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the state attorneys reasons for insisting
upon the heaviest penalty.

upon the heaviest penalty.
After his sentence MIR. Hammond COL
| apscd and was taken directly TO the TAIL
! IN charge of his doctor and chief taller.
me pricipni prisoners We're driven to the
prison Prise, , win strong police escort, The
n mile surrounded by a strong detachmcn,
| OF artillery.
| Tho prisoners are very bitter and con.
! steer that they were .ll-udviscd in plead
| Ing guilty. Fully forty of them avow that
they could have proven their entire in-
! ncccnce OF cunniNanco CIR participation
| oAecpt In joining the movement, late In
| the day and In signing the manifesto.
! Nothing, they say could have hcen proved
| To the relief fund for people temporarily
ruined hy the january crtsis. |, Is sencr.
ally felt that the gravity of the situation
is increasing hourly
The jury Is signing strong petition Ia
the executive To commute the sentences
and the most powc'ful Influences. siultiug
all personal differences. are at work with
thc singlc object to influence the decision
OF The government for the general good
Of the Dutch and England
The Jurors who have been interviewed
say that it appears impossible thu, the
Judge should pass any other sentence,
hut II Is unfortunate thnt all the accused
pleaded guilty. II the case had gone to
Tia" Jury. they say. many would probably
have h-en acquitted
\ strong feeling exists that behind those
staining In the dock were absent men tar
suiltier who were plotting against the
INDEPENDENCE of tho republic.
says. pronounced hpon the government
a: well ~ upon the accused. Even II
conputci the sentences VIII remain on
record ~ remnant q The nsascs Of u
hur1arous age.
1'hc gravity of the position MT Rulu-
w"yn causes the k.encst anxiety here.
II Is f'lt that England made grave mis-
TAX" In declining the help offered hy N"
TrtnsVaal, which would nave h.cn quickly |
glvcu and the I'o"rs and nc Britiih ttslt- |
ing together would have soon dllnor-
araci the Mntahclc and the revolt would |
have eisily been suppressed
An editorial in the hally Telograrh |
Oihsrg.l, ronRratuates Tho country upon |
Nj & ,ml,erlain's energetic Telegram TO |
President Kruger Informing him mat thu |
rovsutni,ut had already announced 10 |
parliament thriorc hearing n the com |
mutation Of the death svnioncrs, tnn com
v.ciicn and that he would commute them.
This message. the Daily Telegraph says. |
frustrated a renewal OF rrcsident kru- |
gers clomcncy and mngnaninity to please
Germany.
The Chronicle dibrap on the contrary,
thinks II ia time for ENGLAND 10 drop her
bullying tone, which does no credit 10
the nation and can not be translated into
elective legislation.
Tie Chronicle adds; Better walt for
the peaceful influence OF the time
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LAcKsoN,s TRIAL.
State Closed. and the Defense Viii Make
Hard Fight

State Closed and the Defense VIII Make
Hard Fight.
Newport, Ky. April 2'.-Wiih the ner-
curry in TIE .ightirs. every sea. In the
court hous. was filled today a! the tril
Of Scott Jackson but no one was per
mitted TO occupy standing room AT 40
this evening the Commonwealth an
ncunccd THAT it closed. Attorney Craw-
ford for the defense says H. VIII have
about fOrty-iivc witnesses and about
twcnty-nvc dispositions To Offer 'inis. with
tho arguments. viii carry the cage into
next week The frequent rcfusals of me
defcns. 10 cross-cNamine witnesses ana
tn. waving of mis- statement TO thc jury
this evening when III. comm lnweaitn
rested. lends mystery to the future policy
Of the defense and raises expectation
tina, II has some surprises in store start
ling testimony was given this morning by
TWO women. who confirmed to some cx-
tent the story told by coachman George
I IurkSOp
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clupllpE cHI.EK LOSSES.

Grippe Creek. April 2a.-Whie today's
fire burned over the territory snvei from
the Saturday fire carpenters were busily
engaged getting up many light frame
structures In the area ncn burned.
The Insurance VIII be fully three times
as much as Saturdays loss. one man
estimates hvc times as inush and says
every agency in town Wa loaded Nith
risks. 1t must he Remembered that the
heart of the business section went up to.
day and fully double the area was burned
also,
one million dollars seems a large amount
to ascrihc to loss in a hurr.edly ani
chcaply builr mining camp. i}u there
can be- no question but that today's loss
vii, more than reach thea" figures.
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EGYPTIAN NOTES.
The Arabs. the Derv.shcs and the Hardy
Triton.

