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REEDS CODE OF RULES.
THE REPUBLICANS HAVE A BIG
TIME IN CAUCUS.

The Speaker Doing His Best to Have
His Party Maintain Secrecy - The
Right to Count Quorum Incorpo-
rated In the New Code Favor
Shown Pension Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-Like all bosses,
Speaker Reed finds secrecy necessary to his
plans During all the days of the present
revolution in the House, he has been urging
and exhorting his followers to keep silence
when they could not applaud, SO that the
democrats might not see their differences.
Yesterday, for example, he sent for prom
inent republican who he had heard had been
interviewed on the situation, and had said
mildly that he thought the counting of a
quorum ought to have been authorized by a
rule of the House, and not by a ruling of
the speaker.
HOW HE WHIPPED HIM IN.
Mr.. Resd did not tell him what he had
heard, but simply said: 81 know you do
not fully agree with me about this matter,
but | trust that we shall settle differences
strictly within the party. We must present
an unbroken front to the enemy. whatever
our differences Of opinion may be.n The
diately stopped the publication of the inter
view. This policy of repression has been
absolutely necessary to the policy Of sup
preston pursued toward the democrats.
TALKED OUT IN CAUCUS.
But although the republicans have been
gagged by Mr.. Reed as well as the demo-
Gratis, they can still vote in caucus and talk
q little, too, in a guarded way, and they
succeeded in the six hours caucus this after
noon in saying end doing some things W mich
have crept out in spite of the seal of secrecy
which Mr.. Reed placed on every mans
lips.
To say nothing of their success in COM
pelling prompt report of the rules, they
a so compelled the committee, against Mr..
Reeds will, to incorporate his count of a
quorum ruling in the rules, testifying there
by that a majority Of the republicans think
that Mr.. Reed was wrong aud should have
done by rule, if at all. what he did by a
ruling. To compensate him for this blow,
they gave him rule conveying the powers
he assumed to disregard any motions
which he regarded as filibustering in intent.
FIGHT AGAINST 1T.
Mr.. Anderson of Kansas and some others
made gallant fight against this and similar
rules, but in vain. They had more success,
however, in opposing the proposition to put
iiueIs oh aPEFopIlatlOn pills put IN db Tue
last moment by the committee. The com
mittee vas also rebuked by Icing instructed
to give the committee on invalid pensions a
right to report at any time. Incidentally
throughout, a number of members had a
chance to rap Mr.. Reed over the knuckles
without mentioning him by name. a chance
which they fully improved. Altogether,
it was not very agreeable afternoon for
Speaker Reed, although he did secure har-
monY with club. The democrats will, OF
course, fight the proposed iniquitous in
novatioDs, but Speaker Reed will carry
them through on his rulings.
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LABoRs WILLARD IN GERMANY.
Tho Emperor Issues an Imperial Re-
script on the Subject.

Tho Emperor Issues an Imperial Re-
script on the Subject.
BERLIN, Feb. 5.-The emperor has issued
an order, or imperial rescript, addressed to
Baron Won Berlepsch, the new minister of
commerce, in which he says that however
valuable or important are the measures
now in operation for improving the condi-
tion of the working people, they are not to
be compared with what proper perform
ance of the duty before the new minis
ter will realize. He then specifically
directs an extension in application Of the
system of worklngmens insurance, and the
opening Of an inquiry into all the trade
laws affecting factory labor. The emperor
ailirms in the rescript that 1t is the duty of
the state to so regulate the duration and
nature of labor as to insure health, morality
and supply Of all the economic wants of
workingmen, and to preserve their claims
to equality before the law.
PRESERVATION OF PEACE.
For the promotion Of peace between the
workingmen and their employers legal
measures must be taken toward the estab-
lishment of regulations empowering work
ingmeu to appoint delegates enjoying their
confidence to represent the sentiment of
their affairs. These delegates safely guard
the interests of the workingmen whom they
represent IN all negotiations with employ
ers or the government. Such a system
would enable workingmen TO express their
wishes and grievances peaceably, and would
give the authorities of the state opportunity
to inform themselves in very direct way
OF the condition Of the working people, thus
keeping in touch with all their activities,
sentiments and impulses.
Referring to the state of things in the
mines, the emperor says owing to his
anxiety for the welfare OF the men he
wishes to see the mines developed into
model establishments, and desires that
measures shall be taken to that end.
THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
The council of state will meet TO consider
the preliminary questions involved in car
rying out these ideas. Experts will be
called TO testify before 1t, and the emperor
himself will preside. The emperor's re-
script and his order to Minister Won Ber-
parliamentary circles. They are COM
pared with Herr Won Boetticher's state
meDt In the Reichstag that further
legislation OF the kind could have no better
success than previous legislation had had,
but when Herr Won Boetticher made that
statement he was talking to the reichstag
only. Elections were not precisely on the
carpet, and nobody was in the presence of
an immediate necessity to persuade work.
ingmen away from the socialist cause by
pretending All astonishing regard for their
welfare. 1t is observed that neither docu-
mont is countersigned by a responsible
minister
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SESSION OF THE SENATE.
The Resolution on Brazil's New Co
ernment Reported from Committee.

