Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1895 — Page 3

CONGRESS MEETS.

'The Opening, Session of the Fifty- | Fotn-th Assembly. Keed Elected -Speaker, and Other Caucus Npminces Chosen for House Officers— The New Speaker’s Address— Doings in the Senate. Washington, Dec. 3.—Both houses of the 54th congress' were cal'ed, to order —at noon Monday, the house by Clerk Kerr and the senate by Vice President Stevenson, who called upon the sena-tors-elect to come forward as sobn as their names were called by the clerk and/ take the oath of office. On motion of Mr. Cockrell (dem., ----MmVthc-hoor-of-meetingofLbe-tjenata.-•wasfixed at 12 o’clock. - On motion of Mr. Vilas (detn., \Vis.) committee of two was appointed to join a similar committee on the part of the house to wait upon the president, the vice president naming as such committee Mr. Vilas and Mr. Allison? On motion Harris (dem.,Tend.) the senate then at 12:30 took a becess for an hour, a"t which time itmet-andod---joumed until/—ttMUayr—the presidantla•message not being forthcoming. THE HOUSE. thomaa B, Reed Is Elected Vpeaker, abd Makes an Address. .YVoShlttffbn, JtQV: 3,—The hotise met at boon JffisteFclay, and after being called to order a vote for speaker was taken, with the following 1 fCfriiiV: Heed, 234; Crisp, ,94; Bell, 0; CulbCFfcsffi,- 1} total, 330. The announcement of lift i Ileed’s election was greeted with grea t applause. Air. Harmer (rep. I’a.), the j oldest member in continuous service] • present, came forward—and.—adininisu tered the oath of oiiice to the speaker, ] who said: "It will not Be unbecoming in me, i hope, It I acknowledge to this assembly that it is very agreeable to me to stand once more in the place which I left four years ago. "Of the past. Jiowever, I shall net speak, -for the past speaks for its eff Tn~ tern is in ore fitting and appropriate than any words I speak of the future, for we are not putting otf the harness, hut putting it on. Yet I think I may venture to say of the future, in the light of the past, that if we do something which for the moment §e>ems Inadequate it may be that time, which has justified Itself for us on many occasions, may do so again. Those who have acted with wisdom heretofore may be fairly expected to act with wisdom hereafter. I 'T am sorry to say that the pleasure associated with the honor you have bestowed on me—an honor which no American cltiEen can fail to appreciate, and for which I give thanks—ls but for the moment, while the cares and responsibilities extend over many days. “So far as the performance of my duties affects the whole of the ynited States, I invoke their considerate Judgement: Sofar as it affects the memoers of this house, I ask from both sides of the chamber that cordial cooperation without Which I cannot hope to succeed, assuring them that no effort on my part will be Bpared to aid them in the performance of their duties by that entile impartiality Which is their just due.” j The organization of the house was Completed by the adoption of a resoiution offered byMr.-Grosventrr, of Ohio, electing the following officers: Affix ander McDowell, of Bennsylvania, clerk; Mr. Bussell, of Missouri, ser-geant-at-anns; Mr. Glenn,'of New York, doorkeeper; Mr. McElroy, of Ohio, postmaster, and Bev. Mr. Couden, of Michigan, chaplain. The newly-elected officers had the oath admin is tergd~-tn j thcm,-arwl-farilici’ progress was made by the adoption ol resolutions for daily meetings of the

Louse at uoon, for noTß'ying the p nisf - dent and the senate of the house beinin session and having elected its speaker and clerks; and for the appointment of a committee to join a like committee on the part of the senate to yuit upon the president. After some further preliminary proceeding's and a drawing for seats in the usual manner, the house at 3:35, p. in. adjourned until to-day.

NEW TRIAL REFUSED.

Judge Arnold Declines to Grant a Rehearing to H. 11. lloloies. Philadelphia, Dep. 2.—kludge Arnold Las refused to grant a new trial to it. H. llolmes, who was convicted of the murder of B. F. Pitzel in this city September 2, 1894, and sentenced him to death. The governor will hi all probability refuse executive clemency. Ciov. Hastings will set the day for the execution.

Famous Hermit Found Dead.

"Newark, —()., Dec. 3. —Walter McCreary, a hermit, known as “Old Walt," was found dead in bed Monday morning in his little home, three miles southwest of Granville. Irfthe 40’s McCreary was prominent in democratic politics, but for 40 years has been a recluse. Disappointment' in love caused his retireinent from the world, and he never married, lie was 85 years old.

