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The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Washington, Feb 2.-Thr final vote
on the bond silver hill will be taken
in the senate This afternoon. This
brings to n conclusion a debate COW
erins many days. The agreement
came rather unexpectedly at tho close
of MIR. Villas speech. lie had talked
for three hours. and was about to he
followed by Mr.. Bate. when MIR.
Chandler lnU.ipitatcd the question OF
a final vote. For Il few moments it
looked as though Mr.. lIill of New York
would again prevent an agreement.
He asked for u distinct understanding
that various parliamentary mo,imls-
to postpone. lay ON the table. etc.
should not Il" cut off. This was read-
ly conceded hy MIR. Harris. This dis
posed of the last remaining objection,
and the presiding officer declared the
unanimous agreement To he in force.
The house confined itself to routine
business. Most of the session was de-
voted to the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill. The regular attempt
was made to have all The expenses of
the district government paid by the
district. but the motion made by DE
Almond Dem.. Mo-, to effect this WAS
ruled out Oh Il point ui order. The dis
trict Till carries Sl.22l7.:MW. $:3s:5E::: 423i 42i
less than the sun, appropriated for the
current fiscal year. 1t was expected
that \. j. Itu>rnlial who contested
Miles Cr"wl"y'> seat from the Tenth
Texas, would address the house to-
day in supper, of his claims. hut lie
waived the priviIcg" accorded him and
the resolution OF the committee con-
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
knocks out Kentucky Racing

Frankfort, KY. Feb. 5.-T'he Grail
ana bill, which prohibits pool selling
in kentucky, aud has been regarded
as the death knell to all horse racing
in the State of kentucky, passed the
house to-day by a vote of Ill to Is.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Pension Bill,

Washington, Feb. ). The senate
committee on appropriations to-day
agreed to report the pension appropria-
ton bill. AS 1t came from the house
this bill carried Sal, ,425.S2O. The SEN
ate committee added $52,7jO.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Fatallx wouudea not,,

Montgomery, Ala. Feb. Ga sensa-
tional tragedy occurred at Aldrich last
night. Sam Boyd. a miner. caught his
wife in a compromising position with
one Taylor. also a miner. and opened
IRE Oh them. fatally woundlng both.
Taylor returned the fire. striking Boyd
in the leg.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Washington, Feb 4.-The long con-
test over the silver bond bill is at an
end in the senate that body having
passed he free silver coinage substi-
tute for the house bond bfl by the de-
cisivc vote Of - to RI. Il majority OF
for free silver. This result was
reached at :: "'clork after three hours
Of caustir debate and sharp parlia-
mentary fencing. The public interest
In the elimination OF the prOtractcd
struggle was shown by crowded gal
leries and full attendance on the
floor. Scventy-S,vcn senators being
present and The others paired. Baron
Won Thielmann. the German ambass;l-
dor, occupied II front seat in the diplO-
matte gallery. showing deep interest
in the final vote. Members of the
house crowded the chamber, filling
available seats and standing room in
the rear and side areas.
Mr. Gorman moved to lay the silver
substitute as reported by the finance
committee on the table The motion
was rejected-34 to l3-by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes Allison. Banker. Burrows.
Caffrey. Chandler. Davis Elkins.
Faulkner. Frye. Gallingcr. Gear, Glib
son. Gorman. Gray, Hale, Hawlcy,
Hill. IIoar. Lindsay. Lodge. Mcbride,
Mcmillan. Martin. Mitchell NNiS.l.
Morrill,. Murphy. Nelson, Palmer
Platt. Proctor. Sherman. Thurston.
Villas. Wctmore ~.
Noes Allen. Bacon. Bate. Berry,
blanchard. Brown. Butler. Call. Cam
er0n Cannon. Carter. Chiffon. Clark,
Corkicll. Daniel. George. Harris, Irby,
Jones Ark.'. Jones tNev.), Kyle,
Mantle. Mills. Mitchell Or.,. Pasco,
PETER. Perkins. I'cttigrew, Pritchard,
l'ugh Roach. Shoup. Squire. Stewart,
Teller. rillman. rurpic, Vest. No"r-
hts.s. WaltImll. Warren. White. Wilson
--l:;.
The following pairs were announced,
those for the motion being given first:
Cullom with blackburn, Al,irich with
IIansl,ronsh. Srwcll with Gordon,
Brice with Wolc"ti. Gray with Nor
gan, Smith with Dubois.
The bill was then pasSe.l-l:; tn "a.
The detailed vote was the same. cX-
cept that those vii" voted nay before
voted yea on this motion as on Mr..
GOrman's motion to lay on the table,
The bill was then reported from the
committee of the whole to the SENATE
and was pmsscd-l2 to 81. Mr.. Mills
changed from yea to nay and this was
the only difference from the detailed
vote on Mr.. MOrgan'S early motion to
lay on the table. There was an I'M
mediate applauding Of the galleries as
when the curtain falls III The last act.
Washington. Feb. j. The bo,lsr
a,.cnt the entire day discussing Il
series of amendments tn strike from
the District Of Columbia appropriation
bill eight appropriations aggrr.atn"
S34 900 for the maintenance of deSti-
turc women AMI children in various
private and scctarian charitable III
stitutions in the district. II was tn"
nnounced purpose of Mr.. EIainrr
Rep., Neh.,. who led the tight. t"
place the appropriations in the hands
of Il hoard of children'S guardians ere
ated several years aga. The anrnl-
ments opened up wide field "f dis
cussion as TO the policy Of appropriate
ing public money fer private and SEQ
tartan institutions, and Mr.. Robertson
Dem., La.). q member of til" alpro-
rriations committee. made the direcf
charge that the war onthese apprn-
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

