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\ FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTOTE 19 , 1871. O CAHA. SATURDAY aiORX'rS'Gr , 3IA3T 21) , 1397 TWELVE PAGES. SIXG-LE COPY FIVE CENTS. HUMAN ON A TEAR Couth Carolinian Breaks Loose in the Senate Once More. TOUCHES UP PROPOSED SUGAR SCHEDULE Wants an Investigating Committee of Five Appointed. ACCUSES TRUST OF DICTATING THE RATES Bays Correspondents Are Lion or Certain Senator * Knaves. LETS FERVID WORDS FLY RIGHT AND LEFT Fltclifork. IH Very JIuoli In Evltlcncc anil Stir * Up a.nnilnr < it Stuteniueu to Klinanil Make Denial * . WASHINGTON , May 28. After a long pe riod ot alltt-ce Senator Tlllman startled the senate today by a speech no leia dramatic In Itn delivery than sensational In Ita al legations. He preceded It by presenting a resolution for the appointment ot a special committee of five senators to Investigate chargui of speculation by senators white the tariff bill waa before the finance committee. In advocating the resolution Mr. Tlllman throw aside the usual conventionalities of the senate and with a plainness or speech seldom heard about the hills of congress called on his associates to Investigate the published charges of senatorial ipeculatlon , and If found true to purge the senate of those who debauched It. Mr. Aldrlch , In charge of the tariff bill , answered Mr. Tlllman In a sweeping denial. The Tlllman resolution , was referred to the committee on contingent ex penses of the senate. Considerable progreis was made on the tariff bill , thirteen pages being covered. Eeveral votes were taken during the day. but the finance committee bad a liberal ma jority In every Instance. The democratic members of the finance committee made a strong effort to reduce the rates on window glaia , but their amendments to this effect were defeated. The bill will be considered tomorrow , the usual Saturday recess being abandoned. abandoned.TILLMAN'S TILLMAN'S RESOLUTION. Mr. Tlllman's resolution quotes the- senate resolution of May 17 , 1894 , authorizing the original Inquiry , and then after reciting the proceedings In the Chapman and Hnvenoyer trials , proceeds : Whereas , Within the last thirty days sun dry newspaper correspondents have openly charged senators with speculating In sugar stocks while the sugar schedule Is under dis cussion , and alao charged that brokers in New York knew In advance as to what the senate finance committee would report as to the sugar schedule , all oc which Involves a question ot the highest privilege , to-wlt : the right of tlie senate to protect Its mem bers from slander and to protect the bo V as a whole from these optn charges of cor ruption ; therefore be it Resolved. That a committee of five be ap pointed with power to send for persons and papers ; to employ a stenographer ; to admin ister oaths ; to inquire Into the truth or false hood ot the charges made In May , 1S34 , and Into the charges recently -made ; and the scope of the investigation shall cover every thing embraced in the resolution of May IT , 1KH. as well as the methods pursued by the American Sugar Htflnlng company , bettei known as the Sugar trust. In controlllni : legislation In It3 favor at the present time" nnl - p clallr whether It haa In any -wist contributed to or controlled the election-ol a senator In this body at any time. The presiding officer , 'Mr. Frye , promptly ruled that the resolution should go to the committee on contingent expenses , but Mr. Tlllman obtained consent to make a state ment : TOLLMAN" SPEAKS. "We have arrived at a time , " he began "when the senate cannot longer afford tc rest under the accusations made against senators. It there are men here debauching the senate , we should be purged of them It these reports are slanders , the press galleries lories should be purged. We cannot afford tt lay back on our dignity any longer and saj we will not Investigate. " . It had heen charged , he said , that Preri' dent Cleveland met the sugar magnates oc a yacht and discussed the details of tht schedule of the then pending tariff bill There was nothing to fasten that damnlnr accusation on the president , but Scnatoi Jones of Arkansas had recently furnitlioi evidence to thu effect that the prcslden : told him the tnut should have a. quarter o a cent a pound. Mr. Joue-s quickly arcs ? and stated that 01 two oe-cas'ans ' Mr Cleveland had nald to bin that ho thought the one-quarter of 1 per cen on sugar waa necessary to American re fineries , and that one-eighth of 1 per cen would drive the refiners out of business. Proceeding. Mr. Tlllman said It might bi that Mr Cleveland desired to carry out ; bargain , and It so the senate ought to fln < It out. Here Mr. Gray ot Delatrsre , chairman o the former nugar Investigation committee Interrupted. The statement , he said , that i sugar EubeJulu had been madn up on Mr Benedict's yacht when the president was 01 board with officers of .he Sugar trust was no true and its falilty had oeen establish * after the committee had probed the state ment to the Attorn. . Continuing , Mr. Tillman exclaimed : "Boll parties are involved , and one is as dco litho the mud as the othec ia > the mire. Yoi know of the reports agaim certain member of the old finance comrattu-e and nuw w hsva more damning accusations against th . * * present committee. PDTTUS WANTS PARTICULARS. Mr Pettus of Alabama Interrupted to as ! Uir Tlllman not to deal in generalities , bu to put a mark on the senators by name. "That is what I want an inquiry for t mark thcso men , " responded Mr. Tlllinai "I do not want the poor man to suffer wall the millionaire Is turned lee * ? . " t After the protests from Mr. Pettus th ; Mr Tlllman should name at least one tern tor accused. Mr Tlllman went on to slsl that when the former tarifl bill was frame the finance committee had left Its con m It tee room , and had taken quarters at tfc Arlington hotel. "The senator is grossly inlatak.