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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The senase.

.m" -L .
Washington. May 18.-In the senate
today the senate bill granting right of
way to the Denver, Cripple Creek Inc
Southwest Railroad company through
the South Park and Plum Creek forest
reservations in Colorado. was passed.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Morgan, dem, Alabama. in rela-
ton 70 sentence OF American citizens
captured Oh the Competitor in Cuban
waters. was taken up and Mr.. Morgan
addressed the question. The recent ac-
ton of congress-, he said. recognizing
b~elligerency of the Cubans, has not been
received by the Spanish government
II people of the United States on the
subject.
The United State had In no way incit-
ed or promoted the insurrection which
was attended with such barbarities and
which had drawn into its vortex citi-
2ens Of the United States and very i'm
portant rights of personal property. 1t
q been d difficult task to restrict the
wrath of the American people when they
saw their own government stand by
while those unchristian barbarities We're
being ~summarily perpetrated. 1t was
utterly preposterous to assert that a
state of var did not exist there. 1t
shocked common sense hat the United
States government was being compelled
by diplomatic pretences to admit tina
peace prevailed in Cuba. AT the eonclu-
sion of Mr.. Morgan's speech the reso-
luton offered by him yesterday was
adopted.
1t directs the committee on foreign
relations to inquire and report to the
senat what are the rights of the United
States under treaties with Spain as to
the trial of American citizens arrested
in Cuba and now under sentence of
death; calls on the secretary of state
for a copy of the Gushing protocol of
1877 and requests the president to furn-
ish copies of any correspondence Dear
ing upon the trial and condemnation of
citizens OF the United states who were
recently captured on or near the vessel
called the Competitor.
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IN the us. SUPREME COURT
Extra Session Hears Horsa Cuban
Expedition Case.
Appealed From U. s. District Court
for Eastern District OF Penn
sylvania---Three Danish
Citizens.

Washington, May 1S.-The supreme
IL of the United States had an extra
session today for the purpose of hear
ing argument In the matter of the HorA
Cuban expedition, growing u of tle
conviction of j. Fl. s. WIborg, j. P. Pc
itersen and Hans %Johansen, citizens of
Denmark, In the district court of the
United States for the eastern district of
Pennsylvania, for a violation of the
neutrality laws of the United States.
They appealed from the conviction to
h supreme court of the United States
and pending that were admitted TO bail.
w weeks g Attorney Gem
eral Harmon moved to adj
n the case for a hearing
at his term of court, and as the call of
the docket for the term closed on the sth
inst. the. granting of the motion neces-
STATED the session of today.
w. Hallette Phillips. for the appel
lants, opposed the advancement asked
for by the government, suggesting that
1t be heard at the October term next
and in esponse to his objection, the at
torney general made use of an express
sion which was largely quoted at the
time as conveying President Cleveland's
belief hat the Cuban war would be over
within six months. What he said was
that II the case We're permitted to go
over until fall 1t might as well take its
usual. course; that the summer was the
time when similar expeditions would be
fitted out, unless restrained by the de-
cision of the supreme court. The case
was argued for the appellants by Mr..
Phillips and Mr.: Kerr. the latter Of Phil
adelphla. and for the government by At
torney General Harmon and Solicitor
General Conrad.
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THE LATE COLONEL COCKERlLl
A Committee Appointed TO Escor.
the Remains to the New York Press

the Remains to the New York Press
Club.
New York, May 16.-Men and women
of professions lnnumerable will Join in
paying tribute to the memor of the
late Colonel John A. Cockerill. the emf
nent Chicago newspaperman who re-
Gently died suddenly in Cairo. upon
the arrival here of the remains today or
tomorrow. A comEIittee, of which 10
seph /. c. Clark is chairman, and COM
posed of representatives of the New
York Press club, the Elks, the Free and
Accepted Masons and other organiza-
tons, will meet the remains upon their
arrival and escort them to the parlors
Of the New York Press club. where Ser
vices will be held In accordance with the
rites of the Elks. Subsequently reii-
gious services will be conducted by Dr.
Macarthur. in the First Baptist church.
to be followed by the ceremonies OF the
Masonic order n after which the re-
mains will be escorted to the depot OF
the New York Central for conveyance
to st. Louis, whore they will be Inferred
in the Gods Half Acre" which he HIM
self dedicated to the Elks, in Bellefon.
tame cemetery. Just before leaving
for Egypt. Colonel Cockerill told his
wife that he did not wish to be buried
In her family lot In Virginia, because ~
was confederate ground. n a Yankee
soldier would not be entirely at peace
there. Neither did he want to be III.
TERED in the LOT on his cid homestead
in Ohio, because the first stranger who
bought the place would pillow over 1t
Despite his active newspaper life and
the high position which he held at diff.
ferent times, Colonel Cockerill, In &C.
cordance with the scarcely unbroken
~precedents of the profession. so far as
work In harness newspapermen are
concerned, died comparatively a poor
man, his total estate not exceeding $40,
mn
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DUPONT LOSES.
Senate Decides Against the Della.
ware Man by Vote of 80 to 81.

