Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 July 1890 — Page 1

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Summer Sauntercrs Should Select THE BIG 4 ROUTE To all the Summer Besorts in the Great Northwest; To Yellowstone Park and the Pacific coast; For Colorado, Utah and Montona tours; Tor Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Ilnron and Lake Erie tours; For the delightful resorts along the St Lawrence river, the White moountains of Maine and New Hampshire, tho Afilrondacks, Lake Champlain and Lake George; To the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee; To the mountain and spring resorts In the Blue judge and Alleghenles, along the lines ot the C A O. and the C A O.; To Old Point Comfort and the famous Virginia Ueach; To all boating, bathing,' hunting, fishing, he 1th and p.'casure resorts between the Atlantic and Pacific, Hudson's bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Ticket-offices No. 1 East Washington street, 133 Couth Illinois street and Union Depot. Thia means 5 tjaily trains between Indianapolis and Cincinnati And 8 daily trains between IMNAPOIIS, TOLEDO AND DETROIT By tho old reliable CH.&D. Trains arrive and depart as follows: FOB C1WC1XJTATI AM DAYTOX. Depart 3;55 am 6:30am 1 10:45 am 3:05pra tfl:30 pm Arrive 13:33 night fU:30am ll:15am 17:23 pm 10:56 pm. FOR TOLKfcO 0O PETB01T. Depart-! 6:30 am 110:65 aru -3:03 itn toOem. Arrive 12:33 night tihWam ll:l&am t7:2api pm. uauj. 1 Daily except Buoday. 1L J. KliSIN, General Agent TEACHERS GALORE. Between 12,000 and 15,000 of Them to Attend the Annual Meeting- at St. Paul. St. Paul, Jnly 7.To-morrow afternoon the first of tho sessions of the Kdncational Association proper vrili begin in St. Paul. Train-load after train-load of teachers have been palling iuto the Union Depot all day long, and a large number of special trains arrived to-nieht and more will come to-morrow morning. Tho most conservative estimates of the number of teachers to be In attendance is 12.000. though the nummay reach 15,000, This morning, at the mooting of the Council, in the Capitol building, N. C. Dougherty, of Peoria, read the report of Friday afternoon's debate on "Educational Literature." N. A, Caifcins, of . New York, as chairman, read the report of the committee on elementarv education, the subject treated of being "Kssentialsiu Elementary Kducation." An animated and interesting discussion followed. This afternoon tho sub ject under discussion vras the business side of the city's school system. The report was made by Dr. P. A. Hinsdale, of Michigan, after which there was a general dls cusaion of the subjeot. CHEAP SEAL-SKINS IX PRUSPECT, The Old Alaska Company Secures an Exclusive Privilege from the Rnsiian Government San Francisco, Jnly 7. The Chronicle states that the Alaska Commercial Company, which until recently had the exclusive right to capture seals in American waters of Behring sea, has secured a contract with the Russian government granting them the exclusive right to capture seals on the Siberian coast. The number of seal to be taken yearly is not known, but it is believed to bo very large. The steamer Karluk, owned by the company, has recently sailed for Pc troll's ky to capture seals there. The competition of the Alaska Commercial Company will be very severe for tho Northern American Commercial Company, which was recently awarded by the Uuited States the sealing privilege in Hearing sea. and it is believed tho ett'ect will bo to greatly reduce the price of sealskins. Entangled In the Spoke and 3Iangled. Dknvkk. Col.. July 7. W. D. Peardmore, young man employed on. . Itcardslev'a ranch, near Platteville.met a moat horrible death on the 4th. particulars of which have just reached this city. The young man was sitting in bis wagon in the street, when some bovs threw a bunch of tirecrackers under the hordes. They immediately took fright, and in crossing a culvert the driver was thrown from his seat end fell on one of tho front wheels, his limbs becomiug entangled iu the spokes. In an instant ho was twisted and crushed between tho wheels and wagon-box. and wound around the wheel. The horses ran over a mile before faring captured. The body of the unfortunate man was mangled beyond recognition.

