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, 1890-08-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Democrats Employ Obstruction
Tactics, and Confusion Prevails.

lactiCs, ana freValSs
In the house to-day IL was contended
that the first business was the Conger
lard bill, the vote upon the passage OF
which Saturday was not conclusive,
owing to the absence OF a quorum.
Mr.. Baker, of New York, argued that
the other business on the speakers 5 table
must first be disposed of.
After considerable debate on the sub
iect, Speaker Reed decided that the
question before the house was the roll
call on the passage Of the lard bill.
Mr. Mason, Of Illinois, appealed from
the decision.
on sustaining the decision the vote
showed no quorum, and a call of the
house was ordered.
One hundred and fifty-nine members
having responded to their names and
nineteen members having reported their
presence TO the clerk, the speaker pro
TEN. announced that there was quo
rum present.
Mr.. Morgan moved adjournment, say
ing that he believed some agreement on
the lard bill could be reached.
The motion was lost, and Mr.. Cannon
then offered a resolution directing the
sergeant.at-arms to notify the absent
members to return to Washington with
out delay, and revoking all leaves OF alb
sence except those granted on account
of illness. The resolution recites that
twice to-day legislative proceedings
were interrupted by want of n quorum.
and that certain members. mentioning
their names, answered their names un-
der calls, but did not respond on the
regular roll call.
Messrs. Blount, Grain and others pro-
tested against the resolution, saying
that IL was unjust to every member
mentioned i'm 1t, and that its adoption
would censure those members. Ther,
was great confusion in the house. Fully
dozen members were on their feet de
munding recognition on questions o.
personal privilege, and their efforts tc
secure such recognition were heartily
seconded by their friends
Finally Mr.. Grain was recognized anC
said; "Ihis Is nothing but u petty
species of bulldozing, the object being tc
threaten us, in order to compel us tc
vote"
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, said tha
nothing in the resolution could be con
strued into censurc, and Mr.. Cannon
said that the naming OF the gentlemen
in the resolution was but showing ex-
actly what the roll call had shown.
Mr.. Turner of New York, said that
the gentleman from Illinois had beer
playing to the press gallery. Ho ther
criticised the resolution in the severes
manner for three quarters Of an h our.
At the conclusion of the speech the
house adjourned.
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ONLY A LITTLE RUSE.
Platform Adopted by the
Boise Convention.
A TRADE ON THE REPUBLICANS
Everything Belonging to Them De
nounced in Strong Terms-The
Nominee for Governor.

BoisE CRY, Idaho, Aug. 26.--The 1T
tie tempest Ia tho teapot which was an
ticlpated TO come oil at the democratic
convention this morning over tho Mot
mon delegates elected from Bear lake
county was so carefully smngsled by
the leaders that only small pun OF
wind was noticeable. For popular effect,
and TO give an apparent rebukc to the
Mormon element In the party, the com
mittee on credentials were finally per
suaded evidently much against their
will, to seat the Mormon delegates.
The report OF the committee was adopted
In decidedly cool, not to say freezing,
manner, the old rank and file OF the
party smothering their indignation as
best thcy could, and looking tearfully at
tho retreating figures of their Mormon
allies as they filed out OF the hall. But
this deceiyes nobody. All the same,
the Mormons will stand by the demo-
cratic party.
j. w. Reid, of Lewiston, was elected
chairman. In taking his position Mr.
Reid, In an eloquent speech, which
electrified tho audience, set forth the
fundamental principles which should
guide the party in the fight Ho was
loudly applauded.
The temporary secre taries were made
permanent, and motion was then
made to go into executive session to con-
sider the matter of nominations, the
intent being more particularly, as
George Ainslie. a candidate for senator
ial honors, said, with more emphasis
than discretion, ITO keep out black
republican newspaper men," but the
motion was superseded by motion
to ad iourn
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ed that probably tho papers would not be
sent up before Saturday night. Then
they would bo Of no use. as the previous
quest ion ON the bin was ordered at 4
o. clock tomorrow. His charge was
that improper influence had been
brought TO bear upon that department
OF tho government to retain certain
papers In Its possession. He moved
that committee Of three members be
appointed to wait on the postmaster gen.
eral and ask that tho papers be furnished
In time TO be used in the debate.
Before any action was taken the house
took recess, the evening session to be
for the consideration Of private pension
bills.
EVENING SESSION.
AZ tho evening session the house
passed thirty.throo private pension bills,
including pension of $50 per month to
tho widow OF George Il. White, late
chief OF the bureau Of yards and docks.
, 1890-08-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Long Debate on the Bill Concerp
Ing Compound Lard.

