.LOOKING AT THE SITE
TtlK JMCATWX ALL THAT COULD BE
DlCSIllKD.
The National Fair CommlHMloiicrM
Well I'leuM-d With tlio Outlook
What CaiiadhuiM Tlilmc If tlio Itlc-
Klnley Kill Union Puclilc Switch
men at Denver Have a Grievance
niul < tnlt Work Ail Advance in Dry
iioiU in the Near Future 1'rcdlctctl.
The Executive Committee Adjourn * .
CHICAGO , Sept. 25 The executive
committee of the world's fair national
commission adjourned last evening ,
subject to call. This afternoon the
committee drove to Washington park ,
accompanied by Director General Davis
and Secretary of Agriculture Husk.
After an elaborate inspection it was
the unanimous decision that a better
location could not have been secured.
Commissioner Martinsdale explained
in detail the features of the site , point
ing out particularly the means of com
munication Jive different railroads on
the west , an elevated road , two cable
lines and four horse car lines directly
west and north , besides five boulevards
and lake facilities on the east side.
Before separating the committee tosk
under consideration a number of im
portant suggestions made by President
Palmer , Commissioner De Young of
California Mc-
, Commissioner-at-Large -
Dpnald and others. Secretary Husk
has submitted a memoranda of numer
ous valuable suggestions for the con
duct of the exposition , etc. He coin
cides with the opinion of Prof. Geode ,
' who is to prepare a system of classifi
cation for the exposition , that its true
spirit id to show the history of the
continent since European occupation ,
and its influence upon the history of
the world ; to expound , as far as may
be , the steps of progress , -of civiliza
tion and the arts in the successive cen
turies and in all lands. More is ex
pected of the exposition than of any pre
vious , undertaking of the kind. The
secretary calls special attention to 'he
suggestion relative to the food exhibit ,
which is of the utmost importance , in
his judgment , lie speaks at son >
length of what exhibits should be in
cluded , and says they should be
grouped by themselves in one great
building a food hall and should be
so arranged that each intelligent visi
tor may carry away a useful lesson.
Canadian * IHsIIUr ITleKIiiley's III21.
TORONTO , Sept. 25. At the annual
meeting of the Commercial Union club
President Golden Smith , speaking of
of the McKinley bill , said it is a great
disaster and will be felt much more by
Canadian farmers than by those having
nothing personally to lose by it. The
latter class , he siid : , of course can af
ford to receive it with trumpet notes of
defiance. The McKinley bill , how
ever , he said , is not pointed against
Canada ; it is a measure of domestic ,
not foreign policy. He read a letter
from Senator Sherman to Erastus Wy-
man , in which the senator said he l e-
lieves that with a little forbearance
and moderation on both sides a line of
feeling will become universal that
special arrangements for reciprocity
and trade should be entered into be
tween the two countries. The senator
intends , he says , at the first opportune
moment to oiler a resolution for re
ciprocity and test the sense of the sen
ate. Smith said that Senator Sher
man's statements were corroborated by
advices from other quarters. He spoke
as ridiculous the notion that Ameri
cans are always fixing greedy
eyes on Canada and plotting against
her independence. When Canada
elects her own governor-general , says
he , the fisheries question will be easily
settled. But of course we can not ex
pect Americans will do for a Canadian
government which shows itself un
friendly to them the same which they
would for a friendly government.
An Advance in Dry Goods.
CHICAGO. Sept. 25. The Evening
Post says : "In the near future will be
an all-around increase in the price of
certain lines of dry goods. The in
crease will be no trilling affair , but will
be of such magnitude as to open the
eyes and seriously affect the pocketbooks -
books of persons unfortunate enough
to be in the position of purchasers.
The advance , it is rumored , will take
place on or about October 1 and will
affect not only imported manufactured
goods , but also all goods manufactured
in this country protected under the pro
visions of the recent tariff legislature.
The class of goods which will be most
immediately affected will be principal
ly clothing and clothing materials , and
winter goods in this line will undoubt
edly go up with the advent of the cold
weather. " Following this the Post
publishes two columns of interviews
with prominent Chicago wholesale mer
chants confirming this report.
Serious Strike at Denver.
