Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1891 — Page 2

fttye gemocratitStntinel RENSSELAER, INDIANA, f. W. McEWIH, - - - FQMJBHn.

AROUND THE WORLD.

INTELLIGENCE FROM EVERY PART OF THE GLOBE. News from Bmipi Shores—DommMo Hap* pollings—Peceenal Pointers—Labor Notes I Political Occurrences Pines, Accidents, Crimes, Ejc. A TCMUJ.T IN THE HOUSE. Mr. Mills Charges the Speaker with Intention illy Practicing Fraud. The House, on the 20th. “experienced the Btormiest scene of a very stormy Congress. The trouble arose over a raction to approve the journal without debate. Hard words passed between Mr. Mills and Mr. McKinley, and it was not until the Sergeant-at-arms and some friends had forced Mr. Mills Into his seat was order restored. The now has significance from tfne fact that the leaders of both sides o 1 the Ho.ise were the principals. The scene i® the House was re-enacted in the Senate, when Mr. George, of Mississippi, refused to yield the floor to Mr. Aldrich, who was anxious to present the ckitawe resolution. Mr. George had the floor when the Senate ad journed the previous night, and paliaamentary rules gave it to him at reassembly. Mr. George’s plan is apparently, to hold tire cloture off indefinitely. The pT >speeti-ve struggle over the force hill is the .all-ab-sorbing topic. Both sides are anxiously counting noses. ,

„ Furaitwne lor Fuel. Governor Humphrey, at Topeka, received through the Board-of Railroad’Comnuis.ioners a dispatch from Rawlins County stating that the suffering A® Northwest :rn Kansas due to hunger and cold was greater than had been reported, and that immediate steps must be take® to render assistance. A message was hastily drawn .up and submitted to the Legislature advising an emergency bill, by which coal could be shipped at the State's expense from the coal-mines near Leavenworth, llr. York, the Representative of Rawlins, was given permission to lay before tlnuHouse the condition of affairs in liis county, lie said that he was in receipts a long dispatch, which stated that an any of the settlers were burning their furniture, and that more than twelve inches of snow covered the ground. Death -of King Kalakaua. King Kalakaim. who came to this country about a month ago, died at the Palace Hotel In San Francisco. There had been no hope of the King's recovery since Sunday, though his alarming condition was not geneixUy known until the attending physicians announced that his malady was Bright's disease of the kidneys and uraemia. Kalakaua's visit to this country was made on account of his failing health. Ho commenced to gain strength soon after his arrival here, but the improvement was only temporary, and soon after his return from a trip to Southern California Ids condition became much worse. During .the last few days the King was unconscious nearly all the time, and his life was prolonged only by the uso of stimulants.

Fence Jit Fine Ridge. The excitement over the Ten Tails murder has died out. The commanding General’s talk to tMe chiefs has resulted in a thorough understanding on their part that the civilian murderer will be brought to justice. Ali the troops, barring the First Infantry, will be drawn up for review at Wolf Creek. The place selected is just two miles from the agency and is shut out from sight of the Indians by a ridge of hills. The particular reviewing ground was selected on account of the fact that the bucks if they saw the troops in such array might misunderstand its meaning. Teachers Averted a Faille. At St. Louis the cool-beadedness and presence of mind displayed by the teachers of Shaw School averted what would otherwise have developed int® a panic, attended with loss of life among the pupils. Fire was discovered in the basement, and the children became greatly excited, but were all gotten out safely. Loss, 83,003. Shot and Killed Mis Wire. At Syracuse, N. Y., John Baker, a Chicago drummer, shot and killed his wife in a school she was employed as a teacher. The deed was d >no In the presence of the children, and the murderer held his own 16-months-old child In his arm when he fired the shote. Decided Against Pullman. In the United States Court at Chicago Judges Gresham and Blodgett refused the application of the Pullman Palace Car Company for an injunction to restrain the Lake Shore and Michigan Central railways from using the Wagner vestibuled trains. The Bow in Chili. The latest advices received from Chili show that there is no improvement in the state of affairs in that disturbed republic. It also seems possible that a portion of the British fleet in the South Pacific Ocean may soon be investigating the disturbance. Bancroft’s Funorml. Funeral services over the remains of the late George Bancroft, the venerable historian. were held at St. John’s Protestant Episcopal Church at Washington. To Tost the Tariff Law. Several St. Louis importers have filed suit against the United States Government to test the constitutionality of the McKinley law. Wanted to Swing a Wire-Beater. An unsuccessful attempt was made at Lombard, a suburb of Chicago, to lynch a wife-beater named Miller. A Motor Company’s Loss. The plant of the Standard Motor Company of Chicago was destroyed by fire. The loss is $187,000; insurance, $30,000. Another Bank Failure. The Bank of Downs, at Downs, Mitchell County, Kan., has suspended. A Collision at Sea. The American ship Sea King arrived from Pisaqua, Peru, badly dismantled. The Sea King was run into in Pisaqua harbor by a French iron ship. A court of inquiry attached the blame to the Sea King and Capt. Setchell was ordered to pay dam- **«*• ? Fear an Ice Failure. The Missouri Biver is still open in South Dakota, with the temperature at 65 degreat As the river usually breaks up in February fears are entertained that there be bo ice crop.

