t: voiT xxxiv. "v' no. 20.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.' (
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old World In a
- Condensed and Comprehensive Form
. ,; The cargo of the ship Falls of the
Dee, lying at San Francisco, was
ruined by fire in the lipid.
. The steamer Hope, after coaling at
CampbletOD, C. ,B., sailed for the Arc
tic regions with Lieutenant Peary and
party on board.
The senate failed to confirm the
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 Francisco. He left a note
asking that the gas he consumed be
- l
Thomas Renberge, a welldigger, and
William Butler, a veterinarian, . well
known in Wabash, Ind., were drowned
in the Mississippi river near there
while fishing.
Captain J. T. C. Nash has bonded
the Golden Standard quartz mine,
owned bv the Kublis and Judge Wat
son, near Gold Hill in Jackson county,
Or. "The price is $125,000. ''
The fund for the Omaha World's
fair now amounts to $100, 19d. 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
from Zanesville to Marietta, O., the
trestle work over a bottom land three
and a half miles from Marietta, gave
mraoinifafAil tr. a. nr,rnfihl helow. The
coaches were filled with people, but no
one was killed. About 15 persons were
Ihfidlv iniured. and all were more or
jess bruised- -
That Japan will continue to oppose
LI1R IiaWdliaU ohiivauhwii j.ut "
shown bv the latest news from the Jap
anese government, under date of July
10. which is now made public for the
first time. While couched in polite
and diplomatic language, the protest is
Hiifficientlv firm in tone to show that
Japan will continue to wage a diplo
matic war. and possibly go further to
. -.nrevent the consummation of the an-
mexation policy.
Recent advices from Peru, which
have been confirmed by C. de Miranda,
a netroleum magnate now in San
Francisco, state that the wonderfully
ricn PtriKes reporieu iroui ma yjiuu
. . . ij n.
dvke rarion have been totally eclipsed
-fcy fabulous discoveries of gold in that
- soutn American repuunc. u an u
terview 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 Pern, have at last
.been discovered.
The schooner Norma arrived at Hon-
rilnkii from the South seas on the 15th.
"White the vessel was cruising on the
lonirvwvaze Captain Rosehill secured
snfficierk evidence to warrant the be
lief that England has been taking tor-
mal Dossteion of a number of small.
frtile islamls in that portion of the
globe, without slopping to inquire who
. the owners mig.M we. xncio aio uuuj
Woon islands tfcat are very fertile
hnt. nnln habited. These aie now be-
ing brought under cultivation
for En
ghsh companies, wno aro
cocoanut groves and other
fruits for the export trade
plant in;
tropical
Miss Jean Ingelow, the distinguished
nwtmii and novelist, died in Jjoiuion.
She was in her 77th year.
The formation of a gafetnakers' com
bine, which will include almost every
manufacturer in tfcis country, is now
under cpnsideration in New York
" The new light draught gunboat An
nanolis has been placed iii commission
at the. navy yard in Brooklyn. The
.ceremonies were witnessed by a large
:number of spectators and many naval
lofflcers.
lth eate of his home in Omaha, Neb.
aind severely beaten about the head and
jrobbed of a valuable diamond stud and
mnahierable sum of money. John
Echenck. Creighton's brother-in-law
vhfl answered his cries for help, was
elan robbed of a valuable diamond
Creighton's injuries are very severe.
Senator Pritchard announces that the
civil servioa investigations by the son
ate committee on civil service reform
will be discontinued until fall. This
.committee will visit Omaha in October
:and take testimony in the case of some
alleeed violations of the civil service
law there and upon their return may
iresume their hearings in Washington
Yellow Hair and Sam Crow, the two
Cheyenne Indians who were arrested as
accessories with Eugene Standing Elk
ifor the murder of John Hoover, over
whose death the late trouble on the
Tfnsphnd rervation occurred, broke
; Jail at Miles City, Mont., by digging
through an 18-invh wall. A posse is
out scouring the coantry for them, but
with little hope of catching them.
Edhem Paba, commander-in-chiel
of the Turkish forces in Thessaly. was
the recipient of an infernal machine,
- which exploded while it was being
opened, severely 'jjnrding Edhem
Pasha in the arm.
