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Till ? HAT A If A HATTY HI ? . 17. RIJMI1AV .lirVR 17 RANSOM'S ' SON SPECULATED His Attention Wai Callol to the Fact by a Newspaper Correspondent , JT WAS A SURPRISE TO HIM v . . - = - Amount Involved In thn ( Speculation , How Uer , Wag Only a few Hollar * Raniom Ilcfcrs to Other 1'itrtlcn to Corroborate - roborato IIU Statement. WASHINGTON , Juno 1C. Senator Ran- torn created a slight sensation when he ap peared before the senate Sugar trust In vestigating committee today. I It- was asked , tta were the others who were before the committee , the following questions by Sena tor Lodge : "Has any member of your fam ily or any person In your employ , or any clerk employed under the laws of the United StateB In your service , been to your knowl edge Interested In any of the ways Indi cated In any of the preceding questions In any transaction In Sugar stocks or certifi cates during the period mentioned ? " Replying to the question , Mr. Ransom asked leave to make a statement. On the night of last Thursday he had been visited at his home by Mr. Howland , correspondent of tne New York Press , who asked him substantially the same questions as had been put to him by the committee. Mr. Hansom made explicit denial , whereupon Mr. How- land Informed him that a brokerage firm In this city , Sllshco & Co. , had an entry In their books which Indicated that the sen ator had speculated In Sugar stocks during tbo period of the tariff debate. "Mr. Howland , " continued Mr. Ransom , "asked mo If I knew any other person by the name of Ransom In the city. I told Mm I knew of but one person In the city by the name of Hansom other than myself , George W. , who was my clerk. He asked mo where he was , and I said he was in the parlor and I would step In and bring him In. I was perhaps more cautious than was required , and I said to Mr. Howland that I would thank him to come to the door so that ho could see no communication should take place between mo and my son. I went to the parlor door , where George was , and beckoned him to come In , I did not speak to him or see him between the parlor and : ny room , and when he eot In my room I asked the gentlemen to state their business to him and told my son whatever the mat ter was to tell the truth about It. Ho then stated to those In my presence that he hod bought some Sugar stock on the 17th or 18th of April. Ho put up a margin of J10 , which he paid the broker on Sugar stock. He said on the same day he put up a margin of $25 on cotton. He said ho lost the bet on cotton and made S110 on Sugar , and that after that he repeated the came bet on Sugar , but not on cotton , and I think he lost the second. He then stated ho and Captain Barnes , a messenger here nt the commerce committee room , after that on two occasions bought $10 worth of Sugar -stock. They went In together , and I asked the correspondent to examine my son as fully as he pleased and examine Captain Barnes , too. Mr. Hansom proceeded to re late that about two weeks ago the Captain Barnes previously alluded to , had come to him to tell him that a friend had Informed him that he ( the senator ) had been speculat ing In Sugar. The senator denied the story and sent Barnes to Investigate It. The latter returned with the assurance that there was no basis for the assertion. The senator had told the correspondent. Howland , about this Incident , withholding the name of Barnes' Informant , which had been communicated to him In confidence. Senator Hansom advised the committee to examine Mr. Barnes and see if his story did not correspond with what had just been stated to the committee. Senator Gray asked ! "Had you any knowl edge whatever until this interview with Mr. Howland on the evening you speak of , of bets pf your son with this broker In Sugar and .cotton ? " v Senator Ransom" replied : "I never dreamed of such a thing. I never thought of It. I wotuld not have believed It. The truth of It was I went to my son with a great deal of confidence and told him that this correspond ent wanted to see him. The paper shows that when he- bought this Sugar stock I was iut of the city ; the 18th of April was when wo were at Governor Vance's funeral at Ashevllle. I may state to the committee that I have no Interest wnatever and never had stock or trade or anything else In any way since I have been in the senate. " Senator Quay was questioned and said he had been dealing In stock's more or less all his life and for the past twenty months had been buying and selling Sugar stocks. The day before the vote was taken he sold all he had at a loss so It could not be charged that It Influenced his , vote. He said he had not been furnished any Information as to what the finance committee would do with the sugar schedule and that formed no part of his basis of purchase or sale. He saw no reason why a United States senator should not avail himself of a plain business propo sition and he Intended to transact any such business In the future as he had In the past. A number of other senators were exam ined during the day , but none of them gave any testimony beyond the denial of the categorical questions concerning the purchase and ownership of Sugar stocks or knowledge of any purchase by any one connected with them , either officially or , domestically. The list Includes Senators 'Gordon , Jones of Nevada , Kyle , McLaurlnr Manderson , Mills , Mitchell of Wisconsin , Morrlll , Murphy , I'almor , Pascoe. Perkins , PJatt , Proctor , Pugh.t Roach , Sherman , Shoup. Squire , Stew art , Teller , Turple , Vest , Morgan , Power , Vllas , Voorhees and White , FKWlJlLLS IIAVi : HUCOHG L VW3. KlBhty-rivo Pnbllo nmt Klghteen l'rl\nte 11111 * Have rnsnecl the Lower Houso. WASHINGTON , June 16. The limited number of bills Introduced and laws enacted by the present congress Is almost without precedent. Up to today but eighty-five pub lic measures have been enacted Into law and the private bills are limited to the unprece dented number of eighteen. The , whole num ber ot bills Introduced Into the house up to date Is 7,453 , which Is far below the average. Of these , 1,086 have been reported , which Is also far below the usual number at this date. The falling1 oft in the bills , reports , etc. , has been so great that It has been one of the main causes for the recent wholesale reduction of force In the government printIng - Ing ofllce. U Is said that the former , public printer , Mr. Palmer , established his force with the expectation tlmt the amount of work to bo done by this congress would keep pace with ' .hat of former congresses , and that this In .wrt accounts for the large surplus of help "ubllo Printer Benedict found when ho re- jcntly assumed charge. The large falllng-off In general legislation is attributed ti > the- centering of Interests In the tariff and to the depleted condition of the treasury. Senators and members have known that It was useless to press bills for public buildings and other appropriations In vlow of the stringency of the treasury , and they haye refrained from Introducing or urging private measures. At present there are -125 private bills on the house calendar awaiting a hearing , which Is In marked contrast with the eighteen pri vate measures which have become laws. As a rule the private pension nets are so num erous that the total of private bills Is very large. The house calendar up to date la clear of all appropriation bills except the deficiency and the Indian , the latter being about to pass. There are , however , 130 Important government bills awaiting action , and elghty- flve bills of a. general character not carrying an appropriation. Of the more Important measures languishing on the calendar are those admitting New Mexico and Oklahoma to the union ; to send a congressional com mission to examine the Nicaragua canal route ; to fully adjudicate swamp land grants ; to prohibit pensions to non-residents ; to es tablish consular Inspection of Immigrants ; to Investigate the effect ot machinery on labor ; to Investigate the wages of women and chil dren ; to construct canals from Lake Superior to ) ho Mississippi river and from Lake Erie to the Qhlo river ; to prohibit dealing * In options ; to promote the efficiency ot the mllltla ; to establish & uniform bank * ruptcy xyitcm and to aid the Southern Cot ton exposition. Quite a number ot these bills will get a hearing , but the number to bs Interrupted by adjournment wilt be ex ceptionally large. THOMAS ll.\YNKSUtOIl > S-i. ScniHtlon Created by an Ex-Congrctimati In Wellington , WASHINGTON , June It. In a fit of despondency resulting from a long and In curable Illness , and depressed by a sudden and violent attack of dangerous symptoms , Thomas Bayne , the well known cx-reprc- scntatlve of the Allegheny district In con gress , at 10.15 o'clock this morning fore stalled the end by sending a bullet through his head and killing himself Instantly. At the time Mr. Baync was alone In his handsome and luxurious home , 1629 Massa chusetts avenue , In the most ultrafashionable able part of the city , with the exception of the servants , his wife being temporarily absent In Philadelphia. He had been III for a long time , and It was Indeed his bad health that caused him to relinquish his labors In congress which had crowned him with distinction , and where ho had earned a reputation as a clever , vigorous debater and an expert en the complexities of the metal schedules of tariff bills , About eighteen months ago he was Induced to take a voyage around the world and when he returned last July It appeared that ho had Improved very much. This gain was but temporary ary , however , and he suffered greatly from Ills of depression consequent upon the muta tions of his disease , which was consumption. Recently he failed so much that It became necessary to have a trained nurse constantly with him. About 8 o'clock this morning he called the nurse and said he was suffering , having just had a hemorrhage which had covered his breast with blood. The nurse did everything In her power to make him comfortable , but at 10:111 : o'clock when she was absent from the sick room for a mo ment a shot rang out. She rushed back to find him lying unconscious with a revolver beside him and a ghastly hole In his right temple. Medical help was speedily sum moned and Dr. Sou era responded , but when he reached the bedside Mr. Bayne had breathed his last. Coroner Woodward , who had been called , decided that the facts were so evident an Inquest was unnecessary. He therefore gave the necessary certificate of death self-inflicted. The news of the sad event spread rapidly and the Pennsylvania delegation In congress being notified Hon. W. A. Stone , Mr. Bayne's successor In congress , came to the house and took charge of affairs , summoning an under taker and addressing a telegram to Mrs. Bayne In Philadelphia. The response was that she would reach Washington at 1:45 : a. m. Meanwhile the funeral arrangements will await her decision , though It Is expected that the remains will be Interred In Al legheny. PITTSBURG , June 16. The news of the suicide of Colonel Thofhas Bayne created a painful sensation In this city , where he was widely kno.vn and very popular. He was married to a daughter of Mr. Smith of the well known firm of Hosteller & Smith. She was very wealthy , having acquired a large fortune through her father. Colonel Bayne had also accumulated a snug fortune him self. He was the founder of the Plttsburg Press of this city , and was Interested In many other enterprises. AUKICUI.TUKAI. DEPARTMENT KKPOIIT. Some Valuable Statistics from Foreign Countries Published. WASHINGTON , June 16. Among the more Important articles contained In a re port about to be Issued by the division of statistics , United States Department of Agriculture , In addition to the usual report on the 10th of the month on the condition of the crop , there Is a detailed statement of the tariff rates on the principal cereals and on flour In European countries , showing the discrimination , where such exists , against American flour. There Is also a report , upon the Russian crop of 1893 , Including a report upon the crops of the Russian Caucasus , a region , which has in recent years been greatly developed as an available source of wheat supply for the Europea'n niarkets. From the advance sheets of the report upon the agricultural conditions and resources of Mexico , In course of preparation In the divi sion , two articles are reproduced , one coverIng - Ing the climate of Mexico and th e other being an exhaustive report vyion the status and business of the Mexican railways. PROPOSED SILVER CONFERENCE. Mexican Government Still Working to Got Silver Using Nations Tocother. WASHINGTON , June 16. The result of the steps taken by the Mexican governnment to ascertain the sentiment of the silver- using nations of 'the world toward a con ference on that subject at the City of Mexi co are being watched with much Interest by the advocates of a further-1 use of the whtto metal In this city. Should a sufficient number of these nations indicate their will ingness to send delegates to a conference , one will bo held , and the belief Is expressed by thos'o In a position to know that such will bo the case. Peru and the Argentine Repub lic have already signified a willingness to participate In a conference , but the United States has not yet Indicated Its attitude on the subject. China and Japan are also expected to return favorable answers , though as yet sufficient time- has not elapsed In which to receive a reply. It Is expected thai If a conference Is held It will take place during the latter part of the present year. WESTKKN TENSIONS. Veterans of the f.'ato War Itemcmheretl hy the ( Joneral Government. WASHINGTON , June 16. ( Special to The Bee. ) Pensions granted , Issue of June 4 , were : Nebraska : Renewal John. Hill , Omaha , Douglas. loua : Original Thomas O. Henderson , Osceola , Clarke ; Stephen S. Thing , Brad ford , Chlckasaw ; Romulus Langhery , Dow City , Crawford. Renewal James L. Dan iels , Des Moines , Polk ; Ell Ueerbower , Chesterfield , Polk. Increase Jones L. Read , Enple Grove , Wright. Reissue Charles M. Btlnson. Washington , Washington. Reis sue and Increase Joseph W. Wllmolh , Ol- tumwn , Wnpello. Original widows , etc. Harriet A. Strayer , Davenport , Scott ; KHz- nboth P. Lawrence , Tnmn , Tamn. Colorado : Orlslnnl Jose Dolores Ollvns , Trinidad. Las Anlmas ; John K. Mahoney , Aspen , I'ltkln. Montana : Additional Jacob Bertsch , An aconda , Deer Lodge , Mexican wnr sur vivors. Increase George Robinson , Martins- dale Mengher. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ALLEN HAS A TENSION HILL. Wouhl Tny In Taper 813 Ter Month to i\cry : Honorably Ulnchnrceil Soldier. WASHINGTON , June 16. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Senator Allen today In troduced a bill granting a service pension of | 12 per monlh to every honorably discharged soldier and sailor of the Untied States dur ing the civil war. The bill provides for the widows and children of soldiers and sailors , and also makes provision for the manufac ture of paper money , lo be called pension money ot Ihe United States , for the purpose of paying these pensions. The bill was re ferred to the committee on pensions. CorrmimndeiiU o Uo Arrulcncd Tuesday. WASHINGTON , June 16. The correspond ents , Edwards and Shrlver , who have been Indicted by the grand jury for refusing to answer the questions of the senate Sugar trust Investigation committee , have been noti fied to appear for arraignment next Tuesday. They had expected to be arraigned today and appeared at the district attorney's of fice , but were excused. U Is undoratood that the grand Jury Is expected to complete 1U investigation ot the charge against Chapman , Ihe New York broker wh.o has been pre sented with the same charge , BO , that he may be arraigned at the name time. I'ontmastcrs Mutt He More Particular. WASHINGTON , June 16 , The postmaster general has received complaints that In de livering mall matter tram the general de livery , postotuce olllclals are In the habit ot looking for letters only when papers are not especially aiketl for. An order has con sequently been Issued to postmasters to the effect that all classes of mall matter must b delivered with the same care to persons properly entitled to It. sutulc today , Courtland , beaclu WOOL 'SCHEDULE ' PASSED Republican Senators fkcuro Some Modifica tions in Manufactured Woolens. QUAY FINISHES HIS LONG SPEECH Senator Teller Opcni the Uay'n Proceeding * In the Semite with n Dlicunnlon of the 11111 to Open the Ute Itcs- crxitlon In Colorado. WASHINGTON , June 16. At the opening of the senate today Mr. Teller asked unani mous consent to consider the house bill dis approving the recent , negotiations of J. Montgomery Smltti and other United States commissioners with the Southern Ute Indians and confirming ttie treaty provisions ot June , 18SO , for the allotment of lands In severally , etc. Mr. Teller explained the provisions of the bill which permitted the Southern Utes to select lands any place within th"lr rcser- vatlon within a given lime or lo go west forty miles , Its object was to rpsn up the cast end of the reservation after such of the Ute Indians as desired had selected their lands. The bill encountered some opposition from Mr. Vllas. A commission appointed six years ago had negotiated with these In dians for the surrender of their reservation , which lay like a barrier between Colorado and New Mexico , and which should be opened In the Interest of Colorado. The trcaly they had made bad been satisfactory to the Ules , but had been opposed by some people who had gained the Impression thai U would place Ihe Utcs In possession of more valuable lands than they now bold. He did not like lo give his consent to a bill thai would overrule a treaty and take from the Utes two-thirds of their lands , giving in return a tract much less In extent. Mr. Teller finally decided In view of the opposition to allow the bill to go over until Monday. A bill was passed authorizing Commander Dennis W. Mullan , U. S. A. , to accept a medal presented to htm by the Chilian gov ernment. Anolher bill passed fixes Ihe price of desert land at $1.25 and authorizes he refund of payments In excess of thai price. The tariff bill was laid before Ihe senate and the vote was Immediately taken on the pending amendment of Mr. Peffer , to trans fer all manufactures composed wholly or In part of wool to Ihe free list. II was de feated 3 to 46. The three populists , Allen , Kyle and Pef fer voted In favor of It. Mr. Hansbrough announced thai he would have voled "nay" had he nol been paired. The nenalc then plunged Into the actual consideration of