Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1892, Page 1

= TWI NTY=FIRST YEAR. THE OMAHA OMAHA, FRIDAY NUMBER 330, ARE USLIMBERING THE GUYS Tational Executive Committee of the Peo- ple's Party Arrauging for its Convention. PROPOSED REUNION OF BLUE AND GRAY Nebraska Delegates to the National Arrivo in Omaha to Arrange & Plan of Action— Who They Ares Republican pvention The people’s parly national executive com- mittee met yesterday moraing with the local executive committeo at the Millard to discuss in detail some of tho arrangements to bs made for the convention to bo held July 4. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota arrived in the city this worning, and was present at the meeting. It was decided to have the roception com mittee designated by red badges. Four uniformed pages wiil bs provided for work on the floor of the convention. A burcau of information will be located at each depot to direct incoming delegates to the hotels ana boarding houses. The Coliseum annex will ba divided into four rooms for thn use of committeas. D.J.C onohue moved that the stage and 1,776 seats for delegates be reservod and 4,000 soats be divided cqually between the local executive committeo and the national com witteo, Mr. Schilling opposed the idea of selling tickets and wanted all to have an equal op- portunity of gotting into the hall. Mr. Wakefield insisted that the ticket plan was better, as 1t did not give tho strong man an advantage over the weaker in a wild scramble. M, Schilling thought it wassimply a ques- tion of the early bird. How to Get Them Seated, Tt was stated that 20,000 poople would bo there clamoring for admission, and ouly 4,000 could get, in. Mr. Schilling’ thought that would raise a terriblo howl against the com- mitteo and ho didu't want it that way. Mr. Donnelly thought that it was to be a natiounal convention, and that the seats should be equitably divided between the states, not on tho basis of population but of probubic attendance. He did not think that it was fair to give Omaha half of the seats, but believed that this state should have woré than other states, Mr. O'Donohue withdrew his motio, after atating that 1t was his intention that the Omaha tickets should be for the entire state of Nebraska. Mr. Vandervoort stated that if the doors of the couvention were thrown open to the crowd tho commitiee would regrot that it ever attempted to bold a convention, No nominations would be made in a weak, if at all, and oven then they would not be made by'the peonls's party. ‘Thero was enough opposition to the party in some parts of the country to cause the Louse to be packed by the enémies of the party und the procesdings would bo disgraceful Mr. Schilling said ho had a better obinion of the members of old the parties than had Mr. Vandervoort. It was finally decided to give the Omaha subscrilers 1,500 tickets, tue balance of ihe 4,00 to be turned over to the national execu tive committee, and no more tickets will be issued than the seating capacity of the hall wiil accommodate, Will Haye a Reunio Regarding the proposed reunion of the blue and the gray, Mr. Vandervoort stated that the union soldiers 10 the people’s party in this state would attend to thav matter, and Mr. Davis could tell all the old graycoats in the south that ample arrangements would ba made to take care of them aud a hall fur- nished for the blue and the gray to bowl in togethar, A band will boin attendance at the open- ine of the convention, and after that peo- ple's party glee clubs will furnish music. Max Meyer will provido pianos and organs for the stage. The national centrai committee will have headquurters in Tur: Bee building, The railroads will be requested to pass ail first class uniformed bands to this ity on the Fourtn, Cards bearing the names of the states will be placad in the hall to desiguate the various delegations. A boud in the sum of £25,000 guaranteeing that the provisions of the contract submitted at St. Louis would be carried out was given Chairman Taubeneck of the national execu- tive committee, and ail of tho members ex- pressed themselves us perfectly satistied and that the national convention of the peopla's party would be held in Omaba on the Fourth of July. The following resolution was adopted by tho national executive committee iy Resolved, That we heartily concur in the action of this joint confercuce and approve suld acuon with pleasure ana feel assurcd that all details will be carried out and our convention will be made a suceess in all par- ticuln r: S0 farus the citizens of Umaba can uke 1t 50, he uational committee will remain in the city several days, and any further provisions or arrangements that they may wish to mako will be suggested 1o tie local exccutive cowmmittee. RALLY, Three Hundred ¥ Listen Speeches at W cton Ha Something over 300 people braved the mo- notonous drizzle last evening to attend the people’s party rally at Washington tall, and those who sat the program out stayed for toree long hours, On the platform were seated J. V. Wolle, Alles Root, Joseph Ed- gerton, John Jeffooat, T, Kelsey, W. H Deck, Paul Vandervoort, C. H. Virtle, and Messrs. Davis, Washburn and Taubeneck of the national executive committee, while iu the audience wero several opponents of tho people’s party, drawn thither to hear the au- thor of the cryptogram, 1guatius Donnelly, the sage of Nininger. John Jeffcoat called the meeting to order 8t 8:10 o'clock aud iotroduced Chairman J. V. Wolfoof the central committes as presid- ing ofticer, who in turn, without delay, in- troduced Chairman Taubeneck of the na- tivnal exccutive commitice as the first speaker of the evening, Tho speaker said that the great problem that coufronted tho Americau people today was how to prevent the rapid cen- tralization of * wealth, This was not owiug toany inability to create wealth, as therenever was a time in the bListory of the cobiutry when it was so easy to make money as it is today. A farmer can do as much in three bours with improved machin. ery as he could do in tmrteen bours ffty years ago. Tho trouble1s with the money power that controls the volume of mone, and tho railroad corporations that coutrol the transportation fucilities of the country. The speaker would ouly state that it was proposed o put both in control of Lhe people s & remedy for the existing evil Ignitius Donnelly's Spee Igaatius Donuelly was sextintroauced, and was grectea with hearty applause. He ,‘ll(‘fi\l his watch before him as be stepped orward and stated that he would limit his time as there were others to follow, He