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FIFTEENTH YEAK , OMAHA , SATURDAY MOliNENG , FEBRUARY 27. 188G. NUMBER 20 §
PASSED JUST THREE BILLS ,
Tlio Stupendous Showing for Throe Months
of Congressional "Work.
CHEAPER MAIL RATE ON SEEDS.
Interest In the Next Political Struggle
In Jersey "Western Postal
ClmiiRca Major Hollaing-
ton's Removal Xotcs.
Tlircc Hills In Tlii'oa Montli" .
WASHINGTON , Feb. urt. [ Special Tele-
gram.j An unusual .spectacle has just been
witnessed In conuress. It is the announce
ment that the piesldcnt has signed a bill
passed by the Forty-ninth comncss. That
i expectable body has been hero now almost
three months , and the piestdcnt has had the
pilvllego of am.xlng his signature to Just
three bills which It has passed and ( , ont htm
to become laws. Three bills in tlneo month's
work ! Congress costs the people pretty
nearly 83,000,000 a scar , or about
S',000 an hour for tlio tlmo It is
actually In session , and yet In
three months It lias managed to pass just
tlneo bills. One of these Is meiely a pei-
fnnctory piece of work : the passage of a war
claims bill ninety appioprlatcs fixed sums
to pay tlio allowance made by the qnartcr-
mostoi's department , and a conplo of semi-
pilvalo measincs for the rolelf of homo
Indians. What it has failed to do lu the
passage of bills it has , however , made up in
the Intiodncllon of them , lor ihe number In
troduced In the house and bcnalo now
icachcs over 7,000.
piins : : AS rutitn CT.ASS MArrin. :
The following bill will bo Inbodiiccd In
thohoiiboon Monday by Congiessman IJa-
ker of New Yoik , and a duplicate will bo
presented in the scnato the same lime by
Senator Wilson of Iowa :
That section seventeen of an act entitled
an net making appropriation for the post-
ollico department for tlio past fiscal vein endIng -
Ing .lime ihlitteth , eighteen bundled and
eighty , and lor other inn poses , appioved
Maicli third , eighteen bundled and seventy-
nine , bo and the same is hcieby fao amended
as to embiaco bulbs , snihll plants and seeds
of all kinds and descriptions theieiii , llieic-
by making llio same Hind class mallei and
ho lilted.
bcctlon 2 That this act sli.ill lake effect
Immediately.
The cllcct of this w ill be to reduce the
rates of postage on seeds , bulbs andsmall
plants to the samoiateas is now paid on
clicnlais and oilier third class mailer vb :
ono cent for every Iwo ounces. Almost
everyone who lives in the countiy towns of
llio Untied States , who is in the habit of
pincliabing seeds fiom secdmen.Is Interested
in the passage ot this bill. As far as can bo
a ccitamed at tills time , the bill will 10-
ccivo veiy coidial supnoit from the members
of the house of all shades of political opin
ion.
ALT. nvr.s ox jnnsnv.
IJA good deal of inteicst is felt in tlio politi
cal htiugglo in New Jeisoy next fall. He-
sides tlio gubernatorial inco and tlio election
of congicsrtmon , llieio is lo bo a htiugglo
ovci the elccllon of a legislatuie , whoso duty
It will bo to elect a member of the bcnato as
Eiiccessor to Senator Sewall. It is consid-
cicn of gieat Importance to find an excep
tionally strong man as a gubernatoiial can
didate , and llio icpubllCah leadeis ot all ele
ments of the paity seem to have pitched upon
"William Walter Phelps as the man having
tlio best chance. The laigo majorities ho
has always seemed In his distilct ically a
democratic one and the fact that ho Is not
allied to any local factions of the paity , seem
to be the clemcnls of tils blicnglh.
WKSTrn.v POSTAL CUANOHS.
Samuel II. Kaylor has been appointed post
master al Stella , a new oflico in Blackhawk
county , ( Iowa. )
Alex Napier has been appointed acling
poslmaster at Fienchtown.
A new postollico has been established at
New Kirk , Sioux county , ( Iowa. )
The postoflico at Bcriy , Mai ion county ,
( Iowa ) lias been discontinued and the mail
goes to Tiacy ; at Duke , Diibuquo county , and
the mall goes to Dnncombo ; and at Wood-
sldc , Winnesiiickcounty.tho mail to Dccoiah.
WHY KKnUIXOTOX W'AS HHMOVKD.
A statement Is published In to-day's Now
Yoik Herald tliatMajorTliomaslteddington ,
tlio book keeper in the lailioad division of
tliointciioi dcpaituient , who was icccntly
dismissed by Sccietiuy Lnmar , lost his posi
tion in consequence of a visit of Charles
I'lanels Adams , picsidenl of tlio Union
Pacific ralhoad , lo llio white house , and a
subsequent demand by the picsidcnt that
Major Iteddlnglon bo dismissed. The ica-
SOIIH given in the publication wciothal Major
Iteddlngton had made a icpoit on the Indebt
edness of the Pacilio lalltoads to the govern
ment.
iiKxnr.nso.N's ATII.I : UFFOHT.
Colonel Henderson of Iowa iccclvcd a
fcugo number of letleis and lelcgiams con-
giatulatlng him upon Ids speech In tlio house
jcstcrday. Numeious lepnbllcaii membcis
have oideicd copies of his speech fiom the
governmcnl pi Inter and wltl send them Into
their dlstilels as campaign documents. It is
geneially conceded to bo thostiongcst speech
made In the house dnrim : this Cession.
Ill IS OV CAl'lTAT. NHVVS.
Senator Wilson intioduccd a laigo number
of petitions fiom piti/eiis of ioua In favor
of the bill to piomoto peace among nations
and for llio cieallpu of n tribunal lorlntei-
natlonal aibltiatlon.
Thomas S. Ktmball of Omaha I sin Ihe
city.
Somite- .
"WASiiixciTON , Feb. 35. Alter the liansac-
tlon nt Joutlno business , Mr. M Itchi-ll ob
tained itio lloor to deliver a speech on tliu bill
iccently Intioduccd by him to piovtdo tor
thoabiogatlonof all treaties pcimllttng the
immigration ot Chinese to the United States.
As Mr , Mitchell was about to piocccd , Mr.
Halo Mild it wusoo late yesteiday afteinoon
w lien Mr. Ocoigo completed his speech on
the education bill that he ( Halo ) had not
thought It w01 th white then to Inleifeiowlth
tliocoii'-IUeiatlonor the bill mimed , but now
gave notice thai lo-day , on the completion of
Mr. Mltchell'b icmail. > , ho ( Halo ) would
muv.0 that the t > cnato commence the con-
blilciallon ot e\ecutlvo business ,
Mr. Mitchell then addicted the .senate.
Mr. Mitchell having finished Ills addiess
in brh-ilf of tlio bill , the cducMtlon bill was
taken up.
Mr , Allison made formal piescntatlon of
ho amendment suggested by him yesteiday ,
o the oflect that wlieiu beparatu white and
coluied schools exist , the money bhonUl be
paid out foi the suppoitof such wliltoaml
coloicd schools in thopiopoilion tli.itthe
illiteracy ot the while and coloied persons
afoio.sald bear to each oilier , as .shown by Ihe
census.
