Nebraska Newspapers

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NEBRASKA MATTERS.
To NnnnASKA WOMEN. It Is desirous that
Nebraska women's work be well represented at
his New Orleans World's Exposition.
Through the efforts of some of our enterpris
ing ladles we have a very fair exhibit consid
ering the time given for collecting consisting
mainly of knitting , needle and decorative
work , besides a good culinary exhibit , but we
arc deficient In lines of work in which I am
sure many of our Nebraska women are profi
cient , and by which they are enabled to sup
port themselves. Desirous of obtaining arti
cles which represent such occupations , I make
this appeal to Nebraska women who arc Inter
ested in the following lines of work , and ask
that models or samples be sent to rny address
Inventions , domestic or other , origin
atedby women : a copy of every book pub
llbhcdor newspaper edited by women ; cdito
rials , poems , or literary articles written b }
women ; type-writing , stenographic work , pen
manship , business cards ; samples of silkwool
flax , or cotton grown by women ; samples o
same spun or woven ; samples of grain grown
by women.
Let Nebraska women Interest themselves In
these things , thu aiding toward making the
Nebraska women's work a feature of the wo
man's department as our state exhibit Is of the
state * display. Send by registered mail or ex
press to my address ,
Mus. S. C. ELLIOTT ,
Commissioner for Neb. Woman's Work ,
New Orleans , La.
IIisTOHY. A valuable and
complete history of horticulture in Nebraska ,
says the Lincoln Journal , Is being written ant'
compiled by order of the state society. This
will give the proceedings of the society fron :
Its organization in 1809 to the present time ;
will show the dates of the earliest planting o
fruit and forest trees and the great advance
ment of these very important interests which
Indicate the progress of the state , the assur
ance of rapid advancement the future. The
prophesies made by the earnest few sixteen
years ago , are more than fulfilled , in orchards
laden with the finest fruit and great and in
creasing forest growth. There is no man in
the state who has given more attention to
these interests and no one more capable of
making up this complete history than Mr. J.
T. Allan , who is having the work done up to
1SS2. It fills over four hundred pages of a
large volume. He acknowledges his indebted
ness for some material he has obtained from
the files of prominent newspapers of the earlv
days. The reports of 1882 , 1SS3 and 1SS4 will
be. published as f soon as the means to pay the
printing is appropriated by the legislature.
STATE IN GENERAL.
The ne\v quarters at Fort Sidney are
finished and occupied.
An interesting religions and temper
ance revival is in progress at Bloomington.
The St. Joe and Western railroad is
replacing the old iron rails with new steel ones.
The demand for houses in Alma con
tinues , Inquiry being made every day for res
idences and rooms.
Immigrants are still rolling into
Franklin county and real estate is changing
hands in a lively manner.
Tecumseh was visited b } ' quite a con-
.flagration a few days ago , property valued at
520,000 being wiped out.
The democrats of Lincoln are circu
lating a petition asking the appointment of
John M. Buries as postmaster.
The grain dealers of Alma have
shipped more grain already , since harvest ,
than was shipped all of last year.
It is probable that Omaha will make
an effort to secure the location of the next re
union of the G. A. R. at that place.
Sneak thieves entered the store of
Mr. Scalier , of Dale , Custcr county , during a
social dance and carried , off § 05 in cash.
G. W. Bernhart , of Lodjfe Pole , ex
pects to make about § 400 this winter killing
coyotes for the § 2 bounty and the hide.
A deserter from the Fifth cavalry was
arrested at Lincoln last week and will be re
turned to headquarters at Omaha for punish-
mcnt.
The wife of Congressman Valentine
is in Philadelphia receiving medical treatment
at the hands of the celebrated physician , Dr.
Agnew.
A revival is in progress in the Ger
man M. E. church at Lincoln , encouraging in
terest being manifested. There has been a
number of confessors.
The state of Nebraska has a war
claim against the United States amounting to
§ 27,641,43 , which the secretary of war says is
In process of adjustment. .
Walter A. Mesterzjit , a member of
the Twenty-first infantry band , stationed at
Fort Sidney , is the lucky man of the regiment ,
having fallen heir to § 15,000.
The report that Capt Howgate was
seen in Nebraska City some time ago is only a
rumor. If he was there very few-know of the
fact and they refuse to talk.
By the falling of a scaffolding at the
Presbyterian church , in Lincoln , three carpen
ters got a twenty-three feet fall. All were
badly bruised , but none fatally hurt.
J. E. Ditton , of Stanton , met with a
bad accident recently. He was scrubbing out
his hotel office and slipped and fell , one of his
arms going into a boiler of hot water , scalding
it to the elbow.
Thos. J. Nichols , living three miles
west of Wilbur , lost seven head of cattle be
tween Saturdav morning and Monday. They
were running in the stalks , and smut is sup
posed to be the cause of the deaths.
