Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-07-01
NEARING THE END.
The Senate Has Only to Go Through
the Tariff Items Passed Over.
TROUBLE At FORT GIBSON, |. 7.
The Washington Authorities Appealed to
for the Preservation OF Peace Among
the Excited REPRESENTATIVE and
Observation-Disclosures

WASHINGTON, June 90. The senate
yesterday completed the wool sched
ule, the silk schedule and the tobacco
schedule of the tariff bill, and with
this accomplished, the tariff leaders
had the satisfaction of knowing that
all the schedules of the bill and the
free list had been gone over once.
There now remains only to go through
the bill a second time, passing on the
items passed over. These are very nu.
merous and important, including hides,
gloves, coal, tea and beer. After that
the international revenue features of
the bill will be all that remains.
Progress was rapid yesterday, al
though every paragraph relating to
carpets was stubbornly contested.
The consideration of the silk schedule
led to strong contest against the pro-
posed duties on silk fabrics, Senators
Teller and Mantle joining with the
democrats in opposition. The para
graph was passed by the slight major
ity of two. The tobacco schedule went
through with little friction, after the
committee had advanced the duty
slightly on wrapper and leaf tobacco.
Senator Chiffon gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to the tariff
bill prohibiting interstate commerce
in articles manufactured by trusts,
making the otfense punishable by three
years Imprisonment
The resolution of Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
relative to restricting the privileges of
cx-senators on the floor of the senate
to those not interested in legislation
and claims, was referred without com
ment to the committee on rules
TROUBLE WITH NEGROES
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Trouble has
broken out afresh at Fort Gibson, |.
r., where the Cherokee freedmen pay
ment has Just been resumed, and the
Washington authorities have been APP
pealed to for assistance in averting
further disorders. News of the dis
turbance came officially in kilograms
received yesterday by Secretary Bliss,
by similar advices re-
ceived by the Encouragement and the
secretary of war. Gen. Frank c. Arm
strong, of the Dawes commission,
which was just leaving Fort
Gibson when the trouble oc-
Cured, joined with Indian Inspector
Mclaughlin, who is supervising the
in writing the following to
Secretary Bliss: considerable excite
ment exists among the negroes on ac-
count of arrests made by the United
States marshals. Negroes are armed
and are threatening to attack the mar
shals. The troops here are able to cope
with the situation and preserve peace.
II the commander has not authority to
patrol the town and to exercise control
over the excited negroes, serious
trouble may occur. The payment has
quietly. but those disturb
ances are outside the lines, and are be-
tween the negroes and deputy mar
,hals. Prompt and decided action Is
recommended, with authority to re-
move disorderly persons and disarm all
except United States officials Secre-
tary Bliss forwarded the advces to the
secretary of war for action.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The senate
committee on privileges and elections
las decided to make the investigation
If the feasibility of applying the ini-
.iative and referendum system to legis-
alton of the United States. as directed |
)y the of resolution Senator Butler
ldopted few days since, through
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 26. The presi-
lent yesterday sent the following
to the senate: State
rving B. Dudley, of California, to be
,nvoy extraordinary and minister
,lenipotentiary to Peru; to be consul,
frank Dillingham;, of California, to
auckland.