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I iVr-iSLISBIC 1860. lIOOBFOBATEC 1888. V
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breezy isjrnE house.
og OPENING OP THB BEBSION
given a stormy look.
Cannon Succeeds in Displacing? District
of Columbia Matters for the Bundry
Civil Appropriation Bill—A Tilt Be
rgen Messrs. Anderson and Hemp
jjiii That Looked "Warlike.
Washington. Feb. 9.— The session of the
House this morning began in a rather
s -ormy manner. After the reading of the
fcnrnal Mr. Cannon moved that the House
Jo into committee of the whole on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
jlr Grout of Vermont called attention to
the fact that this was District of Columbia
day, and antagonized the motion.
' Mr. Anderson of Kansas remarked that
bills of the class now brought in by the
committee on the District of Columbia
.era uniformly defeated in the House.
Mr Hemphill of South Carolina—The
cnntleman who makes such a statement as
fust does net know what he is talking
S Mr’ Anderson—l do know what lam talk
ins' about. . . _
Mr. Hemphill—l thought you had some
K The gentlemen approached one another,
having met good naturedly, shook hands,
and Mr. Anderson playfully tapped Mr.
Hemphill on the cheek.
THE REGULAR ORDER DEMANDED.
Mr. Buchanan of New Jersey demanded
the regular order, and. despite Mr.
Springer's vigorous attempt to ask unani
mous consent for some measure, the speaker
put the question on Mr. Cannon’s motion.
Mr. Springer protested, but his protest was
of no avail, Mr. Buchanan reiterating his
demand.
Then Mr. Grout asked unanimous consent
that Mr. Cannon be allowed to make a
statement, but to this Mr. Enloe of Tennes
see objected, stating that while he would be
giad to hear the gentleman, he was opposed
to unanimous consent being always con
fined to one side.
Mr. Cannon’s motion was agreed to, Mr.
Paysun of Illinois taking the chair.
spinola’s monument bill.
Mr. Bpinola offered an amendment appro
priating SIOO,OOO for a monument in Brook
lyn commemorating the victims of the
British prison ships. It was ruled out on a
point of order. Mr. Spinola then gave
notice that he would bring this subject
before the House at every oppor
tunity, and Mr. Buchanan of New
Jersey gave a similar notice in regard to
the revolutionary monument at Trenton.
Mr. Spinola appealed to Mr. Cannon, as a
member of the committee on rules, to give
half a day for the consideration of the
monument bill.
cannon tries to be humorous.
Mr. Cannon offered to give the first three
weeks of the next congress to tho gentle
man and to the gentleman from New Jersey
for the consideration of their bills.
Mr. Buchanan—Next congress? You are
like the fellow who took the Savior up a
high mountain and offered him the whole
earth, when he did not own a foot of ground.
[Laughter.]
Consideration of the bill having been
completed, the committee proceeded to dis
cussion of the legislative appropriation bill.
The general debate, which is limited to four
hours, was postponed until to-morrow; and
the hill was read by paragraphsßfor amend
ments. Discussion of the Barrundia case
"ill probably consume most of the four
hours.
CLERKS FOR CONGRESSMEN.
Mr. Holman raised a point of order
against the provision providing for appro
priations for clerks to senators.
The chair (Mr. Allen of Michigan) over
ruled the point of order.
Mr. Hayes of lowa offered an amend
ment giving members (not chairmen of
committeesl a clerk at the session rate of
fIOO a month. On a point of order the
amendment was ruled out
Mr. Hayes then offered an amendment
providing session clerks to representatives,
with a salary of $6 a day. A point of order
was raised against it, but was overruled by
the chair.
BUTTERWORTH IN FAVOR OF CLERKS.
Mr. Butter worth stated that he was in
favor of giving clerks to members. In his
experience in the House, he had found that
upon this auestion when voted upon in
committee of the whole by tellers, there had
always been a majority; but that when the
vote was taken by the yeas and nays in the
house the majority had vanished as if it
had been struck by a whirlwind. But he
thought that the amendment should be
specific in its appropriation.
Mr. Boutelle created a good deal of mer
riment in advocating the amendment, by
declaring that never beforo in the bistory
of the country had assembled a congress
which would need the services of clerks as
much os would the members of the Fifty
second congress.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES SUGGESTED.
Mr. Kelley of Kansas offered an amend
ment to Mr. Hayes’ amendment providing
that clerks should be appointed under the
civil service rules.
The reading of the amendment elicted
* ‘aughter, but it was defeated—4o to 84.
Mr - rlayes’ amendment, with an amend
ment fixing the salaries of clerks at SIOO
a month, was agreed to without division.
. fas committee then rose and the sundry
OTil bill was passed.
the Senate amendments to the fortifica
tion appropriation bill were non-concurred
r U ccuforence was ordered,
i ha House than adjourned.
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
Two Newly Elected Senatore Present
Their Credentials.
Washington, Feb.jO.—ln the Senate to
ny the credentials of Mr. Voorhees for the
lIJW senatorial term beginning March 4
were presented and placed on file.
rhe credentials of Henry C. Hansbrough,
kot* te f '’ tataK senator-elect from North Da
for t * la term commencing March 4,
re presented and referred to the corn
's! privileges and elections.
