REED'S ROD OF RON No Measure Has Passed Through Congress That Was Op posed by Him. THE WORK OF THE SESSION All Mapped Out by the Speaker Many Months Beforehand. A CONFLICT WITH THE SENATE. The Fate of the House Bills Still Envel oped in Mystery. TARIFF AND SILVER SIAI BE BEACHED A review of the work of Congress shows that nearly every measure favored by Reed has passed the Lower House, and that no bill opposed by him has even been consid ered. The Senate has not been quite in line with this policy, however. The resnlt is a snarl which may not be untangled this ses sion. :SPBCIAI. TELEGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.! Washington, July 5. Thomas B. Seed has practically completed the task which he set out to accomplish when elected Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Filty-first Congress. The dictator, as he is generally called by the men of the House who fear, dislike, and admire him, is now resting on his oars and congratulat ing himself for having forced his person ality upon the work of Congress more strongly than any oi his predecessors ever did. The programme of legislation which has been enacted in the House up to date, was mapped out by Mr. Reed in his little law office in Portland, six months before he came to "Washington, to enter the contest for the Speakership. It is true that subjects not yet discussed or disposed of iu the House, formed a part of the dictator's programme but they were of secondary importance and intended only to be pressed after the more serious questions are out of the way. AN TTNBEOKEN BECORD. Mr. Reed has the proud satisfaction of feeling that not once has he been seriously thwarted since he assumed the gavel. He has driven Democrats and Republicans alike to support or yield to his wishes, and f has had wonderful success in obtaining and holding the assistance of all the strongmen in the House. The record of legislation which the Speaker and his colleagues have made since December is exceedingly annoying to the members ot the Senate, who are never pleased to have the House take the initia tive in framing party and national legisla tion. So bitter has been this reeling at times that the Senate has even assumed to originate appropriation bills, a right that is accorded to the Honse by the Constitution itselty Sofgof the le.iding Senators have en deavored during the past lew months to put a check upon the activity of their colleagues in the House in order that the Senate calen dar might not be loaded down with im portant measures which it might or might not be the policy of the party to pass. SOME UNPLEASANTNESS CAUSED. Mr. Reed, however, booked no interfer ence. He continued to hew to the line, let ting the chips fall where they might, and as a result he is not on the pleasantest terms with some of the men in the Senate who have for many years been able to dictate what legislation should be enacted and what bills should be suppressed. The Senate now finds itself compelled either to remain here during all the hot months of summer in order to act upon the big bills sent from the Honse, or by adjourning without con sidering them, allow the impression to go ont to the country that they did uot dare to indorse the legislation enacted by the real representatives of the people. Daring all the time that Speaker Reed and his colleagues have stood immovable in forcing to a vote measures which they claimed the people demand, there has Deen a strong undercurrent of opposition flowing over from the Senate side of the building, but it was powerless agaiust the force of the splendid management of the Republicans and the iron will of the Speaker. With the passage of the Federal election bill the lead ers in the Honse, at-least the men who are controlling matters there, claim that they have carried ont to the letter THE FLEDGES MADE to the people in the party platforms and upon the hustings, and it remains for the Senate to say whether bodies look at public matters through different sets of glasses. Year by year the Senate becomes more con servative and less inclined to listen to the appeals of the masses of the people, and disposed to insist upon their so-called rights and privileges as an hereditary body On almost every gnat public question in which the people are at prceut interested and which they are furcing upon the attention ot public men, tne members of the Senate have different views from those entertained by the Republicans in the House. "Corporation influence grows steadily stronger in the Senate and each year the mem bers of that body give less heed to the signs of the times, as indicated through the peti tions which reach them from the masses of the people. The party shall push forward on the issues thus made, or allow the great work accomplished in the House to go for naught. The' triumvirate that rules all matters in the House Messrs. Reed, McKinlcy and Cannon, the majority of the Committee on Rules are feeling very well satisfied with themselves for what thev have accomplished and claim that no House of Represents- j lives since Oongress came into existence has done its work with such fidelity, ac curacy, rapidity and integrity. THEIB WOEK NEARLY DONE. They say that the great work demanded of the Fifty-first Congress by the people is almost finished, so lar as the Honse 01 Rep resentatives is concerned, and that if the Senate will act upon the bills already sent them, the party will have issues upon which t they can go before the country feeling con- UucM.tiucj tiiunin, coining is more true, however, than that lor many years the Senate and the House of Representatives nave ueeu uniting runner and lurther apart. For theie reasons the triumvirate of rulers jn the House are beginning to lear that the Senate will run along into the dog davs and then adjonrn, without having placed upon the statute books several bills v,bich they forced to passage under the inspiration of public sentiment -SUice Mr. Reed was placed in the Snenk tm?s chair the amount of iiuiiortgnt io:.i . VTtipn thai he has enacted is verj- great, "fjn- uct .