Mrs. Lena Nelson , of Omaha , has in
stituted suit against Charles Basmusscnfa
saloon-keeper , for § 5,000 , damages which the
plaintiff alleges she has sustained through the
sale of liquor by Rasmussen to her husband.
] The Nugget says there is a grand op
portunity for the right man to take hold of the
dairy business in Holdrege , Hbldregc is a
town of marvelous growth , but It is not grow
ing any faster than the surrounding country
The -convict who recently escaped
from the Lincoln penitentiary , stopped at
Woolawn , in Lancaster county , and after get
ting comfortably warm , took a horse belonging
to a man named Sip and rode off.
A skating match between six lady
contcstants was the attraction at the roller
skating rink in NortlPlattc a few nights ago
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Mrs. Van Camp won first prize , a fine pair of
roller E kotes ; Mrs. Bums second prize , n skate
satchel.
Go where you will over the country ,
says tlie Nelson Herald , you can see great
Leaps of corn lying on the ground. Prices arc
so low that fanners do not care to sell , and
lumber Is so high that they can not afford to
buy criL'bage.
The verdict in the suit of Mrs. Lena
Peterson , of Omaha , against Charles Rasmus-
scn and his bondsmen , to recover for- loss of
support through sale of liquor to her husband
at Kasinusscn'B saloon , was for $2,000 In favor
of Mrs. Peterson.
At a late meeting of the board
regents of the Nebraska University It was or
dercd that leave of absence be granted to th
chancellor until the March meeting of th
board for the purpose of visiting other cduca
tional institutions.
The mechanics and civil engineer. '
and land , surveyors have organized a state so
eicty for mutual benefit and protection. The ,
will hold a state convention in Lincoln some
time in January. Mr. J. P. Walton , of Lin
coin , Is the secretary.
An Omaha burglar entered the resi
dcnce of Dr. Heimrod in da3'liglit and stole i
jwrtion of the gentleman's wife's wardrobe
As he was emerging from the house Heimrod
met the thief at the door , knocked him down
and held him till an officer appeared.
A stranger hailing from Leadville ,
Colorado , went into an Omaha negro den o
Iniquity and fell asleep. "While in that condi
tion he claimed to have been robbed of § 500.
No guilty parties have thus far been found and
there is no clue to the whereabouts of the los'
wealth.
There is a gentleman in Milford who.
finding a stranger without money or relatives
was dangerously sick , voluntarily supplied him
with a nurse and medical attendance for five
weeks at a cost of ab out $20 per week , will :
little assurance that his money would ever be
returned.
The team of Frank Levengood , of
Nemaha county ran away , throwing the driver
out but not injuring him. The team ran
mile , stopping on the railroad track where they
became entangled and were run over by a
locomotive and cut to pieces. The locomotive
was ditched.
A telegraph line party have returned
to Fort Robinson from work , having cut the
poles and dug the holes for over thirty-five
miles of the distance between that place and
Laramie. The work of stringing the wires
will be begun as soon as the material arrives
from Sidney.
Ex-Governor Furnas , who is in charge
of Nebraska's exhibit at New Orleans , desires
to keep a register of the names of all Nebraskans -
braskans who visit the exposition. He asks-all
Nebraska citizens who contemplate visiting
the exposition not to foreet to register their
names at the headquarters of the Nebraska
display.
Farragut post , G. A. R. , of Lincoln ,
has taken up the search for J. A. Thompson ,
who disappeared so mysteriously a short time
since. Mr. Iloagland is sending letters to the
different posts throughout the country and
also advertising in the National Tribune. He
has been given authority to use the post seal
in the correspondence.
Last week Mrs. B. F. Stump's place
of business in Columbus was closed by Messrs.
Oberfcldcr < k Co. , of Omaha , under a chattel
mortgage held by them. The collapse was a
surprise to many business men who deemed
her perfectly solvent. Mrs. S. leaves many
creditors to deplore the situation , as the avail
able assets will not nearly go round.
The Bloomington Guard says : "Win.
Morlan & Son , our town nurserymen , planted
rather less than half an acre in pea-nuts last
spring and the result is fully fifty bushels of
beautiful nuts. They sell readily at S3.00 per
bushel , showing a yield of about § 400 per acre !
Morlan says there is no trouble to raise them ,
and next season they expect to be able to sup
ply the people of the entire valley.
The Wakefield Republican under
stands that negotiations are In progress to ship
extensive quantities of corn to Wisconsin and
Minnesota from that point , one of the condi
tions of which is that the northern consumers
will pay enough for the same , that in no in
stance the price paid in Nebraska is to be less
than IS cents.
