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The advocate., 1894-08-01
Democratic Trickery in Alabama.

Democratic IFiGkeFy In Alabama.
On Monday last we received the fol-
lowing telegram from one Of the stauGh-
cot reformers in Alabama.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala, July 10, 1894.
". a. DuRRinO, Washington, d. o.:
Oates advocates showing silver dollars,
mintags '94. Wire. TO me at my expense
how issued. JAS. 3. MAXWELL
We Immediately found Congressman
Pence, who dictated the following lsttOr
to the director of the mint:
The advocate., 1894-08-01

ESPECIAL CLUB RATE OFFER. We
send both the KdRSas Farmer and THE ADY0-
CATE to January I, 1895, for only so cents. Fifty
Thousand nelO sNbscribeTs DdRted hence ipe make
liberal reductions 10 club raiSers.
The advocate., 1894-08-01

The "Dogs and the Flsas" is q conf
cal, instructive and intensely interest
ing book. OF course it is political. See
premium list.
The advocate., 1894-08-01
HoUsB OF RRPRRsRNTATlyHs,
WAgnINGTON, %. q, JulY l6, 189E.

WARRINGTON " O'I july 1oS 1914
Hon. r. e. Preston, Director of the Mint:
DHAR S1R:-I ann informed that the state
menB has been made in certain newspapers
lately, and by stump speakers, that silver
dollars we're being coined, or had been
coined, BY the government during this
year 1894. am advised that certain par
ties are pretending to display silver dollars
bearing date 1894. Win you please kindly
inform me whether silver dollars have BEEN
coined during this year By the government
al its mintp, and IL so, how mGnyp Iwill
thank you for full information. Yours
very truly, LARR PnNCR.
Being in haste for q reply, Mr.. Pence
went directly to the treasury department
with the letter and received the follow
ing reply:
n
The advocate., 1894-08-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF THE MINT,

WAsH1NeToN, d, c., July 16, 1894.
Hon Late Pence, House Of Representatives;
sn:-ln reply to your letter Of current
cate you are informed that the number Of
silver dollars coined during the first ak
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Meeting of Bimetallic League Failure
In Point OF Numbers.


WASHINGTON. May % President A C..
Fiske of Denver called the Pan-Americau
bimetsllic league to order today. Alb out
fifty delegates were present. In his opeu-
ing address Mr.. Fiske said legislation for
the last thirty years in this country had
been in the interest of foreign nations. He
attributed the existing depression in busi-
ness to the demonstration of silver, and
he believed revolution would come if
relief was not granted in the line of free
coinage.
G. u. Lbbles of Nebraska was chosen
secretary. The remainder of the session
was devoted TO speech making Among
those who talked were Representatives
Hudson OF Kansas, and Pence and Bell OF
Colorado.
At the afternoon session a petition.
signed by about 600 citiZeus of Denver ask
ing that steps be taken 10 bring about the
restoration of silver to its former position
as money metal, was received and or
dersd transmitted to the house of repre-
sentatives.
The following committee on resolutions
was appointed: Chairman, Col A. G.
Fiske, Colorado; H. III. Hyatt. Nebraska;
Captain c. II. Tomkins. Iowa; j. II. Turn
er, Georgia; Horace Sites, Missouri; H. 4.
Taubeneck, Illinois; Il. NJ. Burchard,
Maryland; II. X. Jannsy, West Virginia;
a. l.. Lotiis, Psnnsylvsnis; Col. Robert
Beverly, Virginia, and A. S. Diggs. Kan
sas. There are few delegates present and
the convention cannet be a success, only
about fifty persons coming instead of sew
eral hundred
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Bureaus Report for Past Week Shows
Temperature Decidedly Cool.

