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- ESTABLIShED JUNE 19 , 1S71 OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY , JUNE 10 , 189U. SNLE OOPY FIVi OENTS.
URGE A BRiTISh ZOLLVEREIN
Commercial De1eatcs from All Parts of the
Empire Meet in London ,
FREE TRADE WITh COLONIES DISCUSSED
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V LOSDON , June 9.-The third congress of
the ChamberS of Commerce of the BrItIsh
empire opened this inorniug In the hail of
the UrocerB company. Prince3s strect , this
ctty , 'with Mr. JoEeph Chamberlain , the secretary -
retary of state for the colonies and honorary
president of the congress , in the chair. The
splendid hail was filed with delegates from
all parts of the empire. The Canadian tide-
gntion was headed by Sir Iackenzie l3owelt
and Sir Sanforti Fleming. 'rho gallery was
filled with laclics.
Sir Albert IC. Rollitt. M. P. , presidcnt of
the London Chamber of Commerce , welcomed
the delegates at. the hcati of the staircase.
Mr. Chamberlain was accompanied by a number -
ber of notable colonists. and agents general.
including Sir Henry Brougham Loch , Lord
Knutsford , the earl of Jersey , Sir George
I3aden.I'owell and many others.
Mr. Chamberlain was enthusiastically
cheered as he offlcially welcomed the dole-
gates. Among other things be said he was
xejolced at every fresh Indication of the es-
ential unity of the empire upon which were
founded all their hopes. The omens. he
added , were never more favorable , and he
trusted their deliberations would result in
anadvance toward the goal to which all patriotic -
triotic aspirations ended. Continuing , Mr.
ihamberlaIn remarked :
'The existence of this congress is evidence
that we have to a great eatent annihilated
space and that further knowledge miist tend
to a complete agreement between the colonies
anti the mother country. The same note for
closer union rings In all tfle resolutions , but
all the proposals are dwarfed into insignificance -
cance In comparison with the proposals to
secure the commercial union of the empire.
Such a commercial union will necessitate a
council of the empire to which sviil be re-
mUted all questions of commercial law in
which the whole empire is interested. But
this is not all. Imperial defense will also come
within the deliberations of the council of the
empire. and this question Is the root of a
problem with which we have to deal. So
far. however , there has been a deadlock.
The proposal of the British free traders has
been rejected by the colonies and the pr'o-
posal of the colonial protectionists has been
rej'cted by Great Uritain. Consequently we
must find a third course and give and take
Ofl both sides will be found the terms for
I , such a proposal. "
\ Mr. Chamberlain then dwelt upon the reso-
' . , lutton of the Toronto Board of Trade. which
urges 'an arrangement as nearly as possible
of the nature of a zoliverein. based upon
principles of the freest exchange of commodities -
ties within the empire. eonistent with the
tariff requirements incident to th maintenance -
nance of the local government of each king-
torn , dominion. province or colony now form-
log part of the British family of nations. "
Mr. Chamberlain said the essential condition
of the proposal was that Great Britain would
consent to modify the duty on certain arti-
des largely produced in the colonies. In
k . the opinion of Mr. Chamberlain. if this pro.
posal were backed by any considerable support -
port it would not be met with a blank refusal
on the part of Great Britain.
The honorarY president also touched upon
the resolutions adopted by other chambers
of commerce throughout the empIre.
Mr. B. A. Osler submitted the resolution of
the Toronto Board of Trade. which was first
on the program. It was seconded by the
marquis of Londonderry.
YOUNG LOItILINC. C.tLId1) TO COERT.
Another I'Icee ( if Iirt Linen Betj
'fl'uslicil lii 1iibIie.
V LONDON. June fl.-Viscount Sudley , heir
to the earidom of Arran. is the defendant in
an action for 15,000 damages. instituted
by Mary Stewart Smith , otherwise May
Gore , trial of which waa begun today before -
fore the chief justice. Baron Russell of
Kilowel , and a special Jury.
1be viscount. who is a lieutenant in the
Royal horse guards , It is alleged by counsel
for the plaintiff. met Miss Smith at the
house of her sister , the wife of one of the
minor nobility. The plaintiff succumbed to
the viscount's beguiletnents soon after mak-
log his acqualutanco and went to live
under his protection. Through family influence -
fluenco ( ito Intimacy was broken art and the
plaintiff accepted the sum of 500 in lieu of
all claims against Viscount Sudley.
Later she lived under the protection of
lion. Alfred Stourton , heir presumptive to
.the baronetcy of Moray. Segraro and Stour-
ton. Subsequently. at the urgent and persistent -
sistent solicitation of Viscount Sudiey. the
plaintiff left Lieutenant Stourton and en-
tereti into an engagement to go to the
United States as a dancer. In New York
she appeared In the play , 'Little Christo-
ithcr' at the Garden theater under the name
of Stewart. While in the states Viscount
Sudley wrote to her almost daily. urging a
resumption of their former relations and
pomisiiig ultimate niarriage. Moved at
last by his importunities. according to
counsel for the plaintiif , Miss Smith decided
to return to Sudley and lived with hUn
until he again cast her off , as he is alieged
to have 'xgdained. at the command of his
father , Tue viscount denies that he ever
promised marriage and asserts that he was
introduced to the plainttift by a brother
officer , his relations with her beginning a
few days alter the meeting.
liritisli Now Oceiijiy Sunrilo.
AICASLIEII. June ti.-Major Burn Mur-
doch's eayalry occupied Suarda on Monday
and captured the entire dervish camp and t
great quantity of supplies. Many of the
eqemy were killed and forty dervishes were
snado vrlsoners. Sii Herbert Kitcitener has
sent a detachment of infantry to hold Suarda
as It Ii a very valuaWo position. The pur
suit of the dervishes has becli stopped , as the
entire force north of Suarda , with the excep-
( Ion of about 200 fugitIves , has been killed
or captured. he Itole of the Nile north
otSuarda Is now In the bands of the L'gyp-
llnglisli Icgraes for Aiitcrjcns.
LONDON , June fl.Cambrilgo unIversity
, proposes to confer an honorary degree upon
¼ \ Simon Newcomb. professor of mathematics
and astron2my of Joliiis hopkins university -
sity , Ilaltimore. Md. , and I.lpOIl I'rancis An.
drew March. pvofessor of the Eniish lea-
guago at Lafayette college.
Villj OT ( Y.tld .t lX'VIt.i SISSloS ,
Illissourl's Goernnr lLefii.es to .tiil
t. Iiuie In 'l'hle % 'n.
