The McCook Tribune. (McCook, NE) 1890-06-13 [p ]. · 2019-02-06 · H ' THE M'COOK TRIBUNE- B F....
Transcript of The McCook Tribune. (McCook, NE) 1890-06-13 [p ]. · 2019-02-06 · H ' THE M'COOK TRIBUNE- B F....
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state mewhl-H NEBRASKA MISCELLANEOUS MATTER-S.H
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Work has commenced on the pro-
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posed opera houso at Wilcox .
H A small fire , supposed to be incend-lary
-| , occurred In Ponca last week-
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Johnson county has over 800 farm-H
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ers who are members of the alliance-.H
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A large number of colts in Seward-H have died this spring from distemper.-H
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Cherry county farmers in the vicin-H
-! ty of Valentine have organized an alli-
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Mrs. Van Cott , the great revivalist ,
B has begun a series of meetings in Fre-
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Three cases of glanders have been| ' found in the southwestern part of Boone-
B The Central Nebraska Veteran a-sH
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tociation will hold their next reunion'
H August 20 , 27 , 28 and 2-0.H
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Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Burns of York-B celebrated the fiitieth anniversary of-
P their wedding last week-
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Two young girls were arrested i-nH Omaha for stealing flowers from grave-sH in Prospect Hill cemetery-.H
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During a storm lightning struck th-eH barn of W. M. lirossler , in Elgin , kil-lH
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ing two cows stabled therein-.H
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Francis Murphy , the temperance-workerH - , is laboring in South Omaha ,
H where he has many subjects-.H
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Mrs. Rev. XV. C. Cault. a returned-B Bl missionary from Gaboon , western Africa ,
H Is visiting friends at Fremont-.H
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The mill dam at Tckamah was-
washedH - away during the recent heav-yH rains in that part of Xeeraska-.H
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J. XV. Stratton of "Wahoo purchased-B H 250 feet front on one of the principa-
lH streets of Chicago the other day-
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Two lectures recently given in York-H resulted , .after all expenses were paid ,
B with but 15 cents in the treasury.-B
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The mayor of Nebraska City has-B notified all inmates of houses of illfame-B to step up monthiy and pay fines-
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The attendance at Memorial exer-B
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cises in Milford were the largest ever-B known in the history of that place.-
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State Superintendent Lane has bee-nH / on a visit to the Peru schools and rc-
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ports them as in excellent condition-.H
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The Morris Lock company of Scw-
W-
ard has submitted a proposition to Lin-
Hj-
coin to remove their works to that city-
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The United States engineer ha-sH arrived in Plattsmouth and will soo-nH commence work ou the river at tha-tH point.
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BH The long-felt want of farmers abou-tH Belgrade has been supplied by the e-sH
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tablishment 'of a lumber yard in thatH place-.H
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Reports from Washington are that-H Senator Manderson is on the mend an-dH expects soon to resume his place m the-
H senate-.H
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A Falrbury man sheared one of his-
H sheep the other day whose fleece of clean-
H wool weighed upwards of twentysix-H pounds-.B
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Elmer Cook , while bathing in the-
H Elkhorn at Gibson station on Sunday-Vm| last , was drowned. He ventured in too-
B deep water. ,
B The alumni of the Fremont hig-hH[ school met Saturday and organized an .
B association. There are fifty graduates-B of the school.1 Fremont proposes to do the nata-
lH day in first-class style this year. Co-mH
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plete preparations are going forwar-dH for the even-t.H
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The Xeligh Leader says that several |H dogs hage been killed in the north part(H of the county that showed symptoms of .
H hydrophobia. ,
H The Holstein Record cites a case}
H where marriage is a failure , It says :
H "That marriage that was reported a few-
H days ago is a mistake. "H The proposed encampment of the •
H Knights Templar of the state to hav-eH heen held in Beatrice during the pres-
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ent month has been declared off. ,
I Peter O'Brien and Orin Closson were 1
H arrested and bound over to the distric-tI xourt at Ewing for forging an order on (I B. Gaffney for one pint of alcohol. x
I In the tornado at Bradshaw Fran-kI Penher was carried three-quarters of a ,
mile and lodged in a barb wire fence-.B
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He was unconscious during his ride. . ,
B Tho Farmers' alliance of south AniB telope and south Holt county are to i-
I have a grand Fourtn of July celebration t-
I at Savidge's grove on Clearwater creek , t
I Joseph Frazier , editor of the FaircI mount Chronicle , was thrown from a '
I wagon by a fractious colt and so severeiI ly injured that his recovery is very ;
I doubtful-.I
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Tho Loomis Homo Guard savs that (
I when corn wa3 ten cents a.bushel our *
I buyers could scarcely keep crib room. :
I. now that it is twenty cents no corn ,
I comes in-
.About.
