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" W" "l'l : n:ffS--t9Jawi,-lt? --- -rp-e A-g(K(nfeKrltjrV.! aara(BBCT?ii5S-91!--er,,;'? raus. Historical TOL. Xin, NO. 28. WICHITA, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 20, 1890. WHOLE NO. 1895. rs 8gpve-v a a a . .ninKAv - - -?-;' -- - .- . T BE T r nr B A. A -4 T,i ,m nPJ5Enn a. t )k:ibiBSM. - c .nwBinnnnn. a - f .Ante. A ni DEBATE Otf REFERENCE OF THE SILVER BILL. Reference to the Coinage, Weights and Measures Committee Objected to. Adjournment Taken Pending a Vote on a Besolution Declaring the Speaker's Action Incorrect. Western Men Standby Silver Regardless of Party A Somewhat Interesting Day in the House A Measure Proposed Providing for American Eeci- procity on Tariff Questioo Items. Washington', June 19. The journal having been read Mr. Mills, of Texas, ob jected to its approval on the ground that the clerk had not read it in full. The speaker suggested that the clerk had only omitted to read such portions as is custom ary not to read but lie directed the full reading of the journal. The clerk pro ceeded to read that portion of the journal which discloses the reference of the silver hill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures. During the reading Messrs. Mills and McKinley remained standing anxious to claim recognition. The latter was successful and he moved that the journal be approved. Upon this he demanded the previous question, de spite Mr. Mills" protest that he was entitled to recognition to move to correct the journal. Mr. Springer, rising to a question of order, raised the point that the journal contained what had never happened and should not be in the journal. The speaker replied that that was for the house to de cide, and directed the clerk to call the roll. The clerk proceeded with this duty, while Mr. Springer, with the applause of his party colleagues, entered his vigorous protest and addressing the speaker said: .'You can ignore the rights of representa tives of the people, hut the people will pull you down, sir, at the polls at the next November election and your party with you." Bat the speaker was imperturbable and the roll call continued. The house refused to order the previous question yeas 106, nays 117. Loud Demo cratic applause. The following Republicans voted with the Democrats in the negative: Messrs. Bartine, DeHaven, Kellcy, Kerr of Iowa, Lind, Morrow and Townsend of Colo rado. When the applause ceased Mr. Mills was recognized by the speaker. He offered a resolution reciting that the order of refer ence made by the speaker referring the sil ver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was incorrect under the rules of the house and was made with out authority under the rules, and resolv ing that the journal be corrected by strik ii g therefrom this entry. Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, raised a point of order against the resolution. It proposed to strike out an entry in the journal which re corded a question of fact. It was not, for the reason that if adopted it would have the effect of changing a reference of a bill with senate amendments otherwise than provided by the rules of the house. He proceeded to argue that the senate amendment, would require to be considered in committee of the whole. That being bo, it was the duty of the speaker to refer ittothe committee on coinage, weights and measures. The resolution sought to change something that was in the journal which recorded the reference of the bill to the committee on coinage, weights and meas ures under the rules. It sought to striko out a recital of fact. Mr. Mills, of Texas, characterized Mr. Cannon's position as the boldest, most reckless and absurd no hau ever heard maintained in a legislative body. It showed only that a bright, well stored, well disciplined mind might become be clouded by straightening out in error and continuing that course. "Vice is a monster of such frightful mien, That to be hated needs but to be seen. But seen too oft, familiar with its face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace." Laughter. The gentleman and his party had started out at the beginning of the session by as serting before the country by a code of rules that one man, or a triumvirate, could control the action of the representa tives of 06,000,000 people. Under the con stitution the journal was to be kept by the house, not by the speaker or his clerks. He was astonished while the gentleman was pursuing his argument that ho had not told him, as lie had the other gen tleman from Illinois (Mr. Springer), that that was a question for the house to deter mine. He charged the Republican party with being false to its pledges in the mat ter of silver. Mr. Peters, of Kansas, though declaring himself a free coinage man, sustained the speaker's action, contending that under the rules it was the speaker's duty to refer the bill as he had done, Mr. Crisp, of Georgia nd Mr. Butter worth alo entered into the discussion. Considerable discussion of a humorous nature, followed, in which a number of congressmen participated. During the discussion Mr. Mills referred lo a decision made by the speaker in re gard to the Washington postollice bill, which he held was. totally at variance with the present decision. Mr. Butter worth controverted the construction put upon the decision by Mr. Crisp and said that if he had so construed the speaker's decision he would have voted to over rule it. Mr. Crisp suggested that if the Gentle man had done that it would have been the first time he had ever voted to over rule the chair. Mr. Butterworth remarked smilingly lhat the chair was always right. Mr. Crisp disclaimed any discourtesy in drawing a simile betweenthe gentleman's remarks and the remark of the Hindoo tvhen he approached his hideous God: "I know that he is ugly, but I feel that he is great." Mr. Springer, of Illinois, contended for the right of the house to revise its journal and make it show what a majoritv of the house decided it should show. The pur pose of referring the bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was to fireventthe nouse from voting on the ques ion of concurrence in the senate amend ment. Mr. Bland, of Missouri, held that there was no other course open but to strike the erroneous refer ence of the bill from the jour nal. That would place the bill on the Speaker's table again and allow the house Lo set at it. Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, said that the fime had not come when the Republican party was willing to abdicate its control over the business of the house. The ques tion would be put next fall (not in time to iff ect this question). Mr. McMillin, of Tennessee But it will In time for the question to affect it. Dem ocratic applause. Continuing, Mr, Butterworth said that the real question before the house was whether or not the speaker had referred the bill to the committee, not that it was or not properly referred. The resolution offered recited that it was done errone ously and that because it was done er roneously it was not done at alL Laughter. The question arose whether the speaker was authorized to make the reference. He contended that he was so authorized. Rule 21 gives the speaker authority to re fer public bills to appropriate committees. Clause 2 of rule 3 reads as follows: "Messages from the senate may be referred to the appropriation commit tees in the same manner (emphasizing the last three words), and with the same right of correction as public bills presented by members." Mr. Springer argued that the silver bill was not properly (under the rules) before the house yesterday, because business on the speaker's table had not been reached. Mr. Butterworth said the pending prop osition looked to correction of a record by striking out a part, while the resolution itself constituted a part of the proceed ings. It sought to unhorse the Republi can majority of the house and to put the Democratic minorit' in the saddle. It was infended to show that the Democrats were more able to determine what the wants of the people were and better able than the Republicans to respond to the demands of the Republican platform. The Republicans should not abdicate in favor of the Democrats until at least they should determine they were unanie to conauct the business of the ma jority. Republican applause. He was in favor of an early consideration of the silver bill. The question was not whether there should be an early consider ation of the bill but was whether the Republicans should stultify them selves by voting for a resolution which asserted that a thing was done and then said it was not done and which rebuked the speaker for having conformed to the plain letter and spirit of the rules. Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, while declar ing himself an earnest advocate of free coinage, maintained the correctness of the speaker's ruling. The speaker was hound to obey the rules of the house, and he had done so. He (Mr. Anderson) was not going to vote that 2 and 2 were 5 when he knew that they were 4. But lie wanted to ask the chairman of the committee on coinage, weights and meas ures whether the committee would give the house a chance to vote upon the meas ure? Mr. Conger, of Iowa (chairman of the committee) inquired whether that would determine the gentlemen in voting on the question whether 2 and 2 made 4 or 5. Laughter. Mr. Anderson repeated his question. Mr. Conger replied that as far as he was personally concerned he would make every effort to secure legislation on this subject. Mr. Anderson Then I am satisfied laughter, Mr. Crisp suggested that the committee on rules might have something to say on the subject. Mr. Anderson retorted that the members of that committee were as devoted to the interests of the people as the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. Crisp reminded the gentleman that the committee had refused to permit the nouse to vote on the tree coinage ot silver. Mr. Williams, of Illinois, remarked that the majority on weights and coinage was opposed to free coinage. Was the gentle man from Kansas willing to send the bill to that committee? Mr. Anderson suggested that the bill was there now and it could not be pre vented! Mr. Cannon The majority can do any thing it wants. Derisive laughter on the Democratic side. Mr. Payson, of Illinois, (sotfco voce) If it gets a chance, Mr. Anderson then proceeded to argue in favor of the position taken by the speak er citing former decisions of the speaker to show that it was directly in the line of precedents. Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, addressed himself to an analysis of rule 24, holding that under it, it was the plain duty of the speaker to refer any house bill with senate amendments carrying appropriations to the appropriations committee. Mr. Mills, of Texas, said that the point that he made was that under existing rules the silver bill remained upon the speaker's table to be disposed of as the house, and not the speaker, should determine. His reeolution did not state that something had been done erroneously and that there fore it had not been done at all. It de clared that the speaker had done what the house alone had the power to do. The sneaker in rendering his decision said: "The house must bear in mind that this was not a question of politics or currency. It was a question of parlia mentary law: and the decision of the house depended the can-vine out of the system of rules the house had adopted. If not satisfied with the reference directed by the speaker under present system of rules, the house could change the re ference. Did this bill contain provisions which under the rules ought to be considered in committee of the whole? There was a provision in the origi nal house bill by which certain bullion was to be purchased and certain certificates issued thereon. The senate amendment was an amendment for free coinage, and for this an appropriation was made. If anything was clear in parliamentary law it was that this bill was one which would be properly considered in committee of the whole and this beinc so, it was the obvious duty of the chair to refer it in the same manner in which hundreds and thousands of bills had been referred during the