Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1890 — Page 2

me JlcmocraticScnttnel RENSSELAER, INDIANA. i. W. McEWEN, ... Pnunn

A TURBULENT WORLD.

IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OP THE DAT TOLD BY TELEGRAPH. Foreign and Domestic Intelligence Transmitted by Wire —A Kaleidoscope of Interesting Occurrences—Political, Criminal, Accidental, and Industrial. ARMY DESERTIONS. The Figures Show that the Number Is Decreasing. Reports received at the War Department for the nine months beginning with the fiscal year July 1, 1839, show that there have been 1,578 desertions from the regular army during that period. For the corresponding months of the previous year there were 1,893 deserters. The reduction this year is over 16 per cent. The percentage of deserters to the enlisted strength of the army has been for this pariod 6.1 per cent.; Jor the same period last year it was 7.6 per cent. Secretary Proctor has taken an active personal interest in the subject and labored diligently to reduce the evil with some show of success, as the figures show. In his annual report he showed that it was only partly a question of administration, but it was also legislation that was needed. The House has already passed bills in the line of the Secretary’s suggestions, and it is believed that if the same pass the Senate and become laws it will enable him to accomplish much more in this direction. Not only is the prevalence of desertion demoralizing to the army, but the expense it makes the Government in recruiting and transporting new men amounts to a very large sum. HORROR AT A BAPTISM. By the Giving Way of a Bridge Many Persons Are Hurled Into the River. A terrible accident occurred at Sprincfleld, Ohio, during a baptizing ceremony in Buck Creek of the Third Baptist Church (colored). Fair weather had b: ought out about 2,000 people, mostly whites, to witness the immersions, 'lhe banks were lined and an adjacent bridgq crowded. Elder Green had just emerged from the water when part of the Limestone street bridge went down with a crash, carrying with it one of the foot bridges over a mill-race. Tho following named were fatally injured: Mrs. Margaret Flannery, Andrew Lehman, Mrs. Charles Myers and son Ollie. All these had broken bones and internal Injuries. Horace, sou of Gen. Keifer, had an arm broken In two places. Over fifty others received injuries ranging from severe bruises to broken bones. SMOTHERED IN A COAT, MINE. Three Miners Killed at Spring Valley While Fighting an Underground Fire. A LaSalle. liL, dispatch says: Three miners working in shaft No. 2 of the Spring Valley Coal Company’s minei have been fighting fire. Fire started during the night in a lower level. Superintendent John Eustioe, with a gang of men, went below to attempt cheeking the flames. They sent back orders which were understood to be to shut off the air supply. The shaft quickly filled with gas, and before assistance could be given Superintendent Eu9t!ce, N. P. Akoyson and Jacob ‘Williamson were suffocated. Their two companions were rescued before they lost consciousness and aided in bringing up tho throe bodies. POISONED HER OWN RELATIVES. A McKeesport (Pa.) Girl Mixes Arsenic In the Food—One Death. Mary Stewart, of McKeesport, Pa., 16 years old, is under arrest on the charge of poisoning her 4-year-old brother last Friday. The girl did the cooking .for dinner, paying especial attention to theisoup. All of the family but herself ate heartily of the soup, and were at once seized with violent pains. Physicians were called in, who pronounced the cases arsenioal poisoning. A 4-year-old boy has died and three others are in a serious condition. The girl was arrested, but stoutly declares her innocence. She says she did not eat the soup because she did not care for it. FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. Joseph Hanserd of Washington Loses His Life While Boating on lhe Potomac. A Washington dispatch reports a fatal aocident on the river front. A party of young men were out in boats enjoying a row. when George Mason and Joseph Hanserd, who were in one boat, rowed too near the strong dam and the city mill, and the frail craft was drawn violently by suction against the rocks. The boat was stove in, and Mason and Hanserd were sucked under. Hanserd disappeared, but Mason rose to the surface and was rescued. Minister Palmer Coming Home. A Madrid cable says: A large crowd of friends gathered at the station to bid farewell to Mr. Palmer, United States Minister at this court, who left for Paris on his wav to the United States. Although Mr. Palmer departs on a leave of absence, it is generally believed here that he will decide not to ■ return. Owing to his popularity the possibility of such a decision is regarded with universal regret in diplomatic and political circles. Official Changes In Brazi'. A Rio Janeiro cable says that Gen. Peiscota assumed the war portfolio in place of Gen. Constant, who becomes Minister of the new Department of Education. Posts, and Telegraphs. William O’Brien’s Wedding Announced. A London cable says: William O'Brien, the well-known Irish patriot and member of Parliament, will shortly lead to the marriage altar the daughter of M, Raffalovitoh, the Parisian financier. „