The Arahs the Defv!shos and the Hardy
Brlfon.
New York. April IA dispatch to the
Herald from Cairo. EgyDt, says; II Is
said that FarlNt. fifteen miles south or
caksheh. may al nnv moment be occupied
us "A further advance most.
The dervishes advance post. extending
from NQgrakrh TO I'erek now numbers
400 men under liammud.
The stream Of dofyish relnforcemen,s
from Doneula to Hoehra2eh is now closer
and probably n big stand viii be made by
the enemy at DoEgola.
Two detachnonis Of Arabs left Wady
Ilalfa today to patrol the right and left
hanks of the Nile between this place and
Akasheh,
The latest news from Osman Dignn
states he has left 'the neighborhood OF IN.
late fighting and T. going westward, but
II Is no, known whether he Is marching
Tor Tokar or his placo on the Alabara.
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THE SENTENCE COMMITTED.
Kruger Has Not Yet Decided on Con.
spiratorS' Punishment

Kruger Has Not Yet Decided on Con-
spiratcrs' Punishment.
Pretoria. April @,.--Sentenccs OF death
imposed upon John HAYS Hammond
American engineer: Colonel Francis
Rhodes. brother of the former premier of
Curc Colony. Lionel Phillips. president of
the chamber at Johannesburg. and George
!farfar. proprietor of Country Life OF 70
hanneshurg. have bccn commuied
Or. w. J. Loyds. secretary of state for
the Transvaal has informed Sir j. A. De-
witt. British agent Mt Pretoria that 1t has
not vet been decided what punishment
VIII be imposed uoon the reform commit
tee prisoners In place of the death SEN
,rnce. and he also intimatcd tlnt the On
ccutvo council would recommend recon.
SIDE ing the sentences imposed upon all
OF the other prisoners.
The remaining fiftv-nue prisoners in
Guiding Joel Barnato. nephew of barney
Barnnto; Mr. Pctiichcim. Turkish consul.
and former attorney general of cape Col
ony. j. W Lnfard and raptnin Mcin i.
: curtis Y. l.. Clement. L. Lawlcy II. j.
King and AIR. bingham. all Americans
Were sentenced 10 two ycars' imprison-
mont. thfe. wears punishment and to pay
q fine ~ i2unl In default of which they
VIII undergo another years Imprisonment
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coMMENr ON COMPUTATION.

Cbamhorlaln's Message 10 Kruger APP
plaudcd by the English Press.
London. April so.-There is a rumor In
London thai Earl Grey has arrived In
Iuluawnyo.
A dispatch from Pretoria confirms the
news OF the Communication OF the death
sentences OF the four men Sentenced on
Tuesday. The Daily Telegraph's Pretoria
dispatch says; There Is brcsthless ar
Punishment here over the severe sentences
The widest rumors are cyeuiated snept
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CHARTERED COMPANY INVOLVED.
Evidence Adduced That Jameson Was
Backed hy Cecil Rhodes.

Evldcncc Adduced That JamesOn Was
Backed hy Cecil Rhodes.
I>ondon. April 2O..-D a. m)-At this
hour short insta!lmeni OF a long mes
sage from Pctroria has been received here
which appears 10 confirm dispatch from
Pretoria. published in the Pari, Temps oil
yesterday. which is to the effect that telo.
grams were put IN as evidence during the
trails OF tho reformer-. which. from n
cipher discovered In Janeson's baggage
after the tight at Doornkoop and the
surrender or the raiders, proves the com
piicity OF the Chartered South Africa
company with the Johannesburg reform
i.agucrs and Or. Jameson. They pLove
that the cnaraf.red company had opened
credit for fi0,JO In The name OF Colonel
Rhodes at johannesburg TO organize the
raid
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THE POST.