The tariff bill makes a nw conces
sion to American vessels in the foreign
trade-or irade between the Atlantic and
Pacific, by exempting from interna
tional revenue taxes distilled and fer
mented liquors, tobacco and cigars used
as supplies on each vessels.
Forest fires have been raging for two
days in the mountains east of Oroville,
' Cal. Four or five houses and barns
: have been burned- A big fire started
near Whitewash Trees and ran six or
seven miles south to Palmero. Fifty
. men were engaged in fighting it. An
other fire broke out near Robinson's
mill, and burned over distance eight
by twelve miles. Two hundred men
were fighting it for two nights and
days. It is believed that these fires are
incendiary. . -
It is said in Athena that Italy has
' proposed coercive - measures against
Turkey.
FREIGHT" ATS pYEA INLE
Tons of Supplies Await Transportation
to the Clondyke. f
Port Townsend, Wash., July 28.
The steamer City of Topeka arrived last
night from Alaska. She brings news
that the Clondyke fever is on thej in
crease at Junean. . Nearly every able-
bodied man there has gone or is prepar
ing to go to the rich fields. T
Authentic reports' direct "from Dyea
are that there is now as much freight
piled. up at the head of the inlet as the
Indians can pack over the divine in. the
next 18 months. This amount ot
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
sibility" of hundreds of the rushers
reselling the mining region this year.
Frank F. Myers, the Juneau pioneer
newspaper man, win leave mere in
two weeks for Dawson City, by a dif
ferent route than by Dyea and over the
divide.' He will go by the route fol-.
lowed --tjiy " LiientenaMt Sebwatka, -who
conducted an exploring party into the
Yukon valley in 1889. This route
starts form Takii inlet, 30 miles south
of Juneau, From Taku to Lake Teshn
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 Hootingna
river. With the aid of pack horses the
Taku route is by far the more prefer
able. It is probable that a stage line
will soon be operated on this route.
Parties who have been over both routes
say the walk of 130 miles over level
country is more easily accomplished
than that of 15 miles overChilcat sum-,
mit.
Taku Inlet Railway Scheme. ,
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 city, have
gone to Seattle. There they will be
joined by a party and wilf go to Ju
neau, Alaska, where they will survey
a pass from Taku inlet on the Alaska
coast to Teslin lake," which-a! syndi
cate here proposes to use as a railorad
route for transporting miners and sup
plies into the Yukon territory.
Horses in Demand for Alaska.
Tacoma, Wash.,' July 28. The Clon
dyke fever is steadily growing. The
steamship offices are crowded thia
morning, passage being , engaged on
steamers sailing next week. .The price
of horse's has advanced In this vicinity,
owing to the animals tieing in demand
to taki to Alaska for the transpor
tation of freight over the mountains.
OIL INSTEAD OF COAL.
-Ian of an Indiana Man for Substituting
...It for Fuel on Warships..
Anderson, Ind., July 28. Judge W.
A. Chipman baB gone to Washington to
file, patent ..applications and interest
proper government officials in inven
tions of Frank M. Reed; of this city,
which have, been completed, tested
practically and , found to be capable of
revolutionizing the handling of war
vessels at sea. i ' J, i- '--if.
The inventions cany 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 enougn iuei to last a
trip around the world. ' : ..
The system is gas generation from
oil. The gas is generated by an atom
izing plant, is smokeless and is capable
of a tenth more heat than the Russians
get, or 83 per cent more heat than the
government is now getting from coal,
making it possilbe to work up to great
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 shellproof. The" cost of the equip
ment is very small, and would be paid
for in a month or so in the saving of
fuel. ,
A Rotten Trestle Caused 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 last night
was rotten timbers. A reporter secured
a piece of wood which he said was de
fective. The names of the injured pas
sengerB are being collected.
Made One Ascent Too Many.
Paris, July 28. A special from Gre
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 at the bottom of a
deep crevasse with his neck broken.
