M'COQK TRIBUNE
SUPPLKMISNT.
HcCOOK , NE13
OVER THE STATE.
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XKHKASIfA XKH'.S A\I > XOTES.
THE real estate transfers of Boalric
for one week amounted to $75 , OOC
This is a pretty good showing.
Mil. BIIAGO , a wagon maker at Brain
ard , has been granted a pension off 1
& month with a back pension of $800
BEVERLY MORRISON , the eight-year
old son of John Morrison of Lincoln
was run over by a street car jpid re
ceived fatal injuries.
THE United States guarantee com
pany of New York has been authorize
by the insurance auditor to transac
business in this state.
KOSELAND had great reasons to givi
thanks this year. Fourteen nice build
Ings gone up in the last five months i
certainly enough to make every citi
' sen feel proud of the city ,
ALLISON H. GILCHRIST proprietor o
the Nebraska City creamery , took firs
prize for butter , awarded by the Illi
aols state board of agriculture.
THE marriage of Rev , C. P. Preston
pastor of the Congregational church o
Verdon , took place November 24 a
Hebron , ' Conn. The bride is Miss Min
file Sumner
C. L. LINDLEY supposed to besu
all-around crook , who undertook > ti
burglarize the house of Mr. Wiloox
five miles north of Uurchard , has bee ]
bound over in $400 bonds ,
QUITE a real estate transfer -tool
place near Shubert last week. 'G. W
Lewis bought the L M. Weddleestati
for $14,000 L. M. Weddle purchase !
the John Nulk farm for $25,000.
THE Kearney employment bureau
which has been-shipping men.to < Ore
on , has received word to .ship n <
more men to that state , -as - employment
ment could not be found for them.
J. F. BREWER , wanted at Buffalo
N. Y. , for the larceny -of $500 , wai
last week turned over .at Omaha t <
Officer Scheiner of that city , who lef
with the prisoner on the evening train.
IT is understood that Sidney Dillon ,
the new president-of the Union'Pacific ,
will visit Omaha in-a few days for th <
purpose -making an inspection of the
affairs and condition of the-company.
THERE has been nearly three hun
dred tons-of broom corn raised anc
cured for shipping around Greenwooc
this year. It isa good paying cror.
and those who .raise it make a success
of its culture.
ADJUTANT -GENERAL COLE is busilj
engaged upon Ms biennial report. He
tates the threatened Indian outbreak
has interfered > with his making out oJ
the report , but he hopes to complete
It this week.
A STOCK .company will soon be or
ganized in Fremont with a capital oi
1200,000 for starting a'brewery. There
10 also talk-of .a cracker and candy fac
tory leaving its present location tc
come to Fremont.
ALBERT-GKAHAM , the young man
who was charged with dealing in green
goods at Fremont , pleaded guilty in
the federal -court and was remanded
ior sentence. Graham was a student
at the Fremont inormal school.
J. P. Coxi' . who lives a few miles
ast of Fremont , gave a chattel mort
gage on a dead iiorse a lew months ago
before coming there from O'Neill. He
was arrested and taken back there ,
; ? hen he paid -np and was released.
ED WILSON , .a prominent farmer
war Roselond.'Came .near being killed
tja cow. Her horn made an ugly
_ * ad painful wound in .his neck , and
hud -entered a quarter -of an inch
further it would have proven fatal.
THE schools in Richardson .county
are booming this year. Never before
Was such , an interest takenin educating
the young. Falls City boasts of 102
pupils an its high school -department
alone. Salem has -over 150 in .all its
rooms.
THE stone cutters employed by Dnex-
el & Tsll , who have the stonecutting
contr&Uo on the new court house at Be
atrice , went out on a strike last week.
The grievance is the failure of tthe-con-
tractors to pay the men for the last
five weeks.
E. J. McKixNA , living fisve miles
east of Xekamah , committed suicide by
placing the muzzle of
-dojuble-bar-
relled gun over his heart and pulling
the trigger , killing himself instantly.
He leaves a wife and four small - children
dren very destitute.
THE reports of the Union Eaeificand
the Kansas City , Wyandotte & North
western roads have not yet been re
ceived by the state board of transpor
tation. All other roads have reported.
and the copy has been in the hands of
the printer foe some time.