one hundred citizens of Elmi" wood surprised Dr. Hobbs and his wife jj-
on their wedding anniversary and left;' % tho couple a substantial testimony of jj-
Z,' good will. ,
r, . Mrs Mary Smith of Omaha , who i\ \ had quarreled with her husband , endeav-
ored-
|* to make way with herself by laud- <
9- anum. A doctor with his stomach pump j
saved her. 5
Tho man with a big string of qucs-
tions- (
( as long as tho moral law is abroad :v
in the land. He is the census emimeraj','
tor and is taking tho eleventh federal (
census. Hois armed with formidable <
| v portfolios , largo blanks and official i-
stamps. . :
kBBm : '-w? l- * - - "• 4v *BBB.t - ' ' - -i, v
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Chailf y fc'eth , while driving a hors-pow r for a corn shcllcr , near Loomis-.caught
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hi * right hand in the cogs of th-
power<
, crushing it so badly that ampu-tation was necessary-
.John.
Dickinson of Elgin was kicked-by a broncho and severely injured.-Doctors
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marvel at his not being killed ,
considering tho locality in which the-broncho planted his heel-
.Twentylive.
members of the farm-ers
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alliances in Nance and Merrick coun-ties
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mot one day recently and plantec-sixty acres of corn for Mrs. Newhouse ,
whose husband died a few weeks since-
.Arthur.
Ivavanaugh , living near Te-
cumseh-
, has passed examination for the-
United States navy at Annapolis and-
will at once go on board a vessel for a-
cruise. . Out of sixty-four applicants he-
passed the best examination.-In
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reply to inquiry Auditor Benton-states that there is now on hand only-
S300 of the $10,000 appropriated to pa ?
for the scalps of wild animals and that-this amount will be exhausted by whal-has been certified to but not yet paid-
.At
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a meeting of the Farmers' alli-
ance¬
held at Wood River about a week-ago it was unanimously voted for the al-
liances¬
and Knights of Labor of Hall-
county to have an old fashioned picnic-and barbecue at sonic place about the-
center of the county-.During
.
a rain storm at Seward tho-
residence of George W. Fuller was struck-by lightning , the bolt going down tho-chimney. . Several members of the fam-ily
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were considerably shocked , but no-
one seriously hurt. The damage to the-
building was slight-
.Lightning.
struck the barn of Frank-Lirswald , near Sidney , instantly killing-a mule and one cow and setting fire tc-
the building , which burned to th-
ground.<
. Mr. Lirswald had a smal-lamount of insurance on the mule , bin-
the barn is an entire loss.-
A
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son of Hon. W. II. Holmes of Ne-
ligh has been appointed superintendent-of the Colorado River Indian agency as-
a salary of S000 per year , and his wife-
as matron at a salary of §730. Besido ;
the salary arc various perquisites at-
tached¬
to the ofliee which makes th .
position quite valuable.-
Donald.
McLean , general manager-of the "Pacific Short LiiiC , " has arrived-
it O'Neill and is arranging for the-
O'Neill improvements of his road. These-
will include a S13,000 depot , a large-
freight house , a fifteen stall round house ,
repair shops , water tank and the largest-md most complete yard on the line.-
A
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seventeen-year-old son of Charles-rvrueger , a fanner living a few miles-
jast of Fremont , met with a painful ,
iccidcnt. In taking an old gun out of-
i safe the hammer on the loaded barrel j
aught: on some part of the wood work-
md the shell exploded , driving the full-
ontents: into tho lad's arm and side-
.What
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may prove a fatal accident-ccurred) near Rising City. Two boys , !
;he sons ol J. Hayne and J. L. Rhodes ,
vere playing around a horse power , •
vhen in some way they became en-
angled-
; in the gearing and were frightf-ully crushed about the limbs and bod-
es.
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. The physicians have but little-topes of their recovery.-
Mrs.
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. E. M. YJerkey , superintendent-f) the State Industrial Home 'at Milford. ;
vas in Fremont last week , havin-groughtwith> her two babies from the-
lome which were delivered to Mrs-
.litchcock.
