davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
WILL FILIBU STER.
Frye and DoIph Boldly Declare Their
Intentions.

White winged peace lowered over the
senate today. AS a result Of the COM
promise reached at last nights drawn
battle the resolution to inaugurate longer
hours. beginning next Monday. commenc-
ing 10 "a m. was greed to. and then
the senate, for the first time since the
tariff debate, began to settle down to
real earnest work on the schedule of the
tariff. For five hours the consideration
was steadily pushed. the result being
that eleven pages of the bill were dis
posed gilmore progress than has been
made in the entire three weeks during
which the bill has been considered by par
agraphs. The chemicals schedule" was
completed and the earth, earthenware
and glass schedule excepting items
"a TO 90, inclusive, which were passed over
by agreement was finished Schedule c.
metals and manufactures of iron and
steel. had been reached, when the sen
ate, at o'clock. went into executive ses-
sion.
The republicans Won their first victory
today in their efforts to secure higher
rates than those granted by the major
ity. They induced the democrats to take
rough building and monumental stone
limestone, freestone, granite, sandstone,
etc. from the free list and place them
on the dutable list at cents per cubic
foot and to increase the duty on this
class of dressed stone from 20 to 80 per
cent ad valorem. The feature of the dav
was the denial of half a dozen reDub-
lican senators that any agreement had
been reached to allow the bill to ulti-
mately come 10 a vote and the bold an
nouncement Of Messrs. Frye of Maine
and Dolph of Oregon that they stood
ready to go TO any length and use any
parliamentary methods to defeat the pas
sage Of the bill.
The amendments agreed to fixed the
following rates: Cosmetics and like
preparations. 40 per cent; CASTLE soap,
perfumed, 80 per cent; bicarbonate of
soda Y cent per pound; caustic soda. -
cent per pound; bichromate soda, % per
cent; salsoda, Il of one cent per pound:
soda ash, Il of one cent per pound: salt
cate soda, Il of one cent per pound ,
strychnine. 80 cents per ounce; tartarate
Of soda, cents per pound; brick, I'M
Stacked, % per cent; friedrich, 81 per
ton; lime, cents per hundred pounds
plaster paris. ground, 81 per ton: plaster
paris. calcined, $1.25; clays, unwrought.
81 per ton; clays, wrought 50 per ton
cast polished glass, lOoking-glass, etc.
not exceeding "a by GO square inches %
cents per square foot; above that SO
cents; spectacles, 40 per cent; marble.
rough, so cents per cubic FOOT marble.
dressed, 80 cents per cubic foot; marble.
manufactured, 10 per cent; granite and
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23

may be called such. were conducted
through his son. The would-be briber,
the senator said went TO Warrenton
early in April, carrying a letter of intro
duction from a man in Washington,
whom Mr.. Hunton did not know any
better than the man he introduced. He
professed to want TO employ Mr. Hun
ton as an attorney in a land case in
which he was interested, and after talk
ing for a short time on this topic he
brought up the tariff bill, TO which he
was opposed He said then the bill
would never pass and that there was an
argument to be brought against the bill
which has not yet been used but which
would dispose Of it effectually. Asked
by Mr. Hunton's son what that argu-
ment was, he said he would give it to
him If he would send 1t to his father
He then proposed TO pay Senator Hun
ton $4,000 for his opposition to the
tariff bill. and Mr.. Hunton Immediately
Informed his father of the proposition.
do you think the proposition was
made in earnest" the senator was asked.
MY son is satisfied that it was. and
furthermore is satisfied that 500. 900
would be paid if it appeared that that
sum would secure the coveted vote"
Senator Hunton said that the negotia-
tor did not say whom he represented.
"The money" he said. was not 10 be
paid until the vote should be cast
Senator Hunton said that he did not
propose asking any investigation. Il
have" he said. placed the matter in the
hands of my friends. but I had not in
tended asking for any inquiry, because
] had supposed that my reputation was
such as 10 need no support. If. how
ever, an investigation is undertaken 1
shall be glad to furnish all the facts in
my possession"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
FAIL TO GET TOGETHER.
THE CONFERENCE ADJOURNS WITH
OUT ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING.
Miners and Operators Unable to
Agree on "A COmprOmise-Preside
McBrIde's Speech One of Defiance
the Stubborn Operators.