LAST Sunday evening , while Isaac
Epler and family , living near Julian ,
Otbe county , were sitting in the par
lor , two shots were fired through the
front door by unknown parties. Mr.
JSpler offers a reward of $100 for the
arrest of the perpetrators.
THE fourth annual charity ball
given under the auspices of the Ladies'
-charity club of Fremont took place last
week at the Masonic hall. More than
.one hundred people participated ana
the affair was in all particulars more
elegant than any former ones.
A MOVEMENT has been initiated ) at
Afihford to get the concerted action of
Kansas , South Dakota and Nebraska
in an appeal to the government for as
sistance in irrigation projects , "to aid
in the construction of canals where
canals are available , and to put down
artesian wells where a good water head
cannot be obtained. " It was urged
that all the localities interested in irri
gation should at once hold meetings ,
Sidorse resolutions and petition for
ilatoncc.
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EIGHT head of horses disappeared
one night last week from .fames Petti-
crew's farm near Valentine , six of
which were caught on Rock creek and
the other two were not found. As the
wire , was taken off the posts it is supposed -
posed that a thief did the work.
MAYOR J. L. TAIT of Beatrice has
just returned from Chicago and an
nounces it as his determination to re
move to that city with his familyin
the near future. He will probably
hand in his resignation to the city
council at its next meeting.
JOHN KULK , living between Verden
and Shubert , leaves soon for Germany ,
where he will make his future home.
H camo/rom that country to America
a poor man , but by economy and hard
work he has accumulated abou § 40-
000 to take back with him.
A COUKECTION has been noted in the
tabulated statement ot the recent vote
in the office of the secretary of state
whereby Mr. Bryan's vote for congress
man in the First district is swelled
1,000 , making his plurality 6,713 in
stead of 5,712 as heretofore printed.
BEATUICE is moving actively in the
matter of relief ior the destitute west
ern settlers. Delivery wagons deco
rated with hanger placards , "Dona
tions for the destitute , " traversed the
city -collect up donations of provi
sions and clothing for this purpose.
NEBASKA CITY gets a new distillery
nvitha capacity double the present
one. The preliminary arrangements
havebeen completed and work will
'Commence iu. the spring. Some mem
bers-of the old distillery company ami
Jfew ! York and Boston capitalists are
behind the scheme.
UPON the request of the sheriff of
Fremont county , Iowa , James Parsley
\ wasarrested in Nebraska City last
week on the charge of seduction. Pars
ley is a young farmer living near Sidney -
ney and the girl in the case is an
adopted daughter of a neighbor. Parsley -
< ley says she is insane.
THE schools of Nebraska City are
overcrowded. Two temporary rooms
have been secured and extra teachers
employed , and there are still nearly
200 children unable to attend school
for lack of room. A proposition to
vote $25.000 bonds for a new school
building is being agitated.
CHAKLES RAMSEY of Richmond pre
cinct , Furnas county , is building a dam
across the Sappa and will dig a ditch
to irrigate about sixty acres of nis
farm. The results of this undertaking
will bo watched with a great de.l of
interest by his neighbors , and if he is
successful other's will do likewise.
MKS. DOKHAM of Omaha got up to
build a fire the other morning. The
blaze did not come up properly , so she
helped it with a lot of kerosene eil.
When the oil struck the fire there was
an explosion which burned Mrs. Dur
ham's body , head and limbs so badly
that her doctor says she cannot live.
EX-MAYOR D. P. ROLFE , of Nebraska
City waltzed around bis residence with
a revolver in his hand the other night
looking for a burglar , having been
awakened by what he thought was a
pistol shot in the house. Investigation
proved the thought-to-be burglar was
a bottle of champagne which had burst.
FATHER CUSSON , pastor of St. Mary's
Catholic church , Nebraska City , has
made an offer for the residence ol
Adolph Heller , one of the finest in the
city. His offer has not yet been ac
cepted , but the deal is still under con-
sideration. If he secures the building
it will be used by the Sisters of Mercy
is a boarding school ,
LEA BOILOTT , a girl 19 years old , !
tvas found in Perry Cullis' orchard
; hree miles from Diller the other
norning at 5 o'clock , having given
airth to a child. She threw the child
; hrough the hedge fence , causing its
.mmediate death. Coroner Wells gave
i verdict that the child came to its'
leath at its mother's hands.