Mr. Allison said the amendment placed the
bill htiletly on the basis of illiteracy. Ho in
ciuiied whether the democratic senators
whoso iaco had opposed ( lie coloicd i.ico foi
iioa ycare , would Do willing lo take fiom one'
tlilul to one-halt llio money of the bill ? Wa ?
It possible that the white race , with the ad
vantage of i.vco and color , would not conheni
that the poverty stitcken coloicd eliool :
bhonld not have a > much of tills money a <
their illlteraoy entitled them to ? L'vcu vvitl
all the monovoto.lbj the bill thoie vvonli
bo man ) ehltdicn who would get nn cduca
lion at all , and since thcie was to bo :
scramble lei this inouoy , as > well as for tin
money iiilMHl for education bytaxat'on ' in tin
ovuial states , Mi , Allison insisted thai
as to that scramble wo should too
to It that the people who nro
Illiterate , and whom we propose to aid.
pl.onld have thclt share of this money. It
jv as for this purpose lhal ho had Introduced
his amendment. The white c.hlldicn , Mr.
Allison said , had the advantage of educated
associations , but the coloied child had not.
i el wo wcreaske.l to give dollar for dollar to
both races on an equality ono race being al
ready educated and hav Inz a start of tlio other
by thousands of yearsof.lnfellettnal Uainlng ,
and In case of which the stales alicady make
distinction by a bcpaiatlon of schools.
lly evciy consideration of law and
reason and Justice , the soulh was bound to
educate Its colored people. For hundreds of
jearstho white pcoplo there had had the la
bor of these people and their fathers , and had
made themselves rich on that labor. Could
they say that It was not their duty now to
educate them1. '
Mr. Allison w.vj willing to respect the con
stitutional .scruples of the southern senator.
In the matter ot tin ) general government not
following this money Into the states , but the
application of the moncv should bo made seas
as to cover the illiterates , no matter of what
race or color. Statistics show that otherwise
wnwero merely providing for Hie education
of the white lace of the south , which Mr. Alli
son thought abundantly able to educate Its
own clillilien. The statool low a , Allison said.
did not dcshe the money. It would only get
from the bill 10 cents for each child of school
nre. low a alieady had a school fund of four
million dollars , and lalscd by taxes every
year live and a hall mills for schools. There
was no dangeious Illiteracy In the noitli. As
( itn soutliein fiiemt had said they were not
able to cope wllh illiteiacy in their section.
ho ( Allison ) was willing that the cencial
govcinmeni should aid them , but , the money
should bo applied to the Illlteiati ; and not lethe
the Intelligent ui'oplo of the couth.
Mr. Millerof New Voik .spoke In favor of
the bill and , alter an executive bcbsion , the
scnaloiuljoiuncd. _
. House.
WAiin.VOTOtf , Feb. 20. Mr , Moriison ,
from the committee on rules , lepoitcd asnb-
Htltuto lor the Hanbaek and Pulitzer icsolu-
llons , dlrecllng Inquiry Into tlio Pan Elcctiic
telephone matter us follows :
Kcsolved , That a select committee , con
sisting of nine meuiUcis ot tills
ouse , bo appointed , and when so
> polntcd , the committee Is heicby
-icctcd , at as caily a day as possible , to
lake Inquliy into anv expendltuio on the
> ait of the government inclined relative to
ho rights ot the 13eil and Pan Electric Tele-
ihonc companies to piloiity ol patents , said
nqiilries to Include all oiganf/allons and
'ompantes ' that liavo spuing out of the Pan
Ilectiie company , or tor any other puiposo ;
, nd also to make lull Inqufiv Into iho Issn-
, nce ol tlio stock known as the Pan Elcctrio
Telephone company , to any peisou or pei-
lens connected with eithei llio legislallve ,
udlci.il or execuliv e departments ol the gov-
'inmcn tot tlio United States , low horn , \\lieio
ivheii and foi what money or Influence said
lock was delivcicd ; also , as lo what
jpinlons , decisions and oulera have been
iiiade by any ofllccis connected with the gov-
sinincnt , and by whom , and all circum-
jtanccs connected theiewith and ailsing
liciciroiu , and said committee is fuilliei
authoiimland diiectod to asceitain and 10-
loitwhetlierclthei of the telephone eom-
) auies mentioned , 01 their officers , ngentsaud
Employes have in anv manner Impiopeily In-
luenccd or attempted to Inllucnce olllcials or
) lllclal action or tlnoughtho piess , and , if so ,
ivlien , by whom , and in what manner such
nlluciico was exerted or attempted to bo
3xertcd , and what newspapers weio
50 used 01 attempted to bo used by them.
Said committee shall have the light to send
'or poisons and papers , to administer oaths ,
.o sit dining the sessions ot the house , to em
ploy astonogi.iplipr and incur any or all such
nccessaiy and icasonablo expenses as maybe
bo lequircd for the purpose ol consliuctlng
( .aid investigation not to exceed the sum or
51,000 , which shall bo paid out ot the con-
' .lucent fund of the house upon picper vouch-
3is certified by thochaliman and ono other
nember ot the commilteo , and may icpoit at
any lime.
Alter a Inlet but excited debate , during
ivhich Mr. Gibson bitterly ciiticised Mr.
Pulil/ei , whom he accused of shiinking be-
itnd tlio coliinniH of his newspaper to attack
jiicn instead of attacking them on llio floor
ot tlie house , the resolution rcpoitcd from the
committee on iidcs was adopted.
After a long debate the Pan Electric icso-
lullon was adopted without division.
Mr. Dockeiy of Missouri , from the commlt-
ee on accountH , icported back the following
.csolutlon. which was adopted :
Kesolved , That the committee on post-
ofllces and post roads is hereby omnowci ed
oasceitalu whether additional legislation is
.iccessaiy to pievent a monopolj' ot tele-
giaphle facilities , and to secure to the south-
cm , western and Pacific slates the benelits of
competition between telegraph companies ,
and to protect the people of the United
States against unreasonable charges for tcle-
gianliic scr vices.
Mr. Bums of Mlssomi , from the committee
on appropriations , renoited the immediate
deficiency bill , and It was leteired to the
committee of the whole.
Aieccas was then taken until 7:30 : this
evening , tlio session to bo tor tlio consideia-
tlon ot pension bills.
D'l'ho house , at the evening session , passed
twenty-eight pension bills , and at 0J5 : ! ad-
joinned until to-morrow.
WHITE HOUSE ! IjI VEE.
Brilliant Recaption In Honor of the
Army ami Navy.
"WASHINGTON , Feb. 20. The piesident's
icccpllon lo-niglit In honorof the army and
navy was even more billiiant than ollher of
ilspicdocessois of Ihis season , both by the
elegance of the ladles costumes , lloial
ilecoiatlons of Iho pallors , and llio number
and prominence of tlio guests. The piesiilent
was assisted by Miss Cleveland , Mis. Man
ning , Miss Endlcott. Mis. Whitney and Mis.