Tendered His Resignation.

Jefferson City, Mo., Dec. 3.—Benja- “ min F. Bussell sent a telegram to Gov. Btone Monday tendering his resignation as member of the house of representatives from Crawford county. This was made necessary by Mr. Bussell's election as sergeant at arms of the na tional house of representatives. Gov. Btone at once accepted the resignation.

Many Leave Newfoundland.

Bt. Johns, N. F„ Dec. 2 —Outgoing steamers are taking away large numbers of persons bound for Canada and the United States. These persons who Buffered during the recent commercial troubles have not been able to obtain jwork here.

Sentenced for Life.

Havana, Dec. 3. —.Julio SanguSlly, who claims to be an American citizen, and who has been on trial here on the * charge of aiding and abetting the rebellion, was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment at "hard labor.

Five Persons Drowned.

Brownsville, Pa., De«. 2.—By the updating of a skiff in the Monongahela river between here and California, Joseph Mclntosh and wife, John Pieknup, William Ashton and Mrs. James Btevena were drowned.

OUR NEW NAVY.

Extract* from tire Annual Report of "Sen- ... * retary Herbert Washington, Dec. 2. Advocates of contin lltng the incrr.qge i n r>A.iv_naL-y n.-il| find satisfaction in the annual report of Secretary .Herbert to the president. The secretary recommends the construction of twi, battleships and at least. 12 torpedo i boats, and he - prefaces his recommendation with the statement that "an inspection' of the tables herein given, showing | the relative strength of navies will furnish, it is believed, all the argument now needed for the continuation of the building pr-igramm c heretofore indicated by tinaction of congress We are not in want of ordinary unarfndred cruisers or gunboats,' but wc arc lamentably deficient iuporpedo" /boats, and we certainly need ipojMLbattleships. An inspection of the programme of other nations will dttnSinatrate that The lessons taught at Wei Hai Wei have tended to confirm the belief of naval experts throughout the world in that efficiency of these-.two classes of. vessels” .;, 5 Toward thts proposed dnerease of she navy Mr. Herbert estimates that $9.628,353 is necessary, and, inclusive of that amount -his est . nates for the complete expenses of -the naval establishment for the fiscal year enjiing June 30. 1307, aggregate $29,311,106. Out of the appropriation for the current fiscal year, amounting to $14,212,301, there remains $942,286. yWith the exception of the appeal for more ships, the most important topic treated by -Secretary Herbert is that of a reserve sys tern. He prefaces his suggestion that such a system be established with some pom mont on the necessity for having more enlisted men, and recommends that the enlistment of 1,000 more men be authorized. We have, he says, a magnificent squadron if armed and manned; but, he adds, wa havr not a man to put updn cr.o pi them gn<l no autb&r'ty 9? law (9 CUvCpt the services or a single er.e of the thouStu-dc u;hi> in case of wan, would volunteer (o serve* Mr. Herbert says:" “All this ought hot to be. It Is the height of unreason to pay heavy subventions to swift ships and call them pur auxiliary navy unless we have the means of arming them: it is folly to maintain these ships and procure arms lot them if we are jiever to man them, and certainly it is unwise and shortsighted to defer making any provision by law for vessels until after- the emergency of an always possible war shall have arisen In this connection he incorporates in his repor| some extracts from his report last year, one paragraph of which is so interesting that it is herewith given: "Under_ nor the English can keep more than one small naval vessel upon our northern lakes. So far the two countries are matched. In case, however, a war should unfortunately break-out between them. Great Britain could promptly furnish guns and gun mounts to her merchant marine on the lakes, and, though their marine is far inferior to ours in strength, the British might master those waters and do Incalculable damage to our lake cities. If wn had a reserve of ordnance and ordnance stores we could dominate those waters without question.”

LABOR’S PROTEST.