THE death of Judge James W. Sav-
ige of Omaha created a vacancy in the
government's board of directors of the
Jnion Pacific , which will probably be
illed by President Harrison at an early
late. The position is filled by presi- ;
lential appointment , and by courtesy a
Nebraska man has been heretofore
enosen. A democrat will be appointed.
THE people of Nebraska City are
.anxiously awaiting a decision of the
.federal court in the bridge injunction
ca.se. It is said , however , that what
ever the decision may be it will not
settle .the case , as either side , in the
event , of .defeat , will take the matter to
.the United States supreme court , and
& final settlement appears to be far dis
tant .yet.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the
Lincoln union depot company have
been filed with the secretary of state.
The company consists of twenty-one of
the most influential 'and wealthy men
ofthe city , .and they propose to erect ,
equip'and maintain a union depot in
Lincoln. The capital stock is fixed at
4500,000 , divided into 5,000 shares of
$100 each.
MIKE SPAUSTADT and Rudolf Melink.
German laborers of Omaha , wound up
their Saturday night spree in death.
They reeled out of a saloon at Fourth
and Pine streets and on to the Burling
ton tracks just as a heavy stock train
rolled swiftly by. Both were mangled
beyond semblance to humanity. Spau *
stadt leaves a wife and four children
there. Meiink had a wife and two
children in'Germany.
THK Adams county farmers' allianee
will meet in regular session in Hast
ings , December 13 at 10 o'clock a. m.
The principal object of the meeting , as
set forth in their official circular just
issued , is for the purpose of relieving
their distressed brethren in western
Nebraska. The president , Mr. Isaacs ,
urges every local alliance in the coun
ty to make a systematic canvas foj 2in-
modlties and report at\ the 'alliance
meeting December 13.
FOE A THIBD PARTY.
OF THE FAKXEIVS FA-
XIOXAL ALT.IJ.XCE.
National Secretary Turner Submit *
HI Annual Xlcport Number of
Charter * Isaucd the I'aat Year An-
1 nual Ileport of tuo Chairman of the
National Executive Committee An
Addres * Upon the Future Policy of
the Alliance.
A Call iMMiicd for a Third Party Con
ference.
OCALA'Fla. . . Dec. G. The National
farmers' alliance passed resolutions re
citing that the United States census re
turns with respect to farm mortgages
wore grossly incorrect , and calling
upon all county and sub-alliances in
all states to take immediate steps to
wards securing accurate statistics from
county records and make prompt re
ports thereon.
National Secretary Turner submitted
his annual report. During the past
year 1.0G9 new charters were issued to
sub-alliances as follows : West Vir
ginia , 252 ; Colorado , 152 ; Indiana , 132 ;
Michigan , 106 ; Virginia , 95 ; Illinois ,
87 ; South Carolina , 83 ; Ohio , (51 ;
Pennsylvania , 59 ; New Jersey , 20 ;
Minnesota , 5 ; Iowa , 5 ; Oregon , 1 ;
Oklahoma , 1. State charters were
issued to the following states : In
dian , .Illinois , Colorado Michigan ,
West Virginia , Oklahoma and South
Dakota. Some question having been
raised as to the unanimous endorse
ment of the St. Louis platform "of the
national alliance last year , Livingston
of Georgia moved its adoption by the
present body. Some debate followed ,
but it was adopted with an amendment
so as to demand government control of
railroads and telegraph lines , and if
this shall not result in relief to the
masses and in checking or curing ex
isting evils the government shall be
come the actual owner of such lines.
This platform does not include the sub-
treasury bill.
