Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1894 — Page 7

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

A number of people were injured at Flint, Mich., by the falling of a platformThe “Greater New York” bill has been signed by Governor Flower and is now a The lowa Senate defeated the amendment providing for woman suffrage 2€ to 20. •' New York experienced the worst snow storm and the severest cold of the season, Monday. Mark Wright and two companions were frozen to death in a snowstorm near Jackson, Tenn. The Cape Ann Ashing boat Henrietta is believed to be lost, with all on board, fourteen men. Judge Key, of the Federal District Court of Tennessee, denies that he will retire. He is seventy years old. Judge McDill, of the Inter-State Commerce Commission, died at his homo at * Creston,To\va, Wednesday. President Schurman, of Cornell, says the recent outrage at that institution is being vigorously investigated. Four barrels of honey were takenjfrom a bee tree by Guv Marr near Baroda, Mich. As much more was wasted. Three hundred negro converts, men and womefi, were baptized in the freezing water of a creek at SpringAeld, O. Four masked men robbed the postoffice at Mount Hope, Kas., a»d obtained a quantity of valuables. The robbers escaped in a carriage. Norman L. Munro, the millionaire dime novel publisher, died at New. York, sat: urday, from the effects of a surgical oper- . ation for appendicitis. Erastus Wiman was arraigned at New York, Monday, and plead “not guiity.’ He was admitted to bail. Mr. Wiman refused to be Interviewed. M. Clancy, sheriff of New York county, died at New York city, Sunday, of pneumonia following an attack of grip. He had been in office only three weeks. “Mother” Maudelbaum, the notorious New York “fence” who fled to Canada some years ago to avoid prosecution for receiving stolen goods, died at Hamilton, Ont., Tuesday. 4 The funeral of Steele Mackayc was conducted at the Scenitoriom, Chicago. Tuesday, by Prof. David Swing. Tfie body was taken by special train to New York for interment. John Y. McKane, the ex-“boss” ci Brooklyn, was taken to Sing Sing, Thursday, to begin his six-year engagement at the co-operative institution which, foi many years has been an asylum for unfortunates. The President is said to have “set down” on Vice President Stevenson, so far as appointments are concerned, and is alleged to have said that ho sees no particular reason for regarding his recommendations. An attempt was made to blow up the residence of Dr. Baker, at Lancaster, Pa.. Wednesday night. A dynamite .'bomb was used. The family was asleep and were Almost shaken out of bed. No one was Injured. The motive for the deed is not known. ..... The bank of Dexter, Mich., was robbed of $3,030 by two masked men, Thursday morning. The assistant cashier was knocked senseless. The time lock had run down and the robbery took place ir broad daylight. 4Blondin, the celebrated rope walker, who many years ago walked a ropt stretched across the Niagara chasm or stilts, carrying a man on his back, celebrated his seventieth birthday at London, Wednesday. Ho is in good health, and still walks tho tight rope. At Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, the Jury in the case against Jas. J. Corbett, charged with violating the laws of the State by prize fighting, returned a verdict* of “not guilty.” It is supposed that Mitchell will not be tried. Congressman Tom Johnson, of Cleveland, who a few years ago was superintending the operation of the Indianapolis street railway and dealing in mules, is said to have attracted ithe attention of Now York politicians, and ho is seriously regarded as a Democratic Presidential possibility in 1896. Senator Voorhees’ mail is something enormous those days. Last Saturday It amounted to 1,354 letters. The daily average previous had been about eight hundred. Most of these letters to the tari'fl bill or private pension claims. A few of them are anonymous. Not a few of the Senator’s correspondents indulgo in threatening language to stimulate him to hasten work on the tariff bill. JLetters which threaten his life are very frequent, but they are carfuliy looked after by the Senator’s private secretary and.never reach his eye.

FOREIGN.

