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VOL.IIL-NO. 164.
ANACONDA, MONTANA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, X892.
PRICEFIVE CENTS.
MAKERSOF OUR LAWS
DemocraticMembers of the Hoose^Picking Flaws in McKiniey's Bill.
WANT AN INVESTIGATION
Effector tho Measure on the Farm^^ers or the Land Prices of^Produce Greatly^Depressed.
Washington.Feb. I v Tim house ha*^decreed that the first investigation into tho^operation of the MeKinley law ahull lie^conducted by the committee on agriculture.^Tins arrangement hah the informal sunc-^tiuii of the democratic members of the^ways and RMMH committee, as the^inquiry of Chairman Hutch and his com^^mittee is to he tliir-ctcd particularly to the^efTct't the high tariff ha* bail ii|^ou the^Agricultural inicrcsts of the country'. It^is understood that later on tho committee^on manufactures will lie aulhorUod to con^^duct an iu^|iiiry as to the MMM of the^tariff law on maiiiifaetmvfs anil skilled^wagc-vvorkors, anil thus in the ciul the n-^purls lie made on various phases of the^in ^ law by us mum different committee*.
McMilliupivsided over the house tie^day in the absence of Speaker Crisp, w ho^is confined to his room by heudaelie.^Hatch bronchi the tin iff question to the^front by moving a sii*|M^nsion of rules and^the adoption of a resolution requesting the^rommiltee on m ii mmm to report the^effect tt|^oii agriculture of the present^tariff law.
Byiiumof Indiana ilemandcd a second,^and th^ request at Hatch that a second^KM coiiiuilored ordered was ohjietcd to by^Kilgore of Texan.
Kilgoreand Hatch wi re appointed tel^^lers and reported the vole I-.'to J. The^^ eniiblicaiis ihd not vote, hut no one raised^a point of k*no quorum.^ uad Kilgore was^reeogui/.ed to asjasjaa the h snluiinn. hut^declined to u\ail himself of the rocogni-^lion, sta ting lie was not op|m^se^l to it. al^^though he believed it originally nITcrid us^a piece of Iiuiii oiiiIh'.
Kuustoiiof Kansas,however, opposed it.^If he helii wd there could le a fair and^impartial investipalion of the etfeciKof^the present lurid law on llie agricultural^interest* he would be in favor of it. It^could hardly be c\|^i*rted. however, that^All investigation of this character could !*^^made w ii hoiit Is-ing U|miii u piny basis.^The fact (but the house wi lit into this in^^vestigation was u declaration on llie puit^of the house of its belief that the MeKin^^ley bill is an injury 10 Mm farmers of the^country . This is not tine. The duties on^farmers' products have been increased,^w hile things the farmers hinl to buy were^trwlay 1 In a|ier th in mmm the McKitiley^bill passed.
Kuustoiiwas frequently interrupted by^Livingston and Watson of denrgiu. but^declined to yield, and only replied they^had told th^* farmers conirary because^they would not have been elected had they^told the 1111th. He understood that the^chairman of the ways mid means commit^^tee would report a bill to rcinov e the duty^on wool, one of the products of ilie farm.^The only enemy the fanner had was the^dcrnocr.'tt'c p.uty. Why did not the com^^mittee report a bill repealing the present^tariff law'.' Ilcenuso it was afraid of the^question : because it did not want to touch^the subject until after the im xt ch-ctiou.^It contented itM'lf with condemning the^Mckinley bill. Whenever theie was a^cold thai.ght from the North, whenever^there was droughts, whenever grassbo|s^peis dcstroyiil the farmers' crops, the^democrats put their hands in their pis'k-^i ts ami said. ^It's the MeKinley law .
I(olliver bop^ d if tho investigation was^ordered the ootiiniittce would send for the^present chief i'mi titive of Iowa, w ho m his^annual message siiid: ^At no time in the^history of Iowa have her people Isi-n^blessed w ith more prosperity than tin y^now enjoy.^'
Livingstonelook issue w ith Kuustoii as^to the effect ot the tariff law ii|kiii the^farmer. The gentlemen from Kansas^seemed to Is* nfiaid of justice. lie (Liv^^ing:.toiict siip|m^-iil the committee on ugri-^eiiltinv was an huiiest biHly.uud tie' iiupu-^tution the geiitlcmaii made, th.il it^couldn't be d^ peuiled upon to make an^houesi re|k^rt. was not justitudile. The^fanners would Ik- heard on this flour, if^Hot not HUM', in the nest co 11 g re s .*| and the^geutlemun fioni Kansas eeiild lake ilia1
Hotice.
Mine,replying to a roinnik by Funafuti^that the democrat 1 dure not bring in a bill^to re|h al the McKitiley law. slated he hud^introduced a measure for that pur|k^sc.
Simpsonof Kalis::- spoke of the di pn s-^sioli of the fiiniiing industry in his state,^lo fen ing to the burning of corn as fuel,^he said by the light of that corn lire the^fanners lead tin- history of the ivpuhlicuu^party, anil that vv is the reason t h^ alliance^curried the state at the lust election.