' ir - Carlisle offered a resolution, which
as agreed to, calling on the President for
t) ,P ieß . of the recent correspondence with
, e minister of Brazil, with translations of
im e recen t laws of Brazil in reference to the
of certain products of the
uited States into that country.
the eight-hour fay bill.
lniii^. o’clock the unfinished business was
H.r b . re the Senate, which was Mr. Har
“motieu to lay on the table Mr. Blair’s
, on to reconsider the vote recommitting
.k l ,® com mittou on education and labor
. „ oill providing for the adjustment of the
; ouuts of laborers,workmen and mechan
l anang under the eight-hour law. The
■ Jtion to lay on the table was disagreed
w -yeas 2&. nays3L
, question recurring on Mr. Blair’s mo
tion rooon, Wer, Mr. Morrill called atton
„“ t 0 60 me gross inconsistencies in the bill
it now stood.
1 flair’s motion to reconsider was then
ha . yeas 28, nays 29. Mr. Higgins, who
J ; V °W no on the motion to lay the
j won on the table, voted aye on the mo-
fPje JHofninfl ffoto&
tion to reooniider, which aocounts for the
variation In the two votes. So the bill
stands recommitted to the committee on
eduoation and labor.
THE HOUSE COPYRIGHT BILL.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the House oopyright bill,
and Mr. Platt, who has charge'of it made a
brief explanation of, and argument for it.
It was practically he said the Chase bill, as
it passed the Senate two or three years ago,
except in one particular; that was that it
depended upon foreign countries adopting
similar legislation. In other words, the
last section of the bill was what might be
called a reciprocity clause. It provided
that the act should 'only apply to a foreign
oountry which permits Americans the bene
fit of the copyright substantially on the
same basis as its own citizens. He hoped
that the House bill would be passed with
out amendment
FRYE OFFERS AN AMENDMENT.
Mr. Frye did not coincide in that view,
but offered an amendment extending the
principles of the bills to maps, charts, dra
matic or musical compositions, engravings,
cuts, prints, onromosand lithographs.
Discussion of the amendment was con
tinued by Messrs. Frye, McPherson and
Hale in favor of the amendment, and by
Mr. Reagan in opposition—the latter taking
the position that the bill was really not for
the protection of the authors, but of the in
dustrial classes and capital; and by Mr.
Coke in favor of the amendment, but against
the bill itsolf.
FitYK’B AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Finally, after several other senators had
spoken for and against Mr. Frye’s amend
menment, and the bill itself, and several
telegrams had been read from various
sources, protesting against the amendment,
a vote was taken, and Mr. Frye’s amend
ment was agreed to—yeas 27, nays 24, as
follows:
Yeas— Messrs. Alien, Allison, Berry, Black
burn, Blair, Chandler, Coke, Daniel, Davis,
Frye, Gorman, Hale, Ingalls, McPherson, Man
derson, Mitchell, Morgan, Pierce, Plumb,Power,
Ransom, Reagan, Sawyer, Sherman, Shoup,
Squire and Turpie—27.
Nays—Messra Bate, Carlisle. Dawes. Dixon,
Edmuuds. Evarts, Faulkner. George, Hampton,
Harris, Hawley, Higgins, Hoar, Jones of Ar
kansas, Morrill, Platt, Pugh, Quay, Stewart,
Stockbridge, Vest, Warren, Waahburn and
Wolcott—24.
SHERMAN’S SUGGESTION.
Mr. Sherman moved to amend seotlon 3
by striking out the word "prohibited’ and
inserting iu lieu thereof the word "subject
to the duties provided by lawso that,
books, etc., copyrighted here and priuted
abroad shall not be prohibited and shall be
subject to the payment of tariff duties.
This gave rise to another long debate,
pending which the amendment went oyer
without action.
The Senate bill appropriating $43,000 to
enlarge the public building at Birmingham,
Ala., was reported and placed on the
calendar.
At 6 o’clook the Senate took a recess until
8 o’clock to-night.
NO QUORUM AT NIGHT.
When the Senate met at 8 o’clook only
thirty-nine senators were present, six less
tlian a quorum. A brief executive session
was held. No method by which a quorum
could be obtained was discoverable, and a* it
required the presence of a quorum to do busi
ness by unanimous consent, the only thing
left to those present was to adjourn, which
they did at 8:40 o’olock. In the brief ex
ecutive session the Senate confirmed the
nomination to be postmaster of Frank
Woodmausee at New Decatur, Ala., and
W. H. Fairless at Trenton, Tena.
POW-WOW OF THE KIODX.
The Indians Prefer Civilians to Army
Officers as Agents.
Washington, Feb. 9. —The pow-wow
with the Dakota Sioux delegation was con
tinued at the interior department to-day,
with Indian commissioner Morgan presid
ing. After several Indians had expressed
a preference for civilian agents rather than
army officers the commissioner suggested
that the sentiment of all present on that point
be taken. The interpreter was instructed
to ask all who favored civil rather than
military control to rise to their feet With
a single exception, all stood up. The ex
ception was Maj. Swords, chief of Indian
police at Pine Ridge. Commissioner Mor
gan explained his vote by saying that he
had been offered a position in the regular
army by Gen. Miles. This remark elicited
considerable laughter amoDg the spec
tators.
INSUFFICIENT RATIONS.
