Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 1, 1893, Page 1

b 1 THe OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED SWITCHED IT_OVER Intereet Has Now Deserted the Senate End of the Capitol, STRUGGLE IN THE HOUSE BEGINS TODAY Repeal Delayed Yestorday by Dilatory Tactics of the Silver Men. BLAND REFUSED UNANIMOUS CONSENT And the Bitting Was Taken Up with Oates' Natural.zation Bill WHAT THE OPPONENTS OF REPEAL WILL DO Motion that the House Concur in ate Apendments Will Be Met by a o Sen- Request for Time for Debate— Fillbustering Expected, Wasnineron, Oct. 31.—Public interest was transferred today to the house end of the capitol, where it was expected that the last actin the great finuncial drama that has been riveting the attention of the country on Washington for three months past would be enacted. RBut the crowds which surged into the gal- leries were doomed to disappointment. The silver men had discovered a parliamentary obstacle that would delay the doom of the white metal for twenty-four hours. Fully 250 members were present when Speaker dropped the gavel, but not one-fifth of them knew of the sudden change in the situation. After the reading of the journal, Mr. Cum- mings secured unanimous for consideration of the senate resolution, transferring the model of the battle ship Illinois at the World's fair to the city of Chicago. With- out ovposition it was agreed to. At 12:50 p. m. while Mr, Oates was speak- ing on bis bill to reform the naturalization law, Mr. Cox of Norta Carolina, the s tary of the senate, came 1n bearing in arms the repeal bill. George B. & assistant doorkeeper, escorted Mr. ( the center aisle. order, his nith, the x down The speaker rapped for Message from the Senate. he gentleman from Alabama,” said the speaker, “will suspend a moment, while the nouse receives a message from the senute.” All eyes were turned toward tho two fig- ares in the two aisles. “I am directea by the sel Zox, is words tumbling an ach other, *‘to inform the house that the senate hus passed. an act 1o repeal a part of An act approved July 14, 1890, entitled an act directing the purchase of silver bullion and other purposes, with an amendment to which T am directed to ask the concurrence »f the house.” Clerk Cox bowed solemnly. Mr. Fitch stauding in the area in frontof the speaker's chair applauded vigorously, but the demon- stration was not taken up, and Mr. Fitch's solitary applause died away amid the laughter thut swept over the floor and gal- leries. The reception of the silver bili had hardly created a ripple. o Quietly the house went back to routine ate,” snid Mr, racing after Outes’ Naturatization Bill Denounced. Atthe conclusion of Mr. Oates' spoech Tim Campbell of New York served no- that he was opposed to the bill, and Mr. Goldseir of Chicago, who followed, made a scathing denunciation of the spirt which dictated this naturalization bill. Among other things he charged was the fact that while the iiliteracy among the whites in M Oates’ own state was 25 pér cent, the illit- eracy of the foreign born citizens was but 7 per cent, Ununimous Oonsent Refused, At 1:80, when the morning hour expired, Mr. Liviogston of Georgia created some ex- citement by an attempt to secure unanimous consent to proceed with the consideration of the revesl bill. His proposition was that the,house agree to consider the bill for the remainder of the afternoon and tomorrow until 5 o'clock, when the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill and pending umendments. Mr. Bland made vehement protestand said the il should take 1ts course like any other bill and come up regularly under the rules “Many members want to be heard, sud I for one object. And 50 the first attempt to reach an agree- ment in the house failed. Reod and Docker Mr, McMillin, from the committee on ways and means, then called up the bill to remit the duties on the ammunition imported for use of the navy during the trouble between the United nd Chili. Mr. Ree cised democratic economy the ex-speaker and appropriations commit- tee followed, Mr. Reed concluded a state- ment about the expenditures of the Fifty- first congress with the statement that the last cong democratic in this branch, had made larger appropriations than the republicans Over §154,000,000 was ent the Lfty-fivst’ congress,” Dockery. “Yes, | know," drawled Mr. Reed. *'You ave little children in swaddling clothes. It was entulled on you. You are going about from one end of the country Lo the other talking about entsiled. Why don't you do something yourselves?” [Laughter.| *We have at last secured both branches of congress and the exccutive,” veplied Mr, Dockery, “and we hope to repeal some of the Jegislation which makes these large expen- ditures necessury,” “You ars not repealing much toda sneered Mr. Reed, alluding to the refusal of the house to take up the repeal bill, “We huve had no opportunity.” 0 opportunity! You have had three months, the house, the senate and president ~partially,” he added, as an afterthought, =~ “We will repeal it in time," said My, Dock- ory. Taui you did not participate in the effort to vepeal it,” said Mr. Reed, amid laughter. With this parting shot at My, Dockery, who voted against repeal, Mr. Reed subsided and the bill was passed, Debate on the bankruptey bill was then resumed, Mr. Wolverton of Pennsylvania spoke in support of the bill, Mr. Cockran of New York, from the com- mittee on ways and means, presented ‘a favorable report of the bill for the ald of the World's fair prize winners exposition to be held in New York City. At 5:17 p. m. the hot led upon us by shouted Mr. ¢ adjourned. Postotlice Estimates, WasHiNGToN, Oct. Bl.