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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16
McKINLEYlSm is A DEAD
THING.
HOUNE PANsES THE TARIFF BILL
WITH SENATE ANENDNETS.
VOTE WAS 1876 YEAS 10 lO5
NAYS
arafe Bills Passed Making
toaI, iron and Sugar Free.

Washington, D C, Aug 13-All
that is now necessary In order for
Democratic tariff bill to become
law is the signature of President
Cleveland. Perhaps the most re.
markable of the many remarkable
sessions which has characterized
this Congress was witnessed to-day,
when the House, by vote of 1S5 to
los, passed the tariff bill with the
Senate amendments. When the final
test came, only thirteen Democrats
voted with the Republicans against
the Senate bill, four less than voted
against the passage of the original
Wilson bill
When the issue came squarely
between the Senate bill and the Nc
Kinley law no Democrat worthy of
the name could hesitate. That was
the situation which confronted the
Democratic caucus this morning.
Crisp recognized it and so did Will.
son. The Speaker of the House is
the party ideal. His leadership in
the lower body has never been ques
toned, and to night he is more su
preme in Democratic councils than
ever before. It was Crisp who pre-
sented the resolutions to the caucus
accepting the Senate bill He went
still further aud supplemented his
motion for acceptance with the in-
corporation of bills for free iron ore,
free coal and free sugar Only
twenty one Democrats who attended
the caucus voted against the resolu
tons. Among these Democrats were
Dockery and Clark of Missouri.
Before the day came to wiped
close the Mckinley law was from
the statute books aud Dockery
and Clark, who had hoped in
caucus to still accomplish some
thing for the House bill, went with
their associates on the final passage.
No time was lost in proceeding with
the independent measures and be
fore adjournment these too had
passed on almost strict party votes
and will be sent to the Senate to
morrow
What the Senate will do can not
be stated to night, The Republicans
threaten to leave aud may prevent
any Legislation this session. But at
the short session these measures will
become laws, and the pledges of the
party strictly fulfilled.
No Democrat in Washington to-
night questions the policy which the
House pursued to-day. There are a
few sore-heads and malcontents who
faltered at the last minute and al
rayed themselves under the Repub-
lican banner with Reed and Burrows
for their leaders. But these alleged
Democrats are so few in number and
so iuinltesimal in tie makeup of a
great party as Lot to be considered
in a discussion of party measure.
Every man who lays any claim to
Democratic leadership or hopes for
preferment for his party, stood
shoulder to shoulder with Crisp and
Wilson and Turner to-day, the roll
Of honor shows but thirteen desert
ers. OF these Tom Johnson of Ohio
and Burke Cochran OF New York
are the only ones OF any regulations
outside their own districts. johnson
is al absolute free trader aud Cock
ran followed the lead of Senator
Hi! and allowed his opposition tc
the income tax to determine hi.
action.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16

The new tariff bill is a reduction
of 20 per cent tariff taxation as com
pared with the Mckinley law. II
the democrats can't carry the elec.
ton this fall. on that issue then the
people didn't know what they want.
ed when they voted in 1S92.-kan-
sas City Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16
MORRISVlLLE COLLEGE.
4 SCHOOL FOR BOTH SENES.

Twenty third begins College Teaches
Elocuron and Music
Moral influences Board including
lights 81 so and S25 Most
grade in the Send Rev. j. f. Ellis
No, for catalogues
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16
TREATY WITH CHINA.
Chinese Laborers Prohibited From En-
terlng the United States.