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FATAL WORK OF A WIND-STORM

I Seven Children Crushed to Death and the Mother Badly Hurt at Fargo, N. D, Two Tramps Killed While Sleeping in a BoxCar, Wholo Blocks of Buildings Unroofed and Many Small Houses Demolished. Northern Pacific Train Blown from the Track and Fifteen Persons Injured. Much Damage in the Surrounding CountrySevere Storm at New Orleans A Series of Accidents at the Custom-House. DEATH-DEALING STORM. Much Property Destroyed, Nine Lives Lost and Many Persons Hart at Fareo St, Paul, Minn., July 7. Tho Wahpeton, N. D., correspondent of the Pioneer Press telegraphs that paper as follows: "A straight wind from tho northwest struck Fargo at 2:30 a. m. Great damage was dono the city. Electric-light towers were blown down, whole blocks were unroofed, Yearxa's wigwam, McGill & Co.'s ware house, the opera-house, tho Republican of fice, the Kenney Block, tho Battlement Bank of North Dakota, tho Chapin Block, Exchange Hotel, Conti nental Block and Manitoba freight house were unroofed, and the Milwaukee depot blown down. Dozons of small bouses were razed, and almost every plateglass window on Front street and Broadway was broken. The Jay Cooke Hotel and the Grand Pacific at Moorhead wero unroofed. Tho residence of the late Captain McCar thy, corner Fifth and Ninth streets, was struck by the storm and demolished. Sev en children were instantly killed, and Mrs. McCarthy is not expected to live. Two unknown tramps, sleeping in a box-car, were killed. No. 1 passenger train on the Northern Paciiic, going west, had just pulled out of the yards and had stopped at the Milwaukee crossing. The train was made up of three baggage cars, nine coachos and sleepers, a party of Chicago & Northwest ern officials in a private car, and Superintendent McCabe's car. All of tho coach6s and the tender wero blown from the track, but no lives were lost. The lights had been put out, so that there was no fire nor steam. Superintendent McCabe and tho conductor, brakeman and porters acted very coolly, and calmed the fears of tho passengers, who were sent back to the city in special coaches. The injured passengers aud trainmen' so far as learned are: George A. Manning. Post Falls, Idaho, knee hurt and shakon up; J. F. Roundtree. Pingreo, N. D badly bruised and leg hurt; Miss McCabe, sister ot Superintendent McCabe, ankle bruised; C. K. Helm, Kllensburg. Wash., knee hurt and bruised; Victor Montgomery, Chicago, scaln wound, taken to the hospital; Mrs. Nordstrom, en route from Finland to Seat tle to join her husband, badly cut in several places, tendon sovered and wrist cut; John Kichie, baggage-master, cut in head; Albert Lee, express messenger, bruised; Mrs. R. C. Mann, Mil waukee, arm bruised and shouldersprained; Addison Augur, Palouse City, Wash., face cut; G. A. Marr, St. Louis, temple bruised; Mri C. R. Griffith, Miles City, Mont, badly bruised; Ben Sportsman, porter of Vice-president Purdy's car, spine injured and head seriously hurt Warren G. Purdy, vice-president of "the Rock Island road, and wife were in Mr. Purdy's private car, but neither was seriously injured. Col. Thompson and wife wero slightly injured. Fred Purdy was slightly cut, but tho others wero unhurt. J. J. Jordan, editor of the Fargo, N. D., Republican, sends the following account of the storm to tho Associated Press: "This city was visited by the severest wind-storm, this morning, it has over known. It began at 2:80 o'clock, and con tinued about half an hour. Earlier in the night there wero some indications of rain, and about midnight it began to thunder and lightning, but few anticipated a serious storm. The wind began to blow from the south, but suddenly shifted to the northwest, and, in a very short time, was blowing a hurricane. The three electric-light towers were soon blown down, leaving tho city in inky darkness that was relieved only by vivid dashes of lightning. The frightened inhabitants were aroused from their sleep, and lights were shining from windows all over the city. Outside there was nothing but darkness and tempest, and nothing could be heard but the angry roar of the wind and the crashing of Hying debris. By 4 o'clock people wero hurryingin every direction to ascertain the amount of damage done. Some appalling discoveries were soon made, the saddest being the death of seven children of the lato Capt James McCarthy, who died only a few Oweeks ago. The children, who wero at home 'with their mother, sought safety fi tho coal bin, where they wore all crushed to death. The mother was also seriously injured, but it is thought she will recover. Tho Northern Pacific through west-bound passenger train, after being 6topped by the force of the wind in the western suburbs of the city, was blown from the track aud every