Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1893 — Page 7

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Snow fell In St Paul for the first iimf this season, Thursday, ' Teri Steamships have been bought ai New York for the Brazilian government and Will be equipped to attack the rebel fleet « A wild steer raff among a crowd of children at St Louis, Wednesday, and tossed Oracle Mann on its horns and later gored officer Tierney. Joseph Hayes, a messenger for Coffin <S Stanton, New York brokers, and four accomplices, have been arrested for forging checks On the firm. Members of the circus firm of Sells Bros, have commenced proceedings against the province of New South Wales to recover 1500,000 damages, John Floyd was hugging Lucy White, his sweetheart, at Proctor, 0., when Harry Smith, a disappointed rival, shot him dead and.wounded the girl. - an increased activity among the Pittsburg mills over last week and it is asserted that fully 15,000 more men are at work In the various factories. Aiderman Geo. B. Swift has been chosen by the Republican caucus for Mayor pro tern of Chicago. A special election to fill the vacancy will be ordered soon. At Dallas, Tex., Charles Hampton fell into a cotton seed crusher at the elevator and was ground to a pulp. One leg was thrown out on the roof of the building. The Columbian museum fund was given another big lift by a check for 150,000 from Mrs. George D. Sturgis. She subscribes the amount unconditionally. - The Patriotic Sons of America, of Chester county, Pennsylvania, will erect a monument to General Lafayette on the spot where he was wounded near Birmingham. A meteorological station, the highest in the world, has been established by Harvard University on the top of a nearly extinct volcano, 19,200 feet above the sea .level, in Peru. Rev. Edward Bagley, pastor of the Christian Church of Washington City, was chosen to succeed the late Samuel Hadaway as Chaplain of the House, Tuesday night. Mr. Bagley is aged twenty-eight and is said to be a very boyish looking young man. Secretary Hoke .Smith has issued his requisition on the Secretary of the Treasury for 112,200,000 in payment of the quarterly pensions due on Nov. 4 at the following agencies: New York, 1850,000; Indianapolis, 12,700 000; Knoxville, 11,400,000; Louisville; 11,100,000; Cincinnati, *1,000,000; Philadelphia, 11,750,000; St. Louis, *3,400,000. Near Sedalia the skeleton of an Indian chief has been unearthed in a fair state of preservation. An old stump of a tree which had grown over the grave indicated that the body had been buried there several hundred years ago. On each side of the head, on what are supposed to be the ears, but which look like old pieces of leather, there were five coils of gold wire.

FOREIGN.

The United States cruiser Detroit has arrived at Rio de Janeiro. - ■ . - - . ; The Spanish trouble with the Moors at Melila have assumed a serious aspect. Crew of the French slave ship Dhow, captured by the British, have been acquitted, thus practically giving immunity to slavers under the French flag. London is frightened over the discovery of an alleged dynamite plot. A big bomb weighing seven pounds has been found on Westminster Bridge, near Parliament House. - There is no disguising the fact that considerable uneasiness exists in Europe at the present situation of the powers, and this uneasiness is increasing as the nature of the Franco-Russian alliance becomes known.

PURPOSES OF THE A. P. A.

They Are Defined In Letter* Sent by the Order to Congressmen. Many Congressmen, Thursday, received a letter from the American Protective Association, setting forth its objects as follow: 1. The American Protective Association is organized for the purpose of purifying politics. It is a non-sectarian and nonpartisan organization composed of only true American citizens, without regard to nationality. 2. While we unite to protect our country and its free institutions, we attack no man’s religion so long as he does not attempt to make it an element in political power. 3. Our aim is to preserve and maintain the Government of the United States and principles of the Declaration of Independence, as set forth by the founders against encroachments of all foreign influences. 4. We regard all religio-political organizations as the enemies of civil ana religious liberties. 5. It is, in our opinion, unsafe and unwise to appoint or elect to civil or military offices in this country men who owe supreme allegience to any foreign king, potentate or ecclesiastical power, or who are sworn to obey such power. 6. We are in favor of maintaining one general, unsectarian, free school system, and will oppose all attempts to supplant It by any sectarian institution. We are opposed to the use of public funds for any sectarian purpose. 7. We are in favor of changing our immigration laws in such a manner that they will protectour citizens and laborers from the influences of pauper and criminal labor, which, through the instrumentality of European propagandist societies, are rapidly supplanting our free and educated American citizens in every line of industry; but we do not oppose honest and educated immigrants who come for the purpose of becoming American citizens, and who will forswear allegience to all foreign potentates and powers. x 8. We are in favor of putting into office honest and true patriots, who are qualified and owe allegience only to the stars and stripes. .