No Hope for Mrs. Maybrlck,
Washington. July 28. The British
government has again declined to in
terfere in the execution of the sentence
of Mrs. Florence Maybrlck on the
ground that there is no reason for a
change of judgment in the matter. The
last effort to secure, at least ameliora
tion in the conditions of her confine'
ment was made by Ambassador Hay,
who had some correspondence on the
subject with the foreign office, which
he has transmitted to the state depart
ment. " . .
The. Bermuda to Be Seized..
New York, July 28. The Norwegian
fruit steamea Leen, which arrived to
day from --Port Antonio, Jamaioa,
brings additional advices that pro
ceedings have been taken by the court
of admiralty at Kingston against the
owners of the British Bteamer Ber
muda, prominent in Cuban filibuster
ing expeditions, to have her forfeited
io the crown. This step has been. taken
for a breach of the merchants' shipping
t. caused through an alleged defect
in the steamer's registration, , ;
Sow for a Carrancy Bltf.
Indianapolis, Ind,, July 88-Hugfc S,
Hanna, chairman of theexeentire eopt
mittee. created by the monetary eon
vention held in this city last January,
announces that he will Call the. com
mittee together within a week, and it
will at pnee take up the matter of ap
pointing a commission to frame a cur
rency bill Cor presentation to congress
ajt the begjnnjng of the regular session.
About 2.000 species of insects, on an
average, have been discovered during
each year ot the present centnry.
BOTH. ARE ; WAITING....-.
Ho Apparent' Chwifs In the Strike Situ
atio at Fittsbura;.
Pittsburg, - July 28. The situation
in this district isi unchanged. Both
sides are 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 discusesd. While a large
number are not in favor of the old uni
formity plan, all are anxious to hear
what , new phases the .peace 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-expocted to
last twoVahd'pei'haP9 Three "days. "
A crisis is pending. This is conceded
on all sides. The arbitration commis
sioners, on one side, feel hopeful that
thev will bring about an initiative for
settlement at the meeting. ine
miners' officials, on me otner nana.
claim to have adopted measures that
will make a complete tie-up.
It has developed that many oi the
West Virginia miners are waiting for
word from the Pittsburg district, espe
cially from the New York & Cleveland
mines. They want to hear oi tne
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 enective
in that it will shut off the supply of
coal.
Arrangements have been made for
Eueene V. Debs and other prominent
officails to. come to this city and hold a
meeting for the benefit of the JNew
York & Cleveland miners Thursday
morning. Among others expected to be
present are Samuel Gompers, 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 J2.000 miners to the meeting.
Debs at Wheeling-.
Wheeling, W. Va., July 28. Eugene
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 sauare for the meeting failed,
and the meeting took place a square
away.
In speaking of the situation m 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 fact 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 62
Western road, in the south end of the
state.have quit.and unconfirmed advices
state that a large proportion of the
7,000 mn in the great Kanawha region
are idle tonight. Debs, Mahon, Rea
and other leaders feel greatly encour
aged.
Deb Was Enjolnod.
Fairmont, W. Va., July 28. Today
the Mononagh Coal Company (Senator
Camden's plant), and the West J) air
mont Coal Company . (ex-Uoverno?
Fleming's plant), got out an injunction
before the circuit court, . restraining
Eugene V. Debs et aL from interfering
with their men.
Took Strikers' Places..
Scottdale, Pa., July 28. The crisis
in the Scottdale iron and steel strike
was reached when a batch- of new men
arrived today. The strikers' commit
tee labored with them, but were unsuc
cessful. They reported the result of
their interview to the idle men, and
the excitement became intense. Armed
deputies are on guard about the mil.
property. .
BURNED TO DEATH.
A Distressing; Accident Near Mary svl lie,
T ... . California. '
Marysville, Cal., July 28. Mrs. Jo
seph Frye was burned to death in her
residence about 12 miles west of this
citv yesterday. She' and her husband
and babv had been out visiting that
evening, and on returning -home Mr.
