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SCRANTON. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 20, 1894.
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His Position Dcflacd la a Letter to Represen
titive William L. Wilson.
INCONSISTENCIES POINTED OUT
The Idea That the President Is Luke
warm on
the Tariff Question Is
Dispelled
by a Letter Calculated
to Brace
Up Reformer Wilson
Thinks Democratic Pledges Should
Be Fulfilled The Hope of tho Party
Hinges Upon Tariff Reform How
The Letter Was Received.
Washington-. Jnlv 19.
MEMsE Interest wis created by
Mr. Wilson's announcement in the
rfuua today that htt Lad a lette
from President Cleveland, which
the Inner bad permitted to be uide
public. Tit Intter wan sent to the
des Hnd read, amid profound silence
in le'.ter was a dirict blow at any sur
render to the maatu bill. Mr. Clove
land's letter was as follows:
Personal.
K.XKCITIVE 5lANS10. )
Washington. July a, ISM. (
To the Hon. William h. Wilson:
11 v D:.ab 3i; The certainty that a
conference will be ordered between the
two u:ufi of congress for tbe purpose of
auiusitiiji ntirurencHS on the subject or
tariff louicl.i lloa, makes it also certain
that ynu will he airauj called upon to do
nurd i)"vi; in the muse of tariff reform.
My f.ubUo life b. licon so closely related
to tn subject, l Uiv o jiiniioj lor it nc-
cumf haoinent, aud I have so often prom
ised :u reuixr.tioa to tuy lellow-countrv
inea i n reault vC their trust and coutl-
deace ;a trie Democratic party that
hup ao eiuuse Is nrconary for uiy earnest
appeal to you that, in tuis crisis you stren
uously Insist upon party honor and good
iiut.-j ani a siuruy nunerence to uumo
cin'.'o principles.
I beliovi tr.eee are absolutely ueceisary
coik.ii: jr.s to the continuation of Demo
crane existence. I cannot rid myself of
tils reeilne tnitt this conference will pre-
cent tho be.t if not the only hope of true
xtiiMcracy. indications point to its ac
tios at tbe reliance of those who desire the
Semitic liuitlnn of Democratic effort, the
f'.ltJiuieut of J ii'rnocratic pledges, and the
re lempuou or ueintcratic promises to the
pe..p'e. j o reconcl.e differences in the de
tails cr.mprUed within the fixed and well
dM'ued liuvs of principles will not be the
sow iik or i ne conrerence, as it seems to
in. .ra members will also bave in charge
toe tiuestiou wbetner Democratic princi
i.'b thoinaelves are to be saved or aban
donee.
CAUSR FOR OLOOM.
There is no excuse for mistaking or mis
apprehending the feeling and the temper
of the rank and file of Democracy. Thev
are uownrast under the assertion that
thotr party fails in aoility to manage the
government, mid they are apprehensive
that efforts to bring about tariff reform
iii...y i an ; nut tney are much more down
cast and apprehensive in their fear that
liemnciatic principle may be surrendered,
in these circumstances they cannot do
otherwise than to look with confidence to
you and those who with you have patri
otically Mini sincerely championed the
cmi6e of tariff reform within Democratic
lines and guided by Democratic principle!-.
This confidence is vastly augmented
by tne action under your leadership of the
huiiH of representatives upon the bill now
pending. Every true Democrat nnd ev-
:y sincere tariff reformer knows that
tuis bill, in its present form and as
it will be submitted to the confer
ence, fulls far bbort of the consummation
f: r "vnvli vn have long labored; for which
wo bate aufferid defeat without discour
ai;tinca:, which In its anticipations gave
uj rnilyiiig cry in our days of triumph,
ai.-i li.ch ia :-s jnoinise uf accomplish
ment !s to ittTwoveu with Dimocratio
pi!t(tr aud iJniiiociatiCBUcccsiies that our
aOr.sid-inuiiui'jf the cause or the principles
upo;. wiiira :t rests seems party perfidy
and p:-ty d si:'inor.
L'jn topic will be submitted to the con
feieuee vl.icu embodies Uemocraiio prin
ciple so directly that it canuot be com
promised. We have in onr platforms aud
in every way possible declared in favor of
the free Importation of raw materials.
WeliHve ax.iin ami again promised that
tuia sliouM b'i iLfiurded to our people and
cur uirtnuiHctf.rers as soon as the Deino
cia'ij yrty wk iuvested witu the power
to determine the tariff policy of the coun
try. Tls party buw has tbut power. We
are aa leriNin today as we bave ever been
of the great bentttlt that would accrue to
the country from the Inauguration of this
policy, and nothing has occurred to re
lease us from onr obligation to secure this
advantage to our people.
