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VOL. I. NUMBER 62.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1884.
PRICE 2 CENTS
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
Indian Affairs Discussed Treasury
Note-i and Silver Dollars Land
Grants and Naval Affairs.
WiMii.si.ioN, De. I'. lix the Senate to-day
thy introduced yesterday by Seiia-
t jt Wa, din ctin the Committee on Indian
Allairn to i:; v -tipi!e the alleged illegal
1. ;w i,t .- tiii; land in the Indian Terri-At-fy,
'.v.h iiijiindtd o as to include Indian
reservations.
I'itir.'io f. int-iidid that many of these
laud vere not needed ly the Indian.', and
fit- ad.tKMtcd the opnm, of tho Oklahoma
t-rii.iry to t ttl in rit.
1 ho revolution m amended was agreed to.
Mr. M-li;, r-on introduced a bill directing
the Seerttury of the Treasury to discontinue
tlu i- -r.ar.ee of treasury note.- of denomination-.
I than and to cea-e the regular
WiO::th!y fwiu-if of ttu. standard sihvr dol
lar and i--ue i'i lieu thm-of .silver tvrtiticete
fr bullion dt'iM4ud in the United State
mint;.
At th ir o'.,n r-ir.e.t, Mr. Mandernon was
eTs-ij-rd from further service on the Corn-r-it'ee
on (Maim. Mr. Siater from the Ju-d'a-ify
'oi:tmit?e", Mr. Morgan from the
Commi'teti oa Indian A flairs, and Mr.
1) tv. from the committee to examine the
.evt r il bnnche of the civil service.
On inothm of Mr. Sherman, the hefeet
committee of Ii-l -,.-.un were continued
f , th : present eshn, and the presiding
od'.cef w s aathori d to till vacancies.
At 1:1. a m-.: '. was received from the
President trar;-imittiiii number of exeeu
ti e nomination.
Mr. Slater irave notice that on Monday
i:ett he should ire to final action tho
bill reported by the Committee on lHiblic
Land-, forfeiting railroad grants in Ore
gon. At 1:17 th- Senate went into executive
' At 1:1' th door ware opened and Uie
Seii.ito adjourned till to-morrow.
The House
W.v-tiTiMirox, Dee. 'Hie Home to-day
non-cn;icnrred in the Senate amendment to
the bill f rf itinir the unearned fund granted
to the Atlantic A I'acitic Railroad Company
tor. id in the construction of a railroad from
Mi ouri and ArkaiKH to the I'acitic coast,
and ordered a committee of conference.
The House went into committee of tho
whole on the bill makim provision for the
support of the navy for the six months of the
f ed ye;-r ending June oO, lSl, Mr. Cox
N. V.) in the chair. General debate was
dispt.-twd with, and tho bill was considered
by paragraphs, ruder the live-minute rule.
There was no debate on tho bill, which
was agreed to as it carne from tho Appropri
ation Committee, and it was reported to the
Hon -e and pa-Med.
The Inter-State Commerce bill cam? up
as unfinished business. Air. Seymour
(Coiiu.) favored the centra! features of the
bill.
Mr. f.onr pro'vded to point out the dif
f ft nc betueva the coaMoittee" bill and
that of Ktan pirtin the measure com
iiu; fi'oui the committee.
Mr. IVt. rs (Kan.) started out with the
proposition that tho cost of tran-iortation
t marlift was h direct tax upon production
which did not increase the value of the pro
duct in its market, but came from the rockets
of the prodneer, and that any extortionate
rate charged fy common carriers iinpovtr-i-he.l
the producers alone. The evidence
that wrun,' ha Int-n perpetrated by common
carriers upon the prod ucers is found in the
fact that nearly every State in the Union
lejidattd upon the subject in action
vhirh Congress has taken for tho past ten
years.
Oa motion of Mr. Morrison it was ordered
tirvt whtn the House adjourned to-morrow it
b to meet Monday next.
MrAnder-on (Kan.) obtained the floor,
but at r.:.V p. m. tfie House adjourned.
For Their Honored Statesman.
ArorsxA, Me., Dec. H. The electoral col
lege of Maine cast ballots for Blaine and
IiT in today. Kx-(iov. Aimer Coburn, who
wr.s ehcted president of the college and who
w,n taken sudd- nly ill last niht, was un
n!.!e to attend the session this morning.
Tlie college substituted Iilaine's nearest
neighbor, Jo-'ei tr Hainan, in his place as
rhetor. John Ca-e was chosen president.
Tl;e Governor and Council came in a body
to witness the casting of tfie vote.
Missouri Rates Restored.
