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SP-U- and 1850. Incorporated 1888. >
J JiESTILL, President. )
I SESSION THE SENATE.
■ lt ov | THB length op the
I Dfc,Y session.
I Ingails Worlg to Get More Time in
I the Morn lrfeour—The Bill to Trans
fer the Revfcie Marine Taken Up—
I it Was Folfed by the Tariff Bill.
IVASniNGTOIfuIy 27.—1n the Senate
to-day Mr. Alch offered a resolution
filing the daily lr of meeting at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Cockrell Rested that there should
by an understand as to the hour of ad
journment.
Mr. Aldrich —4 ought not to adjourn
earlier than ft.
Mr. Allison—O.
Mr. Cockrell (Uically)—Or 9.
Mr. Aldrich —lire is no objection on
this side to an unhanding that we shall
adjourn at 6 o’cloqiaily.
Mr. Ingalls sugfeted a further under
standing that the isiness of the morning
hour shall be consiited closed at 1 o’clock.
Mr. Allison did n wish it to be implied
that the Senate nild devote a day to
morning business.
JUST WHAT I>ALLS WANTED.
Mr. Ingalls said Hid wish just such an
implication. He reirked that as soon as
the tariff bill, appryiation bills and elec
tion bill were pass! congress would un
doubtedly adjourn ppiptly. There would
be no waiting on theprderof their going.”
but they should “g4t once.” Therefore,
whatever was to be between now and
the time of adjouryent in the consid
eration of measures uthe calendar would
have to be done ihhe morning hour.
He respectfully submfcd that there were
several hundred bills j the calendar that
were entitled to corporation, that had
been reported from mmittees and that
ought to receive the a tuition of the Senate
at some time. So far (he was concerned,
he should, by his vot whenever oppor
tunity offered, proceed o consideration of
bills on the calendar forwo hours after the
Senate met, believing iat that was the
only way in which utters of general
business would have a consideration at
all
IGNORED B^iEED.
Mr. Cockrell asked wit was the use of
the Senate passing bill-whon the distin
guished gentleman in ctrge of the House
did not give any attentiqto them. There
were now on the ealentr of the House
hundreds and hundreds f bills passed by
the Senate and no aention paid to
them. Among them w* the bill re
funding the direct tax. Among them
were also two bills recttly passed and
regarded on the other sidof the chamber
as very important measury—the shipping
bills—and they were beingift to “sleep the
sleep that knows no wakin”
Mr. Hawley did not quitagree with Mr.
Cockrell He wanted his <rn ammunition
to be in order, so that he ould go home
with a clear record withoutfegard to what
was done elsewhere. Th| was not his
direct business.
The resolution as to meetkf at 11 o’clock
sad adjourning at 6 was agd to.
THE NAVY BILL TA|n UP.
Mr. Aldrich moved to jpceed to con
sideration of the tariff bill, fed the motion
was antagonized by a rnotiq by Mr. Gray
to proceed to consideratioiiof the House
bill for the transfer of the ivenue marine
to the navy departmer, and the
latter motion was agreed to
by a vote of 26 yeas t 25 nays.
The republican senators vdng in the
affirmative were Messrs. Camion, Ingalls,
Manderson and Spooner. Mrpockrell was
the only democratic senator wio voted in
the negative.
So the Senate resumed comderation of
the bill for the transfer of (he revenue
marine from the treasury detrtment to
the naval establishment, and V. Cockrell
continued his argument in oppqtion to it.
THE TARIFF BILL UP AyalN.
Mr. Cockrell had not conclude his speech
when, at 2 o’clock the presiding pffieer laid
before the Senate the tariff bill is the un
finished business. Mr. Gray mtfed to con
tinue consideration of the reveihe marine
bill, uot desiring, he said, to antfaonize the
tantf bill, but desiring to have it revenue
marine bill brought to a coneliton. Tho
same view of the matter was sigained in
remarks by Messrs. Cullum andTitler.
Mr. Dawes opposed and cntised the
persistency of the friends of ie bill in
pressing it upon the Senate in tie face of
the tariff bill.
Mr. Frye declared himself a frilid of the
revenue bill, and a friend after atnorough
investigation. The friends of than measure
nau occupied but an hour and a l*if upon
it and a small minority all the ret of the
time.
WORKING TO PREVENT A VOTE.
It was as evident to the Senate is if the
Purpose had been announced that the time
nail been occupied for the purpose of pre
venting a vote on the measure. That only
indicated, as tie believed, iu the necessity on
the previous question in the Senate of some
ay to prevent a senator from getting up
very morning for three or four mornings
„ succession and reading from the report oe
m . tho treasury department. Why
mould not a vote Pe taken on the bill* If
mere is a majority of the Senate in favor of
u why should it not be permitted to say so?
air. Gray ’s motion was rejected by a vote
Df 11 yeas to 84 nays. *
VEST ON THE TARIFF.
