Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1888 — Page 2

l®ljc IJrniocraticSentinrL RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. McEWEN, Ptramm

BREEZY BRIEFLETS.

INTELLIGENCE GATHERED BY WIRE FROM FAR AND NEAR. An Entertaining; and Instructive Summary of the Doings in the Old and New World, Embracing Politics, Labor, Accidents, Crime, Industry, Etc. WILL HANG. Three Men Convicted of Murder—A Husband Poisoner. Joe and Jake Tobler and Tom Thurber have been sentenced in the United States Court, at Wichita, Kansas, to be hanged Nov. 21. The Tobler boys were convicted of the murder in the Indian Territory of a cattleman named Cass Goodykuntz, who was supposed to be in possession of a large amount of cash. Thurber was accused with his mother of murdering his step-father. Peter Mann. A confession by Thurber accused the mother of giving him and a companion a pony and SIOO to commit the crime, but the evidence was not strong enough to convict the Mrs. Thurber has'been arrested on a charge of Having murdered her first husband twelve years ago, and for this she will be tried at Fort Smith, Ark. The woman is also accused of murdering her second husband, named Cross.

BASE-BALL batters. Struggling for the Championship The Record. The official standing of the various ball clubs in the race for the pennant is given below: league. Won. Lost. New York7o 41 Chicago6a 49 Detr0it.....60 50 Bostonsß 53 Philadelphiass 65 Pittsburgs4 57 Indianapolis 44 71 Washington...... 49 71 Western. Won.Lost.| American. Won. Lost. Des Moines6s 32 St. Louis7s 34 St. Paul 62 34 Athletic 67 39 Kansas City... .55 39 Brooklyn6B 41 0maha...57 42 Cincinnati 63 46 Milwaukeelß 57 Cleveland4s 63 Sioux City2l Chicago 40 65:Louisville40 72 Davenport 23 57|Kansas City.... 33 69

INDIAN BARBARITY. A Young Squaw Tortured to Death at the Stake. A horrible death by lire was inflicted by a band of Mojave Indians on a young squaw living on the eastern boundary of California. The squaw, who was about 18 years old and quite comely, had in some way acquired the reputation of being a witch, and the head men of the band concluded to put her to death. The girl was stripped naked and bound to a strong stake, around which had been heaped wood and brush, and the combustibles were set on lire. It was two hours before she died, and during that time she kept up an incessant shrieking, while the Indians danced about and added fuel to the flames. She was burned to a crisp.

AFTER TASCOTT. The Widow of Banker Snell Offers a 820,000 Reward. The following self-explanatory letter has been handed to the Superintendent of the Chicago Police by A. J. Stone, son-in-law of the late Amos J. Snell, who was murdered in Chicago last February: Chicago, Sept. 17, 1888.—I, Henrietta Snell, widow of the late Ainos J. Buell, will pay $20,000 for the arrest and detention, until identified by the authorities of the city of Chicago, of William B. Tascott, the supposed murderer of my husband. The above reward will hold good for sixty days from this date. All communications to be sent to George W. Hubbard, General Superintendent, or A. J. Stone, 514 West Madison street, Chicago, 111. Henrietta Snell. FIRE IN SPOKANE FALLS. Fourteen Houses Destroyed In the Busine is Portion of the City. Fire at Spokane Falls, Montana, destroyed fourteen business houses and dwellings, including Whitehouse’s jewelry store, Skcrret & Donnelly, shoes; Kohlhang. notions; and Morgan’s hospital. Large brick business blocks and hotels in the vicinity were slightly damaged. The losses are heavy.

The Congressional Race. The following Congressional nominations have been made: John P. McMahon, by the Democrats of the Twenty-third New York District, at Oneida: Smedley Darling, by the Republicans of the Sixth Pennsylvania District, at Philadelphia; ex-Mayor A. 0. Abbott, by the Republicans of the Third Michigan District, pt Adrian; Wm. M. Kensey, by the Republicans of the Tenth Missouri District, at DeSoto; Hon. W. C. Oates, renominated by acclamation in the Third Alabama District, at Montgomery. The Corn Crop Safe. The signal-service weather-crop bulletin says that reports from the corn belt, including Indiana, Illinois. lowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, indicate that the weather during the last week was especially favorable and that the corn crop, which is very large, is generally secure and past injury from frost. The frosts which occurred during the week along the northern border of lowa, and in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan did some damage to growing crops.

