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SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A. 8ynopof \ Proceeding * in the Senate and
Jloune of lle } > * senlitlvci.
Siwatr In tho senate on tho 15th
IMr. Iloar called nttoution to tho Union
Pacific funding bill , nnd suggested that
• Jin view of its groat importance , it should
• bo sot dowa for hearing for tho first
'Tuesday in December. Agreed to. A
imessago was received from tho prosi-
/ / • dont. returning without his approval
tho bill granting a pension to M. S.
1 Brndshaw , was laid boforo tho senate.
* • Tho ground of disapproval is that the
" - i 'disability was not contracted in tho mii-
' -'v atnry service. Laid on tho table. Mr.
( .Brown presented a petition of the
"Women's Christian Temperance Union
' - • • f Georgia for a repeal of tho internal
rovenno laws , and addressed tho senate.
Ho referred to tho fact that there was
ao quorum of either houso in tho city of
"Washington , and that no business could
* 1)0 lawfully dono in tho faco of a single
objection. There was , therefore , ho said ,
but one thing left to bo done , and that
was to adjourn at tho earliest day pos
sible. Ho nsked Mr. Allison to say
whether thero was any possible chance
-f passing the tariff bill at the present
• -session. Mr. Allison eaid that ho did
not bco a possibility of passing iHn tho
• sonato under tho surrounding circum-
-slances , and oven if it were passed by
the sonata it was impossible to have tho
amendment considered in tho houso bo
foro next December. Tho scnato then
-considered until adjournment the tarifl
bill.
. jr House. In tho houso on tho 15th tho
r2-r- * peakor proccoded to call tho roll of
-stales for tho introduction of bills nnd
gjT- resolutions. When Alabama was called
iKf Hr. Whcolor offered tho following for
| i " ' " .reference : Whereas , Tho senate of tho
| p /t United States has reported a bill to re-
BT' -rise tho laws , which bill is mora op-
Hv , pressivo to tho masses of tho people and
more m tho interest of monopolists than
-any moasuro ever proposed to any legis
lative body of which wo have record ;
therefore bo it resolved that tho demo-
-ecratic members of the house pledge
themselves to continue their efforts to
-dofend tho people against this unequal ,
unwise and unjust legislation , which , if
• enacted into law , must inevitably check
-and limit tho sale of Americau products
in foreign countries ; _ stimulate and
strength on tho operation of combina-
| * tious and trusts , and prolong , if not per
petuate , the subjection of tho people to
• tho exactions of accumulated capital.
; And tho democratic members of this
' " * * : -congress will maintain tho contest upon
- * V 'this until victory is won or tlie duties
/ with which they have been charged by
• the constitutional lim
| • people lapso by
itations ; and * bo it also resolved , that
tho senate tariff bill should bo discussed
upon tins floor , to tho end that its fea
tures may bo exposed and made known
t > J to the people. Tho resolution was ro-
sW ferrod to the committee on rules.
% _ vM' ' Senate. In tho senate on tho lflth
| > . 3m 'tariff discussion was tho principal busi
ed"Ml ness. Senator Cockrell took the floor
H * " 5w " n ° PP ° s'fcion t ° 'ho senate substitute.
p ; JU Ho contrasted the positions of the two
f * | * y political parties as between ultra-protec-
jT , | j "tion and moderate rates of duty. Ho
f- 7 -quotod from tho speeches of Senators
ffl Allison and Wilson of Iowa , in former
ft , . ' .years in opposition to high protective
It tariff , denied that tho democratic party
s- " • . " " "was a freo trade party , nnd read from
* Mr. Blaine's "Twenty Years in Con-
. ; .gress to show that no proposition for the
• establishment of free trade had ever
Ft : ' * v _ been seriously made in the United
"States. Soma amusement was caused
by Senator Yost's protest against Sen
ator Allison's allusion to him as the pos
sessor of an illicit still. Senator Spooner
• confined his remarks almost entirely to
I -arguments on extracts from testimony
' "taken before tho English parliamentary
committeo proving that the results of
freo trade in its homo were not satis-
factoiy. Ho said that there was a gen-
l -eral depression in trade in England re-
( 'Snlting from froe trade and that tho re
sult of the depression in agriculture was
. - . -without a parallel. In contrast with
} ' this he presented tho marvellous com-
mercial growth of the United Stages uu-
7- -der the system of protection
House. In the house on the 16th the
lenato joint resolution for printing 50 , -
000 copies of tho report of the bureau of
animal industry and making appropria
tions thereforwas passed. Mr. Bates ,
k - of Alabama , called up his resolution for
Jsy * * -final adjournment and after discussion
§ T\-l- 3t was further postponed until to-mor-
I - - orow. Mr. Plumb , of Illinois , called up
I * • * ; . sthe bill to settle the accounts of labor-
" ? under tho law. Mr. Mc-
I v"A ' > * ers eight-hour -
L. SkMillen moved to adjourn , but the mo-
I /&i tion-was defeated. Mr. Oates said that
" - - ' . -he had failed in Ids efforts to get the
- - - -tfiouse to adjourn and he would like to
f nV --adjourn himself. He asked leave of ab-
- SSf'- * euce for the remainder of the session ,
% ' - \ -which was granted , as was also a similar
\f&- \ ( request of Mr. Larnarn. of Texas.
E- ' . Senate. In the senate on the 17th
HH- the house bill tho
* ; : granting right-of-way
Pfe ; through the Sioux reservation in Dakota
p -i . * o the Aberdeen , Bismarck & North-
Hpr ; . "western railway was passed. The senate
BRps | . "then resumed consideration of the tariff
fire | > : _ / bill , Senator Teller takiug the floor.
