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THE NFWS IN BRIEF.
Illinois Killers held theii twelfth annual
Beetisg at Springfield.
W. T. Prise, representing the Eighth "Wir
osneitt ctittrict iu congress, died, aged 62
yaacs.
Coal in. ittmenee quantities has been dia
oveied in Henderson and Smith counties
Texas.
The tannery of L. R. Hereom fc Sod, at
South Berwick, Maine, valued at $80,000 or
more, was burned.'
Governor Marmaduke has refu&ed to in
terfere in the case of Robert Grayson, stnt
eneed to be hanged.
Dr. A. F. Eriob, of Baltimore, widely
known as a writer on medical subjects, died
of apoplexy at the 8ge of 49.
A citizen of La Porte, Indiana, offers to
furnish a man who can eat a twelve pound
goose each day for a month.
At a meeting of the board of directors of
1 ( Baltimore & Ohio railroad Robort Gar
ettwas re-elected president.
The sheriff at Hot Springs, Ark., raided
every gambling establishment in town and
burned.the tables and ch;ps in the street.
Tho Michigan Central road reports that
for the past two montbB it has carried more
freight than in any similar cime in its his
tory. Baron Ve Lorme, who has arrived in New
York, represents a cattle eyndicatein Europe
which desires to secure several million acres
of grazing lands.
Another earthquake shock was felt in
Charleston. It was very perceptible, wak
ing up fonud sleepers and the tremors ap
peared to la6t fully a minute.
A dispatch from Ottawa represents that
nles the nsbe-y question is settled before
spring the Canaaa government will add six
cruisers to icb pairoi Beryice.
Mrs. 0. H. Wright, one of the earliest set
tiers of Freenott. 111., died, bienor Uperati
leader of the orchestra at the Cemennia
exposition, expired at Leadville.
A negro convict named Hughes, in the
Mieaonri penitentiary at Jefferson City, as
saulted and b idly cuta Keeper named uonea.
"Pin chances for recovery are very poor.
The attorney general of Pennsylvania filed
bills in equity against the anthracite pool
combination and the trunk line pool and
asked for a temporary injunction. A large
number of corporations are affected.
John C. Miller, a well known pension
attorney and stenographer, was shot in
Washington by George N. Walker, a con
trctor, for writing scurrilous letters about
Walker's wife. Miller's wound is prooabiy
atal. Walker is in jail.
The commissioner of the general land of
fice recommends that proceedings be com
menced to compel the removal of fences un
lawfully enclosing public lands in New Mex
ico, amounting to 1G5.0G0 acres. Six com
panies have that amount of land enclosed.
Something to eat and coffins are about the
only thing that it is possible to buy in In
dianapolis on Sunday. The liquor league
have men on watch over all pla ces of business,
and in consequence there is nothing done
that will warrant prosecution for violation
ef the Sunday law.
The secretary of the treasury sent a com
munication to the house from the direotor
of the mint concerning the need of a new
legislation concerning the restriction placed
npon the issue of subsidiary silver coin. He
recommends the repeal of the law limiting
the amount of the issue to $50,000,000.
The Western Union Telegraph company,
after reporting a net surplus of $0,180,791,
decided to declare no dividend. Ihe Balti
more & Ohio line3 are now connected with
the Canadian Pacific system, and t is stated
that wires from Vancouver to San Francisco
will be completed within thirty days.
The United States district attorney o
Boston brought suit against L. Edwin Dud
ley, to recover $4,290 whih i3 alleged to be
duo upon the se tlement of his accounts
with the government as special Indian ccm-miss-ioner.
Dudley was appointed to su
perintend the conveyance of a tribe of In
dians from California to New Mexico, and
his period of service covered less than a
year.
The national legislation commilt e of the
Knights of Labor had a consultation with
Senator Blair, chairman of the senate com
mittee on education and labor, with regard
to the attitude to be taken by knights to
ward the Blair edutational bill, 'ihe results
of the interview will be forwarded to the
general executive board, with a recommen
dation ot the bill, and if the board approves,
the legislative committee will try to secure
the passage of the bill at this session.
A delegation of representative colored
men from the states of Mississippi and Ten
nespee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri, un
der the leadership of J. Milton Turner of
St. Louis, arrived at Neelyville, and spent
the day looking over the Chouteau lands in
the county lying botween the Black and St
Francois rivers, and on which it is proposed
to establish a colored colony. The dele-
gates left for home to-day, well pleased
with the country, and their report will be,
a all probability, satisfactory to those who
Kent them out here.
The quartermaster general of the army,
acting under the provisions of a bill passed
on the motion of Representative O'Neil, of
Missouri, at the last session of congress, has
examined the claim of the Christian Broth
ers' college, of St. Louis, for occupation of
its building by United States troops during
the - ar, and has certified to tho secretary of
the treasury that the college is entitled to
$15,000. This is somewhat of a new depart
ure in the mode of payment of similar war
claims, a specific appropriation by congre-s
being generally required.
Alfonso King of Buffalo swho was adver
tised to walk Rcrosd the river below Niagra
faHs with his feet encased in his wonderful
gold-fish shoes, made the attempt, and suc
ceeded in making a dismal failure. H6 start
ad from the Canadian shore, and was towed
a Bhort distance into the river by a boat.
