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BELLIGERENT SQUIRES
fo Able Tennessee Jurists Laii for One
Another With Guns
Memphis Tenn January 10 A special
0 the CommercialAppeal from Chntta
iooga says A sensational episode oc
urea In the county court hem today us
ne result of a red hat controversy be-
n Squire Springfield otherlit and
> iulre Holtzclaw both republicans Both
en hae be n sparring nt each other
luring the present term of court A war
rd was Indulged In yesterday In
Wen
Holtzrlaw relerred to Springfield
the democratlo leader To this
Pnngfleld made a ery vigorous reply
oupllng tie word fulsehood with some
y strong ndjecttves iodny Spring
Ha declared In open court that Hollz
had armed himself and declared that
had a pistol concealed In his drawer to-
w
> Med on him Springfield An Investl
utioti was ordered by tho Judge a pistol
i found and after a lively tusscl an
oalcer succeeded In getting possession of
A resolution was Introduced condemn
> s the practice of pistol carrying but
oecaute of the effect It might hao In
J Wal of tho chief Justice of tho Stato
J d next eel it was moved to
rate the Incident from the records of tho
court
THE COTTON CONVENTION
Memphis Tenn of
January 10 Many
> Southern roads have notified Secretary
fir I ot tho AIniphbi Cotlon Exchange
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tMr mako a rao ° f on nnd one
for tho round rln for tnose ll °
rfllltj to 10 attend the cotton convention
W ° meet ln Memphis Jnnuary
re attendance Is assured
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Tubes Machinery and Re-
pair Work
TODAYS EVENTS
NEW YORKThe Hamilton club will
celebrate the birthday of Alexander Ham-
ilton today with a dinner
NEW YORKTho formal opening of the
New York Mining Exchango nt No S3
Broadway will take place next week
NEW YORK The National association
of Amateur Oarsmen will meet hero today
at the Marlborough hotel The date and
place of next spring races will be set
BERLIN The trial of Robert T Kneebs
tho American horseman who Is accused
ot ringing the maro Bethel on German
tracks under tho name of Nelllo Knccbs
about a year ago Is put down to begin at
Berlin today
CHICAGO A novo singing contest Is
to bo held at the Auditorium today The
representatives of tho following different
nationalities hnvo been Invited to par-
ticipate ln tho singing English German
French Bohemian Welsh Polish Irish
and Swiss
JERSEY CITY N J Tho church peo-
ple are looking forward with Interest to
tho trial of Rev Julius Fiecko of the He
formed church which has been set to como
up before tho classis on Monday Mr
Flerke gave up his church ln Hoboken
Inst fall because ho couldnt Biippoit his
family on tho salary and opened a beer
saloon
WASHINGTON Miss Elizabeth SI
riagler tho daughter of GenernlG W
riagler chief of the ordnance bureau of
tho war department will bo tried next
week in the district court Miss Flagler
was Indicted by tho grand Jury for killing
Ernest Green a young colored boy who
attempted to pick a pear from a tree in
front of her fathers houso on California
avenue
WEATHER INFORMATION
LAST NIGHTS READINGS
An area of high pressure Is central over
Texas tonight where tho pressure Is 30M
There ls a low area over tho northwestern
portion of tho country apparently moving
eastward
The weather Is generally clear except
over Tennessee and tho lako regions where
Ao ral rcporled during tho past twelve
hours
OENERAL OBSERVATIONS
Observations token by United States
weather bureau at all stations at 8 p m
73th meridian time
btatlons
Abilene Texas
Amurtllo lexas
Atlanta Ga
Corpus Christ Tcas
Dodgo City Kan
Davenport Iowa
El Inso Texas
Galveston Texas
Jacksonville Ila
Kansas City Mo
Memphis Tenn
Montgomery Ala
Nashville Tenn
New Orleans La
North rjatto Neb
Oklahoma City O T
Omaha Neb
Palestine Texas
Ht Louis Mo-
St Taul Minn
Vlcksburg Miss
Temp Rain
PROBABILITIES
Washington January Uror Mississip-
pi Louisiana and Texas Fair variable
For Arkansas Fair southwesterly
winds
For North Dakota Late snows colder
northwesterly winds
Tor Montana Clearing weather colder
northerly winds
er
For South Dakota Fair colder north
For Colorado and Wyoming Talr
coldo northwesterly winds
ONLY TWO DAYS TO NEW YORK
ONE DAY TO ST LOUIS LOUISVILLE AND
CHICAGO
TWENTYTWO TO MEMPHIS
HOURS
va THE I < G N FAST MAIL TRAIN
Leaves Houston daily at 525 p m
V A 4 yj > gig > >
YESTERDAVS EVENTS
FOREIGN
Groat Britain believed to have pur-
chased Delgoa bay from Portugal
The Transvaal revolution comes to an
end without a Blngle act of violence hav-
ing been committed
Nine shipwrecked sailors picked up at
Halifax
DOMESTIC
Secretary Hesters weekly statement of
the cotton movement
Tho Arkansas Lumber Manufacturers
Xpltic lssoolatlon In annual session at Little
Rock Ark
Two ablo Tennessee Jurists c m near
having a shooting match ln court ln Chat-
tanooga