Ej > r. - : ' " , jf Ho criticised tho administration for hav-
Pg12 dug favored Wall street interests and
HilTpi Methods of financial policy. He com-
g plained that tho senators had not op-
gp- "posed the silver policy of the treasury.
r | : " The course of the treasury department
in the matter of bond purchases was de-
R ; , ' scribed as imbecility of the grossest
BkVcharacter , and ho claimed that most of
gjk iihe money had been lost in that way ,
Bp\ . but of course it had been in the interest
Wg ' . -of the bondholders and not in the inter-
K , . -est of the poor man. He did not de-
ttv sire , he said , to say anything harsh of
V the administration of the treasury de-
Bf. ' partment. He merely submitted tho
4 . facts. He wanted the people to nnder-
K. ' -stand that the administration had with
Kp > " laggard steps , with delay and hesitation
P/ | -applied the public money to the pay-
B | * • ment of the pnblio debt. When Senator
% Teller concluded , Senator Allison
Kgr " -offered a resolution for a recess from
KL Saturday next to November 10th. The
? ? Pp ! resolution went over.
C&lf House. In the house Mr. Cox , of
TBlpN - s ew York , rose to a question of privi-
T - M "TeiiC , and read from the clerk's desk an "
BlyLireditorial in the New York Tribune
H | / -charging him with sending unfrankable
III/ matter through the.mails under his
fWKfrank. . Mr. Cox made a Ions explana-
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IPr " on ° s ctmrse 'n traqing the packa o
i c , * aid to have been illegally mailed. Ho
jm&r ' presented the report of the postofGce
Bgy , inspector in the case. Mr. Cox said he
HB -called npon'the editor of the Tribnno
HH . ' V * . -and had been shown the package and ,
Bglf | -while the signature was a fair imitation
K&r ? * -of his own it was a forgery and was nei-
Bgffi therhis signature nor authorized by
Kgj- Tiiro. He had endeavored to secure the
MpS ? package for purposes of evidence in tho
Si , iurther investigation of the matter , but
- . v J the Tribune refused to surrender it to
| \V. - lim or to the postofilce authorities. The
Kji" - JJCribnne , he said , had apologized for the
ifex Teilections cast upon him , but had af ter-
J- -ward ropeated them.
| | * * V - Senate. Hi the senate on tho 18th
life' ' - • Mr. Brown offered a resolution for final
- - " -adjournment Saturday , as a snbstitute
Wzj' : -for Mr. Allison's recess resolution , and
III' / xt was adopted. Mr. Allison said he had
P/ ' -consulted tho aenators on both sides ol
Kr the chamber , and thought tho prevaii-
& ) • aing ppiniop was . inijftyor ojf adjournment
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Ho said ho understood a resolution
would bo offered to that offect , * which
ho would support. Mr. Brown of Geor
gia thereupon offered tho resolution ; for
final adjournment next Saturday , which
was agreed to after considerabledebate.
A majority of tho democrats voted in
tho affirmative , while- majority of the
republicans voted no. Tho conference
report on tho bill for tho allotment of
lands in severalty to tho United Peorias
nnd Minmis , in the Indian territory was
presented and agreed to. A memorial
of COO citizens of Connecticut , working- ,
men , wa o earners , manufacturer * and
farmers , in favor of tho Mills bill and
admission of raw material ( particularly
wool , salt , lumber , tin plate , etc. ) free-
of duty , was read and laid on the table.
House. In tho houso on tfca 18th ( he
speaker pro tem laid boforef tho house
tho adjournment resolution of Senator
Teller. Mr. MoMillen , of Tennessee ,
then briefly reviewed tho wof& of what
ho termod tho present extraordinary
session of congress , devoting himself
especially to a consideration of the ac
tion on tho tariff. What seemed to be
an interminable discussion followed ,
and was participated in by Messrs.
Bay no , Turner , Breckenridge , of Ken
tucky , E. B. Taylor and others. The
main feature of tho debate was on the
question whether Mr. Havemeyer's visit
to Washington and his alleged appear
ance before the ways and means com
mittee had anything to do with increas
ing the duties on sugar in the Mills bill ,
tho democrats denying the proposition
and republicans affirming it. The sen
ate resolution for a final adjournment
was then concurred in , and the sonata
adjourned.
PERSONAL AND OTHER NOTES.
Senor Silvestro Garcia Bango was re
cently captured in Cuba br bandits. It
cost him 35,000 to regain his freedom.
Ho says that such a tariff is a tax.
George West , the millionaire con
gressman , came to this country as a
steorago passenger when he was 20 , and
landed with only a shilling in his pock
et.
. Kov. Dr. Hall , of New York , receives
a large salary , but there is reason to be
lieve that the Paris Figaro slightly ex
aggerates when it states the amount at
§ 450,000 per annum.
Christine Nilsson has kept a diary of
every performance in which she ever
took part. Prom her debut in 18G7 to
her retirement last July she has sung in
opera thousands of times , so that her
moms must make quite a little library.
Daniel Thwaites , who died last week
in England at the age of 71 , was one of
the richest men in Great Britain. He
mado his nionoy in beer. His yearly
income from his Blackburn brewery was
$050,000.
Quite a sensation was created on
'change in St. Louis last week by the
announcement that Joe Ewald , one of
the best known operators on the floor ,
had been caught in the wheat squeeze
and was financially embarrassed. It is
claimed that Ewald will come out all
right , having been temporarily unable
to realize.
Bev. Francis Jayne , the new bishop
of Chester , England , is a largo , stalwart
man , of .remarkably youthful appear
ance. He wears no beard or mustache ,
but cultivates a long , curly lock of hair ,
which falls over his forehead a la Dis
raeli. His wifo is a handsome woman
of the Spanish type. They have a large
family. The salary of the bishopric is
§ 21,000 a year.
