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AT WASHINGTON
Tho Sonato Passes a Bill Providing
for an Investigation of tho
Llauor Traffic
The Gun Foundry Board Hecommond a
817000000 ApproprlatUuforthfl
Manufaotnre of 0un
Thoro Is Not Likely to ho a Quorum
In tiro Senate Today A Oon
fedorato Noto Turns Up
tiuhinatr
Washinoton Deo 21 In tho sen
ate this morning Mr llumb of Kansas
Introduced n 111 to establish an addi
tional land dlntrlct In Dakota
On tlio lunlIon of Mr Manderson of
Nebraska u bill was passtd extending
to tho port of 0imlia tho provisions of
tho net relating o lie Iniintdlatu trans
portnllmi of diillshouoiMl
Mr Illnlrof Ninv IInni > slilro called
up tho hill providing for u cotnmleslnu
to oxumlmt Into tlui lliior tmlllo Ho
said tlint It was n bill already > a c
four lines by tho donate but not acted
on by tlm house
Tho motion was oppoftril but tho bill
waa taken up and passed Yeas 21
uavs 10
Berero voting Mr Vent of Ml sourI
who oppoftd the bill rtinirked that ho
did not propon to bo plaoul by IiIh
vote In any attitude or hnstllily Intem
perance but he rrgariltd tho subject
matter of the bill ai belonging txidn
slvily to the statee nud lluro was uo
evidence that he slato governments
were not entirely competent to dual
with It
Mr Hale of Millie from tho com
inltteo on appropriation reported
with amendments tht hoiitfo bill innk
Ing temporary provision for tho naval
forvlce This bill la known oh Die
tblrtynno day bill Mr Halo ex
plained thai tliefeiiHicfOMiinlttfu had
amended lliooi ln 1 b by substitut
ing for It the provisions oflhu regular
annual appropriation bill for
tho fiscal jiiir ending June
10ISM prxdselv as tho house passed
It hut modifled mo km to cover only tho
remaining liulf ol Ibu Iboal > mr the
amenilmuiila f < rmcrly Inscrttd by the
sonata routing to the moiiltora atid
steel cruisers living srlckeu out
The blilhe asldiis fr as tlio anionnI
went slot d pitcltlv on lliu basis on
which the houo lmit pursed tho oiln
lual appropriation for tho year In
that Mr Halo added tho senate
maintain d It attitude of ounsldorlng
tills years proH sit inns and not those
of fuimer Sears He said bo would
call the bill up louioriow
An oxecuttve aitthm waa then held
and tho tcuate adjouintd
itiionr op mu ous
roimimv
IIOAIIIl
Wahiiinotok Deo 1J TlmBiippIe
mcnlury n port or tho gun foundry
bo ird waa tratiamltttd to tho eeuntn to
day Thu boiird exniu ou tho opinion
that two gnu foundries Bhoiild bo ea
tabllnhcd ono for tho army and one
for tho navv at cost of 000000
each but tho not reooniiuoudi that
aletl manufarlurere be cuIIm upon to
furnlah the maiirlal For tlilx puri o
it reeomniiiiilH mi approprla
tiop r 18000000 out half
for tho army tlio other half for tho
navy Tlio ixaird Bays that from per
Bonal Intrreourue with proinluentMcel
maker It U In a pndtlon tonMiort thut
a ptopoml iBHiifd on this lmnia will tio
reaponded to but It will no necessary
to approptbdo tho nitlro amount
recominendtd in ordVf to luduco
recpoiiHlblo Bltel maiiufacturera to
erect and compUto tho nec w ary
workB ifeouvrehBBhall adopt mean
urtD for tho ptwuring of thu hupply of
guua recpilud it will bo ulwiluielv
ncevHsary to apnronrlato tlio HIOOOO
needed for tlm fitetiirle in wblih the
guiHiiroioboMiiittied AaltwIUre
uulro two ymra t ereut and iuulp iho
faetorleji tlie appropriation frihem
hhmild bo mado umtally an poaalblo
InuoucliiHlou thu board b b that
tlio ntuiual expetiMH for tho optmllnn
of tho fiictorltH iiuiBt ho deiermlnid by
tho number of toola In uho and thV
quantity of material fabricated With
117000000 will complete a atcelpro
dtiolug plant mtuhlMi ami iniilp
ateolgnn fBotoilen supply guns for bIx
and n half ymr and Inatigurato the