The Amerioan Federation Will Make an Appoal to Congress. ~ Indianapolis, lnd.,Dec. 3. —The Ainerj jygan Federation of Labor on Monday made pnblic tlie text of the bill to re strict the jurisdiction of courts of the United States in proceedings of contempt which it will present tq congress. 'The bill is the outgrowth of what organized labor calls tlie “perse eutiou” of Kugene V, Debs and the other leaders who were engaged in the great railroad strike last year. The bill, it is announced, was prepared by “ciie of the ablest attorneys in the United States, but his'name will not be made public. The bill is brief and is as . follows: ‘‘Be it enacted by the senate nnd hr>ii«r of Representatives of the UfiiteQ States of America-in congress assembled: That the courts of the United states rfttina as .coarts of equity. shall not have iiirisdEr tib!h to punish for-contempt. any person clau'giitd with the violation ol any orde'r or" decrees of courts whose.acts in the prerh ises constitute, arise out of or arc eon--.ueclccL witti-Xl-M'-tmnmvis.sio-n-of-a.ny -off-onse-indietalde under the law of ftle United .States-onof the state In which the often‘Sive act is .committed, -but in every such case the offense against the court shall be deemed merged in the greater offense 1 against the slut* or United States as the .case may be.” The officers of the federation also give out an elaborate explanation—of the bill prepared by the attorney.

PABST GETS A DIVORCE.

Margaret Mather, It Is Said, Will Receive #*<loo,ooo for Her Consent. Milwaukee,Dec. 2.—Margaret father Pabst has gone to .New York arid will =probal)ly not uoine baric. Negotiations Tending up "to a divorce were begun over a month ago and they were terminated, according to reliable information, by all agreement whereby the actress consents to a divorce being - grautgd-. to her husband, _Col. Gust av. U. l’abst, the oldest son .of Capt. Frederick Pabst, the wealthiest brewer in Milwaukee. In return for consenting to this arrangement Mrs. Pabst receives the sum of SIOO,OOO.

Farmer Murders His Wife.

Menominee," Wis., Nov. 30. —William Kaatka, c. farmer, is in jail on a charge of murdering his wife, lie brained her and then proceeded to chop her in pieces. His 12-year-old daughter and 14-year-oid son were present. The son, armed with a Winchester ride, prevented his escape until help arrived.

Wants Better Weapons.

W ash Lug to n, N ov. 29.—Gen. Flager, chief of ordnance, in his annpal report calls attention to the insufficiency of the appropriations, and suggests that congress should permit the ordnance bureau to replace old arms now in use with weapons of serviceable type and uniform character.

Unrepentant.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 2. —With reference to the recent action of Cleveland Christian Endeavor societies in offering prayers for his conversion, Col. Ingersoll in an inteView here laughed rather deprecatingly, and remarked that he was sure that he appreciated kind attention.

Settles for $5,000.

New York, Nov. 30—Announcement Is made that the brought, by Mrs. Zella Nicolaus7l{uhmann against George J. Gould fojr the recqv<?ry of a $40,000 check, is now practically settled for $5,000; and it is p&bable that the case will never have a judicial hearing.

Will Close with the Old Year.

Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 3. —President Colliar, publishes a curd announcing that the exposition will close iinally and for* •ver on December 31.