-i , ' ' ii tempted Mr. Vest , ot the finance eomml tee. "The democratic members of tt finance committee did not go to the Arlini ton hotel , ar anywhere else outsi < lo 'ht comraltto * room at the capltol. " Mr Tillman said be was glad the demi eratia party was relieved to this extent , tt added "Now. no one denies that for t ! last two months rooms at the Arlinjtc have been occupied by the finance eoinml ten in easy tourh with the tclephoau to Ne York , and easy reach of agents of tl sugar trust. " "Why is U * " be asked , that the sug : trust can always command a specific luttK of an ad valorem duty Why was it th they cleared 1:5.000,009 In three year * ? was the democratic partr who made it po slbla In 1S94. And iiuw with a dligrue * and demoralized democratic party uut power and the republicans In charge of fairs , we have another datnmng evUia of the Sugar Trust's power ' NEWSPAPER CHARGES. Mr Tillman tald he would uow precc specifications , and buj.l ! read a n-uub of ilgned article * in "ho nowtpipi-n Chicago , New York ud Utcnnere Bit1 < various r horse * , axilnii. senators , ser t < uuno. Thu Ural aruds Ahead on Supar , " and spoke of the Nw Jersey senator's selling of fi.OOO shares of sugar stock , short , at a. profit of W.OOO. Mr. Smith was not present In the chamber. Another article spoke of the large profit to senators , and stated that 30.009 shares of the stock had bwn handled the day before for three senators. Mr. Tlllman said It was about time that these charges should be probed. There should be no mixture of the old Investigation and the new. "Lot u not mix up the democratic she p " hesaid "but with the republican goats. , let us have a fumigation. " It waa not a time when senators should sit here , apparently Kllenec * ! by cowardice or corruption. The re publicans had received the recent campaign contributions from the "octopus" and It should be brought to the light before the American people. If this "Rang of thieves and robb rs" were to have all they wanted , then let the American worklngman realize what a glorious senate represented him at Washington. In conclusion Mr , Tlllman reit erated that If the senate "Is rotten to the bottom" It should be proved. If these charges were false , then the lies should be laid bare. If the charges were true , tnen , he said , the guilty senators should be turned out and the senate purged. ALDRICH REPLIES. Mr. Aldrlch. In charge of the tariff bill , Immediately took the floor as Mr. Tlllman clcaed. It had been charged , or Inferred , he said , that the Sugar trutt dictated the sugar schedule. "But I diolrc to say to the senate , " ; alil he , "to the senator ( Tlllman ) and to even man In the United States that no person connected with the Sugar trust at any time or at any place Influenced the framing ol the gugar schedule or received Information as to Its terms. I de.'lre to make this aa plain as the English language can make It. " Mr. Aldrich said no living person outside . of members of the committee bad Informa- Ion as to the schedule until tblrty-alx hour : icforn the schedule w3s reported. Then. Mr. tones of Nevada had been shown the sched ule. No human being beyond this had re ceived the slightest Information , "and anj man who says oo or Intimates so. " added Mr. Aldrich. "deserves to be denounced It i way which would not be parliamentary irre. " Mr. Tlllman Interrupted to say that hi had not made the charges : he had merelj submitted public statements with the au- thori name signed. Mr. Aldrich. proceeding , said the tulles : Investigation was courted : that there wai Joining to conceal. No information ever weni from that committee room over any telephone - phone to any one. He ( Aldrich ) had novel bought or sold a. share of sugar stock. II was easy for correspondents to make sucl charges , hut they were absolutely false. Without further debate the resolution wai referred to the commlttea on contingent er penee * . and on motion of Mr. Aldrlch tai senate took up the tariff bin. TARIFF BILL. Mr. Vest opposed the proposed Increase li soda ash from H to 3-10 cents per pound a unfair to soap makers , and said it would no have been made but for the fact that Mr Jones from Nevada , where the principal de posits ot soda ash in the country are found is a member of the committee. Mr. Stewart ot Nevada favored the amend ment , and Messrs. Caffery and Chllton pro tested against It. The amendment wa agreed to without division , but was allowei to go over to permit Mr. Gray to be hear on It. There was only brief discussion o the remaining paragraphs in the chemic.1 schedule , Mr. Jones stating that while the ; were not accepted without protest by th democrats those in charge ot the demo cratlc interests considered it unnecessary t consume time to no avail , with the majorit so evidently against them. The next schedule , relating to earth : earthenware and glassware , waa entere upon. An amendment limiting the fire brick t be imported at JL25 per ton to those weigb Ing less than ten pounds each was acceptec The duty on Portland and other hydranll cements in barrels and sacks was increase from S cents to 11 cents per hundredweigh' ' and In bulk from 7 cents to 10 cents pe hundredweight , after Mr. White had crlti clsed the Increase aa opposed to the Interest of the builders , and Mr. Pettigrew had d ( fended It , saying It should be greater i the interests ot American manufactures. Mr. Vest criticised , but to no avail , th rate proposed on glass battles , decanter etc. , as equal to the McIClnley rate , th highest , he said , la the country's history. Mr. Jones ot Arkansas objected in a vigai OUH speech to the rate fixed on window glas It was ot universal consumption and was i the hands of trusts , two associations cci trolling practically the business In th country , and dividing the territory and fi : Ing rates. "Among all the iniquities of tt bill , " said he , "and their name Is legioj the glass schedule is the most monstrous. SEWALL DENIES. Mr. Sewall , republican of New Jerse' challenged Mr. Jones' statement , sayin there were Individual glass makers In h : state , outside ot any trust , and strugglin for existence against foreign competitioi Mr. Mills of Texas said the glass rates -nei enormous and unjustifiable , running from Ute to 168 per cent. It was far beyond an ; thing imagined when the country first b < gan to faster infant industries. It was n ( a duty , but a bounty to wealth , he di dared. Mr. White of California spoke at lengt against the bill , saying the ratea were pn hlbltory to a large extent and for this reiso would fail In the purpose to raise