ono of the twelve cars turned ov or. Many of the passengers were severely but not dangerously injured, their injuries consisting merely of cuts and bruises. Tho Northern Pacific repair and machine shops wero damaged 20,000 worth; the freight depots of the Great Northern and tho Milwaukee roads wero demolished; several churches were badly wrecked and numerous other buildings more or less damaged. The total damage in the city is estimated at about 75,000." The Pioneer-Press has the following additional news from the stonn district: From the surrounding country within a radius of thirty miles reports of damage to growing crops come in. Many places where wheat was standing two or three feet high, and heading out, reports say it is badly lodged, and in 6otno instances whipped and torn to pieces or broken oil. but in the majority of cases it will not stiller material injury. Farm-houses, barns and out-buildings in all directions are reported leveled to the ground and trees along the river bank for miles iu both directions from Fargo City are broken off entire or shorn of foliage. Casaelton reports bridges in all directions washed out or blown out. At Mapleton nearly every building in town bears marks of the storm. No one seriously, but a number badly wounded. At Durbin there was a heavy haiistorm. accompanied by wind, and great damage wa done to crops of all kind. Tho track of tho hail-storm was about two and a

half miles wide and twenty miles long. Nnmerous buildings were blown down at Wheatland, and the damago to crops by hail was considerable. Nine mules and two horses were killed at Aver, by one Hash of lightning, which ran along a wire fence, striking tho animals huddled together in a corner. General Sargent's barn, C0xl25 feet, was demolished, and tho contents, consisting of farm machinery and utensils, were scattered far and wide. The wire service out of Fargo is so badly demoralised that only meager reports can be obtaiued or sent, but from all directions como about the same stories as above. Fargo is the county-seat of Cass county. North Dakota, and lies on the Red river of the North, directly opposito Moorhead, Minn. It has a population of come eight thousand, and is a substantially-built, flourishing city, the metropolis of a lino farming country. It is ono the principal stations on the Northern Pacific. West of Fargo the surrounding country is very Hat. STOKM AT NEW ORLEANS.

Strong Wind and Heavy Raln-Fall Tlie Cus-tom-IIouse Greatly Damaged. New Orleans, July 7. A storm of considerable power broke out this forenoon at 11:15 o'clock, and did quite an amount of damago to buildings, telegraph and telephone poles and trees in this city. In about an hour after the storm had abated Manager Allen had the damage to the telegraph lines repaired, but the telephone wires were wrecked to such an extent that days will be roquired to get them in order. Tho wind came from tho northeast, then shifted to north, next took a quick veer northwestward, and the storm broke with fury, rain fell in solid slanting sheets, and soon the streets were Hooded. Some telegraph and many lamp poles were prostrated in several parts of the city, windows were broken aud trees uprooted. Thoro were tho liveliest kind of times in the custom-houso shortly after noon, and the interior of the stanch old building now presents a very deplorable appearance. It is literally drowned out. Workmen are building a new observatory on the roof of the building, while another gang of carpenters are repairing tho roof. Just before the rain tho carpenters stripped the roof near the corner of North Peters and Canal streets of its tin covering and then tore up the planks, leaving two open spaces about about thirty feet Ions and ten feet wide each. Just about that time the storm camo np. It blew big guns and rained in torrents. The roof being an inclined one, the water poured through tho openings, like a miniature Niagara, and soon Hooded the entire front portion of the buildings. A stream of water several feet deep came rushing down the stairs from tho third to the second lloor, with the rear of a cataract. The water rapidly rose to fully six inches deep in the corridor of the second Hoor and then soaked through, Hooding the postottice and r.tiniug the walls. Tho clerks in the Marble Hall wero surprised at this sudden rush of water, but there was a bigger surprise than that in store for them that occurred just about the time the waters reached the third Hoor, The wind was whistling over the roof with a fury that was appalling, and the four half circles on the old signal observatory wero whirling around at a thousand revolutions a minute. An unusually heavy gust of wind struck the scaffolding around the new observatory. It shook for a second, and then fell with a crash