Hutchmade u one minute speech in sii|^-^Mft of the rcM.h:tioii and bore testimony^to the fairness mid impartiality of the^cominit ice on ugrieidt ure in dealing w ith^a quest ion of this character. The resolu-^lion w as i hen adopted w it bout div isioii.
OutUwaHaof t lino uiov id to suspend the^ruli I and pass a bill to i stuhlisli lineal^promotion m the army. After a short dis^^cussion, llie motion was agreed to and the^bill passed. The bill provides thai all ia^^motions in th:1 several lines of artillery,^cavalry and infantry up lo colonel. In*^si uior.iy in the next lower grade, aecoiil-^ing to the migiuul entry into legulur^sen ice.
Maiisi:r*-mm til tos'tspend the niles and^pa- - a bill extending the law s of Missouri,^relative to mines and milling, over the^Indian territory . No quorum voted unit^the lin-use adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Mi.l-*t|*pi Kill r i In pi^,, rtnctit llil*.|.in^Immigrants the Printing lllll.
Wamuni'iovl i b. l'l. A bill appropri^^ating IH.*^.^^ ^^i for ibe iinptxiv, i icni of^MM Mississippi river from the passes to^the mouth of the Illinois river was re^^ported and plueeiloii the calendar.
Acom urii lit i' solut.eii it.striicling the^m time committee on immigration and the^hoiwe committee on immigration to inuv^tigate recent admission into the |s^rt of^New Yolk of Hin.si.in immigrants infected^anil tvpliu* lull, was iutruduciil by
Chandlerand pasaed, after remarks by^Imii. condemning the course of the com^^missioner of immigration In permitting^these immigrants to land in contravention^of law.
Manderson,from the ronimittee on mil^^itary affairs, reported back adversely four^hills for the increase of the infamy and^artillery branches of the army, and re^^port ed in lieu thereof a bill to rcorgatliie^the artillery and infantry brunches of ihe^army and to increase their efficiency:^placed on calendar.
Recommendationsfrom the treasury de^^partment for the urgent deficiency appro^^priations for the current fiscal year wen'^presented by the vice president and re^^ferred to the coiiiinittea on appropria^^tions.
Onmotion of Giltson of lima, the^senate bill appropriating $.^.^..'^^^ for a dry^iloek on the government reservation near^Algiers. Iji.. and limiting the entire cost^to *H.Vi.i^ui, was paaaed.
Thesenate then resumed the considera^^tion of the bill prov iding for public print^^ing and binding and the distributing ot^public documents, the pending question^being Gorman's amendment to strike out^the section creating tho office of superin^^tendent of public documents. After a^long discussion the section was modified^by a provision that public documents be^supplied senators and representatives by^tin- superintendent of the folding rooms of^the two bouses, and the bill was passed,^41 toll.
Thebouse bill to amend the act autliorii-^ing the construct ion of a railway, wagon^and fool bridge ut Burlington, Iowa, was^reported and placed on the calendar.^Paddock's bill preventing the adulteration^and misbranding of food and drugs, was^taken up. lead in full and left over as Un^^finished business.
Thesenate then adjourned.
THEANTI-OPTION BILL.
tlppiincills t.f llie Measure Uefore llie^limine Agricultural Committee.
\V.\MIINt.ton.Feb. Ms The Chicago^board of trade had a hearing In-fore the^home committee mi agriculture to-day on^the ami-options bill and through its presi^^dent, Charles W. Ilumill. opposed the^passage of the bill on the ground that it^prohibited dealings in futures.
Thesystem, ^future deliveries,^ H.'tlnill^said, grew up in MMMM to the demand^from the agriculturists for a continuous^open market, which is impossible without^fulure buying and selling. He believed in^the sale of futures in the interest of pro^^ducers.
Speculation,in bis opinion. had a ten^^dency to sustain values. If a man were^prohibited from buying for future delivery^the great stimulus to buying would he^taken away. In answer to a query, Hainill^admitted that sometimes spe^ illation^forced prices down, hut he believed that^this was generally tenqiorary and that in^the aggregate it sustained prices. A ^put^^or ^call^ was not telcrated by the board^of trade, it was purely a gambling trans^^action, and the hoard would welcome any^^thing which prohibited it.
Inanswer to questions. Hainill said^there was a settling room in the hoard of^trade building, in which ^puts^ and ^calls^^were frequently bought and sold from the^time the exchange closed until 4 o'clock.^No record was kept of these transactions^and. in his opinion these dealings had no^appreciable effect on prices in the o|^en^market. ^The board of trade.^ said Hani-^ill, ^rcipiired actual delivery in everycase;^not a personal delivery of wheat, but a de^^livery of the warehouse receipt on^which wheat could be obtained. The^sale was made ou actual wheat and that^sale could lie duplicated indefinitely jus t^as a $.*^ bill couhl be |^assetl from hand to^hand. The contract must lie lived up to^whenever the lime arrived for fulfill^^ment.
referringto Hatnill's assertion that the^agriculturists had first demanded future
dealings.Hatch called attention to the^fact that there was an unbroken line of^agricultural organizations demanding the^passage of the bill. Hainill said the^miller-, would like the bill |xtsscd. because^it would give them n mono|^olv and enable^11 - ii' to buy on their ow n terms.
