Oregon City Goorler.
A, W. CHENET, Publisher.
4WBGON CITY OREGON
NEWS OF THE WEEK
laterentlng Collection of Currant Events
In Coudenned Form From
lluth ContlneuU.
The cargo of the ship Falls of the
Dee, lying at Han Francisco, was
"ruined by (ire in the hold.
The steamer Hope, after coaling at
-Campbleton, C. B., sailed for the Aro
tio reg'ons with Lieutenant Peary and
..party on board.
The senate failed to confirm th
presidential appointment of T. V. Pow
derly, of Pennsylvania, commissioner
of immigration. .
A. A. Fischer, a German, aged 64,
because of ill-health sucked gas and
died in San Francisoo. He left a note
.asking that the gas he consumed be
paid for.
Thomas Renborge, a welldigger, and
William Bntler, a veterinarian, well
Itnown in WahaHh, Ind., were drowned
in 'the Mississippi river near there
while flailing.
Captain J. T. C. Nash ban bonded
the Golden Standard quartz mine,
owned by the Kuhlig nnd Judge Wat
oa, near Gold Hill in Jackson county,
Or. The prioe is $125,000.
The fund for the Omaha World's
iair now amounts to $100,198, paid in
private subscription. The state gives
another $100,000. There will be no
trouble in swelling the stock to $500,
000. As an excursion train was returning
rfrom Zanesville to Marietta, O., the
trestle work over a bottom land three
and half miles from Marietta, gave
way, and two of the four coaches were
precipitated to a cornfield below. The
coaches were filled with people, but no
one was killed. About 15 persons were
badly injured, and all were more or
leas bruised.
That Japan will continue to oppose
the Hawaiian annexation treaty is
cbown by the latest news from the Jap
anese government, tinder date of July
iO. which is now made public for the
Jlrst time. While couched in polite
and diplomatic language, the protest is
wumoiently firm in tone to show that
'Japan will continue to wage a diplo
matic war, and possibly go further to
prevent the consummation of the an
Delation policy.
Recent advices from Pern, whiob
' lave been confirmed by C. de Miranda,
petroleum magnate now in San
Francisco, state that the wonderfully
fioh strikes reported from the Clon-
dyke region have been totally eclipsed
by fabulous discoveries of gold in that
ttouth American republic. In an in
4erview Mr. Miranda said that there no
longer seemed to be any doubt that the
famous. Inca gold fields, which have
been considered as myths among the
intelligent people of Peru, have at last
been discovered.
The schooner Norma arrived at Hon
olulu from the South seas on the lfith
While the vessel was cruising on the
long voyage Captain Rosehill secured
auflicient evidence to warrant the be-
ilief that England lias been taking for-
mat possession of a number of small,
ifrtile islands in that portion of the
globe, without stopping to inquire who
the owners might be. There are many
lagoon islands that are very furtile,
but uninhabited. These are now be
ing brought under cultivation for En
glish companies, who are planting
coonanut groves and other tropioul
fruits for the export trade.
Miss Jean Ingelow, thedistinguished
poetess and novelist, died in London.
She was in her 77th year. .
The formation of a safumakers' com
bine, which will include almost every
manufacturer in this country, is now
tinder consideration in New York.
The new light draught gunboat An
napolis has been placed in commission
at the navy yard in Brooklyn. The
ceremonies were witnessed by a large
number of spectators and many naval
onloers.
John A. Creighton was held up at
the gate of his home in Omalia, Neb.,
and severely beaten about the head and
robbed of a valuable diamond stud and
a considerable sum of money. John
Sohonck. Creighton's brother-in-law,
who answered his cries for help, was
also robbed of a valuable diamond.
Oeighton's injuries are very severe.
Senator Prituhard announces that the
civil service investigations by the sen
ate committee on civil service reform
will bo discontinued until fall. This
committee will visit Omaha in October
and take testimony in the ease of some
alleged violations of the civil service
law there and upon their return may
resume their hearings in Washington.