through the heavy platoglass that gives light to the marble hall. The noise could be heard throughout the building. The glass fell with great force into another layer of plate glass, and then the entire mass went spinning downward and struck the marble ball with a thundering noise. Planks followed, and the hall was quickly littered with a miscellaneous lot of stuff, which, together with the water, gives it a dismal appearance. Several gentlemen, having business in the hall, narrowly escaped being struck by the falling glass. The damage will foot up to many thousand dollars. ' Fearful Rush of Water from a Dam. Carson, Nev., July 7. The dam at Price's lake, botween Washoe and Carson, broke last night. The water swept trees, rocks and deposits of earth before it The Hood was thirty feet, high and a hundred feet wide. Three men saw the wall of water coming and rushed down tho rocky ravine for their life. Points of rocks jutting from the side of the ravine caught huge bowlders and debris, piling it up for some distance. and the temporary stoppage of the water saved the men's lives. The Hume was carried by the water into the fields two miles awnv. and sand was niled un on the Virginia Truckoo railroad track, delaying passenger trains twenty-five hours. The water llowed awny into Washoe lake, do ing no further damage. TROUBLES OP THE ELKS. New York's Suspended Members May Establish Another Order The Grand Lodge Meeting. Cleveland, O., July 7. Tho Grand Lodge meeting of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will convene at Case Hall, at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and will sit with closed doors. The session will bo called to order by Dr. Simon Qninlan, of Chicago, the exalted grand ruler of the order, and the acting secretary, John White, of Chicago, will be in the secretary's chair. It is said that every one of the 103 lodges will be represented, either by dele gates or letter. The most important matter to come before the meeting will bo tho ficht which is on with New York Lodge, No. 1, which has been suspended by Kxalted Grand Huler Oninlan. for in subordination. The trouble all grew out of the uraud Lodge meeting being held iu Cleveland, the New York people wanting tne urami .Lodge to ue permanent in iow lork. instead of migratory. The Now York Lodgohas called a meeting of the Grand Lodge, to bo held in New York to-day, but it win evidently oo aiauure. The constitution provides that a quorum of the Grand Lodges shall consist of not less than lif teen members, three of whom shall be elective members. Not a single lodge of the order has responded to the Aew xork call, and the only electivo officer who will be there will be Arthur C. Moreland, the grand secretary, who was suspended with his lodge and superseded by Mr. John White. Taking all this into consideration, the gentlemen who are in Cleveland do not tear that much will be accomplished in Now York. Nothing can be done lesally. but the suspended members may attempt to establish a seceding branch of tho order. A gentleman who is high in tho councils of the order, said to-day: "The majority of xno memoers oi rcw lorKioage are a geou set of fellows, but they are controlled bv a few ring-leaders who are doing all in their power to cause dissension and pervert the order to their selfish ends. They will not succeed, and tho worthy members will be undoubtedly reinstated.-7 Another Murderer's Ilectrucutlon Postponed. Aununx, N. Y.. Jnly Warden Durston has been served with notice of an appeal which berves an order to stay proceedings in mo case or r raiiK r isu, ine uananuaicua murderer, who is under sentence of death by electricity, and the time for whose exe cution was originally Hxed for tho week commencing July 12. The motion for a new trial, which was denied by tho Supreme Court.' will again come up. The proceed ings will not come up in the form of a test of the constitutionality of the law. State Prison Revolt Subdued. Boston. July 7. The revolt at the 8tate prison against tho apnlication of the Dertillon system has been practicaly subdued. although none of the prisoners have been permitted to leave their cells to-day except to be treated under the new nysteni. All the work-shops are idle and thirty of tho ringleaders in the trouble have been placed iu solitary confinement. No serious trouble is anticipated. Wouldn't Tolerate the American Flag Hamilton. Ont., July 7. On Friday last. at Mount Hopo, undertaker Joel mlth hoisted the stars and stripes over his residAoce in honor oi tho Jfetutk. A deBiiU-

tion of neighboring farmers requested its removal, but Smith declined, whereupon

