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AMUSEMENTS. English’*—'“Courted Into Court.” Marie Dressier is to farce-comedy what Ada Rehan Is to the legitimate and Maggie Kline to vaudeville. The only trouble with Miss Dressier is that she Is so versatile she may be lifted any day to comic opera, from where she came originally. Her star is right now of the first magnitude and shining directly in the zenith. The death rate in her path falls to zero, excluding the victims who die of laughter, and hence Indianapolis may expect a season of good health following her engagement at English’s, where she opened last night with “Courted Into Court.” This city has never seen anything like Dressier since May Irwin's last visit, about the time of the discovery of “Natural Gas.” There is absolutely nothing with which to compare her. Beside her the fln-de-siecle soubrette glimmers weakly, like a tallow dip in electric light works. When she sings her voice crowds the paper on the wall, and when she opens her arms in one of her forte gestures old men and young Involuntarily lean forward. Women who lace tightly should not go to see her. Her good natured laugh would set the cups rattling in the pantry, and the humorous faces with which she illustrates her witty lines would turn a formal society fu action into a vaudeville entertainment. People may leave the opera house and forget the name of McNally’s farce, they may retain only an indistinct recollection of John C. Rice shooting up in the air and cracking his heels three but they cannot efface from memory the luxurious Dressier, nor her *ong& Recently members of "our set” and the unmentionable “also ransf* have been greatly taken with coon songs,” until every parlor maiden has one or two in her repertory, but the “coon song” was never sung in Indianapolis until last night, when Dressier gave “Ram-a-Jam, I Want that Man.” As e. reciter Dressier rivals DeWolf Hopper. As an encore last night she gave that charmingly fresh Bowery selection, “Bully Bess,” and it caught the house as hard as “Casey at the Bat” ever did. But Dressier is not all of the company which Rich & Harris has sent here. John C. Rice, who is jointly starred with Miss Dressier, is another one of those unique metropolitan products that drop in on little towns once in a decade. He looks for the world like his picture, with which every one is familiar since the cinematograph showed the famous May Irwin kiss. The other end of that kiss, the man with a mustache that was continually tickling the Irw’in nose, was John C. Rice. Rice is a singer, dancer and all-round funmaker. His business Is to gather up an armload of comic material and turn it over in the rough to Dressier, who proceeds to mold it into the brightest comedy before the eyes of the delighted people. They work together as beautifully as a familiar household powder. one part in blue paper and the other in white, which, when dissolved and poured into one tumbler, takes up all the available space and boils over with joy. Dressier and Rice. If taken together, will cause the sourest old citizen to boil over with joy and send him home feeling less like beating his wife than he has since her mother came to live with him. Then there Is Jacques Krufer. In a burlesque character part, and ally Cohen, in more songs and dances and John G. Sparks, the only John G Sparks on the stage, in Irish burlesque and Clare Palma, and James F Callahan and May Duryea. and Oscar Figman, and too many others to mention. Figman s one song “The Sweilest Thing in Town. ’ is one of the best things since Henry Dixie’s ’•English, You Know,” but Joseph Coyne, who sang It here in the unjustly abused “Good Mr. Best,” can give Figman pointers. Coyne could work it for three or four encores, while Figman barely secured one. Asa farce "Courted Into Court" has no license to live, but with such entertainers in the cast it will be always welcome. The engagement is for two more days only, with a Wednesday matinee. Park—l*li it in’s Octoroon*. Isham’s Octoroons, composed of clever colored artists, opened for three days at the Park yesterday to audiences that crowded the theater matinee and night. They give a performance that, apparently, pleases everybody. The show opens with “The Darktown Outing,” in which songs are Introduced by Frank Mallory, Tom McIntosh, Grace Halliday, Mrs. Mclntosh, Ma-

zie Brooks and others. There is much dancing and general liveliness in this sketch, which concludes with a burlesque football match. Medah Hyer opens the olio part with operatic selections, and she also sings “Suwanee River.” The musical turn of the Mallory brothers, aided by Mazie Brooks on the harp, is one of the neatest of its kind yet seen here. Smart and Williams sang their own song, “I Guess that will Hold You for Awhile,” much better than it has ever been heard here. Avery prettily arranged dance, on the Spanish order, by a dozen or more young women, Kitty Carter's terpsichorean exercises and a bright sketch by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mclntosh complete the olio. The Mclntosh sketch was received with great applause. The programme concludes with what is known as “Thirty Minutes Around the Operas,” in which the entire company tak<*s part. The singing is admirable. especially that of Mine. Flower and Fred J. Piper, whose “tower scene” from "Trovatore 1 ’ captured the house. The music of this last part is much above that generally heard in the popular-priced theaters. The engagement closes to-morrow night, to be followed Thursday with A1 Reeves’s Vaudevilles. Empire—lyrene Vaudeville*. The Cyrene Vaudeville Company and Sherman and Morrisey’s “Jay Circus” are at the Empire this week. The programme is a short one, but good. Most of the performers are familiar with Indianapolis audiences the olio including Meeker and Mack’s comedy trio, in comic tumbling; Miss Zoe Matthews, vocalist; Dean and Jose, in a comedy sketch that brought out considerable applause; Sherman and Morrlsey, in a lot of new “business;” Cyrene, dancer; Charles V. Seamons, monologue, and the Trocadero quartet. Sherman and Morrisey’s comedy, “A Jay Circus,’’ concludes the performance. The performance is clean throughout, not even the police being able to find anytb'ng in the least shocking. ' Mine. Barnn’i American Debut. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.—Mme. Marie Barna, the California prima donna, made her debut on the American stage to-night with the Damrosch-Ellis Opera Company. Mme. Barna essayed the role of Brunnhilde in “Siegfried,” and was very successful. She has a soprano voice of superior quality, and she displayed much knowledge of her art. Mme. Barna was born In San I rancisco and is the daughter of the late Judge Barnard, a well-known California jurist. She is the protege of several society women of California, New York and Boston, and has studied abroad for the past three years She appeared professionally in Italy ana London before coming to her native land to sing. The critics unite in pronouncing to-night’s debutante a decided acquisition to the strong Damrosch Company. Kraus was the Seigfrled to-night, Breuer the Mimi and Bisphan the Alberich. Note* of the Stage. George Gill is here ahead of Blaney’s "A Boy Wanted,” which comes to the Park the first half of next week. , One familiar with Hardy’s great story, “Tess of the D’Urbervllles,” may not at the first moment see Tess’s physical counterpart in Mrs. Fiske, but the power of that great actress in this part seems to have convinced the Easterners who studied her acting during the long run of the play in New York last season. Her grasp of the character was claimed to be perfect and her understanding of its psychology so thorough that she was able to give the character with startling fidelity. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

w. D. Allison is in New' York. Miss Addle J. Prahm is visiting friends in Chicago. Mr. F. M. Herron is spending a few days in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Flanner will go to Florida the middle of next month to remain until May. • Miss Grace Brown will leave this morning for Cincinnati, where she will visit until after the holidays. The Needle Society will meet this afternoon at 2 o’clock, in the parlors of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Durham are entertaining their cousin, Miss Ida C. Webster, of near Danville, Ky. Miss Peery, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Emmett Heeb. has returned to her home in Greensburg. Mrs. Lathrop has returned to her home in Greensburg, after visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Mayer and family. Miss Emily Proctor, of Vermont, who has been visiting Mrs. Clifford Arrick, will return to Washington, D. C., to-day, Mr. and Mrs. August M. Banninger, of Detroit, who have been spending a few days with relatives, returned home yesterday. There will be a social this evening at Meridian-street Church given by the Fortnightly Circle. There will be several unique features. Mrs. Margaretta De Bruler and Mrs. Stella Anderson have been called to southern Indiana to attend the funeral of their father, Dr. E. H. Sabine. Mr. J. L. Faught, wife and son, C. V., and Mrs. O. H. Faught will leave in a few days to spend the winter in New Orleans, as the guests of J. F. Brittain. Mrs. Louis Haughey and family and Miss Mary Rariden, of Chicago, are at Mapleton Farm, and will remain indefinitely. Mrs. T. P. Haughey is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Haughey, in Chicago. Miss Florence Day gave the first of a series of small companies last evening at her home on North Meridian street, the guest of honor being Miss Fenton, of Chicago. The guests were entertained with a guessing contest and charades. Captain and Mm S. W. Johnson, of Chicago, will come to-day to visit their daughter, Mrs. Danforth Brown. No. 2238 North Meridian street. Captain Johnson is just convalescent from an accident and is unable to walk, and his old friends are incited to call on him. There were a number of fancy articles left over from the art and library booth at the Flower Mission fair, and these are now in the custody of Mrs. John C. New. The Flower Mission is anxious to dispose of them, and the articles may be inspected Thursday afternoon at Mrs. New’s residence, on North Pennsylvania street. Miss Georgia Galvin has been engaged as soprano, Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans as alto and Mr. Byron Overstreet as bass, at the Second Presbyterian Church, for the beginning of the year, in place of Mrs. Rnschig. Miss Robinson and Mr. Dochez, the two former being in New York, where Mr. Dochez will go the first of the year, studying music. Mrs. W. O. DeVay gave a handsome whist party last evening in honor of Miss Summers, of Louisville. Partners for the game were chosen by pretty articles in silver, the ladles favoring the gentlemen. In the interest of whist, Mrs. DeVay had a set of whist questions prepared, and the persons answering the greatest number of them correctly, was presented with prizes. Tables for the game were set in the drawing room and library, and the supper was served in the dining room, where the simple decoration was American Beauty roses set on a rich Battenburg cloth, which covered the dining table. Mrs. DeVay’s guests included Judge and Mrs. J. H. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Holtzman, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Coleman, Mr. and Irs. C. B. Roekwood, Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bennett, Mr and Mrs. G. N. Catterson, Mr. and Mrs. Cortland Van Camp. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Sayles, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Daugherty, Major and Mrs. W. J. Richards, Mrs. J. W. Bradshawy Miss Florence Coffin, Mr. Holman of Chicago and Mr. James E. Roberts. At the reception to be given this afternoon and evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Allen Dale. 2033 North Meridian street, for the benefit of the McAll Mission, the pictures on exhibition will include those painted last summer by Mr. Gruelle at the seashore and will include those entitled “The Blue Hills of Gloucester," “Gloucester Hills,” "Gloucester Harbor” and “The Reef of Norman's Woe,” of which Longfellow speaks In “The Wreck of the Hesperus.” Mrs. Dale will receive, assisted by Mrs. O. J. Dearborn, the state vice president of the society; Mrs. M. S. Andrews, the president of the auxiliary; Mrs. R. O. Hawkins, the denominational vice president. In the parlors the assistants will be Mrs. F. E. Dewhurst. Mrs. M. L. Haines. Mrs. E. Gaylord, Mrs. D. It. Lucas, Mrs. Arthur Gates and the Misses Atkins. The art room, containing Mr. Gruelle's sea pictures, will be in charge of Mrs. Milburn, Mrs. E. C. Atkins, Mrs. Pauline Kistner, Mrs. J. D. George, Mrs. Howard Cale, Miss Etta Lamb and Mias Vinnie Goode. The McCall Mission, for which the reception will be given, is an undenominational, evangelical mission whose work is chiefly among the French people. It was begun in Paris, just after the Franco-Prussian war by Rev. and Mrs. B. W. McAll. It now has 134 halls or stations, <0 of which are in Paris and the vicinity. In the evening the entertainment will be especially for young people and after 9 o'clock the dancing hall on the third floor will be opened for an informal dance. Five Remonstrance* Filed. A remonstrance was filed with the County Commissioners yesterday against George Stchlin, who seeks a license to sell liquor at Senate avenue and Twenty-first street. The remonstrance was signed by voters of

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the Third ward. The signatures included that of ex-President Harrison. The remonstrators claim the proposed site of the saloon is situated in a quiet, orderly neighborhood. which has never had a saloon within five squares of it. A number of reasons are assigned why the license should not be granted. Remonstrances have also been filed against Charles Seiders, who has applied for license to sell liquor at Mount Jackson, and John H. Herig, of West Indianapolis. The remonstrance against Louis Sussman and Max Dessauer will be heard Wednesday morning. The West Indianapolis remonstrance will be heard Friday afternoon. FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND. Board of Trade Favor* Patting It on a Permanent Basis. The governors of the Board of Trade took steps last night, as they expected, to put the firemen’s pension fund in permanent shape. While the matter of making a contribution of SSO to the fund was under discussion, the suggestion was made by G. V. Woollen that it would be much better if the board were to take up this subject seriously and. appoint a committee to raise a fund of SIO,OOO or so, which should serve as a premanent fund and do away with the rather humiliating necessity on the part of the firemen of asking contributions every year. D. P. Erwin and A. A. Young took up the suggestion, and elaborated upon it and the result was the adoption of a motion by Mr. Woollen, authorizing the president to appoint a committee to investigate the subject and take charge of the effort to raise the fund and to ask ler'lation in furtheranceof the plan. The tenor of the speeches was to the effect that this was not in any sense an act of charity but a matter of justice and sound business judgment. The board seemed to be inder the impression that there is no pro\ ’sion now for raising this fund. A tax is levied by the city for the purpose. At the urgent insistence of President Kinney the governors authorized the appointment of a committee of ten to push the agitation against the waste of natural gas. The board received a communication from S. B. Archer, secretary of the Tariff Commission League, asking it to pass resolutions favoring the appointment of a nonpartisan tariff commission to “take the tariff out of politics.” Action was postponed as most of the members are under the impression that the tariff is already out of politics for a few years at least. SALE OF COUNTY BONDS. A Block of $200,000 Four-Fer-Cent* Bring- $113,323 Premium. The County Commissioners yesterday sold $200,000 of Marion county refunding bonds to Mason, Lewis & Cos., Chicago bankers, at 4 per cent, and $13,323 premium. The bonds run thirty years. The necessity for issuing these bonds dates back to the building of the Marion county courthouse. When the building neared completion the commissioners found the county treasury almost depleted. It was necessary to raise money for the running expenses of the county, and $200,000 of bonus were issued for thirty years. These bonds fall due Jan. 1. The commissioners could not see their way clear to pay them off and decided on another issue. There were thirteen bidders for the bonds sold yesterday. The Illinois Trust and Savings Bank was next to the best bid. This firm offered to take the bonds at 4 per cent, and pay a premium of $13,320. The Bid of Campbell. Wild & Cos., of this city, was $373 lower than the best bid. It is claimed the price paid for these bonds is the highest ever offered for county bonds west of New York city.