There are now in New York city five
publications each of which is owned or
edited by a Avoman. The ladies thus en
gaged are Mis& Mary L. Booth , editor
of Harper's Bazar ; Mary Mapes Dodge ,
editor of St. Nicholas ; Martha J. Lamb ,
editor of the Masazine of American
History ; Mnry Kyle Dallas of the
Ledger , and Mary E. Brrau of George
Munro's Fashion Bazar.
Karl Goldmark is said to have devoted
seven years to his "Queen of Sheba. "
His methods of work are peculiar , and
he expends an extraordinary amount of
labor on every detail , nothing being too
trivial or too unimportant to receivo his
very best efforts. He is of a nervous
temperament and is easily disturbed by
trifles. Hewns at one time so much an
noyed by a finch which poured its song
from a tree near his window that for
days together , * he TVas unable totcompbse.
He finally secured the services of a
hunter to rid himself of the noisy song-
Btsr. '
Giv. Church's Annual ReptrL
Governor Church , of Dakota , in his
annual report says there has been a gain
in the population of the territory during
the year of 72,346 in a total population
of 640,823. The quantity of land newly
filed on and purchased for settlement
fluring the year was 2,500,000 acres.
There is awakened interest in all that
pertains to education , an increased num
ber of pupils in the higher and special
schools with a marked .tendency toward
one general system of schools for the
territory.
The report recommends that congress
authorize the rental of school lands for
the benefit of the school fund. The
zovernor incloses the report of F. B.
Carpenter of the school of mines which
mows that the mining industry of the
Black Hills is taking on new life. As to
the discovery of tin in the Black Hills ,
the governor remarks that there is not
to-day a producing tin mine nor a pound
of Dakota tin in the markets. The gov-
2rnor recommends the passage by con
jress of a law enabling him to veto
items of the appropriation bill and ap
proving such as are unobjectionable.
He also suggests that authority be given
to convene the legislature in special ses
sion when the interests of the territory
seem to demand it.
The governor renews his recommen
dation that the law preventing aliens
from acquiring extensive tracts of land
be amended so that capitalists or money
jorporations can loan money in tho ter
ritory on land , and in case the } ' become
owners to be allowed a certain time in
which to dispose of it. In conclusion he
igain urges that Dakota be admitted as
i state into tho union.
Betting on { the General Result
Kansas City special : A novel election
wager has just been offered here. The
owners of a block of six new nine-room
houses with all .modern improvements ,
located in one of the choicest residence
sections of the city , offer to enter into
an agreement to sell that property for
$35,000 in case Harrison is elected , pro-
viaed , that in the event of Cleveland's
election the parties of the second part
will pay $40,000 for the said piece of
property. The advantage is decidedly
on the side of the prospective purchaser ,
as tho houses yield a net income equal
to 7 per cent on an investment of $40-
000. The party accepting the bet will
be required to deposit in any city bank
he may name , a forfeit of at least $15 , -
000 , and the owners of the property will
at the same time place a deed in esorow
awaiting the result of the election.
Emperor William is said to be seri
ously thinking of taking a trip to the
United States after the completioa el
his journeying * in Europe.
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JIOliTON AND THURMAN ON THE STUMP.
Tttl Former TalltM to Jfew forlcers tnul the
J Latter to the Iluoalera.
/ THE OIiB BOMAN IN INDIANA. •
' Judge Thurman spoke at Peru , In
diana , on tho 18th , to a largo crowd. The
outdoor demonstration was marred by
inclement weather. Whorover I havo
been in your noble state , said the judge ,
y welcomo hoa been most cordial nnd
sincere , and to-day I have another proof
of your hospitality and your kindness.
I am glad to be with you to-day and this
week to witness such democratic enthu
siasm as I have never seen in all my born
days. [ Applause. ] I am glad to know
thst Indiana is fully aroused to a seiiBO
of her dnty , that her people realize tho
fact that if they give tho vote of the
state to Grover Cleveland his election is
secured. [ Applause. ] You can do it
and I believe you will do it. I must
speak' to you briefly to-da } ' for I have
been talking all the week , and have yet
more to do , so 'I must husband my voice
and take caro of mj-self so as not to give
a shadow of proof to what our political
opponents say that I am a poor , weak ,
old man. If it is a poor old decripit
man that has traveled thousands of miles
in all winds and weathers making
speeches almost daily then I would like
to know what a well man is. From New
York to Mississippi I have spoken this
year and only upon one occasion , and
that under circumstances that might
happen to any man havo 1 been pro-
vented from keeping my engagements ,
and I tell you that just s sure as 3Tou
aro living-1 will keep it up to the end.
Yes , this tough old man will keep it up
as long as any one.
At this point the tumult at the other
end of the theatre commenced , and the
big rain drops pelted down the roof un
til it was impossible for what was being
said to be heard a few feet from the
stage.
"Hear the rain , " remarked the Old
Boman. "The good book saj's it falls
on the jnst and unjust , and as we are
confident that we are of the just wo have
to take our share of the raiu. Well , I
suppose you would like to hear some
thing on the subject of tho tariff , al
though I cannot give it to you in a me
lodious strain.
The money in tho Taults of the United
States , he said , was as idle as before the
precious metal was dug out of tho
ground , and if this was going to keep
on how long would it bo before the vast
majority of tho money of the country
would be where it would be of no use
and when difficulty would be experi
enced in carrying on business and in
providing the funds for tho working
man to support his family and to take
care of his children ? The republican
senate by its tariff bill admitted that tho
snrplus in the national treasury must be
put an end to. They proposed to do it ,
but as to the way in which it was to be
done there was the widest difference be
tween tho democrats and republicans.