ST. .OUIS1 June 0-A special to ( ho Post-
Dispatch from Jefferson City , Mo. , says :
Governor Stone has replied in Ibeletter of
. Mayor Waibridge asking hm ! to call an
extra session of the legislature to submit
to tito people a constjtutionai amendment
enabling St. Louis to Issue hoods for relief
from the damages by the recent tornado.
The governor. after giving the uattcr very
careful consideratIon , ha devlin'd to c3li
an extra session.
VASlUNGTON , June L-In response tea
a request received by wire from Mayor
w albrIdo of St. Louis , Sctretary Carlisle
has initructed ( be collector of cutnma at
? \ew 'ork to permit shipment in i.od to
s , . Louis of 6,100 street signs. Imported from
} .ngiantl by Contractor Jetfards , now bdcl
li * MW 'sork for appraisement The signs
are needed , the mayor says before tbs re
publicau oa'ention tneIs ,
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( ) NC-BIG1ITII CR01' OP CtliA SUGAR.
Consul Lee VIsItsAt.erlenn l'rlsnners
in tIt Unhinnulis l'ortrcn' .
hAVANA , June 9.-The gathering of the
sugar crop is nearly ended. It will amount
to about on.eIghth of the crop of last
year. The government is giving consldera-
tion to the question of assisting unemployed
laborers. If they are allowed to remain in
idleness there is little doubt that they will
go over to the insurgents.
Maximo Gomez is reported to be in the
province of Puerto I'rlncipe. preparing something -
thing to distract the attention of the gov-
crnment. In the meanhile Carillo is advancing -
vancing westward. and Macco is overrunning
Pinar del RIo. Generals Garch , Melquizo ,
l3azan. Ruiz , Albaceto , fernandez , Freer
anti Colonel Segura have recently arrived
in this city. and there is considerable speculation -
ulation as to the reason for their absence
from their commands. Common rumor has
it that they have been called to take part
in an important council of war. Luiz Diaz ,
who served in the last revolution , and
Marie Adam , also an old Insurgent leader ,
and Men Judro lloderiguez. have Joined
the insurgents from Pueblo Principe.
On Sunday evening United States Consul
General Lee visited the Cabanas fortress
and saw Julio and the prisoners taken on
hoard the schooner Competitor. General
Lee found them shut in a dungeon with
negro prisoners.
Allredo La I3ordo , who is said to have
been the leader of the Competitor expedi-
tion. and who is an American citizen. was
found to be sick. lIe said he was suffering
from grip , and the doctor had said he
would get. better care while confined in the
fortress than in the hospitals. La l3orde
did not complain of bad treatment , though
the air of the dungeon where he was confined -
fined was damp and the walls moist. Consul
General Lee. having learned that the of-
fleer of the guard was reprimanded by the
governor of the fortress for allowing the
visit. visited Captain General Weyler to
offer his excuses. Captain General Weyler ,
however , apparently did not think badly of
General Leo's visit to the prisoners , although -
though it contravened the rules of the fort-
ross. General Lee informed Weyler of the
sickness of the prisoners and of the bad
condition of the dungeon. General Weyler
promised that they should be placed in a
bettor situation , and should be changed lm.
mediately 'to a room separated from other
prisoners.
In the Trinidad district of the province
of Santa Clara the insurgents have burned
the village of Birama.
Colonel Lands. while reconnoitering in
front of the military line in the vicinity of
Dolores and Catalina , met an insurgent
force. The enemy was dispersed , with a
loss of seven killed.
Jose Maceo. Perico Perez and Rabbi have
entered the town of Jaguani , province of
Santiago tie Cuba. which was defended by
a garrison of iSO Spanish soldiers : General
Gasco afterward dislodged the insurgents
from Jaguani.
The insurgents have burned the village of
Casio. They were fired upon by the Span-
lab gunboat Dardo and tied in confusion.
MASONRY IN ( ; iii ; D.tICOT.t.
CondItion of ilicOeder n Stitteil Ity
Grnnd Olileers.
HURON. S. D. . June . -Special ( Tele.
gram.-Tbe ) address of Grand Master Files ,
delivered before the Masonic grand lodge of
South Dakota , in session here. showed dis-
pensatlons Issued durIng the year for two
new lodges. Twenty-seven special dispensations -
sations were also issued , Five new lodges
were constituted , at Fort Pierre , Yankton.
Hurley , Hudson and Canistola.
Grand Secretary Pettigrew of Flandreau
reported a decrease in membership durlng
the year , although the degree work had
Increased. The number raised. admitted and
restored was 374 , while the number dis.
missed. suspended , expelled or died , was
402. The liabilities of the several lodges
amount to $7,667.54 , and the assets to 55.-
659.S6. Four lodges own buildings , and six
own a third Jntercst or more. The receipts
and disbursements of the grand lodge for
the year were $3.O2.SS. The Masonic Ii.
brary at Flandreau has been materially Increased -
creased , and ali the records are kept in fireproof -
proof vaults.
Ifigli School Grndunllzitr ExercIses.
HOWARD , S. D. , June 9.-Speclal.---Tbo (
commencement exercises of the Howard
111gb school , begun on Friday evening , were
concluded yesterday. Filday evening the
graduating exercises proper were held in
the opera house. The graduates delivered
addresses. Among the most noteworthy efforts -
forts were an essay on "Faces" by Miss
Florence Hogan , "The Human Background"
by Miss Mabel Hauo , and "The Buried
Cities. " by Arthur Parry. Emil P Laurson ,
as valedictorian. spoke feelingly of "The
Days that Are No More. " The entertain.
meat was embellished with music and
flowers in rich profusiOn. At the close of
the literary program Judge Mumford , in
behalf of the floard of Education , presented
the diplomas.
Saturday evening the graduates gave a
banquet in the town hall. inviting the
faculty. the Board of Education. the city
and county officials , the press. the pulpit ,
the bar and the boo ton geoerally of the
city ,
Sunday Rev. W. J. Cleveland preached the
baccalaureate sermon. Yesterday the
graduating class , with a number of invited
guests , picnicked on the shores of J.ake
Herman.
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Sns.cd 5jun11 Grub.
PAItKSTON , S. B. . June fI.-Epecial.- (
small grain WL5 needing rain badly ,
In many ilaccs it had begun to burn , but
the rain of Saturday now insures a good
crop , as it never looked better , taking the
country over , than It does at present ,
Cut worms are doing considerable damage -
age to corn in this county , many farmers
having had to replant their fields twice.
Iukon litlitor Retires.