Fatal Collision. The neglect of a telegraph operator to deliver orders resulted in the collision of freight trains near Akron. Ohio. Engineer Joseph Armstrong, of Ravenna, was killed and two other trainmen were badly hurt, Both engines and nine cars were demolished The New Comet. Astronomers calculate that the now comet discovered by Professor Barnard Sept. 2, is 190,000.000 miles from the earth and 170,000,000 miles from the sun. It will probably reach the perihelion about Dec. 10.

PREPARING FOR BATTLE.

A List of Those Willing to Be Burdened with Congressional Honors. The Republicans of Washington Territory have nominated Hon. John B. Allen, of Seattle, for delegate to Congress. In the Fifth Wisconsin District the Republicans have nominated Gustave Kusteman for Congress. The Democrats of the Seventh Wisconsin District have nominated Frank Coburn for Congress, and the Republicans of the same district nominated O. B. Howes. Gen. W. H. Early has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Ninth Wisconsin District. The Republicans of the Tenth Massachusetts District have nominated for Congress Joseph H. Walker.

The Third Arkansas District Democrats have renominated Congressman T. C. McRae. Congressman W. G. Hunter has been renominated by the Republicans of the Third Kentucky District. Hon. Joseph E. Washington has been renominated for Congress by the Democrats of the Sixth Tennessee District. The Democrats of the Eighteenth Ohio District have nominated Dr. G. P. Ikert for Congress. Henry Kornaghanhas been nominated for Congress by the Republicans of the Seventh Mississippi District. Congressman R. M. Lafolletto has been renominated by the Republicans of the Third Wisconsin District. The Democratic Congressional Convention of the Eighth Wisconsin District nominated Dr. Samuel C. Judson, the Union Labor candidate. Jonn W. Candler has been nominated for Congress by tho Republicans of the Ninth Massachusetts District.

AMES AT THE HEAD. The Republicans of Massachusetts Nominate a Ticket. The Republican State Convention of Massachusetts met at Boston and nominated the following ticket: Governor, Oliver Ames ; Lieutenant Governor,

GOV. OLIVER AMES.

ports a return to specific duties wherever practical and enactment of laws to correct the evil; indorses the liquor legislation of the last Legislature; favors the submission to the jieople of u prohibitory constitutional amendment; contrasts the foreign policies of the Republican and Democratic parties ; denounces the fisheries treaty; pledges the party to a wise expenditure for public schools ; denounces trusts; favors a reform of immigration laws, an honest ballot, payment of national debts, a just pension hiw, and tho exemption of the civil service from ) artisan spoliation. The Chicago platform and candidates are indorsed.

TRADE REPORTS. Encouraging News from Interior Points — Collections Good. In their review of trade for the last week, R. G. Dun & Co. say: The passing of a dividend by the St. Paul caused a fall in stock, and the Government crop report a fall in wheat, while the export trade, though improving, continues smalt But the volume of legitimate business is large and increasing, and there is improvement in the productive industries. The crop report was so much less gloomy than o her recent accounts that it caused a fall of cents in wheat and 3J4 in oats, with corn % cent lower. The monthly statement of furnaces in blast shows an output of 125,936 tons of pig-iron weekly; an increase of 6,577 tons for the month. Once more the reports from Interior points are uniformly encouraging, both as to the volume of business and as to the money market. Collections are either fair or improving a little. At New Orb ans it is thought that the injury to cotton has been exaggerated; at Kansas City recent rains are held to Lave dispelled all fears of the corn crop of that region, and Omaha reports very good crops. The volume of business measured by bank exchanges is larger than last year by 10 per cent, outside of New York, though smaller by 4 l j per cent hero. The passing of a dividend by St. Paul has not been unexpected, but it convinced the public that the losses of Western roads because of the interstate oct have been far heavier than the speculators have represented or investors believed. The business failures number 217, as compared with a total of 234 last week and 226 the week previous to the last. The figures for the corresponding week of 1887 were 188.