Cut' oo, I) -c. The c neral managers
of tfie roads ieatlin to the Missouri river
t-'v-day ador t. d an agreement to restore all
r ie. beu'inni't to-rrorrow. Tho contract
is to list f r t-vo ears, the privilege Ixuntf
bI!ov,1 any road to withdraw from the
4, rrveni 'nt by ri v i n notice prior to Dec. IU,
lX I f.e rate from Chicago to all Missouri
river points i tx d at f rj.."-"); from Chicago
to St. Louis and St. I,ouis to Kansas City,
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Vill Accept Gladly.
Cnti o Dec. 'X I. W. Doan, of this
city, nnd V. H. Kelly, of St. Tanl, Minn.,
l nt Thanksgiving evening with Cleveland,
vhtv i ur'il lT tfietn to pctvpt the lu
p;:;i'i!i s of Ch.ieng To thi Clevef.-md re-p-'ied
th t a- h . h.-.d never visifed the Vet
wot;!d l" glad t do o. He intimatf d
th it i.".M ivaept tho invitation as poou
af!er t. e ta rj"ir;Uioa n possible.
The ShepKrd Gone Astray.
Ct a (h, IVc. X Mar dial Wm. G.
Milr. f t'lin?. Mich., with SlwriT Tierce,
of this c "uity, went to Middieneld l t night
nrvl arret"d '"anu-s Ho-- for forgery com-
ndf'rd in that Sfat-. Il" came to Middl--f-td
' s-1- M iv. He i forty-fir yrar old
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Will Tak an Appeal.
.r-v UK, iVo, C apit dis intTe?Hl
ri t': !)f n!n:iMi t h-photie pt-nt m-t
t' ii ;f'. r'-.-x-'i hm-I i.MrinitTMe,ly ?grfd to
tne ri ; eat f.-'n th font dMMi'm of
.t'j,,. r: f virof t' l il hu( !io!ic
Coo, -,;?y t a l't:ited S ate Supri"f
Court,
Vtil Liv Looker.
CjHr ?'v:r, D--e. :'. At th rpsi of '.,
1 i; i - - i r i- fforvrtjof H'vislly
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HOLCOMB'S TRIAL.
The Question of Admitting an Insur
ance Policy.
Jacksoy, Mich., Dec. I?. Oa the opeiuug
of court in the Holcomb ca.-e this morning,
argument was heard as to the admi.-?ibility
of Kenzie'.s evid -ace in relation to what he
s,iw and heard on tho Sunday of the tout
ing in Holcouda wood.-:. Thy court ruled
it out.
Several witness were calLd for who
couldn't be found, and .Mr. Gih.-un a-sked, in
a long argument, that the. in-urunce ilicy
taken cut up-oa Jacob D. Crou. fi's life, by
Dan Ho'.coiub fe allo'.ved a.- evidence.
He alleged that Holeomb Jiad
faUiiitd in the application, us to
the old man's age, ami thus showed
animus. (Jov. Blair said if the transaction
was honest llolcorub wouldn't have falsified
as to the a,'e, for if he had told tfie truth fie
couldn't have got the policy at all. If a man
adopt a number of M'hem against a man's
life und abandon all but one, does it not
show how Holeomb felt toward tho old man?
Fraer and Wilson argued that Holeomb
wouldn't be scheming for the old man's life
for -VJ), when, as a fact, Mr. Crouch whs a
very wealthy man hnd Holeomb would be
heir to a large amount when the old man
died, for at tfie time the policy was grnnted
Kuniae (hooch was not yi t marrii d to White,
and there was one heir h s to the estate.
Did the court wish tho jury to believe that
Holeomb murdered the woman who as a
child he ha'i given a homo for l.ajears when
fier mother died? Tfie jury would believe so
if tfie policv was put in. Judge Gridley in
reserving Lis ruling took occasion to say
that perhaps the people thought the rulings
of tho court too strict, or that fie did not ad
mit all the testimony that should go in.
Ho said lie cared not for out.- ule clamor, but
he should rule as seemed right to him, ami
if he knjiw his own heart, his only desire was
to give tfie defendant and tho people equal
justice.
The International Fair.
Sr. Louis, Mo., Dec. s. The International
Association of Fairs and Exhibitions con
vened tins morning at tho Southern Hotel
with Julius Wrdsh in tho chair. Festns J.
Wade, Secretary. K'epre.entaties wire
present from tfie State Fair Associations of
Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,
Wisconsin. Montreal and ()uc-b?c. The ob
ject being to secure a uniform system of fair
management. A report was read from the
committee on management of tfie World's
Fair in IMrJ, to bv held in St. Louis, to com
memorate the discovery of America. A
charter was recommended and a committee
appointed to obtain a recognition of tfio as
sociation from Congress. Tho association
meets again to-morrow.