manur turuorattol In larger inassta
In tho IJaltod StatcP
ATAHIIIMITON OTIa
TJIKIIH V1M IIH NtTqUtmUM TODAY
WABiiiNoioN Hto iiSeuator
Hoartf Manibohusetta annoiiticed In
the senate to Uny that ho would bo nb
ecnt after the day Nutwrtua othcra
have niado arrangementH to leave Tho
Indications ro timt hero will bo no
quorum tomorrow
A UUMIKK OF A CONlltDKKAl I NQ11
T lOBWiretary of Uio lro ury rroelved
a letter from a rtildent of lliga nuwla
lucleBiuKUtllKJuotoof the mtitrtw
ato btntea which he taya he Inherlleil
from hia iiuele and wanbitoexohaiiRe
it for currency Tlio i7u
noto hm I >
leturutd to tho sender with tba Inlor
matlou thatiUBwortblHa
TIIK JJM1IA1IOO AOAINST A < IK UK
MOVtU
Tho recrelary of in treasury ban g
IwcUeulariii icgaid to thu Im
iKirtatlonofragd which provides fr
tho admission of nil raga Wliloh may
bo alloat January la under tho torma
nftho former ulrcular providing for
tho Usuoof eertllloUta by ooiiBUlaror
llrorannd whlou alsoprovhhathat all
raxahhlpped after January 1st ahall
Iwaubject to disinfection upon their
arrlvalat thin country or In auy other
country vh ru tho department np
polnta an Inaptotor
T > 5 CA8U OF THU CHOCTAW NATION
I ho ca o o thu UIiouIhw Nation
agalnBt tho Uuletl Htatea was taken
up la court tp lay on h demurior
madotolho evlrtonvo by tho council
for tho government Thi Is n claim
forever 15W000 aud waa refened
to tho omlrtiiy oingrwa It haa bwu
pending tevrral year
OONF1UHATIONB
Tho senate tnlay madotho follow
lugoonllrmatloua
ii Piatt Carpoiiter of Kaw York
governor of Montana
U hWhfor 180
FM neuato commlitio on public
THE GA2 5riM FOBT WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY DECEMBER 23
lands has < omm1 to report favorably tho
commito substitute already described
for the olll Introduced by Senator Hill
provlyitig for tho forfeiture of the
Uc bono land grant It Is under
atCAUIiat tho bill im reported lias tho
KUpportof fiurmcmbets of tho com
MiUtoe and tbreo members will op
poio It on tho Moor of the senate
OPKON AllUdC IIDNT
Bonatoro lieolt of Kentucky Don
Cameron of Pennsylvania Hutlcr of
South Carolina Jackson of reuncwee
and suvorul otbera arc going dovn tho
Potmuao tonlghton an extended dtick
hunt
AITlin A ItKIMIIUltSFMtUtT
ISx HergiantatArins rnompsonhad
n hearing beforn tho mbcoinmllttoof
tho Judiciary cointnltUo today con
sisting of MtBirs Tucker liroadhead
and Poland concern I mr his clulm for
rclmburaement of tlio damages
awarded against lilm In thoKillbourri
case Ho referred to tho charROtbat
tlm Jury had been fixed and said that
ho did
not bollovo that liad been the
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A ltllSICJNATION ACOKlTFI
Tho presiil nt ha < < auifpted thu resig
nation of Ilfiiry I Lyman second
assistant poMninsfergeiieral an I will
tomorrow nominate John ii Thomp
hoii general superintendent t f the
railway mall seivloe to succeed hlni
BRUCIBANT II rrwuIlTII TO 1IK C017HT
MAiniAini
Sergeant Oita Iloltworth of thoslg
nalaervlco who recently went V nt
by order of thu ieeretary of war in
aearnli of Capt llowgate has returned
undhHbtcn relieved from duly It
la alleutd tiiat Svrgeunt Holtworih ol >
talned Information wliloh ludured the
accrulary of war to sriid him iw ade
teotlvo by rilling Lieut Greelya pri
vate papvra Ho Id to bo courtmar
tialed
Ill INAUIIUItATlON IIA 11
The new pemluu building 1i h been
secured forthf inauguratlor ball
BkNATUU FAIIS
Senator Jamea O Kulr tho Nevada
allvcr king arrlvid In thu city hint ov
cuing
TUB RUPKKMi rOWHT
Thu Duittd HlultH niiRino row it
adJouruLd today to thu olh of Jan
uary
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OFF WIIIJTUAOK
A Waalilnaton Passengor Train Do
rnllod Four Men Fatally In
Jurod Ono Oar Burnod