the \vool schedule. DISCOURAGING SHODDY INDUSTRY. The first paragraph (278) ( ) placed a duty of 15 per cent on wool and hair In the form of stubbing , waste , mungo , shoddy , corded waste , carbonized noils and wool In the form of roving , roping or lops in Ihe fol lowing paragraphs dutiable at 15 per cenl. Mr. Vest explained lhat Ihe finance com- mllleo had been moved to place a duty on shoddy and waste In order to exclude them from the country , lo Ihe end lhal Ihe manu- faclure of shoddy so prevalenl In this country might , lo a certain extent , cease. One of the purposes of placing wool on the free lUt was to discourage the manufacture of shoddy. Under the McKlnley act the manufacture of shoddy , Mr. Vest said , had doubled. Last year It reached $90,000,000. Mr. Aldrich contended there was nothing illeglllmale In Iho manufaclure of shoddy. The reducllon In duty on shoddy ( from 3 cents per pound to 15 per cent ad valorem ) proposed In this bill , Mr. Aldrich said , would stimulate rather than discourage the production of shoddy goods. Mr. Quay took the floor and proceeded to deliver the tenlh Installment of his speech begun on April 15. This Installment of Mr. Quay's speech proved tobe'the lasl , and after speaking Uvo hours he announced he had concluded. A vet § was Ihen taken on the finance com mittee amendment to strike out paragraph 287 , and It was carried. The Jones amend ment to the next paragraphs made flocks , mungo , shoddy and wool In the form of rov- Intf , roping'or tops , dutiable at 15 per cent Instead of 25 per cent , as In the house bill. Mr. Aldrich appealed to Mr. Jones to withdraw this amendment on the ground thai It Would deVtroy Ihe spinning Induslry In Ihe Untied Slates , but the amendment was agreed to. AJr. Jones withdrew the finance committee amendment making all woolen qnd worsted yarns valued at less than 40 cents p'er p5und dutiable at 30 per cent , and above 40 cents at 40 per cent ad valorem. The latter was an Increase over the bouse rate of 5 per cent. It was also agreed to. Paragraph 281 , with Iho proposed Jones amendments , place a duly on knit fabrics and all fabrics made on knitting machines , not Including wearing apparel , and on shawls made wholly or In part of wool or worsted , valued at less than 40 cents per pound , 35 per cent ; valued at more than 40 cents , 40 per cent. The Jones amendment was agreed lo. In Ihe nexl paragraph. No. 282 , he wllh- drew Ithe committee compromise amend ments , leaving It as It came from the house , making the rates on blankets , wool bats , flannels , etc. , valued at not more than 30 cents , 25 pqr cent ; valued at more lhan 30 cenls per pound , 30 per cent ad valorem. REPUBLICANS GAIN A POINT. Mr. Jones next offered the amendment agreed upon since the consideration of the woolen schedule began today , making the duty on women's and children's dress goods and other dress goods , including such as have India rubber as component parts , valued at not over 50 cents40 per cent ami at more than 50 cents. 50 per cent. Mr. Coke of Texas demanded the yeas and nays on this amendment. The republicans , with the exception of Mr. Teller , voled solidly for Ihe amendment , as did all Ihe democrats , excepl Messrs. Berry and Coke. The populists , Peffer and Kyle , voted against It. Carried , 48 to 5. On ready made clothing the rate was fixed at 45 per cent ad valorem ( the present duly being SO per cenl ) . The rale on cloaks , dolmans , ulsters and olhcr outside garments for ladles end children , composed wholly or In part of wool , was fixed al 50 per cent On webbing , suspenders , braids , lace , em broideries , elc. , 50 per cenl. The rates on Saxony , Wilton and Tourney velvet carpets and .tnpeatry Brussels and treble Ingrain and all chain Venetian carpets were fixed at 35 per cent. The ratei on wool , Dutch and two-ply Ingrain carpets , druggets and backings and carpets not specially provided for were fixed at 30 per cent. The Jones amendments to make the woolen schedule go Into effect January 1 , ,1895 , Instead of December 2 , 1S94 , as provided In Ihe houte bill , were agreed lo , and the house provisions subjecting the rates In the woolen schedule lo 1 per cenl reducllon annually uplll 1900 was stricken out , COMMENCED ON SILK. Schedule L , silks and silk goods , was then taken up , with the understanding lhal para graph 298 , relating lo silk partially manu factured from cacoons , waste silk , thrown silk not advanced moro than singles , and silk thread and yarns , and paragraph 299 , relating to velvets , plush , etc. , be passed over until Monday. The rates on webbings , gor Ings , beltings , fringes , etc. , made wholly erIn In part of silk , were fixed at 50 per cent. On laces and embroldertcN , handkerchiefs , veils , ready made clothing and other articles ot wearing apparel , composed In whole or In part of silk , 50 per cent , and other manu factures of silk , not specially provided for , 45 per cent. This completed Ihe silk schedule , and Ihen , al 40 : p. m. , Ihe senate went Into executive session , and 5 o'clock adjourned until Mon day. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CLOSURE IN TIIESENATE. Change In the Kule * Likely When the Tariff l Uliposed Of. WASHINGTON , June 16. It Is possible that some proposition looking toward a change of the rules In the senate may be proposed after the tariff bill U passed. There has been a loud demand In certain quarters for a closure rule during the con sideration of the tariff bill , but such a de mand could not be enforced when a measure of such magnitude was already under discus sion. sion.Mr. . Cockrell ot Mlatourl , In discussing the uubject of cloiure , said : "It would be Im possible to attempt to change the rules wheu A bill la under consideration , and cs- i pcclally If there wn lany desire to prevent Its passage by extcjfadt debate. The prop osition to change tmrrnles could b : debated as Ions as the que ( ioanltsclf. This Is rec ognized by any pergoru ho has cv r looked Into the matter. It nhould be In favor of a proposition changlngathe rules so that the majority could control the passage of revenue and appropriation rjllli. Any party that Is Intrusted with powyj ; ought to have control of Biich bills and ouiht to be allowed by the rules of the sonata Xoienforce a vote after reasonable dlpctisslon. To that extent I would favor a cbatttc > vin the present rules of the senate. It-would not do to Iry nnd change the rules n Wbut when there Is no greal question beforc-.itlic senate and when all senators can look , it the proposition unin fluenced by any oth/sr question and unbiased by partisanship ttienalcr ) can be considered In a business way anil decided. " MM : > roic'riii ' : ARMY. Colonel Harbor Will Succeed Major Sclnvan on ( ieiicral llrookn'ft MafT. WASHINGTON , Juno 16. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) By direction of the sec retary of war the following changes In the stations and duties of officers of the army are made : Lieutenant Colonel Merrltt Bar ber , assistant adjutant general , Is relieved from duty In this ofllce to take effect July 15 , 1894 , and will then proceed to Omaha , and report In person lo Ihe commanding general , Department of the Platle , for duly as asslst- anl adjulant general. Major Schwan , on being thus relieved , win proceed to St. Paul , Minn , , and report In person to the commandIng - Ing general , Department of Dakota , for duty as acting Inspector general of that depart ment , to relieve Lieutenant Colonel Jacob F. Kent , Eighteenth Infantry , who , In being thus relieved , will proceed to Join such sta- lion as may be assigned him by Ihe com manding general , Department of Texas. L'eutenanl Colonel William J. Volmar , as sistant adjutant general , Is relieved from duty In this ofllce , to take effect July 15 , 1S94 , and will then proceed to Governor's Island , N. Y. , and report In person to the command ing general , Department cf the East , for duty as assistant to the Inspector general of thai deparlmenl , lo relieve Captain Henry J. Nowlan , Sevenlh cavalry , who , on being Ihus relieved , will proceed to join his troop. Major James C. Merrill , surgeon , Is re lieved from duty In the ofllce of the surgeon general , lo lake effect July 1 , 1894 , and will report In person to the commanding ofllcer Fort Sherman , Idaho , for duly at that sta tion , and by letler lo Ihe commanding gen eral , Department ot the Columbia. Leave of absence for Ihree months Is granlcd Major James C. Merrill , surgeon , lo lake effect July 1 , 1894. The commandant of Ihe Unllcd States military prison. Fort Leavenworth , Kan. , will grant Hospital Steward Henry O. Cabell , now on duty at the prison , a furlough for two months commencing July 10 , 1894. Private Aimer J. Brown , company II , Sev- enlesnlh Infantry , now at Fort D. A. Rus sell , Wyo. , will be discharged from the ser vices of the United States under the provisions - visions of paragraphs 3 and 4 , general orders 17 , March 2 , 1893 , from this office , on .re ceipt of this order by the commanding officer of his station. Leave of absence for three months , to take effect on or about June 30. 1894 , Is granted Major Charles G. Vlele , First cav alry. alry.The extension of leave of absence granted Captain Thomas Sharp , Seventeenth Infantry , In specter orders May 21 , 1894 , Department of the Platle , Is further exlendexl one month. The leave of absence on surgeon's cer tificate of dlsablllly granled Caplain Joshua Fowler. Second cavalry , In special orders May 17 , 1894 , Departmenl of Colorado , I * exlended one monlh on surgeon's cerllficale of disability , and he Is aulhorlzed lo leave the Department of Colorado. NEW YORK KEET8 THE WAREHOUSE. Point of Order ' jla'fled anil Sus nlncd Against'I t ; Rcmoul. . "WASHINGTON. June 16. The Indian ap propriation bill was passed by the house today substanllallyasroporled from Ihe com- mlllee. /i The house got Into a parllamenlary wrangle over the approval 'ot./the record Iho first thing , , Iho quesllon/ibnglne , on whether or not Mr. . Richardson * ha'flunanimous consent yesterday for his .expfdhatlon , and whether or not he had risen to a question of personal privilege. The mailer ended by Ihe/ house deciding ; to allow Iho Journal lo stand un changed. The Indian approprlallon bill was taken up and the reading concluded. A point of order made by Mr. Strauss of New York against the proviso for Ihe removal of Iho Indian warehoune from New York lo Chicago was sustained. An amendment offered by Mr. Holman was agreed to providing lhat Ihe Pueblo and Jocarllla agencies In New Mexico should be abolished and consolidated wllh Ihe Soulhern Ule agency In Colorado. The hour of 3 o'clock having arrived Iho bill was reported lo Ihe house , and the previous question ordered. The bill was passed , 156 to 33 , and at .4:40 : p. m. the house adjourned. Department of the 1'latte. A garrison court martial has been ordered to convene at Fort Nlobrara Tuesday , June 19. Lleutenanl A. G. C. Quay , Fiflh cavalry , at present aide-de-camp to General Brooke , will be appointed acting ordnance officer for the Department of the Platle , lo lake Ihe place of Caplain Ayres , who goes lo Ihe arsenal al Governor's Island July 1. O.tKCS TESTIMOXY .ILL J.V. Trosalc Closing to a I-on nnd Wearisome Intcstlgfitlon. MILWAUKEE , June 16. "Is that all , gen tlemen , " asked Master In Chancery Carey at 10:25 : this morning. "I am through , " said Colonel Pettlt. "I have nothing more , " said General Mc- Naught. "Then the door Is closed. " In thai dry and prosaic fashion the long and wearisome Oakes Investigation Into the Northern Pacific came to an end so far as the taking of testimony. The argumenls , which will probably occupy two or three days , are yet to be heard. U Is the general opinion of those who have followed the tes- llmony closi ly that the Investigation has strengthened the position of Mr. Oakes very materially. Illoodhonmls to Truck n rieml. MEXICO , Mo. , June 16. Miss Fannie Throckmorton , Ihe 18-year old daughter of Richard Throckmorton , a weallhy farmer of this vlclnlly , was criminally assaulled by an uhknown man. The farmers are up In arms , searching for the criminal. Telegrams have been sent to Jefferson City for bloodhounds. TELEUIt.tl'lllC JIltlKF.'i. fiJU Colonel Hatch expects to get the anti- option bill before congress Monday. W. W. Bowers vhii nominated for congress by the republicans.of-tiie Seventh California district. 