said that the speakers of the peoples’ party were « mominated calamity howlers, aud though it as an insult he was ready to \ccept it. The speakers of the ola Jarties crcated calamities, and the third party folks protested ' agaiust them. Christ's religion began with & few followers, as did the people’s party. The founder of that religion went furtber, bhowever, than the third party had gone. He thrust the woney changers oul of the temple while the third party had ounly resolved that they should ve kicked out. Patrick Heary and Georee Washington were great third party to the men, aud the declaration of indeé peudence was & great calamity howl, L was @ long lst of grievances. As Mr. Paubeueck had said, the farmer could 40 more than ever before, but he did not get the beuetit of it. Mortguges iu this state RIOUAL 10 §120,000,000, While th gaged number 14,085,200, or 7318 per cent of the total number of acres of land in the state that is taxed. Four great corporations own evers foot of unthracite coal land in Amer- fea, "but & Maunch Chunk miner could have ouly two cold bolled potatoes | for his “dinner, That was all he EOt out of the nineteenth century. 1u 1850 the farmers ownea five-eighths of the wealth of the country, in 1560 less than one-half, in 1570 a littie over one-third, in 1850 u little over one-fourth, and in 1500 less than one-fifth. What will it be in 10001 [A voice: “The poor house, ‘According to statistics, said the speaker, “It will Do but a few aecades, call 1t forty or fifty years if you will, thern will not be a farmer left in the stats of New York who will own his farm. They will be ten- ants. Did it ever occur to you that therse are no more Americas left for a Columbus to discover! Whero are onr peoplo to go to when these scoundrels have effected the consummation of their work! Where are tho soldiers who marched under Leo and Stonewall Jackson, Grant and Snerman ! Their lives aro slowly buing ground out under this nefarious order of things that has made a nation of aristo- crats and paupers. In my state of Minne- sota tho old parties have boen narrowed down to the villages, and not tho best ele: meav of the villages at that, Thoy are not furmers, but real estate men, insurance agents, sowing machine agents and that class of men, who hold about the same relation to humanity that the fiea does to the dog., Evils English Gold is Responsible For, Tho speaker went tack to the dark ages whon a steep was worth two pence and wagos a penny o day. The change for the better was brought about by tho taking to Spain of the weaith of Peru, where gold had been eatherad to adorn the ' temples of the natives. So itis now; when money is dear you have cheap men. The bankers of Eng- land got tho people of America into & dam- nable conspiracy to demonetizo silver and degrade " man's muscles and lower ~ tho standard of civilization, English gold brought the bill through con gress, and when Graut wus asked two vears Iater why he signed it_he declared he didn't know that featuro was in it. But John Sherman kaew it was there, that arch fiend of American politics, who has donc more narm to the peovle of ' this country than all the conviets who were ever in its ponitentia- ries. They injured only the individual, but this man has injured millions of his country- mon. And now the republicans talk of nominating John for t lency. 1 hove to God they may, for it will give the peoplo of this country ah opportunity toshow what they think of him. So with the demo- crats who talk of nominating Grover Cleve- land, who advised congress against legislat- g 'in the people’s interest even before ho todk his seat in tho white house. Wal street has both the old partios by the tiroat. The new party fights on the theory that the world is not made for the aristoc- racy. Bradstreet's declares in a recent report that there has been a decrease of 1S per cent in tho values in this country, yet the million- aires are getting richer. “There isa great, reprosentative body of clergymen now in sessioa in this cit What are they here for! To legislate against sin. What is sin? Simply bus X under heavy gov 15 the result of tho history of Australia, where all her worst criminals, and cumstavces they grew into good men and women. Why, the first families of Virginia are descended 'from girls picked up on the streets of England and shipped to the coast of tho colonies, and they doveloped into o uoble lot of men and women, Iustead of getting lint and medicinos for those who fall amoug thieves going to Jer- icho, wouldn t these preachers do better to look’ at some of the governmental restric tious and get aiter the thioves themselves! This country is going to ruin and destruc- tion, and, worst of all, to moral ruin, You can’t blame men for robbing trains unacr this state of affairs. You can't expect peopie to be good to a country that won't be good to them. In this country, where the tendency is to degrade the laboring man to & pauper,” how can the old soldiers feel but that they labored 1n vain What have wo got ou the supreme pench? Why, the hirelings of There is 10 Bope for this republic, save in this great movement, and if you don’t stand by it you aro falso as heil to yourselves. Urge upon all to form people’s parties. It is humauity’s cause, It Is your cause, not ours. aud we can not hope for success unless our voices kindle a tiro for a good cause and for righteousness, Then we shall feel that we have done a good work for the beauty ana dignrty of civilizatiou, J. M. Davis of Texns, J. H. Davis of Texas was next Introduced, and he admitted that he was bora in South Carolina and reared in the cactus orchards of tho Lone Star state. Ho said that the gov- ernment of this country was patterned on the graadest plan that the world bad ever al pressure. Crimo sis shown by and sent under fair eir- knowu, but the pattern was about all there was_left. He said: We must confront the couditions #s wo find them today—lana, trausportation and moncy. When these problems are solved to the greatest good of the ereatest number the question will be settled. We have land epbough in this country to give comtortable howes to throe-fifths of the population of the world, but enough of it to mako twenty-six states is owned abroad. That condition never existed where freedow existed. Wo arenot anarchists or the disgruntled office scekers that you read about. We hold that the dullar is ‘created by man and is the reward of lubor and should be subservient to him, but today money compels the tired muscle to bend the knco in all parts of the country. In 1550 the