CITY NEWS NOTES. Mrs. R. V. Shindle is critically ill from cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Jesse Moore will read an essay on “Traces of the Civil in the Common Law,” before the Century Club, this evening. A fair will be given at the First Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening. A Puncn-and-Judy snow will be one of the features. Rev. R. G. Roscamp delivered a lecture last evening at the Friends’ Church. The subject was “The Course of True Manhood; or, The Measure of a Man.” The ministers held their monthly meeting in St. Paul's parish house yesterday rroraing, thirty members being present. Rev. J. R. T. Lathrop, of Edwin Ray M. E. Church, talked on “The Concept of Reality.” The Limited Gun Club has changed the dates of its winter live bird tournament to Dec. 13, 14 and 15. The event was postponed on account of the Chicago shooting tournament, which takes place this week. A School of Economics and Political Science will open at St. Paul’s parish house in January. The classes will meet five evenings of each week. A number of well-known local men will be enrolled among the instructors. Tlie Mission at St. Joseph. The second evening service of the mission inaugurated at St. Joseph’s Church on Sunday morning by Rev. Fathers Boarman and Mageheney was well attended last evening. At the conclusion of the recitation of the rosary Father Boarman preached an eloquent sermon, his text being from Jeremiah ii, 2—" Know thou and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing for thee to have left the Lord thy God.” The infinite difference between thei sinner and his God, the necessity of repentence and reform to abridge again this measureless distance, were forcibly presented. At the conclusion Father Boarman announced that the address tonight would be on the confession of sin. He especially invited non-Catholics to be present in order that they might know what the church teaches on this doctrine. Said he; “It if my purpose to show by the authority of the sacred Scriptures and the testimony of the early fathers of the church, who were witnesses of the doctrine and practice of their time, that confession is a divine ordinance. Scriptural quotations will be taken from a copy of King James’s edition of the Protestant Bible, and I will endeavor to answ-er the current objections to the confessional.” A mission in a Catholic church is much similar to a Protestant revival, effort being made by exhortation and advice to bring the backsliding again into the fold. Daily services are being held at 8 o’clock in the morning, the evening service at 7:30, w-hich concludes with the benediction. The mission will close on next Sunday evening. Incorporation*. The Indianapolis L. A. W. Club. Directors, Thomas Taggart, Frank McCray, Merrill Moores, D. B, Shideler, W. G. Hunter, J. A. Allison, C. B. Roekwood and T. B. Hatfield. The Bates Window Glass Company, of Dunkirk. Capital stock, $20,000. The New Carlisle Veterinary Medicine Company, of New Carlisle. Capital stock, S2OO. Center Ludtte, F. and A. M., Officer*. Center Lodge, No. 23, F. and A. Masons, at their annual meeting last night elected the following officers for the ensuing year: William E. English, worshipful master; Charles E. Jones, senior warden; Fred M. Bauer, junior warden; Philip Reichwein, treasurer: Albert lzor. secretary; Bert L. Feibleman, senior deacon; James Maginnis, junior deacon; Joseph Bernaur, tyler. Scottish Rite Convocation. The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite will begin its special fall convocation, beginning at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The banquet will be given to-morrow afternoon at 5 o’clock. Supreme Illustrious Commander Palmer, who holds the highest Scottish Rite honor in the North, will be present. There is a large class on whom the degrees will be conferred. Strike at Cotton Mill*. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 6.—Because the management of the Fulton bug and cotton mills refused to accede to the demands of a grievance committee of their employes a large number of them walked out to-day and a strike was declared. The committee demanded that one of the men who had been discharged and replaced by a man who worked for less be reinstated at his former salary of $1 per day. The management offered to put the discharged one back at reduced wages. The committee refused to consider this and the strike was declared. The strikers claim that 500 of them have quit work, while the company claims there were only 150. The Serle* de Lnxe In portrait photography represents the highest achievement in this art and is the apex of quiet elegance and exquisite taste. It is anew series exclusively issued by the Residence Studio. dnd chiefest among the novel and beautiful effects introduced since its installation. Desirable Christmas gifts. No disappointment. JOSEPH GRAY K ITCH ELL, (Old) 614 North Pennsylvania street.

CONGRESS AT WORK 4- —:— FIFTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION OPENED YESTERDAY AT NOON. ♦ Nothing Done in Either Branch After the President'* Message Had Been Read by the Clerks. PRETTY FLORAL TRIBUTES - SIR. GROSVENOR HAD A LITTLE LAMB THAT CRIED “BA-BA.” Several Important Measures Introduced in the Honse— Postal Saving* Bank Scheme. —4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Attendance on the session of the Senate to-day, both upon the floor and galleries, was noticeably large despite of the well understood fact that little business beside the presentation of the President's message and the proceedings incident thereto would be transiacted. Prior to the convening of the Senate, the members passed half an hour in exchanging greetings. Mr. Hanna, of Ohio, who has been ill for a week, was given a cordial reception by his Republican colleagues. Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, one of the members of the international monetary commission, was also given a warm greeting. Dr. \V. Godfrey Hunter, of Kentucky, the recently appointed minister to Gautamala, was an interested spectator of the proceedings from a seat beside his friend, Senator Deboe. Chas. Page Bryan, the new United States minister to China, was a notable figure In the reserved gallery, and in the diplomatic gallery were several members of the Chinese legation and other members of the diplomatic corps. When the Senate convened after the recess Hon. H. D. S. Money, the new senator from Mississippi, entered the chamber, but the oath of office was not administered to him during the session. Reception and reading of the President’s message w-as the important and only feature of the day. The desks of many of the senators were decorated with beautiful flowers, the gifts of admirers. The handsome costumes of the ladies in the galleries added much to the brightness of the scene.

