Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 20, 1890, Page 1

¥ e s 10U L0} BONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS. Lively Time in the House in Connection With the Silver Bill. SPRINGER ~ "SASSES” THE SPEAKER. The Senate Considers the Legisiative, tive and Judicial Appro- Bill But Takes No Action. Wasnrxaroy, June 10.—The house journal aving been read, Mr. Mills of Texas objected 10 its approval on the grounds that the clerk had not read it in full, T to read that portion which disclosed the r erence of the silver bill to the committeo on coinage, weights and measures. During the reading Messrs. Mills and McKinley re- mained standing, anxious to claim recogni- tion, The latter was successful, and he moved that the journal be approved. Upon this he demanded the previous question, de- spite Mr. Mills’ protest that he was entitled o senition to move a correction that the journal contained the record of something Which had never happened and which should not be in the journal, The speaker replied that it was for the house to decide and directed the clerk to call the roll. The clerk proceeded with this duty, while Mr. Springer, amid the applause of Lis party colleagues, entered a vigorous pro- test, addressing the speaker and saying: “You can ignore the rights of the represent- atives of the people, but the people will pull you down, sir, at the polls next November and your party with you.” The speaker was imperturable and the roll call proc . The house refused to order the previsus question—yeas, 106; nays, 117, Loud demvcratic applat The following re s voted with the demo : Messrs. Bartine, De Havea, Kelly. Kevr of Towa, Lind, Mor: ow und Townsend of Colovado. When the democratic appliuse ceased, Mr. i recognized by the speaker, He olution reciting that the order of referene by the speaker referrin silver bill to the committee on coinage, hts and measures wasieorreet under nouse, and olving that the of ag: wosed 1o st Ulinois raised a_ point st the resolution. ke out the entry in the od a question of fact, 1t Was got for the reason that if adopted it would have the effect of changing the refe ence of tue bill with the senute Ldment 1 by the rules of He procecded to argue that the senate anendments would require it to be msidered in committee of the whole, That being so, it was_their duty to referit to the committee on coinage, weights and measures Mr. Mills characterized Mr. Canuon’s po- sition as the boldest, most reckless and ab- surd position ke had ‘ever heard maintained in a legislative body. It showed only that a Oright, well stored, well diseiplind mind might’ become beclonded by startin in error and continuing that course. The gentleman and his party had started out at the beginning of the session by assert fngz before the countay by a code of rules that one man or trinmvirate could control the ac- tion of the repr of 66,000,000 peo- plo, Under the constitution a journal was to e kept by the house, not by the speuker or his clerks. He was ustonished, while the geutlemur was pursuing his argument, that the speaker had not told him, as he had the other gentleman from Illinois (Springer), that his was a question for the house to « termine. He charged the republican party with being false to its pledges in the matter of sitver, The i party would give the people unlimited coinage of silver hustings the people would sk epublicaus why, when they were sent here nds of silver, they hud voted to the death to prevent ‘the consummation of the people’s wishes and the fulfillment of their promise: Mr. Peters of Kuansas, though decla |Bimself o free coinage wian, sustained t speaker’s uction, contending that under the Tules it was the Speaker's duty to refer to the | bill as he had dong | “After some further talk Mr. ¢ Georgla submittea an avgrument to show tha undor the rules the speaker had not the power to refer tou bill us he had done. In the course of his remarks he referred to a decision made by the speaker in regurd to the ashington postofiice bill, which, he said, Ay totally at varince with the present de- Journ the hou sion. Mr. Butterworth controverted the con- truction put upon the decision by Mr. Crisp ‘and said that il he had so construed the speaker's decision be would have voted to overrule it, Mr. Urisp suggested that if_the gentleman Mad done so that it would be the first time he ever votod to overrule the chair. utterworth remarked smilingly that b M, in r was alwiys vight. isp disclaimed any discourtesy Wrawing a simile between the gentleman's emark and the remark of the Hindoo when B¢ appronched his hideous god: 1 know ho 15 ugly, but I feel that he is great. Mr. Sprivger of Illinois_contended for the rizht of the house to revise the journal and ik it show what the majority of the house ided it should show. The purpose of re- ring the bill to the committee on coinago, :hts und measures was to prevent the house from voting on the question of concur- rence in the senato amendments. The rules, which it was claimed were intended o allow the majority to do business and produce r sults, were now prosecuted to the base pur- pose of gugging the majority of the house. Mr. iand held that there was no other course opm but to strike the erroncous xcference of the bill from the journal, Mr, Bwiterworth held that” the real ques tion hefon: the house was whether or not the speakier had referred the bill to the commit- tee, cot that it was or was not properly re- fovtad, The question arose whether the wpoal s authorized to make the roference. Xe (Butterworth) contended that the speaker was so authorized under the rules, Mr. Springer avgued that the senate bill v, under the rules, before the house yesterduy because the business on the spesler’s tuble' had not been reached. M. Butterworth said the pending proposi tion looked to correcting the' revord by strik A0 out the part of which tho resolution itself said constituted part of the proceodings. 