DENVEK. Colo. , Sept. 25. The
Union 'Pacific switchmen went out on a
strike'here yesterday at 1 o'clock. The
trouble promises to be a serious one.
For two years strikes among switch
men in these yards , and especially of
the night gang , have been chronic.
They kept Superintendent Choate wild
and General Manager Meek inherited
them. The present grievance is over
Assistant General Yardmaster Richard
Burns. He is a very efficient man ; but
the men claim he is a "scab. " WitMn
the last two or three months Burns has
\ieen removed and then reinstated.
About ten days .ago he was removed
again. Yesterday Manager Meek
issued a circular saying that Burns
would be reinstated today and notify-
ing.ajl switchmen who "did notwisb to
Work under him that they could get
their time. The men were also asked
to sign the following :
In consideration of being continued
in the service of the Union Pacific rail
way as switchmen in the Denver yards
the undersigned agree to obey absolute
ly the special rules governing the yard
contained in yard time-card No. 1 , and
in addition hereby pledge to work loy
ally and cordially for every interest of
the Union Pacific company , so far as
the work in tL)3 Denver yard is con
cerned , and to exert every effort to re
lieving the yard of its present blocked
condition ; and. further , to discontinue
and discourage any effort that may bo
made by outsiders to create dissatisfac
tion among the men and cause the
Union Pacific company trouble of any
kind whatever.
The consequence is that not a wheel
is moving in the yard , and the result is
a serious one for business interests.
There are about a hundred and twenty-
five men in the yards and the question
is how far they will be sustained by
the federation on the Union Pacific.
The tlrcnt Indian Council.
FIEUUE , S. D. , Sept. 24. The great
Indian council of the Sioux nation ,
which was called Saturday night , lasted
until the close of Sunday , up Bad river ,
some fifteen miles from this city. It
was more in the order of a great re
vival meeting , as all the tribes are now
greatly stirred up over what they be
lieve is a coming of their great spirit
to visit them. This idesxseems to have
taken complete possession of their
minds and their time is spent in danc
ing and other ceremonies and waiting
for the great event. White visitors
were excluded from the Bad river pow
wow , but from a gentleman named W.
J. Tompkins , who has just returned
from an extended trip to every agency
and camp among the Sioux , some in-
interesting facts are learned. He says
emissaries had been there recently from
the tribes up in Montana , filling them
up with stories of the coming Christ ,
lie is expected every day. Ho is to
cover the earth with another stratum
of soil some thirty feet deep , covering
up everybody but the faithful , good
Indians , who will manage to squirm
through on top to find the new earth
covered with grass , waist high. Buf
falo and other wild game everywhere ,
plenty of wild horses will be roaming
around and not a pale face will be seen.
In other words , the Indians will pre
vail there. Those who have faith in
the new fad think they must dance for
hours at a stretch , until they fall down
and are dragged out for others to take
a whirl. Tompkins says he was well
treated and that there is no hostility
among the Indians , they seeming to
think that the destruction of the whites
will be accomplished entirely through
divine mediation.
Trouble on 3Iack < y ? > l oad .
TEKKE HAUTI : , Ind. , Sept. 2G
Some time ago a federation was formed
of a number of operators and clerks on
the roads comprising the Mackey sys
tem with a view to securing increased
pay. It was the intention soon to
make a demand , but yesterday , learn
ing that the secretary of the organiza
tion , W. D. Sears of Princeton , had
been dischai-ged. many of the men de
cided to strike at once. A demand was
made on the company for his reinstate
ment and an increase of pay. The
officials replied that the matter must
be taken under advisement , and last
night the men struck. Today , how
ever , President Hopkins of the federa
tion telegraphed the men on the Evansville -
ville & Terre Haute and Evansville &
Indianapolis roads to go to work pend
ing a conference. The company claims
that Sears was discharged , not becaxise
of the federation , but for other good
reasons. There was some delay to
freight trains this morning but none to
passengers.
ITIr * . General Fremont's Destitution.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Sept. 25. The
lamentable destitution of Mrs. General
Fremont is likely to be relieved by the
final passage in the house of the bill
giving her a pension of $2,000. The
consideration of this bill and those
pensioning Mrs. General McC'lcl'and
and Mrs. General Crook is specially
set for to-morrow noon. In connec
tion with the recent reports of Mrs.