WASHINGTON, May 22-The weather bu-
reau in its report of weather-crop condi-
tions for the week ending the 21st, says:
On the middle Atlantic coast from the
Carolinas to New Jersey, over the states of
the eastern. Rocky mountain slope and in
the portions of the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, the weather has been
slightly warmer than usual; elsewhere the
weath has been decidedly cool, the tenn
peratures averaging from three degrees TO
seven below the normal III portions of
New England over the entire region from
the great lakes to the gulf, while the def
Cheney in temperature was equally as
marked in the Pacific coast.
Tne week has been one of unusual tenn
perature extremes, the difference between
the highest and lowest temperature
amounting to as much as 60 degrees in the
upper Missouri valley and ranging from
40 10 20 degrees over the greater portion of
the country east of the Rocky mountains
In Kentucky aud northern Florida the
temperature reached the lowest point that
has been recorded in May since the estab-
ishment of the weather bureau.
The rainfall was very heavy in eastern
Montana and was generally above the
average over Idaho, eastern Oregon and
Washington and central California There
was "A total absence of rain in Kansas,
southwestern Missouri, Oklahoma. western
Texas and over the greater part of Arkan-
sas. Drouth prevails in eastern South
Dakota, Nebraska. Arkansas, southwest
ern Texas and New Mexico.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

WASHINGTON, May 22-The houso judi
ciary today indorseJ the report OF the Boat
ner subcommittee which Investigated the
matter OF the injunction by Judge Jenkins.
A resolution aud two bills will be report ed
to the house. The resolution will set forth
that the house d:sapprovss of the action Of
Judge jenkins aud holds that he exceeded
his powers in enjoininy the railroad men
from striking. The two bills to be report
ed will DO drawn to carry into the effect
the sub-committes's recommendation re-
Earding compulsory labor, which was as
follows.
Your committee recommends that all
possible doubt as to the powers of judges
Of courts of the United States to enforce
specific performances of labor contracts by
legal process or TO compel person to rem
der involuntary service under any pretext
be Set at rest by . prohibitory statute"
The second bill will be in accordance
with this recommendations: ''The power
to punish for contempt is limited by the
laws OF most OF the states aud We can See
no reason why like limitation should not
be placed upon the powers of federal
judges"
representative Bailey. (Texas) a men,
Der of the judiciary committee, thinks the
report OF the Boatner subcommittee does
not recommend sufficiently effective ac-
tion. He thinks Judge jenkins should bs
impea a:hed. He reserved the right Io pro-
pose impeachment proceedings If he
should conclude they were the ouly effec-
tive form OF procedure in the case.
Mr.. Bailey said that while he realized
fully that the matter OF Impeachment was
a most delicate one and that such step WAS
only to be taken in exceptional clreum-
stances, he thought that in a case like that
OF Judge Jenkins, the radical methods of
rebuke should be taken to emphasize the
extreme nature of the offense.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
NEBRASKA CROPS.
Drouth, Hot Wind and Eros. Play Hobs
With Vegetation.

OMAHA, May 22.-The weekly Nebraska
crop bulletin says: Ths rainfall has been
SO light aud scattered as to be practically
vslueless, while the excessively hot winds
OF the first half of The week dried out nearly
all the moisture in the ground Added to
the complaint of drought, which is now
affecting all portions OF the state, cores
pondents are almost unanimous in report
ing severe injury TO all vegetation by
frosts aud ice on the morning of the 18th
Gardens have suffered greatly aud most
vegetables VIII have u De repiauted. L. Is
not probable that beyond retardlng lis
growth permanent injury will result TO
tue corn crop. Many felds that were up
and being cultivated axe wil,ed and ap-
parently dead, but with reasonable
weather they Will puE forth again and ia a
very short time recover their growth.
CoFu planting Is about complstsd in ali
portions ef tue state.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
MISSOURI CROP CONDITIONS.
Vegetation Damaged by Froat-Chinch
Bugs-Rain Needed.