Senator Blackburn nominated for tho
senalo by tho Kentucky democrats In
Joint caucus
WASHINGTON
Judgo Kllgoro arrived ln Washington to
look after the charges preferred against
him by W O Davis
Representative Craln has Introduced two
bills affeuting the Aransas Harbor com-
pany
Senator Jones of Arkansas delivered an
exhaustive argument In favor of the free
coinage substitute for tho houso bond bill
Solicitor general filed a confession of
error In tho supremo court ln the case of
Joseph Thornton defendant In a murder
caseThe
The Venezuelan commission will have
Its first meeting today
VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS
It Is stated scmlofflclally In London
that thero Is no movement of British
forces toward tho Venezuelan boundary
nor ln tho neighborhood of tho disputed
territory
England making extensive naval prepa-
ration
Political excitement ln Caracas una
bated
CUBAN REVOLUTION
It Is announced that IJJ wounded In
surgents were picked up on tho battle
field at Lacleberno and aro now ln the
Spanish hospital at Sanmlntono los Bates
General Gomez has dashed Into tho
heart of tho rich tobacco growing dis-
trict of Plnar del Rio
A conspiracy to causo on uprising ln
Havana and turn the city over to tho In-
surgents discovered and thirty arrests
made
SPOUT
Semele Burly Leaf Ashland Robert
Latta and Soundmo re won ot tho New Or-
leans races
Dan Stuart Is said to bo figuring on
establishing a spring races circuit for
Texas
Ohios team carried off thehonors at
the San Antonio shoot som excellent
scores
STATE
Three men held without ball for murder
as a result of a Territory affray
Coast Canal company will soon begin
on a survey of tho big prajejt
Texas weather bureau reports good sea-
son In the ground and farmers well up
Increased acreage In cotton teported
Failures Mrs Josephine Graham
Mexli D W Stockbrldge Eaglo Lake
Womaek Dlsmuke Alto E T Rcnfro
Mailln Oldham Bros l edell L C Por-
ter Camoion
TOLITICS
Populist Balrd says amalgamation vlth
free sllverltes whero posslolo Is the pro
gramme
Candidates for commissioner for pe
clnct No 2 Harris county
Dallas wants the National popullft con-
vention
RAILROAD
The Katys largo tract of lands ln the
Indian Territory
Dissolution of the Central Traffic asso-
ciation
Sonator Shermans bill providing for a
reduction ln sleeping car charges
Charles W Smith appointed receiver of
tho Atlantic and Pacific
Prominent officials of the Missouri Pa-
cific system visit Houston
A new road projected by Parts capital-
ists
LOCAL
Alleged bunco men warned to desist by
Assistant Chief Ray
Christian Endeavor mooting and lecture
by Rev J L Hendry at Central Christian
church
A leader of tho local republican forces
dlscubscs Chairman Grants proclamation
A rumor that tho city council will repinl
the ordlnanco which divided the Fourth
anil created a new ward Status of Alder-
man Packards antlfrutt Btand ordinance
Rev J L Grlflln and his famous nom
de plumo Sin Killer
THE AIARKETS
Spot cotton at Houston steady 11G up
middling 7 1316
Cotton futures advanced ln nil markets
An Improvement expected In the Iron
and steel trade
Molasses firm and advancing
Wheat went off J
DEATHS
Mrs J D Rankin a Grotsbect
G W Brackctt and W It Davis at bl
leneW
W V Hefly at Cameron
Charles Abraham at Houston
Major Sands Ewlng at Pass Christian
Miss
Alexander R Fowjrs at Houstcn
MARRIAGES
TateYork at Glddlngs
CarpenterKing at Bscvllle
SolcsWlley at Bryan
BouckcGoldman vt WoodHI
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THE GOULDS INHERITANCE TAX
New York January 10 Surrogate Fitz-
gerald today signed an order llxlng the
amount ot Inheritance tax to bo paid by
the children of the late Juy Gould as
follows Geoige J Uoutd 190771 Jay
Gould JMtW Helen M Gould JMt37 HJ
wln Gould JW157 Howard Gould J 5152
Trank J Gould 37175 and Anna now the
countess do Castclalne J37ir
NEW KNOLAND FOR REED
Cincinnati January 10 Tho Commercial
Gazette to morrow prints tho first of n
cries of opinions from the supportors of
iho iresldentlal candidates It Is from
Rnstor Chandler the manager of Reed
He y that New England Is sold for
Reed and that ho Is New iorks second
choice
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THE TRANSVAAL RAID
It Comes to nn Cnd Without on Act
of Violence
PRESIDENT KRUGER HOLDS JAMESON
The Venezuelan Affair Continues to
Disturb Hnglnnd
HBK WAKLIKB FKBTARATIONS
1olUlosl Kicltrment In CnracnUnabated
No AliiTfliunnt f lite llrlllnh Jfornts
Townrd Iho Boundary
London January 10 The Times has a
dispatch from Pretoria dated January 8
which says Tho disarming at Johali
ncsburg has been completed without mlsi
hup and tho police now patrol tho town 1
Tho crisis la now practically over Orders
havo been Issued for all Beer commaidcrs
to proceed to Pretoria whero they met
today Thus ends tho unlquo revolution
dutlng which not even a policeman Ins
been knocked on tho head and not a tin-
