of Mr. Puffer's remarks Iho
bill was referred to the committee on eJu-
cation and labor. The Bonatu then went
Into executive session. The doom wcro re
opened at 8 : SO and Mr C'ocxrcll , democrat
of Missouri , moved to taUo up the bill
amending iliu laws BO as to ivqulve original
receipts for deposits of post mat torn to bo
sent direct to the fourth nudUor of thu
Postofllco department. Aftcr debate ttic
bill went over. Thcicimteat4:20iidourueu. ]
TARIFF REFORM ON AGAIN
Another Phase of t'ao Bill as Reported by
Prof. Wilson's ' Committee.
NEW MEASURE REPORTED 10 THE HOUSE
Some Clinncen Mnilo by tlio Mnjurltjoftlio
Committee Itcrnrm .Mint Cumo
Gradually I'rotcctlonum Al-
aji Asultic I r More.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 10. The following is Iho
majority report of the ways and means corn
ice :
The American people , after the full and
most thorough debate ever given by any people
ple to their ilscal policy , have deliberately
and rlphtly decided that the exist
ing tariff is wrong in princi
ple and grievously unjust in operation.
They have decided , as free men must always
decide , that tno power of taxation has no
lawful or constitutional exercise except for
providing revenue for the support of the gov
ernment. Every departure from this princi
ple Is n dcparlurc from Iho fundamental
principles of frco institutions and Inevitably
works out a gross Inequality in the citizen
ship of u country.
For moro tnan thirty years wo have levied
the largest part of our federal taxes In violation
lation of this vllnl Irulh , until we have In
the existine tariff an extreme nnd volumi
nous system of class legislation to which hls-
lory may be challenged lo furnish any paral
lel. So many private enterprises have been
taucminto partnership with the government ,
so many private enterprises now share in
the rich prerogative of taxing 70.030,000 of
people that any attempt to dissolve this
illegal union Is necessarily encountered by
an opposition that rallies behind the intelli
gence of monopoly the powc"0f concentrated
wealth , the Inertia of llxed habits and the
honest errors of a generation of lalsc teach
ing.
Must Go Slowly nt I'lnt.
The bill on which thu committee has ex
pended much patient and anxious labor is
not offered as a complete response to the
mandate of the American ueoplo. It no more
professes to bo purged of all protection than
to ho free of all error In Its complex and
manifold details. The committee , however ,
may deny the existence of any executive
pledge or the right of congress to make such
pledge for the continuance of such duties
that contain with thorn more or
less acknowledged protection. Wo
may recognize that great industries
exist whoso interest and prosperity it is no
uart of our reform either to imperllor to cur
tail. Wo believe , and we have the warrant
of our own past experience for believing
that reduction of duties will not injure , hut
give moro abundant life to all our great
manufacturing industries , however much
they may dread the change.
In dealing with the tariff question , as
with every long standing abuse that has
interwoven itself with our social or indus
trial system , the legislator must always remember -
member lhat. in the beginning , temperate
reform is safest , having in itself the prin
ciple of growth.
I'rotRctlnn Fallacy Proven.
A glance nt the tariff legislation of our
own country ought to satisfy every intelli
gent student that protection has always
shown its falsity ns n system of economy by
its absolute failure to Insure houlluy nnd
stable prosperity to manufacturers. It
teaches men to depend on artlllciai help ; on
laws taxing their countrymen for prosperity
In business , rather lhanupon tholr own
skill and effort. It throws business out of
its natural channels into artificial channels ,
In which there must always be fluctuation
and uncertainty , and is mattes n tariff sys
tem the font ball of party politics und tno
stability of large business interests tnostatie
of every popular election.
None have recognized this truth moro
fully tnan tne wiser men wiio from time lo
lime Have engaged in the so-called protected
industries , ifears ngo Mr. Edward Everett
stilted in an oration at Lowell that the sa
gacious men who founded the manufactures
of Now England were never friends of a
high tariff policy.
I'rotoclluii ItroiiRlit Unrertnlnty.
Hon. Amos Walker , a former member of
this huuso from Massachusetts and ouc of
our foremost writers on economic questions ,
declared it to bo within his own personal
knowledge thai when the proposal was
made to impose the protective tariff
of 1810 , the leading manufacturers of
Hhodo Island , among whom was Mr.
Slaler , Iho father of cotton spinning
In tills country , met at the counting room of
one of their number and after dolibcrato
consultation came unanimously lo Iho con-
clunlon thut they had rather bo let alone , ns
their business had grown up naturally alone
and succeeded well und they felt confident
of Ils conllnued prosperity If lot alone by
the government. They arcued that by layIng -
Ing a protective tariff their business would
he thrown out of Its natural channels and bo
subjected to Humiliations nnd uncertainty.
