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-.-.'- ry.5iffe?5 Af - Ji ! lSlfc I iMtorgfi., j?b .lw..iwa JttamttfdfcJKta-KWjamfci .. afawtydEft., tam jjMaa mnrtaM-AAa ajt. '. M--jftX-. -A -&jaE . C 4 . 'I 'J !! PUBLISHED EVEBY THURSDAY At Flagstaff tho county Beat of Coco nino county. CURRENT COMMENT. Last year tho saloons of Xow York Sold S02.000.000 worth of beer. In ono year tho pold production of Colorado has jumped from S7.80?,000 to S12,-I9U,000. The movement to establish a nation al park nt Appomattox is meeting with much favor in Virginia and elsewhere. Ax autotroph can now bo sent over tbo long-distance telephone line be tween Paris and London, a distance of S12 miles. Xkaiily 3,500,000 cigars were manu factured last year in Missouri, an av erage of thirteen for overy man, wom an and child. llv a vote of 71 to 20 tho Arkansas house of representatives has passed a hill prohibiting tho sale or giving away of cigarettes or cigarette papers. Gkx. ItooTii, of tho Salvation array, addressed 200 ministers at Toronto, Ont., on tho Uth, and ho claimed that ho was tho successor of John Wesley nut also compared himself to Moses. Dh. Cii.uii.k8 Mo.ntkzuma, a fnll Wooded Apache, says that the only way to civilizo tho Indians is to place them in direct contact with tho whites, and compel them to earn their living hy their own labor. A mix was recently Introduced in tho Xew York legislature providing for tho punishment of wlfe-beaters by means of the whippingpost, and it was supported by tho Society for tho In vention of Cruelty to Children. The final preparations for tho wed ding of Miss Anna Gould to Count do Castellane, of I'aris, have been com pleted. Tho wedding has been ar ranged for March I at tho Gould resi dinco on l'ifth avenue. Xew York. A HKCEXT agricultural bulletin said that farm animals in tho United States were worth nearly 82,000,000,000; thero arc 15,000,000 horses, 2,!OO,000 mules, C0.000.000 cattle, including milch cows; 42,000,000 sheep and 44.000,000 hogs. It was stated by those who should know that nil arrangements had been completed for tho betrothal of Miss Consuelo Vnndcrbilt with a young English nobleman of high rank and that this would be announced shortly. Ex-.lunoE Jeue Wir.so.v, of Wash ington; Congressman Lafe I'ence, Senator Allen and J. llalston, of "Washington, are tho counsel whom tho Knights of Labor executive board liavo retained to fight tho govern ment's gold policy in tho supremo court. Rev. J. 1!. Hawthorne, pastor of tho First Baptist church at Atlanta, Ja., preached a sermon on the night of the 10th over tho telephone, and all In Atlanta, Athens, Griffith, Macon nnd JIndison wl.o had connections, listened. He did not attack R. G. Ingersoll, as had been expected, and his auditors were somewhat disappointed. It was reported that tho Elgin Na tional Watch Co., of Elgin, 111., and tha "Waltham Watch Co., of Waltham, JIass., would, In tho near future, bo consolidated and pass into tho posses sion of n British syndicate. The valu ation of the two properties is 810,000, 000. of which amount 89,000,000 will go to the Elgin company and 87,000,000 to the Waltham company. A DETAcmiKXT of Moorish cavalry has arrived at the town of Coso Blanca, a seaport of Morocco, on its way to X'cz with some ghastly trophies of war ior the sultan. These consisted of two cart loads of human heads which had heen obtained during a recent punitive expedition against tho Rahamma rebels. They have been salted In or der to preservo them, and will be pre sented to the sultan In that condition. They will afterward be exhibited on tho walls of Fez. At the Inquest on the body of John Twlss, who was hanged at Cork, Ire land, recently for an agrarian murder, the chaplain of tho prison gave evi dence that tho condemned man had de clared that he was innocent of tho crime of which ho had been convicted, and that he was the victim of police revenge. Tho jury gave a verdict stat ing that they belioved him to have heen innocent nnd that he ought to have been reprieved. The coroner coincided in this viow. Tho case has created a great sensation. Each congressman is entitled to 5125 worth of paper, pens, ink, etc., each session of congress, and if ho does not avail himself of the full extent of his privilege, he can draw tho balance In cash. This congress members havo been fortunate, as thero havo been three separate sessions, entitling them to nn aggregate stationery account of S375. Xot a dozen havo taken out their full quota of stationery and many havo drawn but a few dollars' worth. Ono account showed only 3 cents drawn during the session, while quite n num fcer wero from between 81 and S10. The fourteenth international Chris tian Endeavor convention will be held in Boston on July 10 to 14, nnd it is expected that sixty thousand delegates will attend. Great preparations are being made for the entertainment of this vast number of visitors. As far as possible, eacli stato will be given head quarters in some church. Mechanics' hall has been leased. Tho main hall will scat about eight thousand persons. Cotillion hall will bo used ns Massa chusetts headquarters and Exhibition hall for a restaurant. Two tents whicl will shelter ten thousand persons cacl. have also been leased. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Qlo'anod By Tolograph and MniL PEKSONAL AND POLITICAL The president hns signed tl.o act stablishing a national military park it Gettysburg. Pa. A n,r. was railroaded through tho lower house of tho Oklahoma legisla ture on tho 12th granting to probate judges tho right to try divorce cases nd grant divorces for fourteen differ ent causes to any person living in tho territory for ninety days. Gen. James G. Bethuxe, widely known ns the one-timo owner and man ager of Blind Tom.tho musical prodigy, died at tho homo of ills son in Wash ington, aged 91 years. Joiix 11. Goitnox, ono of tho Inventors of tho famous Gordon harvesters, tho first practical combine reapers and binders ever puton tho market, died of paralysis at Rochester, JJ Y., agul 55 years. A ruEMC meeting attended by 20,000 persons, wus held at Rio Janeiro, Brasil, to celobrate President Cleve land's decision in favor of Brazil ns against tho Argentine republic in the matter of claims to jurisdiction over the territory of Missiones. Tun contract entered into by Secre tary Carlisle for another Issue of bonds has been made public. Besides the secretary's signature to the document, it is also signed by August Belmont & Co., on behalf of Messrs. X. M. Roths child & Sons, London, nnd themselves, and by J. P. Morgan & Co., on behalf of Messrs. J. S. Morgan fc Co., London, and themselves, In Bismarck, X. 1)., by a vote of 35 to 20, after a long parliamentary strug gle, the question of resubmission of the prohibitory amendment was ilnally de feated in the house. The senate had previously voted to resubmit Senatoii Maxkersox on tho 14th corroborated tho report that ho would become tho general solicitor for the Burlington & Missouri river system after his retirement from tho senate. Skcuetauy Cahlisli: sent to tho sen ate on tho 14th a reply to tho resolu tion asking for information ns to what portion of tho gold reserve In the treasury January 1, 1893, had been used for current expenditures, nnd how much of tho fund realized from the re cent sale of bonds had been so used, and the amount required to replace tho money so used. Isac Pusr.Y GitAY, United States minister to Mexico, died very suddenly nt the City of Mexico on the 14th, of pneumonia, aged 07. Caiikoli. D. WmotiT, United States commissioner of labor, has transmitted to congress his eighth special report. Its title is tho "Housing of Working People." A hesolutiox was Introduced in the reichstng on tho 15th instructing tho federal governments of Germany to Is sue invitations for an international monetary congress, to take measures to bring about the rehabilitation of silver as a circulating medium. Senatoii Kyi.k's bill for sinking arte sian wells in nrid districts in several western states, Including Kansas, has been favorably reported by tho special committee to which it had been re ferred, consisting of Messrs. Peffer, Roach nnd Washburn. MISCELLANEOUS. A LETTElt from the secretary of war transmitting to congress an abstract of the militia force of tho United States showed the following facts: Missouri Organized strength, 2,090, including oiilcerf and men; citizens available for military duty, 330,000. Kansas Organ ized strength, 1,724; available. 100,000. Tho total of tho militia of the United States is 110,899, and tho available force unorganized is reckoned nt 9,5S2,b0iJ. Bubixkss was practically suspended throughout Georgia on tho 15th on ac count of the heavy snow. Xews recently reached Helena, Mont., of tho total extermination of n band of 2,500 sheep belonging to that city, nnd the death of Herder Watts in a blizzard near Ora a short time ago. Tho eathcr had been warmer in the nf tcrnoon and the blizzard struck them without ten minutes' warning. The Metropolitan Methodist church at Washington was becomingly deco rated on tho 15th in honor of the con vention of tho W. C. T. U. The prin cipal object of tho gathering wns to call tho attention of congress to the polyglot petition which had arrived after a