Fremont's destitution some peculiar
facts have come to the attention of the
house pension committee concerning
the struggle the late General Fremont
had to keep what stood between him
and extreme poverty. The philan
thropic men wno contributed to the
fund have carefully kept their names
from being made public , although they
are well known to members of the
pension committee.
Galena's Statue of Grant.
CHICAGO , Sept. 25. Sculptor Gelert
yesterday invited the art critics to in
spect the historical bas-relief which he
has been making for the pedestal of
the statue of Grant , which II. H. Kohl-
saat has presented to the city of Ga
lena. It is thirty-five inches long and
twenty-six inches high and will be cast
in bronze very shortly. It represents
the surrender of Lea at Appomatox.
The moment chosen is when the two
commanders are shaking hands after
the preliminaries of the surrender have
been agreed upon. To Grantthe
sculptor has'given not only a strong
likeness but an admirable expression
of heroism.
Constitution Reviser * .
JACKSON , Miss. , Sept. 25. The con
stitutional convention has disposed of
the franchise report excepting the sec
tions regulating the election of officers ,
which has been recommitted. The
minority of the committee on temper
ance recommends an amendment to the
constitution that "all saloons where
spirituous liquw are kept for sale are
hereby declared p-a lic nuisances ami
may be suppressed or abated by , prose
edition in the name of the state or
the complaint of any citizen.
UNION PACIFIC DEBT.
II IS SOMETHING OVKR FIFTY 3IIL-
ZJO.V ItOLLAKS.
And ThlH , AVith Accruing ; Interest ,
Falls Due In 1898-9 This and Other
ThlngM Set Forth in the Annual Itc-
port of the Government Director *
A Political Muddle in Wyoming
Can the State Take Part In the Presi
dential Contest The Recent Inter
national CoiisrcK Will Vote the
Indian * .
Iteporting on the Union Pacific.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 2ft. The annual
report of the government directors of
the Union Pacific railway has been
submitted to the secretary of the in
terior. It shows that since the last re
port the condition of business through
out the entire Union Pacific system has
improved. While the increase in the
gross earnings during the year 1889
over 1888 was only $89-1,659 the in
crease during the six months ending
Juno 20 of the present year over , the
same period of 1889 was $2,295,027.
The Oregon railway and navigation
company and the roads formerly in the
Denver , Texas & Fort Worth system ,
included in the system of 1890 , were
Hot , however , included in 1889.
The surplus earnings of all the lines
operated and leased during the first six
months of this year were $6,051,434 ,
an increase of $222,048 over the same
time-last year. The number of miles
operated was 8,034 , against 7,849 the
same1 time last year , and the expense
of operating was § 14,664,500 , against
$11,591,521 in 1889 , an increase of
$3,072,978 , taxes not included.
The Oregon Short Line & Utah
Northern shows an increase in earn
ings , but its surplus earnings are re
duced from $1,209,450 for the six
months ended June 30 , 1889 , to $1-
129,982 for the same period this year.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
company shows a falling off in gross
earnings , they being reduced from $1-
967,108 to $1,866,364 for the same
period this yeai * , while the expense of
operating was increased to the amount
of $477,534.
The Denver & Boulder Valley road
also shows a decrease. The falling off
in the gross earnings of the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company is in
part attributed by the directors to the
partial failure of the crops in Wash
ington and Oregon last year. Information
mation is received that the crops this
year are good.
The report says the continued growth
in population and advancement in bus
iness of the country tributary to the
Union Pacific from Nebraska to Wash
ington makes the expenditure of very
largo portions of the earnings impera
tively necessary for the increase and
improvement of its facilities.