gle act of violence has been committed
President Krugur has exhibited rental k
ablo coolness throughout The stability of
tho government has been unmistakably
dUplu cd
Tho correspondent ot tho Times gives a
lonn telegram lrflin Mr Hortmeyor tho
leader of the Afrikander pnrtj to Colonial
Secielary Chambulaln In which referring
to tho fact that leaders In British llnan
clal and mllltuiy circles and many In the
queens service cither sharort in or winked
at tho Ultlonder conspiracy In tho Trans-
vaal Ho asks whether it would not bo
advisable to Institute a radical chaugo In
the government and In personal rul of
Cecil Rhodes Ho sa > s that a searching
Inquiry will bo made Into tho conspiracy
Mr Chamberlain replying thanks him
for his offer and promises that thero
shall bo a full Inquiry and measures to
prevent a repetition of tho Transvaal raid
and off em his < oopcratlon
Mr ChnmbeiUilii concludes
My prcctit chief object Is to prevcrt
a further emblttcrmcnt of tho relations
between tho Biltlsh and tho Dutch which
might result from extreme measures
against either Johannesburg or tho pris-
oners
The correspondent of the Times at Ber-
lin telegraphs Whatever nttcrcfleclB
tho Tiansvuul Incident may havo on tno
Get man policy In tho government the
disposition now Is to regard tho matter
as cloed A fow uncompromising spirits
still expect that the Transvaal will lnsst
upon a declaration of aibsolut Independ
ence but It Is doubtful whether tho Ger-
man government will sustain that hope
At the Rime time It would bo premature
to Imagine that all cuuse for anxiety has
dlsippenrid
Portugals attitude is evidently nn em-
barrassment lo tho government
Heir Itlohtcr tho radical leader In the
Frolslnnlge Xeltung declares that the land-
ing of Germ in troops at Delegoa Ba >
would be a grave politleul blunder Other
papers here abstain from comment upon
Fuitutiiib attitude Alfred Austin llo
newl > appointed poet laureate has a poem
In the Times thl morning which may be
said to be his llrst work ln connection with
his ofllee lauding Dr Jamesons ride
The Times publishes an editorial thla
morning In which It highly compliments
Secretary Chamberlain upon his ttreng
Just and wise policy In a difficult crlies
With icfeiencc to President Krugers con-
tinuing to hold Jame on tho Tmcs sajs
It will not bo reasonable for tho Boers
to push their pretensions too far
With regard to Germanys attitude this
pai > er rajs If nil tho outcry Is mean-
ingless wo are well content lo have been
roundly abused Tho warning has proved
a useful object lesson showing that Eng-
land Is united and Is prepared to defend
Iwr Interests
Tho Times correspondent nt Tho llngue
sajs If Emperor Williams telegram to
President Kmger was a bid for popularity
in Holland It has not been altogether mic
ressful Tho Dutoh government has main-
tained a moderate nnd Impartial attitude
whllo public Interest chiefly centers In
tho warlike feeling nroured In England
Tho Dally Telegraph has a dispatch
from Berlin which says On Wednesday a
speclil misscngcr brought an antognipn
letter from tho queen to tho emperor
vho e reply Is by now In tho queens
hands The emperor remarked to his en-
tourage that he replied In a manner which
ho believed would prove acceptable to
the queen It Is bolloved that In brief
Kmrnful terms tlm emperor confttms tho
nssurnnre nlrcsdy given by his responsible
mlnlstem tint ho had no Intention ot
casting a slur on Englands dignity
The Standard In an editorial expresses
dissatisfaction at tho delay In giving up
Dr Jameson and his companions and
sajs President Kruger has for Iho mo-
ment tho ndvantago of possessing but
ho will do wisely to net with moderation
Tho Dally News correspondent nt Ber-
lin after a long discussion of the situa-
tion says Tho whole nctlon of Ger-
many was a mistake She did not desire
lo quarrel with England but only to
provo tho vnluo of her frlendthlp In pur-
suance of this object Germany over-
stepped the limits of precaution
It Is significant however that all tho
papers connected with tho government
published statements about tho abrogation
of theconvention of IfSI And though
they have no correspondent at Pretoria
they display a suspicious acquaintance
with tho Intentions of tho Transvaal gov-
ernment
SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION
Great Britain Believed to Havo Purchared
Delegoa Bay
London January 10 Tho most Import-
ant development In the South African
situation toeliy Is tho fact that In spite
of all elfnlals It Is now bellovcd ln many
quarters that there Is eomo truth In tho
rumor that Great Britain has purclas d
Delegoa bay from Portugal If this bo the
case an entirely now complexion will ho
thrown upon tho i > olitlcaI situation and
It may turn out to l tho real causo
for tho assembling of such a powerful
fleet as tho ono which will bo anchored
oft Portland on Tuesday next