THE BERMUDA loaded heavy cargc Of
arms Mt Jacksonville and with 100 men
aboa-d sailed for Cuba, Three Spanish
sunboats have been detailed to walton
for her
j. PiERPoNT MORGAN runorcd to have
nude n bid for 100000 OF tho Cuban
gold bonds at 90 IL.
CUBAN sYMpArHIzERs IN HAVANA
reJoiccd at the successful landing Of an
other expedition.
GRAIN RATES 10 GULF PORTS are
damornllzing Southwestern rates.
THE PICK LER PENSION BILL forced
through the house. viii open the doors
of the treasury for heavier raids.
A SCORE OF OTHER ITEMS. incIuding5
political. sporting. foreign and domestic
news.
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CHAMBERLAIN DENOUNCED.

London. April 29,-Thc sensation caused
by the sentencing 10 death Of the leaders
OF the Johannesburg reform committee nj
Pretoria yesterday increases IA spite OF
the fact that IL h unuorntAi that ihp
sentences have been communt u and roth
ing elae was talked about today. People
are indignant nj the attitude oi Tho Tians-
vaal as outlined in President Kruger re-
bcrlHn. and urged that strong iucasiics
be taken. Jhcy VIII not npp.'J.c OF ..ny
further negotiations mvo'v'ig an appeal
to President kruysr's generosity and Mr..
Chamberlain Is denounced on all aides.
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-Four persons were Killed by n cloudbursi
in ohio and much damage was done by
storms In several S,ates
The state closed It's preacntment OF tes-
,lmony against Scott jackson.
Another fire AT Cripple creek has Do
stroyol most Of the town which was left
standing last saturday. -Four pcrs0ns
were killed and fourteen injured by eX-
p.osions.
a smnll Dakota town was wiped out
by n cyclone, several persons being IN
jurcd.
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CAPITAL crLLINCas.

Wa shineton. Anil Ex-senator Mills had
passed a resolution In the senate sctting
aside Saturday Nav lG IN that Rdy for
eulorios upon the late Reprssentatlve W.
II. cram.
n0s'officc was established today AT
Montfort. Navarro county. sJacob A. Fax,
losimIsiar.
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rIIr rINins coMNlENrs.

London. April 20 -rhe Times, comment
Ing cditorially on the coamNtation Of the
death sentence of the reformors. says.
The Communication does not give deep
f,elnE If relief bcraus" the ~, Ks of the
condemned nan w"f" never IN serious dan
ger. Congress, IT ~ true, urged President
mission which does not strike all An.rl-
cans us being exactly digninod. We are
told that Mir. chaubcrlainH message Was
more 10 their liking, An interesting ducs-
ton liz what the committed penalties viii
i.p
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
SENATE.

Washington. April - TWO notable
speeches by Senators Teller and Sherman.
r.,f-osortirr ot,nnsiru clements ON tho
financial question were heard in the sen
ate today.
Mr. Teller addressed himself particular
~ to me ONO senator cohitoNertlis the
~, h,,',.s, No., al ,.,, ,,,.,, m ,n,.
present congress to pass tram BIZ. The
seimior rrI,ried ~ uhss'ns 70 '"r NJ.
Of ;tv',,,r,' ,1',e,i oI r,a.i,' NV WA III,
lusivo us no Prosperity could come untu
financial CONDITIONS are reformed. Tho
climax r Mr. leuer's speech wdS reached
when he sad h" would Noir as he spoke
ami that he would not hesitate 10 separate
mmSeii from No party W'lh WlnNh ne
had been ailied iQ' ipfty yr"rs u II pro-
hvtHe,u 'ur ia" soli sli'iun'"
NJ. Nrln'a" mn - ~ -, i' ~ a.
snins hsHihs' ~-eI. 'd Sn n,,,. , an
nvut|''.s ,nr t,n,, H.. n.nnlo n" n,,.
,nt, snti tn ia tr,nunnl Of he
i"i'.' ~ i ma. ,.,,,,i,,,, ,'i,,tin,.
Ne early pi.rt OF the day Vas given to
s,,."sh.s liz senator's Was ana Mitchell
81 N.sronsiu. falmer and Kyle euiognzing
Yer" Morai.stte' alter which the resolu-
lion was adopted accepting the statute
of Nuruunttp presented by WISCONSIN.
The naval hill is noniinally before the
senate bu; IS being thrust aside for the
ncidental tariff anu iinanea al ,;ebate
Air. Hale. IN charge OF the bill protested
vigorously against me uistrhcliis u'pat'.
declaring that II Il continued COZ 'eas
would remain IN WASHINGTON "Hth ''""'
'ail
...,.. ,.,,
me "n,"' "'1 vas -, oa,a,Sar ,ha
ASIDE in the senate TO-DAY 10 consideT inc
.cr.ntnurr Of the statue of Pierre Mar
-, ......,.,,,.,,, ,, ,ha c,a,o N, Ntscon-
du.ttc, pI'f"Htru p' 'ht Hta'c VI "'9N'i'-
sin and nov in Statuarv hall.
A, ia. o,,se, Mr. Palmer uDem. IN
..,,D1 r,,aI,,,or e.nress,n. me
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End of the Great Mind ammluq Contest My Jawov