Ing Compound Lard.
In the house Mr.. Henderson, of ILL
nois, reported the river and harbor bill,
asking non-concurrence In all tho SEN
ate amendments. and agreeing to the
conference requested by the senate.
Mr.. Kerr, OF Iowa, made point of or
der that the amendments must first be
considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. Henderson thereupon withdrew
the report, stating that he would make
1t tomorrow as privileged matter.
In the morning hour Mr.. Buchanan
called up the bill Tor the adjustment OF
tho accounts of laborers arising under
the eight-hour law.
Pending the discussion the morning
hour ea pired, and the house proceeded
TO the consideration Of the bill defining
lard.
Mr.. Mason, of Illinois, said that this
was fight between the packers Of i'm
pure lard and the packers of refined
compound lard. 1t was trade fight.
and had not place in congress.
After considerable further debate the
house took a recess, the evening session
TO be for debate on the lard bill.
, 1890-08-28
TUESDAY,.
Progress on tho Tarifr Bill A Stormy
Day in tho House.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The memoir
andum offered yesterday by Mr.. Aid
rich fixing the time for the consideration
of and voting on the tariff bill was pro-
sentcd, and after some discussion 1t was
agreed to by unanimous consent.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was then read.
The paragraph in regard to the reser-
vor sites which reserved from entry all
such sites was criticised by Mr.. San
ders, who thanked the senate conierrees
ironically for having sacrificed the inter
ests OF the people of Montana to the i'm
mutable law of the honse.
Mr.. Allen defended the action of the
senate conferrccs, and explained the ex-
treme difficulty which they encountered
in dealing with the subject. He re-
viewed briefly the history OF the irriga-
tion survey, and charged that the house
was responsible for engrafting the reser-
vation Of the arid lands in tho sundry
civil appropriation bill In 1888, thereby
causing all the trouble. He avowed 1t
as having been the intention OF the
senate conferrees to have the whole
irrigation survey wiped out OF existence
as fast as possible. But they had been
confronted by people who insisted that
the survey should 20 on and become q
part of the settled and permanent policy
of the government.
The result had been that the provision
now proposed TO be inserted in the
sundry civil bill was not what he would
have wished IL to be. 1t was not what
the senate conferrees wished, but was
, 1890-08-28
MONDAY.
A Sad Showing OF Destitution In
Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. in the senate
to-day tho house bill for the erection of
n tower for the first order light on
Smiths Island, Va, was taken from the
colendar and passed with numerous
amendments.
A conference was asked and agreed to.
Among the amendments tackled on
were the following; For light and fog
signal at the mouth of the Coquille
river. Pacific ocean, $50, 600; for a light
house tender for the Portland Or, dis
trict, $500; for lighthouse at st.
Marys Island, Alaska, $1,000; for a
lighthouse at Cape Disappointment,
WASH, $5o, 900.
Mr.. Platt, chairman of the committee
on territories, laid before the senate a
letter from Secretary Noble, trans.
mitting the following telegram
King Fisher, Oklahoma--After many
days of house toulouse inspection,
lind that fully one-third OF the
people need aid. Two-thirds of the
farmers need seed wheat, and many arc
now in want of food. There is no work
and nothing TO sell and tho prospects
are gloomy. Tho extreme south of tho
territory is not quite so bad.
THOMAS ]. NIsHAM,
Special Land Inspector.
Secretary Noble says the department
has no resources with which to relieve
tho dcstitution, and Its only course is TO
lay the information before congress.
Mr.. Aldrich asked unanimous consent /
that the general debate on the tarifi
hill shall close Septcm Der z. that tho
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A WEEK in CONGRESS.
The Senate Still Dealing
With the Tariff.
PROTECTION FOR LEAD ASSURED
Tarsney Defends His War Record
Sad Showing of Destitu-
ton In Oklahoma