THE EMPIRE STATE. New York Democrats Renominate Hill and Jones. The Democratic State Convention of New York, in session at Buffalo, nominated this ticket: Governor, David B. Hill: Lieutenant Governor, Edward B. Jones; Court of Appeals Judge, Clinton Gray. c Summarized, the platform is as follows: Indorses the St. Louis platform and candidates ; commends tho President’s letter of acceptance; approves of the fisheries policy; recommends a revision of the laws so as to exclude foreign paupers and criminals; indorses the anti-Chinese bill; condemns the United States Senate for its host lity to labor legislation ; denounces trusts, demands legislation to suppress them, and condemns the last Republican Legislature for defeating such legislation; condemns recent high-license legislation in the State as “hypocritical," "not honestly designed to aid temperance,” and intended “for polilical effect;” favors pure elections, condemns the Saxton bill vetoed by Gov. Hill; demands a re-enumeration in the State; urges a constitutional convention; advocates home rule for cities and legislation to prevent the adulteration of food; demands franchise for inmates of soldiers’ homes : favors the maintenance of the canals and the employment of convicts without competition with free labor; sympathizes with the Irish home-rulers, and indorses Gov. Hill’s administration.

DEATH IN A COLLISION. An Express Dashes Into a Freight at Ankeny town, 0., The Baltimore & Ohio north-bound passenger train was derailed by a misplaced switch at Ankenytown siding, twenty-five miles south of Mansfield. The mail car, followed by the express car and two day coaches, struck the engine of the colliding freight?train and rolled over on their sides, burying passengers beneath, The boiler of the freight engine exploded. In the coaches were 110 passengers. Many an old soldier returning home from the Columbus encampment faced dangers as grave as those encountered in battle, and the marvel is so many were left to tell the tale. Nine members of the Defiance, 0., Grand Army Post were on board. Seven of them were bruised

J. Q. A. Brackett; Secretary of State, Henry B. Fierce; Auditor of State, Charles R. Ladd; Attorney General, A. J. Waterman ; Treasurer of State, Goorge A. Marden ; Electors at Large, George D. . Robinsen, William F. Draper. 11l i q-ief the platform is as follows: Declares for protection of American industries and demands as a cure for undervaluation of irn-

and scalded almost beyond recognition. Four members of the Dupont, 0., Post were nearly killed. Altogether forty-one persons, including Mr. and Mrs. Edward Valentine, of Chicago, were frightfully mangled and scalded, and two were killed outright, and William Grimsley, a brakeman, died of his injuries. COLD - WATER MEN. Massachusetts Prohibitionists Nominate a Complete Ticket. The Massachusetts Prohibitionists met in State convention at Worcester and nominated the following ticket: Governor, William H. Earle; Lieutenant Governor, Jonn Bascom; Seer .-tar yof State, Henry S. Smith; Treasurer ot State, John N. Fisher; Attorney General, Alien Cofliti; Auditor of State, Edmond M. Stowe; 1-residential Electors, James H. Robertson, John Black. The platform summarized is as follows: It denounces the liquor traffic—arraigning tho old parties for neglecting prohibition; demanding that district attorneys be appointed by the Supreme Court; d< minding the abandonment of government revenue from liquor licenses ; favoring duties adequate to the needs of the government ; demanding the preservation of free public schools, reform of civil service, the suppression of po ygamy, uniform marriage and divorce laws, a more just distribution of the products of labor, arbitration in international strife and labor difficulties, the preservation of one day in seven as a day of worship, the improvement and better enforcement of immigration laws, liberal pensions, disfranchisement tor selling votes, the reservation of public lands for actual settlers, fulfillment of treat*' stipulations with Indians, and prohibition of trusts. Independent suffrage ot women is favored.