KOCH'S CiytE FOB CONSUMPTION. Tb« Berlin Doctor Tells the World How It Is Made. f r Plot. Koch’s rep rt describing the compo'sltilon of his lymph is comparatively brief. It says rhsjymph consists of aglyceriue extract derived from the pure cultivation of the tubercle bacilli. Prof. Koch says: Since publishing, two months a?o. the results of my experiments with the new remedy for tuberculosis, many physicians who received the preparation have been enabled to become acquainted with Its properties through their own experiments. So far as I have been able to review the statements published and the communications received by letter, my indications have been fully and completely confirmed. The general consensus of opinion-is that the remedy has a specific effect upon tubercular tissues, an 1 is. therefore, applicable as a very delicate and sure agent for discovering latent and diagnosing doubtful tuberculosis processes. Regarding the curative effects of the remedy, most repons agree that, despite me comparatively short duration of its application, many patients have shown more or less pronounced improvement. It has been affirmed that, in not a few cases, even a cure has been established. Standing quite by Itself is the assertkm that the remedy may nor. only be dangerous in cases which have advanced too far —a fact which may forthwith he conceded—but also that it actually promotes tuberculous process, being therefore injurious.

BUSINESS PICKING UP.

Reports Indicate an Increase in Volume During tlie Meek. R. G. Dun & Co. ’s weekly review of trade says' How far tire situation and prospect may be changed by the passage of a Free Coinage bill by the Senate is as yet mainly a matter of conjecture. Reports of the state of trade at different points reflect mainly a situation prior to that vote, and show general improvement ir. the volume of business, easier money markets, and a more cheering outlook. The exporis of merchandise heavily exceed imports in value; at New York for January thus far the increase in exports over last year has been 81,400,000. or about 12 per cent., while the imports here show a decline of 52.900,000. or about 15 per cent. The preliminary reports of exports of cotton, breadstuffs, provisions, cattle, and petroleum in December were almost unprecedented. Hence it appears that the excess of exports in December was very large in spite of the decline in movement of breadstuffs which higher prices tend to prolong. For the last week, with wheat 1 cent higher, corn and oats practically unchanged, and cotton three-sixteenths Higher, exports of wheat have been only about half of last year’s, of flour less than a quarter, and of corn only one-eightb. while the exports of cotton show a decrease for the week in spite of a considerable increase in receipts. Pork lias ndt changed, but lard and hops are lower, oil is cents lower, and the speculative markets are generally weak ouiside of those above mentioned. *> IT’S A REAL SURRENDER. Hostile* Turn Over a Lot of Good Gun*. A lot of arms have been turned in to Captain Pierce by the hostile*. They informed him that a systematic search was being made in their tepees for weapons, and th >se found would be turned over immediately. The exact number of arms surrendered can not bo ascertained from the custodian, though the latter placed the number at about 500. At headquarters it is claimed the arms turned over exceed in number any received by them under similar circumstances in the histo yof the army. General Miles will leave for the East some time next week, unless something unusual should take place, and General Brooke will assume command.of the forces which may remain in the field. It is rumored that four companies Of the Second Infantry from Omaha, General Wheaton, will remain during the winter and that the other four companies will return home. TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE NATION.