revenui .ia the McKlnley act had failed to groduc sufficient revenue , owing ta the absolute ej elusion of revenue-producing articles. Mr. Caffery of Louisiana spoke against th greed of trusts , which would place a. Chines wall around the United States in order i , monopollzo the trade within It. I Mr. Jones' amendment to reduce the raf on window glaia from Hi cents to 1 cer per pound was disagreed to ; yeas IS , nays , ± The vote was on party lines , the democral for and the republicans agalnet the amcni ment. Messrs. McEnery , Stewart , pupull : of Nevada , and Jones , populUt of Nevad : voted with the republicans , and Messrs. Hel 1 fold and Pettigrew wth the democrat : Tha committee rate of l i cents was the agreed to. Mr. Jones of Arkansas then offered ai other amendment reducing- the rate on wii dow glow above 10x15 inches square ar under 16x20 from m cenis to U , cent pound. Tha amendment was agreed to. All of tbo committee amendments as : window gltsa were agreed to. On cylinder and crown gltea Mr. Jone amendment substituting the present rate i 2'/i cents for the proposed rate of t cen per square foot waa defeated ; yeas 20 , aa ; 27 , Tie committee amendments on cyl'ndi and crown glass were then , agreed to. At S o'clock Mr. Aldrich yielded to u gent requests from democratic senators Lh the bill be laid aside. Mr. Vest remarki in this connection that more progress hi been made In three days than in thn weeks during the Wilson bill. Tha senate then went Into executive se sion and soon after adjourned. FOIl aUKUV VICTORIA'S JmilLK : I'ri-vltlt-iit Ailil * Another 3Irnili'r i thn Sprrlnl Em him- . WASHINGTON. May M. The presldr has added another mumbar to the spec ) embassy which will attend the sixtieth eel 11 bratlon of the accesolon of Queen Victor to the British throne , in the person of Ogdi Mills of New York. Mr. Mills goes In t ! capacity ot sot-rotary and attache to tl special embassy. The commirslons for t members will be beautifully engrotsed JL ' ' altogether the occasion la special In eve ' " recprat so far aa the State department " eonc rned. Whltelaw Reul bears the til ' of special ambassador on a ipeeUI mlEsi ' is the representative of Ihe president , a ' t General Miles and Admiral Miller nlll ta , aprcial oammlrsions. Tbn ambucador hli self will carry for presentation In person he queen a letter from the president , whit .a general terms , will be tlrnilar to that : draueil to her an the occasion ef her ] ul it : ee celebration ten je ra ago. It is form M- < t kindly in tone and expresses the appi aiiun of the president uf ( be great go a' Isoi fj.lowed the long reien of b * : < anl hopes for a. conliuuance of b JAKE UP THE SEARLES CASE Government Proceeds Against Secretary of Sugar Befininiy Company. LITTLE OUTSIOE INTEREST IN THE HEA1ING Reiuilt of the Hnvpnirj-er Trial tlie Cnimp lnitl < m > i Which the le-iiMCd to Anmver. WASHINGTON , May 2S. The trial of John E. Scarles , secretary of the American j Sugar Refining company , today followed thaf ; of President Hav meyer , who was acquitted | yesterday by order of Judge Bradley- The I government presented Its case very brleSy , whereupon the defense , following the tac tics pursued In the Havemeyer casj , moved that the Judge order the acquittal for three reasons , viz. : That the questions Mr. Searles refused to answer were irrelevant to the in quiry , that they were Individual not com mittee questions , and that even If they -were authorized by the senate resolution the sen ate did not porsfsa Jurisdiction. The motion waa argued at length by the counsel on both sides , after which the court adjourned until Tuesday , when Judge Bradley will de- Iver his ruling. A very strong Impression exists that the Judge will euMain the motion and .throw the czae out of court. Judge Hradley's decision yesterday , which threw Vie case against Mr. Havcmeycr out ot court , robbed the Searles trial of much Interest. despite the as sertion ct District Attorney Davis that the cases were not analogous and that the con tention set upon by the defcrat in the Have- meyer case , upon which the Judge ordered a verdict of acquittal returned , would not hold In the Se-arlca cose. The general belief was that the main question as to pertinency would be raised by the defense In this case ant ! that the Judge would be required to rule on that question before the defense opened. The indictment found agaicst Mr. Searles was very similar to the one found against Mr. Havemeyer , except that the questions asked of Mr. Searles were somewhat different. The indictment recites that by a rraolution of the senate a committee was appointed to In vestigate certain charges made by tile press concerning the election of 1S92. The com mittee summoned Secretary Searles. He was asked by the committee : BASIS OF THE INDICTMENT. 'What ' amount was expended by your com pany in the campaign of 1892J" "I decline to answer the question , " an swered Mr. Searles. giving as his reason for declining that he did not believe It within the province of the committee to ask such a question. The committee then asked : "What sum did you ( meaning the American Sugar Re- tinlng- company ) contribute to the democratic campaign fund in the state of New York In 1S92 that was used for the purpose of con ducting the campaign In that state , at which time Cleveland and Harrison were candi dates for president of the United States ? " "I decline to answer that question.was Mr. Searles' reply , and for the same reasons as given in the declination to answer the first question. "Did you contribute to the democratic campaign fund in New York ? " was asked. He again declined to answer. The same lawyers who appeared for Mr Havemeyer had charge of Mr. Searles' de fense. Mr. Havemeyer sat by Mr Searles side in the rear of the table occupied by his counsel. The members of the senate In vestigating committee and other distin guished persons were present. The course followed by the district at torney in the Havemeyer casa was repeatei in the Searies case , the same documents being introduced to lay the basis for the trial. Senator Gray was the first and only wlt- nsrs called and he testified to the inves tlgatlon committee. On cross-examination he said ho did not believe the question ° aaked by Mr. Allen