All of the Indians complained more or
less of insufficient rations, but not of actual
suffering for food. Most of them wanted
schools like those at Hampton and Carlisle
established on their reservations, whore
their influence would be felt by the parent*
of the children under training, as well as
by the children themselves. Renewed
complaint was made to-day that whites
were employed on the agencies for purposes
to which Indians were better adapted.
Other complaints were that white squatters
encroached upon the Indian lands and could
not be ousted because the boundaries had
not been definitely surveyed; also
that where reservations adjoined the linai
were not clearly marked. No promises
were given by Commissioner Morgan or
Secretary Noble beyond what are contained
in the Sioux agreement of 1889, and that
such matters as boundaries and encroaching
squatters should be attended to.
TRADE IN ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.
Two Bills on the Subject Reported to
the House.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Representative J.
D. Taylor of Ohio to-day reported to the
House from the committee on the alcoholic
liquor traffic a bill to Droblbit tbe importa
tion, exportation and interstate trans
portation in violation of local laws
of alcoholio beverages The report ac
companying the bill says that seven
entire states, the major part of sevoral
other states and many places in most of the
remaining states have prohibited traffic in
alcoholio liquors as a beverage. This faot,
says the report, together with the large
favorable vote In constitutional amendment
coat sts where prohibition did not carry,and
other ‘‘signs of the times,” clearly show
that commerce in alcoholic liquors as a
beverage, the use of which experience has
proven is so destructive of public health,
public safety and public morals, will not
much longer be tolerated by the majority,
tbe ruling power of this republic.
Mr. Taylor also reported favorably from
the same committee a joint resolution pro
hibiting the manufacture, importation, ex
portation, transportation and sale of all
alcoholio liquors as beverages in the United
Htates and in every place subject to its
jurisdiction.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The amount of
silver offered for sale to the treasury de
partment to-day was 788,000 ounces, and the
amount purchased 150,000 ounces, at prices
from $1.0095 to sl.Ol, The total purchases
for the week ended Feb. 7j were 160,000
ounces.
Florida’s Population.
Washington, Feb. 9.— Thecensus bureau
to-day announced the population of Florida
by counties and races as follows: Whites,
224,461; oolored, 166,078; Indians. 168;
Chinese, 101; Japanese, 14. Total, 891,422.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1891.
GOULD'S GOLD NOT SEEN.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH BRIBE
TALK NOT SUBSTANTIATED.
Representatives Bingham and Ketch
am Fail to Make a Personal Expla
nation in the House on the Ground
That the Rumor is Beneath Their
Notice—Chairman Evans Talks.
Washington, Fan 9. Representatives
Bingham and Ketcham did not rise in the
House to a personal explanation to-day in
answer to the insinuation published about
their course on the postal telegraph bill
yesterday. They said to-day privately that
they considered the insinuations beneath
their notice.
Chairman Bingham said he had given
the friends of the bill every proper chanoe
to get consideration for it in the oommittee.
It bad been defeated on a fair vote, and he
thought that was the end of the matter.
He himself had been busy getting the $77,-
000,000 appropriation bill through and had
not said anything to any member of his
committee about tbs postal telegraph bill
except what was (aid iu the general meeting
of the general qommittoe.
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.
He did not see why the onus of carrying
the bill througn should ail be laid on the
postoffioe oommittee of the House. The
Senate postoffice oommittee had reported a
postal telegraph bill lest session, but tbit
was the end of it.
The Senate committee had done nothing
to bring the bill before the Senate, and he
had the authority of Chairman Sawyer for
the statement that nothing would be done
with it, and yet the blame did not seem to
fall upon the Senate, but upon the House
'committee. For bimeolf, he had acted con
sistently against the bill oa principle, vot
ing, however, onoe to adjourn, so ns to pre
vent it from being tabled, voting, however,
to table it on Friday, when the issue was t o
be decided. As for the muoh-talked-of Jay
Gould influence, he bad not felt it or seen
anything of it. The postal telegraph bill
was disposed of just ns other bills had been.
There was nothing unusual or sensational
about it.
A GAME OF SEE-SAW.
Mr. Evans of Tennessee, chairman of the
subcommittee having the bill iu charge,
said that the proposition to report the bill
had n majority of just one in the committee
provided all the members were present.
But the members had not all been present
at any one meeting, and so the matter had
been put off from time to time, first by one
side and then the other, in the hope on the
Krt of the one which happened to
in the minority that next time it
might be in the majority. Finally the bill
was tabled by its opponents in the commit
tee on Friday, they insisting that some ac
tion should be taken. Mr. Evans said the
bill was never discussed in the full oommit
tee, although he tried to get it discussed in
order to get at the argument against it. It
was always being put off.
THE ONLY OPPOSITION.
He had seen no other opposition to it
than that of the Wostern Union. He had
seen no reason to believe that the Western
Union had used money, but thought its
representatives bad worked up opposi
tion with clever arguments "addressed
to personal and party prejudices.
He did not know how Jay Gould stood per
sonally, but he had been told that Mr.
Gould differed with Dr. Norvin Green, and
no longer opposed the bill. If it had be
come a law, he said, the Western Union
could have bid for the contract under
another name. In the new bill
he bad introduced the only
change, provided that the Western
Union could bid for the contract uuder its
own name. He was not saDguine of getting
it through this session, but said that next
session the same postal telegraph bill, or
perhaps one of a much more radical char
acter, would pass in obedience to the de
mand of the termers’ alliance, Knights of
Labor, and other labor organizations. Per
haps that would account for Jay Gould’s
reported chango of mind.