Precisely at 12 o’clock the gavel of Vice President Hobart fell and the Senate was called to oruer. The invocation was delivered by Rev. W. H. Milburn, the blind chaplßin. He made a beautiful and touching reference to our “beloved President,” who awaited news from the bedside of the mother to whom he is devoted and prayed that she might have a peaceful passage to the celestial shore. Seventy-seven senators responded to their names on the roll call. The venerable Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, was first recognized by the vice president. He offered a resolution, which was passed in the usual form, that the secretary inform the house that the senate was in ses. sion and ready to proceed to business. Mr Allison presented a resolution that a committee of two senators be appointed to join a like committee from the house to inform the President that Congress was in session and prepared to receive any communication which he might decide to make to it. The resolution was passed and the vice president named Senators Allison and Gorman as the senate committee. By resolution of Mr. Cullom the time of daily ifieetings of the Senate was fixed at 12 o’clock noon. On motion of Mr. Hale a recess was taken until 1 o’clock. At 1:30 the .penatq. reconvened and the committee, consisting of Mr. Allison and Mr. Gorman, reported through the former. He said that the committee, with a like committee of the house, had waited on the President and informed him that the two branches of Congress were in session and ready to receive from him any message he might desire to present to them. Mr. Allison reported that the President had informed the committee that he would immediately communicate with Congress in writing and he expressed the hope that the deliberations of Congress might result in great good to the country and reflect honor on itself. The President's message was presented by Mr. Pruden, the President’s assistant secretary, and was at 1:35 laid before the senate and read. Senators gave the closest attention to the reading of the message, a majority of them following it from printed copies with which they had been supplied. That part of the message which dealt with the Cuban question and outlines the policy of the administration with reference to the* question was listened to with particular interest. The reading of the message was concluded at 2:50. The document was ordered printed for the use of the senate. Mr. Walthal, of Mississippi, was recognized and announced the death of his colleague, Hon. James} Z. George, of Mississippi. After a lingering illness Senator George died at Mississippi City on the 14th of August last. By his death, said Senator Walthal, the State of Mississippi lost its most useful and distinguished citizen and this body one of its most prominent and able members. Mr. Walthal presented the usual resolution of condolence with the family of the deceased senator. The resolution was adopted and as a further mark of respect, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow. OPENING OF THE HOUSE. Close Attention Given to President** Messnie?— Grosvenor’* Little Lnmlt. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—The opening day of the regular session in the Housa passed without unusual incident of any character. The formalities attending the inauguration of the session are dry, and except as a spectacle hardly repaid the crowds which thronged the public and private galleries. Yet w-ith few exceptions the visitors sat through the whole proceedings. Mr. Dingley. the floor leader of the majority, Mr. Bailey, the recognized leader of the minority. and Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, enjoyed the distinguished honor of being appointed to wait on the President, whose message was, of course, the event of the day. Its reading was long and tedious, but it w-as followed with close attention by the members and the spectators in the galleries. There was no demonstration until the reading was concluded, when the Republicans joined in a hearty expression of approval. The floral tributes for the members were numerous, and in some instances imposing. One w-hich attracted probably more attention than any other on account of its unique character graced the desk of Gen. Grosvenor, of Ohio. It consisted of a huge tree of yellow chrysanthemums and American Beauty roses, under the nodding branches of which stood an innocent looking toy lamb. It was a tribute from the National Wool Growers’ Association. Some one discovered that under the administration of pressure to a portion of the lamb s anatomy it would give forth a sound resembling a bleat, and much amusement and merriment followed this disclosure. The representation of a huge gavel, in red and white carnations, stood upon the speaker's desk. As the hands of the clock pointed to 12 Speaker Reed, attired in a black cutaway coat and wearing a red tie, pushed through the green baize doors from the lobbies and ascended the rostrum. One crack of the gavel subdued the din on the floor and the conversation In the overhanging galleries. The gavel with which the speaker called the House to order was presented to him by J. C. Groner. sheriff of Knox county, Tennessee, who sent it in the name of "The Stalwart Republicans of East Tennessee.” It was formally presented to the speaker through H. Clay Evans, the commissioner of pensions. The gavel Is made of appletree wood, which grew’ beside the log house in which Farragut was born. This house stood at Lowe's ferry, on the Tennessee river, six miles below Knoxville. In the deep silence which followed the calling of the assemblage to order, the prayer of the eminent English divine, Rev. Charles A. Berry, of Wolverhampton. England, who delivered the invocation, was solepm and impressive. The speuker then immediately directed the clerk to call the roll, and this consumed an half hour. In

