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..WAREHOUSE.
SPAIN ANGLES FOR
EUROPE'S HELP
Wants the Powers to Protect It From
the Agressions of America.
FANNING THE HOSTILE. FEEUNQ
Wily Efforts Being Made to Arouse
the Animosities of the Powers
Against the laited StatesOvert
Help Not Likely,
London. May 19. Hints have been
dropped here that the Canovas minis
try at Madrid is slyly attempting to
arouse European animosity toward the
United States. It is said that tne for
eign offlce at Vienna is a party to the
deep scheme and that the powers first
approached are the members of the
triple alliance. When it Is remembered
that the queen repent of Spain Is an
Austrian archduchess. It can be easily
understood why Francis Joseph and
his government should take a lively In
terest In the desperate uffairs of the
peninsula. The tone of the European
press generally would tend to support
the g'c nuliientsd of these rumors. Ed
itors in Russia. France and Germany
savagely denounce the attitude of
America In recard to Cuba, and de
clare unequivocally that Uncle Sam Is
tramping about with a chip on hlB
shoulder tagt?r for some one to knock
It off, and thus Invite a conflict.
DISLIKE OUR COURSE.
It Is not clear, howevcr.what Canovas
intends to gain by appealing to the
powers, for It Is not considered prob
able that one of them would, in tne
present circumstances, interpose with
reference to the United States. Thus
far the latter country has confined
itself to safeguarding Its cltlxens and
its commerce under treaty stipulations
and the.e. under International law, are
not overt acts of hostility to the Span.
Ish crown.
While it Is true that American states
men and members of congress have bit
terly denounced Spanish rule and domi
nation In Tuba, the government Itself
has carefully refrained from going on
record as evincing a hostile spirit t"
the Spanish crown and to Its rights in
Cuba. Ilnlomats here point signifi
cantly to the fact that, while the Unit
ed States Is demanding and Insisting
upon Its complete treaty rights on the
island, It Is Itself ignoring or conniv
ing at open breaches or conventions.
These diplomats assert that not suf
ficient care Is taken to prevent the de
partuie cf filibustering expeditions
and that even when arrests of filibus
ters are made, juries In the federal
courts do not hesitate speedily to give
them liberty. This phase of the case
Is having the effect throughout Europe
of embittering public feeling toward
America, and torles and monarchists
In all the nutions are doing their ut
most to foster this spirit of animosity
to the western republic, believing that
should Cuba gain Its freedom. It would
have tho effect of further fomenting
und strengthening the soclallut and
radical i ropaganda In Europe.
POSSIBLE PROCEDURE.
It Is the belief here that In case the
United States government openly de
clares for the Cubans some steps will be
taken by the powers to show their sym-
pacny ror paln. it is not. however,
believed that that sympathy will take
the hostile direction of offering military
aid to engage In a combat with the
Limed btates. But so many oppor
tunities exist for testing American citi
zenship In Italy, Austria and Germany
for the reason that nianv naturnlizpil
eillzens visit these countries at various
times, uiav steps might be taken in that
peculiar manner to exasnprntn th tTnif.
ed States and to pave the way for a
rupture 01 me alleged rrlendly relations
at prespt existing. The plan Is to di
vert tl' 'Attention of the United States
from tdba. If the Washington govern
ment could be embroiled with the other
punrre m gome sinister way the fierce
war feeling at present existing in a.,,..,.
lea would not. it is said, be so menacing
GREAT COUNCIL OF RED MEN.
Four Hundred Representatives From
adoui the Slate Meet at Columbia.
Cohlmhla. Pa Ma. in mi.. .
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COUIICil Of Rpri Itfnn nf fha .
- ' .. . i . t: man
opened this morning with 400 represen-
ji-aeiii irom an sections of the
state.
The commit too n .wiinn.
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the following as the elected officers for
the ensuing year:
Great sachpin. Waitni. n -nri-,i.A
93: great senior sagamore. Walter r!
Rodgers, No. 2K1; great junior saga
more. Jerome Hlte, No. 243; great
fitnr,hft .Tnl,n T? On.... ... .
.-----, " ...... vw, t, mv, oo,
chief of records, Thomas K. Donnelly,
io, bikbi Keeper oi wampum. Geo.
W. Kreamer, No. 40; representative to
the. great council of the United States.
