Nebraska Newspapers

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I MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
—Fremont hu a preacher named
Chestnut.
““■The assessed valuation of Douglas
ooun^f la |26,930,861.88.
. —Clerke in Hastings are moving in
the matter of early closing.
W—Fred Baumgarden, a 12-year-old
®f Wymore, was drowned last
week.
' “A speoial stock train from Grafton
the other day took f21,000 worth of
cattle.
. ~-’Fhe report that wages at the Nor
TolK sugar faotory has been reduced is
denied. .
~Firo at Schuyler destroyed the
storage house of Levlston Bros. Spon
taneous combustion.
—A gun club for sport and enforce
ment of the game laws has been or
ganised at Randolph.
—Corn nine feet high that was
two months ago Is exhibited by
V. Dairies of Saunders county.
“The Southwestern Nebraska Fo
und China association will meet at
Oxford on Tuesday, August 2.
“Purl°J a fire at Fairmont two
lUUioDi were turned loose and they
had a pitched battle on the street.
• “~The state band association, number
ing four hundred members will hold its
reunion at.Lincoln state fair week.
“The livery barn of J. H. Ireland,
at Crete, was struok by lightning and
* * horse in it killed. The barn did not
, take fire.
tfjjf . “The inquest over the body of the
(Unknown man found on the Union Pa
,'eifto track near Thummel last week
developed nothing.
_ —Word has been received that Mrs
Kemnltz. placed in the asylum at Nor
folk from Dodge county, died in that
Institution last week.
’—-The 6-year-old daughter of W. H.
Sailors of Barada. recently fell down
Stairs and in a few days died of the
_ injuries she received.
—Methodists and Presbyterians of
Palmyra have been lawing over a
Church organ whloh both claimed, and
the Presbyterians are ahead.
—Roy Gregory of Talmage, who was
promised one cent each for all the fish
he could catch, succeeded in catching
Over, a wagon load of minnows.
—Miss Julia Murphy, of Omaha
had Ed McCabe arrested for seduction,
and to mend matters Ed married the
girl in the presence of the justloe.
—Pender Times says: Daniel Hew
itt, Esq., of the Omaha reservation,
knocked down a squaw with a club.
He was fined 96 and costs—919 in alL
..... —Work on the new elevator at
r Hiokman is progressing rapidly, and
the main part will soon be completed.
The engine and •dump" are yet to be
built.
—One day for each political party
is to be sat aside at the coming Ne
braska state fair. Monday, Septem
ber 7, is the day given to the prohibi
tionists.
—The Burlington has made a rate
of one fare for the round trip from
Omaha to Hot Springs, S. 1)., and
Deadwood. The time is from July 2a
to August 16.’
—The West Point school board has
completed its corps of teachers by
electing Prof. John £. Barclay of In
dependence, la., to the hew position
of assistant principal.
—Swan Johnson, a Swede in the
employ of C. J. Nobes, of York county,
was severely cut about the hands and
„ face by being thrown into a barbed
wire fence by a horse he was driving.
—The, town of Elgin, Antelope
county, will vote on a proposition for
the construction of water works on
Wednesday, Juiy 27. It calls for is
\ suing 93,000 in bonds for that pur
pose.
’ —Mr. Daknn of Douglas has a pet
white rabbit that is quite a curiosity.
It makes the chickens its companions
and at night helps drive them into the
chicken house, and does not slop un
til they are ail in.
—The fourth annual inter-state re
union of the soldiers and sailors of Ne
. braska and Kansas will be held at
Superior, August 22 to 27. Noted i
speakers and a fine camp ground are
among the attractions.
| —Falls City News says the colored
people of Kansas and Nebraska will
I assemble at Hinton’s park on August
\,j, 4 to celebrate Emancipation day.
About 5,000 children of Ham will be
present and swelter and drink lemon
ade.
X —In the contest of Florence McAul
iffe and William J. McGillen, trans
feree, against National Robertson from
McCook, Secretary Noble has decided
* that a rehearing be had so that there
may be a readjudication of the entire
issue.
