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THE CHESS TROPHY eineiit toward better THE PLAINDEALER J. VAN SLYKE, Editor arjd Pub. McHENRY, ILLINOIS 1 MICHIGAFS MEN WIN. HER UNIVERSITY ORATORS DE- FEAT CHICAGO. \ Discuss the Principle of Graduated TaX--AIarmiup Condition of. Aflairs in Matabeleland--Spain Must Fight Her Own Battles--Consul Criticised. Chicago Men Lose in Debate* .« Michigan and Chicago Universities met for the first time in debate at Ann Arbor' Friday night. Michigan secures the first forensic victory and Chicago gets her fourth consecutive defeat. The question Was: "Is the Principle of a Graduated Tax One That Should Be Adopted by the .States?" Michigan took tlr?: affirmative side and Chicago the negative. Michi­ gan's speakers in their order: wore ChiiS. J, Vert, senior law, of.Morri'stown, N. Y.; Edihiind Block, senior law,_*>_f,Chattanoo­ ga, Tenn.and Paul (5.^Albright, tresh- mari law. of Philadelphia. Chicago s team consisted of .lames P. \\ liyte oT.t. hicago Wesley. O. Mitchell of Bushville. 111., and • xi '. L. Brent- Vaughnu of Ohio. The judges were,President Ballantine of Oberlin ( ol- ."lege. Sii}>t. Compton of the. -Xoledo ; school Si,'.and Judge McLeflan of Auburn, I'mL.. They' gav^each man a percentage both in argument alul delivery, and on the ranking system Michigan had thirty-- five apd Chicago twenty-seven. constitutionality of the bill and makes no suggestion as to 'supplemental legisla­ tion, as was expected. In closing he says: "It has been suggested that the bill, in some of its features, especially in some Qf its administrative details, should be amended. Experience will probably sug­ gest other amendments." .... --New York State Republicans held their vState convention Tuesday, and the fea­ ture of the gathering was the speech of Senator Patsons,. of Rochester, presenting Levi P. Morton as a presidential candi- dafe, and the subsequent election of del­ egates pledged to. him.. Following were the' nominations: Delegates-at-Large, Thomas C. Piatt. Warner Miller, Cliaun- coy M. Depew, Edward Lauterbach; al­ ternates, Hamilton Fish, -C. H. Babcock. Frank S." Witlierbee, Daniel McMillan. The financial plank of the platform de­ clares: "Until there is a prospect of inter­ national agreement as to silver coinage, and while gold remains the standard of the United States and of the civilized world, the Republican party of New York declares itself in favor of the firm and honorable maintenance of that staudard." A Bloody Revolt. Dispatches' received at ("ape Town from Buluwayo, Matabeleland, indicate that the uprising in that pa ft of the colony is very serious. Telegrams from the front first merely outlined a revolt of a few na­ tives in the Inseza and Filabusi districts, the massacre of sflme white-settlers, in­ cluding Commissary Bentlev. and the dis­ patch of a small force of volunteers to the scene of the disturbance. An extensive uprising of the natives, it is understood, has taken place and the revolt may spread to other parts of South Africa. The set­ tlers in Matabeleland are flocking into the towns, which are being placed in a condition for defense. Volunteers nre be­ ing eitrolled everywhere and provisions aTe being collected. Re-enforcements of mounted police have already been sent to Buluwayo, Inseza and Oanibo and the Cape rifles have received orders to pre­ pare for active service. Supplies of am-* munition for the Maxim guns are being hurried to Buluwayo and all the horses of the disturbed territory have been seized by Col. Napier, who is in charge of the government" forces. The natives are raiding farms and killing white set­ tlers in the Matapo hills district, and ru­ mor has it that over fifty people have beer slain. Will Not Support Spain. It has leaked out in Madr 1 diplomatic circles that the Spanish foreign office has been informed by its ambassadors in the principal European courts that Spain is not likely to receive more than purely pia- tonic sympathy even from the French Government in a conflict with the United States. The Spanish representatives in • all the European courts have discovered that It is.absolutely absurd to hope that any . European Government would act in concert to support Spain even by friendly mediation or moral influence. They have also discovered that both the foreign gov­ ernments and the whole European public wonder why Spain does not immediately give Cuba and Porto Rico colonial auton­ omy and self-government, such as Eng­ land gave to Canada, in order to disarm the secessionists in Cuba and to conciliate American sympathizers. WESTERN. Two men have been arrested at San Francisco for alleged complicity in the "robberv of the State Bank of Savannah, Mo. - ' . .. . : ' The Rev. Dr. George W.. Gray, of the Bpworth Home Settlement Mission in Chicago, has interested a .number of re­ ligious and charitable, men and women of Baltimore, Md. t in 'the"-project, and steps, will be taken to locate a mission in the- tenement section of that city. ', Chicago and Nebraska are mutually jubilant '.over' the >ej)&ated teous and even downfall of suow.whiciisfias covered the great corn State froih end to end with,, a protective blanket, putting on effective end to the threatened calamity of a gen­ eral crofi failure in thaf extensive sec­ tion. Just before the State