pres ent session. "The point of order raised by the gentle man from Illinois (Mr. Canuon) put the chair in an emlwrrassing position, because the proposed action of the house was a declaration that an error had been made in parliamentary law. .It was proposed to erase from the journal a question of fact. While the chair might have some doubt about the point of order,he felt that it was a question the house ought to determine. He would therefore overrule the point of order and submit the question to the house. Mr. Cannon moved to table Mr. Mills' resolution. On a standing vote this was carried 120 to 110. Messrs. Morrow of California, Bartine of Nevada, and Mr. Townsend, of Colorado, voted with the Democrats. They stood in a little group on the extreme western side of the hall and were overlooked by the speaker in his first count, but Mr. Morrow called atten tion to the omission mid it. was rectified. On a vote by tellers the motion to table was lost yeas 118, nays 123. The question then recurred on Mr. Mills' resolutionjind it was agreed to yeas 121, naj's 117. At the conclusion of the roll call the vote stood yeas 119, nays 117. A change of one vote would be necessary to defeat the reso lution by a tic vote, and that change was made by Mr. Funs-ton, of Kansas, amid the derisive jeers of the Democrats. This left the vote yeas 118, nays 118. But the change proved unavailing. Mr. Abbott, of Texas, and Mr. Butler, of Flor ida (whose names were not recorded), stafed that they had voted in the affirma tive and, the speaker accepting their state ments, the vote stood yeas 120, nays' US. Then Mr. McKinley arose and amid Democratic laughter changed his vote to the affirmative and the vote was' finally announced yeas 121, nays 117. Mr. McKinley was then recognized to move a reconsideration and also to move and adjournment. Mr. Mills managed to sandwich in a motion to lay the motion to reconsider on the table. The followinc Re publicans voted with the Demo crats in the negative. Messrs. Bartine, Carter, DeHaven, Ewart, Kelley Morrow and Townsend. of Colo rado. On the resolution itself Mr. Ewart did net vote. The other gentlemen mentioned voted with the Democrats in the affirmative, but only for the purpose of moving a re consideration. The motion to adjourn was lost veas 119, nays 120. The vote recurring on ".Mr. Mills' motion to table the motion to recon sider it was agreed to veas US, navs 114. Mr. Mills then moved the approval of the journal as amended, asking to withdraw the preamble which recites that the order of reference made by the speaker re ferring the silver bill to the committee on coinage, weights and measures was incor rect under the rules of the house and done without authority under said rules. Mr. McKinley objected and the question recurred on the adoption of the preamble. It was lost yeas 109, nays 121. Republi can applause . Mr. Springer moved the approval of the journal as amended, pending which, on motion of Mr. McKinley, the house at 7 o'clock adjourned. HT THE SENATE. A Proposition Providing for Eeciprocal Trade Eolations. WASHINGTON', June 19. The following bills were reported and passed: The house bill to extend for one year the time for the commencement and con struction of a bridge over the Missouri river near Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Quay's resolution offered yesterday forbidding the sergeant-at-arms to remove any of his subordinates before the 1st of July without consent of the senate was taken up. Mr. Cameron offered a substitute for it, directing the employment as an additional Eage (for the present session) of General t. Mann, the employe whose removal was the cause of Mr. Quay's resolution being offered. Both resolutions were referred to the committee on contingent expenses, after a short discussion in which Mr. Sherman spoke of Mr. Quay's resolution as "slapping a man in the face just as he was leaving his office," and said that the employe had been removed because he had passed the limit of age for a page and because of "the urgent request ofa senator who had a right to claim something" at the hands of the sergeaut-at-arms for another purpose. The senate then beerun consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial ap propriation bill. After all the amendments of the com mittee on appropriations were disposed of the bill was laid aside. The message of the president vetoing the bill to change the boundaries of the Un compagre Indian reservation was present ed, read and referred to the committee on Indian affairs; also the message of the president in relation to reciprocal commer cial treaties with the Latin American na tions. Laid on the table. In connection with the last mentioned subject Mr. Hale presented an amendment to be offered to the tariff bill in these words: "And the presi dent of the United States is hereby authorized without further legislation to declare the ports of the United States free and open to all the products ot any nation of the American hemisphere upon which which no export duty is imposed whenever and .as long as such nation shall admit to its ports free of all national, provincial, state, municipal and other taxes, flour, cornraeal and other breadstuffs. meats and fishes, vegetables and fruits, cotton seed oil, rice and other provisions, including all articles of food, lumber, furniture and all other articles of wood, agricultural implements and machinery, mining and mechanical machinery, structural steel and iron, steel rails, locomotives, railway cars and supplies, street cars, refined petroleum or such other products of the United States as may be agreed upon." After eulogies on the deceased New York representatives, Messrs. Nutting and Wil ber, the senate adjourned. PENSIONS FOR KANSANS. Washington, June 19. Pensions grant ed Kausans were: Original Maxpn V. Gallop, Beloit; Arthur Turner, Mankota: Mitchell Woods. Topeka; Henry W. Eckcr, Stanley; Joseph S. Ashley, Mound Valley. Increase Henry Clay Patterson, Media; Madison J. Julien, Mankato; Henry H. Dresser, Severance; Nathan S. Young, Concordia; Nathaniel J. Smith, Emporia; Sohn A. McCaw, Weldaz; William