Non-Citizens in the CMckasaw Territory to Be Exiled. A meeting of the squaw-men of tlie Chickasaw Nation was held in Pnrcell, [. T., to oppose the allotment of tribal lands in severalty and tlie Statehood movements for the Indian Nation. Tlje convention indorsed Gov. Byrd’s policy and promised to aid him in expelling Intruders from the Nation. They urged that tlie editors of leading papers favoring tlie allotment and Statehood movements be exiled. There are 35.000 non-citizens in this country, and this element is too powerful for the Indian Government to force tlie collection of tlie tribal tax or put them out of the country. The non-citizens are uneasy at this proposed wholesale expulsion, ns they feel that tlie Government Is in earnest and fear that the United Stut%s may accede. SELL PORK TO CANADA. Canadians Buy a l arge Share of Car Hog Product. When the tariff changes were announced last year Canada pork-puckers estimated that the duty imposed on pork would be something like S(i per barrel, and this they thought would enable them to compete successfully with their American confrere), but their success has not materialized, and its failure to do' so is alleged to be due to tlie interpretation of the tariff by the Minister of Justice. Tlie packers maintain that it was the Government's intention to have all pork but mess, which was to pay one and one-half cents per pound, pay three cents per pound, but that through an oversight the schedule, instead of reading mess pork, read simply pork one and lone-lialf cents.

FAKWELL ISN’T IN IT. Oglesby the Republican Candidate lor Senator from Illinois. Richard J. Oglesby is for the seeond time in his life the candidate of the Republican party of Illinois for a seat in tlie ‘Senate of the United States. His nomination was made on the first regular ballot of the Senatorial caucus at Springfield. He received more votes than were necessary to make him the choice of the party, and on motion of Senator Charles H. Crawford the nomination of Gov. Oglesby was made unanimous. The result was not unexpected—in fact, little or no surprise was expressed, at the result. Senator Far we 11 was opposed by the farmers because lie was a millionaire, and the farmers were mainly instrumental in defeating him. Hard Times Made Him a Robber. At Bells, Tex., George Smith, a farmer, entered a saloon and compelled seven men at the point of a revolver to hand over their money and valuables. As he was leaving the saloon Jim Sibel, the Town Marshal, fired, but missed him, and Smith .returned the shot and the bullet entered Slbells head. He will die. Smith was afterward captured and placedjail in spite of the efforts of the mob to lynch him. He said that hard times and pOCr crops decided him to become a robber. -Indians Cause Trouble in Washington. Indians near Coulee City. Wash., are in war paint, and the young bucks are all eager to go on the warpath. The people are alarmed all along the line qf the rail-, road, and especially on the border of the

reservation. The following petition was sent from Spring Coulee, Okanogan County, to the commander of Spokane Post: “We, citizens of Okanogan, ask and demand that you kutd troops to protect its against Indians who are preparing for an outbreak. There is imminent danger of trouble. There will! probably be fighting ere you get this. Indians here and from British Colombia are all armed for war,’’ « George Bancroft G mo. The news of the deatli George Ban- ; croft, the great historian. ,-<jmes from Wash- ; ington. Mr. Bancroft ’had been in bad | health for over twa years and the increas-

ing infirmities incident to his old age at last brought about his death. He was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1800, and became famous through his History if the United States. To Muvo on tlie Cherokee Strip. Since the introduction in the Kansas House of Representatives by Congressman Mansur of a bill to open up the Cherokee Strip to settlement immediately and treat with the Indian afterward, tlie “boomers” inthe vicinity have been actively at wo*rk sending out circulars to the members of the O’Connor and Dill colony for a concentration of forces at that p tint for an immediate invasion of the strip. The colony consists of 3.003 members, and a private letter has been mailed to each one to assemble on or before Jan. 23, and be prepared to make their permanent home in tbeCherokeo Strip.