He wan then cast adrift, and went floating
lown stream, throwing his arms about in a
tutile endeavor to maintain his equilibrium.
He floated thuB for about two minutes,
when he lost his balance, toppled over and
was dragged into the boat. It is not
likely he will repeat the attempt.
In theextradition case of the United
States against William Bausoher, which
the United States supreme court decided,
Chief Justice Waite, in dissenting from tho
opinion of the court, said: "I am unable to
concur in the decision of thiB case. A fugi
tive from justice has no absolute right of
asylum in a country to which he flees, and
if he can be got back within the jurisdiction
of the country whose laws he haB violated,
he may be proceeded with precisely the
same as if he had not fled, unless there is
something in the laws of the country where
he is to be tried, or in the way in Ttmich he
as gotbaok, to prevent.
The commissioners of pensioners has is
sued a circular to magistrates, in which he
says that his attention has been called to the
increasing number of cases in which vouchre
for quarterly payment pensions havej been
executed prior to the date on the vouchers
and postpaid. The practice results in great
embarrassment and long delay to pension
ers, and besides entails upon the pension
office a large amount of unnecessary corres
pondence. The circular calls attention to
the fact that the practice is in violation of
law, .and says it is the intention of the com
missionerp, if it be found necessary, to pros
ecute magistrates who commit the offens
e. A fire broke out in one of the lower floor
rooms at the statehouse in Springfield, HI.,
which contained a quantity of ppint and oil
tkat was being used for finishing the build
img. The fire department was osiled, and
iarrfcaps thirty rninates the flame were
i, bataotaatil toe room had beta
burned out and the handsomely decorated ;
walls and ceiling of the north corridor were
ruined. It is feared, also, that the decora
tions in otherparleof the baildingbaye been
damaged by smoke, but at this writing a
thorough examination has not been made
inasmuch as the house is still fall of smoke
and the odor of burning oil. The low will
amount to several thousands, certainly.
The building is still in the hands of the contractors.
Robert Gmyor, colored, was banged in the
vnrA of theinil at StT Louis, on Wednesday
mornin?. At 6 o'clock the death warrenfr
was read to him in bis cell, and at 6:30
o'clock he was marched to the scaffold in
the jail yard, aocompaniei by two deputies
and followed by a crowd of about 150, who
had been admitted to the jail on tickets is
sued by the sheriff . The crime for which
Grayor paid the death penalty was the mur
der of Benjamin Evans, also colored, com
mitted July 6, 1883. The night previous
Evana had severely punished Grayor, who
was his room mate and fellow employe in a
livery stable. The next morning Evan
taunted Grayor with his discomfiture of the
night betore, and Grayor, seizing a wagon
stake, dealt Evans a blow on th6 nead, from
which he died four days later.
Considerable excitfment was created in
KanBaB City, when Mr. Frank King, mana
ger of the Julia Rive-Kiug Concert compa
ny placed in Lucien Baker's hands an ac
count of $800, with instructions to bring
suit against the Y. M. C. A. of that city for
the same. It seems that J. W. Areson, the
general secretary there, contracted with L.
M. Crawford, of Topeka, to jointly play
the Rive-King comedy at nine points in
Kansas, Crawford's oircuir, and that this
contract was made as private citizens, and
not as secretary of the association. At all
points but Leavenworth, the houses were
very small, the receipts not being sufficient
to pay the stipulated sum. Crawford &
Areson were to divide the profits equally,
hnf. tVifir pnfartainmentB having been un
successful caused Wr. King to demand this
sum from the Young Men's Christian ae
enniutinn of this city, which is not respon
sible for and knows nothing of Mr. Areson's
contract.
The ministers of Chicago were made the
recipients of elaborate cards of invitation to
a ballet performance by the National opera
nnmnnnv in that citv recently. This action
of the management has occasioned no little
comment, and speculation is me aa tu uuw
thickly the olergy ot the city will populate
the front rows of the Columbia theatre on
tho Avpnincr indicated. The invitation
which possesses a certain unique interest,
reads as follovs: "In view of the attaok
made en the American opera ballet by cer
tain of the clergy of St. Louis and Cincinn
ati, the National Opera company has decid
ed to extend an invitation to all ministers m
Chicago to attend the performance of -Galatea"
and Rubinstein's "Bal Costume" bal
let on Thursday evening at the Columbia
theatre. The company invites from the
ministers of this city a fair opinion as to
whether the dance, as presented with artiE
tio refinement in the American opera ballets
is not an attractive, artistic and morally
innoxious adjunct to the opera. You are
hereby respectively invited to attend the
performance at the Columbia theatre. On
presenting this invitation at the box office
on or before Wednesday next, two reserved
seats will be given for the above evening.
FOREIGN.
John E. Owens, the famouB comedian,
died in Baltimore, cged 69 years.
C. M. Croswell. ex-governor of Miohigan,
5s dangerously ill at his residence in Adrian.
A nugget of gold weighing thirty ounces
is among the recent finds in the South Aus
tralian diggings at Teetu'pa.
