BUSHING THE TARIFF
AN ARRASQEMRST FOR EXPEDZTIA'O
2TS COX8ID1SR.ITLO2T.
Statute * Providing : for Naturali
zation of ThoKo Who Wish , to Be
come Citizens of the United Mates
A > Disastrous Railroad Collision at
JUullcn , Neb. Three Persons Killed
and Several Injured-rAfialra lit the
Haivallii Islands The Country Said
to bo Ripe for Revolution.
The Tariff Hill.
WASHINGTON , August 27 An ar
rangement is being talked of now to
expedite the consideration of the tariff
bill after it goes back to the house. It
is suggested that the senate ask a con
ference upon its amendment without
waiting fpr a reference to and report
from the committee on ways and means.
This plan has been pursued in the past
and inquiry of hoi .so members shows
that such a request would doubtless bo
acceded 10 , but at best a member of the
committee on ways and means believes
at least ten days will bo required to
get the bill out of conference. Five
and probably seven members will be
appointed from each branch of con
gress to settle upon the form of the bill
as it shall finally be passed. These will
bo selected from Senators Sherman ,
Allison , Aldrich , Hiscock , Harris , McPherson -
Pherson , Voorhees and Carlisle , and
Representatives McKinley , Burrows.
Bayne.-Dingley , Gear , Mills , McMillan
and Flower.
42o\v People of Foreign Birth ITIayEe-
comc CUSTOM * ol' This Country.
The statutes made and provided for
the naturalization of those who are not
but who wish to become citizens of the
United Stales should be thoroughly un
derstood by those seeking to acquire
the right to Aote. Following are the
provisions under which citizenship
may be acquired :
TitleXXX Naturalization. Section
*
21 Go : An alien may be admitted to"be-
come a citizen of the United States in
the following manner , and not other
wise :
1. He shall declare on oath , before a
circuit or district court of the United
States , or : i uistrict of supreme court
of the territories , or a court of record
of any of the states having common law
jurisdiction , and a seal and clerk , two
years ; at least , prior to his admission ,
that , it is bona fide his intention to be
come a citizen of the United States and
to renounce forever all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign prince , poten
tate , state or sovereignty of which the
alien may be at the time a citizen or
subject.
a 2. He shall , at the time of his ap
plication to be admitted , declare , on
oath , before some one of the courts
above specified , that he will support
the constitution of the United States ,
and that he absolutely and entii ely re
nounces and abjures all allegiance and
fidelity to every foreign prince , poten
tate , state or sovereignty ; and particu
larly , by name , to the prince , poten
tate , state or sovereignty of which he
Was before a citizen or subject ; which
proceedings shall be recorded by the
clerk of the court.
3. It shall be made to appear to the
satisfaction of the court admitting such
alien that he has resided within the
United States five years at least , and
within the state or territory where
such court is at the time held one year
at least ; and that during that time he
has behaved as a man of good moral
character , attached to the principles of
the constitution of the United States ,
and ivell disposed to the good order
and happiness of the same , but the
oath of the applicant shall in no case
be allowed to prove his residence.
Paragraphs four , five and six pertain
to the naturalization of honorably dis
charged soldiers , persons bearing titles
or belonging to the nobility of foreign
countries.
Section 21C7 Any alien being under
the age of twenty-one years , who has
resided in the United States three
years next preceding his arriving at that
age , and who has continued to reside
therein to the time he may make ap
plication to be admitted a citizen
thereof , may , after he arrives at the
age of twenty-one years , and after he
has resided live years within the
United States , including the three
years of his minority , be admitted a
citizen of the United States , without
having made the declaration required
in the first condition of section 2165 ;
but such alien shall make the declara
tion required therein at the time of
his admission ; and shall further de
clare , on oath , and prove to the satis
faction of the court , that for two years
next preceding- has been his bona
fide intention to become a citizen of
the United States ; and he shall in all
other respects comply with the laws in
regard to naturalization.
A Bti i. Collision at JTIulIcn , Neb.
MULLEN , Neb. , August 26. Two
freight , trains on the B. & M. road col
lided here early yesterday morning ,
killing three persons and severely in
juring six others. The west-bound
train had sidetracked to allow the one
coming from the west to pass , and the
switchman was unable to close the
switch on account of the key not work
ing in the lock.