The former said , reduce the burdens on
the necessaries of life , give the working-
men a chance to get cheaper clothing
and cheaper utensils to carry on their
trades and occupations. [ Applause. ]
In a word , give the workingmen , tho
great mass of the community , the neces
saries of life at tho cheapest possible
rate. But the republicans said increase
the tax on the necessaries of life , on
clothing , on everything necessary for
your household , and where 3rou do not
increase it keep it up to its present high
standard. That was where the two par
ties stood , tho democracy advocating a
reduction of duty on everything neces
sary for the great masses of the people
to use , the republican leaders clamor
ing for higher taxes , or just as high as
now. Tho latter were willing to take
the taxes off tobacco and whisky , pro
viding they would be willing to pay
more for their clothing and the cloth
ing of their wives and children. [ Ap
plause. ] If they would only agree to
pay certain taxes in the interests of cer
tain monopolists , who materially helped
to carry on tho republican campaign ,
they could have free tobacco and free
whisky. [ Great cheering. ]
air. . Morton's maiden speech.
Poughkeepsie ( N. Y. ) dispatch : There
was an immense demonstration at Khine-
cliffe to-night , tho occasion being a visit
of the various republican clubs to Levi
P. Morton. Fully 5,000 people were
present. On arriving at Mr. Morton's
residence the clubs massed on the lawn
on the north side of the house. George
Hsselstein as chairman welcomed the
elubs and , presented thein tovMr. Mor
ton , who spoke as follows : *
Mr. Esselstein , Friends and Neigh
bors of Dutchess and Ulster Counties :
Illuminated demonstrations of this mag
nitude are of rare occurrence in quiet
country towns and the surprise of the
people of Bhinebeck can , I think , only
be compared to that of the red men of
the forest when the pilgrim fathers
landed on Plymouth rock or when Hen-
drick Hudson's boat made its first trip
up the Hudson river. However , I have
igreat pleasure in welcoming you with a
( cordial greeting , and beg to assure you
[ of my grateful appreciation of the honor
conferred upon mo by your visit this
Jevening. Beyond welcoming you here
in the best terms at my command I do
( not see that there is much to be said.
iYon are republicans and no arguments ,
therefore , are needed either to convert
you to those principles or to strengthen
your wavering faith in them. And it so
happens that within the party there are
no questions upon which republicans
differ. There is nothing in our plat
form which calls for guarded explana
tions or diplomatic excuses , and there
are neither party nor cliques or sections
or factions.
If , therefore , we have no politics to
talk about this evening we can at least
speak of ourselves and expatiate upon
the harmony which pervades the repub
lican party , and the element of strength
which such unity of sentiment and pur
pose so clearly betokens.
From the nominations made by the
Duchess county convention last Satur
day , and those made by the state con
vention at Saratoga , there are no dissen
sions , and the platform adopted by onr
state convention is supported in its en
tirety by all republicans. You probably
know that the republicans of every other
county in the state are working in as
complete harmony as this. With this
harmony , this unanimity of sentiment
and action , what a grand result we may
expect to achieve at the polls. There
are among you many who spent the
flower of j-onr years in the battle for
freedom , and you can practically esti
mate the value of close masses when
entering the conflict. Your experi
ence will teach you that organizations
such as a large number present to-night
represent are effective and powerful
agencies in practical campaigns , but , my
friends , industrial and personal work are
equally important. Only a few days re
main for effective work before the ver
dict must be'given which will , in my
judgment , have a far reaching effect on
the future prosperity of the country.
The absorbing question at this time is
whether that verdict will favor a con-
tinnance of those principles of protec
tion for which the republican party has
always contended and which have placed
this country nt the head of the industrial
nntions. With such complete harmony
in your ranks , such unison in sentiment , .
in action and expectation we may await
the verdict frith cqnfident assurance.
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THE BROTHERHOOD OF ENGINEERS.
07i Twenty-fifth Annual International
Convention in IttehmomU
Richmond dispatch : The twenty-fifth
annual international convention of tho
brotherhood of locomotive engineers
was called to order this morning by
Grand Chief Engineer Arthur. Various
committees were appointed for tho pur
pose of effecting a preliminary organ
ization , after which a recess was taken
until 2:30. : About 897 delegates were
present , and nearly four hundred visit
ing engiueers uro already in tho city ,
with more coming.
After re-convening the addresses of
welcome were mado , and Grand Chief
Arthur delivered his annual address ,
lie said thirty-two new divisions were
established during the past year , giving
a total membership of 25,000 member * .
Bogarding the brotherhood's recent
strike ho said : "Upon tho threshold of
the new year , as nu organization , wo
have witnessed the severest" conflict in
the history of the brotherhood , namely ,
the strike on the Chicago , Burlington t
Quiney system. Never in our earliest
days , when the powers then in existence
strove to crush us , havo avo met with
.such stubborn resistance against simplo
right and justice. Every known expe
dient was tried to bring about a settle
ment between the company and men ,
only to meet with the utmost indiffer
ence , and we were forced to the inevita
ble and sanction a strike. Had either
tho president or general manager shown
tho slightest disposition to treat the men
fairly , as the managers of other roads
have done , thero would have been no
strike. Surely there was no good causo
why they should not pay their engineers
and firemen as much as their competi
tors. The3T both admitted that they
had as good a class of men as thero
were on any road in the country. Wo
know as a rule thero is nothing to bo
gained by resorting to strikes. They
are the bane of every organization that
engage in them , and entail misery and
suffering on innocent women and chil
dren. It is not , and never has been ,
the policy of either of tho brotherhoods
to engage in them. Messrs. Perkins
and Stone aro tho first railway officials
wo have been unable to settle with dur
ing the past eleven years , and when wo
agreed to submit our claims to any
three general managers in Chicago , and
abide their decision , and they were un
willing to do likewise , it showed that
they knew they were in tho wrong. "
Arthur said he should never regard tho
C , B. & Q. strike as a failure except on
the part of the road. It wonld servo to
purge the brotherhood of a dangerous
element , and to add largely to its mem
bers. It was extremely mortifying , he
said , to think that nny of the members
of the organization should so far forget
themselves as to become involved in
any scheme or plot to destroy life and
property. The brotherhood condemns
all acts of lawlessness and will punish
the guilty.