Republican, con­ vention was called to order at Minneapo­ lis, it was announced that Senator Davis- had wired Congressman Tawuey with­ drawing his name from the presidential race. This action was due to the refusal of three of the five Minnesota district conventions to indorse his candidacy. His. determination to withdraw makes it cer­ tain that Minnesota's eighteen votes at St. Louis will be for MeKinley. The plant of the Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, .loliet, 111., was gutted by fire Monday morning, involving a loss of $100,000 and throwing between 350 and 400 men out of employment. „ The fire originated fn a hotbox of the barb-wire fence department, in which there are 250 fence machines: The men"were working at the time and used the hose provided by the company, but it was not long enough. When the fire department arriv­ ed the flames had gained such headway that the firemen could not get into the bui 1 ding'i)ecause of the smoke, and turned their attention to saving adjoining build­ ings. One of the warehouses, where con­ siderable stock was stored, was saved, the other one was badly damaged. The company's office and books were saved. John Lambert, the manager, censures his men for not using their own fire equip­ ment to suppress the fire in its incipiency. The works were running night and day. and the Republican recently stated that so far this year the stock was paying 30 per cent, and that-last year-it-paid a divt-- Incompetent Consul. Congressman Hopkins, of Illinois, c-lill- ed on Secretary of State Olney and made verbal charges against Consul General Williams, who represents the United States at Havana, Cuba. He accuses the consul general of incompetence for the position he occupies and declares his neglect to investigate and report upon 'the case of Walter Dygert, a citizen of Illinois and a resident of the district which Mr. Hopkins represents in Con­ gress, who is under arrest in Cuba, shows he is in sympathy with Spanish officials. BREVITIES. George Henry Boughton, the distin­ guished artist, has been elected a Royal Academician. The Smith, Wilson & Sears Paper Com­ pany, of Holyoke, Mass., has called a meeting of its creditors. The liabilities are §200,000. A terrible explosion of fire damp has taken place in a mine at Brunnerton, New Zealand. Five persons were killed out­ right and sixty more are entombed, with no hope of being rescued. The latest contest in the famous Davis will case has just been filed at Butte, Mont., by Mrs. Hulda Queen Davis, of Tehachapi, Cal„ who claims to be the widow of the dead millionaire. The Senate Committee on Public Build­ ings and Grounds, voted to recommend the passage of the bill appropriating $2.- 000,000 for a new public building at In­ dianapolis, Ind., the bills for government buildings at Oakland, Cal., and Water- bury, Conn., and also the bill for the pur­ chase of a site for a building at Salem. Oregon. Mrs. Josephine Snyder died at Port Jarvis, N. Y., of poisoning, as alleged, Her husband, Jacob Snyder, died Tues­ day night. At the autopsy evidence of poison was found in his stomach. Mrs. Snyder's ante-mortem statement has been taken, but Coroner Harding declines to reveal its contents. The daughter of the Snyders, Mrs. Martha Whittaker, is un­ der guard. " - The Massachusetts State Republican convention, in session at Boston, elected delegates to the St- Louis convention, adopted a platform declaring for protec­ tion and against the free and unlimited coinage of silver and presented the name of Thomas B. Reed of Maine as a candi­ date for the Republican presidential nomi­ nation.- - , b The Transvaal republic has formed'an offensive and defensive alliance with the Orange Free State. A Montreal florist is suing Queen Vic­ toria for $1,900 for flowers supplied at the state funeral of Sir John Thompson. EASTERN. The Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal conference at Williamsport, Pa., voted to adiniF women as lay dele-,, gates to the general conference by 152 to 52. The proposition to reduce the repre­ sentation to the general conference passed by a vote of 216 to 25. Gov. Morton of New York signed the Raines high-license bill. Gov. Morton filed with his signature to the bill a lengthy memorandum in which he reviews the excise situation at the present time, and the manner in which it will be bene­ fited by the new law. He upholds the dend of 27% per cent. This is the Lam­ bert s& Bishop plant which burned some years ago and was rebuilt. They have three other mills--at Lockport, 111., Bea­ ver Falls, Pa., and Cleveland, O. Mr. Lambert cannot say whether the com­ pany will rebuild or not. Express, alias Gypsy, one of the largest and most vicious elephants in captivity, added a third murder to her record Wed­ nesday afternoon by killing her keeper, Frank Scott, while taking her daily exer­ cise at Chicago. Having sated her rage upon the helpless form of her victim, the huge beast forthwith inaugurated a reign of terror in the vicinity of Jackson boule­ vard and Robey street, mat continued all the afternoon and called for the presence of scores of policemen from the Lake street and Warren avenue stations. Darkness was setting in before the big brute's temper calmed down, and she was once more safely'confined in her quarters with' a chain around her leg. Greater