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H MStmi. if tut XtatHrta Proposed *
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B Dnwnti cm fch ± ± Crocker \ , of Kansas ,
B vtMK wnittati to * xpbun th Oklahoma
IB WDNRMtt II * presented a resolution de-
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B " atmammml tAtt prntent administration und
B < iwfnrnnfcnl tfi # puaag ? ot tlm now pending
B Okfnfc wii WK , ojsd If * hh congreas did not
HB s * * • * # Ml tJten mquantiftg the president
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B • * • * w J8 * * * * * 1H. Alter some discus-
B eSMi tfc { nrs tHim waa r d rred to the
B | MWgy WHKiitotx * . J m Harper , of Ilh-
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B § fc aM lk wwmwt ckar ea ; the United States
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Bf ifc hm i of tka pofHiiar wiH ; a trilling linh-
Bf iii utt ti * txHitnl upon aa an excuse
B fl p iifiiiiiiifiT < WK the public money upon the
BJ , nun i > n ay siMtury prepanitionn which
Bf onr J i rgiiiiif to breed a spirit of war to ape
Bf JBtoatfMoMi d * pt iin and to empty the
Bj Tm murj * 4Mjt paying public debt. Un-
Br rf r Hlni i omI oChnr aJaruiing eonditioua
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B 4WMtty to n Hi out of the old party or-
B aHWHiMMiii , wh n iadifferance to the pub-
Bf kc wWhau > nwpon ible for thi dmlreei.
B > u * t btrfft m to organize a new political
m pumtf. mmt seetMMMil but national , and
B 4toa wiwfciiw ehaH be called conimoneru ;
Bj > 4 f > biiBt h JC bo to re [ > eul till claan
BJ Ibyia t h Mr f the rich and to relieve the
m < h p iw • r MMl htriua by establiehins
Bf ttf Awito < wHK fK-MHnpiea :
B Mtat K ery h i uan bein < ; posdesseri the
Bj saftami iwwHwtinlilu ri ht t suflicieut land
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Bt Mwy Mwiwa rMMw eilizoK a home , ns the
B Mrm C wnitt * f fre mstitiitions. To thin
Bj < nm * wi mmm { a graduated land tax on
K 4 Ib9 * * a4oto . MpectiJly tho e held for
B pmmtm * * * r fce m C fMirpoweri ; the recla-
Bj- M t4to > M wf aH tHteorned land grants ; the im-
Bj m nihifci opening t f Okhihoma to home-
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Bj * migiwl LmMhn Ium4 and the settlement nl
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B i < i lii pFttvefttM ; ; corporations from uo
BJ 'tf * * * * * * i uf eatattt beyoiui the requirements
B < • tdtair ( MteMess. and alien owners of land ;
B tltof nt iit f rr utioK instates and terri-
B. tiim t w4mi > nec4rs < ary shall be under such
B PmMSc eumktmi s shmII secure the free and
B wttfMbkMv Hoe of waters and tne franchise to
B tMmpmtptm
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B ilk * CiM iiUU s postal system , and e < iui-
B C M > p fcti v rywWre l e established.
B Tfciwii 3liiii y. The establishment of a
B- MMto > l tmmetary nystem in the interest
B- # * ! > y whitur iifsfeeiul of the speculator
B < wmA imiwr by which the circulating rae-
B 4bMN jm like w * iiSHry qHHntity and full
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B p Mfi * • • tfcovit the iHtervention of banks.
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tb nte f interest t > relieve them
\ Itoii < t t < tW Wfi of Hf ry Hnd ennble them
I tm fnit tike in ii wry f ply. l'ostul miv-
I bj towki. thould he errtublishfd. While
i w ltov 1m c iimic of X * > ld we should have
hMcMMO f silver. We demand the
psa C pwymrmt bf the nMtional debt , and
Mkhwi th h A rei e of interest hearing
j h db thur by the Hututnal government
< Mrh > f th > > totaf , territories , counties or
MMMM | N jM > Mr.
' ? Fi < t'tfc ' LaJtor. Arbitration should take
tfttf pto * * f strikws oihI other injurious
* 1 < toJ wf seBtJhi labor disputes ; letting
HM * rt btfetr to contraetors should be
' , pwJktoarf ; tlM c < M ira t system should be
Jb 3tafe rf Mt iwhHc works ; the hours of
Uwii i im triwl estabbshments should
i b Mrfanai , ouiwiiiiHaHrate with the in-
4MMto f ti e rutiiKtiex in labor saving
, mmsitmmry ; the em < loyes should be
pMaCactiMi Ewma bodily injury ; equal
r Mr uhw tl l be given for equal work
' lir bu < h sexie < , hm ! labor , nsricultural
mm ! --Kritie associations be fostered
mmA imit riitil by law ; foundation of
' tfe * ptiifi * the iHtetii enee of its citizens
Mf th * HtihJtvn. ho are driven into work-
jAa e. m mmi a d factories are deprived of
• dMmtoM , whieh bb tb ] be secured to all
* ty pnwyar hn shUtoit ; we desire to see labor
H wiinliii umi exWwoVd throHchotit all the
immmmk mumm/trvm MHttI it shall l > e impossi-
M mm Am put i to araay the workingmen
< ft tawiilry m wwr agninat their broth-
• # iither co H try.