accedod TO. A quarrel caused revoIvers 10
he drawn.
Nebraska sound money democrats elected
delegates to Chicago aud denounced tho
A. =. A.
Don Cameron announces from Mexico
that he tx not n presidential candidate.
Tennessee prohibiiionists nominated
candidntc for governor and defeated free
coinage resolution.
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OFFICIALLY INFORMED.

Washington April Secretary Oincy
Consul General KNIGHT NJ Cape Town
stating that he had been Informed Of
ficiaIlv that the death sentence Of John
HAYS Hammond had been commuted.
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The country should decide once for III tho
silver issue at tho coming eiections'
House discussed the bankruptcy IN
and there were some POLITICAL soc -,
marks.
Mr.. pockery said republican spproptia-
lions at this session will aggrsssts -.
000.000.
RAILROAD.
Review OF the operations of ~ Isxae1
railroad commission taken from ~ jaees
annual report III
Arguments in favor Of shs sssffle -.
Citations
weekly returns Of earnings for tAs pfsl \;
ent month. ~;
REINFORCEMENT Of .. Barter connsil ~
assistant passenger and ticket sssnt e9z
the Katy. III
Commission rate rulingA n
Kansas city, Pltuburg and Gulf oteisa
cinls take trip over the New Bay ROM \
rond. AZ
THE MARKETs.
Cotton-F Futures lower n ~ mas1et Y
spots quiet and stesdy. ss
Tnc dreaded Msxicsn cotton vssyR ~ 4
already put in an appearance
Strawberries brought low prices ~ - q
local market. l3s,jt311
A good supply q csstls Tor ths'ant go y &
In week. ~ ls q 81 z,1
tremendous Argentine crop esnoeg ri
sharp break In wheat {. s 81 II
Prospect Of gold exports csuse9 ~ 81
tlon IN tho stock market
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DID YOU READ

Tho following news s.ories yesterday, II
you got The Post you did; II some other
paper you did not. for they wcre printed
only In S%
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s0ys that a frw orlnaaces iriollscniy
ara worth i lhulsar'I worfl,. .
ones. Thn ouisoinr adm niStritI On lasse d
CJtD ordinances Will. In power.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

Mr.. Teller SO strongly advocated free
coinage that he told the secrets OF the
republican party: how tho Mckinley bill
was passed by giving the Sherman silver
law to the sllverites. lie said he would
leave the republican party II declaration
against silver was made.
Mr. Sherman denied nothing Of what
Teller told OF the secret deal. but said
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London. April 3o.--Thc Daily Telegraph
proachint- Buliiawayo and that although
the rebe.s are partly demoralizcd by the
reccnt defeats they do not show any signs
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CIrIiAN-

Spanish gunboa' captured mn American
hlibustcrcr and her cargo of arms. Three
newspaper correspondents and sixteen
other Americans were aboard. The crow
Will he courtmartialcd and shot
a plan Of Cubans to dynamite n wnrshIp
ana seize Spanish money has been OK
posed.
An American who escaped from Moro
castle arrives at homo md tells his
story.
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AFRICAN.