THE MIDWAY CLOSED.

Many of the exhibitors on the Midway have deaired to continue for at least another month, the majority being under contract to go to California for the Midwinter Exposition, but Tuesday night the executive committee of the Fair ordered it closed and the director-general promulgated the order. Jackson Park, the World’s Fair grounds proper, will be open, but midway never All gate entrances to the palisade will be closed, also the entrance to it from the grounds proper. Concessionaires cannot continue business. From Wednesday morning nc one will even be allowed to walk through the famous Midway Plaisance without a special pass.

HOPE FOR HAGGARD.

Fresh’Material For South African Romances. King Lebengnla ~ and Hl* Impl* Routed with Great Slaughter. A dispatch to the London Dally News, Wednesday, from Ft. Victoria, South Africa, says that the Matabeles have been routed, and that the intense anxiety which has so long existed is now relieved. All the advancing columns had a share in the skirmishing on the march, which was necessarily slow. On Friday the Matabele Imp! opened a determined attack up-

KING LOBENGULA.

on the majority of Major Forbe’s column. The fight was vigorously sustained, but the Matabele could make no impression on the white forces who held a position in the Laagaer. The Matabele were moved down on all sides and finally were compelled to retire with heavy loss. Fresh Impis resumed the attack the next day, Maj. Forbes and the combined columns being then within a few miles of Bulu(vayo. The blacks fought with bravery, as was expected of them, but in face of the machine guns and unerring rifles of the whites they could never get within striking distance.

WRECKAGE OF THE FAIR.

Sad Scene* in Jackson Park Exhibit* Being Removed. Officials of the Exposition have the blues. It is hard to give up the muchloved and universally admired White City. Thursday the exhibits were being carried >ut fast. The Midway was closed. Sixteen thousand people visited the grounds, Wednesday. The Columbus caravals sailed jut into the lake, Wednesday, and cast mchor off Van Buren street. On Saturlay they will proceed up the lakes to Erie, Pa., where they will remain until spring. In May they will be taken to Washington. The matchless Court of Honor at the World’s Fair, with its wealth of sculptureind brilliant electric effects, is to be repro-

MARSHAL FIELD.

luced in South Kensington, London, and with it a theater is to be built where “America,” the theatrical sensation of the Exposition season, will be given. A company of rich Englishmen who visited the Fair furnishes money for the enterprise. They have called to their assistance several gentlemen formerly in high positions with the Exposition. The projectors of this amusement venture expect to have all their buildings up and be ready for business on May 1,1894. The stockholders of the Fair who have holdings representing *5,000,000, upon which they scarcely expected to realize anything, will be paid 50 cents on the dollar. Most of them, however, are expected to be generous, and contribute their stock to the Columbian Museum. It is believed that *1,500,000 of this stock wilf be so donated, and this, with the onemillion dollar gift to the museum by Marshall. Field, the *100,009 by George M. Pullman, and between *soo,oooand *1,000,-. 000 more that is expected from others,will give the museum a working capital of over *3,C00,C00. Marshall Field, who made the great aonation. is the merchant prince of Chicago, where he has been in business since 1860. His success has been remarkable, and he is now worth many millions. He Is a very public spirited citizen, and has done much for charity, besides being known as a just and generous employer, ■ '

A QUEER STATUTE.

