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o = monetary standard, while one fs in favor of a bimetallic standard, and one expressed himself in favor of the greatest possible use of silver but ‘‘with eyery doliav as good as every other dollar." " The delepates. were instructed for Me: Kinley by unanimous vote in the State and district conventions. e FEELING TEE SILVER PULSE, Boies Leads for President and Biand Is Second Choiee, NEW YORK, N, Y, June 7.-~The New York Times will print to-morrow morning telegraphic answers from its correspond- ents in all States where silver delegates have been elected to the following ques- tion: 1f the silver Democrats control the Chicago Convention what candidates for the Demo- cratic nomination for President and Vice- President would be favored by the silver Demo- crats and delegates of your State ? In commenting upon its replies the Times will say: “The replies from the correspondents of the Times show but little of a spirit of compromise among the silver men of the West and South. They apparently care more for Populist support than for the support of Eastern gold Demogcrats. The general sentimentamong them isfavorable to some man who has shown by his past record that he is for free silver. There- fore Campbeli, Stevenson, Matthews and Morrison bave very little following, and sentiment is centering upon the ex- tremists. “Governor Bojes of fowa seems to be the favorite silver candidate in the States where opinion has been formed. He ap- parently leads ail the rest in strength. Next to Roies, Bland seems to bave the greatest strength. “Sentiment for a Vice-Presidential can- didate has not been-aroused, Senator Daniel of Virginia is the first candidate in the field, but speculation takes in all Pres- idential possibilities.” b, - TE T0 WORK FOi HARRISON. Indianapolis Will Send a Large Delega- tion ta At. Lowis, INDIANAPOLIS, Isn, June 7.—The Columbia Club of this city is preparing to wmove on to St, Louis in force this week, and it is said that over 150 members will leave for the convention ecity to work for the nomination of Harrison, It is com- roon talk among the members that there will be an effort to organize the committee on contested seats against McKinley, and that if this is accomplished, Harrison will be the beneficiary. The letters which they have received from Republicans in the East, they say, convinge them that the opposition eannot unite upon any other man, and that Harrison is not only the most available Republican in the country, but that delegates who oppose McKinley sre looking to Harrison as the man who is ultimately to be selected and upon whom all the opposing forces can unite. A member of the club said to-day that be had received assurances from New York that Morton's name would be with- drawn before a ballot was taken, and that Reed would accept second place with Har- rison, while he would not do so with M- Kinley, owing to the campaign that the latter’s managers bave made. e s WAILING IN THE GOLD CAMP, White Metal Democrats Will Minnesota’s Convention. 8T. PAUL, Miwnw., June 7.—The “‘sound” money Democrats “are in & cave of gloom to-night over the prospect that they wiil not have® a majority in the State Conven- tion on Thursday to name eighteen dele - gates to the Chicago National Convention. Up to yesterday the gold men seemed to have a clear majority assured. The thir- teen counties which held conventionson Saturday, however, changed the face of things. A count of noses to-day shows that of the delegates chosen 3858 are for silver and 352 are for gold.- Of the 122 yet to be chosen it is claimed sixty-five will be for silver. This will give the silverites the four delegates-at-large. They will also * have at least six of the Congressioral dele- gates, leaving the ‘“sound” meney men only eight delegates from Minnesota. Control ——— “Free Silver!?” Their Slogan. INDIANAPOLIS, ixp., Junme 7.—Con- ventions to nominate county officers and select delegates to the State Convention were leld in eleven counties by the Demo- crats yesterday, and in every instance the free-silver men were in control and in- structed the delegates to votefor a free- silver platform. = In several places the gold-standard men made a fight, but were outnumbered. In Howard County the contest was made on the selection of chair- man, and the free-silverites won by a vote of 116 to 22, el lE e Overwhelmingly for Silver, CHICAGO, I1LL., June 7.—A special from Cincinnati says: The electionsof delegates show the Demoeratic State Convention will be everwhelmingly for silver. —_— TRIED IO END HER LIFE. Despondency of a Woman Whe Deserted Dark Surroundings. CHI1CAGO, TLL., June 7.