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CERTAIN: ! TO WIN.
Both: Sides ! Sure of a
Victory.
GOLD. j MEN COUNT NOSES s
;--2--
And Claim a: Clear Majority in
Favor of Repeal.
BLAND ALSO HAS CONFIDENCE.
Silver Men. Who Flop Had Better
Get. the administration to Pro-
2: - vide for Them.
BLAND ALSO HAS CONFIDENCE.
Special. to THE MoRNIse CALL.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-The. executive
committee of the antf-silyer. forces in: the
House. appointed. at the conference last
night: helda meeting this afternoon for con.
sultation:: The boll of the House has been
prac tically completed by the canvasSers in
the in terest of the anti-silver faction, and
is said by one Of: the leaders TO show-a ma
jority of twenrysseven in favor of uncon-
'ditionalrep al of tho purchasing clause as
provided in the Wilson bill Harter esti-
maies that IL the House successfully passes
what he calls the danger point of a vote
on free ceiHageIat the:ratio of 20 to l.. the
majority for: the Wilson bill, which will
present the naked question Of repeaE or no
repeal. will be 100 or more. -
On the other hand Bland says there are
Representatives who may vote against the
coinage. of silver at any specified ratio
who will pot-vote to wholly abolish the
use Of silver; rs money metal. which
world be the effect. he says, of passing the
Wilson bilr. ''H there are any Represen-
tatives from silver districts who would
thus vote" said Bland. nthey had better
make terms with the administration; for
they cannot do it with their people"
Harier's doubt as to the result of the
vote on proposition to coin silver at the
ratio Of 20 to is said to- be due TO nforma-
ton conveyed to the anti-silyer executive
committee that there are upward Of forty
Republicans VINO will vote for the estab-
lfshmento Of free coinage at that ratio.
Bland. however, believes that the ratio of
16 to will be stronger in the House than
any other, despite the reported forty Re-
publican votes for 20 to l. The repeal.
Democrats readily con cede that they must
have Republican votes to succeed. and
have kedsRepublicans to come to their
aid in the discussion now progressing. IL
The marked absence Of Bourke Cochran i
from the ant-silver mems meeting: at !
Arlington last night. and the appointment
OF General Tracey as chairman of the ex-
ecutive, committee In his stead, haveoc
stoned rum0rs 80 be started that tho dis
tinguished Tamniany orator had taken
umbrage and would no longer seek to lead
the forces who are for unconditional re-
peal. An Traditional surmise was ventured
upon that Mr Cochran would. be found
eventually siding with Senator Hill in
favor of a himetallic standard =.
The amount of silver. offered to the
Treasury Department to-day aggregated
300,G 600 ounces at .73 to IA per ounce.
All were declined and 1880 rendered.
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form thrice pledged to the gold and silver
coinage of the constitution. Nine-tenths
OF the people OF the United States stood
ready TO sustain him in the fight, yet in the
face of an enemy bold and insolent he
ordered a retreat. Let him not be dis
mayed. There is time yet to win. the
battle if he will but order charge. Will.
the party stand by the principles OF JEFF
ferson and Jackson or will it abandon its
right to its name? Will it choose life or
death-which? Tremendous applause.l
AT the conclusion of the speech there
were loud cries of '.Vote," and the Ne
braska orator was surrounded by his col
leagues congratulating him upon his great
effort.
Henderson of Iowa said the most graft
flying thing that could reach the people of
the United States were these cries of
"Vote," vote" !" vote" The people ex-
pected early action and he would be glad
to come to a vote at once.
Moses of Georgia spoke against the
repeal bill and opposed the proposition to
raise the standard from 16 to l to 20 to /,
and the House then adjourned.
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liglous fend between the Hindoos and the
children of ISLAM. which periodically
breaks eutinto q riot on he.occasion of
any great ceremony or festival. All true
HfndoUs hofd the COW in great veneration.
I. and slayirig these SACRED animals is one of
the greatest crimes in their eyes. The
mere fact of Mohamniedans Killing cattle
Tor food often causes riots and hloodshed
among the Hindoo fanatics. According to
last.nighf's kilograms the present riots in
Bombay are the: most. serious that have
ever taken place. but. it is very difficult to
believe that there is any probability of the
city being bombariled.
There are always large number of
troops In Bombay and great military es-
tablishmeni at Peonaf and considerable
force of-natiye police.
:: The HiDdoos :outnumber the Moham-
-medans bg-four to one, but as the latter are
sure to be. REINFORCED by the crews of all
the steamers, Lascars and other waterside
characters. the tight would be more equal
than would appear from the disparity of
Numbers. -.