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

Comptroller Eckels Reviews Bank * Operations for the Year: Op Offers Some Important Recommendation-, ami Presents His Reasons for. Favorlrfij Increase in National Hank Circulation, i Washington, I>ee. 2.—The annual report" of Comptrollenof the Currency Eckels borrows interest from the uncertainty regard4ng tlie financial affairs.of th.eeoumrw H the 5,023 national banks organized from the beginning of the system, 3,715 were-in-ep-eratiort October 31, 1895. The totpl capitalization at that time aggregated’s664.ls6.9la, divided among 285,195 stockholders. The to'.al amount of circulation outstanding on the date named “was $213,887,630, of which secured by United —Stares" bor.-ds, and the balance bv lawflll monev deposited- with the treasurer of the United States. During the year covered bv the report 43 banks, located In 20 different states, were organized, with an aggregate capital stock of $4,390,009. Of these, 28. rep resenting $2,530,000, are in the north, and 15 with a capital of $2,360,000, In the south The circulation was increased $17,102,137 -Thirty-six banks were put in the hands of receivers during the year, the aggregate capital of which amounted to $5,235,020, and the circulation to $1,003,402. ,Of these, two, ..with a. capital of $150,000, were reported Last year as in voluntary liquidation, and nine, representing $2,750,000, were of (he number of banks Which closed their doors in 1893. subsequently resumed business, but wero unable to maintain their standing. Ivt:o<-arcts epd Liabilities, On September 28, 1895, the date pf the lastreport of the condition of the 3,712 banks then reporting, their total resources w.ero fS ; 4->4*2934? «3 of which $2,059,408,4021" rep- ;& 1 ■ their .loans ahd Accounts and $356,577,508.61 money of all kinds In bark. Of their liabilities, $.1,701,653,521.-8 represented individual deposits, $336,558.350.86 surplus and net undivided profits and $182,481,610.50 outstanding circulation recured by bonds. Amendments to the Hanking Laws —, Tho—comptroller—roeommonds—seoeraAamendments to the banking laws, among them being the following: "That upon a day in. each year, to be designated by the comptroller, the directors of national banks shall be required to make and submit to the comptroller a report thereon upon blanka~4o ; be-fum4shed for such purpose. "That the comptroller be authorized to issue to national banking associations circulating notes to the par value of the bonds deposited by thOm with the treasurer of the United States to secure suen notes. "That the semi-annual tax levied on account of the circulating nates.of natienal .banKsho reduced so as to equal but onefourth of one per cent, per annum. Question of Increasing Circulation. With reference to the increase of ctrcu • iating bank notes, the comptroller says: "At a time when the desire is so frequently expressed that there be a larger issue of bank notes and complaint is made that :.x----tional banks are indifferent to the noteissuing function vested In them, It may well be considered by.congress whether ft would not. be wise to do that which wTt make it of sufficient interest to the national banks to pay greater attention to note issues. The profit of banking In the United States Is now largely in the deposit feature of it, and thus it is of greater concern unde existing circumstances to the banks to secure deposits than it is to issue notes, upon 'a return so small as to scarcely justify the expense and trouble entailed thereby. "The experience of this and other countries conclusively demonstrates that the best and most rational note issues are those put forth by banks. It likewise demonstrates that-issues made direct by governiiients are always expensive, and under every circumstance a source of danger to such governments and loss to their people’s business interests. No clearer proof of this could be had than that furnished by the difficulties which "we"have witnessed on-the part of this government in its efforts to maintain the full credit _ot..its practically limitless amount of-de--. mancl obligations.'' 7 . „ Advantages to the Government. Con:muing. the comptroller states that the substitution of bank notes for treasury notes would obviate tlie necessity of maintaining a gold reserve, and the treasury department could then return to its legitimate function of collecting and disbursing the revenues of the government. Relief would also come to the business Interests of the people, whose operations would, no longer be harassed by uncertainty. It would afford a better guarantee of meeting the varying wants of trade.

RICH GOLD FIELD.

Miners Predict Sensational Developments V in Summit County, Col. •Denver, Col., Dec. 3.—Miners who are familiar with all that is being done in the development.jof the vast- gold fields of Colorado predict, that the.mining sensation of 1896 will ceil ter in ‘Summit county It is estimated that the county has yielded in the past $50,000,000 in gold, and not one per cent, of the placer grounds have been worked over. Syndicates have secured thousands of acrek of rich placer grounds in the neighborhood of Breckenridge, and' next spring exploration will be begun on a gigantic scale.

Will Meet in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec, 2. —The sub-executive committee of the National Republican .College league met in this city Saturday. The principal business was to choose a place for the next meetingof the league. Chicago and Minneapolis were the applicants and the former was chosen, the first Friday in April being the time set for the meeting.

Cisterns Are Leaky.

Cincinnati, Dec. 2.—Since the recent rains it has been found that cisterns in different parts of the Ohio valley no longer hold water. The cisterns have belen dry for months, and the general theory is the ccmpnt was cracked by the earthquake distinctly felt throughout the Ohio valley on Octobr 31. - /

Mall Service Through Canada.

Erie, Pa., Dec. 3. Monday transferred the Northern Michigan mail, two cars each way, from the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern to the Michigan Central, through-Can-ada, and is, therefore, operating the United States mails with United States government postal clerks on Canadian loti. :: AZ'-ZATTZY.

Made Good Time.

New York, Nov. 3. —The Empire State express train on the. New York Central road made the trip from this city to "Buffalo yesterday, a distance of 440 miles, in 494 minjites, breaking all previous records.

A Terrible Record.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.—On the steam railroads in this state 1,539 persons were killed and 10,005 injured during the fiscal year ended J une 30,1895.

SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE.