Jarboe, Wellington, Warren C. Rose, Valley Falls; Samuel G. Isett, Chanute; Zacharias Windsor, Kanapolis; Andrew Mclnturff, Hutchinson; William Brown, Augus ta; Charles Gregg, Garnett; Joseph Rockey, AVichita; Jacob L. Hatfield, Po mona; Lorenzo D. Frazier, Havanna; Til man H. Elrod, Lorraine; Fieldon B.White, Pomona; Robert G. Burns, Independence; David Shirk, Abilene; Thomas Dyal, Abi lene; William Pine, Pomona; Charles King, New Salem; John Seaman, Esk ridge; Frederick Frank, Blue Rapids; Isaac N. Nelson, Argonia. Reissue John H. Shores, Castleton. Original widows, etc Elizabeth M., widow of Kenneth Wharry, Topeka; minors of Thomas B. Lucas, Nora. Mexican widows Margaret A., widow of Green B. Taylor, Lebo. ON A TECHNICALITY. The Silver Men's Efforts May be Without Intended Result WASHINGTON', June 19. The silverbill is now in the possession of the clerk of the committee coinage, weights and measures, and he has no authority to surrender its custody except upon the order of the house or of the speaker. No such order has been made by the house, the resolution merely expunging jtthe statement of the transaction from the journal and the sneaker is not likelv to re call it. There is no record on the journal ! that any reference of the measure has been made and therefore it is doubtful whether a motion to discharge the committee of the whole from further consideration of the measure will be in order even whether the committee on rules can report a resolution fixing a day for its considera tion. Chairman Conger will refuse to take any action in dissonance with the wishes of the majority of his committee. The journal of Wednesday, however, not having yet approved, some method may be devised to cut the Gordian knot which now binds the silver bill, and some means may be invented to relieve the house from its present dilema. NO DOUBT OF ITS EXPIENCY. Washington, June 19. The chairman of the committee on election of president, vice president and representatives in con gress, today submitted the report of the committee on the federal election bill drafted in pursuance of the instructions of the Republican caucus. "Your committee deem it sufficient to say here that they be lieve that fraud, violence and corruption exist to such a degree and popular confi dence has been so largely shaken in regard to elections in many congressional dis tricts, that they have as little doubt of the expediency of such a measure as this which they propose, as they have of the full and absolute power of congress to enact legislation of this kind whenever circumstances, as they do now, impera tively demand it. FOR RECIPROCAL TRADE. Washington, June 19. President Har rison today transmitted to congress a let ter from Secretary Blaine upon the sugges tion of the customs union and recom mendations in respect thereto by the Pan American conference. Secretary Blaine suggests an amendment to the tariff bill axithorizing the president to declare the ports of the United States free to the pro ducts of any American nation upon which no export duties are charged so long as such nation shall admit free to its pons the manufactures and products of the United States. ACTS APPROVED. Washington, June 19 The president has approved the census defienciency bill: the act providing for the exportation of fermented liquor in bond without pay ment of internal revenue tax and the act amending section 3,31 revised statutes. THE PRESIDENT'S FAMILY. Washington; June 19. Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Dinmick, of the president's family, left Washington at 9 o'clock this morning in a special car for Cape Maj, lyhere ihey were dueat i$Q this af ternooa. NO SECOND TEEM. PRESIDENT HARRISON EXPRESSES HIS WISH. He Desires to Retire From Politics and Return to Private Life. A Casual Remark by the President to a Priend Given Wide Spread Currency. Editor Arkins, of Denver, 0nt for a Western Man for President, Even if a. 'Republi can The Outlook in Mr. Eelley's District Various Political Gatherings. Brooklyn, N. Y., June 19. A special to the Standard Union says: ; "A piece of news that will be read with intense interest came from the white house today. It is no less than a positive declaration by President Harrison that he will not be a candidate for renomination under any consideration or circumstances. "The president, it appears, made up his mind some time ago not to seek the presi dential nomination again. He did not think it necessary to make any announce ment of the fact, although it was assum ed by thousands of party men that in the natural course of things he would be a candidate for a second term. "Indeed, the announcement was made today in the most casual way. The presi dent was in conversation with an inti mate friend today at the,! white house and the talk turned on the silver bill. Incidentally national politics was mentioned and the president expressed himself quite freely. He said, among other things, that he had made up his mind not to be a candidate for renomination, and that at the end of his present term he in tends to settle in Indianapolis again and resume the practice of law. The presi dent's declaration touching his relation to the next presidential nomination, made as it was without reserve, was soon in wide circulation and afforded a topic for conver sation that in interest subordinated all otter topics for the time." ARKINS' IDEA The Denver Editor Lays Down the Law to the Democrats. Chicago, HI., June 19 The long edito rial written by Editor John Arkins, of the Rocky Mountain News, a few days ago. protesting against the nomination of an eastern man lor the presidency, attracted some, attention over the bountry, and when the Denver editor arrived at the Palmer house yesterday he found a num ber of local politicians who are equally set against electing an eastern man in 1S92. "The time is at hand," said Colonel Ar kins, "when the west must have some show for its chips, and the time to strike is at the next national election. The west and south, if combined, could easily shut New York out of the contest, and the cir cumstances are such that the Democrat? can not nominate a