The public buildings of Bombay are yery
fine, and the depot forming the terminus
of the Great Indian PeDinsuIar Railway is
one OF the finest structures in the world.
Lord Harris ofcEicketng celebrity is the
Governor of Bombay, and Sir George r.
Greaves eomtnander-in-chief Of the troops
in the Presidency. ,>...... -. -
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CASH TO MOVE CROPS,
Money for the Purpose. Must
Come From Somewhere.
What Action the Bankers of the
Northwest VIII Take in the
Premises.
Special to THE MORNING Gall.

ST. PAUL, Aug 16.-Ready money or an
equivalent that will he current with ALI
who may be called upon to handle it is
absolutely necessary to move the crop now
being harvested in the Northwest. Ready
money in sufficient quantities is unob;aina-
bic. and as a substitute must be forthcnm-
ing the bankers of st. Paul are now form
ulatipg plan by which 1t may be pro-
vided. The plan proposed is an effective
but not an original one. being, in short.
the device of the New York Clearing
holse. This means that the banks of st.
Paul and Minneapolis should issue clear
Dg-housa certificates in denomina aiions
of So, $40. $50 and $50, which could
be loaned To buyers 10 be used in
payment for wheat to farmers and of
freights and charges to the railways, and
thus carry the wheat to market. when the
proceeds will be- returned to the banks,
thus putting them in funds with which to
redeem the local currency.
This plan meets with the most favor,
but the matter is still unsettled. The car
rying out of any plan will receive the CO.
operation of the banks, and from inter-
views had with jobbers and railroad men
IL is Quite certain that they will agree in
any action taken by the banks.
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asked for instructions. and later news has
only confirmed the worst of the first re-
ports: -. =,
:: The day was holiday anon the Hin
!. docs and the Government has been appre-
fensiye for some time that there would be
a renewal of the recent rioting and so has
kept: the police well in hand and the garr1-
son under arms. .'
:: There iS'a very hitter feeling between
the two sects, the. Hindoos and the Mo-
hammedans, and it has been known that
ever since the outbreak of a few days ago
the. city was asleep over volcano of fana-
ticism. 1t was for this reason 5000 lancers
j were. recently added to the garrison of
Bombay. and with. this force the authori.
ties believed they were safe. -. =
- !. How false wasthis sense Of security the
eyents of to-day have shown =.
There were mutterings of discontent
!: early in the day.. but nothing of: a.seriou,
nature occurred. Then. suddenly, almost
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were called to guard the Government
buildings and this for time gave the mob
full swing. as the police were powerless to
cope with it alone. sr
The reports of the riots caused great ex-
element in:.the Hobbies of the House of
Commons. although the reports that the
European residents of the town were'in
jeopardy were ridiculed, as it is known
that the military authorities could at very
snort n office flood the c ty with troops from
Poenah and. other caritonmenis.
Besides that, there are several war
ships in the gulf. and tlfese the Govern or
has been told 10 order to lombard the
city. if. that should he deemed necessary
in order TO g uell the, disturbance. . >:
: BOMBAY, Aug. I6-The religious race
rioting was as@resumed to-day. and for sew
eral hours the streets .werethe scenes Of
desperate conflicts. The fighting was Of
the most sanguiDary, nature, and large
number Of persons were killed and
wounded. To-day being liindoo holiday,
the authorities anticipated renewal of
the disturbances and were in measure
prepared to- suppress an outbreak, but. the
police and the force of troops in the gar
Iison were. inadequate TO cover the w.hoe
city, and before quiet. was restored in one
district fresh outbreaks would occur in
other parts of the city. The rage of the
mob was directed. especially against
mosques. several .bf' which: were sacked
and burned. -Altpublic buildings afa.no'w
guarded hytroops and the gnnboats ir the
harbor- have been cleared for action and
brought into position. to, cover: the native
quarters. The local authotisiss are conf
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cast his vote for gold standard money. he
believed that President Cleveland was a
man of the highest and most PATRIOTIC pur-
poses; man of great ability. thoroughly
honest. and absolutely fearless IN the ex-
preston of his opinions. Cleveland had
often declared in favor Of bimetalllsm, and
lie Berry was confident that notwith-
standing the Presidents failure to discuss
bimetallism in his message he would ap-
prove of any bill that repealed the Sherman
law and provided for the circulation of
both gold and silver on such termsas would
give them equal value.
