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Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5-Wheat-Steady; cash,
100; November, s1.o9s4; December, $l111s;
May, Sl.l05S.
Corn-Lower; cash, 4s4c; November,
Oats-Easy; cash. 241sc; November,
"a 9-l6c; December, 251sc; May, 80 3-16c.
Rye-55c
Barley-Nomnal.
Prime Timothy-Nominal.
Flax-$l45
Whisky-S120.
Pork-steady; cash, 1880; November,
Sl+.3O; December, sl422la.
Lard-Steady; cash, $500; Noyember,
SS,4112; December $500.
Flour-Dull and prices lower to sell;
patents $.25Cd750; bakers, in sacks, $4,000
800; choice, IS. l0(d5.30; winter 81. 5.75(d6.00;
rye, in barrels, SO 50d3,5; sacks, 81. 25(63. 50.
Bulk Meats-Shoulders IS 621 a00s 15; short
clear, 81. 12I3 3G9.25. short ribs, SS.35.
Butter - Steady; creamery, l6]1@24c;
dairy. 141Sd2Oc.
Unchanged heavy green salted, 7(o
!4c; light green salted, 7}2c; salted
bull, sc; dry flint, &c; damaged, 7c dry
calf 7CfSc; branded hides II per cent of !;
deacons, 25Cq3Oc each; dry salted. &c.
Acknowledgement No. l, solid packed,
&c; No. 2, &c; cake. &C.
Enthusiastically; full cream cheddars, 1014
@1lc; flats lo}a@ll4c; Young Americas, 1oI
@ll14c.
Flour. bbls. ............ 1900 7,0eo
Wheat bu. ....... ....... 10000 1900
Corn. bu... :. ......... 299Ooo 391 900
Oats. bu... ............254,OO 600 $4,000
Rye, bu. bu.................. ....
st. Louis. Oct. 15.-wheat-Lower;
cash, $l064; November, $l.O6
Corn-Lower; cash, 393sc asked; October,
3SEc.
Oats-Steady; cash, 22}ac; October, csc.
Pork-Quet at $l5.371a.
Lard-Easy at $3.50
WhiSky-Sl a.
Minneapolis, Oct 15.-Wheat-The local
trading was active in the pit and some early
sales were at LII for May Of speculative
grade No. l northern, 81 1871. The trading
at noon 81 10 was bid for May with sellers lc
above. Closing quotations: No hard. Octo-
Der and November, $l:1s}4; December, sl.l9;
May, s122; on track, $l.2O; No. north
ern, October and November, $ll91S; Decem-
ber, Sll04; May, Sl.l5; on track, $l.1o;
$l.Otsl; December, $lO5; May, $llO; on
track, sl.O5.
Milwaukee, Oct. 15.-Wheat-Qulct; {;
cash, sLo214; December, slo4sl; January,
Corn-Quiet; No. 8, 45c.
Oats--Qulet; No. 9 white, 29c.
Rye-Lower; No. l, 5613c
Barley-Easier; No 2, 554c.
Provisons-Steady; pork cash $500.
Cincinnati, Oct. l5.-Wheat-More press
lngly onered; lower; NO. red, $l.t(0l. Us.
Corn-Flrm; No. mixed, 46l3c
Oats-Barely steady; No. 2 mixed 26c.
Rye-Dull and lower to sell; No. 2, 5Sc.
Whisky-Actiye atSll4
New York. Oct IL. Wheat Rece;nts
| 90 o5n. exnorts. none. snot market 2GS3c
lower and n,:iet win moderate miIiing do.
mand mo, . red. 81 Os(GI OS. IN elevator
Al OSI;0DI Oss5 afoat Sl.0sh(al 90 + o. b,
| No. 5 red, SlOl; ungraded red, 81. l.OOI5 "a
| 81, ,l6sl; No. / red, Sl.l7; options irregular
| and 3ss(a355c lower, closing weak with fair
| business, November closing at SlOS1k.
Corn-Receipts, 2l1 600; exports, 49, 900
| spot market 15Glslc lower and weak, but
| fairly active: No. 2 5lll@52c in ele
| vator. 5l9, ,(ds29lc ahoat; ungraded mixed
| 5l@52kc: options 5I0ls5c lower weak and
| 5l3sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Twenty.three transfers. .....
building Permits.
Axes to Grind.