terlng the United States
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE treaty
with China which was ratified by the
Senate yesterday prohibits the COM
ing of Chinese laborers to the United
States for the next ten years, except
upon conditions specified The re,
striction is not to apply to the re-
turn of such iaborers as have wives,
children or parents or property of
the value Of $1,000 or debts equal to
that amount due them in this coun-
try. A departing Chinaman is to
secure before leaving a certificate
from the collector of customs of the
district from which he leaves that
he has deposited with the collector
description of his family, property
or credits, and this certificate is to
entitle him to return to the United
States. In case the description
proves to be false, the right to re,
turn is to be forfeited 1t is to be
exercised within one year, but in
exceptional cases may be extended
for another year. 1t is especially
agreed that the provisions of this
convention shall not affect the right
Of Chinese officials, teachers, stu
dents, merchants or travellers for
curiosity or pleasure. but not labor
ers, to come to the United States
aud live therein.
While the treaty is made for only
ten years, it is provided that it may
be extended for another like term of
years unless either country shall
give notice six months before the
expiration of the ten year Limitation
of desire to terminate it,
The treaty now requires ratiica-
ton by China, but it is presumed
the Minister here is fully empowered
by his government to act for it in
this matter, and it is expected that
ratifications will be exchanged in a
few days
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16
Too Hot For Travelling.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Aug. II
Charles Larson. sentenced to seven
years for horse stealing; the two
Casey brothers. held for murder,
and Ed Cox. held for horse stealing,
broke Jail last night and headed for
the Chickassw country. A negro
murderer under sentence Of death
refused to go with them on the
ground that TIE weather was too
hot for travelling.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16
PAGER john K. Sold for $4,000.

Sedalia, Mo, Aug. PA tele
gram was received last night from
John Il. Gentry, at Buffalo, which
stated that John R his pacing horse,
with a record 2:09t, had been sold
to J T. Scott, one of the proprietors
OF Alamance stock farm, Graham,
n. c, for $4,000 John r. was
placed under the care of the we'll
known driver. n E McHenry, and
was driven yesterday for the first
time IN race by any one other than
Jim Ramey. He was entered in the
PIP class and came III second, the
first time lie was ever defeated. This
is attributed to the changein drivers.
John r is a full cousin to the
fancy stallion DR.. Cox, owned by t.
K Lisle and others of this city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-08-16

Clinton Democrat: The pool
sellers at the Cliuton fair, ike the
Arabs. folded their tents aud gently
stole away-with the stakes. There
ought to be a "sheoI" for such
scamps."
The fair management is to blame
for allowing these scamps to work
their fake games on the grounds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
Bureau to furnish blue prints Of any Of its

Bureau to furnish blue prints of any OF its
gun mechanism
When Lieutenant Seabury saw the shape
that matters We're taking, he began suit IN
the United States Supreme Court, for the
District of Maryland against Ensign Robert
B. Dashiell for infringement of his patent,
for an improvement in breach-loadlng
cannon. y large amount OF evil
dence was taken to show that Ensign
Dashiell studied the Seabury plans and that
his infringement was designed and deliberate.
IN his testimony the Ensign said that on ex-
amining Seabury's device he condemned it
in mis- own mind as altogether too eompli-
Gated and stigmatized it as ''clock work, :"
which, singularly enough is the same Ian
guage Commodore Folger used to describe
the plan. Dashiell also swore that on ex-
amining Seabury's gun at Sandy HOOK he
found the SAND defects in its actual working
which his study of the patent convinced fflm
would be found He claimed that the idea
as formulated by Seabury was of no prac-
tical value and he had the right to make use
of it, 1'he Court decided in Lieutenant Sea-
bury's favor.
While the suit was in progress Seabury
greatly improved and simplifed his mech
anism and gun is now being made at the
Bethlehem works to be fitted with the in-
proved device, which will have trial early
in the fall
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
More Steamers Destroyed.
Ru C0ble tn fhe Tinted pyess