HAW MATERIALS MUST BE FREE.
It must bo admitted that no tariff mea
sure can accord with Democratic-principles
and promises, or bear a genuine Demo
emtio bmlfje, that does not provide for
free raw initio: ials. In tlieso circumstances
it tisay v.ell excite our wonder that Demo
crats fcve wliling to depart from this, the
most Deii-,ccratlc of ad tariff principles,
at'd tiixt the inconsistent absurdity of such
a ;r Jiwst-i departure should be ernpha
siztd by tiie suggestion that the wool of
tbe '.-Ujr be puton the free list, and the
protection of tariff taxation be placed
aroctd tl.9 iron ore aud coal of corpora
tion!! and capitalists. How can we face the
people after indulging in sucb outrageous
diiiwiijjjiintious and violations of principle?
It ii unite apparent that this question of
free raw material does not admit of ad
justment on anuiiddla ground.since their
subjection to any rate of tariff tnxntion,
great or small, is alike violative of Demo
cratic priucipal aud Deruocratlo good
faith.
1 hope that you will not consider it in
trutiveifl ay sometning in relation to
anr.t ;ier subject which ran hardly fall to be
trcuoixsoi.io to tho conference. I refer to
tiie riljimiufut U la; Iff taxation on sugar.
Uuilcx eur party platform aud in accord
. nice with cur declared party purposes, su
gin it. a Uiiilamate and logical article of
rernue tuzation. Vutortuiiately.however,
incidents have accompanied certain stages
of tbe locution, which will be submitted
to the d-uturenee, that have aroused in
connection with ibis subject a natnral
Deiriuulio animosity to the methods and
manipulations of the tru.-;U and oomblna
tiou. 1 C'.nfo.s to sharing in this feeling,
ai.djret litems tJinet.e ought, if pos
titile, s'jfliulouliy to fioe ourselves from
I reji-.i'.ioe to enable us coolly to weigb the
t:iuslilertIous which in formulating tariff
lejii'.ati'.u ought to guide our treatment of
sugsr lis a Uxabie article.
1TJ04B k 1DKLICATI! SUBJECT.
Whl's no tendencies should be enter
tnlnvc for tiiisU, er.d while I am decidedly
opjKHnx! tn vrnattnr; thom, under tbe guise
or tariff tiautior, t-ny opportunity to fur
ther their peculiar mothods, I suggest that
we ought not to bs driven away from the
Democratic prlnciole and polioy which
lead to the taxation of sugar by the fear,
CLEVELAND
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VIEWS
qullo likely exaggerated, that ill carrying
out. m is pnucioie ami policy we must ui
rectly and inordinatelv eucourace n com
bination of sugar reflniug interests. I know
mat in present conditions, this is a deli
rate subject and I appreciate the depth
and strength of the feelings which
its treatmeut has aroused. I do not be.
lteve that wo should do evil that cood
may come, but it seems to me that we
suouiu not rorget that our aim is the com
pletion of a tariff bill and that for taxing
iur proper purposes ana witbln rea
sonable bounds, whatever else may be said
ui uur miiuu, we are in no danger of ruu
uini; counter to Dcimn-rntif nt-Winlna
While all this is at stake there must be
in the treatment of this article some
ground upon which we are willing
stand, wiiero toleiation and conciliation
may db allowed to solve the problem with
out demanding the entire surrender of
nxoo ana conscientious convictions.
louKht not to prolong this lotttr. If
what 1 have written is unwelcome, I beg
juu io ueueve in my good Intentions, in
the conclusions of tbe conference touching
the numerous items which will be consid
ered, the pcoplo are not afraid that their
interests will be Deducted. Thev know
that tho general result, so far as they are
concerned, will be to place Iiome ueces
saries aud comforts more easily within
their reach, and to insure better aud surer
compensation to those who toil.
CANNOT PLEASE EVKIIYUODY.
We nil know that a tariff covering all
me variou intoresrs ana conditions or a
country as vast as ours must of necessity
be largolv the result of honorable adjust
ment aud compromise. I expect very few
ui us can 6ay, wneu our measure is per
fected, that all its features aro entirely as
we would profer. You know how much I
ucprecated the incorporation in tbe pro
posed bill of the iucome-tax feature,
iu matters of this kind, however,
which do not violate a fixed
and recognized Demm-rui in iim-f pi,,..
we are williug to defer to the judgment of
a majority or our Democratic brethren. I
think tbere is a general aereement that
this is a party duty. This is more palpably
apparent, wueu we realize tnat the busi
ness of our couutrv timidlv stands mul
watches for tho results of our efforts to
prerect taritr legislation, that a auick and
cerium return or prosperity waits upoo a
wise adjustment aud that a confldinir nen.
pie still trust in our bauds their prosperity
miu eu ue!l!).