Frye went, to bed, leaving her sitting
in another room reading. tie was
awakened about midnight by pries, and
found the house on fire. Rushing into
the other room, he found his wile lying
on the bed. enveloped in. flames. He
endeavored to get her out, but she was
dead before he got to ' the room, and.
catching up the baby, which was in the
cradle, be barely made bis escape be
fore the house collapsed. Mr Frye
was considerably burned about the
hands and face. . The baby was unin
jured.- -. - " '
Fell Dead In a Flt. V "
Guthrie.- O. T., July 28.- During
sun dance of Ponca Indians Saturdav
night White Feather, a noted . Iowa
Indian 'from Nebraska, fell dead in
fit.- He was on a visit with 50 of hit
people... There were fully 1,500 In
dians in the dance.
Washington, July 28. The controllei
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. .v ' !
' - , Killed by a Live Wire.
New- York, July 28. William Kars
tens, 28 years old, a teamster, was
electrocuted on a telephone wire in
front of Kaphold's hotel, in Commerce
street, Newark, tonight. While climb
ing the frolff for amnsementehe touched
a live electrjcrjight wire, a flame shot
forth, and the . man . drppped from the
pole dead. . t I '!
Several French and German dentists
have lately made investigations which
convinoed them that hollow teeth are
favorite breeding places for tuberculo
ail an4 miorbe
DINGtEY BfLt IS NOW A LAW
Senate's Final ' Vote Stood
; Forty to Thirty.
IT . WAS SIGNED IMMEDIATELY
Allen and His Colleagues Protested to
' the Last The President's Message
for a Currency Commission. ' ,
WashingtonJuly 27. The Dinglev
tariff bill is now the law of the land.
The last step necessary was taken at the
White House when the president affixed
his signature at 4:30 today. ,
The tariff bill passed its legislative
stage at 3 P. M. today, when the senate,
by the decisive vote of 40 to 30, agreed
to the conference report on the-billi;
The announcement w'as gTeetef Tvi0
enthusiastic applause by 'the crowded
chamber. This closed the great l&bor
for which the 55th congress assembled
in extraordinary session, and after
stubborn resistance, at times threaten
ing a deadlock, the senate concurred
with the house in, 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 (McEnery), one silver Repub
lican (Jones of Nevada), and one Popu
list(Stewart.) The negative vote was oast by 28
Democrats and two Populists (Harris
and Turner), Teller, silver Republican,
and two Populists (Allen and Butler)
did not vote. One Populist (Kyle) and
one silver Republican (Pettigrew) were
absent without pairs, whioh was equiv
alent to witholding their votes.
A CURRENCY COMMISSION.
fhe President's Message Recommending
the Appointment.
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 congress
in extraordinary session, I called atten
tion to a single subject 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 lor
the government has already passed the
honse 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 bas's, which
commented .Apott. ,in.mx Inaugural
address in the following words:
'Our financial system needs revis
ion; our money is all" good, but its
value must not be further threatened.
It should all be put 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 sale
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 ana equal to
the most advanced nations of the world.
The soundness of our ourrency is no
where 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. '
The sentiment of the country is
strongly .in favor of early action by con
gress in this 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 reoom
mended to congress the appointment 01
a monetary commission. I commend
this report to the consideration of con
gress. ; ". .. j - "
"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 therelor. itiis suo-
ieot should have been called to the
attention of congress at the special ses
iion. It ought not to be postponed till
the regular session. I therefore urge
and recommend that a special commis
sion- be created, non-partisan in its
character, to be composed of well-in
formed Citizens of different parties.Who
will command the confidence of con
gress because of their special fitness for
the work, whose duty it Bhall be to
make recommendations of whatever
chancres in our present banking : and
ourrency laws may be fonnd necessary
and expedient, and to report their con
elusions 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
all events, such a report cannot fail to
be of value to the executive branch of
the ' eovernment. as well as to those
charged with public legislation,- and
greatly assist in the establishment of
an improved system of finance.
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
"Executive Mansion, .
"July 27, 1897."
An Ex-Con gressinan Dead.
' Burlington, Kan., July 27. Harrison
Kelley, aged 61, died this morning.
He represented the fourth district in
congress, and was defeated for re-elec
tion by Congrsesman Otis. He served
through the war with distinction as
cantain of com nan v B, First Kansas
aavairy. ,
Hagro Murderer Shot.