the Hag was riddled with bullets and divid ed among the crowd. A second Hag raised by Smith met a similar fate. GOLD-MINE OF FABULOUS WEALTH. Richest Vein of Quartz Ever Known Discovered Near Tin Cup, Col. Excitement at Denver. Denver. Col., July 7. A special from Tin Cup, Col., gives an account of what is claimed to be the most wonderful discovery of gold ever reported. The iind is six miles from Tin Cup, on Cross mountain, and is owned by McCormick & Lewis. Between two liues there is a vein ten feet In thickness, the lower six feet of iron manganese. the upper four feet being gold-bearing quartz of free gold. Tho lowest assay from this rock is 440 per ton, and there are spocimens which, put through a common motar, returns 20,000 in gold to the ton. Two men aro now taking out S5.00Q each per day. If this streak is only ono yard in depth and extends the full length of the claim (1.500 feet) there Is 5UJ,ooo gold in u. If the dip goes down ono thousand feet itis worth 8187,47J,OC0. Tho average value is i laced at 31.000 per ton. The excitement over tho discovery is intense, and thousands of miners are rushing into the camp. FALSE BEIIEING SEAIiUMOKS Sir Julian Tauncefote Denies Sensa tional Statements of Newspapers. He Says Negotiations Over the Seal Fisheries Pave Not Been Broken Off, and Does Not Believe There Will Be Trouble, New York, July 7. A. Washington epecial to the World in regard to tho Behring sea complication says: 'Your correspondent is in a position to say positively, and with full and accurate knowledge of the facts, that the negotiations have reached a crisis which threatens the most 6crious complications to both nations. Without wishing to be guilty of sensationalism, or falsely misconstruing oflicial utterances. your correspondent is able to state that Sir Julian Pauncefote has officially notified Mr. Blame that if a single vessel Hying the British flag is seized by Ameri can revenue cutters in Behring sea, or its waters, the powerful British lieet now as sembled at Victoria. li. C. will receive im mediate orders to recapture the seized vessel and force will bo employed if necessary. Unless the revenue cutter making the seizure should strike her llag to supe rior force, blood must follow, and while this may not necessarily lead to the doclation of war, a condition of things close to it must follow, which may well cause the gravest anxiety in tho minds of all English speaking people." Denial from the llrltlth Minister. Washington', July 7. For some time past there have been publications, as in fact there havo been every summer for tho last several years, intimating more or less directly that there is a strong probability of serious trouble between the United States and Great Britain over the Behring sea sealeries question. No alarm is felt here over these reports, and the latest, which was published by an afternoon paper in this city to-day, wae this evening officially dedied by Sir Julian Pauncefote, she Pritish minister. This publication said:' "'The ne gotiations between the State Department and the British minister concerning the liehring sea trouble aro oil for the present. Tne negotiations were progressing favor--mt a? l r m aoiy upon a proposition uy oir j unan ior a temporary agreement for the protection of the seal during the breeding 6ea6on. hut the publication of instructions of the Treasury Department to the revenue cutters to capture poaching Canadian sealers caused Sir Julian, under instructions from the Foreign Office, to break otf nego tiations. It is understood that he informed the Secretary of State that he was in structed to say that If any Canadian sealers were captured they would be released by force if necessary. In this situation the matter now rests." It was also stated that before Mr. Blaine left the city Sir Julian Pauncefote officially notified him that if any vessels sailing under tho llag of ureat lmtain should be soized in Alaskan waters by tho united States revenue cutters, the entire British squadron would bo instructed to retake the prize at any cost. When an Associated Press reporter, this evening, called the attention of Sir Julian Pauncefote to these alarmiug reports, he said: "1 have made no communication of the kind to Mr. lilaine. I here is no doubt that our vessels in the northern Pacitio aref there to protect tho- British llag and our sealers, but I have not broken olf negotiations, and there is no reason to expect a disturbance of the friendly relations existing between tho two governments. On the contrary, Mr. Blaine has been obliged to leave for Par Harbor, as I understand, for the benetit of his health, and has expressed himself as willing to contiuue tho negotiations, and I am about to go to the neighborhood of Manchester-by-the-Sea. which is within easy access of Bar Harbor, and, as at present arranged, I shall continue from there negotiations with Mr. Blaine." Sir Julian said he was not aware of what instructions had been given