Yellow Hair and Sam Crow, the two
Cheyenne Indian who were arrested us
accessories with Eugene Standing Elk
for the murder of John Hoover, ovei
whose death the late trouble on the
Rosebud reservation occurred, broke'
jail at Miles City, Mont., by digging1
through an 18-inch wall. A posse is :
out scouring the country for them, but
with little hope of catching them. j
Kdhem Pasha, commander-in-chief;
of the Turkish forces in Thessaly. was
the recipient of an infernal machine, j
which exploded while it was being1
opened, severely wounding Kdl.ciu
Pasha in the arm. j
BOTH ARE
WAITING.
No Apparent Chungs In the Strike ftltu
atlon at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, July 28. The situation
1n this district is unchanged. Both
isidesare waiting for the result of the
meeting tomorrow of the operators.
The arbitrators are elated at the pros
pects. All of the Western men are
here, and the Eastern people will arrive
in the morning. Hotel lobbies are
meeting places tonight for the operators
already here, and the strike question is
being well disensesd. While a large
number are not in favor of the old uni
formity plan, all are anxious to hear
what new phases the peuce commis
sioners have given the subject.
Some are decidedly opposed to uni
formity, but all are in favor of arbitra
tion for settlement of the strike. The
board is busy completing the contract
which is to be presented to the meeting
tomorrow at the courthouse. No one
Can, at this time, predict the outoome
of the conference, which is expected to
last two, and perhaps three days.
A crisis is pending. This is conceded
on all sides. The arbitration commis
sioners, on one side, feel hopeful that
they will bring about an initiative for
a settlement at the meeting. The
miners' officials, on the other hand,
claim to have adopted measures that
will make a complete tie-up.
It has developed that many of the
West Virginia miners are waiting for
word from the Pittsburg district, espe
cially from the New York & Cleveland
mines. They want to hear of the
miners in these mines having joined
the general suspension. This, it is
claimed by officials, will bring all the
faltering ones in West Virgina into
line, thus making the strike effective
in that it will shut off the supply of
coal.
Arrangements have been made for
Eugene V. Debs and other prominent
orncails to oome to this oity and hold a
meeting for the benefit of the New
York & Cleveland miners Thursday
morning. Among others expected to be
present are Samuel Oompers, A. D,
Ratchford, M. M. Garland and W. D.
Mahon. At this meeting it is intended
to strike the final decisive blow, and if
possible, make the tie-up complete,
The reputation of Debs, it is expected,
will draw 12,000 miners to the meeting.
FREIGHT AT DYEA INLET.
Tons of Mupplie Await Transportation
lo the t'lonrijrke.
Port Townscnd, Wash., July 28
The steamer City of Topeka arrived last
night from Alaska. She brings news
trial tue uionayke lover Is on the in
crease at Juneau. Nearly every able
ix)(i led man there lias gone or is prepar
mg to go to tlie ricti ileitis.
Authentic, reports direct from Dyeu
are that there is now as much freight
pilcdnp at the head of the inlet as the
Indians can pack over the divide in the
next 18 months. This amount of
freight will be more than doubled
(when the steamers Queen and Mexico,
now en route.a rrive. This condition
of affairs practically precludes all pos
sibihty of hundreds of the rushors
reaching the mining region this vear.
Frank F. Myers, the Juneau pioneer
newspur mun, will leave there in
two weeks for Dawson Citv. bv a dif.
ferent route than by Dyea aiid over the
divide. He will go by the route fol
lowed by Lieutenant Schwatka, who
conducted an exploring party into the
xuKon vaney in 1889. This route
starts form Taku inlet, 80 miles south
of Juneau. From Tuku to Lake Teslin
the distance is 130 miles, over level
prairies, and the country from Lake
Teslin is open valley through to the
Yukon river by way of the Hootingua
river. With the aid of pack horses the
laku route is by far the more prefer
able. It is probable that a stage line
win soon be operated on this route.
Parties who have been over both routes
say the walk of 130 miles over level
country is more eusily accomplished
than that of 15 miles overChilcat sum
mit.
Taku Inlnt Railway Schema.