—Jennie Evert, 24 years old, who claims to be the wife of Frank Evert, an overseer of a negro col- ony at Seatenville, Fla., was found on the lake front at the foot of Twenty-fifth street yesterday just as she was about to ecommit suicide. She told the pelica that she was married at the age of 13 to a man named Lumbeck, a trapeze performer with Barnum's circus. After her marriage she became a bareback-rider with the circus. Her hushand died and their two children were put to school in New York City. Mrs., Lumbeck went to Ntockten, Cal., where she was married to her present hus- bgnd. Evert subsequenfly secured the overseership of a negro eelony, and with his wife went to Beatonville to live. Mrs. Evert objected to a life among the colored people, and failing to induce her husband to give up his position she says she ran away, walking 500 miles of the distanee te Chicago. In trying to locate a friend Mrs. Evert got lost yesterday and became de- spondent, her despondency resulting in the determ ination to commit suicide. SRR e THRE “TERRIBLE SWEDE.” Engages in a Fracas in Which His Antagonist Is Fatally Shot. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 7.—Peter Peter- gon, a prize-fighter, known as the “Terri- ble Swede,” attacked Andrew Smifh, an iron-molder, in a saloon at the foot of Barton street, this evening. John Hickey, also a molder, interfered, and during the melee a shot was fired that pierced Hickey’s heart, Peterson and Smith were arrested. Both deny the shootine. Hickey's home is in Terre Haute, Ind. It is believed Peterson fired the shot. ——r——s DEATH OF A ANUTED SINGER. Adeling Sophin Matte Sucoumbs to Heart Trisease. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 7.—Adelina Sophia Motte, 55 years old, died at her home here to-day of heart failure. Mrs. Motte was, in her day, 8 :)umnu:é;mmin ibe D'Oyley Carte Comic Opera Compan w‘hichezmg te this country about hlrseayfi years ago. Her voice was a mezzo-so- rano and she sang the parts of Little uttercup in “Pinafore,” and Ruth in the “Pirates of Penzance.”! NIGHT OF TERROR INFLOODED TOWAS Cloudbursts in Nebraska Followed by Heavy Rains. LOUP VALLEY A LAKE. Passenger Trains Tied Up in Five Feet of Water at Fullerton, MUCH LIVE STOCK DROWNED. The Platte River Is Badly Swollen and Threatens Farmers in the Bottoms. COLUMBUS, Nexg., June 7,—Last night was one of terror to residents of the low- lands in this ¢ity, The cloudburst in the Loup Valley the night previous made of the usually slugeish Loup River a raging torrent, and to this volume of water was added the heavy rain of last night. All the low-lying part of town was flooded to a depth of from § to 6 feet. The danger point was not resched until nearly mid- night, when occupants of houses were forced to flee to higher ground. The situ- ation is but little improved to-day, but with no more rain it is thought the water will soon recede. Other towns in the Loup Valley are in even worse condition. At Fullerton, north- west of here, the depot is surrounded by water nearly to the depth of 5 feet and the water runs through the building while the operator works his key. The Union Pa- cific is under water and trains are laid up here, Much of the track has been washed out further west. The Platte River is be- ginning to rise, and there are fears of floods in the Platte bottoms further east, one of the richest farming districts in the State, Since 7 o’clock last night the Loup River rose & feet. Mueh livestock was drowned south and west of here, but there are but two fatalities to” human life thus far. The rainfall over the district was un- precedented, extending as far northwest as Chadron, e LS 2 THE STORM IN MINNESOTA, Great Devastation ana Three Lives Are Known to Have Been Loat. ST. PAUL, M1~xN., June 7.—Reports re- ceived in St. Paul up to 11 o’clock to-night indicate that the damage done by the great storm will reach fuily $300,000, The loss of human life 1s not yet known, but three people are known to have perished. These are C. W. Castleton of Ash Lake, E. W. Huunter of Adrian and Moses Chad- wick of Nobies County. There were at least 1000 cattle, sheep, hogs and horses drowned in Southwestern Minnesota. The greatest casnaltles were at Luverne and on the Rock River. Two cloudbursts struck the latter in three hours and the river overflowed the country for miles. Many people were forced to take to trees or the roofs of their bouses, and a rescuing party was sent out for them from Luverne. The current was so swift that the rescuers were overturned and themselves resened with great difficulty. A second party saved twenty or thirty peaple who were in grave veril. Many business houses were flooded in Luverne. Across the border in South Dakota at least 10,000 acres of grain was ruined by flooding. Several houses and elevators were blown down at the town of Chapel, 8. Dak. el 1IN SOUTH PDAKOTA. The Southern Black Hills Country Inun- dated by the Deluge. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., June 7.