But the Supreme Court Say* It Must Stand. Wednesday the Supreme Court decided that the McCabe election bribery law, passed by the last Legislature, is constitutional. This law provides that any bribed voter is privileged to obtain judgment against the man who Is guilty of the bribery in the sum of *3OO. The case involved was that of Charles Beedle against Peter Schoonover, appealed from Warren county. In the November election of 1890 Schoonover was a candidate for clerk of the court and is alleged to have purchased Beedie’s vote for *lO. The latter obtained judgment in the lower court for the *3OO allowed by the McCabe law. and the Supreme Court affirms the decision. When the pedagogue whales the urchins it is but natural that they should blubber.

THE EXTRA SESSION.

The Senate, Tuesday morning, was opened with prayer. Mr. Pugh called up House bill regulating time of holding courts in South Dakota and it was passed’ Bill extending time for final payments on desert lands was passed. Mr. Blackburn offered the following resolution, which was agreed tot “Resolved, That the committee on rules be instructed to inquire and report to the Senate what revision of and amendments to the rules, if any, should be adopted to secure a more efficient and satisfactory disposition of the business of the Senate.” The Senate, at 4:30 p. m., went into executive session, after which- it adjourned. In the ■ House, Tuesday, 250 members were present when Speaker Crisp dropped the gaveL After the reading of the journal Mr. Cummings secured unanimous consent for the consideration Of the Senate joint resolution transferring the model of the battle ship Illinois at the World’s Fair to the city of Chicago. Without opposition it was agreed to. At 12:50, while Mr. Oates was speaking, Mr. Cox, of North Carolina, the secretary of the Senate, came into the House bearing in his arms the repeal bill. George B. Smith, the assistant doorkeeper, escorted Mr. Cox down the center aisle. The Speaker rapped for order. “The gentleman from Alabama,” said the Speaker, “will suspend for a moment while the House receives a message from the Senaee.” All eyes were turned toward the two figures in the main aisle. “I am directed by the Senate,” said Mr. Cox, his words racing and tumbling after each other, “to inform the House that the Senate has passed an act to repeal a part of an act approved July 14,1890, entitled an act directing the purchase of silver bullion and for other purposes, with an amendment, to which I am directed to ask the concurrence of the House.” Mr. Livingston asked unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of the repeal bill, but Mr. Bland vehemently protested and said the bill should take its regular course under the rules. A debate between Mr. Reed and Mr. Dockery over the expenditures and alleged misdeeds of the Fifty-first Congress ensued. A debate on the bankruptcy bill followed. Bill to aid the World’s Fair prize winners exposition at New York was favorably reported. At 5:17 the House adjourned. In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr. Berry reported a bill for the construction of a railroad through the Hot Springs reservation, which was placed on the calendar. Mr. Hill offered a resolution to amend the rules and prevent endless filibustering, which was referred to the committee on rules. Mr. Hill also offered a resolution, which was referred to the committee on rules, providing for an amendment to the rules to authorize the presiding officer to count a quorum presentlbut not voting. Mr. Hoar sent up to the clerk’s desk a bill and a memorial which he asked to have read. Mr. Turpie objected, retaliating upon Mr. Hoar for a similar objection the day before. Mr. Hoar appealed to him to withdraw his objection, but Mr. Turpie insisted upon preserving the “parity of courtesy." Mr. Hoar said the bill provided for the appropriation of 150,000 for the relief of the sufferers from the recent storm in the Sea Islands, on the coast of South Carolina, and that the memorial had been prepared by Miss Clara Barton, of the Red Cross society. At the request of Mr. Butler Mr. Turpie withdrew his objection and the memorial was read. Consideration of the Chinese exclusion act was resumed and Mr. Dolph addressed the Senate in defense of the Geary law. At 3:55 p. m. the clerk of the House of Representatives appeared at the bar of the Senate and presented the bill, repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, and announced the concurrence of the House in the Senate amendments to the same. A few minutes later the Vice-President annexed his signature to the bill. The Senate soon afterward adjourned. The House session,. Wednesday, was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Bagly, the new chaplain. The Speaker laid before the House. House Bill No. 1. with Senate amendments. Mr. Wilson moved to concur and demanded the previous question. Mr. Bland said he had hoped that the measure could be considered in the regular way. The area in front of the Speaker’s chair became crowded with members and the aisles were choked. Mr. Bland continued to speak and advocated further delay. Mr. Wilson still demanded the previous question and the vote was then taken on the motion to concur in the Senate amendments. The motion carried by a vote of 191 to 94. The House at 4:10 adjourned. In the Senate, Thursday, Mr. Stewart introduced a bill for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Referred. Mr. Gray moved to take up the Chinese extension bill but yielded to Mr. Hoar, upon whose motion the bill to relieve the sufferers from the recent cyclone on and near Sea Islands along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia was taken up. After further discussion by Messrs. Caffery, McPherson, Allen, Peffer and others, the hour of 2 o’clock arrived and the Chinese extension bill being the unfinished business was laid before the Senate and the cyclone bill went over. The House bill to aid the World’s Fair prize-winners’ exposition to be held in New York, was laid before the Senate and referred to the committee on finance. Mr. White of California then addressed the Senate on the Chinese bill. The Senate, at 5:10p. m., went into executive session and at 5:45 p. m. adjourned until Friday. Immediately after the reading of the journal in the House, Thursday. Gen. Catchings, from the committee on rules, reported the resolution for adjournment Friday at 3 o’clock. Judge Holman, of Indiana, argued against adjournment and in favor of recess in order that the committees might have an opportunity to work between now and the beginning of 'tfie regular session. “Is there any possibility?” asked Mr. Henderson, of lowa, “of reporting the tariff bill before the regular session?” “None whatever,” answered Mr. Catchings. The vote was then token by ayes and nays and the resolution was carried—l 34 to 139. Mr. Wilson, chairman of the ways and means committee, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolution'to permit the ways and means committee to sitduring the adjournment and to file with reports any bills and providing that if filed such bills and reports shall be mailed to each member. Mr. Wilson said it was desirable that the country should be informed of the proposed tariff legislation at the earliest possible moment. “We want it put through the parliamentary stages before Congress