The Democracy of tho land Dle.id moat
earnestly for the speedy completion of the
innii icl'isibiiou wnicu tlleir rem-em-nta.
Uvea had undertaken, but they demand
not less earnestly that no stress of nece
slty snail tempt those thev trust tn thn
aoanuoumout ol Democratic principles'
i ours very truly,
Ukover Cleveland.
effect of the letter.
From talks with senators, tbe indica
tions are that the president's letter to
Air. Wilson will precipitate an anima
ted discussion on the floor of the senate
tomorrow.
lit. Smith, if tbe rumors abnnt him
oe true, will make a speech iu wbich
ne will warn the conferees that they
nave violated tne tuna placed in them
when they receded from the senate
amendments, and agreed, as has been
reported, that they would accept the
house schedules otr woolens, cottons.
etc. He will outline the situation bh
he sees it and will, it is said. In his con
elusion, tell tbe senate, the president,
suuuht auu me nouse ot renresent-
atives that they ean accept tbe senate
Din or no Din at all so far us his vote is
concerned.
Mr. Gorman will eoho the sentiniAntn
that Mr. built h will utter, and will
warn the house that if it Dersists in the
course auoptea oy it today it will end la
defeating a bill which is for tbe best
interests of the whole conntrv and
wuica was tne product of very
serious attention on the nart of the
senate and formulated os tbe only bill
mac could hope to meet with success.
ait. uorinan, if the statemont of his
iriends mean anything, is more firmlv
Kruuuu in nis original plan than ever.
Mr. Brice will have a few words to aav
nuvu tne senate oui in which be, too,
win join nis colleagues in letting tbe
ooantry know that it is tbe Penate bill
and not the bouse bill that is to ulti
mately Decorne tbe law of the land.
iheidea aiso prevails in the annum
that the bill will not be defeated, but
that the boass will ultimately uiva in
rainer man see no tariff, bill pass at all.
air. uorman.witu some indignation,
tonight denied tho story that had been
circulated to tbe effect that he had sur
rendered coal and given his coussnt
that it should go back on the free list.
MR. HILL 8EE8 CLEAR SKIES.
When asked what he tlinnht nt tha
letter or tn president, Senator Hill
replied: "In the laugusgeof tbo novel.
tne plot thickens. I prefer to say
novniDg at tins time as to the pro
priety or wisdom of the letter. It
conies late and mar comnlicata tha
whole situation and defeat all tar
iff legislation whatever. If tbe
president, instead of writing a let
ter, bad exereised bis influence
lo assist ms in getting votes for free
raw material when I was making tho
nam mereior in tne senate, the present
unfortunate complications might have
been avoided. I trust tbnt there will
be mora votes now for free raw matril
when I bring forth tha nrnnnsdiinn
ngaln in the senate, which f expect to
do. Tbe skies are briahtaninir. "
CABLED CONDENSATIONS.
Tbe new French antl.nnnr-i,i. i
passed the preliminary atagos In the cham
ber of deputies yesterday.
A plot to blow ud Dublin bulbil
n
jjiiiin miu uinao una uoen discovered
many arrests bave been made.
and
The German government does not nrn.
pose to make reprisals iu consequence of
the new Americau sugar tariff.
M. Quesde's proposal of a subtlitiitn hill
abrogating the anti-anarchist law of last
December was rejected by a vote of 394 to
82.
A woman who arrived in Berlin from 8t.
Petersburg yesterday was seised with
Asiatic cholera and taken to tbe Moabit
hospital.
The Italian shopkeepers who lost
through the anti-Italian riots in Lyons
have made claims for restitution nuirre
gating 2,900.000 francs.
The number of cases of cholera is dwind
ling at Cracow and increasing at Sulejcz
yki. At tbe Inttor place tbere Is on tbe
average six deaths daily.
Kamoan rebels bave been defeated in a
skirmish. A petition, largely signed, has
been sent to Lmperor William asking that
8amao be annexed to Germany.
Cholera is increasing among the rafts
rneu on the Vistula river. The spread of
the disease is due to the faot that the
raftsmen do uot have sufficient food and
drink the river water. .