—Postmaster Gen- eral Bissell today seut to the secretary of the treasury the estimates for the Postofice department for the flscal year ending June 0, 1895, The total amount is $90,300,485, as BEainst §84,004,814 for the present year. ‘T'he annual report of Edward M. Gadsden, superintendent of the money order system, which was submitted to lbe postmaster general today, shows that the total number of domestic mon, the ;fl'aordn' issued durin, Jear was 18,000,735, an increase of 1,240,208 JUN 19, = — — over the previous year. of these orders was $12 of 00,632, K number of vostal notes issed 10, amounting to #1 an increase in_number of 7 amount of #1,007.311. ‘The number of international money orders was 1,055,200 887, This is an iner and in amount of $1,22 The total amount 70,438, an increase was This is 170, and in se in issue of 73, 0. BACK TO BU Senate Started In Yesterday to Pick Up Its Arrears of Work. WasHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The senate opered with prayer today for the first time for a couple of weeks. The attendance of sena- tors was not large and only a few people were scattered throughout the galleri Mr. Pugh, from the committee on judici- ary, called up the bill calling for the time and place for holding ecircuit and district courts in South Dakota. The committee re- vorted certain amendments to the bill, and as amended it was passed, Mr. Walthall reported the senate bill ex- tending the time for final payments on des- ert land entries. The committee amended the biil 50 as to extend the time of payment for one year instead of three and to make it apply only to entry men who were unable to pay. Asamended the bill was passed. A resolution authorizing the committee on agriculture and forestry to continue during the recess, the investigation as to the state of agriculture, authorized by resolutions of April 19, 1892, and March 3, 1803, was agreed to. The wording of the. resolution continu- ing the investigation *‘during the recess" brought, Mr, Hoar, republican, of Massachu- setts to his feet with a question as to whether there was to be a_continuous ses- sion of the senate until the 1st of December or what would be done as soon as the repeal bill had been disposed of. Mr. Gorman said it was a matter of opin- jon but probabiy there would be an adjourn- ment. Mr. Blackburn offered the following reso- lution, which was agreed to: Resolyed, That the committeo on instructed o ingquire and report to th what revision of or amendiments (o ¢ it any, should be adopted, to secure a_more efficient and satisfactory ' disposition of the business of the senate. Mr. Cockrell, frou the joint commission on the conduct of business in_the executive departments, reported favorably the house bill relating to contracts for supplies, which provides for a board to compare all bids re- ceived and to recommend their acceptance or rejection. The New York and New Jersey bridge bill was then taken up on motion of Mr. Hill, and the remainder of the session was con- fined almost entirely to debate on the meas- ure, and at 4:15 the bill was passed without division. Mr. Gray, democrat, of Delaware moved that the house Dill to amend the actap- proved May 5, 1802, to prohibit the coming of Chinese persons into the United States, be taken up so that it would become unfin- ished business. Mr. Davis, republican, of Minnesota called for a_division, which resulted: Yeas, 24; nays, 8. Mr. Gray withdrew his motion, no quorum voting. ‘The senate then, at 4:30 p. m., went into exeoutive session, after which 1t adjourned. rules be sonite ules, TIME FOR DEBATE. That Will Be the Demand tnat Will Cause the First Trouble. WasHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The mode of pro- cedure in the house tomorrow will probably be that as soon as the speaker lays the re- peal bill before the house Mr. Wilsor of ‘West Virginia will move that the house con-. cur in the senate amendments and upoa that he will demand the previous question, Then some one will suggest that time be givan for debate. Mr. Wilson will ask how much time is desived and will try to get an agreement, The silver men, if they do not chango their minds, will not agree to any- thing, Mr. Wilson will then insist upon the previous question. Then the filibustering will begin, It is doubtful how much strength the sil- vor men will have. A number of those who have alw; voted for free coinage and will vote against concurrence in the senate amendment, will not join the filibusters. But there is little doubt that these men will have sufficiont strength to call the yeas and wys and that will force the committee on iles to report a cloture vesolution. This will be done if the tilibustering bogins. The repealers have been worried all the time about & quorum and today could count but 165 members in the city who voted against all amendments when the bill was pendingin the house before being sent to the senate. If all the other members, about 130, who ave here und who supported silver in some form or another, shoula refu vote on various motions it would leav bouse without a quorum, but it is under- stood they will not do this. It is unae that Mr. Bland weakened his much when he objs to Mr. L motion to take up ard consider the bill until Lomorrow night. Mr. Blana wants an opportuni: a free comage proposition, and if the rules ve hin the privilege he will offer as an amendment to the repeal bill the coinuge act ¢ 10 vote on I have done with all compromises,” he suid toan Assoolated press reporter, “and uothing but_ free coinage. 1 will not the Bland-Allison law even if Iam un opportunity. Free coinage or offe given nothing." Mr. Bland will be given an opportunity to move to commit the bill to his committee on coinuge, ghts and measures, as such a motion is privileged under the rules. The clause in_the Voorhees bill, which declare: the mtention of this government to maintain the parity of all money and in favor of bime- tallic coinage. gives ihe coinuge committeo the right to the biil, should 1t be referred to the committee, and consequently Mr. Bland has the privilege of making such a motion, It would, of course, be voted down. Itis probable the rules committee will fix the time for voting for about 5 o'clock tomOrrow. CHINA IN THE SENATE, Discussion of the McCreary BMl Promised for Today. WasnINGTON, Oct. 81.