Storekeepers and druggists with pri-
vate ''axes to grind" although we'll
aware of the superiority of SOZODONT
to all preparations for the teeth. some
times recommend other articles as
equally good" or 1.-The same thing" or
superior" Insist on having SOZO-
DON'T
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
GrOCers List.

Revised prices are as follows:
BAG6ISG-Stark A seamless 22c: Amos
keag, seamless. l7t9c Lewiston A, seamless.
19c; American, seamless lie; burlaps, 4
TO bn, ll(Gl4c; gunnies, single, l3c; gun
nies, double, 2Oc; wool sacks, 35c. Twines-
Flax, Ssc; extra sail, 2O92lc sail b, ls@20c,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
The following were the closing quotations (:

MONEY ON CALL-Easy at 212l2 per cent; ;
last loan Pa per cent; closed offered at 2lla
per cent
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-49l@616 per
cent.
STERLING ExcuANaE-Dull and steady at
S4.s34 for sixty-day bills, and S4.S11a for
| demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Hogs.

There were only twenty-five fresh loads,
hardly enough TO make market The best
heavy hogs sold in good many cases at
steady prices but the more common and mixed
loads sold &c lower, The hogs all sold early.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Leather.

Hemlock sole, 1s(G21c per ID; oak sole, 3l9
3dc per Id; oak harness, 30952c per ID; selec-
ted oak and trace, 3 c per lb; oak and hem
skin, No, /, S0@86c per lb, according to
weight; oak calf skin, No. /, 9Oc0sl.OU per
Id; Philadelphia calf skin, extra, sl.00@l 10
per Id; hemlock kip skin, No. l, 60G7Oc per
ID; oak kip skin, No. l, 70GSOc per lb; Phila-
delphia kip skin, extra, s0(G9Oc per 10. French
calf skins, according to weight and quality,
$l.15@l7 10 Der lb' French kip skins do. sUctQ
$l.lO per 10. Coruovan russett, lsc; satin
finish, 20c per foot; welt leather, s350(d4. 90
per foot; moroccos, boot leg, s5asc per
foot glove calf skins, 200l3Oc per foot
Douglas kid, 30@40c per foot; kangaroo
skins, 4OG5Oc per foot, according to quality.
Topplngs, $SO0a10.00 per dozen; Innings,
s5OO@9.O0 per dozen; apron skins, $l0.00Ca
1900 per dozen.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Highest and Lowest.

The following are the highest and lowest
prices paid for hogs during the past few days
and on the corresponding dates one and two
wears ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
THE REALTY MARK EFT.
instruments Placed on Record Dur
ing YeRterdaY.