Japanese advices state that smallpox is raging in Nagasauki, the disease being uuusually fatal. • There was a small attendance at Queen Victoria’s drawing room at Buckingham Palace, Tuesday. Among those present were two hundred dobutantrs. Great preparations aro being made in Japan for the celebration of the silver wedding of the Emperor. Eight hundred thousand dollars are to bo expended upon the festivities. * Emperor William, of Germany, is devoting groat attention to bimetallism. It is said he desires the government to tako ■very step possiblo in order to prevent a further fall in the price of silver, Emperor William is desirous of being associated with the project to build a tower at Gettingen, where Prince Bismarck studied before he entered the army. This tower is to be named after Prince Bismarck, and the Emperor has given 300 marks for a memorial tablet which is to be affixed to it. The London Chronicle says that the retirement of Mr. Gladstone is imminent It is almost an opbn secret that his eyesight is no longer equal to even the least Important duties of a political leader. All stories of dissension or disappointment at legislation being balked may be dismissed as wholly unaffecting his decision. When Mr. Gladstone resigns the wand it will be because Ijis hand can no, longer wield it, and for no other reason whatever. It is probable that no decision has yet been reached as to the moment of his resignation, It Is announced that Mr. Sexton, P. M. for Kerry, has already taken steps to obtain pledges with regard to home rule in the event of Lovd Rosebery or Earl Spencer becoming Premier.

LIFE FOR LIFE.

A Fiendish Crime and An Awful Revenge. Two NegroM Attempt Bobbery In t New Jersey Town, Kill • Mother nod Child, and Are Themselves Slain.

Near Franklin Park,. N. J., Wednesday night, occurred one of the most atroclbus tragedies on record. John J. Baker, an old settler, had raised a colored boy, having cared for him from the age of six until he had grown to man’s estate. The colored boy took the name qf Henry Baker. A son of John J. Baker named Moore Baker, had recently married. Henry Baker, the colored youth, was frequently employed by Moore to do odd jobs. Wednesday, Henry, after receiving his pay for some work, asked Moore to lend him $2 till Saturday. Moore playfully told him that he only had a SIOO bill, and agreed to let Henry have the $2 if he could change the SIOO. The negro asked to see the SIOO bill and Moore showed it to him. The negro said nothldg- but went- away- At 1:30, Wednesday night, Henry Baker and another colored man broke into Moore Baker’s house with ap ax. Mrs. Baker was aroused, but could not alarm her husband till the negroes were In the room where they were sleeping. The colored fiends rushed upon them with the ax and killed the wife and sleeping child that lay In the crib. Moore Baker by this time was aroused and a terrifle struggle ensued, . which resulted in Moore Baker securing the ax from his murderous assailants. Quickly following the advantage thus gained be killed the unknown negro, who proved to •be a man known as Thompson, with the ax. Henry Baker tried to get another weapon, but Moore Baker had by this time secured his gun, and following him to another room shot him down. The scene at tho house is described as frightful. The coroner hold an Inquest Thursday. Thompson had seven wounds—terrible gashes—and Mrs. Baker and the child were frightfully mangled. The verdict of the coroner was justiGable homicide on the part of Moore Baker.

MRS. LEASE,

of, Kansas, the celebrated woman suffrage champion and Populistoadvocate, now speaking in New York and other eastern cities.

HANGING IN EFFIGY IS LIBEL

Z. T. White, Who Had a Grievance Against Secretary Morton, Is Found Guilty. The case of the commonwealth of Ne braska against Z. T. White, at Nebraska City, charged with criminal libel against Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton and his son, the libel being in the hanging in effigy of tho Secretary a few weeks ago, began, Tuesday morning. A jury was secured with some difficulty, and a number' of witnesses testified, their evidence' being generally damaging to White’s case. The jury retired that afternoon and were out but a few minutes returning with a verdict of “Guilty as indicted.” Tho penalty for this offense is a fine of SSOO or six months In the county jail, or both at the discretion of the court. The jury recommended leniency. Sentence was reserved.

