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WW1WJ i""1 ' The Ckwnmoner 13 VOLUME 4NUMBER 14. ' Washington News. Tho United States supremo court docidod tho case of tho state of Min nesota against tho Northern Secuii ties company, ond tho Northern Ta ciflc and Great Northorn railway com panies, Involving tho validity of tho inorgor of tho two railroad companies, holding that it is without jurisdiction and rovorsing tho decision of tho court uolow. It is stated that tho administration has decided that it has ample warrant for continuing to onforco tho Chinese exclusion act regardless of tho de nunciation of tho treaty. Tho ex clusion laws will continue to he en forced after Decomhor next whether tho treaty oxpires or not Tho raco question was again dis cussed in tho houso a fow days ago when Mr. Scott of Kansas delivered a long address in which ho referred to Lis provious statemont that Mr. Cleve land had dined C. H. Taylor, a negio pollticau of Kansas. At tho instance of Mr. Bartlott a letter from ex President Cleveland was read deny ing that ho had over dined a negio. Mr. Burtlott concluded his remarks by declaring that Judge Parker of New York is tho man whom the demo crats will nominate for president. Tho Amorican Beet Sugar associa tion hold a meeting at Washington, about twonty-ilvo persons being pres ent and listening to addresses from officials of the department of agricul ture. Secretary Wilson told the beet sugar men that hla heart was in tho dovolopmcnt of homo sugar industry. of tho interior found warm support ors in Messrs. Dalzell, Grosvenor, Gib son, Calderhoad, Lacey and Hepburn. Tho first named maintained that it mado no differenco how many mil lions of dollars wero involved in the president's order, because tho secre tary of tho Interior distributed tho money voted by congress in accord ance with tho rules of evidence pro vided by the pension department. The debate occurred on a 'resolution in troduced by Mr. Cockran, directing tho committee on judiciary to investi trntn r.hn rnnout nnnslon order. It had 'been reported from the committee on rules with a recommendation that it lie on the table, and this was adopted by the narrow majority of three votes, tho speaker having his vote recorded in the affirmative. Three republicans, Messrs. Cuchman (Wash.), Littlefield (Mo.), and McCall (Mass.), voted with the democrats against tabling the resolution. The committee on military affairs authorized a favorable report on the senate bill "to provide for the proprr marking of the graves of the soldiers and sailors of tho confederate army and navy who died in northern prisons." Senator Fryo has introduced a bill providing for tho retirement of letter carriers who have reached the age of 65 years and who have served for thirty-five years. The bill gives tho retired carriers pay at 80 per cent of tho salaries they were receiving at the timo of retirement. A special sub-commltteo will be ap pointed to consider tho Adams Liil limiting tho Immigration from any f el oign country to 80,000 parsons a year. r Tho, house commltteo on mllltaiy affairsonuthorized a favorable report on a bill appropriating $60,000 to pur chase av4omiforai'y hpjne in the Dir-vtrist-of Columbia for disabled volun teer soldiers. " Bounce Cockran, congressman from 'New York, spoke in the liouso on Apru y. xno Associated, press says: Mr. Cockran attacked tho presidents oxocutlvo order relating to pensions and characterized tho president's in terpretation of tho law as "hollow mockery and a play of words," and said that this was known by tho man who wrote it, as shown by tho order Itself. Ho declared that congress, on account of its pusillanimous failure to do its duty to Itself, had lost caste; .so much so that tho newspapers of the country outside of Washington print only a paragraph or two of its proceedings. Tho action of tho presi dent, he said, had been justified by the socrotary of tho interior, on tho prece dent of President Cleveland, but if that bo so, "in God's name let us con demn that act of Mr. Cleveland's as vehomontly as tho act of any repub lican prosidont." The disposition to justify everything "because Mr. Cleve land did it," he said, was the highcbt compliment that could be paid to a man by congress, but tho confidence which Mr. Cleveland enjoys only adds to tho danger of tho act and does not lessen it. Tho president and secretary - Not Hungrv ,whcn you should-be means disordered nerves, which, will lead to nervous prostration. Dr. Miles' Nervine is guaranteed to benefit you or money refunded. Book on nerves sent free. --. . mimuwAu uo juitbart, Ind, Tho houso committee on industrial arts and expositions has decided to postpone further consideration of the Jamestown, Va., exposition appropria tion of $3,000,000 until the next ses sion of congress. An Associated press dispatch, undr dato of Washington, April 14, says: Senator Proctor today introduced a bill, which will be favorably reported by the committee on military affairs, to authorize the president to reward distinguished or especially meritorious service rendered