wAsHfrero.. Aug. 20.---The senate
this morning, after spending some time
considering Senator Plumbs resolution
for prohibiting liquor selling or drink
ing In tho senate wing OF the Capitol
took up the tariff ELL.
Nothing was said about MIR. Quay's
"ordc- of business" resolution, the de-
batc on which was begun yesterday.
The failure to take up the Quay resolu'
tion was dLe to the general desire for
par,v conference or caucus. Tho mo-
ton will likely be called up tomorrow.
The pcnding question on the tarih bill
was Mr.. Mcphersons amendment
referring to the table OF knives, steels,
butcher knives, ETC., and imposing com
pound duties on them according to the
value of the classification. The amend
ment Is to substitute for these duties
uniform rate of 35 per cent. ad valorem.
The bill was temporarily laid aside,
and the conference report on the bill for
an increase of the clerical force in the
pension office was presented and agreed
TO.
Mr.. Evarts presented a telegram from
the members of tho Grant Monument
Association In New York, protesting
against the proposed removal OF Grants
remains to Washington.
The consideration of tho tariff bill
was resumed, and tho pending amend
ment was rejected.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved to amend the
paragraph referring to files and rasps
by striking out the duties and classitica-
tlon by lergths and inserting 20 per
cent. ad valoreni.
Without voting on the amendment
the senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
, 1890-08-28
In tho Cotton states.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug 25.-Thc conv's
tion Of the governors of all the cos'v.
states has been called to meet at Atians'
September 10. The convention will ',s cga
slider tho matter of tho direct trade Va u
Liverpool; also, questions reiauns
weights, measures, freights al"
handling of cotton.
, 1890-08-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Half of the River ana Harbsr Bill
Amendments Conourred In.

Half of the River and Harbsr Bill
Amendments Conourred In.
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, Submitted
to the house to-day the report of the
committee in senate amendments to the
river and harbor bill, recommending non.
concurrence in these amendments, and
agreeing to the conference asked by the
senate.
Mr.. Kerr raised the point of order that
the amendment must first be considered
In committee of the whole, and this
point was sustained by the speaker.
The house then resolved itself into
committee of the whole for considera.
ton OF the measure.
Mr.. Henderson said that the senate
amendments increased the appropria-
ton carried by the bill by about $5. 600. =
900. IL was this increase which the com.
mittee asked the house to non concur in.
After concurring In about one-half of
the senate amendments the com mittee
arose.
MIR. Mason. Of Illinois, rising to ques.
tion OF privilege, sNid that some days
ago resolution had been adopted alleg.
ing that a certain gentleman had been
iraudulcntly using the mails TO create q
bill, and calling on the postotfice depart
ment for information on ,the subject.
The resolution had been sent to the
postofiice department with the request
that the papers in regard 10 the matter be
transmitted promptly. This had not
been done. He had called at the depart
ment several times and had been inform
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In the senate to-day Mr.. Blackburn
offered resolutions, which were agreed
10, expressing the sorrow of the senate
at the death of Senator Beck. Mr..
Blackburn addressed the senate at some
length on the character and public
services of Mr.. Beck.
After speeches had been made BY
Messrs. Blackburn, ingalls,, Allison,
Plumb, Carlisle and others, the senate,
rs an additional mark of respect, ad-
journed.
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LONDON, Aug. 2e.--The Corn Millers'
Association OF Leeds to-day advanced
the price Of flour Is Cd per sack. This
makes an advance of As Cd within a
month. :"
, 1890-08-28
Mountain Climbers Lost

BERsE, Aug. 20. 6.--count Viiian"-
accompanied by guido nnd poi's'.
recently started to make the ascen.
Mount Blanc. Nothing has been n,s,, ~,
oi the party since, and 1t is feared ~
all have perished.
, 1890-08-28
To Relieve the Stress In Money.

wAsHiNoroS, u. C., Aug. 26.--Sscre-
tary Window says that as he desires to
release at present from the treasury all
the money he can, 70 will continue TO
buy silver, IL the offers are reasonable,
without regard to the quota proportion
per month.
, 1890-08-28
Hoase Proceeding.

In the house to-day Mr.. Quinn, of
New York, offered for reference a resolu-
tion instructing the committee on
judiciary to report bill or any other
necessary legislation to prevent rail-
roads from employing unjustifiably
large bodies of armed men denominated
as detectives" as now being done by
the New York Central.
Mr. Cannon submitted the conference
report on the sundry civil appropriation
bill and The report was adopted.
, 1890-08-28
TOKAY DESTROYED.
Tho Inhabitants In Diatress.-sever
Persons burned te Death.