-'v"oui). iiu uiciaiorsnip the House adopted a new code of rules which gives the majority the power to do anything under the sun that they see fit, and then m quick succession, under the spur of special orders concocted by the common rules, and by power of the new code which placed un heard ot rights in the hands of the Speaker, the following legislation was transacted: THE MEASURES PASSED. First, the McKinley tariff bill was passad. Then the bill forfeiting all unearned rail road land grants, the anti-trust bill, the bill relieving the overworked Supreme Court, the silver bill, the gigantic dependent pen sion bill, the bill admitting the Territories of Idaho and Wyoming into the Union, the naval appropriation bill, containing a huge grant or money for the construction of the new modern navy, aud last, the Federal election bill. This is the record of the work upon which Speaker Reed and his assistants in the House depend for the indorsement of the people, and they are now calling upon the Senate to give effectiveness to their labors bv placing some of these measures upon the statute books. So far the Senate has been rather laggard in meeting the wishes of the House, although some of the bills above mentioned have finally passed that body. Among these are the "silver, land grant forfeiture anti-trust, pensions and Territory admission bills. The two latter, however, are the only ones that have become laws, all the others being at present juggled with in the secrecy of conference committees. There seems fair prospects, however, that agreements will be reached upon them all before the close of the session. WORK OF THE SENATE. In addition to this work the Senate has passed bills looking to the breaking up of the combine by transportation companies who handle the shipments of dressed meat and authorizing a commission for their in spection and the regulation of their traffic On Monday the Senate will take up the tariff bill, and it will be pushed to a vote. if possible, although it is said that the Democrats have determined to attempt the feat of talking it to death. Some of the Democratic Senators argue that it would be very good policy to begin their talk against time on the tariffbill in stead of wailing till the Federal election bill is called up, as thus they would escape the necessity of forcing a sectional issue npon the Senate and make it impossible lor the election bill to come up at all, at least at this session. Several Senators are still a little skeptical as to an agreement upon the silver bill, although daily sessions are being held and apparently a determined effort being made to come to a conclusive agreement. KEPT IN THE REAR. Among the important matters of legisla tion which many members of both Houses are anxious to have brought up, considered and voted upon, but which so far have been kept in the rear by the cast iron policy of the House triumvirate, are the bills pro viding tor a settlement of the debt of the Pacific Railroads, the irrigation of the arid lands, the restriction of immigration, and the adoption of a national bankruptcy law. It is said for the remainder of the session in the intervals of considering appropriation bills and other necessary and pressing measures that efforts will be made to have action upon all of the above mentioned bills. It is possible that the friends of the bank ruptcy bill will be successful in getting some legislation, bnt it is not at all likely that the other measure' will ever see the light of day. A day had been set apart for the consideration of the bankruptcy bill, but it was swallowed up in the long and unexpected struggle that arose over the re ception of the Senate silver bill. "Whether another day will be given is uncertain, but the chances are that it will be, as the Speaker is inclined to favor the passage of a bankruptcy law. POWERFUL PERSONAL INFLUENCE. The powerful personal influence which Speaker Reed exercises over all classesof legislation is in no wise better exemplified by the condition in which certain bills to which he is opposed are found at this late date. Since the beginning of the session members have had occasion to know that Mr. Reed is no friend of pnblic building bills orextravagnntuppropriationsforrivers and harbors. He attempted some months ago to spiKe the guns of the men who are most active in bringing forward schemes of "improving" their districts by erecting pnb lic linildings and spending large sums for the alleged river and harbor improvements. The Speaker was forced to yield to the pressure of the river and harbor men, how ever, and allowed the bill to go through after seeing to it that several very questionable schemes calling for vast expenditures were ignored. The friends of the river and har bor bill thought best not to brook the direct opposition o. the Speaker, and so they took what thev could get, trusting to the Senate. with its well-known libeiality, to make all things even. The public building enthnsiasts enjoyed a short season of pleasure, but under orders from Mr. Reed, seconded by Benjamin Har rison, the festivities were cut short and the great mass of building bills put on the hooks where they have remained, and where they are likely to remain to the end of this Con gress. A HOPEFUL CREW. The river and harbor men hope to be more successful. Senator Frye, of Maine, is the Chairman of the Senate Committee, and is an outspoken advocate of liberal ap propriations. He tacked on everything that his brother Senators proposed until the aggregate of the bill reached beyond $2i, 000,000, when he received an intimation from the "White House that if it were not scaled down the bill might run afoul of the Presidental veto. The committee are now encaged in the wore of fixing up the bill so that it can be navigated through the shoals. An attempt will be made to call it np in the Senate next week, but it is more likely to go over until the tariff bill is disposed of. It is the very general opinion that the Sen ate will not be able to pass the elections bill, but will be compelled to adjourn after settling the silver and tariff questions. The Republicans will then aunounce to the country that they abandoned the election bill because the Democrats had sworn to talk it to death. Mr. Reed and his friends will claim it as the crowning work of their management in the House, and depend upon it to give the Republicans a majority in the next House. ACCUSED OF FOEGEEY. A Young; Colored Man, of Morton, Gels Into Trouble. Media, July 5. Benjamin Fields, a young colored man, of Morton, was arrested by Constable James McKniff to-day on the charge of forging the name of Dr. J. Foster Flagg, of Swarthmore, to a check for $34.31 about two weeks ago. He took the check to "Woodbury, If. J., where Dr. Flagg owns property and is well known, and the bank there cashed the forged paper without sus pecting its character. Shortly after his departure the check was discovered to be a forgery, and the next day one of the bank officials came to Swarthmore and found Fields at his work in Ogden's lumberyard. Fields admitted his guilt and offered to make full restitution if let go. He handed over 30 at the time, and promised to have the balance in a day or two. A war rant was issued and placed in the hands of Constable Eachus, of Morton, but was not served until Constable McKniff arrested the man to-dav. After a hearing before Justice "W. H. Newlin, of Morton, Fields was com mitted to Media jail for trial at the Septem ber term of court A Pratt Pnlnc Will be Erected. Council Bluffs, Ia., July 5. Ar rangements were completed to-day for the erection of a fruit and agricultural palace, to be opened at the meeting of the Farmers' National Congrcv. which takes place in this citv August 20 to 19. l.onl.Tl'lr TnrnMilr Hii.t. INj.OOO. Louisville, Ky.. July fi. Supervisor Spencer's chief assistant, Mr. B. Fogle, from revised date, estimates the population of Louisville at 185,000. THE EXCITED EXCURSIONISTS. TWO PLEASURE STEAMERS COLLIDE IN HELL GATE. ATnny Injnred, bat, no Death Reported A Strainer Crashes Into a Bnrgo and tho Utmost Confusion U the Result For innntc Escape of the Passengers. Astoria. I. I., July 5. The coasting Eteamer Eleanora while bound eastward through Hell Gate, about C:30 this evening, collided with the "Walter Sands, one of the two barges lashed together, upon which were between 1,600 and 2,000 men, women and children, in tow of the tug boat Idlewild. It is almost a miracle that a terrible disaster and great loss of life did not follow, fortunately however, no one was killed, though several were injured. Those whose injuries are most serious and who were taken to Bcllevue Hospital, New York, are: Henry Eilk, cut on the head. Edmund O'Brien, badly cut about the head and face. George Lang, internal injuries. Mrs. Blattery, nose solft open. Mrs. Jennings, cat about the head and face. Willie Jennings. 