The approaching train was signaled
to stop as soon as he found ho could
not close the switch , but the distance
was too short for it to come to a stand
still.
still.The lulled are John Wymore , section
foreman at this place ; Miss Myrtle
Willgus , daughter of Charles Willgus ,
living three miles southwest of here ,
and an unknown man who was stealing
a ride.
The third car back of the engine
contaiLed thirteen men , who were beat-
ing1 their vay , and was completely torn
to shreds , all escaping but the one
above named. * ,
Six of the train men were badly In
jured , but not fatally. The wreck was
cleared away sufficiently to allow tae
eastbound passenger to pass.
Rlpo for Revolution.
SEAUTI.E , Wash. , .tVigust 20. Ad
miral Brown of the flagship Charles
ton , which arrived hero from Honolulu
last night- expressed the belief in an
interview this evening that the next
steamer from the Hawaiian islands will
bring news of a revolution , and proba
bly of a declaration of a republic. He
said : "Hitherto the-Hawaiian govern
ment has been managed largely by
Americans , but the educated natives
are beginning to feel that they are
competent to conduct the Hawaiian
government , and that the part played
by foreigners in the control of affairs
was an tin warrantable interference with
their sacred rights. Accordingly their
schooled natives have gathered around
them a band of followers , daily increas
ing in strength , who have raised the
cry , 'Hawaii for Hawaiians.1 The rev
olutionists want the offices at the dis
posal of the government. The mal
contents have in a meeting with the
mechanics1 union passed resolutions
asking that this patronage be given to
the natives and members of their own
party. This request has been ignored
by the government. "
' The United States , knowing the
unsettled condition of affairs , sent the
Charleston out there about three
months ago to protect our citizens and
our interests. During all my time
there matters were becoming more and
more perturbed and an uprising bj the
revolutionists had actually been planned
for the 4tli of August. I learned of it
the first day of the month , but we re
ceived sailing orders the 2nd. News
of our intended departure evidently
led the revolutionary party to postpone
until after wo left the execution of
their design , but I confidently expect
to hear by the next advices from Hon
olulu that there has been an actual
outbreak and revolution attempted , if
'not really accomplished. ' '
The Reciprocity Amendment to the
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 1. Following is
the text of the reciprocity amendment
to the tariff bill in the form of a new
section proposed by Air. Aldrich :
Section 2. That the exemption from
duty of sugar , molasses , coffee , tea
and hides , provided for in this act , are
made with a view to secure reciprocal
trade with countries producing these
articles , and for this purpose on and
after the 1st day of July , 18'J1 , wher
ever and so often as the president shall
be satisfied that the government of any
country producing and exporting su
gars , molasses , coffee , tea and hides ,
raw and uncured , or any such articles ,
imposes duties or other exactions upon
the agricultural or other products of
the United States , which , in view of
the free introduction of surh sugar ,
molasses , coii'ee , tea or hides into the
United States , he may deem to be re
ciprocally unequal and unjust , he shall
have the power and it shall be his duty
to suspend , by proclamation to that
effect , the provisions of this act re
lating to the free introduction of such
sugar , molasses , coffee , tea and hides ,
the production of such country for
such time as he shall deem just ; and in
such case and during such suspension
duties shall be levied , collected and
paid upon sugar , molasses , coffee ,
tea and hides , whether the pro
duct of or exported . from such
designated country as follows ,
namely : All sugars not above No.
13 Dutch standard in color , shall
pay duty on their polariscopic test as
follows , namely : All sugars not above
No. 13 Dutch standard in color , all
tank bottoms , syrups of cane juice , or
of beet juice , melada , concentrated
melada , concrete and concentrated mo
lasses , testing by polariscope not above
75 ° , ioven-teuths of 1 per cent per
pound : and for every additional de
gree or fraction of degree shown by a
polaribcope test , -200 of 1 cent per
pound additional.