The Dublin postoffice officials are accused
of opening letters addressed to Sullivan, ex
president of the National league.
TheEnclish and Irish coast has been
visited by one of the most severe storms of
the season during the past two oays.
The snow-fall throughout Virginia is the
heaviest tor thirty years. The street-car
tracks at Petersburg are blockaded.
The aueen has forbidden the admission of
any newspaper containing reports of the
Campbell divorce suit into the Windsor
caBtle.
M. Goblet, in forming a cabinet in Paris,
has secured General Boulanger and three
other members of the De Jjreycinet min
istry.
The steamship "Britannic" refused to
take the American mails lying at Liverpool,
but her commander yielded to a telegraph
order from the court of queen's bench.
A Jewish rabbi, named Rappaport, claims
to have been robbed of $48 by a Mexican
policeman at Chihuahua, after being ar
rested as a revolutionist. .
The emperor and crown prince of Ger
many went to to the railway station at Ber
lin to extend a warm welcome to Prince
Luipold, regent of Bavaria.
The Duke of Marlborough and Captain
Shaw were examined yesterday in the Camp
bell divorca case and deny all charges of
misconduct with Lady Campbell.
i Fred Joslyn, a Echool-teacher at Hender
son, Mich., killed a citizen who attempted
to thrash him for whipping his boy. Joslyn
proceeded to Owosso and surrendered to the
jailer.
The determined opposition of the late W.
T. Price, of Wisconsin, to congressional
funeral trips, is the reason assigned by the
house committee for declining to attend the
obsequies over his remains.
Nicolo Tuozza. one of the earliest Italian
padrones in .New xorrj, was xiueu in a sa
loon, at the command of a woman. In the
Miller block at Buffalo, Emil Pensegres was
shot dead by hiB wife, while asleep.
Postoffice officials in Ireland are accused
of opening letters addressed to Alexander
Sullivan, especially one sent from Chicago
by his wife. No inquiry will be ordered un
til the torn envelope is produced.
A letter in Kingston, Ont., states that J.
W. Brown, a prominent Orangeman of that
city, while in Paris, France, had a quarrel
with a Chicago nationalist, since which time
Mr. Brown has disappeared, and it is feared
that he has met with foul play.
A court in Dublin is engaged in trying Ar
thur Moreton on the charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses, lie represented
to the arch-bishop that he was a converted
Catholic priest, and was therefore requested
to occupy Protestant pulpits.
. William Seiffert, who was studying for the
ministry at Elmhursr, Illinois, forged the
signature of William Koring to a money
order for $15, and obtained the cash. He
was speedily found by the postoffice inspect
ors, and iB now in jail at Chicago.
Under the decrees of the plenary council
at Baltimore, the archbishop of Philadel
phia haB prohibited balls for charitable pur
poses. The managers of the annual Catho
lic ball in the latter city will be compelled
to refund subscriptions amounting to over
$3,000.
Mr. F. Reutechier, San Francisco, Gal,
contracted a severe cold, and became so
aoar&e he could not speak. He tried a
number of. remedies without benefit, and
even the efforts of two physicians failed
ro give the slightest relief. He was in
duced to try Bed Star Cough. Gore, an
bottle oi! which entirely cured him.
Kew Pool Commlsslamer.
Nxw Ycftx, December 1L John N. Ab
bott will go to Chicago Monday to begin hi
aew duties as oonmiMioBer of the eovtb-
ool.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
A WEEK'S KESBME OF THK WOKK OE
THE J ATIOK '5 SOLONS
What Oar National Lawmnksn are Do
ing at Washington Numerous Bills In
troduced, and Many Passed.
SENATE.
Washington, D. C, December 7. Beck
introduced a bill to provide for the retire
ment of the United States legal tenders and
national bank notes of small denominations,
and for the issue of coin certificates.
Van Wyck introduced a bill to exempt
from duty imported sugar molasses, boards,
lumber and timber. Morrill introduced a
resolution reciting that any meddling with
tariff at the present session is unwise and
impracticable. Blair gave notice that he
would to-morrow ask the consideration of
the joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution extending the right
of suffrage to women. Dawes offered a re;
olution instructing the committee on finance
to inquire and report as soon as practicable
what specific reductions can be made in the
customs duties and internal taxes which will.
in their judgment, reduce the receipts to the
necessary and economical expenditures of
the government, lngalls off ered a resolu
don (which was adopted) directing tbe sec
retary of the interior to inform the senate
whetcer the forfeited lands of the Atlantic
fc Pacidc roa'l in New Mexico have been re
stored to entry, and if not bo restored, the
occasion of the delay. Oat of respect to
the memory of several deceased members of
the house, the senate adjourned.
WAeniNGTON, December 8 Edmunds pre
sented a memorial against permitting aliens
to possess large tracts of land. Referred
Sawjer presented a memorial for the pns
sage of the Chinese indemnity bill. Re4
ferred. Bills were introduced and referred
as follows: By Piumb, to authorize the sec
retary of the interior to certify
lands for agricultural purposes to
tbe state of Kansas; also to provide
for the sale of certain portions of the
Fort Leavenworth military reservation. The
senate then proceded to the consideration
of the bill reported by Mr. Blair from the
select committee on woman's suffrage
(February 3. 1886) proposing on amendment
to the constitution of the united states ex
tendi ag the right of suffrage to woman.