journey around tho world and boro the signatures of more than 0,000, 000 people of all nationalities. The Waters-Pierco Oil Co.s ware house, nt Dallas, Tox., containing 500, 000 gallons of oil was burned. A xew lnbororgunization was formed at Columbus, O., on tho 14th, to be known as the Independent Order of the Knights of Labor. Tho officers ore: General master workman, William B. Wilson, of Blossburg, Pa.; general worthy foreman, James L. Michaels, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; general secretary treasurer, Charles R. Martin, of Tiffin, O. Tho new organization, it was claimed, would start with a member ship of about 20,000. Sxow fell at Xew Orleans on tho 14th, covering the ground to the depth of about an inch a sight not witnessed there for nearly twenty years. Two trains on tho Castle Shannon railroad collided in the tunnel near Monongahcla, Pa., and five men were hurt and an engine and twenty-five cars demolished. Ix Constantinople, between tho fith and lath Inst., there were sixty-one cases of cholera and twenty-nino deaths from that disease. The public school building at La mont, la., wns totally destroyed by fire while school was in session. Tho fire cnuglit from the furnace. Alfred Brown, one of tho pupils, was fatally injured and Clarence Lake, another pupil, had his leg broken. TmtKK men havo met death in tho past few d.iys on tho strip of land added to Burt county, Xob., by nccre- tion on tlie Missouri river and the mur lerer cannot bo punished since neither Nebraska nor Iowa claim jurisdiction jver the disputed territory. CLKAMxaliouse returns for the prin cipal cities of tho United States for the week ended February 15 showed nn average increase as compared with the, corresponding week Jast year of 5.1; in Now York the increase was 9.1. Failuiies for tho week ended Feb ruary 15 (Dun's report) wore 370 in the United States against 323 lastycar,and 51 in Canada against 55 last year. Claha K. broke the world's Ico trot ting record for tho distanco at Hamil ton, Ont., on the 15th. Sho mado 5 miles in 12:40K". Dux's review of trade on tho 10th said that two obstacles blocked the path of trade, one being the cheapness of farm products and the other, the re stricted operations in the industries. Tho corn crop is reported undeniably short nnd the wheat and cotton sup plies are Bald to be far behind the world's demands. Trade In woolens was by no means satisfactory, though fairly largo in volume. The West Chester temporary homo at Whlto Plains, X. Y.. was totally de stroyed by flro on the night of tho 15th. Tho building contained 200 children, ranging from 1 to 15 years of age. Tho lire originated from a defcctlvo flue. Tho llttlo ones were sound asleep. Most of the children's wearing apparel was destroyed and they suffered in tensely from the cold, but all escaped uninjured. Two school children, brother and sister, aged 10 and 12 years, were frozen to death in Clover district, near Par sons, W. Va. They were found locked in ench other's arms and the brother had wrapped his sister in his coat. C. J. Bowman, agent for tho Wabash railway, at Rivcrton, 111., committed suicido to avoid arrest for embezzle ment. The bodies of two boys who hnd been frozen to death wero found on the Pennsylvania road in Westmoreland county, Pa. Thoy were supposed to be tho two sons of John Caullicld.of Johns town, who were sent to school, but who went skating and wero afraid to return home. The recent storm cost Gloucester, Mnss., nineteen lives and two vessels besides thousands of dollars damago to vessels which were saved. JunoE Bakeii, of tho United States court nt Indianapolis, Ind., in tho suit of tho International Typographical union against Theodore P. Haughoy and other directors of tho late Indian apolis national bank, held that bank directors who sign falso reports of a bank's condition were liable for the amounts lost by depositors of tho bank in case of its failure. Coi.umiiia post, G. A. R., gave a ban quet nt Chicago on tho 14th and the members of tho ex-Confederate asso ciation, of Chicago, were invited ns guests. Mnj. Warner, of Knnsas City, past commander-in-chief, responded to tho toast "1801-1805." The schooner H. C Holbcrg, Cnpt Martin, on arrival at San Diego, Cnl., was seized by Collector Fisher on tho charge of having delivered arms to the revolutionists at the Hawaiian' Island. The Indianapolis (Ind.) Abattoir Co. suffered a loss well up Into thousands by Are caused by a gas explosion. An employe named Henry Temperly. who struck the match that caused tho ex plosion, was horribly burned. His face was left raw and his right hand was cooked. Another