'All sugars above No. 13 Dutch stan
dard in color , shall be classified by a
Dutch standard of colors and pay duty
as follows : All sugars above 13 and
not above 16 , Dutch standard of colf > v ,
II cents per pound ; all sugar above
No. 16 and not above No. 20 , Dutch
standard of color , 1 | cents per pound ;
all sugars above No. 20 , .Dutch stand
ard of color , 2 cents per pound ; mo
lasses testing above 5 6 degrees , 4 cents
per gallon ; sugar drainings and sugar
sweepings shall be subject to duty eith
er as molasses or sugar , as the case
may be , according to a polariscopic
test : on coffee , 3 cents per pound ; on
tea , 10 cents per pound ; hides , raw or
uncured , whether dry , salted or
pickled ; Angora goat skins , raw , with
out wool , unmanufactured ; asses'skins ,
raw or unmanufactured , and skins , ex
cept sheep skins with wool on , 1J-
cents per pound.
151s : Dressed Beer Deal.
YORK , August 30. A gigantic
stock company has been formed , called
the Dahlam dressed beef company of
New Jersey , for the purpose of pur
chasing and supplying the European
markets with dressed beef at a lower
rate than is now charged. The com
pany will erect an immense plant at
Fort Worth , Tex. , capable of killing
and storing 700 head of cattle daily.
The pro'duct will bo sent to New
Orleans , where it will be shipped to
foreign ports , thus making a big sav
ing in freight and time.
Mr. Martin of Indiana , from the
committee on invalid pensions , pre
sented to the house a minority report
in opposition to the bills granting pen
sions of$2,000 per year to the widows
of Generals McClellan and Fremont.
WENT UP IN FLAME.
STICKER'S TJIKA.TJIK Iff CHICAGO
DESTROYED J1Y FIRE.
The Conflagration Supposed to bo of
Incendiary Origin Some Lost * of
lafo ITIass Meeting of New York
Knights of tabor Congressman
Watson of Pennsylvania Dies Very
Suddenly The Vexed Question of
Assessing the Railroads Of Illinois.
ITIcVlcker'n Theatre Burned.
CHICAGO , August 27. Fire was dis
covered in McVicker's theater at 3:30
yesterday morning. As far as can be
learned it originated in the smoking
room under the stage. The flames
spread rapidly and smoke' filled the
entire building. Thirty minutes after
starting the fire had made its way from
basement to roof , and a few minutes
before 4 o'clock was leaping from all
the windows on the west and east sides
of the theatre. The guests in the Sara
toga and Windsor hotels and Bennett
house became panic stricken and fled ,
although there was no danger.
While seven firemen were at work in
cho auditorium the roof fell in , but
they escaped without injury. The
rear wall fell and all the men of fire
company No. 7 were buried in the
ruins. Jack Duffy had his skull frac
tured and will probably die. The oth
ers Avere more or less hurt.
The front part of the building was
occupied by stores and offices and the
loss will bo heavy. The total loss to
the theatre building and its occupants
is estimated at over $200,000. Horace
McVicker , proprietor , says his loss
vill reach over $100,000.
Several stores on State street caught
fire , but the ilames were soon extin
guished.
The watchman thinks the fire of in
cendiary origin. He said that about 2
o'clock he found a small blaze in a pile
of oily rags under the stage , which he
put out. Returning a short time after
he discovered fire under the auditorium
and was fighting the flames when the
engines arrived.
A Mass fleeting of I iiiglit of Labor.
NEW YOHK , August 27. About
twenty-five hundred persons , including
curiosity seekers and heavy police , at
tended a mass meeting of the Knights
of Labor at Union square last night.
It did not equal in number or enthu
siasm the expectations of the projectors
of the meeting. The interest centered
mainly in Powderly. Former employes
of the New York Central in this city
marched in a body to the square be
hind a drum corps and were loudly
cheered.
A truck had been hauled up , which
tvas occupied by several speakers , most
prominent among them being Prof.
Garside of the Cloakmakers' union.
Ttfe magnates of the meeting assem
bled on the main platform. Powderly
and Hayes and all the promoters of the
meeting were there.
Mi-s. Margaret Moore , who figures
prominently in Irish politics in this
city , gave a minute address and coun
seled the organization among laboring
classes and advocated self reliance.
A letter of regret for non-attendance
was read from Samuel Gompers. presi
dent of the federation of labor. He
sympathized with the men and de
nounced the attempts of the company
to crush their organization.