d l. Thomas and wife to j NJ Swetnam,
lot Q, Shiloh W d.. .:....................... H,lO
+ Gilbert and husband to W punton,
lots and T. blk H. Waterloo, W d...... 200
LC Gibson to G II Stevens, W 80 IT lots
and =, blk ll2 South Omaha, W d...... 200
und !, lots !, and 3, g Forbes sub, and
und "a lots and 2, blk D. kountzes th
Foreman and wife to l. ID Fenton, lot 8,
blk I. Mayne's add. W d ..........:...... 700
WE n5, Foster ,ns II to Hopkins lot . blk 3. soo
i Rolte and wife to G 7 Crandell, lot s.
fhiffSsE fS%s f'sSs to Hn,shizer 90 +. ne cor
lot J. Reeds I'd add. W wd................. d
g Megeath md wife to + W Holden. lot
v and south half halt lot ;, windsor plase,wd $3.50
lot3 blk 4. Hawthorn. W d ......... 80. $500
a, MsrNy S| to b Green, lot ), Glk and 20,
Clark to Price, lot ls. blk 4. Du ,,.
X g Price to WV Buck, lot is. blk Du wv,
II p lsosworth and wife to ii ii Chtten.
den, lot 4. blk II, Amber Place, W d. ...: 1000
Clemens g and wife to J A Horbach,pt Of
l. Dunham and wife to j Scanneli, lot
STEM ss ans sasyens hnsbsnS pisfe 10 200
lot p. Lndquist's add. W ....... ..... 100
Enggleman 10 p Van windhem, lot 27, soo
Patrick Land Company to CT Jameson.
lots 10 and II, blk rs, Dundee Place. wd 1000
Tukey ct al to G Goodman. lots l3
u
o Howard and wife to Z G Gray. lots2
and 3 blk 3. Saunders & Himebaughs
MI Pleasant add. " wd..................... d 500
co Howard and wife to L q Gray, lot 40,
blk =. Howard's. w Observation-Disclosures. q. 100
Jacob Kouchs and wife to W Haugha-
wout, lot 1, blk 100. South Omaha, cd. l
Twenty.three transfers. ...............tS tS3. .304
building Permits.
The following permits TO build were is
sued yesterday:
Gable Tramway Co. frame depot Twen-
tieth and Lake streets. ................ $500
w X Homer, three cottages. Twenty-sec-
Ond and Grace streets. 49,. ............. 5000
John Snoder. dwelling. Thirty ninth and
Seward streets .....,..... ............... 1850
l. ID May. cottage and barn. French be-
tween Grand and Forbes avenues. 500
l. johnson, improvements, Eighteenth
anu Nlnton streets. ........ .............. JO
Frank Wasserman, dwelling, Mercer ave-
nue. and Dewey street t................... 1900
Ten permits. aggregating. ................ $500
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Metals and Timers Stock.

JUNK-Machlne castings, Sl2009l3.0 90;
stove plates, S.00,dS.OO wrought iron IS. .00GD
1000; bones, dry, 500; steel, $500 per ton
copper. $s,0O(G900; brass, 81 00t9sO0 zinc,
g Ooq2,5o; rubber, S25OJ9S.0O; mixed rags,
Nl0@l.l5 per cwt
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Drugs and Chemicals.

MIscELLANEous-S Sulph. acid, l5fc; citric
acld, 6Oc; tartaric soc; bal. copavla, Csc !;
borax, 10c; chloroform, 41c; glycerine, 2oc;
gum Arabic, select 81 90: gum camphor, zoe;
gum opium, 1928; sulph. morphia, $3.50;
bromide potassium, Acc.
OILs-Carbon, $50 > l0c; headlight, 175
Is+c; gasoline, 74o l2ac; West Virginia
summer, lie; zero, lie; No. golden ma
chine, lSc; extra w. S. lard, Sic; No. lard
47c; turpentne, sic; linseed raw, 55c;
boled, 5sc.
QuINrNE-P. & W.. per OF, 55c; German,
Der or Acc.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16

h'.'.'..'.'.' ....''.'.''%
Nov that scheme would have caught
everybody. But, as / say, the general
put his foot down, and that was the end
of it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Sheep.
Receipts.

The receipts were heavy and the market
active.
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Prevailing Prices.

The following Is a table Of prices paid in
his market for the grades of stock mem
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16
Packers Purchases.

Showing the number of hogs bought by
the leading buyers on the market to-day;
G.. II. Hammond Il Co...... ........... 496
Armour G. Il. Observation-Disclosures. lS9
j y Squire Il Co Observation-Disclosures, OBI
Others. Observation-Disclosures. .(Stock pgs) 81
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16

St. Louis. Oct. 15.-Wheat-Lower
cash, 81 l064; November, $l.O6
Corn-Lower; cash, 39$sc asked; October,
SSEc.
Oats-Steady; cash, 22}ac; October, 23c.
Pork-Quiet at l53759.
Lard-Easy at S. 80.
Wb;Skv SI "A
Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-16

CHICAGO, Oct 5.-Wheat-Steady; cash,
$l.09; November, 81 .09$4; December, 81 II Is !;
May, Sl.l05S.
Corn-Lower; cash, 434c; November,
1910; December, 46 5l6c; May, 39c.
Oats-Easy; cash, 241sc; November,
"a q lfc: Deremher d lsc: Nav. % a-l6c
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-20