. ' , JHfch goirffcips * • ! sailors. In the ap-
m > if" n * f til * services of the United
fa tjhhwns ajwf sailors , we demand for
; limnm * j ? * * * b fc re chanty , and the pur-
ptavf * 4ap memtmil w > tty jkihI them dur-
; 1m * r * T i hl be made equal in value to
itmtwUL mmU the huMlitohJer. The soldier
( KIM pcwathW a chtim , or its e ] uivalent ,
4 t piifc * h tepwt ated paper. The bond-
hmUme Irwmf the jewvernwent depreciated
k fHWr * * * N > tni Se l to take it back , but
I c mU | m ztM
J axah > UMtMiMe tax. A graduated income
taix is tW MMist nttitaMe system of taxa-
/ Vmbw frfacMN : the harden of the government
. * - * uIm n H * t afford to pay , in-
aA ait • # Ntyiwg it u the farmers and pro-
ihwiai. jmh ! exempting the millionaire
iMalkaUeri and corporntiou .
e * th The L'Mted States Senate. The
( it grTrr * f the nited States senate by
MiifKiiiiiiii ii i and tools of corporatious.who
lai mm ay my a thy with free institutions ,
\ t < Mna < ew the very existence of the repub-
i Mk. We titwaml a constitutional ameud-
i m wi w afcMc Catted States senators elec-
I Urn * m * die direct vote of the people.
j Bybrk. CMaese State and national
, ham * * h inht be parsed as shall effectually
aaW feoMt America the Mongolian slave
, amJ. Jbeutfic competition.
Vith Arme l men The employment of
fa n iKmu f armed men by private corpora-
[ 4ww nmU be prohibited ,
* t Tifh Tin eepjahty and rlsht to vote is
ialkM l m cttHWHship irrespective of sex.
; Ifbirinth Temperance That excessive
k mrilli , ruseHing m luxury and idleness on
f UMbjwiaBe excessive toil and poverty
, 4M' * fc MCber I d to intemperance and vice.
I 2f w MWs ef reform here demanded will
* T gin * i to be the-scientific solution of tha
' } faMMMM | iesteB.
, fgjb nmiKiig was vociferously applnndeil.
! tlfcmei * e atose ef the reading a d ! egcte
f kmm. JHEs fd moved ihs adoption of tha
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majority report. The minority report la
simply on the temperance plank and is an
out and out prohibition declaration ns to
the open saloon , leaving the quowtion of
manufacture for submission to tho people.
3IORE JPJCSSWS VETOES.
Th 1'rtatilent llrfmea to Stfjn Tiro Depend
ent I'entlon Mills of the Senate.
Washington dispatch : The president to
day vetoed two senate pension bills. 01
one of them , granting a pension to John
Heed , sr. , thu aged and dependent father of
a deceased soldier , the president Hays : Tho
records show that tho mother of tho sol
dier was allowed a penaion , commencing in
1882. and terminating in 1S84 , when sho
died. "The claim of the father , " Bays tho
president , 4'waa rejected in 18S3 , for the
reason that tho mother who had ft prior
right , was still living , and when his claim
was again presented iu 1S8G ho was in
formed that his abnnJonment of his fam
ily in 1850 precluded tbo idoa that he wna
entitled to n pension ns being dependent
upon a soldier for support. 01 courso
thee * decisions were correct in law , and
a morals. " "This case , " ho acids , "dem
onstrates the menus employed in attempts
to cheat the government in applications
for [ tensions too often successful. Tho al
legation in 1877 of tho man who now
poses ns tho ageil and dependent father of
a dead soldier that the mother died iu
1872 , when at that time her claim was
pending for penaion largely based upon
his abandonment ; the aflidavit of
the man who testified that
he saw her die in 1872 , tho effrontery of
this unworthy father renewing his claim
alter the detection of his fraud and the ac
tual death of the mother and the allegation
of the mother that sho was a widow , when
in fact she was nil abandoned wife , show
the processes which enter into these claims
for pensions and tho boldness with which
plans are sometimes concocted to rob tho
government , by actually trnllickiug in
death and imposing upon tho sacred senti
ments of patriotism und national grati
tude. "
Of the other bill granting a pension to
Charlotte O'Neal , widow of Ilichnrd
O'Neal , late colonel of the Twenty-sixth
regiment , Indiana volunteers , the president
in disapproving it says : "If this is tho
otiicer whose widow is named in the bill
the proposition is to pension the widow of
a soldier who after ten mouths' service
resigned , nnd who seven months after his
resignation died o ( disease which was in no
manner related to his military service. "
BiTUEit axij THimmt.
The Vermont railroad commissioners have
found that no one was really to blame for the
White River Junction horror.
Arrests In connection with the recent mili
tary plots In Russia coutiuue to be of dally oc
currence.
Henry M. Stanley has arrived at Zanzibar
on his way to the iuterior of Africa to rescue
Emln Bey.
A Portuguese man of war has seized the
steamer Kelva belonginc to the sultan of
Zanzibar and taken itto Mozambique.
Sijrnor NIcatera , leader of tho opposition in
the lta'iau chamber of deDUties , proposes to
attack the new ministry at the first sitting.