Tho Globe this afternoon raises nn Im-
portant question which may havo con-
siderable bearing on tho whole situation
It says It Is suspected In welllnformol
quarters that a treaty was coieud d In
JESS between permany and tho Transvaal
and the present attitude of Empirbr Wil-
liam towards Great Britain Is bared upon
tho provisions of this treaty Conserva-
tive Judges of tho situation ililni n tpUo
of tho warllko preparations being mndo
THE HOUSTON DAILY POST
HOUSTON TEXAS SATUKDAY JANUARY 11 1896
on such nn extensive ecalo by Great
ltTltnln that penco will not bo disturbed
nnd that armaments are more likely to
provo a guarantee of peace than to pro-
voke an outburst of hostility
Tho feeling In favor ot arbitrating the
Venezuelan question with tho United
States Is growing day by day
Tho Westminister after having Inter-
viewed many prominent pcoplo having
Interests nt stnko Bavs
Evorywltcro there wero cnthuslastlo ex-
pressions In fnvor of establishing a per
mahent court of aibllratlon
From diplomats who havo had recent
interviews with tho foreign office the As-
sociated Press learned that hcie Is a
decldod change of sentiment there and
that tho unbending antagonism to arbi-
tration which was first shown In high
circles has almost completely disappeared
nnd that mattero look much more satis
factor than they have nt any time since
tho dsputo commenced
As cabled o tho Associated Press yes-
terday Mr Chamljerlaln secretnry of
state for tho colonies sent i dispatch to
President Kruger saying that ho had re-
ceived tho command of tho queen to ac-
quaint him With the fact that her majfsly
had heard with satisfaction that ho had
decided to hand over Dr Jameson and
ha other prisoners to the British authori-
ties nddlng that this will redound to
tho priflldenls credit nnd honor and con-
duce to thn pence development and pros
perlly of South Africa
President Kruger It was announced to-
day linn sent the following telegram In
reply lo Sir Hercules Robinson the gov
crnor of Cnpe Colony for transmission
to Mr Chamberlain
Aftrr acknowledging the receipt of tho
queens message President Kmger says
Ht is my Intention to hnlid over the prls
pners to that Dr Jameson and tho British
under him may be punished by her nm
jestjs government I will make known
to your excellency my final decision In
tho matter us soon ns Johannesburg shall
havo inverted to a condition of quietness
and order
In tho meantime I request your rx
tellcncy to nssurc the queen of my ldgh
pprcclatlon of her words and In proffer-
ing my respectful good wishes to express
my thanks for the same
LONDON LETTER
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Great Naval Preparations Dr Jameson
and Ills Followers Still Held
London January 10 tCopJ righted ISM
by tho Associated Press Thero Is n feel
lug abroad In Loudon tonight that thero
aro many details of the complication into
which the foreign affairs of tho kingdom
Jius Ikoii placed which havo not boen
published nnd much speculation Is In
i ulged ln by tho public Bo fnr as ofllclal
Information goes tho situation scorns to
lm lnipiovlug The mystery of thu naval
jijepdrilluu occupies a latge place In the
public mind
lion J O Goshen first lord of the ad-
miralty niadu a visit to Portsmouth to-
day and Inspected tho ships of tho flying
squadron and saw tho guns of their
armament worked The workmen nt Chnt
ham and Poitsmouth especially Ports-
mouth worked late tonight by electric
light for tho titling out or tho shlpH ot
this squ idron It Is expected that thosj
at tho Portsmouth dockyard w 111 continue
Uio work of preparation on Sunday It U
announced this evening that the govern-
ment has ordered the stores of small aim
cnrtrMgcii to bo Increased from C00000oo
to F0 OOOOOO All thesw preparations nf
course mean nn enornious outlny of troas
uro Tho wngrs of tho workmon alone
are VIOOO pounds Eterllng above tho usual
expenditures
Thn whole of South Africa now depends
on the nature of tho demand mudo by
President Krugei whose reHinjnso to the
queen through Colonial Secretary Cham
beilnln Is to sjy the least not effective
In fact It virtually declares that the pres
lelent will hold Dr Jnmonn and the other
members of his evprrlltlon who were
taken with them ns hostnge > s for the dis-
armament of JohnmiPBbmg whoso llmo
of grace for tho sut render ot nuns held
by tho UltlanderH expires at B oe lock this
evening The Indemnltj demanded by tho
Trnnsvanl government from tho South
Africa company Is variously stated at
from 00000 to 1000005 pounds The dls
tuibailees In the Transvaal have led to
nn exceedingly heavy stock market and
partlcnlaily tho chartered South Africa
and consolidated gold Hells
Brokers are having difficulty In obtain-
ing payment from weak holdpis who
had hoped to be able to carry over their
stock but have refused to do so ln view
of tho distressed polltlcnl situation Some