I’eelines a Big Offer. Senator Spooner Is said to have declined an offer of 825.000 a year to locate iri Chicago and become Solicitor General of tlie Chicago and Milwaukee Railway after his retirement from the Senate. It is said to be his dedre to remain a resident of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee will b : his future home. He lias already Deen retained as counsel by some of tlie heaviest iron houses of Cleveland. and will devote himself almost exclusively to corporation business. Collapse of Olilo Ga* Fields. Columbus, Ohio, is without a single nat-ural-gas fire, and numerous cases of great inconvenience are reported on account of tlie sudden cut-off of the supply. Tlie company says that in all probability the gas will never be turned on again, as the supply will hot bo sufficient for practical use. In speaking of the value of the plant of the company, the superintendent said lie did not regard it as worth $1 at the present meter rate of gas. Charged with Express Robbery. Detectives have arrested H. W. Muruford, of Cleveland, Ohio, on the charge of being the accomplice of Frank Smith in the bold express robbery on a Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland train near Urbana. Ohio, last fall. Mumford is the uncle of Smith. The latter has been In jail at Urbana for some time. Mumford was tracked to Kansas City and back, and was caught in Athens County. He was arraigned at Urbana and released in Si,so!) pa.il. Efleet ol' Cold Weather in London. \ The statistics published by the London Record Office for the week ending Jan. 12 show that, the recent stress of weather has caused llq; mortality from diseases of the respiratory organs to increase from 467 to 091, while the total mortality of the city is 400 above the average for the same week during the last ten years. It is a curious fact,-too. that in the same week the births have decreased 305 from the average. Northwestern Wheat Statistics. The Minneapolis elevators report to the Korthwcxtern Miller a stock of 2,734,000 bushels of wheat, and it is estimated that the aggregate private stock amounts to 4,403,00 D bushels, or a gain of 180.000 over last week. Tlie Market Record estimates the stock in country elevators of Minnesota and the two Dakotas at 8,540,000 bushels, a decrease of 235,000 compared with last week.

Unpublished Letters of Thackeray. Among the most interesting literary sales which always form so important a feature ■of the London season proper is one which cannot fail to attract a great many Americans, for a number of unpublished letters of Thackeray wills he brought under the ham* mer. These, which his admirers will have an opportunity of examining in due course, are understood to form a portion of the collection of manuscripts of Lord Crawford’s library. Will Make Sewing Machines. The stockholders have decided to start Tibbies’ sewing-machine plant at I)es Moines. la., in the near future. A new company has been formed to buy up all the claims. The company has a 5150.000 plant there that has been idle two years on account of litigation subscriptions made to 0. E. Tibbies, Two Towns Destroye I. Further details of the destruction wrought by the severe earthquake in Algeria have been received. The towns of Gouraya and Villebourg were practically destroyed by the shocks and forty persons were killed by the tailing of walls. The amount of damage done to property is estimated at £20,000. A Building Blown Up. At Omaha, Neb., a building occupied by Klein & Spiegel as a wholesale liquor store was completely demolished by an explosion together with $12,000 of liquors. In the ruins the body of an unknown man was found burned to a crisp. The cause of the explosion is unknown. A Reported Gas Tius’. It has been reported that a natural gas trust was being formed, and that the action of the gas company at Columbus, Ohio, recently, in shutting off the supply on the Pica that the wells were exhausted was part of a scheme to extort higher prices from consumers. A Massachusetts Storm. Massachusetts has had a genuine icestorm similar to that of six years ago. Damage on a large scald to buildings or

