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The News Condensed.
Important Intelligence From All Parts.
DOMESTIC
The Brown national bank at Spo
kane, Wash., suspended payment.
Myron R. Kent, who caused his wite
to be killed in order to secure her life
Insurance, was condemned to hang at
Mandan, X. D.
Five students of a medical college at
Kansas Cit j, Mo., were arrested while
robbing' a grave in a neighboring
town.
At Hastings, Col., Mrs. Martinoleft
her children, aged 4 and 2 years, alone
in the house, which caught fire, cre
mating them.
Test cases were commenced against
the United States by sugar growers,
whose bounty was cut off by the new
tariff bill.
The barns of the Traction company
at Allegheny, Pa., were burned, and
forty-nine horses perished in the flames.
Gen. Casev, chief of engineers of
the war department, urges the secur
ing of fortification sites at all large
seaports.
Forest fires in the Okaw river bot
toms near Pana, 111-, burned ten dwell
ings.
Carson, la., was visited by fire, one
of the principal business streets being
swept away.
Charles E. Allen, aged 60, of Craw
fordsville, lad., rendered despondent
by his aged wife's -approaching death.
cut his throat.
Samuel Carson, an escaped convict
who had been a Chicago cabman for
ten years, has fallen heir to 510,000 and
surrendered himself.
The annual report of Superintendent
Stump, of the immigration bureau, for
the fiscal year ended June SO, 1894,
shows that 2SS.020 immigrants arrived
in this country. The report says that
more foreigners are leaving the coun
try than are coming in.
The centennial of the birth of Wil
liam Cullen Bryant, the poet, was cele
brated at Princeton. 111.
Fire caused by a defective flue de
stroyed a block of dwellings in Kansas
City, Mo., the loss being 5100.000.
At Louisville John S. Johnson cut
the 3-mile bicycle record from 4:01 to
3:54 4-5.
According to Kev. C. W. Blodgett
the ratio of divorces to marriages is
greater in Cialesburg, I1L, than in any
city in the country.
It was discovered that for nine years
Samuel C Seely, bookkeeper of the
Shoe and Leather bank in 2s ew York,
had been robbing that institution, his
stealings aggregating 5354,000.
Three miners convicted of incen
diarism in the Pennsylvania strikes
last June -were sentenced to seven
years' solitary confinement and hard
labor.
Three-fourths of the winter wheat
sown in the western third of Kansas
was ruined by a drought.
Oxe man lost his life and scores of
horses were burned in an incendiary
fire at Springfield, I1L
Six men were injured in the Yale
Jlarvard football game at Springfield,
Mass., which was one of the most
fiercely contested ever played, Yale
being the winner
Francis Mlt.pht appeared before an
immense audience at Pittsburgh, Pa.,
the occasion being the eighteenth an
niversary of the inauguration of the
"blue ribbon movement" in that city.
Three citizens of Brookside, Ala.,
were fatally shot by moonshiners, who
took them for officers.
Dcrinq a quarrel Jacob Mohow shot
Mrs. Kate Doman at Lancaster, Pa.,
and then killed himself.
Ex-Congressman Walter H. Bct
xer, principal of the normal college at
Oelwein, la., disappeared mysteriously.
A new and dangerous counterfeit S3
silver certificate made its appearance
in Omaha. It bears the portrait of
William Windom, and the signatures
of W. S. Roseerans, register of the
treasury, and E. II. Nebeker, treasur
er of the United States, series of 1S9L
Isaac Tatlob and wife and Miss
Kidwell were ran down and killed
by a train on a bridge at South
Branch, Md., while on their way to
church.
Almost the entire business portion
of Marion, N- C, was burned, the loss
being estimated at S125.000.
The visible supply of grain in the
United States on the 26th was: Wheat,
83.944,000 bushels; corn, 8,842,000 bush
els; oats, 9,191,000 bushels; rye, 442,000
bushels; barley. 3,949.000 bushels.
In his annual report Postmaster
General Bissell recommends the ex
tension of the free delivery system,
quickening of railroad transportation
and revision of the law as to second
class matter. The revenue for the
year was $3,0S.479; expenditures,
584,324,444; leaving a deficiency of 59.