STONE LEAVES THE “Q.” The Second Vice President of the Bnrllngtou Road Resigns. Henry B. Stone, Second Vice President of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, has tendered his resignation, to take effect June 1. Mr. Stone is largely interested in the Chicago Telephone Company and the Central Illinois Telephone Company, and retires from his present position to accept the Presidency of the two telephone companies. Mr. Stone has been prominently identified with the Burlington system for the last twelve years, although he is still a young man. In 1878 he entered the motive power department of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy proper, and was soon promoted to be Superintendent of Motive Power, and a promotion to be General Superintendent followed in 1881. About five years later Mr. Stone was made General Manager. In this position he became the responsible officer for the pol.cy of the roads in the entire system, acting, of course, in harmony with the President. In 1888 Mr. Btone was elected Second Vice President of the Burlington, the position which he now leaves. * M’CALLA WILL BE TRIED. A Court-Martial Ordered to Meet at the New York Navy Yard. The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has submitted a preliminary report to Secretary Tracy in the McCalla case, recommending that Commander Bowman H. McCalla be tried by court-martial on charges based on the facts developed during the recent investigation by a court of inquiry into the late cruise of the United States corvette Enterprise. The Secretary approved this recommendation, appointed the court, and ordered it to meet at the New York Navy Yard. Bear Admiral David B. Harmony will preside and Captain Henry Erben. Captain Richard W. Meade, Captain Lester A. Beardsloe, Captain Edmund O. Matthews, Captain Robert L. Phythian. Captain Frederick V. McNair. Commander Benjamin F. Day, Commander William R. Brigpman, Commander Morrill Miller, Commander George H. Wadleigh, Commander Colby M. Chester, Commander William H. Whiting, and Lieutenant Perry Garst, Judge Advocate, will take part in the trial. PROSPETS FOR WINTER WHEAT. Considerable Damage Said to Have Been Done by Cold Weather. During the last four days a Toledo (Ohio) commission firm has received over four thousand reports, oovering every important wheat county in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Kansas, and Missouri. The reports show that the prospects for winter wheat in all the States except Michigan were very favorable until lastmonth. Michigan suffered last fall, while the damage in tho other States was done mostly by the ireozingin March. Kansas complains of damage by dry winds. The preseut prospect in Kansas is fair, being better than in tho other States. Ohio. Michigan, and Missouri come next, while Illinois and Indiana now promiso only two thirds of a crop. Michigan shows some improvement over two weeks ago, when the Department of Agriculture’s returns for April wore gathered. Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri have improved a trifle, Indiana and Illinois show no material change. A SUCCESSFUL BREAK FOR LIBERTY. A Batch of Convicts Overpower Their Guard and Four Escape. While a batch of fourteen prisoners were on their way by train to the Eddyville, Ky., Penitentiary in charges of four guards a notorious burglar named John Heine and his chain-mate walked to the water-cooler of the smoking-car. One of them raised the goblet as if about to drink, but instead dashed it into the face of the guard, while the other grappled the guard by the throat. In au Instant every convict leaped to his feet and one seized the guard's pistol and fired two shots at him, both taking effect in the breast. As the guard sank down Heine and his companion leaped from the car and escaped and were followed by two others. The other guards sprang to the doors and stopped the rush of the remaining prisoners. The four prisoners are still at targe.

FOR WESTERN WATERS. Froposed Appropriations lor Lake anti River Improvements. The river and harbor appropriation, bill reported to the House appropriates $21,IXO,OOO, not including the Galveston harbor. Following are the appropriations in Illinoi->: Chicago harbor • $103,019 Calumet River 50,000 Calumet harbor 29,003 Illinois River 2)0,003 Kaskaßkia 10.000 Hennepin Canal 509.000 Waukegan harbor 23,000 The followinr appropriations are made for the Mississippi River: Reservoirs $ 40,000 Minneapolis to Des Moines Rapids 500,000 Des Moines Rapids 11,000 Des Moines Rapids to Illinois River, including $15,000 at Clarksville 165,000 Illinois River to mouth of the Ohio 350,000 Cairo to head of passes 20 ),000 Above St. Anthony’s Fa 115..., ... 18,000 Survey 75,000 Vicksburg 120.00 J Greenvillo 120,000 St. Louis . 184,000 New Oilmans 100,600 Red River 250,000 REGISTERED MAIL PLUNDERED. Thieves Enter a Mail Car on a Santa Fe Train. A Santa Fo, CoL. dispatch reports that a through registered mail pouch on a Santa Fe train has bon cut open and all the valuable matter extracted. There is as yet no clew to the thief, neither do the postal authorities know the money value of the contents of the bag, but It is believed to be quite large. MOTHER AND CHILDREN BURNED. Three Persons Meet with a Terrible Fate at Berlamont. Mich. A terrible affair happened in the little village of Berlamont, in Van Buren County. Michigan, by which a whole family, except the father, met a fearful fate. As E. J. Post was walking along the street he saw