—The Southern Black Hills country was visited with a flood yesterday, the like of which has never been known. The Eik Horn track, between Smithwick and Fairburn, was so badly aamaged that it is theught it will take a week to repair it. In some places the track has been swept off the roadbed and twisted up into fragments. The telegraph poles and wires are swept away for half a mile at a stretch in places and general havoe and ruin have been wrought along the line of the road: The Cheyerne River is ruaning over tbe top of the bridge at the railroad erossing and uniess a transfer is made via Craw- ford 10 the Burlington and Missouri River it will be several days before trafficis re- sumed. Superintendent Harris and men are working like Trojans to get things straightened out, but little ean be done until the waters recede. ——— CHICAGO VISITED. Basements Flooded and Much Damage Done by Wind and Hail. CHICAGO, ILL., June 7.—There was a heavy hail-storm in Chicago this aiters noon, and in the southeastern district much damage was done by wind and rain, In Hyde Park and Woodlawn all base- ments were flooded with water and many windows were broken by the hail. Many trees were blown down, signs were carried away and the roof of the Wankesha Flats at Bixty-fourth and Grace streets was partiglly destroyed by the wind, Two boats were capsized by g@squall an the lake, one at Thirty-ninth street sand the other at South Chicago. Eight people in all were thrown into the lake, but all were rescued alive except Gus Schitour, who was in the boat turned over at South Chicago, Schitour was drowned and hig body bas not been recovered. i o0 i AN ISOLATED VILLAGE, il Creek Buysts Its Banks and Sub- merges Dannebrog. ST, PAUL, NEsr, June 7.—As a sequel to Fridgy night’s cloudburst, the village of Dannebrog, nive miles west of here, was flooded last night, The town ig on low- lying ground and is intersected by a stream called Oak Creek. This began to rise in the early evening and by 9 o’ciock seven feet of water was flewing through the streets. Many people were nl’liggd to Jeave their homes, being warned 'in time to prevent loss of life. Bidewalks, fences and small ombuildingu were set adrift by the torrent. No mail has reached 8t, Paul since Friday, i RESCUED BY BOATS. Perilous Stiuation of a Nceye of Beatrice Duwellers, BEATRICE, Ngsr., June 7.—A repeti- tion of the disastrous flood of four years ago was witnessed here to-day. Indian Creek rose six feet is less thgn an hour, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1896. when a score of dwellers on the bottoms found themselves surrounded by the flood. They were rescued by boats. A bad wash- out ogeurred on the Union Pacific tracks and trains have been run on the Burling- ton and Missouri River. Two men and two women, whose names could not be learned, attempted to cross Bear Creek and had a narrow escape. Their horses were drowned, the carriage swept away, and the occupants were only saved by clinging to trees along the bank. If more rain falls to-night, as seems probable, serious results will follow. e FOUR BUXS DROWNED. Carried Down a Oreek by a Cloudburst at Leavenworth, Kans. LEAVEN WORTH, Kaxs., June 7.—Mike and Denms Desmord and Eugene and Danny Cummings were drowned here to- day by acloudburst. Upon the approach of the storm six small bays, the four named and two ot ers, Mike Cummings and George Newsome, rushed to a culvert for shelter. In an incredibly short space of time the creek overflowed and four of the boys were carried off by the rush of water. The body of Mike Desmond was recovered. The two other boys escaped. The alarm was given and the creek dragged, but nothing could be found of the three boys. et SWEPT BY A TORNADO. The Village of Lynch Obliterated From Nebvraska’s Map. O'NEL1LL, Nepr., June 7.—Word has reached here that Lynch, Boyd County, was destroyed by a tornado last night. No lives were lost. Lynch is a small village twenty miles north of here, off the rait- road and without telegraph communica. tion. The condition of wagon roads makes it impossible to seoure particulars, pedilieh st Stricken by Heart Diseaso. GRAND RAPIDS, Micw., June 7,—A. J. Bowne, president of the Consolidated Street Railway Company and vice-presi- dent of the Fourth National Bank, dropped dead in his library at 7 o'clock this evening. Heart disease was the cause of death. He had just returned from an afternoon outing at” Reed’s Lake and was to all appearance in perfect health. He leaves an estate valued at $300,000, a widow and five children, His age was 35, AN ARMY OF VOCALISTS, Opening of the Saengerfest of The North American Saengerbund. President Cleveland Will Press the Button at the White House This Evening. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 7.