Tuesday, when the effort 10 bring the re-
calcitrants into line will be resumed. Mean
while the tariff bill has been Formulated
the Republican substitute for the
Mills bill. 1t is Of course subject to change,
and it is hardly to be regarded as the final
proposition until the party has been united, -,
but some Of the leaders express the opinion
that this Will be effected. 1t is reported to
contain the woolen schedules OF the 1867
tariff and a free sugar provision, besides
the administrative features of the Mills bill
1T MEANS DELAY.
Mr. Reeds significant omission Of any
reference TO Rep blican scheme of tax re-
duction indicates the condition of affairs on
the Republican side of the House. Mr..
Carlisle listened intently all through Mr.
Reeds speech for this Information, and had
Mr.. Reed outlined the Republican scheme
Mr. Carlisle's speech would have been
chiefly criticism upon it, but the RQpub-
licans have no schemeof tax reduction. They
have not been able to agree upon one,
50 the Republican leaders will be constrained
to reject Mr.. Mills proposition to take an
immediate vote first on IA Republican sub
stitute and then on the Mills bill So the
five minute debate will go right ON after
the more pressing appropriation bills have
been passed next week Tho vote on the
bill will not be taken until after the ST.
Louis convention.
Speaker Carlisle was i'll this morning
He had a bilious attack, accompanied by
fits Of vomiting. Nevertheless he made the
most of his speech, Just as though he was
not unwell. A few who did not know the
fact said that he was i'll. His speech mado
votes for the bill. Mr.. Reeds speech, bour-
bon in tone and proposing no remedy, hurt
the Republicans
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INCREASED SENTENCES.
Mr. Gladstone Hits the Practice q
Blow Between the Eyes.

Mr.. Gladstone Hits the Practice q
Blow Between the Eyes.
LONDON, May 19.-Mr Gladstone, reply.
ing to the statement of Mr. Balfour, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, that the practice Of
increasing sentences on appeal had been
resorted to in Ireland while the Liberals
were In power, writes: ~ have censured,
and will continue to censure, the practice
in Ireland of enlarging criminal sentences
upon appeal, and inficting cumulative
punishments in such a way as to defeat the
evident inte tion of Parliament that
no one should receive more than
months Imprisonment under the so called
crimes act without the power of appeal
When the subject was debated in Parla-
ment, the government, who ought to have
Informed themselves, gave us no intimation
that there were precedents for the shameful
practice, which is contrary TO the plain in
tention Of Parliament, though managed to
be within the words of the statute; contrary
to the spirit of criminal Jurisprudence; Is
excluded, | believe, from the powers of
higher and most competent courts; and is
in direct opposition, so far as has appeared,
to the universal practice Ii. England.
UNKNOWN TO THE LIBERALS.
We now, however, are Informed that the
same thing was done IN former years when
the Liberals were in power. II was with
out our knowledge, and it is with
knowledge in matters not directly of execu-
tive action that responsibility begins. ]
rejoice that the discovery has been made.
1t is new proof of how deeply the spirit Of
evil traditions has entered into the Irish
administration. We do uot now, as in the
days described by Lord CORVALLIS. employ
torture and murder as instruments of Irish
government, but practices seem to
survive which disgrace the name Of
justice, and which would not for
moment be tolerated on this side of the
channel l hope Secretary Balfour will
continue his researches and drag into day
light every evil usage which, unknown to
us, has disgraced the Irish judicature or
administration. He will thus supply new
proof Of the necessity and advantage of
Investing the Irish people with power over
affairs and property of then own a1d pro-
viding that they shall be governed as we are,
in national, and not in an unnatural
spirit"
CLAN-NA-GAEL PLOTTING.
The Central kelos announces that 1t Is
officially informed that the police have re-
ceived news Of Clan-na-Gael plotting which
contemplates the commission of crime
similar to the tragedy Of Phenix Park,
Dublin, in which Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Under Secretary Burke lost their lives.
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FAIRCHILD DINED.
He Expresses His Views on the Civil
Service Question.