of tho dllTorences paid havo been very
heavy nnd severnl failures are expected to
otiur
RL Hon Joseph Chamberlain decretory
o fstate for tho colonies went to Osborao
and he will stay there oveir night Some
excitement has been caused by a telegrnm
from HOinces In Johannesburg which
states that President Kruger will hold Dr
Jameson until the London convention Is
abrogated whleh would mean tho aban-
doning of the English mzernlnty over the
Transvaal The colonial olllce however
has heard nothing of such a stipulation
and tho government is not disposed to bo
llovo tho report
NO MOVEMENT OF FORCES
Imdon January 10H Is semlofflclally
stated today that no such movement of
British forces toward the Iwundary or In
tho neighborhood of the disputed territory
ln Venezuela as Indicated in tho dispatches
from Caruias via Now York has been an-
ticipated by Great llrltaln and that no
addition has been mado to tho small ferrco
of police which has been stationed for
sonio timet past In tho Uruon district
Jn reurd to tho attitude ot Venezuela
ft Is added that thero Is no reason to sup
poso that any hostile nctlon on her port
Is Intended
AGAINST ARBITRATION
London January 10The Times has an
edltorlal this morning supporting tno
views contained In tho dispatch of G W
Smnlloy Its Now York correspondent
against a permanent agreement for arbi-
tration The Tlmfs however urges tho
government not to delay tho publication
ot tho papers on Venezuela
Wo havo been ready for conciliation
sava the Times all along America does
not show a similar dlspoItlon and It
does not seem extravagant to malntuln
that the first move In that direction can
hardly bo expected from us-
A JOURNALIST IN TROUBLF
Paris January 10 A Journalist named
Rosenthal who is well known ns n writer
for the Figaro under the pen name of
Jacques St Cere nnd who also acted as
Farlr correspondent for a New York pa-
per has been arrested In connection with
tho scandal growing out of tha settlement
of tho estate of young Lebaudy tho un-
fortunate conscript who was apparently
hounded to death by blackmailers and
others and who left his fortuno to an
actress
FAVOR PEACE
Lisbon January 10 In tha chamber of
peers today tho premier replying to a
question regarding the Transvaal de-
clare that the government has great re
erect for President Kruger but It dc
cllncd to discuss matters ln which Portu-
gal owing to her dependent position
ought not to Interfere
a S sCl
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FREE COINAGE IDEA
Senator Jones Thinks This the Pana-
cea for Our Ills
HIS VERY EXHAUSTIVE ARGUMENT
Judge Kllrjorc Looking After the
Davis Charges
CHAINS AHANSAS HARBOR BILL
The House Still Dlicuxteg the Hulet
Resolution Offered Congratulations
to rreUlent Kruger
Washington January 10 The debates
on tho senalo freo coinage substitute for
tho houso bond bill was opened today
by Senator Jones of Arkansas In a two
hour speech which was followed with
close attention by senators on both sides
of tho chamber Olr Jones took strong
grounds In favor of tho free and hide
lHiilent coinage of silver contending that
that was tho only method by which tho
distress hi the country could be allovl
nliel nnd tho treasury department re-
lieved from Its present dependence on the
speculative holders of gold Thero was no
reply to Mr Jones argument today but
the delate will bo reuumed when tha
senate meets ogalu on Monday
Duilng thn morning hour Mr Prltchard
Rep N C made u spvechi In fnvor
ot tho reenactment of tho MoKlnley law
and Mr White Dent Col mado eomo
remarks In favor of amending tho rules
of the senate so ns to glvo tho majority
tho power to bring a measure lo a vote
whenever It saw lit
Mr Morgan Dent Ala tho former
chairman of tho committee on foreign
relations offered a resolution which was
referred without debate convohig the
congratulations of congress to President
Krugor
Washington Jnnuary 10 During tho
morning hours In the senate on motion of
Mr Voorhoos Dcm Ind a resolution
was adopted appropriating JIM for tho
purchase of u portrait ot tho late Allen
G Thurman
Mr Prltchard rtcp N C called up the
amendment ho offered to tho revenue bill
lo Increase tho duties on certain kinds
of cla marble lion oie timber live
slock cereals fruits wool and coal for
tho purpose of addressing tho annate thvro
onHe
He favored the rconnctment ot tho Me
Klnley law nnd the freo coinage lit f liver
He denounced tho Southern democrats for
their recreancy to their own hccIIoii Their
tailff law had brought unexampled pros
I erlty to tho n > vv England manufacturers
and bnnkiuptcy and ruin to the farmeis
and pioduecrs of tho South
When Mr Piltchnrd had finished Mr
Hill lem N Y chlded tho former for
the Inconslstt iicy of his Blnte North Car-
olina ho said occupied a peculiar situa-
tion ln congress and ho did not sno how
her people could bo gralllied Homo time