The total debt of the Union Pacific
to the government on January 1 , 1890 ,
principal and interest , was $50,902-
765. This , with the accruing interest ,
falls duo in the year 189S-1S99. The
directors say the debt can not be met
at the time specified without doing an
injustice to hundreds of thousands
of people directly and indirectly
concerned in the welfare of
the system. In order to meet im
provements and extensions the com
pany's lines would have to be brought
to a stand-still , subjecting the people
who have settled along tlie system to
serious and perhaps irreparable loss ,
while the territory which naturally be
longs to it would inevitably have to be
surrendered to its more enterprising
competitors. To a large extent the
welfare of the people of the west who
depend upon the system as the main
channel of intercourse with the mar
kets of the world is liable to be affect
ed favorably by the attitude of the
government in connection with the re
adjustment of the indebtedness. The
lighter the burden the Union Pacific
management is compelled to carry the
easier it will be for that management
to meet the constant demands of the
people for greater and belter accom
modations.
The Political muddle in Wyoming. '
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Sept. 26. It is |
claimed that a literal interpretation of >
the constitution under which the new ]
slate of Wyoming is working will debar - !
bar Wyoming from taking part in the j
presidential election of 1892. The j
constitution directs that the first election - >
tion shall be held within sixty and not
i
over forty days after admission. Thirty '
days alter his election the governor \
qualifies and thirty days after his qual
ification the first session of the legis-
ture convenes. A regular election is
to be held the Tuesday following the
first Monday in November , which this
year is November 4. The constitution
further provides that "the first regular
election that would otherwise occur j
following the first regular session of
the legislature shall be omitted.1
When the constitution was adopted ,
about a year ago. it was expected that
Wyoming would be admitted early last
spring. If this had occurred the first
election would have been bold in July.
The first legislature would have con
vened iff August or September and the
first regular election , that of Novem
ber 4 , 185)0. ) which otherwise would
follow the first session of the
legislature would have been omitted
and the whole machinery of the
transition would ha\e worked s-nooth-
ly , but Wyoming was not admitted in
July. The first election was held
September 11. The governor will
qualify October 12. and the first session -
sion of the legislature cannot be held
before November 12. This will cause
that section of ihe constitution direct
ing the omission of ' the first regular
election following the first session of
the legislature to apply to th > jrr neral
election of 1892. The Constitution
cannoc bo amended to change this , as
by its provisions it can only bo amend
ed by a vote of the people at a general
election , unless the general law of con
gress concerning presidential election *
will enable Wyoming to participate in
the presidential election. There can
be no general election held in Wyom
ing until 1892. A question has also
arisen as to the legality of the'election
just held in its application to county
officers and most of the present county
officer holders in the state are prepar
ing1 to carry the matter into the courts.
The International Conjjress.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 27. Secretary
Blaine has received from Minister Ab
bott at translation of the
Bogota a extract - ;
tract from the message of the minister
of foreign affairs of Colombia to the
national congress concerning the rej
cent international American confer
ence. . The minister declares the re-
suits of tiio conference will bo to the
everlasting glory and satisfaction of all
who took part in the meeting. He
recommends to the congrsss of Colom
bia the adoption of many plans pro
posed by the conference , and urges im
mediate action with reference to the
appropriation for an inter-continental
railway and the appointment of a
member of the commission soon to
meet in Washington.
The minister expresses regret that
the conference did not take under con
sideration the Alonroe doctrine , and
declares it to be the universal policy of
the American nations.
Will Vote the Indian * .
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Sept. 26. The
Sioux Indians will bo usked to take a
hand in the capital location question
this fall. The fact that but a few of
them are legal voters appears to cut
no figure in a struggle of this kind.
Already one of the capital aspiring
towns has had men on the reservation
arranging for voting places , and it is
the general rumor that the noble red
men will be initiated into the mysteries
of casting a ballot at the election in
November.
Dispelling False Improsions.
CHICAGO , Sept. 24. The national
world's fair commissioners adopted the
following :
Whereas , Reports have reached this
country through the medium of corre
spondents and returning American
tourists that the world's Columbian
exposition is practically discredited by
American newspapers and is unworthy
of the consideration of Europeans ; and
Whereas , Such reports have re
ceived apparent confirmation frm .