The Resolution on Brazil's New Gov
ernment Reported from Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Senate to-
day Mr.. Moody offered resolution direct
ing the sergeant-at-arms to procure for the
use of the committee on Indian depreda-
tions some suitable room or rooms in the
vicinity of the capitol at rent not exceed
ing 800 per month, the lease to terminate
with the present session. This resolution
provoked long discussion, in the course of
which it appeared that there are thirteen
Senate committees which have no place of
meeting, and that there is not single room
in the Senate wing of the capitol that
is vacant. The rooms in the terrace
outside the capitol on the west front are
not available because they have no win
dows except those opening on an area, and
do not get the direct light of the sun.
Finally the resolution was referred to the
committee on rules, and the Senate took up
the bill to provide a temporary govern
ment for the territory of Oklahoma. The
clerk commenced to read the bill, but had
not completed the reading when, at 2
o'clock, the Blair educational bill was taken
up as the unfinished business. and Mr..
Blair proceeded to address the Senate in ad-
vocacy of it.
BRAZIL CONGRATULATED.
After speaking some time, Mr.. Blair
temporarily yielded the floor to MIR. Sher-
man, who from the committee on foreign
relations reported the following joint resolu-
tion, which was placed on the calendar:
A joint resolution congratulating the people
of the United States of Brazil on the adoption
a republican form of government.
ReSoEUed, etc, That the United States of
America congratuates the people of Brazil on
their just and peaceful assumption of the
powers, duties, and responsibilities of self
government, based upon free consent of the
governed, and on their recent adoption of q
republican form of government.
This joint resolution is reported as a sub
stitute for that of Mr.. Morgan introduced
on Dec. 18, aud referred to the committee
on foreign relations. It omits the words
expressed in their reputation Of mon
archie rule" 1t also omits several para
graphs declaring recognition Of the United
States of Brazil "as a lawful and rightful
government" and directing the President
to require the people and officers of the
United States to recognize the flag of the
United States of Brazil as the flag of free,
sovereign, and independent state"
Mr.. Blair resumed his argument in sup
port of the educational bill, but yielded the
floor for motion to proceed to executive
business, and, at 5:25 O'Clock, when the
doors were re-opened, the Senate adjourned.
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CAUCUS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
The Members Not Given, the Same
Advantages as the Republicans.