The. trial of the case of Mrs. Levina
Calhoun against Di. Schildknecht , of Platts-
mouth , for § 10,000 alleged damages by injury
to her jaw in the pulling of a tooth , came to a
close a few days ago , when the jury , after be
ing out between two and three hours , brought
in a verdict for defendant. The case was one
of exceeding interest , and the court room was
crowded during the two days' trial.
R. P. Beecher , says the Lincoln Jour
nal , has returned from St. Augustine , Fla.
On his way back he spent twenty-four hours at
New Orleans. lie expresses great gratification
at the splendid display made by the Nebraska
commission at the exposition. He predicts
( and the prediction has since been verified )
that when the exposition opens Nebraska will
make the best showing of any state in the
union.
Grand Island's churches , the Times
is sorry to say , arc its poorest publicbuildings.
But it is glad to note that efforts arc being
made by the different societies looking toward
the erection of edifices in keeping with the
enterprise and necessity of the city. The
Episcopal society have their plans and specifi
cations already under consideration , while the
Baptist have every reason to know that their
church building is inadequate to accommodate
its increasing attendance.
A number of journals are warning
their readers against a swindler who is travel
ing through the country purporting to sell the
right to a combined corn shelling and feed
grinding machine. His scheme is to represent
that he is not selling the sample machine , but
simply showing its good qualities. "Still he
ivould take orders , but he must have a certified
statement of what the farmer is worth before
lie would dispose of the right. " In about two
ivccks the farmer learns to his sorrow that he
lias signed a note for § 200. Look out for the
scoundrel.
On motion of Clayton N. Powell , at
torney for Elmorc Kent and other eastern par-
Lies , Judge Dundy has appointed Arthur S.
[ 'otter , of Omaha , receiver of the West Point
Dreamery and West Point Manufacturing As
sociation. Potter furnished bonds in the sum
jf § 10,000 , Granam Bradley and John S. Coad
jccoming his sureties. The petitioners are
Elmore A. Kent and Sclah Young , of New
York , and Abram Poole and James M. Sher
man , of Clifcago , who own $80,000 worth of
stock in the West Point companies. These
gentlemen allege that their Interests arc being
sacrificed by John King , the resident manager ,
who is disposing of the property Illegally at
the Instance of Benjamin .Brown and Thomas
King , who are controlling owners.
This is from the Loup City Times :
"A school marm in the west part of the county
Inllieted a new punishment on one of her
pupils , a 15 year old lad , which did not prove
as severe for the pupil as she desired. He had
bet m throwing paper wads on the sty at the
teacher , who , upon discovering him , told him
to come and kiss her before the school He
hesitated , and said he didn't want to , but the
cruel teacher under threats compelled him to
walk up like a lamb to the slaughter , but the
result was unlocked for ; for , while every
scholar1 was looking on with intense interest ,
the lad threw both arms around the teacher's
neck and glued their lips together with a
smack that echoed through the school room
like the report of a riile on the morning air ,
and , as he released her , exclaimed , "Gosh ,
that's good ! " All the big boys in Sherman
county will attend school this winter. "
THE NEXT REUNION.
An Opportunity for-Ncornska Towns to
Compete for tlic Same.
HEATIQUAKTERS DEPT. OF NEBKASKA ,
GICANO ARMY OF THE REPUIILIC.
ASS'T ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE ,
DAVID CITY , December 10 , 1SS4.
General Orders , No. 22.
For the purpose of securing the location of
the Seventh Annual Reunion of Nebraska
Soldiers and Sailors to be held during the
vear 18S5 , at such time as may be designated
by the Eighth Annual Encampment , Depart
ment of Nebraska , G. A. R. , I will receive
sealed proposals at my headquarters in Piatts-
riiouth , Nebraska , until January 2oth , 1SS5 ,
from cities , towns and villages of the state.
Propositions must be accompanied with a
written guarantee , endorsed by five or more
responsible persons. Said document guaran
teeing that tiieir locality will furnish gratis to
the G. A. R. the following :
First. At least two hundred and forty acres
of land for such Reunion , suitable for camp
ing , locate , plat , and stake out the camp , and
prepare land for occupancy.
Second. Seventy-five tons of hay , fifty tons
of straw , and one hundred cords of wood , all
delivered to the Q. M. of Camp , on the Re
union Grounds , by or before the first Friday
prior to the Reunion.
Third. Furnisii suitable guard for sucll
property for a period of nine days , said .guard
to be utidcr the order and direction of the Q.
M. of Camp.
Fourth. A good quality , and sufficient
amount of water , to be delivered in barrels
under the direction of Q. M. of Camp , for the
needs of 50,000 people one week , for drinking ,
cooking , and washing purposes ; also enough
stock water for 8,000 teams of horses , mules ,
etc. , one week.