243.085. Herbert D. Gltnn, who died in New
York, opened the gates of Castle
Garden in 1655 to the Erst immigrant
who passed through it.
The four military companies at Sel
ma, Ala., were ordered to . hold them
selves in readiness to move to Mont
gomery at a moment's notice to resist
an attack on the state capitol in case
the Kolb faction of the populist party
tried to take possession and seat Kolb
as governor.
Surgeon General Wtmas reports
that 52,803 seamen were treated by the
marine hospital service daring the
year ended June 80.
The trans-Mississippi congress met
at SU Louis, 400 delegates being pres
ent. Resolutions were introduced and
irrigation discussed.
Miss Mart Ockaxdeb, aged 18 years.
- and a younger sister were drowned
while skating on a pond at Bancroft,
Neb.
The National bank of the republic
of New York was robbed by one of its
employes of &A200.
Samuel & Skelt, charged with de
frauding the Shoe and Leather bank
of New York, would, it was said, sur
render and make a confession, involv
ing several prominent men.
Xeal Brothers, of Portland, the
heaviest millers in eastern Indiana,
failed for $100,000 and no assets.
Secretary Carlisle awarded the
new 550,000,000 issue of bonds to the
Stewart syndicate of New York.
Because of numerous quarrels Mrs.
Godfrey Weinholtz killed her brother,
Ernest Weisner, at Eldora, la., and
then poisoned herself.
Harrt and Eugene Sanders, of
Mauch Chunk, ra.. aged 11 and 12
years, were killed by the cars while
picking up coal on the tracks.
The firm of Switzer, New, Witter fc
Co., one of the largest dry goods
houses in Vicksburg, Miss., failed for
143,000.
Gaston Cazenaykttk was arrested
in Chicago with 10,000 bogus lottery
tickets in his possession which he had
arranged to dispose of.
The legislative committee of the
Michigan Teachers' association will
ask the legislature to prohibit the is
suance of teachers' certificates to any
person who uses tobacco in any form.
Director of the Mint Preston in his
annual report says the gold coinage of
the fiscal year ended June 30 last was
599,474,912, the largest ever executed.
The silver coinage was 56,877,296. The
estimated metallic stock of coin and
bullion in the United States was: Gold,
5027,293,201; silver. 6624.347,757, a total
of 51.251,640,953. The net gold exports
for the fiscal year were 54.17,0o5,
against $6,892,275 in 1893. The net
exports of silver were $31,041,359,
against 57.653,831 for the previous year.
Almost the entire business portion
of Lyndonville. Vt, was swept by fire,
the loss being 5200,000.
The Security national bank of Grand
Island, Neb., was forced to suspend.
Lawyer Edward P. Billiard was
shot and killed at his desk in Chicago
by Henry C Hastings, who claimed he
had been defrauded of his property.
Drought had dried up everything in
Oklahoma and prairie fires were doing
much damage.
The clothing store of A. Nathan was
destroyed by fire at Great Falls, Mont.,
the damage being 5200,000.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Rail
way company has put additional armed
guards on its express cars on its line
going through Indian territory.
The Kendall Banking company at
Howard, S. D-, closed its doors.
The Cherokee legislature will send
a strong delegation to Washington to
oppose any statehood measure.
In his annual report Superintendent
Brooks says the foreign mail service
has attained a high degree of perfec
tion. Judge Dallas, of Philadelphia, de
cided that the Reading railroad re
ceivers had the right to discharge an
employe who belonged to a brother
hood. Tee most wonderful village of cliff
dwe'.lers extant was discovered in the
Bradshaw mountains in Arizona.
The corner stone of a new 5100.000
courthouse at Winamac, Ind., was laid
under masonic auspices.
Six armed men went into a faro bank
at Baker City, Ore., and took all the
mor ey on hand, about $1,160.
The business part of the town of
Athena, Ala., was almost totally de
stroyed by fire, the loss being 5150,000.