An epidemic of religion has struck
George Il. Smith college Il, Scdnlia.
Mo. and since Friday ll>i all hut
fou:' of the 100 st"den.:. l,a:, pro-
fes>ed religion.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
The LINN Dixorcc

Minneapolis. Feb. 6. The divor"
case Of Nelly r. Lynn against W. Fl.
Lynn was heard by Judge Pond IN
chambers yesterday and a divorce was
granted to the plaintiff.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Iaes u S. Govt Renor
R3%a!!! g! fSkdsgE RfakiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

priations had been inaugunted by the
A. +. a. This phase on the matter
was, however. approached with great
caution by those who spoke: the advo-
Gates of the amendments placing their
opposition on the broad ground Of an
tagOnism to appropriatilg public,
money for private or sec,arian .pur.
poses.
Washington. Feb. a. - The lelateu
tariff bill emerged from the finance
committee to-day and made its appear
ance in the senate soon after the ses-
sion opened. Chairman Morrill, made.
the report. stating that a free silver
amendment had taken the place Of the
original bill. and adding. amid laugh
ter the closing phrase of official pro-
cetlurc of Massachusetts. land may
God save the commonwealth" MIR.
Quay made two attempts to have the
bill rec"mmittcd to, the committee
with instructions to report back sep
arate tariff AMI free silver bills. but
was cut off hy parliamentary Objec-
tiOns. Ills resolution for recOmmit-
ment will come up. under the rules. to-
morrow. \ sharp contest occurred at
the close of this discussion between
the senators favorable to advancing
the appropriations bills ami those de-
string to take up general legislation.
The latter element prevailed in two
test votes and the right OF way was
secured by the resolution Of Mr.. Du-
b0is Of Idaho to reform the method Of
considering appropriation bills by dis
trihlting them among the several com
lnittecs This was strcnuOusly resist
ed hy the friends of the appropria-
tiOn committee, who contendcd that
the change was revolutionary and de-
signed I" dismantlc tho appropriation
committee. The final vote was not
reached. hut it was evident from the
debate and incidental votes that Il ma
jOrity favored the change.
Mr.. Dinglcy, chairman OF the ways
and means committee. today reported
back tho senate free coinage substitute
for the house bond bill with the rec.
Oncntlation that the house non-concllr
and insist OH It's bill. Mr.. Crisp, rep
resenting the minority. gave notice
that the minority would ask the house
to concur. The report will bc called
up tomorrow, and the debate will run
for two days with night sessions
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
CASH FOIt ITALIANS.
President Cleveland Sends q Mes.
sage TO COnErcss.