Powderly was the next speaker. He
said : "You may feel disheartened be
cause the Terre Haute convention did
not declare a general strike. Your ex
ecutive board did not expect it would.
All we expected was to have their sup
port and they a"e with us , horse , foot
and artillery. [ Cheers. ] They be
lieve , they know we are right , and
they have stated their opinion boldly.
They say our battle must go on , and
go on it will. The Central railroad
officers may talk about their goods be
ing delivered , but they don't tell tha
truth. There are many merchants in
New York who know different. " Pow
derly then dwelt with Webb's charges
that the men were dismissed for drunk
enness and other causes prejudicial to
the interests of the company. The
speaker next dealt with Chief Arthur.
He saioTArthur recently sat on a plat-
fotjrh with -railroad officials at New Ha
ven and they put their arms around
his neck. "The strike which we have
inaugurated , " he said , "is not only a
strike of the people of New York , but
of the people of America.1'
The meeting then listened to a fiery
preamble , followed by resolutions de
nouncing New York Central officers as
arbitrary and tyranical. Several local
speakers followed and the meeting then
j broke up.
Death of a Congressman.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 27. Congress
man C. F. Watson of the Twenty-sev
enth congressional district of Pennsyl
vania died very suddenly at 11:30 yes
terday at the Shoreham hotel. Mr.
Watson , accompanied by his private
secretary , was about to enter the car
riage to be driven to the capitol. On
the way out of the lobby of the hotel
Mr Watson complained of dizziness in
his head and sickness of the stomach.
He fell unconscious and was taken to
the parlor , where stimulants were ad
ministered , and he soon revived. A
physician was immediately sent for ,
but before his arrival Mr. Watson was
again unconscious , from which ho nev
er recovered , and died in a few mo
ments. The sergeant-at-arms of the
house was immediately informed of Mr.
Watson's death and took charge of the
remains.
An undertaker was also sent for to
prepare the body for the casket. The
sudden and unexpected death caused
great excitement in the hotel. Mr.
Watson was apparently in the best of
health and the news of his death was
a great shock to his friends.
After the house adjourned the mem-
bors of the Pennsylvania delegation
met in the lobby of the house. Mr.
O'Neill presided and Mr. Kerr was
made secretary. Mr. Kerr offered res
olutions , which were agreed "to , ex
pressing , regret at Mr. Watson's death
and resolving that the Pennsylvania
delegation attend the funeral in a body.
Mr. Watson resided at the Shoreham
with his wife and daughter , the formec
of whom is an invalid , and is now at
the family homo in Warren , Pa.
Railroad Taxation.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , August 27. The
assessment of Illinois railroads is prov
ing a vexed question in the state board
of equalization. At to-day's meeting
Mr. Scott's resolution declaring it to
be the sense of the board that property
be returned by local assessors at 25 per
cent of its face cash value , was taken
up and discussed.
Judge Scott said his object was to
provide some standard for the assess
ment of railroads and corporations by
the board. Mr. Glenn ( Coles county )
supported the resolution. Railroads
and corporations , ho said , were assessed
too low , and there ought to bo some
standard for fixing assessed valuation.
The Union stock yards at Chicago had
been assessed at $1,500,000 , when the
actual value of the business was $23-
000,000 , while "the lands occupied by
the stock yards were worth about $20-
000,000.
Judge Blodgett opposed the resolu
tion. He denied that farm lands and
farm property were assessed at 25 per
cent of their actual value , and con
tended that the railroads were already
paying from 10 to 17 per-cent of all
the taxes of the state.
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
The chances are that both Senator !
Manderson and Paddock will bo heard
in the senate on the beet sugar clause
when that item is reached in the tariff
bill , as it promises to be , next week.
The citizens of Holt county , Neb. , de
sire Senator Manderson to obtain a
postofiice for them between Page and
Orchard on the Pacific Short Line and
between O'Neill and Sioux City , and
the senator will , have the necessary
blanks forwarded.
A lengthy petition has been received
and will be filed at the postoffice de
partment , charging neglect of duty and
incompetency against Postmaster Lord
at Doniphan , Hall county , Neb. , and
upon 'the representations in the peti
tion his removal is asked.