employe was also severely burned. The annual meeting of tho Asso ciated press began on the 13th at Chi cago. At night a banquet was given by tb,e eastern members at the Grand Pacific hotel. At Meadvllle, Pa., an explosion oi natural gas wrecked tho store and dwelling of Georgo II. Sutler, killed one man and seriously injured three others. AimiTIONAL IJIM'ATCIIKS. Ami. Ti.so, tho Chinese naval com mander at Wei-Hai-Wel, has com mitted suicide on account of the re verses of tho Chinese forces. Com modore Liu and Gen. Chang havo nlso taken their own lives for the same reason. A disastrous collision occurred at midnight on tho 10th at "Headman's Cut," near Guthrie, Ok., on the Santa Fc, between a fast stock train nnd the southbound express. Two men were killed and seven seriously injured. Seventy head of cattle wero also de stroyed, besides 830,000 worth of roll ing stock. The cause was due to a misintcrpictation of orders by the freight engineer. Madok YoitKi:, n soprano singer with tho "Baggage Check" company, was shot nnd almost instantly killed at Zeiss' hotel in Philadelphia by James P. Gentry, n comedian of Col lier's "Back Number" company. No motive was known for the crime unless It was jealousy. The Brooklyn trolley strike was offi cially declared off after n twelve-hour session of the Knights of Labor leaders. Music hall, the largest place of amusement in Buffalo, X. Y., burned on tho morning of the 18th. The loss was about 875,000. A hecent special from Hennessey. Ok., said that an appeal for aid had been Issued by settlers in the strip. Hundreds of families were absolutely starving, eating prairie dogs and horses. The suffering wns unparalleled. Cattle had been dying in droves as a result of tho unprecedented "northers" which had visited tho territory within tho past few weeks. The white ribboners nt Washington on tho 10th discussed the special needs of the W. C. T. U. in the national cap ital anu now tnoso needs could be met. Great enthusiasm was created by the reading of a telegram from Missouri stating that the house and senate com mittees of that state iind reached a woman's suffrage bill, IN the senate on the 10th a warm financial debate took place, Messrs. Wolcott, Lodge and Teller denouncing the president and arraigning the ad ministration for its recent bond con tract The agricultural appi opriation bill was afterwards taken up. The house concluded the general debato on the naval appropriation bill. Twelve pension bills were then nassed. the general deficiency bill was reported, cairying 80,018,574, and eulogies dcliv eieil on the late Senator Colq'-.itt, of Ueoi-giu. MURDERER LYNCHED Tho County Jail at Kingston, Mo., Raided by a Mob. A COLORED WIFE MURDERER SHOT. A Santa Fe Passenger Wrecked at Pitts burg, Kuu., anil Three Perilous In juredAn Actress Shot Three Children Suffocated. IIamiltox, Mo., Fob. 18. About 1 o'clock yesterday morning n mob of forty or fifty men raided the, jail nt Kingston, seized nnd bound tho jailer, Sheriff Ooldsworthy, and upon his re fusal to open the coll door where the prisoners wero confined, they fired sev eral shots through openings in tho grat ing, killing tho legless colored man, George Tracy, confined on a charge of wife murder. Six other prisoners were In tho sarao cell, but they wero not mo lested. All tho circumstances go to show that colored men, tho most of them living In this place, did the work. While the citizens In this county arc law-abiding and are opposed to mob law, yet tho sentiment is that n good job was done and tho community well rid of a brutal murderer and desperate character. Tracy was held on the chargo of shooting his wife while in bed in this city about a month ago, and tho evidence taken before the coroner made a strong case of deliberate mur der, although ho claimed that his wife shot herself. THAIXS MEET AT A CKOS8IXO. Pittshuho, Kan., Feb. 18. A colli sion occurred Saturday evening be tween a Santa Fe passenger and a Mis rouri Pacific freight train at the cross ing in this city. Every coach in tho passenger train wns thrown from the track and rolled down a 10-foot em bankment Tho Missouri Pacific en gine was also thrown from tho track and down the embankment Con ductor Ramsay, of the Santa Fe, wns badly injured, nnd a leg of Deputy Sheriff Adsit, of this county, wns brok en. Miss Laura James' legs wero both broken nnd she was injured internally. A number of other passengers wero in jured, but not seriously. Tho blame for the collision is laid upon the Santa Fe engineer, who ran over the crossing without signaling. AX ACTI1ESS SHOT. Philadelphia, Feb. 18. Miss Madge Yorkc. n soprano singer