, through whose kindness-
lomes have boen provided. The insti-
ution
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has on hand nineteen very fine-
nfants now of suitable age for adoption. ;
Hon. E. N. Grinnell of Ft. Calhoun-
ffers as a special premium at the state-
air for the handsomest girl baby under-
wo years old. one barrel best Nebraska.-
pplcs.. . For the handsomest boy baby-
inder two years old , one barrel best Nc-
iraska
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apples. For the largest family-
if children born in Nebraska , all ages-
nd, sexes , one barrel best Nebraska api-
les.
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. Competition is to be confined to-
esidents of Nebraska. I
Plattsmouth boasts of having a man-
vho will be pretty hard to beat in com-
letitive
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trial of strength. He per-
ormed
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the feat of carrying on his-
houlder a stone slab weighing 18C-
lounds. . from his place of business on-
Iain street , to the depot and return-eithont ? stopping to rest or changing-
he position of the stone. The distance-
overcd by the trip was a little more-
han six blocks. j
The black stallion which has been-
living the ranchmen of northwest Nc1-
iraska so much trouble for a number oi-
ears was last week shot and killed forty-
niles southeast of Alliance. The ani-
aal
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was by no means a pnantom and was-
lie handsomest piece of horse flesh on-
he plains. His tail was very heavy and-
ragged on the ground and his mane fell-
ielow his knees. The old fellow had-
lever been branded and was probably-
bout, twenty years old. j
John Henry of Fremont has beeu-
irculating a petition to Governor-
Shaver asking for the pardon of Barn-
rd
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, who was some months ago con-
icted
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of burglarizing a way car and-
entenced to three years in the penitcni-
ary.
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. A number of prominent citizens-
tave attached their signatures. Henry-
ays ho is a good friend of Thayer's (ho
3 also a friend of the convict ) and he-
iroposes to carry tho petition to Lin.-
oln
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and stay with it until it is granted.-
Geo.
.
. Scow of Chester procinct ,
launders county , lias been adjudged-
nsane and taken to the asylum. Mr.-
cow
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! is a single man of about 30 years-
f age and has always been regarded a3
, harmless , kind , inoffensive citizen , but-
ccently he lias brooded over tho con-
iition
-j
of society until ho has gone in >
ane with the thought uppermost in his-
nind that he has a special mission "to-
ave Prajruc from eternal destruction. '1'
COTTAGE BY THE SEA.-
A
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1IAXDSOT&R PRESKNT TO MRS. PRES-
IDENT¬
UARRTSOX-
.The AVorlc of Cleaiiliis : Away tlic Deb-
ris¬
In the Tornado Stricken Town of-
BradHhaiv Senator Paddock' * Bill-
for the Inspection of Live Cattle and-Beer Products "World's Fair Com-
missioners¬
Improvement of the Up-
per¬
Missouri Kivcr.-
A
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Present for ITIrs. Harrison.-Washington
., June 7. Yesterday af-
ternoon¬
Mr. McLean , the editor of the-Philadelphia Ledger , came to Washing-ington
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and met tho postmaster general-by appointment at the white house-.The
.two gentlemen called upon Mrs-
.Harrison.
and presented her the deed-and the keys to a cottage at Capo May-Point. . It seems that Postmaster Gen-eral
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Wanamaker some time ago invited-Mrs. . Harrison to this place and the lady-was so delighted with tho old cottage ,which is somewhat lonely , that some of-
her friends determined to present it to-
her.. Mr. McLean resides at Cape May-Point and he undertook the task of se-
curing¬
the title to tho property. He-succeeded and the result was that yes-terday
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he presented the deed to Mrs-.Harrison.
.. The president knew nothing-
whatever about the matter until the-presentation had been made and was-greatly surprised to learn of the action-of tho visitors. It is learned that Mrs-.Harrison
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and the family will go to tho-cottage in about two weeks and spend-some time there. The cottage contains-twenty rooms-
.Clearing
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Aivay the Debris.-Yomc
., Neb. , June 7. Much has been-
accomplished in clearing away the de-
bris¬
in the business portion of Brad-shaw.
