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CONGRESSIONAL HEWS. Gccrc!zry Carlisle Goca to Ihc Capttcl and Pre vents a Ccnpronlso on ritr-.a'- SENATOR VOORHEES TO FORCC A VOTE. neiclulton Providing lor a Co-nmliilon on Iho Mca raflM Canal Tho Cold Reiervd Steadily on the DecrcojB. Washington, Oct. P. Secretary Carlislo in ado a visit to tho t-enato wing of tho eapltol SaturJny after noon. Coming at this juncture, when vcry ono of tho frcnatorB was eject ing tho unusual to happen, tho viblt created a sensation. Ho had just I'onio from a close eon fci once with tho president, and it was naturally sup posed that ho had soma Impoitant message for Individual senators or for tho body at largo. It such wos tho on-so ho did not take tho pains tu fur nish tho public with tho tamo infor mation. Ho sjiont about two hour in conference with varloiiH Dcmoei-atic senators in the marhlo loom and tho room of thu finance committee, but did not enter tho chamber. Among others with whom ho conversed weio Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Harris. Tho report was Foon set in circulation that ho hud been t-ent as tho president's personal official representative to ar range tho terms of au agreement with tho opyoslng forces of the Democratic ranks in tho senate. Inquiry, how oer, dovclopod tho fact that tho visit was just the opposite, heneo wo com promise. To light It Out. WAsniXGTOX, Oct. 9. Senator Voorhees gave definite notice In tho senate Saturday morning that com mencing on Wednesday next ho would ask tho senato to sit continuously un til a vote has been reached on tho re peal bill, and that ho would oxpoet tho senators to maintain aquorum un til tho end of tho present discussion was reached. 'I might say more, but moro is not necessary." Ho gavo this notice that tho senators might govern themselves accordingly in tho per formance of tho duty they owe tho public. I'itltntto Trade Murk Cnie. Washington, Oct. . While tho final settlement of tho celebrated Pal metto trado mark caso has not been reached, a decision favorable to tho petitioner, who Is really Gov. Tillman, was given' In tho district supremo court yesterday. Tho demurrer of Commissioner Seymour was overruled .and I tho order of tho court was in mtStfrS- that ,tir " tSAvs: 7"u! u' "51 i i"ZrjJJ"wl;I-1 torrlno Palmetto ' trado - itt&Tfc or appear before tho court and show why ho had not dono so. 1 Caucus Called. WASiiisGTON-.Oct. G.--A Democratic caucus of thihouso has been called for njjt MsSifiy to eonsuW tho ques tion of tho form in which the election iu shall bo passed, It being Vno de Blro of tho northern JJeiV.ats to pass the Titch substitute introduced Wednesday. Tho question of tho ad visability of sending tho bill to tho sonato boforo tho silver bill Is disposed of will also bo passed upon by tho caucus. Jxcctitlro Day, Washington', Oct. C Tho senato spent yesterday, except a few minutes in tho morning, behind closed door3 in consideration of executive business. Tho greater part of tho day was de voted to discussing tho alleged vio lation of tho homo rulo principle in appointment of men to position in ono state who Uvo in another. Tho first voto taken was upon tho confirmation of Allon and ho was confirmed by a vote of 21 to 21, means committee have acknowledged that some difficulties are being reach ed. Tho Iton and steel tchedulo is a perplexing knot to bo solved. Tho ft a me work of tho bill buloio tho ma jority Is understood lo bo a draft sub mitted by Secretary Carlisle. Tho members of tho committee find many changes which they bel"co desirable. It la understood that it has been definitely settled I hat tho sugur bounty will bo repealed. A proposition bus been made to plueu half a cunt a pound on raw bugarn or lako oil tho tamo rate on refined sugars. It Is said that Mr. Corlislo has beon In conbuttutlnn with the majority dur ing a portion of their deliberations. It is generally bollued by the Demo emtio members, not only of tho com mittee, but of the house, that an In l'io iso of the internal rosonuo taxes Is p.tit of tho admlnlstiation plan. Another suggestion Is that money for pensions mhould bo a totaiato fund, isjucd In sotno spot Jul manner. An incomo tax and a direct ta havo both been suggested. Member of the committee on iu a'id pensions hao receive d intimation 1 lint they may havo to act on uuegcftlona of this kind. I ENDS-LIFEWITHARAZOR . U. CaiC, Canfincd (n ilia Ali'lana . . Ills Head Atmc:t Ctf. , Cuts :i: i;ad ccen drinking fcr coke tim". I to Leaves a Family -A Negro at Hlllihoro Caaste etttavng Murdered a Mm at Dallai end.il Arret led. Wasiiingion, Oct. ".'Several days ngo the treauufy department lnallod interest checks aggregating in aluo ubout $r,l0 ),U()1 to pay inteiost on tho public debt duo October 1. Tho ollcct of this payment is already being folt in tho reduction of tho gold ro Bcrvo, which to-day (stands at ifSD, U2i,uD!j, compared with a resenc of 4D.Vi82.17:. on tho 2d instant. It has reached nearly tho lowest point in Its history, which occurred about tho middle of last Juno, when it wiu several hundred thousand be low what It Is to-day. Tho njL cur rency balance, however has turned tho other way and shows an increase of $2,(M7t2U0 since tho 2d of tho month. Tho department is accumu lating currency at some Interior points In anticipation of largo pen blon payments to bo made soon. No gold is going out of tho country so far as tho officials of tho department are Informed, AnarKE, Tex.. Oct. :t. -D. M. Cado ol this placo committed suleldu In tho county jail Saturday. Cado camo hro with his family from Him gor about three years ago. At that ttrao ho was reputed to bo worth from $10,000 to $10,000, but most of what ho had h' been wasted, though ho owned atjiio time of his death a farm near be4 ant eomo other property. Tor tho past six months, ho has not been in business, and during this tlmo ho has boon dt inking to excess Sev eral weeks ago ho was tried In the justice court and was permitted to go out on his own recogiu.aivo to worn out tho lino. Instead of doing thU ho continued drinking and on 'Ihursday was put In tho county jail. It is cus tomary Ad Saturday lo p.iss a i azor in to tho jail so that the prNonors may shave themselves. When tho razor was sent in tfatuiduy Cado wailed his turn coolly and when it came he neatly shaved himself, then caiefully wiping tho razor,, ho cut his throat, not from car to ear, but by a. cut deeper and longer than that, and not KitHied with tho first attempt, laiscd his head and made a second cut, to the honor of tho other prisoners. The head was almost severed fiom tho body. Not moio than two inches of tho back of the neck and tho -ctebra having been misled in his fiuious self-attack llo leaves a wlfo and several child re it. !nK ,',? "l00"0" h01i I ST. LOUIS CARNIVAL. tontitled that on bopterabor 18 they left San Angolo In a two-wheel cart for Knickerbocker on a visit to her I BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE parents, after several months absence; thatthetf bad agreed, as tho child was illegitimate, to leavo him near some good lady s house until sho coula re turn, thus loaving her parents igno rant of her disgrace. Sho says after they had driven some distance ftoin San Angolo they turned and went down to tho river, bIio supposed near to some residence, and stopped. War ren got out, taking tho child with him, leaving her in tho cart. Ho was gone, sho (thought, an hour, when ho re turned, saying tho child was in good hands and that the could got him in a few days Warren is In jail here aw ail ing trial in December. AUTUMNAL FESTIVITIES. )norinou Crowd Injuring the Hotol tality of tho Metrooll of the AVeit nnd Routhtreit Concluding Hutot nnd Attrnrtlon. A Jtoltbpr rolled. Lott, Tex., Oct. 5. Tuesday night St. Louis. Mo., Oct. 8. The Co lumbian festivities In this city con tinue to uttract visitors from alt di rections. Tho territory which looks' upon St. Louis as Us natural commer cial metropolis Is represented by tons of thousands of cltlons, while from more distant points tho attendance has been and contlnuos very largo. The forelqu commissioners, who camo down from Chicago to witness tho Veiled Prophets parade and tho other the sccdhousc belonging to tho Marl.n - - XS"i unl Tiou' ?!,""!?.?."". f.' .f hpn" I tho streot illumination, tho m Another Amendment, Washington, Oct. 7. In tho senat jostorterday Mr. Blackburn of Ken tucky submitted an amendraont to tho bill repealing tho silver purchasing clause of tho act of 1890. It strikes out tho Voorhees substitute, leaving tho bill as it passed tho house; it then provides for tho freo coinage of sliver of American production. Tho secre tary of tho treasury is authorized on the first day or each month to estab lish tho solgnorrago to bo charged A Murdoror