James Dyan, John Jones and Henry
Taylor were fatally injured by an ex
plosion of gas in the Jack Oak coal
mines near Albia, la.
The Shelley hoop and stave factory
at Holgate, O., was burned down by
employes who went on a strike.
Ambrose Woods, a farmer, and his
wife were killed by the cars at Carey, O.
John Penseyers rode a straightaway
unpaced mile at Buffalo, N. Y., in
1:52 2-5, lowering Johnson's world's
bicycle record.
The Indiana supreme court decided
the fee and salary law unconstitional
as applied to county treasurers.
Secretary Gresuam asked an ex
planation erf Great Britain as to her
occupancy of the Mosquito reserva
tion. Owing to the hard times receipts
from stamps, stamped envelopes and
postal cards fell off over 52,000.000
during the year.
Secretary Herbert in his annual
report recommends the construction
of three additional battleships and
twelve torpedo boats. During the
year five ships have been added to the
naval list, the Marblehead, Columbia,
Olympia, Montgomery and Minneapo
lis. The Bank of Canova, S. D., sus
pended payment.
Dr. George R. Fortiner, of Camden,
N. J., died of bristles from a tooth
brush that lodged in his throat eight
months ago.
The Missouri Pacific abandoned night
trains in the Indian territory because
of the prevailing terrorism.
The extensive potteries of the Gallo
way Terra Cotta company were de
stroyed by fire at Philadelphia, the
loss being 5100,000.
At San Francisco the James Lick
monument, completed at a cost of
$100,000, was unveiled.
GK,ORGiArepresentatives refused to
make an appropriation for the state
militia and it may have to disband.
The annual report of Superintendent
Khnball, of the life saving service,
shows that during the year ended June
30, 1694, there were 894 disasters; value
of property involved, $10,000,420; prop
erty saved. 58,763,215; property lost,
52,237.205; number of persons involved,
4,521; persons lost, 68.
The sugar trust closed its refineries
in Boston, New York and Philadel
phia, throwing 50,000 men out of em
inent. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Miller's annual report shows a fall
ing off in receipts during the year of
513,836,540.
The Lozier bicycle factory at To
ledo, O., where 25,000 machines were
being constructed, was destroyed by
fire, the loss being $500,000.
The schooner Gracie II. Benson was
sunk in a collision in Boston harbor
and six of her crew were drowned,
i
Metamora, a village in Ohio, was
almost obliterated by fire, seven stores,
a church and several residences being
destroyed.
Engineers are at work surveying
for the Atlantic & Pacific railroad,
which is to be an air line from New
York to Chicago.
In his annual report Secretary Mor
ton suggests exporting dressed beef
instead of live cattle, in view of the
prohibition of foreign governments.
19 Mrs. Jacob Schoppeshelm and her
two children were burned to death in
a fire at St- Louis.
Football players riding to a game
were struck by a train at Southbridge,
Mass., and two were killed and sixteen
injured, three of them fatally.
G. N. Richards at Watkins, N. Y.,
murdered Miss Kittie Quirk and then
committed suicide because jealous.
The annual report of Secretary
Hoke Smith, of the interior depart
ment, deals largely with Indian af
fairs. The report also shows that the
total disbursements to date for the
eleventh census amount to $10,S65,676.
The entire number of pensioners upon
the rolls June 30, 1894, was 969,544.
The estimate for the fiscal year 1896 is
$140,000,000.
Mrs. W. K. Walters, of Palarm,
Ark., locked her three children in the
house and returned to find all of them
burned to death.
Forest fires were raging in Missis
sippi, resulting in large losses of tim
ber, fences, etc. No rain of any con
sequence had fallen since August last.
The business portion of Murdock,
Minn., was destroyed by fire.
About 1,800 feet of the water front
of Tacoraa slipped into Puget sound,
killing two persons.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
James Cochrane, the richest man fin
Fayette county and the pioneer in the
coke business in the Connellsville re
gion, died at his home in Dawson. Pa.
Mrs. Sarah Ullrich Kelly, of
Ilonesdale, Pa., announced her candi
dacy for the enexpired term of the late
Myron B. Wright, member of congress
from the Fifteenth district.