It is charged that the Brazilians on both
sides
.runny inguter prisoners. A
French enztueer. taken he- pit
first employed to raise too Aquldaban.
then made to dig bis own grave and shot!
AS ,
A LARGE JOKE
Railroad Men at the Chicago Stock Yards
. Disobiy Striko Orders.
SITUATION AT THE PULLMAN SHOPS
t
Three Hundred and Twenty-five Ap
plications for Work Received New
Workmen Are Mostly Hollanders.
Efforts of Strikers to Persuade Ap-
plicants to Desert the Pullmans Are
Unsuccessful Notes of the Strike
at Other Points.
CmcAao, July 19.
CTPHE American Riil wav llliinn'a nr
II der warning all railroad men at
the stock yards to desist from
" worK, eeetueu to nave little et
feet on thn men to whom it was ud
dressed. Riiiroad employes returned
iu ineir worif as usual; switching was
continued, and the packers seem in
clined to treat tbe mutter as a joke.
Thn Pnllnmn alw.n. of l..ll ... Til
will probably reopen early next week.
Vice President Wickes states that he
has received U2j applications, from
WOrkniOn dntliririff tn lnrti tn nn.lr
" a M . J . . U . U
and that he anticipates no trouble in
seeming a suiiiciunc number of opera
tives to work all the departments.
Throe hundred men are engaged in oil
ing the machinery, cleaning the shops
and doing other preliminary work
While 100 of these man. who nr Hoi.
landers living at Koselaud, wore on
msir way to Pullman this morning.
they were stopped a short distance
west of Fullinao by strikers or their
yuipauuzors and an ail-round tighten
sueu. wnicn terminated in the new
m m agreeing to go homo.
After nearly reaching Roseland,
however, the Hollanders separated in
groups ot iwo or three and by a cir
cuitous ronte returned to Pullman and
Went to Work Afnat nt tha UnHano..
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are iron founders, but all were pressed
iutu service at Cleaning up.
PULLING THE DRAG NET,
The drag net of the federal law wan
cast into the waters today and when
tbe ropes were drawn taut, and it was
puiieu ns ii ore, it was rouud to contain
no less than twnntv-nlna lnitinim.ni.
- j ...uv '
charging offenses against the interstate
commerce act and toe laws relating to
luh imnimnrEnEinn nr rim . ui.i..
mails against forty-three individuals
iue granu jury announced at 4
o clock this afternoon that It h,l .
ciuoed its labors nnd the fornman
banded to Judge Seaman a batch of
manuserint two fant hio-h whlnh if
1 .... .WM .b ,1 a,
said contained indictments for every-
ooay connected with the railroad strike
in this district
1 he COnrt fixed thA hull nn nf
the indictments in tbe gum of $10,000
against eacn ana everv initivirinui un
cerueu. an warrants or arrest worn
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issued this evening and District Attor
nev Milchrist and his JlHflnp.i;ttna muni
fested an unusual retieence regarding
me luentuy or tne parties indicted
ihe clerk was instructed that
the indictments should not be
made a matter ot record until
tbe morning, with tha mwW
standing that at 8 o'closk or soon there-
aiter tne warrants would be pressed
nnd entrusted to donutv marnhnU fnr
liumeuiaie service, it is stated on
COOd authority that not. nnlv vanra l)..r.
cumulative indictments atrainat nraai-
dent Debs, vice president Howard,
secretary Keliliorund Editor Rogers.of
the Railway Journal, but that every
other member of the board of dirootors
hud been scooped in and pnt on trial.
It is also hinted that Ori'arilr.ir Phn.
Ian. who on Jlondnv was cnmmittnH r.v
T nv. . . m ft t . . J
jnuge i mi, or Cincinnati, lor oon-
temnt of ennrt m imnnif Din..
against whom the indictments had been
round, in otie indictment, and which
so it whs stated in tbe dis
trict attorneys oil ice. is ona nf
the strongest yet found, no less than
nineteen defendants are named. Sev
eral of the directory of the Uailwuv
union have lectured ilnrinir the nast
woek to orsaniz ) lndL-nn ant and nut
but they are rqtially liable to arrest as
they remained within this jurisdiction.
TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN.