The tariff bill wa3 then taken up and Mr.
ri't addressed the Senate in opposition to
a- ihe advocates of a hign tariff, Mr. Vest
feaVTf 6 c ? nf f°“ ted b y “great peril. For
fears they had been told that the home
Market was all they needed and that t:,e
oreign market was a bagatelle. Now a
great change had come. The depression in
ne agricultural interests and ths emphatic
mauds of the farmers for something bo-
a pr tIC ? and „ frolh - v dpcla 'Pat on had
1,."* 1 * President Harrison and Se retary
tion ° f° urf?o upou congress legida
lr„? v “ntwidies to steamships
the South 1 " a r “ 'tprocity treaties with
'' Ml ‘A-merican statest o obtain a for
for our own products. Very
.treat <W| he * ar ? of the llome market, but a
indoftni 0t th ®, Bouth -American market
land >io \ ei ?f ca My devices by which Eng-
X h ble r t^ th ° Uuited titatßS 0t that
blaink’s change of front.
raw laine now deprecated the
ncreaf no- thnrt* U £ ar 011 the frea list . or of
at the rhnm o^ Utioß on WO) l and suggested
itiiiz-d t J( 8 011 Hu gar and wool should be
taSaaZ? trade with the South
ectiomsm h u ’ that at leflßt 1110 Pro
cct. u h,* , bee " drivou from their pro
re f, , rce(l “ bu K a,J out a homo raarkot and
'.um-n-, -o ; Ul ' Jpt the Principal of free
onw^1 ter '5 JUSe which hev had so
f~p.P ®' unu derided. The high priests
1 ' altars n< . ,w burning inoeuse on
eciprocifv Jr I’'* 1 ’'* trade and were yelling for
sti co„ v ' raatle8 ' "Jjhsidies, pau-Amen
r’’ triLl n “,r a 2 ythl,,Kto bring about
ouihirtro Jth the South Americau states
►OSi* foreign market. Mr. Vest
w.G-it ,M> , d ‘“crease of the duties
rc ducts • a “}*• cyo and other farm
roteet A h,,w it was pouibie to
on L&PfITL farmers against c unpeU-
Ttu> "hole thing,
. "ae nothing but a pyramid of fraud.
Hhe JHafning ficto£.
THE DUTY ON RICE.
As to the proposed reduction of the duty
on rice and rice flour he referred to it as an
evidence of not only the unjust and wicked,
but sectional character of both the House
and Senate bills. Why, he asked, was that
brutal discrimination made against the rice
planters of the south? There could be but
one answer: “They voted the democratic
ticket.” The pending bill, he declared,
was to repay the mill owners
their contributions to the campaign fund of
the Republican party during the la3t presi
dential election, and us the planters of the
south were democrats and tho negroes were
regarded by the republican managers as
mere political cattle who could contribute
nothing, the duties on northern manu
factures were increased, while the duty on
rice was diminished. * * * The trntn
at least revealed that manufacturers who
were persistently asking higher duties
to exclude foreign competition were avail
ing themselves by the monopoly giv en by
the tariff to charge the people of the coun
try from 20 to 70 per cent, higher for their
goods than they could sell the same articles
in the unprotected markets of the world.
It was no longer protection, but pure,
simple, naked plunder.
THE RECOMMITTAL SUGGESTION.
Mr. Turpie addressed the Senate on Mr.
McPherson’s resolution to recommit the bill
with instructions to report a bill to reduce
the revenue and equalize the duties on im
ports, in which the average ad valorem rate
on ail dutiable articles shall not exceed the
average ad valorem war tariff. He declared
himself in favor of the recommital of the
bill, and said he would vote for it. He
would even vote for its indefinite postpone
ment. He would support any line of policy
calculated to defeat or delay its enactment.
The question was taken on the motion to
recommit, and it was defeated by a strict
party vote of 14 yeas to 29 nays.
The reading of the bill by paragraphs for
amendment was begun. The flrst schedule
was that as to chemicals, oils and paints.
Mr. McPnerson moved to reduce the duty
on pyrolignous acid. The vote was: Yeas,
15; nays, 23; no quorum; and withont
further action the Senate adjourned.
SUNDRY CIVIL. CASH.
The Bill Again Occupies the Time of
the House.
Washington, July 28. In the House to
day a motion made by Mr. Cannon of
Illinois that the House go into committee of
the whole for further consideration of the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill was antagonized in the
interest of District of Columbia legislation,
but prevailed, Mr. Burrows of Michigan
taking the chair.
The recommendations of the committee on
appropriations were agreed to without much
friction, the bone of contention, the Senate
amendment, being passed over until other
matters were disposed of.
Mr. Cannon made a strong effort to throw
into conference the Senate amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the publica
tion of the official records of the late war
from 82,000, but was defeated, the House
deciding to concur. All the democrats,
with a very few exceptions, and a large
number of republicans voted to agree to
the amendment.
Without disposing of all the amendments
the committee rose and the House, at 5:10
o’clock, adjourned.
WAR SHIPS OF THB NAVY,
Commodore McCann’s Flag to Be
Hoisted on the Pensacola.
Washington, July 28.—Commodore
William P. McCann has been appointed
acting rear admiral, and ordered to hoist
his flag on the Pensacola on Aug. 4. He
will sail soon after Aug. 4 for the Atlantic
station, which he is to command. The
squadron in those waters will consist of the
Pensacola, Tallapoosa, Enterprise and
Essex.
THE PHILADELPHIA IN COMMISSION.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 28.—The
cruiser Philadelphia went formally into
commission ttiis morning and is now a
vessel of ivar of the United States. Charles
H, Cramp, senior member of the firm of
William Cramp & Sons, made the presenta
tion speech; and the vessel was received in
the name of the government by Capt.