New York, July 28. A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Wil
mington, Del., says: P. L. Packard
and William Pratt, president of the
board of directors of the street and
sewerage department of this oity. have
gone to Seattle. There they will be
joined by a party and will go to Ju
neau, Alaska, where they will survey
a pass from Taku inlet on the Alaska
coast to Teslin lake, which a Byndi
cate here proposes to use as a railorad
route for transporting miners and bud
plies Into the Yukon territory.
WORK -ACCOMPLISHED
The Dingley Tariff Bill
comes a Law.
Be
THE SESSION'S WORK.
A SENATE MAJORITY OF TE
Allen and HI Colleagues Protected to
to the Lat-Wa Hlgned by the
J'realdxnt Immediately.
Washington, July 27. The Dingley
tariff bill is now the law of the land.
The last step necessary was taken at the
bite House when the president affixed
his signature at 4:30 today.
The tariff lull passed its legislative
stage at B r. M. today, when the senate,
by the decisive vote of 40 to 30, agreed
to tne conference reiiort on the bill
ihe announcement was greeted with
enthusiastic appluuse by the crowded
chamber. This closed the great labor
lor which the 55th congress assemblod
In extraordinary session, and after
stubborn resistance, at times threaten
ing a deadlock, the senate concurred
with the house iii a resolution for the
final adjournment of the session at 9
o clock tonight. The president's mes
sage for a currency commission was re
ceived by the house, but the house bill
creating a commission was not aoted
upon.
An analysis of the vote on the tariff
conference report shows that the affirm
ative vote was by 37 Republicans, one
Democrat (Mohnery), one silver Repub
lican (Jones of JNevada), and one Popu
list (Stewart.)
The negative vote was cast by 28
Democrats and two Populists (Hurris
and lurner), leiler, silver Republican,
and two Populists (Allen and Butler)
did not vote. One Populist (Kyle) and
one silver Republican (Pettigrew) were
absent without pairs, which was eqmv
Blent to witholding their votes.
A CURRENCY COMMISSION.
Debs at Wheeling.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 28. Evgene
V. Debs made his appearance in Wheel
ing this afternoon, and was met by a
large crowd at the railroad station.
Tonight he addressed a meeting in this
city. The efforts to secure the public
building square for the meeting failed,
ana tne meeting took place a square
away.
In speaking of the situation in the
Fairmont fields, Debs said he felt en
couraged. A number of miners joined
the strikers on Sunday and others are
expected to follow. He said the efforts
of the organizers would have been more
successful, but for the fuct that the
operators, as he claimed, prevented
their men from attending the meetings.
Practical slavery, he said, exists in the
Fairmont mining regions.
Kanawha Men Out.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 28. The
labor leaders gathering for tomorrow's
conference late tonight claim that 4,000
of the 6,000 miners in the Fairmont
and Monongahela valley railroad district
are idle, and that 5,000 of the 10,000
men in the field along the Norfolk &
Western road, in the south end of the
state, have quit, and unconfirmed advices
state that a large proportion of the
7,000 men in the great Kanawha region
are idle tonight. Debs, Mahon, Ken
and other leaders feel greatly encouraged.
Debs Was Enjolnod.
Fairmont, W. Va., July 28. Today
the Mononagh Coal Company (Senator
Camden '8 plant), and the West Fair
mont Coal Company (ex-Governor
Fleming's plant), got out an injunction
before the oirouit court, restraining
Engone V. Debs et al. from interfering
with their men.
Hones In Demand for Alaska.
Tacoma, Wash., July 28. TheClon.
dyke fever is steadily growing. The
steamship offices are crowded this
morning, passage being engaged on
steamers sailing next week. The priofl
of horses has advanced in this vicinity.
owing to the animals being in demand
to tak to Alaska for the transpor
tation of freight over the mountains.
OIL INSTEAD OF COAL.
Took Striken' riacen.
Soottdale, Pa., July 28. The crisis
in the Scottdale iron and steel strike
was readied when a batoh of now men
arrived today. The strikers' commit
tee labored with them, but were unsuc-
iessful. They reported the result of
their interviow to the idle men, and
the excitement became intense. Armed
deputies are on guard about the mill
property.
BURNED TO DEATH.