CltliAiio iLli Ueo 2S Thu facU
In repaid loan accident on tlio Iiilt
more Ohio rallioad near llrcmen
fnd wero mado known hero to
night Tho train waa tho fast oxpreai
from Washington City dun here
about half jiast 0 oclock In tho morn
ing Ituua running ni tho rate of
forty miles uu huttr when it etruck
a broken rail or hoiiiu other
imperfection in the track Tiioenulnu
and forwaid part of Iho train pa cd
Hiifely but tho dining car and two
tdeeplng coachia wero derailed and
overturned Thu dining car took tlm
ami wiih burned up but tho sleeping
coiohen wero b vi d from destruction
Thcro were sixteen pHrsuna lu tho
cleppers komo of thini in public lift
aud It iiiipeuM almost miraouloua that
iiono of
them wero kllltd or fatally
hurt
Congreeinan 11 F Sblvely of South
Bend Ind Biiller d painful ttit not
dangerous hrulath ubuut the legx
Hon Hiram Y Hmllh of Dm
Moluiw 1 ma aulleretl u lucerallon of
th ftotnud legs
Hon O H Olilord of Canton
Dakota waa hurt about tho thoulders
Alt tho otbera wero moro or I hk
Hhakou up Tho occupants of tho
dlwlngcar fullered moat ieverely
Kdwurd MeCabo mid Joseph Iralz
rooka undKlward Gray ami It Mo
Naiighton waiters werontened bmllv
vau tdod fcilded and burned and
In all probability all will dlo
Steward DoJy was ouly slightly
hurt The wounded wero brought to
thli city this arternoon
iiiicTmusi AitKs
Cardinal Consollna died at Homo
yesterday
A shock of earthquake waa folt in
London yesterday
In Iho recent engngoment with tho
Chlneru near ChunuChu tho Frowh
lost twonty killed nud ninotythrco
wounded
Tho founding or Rt Potcra college
now Cambrldio university six huiii
died yeara ago was celebrated j cstor
day MlnUtor Lowell apoko for
Harvard
Tho Now Yuri chamber of com
merce Imt night voted viva voco that
tho SimiilRhAincrlortn treaty now be
foro tho United States Heiiato h hostilo
flr MB f UlB P ld of tho
t
United Htsdea aud ought not to bo con
At ameeting lant night of tho clear
manufacturers ami makers and tho
eaf tobicoo dealers of St Louis roeolu
tlons weio adopted stronalv prntcilinr
ftKalu t thHratliloilou of tho Spanish
alyanilnq iinlttco was unpoint
ed to draft a petition to tho UuIUd
btates atuato
Coal Jtlivrs Ki ume IVork
Dkmvku Cot Dro Uil The coal
miners rvt Coal creek ICI Moro Wal
aenburgh and Csmeron 1200 In Bll re
Burned work today nt thonld rates
I M
Tlio lornmn Annrelilsts SenteucMi
LutiatcDo 22 Snteneo baj becji
pronounced hi thocwoof tho niiHrch
Ula who wero tried inat wetlc for tlio
attempt to iwuKilnuto Emi on > r Wil
liam ut Nloderwold lteltlmlorf
Kupioh and Kueohler
havo been s a
ene t to death Holwlmuer ami
IJaohmann hav bon rondfinned to
ol1 yo6 lu l aevlmde Borhngon
i ultteii UU Xlluo uavo ut > o
llorrlblo Ca o r Fratricide
Wavbah Wis Deo 22 Alter an
unsuccessful attempt to take holire
of hi wlfo thU nficrnoou VruucN Do
llsies went to tho bouao of his brother
who waaooutluedto his bed bv ill
ness and doilncratcly choppeii tho
lolpleu man into ploe e nearly fceer
lug tho head from his body The mur
derer la evidently Insane on rillgl ua
mhttoni i when standing over tl
Tho
STILL IN ARMS
Warring Factions in Dakota
Ready for tho Fight
A WellArmed Foroo Dos Bcon
looted to Opposo tho Mob
Ool
TitAVKitsK Dak Deo 22 Tho
situation heroremalusuuorimgcd bIucc
lust evening A blizzard has been
blowing since yesterday and it Is ex
tremely cold Tho thermometer was
20 ° below ztro at noon Traversohns
ecourcd tho country for arms and
sulllelonl havu been gotten
Men from all parts of
thu county aro constantly arriving
displto the cold weather Ihoolllelals
feel lolleved Thu luadquarti rsof tho
armed men aro at tho coilrthouso to
wheie thu register of deeds Iihs ro
moved tho records It Is thought that
Htilllulent furco Is on hand safe