BY THE TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
John H. Knapp , president of the
great lumber firm of Knapp , Stout < S
Co. , died in Menominee , Wis. , of can
cer of the face. He has been for forty-
two jrears the head of the most prosper
ous lumber concern in the northwest ,
having accumulated many millions of
dollars.
Eev. Dr. Bealo Shumaker , formerly
of Beading , Pa. , and latterly pastor oi
the Trinity Lutheran church of tho
Transfiguration of Potsdam in that city ,
died of heart disease while on his way tc
Philadelphia. He was 63 years of age ,
and one of the best known Lutheran
clergymen in America.
John M. Barrett , a veteran journalist ,
who has been ill of pneumonia for sev
eral days , died at St. Paul on the 15th.
For a number of years Mr. Barrett was
the Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Picayune , and latterly has
been an editorial writer on the San
Francisco Examiner.
While William L. Davis aud John
Yarden , two of the garrison at Fort D.
A. Russell , were duck shooting on the
15th , Yarden accidentally discharged
both barrels of his shotgun into his
companion's bod1Davis died two
hours after the shooting. The unfor
tunate man's parents reside in Detroit.
Orders have been given by General
Superintendent Sands , of the Atchison ,
Topeka & Santa Fe , to all the superin
tendents in the mechanical departments
along jhe entire system to reduce the
working hours 16 per cent , making five
days in the week instead of six. The
order affects 10,000 men. This is usually
done during the winter , but earlier than
usual this j'ear.
The London Times indicts sixty-four
Irish commoners and others , including
James. Stevens , Ford , Condon , Egan
and other Fenians and members of the
land league , who are charged with ille
gal acta with the object of making Ire
land entirely independent. The Ladies'
league is included , with the names of
Anna Parnell and others.
The treasury department has mado a
ruling in regard to the classification of
fancy boxes containing confectionery
which has an important bearing on the
goods imported for the holiday trade.
The department holds that if the im
porters at the approach of the holiday
trade import goods in coverings which
are manifestly designed for use other
wise than in the bona fide transportation
of goods to the United States they
should be assessed at the rate of 100 per
cent ad valorem.
Bishop Weed has inspected Fernan-
dina and says there are 3,000 persons
there needing relief because of enforced
idleness. Of these 900 are striking ne
gro stevadores who may cause trouble
again , as they did last summer when the
militia had to be called out to protect
the men who replaced them. The sus
pension of business causes more dis
tress there than the fever does. The
time of limited tickets sold to persons
leaving Florida in tho summer has been
indefinitely extended.
Dakola Farmers In Bad Plight
a. special dispatcii irom .Minneapolis
says : M. J. Herpman of this city , who
has been investigating the condition of
farmers in Bamsay county , Dakota , who
were reported to be starving to death ,
returned last night. He says there are
several familiesabsolutely destitute of
food and fuel , and something must be
done , and immediately. The real con
dition of the people is beyond descrip
tion. Men ; women and children are in
rags and they havo not a cent of money
in the world. Their crops were totally
destroyed and their land , stock and
farm implements mortgaged. Absolute
distress prevailed everywhere. Mr.
Herpman pays the frost which came in
August destroyed all the wheat there
was , as well as all the vegetables , even
those which are hardy as turnips.
Senator Xngalls is "one of the men who
have suffered at the hands of the caraci-
turists. He is tall , spare , and agile
looking. A shock of snow-white hair
surmounts his forehead , his eyes are
bright , and he speaks without affecta
tion of any kind. The faculty of force
and finish which is so marked a charac
teristic of his speeches is the natural
manner of the man ,
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ASSASSINATION OF A PAYMASTER.
Jle and 2Jls Companion Shot and $12,000
Stolen *
Wilkesbarre ( Pa. ) dispatch : A daring
robbery and murder occurred this morn
ing a few miles from hereon tho Wilkes
barre mountain. Paymaster John B.
McClnro and a stablo boy , Hugh Flan-
nigan , of Philadelphia , and their horso
were shot dead , and a sum of money
amounting to $12,000 in their possession
was taken by the murderers. The mur
dered men wore on their way to pay tho
workmen on MoFodden's new branch
of the Lehigh Valley railroad be
tween Mill Creek and Laurel Bun.
They woro riding along in a
huggy through a strip of woods
to tho place whore the payments
were to be made , when tho highwaymen
stepped out of the woods , and crying
"halt , " shot the horso dead , and also
both men. The money was in a box ,
and was composed of gold and silver ,
which tho highwaymen took and fled.
The crime has caused a great deal of ex
citement here and all efforts are being
made by the police , detectives and citi
zens to capture the villains. The bod
ies of J. B. McClure and Flanigan were
discovered about 10:45 by Contractor
McFadden , of Philadelphia , who was
coming from his office to Juniper Creek ,
about a mile and a half from the scene
of the tragedy. He first saw tho empty
buggy and tho horse bleeding from gun
shot wonnds. He next discovered Mc
Clure below the wheels , quite dead and
with bullet holes in his head. McFad
den then returned to his office for
his foreman and the two went to the
scene of the tragedy. Both armed
themselves. On reaching a lonely spot
they found Flannigan's body lying
alongside the ro > .d. Ho had been shot
in the head. The monej' , $11,000 in
currency , and § 1,000 in specie , which
had been carried in a leather satchel ,
was gone. This money had been drawn
out of the Wyoming National bank ol
this city at ten o'clock this morning.