John M. Hall , who died In the prison hospit
al at Jol.et. was serviu : : a life sentence for the
marder of John McMahon and two hired men
at Mount Pulaski , Illinois. Confessions of
perjury lately made by witnesses against him ,
taken in connection with his dying statement ,
lead to the belief that he had no connection
with the triple tragedy.
The business men of Minneapolis have tend
ered to the state of Minnesota a capitol site
and building , the latter to cost 52,000,000.
The editor of a Berlin newspaper was sent
to prison for a mouth for printing the false
statement that the czar shot the military at
tache of the German legation at St. Peters
burg.
President Cleveland is said to have had a
three-hour conference on Sunday with Speaker
Carlisle as to the latter's acceptance of the
treasury portfo io.
Samuel Treat , district judge at St. Louis ,
has resigned his position , to devote his time
to private business. He is 71 years of age ,
and was appointed by President Pierce. Amos
M. Thayer , judge of the state circuit court ,
lias been appointed to the vacancy.
OXE WAT TO SHOW GRIEF.
Nev York dispatch : A Sioux Indian in
BufTalo Bill's Wild West show , Muzza by
name , which being interpreted means iron ,
received word yesterduy of the recent
death of his brother at the Pino Ridge In
dian ngency in Dakota. Following tha
custom or the Sioux and of all the north
ern Indian tribes , Muzza began to expresa
his grief at his brother's death by tortur
ing himself. His object in this was to
prove that his affection for his brother
was so great that he willingly wou'd have
shared with his brother the pains of the
latter's sickness and death. Muzza whit
tled several pieces of hickory wood into
shapes resembling that of a common meat
skewer , then stripped himself , made several
pairs of deep gashes in different part-
of his body , and passed tho skews
ers through these gushes under tho
the skin. He put three such skewers
iu each leg , one in the breast , mid then
paraded through the Indian quarters in
the Madison Square Garden from 10
o'clock in the morning until noon. Buffalo
Bill then persuaded him to take the
skewers out. ltroncho Bill , tho Indian
interpreter of the Wild West , told a re
porter that the Indians while on tho plains ,
when iu mourning , in this fashion wero ac
customed to hang the head of a buffalo ox
or a cow upon the skewer in the breast and
to leave it there until the llesh was pulled
through.
Muzza beins unable to jet a buffalo head
hung a heavy chain upon his breast. Tho
other Indians looked on with great ad
miration while he was undergoing the tor
ture. Muzza retired to his teppe and en
tered upon n silent fast which will last sev
eral days.
AX OFFICIAL IX TROUJiLE.
New York special : The World's Wash
ington special says : Goverbcr Saineiord
of Alaska is again in trouble , growing out
of new charges having been tiled against
him in the interior department. It seems
that at a pnblic meeting not long since , nt
Sitka , tho governor made a speech de
nouncing the Chineso nnd inciting opposi
tion acainst those living in tho territory.
On the night of his alleged incendiary
speech a riot broke out , resulting in the
killing of four Chinese and a general scar
ing of the Celestial population. The
charges , which are signed by a large per
centage of Americans at Sitka , demand
that he be removed nt once. Another
charge is also filed against the governor ,
alleging thnt he was given a valuable cane
by some citizens which they desired him to
forward for them to the president. The
charges scecify that instead of sending tho
cane to Cleveland , he made a present of it
to his personal nnd political friend , Don
M. Dickinson , of Detroit.
A collision between a New York Central
rain and a switch-engine at Poughkeepsle re
sulted iu fatal injuries to the engineer and
ireman of the latter.
Extni police are being drafted in County
Clare , Ireland , and evictions have commenced
on a large scale on Lord Cork's estate , Glen- ,
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TERRIBLE ZOSS OF LIFE.
EarthaiiulU ! Shoclx Fraught With Frightful
Ruin and Dcutli.
Home , Feb. 23. Earthquake shocks fraucht
with death and ruin were reported from the
section of country just below Genoa early this
morning. The disturbance , bo far as It can be
traced , traveled to the * northwest and then
southwest and west , following the coast and
also extending far to the inland.
Tho loss of life at many cities , towns and
villages was very great , according to present
reports ; but it is Impossible to obtain any
thing like accurate Information in the destruc
tion of life and property. It Is known , how
ever , that at least 400 lives were lost , and it is
feared that as more definite Information comes
in from the villages as yet unheard from , the
figures will rival those of the island of Ischla.
TEltltlULF. LOSSES OF LIFE.
At Crevo , near DIano Marino , 300 persons
were killed by being buried In the rulus of
falling buildings.
The whole of the river at Noll on the gulf of
Genoa , and not far from Savona , was devns
tated. Many houses fell and fifteen pcrsoui
were killed.
Sk were killed and thirty injured at OneL'Ha ,
also on the gulf of Genoa , while at Dimio
Marino near Oulglia scores of people were
killed and hundreds injured and fully one-
third of the town destroyed.
At Genoa the shock was very violent and
the ducal palace and many houses were seri
ously damaged. An enormous crowd at the
Carlo Felice theater to witness a gala per
formance was greatly alarmed when the
shock was felt.
At Turin the churches suffered severely.