Washington. Jul v 19 Secretary
I. anion t tntiiirht nuuln tha fn11nt(n,
statement concornintr tha situation nt
Chicago; "The federal troops, having
accompusneu rne purposes lor which
they were ordered to Chicago, thev
bave been withdrawn from the citv
proper. With the exception of the
infantry sent from Sackett's Harbor.
all of tbe troops recently concentrated
at Chicago, including ihe nrtillery
and oavalrv from Forts Rilnv And
Niobrara, bave been ordered
to take station at Fort Sheridan for the
summer. This will put a very much
larger gnrrison at that point ready for
s-rvice than when the troops were
called into action. Thev wore with
drawn on the assurance of the looal
authorities responsible for the peace of
the city, that the si tuition was com
pletely under control nnd that the laws
could be enforced and order preserved
without the further emnlovment nf thn
federal troopj.
"While there is no reason to believe
that their services will ha ronnlrnrl
should such a contingency arise thev
are but two hours from any part of the
citv. and rnn hn uuallv unit milnbl,,
called to tbe scene of tbe disturbance."
A DISGRACE TO ENGLAND.
End
of the Alexander Divorce Caa In
Ayrshire County, Ireland.
Edenburo. July 10 In the court of
sessions, where Lord Kyllaohy has
been bearing evidence in the action for
divorce brought by Cland Alexander of
Billonhmvle. Ayrshire, mralimt hU
wife, formerly Lady Diana Montgom
erie, youngest daughter of tbe Earl of
Eglington, jadgment was rendered to
day for the petitioner.
The case is one of tbe most remarka
ble of tbe inany sensational divorce
cases among the British aristocracy.
Lady Diana Alexander ia about 34
years of as and was married to Mr.
Claud Alexander on Do. 14. 18SD.
REGARDED
Acts on which the divorce suit was
based occurred at Logan, Cumuock,
tnoir usual residence whither they
went in jf eoruary. ihui.
xoe derens was that tilers was a.
mutual free love agreement between
husband and wife, including the hus
band t condoning the relutiotis to bis
wife of a Mr. Allison, the co-respond
ent In tbe case.
DECLINES TO ANSWER.
Mr. Walker Will Give No Information
Concerning Sugar Spaoulators.
Washington, D, C July 19 Tbe
sugar committee took the initial steps
tuis aiternoon looking to the ronew.U
of tbe investigation of charges against
senators in which they are allegtd to
bavo speculated. This was caused by
tne recent publioation in tbe Nsw York
papers.
Mr. Harry Walker was summoned
but declined to answer any question.
PEACE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Trains Are Bunnlng- Fresly and Strikers
Are Q ilet.
San Francisco, July 19. There was
no material change in the strike situa
tion in tbe state today.
Xrains rtre running freely and the
strikers remain penceable.
THE BLUEFIELDS TROUBLE.
Like
New Jersey, the Country
Controlled by Mos
quitoes. Is
Washington. Jnlv 1!) Tha nnl in
formation vouchsafed at the navy or
state oepartmeut today concerning tho
necessity for aendlnir thn (Vilnmhia tn
Bluefields is the follow bulletin given
to the nress ''Accnrdi TlIT t(i ft elfanntnii
received by the secretary of the navy
today dated New Orleans thn situation
at Bluefields on Jnly 13 is reported as
fl.il m. ,. .
iuiiows: xue aiosqmios nave control
in tne neignonrnoou or jJluntlelds and
tbe acting Nioaraguan commissioner
has gone to Rama."
Naval officers think that there are
three good reasons for sending the Co-
lumoia to uitieneus and that the ad
ministration was probably influenced
by all ot them in issuing the orders:
First Tbere ia llkelv tn hn nnnoi,
ble fitrhtinir. as Nicaragua hm nn i.loc
of giving up control of the Mosquito
uuuutry auu American lives and prop
erty would be ant to snff.-r In tha oh.
scenes of a strong American force.
n -cond it wnnM nantn MaairnldA In
such a serious crisis to have an officer
of hieu rank and areat exnerlanna nn
the spot and Capt rin Sumner is pos-
sesseu or tnese in a conspicuous degree.
Liastiy ihe personnel of tbe Colum
bia needs active aervien and liMnlino
and a tour of duty In the tropics would
uo ueueaciai.
WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Horrible Fate of Five Miners at Will
iamatown.
Pink Grove. Pa.. Jnlv in a fnnr.
iui accident iook place in the mines at
Williamstown.aevnral tnllva frnm hora
tbia evening, just as the miners were
umiig uuisiea oat or tne colliery. A
number worn in tha wucnn nrhixh hnH
just started when the pulley under-
neatn raned to woric Hnd they were
craaned against the top rock, five beinor
killey instantly. Terrible scenes were
witnessed until tbe bodies were gotten
out.