that the house of Z. L Tells, colored, was on fire. He ran to the honse and found Mrs. Tells on the floor holding her two children, little girls aged 4 years aaa 1 year and 6 months, respectively. The whole interior was on fire, and Post coaid not get the inmates out He called to the woman, but she at once ran and jumped on the bed, and all were burned to death. Mrs. Tells had been 11l for some time, and It is believed that in a fit of insanity she set fire to the house herself. BTOCK-YAKDB ON THE PACIFIC. A Number of Packing- Houses to Be Established Through California. The Union Stock-Yards Company of San Francisco has been incorporated, with a capital of $2,500,000, to establish stockyards for collecting stock of all kinds for sale to a number of packing houses to be established in various coast cities. Two or three, costing $400,000 each, will be erected at the stock-yards, which will be located at Point Pinola. The head of the company is H. D. Hedges, President of the stock-yards at Sioux City, lowa. It is also stated that packing-houses will be established at Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. OBTAINED ENTRY INTO OMAHA. Rock Island and St. Paul Roads to Use the Union Pacific Bridge Into That City. Negotiations have been concluded by which tho Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul Roads will within the next thirty days run trains solid into Omaha over the Union Pacific bridge. The contract was signed by General Munager Holcomb, of the Union Pacific: President Cable, cf the Bock Island: and President Miller, of the Milwaukee. The contract also provides that the Union Pacific and Bock Island shall use the track jointly to Beatrice by way of Lincoln, to which the Bock Island proposes to extend its lines. A TALE OF HORROR. Sixty Corpses Found In the Ruins of a Costa Rican House. The Press, of Varsovia, Colombia, contains a horrible story to the effect that in the ruins of the house of a woman named Skohiski, which was destroyed in a fire there, the police have discovered more than sixty corpses, forty of infants, and the others of young girls from 12 to 15 years of age. The woman was arrested, ana is now in prison surrounded by a strong guard to prevent her threatened lynching. REVISION WILL CARRY. Indications that Two-Thirds of tho Presbyteries Will Vote for a Change. A New York dispatch says: Returns of the vote of 126 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church on revision of the "Confession of Faith" show that eighty-two have voted in favor of revision, forty against, and four have refused to vote. There are yet eighty-six to be heard from. and the indications are that the vote in favor of revision will be nearly, if not quite, twothirds of all the presbyteries. BLAZE IN A STATE PRISON. The Concord (N. H.) Institution Partially Destroyed. Fire in the New Hampshire State Prison destroyed the entire upper portion of the main building and the rooms above the hospital, together with a portion of the roof of the upper rooms in the south wing and a small part of the roof of the north wing of the building. There was considerable excitement, but none of the prisoners were hurt. Tho damage is about $25,031 More Labor Riots in Austria. A Vienna cable says: The strikers in Ostrau are attacking the lactories in the the vicinity and damaging the buildings, and are compelling those at work to desist under threats of violence. In I’olnische Ostrau a collision occurred between the strikers and the troops. The soldiers made a charge on the mob with fixed bayonets and eight of the strikers were wounded. More Foreign Capital Coining. It is reported at New York that two deals have been closed by which au En;lish syndicate purchased the wholesale grocery business of Wilkinson, Gaddie & Co., at Neward. N. J.. for $1,800,030, and other foreign capitalists secure for $1,533,030 the business of the Murphy Varnishing Company, said to be the largest concern of the Kind in the United States. Sig. Nicolini Married. A St. Louis, Mo., dispatch says: A secret marriage that gave the iriends of the bridegroom and bride quite a surprise has taken place |at the Hotel Rosier. Sig. Nicolini, the trombone-player, and Miss Susie Lenhart, the pretty soprano, both of the Jueh Opera Company, were the ones made happy. The affair did not get out till after the company left town. Boulangists Seeking Candidates. The Boulangists are preparing to contest every district in Francs at the next general election and are alreaiy casting about for available candidates. The Parisian contests will be bitterly fought. The council of elections at Paris lias thrown a sop to the Socialists by framing a policy upon democratic lines. New Hampshire’s Acting Governor. The New Hampshire Supreme Court has decided that a vacancy exists in the office of Governor, owing to the illness of Gov. Gooaell. and that D. Arthur Taggart, President of the Senate, must assume the duties of the office until the Governor recovers. Chief Justice Doe has notified Mr. Taggart _____ Another Proposed Transcontinental Line. It is said the Grand Trunk Railway and the Northern Pacific have joined hands to build a transcontinental line from Winnipeg to Victoria, B. C., via Vancouver Narrows and Yellowhead Pass, over the route originally selected for the Canadian Pacific by the Mackenzie government A Matrimonial Editor Convicted. Eflitor Moses Harmon, of tho Valley Falls (Kao.) Lucifer, a tree-love paper, has been

