r \ " - : 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- - 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 V i ; ; /vO , - • - - - 8 * - isiSSi - - ' - > m until the first Monday in Docpmoor. 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. [ - • i vMvnm & " * " * " ' ' "J • - * m ? & > . , - , ; - , < 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. * Pr. . . .t - ' - J. . . . . .i . ' imi i. . . .t' . , i.v.toa > / . . , . ' . . . , . . - - - . . ; - - * * . . . l , 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 , iiai * , ' . y k . 't-igj4t * lA.Mjci lLII fr ? * - - < L . . > i . .i , . , . , , i | . f m i m 1..1 i 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. rj3 Jls ! B mamamaWSmJMsm is ; -a , ' l f. ? 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. \ 0 t g , . , j 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