tone of certain foreign new&j . .t .s
which have mistaken the impressions
of such tourists as those of American
people ; and
Whereas , The basis of such reports
is an erroneous idea as to the reasons
which led to the selection of Chicago
as the location of the exposition ; and ,
Whereas , Such reports , being en
tirely based on false assumptions , can
not but be harmful to the purposes of
the exposition : therefore , be it
Resolved , That in the opinion of
this commission the act of congas
selecting Chicago as the location of the
exposition was wisely taken , and
Resolved , That this commission
hereby signifies its unqualified approv
al of the selection of Chicago and here
by places itself on record as having
found every pledge made by the advo
cates of Chicago before congress fully
and absolutely fulfilled ; that the silo
offered and accepted is such r.s no in
ternational exhibition heretofore held
could boast of , and that there is every
prospect of the exposition being of
such a character , internationally and
nationally , as every patriotic Ameri
can could desire : and be it furChrv
Resolved. That the officers of this
commission are authorized to take such
steps as are advisable to counteract
the false impressions referred.to , and
that a copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the principal newspapers of
European capitals and all other for
eign countries.
The Xinke Front Ml- .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 24. Acti , . _
rotary Grant , of the war department ,
has addressed a letter to Secretary
Butterworlh. of the World's Columbian
exposition directory , in refer Mire to
the use of Ihe Chicago lake f > : for
Ihe Columbian exposition. ( Jr ays
the department has arrived at i.u fol
lowing conclusions : "The old harbor
line of 2,000 feet insldo ihe west wall
of the breakwater is re-ebttiblir-heuand
extended south. The restrictions here
tofore existing between the prolonga
tion of the center of Monroe street and
Park How. inside of th" harbor line ,
are removed upon condition that the
Illinois Central railroad oojrtirv : con
sent to the provisions of th > > ( Iho
state of Illinois , approved A. . . . --t .r > .
1S)0. ! ) and an ordinance of theci'y of
Chicago adopted Septembo. 1" ; . l-S'JO ,
and release all claims t. ) the land be
tween the poln to uaiivd and eas ! of
their right of way. " ' A. to the neces
sity for the consent , of the rail-road
company in the matter of Acting Sec
retary Grant makes reference to former
proceedings and says thai in view of
the facts it is deemed important in re
moving the restrictions that the Illi
nois Central railroad company should
not be left in a position to take any
advantage of it.
John Kerne , on trial for burglary ,
James McCarty. awaiting sentence for
grand larceny , and Harry Stone , post-
office robbery , escaped from a cell in
th ! United States marshal's office in
Salt Lake while the officers were at
diner. :
In reply to inquiries from the presi
dent , telegrams weirs received from
Senator A Id rich and Representative
McKinley stating that in their opinion
tin'tariff bill-will be disposed of this
week and that congress will lie ready
to adjourn about October lt.
THE WORK APPROVED
s OF Tin : r..inrA
f.I.V COXtiKKSS.
An Interview' M ith the Son of Gen.
Fremont What He Say * of III *
mother's Financial Condition A
J-Vrloua County Neat War In Colorado
What KuronutiiiK Think of the ? Ic-
fvlnlcy IJ111 ,3"iulur Tynnor Prepar
ing IiiNtructlons to the New Antl-
Luttcry I5U1.
Work of fail-Americans Approved.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. Secretary
Blaine has received from Minister
Abbott at Bogota the translation of an
extract from the message of the min
ister of foreign affairs of Columbia to
the national congress concerning the
recent international American confer
ence. The minister declares that the
results of the conference will be to the
everlasting glory and satisfaction of
all who took part in the meeting. He
recommends to the congress of Colum
bia the adoption of many plans pro
posed by the conference , and urges
immediate action with reference to an
appropriation for an intercontinental
railway , and the appointment of a
member of the commission soon to
meet in Washington. The minister
expresses regret that the conference
did not take under consideration the
Monroe doctrine and declare it to be
Ihe universal doctrine of the American
nations
U rn. Fremont' * Finances.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. , Sept. 26. The
Tribune to-morrow will have an infer-
view with Lieutenant Francis Preston
Fremont , son of the late General Fre
mont , now stationed at Fort Snel ng ,
Minn. , who says the published reports
concerning the financial condition of
his mother and sister in California are
greatly exaggerated. While they have
no means of their own. yet the } ' have
a regular income out of his own and
his brother's salary. Mrs. Fremont
also looks for the restoration of seven
acres of land in San Francisco former
ly owned by her husband , and which
the government seized and used for a
military reservation , inasmuch as fifty -
Iwo others who were on the tract at
the same lime as General Fremont have
had their lilies restored. She is also
hopeful that the -2,000 pension for her
relief will be passed at an early date.