world was shockoa by the announcement that America had a millionaire, ~ Tho old world couldn’t understand how it could happen under our form of government, In 1560 we had five of them, Now thereare 80,000 millionuires in the country. How much louger can this go on until the mass of of the peopln are serfs! Both parties try to coverit all up under somo sort of a sieight-of-hand, Bocus-pocus legerdemain that they call tanf, Admit'that it is a tax, if you please, some- thing like $13 a head, as some of our south- ern democrats figure it, how about the tarift on watered stock of $21' a head! The domo- crats are just as high tariff a party as there over was i the country, What did they kil Morrison's bill for eight vears ago! Both parties admit that things look pretty touzh, but each says that the other is re- sponsible forall the devilment. and they want us to stick to the old party. They propose to keep on talking tarif, tariff, turiff. I have been taught all my life to contemn John Sherman for his monetary views as the em- budiment of all that was pernicious and to revere Carlisle and Gormaa, but when I found them striviog the otberday with Sher- man to allow English capital to fashion our reports, the same training that led me to coutemn Shermau led me 10 set Gormaun and Carlisle in the same class, Though I was born in the state that threw the first shell futo the face of the American eagle, 1 can thank God from the botiom of my heart that that same eagle swooped down upon the pelican of Appomattox aud plucked every feather from its heart. I thank God that such & mau as Abrabam Liocoln hved and I wish that he was liviog today to help wo and those workiag with mo iu tiis cause. Both parties are living on the pedigrees of the past. "Tae producers are not getting cost for their products and there 1s no prospectof it. 1 tell )u no other people on earth would stand it, This system has mado 50,000 millionaires in thirty years, and at the same time bas made 2,000,000 tramps, Resolve vourselves into American citizers, realizing that to be au Ameriean citizen is to be an American sovercigy, aud join us 1o the tight for emancipation, Schilliug Responds to Repeated Calls, At the conclusion of Mr. Davis' remarks, although it was thea 10:800'clock, there wera lond calls for “Schilling,” and the gentlemay, who wab sitting 1o the audionce, was com- pelied to respond. He suid that the average human being, ke @ pet canary, had been raised in o cage and didu’t koow suy better. He took no stock in the story of the good old tuues and held that times are better than thev ever were before. When it was conceded that every thing was perfect (L was 1o say that there |CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.] THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Bishop Newman Presides at the Session With Judgment and Tact WILL VISIT LINCOLN ON SATURDAY Constitational T Guns of the ¢ Falntly Suggest a Demo- cratie Co Brings out the Big nventiol Scenes That Bishop J. P. Newman presided at the con- forence session yesterday. Rev. Haistead of Indiana led the devotional meeting. The bymn sung was a special favorite with Bishop Newman, The opening lines are: In the cross of Christ T glory, Towerinz o'er the wreeks of times All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. Bishop Newman held the conference to & strict observance ot the rules demanding good order and silence. He rappea vigor- ously on the stand and called for the absolute suspension of all couversation during the reading of the minutes. The ludicrous resolution pertaining to the “order und decency of the delegates in going to dinner,” introduced on Wednesday, was stricken from the record by vote of the con- ference. Offering Memorials and Resolutlons. Tbe roll of conferences was then called for the offering of resolutions and memorials, Dr. Lanahan offered a resolution providing that the bishops might, in following the rules lready in vogue, count five years in every teh for the appointment of tho itiner- ant ministry, That is, to permit a minister to be returned to a charge after the lanse of five years. This is simply to make the rule more definite. A resolution was introduced by the book ageuts of the church calling for a revision of tho chapter in the church law relating to the managoment of the publishing houses on ac count of the fact that a part of the luw had Dbecome obsolete, Dr. Hunt wanted the committec on the book concern to make the revision and then report the action to the couference. Dr. Neely wanted the paper referrod to the com- witteo on revisals. It went Lo the committeo on buok concern. A resolution was introduced declaring that there should be two more assistant secretar- ies elected for the Freedmen’s Awd and Southern Education society on account of the enormous growth of the work, aud that at least one colored wan should be elected as an assistautsecretary. Reterred to the com- mittee on freedmen’s aid. resolution was introduced favoring the amalgamation of the Freedinen's Aid and Southern Education socicty aud the Educa- tional society, The Board of Ek ation or Lducational society has been a separate or ganization, having the work of assisting and supervising the entire educational work of the church. The resolution was referred to a special committee for consideration. Aunother F'reedmen’s Aid resolution came floating in declaring that whereas, the ex- peuditures and deot of the orgauization had enormously increased during the past four veara despite the fact that the receipts had also been greatly increased, and Whereas, The work done had not shown a corresponding increa e, esvecially among the colored people of the south, therefore Resolved, That the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education society be requested to nake a searching investigation aud re) the causes that had lea to this alleged stato of things. Iieferred to the Freedmen's Aid commit- tee. Will Go to Lincoln Next Saturday, Right hore Dr. Queal arose and wanted to state a question of privilege. He wanted to kuow whether it would be safe to go to Lin- colu if the rain continued. He foured the floods that bad been reported were sweepiug and swashing about the streets of the Ne- vraska capital, Dr. Croigiton of the Wos- leyan university assured the conference that Lincoln was high ana dry above the wav Dr. Curts ot Chicago said that he had read the papers that a certain stream called Sait creek was navigable in the vicnity of Lincoln. He bolieved it would be unsafe for the various caudidates to go to that locality prior to the election. |Applause.