Robert L. Bradford, her commander. The
Philadelphia will remain here for a few
days longer, and some time during the
latter part of the week will sail for New
York, where she will take aboard her full
complement of men.
PORTBR’S CENSUS COUNT.
It May Not be Finished in Time for a
Beapportionment Bill
Washington, July 28. —Census Superin
tendent Porter’s 1,500 clerks, working in
two shifts, night and day, compile on the
electrical tabulating machines 1,950,000
names every twenty-four hours except Suu
day. At this rate Supt. Porter estimates
that the rough count will be completed by
Aug. 20. Supt. Porter says he is not try
ing to get out the figures in time for the
passage of a reapportionment bill at this
session, and, as a matter of fact,
they may be too late for it, since the
rough count may not be published for use un
til September, but the determination of this
question lies with Speaker Reed, and he has
not as yet vouchsafed any information as
to what he will do. He seems to be await
ing the figures, knowing that it is entirely
possible that they will not show such a fair
result to the Republican party as the Re
publican party has predicted.
BLOW WORK IN CONGRESS.
Fiv® of the General Appropiation Bills
Still Behind.
Washington, July 28.—The one excuse
for Speaker Reed’s revolutionary proceed
ings m the House was that they would ex
pedite public business. “We are here to
work and not to talk,” was the favorite re
mark of the Reed men, yet five important
general appropriation bills are still at the
capital—the sundry civil, Indian, District
of Columbia, fortifications and general
deficiency—and to-day, with the flrst month
of t e fiscal year almost gone, the House
and Senate were asked to extend the appro
priation laws of last year covering tho ob
jects of these bills until they could be gotten
through and to the President. Business was
dono under the old rules at least as rapidly
as this.
Shipment of Gold Bars.
Washington, July 29.—The directors of
the mint to-day authorized the shipment of
8400,000 in gold bars in exchange for gold
coin. This makes tne total value of gold bars
shipped since June 13 $7,630,000.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, July 28 —Bond offerings
to-day were *1.062,700, all of which were
accepted at J 24 for 4s, and 103% for 4%*.
Plow Works Ablaze.
Minneapolis, July 28.—The plant of the
Monitor Blow Works in this city was
burned this afternoon, entailing a loss of
*115,000 —*75,000 on the building and *40,-
000 on the stock. The property la fully m
sured. The flee caught from a locomotive
■park.
BAYONETS VSs BALLOTS.
THE WAR ON THB FORCE BILL
STILL IN PROGRESS.
The Augusta Chamber of Commerce
to Take Action—A Protest from tt.
Louis Presented in the Senate—But
Little Chance of Changing the Sen
ate Rules.
Washington, July 28.—Senator Vest
to-day presented to the Senate the remon
strance of a number of persons of St. Louis
protesting against the passage of the federal
election bill.
significant remarks
By way of helping out Senators Hoar and
Spooner in their attempt to put their force
bill through the Senate Senator Ingalls,
president pro tem. and Senator Frye, a
member of the elections’ committee, by a
report made significant remarks in the
Senate to-day, Senator Ingalls predicting
the passage of the force bill and Senator
Frye declaring that the time had come for
ihe previous question. Senator Plumb,
however, did not second Senator Ingalls,
nor did Senator Hale second Senator Frye.
The adoption of the force bill by the caucus
was a foregone conclusion, but the change
of rules necessary to pass it in the Senate is
not.
reed’s work easier.
Speaker Reed’s work in making rules
where no rules existed is easy compared
with changing the rules which have served
the Senate for a quarter of a century. But,
somehow or other, say Senators Hoar and
Spooner, the bill must go through. They
use their amendments, every one of which
was defeated by Speaker Reed in the
House, to commend the bill to
those republican senators who could
not swallow the Davenport-Lodge scheme
with its bayonets at the polls, domiciliary
visitation and jury fixers. Senators Hoar
and Spooner, uidike Speaker Reed and
Representative Lodge, have not attempted
to deny that the bill, by re-enacting the
civil rights law, provided for bayo
nets at the polls, but have prom
ised the senators to take them out.
They were kept busy to-day explaining to
inquiring colleagues that the provision
which they had prepared to eliminate the
bayonets had been left out of the rough
draft of the substitute by typographical
error.
REED WILL COME IN AT THE END.
Of course the republican senators who
will use these ameliorating amendments to
justify their support of the force bill to
their constituents, who have been writing
and telegraphing against the Davenport-
Lodge bill, know very well that the final
form of the bill, as it will go to the Presi
dent, will be given it in conference by the
molding hand of Speaker Reed, who
will be master of the conference
as he is master of the House,
and that it will be the House bill and not
the Senate bill that will go to the president.
The democrats understand this too, and will
figtit the bill just the same. Time flies with
them. The tariff bill will block the way
till Septemoer, but the protest from the
country should not be interrupted, either by
deceptive amendments or hopeful prospects
of defeating it
NO FORCE BILL FOR AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga., July 28.—Tne members
of the Augusta Cotton Exchange at a meet
ing to-day appointed a committee to draft
resolutions protesting against the adoption
of the force bill, to report at a meeting
W ednesday.
GOV. TAYLOR DENOUNCES IT.
Nashville, July 20.—T0-day in an in
terview with an American reporter con
cerning the federal election bill Gov. R. L.