-~The senate will in all probability be occupied tomorrow with the bill extending the time for six months in which Chinese can register under the Geary law. Senator White of California arrived this morning. He and Senator Perkins expect to speak on the guestion. There are some features of the bill that Mossrs. White and Perkins do not entirely approve, but as it ecognizes the priaciple that the Chinese can be excluded from the country by legisla- tive enactment, they will probably content themselves by explaining California’s utti- tude upon the Guestion. Messrs. Hoar and Davis will probably make objection this doctrine. Senator Blackburn says it is his purp as ehairman of the committee on rules, to take up the subject of the amendment and revision of the rules of the senate as authorized by the resolution introduced by him and passed by the seuate today, & after the convening of the regular sest may be practicable. In conversation he gad the experience of the past three months had sufticed to convince him of a necessity for the chauge of rules which would givée the majority power to do business and reach a vote after reasonable debate upon any propo- sition before it, and that, as chairman of the comittee, he would do all in his power to putl the senate on that footing, Another Nebrasks Nomiuation. Wasuinaroy, Oct. 8l.—The president to- day sent the following nominations to the senate: John W. Strickland of New York istant appraiser of merchandise in ot of New York; Preston A. Grif- fith of Nebraska, to be receiver of public moueys at Siduey, Neb. Proprietors of Colorado Granite Quarries Hold- ing to Btiff Prices, CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED SHORTLY Material from i Minnesotn Wil Be Utilized the Event More Favorable Terms Cannot Be Made Elsewhere, 513 FounteesTi STR WASHINGTON, Oct. Senator Manderson yesterday had a con- ference with Supervising Architect O'Rourke in reference to the award of contract for the superstructure of the new federal building at Omaha and the material out of which it 18 to be constructed. Today, accompanied by Mr. Drexel of Omaha, he had a confer- ence with Secretary Carlisle. ‘This evening Senator Manderson stated to Tue Ber correspondent that the building would not be constructed of Colorado gran- ito unless the owners of that material at the quarries would greatly reduce their prices. He believes the contract will be awarded within a few days and that Minnesota gran- ite will be used. Passing the Mining Measure. “The bill suspending for one year the prov sion of the statutes requiring an expendi- ture of §100 annually upon mining claims will become a law within a few days. The conference committee signed reement upon the point of differenc amend- ment of Senator Pettigrew providing that alier.s and corporations should be excepted from the provisious of the suspension. Sen- ator Pettigrew says that he has received petitions signed by over 700 miners in th I Hilis region of South Dakota in favor of his amendment and asking that if the bill is passed without the amendment South Dakota be excepted from its provisions. He received no endorsement of the measure as originally introduced. Narrowly Avolded Trouble. The sharp colloquy which occurred on the floor of the senate just before adjournment last evening between Senators \Wolcott of Colorado and Carey of Wyoming,which fora time threatened to culminate in something more than words, did not appear in the Con- gressional Record tod: The friends of the two senators are trying to induce them to leave it _out of the’ congressional organ. They believe it would be better that it should not appear in the permanent printed records of the senate. It transpires that the war of words between the Colorado and Wyoming senators was not the outburst of a moment. It was the premeditation of sev- eral weeks. An intimate personal friend, a se from an adjoining state, said of the aff Tue Ber man this evening: *I would not have been surprised had either senator struck the other during the colloquy. There is considerable bitterness beiween them. Senator C: says that Senator Wolcott is responsible for a number of Colorado citizens who have, during the dcbate on the silver bill, gone into Wyoming and induced a num- ber of Carey’s friends and opponents, who were supposed to be for unconditional repeal, to deluge him with letters and telegrams advising him to vote against the measure under consideration. Object of the Scheme. ‘Senator Carey says that Wolcott and his friends have peen doing all they can recently to make him trouble at home, to breed a division in the republican party which will show up when it comes to electing a United States senator. Two reports have been ci culated in Wyomimng by Colorado citizens respecting Senator Cavey’s position on the silver question, one among his unconditional repeal friends that he is for free silver, the other among the free silver men that he is a ‘gold bug.’ The contradictory reports have greatly emburrassed Senator Carey, and so incensed him that Ireally expected to see something more thun ussertions on the floor of the senate last evening. This trouble will likely precipitate a Colorado- vendetta, politically sveaking, which show itself in the politics of the two states for many vears to come.” Senator Allen’s Reward, Senator Allen has been rewarded for his our speech uguinst the unconditional eal bill. He has received a hand- some pair of woolen socks from an admiring old lad, Springs, Mont. The k v mb's wool and are of such remarkable fincness as to be greatly admired by all who have scen them, Accom- ing them is a letter covering four sely written pages of legaleap paper and signed by Mrs. Dalsorah Stein, the maker and giver. In her letter of transmittal Mes. Stein begs Senator Allen to accept the gift as a token of her high appreciation of his efforts in “defending the rights of a sufering people.” She s that d nelped and ' sustaiy Senator Allen Lirougi these long, wear, hours whiie he spoke. She assures him that there were many in that far off land of Montana who ed the struggle as they did the one which disposed of slavery. She admonishes the senator to teach England and the *'gold bugs” that the true men of Amer- ica are not to be bought. Mrs, Stein writes that she is not a poli- itician, but being 70 years old she has seen the conntry develop “to its present condition and belleves she knows what it needs. She says she took the wool from which the socks were made from the sheep’s back, carded, spun and knit them herself; t the yarn was drawn through a gold ring worn on her finger and that the socks took premiums be- fore the war of 1861, Western Patents were today granted the follow- ing Nebrasku inventor Reinhold Bocklen, WasmxatroN Bureav or Tie l!l’.n} avents Granted, signor to J. W. Bed- ford, Omahu, electrically operated machine for moulding clay or cement pipes. John Johnson, Omaha, coupling for plows, Henry Moody and F. R. Smith, assi ors of one-third to A. L. Frank, Omaha, street sweepe rt W. Harmenter, Yutan, elevator, James M. Boltou, Sioux City, ['s for wire fences. Vincent B, Brown, J. Imel and 1. J. Whit- aker, Kmerson, cattle horner, Theodore C. Lippett, Shenandoah, wrench, Enoch Mitchell, Weldon, combined screen and weather door, Nathan A. Pawe, Cedar Falls, assigu one-half to J. E. barbing machine, Thomas 5. Patuy, Cooper, electric burglar alarm, Substitute for Sliver Purchas “What do you suppose will take the place of the silver purchasing law which has sup- plied the demand for a constantly increasing currency?”’ was asked Sepator Dubois of Idaho by Tae Bee correspondent this after- noon, “A law authorizing the secretary of the treasury to sell bonds,” was the reply. “Do you believe the tax on state bank cir- culation will be repealed No, 1 do not. There is 8o much opposi- tion to the proposition that I believe it would fail in the senate if the house should succeed in passing it, There is also intense opposition upon ihe part of all the silver men, and they are in the majority in both nouses, againat the bill to give national banks par value of circulation on bonds de- posited, so I can nothing ahead w either meet vhe deficiency in the treasury or give us more monoy except by the sale of our bonds abroad or the 1ssue of greenbacks, based on the nation’s credit. And the party that provoses exher will be defeated av the lis next year. 1 am goiug fishing on suturday and am so ashamed of the outlook that 1 want to be bid away in the words of West Virginia for at least two weeks,” “Have the silver men any program for leg- islation in this congressi” “We shall attempt nothing, for it would nut r of Paiue, Gandy, Neb., picket AS 10 OMAHA'S POSTOFFICE NING, NOVEMBER 1, 1893 bo foolishness to do 80. Everything will be deferred to the election of 1806." Miscelfaneqan, The senate today passed, the biil providing for the times ana plages of holding terms of the United States courts ih South Dakota, The measure has passed the house and will now become a law. 1€ simply adds a north- ern district to point# where the courts shall be held and names Aberdeen and the first Tuesday of May and ithe third Tuesday of November as the pldge and dates when the courts shall be hell. The other points where the courts wilkhold sessions are left a8 before, at Deadwood, Plorre and Sioux Falls. A Senator Pottigrew @xpeots next week to g0 to his home at Siux Falls, S. D., until Congress convenes {n ogular session in De- \ EATIL CAPITOL CULLINGS, Cnrlisle Asks an Appfopriation tor Trans- porting alllon—Other Items, Wasiixaros, Oct. 81 cretary Carlisle today sent a raquest to the senate that §15 000-be appropriated imMmediately for the pur- pose of transporting bullion. The acting director of the mint estimates the amount of bullion now on hand and to be deposited at the Carson mint during the remainder of the year will amount to $000,000 in gold and £000,000 in silver, To transport this bullion will cost 2,250, To transport §20,000,000 in in gold butlion from New York to Philadel- phia 10,000, and to transport the increased deposits at the minor assay offices §2,75 making §15,000 asked for. Mr. Houck of Tennessee hus introduced a bill asking the secretary of war to recognize all soldiers under pension laws as having been regularly in the United States service who enlisted or volunteerad but were pre- vented from being regularly mustered in. 1t is expected the president, will tomorrow appoint Major Kidd of Indiana_and Messrs. Dawes of Massachusetts and McKianon of Arkansas as a commission to treat with the Cherokee Indians. The Treasury department the collector of customs at Chi free of duty a group of statuary represent- ing America which has boen on exhibition at the World's fair. It was presented by Sir Henry Bouiton, The order was made in accordance with a request to the collector by the late Mayor Carter H. Hurrison, Mr. Joseph, delegate from New Mexico, has presented to the house a favorable re- port from the committee on territories on the bill admittiog the territory of New Mexico. The bill authorizes the people of New Mexico to hold a constitutional conven- tion on the first Monday in December, 1804, It is to be submitted to the people for their ratification on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, 1 Until the next census the state shall be entitled to one representative, the officers and represent- atives to be elected at the same time the vote is cast on the constitution, Senator Paimer, from the committee on pensions, today reported a bill for the repeal of a portion of the invalid appropriation act of the present year, which directs that pen- sions shall not be