The tariff bill makes a new conces
sion to American vessel in the foreign
trade or trade between the Atlantic and
Pacific, by exempting from interna-1
tional reventi taxes distilled and fvr-j
mm ted liquors, tobacoo and cigars used
M supplies on such vessels. j
A Dlilreeelng Accident Near Mnryavllle,
California,.
Marysvillo, Cal., July 28. Mrs. Jo
seph Frye was burned to death in her
residence about 13 miles west of this
oity yesterday. She and her husband
and baby bad been out visiting that
evening, and on returning home Mr.
Frye went to bed, leaving her sitting
in another room reading. He was
awaxened ahout midnight by cries, 'and
found the house on fire. Rushing into
the other room, he found his wile lying
on the bed, enteloped in flames. He
endeavored to get her out, hut she w as
dead More begot to the room, and,
catching up the baby, which was in the
crudle, he barely mini' his escape be
fore the house collapsed. Mr. Frye
was considerably burned about the
hands and face. The baby was unin
jured. Veil Dead In a Fit.
Guthrie, O. T., July 28. Durinc a
sun dance of Ponca Indians Saturday
night White Feather, a noted Iowa
Indian from Nebraska, fell dead in a
nt. He was on a visit with 60 of his
people. There were fully 1,500 In
dians in the dance.
tlan of an Indiana Man for Rubitltutlii
It Tor Fuel ou Wanhlpa.
Anderson, Ind., Julv 28. Judge W
A. Chipman has gone to Washington tc
Die patent applications and interest
proper government officials in inven
tions of Frank M. Reed, of this city,
which have been oompleted, tested
practically and found to be capable ol
revolutionizing the handling of war
vessels at sea.
The inventions carry out to perfec
tion the Idea originated by Russia in
using oil instead of coal as a fuel for
war vessels. Reed's invention covers
a system of oil burning which would
make it possible for a vessel like the
Indiana to carry enough fuel to last a
trip around the world.
The system is gas generation from
oil The gun is generated bv an atom
izing plant, is smokeless and is capable
of a tenth more heat than the Russians
get, or 33 per cent more heat than the
government is now getting from coal,
miming it possilbe to work up to ereut-
er speed. Where 80 stokers are now
necessary on a great war vessel, one
man could handle all the valves.
Another of the inventions covers a
storage tank that is absolutely bullet
and sliellproof. The oost of the equip
ment is very small, and would be paid
for in a month or so in the saving of
fuel
A Kott'en Trent le fanned It.
Columbus, O., July 28. A Marietta
(O.) special to the Dispatch says the
cause of the trestle on the Zanesville
Ohio railway giving way lust night
was rotten timbers. A reporter secured
a piece of wood which he said was de
fective. The names of the injured pas
sengers are being collected.
Washington, July 28. The controller
of the currency has issued a call on the
national banks for a report of their
condition at the close of business Fri
day, July 23.
Made One Aicent Too Many.
Paris, July 28. A special from Ore.
noble says the body of young Sorrel,
the daring Alpine climber, whose ven
turesome feats have attracted attention
this summer, and who started on the
18th to make the ascent of Mount Tail
efer, has been found ut the bottom of a
deep crevasse with his neck broken.
No Hope for Mrs. Maybrick.
Washington, July 28. The British
government has again declined to in
terfere in the execution of the sentence
of Mrs. Florence Maybrick on the
ground that there is no reason for a
change of judgnierit in the matter. The
last effort to secure at least ameliora
tion in the conditions of her confine
ment was made by Ambassa.lor Hay,
who had some correspondence on "the
subject with the foreign office, which
he has transmitted to the state depart
ment. The Kermuda to lie Helaed.
New York, July 28. The Norwegian
fruit steamer Leen, which arrived to
day from Port Antonio, Jamaica,
brings additional advices that pro
ceedings have been taken by the court
of admiralty at Kingston against thf
owners of the British steamer Ber
muda, prominent in Cuban filibuster
ing expeditions, to have her forfeited
to the crown. This step has been taken
for a breach oj the merchants' shipping
act, caused through an alleged defect
in the steamer's registration.
The President's IWesange Recommending
the Appolutiueut.