LONDON, July 80, 1s94.-A despatch from
Lloyts agent at. Shanghai says it is reported
that several Chinese STEAMERS have been des-
troyed by Japanese warships which are
bIockading the harbor at Taku. Torpedos
have been laid in the Shaweisan Channel
and the Yang Use Kiang River.
Within the last fortnight several
prominent merchants in the China
trade have offered to sell to the
Chinese government number Of torpedo
boats, fast steamers, a quantity of heavy
guns, about 100000 Mannliecher' rifles, and
an immense number of cartridges, but at
the time no attention was paid to the offers.
Today some of these firms have been noti-
fed that their offers are accepted on the con-
cition of immediate delivery
A prominent merchant in the Anglo Chin
ese trade which has just returned from an
extended trip to China, paid visit to the
forts on the Chinese coast. lie asserts that
the sights of many Of the Krupp guns with
which the forts are armed have been re-
moved and replaced with pieces of bamboo,
rendering the guns useless.
Several firms in the China and Japan
trade are preparing to ship large conslgn-
ments of articles contraband OF war.
A despatch from Pekin to the Chinese
Legation here declares that the recent attack
by the japanese walships upon the Chinese
transport fleet was absolutely without pro-
vocation.
The Globe, commenting on the sinking of
the Chinese transport Kow Shung, says that
the details of the affair show that the de-
struction of the vessel was piece of bar
barrie butchery, which could hardly have
been possible III q European war. The
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
WISCONSIN DOCK AFIRE.

PHILLIPS, Wis, July 80, 1S94.-The fire
last night broke into blaze all along the
docks and in many parts of the
city. The breaking ouo of the
flames afresh makes the people
think the fire will not be stopped until it
burns itself out, and destroys all the docks.
Stevens Point was asked to send aid.
The forest fires are still raging to the north
and west of here and it is feared that several
small stations between here and Ashland on
the Central have been burned. The town
of Worcester, few miles west of here, is re-
ported to have been destroyed The family
of John Slicher, consisting of HIM
self, wife and five children came
In this morning and reported
their house gone and all their crops burned
They say the town was destroyed, but as it
contained only few houses widely
scattered, the financial loss is not
heavy. The danger is that
some of the families may have been hemmed
in by the fires in the woods and have lost
their lives From all directions there come
reports of destitution and suffering among
fha ,,ao,,lo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
Vice President Stevenson
Comes TO Washington
With His Casting
Vote.
.eONFERREES IN SESSION
Indignation Over Springer's Cau-
Gus Gala "Walker
Tariff" Precedent.

WASHINGTON, July 80, 1S94.-Mr. Spring
er's action in circ ulating a petition among
House members for caucus of Democrats,
to be held on Tuesday afternoon at threa
O'Clock, to consider what steps shall be
taken in regard to the tariff situation, is pro-
voking a good deal of hostile comment as
weakening Chairman Wilson's position.
: 1t is said early this morning that Mr..
Springer has failed to secure sufficient sigma
lures to the petition to make it effective,
and that consequently he would make vir-
tue of necessity and withdraw it.
The call is construed as a move to secure
instructions to the conferrees to accept the
Senate amendments on iron, coal and
sugar Should Mr.. Springer sue
ceed in obtaining sufficient names to
require the calling of caucus it would
be an indication that majority Of the
democrats in the House were not in favor OF
standing by the Committee of Ways and
Means to the last, as it was at one time pro
claimed they would do. The Springer call IS
a straw and whichever way it falls it will
indicate the direction in which the prevail
ing wind is blowing.
Mir. Springer IS a fighter and if he has
thoroughly made up his mind to have eau
Gus, he Is apt to get there
The Democratic conference of the Senate
aud House are in session this morning try
ing to adjust the existing differences. They
will meet the Republican conferrees of both
Houses at one o'clock
The chairman of the Caucus Committee,
Mr.. Holman, said this morning that
much would depend upon the results of
today's meeting of the conferees on the
tariff bill II the representatives OF
the two Houses succeed in settling
their differences to any extent at to-daY's
meeting, the caucus will be at least post
poned in order not to hamper the
House conferrees If, on the other hand, at
the close of today's session. the committee is
still far apart, then, in Mr.. Holman's judg.
ment, caucus will be held, but probably
not tomorrow.
The Vice-President, who has been absent
from the city during the past week has re-
turned, and resumed his duties today as
President of the Senate. There was very
small attendance of Senators when the pro-
ceedings opened and there was an uttel alb
sence of anything like an active interest In
those proceedings.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
BURNED BEFORE HUNDREDS