ST Louis, Mo, May 22-Tbe current
weekly bulletin of the Missouri weather
service and the state board of agriculture.
issued today. indicates that in some Of the
northern counties the recent frosts did
considerable damage 10 corn, garden
truck, grapes and other tender vegetation
In the Central and southern counties the
damsss was slight. In many of the north
ern and western counties crops, aud es-
pecially grass and small grain. are greatly
IN need Of rain, but in other sections the
conditions have been very favorable. ex-
cspt during the last two days of the week.
when the weather was much too cold. The
weather was favorable for farm work
throughout the week. Wheat and rye are
generally doing we'll ChiDch bng, are
reported in many counties and in Lincoln
aud Monroe counties some fields Will have
to be pastured CT piowed up. In the north
west section oats are poor snd suffering
for rain. In other sections they are doing
fairly we'll
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
In the House,

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The question of
civil service reform was given full sway in
the house today, the occasion being the
amendment TO strike ont the paragraph in
the legislative appropriation bill provid-
ing for the civil service commission. 1t
gave opportunity for some SURFING aud
not few amusing speeches. The amend
ment was adopted by vote of 109 TO II
amid great Democratic applause and
Republican cries OF ''spoils" No other
amendments of any importance were
made TO the BILL The only ones adopted
being to correct the totals of few amend
ments to " whIch amendments were made
yesterday.
Several Democrats opposed the amend
ment virtually abolishing the commission,
but it was adopted by nearly a strict party
vote.
Among the Democrats who voted with
the Republicans in favor of civil service
reform were: Wilson, Tracey, Henorix,
Dockery, Warner, Springer. Sayers, Grain
Martin, kilsore, Livingstone. Deforest,
Everett
The vote on division was &c to 81. Cries
OF no quorum and demands for tellers were
made, the yote by iellers being 109 to IL
Mr.. Dingisy gave notice that he would
demand yeas and nays in the house 1t
being than after 5 o'clock. the committee
rose and the house, at 5:94 p. M, ad-
5ourned.
In the earlier proceedings the resolution
providing Tor an investigation of the
alleged ermor plate frauds was adopted.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
pRcu11An pRoCEEpINo.

CREsroN. Iowa. May 2.-keisey's Com
monwes! army. about 2U0 meo, reached
this city this evening. j. NJ Joseph, the
Populist candidate for governor last week.
fitted out a train of wagons and met the
Industriais at Cromwell and brought
them 10 Creston under escort Of the local
band. The procession came into the city
aud Was halted on the main business
street by the marshal and deputies. kel-
ssy was arrested and for tims most in-
tense excitement prevailed. Iuc.ndiary
threats were freely induiged ir. The gem
eral was taken before Justice Hurley and
placed under 500 bonds for his appear
ance tomorrow After his release the
army Was conducted TO their camp outside
The citv limits
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
RAILWAY TELEGRApHERs.
Contest Over Grand Chief May Result in
Wienitan's Favor.

DENVER. Colo, May 22.-Delegates to
the annual convention of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers are making slow
progress. only about 125 delegates having
been pronounced entitled to seats. About
twenty delegates were seated today, both
the Ramsey and the opposition factions
claiming to have profited thereby. The
fight for and against Grand Chief
Telegrapher Ramsey is bsing warmly
waged, but the election is set for such a
late date that no reliable forecast as to the
result can be made. The strongest oppo-
sition candidate at present is w. V.
Powell, of Wichita, Kan. The main point
urged against Ramsey is extr.vagance in
handling the funds of the order. There
S no intimation of dishonorable conduct.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
CRUISER COLUMBIA.
Deep Sea Tests Satisfactory-A Fleet and
Powerful Vessel

