MISCELLANEOUS WASHINGTON MATTERS.
Ill nets of Mrs. Harriottotnhtatlons Soon
to He Sent In.
Washington special : Mrs. Harrison's
present illness has called nttontion to
the unhealthfulucss r.ud inadeqnacj' of
tho whito honso , ond 1ms aroused pub
lic sentiment horo in favor of a now ox-
ecutivo mansion. Tho white house has
miserable plumbing , and the sewer
gases can bo tasted on a foggy day
in any part of the building. Then tho
house is too small. There are but five
"bed rooms in it , and when tho presi
dent and his wife havo a fow relatives
visiting them , as at present , they are
• crowded. There is sufficient parlor
room , probably , but this must bo given
to tho publio and could not bo utilized
by a domestic family , as it is alone , tho
ground floor being cut off from tho
other part of tho buildiug. Three or
lour times during tho past decade tho
senate has adopted lulls making appro-
' priations for the construction of a family
residence for the president. Tho sum
named for the building and its furnish
ing havo varied from a quarter to three-
• quarters of a million dollars. One or
M two of tho bills havo provided for the
§ ' purchase of grounds in tho suburbs ,
h tho hilln on tho northern boundary be-
f ing in mind , while the others have con-
I templated tho construction of a building
I -on tho park squaro immediately north
* -of and acrossPounsylvania avenue from
y the white house. Tho venerable Sena-
I tor Morrill , of Vermont , has two or
§ three times advocated tho construction
-of a family residence for the president ,
> T presenting plans for if and speaking in
tt its behalf , and ho will probably renew
fL. . his efforts at tho approaching session of
ivy -congress. Evory day the necessity of
I such a provision is more and more seen ,
JO not altogether on account of the cramped
feflcondition of the family of the president
Hy ' J in its present quarters and tho unhealthy
If 1 " - -condition of the old building , but on ac-
> | Q • -count of the necessity for moro room in
| Ifl * which to transact tho public business.
> I Thero has been a complete rearrango-
§ meat of the rooms for the clerks at the
f. whito house so as to utilize the room to
ijj i tho best possible advantage , and yet all
| g ro crowded. Two clerks have been put
if ' -out in the telegraph office , while anohor
P -one is at work in one of tho outer wait-
I - , ing rooms. Tliere is no privacy for the
| president , his privato secretary or any
f , -one. Tho space on the second floor is
f " occupied , every inch of it. No\vv that
' ? thero is a surplus , a necessity auaya re
publican majority , it is'proposed to'takjQ
fpSt .action for tho building of a private resi-
* \ -dunce for the executive family.
C . - > • TANNER TAIiKS PENSIONS.
§ . ' * , Corporal Tanner , tlm newly appointed
p fe • commisnoner of pensions , when asked
I" I' A w hat policy he.Tvould pursue in dealing
I v ! with tho affairs of the bureau , said :
II ' 4I can bert answer that by quoting one
? I of Gen. Harrison's remarks made dur-
{ * & ing tho last campaign. Ho said : "Gen-
ffT tlemen , it is no timo to nse the apothe-
| | -Y -cary's scales when you come to weigh
| 1 j the services of the men who saved this
| | vj > nation. ' It seems to me that that is a
f\ \ pretty good motto for all the people of
i I j tho Tnited States to adopt. If I were
{ m f -asked to define my ideas on this pension
sm in a sentence , I should unhesitatingly
? j I xeply : 'A pension for every surviving
e 1 \ -soldier who needs one , and no soldier's
> M > t widow , father or mother should be in
I ! V . want' I am going to take hold of this
fj - J mighty maohiue , aud I am not fool
I { enough to think I have nothing to learn
, J , - I -of its working. "
m. j "Are , you in favor of an increase in
f I , \ tho soldiers' pensions ? "
j j ! * j " 1 tell yon frankly , I am opposed to
! . 7 "these $1 , § 2 and S3 a month pensions.
i \ \ If youare going to give a man anything
X \ give him enough that he inay realize he
j is getting something. If there is an
r -old soldier who has got a claim that you
i are satisfied is a { rood one aud he has
j | t not quito proved it , the policy is to as-
j | I rsist him to seenre that proof. You may
' \ \ -say that I am opposed to kuocking out
• } | soldiers' claims because of a technical
i if shortcoming. "
1 . GBESHA3I WHiIi SUCCEED MATTHEWS.
# * sv Just before President Harrison left
\ Indianapolis it was learned from an Hu
ffquestionably reliable source that while
I in that city trying some cases Judge
S > Gresham spent an evening with Presi-
| < lent Harrison , that all differences which
I had existed between them had been
1 settled , and an understanding had been
i reached , nnder wliich Judge Gresham
f would be tendered the first vacancy on
\ "the supremo bench. There is very good
r * -authority for the statement that the
t\ \ < & > " arrangement made at Indianapolis still
fr- ' " stands , and that Jndge Gresham will
\ succeed tho late Judge Matthews.
\ HAIiSTEAD FOR GEK3IAXY.
, . \ Among the nominations which it is
i * f "believed will be sent to the senate oarly
$ "this week , is that of Murat HuKtead to
, Jj be minister to Germany. Mr. Halstead's
\"i \ - friends say that his appointment has
j y been determined on and that it mny be
| -expected any day.
I The nomination of a minister to Eng-
land is expected soon , but who the ap-
{ -pointeo will be is something on which
' \ * the prophets have been unable to agree.