CLEVELAND. May Il. - When the
conference assembled today the speech
making was continued, Mr.. Chapman of
Pittsburg speaking for the operators and
Patrick Mcbride and John Cairnes for
the miners. Then President Mcbride
asked the operators and spectators 10 re-
tire from the hall in order that the min
ers might hold a conference. This was
done and a conference lasting an hour
was held At its conclusion President
Mcbride offered a resolution reciting
that whereas, a large number Of opera
tors who had refused to attend the con-
ference had refused the hand Of con-
Citation and peace that had been eX-
tended to them. the miners believed that
any settlement arrived at in the absence
of those operators would only add to and
accentuate the miserable condition of the
miners, and that it was impossible to
make any settlement with the operators
who had not met them here. While APP
preciating the efforts of the operators
who had attended the conference To
reach settlement. the miners asked
their cooperation in bringing peaceable
and persuasive pressure to bear upon the
absent opera tors 10 induce them to agree
to this effect were offered to the confer
ence expressing the views Of the min
ers. and as there seemed to be nothing
more TO do the conference adjourned
sine die
The coal operators met today and
adopted statement of the result from
their standpoint. 1t declares that the
operators of Ohio Pennsylvania and In
diana responded to the invitation to con-
suit with the mine workers in good faith
and did all in their power. under the
present trade conditions. to effect a SCI
Element of the strike. but that he mine
workers. in secret session, refused &c
agree upon any terms whatever and
ended the conference on the ground that
the Illinois operators were not present
The statement declares that this action
Of the mine workers is not in accord
with their profession Of peace and con-
ciliation. The Ohio opera tors viii meet
in Columbus next Wednesday and the
Pennsylvania operators in Pittsburg on
Monday.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
SLATER APPEALS.
He Wants Back in the Postomce Mt
FIT. Wayne.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May is.
The test case of Slater. the FIT WAYNE
letter-carrier who was removed from the
postoffice, is revived by the appearance
of Slater to lay his appeal before the
postmaster-general in person. Postmas-
ter Rockhin has come on. too. to face
Slater and make a fight against his re-
instatement.
Slater. as may be recalled. was first
removed on the recommendation of the
postmaster, charged with having melted
some censorious articles in a local news
paper. He declared his innocence. and
on inquiry the pOstmaster-ge or
dered his reinsta tement pending a more
thorough investigation. An experienced
inspector was sent to Fit Wayne to work
up the case. and his report exonerated
Slater on the charge of melting the news
paper assault, but charged him with sew
duty. impolite conduct etc. and on
these charges he was permanently re-
moved.
The case has attracted a good deal of
attention from the fact that Slater is an
officer of the United States letter-car-
riers' association and prominent in all
the movements of that organiza ton.
That organization will make a tremen-
dous effort to cause his reinstatement to
show its power. The fact is Slater's in
subordination is largely because of the
pull the organization gives him. He
wants to run the whole office His re-
instatement would simply demoralize the
service, as it would tend TO encoura ge
INSTRUMENTATION. The hearing before the
acknowledgement is fixed for tOmor-
row.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The Question of Docking Salaries
Again Comes Up.

Almost Immediately upon assembling
the house went into committee of the
whole on the legislative appropriation
bill
Mr. Hayes offered an amendment which
declared that the section which allowed
the docking of members salaries had
been heretofore repealed
Mr. Dearmond of Missouri made a
point of order against the amendment
The chairman (Mr. richardson sus-
tanned the point of order. Mr.. Hayes ap-
pealed from the decision of the chair
and the chairman declared the nays had
it. Only a bare quorum voted.
Roll-call was demanded and the decis-
ion of the chair was overruled by a vote
of SO to 112. The question was then put
on Mr.. Hayess amendment declaring the
statutes repealed which authorized the
sergeant-at-arms to deduct from the
salary of members for absence 1t was
agreed tolls to 81. Republican ap-
plauSe)
The speaker and the two democratic
members of the rules committee voted in
the negative. Mr.. Dockery gave notice
that a yea and nay vote would be de-
manded on the amendment when the bill
was reported to the house.
At o'clock the house adjourned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
IN OPEN SESSION.
The Bribery Matter Is to BE Thor
OughIy Sifted.