-—The president has nominated and
the senate confirmed William U. Mul
ferd of Omaha as a second lieutenant
of infantry- Mulford was formerly a
sergeant who passed the requisite ex
‘ amioation for a promotion to a com
mission.
—Senators Manderson and Paddock
have joined in recommending .the ap
pointment of Dr. Israel Bedell as a
member of the board of examining sur
geons at Nebraska City to fill the va
' oanoy created by the resignation of
Dr. Daly.
—The other morning the body of an
unknown man was found on the Union
Pacific track at Thummel, a siding
about fire miles east of Central City •
The man had evidently been caught
,--t. while his foot was fast between the
switch ana main track rails and run
down by a train, but what train is un
known. >
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—Lawyers JetTrey and Klch, of
Omaha, who were partners in legal
buslnesa had a falling out, their diffi
culties finally culminating in the form- '
er shooting the lutter, seriously wound
ing him in the arm. He was about to :
fire again when seized by a bystander, I
and thus doubtless murder was
averted. i
—Some oi the enterprising business
men of Milford have been in corres
pondence with eastern capitalists with
a view to organizing and building an
electric railway from Lincoln to Mil
ford, utilizing the water power at
the Milford end of the rotid and devel
oping the natural parks, springs and
boating which Milford affords.
—S. Van Marten, an old ana re
spected citizen of liiue Creek, Deuel
county, while cleaning an old well was
buried by the walls caving in. After
completing his work and when about
to ascend the quick sand commenced
running in causing the whole well to
cave in. Neighbors proceeded to dig
him out hut not in time to save him.
—John Howard and wife, the pe
destrians, passed through Kearney last
week on their way east. They are
walking from Seattle to Chicago on a
wager of $6,000. Leaving Seattle
March 10, they must reach Chicago
September 16. They carry bedding
and cooking utensils in a light wheel
barrow surmounted by an American
flag. j
—Cuyier Schultz, the Hull county
murderer, enjoys the stay of his exe
cution immensely, though after his
manner he makes every effort to con
ceal his delight. When the sheriff no
tified him of the fact that he still had
moro than a week to live he made the
bluff that it was Immaterial to him
whether he was to be bung next week
or next year. I
—The Herman laborers who have
been working in the beet fields at
Tierce, Neb., and were sent to help
out on the Oxnard fields near Wood
river, returned home to Hastings.
Thirty-eight people were taken up, *
while thirty-three returned. The cause
of the dissatisfaction was the board,
and if their stories are half true, the
celebrated prisons of the rebellion are
several lengths in the rear.
Jake Himglap, well known in Omaha j
as a rat catcher and skinner of dead |
animals, was drowned at the Jones
street dump last week. ‘Old Jack.”'
as he was familiarly called, had just
removed the skin from a deceased
horse and was throwing it into the
river, As the body of the animal slip
ped down the bank ltlmloy followed
and sank with the dead horse and was
drowned before help could arrive. |
—The total amount of assessable
property in Scotis Bluff county, as
found by the recent assessment, makes
a total of $347,613, as against $186,
436 last year, being a total increase '
of $161,177. A large portion of this
Increase is due to the addition ot a
hundred or two quarters of land which
had been deeded in the meantime. A ,
portion is also due to the somewhai
increased valuations used by the as-1
sessors. I
—The prospect for the Long Pine
Chautauqua and summer resort was
never brighter. Several cottages are
being built on the grounds, and there
is an activity never before shown. Tbs
management have everything ready
for their visitors. Long Pine assem
bly does not get its big, pushing, jost
ling crowds that the assemblies neat
the larger oities do, but those who ac
come get cool, keep cool, have rest
and pleasure. |
—A young man named Hubcrly was
arrested in Beatrice on suspicion ol
being a horse thief. He was driving
a big bay mare and a small brown
horse attached to a spring wagon. The
jaded appearance of the team was!
what attracted attention to him. It j
was tinaily learned that a man answer
ing his description was wanted at Hi
awatha, Kas., for horse stealing. He
was held to await the action of the
Kansas authorities. i
—The Nebraska Chautauqua assem
bly at Crete closed its eleventh annual
session with a better outlook for the
future than it had for several years. 1
Although the attendance was not as
large as in some former years, it was
composed of the very best people. |
They were not disappointed. It is .
conceded by all that it was the most
enjoyable and instructive assembly;
ever held on the grounds. It was also
a success financially.