Washington, July 27. The presi
dent's message, recommending the ap
pointment of a currency commission,
is as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
in my message convening oongress
in extraordinary session, I called atten
tion to a single Btibject that of provid
ing revenue adequate to meet the rea
sonable and proper expenses of the
government. It seemed to be the most
pressing subject, for settlement then.
A bill to provide necessary revenues for
the government has already passed the
house of representatives and the senate
awaits executive action. Another
question of importance was that of the
establishment of our currency and
banking system on a better bag's, which
I commented upon in my inaugural
address in the following words:
Our financial system needs revis
ion; onr money is all good, but its
value must not be further threatened.
It should all be puti upon an enduring
basis, not subject to easy attack. The
forms of our paper money offer, in my
judgment, a constant embarrassment to
the government, and imperil a safe
balance in the treasury.' Nothing was
settled more clearly at the late national
election, than the determination upon
the part of the people to keep their
currency stable in value and equal to
the most advanced nations of the world.
mi i
ine soundness oi our currency is no.
wnere questioned, no loss can occur
to its holders. The system should be
simplified and strengthened, keeping
our money just as good as it is now
with less expense to the government
and; the people.
me sentiment or the country is
strongly in favor of early action by con
gress in mis direction to revise our
currency laws and remove them from
partisan contention. A notable assem
bly of business men, with delegates
from 29 states and territories, was held
at Indianapolis in January of this year.
The financial situation commanded
their earnest attention, and after a two
days' discussion, the convention recom
mended to congress the appointment of
a monetary commission. I commend
this report to the consideration of con
gress. ,
"The authors of the report recom
mend a commission to make a thorough
investigation of the monetary affairs
and needs of this country, in all rela
tions and aspects, and to make proper
suggestions for any evils found to exist,
and the remedies therefor. This sub
ject should have been called to the
attention of congress at the special ses
sion. It ought not to be postponed till
the regular session. I therefore urge
and recommend that a special commis
sion he created, non-partisan in its
character, to be composed of well-informed
citizens of different parties, who
will command the confidence of con
gress because of their special fitness for
the work, whose duty it shall bo to
make recommendations of whatever
changes in onr, present bunking and
currency laws may be found necessary
and expedient, and to report their con
clusions on or before the first day of
November next, in order that the same
may be transmitted by me to congress
for its consideration at its first regular
session.
"It is to be hoped that the report
will be so comprehensive and sound as
to receive the support of all parties and
the favorable action of congress. At
ail events, such a report cannot fail to
lie of value to the executive branch of
the government, as well as to those
charged with public legislation, and
greatly assist in the establishment of
an improved system of finance.
"WILLIAM M'KLNLEY.
"Executive Mansion
"July J7 1897
A Review of Ihe I.eglnlutlou That Was
Attended To.
- The extraordinary session of congress
which has just closed Was called by
i-resKient jicKinioytwo days after he
took the oath of office on the steps of
the cupitol. It met in pursuance to
his proclamation, at noon, March 15.
The special message transmitted by
him to both houses on the opening day
was brief. It explained the deficiency
in tho revenues, reviewed the bond
issues of the lust administration and
urged congress promptly to correct the
then existing" conditions by passing a
tariff bill that would supply ample
revenue, support the government, and
the liquidation of the public debt.
No other subject of legislation was
mentioned in the message, and the
tariff has been the all-absorbing feature
of the session. The Republican mem
bers of the ways and means committee
of the preceding house had been at
work throughout the short session,
which ended March 4, giving hearings
and preparing the bill which was to be
submitted to the extra session. Three
days after the session opened the tariff
bill was reported to the honse bv the
ways and means committee and 13
days later, Maroh 81, it passed the
house. It went to the senate, was re
ferred to the committee on finance, and
the Republican members of that com
mittee spent a month and three days
in its consideration and in preparing
the amendments which were submitted
to the senate May 7, and exactly two
months later, July 7, it passed the
senate with 872 amendments.