Taylor of Tennessee said : “The force bill
is au envious stab at the prospering south.
There is no need in any state for the legisla
ture to forment strife, murder and
riot, even if it were legimate and
constitutional legislation. There is nojneed
for it in Tennessee, it is based on the false
assumption that all tho negroes always vote
the republican ticket. If there is a state
where bribery, intimidation and false count
ing are resorted to this bill will not cure it,
because the people are persuaded that it is
unconstitutional, is designed to disrupt the
peaceful relations of the races and reinaugu
rate the atrocities that characterized recon
struction times.”
FIXING UP THU TARIFF.
The Republicans of the Senate Fi
nance Committee Meet.
Washington, July 28.— The republican
members of the Senate committee on
finance held a meeting to-day, at which
they considered several amendments to the
tariff bill, which will be proposed when the
schedule to which they relate are reached.
They are said to be largely formal, some of
them intended to correct errors in print, and
others to make slight increases in several
of the schedules restoring rates named in
the bill as it passed the House.
A conference of the republican members
will be held shortly, to determine upon a
policy with respect to reciprocity amend
ments, and also in respect to the resolution
of Senator Teller proposing an interna
tional bimetallic arrangement.
HALF A DOZEN MEASURES DRAFTED.
Senator Aldrich, the manager of the
tariff bill, has drafted half a dozen rec
iprocity amendments for that measure,none
of which he has yet thought good enough to
present to bis colleagues on the finance
committee. This well illustrates the un
certainty of the republican senatorial mind
on this subject. If Secretary Blaine bad
not stirred it up no attention whatever
would have been paid to it by either house.
His |pan-American report, which deals only
with South America, would have been
pigeon-holed aud there the matter would
have ended.
A DEMAND DRAWN OUT.
But Secretary Blaine’s letter has drawn
out something like a demand for it from
different parts of the country, and this
troubles the republican senators. What
they are trying to do now
is to measure this demand, and if
they satisfy themselves that it is too
important to be ignored they will endeavor
to see what is the mildest compromise sub
stitute for Secretary Blaine’s proposition
which will satisfy it. There is a proposi
sition to place the matter in the hands of
the President by permitting him to impose
duties in his discretion on raw sugar, hides,
rubber, coffee, cocoa, jute and other fibers
on the free list of the McKin
ley bill. Free wool, 7 which
was the basis of Secretary Blaine’s
original proposition, is of course to be ex
cluded. Messrs. Delano, Lawrence and
Harvester absolutely oontrol President Har
rison, Speaker Reed, Chairman McKinley
and Sonators Sherman and Aldrich. They
have declared war on Secretary Blaine, and
will do what they can to defeat his presi
dential aspirations.
Nebraska’s Independents.
Lincoln, Nka, July 28. —Right In the
wake of the republicans come the inde
pendents, who promise to cut a figure in
Nebraska politics this fall, and will hold
their state convention at this place to
morrow. The independents comprise farm
ers’ alliance, Knights of Labor and the
state grange.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, ,lULY 29, 1890.
STEAMERS IN A CRASK
Three Bodies Recovered and Others
Probably Lost.
Baltimore, Md., July 28. —The steamer
Virginia of the Old Bay Line, which left
Baltimore at 7 o’olock this evening for Nor
folk, Va., on her regular trip, was in col
lision with the steamer Louise, on her way
to Baltimore from Tolchester Beach, on
the Chesapeake bay, with 1,500 excursion
ists. The collision occurred at 8:11 o’clock
off Fort Carroll, about five miles from Balti
more.
CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
It is said that the collison resulted from
the efforts of the steamers to avoid a
schooner in tow of a tugboat. Tho weather
was thick and rainy. The Virginia struck
the Louise on the starboard side, cutting
away her outer woodwork and crashing
into the saloon. The Virginia’s stern was
badly twisted and her bow danmgoi. Three
bodies have been recovered up to 11 o’clock.
It is supposed that others have been lost.
The steamers came to Baltimore under
their own steam.
STRUCK ON HER STARBOARD SIDE.
Baltimore, July 29, 1 a. m.—The Vir
ginia struck the Louise on the starboard
side, twenty-five feet from the stern, tore
away the joiner work on the upper and
lower decks, and cracked one of t o iron
plates of ttie hull. The Louise slowed down
as soon as Capt. Truitt saw a collision was
coming and prevented a more serious disas
ter.
The death list so far is five on the excur
sion boat, with a number of persons in
jured. There were no fatalities on the Vir
ginia. Capt. Bohannon of the Virginia
describes the accident as having been
caused by bis efforts to clear a schooner
under sail bound up. When the steamer came
in view behind the Bchoouer the
Virginia's engines were reversed and her
headway was nearly killed. When the
steamers came in collision the people on the
Louise rushed to tho side where the Virginia
struck, and this accounts for the number of
deaths.
The dead known are:
Catherine Kaiser,
William Biegal,
Daniel Caup,
Charles Grenser.
These were killed in the crash.
A number of people are missing, but they
may turn up when the excitement subsides.
Marshal Frey and Capt. Freeburger had
the whole available police force at the
docks to quiet the commotion.
CARLISLE’S VOTE ON SILVER.
He Explains that He Didn’t Vote
Against Free Coinage.