Senate Decides Against the Della.
ware Man by Vote of 80 to 81.
Washington, May 16.-The claim Of
Mr.. Henry Dupont to the vacant seat
from the state of Delaware was de-
cided adversely to him yesterday by a
majority of one vote. The question has
been debated at great length from time
to time, and that debate was closed Fri
day at S p. m. The result of all the legal
and constitutional arguments for and
against was that the republican sena-
tors to a man voted in favor of their
claim; that the democrats voted just
as unanimously against it, and that the
populists allied themselves on the demo-
cratic side. making the vote on the
amendment which declared that MFR.
Dupont was not entitled to the seat 81
to so. A second vote on the resolution
thus resulted in exactly the same fig
ures. There was no attempt on the
part of the republicans to postpone thu
decisive issue.
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RAISED THE MORTGAGE.
How a Negro Bootblack Assisted Hit
Father to Paw a Debt.

How a Negro Bootblack Assisted His
Father to Pay a Debt.
New York, May. ls.-Boyd Gray, q.
aiminutive darkey, who is known as the
champion bootblack of the United
States, completed a unique trip Satur-
day. In May, 1894, Gray set out from
this city on a bicycle. He is a citizen OF
Yonkers, N. Y, and it was there he on
ceived the idea Of making the trip.
Boyd's father lives in Georgia and he
wrote to Boyd asking the latter's as
sistance in raising a mortgage on the
Georgia farm. Gray had heard Of globe
trotters who had come home laden with
wealth and when some one advised him
to start off on his wheel and shine shoes
en- route. he seized the idea Immediately.
His first stop was at Albany. where he
shined the mayors shoes and got a dol
lar. The chief OF police of Schenectady
gave Gray a $40 bill, which was the big
gest money he earned en- route
After a hard trip across the Arizona
desert, which Gray had to walk because
his wheel broke down, he reached San
Francisco. He started back by way of
Texas and New Orleans. Gray says he
was forced to sleep out of doors many
nights. In this way he contracted a
fever which caused him to halt at Knox
vile, Tenn, on September s Of last year.
He sold his wheel there and remained
in the hospital a long time. His health
Is very poor as a result of the trip and
Gray says he would not repeat the oper-
alton for a small fortune.
V1,k u ST. 49,
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Tho House.

Washington. May 1S.--The senate bill
appropriating 5000, 900 for public build
nga at Deadwood. was passed; also the
senate bill to regulate the non-commis-
stoned officers of the army. After the
first of July next their pay is t. be as
follows for artillery. cavalry and infan-
try:
Sergeant majors of artillery, regimen
tai, quarter master sergeants and first
sergeants, $50 per month; sergeants,
s2s per month: corporals. SIT per month.
Washington, May 1S.-In the house
today bills were passed authorizing the
secretary Of war and the secretary of
the navy to loan Or donate condemned
cannon to g. A. r. posts. Establishing
Pueblo, Durango n Leadville, Col
orado, customs ports of delivery at-
tached TO the port of Denver.
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WIRED OVER THE WORLD.
The Message From Dr.. Depew AZ the
New York Electrical Show and the

New xOFk electrical Show ana the
Answer.
New York, May 18.-Dr. Chauncey NJ.
Depew delivered an Grafton on ''The
Progress and Future of Electricity to
an audience OF about 10000 people. as
sembled in the hall of the National Elec-
trlcal exposition Saturday evening.
A message written by DR.. Depew and
addressed to Mr.. Edward D. Adams,
president Of the Cataract General Elec-
trical company, was transmitted by
Colonel Albert b. Chandler, president
and general manager of the Postal TEL
egraph Cable company, from New York
by way OF Chicago, Kansas City, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver,
Winnipeg and Canso to London and
back by way of Boston to New York and
received by Thomas A. Edison, who
was a telegraph operator also in his
earlier days. The message was: God
created. nature treasures and science
ltilizes electrical power for the grand
eur OF nations and the peace of the
world" The reply ran: Mighty Nj
agara, natures wonder, serving man
through the worlds electric current
proclalms to all peoples science triumph
ant and the benevolent Creator"
A copy of the message was transmit
ted also through Mexico, down the west
and up the east coast Of South Amer
lea, thence to Spain and back to New
York.
The instruments used were Of the
latest pattern with aluminium levers.
They will be presented to the Smith
sonian institution in Washington, to-
gether with the records of the perform
ance and a copy of every newspaper in
Which It shell be mentioned.
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AN IOWA TORNADO.
Coin Got Scare Saturday Afternoon
.ConsidernhI nan,ana.