President Cleveland Sends u Mes-
sage TO COnErcss.
Washington. Feb. ;: - President
Cleveland to-day sent to congress
request for an appropriation for som"
of the Italian victims Of the Walsen-
burg riots in Colorado. The prcs,-
dents letter follows:
"l'O the Congress-: In my last an
n,lal message allusion was made to
the lawless killing of certain italian
lalorcrs in the State of Colorado, and
1t was added that the dependent
families of some Of the unfortunate
victims invite, by their deplorable con-
diticn. gracious provision for their
needs
''Jr n"w appears that in addition t"
three Of these llnrrrs. who We're rio&-
olsly killed. iw" others who escaped
death 10y flight, incurred pitiable disa:
biliticS through exposure and priva-
tion.
'Without discussing the question OF
the liability of the United States for
these results. either by reason OF
treaty obligations or under the general
rules of international law. venture to
urge upon the congress the prOprlety
of making from the public treasury
prompt and reasonable pecuiary pro-
vision for those injured and for the
families Of those who We're killed.
'''rc aid in tho nsideratinn of the
subject. | append hereto a report OF
the secretary Of state. accompanied by
certain correspondence which quite
fully presents all the features OF sew
crnl cases. Grover Cleveland"
Executive Mansion. Feb. 3. 1896"
The report at Secretary Olncy re
fcrred TO by the president is rs fol-
lows:
"To the President: hand You here
with copies Of the correspondence on
file in this department relating to the
case Of the Italians lynclled at Walsen-
burg, Colo. in March, 1Sj. The facts
are without dispute. and no comment
or argument can aid to the force OF
their appeal 10 tllc generous consider
alton of congress. Three persons were
killed outright. while two others slls-
tained injuries Of character the most
disabling as we'll as painful.
."ihe only question would seem to
he as to the amount of the gratuity In
each case. which must rest. of course.
wholly in the direction Of congress. to
whom it can hardly be necessary TO re-
cite statutes Of many states Of the
Union fixing the maximum to ba exact
ell in the case of death caused by neg
ligence at the sum Of 5000 Very
respectfully yours.
Richard Olney."
The accompanying correspondence
consists of letters exchanged between
Baron Faya. the department of state
and Gov Mcintyre Of Colorado. Baron
Fava. on March H. 1S95. the day fol-
lowing fhe lynching. called the atten-
tion of the state department on the
basis Of newspaper accounts. Imme-
diatr action was taken by Acting Sec
rctary l'hl to ascertain the facts in the
matter. and this was So satisfactory
to Baron E'aya that he repeatedly eX-
pressed his belief that the federal gov
eminent would not hesitate to do all
tina, could he done to bring the guilty
parties to justice.
Letters and telegrams from Gov.
Mcintyre to Secretary Gresham and
Mr.. I'hl showed thar he was in entire
sympathy with the cndeavors Of the
federal government to give satisfac-
tiOn to Italy in the matter
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
CiOtIlierx Fnti.

Boston. Feb. 6.--Israel Cohen 4 Co..
wholesale clOtllicrs, have assigned
Their liabilities will be large. Assets
estimated at $132NN.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Insurance Retaliation,

Albany. n. ". Feb. 6.--Mr. Husted's
reciprocity insurance bill. aimed cspc.
cially at Prussian insurance com.
panies. passed the assembly to-day by
q vote Of 1O4 to 81.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Resulted in a Draw,

Boston. Feb. G-Thc hfterll-rolnl
boxing match between Leslie rraur
Of Philadelphia and Stanton .\hlmtt OF
England was draw.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
(:ananOH III. ..He1l

Madrid. Feb G.-Mar,incz Canpos
has arrived here. The crowd in the
streets hisscd him on his arrival.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Omaha. Feb. G-Spccials to the Bee
FROM Northern Nebraska towns report
two distinct earthquake shocks AT 5:45.
undulations from north to south.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
Ne,x.p.per Man Dead. !.