| Another aclegate thought__that if the cun- forcnce was made up of Baptists then tho program should be carried out, floods or no floods. But Methodists believed iu springling rather than pouring. Rov. Ackerman of Tennessce beheved in going ahead with the excursion to Lincoln and pray to God for clear weather. Tno couference decided to go to Lincoln next Saturday in sccordance with previous ar- ruogements. Bishop Bowman presented 8 communica- tion from the Young Mon's Christian associ- ation pertaizicg to a religious exhibit at the World's fair. Constitutional Revision Discussed. The regular order was then suspended for the purpose of taking up the discussion of tho constitutional revision, discussed tho day vefore. Dr. J. T, Goucher of Baltimore first took the floor, Speeches were liaited to ten minutes. Dr. Goucher did not agree with the conclusions of the constitution® com- mission. He believed the commis- sion had not coustrued the constitu- tion of the general conference aright. He then reviewed the growth of the constitu- tion all the way down fram 1305 to tho pees- ert day. He held a copy of the first consti- tution of 1305 in his haud aund read from it. Ho held that all of the gencral conferences that had met since 1508 had been governed by the constitution adopted n 1808, with a few changes and amendments, Referring to the adoption of the plan of lay representation 10 1372 he said that the second restrictive rule was so amended as toadmit laymen, and they were, therefore, soated constitutionally, Dr, I, R, Bristol of Chicago then tock the floor, He held that it was useless to quibble over the exact rules that formed the consti- tution of the general couference. 1t would be just us absurd to talk about the constitu- tion of the United States senate separato and apart from the constitution of the United States, He held that there was no such thing as the constitution of the general con- fevonce apart from the constitution of the Methodist Episcopal church, The confer- ence was the creature of the church, not tha church the creature of the coafevence. What the conforenco should do was to decide what the coustitution of the churck was and that would settle the whole question. [Applause, | *“The laymen in this conference hold their soats by statutory enactment,” said Dr, Bristol. *“This cotiference can at any time, by statutory enactment admit equal lay rep resentation.” [Applause.| An Ex-Cougressman Talks, Judge Lawrence of Obio then got the floor, He was given the most ,lro{uund attention, Hesaid the object of this great discussion was]to determine what the constitution of the Methodist Episcopal church was, “Some very unreasonable and revolution- ary statements have been mede by Dr. Ky- uett,” said Judge Lawrence, There was no difforeuce between the organic law of tue church aud the constitution of the church. Orgauiclaw consisted of those parts of the church government that could mot be changed by a statutory enactment made by the general conference without concurrent action on the part of the anuual conferences, and coustituted the coustitution of the church. He agreed with Dr. Bristol in the statement that the constitution of the church embraced the constitution of the geueral couference, but he beid that the plan of lay representation did not depend upon statutory enactmeut, for one of the restrict- ive ruies hud been changed coustitutionally to admit the laymen. They held their seats by constitutional right, not by statutory amendment. He then reviewed the action of the couferences of 1508 and 1872, Judge Lawrence was caugut in the midst of a loug scutence by the sound of | the eavel, calling time. to ggtend his time, but I ynett wanted the floor then to con- tradict the statement o by Judge Law- rence with regard 1o bis revoiutionary state- ments, but Rev. Mr. Douglas of Indiana had the floor by right of priority in springing into tho arenn. A heated contest followed be- tween Dr. Kynett ahd several others who thought that he should not aliow himself to catch firg becausd some one had said that his speech of the previous day was revolution- ary. Dr. Kynett was not granted tue priv- lege of the tioor. A Pennsylvanian Enters the Arena. Rev. Mr. Douglas occupied his ton minutes in generallties and in closing moved that tue first section of the report then under discus- sion be laid on the table. Declared to be out of order in the form proposed, Mr. J. H. Murray ef Pennsylvania was the next speaker. He is & lawyor, with a voice that reaches away Qut iuto the corners and crevices of the large auditorium, *1 do not share in that fear with some of my ministerial brethren with rogara to the safety of the laymen in this body. [Laugh. tor.] Wa are hero to stav. |Applause.] If our seats are in danger the scats of tho ministers are also in danger, because thore has been no logislation 'on this par- tlcular question since 1872, and the rights of the ministors in this body rest upon exactly the same act that theseats of the lay- men rest upon. We_are with you, brethren, [Great applause|. 1do not hola that the aot should be made a part of the constitutiol is better to remain SIMbLY As a stututory en- actment, but the principle of Iny representa- tion is constitutional. It can be amended. It is capable of improvement. All human law is. The laymen should and will be given equal representation in the general confor- ence.’ |Applause. | The discussion Was suspsnded here to make & change in the arrangements for the reception of fraternal delegates. Dr. Neely then eot the fioor and held that the constitution of the general conference and the constitution of the church were not identical, They wape two separatedocu- ments, He also held tEat tho zeneral confer- ence could not grant equal lay represeutation without the concurrent action of the annuai covferences, because the restrictive rules prohibited such & thing as thoy now read. He reiterated the stagement that tne plan of lay reproseutation had never been constitu- tionally adopted. ''he principle of Iay rep- A motion was made &as dofented. resentation was & constitutiona! fact recog- nized in the second restrictive rule, but the plan of lay rooresentation had never been constitutionally aaopted. Wasted Hlis Time, Dr. H. B. Ridgeway of the Rock River conference was tho next speaker. He acalt in a generalization of doctrinal facts, and be- fore he got down to the real points at issue half of his time was gone, Dr. Ridgeway held that tho gencral con- ference had power to enict statutory amend- meute not in conflict with tho