1t sought 1o unho the repablican majority @id to put the democratio nority in the saddle. The question now was not whether there should be early cons'dcraticn of the bill, but whether the republicans shoul i stultify themselves by voting for a resoluti which™ asserted that o thing was done and then said it was not don ad which reb the speaker for haying conformed to th Jetter and spirit of the rules. M. Anderson of Kansas, while Nitmsell an car advocate of froa coinawe, muintaiued the correetness of the ruli Mr. Mills of made was that silver bill remained 1 to be disposed of as the speakor should determine Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky avgued 1f (hie speaker went beyoud the “scope of suthority in tho referer of the il his action was not erroneous, but illogal and yoid, The action of the speaker had ,no validity unless the house gave it validity. If the peuds fng e ution were voted down the refe e of the bill would be the act of the house, not of the speaker, o who voted o sustain its oo would vote t wker, in ronderin he desived the members of the houso t themselves of the t 1l in ¢ this bill et of bills of in tuis way had been of dai since the adoption of the preseu chair de " Mt this particular Wausaction did not ta plain speaker’s to h s the xas said the point wer the existiug rul U thie s hou and not his decision, said ) divest with o and 10 house shoul k procecded | rk pr | | nereby ¢ inacorner, In the regular course of business the journal clerk informed the speaker that among the list of bills to be re- ferred under the rules to appropriate commit- tees was the silver bill with senate amend- ments. The speaker had been asked whether he had any particular direction to make in regard to it. Knowing the bill to be one of grave public’ importance and anxious that he should have all possible light on the subject, the chair had consulted the democratio RS of the committee on rules (Blount MeMillan) and the gentlemen from Missouri and Illinois, (Bland and Springer), not for the purpose of throwing any responsibility upon them, but in order that he might benefit by any light they might be able to give, After conversing with these gentlemen it had scemed elear to the chair that the rules of the house covered the question and that his duty was to treat the bill v wotlld treat any other, Accordingly, lerk was not directed to makeany changze in regard to its referen: The house must rin mind that this was not u question of or currency. It was a question of nentary law and on the decision of the house depended the carrying out of the tem of rules the house had adopted. If not satisfied with the reference directed by the ker under the present system of rules, house could change srence. Did this bill contain provisions which under the rnles ought to be considered in committee of the whole! There was a provision in_ the original house by which certain bullion vas to be and cates issued thercon, The s mendment was amen for free coinage, and for this an appropriation was mi 1f anything was clear in parlia- v law it was that this bill was one of those which would be properly considered in committee of the whole, and, this being so, it was the obvious duty of the chair'to refer it in the same manner in which hundreds and thousands of on referred during the present scssion. poiut of ovder raised by the gentleman from Iliinois (Can- non) put_the chair in o embarrassing posi- because the action of the house was that an error had been made in uentary law. It was proposed o eruse from the journal a tion of fact. While the chair might some doubt about the point of order, he t it was a question the house ought to iine. He would therefore-overrule the point of order und submit the question to the house, Mr. Cannon moved to table the Mills reso- lution. On a s to 110. Messr Nevada wding vote this was carried—120 Morrow of California, Batine of wusend of Colorado voted with th ats. They were overlooked by the speaker in the first count, but Mr. Morrow called attention to the omission and it was reetitied On a vote by tellers the motion to table was lost—yeas, 118; nays, 123, The question then recur resolution and it was ag nays, 117, At the stood Acl 1o defe changze was made b 1 on Mr. Mills® 1 to ) 1213 onclusion of the call the vote 1183 nays, 17 nee of one voté would be necessary t the resolution by a tie vote and Mr. Funston of Kansas amid dc from the democrats. This left the voie —yeas, 118; nays, 118, But the change proved unavailing. Messrs. Ab- bott of Texas and Bullock of Florida, whose names werc not recorded, stated that they had voted in the afivmative, and the speake aceepting their statements, the vote stood yeas, 120 115, Then Mr. MeKinl airose aud changed his vote to the afirmative and the vote was finally announced—ycas, 1213 nays, 117, Mr. McKinley was then recognized to move a nendation and also to move journment, Mr. Mills managing to sandwich in a motion to lay the motion o reconsider on the table, 2 On the motion to lay Mr. Mills’ resolution on the table the following republicans voted with the democrats in the negative; Bartine, Carter, Dehayen, Ewart, Kelly, Morrow and Townsend of Colorado. On’ the resolution itself Mr. Ewart did not vote, but the others ued voted in - the afirmative. Mr. M iley also voted in the afirmative, but only for the purposc of moving a reconsideration. "The motion to adjourn was lost—yeas, 1103 nays, 120, L vote recurring on Mr. Miils' motion to table the motion to reconsider, it was agreed to—yeas, 1213 nays, 114 Mr. Mills then'moved to approve the journal as amended, asking to withdraw the pream- ble, which recites that the order of reference made by the speaker, veferring the siiver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures wis incorrect under the rules of the house and done without authority under suid rules. Mr. McKinle eurred on the was lost applause] Mr. Springer moved the approval of the journal us amended, pending which, on mo- tion of Mr. McKinley, the house, at 7 o'cloclk, adjourned, sbjected and the question re- doption of the preamble. 