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PEsTH, Aug. ga fire broke out W.
terday at Tokay, the entrepot for Wv
noted Tokay wine. The whole town
except thirteen houses, was destroyed.
All the public buildings were w
stroyed, and tho greatest distress pir
walls among the Inhabitants. The h,s
is still burning. Hundreds OF head !.
cattle ;erished in the flames. hno.,
Hatfield Faro, and other villages ne,'
Tcmesvar are also In flames. Ten -
sons have perished at Kaba, and 'n'"
at Faro
, 1890-08-28
Tho POtatO BlIRht.

DUBLIN, Aug 26.-At a meeting of the
National League here to-day, Timothy
Healey, referring to the potato blight
said that nothing stood between the peo.
pie aud starvation during the coming
, 1890-08-28
WAR TO BE RENEWED.
General Ezeta Refuses to Sign the
Peace Protocol.

CIrY OF MEXICO, Aug, 26.-The Guate.
malan minister says: General Ezeta
having refused to ratify the peace
protocol signed by DR.. Galindez, Guate-
mala has ordered her forces again to
advance on Salvador. The British
diplomatic corps have requested four
days more truce to try to induce General
Ezeta TO sign the pr rotoCol.
, 1890-08-28
FRIDAY.
The senate Kesches the Lead Ore
Paragraph In the Tariff Biil.

The senate Reaches the Lead Ore
Paragraph In the Tariff Bin.
WAsHISoros, Aug. 22.--The senate
to-day adopted the resolution presented
by Mr.. Hale, directing the secretary of
the navy to investigate the alleged de-
fects In the castings furnished by the
standard Steel Company, of Thurlow,
Penn, for the navy department.
The tariff bill was then taken up and
discussed at length. The house bill to
1874, for the relief of settlers on railroad
lands was taken from the calendar and
passed.
The tariff bill was then again taken up
AS one paragraph alter another was
taken up amendments were offered,
principally by Mr.. Mcpherson, but they
were all rejected.
The paragraph relating to shot guns
was passed over informally, Mr.. Aldrich
stating that the finance committee had
some notifications Of II under consider
alton.
The paragraph relating to wood
screws having been reached, Mr.. Car
lisle said that was an article which
American manufacturers were selling
abroad very much lower than they were
selling at home. He produced price
hats in support of the statement. This
was another illustration, he said, of the
policy adopted by the other side in al
lowing drawbacks on exported articles.
MIR. Stewart said that the assumption
that there was anything wrong in the
sale of American manufactured goods
In foreign countries cheaper than at
home arose from want of information.
No amendments we're agreed to until
paragraph 100 was reached, which was,
on motion of Mr.. Adrich, amended SO
as to read; "Bullion of gold silver or
other metal not specially provided for,
25 pee cent. ad valorem."
Having reached the paragraph as tc
lead ore, the senate adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Abraham Parker, OF New York, to bs
assistant attorney general.
Peter Roman. of Montana, to be In
dian agent at the Flathead agency, Mon
tana.
Samuel NJ. Altebaugh, to be postmas-
ter at White Sulphur Springs, Mont.
, 1890-08-28
Ismaii Pnsba Poisoned.

PARIS, Aug. 26.-The rumor is current
here that lsmail Pash, ex-khcdiye of
Egypt, has been poisoned in Constanti-
nopla
, 1890-08-28

In the afternoon Benjamin Wilson, of
Boise county, was nominated for gov.
amor
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-25
FALLING WALLS
Fatally IDjure Several Persons at
Catasauqua, Pa.
Largest Silk Mill in the Lehigh
Valley Burned.