The Members Not Given the Same
Advantages as the Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-There was scarcely
time for the employees to throw open the
doors and secure change of air in the hall
Of the House tonight after the republican
caucus adjourned before the democratic
members began to file in to attend their
caucus. They appeared in great number,
and were presided over by Mr.. Holman.
The only subject discussed was the
new code Of rules. The democrats
we're at a disadvantage, in that the members
were not supplied with copies, as were the
individual republicans to-day. so Mr.
Carlisle was obliged TO read and explain the
rules from his private copy. Naturally this
was slow work, and most of the session of
the caucus was consumed in this way.
There was little discussion. Now and then
some member would boil over with indigna-
tion and express himself forcibly as some
particularly obnoxious rule was read and
its effect pointed out.
Mr.. Springer thought the rules meant
that the watchmen were gagged, the watch
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der he suffers such keen agony. His son
and his daughter and his heroic grand-
daughter Wee able to comfort him this
evening. Mrs. WilmerdiGg has been in
such nervous hysterical state that it was
thought best that she should not attend the
funeral to-day, lest she should faint.
THE DOORS NOT CLOSED.
1t transpired to-day that the butler did
not close the doors of the paneled parlor
where the fire started, as he said he did.
Had be closed them the flames would not
have gotten to the main stairway, and Mrs.
and Miss Tracy, aud the French maid, might
have been saved. An examination of the
doors, one of which is not burned
at all on the inner side, shows plainly that
the butler failed to close them. This
paneled room, the walls and ceiling of
which were of painted wood, saturated with
oil to hurry the drying process after the
lracys moved into the house, was as COM
bustible as so much cotton.
vIRGINIA's GRIEF EXPRESSED.
RICHMOND. VA, Feb. 5.-The following
preamble and resolution was to-day adopted
by the Virginia legislature:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge of
the general assembly of Virginia that terrible
calamity has befallen the honorable Secretary
or the Navy in the destruction of his dwelling
OF the lives of his wife and daughter;
and, notwithstanding that the general
assembly had made public expression of its
grief at the sad Affections that have in Quick
succession overwhelmed another member of
the cabinet, which have just excited the SYM
pathy of the whole country; yet the extraordi-
nary nature of the ghastly tradgedy that has
been enacted in the habitation of the honorable
Secretary of the Navy, and its appalling results,
renderlt meet and proper, in the opinion of the
general Assembly that special and suitable ex-
preston should be given to the warm sympathy
OF the people in his behalf; therefore be it,
Resolved By the House of Delegates, the
Senate concurring, that the people of this COM
monwealth, through their representatives in the
general assembly, hereby tender their most sin
cere sympathy to Hon. Benjamin f. Tracy,
Secretary OF the Navy of the United States,
and to each of the surviving members of his
family in their supreme affiiction; that the
clerk of the House of Delegates and the keeper
of the rolls do carry to the Hon. Benjamin f.
Tracy a copy of this preamble and resolution.
SYMPATHY FROM MISSISSIPPI.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. Sin the House
of Representatives to-day the rules we're
suspended, and the following concurrent
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives
the Senate concurring, that it has received with
profound sorrow intelligence of the sad catas-
trophe in which the wife and daughter of the
Secretary of the Navy lost their lives, and that
assurance Of our sincere sympathy is thus
formally extended to Secretary Tracy.
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LoNDoN's DOCK LABoRERs.
The Irritation Between the Men and
Their Employers Not Mnded.