Both McClure and Flannigan , his com
panion , were well armed. It is thought
they were shot from ambush. Great
excitement prevails. The local detec
tives and policemen are out , and tele
grams concerning the assassination have
been sent to all points.
Fraudulent Insurance Companies.
Lincoln ( Neb. ) dispatch : There is a
class of fraudulent insurance companies
located in Chicago and at other points
outside of Nebraska , which make a
practico of sending out circulars to ,
farmers in this state soliciting insurance
patronage. These companies , or al
leged companies , have no authority un
der the law to do business in Nebraska ,
and nil the money they collect for this
bogus insurance is just so much stolen
from our people. A few days ago one
S. N. Pothick , of Silver Creek , wrote
State Auditor Babcock to inquire if tho
Cleveland & Co. insurance company of
Chicago , had any authority to bnsiness
in Nebraska. This alleged Cleveland &
Co. had sent Pethick a policy to fill out
and return. Pethick tore up the policy.
Soon he got a letter asking why ho did
not return tho policy. Ho replied that
ho had destroyed it. In answer he got
a threatening letter , saying that Cleve
land & Co. did not caro what he had
done with the policy , but that "all we
want is for you to pay that premium ,
and at once , or you will find yourself
with a suit on your hands. " Pethick
wrote to the auditor to find out whether
he could be sued for the premium or not.
Tho auditor replied that as Cleveland &
Co. 's insurance company has no legal
existence in Nebraska that the concern
is doubtless fraudulent.
The Indian Delegation in Washington.
The Sioux chiefs appeared at the in
terior department on the 15th. Secre
tary Vilas assured the Indians that he
was glad to see them , and requested
that they proceed to state their objec
tions to tho new Sioux reservation. Aa
the secretary took his seat Sitting Bnll
stepped forward , and , after shaking
hands with the secretary , commission
ers and others , said :
"My Friends : I have but a few words
to say. I call 3-ou my friends because I
am one of your people. I belong to
this government. Aswe havo our own
views of this new law we Avish to speak
to you as man to man. I hope every
thing will be done in a quiet manner.
This is all I have to saj' . "
John Grass , who is sometimes spoken
of as the premier of the Sioux nation ,
was the next speaker. The other speak
ers were Mad Bear , White Ghost and
Drifting Gooso. When the Indians fin
ished speaking , the secretary said that
all the speeches had been carefully
written down and would be laid before
the president , who would give a careful
consideration to the matter. Whatever
decision was reached , the secretary
added , would be announced to them on
Wednesday. He hoped that they
would at that'time be prepared to say
whether they would approve or disap
prove of the decision which would then
be made known.
Want Full Government Price.
Washington special : Tho Sioux In
dians have about practically determined
not to accept the proposition submitted
br Secretary Vilas and they will doubt
less return to their reservation without
having accomplished anything. Several
of the chiefs are willing and anxious to
sign the bill and to recommend a simi
lar course , but Sitting Bull and a num
ber of the most prominent ones are de
termined that nothing of the kind shall
be done. They aro powerful enough
with their fellows to prevent the major
ity from coming to terms. All of the
Indians are visiting the theatre to-night
where the boards aro occupied by a
troupe just about good enough to amuse
the .untutored savage. They will prob
ably submit their ultimatum to the sec
retary of the interior to-morrow. They
will subsequently be introduced to the
president , and will then return home
without the company of Messrs. Wright ,
Pratt and Cleveland , who were to ac
company them if they agreed to tho
terms offered by the secretary.
Congress will have to take some fur
ther action. It is doubtful if it will be
possible to secure the passage of a bill
during the short session that will be
satisfactory to the Sioux , who demand
$1.25 for every acre of land on the res
ervation which is taken , and the entire
sum shall be paid into the treasury to
their credit immediately , there to draw
interest for their benefit.
Nebraska and Iowa Patents.
Washington special : Patents granted
Nebraska and Iowa inventors to-day :
Edmund H. Ambler , Beatrice , Neb. ,
window screen fixtures ; Benjamin F.
Shuttler , Davenport , la. , wheel plow ;
Thomas Cascaden , Waterloo , la. , sub
merged heating device ; John J. Henzie ,
jr. , Deep Biver.la : , neckyoke coupling ;
Warren C. Johnson , OskaloosaIa. , coal
drill ; William Kopisch , Blue Hill. Neb. ,
door hanger ; John P. McKie , Wayne ,
la. , dinner pot ; George S. Montgomery ,
Atlantic , la. , artificial fuel ; Thomas
Owen , York , Neb. , permutation padlock
and attachment for draftsmen's compass
for measnring lines ; Clinton P. Sinker ,
assignor of one-half to D. Griggs , Mc-
Cook , Neb. , pump ; Elias C. Walker ,
Calmer , la. , postal nate holder : Eliaa
Weeks , What Cheer , la. , yelooipede. '
FAVORS A FEDERATION OF ALL
iritat XCr. l'omlevlu Would Like to See
Jtronyht About.
Philadelphia dispatch : Grand Master
Workman Powdorly to-day mado tho
first arrangomont toward securing tho
federation and co-operation of nil tho
labor organizations of tho country by
sonding tolograms to tho convention of
tho Brotherhood of Locomotivo Engi
neers at Richmond , aud to tho Brother
hood of Railroad Brakeraou , which is
in session at Columbus. Tho dispatch
to the engineers was as follows :
"PhiiiAdelvhia. P. M. Arthur ,
Grand Chief Engineer Brotherhood of
Locomotivo Engineers , Richmond , Va.
Accept fraternal greeting and best
wishes for a successful session. Will
your convention consent to fraternalco-
operation with other labor organiza
tions to the end that all disputes may
bo properly and equitably adjusted ?