—Sheriff Bennett of Douglas county
has received information from the pen
itentiary that Murderer Nick Fox has
thrown off his insanity disguise and is
working with all the energy of a hired I
man who anticipates a raise ot salary, i
The warden states that Fox is one ot
his best prisoners and has settled down,
fully realizing that he has a steady job
that will last him several years. Dur
ing and for a long time before his trial
Fox vigorously worked the insanity
dodge.
—Clear Water Messenger says: It
is rumored that Samuel Newman, a
colored mau living near Deloit, haa
disappeared. He went to Oakland last
Monday and hia team and wagon were
found at home next morning, but Mr.
Newman was no where to be found.
Tracks of blood in the wagon gave
rise to auaplcion of foul play, but as
the body waa no where to be found
and the coming to light of tB fact of
bad financial atraita give rise to the
auapicion that he has left the country
rather than face his creditors.
J_The Young Men's Christian Asso
ciations throughout the state are mak
j ing extensive preparations for their
! annual encampment for bible study
and recreation. The Chautauqua
I grounds at Beatrice have been secured
' from August.8 to 16. and several of the
' strongest speakers in the country are
1 booked. Major D. W. Whittle of Chi
* cago, editor of the Daily Bible Kead
insrs. an evangelist and bible ex
' positnr of pationai reputation, wili
take the leading part in the conference,
giving bible readings and jaddreeees
each morning. f
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MIMED FOR DEFENSE
PINKERTONS BEFORE THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
rhey Claim that the Striker* Commenced
the Hattie—The Committee In Secret
Session— rian to Arrest Cold Exports
—Shlras Not Yet Contlrmed.
Washington, July 25.—The Finker
con skit! of the Homestead battle was
presented to the sulieommlttce of the
House Judiciary Committee. The
committee’s investigation, it will he
recalled, was begun in Pittsburg, the
inquiry there being devoted to the out
break at Homestead and the difficulties
>f the Amalgamated association with
the Cargegie company. The heuring
hero is to be devoted to the organiza
tion and management of the Pinkerton
detective agency. Robert A Pinkerton,
of the Pinkerton agency, was the first
witness called. His brother William,
Mr. Outline, of New York, his at
torney; and Messrs. Hayes, Wright and
Devlin, of the Knights of Labor,
were also in attendance. Before
ine examination of witnesses
was proceeded with Mr. Devlin
submitted a number of questions which
lie wished the committee to ask the
witness. Chairman Oates received the
questions and said they would be con
sidered by the committee and if found
proper would be asked. The commit
teen then went into secret session to
consider the questions submitted by
Mr. Devlin; also a statement submitted
the Pinkerton brothers, and at the con
clusion of the secret session the com
mittee took n recess until 1 o'clock.
The Pinkerton's have submitted a
long statement, defending their actions
in general, and claiming that in the
Homestead riot the strikers made the
first attack, and their men were com
pelled to fire in Belf defense.
The committee adjourned subject to
call of the chairman. If further testi
mony touching new points is offered
within a day or two it will be received;
otherwise the committee will begin the
preparation of its report soon.
BUSINESS IN CONGRESS.
The House tiling rocs to Several Items
lu the General Ileflclencjr Hill.
Washington, July 25.—In the House
yesterday Sayres of Texas submitted
a conference report on the General
Deficiency bill. The House non-con
curred to the amendment in regard to
the payment of the Pacific railroads.
It was agreed to devote three hours and
a half to debate on the disputed items.