Vllas. Secretaries Manning , Kudlcott and
Lamar , and Postmaster Geneial Vllas weio
picsent and the number of bcnatms
and icpiesentatlvos In attendance
was much larger than at the
icecptlon to the diplomaticcnips. . The
aimy and navy ofllccis were present In
laigo numbers and in full unlfoim. Thn
dlplomatlocoips waslaigelv ieic | enti'diiiid
appencd In couit dicss. The Jiidlciaiy , the
lozlHl.itlro and o\eentlvo blanches of the
goveinment woio lepiesented by llio chief
justice , and several of the associate Justices
of llio supreme court , many of the moio
piomlncntmombeisof congieLs anddepait-
ment otllclals ,
A
it , Ind. , Feb.'IO. Waitona was
Imngcd al 11:53 : this moinlng. The ciimo for
which 1m sutloicd the death penalty was the
minder of John Diegeron OctobcrSO , 1SSI ,
near French landing on the KanKakco ilvcr.
Waitena came to this countiy liom Holland
a few years ago and located at Fiench land
ing. He snppoi ted his family by fishing in
tlio liver and doing odd jobs for his neighbors.
Waitena peisuaded Dieger to accompany
him to tlio ilvcr to fish , and vvhllu tlicie
Waileua felled him to Ihe eaith with a gun
and tying t\vo lion pump heads to his body
tlnow him Into tlio livci. Immediately attci
the minder ho took cliaigo ofDiegei's of-
tecls , elalmlng lolmvo bought them of licg-
or. v\ho had letmncd to the old country , ha
said. On October 20 the body was loiind
floating on the liver , and Wailena wasai-
lestcd and on November 4 made a couv
plcto confession. Ho was tiled and foiiiul
guilty of murder.
Bt. Paul's ItuII-IOR.
ST. PAUL , Feb. 20. Tlio case of Hull-Bog
Kelly has been adjourned till Mondiy next
Tlio i mysteiy suuoundlng Kelly Is belnj :
cleaied up , Dcvelopriciin show bis tine
name to beS.un'iel Lamlilln and his famllj
live near Springfield , 111. He has a bister Ii
tlii.sclty.a favoilto among a wide ciiclo ol
acauaintances.
liull Hog Kelly Is the Ihltish Columbh
alleged muideier whom Secietary liav aid 10
tuscil to bo extradited on account ot lack o
evidence of his guilt. The cause of the sec
and ulal Is to hear additional witnesses.
g Property Destroyed.
Ponir.A.vn , Me. , Feb. S5. A fiio on tin
longwlmrt last evening destroyed belvvcei
500,000 and SW.OOO vvoilh of pioHiity | , Includ
in ; : 100 seines uelonglng to'e scl $ along tin
main coast , Nvhiehgicatly liijines the proj
pets of the iihlii fleet.
THE EVENTS OF TWO STATES ,
What Was Done at Yesterday's ' Session of
Iowa's General Assembly !
A STERLING NEBRASKA TOWN.
A Gang of Swindlers Jlnulcil Up nt
Bloomlnuton Tlio News or
Judgn Mitchell's Death
nt Nebraska City.
The lou-n
Dns MOINES , Iowa , Feb. DO. fSpcclal
Telegram. ] The house passed to-day the
Uoggs bill for the creation and operation of
tribunals \oluntaiy atbltiatlon to adjust
industrial disputes between employers and
employes. The bill provides that a boaid of
aibltratlon , consisting of two cmployeis , hvo
workmen , and a fifth chosen by them , shall
be appointed by the disti let judge at tlio ic-
qucstof at least twenty worlnucn and four
individual firms or cmploycis , each of whom
shall employ at least live vvoikmen , or at the
rcqucU of a repiesontatlvo of one firm or in
dividual employing at least twenty vvoik
men. This boaid Is to be empowered to set
tle disputes between employers and work
men , and their decision shall bo a judgment
cnteicdon thoiecouls of the couit , and cn-
foiced In the usual manner.
Thcio wan tlio most spliltcd debate of the
session .so tai in the honso to-day , on the
senate conciiucnt resolution to leave the In
vestigation of a site for a soldiers' home to
the mllttaiy commllUo of the senate , and the
soldleis' homo committee of the house. The
resolution was Intioduccd in the bcnatc by
Sutton , and the impicssion pievallod to some
extent that It was in tlio inteicst of Marshall-
town. Thcro Is a stiong lobby from that
city hcie vvoikinc for the soldiers' home ,
and the icpicsentallves of rival cities
find that the committee named many
alicady bo tavorably disposed to that point.
Thcro Is going to bo a big fight ovei the
location of tills home , and the Marshalltown
people seem to think that they now liav o the
lead. The icsolution was laid over till to-
inoriow. llesolullous of icspect tor tlio late
Judge Mitchell , member of the Ninth gen
eral assembly , who died at the leunion ycs-
tculay , were passed by the leglslatuie , and a
Joint committee appointed to accompany the
lemains to .Ncbi.iska City , the committee
consisting of Senatois Carson , Poynier and
Gault , and Itcpiescntatives lUloy , Cousins ,
Ilussell , Mitchell and Uailcy. They left by
special car to-night.
Bus Moixis , Feb. 20. [ Special. ] A
bomb shell has been thrown into
the laihoad camp in the senate in
the shape of a resolution by WilKins of
Madison Instructing the ways and means
cominlltco to Inquire into the assessment of
laihoad piopeity within the state tor the past
fourjeais. They are to inquiio wlicthei the
basis has been the same as other taxed
piopeity , and whether theio lias been any dia-
uimination in regard to dilfeient loads. The
icsolution was made a special order forno\t
Tuesday. It Is well known that the lallioads
do not pay much over half of their propoition
ot taxes , and ilcli developments are expected
should the lesolution pass , as it likely will.
In the house a preliminary skirmish on the
anti-pass bill indicated that tlio vote on
its final passage will bo very close. The lail-
road committee endeavored to shirk icspon-
sibility in the matter and the bill was sent
back to them for some definite action and
will not come up again till late in the ses
sion.
sion.The
The committees arc working away quietly
and have sent in few Important measures.
The considciation of the Ilajes Invcbtlga-
ion has been postponed till 10 o'clock to-
monow , and theio Is an Impression gradu
ally spreading through tlio assembly that no
Investigation will bo ordered.
Sterling's Business Opportunities.
STKIILINO , Neb. , Feb. 20. [ Special. ] A
syndicate of Nebraska capitalists have just
completed tlio puichaso of a largo amount of
piopcrty in and adjoining Steilimr. They
expect to take a hand In the Improvement
and development of our lively town. Land
seekers and settleis aio an Ivluz in Sterling
every day from all paits of the counlry. Two
hundred more aio expected hero fiom the
east In the next two weeks , Many of them
aio now on route. The como by team and by
lail fiom Ncbiaska , Mississippi , Kentucky
and the middle' states. In the past few
months hnndicds of government claims
have been taken by now comeis , many of
whom aio building and propaiingto put In
ciops tills season. A thousand moro choice
quaitcr sections will still bo f mulshed free
of cost to actual settleis tioiu generous Undo
Samuel.