The Irritation Between the Men and
Their Employers Not Ended.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-The dock laborers at
Newport and Monmouth have struck. The
shipping business at those places is conse-
quently paralyzed.
A meeting of the directors Of the East
and West India Dock Company was held
to-day. The president stated that the dock
laborers did less work now than formerly,
and that the company was, there
fore, compelled to engage more
men. The cost of labor during the
past six months had been 240, 900 more
than for the preceding six months. The
dock company, he said, must resist the in
creasing demands Of dock laborers. They
would have Il great struggle before they
again secured freedom.
THE GAS STRIKERS.
The gas strikers held a meeting to-day at
which they admitted their defeat and ac-
cepted the South Metropolitan company's
Offer to re-employ them as fast as vacancies
occur. The laborers will abstain from a
general strike until the number of men
locked out exceeds 1900.
DEMANDS OF MINERS REFUSED.
DRESDEN, Feb. 5.--The mine owners at
Swickaut have refused the demand of the
men for day Of eight hours and an in
crease of 90 per cent. in pay for overtime.
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NEGROES IN THE SOUTH.
Lively Times in the Colored Con-
vention.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Sin the colored
mems national convention to-day the pro-
ceedings became turbulent, and for some
time very little took place pertaining to the
purpose for which the convention was
called. Rev. DIR. Derrick proposed a reso-
luton commanding the southern press, and
this Immediately gave rise to a long and
frequently fiery discussion. The resolution
gives expressions commencing the attitude
recently adopted by several governors and
members of the southern press denounc-
ing outrages perpetrated on the col
ored people in several sections of the
south. 1t is the sense of this convention
that the tone of the southern press be COM
mended, and that we do all in our power to
increase that sentiment. DIR. Derrick said
he had positive knowledge that many men
in the south were in sympathy with the
negro, and the convention being under no
political bonds, the resolution should be
adopted. Bloo1shed must be stopped.
ADVOCATED BY AN EDITOR.
Editor Mitchell of the Richmond Planet
spoke in favor of the resolution, and said
he was glad to have an opportunity to show
the people and papers that their sympathy
was appreciated.
Chairman Price vacated the chair and
made a strong and forcible argument in
favor of the resolution.
c. Il. j. Taylor of Georgia, II. Loeb of
Ohio, H. c. Astwood of New York, and
Rev. DIR. Brooks of this city, also favored
the resolution. Rev. Isaac Moore of Penn
sylvania and Lawyer Hewlett of this city
strongly opposed its adoption, and the reso-
luton was finally defeated.
BLAIR BEFORE THE CONVENTION.
Senator Blair made a speech in which he
urged the convention to petition congress to
pass his educational bill.
LYNCHINGs AND RoAsTINGs.
Editor Mitchell of Richmond read paper
on "Outrages on the Colored People in the
South" He said that 3S3 negroes had been
lynched in the south from 1887 to date. He
declared that colored men had been roasted
in North Carolina, and when one of the
delegates called him to account for mixing
such an assertion, H. G. Gussum of Edition,
N. c., corroborated Editor Mitchell, and
said he knew personally persons who had
been roasted.
A permanent organization was formed
to be known as the American Citizens
Equal Rights Association of the United
States Of America, to meet annually in
February. Auxiliary associations are to be
formed in every state and territory under
the jurisdiction of the national organiza-
tion. A president, secretary and treasurer
are to be elected annually by ballot.
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GONE WITH $4,000.
An Express Clerk at Dallas Makes a
Big Haul and Flees.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.-The Pacific Express
Company has been robbed by its money
clerk at Dallas, Tex, of packages of bills
containing $4,000. His name is F. A.
Walton. His method was ingenious. The
money was part of s remittance of $4,000
from the City National Bank of Dallas to
the Commercial Bank of st. Louis.
Fifteen thousand was gold coin,
and was in a sack, and was re-
delivered albright. No mention was made
by Clerk Walton on his waybills of the
s35, 900 package of bills. This transaction
was last Saturday. Walton disappeared
Sunday. An investigation of his accounts
showed nothing wrong until the CONNER
cial Bank reported failure to receive $685.
O00, and the transaction was explained.
Walton was traced to Indian territory.
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CHINA'S CLOUD BURST.
Fully 100 Natives Drowned During
the Disturbance.

Fully 100 Natives Drowned During
the Disturbance.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The Shanghai
Mercury of Jan. Z, received by the steamer
Rio Janeiro, gives an account of great
cloud burst near Manking, of which brief
announcement was received by cable at the
time. The paper says: "On the 7th
of this moon, in the Jungtze river,
near Marking, about 1 o'clock in
the morning, when the weather
was bright, there was suddenly heard
a. rushing noise as Of water. Two large
black clouds appeared and soon enveloped
everything hkela fog. The waters were
mucn disturbed, and the river was full OF
large waves. The two clouds eventually
reached place called Tsit Ii Chow, when
they burst asunder, making a very loud
report. During the disturbance many boats
we're DESTROYED and over 100 people were
drowned More than fifty were picked up
IN an exhausted condition by the Chinese
Life Preserving Association. Those who
lost their lives were buried by the authori-
tieSn
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WORK OF THE HOUSE.

Only a Short Session Held on Ac-
count of the Funeral
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-There being a
tacit understanding between the republi-
cans and democrats that no effort would be
made for the transaction of business in the
House to-day "a majority of the members
being absent at the funeral of Mrs. and Miss
Tracy, the clerk was permitted to read
the Journal in its abridged form The
democrats did not wish to go on record as
approving the journal. and conse-
quently demanded the yeas and
nays on that motion. The journal
was approved by vote Of $50 yeas to
nays, a constitutional quorum being
counted by the speaker. The House then,
at 2:45 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Mckinley
of Ohio, adjourned.
A republican caucus was announced to be
held Immediately, and democratic caucus
to be held this evening at 1880 o'clock.
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BLAINE BOWED WITH GRIEF.