An agreement has finally been
reached by the sundry civil bill con
ferees upon the paragraph relating to
the irrigation and public land surveys ,
the sole object of dispute between the
two houses for several weeks. The
agreement in substance is : "For sur
vey of public lands , $425,000. for to
pographical survey , $325,000 one-
half of which is to be expended west
of the one hundredth meridian , en
graving maps of the survey , $700,000.
A number of ivell known residents
of Washington have united in a peti
tion to the house of representatives
urging the passage of the international
copyright bill , which it is said to be
the intention of the committee on pat
ents to call up Tuesday. The enact
ment of such a law , the petitioners as
sert , would give a stimulus to AmeriJ
can authors. In the absence of such a
law American authors are declared to
be subject to an unfair competitor
with foreign literature.
Congressman Watson , whose death
occurred on the 26th , represented the
Twenty-seventh Pennsylvania district.
and his death makes the third which
has taken place in the ranks of the
Pennsylvania delegation the lust year.
He had been in delicate health for
seme time past. Mr. Watson was from
Warren county and was born in Craw
ford county. With an academic edu
cation as a basis , he engaged in mer
cantile pursuits and for the past twen
ty years was an extensive dealer in
lumber and petroleum , besides organ
izing railroads and acting as bank
president. He was a member of the
Forty-fifth and Forty-seventh con
gresses and was elected to the present
congress as a republican by a large
majority.
Council' * Eight-Hour Bill h
WASHINGTON , August 30. Congress
man Connell scored a victory yesterday
in the house in securing the passage of
his "eight-hour" bill. After securing
a favorable report on the bill by the
committee on labor and having ih
placed on the calendar , he persistently
urgcd the speaker and the committee
on rules to allow a day for its consid
eration. A resolution designating
Thursday for such purpose Avas
finally reported and adopted.
When Mr. Connell went to the
house it was with serious forebod
ings regarding the successful work
ing of the special order which he had
secured. The obstructionists who were
fighting the Conger lard bill had the
right of way and it was feared that the
tactics of the past three days would be
continued to the extent of consuming
the time which Mr. Connell hoped to
secure. The clouds finally cleared
away by the passage of the Conger
bill , which enabled Mr. Connell to call
up his bill at the conclusion of the
morning hour.
In tl.e Jj-aiul Ofilcc.
WASHINGTON , August 31. At tha
land office yesterday it was stated that
out of the $425,000 appropriated in the
sundry civil appropriation bill for land i
surveys , the following amounts had
been set aside : For North and South
Dakota surveys , $40,000 each , Mon.
tana $70,000 , Washington $100,000.
Idaho and Wyoming $20,000 each.
There was an appropriation of $100.-
000 made in another bill to be expended -
ponded in surveying the Sioux reserva
tion in South Dakota , so that the state
gets $140,000 for surveys. Only $30-
000 wore appropriated for clerk hire
and examiners in connection with the
surveys , but an effort is to be made at |
the next session to secure an additional I
amount. |
TAEIFF AMENDMENTS.
A srxopsrs OF THE OXE PROPOSED
J1Y SENATOR VAXCK.
. /low Ho Propose * to Do Impartial
Justice to All the Country' * Indus
tries Ten Thousand Dollars Offered
for a ITIlHMoiirl Murderer A Little
War In the House Retwccn Con
gressmen lUason and Cannon The
World's Fair Slto Disposed Of.
Mr. Vance's Tariff Scheme.
WASHINGTON , August 28. Senator
Vance has proposed the following
amendment to the tariff bill :
Whereas , From an early period in i
our history , duties upon foreign im
ports have been levied with the avowed
purpose of promoting the interests of
domestic manufacturers and drawbacks
or rebates have been given on the du
ties on raw materials used in the man
ufacture of all articles exported for the
same purpose ; and
Whereas , For the encouragement of
the production of spirits and tobacco
all interral revenue taxes are refunded
upon those articles which are exported
abroad ; and .