excitement could not have been produced among the residents of the neighborhood had the killing been one that would come within the recognition of the law as a crime. From every window that com­ manded a view of the alley in which the enraged elephant paraded, the faces of scared spectators could be seen. Small boys, whose curiosity was stronger than their fears, watched the ponderous ani­ mal charge back and forth from the roofs of back sheds and the tops of fences. Women listened behind closed doors to the shrill trumpetings of the great beast, and more than one officer deliberated on the efficiency of his revolver when he caught sight of the towering form. Em­ press was a star attraction with the W. H. Harris Nickel Plate show. under the act, may bid for all of the ves- Sefo. The Supreme Court at Washington announced Monday its decision in the ^celebrated Brown interstate commerce case from Pittsburg. By a vot«- of live to four the court sustained the constitution­ ality of the act of Feb. 11,' 1893,positiye- iy requiring witnesses to testify, no mat- ter if their testimony incriminated them­ selves. When the opinions were read sev­ eral distinguished railroad solicitors were present. By this decision the power of the Government to control commerce is sustained, andP the interstate commerce act, for the first time in its existence, be­ comes a danger to railway men who vio­ late the previsions. The decision is a great victory for the Government. It has a direct effect" on every shipper in the United States, and in its scope is almost as important as the income tax decision. The Supreme" Court has probably never made a decision of more importance to 'the railways of the country. FOREIGN, SOUTHERN. Ex-Mayor G. M. Witten. of Catletts- burg, Ivy., has been missing since March 14. Leon and H. Blum, wholesale dry goods, of Galveston. Texas, have failed. Lia­ bilities are estimated at $2,OuO.<JOO and assets at $2,500,000. The Governor of Arkansas has been asked to extradite Grant Heath, alias Frank Miller, wanted at Charleston, 111., for robbing freight cars. , Rev. J. D. Thornton, living near Shar­ on, Texas, who refused to obey a white caj) order to preach no more in that sec­ tion, was whipped by a mob. A. K. Ward, the famous $300,000 swindler, who has been confined in the Memphis, Tenn., jail awaiting trial under sixty indictments, is at-the point of death. Revenue officers in Southwestern Vir­ ginia captured four barrels of .moonshine whisky in the lioose of Isaac Adams, member of the House of Delegates from Patrick County. At Parkersburg, W. \'a., William Sprouse, fireman on the steamer King, was horribly burned, but by his, heroism prevented an explosion and saved the lives of the passengers. He blew off one valve and had turned the other when the first -one blew 'out steam and hot water. Sprouse held to the second, however, with the scalding water and steam pouring over him until he had turned it off. He fell exhausted, nearly blinded and terribly burned. Half the business portion of Colon, Co­ lombia, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated ak$5(J0,000. A Rome dispatch says: On account of the excessive pecuniary demands made by Menelek, it is improbable that peace.will be concluded. Signori Ricotti and, Ru- xlini, who are in accord, with-the king, wUi refuse the payment of any money in­ demnify.; ; : A riot took place Sunday in a lumber cami> west of Guadalajara, Mexico, and resulted in three Mexicans being, killed. George Roberts, the American superin­ tendent," was seriously wounded. " TBe riot'was qaused by a demand for higher wages. A number of the workmen sus­ tained Roberts. • \- The German reichstag is now'consider­ ing a bill, framed at the instance of the agrarians, to restrict the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine. The purpose of the bill is to prevent the imposition of oleomargarine upon purchasers as genu­ ine butter, and one provision seems partic­ ularly well calculated to at least protect the actual consumer, for it is supposed to require the manufacturers to stain the oleomargarine red or blue. United States Consul Ewing, in reporting upon the sub­ ject to the State Department, says there is great opposition to the measure. The troops commanded by Gen. Godoy and Col. Holguin, at the Santa Rosa plantation, near Esperanza, Province of San£a Clara, Cuba, mistook each other for insurgent forces, owing, it is said, to the thickness of the sugar cane. Each de­ tachment opened fire upon the other and for ten minutes shots were exchanged, resulting in the killing of seventeen sol­ diers, among them being Lieut. Col. Fuen- mayer, of the Navas Battalion. In addi­ tion, five officers and eighty-four sol­ diers were wounded. Two of the latter have since died, six others are mortally wounded and thirty-two are seriously in­ jured. Lieut. Col. Fuenmayer died while leading his troops on and shouting "Long live Spain!" Owing to the fact that the meeting between the two columns took place at midday, the explanation furnish­ ed by the Spanish commanders is consid­ ered unsatisfactory and a court-martial will follow. IN GENERAL It. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: "Mo things is still the exception. There is better business in shoes and small indus­ tries and there has been a squeezing of short sellers in cotton. But the general tendency of industries and prices is not encouraging, and those who were most hopeful a month ago are still waiting, not so hopefully, for the expected recovery. Causes of continued depression are not wanting. Bad weather has cut off much business, especially in country districts. Some failures of consequence have caused especial caution. The root of the business is that in many departments men bought more and produced more when prices were mounting and everything was rush­ ing to buy last year than they have yet been able to sell. That the buying was of a nature to anticipate actual consump­ tion many months they were fully warn­ ed, but they had more hope than observa­ tion and went on piling up goods. Some are engaged to-day in the same hopeful anticipation of a demand which has not yet appeared." It may be for little Switzerland, the old! est of the family of republics, to earn the honor of solving for America the problem of how to prevent the concentration of population in great cities, an evil believed by economists to be fatal to welfare. The President of the Swiss National Expo­ sition to be held this year has addressed United States Consul Ridgley, at Geneva, on the subject, and the latter has for­ warded his communication to the Depart­ ment of State, President Turrettini's suggestion is that Americans may learn how rural life can be made at once at­ tractive arid profitable by studying the model Swiss village which will form an important section of the exposition, illus­ trating, as it will, the happy village life of the Swiss, with the numerous home in­ dustries- which are so profitable in full operation. If this can be studied in con­ nection with the agricultural section, in which Swiss methods of dealing with pro­ duce will be exemplified and the best breeds of cattle exhibited, much valuable information may be obtained which may prove1 to be of substantial value to per­ sons who are seeking to solve the problem of overconcentration of population. CENSIIREFOR BAYA RD DENUNCIATORY ACTION TAKEN BY THE HOUSE. Several Democrats Join the Republi- can Majority, While Five Republi­ cans Refuse to Vote Against the Ambassador to Great Britain. Rebnke an Ambassador.-- For the firs#t time in its history, the pop­ ular branch of Congress has rebuked an' American diplomatic agent for his utter­ ances abroad. The House of Representa­ tives Friday adopted a resolution censur­ ing Ambassador Bayard for his utter­ ances in Great Britain. The majority was overwhelming, the vote standing 180 to 71. As if to emphasize the severity of tire rebuke, says k Washington (corre­ spondent, the number of Democrats vot­ ing for censure was greater than the num­ ber of Republicans voting against it. One Democrat, Mr. Bailey of Texas, made a speech in favor of the resolutions J A .1 .1 u,-. J . . .1 v uiiu Douuciuucu lue.uaiuuKSUUur quue as savagely^ as any of the Republican ora­ tors. One Republican, Mr. Willis of Del­ aware, spoke in. Mr, Bayard's favor, but,' it is claimed, he...was actuated largely by State pride. Six Democrats--Bailey, and Cock re li of Texas, Cuminings of New York, "Latimer "of South Carolina and Layton aiid Sorg of Ohio--voted against Mr, Bayard, and five Republicans--?*Baker of Maryland, Cooke of Illinois, Draper of Massachusetts, Pitney of New Jersey and Willis of.'Delaware--voted for him. The second resolution,- expt-essing the opinion of the House that our diplomatic agents abroad should avoid .public discussion,, was adopted by a still larger majority, the" vote standing 191.to 50. Mr. Adams (Rep., Pa.), who was minis­ ter to Brazil under the Harrison adminis­ tration, was the first to resume the de­ bate. He favored the resolutions and said Mr. Bayard's long service and command-, ing position as an American made his of­ fense the more flagrant and reprehensible. To show Mr. Bayard fully'recognized his position as the representative of the whole people,'he read from a speech delivered a way than by wearing it out. Until re­ cently it was believed by both President Cleveland and Secretary Olney that the Spanish forces would practically be able to restore order in 'Cuba during the pres­ ent winter and spring. It was because of this belief and because his loye of fair play prompted him to give Spain a rea- sonabie chance that the President has hitherto declined to take any step looking to interference into affairs of Spain and her colony. But it is now apparent the campaign in Cuba is nearly at an end, so far as this Winter is concerned. The 'rainy season will set in soon, and then military operations of a serious or effec­ tive nature will have Jo end. Up to this time Gen. Weyler has made no substan­ tial progress from a military point of view, and there is little reason to hope that be will accomplish anything in the short time remaining for field work. More­ over--and this is a condition of affairs for which President Cleveland has been waiting--there are many indications that the Spanish authorities are despairing of success. It is freely predicted by offi-* cials familiar with what might be called the inside of the situation that President Cleveland will intervene, and intervene successfully, within sixty days. The in­ terests of the United States and of hu­ manity require that the