PHILADELPHIA, May 22-The cruiser
Columbia arrived at League Island navy
yard this Afternoon, after her deep sea in
spection. She left her moorings at the
navy yard on the morning of the 18th inst.
The test with the screws was satisfac-
tory. the vessel developing 1S14 knots an
hour under natural draught without any
particular effort being made to force her.
this being considered an excellent result
for vessel lying so deep In the water In
the working of the guns some trivial de-
fscts were developed which can be easily
remedied.
WASHINGTON, May 22-The fine per-
forma.cs of the triple screw cruiser Col.
umhia on her sea trial is gratifying to the
naval officsrs, not only because il shows
the vessel Is without peer As fleet and
powerful cruiser, but because Of the bear
ing of the trial on the charges re-
Gently made before congress by Represent
ative Holman, that the vessels We're 'jOck-
eyed" on their acceptance trials.
On her acceptance trial the Columbia
made 22.S knots, while according to re-
ports she had just made "A knots with q
green crew without selected fuel and with
out special preparation. Had the con-
tractors done as well with her they would
have earned another 5000, 900 in addition to
the premium they did make.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
CUMBERLAND pkEsBYTFRIANs.
Move to Ordain Women Defeated by q
Close Vote.

EUGENE. Ore, May 22.-This has been
the most exciting day of the Cumberland
Presbyterian assembly. The report of the
judicial committee, which made both
majority and minority reports. WAS taken
up. Tue question nj issue was whether
IA woman suall be ordsiued TO preach. The
particular case in point is that Of Mrs.
Woolery. The minority report favoriny
Ordiuati ion WAS lost-S5 to 81. Then the
majority report was carried. A motion
was made for q econsidsration, but the
motion was tabled and The matter rests
tor the present at least. II is probable the
matter will finally be returned TO the
Presbytery and after their action De
brought before the general assembly
Another wear
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

LITTLE Rock. Ark. May 2-Seerling j.
Cockreii today flied bill in equity iu the
United States court as receiver OF tAe de.
funct First National bank Of this city,
asking Judgment for $500. COO. the losses Of
the hank under the prrsidsncy OF H 6.
Aliia. The defendants include all the ON
GERS and directors OF the bank Who occa-
pied such positions Of trust under the
presidency Of H &. Aliis, under . sentence
70 serve i've years at Brooklyn for falsify-
ing records 20 the Comptroller. The de-
PENDANTS are all prominent business and
professional men, agAiuss whom Wriss
were issued late this evening.
The bill charges that they arc liable for
the losses Of the bank by neglect aud mis-
conduct as officers OF the bank
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
BANK OF ENGLAND ODDITIES,
C1riositiss which Inciads . Ests for o6s-
OOe, eco, the Amount writs~n In LAX.

(UfIosftaoS Whlch lnciu0e Hoto Tor 06ssl
0os, s,es0. the Amount writs~n In LAX.
Among the curiosities which are o.
casionally shown to favored visitors
are some specimens of ancient notes, q
number Of them for denominations no
longer in vogue. such as FL, sI5 and
s2s. There is also carefully preserved
the oldest surviving note, one of the
Sear 1883, the amount being written
with ink, says the Pail Mall Budget
Another curiosity is a note for al, ,ooo,-
900, which was required for ssme trans
action between the hank and the gov
ernment. but In this case, too, thu
amount is written with pen. The
longest time during which note has
remained outside the bank is Ill years.
1t was for se5, and it is computed that
the compound interest during that long
period amounted to NO less than IS eco.
There is quite q labyrinth of vaults
where the disused notes are stored un-
til they have reached the necessary
maturity of FIVE years They are esti-
mated to weigh ninety-one tons and
number about TIA, coo. filing IS, 400
boxes, and were of the original value
of aI,T5o. see, eco. The Bank of Eng
land note is a legal tender for any
amount in excess of its face value, but
not for less. Thus person might re-
fuse to take s5 note in payment Of .
debt of "a 10 cd, though, as a matter
of fact, nobody would be so foolish a.
TO DO So It must be rcnem hered that
bank notes are only legal tender as be-
tween members of the public, so long
as the bank pays in gold on demand
II such an unlikely thing were to hap
pen a. the bank being unable 10 re-
deem It's promises TO Pay, then its
tender. Even as ii IS their legal ten
der quality does not extend 70 Ireland
or Scotland
-Binaway-So Nellie Hanson mar.
ried old Gotrox. Ell? Does she act as
If her matrimonial IN bonds were irksome?
Stadethome-Nc: why should shef
They're all government per cents
Buffalo Courier,
he had been guilty of the offens<
which. OF all offenses. Is punished most
severely: he had been overpraised; Ia
had excited too warm an interest, and
the public. with its usual justice. cHzs
tised hin, for his ow n folly -Aacsuiav
Did you do much work in tAedl;
erary line las. summer Yes IF
teen stories for the Baxoo nine for tbs I,
Atheuaan. and a dozen for tse re
ZIONIST ..Phew. Iou ulust have msls |
Q pile "0h nc-in fact, ! .ost post |
age on EN- all both wayA -HsEpers |
E.x~y
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

