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-7 Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report no ffj 1 i YS it ii s- Cherokee's have secured allotments on all of the important townsites and will throw down a number of town-site schemers who are at work. They will be able to give deeds at once and will use this fact to urge business men fco join their towns.

The confirmation of allotments by the interior department is anxiously awaited. A man who came in On the train this morning from Kansas City stated that the number of people coming-this way is tremendous. He stood up from Kansas City to Topeka and then bought a boy's seat for a dollar. People stood up in the aisles of the car all night. Four extra cars were added to the train and others were needed.

The negroes here have organized a large townsite company on the plan of Langston in Oklahoma. They propose to have banks, newspapers and everything necessary to make a good town. No white man will be allowed to join the company. SLAIN BY CHINESE. The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.

No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard ABSOISJirEBSf If VBB Mr. Voorhees gave notice that would ask and, if necessary, niov that it be referred to the finance com mittee. A sharp debate occurred bet.vee; Mr. Voorhees and Mr.

Morgan as t-the right of the latter to occupy th floor. Mr. Morgan asked if the rule had been changed during his absenc and when informed by the chair tha they had not, said he was in orde and proceeded to address the senat-in support of his resolution. After Mr. Morgrn had spoken i few minutes Mr.

Voorhees moved an the senate at 12:58 o'clock agreed by vote of 37 yeas to 21 nays that th resolution of Mr. Morgan should go the calendar and the senate procee with the discussion of the repeal bil This was interpreted as a temporar victory for the repeal men. HOUSE RULES. The One Hundred Quorum Knocked Out by the Opposition of Democrats. Washington, Sept.

6. When the house resumed the debate on rules to day the surprising announcement was made that the committee on rules of which Speaker Crisp is chairmrn had decided to abandon, in deference to the objection of some of the prominent Democratic leaders, the rule upon which debate was pending when the house adjourned last Saturday making 100 members a quorum in the com mittee of the whole. Mr. Catchings, in explaining the change of front made by the rules committee, said that so many members on the Democratic side had ex pressed their opposition to the change in the size of the commit tee quorum that the rules committee had decided to accept the amendment of Mr. Kyle restoring the size of the quorum to a majority of the house.

Although the committee yielded he wanted it to be distinctly understood that it still believed the proposed change was in the interest of the ex-pidition of business. Nevertheless it was not the purpose of the committee to force such a radical change against what was manifestly strong opposition on the Democratic side. The house adopted the new code of rules without a division at 3:50 p. m. and adjourned until Saturday.

TO REPEAL ELECTION LAWS. The Fight Certain to Be Opened in Both Houses as Soon as Possible. Washington, Sept. 6. It is probable that as soon as the house has disposed of its rules the Democratic members will begin their long promised attack on the federal election laws, and when the bill for its repeal has passed the house it will, in all probabilty, be pushed to as prompt a passage in the senate as the Republican members will permit.

President Cleveland, it is stated, has given assurance that he will promptly sign such a bill when it comes to him. In the senate the fight for repeal of the federal elections laws has already progressed so far that Senator Hill's bill has been reported back and stands well upon the calendar. There are three such bills before that body. The Tin Plate of America. Washington, Sept.

6. Special Agent Ayres' much talked of suppressed re port on tin plate has been given out by the treasury department It shows that from July 1, 1892, to March 31, 1893, the aggregate production of tin plate in this country from sheets rolled in the United States was 34,632,052 pounds. The aggregate amount of imported black piates converted into tin plate the United states was 39,290,280 pounds, making the grand iHLrj arises in this connection whether under the law the present county judges will have to serve until their successors are elected and qualified or whether they will be allowed to step down and out. In the former event they may have to remain in jail for life and in the latter event St. Clair county will be without a county court and consequently without means to collect revenue or transact necessary business.

A BOLD BANDIT. He Tries to Rob an Express Car but Is Thwarted by a Handy Messenger. Arkansas City, Sept 6. As the north bound Santa Fe passenger train pulled out of Orlando on the southern boundary of the strip last evening a man on a horse started out beside of the train. When the train got away from the town and entered the strip it struck a heavy up grade and ran slow enough for the horseman to keep up with it.

When the man caught up with the express car he tried to get in the door from the back of his horse. The messenger, realizing that an attempt was being made to rob the express car in a novel manner, opened fire on him. The ground on which the man was riding was very rough and his horse, after stumbling several times, fell to his knees, throwing the would-be robber over his head. The train had at this time got to the top of the grade and as it increased its momentum the express messenger fired a parting shot at the man on the ground. The shooting attracted the attention of the passengers who filled the car windows with their heads and two of the took shots at the receding horse man.

TARIFF HEARINGS. The Ways and Means Committee Listens to Manufacturers. Washington, Sept 6. When the ways and means committee resumed its session this morning, W. O.