shipping wa* nowhere do ... x graph, telephone, fire- J the tc car servi ein nearl- * la ™ and e,ectrl< ' i was* thoroughly d ' « v «y part of the State Intcr* B C **^* r * r °’ n Englishmen. rur , n , rr -ued parties have confirmed tlie p,* -<■ tliat an English syndicate had offerfor the Durango- Mining C^irnIpany's plant in New Mexico. Besides the plant, tlie company has 43.000 acres of land. , The capital stock is $5,000,000. The offer will probably be accepted. Russia Buying Go d. The Russian Minister of Finance is buying up all tlie gold that he can obtain abroad. It is believed he has accumulated as much as 15,000,000 rubles. It is stated that the Russian Government meditates a law to prohibit foreign vessels engaging in the Russian coasting trade. Convicted of Heresy. The Rev. J. R. J. Milligan, on trial at Pittsburg. Pa., for heresy, was found guilty by the Pittsburg Presbytery of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. The trial of the Rev. Mr. McClurkin on the same charge will he taken up next. The convicted minister will appeal to the General Synod. A Fig Bank Failure. National Bank Examiner F. E. Marshall, for the State of Missouri, has taken charge of the American National Bank of Kansas City. Tiie capital stock of the bank Is $1,250,000. No statement of the assets and liabilities has yet been made. Buried Under a Mountain. A disastrous land-slide occurred on the line of tlie Northern Pacific near Palmer, Wash. A mountain of earth and rock now covers the tracks of the road for a distance of over 300 yards, and travel has been completely shut off. Shot While Resisting an Officer. Juan Castillo, one of the convicts who broke jail Nov. 30, at Tucson, Ari., was recaptured leaving Giia Bend by Officer Perrin. He was well armed and resisted arrest. He was shot through the leg and will probably die. Shot His Son-in-Law. Judge G. A. Warder, City Attorney of Chattanooga, Tenn.. shot and instantly killed his son-in-law, S. M. Fugette, cashier of the South Chattanooga Savings Bank. Whirky did it. Confessed to Poisoning Coffee. At Lexington, Ky., Daniel Frazier and wife and Peter White and wife, all colored,' were poisoned, the first named dying. White’s daughter was arrested, and confessed putting arsenic in the coffee.

Horton's Big Fire. Horton, Kan., came near being entirely destroyed by fire. A row of buildings on East Main street was entirely wiped out, entailing a total loss of $200,000. Damages from a Railroad. Peter Kremer, of Blue Earth County, Minnesota, has been granted a verdict of $4,755 against the Milwaukee Road for damage to his farm through a right of way. One Woman Killed. A colored woman whose name was unknown was instantly killed by an explosion of sewer gas, on State street, in Chicago. Several others were injured. A Baby with a Gun. Mrs. Wilson, of Ottawa, Kan., left her three young children alone in the house. Nora, tlie oldest, found a pistol and accidentally shot her sister Sylvia. Earthquak-s in Mexico. Earthquakes occurred Friday at Parral, in the State of C'bihuahua. Tha gallery at the Convent of the Sacred Heart gave way, killing six persons and wounding nine. Identified a Crook. Barker, alias Britton, one of tlie College of Music twin crooks, lias been identified at Cincinnati as the man who shot “Blinky” Morgan In Detroit in 1886. ♦ _ Blew Out Her Brains. Hettie Fountaine, aged 10, living near Seymour, Ind., blew out her brains because her father' forbade her to keep company .With a young man. Ethel Towne at Liberty. After being out five hours tlie jury in the Ethel Towne case at Terre Haute brought in a verdict of uot guilty. Literally Cut to Pieces. At Braddock, Pa., Jacob Walters and his son Harry were literally cut to pieces by a train while walking on the track. Fitzsimmons Is Champion. At New Orleans Bob Fitzsimmons, the Australian middleweight, knocked out Jack Dempsey inthe thirteenth round. Senator Hrfirst Is Better. Senator Hearst isr feeling brighter and better, and prospects are good for yet a longer lease of life. Nevada Legislature Convenes. Tlie fifteenth session Nevada Legislature is in session.

THE MARKETS.