4 OaehAs
| WASHINGTON, May 1s.-It is proba-
bic that the senate committee appointed
yesterday TO investigate the charges of
attempted bribery of Senators Hunton
! and Kyle and the alleged operations of
| the sugar trust to influence legislation,
will begin its sittings early next week.
Senator Gray said today that before
any definite arrangement could be made
for the committee meetings it would be
necessary to obtain the consent of the
| senate for the committee TO sit while the
| senate is in session and for the allow
ance of the money for conducting the
inquiry. The resolution he would prob
ably present some time during the day.
Mr. Gray also said that he had no spe-
cial plans for the investigation and
! would leave the committee to say what
program il should pursue. 1t is probable
the committee will hold open sessions.
The tariff managers of the house have
determined to take no further steps
toward off5etting the tariff increases on
sugar and other tariff amendments to
appropriation bills. The purpose HAD
been to amend the legislative appropri-
alton bill by provision making sugar
free
Representative Breckenridge of Arkan-
sas. of the ways and means committee,
recently proposed a new rule permitting
tariff amendments to appropriation bills.
Chairman Savers of the appropriation
committee and Representative Carey of
Texas introduced similar bills. These
various rules went to the committee on
rules. where they have not been acted
on.
Notwithstanding this fact. the legisla-
tive appropriation bill was called up to-
day aud it will be passed without any
tariff riders. In deciding on this course.
the tariff leaders in the house concluded
that it would be unwise TO take any step
which might embarrass the tariff bill as
a whole in the senate. They say. how
ever. that the introduction of the Brock
inridge rule had the effect of influencing
the Louisiana sugar convention TO take
conservative action. Having accom-
plished this much the house leaders do
not think it advisable to open the contest
on sugar until the senate gets further
along in the bill.
This conclusion applies to sugar duties.
but not TO the bounty. 1t is said that
the bounty may be taken up without a
new rule and il is the privilege of any
member to offer a bounty amendment.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
A LITTLE FILIBUSTER
Serves to Give the House the Appear
ance of Life.

ance of Life.
Soon after the house met today it
found itself with a 1libuster on its hands,
caused by a motion to consider appropri-
alton bills running counter to private
bills. The legislative. executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill was taken up
after an agreement was reached to close
general debate at 5 o'clock today and
that the house would adjourn over Satur-
day.
The discussion of the bill opened up
several interesting and important ques-
lions. among them being the sugar boun-
~ question. the pension frauds investiga-
ton and the reduction of members pay
for absence.
The discussion on the sugar bounty
question was brought about by the omis-
sion from the pending bill of the pro-
vision for sugar bounty assessors.
Mr. Boatner of Louisiana gave notice
that he would offer an amendment pro-
viding that the secretary of the senate
and the sergeant-at-aTms should respect
lively deduct from the monthly pay of
each member and delegate the amount
Of his pay for every day he was absent
without leave. except on account of sick
ness of himself or family.
Representative Cannon questioned the
propriety and courtesy of the house, de-
claring by its actions to senators that
there was not going to be any sugar
bounty in the next fiscal year.
Mr.. Bingham. taking as his text the
appropriation of 100000 in the last APP
preparation bill for investigating the al
legged pension frauds. made an attack on
the pension policy of President Cleve-
land and Commissioner LOchren.
At o'clock a recess was taken until s
o'clock this evening. when private pen
sion bills were discussed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA.
Damage Amounting TO S5.5,OOO in the
Business District.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20.-Fire con-
sumed $525.0OO worth of store property today
in the heart of the business sections of the
city. The flames were discovered about l2:5u
O'Clock in the cellar of the store Of the
Julius Sichel company. dealers in dry goods
and miliery, 80, % and 81 y. Eighth-st- and
sos Arch-st Before the fire department ar
rived the flames had communicated with the
upper floors through elevator shaft and
the entire property was Quilted. The fire
quickly spread to the wholesale millinery
and straw goods establishment of l. Dan
nenbaum's Son & Co., adjoining Arch-st..
and their stock and building We're totally
DESTROYED. The two buildings belonged To
the estate of Morris Dannenbaum. The
flames We're confined to these two buildings,
but adjoining stores Arch and Eighth-sts.
suffered loss from fire. smoke and water.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
THE ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS.
Mr.. Dunphy Says They Are Greater
Than Supposed.