Coffevyille. Miss,, July 87. Jim
Sellers, a negro murderer, was taken
from the jail at Pittsboro,- Calhoun
county, last night, and shot to death
by mob-
I ',. .THE .
SESSION'S WORK.
A Review of the Legislation
That Was
'.. I , A t-.iiH -ri To.
extraordinary session of congress
which has just closed was called by
President McKinley two days after he
took, the oath of office on the steps of
the ; capitol. It met in ' pursuance to
his proclamation, at noon, March 15.
The special . message transmitted ' by
hint to both houses on the opening day
was brief. It explained the deficiency
in he revenues, reviewed: the bond
issues of the last 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 - ia 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 bearings
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 house by the
ways tend means committee and 13
days later, March 31, it passed the
house. It went to the senate, was re
ferred1 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' struggle, 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 coin-
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 signed by the presi
dent, the same day.
Congress did 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
McKinley to call congress in extra ses
sion, even if the necessity for a revision
of the tariff had not existed. These
appropiration 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 they
existed at the time they failed of enact
ment into law at the preceding congress,
but they were amended in some
important particulars by the senate,
and when they finally became laws,
contained more or less new legislation
of interest and importance. The gen
eral deficiency bill carried a provision
accepting the invitation to take part in
the Paris exposition in 1900, and appropriated-
$5,0O to defray prelim
inary expenses, and appropriated $150,-
000 for a new immigrant station at New
York- to replace the one destroyed by
fire. - .
By far the most important piece of
new legislation in the bill, however,
was that limiting the cost of armor plate
for three new battle-ships to 1 300 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 Dy tms provision to
take steps to establish a government
armor-plate factory of sufficient capac
ity to make the armor. In executing
tins authority, he must prepare a de
scription and plans and specifications
of the land, buildings and machinery
suitable for the factory; 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: : V.-'-
: "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 s used for the fiscal year
1895."
The question of opening to entry the
gilsonite deposits in the Dncompahgre
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 im
portant new provision was that sus
pending the order of President Cleve
land, setting aside about 21,000 acres
as forest reservations. . The law also
includes a general scheme of legisla
tion for the government and protection
for the forest reservations of the coun
try. The Republican leaders of the house
decided at the opening of the -session
to pursue a policy of inaotion 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; $200,000 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
xpenses of the delegates to the uni
versal postal congress.
The only pieces of general legisla
tion enacted by this congress, except
the tariff bill, are the laws to prevent
collisions at sea, and to place in force
regulations to prevent collisions in
certain harbors, rivers and inland
waters of the United. States, and the
bill authorizing . the president to sus
pend discriminating duties on foreign
Teasels and commerce. The senate
pot being confined as to the scope of its
legislation dwelt upon a number oi im
portant subjects, both in and out of
executive session. One of these which
attracted world-wide attention, was the
British arbitration treaty: rejeoted.
.- .The Hawaiian treaty of annexation
negotiated by President McKinley was
still unacted upon when congress ad
journed. "- ;;;
In open session, after much debate,
the senate passed the Cuban . belliger
ency resolution, a bankruptcy bill, in
cluding both voluntary 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
navy yard.
Making appropriations for the im
provement of the Mississippi river.
To supply deficiencies in appropria
tions for the fiscal year ending June
30, 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 Clich river in Tennessee.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The Names of the Men Given the Most
Important Places.
Speaker Reed has announced . the
following house committees. The
committees on ways and means, ac
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.
Judiciary David B. Anderson,
Iowa.
Banking and currency Joseph H.
Wallaeck, Massachusetts; F. G. New-
lands, Nevada. " . : " '
Coinage, weights and measures
Charles Stance, 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.
-Miliary agairo J, Hull, Jowa
Marcus Smith, Arizona.
Naval affairs C. A. Boutelle,
Maine; S. G. Hilborn, California.
Postoffices and postroads Eugene
J. Loud, California; H. B. Ferguson,
New Mexico, t "
Public lands-J. F. Lacey, Iowa;
W. R. Ellis, Oregon; J. H. Lewis,
Washington; Marion Devries, Califor
nia; Marcus A. omitn, Arizona.