paidto nonresidents who are not citizens of the United States except for actual disabilities incurred in the service. as directed 0 to admit R IN THE TREASURY. Statement from Secrstary Carlisle Concern- ing the Amount of the Seigniorage. WasHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Senator Sherman has reccived from Secretary Carlisle, in reply to aninquiry concerning the seigniorage now in the treasury, a letter .saylog that of the treasury notes issued| under the Sher- man act, §72,505,840 haye, Gpen. the demand of the holders, been, redcemed in gold and 2,224,102 in silyer dollars, The secretary’s letter shows the seigniorage carried under the Sherman act 18 6,075,092, Since July, 1801, 8,796,810 silver doliars have been colned, and ‘there 1s no coinae cf silver dollars since except #200 in proof pieces, r bullion on Land October 1 last 257 fine ounces, costing $124,561,- . With the probable purchases of Octo- * Mr. Carlisle thioks there wi'l be 139,066, ounces of silver bullion in the treas November 1, the cost of which will be §1 88,020, and ‘the colnage value $150,220,008. Confirmed by the Senate. Wasuisaro, Oct. 81.—The nomination of Charles Davis of Pennsylvania to be consul at Florence, Italy, was confirmed by the senate today. Body of an Unknown Man Located Trank. oct. —|Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Dr. William 1. Eckley of For Madison, Ia., is locked up at the Ha street station, charged with body snatching, The body he is accused of stealing is the one found 1n the trunk in the Rock Island depot early today. At 8 o'clock this morning Dr. Eckley called at the depot and asked Baggage- master Dystem for a trunk, at the same time producing checks which showed him to be entitled to it- The trunk was the one in which the body of a man had been found a few hours before. Asking the doctor to wait a few moments the baggagemaster no- tified the poiice at the Harrison street sta- tion, Oficer Mulcahy was at once sent to the depot, and placing Eckley under arrest took him to the station, where he was ocked up. At the station the prisoner talked freely on general topics, but. evaded all questions which bore on the manner of his securing the body. He said that he came to Chicago from his home in Fort Madison last Monday and went to see Prof. Tanquary of the Chicago Post Graduate Medical college at #01 Winchester avenue, When closely questioned he said he got the body for tne purpose of dissecting iv, but refused to tell from whom he dived it Beyond this he would not talk in regard to the matter and refused to say who accom- panied him when he brought the trunk to the depot lust might. \ It was after midnight when the truck was brought to the station. Two men accom- panied it and drove up to the place in a hack, They had the trunk checkefl to Ainsworthla., and then left. In moving the big box about Assistant Baggagemaster Valentine no- ticed a strange odor, and, suspecting that something was wrong, notified the police and had the trunk brokewopen. In it was the bodye of & man with a full, gray beard and a spet of blood on the right side of it. The body was nude and was wrapped in oil cloth, On the right foot was a piece of tag such as is BOW used in the city morgue and many of the ¢ty hospitals, The body was taken to Sigmund’s morgue Eckley was taken baefore Justice Brad- wed with l)od)"fiwhlml and vio- n a CHICAGO, lating a city ordinance, which provides that 0o hody shall be taken fi the state with- out a permit from the ‘I‘hh department. The cases were continued until November 8 at 8 a. m., £ckley being placea under bonds of §00 ou the fivst charge and #200 on the second. —————— MURDERER WILSON WEAKENED, Appearauce of an Omahs Oficer at Syra- cuse, N. Y., beared “Dink." N. Y., Oct. 81.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee]—The jury for the trial of “Dink” Wilson for the murder of Detec- tive Harvey was completed today. Only one Juror lives in the city and he is an ex-con- federate soldier. The prisoner's counsel formally admitted thet the accused is Lucius . Wilson, and not George A. Barnes as he was represented, Wilson had got his oye on Sergeant Haze of Omaha and an ofi- cer from Council Bluffs, who are here to identify him, and abandoned that part of his case. In his opening the district attor- Iwi‘ suid Lhat just before the crime Charles sald “Let her'yo.” Charles knocked the de- teetive down and Lucius shot him. The sur- veyor who drew maps of the scenec was swora, 1 ROW- IN A CHURCH SYNOD Ulster Presbyterians Fight Over the Home Rule Bill, RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO UNIONIST PEERS Amendment to Thia Deprecating the Ac- tion of the House of L A Storm of Oppy How it Al E rds Ratsed ition— ded. Dunuix, Oct. 81.- At the annual diocesan synod of County Down today the dean of Down proposed a motion thanking God for the rejection of the home rule bill by the House of Lords and thanking the unionist veers for opposing the measure. Dr. Wright was received with hisses when he moved an amendment describing tho action of tho House of Lords as narrow- minded and self-suicidal poticy which ought 1o be deprecated by the synod. An exciting sceno followed, about half of the voices protesting against it in a storm of hisses, 1t was finally decided to allow Dr. Wright to proceed, but just as he began to speak in favor of his amendment Grand Organizer Kane, a notorious Ulster agitator, loudly interrupted him. Rov. Dr. Hunt thereupen.arose and sec- onded Dr. Wright's amendment aad made a speech, in which he was frequently mter- rupted, describing the members of the House of Lords as rufians. At this most of the members of the synod became infuriated, and in the midst of the din Mr. KKane threatened to efect Mr. Hunt and was with dificulty dissuaded from try- ing to carry out his threat. He succeeded, however, in forcibly taking possession of Dr. Hunt's seat and refused to vacate it. A vote was finally taken on Dr. Wright's amendment and it was rejected, only Dr. Wright and Dr. Hunt voting in favor of it. MELLO WAS 100 FOXY. Scheme of Brazil's President to Trap the Insurgent C tain Fails, Copyrightea 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.