Mr. Dolph offered a 'resolution instructing
the seltct committee on fish and fisheries to
inquire and report as to the power or con
gress to legislate on the protection of rood
fishes in the rivers and navigable waters of
tho United States, and especially in rivers
tout form boundaries between states, and as
to the propriety of 6uch legislation. Adopted.
A message was here received from the pre:i
dent, when tbe senate immediately went into
executive session and soon after adjourned.
Washington, D. C, December 9. The
house amendment to the senate bill for the
relief of graduates of the United States mil
itary academy and to fix pay, was among the
matters submitted to day. The amendment
provides that cadets shall be allowed full pay
as second lieutenant from the date of grad
uating to the date of acceptance of commis
sion. The amendment was concurred
in and the bill now goe to the president.
Thesenate proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution introduced by Senator
Morrill on Tuesday, declaring that the
promise of making any revision of tariff in
a spirit of fairness to all interests appears so
obviously hopeless and impracticable that
any further attempts at revision by the pres
ent congress are to be regarded as inexpe
dient and detrimental to the revival of the
trade and ine ustry ot the country. After a
dicussion, participated in by Morrill, Beck,
Sherman and others, the senate adjourned
until Monday.
Washington, D. O., December 13.
Among the numerous bills introduced and
referred were: Jay Mr. Uulloni, to amend
the revised -tatutes in relation to the im
mediate transportation of bonded goods.
By Mr. Bowen, providing a new basis for
the ciiculation of national banks. By Mr.
McPherson, to authorize tho re
duction of Unittd States bonds
and the circulation of national banks.
Mr. Plumb, from the committee on public
lands, reported a joint resolution to author
ize the secretary of the interior to certify
lands for agricultural purposes in the state
of Kansas. Mr. Morrill offered a resolution
instructing the committee on finance to ex
amine as to the expediency of some practi
cal measure for the maintenance of a Bystem
of national banks, with ample security and
without additional cost to the government.
The senate then, at 12:50, resumed consider
ation of Mr. Morrill's resolution, declaring
that the promise of making a proper revis
ion of the tariff at the present session was
obviously hopeless and impracticable. After
addresses by Dawes. McPh -rson, Beck and
others the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, December 7. The following
bills and resolutions were introduced:- By
Adams, ot Illinois, to change the law in rela
lation to the amount of United States bonds
required to be kept on deposit by the na
tional banks as security for their circulating
notes. By Cox, of New York, to amend
section 451, revised statutes, relating to the
payment of members of congress elected to
fill vacancies. By Peters, of Kansas for the
deposit of gold or silver com or bullion as
(ecurity for national bank circulation. By
Lyman, of Iowa, authorizing the construc
tion of a bridge between Omaha and Council
Bluffs. By Parker, of New York, to amend
the oleomargerine bill. By Herman, of Or
egon, resolution calling on the secretary of
war for information as to the delay iu re
suming active operations for the improve
ment of theColuuibia river. Committees were
then called, but no reports weie submitted.
In the morning hour Bragg, of Wisconsin,
called up for action thesenate bill for the re
lief of graduates of the Military
academy. The bill was passed.
Bragg called . up the bill appropriating
t 200,000 for the establishment at FortRi'ey,
!ansas, of a permanent school of instruc
tor cavalry and light artillery, and making
a further appropriation of $175,000 for bar
racks and quarters at Fort D. A. Russell,
Wyoming, and Fort Robinson, Nebraska.
Passed. After discussing the electoral
count bill the house adjourned.
Washington, D. C, December 8. After
the reading of the journal the speaker
laid before the house a letter from the
director of the mint enclosing the draft of a
bill for the lssae of suBidiary silver com.
Referred. Mr. Cutoheon, of Michigan, on
behalf of the committee on military affairs,
called up the bill amending the act for the
muster and pay of certain officers and en
listed men of the volunteer foroes, so as
to provide that in all cases arising under
the same any person who was
duly appointed and commissioned, whether
his commission was actually received by
him or not, shall be considered as duly com
missioned to the grade therein named from
the date from which he was to take rank
under, and by the terms of his said commi
sion, and shall be entitled to all tbe pay and
emoluments as if mustered at that date. Mr
Dockery, of Misaouri, on behalf of the com
mittee on post offices and post roads called
up the bill extending-the tree delivery sys
tem to towns having 10,000 population,
and where the revenue of the postoffice
amounts to 10,000 a year. Mr. Cannon?of
Illinois, offered an amendment extending
the system to towns having 10,000 popula
tion, or where the postal revenue amounts
to $10,OC0. In support of his amendment he
instanced towns in his district where the
postal revenues amounted to $17,000. but
where the population, according to the last
census, did not quite reach 10,000. Under
the committee bill these towns would not
obtain the benefit of the free delivery ser
vice. Adjourned.
WAfsnaroa D. C, December 9. Forney
nf tir'-tmi, from tho conferannj ntmrairttt ?