struggle be not allowed'tp continue another winter, after another summer of industrial paralysis! . TO CONQUER THE SOUDAN. Chamberlain's, Declaration of British Policy on the Nile. In the-House of Commdhs Friday after­ noon Mr, Chamberlain said that Eng­ land's ideal policy was the recovery of the Soudan, and that there could be no real peace or prosperity for Egypt until the Soudan was recovered. ' He asserted that the present policy of the Government represented the immediate needs of Egypt and denied that Great Britain was plung­ ing into a policy of adventure. Great Britain could not evacuate Egypt until her work there was accomplished. The reverses of the Italians in Abyssinia had encouraged the dervishes to resume hostile activity and measures must be taken to restrain them before the situa­ tion became worse. At the close of the debate the motion of Mr. John Morley to reduce the vote for the" civil service bv WHEN THE TRAIN COMES IN; Pictnre of the Life at the A vera /rt Country Depot. The depot agent comes out of the little ticket and (telegraph office and pours a handful of soft" coal into the huge, pot-bellied stove. Just at the moment a seedy, huking young fellow opens the outer door and stands in the light of a wall lamp whose tin reflector outlines his shadow darkly against the opposfte wall. „ • "Hello! How's the train?" "On time," returns the agent, senten- tiously, disappearing into the 'ticket office again and snapping the spring lock on the door. - Inside the grated window the single telegraph instrument clicks heavily, the stove roars and there is a smell of dust scorching against its heated sides. The shuffling figure in the waiting- room turns his back to the warmth, gathers his coat-tails into his hands, spreads his legs and expectorates on the floor. Another figure slouches in. "How is she?" . •" "On the minute."" "Woof!"- ejaculates the new-comer; "cold night, ain't it?" "And this snow, too--limited '11 have a tough time makin' it through on time to-night." e ; - "You bet she will." There is a stamping at the door, and a trio of youngsters swagger in, greet­ ed with jibes and jests from the first- c o n i e r s . . ; f , "Takixv anti-fat yet, Bill?" -. "Yep:"",- ' • "You look it--how much have you gained?". For answer Bill squares at his ques­ tioner and thrusts and parries a mo­ ment in dumb show. "Ought to a seen Si in Ivans' City the other day." "What yer givin' us?" swaggers Si in gutturals. "Got in a street car an' tried to drop his fare into the heater." There is a volley of guffaws, and in the midst of it half a dozen more young men come in. There are more boister­ ous jeers, more saliva on the floor and some profanity. "Say, I'll put yer letters on," volun­ teers a central figure in the group to one of the new-comers. "Not much--gimme yours." "Not on yer life." The big fellow shuffles t lie letters in his hands., reading aloud the addresses: "Kansas City, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Kansas City." "Been in every one of 'em," observes the chief swaggerer; at which there are some looks of wondering admira­ tion turned upon him. "You know where State and Madison is in Chicago?" queries some one. "Do 1?" with an upward turn of the eye, which may mean that the partic­ ular corner lias a hard time to get along without him. "Golly, but they's some tough cor- AMBASSADOR THOMAS FRANCIS BAYARD. WASHINGTON. The naval appropriation bill for the fiscal year which begins July 1 next was completed by the House Committee on Naval Affairs. The total amount carried by the bill is $31,611,034, of which $12,- 779,133 is for the increase Qf the navy. The appropriation is an increase over the -amount of the last bill, which was about $29,330,000. "Under the increase of the navy the, chief items are the four new bat­ tleships and fifteen torpedo boats, the former "to carry the heaviest armor and most powerful ordnance upon a, displace^ ment of about 11,000 tons, and to have the highest practicable speed for vessels of their class." . Speed premiums are to be offered, all parts of the vessels are to be of domestic manufacture, and the com tracts are to be let within ninety days after the passage of ttie" act. One firm, MARKET REPORTS. Chicago--Oattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $4.75; hogs, shipping grades, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, fair to choice, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. *2 red, Glc to G2c; corn, No. 2, 28c to 29c; oats, No. 2, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 35c to 36c; butter, choice creamery, 20c to 22c; eggs, fresh, 9c to 11c; potatoes, per bushel, 15c to 25c; broom corn, $20 to $45 per ton for common to choice. Indianapolis--Oattle, shipping, $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep; common to prime, $2.00 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2, 68c to 69c;. corn-, No. 1 white, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 23c to 24c. St. Louis--Cattle, $3.00 to $4:75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 73c; corn, No. 2 yello-w, 26c to 27c; oats, No. 2 white, 18c to 19c; rye, No. 2, 37c to 39c. Cincinnati--Oattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wiieat, No. 2, 72c to 74c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 29c to 