TVES pertinent , taking into consideration the questions Mr. Searlea had answered. He testified that money was contributed for national political purposes and none with the purpose of affectinglegia lation. At this point Mr. Johnson , for the de fense , moved that the judge Instruct the Jury to bring in a verdict ot acquittal. On his argument of the motion he was exceed ingly sarcastic in referring to Senator Al len'a motived in aeking the quectiona o Mr. Searles. Mr. Davis followed for the eov ernment , after which Mr. Johnson closei for the defence and the court adjourned unti Tuesday. WRITES A FAVOR.UILB LETTER , AHHlMtnnt Secretary Crldler- Given tin Exposition n Gretit Send OtT. WASHINGTON , May 2S. { Special Tele gram. ) Assistant Secretary Cridlqr at the State department has prepared a letter to American representatives accredited to foreign - eign countries , but will not transmit Uie e same until formal invitations to republic : ; " I of the western hemisphere have been re- e j celved. The letter In much more exhaustive o than any written by the State department o since thu exposition at Para. and 4buws tht kindly feeling for the Omiha exntJaltion on s the port of Secretary Sherma-s and bis aaso- it j elates. Cridler , however , refuses to give oul 3. the letter to representatives auroad until all Invitations are at hand. M. J. Hull ot Nebraska ha.i been reinstated as chief ot division in th < } rrsaiiury depart- i. j ment. [ - j E. C. Concord of Fenton. la. , haa been re- l- I stored to practice before the interior depart' n | ment. He waa suspended by CommUsinnei I Lochren , In 1S94 , for criticising the pollc ; of the pension bureau. Fourth cliss postmasters In NflirasK : were appointed as follows : SVlllltm K.iup Western. Salina county ; B. F. Thoniburs Potter , Cheyenne county. Postmasters were commissioned today ni s' follows : Nebraska Samuel H. Weston , Dor f cheater ; John A. Wood. Ewlng. Iowa Car " ntllus C , Yoder. Amish ; Cyrus H. Keeley , a | MltcbcUvlIIu ; Frank Andsraon , Pacific June , r jtlon ; William L. Darland. Union Mills ; Jamet F. Jordan , Valley Junction. South DaJcota Hollace L. Hopkins. Henry ; Thomas Sills Leitervlllo. Wyoming Benjamin Howells Rock Springs ; Ira O , Middaugn. Wheatland. CHI.VAME.Y COME IX AS .NATIVES Countrymen at I'ort of Entry Sivcni to'llelnsr Their Father * . WASHINGTON. May M. In response to ! resolution of inquiry the attorney genera yesterday sent to the senate the corrcapond ence relating to the Illegal entry of China men Into the United States. The document ] enolcsed cover the smuggling in of China men at the ports of Plaltsburg , N. Y. , and St ia Albms , Newport and other ports in Ver raont. on the pretense that the Immlgran Chinamen are natives and therefore citizen. ol the United States , the plan of procetdlni being to have Chinamen at the port of en tie try to iwtar thit they are the fathers o id thu immigrants and that the "sons" wen ry horn in thu United States. This oath , unde 11 the law , .uuures the release of any China le man arrested for violation of the restficlloi in law. la 3. letter , United States DUtric id Attorney Poucber of Oswego. N. Y. , say the practice of importing Chinamen atte this manner bos long been In practice In St to Albans , and otser places In Vermtnt. H h.d toh. uys there are attorneys regularly engage. d- In assisting Chinese Immigrants to evad the la v. and acme of them in Vermont ar making 15.090 lo $ .000 a ye.tr In the bus ! necs. He adda H remark that be baa n ol doubt ' .hat the. Chinamen come in under ; itipuia. .uu to pay the lawyers a auted com peceatton oa their release. San Francisc la atactt Always gives as the place ot bin : nd It Is ImpotBible- discredit the evl- ence. District Attorney Senior ot Vermont , n a letter denies tha' rtport'of a eoaiblna- lon to promote this clnss of Immigration In rder to increase th - fees lif federal offl- lals and says ho is anxious lo find a. means of putting a stop to It. Xcir for the Army. WASHINGTON. May 28. < Spe lal Tele gram. ) The following transfers have been made : Fifth cavalry Second Lieutenant oscph E. Cusack. from troop D to troop . ; Second Lieutenant John P. Wade , from roop I * to troop D. Sixth Infantry First .Icutenant Lyman W. V. Kennon , from com- mny C to company K ; Flrrt Lieutenant Wll- lam C. Bennett , from company K to com pany C. Twenty-second Infantry Captain lohn McA. Webster , from company A to company K , Captain Alfred C. Sharpe , from company K to company A. Leaves ot absence : flecond Lieutenant Jdward "E. Hartwlck. seventy days , with lermlstion to apply for an extension of If teen days ; First Lieutenant William N. | lughes. Thirteenth Infantry , four months rom September 1 ; First Lieutenant Michael J. LenUian , Second infantry , four months. Cahlnet 3IcetIiir In ( Inlet. | WASHINGTON , May 2S. The cabinet | meeting today partook more ot a routine character than usual , being largely devoted to a dUcuralon cf small matters of depart mental buslnces. For the Qrst time In many weeks Cuba was not mentioned at the meetIng - i Ing , General Lee's advices to the effect that he bad a sufficient store ot food and sup plies for Immediate nocesoltlea going a great way to allay the demand for speedy action. Two Connnl * XomlnnteiL WASHINGTON , May 2S. The president to day nominated Ferdinand "W. Neumann of Illinois to be consul ot the United States at Cologne , Germany , and Max Bouchseln of Illinois to be consul ot the United States at Bremen , Germany. Aarcc on Pnblic. IlnllillncRIHfl. . WASHINGTON , May 28. The committee on public buildings and grounds today agreed to report favorably the bills for public buildings at Baltimore , lid. , to cost $1,500.