the diplomatic gallery were M. Lefevre, charg'd d'affaires, and other attaches of the French embassy; Senor Corea, charge of the Greater Republic of Central America, and other diplomats; and in the executive gallery, reserved for the President, were a number of the executive household, who were admitted on cards from Secretary Porter. On the floor were a number of ex? members. The roll call showed the presence of 301 members. There were five vacancies from death or resignation during the recess, and the credentials of the membcrs-elect were read by direction of the speaker, who then administered oath of office to them. They were F. M. Griffith (Dem.), successor to the late Judge Holman, in the Fourth Indiana district; H. S. Boutwell (Rep.), of Chicago, who succeeded Edward D. Cook, deceased; James Norton (Dem.), of the Seventh South Carolina district, who succeeded John L. McLaurin, now a senator; George P. Lawrence (Rep.), of the First Massachusetts district, who succeeded Ashley B. Wright, deceased, and J. N. Griggs (Dem.), of the Third New York district, who succeeded Francis U. Wilson, who resigned to accept the position of postmaster at Brooklyn. The latter’s credentials had not yet arrived, but the oath was administered to him by unanimous consentOn motion of Mr. Hopkins the clerk was directed to notify the Senate that the House was ready for business, and on motion of Mr. Dingley, the floor leader, a resolution was adopted for the appointment of a committee of three to join the committee of the Senate to wait upon the President and inform him that Congress was ready to receive any communication he desired to make. The speaker selected Messrs. Dingley, Grosvenor and Bailey for this honor. On motion of Mr. Henderson, of lowa, a member of the committee on rules, the rule at the extra session for three-day adjournments was vacated and daily sessions to begin at noon each day were ordered. There being nothing to do but await the reception of the President's message, the House then recessed until 1:20 p. m. At that hour another recess of twenty minutes was ordered. When the House reconvened at 1:40 the committee appointed to await on the President came down the central aisle and Mr. Dingley reported that the committee had performed its mission. “The President,” said he, "was pleased to send to the two houses his respectful salutations and to info, ni them that he would communicate in writing.” Mr. Pruden, who hau followed the committee into the hall. Immediately presented the message of the President, which, by the direction of Speaker Reed, was read at the clerk’s desk. The message was listened to with great earnestness, especially the, portions dealing with the question of revising our currency legislation and with our attitude toward Cuba. The President’s utterances on both subjects seemed to impress the members deeply, but there was no demonstration of any kind until the conclusion, when the Republicans joined in a sharp round of, applause. The reading consumed an hour and twenty minutes. On motion of Mr. Dingley the message was referred to the committee of the whole and ordered printed. Mr. Lawrence (Rep., Mass.) then officially announced the death of his predecessor, the late Representative Wright, and Mr. Allen (Dem.. Miss.), the death of Senator George. Out of respect to their memories the House then, at 3:05 p. m., adjourned until to-morrow.

BILLS INTRODUCED. Measures for Chnniflnsr Postal System and Establishing Savings Banks. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Radical changes In the postal system are called for in a bill introduced to-day by Mr. Adamson, of Georgia. He proposes making every postofflcq a money-order office; keeping every railway postoffice open at all times and stations for reception of mail; and that a new postofflce shall he established at any point on a public road outside the limit of an incorporated community wherever applied for by twenty-five citizens, vesting discretion in the Postoflice Department, if the proposed office is within two miles of an existing office. For the appointment of postmasters the bill requires recommendation of both senators of the State, except where divided, when the appointment is left to the representatives of the district. The department is also required to furnish copy of charges against a postmaster to him and allow answer. The establishment and regulation of a postal savings bank system is provided for in a bill introduced to-day by Representative Lorimer, of Illinois. Under his scheme money order offices selected by the postmaster general are to be made branch postal savings banks with an office in the department to be called the Central Bank. Any person may become a depositor under this act, including married women and minors above twelve years. Deposits are limited to $1 and its multiples and not exceeding S3OO each, and deposits accumulating above SI,OOO will not diaw interest. Postal savings stamps and cards of the denomination of 5 and 10 cents are to be sold. Interest is to be at the rate of 2 per cent, a year to be added to the principal on June 30 of each year. Passbooks are to be forwarded annually for examination. The secretary of the treasury under this bill is required to invest in interest-bearing bonds of the United States or whose principal is guaranteed by the United States or in state bonds and bonds of municipalities and counties under stated restrictions. Deposits will be liable to seizure or detention under any legal process. All statutes defining