ly to keep them A spy
who was sent out thli morning
has just arrived from Wllmott They
aro still trying to open tlio safe but
havo not jot succeeded Tho mob la
kept under arms until tlio safo Is
opened and tho contents known If
he records arc not found tho
mob will Immtdlately move upon
Traverse No ono la permitted
to leave tho town without
examination Tho BlierllT having sui
llclent forco to secure the salety of
lraverso will tqm rrow with u po e
attempt to mako sotno arrests if it
will tako tho wholu forco and ho will
servo warrants reirardlcsa of
thu consequences Ills forces
uro HiilUclent to cnablo him
Intuitu thoiillenslvo although they uro
much siniller than tho limbs forces
His men aro more reliable bijng most
ly Americans and leading idtlzens of
tiu > county If tho two forces meet a
regular battle will bo fought Aconlllct
must take placo in a day or two If
tho shorllls posso should be resisted
tomorrow and anyone lijured It
would mako war to tho knife Every
man In Traverse is h deputy aherlir
and their mot < o la peace if
possible forco If necessary A
telegiam has been received
from tho United States marshal to tho
ellVctthatu deputy marshal is on his
way with warrants for tho arrest of all
thoso engaged in overhauling tho
mall Tho governor will furnish nil
asMlstanro In his power to have tho
mob punished to tho full extent of tho
law
m m
Indications
Washington Dee 22 West gulf
generallv fair weather north to cast
winds lower temperature Tho
storm
signals aro up at ludlauola and Gal
Vision
A Fatal Freight lralu MfrrcW
Louisville Kv Deo 2 Infor
mation has reachtd iIib city of a rall
roid uccldont on tho Chesapeako
Ohio road near Kddyvllle Ky Jn
which Al rsuddliigton tho llenian
was Instantly killed and Geo Georgo
tho engineer badly lujured Tho l <
coinollvu ran overn cow was derailed
and fell down an unbaukuient carry
lug with It eight freight oari which
wera completely demolished Tho
other trainmen escaped iniury
Tho Itlrtr Coal Mmeraim a Strike
PiTTHnima Pa Dec 22 Tho coal
miners all along tlio Monougahela river
wont out on u strike this morning for
an advance of half a cent per bushel In
tho price of mining Hy noon It was
known at tho minora general olllce In
Ibis city that tho strike had begun In
oarmet aud that nearly fuur thousand
men had quit work Tho operators as
ert that rather than oonctdo tho ad
vaiieothev will oloso down their niu
ludetluitely
> rmvi All J lin Hulls Imagination
London Deo 22 Tlio parcelroom
of tho Windsor railway station In
which the tiro oocurred Saturday ad
Joined tho covered way qvor which
tho queen passed Wedues
Joy when Bhe started for
Ojborne Tho managers of tho Great
Western railway assert that ho lire
waspurely accidental aud waa not dim
to tenlaa agency They declare tiiat
no lurerual michlno waa round nud
that tho lllsmelllng white liquid was
limply horso medicine
inveitlgatlufj tlio Loudon Ilrhlgo Fa
plosion
London Deo 22 Tho investigation
of tho explosion at tho Loudon brldgo
ooutlnuea A diver found aoine moro
fragments of granite broken from
tho bliHika composing tho pier
liy tho forco of iho ex
plosion Sevural lamo blocks of timber
which had been llrmly boIUil to tho
inasTWy of the brldgo wero IrnUoi
away ttJXanjluatUm nHlnly shows
that tlmei jluii had terrlllfi force
Tho bed or lheTfeifliitich dl lurb d
for a einaulerablo ia djQutthoplers
FORT WORTH TEXAS
Fatal Holler Explosion
Atlanta Ga Dec 22 Tho boilers
In tlio Hell atnot compress of tho At
lanta Cotton Compress company ex
ploded this
morning killing ono uegto
uud seriously wounding another
A Nfbralm Failure
Lincoln Nkh Dec 22 John W
McCotincll tho oldest drygoods mer
chant lu the city has mado uu assign
ment His llHbilltirs are placed at