The following is the call for the third
party conference , signed by General
Rice and John Davis of Kansas and
ibout seventy-five other alliance men :
Whereas. * In unity there is strength ;
therefore , it is desirable that this
should be a union of all the variously
named 'industrial organizations that
stand on common ground. To this end
ihe individuals from various states
whose names are hereto signed make
ibis call for a national conference to be
jomposed of delegates from the organ-
.ztitions named : Farmers' alliance ,
rs1 Mutual Benefit association ,
' jrl1in.Tir p Tfniorht.a r f Tallinn ; > nrl
. _
all other industrial organizations that
support the principles of the St. Louis
agreement of 1S89. Each state organ
ization is to send one delegate from
each congressional district and two
from each state at large , and each dis
trict organization is to send not less
"
than three delegates and each
county delegation not less than
one , to be chosen according to
the customs of each respective
organization during the month of
January , 1891 ; also the editor of each
newspaper is hereby invited as a delegate -
gate that had advocated the princi
ples of the St. Louis agreement and
supported the alliance candidates nom
inated in 1890 , the delegates to meet
in Cincinnati. Monday , February 23 ,
1890 , for the purpose of forming a na
tional union party based upon the fun
damental idea of finance , transporta
tion , labor and land in furtherance of
the xvork already begun by those or
ganizations , and preparatory for the
united struggle for the country and
home in the great political conflict now
pending that must decide who in this
country is sovereign the citizen or
the dollar.
An additionalamendment was adopted
that every alliance lecturer , state and
national , and all newspaper organs of
the alliance shall support the platform
or suffer suspension from the order ;
that no candidate for any national po
litical office shall be supported by the
alliance unless he endorse the plat
form , and any sub-alliance not com
plying with these restrictions may be
suspended at the pleasure of the presi
dent.
The whole platform a ? thus amended
was adopted unanimously upon a call
of the roll by states.
Dr. Macune. chairman of the na
tional executive committee , submitted
his annual report. It referred at
length to the subtreasury bill drawn
and presented to congress. The com
mittee's mission in this respect virtual
ly ended because the alliance had
elected several congressmen who would
look after pushing the bill through the
national legislature. In a short time ,
he said , congress will pass this bill , if
not willingly , then by a compromise.
The report recommended a reduction
in salary of a'li national alliance offi
cers and the removal from Washington
of the president's office , inasmuch as
the retention of it there entails an ex
pense not commensurate with its use
fulness.
At the conclusion of the report Mr.
Macune addressed the convention upon
the policy of the alliance , especially
with reference to its position upon
leading public measures and its atti
tude towards democrats and republi
cans in future political contests. After
adjournment he gave , the Associated
press the following synopsis of his ut
terances upon the third party ques
tion : "I told the delegates that the
people of the southern states were not
prepared to embark in a third party
movement ; that in this emergency
there was great necessity for conserv
atism and caution. I reccommend as
a compromise that would carry out the
end soughc to be achieved by the wedt
and north , if it met the approbation of
the southjthat a convention be called for
Februaryf1892 , to be cbmposed of dele-
Ef ites from all associations of producers ,
> f >
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and that the next annual session of the
supreme council elect delegates to rep
resent this order in that convention.
This would not commit the people , bul
provided means whereby they could
express themselves on the questions
through their county and state organ ,
ization during the coming year. When
the convention meets the delegates
would come there with authority and
instructions from their people. If the
people decide in favor of independent
party action it will prevail. If not the
cause will bo benefited by the conference -
ence and there will be a better under ,
'standing of the objects that labor organizations -
ganizations are trying to achieve. ' '
Macuno thinks this will satisfy both
sides.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The commission of John E. Dram-
end of Brooking , S. D. , to be national
bank examiner of that slate , has been
issued.
First Lieutenant Francis E. Elton-
head has been designated by the sec
retary of war as a member of the ex
amining board for the promotion of of
ficers , to meet at Fort Leavenworth ,
Kan.
Kan.Mr.
Mr. Dorsey presented a petition ask
ing for the passage of the bill known
as the Fort Hartsuff , Fort Sheridan
and Fort McPherson bill. F. M. Spea-
gle was today appointed postmaster at
Garfield , Lincoln county , Nebraska.
Assistant Secretary Chandler has af
firmed the decision of Commissioner
Groff in holding for cancellation the
pre-emption cash entry of James Car-
rigan for the southwest quarter of sec
tion 21 , township 12 north , range 34
west , McCook , Neb. Entry was con
tested by Leslie Conn.
Representative Gear of Iowa pre
sented a petition in the house from
citizens of Keokuk , asking for the pas
sage of the amendment to the tariff
bill providing a rebate on manufac
tured tobacco , Mr. Kerr also pre
sented similar petitions from citizens
of Burlington and Marshalltown.