| Moxteviveo, Uruguny (via Galveston, Tex.), Oct [By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue BeE.]— The Herala’s correspondent in Rio de Janeivo sends word that Admiral Mello was suspi- cious of the professed sympathy of the gar- rison in Fort Santa Cruz with the revolu- tionists. A white flag floated from the para- pet of the fort for two days and the friends of Mello in the city of Rio were rejoiced to think ho had d 5o powerful an ally, but the wily Mello refused to approach the fort, fearing treachery. Then all at once the fort began firing on the insurgenv fleet again and Mello’s caution was vindicated. Dire distress prevails among the for- eigners and laboring classes in the capital, owing to the suspension of business caused by the revolution. The government's forts are heginning to show very plainly the re sults of the repeated bombardments from Mello's guns and the walls are crumbling in various piaces from the -impact rof the- shots hurled against thom, The press of the capital has been effect- ually gagged by Peixoto’s orders and little trustworthy news of the progress of the con- flicv is allowed to appear in the newspapers. The truth is that the situation in Rio has shown no material change during the last week. The belligerents exchange shots at intervals and occasionally the cannonade between forts and ships becomes heavy, but neither side seems to gain any marked ad- vantage. Damage by the fire from the squadron is principally inflicted upon the hill overlooking the capital and comparative quiet reigns in the city itself. Poor Gunners 1n the Forts, The steamer Jupiter in trying to pass the harbor on Octover 20,ran aground and, though fired upon by the forts, in that awkward position managed to get off undamaged and retreat to the barbor., Peixoto has desisted from his plan of planting guns in front of the hospitals and has ordered that the searchlight be mnot turned on Fort Villezaignon in order to avoid drawing its fire upon the civy. Success has at length crowned the efforts of the diplomatic corps in its endeavor to persuade Peixoto not to plant any more bat- teries within the city limits. Confirmation has been received of the strained relationship between Dr. Monteiro, Brazilian minister to Urnguay, and Peixoto’s binet, though the president himself is in favor of Monteiro's retention in office. It appears that certain of the insurgents sue- ceeded by tapping the land wire in inter- pting some of Monteiro's telegrams, which scemed to show that he was veceiving a bonus from certain merctants for purchas- ing arme from them for Peixoto's troops. They discovered at the same time that false reports of government victories over the in- su Janeiro Mello May Be Caugnt. The prevailing opinion in Montevideo at present is that Admirgl Mello is likely to be caught hike a rat n A trap in the bay of Rio de Janeiro if the powerlul fleet which Peixoto is gathering from far and near arrives be- fore Mello gains o decisive victory. The Herald’s correspondent in Buenos Ayres sends word that the work of mounting the guns and repairing the machmery of the Santos and Bahia, which still remain loyal w Peixoto, is being actively pushea. there. It is alleged vhat Peixoto’ naval squadron will rendezvous first m the harbor of Montevideo. It will be composed, iv is alleged, of the Riachuelo, the Benjamin, Constant and the torpedo boav coming from Europe, the Eloid, the siste ship of Elroix, the Feisen, the famous de- stroyer, dnd her torpedo boats from New Yosk, and the Tiradenies, Bahia, Santos, Desterro and lesser boats of Brazil's original navy which have not joined Mello's revolt. They will then sail north together and en- gugein & fight with Mello's fleet to the death, It is reported that the insurgent admiral has seized & cargo of food from an Argentina steamer in the harbor of Rio. A formal protest against this action has been entered by the Argentina consul. In Nicaragva, MaxaGuA, Nicaragua (via Galveston, Tex.), Oct. 81.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—Special to Tue Bee. |- The Nicaraguan assembly passed an article of the new constitution yesterday which has been framed especially to hamper foreigners. By its terms they will be obliged to pay forced ldans to the govern- ment whenever levied aud any and all taxes which the governwent may see fit to lay upon them. If any forelgner resident here should be 80 bold as to make a claim of any kind against the government, he will be exiled at once, The article may be construed moreover to subject resident foreigners 1o wilitary service. Policarpo Bonilla, revolutionary leader nts were being sent out from Rio de, from Honduras, was the mover of this mo- tion before the assembly to adopt the article n question and the foreign colony here is indignant at his and the asscmbly's action. United States Minister Baker has been to see Prosident Zelaya about this imposition upon foreigners and will take official steps for its repeal. The British minister is ex- pected to come from Guatemala to look after this change in_ the state of affairs as well a8 the claim of a British syndicate for 400,000 pesos, which was lent to Sacaza when he was president and is now repudiated by Nicaragua. There are signs of an under standing of some of the progessist leaders with President Zela, HOW Admiral Mello Sao Very Hopel LoxnoN, Oct. 81.