31c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 21c to 22c; rye, No. 2, 41c to 43c. Detroit--Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.25; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to 70c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c; rye, 37c to 38c. Toledo--Wheat, No. 2 red, 69c to 70c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 29c to 30c; oats, No. 2 white, 22c to 23c;"ry0, No. 2, 37c to 39c; clover set?d, $4.35 to $4.45. ® Milwaukee--Wheat, No. 2 spring, 61c to 63c; corn, No. 3, 27c to 29c; oats, No. 2 white, 19c to 20c; barley. No. 2, 30c to 32c; rye, No. 1, 37c to 39c; pork, mess, $8.50 to $9.00. Buffalo--Cattle, $2.50 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 73c to 75c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 34c- to 35c; oats. No. 2 White, 23c to 25c. New York--Cattle, $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.75; sheep, $2.00 to $4.50; wheat, No. 1 hard, 74c to 76c; corn<j No. 2, 37c to 38c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 25c; butter, creamery, 15c to 23c; eggs, West­ ern, 11c to 12c. year ago by Mr. Bayard at Wilmington, Del,, in which the ambassador said: "I represent no party as ambassador to Great Britain, but my country and my own people." Mr. Fairchild I Rep., N. Y.) regretted that the committee had not brought in articles of impeachment instead of cen­ sure, and Mr. Hutchinson (Dem., Texas) said he would vote for the second resolu­ tion laying down the well-established principle that our representatives in for­ eign countries should abstain from par­ tisan speeches. Mr. Willis was the first Republican to announce that he opposed censuring Mr. Bayard. Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.) spoke eloquently in opposition to the resolu­ tions, and then Mr. Hitt, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, yielded the remainder of his time to Mr. Bailey (Dem., Texas), who made a speech in favor of the resolutions, declaring the Edinburgh speech was a breach of good taste and of diplomatic etiquette and was an offense against our common sense and sound and rugged patriotism, and that a man who would express such utterances as those of Mr. Bayard at Boston was "unworthy to represent this country any­ where or at any tiifte." Then the vote was taken as previously stated. The first resolution censured Mr. Bayard "in the name of the American people"; the second condemned in general terms the delivery of partisan speeches by our foreign representatives. For the sec­ ond resolution nine Democrats voted and no Republicans against it. The nine Democrats were: Allen, Mississippi; Bai­ ley, Texas; Cummings, New York; Hutch- eson, Texas; Layton, Ohio; Owens, Ken­ tucky; Pendleton, Texas; Sorg, Ohio, and Stokes, North Carolina. £100, which, if carried, would have had the effect of censuring the Egyptian pol­ icy of the Government,- was decisively de­ feated. CHESS BY CABLE. Splendid Trophy Played For bj- Eng­ lish sitid Americans, Grpat Britain and the United States have recently been involved in a desper­ ate war, in which many men were lost on both sides. The battle was fought by cable, and was between the best team of chess players this country could get to­ gether and the best team England could bring to the front. A really fine trophy was offered by Sir George Newues, which has been given to the Americans, wTho won the victory. The game in America was played in the assembly hall of the Bank Building, in Brooklyn, and the British game in the Pillar room, Cannon BIG BLOW TO SPAIN. Defeat in the Recent Pinnr del Rio Battle a Crushing One. The Cuban insurgents have dealt Spain a crushing blow. Trustworthy informa­ tion has byen received from Havana that the battleToiight a few days ago in I'inar del Rib, which the dispatches sent out with the sanction of tie press censor de­ scribed as a Spanish victory, was in real­ ity a lamentable defeat for the forces of Gen. Weyler. This news reached Havana and was sent to New York in a brief cipher cablegram.' The source of the in­ formation leaves no doubt of its reliabil­ ity. The Spanish officials will not permit the report of insurgent successes to be sent out of Havana. The iate press dis­ patches from iJavana say that officials now admit that the battle Was a fiercely contested one, and that it was attended with serious consequences to the Spanish. It Is the firm opinion in New York among persons informed of events in Cuba that the Spanish cause is lost. It iS"~also be­ lieved, despite denials', that this last de­ feat will -so add to the dissatisfaction against Gen. Weyler that either his resig­ nation of recall will soon follow. The engagement was more in the nature of a pitched battle than any previous one dur­ ing the insurrection, and the attack madei by the insurgents,was bold and effective. The impression strengthens in Wash­ ington official circles that Spain "has made a failure of it in Cuba, and that the re­ bellion cannot be suppressed in any other street, London, at a distance of 3,483 miles. The Commercial Cable Company's wires' were used, and the moves were made as rapidly as if the players sat vis­ a-vis at the same tahle. Only a few sec­ onds were required to communicate to the players at one end of the wire the moves that were made by the players at the other. When play started it looked as though the/British players would come out successful, but as the play advanced the Americans gained wonderfully and managed to win out. Following is the final score: America. Great Britain. Moves. 