to the British ileot or tho American revenue cutters, but ho thought it very unlikely that during friendly negotiations anything could occur on one side or other likely to provoke any disturbance of the cordial relations which happily continue between the two countries. But." he added, "the great point is that the negotiations have not been broken oft' aud that these alarmist reports, which really do much harm, arc not correct." It is understood that tho latest communication on the sealeries question which was sent back from the State Department, was one in which Mr. Blaine wont iuto a full argument of this country's side of the controversy. Great Britain is aiming at settling the whole difficulty by arbitration. Thersare two principal questions at issue. The hrst is as to what regulations would be sufficient to secure a closed season. Tho two governments are agreed that the seal species should be preserved, but diller as to what means are necessary to that end. It is believed that a satisfactory settlement of this matter will be reached. Tho next question is as to the legal right of the United States to entire possession and control of the seal fisheries iu Behring sea to the exclusion and deprivation of Great Britain and other countries. Great Britain regards that a question of law, and hopes that it will be left to settlement by arbitration. Assistant Secretary Adee of the State Department, was seen this evening, and ho said that no communication of the kind stated had been received by the department fnm the British Minister. Five War Ships on the Ground. Ottawa, July 7. Tho Hag-ship War Sprite, which is expected to arrive daily at Esquimaalt, B. C, and be ready for any emergency in Behring sea, is a powerful first-class armored cruiser of 8,400 tons, carrying ten guns and Pear Admiral Hotham. C. B. The Nymphe. Daphne aud Kspicgal, which accompany the Hag-ship, are nil twin-screw sloops of eight aud ten guns, respectively. So this new Ueet brings thirty-six guns on the scene, in addition to the Amphion aud Champion, already there. - - - m i Iloston Will Have Mors Saloons. Postox, July 7. Under the present statute tho number of liquor licenses iu Iloston in limited to one for every five hundred of the population. By the gain in the census, according to Supervisor Wadlin'a report, tho polico board will bo entitled to luo niuety-livo more licenses.

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Conference Committee Agrees to tho Coinage of 4,500,000 Ounces a 3Ionth. Certificates Issued for the Purchase of Dullicn to Be Made Legal Tender How the Agreement Was Finally Reached. An Exhibition of Unadulterated Meanness by the Democrats in the House Effort to Olstrnct Legislation-Two Colored 3Ien Shot by Virginians Why tho Tariff Bill Was Not Taken Up in the Senate, AGUEEMEXT ON SILVER, Conferees of the Tiro Houses Adopt a Substitute Ttlll 1,500,000 Ounces a Month. Special to the I pdlsuapolls Journal. Washington, July 7. An agreement was reached to-'day upon tho silver bill by tho conferees of the t"wo houses. It is exactly such as was predicted hi these dig- ' patches ten days ago. Tho bill consists, in short, of three propositions; First, that 4.500,000 ounces of silver shall be purchased monthly; second, that tho ' certificates issued shall bo legal tender; third, that silver lis recognized as money and not as merchandise by tho government of the United States, These aro the points that the silver men havo been f.ghting for, and their victory is coinplote. Tho bill is just one step from free coinage, and, it is said, represents tho very extrenio limit to which tho Prerdent is willing to go, Itis also said he will approve tho measure. The assurances received from him are said to bo of - tho most positive character even more positive than aro usually given by executives. Tho Associated Press disprttch says that the agreement of tho conferees, which was hardly expected to bo rescued so sodn, was brought about in this way: After the tirst ineilectual conference, last Thursday, tho Kepublican members docided that an agreement could be moro speedily and satisfact orily reached by a party consultation, rath er than in a conference open to both politi cal parties. Accordingly .ienators Sherman and Jones and Representatives Congerand Yv alker entered npon the task of drafting a compromise measure. They progressed 60 rapidly in this that toe coniereuce substitute was completed in all essential points save one and sent to the printer yesterday. The one point left open . related to tho amount of silver bullion to be purchased. Messrs. Sherman, Congerand Wsiker thought that 4,000,000 ounces monthly would be a fair compromise, but Senator Joues declared for 4,.h),. 