Whit-comb of the Whitcomb metallic bedstead company of Birmingham, and John Day and W. H. Edsall, representing Ui L. Judd of New York, manufacturers of bedsteads and upholsterers' hardware, presented arguments in favor of the retention of the present duties on the above mentioned articles, and a modification of the duties on raw materials entering into them. Whitcomb stated that he was formerly an importer of metallic bedsteads, and becoming convinced of the rapid demand for these goods in this country had decided to establish a plant in America.

His company had invested $160,000 in the business, and now after having operated for about four years were just getting a solid foothold. His company was able to sell goods at from ten to twenty per cent less than when he was an importer. Armed Negroes for the Coal Field. Kansas City, Mo. Sept 6.

A special train on the Missouri Pacific bearing 150 negro men and women, the men all armed with Winchesters, passed through St Louis this morning for Southeastern Kansas. Kansas City coal operators say they are for the Missouri Pacific mines at Yale in Crawford countv. May Not Be Shot After Alt. Washington, Sept 6. The government may after all take steDS to pre vent the executipn of the two Chero- kees who are sentenced to be shot September 8.

The matter was discussed at the cabinet meeting yesterday, but the full scope of the instructions given the secretary of the interior could not be learned. Another Nihilistic Conspiracy Discovered Berlin, Sept 6. The Lakal An-zeiger says that a widespread Nihilistic conspiracy, the object of which was to accomplish the death of the czar, has been discovered at Moscow. Eighty-five students, eight professors and five ladies who belong to aristocratic families are implicated. No Sunday Fair Closing.

Chicago, Seot 6. Apparently Judge Goggin's order restraining Sunday closing of the world's fair will stand to the end of the exposition. Judge Ewing to-day, after mature deliberation, declined to interfere. The Southeastern Kansas Medical Association is now in convention in Fort Scott, Kan. The occasion is the quarterly meeting of the association.

Nebraska Populist Nomination. Omaha, Sept 6. The Populist convention at Lincoln last evening nominated Judge B. R. Holcomb of Broken Bow for the position of supreme judge.

The usual indorsement of the Omaha platform was adopted. A Missouri College Burned. Springfield, Ma, Sept a The Christian church college at Ash Grove, this county, burned at 5 o'clock this morning. The loss is insurance $11,000. The fire was of incendiary origin.

wane our leaders are fast passing awav 1 there has been an unusually larire death loss among the rank and tile, amon those who 1 carried a gun and knapsack during the late war, and post charters throughout the order have been repeatedly draped with the insignia of mourning The loss by death I in the ranks of the 6. A. during the past year is This is an excess of any previous mortuary return. Add to the figures the estimated loss amon; veterans not mem bers of the order, amounting by a conservative estimate to 7,500, we have a total loss by death amoDg the union veterans of 14.500 Qln the returns for December, 1892, there was an increase in membership of 3,000 over the June previous in good standing and a large increase was confidently looked for in June, but the desired result was not obtained. After most earnest efforts made by headquarters to in crease the membership in ood standing.

a loss from June M92, of must be reported. The determination to weed out all members who are practically a dead weL ht to the order, together with the pressure in financial matters throughout the country, from official reports, is largely the cause. I am pleased, however, to be able to report the delinquent list for the same period reduced by almost 4,000. The total membership of the Grand Army of the Republic in 443,554, of which 397,223 are in good standing; suspended, by delinquent reports. 4.537.

The gain by muster during the past year is 14,134. The commander said there were four posts of the G. A. R. in Canada, one in the City of Mexico, one in Honolulu and he had received an application for one at Lima, in the republic of Peru.

During the year just closed there had been more calls for relief than in years past and the same was liberally given. The official reports show that was disbursed by the various posts on the work. The Woman's Relief corps had distributed for the relief of comrades, the families of destitute comrades and the widows and orphans, amount turned over to post during the year, amount for memorial day, making a total amount expended for relief since organization of $842,929.99. The corps had a total membership of 134,836, an increase over last year of over 4, 300. The report of Adjutant General Gray shows that the present encampment is made up of 1,187 members representing 7,626 posts, forty-five departments and 397,223 members.

The suspended members number 46,671. During the year there were 7,002 deaths. For charity $178,845.52 was spent a total since the order's foundation of $2,500,000. The order has issued 52,258 flags. The Catholic Congress.

Chicago, Sept 6. Archbishop Cor-rigan of New York was the chief figure in to-day's session of the Catholic congress. He was given a hearty reception and briefly addressed the assemblage. To-day's work in the congress was largely in committees and discussions into which the congress is divided to better consider in detail the many subjects. Wales' Yacht London, Sept 6.