3iill "Bllter Creek , " ione of the Dalian gang , got five years fort hurao stealing at Perry , Okl. , yesterday. i , ( ii. The Memphis Appeal-Avalanche was sold at public auction > on 'execution yesterday. It brought $65,000. ' ; * ' ! , Judge Payne emletl all hope of a continu ance In .the Prendergnil case on the openIng - Ing of court yesierdayi Officers ot Iho .br &apcake & Ohio road deny the story tha t jjColonel Brecklnrldge was to bo fired from his position as attor ney for Ihe road. . . Although Ihe Creo jndlans near Great Falls , Mont. , have been prohibited from giving public exhibitions , they are giving the sun dance on the quiet. George Fehrendbach , a typewriting teacher , Is under arrest at Minneapolis a a fugitive from San Francisco , where an eight- year sentence for swindling awaits him. Judge Bartholomew at Indianapolis refused to order the forfeit put up by the second mortgage bondholder ! ot the I. D. & E. W. road when they bought the road returned to them. At Paris. Tex. , yesterday Emmerson Allen , Cephas Wright and Thompson Wade , Indians , and Thomas Moorland , Eugene Fulks and Tom Moon , white , were sentenced to be hanged for murder , John and Fillmore - more Ball and Bob Bantwell will be sen tenced July 9 , Elegant music today , Courtland. beach. . 1 PLAGUE CATCHES THEM A'I : s Its Ravages on the Low.r Or.ler of Animals. FINALLY ATTACKS THE HUMAN FAMILY Cnu c of the I'lnguo Appears to Ho I'olt * oiled runic * \Vhloli Hl o from the J-.arlh JlHy Sprruil Oter the Whole Karth. WASHINGTON' , June 1C. Tlio records of the Department of State throw light on the singular plague which Is now ravaging China ami make It trident that this moat fatal disease Is really very similar to the black death or plague which devastated London as told by Defoe. It has Its origin In Yunnan , a Chinese province , where It Is epidemic. The Catho lic missionaries there held that It was ically a pestilential emanation slowly rising in equitable stratum from the ground itnd ns It Increases In depth all animals arc , as It were , drowned In Its poisonous Hood the smaller creatures being first engulfed end man , the tallest of all , suffering last. Its approach often may be foretold from the ( > - traorellnary movements of the rats , who leave their holes and crevices and Issue onto the floors without a trace of their accus tomed timidity , springing continually up wards from their hind legs as If they were trying to jump out of something. The rets fall dead , and then comes the turn of the poultry ; after the poultry have succumbed , pigs , goats , ponies and oxen successively die off. off.Small Small red postules rise , generally In the armpits , 'but occasionally in other glandular regions. If several postules appear the case Is not considered so hopeless as when tlvy are few. The sufferer Is soon seized with extreme weakness , followed In a few hours by agonizing aches In every part of the body , dellrum shortly ensues and In nine cases out of ten the result Is fatal. It often happens the patient suddenly , to all appearances , re covers and leaves his bed , but In such cas < .s the termination Is always a collapse and death. As soon as a corpse appears the Chi nese desert the mulcted , leaving him In a room with a jug of water , and peering In the windows at Intervals and prodding the vic tim with a long pole to ascertain If life is extinct. To make matters worse , In the country the corpses are not burled , but laid out In the sun to decay , poisoning the air for miles around. The disease was never known before 1CSO , when It appeared during the great Mo'iam- meilan rebellion. It Is known In Yangtse-Yu under the name of bubonls fever , In Laos , In Slam , In Ourmah and In Queycho , China , where it prevailed for years. Never before , however , has It made Its way to Canton and to Hong Kong , whence It may spread over the earth. One reason for attributing Its origin to miasmatic Influences la the fact that It al ways appears upon the planting of rice in May and June. It penetrates by caravans and travelers to the uplands and becomes more se\ere by fall. Sometimes It passes over certain communities in its line of prog ress , but only to return later on , or the nett year. Whenever It appears the people desert their homes and crops and flee to the hills. In some provinces the population is decimated and whole families disappear. WOMAX SUFFKAUi : IN KANSAS. Representatives from tlmt State Think tlio Amendment Will Carry. WASHINGTON , June 16. The declaration of the Kansas populist convention for the woman suffrage amendment was not a sur prise to the congressional delegation from that state. Representative Broderick says ho would not be surprised to see the cause succeed at the polls. Not a few republi cans are In favor of it , he thinks , while the expression of the populist delegates may be fairly taken as showlng Jts strength In that party. * In the event of the election of a woman to congress an Interesting question will be presented concerning her eliglbllty. The house is the Judge of the qualifications of its members , but It thought that a state constitution would create a presumption In favor of a woman member-elect that would largely Influence the house. Representative Baker believes that a woman" suffrage amendment would carry In Kansas. Chicago I.osen the Supply Warehouse. WASHINGTON , June 10. .Chicago lost the Indian supply warehouse today. O'Nell of Massachusetts , In the chair , on motion of Strauss of New York ruling that the pro posed removal of the warehouse from New York to" Chicago was new legislation and on Its face did not reduce appropriation. Census Kmploycs Let Out. WASHINGTON , June 16. The dismissal of twenty employes of the census bureau took effect today , AM3 W C'HZ.Vr.SZ.V.YCM X , TItKA Tl % Southern Republic Throws Open Its Door * ( to tlio Almond I2yai SAN FRANCISCO , June 16. Lai Yung Yow , late Chinese consul general at this city , ' Is In receipt from Tsung LI Yamen , the foreign ofllcer of China , of a notice ot his appointment as ambassador , with full powers to ratify the treaty between Chins , and the Mexican , states. Upon the arrival of a representative of the Chjnese minister , Yung Yue , who Is to accompany the party , the ambassador and his suite will proceed to the City of