000 ounces. Such was tho6tateof a Hairs this morning when overtures wero again made to Senator Jones to accept 4,250,000 ounces. The Western Senators wero in receipt of telegrams urging them to bold out for the full amount of 4,500,000 ounces, and to insist upon a speedy disposition of the bill. So the overtures were rejected, and when the proposition was made to take up the tarilt' bill in the Senate, this afternoon, the silver men manifested their power to check the How of party legislation nnless their demands were met. Soon afterward the Kepublican members of the conference wero again called together; the words "tivo hundred thousand" were added to the four million ounces contained in the priuted conference substitute, and tho agreement was completed. Senator Sherman spent a few minutes in drafting the formal report to the Senate and then notitied the Democratic mombers Senator Harris and Representative Bland who happened to be in the Senate chamber, that another conference was to be held. This time the conference committee was in session about half an hour. Tho agreement was formally ratified, although the Democrats members refused to sign the report The substitute provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase from timo to time silver bullion to tho aggregate amount of 4,500,000 ounces, or 60 much thereof as may be offered, in each month, at the market price thereof, not exceeding $1 for 371 35-100 grains of purse silver. Tho treasury notes issued in payment for the bullion shall be redeemable in coin, aud be a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, except whero otherwise expressly stipulated in tho contract, and shall be receivable for customs, taxes and all public dues. Upon demand of the holder of the treasury notes, tho Secretary ot the Treasury shall, under such regulations as he may prescribe, redeem such notes in gold or silver coin, at his discretion, it being the established policy of the United States to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other upon the present legal ratio, or such ratio as may be provided by law. The Secretary of the Treasury shall each month coin 'A 000,000 ounces of the silver bullion purchased, under the provisions of the act, into standard silver dollars, until tho 1st day of July, 1891, and after that time ho shall coin of the silver bullion purchased under the provisions of tho act as cinch as may be necessary to provide for the redemption of treasury notes. The present law is repealed. The last section provides for covering into tho treasury the fund held for tho redemption of natioual bank circulation. Mr. lilaud said to a reporter of the United Press, this evening, that ho was not satisfied with the conference report, out ho would present no minority report, I have no doubt the report will be agreed to In the Senate and iu tho House," said Mr. Pland. 4Tho Kepublican party has agreed upon it, and it will be put through. I guess there is no question of the President signing it." THE CLIMAX OF MEANNESS. Uourbon Members of the House Refuse to Allow Return of a Hill for Correction. Special to the Iiidia.naxolU Journal. Washington, July 7. An exhibition of pure enssedness was given in the IIous6 this afternoon, when Mr. Dorsey of Nebraska asked for the consideration of a resolution requesting tho President to return to Congress a bill passed a few days ago extending the time in which purchasers of land on the Omaha Indian reservation in Nebraska may make payment. Tho bill as finally adopted, docs not fully protect the government, and it was for the purposo of amending it so as to guard federal interests that the President wished to return it to the House. Under tho rules the President must either slcuabillor permit it to become a law without his signature or veto it, after it has been sent to him bv Congress. Mr. Dorsey appealed to tho Democrats to permit the adoption of the resolution, saying that it was in no sense a partisan mecsure; that It was not the fault of the Keoublicaus in the House, or of any person that an error was made, but simply un oversight, and that there could be no political capital made by the Democrats iu declining to grant the request for tho return of the bill in order to make the correction, as this was always done upon request. He reminded the Democrats that never in tho history of the government had such a request been refused by either political party; but Herbert of Alabama, Rogers of Arkansas, and other hot-headed Democrats, declared that the President would either have to veto the bill or let it become a law ns it stood, as they dld not propose to help him out of a hole." They acknowledKed that their purpose in refusing to permit tho adoption uf tho resolution was to make enereies for the President in ebraska, it possible. Thcro was not a riorum or tuo iiouse present when a vote