But , aa usual , the clamor of selllsh and less
far sighted men and the ambition of law
makers lo usurp Iho place of provi
dence prevailed. The country nntcrod on
a nrniecttvo policy with the unfailing result
that the government begot a violent demand
for more government help. The moderate
tariff of 1810 rapidly grow into the "tariff of
abominations" that carried the country to
the verge of civil discoru nnd provoked n
natural revulsion. Protection lias run a like
course slnco 1S01.
Protection Kvcr Urlitf > * Morn rrnUwtlno.
When congress began to repeal war bur
dens anil to relieve manufacturers of internal
taxes which thev had Hood tci securnfoninnn.
sating duties on foreign products , thcro
arose a demand throughout the country
without resncct to party for a reduction of
the war tariff , Unable to resist this do-
iimnil' the protected Industries thus affected
thwarto.-i any reduction by substituting a
scnatu hill which curried a horizontal
cut of 10 per cent. As soon , however ,
at the election of 1874 gave the next house to
the democratic party that bill was repealed
by tno outgoing republicans nnd the rates
restored to what they were before 1872 , and
although iho demand for tariff reform and
for reduction of taxes has over slnco been a
burning und growing ono In the country , the
protecicd Industries nave exacted and ro-
ceivcd from every republican congress
elected since 1H74 nn increase of their pro-
tcclion , occasionally permitting the repeal
or the lessoning of a tax that was
paid In the treasury In order
to keep away from or to Increase duties
levied for their oenellt , Protection , lett to
Its natural momentum never stops short of
prohibitionand prohibitory walls are always
needing lo bo rebuilt higher or to bo patched
and strengthened. A protective tariff never
hus ami never can KVU ! stability and satisfaction -
faction lo Its own benelichries. Even if
Its victims are too weak and too scallorod lo
agitate for itu decrease these bsnellclarlcs
are sure to udvocato for an increase ,
l.oner Turin * uiui Incron ? ( \Vue .
When iho reform lariff of 1840 was before
congress iho air was full of prophecies that
it would destroy our manufacturing In
dustries , throw labor out of employment ,
or compel it to work at pauper wages and
dwarf nnd arrest Uiu prosperous growth of
lliu country , Every representative of four
greai manuraclurlnpo , tales of New England
voted asfuin.-1 It with gloomy forebodings of
its blighting effect. The rate of duties pro
vided In that tariff was much lower than
those of Ihu bill wo hero offer. U'hatwis
theresulll Instead of practically killing the
Indii stries and pauperizing tha l.-.bor of Now
"
England" the rest of the country t .o tariff
of 1810 gave Immanso vigor lo man-
ufaiturcs with steady employ
lucnt and Increasing Wages to labor ,
sa tint , after elovjn years expericnes unJor
it , the longest period of &taollliy we have
ever enjoioil under any lariff , the repre-
icutatlvcs of tueie tame state * , wlvh practi
cal unanimity , volcdifprn further reduction
of 20 per cent , and by a two-thlnls vote sus
tained ! the tariff of 1857. which made a re
duction of 23 per c nt * Now prosperity fol
lowed with that-foe iho manufacturers of
that and other soctliinfe'Of the country under
the low tariff of 18. " > 7 o that when the. Mer
rill tariff bill of 1801 took the first backward
step there was n general protest against It.
lion. Alexander Itico of Massachusetts
said In the house : "Tho manufacturer asks
no additional protection , Ho has learned
among other things that the greatest evil ,
next to n ruinous competition from foreign
sources , is an excessive protection which
stimulates a llko ruinous and Irresponsible
competition at'homn. " ( Congressional Globe ,
1850. CO pagd , 107) ) .
Mr. Sherman of Ohio said : "When Mr.
Htanton say ? the manufacturers are urging
nnd pressing the bill , he says what ho must
certainly know Is not correct ; the manu
facturers have asked over and over ncn In to
bo lot alone. " ( luld. 2O.V1) ) .
Mr. Morril himself has slnco said that the
tariff of 1801 was not asked for and but
coldly welcomed by manufacturers. ( Con
gressional Globe , lb(19-70 ( , page ! l,2V.ri ) .
Senator H. M. Hunter of Virginia , then
chairman of the senate finance comtnitlee ,
said : "Have any of the manufacturers como
hero to complain or USK for now duties ! It
is notorious if wo were to leave It to them
( the manufacturers of Now England ) to the
manufacturers of hardware , textile fabrics ,
etc. , there would bo a largo majority ngnlnst
any change. Do wo not know that the
woolen manufacture dates its revival from
the tariff of ltd" , which altered the duties on
woolt"
The history of American industries shows
that during no other period lias there boon
a moro healthy and rapid , development of
our manufacturing Industry than during the
fifteen years ot low tariff from 1840 to IM'd ,
nor moro healthy or harmonious growth of
agriculture and all other industries of the
country.