Louisville, July 28.—The farmers’ al
liance people in Western Kentucky have
been criticising Senator Carlisle for voting
against the silver bilL The following letter
explaining his position has been received:
Hon. William Smith, Mayfield, K\j.:
Dear Sir—Your letter of the 15th inst., just
received. Every democrat in the Senate voted
against the silver bill as it was Huaily amended
and reported to the conference committee, be
cause we believed 1t was worse ttian the exist
ing laws. If tho Farmers' Alliance of Graves
county believe that tuis republican measure,
which stops the coinage of the silver dollar after
one year, is better than the democratic law of
1878, they are, of course, entitle* to their
opinion, but i do not agree with them
When the original House bill was under con
sideration in tho Senate I voted to amend it so
as to provide for free and unlimited coinage of
the silver dollar, and that amendment was
adopted. The House, however, refused to agree
to this amendment, and then a conference com
mittee was appointed which struck out free
coinage entirely, and this is the bill I voted
against. I send you by mail all three of the
bills. Yours truly, ,1. G. Carlisle.
derailed by a horse.
The Animal Caught on a Trestle
and an Accident Follows.
Louisville, Ky., July 28.—As freight
train No. 86 on the Louisville and Nash
ville approached a heavy down grade of
bridge No. 5, near Sulphur, Kv., the engi
neer detected a horse caught between the
ties on the bridge.
Seeing that he could not stop his engine in
time, he put on steam, endeavoring to
throw the horse from the track.
The engine was derailed, jumping over
the ties until the bridgo had been passed,
when both the engineer and fireman
jumped.
The engine fell upon the fireman, George
Barker, killing him instantly.
The engineer escaped with both legs
broken.
The engine and twelve cars were ditched.
One braketnan was seriously injured.
Passenger trains were delayed for several
hours.
A DELUGE IN CAROLINA.
Rice Crops Benefited But Bea Island
Cotton Damaged.
Charleston, S. C., July 28.—Charleston
and the surrounding country has had the
greatest rainfall in years. The total pre
eipition from Saturday till to-night is over
six inches. The effect on crops varies.
The rice planters are happy and the sea
island planters despondent. In the rice
region cro[>s sadly needed plenty of fresh
water and they have got it. The result on
the sea islands is, however, disastrous.
The crops, on Friday last, were said to be
the finest that have been made in years.
The heavy rain has, however, boat down
the stalks and caused the fruit to shed
badly. The cotton caterpillar has put in an
appearance, and there is a very general
demand for paris green and other poisons.
LEPROSY IN NEW YORK.
A Spanish Student Spreads the Con
tagion.
Nbw York, Juiy 28.—What is said to be
a genuine case of leprosy was discovered
to-day. The victim is a member of a noble
family of Spain, who has been
attending the military academy at
Chester, Pa., and for weens
he lias been stopping at a Hpanish-Ameri
can boarding house at No. 105 east Twenty
eighth street. Inspector Dillingham, who
is familar with the subject of leprosy, de
cided it to be be a case of leprosy without
question. Another man who occupied a
room adjoining that occupied by Garntia is
ill, and from his symptoms it is feared that
he is afflicted with the disease.
DEATH UNDER A TRESTLE.
A Falling Bent Strikes a Barge Con
taining Twenty-flve Men.
Chattanooga, July 28.—While placing
a trestle on the new bridge across the Tennes
see river to-day the bent broke and the
trestle fell, striking a bargo containing
twenty-flve men, throwing them into the
river. Sam Gifford was drowned and
George Hosmer and Alf Reynolds were
seriously injured by falling timbers. The
others were rescued uninjured.
End of the Cloak Makers' Strike.
New York, July 28.— The balance of
the locked out cloak makers returned to
work to-day under the new plan of agree
ment and the trouble is ended.
REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS.
THE SENATE TO MEET EARLIER
AND SIT LATER.
The Tariff BUI to be Given the Right
of Way for Several Days—The River I
and Harbor Bill to be Given a Chance
Next.
Washington, July 28.—The republican
senatorial caucus to-night was attended by
about thirty members. Senator Sherman
presided and was made the otlicial medium
of communication to tho press. HU state
ment was that the caucus had determined
to fix the time of meeting of the Senate
after to-inorrow and until further ordered at
10 o'clock and continue the sessions as long
as possible, no hour for adjournment being
fixed. The tariff bill alone is to bo consid
ered for several days, and then displaced
for a time, at least, by the river and harbor
bill. From other senators it was learned
that tho object of this policy is to en
deavor to force the democrats to show their
purpose to the bill, whether or not it is to
be one of delay. The republicans hope,
by this movement, to tire out. the
democrats, who are to be left to
do all the talking, except
when it is considered necessary to answer
some point mado in a speech on their side.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The only other measures to bo considered
are the appropriation bills. The river aud
harbor bill may bo taken up before the close
of the week should .Senator Frye, chairman
of the committee on commerce, who will be
in charge of the measure, consider that it is
best to do so. The same policy will be ob
served with respect to that bill as toward
the tariff bill. The democrats will be per
mitted to do most of the talxing.
The bill to transfer the revenue marine
from tho treasury to the navy department,
which has occupied the morning hour for
several days past, under the arrangement
agreed upon to-night will be postponed
uutil after the tariff bill is out of the way.
According to all reports the olection bill,
as prepared by the committee on privileges
and elections, was discussed only incident
ally. Senators Hoar and Spooner, it is said,
sp ke of the necessity of taking action on
that subject, but nothing was done.