ago tho snmo legislature In North Curollnn
had elected two senators by tho same
zainbliinlloii A few days ngo ono ef
them Mr Butler had denounced tho dem-
ocratic parly for being falso to Its pledge
ot tariff reform Today thn other end of
tho combination told tho senalo Hint ho
favored the lecnactnient of tho McKlnUy
lawTho
Tho senate on motion of Mr Hales
th n ngreed to aeljourn until Monday
vihen tho ndjiurnmcut was taken
Mr White Dcm Cal consumed tho re-
mainder of the time before tho expiration
of the morning hour with a speech In
favor of Mimo practical modifications ot
tho senate rules Ho did not mince words
In his characterization of the rules and
tho ancient fictions they perpetuated
Tho great evil which ho especlaily In-
veighed against was that which permitted
Interminable elebato on any question and
placed It In the power of a single senator
to hold tho senate nt his mercy so long
Ho favored Senator Hills proposition put
forwaid In the lost congress for cloture
whoncver tho majority of tho senate was
ready to voln
At Iho conclusion of Mr Whites speech
Mr Morgnn of Alnbnma Introduced a res
olutlon congratulating thn Republic of
Transvaal on lis stand for Independence
It was referred to tho committee on for-
eign relations
Mr Jones Dem Ark then took the
floor and spoke on tho free coinage sub
stltuto fnr the house bond bill It Is
claimed that the bill said Mr Jones was
framed nnd pasted through the houso In
response to the wishes ot tho president of
tho United States It Is also slid that the
bill Is entirely satisfactory to tho presi-
dent nnd secretary of the treasury from
tho fact hat the bonds provided aro not
specifically payables In gold
Tho president consldeis the treasury In
an unsatisfactory It not a critical con
dlllon If a condition of reasonable pros-
perity can bo restored among tho masses
of the people there will be no dlffleulty
whatovcr abaut tho condition of tho treas-
ury Tho present deficiency results In our
opinion from the much greater evil of the
unsatisfactory condition of tho people
An Issue of bonds Is doubtless a boon to
that claBs of persons who have largo In-
comes which they have not tho knowl-
edge Industry or courage to use profitably
who long for Investments upon which they
may draw Interest without any greater
labor limn clipping coupons but to no
other chess Is an Issue or bonds desirable
It Is tiua Hint Ihe government Is not col-
lecting ns much revenue Ju3t nt this time
ns In needed and some steps should be-
taken to provide for tho deficiency The
secretary of tho treasury however In his
ofriclal report shows that this deficiency
will bo temporary and not contlnuo be-
yond a few months Tho amendment
proposed by tho committee If enacted Into
a law will amply provide for this for
the Issuei of about KOOOOOOO silver certlll
cntes against tho seignior igo now held In
bars In the treasury Is one of Its features
whllo the deficiency estimated by Mr Cai
Ilhlo Is far below that sum There must
be something radically wrong If the rich-
est anel tho freest Nation on the globe s-
In such a condition of ubiolute helpless-
ness nnd dependence as the president
seems to consider us now Tho conditions
of distress not only In this country but
In England aormany and Franco the
great nations of the world svlll not bo
denied by any one How docs It happen
that In a time of profound peace all over
tho world with abundant hurvcats with
no pestilence or other such calamity such
a condition of things can exIstT
No local causo can account for It fpr
f
PRICE 5 CENTS
It embrace all tho greatest nations In tho
world There must be nmo causo operat-
ing In nil these countries to cause such
widespread distress uniform In character
That eaiuso seems clearly o b o the falling
In prices whleh has cursed and blasted
this country for twenty venrs Of course
every fall ot prices In not an evil A fall
which results from Improved methods ot
production or from Improved and cheap-
ened transportation Is a blossJnn and
brings pinrtHrlty to produccts while it
showers Its blessings upon consumcrsr
There Is however one commodity which
whllo affected in Its value necessarily nf
fects all other things ln tho world ln all
count tics tnwlt Money Suppose money
to bo doublcil In value suddqnly It would
tnke Just one half mora ot It to buy any
given article as It would haves taken
bcfoTO tho rlso In Us vnluo This rlao
In the vnluo of money would then find
lis expression Its vlslblo manifestation In
a fall of general prices to DO pet cent ot
Its former ecnle while money would ro
mnln nominally Just where It was before
rind tho Kiipetflclat observer might think
nnd a modern golilbug would bo suro to
think that this change In prices had re-
sulted from overproduction and Improve-
ments In method of produollon and
transportation and not ln tho change ln
tho value of money Tho volume ot