R. F. Wilson, No. 93; Harry E. Shaw.
. ; inuinun a., ureyer, ISO. 79, and
Clumont H. Smith. 'n 7a
of records, Thomas K. Donnelly, shows
a luuauniuii increase ana a prosperous
f nnilitlnn Hnannlnllu n n .1 n . .. j .. 1 1
inu amuuni receivea auring the year
was ;ai.u-i.oi; amount expended for
rener, ii2,2ni.ui; ior runenu benefits,
1HX RK 92- invpatnit funHu ,,f .ho ,.ik...
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9oi,uon,w. xnv iiitrniuvrsnip IV S2,41U, a
iipi (am uui iiik tne year or 2,ia mem
bers.
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS.
Forty-sixth Annual Session of State
Organization at Hnrrisburg.
Harrlsburg, Pa., May 19. The state
medical society began Its forty-sixth
annual session In the hall of the house
or representatives today. Two hun
dred delegates are In attendance. Dr.
W. B. Foster, of Pittsburg, the presi
dent of the society, is In the chair. Gov
ernor Hastings welcomed the delegates
on behalf of the state; City Solicitor
Sletz represented Harrlsburg in a sim
ilar speech and Dr. W. T. Bishop, chair
man of the committee of arrangements,
welcomed the' members on behalf of
Dauphin county medical society.
The latter extended the roclety an
Invitation to meet here next year.
The Allegheny Medical society has also
presented an invitation lor the society
to meet in rmsourg next year.
ODD FELL0WSGRAND LODGE.
The Seventy-third Annual
Held at Pittsburg.
Session
Pittsburg; May 19. The seventy-third
annual session of the grand lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of
Pennsylvania convened In the Alvln
Theatre at o'clock this morning The
third battalion of the Third regiment of
Patriarchs Militant, and the general
committee of arrangements acted as an
escort to the delegation and grand om
cers from headquarters at the Seventh
Avenue hotel to the convention hall.
City Controller Oourley delivered an
address of welcome to which Grand
Master Charles Chalfant, or Pluravllle,
Pa., responded.
Over 1.000 delegates were present. The
grand lodge will continue In session to
morrow. Thursday and possibly Friday.
Wllliamsport, Hearting and Harrlsburg
are spoken of as the possible place for
the next meeting.
The Daughters of Rebekalt began
their, seventh session at Odd Fellows
Hall, Fourth avenue this morning and
will be In session two days, President
Gehrott Haines presiding.
HAWKEYE FOR FREE SILVER.
Representatives Will Present Horace
Boies as Iowa's Candidate.
Dubuque, Iowa, May 19. The repre
sentatives of the Democracy of the
Hawkeye state In convention tomor
row will declare for free silver and will
present Horace Boies as Iowa's candi
date for the presidential nomination
upon tho Democratic ticket. There
upon the ex-governor will make an
address unequivocally endorsing the 16
to 1 doctrine and receding from the at
titude he has hitherto assumed and
will announce that he places hlnuielf In
the hands of his friends This Is the pro
gramme as outlined by the leaders of the
dominant element tonight.
There are indications, however, that
it will not be carried through without
possible scenes of turbulence and disor
der. Although outnumbered 3 to 1, the
gold standard advocates, led by ex-Con
gressman Harper, of Clinton will fight
to the last ditch.
QUAY TO VISIT M'KINLEY.
The Senator Aoxions to Gala a Slight
Knowledge of the Major's Views ... -on
Finance.
Washington, May 19 It Is possible
that Senator Quay will visit Major Mc-
Kinley at his home In Canton, Ohio, in a
very few days. The visit depends upon
the ability of the Pennsylvania sena
tor to get away from Washington.
"I bad hoped to be able to pay a visit
to Major MuKlnley shortly", said Sena
tor Quay this afternoon. "I am very
anxious to go to my home In Beaver,
and as It Is but ashevrt distance from
Canton I will then run over there and
K?e Mr. McKlnley. There has been a
great deal of talk about McKlnley's
financial views and it occurred to me
that It would be a good thing just to slip
over there und find out how much or
how little there Is In alt this talk."
When asked If he hud any duubt as
to the standing of Mr. McKlnley on the
financial question, Mr. Quay replied
that he could hardly doubt it. "Ohio
you know," se.!d he. "has always been
a battle ground for sound money. The
fight was made for sound money, there
under Hnyes, and It has been kept up
ever since. For myself, I do not think
the Ohio people would favor anything
else and I can hardly believe that Mc
Klnley Is for anything else himself. As
I have said, however, 1 just thought
I would run over and see him fur a few
minutes. All depends, however, on my
ability to get away. I am on the con
ference committee on the naval, river
and harbor and the general deficiency
bills and these may operate to keep me
lure. I will try, though, to get away."