The first of the four races for the international gold cup given by the Royal Victoria Yacht club was sailed to-day. The contestants were the Prince of Wales' yacht Britannia and the Navahoe. The Britannia won. Veteran Musical Critic Dead. Boston, Sept.

6 John S. Dwight, the veteran musical critic, died yesterday, aged 80 years. ST. CLAIR COUNTY JUDGES. They Are In a Peculiar and Serious Predicament.

Kansas City, Sept 6. B. F. Copenhaver, Thoman D. Nevitt and George H.

Lyons of the county court St Clair county, who were released from the Jackson county jail in July for the purpose of returning home to call a special election to 'vote on a compromise on the old bond question, returned to Kansas City last night This morning they went to the federal building to call on Judge Philips and submit their report. The special election was held last Wednesday and the qualified voters of St. Clair county decided a vote of 1,991 to 176 that they would not settle at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar the $1,000,000 worth of indebtedness which the county owes on bonds issued many years ago for the construction' of the Tebo and Neosho railroad. The judges have considerable respect mingled with a large proportion of fear for Judge Philips, and so this morning they sent W. W.

Lawton, the prosecuting attorney of St. Clair county, to learn his edict He was informed that he would have to wait until the stress of federal business was over before any new order would be made regarding the unfortunate judges. It is thought that in view of the many liberties they were allowed here while in jail Judge Philips will order their removal to the Henry county jail with instructions to the marshal to treat them no better than other prisonres. The judges themselves are satisfied they will have to languish in cells until January 1, 18S5, when their terms of office expire. In 1895 the election of a new county court will be in order, but it is not thought that a man will be found in St Clair county willing to accept the nomination with the prospect of a term in jail as the only result of election.

The Question TREASURY RELIEF. THE CABINET DISCUSSES THE FIN AN CI AL SITUATION. VARIOUS PLANS CONSIDERED. Steps Mast Be Immediately Taken to Jtacrease the Available Cash in Uncle Sam's Strong Box, Caused by the Falling Off in Customs and Internal Revenue iteceipts Capital News. 'Washington, Sept.

6. The financial question was the main topic discussed at the meeting of the cabinet yesterday. It is understood that the various sehemes suggested looking to the enlargement of the currency were considered at some length by the president and his advisers without any final result. It is considered necessary, both by the president and Secretary Carlisle, that some steps should be immediately taken to increase the available cash of the treasury, as, owing to the falling off in the customs and internal revenue receipts since the commencement of the present fiscal year, the income of the government is not sufficient to meet its ordinary expenditures. The proposition to coin the seignor-age bullion in the treasury that is the difference between the amount of what the bullion actually cost the government and what it will make When coined into silver dollars, and to anticipate this issue by the issue of silver certificates appears to be the easiest way of at once giving the secretary some more cash.

It is known that the president and Mr. Carlisle favor this plan and will recommend it to congress as soon as the repeal bill has been disposed of. This would place in the treasury almost $52,000,000 and to that extent relieve the situation. All secondary legislation on finance, however, is to be postponed until the senate acts upon tine repeal bill. During the meeting of senate "Committee on finance yesterday there was an informal discussion of the policy to be persued with reference to measures now before the senate reported by that committee.

Mr. Voorhees announced in unmistakable language his determination to push the repeal bill as rapidly as possible and indicated that this would be done at least for the present without reference to any other bills. Senator Harris also made an important announcement in the meeting on behalf, it is supposed, of the opponents of the repeal bill. This was that hereafter it was his purpose to demand that at all times there should be a quorum in the senate. This announcement is supposed to have originated in the state of affairs discovered in the senate Monday.

After that body had refused to adjourn to permit Mr. Peffer to postpone his speech until yesterday, it became apparent that a large majority of the senators had left for home, leaving the senate chamber comparatively vacant, and that some at least of the absentees were those who had announced by their votes their desire to have the business of the senate continue. VOORHEES BACKS DOWN. IMS Resolution for 11 O'clock Senate Sessions Withdrawn. Washington, Sept.

6. When the senate met to-day Mr. Cullom of Illinois introduced a bill, which was referred to the finance committee, to repeal all acts providing for the creation or maintenance of a sinking fund. Resolutions were reported from the committee on privileges and elections granting $2,500 each to John B. Allen of Washington, Lee Mantle of Montana and A.

Beck with of Wy oming for their time and expense in prosecuting their claims to seats in the senate. The resolutions were referred to the committee on contingent expenses. The vice president at 12:25 clock laid before the senate the resolution of Mr. Voorhees, changing the hour of the meeting of the senate to 11 o'clock. Mr.