SPRINGER'SWOOL BILL.
iiWill Its Reported l^y the Ways anil^Means Committee.
WamiikiiUvn.Feb. 15. The ways and^means committee will re|s^rt three tariff^bills to the house duriugtbe present week.^This imiicI was dctermini*! ii|^oii at a^meeting of the democratic majority ton lay,^and the measures to lie rcjiortcd are the^Springer fre^ wool bill. Ilrxan's free bind^^ing tw ine bill and the Turner hill placing^cotton huggiiif and machinery for making^the same on tlic fi-cc list. The provisions^of the Springer hill, as Dually approved by^th'* democrulic i-omminrcmcn. have Ireeu^published. Spring' r. in explaining bis^bill, said all the wools and hair nud all^mmm mailer are put i:|shi the free list,^and all waste advancco IkaoiiiI the^condition aj scoured wool, shoddy^nud lining^ are taxed i!f^ per cent.^The rates on woollen and worsted yarns is^llxed for all v alio s at 115 per cent, ad Val^^orem. I'ndcr the MeKinley act 1 he rat. s^per pound nd valorem are equivalent to^from Hi io M per centum. The rates on^woollen And worsted cloths, shawls, knit^fabrics, etc.. is fixed at V^ |icr cent. The
ipiivalent rate under the MeKinley act is^not stated under all items, but on the^worsted rule was from f*^ to 14fi per cent.^(ither rati s ten stated would vary from nil^to :W per rent. Hluttkcts. hats of wool^and Manuel underwear arc r^luccd from^:^Mo Jo. from U to and from 40 lo :if^^|s're^ iil. t'nder il^' MeKinley act ibe^rates are from PJ to 11(1 |^er cent.
in women's and children's dress goods^etc., hu\ jug cotton v ui p rates arc fixed al^^t^ per cent. I'ndcr llie MeKinley act they^art over ss |^ r ecu:. ^ ^u the same with^woolen warp Mm rates fixed are 4u is-r^cent.: the equi'ab ut rate under the Me.^Kiajaj Mtlattio 'v' per cent. Ready-^i uide clothing for men and cloaks, jaek-^eis. etc.. for women are fixed at 4.S |^or^cent.: the rates under the MeKinley aet.^M mid M mt cent. Tin'rates on , .,,.,^ ,K^of all kinds is fixed at ^ per cent.: the^'^quivulcnt rates under the MeKinley ^et^from .vi to HJ per aw '
Th rates an' lot. c^t. said Springer, upon^g'ssls to be used b\ Ibe masses of people^and the highest WpOU Ingb-prieed gmsls to^l^ worn by the more wealthy cluaacs; the^revei si of w hieh was IftM under the Me
Kinleyact. The average rate* in the^pending hill will he between SO and per^cent, as against 40 per rent, in the Mills
hill.
LEGISLATIVENOTES.
Conference on hprlnger*s Wool mil^Far I res rtlnnlng Twine
Wasiuniiton,Feb. l.V The damorratir^members of the ways and means commit^^tee held another conference tosday, at^which an agreement was reached on the^wool hill. It is probable that a meeting of^the full committee will be called for to.^morrow, at a Inch a bill w ill be submitted.^There is no change front the agreement^reached on Saturday. 'I ho paragraph re^^lating to shoddy, which waa tbeonlyone^considered at Saiunlav's conference, was^taken up and the duty fixed at 2^ percent,^ud valorem.
TheImuse adopted a resolution direct-^ing the committee on agriculture to Inves^^tigate the effect of the MeKinley law on^the agricultural Interests of the country
Thedeary anti-Chinese hill to ahso^lutcly prohibit the coming of Chinese into^MM I'lliteil States w as to-day ordered fa^^vorably ie|s^rted to the house by a major^^ity of the foreign affairs committee.
Thedemocrat le w ays and means com^^mittee this morning decided to report a^bill placing on the free list all binding^twine manufactured in whole or in pint^from istle or tanipico fibre, jute, manillu.^sisal grass or sunn.
NO DECISION AN RIVED AT.
Present Statu-. of the Retiring s*'
Trouble.
Wasiiim.ton.Feb. IV Sir .lohn Thom|s^son. Hon. fieorge K. Foster and Hon.^Mackemic Howell. Canadian commission^^ers, close.I their negotiations with fiaere-^tary niaiite and t.encral Foster and left^tho city this evening for Ottawa, Slate^depart men i oHIeial: refuse to make know n^Ihe result of Met conference, hut it in be^^lieved Dial the visitors were unsuccessful^ill their mission, because of an al^^leged failure to satisfy the representa^^tives of this government Ihcy were author,^ized to make a commercial in aty entirely^independent of the direct interests of^drcat Britain.