AFRO-AMERICAN REPUBLICANS.
Sessions of a Peaceful Character
Held Yesterday at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa., May 19. The first half
hour of this morning's session of the
Afro-American Republican league was
In marked contrast with yesterday's
turmoil.
At 11.80 o'clock the convention, which
was. held in Enterprise hall, Allegheny,
was opened with prayer by Rev. W. II.
Caston, of I'nlontown. Peshletif
Blackwell announced as the order of
business, the convention would begin
with the election of president. W. J.
Bailor, of Harrlsburg, moved the adop
tion of the unit rule and several dele
gates seconded his motion.- David
Brown, of Altoona, and others vigor
ously opposed the motion. In a mo
ment the convention went wild with
excitement and was beyond the control
of the chairman.
President Blackwell Anally ordered a
vote and the motion failed to pass. An
effort was then made to elect a presi
dent, and this also failed to meet with
approval. President Blackwell finally
restored order and lectured the conven
tion at length, denouncing the action of
tne delegates as a disgrace to the race.
Amid great confusion the convention
adjourned until this afternoon.
The committee on resolutions brought
In majority and minority reports. One
set of resolutions endorsed Quay for
president and the other declared for
McKlnley. Both sets were offered and
the convention became bo tangled up In
them that the presidential resolution
was not acted upon.
Peter 8. Blackwell, of the Steelton
Press, was elected state president of the
league; R. W. Scott, of Allegheny
county, state secretary, and C. W.
Green, treasurer. The state executive
committee election resulted in the se
lection as ehalrmnn of James L. God
shall, of Philadelphia: vice chairman,
J. A. Catlln. of Washington county;
James A. Ford, of Allegheny; James H.
Freeman, of Philadelphia, and W. T.
Bolyer, of Blair county.
FATE OF ThIagItATORS.
The Johannesburg Reform Committee
Receive 15-1 ear Sentences.
London, May 19. The Times will to
morrow publish a dispatch from Pre
toria saying that the executive council
of the Transvaal has decided that Col
onel Frank W. Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes, Lionel Phillips. George Farrar
and John Hayes Hammond, the leaders
of the Johannesburg reform committee,
who were sentenced to death for high
treason against the Transvaal, but
whose sentences were subsequently
commuted, shall undergo fifteen years
Imprisonment.
It is hoped that this sentence will be
modified. No decision has yet been
reached In regard to the other prison
ers. The dispatch does not contain the
word "imprisonment," but the Times
assumes that the sentence does not
mean banishment, because of the ex
pression of hope that It will be mitigat
ed. It says that the sentence is of such
excessive rigor as to produce almost as
painful an Impression of surprise as did
the sentence of death. It adds that fif
teen years In the Pretoria jail for middle-aged
men is almost equivalent to
death. .
McKlnley's Name Aloft.
Honesdale, May 19. Enthuslastlo ' Re.
fiubllcans have planted at the edge of a
edge of rocks surmounting what 1
known as Big Hickory Mountain, visible
from the top of the Mooslc range on the
south and C'atsklll Mountains on the east,
a pale, fluttering to whl'-h Is a streamer
bearing the words: "For President.
William McKlnley."
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Trouble on Tongue River. -
Columbia, S. C May U). The Democrat.
Ic state convention will assemble In Co
ble on tho Tongue river reservation, Mont.,
by sending telegraphic directions to Gen
eral Brooke, commanding the military de
partment of Dakota at St. Paul to dispatch
such trooDS to the scene of the threatened
hostilities as he may deem necessary to
preserve eraer. .
CHAPLAIN M'CABE
NOW A BISHOP
Selected on the Fifteenth Sallot at M. E.
Conference Yesterday.
BISHOP BOWMAN'S LAST SESSION
Earl Cranston is Also Elected Bishop
on the Sixteenth BallotResult of
the VotesSelection of Book Agents
aud Other Business Transacted.
Cleveland, Ohio. May 19. Bishop Bow
man, the venerable senior bishop of the
Methodist church, presided over the
general conference, probably for the
last time, this morning. This Is the six
teenth day of the conference. None of
the great questions to be settled by the
conference have yet been discussed on
the iloor. The great question of time
limit, lay representation, amusements,
temperance, recognition of Methodist
Christian Endeavor societies, foreign
Episcopal residences, location of Epis
copal residences in the United States,
and many other equally important
questions are yet to come up.