money lessoned not absolute but In
proportion to tho volumo of trnde has of
necessity continuously Increased tho value
of money nnd by this hidden unseen nnj
covert me < nns conn > cntlon ot the property
of tho musses for the benefit ot thow
Individuals has been and Is holng ne
couipllshed and this condition of things
must and will contlnuo < o long ns tho
laws remain as they nro now Tho causes
which have operated to produce the pret
eni result will contlnuo their operation
on tho same lino Prices which hovo lKev
lu the hist twenty years reduced say oo
per rent will bo ln tho next twenty years
reduced 60 per cent more The great
body of Ihoso who declare themselves
sound money men say that they nro In
favor of International bimetallism Al-
most ever body In this country admits
Hint It tho United Htnlcs England Ger-
many and Franco should aRreo to open
theli mints to tho unlimited colnngo nt
silver at KM lo 1 or at 11 lo 1 that silver
would at once resume Its old value and
that conditions of gencrai prosperity exist
lug prior to 1S73 would bo nt onco and
permanent restored Nobodv would suf-
fer wrong vcu tho bondholders vould
get their own with Interest
This I bMleve Is almost the universal
conv litlon But we nro nssured that Grra
Britain will not consent to this nnd foi the
selfish reason of n smnll class of bankers
who dlsrgard other Interests even In
England When It Is clear that England
will not consent to an International ngrce >
merit nnd Hint Frniici nnd Germany will
not niovocXept In company with England
then the question comes home to us what
will the people of tho Unllesl States do-
A tremendous renpoiuttilUty In this emer-
gency In my opinion rests upon us as a
Nation If other nation will not Join In
the giral iiieivrtntnl In the Interest of
humanity It Is our duty to undertake It
ulono I nclloin Hint the unlimited coin-
age of stiver would by reviving commerce
Increase our revenues and do awny nb
solutely with any pretense of a necessity
to Issue bonds nnd that under that bill
a revival In buiinrsn would take pac
There l nothing for us to ilo but pi cent
thn system vti belltvi > In to dlseiss It
and npi Cal at last to tho great tribunal
which must decldo It The friends of bi-
metallism nie rcnelv nnd anxious to hate
the people sotllo this question Tlwy hopo
nnd he > llcve It will sreedlly bo done nnd
well done
Mr Jones spoke for nbout two hours
Wlifn he finished Mr Teller asked hni
what rpcinI It wns proposed to make with
the consideration of Ihe hill and when a
vole would b > I eked
Mr Jcnes replied that as thero were quite
n iumibr of n nntors who desired to bo
lirnnl no mnvo would be made toward
biliglug tho bill to a vole for some dnjs
t least
The seniilo nt 3 K ndjourncd until Men
day
THE HOUSE
Washington January 10 Tha houso
gave Its tlnio today to discussing the pro-
poned mm miliums of thu rules of tho
Flftyllist congress which wero provision-
ally adopted early lu tho seseluii to govern
this house Two Interesting dlscusBlons
relieved tho monotony of tho technical
dnbnto Ono was precipitated by MrWalk
er of Massachusetts clfalrman ot the
banking nnd currency committee who
niAde a fight against tho proposition to
drop tho commute on banking und cur
rency from tlui list of committees prlvll
eged to riiKTTt bills to tho house at any
ttun A partisan debate resulted In which
Mr Wallecr was supported by tho demo
cmts nnd republican contingent which In-
cluded many fren silver men The last
cuiiKteas had added tho committees on
hanking and currency and on coinage
weights nnd iniusiiria to tho privileged
list hut the commute on rules decleied
not to nllow this ns In the FlftyIIrst
Mr Walker failed to carry his point
Mr Hepburn of Iowa usplrcd tho sec
oud discussion by nn amendment to direct
tho speaker to rtco nlze any member
who iieldressrd htm when no either mem
bcr was on tho floor and spoke ngnlnst
Ihe growing power glvin by tho rule3 to
the siKiktr lie withdrew his proposi-
tion however after a speech by Mr
Bell of Colorado who claimed that It
woulil curo for tho populist the rereg
nltloii of which he clnlmed they were de
prlved
Tim discussion of the rules was not
finished
Washington January 10 In the houso
today Mr Tawney Rep Minn offered a
resolution relating to ponslon claims It
recited that It wns frequently charged by
pensioners nnd applicants that the tmedlsal
division of the pension bureau falls to
properly regard the reports nlid findings
In pension claims made by various boards
of tho United States examining surgeons
and declared that It was duo to the of-
ficials of the department to pensioners
and the public that the truth or falsity
of the charges be made known It called
upon the secretary of tho Interior to fur-
nish copies of the reports and findings
by boards of examining surgeonB Irrespect
Ivo of locality In the first fifty claims for