Thn killed warn .Tnhn Pan,linU.l,
John L. Llewellyn, M. A. Tate, William
Clark and Charles Woodman. All live
at Williamstown. married and bave
children. Tueir bodies were horribly
mangled and the affair created irreat
excitement. The coroner will hold an
inquest tomorrow.
Pay oav diversions.
Hungarians and Polandera Slash Eaon
Other with Knives.
Wilkes-Barre. July 19 A oav dav
fight between Hungarians aud Poland
era took place tonight lo a suburb of
this city. Two men of this citv. Paul
Lorak and John Shinski, being fatally
injured and a number of other men
being badly cut about the head and
face by bottles and knives.
1 be men had beou driukinar all dav
and tonight the Polandera present be
gan boasting that they could be miners
wniie the Hungarians could not. This
led to tbe fibt in which knives, revol
vers and beer bottles were used. Lorak
whb injured internally and cannot re-
cover, and Hhlnski had his aknll frac
tured aud his nose torn off Four sr.
rests were made.
TICKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.
Bad vaccine caused three deaths In
Montreal,
Dr. Cook's polar expedition has readier!
Cape Breton.
The army worm Is doing great damnrm
to crops in Wlscoiieiu.
There will be no trial trin for thn crniani-
Raleigh, built ut the Norfolk navy yard.
V bile brutally assaulting his wife. John
Asbbacker, of Louisville, was shot by his
daughter, Mrs. T. V. ideaguer.
Cars killed at a Worcester (Mass.) crnrln
crossing Alexander Bin nor, aged 8a, father
of the Baltimore league player.
By tho explosion of gasoline John Rev.
uolds' grocery, nt St. Louis, was Durned
and three persons badly scorched.
In order to pay employes' wages Ale.hl.
ton receivers at Topeka had to secure a
court order, authorizing a !,0,()OO loan.
Finding tbe yonug babe of Mrs. Trnn
Miller unprotected, a vicious horsa nt
Huntington, V, Va., chewed it to death.
Mrs. Mary Smith, a prominent woman
suffragist and business womnu of Neb
raska, has become insauo after a divorce.
Evil gossip about a young woman led tn
a general fight, near Faruiersville, La. in
wuicu uim natt auu iouo otewart were
killed.
In a third statement Edward Hollowav.
tbe alleged wrecker of a Big Four train, at
Fontnnet. III., denied previous confession
of guilt.
Huitof Mrs. Ann Small, seed 70. aimlnat
John Smith, 60 years old, of Detroit, for
breach of promise ended in a verdict for
the defendant.
Guy T. Olmstead. who. In March last
shot and seriously wounded William L.
Clifford, a lettnr carriar -of Clilnnirn hna
been found Insane.
Imagining that be had shot Robert
Outher, who bad attached his property for
debt, Charles Isora of Knight's but ion", O.,
blew his head off. v
FIRST BATTLE
OPE!
ROUSE
Heated Debates Are Listened to by an Inter
ested Audience.
MR. WILSON DEFENDS HIS BILL
Although Presenting' a Pathetic Fig
ure on Account or Hecent illness
the Author of the Wilson Bill Gained
Frequent Applause by His Elo
quenceMr. Johnson Wants an Op
portunity to Vote Separately on
Sugar Tvlr. Cleveland's Letter
Read.
Washington. D. C. July 19.
TIIE first battle in the open house
over the difference between tiie
hones and senate was fought
u today in tho house of represent
ntives in the presence of a large Atid
deeply interested audience. For the
first time in a month the galleries were
full, and nearly every ssat on the floor
was occupied. Hostilities began imnie'
diatoly after the journal had been
read, wbon Mr. Ortwaito, of Ohio.
presented an order from tho committee
on rules, providing for two hours' de-
Date on tbe report ef the conferees on
the tariff bill and restricting action of
the bouse to voting on a motion to in
sist on disagreement to tho senate
amendments in built. The order was
antagonized by Mr. Reed (Me.) and Mr.
Johnson (O 1 the latter of whom want
ed an opportunity to vote separately on
tne sugar schedule.
Mr. Reed said be would say nothing
on tbe resolution except tbnt there hau
been a hope on tbe other side, especial
ly, that this would become a really de
liberate body, but for himself he hud
doubts about it in view of what had
ooeurred in the past. He yielded to
air. Johnson, who opposed the adontion
of the rule for the reason that, by bis
interpolation or it, the right to instruct
conferees to bring in a report
upon a partial agreement was not
reserved. He wnrnd the house that if
tbe rule was adopted it would deprive
itself of the power to consider the
sugar schedule except in association
with all other items in the bill. In
view of the scandal that has been cr-3
ated over tbis snLjict, be thought the
nou9e should have the opportunity to
express itself upon it separately.