In the Senate the House bill was
passed authorizing the officers of the
United States warship lialtimore to ac
cept medals conferred upon them by
King of Sweeden in recognition of their
services in conveying home the remains
of Ericsson.
To Arrest Gold Exports.
Washington, July 25.—The Presi
dent and the Secretary of the Treasury
have been discussing various plans to
arrest gold exports, and, it is under
stood, have about determined to pre
vent an excessive drain of gold from
the Treasury by refusing to redeem
the new Treasury notes, issued under
the act of 1890, entirely in gold. Under
the provisions of the act, the Secretary
is empowered to redeem the notes in
gold or silver, as he sees fit, and to meet
the present emergency it is now pro
posed that he shall pay half gold and
half silver for them. In this way it is
thought a check will be put upon the
purely speculative demand for gold,
without interfering with legitimate
trade operations.
Anti-Option Bill Will Fall.
Washington, D. C., July 25.—One of
the officers of the Senate, who is an ex
pert on Legislative matters, and who
has watched the course of the anti-op
tion biU since its inception, said yes
terday that the bill had no reason
able show of passing. The enemies
sf the measure are well forti
9ed and determined to fight to the bit
ter end. Such Senators as Gray of
Delaware, Hiscock of New York and
Wolcott of Colorado will make long
speeches against the bill and will point
>ut many constitutional flaws in it
ivhich will show it to be so utterly de
fective as being past remedy.
Fighting Washburn's Bill.
Washington, July 25.—Before an au
lience of flattering quality and pro
portions Senator White, of Louisana,
renewed his vigorous attack upon the
anti-option bill at a late hour yester
day. The Senator begun by showing
how this attempt to suppress gambling
where certain restraints confined it
within harmless channels could but
push it out upon the land to the far
greater detriment of the general pub
lic.
Shlrai Not Tel Confirmed.
Washington, July 25.—The Senate
committee on judiciary had under con
sideration yesterday the nomination of
George Shiras, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to
be associate justice of the Supreme
court, but came to no conclusion
thereon. Another meeting will be
held to-day.
Retaliation on Canada Pained.
Washington, July 25.—The Senate
yesterday passed, without question, the
House bill authorizing commercial re
taliation on Canada, also the joint reso
lution authorizing the acceptance of
medals from the King of Sweden by
the Baltimore’s crew, and concurred in
some House amendments to unimport
ant Senate biUs.
Nominated by the President.
Washington, July 25.—The President
sent to the Senate the following nomi
nations: Adam Everly of Pennsylvania,
to be Consul of he I'nited States at
Birmingham; Thomas Frazier of Cali
fornia, to be Reg: iter of the Land Of
fice at Sacramento! Cat. ,
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SENATOR PEPPER'S VIEWS.
Only Three Way* In W ilch to Settle
Dispute* Between Lslxp and Capital. I
Washington,July 25.—Senator Pcffer
called up his labor resolutions in the
Senate yesterday and said there were
three ways to meet the difficulties
which now faced us between
employers and employed. One
was for the government to
take its hands off and let employer
and employe settle the matter for them
selves. This he admitted was unpop- [
ular. Another way was for the gov
ernment to take hold and regulate the '
rates of wages. This was regarded as 1
unconstitutional. The third way was j
for the government to deal with these
great labor employing establishments
as it did with the private lands of the
people—condemn, seize and pay for
them. This he thought would be re
garded as still more revolutionary than
the second proposition. Hut he sub
mitted there was no other way to ar
range these disputes except through
the bloody gates of war. Therefore,
he recommended to the government
the first proposition: “Take your
hands off and let employer and em
ployed settle this matter for them
selves.”
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor.
Mr. Call then spoke against the Pink
ertons, and consideration of the anti
option bill was resumed.
AVERTED AN OUTBREAK.
llalf-starve'l (Juarryinen Receive a From
lie That They Will lie Paid.
Englewood, N. J., July 35.—A prom
ise to pay what is due them has averted
the danger of an outbreak on the part
of the men at the Clinton Point quarry.
The condition of the men is pitiable.