Rev. Charles L. Staff or, of Iowa put
the conference in a great uproar by
moving that the election of bishops be
Indefinitely postponed. This was op
posed by Dr. Buckley and supported by
James R. Mace, of New Jersey. After
further discussion during whloh It was
proposed to drop the candidate receiv
ing the lowest vote on each ballot, the
motion to postptone was defeated.
Rev. Dr. A. J. Palmer then started an
exciting discussion by reporting from
the committee on that of the church
a resolution authorizing the licensing
of evangelists and for the placing of re
strictions upon traveling evangelists.
Rev. Dr. Forbes, of Duluth, said that
people were getting converted too fast.
"In some places all you have to do Is to
hold up your hand and shout "Come to
Jesus" and you are saved. It will be
soon so that you may get saved by
sending your cabinet photograph and
hiving it baptized. Salvation will soon
be on sale by telephone and telegraph."
The report was adopted.
The fourteenth ballot for bishops re
sulted as follows: C. C. McCabe, 258;
Earl Cranston, 261; J. W. Hamilton,
149; H. A. Butts, 123; T. B. Neeley, 112;
J. W. F. Erown, 35.
CHAPLAIN M'CABE ELECTED.
Chaplain C. C. McCabe was elected
btahop on the fifteenth ballot and Earl
Cranston cam within nine votes of
election.
The announcement of the result waa
greeted with great applause and loud
cries of "McCabe."
The vote: Necessary to a choice, 336;
C. C. MuCaba, 344; Eurl Cranston, 328;
II. A. Butts. 112; J. W. Hamilton, 109;
T. B. Neeley. 50; J. W. E. Bowen, 30.
Chaplain McCabe was Invited to the
platform where he received the con
gratulations of his brother bishops.
Bishop-elect McCabe led the confer
ence In singing the old missionary
hymn. "From Greenland's Icy Moun
tains." Earl Cranston was elected bishop on
the sixteenth ballot.
The vote: Necessary to a choice, 336.
Earl Cranston. 360; 11. A. Buttz, 82;
J. W. Hamilton, 3; T. B, Neeley, 10;
scattering, 10.
It was decided to proceed with the
election of book agents at New York.
The following were nominated: Homer
Eaton, C. R. McGee. W. M. Swindells,
R. R. Doherty, G. P. Mains. W, W.
Evans, John D. Hammond, F. M. King,
and J. B. Grow. J. B. Grow declined to
serve. ...A ballot was ordered. It was
also decided to proceed at once with
the election of agents at the Western
book concern.
SCENE OF CONFUSION.
After the announcement of Dr.
Cranston's election to the epIcopacy,
the conference proceeded to n ake nom
inations for the omce of New York
publishing agent, two to be selected.
For at least ten minutes there was the
greatest scene of confusion that has
yet been witnessed on the floor of the
conference. Twenty or thirty delegates
were on their feet at one time, each
shouting for recognition or bellowing
the name of his favorite candidate. At
last Bishop Bowman managed to se
cure order and the nominations were
proceeded with. There were only nine
candidates for the two offices, and as
the majority was sufficient to elet, the
matter was much more simple than the
election of the bishops. On the first
ballot Homer Faton, tho pres"nt agent,
was re-elected. Another ballot was
then taken. O. R. McGee. G. P. Malnes
and W. M. Swindell, are the leading
candidates. The result will be an
nounced In the morning. Nominations
were also made and a ballot taken for
two western publishing agents. It Is
altogether probable that Dr. Lewis
Curts is re-elected.
There are thirteen candidates and the
chances to fill the vacancy caused by
the elevation of Dr. Cranston He be
tween Samuel Dickey and H. C. Weak
eley. ministers, and George P. Johnson.
laymen. The editorial positions have
not yet been considered. Tonight the
anniversaries of the missionary so
defies was held.
BODY SWAYED IN THE BREEZE.
Jim Daggle, a Louisiana Negro, the
Victim of a Lynching Party.
New Orleans, La., May 19. This morn
ing early pedestrians who happened to
bass the court house and jail in St. Ber
nard parish, were horrified to see sway
ing In the breeze the body or a man.