Mrs. Fremont and daughter reside in
California on account of throat and
lung troubles. Lieutenant Fremont
says he would have them make their
home with him if they could endure
the climate. The same is true of his
brother , stationed at Philadelphia.
Colorado County Scat War.
LAMAR , Colo. , Sept. 26. Word has
been received of a serious county seat
strife between the towns of Boston and
Springfield , in Baca county. Spring
field secured the seat at the election
held last fall. Boston claims that
Springfield has not the amount of
county property necessary to prevent
the seat from being moved by a minor
ity vote this fall. The only available
building for a county court house was
a hotel building at Boston. A few
weeks ago this was sold at sheriff's
sale and was bought by Springfield
parties. Saturday night a party left
Springfield for Boston to move the
building to the former town to use as
a court house , thus preventing the
county seat issue being raised this -fall
by reason of prominent improvements
being made. The building was moved
about about five miles toward Spring
field , which is about twenty-live miles
from Boston , when the people of the
latter place discovered the trick and
immediately organ i/.ed. All the avail
able horses and rifles were brought
into requisition and a pursuit made.
Upon overtaking cthe party a battle
began , which ended in the Springfield
party being driven from the building ,
which was then burned by tke Bos-
tonians. Great excitement prevails ,
but owing to the location of the towns
news is hard to obtain. Several par
ties arrived here from Springfield last
night and departed hurriedly after
buying all the cartridges they could
find in town. It is reported that sev
eral parties were seriously wounded
and two killed during the fight , but
the news is not authentic.
Europe and the JfcKiiilcy Kill.
LONDON , Sept. 26. The Standard's
Vienna correspondent says : "Ameri
cans here declare that European re
prisals for the McKinley bill will have
no effect upon the Americans. An act
ing American minister told me that the
McKinley bill must not be considered
a final measure , but the commence
ment of a well worked-out scheme
which the entire nation , with the ex
ception of a small uninfluential minor
ity , is resolved to see realized and will
not abandon until it is given a fail-
trial. The feelings and interests of
Europe can not be taken into consider- '
ation. The differences of opinion in
the senate or house of representatives
refer i-ather to the means than to the
principles. "
The Anti-Lottery Lair.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 27. Judge
Tynnor , the assistant attorney-general
for the postoffice department , is en
gaged in preparing instructions to post
masters in regard to the enforcement
of the new anti-lottery law. A num
ber of questions have arisen in regard
to the construction of this law , especi
ally as to the right to mail back num
bers of newspapers containing lottery
advertisements printed prior to the
passage of the law ; also whether a
Canadian newspaper containing lottery
advertisements can be delivered in this
country through the mails. Judge
Tynnor will answer both of these con
undrums in the negative , and will solve
a number of other questions relating
to the new law which have beau brough t
to his attention.
Seine of the Important Mill * Panned
by the I'lfty-Flmt Concrcuft. „
WASHINGTON , Sept. 29. In two or
three days the long session of the fifty-
ri > t congress will come to an end.
Although the first session of the fifty-
first congress lasted till October 20 ,
the present session , by reason of longer
daily sessions , has far exceed in work
ing time , and the amount of legisla
tive work accomplished has been ex
traordinary , viewed in the light of pre
vious congresses. The record so far
is : Bills and joint resolutions intro
duced in the house , 22,402 ; senate ,
4,750 ; total , 10,952 ; against 15,598 the
first session of the last congress , which
in this matter far exceeded all previous
records. Koports made House , U , 215 ;
senate. 1,817 ; ( no account being taken
in the senate of other than written re
ports. ) Bills passed by the house ,
1,293 , of which the senate passed 819.