Indian affairs J. A. Sherman, New
York; M. A. Smith, Arizona.
Territories W. S. Knox, Massa
chusetts; M. A. Smith, Arizona,
Public buildings and grounds D.
S. Mercer, Nebraska; Hilborn, Cali
fornia. Pacific railroads Powers, Vermont.
Invalid pensions Ray, New York;
Castle, California. .
Immigration and naturalization
Lorenzo Samdofred, 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. 3,
James A. Walker, Virginia.
Levee and improvement of Missis
sippi river Richard Bartjoldt, Mis
souri. ' ' ' '
Education G. A. Grow, Pennsyl
vania. Merchant marine and fisheries S.
E. Payne, New York.
Railways and canals Charles A.
Chickering, New York. "-
Manufacutres George W. Garish,
Indiana.
Mines and mining Charles H.
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. Bab
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. Daring 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 a lamp exploding
upon the stage. A panio 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.
Forty Knot Boats. -'
New York, July 27. Three 40-knot
torpedo-boats are to be built in this
country for a South American govern
ment. The .order has been placed with
the Ordnance Company, of Bridgeport
Conn. The destination of the craft is
said to be Argentina. The task of ob
taining a 40-knot speed is reckoned a
herculean ene. If obtained it will be
the highest for any water craft in the
world. - - ' ' -
United States agents begin this sum.
mer to brand female seals. . This spoils
the pelt and will stop pelagio sealing.
BEET SUGAR BOUNTY
MASTER OF NATIONAL GRANGE
DEFINES HIS VIEWS.
bemocratie Hostility to the Proposition
Knconrageinent Shonld Be Given
Snoh Enterprises Our Import of
Sugar Entirely Unnecessary.
C. F. Parsons, Special Correspondent.
Washington, D. a The fact that
the Republicans were compelled by
Democratic threats of filibustering to
withdraw their proposed bounty of a
quarter of a cent a pound on all beet
sugar produced in the United States
during the next five years is greatly re
gretted by those who have studied the
possibilities of beet sugar production in
the United States, and especially by i
officials of the department of agricul
ture, who have been examining care
fully into this question and are con
vinced of the entire practicability of
the . production of beet sugar in large
quantities "ii . proper . encouragement j
could be given the enterprise.
" "What -I do not understand," said
Assistant Secretary Brigham, of the de
partment of agriculture, whose position
ss master ef the National Grange, has
led him to especially look into this
subject, "is how these men on the
Democratic side, who profess such
friendship for the farmers and anxiety
to do anything possible for their bene
fit, now, when there is an opportunity
to Tender them substantial assistance,
deliberately turn them down. Here is
a proposition to encourage a new in
dustry which will give employment to
thousands of men, put under .cultiva
tion large tracts of idle land or land
now growing corn or wheat, by the pay
ing of a small bounty of a quarter of a
cent a pound on American-grown beet j
. .
sugar, and yet these men in congress,
professing this great friendship for the
farmers, threatened to indefinitely de
lay the passage of the general tariff bill
rather than see this provision incorpo
rated into it. This slight assistance
from the general public would go di
rectly to the farmers in almost every
section of the country. There is a very
general interest of farmers in this
question. We have reoeived letters
here in regard to this industry from
every section of the United States, and
thousands of applicants
for trial seed
could not be supplied. In my opinion
it is somewhat doubtful, at the present
price of sugar, whether the beet sugar
industry will be an unqualified success.
It Will certainly not make the progress
it would with this small bounty pro
posed. New and uncertain enterprises,
such as this, I believe the public should
assist to get upon their feet. If there
is success, the whole people will be
benefited, and if they do not succeed,
the very slight amount will not be no
ticed by the public.
"There have been some radioal de
partures from the old free trade and
free raw material theories in the late
discussion of the tariff bill, and from
.some of the old line Democratic states
"iij the'Sonffie see" votes in fa-yor of
protection to home industries." ' Free
trade is all right in theory and as a
theory will satisfy the people, but what
the people now want is something
practical and that something is a pro
tection to American' products. ' The
people themselves are going away
from the old-time '.Democrats..1 Their
policy is too unprogressive and as long
as their doctrine comprises only free
trade and free raw material they will
no longer get the votes of the agricul
tural elasses. The farmers of the coun
try are getting their eyes well opened.