It oasts. IIit.lsdouo. Tex., Oct 0. The sheriff arrested, and jatW a negro who boasted to soveral colored people that ho had killed a negio In Dallas flomo time slnco with a coupling pin in ono of tho railroad yards, and had I secicted tho body under or near tho gallery of a house. Ho also stated to soveral that a negro now living in Longvioy had witnessed tho killing and was threatening to peach on him and that ho was going to put him out of tho way. Ho now says ho was only poking. Itnbhed the Mull. IlAKGeit, Tex., Oct. 3 A report reachcdjierc yesterday evening that the Broclinridgo mall hack was robbedvb "ivd masked men four mile Mrtiragtin Ctiiml Itesalutlon. Washington, Oct. 0. Mr. Doolittlo of Washington Introduced a joint res olution Saturday providing for a com nnlssion of threo senators and six rep resentatives to go over tho entire route of the nlcaragua canal and make a thorough examination with a view of submitting to congress a com prehensive report and furnishing in formation upon which future legisla tion may bo had, The On u. Washington, Oct. 3 In tho sen ate yesterday the houso bill to extend tho time for completing the eleventh census was passod and Mr. Dolph of Oregon took the floor to give his views as to tho real cause of tho busl dofb and financial tioublo, which ho said was tho fear of hostile tariff legislation. bo'XIfodllTerence'betwoen the market price of silver bullion and tho minted value after coinage. This seigniorage will not bo coined, but will bo sold by tho secretary for gold to be used for tho purpose of maintaining mo parity or goia ana silver. ' CouiUfUbllnC, Cuuibromff. Washington, Oct. fi. In tho senate , yeBterday the first open suggestion of ucompromiso ou me repeat out was made and attracted tho closet atten tion on both sides of the chamber. Sonator llutler of South Carolina, in an Impassioned speech against tho passage of the bill, mado a compro mise tho salient feature. Inroply to a question which ho said had boon asked over nnd over again a3 to whon a voto would bo had on tho bill, Sen ator llutler said compromise, compro mise, is tho solution to tho struggle here. When tho sonato met yester day thero were six Kepubltcans and ono Democrat present. A'ftcr sorao delay aquorum was seemed. Illount'J It e port, WAsniGTON, Oct. G. The nature of Mr. lllount's recommendation regard ing the annexation question, says ft morning papor, h to Iho eflect that no action bhould bo taken by the United States to annex tho Islands or to establish a protectorate over thorn without tho full consent of all tho na tives. Tho report recommends that all questions Involved in annexation and tho establishment of a protector ate should bo submitted to a voto of all tho natives as well as foreigners, and on their doelslon should rest tho future policy of tho United States re specting tho Hawaiian islands. Wants Informutlon. Wasjuxgiox, Oct. 5. In the housa yesterday Mr. Martin of Indiana se cured tho adoption of a resolution calling upon tho secretary of tho in terior for information as to tho num ber of pensions allowed and rejected since March 4, 1893. Tmron Jhtam'prAi,i.vmi mgir.1 x nirJftSWnirtoM.inry wl j. hosurcd nothing but tho letter mall bag. The postmaster hero says thero was no registered mattor in it. Tho driver had two expross packages on nis person amounting to $110 and a passenger had $150, which was not molested. Tho sheriff went in pur suit and tracked them ten miles when their trail was lost. ''M TttlJed to Glr? ltoatt. Dallas, Tex., Oct. 6. Elmer L. Johnson was brought in yesterday from Tort Worth by Deputy United States Marshal McCampbell, charged with embezzling $2000 while receiver of tho public moneys of tho land ofilco at Del Korto, Col. IIo was taken before United States Commissioner Lcdnum, who set his bond at SUOO0, fallin-j to furnish which ho was ro-lranded. The Koltt HoscriP. Washing ion, Oct. 9. There was a fctlU further reduction of tho net jfold reserve In tho treasury Saturday, tho figures bMng ft&Uoi.V.'SO, about rJ0,UJ0 lower than In Juno last when it touched tho lowest point in hUtory lo that tliLe. Tho currency la'ance, however, t-howcJ an iucicaso, biug Uti.31,147. Sul Accident. Dallas, Tox., Oct. 6 Tho 1-year- old baby glil of Mr. and Mrs, It. A. Jefferson, living at 053 Koith Wash ington avenue, fell into a tub of water last night and was drowned. Whon taken from tho water tho