with the "Bag gage Check" company, wns shot and almost instantly killed last night at Zeiss' hotel in tills city by James 1. Gentry, a comedian of Collier's "Back Number" company. Gentry escaped and up to a lat9 hour had not been captured. Xo motive was known for the crime unless it was jealousy. THItEE CIIILIHIEX SUFFOCATED. Gits.Yi.ixo, Mich., Fob. 18. Three children, aged 0, 0 and 4 years respect ively, lost their lives in a ilrent Lewis ton, Saturday night. Tho children had been put to bed while their father, Ell Seymour, and wife attended u Maccabees' dance. When they returned thtt house was in flames. When tho Are had been sufficiently extinguished to enter the house, tho children were found dead sido by side in bed. HORTICULTURALISTS CONFER. Tho Missouri Valley Association Considers Fruit Crops anil Prospects. Kansvs City, Mo., Fob. 18. The Missouri Valley Horticultural society held a meeting in this city Saturday. Members were present from Weston, Parkville, Westport, Mo., and Kansas City, Rosedalc, Edwardsvlllo and Ar gentine, Kan. Mr. Pollard presented statistics show ing that Missouri occupied third placo umong tho states in tho valuu of its horticultural products. Tills year's crop averaged per acre for apples, 8300; strawberries, 8100; plums, 8200. nnd cherries, S150. One member reported having realized 8"00 from ono acre of Ben Davis apple trees. Reports on the condition of tho peach crop indicate that tho severe cold weather has destroyed most of tho buds in this vicinity, tho ncr cent of those injured vnrying from 3 to 25 per cent, according to the location of the orchards. RIOT WAS EMMINENT. Constable Fatally Cut anil Others Iladl lleaten In Oklahoma. Pekiiy, Ok., Feb. 18.' In a frcc-for-oll light, which was started by two drunken men at Ingalls, Ok., Consta ble Irvine was cut" nearly to pieces and cannot live, nnd a half 'dozen men were badly beaten up. A man named Jones and one named Albright got into a row over some trivial matter and before tho fight wns stopped twenty men took a hand and blood flowed freely. Six of the combatants are under arrest. At ono timo a perfect riot urns immi nent. MANY SHIPS OVERDUE. Probably Two Hundred Seamen Lost Dur ing the Last Orcut Storm. Xew York, Feb. IS. It seems quite certain now that the death list of tho recent ocean storm will reach over 300. About twenty coastwise sailing ships are so long overdue that It Is doubtful If any of them ever mako port again. They average ten men to a crew. Most of them nro owned by Xew Yorkers. Iladly HurniMl by u (Jas Explosion. Cakthaoe, Mo., Feb. 18. While thawing out a gas plpo at tho woolen mill, Charles Perry, a workman, per mitted tho room to 1111 with gas and then lit a match. An explosion fol lowed and Perry was knocked sense less to the floor, his mustache burned off and his hair burned to tho rim of his hat, whilo his face, neck and hands were burned to a blister. Territorial Omnibus Hill. Washington, Feb. 18. Senator Du bois has' offered resolutions from the legislatures of tho states of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, asking that tho omnibus bill bringing into tho union the territories of Arizona, Xew Mexico and Oklahoma bo passed. Tho fact that tho matter had attracted at tention in so many states created somo comment among senators. CONGRESS. Condensed Proceedings of the Senate and House. The sonata on the 8th, by a vote ot M to 2J decided to inaugurate- the project of laying a cable from tbe Pacific coast to Hawaii. It came In tho form of an amendment to the diplomatic bill und appropriates $ 00,OOT to bo gin the work and authorizes the president to contract for the cntlro work, estimated to cost .1,000,000. The consular bill as amended passed. Mr. Peffer offered a resolution, which was adopted, calling on the Judlcary committee to report his resolution for an Inquiry as to the legal right of the secretary of tho treasury to Issue bonds. After eulogies to the late Sen ator Stockbrldge the senate adjourned. ...The house In committee of tho whole agreed to put clerks of members on the pay roll at I10J per month. Instead uf during the session. Seeril conforenco reports were agrcod to. and after eulogies upon the late HepresentitWo Wright, of Pennsylvania, tho house adjourned. The financial question again came to the front In tho senate on tho I lth, when Mr. tllll presented a resolution defining tho policy of tho government to pay its bonds In gold In case the parity between gold and silver could not bo maintained. Tho matter led to a long debate, but went over for tho day. Tho president sent In a special message,! n response to a resolution, on