President Kruger has committed the
death scntencc IMPOSED on hammond and
others who pleaded euiltv to hlgfl treason.
Their punishment has not vet been de-
cided on.
DervIsh ronforcemcnts ore moving
stcndiv TO the front in the ioi1an.
II is said evidence was ndduccd NJ tho
trial of tho Johannesburg conspiralors
showing The Chartered company backed
.lamoson's raid.
chamheriain IS denounced In London for
allowing Kruger To cbeokmatc him.
Matabcle roiuforcomonts said To he APP
pioachlnr llnlrawavo
Situation In Transvnnl Is not much i'm
proved by the Communication.
London press commend Chnmberlain's
prompt message TO Kruger
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SPORT.

| SIotI.
Austin . Houston 2o Sherman .. Fort
Worth q. Dcnson 49, Dallas S. Galveston
., Snn Antonio 2.
Ma ionnl lcague-- Brooklyn 4. Washing
ton &: pitsburg .. Cleveland .; Phiindcl-
phin u. New York 6.
Southern leaguo-Montgomcry D. New
ORLEANS ~. Atlanta 2. Mobile 3; Column
bug l, Birmingham g.
Ninicrs ut I.cxlngton-Sir Alpine. s to
I; Moylnn. 10 .. Loyalty. to /: Strath-
reel. , to /. La Princess. 20 to l.
rho roo,ntorial socicts formally organ
Ted and "A yell adopted.
Winners at Waahington--Tingc, to ]:
Rustlcr. / 10 l. Roundsman, 10 |; Brisk.
to .; IIelins. to l.
winners at Naslyillc-Alhort Sidney. 4
10 Bogue. to /; snnteur. 8 to 2; Blasco.
3 to 9; Glen Abby. II 10 1.
STATE.
Tho Mexican cotton woevil destroying
the fields around Remedy and Runge.
Decisions rendered by the higher courts.
Frank Hooks indicted at Cameron for
the murder Of John Ncaiy. lie gives $lo-
900 bond
The Uniformed Rank Knight OF Pythias
con,ompatcs holding an encampment mt
Galveston.
Galveston expects 10 secure the next
populist State convention.
Decision IN the Loyctoy cnse against
Kaufman a. Runge for margins on fu-
lures.
ON account OF delinquency to he school
fund the comptroller refuses to issue war
rants to La Sale county's treasurer.
-Four desperate prisoners escape from
thc mil at Brownsville, but one is re-
captured.
Very Rev stephen NJ. Boufford. vicar
general of the diocese OF SIN Antonio,
dead.
George w. Todd murdered by Mexican
sheep shearer near Sponord.
Tho Texns Press association concludes
Its session mt I,l Paso.
The captain of the sloop Ethel Of Beau |
mont mysierious!y missing.
Mayor bowman of Hubbard gives norni- 1
nal bond for the Harrcon killing.
Grand concerts given by the state
at San Antonio.
Rabbi Myers of Waco beaten over the
head with pistol In the hands OF
deputy sheriff.
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Chicago April q Rain storms in the
States of Wisconsin, Iowa and Eastern
Nebraska last night We're very sever
and repcrts received show much damage
" IS done.
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KILLrp by A cLorDBuRsr.

Delaware. Ohio, Arril e9.-Wiliam Scar
borough Joseph ileidclbereh, Mrs. LII
cinda Williamson and charles Cranberry
were killed hy cloudburst al Waldo iaSt
night. Damages are reported In other
quarters.
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ToDATs FORECAST

AlBANy n,
set adio M Tho State legislature
'''''eh' for today,
Es,AsTERvlLLE. Mo Tn,
b. 'e"''on VIII be held TO-DAY in I'M jT,i
lew 'sHaiHIC,iHsSco-Mrs. Potter and Kvr,s
Fly prosperomaly Tor Australia after n
inv, american season.
dance IN Loie Fuller Will give her
Meiropoiii, america before saline ~" AZ
opera house tonight.
'SSehsN DoSsp va,-Thc ann,,o, corsr.,..
be held here ~, an, american Revolution
kos RI SMITH. ArE -.1,,,. .
fn Pea,notge Poarce. Wchs,,,N, 'Ju,."i'
kS Who Berry Foreman 's n"', ,is,hin,n,
March 4 las as, sentenced for murder
FARRREsoLLroS No
the Ms were CONVICTED for d ,Sn nro,nr
thg. hl tt'Tks family wcre ne mlratr
faled from 1, nays ago the two hrothe,s
4 George n jall- William wa, c ~, VT
-uc good his escape.
Few to,,s;scENT CRY nupGrr.
arned frnra Apr'i s'.-The militia have
p called ~ Natchi'ochcs. whora they
pornlls,sV prey0nt Lloodshcd between
NJ tail.,si. ana democrats over a conn,
cl Tciesran3SS r. wants tho Western
Slams sent company To produce ali
7s,ita,lc oamp by me ilanagcrs Of The
4, 'ssen ,her En-, Judge Ferguson
request under advis..
|nudcd Wi Win Hoffman. for many vea,s
S,.st ~" - H. Holmes & Co. . .iie5
f'rai address, Mayor Flower
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llew sail naiiiiI,i nSao Potter and Kvr,.
Wy prosperom.s Tor Australia after a
,r. american season.
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! dance in A nois Fuller viii give her
Metropolitan ' o before sailing AT
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ToDAY'S FEATURES.
FOREIGN