They have been getting them opened
ever since this low tariff has been in
operation. i.
"The recent discussion in the senate
on this tariff shows that political
struggles cannot be carried .on in the
future along the old lines. If this
proposed bounty on beet sugar were to
be enacted into a law and be in force
for five years, according to the provi
sions of the propositions rejected by
the Democratic senators, it is probable
that the business in that time would
produce a very large proportion of the
one hundred million dollars' worth of
sugar now annually imported. As has
been reiterated time and again by our
statesmen there is absolutely " no ex
cuse for this policy of importing agri
cultural products which can as well
raise ourselves. ' There are some agri
cultural products which we, of course
cannot produce, but we commit the
folly of sending abroad in the neigh
borhood of $200,000,000 annually for
articles which we should ourselves be
producing, thus giving employment to
our farm labor and keeping this great
sum of money in our own pockets. The
free traders again and again assert that
it is idle to talk of protection to the
farmers, as our farmers have practi
cally their entire home ' market. Bftt
the truth of the matter is that the
farmer is not exempt from competition
and that the total of agricultural im
portations into this country is fully
one-half of the entire importations. I
have some figures here," said Mr.
Brigham in conclusion, "which may
be a surprise to a good many people.
They cover the agricultural and other
importations from 1898 to 1896, inclu
sive, and show that one-half of the
value of the great number of things
imported into this country are agricul
tural products. Of these importations
of farm products fhe bulk should be
produced here in our own country. "
"For one, I do not believe it possi
ble to succeed upon a platform that de
mands the unqualified free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 .to 1 with gold.
We have fought that battle and it is
lost. We can never fight it over under
circumstances more favorable to our
selves. If we hope to succeed we must
abandon this extreme demand." Ex
Governor Horace Boies of Iowa.
The American Baptist year book re
ports 27,257 ministers, 40,658 churches
and 8,824,088 members.
The administration is still develop
ing plans in favor of a general mone
tary reform, and whether they are pre?
sented to congress at the special session
or permitted to ge ever to the regular
session, there is an official assurance
that a measure for a currency reform
which will obviate former enirenoy
troubles will be presented wd doubi'
less be made a law, it the united sup
port of the Republicans is sufficient to
carry it through th senate. ,
Goldfish have : become common In
Niagara river from those, planted bt
Forest Lawn oeweterj, V-
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing,
Hopkins it Company's Review
of Trade. ,
Legitimate laws of ' supply and de- -mand
may at times be counterbalanced
by speculation, but they cannot always
be ignored with impunity. The ad
vance in wheat values during the week
has been long overdue. Nominally it
has been caused by reported damages to
the Russian wheat crop. In reality it
is due to-depleted reserves and small
crops. A conservative statement of
supplies at home and abroad is as fol
lows: Importing countries require
100,000,000 bushels more than last .
year. The only countries with exporta
ble surplus are America and Russia.
The latter, according to latest reports,
will have less
than usual for export. .
America must therefore reap the benefit
of the increased export demand. For
tunately, we have excellent crop pros-,
pecta, promising at present the second
largest wheat crop ever produced in
this GO.untry. In this connection it
must be borne in mind that our reserves
are practically exhausted, and if . they :
are to be replenished from the coming
crop our exportable surplus will not
exceed that of last year by over 20,000,
000 bushels. Importers are waking up
to the situation, and they have been
large and persistent buyers of wheat in.
our markets during the week. The re
sulting advance, while large and rapid, ,
is more than fully warranted, and the
tendency of the market is to advance
still further. j
Exports for the week were somewhat
higher than the previous one, wheat
and flour equalling 1,978,000 bushels,
while the world's shipments were re
ported at about 4,000,000 bushels. On '
ocean passage deoreased 550,000 bush
els, and our visible supply showed an
increase of 708,000 bushels, and now;
nnln 1 a AOO AAA k...l.nla n net A 7
totals 16,032,000 bushels, against 47,-
172,000 bushels a year ago this time.: .