baby gavo siens of life. Efforts wore made to resuscitate hr and a messenger was dispatched for a physician, who on his arrival found the life of tho little one to bo extinct. male population of tho town was soon eathcrou at tno lire, iho north- uuuiiu ai.ifCr nan. ;. mo utrpui , tiQ fft, Ui O .Ui J BUUU lll IU-?1U.U Ulll'l- waids Dan Lines, tho agent, and his assistant, J. A. Mooro. looked tho depot and starred to tho file. Mr. Mooic fctoppcl to 1j:ow out tho lights on tho platform while Mr. Llneswenl On As soon as the light was put oul Mr. Moore was confronted by o marked man, who pieicnted a six shooter nnd oidered him to onei up tho olllco and hand over what money there was on hand. Mr Mooro explained that ho did not know the combination to the safe. Jt wai of no avail, he was forced to unlock the ofiico door, but when ho was In side he tried lo explain again his in ability to pet Into the safe, but the would-be jobber would listen to noth ing, and threatened him with Instant death If tho money was not forthcom ing Mr. Moore, finding that ex piations were useless, grabbed tho six-shooter and a lively tussle ensued Mooic began to call for help and tho robber began to try to getaway; finally disengaging his six-shooter ho struck Mr. Mooro Ihteo times on tho head, stunning him, and then mado his escape without tho money. Wieck Ncur Tnjlor. Tayloii, Tex., Oct G. A wreck oc curred on tho International and (Jieat Northern railroad two mtles south of Taylor at 11 a. m. yesterday. Tho north-bound passenger tialn with En gineer Tom Harris at the throttle, btruck a cow, throwing tho onglno bottom up across the track and derail ing tho mall and baggage cars. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping, butnnegio working his way ijv -KO uuhu Daggago sustaineu g tho street Illuminations tho most I magnificent over witnessed, and they were also ueiighteu with the oxposi- and tho city generally. During their btay they were able to seo the largest biowery in America, largest drug houso In tho world, tho largest shoo factory In America, and soeral other manufacturing and re tail establishments of mammoth pro portions. Tho tenth annual exposition will terminate ono of its most bueees&ful beasons on Oct. 21, and as this practi cally includes tho carnital, it is im portant that arrangements be mado at IfiflilllflS'i was otherwise horribly mutilated. Ho was brought to relatives at Taylor, but his chances for recovery are doubtful. None of tho passengers were injured, save an unexpected shaking up. Tho passengers and mall were ELECTKIO REVOLVING STAK; onco for a visit to St. Louis ivhllo in its holiday attlro. Tho railroad com panies havo mado such concessions in rates, and havo enlarged the low wiAftOvSp matorlflily.UiaJi ihoe iv penso attacnea to attending tno car nival has been reduced to something quite insignificant. Specially low rates can be obtained for tho conclud ing illumination displays on Oct 12 and 19. Oct. 12 Is Spanish ana Italian H transferred and tho wrecking traic ' day and tho event will bo celebrated went to work clearing tho track. by parades of brilliantly uniformed cavalry. Tho 19th is Pythian night, stneo Robbod. when thousands of Knights of Pythias Baluxqer, Tox., Oct. 7. Tho Hal. i will bo in line, linger and Kobort Leo daily stage, , Tho illuminations aro so gorgeous which left Robert Leo Thursday morn- that no ono can afford to miss teeing ing, was hold up by two festive road them. An Illustration Is given of tho agents whon about fifteen miles out revolving eleotrIostar mado up of from Robert Loo. After relieving tho I nearly 1U0O clootrlo lights in constant driver of $1.05 they piocced to go motion and with rapid changes in through tho United States mall, tak. color. Tho other oleotrio sot ploces ing such registered letters as they and panorama, twolvo in number, In found. Each robber wore a heavy i cludo a lovely floral arch in natural mask. After gottlng what booty they I colors, brilliant pyrotechnic olleets, could they told tho driver ho could j an executive arch with portraits of all move on, but that ho must not look the Presidents of tho Union and of tho back: that ho did ho would not ba covernors of Missouri, and Bomo ox- turned into a pillar of salt, but they . coedlngly appropriate Columbian pan- .1 would turn a lot of cold lead Into him. IIo oboyed instructions, A lturslur Klllcil. San1 Antonio. Tex., Oct. 