1t yeas, 1043 uays, 121 [Republican Wasmixgros, June 19.—The following senate bills were reported and placed on the calendar: Po enable the sceretary of the in- terior to cavry out an act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Iudians of Min- nesota; toadopt regulations for preventing collisions at sea; to authorize corporations to become surety in certain cases in the courts of the United States; senate bill to make Lake Borgogne an outlet and to improve the water channel of the Mississippi river. In- definitely postponed. The following was passed: House bill to oxtend for one year the time for the com- mencement and conclusion of a brdge over the Missouri river near Kunsas City, Kun. Mr. Quay's resolution offered yesterday forbidding the sergeant-at-arms to remove any of his suvordinates before July 1, with- out the consent of the senate, was taken np. Mr. Camcron offered a substitute for it, divecting the employment as an additional page for’ the present session of George H Miinn, the employe whose removal was the cause of Mr. Quay’s resolution being offered Both resolutions were referred to the com- mitteo on contingent expense: The senute then resumed the legislative, executive und priation bill. All the committee amendments having been Qisposed of, the bill was_opened to general amendment - Mr. Paddock moved to inerease the salary of the commissioner of the general land office from $4,000 to 2,000 o year und of the assist- ant conmmissioners from #,000 to Without action the bill wi The message of the p reciprocal commereial treatios Amcrican nations was luid_on the table connection with it Mr. Hale presented amendment to be offered to the tariff follows And the president consideration of judicial appro- ion to with Latin- of the United States Is wuthorized, without furt tlon. to declire the ports of the United States free and open 1o all the products of any nation of the Ameriean hemisphere upon which no Sxport duties ure fuposed whenever aud so lovg an such Shall sdmit to its ports freo of national, provinelal, municipal and ather taxes, flour, cornnieal and other bread Stufls, proscrvod meats, fish, vegetbies und fruits, cotton=sced oll, riee and other pro- vistons, neiv 11t B food bir, furnitire and all other articles of we e cultural tiplements und machinery, miniug and el 1 Vinehinery, o tuetaral stecl s of the 1 5tutes us ot veed tpon ves, aud sed New York Wilber, the Six 1 Qua, W us of th ully six inches of water bour, Nine-tenths of the d AOne 1o crops. was also done at the wind and hail - - Strike of Railroad Empl LLAme, 0., Juno 1 couductors n in the Cleveland & Pittsburg rallvoad yard here all quit work this alteruoon, f Water, Ving ho beaviest fell within one small bridgos in Wy 1 much derable damage of Highland by yos. The switchmen, APOOR SHOW OF ECONOMY., Certain Senators Oppose Raising the Salaries of Underpaid Officials, LAND COMMISSIONER A CASE IN POINT. E Belief That Speaker Reed Will Try to Cause Delay in Bringing the Silver Bill Before the House ~Miscellancous, Wasnixoros Beneav Tk Ovams Brr, 13 FOURTEENTI STUELT, . Wasmseroy, D. C., June 10, There was a lively fight in the senate this fternoon over an amendment offered to the legislative, executive and judicial appropri tion bill by Senator Paddock, increasing the salary of Land Commissioner Groff from £1,500 a year to £5,000 a year. The democrats, led by Senator Cockrell of Missouri, opposed the proposition, first on economical grounds, and secondly upon a point of order. Quite & number of senators, however, and two or three of them from the democratic side, took oceasion to pay Commissioner Groff very high compliments, They acknowledged that he had aceomplished more in the interest of the people in a few months than his predecessors had accomplished in years of work. Senator Cockrell said that Commissioner Groff had shown @ wonderful ability for the work, and, besides being o thorough gentleman, had done @ great deal more than could have been expected of him, under the cramped condition of affairs in the office, yet he did not think that the salury ought to be inereased. Senator Cockrell is o great stickler for economy and always op- posed any recognition of extraordinary me if it comes in the way of finance, Senator Paddoe 1 a statement showing that Commissioner Groff had reduced the number of pending cases over sixty thousand since he took charge of the oftice. The cases were running bebind and there was ¢ accumulation under Judge Groft's predéces- sor: Senator the fight and made some very ments in bebalf of the proy the salary. He showed th under M. Cleveland's aduinistration lad in- wsed the salary of Commissioner although the nding law. of the most serious obje tained by Senator Cockrell i Sulary of the lund commis- sion a year, and he declared that it was incompetent and irregular for cong greater in un uppropria- ons enter- that the and Manderson demon- had frequently in- s in appropriation vibed by law. st made @ point of order against the and ndment of Senator Pad- dock, declaring it out “®f order and not ger- mane to the subject under discussion by the itate, the question went over till tomorrow. If there had been o quorum of the senate present Senator Paddock’s