Coin Got a Scare Saturday Afternoon
---Considerable Damages
Coin, Ia, May 1S.-Saturday after
moo about 8 o'clock a tornado passed
through Coin. doing considerable dam
age. but no one was hurt. 1t had been
raining hard all day n for weeks past.
The tornado entered the southwest sec
ton OF the town, going northeast, strik-
Ing Ed Stitt's barn. tearing it all to
pieces and slightly injuring the horses.
Then 1t struck Mrs. A. Whitmore's
house, throwing chimneys down and
turning the house half way around on
Its foundation. The cloud then arose
and after going about 200 feet came
down square on Mrs. Schweizer's house,
tearing the roof off M otherwise ter
rlbly damaging the place. 1t then
struck NJ. L. Hatch's residence and
passed u of town. Several narrow es-
capes are reported. Trees and outbuild-
ings along the tornado's path are all
torn up and chimneys at all places torn
down. At several places planks We're
blown right through the houses and
huge holes torn out. One plank was
driven three feet in the ground.
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Renorts From Kansas.

Omaha, May 18.-Delayed trains
passing through Reserve and Falls City,
Kas, arrived this afternoon. Railway
men say most of Reserve is wiped out
by the cyclone and a number of persons
hurt, but no bodies have been found and
no persons are believed killed. No seri-
Gus injuries are reported at Falls City.
The principal damage at each place was
the destruction OF the Touring mills.
Frankfort, Kan, May 1S.-At s
o'clock Sunday evening a terrific tor
nado swept down on the town of Frank
fort from the southwest. Everything
In the north and west ends of the town
was completely wrecked. Probably
three score Of buildings We're RACED to
the ground. Some of the best residences
Of the town We're blown to atoms.
Reports coming in from the country,
where heavy damage has been done.
will materially swell the loss. Many
are reported painfully injured, but so
far as known no n has been killed.
Many horses and cattle have been killed.
The Methodist and Christian churches
were demolished and the Presbyterian
church was badly wrecked. A score of
people are left homeless, and are being
cared for in public halls and in the
homes OF more fortunate citizens.
Topeka, Kas. May ia tornado
struck the north part of the town OF
Sabetha. a small place northeast of
here, nea the Nebraska line, late Sat
urday evening, destroying the Grand
Island railroad depot, an elevator and
about twenty residences. Twenty or
twenty-five people were injured, several
OF whom Will die. Twenty families were
rendered homeless. losing everything
they had. The storm passed Off towards
Falls City. and evidently did great dam
age. Owing to darkness and heavy rains.
particulars are hard to obtain at this hour.
Earlier in the evening q tornado was seen
n struck the ground q few miles out of
town, but did not do much damage there.
It is probable that this is the same cyclone
that struck Sabetha.
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A smaller wheat Acreage.

Huron, 8. D., May lS.-R. O. Richards
of this city. president of the Richards
Trust company. has Just completed a tour
Nf visitation to farmers throughout the
James river valley. He reports that the
wheel average Of the section referred to
will be from Is to 20 per cent less this sea-
gon than last. This is accounted for by the
fact that last fall. because of a lack Of
moisture, only q very small part Of the
wheat land was plowed. leaving that work
to be done this spring. The present reason
opened with many rains n the ground in
many places became too wet for blowing
Another eason for diminished acreage Il
that of a shortage OF seed. Last season
most Of the counties furnished seed wheat
to those in need OF 1t. but this season none
whatever was provided. and as most Of
borrowers are tenants they had no means
Richards. however, is Of the opinion that
what Is lacking in wheat acreage will be
largely made up in corn. that crop being
now planted. The millet acreage will be
exceed that Of last year. All fields are
looking well and the late coplous showers
have kept the soil In splendid condition,
n wheat never gave better promise than
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Grain and Proyisions