The Brand-Leman Case.
Chicago, Dec. 3. Thero were no develop
ments of importance in tho ISrand-Leman
case to-d-ty. Tfie governor heard tho testi
mony of Wm. II. AV right, printer, who set
up tho bogus tickets. His tetimony was
merely confirmatory of that taken yesterday.
The citizens' committee held an adjourned
meeting this afternson, and measures were
taken and a committee appointed to raise
funds for the prosecution of the frauds.
The general opinion seems to bo that it will
be dillicult to obtain evidence of sufficient
character to obtain the conviction under the
state laws.
Six for Cleveland.
Wiieeijno, Dec. o. At ten o'clock this
morning the Presidential Electors of West
Virginia, met nt the State House and cast
tfie six electoral votes of tho State for Cleve
land and Hendricks.
An Old Gang Receives Credit.
Lancasteu, Pa.. Dec. P. The several burg
laries committed last night in the eastern
part of tfie county are credited to tho Welsh
Mountain gang.
As Vas Expected.
Feaskfout, Ky., Dec. 'X The Kentucky
electoral college met to-day and cast tho
electoral vote of tho Stato for Cleveland and
Hendricks.
We Knew It Would.
Anxatoi.is, Md.t Dec. 'X The Maryland
electoral college cast its vote for Cleveland
and Hendricks to-day.
Ti;ij:;KAriuc niti:viTH;s.
The Erie road is selling tickets from New
York to Chicago for ?..V)f and the West
Shore offers to meet tfie cut.
Protests against the proposed increase of
the French duty on grain have been made by
Kussia and the United States.
The National Council of Switzerland
elected M. Hoe-ssel President of the Republic
and M. I'.ezola Vice President.
The latent rumor in Paris regarding Miss
Mnckey is that she is about to marry Don
Fernando Coloana, prince of Galatro.
The opening of tfu American Ehctrienl
exhibition, lloton, has been jMstoned until
December at the request of many large
exhibitor.
Iowa will !o well represented nt the
World's Exposition, over tight n carloads
of products and exhibits of women's work
having b'en sent there.
St. I)uis business men ar rntion to
make that city the o-ntrrd nrnl controlling
wm)1 market of the we!, and ar co-op rat
ing heartily to accomplish their purport.
Tho Chairman of the EAtoutivp Commit
fen on tfie Improvement of ' W-?ern Water
Way ha isiud a call to the comrnitt to
niet at Wnhingtonfor consultation Jan. i:
Gorg Ixankin of Wods Una, Fa., while
car 1 4'!y hm-iling s shotgnn on Suturdiy,
accidentally shot and kilhd hi' agfd mother.
The joutig inn dd not Know the gun was
load d.
M. T,a dl i, the famou- Knrifone of the
Gru:d Opera Ib";- P.irM. . ? 1- ;tn ji
gigmnt jth Mr, Maric Sffiios . h to go
to America within fe-. f" U t rice
ngre d upon i francs f.,f each p f forni
a:ir, Edward Condit, a forg.-r ia jsil Jery
City. avv .1 tltfoMh f c- U d or. hkr I u
(set ifi ud l -i :i'!f-'!t on dat y, v r? d
uti ir-'-i fapjf fi'i V- -f "i r .' i'o-t, !
i rAnt!;t v! V- catting th br of th"
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la inor of t'- Tie of Hi!t.--rF.
B'.fi. of fhir-igo, trs, 'rr C. Sforr;
;t Mf. hfonj tMe pe.-.f.,f
fr-MO ;r.h-r of f .(- I ' v-f '""! n i'i-!t
to n.p-i lJ t "' a p1' ; r t'o J t ' r j ? !
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MEN'S MISFORTUNES.
A SHIP AND HER CREW LOST.
Tfie Schooner Mary Joseph Uoes Down
Vitfi All on Board A Terrific
Railroad Collision.
Halifax, Dec. 3. The following particu
lars regarding the loss of the bt'hoontr Mary
Joseph, at Channel, N. F., with all onboard,
hos just been received here. The Mary
Joseph sailed from North Sydney, Nov. 15),
called at Ingoni-h and sailed from there on
tfie twenty-second, taking oi!o woman named
Kato Williams as a passenger. The crew
consisted, of Captain Scott, Frank
Ualhf and his son. Michael Pelite
and Charles Neyse, all of the channel
schooner ih i-sie which arrived at north Syd
ney to-day from Channel. He reports that
tfie mast of tho Mary Joseph was picked up
m ar that place to-day, which makes it sure
that vessel v;?s lost. None of the bodies
have Ih en recovered.