' $ Thero is n reneral impression that
ti Channcey M. Depew will receive the ap
pointment , but there is no feeling of
, -certainty about that.
II < Three Murderers oa the Gallows.
1 .LittleRock dispatch : Three negroes ,
, * Dan Jones , Anderson Mitchell and Wil-
< } 'lis Green , the latter a preacher , were
' , ' -executed at Arkadelphia to-day for the
* murder of Arthur Horton colored
„ \ , , Sep-
T : j Member 21 , 18S7. The sheriff granted
l \ them the opportunity to make a final
I t- t statement. Jones delivered himself at
- * some length of a disconnected wander-
1 ing harangue , but Mitohell and Green
i y maintained stolid silence. Jones con-
% \ f essed in a measure his uilr , but wanted
I - f it known he did not strike the fatal
- \ blow , and intimated by his manner and
' ' gesticulations that tW others did so.
* • ; Tho trap went down at 10:40. The necks
fX f -of all were broken.
• * \ ' On the fatal night seven negroes en-
I- f tere < l Horton's room , their faces cov-
w& ; * l -cred with flour , wrapped a quilt about
| > v f" his head and shoulders and forcibly car-
mt \ \ : ried him 150 yards into the woods ,
| fjj\ * where he was given 150 lashes. Then ,
1 C as he promised to leave the state , he was
I fvj \ "left sitting on a log and the crowd ap-
fyj • J pareritly dispersed. It was noticed ,
'r ' I "however , that the three sufferers of to-
J 'day lingered behind the other four , and
f- * were fiiially separated from them. The
i A § -next day Horton's body was found life-
p # less , with his skull , collar bone and two
< S 'ribs crushed in.
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F Schuyfer Ivil ! Not Get the Pface.
? - < ' Washington dispatch : The president
J „ to-day withdrew from the senate the
. nomination of Eugene-Schuyler to be
jt , * - assistant secretary of state , which was
S .jfr- made on the 13th inst. It is learned
&C 'that tho committee on foreign relations ,
* if softer consideration of the case , asked
gj * that the nomination be withdrawn , coup-
g" ling the request , it is understood , with
§ > , < . .an intimation that otherwise it would be
SxjL ff\ reported adversely. This action was on
Sm H -account of an assault made by Schuyler ,
C in his book entitled "American Diplo
ic ? macy , " on Elihu B. Washburn , reflect-
1 , ing upon his conduct while secretary of
r ' state , together ivith reflections upon the
S administration of President Grant and
pj the senate , nnd also , it is said , on ao-
fe. " " count of charges affecting Scnnyler's
& $ , personal conduct in Europe- '
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MATTERS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
yomlnatloni Made by the Preal&imt Condi
tion of Congressman l tlrd , ofi rbraekt
Washington special : Considerable
surprise was expressed at tho capital to
day when ( ho nomination of Whitelaw
Eeid to bo minister to France wai re
ceived. It was believed that ho would
be sent to England. Tho nomination
of Mr. Beid for the French mission
may mean that Now York is to have two
first class positions abroad. Up to last
evening President Harrison thought of
tendering the English mission to Chaun-
coy M. Depew , but ho concluded before
bed-timo that the New York editor
should have the place. This morning
it was suggested that since Mr. Depew
was out of the question for any mission
other than tho English , and it would
not be improper to give the Empire
stato two missions it would bo well
;
to send Mr. Eeid to PariB and
hold open the English mission for
Mr. Depew , and as it stands Mr.
Depew may go to London yet.
An effort was mado by tho president to
havo tho New Yorkers choose between
Messrs. Depew and Eeid , but they di
vided. Mr. Eeid seemed to have a pre
ponderance of tho men from the state
in congress , but Mr. Depew led with
the people throughout tho state. To
appoint both of those giant republicans
will please all factions and the impres
sion is that Mr. Depew will bo appoint
ed.
ed.Murat
Murat Halsteud , who has been men
tioned in connection with the French
and German missions , has intimated
that he preferred the latter , and now
that Mr. Eeid has been selected for
Paris Berlin remains as tho first love for
the Cincinnati editor. It is not likely ,
however , that Mr. Halstead will go to
Berlin. Ho is more likely to go to Vi
enna or St. Petersburg.
IiAlKD JMPROVTNO.
There has been a very decided change
for tho better within the past two days
in the condition of Congressman Laird ,
and the fears that his recovery would
not be speedy are no longer entertained.
Dr. Sower , his physician , who has been
in constant attendance on Mr. Laird ,
said this morning : "Mr. Laird is on the
road to recovery , and there is no gjod
reason to believe that ho will not have a
rapid convalescence. His trouble has
been one largely of non-assimilation of
food. This naturally had a very de
pressing effect upon his system , and his
depression of spirits and bodily weak
ness hove been tho natural results. Dur
ing the past two days thero has been a
great improvement manifested iu his
case , and I see no reason to doubt that
he will fully recover long before the
opening of tho next session of congress.
All that he needs now is a little rest and
quiet and freedom from the harrass-
ments of office-seekers. Tho rumors ,
which I , understand havo been
spread throughout Nebraska , that
Mr. Laird has been suffering from
from threatened softening of tho brain ,
are absolutely without foundation.
There is not , nor has there ever been ,
in my judgment , any symptoms of men
tal trouble aside from the natural effect
of his chronio dyspepsia. He is to-day
in better spirits than ho has been fox
months , and I consider him on the high
road to recovery. " A friend of Mr.
Laird to-night said that he had been
much hurt by the reports in the western
papers that his case was a hopeless one
and that he would not be able to attend
to the business of his district. Mr.