GEN. JUBAL EARLY DEAD.

Gen. Jubal A. Early died at Lynchburg, Va., Friday evening, as the result of injuries sustained by falling on tho icy stops of the Lynchburg postoffice a few days ago Jubal Anderson Early was horn in Franklin county, Virginia, Nov. 3,1816. In 1837 he was graduated at West Point, and appointed lieutenant of artillery, but in a short time he resigned from the army, studied law, and served in tho legislature of Virginia. In the war with Mexico he became major of a volunteer regiment. At the opening of tho civil war he entered the Confederate service, and was present in several actions. After the close of the war Gen. Early went to Europe, and on his return resumed the practice of law in Richmond. From there he went to Now Orleans, where, with Gen. Beauregard, he was for some years manager of tho Louisiana State lottery. He has lived for tho past few years at LynchJ burg, Va.

WHOLESALE MURDER.

Two men wore instantly killed, two fatally burned and five others dangerously hurt in an explosion at the Kansas City Clay and Goal Company’s mine, near Leeds, six east of Kansas City, Friday afternoon. Tho mine had been in an uqsafo condition for some time and had been condemned by the State mine inspector. Tho fans wore out of repair and stopped frequently and were stopped for half an hour just before the explosion. A groat amount of gas accumulated In the meantime, and it is supposed the explosion was caused by one of the miners going into tho chamber which was filled with the deadly gas. There were 125 men In the mine at the tlmejand it is remarkable that so few were killed and injured, as they were all workingon the same level.

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN.”

While Casper Hillgas and Charley Davis, of Warsaw, were skating-on the upper Tippecanoe, Davis broke through the lc«. Hillgas made a heroic effort to save his life, finally dragging him ont. In doing so Hillgas fell into the water and was drowned, Davis being too exhansted to render aid. The drowned lad was elghtlen yean old. ,

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A big revival is on at Dnnkirk. Lebanon has started a Board of Trade. Crown Point is in the throes of diphtheria. “There are 129 patent medicine firms in Sonth Bend. Bluffton has evidence that points to a murder, but they can’t find the victim. Muncie’s Conncil has decided to pave the principal streets of that city with asphalt. A joint stock company has been organized at Elwood for the erection of a $20,000 hotel. Bread sells at 10 cents a loaf In Laporte. The bakers there do about as well as the bankers. An Elkwart young man finds It necessary to wear gloves while asleep' to avoid scratching himself, The Democracy of the Eleventh congressional district will meet at Decatur on the 28th of June. Belle Houser, twenty years old, of Marlon, Is reported to have lost her mind, due to the cigarette habit. There are fourteen drug stores in Elkhart and thirteen of them have combined to run the fourteenth out.