The Alarm is Mistaken for the 7-O'cIock
Whistle aud the COnfagratiOn Gains
Great Headway-An Explosion Shat
ters the Building and Number of Men
Are Caught in the Wreck.
CATAsAUQuA. Pa, April 25.-The
large new building of the Unicorn Silk
Manufacturing company, at this place,
was discovered to be on fire about 6
o'clock Thursday morning. The alarm
was quickly sounded, but owing to the
hour the fire companies, which are COM
posed of volunteer workmen from the
different furnaces, factories and mills,
were under the impression that the
whistles were merely calling them to
their daily labors, and did not respond
until the fire had headway of about
twenty minutes.
Upon the arrival of the fire engines at
the scene there was another delay in
procuring sufficient supply of water.
By the time the fireman had succeeded
in obtaining a sufficient power to
throw streams on the burning structure,
it was one mass of flames.
An Explosion.
The heat was intense, but not with
standing this the firemen worked like
beavers in the hope of saving the store
rooms and engine-house While busily
engaged in their efforts to check the
flames an explosion of some vitriol and
other acids stored on the premises took
place. The conclusion shook the ground
and shattered the building.
Caught Under tho Walls.
Before the fremen could retreat sew
eral of their number were caught by the
falling walls and many others were in
jured by the falling debris. The firemen
directed several streams upon that part
of the burning ruin under which their
companions lay buried, and the work of
rescue was at once begun.
The Dead and Injured.
Up to 1920 the following had been
taken out:
John Good, aged 27, crushed to death.
He leaves widow. He was one of the
most popular young men in the neigh
borhood.
Joseph Lodigina, an Italian, also
crushed to death.
Ulysses G. Everett, aged lS, fatally in
jured.
George Pfaff fatally injured.
Charles Frick, skull fractured and ter
ribly burned, will die.
Michael Morgan, internally injured,
cannot live.
William Price, head cut.
William F. Stermacher, leg broken
and badly burned.
Thomas James, severely burned and
hit with flying debris; injured about the
head and body.
George Fehnel, slightly injured about
the head.
Peer Dorhammer, cut about the head
and body BY flying glass and other
debris.
At that time two persons were still in
the ruins. Their names were not
known.
Many persons, spectators and others,
We're injured slightly by flying particles.
The fire is supposed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion in one of the
packing roo ns.. AZ II o'clock the fire
was under control.
The head quarters Of the company are
$50 Greene street, New York
The total loss is placed at $4,000,
divided as follows: Building, $4,000;
machinerr. S35, 900, and stock, S25. 200;
partly insured.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-25
FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK:
THE RAMPANT MISSISSIPPI.
Forty Squares of New Orleans Inundated.
More Breaks.


More Breaks.
ClNCENATI, April 24-The Evening
Post prints the following:
New ORLEANS, April 25.-A general
collapse of levees is now expected from
East Baton Rouge southwark. The at
tempt to fill the breaks in the Point
Coupee system is now given up, and the
old crevasses are widening while there
occurred seven new ones yesterday.
Four steamers with barges have gone to
Point Coupee to the rescue of the people
and their goods threatened with over
flow, and are now at work there. 9th
ers no doubt will have to be sent to
West Baton Rouge. The United States
government has chartered the Tilda and
sent her to the Morgansea break, where
there is suffering and danger to life.
The Texas Pacific tracks are several
feet under water from the Morgansea
break, and it must ultimately reach the
Southern Pacific also, although it may
escape serious interruption to its traffic
by fall in the river. If not, New Or
leans will be cut off entirely from Texas
and the west
The water in the rear of this city has
gone down, but the Butler levee gave
way yesterday morning, and now the
water covers from thirty TO forty squares
of the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
wards, spreading beyond Claiborne
street.
The indications now are that the loss
from the flood will exceed that of 1852,
and is estimated at $27, 200, 900.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-04-25
RUSSIA TOOK NO PART.
But Discusses the Questions of the Berlin
Labor Conference.

But Discusses the Questions of the Berlin
Labor Conference.
LONDON, April 25.-Although the Rus
sian government, for various reasons,
chiefly because of the peculiar social and
economic condition of the country, took
no part in the labor conference recently
held in Berlin, it is plain that some at
least of the questions there discussed
have found consideration in the councils
of the northern empire.
The action of the imperial council in
passing bill prohibiting the employ
ment in factories and workshops of
children under twelve years of age is a
concession to popular demand, and the
dictates of humanity that is most sur
prising to those familiar with the Rus
sian adherence of innovations, especi.
ally of a conciliatory character, or of n
nature calculated to tighten the burdens
of the people.
If the bill was passed with a view of
comforting a measure of protection upon
the youth of the lower classes which the
council sincerely believed they stood in
need of and were entitled to as an act of
justice, the imperial body has not gone
far enough. If, on the other hand, the
council intended by its act to appease
the clamorous agitator and calm the pre-
vailing revolutionary spirit, it has gone
too far, for the loyalty of even Russian
is not TO be purchased at a price so in
sultingly insignificant.
But it may be that the czar is follow
ing cautiously in the wake of his brother
monarch of Germany in re-organiza-
ton of the labor system of the country,
and if this be true, as it is hoped, other
and more important changes will doubt
less be made in the near future
In any event the people of Russia may
be thankful for the slight benefit CON
ferred upon them by the official admis
sion that there are among them persons
of too tender age to be subjected to con
finement in close workshops and the ex-
actions of brutal taskmasters, fact
which statistics show has not hitherto
been able TO force itself upon the impe-
rial mind,