4 years old, badly cnt about tho body. Marv Smith.cuts on the head and face. Henry Oxie, cuts and bruises on head, face and bands. All of the above reside in Elizabeth, N. J. The story o the collision, as related by Captain "William Connorton, of the barge "Walter Sands, which was struck by the steamer, is that the barges in tow of the tug Idlewild were returning from Idlewild Grove, L. I., and were passing through Hell Gate about 5:30, when the Eleanora was seen steaming to the east ward. The tug signaled by the whistle twice to keep the port side, and the steamer obeved the signal until she was about opposite the port. Her " barges then suddenly turned, and in a moment crashed against the barge amidships, almost throwing the latter on its beam ends, though it was lashed to ths other barge, Spear. In a second the rear half of the guard rail and bulwarks of the upper deck of the barge was cut clean away, as if done with a knife. Along the rail on bench seats running around the upper deck were seated many men, women and children, upon whom the broken supports and splinters of the timbers fell. About 20 persons, in all, were injured by these flying pieces, but all except those named above were able to go to their homes, and their names could not be ascertained. Had the steamer struck the barge more squarely there is no telling what the result would have been. At the time of the collision the larger portion of the excursionists were dancing on the upper and lower decks, and the moment the crash was he.ird a scene of the most intense excitement began. Men ran hither aud thither, searching for their wives, children and sweethearts, and shouting for life pre servers, while the women screamed and fainted and the children joined in with a chorus ot cries. Some half crazed men wanted to jump into the water with their families, but the captains of the barges quieted their fears in a measure by assuring them that there was no further danger, as injury to the barge was entirely on the outside. The excursion was that of Court Lafayette No. 344, Independent Order of Foresters of Elizabeth, N. J. BOUND FOB THE FAIR. A Little 9-Year-Old Girl Start! to Walk to Chicago. Martinsville, Ind., July 5. Bright little 9-year-old Maggie Richardson, who lives on a farm 15 miles away from here, set out on her first long journey yesterday. Picking up her dollie and dollie's little trunk while her mother's back was turned, the rosy-cheeked little one" quietly slipped away from home. She trndged in the heat and dust of the country roads until she reached the railroad station in this citv. Maggie boarded the first train cut for In dianapolis and contentedly planted Dollie and herself in the first vacant seat. By aud by the conductor came along and looked down at the wee little woman where she sat, pointing out to Dollie the flying trees and telegraph poles. "Where are yon going, littie girl?" said the big man in uniform. The round, blue eyes were turned upward in astonishment and unhesitatingly tbe re ply came: "Why I'm goin' to the World's Fair, of course." When the little traveler was restored to her mother later on in the day she was loaded down with so many presents that she looked as if she had really seen the wonders of a World's Fair. ROW AMONG THE CONDTJCTOES. A Grand Chief Offlcpr Makes Grave Charge Acnlnst Ex-Clilrf Wheaton. Cedar Rapids, July 5. The Railway Conductors' Monthly concains a highly sen sational article over the signature of Will iam P. Daniels, grand Chief Secretary of the order, making serious charges against ex Grand Chief Conductor Wheaton. It is in timated that Daniels is holding back some of the worst charges, but those put forward include double dealing, treachery to the order and gross misconduct in office. Danielsadmitted that under previous Dledges of support, and in order to avoid pnblic scandal, he long stood by Wheaton, and says that he now exposes him only to save himself from Wheaton's dishonest practice of throwing the responsi bility for improper acts upon his associates. Secretary Mounts, of the order, inter iewed at Indianapolis, says the controversy is trivial and cannot affect the organization. BAKING FUNDS FOE GRANT PARK. Entertainments to be Given at Ihe Historic Galena Kesldrree. Galena, III., July fi. The young ladies of Galena have hit upon a somewhat novel plan for enlarging the Grant Park fund, which is to include the holding ot garden festivals and lawn parties at the Grant residence on the east side, the grounds of which are admirably adapted for enter tainments of that sort. The entertainments 3re to be of a public nature, and bid fair to be immensely popu lar. The matter of.moving the soldiers' monument from its present out-of-the-way location to Grant Park is t o be brought be fore the July meeting of the Board of Supervisors. UNVEILING GRANTS MONUMENT. April 27. tSOl, Selected n the Dnj Presi dent HnrrUon and Cnbinct Invited. Galena. III., July 3. At a meeting of the City Council of Galena to-day the Mayor appointed six commissioners t take charge of the improvement and decoration of Grant Park preparatory to the erection thereon of the bronze statue of the old com mander, and to arrange tbe ceremonies of unveiling the same. The latter event will occur on the anni versary of General Grant's birthday. The Council, by unanimous resolution, author ized the Park Committee to invite President Harrison and his cabinet to be present at the unveiling. Recommend no Increase In Wages. fSPECIAI. TKLZORAM TO THK DISPATCH.1 Erie, July 5. The Lake Shore employes at Erie unexpectedly received an increase in their pay, to take effect from the first of the month. The increase for conductors is ?67 60 for day work aud ?70 for night work; day brakeman, 560 per month for day and $65 lor night work. This is the same rate as paid in Cleveland. TW n Grnt t'onnlry, Indent!. From the Washington PoiU In the new State of ldalu a man may have two wives, but he cannot enjoy this luxury and vote. In tbe other H.ates in the Union he may marry ana vote as often as he pleases so long as he can escape detection. This is a great countryi PITTSBURG DISPATCH, WAR CLOUDIN SIGHT. The Turkish Situation Becoming Very Serious and at any Moment A GENDINE0UTBEEAKMAY0CCUB. Emperor William Posing as a Peacemaker Between