IIlJRON S. I ) , , June 9.-Speclal.--Tho ( )
laily liuronito "Ill this evening announce
the retirement of J V. ' . Shannon as one of
its proprieters. John Longataff. Mr. Shan-
non's partner. having purchased the latter's
Interest In the establishment. The busi-
11085 and editorial management of the paper
will be under the direct supervision of Mr.
Longetaff. _ _ _ _ _
Lozigstttff hopes to tS'Iti.
ILIJRON. S. I ) . , June 9.-Special.-The ( )
prospects for the nomination of John Lon , .
staff of this city for state auditor are very
good. He Is daily In receipt of letters front
unexpected sources , pledging support.
Beadle county has never been represented
on the state ticket. although It is one of
the largest republican counties in the state ,
Xes Yorle Chnrter Ciiiitl.boiera.
ALBANY , June 9.-Governor Morton has
announced the names of the commissioners
to prepare a charter for New York. The
itlll , as it passed the legislature. provided
for a commission eonsislini of ; The presi-
tlent of the old commission ( Andrew B ,
Green ) , the snnyor of Brooklyn and the
mayor of Long Island City and nine others.
to be appointed by ( Pie governor. The soy-
ernor has ; Lppointuj.l Seth Low. pr.sidcnt
or Coiurnbia college , stnil ex.mayor of
Iltookiyn ; Benjamin F. 'rracy , Iirmeriy
secretary of the navy : JC'hn 1' . hIlton , cx-
judge of the i'nitetl Iftates circuit court ; . ' .
1 ! , FItch. comptroller of tile city of New
'tork ; ( Icoerni Stewart \\'ooltard. . cx-
lieutenant governor ; Silas 13. lutcher ,
banker and ex-supc rintcidens , of 1)111110
works : William C. Dewitt. formerly car-
i'ornhion coutseJ for Brooklyn ; George M.
l'fniwy , Jr. , district attorney for Richmond
county. unl Garrett J , Garretson , county
jttdtc' for Queens county.
Moveinesits of ( Jenu Veitsels , .Tniiet ) .
At New York-Arrive-l-Nordlanil. front
AIktwe-pl Circnsia. from Gl4sOw Jj. I.
Meirer , from itrenien. Sallett-Nantidle : ,
for Liverpool : I.abn. ( or Bremen ; .thmania.
for I.lverpooi.
At LiverpooI-Arrit'ed--Scotla , front lbs.
ton. . . -
At Queensland--Arrivod.-.Maesttc , from
New 'tone.
.At AntwcrpArrivedKensington , from
' ow York.
At Movllle-Arris'e-l of Nebraska ,
front New 'tonic , rot Glasgow.
At l3oqJogue-Argjyedycendam , frQm
New York.
PLATFOR1 OF SOUND IONEY
Republican Leaders Dec'are ' There Will Be
1o Straddle.
SILVER MEM TALK IN ANOTHER STRAIN
He Yotng Talks of Senntor 'l'pllcr as
a letnncrntie l'ossIIillI ( ' t'io
Could CotiitiiiiiI Support front
l'rce Colunge FncionM.
ST. LOUIS , Juno 9.-There is already conS
iderable discussion among the delegates
and other republican leaders who have arrived -
rived as to the probable course that will
be pursued on the financial question , and it
is becoming evident this question will receive -
ceivo mono attention than any other in the
committee on resolutions and from delegates
generally. The possibility of a bolt by the
free silver delegates in case of the Incorporation -
corporation of a plank in the platform which
they will construe as unfriendly to silver
is discussed freely in the hotel lohhics and
by none more so than by the silver men
themselves. of whom there are alfeady several -
oral in the city. There has been no general -
oral conference among them , however , and
there will not ho until the arrival of Senators -
ators Teller , Dubois. Cannon and others.
who arc not expected until the latter part
of this week or the first of next. It is gathered -
ored from those already here that the disposition -
position to bolt is confined to very few.
One of the most prominent of the silver dcl.
egates said tonight that the men froni the
west felt they had beeu elected by republican -
lican constituencies to meet in convention
to secure all they could for silver , but that
they were not authorized to bolt if they
found themselves in a minority , and that
the more they conferred the more general
was the opinion they should stand by the
republican qrganiation.
TELLER MAY GO TO CHICAGO.
Among the representatives from the vest
the name of Colonel M. H. Do Young , meat-
her of the national committee from Call-
fornia and a strong advocate of free cii.
vera is already being urged in connection
with the nomination for vice president ,
When Mr. Do Young was asked for an expression -
pression of his views as to the course of
the silver men , he aid "The delegates
from the silver states are very determined
in their desire to advance the Interests of
silver , They want the right to have the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Some of
them are very radical , and talk about lcav-
log the convention In case their views are
Oct adopted. This action will not be gen-
oral. It is generally known that Colorado ,
under the leadership of Teller. proposes to
walk out of the convention. The Calilornla
delegation has been instructed to vote for
McKinley , and the convention adopted a
resolution in favor of the free coinage of
silver , But our delegation does not intend
to leave the party or convention in case o
a failure of that nature. The men , espe-
daIly of Colorado. Montana and other staten ,
think that if Teller wore to be nominated
by the democratic party in Chicago , there
would be no question of his endorsement by
the two conventions that meet in St. Louis
on July 22-that is. the sliver party eon-
vontion and the populist party. In fact , It
is an understanding already made and
agreed to that both of these conventions
will inddt-so the nomination of Teller. If
Teller Is nominated by there three parties ,
my private opinion is that he will come
very near being elected. There Is one Serious -
rious question , though , to the whole of this
proposition. Will the democratic party take
a man cut of the reputlican national von-
wention and make him the standard bearer
of the democratic party. The general im-
presslon among the leading denocrats is
that they will not do it. I think it Cob-
rado leaves the convention , Montana and
Idaho will follow. Utah , as a whole , will
not. There may be one of their delegates
that wili. Nevada is just as anxious for
free silver as any of the other states. While
I do not know what the Nevada delegates
propose to do , they can be depended upon
to do everything that lies in their power to
advance the interests of silver.
KERES TELLS OF HIS VISIT.
flichard C. Kerens , national committeeman -
man from Missouri , returned today ( rota
Canton , where be was summoned by Major
McKinley. I-be was accompanied on his
visit by ex-Congressmtn Nathan Frank. Aa
to the object or his visit , Mr. Kerens said
it was to talk over the situation. They also
talked about the money plank for the piat-
form. At least half a dozen money planks
have been sent to Major McKinley from different -
ferent parts of the country. "I examined
them all. " said Mr. Kerens. and there was
scarcely a pin's point of difference in their
declarations. All were for sound money.