crimes in the postal service are to be applied to the postal savings system and the act is to take effect within six months of its passage. The New Mexico statehood bill, introduced in the House at the last session by Delegate Catron, was reintroduced by Delegate Ferguson to-day. There are several modifications from the Catron bill. Voters for the statehood convention must have resided in the propesd state for.sixty days, instead of one year; the convention is to consist of seventy-seven instead of eighty-one delegates, based on a population of two thousand instead of nineteen hundred for each delegate, and an additional delegate is provided for any fraction over one thousand inhabitants. The election of delegates also Is to be held on the eighth Tuesday, instead of the sixth, after the passage of the act. Among other bills introduced in the House to-day were the following: By Mr. Evans, of Kentucky: Joint resolution pledging the faith and credit of the United States to the payment in gold coin of certain of its outstanding obligations; to the maintenance of the par value in gold of all previously coined silver dollars, and prohibiting the further coinage of any silver dollars unless it shall contain sufficient standard silver to make the dollar when coined intrinsically worth par in gold; also, to modify the civil-service act by having it hereafter apply only to department clerks In Washington and those in public offices throughout the country whose salaries are from S9OO to SI,BOO per annum, letter carriers and railway mail clerks. By Mr. Henry, of Texas: Bill to define trusts, to punish corporations, firms, etc., connected with them, and to promote free competition in the United States. By Mr. Erownlow, of Tennessee: To make Knoxville and Briatoe, Term., ports of delivery, and to create the offices of surveyors of customs there. By Mr. Bingham, of Pennsylvania: To confer jurisdiction on circuit courts in suits at equity for the partition of lands where the United States is a tenant in common or joint tenant. By Mr. Evans, of Kentucky: To relieve the President from appointment of thirdclass postmasters. By Mr. Quigg, of New York: To increase the pay of letter carriers. By Mr. Fenton, of Ohio: Granting service pensions to honorably discharged officers and enlisted men in the United States army or navy during the rebellion, and restore names of certain persons arbitrarily dropped from the pension roll. By Mr. Adamson, of Georgia: For the representation of the United States by commissioners at any international monetary commission. By Mr. Henderson, of Iowa: Establishing a uniform system of bankruptcy. By Mr. Bartholdt, of Missouri: Establishing a postal savings bank system. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. On the Ist of Jnnnary It Will Owe the Government 40,752.087. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Attorney General McKenna, in his annual report to Congress, publishes a report of ex-Governor Hoadly] special counsel of the United States in the Pacific Railroad cases, in which is set forth a history of the foreclosure suits which resulted in the sale of the Union Pacific to the reorganization committee and the postponement of the sale of the Kansas Pacific until Dec. 15. Nothing of importance which has not already been made public is disclosed. As to the Central Pacific, the attorney general says: "The general features of the relations between the government and the Central Pacific Railroad Company (which includes what was the Western Pacific Railroad Company) are the same as those between the government and Union Pacific, notwithstanding the Central Pacific was originally a California corporation.” The indebtedness to the government on the Ist inst. was: Payable by Central Pucific, $67,184,473; sinking fund Central Pacific bonds, $-137,000; sinking fund Central Pacific cash, $7,003,565); total sinking fund, $7,440,569. Crediting the company with ail possible

Items disputed as well as admitted to be due it. there will be due on the Ist of January next $46,752,087. What steps may be taken to meet this indebtedness in the meantime remains to be seen, and the action of the department will depend upon the circumstances existing at that date, no action having thus far been taken in order to avoid any question arising out of the claim of the company that by reason of credits to which it is entitled it has not yet been in default. HEIKES NOW CHAMPION * DEFEATED GRIMM IN THE RACE FOR THE CAST-IRON MEDAL. Highest Honor a Live-Bird Shooter Can Attain—lncident* of the International Bicycle Contest. CHICAGO. Dec. 6.—Rolla Helkes, of Dayton, 0., challenger, defeated Charles Grimm, of Clear Lake, la., to-day for the cast-iron medal, by a score of 91 to 87. The race was shot at Watson’s Park and attracted a notable crowd of local and outofrtown cracks. The referee was John Watson and the race took one hour and thirtytwo minutes time. The weather conditions tended to low scores. A strong wind from the southwest swept the park and blew cutting snow into the faces of the two experts. The birds were mostly towerers and left quartering incomers, with a fair proportion of left quarterers. Their flights were erratic. While both experts showed clever kills which drew applause, Heikea's work was the cleaner. He seemed to center better and used the second barrel carefully for a safety. Grimm, on the other hand, failed to hit cleanly with his first many times and dropped some difficult birds on his second in a sensational manner. Os the nine birds lost by Helkes, four fell dead out of bounds. The feature of the day was a straight kill of thirty-four birds by Heikes in running out. Summary of birds: Helkes—Deft quarterers. 