convicted in the United Btates District Court at Topeka of sending obscene matter through the mails. He objected to the plea of insanity made by his counsel. Sentence was reserved. Married Her Husband’s Murderer. At Montpelier, Vt, James 8. Caswell, who was convicted of the murder of George Gould and sentenced to Imprisonment for life, has been married to Mrs. Laura Gould, wife of the murdered man. The marriage took place through the bars of Caswell’s celL The Centenary of Methodism. It Is proposed to celebrate the centenary of New England Methodism on Boston Common Oct. 21-23, to end with a banquet in Faneuil Hall on the evening of the 23d, with addresses by prominent Methodists. A Call for Indian Fighters. The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has received a telegram from Indian Agent Upshaw asking for troops to suppress a threatened uprising of the Indians on the Tongue River Reservation in Montana. High License in Georgia. The liquor license in Rome, Ga., has been put at SI,OOO per annum, the entire sum in advance. Ten dealers have paid for licenses and three have gone out of business. A Congressman Weds. Congressman John M. Wiley, of Buffalo, N. Y., and Miss Virginia Emilino Cooper, daughter of ex-Treasurer of State John J. Cooper, of Indiana, were married in Indianapolis the other day. Status of a Bankrupt Publisher. The liabilities of A. B. Hubbard, the Philadelphia publisher, are placed at $149.000 and the assets at $263,000, but the latter amdunt, it is said, could not be realized. England Against Bimetallism. In the British House of Commons Samuel Smith’s motion in favor of a conference on bimetallism was rejected by a vote of 183 to 37. Colorado G. A. R. The Grand Army encampment at Denver elected D. L. Holden, Pueblo, Commander of the Department of Colorado and Wyoming. Appointed to Office. The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of Henry J. Ritchie as Collector of Customs for the District of St. Augustine, Fla. Giving Real Estate to Rismarck. Plots of land rounding off his Friederichruhe estate and that at Eothenbeck have been presented to Prince Bismarck by wealthy residents of Hamburg. Seventeen Working Girls Killed. A fatal accident has occurred at Bergamo’ Italy. The roof of a weaving mill, in which 300 girls were at work, fell in and seventeen of the girls were killed. Three New England Roads Consolidate. The directors of the Boston and Maine, Eastern and Portsmouth and the Great Falls and Conway Roads have agreed upon terms of consolidation of the three roads. Express Employes’ Wages Reduced. The employes of the United States Express Company have been notified that salaries will be reduced 10 per cent.. May 1. The Vermont Sugar Crop. The maple-sugar crop of Vermont this year amounts to about five million pounds, which is below the quantity usually obtained. A Town Inundated. The town of Bourko. New South Wales, has been inundated by an overflow of the Darling River, resulting from heavy rain. A Minister Turns Forger. Eev. Z. C. Mower, of Intercourse, Pa., a prominent clergyman of the United Church, has committed forgery for small amounts. Against Revising the Creed. After a stirring discuss on the New England Presbytery voted 29 to 18 against the revision of the Creed. O’Shea Withdraws His Suit. Captain O’Shea has withdrawn his suit for divorce, in which Mr. Parnell was corespondent.

THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO. Cattle—Prime $ 4.75 @ 5.50 Fair to Good 3.50 @ 4.75 Common 2.50 @ 3.53 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.75 @ 4^50 Sheep 4.Q0 @ 6.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red $8 @ ,88V Corn—No. 2 31V,® .32 Oats—No. 2 Rye—No. 2 .47 ® .48 Bui TEH—Choice Creamery 16 @ .18 Cheese—Full Cream, fiats 10)*)@ .11 Eggs—Fresh 1 ovj@ .11 v Potatoes—Choice new, per bu.. .48 @ .56 POBK—Mess 13.03 (£C13.50 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 81 @ .83 Cobn—No. 3 33 ® .34 Oats—No. 2 White 26 @ ,26 V Rye-No. 1 49 @ .50 Barley—No. 2 . .48 @ .50 Pork—Mess 13.00 @13.50 , DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 @ 4.23 Hogs 3.00 @4.50 Sheep 3.50 ® 5.50 Wheat—No. 2 lied 85V@ ,86V Corn—No. 2 Yfllow 35 @ .351* Oats—No. 2 White 27 @ 28 TOLEDO. Wheat ; 87 @ .88 Corn—Cash 33V@ .34V Oats—No. 2 White 25 & 25V NEW YORK. Cattle 4.00 @ 5.09 Hogs 4.25 @ 5.03 SHEEP 5.0 a <CE 7.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 94 ® 93 Corn—No. 2 44 (jg ‘43 Oats—Mixed Western .29 @ [33 Pork—New Mess j 13.75 @14.25 ST. LOUIS. Cattle. ■ 4.25 @5.00 Hogs 4.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2Red 86 @ .87 Corn—No. 2 29 @ .30 Oats—No. 2 24 '.25% Rye—No. 2....... „ 43>s@ .44)1 INDIANAPOLIS. I Cattle—Shipping Steers 3.00 @ 4.75 Hogs—Choice Light 3.00 @ 4.50 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 @ 5.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 81 @ 82 Corn—No. I White 34 "34V Oats—No. 2 White 25 @ 26 CINCINNATI. ’ Hogs .... 3.75 @4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 83 @ 84 , Corn—No. 2 . g Oats—No. S Mixed 26V@ 27V Rte-N0.2 \ SX & „ BUFFALO. Cattle—Good to Prime 4.50 @5 03 I 52®*’" •••• •• • ••■ 4.00 @4.75 Wheat—No. 1 Hard 95 @ .96 Coen No. a

DOINGS OF CONGRESS.

IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED AND ACTED UPON. At the Nation’s Capitol—What Is Being Done by the Senate and House Old Matters Disposed Of and Nevr Ones Considered. Among the petitions presented in the Seriate on the loth inst. and referred was one by Mr. Dawes, from the Boston Executive Business Association, for the privilege of purchasing ships abroad for ten years. The Montana election case was taken up and Mr. Morgan and Mr. Daniel addressed the Senate. After Mr. Morgan had concluded the Senate adjourned. In the House after the reading of the journal Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, called up tjie naval appropriation bill, the pending question being upon the amendment adopted in committee of the whole, striking out the clause providing for the construction of three coast-line battle-ships. The action of the committee was rejected—yeas, 101 nays, 132. Mr. Holman, of Indiana, moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to the Committee on Naval Affairs to report it back with an amendment providing for one battlesh/p. Lost. Yeas, 103; nays, I*3. The bill was then passed. The House spent the afternoon in consideration of tho bill to establish Appellate Courts in the various circuits over which Circuit Judges now preside and passed the bill before adjournment. The bill met with much opposition from the Democratic side, hut was passed without amendments. It provides that the President shall appoint, with tne advice and consent of the Senate, two additional Judges in each circuit to sit with kite present Ci: cult Judges and consider cases appealed from district and State courts. These courts are to have exclusive and final jurisdiction in all cases except those involving constitutional questions or questions arising under the laws of the United Slates, or cases where two judges shall certify to the Supremo Court that tne case involvesquestions of such difficulty or importance as to require a decision by the Supreme Court. The terms of these courts are to be held annually in the various circuits, the cities selected btiug as follows : Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Cnicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco, and such other places in each of the circuits as the Supreme Court may designate. This bill, it is believed, will greatly relieve the Supreme Court, which is no»v over three years behind in its work. In the Senate, on the lGth inst... bills werepassed authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at some accessible point between the mouth of the Illinois and the mouth of the Missouri 'River, and the House bill granting to the Palouse and Spokane Railway a right of way through the Nez Perces Indian Reservation in Idaho. The Senato took up Senator Hale’s Chinese census bill. After a lengthy discussion with reference to amendments, on motion of Senator Stewart tho bill was laid upon the table. The Senate then took up and discussed calendar business until 5 o’clock, the hour at , whicliit. was agreed a final vote upon the Montana election case should be taken. Senator Butler introduced a resolution that the majority and minority reports be both recommitted to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. The resolution was defeated by a vote of 38 to 19, Senators George. Barbour, Kenna, Gibson and Walthall votbig with the Republicans. The vote was then taken upon the resolution declaring Messrs. Power and Sanders duly- elected members of the United States Senate, the result being a .strict party vote, 32 to 26 in its favor, and at 5:40 p. m. Senator Power, escorted by Senator Washburn, and Senator Sanders, escort* d by Senator Hoar, were duly sworn in by the Vice President. After an executive session of about ten minutes the Senate adjourned. In the House, Mr. McKinley (Ohio), from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported the tariff bill, and it was ordered printed and referred to the committee of the whole. Mr. Carlisle (Ky.) presented the views of the minority, and Mr. McKenna (Cab) presented his individual views. Ordered printed. The Honse then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Payson (Ill.) in the chair, on the military academy appropriation bill. After a short time occupied in Its consideration the committee rose and the bill was passed. Mr. Bergen (N. J.), from the Committeo cn Elections, called up the contested-election case of Posey vs. Parrett, from the First Indiana District. The committee reported unanimously in favor of the sitting member and the report was adopted. Mr. Rowell (Ill.) called the ccntestedelection case of Rowen vs. Buchanan, from the Ninth District of Virginia. The resolution, which confirms the right of the sitting member, was adopted. The Bouse then adjourned. In the Senate, on the 17th Inst., Messrs. Sanders and Powers, the Montana Senators, drew lots to decide upon their terms of office. Senator Sanders drew the short term, which expires March 3,1893, and Senator Powers the longterm, which expires March 3,1895. The Senate spent most of the day in discussing the bill for the appointment of thirty additional medical examiners for the Pension Bureau, and adjourned without action. Bills making appropriations for public buildings were take a from the Senate calendar and passed as follows : Mansfield, Ohio SIOO,000; Hot Springs (reservation), Ark., SSO,tX)O (Senate bill); Mankato, Minn., $150,000 (Senate bill) ; Dallas, Texas (additional), $200,100 (House bill): Kansas City, Kan., $200,000 (Senate bill). Also a -\nate bill appropriating $200,000 for the improvement of the military reservation known as Fort Walla Walla, in the State of Washington. Also a House Bill for the appointment and retirement of John C. Fremont as Major General In the United States army. After the reading of the House journal, Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, arose and said that it was seemly and proper and a just tribute of respect to the memory of the distinguished man whose funeral took place that day that the House adjourn. A motion to that effect was immediately adopted. In the Senate, on the 18th inst., after an executive session, Senator Hawley called up the World’s Fair bill, consideration of which was fixed for the following Monday. A bill was rushed through prior to adjournment providing for terms and places of holding United States District Courts in Minnesota. During the executive session the Senate concluded the investigation instituted for the purpose of finding out how newspaper correspondents managed to obtain their information about the proceedings of executive sessions. The investigation was a total failure, and correspondents who have been technically held as witnesses have been discharged. In the House, after routine business, the Southern war-claims bill was taken up, and its consideration occupied the entire after- ■ noon. When the session closed the bill had. been left in the hands of the committee of the whole as unfinished business on Friday, 25th—private bill day. The House Committee on Postoffice reported the bill authorizing the construction of postoffice buildings in all cities where the net receipts of postoffice are $3,000 per year and county seats where they are $2,500 per year. The bill appropriates $2,000,000 for beginning this work, but it is estimated that co carry out tho programme will cost $30,000,000..

In “A Minor” Key.

Money talks, but ex-change doesn’t. The best life preserver—Temperance. Something to handle—A musical crank. The professional sportsman has a distinct aim in life. “Spring snits are cut by-us,”' as the tailor remarked. “Brush light,” murmurs the inventor of it to the barber’s boy. When the case is urgent it is a nigh, and near doctor that you want. Much charity that begins at home is too feeble to get out of doors. Two flats often make a scone on an< elevated car, as well as in a theater. Since electricity supercedes hanging,, criminals will not be so high strung. One is a tea-pot and the ocher a settee.. Arrange the conundrum to suit yourself. It is commendable in a fast horse tolower his record, but we hate to see a* man do it.