Mrs. Elizabeth Christian, Lebanon, fainted at her daughter’s funeral, Sunday, and died without regaining consciousness. The Republicans of the Tenth Congressional district will hold a nominating convention at Hammond on the 24th of May. F. D. Hnzenga, farmer near Winamac, has been arrested, charged with selling dressed chickens that had died from cholera. The large flour mill of Klenck Bros., at Oakland City* together with five residences, were destroyed by fire, Tuesday. Loss, SBO,OOO. James Whitcomb Riley entertained a Washington audience, Wednesday night. Every seat in the hall was sold before noon of that day. A newspaper man near Fortville named Camp has named his first baby Helen and there is Helen Camp every time the baby opens its mouth. The Richmond Register prophesies that, since gold has been found at Hagerstown and Elv.-ood, diamonds will soon be picked up on the streets of Goosetown. A colored woman gave birth to four daughters recently at South Bend. She smoked a pipe the while and didn’t think the occurrence anything unusual: Philip Anthony, Chicago capitalist, while crossing Cedar lake on the ice near Knox, Saturday, fell in an air hole and was drowned. Body recovered. Sunday. Ex-Prcsidcnt Harrison left Indianapolis, Monday, for California, for the purpose of lecturing at Stanford University. Ho will remain on the Pacific coast for six weeks. William D, Fryer, ofCrawfordsville, undertook to lead four horses while riding a fifth. This led to a runaway, in which he was thrown off and trampled under foot, fracturing his skull. Under the belief that gold in paying quantities could bo found at Southgate, the citizens of Rockdale organized a company and sent out an exploring party. The expedition came to naught. A wind storm unroofed the residence of the Rev. E. W. Fisher, near Nevln, in Harrison county. Soon after, while walking through his fields, tho ministor was attacked by a hull and painfully hurt. , Charles Moore, of Toronto, Canada, burned a stack of hay near Elwood, belonging to Daniel Smith. After his arrest he kaid that Rewas not sorry, because Smith had insulted him while at Frank ton. The unemployed at Terre Haute are getting desperate. It was necessary to send for the police, Tuesday, to quiet a disturance caused by 200 men who were fighting over who should get the thirtyfive tickets to be given out for work. William Pryor, of Noblesville, as the result of a street fight, was carried home in an unconscious condition. John Pryor, his father, was informed that Wilbur was killed, and the excitement of the moment brought on an attack of heart disease, during which ho fell dead, A half-dozen Anderson school boys organized a cow-boy band. They cairied pistols, knives and razors during school hours and terrorized their playmates. Supt. Carr took the boys to his office and searched them, finding quite a layout of weapons. The band was broken up. Frank Epply, City Clerk of Anderson, is said to be the smallest man holding office in this country. He Is but four feet in height, and weighs less than ninety pounds. Mr. Epply is fifty-two years old, and Is the father of four children, who are giants compared to their sire. One of the bents supporting the roof of the court-house at Greenfield gave way under the strain, snapping like a pistol shot and stampeding the occupants of tho building. Examination shows that the foundation under the southeast corner of the structure is sinking, causing openings in the wall. Tho creed of tho permanent organization of spiritualists recently formed at Muncio is that there is no death; that the spirit is immortal and eternally progressive; that spirits return and communicate with mortals through mediumship, and that individual moral responsibility is recognized. The seal adopted is a sunflowor, signifying “sunshine and light of truth.”

Dick Goodman, the Summitvillo burglar shot by Deputy Sheriff Coburn some months ago, is lying at tho point of death. . His vitality has been something wonderful, but the surgeons report that there is no possible hope of recovery. Cobum is still suffering from the wound he received at the hands of Goodman. Miss Emily Wardwell, of Converse, who claimed $3,000 damages from Jacob Drook ■ for slanderous talk, was given a verdict for S3O in a trial by jury at Marion. The litigants were neighbors and the troublo arose over a predatory brood of chickens, during which Drook lost hts temper and nsed hasty language, Tuesday the police raided a cabin in a dense woods near Cloverland, occupied by an alleged stock thief named Taylor, and found In the hut a pretty ftfteeh-year : old girl, who says that her name is Murray, and that she was kidnaped from the houso of her father, a prominent farmer in Ohio, three years ago. She says she was kept in the closest confinement and was kept ir> submission by her abductor and his revolvers. 4 Violations of thb ’fishing law received a sudden check, Tuesday, lat Indianapolis, when Judge Stubbs, in Police Court, fined Wm. Carney and Lase Staret $lO3 each for

using a seine. They went to the workhouse. Monday afternoon Sergt. Thompson and Officer Balcom went to a point two miles sonth of the city and caught Wm. Jones and the two meafined, in the landing a net of fish. Five seines, all over fifteen feet, were confiscated. The men all live In shanties~oh~tfie river, and have made a living by seining and selling the fish in the city. Peter Edwards, an old resident of Converse, met with an accident which will cost him a foot. The old gentleman, who is subject to epileptic attacks, was sitting by the fire in his stocking feet when he was seized with a fit and fell, his right foot resting against the hot stove. He lay for a long time in this position, and when he recovered found that his foot was literally cooked. Physicians say amputation will be necessary.^::: Versailles is wildly agitated over spiritualism. It Is claimed that* one-third of the population are now firm believers and many business men are willing to wager all they are worth that they can converse with their departed friends at any time through the mediumistic powers of Jesse Conyers, the eighteen-year-old son of John Conyers. The exhibition of supernatural phenomena that young Conyers gives are said to be the most remarkable ever attained in this line.