WEAKNESS OF WANAMAKER’S BILL.
The News’ correspondent is informed
that the chief woakness of Postmaster
General Wanamaker’s bill was that
it had little er no support from
any one else in the administration,
and none from the managers in the Senate
and House. The President viewed the whole
subject coldly, and every other member
of the administration was either indifferent
or opposed to Mr. Wanamaker’s scheme. So
were Speaker Reed, Vice President Morton,
and most of the leaders in congress. Repre
sentative McKinley was handicapped by
the fact that his brother in Boston wanted
the bill passed in order that he might put
in a bid for his printing telegraph oom
pany. Representative Candler of Massa
chusetts was the only prominent man, ex
oept Representative Evans, who heartily
supported the Postmaster General.
A FREE COINAGE OAUOUi.
An Effort to be Mads to Bring the
Matter to a Vote in the House.
Washington, Feb. 9.—A meeting of
about fifteen republican representatives,
including free coinage men and those who
hold more conservative views on the sub
ject, was hsld at tba house of Representa
tive Townsend of Colorado to-night to dis
cuss tbe preseut phase of the Senate silver
bill and the prospects of getting the silver
question before the House in some shape. The
seutiment was unanimous that action
should be taken in the matter, and a deter
mination was expressed that the House
should have an opportunity to act upon the
silver question in some form. While the
extreme silver man were unwilling to accept
anything that did not embody the free
ooinage idea, several more conservative
measures were discussed, among them free
coinage of the American product, and a
plan ot campaign by which it is hoped to
bring the House to a vote upon the silver
question, was outlined, though not formally
agreed upon.
SAVANNAH’S POSTOFFICE.
Four Stamp Agencies to be Estab
lished in the City.
Washington, Feb. 9.—lnspector Stod
dard, having returned by way of New Or
leans, to-day submitted bis report to the
department. He recommends the removal
of the Savannah postoffice from its present
location to the Whitfield building. As the
department desires to improve Savannah’s
postofflee quarters, and has perfect confi
dence in Inspector Stoddard, the recom
mendations will probably be carried out.
Inspector Stoddard has also recommended
the establishment of four stamp agencies in
Savannah, to be located by Postmaster
Doyle. Tvrenty-four dollars a year apiece
will be paid. This recommendation will
also be carried out.
Columbus to Have a Building.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The President
signed tbe Columbus public building bill
to-day, and so agreeably disappointed Rep
resentative Grimes of Georgia, who expected
a veto.
RULES OF THB HOUSE.
A Scheme to Stop the Ues of the Jour
nal as a Means of Obstruction.
Washington, Feb. 9.—ln the House to
day Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts intro
duced a resolution proposing two amend
ments to the House rules, Intended to pre
vent the uce of the journal of each day's
proceedings as a me*us of obstruction. The
first is to require that a printed copy of the
journal of each day’s proceedings be
furnished to each member of the House be
fore the openiug of the session of the next
legislative day; and the seoond, to provide
for a siieoial session of the House every
Saturday evening, at which the journal of
the week is to bo read, and at which time it
shall be opened for amendment. Such
session is not to be held unlees demanded by
one or more members. It is made the duty
of the speaker to examine and approve the
journal of each day before it is furnished
in printed form to the members on each
legislative day.
ORDER OF CONSIDERATION.
Representative Walker to-day introduced
a proposed amendment of the House rules
so as to prevent consideration of any meas
ure wbeu its position on the calendar is
changed until twenty-four hours after the
new calendar is printed showing the change
made.
Another amendment of the rules offered
by Mr. Walker is aimed at shortening the
time that may be occupied in reading
the journal, by providing that the names of
members voting on a yea and nay vote
and the lists of petitions, memorials, etc.,
shall not be read except by general consent.
Representative Lodge’s proposition vir
tually makes the journal of the house the
private property of the speaker. It will
probably be reported favorably by the com
mittee on rules, but will hardly pass the
House. Speaker Reed has no auorum of
republicans, and can’t get one before the
end of the session for any such purpose as a
change of the rules.
QUAY TO BREAK HIS SILENCE.
His Speech to bo Made in the Senate
To-day or To-morrow.
Washington, Feb. 9.— Senator Quay is
expected to make an interesting personal
statement in the Senate to-morrow or next
day. The much advertised sensational
speech which it has been said he would make
In response to the accusations which have
been made against his character will,
it is said, probably never be made
in the Senate or elsewhere. Senator
Quay does not propose, it is said,
to strike out wildly right and loft, attack
ing the living and the dead. He will fulfill
none of the Dredietions of this sort, bnt his
friends say he does propose to make a tom
perate and moderate statement about the
matters involved in the charges made
against him.
A LONG TIME PREPARING IT.