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. All the carpenters in the county-arc at work repairing dwellings and get-ting
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roofs on the business houses-.The
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town was closely guarded yester-day
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and no teams were permitted to-
enter or leave without a pass.-A
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number of fellows were found steal-ing
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and one was ordered to leave the-camp. . A strong piece of hemp with a-
number of willing hands at one end of-
it was the animating motive in his-speedy departure.-
All.
the wounded at the Wyoming ho-tel
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and elsewhere are in a fair way to-recovery. . Many of them arejfjestitute-and are in sad need of financial aid. A-
great many who owned houses in Brad-shaw
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have lost everything they pos-sessed.
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. They are without food except-what has been provided by this imme-diate
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vicinity , and neariy without clothi-ng.
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. It is impossible to over estimate-the horrors of their condition or exag-gerate
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their need of relief-.The
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total cash subscription at York-is §1,900 , and is still increasing-
.Paddock's
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Inspection Bill-.Washington
., June 7. The commit-
tee¬
on agriculture instructed Senator-Paddock to report favorably to the sen-
ate¬
his bill for the inspection of live-cattle and beef products intended for-export to foreign countries. This meas-ure
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provides that the secretary of agri-culture
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shall make a careful inspection-of all live cattle whose meat is intended-to be exported to foreign countries , with-a view to ascertaining whether the cat-tle
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arc free from disease and the meat-sound and wholesome , and that the in-
spection¬
shall be authorized to see that-all cattle and hogs about to be slaugh-tered
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at slaughter houses and who = e-
carcasses are to be transported or sold-into any other state or territory shall-prior to their slaughter be inspected ,
and that all such diseased hogs or cattle ,
shall bo destroyed. The bill provides-for a regular inspection to be formu-lated
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by the secretary of agriculture , for-the carrying into effect of its provisions-in such a manner that there may be the-fullest and most thorough safeguards-provided against the sale or exportation-of diseased live cattle or meats. This '
measure has been rendered necessary by-
the continued restrictions put upon the-export of American cattle and iiogs by-foreign countries. It is strongly sup-ported
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by leading live stock journals-and the agricultural interests generally-of tho country.-
iUoney
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for the Missouri-.Washington
., June 7. The senators-
from the states of Montana and North-and South Dakota were before the seu-
ate-
committee on commerce and made-arguments in support of their demand-for an appropriation to improve the-upper Missouri. They showed that-there are 1,500 continuous miles of the-Missouri river in their states which may-be made navigable by the expenditure-3f §1,000,000 , 500 miles in South Da-kota
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, 400 in North Dakota and G00 miles-in Montana , while 100 miles may be-
made navigable above Great Falls. Mon-tana.
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. They left the committee fcelins-2onfident that an appropropriation of3400,000 or §500,000 for this purpose will-be inserted in the river and harbor bill-
.The
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IVorld's Fair Commissioners-.Washington.
.. June 7. Secretary-
Blaine has notified the world's fair com-
missioners¬
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that the first meeting will be ,
ticld at the Grand Pacific hotel , Chicago ,
lune 20. for the purpose of organizinir ,
2tc. Chief Cierk Brown of the state de-
partment¬
has been appointed as the rep-resentative
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of the state department in ]
the selection , preparation and safe keep-ing
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of the government exhibit at the '
jxposition-.The
.
secretary of state has received a '
iispatch from the United States legation-at llio Janeiro announcing that the cab-
inet- '
had passed a resolution enthusatis-ally
! - ,
approving the action of the inter-national
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American conference in recom-mending
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arbitration in all questions of-
differences between the several govern-ments
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of America. '
The Wool Iflen Not Satisfied.-CoiA7MMs
., O. , June 9. The Ohio-
Wool Growers' association met here with-
tho Hon. David Harpster , president of-
the Ohio association , Columbus Delano ,
president of tho National association ,
and George H. Wallace of the Missouri-association , present. Under the recent-ruling of Judge Butler of the United-States court of Philadelphia , all wools-named in the third class , as native South-American , native Smyrna , etc , though-improved by the introduction of Span-ish
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merino or English blood still remain-as carpet wool and can be admitted and-classified on the payment of duty as-
uch. . The wool men claim this takes-away the good effect of the McKinleyB-
ss . . .wnifiii'ii imrTmwirflgrt.aB iwr " ii'i n -i*
bill and makes an amendment necessary-.Resolutions
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were adopted requesting the-senate to amend the bill beforo pass-ing
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it.