A QUESTION AS TO TRUSTS.
It bad been reported, Mr. Johnson
said, that if the items of the bill were
separated one from another then it
would defeated. If that were so, be
continued, the subject went bevond the
question of schedules. It brought up
tne question whether or not trusts had
grown so urrogaut on protection that
tbey are able to dictate legislation
whether congress be Republican or
Democratic. For one he was not will
ing to concede that it was the case.und
newantea un opportunity to vote to
demonstrate that was untrue Ap-
piause.j jur. Johnson asked ttie
speaker if his construction of the rule
was "that a motion to instruct the
conrerees could not be wide?
The Bpenker respouded in the affirm-
l: ti ...... ....
hvivv uuu jur. jounson retorted : r or
that reason, I think, thn rule is bad
aud should be defeated."
MR. WILSON HAS THE FLOOR.
Mr, Wilson was then recogtiizid, nnd
as he roso a pathetic figure compelled
to speak from under a tnatk that had
hid most of his face from sight, he was
greeted with applause on the floor and
in the gallerins. He said he . was di
rected by the conferrces on tho part of
tne nouse to report that tboy had been
unable to agree upon the amendments
made by the senate to tho tariff bill.
and to move that the home insist upon
its disagreement and ask for further
confenes.
Speaking to the motion. Mr. Wilson
said that it was true, as Mr. Roed had
stated,thut formal meetings of the con
ferees bad been held on but two davs.
but ever sines the corfferees bad been
appointed there had been long and
earnest daily consultations nf the Dem-
oeratio members over the 031 amend
ments to the bill, with the result that
the bouse conferees folt it to be their
duty to bring tho bill back to the house
for instructions.
Thn situation, said Mr. Wilson.nrob-
ably justified him in making some ex
planatory remarks, which bad best bo
made now. ruthor than wait for an
other season. And in tbis tuntter. he
said, he desired to be frank. If the
conferees representing the majority of
tne senate had folt as untrammelled in
their uction as bad tiie house majority
couferees, and as Iroe to do their duty
to themselves and their country, n
tariff bill could Ii.ivj been agreed nuon
in one day that would have been satis
factory to the D.'tiii-cratiu party and to
the American people.
Uut we were not long in fin iina out.
said Mr. Wilson, greatly to our disan-
puiutumnt, Hint whatever might Jiavo
been tho purpose of the senate coti
ferrees. theycamo fettered nnd llinitod
in their action. They soomed to be
apprehensive of a presence in tho sau
ate that would prevent the passage of
any bill but one that the house did not
feel free to agree to.
MR. CLEVELAND'S LETTER.
As a part of his remarks he had read
at the clerk's desk a long letter written
to him by Prosi leut Cleveland wherein
be defines his position on tbm pending
bill. Tbe salient points of tbis docu
ment, whloh were received by frequent
outbursts of applause by tho Democrats
and occasional peals of laughter by
the Republicans, are these:
He iidraoulshoB tho house conferees
to stand firm for free coal and iron ore,
as they were promised tbe people when
the party pledged itself to free raw ma
terial. He declares that to accede to
the Republican protection in the bill
now in conference on these items would
be party dishonor and party outrage.
The senate bill fell far short of beiug
what tbe groat rank and file of the
Democratic party demanded. Ua sugar
the president said the party could
place a tax on that article with
out being subjeoted to the
charge of abandoning Demosratio prin
ciples, even though tbe charge might
be made, although it would be exag
gerated, that the party was encourag
ing the refineries of the country. There
would be no oLj .-ction to a tux on sugar
if it war necessary the passage of the
bill, but in reepeot tn coal and iron ore
tbe president sai 1 there must be no re
ceding from the boose bill. The presi
dent's reference to sugar as a "delicate
subject" caused much laughter on tbe,
Republican side of the chamber,
Aftr further dobate by Mr, Reed
Mr. Wheeler, Alabama, and Mr. Grow,
Pennsylvania, the motion was agreed
to and Speaker Crisp re-appointed
Messrs. Wilson, Turner, McMillin,
Montguiury, Reed, Burrows and Payne
the conferees on the part of tbe house,
PETERS HEIO FOR TRIAL
Authorities Balmy. Ihat Ha Is a Dyna
mite Fiend.