Stcillng Is now piobably the liveliest llttlo
agilcultiual town In the state. Business ot
all kinds Is brisk. The now anlvals ] must
have teams , vvaons , fencing mateiial , lum
ber , house fin nlshlng goods and piovlslons.
Building In town Is lively and lots are chang
ing hands oveiy day , while prices aio giadu-
ally advancing. Stoillng Is a division town
on the Union Paclllo Omaha short line , and
will piobably bo ono on the Ifoldredijo branch
ottholUullngton load now building. This
road is graded to within 100 miles ot this
point. The survey takes it up the French
man to btei ling , and the sin voyors aio now
at vvoik between heio and Cheyenne. The
load will probably bo built up the Pawnee
cieck to the capital of Wyoming.
Stalling has now tlneo lumber yards. A
brick yaul has been projected , and a Now
Yoik capitalist will build a Homing mill hero
this season. Good openings aio olfeied hero
invaiious branches for business men and
capitalists. Among the most urgent needs
Isalaigoholel , as tlio accommodations heio
aio nhcady taxed to their utmost.
Murdered l > y Ilor Huulmiid.
ANAJIOSA , Iowa , Feb. 20. [ Special Tele
gram. ] Last Thmsdny moinlng Mis. Pat
Smith , who lives at Stone City , four miles
west of heio , was found dead in her bed.
Coioner Ur , J. D. Paul of Onsolow , was
summoned , who empanelled K. J. Wood , Dr.
Adalrand J. F. Ksan as jmois , and last
night held nn Inquest , leturnlng a veidlet
that .sho came to her dcatli at the hand of
some pciuon. Her husband was arrested and
Is now In jail In this city ,
Confidence "Workers Pulled Up.
BnoojiiNOToy. Xeb. , Feb. 20. [ Special
Telegram , ] Shciiff Iro\vn ) this afternoon
icceiveda telegram containing a dcsciiption
of tluco commence men wanted at Itepubll-
can City tor Dwindling , lie found ono of
his men and held him , but the other two had
skipped , leaving their baigae. The three
came in town to-day and put up at the
llayncs house , whcio they divided their ill-
gotten plunder.
This aftei noon City Mai sluil Mason of lie-
publican City , In company with P. A.
Smith , arrived In town. Mason states
that the game played at Republi
can City on several was to sell
n party a watch , leading him to believe he
o would also seem o nioio than the amount he
a paid back In cash. The swindlers sold soy
o ernl jinitics ihcie , among them Smith , and
wcior.noatcd and fined 535. Ono man whom
Uie > had swindled made them pay it back by
attacking them with a $ hol gun. Ono of the
parties would do the confidence actwhllo the
other sold the goods.
One of the parties answers to the narao of
G. II. Hurnham , claiming to hall from No-
biaska City. One ot them registers as John
Pliiegctt , while the third answers to the de
scription In a card from Sheriff Canady of
Woodson county ( Kan. ) as John Thorn.
The case was settled hro by Uurnham payIng -
Ing back the- money ho Rot of Smith and the
costs.
Columbus Illuminated.
COI.UMHUS , Neb. , Feb. 20. [ Special Tole-
gram.J Thoelccrlc llcht was turned on to
night and Illuminated the city In grand
style. The city was ciowdcd with hundreds
ot curious observers. Several amusing mis
takes occuired. Mr. Lcnard ot the Gold
tinst , in manipulating the lever of his light ,
turned it oft and lelt tlio place In total dark
ness. llo managed to light his lamps when
thoclectilcity was again tin nod on , leaving
his lamps to appear as asmlrago.
The Funeral of .Indue Mitchell.
NKUIASKA : CITY , Neb. , Feb. 20. [ Special
Telegram. ] The news of the sudden death
ot Judge J. L. Mitchell arrived In this city
last evening at 8 o'clock and has cast a deep
gloom over the eitv. lie leaves a wife and
tlneo chlldicn. The Har association meets
this noon. The funeral will undoubtedly
take place at Sidney , ( Iowa ) next Sunday , If
present nlans are not changed. Mis. Mitch
ell and childicn will leave lor that place tills
aftcinoon.
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Trnnips Take a Train.
Oscnoi.A , Iowa , Feb. 23. Four tiamps
boaulcd a tialn east of heio Wednesday night
and with lovolvers compelled the conductor
to pull them out , not allowing him lo stop
until iiirivliig heie , wheio tlnec of them wcio
attested , the fomtli making his escape , and
as jet has not been hoard trom. Those that
aie under airest aio well dicssed , ono ot them
wearing a gold watch and chain.
A Train Through a Bridge.
MAnsitAt.i.rovvx , Fob. 23. A fielght train
on the Cential Iowa struck a biokon lail on a
bridge six miles southeast of heio and four
cars went through into Timlen creek. No
one injined.
THE CHESS "ciIAJll'IOXS.
The First Game of the Tournament
at New Orleans.
Niw Om.r.ANs , Feb. 20.In the chess
game to-day between Zuckcitoit and Stcin-
ltthe latter had the white pieces and
opened the game with a pawn to the king's
fourth. There was hardly a moment's delay
when Zuckcrtoi t answered with P to K 4. It
was evident that they wished to make lime ,
foi SteiniU plajed 1C to B fl , and immedi
ately XucKertort answered with KT to QH 3 ,
and the Kuy Lopez gambit was accepted.
Stelnltz pushed out his bishop to the queen's
knight third , and Zuckeiloit , without delay ,
placed his knight to the king's bishop thiid.
btciultz then castled.
The play up to tills time had been very
lapld and each player seemed to bo willing to
develop his game early in action , and it con
tinued rapid to the end , when tlio game was
declared a draw on the twenty-first move ,
Stcinit/ having occupied fifty-eight minutes
ind Xuckcitoit twenty-three. It was a
book" game up to thi- fifth move. The lirst
rariatlon was Oie , ebvcntU move , when
Stcinitz gave R to UA , Instead of the tradi
tional B to K T 2.5 > At- the seventeenth
move Zuckeitoit , askyl 'Steinitz "Will you
to win ? " as a draw seemed probable.
Slay
tctnltz replied that ho would play a while
onger. On tlio twenty-first move ho said ho
ivas willing to make it a diaw , and /uckcr-
lort assented. Immediately afterwaid botli
, icgan to see how they would have won had
; hcv made an exchange of queens.
They play tlio next game Monday.
JVIcCormlck's "Works Resume.
CHICAGO , Feb. 20. McCormlck announced
Jils aftcinoon that as a lesult of hlsconlei- [
nice with the committee of his late vvoik-
mcn , that the look out is at an end , and that
.ho woiks vvill bo stalled up again in a few
days. The committee stated that about one
.housand of the men desiied to go to work
regaidless of any action that might oo taken
by the Knights of Labor. The woiks have
been closed down since the 10th because
the men demanded the discluugo of thico or
four non-union men.
Notwithstanding the fact that thostilko
was ended , it is learned to-night that GOO of
the strikers refused to retuin tovvoik while
Mr. McCormlek still claims the right to em
ploy noil-union men it lie chooses.
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A Texas nank In a Bad "Way.