New Orleans. Feb. 6.-George Mich
olson, proprietor of the Picayune. died
suddenly to-day of congestion of the
lungs.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Ex-Gov. I.cwelling Of Kansas to-day
authorized his friends to announce
that he will not be Il candidate for
gov. ,Enr n! The coming election.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

by a vote of 4 TO :, the Ohio house
committee decided to report Mr.. Har-
ris' local option bill back without rec
OncndatiOn.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Owing to n two years drouth on the
Pacific side of Nicaragua the coffee
crop has been much reduced.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
WORK OF CONGRESS-
Proceedings In the Senate ns.1l ltOuSc
Of Representatives.

Washington. Feb. IA very ami
mated debate closed the senate s,s
sion over the question of taking the
vote on the pending silver bond hill. /,
had been expected Throughout, the day
that MIR. Jones of Arkansas. in charge
OF the hill. would hold the senate in
session until vote was forced. He
had given notice of this purpose. and
senators We're prepared for il. Hut
when Mr.. Villas secured the floor for
II speech. llc yielded for II motion to go
into executive session. Mr.. Jones en-
planned that il was proposed to take
recess. He felt satisfied. he said.
that II vote could hr taken in The near
future. This led to much discussion.
MIR. Chandler was sarcastic at the
Abandonment "i the pan for Il vote.
Mr.. Stewart declared that 1t made no
difference when Il vote was taken, or
whether any was taken. 1t was all
dress parade and "bumcomhc." lie
added the significant statement that
the pending silver amendment would
he gcrmane as an amendment to the
tariff bill. and that when the latter
measure came before the senate lie
would offer silver amendment to test
senators on the choice hctwcen tariff
and silver. After a lengthy discussion
the senate went into executive session
and then took a recess.
The house adjourned early. after
passing the Poole widows pension bill,
and bill to grant Omaha the use of
the abandoned Fort Omaha military
reservation. and to open forest rcSer-
NatiOnS in Colorado to tn" location OF
mining claims.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Norfolk. Neb.. Fob. G.-Two slight
earthquake shocks were felt here.
They were of about ten seconds dura-
tiOn. Windows were ratified. hut no
damage is reported
YanktOn. S. d.. Fob. Ca violent
earthquake shock was felt here.
The disturbance was very marked and
lasted about Twenty-Five seconds.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Tyndall. S. D.. Feb. Ga distinct
earthquake shock was felt here II
seemed to pass from northwest tn
southeast.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
SHE BLEW UP AZ SEA
PROBABLE FATE Of THE TANK
STEAMER WILD FLOWER.

The Vessel, which Had ON hoard
leum, Ii Thought Ia Have Blown
Up on the Irish Coast Oh jan. u.
and That Her Crew of Twenty
Nine Men Perished.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08
QUITE A SHAkE-UF
AN EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN WEST,
ERN STATES.

1t Il Felt at Various Points in SOutlI
Dakota, Iowa nnd Ncbrasl<n and
Ia Severe Enough tO Rattle VIM
dOws, Shake CrOclsery and
Awaken People. hut No Damage
Ii Done.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Hurley. S. d.. Feb. Ga distinct and
sharp earthquake shock was felt here
at 6 o'clock. The rumbling was felt
ten seconds and passed from west to
east. 1t was severe enough to shake
the windows and articles hanging on
the walls.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Elk Point. S. d.. Feb. Gan earth
quake shock was felt at $40 o'clock.
1t was Of three seconds duration.
Houses shook. and doors. windows
and dishes ratified. People were awak'
ened in alarm.
The Dickinson press., 1896-02-08

Sioux City. Iowa. Feb. Ga slight
seismic shock was felt here. Sleep
crs were awakened. M damage was
done
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-26


mines. The construction that would
include all property, no matter what
CT where in the state. under the tax
is further strengthened by the provis
such tax ION any and all property in
the state" But whether the tax is
imposed upon the property or upon
1.-The earnings thereof" it shall be based
Upon the quantity of production of
such companies or owners" The pur-
pose of this is to constitutionalize the
taxation of mines upon their produc-
ton, leaving the amount to the tender
and gentle care Of the legislature
What that is we have been having
illustrations of during the last fifteen
years and also in the recent efforts
made to increase the one-cent-a-ton
tax. 1t hardly warrants a further use
of thai method. We noted recently
the large increase of revenue in ST.
Louis county when the assessors listed
the mines as other real estate is listed
and valued.
Another provision demands attention
That relates to the distribution of the
tax on production. This is to be dis
tributed between the state and
counties where the mines are located
as the tax on real estate-fs now distrib-
uted. This means. if it means any
thing, that the state will get the pro-
portion of the mining tax that it's gen.
eral tax bears to the total tax. That
is to say, if the state levy a twomill
tax and the county a twenty-mill tax,
the state will get one-eleventh of the
tax and the county ten-elevenths.
Under the gross earnings tax on rail-
ways the state gets it all. The amend
ment evidently demands the thought
tul consideration of the voters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-26
THE PRoGREssIxE PARrx