Representative Hansbroughof North
Dakota introduced a joint resolution
appropriating $500,000 to be expended
by direction of the secretary of agri
culture in the purchase and distribu
tion of seed wheat for the benefit of
residents of North Dukota who lost
their crops by reason of the drought
of 1890.
The inquiry of the census office into
the mortgage indebtedness is nearly
completed. The report will be very
interesting and valuable. Out of near
ly 28,000 counties only ten remain at
the present time incomplete. The
mortgages for ten years having been
abstracted from the records , a total of
something : over S850.000.000 in mort
gages has been found , the largest num
ber in the western states , relatively
speaking.
R. H. Edwards , consul general of tin
United States at Berlin , writes to thi
state department that the importatioi
of live hogs into Germany fromsevera
Austrian cities has been sanctioned bi
the interior department. A statement
of the importation of swine into Ger
many from January 1 to October 1 ,
1890 , shows that of a total of 339,49 (
hogs 125,954 were imported from the
Netherlands , 76,350 from Austria an c
one from the United States.
AVaiita Them Disarmed.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 8. Mr. Mans-
brough of South Dakota introduced in
the house a bill making it unlawful
and punishable by fine and imprison
ment to sell , exchange , give , or in any
way dispose of fire arms or ammuni
tion to any Indians. The bill also
authorizes the secretary of the interior
to direct all Indian agents to proceed
to take an account of all fire arms and
ammunition found to be in the posses-
ston of Indians and to appraise them
at a lair price and pay their owners
such appraised value for them. The
bill exempts such Indians only as
have availed themselves of the benefits
of the act of 1877 , providing for the
allotment of lands in severally to In
dians. In case the Indians refuse to
give up the arms they have , the secre
tary of war is to be authorized to co
operate with the secretary of the in
terior in forcibly taking possession of
them.
Compensation for Indians.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5. The secre
tary of the treasury sent to the house
a communication from the acting com
missioner of Indian affairs , submitting
the draft of a. bill containing the fol
lowing items : To pay such individual
Indians at the Standing Rock and Chey
enne river agencies as were deprived
by the United States of ponies in 1876
at $20 for each pony , $200,000 ; for
compensating the Indians at Crow
creek reservation for losses sustained
in receiving less land per capita in their
diminished reservation than by Indians
occupying other diminished reservations
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tions , $187,039 ; to purchase lands for
such Santee Sioux Indians in Nebraska
as are unable to take lands in severalty -
ty by reason of the restoration of un
allotted lands to the public domain ,
$32,000.
Legislation.
( From Prime ? * Crop Bulletin. )
"In September , I sent 1100 Inquiries to the
fanners , regarding their sentimental to the passage -
ago of the Conger Lard Bill , receiving 1079 replies.
992 favored the passage of a general pore food bill.
This bill belongs to a class -which attempts to
regulate things , but the final results of which
prove to bo directly opposite to irhat is Intended.
We should have bad a national Pure Food Bill
long ago , but for this agitation for a Lard Bill.
The Wholesale Grocers' Asa'n. , of N. Y. , sent a.
memorial to Washington , strongly opposing the
passage of the Conger Bill. They claim that the
bill is BO onerous , that it would practically prevent
the use of compound lard.
Ko attempt has been made to show that it is la-
Inrions to health. On the contrary it la a whoo-
lomeandexcUlentproduct.andshouldstandonita
merits , carrying as it does on the face of every
parcel , a brand which cannot be misunderstood ;
senco no consumer is deceived when purchasing.
They claim that if this kind of legislation is to gen
> n , it may apply to all food products. I am conn-
lent that the voice of the whole country is in favor
) f the necessity and Importance of passing a pure
faodbilL" t , , „ . -
DOINGS IN CONGffiESJ
PROCEEDINGS iy X2IE SENATE A *
no USE OF KEl'ltEbEJfTATirES.
\ Kcnolutioii by Senator ITIaiidcrxc
for Information us to Stops Take
for Dlnariuuiucut of the Iiidlniu
Petition * Favoring Amendment
tlio ITIcKluley Bill A Record
Other Proceed Ins * In Both Branch
CONGRESSIONAL.