ST. Louis , Feb. 20. A dispatch from
Houston ( Tex. ) to the Post Dispatch says :
The Houston Savings bank closed its doois
tills morning. Some of the bank's depositors
vvlthdicvv their funds yestciday attcinoon ,
and later in the aftcinoon asked that a ic-
celver tor the bank be appointed. D. F.
Smith was appointed receiver this morning
and tlio affairs of the bank aio now in Ills
hands. Tlio total amount of money deposited
with the bank is S2.)0,000. Its lailmo is duo
to a heavy inn upon it at the tlmo when
the Houston bank tailed lecently.
Settling the Coke Strike.
PjTT nuna , Feb. 20. The coke diavvcis at
the Morgan foundiy , AVhito and Sinnmltt
woiks , who struck yesterday for nn advance
of five cents per ton foi diawlng small ovens ,
leturncd to woik thismoinlng , tlio opeiatois
having conceded the advance. Sovcial woiks
aio still idle , because of local gilevances , but
as steps are being taken to .settle all matters
at nicsent in dispute , a genci.il icsumption is
expected in a tew days. The operatois have
decided to leleaso all lluiigailnns under ar
rest lor i lot , except the lingleadcis.
A Penitentiary Blaze.
GAi.vr.sroN , Tox. , Feb. 20. A special
from Husk ( Tex. ) to the News says : A file
bioko out this mornlpg in the engine house
at Husk penitentlaiy , dcstioylng the laige
machine shops containing the planing mill ,
cabinet , chair and wagon tactoiles , and a
laigo amount of machjnciy and mateiial.
The convicts vvoiked iliantnlly in aiding to
extinguish tlio flames and madu no effort to
escape. Leas , § 7QGOJ , ; Insinance unknown.
Common Sensp i
Good Housekeeping : A girl cannot
grow up in a well-ordered homo , under
the euro of a good mother , without mi ,
consciously learning "much " of the method
by which the homo } s made what It is ,
A bright girl who is unfoitnnato enougli
to bo u member of a Imdly nmnaged
household lb not uttoily out of the vvn.y ol
learning how to do better. Tlio very luel
of tlio diiconitort hi which sliu lives oftui :
stimulates her to find out the possible
siblo improvement of her comli
tlon. "How can I over learn tc
keep house ? " said n young gill ono day
lamenting the peculiar cliuuinstnncci
which prevented her Jrom gaining 11113
practical knowledge or cxpoiieuco
"Common sense is .ul yon need in house
lieeping , " replied the experienced ant
very successful housekeeper to whom the
question was addressed , Common sonst
faiipleinunted by the best instruction at
tamable , and by observation , will make
lionsopeeping iv pleasure rather than ti
burden , lint all thuteaching in thuworli
will not avail without the common sense
In these days of cooking-schools and Ice
tines anil opportunities of nil soils , it ii
an easy matter to obtain instruction , ye
n few montlia of actual trial in ono't > owi
homo , teaches far more- Times changi
and requirements change with them , pee
plu ilitlcr In tasts and opinions , anil no
even the wisest mother can tell vvha
another household than her own wil
ileairu.
THE GRANGER ROADS AT WAR
Consequent Oat in Bates Between Oliioago ,
Omaha and St. Paul ,
TRAVELING BECOMING CHEAP.
Tlio Snntn Fc Announces n Through
Unto of Piny Dollars IVom Now
York to Sun Francisco
A Merry
The Ovcrlnntl llntc AVar.
Cnic.uio , Feb. 33. [ Special Telegiam. ]
Kallroad chclos weio turned upside down
ngntu tills morning by n cut In rates to
Omaha and St. I'nul on llrst-class passenger
tickets ol S3. Theio was n meeting yester
day of all the loads Interested In north-
wcslem business , which lasted until 4 p. in.
The Hock Island Insisted that thcro bo no
change In tlio riinulnic time between St.
Paul and Chicago If It agiccd to sustain latcs.
The St. Paul and Noitliwestcin loads now
make the inn In sixteen horns anil tlio Hock
Island In twenty liouis. ThoNoithwcstein
and St. 1'aul both refuted to agieoto this ,
as they propose soon to make the
inn In fourteen houi . Immediately
after the Hireling , the St. Paul having pur
chased a flist class limited ticket of the itock
Island at S . " < 0 , made an open cut to Omaha
and St. Paul to SU.f.0. This Is a veivdccp
cut , and affects the business of all Nebiaska
and all Colorado. It also makes San Fran-
cleco S3 cheaper than } esteiday. Fhsl class
tickcls , Chlcairo to Snn Fianclsco , this mom-
ingcost S'J.r ! ' > 0. Hofoio the war they cost
fcSI.M , lirst class limited.
Early this niornlne ; lepicsentatlvcs of the
Kock Island , the Chicago , Uuillngton it
Qulncy , and the Illinois Centi.il met at
Aibltrator Wilson's olllce. They settled on
the following airangeinent : The
Chicago , St. Louis and Mlssoml
Ki\cr association lines have decided
that their inlcieils are not stifllclsnlly
alfected to justify a reduction of their rates
between Chicago and Council muffs , or any
other association polnls. Hates , botli Hist
class limited and second class limited , have
been rcvlseil to meet competition. Tlio 10-
vKedialo sheet will bo issued to-day. This
mo\oby tl.oltock Island , Chicago , Uinllng-
ton & Quincy , and Illinois Contial tor they
all stand togelhei is against tlio Noith-
westein and St. Paul , and is a disappolntm"iit
to the St. Paul , Tlio latter expected to whip
In tlio Itock Island , by demoralizing Its enor
mous local business between heio and the
Mlssouil rher , and by taking tlio action they
have they meet the cut on through tickets ,
but they do not distiub local business , which
tlio St. Paul can not easily disturb.
"Tlio Hock Island , " said Assistant General
Passcngci Agent Miller of the St. Paul ,
"plausibly agreed to maintain lates , but put
In a condition which they knew wo could not
accept. They wanted us to bind oiuselves
not to run to St. Paul on shelter time than
sixteen hours. The demands for fast tiavcl
arc so numeious that wo could not bind our
selves to that. "
"Wo conceded all that anybody could ask
us to , " said General Passenger Aeent St.
John of thi Kock Island road. "Evcijbody
thought thato would ask to bo
allowed a dlffeicnlial rate , because
ourioutc is longer , but wo simply demanded
that the time for making tlio urn between
Chicago and St. Paul bo not changed. Every
railroad man in the business knows that that
demand was leasonable. wo had not de
manded it , I have not a doubt but the. St.
Paul would have put on a limited train and
made the run in fouiteen horns. They
now inn it In sixteen. It' takes
us twenty. Wo are not meeting the St. Paul
cut except on through business. None of. tlio
Mlbsoini ilvcr toads aie cut west. "
The light which has been inauEjmatcd is
between the giangcr loads , with the Chicago ,
liuillngton & Quincy , Hock Island and Illi
nois Central on one side and the St. Paul &
Noithwcstein on the other. Theio Is no
telling vvheie it will end. The cut in
passenger rates between this city and St.