_ CHICAGO. cattle—Common to Prime.... $3 25 @5 25 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.00 @ 400 Shelp. 300 @ 5 25 Wheat—No. 2 Ked 91 @ 93 Bdtter—Choice Creamery 22 @ .27 Cheese—Pull Cream, flats 09)4@ llO’A Eggs—Fresh 21 @ .22 * Potatoes-Western, per hu 92 @ 95 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle Shipping 3.50 @ 5.00 Hogs—Choice Light 3.00 @3.75 Sheep—Common to Prime.. 1... 3.00 @ 4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Ked 95 @ 90 Cohn—No. I White 50 @ .'504 Oats—No. 2 White 47 @ 47L „ ST. LOUIS. ' Cattle.. 4.00 @ 5.25 Hogs .... 3.C0 @IOO Wheat—No. 2 Red 94 @ .95 Corn—No. 2 47 @ ‘43 Oats-No. 2 44)4@ .45‘2 Harley—Minnesota .70 @ 72 CINCINNATI. Cattle 3.00 @ 4.50 Hogs 3.00 @ 3.75 Sheep 3. L 0 @ 5.75 Wheat—No. 2 Ked 98 @ .99 Corn—No. 2 .53 @ .54 Oats—No. 2 Mixed 47 @ .48 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 87 @ 89 Corn—No. 3 4814@ .4914 Oats—No. 2 White... 45 "@ .46 Eye—No. 1 .72 @ [73 Barley—No. 2 07 @ .68 DETROIT. Cattle.. > 3.00 @4.50 Hogs 3.10 @ 3.51 Sheep.... 3.00 @4,00 Wheat—No. 2 Red... _ 95)4@ .96v> Corn—No. 2 Yeljow 52u@ .53,’4 Oats—No. 2 White 47Ll@ 48 TOLEDO. Wheat..... 95 @ .95)4 Corn—Cash 51 @ 52 Oats—No. 2 White 47 @ 48 ' BUFFALO. Cattle—Good to Prime 4.00 @5.00 Hogs—Medium andßleavy 3.50 @ 4.00 Wheat—No. 1 Hard... 1.08 @1.06)4 Corn—No. 2. 57)4@ .58W _ EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Common to Prime 3.50 @5 00 Hogs—Light. 3.05 @4.00 fcHEEP—Medium to Good 4.00 @ 5.00 ■ Lambs 5.00 @ 6.50 NEW YORK. a>RN AT No N 2 2 •• •* ••’••• •• ■ • ® 1-08 Oats—Mixed Western.. 49

STREETER IS THE MAN.

ILLINOIS FARMERS WANT HIM FOR SENATOR. she F. M. B. A. Members of tbe Legislature Nominate the Mercer County Farmer to Succeed Senator Far well, and Announce Their Determination to Stand by Him. [Springfield, 111., dispatch.] Alson J. Streeter of New Windsor, Mercer County, is the candidate of the F. M. B. A. party of Illinois for United States Senator for the term of six years, to succeed Charles B. Farwell. This was unanimously decided upon at the caucus of the F. M. B - A. party, and Mr. Streeter was at once advised of the honor which had been conferred upon him. He was in consultation with l the three F. M. B. A. members, and they have* agreed to support him for an indefinite time, in the belief thatone or the other of the two old political parties must come to their support Mr. Streeter was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1823, and will be 68 years old next week. He has been an active figure in Illinois politics since 1872, when he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives. Always a farmer, having no other calling or profession, he is known to the agriculturists of the entire West. He owns 1,000 acres of excellent farming land in