1--Pillsbury .. ..0 Blackburn 1 66 o_ -Showalter . . .1 Burns . . .0 64 *> -Burille .... ..1 Bird ... .0 48 4--Barry . .1 Tinsley . . . 0 67 5-- Hymes . . V' Locock . . . %• 41 6-- -Hodges ... .; y2 Mills . .. . . % 40 7-- Delmar . . , . . J/2 Atkins . . . % 41 8--Biiird ..0 Jackson .1 43 Totals ..4V2 o 3 M i The City Council of Anderson, Ind., as the result of a vigorous campaign by Christian bodies, has passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person under the age of 16 to smoke a cigarette, punishable by arrest and a fine not in ex­ cess of $25. ners in dat man's town," broaks in a rakish young negro. "Some 'chalk-eye' do you over there, Pete?" Pete swaggers a moment. "I ain't sayin' uothin," meaningly. "Tell us' about it, Pete," chimes in a* chorus. "Ain't much about it." says Pete at last, hooking a thumb into his left.trou­ sers pocket and swaying from side to side as he turns around. "Yaller coon come at me there one night--big f'ler, 'bout six foot high. lie lammed at me an' I ducked. He come ag'in an' I up wit' mv knee an' ketc-hed him in the middle. I got 'im up yere"--indicat­ ing his collar with a black thumb--"an' then I didn't do a t'ing to 'im!" "Good boy," exclaimed Bill, slapping him ou the back and raising a cloud of (lllSt. The local express agent drops in with a leathern bag swung from his • shoulder and with a green-topped lan­ tern. Then two hotel runners join the crowd of loungers. "Where is she?" queries some one. "Heard 'er whistle at the crossin'," replies one of the runners. "She'll be yere lii three minutes, then," and Bill begins buttoning his coat. One lone passenger sits in the back­ ground of iron-bound seats. Nobody knows him, though much that has been said is for his benefit. "Train!" calls out the agent, slam­ ming the door of his little cage as he comes out. "Train!" repeats half a dozen of the loungers, as they crowd to the door leading to the platform. The lone passenger passes out quiet­ ly when the mob is gone. There are forty persons on the platform as the limited vestibule train dashes in like a meteor. A mail pouch is pitched off; there is a little cluster of men with letters to post gathered at the open door of the mail car; a few pack­ ages are exchanged between the local express agent and the agent in the ex­ press car; the lone passenger steps aboard--- "All right here!" from the , brake- man. The green lantern of the conductor winks to the engineer, the wheels creak and the "limited" has thunder­ ed away into the night and the snow.-- Chicago Record. Slow but Healthy. The Italian battleship Cristoforo Colombo has a curious arrangement for furnishing her seamen with drinking water. Experience proved that drink ing large quantities of cold water af­ ter violent exercise, especially while cruising in the tropics, caused many deaths. The water tauks on the bat­ tleship were designed to prevent such indiscretion. The water tauks„ou the vessel are connected with innumerable little rub­ ber htfses and on the end of each hose is a small rubber nipple. When any seaman wants drinking water he must turn a stop cock and then suck it through the hose and nipple. It is slow work, but it has been found that it pre­ serves many valuable lives.--San Fran­ cisco Post. Cannot Translate It. Prof. Garner has just returned from Africa with the positive announcement that gorillas talk. It is worth noting, however, that he doesn't, tell what they say.--New York Mail and Express. This is the season wheo y°ur neigh­ bor buys a hoe and a rake, and a few garden seeds, and pretends to be better than you are. WORK. OF CONGRESS. THE WEEK'S DOINGS IN SENATE AND HOUSE. . A Comprehensive Digest of the Pro­ ceedings in the Legislative Cham­ bers at Washington--Matters that Concern the People. Lawmakers at Labor. In the Senate Friday the following bills were passed: Fixing Ogden and Salt Lake City as the places for holding terms of the United Stafes courts in Utah; grant­ ing a pension of $50 to the widow of the late Brigadier General Clendenin; au­ thorizing the payment of highest grade of his rank to Rear Admiral Russell, re­ tired; for the disposal of lauds in the Fort Klamath Bay reservation, Oregon; fixing the rank and 'pay of the Judge Advocate- General of the Navy; for a survey of the mouth of the Yukon river, Alaska. Th§^ Senate adjourned until Monday. In the House Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana, was unseated by a. vote of 131 to 50 &nd seat declared vacant. According to the face of the returns, Mr. Boatiier had 15,- 520 votes and Air. Benoit 5,994. The. minority contended that" the purged re­ turns would still elect Mr. Boatner by over 5,000. A vote of censure against A m b a s s a d o r B a y a r d w a s c a r r i e d . • An unexpected climax to the" Cuban de­ bate was reached in' the Senate Monday when, on motion of Mr. Sherman, chair­ man of the Committee on Foreign Rela-, tio'ns, the.Cuban resolutions wfere recom­ mitted to the conference committee. The vote to recommit was unanimous and without the formality of a roll call, repre­ senting a general, consensus