Voorhees said: "After full and careful consultation with the friends on this side of the chamber of the biil to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman aeti and in whose judgment I have been accustomed to confide, and who wishes I cannot disregard, I will ask that the resolution go over for the present, believing that if we occupy the time of the senate carefully and conscientiously that we can make as until at least a later dayf" The reso- lution was therefore laid over. When the resolution of Mr. Morgan of Alabama providing for a joint select mmittee was laid before the senate, Twenty-Four Men Massacred by Pirates Two American Women Captured. Victoria, B. Sept.

6. Particulars of the seizure of a steamer and mas-scre of the passengers and crew by Chinese pirates have been received by the steamship Empress of China. The steamer was the private property of the Chinese consul at Penang. Twenty-four men aboard were murdered and fifteen seriously injured and 20,000 fell into the hands of the pirates. A Mr.

Alexander of Brooklyn was among the killed. Two Chinese and two American women were carried off by the pirates. Eighteen passengers who escaped the murderous assault of the pirates overcrowded one of the ship's boats and were drowned. Murdered His Sisters While Insane. Rockford, 111., Sept.

6. John Hart, aged 34, a farmer living near this city, murdered his two sisters, Mary and Nellie, aged 26 and 23, respectively, last night while temporarily insane and then attempted suicide. A Collector Short $3,500. Joplin, Sept. 6.

John W. Calvin, city collector, has resigned under a cloud, his books showing a shortage exact amount of which has not yet been determined. It will, be in excess of $2,500. Composer of "Tar and Tartar" Head. Baltimore, Sept.

6. Adam Itzel, musician and composer, died yesterday of consumption. Itzel was probably best known by his comic opera, "Tar and Tartar." G. A. R7ENCAMB1ENT.

OLD SOLDIERS SEVERELY SCORE CONGRESS. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT. Veterans Not Given the Preference in the Appointment of Public Offices as Required by an Old Law Commander in Chief Weissert's Annual Report Many llave Died Since 1899. Indianapolis, Sept. 6.

The first session of the national encampment of the G. A. R. began this morning at 9:30 o'clock, as did also the first session of the Woman's Relief Corps convention and the Daughters of the Regiment One of the most important reports made to the national encampment was that of the special committee on legislation by Chairman Keay. The purpose of the appointment of the committee was to do something to secure the enforcement of the two federal laws, almost totally disregarded for many years, the first providing that those discharged from military or naval services by reason of wounds or privations incurred in the line of duty should have a preference in the appointment to public offices and the other recommending that honorably discharged men should be says: At the time of making our report to the national encampment at Washington, D.

we succeeded in netting before congress a bill which, if enacted into law, would have greatly benefited our interests. The committee destroyed its value for the purpose we had in view. We entered a vigorous protest. Letters and telegrams to the gentleman who introduced the senate bill and to the chairman of the committee of that body which had reported it back "with an amendment" showsing "how not to do it" received no attention, perhaps they were unworthy a reply. The grand army of the republic, united as one in a common cause, assisted by the sons ox veterans and all patriotic people, must attack the citadel where the latter day enemies of the veterans are entrenched, charging it again and again and never cease advancing, charging and firing, until they have won the victory.

Your committee is pleased to announce that, with a view to securing early consideration of H. R. 5,098, as amended in the committee, but which failed in the Fifty-second congress, it has already been reintroduced in both branchs of the Fifty-third congress, now in special sessioa If "eternal vigilance" be now exercised by the member ship of our organization it will soon become a law We desire to also renew the recommendations made in our first report that they are such as experience has taught are necessary to the prosecution of the war for veterans' rights. commandee weissert's address. The report and address of Commander-in-Chief Weissert was deliv ered this afternoon.

He reviewed the and made allusion to too deatn dannff that time Of tWO illUS trious comrades, ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes and General. Ben- jwnin F. Butler. Continuing he said: total of both kinds 73,922,334 pounds, preferred by the business men and Secretary Carlisle has ruled that black firms of the country for lucrative em-plates imported and then dipped must plovment On this subject the report not De nereaner inciuaea in estimating the production of tin in the United States.

Office Seekers in Hosts Again. Washington, Sept 6. Office seekers are pouring into Washington just now from every part of the country. Just why they should do so is hard to explain. There are always many of them about the town, but the corporal's guard on hand in the latter part of August has been swelled into 1 an army.

Members of both houses are greatly annoyed iu consequence. BURNING OUT SOONERS. Soldiers Start Fires on the Strip to Bout Out Hiding Boomers. Arkansas City, Sept 6. On the horizon to the South, East and west ciouas oi tawny smose au me air where the soldiers have set fire to the prairie.

Their object in firing the grass is to destroy any possibility of "sooners" hiding behind the tufts and to drive out any who may be hidden in the draws. They are exercising their authority to the limit in turning I rUaSSIL fct.h of Con- rreJn fWli Cnrtis. is here and is going to make the run for a claim in the strip, it. is. trea cranarallv surmised that the 1.