Paul and Council I31ulfs , which was tlio foic-
lunnerof the Transcontinental war , may
possibly be adjusted this alteinoon. Itcpic-
scntatlves of the Chicaco , Milwaukee & St.
Paul , the Chicago & Noithwcstein , and the
Chicago , Hock Island fc Pacific * lallioads , aio
In session in the looms of Aibitiator Wilson.
It is not expected tiio old latcs will bo 10-
stored , but a medium will bo struck satlslacl-
oiy to all concerned.
Fifty Dollars from Ocean to Ocean.
Niw YOIIK , Feb. 25. The Atchlson , To-
pcka AJ Santa Fo has i educed first class
limited tickets fiom Now Yoik to Snn Fian-
cisco to S50. Them ate many rumois of cuts
in fielght lates , but as largo Miippois are
given pi ivato Kites it is dlfllcuit to veiity
them.
C. P , Huntington says ho is
opposed to cutting i.itcs but
tli.it If the snaboaid tuink lines mo rate with
tlio cut rates on lianscontlnenlal business ,
thev will bu compelled to meet the cut byway
ot the Chesapeake \ ; Ohio , and adds : "I in
tend to pi otaut my custniuois and will face
that they get the lowest lates made. "
IN Tim BAST.
AH Uncommon JClow of "Wind
Throughout flic Middle Status.
NJVV ; Yonic Feb. ! M , Tlio western bll//ard
has i cached NowYoik. Thomeicuiy fell
over twenty dogi ees in tlio past low horns ,
and the streets that weio deluged with lain
jestuiday wcio corned with Ice to-day. The
wind is blowing a gale , and It is with the
gieatcst ullllculty that tclegiaphle connection
can bo maintained with the cast , west or
south. The sea In the bay Is unusually high
and it is ! ciucd that the gala will piovo al
most asdlsastious to shipping as thOKie.it
stoiiu ot January ast.
Ateuillc gale IUH londoicd the slieVts
deserted to-night. Tim Btieet ear
lines carry all poisons obliged to
bo out , it being almost Impossible
for other than vlgoious pcoplo to bieast thfj
galoatail. On thon\ci the feiry boats aie
i mining , but homo delay is occasioned by ihe
boats , being diittcd past their slips. Ti.ilih
me icported late owing to head winds. Mo
abatement in the llctctmcvi of tlio gale
was noticeable at midnight , and repot it
wcuo being leeched tioiu many ciuatteis
ot the city ot uioio 01 less seiiotis damage to
buildings , Including the toppling over ol
chlmnojs etc , A mnnbei ol women weio In-
jmed by being Mown down In the hliects 01
against obstructions , ami oneoi two poisons
were unit with lljlng mibsih's.
The bignal beivieo obscterheio paid to
night that a Texas and Montana btoim hail
collided just west ot this city , and had
bulged c'.istwaid. The htoim ccntei v\as-c !
near this city that Its lull effect wa <
lelt here. The wind was iteidy tiiim tlif
noithvvebt at tin avenge velocity ot liitj
miles per hour. The maximum velocity was
at 11 a. m. , when it was eighty-tmir mllei
per hour , the highest .speed slncu Xow Voili
bUtlon was established , the highest pre
viously being seventy-two miles PIT hour In
1870. At mi'i'ilglit tlie thcunoineter mnrkeil
's .
The gale Is passing easteily along the const ,
but as it ib blow Ing otl const , noout thoonlj
trouble to shipping will bi < their bt-I n gbluwi :
out to beu. Only onn salliiu ; vessel le.icliei
tills poit to-day , and hho was towed in
Sim and the tug wcio smotheied in tlio ire
Jtepoits fiom adjacent points and points u ]
theihcrnro to tliuelfcet that mncn damagi
luis been jdono to-juopi-jly. The U'legiapl
ha\o becu iji--itlj tun lvJ , j uu com
munlcatlon with the outslilo world has been
almost at a stand still.
IJALTiMonr. , Feb. SO. After a tearful ralu-
term last night linltlmoro was \isltcdbya
innlcano moiosoveie than for several jears.
n tlio western section of the city houses were
.1111 oof ed and in several Instances sheathing
ivas toiu oil and thrown entirely across the
fleets. The damage will bo considerable.
To-day tlio wind is still high , with frequent
usts of snow.
PiTTsntmo. Feb. 20. The wind storm
vhlch struck heie last night In advance of
10 wcstein bli/zaid did no set ions damage
11 this vicinity. In the eastein portion of
lie state the telegraph wires wcro blown
own and communication almost entirely
ntcmtptcd. The gale continued al 1 night
.ml was accompanied by a slight fall of
now. Within twenty-four hours the mer-
urv fell -in deice ! < < .
liurr.u.o , i'cb. so. Ono of the heaviest
.ales of the season set In last night and con-
lulled this morning. The wind leached a
eloclty ot lifty-scven miles per hour , and at
0 o'clock It blew foity miles an hour , tern-
icrattne 4 deiriccs above. A lady , said to
.e the sister ot the late o\-tov. ? Sejmonr
v as blown from a Lake Shoiotialn between
Mo and Dnnklik , while , attempting to piss
loin tliedinlnir c.irto the sleeper with her
usband and and no ooncr stepped 1 1 omit
Jian she was cairled otl the tuln. The
rain was backed nearly a mile beloio they
'onnd the lady , who hid escaped vs Ith a deep
ash over the letttcmnle.
Uosio.v , Feb. 20. AtO o'clock this mom-
ng a hugo telegiaph polo at the coiner of
'ilaiket and Alabama stieots wa InoKen
hoitolf by the high wind. Other poles in the
lelghboihood wcio bioken or pulled down In
.ulelc succession , and several stiocts weio
eon blockaded with the fallen poles and an
ncxtiicablo snaio ot vvlieij. Many horNes
kero enhngli'd and a panle n.uiowly
veiled. The sticct * wcio at once lojied oft
.ml laigo gangs of men weio sot at work to
leai the wieek. For the tlmo being fielcht
'eliveerd at tlio Albany denoUlud to bo
airged by hand mound the block. No in-
my to lite or limb has so far been icpoiled ,
) ut theio has been many naiiow escapes.
A fuitout bll//ard pievailed dinlinr the
light In this vicinity , and for a long distance
.own the eastern coast. At Portland twenty
.nches of snow has lallon , and it is still
5jiowing. IJusincss is at a standstill. The
'iianilTiunk ' lailwayis blocked atHethcl ,
.nil between theio and South Paiislslna
d condition. At St. Johns ( X. II. ) the
mow I1 ; the heaviest of the season , and
he wind Is blow ing sixty miles an hour. At
iVestlicld the stceplo ot tlio Fiist Congicea-
.ional chinch was tinned completely over ,
> ml thrust tinongh the loof of the building
nln the audience loom.
NKVVAIIK , N. J. . Feb. 25. The wind lias
been blow Ing a gale all day. The loots of
St. Maiy'H chiueh , Paindey's hat stoic and a
dwelling house weio blown oil. Telegiaph
; uid telephone wiles aio all down.