restrictive rules, Dr. Peck of New York was the next speaker, Ho thought the report was not very clear or harmonious in all its ports. He believed, however, that there was a consen- sus of opiuion that there was moro in the constitution than the original six restrictive rules. The plan of lay representation was a statulory enactment, Dot & part of the con- stitution. It was nops nse to oiscuss the rights of tuo laymen 1n the confer- ence. Everybody admitted their rights in the conferance. He wanted tho conference topass on to some of the problems that were not admittea by everyvody and cease to squander time iu @rguing questions all were agreed vpon. Dr.J. H. Potts 8¢ Detroit was tho next orator. He neid mtho’Flun of iay delega- tion was constitutional. The zeneral con er- ence had power of the pan, he claimed. Heo pointed out some alloggd {ncobsistencies in the report of the constisution commission, Nineteenth Centdry Gladiator. Dr. Kynett then sprang into the arena and was greeted by apgpatse. He proeceeded to a refutation of tho remarks that had beon made the day before by Dr. Buckley with reference to his inconsistent attitude, and he also replied to the speech of Judge Lawrenco who had characterized Dr. Kynett’s opinions as boing_ revolutionary. Dr. Kynett de- clared that there Wwas no such thing as the constitution of the general con- ference. It was the constiiution of the Methodist Episcopal church, If this document was sumply the constitution of tho geaeral couferencethen there wore thousands of ministers and laymen who were no: held by any constitutional eaactment because thoy were not members of the general con- ference. [Applause]. Dr. J. M. Buckley then got the floor. Ho created a laugh by a witty sally or two and then declared that he had no sympathy with the statvment that there was no such thing as a coustitution of the general confer- ence. Prior to 1308 everything in the disci- pline was the constitution of the church. Since that time wany root ideas had been added. Dr. Buckloy again affirmed that Dr. Kyunett had made statemonts in the confer- ence of 1872 tbat he now contradicted. A sharp altercation between them took place. Moved the Previon Question, Dr. J. B. Graw of New Jersey said be was weary of the discussion and he moved the provious question. The previous question was called. It was the amendment offered by Dr. Bridgoment to amend the motion to adopt the first part of the report. The amendment was tabled, Dr. Goucher thon oftered the following substitute which kuocked out most of the preamble: The section of the general conteronce In the discipline of 1505 us adapted by the gencral conference of 1508 hus the nature and force of pnstitution. Lat section, togethar with such modifi tlons as have been adopted since that time | uccordance with the provisions for amend- ment in that section, Is the present. constitu- tion, und is now included in paragraphs 55 to 4 inclusive, in the diseipline of the Methodist Eplscopal cliureh of 153excopting: First—The chanze of the provisions for the caliing of an extra session of the general con- ference from a unanimous to a two-thirds vote of the nunual conforences; and, Second—Thut which is known as the plan of lay delezation is recommended by the critl conference of 1x8 and passed by the fon- eral conference of 1872 T substitute was adopted. Looks Like a Political Convention, Dr. Neely sprang to his feet and moved that the further cosiddration of tha report be postpoued until Friday before taking further action. . Dr. Buckley moved & substitute to post- pone the consideration, of the subject in- aefinitely and tne report be printed in the church papers 1o be reported by the com- mission at the next géneral conference. A great wrangle then. followed, in which sev- eral speakers tried to get the floor, Dr. Buckley's motion' to ndetinitely post- pone the constitutional'question was carried. Dr. Kyuett called fora vote by order, but it was not grantea by the conference, Indefinitely Postpgned the Report. The vote on indefinite nostponement of the whole subject of theleoustitutional report stood as follows: Yeas, 233; nay: Tho result was grested by ap The - entire couference neemed to take a deep oreath of palief when this heavy question bad been thus disposed of. Dr. Hartzell introdycea RRev. Dr. Cottrell, o fraternal delegate from the colored Metho- dist churches of America. Tomorrow even- ing a reception will be tendared to fraternal delegates frow the Canadian conference, tho colored Methodista pnd the ludependent Moethodists. The mn;euucu then adjourned. Conferesce Gossip, The colored men ars delighted with the prospect of securing the election of a colored Dbistop throngh the row that bas been raised over the removal of episcopal residences from Ciucinnati, Buffalo, Topeka and Fort Worth, They hopo that this will be the enturing wedge which will bring about t election of more bishops, and if that is ac- complished the colored brethren will present 8 solid froutdn the demand for a colored bishop he leading candidates for tue episcopacy among the colored people are Itov. E. W. S, Hamwond of Lexington, Ky.; Rev. Albert, 121, editor of the South ‘est- ern Christian Advocate, Now Orleans, aud Dr, Grandison of North Caroli The Daily Cbristian Advocate 1s moving on as well as could be expected with the lim- ited facilities for getliug out the paper ut [CONTINUED ON THIKD PAGE.] l tions, requesung the presideut 10 open uego ARRAIGNED THE PINKERTONS Adoption of a Resolution by the House to Tavestigate Their System, SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL Congressmen Still Discussing Tts Provisions ~Reed and Holman Again Come, in Opposition—Pefer Talks Briefly on Silver 1 the Senate, Wasnixoeroy, D. C., May 12,—At last the house has adopted a resolution for the invo tigation of tho Pinkertoa agency. Mr. Wat- son referred to tho Pinkerton men as a stand- ing body of armed militia, who, during the New York Ceatral strike, shot down non- combatant men, women and children, and Mr. Simpson denounced them as a band of assassins, The committee on judiciary reported a sub- stitute for the Watson Pinkerton detective investigation resolution. 