Illarrlcd on the Run-.Wn.KisiAiirc
., Pa. . June 7. A ro-
mantic¬
marriage occurred at Scranton-this morning. A tall , gay , welldressed-individual of twenty-five , with Moating-necktie
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and waxed moustache , came hur-riedly
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into tho office of the clerk of the-
courts and asked the clerk If the office-
would be open at 12:30. He was in-
formed¬
It would , and thereupon gave his-name as Clxrencc King Brown of Phila-delphia.
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. He said he expected a young-lady on the 12:30 train from Cortland ,
N. Y. . and wanted everything in readi-ness
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for the occasion. lie departed , and-at the appointed time a carriage came-dashing along to the court house , and-from it the couple alighted. They came-hurriedly into the clerk's office and asked-for a license. The young lady was a-
beautiful blonde and seemed rather ex-
cited.¬
. Brown appeared rather nervous.-Ho
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said : "I have only eight minutes to-
catch the train. Hurry with the-license. . " In less than two minutes tho '
paper was placed in his hands and he-and the woman hurriedly retreated to-
the carriage. A minister occupied a-
seat in the vehicle. Brown gave orders-to the driver to "fly to the depot. " The-driver did as requested , and while going-through the streets at breakneck speed-the couple were married. They got to-
the depot just in time to catch the train-and received the minister's blessing as-
they jumped on board-
.The
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Itucc Conference-.Lakh
.Mohawk , N. Y. , Juno S. At-
the opening of the morning session of-
the LakoMohawk negro conference yes-
terday¬
President Gates , chairman of tho-
executive committee , presented a scries-of resolutions embodying the results-reached after various discussions of thothoconfere-
nce..
resolution urged education as the-key note of the situation-
.Judge.
Tourgec made the opening-speech of the session onThe Negroes'View of the Race "Question , taking oc-
casion¬
to present the Boyes resolutions ,
which are much more radical than those-of the committee. He was followed by-Hon. . Andrew White , who believed in-
the peaceful solution of the race prob-lem
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, and incidentally regretted the de-
feat¬
of the Blair bill. Other speakers-were Generai Brinkerhoff of Ohio. Gen-eral
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O. O. Howard of New York and-Mrs. . Edna II. Dean Chaney of Boston !
Bishop Henry Andrews of New York-closed the morning session with an en-
couraging¬
renort of the work of the-Methodist church in the south. The-conference will end tonight.-
At.
the closing of the session tonight-a lengthy set of resolutions were adopt-ed.
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. They recite tiie encouraging pro-gress
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of the negro race and say no other-race ever made such industrial progress-in twenty-five years. Much remains to-
be done , but there is a steady material-and mental improvement in the race and-a growing tendency to self-support on-their part that gives hope. Wo believe-the welfare of the country requires that-tho negro shall live in relations of good-will and confidence with his white-neighbors , and only on the principles of-
justice can such relations be maintained-
.Hot
.
IVcnther in "Washington-.Washington
., June 9. There was 2-
funny scene in the house on Friday.-The
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h at has been intense for three or-
four days and the thermometer has-
ranged over ninety in the lia 'l of repre-sentatives.
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. The venerab e Mr. Walker-of Massachusetts , who is a very stout-man. . became so warm in discu sin ? the-silver bill that he removed his coat and-collar and cutis , whereupon he was-greeted by a tremendous round of ap-plause
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on both sides of the house , but-the speaker did not quite approve of-this informality and sent a page to in-
form¬
Mr. Walker that he. had better re-
sume¬
his garments. The latter declined-to do so. preferring comfort to formality-even at the rNk of violating the rules-Mid otrendinir the speaker , who soon-lifter rapped him down and declared thatl-iis time had expired. Many of the rep-resentatives
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and several of the senators-ire adoptiii !* the neglise shirt and linen-2oais , and the scnrcant-at-arins issues-fans to each of the member-e\erv morni-ng.
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. The senators have a bier tub of-
lemonade in one of their cloak rooms-md are making themselves as comforta-ble
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as possible-
.They
.
"Want a Square Deal-.Chicago
., June S. The Wabash. Mi-
ouri-
? Pacific and Alton have given no-
ice
-
; that they will not advance passen-
ger¬
rates until the Burlington redeem-he
-
: 500 tickets sold to Samuel Scott for? 2 each , and good between Kansas City-
md St. Louis until June 17. The agree-uent
- !
was to advance rates on June ). i
jut this decision of the three roads wiii i
jostpone matters. -ii-
General Pas.enger Agent Eu-tis oi ]
; he llurlingtou says he will redeem ]
; very ticket found in illegai handat jj-
.he old tariff rate of S15 for the round-rip. . This does not suit the other 1
oads.• . however , as if they advance rates ;
is agreed they wiii be carrjing passen-gers
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for 315. while tho I'.urhngton , tin-
il- ]
the 500 tickets arc used , will carry \hem for S-
Until- . s
this matter is arranged there 1
vill be no advance in western pa-senger t-
ates. .