- 000. Butte. Man. , $300,000 , and Aberdeen , S. D. , $100,000. Dnlly Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON. May 2S. Today's state ment of the condition ot the treasury shows : Available czsh balance , $231,657,049 ; gold reserve , $144,145.107. UPRISING OP IXDIA.VS IS FEARED. ChcyenneM on Tontjni River Have Killed a. Sheep Herder. LINCOLN. May 28. A Journal special from Araba , Wyo. , says : Much excitement prevails throughout northern Wyoming and southern Montana. The. Cheyenne Indians on Tongue river arc causing alarm and an up rising ia feared. A sheer ; herder was mur dered a few days ago and the sheriff de manded that the Indians surrender the mur derer , but they refused. CO3I3IEUCIAL MEX OIT JUT OCTIXG. Take a Ride to tlie ICintttclrjSlilc at tlie KIvei-1- CINCINNATI , May 2S. Tie program of the closing day of ttieilnlon _ meeting- the commercial clubs ot Hasten , Chicago , St. Louis and Cincinnati was interrupted some by inclement Tveather. . StUlr- the eltctrlc" cara started early tor thS1 Kentucky high lands with over 200 prominent business men aboard for the outing ; At Fort Thomas the visitors witnessed a salute at colors In honor of Secretary Gage , who was In the party. At noon luncheon was served at the club hoiLse on the Latonla race track , at which the famous Kentucky bursoo was among the soups. With the exception of the even ing banquet the entertainments of the day were all on the Kentucky side ot the. river. The crowning event ot the visit of the Commercial clubs was the banquet at the Clifton mansion ot Alexander McDonald , who was host for the Cincinnati club. The brief speech of Lyman J. Gage , secretary of the treasury , was the feature of the ban quet. He was vigorously applauded tvh n he arose to speak. Secretary Gage prefaced his remarks with the statement that before coming , he had called.upon the president and asked permission to say for the adminis tration that there must be proper revenue raised and that there must be a sound sys tem of currency established. The president , he said , replied : "That IB exactly what I want you to say. ' ' Continuing , the secretary remarked that he had discovered that two particular tl.cmcs belli first place in the thoughts of all busi ness men. These were the tariff and the public finances. He then said In part : Upon the settlement of there two questions enterprise waits and industry languishes. and I have thought that on this occasion I could do no better service than to give you assurance and hop . As to the great fabric now before congress known , aa the tariff bill I have nothing to zay In detail. I want i to bear testimony , however , to the goo-i j faith of thos In both houses -who imvi * ) that measure In charge. They are fully cnn- scions ot their jrreat responsibility and are working faithfully to discharge It. 1Ys 1 to the financial question , I must con- I tent myse'.f with few words. I am clad that ' tliev may be words of arrurance. If any of I you harbor the suspicion that the administration - , istration but Just now Installed into the I responsibilities of high oiflee has forgotten , i or la likely to forger , the mandate of the , people whose vote in behalf of honest money ' and sound finances rang out loud and clear i In November last , put that suspicion aside. t It was unjust and unfounded. In seed time and in proper order thn affirmative evidences I ot my declaration will ape r. In the mean- i time , my friends , do your part to htlp those 'charged with legislative and administrative J duty. Do not let th * Inertia engendered by i fear and dlHtrtmt creep over you. W J have I bei-n parsing through a period of great trial . | am ] nobly -we have endured fie strain. The i future Is not dark -with forebodings ; It is j illumined with rational hope. The revival ' I cf Industry Is near and with the estalillsh- 1 * mcnt of a. revenue law sufficient to br-3g Into the treasury an am mnt adequate to ' meet the rca reliable needs of our govern- mint pnd with 'he establ'aSreent of our finances on a round and. enduringba'.s , j nothlnirnow foreaesn cm tielny the recovery i of past IO-H = CS and the inauguration of a new i , fcrwird movement alont * the lines ot ma terial advancement ami &oolal progress ' , which < we may humbly trustIs In the benevolent - olent mind of God to bestdw upon the , American people. I OFFEIt FHOU IOWA : IS DECLINED. Reformed PrrHhyterianx nixciix * the \Ventcrn Collesre TProicet. BEAVER FALLS. Pa.r'ijar 23. The prop osition to establish a 'western ' college came up at today'a session , of the Reformed Pres byterian synod. The offer of Amity college , at College Springs , la. , td transfer ta prop erty to the synod on condition that It adds $50,000 to the endowment' fund was declined. No further acllcn wan talttn. OliKtrve Aocennloii Dny. ATLANTIC. la. , May M. { Special. } Kedron eommanderr. No. 42 , Knlgnts Tem plar , of this * city observed Afcenclon day with extensive ceremonies. The command- encs at HarUn , Audubon and Stuart ac cepted an invitation to join with the com- mandery here an-1 ware represented by about 125 Sir Knights and their wires. Services were held in Masonic temple at 2 o'clock and a pilgrimage ? waa ukea at 3 o'clock. A banquet nra * givoo at the opera , bouse at 5 o'clock , at which about 200 covers were laid. A reception was given at Masonic tlm- plo at S in. the evening. The city vrea dtseo- rated in honor ol the visitors. MuvruirniM of Oeuuu V - ! , Mar S , At New York Arrived St Louis , frora Southampton : Lusonia. from LlvrpooL At Moville Halled-Aachoris , far New At Que nstown Sailed Pavonia , tor Bos ton. ton.At yverpooI-Saned-C vl .for N w York. At RottentamAmv. . i' - Vaiytp-U-im , from New Y.irk vrAt'v * esSs.1U - . - -Isi II , 'CJ New V rk. JOHN REDMOND SUSPENDED Parcellito Leader Voted Ont of Eonso of Commons. THREE OTHIR MEMBERS ARE REMOVED SerKpnnt-nt-.Vrnix reject * John J. CInncy , AVllIlaiii Keilmnnil iinil William Fit-Ill Turbulent S ene In the Hunnc. LONDON" . May 28. John E. Redmond , the Paraellitc leader , was suspended In the House ot Commons today owing to his per sisting in an irregular discussion ot the financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Clancy , member for the north division of Dublin county ; William Redmond , member for West Clare , and Wil liam Field , member for the St. Patrick's division of Dublin , for similar conduct were removed from thb House by the sorgeant- at-araia. The disturbance teak place during the com mittee vote for the maintenance of the har bors. John E. Redmond opposed the vote and discussed the financial relations between Great Britain and Ireland. The chairman callet ! him to order and when Mr. Redmond persisted In speaking he wco ordered to resume - sumo his scat. This ho refused to do. The president of the Board ot Trade. Mr. Ritchie , moved