Laird , he said , will within a few weeka
be able to attend to all questions of ap
pointments in person. He has already
been in frequent consultation with the
members of the Nebraska delegation ,
and has expressed his views and been
fully consulted as to the policy to be
adopted in the distribution of patron
age. It is only now important that he
should bo allowed a little rest before
taking up again the burden of patron
age and daily business. '
COLONEIi NEW AT.T. EIGHT.
Col. John C. New , the well known
editor of the Indianapolis Journal , will
be tendered the position of consul gen
eral to London , which has supervision
over all of the consulates on the British
islands , and which is tho best paying
position within the gift of this govern
ment. It is worth $25,000 or § 30,000 a
year. Colonel New could have any of
the missions , but he prefers a place
which has some work with it and as few
of the diplomatic frills as possible. His
nomination will be made very shortly.
GRANT'S APPOINTMENT RECONSIDERED.
Although it has been understood that
Fred Grant's appointment as minister
to China was decided upon shortly after
the 4th of March , it is now believed
. that the president has reconsidered , and
will give him some other place. He
has been advised that a man of legal
experience and thorough knowl
edge of the law should be sent to China
because of the irritation between the
I two countries and the claims for dam
ages that are constantly growing out of
the riots here and on the other side of
the Pacific. This point was brought to
his attention , by the recent riots at Chin
Kiang , where the American consulate
was gutted and tho consul barely es
caped with his life. While this is a
stand-off for tho recent outrages perpe
trated on Chinamen in Milwaukee , it
wijl require the skill of an acomplished
lawyer and diplomatist to bring about a
satisfactory settlement Colonel Grant
does not answer this description , al
though helms the friendship and respect
of the president.
DRIVING OUT OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
jL Conflict Between Soldiers and Citizens
Xo One Seriously Hurt ,
The St. Louis Bepublic's special from
Wichita says that the Oklahoma boom
ers having fled to the woods upon the
appearance of Lieutenant Carson and a
body of soldiers , scouts were sent out
to hunt them down , but instructed not
to use violence. In what is known as
Crutch county , in northwest Oklahoma ,
quite a number of boomers had'gath -
ered around William Beck. .Among
the number were his daughter , another
relative , Samuel Anderson and
an old man named William Adams.
Their property had been destroyed in a
former raid aud they cherished bitter
animosity against the. troops. Their
hiding place was discovered by an In
dian scout and reported to Lieutenant
Carson who sent a detachment after
them. As soon as the boomers saw the
troops coming they made preparations
to stand their ground and protect them
selves. When surrounded and called. ,
upon to surrender they began parleying
and made threats , which exasperated the
soldiers who charged the party , but , see
ing that the boomers were armed , and
having orders to avoid a conflict , " they
dismounted and by an adroit movement
part of the boomers were relieved
of their arms. Anderson and Adams
however , held ant and mado a desper
ate resistance with gnns. The former
received a terrible blow from the butt
of a revolver and the latter was struck
in the mouth. After being disarmed
the boomers fought with clubs and
stones , but were soon compelled to sur
render. Several soldiers received slight
wounds , but none serious. There has
been great excitement among the boom
ers since tlie conflict , and while all ex
press a determination to make a similar
resistance they are seeking safer hiding
places.
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GONE WITH A NICE YOUNG MAN.
Chief iTtutlee Fuller's Daughter riles With
Her TAtver.
Milwaukeo ( Wis. ) dispatch : Mis *
Pauline Fuller , fifth daughter of Chief
Justice Fuller , was married hero last
1 night at tho Kirby house by a jnstico of
the peace. Tho groom was J. Matt
Aubery , jr. , of Chicago , and it was a
runaway match. When the 6:80 St
Paul train arrived last night tho couple
alighted aud wero at once driven to the
Kirby house , where they registered. No
room was assigned them and the lady
and her companion spent tho early part
' of tho evening in tho parlors. About 9
o'clock tho yonng man came down stairs
and informed tho clerk that he wanted a
justico of the peace. Inside of fifteen
minutes Justice Gregoiy arrived. Tho
.ceremony was a brief one. Nobody
present know that tho bride was the
daughter of tho chief justice. When
tho ceremony was concluded the
old justico called for witnesses and
two young men wero captured in
tho billiard room. Mrs. Aubory , nee
Pauline Fuller , islOj'ears of age , highly
educated and a remarkably handsome
i woman. J. Matt Aubory , jr. , is 23
years of ago. He is tho son of tho gen
eral western agent of the Merchants'
Dispatch Fast freight line. Young
Auberry is employed in his father's
office in Chicago. As near as can be
learned , tho acquaintance of tho brido
and groom began about three years ago.
Tho young people first met at a party
given in their neighborhood. An at
tachment sprung up betweon them , and
when it became apparent , it was op
posed by tho Fullers. Miss Pauline de
clared , however , that sho would marry
whom sho pleased , and her father rec
ognized her right to do so. Mrs. Ful
ler continued to oppose the match.
About this time Lawyer Fuller was
named as chief justico of tho United
States , and tho family went to Wash
ington. About tho 1st of January , Miss
Pauline came to Chicago , and has since
remained iu that city , visiting friends
of the family. Young Aubery and wife
propose to remain in Milwaukee a few
days.
JUSTICE FUIiIiER WTLIi NOT TAIiK.