As long ago as last summer, when Fight
ing Bob Kennedy of Ohio brought the
charges into oongress, Senator Quay r began
to prepare a reply. He was restrained then,
his friends say, by the dignity of the Sen
ate, which would not permit a reply to what
had been said in the otner bouse. Hu had pre
viously determined to pay no attention to
anonymous charges in the newspapers and
also not to reply in the naw*;i*per under
any circumstaunes. Ever -since he has
wa’ited for an opportunity which he could
properly improve to give the public his
side of the story. It was thought when
He. ator Vunce of North Carolina alluded
in a speech on the force bill to the
charges against Senator Quay that
he would reply, and so utilize the statement
which he had been preparing, but, for some
unexplained reason, he lot this opportunity
go by. Just how be is to get his statement
in now does riot as yet appear, but it is be
lieved, as he is so anxious to reply, that he
will make an opportunity, if he oannot find
one.
LOADING DOWN FRHE COINAGE.
Dingley Offers an Amendment to
Townsend’s Amendment.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Representative
Dingley of Maine offered for reference in
the House to-day the following resolution,
as an amendment to the resolution offered a
few days ago by Representative Townsend
of Colorado, intended to cause the silver
bill to be brought before the House:
And provided further, that whenever any
general appropriation bill is under considera
tion in the House, or in committee of the
whole on the state of the union. It shall be in
order to move as an amendment thereto any bill
which has passed the House and been sent to
the Senate and haa not been returned from the
Benate favorably or adversely acted upon by
said body, within six months from the
time of its passage in the House.
Tbe obvious purpose of this amendment
is to embarrass the silver men by loading
down thoir original proposition with an
amendment looking to the attachment of
the elections bill to an appropriation bill as
a rider.
the bill to be reported.
Representative Wilcox of tbe House
coinage committee said to a Vo.it reporter
to-night that the Senate silver bill will be
reported from the House ooinage committee
this week. There will be two
reports, an adverse one, signed
by Representatives Wickham. Walker,
Comstock, Knapp and Tavlor, republicans,
and Tracey, Wilcox and Vaux, democrats.
The favorable report will be signed by Rep
resentatives Bartiue and Carter, repub
licans, and Bland and Williams, democrats.
The Vost adds that the meeting of silver
republicans to-night shows that they feel
that the time has come for uuited action,
and that a caucus of republican members
may be called to hear what the silver men
have to say.
OWENBY IN A RAGE.
He Threatens to Bue tbe Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Bouse.
Chicago, Feb. 9.—J. A. Owenby, tbe
silver pool witness, arrived from Washing
ton to-day. He threatens to bring suit
against the sergeant-at-arms of the House
and others whom he holds i expansible for
his arrest while there. In an interview he
said he had a great quantity of evidence
which he was not permitted togive which
would have shown that Mr. Donald,
the New York bank cashier,
and Owenby had an explicit
understanding. Owenby exhibited a num
ber of telegrams and letters signed “Don
ald,” which were evidently in cipher or very
guardedly worded, a their meaning was
not apparent Owenby declares that a
member of congress from Nebraska, whose
name he gave, offered him $2,500 not to
testify as to the facts known to him In re
gard to tbe silver pool.
NO WITNESSES PRESENT.
Washington, Feb. 9.—The silver pool
investigating committee met to-day but,
no witnesses being present, at once ad
journed.
Government Loans on Farma
Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 9.—The joint
resolution passed by the California Senate
some days ago asking congress for laws pro
viding for the government loaning money
on farming lands passed in tbe lower House
to-day.
DEATH IN THE BUZZARD.
EIGHT OR TEN LIVES PROBABLY
LOST IN THE BIG STORM.
Three Corpses Found in Nebraska and
a Search in Progress for the Fourth.
A Stage Driver and a School Mistress
Found Frozen to Death in South Da
kota.
Rapid City, & D., Feb. 9.—The blizzard
wore itself out during last night, aud with
fine weather on the arrival of the ranohers
and stages from outlying points reports of
its severity and rumored casualties are
coming in. A man and woman, supposed
to be a school teacher and driver who
started for Elk Creek Saturday after
noon, were found four miles out frozen
to death. All the roads are blocked aud de
tails cannot be secured. Few people ven
tured abroad Saturday and Sunday, and the
two bodies found probably represent the
only deaths. No loss of stook is reported.
DEATHS IN NEBRASKA.
Omaha, Neb., Feb. it. —Specials to the
Bee show a number of lives to have been
lost in Nebraska during the blizzard.
The wife of Milton Cummings, a farmer
near RushvlUe, who started from the town
for her borne Saturday, woe found dead in
her buggy to-day, within forty rods of a
neighbor’s house.
Eddie Chorister and Steven St. Peters, 14-
yeor-old-boys who had been out hunting,
were found frozen to death in a corn field.
M. L. Lissent, residing four mile* from
Chadron,is supposed to be buried under the
snow, and a searching party is looking for
his body.
BITTER COLD IN TEXAS.
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 9.— The coldest
weather of the past two years readied here
last night at 7 o'clock. The thermometer
registered 75’. At midnight it went down to
34°. nnd for eight hours to-day the mercury
stood at 26°, tbe lowest since 1889. The
blizzard is worse wost of this point. In Del
Rio and the Devil’s river country the mer
cury is down to zero and high winds have
scattered tbe flocks aud herds in that sec
tion of the stuto.
HARD ON STOCK.
Woonsocket, S. D., Feb. B.— The
heaviest storm since the terrible blizzard of
Jan. 12, 1888, prevailed here from
Saturday night until to-day. Traveling
was almost Imuossible. No casualties are
yot reportod. Stock that was out has
doubtless perished.
TBRRIFIC AT VERMILLION.