Russia and Turkey. B1SMAECK WILL MOT YIS1T ENGLAND Prohibition Against Importation of Fork Benewed General Kews Holts at Berlin. The non-payment of the Turkish war in demnity to Russia is causing an unsettled state ol affairs in the East and trouble is an ticipated. Bismarck has changed, his in tention regarding the contemplated visit to England. Minister Phelps has an oppor tunity to further American trade interests. rCOrTIUGHT, 1S90, BT THE NEW YOItK ASSOCIATED Fnxss. Berlin, July 5. There are growing signs of an impending storm in the Balk ans. The situation is so grave that the hol iday vacations of the leading officials of the foreign office here have been stopped. Herr Von Radowitz, the German Ambassador at Constantinople, who was about to start for Kissingen, has been directed to remain at his post. Sir William White, the British Ambassador to the Porte, who was just be ginning at Gastein a furlough to last sev eral months, hurried back to Constantinople after having a long interview with the Em peror of Austria. The Ciar has also counter manded the conge of M. Nelidoff, the Rus sian Ambassador. A momentous change appears to have occurred in Germany's pol icy in the Balkans. Instead of pursuing the semi-neutral diplomacy of Prince Bis marck, the Emperor has directed Herr Rad owitz to take the initiative in advising the Porte how to meet the contending claims of Bulgaria and Russia. Instructed through Chancellor Vim Caprivi, Herr Radowitz has promised the Porte an early solution ot the Bulgarian trouble in harmony with the Berlin treaty, and also that an endeavor will be madeto meet the Russian war in demnity. DOES NOT MEET "WITH APPROVAL. The Emperor's scheme of settlement, ac cording to the accepted report in thediplo matio circle, involves the displacing ot Prince Ferdinand and the substitution of Prince K3rl of Sweden as ruler of Bul garia in his stead, and also an arrangement of the Russian indemnity by capitalizing the amount through tbe International Coun cil ot Administration, which now controls the Turkish loans. The scheme seems to nave received impetus from Emperor Will iam's conference with Prince Oscar at Christiana. Though the financial proposals have not Leen formally com municated to Russia, it is already reported that M. De Giers, the Russian Prime Minister, has received an intimation of their nature, with an expression that they were not satisfactory to Russia, he stating that Rusaia did not want to be concerned in reairauging the Turkish debt, and preferred to hold the Porte directly to its engage ments. His response means that Russia will not let go her grip on Turkey's neck, given by the war debt. A general explo sion in tbe Balkans may occur before the Powers have tim to considerEmperor Will iam's proposals. OTHER POWERS INTERESTED. Greece and Servia have added to the gen eral embroglio by each presenting notes to the Porte to the effect that any concession to Bulgaria would require similar concessions to the Greek and Servian nationalities. The Servian note also declares that the absence of law and order in Macedonia exposes Ser vians to continuous outrage and demands an instant Temedy. A rising in Bulgaria is likely at any moment to give tbe signal for a general conflagration. Colonel Nicolaieff, Major Panitzas' brother-in-law, who is among the most personal of officers in the Bulgarian army, is somewhere in Mace donia watching a chance to start a revolt. M. Stambuloff, the Prime Minister, who is now virtually dictator of Bulgaria, relies upon his brother-in-law, Colonel Montkour off, who holds the chief command in the army, to prevent a rising. The letter of Prince Alexander of Battenberg, to Major Panitza's widow, offering to adopt her child, has added fire to tbe discontent with the present regime. A Bulgarian delegation arrived at Pesth yesterday. They are going to hold a conference with Prince Alexander. "WILL NOT ENTER THE REICHSTAG. The reuouncing of Prince Bismarck's visit to England is dne to the altered aspect of foreign affairs. He will go to his estates at Schonhausen, and thence to Gastein, where Count Kalnoky, the Austro-Hungarian Prime Minister, will also recruit his health. After his recovery, the llatnburgher Kach richten says Prince Bismarck will not enter tbe Reichstag. If he is driven to oppose the Government he would prefer to repre sent a National Liberal constituency, he now being more in sympathy with that party than with the Conservatives. Despite the strength of the opposition iu the English Parliament the Anglo Ger man agreement relative to African territory is considered here to be absolutely safe. Count Von Hatzfeldt, the German Ambas sador at London, has the assurance ot Lord Salisbury that the Government is causing its supporters to know that it will stand or fall by the compnet, and has secured a normal majority. The French reports of a secret clause in the treaty committing England to a naval intervention in the North Sea and the Baltic in favor of Ger many in the event of war are incorrect, al though an entente exists amounting to a con certed policy against France nnd Russia. A CHANCE FOR AMERICAN PORK. The Kcichsanzeiger to-day announces tho removal oi the prohibition against the im portation of Danish pork and bacon sides. Live pigs will be admitted under a certifi cate ot health from the German snjiitary in spectors. The removal of these lcstrictioui will afford grounds for a renewal oi Minister Phelps' communications concerning Ameri can trade. The period of the state of seige expired in Leipsic on Tuesday. Herr Liebknecht and a large number of Socialists who were ex pelled are returning and taking part in the fetes undisturbed by the police. Herr Lieb knecht will come to Berlin in the autumn. He has now become the sole center of the Revolutionary party. The Frcisinnige Zeitung asserts that Em-, peror William, on his journey from Berlin to Kiel on the night of June 24, had a long interview with Priuce Bismarck at Schwnrz eubacb, the sUtion before reaching Fried richsruhe. The statement is doubtful. NOTES OP THE GERMAN CAPITAL. The German Students' Club at Prague subscribed 1,000 marks to the Bismarck memorial fund. The local police force or dered the club dissolved unless the mem bers cancelled their subscriptions. Princess Dolgorouki has returned to St Petersburg through Berlin under permis sion from the Czar. She has petitioned the Czar to appoint her son, the Czar's half brother, as an officer in the Guards. The Czarhas ordered the. Prince to join as a private. Mr. Ernest Henderson and wife and in fant daughter sailed from Bremen for New York Wednesday. Before leaving, pourt Chaplain from Mel baptized their daugh ter. Minister Phelps and his wife were witnesses. Mnnglpd to Dentil. Sl-ICIA!, TM.KUIIAU TO TUT. niSPATr-n.