Allen gave notice of an amendment to
the national bank circulation bill. TO the
effect that interest shall cease on bonds on
which additional circulation shall be based.
The Lodge resolution was taken up with
the Gallinger amendment to it. to the effect
that 1t would be unwiSe and inexpedient
TO make any radical change in the tariff,
prior to March. 1897. and Gallinger ad-
dressed the Senate. He declared himself
ready to vote at the earliest possible
moment for the repeal of the Sherman law.
though hedid not believe that much abused
law was largely responsible for the exist
ting financial evils. He believed that silver
and the Sherman act had infinitely less to
do with business depression;, to-day than
The anticipated onslaught of the party in
power on the Mckinley tariff biif
LIN conclusion Gallinger said: Let the
bill permitting banks to increase their cir
culation be enacted into law, and let this
resolution anG amendment be adopted, and
confidence in our finances will be at once
restored, beth at home and abroad. Trade
will brighten and another era of prosper
ity equal to. the marvellous prosperity of
the administration of ex-President Harri-
SON Will speedily ceme to the United
States. %"
At the close Of GaIlinger's remarks the
Senate proceeded to executive business and
soon adjourned.
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position cause Bombay to rank in that re-
81 ect first among the cities of India. The
approach from the sea dscloses one of the
finest panOramas in. the world. The city
itself consists, Of well!built~ and unusually
handsome native. bazaars, aud Of spacious
streets devoted to European commerce.
In the native bazaar the houses rise three
or four stories in height, w ith e. a bora te1y.
carved pillars and frontwork. Some of
the European hotels and commercial
buildings are on the American scale. and
have no rivaEin any other city of India
The private houses of the European resi-
dents. lie apart alike from the native and
from the mercantile quarters. As rule
each is built in large garden.
Old. Bombay Fort is now mere garri-
son. with small 'pretensions. to defensive
capabilities. ;. Beyond the fort and further
around the island is Mazagon Bay. com
mandiug: the harber and the center of
maritime. activity. The defeuses Of the.
port consist chiefly in ironclad monitnrs,
anchored off the town. with one or two
fortified islands and the; guns which still
line portion of the snld fort wa lis that.
have been left standing c. to ward the sea:
.DyeiAg. tanning and working in metals
are active tyaues. :but the, In 5st Important f.
industry.is the 'magufaeture OF. yarn and
cotton cloth. Rice is the principal. aisri-.
cultural product bhta considerable section
of the population is. is.supported by the cult
yatipnpf cecoanut trees and the prepsra-
tion of intoxicating. drinks from the juice Of
the different species@of palm. =
In the Presidency Of Bombay and on; the
Maiaear coast generally there is. a re-
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SHERMAN REBUKED.
He Was Once the Greatest Friend of
the National Banks.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-The flexible
rules of the Senate are proving of grea,
service just now by permitting every men,
Der who has the inclination to give utter
ance TO his tinanctal views at any time and
to any extent he may choose. While Sem
at0r Voorhees, did not succeed in getting
the upper chamber to enter to-day. as was
hoped, upon the. active consideration of
his bill swelling the volume of national
bank currency to the par value of United
States bendson deposits. the greater por-
tion of the day was devoted to the disens-
sion of one or mere of the various finan
ciar propositions OF resolutions pending.
Noone expects any decisive action by the
Senate until most of the: Senators have
had an opportunity TO express their views.
and anything which offers occasion for
speech making may; ba said to be a stem
toward a final solution. =.
Henderson introduced two bills. which
he said had been prepared and sent To him
by a gentleman of financial ability. and
which were read by their titles and re-.
ferred to the Finance Committee. The
titles are: "A bill directing the purchase
of silver bullion and the issuance of treas-
nry notes therefor and the appointment /
ef mint commission" aud "a bill. pro.
yiding for the issue of treasury. notes
their redemptio ard for other purpose. D,
: VOORHEES,. chairman of the Financs Com.
mittee. said he had been appealed In hv
several Senators not TO llnp TO-DAY as
he had intended, the bill to enable national
banks to increase their circulation to the
amount OF. the paryalue Of bonds deposited
by them. but he gave notice that he would
do so Tomorrow. II.
Ccckrelloffered an amendment dI,ectino
the Secretary of the Treasury to nav to
holders of per cent bonds who NAV ,nra-
sent them for redemption their faca
valGe, with accrued interest, in unitad
States legal tender notes.