In all that has been said by the senators
there was no announcement by any of them
whether or not they would support the bill.
Upon the subject of the proposed rule to
limit debato the general expression of
opinion is said to have been that as yet the
democrats nave manifested no purpose to
filibuster, and the necessity for the enforce
ment of such a rule has not arisen. It is
expected that other caucuses will be held as
necessity tor them occurs.
CENSUS OF THE CITIES.
Buffalo's Fine Showing—Bt. Paul Don't
Want a Recount.
Washington, July 28.—The population
of Norfolk, as given by the census office, is
35,454, an increase during the last ten years
of 13,488, or 61.4 per cent.
A PROSEST AGAINST A RECOUNT.
St. Paul, Minn., July 28. —The chamber
of commerce to-day adopted resolutions
protesting against a recount of the census iu
this city, if suou recount is to be made
solely on account of the alleged frauds In
Minneapolis and i ecause of the jealousy
betwoou the two cities.
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S GAIN.
Concord, N. H., July 28.— Census Su
pervisor Huso gives the population of the
state as 377,000, a gain of over 30,000.
BUFFALO NO BABY.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 28.—Complete
census returns f r the city of Buffalo show
a total population of 255,543.
FIRE IN THE TREASURY.
Crossed Electric Light Wires Nearly
Cause a Big Blaze.
Washington, July 28.— New York’s big
fire of last week in the Western Union
building, it was said, was caused by the
crossing of the electric light wires, and had
the conditions not been decidedly unfavora
ble tho treasury department might have
furnished a large couflagration to-night
from the same cause. It was discovered
shortly after 11 o’clock to-night that two
wires on the apex of the north
front of the treasury building were
burning fiercely, and an alarm
of fire was turned in. A largo part of the
fire department of the city responded, but
before all of ffie engines had arrived, the
firemen had cut away the wires and ex
tinguished the fire. No damage of conse
quence tvas done, but tho electric lights of
the building were put out for a while.
WALLACE’S BIG BLAZE.
The Fire Started In a Hotel and Swept
the Town.
Spokane Falls, Wash., July 28.
Nows reachod here last night that the town
of Wallace, Idaho, the great mining camp
of the Cceur d’Alene mining district, had
been completely destroyed by fire. At 7
o’clock last night the Union Pacific train
dispatcher at Tekoia, Wash., received word
from the Western Union operator at
Wallace that the town was doomed and the
fire getting near his office in the Union
Pacifio depot, and he would have
to'move his instruments at once. The
fire," it is said, started in the upper end of
town, and as the Union Pacific depot is at
tho opposite end of the town it is thought
that tho entire business portion has been
destroyed. It is thought by business men
of Spokane Falls who are interested at
Wallace that the loss will be $500,000.
started in a hotel.
Spokane Falls, Wash., July 28, tl a.
M.—A special to the Review from fekoa,
sent tnrough the operator at Warner, says
it has been ascertained that the
fire started in the Central hotel
and burned north and east over the entire
business portion of the town, ft was ru*
mored that the Union Pacific depot and
Northern Pacitio depot and several cars on
the side-track were burned. This, however,
cannot bo verified.
A private dispatch says 1,500 people are
hornless.
The town of Wallace is situated 100 miles
southeast of Spokane Falls, and was prob
ably the most flourishing mining town in
the northwest.
Gen. Roarer A. Payor’s Father Dead.
Richmond, Va., July 28.— The venerable
Rev. Dr. Theoderick Pryor, D. D., father
of Gen. Roger A. Pryor, died at his home
In Nottaway county last night; aged 85
years. He was the oldest member of the
East Hanover presbytery and probably the
eldest Presbyterian divine In V irgiuia.
A Menace to Navigators.
Beaufort, N. C. t July 28—The steamer
Aberdloy, which is stranded at Lookout
shoals, is visible at lovr tide. She is a source
of great dread to coasters doubling the oapes.
She lies on the outer edge of the diamond
aud cannot be seen until close aboard in five
fathom*
A BATTLE IN A CATHEDRAL.
Armenians Resist an Attack by Turk
ish Troops.
Constantinople, July 28.— A large
crowd of Armenians gathered in the Arme
nian cathedral in this city yesterday for tho
purpose of remonstrating with the patriarch
of the church for his weak action toward
the porte regarding the outrages perpo
trated by tho Turks in Armenia, and to de
mand his resignation. One of the crowd
m muted a chair in the cathedral and de
manded that the patriarch explain the
events that occurred at Krzeroutn, aud tho
position of affairs in Armenia.
the patriarch protests.
The patriarch protested against the action
of the mob and declared that the sacred
edifice was no place for such a demonstra
tion. This answer to their demands ex
asperated the men, and they rushed upon
the patriarch, dragged him from the pulpit
and otherwise maltreated him. After being
roughly treated the patriarch finally suc
ceeded in breaking loore from his assailants
and mado his escape from the church.
A FIGHT WITH TROOPS.
Military assistance was asked for to quell
the disturbance, and a body of Turkish
troops was sent to rostore order, but when
they arrived at the cathedral aud tried to
outer the building they met with a desper
ate resistance. The mob was armed with
revolvers and spiked staves, and a bloody
conflict ensued between them and the
troops. Four of Jthe soldiers and three
of the rioters were killed and others were
injured before the mob was driven from
tho building. The cathedral is uow dosed.