Washington dispatch : Chief Justice
Fuller declined to say anything to-day
in regard to the elopement of his daugh
ter , Miss Panline Fuller. This evening
he declined to see any of the newspaper
men who called at his residence , ou Co
lumbia Heights. The chief justice sent
out word that he had nothing whatever
to saj' on the subject of their iriquiries. '
Tho chief justice occupied his seat on
tho bench as usual to-day , and Mrs.
Fuller was out shopping during the fore
noon. It seems probable their first in
timation * of tho marriage came from
newspaper sources , as Miss Maud Ful
ler , one of tho elder daughters , when
seen by a reporter for nlocal afternoon
paper , expressed surprise at what she
was told , and said sho did not believe
Pauline had eloped. The family are
evidently much annoyed at Miss Paul
ine's action.
Miss Pauline is not well known in
Washington. She came here last Octo
ber and only stayed about two and a
half months , making but few acquaint
ances. She is only 17 years old , and
left the city before the society season
had fairly commenced , it being her in
tention not to make her debut until
next winter. She was fond of the the
ater and could frequently be seen at the
play houses. She did not seem to like
Washington , and frequently expressed
her desire to bo back in Chicago. Her
elopement overshadowed all other top
ics of convocation in social circles
here , and mucn sympathy was expressed
for Mrs. Fuller.
A QUESTION OF IMPORTANT CONCERN.
Tliat of tho Openinff to Settlement of Eleven
Million Acres of Land.
Standing Bock agency ( Dak. ) dis
patch : While all Dakota is rejoicing
over the near approach of statehood ,
and the various towns that aspire to be
named for capital honors are working
night and day to gain vantage ground ,
there is another question closely con
cerning Dakota interests , and in a
measure the whole country. This is
the opening to settlement of 11,000,000
acres of land contained in the great
Sioux reservation , as provided in the
bill that became a law during the last
days of the Fiftieth congress. It will
be remembered thata bill was passed
during the first session Qf the same con
gress for the same pnrpose , but that it
failed because the Iudians refused to
part with their lands at the nominal
sum of 50 cents per acre. The present
bill allows them $1 per acre for all the
land opened to settlement , and while
the formal assent of the various tribes
must be secured before the land can be
restored to the pnblic domain , it is not
anticipated that there will be any trou
ble on that score. The commissioners
appointed under the old bill began their
labors at this point in getting the signa
tures of the Indians , and from the first
met with a determined resistance , and
were finally forced to abandon the un
dertaking as entirely impracticable.
Foremost in the opposition at that time
was old Sitting Bull , the morose , sullen
and snorling battle-scarred warrior of
the Custer massacre.
Now all is changed , and it is not an
ticipated that any trouble will be expe
rienced in securing the signatures of the
Indians. Indeed , they are more than
anxious to sign , realizing , as they do ,
that it is a good bargain and that they
have decidedly the best of it. Indian
Commissioner Oberly is highly spoken
of by all the Indian agents and by the
more intelligent reds. .
From Lower Brule and Crow creek
agencies comes encouraging reports.
These Indians nearly all signed the last
bill , and aro willing to accept the pres
ent one , and no trouble is anticipated in
securing their signatures. These In
dians have decided that they desire to
move to the sonth side of' the White
river , and leave all the land north of
that stream to the whites. This can eas
ily be accomplished , as under the provi
sions of the Sioux bill , they can take
their land wherever they like , either on
what is to bo opened or what is still to
be reserved. It is a sensible scheme and
ono that should be carried out for the
best interests of both races.
The question thot is of paramount in
terest now is : "When will the commis
sion to secure the Indians'signatures be
appointed ? " President Harrison has
promised that it shall bo attended to at
the earliest possible moment , and it is
Heyed that it will be possible irior the
commission , tb - complete its work by
Juno 1 , if appointments are promptly
made. As to the make up of the com
mission there is also much solicitude.
One man has been mentioned who will
be widely endorsed wherever ho is
known , and that man is Hon. John H.
King of Eapid City. Ho has spent a
good share of his time at Washington
during the last year laboring in the in
terest of the bill , and is thoroughly
posted on its provisions. Another name
suggested is that of Dr. V. T. McGilly-
enddy , who for years was agent of the
Sioux Indians at Pino Eidge , and who
thoroughly understands their character
istics. Either will be acceptable.
The three Custer county murderers
who have been confined in the York
county jail were last week taken to Broj j
ken "Bow for triaL '
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THE MATTER OF EXPORT RATES.
The Hearing of Which Is Hesumed by ths
Stab Inter-CommUslon ,
Washington dispatch : The inter-state
commerco commission resumed its hear
ing in the matter of export rates and the
methods adopted by the trunk lines in
computing them. Tho gist of the cvi-
denco was , that with few exceptions , the
inland published rates had not for some
months been maintained. Some of the
roads had made efforts to maintaintthem
and , iu consequence , had practically lost
their export business. General Mana
ger Hayes , of the Wabash & Western ,
was called. He said his road had not ,
for some time , maintained a uniform in
land rate , and that their inland export
rates wero often less.than their domestio
seaboard rate. It seemed to bo tho uni
versal opinion of the freight managers
present that a uniform through export
tariff conld not bo maintained , as in that
case railroads would be at tho mercy of
steamship companies , but opinion was
general that a full inland rate could be
matned , as contemplated by tho law ,
and that its faithful observance would
residt in good to all concerned.