49,
Chicago. May 16.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
Flour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-No. 2 spring. 62ssc; No. 8 spring,
Csc; No. 2 red, 63S@G6Sc.
corn-No. 2, 2sbc; No. 2 yellow, 2shc.
oats-No. 2. bic; No. 2 white, 2192lkc:
Rye-No. 2, 365ac.
Barley-No; 2, nominal; No. 8, 2s@s4c, (.
o. b.; No. 4, Csc f. o. b. "
Flax Seed-No. !, S61bc.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $3.50.
P sasyi sion sSdef ,,P pork; s7;;5o@17 q; lard.
salted shoulders. 81 .5oa4. 62ls; short rib
i1a15c.
Eggs-Wcak at case.
gallon, $1.22. ~
sugar-cut loaf, 1925; granulated, s.. 62,A
as. IS; standard A, $5.25. ~
Cheese-Quiet at 9G1O1ac.
fully cured saT,s aha9s; green hides, shs94e:
cons, each, 30c.
Tallow-No. l., solid packed Sc. M .
4Ac; cake. SIC. -
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IN THE RElcHsTAG.
Reform of Law Governing Military
Trials Promised nv Government.


Trials Promised by Government.
Berlin, May 1S.-In the ~reichstag to-
day DR.. Lieber, the leader of the CEN
trist party, asked the government when
the bill to reform the law governing
military trials would be placed upon the
table Of the reichstag.
Prince Won Hohenloe, the imperial
chancellor, said that the government
hoped to be able to do so in the course
of the present year. This announce
ment was received with general cheer
ing.
The supplementary military credits
for the reconstruction of the quarter
battalion was then discussed. The gal
leries We're crowded with visitors in an
ticipation of a lively debate.
Herr Richter. radical. opposed the
governments demand for the supple
mentary credits for the purpose stated.
upon financial grounds.
General Bronsart Won Schellendorf,
imperial minister of war, justified this
demand for military reasons and de.
clared that the emperor had personally
worked out the details of changing this
half battalions into full battalions.
DR.. Lieber criticised the governments
policy in the matter, but did not say
what decision the centrists arrived
at In regard to supporting or opposing
the credits.
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TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
The Number of Lives Lost in the
Texas Tornado.
Damage to Property Estimated q.
One Milhon Dollars 80 There
Were Three Tornadoes--.
Finding Victims.

Denison. Tex, May 18.-The numbe,
Of dead in Sherman is 100; number OF
Wounded $50. The loss of property SITS.
6oo.
The number of dead in this and ad.
Joining counties is $50.
The entire loss Of property, estimated
In Texas and Indian territory, 81 o0, 900
1t is now agreed that there were three
well developed tornadoes, entirely dis.
tihSt IN operation.
Dead bodies are still being found III
opt OF the way places. The dead body
Of an infant was found in the top of q
hickory tree on a limb hat had passed
entirely through the body.
The relief fund for Sherman has al.
ready reached $25, 900.
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STRIKE AT ROTTERDAM.
81. Thousand Dock Laborers Ar.

Six Thousand Dock Laborers Arc
Idle - Gunboats to Protect Ship.
ping.
Rotterdam, May 16.-The dock labor
ers' strike in this city is rapidly spread.
ing, 5000 men in all having quit work be.
cause of a reduction in their wages.
Four battallons of the National Guard
have been called u as a precaution
against any riotous demonstra ton on
the part of the strikers. Three gun
boats are also lying opposite the city in
readiness for action should their Ser.
vices be required to protect the ship.
ping. The seamen on board the British
vessels lying at this port last evening
resolved that they would refuse to com.
ply with the demand that they perform
the work OF the strikers In loading and
d~iseharging cargo and the consequence
Is that fifty steamers are detained here
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A MYSTERY NO LONGER.
Mrs. Katherine Alice Tingley Is the
Esoteric Head of Thcosophy.

Mrs. katherine Alice Ttngley Is the
Esoteric Head of Thcosophy.
New York May 1s.-The Advertiser
published the following: All the powers
Of the theosophy. occult and visible,
nave failed to preserve the incognito of
Its esoteric head. This head of the iheo-
sophical society live in West End, this
city, n her name is Katharine Alice
Tingley. 1t vas Mrs. Tingley who euid-
ed the physical movement of the late
theosophical convention: 1t was Mrs.
Tingley who married Claude Falls
| Wright to Miss Leonard still more re-
Gently, and it was Mrs. Tingley whom
William Q. Judge appointed his esoteric
successor.
She is q handsome woman of 40, a
clever clairvoyant and much given in
the past to spiritualism. Since, how
ever, she has succeeded to the theoso-
phical throne she has thrown spiritual
ism behind her. and, according to Presi-
dent Hargrove, never has INDUCED In
any but Its higher or occult branches.
When q reporter called at her house
her husband said: Mrs. Tingley does
does not care to speak at present n
Is sorry that her identity has been made
known. Mr.. Hargrove will, however,
tell you all about her that is worth pub
lication."-
Mr.. Hargrove said: ut is a mistake
to suppose Mrs. Tingley is a mahatma.
She is simply an adept. which is the
mean between the mahatma and the
chelan. h has the same grade in
theosophy as William Q. Judge. and,
like him. possesses extraordinary pow
ers. Mrs. Tingley has gone deeply into
the mysteries of nature. She has a
speciality which is impossible for me to
define. Were she a mahatma she could
conceal her identity. AS an adept, is is
beyond her power"
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Pensions Granted