amendment would scarried by a large majority. It will probably ail tomor Senutor Pettigrew arvived last night from his bome at Sioux Falls, S. D., and was iu the senate today. an work in tne an_umendment to the legislativ and judicial appropriation bill incr ary of the surveyor gencral of Kotu Trom £2,000 to £2.500 a year. The lutter sulary is to be nearly or cqual that of the urveyor gene s in the stategand territo- vies, and there is no reason, Scnators Petti- grew and Moody say, why Surveyor General Sullivan of South Dakotit should not receive this salary, s that_state has a great deal of work for” the sur general, especially since tho great Sioux reservation was thrown open to settlement. ‘The Dakota sen- ators rarely fuil to make a point when they o after it, and it is likely they will suceced in this matter. J R'S PROSPEC v of today’s proc cdly shows that if the siiver bill could within next two or three days be brought vely before the house the free silver men triumph, but it is not likely that Speaker Reed will let the bill come before the house for some time. Meanwhile e re- publican hus been telegraphed for and by the middle of next week almost the entire re- publican_strength will be on the floor. A muster of the eight or ten votes taken today shows that the majority in cach instance was small, and it must”be also remembered that whild “the democrats today as a rule voted solidly with their party, there are a number who, when it comes to the question of voting for v against the free coinage of silyer, will vote ugainst it, as they did when it was before the house on the Bland resolution. Meanwhile, it is believed Mr. Reed will tako care that some time elapses before the bill can be calied up in the house. Unde: new rules the speaker need not. recogn motion for change of reference orto dise o committee from further consideration of a bill, so that these two means of getting out of the'sitver bill_are practically unavailable, Just how the friends of th is u question tonight s committee on rules will report resolut occupying ulmost every day until Spea Reed and that committee can devise some | further means of keeping the bill out of the frec silver men’s hands. It is believed by the best posted men in congress that as a ve- sult of all this agitation a Dbill will finally become a law providing for the purchase of 4,500,000 or 5,000,000 ounces of silver monthly and the certificates will have a full le 3 AFFAIRS 1N SOUTH DAKOTA, Senator Pettigrew says political affairs shapini themselves satisfactorily in his stute and he is confident the republican ticket will be elected this fall by almost us Jarge a ma- jority as usual. Méllette is to be renominated and re-clected. His mujority last year wass over thirty thou: sand, and although the farmers’ alliance and the democrats will put a regular ticket in the icld, Senator Pettizrew is confident that the Governor Mellotto can not. be less than 2,000, The prohibitionfsts, it is under. stood, will not nominate a ticket. Most of the républicans who will be nominated are practical s well as theoretical prohibition will be no sense in nominating | ticket. It is believed that Mr 1'be nominated as the faruers candidate for goveruor. Sey Pettigrew says he found t the d ased saluries bills beyond the When, finally terest of exeeutive sing the outh Da- S IN TIE HOUSE. A revie lings und ubt- expected t is a prohibit Loucks liance | time to | dian knot which now binds the silver bill and improvements ~going forward with the usual push in South Dakota and @ great deal of immigration and enterprise coming into the state, He told Tue Bee: corvespond- | cnt that there bad been bountiful vains dur ing the present season, that the prospects | ve splendid tor erops, and that with frec vor coinage, which he St enterpri COMMISSIONER LYMAN WANTS A HEARING Civil Service Con wor Lyman b dressed o reque vestizated the Wil port b He asks for a1 reply to some of t reports, T WAlS CrHonCou conclusious, by the c given a hoarin, s one of the 1 ng in i if ho can b NE Phe | ment of 4 ing whea t Phely than evee befor i of dril Dundy vatlier thin ou the gre Nel | Xy markably in May; Boone, mdueed onc-fourth by drought; our first good Fainilast night may improve it: Lincoln, suffering from drought and high winds: Douglas, enlitged area and condition is more promising than last year Furnas, has stood but verglittle, and with- out rain will be a failure. The teport has the following notes from state agents in Towa:~Owing to cold and dry weather the spring pasture hus _been scant, but is now rapidly improving, The acreage | in barley is_considerably Iess than last year Apvles In the southern patt of the state wero injurcd by May frosts, bub in the central and northern parts the fruit was not far enough | need to suffer any injury, Peaches have grown only ton limited extent, and about fibisof this year's erop was killed by outh Dakota—Owing to timely rains winter rye has improved 10 per cent Sinc last report, Spring pasture has lost 3 cent i consequence of cold, frosty weather, but is now rapidly improving, Correspond- ents report indications of an inc of 10 per cent in the area of Spring wheat. Most of the late planted was sown on old stubble flelds and plowed under and s looking we This method of planting i8growing in fa Early sown butley on. fall ‘plowed lan suftered by dry winds. - That sowed plowed under is looking well, MISCELLANEOUS, James Smith and Harry A. Ashford, late recruits department of the Platte, have been oned from Fort Leavenworth prison. or Manderson today introduced a bill nend the laws concerning the detail of army and navy officers to educational institu- tions so as to permit the president to detail not more than seventy-five ofi institutions where milita are taught, Elder William Ficlds, president of the uth Dakota Enforcement league, is here to work before the house committce on judic in favor of the Wilson origmal “pac amendment to the interstate commerce law. The bankruptey bill was made the special order in the house for tomorrow, but it may not be taken up, as the silver fight may con tinue indefinitely, It all depends, however, upon the success the republicans have in get ting suflicient votes to send the silver bill to the committee, The election bill is set for next Tuesday, and if the silver fight continues so long tlie bankruptey bill will have to give way for that. Peuny S, Heatu, o E CUSTOMS UNION. o, has and S THE President Harrison Transmits a Mes- sage to the Senate, WaARMINGTON, June 19.