convenes in regular session,” he concluded, “and we do not want to be guilty I of the discourtesy of giving the bill to the public before we have submitted it to the minority of .the committee. When Congress convenes we desire to enter upon the duty committed to ns by the American people.” (Applause.) Mr. Reed responded briefly. A vote 'was taken resulting, yeas 157, nays 1. The resolution authorized the ways and means committee to sit and report on the tariff bill during adjournment. The balance of the session was devoted to parliamentarytdiscuesion for the purpose of untangling the knot into which the House had worked itself, and at 8:50 the House adjourned. The Senate session Friday opened with prayer by Rev. Mil bum at noon. Mr. Cockrell reported back the House resolution for final adjournment. Mr. Coke protested against adjournment on behalf of the Democratic party. Mr. Dolph also opposed adjournment, and said the Democratic party should redeem its pledges by settling the public business at the earliest possible moment. Mr. Cockrell agreed with the sentiments expressed but said that no quorum in either House could be maintained. Mr. Cullom said that he agreed to the adjournment resolution because he supposed adjournment was a foregone conclusion. The adjournment resolution was then agreed to without division. House Bill in aid of World’s Fair prize winner’s exhibition at New York was passed. Resolutions of thanks to the Vico President and President of the Senate pro tem. Harris were passed. Committee was appointed to inform the President that the two Houses of Congress were ready to adjourn. The Senate then went into executive session until 3 p. m., when the committee to wait on the President reported that the President had no further communication to make. The Vice President rose and said: “Senators—My appreciation of the resolution personal to myself kindly adopted by the Senate cannot be measured by words. To your courtesy and forbearance I am indebted for whatever measure of success has attended my administration of this great office. The record of the first session of the Fifty-third Congress is made up. Henceforth it belongs to the domain of history. Earnestly wishing to each of -yon a safe and pleasant journey to your homes and constituents, I now, in pursuance of the concurrent resolution of the two Houses, declare the Senate adjourned without day.” c Coming down to the floor the Vice-Pres-ident exchanged personal farewells with Senators, officers and employes, to all of whom he gave a hearty handshake and some pleasant words. Soon afterwards the historic chamber was practically deserted, only a few subordinates remaining to clear away the refuse papers and re • store a little order to the general appearance of things. The last day of the special session of Congress opened with a small attendance upon the floor of the House, but the members who were present showed great interest in the proceedings and were seeking every opportunity to get recognition and forward the passage of sundry bills of local importance. A resolution by Mr. Richardson providing for the employment of clerks and other employes during Intervals between sessions were discussed. Mr. Hutcheson, of Texas, -proceeded to filibuster against the resolution and succeeded in defeating it, the time for final adjournment having arrived before the matter could reach a vote. Great excitement prevailed during the struggle and execrations were heaped on. Mr. Hutcheson, but apparently without effect. On the final motion Mr. Hutcheson demanded tellers, and the Speaker appointed Messrs. Richardson and; Hutcheson as tellers and the members began to crowd between them, but before the vote was announced the hour of 3 came round, the'gavel fell and the chair announced that the House stood adjourned sine die.