Theptx^|m^iition of Ihe Canadians, no it^is understood, was that the treat)' he con^^cluded on this basis:
FirstA renewal of the reciprocity^treaty of 1K'4. with the modifications re^^quired by the altered cin iiinstauces of^both countries.
Secondlb-consideration of the treaty^of I*.**, with resiMct lo the Atlantic fish^^eries, w lib the aim of securing free ad^^mission into the I'nitcd States markets of^Canadian fishery piodui is in return for^facilities to ho granted I'nih d States fish^^ermen to buy liait and supplies and to^tranship then cargoes in Canada ; all such^priv ileges to lie mutual.
Third- Protection of mackerel and other^fisheries on the Atlantic ocean and inland^waters also.
Fourth-Relaxation of the aea heard^coasting laws of the two countries.
FifthRelaxathf ibe coasting law*
andinland waters dividing Canada fnun^the Fulled States.
Sixth-Mutual salvage of witrcknl ves^^sels.
SeventhArrangements for settling^boundaries between Canada and Alai4va.
FIGHTING FOR SILVER.
Signatureslo Ihe Petition for a Spe-lal^House Order.
WAsHtMiioN.Feb. 16, The silver iicu^have seciiri'd upwanls of lLH democ^iie^signatures to their |s'titioii asking the^rules committee to bring in a special or^^der for the silver bills. I hci-c are ccin-^ocrals in the bouse, so the silver urn^have secured a majority. They say iliey^have ni'civcd assurances from uiemicrs^of thi'rules committee that they wil. do^w hat is shown to Is-llie w ill of llie major^^ity of democrats ill the house, but i' isimt^likely thai the committee will meet fur
somedays.
Flectionnl Senators.
Washington,Feb, l.V The house com^^mittee on the election of the president^and vice president and representatives in^congress to-day agreed lo report a hi I^leaving the election of senators to Ml^im'ople and conferring Ihe exclusive |wivvcr^on stale MJMMMVM M fix 'be time, place^and manner of holding such elections.
AHe.Inert C**h Halanre.
WyslliNi. i on. Feb. 16. Continued heavy^ex|^eiidiliircs have reduced the trensnry^cash balance to ^JT.J4S.0i^). The amount^on de|M)^it in national banks is Yr^.W. ^^^.
NrsMttNolllliislc.l.
Washington.Feb. 16.- The president^to-^la^ sent in the nomination of Frans J.^Nesbitt to be postmaster at llozamaii,^Montana.
NEEDSFUMIGATION.
I'jts.rngcrtiof Ho- C ity of Berlin I icIimI^tin II..it imii l-lanrt.
SrwY'lKK, Feb. 16. The sti-erage |dS-
gaaaafiaf the Maajnar I iiy of Herlin Ml^all transferred to Ih.ffmau island this^morning, and the ship, after Is.tig^MMfMMlMV disinfceieil and llnffJMM, s.ts^Allowed io depart for her ihs-k. SiMy-^seven Russian steerage passengers of he^steamer Bedgeulantl were wni lo II ^IT-^iiian island fur observation, and the re^^mainder of the stiH-r ige (kiss* tigers u^re^ellowcil to pns'eed w ith the ship to her^dis k alter Is'illg ilisillfii'Ksl.
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ALL HILL DELEGATES.^Men Mho Mill A tic ml the \rw \ srk
slitl,- llrlliof isllf Colli cut lull.
Al.liOV.N. V.. I ^h. 16. lit :W dele^^gates lo be selected lo attend llie tlento^^cratic slati' ismventioii. L7il delegate, arc^mil of New York and Kings counties. At^lh ' headquarters of Hill it was giv nout^to-night that ll!u delegates outside ol N^W^York and Kings louutiea havi* alrvatly^Is i ii selected, of vv hum 1.H are for M II.^^e i
Youngi sir'. i uncial.
Sn FrxM isrti. Feb. 16. The funeral^of .1.Hues G. Fair, jr.. look pi n e ve.ter-^ila^. a large main.. of |s-op|e viewed^the teiiiains after which the lilt, r'-.eut^took place.it 1.1 .iel Hill remeter).
tmerlcaaMheelmrn.
(nit'in s, Ohio. Feb. 16. The annual^Mt mint ^I the league of Auiericaii arMMP^men i oiiv ened here to-day. An inv itation^to the reception by Isnsnmr Mi Kmley^was ai cepied by the delegates.
AGAINSTFREE COINAGE
MinorityReport of the Committee on^the Bland Silver Bill.
WHYIT SHOULD BE OPPOSED
ArgumentsIn Favor of Cold aa tha^Standard Money Metal An In^^ternational Conference^Recommended.