The Trade Situation Reviewed by Leading Commercial Agents. New York. Nov. 30. —ffi. G. Dun & Coin their weekly review of trade, say: "Business has not improved, though there is very little change except in the stnankage of prices which a period of inaction naturally causes. Retail stocks are still reported - fuy in nearly aft branches, with delayed distribution in many on account of the unfavorable Weather The movement of crops is only fair,"both cotton and. wheat being largely kept back in the J hope of higher prices, and there is a prevalent feeling that foreign imports will fall —off—Exports show a little gain ror the week, although the small outgo of cotton —is. —Hi-a threatening factAs respects foreign exchanges. Railroads reporting for November show a gain of 8.4 per cent, in earnings compared with last year, and a loss of I per cent compared with 1392. "The failures for_f.our weeks of November 'have-freon $8.819.9,9. of which $1,497,030 were, of manufacturing ami $4 c.-j, or --traxChgToncerns. in the same weeks of 1594 the failures were $8,088,429, of which $2,651,431 were of manufacturing and ss,sH.4s; of trading concerns. The failures in the same weeks of 1593 amounted to $17,609,079. During the past week failures have been 279 in the United States,against 289 last year, and 47 in Canada, against 36 last year.” ! Brads feet's says: “The volume of general trade shows a falling off compared-with tfie preceding week. largely owing to the intervention ol the Thanksgiving holiday, but In part to -the continued effect of mild weather east and south, storms in the centralweat gnl the usual disinclination of biiyers to (9. [ stocks during the closing month of thp ( year. Navigation has practically closed on ] the great lakes, the eauals and at Montreal. Western jobbers report activity ; noticeable in clothing, woolen goods, rub--1 bers, shoes and holiday specialties, with j some increased demand for coal and light hardware. | “Tb? H’-Cst Industrial feature is the continued reaction in prices of iron and steel, bessemer pig being off 25 cents and steel billets fractionally lower, with reactions in prices for wire, sheets and other forms There is little likelihood of an ndemand or a reversal of the price miil'.c.luciil-priLir-io-ihe.inid4i4TL-of--4anu-ary-.”'

OUR FINANCES.

Public Debt Increased During November —The Reserve. “ Washington, Dec. 3. —The debt statement shows a net increase in the public debt, less ejasb in. the treasury, during -JN-Ovembep o/ $2,046-.502 1 k6, The interest bearing increased, $ 100. The noninterest bearing debt decreased $495,509, and cash in the treasury decreased $2,541,611,36.7 The balance of the several -tdasses of debt at the close of business November 30 were: Interest bearing debt, $747,361,900; debt on which Interest has censed since maturity, $1,676,130.26; debt bearing no interest, $376,845.857.64; total, $1,125,883,997.90. The total cash in the treasury was $810,120,692.12. The gold reserve was $79,332,966. Net cash balance, $98,072.420.(?2. In the month there was a decruuse in gold coin and burs of $13,792,893.60, the total being at, the eJose $129,567,945.32. Of silver there was a decrease of $918,397.07. Of the surplus there was in national bank depositories $14,408,308.53, against $14,256,694.80 at the end of the preceding month. 'lhe monthly treas Orv statement of receipts and expenditures shows receipts for the nibnt.h of November to have been $25,986,503, disbursements, $27/19972845, leaving a deficit for November" of $1,212,780 arid for the five months of this fiscal year, "$15,859,325'r' The increase in the receipts for the last month, ns compared u’iih November, -1894. was $0,573,100 ami ui the last five" months over 1894, $3.755,706.,

APPROPRIATIONS. FOR 1897

Estimated Sum Needed to Run the Government for Another Tear. Washington, Dec. 3. —Secretary Carlisle Monday sent to congress the estimates submitted by -the several cabinet officers, of the money required to be appropriated by the present congress for conducting the government for the'fiscal year ending J une 30, 1807. The estimates for departments are as follows, cents being omitted: Legislative establishment $ 3.K80.581 Executive establishment 20,103,242 Judicfal establishment 023,920 Foreign intercourse.. 1,049,058 Military establishment... 24,£26,958 Na va l—establishment... -27:^£S3 T 0?A Indian affairs..’.T. 8.760.451. pensions. sSSW. .141 .SSfrei) Public works -.. 23,574,024 Postal service > 5.024,779 Miscellaneous ;.. 36,365,631 Permanent annualapprop’ations. 119,054,163 , (frand t0ta15...,..’. $418,091,073 For 1800 the estimates footed up $410’,'435,079,' and the appropriations made lor the year by congress aggregated $-112,833,204. »•

THE MARKETS.