—At 8 o’clock to-morrow evening, in Exposition Musig Hall in this ecity, the twenty-eighth saengerfest of the North American Saen- gerbund will be officially opened by Presi- dent Cleveland pressing a button in the ‘White House which will illuminate an 1m- mense lyre at the rear of the stage in the hall. The current wiil travel through a ooil of wire 16,000 feet jn iength attached | to the lyrein the hall, and this is to be clipped into small pieces, mounted on dainty cards with appropriate inscriptions and presented to visitors. The exercises will consist of a reception to the visitors given by the societies of the two cities, nearly 1000 voices 1n & male and mixed- chorus, with soloists and the fest orchestra, Mme, Katherine Lobse-Klaf- sky, fest prima donna, and her husband will occupy one of the boxes as guests of honor. At the close of the concert a ;{k‘finmers" will be held in the oid City all, The first of the army of singers who will take possession of Pittshurg this week reached the city this evening on a speeial train from Indianapolisand Dayton, Obio. Nearly 100 members of the Indianapolis Mannercher and the Dufivlon Gesangyergin Harmonie were met at Union station by a large reception committee, and after being served with refreshments were escorted to the headquariers assigned them. A telegram was received this afternoon from 8t. Louis that 150 singers had started for Pittsburg, The Cincinnati societies will airive early to-meorraw, 300 strong, By to-moerow evening it is expected that large delegations from 113 German singing societies from all over the eountry will be on the ground, making a total of over 2000 foreign singers, which with the nocleties r.}f the :wo cities will make the number of vocalists to take part in the fest between 2700 and 5000* » One of the events to-day was the arpival on a special train from New York of Fest Director Heinrich Zoellner and the fest orechestra of seventy-five pieces composed of the best musicians from the Damrosch, Seidl and New York Philharmonic orchestras, 1t was announced to-day that Frau Lohse-Kiafsky, the Wagnerian dramatic soprano, who 1s the principal soloist at the Saengerfast, has congented to sing at the Wednesday afternoon concert, She will give the prayer and aria from “Der Frei- schutz” and *“O Abscheulicher,” from “‘Fidelio.”” ——— DOQUBLE MUBDEE AND ARSON, Cireumstances Indicate a Terpible Crime on an Indiana Farm. CORYDON, 1xn., June 7.—The house of George Craydens, a farmer liying near Ramsey, Harrison County, Ind., seven miles from here, was totally destrayed by fire Friday night, and Craydens’ wife and son, 13 years old, were burned to death. Craydens was absent from home at the time. Upon returning home at midnight he discovered the bodies of his wife and child in the ruins, Everything indicates that a double murder had been committed by tramps and the house set on fire to cover up all traces of tiie murder. SIR HERCULES IN ENGLAND, Cape Colony's Governor Responds to Chamberlain's Summons, LONDON, Exe., June 7.—The British steamer Tartar, from Table Bay, ete., ar- rived at Plymouth to-day. Among her passengers were Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony and British High Commissioner in S8outh Afriea, who was recently summoned to London by Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and 8ir Graham Jonn Bower, Imperial 8ecretary at Cape Town, who re- turns for further instrnctions from the Government anent the South African difti- culties. There were also on board the Tartar many officials of the Transvaal, in- cluding President Krnger’s grandson, Lien- tenant Eloff, who will appear as witnesses against Dr, Jameson and he-other officers ‘"fi took part in the raid into the Trans- vaal. LIRS LIRS JULBS SIMON DYING. The Ex-Prime Miwister of France on His peathbed, PARIS, Fraxce, June 7.—M. J’\‘xles Si- mon, the celebrated statesman, formerly Prime Minister of France, who is suifering from neurosis of the stomach, isin a coma- tose condition, To-night the last sacra- ment of the church was administered to bim. Som———— The earth whirls through spaee at the rate of about nipeteen -ifiu per second. NEARING THE END OF THE SESSION Congress Is Expected to Complete Its Labors This Week. THE RECORD REVIEWED. An Immense Amount of Work, but Little Practical Good Accomplished. MEASURES SLEEP. The Bill to Liguidate the Pacific Rail- roal Indebtedness Among the Number, “UNSAFE” WASHINGTON, D. C., Jane 7.—Unless all signs fail Congress will adjourn this week and those in touch with the busi- ness of both honses appear to agree that that result may be secured by Wednesday. Btill, conditions are such that a hitch might occur at any moment which would protract the eession for another week. This, however, while a possibie contin- gency, is not expected. The business of the Senate depends en- tirely upon the headway made with con- ference reports. Beveral of the appropria- -tion bills are to be disposed of, as follows: Indian bill, on which the House refusea to act favorably on the conference agreed to in the Senate; the postoffice bill, the re- port on which was agreed to in ,the House Saturday and will be accepted by the Sen- ate to-morrow; the naval bill, which will doubtless be disposed of speedily to-mor- row morning, as the conferees have al- ready formulsted a compromise which they believe will be acceptable to both houses; the sundry civil bill, upon which the House and Senate seem to be dead- locked over the appropriations for public buildings inserted by the Senate, and the district bill, numerons items of which are still in dispute, It is confidently expected, however, that all of these will be out of the way within the next forty-eight hours, The new detciency bill, which passed the House Saturday, will be rushed