All except a few of these 849 have become -
como laws or all are awaiting the pres
ident's signature. By the senate 1 , 100 ,
of which 468 were sent to the presi
dent , making the total number about
1,335 acts or laws , against 1,790 for
the whole of last congress. Of these
acts , 606 house and 275 senate
bills were pensions to individuals. In
the completed work of the session ,
aside from the tariff bill , the following
are some of the many important meas
ures enacted into laws : Silver bill ;
customs administrative bill ; dependent
and disability pension bills ; anti-trust
bill , anti-lottery bill ; world's fair bill ;
admission of Idaho and Wyoming ;
meat inspection bill ; land grant for
feiture bill ; original package bill ; ad
ditions to navy ; also bills repealing
the act of 1888 , which withdrew prac
tically all western public lands from
settlement and providing that here
after only actual reservoir lands shall
be withdrawn and that no one person
shall enter more than 320 acres ; relief
of the Mississippi valley Hood sufferers ;
Portage lake and Ilennepin canal and
Galveston harbor projects ; for a largo
addition to the clerical force of the
pension office to adjudicate cases under
new acts ; providing for ihe classifica
tion of worsted cloth as woolens ; that
no person in time of peace shall be
tried for desertion after the lapse of
two years ; to prevent desertions in the
army by enabling recruits to buy out ;
extending the act for the relief of rail
road land settlers ; several bills con
cerning Indian reservations ; for a cen
sus of farm mortgages , etc. , also a
census of the Chinese ; increasing the
pension for total helplessness ; for an
assistant secretary each of the war and
navy departments.
There were eighteen contested elec
tion cases before the house , and seven
of the republican contestants have been
seated. The senate seated republican
senators from Monlana. Seven bills
have been vetoed by the president ,
three of Ihem public building bills , two
bills authorizing an increase of the in
debtedness of certain cities or counlics ,
one changing the boundaries of the
Uucompahgre Indian reservation , and
the other extending the time for the
payment of lands purchased from the
Omaha tribe of Indians. Among the
bills which passed the house , but were
not pasced by the senate , are the fed
eral election bill , national bankruptcy
bill , the bill for the relief of the
sapreme court , Ihe compound lard bill ,
the bill to prevent the enlistment of
aliens in the United States naval ser
vices to prevent the product of convict
labor being furnished upon public
buildings or works the eight hour back
pay bill , to repeal the timber culture
laws , and the eight-hour day bill.
Among the senate bills which have not
passed the house are the shipping and
subsidy bills , the bill granting Califor
nia 5 per cent of the proceeds of the
sales of public lands , to enlarge the
Yellowstone park , to grant a right of
way through public lands for irriga
tion purposes , for the compulsory edu
cation of Indian children , for the in
spection of live cattle and beef pro
ducts for export , the Blair educational
bill and the international copyright
bill. Many other bills have not yet
been acted upon by either house.
This Meek Ii
WASHINGTON , Sept. 29. How much
time the senate will consume in dis
cussion of the conference report on the
tariff cannot be stated , but the leaders
on both bides think a vote can be
reached by Tuesday. Final adjourn
ment will come the day after the report
is disposed of. In addition to the tariff
bill the general deficiency bill is the
only other measure likely to receive
the attention of the senate that is now
pending in the house.
With the exception of the conference
report on Ihe general deficiency bill
Ihe house has completed its labors and
wails upon Ihe senate. White waiting
some measures may be taken from the
calendar and passed , An effort may
be made to pa-s the two shipping bills
sent over by the senate , but this will
bo resisted by the democrats , ana un
less special provision io made for their
consideration ihe effort will likely fail.
A Ii , a tr < > UN Collision.
ZANESVILLE , O. , Sept. 29. About 1
o'clock yesterday morning a disastrous
freight wreck occurred on the Balti
more & Ohio near Pleasant Valley , a
short distance west of this city. Or
ders were given for the east and west
bound freights to pass at Black Hand ,
but the operator at this place failed to
deliver the order to the east bound
train. Later he saw his mistake and
telegraphed the operator here that
there would be a wreck pretly soon
and left his post. He is a mere boy.
Both engines and a number of cars
filled with oats , coke and merchandise
were piled up in great confusion. Nine
men were killed. The trains met on a
sharp curve and the west bound train
had just emerged from a piece of
woods , so that neither wa checked in
us speea. The engines crashed to
gether with great force and the freight
cars , to the number of twenty-five.
were piled up to a height of twenty-
Gve or thirty feet.