-The Times has the fol lowing advices from Rio do Janeiro, dated October The insurgent fleet, in con junction with Fort Villogagnon, daily bom- bards Nictheroy, Santa Cruz and Jono, but the fire is badly directed. The firing on October 25 was pretty hoavy and the maga- zine of the insurgents at Mocanque, contain- ing forty tons of powder, was hit by a shell and blown up. The city so far hus not bren damaged by the present firing. Nictheroy has suffered severcly though there has been no loss of life. The garrison on Nictheroy consists of 1,500 men, made up chiefly of militia. In Rio de Janeiro there are 5,000 regular troops. The insurgents have 1,500 men afloat. The provisional government which has been firmly established at Desterro and Santa Catharina consists of a president, Captain Lorren, a minister of marine, Senor Mourea, and o minister ot war, Senor Car- doza. 'The government is organizing land forces. It as already received ecight can- non and 1,500 Manser rifies, which were brought from Monteviaeo by the Republica. The insurgent, AdMiral Mello. obtains money and pays his followers regularl There is a strong feeling among the thorities here adverse to foreigners, - Pry dent Peixoto considers that the commanders of the foreign warships showed sympathy for the insurgents because they moved out of their line of fire. When Peixoto requested the res of Carvelho it was due to the fact that Peixoto had appointed a medical man, Senor Barral, to be a judge of the supreme cour! The new foreign minister, Senor Nas mento. is a man of no standing. The armed st J while leaving Rio October 15, was y a shell and badly aamaged. rrived at Desterro and reported that a few of her crew were killed, The insurgents have plenty of munitions of war. Deeisive action by Admiral Mello is expected shortly. The government is mounting on the city bat- teries. The Republica rammed the transport Rio de Janeiro, which was conveying 1,500 troops to Santos and 500 of the troops were drowned. Admiral Mello_confirms this. that he has any intention of restoring the empire. He wishes to be recognized us a belligerent. He expects the warships Echualo, Benjamin and Constant will join the insurgents. The rebel's flag ship Aquidaban was slightly damaged by the firing of the forts. verywhere and au- nation He denies ARTICLES, Leading Papers of Hamburg and Lonaon e Discuss the European Situation, BerLIN, Oct. 31.—There is no disguising the fact that considerable uneasiness exists n Europe at the present situation of the powers, and this uneasiness is increasing as the nature of the Franco-Russian alliance becomes knowa, The Humburger Nachrichten, ir which the best informed people in: loast instigated by Prince Bismarck, ac- counts for the Russian reply to Erench ad- vances on the ground that Russia will be driven into the arms of Erance by growing spicious of - Germany’s intimacy with sngland. Jontinuing, the Hamburger N says: “The Dreibund in no way threatens Russia, but as soon as Russia becomes sus- picious that it would be exercised in defense of England’s an Russian interests Russia's entment is immediately aroused.” I'he chrichten also makes the assertion that secret treaty exists between Russia and Italy by which the former agrees to favor in Paris under cer- chrichten tain con 3 A striking indication of the present of uneasiness in Burope is shown b ble article just printed in the Times of Lon- don, describing the great I h arsenal at Toulon ana the Freuch Mediterranean fleet. This article, which is attracting considera- ble attention, is written by the Times' naval correspondent,who is a recognized authority. The conclusion this naval cor- respondent not favorable to ngland. Hi ance made enormous strides forward in naval construc tion and m coast defen: and conclud after telling what he has seen of the dock yards, ships and enals during the past three weeks, by saying: I confess thav it would be with no placid confidence that 1 would watch a British fleet going to to meet a Irench one with equal numerical force.” The Times publishes a leading article of even more stiking significance. It says that the Fronch fleet is in a state of com- plete preparation, as shown by the rapid ion which wus noted in every department, he Times continues by remarking that it would be glad to be assured, in days when depends upon striking an initial t there is equal readiness for all yards, addin, et in the Meaiterr: nean is the link of our chain of communic: tion with Idia and ought to be beyond ques- tion self-sufticing ana self-supporting in all probable contingencies, At present it is not by any means caleulated to maintain our prestige in the eyes of the world.” MENDONCA DISCREDITS 17, Brazilian Minlster ut Washington lleves the London Story. WasmiNgron, Oct. 81.—The report that the Brazilian minister in London had stated he had received a telegram from his government stating a secret treaty had been made between B and the United States was not received with cred- ence by the secrotary of state and Brazilian minister. Mr, Mendonca, the Brazilian minister, when seen tonight by an Asso- ciated press reporter, said: ‘“I'here can certainly be no truth in the statement. The Brazlian minister in London # a skill- ful diplomat of mors than twenty years ex- perience and 1 don’t think he made the statement accredited to him in this dispatch. He has cl.‘l‘hlhlly been misrepresented.’” “T'hen there has been no treaty between the two governments?” ‘'Secretary Gresham has been interviewed in regard to that matter, and has denied the existence of a treaty. Ishould think that would he sufficient. Secretary Gresham ought to know. I am not here as an informer, but to revresent my governmenty and to guard her interests, I will say, however, tuat | know nothing of a treaty having been entered.ipto between Brazil and the United States,” Disbe- Attack on & Prison. ViENNA, Oct. 81.