He Was Simply Foraotten.-Wvrhixgton.
.. June ! . The venera-
i.o
-
Cyrus W. Field has written some-
.ery
.
letters friends inindignant to jj-
Vashington compiaiuins that he was ]
tot invited to tho dedication of Garfield t-
nonunient. . After the assassination of j
,'arlield it was lie who raised the ! iiini e-
f) S400.000 for the benefit of the wiJow. jj-md during the memorial exercises hed ,
u the house of representatives in tSS-J jj-
le was the guest of honor and sat wuh-hc; president and cabinet. He thniKslle should have received similar distinc-tion
¬
at the Cleveland ceremonies , but-Aas entirely ovorlooked. although thous-inds
-#
of invitations were sent to others. *
[ t is not possible that any slight was in-
ended.- J
; . The local committee who had ,
• harge of the arrangements at Cleve-and
-simply forgot him-
.The
.
czar has issued a ukase ordering-the abandonment of tho Russian anti-
Jewish-
policy for one year. This mcas-
Lire
- •
is understood to have been taken I
in reference to the numerous protests j
igainst the recent wholesale expulsion j
jf Hebrews from different parts of the j
empire and is merely tentative.
THE SILVER MEASTJEE.-
i. riaonovs attack made ox freeCOISAtiE-
.Senator
.
* Hlxcoclc and Sherman Ad-
dress¬
the Senate In Opposition-Thereto The Question of Demone-tization
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of Silver in 1873 "Wha-tFree Coinage Would Itcstilt in-
SynopHlM of Proceed I n ft in Both-Holmes of Congress.-
An
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Attack on Free Coinage-.Washington
., June (5. In the senate-
yesterday the senate bill giving to tho-
Chicago , Kansas & Nebraska railway-company power to sell'and convey to-
onother railway company its right of-
way and franchises in Oklahoma terri-tory
¬
was reported and placed on thecalendar.-
The.
silver bill was then taken up and-Mr. . Hiscock addressed the senate in op-
position¬
to the free coinage of silver.-He
.
believed the majority of tho people-were opposed to opening the mints of-
the United States to the free coinage of-
the world's silver. In his judgment the-national conventions of both political-parties would , by decisive majorities , re-
pudiate¬
such a proposition.-At
.
the conclusion of Mr. Hiscock's ad-
dress¬
Mr. Sherman took the floor and-attacked free coinage. He had. he aid ,
consented to the increase of the circula-tion
¬
proposed in the bill 554.000000 a-
year. . He believed that tteaury notes-based on silver bullion would be as safe-a substitute for paper money as could be-
conceived. . He did not fear to give to-
those treasury notes every sanction and-value that the United States could con-fer.
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. He did not object to their being-made legal tender for all debts , public-and private. That was far preferable-to the free coinage of silver , because-with all the efforts made to get silver-dollars into circulation there was not one-of them in circulation for every inhabi-tant.
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.
Passing to the question of the de-monetization
¬
of silver in 1873 Mr. Sher-man
¬
declared that at that time the sil-
ver¬
dtllar was an image of the past lost-to sight and memory and ignored by-two generations , except as a conveni-ence
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for the exportation of silver bul-lion.
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. It was no wonder that the sena-tor
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from Nevada ( Stewart ) did not know-that silver was demonetized when he-voted for the bill. The only wonder-was that he knew of its evistence. The-bill was disclosed two or three years-ago and its objects were well known : no-bill was ever more fully di 'ued than-that , and yet his friend Mr. Morrill and-himself , who 'had voted airainst it be-cause
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it discontinued charges for coin-age.
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. were denounced a conspirators ,while the senators from the Pacific-coast , all of whom voted for it. posed as-victims. . He had thought it necessary ,he said , in closing tiie biibject to trace-down the lie , not only for himself , but-for all others engaged m that legislat-ion.