WA HIXGTOX , Feb. 'Jo. A heavy storm has
( nevailed heio since midnight. Dm-
ng last night and to-day scveial
muses weie unrooted , shutteis blown
elf , signs demolished and windows
smashed in vaiious nails of the city. The
loof of the new pension building sulleicd sc-
veicly , the slate and tin being toin elf in
many places. A ti.imo house in the westein
mil ot the city was blown down this after
noon.
PUMiiiioicn , Out , , Feb. 20. The weather is
'eiy cold in this section. The snow has
.ompletelv blocked tiafllc on the Canadian
Pacitic lailvvay , and nothing can bo done
' owaid clearing the hack until the storm Is
ov er.
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SINGUIjATUTJES.
U.\biidge , Mass. , boasts of a palnof stccis
that have a hotting iccoid of ! i:03. :
An Edwaidsvillc , 111. , lady lately purchased
a set of t.dse teeth foi a pet pony which had
jecomo toothless 1 lorn old age.
The immense piehlstoiic sheiiheaps at Da-
mailscotta , 'SDj. , aicboingdugnpand feliinnod
to Uoston to bo giound into dust and sold as
poultry lood.
An alleged pralile wolf has been discovered
piovvling about Kssex , Kncl.ind. The animal
was killed on tiie i.iilway near Noith Weald.
It has been pionouncedby t\\o eminent nat
uralists to be a line piaiiio wolf.
A woman living at Keno , Nov. , has just
been iclioved of four snakes , which weie
growing fat in her stomach while she giew
thinner and thinnei fiom day to day. Tlio
laigest of the icptllcs Is said to have been
Unco feet in length.
Eighty vvild ducks weie nicked up during
one niglit icccntly at the base of the light
house on Anastacla Island In thoh heed
less southern flight In advance of thonoith-
cin bli/iard they weie unable to steer clear
of the tail tower.
Fish in Lake George , Floi Ida , aio begin
ning to show the ellects of the l.ito trec/e.
The scales In Lugo blotches aie stripped
liom thosken , and on these naked places
what seems to be a fungus is gi owing. The
fiamo stiange giowtli In some instances cov-
eis the ejes and head and the hsh Is dull ,
listless and bhous no disposition to cat.
The gieat sea niystciy , the gieat seasci-
pent , has appaiently 1usl made its appeai-
ancsin South Atilc.in wateii. Accoiding to
late malls fiom the capo the huge monster
w.isiccently obseived in Moiewood's bay ,
Unilil.ill. by eight or nine peonle. Hwas
Ihhtseen seven or eight miles fiom thcshoio ,
swimming in a veiyeiect manner , and ap-
paientlv piocoedlng at the rate of eight or
nine miles an hour. Occasion , illy it plunged
into tlio water , making a noise as it a hea
weie bicaking heavily on an open bhoie , and
lashing the water into loam for yauls mound.
Fins like immcnso oaispiotinded liom its
sides. Itf length was computed at fiom 00 to
10J feet.
Workmen who weio engaged in taking up
a water pipe at Uullvllle , N. Y. , lecently
came upon a nest of Unity-five snakes of
dllleient kinds and sl/c * . The reptiles weio
torpid and were easily gatheied Into a bag
and stoied away tor futmo iiie. hater In the
daythohamo vvoikmen discovered a colony
ot lattteis near a debited spilngand jmt
them in with the other snakes. In the even
ing the bag with its contents was taken to
the vlllago tavein and placed on the kitchen
tango to thaw out. while a tlnongot men ,
each aimed with a stick , e'lgmly awaited de
velopments. Soon the heat had Its effect ,
and .suddenly the mass of bti ugglint , ' , wiith-
ingicpliles luoko iiom the bag ami daitcd
wildly mound the loom , wlieiu they wcio
soon dlpp'itched. Only one of the men was
bitten , and snake bite cure soon healed his
wound.
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KDUOATIONAh.
UlshopSpaulding , of Peoihi , Is to be the
head ot the now Catholic univeislty.
Thosalailesof college piofessois am '
iIousiyMimll. Abtathticl.in who has devoted
some attention to the subject sa > s that tin
avcia'-'o balaiy in the United States paid to si
collo.ro piofeasor Is .f 1,7)0 ,
Miss ICatoKin , a daughter of Kato Kljoto
a shl/okn of Ti > il > < i 1'u , Japan , has been 01
dercd by the de ] > aitment ol education to visll
llio United States to ttudy the loutlno ol
noimalbcliools and nm.sery establishment ;
lei thico > eai > .
The Indiana Stato'Icachoib1 associatlonat
its last meeting adopted a loolntlon calling
101 tliu appointment ot a committee to con
slder tlio advisability of Deeming lonislatlni
looking tovvaid an educational iiualltlcatloi
lorcimnty fiupciliitendents.
] ) r , J. f. Dalton , piesldont of thftColcg ! <
of phjslclans and hingeons , has hied wltl
Siipeiintt'iiiient D'Oench piaiihiind bpeeltlca
tions for the ne\\ college building in Tenth
aveiuiotHuiiJ'ilty-iiinthtohixilethbtieets , V
Y. It Is to cost about WiO.OOO. ThoMinctuiel'
to bo lour dtoiies high and 110 by Ibi tcot
The liout vvill bo ot tcn.i cotta and briek
W. W. hmlth is tlio aichltecl.
Coincll nnivcisltv Is to have anothci beau
tllul ehaptci-hoii'-o on Ctho nniveisltv cam
pus. The Kappa Alpha tiateinity will cieu
a Imlidin' ' : costing ir , OOJ. it will bo o
fatono , Imilt In ( Juccn Anne it\U ) , witli apt
a/7.i extending mound paiallcl to the cum
of the lilnlf in t.ont. Stained-glass window
and all the adornments of modem arcldtcc
turowill make It one of the most Milkliii
lioubuson the campus.
llnivaid'b financial statement showb tlm
tlio total amount ot L'ilta i ecei veil last jeai
lor immediate use was .Slfi.Uil.iH , The general
oral statement of icceipts and disbursement-
lei the > car ending Augu&t SI , IbVi , bhow
that the total income was ii.VJo-UOr , and Urn
the total expenses weio gwj.sa .bb. Receipt
exclusive ot Income , plus t ho balance of $1IK' ,
4'i-t.h'J on hand September 1. Ito-l , biing Hi
totaluptoSlKO,54S70 , On the oilier bide
tlio u.\poiscs : , plus iuvoilmcijls < ind aimih ,
] > a\mciits , amoimt to $ lJOru , iU.'J > , giving ;
balance on hand August ol , lt > 'j , of &UU ,
WELL PAID FOR LITTLE WORK
A Ilonso Investigation Committed Will Bring
to Light Some Curious Oonditions.
HOW HAINES RULED IN ILLINOIS.
Inn Voorliccs' Brilliant Son The Un
eolvctl Silver I'roblem A Iio
Session niul a Sinn 11
Amount oT Work ,
Some Who Work niul Rome Who Don'6
WA m.vim > tf , Feb. ax [ Special. ] The
Investigation which is now going on Into the
cmploje.s of the house oticpies-entatlvcs vv'lll '
probably lead to the conclusion that there
are borne men who aie veij well paid for do
ing vciy llttlo weik , while ( ithciswho do a
gieat deal of woik iccche very little pay.