Fifth. Forty tons of ice to be delivered dur
ing the week of the Reunion , on the order of
the Q. M. of Camp.
Sixth. To transport free from any point in
the United States and return same , any tents ,
camp or garrison equipage , munitions of war
hired by or loaned to the G. A. R. for such re
union , receive all material from the railroad
company , haul same to camp , pitch the tents ,
and strike same , repack and reload all material
at close of the reunion.
Seventh. To furnish a good and sufficient
amount of advertising , and distribute same ,
the expense of which in total shall aggregate
at least ( § 350.00) ) , three hundred and liity dollars -
lars ; said advertising to be out at least six
weeks before the reunion , and done underlie
direction of the reunion committee for jtfS5.
Eighth. To insure all such prop ° rty as may
have to be insured in some reliable insurance
company or companies for the full period of
time the property may be in transit to , in use
at , or in transit while being returned from the
reunion.
Ninth. To furnish under the appointment of
the provost marshal of camp , and pay for such
services , a sufficient number of guards to pro
tect property , and aid the commander of the
camp to carefully police the camp , and main
tain a proper degree" order during the wce.k
of the reunion.
Tenth. All expenses incident to the reunion
in the way of ammunition , and material need
ed and used in the carrying out of programme
of parades , sham battles , amusements , sunrise
and sunset guns , caring for the pavilion , light
ing same for camp fires , hiring of saddle horses
for the commander of camp and his staff , to be
borne by the city , town or village that shall
secure the location of said reunion ; and all the
rights to maintain , and rents accruing from
sutler stores , booths , dining hall , and all busi
ness firms , games , places of amusements ,
shows , etc. , to be received by said city , village
or town. Provided , that no gambling , or place
to vend spiritous liquors , wines , or malt beer ,
shall be allowed on the grounds of the reunion ,
and that all places of business or pleasure
shall close at 10 to 11 o'clock p. M. each night ,
if so ordeied by the commander of the camp.
Eleventh. In addition to the above , the
locality must give a certain sum of money as a
cash donation for securing the reunion ; said
sum to be paid to the department commander
by or before August 1st , 1885 , for the use of
the Department of Nebraska 0 ? . A. R.
Twelfth. All bids must be endorsed on the
cover , as follows : "Proposals for securing the
Seventh Annual Reunion of Nebraska Soldiers
and Sailors , " and addressed to the department
commander , as signed below , whose address is
Plattsmouth , Nebraska.
Thirteenth. All Posts of the G. A. R. will ,
upon receipt of this order , at once bring it to
the attention of the public in their localities
by securing the gratis publication of the same
in the papers , and in other wavs promulgate it.
Fourteenth. The Department of Nebraska ,
G. A. R. , reserves the right to reject any and
all bids , should it so desire.
Fifteenth. All bids will be opened and read
by the assistant adjutant general at the meet
ing of the council of administration , at Bea
trice , Tuesday , January 27th , 1885 , when the
selection of location will be made.
By Command of II. E. PALMER ,
Department Commander.
BUAD. R. COOK ,
Assistant Adjutant General.
CLEVELAND'S CABINET.
Nobody Knows tltat He Has If la tie Any
Final Selections.
In an interview at Chicago ex-Senator
Barnum said he had no personal knowledge ,
neither had the democratic leaders , that Cleve
land had taken any steps toward the final
selection of his cabinet. He said there was no
loubt that Bayard would have a place if he
ivould accept , and added that Cleveland had
lot yet promulgated his policy and did no
; hink there would be any immediate sweep of
; he force of government employes , but the re-
lublicans would not be kept longer than the } *
ire indispensable. There is no good reason to
: hiuk , though Cleveland has come to
10 decision regarding his cabinet , he will
ihoose those who will give the most satisfac-
ion to the country. He has no ambition to be
e-elected and depends upon his cabinet for in-
'ormation but for no decision , as he is thor-
niglily able to decide any question , no matter
jo\v intrie ti .
Barnum did not see the necessity of making
; he inauguration elaborate , and it will only be
so to the extent of the people's demonstration.
\s far as the national committee is concerned ,
t will be very simple. Barnum denies the re-
> ort that himself and Senator Gorham do not
Cet along amicably and says the } " have a per-
'cct understanding , notwithstanding news-
japcrs tried to make out jealousy existed be-
weeu them.
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Hews , King & Co.'s woolen mill at
k'wiston , 111. , burned. Loss , § TO,000 ; insur-
ince , § 3.1,000.
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THE WEEK'S NEWS.
GENERAL.
At Philadelphia on the 17th , James
Mitchell , pugilist , was arrested for killing
one Muldoon In a prize fight in Bucks county
about a year ago. None of the Bucks count ;
authorities know of such a fight.