Service Question.
BROOKLYN, May ia dinner was given
tonight to Secretary Fairchild, in the
assembly rooms Of the Academy of Music.
by the Brooklyn Democratic Club. A large
number of prominent Democrats of Brook
lyn and New York were among the guests
Secretary Fairchild, speaking of civil
service reform, said: 'In my Judgment
the right to remove subordinates without
question and without presumption, until
the contrary is proven, that removals are
made for other purposes than the public
good, should be conceded and maintained
| believe that any curtailment of this right
will enfeeble the public service and
divide and disspate official responsibility
At the same time no officer with due regard
for the success of the trust confided to him,
will use this power, except with care and
after grave consideration. The present
system of competitive examination proba-
bly, cannot be- extended much beyond its
present limits.
NON-POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS.
"But hope to live to see the day when
the great majority of the public officers
shall be non-political that is, when it shall
not be considered needful to party govern
ment and party responsibility that many
changes should be made in purely admins
trative offices. My own wish that as few
political offices as possible should be in
the political category is based, not alone or
chiefly, on the hope or belief that the con
duct of the public business will be improved
thereby, but because believe that a grave
cause of party weakness and generalization
will be removed, and that thereby the pub
lie policy will be improved. The country
used often to be warned of the danger
which would come to it should there be q
change of party in the administration.
NOT A SHADOW OF TROUBLE.
"The change came, however, and democ-
racy took possession of the great depart
ments, and there has not been a
shadow of trouble therefrom. Not one of
tho evils predicted has come to pass. Iregret
to say that we are not perfect, but
it surely cannot be immodest to claim that
we have done no serious harm as yet
for this, if for nothing else, tho country
owes the democracy a large debt of graft
tude 1t has freed the country from super
stiti0n, and from that unreasoning aud
unreasonable dread of a nameless evil to
come, which before 1885 possessed the minds
of good, patriotic men when the possibility
of Democratic rule in the Federal govern
ment was suggested"
Secretary Fairchild next took up the
surplus question and spoke for tariff reform.
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PRICE $40 A YEAR l
I bCENTS A COPY.

Przemysl. The Austrian officials state
that Gen. Rehrberg carried traders pass
port, but was really spy upon the new
Notifications at Przemysl, which is now
the center of defense of Eastern Galicia.
Atter detention e eighteen hours, Gen.
Rehrberg was permitted to proceed to
Cracow under surveilence, from thence
returning to Warsaw. Gen. Rehrberg's
arrest, following the detention Of the Russian
GHnerM Helms, at Cracow, evokes threats
from the Moscow press, and, as matter OF
fact, reprsals have already been made.
The Austrian War Office has advices OF
the disappearance of several officers on a
tour in Vothynia, Poland with an open
passport. The Austrian press appears to
have received orders to keep silent in regard
to incidents occurring on the frontier. The
arrival at Vienna on Thursday last of q
number of Saxon staff officers under Gen.
Won Planitz, chief of staff of the Twelfth
German Army Corps, is fact too
pregnant with significance to be
overlooked. Gen. Won PlanitZ with his
staff goes on a tour through Galicia and
Pennsylvania. In obedience to the plan of
campaign last described and approved by
Berlin and Vienna war offices, and the
Saxon army corps will fight by the side of
the Austro- Hungarian troops.
FEARS OF AN IMMEDIATE OUTBREAK.
The proposed tour of Gen. Won Planitz is
in itself proof that the situation is in no
wise improved. His presence in Vienna
became known publicly only to-day, and
has renewed tho fears of an early
outbreak Of hostilities The Berlin
war office does not share in
the apprehensions of immediate trouble.
Gen. Won Planitz' tour was arranged in
February, and is not due to any recent de-
velopments. Another bad symptom is tho
recurrence of the press campaign against
France. The North German Gazette gives
prominence to the complaints of Germans
who are annoyed by the French frontier
officials, referring to-day TO the incident of
tho German commercial travellers being
forbidden to journey through France. 1t is
asserted that French officials purposely in
suit German subjects, and appear to be
authorized TO do go by the higher French
authorities. These insults, the press holds,
must lead to reprisals
The Swiss Bundesrath has decided to
establish among the police Of the different
cantons watch on Socialist subjects.
Rigorous surveillance is carried on to
prevent the smuggling of prohibited papers,
and it is reported that the Swiss polics
even have consented TO assist in the prepara-
tion OF q list of Socialist refugees who are
suspected Of spreading their doctrines.
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SENSATIONAL SUICIDES.
Fred Marsden and Robert Townsend
Arnold End Their Lives.