No chapter in our present experience car ,
rlcs with It more salulory lessons than this-
and none could appeal moro Htronply to law
makers to establish n Just and rational sys
tem of public iovenuoneithoroxiiaustingng-
rlculturo by constant blood letting , nor
keeping manufacturers alternating between
cnllls and fuver by nrllllclal pampering. In
this direction alone lies stability , concord of
sections and of great industries.
Krror * Will Ho Mniln.
Wo have already said that the public dis
cussion may disclose errors of minor detail
in the schedules of the bill. To escape such
errors would require so thorough ami minute
n knowledge of dlvislbns , subdivisions , com
plex and manifold mazes und involutions of
our chemical , texllio , motnl and other in
dustries , that no committee of congress , no
matter how extended the range of tholr per
sonal knowledge , or how laborious and
painstaking their efforts , could over hope lo
possess. Wo have not forgotten that wo
represent the peonlc.iwho are many , as well
us the protected interests , who arc the few ,
and while we have dealt with the latter in
no spirit of unfriendliness , wo have felt
that it was our duty-and not their privilege
to make the tariff .schedules. These who
concede the right of bonollclaries to llx
their bounties must necessarily commit to
them the framing and wording of Iho laws
by which these bonntles nro secured to them.
A committee of .congress thus becomes
merely the arnamiunsis of the protected
Interests.
It bat been showiisso clearly and so often
In the dobatoes in 'this , house that nearly
every Important schedule of the existing
law was mtido.ip ita.very words and llgurcs
by ronresentatlvea'ot the Inturesls it was
framed to protec'/.thnt ' it ia unnecessary , in
cur report , to present 'tho ' record proof of
this fact : but it may not be 'amiss ' to cita
further evidence to.Show that this is not
only the necessary' rule , but the open and
avowed method qffrariling protective tariffs.
How SlcIiluley'sOllllVnJT Mnilc.
When the senate substitute for the bill
passed by this hoiiso in the Fiftieth congress
which substitute Is the real basis of the
existing law was-belnp prepared. Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts appeared before the
senate subcommittee and used this languairc :
"Instead of coining before your subcom
mittee for a formal hearing on our
Massachusetts industries , 1 thought
the best way was to prepare
a table of all the various industries , per
haps some sixty or seventy in all , and nsk
Brother AM rich to go over them with mo
and ascertain what the people wanted in
each case , und if tlicru wcro any cases in
which the committee had not already done
what the petitioners desired , or had not in
flexibly passed u'uon the question , I could
have a hearing before you. But 1 llnd in
every instance the action of the committee ,
us Mr. Aldricu thinks it likely to be. is en
tirely satisfactory1 to the interests I repre
sent , with the exception of one. or two. and
the papers in regard to tUeso cases 1 have
handed to Mr. Aldrlch. "
C No stronger indictment of ttin whole pro
tective system could ho. made than that
which Is unconsciously carried in these
words of a United Sidles senator Hint luw
which impose taxes on the great masses
must bo written in language so technical
that the most intelligent citizen cannot
fully understand them , an'rt that the rates of
taxation must bo dlctatcd'by the selfishness
nnd greed of ihoso'who ore to receive the
taxes.
We have believed that the first stop
toward reform of the tariff should bo a release -
lease of taxes 'on the materials of
industry. There can bo no substantial
and bencllcial reduction upon tno
necessary clothing and other comforts of the
American people , or any substantial nnd
beneficial enlargement of the Hold of Ameri
can labor , so long as wo tax materials and
processes of production.
tlvcry tax upon tlio producer falls with in
creased torco on the consumer. Every tax
on Iho producer in this country is a protec
tion to his competitors in nil other countries ,
nnd BO narrows , his market as to limit the
number aid lesson the wages of these to
whorri ho can plvo employment. Every
cheapening in the cost or enlargement of the
supply of his raw matprlals , while primarily
inuring to the 'jcnelit of the manufacturer
himself passes under free competition Imme
diately.
Iron anil Htcel Schedule ,
Wo have made n mlurtlion of about one-
third in the iron and steel schedule , begin
ning with free ore and a duty of 21 * < f per
cent on pic iron. Wo have reported n ucalo
of duties considerably below these of the ex
isting law , graduated according to Iho de
gree of manufacture , which should brUg
benefit to the consumer without calling for
any halt In the projr.e.&s of tlml great In
dustry in our country.- ' The duty on iteel
rails has been reduced r > per centum ,
which , according to the reports of our
Department of Labor , n'ulto.compensates for
alt difference In the cost of proJuctlon In
this country nr.d abroad , Thcro scorns to bean
an authentic report ( bat the pool of Ameri
can railmakers , which , under the shelter of
the present duty of f 1U.4-1 per ion hus kept
up prices to the Auieclcan consumer far
beyond ibo cost of prtxliic.tion and lejrltlmuto
prolils , has beenreorganized , to contui'io the
regulation oftll'elr prices above the proper
market rates , As all' sblppors , nnd espe
cially American Bhlppers , arq vitally Inter
ested In cheapening t6otost'of transporta
tion , rates of duty upon steel rails should bo
adjusted so as lo protect them from mo nop-
ol.v prices and monopoly conditions.