- ERIE, July C Mr. Charles Gibbell, of Springfield township, this county, went to Couneant yesierd.ty to celebr.ite, and while returning home on the Nickle Plate train fell off and was mangled to death. Deceased was but 17 years of age, and was the son of au lnnuenuai iarmer. SUNDAY, JULY 6, AN APPORTIONMENT PLAN WHICH MAY SUPERSEDE THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL. Republican Londcrs Considering tho Ad visability ol Pushing eh a, Mensnre Throngli This Session Some Senators Are In Favor of the Scbemr. Washington, July 5. There is a re vival of the scheme mentioned some time ago of crowding an appropriation, bill through the presen t Congress while the Re publicans have a safe majority in both Houses. The results of the census just completed will control the basis of representation in the Lower House of Congress for the next ten years. A prelimi nary summary of the results, informally submitted to the Republican leaders, it is said, shows large gains received in the Re publican States of the Northwest, while 111 the Democratic Southern States there is made to appear a falling off in population which will materially reduce the basis of representation. Some of the Republican leaders in the Senate are quietly urging upon their col leagues that by the prompt tabulation of the returns of the eleventh census and the speedy passage of an apportionment bill based thereon, a continuation of pow er for the Republican partv in the Lower Honse can be more effectually as sured than by the passage of the Lodge election law. They argue that the pro visions of the Force bill are so repugnant to the general sentiment of the communities in which it is proposed to put them in operation that the execution of the law, even if it can be passed by the Senate, it is believed, will be practically impossi ble. A new apportionment, on the other hand, passed by a Republican House and Senate, and approved by a Republican Pres ident, stritcing off IS or 20 Representatives from districts now represented by Demo crats, and adding 30 or 40 new members to States deemed reliable Republican, it is hoped, will give a steady working majority in the House for ten years to come. Superintendent Porter can. of course, be relied upon to facilitate this scheme in every way by hastening the final tabulation and report. On all previous occasions the new apportionment based on the completed census has been made in a leisurely and orderly manner by the Congress succeeding the one which controlled the taking of the census. IN H KKITED A FOBTUNE. A Little Negro Girl Falls Heir to nn Unex pected Estate. St. Louis, July 5. A little colored girl, accompanied bv a tall, gaunt man, at tracted considerable attention at the Union depot a few days ago. The girl was clad in a plain, dotted calico gown, and wore a straw hat. The man had on a suit of rusty jeans, and was constantly smoking a short cob pipe. He said that his name was Leslie Carter, and that the father of the negro child he had with him was called Jack Carter, and was a former slave of his. The child is now 12 years of age. Ten years ago the father of the child left Mr. Carter's place, a small garden farm near New Orleans, and went West, Before leaving he entrusted his child to Mr. Carter's care. Mr. Carter took the child ont of kindness to the former slave. Jack Carter then left the South. After knocking about the West for a number of years, he settled in Denver and opened a barber shop. He prospered in husiness, and began to speculate in real estate. V He got hold of a valuable piece of property while prices were low, and when he died, a short time ago, he was worth something over 535,000. He had not written to Louisiana during tbe ten years ot his absence, when his at torney wrote to Mr. Carter announcing the death aud the value of the property which the little negro child was to inherit, it was a great surprise. By his will Jack Carter appoints his former master administrator of his will, and leaves his entire property to his daughter. JOHN A. LOOAN, JR'S ILLHESS. One of Ills Lung Affected Mr. Logan Tiilki of Her Husband's (statnes. New York, July 6. Mrs. John A.Logan was at the Filth Avenue Hotel to-day. She came over to see her daughter, the wife of Major Tucfeer, depart for Europe. Her son, John A. Logan, Jr., is also in the city, un der the ozone treatment for his lungs. Some weeks ago he had a hemorrhage and came here for treatment. Mrs. Logan said only one of his lnngs was affected, but that the doctor thought there was no danger. Speaking about her husband's monument, to be erected at Washington, Mrs. Logan said: ''A site has already been selected in Iowa circle, and the models for the design will soon be submitted. The fund is getting along splendidly and will soon be raised. It will be an eqnestrian bronze Etatue, in tended to represent General Loan as a vol unteer. Jackson Park has been selected for his statue to be erected in Chicago. St. Gaudens has been busyatworkon tbe statue or rather the designs. I saw bis drawings not long ago. General Logan will be on horseback, and tbe four columns of the base will be surmounted by eagles. On the columns will be pictures of the battles he participated in." AN OLD LOVER'S BEVENG& Bo Tries to Drown Ills Former Sweetheart's Daughter. Nantuckett, Mass., July 5. While the 14-year-old daughter of L. S. Farnham was on her way home from a neighbor's last night she was beset and nearly drowned by a man who, 1G years ago, figured as a re jected suitorT)f the girl's mother. W. J. Appleby, the man who is accused of committing the net, rushed upon the young girl as she was strolling near the shore, threw a rope around her and dragging her to the surf, forced her to deep water and left her there to drown. But his supposed victim is an expert shimmer, and alter a severe struggle managed to regain the shore. Upon arriving home she told her story, and among other details says that as Applehv dragged hertowards the water he exclaimed: "If I cannot have your mother's life I will have yours." The authorities are after the assailant. DOUBLE MURDER. An Indiana Desperado Kills His Wllo and tho KlierifT. Netv Albany, Ind., July 5. Word reached here to-day of a horrible double murder in Perry county. George Seals, a desperado who was driven out of Crawford county by the White Caps, abused his wife in a shocking manner on July 1. On the next day she was found shot, stamped and beaten to death. Sheriff Cass Gardiner, who came on July 3 to arrest Seals, was mortally wounded by the murderer, and has since died. Tbe country is thoroughly aroused and Seals will probably be lynched if caught. Nlnbbrd Ills Man Seven Times. rsrECiAL teleobam to the dispatch. New Cumberland, Jnly5. About 9 o'clock last evening J. S. Gill and Jake Handliu, met at the brick works, at the up per end of town. A row was started in some way and Handlin drew a dirk kni e and sta'bbed Gill seven times, inflicting wounds which will result in death. Hand lin threw awav his knife and fled to Ohio. Will be Returned to China. Tucson, Artz., July 5. Commissioner Hughes to-day gave judgment in the case or 24 Chinese charged with violating the exclusion act, ami ordered that they be re turned to the custody of the United States Marshal of Arizona, to be by him delivered to the Collector of the Port of San Fran cisco to be returned to unina. 