Major McKinley is a sound money man , He
will be nominated as such on the fIrst hal-
lot. There will be no humbug of an informal -
formal ballot , as some of the anti-McKinley
people are talking. Dy sound money I
mean the republican party will maintain
the same parity between gold and silver
that it always did when in power. "
P. Ii. Lannan , editor of the Salt
Lake Tribune , arrived today , In corn-
pany with National Committeeman Sails-
bury of Utah. Both of theta are for free
silver and will advocate a plank of that
description in the platform. "It would be
folly to say what the convention will do on
the money question. " said Mr. Lannan , to a
representative of the Associated press , "hut
I am confident that it will not declare for
a single gold standard. Neither do I think
the platform will declare for free silver. I
am not pretending to say what the convention -
tion wili or will not do. but it Is my honest
opinion that the money plank will be of a
character that the free silver men of the
, ,
party can stand on it ,
Powell Clayton of Arkansas is hero and
favors a single gold standard platform.
B. A. Webster , who is at the head of a
contested delegation froni South Carolina ,
arrived today. The opposing delegation will
be led by B. M , lirayton , national committeeman -
man from that state.
The list of vice presidential candidates
has been largely speculative. Governor
Hobart of New Jersey has secured the active
support of many of the eastern delegates , as
also has Senator Proctor of Vermont , H.
Clay Evans vili be named by the Tennessee
delegation , while U. S. Grant of Caiiornia
-will have the support of some of the delegates -
gates from the far west.
NO CONCESSION TO SILVER.
Hon. Cyrus Leland of Kansas , who is finish.
ins his twelfth year as a national coin-
mitteenan , Is hero. Regarding McKinley
and the money plank , Mr. Leiand said : "lie
is for sound money-gold , if you please-and
whatever silver is needed. Ito is as much
opposed to this 16 to 1 heresy as be is
to free trade , "
"Then there will be no concessions made
to the silver men from the west , such as
Si-na'or * Dubols , Teller and the chairman
of your national committee , Senator Carter ,
demand V
"None whatever. These ( eliowg will take
n-hat we give them and It they don't like
it they can boil , that is all there Is to it.
In fact I expect to see some of them bolt.
And what if they do It won't affect the
success of our ticket in the least. We can
easily do without them , with New York sod
New Jersey , and we've got a cinch on those
states , and Connecticut , too. The republican -
can party is for gold because gold means a
stable currency. that carries with It our
commercial integrity to the utt rmost
regions of the earth. "
- kx-congrecsman Thompson , manager pro
tern of the McKinley forces , has set at rest
hat wIU be the vital plank In the Ilatform
upon which Mr. McKinley expects to stand ,
"That will be McKinley's platform on the
financial questlon7" asked a repoter of Mr.
Thompson ,
"It will be for the single gold standard ,
pure and simple , " lie promptly answered.
"Mid to ha explicit. " continued the Ohioan ,
"I will add that the financial platform of Mr.
McKinley always has been the antithesis of
what is known as 16 to 1 aiiyerism , and so it
wIll be through this campaign. "
NUGII ( ) QtCSTIO 'UA.1NOT DOWN.
St , Louis hotels 'I'ilL * ot Hntertaln
the Colorcit flclgistes ,
ST. LOUIS , June 9.-No"eolutioa of the
puzzling question as to what shall be done
with the negro deteg'atcs to the national
convention baa as y t been thacovered. The
proprietors of the It&ding hotels deny that
they have refused tobtcrtain colored men ,
but say their rooms rt nil "engaged , " anti
that they cannot accommodate the negroes ,
much as they might wish.
A large number of natibnal committeemen -
men arrived this morning , but they were
reticent about giving their views regard.
log the treatment of the negroes by the
St. Louis hotel and boarding bouso keepers.
M. 11 , Do Young of the San Francisco -
cisco Chronicle , and a member of the
national committeessaitl it was not a part
of the duties of the bomtnittee to secure
hotel accommodations for any delegates ,
either white or black * lT would oppose
any effort to bring the matter before the
committee. James 11111 of Mississippi , a
member of the natiboal ommlttee. and a
negro , thought he bad secured rooms at
Hurst's hotel , but when be returned ( hero
last evening from the headquarters of the
Merchants Republican League club. he
found the doors barred against him , as It
were. He was informed that the clerk had
made a mistake In assigning him a room ,
every room in the hotel having bcn prevl-
ously engaged. Mr. Hhil'took in the situn-
( ion at once. He quietly 'paid his bill and
took a street car for the 'home of'illiam
I' . Dye. lie is still there. and will continue
to make that place 'his headquarters until
the close of the connentionin the event that
the Easiness Men's laguc does not succeed
in opening a hotel for him.
"The men who are ha'1ng trouble for getting -
ting rooms for deleate have only themselves -
selves to blame , " said S. M. Kennard , pres-
blent of the liusiness Men's league , today.
"When we got the convention we pledged
ourselves to take care of the colored InCa
and we are going to do it. But those who
waited until the last minute will have to
take hat they can get , so long as it is
clean and good. White inn cannot get accommodations -
commodations at the. hotels now. They arc
all filled up for convention week , But we
will take care of. the colored men as we
said we would. "
CAN LODGU ALL NEGROCS.
"You may say iositlvely , " said Major
Rainwater , "that we can get places for the
lodging and feeding of all the colored dale-
gates who applb. I know this and can show
it. If Hill will come to toe , which he has
not done I will refet him to places whore
ho can put his colered delegates , and good
places , too. I do not cai4 what difficulties
may stand in the way , the pledges we made
the national committee when we asked for
the convention will be rried out to the
letter. For weeks past1 have bombarded
the national committeemen. with letters and
telegrams asking them to let me arrange
for the accommodations of their delegates.
Especially did I pay atteotion to the south-
err.ers , because I foresaw the difficulty we
might have In placing tbenegroes at the
last minute. Many of them did not reply.
and now they cannot gettne saute quarters
they might have sedired had they let us
arrange it weeks agc ut every one of
them will have a good lace to sleep and
plenty to eat. Dpzena dl restaurants will
feed colored delegates Insing convention
week. " .
James Cox , secrMary of the lbusincsa
Men's league , dened ! emphatically that the
negroes were being' discriminated against.
He said that Conithltteman Hill of Mis-
sisippi had no right o complain if he
could not find hoteilaccontmodationg. A
letter had been written to him more than a
month ago telling -him that unless earIy
application were madeatLthe rooms at the
hotels would be taken. In this letter the
Business Men's league offered to engage
rooms for him and the Mississippi delega-
tion. He did not eply't6 thi
"Furthermore , " centinu4 'Mr. Cox , "Mr.