In the neighborhood of Dordigora many
houses fell , killing the inmates.
SHOCKS AT MANY 1'I.ACCS.
Shocks were also felt at Monte Carlo and
Monaco , at which places they were so severe
that rocks were detached from the cliffs and
precipitated into the .sea.
The disturbance extended as far as Genoa.
Two violent shocks wore felt at Toulon at 0.
The first was fifteen seconds' duration , and
the second of twelve seconds. The movement
was from west to cast. At Cannes three
shocks were felt at the same hour. The first ,
which was very violent , lasted for a minute ,
but the second and thiid were not so heavy.
Many persons at this place rushed to the sea
shore lor safety , but uobody was injured. At
Avignon three shocks were experienced be
tween 6 and 8. The first was very severe and
awakened everybody in the place. Several
shocks were felt at Geneva at (5. (
Tlicre was also a slight shock at Marseilles
this morning , and the walls of a number of
houses were cracked. The shocks were also
felt at Leghorn and Milan and several places
iu the provinces of Genoa.
INTENSE TERIIOU AT NICE.
At Nice the earthquake shocks caused awful
Furprise to the crowds of maskers returning
home from the carnivals In fancy costumes ,
worn and bedraggled by the night's exercises ,
and lookinc dull and dreary under the glare of
the early morning sumlight. The first shock
created an immediate panic ; women screamed
In terror , and there was a wild rush in all di
rections for safety from what everyone thought
an awful calamity. Barking dogs and claug-
Incchurch bells added to the momentary ter
ror. The people first rushed to the church of
Notre Dame and besieged the confessionals ,
and a dramatic scene was presented of many
strong men on their knees praying.
Then came a second shock : . Terror was dc-
fiicted on every face and the praying crowds
lastened outside for safety. Troops were
called out to keep order among the crowds be
sieging the railways throughout the city.
To-day there was a blue , cloudless sky and
a warm r.un. A technical inspection will be
necessary to discover the extent of the dam
age to property .
"One lady jumped from a window in terror
when the "first shock came , and now lies iu a
precarious condition.
The mayor to-day expressed the opinion
that no more shocks were likely to occur , and
enjoined the people to remain calm.
WILD SCENES OF TERKOK.
Although the earthquake was much less
serious in France than Italy , the panic in Nice
was excessive. The people were depressed by
carnival dissipation and their imaginations
paiuted the event in the darkest colors. Ex
orbitant rates were charged for all conveyances ,
owinc to the crush of visitors who desired to
leave , fearing a renewal of the shocks.
To-night nobody dared sleep in their houses.
Wagons , carriages , ships , cabs and all other
available conveniences were seized at hijrh
prices. The streets were filled with people car
rying beading. The visitors have deserted
the hotels and are sitting in long rows of
chairs in the street.
The belfry of St. Augustine's church at
Nice fell.
There are rumors of enormous damage In
the mountains , caused by avalanches set in
motion by the shocks.
Horses became restless and refused to move
hours before the event.
The Sorgues river , fea by Petrarch's foun
tain , suddenly overflowed but soon subsided.
UEl'OUTS ritOM MANY SECTIONS.
Tbe shocks affected a wide eccentric area.
The first occured atG:30 , the last at 10. Up
to the present time accounts are vague auu
conflicting , but there seems to be no damage
in the inland towns.
The earthquake was felt tiirough Liguria
and Pidemout , but the wires are broken and
news travels slowly.
At Leghorn the earthquake had a strong
undulatory movement , accompanied bv an
underground rumbling , and lasted twelve
seconds.
At Genoa , Turin and Milan the effects were
similar. At Lucca the shock lasted forty sec
onds and at Geneva it lasted one minute and
created treat excitement , but as far as ascer
tained no damage was caused.
Railway traffic is suspended beyond Savna.
The prisoners in the government jail at Final-
borgo , alarmed by the earthquake , attempted
to escape but were overcome by the guards.
A second and severer shock of earthquake
occurred later in the day in Genoa. Pavia ,
Lucca , Cuneo , Aluissola , Porto Maurizio ,
Oncglia and Noli.
At Savona eight persons were killed and fif
teen others injured and immense damage was
done to property.
re ins rou Tun prince of wales.
London , Feb. 23. The Prince of Wales be
ing at Cannes , the Queen of England became
exceedingly anxious concerning him , at once
telegraphing him. The prince immediately
telegraphed a re-assuring replv , saying he was
well and uninjured. The government ] in con
sideration of the popular concern about his
safety , requested him by telegraph to return
to England as soon as convenient.
Paris , Feb. 23. News of the earthquake
was at first disbelieved , but when confirmed
caused the greatest sensations , and anxiety
over the fate of friends Mas general and the
telegraph offices were soon crowded.
Slight fhocks were felt at Villes , Privas ,
Valence , Grenoble and Lyons , and the gen
darmerie barracks at Mentone collapsed , and
several people were killed and injured Busi
ness suspended everywhere.
Berlin , Feb. 23. Some papers here call at
tention to the fact that several days ago there
was published a statement that the annulaV
eclipse of the sun , visible in the southern
hemisphere , would be accompanied by ex
tremely strong scbismic phenomena , owing to
the coincident influence of the sun and moon
on the earth.