A. J. STREETER.

Mercer County and is a well-known breeder of fine stock. In 1884 Mr. Streeter was elected as an to the State Senate of Illinois. There he distinguished himself in the Sena-, torial contest by refusing to vote for William R. Morrison, the Democratic candidate. Morrison held that Streeter should support him because the Democrats of the Twenty-fourth Senatorial District had generally supported Mr? Streeter in the previous election. Two days before the United States Senator was elected Mr. Streeter, who had constantly voted for Gen. John C. Black for United States Senator, finally agreed that he would support Mr. Morrison if the latter would withdraw when his inability to be elected became apparent. This arrangement was carried out. Both Mr. Streeter and Speaker Haines, the Independent Democrat, voted for Mr. Morrison, and he twice received the full vote of the party, but was unable to be elected. Then he was dropped for Lambert Tree, who had no better success, the final result being that John A. Logan was re-elected. During Mr. Steeter’s service as a legislator he refused all favors to corporations and invariably sent 'back railroad passes tendered him. He led the fight several years ago in the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners to compel railroads to sell him mileage tickets at the same rate given traveling men. In this fight he was finally successful. In 1888 Mr. Streeter was the United Labor candidate for Governor of the State of Illinois, and polled an unusually large vote. His public life has been, characterized by his opposition to corporations and his championship of the farmers in demanding radical reduction of railway rates. Mr. Cockrell was delegated by the other members of his party to communicate to the press the fact of Mr. Streeter's unanimous nomination by the F. M. B. A. for United states Senator, and in speaking of it, he said: “Simultaneous was the announcement to our F. M. B. A. brethren throughout the State of the nomination of Mr. Streeter. The principal reason that has impelled us to the solid support of Mr. Streeter is that his interests are identical with the industrial interests of the country, ho being a farmer himself, a man of property, independent of all political parties, and a ,m&R of tested courage. He has stood out independently for fifteen or sixteen years, and has spent his.own time and his own money fighting for the principles which the labor and farmer organizations of the country are now demanding. He has fought for these principles in times past when there was no hope of reward, when there was nothing in it except to be abused by his fellow-citizens Of opposite parties because his views happened to be unpopular at that time. Mr. Streeter has grown gray in the service. He has stood up year after year, until now, an old man, he finds that these principles, once unpopular, have become so popular that even the statesmen of the old political parties have come to us and promised to carry them out in a mild way. We have confidence in Mr. Streeter. In nominating him, the Democrats of our order cannot say that we are swerving to the Republicans, and-the Republicans of our order cannot say that we are swerving to the Democrats. Men of all shades of political opinion in our oraer will be satisfied with Mr. Streeter’s nomination. ”

Cause and Effect.

“Why, Gasper, I’m astonished! The population of your village seems to have doubled during, the recent summer.” “I guess you’re right about that, Hooper. We raise, an enormous amount of cucumbers.”

Away with Fear.

Fair Traveler—“ldo not see how you cowboys become such wonderful riders.” Cowboy—“ Sometimes, mum, we run out of terbacker a hundred miles away from camp.”— Street & Smith’s Good News. Wittt sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping off a broken string; but a word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It is a seed which, even when dropped by chance, springs up into a flower