Theio will ho nothing vciy stiango In this ,
and the house will In all piobablllly allow
things lo continue Just as they have done
fiom time linmemoilal. But the Investiga
tion leads a gentleman , who Is pictty well
posted on the Inside hlbtoij of the leglsla-
tine of Illinois to some , icmlnisccnccs touch
ing tlie niannei In which emplojes wcro ap
pointed under Speaker llalnes a jear or tvv
ago. "At ono time , " said lie , ' 'there were *
ninety-eight janltoisamlnpwaulsof 100 pages
on the pay loll.
' 'How did It happen that so many cm-
plojes of this chaiactor weie at woik ? "
"Oh , they did not woik , " ho icplled.
"They simply put them tlieie to draw their
pay. The iciohitioit was lushed Huongl ! ono
night , and when it was signed no.xt day It
was found tliat it simply allowed the officers
of the hodso to appoint such help as they
might find nccessaiy. 1 think , " ho con-
tinned , "thai yon will find that the pay lolls
of eveiv state goveinment have nt various
times been loaded dovv n with a class of men
who did veiy llttlo woik for the pay which
they diew so icgulaily. "
ixiinm ft ) 1119 r AT mill's IIHU.T.IANOY.
A gieat deal of surprise has1 been expiesscil ,
ov er Iho maiden speech ot Delegate Charles
Vooihi'os fiom Washington tenltoiy. lloc-
cmicdcaily in tlm week , wlienjthoblll fortho
extension ol Washington tenitory was under
discussion in Urn hou.se. Hill ot Ohio very
indiscictcly cliarged that the object of the
bill was a land giab. This biought Mr.roor -
hccs to his feet , and ho established himself
as a lemaikable , billllaut and foiclble oiatoi ;
in the Hist five minutes ot tlm discussion. Ho
has many of tlio points which make his
latlicr , Senator Dan Vooihees ot Indiana , so
eminent In tlio senate , and all tiio o who
heaid him Iho othci day piediet that theio is
a brilliant political career befoio him , if ho
chooses to follow it.
Tin : sn.vr.n coixAni : QUHSTIOX.
Just when the silver debate will besln In
the house it is difficult to picdtct. Itvvas
thought at fust that next Tuesday would see
the fust gun liicd , but thls'eannot bo now ,
and in all piobability it will bo well ulon'K
towaul the middle of Ma li befoio the finan
cial oiatois on each side of the silver question ,
will , be- able to stait the discussion. Ills
111010 ceitain than over that nothing will be
done lowaid'holvim : llio silver problem. A.
bill for unlimited coinage might pass bothi
houses , but It ceitaluly would bo vetoed by
thopicsldcnr , and theio is not enough of II
majoilty In the house or senate to pass sucha
bill over the piesldent's veto. No suspension
bill could possibly puss , and the anti-silver
men have given up all Idea of.becuring an
agreement upon n compiomlso mcasuio.
i in : SHSSION wn.i. nn LONG
Neatly three months has passed since the
icfoimeis who compose theFoity-nlnth con-
giess made Hpiinger , Mouison and olhor
shining lights of the demociallc paity prom
ise that the session would bo noticeable for
its bicvlty. Although exceptionally short ,
the session was to bo an exceedingly billiiant
one. A number ot vciy impoitant measures
weie to be acted upon , and the coming tall
was to see the icnascenco ol legislative activ
ity. The mobt important appiopilatton bills
aioslillin committee. Many of them have
not been taken up by the corimlttco aa
a whole. The Impoitaiit financial aim
commeiclal mcasiues which weio to bo
caily discussed and acted upon have not yet
been icpoitcd to the house , and theio is no
piospect tliat they will be in the i\ear \ futmc.
The t.uill bill cannot bo icpoi ted back until
the 20th of Match , audit will take a month
to discuss it in the house alone. Tlio Inlci- :
slalo commeico bill will occupy neaily as
much time , while if the honso overreaches
the bankuiptcy question , many dajs and
weeks mu&t elapse bufoio a vote can bcj
icached on tliat measine. Theio aio several
impoitant bills changing the pension laws
befoie the committees , two or tlneo lueasines
lelatlng lo shljiplng , llio Teliuanlopec rail
way bill , and vaiious mcasuics looking to
the solution of tlio labor pioblem all to bo
discussed. Fiom this outlook It IH dlfllcuit
to sec how an adjournment can possibly bo
icached beloio the end ol .July , and oven
then thuie will icmaln far moie woik un
done than Iheie will bo accomplished vvh'en
Iho speakers gavel lulls foi the last time this
session.
_
Wnttcrson Convalescent.
Louisvu.u : , Feb.20. Wattoison was kept
tree fiom exciting InteuuptloiiB to-day , the
icbiiltnctng to his advantage. Ho IB doing
as well as could bo hoped foi under the cli-
umistances , anil his slow iccuvery Is the
natuial lesnlt ot the weakness to which hit
system hud been i educed by the Kie.it btinth
oi'blx weeks of almost deathly illness ,
AVcsithcr l''or To-ilny.
Missoum VAI.MV LocalnilnsorMIOWS ;
winds Kimciully boutliwi" tcrly ; nllghtly
coldci wcaihei in noithcin poitlon ; lining
followed by tailing tcmpci.itmo in houtiioiii
poitloiL .
Beware of Scrofula
Borofula la probably more ccneial Hun any
other disease. It Is tnslilloui In diameter ,
mill manifests ItscU In running sores , pustular
eruptions , bolls , swellings , enlarged Joints ,
abscessesRonicycs , etc. Hoocl'sBarsaparllli
cxpth all trace ot scrofula fiom the blood ,
leaving It pure , enriched , ami healthy ,
" Ias \ severely afflicted with Bciofnla , nn < l
over a ycai had tworminlngsoics on my ncclr.
Took five bottles Hood's Barsaj arllla , ami ant
cmcil : " 0. K. Lovnaov , Lowell , Masa.
C. A. Arnold , Aiaolcl , Mo. , hail scrofulous
sores for seven ycais , spring ami fall. Hood'a
Saraajwllla curcil him ,
Salt Rheum
Is ono of the most disagreeable diseases caused
by Impure blood , 11 Is i eatllly cm cil by Jlocd'j
Barsararllla , Iho ei eat Wood purifier.
'William Hplcs , I'ljrl.T , O. , suffered RI caily
from crjtljifclas aiul salt ihcnin , caused by
lianilllng tobacco. At times Ids hands woulii
crack open and WccJ. Ho trkd various prou *
matloas without nlil ; finally tonic Hooil' % Bar-
taparllh , and now mys : " i amcr.thcly well. "
"My ton had salt rheum on his haiitli atvl
en the calves of his legs. Ho teed Hood's
Barsnparlll i and is entirely cuml. " J. II.
Ctunton , Mt. A'cinon , Ohio.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
? l ; lxfurfj.
' liy C I , HOOD A CO. . AKitlieiarlciLo\Ttf | ] ,
IOO poses Ono Dollar/ /