The Alabama legislature reelected
John T. Morgan (dem.) as United
States senator. Warren Reese (pop.)
will contest the seat
George Barker, a landscape and
scenic photographer of world-wide
reputation, died at his home in Niag
ara Falls, aged 50 j-ears.
Judge Isaac Howe, late populist
candidate for governor of South Da
kota, died at his home in Redfield.
FOREIGN.
It was estimated that 20,000 Chinese
soldiers were killed at the defense of
Port Arthur. The Japanese loss was
not heavy.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt
in several provinces of Venezuela.
The town of CaracLe was destroyed.
American newspapers have been de
barred from circulation in Turkey,
owing to their attitude on the Ar
menian question.
Czar Nicholas II. was married at
St. Petersburg to Princess Alix of
Hesse-Darmstadt.
Princess Birmarck. wife of the ex
chancellor of Germany, died at Varzin.
She had been ailiag for some time.
An earthquake lasting thirty-seven
seconds did great damage to property
at Quito, Ecuador, and many persons
were killed or injured.
A severe shock of earthquake was
felt at Huntingdon, Ormstown and
Athelstone, in Canada.
China intrusted peace proposal sto
United States Minister Denby, to bo
submitted to Japan.
LATER.
The gov "ment receipts from cus
toms duri. November were 510,260.
692; from internal revenue, S7,7S4,074;
from miscellaneous sources, 51,376,637,
making the total receipts for the
mouth Si9,4 11,403. and for the last five
months 5136,898,017. The disburse
ments for the month amount to 527,
667,770, making the disbursements for
the five months $15S,909,043.
Miss Maud Ioxe Gabriel, aged 20,
and Samuel Ward Parshley, aged 70,
were married at Chicopee, Mass.
There were 289 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 30th nit., against 323 the
week previous and 271 in the corre
sponding time in 1893.
While August Miller and wife, liv
ing near Gettysburg, S. D.. were away,
their home was burned, together with
their three children.
A dispatch from Minister Denby to
the government at Washington said
that Peking was in a state of chaos
and that the American legation was
in danger of being sacked.
Rain in southern Illinois broke a
drought of two months and benefited
growing wheat crops.
Bradstreet's New York commercial
agency reports a marked improvement
in business throughout the eastern and
middle states.
The report of James Kerr, clerk of
the house of representatives, shows
that for the year ended June SO, 1894,
the salaries of members and other ex
penses of the house amounted to $930.
930, of which total $256,539 was for the
hire of members' clerks.
George Michael Centrel was
hanged at Belleville, 11L, for the mur
der of Frederick Kahn near East
Carondelet on August 7 last.
A Detroit firm of chemists is making
preparations for the manufacture of
anti-toxine, the new remedy for diph
thetia. Ex-Gov. Joseph E. Brown died in
Atlanta, aged 73 years. He was the
Georgian war governor, was chief jus
trice of the supreme court, and since
the war was a United States senator.
Three negro prisoners at Polkton,
N. C, were burned to death in a fire
they themselves started.
In his annual report Secretary La
ment urges an increase in the army to
80,000, and praises the men for their
work during the strikes. The ex
penditures for the last fiscal year were
$56,039,009, the appropriations for the
current year are $52,429,112, and the
estimates for the next year are $53,-818.629.
THE CZAR'S MARRIAGE.
Nicholas II. or Russia Weds Trlncesa AIlx
of Hesse.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 28. The wed
ding of Nicholas II., czar of Russia, to
Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt
took place here Monday afternoon.
Military bands were stationed at va
rious points along the route between
the two palaces and they each struck
CZAR NICHOLAS ALEXANDROVITCH.
np the national s-nthem as the cortege
appeared. The national hymn was
thus sounded in the ears of the im
perial party along the entire route.
The wedding procession entered the
winter palace at 1:15 o'clock p. m.,
where as soon as possible afterwards
were assembled all those who had
been invited to be present at the wed
ding. As the emperor took his place at the
right of the dais the czarina led Prin
cess Alix to him and placed her at his
left The czarina then took her place
in the chancel at the right of the dais.