Mexico. It Is now certain that the ratification of the treaty by both nations Is only a matter of form , and within a short tlmo it will bo In full force and effect. It U understood that Lai Yung Yow , who will negotiate the treaty , will , upon Its ratlflca > tlon , receive the appointment of minister to Mexico. The treaty provides that the Chinese resi dents of Mexico shall have the right of be coming naturalized citizens , with all the rights which belong to the native born citU zens. There will be. no laws of registration or exclusion of Chinese laborers , but , on the contrary , the doors thereto will be thrown wide open. In all matters of commerce the Chinese will bo permitted to enjoy the same privileges as are granted to other foreign nations , In fact , In all things they are to bo treated alike. For these favors the Chinese government will extend the same privileges and courtesies to citizens who may go to China and engage in commerce In that coun. try. The treaty Is liberal In every respect , and no favored nation could ask for more. It Is reported that adoption of the treaty will result In a large exodus from San Fran Cisco Chinatown to Mexico , and that Chinese of this city are < preparing to take advantage of their oportunltles in Mexico. There la talk of a steamship line from Mexico. Balloon aft. and eve. Courtland today. jioniMi'ATii coxrj'.vz/o.v. Ofllccrs of the National Society Klcctcil for the Kiwilnif Yvnr. DENVDn , June 16. The homcopathlsta had a warm discussion today over the re port of the committee on medical legisla tion , which recommended that applicants for practice In the different states should not be subjected to an" examination by a board of examiners. The chairman of the committee was In favor of examination. The election of officers resulted as follows : President , C. E , Fisher. Chicago ; first vice president. Dr. H. G. Curtis , Washington ; second vice president , Dr. E. R. Storke , Denver ; treasurer , Dr. E , M. Kellogg , New York ; assistant treasurer , Dr. Thomas Franklin Smith , New York ; register. Dr. C. S. Hoagg. Norwich , Conn. ; general sec retary , Dr. E. II. Porter , New York ; pro visional secretary. Dr. Frank Kraft , Cleve land , O , Board of censors : Dr. It. Rush of Salem , O. , five years ; Dr. T. C. Duncan of Chicago , four years ; Dr. JulU Holme * ) Smith of Chicago , three years ; Dr. A. C. Cowpor- thwalto of Chicago , two years ; Dr. C. B. Klnyon of Rock Island , 111. , one year , New MUnour ! Wheat Itecelveil. ST. LOUIS , Juno 1C. This year's crop of wheat is an early one , as U Indicated by READ Insurance Companies' Order. Omaha , Juno 10 , 1S9-I. Manager Flro Stock , COLUMBIA CLOTHING CO. : Ctoso out entire balance WET anil SMOKED clothing next week nt any ? ncr- flee , ns wo want this entire matter closed tip just as soon as possible , Yours , THE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.'S , So , beginning Monday , June 19th , The blggo-st ilniirhtor that hn ovoryot taken place for Al clothing , only a little wet , smoked anil mussed will commence. S15.00 , S1S.OO and $ 2'2M suits , high grade easslmores , black ana fancy worsteds , in cutaways and sacks all latest styles , long regent cuts , more easily damaged by smoke than the cheaper grades ( we carried n big stock of those fine goods ) , nnd on which the Insurance companies have to make up n creator per contago of loss makes the reductions on this expensive clothing much larger than on the lower grades. This week this line stock of $15. 913 and 9'2'2 suits is knifed so low that by rend ing the description and prices for thorn below you will readily be surprised. What we do , others cannot. No Omaha firms carrying clothing mndo in sweat house tenements in the slums of Nov York City and who try to misletid the public by stating that the goods are imported can touch the Flro Prices ( although they would feign have you believe it. ) Smell their clothing and sec If it is imported , Th9 Insurance Money is What Knocks , So no envious clothing houses can come so low as to reach the prices on SUCH BEAUTIFUL SUITS As are offered from now on at the Columbia Clothing Co. , for $4.50 , $5 , $6 and $7.50. LATEST FIRE PRICES. 150 elegant gray cassimcre suits in straight and round cut sacks , regent cut , $4.50 each. 200 cutaway { 4-buttonl frocks in tans , grays ana oxford ? , were -only wet , now dry. ' pressed and all right , go at So.OO. 275 suits in cutaways and sacks , even Prince Alberts amongst them , now take your choice at 30.00 and $10.00. 500 suits , odds and ends , for short and stout , long and slim , all styles and pat terns , take your choice for $ " . . "iO to $10.00 each. } Wilson Bros. ' negligco shirts at "oc , worth SI.50. BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS ; UOO boys' and children's suits at half former prices , from 75c up. 200 dozen huuibiitchcd handkerchiefs ( largo size ) for gsntlomcn , some that are hand embroidered amongst , them , slightly soiled by water , now go at 12jc each , formerly brought Hue to50e. Columbia Clothing Co. , 't Corner 13th and Farnam Streets. receipts of the grain In St. Louis nnd Balti more at as early a date as Ihe middle ot June. Today a car of new Missouri wheat arrived here from Charleston , In the south east section oi this stale. Its quality was good and the condition excellent , although the berry was smaller than usual , but ex perts declared It a good No. 2 wheat. The carload was auctioned off on call at 66 cents. This was 8 cents above the price obtained for regular No. 2 red. VTAll in'.MUCUATH 3IEKT. Governor West Tell * Thorn the Democratic Tarty in > 'ot Ucuil. SALT LAKE , June 16. The territorial democratic convention was held today , with 165 delegates present. The convention was called to order by Hon. C. C. Richards , who reviewed the history of the democratic party In Ulah , ' Including1 Its contesl for supremacy with Ihe JTuscnrora sociely at Ihe national convention al Chicago. The purposes of Iho convenllon'wcre bel forlh as the election of a'new territorial committee ami Iho Iransac- Uon of such other business as mlghl be necessary. A committee on resolutions was appointed nnd a recess taken for thlrly minutes. Pending the assemblage of the convention Governor West delivered