WASHINGTON. May 22.-The senate dis
posed of seven paragraphs of the metal
schedule today after eight hours of debate.
The debate was marked by quite number
of interesting clashes betwesn the republi-
cans aud democrats. The sensational lea
ture of the day was caused by the unex-
pected presentation by Mr.. Jones Of an
amendment substituting the Mckinley
bill classification and specific rates on
round iron in coils, blooms and
charcoal iron, somewhat higher Ihan those
already proposed, This amendment was
q surprise to some senators on both sides,
although evidently anticipated by Mr..
Quay and few other OF his colleagues.
Mr. Hale tried to use it rs text for faunt-
ing the Democrats, and Mr.. Teller read
him 8 very plain lecture on the duty OF the
Republicans to accept such Increase as the
Democrats were willing TO grant without
continually chidiug their adversaries with
inconsistency. When the vote was taken
seven Democrats and two Populists re-
fused to support the Jones substitute.
namely:
Allen, Berry. Blackburn, Jarvis, Kyle,
Mills, Pascoe and Peffer.
The rates fixed today were as follows:
Iron ore, 40 cents per ton.
Pig iron, scrap iron, etc, "a per ton.
houDu run III toiio, eiSne-tCueisS Seno
per pound
Slabs, blooms less finished than bars,
6ve-eighths cent per pound.
Charcoal blooms, Sl2 per ton.
Beams, girders and other structural iron
DR. steel, six-tenths cent per pound.
Boiler plate, from five-tenths TO twenty
five per cent al valorem.
Forgipgs Of iron or steel, one and one
ha cents
Hoop or band iron or steel Cotton ties,
thirty per cent ad valorem.
The senate went into executive session
and shortly afterwards adjourned.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
KANSAS MINERS IDLE.

PIrrsBUKG. Kan. May 23-1h- strike
situation today remaius much the same
rs yesterday. The Missouri delegations.
accompanied By the miners from Midway.
Miuden. Yale and few from Fronteuac.
left last night TO march TO Chicop.e.
where it was intended that the meeting
should be held today. The same mines
are all idle, as before. with no prospect OF
opening soon. IL Is thought by a gre.t
many that as soon as the brass band. hags
etc. leave. th. men will return 10 work,
but that is doubtiul
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
swITcHMEN's ASSOCIATION.

EVANSVILLE, Iud., May % The grand
lodge of the Smitchmen's Mutual Aid
association spent the day in passing upon
claims for liabilities amounting to SIS, 900.
The constitution AS revised was finally
adopted, making it obligatory on me NJ
bers TO take out insurance in one OF two
classes, the first class being for 81 600 aud
the second class for $780, The grand
master was empowered To appoint four
district organizers. Much Interest is
manifested in the forty-hve members who
have charge of the books of the missing
treasurer, Mr.. Simsrott. The convention
will probably conclude tomorrow
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23
RIOT AT A CIRCUS.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May pa terri
BILE riot occurred at Wayne courS house
today, twenty miles south of this city,
where several thousand people had gath
cred to witness Robinsou's circus. Just
as the show was under good headway, j.
W. Walls aud ID Damron. who were enc
mics. began fighting and in an. instant
twenty men Were taking part. The riot
lasted half an hour aud three men were
seriously shot, The town is greatly ex-
cited tonight.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