'The substitute directs the committes on judioiary to inves- tigate the Pinkerton detective system, tho character of 1ts employ ment by corporations engaged in transportation of interstate com- merce or United States mails, the number so employod, and whether such emoloyment has provoked & breach of the peace or caused de- struction of property. Why the Resolution Had Been Introduced. Mr. Watson said that he had offered the resolution because many believed that the Pinkerton agency 1sa standing body of armed militia. He cited tho instance of the New York Central strike. At thattime these men shot down iu Albany, men, women and chii- dren who were noncombatants, The gov- ernor of New York had said that the state authorities should have preserved the peace; the mavor of Albany had said the municipal authorities could have doneso. He was in favor of law and order. If the authorities could preserve the peace, congress wanted to Know 1t; if they could not they wanted to know it. He was opposed to a standing arm controlied by labor or by capital. Let tho house find out what this’ Pinkerton agency really was—whether it deserved to bo r strained, not in the interest of lavor or strikers, but in the interest of citizens, whether iaborers or capitalists, in the in- terest of peace and society. Mr. E. B. Taylor of Ohio opposed the reso- lution, No roason had been prosented why the house should make the investigation, It had not been alleged that there had brep any interference with 1nterstate commerce. If Pinkerton detectives had killed persons they should be governed by the law of the state where the act was aone. It was notan affair of the gencral government. He protested against the interference of congress in state affairs, Whatever wrong had been done had veen & wrong of that kind, which was exclu- sively within the jurisdiction of the state courts, Thought the Inquiry Eminently Proper, Mr. Scott of Illinois thought that the in- quiry was an eminently propsr one, He be- lieved that there had been times when inter- state commerce had been paralyzed turough the action of these men. Mr. Simpson of Kunsassaid that the house had been investigating overything that was suggested, but here, when tho laboring class appealed 1o it, asking if thera was aoy way that congress could put down this band of assassins, the gentlemen shielded them- selves behind the constitution. After further debate the ‘resolution was adopted, - e - - Mr. Wilson of Washington nresentea (and the bouse adopted) the conference report on the bill for the sale of the Klamath river Indian reservation. Tho house then went ‘nto committee of the whole (Mr. Lester of Georgia in the chair) on the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Burrows of Michigan made the point of order against the proposition that articles imported for the use of the light house estab- lishment shall be admitted free of duty. It seemed 1o him to be & beginuing of an offort 10 revise the tariff on an appropriation bill, It was not germane to the suvject matter of tho bill. The committeo on appropriations had no jurisdiction of the tariff. Burrows Sustained by t The chair sustained Mr. Burrows and ruled the provision out of order. Mr. Reed of }laine moved to incroase the appropriation for the light house i meut from §450,000 to $40.000. Mr. Reed said that the bill as reported appropriated $370,000 plus the duty, or in ail $08,000. “This was exactly what'the amendment pro- posed. Mr. Holmax hoped the increaso would not be made. Mr. Reed inquired whother the gentlenian hud not approved the bill as reported. Mr. Holman declined to state. Mr. Reed again suggested that his amend- ment did not increase the appropriation as mado by the original bill, Mr. Holman did not cars whether it did or not. He believed that the appropriation in tho bill was sufticient aud he hoped it would not bo increased, Mr. Reea said thattho gentleman from Indiana haa refused to state whether he ap- proved the bill as reported. If he had not approved of it, he would havo said so, Therefore the committoe bas his economical approval of the proposition he (Mr. Reed) baa made. He sincerely hoped that tne committee would follow the gentleman in his first proposition and no: in his dosire to keop his totals where they were. Ona division the vote stood 42 to 101, Mr. Burrows made the polnt of no quorum, butin the course of a quarter of an hour a quorum appeared and the smend.ent was rejected, Chair, Life Saving Service, On motion of Mr. Sayres of Texas, the ap- propriation for the life saviug service was increased 21,000, The provision that nono of the mouey appropriated for establishing life saving stations shall be usea for erccting a station on the gronuds of the Worla's Co. lumbian exposition was amended by adding that such a station may be erected if & site therefor is first douated to the United States as long as it shall be aevoted to uses of tne station. Mr. Butler of lowa chargea the republi- caus with violating tue rules vy remainig 10 their seats ana not voting. Mr. IReed made one of his caustic speeches, in which he criticised the democrats for making no explanation of the reduction they proposed. If the people knew of these performances they would soon put & stop to them. But unfortunately if there was any- thing the people of the country did not think much of it was the house of repre- sontatives, |Laughter.| That could bo seen by the hands they had put it in. The argument in favor of the reduction was brute foice. The democrats had thirty to the republicans’ ono. That was tho only rea- son for the reduction. The committee pending furtber action wrose, and tho house adjourned. TE, THE S| Bills and Resolutions Introduced—Pe fler's Sliver falk, Wasnixarox, D. C,, May 12.—Among the bills introduced aud referred were the fol- lowing: By Mr. Dawes—Authorizing the president to proclgim a goneral holiday commemoratiug the 400l auniversary of tho discovery of America, October 12, 1542, By Mr. Hiscock—To encourage American ship building, extending to the steamsuip “Chiza" the same privilegas as have beou extendea to the City of Paris and the ity of New York. The China is a steamship of 5,000 tons, built in Glasgow in 1880. She plies between Sau Francisco aud Caina in the Pacitic mail lines, but thes the British flag. Mr. Call offered & resolution, which was | referred to the committee on foreign reia- tintions with the wovernment of Spai = * [ the purpose of inducing that governmol % consent to the establishment in the islan 2 Cuba of a free andindependent ropul % such cousent to bo given on payment % Cuba to the zovernment of Spain of such = sum of money as may bo cquivalent both the valuo of tha public properiy belongin to Spain 1n the island and for tho relinquish ment of hec sovereign rights; also for the negotiation of & treaty to secure such ma- terial commercial advautages as may bo agreed upon. Peffer on Silver Colnage, The message of the prasident on tho sub. ject of