01000 Ills nominal a > seta uro 575
000
Hankers Assign
Ottawa Ili Dec 22 0 J < fc
Win Wilson bankers madenna slgn
tnent this morning Their liabilities
are 80 000 their Individual liabilities
f20000 Tho bsnk assets are 85000
individual assets 82 000
Asphxlated
Aiiianv N Y Deo 22 Kgbrrt
Karl and his Infant daughter wero suf
foeatt d by coal gas from a stovo last
night A sou aud thu mother who
were sleeping with tho father and
babe aro alive but aro Inn critical con
dition
Tho tllass Factorlra Will not Shut
Dmvii
PiTTsnunu Fa Deo 22 Tho olll
dais of thu Wludowglass AYorkera
union report that as far as can bo
learned no glasa factories will ehut
down January 1 as was talked of a
month ago
Sulcldn ot an Auslrlau IUnkrr
Vienna Dec 22 Jean Laeasman
ag r of tho securities department of
tho Giro it Casaen Vereln bank com
mitted suicide tod y Ho was tho
brotherlulawot nerrllildy nsupo
rloroftlclal of Borne rank who is un
der arrest for enihtzzllnir
A eneral It diicliim Ordered
Pirrsnuitn Pa Dtc22 The Pitts
burg Ir n Workacompany ut Vernora
station havo ordered a 12 per cent ro
duotlon In tho wages or all
heir employes except thoso governrd
by the Amalgamated n soclatron scale
1 bo workmen met tills eveclug and
decided o cotillnuo work at the Feduc
lion 1lvo hundred men uro aileoted
Two Years lu tlio Pinltcutlarr
epfclattothoaaxetif
ClmiOUXI TKXDfo 22In tho
district court today Clias Wuyland
pleaded guilty or theft
from thu p r
sou and was sentenced to two
oars
In tho penitentiary This Isorjoo 3f the
P5JB y S wt Wowed In
train of Sella Uro s clrcui Ho nicked
rheacrra cket 1 wa omSthl
A MallIUrk Itobbed
HfiUNciriBij Mo Deo 22AIort
Hmllh Ark dispatch reports that the
regular uialihaok thepca to Chooo
villa was stopped peveu miles from tho
alter ploro at 10 oclock this niorn
by two armed men who elzed iig ha
mallsaok mid made oil1 with It For
tuoaely tho bag cooialned it
one
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Tliej Must AntoUn to Uncle Sam
Omaha Nku Doo 22a verdict
was rendered in the federal court to
day In behalf of the Unltedl Blatts
government agalust Daulel Lovelov
a Wa surtie L0VZ
while receiver or piVhift
uHl H2000 h tl6 SwKfundViu
llnloui living and > l ooiidn1
a 1 has
mt been apprvhendod His Buret lit
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311 t2DL < 3L 3X3 OCoxiistoaa Streets
Now ollora an Immense btiolc of
THE LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES
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AT FACTORY PRICES
Pianos tuned and repaired on short notice and warranted Beware of ta
strangers claiming to be Tuners Many a Piano has been ruined by such men
lat nt Mocllclnotnt Manufacturers ralM
HEADQUARTERS FOR SHOW CASES THE LARGEST SWlmfc
and J
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Nos409 411 and 113 Houston St lfiv
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Heatlquarlors for Show Cases
A liAKGE STOCK ALWAYS ON
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ACurIx > aJ JuutrcwlvoJ Wilt UupIIcatoSt Loulu or Clilcnjoprices Wtlltf
2TSend for CataloQue and Prices
W K HENTLEV Kort Worth Tex 11 U llENIIiT
JBENTLEK BROS k COvf
UANCH LAND AND
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i il l P4 llllu cU Properties In Texas and MbiIco aud oonnUonUr bil
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Chicago Alton tho Hurllngton
Illinois CVntral railways ntameetlng
otlay formed apoolonirelghtbetween
tlilcacoaud St Louie to go ImoellVct
January 1 and to lait ono year It pro
vides tho neither of tho roads shall
withdraw btroro tho end of tho year
1 no1 percentages agreed upon wero not
mado public
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