Peter Hansen , twenty ars of age ,
hanged himself with a halter strap , ncarExira
Audubon countIowa. . The only cause is
hereditary Insanity , three of the family having
previously met death in the same way.
The secretary of the navy has received
a cable message from Rear Admiral Davis , at
RagashI , announcing a revolution in Corca ,
and stating that the United States vessel
Trenton and Ossipee would go there immedi
ately. ;
The Murphy temperance revival
started at Pittsburg two weeks is growing
rapidly , (500 ( having already joined the blue rib
bon army. At a recent meeting nearly 7,000
persons were present and 1100 signed the
pledge.
The managers of the Missouri river
lines met in Chicago to consider the remedies
for the existing demoralized condition of rates
on lumber to the Missouri river. A motion to
make the rate IS cents per hundred pounds
was lost.
In the Methodist conference at Balti
more , Bishop Waldcn offered a resolution to
call an Ecumenical council of the Methodism
and it was suggested the year 1889 be an ap
propriate year. The conference decided it to
be inexpedient to call such a council.
In the investigation of Comptroller
Lawrence's office in Washington , several wit
nesses testified they would not believe Barker
under oath , and a fellow clerk named Linton
testified he believed Barker forged the fraudu
lent claim of the state of Florida. Barker
threatens Judge Lawrence with personal vie
lence.
Arrangements have been perfected
under which the B Itimore & Ohio railroad
will run express cars through from Baltimore
to St. Paul. In St. Paul the cars will connect
with those of the Northern Pacific Express
company in the union depot. This makes an
express line from ocean to ocean with but one
change.
The house public lands committee has
discussed to some extent the matter of English
noblemen taking up large amounts of our
lands in the west for grazing purposes. The
committee is of one mind in the belief of the
practice of allowing large tracts of land to
lass into the ownership of these aliens against
the public policy and prejudicial to the inter
ests of Americans.
The secretary of the interior , in re
sponse to a house resolution , informs thehousc
of representatives that 83,872 fee contracts at
§ 25 each have been filed in the pension office
under the act of July 4,1SS4. Of this number
it is estimated not less than 05,000 relate to
pension claims filed prior to July 4 , and for
which a § 10 fee can be legally charged. By
this trick claim agents hoped to secure a large
amount of money they are not entitled to.
The palatial Fourth street residence
of Gco. C. Buchanan , of Louisville , Ky. , now-
sojourning in Canada , charged with dupli
cating whisky warehouse receipts , was thrown
open to the public , and the sale of his house
hold effects begun. The house is the most
magnificent in that city , and is furnished to a
degree approaching splendor. Buchanan's fam
ily still occupy the house. They locked them
selves in a room and during the sale the sob
of the wife were frequently heard. The arti
cles offered brought good prices.
The prohibitionists of Kansas , in
state convention , adopted a declaration of
principles pledging the party to the support of
political candidates who will endeavor to fur
ther state and national prohibition , and oppos
ing the resubmission of the prohibitory amend
ment in Kansas and demanding that the law ,
be made more effective by further legislation.
They also enter a protest against the national
government receiving a single penny of reve
nue from the liquor traffic and demand that
the state legislature submit to a vote of the
people an amendment providing for female
suffrage.
WASHINGTON.
Sheridan will be marshal of the day
for the celebration of the completion of the
Washington monument.
The controller of the currency has
recommended congress to appropriate the
money necessary to pay the claims of the de
positors against the Freedman's bank.
Senate confirmations Hugh McCul-
lough , secretary of the treasury. Postmasters :
William C. Bailey , Green Bay , Wisconsin ;
David Donan , Independence , Iowa ; Chauncey
F. Owen , Sanborn. Iowa ; Frank G. Atherton ,
Osagc , Iowa. A. A. Heald , receiver of public
11101103-5 , St. Croix Falls , Wisconsin.
The house committee on rivers and
harbors has nearly completed its labors and
have agreed to appropriations amounting to
about one-quarter of the estimate of the chief
engineers for the various incompletcd and new
improvements. The aggregate of about eigh
teen millions of dollars will be "recommended
for these improvements.
Lieutenant Greely , the Artie voyager ,
recently received a letter from Captain How-
gate , the fugitive signal sen-ice officer , asking
for a loan of money. The letter came to
Greely through the daughter of Captain How-
gate , who resides in Cleveland. Greely re
plied through Howgate's daughter , saying he
bad not an- money to spare. The letter itself
tie placed in a private drawer of his office.