A Terrific Collision.
Pout Deposit, Mo., Dec. :k Passenger
train No. H, going west on tho Philadelphia
and Baltimore Central road, collided with
freight train No. 71, going east, at Oxford,
Pa., to-day. Tho engines came together pi
lot to pilot with territlic force, completely
demolishing tfie pilots, the front ends of
both e ngines, wrecking tho Adams express
car. Howard Taylor, the baggagemaster,
was taktn out of the ruins in an unconscious
condition, but was not fatally injured. Con
ductor W. D. Taylor was badly burned.
Several passengers were thrown from their
seats and received bruises. The track was
cleared after several hours detention to
traius.
A Woman's Suicide.
Pohtaoe, Wis., Dec. 3. Mrs. Christian
son, a Norwegian woman, of Lewiston, Wis.,
has been in tho habit of ill-using her 15-old-daughter,
and on Sunday beat her badly.
The girl then left her mothers and went to
a neighbor's. A doctor who was sent for
found her arms and back bruised. The girl
refused to go back to her mother. Monday
the neighbors of the woman were attracted
to her house by the bellowing of her stock
for food. They suspected something wroug,
and found the woman had committed sui
cide. Mysterious Death of a Hermit.
Camubidoe, Mo., Dec. 3.- Tho intelligence
reached here this evening that the house of
Gilbert TTarley, situated in Bucktown dis
trict, burned to Ifio ground last' night, and
Mr. Hurley was consumed in the flames.
Tho head was found on the opposite side
of the room tho body and tho neck appeared
as though it had been cut off with a sharp
instrument. There is little doubt that Hur
ley was first murdered and the building set
on fire to conceal tho crime. Tho house was
situated in the heart of a swamp, some dis
tance from any neighbor. Hurley lived
alone.
Sad and Horrible Accident.
PiTTsncF.on, Pa., Dec. 3. George Hart,
aged sixty-live, employed at the Keystone
Iron Works, while engaged at his duties this
afternoon was caught and drawn into a rap
idly revolving wheel. Every effort was
made to save him, but before the machinery
stopped his arms and head were severed
from Ids body. He leaves a family.
An Elector Suddenly Sick.
Augusta, Me., Dec. 3. This morning the
venerable ex-Governor Abner Coburn, who
was yesterday elected President of the Elec
toral College, was taken alarmingly ill. Tho
college chose John D. Richardson, of Bath,
to convey the record of its vote to Washing
ton. A Way They Have in Texas.
Washington, Dec. 3. The postofiice de
partment is informed that Casar Bazaar,
postmaster at Carco, Texas, has been mur
dered by Mexicans, his office pillaged, all
stamps ank money taken. Bazaar was only
appointed on the 14th ultimo.
Death of Rev, Luke Davis.
Bingitamton, N. Y., Dec. 2.Rev. Luke
Davis died yesterday, aged 77. He graduated
from Madison university in IS 10, and
preached in several prominent Baptist
churches in this State, Michigan, Indiana,
Wisconsin, and Ohio.
A Curious Case.
Dayton, ()., Dec. 'XK ieculiar case has
just transpired at the Orphans' home in
Xenia. A little girl, Julia B. Follansbce,
was sick iu tho hospital, and, as is tho cus
tom in cases when fatal results are feared,
the mother was notified. She resides in
Cleveland, and as soon ns she arrived she
found fault with tho attending physician,
who is an nlopath. She wanted a homeo
pathic physician and applied to Supt. Alex
ander for permission to employ one at her
own exjnfe. This was refused, and the
mother declined to administer the regular
physician's medicine. Tfie matron was di
rected to administer th medicine, but the
mother protested, and finally went to Xenia,
employed an attorney, and obtained a tem
porary injunction enjoining Snpt. Axandor,
Dr. Jon" ami Matron Hardest)- from pre
venting her in having such phyicinn a she
choo to administer to the child.
Labor Notes.
The Pennsylvania company has discharged
over eleven hundred turn employed on it
line of rails, making n saving of 2,0U) per
month. Work hi brn rcnnml ly tfie
Schuylkill ro'dingmill nt Port Clinton,
P nnj Ivrxnii, and by the agricultural im
r !-!urtit factory if Uiip 11 , (. nt ss.
i '!. o!ui. 1 fi F.Tgar Thotn tl wirk
nt PifflTirj?, employing fitf l)in;anil mu,
inf. to hut lo-n till Jnnniry, A tlint
gl.is.j fneiTy fn ih lifter city mncfjrd it
r T'T for n rrdnfj.n of wTsra, Pnf ff,o
sorktu n nt twa hp. ncrrpff-..! n rnt rfe.