Vermillion, 8. D., Feh. 9.—The most
terrific blizzard that Vermillion has ex
perienced in three years raged here yester
day and last night from "the northwest.
Nearly a foot of snow fell.
TRAINS AT A STANDSTILL.
Denver, Col., Feb. 9.—No Rock Island
nor Burlington trains have entered Denver
for twenty-four hours. The outgoing
Union Pacific tram is held here.
COPY RIGHT’S CHANCES.
Senator Frye’a Amendment Believed
to Jeopardize the Bill.
■Washington, Feb. 9.—The friends of the
international copyright bill are discouraged
to-night. They fear that Senator Frye, by
amending the bill so as to please his Au
gusta constituents, has so jeopardized its
chances that it is likely to fail. They op
posed Senator Frye’s and all other
amendments on the ground that at
thiß stage of the session any amend
ment imperiled the life of the
bill, inasmuch as to send it back to the
House would throw it off the track to prac
tical legislation. It may be that they are
mistaken, and that if the Senate contents
itself with this one amendment the House
may quietly and quickly ooncur, but having
began to amend the Senate is hksly to con
tinue amending, and there are enough men
in both houses covertly opposing the bill to
take advantage of all its disadvantages to
make its fate very problematic.
MBS. KAUFMAN’S WILL.
Surrogate Ransom Declares tbe Instru
ment Invalid.
New York, Feb. 9. —Surrogate Hansom
to-day declared the will of Virginia S.
Kaufman invalid because it was ex
ecuted prior to her marriage with .Tack
son Kaufman. Mrs. Kaufman was a Geor
gia lady of a wealthy family. Her father
left her a fortune, whioh was augmented
by a bequest from her first husband, Mr.
Dillon. She had one child by Mr. Dillon
and made a will in its favor shortly after
Mr. Dillon’s death. Under the laws of
Georgia Mr. Kaufman will take one-half of
his deceased wife’s real estate, whioh is
worth *200,000.
STANLEY’S GIFI S
Ha Has Decided to Donate Them to
the London Poor.
Cleveland, 0., Feb. 9.—Mej. Pond,
Henry M. Stanley’s manager, announoed
hers to-day that Mr. Stanley has deoided to
give all the gifts which he has received
from the crowned heads of Europe and
other admirers to Gen. Booth of the Salva
tion Army, for the cause of helping the poor
in London. These gifts are valued at nearly
$500,000. They consist of pearls of rare
value, gold cups and kindred articles. A
number of them were received from Queen
Victoria.
M’CONNHLL APT TO BB BEATEN.
Idaho’s Legislature Reopens the Sen
atorial Fight.
Boise City, Id., FeU 9.—After a lively
squabble, tbo House to-day, by a vote of 19
to 17, adopted a resolution to ballot for a
United States senator to succeed Mr. Mc-
Connell. The bullot will be taken In each
branch of tbe legislature to morrow, and
on Thursday there will be a joint session.
Mr. Claggett, it is understood, has 28 votes,
including democrats, which is a bare ma
jority of the legislature.
A NEGRO BISHOP AROUSED.
He Denies That There la Gross Im
morality Among the Clergy.
New Orleans, Feb. 9.—At the African
Methodist conference at Tangipahoa jester
day Bishop Grant made a severe attaok on
Bishop Newman of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who recently gave publicity to a
oharge that great immorality existed
among the colored clergy. Bishop Grant
pronounced tbe charge unfounded, and de
nounced Bishop Newnuan for bearing false
witness.
Col. B. F. Belrne Dead.
Washington, Feb. 9.— A special to tbe
Post from Richmond, Va., says; Col.
Richard F. Beime, formerly editor of the
Richmond State, died at bis home at Ash
land, Va., to-night, after an illness of eight
months.
NEW NOT CALLED HOMB.
Be Knows Nothing of an Intention to
Make Him Secretary.
London, Fab. 9. —Hon. John C. New,
United States consul general here, was
asked to-day by the Associated Press reere -
sentatlve If there was any truth in the
statement that President Harrison had on
Thursday last cabled him to return imme
diately to the United States, with a view of
oonferring the treasury portfolio upon him.
The latter said: “I have not reoelved any
menage from President Harrison and know
nothing about any proposition to offer me
the treasury portfolio.
HARRISON VERY SLOW.
Washington, Feb. 9.— The President,
always slow to make up his mind, U slower
than ever about selecting Windom's succes
sor. It took him from November until
March to select Sooreiory Windom, and If
it wore not for the limitation of thirty days
which congress has placed upon him It would
probably be November before be would
appoint Secretary Windom’s suooessor.
As it Is, it is likely to be two weeks yet -
Meanwhile it will be poesiblo for the gos
sips to aunouuoe anew man every day aa
certain to get It, just as Minister New was
annouuced to day. Them was nothing In
that and there will probably be nothing in
its successors. Minister New has gotten all
ho oan have from this administration. He
tried hard to be Secretary of the Treasury
when Mr. Windom was appointed, and failed
completely. To appoint him now woukl
violate tbe President's rule not to take two
cabinet officers from tbe same state, and
secondly would send Treasurer Huston,
already sore because he was not nut iu tbe
cabinet to reward him for his services as
state chairman of Indiaua, out of office to
knife President Harrison from now on In
Indiana.