Washington, May 15.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
South Dakota: original-Moses H.
'Surpless, Armour Additional-ole Oh
son, Waubey; Martin Ross. Armour.
b Iowa: Or.ginal-Isaac sebert, Ottum-
wa: David Negus, springdale. Add
tional-Wm. H. Chase. Bradford. Res
toration and Reissue-Thomas P. Ayne,
Kalona. Increase-Isaac SeeIer, Mon
roe. Reissue (speclaD-Rufus H. Dun
can. Marshalltown. MISUNDERSTANDING
Boas, New Hampfon: Isabella Berry,
Indianola: Charlotte c. Conden. Bloom
field; Sarah H. Foster, Grinnell; Mar
garet Eds, Carbon.
Nebraska: Original (speciaD-Silas
]. Wench, Ansley. Increase (speciaD-
James Burdes, Pratt Center; Stephen d.
Porter, Lincoln; Andrew sinert. Water
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WHEN A TELEGRAM ARRIVES
Usual Routine Through Which Women
Go on 6uoh Occasions.

Usual Routine Through Which Women
Go on suoh Occasions.
"What is 1t, Mary2"
"It's a boy, mum, with a t~elegraft."
"A telegram! Oh, ask him If James
- killed."
"He says he doesn't know, num-"
"Ask him what he does know about
it."
HE says all he knows about it is that
it's for you, mum"
ooh, dear! Oh, dear! What shall I
fdo? Oh, my poor james! lust knew
something would happen TO him before
he went away this morning. Will they
bring him home OH a stretcher, Mary? p"
Il s'pose SC, mum Maybe you'd bet
ter read the TELEGRAPH"
II can't, I can't! Oh, it serves me
right for not kissing him three times
when he left. And we've been married
such a short time, too"
Why don't you read the TELEGRAPH,
mum 2
well, I suppose l must; but oh, /
can't tell you how I dread it,
Reads telegram: will bring friend
home to dinner.-James."
"Oh! the heartless wretch!!"
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Atlanta, Ca. May 18.-The Markham
house was entirely destroyed by fire
last night, causing @ loss of 5000. 900.
The fire started In a restaurant on De-
satur street and quickly spread to Pat
terson's livery stables. The hay in this
building was ablaze in a few minutes
md gave the flames such impetus that
the city's entire department could not
ytay their progress for two hours. The
block Is bounded by Lloyd, Decatur and
Eollijas streets and on the south by the
railroad tracks.
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Congregational sitn,s,ers

Hot Springs, S. D., May 15.-The
Black Hills society of Congregat lonal
ministers and churches concluded yes
terday a very interesting two days SEES
sion. The following delegates were in
attendance: Rev. George Scott, Lead
City; Rev. A. s. Mcconnell, Deadwood;
Rev. j. ". Barron. Rapid City: Rev. j.
A. Baker, Keystone; Rev. T.. Thirloway,
Buffalo Gap; Rev. H. V. Rominger and
Rev. A. A. Brown, Hot Springs; Rev. j.
H. Kevan, Custer; A. b. Shore, Key
stone; r. w. McHorz, Custer: Mrs. j.
B. Gossage, Rapid City; N. C. Wood
and j. E. Stewart. Buffalo Gap; John
Eastman and e. H. Mosh!er. w. G. Flat.
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Supreme Court Dectsious

Des Molnes, Ia, May 1S.-The follow
ing decisions were handed down by the
supreme court:
Dice, appellant. VIZ. Brown, Palo Alto
district: affirmed.
McCandless VS.. Hazen. appellant, Pot
tawattamie district; affirmed.
Brown VS.. Wilson, appellant, Buena
Vista district; affirmed.
Marshall & Sharp vs.. Westrope, appel
liant. Shelby district; reversed.
Bradley and Co., appellant, VS.. Hop
kins, Pottawattamie district: affirmed
on appeal of Bradley, reversed on inter-
tenor's appeal.