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on the fortification appropriation bill, re.
ported a continued disagreement, and a far
tbfer conference was ordered. Forney, Ran-
dfiiana xranerworin were appointed con-
ieicBvjujuuutiuu ui burrow, oi uaniornia
the senate bill passed relinquishing the in
terest of the United States in certain land
in ban Francisco to the city and county of
San Francisco. Morrison, of Illinois, from
the committee on ways and means, reported
baok the bill relating to tbe taxation of frac
tional parts of a gallon of spirits,
with the senate amendments thereto,
with a recommendation of non-concurrence.
The report was acrreed to.
Payson, of Illinois, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the bill to re
strict the ownership of real estate in the ter
ritories to American citizen?, with the sen
ate amendments thereto. The amendments
were non-concurred in, and a con
ference ordered. Dockery, of Missouri,
offered an amendment - to the
free letter delivery bill to provide
that letter carriers be employed for the free
delivery of mail matter as frequently as pub
lic business may require, in every city con
taining a population of 50,000, and may be
so employed at everyplace containing a pop
ulation ot not less than 10,000, or to any city
which produces a gross revenue for the pre
ceding lineal year of not less than 10,000.
Ward, of Indiana, called up and tbe house
passed the bill authorizing the employment
of mail messengers in the postal service.
The house then resumed consideration1 of
the electorial bill which was passed. A long
ducusion was had over the bitl establishing
the department of agriculture. Without
action the house adjourned.
Washington, D. C. December 11. On
motion of Piters, of Kansas, the bill passed
extending the laws of the United States over
certain unorganized territory south of the
Btate of Kansas, known as "the public land"
strip, and providing that this land be BUDject
to entry by actual settlers under tbe home
stead law. Payson, of Illinois, on behalf of
the committee on pablic land?, caded up the
bill declaring a forfeiture of the Ontanagan
and Brule river land grant. The bill passed
without divi-ion. It forfeits 384.600 acres.
The houe then went into committee of the
whole, Hammond, of Georgia, in the
chair, on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, said that while
the sundry civil bill appropriated less than
tbe bill of last year, the decrease was attrib
uted to the fact that the committee on ap
propriations had surrendered jurisdiction
ov6r the items for navy yards and the new
naval observatory, maintaining that these
items could be provided for in the regular
naval api ropnation bill. Mr. Randall, ot
Pennsylvania, argued that the naval com
mittee had proper jurisdict on over the sub
ject of navy yards, tut pointed outthat even
were they provided lor in the pending meas
ure, the bill would still carry less money
than that of last year. Pending further dis
cussion the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
Washington, D. C, December 13. Under
the call of states the following bills and res
olutions were introduced in the house and
referred: By Mr. Oates, of Alabama, to pro
hibit the appomtment of congressional com
mittees to attend funeral?, and to prohibit
draping public buildings in mourning except
by order of the president; also authorizing
the appointment of clerks to senators and
representatives who are not ohairmen of
committees. By Mr. Lawler, of Illinois, a
resolution reciting that the rapidly accum
ulating surplus in the treasury is in excess of
the needs of the government for its Bnpport
and discharge of the boored debt; that the
coast defenses are inadequate to protect our
lake and sea coast cities; that nearly 1,000,
000 men are unemployed, and declaring it to
be the sense of the house that a large pro
portion of the surplus m toe treasury be
expended through liberal appropriations for
repairing and properly equipping the coast
defenses, and for construction of ships.
By Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, a resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for in
formation as to whether any of the money
appropriated by the Bundry civil bill last
year had been expended in issuing treasury
notes of large denominat on in lieu of notes
of srnallf r denominations cancelled and re
tired ;also as to how many $1 and $2 notes had
been canceled and destroyed since the pas
sage of the act; by what authority said notes
had been destroyed, how many of said notes
were mutilated notes, and whether notes of
like denomination were issued in their btead.
By Mr. Allen, of Massachusetts, granting a
pension to postal railway clerks who become
agedcr disabled in the service. By Mr.
Moffatf, of Michigan, granting the franking
privilege to tbe inmates of soldiers' homes.
By Mr. Hewitt, of New York, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to anticipate
the payment of interest on the bonded debt
of the United States, and to provide for
special deposits of public money.
By Mr. White, of Pennsylvania, for the f -ee
coinage of silver. By Mr. Grant, of Ver
mont, to enable people to name their
own postmasters. By Mr. Cox, of North
Carolina, fixing the salary of the civil ser
vice commissioner at 5,000. By Mr.
Springer, of Illinois, for tbe admission iuto
the union of Dakota. Montana, Washington
and New Mexico. By Mr. Throckmorton,
of Texas, providing for the leasing of unoc
cupied Indian lands. By Mr. Holmes, of
Iowa, to quiet the title of settlers on the Des
Moines river lands. The house then ad
journed. Lamed Eagle Optic. Between fitfy
and sixty members of the Great Bend
Women's Belief Corps visited the Belief
Corps at this place Tuesday. They ar
rived on the noon train and were met at
the depot by a delegation of Lamed
ladies and gentlemen and wore escorted
to Maeonic hall, where dinner was serve J
in the banquet room. After dinner the
corps held a meeting in the hall, where
they were waited upon by a delegation
from B. F. Lamed Post, Gr. A. B., headed
by Captain Clark Gray, who delivered a
neat little addrees. extending to tbe
ladies of the Great Bend Corps the com
pliments of B. F. Lamed Post and tbe
''freedom of the city," announcing at tho
same time that carriages were at their
command for the purpose of driving
wherever they pleased. The meeting
then adjourned and the ladies were
driven over the city in carriages until
about 4 o'clock, when they returned to
the depot and took the etst bound train
for home.