PAYTHEIR RESPECTS TO BOVD.
WuisiNiiTON.Feb. 16' William* of^Massachusetts from Ihe committee on^coinage has submitted the views of the^minority on the Hland tree coinage bill.^The character and pui |s*^ of ihe lull is^outlined, and the rc|Mirt says .u |s*rt:^^The |^eiil is not great of the avowed de^^preciation by our government of the vnlua^of Its own promises. We shall ucvur^openly n'ptuliatc our debts or corrupt tha^medium of payment. Hanger las in legis^^lation such as this hill proposes, winch^shall make ihe government unable to^maintain its piomiscs and tokens on lb*^basis upon which ihey have been accepted.^Thnthusisisndollur which io exchange^^able every w here : which docs noi give up^.'*^ cents at our Ixinder nor yield nothing^loflreorwalcr. Ihe gold dollarof gold. Sub^^stantially, all the litigations now existing^in this country are expressly payable in^gold anil all thai has l^een incurred since^ibis nation resumed specie payment. The^gold dollar is therefore not only the best,^hut the only holiest dollar in w Inch obliga^^tions can now lie discharged. Hut under^the plausible theory or confident^prophesy, citizens may he misted into a^repudiation of that which lie v would not^consciously uppmve.
Tomake this bill uiiderst.Nsl. is to^secure its defeat. Il is perfectly clear^that at tin- very moment the treasury of^the United Males shall refuse to pay gold^coin upon demand, no one else^will receive lii silver dollars^in lieu of one gold dollar, because a single^customer of the world for silver al that^price lias refused lo purchase. Il dis-s not^follow that the price of silver, llxed by^ratio in this bill, can he uiaiulaiiKMl. even^if our government is willing to receive^pay mi nt of its dues m silv cr coin and pay^its debts in gold. The exchange value of^^liver will Is-dc|ieiiileut alone not on the^willingness of the government to keep up^sxehange. but on Its ability to do so.^Kven specillalioii on the ultimate failure^of our treasury to maintain its policy,^might well suffice to drive gold to a prc-^luiuni and precipitate a scramble for gold^ia the treasury and suspend gold |^ay-^isents by the government, regardless of^the will of the secretary of the treasury-
Theminority submit that Ihe only |mis-^sihle result of the legislation proposed in^tills bill ia to prompt suspension of gold^puriueuta by thla gov eminent and the Inv^msllate adopuoti of the cheaper monetary^standard of silver.
Thehistory of the monetary changes in^me past is recited. International agree^^ment is urged as necessary . The state^^ment is made that the hill cannot raise^the price of silver to a ratio of value and^will bring silver from foreign countries.^The world's stock of silver is set forth ut^$l.:i9s.(rm.^^m. Silver coming from abroad^would destroy the gold standard, and the^sa\ iugs bank depoaitora, artisans and pen.^sinners would suffer.
Insuiiiin.iiijing, filially the minority^urges that not even the advocates of free^silv er coinage donv thai this law is an ex^^periment new in the history of mankind,^and based upon conditions which have^never existed. For such an experiment,^nothing can ^,!^^ a justification of that^which has not a certainly of great reward^to the |m ople undertaking the^task. That reward is not in^sight of any one but the mmm^of the mines who desire lo^ri'ccivc al the hands of the law fl._^^, an^ounce for a commodity which is sold in^eager conqs't it ion fot-two-thirds that sum.^though diligently produced al A cost of M^cents hii ounce. When w*e altempt lo^i.use the price of the annual product of^our mint s more than 40 per cent., we hn-^dertake to lift al-o a value of ^.l,tuo.nin.iiii^worth of foreign silver, in the value of^which we have not the slightest interest.^The c.M^|s'ratinii of foreign owners is not^asked, and the risk of ibis eKprriuMMti^six-sovcntbs of which is of Is-nent lo^foreigners is to lie thrown ii|sin MM shoul^^ders of this republic. The volume of cur-^reucy will not be decrcnsiil. but dimin^^ished. The bill itself w ill drive our gold^into Ibe coffers of speculators mul invito^foreign holders of our s*^ urines to sell aj^any price to coupe loss by repudiating.^DM^ whole monetary system will thus In'^disrupted.
Accompanying the ro|H^ri is u bill au^^thorising the president to invite an inicr-^natioiialnioiietury conference.
WON'TBE CALLED UP.
Argument*on MM Mlirr lllll I^. ! ^^^^!
ANew Montana l.slirt llisliiel.^aiss lal to tin- standard.
Wasiiini.iuN.Feb. 16. The house silver^bill which was cx|^cctfd to \m called up lis^morrow in the morning hour, und lo Is*^discussed from day today, until thsjsiscd^of. w ill not Is- culled up. according to Mr.^Hland, w ls^ said to the cot res|Hitidciil of^ibe Stand vkii that be had told Mr. VYil-^liums of Massachusetts that lie might go^lo Iksttoti on private business without fear^of bis aljeeuce ts'iug taken advantage of.^Nr.Blend thinks thai Springer w ith his^turiff bills, w ill claim ibe right of way und^thus prevent him from gelling the time of^Ihe house'. This. In savs. is a la^k. for he^sov^ ihe silver bill ought to have been^|M,ssii| a month ago.