Hill has not been 'to see'us since he came
to the city. It he vJli come hero he will
find good rooms and bbard for him. All this
talk about the color line is nonsense. We
made the promise totake.c.are of the colored
delegates and will do it. If they refuse
to come and let us know they desire iodg-
lags then the fault I their own. "
HOTELS 4E 'FILLED.
Regarding the color , hue trouble the Republic -
public in the mornIng- will say : "From
present indieations'ik ay become necessary
for the Business Men'g ' league to hire a
haIl in which. to lodge the negro delegates
who neglected to engage rooms in advance.
All the hotels arc full save one and the
colored men who hare riewed the quarters
provided for them In that building arc dis.
posed to kick because there is not hot and
cold water running In ever' room. The
trouble with the color4 men is that they
will be satisfied with potbing less than a
parlor room on the ffratfloor , with a white
an swinging and a mtjsjc box under the
folding bed. Judges Long of Florida was
offered accommodations for his colored del.
egates in a small hotel on Sixth street.
The proprietor refused to make a contract
for less than five day and .Judge Long
wanted to limit the indCbtedness for rooms
to three days , with an option on additional
time should the conye.ntlon last longer.
The confidence of the .froprletor In a Mc-
Kinicy walkover dId notextend far enough
to allow him to rece4 from his rule to
let no room out for leaBthan five days , and
the judge was forced o seek other quar-
tens , MaSer Rainwater anSI Mr. Kennard
made strenuous effortt tos + ecure quarters
for colored men in. flrt.cbass hotels , but
they met with Indifferent success. The proprietors -
prietors say their rooms are all engaged
by white men and by such colored men as
possened the foresight to engage them in
advance , and they absolutely refuse to alter
their arrangements at this late day. even
to help out the Ibusiness Men's league.
Some ararngcinents. satisfactory under the
circumstances , wili be made , however , to
care for the late ComCrs among the no-
groes. They will be fed and lodged , even
though it becomes- necessary to lease a
buiiding for them. It hannot be promised
that the building wtiIlhave Brussels carpets -
pets on the floors , s.trcvt cars running by
the doors and the , resf of the accessories
mentioned in the songabout the girl who
lived in Baltimore , -'but it will be as good
as the late. . white deegSles % et if they have
neglected to engage-quarters when quarters
were to be bad , " " . .
MARK l1ANA4lS' ACTIVE.
CLEVELAND , O' Junp..9-Tbe news that
the color line wllLbe 'ra.wn in St. Louis
during the republican patiodal convention
created a stir at McKinley headquarters in
this city , Hon. I' ! . A. Iaana at once wired
Judge A. C. Thompson 'ot Ohio , who is In
St. Louls , requeatlng.biu.th see to it that
all the colored de1tgte tare provided with
comfortable quarters .reaedleu of expense.
Later ha again wired f&n .to ( ho effect that
Prof. Locho of the Ohio. Jeague had offered
the use of the St. LouIfzpositIon building
as a headquarters for.tecolored delegates ,
The league has leased , 'the building as a
headquarters and meeting place , lianna
received a telegram Srooa.John Mulboliand
of New York teoderlgig train of sleeping
cars. which will carri ih New York party
to Si , Louis , for the. Watof the delegates.
George Meyers , who wasa delegate to the
last republican vonvention. and who is one
of the foremost colcc'ftl aen in Ohio , has
made arrangements to go to St. Louis
with other colored rpblicans to work for
McKinley. Some jluo ago he engaged
quarters for th party at the St. James'
hotel , sending a CheCk' and getting a re.
ceipt. Mr. Ilauna , who departed for St.
Louis , will accrrtaiq 'nsbetber the hotel refuses -
fuses to entertain ( be colored men and feb.
graph Mr. Meyers. In any event , Mr.
Mecrg and his party wlil go to St. Louis
and in case the hotel refuses to shelter the
colored delegates tie will c-all theta together
In a meeting . .to take whatever action Is
deemed advisabie.
ltepubiicnis , tslvcntion Culled ,
PM1KSTON , S. . , JupeSpocial. . ) -
A call has e n made for Jbe repiblican
county convention to meet at Parkaton , on
Wednesday. 4uiy3 , ( or ( be purpose of
selecting nineteen delegates to attend the
republican state convention at Aberdeen ,
on July 1 , which will place in nomination
coogressmen sad a lull ticket of state
, ojccrs. . -
THURSTON TO BE CHAIR1A
Nelraska senator Suggested for Temporary
Presiding Officer.
GOSSIP AT SI , LOUIS POINTS TIllS WAY
South nn.l % 'est ( is lie Ilccognlr.ed ly
Ills . * ( , , . - . - ' * *
Vurk for ( lie liI ltejnitt-
licnn Cinsentiuli.
ST. LOUIS , June 9.-Senator John M.
Thurston qi Nebraska is the man to whom
all gossip points as the most likely to be
named for temporary presiding officer of the
republican convention. Interest in the
probable selections for temporary and permanent -
mane-nt officers increases as the members
of the national committee begin to come infer
for the meeting tomorrow. The permanent
chairman vill not be elected untii after
Mark lianna has arrived , which will be tomorrow -
morrow morning. In putting Senator Thur.
ston's name to the front for the temporary
chairmanship , the gossip mongers argue that
the south and west must be noticed in some
way. Thurston is the choice of many of
the southern delegates , anti as he is a
westerner , he will , . therefore , serve as a
crumb of comfort to both sections.
Nearly all the members of the national
committee are here and the others will ar-
nyc tomorrow morning. The first meeting
will be held tomorrow at 12 o'clock. Chairman -
man Carter arrived today from Washington.
General Clarkson , the member from Iowa ,
is ill at Philadelphia , and cannot be at the
meeting. Senator Gear has his proxy , E.
Cleveland hs the proxy of Enoch Strother
of Nevada , and Csr MCer of New York
the proxy of Joseph II. Simon of Oregon.
The committee will tomorrow take up the
contested seats. and also the aeiecton ! of
temporary chairman , and other officers of
the ccnvention , named by the committee.
Besides Senator Thurston , there has been
some talk about the selection of General
Fairbanks of Indiana for temporary chairman -
man , in which case Senator Proctor of Vermont -
mont would be permanent chairman. There
has also been a movement on foot to make
Samuel Fessenden , member of the national
committee from Connecticut , temporary
chairman , and to seIet the permanent
chairman from the west. Senator Thurs-
ton would then probably get the permanent
chairmanship. It Is also probable the
subject of accommodations for colored uie-
gates will be considered. Chairman Carter
said tonight the matter bad been adjusted ,
as he believed , in a satisfactory manner.