Sheriff Nunez was told and Immediately
ordered that the body be cut down. This
was done and then It was seen that the
distorted features were those of Jim
Dscrgle, alias Jim Glemley, a negro.
The news reached the city last even
ing from St Bernard parish that a
negro had attempted to assault a white
woman Sunday morning In front of the
Poydras plantation. The news of the
attempted outrage spread through the
parish and' In a short while everyone
was on the trail of the miscreant
The victim Is a white married woman
named Mrs. Moleso. Sunday while ac
com pan led by a younger sister and
child, who was going to an adjoining
plantation, they met tne negro, who,
when he got near the ladles, seised Mrs.
Moleso and threw her on the ground.
The woman screamed for aid and was
heard by a man on a road cart, who
hastened to the scene and arrived Just
In time to see the negro escape and gave
chase. The nerrro was captured and
placed In the parlEh prison at St. L)r
nard, which Is located In Terre Aux
Boeuxs.
Railroads in Korea.
Washington. May 19. John M. H Rill
United States minister to Korta. has re
ported to the state department that a
concession to bullJ, operate and maintain
a rsllroad between Seoul, the capita), and
i-ncmuipo, its sebport, nan been grunted
james n. worse tor an American ayn
dlcate. . -,.
' Treasury Gold Reserve.
Washington, May 19. Treasury gold re
serve at me ciose oi misiness louay uu,
ao,'l.. W -hlrawals, ta,.wo. -
TOE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today
Cooler; Pair: Northerly Winds.
1 Spain Seeking European Allies.
Chaplain McCabe Is Now Bishop.
Day s 1o1iik at Washington.
Quay Will Visit McKlnley .
Fierce Forest Fires.
2 Whitney's News Budget.
Business Operations.
Astrological Department.
3 (Local) City Solicitors In Convention'.
City Must Pay Costs.
Evangelical Church Convention.
4 Editorial.
A Plea for Cuba,
5 (Local) Lively Council Meeting.
Grand Council Y. M. I.
Preparing for the Knights.
6 Past Butcheries of the Spanish.
Quotations in the Literary Market.
Jnarket and Stock Reports.
7 Suburban News.
8 (Sports) Scranton Downed by the
Bisons.
National and State League Scores.
John S. Johnson Is Outspeeded.
9 Advertisement.
10 (Story) "The Ransom."
U Penllllon Singing In Wales.
I'ooning as uone oy electricity.
Force of Hypnotism.
12 News Up and Down the Valley.
TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES.
The Seven Mountains South of Bellefonte
Burned for a Distance of
Twenty-five Miles.
Bellefonte. Pa.. May 19. Never In the
history of Central Pennsylvania has this
section of mountainous country been so
damaglngly overrun with such a dis
astrous forest fire as that which has
been raging In Centre and adjoining
counties for the past three or four days.
ah in all, hundreds of thousands or
acres of timber land have been burned
and the tlmler thereon, some of It first
growth, and some the best, second
growth, to be found anywhere In the
state, entirely ruined, entailing a loss
which cannot even be predicted in dol
lars und cents.
The Seven Mountains to the south of
Bellefonte have been burned for a dis
tance of fully 25 miles, at one time the
entire mountain being a sheet of flame
for fully ten miles. The Nlttanny
mountalnarange of only about 15 miles.
has been devasted from point to point.
In Penn's Valley which lies between the
above two mountains, the dwellings and
farm outbuildings of all therein were
so seriously threatened that all the resi
dents left their homes and went to the
woods to fight the flames. Fully 2.000
men and boys have been hard at work
ever since Saturday night In vain en
deavor to put out the fire, but all that
was possible to do was to keep it con
fined to the mountatln shies.
In the Beech Creek region fire has
completely swept the entire district and
came very near getting Into the Bald
Eagle Valley and sweeping It from end
to end. Only a slight shifting of the
wind saved the valley from destruction,
In Clearfield county, closely adjoining
Centre, the fire has done equal damage
if not more. In the destruction of not
only a vast amount of timber, but in
the burning of a number of logging
camps and saw mills with thousands of
feet of sawed lumber. The camps In
and around the Bear Meadows have suf
fered a like fate. The most distressing
feature that the end Is not yet, as the
tire continues to rage with unabated
fury, and there seema no possible way
of combatting It without a heavy rain
RAINS IN THE WEST.
High Water in .Minnesota Rivers.
Floods Threatened.