There was an unusual large alien
ance of senators at the opening of tl
senate on the 1st. After opening e
ercises the credentials of two senate
elect from Wyoming were present *
and Senators Carey and Warren teethe
the oath of oflice. Resolutions wei
adopted fixing the daily hour of race
ing at 12 o'clock and providing for
committee for informing the presidei
and house that the senate was in sei
sion and ready to proceed to business
After a short recess the president
message was read. When it was fir
ished the senate adjourned. In th
house on the opening every availabl
seat was occupied. The credentials f
C. R , Breckenridge , Second Arkansas
Willis Sweet. Idaho ; T. W. Stone
Twenty-second Pennsylvania , and C
D. Clark , Wyoming , and thcyappearc
and qualified. John S. Pcndar , Twer
ty-fourth New York ; E. R. Hayes
Seventh Iowa , and Robert Wliitelav
Fourteenth Missouri , qualified , no
withstand the non-arrival of their crt
dentials. The speaker laid before th
house the credentials of David A. Hai
vey , delegate from Oklahoma , and th
oath of olllce was administered to hiii
The president's message was receive
and read. The house then adjourned
In the senate on the 2d Mr. Mandei
son offered a resolution , which ws
agreed to , calling on the secretary c
war for information as to the step
taken for the disarmament of the Ii :
dians on the reservations in Nebraska
South Dakota and North Dakota. ,
petition from Nebraska asking for th
disarmament of the Sioux Indians an
suggesting that they be deprived c
their horses and furnished oxen i
lieu of them , was presented. A num
ber of bills were introduced , uiuon <
them being one to allow a rebate o
drawback on tobacco and snull held ii
stock January 1 , 1891 , and one author
izing the secretary of agriculture t <
distribute seed to citizens of Kansu. .
and Nebraska who have suffered fron
drought during the present year. L
the house Mr. Harrnerof Penns > ylvani :
presented a petition from citizens o
Philadelphia in favor of an amend
ment to the McKinley bill on broker
packages of smoking tobacco and snuff ,
Referred. The house decided to pro
ceed with the consideration of the copy
right bill. The house adjourned , leav
ing the bill as unfinished business.
The proposition of the bill is to permit -
mit foreigners to take American copy
right on the same basis as American
citizens in three cases. 1. When a
nation or foreigner permits a copy
right to American citizens on substan
tially the same basis as its own. 2.
\Vhen a nation of foreigner gives an
American citizen copyright privileges
similar to those provided for in this
bill. 3- When a nation of foreigner is
i party to an international agreement
providing for reciprocity in copyright ,
ay the terms of which agreement the
United States can become a party
.hereto at its pleasure. All books
: opyrighted under the proposed act
ihall be printed from type set within
: he United States or from plates made
herefrom.
In the senate on the 3d Senator
} ullom introduced a bill appre
ciating $100,000 ior the erection of a
lublic building at Danville , 111. ;
, lso to reduce the postage on all
etters for any point in the United
states and all drop letters after July 1
text , weighing one-half ounce or less ,
0 one cent , with an additional charge
f one cent for every fraction of an
iunce in excess In the house after
he reading of the journal the speaker
taled the pending business was to be
he further consideration of the copy-
ight bill. A motion to recommit the
ill with instructions was lost yeas
5 , nays 140. The vote on the pass-
ge of the copyright bill was yeas 139 ,
ays 95 , so the bill was passed. The
ouse then took up the bill to extend
fie responsibility for pension monej
f minors to all persons acting in a
idiciary capacity toward these minors
nd it was debated for some time. A
lotion to refer to the judiciary com-
littee was beaten , 88 to 101. and the
ouse then , at 4:35 p. m. , adjourned.
In the senate on the 4th Senator
, uay introduced a bill granting to all
ersons whose names are now on the
snsion list or may be hereafter placed
lere , who have lost both eyes or feet
: are otherwise totally disabled , a
msion of $100 per month. The bill
so provides for other increases. The
lint resolution reported yesterday to
sue arms to the states of North and
) uth Dakota and Nebraska was taken
3. The resolution was amended so
1 to apply to the states" North and
mth Dakota , Wyoming and Nebras-
i , and passed. Senator Morgan in-
educed a joint resolution , which went
rer , appropriating $5.000 for an in
stigation under the orders of the
nate as to the causes of the trouble
aong the Indians. The election bill
is then taken up and Senator Pugh
[ dressed the senate in opposi-
m to it. In the house
r. Atkinson called up the bill to fa-
litate the settlement of military and
, val claims against the United States
r pay bounty and allowances. Pend-
j action the morning hour expired
d the house went into committee of
a whole onk the pension appropria- i
"i
tion bill. Mr. Morrow explained tl
the bill appropriated for the payment
of pensions the sum of $133,173,000.