The bill recently prepared by repre
sentatives of various state boards of health at
i conference in Washington , was considered
Favorably by the house committee on public
licalth. It Avas the opinion of the members
: hat it would be impossible to pass the bill as
t now stands at present. The measure in-
rolvcs the question of state rights , and this ,
t is thought , would occasion a continued de-
jate.
jate.The
The committee on federal legislation
ippointed by the national conference of state
wards of health has completed a bill which
: mbodics the views of the conference as to the
test method of preventing the introduction
nto the United States of cholera and other
liseascs dangerous to public health. The bill
irovidcs for a national board of health , to con
sist of one member from every state health
board , now or hereafter established , to be ap
pointed by the president and confirmed by the
senate. By the second section the board Is In
vested with alLauthorlty which is now or may
hereafter be provided by law for the control
and protection of public health.
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Pugilists in Court.
John L. Sullivan and Alfred Green
field were brought before the court of general
sessions in New York , with a general number
of associates and a crowd of spectators. Sul
livan and Greenfield were on trial on a charge
preferred by the police that their meeting in
Madison Square garden was In violation of
law. Greenfield deposed that he had not
struck Sullivan any harder blows than he had
given his pupils and with not the slightest ill-
feeling. Sullivan testified that he neither
gave nor received blows that hurt. The jury
was out eight minutes and returned a verdict
of "not guilty. "
Preventing1 Navy Jobs.
Senator Wilson has introduced a bill
for the repeal of the joint resolution allowinsr
the secretary of the navy to purchase plate
iron or other material nseil in the construction
of steam boilers for the United States navy
without first advertising for bids to furnish the
same.
AT Madrid sentries exposed to the
"death breath , " blowing from the Gu-
ndarama mountains , are changed every
half hour.
CONGEESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , December 15. The
chair laid before the senate Van Wyck's reso
lution hetetofore offered relating to the Span
ish treaty , and requiring the committee on
rules to report a rule providing for the consid
eration of commercial treaties in open session.
On motion , the senate went into secret ses
sion , when Senator Van Wyck's resolution for
discussion of the commercial treaties in open
session was referred to the committee on lor-
cign relations.
" \ \ hen the doors were reopened the senate
toolup the Dakota bill , which was informally
laid aside at the request of Mr. Hill , in order
thai he might address this senate on the silver
question , apropos of the resolution recently
submitted bv him declaring it the tense of the
senate that there was no reason for the sus
pension of the coinage of silver dollars , or of
the issue of silver certificates.
Mr. Milicr ( N. Y. ) reported favorably from
the committee on foreign affairs the bill to
authorize the president to accept invitations
from foreign governments to inter national ex
positions and to appoint commissioners there
to , and appropriating 3,000 to be at the dis
position oi the president to cover the necessary
disbursements m such cases. Placed on calen
dar.
nousc.
The speaker laid before the house a commu
-icatiou from the postmaster general asking
r-jr an appropriation of § 100,000 for the postal
car service and § 73,000 for the pay of p vtul
clerks. Referred.
By Cox ( N. Y. ) A preamble and re ; ' .Jition
reciting that it has been reportc ' that" F. S.
Strange , lute cadet in the naval academy at
Annapolis , died in consequence of cruelties
practiced on him by senior cadets and request
ing ' the secretary of the navy to communicate
to'the house any information obtained in rela
tion to the cause of the death of the cadet.
The motion to suspend the rules an.l adopt
the resolution was agreed to yeas 174 ; navs ,
b7 the exactly neces = ary two-thirds in the
affirmative.
Lacy , from the committee on coinage ,
weights and measures , moved to suspend the
nili-s and pass the bill prohibiting the issue of
treasury notes of le = s denomination than > "i
and providing for the issue of one , two and
live dollar silver certificates. Lost \cas49 ;
nays 21(5. (
Mr. Alkcn , from the committee on agricul
ture , moved to suspend the rules and pa - > i ;
H i fft establish a department of agriculture.
/i'T-Jed to , yeas 10(5. ( n.iv ? < iO.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , December 16. Mr.
Cockrell , from the committee on military af
fairs , reported adversely the petition of the
members of the George Strong post , Grand
Army of the Republic , of Fairfield , Iowa. The
petition prayed that the surplus in the treasury
be used to make up to soldiers and sailors of
the late war the amount lost by reason of the |
depreciation of the money in which they were j
paid from 1SC2 to 1SG5 , which loss amounted to
nearly half their monthly pay. The petition j
adds that the United States government is in
honor bound to grant this prayer.
The Dakota bill was tben taken up. The
question was on the adoption of Garland's sub
stitute for the bill reported from the commit
tee on territories. On coming to a vote , Gar
land's substitute was lost by a party vote
yeas 27 , nays 31 the democrats voting in the
affirmative and the republicans in the nega
tive. The bill was then voted on substantially
as it came frjm the committee on territories
and passed , also by a party vote yeas 34 , nays
20. The bill now goes to'the house. 1
HOUSE. *
The senate resolution was passed providing
for a holiday recess from the 20th of Decem
ber , the until the 5th of January , and the
house resumed consideration of the inter-state
commerce bill.