It is reported that the Armenians aro acting
under secret instigation.
Martial law has been proclaimed in tho
Kroom quarter, which is patrolled by
cavalry. Several arrcßts have boen made.
POWER OF THE PREMIER.
Lord Salisbury Answers the Recent
Interpellation.
London, July 28. —In the House of Lords
to-night Baron Straoheden raised a question
as to whether the ofHce of premier ought
to be combined with that of foreign secre
tary. The troubled stato of foreign affairs
demanded undivided attention.
Lord Salisbury replied that Mr. Glad
stone had asserted that it was impossible fur
one man to discharge the duties of both
offices unless posses-ed of superhuman
energy. This may have been true wbeu
the premier was the leader in the House of
Commons, but when the premier was in tho
House of Lords the case was different. The
premier interfered very little with foreign
affairs outside of cabinet questions, undone
man could well combine both offices.
ATKOCITIKB BY ABN A UTS.
A Schoolmaster Maltreated and the
Female .teachers Violated.
London, July 28. — The correspondent of
the Daily News, who is maldng a tour of
Macedonia, describes the prwince as in the
possession of the Arnauts. The officials, he
says, are leagued with the brigands anil
share their booty, and the lives
of Christians are held as nothing.
Ha instances a number of outrages
by Arnants. At Pristina a party of Ar
uauts entered the school of the Servian
Christians, maltreated toree masters, vio
lated the school mistresses, and closed the
school. The correspondent declares that
there are a hundred cases similar to this.
SALVADOR'S SUCCESS.
The Guatemalan Army Reported on
the Retreat.
City of Mexico, July 28.—A dispatch
from La Libertad says that the cen
sorship over telegrams only refers
to the Guatemalan government, and
that other dispatches are allowed a free
course. The (luatomalan authorities have
cut the land lines connecting with the out
side.
There is the greatest enthusiasm among
the Salvadorians. Gen. Rivas, with 6,001)
Indians from Oonjutepequa, has reinforced
Gen. Aztec’s arm}'. There are rumors of
another defeat of the Guatemalans, who are
still rotreating. Tho Salvadorians aro ad
vancing.
A Battle With Brigands.
London, July 28.—A dispatch from
Canoa, Crete, says that a detachment of
gendarmes surprised a number of brigands
iu a cave and killed and wounded four oi
them. One gendarme discovered large stores
of ammunition and provisions.
Ecoiland's Educational Fund.
London, July 28.— The House of Corn
mans to-night, by a vote of 188 to 164, re
jected the pr posal to allot to free educa
tion in Scotland tho whole sum released
through the abandoning of the purchase
clauses of the licenses bill.
Threats of a Strike.
London, July 28. —The West Scotland
Rteel manufacturers have announced their
intention of reducing wages ten [ter cent.,
the decrease to go into effect iu August.
The workmen threaten to go on a strike.
Heligoland’s Cession.
London, July 28. —The bill providing for
the cession of the island of Heligoland to
Germany passed the committee stage in the
House oi Commons to-night without amend
ment, and passed third reading.
Four Perish in a Fire.
London, July 28.—The village of Brace,
Switzerland, has been visited by a very
disastrous Are. Many buildings were de
stroyed. four women were killed and many
persons were injured.
Irish Leaders Coming Over.
London, July 28.—Messrs. Dillon and
O’Brien will start ou a tour of America
about the middle of September.
JOHNSTOWN’S FLOOD FOOD.
The Total Receipts $2,012,340, and
the Expenditures $2,845,140.
Harrisburg, Pa., July 28.— Secretary
J. B. Kremer of the Johnstown flood relief
commission has issued his report of the
money received and the expenditures, going
into minute details. The contributions re
ceived by Gov. Beaver were $1,236,146; by
the Philadelphia relief committee $600,000:
by the Pittsburg relief committee $560,0 <0;
by the New York relief committee $516,190,
a total of $2,912,340.
The expenditures were $2,592,936. In the
state and outsldo of Conemaugh Valley,
$346,756; general and office expenses $5,728,
or a total of $2,845,140. The commission
has $67,205 47 cash in its hands. In speak
ing of tho awards Secretary Kretner says a
fair adjustment was attended with many
difficulties, but the fairest apportionment
possible was made.
High Water in the Savannah.
Augusta, Ga., July 28.—The heavy
rains of the past three days have caused a
decided rise in the Savannah river. The
water was sixteen feet deep at noon here,
and is still rixiug, but there are no fern of a j
free bet. |
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BUENOS AYRES’ CATTLE.
THE STREETS STILL RUNNING
WITH BLOOD.
The Revolutionists Had it All Their
Own Way at First, but the Govern
ment Troops Appeared to be Gain
ing at Last Accounts—The Navy
Goes Ovpr to the Enemy.
Buenos Ayres, July 27, 9 p. m.— The
revolutionary movement continues to
spread. Fighting occurred between the
government troops aud revolutionists to
day. The government forces were defeated
and 1,000 of them were killed or wounded.
The navy has joined the revolutionary
movement. The insurgent artillery bom
barded the government house and barracks
to-day. A twenty-four-hour truce has been
arranged between the opposing forces. The
triumph of the revolution appears to be
assured.
telegraphic communication stopped.