Sherman stated the objections which &c
Cured to his mind against the amendmant
The President of the United States he 4
called attention, in clear and forclbIe :lcn-
guage, to the fact that treasury nots.
issued under the act of 1890 were presentaa
for redemption in gold, and that cansad
the first falling off in the S100. .odo 0oo 70
serve The proposed Amendments ha ra
garded as most dangerous financial nron
osifion
Cockrall ridfculed the objections mode
by.Sherman, whom he spoke of as the grsat
friend and patron OF the national banks
and "a great gold moDometallst. Man
questions were asked by Messrs. Mitchell.
Mcpherson, PETER, Aldrich and Gray and
they were all replied 10 by Cockrell WIN
expressed his amazement and morti6cation
at the objections made to his proposirion
by friends of tho national banks.
Finally The bill and amendment went
over until tomorrow. aud Berry addressed
the Senate in favor of double standard
gold and silver. The repeat of tEe Sber.
man act without other legislation would. in
his opinion, place the country upon. a gold
basis; would prevent the coinage of any
silver, aud forever practically DESTROY sill
yer as money. He Berry, believed in a
double standard, and was not willing to
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NOT EXACTLY SUITED.
English Newspaper Comment on the
Bering Sea Decision.

DCrtn& Sea decision.
8. LONDON. Aug. 16.-Tbe Pail Mall Ga
zette, commenting editorialIy to-day upon
the decision of the Bsring Sea tribunal OF
arbitration. says: The award is satisfac-
tory. to England and need not be re-
gretted by the UNited States. 1t ratifes
@the inalenabls right of vessels to sail the
high seas: free and undstnrbed, and the
stability of this primary canon of the law
of nations is of more value to the United
State than many sealskins.
The Standard says: We are sure America
will accept the award in cheerful good
hpmor and. apply it In perfect good faith.
Nothing was left untrled by either side to
win q verdict, and. In pronouncing Its de-
ctsion the tribunal has only affirmed and
applied one of the best known and
hitherto most uncha!enged principles of
international law.
The Daily Chronicle says: We feel
sentiments. Of profound. gratitude at the
full settlement of the difficulty which once
threatened to involve the rival interests of
three powers. The: arbitration is a trl-
umnh of reason and humanity, over which
the civilized world should rejoice. 1t is
good for the world TO know that English
men have not claimed single thing that
the tribunal has not decided to be in per-
feet accordance with reason and jrstice
America, from the outset. has not had a
leg to stand upon. It's case has been altered
half a dozen times; it picked and chose
evidence to suitits arguments. a part of lis
case rested on forgeries, and it stood out
for rights which would infringe. on the
common rights of mankind.
Wa arc. .dionoaad ax;tSci,o
proposed, regulations without which tha
seal would have SOON become extinct.
They will leave America a pretty bill of
compensation to payto the North Ameri-
can Commercial Company.
:: The st. j ames Gazette ridicules the idea
that tne: award is a triumph for Great
Britain or for International arbitration.
The American people" it says, would
never. have: gone to war for such an
absurdity as the claim that Bering Sea was
mare, clausnIn. All that the award has
done is to give the sanction of the tribunal
TO. asset of regulations that would Prob
ably:have been better. framed by COM
mission of British. Canadian and *Ameri-
can representatives" ss.:..
:. The. Globe says: Tho United States
gets'the best of the business on the e:whole,
therefore Canada1s not wholly satisfied.
but it would be hard to say what more the
:arhitrators could have done.
/: TORONTO, Ont. Aug. 16.-The Globe. the
leading opposition Journal, says: 1t
scarcely seems possible toaecurately judge
the effect of the award Gu the Canadian
end of the industry until those who are In
acquainted with the conditions
under which it is carried on are heard
from. One thing is very apparent, tho
regulations ought not to be severely dis
appointing to OFF neighbors. None of the
privileges in this very profitable calling are
abridged in the slightest degree. The
lessees of the island will likely resume the
slaughter of 100000 animals yearly and the
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The Seal Fisheries Are Really
Not Worth the Trouble.
MUST BE. A CONSTANT PATROL.
This Country Watches Bering Sea
and Other Nations Reap the
Harvest From 1t.
Special to THE MoRNESe CALL.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 16.-Secretary Gres-
|. ham:.is said to be dissatisfied with The
I hndings of the Bering' Sea trihaAal in re.
gard 10 theregulatons established. and it
rs understood that his views are shared nv
TIE other Cabinet officers. The regula-
tons are interpreted to. mean that the
United States will have: entailed upon it
the cost and worry of patroiling Berlng
Sea without any benefit to its sealers.
while Russia, Japan AMI perhaps other
nations reap the harvest. the equations
being binding only on Great. Britain and
this country 1t is not likely that any
:detnite*policy respecting the guardianship
OF the sea will be outlined until khe oman
ing of the first season next year. because
the weather will put an end to the opera
/: nons of the seaIers in about two weeks.