through the Seuate to-morrow with all possible speed, it being the intention of the committee to move to lay on the table any amendments that may be offered, so that the bill will pass as it comes from the House. The metion to lay on the ¢able is the only motion the Senate has, under the rules, to cut all debate, and it wiil be ap- pealed to liberally when this measure comes up. The immigration bill is the unfinished business, and Lodge will call it up to- morrow for consideration shauld 2n open- ing present itself. Hill, who has charge of the contempt of court bill, & picce of legislation growing out of the Debs case, is also anxious for consideration, and may lock Borns with Lodge for theright of way. Gear will seek to fix a day during the next session when the Pacific Railroad re- funding acts shall be taken up, In this he may succeed, as both friends and oppo- nents believe that this subject should be settled one way or the other. All of these and other matters that may Gome before the Senate will tend to make the next few days exceedingly busy ones, and if Allen, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, carries out his viciously expressed intention of not reperting the adjournment resolution until all the ap: provpriation bills have gone to the Presis dent, there may be ample time to disenss several things unon which Senators desire to speak. fore, uncertain and vhe forecast is largely conjectural. The first session of tke Fifty-fourth Con- gress, now in its closing hours, enjovs the distinction of being the shortest “long” session for a perioa of thirty years. A Benate passively indifferent 1n some instances and in others actively hostile, and an executive not in sympathy with the Republican party policies, are the reasqns assigned by the House leaders for the paucity of National legislation. Of the measures which become laws, the most important from an international stand- point was the bill creuting the commis- sion ‘‘to determine the true divisional line between Venezuela and British Guana.” Of scarcely less general interest were the bills prohibiting prize-fighting in the Ter- rifories, permitting appointments in the army and navy of former United States officess who served in the Rebellion, and making one year’s residence in a Territory a prerequisite to obtaining a divorge there. Excepting these, however, the remain- der of the 225 bills and resolutions which received the President’s approval werg'not of a character to deserve extended men- tien. The more important were the bills incorporating the National Society of the Daughters of the Reyolution, opening the {forest reservations in Colorade for the loeation of mining claims, regulating proof of death in pension cases, providing for a naval training school in San FKrancisco harbor, making it unlawful to shoot 2t any railway train or any person thereon or to throw missiles into such train, and repeal- ing clause 61 ot the tariff law, providing for a rebate on alcohol used in the arts. 1f the session, however, be conspicuous by reason of its brevity and the limited number of important laws enacted it re- sulted in theintroduetion of a larger num- ber of bills in the House than during any similar periad for a quarter of a century. The total number of bills introduged dur- ing the entire last Congress was 8887, of which 4405 were introduced the firdt session,- which corresponds to the session now drawing to a close, and in which latter the aggrecate reaches 9500. Of these 2300 were fayorably reported by the committees to whom they were referred and scores of them are likely to be hrought to the atten- fion of the House next winter. Many members will enjoy a degree of in- dependence aiter the autumn elections which they have been denied durinf the present year and their influence w:l be exerted tg cail up and pgss measures that nr’ now regarded as personally and politi- cal lz ! “‘nnsafe.” The Nicaragua canal bill is one of these measures. After many months of consid- eration in committee” it receivea a favor- “’i" Teport in the face of an absolute cer- tainty that it would not be taken up during the present session. The bill to liquidate the indebtedness of the Pacific railways to the Government is another far-reaching measure which 1s also upon the calendar with a favorable re- vort, but which, for prudential reasons, will continue to slumber there. thers are the serviee pension bill, re- ported by the Invalld Pensions Commit- tee; the Arizona, New Mexico and Okia- i Senate. homa Statehood bills; the Pacific cable bill and the joint resolution conferring the rank of Lieutenant-General upon Major- General Miles, The popular iuterest in the Cuban revo- lution was shown in the large number of resolutions, more than fifty in ail, that were introduced and referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs. After careful consideration a concurrent resolution was reported, for whioh was subsequently sub- stituted in conference the Senate resolu- tion expressing the sympaihy of the United States with the