Chairman Cooley said to tho man
agers , in part : It is very manifest that
there havo been things going on here
that should stop at once. Wo must
compliment Mr. Hajes for coming for
ward and stating frankly just what tho
facts wero as regards his own road. We
should havo been hotter satisfied if a
like course had been taken by all the
others. They ought all to do what , no
doubt , Mr. Hayes will do , namely , en
deavor to comply with the law. Here
is tho law , and it is not for you to say to
us that thero are practical obstacles in
tho way of complying with it ; that you
would lose business by so doing , and all
.that sort of thing. Wo aro not con
cerned in that. We do not wish to do
anything to make you lose business ; at
tho same time we cannot accept it as a
valid excuse that if you obey tho law
you will thereby lose business. The
time ought to be considered as gone by
when a manager can como to us and
say : "I named this rate and did it re
gardless of the law , because my com
petitor had done the same thing. "
There is no excuse fcr that practice. If
a wrong is done by one road to tho in
jury of another , the proper remedy is
not to duplicate the wrong , but to go
before the committee in authority ,
whether it bo the commission or a vol
untary association , with complaint of
the wrong. Ono crime in railroad cir
cles is no more to . be excused by an
other than onotheft is justified by
another. Judge Cooley announced
that for certain southern roads that had
asked a hearing , a continuance of the
investigation for two weeks had been
granted. The commission did not wish
to express an opinion that would effect
tho interests of those roads until they
had been fully heard , but in the mean
time practices in the north which havo
all appeared unjustifiable , should not
bo continued. 1 trust , ho added , that
after sayiug so much , we shall not , two
weeks hence , havo complaints brought
to us that those practices have been
going on in the meantime. Parties
must not take the redress of wrongs
into their own hands when the legality
of what they complain of is , to say the
least , very doubtful. They ought also
to remember that while we continue this
case for two weeks the law is not sus
pended. That remains in force as well
as its penalties.
NOMINATIONS SENT IN.
Among the nominations sent to the
senate this morning by the president
was that of Brad D. Slaughter , of Ne
braska , to be United States marshal for
the district of Nebraska ; Smith A.
Whitofield , of Ohio , to bo second as
sistant postmaster general ; Abraham D.
Hazen , of Pennsylvania , to be third as
sistant postmastmaster general ; John
W. Wilson , of West Virginia , to bo
commissioner of internal revenue ; Wm.
W. Thomas , jr. , of Maine , to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tiary of the United States to Sweden
and Norway ; Samuel E. Thayer , of
Minnesota , to be envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to the
Netherlands ; Charles E. Mitchell , of
Connecticut , to be commissioner of pat
ents ; Nathan O. Murphy , of Arizona , to
be secretary of Arizona.
THE SAMOAN COMMISSION.
It is believed at the department of
state that the Samoan commissioners
will not be able to start for Berlin be
fore the middle of April , as the matter
with which they have to deal is rather
intricate ' , and preparation for its consid
eration involves an exhaustive study of
a large amount of diplomatic corre
spondence , as well as of long protocals
of the former conference.
Crop Report Time at Hand.
Washington dispatch : The weather
crop bulletin for the week ending Sat
urday , March 16 , 1889 , says : The con
ditions in Dakota and Minnesota have
been about the average for plowing and
seeding , but work was interrupted in
Dakota by blustering weather from tho
13th to tho 16th. The weather has been
favorable in Illinois , Missouri and Kan
sas. _ Seeding conditions are favorable
in Nebraska , wheat is reported as doing
well in Kansas , and tho favorable ef
fects of fair weather have been felt in
Missouri and Indiana. High day tem
perature and freezing nights and a de
ficiency in rainfall , should be injurious
to wheat in Michigan , in the southern
portion of which state it now has disap
peared. The crop prospects continue
excellent in Kentucky , Arkansas and
Tennessee , where the spring planting is
well under way. The winter wheat is
reported as looking very well through
out New York and Pennsylvania ; the
frost is out of the ground in southern
Massachusetts , and planting is in pro
gress in New Jersey. Favorable re
ports have been received from the south
Atlantic and gulf states , where the
spring planting is well under way , the
cane planting being nearly completed
in Louisiana. There have been three
light frosts in this state during the
week , but they have resulted in no dam
age. . There have been no adverse re
ports received from any section , and
the week has , in general , been favorable
for farm work in most districts.
The April number of the Century
will be devoted largely to celebrating
the centennial of tho inauguration of
Washington in New York , April 30,1789.
The contents of tho number will in
clude : "The inauguration of Washing
ton , " by Clarence W. Bowen , illustrated
with views of New York in 1789 , the re
ception at Trenton , .portraits , etc. ;
"Washington at Mt. Vernon After the
Bevolutiou , " by Mrs. Burton Ann Har
rison , with a number of interesting il
lustrations , and "Washington in New
York in 1789 , " by the same author ;
"Original Portraits of Washington , "
by Charles Henry Hart , and "A Cent
ury of Constitutional Interpretation , "
by Prof. John Bach MoMaster.
Charles E. Bonner , of Montana , was
an office boy in New York twenty-three
years ago , and borrowed the money to
take him west He is now worth S4-
000,000. The west is full of such exam
ples , but the majority of them lack the
four millions and a receipted bill for
fck.9 passage money.
NOT YET REAEIY FOR OCCUPANCY.
Kterybsiy Mutt Keep Out of Oklahoma fox
tli * Present ,
Washington diapatchj Tuo provisions
of the Indian appropriation bill , under
which part of tho Oklahoma conntry is
to be thrown open to settlement , are as
follows :
"An appropriation of $1,012,942 is
made to pay the Seminole nation for all
right and title to 2,037,415 acres of land
ceded to tho Indiaua in tho treaty of
June 14 , I860. Of this money Sl.GOO-
000 is to remain in tho treasury , drawing
5 per cent interest from July 1,1889 ,
payable semi-annually to the treasurer
of the nation and the balance to bo sub
ject to call by legislative enactmont of
tho nation.