an international conference on bi metallism was taken up and Mr. Peffer ad- dressed the senate. He declared his convie- tion that if the voters who favored free silver coinage would combine to securo that result they woula be successful, Thay would secure a majority of tho memvers of tbe house who have tho courage of their convictions, a majority in the senate and a president who would ‘not throateu a veto in advanco ot congressional action. The naval appropriation bill was then taken up. It was not ull thirty-nine pages of the bill had been read (with hardly a break) that a most important amendmont was reached, and that to furnish £125,000 toward the ox ponses of the international review in connoc- tion with the World's Columbian exposition. A McPherson asked Mr. Halo (in charge of tho bill) whether £50,000 would be suftic- ient for the purpose. *No,"" said Mr. Hale, *not by any means, but it is all that can bo expended for the presant. Tne secretary of tho navy thought that amonnt would cover all he neoded for the present. Next winter there would be more uceded, Tho amenament was agreed to without further discussion, The bill went over until tomorrow, and the senate, after a brief exocutive session, ad journed. e S MORE BOMBS USED, Venezuela's Revolutionists Determined to Blow Up Palacio’s Caplta hted 1892 by James Gor oy Boine' | Venezuola (via Galveston, Tex.), May 12.—(By Moxican Cable to the ow York Herald—Special to Tue B T'wo more attempts to blow up government buildings in Caracas with dynamite oombs have taken place. Tas federal palace was oue of the edifices which tho revolutionists sought to wreck. Tho bomb ® was placed ulongside the building at 7 p.m. Fortunately no damage was done, but the news of the attempt sproad rapiily through all parts of the capital and added to the intense excitement already existing thero among all classes, While the whole city was iu a state of terror_ o the dis- covery the other bomb was fired. nis was at 8:30 p.m. Thesceno was the military headquarters and it was a most daring attempt. Tne bomb was placed close to the building, which at the time was filled with Palacio's soldiers who, after being catled to the palace to aid the police in eguarding it and searching for the bomb- throwers, had returnea to headguarters under orders to hold themselves in readiness for auy emergency. The building was briliently lizhted and the soldiers were in groups discussing the other explosion when suddeniy thers was a [Copy VaLescn, deafening report and the structurc was vio- lently shaken. All the paues of glass were smashed and every lizht went out. Dark ness added to tie terror of the situation, No one, killea seriousiy A man who is suspected of having thrawn the bomb has veen arrested. It is not known set what evidence there is to implicate him, In all likelibood the authoritica have got hold of the wrong party. (iuards have been re- doubled on all the roads loading out of the city. The excitement in Caracas is greater than ever. Every one is expecting 1o bear another dynamite explosion at any moment. Meanwhile the last povernment butletin in its war news declares thut Crespo’s forces are divided and broken up and that he 13 once more a fugitive on horseback fleeing into Colombia, La Religion, the organ of the archbishop, denounces Palacio’s efforts to_mislead tho oublic 4s 10 the real state of affairs and ¢ clares that Lis oulletin 13 made up of trans- parent misrepresentations of tho real facts, “The commission sent out by the goverament to the msurgent chief in the in- terests of General Scbastiau Cavsavies, Pala cio’s chief commander, has returned to Caracus. It reports that it has utterly failed in Its mission. General Crespo bluntly and emphatically declinad to treat for pence unless ’alacio released the judges whom he nas 1mprisoned, recalled cogross and ordered the elections to take place imn- wediately. Palacio bas sent an envoy extraordinary to (uzeman Blancn in Paris to urge his retura to Venezula, however, was or injured - PANNING LiiE MISSISSIPPI, Opening of the Big Bridge at Memp Traflic—A Severe Test, Mewpmis, Teon,, May 12.—At noon, with jmpressive ceremonies, the great steel bridge across the Mississippi river was formally doclared open for trafile in the presence of o great throug of people, including distin- guisted visitors from this and adjoiaing states. Senator Voorhees of Indiana delivered the opening address, which was listened to with great attention and received much ap- plauso. He opeued with an eloguent refer- cuce to the enduring importance of this great event, and the spocch dealt chiefty with the subjects natural to such occasious. The wisdom, patriotism and fore. sight of President Jefterson in_acquiring Louisiana; the glorious results which it bad accomplistied; the growth of the south dur- ing the past thirty vears, he said, had been magnificent, ava its future was still brigher. He closed by predicting tuat the time wa: not far distant when every barrier to naviga- tion botween the two océans would be moved. The day was observed as a holiday and the city was in_gala attire, The mau of war Concord and river crafts of all kias were covered with bunting. The weather was de- lightful and the festivities beean with an imposing street parade. When the procession reachod the bridge the ceremonies began by sending eighteon locomotives upou the structure as a test of its strength, The bridso is a cantilever und & model of kind. As it stands complete it cost 10,00). Tae exact leagth of the bridge is 35,085 feet, lacking 103 feot of three miles, The east approach is 2,041.47 feet in length Then come three spans of 2523 feel, making s to its 5400 feat. The anchorage span is 225.53 feet; from span 1 to span ).42 fest; 2 o 3, 621,065 3 1o 4, 62106, anda {rom 4 to 5, 338,72 feet, making the bridge itsel( S1 feot beuween tne extreme picrs, which is about the width of the river at the average stage, Tne west approach cousists of high trestling which runs far out iuto the Arkansas forests to an ncline. The west approach viaduc feot; the west approach trestling 07,5 feet. g Five Mo s Recovered, Rostyy, Wyo, May 12.