News of His Death at ANY Time Need
Not Be Surprising.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-No one who saw
Secretary Blaine at the white house or the
cemetery to-day would be surprised to hear
of his death any day. He looked for the
first time actually like a decrepit old man,
weak and nervous. He looked even worse
than Secretary Tracy, although the latter
was, of course, more sorrowful. Secretary
Blaine is SO greatly broken that if he does
not go away and rest he will almost GER
tainly have to resign,
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SAMoA'S TREATY.
The Senate Afraid to Fool with Pago |
Pago Resolution.


Pago Resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Sin the executive
session of the Senate this afternoon the
matter of the Samoan treaty came up again.
Mr.. Edmunds Introduced a resolution yes
terday formally declaring it to be the un-
derstanding of the Senate that the rights
of the United States to the harbor of Pago
Pago, ceded by Samoa in the treaty
of 1878, were not disturbed by the
Berlin treaty of 1889. This reso-
luton was discussed for an hour or more
this afternoon, the friends of the treaty
arguing that it was unnecessary, and that
its passage would serve only to complicate
matters. A vote on a motion to lay the
resolution on the table disclosed the fact
that no quorum was present, and the Senate
then adjourned There was large ma
jority in favor Of laying the resolution on
the table A motion made yesterday to re-
consider the vote by which the treaty was
ratified was not acted upon.
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REEDS TACTICS IN MONTANA.
The President of the Senate Counts a
Quorum.

HELENA, MONT. Feb. 5.-The Montana
deadlock was broken in the Senate this
morning. A motion was made to consider
bills from the republican House, and two
democrats demanded the ayes and nays.
Seven republicans voted in the affirmative,
the democrats not voting. Lieut.. Gov.
Richards held that a quorum was present
because two democrats had called for the
yeas and nays, and declared the motion
carried.
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a BOARD of trade Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5.-The executive
council of the national board Of trade is
now in session in this city. One of the
objects of the meeting at this time is to call
tie attention of congress to a number OF
resolutions relating to financial and mari
time matters acted upon by the board at
the last annual meeting in Louisville in
Ootobar
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A TOOL TRUST.
The Managers Say They Don't Intend
to Advance Prices.

PITTsBURG. Feb. Sat a meeting in this
city to-day the American AK and Edged
Tool Company was formed. The new cor
poration comprises all the AK and edged
tool companies in the country. 1t pur-
chased outright the plants and will operate
them under the management Of their form
er owners. The capital stock Of the new con-
cern is $4, ,000, 900. The company will have
its main Office in this city, and will employ
1000 men. The object of the combination.
according to the officers, Is not to advance
pri es, but to economic production by be-
ing enabled to purchase raw material
cheaper
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suicide and Cremation.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Feb. 5.-Cashier W.
E. Crawley of the Farmers bank at Sulli
van, Ind, set fire to his barn and then cut
his throat. Boys found the body after the
barn had been consumed. The banks ac-
counts are reported to be all right and his
family relations pleasant
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Prince Henry En- Route Home.

LONDON, Feb 5.-Prince Henry of Bat
tenberg husband of the Princess Beatrice,
who has been absent from England for
some time, has started on his return home
from Malta.
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. BULGARIA's PLorrERs.

MAJ. PanitZa Lays the Blame on
Russian Agents
SOFIA, Feb. 5.-The examination of Maj.
Panitza and three other officers, who are
charged with conspiring against the life of
Prince Ferdinand with view to proclaim
ing regency, protest that the plot was the
work of Russian agents. Four civilians
have also been arrested on a charge Of being
concerned in the conspiracy. 1t is alleged
that M. Hitrovo, the Russian minister at
Bucharest, was the chief promoter of the
plot
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An Annaal for Aid.

RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 5.-An appeal has
been received here sigued by $50 citizens OF
Granville county, which says the farmers
are suffering for the necessaries Of life,
owing TO- the failure of the crops.
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Mouasa Rav,s ofSanses.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb 5.-The minister
of justice is preparing new indictment
against Moussa Bey. 1t is believed that
new public prosecutor will be appoined.