The lands ( except tho sixteenth and
thirty-sixth sections of each township ,
which shall bo reserved for publio
schools ) aro to bo disposed of to actual
settlers under tho homestead laws , pro
vided that any persons who having at
tempted to , but for any ca ' uso failed to
secure a titlo to a homestead un
der the existing law , or who made
entry under tho commuted provision
of tho homestead law , shall bo quali
fied to mako a homestead on such
lauds , and further that tho rights of
honorably discharged union soldiers
and sailors in tho civil war as defined
and described in sections 2304 and 2305
of tho revised statutes shall not bo
abridged ; and provided further , that
each entry shall be in squaro form as
early as practicable and no person shall
bo permitted to enter moro than ono
quarter section thereof , but until said
lands are opened for settlement by
proclamation of tho president , no per
son shall bo permitted to enter upon
and occupy the same.and no person vi
olating these provisions shall ever be
permitted to enter any of said land or
acquire auy right thereto.
Tho secretary of _ tho interior may ,
after said proclamation , aud not before ,
permit entry of said lands for town
sites , under sections 2387 and 2388 of
the revised statutes , but no such entry
shall embrace more than one-half sec
tion of land. All of these provisions
aro to apply to the disposal of tho lands
acquired from tho Muscogee or Creek
Indians January 19 , 1889.
The president is also authorized to
appoint a commission to negotiate with ,
the Cherokees and others owning lands
west of tho 96th degree of longitude , in
the Indian territory , and to open these
lands by proclamation under certain
conditions. The president is authorized
to create ono or two hind districts , em
bracing tho land opened , and to estab
lish laud offices.
A WARNING TO BOOMERS.
Tho following telegram was sent at
4:45 : this afternoon :
Washington , D. C , March 21. Com
manding General , Division of Missouri ,
Chicago : An act of congress , approved
March 2 , 1880 , provides in substance
that no person shall be permitted to
outer upon and occupy the land recently
ceded to the United States by the Creek
and Seminole Iudians , until said lands
are opened for settlement by proclama
tion of the president , and that any per
son violating this provision shall never
be permitted to enter any of said lands
or acquire any right thereto.
Tho president directs that the officers
under your command cause tho people
to be fully informed of these provisions
of the law and that they take and pro-
serve tho names of all persons who may
enter the territory in violation of this
provision , so that the same may be en
forced by the land department , when
said lands are lawfully opened to settle
ment By order ofGen.
Gen. SchopieiiD ,
J. C. Kelton ,
Assistant Adjutant General.
WTDIi ADJOURN NEXT WEEK.
In the executive session this afternoon
Senator Sherman announced that Pres
ident Harrison had informed him that
he , the president , would be so far along
with his nominations that the senate
might conveniently adjourn next week.
It is tho expectation that the special
session will end Thursday or Friday
next. In order to assist the president
in his intention the senate did not
take the usual three days' _ recess to
day , bnt will meet again to-mor
row. This notification makes it
practically certain no legislative busi
ness will be transacted before the ad
journment. There will probably be ,
however , some discussion of the reso
lution introduced yesterday by Senator
Butler , declaring the senate has power
• to elect a president pro tempore for ser-
vice during tho entire term of congress ,
the decision "by the senate being desired
by a number of senators upon that dis
puted point.
In executive session to-day , the sen
ate confirmed a _ number of territorial
aud postal nominations , comprising all
that up to date have been reported from
the committee. The list is , however ,
withheld , the senate having failed to
suspend the operation of the rule which
keeps the confirmation secret and delays
notification to the president until two
additional executive sessions shall have
supervened without the entry of a mo
tion to reconsider.
The New Candidate for Public Printer.
The Philadelphia Press has the ' fol
lowing from its Washington correspond
ent : "A new candidate for public print
er appeared in the field to-day in tho
person of ex-Congressman Valentine ,
of Nebraska. He was born in Iowa
and was captain in a regiment from that
state during the war. In early life ho
was a printer , and after the war he stud
ied law aud was admitted to the bar.
He served two terms in congress and
has been a judge since that time and an
active lawj-er. The delay on the part
of the president in making a nomina
tion for the office of public printer en
couraged tho Nebraska delegation to
bring out Mr. Valentine as a candidate.
Senator Manderson is chairman of the
senate committee on printing and has
telegraphed to Mr. Valentine to come
hero and enter the race. He arrived to
day and was closeted with the Nebraska
delegation in Senator Manderson's com
mittee room , and they afterwards pre
sented his name to tho president" Mr.
Valentine said this evening that he was
not an applicant for the public printer-
ship , and would not bo appointed. It is
believed that M. D. Helm , of this dis
trict , formerly of Indiana , will be ap
pointed. He is probably more familiar
with the office than any of the appli
cants , and is very strongly indorsed.
Colorado's Inspection Law.
Denver dispatch : Governor Cooper
to-day signed the bill recently passed by
the general assembly , providing for the
inspection , befor slaughter , of meat ,
cattle , hogs and sheep , of any descrip
tion , the meat of which is intended to
be sold as human food. The bill prac
tically prevents tho importation of
meats slaughtered by the "Big Four"
or any other eastern packing house.