“WE ARE SEVEN.”

Daring Deads of Bandits Bold as They Gobbled Up the Gold. An Express Train Looted [and Condaeter McNally Killed—Passenger* Believed of Valuable*, j 6 East-bound express train No. 51, of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, known as the “cannon ball,” due at Little Rock at2:lo a.m., was held up and robbed by seven masked men at Oliphant, Ark., several miles north of Newport, at 10 o’clock, Friday night. Passenger conductor J. P. McNally was shot and killed while trying to protect his train. Oliphant is a small lumber town of about three hundred inhabitants, situated in a lonely timber district in White county. When train No. 51 stopped at the station two men jumped on the engine and pointing revolvers at the engineer and fireman, ordered them to keep still. The other five men surrounded the express car, the door of #hich was open, and at once began firing a wicked fusilade from their revolvers. Conductor J. P. McNally drew his revolver and returned the robbers’ fire, but before he had succeeded in Wounding any of them he was shot and killed. The robbers then entered the express car, overpowered the messenger and looted the car. Leaving two men to guard the train men, the other robbers proceeded to rob the passengers. They entered the coaches and sleepers and at the point of a revolver relieved all the passengers of their valuables. They then left with a parting volley taking a northernly direction. A telegram was at once sent to the sheriff at Newport, who formed a posse and started in pursuit. The railroad company has offered a reward of *3OO for the arrest of the robbers. Telegrams were sent to the marshals of all towns in the surrounding country and officers and men with bloodhounds are searching the country for the bandits.

"THE BOSS GIRL."

Miss Wills Clara Vanlue,fourteen years old, daughter of William Vanlue, of Howard county, who several days ago despoiled her father of *65 and went to the World’s Fair, returned to the home of a friend at Frankfort and sent out “feelers” to find out what her reception at home would be. She was welcomed by her father with open arms. The United Sugar Syndicate of New York has written to the Indianapolis Board of Trade its intention to establish a factory in Indiana for the manufacture of beet sugar. H. B. Clifford, of the syndicate. will give an address before toe board, next month, on “Sugar in America.”

ARTIFICIAL EARTHQUAK[?]