Mr. Redmond's suspentiion , which was adopted by a vote of 223 to 32. When the House resumed regular business the matter was rcpcrted to the speaker an.1 the House confirmed the suspension by j. vote of 238 to 52. several antl-Parnellites supporting the Parnclllte minority. The House then again went Into committee and Mr. Clancy persisted in the same lines as Mr. Redmond. The chairman ordered him to withdraw. He refused to do so and the sergcant-at-armu was ordered to remove him. William Redmond adopted the same policy an 'Mr. Clancy and was also removed by the scrgsant-at-arms. Mr. Field , after having been repeatedly called to order , was told to withdraw , which ho did , sa > lng : "I obey. " The House In committee then resumed discussion of the votes. DOLNGS IX DETAIL. Mr. Clancy first opposed the harbor vote , declaring Ireland is overtaxed to maintain English establishments. Mr. Redmond followed in a similar strain and when called upon to resume his seat , replied : "Such a request was never made to mo before during the fifteen years I have sat in this House. " The chairman asked Mr. Redmond If he refused to resume his seat , to which the Parnelllte leader replied : "I do. I hold 1 am within my rights. " The suspension of Mr. Redmond was then voted. On the House resuming business tha chair man formally reported the matter to the speaker , who said : "The question la that Mr. John Redmond be suspended from service in this House. " An emphatic chorus of ayes -was followed by a loud nationalist shout Of. "no. " The vote was then taken as already stated and the speaker cald : "I must call upon Mr. Redmond , if ho Is In any part of the House. , to-withdraw from itajirecincts. " , . "Tho committee tfien resumed its discus sion and Mr. Clancy renewed his opposition to the harbor-vote , sayliig the financial com mittee had established beyond question that Ireland was overtaxed. The remark was greeted with cries of "order. " The chair man aaid he hoped Mr. Clancy would nol persist in Irrelevance. Mr. Clancy responded that he thought that raising the question of the overtaxation of Ireland had every note of the most relevant thing he cculd do one ho intended to press the right to do so. After again warning Mr. Clancy , the chair man remarked : "It the honorable member persists , I must , rule his conduct as being grossly disorderly and request him to with draw. " This called ; forth from Mr. Clancy the re mark : "I consider your decision unjust am am not disposed to submit to Injustice. " This statement waa greeted with cheers from the Irish benches and with cries of "order" from other parts of the House. So soon as he could be heard the chairman oald : "I have directed the honorable mem ber to withdraw and I understand he re fuses to obey. " "I do , " exclaimed Mr. Clancy. "Then I call upon the sergeant-at-anns to enforce my order. " This was greeted with cheers and some Irish cries of "coercion. " William Redmond shouted : "Send for the Horse Guards. " CLANCY WITHDRAWS. The s rgeant-at-arms proceeded to Mr. Clancy's seat and immediately on his arrival there Mr. Clancy arose and withdrew with tbo sergeant-at-arms. William Redmond asked It It was hi order to direct the sergeant-at-arzca to remove a member without , the leave of the House. "Certainly , " replied the chairman. "Ara we to understand , " asked Mr. Red mend , "that you may ask the eergesnt-at- anns to remove any one of us ? " "It members are gromly disorderly , " an swered the chairman , "it hi my duty to do DO under the rules ot tha House. " Mr. Redmond retorted : "Opinions may differ as to what is disorderly. I consider it not only disorderly , but greatly crim inal , to not only rob a country , but to gas lt.i representatives. I shall take every op portunity to objecting to Ireland taking a part in there votes under the prestnt cir cumstances. It haa been abundantly proved that Ireland Is overtaxed " The chairman interrupted Mr. Redmond , saying : "There are other and proper op portunities ot raising the qutstiou. If the honorable member persists I am afraid I musl enforce the order. " In eplta of this warning ilr. Redmond , peraUttd , saying : "Grosifly disorderly 01 net I consider it to be my duty to protent , against the system of robbery practiced against the Irish people. " Mr. Redmond de > scribed tha ruling of the chairman as beins In the nature of an episode In one of Gil bert & Sullivan's operas , and added : "The chairman Is not the Judge of what I should eay. 1 was ecnt here to say what la necra- aary In the opinion of my constituents , and not what Is necessary In the opinion of the chairman or of the speaker of thli House. It U adding Insult to Injury thai we who are overtaxed , when we attempl to say so are practically gagged " The chairman again interrupted Mr Red "The honorable member 1 ; mond. saying : now grossly disorderly , and I must reques him to withdraw for the remainder ot to day's sitting/ ' . . T certainly will not withdraw , " reple ! < Mr. Re4mond hotly , "until you send for tin . " * sergeant-at-arms. REDMOND WITHDRAWS. The latter apparently did not wait to b > tent for. He promptly appear * ! , moved li the direction of Mr. Redmond and the latte withdrew. It was now the turn of Mr. Field to mak a protest against the overtaxation of Ire land. He rose from his seat and said : " object to the vote. - A majority of the Iris ! people believe they are overlaxfrJ " The chairman promptly met Mr. Fieli with the remark. "Tho honorable member i evidently anxious to UUobey the ruling o the chair. I hope be will not compel me t enforce the orders ot the Home agains him. " ' " Mr. F' Id I feel it my duty. replied "to express thu opinion of my con ' ' stltuents Mr. Field pot no further. The chalnnai stopped him quickly with the now f&mllla phrase. "The conduct of the honorable mem ber is grossly disorderly , and I must ail him to leave tha House. " "I obey you. sir , " said Mr Field , wit ) mock solemnity , exiling forth an outburs of Uugbter Mr Field then passed down tie gangway of the House , greeted wit ] THE BEE Forrcait for N' 'Warmer. 1. Tlllmnn Attnrk * Si-nrlr * Cn < n In Urt Cntnmonn Cnlta' * FrlrniU 3. nxiuiMtlnn Dlri > cticVMl > 4 an Apptvil. EartltqnntMi v'"nflSffJt Lnwrnu-r. 3. llnmo for ttirt FnT gn Itotitclro. UlRh Srlinnt * * * t grq .W < irailimtliic. Iltnrk Hill * MlnlflSBItlonk Heighten * . 