Than Supposed.
Representative Dunphy of New York
had a hearing today before the house
rules committee on his resolution to in
vestigate naval armor plate frauds. He
went into the details of the frauds to
show the committee the desirability of
probing the matter to the bottom. Mr..
Dunphy said that the frauds for which
the government had already assessed the
Carnegie company $4,000 occurred be-
tween November. 1892, and September,
1893. The same class Of evidence, he said,
showed that similar irregularities oc-
Cured prior to November, 1892, and sub
sequently to September, 1898. 1t was
further urged that the investigation now
making by officers Of the navy depart
ment would be futile, as there was no
power TO summon witnesses or to ad-
minister Oaths TO those who voluntarily
appeared. Mr.. Dunphy had statistics
showing that S1.2OO.OOO would soon fall
due to the Carnegie company. The pay
ment could not be delayed and if once
made it would cut off an investigation
and destroy all means of redress.
Speaker Crisp and his associates on the
committee questioned Mr.. Dunphy on the
details Of the alleged frauds. He spe-
Gifted one instance in which an armor
plate on the Monterey is said to con-
tain a blow-hOle eighteen inches long.
The man who saw the blow-hole when
the armor was cast, ii was alleged
dropped his card in the hole and is said
to be ready to locate the defective plate
and identify it by his card. The COM
mittee took action, but Mr.. Dunphy
believes it will report back the resolution
with a recommendation that the naval
committee start the investigation at
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
INDIANA NEWS.
Mr.. Bynum Secures Places for Two
Men-FirSt District Politics.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL,

WASHINGTON, D. c., May p.
Representative Bynum has secured the
appointment of George w. Hallard. col
ored. and Patrick O'Donald, white. both
Of Indianapolis. to positions in the rail-
way mail service as pOrters. They Will
relieve Henry Clay and William Parks,
both colored, of Indianapolis. Mr. By
mum has also caused an additional sum
of $500 to be given the Anderson post
office for clerk hire.
The First district democratic congress
sional convention will be held at Rock
port Thursday next. Representative
Taylor will be renCminated without OPP
position. He will not be able 10 attend
on account of the important legislation
now pending in the house.
Postmaster ROckhill Of FIT Wayne.
through the assistance of Representative
McNagny, accomplished the object Of his
trip here. He was authorized by the
postmaster-g general to appoint two addi-
tional clerks and also to designate a
short depository or agency for the con-
venience of Fit. Wayne. He also left for
home with the assurance that Slater, the
twice discharged mail-carrier, would not
be reinstated.
F. o. Hopkins and wife of Evansville
are at the Arlington.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
THE DAWES COMMISSION.
Indiscreet Methods Are Charged
Against Mai. Kidd.
BUREAU OF THE SENTINEL.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May q.
Solomon E Jackson, formerly of
Greenfield. but now a leading attorney
in the Indian Territory, is here with
Judge Stewart of the United States
court, Indian Territory, for the purpose
of promoting legislation for additional
courts in that territory. They have sue
ceeded in securing the adoption by the
senate and the house committees on judi
ciary of a bill creating an additional
judge and six United States commission
ers.
Mr.. Jackson is attorney for the Chick
asaw nation He says that the Dawes
commission, created to negotiate with
the CherOkees, Creeks, ChOctaws Semi
noles and Chickasaws for the cession of
their surplus lands and the adoption of
Statehood instead Of the present form
of government. will fail on account of the
indiscreet attitude Maj Kidd. member
of the commission from Wabash. The
major he says, did not understand the
Indian character and employed a threat
ening course from the start to induce the
Indians to come to an agreement. The
fact is that the five tribes are civilized
and among them are as good lawyers
as found in the states.
Jackson says that Maj. Kidd also an
tagonized the United States officials and
that both elements, whites and Indians.
will ask the president to reOrganize the
commission. There is now a large dele
cation in the city composed both of In
dams and whites for this purpose. Per-
sonally they are not opposed to Kidd, but
they think he has not the diplomatic tenn
permanent to treat with tribes that have
more than once got the best Of Uncle
Sam in making treaties. 1t is not proba-
bic that the president will reorganize
the commission at this time. If it is re-
organized Maj. Kidd will no doubt be
Transferred n
as good
1t is claimed that only men with con-
siderable experience with Indians sue
coed as treaty commissioners. Senator
Dawes was made chairman Of the COM
mission on account of his familiarity with
the Indian question, having been chairman
of the senate committee on Indian affairs
for twenty years
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
THE BINIETALLIC LEAGUE.
Prospects OF n Big Attendance Next
Week.