Upon tin plato the duty has been gauged
witn reference to the- revenue it will bring
Into the trcauurv , and Iho difference be
tween this duty and that upon the
black plate has 'icon ' lessened with
a view to not t .scourago what may
not unjustly bo caied , tlio Industry ol
making American tin plato by the mere
dipping in this country of the imported
black plato. '
Tlio Suur llounty.
I In the sugar schedule we should have pro-
rroa to'wlpeout ' at tTilngle legislative stroke
the existing bounty sysiem. We bcliovo It
to be contrary to the splr.it of.'our institu
tions , and can conceive of no'circiimstnncc !
under which wo should have advocated
or approved Us introduction into out
I ; uvs. Wo have found it ex is ) in ; :
there , as we llnd It virtually
existing In every oilier schedule of oui
tariff , and dealing with this more offensive
form , as wo have dealt with other schedules
where largo property interests are at btako
wo have reported a provision for Its ropen
ox SKOO.NIJ
HOPKINS ON THE SURFACE
Chicago's Democrats llavj Scored Another
Triumph nt the Polls ,
REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE A CONTEST
supporter. * of Swift Secure Ampin rvlclcnco
of Orem I'riiuil unit Will IMnli tlio
iiectlonTlirntili : tlio Courts
llnloro < Julltln .
CiiiCAno , Dec. ID. [ Special Telegram to
Unn. ] Hopkins' rooters were ringing
cow bells , blowing kar.oos or making some
sort of noisu soon aftcr dinner time tonight ,
f they were not attempting to drink all the
iquor in town , because the hottest
nunlclpul election the city has passed
through in years had gone their way. Ac
cording to Ihc face of Uio returns the
lemocratlc candidate has a plurality
of 1,895 , which , with a change of ono
vote in each of iho cliy's ' 7M > pre
cincts , would elect George II. Swift to the
mayoralty. The result effected , ns it un
doubtedly was by fraud at the polls In many
nslances , Is too close for the republicans to
ol It go by default. Persona having small
bets up on tho. result need bo in no hurry to
settle , because there Is going lo be n contest ,
and Mayor Swift does not Intend to relin
quish the ofllco to which ho claims he has
been rightfully elocled , unless the supreme
court so decrees it. The republican party
callers nro agreed upon fighting it out to the
ast ditch.
( Inoil nn n Victory.
Whether the outcome Is favorable to their
candidate or not the election is almost as
; oed as a victory lo the republicans. Cleveland -
land carried the city last year by a plurality
of 42.000. This election was ns squarely
upon party lines ns the presidential canvass ,
ind the democratic plurality has therefore
at least been reduced ovcr40,000 , If not wiped
out altogether , as evidence said to ba In
possession of the republican campaign com-
inillco is likely to snow. The early figures
furnished by the police returns nro now
shown to err quite materially , and nt 10
o'clock several wards had been corrected so
ns to show cains for Swift , though they nro
ikely to affect the result. The Tribune
igurcs Hopkins' plurality 1,20'J , and the
Inter Ocean gives It 1,305.
Will Mnko n Contort.
The republican city executive committee
was in session until n late hour lonight. Ex-
Corporation Counsel John S. Miller met with
the committee and when it adjourned at 11
o'clock ho expressed the opinion that there
was sufficient ground for a contest. The
committee is agreed to make a light all
along the line. The results ns an
nounced by the judges in each precinct
according to law show a'.plurality for Swift ,
according to republican authority , while the
police returns , doubtless lii&scd , show that
Hopkins has about 1HX ! ) plurality. The
claim Is made that in a number of strongly
democratic wards fraud of the worst kind
was prncliced colonization , repeating and
throwing out of republican votes. The com
mittee claims to bo in possession of a mass
of evidence which It wilt present to the can-
vusslnc board. As- that body is strongly
democratic ttio fight , ia alliprobabUity , ' will
be carried Into the courts. ' ' " * " "
I.KSS THAN TWO THOUSAND.
Hopklnn , tlio Dmnocrntlu Candidate , flora
In by u S in-ill Majority.