It is understood these eastern houses
will immediately make an effort to havo
the law declared unconstitutional.
Bev. Cyrus Court , a leading clergy
'
man of Southern Pennsylvania , de
nounces prohibition in the strongest
terms , ' as opposed to individual rights. '
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The Tjoublo Doom at Tipton.
Going into Tipton , Ind. , by rail , I
shared my seat with tz man who ex
hibited a npirit of friendliness , and
wo soon engaged in convermition.
Noticing tlmt ho wus very norvous ,
I finally mado bold to oak if ho woh
skipping out with tho funds of a
bank or had lately chopped tip his
family , and he at onco relieved his
mind in a measure by replying :
"Bless you. boy , I am as harmless
as n kitten ! • I own up to being
nervous , nnd you could never guess
the cause. I will tell you that I urn
on m } ' way to Tipton to pull off u
funeral.
"What do you mean ? "
"I've been learning the undertak
er business in Indianapolis. Served
two years at it. Have helped tho
old man out on thirty or forty scrub
funerals and three or four first-class
affairs , but this will be my first job
all alone. It's my starter. Itich old
brewer died yesterday and his wife
telegraphed for us to come down and
pull off the business ? "
"But why are you nervousL"
"There's half a dozen chances for
a bad break. The parlor may be a
small , tucked-up room , tho minister
may bo late at the house , there may
be a miscount as to tho number of
chairs and carriages. I'll be held for
any plunder , j'ou know. If the wid
ow is rich , and I know she is she'll
be watching me like a cat. She'll
shed tears with ono 03-0 and watch
out of the other. There'll be flowers
to arrange , pall bearers to coach ,
the driver of the hearse to instruct ,
and a dozen other things to lookout
for. Ever in Tipton ? "
"No. "
"Wish you hud been. Wish you
knew the house. I'm dreadfully wor
ried about the front door or doors. "
"How ? "
"Why , if there's only one door , I
can't guarantee the job. Sure to be
trouble before we get out. If there
are double doors. I'm all right , and
will show those Tipton undertakers ,
who'll be on hand to watch and criti
cise , something to be remembered
forever. I'm in a sweat over those
doors , and you'll excuse me for any
lack of interest in tho 'Samoan ques
tion or Harrison's policy. "
"I hope there are double doors. "
"Thanks. You exhibit the right
spirit , and I can assure you that I
jippreciato your words. There ought
to be a law that every house should
have double front doors. If there
was . the undertaking business would
become a work ot art inside of five
years. "
Two weeks later I met him in In
dianapolis , and as he gripped my
hand , I asked him how he found
things at Tipton.
"El-egant , beau-tiful ! " he exclaim
ed. "Largest double doors in the
State ot Indiana , and I pulled off the
job so satisfactorily that the widow
sent me an extra § 50 as a present. "
A Century.
New York Herald : Ono hundred
yee-s is not much in the history of
a nation. But three generations
have passed away since King George
concurred in our declaration of inde
pendence , and we are therefore at
the very beginning of our career as a
people.
As the direction which the bullet
takes when first it leaves the gun ,
howeverdetermines its course toward
or awajfrom the target , so the be
nign or evil influences political ,
Bocial ; commercial which control
our country to-day are a kind of
prophecy of our future.
If we may judge l)3the longevity
of other governments we are still in
the halcyon days of our national
youth ; are indulging in the visions ,
and perhaps the follieswhich , are
incident to that period.
We have simply begun to make pre
parations for a work to be finished a
thousand years hence. We have
millions of acres waiting for the
hardy courage which will ultimate
ly subdue them. Our magnificent
Ktreams are growing impatient to
turn the mill wheels of factories yet
unbuilt. The western and southern
hills and valley hold unmeasured
treasures which our children's skill
will force from their hiding places.
Bixty millions of people are but a
handful in comparison with the
population which will crowd into
these large areas of waste and wil
derness when we shall have heon
silently laid to rest with our fore
fathers.
The statesman ' s dream of the future
republic goes even further than this.
To his mind our manifest destin-
will not reach its glorious consum
mation till with our right hand we
irrasp the frozen north and with our
left the torrid territory of Mexico and
Central America.
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Conscience Money.
One phase in business life which is
not an uncommon one , and which
shows that the world wags not us
badly as it is said to do , is the re-
turnins : to the merchants of "con
science money. " It very often comes
under our notice. The last occasion
I observed was the other day at
Barr's when a known Catholic
clergyman came up to Mr. Franklin ,
by whom I was standing , and
handed him § 30 , which a penitent
of his had asked him to restore to
Barr ' s. Whether the amount the
repentant creature returned had
been taken in money or goods of
course no one knew , and equally so
of course only the priest knew the
name of the person making restitu
tion. Xot very long ago a' widow
who had been very wealthy , but had
been robbed of everything , was sur
prised by a visit of a gentleman who
had formerly known her husband.
He handed her § 200 , which he said
had just come to him directed to his
care to be delivered to her , simply
labeled "Conscience money. "
You have heard the story of the
man who sent § 20 anonymously to
a shop keeper , with this laconic note :
"Here is § 20 of money which I stole
Trom you. I send it because my con
science 'naws ; ' when it 'naws'again
[ will send , the other § 20. " This
philosophic if Illiterate , penitent is a
fair sample of the kind we run across.
St. Louis Globe-Demcerat.
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TJw Nam * ' 'America. " " !