—President Harrison today transmitted to cougress a letter from retary Blaine upon the subject of a cus- ccommendation therete the Pan-American_confercnce. Seeretary Blaine suggests an ameundment to the tariff bill authorizing the president to declare the ports of the United States free to the pro- ducts any American nation upon which no dutics are charged so long as such nation shall udmit free to its ports the manufacturcs and products of the United States, The president, in transmitting the commu- nication, says: ' “it has ibeen_so often and persistently stated that ourtarift laws offered an insurmonntable barrier fou large exchin of products with the Latin-American nations that I deem it proper to call especial attention to the fact that more than 87 per cent of the products of those nutious sent to our ports are now admitted free, 1i sugar is placed upon the free list practically every import ar- ticle exported from those stutes will be given untaxed ace exeept wool. The real difficulty »f negotiating profitable reciprocity treaties is that we have riven frecly so imuch that would ha had value in - mutual concessions which such treatics imply. I not doubt, however, ‘that the pr advantages which the progucts of these near and friendly states cujoy In our markets though they are not, by law, exclusive—will- dispose them to adopt such me treaty or otherwise; as will tend toequalize ind groat) enlarge our mutual anges. 1t will certainly be time enough for us to cousider whether we must cheapen the cost of * pro, duction by eheapeniug labor in ovder to gain aceess {0 the South Ameripan markets, when we have fairly t ml||'\'l'f&l blished and reliable Steamship nidvi and_con venient metheds of moneygexchange, The 1 bo 1o doubt, I thiuk, that with the fa ties well established and avith a rebate duties upon imported raw: materials used in the manufacture of goods for export our mer- chauts will be able to compate in the ports of the Latin-American nations with those of any other country, If, after congress shall have upon the pending taviff logislation, > that under, the general treaty or under dny special powers ¢ our trade with the states rep sented in the conf can be enlarged, upon a basis of material advantage, it will be promptly done.” - Pointers for Western Farmers. Wasiizaroy, June 19.—Secretary Blaine received a telegram feom the chaivman tional millers’ couvention at Minne- apolis saying the millers were greatly agi- tated over the report that au additional duty of 80 cents per barrel was to be imposed on American flour in Cuba, thus prohibiting the American flour trade, ind asking informa tion, Sceretary Blaine ceplied that he had ved no official advice, but if correct the nee would make a duty of $5.31 per barrel, evidently intended by Spain to be pr bibitory, He added: *It has been constantly aid here for the last six months that western amers demanded the unconditional repeal of the sagar duty. It is within the power of the western farmers, by encouraging a sys- tem of reciprocity, to secure, in exchange for the repeal of this duty, th wdmission of their breadstuffs and provisions into the mar- kets of 40,000,000 people, including Cuva, In my opiuion this is the most profitable policy for the western farmer.” -~ How the Silver Bill Stands, Wasitixaroy, June 19.~The silver b now iu the possession of the clerk of the mittee on coinage, weights and measures and hic no authority to surrender its custody except upon the obder of the house or thc speaker, No such order has been made by the house (the resolution merely expunging the statement_of the transaction from the journal) and the speaker is not. likely to | it. There is no record on the journal that any reference of the measuro has been made, and therefore it is doubtful whether a motion to discharge the commi > of the whale from further consideration of the meas ure will be In order or whether the committee on rules can report resolution fixmg a day for its cousideration. Tha journal of Wed day, however, not having yet been approved, some method may be devided to cut, the G comm means may be iavented to relieve the house from its present dilemma, In the Lords and Commons, Loxnos, June 19.—Replying to qu regarding the transfer of Heligoland to Ger wany m the house of lovds touizht, Lord Sal isbuiy suid thegg was no ground for 1 the habitd objected to the excopt as rewards conscription provided against i the nerecmer In the commons the governnent w JUNE lice 1, it standing yeus nays, evatives had exy ud A di first cli il Fla for Murder, 20, 1890, A RATE WITH A STRING 10 11, The Grand Trunk Files a Tariff That Sets Other Roads to Guessing. THREE FREIGHT AGENTS ON TRIAL. | They Cut Rates by Adopting a Fioti- tions System of Billing Grain, but Thelr Little Game Was Blocked, Cricaco, June 10.