New York, Dec. 3. LIVE STOCK—Steers $3 75 @4 00 oheep 2 00 @ 300 JiOfS 4 00 @ 4 25 FLOCK—Winter Patents.... 3 50 (ii 370 City Mill Patents 4 10 @ 4 35 WHEAT—No. 3 lied 67V*@ 07*4. No-. 1 Hard 677*® <57 Vi CORN'—No. 2 85' -Jit 35% ..December 5.. . S4%£r 34% OATS—No. 2 22%@- 23 FORK Mess 9 50 fulO 00LA RD—Western Steam...;. 5 67%@ 6 67% BUTTER—Western Cr’m'y.. 15 @ , 24 Western Dairy 11,,@ 16 EGGS 21'® 23 CHICAGO. CATTLE —Beeves 33 50 @ 515 - Stockers and Feeders.... 225 @3 60 Cows 1 50 @ 370 Texas Steers 2 90 @ 3 50 HOGS Light ..- 335 @ 355 Rough Packing 3 30 @ 3 40 BUTTER Creamery 11 @ 23% Dairy 11 @ 20 Packing Stock. 6® 12 fGGS Fresh 15 @ 21 ROOM CORN (per t0n).... 20 00 @SO 00 POTATOES (per bu.) 15 @ 23 PORK Mess 7 62%® 775 LARD Steam 630 @ 535 FLOUR—Spring Patents.... 3 15 @3 50 •* Spring Straights.. 2 65 @2 90 Winter Patent 5........... 300 @ 350 Winter Straights 8 00 @ 3 20 GRAlN—Wheat, December.. 66 @ 56% Corn, No. 2 26%@ 26% Oats, No. 2 18 @ 18% Rye, No. 2 36 @ 36% Barley, Good to Cholce.... 32 @ 38 MILWAUKEE. GRAlN—Wheat, NO. 2SP K.. 5774® 58 Corn, No. 3 - 28 @ 28% Oats, No. 2 White 19 @ 19% Rye, No. 1 ; 87%® 37%, Battey. No,-?., /35 & 35t$>. PORK - Mess... 4. t 780 & 7 85 LARD...... 5 35 @ 5 40 ST. LOUIS. CATTLE—Natlvje Steers.... 33 40 @4-5 Texas 3 00 £i 3 60 HOGS v ...I? 300 @ 3 50 SHEEP... 2 25 @ 3 40 OMAHA. CATTLE Steers......'. 32 80 @3 8a Feeders. 2 50 ® 3 50 HOGS—Light and mixed 325 @ 3 35 | Heavy 3 So it 340 SHEEP. 360 @ 3 50^

THE INTERIOR.

Secretary Smith Tolls of Hia De- - partmout*s Work, Politic** Should B© Klimlnated from tha ■ IrniiiiU Bureau— The I“ui)lic Laniis— I’riitfCtioii of the Forests—--Boutl-Aid Railroads. Washington. Nov. 29.—The report of Mr Hoke Smith, secretary of the interior, elaborately reviews the varied work of —tlie* interior department.— It begins with the Indian service and calls attention to enforcement which has been given to civil service reform, both as to 1 those places covered by ' the classified Service anil those to which the rules of this service do not apply. It dwells upon the necessity of eliminating politics from the ducting each reservation upon strictly make every Indian who remains upon the reservation self-supporting and ready, as soon aa oossihie. to assume the duties of citizenship and be freed from the paternal care of the government. He recommends that Instead of a single commissioner of Indian affairs the service be placed in charge of three commissioners—two of them to be be appointed from different political parties and one to be a detailed army officer. The report shows that the attendance upon the Indian schools increased 1,500 during the past year, nearly one-half of the increase being in the government day schools. The reduction of 29 per cent which the law required to be made in connection with the contract schools has been strictly carried out, and the secretary adds that there seems to be no reason why such reduction should not continue from year to year until the system SS government aid to sectarian schools j snail terminate. T ' ’ . , • To B<“H Reservations. The secretary also recommendsthatgeneral authority, with the approval of th» president, be given the Indian bureau to sell parts of Indian reservations, the mpriey to be used exclusively in the improvement of allotted lands or for the -purpose of f implements and cattle to the Indians who may ■reside upon the remaining lands. The report reviews the Jackson's Hole disturbances and gives an account of the active means taken by the department to secure justice for the killing of the Ban-" nock Indians on July 15 last, and also to