Now Yoi'fcr. Hill is a good man, but he could never be elected while Cleveland is in politics, and vice versa. That situation will help us greatly. We of the west had almost rather see a western Republican president than an eastern Democrat, The fact is that the prosperity of the vast west demands a representative from its borders. So long as the presidents are influenced by Wall street, just so long will legislation be adverse to the coinage of a necessary quantity of silver. The recent advances in the price of silver have awakened the entire mining country. An ad vance means that more mines will be worked and more men em ployed. A greater demand for miners means better wages for them and more wealth for the entire people, whether they are miners, farmers, mechanics or trades men. Now that we have begun to fight for a western president, it is asked 'Who will be the man?' Don't worry about that; he will be on deck at the time. "Few western politicians have had the courage heretofore to aspire to the presi dency. New York so dwarfs a western man that our representatives have uot de sired to declare themselves. But there will be plenty this time, and you may rest assured that New York can't beat the candidate. We are out to wiu and we are going to do it." OHIO PROHIBITION PLATFORM. Columbus, O., June 19. The Prohibi tion state convention this forenoon adopt ed a lengthy platform demanding the pas sage by congress of laws prohibiting the introduction and importation of intoxi cants as a beverage, demanding a free and secret ballot, prevent corrupt use of money, favoring fair share of profits to the laborer and shorter hours, universal adoption of arbitration for settlement of labor dis putes, favoring a tariff for revenue only, the free coinage of silver and the service pension bill. The convention concluded its session this evening. The following ticket was nominated: Secretary of state, Rev. M. C. Lockwood, Hamilton county; supreme judge, O. J. Ross, Highland: member of board of public works, J. M. Scott, Lykens county. OUTLOOK IN THE FOURTH. Kansas City, Mo., June 19. A special from Topeka says: Republican primaries held yesterday at Marion selected delegates to vote for the nomination of J. M. Miller for congress. Prom present indications it teems probable that Kelley will secure a renomination. So far as known he has Lyon, Coffey, Greenwood. Woodson, Osage, five in Marion, with Butier and Waubunsee in doubt, making a total of fifty-nine. It takes sixty-seven votes to nominate. Butler, Marion, Waubunsee and Shawnee will most likely furnish the necessary eight votes. VERMONT REPUBLICANS. MONTPELIER, Vt.. June 19. The Re publican state convention was called to order at 11 a, m. The Hon. Joseph L. Martin, of Battleboro, presided. After the appointment of committee on resolutions nominations for governor were in order and the names of Caroll S. Paign and U. A. Woodbury, the present lieutenant governor, were presented with numerous seconders. The first ballot resulted in the nomination of Paign by a vote of 3S3 to 337. The nomination was then made un animous. EDWARDS CARRIES PAWNEE. L.VRNED. Kan., June 19. The Republi can primary election for congressman was held in this countv today. Henry Booth and W. C. Edwards were the candidates voted for. The returns are not all in to night, but as far as heard from Edwards is twenty ahead. Booth's friends concede the county to Edwards. NOMINATED FOR CONGRESSMAN. Dlyon, I1L, June 19. The Hon. Sher wood Dixon, of this city, was nominated yesterday for representative by the Demo cratic convention. CAN NOT GIVE THE FIGURES. Kansas Crrr, Ma, June 19. Supervisor Miller stated this erenins that he was not authorized by Superintendent Porter to give out the returns of the census enumeration. A PROTEST FROM STUDENTS. Lawrence, Kan., June 19. The follow ing petition, containing over 200 signa tures, explains itself: "To the Hoa. Secretary of the Interior, "Washing ton, D. C. "Sir: We, the undersigned Indian pupils at Haskell institute, at Lawrence, Kan., humbly ask for the removal of our superintendent, Charles F. Meserve, for the following reasons: He does not know how to treat Indians; he has called us thieves and liars in talks to us in our assembly rooms, and ever since he came he has treated us as though we were more treacherous than wild Indians. We like Haskell institute and do not like to leave it, hut unless something is done we will either go home or to some other school." Since the petition has been forwarded two more have been circulated among the pupils. Affairs at Haskell are still in bad shape on account of the feeling between the employes and the superintendent, and several resignations, some by request, have been announced to take place July 1. The petitions are thought by some to be instigated by some of the employes. THE OTTAWA CHAUTAUQUA. Ottawa, Kan., June 19. Religion, edu cation and temperance went hand in hand today at the assembly, with temperance in the lead. The idea is to have a special day for special topics, and this was temperance day. , The prohibitionists marshalled their hosts,, and led by Colonel Bain, of Ken tucky, and Dr. J. C. Price, the North Car olina colored orator, ably supported by James A. Troutman, president of the Knn sas state temperance union. It was.shown that under prohibition in Kansas, the assessed value had increased from 1SS0 to 18S9'107,970,S91J more than Nebraska in the same time. The business failures in 1SS9 in Nebraska were one in 136 and only one in 76 in Kansas. The attendance is nearing high water mark and the classes are already larger than in previous years. Saturday is young people's day and all creation is certain to be on the grounds. Ex-President Hayes starts June 26 at 4:40 p. m. in his special car over the Santa Fe and comes direct here. Dr. Gunsaulus lectured to 6,000 this afternoon on Cromwell and Washington. Dr. Conwell addressed 9,000 at night. There is great enthusiasm in all the en campment because of glorious weather and increased attendance. ATCHISON NOTES. ATCHISON, Kan., June 19. Encouraging crop reports from northern and western Kansas. are