Five Hundred Cases of Dyna mite Exploded at a Spanish Port. The City of Santander, Spain, In RuinaVlre Hundred Live* Believed to , Have Been Lo*L The Associated Press dispatch from Madrid, Spain, Nov. 5, says: The Cabc Machichaco, a Spanish steamship, belonging to Bilbao, caught fire about 3 o’clock. Friday afternoon, while the steamer was alongside the quay at Santander discharging part ofher cargo, which comprised nearly two thousand tons of different merchandise. The main part of this cargo was supposed to be iron ore, with a number of sacks of flour, barrels of wine and many cases of petrolenm. However, over SCO cases of dynamite were aboard, of which only twenty cases were declared on the steamer’s manifest. The remaining 4SO cases of dynamite were contraband, to the shame of the shippers. This contraband dynamite has now caused immense loss of life and vast damage to property. Among the victims were the civil Governor, several judges, the captain of the port, his daughter, the colonels commanding the troops and gen d’ armes, several government officials, officers, magistrates, policemen, soldiers and the Marquis Casatombo. The material losses chiefly consist of the great number of houses burned and which are valued at half a million pounds sterling. The Spanish government sent the Minister of Finance, Senor J. de Laconcha-Castaneda, with unlimited credit to dispense all necessary relief to the sufferers. The Council of Ministers experienced a great deal of trouble before they could persuade the Queen regent from going to Santander. -According to a later official return the accounting shows that three hundred persons were killed and 450 wounded. In the midst of this scene of horrible panic, when men and women tore their hair and cursed or prayed, a few brave men retained the presence of mind to jump on horseback and ride to the nearest railway stations, where they caused telegrams to be sent to the government and to the authorities of other cities, imploring succor for the wounded, and asking that fire engines be promptly dispatched to the scene, as a failure to do so immediately would result in the utter destruction of Santander. The cities of Valladolid, Burges, Bilbao and Barcelona were quickly aroused by the appeals for assistance, and took steps to do everything possible to assist the stricken city. Fire engines, physicians, medicine and food were soon sent.from the cities mentioned, and nothing was left undone to relieve the distress. Large forces of troops were also dispatched to Santander, the soldiers rendering most valuable assistance in the work of salvage and rescue. The whole country is indignant at the criminal conduct of the captain and crew of the Cabo Machichaco, as well as the criminality of those who shipped the 480 cases of contraband dynamite, the general opinion being that the government must take immediate steps to punish the people who shipped the dynamite, as the death of the captain and crew of the 'teamship but poorly compensates the ihousands of victims of the destruction caused by their criminality. The exploilon lifted the sea up in the air like a water-spout, mingling enormous quantities of mud and stones with the Wreckage, and hurling them fora great distance >n every side.

THANKSGIVING DAY.

President Cleveland Issue* the Usual Proclamation in Few Word*. The President, Friday issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: “While the American people should ►very day remember with praise and thanksgiving the divine goodness and nercy which have followed them since their beginning as a Nation, it is fitting that one day in each year should be especially devoted to the contemplation of the blessings we have received from the hand of God, and to the grateful acknowledgment of his loving, kindness. “Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland, Presiient of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the thirtieth day of the present month of November, as a day of thanksgiving and praise, to be kept and observed by all people of jur land. On that day let us forego our ordinary work and employments and assemble in our usual places of worship, where we may recall all that God has done for us, and where from grateful hearts, our united tribute of praise and tong may reach the throne of grace. Let the reunion of kindred and the social meeting of friends lend cheer and enjoyment to the duty, and let generous gifts of charity for the relief of the poor and needy prove the sincerity of our thanksgiving. Grover Cleveland. “By the President: “Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State.”

THIRTEEN HUNDRED DROWNED.

I<ate*t Concerning th* Sinking of * Brazilian Transport. The London Morning Leader of Nov. 3, has the following special from Lisbon: “A private telegram from Buenos Ayres says that the insurgent war ship Republlca ran into and sunk the transport Rio de Janeiro, which was on her way from Rio Grande do Sul to Rio de Janeiro with troops for President Peixoto. Thirteen Hundred of the troops were drowned.” A dispatch to the Times from Rio de Janeiro received on Nov. 1. contained the information that the Republics had ismmed the Rio de Janeiro, and thatSCO out of 1.100 troops on board were drowned. This dispatch also said that Admiral Mello confirmed the truth of this report

STONE WILL SWING.

The Wratten Murderer and Voluminous Liar Sentenced t o Hang. James Stone was brought from Jeffersonville to Washington, Friday night and pleaded guilty to the murder of the Wratten family, Saturday morning. A jury was impaneled and the care was quickly disposed of. The pr.soner having pleaded guilty no argument in his behalf could, of course, be made. The jury retired and in fifteen minutes returned a verdict finding Stone guilty as chanted in the grand {nry's indictment and sentencing him to lang Feb. 16,18 M.

WORK OF CONGRESS.