The double B bass tuba horn, manufactured by the Conn Manufacturing Company of Elkhart, for the Worlds Fair,has been sent to Michigan City for trial by the Ames band, and it will probably be purchased by that well-known organization. The instrument weighs twentyeight pounds, and the bell is nearly three feet in diameter. It is the largest Ameriican horn ever madufactured. It is said of the instrument that "it is intended to excavate the lower notes in the subcellar of the score, and also to serve as heavy artillery when the occasion requires.” The Republicans of Hancock county claim that they have never had a representative on the ticket outside the borders of the county—that is. on any Congressional, State or National ticket—and for this reason are urging with much vigor tho nomination of Hon. Richard A. Black of that county, for Clerk of the Supreme Court. They claim for Mr. Black that he is a native Hoosier, is forty-six years old, was a soldier, is qualified and popular, having carried the strong Democratic county of Hancock at two successive elections—once for Prosecuting Attorney and at another time for Clerk. A Michigan City school teacher instructed a pupil to purchase a grammar and received the following note from the child's mother: “1 cdo not desire my daughter to engage In grammar as I prefer her engage in youseful studies and can learn her to speak and write properly myself. I have went through two grammars, can’t say as they did me noqzood X prefer her engage in german and drawing and vocal music on the piano.” A fatal shooting affray took place at Moscow, near Shelbyville, early Wednesday morning. For some time a grudge has existed between Jack Barlow, the postmaster at that place, and. George Mounts. They met and Barlow used a 38-calibre revolver, while Mounts who was the aggressor, pounded the postmaster with a club. Mounts was shot three times in the breast and will die. Barlow is in custody. Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, awaiting trial at Kokomo for the murder of J. Oscar Walton, of Cass county, has lost heart since the failure of her appeal to the Supreme Court, and from a stout, robust woman in good health, she has fallen into a decline which threatens to terminate fatally. She bemoans ner fate-incessantly,- sleeping and eating but little. Her chief concern is about her children, who are living alone with their father on the little farm in Cass county, which is all that Is left of the handsome fortune which she inherited a few years ago, and the bulk of which has been spent in litigation. The contract has been let for the erection of the new building of the Knights of Pythias at Lebanon. The architect Is Louls Gibson, of Indianapolis. Tho building is to bo a throe story structure with stone front. The first floor and basement are for business purposes, the second floor is for offices and the third floor is devoted

FRONT ELEVATION.

to the purposes of the order. The hall Itself is to be provided with a gallery running around three sides. Itwillhavean open timber roof. There will be property rooms, ante rooms and other appurtenances which belong to the order. „The building is to be completed by Sept. 1 and is to cost $25,000. Patents were granted Indiana Inventors; Tuesday. as follows: Albert R. Baker, deceased, Indianapolis, M. C. Baker, administratrix, label for file binders; J. Buchanan, deceased. Indianapolis, W. W. Buchanan, administrator, steam boiler; W. L. Butts, Evansville, stove or range; D. Curran, Indianapolis, candle extinguisher; J. T. Ferren, Anderson, bottlepacking wrapper; F. Grote, Evansville, sectional boiler; W. O. Ilarland, Monon, mop and wringer; G. B. Martin, Indianapolis, wrench for vehicles; T. McDonald, Indianapolis, oil burner; M. D. Smalley, Plymouth, friction clutch; W. L. Sonntag and R. A. Brennan, Evansville, display counter; F. Waidner, Mishawaka, hfnge for wln,d mill rudders; J. Warrington, assignor of one-half 1 to Nordyke & Marmon Co., Indianapolis, cloth fastening device for bolting reels; J. Winner, Bluffton, laundry frame Ed Mitchell, a Jackson, Nab., .farmer tried to save 25 cents by crossing the Missouri on the Ice, at Sioux City, la., instead of on the toll bridge. He and his team broke through and were swept under the tea

FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

The session of the House, Monday, was replete with sensational incidents. Mr. Boutelle presented a resolution providing for the recall of Minister Willis from Honolulu, which was referred. The contest over the Bland seigniorage bill -was resumed, and a motion to go into committee of the whole disclosed no quorum. A roll call showed the presence in the House of 273 members. The debate was resnmed. Mr. Pence resumed his speech begun two weeks ago. He accused the Democrats and Republicans of complicity on the money question, and said that with four honorable exceptions the Republican members of the House had been whipped In to do “the bidding of Senator Sherman, who was the chief lieutenant of a Democratic President. Continuing, Mr. Pence said:

“Mr, Chairman, I have never engaged in the role of a prophet, but I am going to do so now. The next President of the United States will be elected by the vote of the Fifty-fourth House of Representatives. If there is any one man here especially interested in knowing what will be the answer on the roll call of States nt that time, probably it is the gentleman from Maine, who to-day and upon every occasion is standing up here and elsewhere to be measured against Major McKinley as a candidate for President in 1896. (Laughter.) When the vote comes before this House the vote of Idaho will be as big as the vote from Pennsylvania. The vote of Montana will be as big as the vote from New York, each State having one vote. Isay to him now that when that roll call comes by States he will rue this day and the last fifteen days.” Mr. Patterson followed Mr. Pence. He denied that he had offered a resolution in the Democratic caucus to count a quorum. Nevertheless he favored It, He was not one of those who would go back on the Lord’s prayer because it was indorsed by the gentleman from Maine. (Republican applause.) Proceeding, he said that while he favored this bill he thought that the discussion in the House was having and had had a disastrous effect upon the business of the country. Mr. Fithian scored the Democrats who filibustered. Mr. Bland then made a vigorous appeal to the Democrats opposing his bill to cease filibustering. He announced that tomorrow morning ho would move to close debate, and every day thereafter until the bill was brought to a vote. A Democratic caucus had decreed that it should be kept before the House until it was voted up or down, and it would be. The filiousterers must take the responsibility for such delay as ft caused. A running debate followed. Mr. Pence again secured recognition, and said if his course did not satisfy the dignity of the House it satisfied himJelf. Continuing, Mr. Pence said: “I am ready now to proceed with what I was saying when tho geqtleman from Nebraska (who Is fuller of whiskers than Ideas) interrupted me.” He paused. There was a good deal of Indignation among the Republicans at Mr. Pence’s defiance, which was shared to some extent on the Democratic side, as on tho motion to allow him to proceed a score of Democrats voted against the motion, which was defeated -30 to 60. Mr. Pence sat down and the House adjourned. The session of the Senate, Tuesday, was brief. A large number of petitions were presented. Mr. Teller offered a resolution requesting the President to suspend action in the consolidation of land offices provided for in tho sundry civil bill for the fiscal year ending June 30,1894. Mr. Hawley Introduced a resolution that tho Secretary of the Interior send to the Senate the most advanced copy of the Census Office returns relative to manufactures. Mr. Kyle introduced a bill for the establishment of a national university. It was referred to a select committee. Then, on motion of Senator Gorman, ihe Senate went into executive session, and at 1:20 adjourned. In the House, Tuesday, Mr. Pence rose to a personal explanation and apologized for his intemperate language in his speech, Monday. Mr. Cooper rose to a question of privilege to call Mr. Pence to account for the reflection alleged to have been cast upon him. Mr. Pence came to his own defense in a characteristic speech, charging Cooper with having deserted tho cause of free silver at the dictation of the White House, mr. Geissenhainer then' asked unanimous consent to consider a bill to save the armament of tho recently wrecked Kearsarge. Mr. Cummings, Chairman of the naval committee, stated that he had today received a letter from the Secretary of the Navy saying that if the wreck of the Kearsarge was to be saved, prompt action by Congress was necessary. Mr. Bland objected and moved that tho House go Into committee of the whole to consider the seigniorage bill. Pending that motion he moved to close general debate, Wednesday, at 3 o'clock, and on that demand the previous question. The vote was taken and resulted 159 to 0, fourteen short of a quorum. He moved a call of the House. The call developed the presence of 280 members. Mr. Bland moved to dispense with further proceedings under the call. Mr. Reed showed a disposition to filibuster, whereupon Mr. Bland demanded the yeas and nays. Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with—l 63 to 9—and Mr. Bland, seeing that it was probable that a quorum could not bo secured, his motion to limit debate and moved to go into committee of the whole for further debate, without limit. This was agreed to and the debate became general and continued till 4:40, when the committee rose and the House adjourned. The Senate was in session two hours, Wednesday. Senator Frye discussed the President’s Hawaiian policy, which he strongly condemned. At 1:55 p. m. Mr. Frye Indicated a willingness to defer the remainder of his remarks until Thursday In order that he might not Interfere with the Democratic caucus, because, as he said, he wanted more Democrats to hear him, and on motion of Mr: Morgan the Senate went Into executive session. After fifteen minutes spent in the consideration of executive business the doors were reopened and after the transaction of some minor business the Senate at 2:20 adjourned. In the House. Wednesday, tho dead lock on the seigniorage bill was broken. Mr. Bjand moved that the House go into committee of the whole and that the debate on bis bill close at 3 o’clock Thursday. A roll call resulted 16 to s—no quorum. Mr. Bland shouted out that a quorum would have voted on that call had all the friends of the measure been where they should have been. In their seats—he then moved a call of the House. Mr. Reed Insisted on the yeas and nays. Tho call of the House was ordered, 189 to 4. The call developed the presence of