—Tne cuing party continued its scarch all last night ana this morning, They have recovered five bodies making nineteen in all taken from the mine, The names of the recovered this moraing are: Syduey Wright, Herman Deuster, John Doagson, George HBrooks, Frank Han All remaining bodies located will probably bo recoverea today. Mayor Miller vecelved a telozram from several points that steps are beIng Laken Lo raise reliof for the families of the dead win ra John Browa's Son. Fresyo, Cal., May W. I. Baird, for- merly casbior of the Bank of Madera, | is on trial herve, chergea with forgery of vromissory notes aud certificates of stock of the bauk for large amounts, giving them as collateral to secure overdrafts on the baok. John Brow: the son of tue famous John Br o of Ossowattomie, who was formerly president of the bauk, is also under indictmeut with bim for forgeries, COWBOY PRISONERS FIGHT Trouble Developed Among the Texans at Fort Rustell, NICK RAY'S ALLEGED SLAYER HURT During the Tadiscriminate Catting & Bowle Kalfe Was Used with Patnful Efect — Not Pleasant to the Impris= oned Cattle Cnevexye, Wyo., May 12. —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre. |—~Thero was a lively ine discriminate war among tho Texans confined at Fort Russell o weather has been bad for scveral days so that the men havo been confined rathor closely to their quartors. This has erown exceedingly irksome. This afteraoon a couplo of them bogan sparring, trylng to knock off each othier's hats with their open hands. One accidentally struck tho other in the face. Both weremad In a moment and began a regular fist fight. Others joined and bofore 1t was over nearly every Texan was em- broiled in the row When tho sentry appeared he was obliged 1o use his bayonet vigorously bafore ho could put an end to the troublo. Oue Toxan re- coived two painful gashos in the nock from a bowle kuife and is now being cared tor in the post hospital, The Texas Kia, who, it is alleged, killed Nick Ray at the K. C. ranch, emerged, from the fight with two black eyes and others were more or less battered wid bruised, e officer of the aay ordered all the prisorers searched o that weapons could be removed. The feeling between tho stock- men and Texaus is not bocoming much vleasanter as days go by for the constant his aftoruoon difficultics of the Texans have the effcet of curt ug the liberties allowed all ot them aud this 13 very unploasant to tho stockmen, -~ TWO WOMEN KILLED. Horrible Discovery Near ¥ Crestoy, Ia, May 12 legram to Tug Br William Coous, a promiuent farmer residing noar Proscott, returned to Lis home this moraing after a day’s absonca and found his wifo and daughter murdered. Avpearances indicato that they hada boon as- d before being killed, : new named Dooley, who is mis is suspected. Groat excitement prevails, Towa Farmer Spocial Supreme Court Des Moises, Ia, May gram to Tur B S cision State Pharmacy commission against F. A, C. Goerss, Marzll district, afirmed; state acaiast Lowis trict, reversed; W. Uree Coal comp firmed; matter of Maggo Lally, Nelhe Fitzhenry and Michael Lally agaiust James and Mary Sullivau, Leo district, remanaed; William Carson against Blectric Li Power company, Des Moiues distr d: in the matter of application of Cedar Rapids to condemn land for public park, roversed. inos dis- azainst Soap > district, af- stip of Mary and o Supremo €ours Doctsions, Dss Moises, In, May 12.—[Special Tele- gram w0 Tue Bee.|—Supremo court docis- fons: State vs Joseph Sematon and Frank Sematon, Tama district, reversea; Second National bank of Monmouth vs H. S. Ash, George H. Finley, ot al, Gasior district, aftirmed; L. J. Dodge vs Josoph Davis, Ap: paucose ' district, allirmed; A. A. Honty vs L. B. Wilson, garnishee, and S. Brooks, in tervenor, A.'McKinsie, sama.. Tayior dis- trict, rov, Lecrill vs J. L. Hale, Mar- shall district, afivmed. Good Crap £ Stovx Ciry, Ia, May 12 -[Special Tele- am to Tuz I ommercial Ageat Jor- dau of the Cnicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul has returned from an extended trip of fn- ction in Dakota and finds that along his pany’s lines there are 2.5)0,000 acres in grain, an increase of noariy ) per cent, There is little corn planted, but the small grain is downg splendialy. Attached Krefting's Stock, Stovx Crry, Ia, May 1% —[Special Tele- gram to Tuz B X attachments were levied on the arug stock of K. Kreft- ing for amounts aggregating §,00). Thore ace other unsecured claims for §,000 or ,000, mostly Sioux City creditors. Kcefting lel for Europe last week, having all bis coll accounts, snd borrowed considerablo m Struck a Vv Siovx City, Ia, May 12, al Tele- gram to 1 J—A twelve-foot veia of coal has been fouad nedr Hawarden, 200 feet below tho surface. A What Cheer company has bought up largo tracts of land and {8 developing the vein, This is the ouly large coal stratum ever found iu this partof the couutry. Will Push the N Siovx Crry, In., May 1 gram to Tne Bre,|—Engincer IKansas City has been engaged tend the Oxnard high bridge across tho Missouri river here. The War department has made a favorable report on ne site and the euterprise will be pushed to completion. w Bridge, |Special Tele- Waddell of to superin- Two 1 ¥5 Drowne Muscating, Ia, May 12.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Bev,|—During the noon hour today two lads, named Grimmoil and Kop- ping, employed in o lathe drewned in'the Mississipoi the other sprang after him, & with bim. Neither col mill here, were Oue fell i and caught him and wim, To Prevent Promiscuous Lyneh Cenanr Rarins, Lo, May 12.—[Special Tole- gram to Tup Bee.|—The colored citizens of this city met and steps in behalf of the colored raco in south ond to protest azainst th Iyneling of uegroes in that part of try. organized tolay to take the wholesala ALEAK L THE DYKE, e Arkansas Lev Ak Now Hundred Feet Wide, Vicksuung, Miss., May 12—Tho break in the Arkausas levee which occurred Monday is widening rapidiy and it is now 1,300 feet wide aud cutting fast. The watér going through is oversix feet deep. s 2 Casper's Municipal Ofile Casrer, Wyo., May 12.—[Special Telegra to Tk Bes, ate city ele:tion C. K, Thirteen Buckman was ted mayor and Joun MecGirath and Jonn McClure councilmen, The council stands three republicans aud two democrats, - & FOLECISE. Orrice o Weatnen Bureav, Owane, May 12, A storm area of great dimensions covers the entire country west of tho Mississippl river. The ceunter of it is still in the ex treme sou'hwest. Kain is falling along the whole length of tha Missouri river and in the middle Mississippi valley. Easterly winds prevall in the west nort est. Present prospec “r for a continuation of wet weather, For Eastern Nebraska, Omata_and Viela- ity—Italoy weathor; casterly winds duniog Friday : Wasiuxaroy, D. ., May 11.—For lowa braskn—Showors; east winds, North aud South Dakota—Light showers ; slightly warmer by Friday; winds becoming southeasterty. For Ka Showers; slightly southiern Kausus; variable wiuds, NWEALNE and favorable cooler ip