Twelve Out of 1.152 Senate Bill* Intre dueed Were P****d Beeord of —— the House. The bill of next greatest the repeal bill which has passed both Houses of Congress is the bill extending the time in which Chinese laborers can register under the Chinese act, known as the Geary law. Much interest attached to the bill providing for a bridge across the Hudson at New York. This bill passed both Houses. The other bills which have passed the Senate are as follows: Making appropriations for the purchase of ground in Washington for a building to be used as a hall of records. Granting to Californiai Spar icehthjnof the net proceeds of the cosh sales of public lands in that State. To extend the time for making final payments on entries under the desert land act. Authorizing certain Cherokee allotees or claimants to purchase certain tracts held and claimed by them. To donate to the county of Laramie, Wyo., certain bridges on abandoned Ft. Laramfc" military reservation. To authorize the Chattanooga Western Railway Company to construct a bridge across the Tennessee river near Chattanooga. To grant the right of way to the Kansas, Oklahoma Central & Southwestern Railway Company through the Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory. To aid the States of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota to support schools of mines. The Senate also passed four joint resolutions which originated in that body and twelve which originated in the House. The only one of the Senate joint resolutions of importance is the one which provides for the construction of a hall of records in Washington, which also passed the House. There have been Introduced in the House at this session 4,390 bills and eighty-seven joint resolutions; of this entire number 166 have been reported from committees and fifty-eight have passed the House. Most of those which have passed are of local interest. Of those that have become laws the act next in importance originating in the House after the silver purchasing result is the Chinese bill. This passed the House Oct. 16 and the Senate Nov. 2. A joint resolution passed donating abandoned cannon to the Grand Army encampment, to be held at Pittsburg in 1894. An important joint resolution, which became a law, provides for an international agreement for the marking and removal of derelic a and wrecks in the ocean. One of the number of joint resolutions passed tenders the acknowledgements of the United States to the foreign governments who participated in the World’s Fair at Chicago. Another restores to the Mormon church in Utah money and property that has been in the hands of a receiver since 1887.

INDIANA TAXABLES.

The Total Foot* Up Over a Billion Dollar* This Year. The Auditor of State has prepared the following statement of the value of taxable Indiana property for the year 1593, which shows the State to be fairly well rated among the riches of the Nation: Number of acres assessed, 22,450,745.-69-100. Value of land, *449,101,123. Value of improvements, *84,312,500. ) Average value of lands per acre, *20.03. Average value, with improved lands, per acre, *23.76. Total valrte of lots *144,444.299. Total value of improvements, *145,866,353. Value of personal property, *299,652,492. Number of taxable polls, 394,207. Total valueof taxable property,real and personal, *1,123,676,767. Value of railroads, *159,248.873. Value of telegraph and telephone property, *2,9&L903.75. Value of palace and sleeping car property, *558,400. Value of property owned by express companies, *1,225,890.75. Total assessed value of taxables. *1,287,678,839.50.

RELIEF FROM REPEAL.

su- "-X*-**'*'”*.. ...« R G. Dnnn '&. Co.’« New York Weekly Review of Trade, Saturday, said: The repeal of the silver purchase act does good already. The business world in every part of the country reckons it helpful and the tone of the trade is more-con-fident. It is hardly time as yet for the effect to be felt to any great extent in manufactures, but bankers are more liberal In accommodations and merchants more hopeful in purchase. It is well to remember that the act will do less good than if it had been passed early in the spring, or without delay after Congress assembled. It cannot now prevent several thousand failures which have already occurred, nor relieve creditors from resulting embarrassments. It can now save from loss a multitude of manufacturing establishments which have closed because the future seemed uncertain. It will go far to restore business confidence, which was much needed, but many may expect from the measure larger results than can at this late day be realized.

More Advice.

St. Louis Shoe Clerk. A local gossiper recently stated that coal oil was as good an oil as any for softening shoes. In one sense of the word he is right; coal oil will soften the leather, but will soak through on to the stockings, and in two or three days the leather will be as hard as rock. Oil that will stay in the leather and not soil the stockings is rubber oil. Sweet and castor oil, unsalted butter and lard are good for leather.

The Woman From Boaton.

It has remained for a Boston woman to get the best of a Chicago hackman, according to the Chicago papers. She lived in a house where the boarders were accustomed to hire an omnibus to take them to the Fair grounds. She negotiated with the owner of the caboose for an evening trip, beat “cabby" down 112 on the price and collected full fare from each of the party, pocketing the extra 112. She worked the scheme several times with success, finally being discovered.