1890. SEI IN TP SCHOOLS. t A Keport in Favor of Co-Education at tbo Rational Conncil BRIKGS OUT LIVELY DISCUSSION. The Mistress of a Private School Says it Gives Xo Opportunity FOE THE CDLTDEB OF W0MASLISESS. Others Declare it Balances the Characters of Both Boys and GirK The Committee on Education of Girls made a report in favor of co-education at St. Paul yesterday. This drew ont several who oppose it. One lady teacher says girls can't be taught womanliness in company with the boys. The couucil is being well entertained. St. Paul, July 5. The second day's session of the National Councilof Educa tion opened this morning. A resolution was introduced that the President ot the Conncil be instructed to set aside one half day of the Council's sessions for the preseu ation of voluuteer papers. This resolution will come before the Council at the business session Tuesday. Snperintendent Bradley, of the Minneap lis City Schools, extended an invitation to the council and the officers of the National Educational Association to visit Minneapo lis next Thursday afternoon and dine. The report of the Commiteeon the Education of Girls was then taken up. The Chairman of this Committee, John Hancock, of Ohio, gave a report on the subject: "The co-education of tbe sexes." IT BALANCES BOTH SEXES. This is a subject, he said, on which pub lic opinion has been greatly changed of late. Iu some cities like New York and Boston, separate high schools are still main tained tor the sexes. The Chairman is a strong believer in the co-education of the sexes, and he advanced many reasons for maintaining his position. The self will and impetuosity of the boys are restrained and the girls' manners are made more easy. There is an improvement in studies, for the bovs' love for mathemat ics iscounterbalanced by the girls' preference for literature. It lurther resulted in a more sound and healthy development of both sexes. The report was followed by a lively and interesting discussion. E. E. White, of Toledo, was fearlul that co-education might often result in serious impropriety on the part of the students. IT SPOILS THEIR WOMANLINESS. The most prominent feature of the dis cussion was the reply of Miss Conway, of Memphis, Tenn., who has a private school. She argued that exclusive education was best, as in such colleges it was easier "To preserve and foster that essence which we call womanliness." It was in such institu tions that girls found the home life and home influence which does so much toward strengthening and developing their char acter. Mr. Hancock, in his closing remarss, said that the ordinary rules which govern socie ty will govern the boys and girls in schools. Oberlin College was cited. This institution was the first of its kind to admit ladies and there was no school in tbe land, he believed, which bad as high a standing morally. Not 25 years hence he expected to Bee boys aud young men knocking for admission into Vassar and the ladies' seminaries. HATING A GOOD TIME. At 12 o'clock the council adjourned to leave by tbe Great Northern road for Hotel Lafayette at 1:30 o'clock, being tbe guests of that road during the afternoon. The council held its afternoon session out there on special invitation. The report was on the subject of "The. Professional Function of Polytechnic Schools," made by Langdon S. Thompson. On arrival at Lake Minnetonka but littln time was devoted to the discussions, the al ternoon being devoted to a little business and a great deal of pleasure. The number already iu the city to attend the National Educational Association meeting next week has already passed 1,000, and every incom ing train is crowded. Twenty thousand is now the estimated number who will be present. CAROLINA CAMPAIGN. The Democratic Party Seems to be In Dnnger of Total Disruption. CHARLESTON, S. C, July 5. Tbe fourth week of the political campaign in this State closed to-day. The bitterness between the warring factions has .increased day by day, and is now at an intense white heat. The situation has been further complicated by another split. The follow ing call is published to-day all over the State: "The tenants, hirelings and laborers of every vocation, also those that sympathize with them and desire the betterment of their condition, and who look upon 'Tillmanism' as the synonym of a landed aristocracy organized to oppress and de prive them of their rights as freemen, are hereby called to meet at their various county seats on Monday, August 4. 1890, and elect delegates to double the number of the membership they have in the General Assembly ol the State to a convention of laborers and freemen to be held in the citv of Columbia, S. C, on August 27, 1890, for the purpose of taking into consideration the betteru.eut of their condition, and if found practicable to nominate a State ticket from Governor down, subject to the Democratic State Convention." It is said that the Tillmanites, who up to this time have swept everything before them, intend to capture the August con vention, depose the regular Democratic Elective Committee, and nominate a fnll ticket. The proceeding will lead to two Democratic State Conventions, whicb, with the other complications, promises to smash the Democracy into pieces, In the mean time still a third convention, composed of the old-line Democrats, has been called to meet in July to devise means to stem the Tillman torrent. OXFORD'S OLDEST COLLEGE. A Story of Franck Bright, President of tho Dnlvrr'.liy Collrsc. Harper's Magazine for Jnly.l University College, the oldest in Oxford, said by tradition to have been founded by Allred the Great, is now presided over by Dr. Franck Bright, the author of a widely used History of England, who succeeded Dr. Bradley in the mas'ersbip on the appoint ment of the latter to the deanery of West minster. He is a genial, socially disposed man, full of a certain dry humor, and im mensely nopular in the college. Thev tell a story of him which sufficiently illustrates tbe quality of his humor. The college had doue well one year iu the annual spring boat races, and the crew, elated by their success, indulged them selves by giving an unusually uproarious bump-supper at the conclusion of their ex ertions. The next morning one of their number had to present himself in the Mas ter's study to give him an essay. The Mas ter was sitting at his writing table, evi dently absorbed in business'. Presently he looked up, to see Ihe young man standing at his elbow, essay in hand. ,,So-nd.so,'rsald the Muster (he stultcrs a little), "yon were nil d-d-drunk last night." "No, sirl neon my word, sirl" remon strated the young man, full of righteous indignation. "Th-th-thea there's no excuse for yon," said the Master, and went on with his writing. CHAEACTEHISTIC3 OF TEXA53, They Are Becoming n l'lemure-Iovlng nnd FleasnrrSrklnK People. Harper's MaitMlne for July. Texas, settled as it is with emigrants from every part of the Union and of Europe, pre sents such a variety of character among its people that it will be hard to say what is their most prominent trait. The personal characteristics which used to distingnish