insurgents, recog- nizing their belligerency, and caliing upon the President to use his good offices to se- cure the independence of the island. Mezum:‘! for which there has been a widespread demand that have passed the House and will probably receive consider- ation from the Senate next session in- clude the bankruptey bill, the McQall bill, providing an educational test for immi- grants; the Jabor commuigsion and labor arbitration bills, and the bill simplifying the rules of the Pension Office so as to fa- cilitate the adjustment of private pension cases. The early weeks of the session was a busy period for the Ways ana Means Com- mittee. Of the 187 measures referred to it thirty were acted upon, Two of the greatest importance were the bond and revenue bills, The bond bill passed the House, was sent ta the Senats and re- turned with the addition of an emendment R‘roviding for the free coinage cf silver. he revenue bill died in the renate Com- mittee on Finance. Among other meas- ures of interest reported by the Ways and Means Committee were the bills permit- ting the killing of all the fur seals in Alaskan waters, the *filled cheese’’ bill and the bill amending the law permitting a‘rebate on alcohol used in the arts. The Committee on Invalit Pensions broke all nrevious records for work. Up- ward of 2800 bills were referred to it, of which 700 private bills were reported to the House, - Among th» measures reported in addition to these which passed the House were bills giving members of State militia a pensionable status, granting pen- elons to remarried war widows, broaden- ing the scope of the law pensioning army nurses, increasing the peusions of those who lost limbs in the service and provid- ing for the paymentof pensions by check. E‘hn Pensions Comittee,which deals with a different class of measures trom those which are referred to the Invalid Pensions Qommittee, disposed of 240 of the 600 bills referred to them. The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds was notified early in the session that the public revenues were too inade- quate’ to justily the passage of any measures looking to the erection of Fed- eral buildines and for this reason the com- mittee, notwithstanding their approval of some of the measures providing for public buildings, pigeonholed them, The committees on Postotlices and Post Roads, Railways and Canals, Coinace, ‘Weights and Measures, Agriculture, Mili- tary, Public Lands, Patents, Judigiary and Commaerce reported the ordinary number of measures, but with few exceptions they were not of unusual importance. The results aceomplished by the Senate during the session just closing are entirély out of proportion with the legislation that was introduced. Up to Saturday there had been introduced a totul of 3261 bills, more than were intrpduced during the whole of the last Congress. The same ratio of increase is found in the flood of memorials and petitions that have been lai before the Senate. Out of this array of proposed legislation but little has been done, The Finance Committee, to which was referred 105 diffarent measures, bas suc. ceeded in getting through the Senate but three of any importance that have become laws—the filled cheese bill, the amend. ment ta the administrative feature of the tariff act permitting express corapanies to pay the duty on packages valued at not more than $500 and deliver it to the resi- dence of the importer direet, and the biil to repeal the free alcohol clause of the tariff law. The Dingley bl eame out of eommnittee with a free coinage amendment which prevailed in the Senate, and this proposition to increase the revenues through tariff duties has ever since been hung in the air between the two houses. ‘The bankruptey and eontempt of court bills, the two most imporiant measures emanating from the Committee on Juodi- iary, were not even considered by the The favorable report from the Committee on Privileges and Bleetions for an amendment for the election. of Bena- | tors by popular vote became the text for many speeches that never got beyond that indefinite stage, = From the Committee on Military came two great measures for the reorganization of the army and a similar bill for the reor- ganization of ihe militia, neither of which | have been considered, The Committee op Territories reparied favorably on the admission of the Terri- tories of New Mexieo and Arizona, but be- iond the reporting of the bills no action as been taken. ne important measure The course of business is !lnra-1 ¥au, however, got fhraugh. oy tbia Gom- mittee—that relating 1o divorces in the Territories—thus removing an evil that {m‘i for years cried aloud for radical legis- ation. Of the many matters befora the Naval Committee none was acted upon, the time of the committee during the greater part of the session being censumed in an inves- tigation of the subject of the cost of armor plate and the advisability of the construc- tion of a plant for its manuiacture by the Government. The Henate Committee on Pensions shows a better record for accomplished