CHICAGO , Dec. IS ) . John K. Hopkins , the
democratic candidate for mayor , was elected
over Gcorgo 13. Swift , his republican rival ,
by a majority of l.US'i The total vote was :
Hopkins , democrat , 112,703 ; Swift , repub
lican , lUil3Brltzins : ; , socialist-labor. 1.517 ;
Wakoly , peoplo's-silver. ! IG7 ; total. 'J .S'J" ' .
The vote , which was ono of the heaviest
ever polled in the city , shows a decided
republican gain. The democracy carried the
city by IIO.OOO in the last presidential election
ami in the county election last month sev
eral of the democratic candidates had ma
jorities of 4,000 in thu city , which wore only
overcome by the republican vote in the
county. The weather was all Hint could bo
desired , and the full vote of both parlies was
polled ,
In several of the downtown waids. where
the heavy lodgitig house vote resides , the
contest was very hitler and "scraps" were
of Ircijucut occurrence when the police were
not on hand. In all other parts of the city
Iho vollng progressed without incident.
The Jury in Iho Coushlin case did not vole.
The jury in ihe Prcndergast trial fared a
little better. Such members as cared to
vote were allowed to do so , being accom
panied to the polls by a bailiff. Seven of
them voted , the remainder being kept at iho
hotel.
Tonlsht the democrats are jubilant over
their victory , while the republicans are con
soling themselves with iho substantial gains
inndo over the last two elections und declare
the city U theirs the next time.
Xn\v Smmtors.
HICIIMONII , Va. , Dec. 10 In the legisla
ture today General Eppa ilunton was
elected United States senator for the short
term and Thomas M. Martin for thu long
term.
KIU.Kl ) Jll' 2'lt.tl.KUllllEltS. .
Kxprcss Mennrnfjcr ItlcliuriUon ot New
Orlenni Murdered In Cold ISIooil ,
Nr.w Om.KAXn , Dec. 1 ! ) . The name of the
express messenger killed in the Southern
Pacific -train robbery last night is John
C. Richardson , id years old and married.
who lives in Now Orlo.ins. From
what little can bo learned , It Is apparent
that the train porter on going into the car
found lilchardson dead. The impression is
that the robbers wanted him lo open Iho
through sufo and upon his failure to comply
ho was shot.
The sheriff's possq which started in pur
suit of the Southern I'acillo train robbers
last night returned about noon today , after
scouring the country between hero and
Sheldon , sixteen miles away. The best In
formation at hand Is that Hlchardson WIIH
murdered and thn express car robbed be
tween this city und Green's Dayou , the llrst
station east of Houston , Two men were evi
dently concerned In the affair. They loft
the train when It took the siding at Green's
Bayon nnd are believed to be In this city.
They are not thought to have got much
plunder.
KOKTTlfiU J.V COIWT ,
rinnklntoii Hunk Cu hler' Trlnl Ilejjliis
with Argument * AlMlint tliu .luilKC.
MII.WAUKEU , Dec. It ) . Tno case of Castilcr
ICoottimr of the wrecked Southsldo bank
was called In the municipal court this morn
ing. A largo crowd was In ullcndanco. Cir
cuit Judge Clomentson of Grant county pre
sides. Ho was called to tno case by Judge
Walker , who was sworn away on the ground
of prejudice. The attorneys for the defense
huvo consumed the en nro day In argument *
tending to disqualify Judiro Clcmcntson on
the groand lhai Judge Wulbor was not le
gally privileged lo call u circuit judge lo
lake his place.
Sccuri'il a halUfaclory Settlement.
Xieuviu.u , Tonn. , Doc. 19. Comptroller
Harris and Attorney General Pickle have
finally secured an agreement or settlement
will ) the Tennessee Coal , Iron and Railroad
company that is satisfactory to the state
ofllcluls. The company , which leases the
state penitentiary , had fallen more than n
year behind in the Icasu money and alto.
t'other about (175,000 was Involved. Under
the terms of tlio agreement the lessees are
to pay | 75,000In cash , como down promptly
on January 1 with the lease money due tncn ,
* i\000 , and pay tflKH ( ) additional during the
coining year , besides moctinc the usual
rental.
j.iiLii > nut
Seimntlonnl Drurlopmrnt * In tli Irxlno
Ulrorrn Hull Ht Silt : l.nKr.
SALT T.\KE , Doc. 111. ( Special Telegram to
Tun HUE. ] In the Irvine divorce case today
the clerk of the draco hotel , CMucago , testi
fied that Mrs. Irvlno had registered nl Iho
hotel under the name of MM. K. II. Miller ,
representing herself ns the sister of Mont-
gomury and shn and Montgomery Insisted on
occupying adjoining rooms ,
Kiy Cameron , keeper of a Lincoln house
of Ill-fame , testified that she had seen Mrs.