They have received no money for a long
time and ean get no credit at the local
stores. Some of them have been
on short rations for several days, and
since Tuesday they have been subsist
ing on apples. This condition of affairs
made them desperate, and when food
was given them this morning they ate
it ravenously. They would have not
restrained themselves a day longer and
would have burned the buildings to
night. Not one of the men can speak
English. They are all still sullen, and
if their money is not forthcoming soon
they may break out again.
Claims It Is a Canadian Canal.
New York, July 25.—An Ottawa
special says: “Speaking with reference
to the proposal of Judge Chipman to
impose a toll upon all Canadian vessels
passing through the St. Clair flats’
canal, a Member of the Cabinet said
last night that he would like to see the
American government attempt to seize
a Canadian vessel for refusing to pay
toll. The canal, while constructed with
United States capital, was indisputably
in Canadian territory, which fact the
engineers of the United States govern
ment had admitted. However, .he did
not for one moment believe any such
step would be taken by the United
States government.
The Cholera In Russia.
St. Petersburg, July 25.—Six cases
of cholera and four deaths have occur
red Kolomna, sixty-three miles from
Moscow, where there are extensive fac
tory works. Two deaths from cholera
have occurred in a village near Moscow
and two within Moscow. None of
these, however, have been reported
officially. Few of the principal mer
chants intend to visit the Nijni-Nov
gorod fair. Many will abstain from
doing business at the fair while others
will send subordinates.
Released Taney County Lynchers.
Si’RiNGfield,Mo., July 25.—The cases
of the Taney county lynchers came to
a sudden termination in the Criminal
court at Forspthe yesterday. The
prosecuting attorney, after having con
ducted the cases for over a week, en
tered a nolle prosequi and the Judge
ordered all defendants released. The
prosecuting attorney says the trial was
developing into the merest farce, the
jury being evidently prejudiced in the
prisoners’ favor and the Judge ruling
invariably against the prosecution.
Two Thousand Natives Killed.
The Hague, July 25.—Official tele
grams received here confirm the recent
accounts of the awful destruction
caused on Great Sangir Island, belong
ing to Holland, by a volcanic eruption
June 17. These later advices are to the
effect that the whole northwestern
portion of the island was destroyed and
that 2,000 of the inhabitants were
killed. There were no Europeans
among the victims.
For Circulating Confederate Bills.
Sioux Citt, Iowa, July 25.—A man
giving the name of Doc Reynolds was
arrested with a considerable numl>er of
Confederate bills in his possession. He
bad passed some of them on Italian
fruit dealers and ignorant shopkeepers,
mostly foreigners, before being ar
rested. It is thought he is the same
man who has disposed of nearly #1,000
worth of Confederate bills in Northern
Iowa. Government officers have taken
him in custody.
OU Warehouses Burned.
St. Lons, July 25.—The Waters
Pierce oil warehouses were destroyed
by fire this morning. The warehouses
were located at Fourteenth and Gratiot
streets. The loss will be heavy.
Supplies for St. John's Sufferers.
New York, July 25.—The steamship
Miranda, loaded with a cargo of contri
butions for the sufferers by the St.
John’s N. F., lire, sailed early this
morning._ _
Hog Cholera In Caiindu.
Wooostock, Ont., July 25. — Hog
cholera has broken out in the northern
part of this county. AUcaJi .acarly
two hundred h->gs have died from ,the
disease.
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CONGRESSIONAL WORE.
A Heeord of the Proceeding! tu Hi*
kenate and ftuiiac.
In the senate on the 18th, after the
deficiency bill had passed the senate
the anti-option bill was, on motion of
Mr. Washburn, taken up and thus be
came the regular order. The oppo
nents of that measure then interposed
a series of motions, which had the
character of dilatory motions, and
which were also designed to oust the
anti-option bill from its position of
precedence. The friends of the meas
ure were strong enough, however, to
resist all the efforts, and when the
senate adjourned the anti-option bill
was the unfinished business to come
up at 2 o’clock to-morrow. In the
house it was suspension day, but un
like its predecessor of a fortnight ago.
no great party measures were brought
forward. Nevertheless, there were
features of interest; For instance,
the celebrated McGarrahan bill
wnicn uus oeen a om ana never an act
for the last quarter of a century, was
at last passed by the house as it came
from the senate, and so goes to the
president for his signature. The bill
refers the claim to the court of private
claims. A biil of great value to local
architects was also passed. It opens
to competition the design and con
struction of public buildings. Mr.