New YORK, July 80, 1894 Hundreds Of
persons stood in the street opposite No. 307
Third avenue about nine o'clock this MORN
ing and saw man burning for at least ten
minutes. The victim was Nicholas Ennis, a
tin roofer, fifty-fve years cid, of No. 800
East Thirty fifth street. He was working
on the corniee over Thomas Caffrey's liquor
electric wire, which he accidentally cut with
a scraper.
The shock he sustained Frustrated him on
his face and hands. The broken end of the
wire burned into his arm and neck, aud set
undershirt ablaze. AS he lay helpless, the
smoke curled upwards and attracted the at
tention of several persons in the street. Some
one thought the house was on fire and sent a
call for the firemep.
1t was soon perceived, however, that a
human being was bein slowly burned. DR..
Hugh Kidder and VIII am Kelly finally got
on the roof and succee led in dragging the
man from the wire. In the meantime the
firemen had arrived, but their services were
not required
DR.. kidder made an examination and
found that the mans shirt had been burned
off and his breast terribly scorched. His
arms We're also mass of burns. There
was large hole in his left arm near the
elbow where one of the electric wires had
burned into the bone. There was similar
wound on his side under the left shoulder
and another in the neck.
where it is thought he will recover, notwith-
standing the frightful burns
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
JAPAN WANTS THE MAJOR.
An Important Position offered to
Major Wasson.

An Important Position offered to
Major Wasson.
SEDALIA, Mo-, July 40, 1894. The Japan
ese Government. which has been searching
for MAJOR j. r. Wasson, who rendered sig
nal service to the Emperor during the Fer
mosan troubles, has finally located him in
this city The Major, who has most in
teresting history. is likely I'll. take an i'm
portant part III the war between China and
Japan kilograms from Washington an
nounce that he has been offered an import
ant position in the Japanese army, but the
reports are premature Major Wasson last
evening stated that the publication OF an offer
to him of position in the Japanese army was
as much of surprise to him as to the gen
eral public.
II will say this much !" he said "by rea-
son of the Emperor's badge of honor which
he bestowed on me. the only one ever given
foreigner. if war should actually wage be-
tween the two countries, would give my
services to Japan as freely as | would to my
native country
Major Wasson is probably the hest posted
man in America in regard to Japanese and
Chinese history, having spent stveral years
in the service of the Emperor of Japan.
.1he present trouble" he says. between
China and Japan is of an old date and al
most resulted in war in the closing Of Japan
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
JAKE FARRIER'S BIG JUMP.

This is the last week of The JERSEY CITY
NEWS Great Popularity Contest, and the
friends of the various contestants are pre-
pairing for the final struggle. The last
coupon viii appear on Saturday. August 4,
and on Monday, August 6, the polls will
close promptly at noon. No votes, no mat
ter how many there may be OF them, will be
counted after the polls are declared closed.
An indication of what may be expected
this week was afforded this morning when
1880 votes We're polled for Jake" Farrier.
the old fireman. Mr.. Farrier is one of the
Oldest carriers in the city, and no one has
more friends than he This magnificent
vote places him in the third place, with 1910
to his credit But if he continues through
out the week as he has begun today he will
soon surpass the leaders.
Daniel Coffey remains in the lead today,
with 2,9l3 to his credit. and is closely pressed
by L. Bald, with 2103 votes. The fourth
place is held by john r. Boyd, with ,276.
Todays entire vote was 1876
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
VIGILANT AT ANCHOR.
Samantha and Britannia Testing
Their Points of Penzance.
BlJ Cnble to the Tinted Press