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THE OTHER SIDE.
What Rev. Mr. Hallack Has to Say of
the "Post" Trade.
Will you kindly give placo to the following
explanation, since your former reference to
the iale of the Saturday iatt and the dilli
culty arising thtrefjom U nomewhat mis
leading? It is now more tfmn tliree months vincv
Mr. Faircfiild firtt wrote me desiring to trade
his jmper, the Alcona County .VrVc, for the
I'ust. He wrote at tho same time to Hon.
M. C. Burch and to W. O. Beckwith, as per
soual friends, nuking ttieir assUtance iu
making the exchange. I declined a trade at
first, but offered to hell. After one or two
more letters, however, I went to Harrisville
and spent about three hours of daylight in
looking over his office and the village. I
made him no offer, but he was so anxiou
for a trade that he followed me back, arriv
ing only one day lehind myself, and e ient
tliree days here'. He made an offer winch,
after his return home, I accepted, but which
he immediately clianged. After consider
able delay and more correspondence, I again
accepted his protosition. He came here
again, but being unable to complete the
exchange under three or four days, we drew
and signed a formal contract and he re
turned home. Said contract bears date Oct.
'22. On the day I expected to consummate
the matter he telegraphed that he could not
go on w ith the bargain because of difficulties
nt that end of the arrangement. Thus the
matter rested for a time, but was again
renewed by him, hud the third time 1 ac
cepted his proposition. He came to this
place again and the final exchange of papers
took place two weeks ago last Friday, pos
session being deferred one week at his re
quest. He came and took formal possession
of tfie Pout on Monday morning of last week
instead of Wednesday as was stated, and in
stead of going immediately to secure iosses
sion of my purchase, which I certainly should
have dono had I been conscious of any at
tempt at deception, which he was then cer
tain to discover, I remained to help him in
getting started with the Post. Wednesday
afternoon ho astonished mo by a sudden
proposition to "throw the thing up
and return home," alleging not
that he had been deceived, but "that his
family were ice-bound up north and could
not get hero; that Providence seemed to be
against him, and he believed he was doing
wrong in attempting to make a change." I
attributed it to a fit of the "blues" a little
home-sick that would soon pass away,' but
after thinking it over that night concluded
that, blues or whatever it was, he was too
unreliable to trust and I had best move at
once to secure myself against loss. My sus
picious wt're confirmed the next morning by
his boarding, nt Owosso, tho same train by
which I was going north.
I submit it not only to newspaper men
but to any person of good sense, that tfie
charge of deception is not admissablo in
view of the length of timo taken by Mr.
Fairchild to consummate the trade; in view
of the fact that he was here three times dur
ing the interval, spending more than a week
altogether in looking the matter up: that
every facility in tho office and out of it
was afforded him for informing himself;
that, as suggested, I made no effort to secure
immediate possession of my property at
Harrisville, but placed it in jeopardy by re
maining to give him needed assistance; and
especially in view of the fact that his own
friends advised 1dm not to make the venture.
Said Mr. BecKwith to me: "I think Joe
is mcaking a mistake, but he seems
determined to try it and it's his own job."
Said Mr. Burch, "I should dislike to see him
make the venture, but he knows his own
business best."
I dealt with him as I would have dealt with
any one, and as any other man would have
dealt with him or me lQoked out for my
own interests, but did not misinform him
upon any poinL Had I not supiosed I was
making a good bargain I certainly should
not have traded, and I believed he would be
able to handle .he Post to better advantage
than I could. I supposed ho had some sjecial
object in view which he did not see fit to
divulge, and others suggested the same idea.
He had been in newspaper work much longer
than I, and had also tho advantage of being
a practical printer, of which fact he boasted
when looking over ray office. More than
that he used again and again during the ne
gotiations the very argument he is now try
ing to turn against me insisting that the
patronage of the Post, especially in adver
tising, was very low and would have to be
worked up by him. In view of all these facts
it seems to me entirely out of order for
either party to plead the "baby act" at this
stage of the proceedings.
J. W. Hallack.
Gen. Mott's Funeral.
Trenton, Dec. 3. The funeral of Gen
eral Mott was largely attended to-day.
Many prominent military men were present,
including General Hancock and staff, Gen
eral Hartranft and cx-GovernorsBedle, Lud
low and McClellan.
Always on the Right Side.