265 members. Mr. Bland moved to dispense with further proceedings under the call and on further mot ten Mr. Reed forced the yeas and nays. The vote then recurred to Mi*. Bland’s demand for the previous question, which was sustained, 177 to 7. Loud cheers T? greeted the announcement of the breaking of the deadlock. A quorum having been secured, the regular order of proceeding was observed. Several technical questions of a parliamentary nature was settled. The House was again blocked just as the last barrier was being removed, . and Mr. Outhwaite, stating that this question wonld come up as soon os the House convened, Thursday, moved an adjournment. It was carried, and then, at 4 o’clock, the House adjourned. In the Senate, Thursday, Mr. Frye concluded his speech on the Hawaiian matter. Conslderatian of the bill for a new government printing office degenerated Into a tariff debate. Resolution by Mr. Mandersonto authorize the Secretary of War to Investigate the feasibility of using tho water power at Grand Falls, D. C., to generate electricity for lighting tho streets and public buildings of Washington v» Introduced and agreed to. After a half hour’s executive session the Senate adjourned till Monday. At the opening of the House, Thursday, Mr. Curaming3 asked unanimous consent for consideration of a bill appropriating $45,000 to reclaim the Kearsarge. Mr, Kilgore remarked that it was impudence for members who blocked legislation by filibustering to ask for legislation by unanimous consent and demanded the regular order. The regular order was the voto on the adoption of the special order to limit the debate on the seigniorage bill to two hours, on which the quorum had failed last night, and the clerk called tho roll. Exactly a quorum voted and the special order was adopted—lo 6to 13. Immediately upon the announcement of the . vote the Speaker declared that, in accordance with the provisions of tlje order just adopted, the bill would be open for debate and amendment for two hours. Mr. Bland was recognized and offered a partial substitute or rather an amendment to the original b ill, as follows: “After the coinage provided for in tho first section (the seigniorage) the remainder of the silver bullion purchased In pursuance of the act of July 14,1890, shall be coined Into legal-tender silver dollars as fast as practicable, and the coin shal 1 be held for redemption of the treasury notes issued against such bullion. As fast as the bullion shall be coined for the redemption of said notes the notes shall not be reissued, but shall be canceled in amounts equal to the coin held derived from coinage herein provided for, and silver certificates shall be Issued op such coin provided for by law, providing that the act shall not be construed to change the existing law relating to legal-tender, character or mode of redemption of existing treasury notes under the act of 1890.” A sufficient sum of money is appropriated to carry Into ef* feet the provislonsof the act. Numerous amendments to the substitute were offered, all of which were lost. The vote was then taken on the Bland substitute amendment and It was adopted—l7l to 96, . The vote was then taken on the final passage of the bill and It was passed —167 to 130. Loud cheers greeted the announcement of the victory. Mr. Cummings then asked and obtained unanimous consent for the bill for the reclamation