by certain officers of tho active list of tho nrmv Vhn. mm provides for tho creation of a distin guished service list, to include five colonels, six lieutenant-colonels eigh teen majors, ten captains and five first lieutenants. Appointments to the distinguished service list are to no made on tho specific recommendation of a board, as near permanent as may ?,' ?vo neral omcers ot the ac tive list of the army. A special committee of tho senate appointed to investigate the char-S against Senator Dietrich of Nebraska have mado a report in which thevsw tliatMr. Dietrich is completefyTxoJf- Two bills providing for the arfriiHrm of $200 annually to the salary'o fcRy letter carriers, were presented to tZ sub-committee of the" house commt tee on postofflces and post roads Tip arguments in favor of the billB J-.S based on the increased cost oMIvinS since the salaries were originally fixed Upon rawest of Senator Fairbanks the senate ordered the prlntlne of ih speech of President McKinley at Bul! falo as a public document. Mr iSjJ banks said that there lmvo iiii ' requests for cop Wtff SesT" f JSe h?lse has been devotlnc its if tention to a bill amendim, 1. , relating to tho P hiUrotao "ld, few Jones of Virginia opwsel the tn roforonco to the amending 2 ." In franchise, and thoTuaC per cent on the capital Invested. He says that British and Belgian capital ists are ready to build the roads with out such guarantee. Congressmen Cooper and Crumpacker who are in favor of the bill declared that it prop erly safeguards the interests ol the Filipinos. A bill was passed in the senate pro viding for the orening of old Ft. Abra ham, a military reservation in North Dakota, to settlement under the home stead law. Several senators have discussed with Senator Elkins the advisability of making him chairman of tho .repub lican national committee. Senator Elkins has asserted that he will, un der no consideration, accept the position. Mr. Cochran of Missouri delivered an interesting speech in tho house a few days ago on tho usurpation of legisla tive power by the administration. In the course of his speech Mr. Cochran declared that ex-President Cleveland had given the most notable instance, of such usurpation in forcing his finan cial policies on the people. Mr. Cleve land, he declared, was a man. whoso friendship meant destruction, whoso touch meant paralysis and whose sup port meant dishonor. He declared Mr. Cleveland had been put into exile, never again to be. reinstated in the confidence of the people. An Associated press dispatch underv date of Washington, April 15, says: "Secretary df the Navy Moody today transmitted to the house a request for a $10,000 appropriation to provide for the proper care of the remains of the victims of the explosion of the battle ship Missouri. Would Not Dictate. "Near my home over in Virginia," -says the business woman, according to the Washington Post, "there' is a small Baptist church where every Sun day a colored man called Uncle Rastus preaches. I have always suspected that Uncle Rastus doesn't know how to read, though he won't confess it. I am sure his eldest daughter selects his texts for him, but I wouldn't dare tell him I think so. He came to see me last time I was at home, and I promised to send him a new bible from Washington. His last name is Robert son or Robinson, and when I was ask ing how I should address the package I inquired how ho spelled his name. Uncle Rastus wasn't to be. caught by any such transparent trick as that " 'Well, Miss Betty,' he said, 'I ain't a-going to tell you how I spells it You jes' spell it the way you likes Stoy01110 Tho War News. T , 1- T)iJttl wclt was one of disaster to Russia and rejoicing to Japan. Port Arthur is stm the chief 8CQ -f Porl AnrnVndTTJ2pan 8cored beavilyon April 13. Under cover of attack? on the Russian fleet in the harbor Tola managed to lay a train of mines'at the harbor entrance. Then Togo offorSd rojr and the latter rushed his fleet out to attack. When the mines we? struck one exploded under M-iAZmt flagship, the Petropavlovsk ?ni 5E up and almost the'SSS crew' of oTer G00 was annihilated. Makarof 'w kiled and Grand Dni rwn A1,as woundPrf V Gyril severely K1hei?aVXgr dld not battles UreeJcpeac odljy'dkv11' 6aVy is In mourning over ?h f ' i'SSm Petropavlovsl and ran l0SR of lhe the death of MSJfhn8111611' amJ vere blow. He wa a iVf011 a 8e" commander in whom . nhll!g Uaval implicit confidence l RuMlnB ha Stoic Kktt, U.M.... M'ii.'ainffVfr ACltlft I Hum Mower Sharpener. Also Sharpens house-hold articles such as scissors, knives, skates, etc., sent postpaid for so cents. The . HANDY HOUSEHOLD ICE SCRAPER The best, cleanest and most efficient Ice Scraper in the market, sent postpaid for 25c, 5for$i. A. E. FAEER, Jk. 11 Nrtk At. Flalafleld, K. j. naCf ff , hoCl 1 T ft Eg loguooftuo Arc Yon Interested In raising chicks In an up-to-date way? If you are and arc looking for something cheap at a cheap price don't write us. If you want as. good as tho best at reasonable price, we huvo It to ofler you. 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