The family of Hon. W. B. Hoke,
Judge of the Jefferson County, Ky.,
Court, used St. Jacobs Oil with signal
auooesa.
A. man named Miller, aged 80, started
from Mogadore Ohio, a few dayo ago for a
irip across the country. Not being heard
from a party of citizens started in search of
the gentleman and word reaches Cleveland
that bis body was found frozen stiff in a
3wamp. r It is supposed he became bewilder
ed in the severe storm and was frozen to
leatb.
While the German journalists were hold
ing their annual festival at the West Side
Turner hall, in Milwaukee Wis. the drapery
of an Oriental village erected in tbe main
hall took fire from a gas-jet. The hail was
crowded, but all escaped without 'injury,
the fire destroyed a valuable collection of
Oriental costumes, coats-of-arms, pottery,
etc., which had been loaned to the news
paper man by Messrs. Lohr and Heine, who
had just returned with them, from Palestine.
They were to be used as models for a panor
ama and were very valuable and will be a
great loss to the owners, who made the trip
to Palestine for the purpose of securing
them.
A large number of oil paintings and
a portion of the receipts of the ti
ti Theloas is $5,000; no inenranee.
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m " AKaigbt of JLabor&Bhcme.
Chtoago, Inn., December 13. Tne
Knights of Labor state executive board, in
session here, pnent oocndarahln tim tn.R.
considering the outcome of measures which
iney say, it suco ssful, will thwart the rapac
ity of the coal monopolies in Chicago and
perhaps other neighboring c.tiea. Agents
of the order have circulated a paper among
commercial and manufacturing men here,
by which the signers agree to buy coal of the
knights provided the latter fur
nish it at the rate of $ 1 to f 1.50 per
ton Under those mada hv ttiA mat vincr.
This document has been signed by about
600 of the leading consumers of coal in this
city. The knishts are reh intr nnnn th in
operative shafts at Connelburg, Indiana.and
1Q St. Clair COnnt V. Tllinnin- nnrfihacM) hv
the general executive board of Knights of
jjauur ibsb year, xne capacity of these
mines is 30,000 tons per day. All arrange
ments were made to begin marketing the
coal here the 1st inst. Only one difficulty was
encountered, but that has been insurmoun
table. 'It .is alleged that the Ohio & Missis
sippi railroad refuses to carry more
that one car load per day for the Knights,
and the Illinois Central declines to carry any
coal whatever. Evidence is now being taken
by a special committee of the state execu
tive board concerning the conspiracy against
their mines said to exist between tbe rail
roads, coal operators and banks. The re
cently elected labor representatives will, it
is announced this evening, bring the evi
dence before tbe state legislature. A part
of the evidence consists of affidavits and
letters. The advisability of taking legal
measures to compel the roads to carry the
coal is now a question in connection with
the propriety of seeking a forfeiture of the
Illinois Central railroad's charter.
A BUSINESS ALAN'S MARY.
One day's History Recorded With More
Truth Than Wives Hear.
Buffalo Express.
At 8:20 a.m. At office. No particular
reason lor getting here bo early, but
other men do it and it sets a good ex
ample to my clerks.
9:30 Finished reading the morning
paper. No new advertisements.
9:45 Finished reading my morning
mail. .Dictated, two letters to steno
grapher, yawned and picked my teeth.
10:15 Brown came in and said he
had a new story.
10:30 Brown's story turned out to be
a cnestnut. Told him so. He said it
wasn't. I offered to prove it by Jones,
wno Heard me tell it over a year ago,
Brown offered to bet drinks I couldn't
prove it. Took him up.
11 :15 Won the bet. Smith said he'd
seen the story three times in the Com
mercial. Jones drank with us.
11 :30 At office. Bead telegram. An-
weredit. Smith came in.
12:45 Convinced Smith that Cleve
land will be the next president. Wife
telephoned to know if I would come
home to lunch. Too busy.
1 :10 p. m. Went to lunch.
2:30 Back in office. Won six cigars
throwing poker dice after lunch. Must
go to bank.
3;15 Back from bank. Met young
Brifeket carrying a cane. Poor opinion
of Brisket. No good business man will
carry cane.
3:45 Discharged clerk for looking
c-it of window. Must have business dis
cipline iu office.
4:15 Evening paper came in.
4:18 Bead everything in evening pa
per. 4:45 Cut my nails.
5:00 Finished cutting naila Would
go home, but am afraid clerks would go
too. Brown came in. Wanted to match
for drinks. Matched him. Lost.
5:30 Had drink. Brown thinks Jatk
on is spending too much money. Have
noticed he burns a good deal of gas in
his house.