preserve peace between the Indians and ttr©-.,whites. He commends the peaceful coursCo! the Indians * under circumstances so extremely aggravating' on the part of the whites. ~~ - - == ~——- The Public Domain. The report estimates the amount of public lands undisposed of to be-about (00,900,000 acres at the clone of the fiscal year, and shows that the total receipts during the year for public lands amounted to over $200,000,000. The unadjusted land grants to railroads amount to nearly 90,000,000 acres. The secretary suggests the advisability of patenting the arid lands to the states after It is fully determined that the selections made by them under the Carey act are arid lands. Protection of Forests. Under the subject of forests the secretary calls attention to the-fnet that 17.00 U- . acres are now included within forest reserves, the object being to thus preserve the forests for future use and througn their preservation to control the supply of water so that it may be stored and utilized for irrigation. There are but 80 special agents to protect' the timber upon tlie entire public domain, to examine swamp lands, to investigate fraudulent land entries —a force too Small to permit anything to be done towards guarding the forest reservations. Unless some plan is devised ky congress for the protection of the forests, either by the army or by foresters living upon the reservations, it is that the object sought to be accomplished will fail. The Pension OdHce. The review of the pension office shows the aggregate of the, pension roll at the close of the year to be 1,012,935. ' Referring to the number of pending,cases, the.statement is made thai the greater part of these are old cases, lacking some “quality of proof which the law requires,— Bond Aided Roads. One of the interesting features of the report- iedh e-discussion- of the relations between the government and the bondaided rpads and the possibility of collecting the amount due the government from these roads. The report urges that two things are to be considered. 1. The co!ectlon pf the debt due to the government. 2. The Crfeation of a great through line from the Missouri to the Pacific, which was the original purpose of the govCfttmeM leading to the issue of subsidy bonds. H< states that the government is already out $117,436,000 upon these roads, and that the first mortgage bonds only amount to $64.613,000; that the property is worth vastly more than the first mortgage bonds, an 1 that the government interests can be pro tected, if necessary, by taking up tnese bonds.

Iowa's Official Vote.

JBes- Mmnes. Id.. Dec. 2.—The official returns of the election of 2805 in lowa, now in the hands of the secretary of state, show 401,292 votes lo have been cast, of which Drake, republican nominee for governor, received 208,089; Babb (dem.j, 149,433; Crane (pop.,), 132,1T5, dnd Bacon (pro.), 11,052. The total vote is 14,518- less than two years ago. Drake’s plurality is 20,995 larger than Jackson’s in 1893.

Suddenly Called.

Parkersburg, W. Va., Dec. 3. —Mrs. Lydia Coring Stone died suddenly at Balpre Mondity morning at this age of 85 years. w Sho was a daughter of J&meg. boring, proprietor qf the Sudz berry inn, at Sullberry," Mjo., made famous by Longfellow’s “Tales of a Wayside Inn.” « ’

Both Are Dead.

Mount Sterling, Ky., Nov. 30. —John Williams and David Rose, who were -wealthy stock traders of Wolfe county, fought a savage duel to the death Thursday at Uazel\Green. Williams was killed and Bose died later. They had a dispute Over business.

Twins at That.

Canton, 0., Nov. po.—Harry Poorman and Florence Slayman and Philip Slayman and Sadie Poorman were married in this city. The bridesand grooms of both weddings were brothers and sisters, and twins at that.

Was a Failure.

Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 2. —Senator David B. HilTs.lecture tour in the northwest proved a failure, and the senator while in this city canceled all future engagements and returned to New York. ——- ; r

Indiana's Largest Woman.

New Middleton, Ind., Nov. 30 —Mrs. David Lamb, the largest woman in Indiana, wus buried at her home m this place. She weighed 509 pounds.

Five Years for Murder.

Elyria,o., Dec. 3. —Michael Palgot was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years for killing John , Drugoski in Lorain September 22.

MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

For the Week Ending Dee, 3, James C. Fox, the United Staten eonsul at Antigua, Colombia, died of yellow fever. Joseph Heimean and h i 3 daughter and Ernst Neiver were killed hy the cars at Air Line Junction,;o. During a dance at Shelby, Ind., John and Frank Lattey were both shot and fatally woundeti by Frank |'h4ffi-iv —.-— A passenger train ran into an open -Bwitch at Preble, N-. Y„ killing the engineer and fatally injuring the fireman. The German government is taking steps to prevent the growing emigration of the younger generation to America. _ T " Ly rias lain ten his back for seven years an- - able to move a joint, died near Bryan, Tex. In Dooly county, Ga., Tony Sutton and his brother Henry, who killed an officer sent to arrest them, were lynched hy a mob. _ William Bennett, a hero of the Crimean war and of the Sepoy mutiny in India, died at his home in Chicago, -aged- 7 years/ = .