The crosses, holy water and sacred
books were then placed before the gate
of Ikonostas andthe marriage service in
use in the orthodox church was begun
by the singing of Psalm 127. The cere
mony, which was conducted by Arch
Priest Jamyskcheff.chaplain to the late
czar, was of the most impressive char
acter and lasted two hours. fAfter
the psalm Areh-Priest Jauyskcheff said
a few words of instruction to the
couple, telling them what is the mys
tery of marriage, and how in marriage
they have to live acceptable unto God
and honorably.
After prayer the arch-priest took
two crowns, placing the first cn the
bead of the czar, saying: "The serv-
ALIX. THE .NEW EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
ant of God, Nicholas, is crowned for
the handmaid of God, Alix, in the
name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost." Placing the
other crown upon the head of the
bride, he said: "The handmaid of God,
Alix, is crowned for the servant of
God, Nicholas, in the name of the Fa
ther and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost."
A short time later the guns ,of the
fortress boomed forth the intelligence
that the ceremony had taken place
and that Russia has a new czarina.
The czar has signed a manifesto
remitting certain debts due from peas
ants for crown loans made durine the
last famine, the arrears of taxes and
many fines, and that he will com
mute the sentences of certain
prisoners. He also will cancel
the liability to punishment in
cases of criminals not detected within
fifteen years. All convicts from the
Polish rebellion of 1863 will be allowed
to reside anywhere in the empire.
Their birthrights, but no properry,
will be restored As regards the po
litical prisoners, the czar is awaiting
the report of the minister of the in
terior. BOND BID ACCEPTED.
Secretary Carlisle Takes I'p the Offer of
the Stewart Syndicate.
Washington, Nov. 27. Secretary
Carlisle Monday accepted the Stewart
syndicate offer for the 550,000,000
bond loan at their bid of 117.077 per
$100, all or none. The Stewart syndi
cate in their bid direct that S-kO.000,000
of the bonds are to be delivered in New
York; 53,000,000 in Boston; 53,000,000
in Philadelphia, 52.000.000 in Chicago
and 52,000.000 in San Francisco. The
bonds will be ready for their delivery
as soon as the syndicate pay their
first installment and indicate the
amount and denomination of regis
tered and coupon bonds they desire.
' Secretary Carlisle was informed late
in the afternoon that the Stewart syn
dicate, to whom the entire 550.000,000
new bond loan was awarded, had paid
into the subtreasury at New York, Mon
day, on account of the first install
ment, 58,000,000 in gold. Assistant
Secretary Curtis said that $5,000,000 of
the new bonds were all ready to be de
livered and the -balance of $45,000,000
would be ready for delivery after De
cember 3 next."
PRINCESS BISMARCK IS DEAD.
The "Iron Chancellor" of Germany Loses
Ills Aced Wife.
Berlin, Nov. 29. Princess Bismarck,
the wife of Prince Bismarck, died at
Varzin at 5 o'clock Tuesday morn
Prince Bismarck person-ally com
municated the news of the death of
the princess to the emperor and em
press, who immediately sent a long
telegram of condolence. Among the
others who have already sent mes
sages of sympathy and regret are the
king of Wurtemburg, Chancellor von
Holienlohe and the ministers and sec
retaries of state.
BISSELL'S REPORT.
Suggestions of the Postmaster General
Regarding; Ilia Department.
Washington. Nov. 7. Postmaster
General Bissell's anttai report con
tains a number of novel, almost
unique suggestions and recom
mendations, but these are asso
ciated with practical ideas and
plans that render them of more than
ordinary value and tend to incite
deeper study into their scope and
worth. The policy which Mr. Bis
sell has outlined may Ve briefly given
in his own words. He says:
"In general I would recommend that tbe
first and most Important thing to be done Is to
revise the law as to second-class mall matter
so aa to place the post office department Im
mediately upon a self-sustaining basin.
"2. Avoid expensive experiments, like the
postal telegraph, rural free delivery, etc.