6 :00-i Back in office. Brown and I
made up our minds about Jackson.
Guess I'll go home.
7:00 Wife wants to go to theatre.
Reminded her it was prayer meeting
night.
8:45 Home from prayer meeting.
Put nickle in box
9:15 Very tired. Guess I'll go to
bed.
9:80 Went to bed.
I
Nuisances.
Inter Ocean.
"There are times," said a slender but
well-made young man, "when I would
like to be as strong in my arms as John
L. Sullivan himself. Going home on a
late car the other night, in which there
were two or three ladies and seven or
eight gentlemen, I was made nearly
frantic by the capers of two young fel
lows who were exhilerated just enough
to believe that tney were wits. They
made it a point to indulge in expressions
hinting broad?y at vulgarity, and laughed
over their own. smartness, as they thought
that they wero annoying the ladies with
out giving any excuse to a gentleman to
resent it. This was kept up for some
minutes, and the situation was becoming
very embarrassing to the ladies and gen
tlemen with them, yet no one made a
move.
"At this juncture there staggered in
from the rear platform a stalwart 6-foot-er,
apparently drunk as a fool. As he
stumbled along he came near stepping
on the foot of one of the ladies. He
stopped, raised his hat with a ludicrous
affectation of dignified concern and em
barrassment, and bowed low, begging her
pardon. As he was in the act of straighten
ing up the car lurched and the big man
fell heavily into the lap of one of the
smart fellows. Struggling to his feet he
turned as if to apologize to ihe unfortu
nate man, tho car lurched again ard he
fell like a trip hammer into the lap of
the other. Getting to his feet again he
turned to apologize to him, and came
down on the first one, fairly crashing
him. By this time greatly annoyed, he
swung himself to his feet, turned half-
ray rouud, and fell so as to strike them
both. In getting up he struck one of
the men in the face with his elbow, and
the other behind the ear with his hand.
Half-way up he made a frantic grab at
the strap, missed it, and came down on
both of them again. He tramped on
their feet and struck them here and there
below the belt and above it, in his flound
ers to get up, and at last, in sheer des
peration, the youngsters got up, and
with broken hats and bruised faces went
out.
"As they went out the passengers be
-an to laugh, and there was plain exul-
jtatton over.be mMforranesoc um men
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who had lrdnlowl in mw aua ? a?
gar talk.' The awkward Mi-footer w
naaosoaea all the troabfe !&
minute, apparently, in a state of atiqpii
Buuueuwut. jae looted alter um retnm
ing joung men in a dssed mjfm
though he could not comprehend why i
the world they wanted to go oat. After r
they were ont he straightened himeelf,
dropped his look of drunken looaenan
looked around at the Daaseotfen in a
interested way, gave one of Um senlfs '' -men
who had made some remark abowt . .
him being entitled to the thanks ot the
--. A"-". . r
crowd, a wink, took off his hat, rubbed ,
his head, and broke into a sly laagkK '
Then he said, 'That is the best way tb. h
treat these fellows who haven't deceayjy.'l'"''
and common sense enough to reepeot the" V
rights of the public They are too eoe- .1:
temptible to be knocked down and they f;
pre too cunning to give excuxe for actiom'
on the part of a gentleman who fesU ikx -his
duty to punish them. This is a new J )
scheme of mine and it seems to work
like a charm.'"
Reiuinlscences of Methodists.
One of the famous colored preacher
of the Deleware conference at one time
presiding elder was Frost Pollet, com
monly called, by himself as well aa oth
ers, Old Frost. Here is a specimen of
his sermon. His text was, "And, with
outcontroversygreatiathe mysteryor
godliness:"
"Bretherin' an' aisterin', dis am a great
'casion, an' I am got a great tex
If a po' preacher take a little tex' on a
big 'casion, an' den done gone preach a
po' sermont, de sembly don't git nothin,
but dis arternoon yer thore o' de tex
anyway.
'De possel say 'widout contivarsy
great am de myst'ry of godliness,' an it
iigion io aat s wnat ne .means am a
great
myst'ry widout oontivarsy.
a mighth big myst'ry it
be wid contivarsv When
What
mus'
ole Nick Demus went to de Mars to ax
him 'bout de kingdom, he told him 'Nick,
you can't squeeze in no how widout you
come like a po' little baby got to be
bom again, Nick.' Den Demus he say,
'Mars, how kin dat ar be? Dat's a great
myst'ry.' Den Jesus he say, 'Nick,
don't you heah dat wind? Don't you
know it's a blowin' ? Kin you, 'spluin
it?' Den Nick Demus he see the pint,
an' he an' de Mars war 'widout conti
varsy,' and godliness war a great, great
myst'ry.
"Fren's: Tve beam of some culled
pussuns round dese parts that go to
meetin' an' shout all ober de house; an'
den a goin' home dat night dey takes a
hen off 'n somebody's apple tree. Dat
am a great myst'ry. But s'poee dat
cullud man gets 'Iigion right eend
fo'moet; den he leaves all de hens an'
de deb;l, too behind him. Dat am de
myst'ry ob godliness.