Probabilities = aencruiiy fart southeriy
To westerly winds.
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Washington. AprIl co-Thc house spent
the day in further discussion Of tho bank .
rnptev bin Mr. Connolly Trp.. III. }
spoke in favor Of the measure ana c. W.
Stone nop.. Pal Mr. Newlands of Me-
yada and Mr. Broderlck Eep. Kan.) In
opposItion to H.
Mr. Newlands. in the course Of his re-
marks. said that H the defnocrats at the
thlcngo convention aba ndoneI free tra1n
and declared tor silver u fusion of the sill
vrr ei.mcnis would follow which would DO
victorious. while Nj Connolly predicted
In the event ui an enactment of n free
coinage law a universal demand for "A
Dankfuntcv law
Before the bankruptcy hill was taken up
there was some discussion nf the treasury
situation in connections with the appro-
piations Mr.. Docknrv MemJ charged
that the Liabilities created bv this congreq,
nnclui,rg ;9a $4,000 for coniracts) would
reach stni 90 0p
Mr. Dlueiey the leader Of the majority
on the floor. defended the appropriations.
calling attention to the fact that The
house had passed "A bill 10 increase the
revenues.
The house adopied the report Of the
elections committee No. In favor Of
Bel In the contested election case OF
Peace vs.. Bel. from the Second Colorado
district.
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adjournment for today. "''''
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I party Of the gold standard. then its dis.
integra,ion has begun.
what viii do II the party TO which
1 have been attached aal oca,es a gold
President, I have no hcsiiahcy in saying
here. as 1 have said before aud VIII say
again. hat when political orsan2l iion
,rases to represent the sentiments / held,
then cease TO act with ii
Mr.. Sherman followed Nv Teller. lie
SAID be- respected thu hnheSty aud earn
uain.ss ~ purpose ~ me COLORADO son
afor. What had been sud however. Nas
not new. The colorad, senator believed
ia The tree coinatfe 81 .,iiNci-mcnnins Il
d1llar worth 20 r.ui~- Is tue salvation Il
the country Nh. SHERMAN SAID he, him
Atlf. believed IN Toe LARGEST pBilc use
o, silver consistent with the maintenance
ci Il gold si1ndaIl ~ 30 the rrfcfen ir
male % ia" Mckinley NH. Nj. SHERMAN
pTpcs vdcd To SNOW Mat tha Mehinl IS act
Wpnld have furnished a re"rlue nai not
tn. ciec i.9ns brought about expectations
of chang- nj the tarln policy. II he were
IA he place OF Alr. -. vclud he wuuh
not pay ont 81 beyond rrcc.pts except Tor
sirares. such payments beyond receipts
wcic not mandatory.
Mr. shernan said the time had come
FOR iinil settlement OF the silver nues-
ton by the people. Each pnrty should
s;ate It's position honestly and manfHlly
and then let the people know whrtutr ".
are 10 ha,' 5o-ceni dollar u one equal
To any IN the world
Mr. l'ale. in charge of the naval bin
protested against Juggling in all the other
issues and financial discussions. lie
said If this WINS kept up congress would
be here un'il next October.
Mr.. Stewart then made speech on
silver.
Mr,., Plat tIep. Comm rcnd speech
by Mr.. Proctor OF Vermont supporting
Mr. Germans amendment tha, Tho num-
stricicd to two.
Then. at 6 p. m. the senate ADORNED.
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