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Coming back to tho question of the-bill , he said the result of free coinage-would be to demonetize gold and to-cause it to be hoarded or exported. The-free coinage of silver would be the re-versal
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of the established policy of the-government from the beginning. It '
would limit coinage to a single metal-and that would be siiver. As sure as-
fate silver would , with free coinage , be-
the only standard of money in the-United States. Our pound > terlins-would then be worth SO in-lead of S4.85-.and
.the American do.lar would be , as-
in colonial times , worth three English-shillings or four francs.-
In.
conclusion Mr. Sherman said that-he would vote for any measure that-would in h.s judgment secure and main-tain
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a bimetailic standard one that-would not demonetize sold or cause it-
to be hoarded or exported , but that-would establish both gold and silver as
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s. common standard at a fixed ratio , not-anlyin the United States , but in all the-nations of the world.-
Mr..
. Teller congratulated himself and-the country that the mask was off the-Faces of the so-called silver party which-liad paraded-before the senate finance-committee's bill. If their was any ques-tion
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as to the attitude of the distin-guished
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senator from Ohio before iie-
jot up. no one one wiio listened to him-ould: doubt it now. He ( Sherman ) was
'or a high standard , and that standard-Aas for gold. He was for the abandon-nent
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of silver as a money metal , Ieav-ng
-to be used only as a subsidiary coin ,
[ le ( Teller ) welcomed the issue.-Mr.
.. Stew art gave from his point of
.riew a resume of iegislat.ve proceeding.-vhich resulted in a demonetization of [
; he silver dollar in 1S7X He declared-hat the amendment that demonetized-diver was never read in either house.-
Mr..
. Sherman produced tiie original-ill) of 1S73 from the files of the senate-
o show that not oniy wasthe amend-nent
-read and voted on in the senate , j
uit it was amended on his ( Sherman 's ) I
notion , and when the conference com-nittee
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considered the disputed section j
t was again amended in conference. j
Mr. Stewart persisted in his assertion '
hat the amendment had not been rea l I
nd argued.-Mr.
.
. Aldrich said that not only had-Ir.. Stewart voted on the amendment ,
iut that he had actually spoken on two-ections of the bill , one of which pro-libitcd
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any silver coinage of half dollars ,
uarters and dimes.i. o -
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.-
In
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the senate on the 2nd among the-
letitions presented were two from New-
lampshire and Vermont against further-oncessions to the Pacific railroads , and-n favor of the government tak.ng pos-
ession-
of them. Plumb introduced a-
iiII prepared by St. John , of New York, ['or the purchase of silver to u-e as lav-
ul/- 'money. Referred to the committee
n finances. The conference report on j'
he military academy appjonnat on bidras agreed to and the conference report (
m the army appropriation bill v. as ;
gain taken up and the question in re-gard
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to canteens discussed. Allison , ,'
rho presented the report , 'spoke in de-
ense- I
of it. George remarked if the-iroposition could not be made to ap-ly
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> to officers as well as men he (
vould vote to strike the wholehing out. The conference '
oport was agreed to yeas 35, nays S-
.L'he.
nays were Blair , Colquitt. Dixon. ,
Seorge. Hale , Sanders , Teller, and Tur-n
-'c. The silver bill was again taken up
ind Harris addressed the senate. Holaid he should vote for the free coinage \
if silver , and if he failed in securing
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that he should support tho noarest au-
proximation-
to it that ho might bo able-to secure. The silver bill wont over tillto-morrow and the senate , after oxocu-tlve
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session , adjourned. In the house 1-
a memorial from tho Philadelphia board I-
of trade was presented , favorinjr the V-
establishment of a postal service. Re-
ferred.- )
. Tho houso passed several bills , yincluding ono transferring tho expense u-
of the trial of Indians for the crimes • jj-committed on other Indians } n the torrl- * A'-
torles'
, from tho territories to tho United |States. I-
In the senate on tho 4th tho fortlfica-tions
- |bill was taken up , tho pending y-
question being on tho striking out of I-
two Items for tho Watervllet , N. Y. , 5-
arsenal and inserting In lieu of them the )following : ' "For a boring and turning 1-
rifling machine and an eighty ton trav-eling
- /cane fully equipped for the manu-
facturo- ?
of twelve-inch guns at the 1 ,
Watervllet arsenal , N. Y. , S38000. " I-
After discussion tho amendment was / ;
agreed to. All amendments recom- i •
mended by the committee ou appropria(1( \
tions were agreed to and the bill was re- jported to the senate. There was a sep-arate
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vote taken on the amendment In-
creasing- ( ' j
the appropriation for rifled . ,
sea coa t mortars from §250,000 to $400-000.