PnoviDKNcr, Dec. 3L The Rhode Island
presidential electors met at Bristol to-day
and cast four electoral votes for Blaine and
Iiogan. Clintou D. Tellew, of Providence,
was elected messenger.
ixuor.s riioM AiutoAi.
Two hundred Englishmen nro sick with
enteric fever at Wady Haifa.
There were large sales Monday of Panama
canal shares, as the reult of President Ar
thur's statement to the American congress
relative to tfie Nicaragua treaty.
Reports that have gained currency relative
to the condition of the German mperor
have Ixren exaggerated. He ha had several
falls recently, through the weakness of his
limb, but he cats well and lec: like a
chdd.
The tier Italian divorce bill nuthoriro
divorce when the pattie have been con
demned to twenty year in prion; rdo J r
Jive jt Ar' separation where there sre chil
dren, and after thtr year where thre ro
no children.
'Hte American coTitr-.ffor, Nathaniel Me
Kay, rrprf twenty thon-md nstm of th
C;3imbb, T)U5f tap! jed in j i-rHr.g th
itfi-ann. I hry ne moiiy rmploj d in ml
hnjf irmr tir tirrw!. thrungb hill,
which will tn c-ifiird down to a Irvtl With
th"5 ivvsti,
Tfirt irnprUl family ef r-1m will pvb
nMj rosiitt fi'WiM'i.v. niit; Chfiiro.
H-M& Frir f- Vl-!iy InrrjMic t frr'V.
Js?n p,a 4riii-ti a fV) p -d y fo riM tf ;
Tififet t y b.-r-f sn.l ) ft f m'nd in ten
erfif p-!(-. U?r fitrt f)t b ft
Vf h Pd fro-. f.h $ rv.'sTs-s riU
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OUR FEDERAL AFFAIRS.
WORK IN VARIOUS COMMITTEES.
Public Buildings for Michigan. Dem
ocrats Talking About tfie Tariff.
Bankruptcy Law. Other Bills,
Washington, Dec. 11. The Houe Public
Buildings committee this morning Lad a
meeting to discuss how to best dif jose of
important public building bills on tfie cal
endar. It w as finally decide to liave a con
sultation witli the various state delegations
interested and have some of the ltser bills
drop'ped from the specuY.l order. The object
is to get tfie important bills passed at thh
serion. Mr. Majbury tys that he
can get the Michigioi d lega
tion to stand up for the Detroit
bill. If this plan is adopt xl, the bills ftr
buildings at Saginaw and Jackson will prob
ably fie withdrawn iu favor of Detroit.
Tho Democratic menders of the Whjj and
Means Committee will hold a meeting tomorrow-morningQ
discuss the advisability
of presMug forward any tariff legislation.
Vlile tho tendency of the Dtmo
crats is in favor of poijiuing tfie
subject until next winter, iu view
of the vigorous rt commendations of the
Secretary of the Treasury and tho pressure
from other sources it is thought now that
'Mime tariff legislation may le produced at
this session. Chairman Morrison is d cided
ly in favor of banging in another tariff bill,
but Mr. Mill, of Texcs, and one or two
others are advocating a policy of delay. It
is projosed to settle the matter at the meet
ing to-morrow. The prosvcts for a reform
of the tariff during this session are improv
ing. CAB I NET RUMORS .
The Story That Mr. Bayard has Declin
ed the State Portfolio.
"WAsniNOTON, Dec. 3. The story tliat Sen
ator Bayard has declined the portfolio of
Secretary of State in Mr. Cleveland's Cabi
net and indicated his preference for the
Treasury Department is discredited by
persons hero who are likely to
know the facts. A gentleman who
has confidential relations with both Gov.
Cleveland and Mr. Bayard says positively
that Mr. Cleveland is devoting all his time
to the duties of his present office, and will
make no tenders of Cabinet places until he
retires from tfie office of Governor on the
Gth of January. As yet he his srttled Ukui
nothing with regard to the Cabinet, and all
tfie slates suggested are mere gue's work.
The gentleman added that, even should
Mr. Bayard decline a tender of the appoint
ment of Secretary of State, he could not in
dicate a preference for another place, from
motives of delicacy. He was jxisitive, how
ever, that no communications had passed be
tween Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bajard on the
subject.
Capital Notes.
Washington, Dec. 'X An attempt will be
made early in January to suspend the rules
in the Houo and pass the bill reported by
the judiciary committee last winter, provid
ing for the new bankruptcy law.
Judge Hoi man says tfie House Committee
on Appropriations, to act upon the sugges
tions of Secretary McCulloch to reduce the
number of customs districts, will recom
mend that expenditures in this direction
will be cut down about a million dollars.
Reagan's Commerce Bill.