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

MEASURES CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON. % i At tlie Nation’s Capital—What Is Being; Done by the Senate and House—Ohli Matters Disposed Of and Now Ones Considered. Among the communications and petitions received and referred in the Sinate, on the 16th, was a communication from the Treasury Department recommending an appropriation of 520.000 for the Marine Hospital at Lake View’, iChicago. On motion of Mr. Dolph the Senate bill appropriating $1,873,000 for the early completion of the work for the improvement of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, and 1815,000 for the early completion of the canals and locks at the cascades of the Columbia River, Oregon, was taken from the calendar and passed. The calendar was thea taken up. and a half-dozen private pension bills were passed. Conference reports on the bills forpublic buildings at Mankato, Minn. ($0,000), and at Sioux Falls, S. D. ($100,000), were presented and agreed to. The election bill was then taken up and the Republicans determined to remain In session until the hill was brought to a vote. One or two motionsto adjourn were made and lost and the Senate settled down to an all-night session, Mr. Faulkner having the floor. In the House, Mr. Dingley, of Maine, from the SilverPool Committee, reported a resolution giving that committee leave to sit during the sessions of the House, and granting itpowerto conduct the investigation outside Of Washington if desired. Adopted. TheHouse then went into committee of thg? "whole on the District of Columbia appropriation hill. Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, after paying his respects 1o parliamentary law as recognized by the Speaker, passed on to a brief diseussion of the free coinage, bill. He appealed to the Republican majority not to ask once more the distinguished Speaker to assume any further responsibility in regard to the silver question. When in the history of the country had a Speaker ever met the demands of his party more bravely or more courageously than had the present Speaker—or more disastrously? Had it come to this that after the. Speaker had suffered the terrible penalty resulting from the responsibility thrust upon him by a party caucus that his party would ask him to make still further sacrifice? He (Mr. Rogers) submitted to gentlemen on the other side that if there was further responsibility to be borne on this silver question It should be borne by a gentleman at the other end of the avenue, and by those who openly and boldly denounced free silver. After a continuous session of thirty hours the Senate adjourned at Cp. m. on the 17th until the 19th. Tiie Republicans seemed determined to push the election bill to a vote, and the Democrats were equally determined that It should not reach this stage, and the Sergeant-at-arms was kept busy in his endeavors to secure a quorum. When he was dispatched for Senators Hampton and Butler and was informed by them that they would come Into the chamber when they got good and ready, a new feature was brought into the battle. Dolph, of Oregon, demanded to know if a Senator could not be compelled to attend these sessions. The presiding officer said they could not. “Then,’’said Mr. Dolpli. “If that is our situation we ought to know it.” “Most of us do know it,” suggested Mr. Vance. After that there were no more attempts to coerce the attendance Of Senators. The Sergeant-at-arins simply notified Senators that they were needed. Some would respond, others would not. Senator Faulkner closed his speech at 2 o’clock, having had the floor continuously for twelve hours, during six hours of which he spoke. At noon not more than a dozen Senators were on the floor. Mr. Daniel followed Mr. Faulkner in a long speech against the bill. Mr. Aldrich gave notice that on the 20th he would ask the Senate to proceed to the consideration of the resolution to change the rules of tho Senate. “Suppose the election bill shall have the right of way then,” queried Mr. Morgan,* “do you propose to displace it?” “The Senate has my notice,” was the response. “I suppose that the election bill will have passed by that time.” [A laugh of incredulity on the Democratic side.] The Senate met at 11 a. m.. on the 19th, thoroughly refreshed and ready for a renewal of the gTest election bill contest. Senator Blair, fresh from his New Hampshire defeat, was in his seat, and so also was Ingalls, who was reported to have gone to Kansas. There was a very full attendance on both sides, :tDd the galleries, in anticipation of hot work before the day was out, were well filled. It was evident from the talk of tho Senators that there would be no more night sessions. All-night sessions have never been popular in the Senate, and •there are several Senators who will positively refuse to repeat the performance of the 16th. Senator Cullotn presented t# the Senate thirty-five petitions in favor of the Torrey bankrupt bill from about 1,000 prominent business houses in Chicago. Many of these firms heretofore protested against the enactment of the bill, but are now urging its immediate passage. The election bill was taken up as the unfinished business, and Mr. George took the floor in opposition to the measure. After a statement of the action of several States on the subject of negro suffrage (after it had been imposed on the South) Mr. George remarked that In Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and AVlsconsin the question had been submitted to the people and had been rejected by large majorities. He asserted that the Constitution of the State of Oregon, adopted in 1857, contained provisions prohibiting the immigration of negroes and their settlement in. the State, and. in fact, outlawing them, and he asked Mr. Dolph whether those provisions had been changed. Mr. Dolph said the Constitution in question had been framed when Oregon was hopelessly Democratic. The constitution had not since been amended. Mr. George—Then I understand that those provisions are, physically in the constitution of Oregon? Mr. Dolph—Does the Senator mean to state that they are to-day the expression of the judgment of the people of Oregon? Mr. George— Oh, no; hut they are the expression of the judgment of the people of Oregon at that time, and the people of Oregon have not seen proper to recall them in the same solemn and formal manner. Sir. George yielded the floor while the Vice President laid before the Senate the message from the President transmitting the agreement, made with the Crow Indians for the sale of the western part of their reservation in Montana, He afterward resumed his speech, but, without concluding, yielded for a motion to go into executive session, and the Senate soon adjourned.

From the Dictionary.

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