27; incomers, 43; drivers, 7; right quarterers, 19; towerers, 2. Grimm—Left quarterers, 37; incomers, 34; drivers, 10; right quarterers, 13; towerers, 6. Large numbers of prominent visitors are in the city to see the remaining matches of the week. Fred Gilbert, of Crystal Lake, la., and J. A. R. Elliott will shoot tomorrow for the Kansas City Star cup, at one hundred live birds. THE BICYCLE RACE. Waller Well In the Lend at 2 o'clock This Morning. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Forty men started in tho international bicycle race at 12:15 o’clock Monday morning, but at 2 o'clock this morning few were riding. Waller’s riding captivated the crowd last night. He was in great form, and did not look like a possible quitter. In fact, the feature of the race up to the present time is the form exhibited by Waller. All yesterday and last night this mar/s riding was superb, and called for the continual admiration of the spectators. Walier had set himself a task before starting in the contest, and he cared not whether his speed upset the plans and calculations of other competitors. That task was to cover five hundred miles in the first twenty-four hours, and the plucky rider failed only by a narrow margin. As he rode he bowled down records, as well as increased his lead over opponents. At the twenty-second hour he was fifty miles and live laps ahead of Hale’s record. Waller’s riding is of a character that makes many doubt his ability to stick out. He rides with his body thrown over the handle bars, in scorching position, and it is believed that liis stomach will be affected. The riding of Elkes, the Glens Falls, (N. Y.) lad, attracted considerable attention last night. He looked remarkably fresh at 10 p. m., and seemed to be a "stayer.” Pierce has maintained an even gait from the start of the race and his position among the leaders has varied but slightly. Reading, Moore, Ashingtr and Ratnaby, likewise, have adhered to an almost unvarying paceL all seeming to realize the fact that there are yet nearly five more days of the race ahead of them, and acting accordingly. Gray, the negro representative of the contest, appeared to bo in distress Monday and rapidly dropped to the rear. Stephane took the second place at the twenty-second hour last night, having passed G. Rivierre and Miller. He was thirteen miles behind Waller and ten miles ahead of Miller at 10:15 o’clock. To accomplish this he did some tall spurting and received the cheers of the crowd that had increased during the night until it was estimated that nearly ten thousand persons were in the garden. Hale dropped out of the race temporarily at 10:30. His condition was pitiable. By 11 o’clock a number of riders had dropped out in order to get a few hours’ sleep. Those still riding six 11 o’clock were Waller. Stephane, Rice, G. Rivierre, Miller, Barnaby, Reading, Bacon, Hicks, Pierce, Golden, Elkes, King, Gray, Moore and Gannon. Walker had been off the track only for-ty-three minutes in twenty-four hours. He was fifty-four miles and seven laps ahead of Hale’s record at 11 o’clock, the twentythird hour. Hale’s record for twenty-three hours has been passed by Waller, Miller, Stephane, G. Revierre, Schinneer, Pierce Moore and Rice. At 1 a. m. the crowd which thronged the garden all night had thinned out, and very few people were present to watch the remaining riders pedal their way around the course. Those riding at 1 a. m. were Waller. Stephane, Revierre, Schinneer, Miller, Elkes, Enterman, Barnaby, King, McLeod, Moore, Pierce, Rice. Reading, Golden, Smith and Beacomb. .The other riders who have not retired permanently from the race were asleep. At the end of the final twen-ty-four hours Waller had covered 483 miles and 3 laps, beating Hale’s twenty-four-hour record, made last year, by fifty-seven miles and three laps. The score at 1 o’clock this morning was: Names. Miles. Laps. Waller 487 3 Stephane 472 3 Revierre 469 7 Schinneer 465 2 Miller 463 4 Moore 451 3 Rice 447 8 Pierce 445 4 Reading 442 0 Elkes 425 0 Golden 420 2 Hicks 395 2 Enterman 394 2 Ashinger 395 Hale 383 Barnaby 342 7 King 342 Gannon £[o McLeod 339 Smith 364 3 Julius 310 Gray 2.7 2 Johnson Blakeslee 267 The score at 2 a. m. w-as: Waller, 489.8; Stephane. 4851.8; Revierre. 480.0; Schinneer, 483; Miller. 479.5; Moore. 455.1; Pierce, 445.8; Rice 447.8; Reading, 451.0; Golden, 420.2; Elkes 425.1: Hicks, 395.7; Enterman, 407.1; Ashinger. 395.2: Hale, 391.2; Barnaby, 342.7; King. 342.3; Gannon, 3a6.3; McLeod, 34a.1; Smith, 364.3; Julius, 310.5; Maurice, 287.6; Beacomb, 280.4; Gray, 287.1; Johnson, 290.1; Blakeslee, 267. Jockey Sloan Ha* a Close Call. LONDON. Dec. 7.—The Sportsman says this morning that while shooting Yesterday (Monday) at Deepdene, the country seat of Lord William Bcresford with Lord ’William and a party, Tod Sloan, the American jockey, narrowly escaped a serious injury, a gun bursting in Ins hands. The Sportsman says it has excellent authority for stating that Sloan believes Mr. Fleischmarin. tho American turfman, to whom he is under contract for next season, will release him from the engagement. Should this be the case, the paper says, he hopes to be back in England in time to ride at tho Lincoln spring meeting. SloMtton Challenged. NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Billiard Champion George Slosson has received challenges to defend the title from Jacob Scha?fer and Frank Ives. Schaefer beat Ives in filing a challenge and posting forfeit money, and the "Young Napoleon" will probabjy have to wait until Schaefer has played Slosson, GRANT COULDN’T SWEAR. When Dana Thought It Time for an Oath the General Was Silent. 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