Whereas , Bounties have long been
granted to our fishermen by a draw
back of duties upon the salt used in
their business , and subsidies are pro
posed to aid in the building and sale
of ships ; and
Whereas , Agriculture , the greatest
in importance of all our industries , has
not not been and in the nature of
things can not be aided in the same
manner , the duties heretofore for that
pui'pose having for the most part
proved wholly unavailing ; and ,
Whereas , It is desirable to do im
partial justice to all of our industries
and to give no one an advantage over
the other , and inasmuch as there is no
other way by which agriculture can be
compensated for its contribution to the
support of manufactures ; therefore
Be it enacted , That in all cases where
it can be shown by proof satisfactory
to the secretary of the treasury that
any goods , wares or merchandise im
ported into this country have been pur
chased abroad by any citizen of the
United States by exchange of farm pro
ducts grown in the United States for
such goods or where such goods have
been purchased with the proceeds or
avails of such products in foreign coun
tries , such goods , wares or merchan
dise shall bo imported at the following
rates of duty , to wit'One-half the pres
ent duty on all manufactures of iron
and steel , 40 per cent of the present
duty on all woolen or cotton goods or
articles of which wool or cotton maybe
bo the component material of chief
value , one-half the present duty on
earthenware , china and glassware , 30
per cent of the present rate of duty on
all material used for fertilizers or in
the manufacture of thereof and 25 per
cent of the present rate of duty on
jute bagging and farmers' binding
twine.
Big IZeivaru for a murderer.
HANNIBAL , Mo. , Aug. 28. R. II.
Stillwell has offered a reward of $10-
000 for" the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who murdered his
father , Amos J. Stillwell , December
30 , 1888. The younger Stillwell is ad
ministrator of the estate and adheres
to his original theory of burglary a ?
a motive for the murder.
Amos J. Stillwell was a wealthy cit
izen of Hannibal , about GO years of
age , living in an elegant residence on
Fifth street with a handsome young
wife. Early one Sunday morning some
unknown person entered the house
j from an alley in the rear and going to
Mr. Stillwell's bed , where he lay asleep ,
I split his head open with an ax.
Mrs. Stillwell occupied a bed with one
of the smaller children in the same
room. She arose and dressed herself
' and gave the alarm. She said she was
awakened by a slight noise in the room
1 and looking toward her husband'j bed
j saw a man standing over him with an
j uplifted ax and saw the fatal blow
| struck. The ax was afterward found
on the premises and proved to be one
which belonged to the house.
Because of Mr. StillweH's wealth and
high standing in the community the
crime attracted wide attention and was
the theme of conversation for months.
The son , R. H. Stillwell , offered $1,000
for the apprehension of his father's
murderer , but the reward was with
drawn shortly after.
Within about ten steps of the rear
of the Stillwell house was the oillee of
Dr. J. C. Hearne , a widower and physi
cian in the Stillwell family. A little
less than a year after the horrible
death of Amos Stillwell Dr. Hjarne
married his widow. Hannibal people ,
who had sensitive feelings , showed ill-
concealed indignation at this apparent
lack of respect for the memory of their
beloved fellow citizen.
This action of the son in offering
$10,000 out of an estate valued at
$300,000 for the conviction of the mur
derer will , to some extent , appease the
unexpressed public clamor for a thor
ough investigation.
members "Will Be "Docked. ' '
WASHINGTON , August 29. Complaint i
has been made that members of the
house who have been absent without
leave have not * had their salary
"docked" by the sergeant-at-arms for
the time they have been absent. After
consultation with the speaker , Sergeant-
at-Arms Holmes has decided that it is
his duty , in cases where the clerk of
the house certifies to him the absence
of any member without leave , to de
duct from his pay the proportionate
amount of salary to cover the time of
absence. This will be much more ef
fective in maintaining a quorum , it is
believed. , than any other plan that
cCuld bo adopted.
General Grant' * Remains.
WASHINGTON , August 31. It is the
g'encral impression that the agitation
which has been going on in certain cir
cles of congress looking toward the re
moval of General Grant's remains from
Riverside park , Now York city , to
Arlington , this city , will finally result
in the city or citizens of New York
erecting a proper monument to the de
ceased hero. The remains will remain
where they are at present. The Now
York statesmen say that if it should
come to a question of having them re
moved to Washington or erecting a
monument the latter stop would be
promptly taken. They do not hesitate
to say that it is a shame nothing has
been done toward permanently and
suitably marking the grave of General
Grant. They acknowledge , too , that
the majority of the people in the coun
try believe that General Grant's re
mains should rest at the national capi
tal , the theatre of most of the acts
which made him great. They contend ,
however , that General Grant himself
and his family preferred that the re
mains should bo deposited in Now
York. The concurrent resolution
which is going through congress is
simply an expression of that body as
to the propriety of removing the re
mains of General Grant to Washington.