—]Spocial Telegram to e Bk, ]—The Grand Trunk this afternoon filed u notice with the Central Traffio asso- ciation of its reduction of the rate on dressed beef and kindred articles to 33 conts, Chicago to Boston, cffective June 23, This rate meets, three days in advance, the 36-cent rate of the other central traftic lines and applies the nt differential bitherto allowed the Grand Trunk without question. The tariff filed by the Grand Trunk has set all the other eastbound lines guessing, as it bas a footnote to the effect that itis for the information of central traftic lines and not for public distribution. It apparently has a string tied to it, but whether or not is the question. Trafic Mgnager Reeve of the Grand Trunk scouts the idea of a subterfuge and declaves the rate will be made it the 86-cent rate goes into effect on the other lines, Every S-cent ion means u difference of § 4 car on There have now been five 3-cent reductions gating u difference of §0a ¢ Oy vs a week are affected by consequent 10ss to central trafiic being upwards of £36,000 weekly. Three Freight Agents on Trial. Ciicaco, June 190,—A. McKay, general freight agent of the Michigan Central voad; E. L. Sorner, agent of the Blue I and Nichols, local agent of the Michigan Cen- tral, were puton trial in the federal court this morning eharged with the violation of the interstate commerce law lusy November mcarrying grain to the seaboard ab cut rates. Charles Slade, agent for Counselman & Co. testified to u contract made between the de fendants and Counselmen & Co., under which a_number of cars of grain were shipped to New York ap about 2cents per hundred under the regular rate, This cutting of rates was managed by a fictitious system of billing grain and was in vogue for several weeks before the pri was discovered and put a stop to by the inter- state commerce commission. Charges of Manipulation. Go, June [Special s of manipulation on g crn lines have been espe- ey frequent of late. It is charged that a vey is buying grain on the tes which would lose his s hundred, The following fizures on Kansas City east pound grrain traftic for the cighteen d June, issucd today by Chairman Midgel) nificant. Cnicago, St. Paul & Kansas | Bl Atchison, 476; Burlington, Rock Island, 2i5; Alton Wabash, Fort § issourt Pacitic, Formally Dissolved Kaxsas Ciry, June 19.—The Trans-Missouri Passenger association forinully dissolved today. it ORI INPRISONED DUNBAR MINERS. The Rescuers Hear Sounds Indicating That Some are Alive. Desnar, Pa, June 19.—The imprisoned winers have been heard from. Phis evening the men cworking in the head of the ent) through which the rescuing party is working its way, distinetly heard “picl,” “pick,” for u times from the iuside. The rescuers sone to work with renewed vigor, The s cannot be reached for hours yet, The rescuiug party is within a fow feet of the lin leading from the Mabioniug to the Hill Par i but after this is reached the men will have to drive through seventy-five feet of oal to reach their imprisoned comrades News that the cntombed miners tad been heard from Wl quickly throughout the little wmining town and in o short time the mouth of the Mahoning mine was crowded b men, wouen and children. Rencwed tapping this cvening has inspired the rescucrs with fresh couraze, They do not now fear danger and it is not probable that they will meet with any. Late tonight General Manager Hazzard sa they had hopes of reaching the men before daylight. A corps of physicians is waiting in readiness and - every provision is made to take care of such of the unfortunates as may bealive, One of the rescuers said only two wmen can work ata time where they aré now digging. The suspense among the wuxious watehers above is awiul, THIN CHINEE. A He Pulled the Wool Over the es of a Contiding Public [Speefal Tele- blishment of is city, was ol How MiLwaUKEE, Wis,, June 19. gram to Tue Bee.]—The est Gun Wa, & Chinese doctor in th broken up today and threo men conne with it were sent to jail. These men J. A, Wilt, the manager, Jim Lee, a China- man who personated the mysterious Chinese entity known as Gun Wa, and C. A, Jansen, a graduated physician who acted ‘as inter: pretor for the' physician, who has for a year past advertised with such greab suceess the virtues of his herb dies, "The Milwaukee Gun Wu hiouse was one of ven similar establishme the others being located at Denver, IKansas City, De troit, St. Louis and Indiandpolis. Tho enti outhit is alleged to o under the proprietor- ship of I, L. M. Smith of Denver, the plan of operation being to employ @ Chinaman in ¥ to pliy the part of a dummy uious advertising and continuous lettér writing vietims were secured from all parts of the country who were treated by the week the cha usuall being week, i cure being guaranteed in cvery case, The patient was shown into o dark room, wi his condition was commuuicated to Gun Wa through Dr, und me ympounded which we od to be medies, but in fatt coucoc tions gotten ip by th When & Jicker w Qisposed of by telli not been followed, H in this way been flc fitted. The complaint encountired ho was ) thist dircet 1] wdreds of people ) without being be bised upon widulont An O1d Lady W HEYENNE, W to T 4 A ks to He Death, Weather ELEVEN WERE DROWNED, Reports from the Dakota € fiem the Early Aceo Hunox D, June 1 Spec to Tne: Brr.) —Later advic clone Con- tu 1T s from th ogram cloud) burst and cyelone in Potter county contirm | the fiest reports aud add three to the death list, making cleven in all. Thestorm covered an arca of four by nine miles, and all houses in its path were demolished. The Cheyenne river, usually shullow nearly dry, raised twenty-five feet in than an tour and swept down the valley at a terrific vate, carrying everything in its path. Nearly every house in Cheyenne valley was wushed awiay or badly wreeked, It is a miv- acle that lives were not lost, as the storm came suddenly in_the night, when tho people