London , Feb. 24. Two sharp shocks were
felt in Corsica , and it is reported that several
persons were killed at Mentone , where 8t.
Michael's church was badfy damaged.
TA LKIXG O I'ER COXGHESSIOXA I. WORK
Washington special : Senators Sherman
and Harris called upon the president to
day to talk over congressional work and
were informed that an extra session of tho
senate would bo necessary. The president
said he did not have time to consider tho
inter-state commerce commission and
would have to delay their nomination till
after the 4lh or March , which is believed to
mean that he intends to appoint some
members of congress. Besides , he said
there was n commercial treaty pendingbe-
tween the United States nnd China , nnd an
extradition treaty between the United
States nnd Great Britain , which demanded
attention. It is believed that the extra
will last a month.
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FOOIt 1'IlOSl'ECTS EOR VASSAOE.
Tito Oullooh for the l're-empllon , Timber
( failure unit Desert Lund Act.
Washington special : There is very littlo
likelihood of the passage of tho bill
to ropeal tho pre-emption , timber culture
and desert land act. Tho two houses are
widely apart. Tho chief point of difference
is on the eighth section , which tho senate
added to tho bill which provides that when
an entry ia cancelled by the commissioner
of tho land office the entryman shall have
redress in civil courts. For somo unex
plained reason Cobb and Payson are much
opposed to this , although it would seem to
be only justice that tho complainant
should have a chance to be hoard by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Major
Strait , of Minnesota , who is the principal
opponent on the committee to the hotiso
bill , said to-night that the eena.te will
never recedo from its position ho long ae
Gobi ) remains one of tho conferees. Ho
thought if some one else less objectionable
than Cobb should bo substituted there
would be a good prospect of reaching an
agreement , but the speaker is not disposed
to substitute any one nnd the
bill will probably fail. Representative
If ugh Price , of Wisconsin , tho young
man who is Berving out the unexpired
term oT his father , Mas very broad views en
this subject. He says ho has had experi
ence iu land entries in soveral states and
he has yet to find tho first case of fraud
under the pre-emption laws in any of the
agricultural districts. He is willing that
the act shouhl be repealed , but he cannot
see how it " s going to protect the public do
main Trom fraud so long as the homestead
law remains as it is , as there is as much
chance for fraud under one as the other.
The bill is of great importance wherever
the United States has land subject to en
try , but it is now practically hopeless to
try to reach an agreement before March 4.
The opponents oT the repeal say that if a
hill can be agreed to which would segregate
the timber and mineral lands from the
public domain and offer them for sale at
cost that there would bo no further neces
sity for the repeal of the preemptioi law.
as it 13 only in timber pre-emption and
mineral lands that frauds are charged , and
there is less than 2 per cent of tho fraud
ulent entries in tho agricultural lands on
the public domain.
TEE CROW IXDIAXS.
A Memorial from the Legislative Assembly of
Montana.
Washington dispatch : Mr. Toolo pre
sented a memorial of the legislative assem
bly of Montana , concerning the Crow In
dians , ns follows :
Your memorialists , the council and house
of representatives , composing tho legisla
tive assembly of the territory of Montana ,
respectfully represent to your honorable
bodies that the honorable commissioners ,
J. V. Wright , J. W. Daniels , and C. F. Lar-
abee , appointed by the honorable secretary
of tho interior to negoti ite and treat with
the various tribes of Indians of Northern
Montana , under provisions of an act of
congress entitled , "An act making appro
priations for the current and contingent
expenses of the Indian department , and for
fulfilling treaty stipulations with various
Indian tribes , for the year ending June 30 ,
1887 , and for other purposes , " approved
May 15 , 1880 , have , as your memorialists
believe , performed their duties with much
success and are about to depart from Mon
tana.
That as your memorialists believe , it
was the intent of said act to include tho
Crow Indians situated south of the Yellow
stone river in Montana among the tribes
to bo treated with by said commissioners ,
on the subjects mentioned therein , but by
a strict construction thereof said commis
sion feel unauthorized to treat with said
tribe.
That by the allotment of lands in sev
eralty to said Crow Indians , a large tract
of their reservation lying west of the Big
Horn river , comprising agricultural , graz
ing and mineral lands , is wholly unneces
sary for the use of said tribe , and should
be open to settlement by citizens of tho
United States.
Wherefore your memorialists urgently
pray that your honorable bodies enact
such measures as necessary to enable said
commissioners to treat and negotiate with
tho said Crow Indians before leaving Mon
tana.
FROM EXGLAXD AKD IREIJLS'D.
London dispatch : A conference of tho
conservative party was held to-day. The
conference was largely attended by mem
bers of both houses of commons and the
house of lords. The meeting lasted half an
hour. The marquis of Salisbury reached
the conference promptly. In his address
to the conference ho dwelt on the secession
irom the government of Lord Randolph
Churchill , which was described as a con
siderable loss to the party. "Arter mark
ing time for a month , " continued the mar
quis , "we have arrived atserious business. "
He then said he hoped the government
would be able , by reforming the rules of
nrocedure , to restore to the house of com
mons its capacity for work , and its repu
tation for courtesy , after which it should
be able to deal with the question of local
government iu Ireland and with other
measures. [ Loud cheers. ] I hope the
present law will bo sufficient to enable the
authorities to cope successfully with tho
disorder in Ireland. In any case all the
bills will be postponed until after the con
clusion or the proceedings for the reform
of the procedure rules and the action on
estimates. The government expects to
present tho budget some timo during the
first week in April. "
Several members urged tho government
to introduce in parliament the local gov
ernment bill for England , Scotland and
Wales , the provisions of which should be
extended to Ireland.