The bill then went to conference.
where after a 10 days' struKtrle. on
July 17, a complete agreement was
reached by which the senate receded
from 18 amendments and the house
from 511. The other 243 were com
promised. The conference report was
adopted by the house on July 19, at the
conclusion of 12 hours' continuous de
bate. The report was taken up in the
senate July 20, and adopted July 24,
The tariff bill was feigned by the presi
oont tne same day.
tongress cliu not devote its session
entirely to the tariff, although it did
subordinate everything else to this one
measure. The four appropriation bills
which failed on March 4 last, would, in
themselves, have compelled President
MoKinley to call congress in extra ses
sion, even if the necessity for a revision
of the tariff had not existed. These
appropi ration bills were the sundry
civil, the agricultural, the Indian, and
the general deficiency. Those bills
were Introduced and passed by the
house in the initial form in which thev
existed at the time they failed of enaot
ment into law at the preceding congress.
out tney were amended in some
mportant particulars by the senate,
and when they finally became laws.
contained more or less new legislation
of interest and importance. The gen
erai aenciency Dili carried a provision
accepting the invitation to take part in
tne rans exposition in luuu, ana ap
propriated f25,000 to defray prelim
inary expenses, and appropriated $150,
000 for a new immigrant station at New
York to replace the one destroyed by
nre.
By far the most important piece of
new legislation in the bill, however,
was that limiting the cost of armor plate
lor three new battle-ships to $300 a ton,
and in case of the secretary of the navy
finding it impossible to make contracts
for armor within the price fixed, he
was authorized by this provision to
take Bteps to establish a government
'"mor-plate factory of sufficient capac
ity to make the armor. In executing
t.iie authority, he must prepare a de
scription and plans and specifications
of the land, buildings and machinery
suitable for the facte ryj advertise for
proposals and report to congress at its
next session.
In the Indian bill, after a severe
struggle in both houses, the question of
sectarian schools was settled by the fol
lowing declaration of the policy of the
government:
"That the secretary of the interior
may make contracts with sectarian
schools, apportioning as near as may be,
the amounts contracted for among
schools of various denominations for
the education of Indian pupils during
the fiscal year 1898, but shall only
make such contracts at such places as
non-sectarian schools cannot be pro
vided for such Indian children, and to
an amount not exceeding 40 per cent
of the amount so used for the fiscal year
1895."
The question of opening to entry the
gilsonite deposits in the Uncompahgre
reservation was also compromised by
opening such agricultural land as have
not been allotted to the Uncompahgre
Indians on April 1, 1898, to entry, but
reserivng to the United States title to
all lands containing gilsonite, asphalt
or like substances.
In the sundry civil bill the most inv
portant new provision was that sus
pending the order of President Cleve
land, setting aside about 21,000 acres
as lorest reservations. The law also
includes a general scheme of legisla
tion for the government and protection
for the forest reservations of the country.
The Republican leaders of the house
decided at the opening of the session
to pursue a policy of inaction in order
to throw the responsibility for delay
ing the tariff bill upon the senate, and
therefore the committees were not an
nounced until the close of the session,
and only urgent matters were consid
ered. Fifty thousand dollars were ap
propriated for the relief of American
citizens in Cuba at the solicitation of
the president; 1200,000 was appropri
ated for the relief of the Mississippi
flood sufferers.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the secretary of the navy to transport
supplies contributed for the .relief of
the starving in India, and $50,000 was
appropriated for the entertainment and
expense of the delegates to the uni
versal postal cong'esa.
The Hawaiian treaty of annexation
negotiated by President McKinley waa
still unacted upon when congress ad
journed. In open session, after much debate, v
the senate passed the Cuban belliger
ency resolution, n bunkmntov hill, in
cluding both voluntury and involun
tary features, the "free homes" bill.
But none of these important questions
received consideration in the house.
The following minor and joint reso
lutions became laws, managing to es-
cape objection from any member:
Authorizing the secretary of war to
receive for instruction at the military
academy at West Point Carlos Gutier
rez, of Salvador.
To amend an act entitled, "An act .
to provide for the entry of land in '
Greer county, Oklahoma, to give pref
erence rights to settlers and for other
purposes," approved January 18, 1897.
Appropriating $10,000 not expended
for the relief of the Mississippi river
flood sufferers, for the flood sufferers at
El Paso, Texas.