"Den dar am de myst'ry of de Lord's
keer fo us. De book say he
count de hairs an' watch de
sparrers, an' 'tend to the little baby ra
vens. It say also two sparrers oney fetch
a fardin in the market. (I reckon s far
din am 'bout a cent). If dat's so, one
Bparrer's only wo'th a half a ctnt. How
den; ef de good Lord take keer of de
little sparrar what's oney wo'th one half
a cent, does you think he won't take
keer o' you fifteen hundred dollah nig
gers? No wondah de 'possel say 'great
am d myst'ry ob godliness.' "
Wants Ihe Facts Known
fr. Editor: I and my neighbors havs
en led so many times into buying differ
nt thing for the liver, kidneys and blood.
nat have done us more harm than good, I
eel it due your readers to advise them when
n honest and good medicine like Dr. Hart
.r's Iron Tonic can be hnd. Yours truly,
Aw Oro xrcsoKiBxa.
Mrs. Ms?iala-Buett Lawrence, of War
saw, N. T., celebrated her 90th birthday
recently, and five of the guests were
ladies aged 90, 79, 87, 83, and 80.
Karsas City Grain and Produce Markt
Kansas Cot, December 1 1888.
Tho Daily Indicator reports.
FLOUB The market was steady.
Quotations are for unestablished brands in est,
lots, per half barrel in sacks an fo'lows: XX, 866
XXX, 901 00c; family, $1 lOgl 20, choiceTfl t
91 50; fancy, fl 60l W; patent, a wz iu;ry;
$1 451 70. From city mills 25c higher.
W HEATS Receipts at regular elevators sine
last report, 18,000 bushels; withdrawal, 8,201
bushels; leaving stock in store as reported to the
board of trade to-day, 871,800 bushel.
The market on cbanee quiet No. 2 red
winter Cash, 67c& bid, tfl asked; NoTem-
1t, o bid. .. asked; December. 67Hc bid,
67c asked: Jan nary, 68c bid, 68c asked;
Ma'. 764c bid. 76K" asked.
COBN Receipts at regular elevators since lad
report, 8.000 bushels, and withdrawals, 5,'fflO
bushels, leaving stock in store as reported to
the board of trado to-day, 194,500 bushels.
The market on change to-day wns weaker.
No. 2 cash, SOMc bid, SOJic asked. November,
....c bid c asked; December. 80J4o bw
30ftc asked: January, 32Jc bid. S27gc asked;
February. 32ftc bids, 82Xc asked; May, 36c bid,
36ca8kPd: the year ?4 bid, 44 J4 aeo. , j,
OATS No. 2 rash, 2754 bids. 25 asked: No- ij-
vember, c hid, c asked; December, 28 y,
bid, 2 c asked; May, SOJfc bid,. Sltfc asked. Ear W ;
jected cash, no bids, nor offerings.
RYE-No. 2 cash, 4414c bid, ..o asked; Novem- ,A
ber, ..c bid, ..c asked: December, 43o bid,
no offerings. Rejected cash, no bids, .. asked. ,r
EGGS-Steadyat22c. . Hit
Rr,itrKtriuv. Creamery, fancr 30c: iiooa 't&
25c; fine dairy 2225c; store packed 16c; conumoa g
8c
HAY-Stesdy. Fancy small baled, $S CO, large
knlon CO DTI
LIVE POULTRY Market alow. Chicken oM
hens. $2 002 50: old mixed. $2 00. 8priaa
chicken, large, $2 00; small, fl MNgl 75.
C'JBN MEAL -Green 85c; dned 80c; chopyel
ow. 70c ... te?j
BH1PF1C a i una am oec
COBN CHOP-Bulk 70c; sacked 75.
FHXSEED-85C
BRAN Bolk, 59c; sacked Mc.
CASTOR BE NS-1451 50.
HIDES -Dry flint. No. 1, per pound, 18c; Na,
2. 10c. dry flint bulls and stags. 8c: dry salted.
No. 1, 10c; No. 2, 8c, green salted, No, 1, He: Ko,
2, 6c; green salted ball and stag. 6c: green bb -
cured No. 1, 7c: No. 2, 6c; 7g8; sheep pelts, J:;
dried. 9llc p"r lb. . .. o tf.
CHEESE-We quote: Jrau cream is . ,; :
flats,
7 8; Young America 1354. Kauaaff
osav V- ,i
6i7.
RRnnM CORN Quotations: HurL lOct sett
working, 6g7; common. 5c; crooked, 3ft4c
mam
Kansas City A.iv Steele Market.
Kansas Cut, December 13, 1886.
Tho Live Stock Indicator report.
G VTTLE Receipts; 1.119 head: shipments, ....
head. Market for shipping seers steady; grass
range best fairly weaker; cows and butchers
stuff, weaker;- stockers and feeoers weak;
Good to choice, $4 004 40; common to medians.
S3 303 SO: stockers. 2 25a 2 75; feeders, $2 86
S 40: cows, $1 5062 8t grass range steers, $2 21
48 3 20.
HOGS Receipts, tf.954 head; shipments, 911
head. The market was strong and 5 higher.
Good to choice, $3 9094 10; ccwbosi to
median, $3 608 75; gm users a&d phjs, t !
S 00
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