Caminetti tried to secure the passage
of his bill creating the California deb
ris commission. The bill to increase
the efficiency of the militia received a
set-back, but only because it came ir
regularly before the house. The sen
ate joint resolution was passed, au
thorizing the committee on labor to
make an investigation into the slums
of the cities. The house then took a
recess, the evening session to be for
general debate on the World's fair fea
tures of the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
In the senate on the 19th the anti
option bill was taken up and its con
sideration proceeded with, only one
dilatory motion having been inter
posed. and Mr. Vest stating that no
.obstructive course would be resorted
to. Mr. Stewart made a long speech,
principally on the subject of bimetal
ism, and of the depreciation of farm
lands and the general product of the
o<>untry, which resulted, he said, from
the shrinkage in the volume of cur
rency. He said, however, that he
would probably vote for the anti-op
tion bill just to show how worthless it
was. A large number of amendments
that been offered by Mr. Washburn
were agreed to without question, and
a substitute was offered for the whole
bill by Mr. George on behalf of him
self and Messrs. Coke and Pugh. A
reprint of the bill was ordered and it
went over. In the house ail the amend
ments increasing appropriations for
the World’-s Columbian exposition were
non-concurred in in bulk. The commit
tee of the whole got into a parliament
ary tangle as to whether it was
in order to amend the senate amend
ment unless the motion to amend was
coupled with a motion to concur. The
point arose on an effort to secure a
separate vote on the amendment of
Mr. Atkinson of Pennsylvannia pro
hibiting the sale of liquor on the fair
grounds. The point was made that
the amendment must be offered in con
nection with a motion to occur in the
senate amendment for the issue of
5,*000,000 half-dollar souvenir pieces.
The chair decided against Mr. Atkin
son and the decision was sustained by
a viva voce vote. Mr. Atkinson then
moved to occur in the $5,000,000 par
graph with the amendment prohibit
ing the sale of liquor. The motion
was defeated—41 to 189. Mr. O'Neil's
amendment making a loan and not an
appropriation of 15,000,000 was next
defeated. The chair then put the
question as concurring in the senate
amendment embodying the |5,000,000
appropriation and the house refused
to concur—yeas, 78; nays, 132. Then
came the Sunday closing amendment.
Mr. Tayior offered an amendment to
this providing that no machinery shall
be run, or necessary labor performed
on Sunday. This was rejected and
the Sunday closing amendment was
then concurred in yeas, 78: nays, 74.
The greater number of votes to concur
were cast by republicans. On the
point of no quorum, the vote was tak
en by tellers which resulted—yeas,
102; nays, 72. That disposed of the
World’s fair amendments. The house
had concurred in the senate Sunday
closing amendment and in the para
graph making appropriations for med
als and diplomas, and had refused to
concur in the |5,000, 000 appropriation
and every other substantial amend
In the senate on the 20th the first
hours were occupied in the discussion
of a bill to permit the Puyallup In
dians in the state of Washington to
alienate a portion of the government
lands in the neighborhood of Tacoma.
The matter was still under discus
sion when, at 2 o’clock, the anti
option bill came up as the unfinished
business. Mr. Vest assailed the meas
ure as an undue stretch of the consti
tution; as an attempt on the part of
congress to exercise police powers
within the states, and as a delusion to
the farmers in whose interest, he said,
it was making. Mr. Washburn defend,
ed the bill from some of Mr. Vest's
thrusts, and several others of the sen
ators took partin the discussion, which
they maintained for three hours.