"S. Develop the postal service on existing
lines of administration, viz. : (a). Extend free
delivery in cities that now enjoy it; (b). ac
cord it to towns already entitled to it under the
law; (c). quicken railroad transportation.
4. Revise and reclassify organization of
the railway mail service, and reclassify clerks
In post offices, and
6. Provide for district supervision of postal
affairs by appointment of expert postal offi
cials from classified service, as recommended
in my last annual report."
The most important topic in the report is
treated under the explanatory caption:
Abuses connected with second-class mat
ter," Mr. Bissell states without reserve that
advertisers, book publishers and others have
taken advantage of the broad construction of
what constitutes matter of the second class
by sending out their advertisements
and periodicals under the technical dis
guise of newspapers and periodicals,
and have thus secured the benefit of the lower
rate of postage. He has discovered that the
abuse has grown so great that it now costs the
government eight timei as much to carry
second class matter as the revenue derived
from It.
Mr. Bissell also states that the publications
of fraternal, scientific, educational, trades
professional, literary and historical or
ganizations, admitted to the privilege
of fcecond-class matter under the act
of July 18, lf94. are almost wholly
of a mere advertising character, and are,
therefore, not of the class to which any excep
tional privilege should be given. It is in the
concluding paragraphs on this topic of second
class matter that Mr. Bissell makes a sugges
tion of much interest.
Continuing, he says: "I do not advocate a
change of rates now upon legitimate newspa
pers and periodical magazines. My purpose is
to urge the withdrawal of low postage rates
from the large clas of pretended periodicals
that are improperly enjoying them.
-If it be the policy of the congress to con
tinue the privilege of second-class rates to
benevolent or fraternal societies, then the
remedy I would suggest would be an amend
ment of the law limiting this rate to them and
to legitimate newspapers and legitimate peri
odical magazines.
"I believe that one sear's experience under
such limitations, with the frauds and abuses
checked, would demonstrate that we have aL
ready reached tbe time and conditions when
all such legitimate newspapers and periodical
magazines may be transmitted through our
mails from puoiisbcrs into the hands of sub
scribers free of all cost."
Regarding civil service reform in the post
office department. Mr. Bissell contends that it
should be extended wherever practical and
suggests that the lower grade the fourth
class of postmasters might be included with
in the benefits of the civil service law
Upon the subject of the postal telegraph Mr.
Bissell disagrees with his predecessor. Mr.
Wanamaker, with reference to the desirability
He thinks it wholly impracticable at this time,
and contends that our existing postal service
should be fully developed before adopting
postal telegraphy, which would add enormous
ly to tbe already large deficit of the post office
department.
Mr. Bissell thinks the experimental free de
livery should be discontinued or else ex
tended to all villages and towns, but he can
not recommend the latter, as it would cost too
much, with little benefit to be obtained. He
says that free delivery in rural districts is not
needed or desired by the people. .
VARIOUS TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Kesolntions Adopted by the Trans-Mlsais-sippl
Congress.
St. Lons. Nov. 29. At Tuesday's
session of the trans-Mississippi con
gress a large number of resolutions,
covering a variety of topics, were in
troduced and refered. Hon. George
Q. Cannon, of Utah, was elected pres
ident. St. Lofis, Nov. SO. In the trans
mississippi congress Vednesday the
committee on resolutions reported and
the report was read. ' As each rras
read applause followed, and it was
foregone that the committee work
would be adopted intact. Following
is a synopsis of the resolutions:
Recommend the general government to
eepen harbors on the gulf coast and at San
Juaquin. Sacramento, San Pedro, lsla creek
and Oakland, in California, and to erect fortifi
cations and keep armed vessels on Puget
sound; approving the appropriations for
improving rivers and asking their en
largement, with renewed work for bet
terment of the Mississippi jetty system
on the Gulf of Mexico; requesting leg
islation for government aid to the Nicaragua
canal and other canals connecting the great
lakes with the Atlantic ocean; approving Sec
retary Herbert's action in purchasing all sup
plies for the navy in America; recommending
legislation to enlarge trade relations with the
West Indies and South America; asking
greater protection to person and property in
Alaska and urging that a commission be ap
pointed by the president or congress to report
on the subject; favoring the creation
of an international commission to con
trol canals and natural waterways
of an International character; favor
ing the cession of arid non-mineral pub
lic lands to the states and territories contain
ing such for their use in storing water for ir
rigation: authorizing the chairman to appoint
a committee of five to meei with the forth
coming conference of industrial bodies to dis
cuss tariff and commercial questions;
recommending -to the United States con
gress the repeal of all laws restricting
the coinage and use of silver, and
urging the passage of a law requiring free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 18 to
1: asking congress to open for settlement the
Uintah and Uncompahgre Indian reservations
in Utah; asking that Arizona. New Mexico and
Oklahoma be admitted to the union
of states and praying for the ces
sion to Oklahoma of the Indian
territory and the abolition of tribal relations
among the Indians, they to become citizens of
the United States: asking attention of the in
terstate commerce commission to the unjust
railway tariff that forces the farmer to raise
from four to six bales of cotton to get one to
the European markets.