+ The restrictions placed ON ;sealers with
reference to firearms, nets, explosives and
steam vessels will have the effect, it is be.
lieved. Of causing Canadian sealers to re-
sort to desperate methods to secure good
catches. and much poaching is feared. In
the close season during the months Of
May. June and. July, both Great Britain
and the United States will be obliged to
naintaln feet of naval vessels to keep
poachers frem The sealing waters, and tits
believed at-tlse Navy Department that this
will result in the esta blshment of a per-
:manent BeEing Sea squadron for duty dur
ing the three months named
a: The United States will also be obliged tn
maintain watch ON the waters within the
sixty-mile zone around the Pribyloff ISL
ands during the entire mild season, from
the 1st of April to the 1st Of Septem Der,
'andjt is probable that this duty will be
discharged by vessels of the revenue ma
rine servina
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!. BEAUTIFUL BOMBAY. :
Description of the Second City of
Importance in India.


Bombay, located on the island of Bonn.
bay, Is the second city. of impertance in
British India. In 1891 its population was
estimated at 804, 470, being about 35. 600 less
taan that of Calcutta. The island has an
area OF about twenty-five square miles and
consists OF plain eleven miles long and
three miles broad, flanked by two parallel
lines of low hills. A neck OF lard sfratcb-
ing toward the southwest forms the harhor
on its eastern side, sheltering il from the
to1ce Oh the open sea, ami incIosinp an ex-
panse Of water from five to seven milas
wide. AT the southwest of the island Raci,
Bay, shallow basin about two miles wide
runs inland for threa miles between ,bs
extreme points of the two ranges of hills
On a raised strip of land between tha
head of Back Bay aud the harbor is situated
the fort. the nucleus of the city of Bombay
Although the acquisition of Bombay was
at first despised by the British it rose in
1857 to the chief in Importance of the East
India Companys possessions. In the
next century it declined before the growth
Of Calcutta and sank into subordinate
settlement. The present century, howevsr
has witnessed another revolution in its
fortunes. lis splendid barbor and com.
paratlye nearness TO the Suez Canal. with
the system OF railways which now conneet
bombay with other PresIdencies. have
marked out for it a. career scarcely second
fiat all second, in commercial Importance
to that Of Calcutta ilself. The great de.
mmd for Indian cotton gave on unprece.
demed fapldity to its development.
TAe limits of the Bombay municipality
extend over the whole island, which is
now eoHnected with the mainland by rail-
way caaseways. The beautiful natural
scenery and sanitary advantages in its
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SPREAD OF CHOLERA.
No Abatement of the. Plague in the
- Old World.

VIENNA, Aug. IA case of cholera
has occurred in the military camp at Bruck.
twenty-tnree miles. from this city. The
patient has been isolated and every pre-
caution ia len to prevent the spread of the
disease. .
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1c Official re-
turns 5. Indicate a further increase of
cholera. The epidemic is especially
severe in Moscow, vi here 166 new cases
and sixty-seven deaths from the disea So
were repo rted from August to August -.
QUARANTINE, s. l.. Aug. 16.--No new
cholera cases this morning.
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THE FATAL CYCLONE.
One Person Killed, but That Was
: Enough.

OMAHA. Nebr. Aug. ia Table Rock
(Nebraska) special to the Bee says that the
cyclone last night was much more destruc-
tive than at first supposed. Its general
course was northeast and it gained enough
force To do much damage four miles south
of Pawnee City. Onlv one person was
seriously hurt-Mrs. +. l.. Craig-but a
number sustained painful injuries. Many
dwellings weie wrecked and much farm
property destroyed.
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MosIemss Hunted to Death for
III. II: Their Religion. -
MOSQUES sToRMED BY THE MOB.
The British: Garrison Unable to Con-
: tend With the Rioters, and the
l.. -: e. Governor Asks Help.
! sbeciaF to o"THE MoRxrNa CALL.

:. LoNnoN,~ Aug. 16.-A speciarc rcablegram
to-day conveyed the startling intelligence
: that the city Of Bombay was in the hands.
Of a mob Of Hindoo fanatics and. that'the
lives even Of the whites in the town were
not safe: :...->-
The first news came when the Governor.
of tffe city sent an appeal for help and