coming in. The recent heavy rains have been of great benefit. In many places where it was believed wheat and oats would be a total loss, a half crop will be harvested. Harvest will be commenced in Atchison county on Monday next. The fanners never had a better wheat crop than the present one. Charley Graham, whom the police claim has been running a regular liquor joint, was arrested today on t lie charge of violat ing the prohibitory law. Graham claims to oe running an original package house. He gave bond for his appearance and will continue the business. He admits that he received the beer in cases of twenty-four bottles, but he will claim at his trial that a bpttle is an original package. If the case goes to me mgner court it win test a new point, as the iiquor men have until now conceded that it a dealer buys beer by the case the case is the original package. THE CROSS TRIAL. Paris, Tex., June 19. Ed Bowden being still sick the Cross murder case was not re sumed today. A telegram was received today announcing the arrest at Hartford, Conn., of George B. Theames, one of the indicted parties. He was one of the thir teen who left Hugoton on the evening of July 25, with C. E. Cook, and who are alleged to have done the killing. THE GLORIOUS RAIN. EL Dorado, Kan., June 19. A heavy rain visited southern Kansas last night and today the creeks are bank high. It extended east nearly to Missouri and west as far as Hutchison, but no farther south than Butler county. SALOON IN EMPORIA. EMPORrA, Kan., June 19. The recent de cision rendered at Leavenworth is bearing fruit in. this city, an original package sa loon having heen opened in the 'Whitley opera house block this afternoon by S. Simpson, of Kansas City, who represents and is agent for a bottling company. AGAINST THE PACKAGE TRAFFIC. Leavenworth, Kan., June 19. The Law and Order league will hold a secret meeting tonight. It is understood that steps will be taken to endeavor to cause the discontinuance of the original package business in Leavenworth. NEWTON'S TRAIN FACILITIES. Newton, Kan., June 19. The state board of railroad commissioners met here with Newton citizens today, relative to the placing of a passenger train each way on the Missouri Pacific road. A decision in the matter was postponed, but the prospects are that the commissioners will order the desired traios put on the road. GOOD RAIN AT GREENSBURG. Greensbcrg, Kan., June 10. A soak ing, old fashioned rain, covering a period of twelve hours' duration, fell here last night. Corn looks well, oats good stand but short. Wheat harvest in full blast. Estimated yield of the county about 500,000 bushels. THE CHOLERA LITTLE FEARED. Washington, June 19. SupervisingSnr geon General John B.Hamilton, when ask ed how serious the outbreak of cholera at Pueblo de Rugat, in southern Spain, was likely to be and what the chances were of its reaching us, replied; "The indications are that it is the real Asiatic article that has made its appear ance in southern Spain. The locality is one subject to such visitations, as was the case in 1SS5. Should it become epidemic in Spain there are two channels of communi cation by which it may reach u through ! the continental route and via Cuba. The The latter is the more dancerous, for there are several lines of steamers constantly plying between Cuba and Spanish port. We keep two sanitary inspectors in Ha vana to look out for just such a contingen cy. Should cholera appear at Havana and gain any hold they would notify me at once By cable to that tffect and extraordinary precautions would be immediately adopted to preTent entrance of the scourge from that source. I have no fear that it will gain a foothold in France, even should it do so in Spaing TRYING TO SAVE HIS WIFE. Vr Pal .7tyn 19 Mr Mnr-rnret. Merkel, convicted of manslaughter for the ! killing of Joseph Voawile, was to have i been sentenced yesterday, but her attorney ' asked for a new trial and offered an afh- statinc that he and not his wife killed Yonwile. He alleges that it was done In salf defense during a quarrel in which thev were engastil. and said that his reason for not making it known before was that he thought his wife would surely escape conviction. The court re served decision. Margaret Merkle, recently coavicted of manslaughter for killing Joseph Von Wyte. and who? husband yesterday made aa al leged confession that be, and not bis wife, did the kilhns. wa .sentenced to five years in the state prmon today, the court holding that the confession should have been made during the triaL The case will be ap pealecL ANTI-OPTION BILL FAVORED MlXXEATOLfc;, Minn.. June IS. The an nual convention of the Miner s Xalkmal association was brought to a eooclraskm today amid a torrent of raoiatioas. the principal one being the endorsement of the. Bntterworth anti-optioa bilL which paired unaaimouslV. A 0B00KED CENSUS. Arrests of Enumerators Made at Minne apolis, Minn. St. Louis, Mo.. June 19. A special from St. Paul says: The excitement which has existed over the census ia the Twin Cities in the past five davs culminated last night in the arrest of eight Minneapolis enum erators on the charge of making fictitious entries in their returns. The arrests were made by Deputy United States Marshal Daggett, and he had warrants for three more, whom he was not ablo to find. The men were arrested in Minneapolis and. brought to St. Paul at 10 o'clock last evening. UnitedStates Commissioner Mc Cafferty was called from his bed and the men arraigned at 11. Bail in each case was fixed at $o00, and William Henry Eustis and F. P. Hart, of Minneapolis, f urnished the money and the men were released at midnight. The arrests resulted from affidavits made by William P. Murray, the well-known St. Paul lawyer, filed at Washington a week ago. Detectives were at once sent to Minneapolis by Superintendent Porter, and, it is claimed, sufficient evidence of crooked work has been discovered to con vict all those arrested, Nothing developed at the examination to connect Super visor Davenport with the alleged "pad ding." Mr. Murray said todav: "Govern ment detectives thoroughly investi gated the