Irvlno often In the room of Montgomery in
Lincoln without coat or hat and sue hnil
partaken of wlno there. The witness had
oeen her at the room with another man.
She refused to give iho naino of ihe other
man , who she snld is about 50 years old , and
is now In Jail for her refusal.
Irvine , the plaintiff , was put on the stand
In the afternoon and told his slory. Several
limes when referring- the scenes with his
wife ho broke down completely ami sobbed
for sovcral minutes. Ho said that his llrst
suspicion of his wife's Inlldcllly was occa
sioned by n talk with Mrs. Austin ,
who said Addio had done wrong i'i '
Chicago. Ho telegraphed to his wife
nnd received nn answer saying
she had stopped nl tlio Grand Pacific hotel.
Ho found that her ntiinu was not on the
register , and askcJ her to meet him at the
Wellington hotel. At the meeting she con
fessed that she and MonUomery had
stopped at the Grace hotel in Chicago as
brother and sister , in adjoining rooms , and
that Montgomery visited bur several times
during the afternoon and Rvonlmr.
The witness said that HUlo Flossie had
protested ncalnst the presence of Mont
gomery in the room and had made such > i
fuss that her mother was compelled lo lake
her homo Ihe next day.
On cross-examination he ndmiltcd that his
wife had protested to him during the con
versation at the \Vollinirton hotel lhat she
was not guilty of anything criminal in her
relations with Montgomery.
As to the binrpy rides and other matters
supposedly happening in Lincoln not much
was adduced. The plaintiff testttlou to
efforts made by Mrs. Irvine's mother to
have him take her back nnd said ho was
assured Addle would r.ot do wrong again.
The coircspondcncc between Irvlno nnd
his wife through the medium of Flossie was
brought forward for the purpose of showing
lhat ho endeavored to got a confession lo
clear himself.
.iL.
Wltuctics for tlio Doroimn Claim that the
Munlprnr Is Iiiouiif.
CHICAGO , Don. 10. The rnembars of Iho
jury in the Prcndergast case today wcro
taken out by bailiffs und allowed lo vole on
a successor lo the man for whoso murder
they were trying the prisoner. Then the
court was convened and Dr. DJWC.V , ono of
the witnesses who had boon culled by the
state , was put on the stand by the defense.
Ho testified that the prisoner appeared to
bo insane.
During the examination Prendergast created
'
ated a'sensation by excited objections to
questions put by Ihe attorneys for the de
fense. A bailiff took his arm to force him
into his scat , when tlio prisoner tore loose
from the oftlcer's grasp and , quivering with
rage , screamed i " .Let go ot me ; my life is
at stake hero. They are going to
prejudice the jury' " Ifo was llnally
quieted and thu examination proceeded.
'
Dr.- Dewey proved a poor witness for 'the
defense and staled th'nt in his opinion Prcn-
dcrgastUnow thedlfforenco 'between right
and'wrong nt the time of the murder. Dr.
W. L. Bain testified that ho thought the
prisoner insane , und stated that hit bollcvcd
Prendergast thought ho was doint right
when he committed the crime.
Dr. F. H. "Wall , nssistanlcounty physician ,
nlso tcsliticd lhat in his opinion Ihc prisoner
was insane when he did iho shooting.
William H. Wcston , ca liier of the Unity
building , wliii-h is owned by Governor Alt-
geld , testified thai on iho afternoon of Uio
day Mayor Harrison wtis killed. Prcnder
gast CAlled loses Governor Altgcld , hut was
refused permission by the witness , who did
not like the general appearance nf the caller.
Several men employed on different papers
with which Prendergast hud business deal
ings were called for the prosecution and tes
tified they considered him s.ine. The de
fense gained a possible point when thu jury
was allowed to separate for the purpose c-f
allowing several of Us members to voto. as
the jury law directs that tint jury sh.ill bo
kept together.
IIVI.1 G'M.S// * .
Olympli Would Hitve IJrru n l.oin lo tier
ISnltilnrM Hut for Ilfi' llonim.
SAX I'IIAXCISCO , Dec. 1'J. An ofllcial of the
Union Iron works , in an interview , states
tliat up to the lima Uio now cruiser Olympia
left port on the llrst attempt at a trial rim
the cruiser had cost the builders Jl00 : ;
above the contract price , fI,79iiOUi , ) , and
tliero still remained over SUM.OOO for the
contractors to ovnund for furniture , deck-
smoothing , mounting turrets and guns and
giving final touches. Then , too , the break
in the center pump bolt on thu llrst ofllcial
trip caused an expenditure of ? . " > 0K)0 ( ) moro
by the builders , as Iho Kovcrnmonl pays the
expenses only of tliu trial on which accept
ance Is based. The builders now estimate ,
however , that the cruiser's remarkable
speed In excess of Ihoconlr.ict require men Is
has won a premium of probably * 400,0M ( ) , so
Itint there will really bo a handsome profit.