Edward Delislo , conservative member for
Middle Leicestershire , spoke , saying that
as a Roman Catholic conservative he de
nounced the conduct of Archbishop Croke ,
of Cnshel. Ireland , in openly encouraging
the conduct of the Irish National league.
He said he would like to have the arch
bishop tried for this conduct by a jury of
English Catholics in London. This state
ment provoked great enthusiasm in the
conference.
Sia William Vernon Harcourt writes that
the conferees aro still laboring to reunite
the liberal party on a basis which Bhall
contain no deviation from Gladstone's
fundamental principles respecting the Irish
qucstiou.
iCVSSIA'S STAND.
St. Petersburg. Feb. 18. It is semi-offlcl-
aliy stated in Ruwian government circles that
the conviction is gaining ground that war be
tween France and Germany is inevitable. As
a fresh defeat of France might involve dis
astrous results to Russia , the czar's govern
ment will , in the event of war , preserve en-
lire liberty of action. It will not support
France as an ally , but may by a firm , re
served attitude prevent Germany from
sending the whole of her army west of the
Rhine , and even if France should be defeated ,
attenuate as much as possime the effects of
the disaster. For these reasons it is declared
that Russia will await the outcome of the dif
ferent pi ascs of the Bulgarian crisis with thft
greatest calmness , and act in such a way as to
avoid being" involved with Austria or England
at the moment when France and Germany
commence hostilities
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THE CAZEXDARS WEIGHED DOWX.
Only Ten Days More In Which Congress Can
Dispatch the I'ublle Jluslness.
Washington dispatch : Thero will bo a
perfect potpouri in tho proceedings of con
gress during tho remaining ton days. Tho
calendars of both houses aro exceedingly
cumbersome , and so much business of great
importance demands attention that moro
or less of undue hnsto will necessarily fol
low. Tho calendar of tho house is com
posed of eighty-eight pages and 1,175
measures , as follows : Bills in tho commit
tee of the wholo house on tho state of tho
union , 281 ; houso calendar , 172 ; privato
calendar , G71 ; special orders , 14 ; bills re
ported from tho privato calondar , 8 ; priv
ilege reports and unfinished business , 1G ;
bills on tho union calendar considered
undor clause 5 , rulo 24,13.
Tho scnato calendar has 3G pages , in
cluding the index , and 27 solid pages , giv
ing tho titles of 341 measures. Most of
these are'for general legislation.
To-morrow is in
- suspensions-or-rules day
tho house , and the call rests with tho com
mittee on claims. Tito committee on ap
propriations , however , intends to antagon
ize this rulo with an appropriation bill , and
it is generally believed that it will be suc
cessful in obtaining tho lloor. Tho legisla
tive , executive and judicial ; tho consular
and diplomatic and tho naval appropria
tion bills are on the calendar , while the gen
eral deficiency and fortification bills are to
bo reported during the week , thus giving tho
house quite as much work on appropria
tion bills as it can perform. At 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon the houso will yiold its
time for eulogies upon thelato Senator Piko
of New Hampshire ; Wednesday the fisher
ies bill is to bo considered , and Thursday
the veto of the president of the dependent
parents pension bill , which was reported
Saturday from the committeo on invalid
pensions with a unanimous report in favor
of the passage of tho bill , tho president's
veto to the contrary notwithstanding. Un
der tho rulesof tho houso during tho last
Bix days o ! the last session of congress , it
is in order to move at any timo to suspend
the rules nnd put a measure upon its pass
age. Beginning with that day it will be
quits as impossible to Torccast tho proceed
ings of the house a day in advance ns it
would be to tell tho future courso of a rud
derless ship.
In the senate tho republicans seem to
have ' outlined pretty clearly tho order of
business for the week by tho programmo
fixed in conference , although their calcula
tions may be materially altered. Tho
order promulgated by the republican sena
tors is as follows :
First Privileged questions , including
conference reports , always in order.
Second General appropriation bills.
Third Pension bills , general and special.
Fourth House bills , etc. , in order , in
the morning hour , under tho Harris rule.
Fifth After the Harris rule is exhausted ,
the morning hour is to be devoted to bills
under rule 8.
The following is promulgated by the re
publican caucus :
First The matter of tho naval bills for
defense , etc. Consigned to Messrs. Cam
eron and Hale , to be proceeded with until
2 o ' clock , subject to the foregoing.
Second Tho Ends incorporation bill ;
the Nicaraugua canal bill ; naval bills be
fore mentioned , if not then already finished ;
department of agriculture bill ; pleuro
pneumonia to be reported Troiii the com
mittee on agriculture ; the bill for the relief
of depositors in tiie Freedman's bank ;
labor arbitration bills : bills forfeiting
land grants ; a bill to prohibit the publica
tion of lottery advertisements ; a bill to
quiet land titles ; the Des Moines land
grant matter ; tho settlement with the Pa
cific railraads bill ; ho iso resolutions to in
vestigate the Pacific railroads ; a bill to
authorize the Pacific railroads to build
branches in anv convenient form.