Thobullotin of the Purls Geograph * j
phlcnl Society , which has just imt
issued , contninn un account by M y |
Jtioles Marcon ofcortain further rs- -
searches which ho has made into the ' ,
origin of tho home "America. " Ae -I
far buck as 1875 ho published a pa- *
per on the same topic which attract * * J |
ed much attention at the time , and jjj
he has since devoted much Jabor to m
investigation of early historical dou- ff
umentrt in which tho Now World is m
named. j ?
The popular notion that America * fl
was so called from tho Christian J
name of Amerigo Vespucci is.hesays , M
wholly unfounded ; and ho sums up v-3
his conclusions iu this wnyl. -Jl
Ameriquo is the Indian namo of thp -dj
mountains botween .Tuignpa and .39
Libortad , in tho Province of Chon- 1
tales , which seperato Lake NicaruguaIf
from the Mosquito coast. Tho word j
in the Maya language signifies * 2
"thewindycountry , "or"thocouutry M
whore tho wind blows always. " 2. m
The Christian name Vespucci wa.- J |
Alberico in Italian and Spanish , mk
Alboricusin Latin , a. This parti- *
cular name is subject toanenormous 'M
number of variations , as the nomen- ft
clatmes and calenders of Italian and m
Spanish Saints of tho period show ; M
but nowhere is there any such varia- * § |
tion Americas , Amerigo , Amerigo , 'Si
etc. , aud none of these is either a dim- i
inuti ve or a variation in use in Italy , Jl
Spain or France for Alberico or m
Albert. 4. Before 1507 , when Joan a
Basin of Saint-Die published the jl
name , it is not to be found in any m
printed document , nor even in any W
manuscript of recognized and incon- %
testable authority. - *
M. Marcon claims that his theory J
of a native origin the name America \
has been accepted ia Spain , Spanish '
America , and , with some exceptions ,
in the United States ; in France ,
Germany and Italy it luis excited 4
doubt and surpise , but in the last ,1
named he has the support of theemi- J
nent Turin geographer , M. Guide , ijt\ \
Cora. There is no doubt that Col- ' '
'
umbus nnd Vespucci went along th <
Mosquito coast at the feet of Sierra
Ameriquo , and that the men ot
these expeditions , and Schoner , the
geographer , declared in 151f that
the name was already popular ir
Europe. '
It is beyond question that one edi
tion of Vespucci's letter on his thin ,
voyage has the name Amerigo ii
the place of the Christian name
nineteen editions had Albesicus , unt
subseqent Italian editions had Alberi (
ico , but rather the adaptation o
Amerrque , a name already knowi '
and applied to the new world , tc j
Vespucci's name to distinguish him
as we say now"Chinese Gordon , ' ,
to distinguish tho particular Gordot
by suggesting one of his great feats
The paper , which is very learned con
cerningthegeography andgeograph
ical publications of the sixteontl
century , is not yet concluded.
London Times. -J
A People of the Caucasus.
Each community is madeupotsev
eral villages , originally consisting
each of members'of the same family
or gens , but now including several
families. Members of the same fam
ily can not intermarry. Women and
pasturage rights have been occasion-
of many feuds nnd vendettas. When
a woman changed hands , or hus
bands , the parties concerned could
not always agree on the value in
cattle the Suanetiuns had no money
of the lady exchanged. Hence
arose assaults of persons nnd bat
teries of towers. The affairs ot the
hamlet , so far as they were not set-
lated by appeals to arms , were regu
lated l y and assembly ofadultmales ,
in which unanimity was required for
a valid decision. The foreign rela
tions of the Suanetiuns consisted , for
the most part , in predatory excur
sions into their neighbors' pastures.
They were arrant sheep stealers anil
cattle lifters. Strangers met with no
hospitality. On the con tray , it was
the custom to exact a payment from
them for passage , and the custom
still survives in petty demands made
for halting in a remote village. The
Suanetiuns may fairy be described
as reverted pagans. Some Christian
rites fasting in Lent , and the use o
the sign of the cross they have
doubtless preserved. But these sur
vivals seem to me no more to entitlt
them to the name of Christains thai
our own mid-summer night fires con
stitute us sun worshipers. I ) . W
Fre3hfield in Popular Science Month-
How Boys Should Treat Girls.
Boys should always be kind to the
girls , however vexing they may be
When anybody is giving anything
away always let girls have their turr
first. They like it. Girls are not sc
strong as boys , their hair is Ion * ,
their faces are prettier ; so you shouh.
be gentle with them. If a gir
scratches your cheek or spits inyoui
face don't punch her , and don't tel
her mother. That would be mean
Just hold her tight behind by tin
arms for a minute or two , till shf
feels 3-011 could do it to her if you luu.
a mind to. Then say to her , kindly
"Don't you do it again , for it it
wrong , " ' give her a shake or two and
let her go. This is far better than
being unkind to her , and she will
thank you for your politeness il
she's anything of a girl. "School
Boy" in Youth's Companion.
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How to Keep Lent. *
The true forte of the emancipated
mind is to self denial and self-sacri
fice for others. The man who goes
without what he wants and denies
himself of needed comforts to meet
his obligations and help the poor
keeps the true Lent. The woman
who turns her back on some great
temptation and sacrfices her pride
and time and cares for the sick and
destitute is the true Lent keeper.
Long faces are no longer in order.
People have no liking for the piaty
that makes one look as though he
had the colic and talk as though
there was a grave stone in his lungs.
Sadness is no part of sanctitjand
the Lenten season should be as
cheerful as great hopes can render
it , and filled wieh overflowingioy. *
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