Mr.Ihxoii this afternoon intrrsluoag: a^bill establishing a land district m the^southern part of Molilalia, with head^^quarters at Hillings, to Is- ^ ailed the^Hillings di 'net.
Thepublic buildings committee of the^house ha-. iM.fore il all the information^ncr-cssary i.i enable it lo make a reisirt^upon lie Hullo ami Helena bills. Mr.^Dixon says il will lie diflleult ilu* session^to get more than one of the hills through,^lit- diss not say what one has the Iw-st^chance.
senateCoulirinsthois.^WaSIIIM. tns, Feb. 16. Pisoinastcrs^H. II. Barnes, f astis. M^nt.;F. J- Nes^^bitt, !^.^^^ .; ill. M. .in .
Tltnusaadsaf Ileninerals .loin In ths Hig^i easeastratlon at i Inroln.
I.ISCOLN.Neb.. Feb. 16. A fair estimate^places the numU-r of strangers in the city^to take part in the democratic demonstra^^tion in honor of Boyd, at I'.uTH. inanity^from towns and cities in ths state, though^Western Iowa ami Northern Kansas con-^trihutcd a few. Governors Boies of Iow a.^Perk of Wisconsin anil Francis of Mis-^souri were expected, but weie unable to^come ami sent regret*. In Ibe evening^the MMM hMil a reception in ll.. Hotel^Lincoln which was largely attended. It^w as followed by a ball.
(joveniorBoyd, in llie course of his^speech this aflern.sui. said that he Is*.^lieved that tho incidents attendant u|s^n^the unprecedented controversy following^lus electiou. ami Hie tlnal result, will have^u f.ir-reai hing cffis't iqsiu our |salilies.and^its effect will be beneficial to the deiius^^ rats.
Asthe efforts of himself anil those most^nenrly concerned in resisting the effort* of^their opponent* to commit a grcul wrong,^acre guided throughout by a determina^^tion in abide absolutely within the law,^act conservatively in all incisures taken^with a view of upholding the honor and^the credit of the party and the fair fame^of the slate. It is not alone democracy^which has been vindicated, but the piuici-^plc of good, honest government.
HOME RULE* FOR UTAH.
AnotherPie* for th^ %rtml**loii of the^Territory a* a Mate,^WashihoTON, Feb. 16. The senate^committee on territories listened again^this morning to Mm arguments of the a.I^lierenls of the bill lo prov iile a^bs'al fonn of government for I'tah^and allow the people to elect their own^officials. Kichanls of lig.hn. who ad^^dressed the committee ^aiiinlay, s|*ike^again this morning in favor of the bill,^prefacing his remarks with an expression^of regret for the statements which he^inadr last Saturday. w h^ h. he said vvu,.^made through Inadvertence and without^any Intention of casting reflection upon^Senators Ramsey anil 1'uddook when he^had criticised as to their conduct as mem^^bers of the I'tah commission in up|u^int-^ing election otftrors of ihe territory.
BROWN HEARD FROM.
TheMissing DateelUs Writes a Letter te^Hi* Wife.
Coi.i'mbis. Ohio, Feb. 16. Mrs. Blown,^wife of lietistive .lames ^. lirown. re-^poro d to have my-sterioiisly disappeared^from San Francisco Thursday, received a^letter from her huslsinil this morning^staling that he is going on a trip to I..**^Augoles. She has no fear lhat Hrown was^foully ileal! with, as intimated in ihe San^Francisco dispatch. Brown is engaged m^an investigation of the Sidney Bell mur^^der case. A call at the home of C. S. Bell,^father of Sidney Hell, developed that thev^hail not lieanl anything aliout Brown's^disappearance.
BY WILD DOCS.
AHanaas Man anrt III* l.lttle Ilaughter^Kills*) by Ins Virion. Animal*.
Wichita,Kan.. Feb. 16. John Pratt^and his young daughter, who lived near^I eonanl. Sherman count v . are victim* of^wild dog* which infest that part of Ha^^state. They were returning home yester^^day from l^snnard when they were set^upon by the animals. Their remains,^oqrribly mangled, were found a mile from^home ami the can-asses of several doc*^show thai a fierce Istttlowa* waged liefore^Pratt was overcome.
WILLMOVE TO MEXICO.
Plan*nl lbs Mansger* el llie Louisiana^MMM Lottery.