Crookston, Minn., May 19. The Red
Lake River has risen at an alarming
rate, and grave fears are entertained
for the safety of the bridges and the
dam which furnishes power for the
water works and the electric light com
pany. A great many families have
been compelled to move off the fiats
in the lower portions of the city. At
the present rate of Increase, the water
will reach a point by night as high as It
ever has been in the hlBtory of the city.
Red Lake Falls, Minn., May 19.
From Thursday midnight to Sunday
midnight It rained Incessantly, causing
an extreme rise of water In the Red
and Clear Water rivers and their trib
utaries. Both mill-dams have been
endangered, and on the Gooding Mill
crews have worked night and day, and
it Is possibly safe now. Between here
and Lambert, distance twenty-five
miles, seven bridges have been swept
away. The railways have suffered
washouts which will Interrupt service,
and roads are Impassable from land
slides.
aqainstThristiapTscience.
Coroner's Jury Censures Relatives of
the Lnte S. S. Edwards.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa., May 19. S. S. Ed
wards, a well to do farmer, of Hun
lock's Creek, died on Sunday under sub
plclous circumstances. The coroner
was notilied and made an investigation.
He found that the man died from ty
phoid fever and that he refused to call
in a doctor or take any medicine. Sev
eral witnesses testified before the Jury
that the dead man was a Christian
Scientist and did not believe In doctors
or medicine.
The jury returned a verdict censuring
several members or tne deceased s ram
lly and also the Christian Scientists of
Hunlock's Creek for their negligence In
falling to procure medical attendance.
WEYLER-SNEW M0VE.
He Prohibits the Exportation of
Tobacco from Cuba.
Jacksonville, FIa May 19. The order
of General Weyler prohibiting the ex
portation of tobacco from Cuba has
caused consternation among the Cu
bans of Florida.
Thousands of Cubans In Florida will
be thrown out of employment if there
Is no Cuban tobacco to manufacture,
and having nothing to do, these Cubans
will, It Is said, go over to Cuba to fight
for the Independence of their native
land. --'
Steamship Arrivals.
New York. May 19. Arrived: Kenslng
ton, from Antwerp: Sclndtt. from Ale.ll
terranean ports. Sulled: Havel, from Ure.
men. Arrived out: zaanuom, at Amster
dam; Southwnrk, at Antwerp, .'lay 18;
Seandiu, nt Hamburg: Neutrlu, at Mar
seilles. Sailed for New York: Berlin,
from Southampton. Sighted: Lahn, from
ew Horn tor jsremen, passed Bcllly; H,
H. Mater, from New York for Hremen
passed I.Izard; Manitoba, from New York
lor Lonuon, passed tne Lizard,
For Free Coinage.
Springfield, O., May 19. The Democratic
convention of the Seventh congressional
district today adonted a resolution in
structing the delegates to Chicago to vote
ior iree coinage m silver at the ratio or
is 10 I. i
CONGRESSMAN OWENS
WINS THE BATTLE
His Title to a Seat in the House of
Representatives is Confirmed.
PENSION VETO BY MR. CLEVELAND
Nearly the Entire Session of the
House is Taken I'p by Argument
I'poit Bills RepT' id by the Com
mittee oa Immigration.
Washlmrton. May 19. The house to
day passed the resolution reported by
committee on elections No. 1, confirm
ing the title of W. C. Owens (Democrat)
to the seat he occupies as a representa
tive from the seventh district or Ken
tucky, which had been contested by
Georjjs Denny, Jr., (Republican.) It
also passed a resolution from the same
committee providing tor a recount or
the ballots cast for congressman In the
Sixteenth Illinois district, at the No
vember election, 1894, In the contest of
Rlnaker vs. Downing, for the seat from
that district.
The message of President Cleveland
vetoing the bill to pension Caroline D.
Mowttt, was laid before the house and
referred to the committee on invalid
pensions.
Messrs. Steele (Rep.. Ind.). cousins
(Rep., Ia) and McClellan (Dem., N. Y.)
were appointed visitors on the part of
the house to the military academy of
West Point.
Nearly all the day was taken up by
argument upon the several bills report
ed from the committee on Immigration
and naturalization, to impose addition
al restrictions upon immigration.