whole matter "before the arrests were made, and the result is a mass of positive information that will doubtless send several people to the penitentiary. We captured a wagon load of evidence. At least 25.000 names have been criminally added to the lists." A general outline of the claims of fraud is thus made by a detective: Over a month prior to the beginning of the census enu meration a Minneapolis citizens' commit tee was organized for a preparatory survey of the field. Canvassers were sent out at $2 a day over the entire city, and the location of every empty house, the character of tenants of every dwelling and the situation of every lot were duly reported and enrolled. Lists of names were prepared in the foreign languages most likely to be met with, the Christian names being arranged in one column and the surnames in another. With these sheets it was a matter of ease to shift Christian names from one surname to another and thus create a fictitious personage, supply him with a wife and, if desirable, with a whole family. With the list of vacant houses and" unoccupied rooms it was a matter of trifling moment to furnish him with a home. The matter went even further. To have a verisimilitude in the names and a proner mixture of nationali ties and conditions, lists of laborers in various parts of the state were ob tained from the pay-rolls of lumbermen, and from the records' of.umployment agencies. At once thev were provided with a home in Minneapolis and located at some of the vacant houses or on some of the vacant lots. Names were also openly copied from the directories of other cities in the effort to add to Minneapolis' popu lation. In this way the returns from cer tain districts were 1,000 names above the proper returns, for it was easier for enu merators to make their salary by writing lists in an office than by trudging from house to house. The fabrications used in one district, with alterations made by an eraser and Eeucil, were passed to nnothor, and in the ands of a few trusted ones were made to do duty several times. Then there are employment agencies, from one of which 40,000 names of men who had ap plied for work within six to eight months were obtained. From a tramps' lodging house, where at sleepers were required to register, 800 cognomens were gathered In and many of the SOO wore provided with wives and bairns. Eight Minneapolis men entered the court commissioner's office at 4 o'clock this morning and attempted to secure eight sacks of evidence, confiscated last night at the Vanderburg block, Minneapolis, but they were kicked down, stairs by six stal wart policemen. The enumerators ar rested will be given a hearing Friday morning. 9 p MURPHY WANTS TO MEET M'AULIFFE San Francisco, Cal., June 18. Billy Murphy, champion feather-weight of tho world, has an intense longing for a ring meeting with Jack McAuliffe, the cham pion light-weight. The little Australian says he is acquainted thoroughly with tho New Yorker's fighting method, and is con fident that victory would perch on his thin but tough little pair of shoulders. President Ross Jackson, of the Occidental club, announces tlmt he will hantr up a Si.UOO purse for Murphy, while Billv is willing to put up $500 as a guarantee that he will meet McAuliffe in the ring. Mur phy thinks McAuliffe can not stand rush ing, and that if Jimmy Carroll had only hud a little more hurricane work in his battle with McAuliffe he would have car ried the day. It is reported here that the light weight champion has gone broke on the races and will have to go Into tho business of fighting again soon. Jimmy Carroll will go east shortly in the hop' of getting a return match with McAuliffe, and this afternoon issued a challenge to fight any man in the world at 133 pounds for a suitable purse and 3,000 a side. TRIED FOR SECRET GRAIN CUTS. CHICAGO, III.. June 3D. The trial of officials of the Michigan Central road for alleged violation of the interstate com merce law liegan in the federal court this morning. The defendants in tho suit are A. Macfcay, general freight agent of the Michigan Central, E. Ij. Somer. rgent of the Blue line and Nicholas, local agent of the Michigan Central. These gentlemen are charged with the cutting of jgrain rates in favor of Charles Councilman tz Co, Councilman & Co's agent, McSIade, was the first witness for the prosecution. His testimony was to the effect that a contract was made between the defendants and Councilman, by which the former were to carry grain to X-w York for 16.8 cents per 100 Bounds, which was about 2 cents lens than the rejmlar rate. Thews arrange ments had been in vogne about three or four weeks to witneW knowledge, daring which time several cars of grain had beeu shipped. A GOOD PLOT SPOILED. Cincinnati. O., JnnelO. Yesterday at a meeting of directors of the Cindnnati house of refuge evidence, wan beard in the case of a plot of about a dozen of the in mates to tire the buikline and eaf. According to evidence giree by thepkXCsps themselres it appears that on Toaly night one of the boys lighted a pi of paper at tin- saw jet. turned p the mattrw- of an unoccupi-d bed and thrust the blazing papr into the straw. Then by preconcerted axrtment th boys i?aan to scream and upset furnitur". Mike Kelly, axed 1 1 years, who was not In the plot, leaped out of bd and threw a hand grenade fire extinjntsber. checking the flataA. He then rwit-i Seperiateffdeat Oliver and the night ws tea man by ringing the alarm. The directors personally comntsoded Kelly's bravery and wonkl have reiwl him bat he asked to te sHowed to reiaaia. MICHIGAN MINERS STRIKE. Rxn Jacket. Mkb., Jm 10. All Ue miners at the Tamarack rain, oves- VA fat BoraW, stnk ywlay for (tight beers in place of ton and a miw in wae. It m alatent certain the miners In the Ooia, Tamarack, Junior sad OJmt and Heels, will strike vww ue tbi vmk, MARRIED. Lake FobestJIL. Junelft r t Pr brtdrten charek at aoR hudmj Mb Kami Farweil, yotmaest daughter at tnit4 t9 Senator Ctnrfe U. PriLad Mr. Herbert batfld Tnyfckr, a womber of an old and wealthy Cfcfc&ai famAjr. acd on of tho feduors oi America, were tsMtfei la znamae. LIFE STE