original Invalid pensions rejected on med-
ical grounds after November J 18SI after
September 1 IS02 and October 1 1553
An objection to Its consideration was
mado by Mr McClellan Dem N Y
Mr Odell Rep N YI offered a teso
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One Hundred and Tweatj Thfee
surgents Wounded
lilSSlT
A CONSPIRACY AT < HAVA
riot to Dtllret nMiClt7 te tH l
ut eaL Thirl ArriL 1f
Mult
Havana January 10 Tha lull wMtaji
seemed to have taken place tn t tlJ4S
tlvlty ot the Insurgents In the pet trrS
days has given place once mors to siii
tati f
unexpected dash ot Maximo Gomes
tho heart of tho rich tobacco growlnirdirgj
trict of Plnar del Rio Confident clt s
have been made for ireveral days putonVijS
the part ot the authorities that tb tltWijL
was fast approaching when the IjuurBMiti jf
wero to pay the penally for ttielrtemerltyf
and when the Spanish were to olrjWjjUjj
upon tlieht an In a trap and anntTillatsU
them The sympaUilzvm with the tniur jjs
gents have themselves not been free ttOD S
keen anxiety at the persistent stand thoraj
leaders were making on the northern ooattlp
of Plnar del Rio and almost up to
outskirts of Havana Itself while the conSt
tlnueil mttrB
activity ot the jspsnlsh gen
illsposed about than a force of troops thstM j
seenusl likely to hem them In and cMUf
thrm off h > toM
Tho news cnbled last evening U t vf
Gomez laid passed Alqulzer and Gulrs Ail
Melena In Havana province was recelvedUfi
tnaurW
with relief by the friends oti the
irents though the direction he hud taken <
beend that was not known but It lessf
generally supposed that ho was Vent upoti
telrevat Into the eastern provinces rlattSf
lo escnpn tho trap set for him It Is i
now oildent that he was merely making i
nt tho recall mislead his Sf
a pretense
enemy and raeantlmo he has once meri i
1ountermnrrJied like a fox doubling UP >
on Its own truck and tonight ha has near
ly his whole offectlvo torce In tho tobaccoj vj
district In the southern part of Plnar > h
del Rle ready lo visit destruction upon J
tho tobacco crop ns It has Already been j ffl
widely vUlted on tho sugar crop jX
Ills march westward from Gulrt Melenj
wais a Bwlft one and he had been reportedf
today from Artmestla Mangos Bnffnte ana MJ
Catidchla The own ot Ban Crlstobel m
whkli came next In his coUrtfl a lettv i
on aun side but Judging from tho ronteWj
has
taken by bis vanguard ho p itHtSi
by Santa f ruz Tuo Taco anel raso ReUtS
Consolacon del Bur which ft
toward BsjioBi
terminus of the railroad from llaVRnaj J
Rio Tho
running southwest Into plnnr del
liorllHrn portion of tho province of PlnsrjSl
del Itlo has also by no means been strlpi
It Is todsy1
peel ot Insurgent and reported
that a l > and of M0 commandesl by Pertcoiyj
elet Inula has passed westward along
tin roast In Ihe northern part of Plnaru
del Rio going west through the surariSL
district and by the plantation of Tlnaj Si
iiilebra Pnchi to the port of Catune J
Amoot and B nm
an l thence again throvigh
de Nunez to Bahla Honda andto
Diego
Ios Pan beyond When the news ot > WAft
movement was received troops
hurriedly dlhiutchtsl from iero to RsJita
Honda by rea to reinforce the carrlsonw
nt that Knportant senport town There
that nn Important
nro Indistinct rumors
expedition for the relief of the Insurgents
boil landed on the northern coast of Plnsr
The boldness of the insurgents ln re A
malnlng upon this coast ln face ot tbjfe
off has contrlbuteajfe
danger of being cut
to their expectation of tho landing of
have discovered ewl4 nc 8
The authorities
what they consider a conspiracy aiJa
of
cause nn uprising In Havsna and to hWWi
the city over to the Insurgents W eoOjKj
splrncy Is believed to be idr
and Its discovery has rawri
easiness In Havana and u nl lo H
disaffection Is much more widely dlu nr
admitted w ji
Inated than has been
Thirty persons havo been nrrosttd l1
have
complicity In the plot jn
Bo I
imprisoned while Aqulllno
Inspector for the port of Havana h Wjw
from duty
relieved
An engagement has occurred et f
the combined columns of 0 < n ff2S
and Colonel Arlzon and Hie bands led tg
nt a point twea
Macno oinl 7syas
antatlon of Relgado and BonsdaIntB
P
Cabanes The Spaniards It
d trie of
snorted took the Insurgents pott >
X Bed leaving twelvo killed and csrtr
nnd CMaUnzas In the provincem W f
band of 150 Insurgents Is repertcaJOflLj
a
Duront they Hve toUflgtl
active At
hi telegraph The tafuwenW and M
rallway statn hTjJo
roy cd the
tho telegraph at Aguada in the proTls
of ntanzas
Ne 4
ee yrillWed Caracas Vcnesucby
y The poUtlcal excHsment
Seflorilrlcano dltw
abated
habeen SrJ gtfM
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MANY WOUNDED INBUnOENTfcW 1
Is Slf
Havana January 10U
wounded Insurgents who wjtf
that 1J3
packed up on the battlefield tl l be
ire now la the Sranlsh hospital at J
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