Speeches were made by Mr. Bartholdt
(rtep., mo.) chairman of the commit
tee, and Mr. Morse (Rep., Mass.) In
favor of the McCall bill. Imposing an
educational test; by Messrs. Tracewell
(Rep., Ind.) and W. A. Stone (Rep.,
Pa) In favor of the latter's bill requir
ing consular inspection at the port of
departure; by Mr. Corliss (Rep., Mich.)
in favor of his bill to relieve the lake
cities, especially of the burdens of Ca
nadian competition, and by Mr. Buck
(Dem., La.) In opposition to any addi
tional restrictions whatever. The
speech of the last named gentleman
waa eloquent, and judging from the at
tention given It, effective.
The extent of the applause would in
dicate that none of the proposed meas
ures will meet the approval of a ma
jority of the house.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The senate gave its attention today
almost exclusively to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, which, ai
reported from the appropriation com
mlttee, appropriated about seven mil
lion dollars of which one-half comes
from the treasury of the United States
and the other half from the taxes col
lected by the district commissioners.
A good deal of debate occurred over
the question of charities and hospitals
the house bill appropriating a bulk
sum to be distributed under contract
with the existing Institutions and the
senate committees amendment strik
ing out that provision and substitut
ing for It the usual specific Items for
the various hospitals, orphan asylums
and other charitable houses. It was
this proposition that was sustained by
the senate by a vote or 35 to 13.
The only two general appropriation
bills remaining to be acted on by the
senate are the fortification bills, ana
the deflleency bill.
PENSION CASE.
The president today returned to the
house without his signature a bill grant
ing a pension to Caroline D. Mowatt, as
the widow of Alfred B. Boule, a major
in a Maine regiment, who died In 1864,
The widow afterward married Henry
T. Mowatt, thereby forfeiting her right
to a pension as the widow of some,
Mowatt died In 1878, and the bill sought
to restore her name to the pension
rolls.
MURPHY'S APPOINTMENT.
Senate committee on pensions today
ordered a favorable report to be made
on the nominations of Domlnick I,
Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be com
missioner of pensions, and Napoleon J,
Danna, of New Hampshire, to be first
deputy commissioner of pensions.
BAPTIST ANNIVERSARY.
Over a Thousand Persons Arrive at
Asbury Park to Take Part in
the Exercises.
Asbury Park, N, J., May 19. Some
thing over a thousand people arrived
today to take part In the Baptist annl
versnrles which begin tomorrow and
last a week. Two thousand others are
expected tomorrow and next day. The
new committee rooms which Senator
Bradley has constructed under the au
ditorium were thronged this evening.
The local reception committee had Its
hands full and 26 young ladies labelled
from A to Z were kept busy enrolling
names of delegates and visitors. The
only service In the auditorium today
were those of the Wome'n Home Mis
sionary society, and the Members of
the American Baptist Publication so
ciety were annoyed when copies of sev
eral New York afternoon papers ar
rived with an alleged account of their
first session one day ahead of time.
President Crozer will call their conven
tion to order at 10 a. m. tomorrow.
The Publication society will give way
to the American Baptist Missionary
union on Friday, and reports and ad
dresses and discussions on missions and
mission work at home and abroad will
continue until Monday, when the Ameri
can Baptist Educational society will
celebrate its eighth anniversary with a
series of meetings extended over two
days. Women will take a prominent
part in the proceedings. They pre
dominate among the arrivals so far
and the piazzas of the hotels In the
vicinity of Auditorium are as lively as
In the middle or the summer season.
South Carolina Convention.
Columbia, S. C, May 19. The Demoera.
tic state convention will assemble In Co
lumbfa at noon tomorrow. All Indications
are that Senator Tillman and Governor
Evans will control the convention abso
lutely and that no delegate will be sent to
Chicago who Is not willing to leave the
hall In case anti-free silver action Is taken
bv that body. The Platform will be In ac
cordance with the repeatedly expressed
views of Senator Tillman on the money
question.
Fire on the Pocono.
Strouilsbtirg, Pa., May 19. Forest fires
destroyed seven acres and 1C0 tons of coal
on tht. Pocono mountain, above Stauffers,
this county, belonging to the Wllkes-Barre
and Esstcrn tallio-id. A slight ruin visit
ed this section tcvy and the progress of
tne lire is oeuevnu to oe cnecxeu.
Herald's Weather Forecast.
New York, May 20. In the Middle Btatos
today, clear, slightly cooler weather, with
northwesterly and northerly winds will
prevail, followed by a slight rise of tern,
uerature. Thursday, fair, warmer and
ligni easterly to soutneriy winus.
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