THE GRAND ARMY. The Most Magnificent Parade Since the War. The parade of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic at Columbus, Ohio, was the grandest military pageant since the review at Washington at the close of the war. There were between 65,000 and 70,000 men in line, and the procession took four hours and forty minutes in passing a given point. There were 250,000 visitors at Columbus, and the twen-ty-second annual National Encampment was the greatest in point of numbers and success in the history of the G. A. R. The evenings were given up to camp-fires and reunions, at which speeches were made by many prominent men.

WESTERN DEMOCRATS. They Nominate a State Ticket in Colorado. The Democratic State Convention of Colorado was held at Denver, and this ticket nominated: T. M. Patterson, Governor; J. A. Porter, Lieutenant Governor; Amos G. Henderson, Treasurer of State; William R. Erhardt, Secretary of State; Leopold Meyers, Auditor of Sta e; J. M. Abbott, Attorney General; M. B. Gerry, A. J. Rising, Judges Supreme Court; Thomas Macon, Congressman; C. J. Hughes, Jr., J. M. S. Eagan, L. Harm, Presidential Electors. The platform, after indorsing Cleveland's administration and the St. Louis nominations and platform, demands the free coinage of silver and the prohibition of Chinese and pauper labor, favors tariff reduction and liberal pensions, denounces trusts, and indorses the deep-water harbor movement. A FRIGHT! UL DISASTER. Nine Men Blown to Pieces in a Montana Tunnel. The premature explosion of a-blast in the south face of the Wickes tunnel of the Montana Central Railway, south of Helena, M. T., killed nine men and seriously wounded five. The accident was caused by the concussion of the giant cap fired as a warning in the north face, the headings being close together. This is the first casualty recorded in the tunnel, which is over a mile in length. The dead are: William Vale. Thomas Patterson, Dan Walker, James Miller. George Irving, Mike Walsh, Frank Anderson, Thomas Pearson, and John Sunbery.

CAUSED BY FLOODS. Terrible Loss of Life and Destruction of Property. A City of Mexico special says: “Advices from Orizaba show that the loss of life by the floods numbers forty-four persons and that the .damage to property amounts to more than $200,000. Many cattle have been lost. In the City of Mexico rains were constant for several days. In the State of Vera Cruz dead bodies are being found. The corn, rice, and bean crops are complete failures, and much of the land formerly fertile and fenced in is now sandy waste. There are no signs of the floods abating.” THE MAINE RETURNS. The Republican Plurality Placed at 18,495. The following dispatch has been received at the National Democratic headquarters in New York City: “Portland, Me., Sept. 13.—Calvin S. Brice, Chairman : Dingley’s paper, the Lewiston Journal, Claims to have returns from the whole State showing a Republican plurality of 18,495, or 1,253 less than in 1881. Republicans increased their vote 004 ; Democrats, 2,154, making straight Democratic vote 685 larger than ever before thrown. Total Republican vote, 79,603. “M. M. Briggs, Secretary.” DIE ON THE OCEAN. The Collision of Steamers Causes Great Loss of Life. The steamer Laurance, when entering the port of Luz, in the Canary Islands, ran into the Italian steamer Lud America, from Montevideo. The latter vessel, which was lying at anchor, sunk in a few minutes in ten fathoms of water. The Lud America carried 216 passengers and had a crew of sixty-seven men. Of these 180 passengers and sixty-three of the crew reached tho shore safely. The others were drowned.