re- sults. Senate pension bills aggregating 1020 were referred to this commitgee. Sim- ilar bills, aggregating 220, came over from the House. Two hundred and seventy Senate pension bills were passed by the Senate, of which the House nassed but fifty. On the other hand, the Senate passed 110 of the House pension bills out of a total of 220 passed by the House. Out of all this proposed legislation but 83 bills became laws, as follows: Senate bills with- out the approval of the President, 11; Sen- ate bills approved, 27; House bilis begome a law without approval, 8; House bills ap- proved, 37. Total, 83. The House will devote itself for the re- mainder of the session to disposing of conferenee reports, contested election cases and of other business under suspen- sion of the rules. It will meet for an hour to-morrow morning in continuation of Saturday's session in order te enmable members to move the passage of bills under suspension in accordance with the terms of the order of Friday last. There are two election cases on the calendar, both of which wili be vigareusly contested on the floor—T. W. Aldrnieh (R.) vs. Oscar W. Underwood (D.) from she Ninth Alabama Distrigt, where the com- mittee recommended the seating of Aidrich, and Jacob Yost (B\.’) vs. George Tucker (D.) from the Tenth Virginia Dis- trict, where the committee recommended that Tucker retain his seat. -Another case—that of U. T, Hopking (R.) vs. Joseph M. Kendall (D.) from the Tenth Kentgoky District—has not yet been reported from the committee. These are all that remain of the thirty-three centests filed with the clerk of the Honse. g Speaker Reed is exceedingly anxious that the docket should be entirely cleared before the House adjourns,and hopes to be able to accomplish it, 5 It has not been definitely decided what to do with the Senate bond bill reported adversely by the Committ-e on Ways and Means. The leaders of the House think it should be disposea of and a vote is proba-: le, although there is much opposition to ction at this session. FROM PEISON TO PARLIAMENT. Ups and Downs of an Itallan Sociabist Leader. ROME, Itany, June 7.—8ignor Giu- seppe de Felice-Giuffrida, the well-known socialist leader, who was recently released from prison, was to-duy -elecied to the Chamber of Deputies from the Fourth District of Rome. He formerly repre- sénted this district, but was unseated be- cause of his imprisonment for his connec- - '® eighteen years, but was given his liberty | tion with the socialist riots in Bicily in 1893 and 1894, He was sentenced for under a decree of amnesty, to-day was Prince Ode: T GOSSIP FROM TH GERMAN CEPITAL, The Dreibund Is Not in Accord on the Cretan - Question. WHAT WILL RUSSIA DO? Greece Mobilizes Her Warships in Anticipation of a Turk- ish Massacre, AUSTRIA'S BIG SUGAR BOUNTY. Minister Uhi's Wife Graciously Re- ceived by the Empress—Violent Wind and Rainstorms. BERLIN, Ger¥ANY, June 7.—The con- cert of the powers relative to the situation in the island of Crete is of much the game character as was the now exploded entente of the powers in regard to Are menia, and all semblance of unity of pur. pose ia certain to disappear upon the slightest approach. to a collision of in- terests. The Cologne Gazette, in an exhaustive article on the subject, thoronghly lights up the situation. The Vienna Freie Presse, taking the text of Emperor Francis Joseph’s recant speech to the Austro-Hungarian delegations, ar- gued that the Emperor’s declarations gave praof tbat the Dreibund powers were agreed upon a common policy toward Turkey, that the interests of Austria were also the interests of Germany, and that the Dreibund was destined to jintervene in Turkey almost immediately, These arguments are boldlv and un- equivocally attacked by the Berlin repre- sentative of the Cologne Gazette in a com- munication wherein the writer paintedly declares that Germany will take ne direct part in the events in the East and merely desires that order shall be maintained and the status quo continued. The policy of Germany upon this question, the writer adds, is identical with that of the other powers, and above all that of Russia, The Gazette, in its article which accompanies this eommunication, gives no hint, how- ever, as to the drift of the Czar's policy to which Germany is alleged to be attached. T'he Vossische Zeitung, in an article on the same snbject, asserts that Russia is exerting a practical protectorate over the Turkish empire and will not under any circumstances allow any power to inter- fere, nor will she accede to anything tend- ing toward a separation or dismember- ment of the Sultan’sdominions. Pursuing the subject the Vossische Zeitung asks: Will Russia so influence the negotiations of the powers as to cause delay which will enable the Turkish troops in the island of Crete, which have now been increased to 18,000 men, to overpower the Cretans and repeatl the Armenian massaeres? The King of Greece and the Grecian Ministry seem to rely upon the warships which the powers have sent to Canea and Retimo to intervene in