7. ro Hco Officer N. U. 1'ilnk shot a colored man named Ccciho Washington through the heart at 4 a. m. yester day, killing him instantly. He was caught in tho act of burglarizing u saloon and when called on to surren der he blurted to run. I'rink fired two bhots, both of which took effect. TI.p New Tii.II tu I. WAiisi.r.v, Oct. r. Iho Domo' cratic m mb- ra of the ways unJ l'euco In Argentine. Washington, Oct. G. Tho depart ment of stato has a telegram flora Secretary I'lshbacK, In chargo of tho legation at liuenos Ayresi stating that tho tovolutlon N at an end and that peace provalls throughout tho coun. try. ' ni Aftiuu Wb'Ungton, Oft. ?. Tho ncmto committee on ,ton tn i'tttiu:r. Iiuau la ten final nut ion. .v tUo ui"uuL.t.o,i vt J. J. Van Al u tot & ,uu.1m; ulur to Italy. It lo unit- -tooa Uu a. t .i vut Uwirable to Van Ait. orama. There aro m audition over 40,000 gas lights with colored globes lining the sidewalks of the principal streets. In all there aro ovor Tfi.OOO1 lights used In tho illuminations, which rival the greatest triumphs of Paris and cast into insignificance tho fabled grandeur of tho orient. lluhy Iicscrtod. CoitsiCAXA, Tex., Oct, G. A wo man claiming to be from Dallas, a I' ll cd hero Tuesday evening, having with her a 3-weeks-old gltl baby. CVia cnll lit litcln-wl ii.nc Arm A Qlm o.,...w . .. """" :'" About stonkr. loft her baby at the hotel V edncsday n monk g ot GU,raitar rook aro morning, saying sho was going to , u tho dlsUnctlon o hunt work, bho has not been heard ; h , 0 monk , Eur0 not from since. It is learned that she k , 0Bptfvlty. It is agreed that was traveling on a pass mid had her , ' , d f 'u n lfl baggago checked through from heio , h , s ,n J, gpain was ever to ouston. The child was cared for h "T, f '(o th 6'0a untl yesterday by tho proprietor ol h , fl fl do wUatr Is 0aied tho ST. "";.:.' "" i'.:C: l;"S.S ",fc ' rtr.lt of Gibraltar Europe and Africa. Chailes West and taken to Ennis. Sliot Illuuclf. Uo'und Hock, Tex., Oct. 7, Fritz Zimmerman, 'tho-inan who 'attempted sulcidothiee weeks ago by taking two ounces of laudanum, completed the Job Thursday night by shooting himself through the heatt with a shotgun, llo said ho was tired of living. Mcutl Crmlied. T.J. P.vso, Tox.. Oct. 3. George Gillooly. thooyear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Oillooly, was Instantly killed yesterday evening by having his head crushed to a jelly while play ing beside a big pile of lumber, which topped oer on him. Mumle llucker' ltoml, San Akqelo, Tex.. Oct. 7, A habeas corpus trial was granted Ma mie Kuckcr, charged with tho murder of her infant on September IS, result- Sulclilftd Willi 1'oUoii. Navasota, Tox., Oct. 5.- . a negrcBs, Rachel Holmes, a negreBs, committed suicide Sunday by poison. Some years ago her husband, a prominent negio poli tician, was shot from ambush and killed. Sho aid her paiamourwere tried for tho crime. Sho camo clear, but ho was given a Hfg sentenco In tho penitentiary, Either crime or the accusation is supposed to havo prayed on hor mind so that sho committed suicide. Some few negroes btlic'e sho was poisoned for revenge. Grime County Itllllnff. Navasota, Tox., Oct. 5. Mack Tilford shot; and klllod Tobo Harris Satuiday night at a festival near Courtney in this county. An examin ing trial had boforo Judge Cabeen and tho prisoner was refused bail. Offi cers passed through hero on their were joined together ana animals roamed from ono spot to another as they pleased. When the time came, however, that tho strip of land was at last swallowed up by tho gioedy ocean, tho stro'ng current prevented, creatures lhat were not at homo- in the water from crossing to and fro a thoy were wont to do, Among tho unfortunates whose wanderings woio thus unexpectedly cut $hort wore many African monkeys, anil the rock monkeys of the pro-sent, w-Tiobo num bers, it may be added, are growing loss and loss, are undoubtedly de scendants of thoso prehistoric fellows. Of course It follows that the Barbary apes the monkeys living on tho Af rican sldo of the strait aro tho first cousins of tho occupants of "Gib.'! The ruins of Pompeii are said to bo so vast that they cannot bo excavated. at tho ordinary rate ot progress, be fore the middle of the next eentury. way to Anderson, where tho prisoner Many move interesting discoveries . ww jui..u. win unaouutoaU' ue maao there, !). sMi$if4rAM:& MX k