Mr. Daniel had the floor and was ar
guing on somewhat the same lines that
Mr- Vest had used when the hour of
adjournment arrived. In the house
politics were tabooed and the machine
ry of legislation, well oiled by a reso
lution from the committee on rules,
ran with an unusual smoothness. A
number of measures were passed, the
most important of which was,that in
creasing the pay of the life saving
service. The bill granting an Ameri
cas register to the steamship China
was defeated. Tueoomaerce commit.
I
tee was authorized to investigate the
Heading combine.
In the senate on the 21 Bt, the dis
agreeing conference report on the de
ficiency bill was presented and agreed
to and another conference asked. Mr.
Carey, from the committee on territo
ries, reported back the house bill for
the admission of New Mexico as a.
state, and said that he would not call
it up until the next session. Mr. Platt;
a member of that committee, said the
report was not unanimous and that he
would present a minority report. Mr.
Warren addressed the senate in favor
of the bill introduced by him on the
8th of June, providing for the irriga
tion of and reclamation of arid lands,.
for the protection of forests and utiliz
ing pasturage. The house bill to en
force reciprocal commercial relations' *
with Canada was laid before the
senate and was, on motion of Mr.
Frye, placed on the calender, tak
ingthe place of the senate hill on
the same subject. After a brief
executive session the senate adjourned.
in the nouse Mr. McCreary from tne
committee on foreign affairs called up
a joint resolution expressing sympathy
with the Kussian Hebrews in distress
and the hope that the Kussian govern
ment would mitigate the severity of
the decrees against them. Mr. Bu
chanan of New Jersey inquired wheth
er the sympathy was to be sent in a
government vessel. On motion of Mr.
Henderson of North Carolina a bill
was passed authorizing the postmaster
general, when necessary, to provide
star route mail service between the
dates of the annual advertisement for
bids. Mr. Logan of Louisiana entered
a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the house laid on the table the
bill granting an American register to'
the steamship China.
In the senate on the 23d the rela
tions of capital and labor were brought
to attention in two speeches. The first
of them was made by Mr. PefTer and
was based on a resolution previously
offered by him instructing the judici
ary committee to inquire into that sub
ject and as to what legislation was
necessary to protect the right of em
ployes to fair rates of wages. The
other speech was made by Mr. Call
and was directed chiefly against the
Pinkerton detective force as an au
authorized armed organization. Ur.
Peffer's resolution was referred to the
committee on education ana labor. The
anti-option bill occupied the attention
of the senate for the remainder of the
day’s session, and senators had the air
of being deeply interested in the sub
ject. Mr. White's speech was listened
to with very close attention, although
it covered nearly six hours in ita^two r
days that he occupied on the floor.
The bill went over without notion.
The senate passed, without question
the house bill authorizing commercial
retaliation on Canada. In the house
the committee on public lands had an
hour of the time but was peculiarly
unfortunate, for it was obliged to
withdraw each and every one of the
three bills it had selected as most
worthy of passage. They were these:
To settle the claims of Arkansas under
the swamp land grants; to reimburse
settlers on the Des Mosnes river land*
and to maintain a school of mines in
Colorado. The rest of the day was
consumed in the discussion of the con
ference report on the deficiency bill,
which will be disposed of tori arrow,
and another conference wills be or*,
dered. The session this evening Who
devoid of intereet. A iarge number '
of private pension bills passed through
the ordeal of the committee of the
whole, but none came up for final no
tion in the house. : v
Living Bp to Tlielr Reputations.
Laramie, Wyo., July 23.—The im
prisoned cattlemen’s camp in Hess’ hall
is enlivened almost daily by a fight ©f
some kind, usually between the Tex
ans. They are said to have been hired
for killers, and they are surely a hard
lot. There are knockdowns and Rag
outs every time they get enough to
drink. _
French Police Prevent a Plot, .5
Paris, July 83.—The Figaro says that
the police have discovered an Anarchist
plot to blow up the bourse and other
public buildings. The paper adds that
two of the conspirators have been ar>
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Potatoes—New per lb. !
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