them are changing. In early times their lives as pioneers were so hard and fraught with danger that it made them grave and even severe, but now they have become a decidedly gay people, pleasure-loving and pleasure-seeking. For merly a rigid plainness nnd severity marked their jives and surroundings. Atthis day, even in the counties remote from the cen ters of population, their tastes have become more luxurious. They crave tbe elegancies and refinements ot life, which is but the natural effect of the superior facilities for education which distinguish the State. Yet with the simplicity has disappeared much of the hospitality of the olden time; the warm and unquestioning welcome grows rarer each day, and tbe entertainment ol guests is more a matter of calculation or distant social obligation than a sponta neous outpouring of hospitable hearts. Yet away off upon the frontier are still found, here and there, specimens of those strong, brave early settlers who live literally with their lives in their hands, establishing themselves far beyond the outposts of civili zation, not knowing at what time the red men might raid upon them and lay their homes in ashes. Sturdy houses those, stock ades they might Detter be called, bnilt of heavy upright logs, with thatched or sodded roofs, houses that are forts as well as homes. And there is found a rare hospitality which asks no questions, but entertains the way farer, giving him all that he requires and that their stor; affords "without money and without price." FOOLED WITH A LIVE WISE. Antics of a Now Yorker Who Experimented With nn Electric I.I Kb t Wire. New Yobk, July 6. One or two electric light wires which terminated at a pole on the south side of Thirteenth street, snapped in two yesterday morning. Just before it broke a man fell in a fit on the sidewalk, almost under it. A group of children on their way to the Thirteenth Street Grammar School gathered around the man, and Douglass Stewart, a young colored truck driver, reined up his horse near the sidewalk to get a nearer view. The live end of the wire grazed Stewart's hat and burned a dark line across it Walter Mackim, 11 years old, of 34 East Tenth street, grabbed the end of the wire and went spinning around like atop. He couldn't let go. He says that he couldn't help spinning, though he tried to with all his might. He tried to yell, but he couldn't do that either. Then he gave himself to the electrical dance. Presently be fell, still holding on to the wire, and began rolling on the sidewalk. He says he felt himself stiffening out, and heard somebody say. "He's dying." He was not, however, thinking of dying. All he wanted was somebody to take the wire out of his right fist. While he was lying looking upward and unable to say a work, a man ran up, grabbed him by the heels, let go in a hurry, and said something short-and hot without releasing Walter. Policeman Tom McConnell came along. He fait the wire a swift, strong blow with his stick and sent it flying skyward out of the boy's grasp. Then be picked the boy up anil carried him to a drugstore. Walter recovered enough to walk half of the dis tance. There was a slight burn across the palm oi his hand. He went to school in the afternoon. He says he will never touch any kind of wire again. The East Biver Electric Light Company, which owns the wire, says the wire was dead, had been dead a long time, and must have got its load from a "cross." TfHDEE COHSTAITTnfOPLK Wondnrs Which Sllslit Be Revealed If Excavation Were Permitted. Constantinople is built in part on buried palaces, ruins and hidden passages. From time to time casual excavations have dis covered vaulted passages of fine masonry like a labyrinth, and magnificent chambers, the roo's of which are supported by Corinth ian pillars; but a superstition of the Turk prevents all exploration. They believe that they are eventually to be driven out of Europe, not by the might of the Christians, hut by the Greeks who fell during the siege, who will be raised by magic art and will burst, headed by tbe Emperor, through a certain door of Santa Sophia. To prevent such a calamity the door is kept bolted and barred, aud the sight of Christians excavating among the ruins is sufficient cause for a riot, says the Illus trated American. Nevertheless, some of underground Constantinople is known. There is a cistern known as Yere-Batan Serni, "the underground palace," which is an expanse of inky water and an array of columns as lar as the eye: can reach, A Christian once started to row a boat to its farthest limit, a legend says, and he has not got back 3 et. Another Christian, who took the precaution of fixing a rope to the nlatform before starting, rowed for an hour, so another tradition savs, without seeing any end to the row of pillars. Other such cisterns are known to exist under the city. WRONG ORDERS Cause a Serloas nnd Fatal Accident In Micblsnir. Petoskey, Mich., July 5. Conflicting orders caused a serious wreck about two miles north of Bay View this forenoon. Freight train No. 10 collided with the dummy train from Bay View to Odin. Miss S. Weller, of Detroit, received serious in ternan injuries and will probably die. William Gregg, of Harbor Springs, Mich., had his right leg broken and badly crushed below the knee. Jay L. Newberry, of Petoskev. and E lith and .Katie AlcArthur. of Bay View, were severely bruised and half a" dozen others were slightly injured by jumping from the open car. The dummy locomotive was demolished. The freight engine was badly wrecked and three freight cars were piled on the track. ESCAPED IN NIGHT CLOTHES. A Family Cnnght on tbo Second Floor by Fire Early This Mornlnar. An alarm from box 45 about 2 o'clock this morning was caused by a fire in the grocery store of Joseph Hepner, at No. 66 Logan street. The fire canght from the explosion of an oil lampwfiich hung in tne storeroom. The family were sleeping upstairs, but were awakened by the policeman- on the beat and escaped in their night clothe. The stock, valued at 5400, was destroyed, and about $200 damage was done to the building. The flimeswere put out before they had communicated to any other part of tbe bouse. HAD A HAND TORN OFF. Fatal Ruaawny Accident Occnrs to a Party of Picnickers. Poet Httbon, Mich., July 5. Henry Henderson borrowed his employer's team to take his family to a oicnic. The team took (right and ran away, throwing the oc cupants of the vehicle out, injuring Mr. Henderson seriously. Mrs. Henderson is so badly hurt that she will die. A daughter aud son were in stantly killed and another son had his left band torn cff. Freight Handlers' Strike Unsettled. Cincinnati, July 6. The highest officials of the roads affected by the strike of the freight handlers met this morning and unanimously decided that those ol the strikers willing to return on .Monday at the old scale of wages will be received, while the others will be paid off. Death of Edwin Chadwln. London, July B. Edwin Chadwin, the social economist, ia dead. GAINING m HEALTH. That Tacation at the Seaside is Help ins: all of the Harrisons. THE FAMILY IS KEEPING QUIET, But the Enterprising Correspondents Hava Just Discovered THAT BABI BEN M'KEB DAS A SISTER Whs Is folly as Interesting u the Vaunted Inbntils Prodigy. The denizens of the White House are still quietly enjoying themselves at Cape May Point. All seem to be already improyed in health. mrzCIAI. TILZOBAM TO TUE DISrATClM Cape Mat Point, N. J., July 5. The second day of President Harrison's stay at the Point was almost as quiet as the first. There was somewhat less sitting on the piazza, bnt scarcely more of active dissipa tion. The hammock and the chairs were tenanted at intervals, bnt other matters also occupied tbe attention of the family. The day was warm, bnt during the afternoon the heat was considerably moderated by a strong; sea breeze. The greater part of the morning was oc cupied by the Presidental party in visiting the seaside home which opened about a week ago, and among the managers of which are some old acquaintances of the Harrison family, notably Dr. Steele, of Philadelphia, a warm friend of Dr. Scott's. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. McKee and the two children formed the party, calling at the home this morning. Baby McKee get3 all the public attention, but comparatively few people are aware of the attractions oi that youth's little sister, the real baby of the family. BABY M'KEE'S SISTEK. Miss Mary McKee is a little dame of less than two years' experience in this weary world. Part of this experience has not been such as to prepossess her in favor of things in general as they are doled out to mortals of such tender cares, for the young lady has been suffering all the agonies and worri ments attendant upon the acquisition of tbe complement of teeth vouchsafed to the genus homo. It was her ill-health and need of a change which bnrried up operations on the cottage to permit of its occupancy sooner than otherwise would have been the case. The sea air has already greatly benefited her, even after two days of it the change was very apparent. Sitting in her little willow chair rocking away as intently as though the safety of the nation depended on the regular swing of her small self, the little maiden is a picture of blissful content. Miss McKee is a blonde at this stage ot her existence, and she is somewhat inclined to basbfulness. During this morning's visit at the home she exhib ited all the blandishments of tbe lady man agers, and resolutely declined to trust her self in their eager hands. But when Dr. Steele volunteered to carry her to the car riage sbe maniiested her confidence in the cloth by immediately holding ont her little hands to him and permitting him to perform the office. IMPROVING IN HEALTH. The whole Harrison family is visibly im proving in health under the influence of the change. Sirs. Harrison herself begins to look refreshed after her social labors of the past winter, and Mrs. McKee already looks stronger. While the ladies and Ihe infants of the family were calling at the honse the President sat on the verandah occupied in' conversation with William V. McKean, of Philadelphia, who was dowu for the day. Judging from the present aspedt he is as contented as the rest of the family, and tbe prospects .or his recuperation while here are certainly promising. The afternoon has been spent in almost absolute quietude. The McKee children exhibited their appreciation of theirfaculties for enjoyment as far as the verandas of the house are concerned. Both of the little people are naturally lond of running, and the entire circuit of the house on tne upper porch gives them ample opportunities to in dulge to their utmost. It is expected that the President and Mrs. Harrison will attend services at the Beadle Memorial chapel to morrow. A HEW METHOD OF EXECUTION. Representative Wherry's Scheme for an Easy Endlnsr of Condrtnned Murderers. 3. il. "Wherry in Philadelphia Vress. J "Hanging is played ont" is true in a sense not meant by the notorious criminal who gave the expression currency. As a method of capital punishment it is ob noxious to the humane sense of mod ern times. By "humane sense" is not meant the sickly sentiment that condones crime and crowns the murderer with flow ers, but that educated, civilized opinion which believes in a death penalty and fa vors its execution in the least barbarous way. Besides the possible accidents due to the bungling of officials, hanging has many ac cessories of an unnecessarily disagreeable and painful character. Electricity as a death agent is still more uncertain than the rope, and hideonsly revolting and' cruel in its application. Paganism never contrived a torture worse than the deliber ate seating, the tedious strapping, the painstaking adjustment, the buzzing and the creeping and the writhing of the death dealing current. The method has not a re deeming feature, and were it not for the glamor of novelty thrown around it by cer tain pseudo-scientists it would speedily drop out of consideration. My medical friend, Dr. B. C. Stewart, suggests a method of penal death which is practicable, simple, cheap, certain and hu mane. It contemplates the construction in each Drison and jail of a death cell a cell differing from others only in having properly contrived ad justments "to make it relatively air tight when needed, into which shall run a number of gas pipes from the ordinary (bi-carburetted hydrogen) gas main, or, better still, from a retort generat ing sufficient carbonic acid gas. This cell can be fitted up like other cells as a place of confinement. The eondemned subject can occupy it for weeks or months, uncer tain of his day of doom. When the fatal hour arrives tbe Sheriff enters and reads the solemn sentence, relatives and friends take their last farewell, tithe minister of spiritual com ort does his last sad omces, suitable time is givdn the prisoner for re flection. Then the cell is closed tight, the cocks are turned, and unconscious of his approaching end the victim falls asleep to wake no more on earth. By this form of asphyxiation death is absolutely certain and wholly painless while the majesty ot the law, punitive aud deterrent, is sustained. BUN THEOUaH A C10THESWETNGEB. How Letters Are Copied la One of the Wall Street Oulces. New York Son. They use a clotheswringer for a letter press in one of the largest Wall street tele graph offices. The messages to be copied are treated as usual until the time lor the putting of them into tbe press; then, instead of the ordinary screw press, which it takes time and muscfe to use,tne message and damp tissue copy paper are simply run through. a clotheswringer. The rubber rollers answer evety pnrpose of a press, and the operation is almost instantaneous and much easier than the usual way. The machine is placed at a basement window, and there is always a little throng on the sidewalk watching the boys wring out message DIEU. PFEIL At her late residence. 2523 Sarah street, Sontbslde, on Siturday, July 5, 1890, at 9 r. M., Annie M. Prxn aged 23 years 3 months 23 days. Notice of funeral hereafter.
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