NkwYiikk, Feb. |6. A MaMMAa from^New Orleans says tli.st the true sis-ret of^the wilbdrawal of the |*MMMMM lotiery^fix,m the fierce iNibtical struggle, wInch^has Im cii raging for many mouth*, is lie-^cause the lotiery threaten* lo go to Mex^^ico. Arrangement* to thai end are ahoiil^completed w ith Presiileut Dial ami the^f^^r1n^ss of Chehualle|Msi' will Is* the MM^^lion of the Louisiiiua l.ottelv couqsinv af^^ter MbT*
COLD AND SILVER.
I.athrnp.MU*ouli. People Anxfnii* lo 11.^Artverllsrrt.
I.athiioi'.Mo.. Feb. 16. ChMMM of^I uiIim p sre much excitcil ov er the report^of a genuine gold mm*' discovercil, ii'stetl^ami found valuable on u place utsviit tlxe^miles southwest of this city. Cold was^discovered at a considerable depth through^the sinking of a well, --ami ami gravel^l iken from the hole assay to a ton. gold^fl^ir^. silver ^1^0.
Ahklt iol-li With 11. -us in*.^Di.mv Hi. Fib. 16. A ibspatch from AI -^hiiqilerquc, N. M-.says: The N'av ijo In^^lians o|H iic^l Mn'iqsin livc stiM-k in sight^of the i-owlioys n*'.ir Cisih^lg,. station, on^llie Atlantic A Pacific railroad Saturday^afternoon. Tbei-owls^ys are determined^to si.,ml lh^ outrage, no longer, und.^gathering in a* large a Iwiul us |M^s*ib|e,^all uckeil the reflskiii* yesterday iiuiriiiug.^Tin' Nuvajos gr*-atly outniiiufs-rtsl th^'^cow hova, but the Latter were better armeil.^The light is still on. and four Indians an-^said to have been killed anil many cow^^boys and ranchmen wounded. The red^^skins have laseii stealing cattle by the^wholesale, fine commissary I^*1 l-Vmi^animal*. The Indian* wander nil over^Western New Mexico iii large *qiiuiU.^killing cuttle Wherever Ihey llll l thrill^und leav ing the carcasses on lb** plains,^a
111,ICeslgiistioo llemauilcrt.
ClMirtx \ II. Feb. 16. ITmi d
tb' variou* liranrhes of tbu Fatbalil^Knights ol \merica ap|suiiled to exam ilu*^the U*ik- of tiraiid 1 'n a eircr 11T u ^^ u.^w Im s a.- ri * entljr Indicted far ambcxala.^mi'iit. lias made a report n commending^(irutiil S^sr ti tai^ Ban to M-ud in In* r*-*ig-^ualioii tor tin* t'i'asoti they are satisth*l he^w ithheld hi* knowledge of i i'lli u n U iug^in default.
ItMMMMMM Killed^Ot.sivrR. Feb. 16. An aCi'idenl aMMAMw^in the Mollie fiibsoii mine at Aspen. I ol..^Ibis morning, through which three miner.*^were kill.il. Tha victim* arc Mu huel | _^gers, leaves a w ife and six children : I I^Sliarpe. M. Caple*. unmarried. T he Mol^^lie Gibson is ibe richest silver mine in the^world.
Sill0 JOTS CASE
Trialof Actor Curtis For the Killing o!^Oncer Grant.
CLAIMED BY THE: DEFENSE
The Fatal Sbota Were Not Fired
Bythe Accused-Curtla Waa^Knocked Down And^Hohhed.
S**I'***' Isi o. Feb. 16.-In opening^the defense in the Curtis case to-day. At^^torney Wilson stated they would prove^Curtis was not left-handed; t ..^^ the nip^^per on the right wnsl would have pre^^vented him from shooting I Ifllcer Grant^aas]MmICurtis did not do the shooting;^that the w iluesses had been tampered with^by the aajjgg and the testimony sup^^pressed. Wilson said on the night in ques^^tion. Curtis was miller ihe influence of^liquor, and no ir the Corner of Third and^Folsom sirist'ts. w a* accosted by a mail^a l^^ uskisl him for a light for a cigarette^anil remimhsl'hiiu of h.iv ing'played Willi^him years Is-fore. They walked s^'veral^bliM-ks. t mils try ing lo gi-t rid of the man.^Suddenly he w as knocked dow n. When^l'olu ^^ t Min er ^^rani came up anil put the^mp|H-rs on Curtis'wrists, Curtis did not^know be had been robbed nil he reached
thestation. TlfTicer look ihe two men
acrossKolsoln street, when the shot was^tired. Two oilier shot* followed, and be-^hev ing himself shot al. Curtis broke away^ami ran.
AttorneyWilson said he would intro^^duce a w lines* who saw two men with^I illlc,-r f .rant ami saw a man run rapidly^up Third slice! after the shots were tired,^lit her w iluesses would tell the same thing^and that the man who rati up Third street^w as not Curtis. The defense would show^Curtis wa^ not in ihe habit of carrying a^revolver ami had none lhat night; that^the man w ho robta-d bun tins! the fatal^shot.