were asleep. The loss to stock is heavy. KNIGHTS and loss more - OF PYTHIAS, Grand Lodge, Which N Mitchell, Adjourned Yesterda Murcuent, 8. D,y Jone 19, [Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee,]—The Knights of Pythias grand lodge adjourned today. Following are the newly elected officers: Grand chancellor, Avthur C. Phillips of Sioux Falls; grand chancellor, Frauk Abt of Lead City; 1 prolate, C. H. Maxon of Vermillon; srrand keeper of records and seal, W. B, Tip ton of Armour; grand master of excheque E. H. West of Hot Springs: grand master at arms, A, D. ieller of Ely grand inner guard, W. H. Monroe of Yankton: grand outer guard, George A. Silsby of Mitchell: past grand chancellor, W. C. Graybill of Chamberlain supreme representatives, Joan R. Brennan of Rapid City and B. R. Howell of Miller, In the Burdick prize contest in oratory, which oecurred at the university today, W C. Shepherd was awarded the fivst prize of £15, Arthur Shepherd the second of $10 und Jesse Swith the thirvd of £ Drow While Bathing. Hor SPriNGs, D., June 19.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bee,]—Tuesday evening t, ~while bathing, Peter Felton was drowned. He was of German descent, about thirty years old, and came nere two weeks o from Omaha, wh 25 1 coachman. =i e S JEALOUS RIVALS. Minneapolis and St. Paul Thirsting for Each Other's Bood, St. Pave, Minn,, June 19.—[Special Tele- nto Pue Bee]—The threat made at a ting of 15,000 Minneapolis men last night that they would remove the capitoi from St. Paul, and that the would come here and by foree of avms recover the half ton of evidence of census frauds ed nothing but merri- went here, but they rage took on a political turn toduy which has a vather moro serious aspect. They were not satisfied with boycot ting St Paul newspapers, withdrawing Trom the Twin City clubs and seeuring pledges from Minncapolis merchants ot to patronize St. Paul. They took a whack at the gov- crnor’s seat. 1t is announced todiy that be cause Govermor Merriam is a St. Paul wan the Minueapolis dele to the state ouvention — will unanimously oppose him, and if he secures the nomination without their aid the vote of the city will be thrown practically unanimously against him, AlL this because census enumerators charged With making fraudulent entries by tens of theusands had been urrested on an afidavit wade by a St. Paul man. The investigation, bowever, on which the arrests resulted was wide by J. 11 Mason, a_Pinkerton detective. Mason discovered that whnt'is known us the nanulacturing anmex of the census burcau, becatie aequainted with a dozen of the “pad” ding”” enumerators, was wtroduced by their chicf, was engiged to help with the work, learned the system by which the is -were perpetrated und was given the number of knocks reauived to enter their sceret chamber, This astounding information was given to William Petitt Murray of St. Paul, the afidavits were made and the proper officers went to Min neapolis and at 9 o'clock at night enumerators were arrested apparently aet of padding the returns. The md! are that at least 5,000 names have fraudulently entered in - the Minncapohs re turns and not only the people of St. Paul but of Minnesota and ever state in the union as well per- i ors of sc a fraud p pun- ished. The hearing of the seven. prisoners and of five others, if they can be captured, will oceur at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning fore United States Commissioner MeCafferty. All the i ave ovdercd on duty and the marshal has a full quota of men in town, but the really no dunger that an atteinpt will bo made by Minneapolis men to secure und destroy the evidence of fraud. o i The United Americans, Cinieaco, Jane 19.—[Special Telegram 1o Tur Bee]—The junior order of United Americans closed their meoting today with the installation of ofticers for the ensuing year. The order endorsed the policy adopted by the American couference at its recent ing in Philadelphia, advocating the re- striction of immigration. Mr. George H Bartlett of Massachusctts was clected as dele- gate to the Americ 1o American Defous endovsed. A committeo prepare ceremonials for luying of corner stones buildings, Hercafter, instead of issuing charters for councils, warrants for charters will be issued and it they are approved of charters will then be issueth Pho. order will meet in ( ud, O., nextyear, association was also waus appointed to flug preseutations, and dedications of in Dealers Meet. Serixarieny, (L, June 19.—[Special Telo- gram to g Bee.]—The grain dealers of the state closed thelr meeting here olved to incorporate under the state ider the name of *“Phe [linois Grai Merchants' Protectiv ' WHCE ussocin tion,” tho object being to insure grain in transit and iu clevators. Resolutions wero adopted endorsing But- terworth’s bill, which provides for & uniform tandard of graiu inspection, and favoring the clection of the railroad und warchouse minissioners by a vote of the people, It wits decided to bring before the rail wirchouse commissioners a tost case ing the question on shortage with a v wwing the enforcement of the pres vequiring the railroads to deliver all the g received by them. law d 2 rmuny is Delighted. Loxnox, June 19, Special Cable Pai: Brg.) A dispateh from the Tin ponclent 4t Berlin 1t would be an int lsfortuneif the current of Ger. min thankfulness toward Bugland should be crted into a less fraternal feeling by the tion by tho Briti of the 1l ion of Holigoland to Gormany in return for the tereitorial cone 1 i Afriea made by Germany to England, The Giermar hted boyond me re with t pecessful tormination of th lo-Ger tiations regarding the African ter tam to purliament are deli 1 ne interview, Charle and fon Killed Jur et hy 19, hant