Mr. O'Hara offered an amendment to the interstate
ter-state commerce bill providing that any per
son , having purchased a ticket to be conveyed
from one state to another , or paid the re
quired fare , shall receive such treatment and
be afforded equal facilities with all other per
sons holding tickets of the same class.
Mr. Reagan said the question of the trans
portation of persons had not been considered
in committee , and he thought it too important
a matter to be legislated upon without exami
nation. The amendment was agreed to. Yea.1
135 , nays 97. [ Applause on republican side. ]
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 17. The commit
tee on railroads ordered a favorable report up-
Dn the bill to extend the time for building
railroad and telegraph lines through the lauds
af the Choctaw and Chieka aw nations.
Dawcs presented a petition , which was re
ferred , praying that steps be taken to prohibit
the carrying into effect of the lease forgrazing
purposes of the Crow Indian reservation , made
ivith Indians by cattlemen.
3ne by Mr. Van Wyck , to fix the rate of trans
mission of messages by telegraph west of the
Missouri river not to exceed the average rates
: ast of said river to the seaboard ; also , to fix
the passenger and fp-ight rates on the railroads
running west of the Missouri river not to ex
ceed the average rates east of said river to the
seaboard.
The naval bill was taken up and parsed , substantially -
stantially as it came from the committee.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration of the interstate
ter-state commerce bill.
Mr. Crisp offered an amendment providing
that nothing in this act shall be construed so
is to prevent any railroad company from pro-
riding separate accommodations for white aad
: olored persons.
Mr. Brcckenridge offered as a substitute for
Crisp's amendment an amendment providing
that nothing in this act shall be construed to
leny a railroad's right to provide separate ac-
: orumodations for passengers , as they may
leem best , for public comfort or safety and
; hat nothing in the act shall be understood as
elating to transportation between points
vhollyVithin the limit of one state.
Mr.'Breckenridge's amendment was adopted
is a substitute for Crisp's amendment yeas
.33 , nays 127 and Crisp's amendment as so
Lmendeil was agreed to yeas 137 , nays 131.
Mr. Mills offered an amendment prohibiting
my railroad company from charging to or re- M
: efvins from any person who is to be conveyed
rom one state o'r territory to another any sum
receding three cents per mile for the distance inYi
o be traveled. Yi
Mr. Goff moved to amend by addins to the
revision adopted on motion "of Breckenridiie
he words , "provided that no discrimination is U |
nade on account of race or color. " Agreed to
-yeas 141 , nays 103. cr ;
SENATE.
WASHINGTON , Dec. . -
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confirmed
McColloch was
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firmed as secretary of the treasury.
interstate
the
reopened ,
When the doors were
Mr. Cul-
bill reported
state commerce , as by
liim. from the committee on resolutions , was
taken ill ) The bill provides for the appoint
ment o"a coramlsslo to supervise matters per
taining to the regulation of commerce among
. Cullum , Slater Hson
Hie states. Messrs. y
which the senate
and others made addresses , after
ate adjourm.il.
HOUSE.
The house resumed consideration of the in
testate commerce bill , the pending question
be-in" on the motion to table the motion to re-
consiilcr the vote by which the house yesterday
adopted Coil's amendment providing that rail
road companies shall make no discrimination
on account of race or color in transporting pas-
sen"ers. The motion to rec-msider was tabled ii
veas40. nayslOS. !
Barksdale offered an amendment providing ; ,
that the furnishing of accommodations with
equal facilities and equal comforts at the same
charges shall not be considered a discrimlna- f
tion. Agreed to yeas 131 , nays 124.
Mr. Hoar offered an amendment to Mr.
Barksdale's amendment in the - following
words : "Provided such separation shall not
be made on a basis of race or color" . Lost-
yeas 115 , nays 120.
Several minor amendments were offered ana
lost , when consideration of the second section
was then entered upon , but , without further
action the subject went over.
THE WORLD'S FAIB.
It Is Thrown Open to the Public In the
I rcciicc of Great Crowds.
Washington dispatch : There was
considerable delay in the opening exercises at
the New Orleans exposition to-day. Large
numbers of distinguished people had gathered
at the white house , and every arrangement
was made for the president to open the expo
sition in appropriate style. The president
took his station at the telegraph table and re
mained standing there surrounded by his cab
inet for over half an hour before the signal
that everything was In readiness was received |
by the operator. The Marine band was present - '
ent and had exhausted their programme of na- N , (
tional airs for the occasion , the crowd became ' /
impatient and many left the building. The |
signal was received at 2:30 , and in a few mo- | ,
incuts tlie address of President Richardson , i
of the exposition , was received as follows : I
To the President : The present occasion Is *
the consummation of an enterprise inaugura
ted in conformity to an act of congress passed
less than two years agoand authorizing the hold
ing of a world's industrial and cotton centennial
exposition , under the joint auspices of the
United States National Cotton Planters' Asso
ciation and the city of its locati n , New Or
leans , was their selection as the site of the
world's exposition , and in January , 1SS3 , thir
teen commissioners composing the board of
management was appointed by the president
of the United States , and at once entered upon
the discharge of their duties. At an earlydate ,
however , it became manifest that the liberal
ity of individuals in the city and state would
be inadequate to meet the requirements of the
ever increasing magnitude of the undertaking.