BANK ROBBED.
Safe Blowers Secure a Snug Sam at La
niowl, la.
Lamoni. la., Nov. SO. The Com
mercial bank at this place was en
tered and the safe blown by three or
four expert cracksmen at an early
hour Thursday morning. An entrance
was forced through the rear door
of the room. Holes were drilled into
the safe above the combination
and a charge of powder threw the
door across the room. The robbers
secured besides 5150 in cash, consider
able jewelry, watches, diamonds, etc.,
valued at several hundred dollars.
SECRETARY MORTON.
IIU Report on Affairs In the Department
of Agriculture.
Washington, Nov. 80. Following is
a synopsis of the annual report of,
Hon. J. Sterling Morton, secretary of
agriculture:
The report presents a statement showing
that of the total exports of this country for.
J894 (fiscal year farm products aggregated
t628.000.000, or 72 58 per cent, of the whole. The
markets of the world, says the secretary, de
mand from the American farmer the very best'
quality of breadstufls and materials. The
farmer exchanges his products, the results of ,
his labors, which have specific purchasing1
power, for money having a general purchasing,
power.
Under the heading. "For Prime Pork Give
Cs Prime Currency." the secretary asks:
"Would the $60X000,000 worth of farm prod
ucts from the United States sold last year to
foreign nations have been as remunerative to
the American farmer if they had been paid for
In silver as they would have been when paid
for in gold or its equivalent?
When the standard coin of the republic
shall be made of metal worth as much after it
Is melted as it purports to be worth In coin,
and the mint values and the commodity values
of all metallic money approximately equal it,
will not the American farmer and all other cit
izens become more permanently prosperous?
If the American farmer, laborer and manu
facturer are compelled by law to submit'
to the measurement of the value of the
products of their efforts by a silver standard,
will not the foreigner In buying those products
always use the same measure? With bis beef,
pork and cereals the American farmer buys
money, and why should be not demand as
superlative quality In that which he buys as
the domestic and foreign purchasers insist up
on In that which he sells?
"If those buyers demand 'prime beef and
'prime' pork, why should not the farmer de
mand 'prime' currency, the best currency, the
best measure of value, the most fair and facile
medium of exchange. In the most unfluctuating
money which the world of commerce has ever
evolved?"
The secretary denies the frequent allega
tions on the part of European governments re
garding disease, etc., and suggests that if cer
tain European nations continued to Insist on
microscopical inspection of American pork
and veterinary inspection of beef with gov
ernmental certification to each, the govern
ment of the United States might well insist
upon inspection an i certification by such for
eign governments of all Importations there
from, whether edibles or beverages, intended
for home consumption.
More than two years have passed without
tbe development of any pleuro-pneumonia or
other disease in this country which might
be dangerous to British stock interests.
The hoped-for revocation, nevertheless,
remains unrealized. The scientific inves
tigations of the bureau have progressed
steadily. Special mention -is made In
the appropriation bill for the current
year of tuberculosis and sheep scab as dis
eases the secretary of agriculture is author
ized to guard against in view of the danger to
human life from tuberculosis. The steriliza
tion of milk has been thoroughly explained in
a leaflet which has had a wide circulation. It
appears that sterilization of milk may be a
perfect safeguard wherever milk is used.