Tho time is now at hand when all tho
labor organizations of tho continent ,
forgotful of tho past , should co-oporato
on essentials for the welfare of nil. Our
hand is extended in friendship. "
Tho dispatch to tho brakemon's broth
erhood was as follows :
* 'pHniAnETiPHiA Convention of Broth
erhood of Railway Brakomen , Colum
bus , O. Cannot steps bo taken to effect
an understanding between all tho labor
organizations that tho interests of all
may be guarded through co-operative
efforts in all cases of disputo and in
seeking legislation for labor ? May suc
cess crown your efforts nnd may no hand
turn tho brake that will stop tho wheels
of progress and fraternity. "
"I certainly expect good results from
this , " remarked Mr. Powdorly this after
noon. "Shortly after the Burlington
strike began several prominent mem
bers of the brotherhood camo to see mo
at Scranton and our intorviewwas such
as to convince mo that something could
bo dono to bring about a bettor
state of feeling between tho two or
ganizations. We aro already working
in conjunction with tho brothethood on
the Union Pacific and are ready to co
operate with them on all othcrroads ,
' nor does this refer only to the engineers ,
firemen and brakemin , but to all other
labor organizations. I am in favor of a
federation of them all.
THE TARIFF ISSUE IS MADE UP
But It i5 Still Iteceivhxj Attention in the
Senate.
In the tariff discussion in the senate
on the 15th , Messrs. Vest and Allison
were tho principal speakers , Mr. Vest
said the tariff issue had been made up
and had gone to the country. What ho
desired to submit would bo on somo
questions that had arisen in the current
debt. The first matter which ho dis
cussed was the chargo made in tho sen
ate and on tho stump that $00,000,000 of
public money had been placed in na
tional banks for the purpose of favorit
ism. He repelled that chargo , claiming
tho money was distributed fuirly among
the national banks in the various cities
and the officers of only one of such
banks belonged to the democratic party.
On tho other hand he claimed that the
First National bank of New York , in
1879 , in connection with the exchange
of 4 per cent , bonds , made enormous
profits. This pet 6f the republican ad
ministration , he said , from 18G4 to 1887
made ten millions of clear profit on a
capital of $500,000. Its profits for 1878
had been 12 per cent , but in 1879 , when
it was the fiscal agent of the treasury , in
exchange for 4 per cents it was 120
per cent. Concluding he said that in
tho increased duties of the senate sub
stitute for the Mills bill could be plainly
seen the ever-present hand of New Eng
land.
land.Allison
Allison said that as to tho favoritism
shown tho First National bank of New
York , Sherman , then secretary of the
treasury , had explained that matter over
and over again. It had risen ont of the
exchange of 4 per cent bonds for 0 per
cents , but that was not like the present
case. The criticism made on the pres
ent administration was that instead of
using this $57,000,000 for the purchase
of bonds , thus securing 2 per cent in
terest , it had put it into national banks
without interest. What would bo the
condition if this were done October 1 ,
1891 , when the 4i per cent bonds be
came due. Tho secretary could not pay
them , because the calling in of that
$75,000,000 from the national banks
would create a panic. That was the ob
jection which he had to that loan or de
posit. In addition to this $57,000,000
there was a further amount of S38.000 , -
000 on deposit in the national banks to
the credit of the disbursing officers , and
the senator from Missouri ( Vest ) could
not get away from that criticism by al
luding to treasury operations in 1879 ,
which were necessary and proper.
A DUSKY MAID OF THE FRONTIER.
5/10 Gels a White Husband , but JJoubtleu
Won't Keep Him Zona.
Standing Rock Agency ( D. T. ) dis
patch : Last week a small party of east
ern gentlemen , who were scouring this
section of the country on a hunting
and pleasure expedition , lost their bear
ings and wandered to the agency , where
the Indians gave them the information
in regard to their route. The tourists
decided to remain a few days at the
agency to pick up information regarding
the Sioux , over whose reserves they in
tended to shoot. One of the party ,
Henry Ashburton , son of a wealthy
manufacturer of Leeds , England , at
once took a deep interest in the strange
every-day life of the aborigines , and
was quite enchanted with his romantic
surroundings. Wbile preparing dinner
in their tent the first day after their ar
rival a daughter of one of the leading
chiefs entered , approached the aston
ished young Briton , threw her arms
around his neck and repeatedly cov-
ered _ his face with kisses. Though
considerably surprised , the young
man made no attempt to inter
fere with the girl's strange behavior ,
for he seemed to be well pleased with
the performance , and when she ceased
showering kisses he in turn caught her
up in his arms with an affectionate hug
and kiss. His companions gazed upon
the scene with unfeigned amazement.
The girl accepted his attentions. Soon
after an interpreter dropped in and ho
was informed of the remarkable pro
ceedings. He told the travelers that
the girl had undoubtedly taken a liking
to their companion , and in accordance
with the Sioux laws he must be her
brave should she demand him. Tho
others remonstrated , but the young man
wis only too happ3r to abide by that
law and make the pretty jonng squaw
his bride at a moment's notice. Tho
pleadings and expostulations of his com
panions had no effect upon the young
man , and the marriage ceremony was
performed this morning according to
the Indians' strange fashion. The con
tract is considered by tho Indians as
legal and binding , but it is thought the
foolish young Englishman will soon tire
of his Indian bride , and make himself
scarce in this region.
In the law office of Senator Evarts &
son of General William T. Sherman and
a nephew of Stonewall Jackson occupy
s desk together.
Kate Field , though remaining singli
herself , is decidedly of the opinion thai
marriage is not a failure.