—A report has been re- ceived here of an attack on the prison of Steyer, in Urpnr Austria. Two officers were wounded. Reinforcements have been sent. e Taken 11l in the Oupltol, WasmiNatoN, Oct. 8l,—Representative Cummings of New York was taken suddenly i1l while in the bath room in the basement of the capitol tonight. He had congestive chills, but at midnight be was resting easy and no appreheusion was folt, SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS, ARE HARD FIGHTERS Spaniards Are Having No Picnio in Dealing with the Moors, LATEST DISPATCH CREATED A SENSATION Numbers Killed at Melilla Greater than Ever Thonght Of. THE WOUNDED WERE HORRIBLY MUTILATED While Waiting for Reinforcoments Troops Suffer Great Hardships, KEPT AWAKE NIGHTS BY MOORISH FIRING At Daylight the Arabs Retire and the Soldiers Puat In Rard Work at the Trenches—Further Hard Fighting Feared, Mabmip, Oct. 31.—A special dispatch ree ceived here has caused quite a commotion, Though the facts in connection with the: disputches are not made public, enough is known to warrant the assertion that the military officers of this city are discussing the great difference existing betwéen the re- ports of the number killed and wounded in the last battle before Mehilla as given out from official sources and those just received. The latter assert that av least 100 Spanish troops were killed and that more than 300 were wounded and that over 200 were caps tured, while others are reported missing. The fate of the injured, captured and missing is said to be too horrible to contem= plute in view of the shocking manner in which a number of the wounded are knowa to have been mutilated. Details of the Big Fight. The steamship Africa from Melilla today arrived at Mataga and brought news from the seat of the w According to t| inrds b and the s information the Spane ¢ made another sorvie from Melilla, General Ortey at the head of column of infantry and a body of cal weeded in relieving the ed forts of Rostro- gordo and Cabroy seas, which have been for some time surrounded by Moors. General Ortego also succeeded in replacing the gar- risons of the forts with fresh troops and the Spanish commander, after leaving ten days supplies of provisions in the forts, returned to Melilla, ‘I'he Moors continue to make desultory at- tacks on the Spanish lines and lately upon the ship which landed General Marcias, the new commander of the Spanish forces at Melilla. 1t is not yet decided whether the minister of war or Captain General Martinez Camnos will have the supreme command at Melilla. General Marcias will act as second in command. The government is dispatching reinforces ments to Melilla una General Chinchilla is proceeding to Melilla with one of the regis ments sent to the front. Mutilation and Murder. The news that the Moors murdered and mutilated the Spanish wounded and that the shrieks of the latter could be heard in the night by their comrades in the forts has caused tremendous indignation here. The reports received today confirm the statement cabled to the Associated press that the most serious fighting occur Suturday morning, when eight batt: infantry, supported by sixteen guns, wers required to make way for the convoy of pro- visions which General Ortega wus coms pelled to push forward to relieve the forts, There were seven hours hard fighting, in which the Arabs ar id to nave lost a large number of men, When the latest news from Melilla the Moors were constructing trenches and had advanced to within 600 yards of the Spanish forts in spite of a ter- rible fire from the forts, While the firing w 0ing on the body of General Margalli was being buried at Melilla with military honors, The Moors at night time sent small bodies of men creeping up close to the fortifications with orders to pick off the Spanish pickets and sentries, The Spaniards in return fre- quently fire amp fires of the Arabs, around wh seen large bodies of Moors engaged in consultation, festivity, or prayer. Anoiher Attick Looked for, It is thought the Moors will make anothes and much more desperate attack on the Spaniards at Melilla before the reinforce ments arrive, as it was noticed when the Africa sailed that aetachmeuts of Moors were arriving to remnforce the alreany immense horde of native troops sure rounding the Spaniaras. The iatte no longer dare to sleep, except under arms and with the strictest watch on all sides, und even then it is not unususl to nave buglers sound to arms threeor four ina night. 1 fact, it is a relief to was dispatched 5 the Spaniards to ans other day of hard work in the trenches, The immense force of Arabs enables them to conduct the campaign with far less fatigue to their troops. The soldiers at Fort Camalos are in the worst position, as being the most exposed to the Arabs’ attacks, and to the fire they direct upon the Spaniards ut night. It is no longer denied the Arabs and Moors around Mellila are now besieging the Spaniards and that the latter have all they can do 1o hold their own. To make matters worse the Arabs are strengthening their positions on the hills around Mellila and every day that elapses without the arrival of reinforcements increases the gravity of the situation. Five thousand men send promptly to the front two weeks ago have returned without having swopt tho Moors back into their desert land, and it is now ese timated that four times that number will be required to drive the tribemen from the po- sitions they have taken up around Melilla, for the Spaniards have to climb the face of pretty steep hills, upon which they will meet trench upow trench filled with Arabs, and breastwork upon breastwork behind which the native warriors will pour into the Spans ish ranks a deadly fire. MOROCCO AND THE MOORS, Something About the Country in Whick Spain is at Present Fighting, For 2,00 years Morocco has occupied unique place in the history of the world. As Mauritania Tingitana it was long one of the richest provinces of the Roman ewpire, 1ts inhabitants, the warlike Mauri, were the ancestors of the flerce and haughty Berbers of the present day. But once during 800 years was the Roman rule disputed; it was then invaded by the Vandals, but in 5i4 they were defeated and driven out by Belisarius,