Authorizing foreign exhibitors at the
trans-Mississippi and international ex
position to be held in Omaha during
1898, to bring to the United States
foreign laborers from their countries
respectively, for the purpose of prepar
ing for and making exhibits.
To provide for the immediate repair
of dry dock No. 8,,at the New York
navj yaru.
Making appropriations for the im
provement of the Mississippi river.
To supply deficiencies in appropria
tions for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1897.
Three bills authorizing the construc
tion of bridges across the Pearl river,
in Mississippi, the St. Louis river, be
tween Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
across the Clioh river in Tennessee.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
the
The
ac-
The Names of the Men Given the Hott
Important Places.
speaker Reed has announced
following house committees.
committees on ways and means,
count and mileage were announced at
the beginning of the session. The
following are the chairmen and the far
Western congressmen given places on
the more important committees, the
names of the chairmen being given
first:
Foreign affairs Robert Hitt, of Il
linois; Francis Newlands, Nevada.
Appropriations Joseph G. Cannon,
Illinois. ,
Judioiary David B. Anderson,
Iowa.
Banking and -onrrency Joseph H.
Wallaeok, Massachusetts; F. G. New
lands, Nevada.
Coinage, . weights and measures
Charles Stanoe, Pennsylvania.
Interstate and foreign commerce
W. P. Hepburn, Iowa; A. J. Barham,
California.
Rivers and harbors W. B. Hooker, '
New York.
Agriculture J. S. Wadsworth, New
York; T. H. Tongue, Oregon.
Miltary affairs J. A. Hull. Iowa;
Marcus Smith, Arizona.
Naval affairs C. A. Boutelle.
Maine; S. G. Hilborn, California.
Postofflces and postroads Engene
J. Loud, California; II. B. Ferenson.
New Mexico.
Public lands J. F. Lacey. Iowa:
W. R. Ellis, Oregon; J. II. Lewis,
Washington; Marion Devries, Califor
nia; Marcus A. Smith, Arizona.
Indian affairs J. A. Sherman, New
York; M. A. Smith, Arizona.
Territories W. 8. Knox, Massa
chusetts; M. A. Smith, Arizona.
Publio buildings and grounds D.
S. Mercer, Nebraska; Hilborn, Culi
forn ia.
Pacific railroads Powers, Vermont.
Invalid pensions Ray, New York;
Castle, California.
Immigration and naturalization
Lorenzo Sumdofred, Ohio.
Labor J. J. Gardner, New Jersey.
Militia B. F. Marsh, Illinois.
Minor committee chairmen Elec
tions No. 1, R. Taylor, Ohio; No. 2,
Henry' Johnson, Indiana; No. 8.
James A. Walker, Virginia.
Levee and improvement of Missis
sippi river Riohard Bartjoldt, Mis
souri.
Eduoation G. A. Grow, Pennsyl
vania.
Merchant marine and fisheries B.
E. Payne, New York.
Railways and cana's Charles A.
Chickeaing, New York.
Manufacutres George W. Garish.
Indiana.
Mines and mining Charles II.
Grosvenor, Ohio. '
Patents J. N. Dicks, Pennsylvania.
Pensions H. C. Ludenslager, New
Jersey.
Claims C. N. Brumm, Pennsyl
vania. War claims T. M. Maher, Pennsyl
vania. Private land claims G. W. Smith,
Illinois.
District of Columbia J. W. BaU
cock, Wisconsin.
A Probably Fatal Quarrel.
Bloomfield, 111.', July 27. At Dres
den, a little town ten miles east of
here, two brothers, Butler and Morton
Records, became engaged in a quarrel,
and Morton attacked Butler with a
chair and was about to strike when
Butler drew a revolver and shot him
through the left lung. Butler surren
dered himself to the authorities. Mor
ton will die.
Fire Caused a Panic
Paducah, Ky., July 27. Durinz a
performance of the "Streets of New
York" at the summer Casino theater
last night, which was attended by
about 600 people, fire broke out among
the scenery, owing to lamp exploding
upon the stage. A panic ensued, and
men, women and children fought fran
tically for egress. Fortunately no fatal
ities resulted, but a large number were
burned and seriously injured by being"
trampled upon.