Their Points of PenZance.
Bu Gable to the United Press.
FALMOUTH. July 80, 1s94.-The Yankee
yacht Vigiiant, which was towed here from
Penzance on Sunday by her tender, the Peli-
can, and was expected to try conclusions
with the Britannia and Satanita over tri-
angular course in the open, disappointed
multituds of sight-seers by not entering the
contest today. Mr.. Gould announced just
before the time fixed for the
start that the Vigilant's bobstay
had been wrenched and weakened
in preceding race and that it would be
necessary to get new one. The light and
vexatiou5 weather, it is said, also had an in
fiuence on Mr.. Goulds decision not to race,
which was made after consultation with
Captain Hank Haff The Yankee shippers
first view of the harbor yesterday prompted
him to declare against racing on the regular
regatta course inside, but when he was told
that the battle would be over special
course in the Channel he became more hope
full.
The security of the Vigilants bowsprit
depends largely on her bobstays. A strain
on her headsails in good breeze and choppy
sea would be pretty certain TO carry away
her nose pole She will be towed to Cowes
today by the Pelican and will there go into
dry dock TO be groomed for the match in
| tue Solent on Saturday. The Britannia will
dock mere.
The harbor never looked more radiant
than it does today. There are nearly three
hundred steam and sailing craft, of various
rigs, crowded with merry parties who had
come from all along the coast to see the
Yankee centreboarder in conflict with the
British cracks. 1t was brilliant day, but
it was not, when the Satanita and the Bri-
tannia started off unaccompanied by the
Uioi1 q dow fOH.1 oain bo y4rac
very light. Naturally there was general
murmur of disappointment from the thou
ands afloat when it became known that the
Yankee sloop would not sail. There was
some compensation for the crowds in the
duel between the Satanita and the Bri-
tannia
The course was that of the Royal Cornwall
Yacht Club in the form of an equllateral
triangle, and was sailed over three times. a
distance of forty nautical miles. 1t was the
Britannia's breeze, and she led from start to
finish, beating the Satanita by sixteen min
uues and two seconds, actual time, and some
what more by corrected time, as the Sa-
tanita gives the Prince of Wales cutter an
allowance. The Britannia captured the
prize of $500.
The Vigilant left for Cowes at noon under
her own sail, and not in tow, as was ex-
pected. Her sender accompanies her, and if
She gets becalmed will give her a line.
There was much adverse criticism of Mr..
Gould for not permitting the Vigilant to
sail in today's race
Interest in the coming contests in the
Solent is greater than that ever manifested
in any other yachting event in England. 1t
is the general impression that either the
Satanita or the VigiIant will win on Satur-
dav if there is a stiff breeze. In light
weather, such as the English yachts sailed in
today, the Britannia will be the victor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
THE VOTE TO DATE.

ese expedition to Formosa in 1874 As is
now the case with Corea, China claimed at
the time of the Formosan war juris-
diction over Formosa and resisted the
efforts of Japan to establish commercial
relations. The war which followed ended
in treaty between China and Japan which
world, guaranteeing to all nations fair and
equitable treatment On the Island of
Formosa. Corea is peninsula and pays
tribute to China. Many nations have en-
deavored to establish commercial relations,
but Japan alone has succeeded The trouble
is not over Corea. The gist of the disturbed
relations between the two powers is the out
growth of the Formosan trouble Of twenty
years ago.
In case Of war between Japan and China
the former will be victorious
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-30
TO PROBE THE STRIKE.

WASHINGTON, July 80. 1S94.-The first
meeting of the commission to investigate
the controversies between certain railroads
and their employees connected with the re-
cent strike appointed last week by Presi-
dent Cleveland, which was to have been
held at the office of the Department of
Labor here this morning, was postponed
until tomorrow morning at ten o'clock.
owing to the inability of MIR. John D..
Herman, one of the commissioners, to get
here in time from New York. The other
two commissioners, Messrs. Carroll D.
Wright, United States Commissioner of
Labor (ec-o6icio cha1rman) and Mr.. Nicholas
E. Wor.hington of Peoria, ILL.,, were present.
1t will probably be some time before the
commission will enter upon the active work
of investigation.