Of course congress could take no man
datory action. The ohly significance
such action could have at the hands of
congress would be to commit that body
in favor of an appropriation for the
erection of a monument in the event
the remains should be removed.
A Remarkable Claim.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 30. William II.
Herr , a citizen of Deer Lodge , Mont. ,
has brought before congress a remark
able claim. Ho has presented a peti
tion through Senator Sanders , asking
for the payment of § 50,000 in restitu
tion of certain property taken from
him by the act which incorporated the
Yellowstone National park. Herr says
in his petition , that in 1871 ho went to
the county now within the boundary
of the Yellovstono park and took up a
squatter's claim of 1GO acres , and that
he discovered the Mammoth hot springs
and named them. Bozeman was the
nearest point of civilization at that
time , a long distance. Congress in
1S72 passed the bill incorporating the
Yellowstone National park , but Herr ,
on account of his remote location ,
could not communicate with congress
and had no opportunity to treat in be
half of his claim , although he at
tempted to enter a protest and set up
his claim at the time. He says that if
he had been allowed to retain his quar
ter section of land it would now be
worth 50,000 , but the act which in
corporated the Yellowstone park did
nor recognize a squatter's rights. It
s'imply set aside so much of the public
domain to bo used as a national park.
Thirty Thousand Acres to Be Thrown
Open to Public Settlement. ,
ATCHISON , Kan. , August 30. A pri
vate letter from Washington says Pres
ident Harrison will , in a short time , '
issue a proclamation requiring the In
dians of the Pottawattamie reservation
in Jackson county , Kansas , to take
their head rights and ordering that the
residue of their lands be sold to white
settlers for the benefit of the Indians.
This will distribute about forty-eight
thousand acres of land in severally"
the Indians , and put upon the market
about thirty thousand acres. The Iii-
dian lands will be inalienable for twen
ty-five years and consequently not tax
able during that period. The object of
distributing the lands in severally is to
break up the tribal relations of the In
dians so that they may become citizens
and to some extent producers. The
reservation is in the
heart of a popu
lous and fertile county , and the new
order will result in an increase of its
population and wealth.
The Murderer of the Nebraskan
Found. Guilty.
OrrAWA , 111. . August 30. The
j Moore case went to the jury at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon , the closing ar
gument for the prosecution having been
} concluded at 4 o'clock. The court was
( severe in its instruction upon the esiab-
i lishment of an alibi , cautioning the
jury that every moment of time must
i be accounted for before an alibi could
be maintained. The instruction as to
manslaughter was not given , as neither
! side asked for it. O'Brien has broken
down and all of the bravado and defiance -
| ance of the first few days of the trial
have vanished. He was so weak to
night that it was necessarv to almost
carry him to his cell. He refused sup
per this evening and has wept much at
night during the present week.
Later At midnight the Moore jury
brought in a verdict of guilty , sentenc
ing O'Brien to the penitentiary for life.
Crop * In Eastern Joiva.
BURLINGTON , la. , August 30. Re
ports from this portion of Iowa and
Illinois stote the crops to be in a fair
condition in spite of croakers. Corn
will be from three-fourths to a full crop.
Oats are in fine condition and will yield
thirty to fifty bushels per acre. Wheat
will yield from eighteen to thirty bush
els per acre. Pastures are in fine con
dition. Potatoes are in bad shape and
there will be scarcely any crop at all.
General M. I. Bonham , ex-member
of congress and present railroad com
missioner of South Carolina , died at
Columbia.
The senate has confirmed Colonel J.
H. Baxter as surgeon general of the
army and W. H. Caldwell as receiver
of public moneys at Kirwin , Kan.
The conferees on the land grant for
feiture bill have agreed upon a com
promise measure. It is the house b ill ,
with some modifications providing for
the general forfeiture of unearned
grants , the principal features of which
have been given before.