PARNBLL BENT ON LEADING.
Tbe Prospects of a Settlement Leas
Promising.
London, Feb. 9.— ln a letter to tbe ohair
man of the Irish leadership oommittse of
Dublin Mr. Parnell says: “I regret exceed
ingly to Inform you that the prospects of a
settlement are less promising than they ap
peared at the beginning of last week. I
shall continue, however, to do everything
in my powor to reunite Ireland while safe
guarding the national interests. I trust
your committee and similar bodies will not
relax their exertions In my behalf."
THE COMING M’OARTHYITE MEETING.
It is probable that the MoCartbyite meet
ing, which has been set for Thursday next,
will be postponed, or, if It is held, that only
an incomplete statement will be uosaiblo.
Mr. Parnell considers the Glaastonlau
assurances inadequate, and, it Is said,
that he declines to pledge himself
to retire beyond the prosent session of par
liament and insists upon retaining ooutrol
of the Irish party until the next general
election. A section of tne Healyltes in
tend on Thursday to demand that negotia
tions be broken on the ground that too
much deference Is paid to the position and
claims of Mr. Parnell.
BIGHTS OF CATHOLICS.
Eligibility to Be Lord Chancellor or
Viceroy of Ireland Brought Up.
London, Feb. 9.— lp tbe House of Com
mons to-day R. K. Coeton, Glodstonlan
member for West Southwark, asked
whether Catholics would be eligible to oc
cupy the position of lord chancellor of Eng
land or viceroy of Ireland.. Sir Richard
Websler, attorney general, declined to
answer on the ground that eminent lawyers
differed on the question, which would be
come practical if any government ap
pointed a Catholic of either of those
positions.
ITALY’S NEW MINISTRY.
The Finances of the Marine Depart
ment In Great Disorder.
Rome, Feb. 9. —lt is stated that a saving
of 12,000,000 lire is possible In tbe naval
estimates. An examination shows that the
finances in the marine department are in a
state of great disorder. For instance, while
there are only 12,108 infeii afloat, estimates
are made for provisions for 17,(K50 men.
The Hiforma, Signor Crlspi’s organ, de
clares that tbe new ministers are all at va
riance with one auother.and that it is doubt
ful if Frauoe will support the proposed com
mercial arrangement with Italy.
DOCK HANDS WARLIKE.
Police Nepal an Attack on the Non-
Union Hands.
Loudon, Feb. 9.—The striking dock
Üboren to-day attacked the non-union
men unloading a steamer, the Bark more,
and it required a strong force of polio# to
drive thorn away. The non-union men,
protected by the polio#, ere loading the
•teamor Tower Hill, which sail# to-morrow
for New York with free labor, or a non '
union crew.
Bradlaugh's Vacont Beat.
Northampton, Kng., Feb. 9.—The con
servatives have nominated Mr. Germaine
to contest tue seat in this borough left
vacant by the death of Chari## Bradlaugb.
The Gladstone liberals have nominated Mr.
Mansfield. The social lets nominated Dr.
Avellng, labor agitator and socialist leader,
but Dr. Aveling’s nomination was cancelled.
The polling takes place Thursday next.
England and Brazil.
London, Jan. 9.— Sir James Ferguson,
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
ottice, replying to a question a# to whether
Great Britain could shar# in commercial ad
vantages with Brazil equally with the
United States, said that Great Britain had
no treaty with Brazil, and, therefore, could
not demand the same trading rights.
Dissolution of Parliament.
London, Feb. 9.—lt is a mounced that
Lord Salisbury has summoned a general
meeting of the leaders of the conservative
party throughout Great Britain, to take
place early in March. It is understood
that the question of the dissolution of par
liament may then be decided upon.
A Duel In France.
Paris, Feb. 9.—M. Larroumet, director
of fine arts, fought a duel to-day with M.
Lordon, of the editorial staff of the Echo de
Paris. M. L tri u net had bto hands
wounded.
Russia Returns a Memorial.
London, Feb. 9.—The citizens’ memorial
sent to the czar on Jan. 24 regarding the
treatment of the Jews in Russia has been
returned to Lord Salisbury through the
Russian ambassador without comment.
Von Waldersee’s Successor Received.
Berlin, Feb. 9.— Emperor William has
formally received Gen. von Schlieffen on
his appointment as chief of the general
stair, in succession to Von Waideraee.
Barcelona's Elections.
Baroklona, Feb. 9.—The result of the
senatorial elections here yesterday is in
favor of the ministry.
f WEEKLY,|I.S6 A YEAR, j
SNATCHED FROM A TOMB.
A TRIO TAKEN FROM A FLOODED
PIT AFIER FIVE DAYS.
The Imprisoned Men Given Up for Dead
by Nearly Everybody-Reached by a
Raft aad Found Percted on a Timber.
Two of Them Crazed by Their Suffer
ings.
Wilkesbarrk, Pa., Feb. 9.— lntense joy
and axoltement prevailed in the little hamlet
of Grand Tunnell this merning over the
rescue of three entombed miners, who
were imprisoned by water rushing
into the gangways and breast
of the Susquehanneh company's
oolltery at that place on Wednesday of laat
week after firing a blast. Experienced
miners bad declared that their rescue alive
was Impossible, and they were practically
given op. The whole community was in
mourning over tbelr supposed sad fata.