It was estimated that this sum of
money would be distributed among"
654,715 pensioners. This was the larg
est number of beneficiaries over pro
vided for in any single item in the
statutes of the United States. The
average gross cost of pensions for
1892 was estimated at $203.40. Ho
believed that there would bo no deficiency - .
cioncy next year , but , on the contrary , ,
that there would prove to bo a slight ,
excess of appropriations. Ho said thls-
because ho anticipated that gentlemen ,
on the other side would call attention ,
to the fact that there had been pension ,
deficiencies during the last few years ,
and would claim that it was the pur
pose of the republicans to allow a de
ficiency to grow up in 1892. Ho be
lieved the appropriation to bo amply
suflieient. The discussion continued
until the hour of adjournment.
In the senate on the 5th Mr. Stan
ford introduced a bill to provide the
government with means suflieient to
supply the national want of a sound
circulating medium , and asked that it
lie on the table. The election bill was
then , at 1:30 , taken up , and Mr. Gray
addressed the senate iu opposition to
it. Mr. Gray said the bill was fraught
with the greatest danger to the future
prosperity of the whole country ; that
it menaced the liberties of the people
of all the states. Speaking of the
southern states , Mr. Gray referred to-
the improvement of affairs there since
the reconstruction period , and asked
why should they be interfered with.
He particularly attacked the domicil
iary clause providing that supervisors ,
may make a house-to-house visitation ,
to inquire the politics , names , nation
ality , etc. In the house Mr. Cutcheoix
of Michigan called up the senate joint
resolution authorizing the secretary of
war to issue 1,000 stand of arms to
each of the states of North and South
Dakota , Wyoming and Nebraska. On
motion of .Mr. Carter of Montana ,
Montana was included in the provis
ions of the joint resolution , u hich was
then passed. The house went into-
committee of the whole on the pension
appropriation bill. There \\ub a
lengthy debate , participated in by
Messrs. Cutcheon , Outhwaite , Hender
son , iJreckenridge and others. On.
motion of Mr. Dockery an amendment
was adopted providing that no agent ,
or attorney shall demand , receive or
be allowed any compensation on a
claim for an increase of pension on
account of increase of disability. It is
estimated that this will save i5,000-
000 to pensioners within the next three
years. Mr. Springer offered an amend
ment increasing to $1 " > 0.000.000 the
appropriation. There was no excuse ,
he said , for a republican house to-
make an inadequate appropriation and
throw the deficiency on a democratic
house. The committee then roae and.
appropria"i
Farmers' Demands.
ILviriFORD , Conn. . Dec. 4. Tha
Connecticut farmers' leigue held its
first annual meeting at the capital and
adopted resolutions recommended at a
preliminary meeting. These favor
iistrict political action and name the
following objects to be secured : State
insurance against loss by fire or ligbt-
ling ; choice of United States senators
ay an electoral body in each state sim-
lar to those appointed to elect a pres-
dent ; provisions by congress ( under a
constitutional amendment ) "to enact
> uch laws as may be necessary in or-
ier to make it easily possible for any
me desiring it , to own and occupy suf-
icient land from which to gain a live-
ihood by obliging the largest landi
lolders when necessary to this end. to.
; ell enough of their land for that pur-
) ese on easy terms and at a price note
o exceed their assessed valuation.
Introduces a. Pollution Hill.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 5. Senutor Quay-
tas introduced a bill granting to all
ersons whose names are now on the
tension list or may be hereafter placed
hereon , who have lost both eyes or
eet or are otherwise totally disabled ,
, pension of $1.00 per month. The bill
Iso provides for other increases.
Wife-murderer Xoe escaped from the
isane asylum at Anna , 111.
Denver has a small pox scare on ac-
ount of the arrival of a carload of
eople who had been exposed to the-
isease.
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