Curtisthen look the *tand ami testified^that on the night m question, he left his^wife al Mm theatre anil toik a walk. He^told of meeting u man who he did not^know,.mil of subsequent happenings as^told hv Mloniey Wilson. Me said he did^not have n pistol that nighl. For three or^four weeks after the sh.siting he I.ad vio^^lent pain* m hi* head.
WANT MBAW DAM ACES.
Claim. Hslllni.o* sailors Agslu*t tha^llepnlillc of t hill.
SvnKkvsi imii, Feb. It, Twenty-two^claims, aggregating $1.1 '-'^.'^^^. were sworn^to hv the Baltimore sailors yesterday for^injuries suffer*s:l al the hands of the Val^^paraiso mob. The claims for injuries re-^reived by I'alrick Shields and Andrew^McKinsietv. both of the si earner Keewce-^u iw , will also he aeni in. To this will be^added the claim* of eight more of the^Baltimore'* sailors, w ho, ow ing to press of^lime, could not prepare their claim* yes^^terday. TTu' demands w ill lie sent to the^secretary of the nav y and. in duplicate, to^Secretary llluiue.
MORTON IS OUT OF IT.
ii* Hay* ii* Will Net He s I snrtlrtste
Againfor X Ire l'r^^lil^at.
NTsYung. Feb. 16. A 1'luladelphla dis^^patch savs thai Vi^-c President Morton had^a talk with President Harrison Friday,^anil told him that he would not be a ansa^ilulaic again, but as il would Is* necessary^to have a New York man on the ticket, he^suggested Secretary Tracy. T he Hiigge*-^lion, il i* said, was favorably received by
thepicsidclit.
Ail tttok on Ihe vi. Kin 1st Art.
ClMvi.ii. Feb. U, TTiei'oiisiitutionality^of the MeKiulev administrative act is to^Is* uMuckisT. The first move was made m^Ihe (Tilled Stales circuit court this after^^noon by ihe tiling of a motion to dismiss^the up|m-ul of ( ol lector I lark from the jur-^isdu-tion ..f the court of genciul apprais^^ers, assessing certain duties on dresa^g.wsl* Is-longing^ lo l..* ke. Hulett A^ Co.^1 h^ motion is on the ground thai the ad^^ministrative act is v oid. ami a mimfw-r of^tci hnical |*'iiils are runted m support^of it.
MmMiicheir. mmm
Mruriiis,Feb. 16. Mice Mitchell was^brought mm) mmm tin* morning. Her^law vcr's arguisl lo Is* allowed to inspect^Ihe h Iters w ritii'ii by Iht to Frisla Waol,^and the oilier letters which the attorney^gelierul ri'fusi-s p. *bow. They suy the^lelti-r* are material tow aril showing Mi**^Mitchell's state of liiiiul before she inur-^lie red Mis* Want. The Juilgc will |vass on^the question hs-morruw.
Mr.,sn. ll I . ml,tend
(Tin,i.o. Feb. M, Mr*. Henrietta Snell,^willow of Millionaire A.J. Snell, who waa^MMMered by Tas^'ott, ha* Iss-n in a fever^of nervous fear lor *evoral wisi'k* as the^result of hav ing rcceiveil anonyunms let-^ici . il. oundirig |siy mi ni of J.'.u.i on pain^of lu'iug blow n up w itb ^ly iiauute. IV'tc-^liveshave Is* ii working on the cu*c bu^^have no clue in the author of the tetter.
llieMs a see j ^' Mgiit out.
spei-ialto tlic MSuiUnl.
thi/kmvv. Feb. I t. I he newsboys of the^^ ily atteud.-d a l^^ d cnteiiaiiitnenl at the^opera immm Friday nigtit. furnished hv^the Si AMlivmi's rcpi' s.-ut.itive. The^hags selling Mm WlsBIUMI will be mm*^vidclw ith luimlsonie silk' luiitges while^oil service. The SI ^ X l^ v Kit is steadily in-^i leasing in pupularP) In re.
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lor ^ xlill.it* at the t .ilr.
(Tinvon. Feb. |t* lliixt'ior tJeneral^PMrls re . i . .1 a i abh'graui to-day from^Cqusiil ticncral Cold*, huiidt at Vienna,^suying ilu emp,'ior of Austria bail aas^|Miiut^*d a i'omuiissioii ot proiuiiieiit men,^w iih Aic i.luko i .tr| ,,f l.udw ig at its head,^to sii|^ i v ise i ne Vustriaii exhibit at ihe^Coluuiinaii sxpoastsee,
i'nluinblaItiver linni.^%emsuts.
WxsHIMi.ihn,Feb. 16. A bill was intro-^MMMl in Mm seiiatctisslav for the improve^^ment of the I olumhia i iv cr, appropriatuig
$l,ri6.(MI.
silverPurchase*.^W vsHl^i.Tvi^, Feb. 16. The tieaaury^ilepanment tixlay purvliased AJU.UU)^ounces of silver al r.tUbO and *.*)74