Ktl.Ll.fll . > 0 MU
Milt ItnvU lol aiuil on tlio Jury Finding
HlH Dooil , IHHiHUIlr.
ST. Louis , DJC. 19 , A special to the Post
Dispatch from liristol , Tonn. . nays lhat al
ihe inquest on Ihu bodies of Waller Shannon
and Mrs. Ann D.ivis , fouir.l murdered In bed
veslnrdav. Arit Davis , husband of the
womnn , ncknowlcdi : > id that he kilted them
and tlio jury juslillcd Dim under ihe circum
stances in so doing , und he wax released.
°
H.tfiU .l Ul./t i..l.srXH. . "
American I'rilurntlon uf l. lior Acljnmin In
Mcrt .Vnvt at Drnvor.
CHICAGO , Doc. 19.--Tim American Federa
tion of L-ibor delegates mot today and after
disposing of routlno business and giving
votes ol thanks to various individuals ami
niyaiil/.iitlons thuy bani'Aula ; Ling S.vnct"
nnd ndjournoil slno die. The next meeting
will be held at Denver.
s Ilium No Compromise.
, Den. 19 , EJward A. Davis , the
eldest , son of John A. Davis , denies in Its en
tirety Iho roporlod HOtllemcnt of Ihu Jll-
000,000 will contest. Edward Davis says :
"The story or a compromise uot\vien inn
heirs of my father's ustato is a misstate-
muni , pure nnd simple , On Iho contrary , !
declared the negotiations off last August
and have done nolhln : . ' about it since , f nt-
tribute thu statements about compromise to
my brother , George Q , Davis , whom my
father and I disowned ton yoir ; * airo Ho
has c'ookud up this story for tliu sole pur
pose of gelling Ills name In ihcnuv.-ftpapora , "
Si'nisoni'.i.n , III. , Dec. 19. State Auditor
Gore of Illinois states that the a&sots of the
American DuIIding , Loan and Investment
society of Chicago have been Impaired $200 , .
000 bv mismanagement und by reason of a
conspiracy entered into by ofllcors of the
laid company and debtor * thereof , p.nd
according to law sent copioi of advertise
ments to that effect to Chicago to bs adver
tised In the papers.
Accepted IIU Itiiilt-iuilloii ,
NEW YOIIK , Dec. 12. The Now York pres
bytery has formally accepted the ruslgna
lion of liov. Dr. Paxton , pastor of the West
churcti.
Movement * < > HciiiSieainur4 , Urremtirr 11) ) ,
At New York Arrived Auiuuia , from
ON THE ICTHEROY.
Rumen of Disssmious Among the Crew o (
. that Famous Slcnuicr.
CAPTAIN BAKER REMOVED FROM COMMAND
Hh Pia o Tnkou by Gnp.tn.5a Nunca of tb (
Brazilian Nnvy.
NOT LIKED Q'f THE AMERICAN SCM1EN
Many of Thm : Refuse tj Rc-Eulist Becausa
of the Olituigo of Commanders.
AFFAIRS ON BDARD OF THE AMERICA
_ _ _ \
She Him Arrived Sitrly : nt Miirinmliu 11111 '
wall HIT Consort , Will Soon Ho
1'viiily to Ilo Some Artlto
i , ; RM , dy ( he .iMnctaltit rift ! . ] i
PinsA\tnri'o : , Brurll , Ueo. ill. There lins
been considerable change hero today. Cap
tain Baker , who loft Xew York In command'
of the N'lcthcroy , Is no longer In charge ot
the new Brazilian cruiser.
The olllccr In charge of her now Is Captain
Xune/ , who was formerly In command of thu
Brazilian warship liepubllca , and who U onu
of the few naval oftlccrs who remained loyal
to President Peixolo.
This causes u great disappointment to tha
American portion of the crow of the Niethu-
roy and has had u had Inlluenco on thoiu.
who were Inclined to continue- the strike for
an increase of wages upon regularly entering
the Brazilian navy.
Will itolnrii llomn ,
The fact that Captain Nunez has assumed
command of the Mcthcro.v has caused many
of thu Americans vho were still hesitating
as to whether they would or would not enter
the Brazilian navy at the samur.iteof wagea
as agreed upon at Xew York to decide upon
returning to the United Slates. They werq
perfectly willing to light under Captain
Baker , but they HIM not so willing undcD
Captain Nunez.