LEFT. HOPES FOE THE ttirPJSOXED G0AIi; MINERS. Signal Sounds Given by tho En tombed lien in the Dunbar Shaft. Another Day of "Work and Suspense Musi Intervene Before Eescne May be Made, Patal Collision at Atchison in Which a Train Hand is Killed and Others .In juredConsiderable Damage at Atchison by a Severe Eain Storm Other Casualties. Dunbar, Pa.f June 19. The imprisoned, miners have beeu heard from. At 4 o'clock this evening the mon working in the head of the entry through which tho rescuing; party is working sent word down tho en try to keep quiet. Every one did so. and in a moment "pick, pick" for a dozen, times came tho signal from the inside Then the men went to work with renewed vigor. They cau not be reached for twenty four hours'yct. Tho rescuing party la within a few feefc of the line leading from the Mahoning to the Hill Farm mine. But after that it reached the men will have todrtvo through, seventy-five feet of coal to reach their im prisoned comrades. The host uuthoriUe-t in the rescuing party hold that it will b after 13 o'clock tomorrow before the meiv are reached. Inspector Keightly has decided to aU tempt an entranco through another lead. Men will be put to work at once and they will doubtlessly keep at it in both chan nels. It is thought the new heading may be more open. Surveving parties hnre, been busy all night in the Mahoning mlno locating the nearest bonding toward tho Kill mine chambers. Tho new attempa will, it is thought, be even closer to tho buried men than tho other they aro now working on. It i.now seventy-two hours since tho ex plosion occurred and uulens the men ham Home bits loft in their bucket hunger ia pressing them sadly if they are still alive. That they aro still living has received an. added hope from the fact that last night there was a sudden and unexpected In crease of ventilation through both tho Mahoning and Ferguson mine. Tho draught at the former increased from 2S.00O cubic feet per minute to 45,000 oublo feet. This can only be accounted for by a fall of slate in the'iltll Farm mine, oltlmr by accideut or that tho entombed miuunf themselves have made a break through. and are working towards tho rescuers from the inside. Au unexpected delay has been met with in thus changing tho bae of operations nnd the, men may not bo found until tomorrow, If not later. BADLY SHATTERED. A Collision Near Atchison in Which Ono Man is Killed. Atchison. Knn June 19. A serious head end collision between the pay train and a freight train occurred this morning on the Kansas City, St. Joe & Council Bluffs railroad. Engineer Yocum of tho pay train was killed. The injured are: Conductor Pritchard, of the nay train, bruised about tho shoulders; Joseph Hay ward, roadmaster, back fcorlously hurt; Dan Barlctt, assistant roadmaster, rib broken, and the colored porter had hU head hurt. No one on tho freight train was hurt. Both engines were telescoped and tho ten der of the freight train was driven iat the car of twenty-four horses just behind it, killing eighteen of them. The cauM! of the accident ! found la the supposition that tho engineer of tho pay traiu thought that tho freight, whloll had nearly come to a stop on the mala track, wa on tho switch. Had tho freight been going on its full rate of Jspwd a fear ful Ion ot life would have rosuited. ATCHISON BADLY FLOODED. ATCHI60S, Kan., Juno 10. The hardest and most destructive rain storm that ever visited this city and section set In about 4450 p. m. today. Bain continued to pour down in torre nw with only brinf intonnfe cions until about 10 o'clock, whH Clay creek is higher than ever before. Culvert and bridges are washed out. Th water mains are broken and the water (Mipply of the city temjorarily interfered -with. Th damage cau hardly lx etimabl at tirfct hour. Cellars are flooded all along Com mercial street. Owing to the JktodtHg of the Champion pns room, tomorrow's la sue will probably be suspended. INJURED IN A RUNAWAY. KAuno, Pa.. June 19. A or1ouaoai dent occurred this forouoot neAr Jhn town, Lebanon county. Fifteen young ladius from the Schuylkill ftniinary ah Fredericksburg wore on their way to tb railroad station at Johnstown in a coiush drawn by four horww. Whan near Johns town the barnes of one of the honwis broko and th animals becoming urunanagabhi suddenly plunged down a twenty Xooi em bankment, the coach and its occupants falling on top of the animals. Toe wdet confusion followed and the ladkw ware all more or lam injured. CARRIED INTO A SEWER. St. Joreth, Mo., Jane 19. A hvy rain hern thU af teraoott flooded the street t Mich an extent that the Mwa wwe w able to carry off tb water. Drig U storm a colored man named Joe C. Comlii was attempting to kep the drift f a httwtsr inlet, wboa he lippd and UM, ofte leg gofog between the bars ctrrtcitrj; Uti inlet. Two nvn got hold of him aa dwivored to poll him out. Jn hi stregglw fc broke the bar and the trriks iarxn e the water drmv him into the wr and ha was carried off into the river. The aa leaves a faoMlr. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. WiLUAMMtrao, Ky., JnaalS. The hear lest Dtorm of rain and lightning ergr kmrwrn here rkitd this place yerfiay afternoon. Th gnUrx and 4ree flowed and many baste mom wsrn flooded and b&4Ir daraA34, The wife ami two liUk tttM of Cort Brtrwa. a SMnhaai. wore struck uj lightning and the wife and ooe child instantly killed. FIRE AT HARLEM, MO. Kks&kR Crrr, Mv. Ja Fins tazlf this mornUMC at Harlem, a tows aarot &bo Miort rtVer. rendered for famfiled nostafctfMi and destroyed tktrtMai stare. Fh )o is abottt fM.0; iannnaan flfiJX. A TEXAS COUNTY SEAT ROW. BsowwrrtlXE. Tex., Jnn . TwabU htm been brvwfag for mkmUm mh at yAnimrx. the county tMt of ilkJakp county, avtr the AtmfK4a of tarsala eonniy oflicial by th eeonty uunnnJMJac er't eoort. Wh&ih: diitrtct tn eno vmmd and heard argumwat. the soUntj the oonunitoaorA court im jw. -tafefcad and U oW a&evr wr relalaii. Thrre was a l?Trr time whn Ore 4eoMnc wm Ttmthted nsenaUy. and arml inyrr rr of both M, naratfed and o6er4 Msink The inovrraor hm tctagrapnwil Vo nr ran zjflTN, wan at prt&aet at Edonimtx. stajfitaiausz ceict- 4..