Washington, Dec 'X Tho prospects now
are that Regan's inter-State commerce bill,
which is under discussion in the House will
be "passed.
COSTLY BALLAST.
A Steamer Captain Runs Foul of Im
port Duty Laws.
Baltimore, Dec. ?. The iron steamship
Cranbrook, Capt. Harvey, in ballast from
England to Baltimore, liad no sooner drop
ped anchor in the harbor off Canton at f
o'clock this evening than the tug of the
United States custom authorities f teamed
alongside, and Commanding-Officer II. K.
Brook climbed over the rail, acting nnder
instructions from tfie Surveyor of the Port.
Brook informed Harvey that he hnd laid
himself liable to extreme jenalties by the
violation of the United States lawn on imjort
duties in dumping into the Chesapeake bay,
opposite Annapolis, 401 tons of coal, which
he had brought over as ballast and upon
which the United States Government has
laid an import duty - of 7.' cent per ton.
Harvey does not deny the offense, but state
that Pilot Baden urged him to get rid of the
coal Iwfore ho got to the jort of Baltimore.
Capt. Harvey, his officers and Pilot Bad n
will have a hearing to-morrow before
Deputy-Surveyor Wilson.
STANLEY'S CENSURES.
Because the Government Did not Meed
His Advice.
KniNnrno, Dec X Henry M. Stanley,
guest of the Kd in burg Geographical Society,
thi evening in an addrs to that body,
ftmngly censured the government for ignor
ing his advice to secure for I n gland leader
ship in the Cong) movement. A a rer.K of
England lnV.e-warm policy- th1 nv.t fertile
ditrict of Western Africa hav now b-fn
parceled out by the B rim r r.ff r nc--and
th more confM?nh stnt-henrld Gerinnns
had oub-d the Englifu cot only from
Congo, but from the Niger rr-rion. Stan
ley nlo roint-d ot thnt th French vcrv
bmhhng a rMlw.iy from Stnfgnl to Sego,
conm-ct.ir.g th tut r "Mf-r f th Nig-r
tiit'jthe French African cnt, HepreJictO
thi -r,iM tale sI.vmi ) jf-arly tt of
the j-oefcri f tfie rn-hh trsder, Thi
wi onh or.c item of EnirlnnT hi on rc
count f hrr rcglcct d African j:?'ibil.tfs.
-
Confoct d Authcitf.
G;ri.i.TTn. iVc. T) r bn b-n
frr-h coUi5.i bf-Jwr? S; ni! Rnd Piiti-h
flnt'xirity. A Spv.ih cm;cT c?p?r:TvT
r& in Britih f. r t !-sr r trj-y.-.tcel
to ;rT: c-f--r. Th Bru-h i)rti-n
-v.t sn r:;! !;r-.nc!s in f-r.r-T-.it ef t, v.
vh t-'Ci 1? rc hf. r-J-'-.c v'h i! c'r-..;-T'?-Hh
ret.-r. lr -r jr. - )- f.s,br.
1V &V: rnH 'd I-6 i r j rt r!e.
V ( 6 ,'sf t-iV.rer. t ' ?."'! C-? t'rr .
7
MRS. DAVIS'S SOIREE
An Excellent Entertainment
of Miss Atwater.
The Soirrt- musicjle gicn lust nig
Illness
il in the
a ro-
Armory by Mrs. Fnjuk M. Dai vi:
lloUIlCt d UC,tl
Ii4'twithst:
.uamg
tfle ud-
dt n illness vi hich uu-mane Miw Mjiiry At
w:ter during the nttiditioii of the jiglih
bullad.s, and ufiich j curtailed the prvigrutn
one number. T'he hall was completely t-ilcJ
with uu iudienee coiuptstd uf tie elite tmd
muc-loving iortion uf the cvtuiiuunity.
Tfie pupils of Mrs, lavicv,the MUsea Grant llo
and At visiter, rellected the greate.-! credit
uion tiu'ir . . inMrnctres and were, wiUi her,
frequently aj pluuded iJid uixcort-J. Numer
ous llorid offerings ui re preSeuUnl by f rieidai
in tiie audit nee to the federal Mngers during
the ooutvrt. Mrs. Ijouis M. Gray, accom
panied tlie singers on the piano with kiled
t ffect, and Mr. Post excelled Iduiwlf at tfie
tviime instrument.
The following was tfie jirogram, not in
cluding two encore piecva giv:n by Mrs.
Da vis and Miss G rant llo, dl of which were
rendered except the last duet:
1. Tiiu-"Of Lot iriir Will l!,e Tt4ea," Keho-n-iai.
Mrs. Dims, Mis. tir.i.41 Athir.