BRUTAL WIFE-BE ATER. A Jealous Husband Maltreats His Spouse and Tries to Kill a Policeman. R. C. McCann has been arrested at Nebraska City, Neb., for wife-beating. He knocked his wife down several times, bruising her in a terrible manner. When the officers arrived ho resisted arrest, cutting Policeman Winton’s hand badly. McCann has been jealous of his wife, and this is the alleged reason of the assault. lost their lives. Five Persons Drowned by the Capsizing of a Boat. By the capsizing of a boat in the Hudson River opposite Hastings-on-the-Hudson, the following persons were drowned: Sil-

vester Maugl«:n, aged 4; Miss Elizabeth Butler, aged 20; Miss Nettie Voorhees, aged 22, of Peekskill; John Demorest, aged 26; and Mr. Derringer, an artist, of Peekskill. Buckeye Laborers. The Ohio State Convention of the Union Labor party met at Columbus, and indorsed the national platform of the party and nominated the following ticket: Secretary of State—George Ebner of Franklin County. Supreme Judge—J. H. Tattle of. Lake County. Member of Board of Public Works— W. J. Drumniface of Wood County. Electors-at-Large—J. T. Croger of Clark County and J. J. Scribner of Knox County. Vermont and Arkansas. Returns from all but three towns in Vermont give Dillingham (Rep.) for Governor a majority of 26,570. Returns from all but nine counties in Arkansas give the Democratic State ticket a majority of 16,500. The other counties will not materially change this vote. The Legislature is Democratic.

Yellow Fever Nurses. The headquarters of the American National Red Cross Society has been established at Washington, with Miss Clara Barton, President, in charge. By her direction Col. Fred R. Southmayd, member for Louisiana, has left New Orleans with eighteen trained yellow fever nurses. A Fiendish Deed. In New York James Fogarty, a peddler, received a mortal wound from an unknown man, who plunged an umbrella tip through his eye into the brain, the shaft breaking off and remaining in tho wound. Fogarty died but there is not the slightest clew to his assailant. Disappointed in Politics. John Edwards, a prominent attorney of Maryville, Mo., shot himself, it is believed, because of his disappointment at not receiving the Democratic nomination for Judge of the Court of Appeals. Western Missouri District, at a recent convention. Kilted His Father. At New York John Flynn, aged 19, in a drunken quarrel with his father, Mike Flynn, aged 62, stabbed him in the arm. severing an artery, death resulting from the loss of blood.

Turbulent Spanish Waters. The rivers Xenit, Guadelfso, and Granada, in Spain, have overflowed their banks and destroyed many villages, driving the inhabitants to the mountains for refuge. Great loss of life is reported. A Foolish Girl. Minnie J. Brown, aged 14, committed suicide, at Providence, R. L, by shooting herself, it is believed, because her mother had refused to allow her to make a visit In a neighboring town. A Generous Unknown. About $14,400 has been subscribed at New York City for the yellow fever sufferers at Jacksonville, Fla, Of this amount $12,000 was given by one man who refused to give his name. Betrayed and Shot. Major Bartellott, leader of the expedition in search of Henry M. Stanley, was betrayed and shot by his African followers, and it is feared that Stanley has met a like fate. Redmond Convicted. William Redmond, member of Parliament for the County of Fermanagh, Ireland, has been convicted under tho crimes act and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Killed by an Explosion. A thrashing-machine explosion at Ciron, France, killed eight persons and injured five others. Senator Beck 111. Senator Beck is in poor health and will not return to the Senate during the present session. Hotel Burned. The Fort George Hotel, E. L. Seelye proprietor, at Lake George. N. Y., has burned, at a loss of $80,000; insurance. $30,000. Have Assigned. An assignment has been made by Thorne, Carroll & Co., hosiery dealers at New York. They gave preferences for $26,498.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Choice to Prime Steers.® 6.25 @ 6.75 Good 5.50 @ 6.00 Common 3.25 & 4.50 Hogs—Shipping Grades 6.00 @6.75 Sheep 3.00 @ 4.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red9l & .91% Cohn—No. 245%@ .46 Oats—No. 224 @ ,25 Rye—No. 2...-.54 @ .55 Butteb—Choice Creamery2l @ .22 Cheese—Full Cream, flatoß%@ .09 Eggs—Freshls%@ .16% Potatoes —Car-lots, per bu3s @ .45 Pork—Mess 14.00 @14.50 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—Cashß7 @ .88 Corn—No. 344 @ .45 Oats—No. 2 White .29% Rye—No. 154 @ .55 Barley—No. 266 @ .68 Pork—Mess 14.00 @14.50 CINCINNATI. Wheat—No. 2 Redß9%@ .90% Corn—No. 2 .49 @ .50 Oats—No. 2 Mixed.2s%@ .26% ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 291 @ .92 Corn—No. 242 @ .43 Oats—No. 2• ,24%@ .25 Pork—Messl4.7s @15.25 BUFFALO. Wheat—No. 1 Hard".. 1.09 @l.lO Corn—No. 250 @ .50% NEW YORK. Cattle 4.00 @ 6.25 Hogs 6.25 @ 6.75 Sheep.. 1 4.00 @ 5.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red9B @ .99 Corn—No. 255 @ .56 Oats—White3s @ .45 Pork—New Mess 15.25 @16.00 DETROIT. Cattle 4.00 @ 5.25 Hogs 5.00 @6.50 Sheep 2.50 @ 3.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red9s%@ .96% Corn—No. 2 Yellow4s%@ .46% Oats—No. 2 White2B @ .29 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle 4.00 @ 6.00 Hogs; 6.00 @6.50 Sheep 3.50 @ 4.25 Lambs 4.00 @ 5.25 TOLEDO. , Wheat—No. 2 Red 93%@ .94% Corn 46 @ .47 Oats—No. 2 White27%@ .28 Clover Seed 4.85 @ 4.95 „ EAST LIBERTY. Cattle—Prime 5.50 @ 6.25 Fair., 4.75 @5.25 Common 3.00 @ 4.50 Hogsj 6.25 @6.75 Sheep 4.00 @5.00 Lambs„ 4.00 @6.00

THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

NATIONAL LAW-MAKERS AND WHAT THEY AKE DOING. Proceedings of th* Senate and House of Representatives Discussed and Acted On Gist of the Business. The House bill pensioning “Aunt Lizzie Aikens' of Chicago, an old army nurse, at the rate of *25 a month, was passed by the Senateon the 10th inst. The Senate voted to non-con-eur in the House amendments o the bill to pension the widow of Gen. Kilpatrick (reducing theamount from *lO9 to *75 a month) and ordered, a conftrence. Mr. Vest’s resolution on the subject of campaign work by an employ* o; the Senate wus passed by the Senate. Both branches of Congress agreed to the conference reports on the army and appropriations. This leaves the sundry civil and deficiency bills the only general appropriation measures to be acted upon. The latter is new in the Senate, while the conference report on the former was discussed by tho House, the question being on the Senate amendment appropriating *250,000 to investigate the practicability of reclaiming the arid regions of the United States by irrigation. The debate occupied nearly the whole session, and was not concluded when the House adjourned. In the House Mr. Oates introduced a bill to amend the naturalization laws, providing, among other things, that no alien who has ever been legally convicted of any infamous crime or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or who has immigrated to the United States in violation of the laws thereof, or who cannot speak the English language and read the Constitution of the United States in English, or who is a polygamist, an anarchist, socialist, or communist, or belongs to any society or association of such, shall be naturalized or adjudged by any court* to be a citizen of the United States or of any State; nor shall any alien be naturalized who has not continuously for six years, next preceding such adjudication, resided within the United. States.

The House bill to allow certain claims known as the Fourth of July claims was passed by the Senate on the 11th inst. The bill applies to 636 claims, aggregating *180,090, the only large items being two Of *35,966 each—for John Reynolds and the lepresentatives of James Reynolds, of Mississippi, and these were inserted as an. amendment. The Senate voted to non-concur in the House amendment to the bill to pension thewidow of Gen. Heintzelman (reducing the amount from *IOO to *75 a mouth) and ordered a. conference. Mr. Shermau reported to the Senate a substitute for all anti-trust measures heretofore introduced. Consideration of the Chinese exclusion bill was resumed. The sundry civil appropriation bill occupied the attention of the House,the time being taken up in the discussion of the Senate amendment relating to the reclamation of arid lands, the appropriation for which was finally reduced from *250,009 to*loo,ooo. Mr. Holman (lud.) offered a substitute for the Senate amendment providing that the necessary expenses for carrying cn the work of survey shall be paid from the appropriation for the topographic survey and suspending the operation of the desert-land law during the pendency in Congress of legislation looking toits repeal. The vote resulted—yeas, 61; nays, 73; no quorum, and the House adjourned.