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. The amendment was agreed to-
.All.
the other amendments were agreed *
to and the bill passed. The concurrent jj-resolution of the house authorizing the 1 ;
enrolling clerk to insert in the adminis-trative
-bill a certain proviso agreed to j-
by the conference committee , but j ( 'omitted by error in the enrolled bill , was j i-
presented , explained by Mr. Allison and 1
agreed to. It has reference , to the du-
ties- i
on imported goods from wrecked j-
vessels. . A resolution as to tho diver-sion
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of funds for irrigation to topo-graphical
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surveys , denying that there jj-wa - any such diversion , was presented , f-
read and ordered printed and was re-ferred
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to the committee ou irrigation.-In
.the house the conference report on j
the army appropriation bill was pre-sented.
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. After some debate over the ' \canteen clau-e the report was agreed to. t-
The disagreement of the conference Jcommittee on the senate dependent pen-sion
- ( fbill was reported. The house in-
sisted- 1
on it.s amendment ( providing for l-
a service pei.sion ) and another hearing jwas ordered. The house then entered (into a discussion of the Alabama con-tested
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election case of McDuff vs Tur-pin.
-. The m.nority resolution declaring-
Turpin elected was referred yeas , 135 ;nay , 130. The roll was then called on-the majority resolutioneating McDuffio J II-and and it was agreed to yeas , 130 ; ( I I-
nays.. 113. McDuffie then appeared at i J-jthe bar of the house and took the oath jl-of oilice. Adjourned. [ jl-
In the senate on the 0th the houso i ; 1-
amendment to the senate bill establish- * I in-ing a public park in the District of 4 \\Columbia was disagreed to and a con-
ference- ; '|
asked. Mitchell moved to re- j jl-
consider theotc by which the senate , • jl-
yesterday passed the bill authorizing \ m-
the construction of a railway bridge j '
across tiie Columbia river near Van ,1-
Couver. . Motion entered. A new con- j '
ference wa > ordered on dependent pen- j Js-ion lullThe silver bill wataken up t
Tl-and Plumb addressed the senate. In / 11-the
|house the stiver biii debate was re- < ijl-
Mimed , hind of Minue-ota was the first jfJ-speaker.. He said iie represented an j jjl-agricultural district of farmers who I jjl-were not poor, but not wholly prosper- ) j jl-ous. . The depressed condition was uue J
- /to the low prices of agricultural pro- j } 'ducts. He believed those were affected j M-
by the amount of money in circulation. . i Ijm-
An increase of circulat.on advanced i Am-
prices and the shrinkage of circulation / ( I-diminished them. The increase in the * )"
piirciiasmg value of gold wadue to the ( } ,
fact that production was decreasing , * j'*while its u-e .n tin * arts was increasing. j j
Lacy of Iowa-ad: the country was met t jl-with a contraction of the currency. The " ';*
pending biii proposed to give tho coun- ' tj'lt-ry mcrea cu circulation to offset the | l J-contraction , and even more. It was j J-practically a free coinage biii. Dorsey \ ' 'M-
of Nebraska said that if Secretary Win- 1 ! rJuom had purchased and coined the max- I \M-
imum amount of silver allowed under J '
the existing laws (St000.000 per month ) t 'there would ha\e been no need of this J ,!dicu-sion. and he wou.d have strength- J #ened the administration of President f ' } M-
Harrison. . To that section of tiie sub-stitute
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which provided for the bullion. J-
redemption>
Dorsey emphatically ob- i Mlj-ceted. . Would it not be better to con- Jfl-vert the one million redemption fund k-
into the treasury and u-e it aa part of '''ijo-
ur circulating medium , and in case ' |fl-United States notes were presented for I *flr-
edemption and there was no money to ' "?meet the demand , allow the secretary to 1 I ? B-eil= bonus to meet the demand. ' - f - M-
Richard L. Edwards , nineteen , ofCin-cinnati
- ( M, was drowned three weeks .igo. ' ; fB-
When found his hair had turned white , / % * m-
it is supposed from fright while drown- > -Yjfl-
In a battle between tramps near Se J [ *W-
dalia. . Hi. , a negro shot and wounded ? i At-
wo white men and was himself bad ! ** j '
kivk stock asi i'Roiwck jiarkkzx. ! '
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