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A Bird of Uooil Osncn. " /J ? |
Territorial Kntprjr' ' " , , - > ' " % fe
Vincent Scuppntum , t'm n n who : - |
11 week or two ngo wnmlervil nwny . "jje I
from a party oiigngnd iu stir * eying ; ; 1 j
n routo for tho Suit Lake mid Lot * . . -R |
Angeles railroad , and was alone for j |
four days in tho Pahranngat desert , ; jj |
Eastern Novada , is now safo with hia , 5
relatives in Salt Lako City. Forfour , -
days boforo ho was rescued lioro- * ; r
mained near a small spring and had ; f
a scant allowaneo of wator only on = j
which to sustain life Ho found shel- S
ter from tho sun in tho shadow of a .
shelving rock about n thousand foot v p
above his spring. \
The spring'wns intermittent in its | '
flow. Ono day ho could hardly col- • , , V
loot enough water to fill his cantcon. > \ g
The third day ho suffered much from j j-j
hunger. Ho tried to eat a species of ' j !
cactus , but could not swallow it. Ho W\ \
had been sick and weak boforo ho was i *
lost , and tho fourth day mado up his - -1. . -
miml that ho could go down to tho . J |
spring no more. * | " |
Tho night boforo a pack of coyotes ' " ' %
howled about tho rock under which . ; ;
ho lny , and ono of tho animals camo - \ ; U
quite near and looked at him : Scapp- 5 |
turn says : "Tho grim thought camo I
that lio was making ; calculations on Ij
eating mo shortly. " " . -MH
On the fourth day when lie was 1
thinking about the several fast- 1111
ing cranks , and wondering how PSS
long ; ho would last , a little bird camo % ipii
to him. It settled down on tho rock " -1"Pil
near him nnd gave him a song - | ili
Ho then felt that help was coming ' j"
and that he would bo rescued that [
day. He kept a bright outlook , and 1
as the day wore on saw a black ob
ject far away on tho desert. Present *
ly ho could make out two men on a iSj
buckboard nnd behind thorn a man ; -
on horseback. They drove to tho ?
spring and halted to cook a meal.
Scappatura felt that he was savod.
As ho rose and started down the
face of the mountain tho littlo bird
again camo into his mind and ho
turned to look for it. It was seated
on the shelving rock under which ho
had lain , and fluttering its wings.
The men had come out in search of
Scappatura , and thoy took him to •
Hiko , Lincoln county , and cared for )
him until ho was able to travel. Ho j
will nlwa3's believe that tholittlcbird
camo to tell him to keep a bright
lookout for the help that was coming. \
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Ills Just Wrath. ?
Editorials in tho Hickory Fork ;
Sentinel : "It has come to our cars "
that tho Rev. John Horn , during a } }
prayer before his congregation at >
Elk Creek Church recently , madeci ' *
301110 very uncomplimentary and un- \ f
callod-for remarks in regard to the. J
editor of this paper. He prayed that /
our paper might wither as it falls /
from the press and that tho hand .
that writes its cditorj' * ' ght be - , j
paralyzed. Now , hero is ths reason
why Mr. Horn uttered such a prayer :
Last year he camo out as candidate , '
for justico of the pence. Wo had : - jg
nothing against him , although he is M
a Methodist and we a Baptist , and . 9
would have supported him , but when . *
we asked him to put his announce
ment in our paper he hemmed and 1
hawed , and that , too , after we had 1 * '
offered him the half-rate , which we j
usually extend to the clergy. Then
we told him th.it if he would give us
§ • we would print hw announcement.
What did he do ? lie wrote out a lot
of notices and stuck them up on
trees. Could an American citizen
brook such an insult ? We think not.
Is a citizen of this great common
wealth called upon to bear such con
tempt ? We do not think he is : so , I
with the pen of just retribution , we , I
'prioked this bull calf till ho roared 1
again. ' We threw ourselves into tho I
campaign ; we in the language of Lo-
gan chief , the Mingoes , glutted our
vengeance. We saw the reverend I
gentleman defeated , and then we I
quietly sought our humble abode. I
Now , this man must run us into one I
of his prayers. He must hold us up
before a congregation and persuado M
his hearers to look upon us with con * - fl
tempt. Pray on , weak vessel , cover- H
ed with the rust of iniquity pray on , fl
for the prayers of the wicked are of H
no avail , but if ever you come near I
us , you gobbler-headed hypocrite ,
we'll give you a kicking that will ap- H
peal to every ungodly joint in your H
body. " Arkansaw Traveler. H
A Stolen Secret. |
The following anecdote is told in |
English Mechanic : There used to be , M
close to Temple Bar , in London , an M
old chemist's shop. The proprietor H
of it in days gone by , enjoyed the H
monopoly of making citric acid.Moro H
favorablv circumstanced than other H
secret manufacturers , I113 was a pro- H
cess that required no assistance. He H
employed no workmen. Experts |
came to sample and assort and hot- H
tie his products. They never entered H
his laboratory. The mystic opera- H
tions by which he grew rich were H
confined to himself. One day having H
t
locked the doors and blinded the \ H
windows sure , as usual , our chemist H
went home. A chimney-sweep , or H
boy disguised as such , wide awake in H
chemistry , was on the watch. Fol- H
lowing the secret-keeper so far on his H
way to Charing Cross as to be sure H
he would not return that day , the H
sooty philosopher hied rapidly back H
to 'temple Bar. ascended the low j H
building , dropped down the chimney- H
flue , saw all lie wanted and returned , H
carrying with him the mystery of H
making citric acid. The monoply of H
the inventor was gone. A few H
months after , and the price wis re- j H
duced by four-lifths. The poor man H
was heart-broken , and died shortly - H
afterwards ignorant of the trick by H
which he had been victimized. Liko { H
Miss TabithqJjramble , when infoi * m- H
ed that the tminder had spoiled two H
barrels of beer in her cellar , ho might H
have said , "How the thunder should H
get , there when the cellar was double H
to eu , I can't understand. " - H