'L "I'i'i t-ing tiice wiu of Arfal." ho". Mr.
D.ivii.
S. rvni.t& -i. Ti, No. 2. KfiLoven. Mr. H.
C. 1'osU
4. "iua YtKvJiKo f.u" M(.siui. Sli.-ss SJUh
I. Korujjiza ti'id Cavain.Hll Miruii.) Doul-i-
vli. SI it-. I -.
i. IeiUJ-Op. It, No. K JtubiiiMeiu. Mr. II.
C. l'.t.
1. Llilii Baltlf- (ttl lveKUl I." Clay
b 'i've Mnuethiiitr Bvuet u JtJi.4' Mittiu-
Mr. lhi.
s. Dtit-t "Qui M Ik-iihi," M.Hfja MaiT,j IU.'
illi-31r. ! it unJ ili.s (ini lit.
Inquiry at the residence of Mr. AtwaU r,
on liaiiMim street, last -veniug at a late
hour, gave the information that Miss. At-
water, under the effect of reUrative im
mediately applied by Dr. Brigham, iu the
ludl and afterward, was resting quietly, and
no serious results were anticipated if sleep
could be induced for the patient.
TRADt AND FINANCE, j
Grand Rapids. j
IYijxjuaxi Or ricx. 1W. 1.
(In.ux -Corn. O.Ak, Z'm; retuil S.V
Wheut: ClsiifHin, "il: ril ng Wrrj. 1; khort
IxTry, i lye, W r."K'.
FlXlUU AND lFLI J'.itrj. &)uhoiN'de;$a tU
ntiiil; ictlent, $j H vhulevUe, t'-v Ol n-'il; ji.iJ
dllLK, 1-.-T Uni, l'i OJ wfioiwtle, V) iu p ret
braxi. i r ton. tW wIkiI.I'-; KKt'.ie p r cl.
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cwt.
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(liy M,M-ure'. Woubs (ie, oi;juuUi;u 4
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tIIiukxl tut f p.'; tu,ri. 1U'SC. " IU ds-eU (iwJC
i'rll. Lird: Tien... l"o I tile.
bl'TTUl AM) I'lttt-vii -liult r: lu!s n:iil j.tm
'St'Zr; creamery, tutu-, 'iili.'s: luJlcretijii
11' ,e; half cr'iiE. 7!,e.
lrLTKl-Kjinrc chit ken; Alive. W:nir
5. Fowls: Alne, V; Ootti, i ( Ut. 'i uikejh.
Alive, ilUi; dnvi. l'JSl-j. lJui k. tinH.vi
li'llc.
LxS -ln-h, lot, LTJe; 1ihki'l ht-.. 'Zc.
V: t ETA h U'M Fotikt4 : i c; -l poUtoe.
p"r bhl, $i .V jr.u. 0:i-.-:i; IVt bu. jeiiw,
1 ; f-iiver hkin. .':' .".;. Ji-t-ii. per bu, iiic
jtA Kigi j-er f;n:iJrxi, 'ytuiU Ol. tS juush. i r
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Kelley LliiTl, .' l-'iC
Ho.vLY White cioier, rj' sc; ditrii, i7c; HrKiu
e-L He,.
tALT SwfiCUM. Intnl. 1 2-; Sncir.avr, $1 10.
hFJin.H i ;ntti. $1 !1 il.al'iM s, H ixi
ml top. tj 1 u)t
11 im-Fir"ea, jM-rlb, 7c; p'u-t cunxl, H v,;full
cunl, s4'?; irj hid t-u.it kij, Kil ;c6jf
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jtie, llle; f:dl pell.H, folk'; Wiatt-i J-IU,
fjO'7.V.
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lsr; tuiviiiKhni j.
HAY iliwu'; twJvxl $14 inr ion Lh;do; K(v
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rmte. $7.( it tr.
KruohEMi Water whit', i- r irtJJoa. J3li; htl
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New York.
Nrw Ioek. D.'-c. t.
In Wtll mt money hel yy at 1 pr
cvnt; Fie han: flowI f.rm tt 4Jli( 4.-V'4;
fcctti;d rat 4X,4"Pj4-vl forr. dijB Mi 44V6;
45 for demaniL Government ?c-j tnii;
currency CV. 123 ti 1; 4" eonj.u, biJ;4V
cooion 112 bid.
Pacific runnel Ik:J -lnw1 ?t folhrw: Union
Pacific t.rt NrK 112', to U2:hxA irr.M
!ionJ V to PttV. t-iLkiufi fum) It bIl?S;
C-ntu,l 111 tllil
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