In the Senate Mr. George offered an amendment, on the 12th, to the trust bill reported from, the Finance Committee. It consists of foursections, the most important being one making it the duty of the President, when satisfied that the price of any article of merchandise is raised, in consequence of agreements or combinations, toissue his proclamation suspending temporarily the collection ot import duties on such articles. It was ordered printed. The House voted to non-concur in all the Senate amendments to the sundry civil appropriation bill except that relating to arid lauds and ordered a further conference. The arid-land section as amended by the House appropriates slol’,ooo tor the purpose of investigating the extent to which the arid region can be redeemed by irrigation. The Director of the Geological Survey is directed, to make an annual report of the progress of the inquiry, and all the lands which may hereafter be designated for sites for reservoirs, ditches, or canals for irrigation purposes, and all lands made susceptible of irrigation, are re served from sale or entry until otherwise provided.

The discussion of the Chinese exclusion bill was continued in the Senate the 13th. TheHouse passed the Senate bill amendatory of theinterstate commerce act, after adopting the following amendments: Giving State courts of competent jurisdiction concurrent jurisdiction, with United States courts in cases arising under the act; directing the Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe uniform classification schedules for the use of common, carriers in making rates, and requiring common, carriers to charge the same rates on refined oil, petroleum, cottonseed oil, and turpentine in wooden packages or barrels as ujon the same products in tank or cylinder cars owned or leased by the shipper. The House also passed a bill giving States and Territories legislative control over passenger and freight rates of common carriers on traffic between points within such Stateor Territory.

The resolution offered by Mr. Flatt in reference to a foreign syndicate controlling the production of copper in the United States was adopted by the Senate the 14th. A heated personal debate between Senators Hoar and Vest followed. The Senate made an attempt to dispose of Mr. Blair's motion to reconsider the vote by which the Chinese exclusion bfll was passed. Tne vote resulted—yeas, 18; nays, 17. As there was no quorum voting or likely to vote, it was arranged by unanimous consent that the next vote should, ba taken on the 17th. Among the bills passed by the Senate were the following t House bill providing boards of arbitration, to settle aifferences between interstate railroads and their employes; providing penalties for the violation of quarantine regulations ; House bill for the investigation of the mining debris quesiion in California; Senate bill to declare forfeited certain lands granted to the State of Michigan to aid in the construction of a railroad from Ontonagon to the Wisconsin State line. The House passed the Senate joint resolution appropriating $200,003 to suppress infection, in the interstate commerce of the United States. The House at its evening session passed thirtytwo private pension bills.

Wonders of the Sea.

The sea occupies three-fifths of tho surface of the earth. At the depth of 3,500 feet waves are not felt. The temperature is the same, varying only a trifle from the ice of the pole to the burning sun of the equator. A mile down the water has a pressure of a ton to the square inch. If a box six feet deep were filled with sea water and allowed to evaporate under the sun, there would be two inches of salt left at the bottom. Taking the average depth of the ocean to be three miles, there would be a layer of pure salt 230 feet thick on the Atlantic. The water is colder at the bottom than at the surface. In the many bays on the coast of Norway the water often freezes at the bottom before it does above. Waves are very deceptive; to look at them in a storm one would think the whole water traveled. The water stays in the same place, but the motion goes on. Sometimes in storms these waves are forty feet high, and travel firty miles an hour —more than twice as fast as the swiftest steamer. The distance from valley to valley is generally fifteen times the height, hence a wave five feet high will extend over seventy-five feet of water The force of the sea dashing upon Bell Rock is said to be seventeen ton* to the square yard.