4. Edltorlnl nnil Commvm. Z. ProlijrterLin A rmltljr Ailjnurnn. Scrlimi Klimil * III till * Siititlnrr * ! . n. Council IlltifT * LmMl M.ittcri. Frlit.iy'4 i : riit In StiurtliiR Ulrrlrs. 7. Commerrliil unit I'liinnrlitl Nmr . 8. It.illrn.nl. . ( if the Wurlil. O. Itnile Slum Hnve A Rrlcranrr. Memorial Dny nt Public rllools. Ilartlrj-1 * 1'lea In Ab. -mriit. . ICtllnmiU Arn Asnln United. 1(1. mt of Komlnlnn Kixilp. Katn Clinton Ilit-Hllu n Tn irily. IL Note * on Cnrrrnt Literature. Town' * Qilrer Trllin of Inilliin * . 12. "Tim llmthrr of .Jim. " further laughter , and soon afterward the de bate on the harbor votes was calmly re sumed. FUE > CIt HI.1IETAI.LIST3 CO.NVEXE. Hope to See Ihr ln "ttloii Si'ttlcil t r 1O. ) ( ) PARIS. May 2S. There were 400 delegates present today at the annual meeting of the National Bimetallic league. Deputy Fou- golrol presided. M. Threy , secretary of the league , read the reportl It set forth that the leading event of the year was the elec tion of President McKlnleywhich gave great satisfaction to blmctalllsts. He dwelt upon the necessity of bringing the move ment to a definite issue before the expira tion of President McKlnley's term of office. The French government had done excellent work which the international negotiations would reveal. It had persevered In seek ing the co-operation of Great Britain , be cause the tatter's participation would dis arm the worst opponents and give Interna tional bimetallism a permanent and solid basis. The report added : "Tho English horizon is less darit than In the past. The presence of the American delegates in Paris may greatly hasten a solution of the question. France anil America could easily come to an agreemcnl if England was inclined to a serious effort In favor of silver , and Germany would fol low Its example. It IB upon this that the question of International bimetallism there for depends for Its practical solution. " wouLD-nc jusaiciDC ov TRIAL. Dtaeliilnm Vlolfntlr Atrnlnnt Social CnnilitlonH. ROME , May 2S. Pletro Acclarita. the Ironworker of Artegona , province of Udlne , who attempted to stab Kins Humbert on April 22 while his majesty WJs on thn way to the races , was put on trial todny. The court room was crowded and thcrs.vere many women present. At the examination the prisoner violently attacked ihe prevail ing social conditions. He said bo had actet alone anil in despair , as men did \vhen tney committed suicideTheobject of , his at- tempt'MipoaftUiewJlfa ; ofthcuk"lag ; he t- plalned , was to- strike the representative o ? the class livingin comfort. His act , he affirmed , was unpremeditated or otherwise he would have thrown a bomb. TAKE STEI'S TO PRESERVE ORDER. Anthoritlei at AthrnM Prppnreil to Snpprenn Revolution. ATHENS , May 23. Elaborate measures have been taken to preserve order. Besides the police and gendarmes a civil guard has been selected from the moat trust-worthy .n- habltanU. The minister of the Jntarior , M. Theotokis , hi resolved to deal sev r ly wit ! anti-dynastic movements. The fact that the war ships at Phalerum are ready to lam troops and artillery in tha cv r.t of dls orders occurring has deterred Uie mrolu tionUts from making a demonstration. ! Vo Open HoniPH to Wllllnm. PARIS , May 28. .V number of people who have been Interviewed by representatives o the Gaulols on the subject of Emperor WI1 Ham ot Germany visiting Paris during the exhibition of 1900 , agree that his majesty's visit is Inadmissible as long as the question of Alsace-Lorraine exists. Tnrklnh TroopH to the Frontier. LONDON , May 2S. A dispatch to the Pos from Constantinople says that the Turkisl government has -given orders for the forward ing of thirty battalions from Syria for eerv Ice on the Servian and Bulgarian frontie and that six transports sailed yesterda ) under sealed orders. Jiipiinene OfTer u. "Yen- LONDON. May 28. The prospectus hat been Icsued for the new Japanese loan o 43,000,000 yen ( J21.341.91C ) . at 5 per cent , pay able In gold. The iiaua price is lOL'/i. IS THE RIO GRA.VDEXVIGAIlLEi Qne tlon to Iff Deelileil Iir n. Snlt Ic theConrtM. . DENVER. May 28. A special to the Re publican Irani Santa Fe saya : The United States marshal's office here today received from District Judge J. D , Bantz of Silver City a writ of Injunction against the Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation company , restraining that al'eged ' English corporation from building dams ov r the Ric Grande and obmructlng this so-called Inter- navigable stream in New Mexico. The In junction was granted on application by the United State * Department of Justice and id la the nature of a temporary restraining older. An to whether it rhall stand per petually arguments ara set for bearing June 14. A lively contest in the courts. Involving the use of water In Colorado and Newt Mexico ice , is expected to result from the hearing of this case. The case will turn on the queulon whether or not the Rio Grande Ii a navigable ttream on the Internationa ! boundary line at El Paso. The case 1s ven Important to Colorado and New Mexico , ai It Involves the irrigation rights of the Ric Grande river. TELEPHONE INTERESTS COMBINE Effort to Get All the Independent Cx < e.luinte Into a Convention. CHICAGO , May 28. The Independent Tele phone exchanges of the United States dii not form a national organization today , a wan expected. Instead of reporting the plai of organization tha executive committee sug gested that a national convention be callei within the next thirty dafi by the execuMv < committee In order to give all of the 2.00 Independent exchanges of the country au op portunlty to be represented. The member ot the executive committee , after a loni discussion , decided that if the independen exchanges were to combine against the Bel company It would be better to do to tbroug ! an organization embracing a wider latltud than that which might bu formed ot the 10 . or more persons present at this meeting , I Swindler Sent -Reformatory. . NEW YORK , May 2i Chester H. Me Laughlin , one of the Valentine gango nvlnillers. who operated by means of forge < checks over a portion of the United State and Canada , waa today sentenced to th Eimlra reformatory- MIIU on Short Tlni . SOMERSWORTH. N. IL. May 2S.