TUE COUXTRX'S CEREALS.
What is Said of the Condition of the Winter
Wheal.
Chicago dispatch : This week's Farmer's
Review crop summary is as follows : In
jury to winter wheat by reason of recent
sleet storms and accompanying cold
weather is reported from various points of
Illinois , Indiana , Missouri and Kansas ,
but the general situation as affecting the
prospects of winter wheat continues to bo
favorable. In Hamilton , Hardin and
Kane counties of Illinois , the outlook is
regarded us precarious , with many of the
fields covered with frozen sleet. In Boone ,
Coles , Kankakee , Knox , Livingston , Ma
rion , Montgomery , Pratt , Pike , Rock
Island , Sangamon , Shelby , Tazwell and
Williamson counties of Illinois , the crop is
variously reported as in fair to fine con
dition. In Tipton and in several other
middle Indiana counties freezing and thaw
ing have been hard on wheat , and have
caused some injury. In Elkhart , Hen
dricks , Marion , Hancock , Porter , and
Ohio counties of Indiana , the crop con
tinues to look very good. In Trumbull
county in northern Ohio , the prospect is
poor , but in the other tnenty-oue counties
reporting this week the outlook is regarded
as good. In Columbiana and Logan coun
ties iu central Ohio , the reports aro
that the crop is looking finely. Fields are
generally bare in Missouri , and in Clay and
Henry counties of Western Missouri the
outlook is poor. In Buchanan , Calloway ,
Cooper , Franklyn , Howard , .fnspar Lewis ,
Shelby , Worth , Caldwell and Monroe coun
ties of Missouri the prospect is uniformly
good. The fields in Michigan nnd Wiscon
sin are nearly all covered and reports are
uniformly favorable. Reports from a few
winter wheat couutie. < of Iowa and Minne
sota are generally good. In Johnson
county of Eastern Kansas the winter wheat
is reported deadA and is poor in Allen ,
Barton , Jefferson , Miami , Osage , Potta
wattamie and Wallace counties , but is in a
Tair condition in Atchison , Chautauqua ,
Cawley , Greenwood and Labatto counties.
The corn movement is free in Ohio ana
Indiana , but is very light in all othe.-
western states. In Minnesota and Mis
souri there is very little corn for shipment ,
and movement is very light. Many Iowa
and Illinois counties are barren of corn ,
and are importing corn at from 35 to 40
40 cents a bushel. Roads are badly
blocked throughout Dakota , and very
little grain of any kind is moving to mar
ket.
CHANGED HER FAITH.
Milwaukee dispatch : Rosa Gruenberb , a
divorced wife , and well to do Jewish lady ,
living at 700 Twelfth street , next Sunday
will swear off allegiance to the Jewish faith
and embrace that of the Methodist , in
in company with her five children. Every
possible influence to the contrary has been
brought to bear upon her , but she remains
firm. She claims to have had several
divine visions , during which she was urged
to take the step. When a child and once
nione in tho fields a heavenly light over-
flooded her ut one time. According to her
statement she retained consciousness and
recognized living beings around her , from
whom she learned that tho Moraic teach
ings were not the right ones. Mrs. Gruen-
burg is an intelligent lady. Two years ago
her husband , Phillip Gruenbery , who has
figured prominently in different Bcandals ,
eloped with Susan Hannon , and is said to
live in Kansas City at present
A father may succeed in cutting off his son
without a cent , but he can't cut oil tnc
awyers. Kansas City Journal.
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TnE XEWS IX JIRIEF FORM. | j
Sinnley telegraphed to London the con- I |
dition of affairs in Zanzibar. | I
Tho Irving hall democracy held a meet * j ii
ing and approved Governor Hill us tv ' | |
worthy democratic standard-bearer nnd j | |
disclaiming all sympathy with Hewitt's j 1
attack upon organized labor. i Js
Tho president approved tho nctindom- ' I
uifing tho Chinese for losses sustained dur- |
ing tho outbreak at Rock Springs , Wyo. i y
A man named .Nowmnn and a young girl 'if
named Weaver wero foully murdered In l !