\\'hen he read the first statements of the
difficulty , he stated to a friend in Indianapolis -
apolis , that it it was found impossible in
St. Louis to find accommodations for rcpub-
licans oil. account of color , it might be
necessary to take the convention to some
place where men could be lodged and fed.
Mr. Carter has been informed by members
of the local committee that there will not be
any further difficulty , although it is understood -
stood that at cli of the leading hotels no
quarters have been available for colored
men. applicants always being informed that
the rooms had all bei4 taken , and the
hotels informed the inetliners of the committee -
tee today that for more than thirty days
all rooms have been enagcd for the con-i
ventlon week ,
. NO SECOND PLACE' FOR REED.
Jpseph H. Manley , snemberof the committee -
tee from taine who is the manager of
Thomas B. Reed's campaign. arrived to-
ntgbt He said he was not prepared to
say how many votes Mr. Reed would get
'on ' the first , ballot. When asked if Mr.
Reed would accept the vice presidential
nomination. ho said : "Under no circum'
, stanets will Mr. Reed take the nomination
for vice president. You cannot make that
too emphatic. lie will have the first piace
on the ticket or none at all. "
Sergeant-at-arms Brynes lad his first as-
sistant. G. N. Wlswell of Miiwaueee ,
visited the convention auditorium today and
decided upon- number of details , such as
the .stationing of losido doorkeepers and
assistant sergeants-at-arms. rand distributing
the force of ushers and pages. Four doorkeepers -
keepers will be stationed at every door , two
outside to inspect the tickets as the crowd
passes through , and two inside to tear off
the coupons. In this way the crowd can be
handled promptly. Each division will have
four ushers and they are to seat all comere ,
or at least inspect their tickets. There are
forty divisions In the dress circle and gallery -
lery , making a force of 160 ushers. The
space for the delegates , alternates , national
committeemen , newspaper workers and
prominent guests has eleven divisions and
each -will be provided with four ushers ,
Then there will be a small army of pages
anti aeveral hundred Eergeants-at-arms.
Chief Harrigan has prbmised Colonel
Ijyrnes a couple of hundred policemen , who
will be ready to lend assistance it called
upon. They are to take no part in disputes
until requested to by one or more of the
colonel's assistants. A good many of the
policemea will probably be attired as private -
vato citizens and known only to the convention -
tion officials and employcs ,
HANGING THE PORTRAITS.
The work of the decorator of the audito-
nium Is about finished. The portraiti of
General Grant and Admiral Farragut were
put up yesterday. The great naval corn-
mander will look down on the members of
the convention from the gallery railing at
the east end of the ball. Directly opposite
is a portrait of General Phil Sheridan , representing -
resenting the army. The still greater lead-
era , Lincoln and Grant , are on the two
sides , the first almost directly over the
speaker's stand and Grant at the center of
the south gallery opposite. Higher than all ,
Just above Lincoln , is Washington. Each
is surrounded by American flags.
The absence of pictures and mottoes representing -
resenting leaders of the re'ubiican party of
today will be noticed , The omission
was intentionai , the local committee having
been placed under restrictions in this matter -
ter , The decorations will all he in place
before Wednesday evening , the time act for
the dedlFtion of the building.
A fire company Is on duty In the audito.
rIum and will be until after the conven-
tfOn. Their fire apparatus includes a chem-
teal engine , with a capacity of 160 gallons
of water , twelve shoulder Babcocks , 700 feet
of hose attached to a water plug at each
of the four corners of the building , and a
number of ladders , books , axes , wire cut-
tens , ropes and buckets , The building has
also a dna alarm box connected -with the
central office of the fire alarm department.
The American Telegraph and Telephone
company will have two long distance telephones -
phones in service at the convention , Thir.
teen telephone wires in all will be run into
the building.
General Coleman of the bureau of Information -
mation is preparing a complete list of all
the houses and rooms that have been rt'g-
iCtered with him with the accommodation
of strangers. This list be will submit to
Chief of Police Ilarrigan , in order that the
police may make a personal Inspection of
each place. General Coleman baa taken
this action to assure himself that to one
coming to St. Louis during the convention
will be thrown into bad company. There
are more than 200 houses registered at the
bureau , besides hotels and balls. Daily
others arc registered , whiie requests for
accommodations of small parties of Visitors
also continue to come in.
% % 'oild Itcnonsuttte ifcplurn ,
C8ESTON , Is. , June 9-Special ( Telo-
gram.-Thtt ) Union county republican eon.
vention for the purpose of selecting debe-
gates to the state and congressional con
ventione was held here today The eqngres-
alonal delegation is in favor of the renomi-
nation of Congressman W , P. Hepburn , The
resolutions declare that protection is the
paramount Issue. Iowa's congressmen are
eulogized ,
The state delegates were instruct.sd to
support lion. J. W. Harvey of Leon for supreme -
preme Judge , - - - . ' 3
sr.c ' 'flAIa l1iLtflI.Ct. JN'I'ir2lt'IH't' .
Ba- . nor itnalind Sonic Stilcy
c IotIiiCltOe svltli ttcKInlcy.
'
Ci. ATI , June 9-The Commercial
Gaze a cUd from Franklort , Ky. , caya :
Cove radiey has again donned his
flghti - thea , and tomorrow an interview -
view , _ . bly supplemented by some spicy
docut $ will ho given out for publics.
tion ' Kentucky candidate for the
presidti2 When it stated ; several
days hat Governor Bradley had not
withdr rem the presidential race and
had n horized any one to withdraw
his us o sentiments of the governor
were voiced to the letter. Several days
ago statements were sent out ( rota Washing.
ton , which originated in McKinley circles ,
to the effect that Governor Bradley wrote
Major McKinley , hilo he was at Thomas.
yule , Ga. , on his southern tour , two years
ago , asking his advice as to what currency
position he should take , anti intimating
that he ( Ibradicy ) was favorable to free
silver. According to the Washington story ,
McKinley answered Ibradley , advising him
to come out for sound money. The governor -
ernor sill touch on this matter in lila interview -
terview tomorrow. Two sets of Ohio letters -
ters are in the governor's possession , and
also letters from other presidential - candidates -
didates on the currency question , who were
asked for advice at the time Bradley wrote
McKinley at Thomasville. The interview
will be red hot and somewhat sensational.
It has been alleged that Bradley reconsiti-
ered his alleged withdrawal on receipt of
telegrams from Pbatt and Quay.
"Have you authorized any interview intended -
tended to ho construed as a withdrawal ? "
was asked of Governor Bradley.