a speech. He said the Idea that democracy was gelling Inlo Ill-rcpule wllh Ihe people was a delusion and a snare. He predicted lhal during Ihe present month the tariff bill would be passed , and thus a great pledge of the demo- carlo party with Ihe people would be kepi. Ho said if silver was ever rehabilitated 11 would have lo be done by Iho democratic parly , uho first made il constitutional money. The reporl of the resolutions committee was read. The report was very long and dealt directly with the political Issues of Ihe day from a thoroughly democratic stand- polnl. The resolutions tvere adopted amid much enthusiasm. A vote of thanks was lendered to C. C. Richards , secretary of state and chairman of the terrltorfal commlllee , for his labor In Ihe cause of Ihe parly. .1TC7/7AO.V IfA'fCIUXa THE COIlfFElt.l. Collecting' Eildcnco of Ruto Cutting' Against Association Linen. CHICAGO , Juno 16. Chairman Caldwell of the Western Passenger association Is using every effort to keep the differences ot the association from breaking out into open war over the summer excursion busi ness. The Atchlson has been for some tlmo collecting evidence of the low and unauthor ized rates which have been made by the association lines and Is likely any day to announce a schedule of summer rates * thai will cause Ihe association lo gasp for brealh. The Atchlson declared today thai II had discovered lhal Iho association lines had not only rcduped the rates In several In stances below the rates named In the sum mer excursion agreement , but had at the same tlmo paid largo commissions for Iho business and given large numbers ot tickets lo Ihe managing committees ot various con ventions and had In other ways cut the agreed rates deeply. The Alchlson proposes lo continue Its Investigations for some tlmo longer and will then adopt measures to pro tect Its share of the business. Continuous performance at Courtland. uxnnit c'.ir/.vw Tire Workmen nt Kearney Narrowly Eiienpo illi lh lr Liven. KEARNEY , Neb. , June 16. ( Special Ttle- gram to The Bee. ) Just before quitting tlmo last nlghl a wall of dlrl twelve feet high caved In upon Iho masons laying brick In the waste weir of the canal. S. E. Colenmn and C , C. Davis were entirely burled and were unconscious when dug out. Davis had IiU collar bono broken and will be laid up for some time , Coleman i > aw the maun of dirt start and braced himself to receive It , but Is nearly prostrated from the shock , Continuous performance at Courtland , Workmen Meet Next Year nt Atlanta. SAN FflANCISCO , Juno 16. At the es- slon ot the supreme lodge of Workmen this morning Atlanta , Ga. , was chosen as the place for the next convention. The session was largely devoted to secret work and to auditing accounts. A proposed new ritual for the order was defeated , A ritual for the use ot the grand lodge. Degree of Honor , was adopted , This afternoon the delegates de voted themselves to an excursion around the We desire to call your attention to the choice Investments we Coffer In well lo- c.ileU 20 , 40 and SO-acre Iracts Immediately adjoining- this city. No city In Ihe weHt offers as desirable opportunities for gilt- edge renl eslale Investments ns Omaha. With the unparalleled growth from 30,000 population In 1SSO to UO.OOO In 1SOO , with a rutlo of Increase of over SCO per cent , much greater than nny other city In the west , wo can Btlll offer the cream of acre prop erly within four to five miles of the center of this city nt from a third to one-half of the prices held on ncres the same rela tive distance from the center of Kansas City , Denver , St. Paul or Mlnennpolls. With hardly an exception the wealthy- men of Omnhn liaVe made their money by securing tracts of acre property surround ing this city , and holding' it unlll Ihe city- ' lias' grown sufliclently large to enable them to plat It into lots and dispose of Ihe'prop erty nl from from five lo len times I la original cosl. The history of all larso western cities abounds with similar Instances of enor mous profits made on Investments In well localed ucre properly , and Ihe opportuni ties presented today are. Just as good aa ever. There Is hardly an acre adjoining Omnhi * tlmt will not be enhanced enormously i'n value by the ; next active movement In real estate. No western city stands betler to day In the estimation of the. outside world than Omaha , nnd the prediction Is now- " freely made that Omaha Is on the verso of another great movement In real estate ! and business generally , nnd the man who } secures a well localed 20 , 40 or 80-acre Iract' ' close lo this clly , at present prices , wlll have laid the foundation for a fortune. We have had placed In our hands for sale recently several tracts of aero prop , erty thai are so located as regards receiv ing- the benefll of bolh Omaha nnd South Omaha's future growth , lhat they offer splendid opportunities for a first-class In vestment. Among- other bargains that wo can quote' we offer : SIXTY ACRES , beautiful trad , Just soulhwesl of the city , $27f.00 ; per acre. } TWENTY ACRK8 , close to New Elm-i wood park , for which the city paid $900.00' per acre ; I can offer this land for 1350.00 per aero. THIKTY.FIVB ACRES , splendidly adapted - ted for trackage or manufacturing pur poses or for platting Into lots. This land ndiolns Center streel , which Is lo bo paved by the county. Can offer for J325.00 per acre. EIGHTY ACRES , near Seymour pork ; , Hplendlil Investment ; can offer for $225.00 per aero. FORTY-FIVE ACRES , just wesl of Soulh Omaha , only tweiuy-llvu minutes' drlvo from this city and fifteen minutes' drlvo from the Union Stock yards ; $300.00 per aero. , ONE HUNDRED ACRES , near Seymour park ; choice tract and splendidly located : IlkO.OO per acre. If you want to make quick money call and see us. HICKS' ' REfll ESTATE AGEN.CI 305 Hew York Life Building , bay. Installation of olllcers will occur Mon day. . , AC-MOO/ , nf ro/.so.v// ; , Humor thut Twenty-Six .Scholars Tmcher Wire Arfcrlrtl hy 1'olnon. PORTLAND , Ind. , Juno 10. Information reaches her of an attempted wholeiala polslning near Farmland , and that Lena Healy , a school teacher , and twenty-ilx pupils were affected. Some one U nup- posed to have put poison In the well. Try a tall at Courtland ,