A. W. Wayman, senior bishop of the African Methodist church in the United States, dropped dead from paralysis at his home in Baltimore. After 18 months of labor the commission named by the last general assembly to revive the code of Jaws of lowa bfis completed its work. Knigliia of Labor in Montreal, Ontario and Quebec decided to secede from the. general assembly and fqrm a purely Canadian order. William Cobb, a centenarian, died at King’s Mountain, N. C. A peculiarity 6f Bis Twas to devour'a chicken every clay for the past 50 years. It was announced that the territory of Oklahoma at the session of the 54th congress would knock for admission into the sisterhood of states. Col. Smith A. Whitfield, flrst assistant postmaster generalduring the latler part or Fresident fiarrison’a term, died in Chicago, aged 49 years. A conference of senators favorable to the free coinage of silver was held in . Washington and it was decided to keep up the agitation for free coinage. Orville Eals killed his wife and her paramour, John Fields, at Browningsville, Ky., and was himself killed by a posse who attempted to arrest him. The Northern Pacific steamship Strathneviß, en route from Victoria, B. C., to Yokohama with about 125 Chinese passengers, a crew of 50 and 3,000 tons of general cargo, was given up as lost.

MUROERER SMITH HANGED.

Fays Extreme Penalty for Kill lag His Daughter and Sis ter-in-Law. Decatur, lll.,,J\'ov. 30. —C. N. Smith, known in professional baseball as “Pacer,” was hanged here at noon Friday for the murder of his little daughter, Louise Smith, and his sister-in-law on September 28. The crime was deliberately planned and executed. Smith went to the home of his father-in-law, where his wife and child .were living, for the purpose of killing them, but his wife escaped him, and he killed the child and his sister-in-law. The eXeeution was promptly at 12 o’clock, and the murderer’s neck w as broken byJ.he fall, lie was pronounced dead in five minutes and 34 seconds. Smith, who was 38 years old, was a well-known ball player. He was a pitcher for the Decatur White Stocking club in 1886 and afterward played with clubs at Memphis, Bloomington, Effingham, Elkhart,. Fort Madison, Ottawa and Muncie.

St. Louis Printers Burned Out.

St Louis, Dec. 3.—The establishment of the James Hogan Printing company, at Nos. 310, 312 and 314 Flm street, was destroyed by fire of spontaneous combustion at six o’clock Monday morning. The loss is estimated at $50,000, air'd is partially covered by insurance. Fire* men Paul Jimitk and Charles Trauber were seriously injured by falling bricks.

Counterfeit Silver Certificate.

Washington, Dec. 3. —A new counterfeit two-dollar silver certificate has been discovered. It is of the series of 'lß9l, check letter C, plate number 41, J. Fount Tillman, register; D. ,N. Morgan, treasurer, portrait of Windom, small scolloped seal. The note is much smaller in every way than the genuine.

Exodus of Swedes to Tennessee.

Eagle* WiSv, Dec. 2. —Preparations are being made for the exodus of I.OpO Swedes from this (Waukesha)"and Walworth Counties, with a view to forming the first Swedish colony in the United States. The present intention is to settle on a 1,000,000-acre tract of Tennessee lands.

Big Verdict for Injuries.

Chicago, Dec. 3. —Mrs. Clara E; Johnson recovered $20,000 damages frdm the West Chicago street railway Monday for injuries sustained December 11, 1893. Mrs. Johnson sued for $50,000 damages. The street railway company immediately moved for a new triaL

Death of an Ex-Champion.

Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 2.—Cal McCarthy, the pugilist, who for several years was the featherweight champion of the world, died with consumption in St. Mary’s hospital last Friday night and was buried from his father's home. No. 249 12th street Snnday.

Bull Run at Auction.

Manassas. Va., Dec. 3. —The meadows upon which the famous battle of Bull Bun was fought went under the hammer Monday, by order of the probate court, for the settlement of an estate; The property is to be divided into small farms and town lota.

Sent to the Poorhouse.

Lexington, Ky., Deo. 3.—The noted, quadroon, Lewis George Clark, the. original George Harris in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was sent to the Protestant infirmary Monday, having become so feeble and ill that hecould not take care of himself. % _i_ K_ f I'