SARATOGA, N l.. May Ss~-Iue QueSSiOu
| of theological seminary control. 30 far as
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
church is concerned, is settled By vote
of almost four to one the report OF the
majority of the committee that considered
the matter was adopted today. The re-
port, which was given in full on Friday
night last, in ths account Of the proceed
ings of the assembly sent out by the As
sOciated Press, provides for gaining the
power and right to approve the appoint
ments of professors and directors, and asks
the directors OF the ssmiuaries 10 declare =
trust ia favor Of the Pres
byterian church. which tue general
assembly may enforce in the civil courts.
At the same time u committee Is provided
which shall confer and advise with the
seminaries and seek TO gain their consent
to tue proposed plan. The report was put
through the assembly in spite Of the
urgent requests for delay. aud In the face
OF protests from those who desired that
the churcn ana tue institutions ed
might be consulted. Earnest advocates of
the majority report volunteered sug-
gestioDs To the assembly TO what 1t
should do to accomplish given purpose
without the Formally OF addressing the
moderator. AT one poiut the moderator
protested that has Was = difficult post,
with twenty Of You fellows calling u me-
at once"
The scenes of confusion were not equal
to those OF yesterday, bot they were
marked. An episode. during which he
Was accused OF foreshadowIng the action
which he desired the assembly to take.
was concluded by an explanation that
Jailed To explain.
The speaker said in closing that he gave
notice OF u protest against the action Of
the assembly. A voice from the floor
called ''out Of order, no action has been
taken"
The moderator remarked: He'll be I'm
order presently" and explained after
wards that he meant that the speaker
would have taken his seat, aud so be In
ORDER
The fact was ELECTED that the board Of
directors of the seminarles at Princeton
and Allegheny had expressed ths desire
that no relations be IL ad-. This fell upon
unwilling ears and had small effect upon
Tue vote. Mccormick seminary at Chi
cago aud Danville seminary are already
upon the proposed basis. aud will have TO
make no change in their charters. Tue
separation OF Union seminary from the
assembly Was dsplored by the speaker,
who accused her directors Of stealing the
seminary.
Thus ends the present chapter of the con-
TEST over seminary control. The COMMITTEES
to be appointed by the moderator will be
unit In favor OF the proposed changes.
Probably u number of Tue old committee
Will De renomlnated.
The evening was devoted to popular
meeting in the interests Of home nIissious.
ILe attendance WAS large. Speechrs We're
maue by "A number of participants report
Ing Various phases Of The work-Dr.
Browne for the extreme northwest; Chap
man Tor the Pacific coast; DIR. HILLS for
the central west; and DIR. Little of Texas |
for tue southwest
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-05-23

LA SALE. Ill, May IA ssrious rics
occurred here so;ay in which several men
we-e injured Ever since the mines CLOSET
the Union Coal camosay has keeps some
men a, work TO clean up sniriss. Nothing
was sad against 1t by he strikers. bus
this evening as the men came from work
they Were set en- and brGtally beaten or
mob OF at least Il thousand strikers. Some
sought shelter in the eompsuy's Office and
bsrricaded shs doors and windows with
Office furnitcre. This only added to the
fu.y OF che mob aud the doors were bat
tered Ia and tue victims set upon. Bsnts-
min Hethrington was pounded iuto insen-
,ioiliiy. EdSord Cummings was sxvsgeiy
beaten and several other men roughly
handled The sheriff arrivesl this evening
and after swearing 10 depatiss wxat 10 rhs
mines aud dispersed the mob