Lancaster, Pa.. July 19. Clarence
Peters, after a hearing this evening,
was committed for trial on the charge
of attempting to blow up the Pennsyl
vania railroad station at Watts sev
eral months ago. Very strong teti
mony ugainst the accused was pro
duced. Tho dyuainito, which is alleged to
have been stolen from a neighboring
quarry, was traeed directly to him.
He wanted to injure the railroad com
pany for refusing him a job.
disappointeTrkrs.
Seven Outlaws at Red Fork Hold Up
a Train and Secure a Jug
of Wiiisky.
Red Fork, I. T., July 19.-The hold
up of the 'Frisco train at this point last
night by seven outlaws did not prove
a profitable venture. Before robbing
the express car, the bandits overpow
ered thn station aent aud seeured
about $15 in cash. They then began
preparations to rob the west bound
train which arrived at 7 53 p. m. When
the train arrived at the depot, one of
the bandits held up the engineer and
fireman and the conductor and brake
man, and two stood guard over the
passengers. The other two broke open
the eiproBB car.
Messenger Chapman, whose brother
was killed in a train robbery several
months ago, showed fisht and was
knocked senseless. Tbe safe was
opened, but there was nothing in it. A
jug of whisky was all the car contained
and the robbers took it. They said
they were looking for a valuable money
package.
It was not on the train and the rob
bers gave vent to their disappointment
by firing a volley from their Winches
ters after which they mounted their
horse and disappeared, A posse
headed by the Wells Farm road airnnt
started in pursuit.
GERMAN LUTHERAN SYNOD.
Prcciedinse of the Meetings Held
at
Pittsburg Yesterday.
Pittsburg. Pa., July 19. The Ger
man Lutheran Synod now in session in
Pittsburg was opened today by Chap
lain R-v. H. Walker, of York, Pa.
ihe morning session was ocenpied in
doctrinal discussion, setting forth that
the entire scriptures were inenired
The inerrancy of Holy Writ was upheld
against the inroads of modern nnluth-
eran theologicians.
This afternoon there was no discus
sion of the synod. Instead there were
held separate conferences of ministers,
laymen ano teasiiers. ihe evening
session was devoted to conference work.
SACRAMENTO SHOPS OPENED.
Four Hundred Wen Export for Work.
Old Employee Rs-lnatated.
SAftruMKKTrV Cain . .lnlw 10 17.rl
this morning over 400 men reported for
wora in uie suops miu many or the old
employes were giv.m their formar posi
tions. Etvry department, save the
rolling mills and foundry, is in opera
tion with a sufficient forse to handle
all business for the present.
It is generally conced'd that tbe
strike, so far na it obtains here, is
practically sHtled nnd that the railroad
company has won. Three switching
crews went to work this morning and
traius aro made up without difficulty.
KNAPSACKS FOR THE GUARD.
New Acooutremnnts will Be Among
Supplies at Coming Camp.
IlAnnisnriHJ. Pn . .Tilly 10 Vr.
rants have been issued from the adjut
ant general's department for the pay
and inaintenane.n nf trnnn ntutlnna,! ut.
Punxutawuey during the eoal mine
strike. The aggregate sum is 25,-
503 57.
New knansncks are boinor fnrniahnd
the guard for the encampment.
IN OUR OWN COMMONWEALTH.
Fire yesterday destroyed an entire block
at Sharpsvillo, three miles north of
bUHrou. Ihe loss is estimated at 2",000.
Thn E:ist Peunsvlvnnia association of
Free Baptints has been organized in liar
lisliurg This association ib for the pro
motion of general religious work in cen
tral Pennsylvania. The officers elected
were: Itev. Thomas C. Brewster, of West
(.'onshohocken. president: Frank R. Calder
aud Hev. W. F. Cranston, of this city, vice-
president and secretary respectively.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and
means committee, is sufforlng ko severely
from neuralgia .hat bo will, this after
noon, leave tor West Vijginia to remain
until Monday next.
Tbe president yestordav sent to the sen
ate the nomination of Clifton R. Breckin-
ridue, of Arkansas, to be envoy extraor
dinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
united states to itussia, vice Andrew D.
White, resigned.
Tho treasuty department was informed
yesterday afternoon that Jl,00O,O0O in gold
was withdrawn from the sub-treasury at
Now York to b exported to Europe in ad
dition to A0,U00 taken for shipment to
Canada. This reduces tho gold reserve to
300,000.
WEATHER F0RECAS1.
Washinoton. July 19. forecast
for Friday: For Eastern
I'ennsulvania, aenerallu fair.
during Friday, followed by increasing
cloudiness, probably local rains and oouer
Saturday, toufA wind,
jafAaj
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