It is understood that stronsr inducement !
are being held out to Captain Baker to servo
ns second in command , but the result is not
known as thH dispatch U sent. It seems
that the majority of the gun crows , which
nave been so successfully trained slnco
leaving Now York , will bo prevailed upon to
remain with the Nlothuroy , us it seems to ba
admitted on all sid.-s that it would bo ut
terly impossible lo sccnro Brazilians who
could man the r.ipld-tlto guns , to say noth
ing'of the dynamite ( /mi , with anything likv
ttio ofiioiency displayed by the Amcric.m
crows. But , as Uii'nn Inj'.c no-.v. It app ar
Hlccly that , Uiu ( Iromun uiui stokjr.s as well
as i ( number o.f ab.lo syiiiuu and orJinAUM
seamen from Nuw York will bo replaced by
men of other nationalities who can ba
picked up at this or other points.
All U'rll nil ( lit ! America.
The second iiieco of important news which
the Associated piMss correspondent on board
the Isictberoy has Just received is to the
effect that , her consort 'tho' America has
arrived safely at Maratuho , the largest , town
and seaport of the state of Maranalio , in tiio
northern portion of Brazil. Wo hour briefly
that all Is well on board the America , but
wo have no particulars regarding the acci
dent which happened to her. The Kcner.il
opinion exnressod hero is that the accident/
In the engine room of the America was
simply the ordinary disabling of one of the
air pumps and It is not believed that thcro
is any truth in the stories about the liruzll-
iaa insurgent agents being on board ol her
or that anybody willfully did any damage to
the machinery.
* * However , everybody is anxiously awaiting1
the arrival of the America which Is expected
tomorrow , nnd it Is announced that the two
vessels will almost immodliitely aftorw.mlH
sail for Bnlii.i , or snmo other port to tno
south of us , when ) HIM two cruisers expect.
to rccci\o dctinilo orders as lo their futuru
movements.
It is currently reported hero thai Admiral
do Mcllo is ns well informed concerning thu
movembtits of thu Nictheroy and America aa
is President Peixolo.
Trouble on thn Nletlinriiy.
Just as 1 close this dispatch 1 hear a
rumor lhat there la troublu among Ihe crow
of iho X'othoroy. ' Should thU ho iho case
Ihero may Do some further delay in thu de
parture of the iwo cruisers southward , but
wo still expccl lo see the America tomorrow
or the ncn day at latest , aim wo shall feel
much more confident of auccesa when out'
consort Is a1 anchor near us. Throughout
yesterday wo were taking on provisions. ,
water and coal , of a character apparently
very much inferior to thut which wo shipped
In Now York. In any case wo expect to ho
ready to sail southward an soon an our con-
son. the America , Is ready to proceed
with us.
As 1 have already cabled you , nil Is ijulot
hero and not much is known concerning the
situation of affairs nt ICio do .lanulro. I liavo
been unoftlchilly Informed that U would ho
advisable for me. to abstain from touching
upon iho political afr.iir.-t of Brazil , but I do
not ihink 1 am Inciirrm tliu Hunger of hav
ing my dispatches suppressed when I ay
that what little now.s lias reached hero
seems to Indicate lhil : i'resldonl Pclxoto
has had some successes of nn Important na
ture. nnd thut ho expects his cause will
eventually triumph. The people linreabouta
buum sumowlm concerned as to the result.
fought Ainillior
News was roccivcd hut night that a
oral ( ingiigwuanl betwoijn the rebel i > lil.3 | .
and tno rubol forts : is begun Monday u-jrn- ;
ing in the hirlwof KIo de .Innciro. The
tight on both oldos is ! > : iM to have boon so-
vnro , and the result of the engagement 1
not Known : is this uulno is scut.
Dispatches rouoivoj hnro from Illo do
. ( autilro tuluy also say that ( 'onnimndcr
I'ielilm : , tlu < sonliir naval nfilcur of thu
United State * ships at HU , has announced
to thu merchants and Khij ) captains thcro
that hndcifllnoi to ira.iraiHou i lie safety of
the anchoiMKO asud by merchant vcfu-lH
iiotr fordlschai jing and unlu.idlg : : cargoo *
into Ughtent ,
A repoot lias gained circulation hero that
President Pelioto and his government an >
iienrly bankrupt ami that the financial
strain thai ho anil his friends are subject to
cani'Ot ' ondiire ni'U'li longor. This rumot *
may have Us origin In Insurgent source ? , nnd
i > i given for what it is worth.
All cables to and from ttio south have
been stopped by orJevj of thu ollldals hero
oral KIo dc. Janeiro ui'J : ' the utmost anxiety Is
expressed ns to the result of Uio ballln now
going on belwoon t'lo Insurgunl und govurn-
force * .
( 'upiuln Nillirx | n Commanil ,
I.atc to tuv Cantata Nunez , the new com *
min < loroj the Kk'lheroy , shipped mty novr
mcu and cent several of tb hw.v York crevr ,