the Bchrlng. sea question. The further busi ness transacted was purely of a routine nature. ....The house dctotcd the whole day to consid eration of tho legislative appropriation bill In commtttco of the whole. The bill was nearly completed. A bill to provide for coinage at the branch mint at Denver passed. In tho senate on the 12th Mr. CuIIom present ed a memorial from various trades and trans portation associations In Chicago asking legis lation for protection from express robbers and train wreckers. Mr. Gray reported ndversoly the resolution for the election of senators by tho people. Mr. Jones (Ark.) reported tno fi nancial committee bill tor tho unlimited coin ago of silver. Tho proceedings of the senate wero mostly routine. Several pension bills pnhsed... .The bouse was In committee of tho whole considering tho legislative. Judicial and executho appropriation bill. When tho bill was reported back to thehouso tho contest was resumed against tho provision for annualclerks to members. Mr. Dockcry pointed out that the annual clerks would cost 3M.000 bef oro the next congress actually assembled. A jca and n.iy vote was taken on tho amendment for the an nual clerks and It was defeated and the bill p-ssed. The financial question again occasioned a spirited debate in the senate on the Uth. brought on by a bill offered by Mr. Vilas grant ing tho president authority bo had requested to issuo 3 rcr rent, bonds. Mr. Sherman of fered a substitute for tho Jonos bill heretofore reported providing for gold bonds nnd tempora ry gold certificates. Tho house resolution was adopted extending the time for making returns on the incomo tax to April 15. .Tho day In tho nouso was devoted to District of Columbia business. During tho debato Mr. Van Voorhls, Introduced a resolution calling upon tho com mittee on was nnd means to furnish to tho house the contract ot the recent bond negotia tion and such other Information as tho secre tary ot tho treasury had communicated to tho committee. Mr. Wilson Immediately Informed tho houso tho majority report upon the Joint resolution prot Idlng for 3 per cent, gold bonds, which had been favorably acted upon by tho committee, would coutaln a copy of the much dcslrod contract. The senate on the Hth voted to mako no change In tho present railway mall system. Tho post office appropriation bill as reported gave tho postmaster-general complete discre tion in expending $1,Sj0,0 for postal cars and cut off the present fast mall line from north to south. Tho bill was debated all day and tho senate refused to do away with tho fast mall line from New England to the south and also declined to extend the policy for subsidizing fast mall lines. The response of Secretary Carllslo giving tho condition ot the treasury was received The only feature of the house proceedings of any general Interest was tho ncuato upon and defeat of the resolution by which it was proposed to authorize the issue of 145,000,030 of 3 per cent, gold bonds to substi tute for the thirty-year bonds soli by Secrc tory Carllslo under the lato contract. The de bate was full of Interest Messrs. Wilson, Hopkins. Hatch. Hrjau, Heed nnd others took part In the debate and at b o'clock the special order was called the third reading of tho res olution, which tho house refused by a vote of 120 yeas to 167. na s, and tho third defeat ot tho administration plan to relieve tho treasury was recorded. An analysis ot the vote showed C9 democrats and 31 republicans for tho resolu tloa and 03 democrats, 0! republicans and 7 populists against. The senato on the Uth passed tho post office appropriation bill. All amendments cutting down the fast mail service north and south wero voted down. Tho pooling bill was taken up long enough to enable Mr. Uutlcr to mako a speech in Its support. The flnanco committee favorably reported the bill repealing tho one tenth discriminating duty on sugar from coun- trios paying a bounty. Several local bills passed and tho agricultural bill was nearly completed .. Tho hn.e considered tho naval appropriation bill and devoted tho day to general debate. Tho bill carries $31,807,023, and authorizes three new line of battle ships and twelve torpedo boats. The senate amendments to tho bill extending the time for making Incomo tax returns were disagreed to and tho bill sent to conteicncc. At tho night session pension bills were considered. In the Host. Kcntuckiuns are always proud of their state in whatever department of human labor they may hold place. Xot long ago a widow went to see a marble cutter to get a tombstone for her late husband. 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