Tennessee while returning homo from town. , J'
Firo broke out in tho penitentiary at is
Sioux FiiIIb , D.T. , and caused considerable | )
excitement for a time , but was extinguished | f
before much dnmngo rcuultod. |
Mrs. Logan Bolcctod a burial placo at I
Chicago for her husband. |
Andrew D. White , ox-prcsidont of Cornell
university , declined to become a member
of tho intcr-stnto commerce commission. J
It is rumored that tho Gorman govern
ment hns given orders for oxtensivo man-
stivers of the German flcot in tho Baltic in
August. i
Tho Austro-Hungnrmn government has >
decided to forego tho usual spring mobiliz- ; I
ation of the artillery and cavalry so aa { I
not to awaken alarm. } \ U
Sir Alexander Campbell has been ap- j ( ' B
pointed lieiitennnt-govcrnor for Ontario , H
vice the Hon. B. Robinson , whoso torm of , B
office has expired. . ' B
Prince Alexander , of Bnttenbcrg , tho do- | H
posed king of Bulgaria , who was reported IB
to bo lying ill with gastric fever nt his ' $ ] B
father's houso in Darmstadt , has tho 111
small pox. til
The candidacy of Ilerr Buluch , who was \ IB
defeated by Herr Sielfermati , a protesta"B |
tor , in Alsace-Lorraine by about 10,000 ? * B
majority , was unopposed until ho declared , B
himself in favor of tho septennate. H
Tho French senate by a vote of 210 to H
3G reinserted in the budget tho credit for H
sub-perfects , the rejection of which by tho M
chamber of deputies was tho cause of tho M
overthrow of the Freyciuct ministry. j M
Cardinal Jacobini , the papal secretary of ! Bj
state , has instructed the papal nuncio at J H
Munich to urge tho members of the new B
center party in the rcichstag and landtag M
to vote for the septennate bill und the new , H
ecclesiastical bill. < H
There are indications that the president Bl
will not name tho intcr-stnto commission- B
ers to the present congress and that there i B
will bo a short extra session of the senate BJ
to consider the-ic nominations and a few B
other important nominations to vacant B
missions , and to also consider some of tho Bfl
unfinished treaties. j B
Caucus of republicans has nominated jBfl
Senator Ingalls to be president of the sen- B
ate. Twenty-eight votes were cast. Iugnlls. B
? ot IS , Hoar 8 , and Edmunds and Frye L B
? ach. The democrats , without holding a B
formal caucus , have determined to support B
Senator Harris for tho presidency of tho Bfl
senate. H
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A REMEDY FOR STRIKES. B
A Dill Submitted to the Xew York Leglsla- |
Albany dispatch : Tho report of tho Bfl
majority of the legislative committeo in flB
the recent strike and on the high price o ! H
coal , reaches certain conclusions which are M
embodied in a bill which the committeo H |
recommends to be passed. Tho first sec- HBj
tion of the bill provides that the civil H
courts shall have power to enforce , on M
application of the people or of the party fl |
injured , the performance by corporations M
of duties of a public nature , including tho M
usual and customary conveniences of M
shelter , safety and dispatch of business. L L\
The recommendations of the railroad H
criimnissloncrs upon subjects within their M
jurisdiction ehull be prima facie evidence of B |
the merits of the application. fl fl
The second section makes it unlawful for M
a corporation to agree with another cor- M
poration to limit production oT fuel or fl
food. It makes it unlawful by force , M
duruKs , or mandate of other than lawful IJ
authority , to prevent free voluntary labor M
of a person of suitable ago for any cm- M
ployer he may choose. This sactiou shall HJ
not prevent tho united action by peaceful HH
menus for the redress of a grievance com- M
mou to a class seeking such redress. H |
The third section provides that the stnto H |
board of arbitrators may accept the sub- fl |
mission in writing of the differences be- H |
tween employers and employes , and their fl fl
written auards shall be prima facie evi- M
deuce iu all courts of the facts and con- H H
elusions therein stated in favor and H
against the parties submitting and their JL U
principals and agents. H
WASHIXGTOX GOSSIP. j H
The total collections of internal revenue M
during the first seven months of the fiscal H fl
year e-idng June 30 , 1887. were SGG.04S , - j B
SOT , being § 837,544 less than the collec- M
tion during the same period of the last flfl
fiscal year. There was a decrease oT $3 , - fl H
377,570 in the collections from spirits ; an HBJ
increase of SS7Si3)0 ! from tobacco ; an in- BBa
crease of § 1,233,512 from fermented liqu- M
ors and an increase of SG' ) ,335 from mis- fl fl
ccllnueous objects. The total receipts IfjHB ]
rrom o'comnrgarinc up to February 1 last l l
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were ? 355,5ii' .i. Tiie aggregate receipts for B
January , 1S87 , were S21 G.7UGgreater than M
those for January , 1SSG. flfl
Mr. Montgomery , conriiiisioner of pat- flBJ
ents , called on the president and notified HB ]
him of his desire to return to the practice H
of his profession in Michigan in the early fl H
summer. The president expressed regret flfl
at losing tiie assistance of so valuable an flfl
officer , and requested him to remain in H
office until he had an opportunity of find- M
ing a worthy successor. 9 H
The friends of the anti-Mormon bill aro HB ]
much excited over the report that tho H
president is seriously contemplating a veto M
of the Mormon bill. The foundation for H
tho report is the statement of a member of IBs
the administration. It is said that tho IBs
president considers many features of tho fl H
bill unconstitutional and some of them aro IBa
oppressive. The Mormon lawyers have HBa
seemed to have new confidence in the lnsc fl HJ
few days that there was to be a turn in tha H
tide in their favor and they are mysterious M
in their suggestions that they may yet be M
successful at the white house. fl B
Secretary Manning lias requested Assist- B
nnt Secretary Fairchild to continue to act HBa
as secretary of the treasury , as he does flflfl
not care to resume his official duties at M
present. U
The Omaha board of trade has now 225 M
members. Its income during the last year M
was S36.500. H