of the United States steamer Kearsarge, and It was passed. “Don’t give up the ship.” shouted General Sickles. The Speaker then announced the appointment of Mr. Haines, of New York, on the committee on invalid pensions in place of Mr. Gresham. At 5:20 p. m. the House adjourned. In the House, Friday, Mr. Bankhead offered a resolution to appoint a committee to go to Chicago to Investigate the condition of the postoffice building, which was passed. Mr. McCrea called up from the committee on public lands the bill which has been before several previous Congresses to provide for the opening of certain abandoned military reservations. Mr. Sayers, chairman of the appropriation committee, raised the question of consideration against it, but theHonse decided to go on with the bill. Ms. McCrea explained the provisions of the hill. There were eighty of such reservations. The act only applied to reservations of 5,000 acres area, and they were to be opened only to bona fide settlers, to be paid for at not less than their appraised value. After some debate the bill was passed. On motion of Mr. Holman, ex-Speaker Grow, the newly-elected Congressman at large from Pennsylvania, was then sworn in. A burst of applause greeted Mr. Grow as he stepped down the aisle to take his place at the bar of the House. The House went back to committee of the whole for consideration of the pension appropriation bill. Mr. O’Neil, of Massachusetts, in charge of the measure, explained its provisions The bill carried for the fiscal year ending June 30,1895, $14,519,350 less than the bill last year. The original estimate for the coming fiscal year was $162,000,000, but it had been revised and cutdown later by Commissioner Lochren. In reply to inquiries he said that he believed the amount carried by the bill would meet the demands for all just pensions. Mr. Grout, of Vermount, followed with an assault on Commissioner Lochren’s action In his wholesale suspension of pensioners. He'concluded with a glowing tribute to the valor, bravery and patriotism of the Union veterans. Mr. Meredith made rather a sensational speech. He said that he protested against making thh pension rolls a roll of dishonor, in the name of a State that had paid three times as much for pertsions as Vermont Toward the end of Mr. Meredith’s speech a most exciting scene occurred, which almost eventuated in a personal collision between him and Mr. Funk. Mr. Meredith was still talking about fraudulent pensions and was having an animated altercation with Baker, of New Hampshire, over a case which had come under his (Meredith’s) personal observation, where a Union soldier was obtaining a pension for disability which he (Meredith) claimed he did not hare. .Great excitement followed, and a personal encounter between Messrs. Meredith and Funk was only averted by the prompt action of the ser-geant-at-arms. After otider had been restored Mr. Meredith arose and protested, amid laughter, that he was not excited, but that gentlemen could hardly do "here what they might do elsewhere. With this parting shot he closed his speech and immediately the House, which was at high tension, on motion of Mr. Sayres, took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be devoted to pension legislation. The evening session was devoted to private pension bills of which a number were passed, and at a late hour the House adjourned.