the event of a massacre of Cretans by the Turks, but at the same time the Grecian fleet is being mobilized, and the ironclads Hydra, Spet- zia, Psara and Georgios, the cruiser Ad- mpiral Miaulius and fifteen torpedo-boats are ready to make their appearance in Cretan waters without the sanction ef Russia, if the unanimous voice of the Greek people shall compel the Govern- ment to act. The Cretan delegates, who are now at Athens, have presented an appeal to the Greek Goverament for a union of Crete with Greece, which- was drawn by an as- sembly of Cretan deputies which was held at Vamos on May 21. Official information has been received here that the Czar and Czarina will come to Berlin about the middle of August, ana after completing their visit here proceed te Vienna, The' contention of the Government, which has often been heard in the Reich- stagin the course of the debate on the sugar bounty bill, that a large increase of the premiums upon sugar was the first step toward an international agreement to abolish sugar bounties altogather, has re- ceived a flat contradiction in the action of the Austro-Hungarian Government in promoting bills in the ‘Austrian Reichs- rath increasing the amount granted for the payment of sugar bounties from 5,000,- 000 to 9,000,000 florins per annum. The measure introduced by the Government is provisional and purports to be enduring for ong year only, but is certain to become a permanent law, as there is a strong sugar interest in Austria. By the terms of these vills the internal sugar tax is in- creased from 11 to 13 florins per 100 kilo- grammes, so that the consumers are thus squeezed all around, paying more for their own sugar and supporting manufacturers in supplying cheaper sugar, the United States and England being the principal importers. The Emperor held in the Royal Opera- house on Wednesday a full-dressrehearsal of the court artists who are to apypear at the German embassy &t Moscow on Mon- day, June 8. The Emperor was received at the entrance of the opera-house oy Count von Hochberg, the director of the institution. The Royal Philharmonic or- chestre, under the direction of Dr, Muck, conducted the concert part of the per- formance, and 8tage Manager Grube and Herr Ludwig Barnay, the great German actor, directed the dramatic part. The Emperor expressed his entire satistaction and pronounced the performance excel- lent. Crown Prince Williom and his next younger brother, Prince Eitel Frederick, who have been home during the Whitsun- tide holidays, returned to Ploen on Tues- day, where they will resume their studies in the college at that place. The princes bade farewell to their mother and their younger brothers and sigier at the Wild- park station, impetuously kissing and em- being their mother and affectionately tak- ing leave of the younger members of the imperial family, The Empress was exceedingly gracious and friendly toward Mrs, Uhl, wife of the United States Embassador, upon the occa- sion of that lady’s first audience with her Majesty on May 30. The Kaiserin con- ducted ber conversation in English and in every way made Mrs. Uhl feel at ease. The Empress wore a pale rose and pink gilk morning demi-train dress, with bon- net to matcl, Mrs, Uhl wore a dark belio- trope silk demi-train dress, trimmed with eream lace, a beliotrope chiffon and a ban- net of heliotrope. On Friday Mr, and Mrs, Uhl gave their first reception to the diplomatic corps at their residence im Thiergartensirasse. The Foreign Office has issued a commu- nication to the press in re: ard to the mal- practices induiged in by American tinned- meat importers. Belginm and Holland are alieged to be tampering with the cans and sepding to Germany under forged declaravions meats which have not been certified to by the American inspectors. As a consequence of this practice restric- tions have been ordered which affect all Ameriean exporters of meats. The Deutsche Fleischer Zeitung makes a vigions attack upen the American lard producs, which, the paper asserts, is re- fined chiefly with cotton-seed oil, The series of trotting races on the Berlin West End course has ended in discord, which was wholly due to the jealousy of the Berlin horsemen of the American trainers and their horses. Through the intrigues of & German trainer named Treuberz the American driver, Tappan, was ruled off the course fora year, it be- ing alleged that he had pulled his horse. The injustice of this action on the vart of the management was so flagrant that sev- eral Berlin newspapers have taken up Tap- pan’s case and violently denounce the racing authorities for the manner in which he has been treated. Paron von Heyking, the German Em- bassador to China, and his wife sailed from Hamburg for New York on June 4, on board the steamer Augusta Vigtoria, en route for China. ) The King of Baxony is seriously ill with renal calculus. Violent hurricanes, accompanied by rain, have prevailed throughout Germany within the last two days, causing great damage to property. 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