. There were alarming reports of dam
age to the Russians' greatest food and
cereal, the rye crop. An encouraging
feature is the exceedingly light re
ceipts of new wheat, the movement
thus far being very limited and not
amounting to more than one-third of
that of a year ago. This indicates that
there is a very heavy interior demand
for new wheat, or else that the new
croD is beintr held back in anticipation
of higher prices. Cables have advanced
daily and are very strong, bringing
buying orders for both English and
French accounts, mostly future delivery.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; Valley,
75c per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.75; graham,
$3.25; superfine, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 88 40c; choice
gray, 37 89c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $16 16.50;
brewing, $18 19 per ton.'-
Millstuffs Bran, $13.50 per ton;
middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50.
Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover,
$1011; California wheat, $10;
12; do oat, $11; .Oregon wild hay,-$9 3
10 per ton. . r S '- f
Eggs 1 4c 'per dozen." ."' "
Butter Fancy creamery, 85 40c)
fair to good, 30c; dairy, 2530c per
roll.
Cheese Oregon, lls; Young
America, 12c; California, 910c per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75
3.25 per dozen; broilers, $1.503.50;
geese, $3 4; ducks, $2. 50 3 per dozen;
turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound. '
Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks, .85
45c per sack; new potatoes, 50c per
sack; sweets, $2.25 per cental.
Onions California, new, red. $1.25;
yellow, $1.50 per cental.
Hops 10llc per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4 6c.
Wool Valley, ll13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 79c; mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 2i2c; dressed mutton,
4o; spring lambs, 5) per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light
and feeders, $2. 50 3; dressed, $3
4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3;
cows $2.25; dressed beef, 45.c per
pound.
Veal Large, 3; small, 44Jc per
pound.
Seattle Markets.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 18c; ranch, 10 12c.
Cheese Native Washington, 10
lie; California, 9c
Eggs Fresh ranch, 17 18c.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
bens,' 10 11c; spring chickens, $2
3.50; ducks, $2.603.75.
Wheat Feed wheat, $24 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $21.
Corn Whole, $20; cracked, per ton,
$20; feed meal, $20 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$19; whole, $18.50.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6o; cows, 5c; mutton sheep,
6c; pork, 6J"c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 43c; salmon,
4 5c; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders
and sole, 84; ling cod, 45; rock
cod, Go; smelt, 24c.
San Francisco Markets.
Wool Choice foothill, 9llc; San
Joaquin, -6 months' 8 10c; do year's
staple, 79o; mountain, 10 18c; Ore
gon, 10 13c per pound.
HopS 812o per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $18(321;
California bran, $14 14.50 per ton.
Hay Wheat, $11.50; wheat and oat,
$7. 50 1 1 ;oat, $ 7. 50 9. 50;river barley,
$56; best barley, $69; alfalta,
$66.50 clover, $68,
Potatoes New, in boxes, SO 75c.
Onions New red, 7080o; do new
silverskin, 76 90c per cental.
Fresh fruit Apples, 20 30c per
small box; do large box, 85 75c Royal
apricots, 1530o common cherries,
1535o; Royal Anne cherries, 2o40o
per box; currants, ($1.00 1.50 per
chest; peaches, 26 50c; pears, 20
40c; cherry plums, 203Gct per box.
Butter Fancy creamery, 18c; do
seconds, 17 18c; fancy dairy, 16
17c; good to choice, 14 15o per pound.
Cheese Fanoy mild, new, 8c; fair
to srood. 7(27UoDer nannd.
Eggs Store, 1114o; ranch, 15
,18o.; Eastern, 12 14; duck, l4o per
dozen,
CitrQs f mit Navel oranges, $1
2; seedlings, 75c$1.25; Mexican
'.limes. $5 5. 50; common lemons, $1.50
8 per box.
Pottery clays have been found in ten
AAtinlia t IKiooai-ivi Tt- ia nruFTail r ra
be. worth from $8 to $18 per too. .