Their names are Michael Rohlenk, William
Craget and John Hines, all well known
miners.
WRIRI THEY WERE FOUND.
They were found alive in the upper work
ings near tbe outcrop, tbe water being un
able to reach them after they managed to
fet out of ita twirl when it was rushing
lirough the mines. The company's em
ployes have exertod every effort to get the
water out by pressing into sernoe
mammoth pumps, and were able to
lower the water sufficiently to let a
rescuing party in this raornlug. The men
were found in an almost exhausted condi
tion from their 115 hours imprisonment. It
will require oare to bring them through.
Their sufferings were intense, but they were
buoyed by the hope of being rescued, and
the outorop working being fairly well ven
tilated, they were able to secure enough
pure air to keep them alive.
WENT IN ON A RAFT.
The Immense pninps used to clear the
water from the inundated portion were
run to tbelr utmost capacity, and during
last night the water receded vory much.
When sufficiently low this morning a raft
was constructed and on this the rescuing
party inanagod to get through tbo gang
ways to a point in the vein where the coal
had a pitch of forty degree*.
The raft was turned into a
cross heading and the men were found
up above th* water silting on a cross tim
ber , whither they had gone immediately
after they discovered the water coming in
upon them on Wednesday. Before they
bad advanced many step*, the water was
up to their neoks and they were carried
along by it* force. Being aware of tbe pitch
in the vein, they happily selected the only
point in the working* where they could
have goue in safety and perched themselves
on the timbers high abov* the flood.
A HOURIHLB SITUATION.
Their only lamp lasted three hours, and
from about 5 o’clock Wednesday they sat on
this timber In total darkness without a mor
sel to eat until their rescue this morning.
Two of them became crazed at times aud
with th* greatest difficulty their single com
panion managed to keep them from leaving
the cross beading during the long weary
hours that intervened. Their position
was beyond all description, and
but for the knowledge that their
liberated companions in the mine
would try to reaoh them tbe men would
have given up In despair. Intense excite
ment prevails and the oompany is praised
on every hand for the exhaustive measures
they took to rescue tbe unfortunate men.
A NEW DANGER.
The story of the escape of the miners is a
remarkable one. After they had reached a
point of comparative safoty from the flood
they found that only a slender piece of wood
served to keep back tons of loose coal tnat
bad fallen into the mouth or hood of the
cross cut. When they found th#
inclined cut in the vein and
climbed up its almost perpendicular
passage they manage! to preaa into service
a piece of loose timber which they had
picked up in their hasty retreat, and this
they placed across the opening of the tun
nel and, after getting it safely lodged,
climbed upon it for eeats. The men then
found that their feet rested in the water
below them, but soon after determined
from its gurgling sound that it bad gained
the highest altitude it oould.
TUB RIGHT or DISCOMFORT.
There they were, sitting cn a slender
piece of timber, three iiiobes wide, for over
four days). Behind them was aa immense
body of coal held In plaoe by a small prop,
and, fearing to dislodge it. the men dared
not even rest against it By changing the
oil in their lamps and economizing, they
were enabled to keep a light for a few
hours, but this supply bad an end, and
after a short time they were compelled to
sit in absolute darkness, with hardly enough
room to hold themselves in an upright
position.
John Rineer, the most experienced of the
miners, an employe of many years in the
oolllery, was able to keep his head in their
long imprisonment, but both Cragel and
Shilling at times be earns crazed. Cragel
imagined be saw a mine oar and jumped
down into the water to ride to the slope up
on it, He was rescued and got back on the
perch by Rineer. Shilling woe more easily
managed, although he was sobbing consider
ably. Wednesday night passed and Thurs
day came, and then the men lost track of
the time.
THK FIRHT WELCOME BOUND.
The first welcome sound reaohing their
ears was the “plunk” of the pump, and
then the men knew that active work had
commenced towards their rescue. But while
this welcome sound reached their ears, the
men were almost overcome by the dreaded
sound of the working of the coal and loots
particles held in oheck behind them. A
creaking sound showed that cool waa
becoming loosened, and every moment
they expected a slide of ooal which
would envelop them and carry
them into the lower part of the cross head
ing. By gradually throwing away the
loosened pieces, they kept the opening clear
and so lingered and waited listening to the
sounds of the working of the rescuing party,
and while they sat there in the cold they
rubbed one another and adopted every
method they could conoeive to keep warm.
The first communication with the imprisoned
miners was had at 3 o’clock this morning,
and at 5 o’clock the water ;had lowered so
that they could be taken out one by one on
the raft. They were wrapped in blankets
and given warm milk ns their first refresh
ment, and then carried home. They will
have to live cm beef tea for a few days, but
will then be all right.
Trains Stuck In the Snow.
Cheyenne, Feb. 9. —The worst blizzard
experienced in Wyoming for four years
has been raging for the past twenty-four
hours. Stockmen are apprehensive of
severe losses to range cattle. No west
bound trains reached Cheyenne yesterday
over the Union Pacific or Burlington roads.
A relief train, with provisions, has been
sent out to the east. The overland flyer is
stuck for miles east of here.
Representative Phelan’s Remains.
Washington, Feb. 9.— The body of the
late Representative Phelan of Tennessee
has arrived bare from New York, and has
been placed temporarily in the vault ok
Disk Hilt cemetery.