Lightning. boys, was NUMBER HURLED FROM A WINDOW, Z ever had The ment was at 22 story later lunching on the Thompson had ¢ was earried Masol hey Warne SAL2 o'clock me, and thon I rose from AU 0'clock § scious. His fr telegraplhied. pany Gets Citieaco, Tue: Bi 1y result in sc nell, in behalf of titioned the cc ing the structure, thor 1t WS pas: the cou have signed of the named as the missioners had lands, It also wvers signatures ordinance bof, tion, ordi being intrinsi asked Ul Chicago’s Chic o Ciniesdo, T Ber. |- The corner loaf placed under g clothes to v the fivst hiv chief was asked, “Ihave s replied the chie Ihave been dr have noticed th dete sulted.” min The mine is reg There is great in wi At ineflicic tor is pli competent. Tho Disappear: ReaviNG, Cala, ance of the moun fifteen mil the water s tain, house. A iblo MINNEAPOLIS, tional prol 1. Jumes of 1 William Sunde I, L. Big Tin ¥ Pirrsuune plat importer in 10,000, which contr in Monmouthshir mented thi to bill CLEVELA the e Erie y agread 1ot e 0, O 1 Brisy Tk Br at South Fifteenth strcef hotel office to inform clerk, that adead man was lying in the court ast side of the hotel. A hasty examination was made and & man, crushed and bleeding, was sound lying where The limp and into the hotel, identified as that of L. O. S 8. Warner and Secriss are from Hely state, and have been in the of icgrand lod at the Merchants an on the third floor. retived at 11 o'clock, and according to under a huge animal, 1t dug ats nails into niy throat ana face, with it through the window, v the fiest time 1 realized that 1 had The physician stated that while the man is fearfully bruised, he will probably recoy nds LRIGE The Chicago 1 June 19, The West Side eley had another blow dir sons owning lots fv t for an road from The petition avers that Zing 1ts construetion is not legal in that «d without the owners of half the property aleng the route of the petitions for the roud wpon wh 1eted some were f not come from the persons who purported to hem; that mauy of the siguers us did not own v own, and that no right to_give mission for a roud in front of the pari lands, because they wore not the owners of such tions for the rond allowing its the council paid no attention to - the revoca- Lor these ve anco s illogal, ally injured by the voud. work upon it bo stopped. E - OGLERS OF WOMEN. June chief of police today that 50 ing th these curs treat the gentlor nined to stop it. to huve it so that an pass through the sticets without being ige promising in the Douglas creck ich the census s being t the northern portion of the eity, especially, -y on the part of the cnume: additional until June 30 to compl © of subject of discussion Monldey, overflowing vty who the mountain ou the cast side commotion smoke and vapor ave rising. Telegram to T association vunnimously endorsed the iting the dealing in fut fulo on of Milwaukée, Holliday of C: Secamuns of Milwa Pa., Record editovially claims 2, ¥, \ 0. Secriss of Hebron Nearly Killed By - \ His Room Mate, ; NGE STORY TOLD BY THE LATTER. © Suffering from a Horrible Nights Picks Up His and Thr the Street, | iend ws Him Into “My God, Thave killed the best friend ¥ texclaimed J. 0 doyn the stairs at the Merchant's hotel at 3 lock this morning. was Warner, as he flow discrodited, but Will Thompson, who Little's oyster house, vushed into the the night a m Alvi Ross, signated. upparently lifeless body where it was ron, this lings tho Last night they stopped were assigned” to room on usleep. Using his awoke and seemod to bo whose eyes glaved at offor hurled aroused mighty bod That, fully m who attended the case riss was alive but uncon- at Hebron have been Warner was arrested. DE vated Railway Come Another Backset [Special Telegram to d railway ted at it today, which s delay. Patrick O'Don- himself and ail other per- nting on Lake str injunction restrain upon the - AV, further work the ordinance aus ment of tho series and did the property the pirk come their po who signed peti- afterwirds rovoked theie the couneil passed the mstruction, but that many med thut the s property is Itis sons it is ¢ s0 becan Cof Police Determined Jail Them. 19.—[Special Telogram to edict went forth from the hereaftor street and women insulters should be rost. has detailed half o dozen off L theso und f placed unde: What caused you to Besides this order, ho % In citizens? odious creatures, and gling a woman will find rrest, ie the order(” the much of these mashers," “that it hus disgzusted mo, igh the streets and manner in which ox, and I have pe in i shott time ted femule cun shameful Ih unprot - The Florence Mine Leased Lanasie, Wyo., Juno 19, gram to Tne Br. the Keystono district has be Hon. 8. W. Doncy to the Otreas mining coms pany until April #0, 1502, The company, which holds the most the district, has the privile for 0,000 during the te [Speciul Telow Florence mine in leased by The extensive interests I of buying the n of the lease, 1y as the most untry, upluint over the manner ken, and in vded by o “The board of tra cnumerator, rators ar their work. - a Mo Peak. June 19-—The disappear® u Shasta’s peak is still o At Lower Soda springs, from the mouns spring rose rapidl foor of the apring od yesterdny says indicates cons Large quuntities of o hus ap- who s [ allowed s distant in - Millers Endorse Butterworth's Bill. Minn., June 19.—[Special | —~Tho lers' Nae in session hore today, Butterworth bill ve in grain, A, wis electeg prosiden first vice; i 5. H, Bee.| iro, second vice ke, tr - to Lobby Fund. Juno 19.—'The Tin Plate that ev tinned country been use tho Euglish syndicate ind nines ) g 1y 000 i order MeiSinley t hus Jone of n today, have Shore Nickel Plate Absolyed. al ( - 1 of Ticino has + from the the treass ablegram ert A, ner of Lowe very