Several hundred delegates are expected
to be present at the convention of the
Pan-American bimetallic league, which
meets in this city next Tuesday. They
will come largely from the West and
South, with possibly few from the East.
four from Mexico. two from the Central
American states and two from Brazil
delegate is also expected from New
Zealand. This will make the third con-
vention of the league. the previous ones
having been held in Denver, Col, and
Ogden, Utah. Mr. A. c. Fiske OF Den
yer is the president. and to him, prin-
cipally, is due the existence of the league,
he having made trip through the south
ern countries in aid of its organization
What the league is striving for is to lay
the foundation for the adoption of sill
yer dollar that will pass current between
the United States and the Central and
South American countries. which, it is
argued, will result in stimulating trade
relations between them
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Mailing a Lie.

FIT WAYNE, May 21.-Special-The
special telegram in the indianapolis
Journal yesterday morning. stating that
Congressman McNagny had written a
letter announcing that he would not
again be candidate for congress. is
wholly without foundation. Mr.. Nc
Nagny will be a candidate and the senti-
ment in the district is that he shall
have a denomination without a contest
This has been the custom of the party
for fifty years and it will not be broken
this time, Mr.. McNagny's course in con
gress, besides, is heartily Endorsed, as his
votes have been in thorough accord with
the best democratic thought and correct
PRINCIPLES
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
The Steel Workers.

PITTSBURG. May 17.-There is a re-
port current among local iron and steel
workers that the most important bust
ness to be brought up at the Cleveland
convention of the Amalgamated associa-
ton of iron and steel workers will be the
advisability Of national strike in the
iron trade. All of the officials of the
amalgamated association are at Cleve-
land but the workmen say the project
has been under considera ton by lodges
for several months. The organized
workmen. who have originated the move.
have chaffed for long time under re-
peated reductions. The non-union work
ers have become as dissatisfied as the
unionists over the present condition and
invitations to cooperate extended by the
organizers of the a. A. Of 1. and 5. ".
are eagerly accepted. For the purpose
of stirring up a general strike sentiment
for higher wa ges trusted organizers have
hnpr sent
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Declined with Thanks.

ST PAUL, May Il. - The engineers
spent several hours today in a discussion
of the federation system, the opponents
maintaining that federation would be
detrimental to the brotherhood by caus-
ing it to lose its identity. An invitation
from the Northern Pacific for a ten-days'
trip through Yellowstone park or three
days through the wheat country was de-
clined with thanks. the first time on
record for such declination.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
Vote for an Eight-Hour Day.

BERLIN, May 17.-During the session
today of the miners international con-
gress Delegate Convey. a Yorkshire miner.
introduced A resolution advocating A gen.
eral legal eight hours Of labor per day for
all countries represented al the congress.
The German. Belgian and French dele
gates supported Mr.. Conveys motion, and
it was adopted by a vote Of rs 10 10. The
majority on this vote represented Lose, 900
miners.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
lAPLAN 0ERS FOR ALASKA.
They VIII Educate the Natives to
Rinse Reindeer and Lap Dogs.

MADISON. Wis, May a.-The colony Of
sixteen Laplanders with twelve dogs brought
to America by the federal government, left
here today for San Francisco. The Lapland-
ers will sail thence to Alaska to educate
the natives in the raising and the use OF
reindeer and lap dogs.