The secretary reviews the subject of foreign
markets and gives figures of our agricultural
exports, especially those to Great Britain.
That country paid during the year 1M3 for
American breadstufls. provisions, cotton and
tobacco over $324 000.000. Including about $10,
OuO.OOO worth of mineral oils with agricultural
exports, the united kingdom took 64.3 per cent,
of all exports of breadstuff s, provisions, miner
al oils, cotton and tobacco.
Of dressed beef Great Britain took from us
during the first six months of the year 1894
S10.000.00 worth. Australasia is our chief
competitor for the trade. Mr. Morton deems
it probable that the American farmer will
And more advantage from the shipment of
dressed beef than from the exportation of live
cattle.
He reports a very large increase in the ex
ports of beef and ho? products over the year
previous, with on, the other hand, a marked
decline In the exports of wheat. The review
of the foreign market leads him to certain con
clusions as to the future of our export trade ia
agricultural products as follows:
"Competition of Russia, Argentina, Aus
tralia and other countries favored by condi
tions which enable them to grow wheat at a
low cost, and especially by the proximity of
their wheat-growing regions to water com
munication, warns American farmers to no
longer depend upon wheat as a staple export
crop. On the other hattd a good market, at
fair prices, is to be found in the United King
dom for barley and corn, which, owing to the
great variety of uses to which they may be ap
plied, promise to be in constant and increasiug
demand."
With reference to the weather bureau the
secretary shows that nearly 1140,000 has been
saved from the appropriation and covered
back into the treasury. He shows that by
heeding the admonitions of the bureau rela
tive to the great tropical storm of September,
1894. vessels valued at over $17.000 000 were
saved. So in October, when over 1,200 vessels,
valued at $19 000.000. were kept in port, owing
to the bureau's warnings. Moreover, many
human lives were preserved.
The report Indicates that the recent discus
sion In several of the larger cities resulting ia
a lessening of the cost of bread and the better
ment of the article itself, was the outgrowth
of the department bulletins bearing upon the
nutrition investigations recently undertaken.
Secretary Morton demotes several pages
covered with tables in showing what the ex
pense of the department has been each year
since 1878. He again reiterates the conviction
that the promiscuous free distribution of de
portment publications should be abolished.
The secretary Is opposed to the whole busi
ness of giving away seeds, and says: "Educa
tionally this enormous sum could be made of
great advantage to farmer If expended In the
publication of practical bulletins, new ideas
being of more value than old seeds."
In lieu of $160,000, the present appropriation
for seeds, he proposes $56,000 to be devoted to
the issue of such bulletins If seed Is to be
given away gratuitously at all. it should be
done under the direction of the several experi
ment stations, the appropriation of each being
Increased $i00 for the purpose.
O U R LIFE SAVERS.
A Kesunie of Their Noble Efforts During
the Year.
Washington, Nov. 0. Superin
tendent Kimbarl, of the life saving
service, detailing the splendid record
made by his bureau in the cause of hu
manity, states that SS0 vessels in dis
tress were aided by the life-saving
service during the year. There were
on board these vessels 4,054 persons, of
whom 8,993 were saved and only 61
lost The number of shipwrecked per
sons who received suocor at the sta
tions was 658.
To Pay for the Honda.
New York, Nov. U9. The gold which
the Stewart bond syndicate has de
posited in the subtreasury in payment
for the new government loan swelled
to 543,912,4S3 Wednesday.
Eight Lives Were Lost.
Milan, Tenn., Nov. 29. Forest fires
are still raging over the bottoms of
west Tennessee and destroying cot
ton, corn, fences, barns and other
property. Eight lives have been lost
in the fires and it is estimated that
more than 51,000,000 in property has
been destroyed.
Struck by m Train.
Southbtudge, Mass., Nov. SO. The v.
9:35 passenger train on the New York V
fc New England road struck a wagon
containing a football eleven. Two
were killed outright, and five others
received probably fatal injuries.
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