-U wn announced today that beginning- Juno 1 th mill * of the Great Falls Cotton Munufut- int ; company will run on a forty h . > rp week IliHo schedule until tht surplus . < lu pottU ot NO TIME TO QUARREL Cuban ConscrrotiYes in the Cortes Deplon Present Bickerings. WEAKENS SPAIN'S ' EXTERNAL INFLUENCE Parliamentary Conflict Certain to Hamper Ontsido Negotiations. CANOVAS HAS LOST HIS OPPORTUNITY Even if Ho Eolda Gffica Eia Policy Must Ba Modified. SUSPICIOUS OF THE UNITED STATES Mnilrhl PolItlclttnN at the Clilnl < Mt tltnt MiMllatlnn if Soiii - Sort ! the Ohjcut Ainu-.I nt br . 1 T. by PI-PJS PublUhimr Companr ) MADRID ( via Bayonet ) , May 2S. < New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Cuban conservative senators and deputies assure me that they consider the present parliamentary conflict In Spain moat unfortunate. In that It Is calculated to weaken their government In Its dealings with the colonies and the UnlUil States. They follow the conflict with much Inter est and anxiety. They believe that Its UBUO may have considerable effect upon the rela tions of Spain with the colonies and Amer ica , because beyond the ocean much signifi cance Is naturally attached to the new stage upon which these relations arc certain to enter If Premier Canovca and the conserva tives remain In office to back Captain Gen eral Weyler and the Cuban conservatives la a policy that Sagista and the liberals openly criticize , and would In great part reverse by the recall ot Weyler and a very liberal home rule policy , should they enter tha councils of the regency. The Cuban representatives bitterly crit icize Weyler's conduct and bla treatment ot the rural property and population , and they challenge tha veracity of his reports on the progress of pacification. They assure mo that delay In the execution of the home mlo policy will oblige Spain ultimately to go further In her concessions. They seem to bo convinced that the United States la maneuvering to prevent the Cuban Insur gents from being crushed by force of arms and to pave the way. by Investigations by Commissioner Calhoun and the relief at American citizens , for some sort of media tion. Curiously enough now , even the Cuban conservatives reproach Spanish statesmen- with not sufficiently taking Into account all the factors of the colonial question that makeshifts and halt measures cannot solve. ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. RAI1ELLI IT ) THE TWITED STATES. Clintrninn of Cnlitt'x ncformUt Comer * to Thin Country. NEW YORK , May 28. A copyrighted dis patch from Havana to the Journal and Ad vertiser says : ' Marquis Rabelli , chairman of the reform ist party and managing director of El , Dine de la Marina , went to the United States yes terday. La Lucha , commenting on his un expected departure re-echoes the rumor that he was called to Washington by President McKlnley for consultation. Li Union Constitutional ( conservative ) prints extracts from an article In El Dlaro of Barcelona , which maintains that the best solution of the Cuban question Is for Spain to sell the Island to the United States , and avert further sacrifices of men and money. La Union subjects the writer of the article to severe criticism and declare * that but for the audden coming of the liberal party Into power In Spain In 1820 , Spain would have been able to have crushed the separatist movements under way In South American provinces. SO DIFFKUEXCE I.V THE CABWET. Tallinn .7. finer Siiy tliu Mt-mlnir * Are of Our Mini ! .Vliniit Culm. CINCINNATI. May 2S. Secretary of tha Treasury Lyman J. Gage ! a in the city with his wife and will remain until tomorrow. Secretary Gage Is here with members of tha Commercial club of Chicago on an outing- When asked about the reported differences In the cabinet over the Cuban question , Sec retary Gage said : "That is all gammon , and there la abso lutely nothing In It. Such a thing has cot been even- thought of , and there la not the least possibility of a disagreement among tha members of the cabinet on thia subject. " ItELEASEU PHOM SIM.MSH PIIISO2C. JfoWHpnper Man Cniitnrrd on Com petitor Itfnt-hfH Home. LITTLE ROCK. Ark. , May 28. The Ga zetta today printed a letter from Lafayette- ville. Ark. , which nays that Gray Melton , the newspaper correspondent who was cap tured with the Competitor crew by Spanish , officers and held In prison at Havana for a long time , has been released. Ho baa reached bis home In Madlsn county , near Huntavllle. Ark. , where he was born ami reared. Ho Is salt ! to be arranging bis plans to go on a lecturing tour after spending short time at his old home. XO OVEHTLTIES TO SIMCT. Simla Willet Eiitcrtniii Tin-ill 1C OfTerrit. MADRID , May 2S. A scml-oBJclal denial In given today of the publlibed ri.atemcnt that President McKlnley ban matin overtures to Spain on the subject of Cuba , and It Is reiter ated that It U Impossible for the Spanish : government to accept mediation In a ques tion "which concerns Spain aloue. " DASTARDLY PLOT IS L'XEAHTHED. Dlnelniinre of a .Si'huniH to Lout tint I'urllnuil Piiotolllfe. PORTLAND , Ore. . May 2S. A. schema to rob the postofflce In this city was disclosed this afternoon and as a result Julian Ep- plng. chief clerk of the registry depart ment. City Jailer Watson , Detective Hol- sapple , Eugene Gautier and a man by the name of Simpson are all under arrest for conspiracy. The scheme was to bind and gag Epplng- , who would previously arrange to have h safe open. Holaapplu and Watson were to be waiting at the city Jail when the alarm was turned in , and were la rush to tha pogtafBce , take charge of the cace and in sure Simpson getting away with the booty. . The conspiracy was disclosed by Gautler. Wan Enronte to Lire rrltli a Son. DETROIT , May 28. Inquiry by the Journal a * to the Induntlty of the woman reported killed by a Maple Leaf train at Kansas City brings this reply from Cascopolli , Mich. : The woman's name wa * Harriet Higgles of Wakelee , Mich. She was on her way to llvo with her eon at Columbue. Kan. , seat by tha eounty. Murilur Crow * Out of Iltmlurmii Troulila SPRINGFIELD. Mo. May 2SDurlnr nuiml aver uut ne i affa i * here today , John' . ' oi'fr f f' . ) ! Fb'.t sal klllriJ Xewtnn