"I have not , " he replied.
"Did you receive any telegrams from
Piatt , Quay or Morton pertaining to your
alleged withdrawal ? "
"I did not , " was the emphatic answer.
The Bradley interview is being carefully
prepared , and is expected to crest a national -
tional commotion.
liXOIUS FIIOM W.IS1IING'l'ON IS ON.
MniiItepitlilican 31'enlierc .tlrcaly
l.'ns'iusz for St. Iouis ,
W'ASIUNGTON. Juno 9.-It is expected
that there will be a large attendance of
members of the house and senate at the
St. Louis convention. The politicians will
be leaving for St. Louis all this week.
General Grosvenor left last evening , notwithstanding -
withstanding Chairman Dingley's resolution
to revoke all leaves of absence and not to
grant leaves except for illness. The ma-
jonity of the silver men , including itepre-
sentatives Ilartman and Allen and several
senators , will not leave here until Satur-
day. Senator 'Feller , however , will leave
Wednesday. The members of the republican -
lican national committee who arc members
of congress will go today. General Grosve-
nor will spend a short time at his home In
Ohio before going to St. Louis.
In answer to the question , "Do you appr -
bend much of a fight on finances ? " he at.
swered that he did not believe the committee -
tee on resolutions will have much trouble
in reaching a decision. "
DEMOCRAT MUST hLE.tD TIlE TICIvET
Ibnies Snys \voulIne IziiossllIc to
Noii.itinte n's Outsisler ,
WASHINGTON , June 9.-The following
letter front ex-.Governor Boles of Iowa has
been received In this city :
WATERLOO , Ia. , June 9.-Dear Sir : If
the sliver delegates control the convention
at Chicago a democrat will certainly be
nominated by th4t convention. It is not
vastly Important as to who he shall be , if he
be a thorojighlv tried and true friend of the
free coinag& tsIlver and capable anti hon.-
oat. It would in my judgment le absolutely
impossible to unite any considerable nutn-
ber of delegates Id fat'or of nominating any
one outside of the party for the head of the
ticket at least. HORACE BOlES.
% Inska Dcbegzses to Chicago.
SEATTLE , Wash. , June 9.-The steamship
Wilapa arrived in port today from Alaska ,
bringing news of the democratic territorial
convention held at Juneau , June 1 , ( or selecting -
lecting six delegates to the national convention -
vention at Chicago. 'I'he following delegates -
gates were chosen : Louis \\'illiains ,
Charles D. Rogers , Richard F. Lewis , James
Carroll , R. D. Crittenden , George It. Tingle.
Alternates : A. F. Daly , Carl Koehlcr , C. A.
han , D. II. Murphy , L. . Blumenthal , John
Trumbull. The platform instructs the del.
egatcs to vote as a unit on all questions.
S.jtitor Cullotu l'iIls Out of It.
ChICAGO , June 9.-A Washington ape-
dat to the Post says : Senator Cullom has
definitely declared himself out of the presidential -
idential race. He said today : "My name
will not be presented to the St. Louis con-
ventioo. McKinley will be nominated. I
came to the conclusion that it was no use
for me to do anything immediately after
the Springfield convention declared ( or Mc-
Kinley. Of course , if anybody wants to
vote for me I can't help his doing so. But
my name will not ho presented. "
I'uiiing for lta'wnri \Vnlioo. .
WAHOO , Neb. , June ii-Special.-Judge ( )
M. Hayward of Nebraska City was in
the city last evening looking after his political -
ical fences. He met a nutaher of the lead-
log republicans and made some new ac-
quaintances. The people of this county
are beginiting to turn their attention to
Judge Hayward and a number of repub-
Beans have declared their intention of
getting a delegation , if possible , favorable
to him for governor from this couuty ,
Girton W'llii'tlrnws Ira , , , the Itee ,
HOWARD , S. D. , Juno 9-Speciai.-W. ( )
-iv. Girton of this do' , who baa been trying
to work up a following as a candidate for
state superintendent of schools , has withdrawn -
drawn from the race. lie has applied ( era
a chair In ( ho State Normal school at
Madison ,
It is rumored that Lake county will prc-
sent the name of D. U. Holdrtdge , a ( or-
men member of the Howard bar , for lieutcn.
ant governor , _ _ _ _ _
itettirns Still Comma Sn.
PORTLAND , Ore. . June 9.-In the First
congressional district , Tongue , republican ,
has a plurality of seventy-four. Complete
returns have been received from all counties -
ties in the district and from all but three
( he official returns are in. In the Second
district , with official returns front five
counties missingElilshas _ 542 plurality.
Nfl Contest for Colortitbo ,
DENVER , June 8-It Is said that Frank
P. Arbuckle , chairman of the state democratic -
cratic cozntpittee , has abandoned his plan
of calling another state convention with a
view to sending a contesting delegation to
the national convention.
Favors GrIrslfeC Governor.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D , , June 9.-Speclai (
Telegram-Thc ) populists held their county
convention today , and instructed the dale-
gates to Huron to work for Melvin Grigbsy
of Sioux Fails for governor , The usual
platform was adopted ,
Iniacli anti Stone ItenoinIiafel ,
I'ITTSBURG , June 9.-The Allegheny
county republican convention today renomi-
nated John flalseil for congress for the
Twenty-second district and lion. William A ,
Stone for the Twenty-third district.
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'I'OIISADO S'tltlICHS iN ALABAMA ,
Ts's-u I.uths Itcportcil * , , 'I'lsIrteen
houses lczuolslictl. !
CHATTANOOGA , Teon. , June 9.-At 11
o'clock this- morning a tornado of unusual
severity struck the town of Wyeth City ,
about thirty miles from Gadrdea , in north-
erq1 Alabama. Thrieeu $ houses have been
blown from the face of the earth , but
only two deaths , Ed Long- and a negro
woman , have been reported. A hundred or
more persons are injured. Many of them
are being taken care otat Guoterviile
Oadsden and other neigbboln towns , 'The
basket factory , where tbegreater portion
of the inhabitants of the town were , was
just cqt.oC the storm's path ,
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BLOCKED BY BAiLEY
Texaa thtczman Befuses to Allow th $
Omaba Exposition Bill to Pass.
lIE INSISTS ON HIS TECHNICAL POINT
Claims Ito is Actuated by Oonscientiou $
Opposition to Such Measures.
MERCER SAVES TIlE BILL'S RIGHT-OF-WAY
Withdraws It from Consideration to B
Presented This Morning.
IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT IT WILL PASS
.oe 1'epscrilnr Stands l0t to 1 , tlnilej
liritig .tlne III Ills lfftrt to
l'rceitt SIte 11111's
, jj,5flg ,
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\VASIIINGTON , June 9.-Special ( Tele-
gratn.-At ) 6:30 : o'clock this evening Representative -
resentative Mercer succeeded in obtaining
recognition front Speaker fleeti on the Trans.
mississippi and International exposition
bill. The bill was read at length and was
about to be placed on its passage 'be
Bailey of Texas raised a point of conaldera-
tion and a couitt was ordered. Mercer anti
Bailey were appointc-ti tellers and 104 mem-
hers voted in the affirmativ to take up the
bill and only one against it-Bailey of
Texas. When the result was announced the
statesman from the Lone Star state raised
tite point of "Ito quorum , " and a dead silence
foil upon the house , In ft-out of the speak-
er's desk a crowd gathered. Payne of New
York , Richardson of Tennensee and Haynea
of Nebraska importuning Bailey to wlthdra
his point of quorum , but he would not yield
and sullenly waived them ' aside. A this.
pered conversation between Payne and 2iier-
cer followed , during the awkward position ,
and then Mercer announced that lie would
withdraw the bill. Bailey followed by a
withdrawal of his point of "no quorum" and
the house proceeded to regular business.
Throughout the day Mercer had expected
recognition , but one thing after another interfered -
terfered to keep his bill just on the border
of victory. An hour was wasted in counting -
ing a quorum at the start , then the election
case of Aldrich anti Underwood was takqn
Ui ) and considered until 4 o'clock , This bill
out of the way everything seemed favorable
for Mercer , who sat throughout the day at
his desk watching for a favorable oppor-
( unity to get the exposition bill before the
house. Just as ho arose , about 5 o'clock ,
( or the purpose of placing the bill on passage -
sage , conference reports contntenced to come
in. Being privileged , the reports took ( ho
time of the house until 6:30 , when Speaker
Reed recognized Mr. Mercer. Great interest
was manifest In the bill , and Its friends
-were abroad , - the Nebraska delegation work-
tag bard to secure a favorable result , but
when Bailey objected thd hou seemed to
be under a spell. Itwgz the unexpected that
had occurred , 'W'hen the point of "tie
quorum" was raised it seemed aa if the whobo
fabric had parted , but a quiet tip from the
speaker to withdraw the hill still left it
among the favored measures , and tomorrow
another attempt will be made to pass it.
HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY.
As the house meets at 10 o'clock in continuation -
tinuation of the legislative day of Saturday
it Is confidently believed that by 11 o'clok
a quorum may be secured anti the lull
placed on iassage , It has itow the right
of way and has gained strong sympathy
from those who cannot conscieitluuziy * en-
dcrso the methods of Bailey. It was Baiiy-
of Texas who hung up the sundry clvii bill
of the Fifty-second congress , containing
the 5OOOOOO appropriation for the World's
fair. Congress was ready to adjourn and
many of the members had disappeared and
Bailey forced the sergeant-at-arms to ye-
quire a quorum from all parts of the cotta-
try. For nine days he held the sundry
civil bill in abeyance , and was only heaven
by aunerior numbers. He aces in the
Transmississippi bill a like condition. In a
speech upon the Chicago app'opriaion ito
made the statement that not cnn person in
70,000 would see the Woild'.t fair , anti ho
was therefore opposed to it. As a matter
of fact , one person in twenty.fl"o saw the
Chicago fair. - During the tlictiaioit over.
the World's fair Bailey adinitte' ! in reiI'
to a question that ho had never been north
of Washington.
When asked the reason of his opposition
Bailey said to The I3ee cerraepnnicnt : "I
am opposed to these schemes on principle.
'The government has no rihit to go Iqto
the show business , It is , muc bettar to
spend the money wasted on thcs , ( 'xposi-
tions for the betterment of the public
schools. It Galveston or Dallas wanic'd
such an exoosition I would oppose It , If
this thing goes on cvery Jim Crow town of
30,080 will have something to celebrate
and want the government tc' make a chow.
I was opposCd to Chicago , I ala opposed
to Omaha , and liO'r.inI could cht.tige Icy
idea that this expsiti'rn it out of all rca-
son , "
Mercer is sanuirjo that he will pat-s liii
bill tomorrow.
GAMBLE'S BILL IS Ol't'tSCfl ,
Representative Gamble from thto committee -
tee on Indian affai * ' flied a report on his
bill "Confirming the tit1 of mixed blood
Indians to- their lands and allowing the
same to be alienated under certain circurn.
stances. " To the report was attached a
letter from Commissioner Browning , bicb
takes itrong exception to ( lie bill , upon the
theory that the bill was not necessary and
that no necessity exists for its passage.
As to the second section of the bill , the
commissioner sees no reason why mixed
blood Indians should be allowed to soil and
convey their lands upon the theory that
many Indians are not capabic of managing
their affairs in a disereet manner.
The senate committee on Indian affairs
today decided to take tip Senator Thurs-
ton's lull in favor of settlers in Gage
county , Nebraska , at the first regular meet-
big in December , after the convening of
congiess ,
The report of the council of the Otoo anti
Missouri Indians on the last proposition of
Secretary Smith for the settlement of their
land matter reached that official today ,
No action was taken by hUn. however ,
but he will probably devise some plan for
the presentation of ( ho proposition to ( ho
settlers this week ,
Nebraska secures ,000 in the river an
harbor bill , to be spent at Omaha and Ne.
braska City.
SOME ADDITIONAL PICKUPS ,
In addition to the appropriation for postal
employcs in several offices in Nebraska and
Iowa , who are ailowe4 over-time charges
by the court of claims , ( lie ( ollowlog ad.
ditional appropriations arc included in the
deficiency bill , which is now a law , and in
which flebraska , Iowa and South Dakota
are interested Frederick 13. Dawion , wife
and daughter , 2,8QO ; for completion of flab-
cultural station in Iowa , authorized by act
approved August 18 , 1594 , $8,000 , to lIear
T , Clark , ( or pee of the Iiellevue niee range
by the United States araty for the fiscal year
ending 1895. G00 ; for the settlement of
claims contracted by the former supenin.
tendent of Indian school at eGnoa , Neb ,
Horace It. Chase , 18,000 ; to pay the smoun
found duo by the accounting officers of the
treasury on account of appropriation fox'
"Incidentals in South Dakota , " to the fiscal
year ending 1895. 44.461. to pay the Fremont -
mont , Eikhorn & Missouri Valiey RiTer
railroad for rent of a warehouse at Itttzj. ,
vilie , b'eb. , 2OO ,
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