Accordingly application was made by the Uni
ted States fhiOugh congress , resulting in ob
taining generous assistance. Richardson's ad-
drcss concludes by the expression of the hope
that the exposition would produce closer and
more friendly intercourse with other countries
and a firmer establishment of peace in our
country. *
Arthur responded as follows : In the name " " -
of the people of the republic , I congratulate
the citizens of the soutInvest on their advancing - |
ing prosperity , as manifested in the great in- I
tcrnational exposition now about to open. Tlie ' *
interest of the nation in that section of our
commonwealth has found expression in many i
ways , and notably in the appropriations for " }
the improvement of the Mississippi , and by \ \
the national loan to promote the pn-s.-nt expo- > I
sition. Situated as it isit the gateway of the
trade between the United States and"Central j
and South America , it will attract the attention - , {
tion of the people of the neighboring nations /
of the American system , and they \vill learn , i
the importance of availing themselves of out j
products , as we will of their's , and thus not
only good feeling but profitable intercourse
between the United and the states of Central
ind South America will be promoted. The ,
people also of our- own country , thus brought
L-loser together , will find in this exposition of
competitive industries motives for strengthen
ing the bonds of brotherhoods. Railroads ,
telegraph lines , and submarine cables have {
Iniwn much nearer the nations of the earth , < *
ind an assembly like this of representatives of
: he different nations is promotive of good will
ind peace , while it advances ( he material wel
fare of all. The United States extends to those It
from foreign countries , who visit us on this ;
occasion , a cordial welcome , and now , at the
executive mansion in Washington , in the pres-
: nce of the assembled representatives of the
friendly nations of the world , of the president
) f the senate , of the speaker of the house of
cpresentatives , of the chief justice and asso-
: iate justices of the supreme court , of a com-
nittee from each house of congress , and of the
ncmbersof my cabinet , I again , and in their
lame , congratulate the promoters of the exhi-
) ition upon the auspicious inauguration of an
enterprise which promises such far reachin"-
csults. With my best wishes for the fulfill
nent of all its great purposes , I now declare
he World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial
xpoiition is open.
AT NEW ORLEANS.
Tlie dav for the inauguration ceremonies at
he world's exposition opened bright and
hecrful. Thousands made preparations early
n the morning to witness the long expe-ted
vent that of opening the exposition which
ook place at one o'clock. At this hour Dr
almage advanced to the front of the tao-e
nd made the opening prayer. He invoked the
ivme blessing on the officer ? , directors and
lanagers of the exposition. He said
"May this dav mark the beginning of a new
ispensation of prosperity and brotherhood ,
lay there come from the influences of this ex-
o-ition from these fields of industry , results
Inch shall give the people more complete -
ap-
arel and better food , more comfortable shel-
i-r an 1 more thorough educational advantage *
lax it result in spreading out the golden saris f
f our parahzed shipping , in starling the plovv
ixl opening the doors of the storehouse , aud '
lay there come to this whole land incrta-ed
rot-pcrity from this gathering together from
ay to day and montlfto month of the people"
fall states and countries. We pray that the
ast feeling of sectional discord may disa
ear , and the south , north and east and west
L-eome four parties of a great national har-
-
ionv. .May it be a unification of North
and .
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-"IUUHO.
outh America. "
Colonel Gus A. Broanx read President Ar
lur's address which had just been received
y telegraph. When he concluded the
sen-
nee declanng-tbe World's exposition oneS
the same moment the president in Washing
) fi closed the electric circuit , and the ml
Jincry here was put in motion
The most complete of
array cxl Ibits
were
resented bv the states of Oregon C.lnrT
alifornia , Nebraska and th.turritorv Af
3ta. The exhibit of Nebraska "r
reatest attention , being complete in ,
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The Eichos of Alaska.
Lieutenant Aberorombie. of General
iles staff , has just returned to Portland Ore
n , from Alaska , where he has been enga-ed
a government exploration. He explored the
ukonr.ver for twenty-seven
hundred miles
reports rich placers for a thousand miles'
> , paying * 30 a day to the man. The seas0n
short and mining difficult.
He says the fish- 3
ics are the finest known 9
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