Buenos Ayres, July 28.— The authorities
of the Argentine ltepubiio have notified all
telegraph companies whose lines oonneef
with lines in that country that telegraphic
communication will be suspended until
further notice.
WANTED THE OFFICES.
London, July 28.—A dispatch received
here from Buenos Ayres states that tha
leaders of the revolutionary movement be
long in that city. They were incensed
that the best posts wore given to men front
the province of Cordova. The dispatch,
further says that Senor Recara will, prob
ably, assume the presidency, as he is the
only mau oapahlo of restoring confidence.
Previous to the armistice the wars hips,
which had just joined tho revolutionary
movement, bombarded the loyalists’ strong
hold.
reinforcements for the government.
Paris, July 28.—A dispatch from Buenos
Ayres, sent at 10 o'clock this morning, says
that the government troops have t>een.
largely reinforced and that President Col
umn has returned.
THE GOVERNMENT LOSSES HEAVY.
London, July 29, 1 a. m.—The Times hair
tho following from Buenos Ayres dated
July 27:
“Noon— Fighting began yesterday at
dawn and ceased at dark, both sides main
taining their positions. The government
police and cavalry suffered terribly iu at
tacking the civicas and troops. The prn
visionuls wore intrenched in the artillery
barracks. The city during the night was
like a city of the dead, but behind
their shutters the oitizens were on the
alert and armed. After nightfall tha
civicas advanced two blocks. Tho provis
ionals reoponod a heavy fire at dawn on the
troops under President Pellegrini.
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE.
"A terrible mistake occurred during the
fighting, the Eleventh regiment suddenly
turning in favor of the provisional govern
ment, approached an artillery, aud before
they could make their friendly intention*
known to the insurgents they were mown
within a narrow stretch.
"The minister of war was wounded and the
minister of finance was taken prisoner. Col.
Alarmenbia, Mayor Campos and many other
officers were killed and the commander of
the firemon was shot by nis own men.
“A short armistice was had at noon an 4
an effort was made to stop the butchery.
The armistice lasted one hour.
THE NAVY JOINS THE REVOLUTIONISTS.
“At 1 o’clock the ships began firing on
the government house, President Pellegrini
having refused to accept tho terms of the
provisional government. TbeCiviea Union
seized twenty tugboats aud the gunboats
Chicabauga, Mespa, Cannonade and Retiro.
“The British gunboats Boagle and Bram
ble have arrived to protect Euglish inhabi
tants.
THE NAVY ALL GOES OVER.
3 p. m.—The whole navy has declared in
fav rof the provisional government. The
Patagonia is bombarding tho government
house, and the Parana is shelling President
Celeman’a residence. The gunboats com
mand the railways from the north.
THE BOMBARDMENT ENDS.
4 P. m. —The war ships have ceased bom
barding, nnd a bulletin announces that the
revolution has triumphed. It is certain
that the provisionals up to this time have
got the best of the fighting.
In the annistioe tho negotiations continue
at tho government house. Ihe adherents of
President Celeraon are positive that 3,600
troops and forty pieces of artillery are
ready when the armistice is over.
TURNING THE TABLES.
Monday, 9 a. m.— President Coleman’s
troops have reoccupied the houses around
the Plazo Majo and have placed light
artillery in the plaza. The demauds
of the Civica Union have been reduced
to a request that President Coleman resign.
Tho fleet lies a good way out, with steam
up.
The armistice has been extended to 2 p. m.
TALKING OF A SURRENDER.
11 A. m.—President Celeraan’s officer®
assert that the civieas aro treating for a sur
render, but this is disbelived.
Forty-six cannons have arrived for Presi
dent Coleman’s forces, and also 1,200 troops.
The foreign ministers have instructed the
commanders for the A merican, British and
Spanish gtinb ats, if the fleet resumes bom
bai ding, to protest jointly that it is contrary
to the rules of war to bombard an open
city without notice.
President Coleman has just arrived at the
government house. He will confer with
the ministers and generals. The popnla
tion has almost entirely held aloof from tha
fighting. Only some Italians have joined
the civi cas.
FIRING RESUMED.
3 p. m.— The government troops have re
sumed firing. The streets leading to the
Plaza Majo are blocked with bales of hay.
Celemau offered terms to the civicas promis
ing not to proceed against civilians sur
rendering, and to permit officers supporting
the civioas to resign. The troops of the
civicas show no signs of yielding. President
Celeraan’s troops tried to carry the artillery
positions of the civicas, but were repulsed
with heavy loss.
5:30 P. m.—The chiefs of the Union Civica
have rejected President Celeman’s terms.
The troops hailed tbe decision with vivas,
and firing has been resumed.
TEN KILLED IN A CUT.
Trains Crowded With Workmen Col
lide in England.
Manchester, Eng., July 28. —A collision
has occurred iu the ne wManchester ship canal
cut between two trains filled with working
men. Three men wore killed and some sixty
injured, of whom probably nine are fatally
hurt. The blunder of a switchman caused
tho calamity,
England and Newfoundland.
London, July 2a—ln the House of Com
mons to-day Sir James Ferguson, parlia
mentary secretary of the foreign office,
stated that os the legality of the action of
British naval officers in Newfoundland
would be tried by a court of law it was not
necessary to state under what imperial law
the action of the crown officers was framed.