of opinion that the committee should so change the resolutions as to overcome the opposition that has developed. Messrs. Sherman, Morgan and Lodge were appointed to rep­ resent the Senate in a further conference. Simultaneously with this action Mr. Mills presented Cuban resolutions which propose to go farther than has yet been suggested. They direct the President to request Spain to grant local self-govern­ ment to Cuba, and in case Spain refuses the President is authorized to use the military and naval forces in taking pos­ session of Cuba and holding it until self- government is established by the Cuban people. The House Committee on Elec­ tions of President and sVice-President reported favorably the bill introduced by Mr. Corliss, of Michigan, providing for the election of Senators by direct vote of the people. Some amendments of minor importance were adopted. The question of reforming the fee sys­ tem of the United States District Attor­ neys and'Marshals occasioned much de­ bate in the Senate Wednesday. Mr. Hoar opposed the change from fees to salaries by means of an appropriation bill, as it was a large subject, needing separate treatment. Mr. Allen (P-».>.) of Nebraska attacked the high salaries. lie declared that the offices of District Attorney were given frequently in payment of political debts, and instead of requiring a high degree of legal talent the places some­ times went to "shysters" who could not earn a living out of oflice. Mr. George (Dem.) of Mississippi attacked the entire policy of giving high salaries and showed that the Governors and Attorney Gener­ als of States received less by half than the bill proposed allowing Federal Dis­ trict Attorneys. Air. Allen also, criticised the provision allowing the Attorney Gen­ eral to designate the number of Deputy Marshals. He spoke against the "horde of officeholders." Under Buchanan the Government spent $50,000,000 annually and now it is $500,000,000. In that time the population had doubled, but the ex­ penses had increased tenfold. Officers were thrusting their hands into the treas­ ury and by hook and crook, mainly by crook, seeking to increase their salaries. The purpose of this provision was to add to the offices controlled by an executive officer. Mr. Hoar responded warmly that the Senate could not waste its time inves­ tigating the details of the number of Deputy Marshals in each of the seventy- seven districts in the United States. If it did it would become a laughing stock. If the Government could not trust the At­ torney General with this duty then the American Government had better shut"' up shop and apply to some Populist club to carry on its affairs. After an extended debate the salaries for District Attor­ neys and Marshals were agreed to as re­ ported, with a few minor changes. The legislative appropriation was not com­ pleted when at 5:30 the Senate went into executive session and soon after adjourn­ ed. The House discussed naval appro­ priation. The Senate spent most of Thursday on the legislative appropriation bill, but did not complete owing to Mr. Sherman's motion to strike out the proposition for the change from fees to salaries for Unit­ ed States district attorneys and marshals. A joint resolution was adopted allowing ex-President Harrison to accept decora­ tions from Brazil and Spain. The joint resolution was passed, providing for the appointment of a commission und<>r the direction of the Secretary of War,for the preliminary survey, with plans, specifica­ tions and approximate estimates of cost thereof, for the construction of a ship canal of approved width and depth, from the lower shore of Lake Michigan to the Wabash river, and for the further investi­ gation of the practicability of the con­ struction of such waterway. The naval appropriation bill was passed by the House without substantial Amendment. The bill carries $31,611,034 and autlror- izes the construction of four battle ships and fifteen torpedo boats, the total cost of which will be in the neighborhood of $35,000,000. Emperor "William's Bumps. An English phrenologist who has ex­ amined the head of Emperor William IL, says that there is nothing unusual about it. "It is." lie says, "a medium head, of the military type, such as can be found by the score in the army. The bumps of self-love and comlMitive- ness are abnormally developed. He will never let himself be stopped by au ob­ stacle. There is no power on earth that could exercise the least pressure upon him. His self-love is so great that it would not surprise me if he should proclaim himself infallible. lie would be perfectly sincere in so doing." Facts About Sills. The French introduced sericulture in Louisiana in 1781. In the year 1600 the manufacture of silk began in England. In 1S40 the silk factories of Prussia employed 14,000 operators. The product of sjlk in Connecticut in 1S39 was five tons of raw silk. Silk goods are said to take dyes more readily than any other fabrics. The Supreme Judges of the United States wears gowns of black silk. He-nry VIII. was the first English king to wear pair of silk stockings. The Imperial Library in Paris has thirty-six books printed on white silk. - The Silk Association of Great Brit­ ain and Ireland was formed,in 1886. In 1714 the first regular silk mill in England was put in operation at Derby.