Fred Marsden and Robert Townsend
Arnold End Their Lives.
SUMMIT, N Y, May 19-Robert Town
send Arnold. one of the most prominent
residents of Summit, who is believed TO
have speculated largely in coffee in New
York, committed suicide late last night,
by shooting himself in the head
He returned from New York at
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
seemingly in the best Of spirits. About 9:30
o'clock he went TO the stables TO give orders
TO his coachman to have his carriage ready
for an early train this morning, intending
10 go TO New York on business. He retired
TO bed about 10:45 o'clock Fifteen minutes
later he asked his wife to get lamp and
light it. While She was absent, he took re-
vover from his bureau drawer and, placing
IL close TO his right temple, blew his brains
out. Mr.. Arnold was son of G. 7.
Arnold, Of Townsend & Arnold, and
brother of DIR. Glover c. Arnold, we'll
known New York physician. he came
from Charleston, s. c., with his father in
1859. lie was of good family and he inher-
tied an ample fortune from his mother,
Mary Selma Arnold He married very
happily about ten years ago. His wife, a
danqhter of the late Gen Butterfield, and
very beautiful woman, brought him another
fortune Of more than 100000.
TURNED ON THE GAS.
NEW York. May 9-Fred Marsden, the
well known playwright, was found dead in
his room on West One Hundred and Twenty
sixth street this morning, having commit
ted suicide last night by closing the win
dows and turning on the gas. Marsden was
one Of the most successful playwrlghts In
America, and had an income Of about
$4,000 year. He has boon despondent for
some time,
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TO SAIL FOR HOME IN July.
MIssoURPs FLOOD.
{. Louis Not Apprehensive of Very
Serious Damage

st. Louis Not Apprehensive of Very
Serious Damage.
ST. LOUIS, May 1Y.-The Mississippi river
at this point has been steadily but slowly
rising for number Of days past, but is
still soIne feet below the danger line us
determined by the United States signal SER
vice The glage now marks a little over
rs feet OF water in the channel, and some
of the cellars along the levee are filing
from water backing up the sewers,
but steamboat men do not appre-
bend a big freshet The breaking
of the Sny levee in the vicinity Of Hanni-
ball and Quincy has relieved the main chan
mel Of the river Of much water, and unless
the Missouri should pour out flood on the
present rise there will not be much damage
donp hero
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A REST FROM TARIFF TALK.
The Republicans to be Given a Week
for DeliberatiOn.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-An arrangement
was concluded this afternoon by which the
tariff bill will be laid aside for week or
ten days, and tho House will proceed with
the consideration of the appropriation bills.
1t is the general understanding that this
concession was made by Mr.. Mills in order
TO allow an opportunity TO the Republicans
to reach an agreement rs to how his
proposition to take a vote upon the tariff
bill and the Republican substitute, without
amendment, shall be treated.
A REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE.
A conference of the Republican repre-
sentatves was held tonight at tho home of
one of the members. The subject Of the
discussion was the Mills proposition 10 vote
directly upon his tariff bill or a substitute
TO be offered by the Republicans IL APP
pears that a majority Of the Republicans
are in favor Of joining issues in this way
without passing through the tedious and
protracted consideration Of the bill in com
nittee Of the whole for amendments. Some
OF the members. who make up the majority,
are influenced in the matter by q
desire TO shorten the session and
get to their constituents before
the dog days, while Others believe that th5
Mills bill can be beaten on n direct vote
From the present indications, however,
some forty Republican members favor con-
sideration of the bill under the five minute
rule Thoir motive is to divide the Demo
Gratis by Jfering tempting amendments, or
to defeat the bill by delay. The meeting
tonight brought together about fifteen or
eighteen members.
TALK BUT no ACTION.
There was much talk, but no action. The
Western members who participated strenu-
ously persisted in their opposition TO the
Mills proposition, despite all Of the argu-
ments Of the leading Republican spirits.
The conference lasted until nearly mid
night, and adjourned 10 meet again next