Joseph Manley, of Maine, shares the
conceit of his own party and the de-
fusion OF many. He says that ssthe
Democratic party never was and never
Will be a party of progress We have
even heard Democrats say that their
party is conservative, which. in the
popular sense, means opposed to pro-
gressive measures in government We
associate this inertia with old age. and
it is probable that the hundred wears
of its existence presupposes in a party
that love of rest and dislike of change
which old age in men exhibits. Rut
no statement more mistaken, more on
posed to fact, could be made than Ia
that of the Maine politician. and no
delusion is less warranted than that
which holds the Democratic party to
be unpregressive.s Barring the tenn
porary lapse it has taken this year
owing to its companionship with Popu-
ism, it is, as railways has been in
this and every country. by whatever
named called, the only party Of pro-
gress. Ii II
Whatever progress has been made In
governments has come from the trans
fer of power from the sovereign to the
citizen, its transmutation into. liberty
for the latter. Where progress has
gone farthest the sovereign has
been deposed, and the people rule
themselves. Wherever in all history
the process has been reversed and the
freedom of the citizen has been trans
formed into power in the monarch,
progress has ceased and retrogression
set in. The two concepts of govern
ment. the collectivist. with govern
ment everything, the Individual moth
ing; and the Democratic with govern
ment the least possible and the indi-
vidua1 the freeest, have ever been in
conflict, and the contest is as vigor-
Gus and unrelenting here in the repub-
lie today as it ever was in any of 1.-The
nations whence our population is
drawn. The party OF progress is the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-26
NOT VALID.

The considerations set forth in be-
| half of free silver in a communication
appearing elsewhere from Gen. R. w.
Johnson do not appear to US to call for
extended comment. They are the same
old arguments which have been an
| swered over and over again in these
columns Two points, however, 1t is
| necessary to cover in fairness to the
reader. The first noticeable fact is
that, while Gen. Johnson freely admits
! that demand and supply control the
price Of silver. in common with that of
all other commodities, he assumes that,
Notwithstanding this, that price will
be doubled by legislation. This is a
contradiction in terms. If legislation
governs price, it is not governed by
supply and demand, and vice versa
AS we have already remarked many
| times, we do not need to rely upon
guess work in this country, because
we have already tried the experiment.
For three years the United States gov
eminent purchased what was at the
outset the total silver supply of this
country, and the price kept going down
more rapidly all the time
Furthermore, our correspondent
makes curious error in assuming that
conditions created by legislation in
this country alone would affect prices
which are determined by conditions
that are worldwide. He assumes that
because the United States might coin
silver freely at the 16 to l ratio this
would establish that ratio for about
81, 700, DOC, 900 worth of silver existing in
the world. In reality, like Mr.. Bryan,
all that he has to offer in support of
this contention is st believe" it would
happen so. With all economic teaching
and all mans experience on the one
side and nothing but an st believe" on
the other. we are compelled to choose
the former
The second point which we are
amazed to find in an article over any
mans signature is the assumption that
the silver dollars now in use will be
withdrawn from circulation. This is
a pure invention, unsupported by any
thing in fact, probability or conjecture
Every intelligent man knows absolutely
that this question has never risen and
never will. We print this matter and
call attention to 1t because it is a
worthy comment in itself upon the free
silver argument and method. Here is
a gratuitous and impossible hypothesis
advanced as the mere free coinage of
the inventors brain, and the public
is then asked to take it into account
as factor in determining action and
in voting at this election. 1t is only
another visitation from that purely
mythical and illusory world in which
most of the advocates of free coinage
seem to live and move and have their
being.