THE OREGON SCOUT.
JONES A: CIIANCUV, INiblldicra.
UNION,
OREGON.
THE STORM KING IN OHIO.
Wind mid Flood itlvnllliiK Kncli Other
In Spreading Dentil and Dlnniilor.
Xenia, Mny 13. A terrible storm rased
hero from 9 until 12 o'clock last night. It
is supposed to liavo been a. waterspout. It
struck tho southeastern part ot town and
followed tho courso of tho Shawnco river,
which was swollen in a few moments ho ns
to inundato its banks and neighboring
strcots, sweeping awny or totally ruining
more thnn 100 houses. Many woro swept
down tho current with families in them.
Ono of them, thnt of Aaron Ferguson, con
tained nino persons of his own family and
threo of John Burch's, who had lied thero
for safely. A man nnmed Harbor risked
his lifo by throwinghimsclf into tho current
mid floating ngniust a house, and with n
ropo in his IkiikIh succeeded in saving tho
inmates of tho Iiouho by means of a bout.
Twcnty-throo dead bodies havo been re
covered from tho ruins of tho onco happy
homes which lire now naught but n tangled
mass of timbers nnd slime. Itcllef pin tles
nre hard at work. Tho doctors uro all
overworked, ami nearly every uninjured
Iioiihu Is a hospital. 'J'lio condition of tho
town Is sickening. Tho groans of tho
tvoundod fill tho air, and whole families
havo been killed. Over a milo of tho l.ltllo
Miami railroad is completely gone, and no
trains can bu run, Tho nearest approach
is Dresden .1 unction.
The list of (lend Is ns follows: Mrs. Nol
Ho Anderson and sister; Lydhi Casey (col
ored; threo widows past CO years of ago
who lived on Ilarr's bottom; .Mrs. Samuel
Cochron nnd two sons aged 115 and 25
years, widow and two sons of tho late Sam
uel Cochron, hotter known as "Sam
Patch," who lived across tho creek on King
street In tho bottoms near tho depot; Mat
Evans (colored), day laborer, wifo and
child, tho child is missing: Orrlu Morris
(white), laborer, wifo ami flvo children,
threo girls nnd two boys, tho oldest a girl
IB yearn of ngo and tho youngest a balm of
10 month, who lived on tho west sido of
Second street near tho creek; Stnplion Dov
boii (colored), laborer, who lived on Ilarr's
bottom; William Powell, cart-driver, wifo
and six or eight children, who lived on Do
troitHtreet. Ono of his children escaped
from tho house, us did Henry Ilrazziltou,
his son in-law. Mr. Powell and two chil
dren wcro found this morning.
Tho rest ot tho missing nro Lowis Ander
son and wifo (colored). Thoy lived In
Ilarr's bottom. Mrs. Ed Lindsay, who
lived in tho fork of tlio creek near thodepot,
is also mlKsing. Tho incidents wcro of an
exciting nature almost beyond description.
A lino-man was standing on tho ombniik
inent, and before ho could realize his danger
ho was In tho Hood ami swept a mllo by tho
raging waters. A telegraph operator got
into the water, and floating somo distance,
ho caught onto a trco. A Iioiihu camodown
in tho flood and sunk tho tree ho was
perched on. Ilo climbed on tho Iiouho and
started down tho current until ho camo
ncroRH another trco. Ho cllnchod It nnd
remained until rescued several hours later.
AT ATTICA, INDIANA.
A tornado struck Attica at 0:10 hist
evening, and In flvo minutes 200 houses
were destroyed, among which woro tho
ltovcro house, and tho Chicago it Great
Southern freight depot. Many business
houses and residences uro in ruins, and
about soveaty people injured. A Mrs.
Davis wait found dead In tho ruins of her
IioiiHe. Many telegraph lines aro down in
tho track of the storm. Tho midnight ex
press train on tho Wabash road ran Into a
washout and was ditched. (t is a total
wreck. Tho mailing clerk was slightly in
jured. Hepnrts show tho following deaths :
lott Davis, seriously injured.
lane Idle.
Mrs. A. Maxham.
Will Vandovendero.
Mrs, Ann Munrchcad nnd son.
Mrs. Benton Ciamblo.
Two (laugh tors of John Bethel.
Mrs. Klrby nnd sou.
I teed ilraily.
(. S. Paris.
John Krslngers.
A terrific cyclone struck Lognnsport,
Ind. Hundreds of houses were unroofed,
fences, trees nnd houses blown down. Tho
high school and American normal collego
lost thoir roofs. Thousands of trees block
tho country roads. Lightning struck sev
eral houses anil their inmates were badly
shocked, but thero was no loss of lifo.
Damage, about 50,000.
Tho storm did frightful damago in ami
nbout Springfield, Ohio. Tho High street
bridge, recently completed, was under
mined and in now a mass ot ruins. Hun
dreds ot families have been driven from
th dr homes in tho eastern and southern
portions of the city, many barely awaken
ing In tlmo to savo their lives. Tho scene
in that quarter Is ono ot frightful devasta
tion. Dwellings aro washing full of soil and
debris. Tho railroads aro all locked up.
Tho York street sewer broko and tossed
tho boiler, engino and heavy machinery of
tho Common Sense Engine company nnd
immense Ohio Southern railroad shops
like- feathers, and a four hundred foot
brldgo over tho east fork of tho Little
Miami river noar llarniau was swept away
and surging down the stream torodown tho
iron brldgo two miles below.
In many sections ol Ohio tho storm pro
vailed to greater or leas extent, spreading
death and destruction on all sides.
Arthur's Condition Uncliniiu'ort.
A Now York dlspatchsays thero is no now
feature In ox-President Arthur's condition,
Ho has annoying periods of depression
which give rise to tho statement that ho Is
growing worse. HIsfrlends aro not allowed
to see him. Paul Potter wiites In Town
Topics: Thodaily papers havo shown great
const 'oration for ex President Arthur's
eenwitivenens to tho printed stories concern
ing his ill-health. Tho subject is scarcely
over referred to, or when touched upon is
treated in such a. fashion as to Indicate
that Arthur's condition denotes dully Im
provement. I am sorry to hear thero Is
lens foundation for this report than could
bo wished. From 250 pounds tho ox-president's
weight has gono down to UI0
pounds. Weeks have elapsed slneo his most
Intimate friends havo been admitted to liU
preocuco.
Pit slil lit; Atnrrlrnn Exports.
IIjii. U. 11. Wushbiirne, of Chicago, lint
accepted tho presidency of tho American
exhibition, to bo held nt London commenc
ing May 2, 1887, and to contluuo two
mouths, Tho presidency was tendered to
Mr. Wnshburuo by tho executive council.
Tho object of tho exhibition is to mako In
Loudon u thorough uu.l comphito exposi
tion of tho urts, inventions, manufactures,
products nnd resources ol tho United
States, to the end that tho American ox
port trade may bo stimulated and In
crvnucd. Cholera In Knly.
Rome dispatch: Ten cases ol cholera nte
reported nt Venice, and a serious outbreak
ol cholera Is announced at UarL
THE SECOND ST0RJI IN OHIO.
A Tornndo Itlvnlllns Anything the
ICIcmciit JIuro Th ii Vnr I'roiluccct.
A Kenton (0.) special says Ono of the
most terrible storms ever known in this
section of country pnsso.l over tho north
ern part of tho county list night, and its
pathway is maikcd with wide-spread deso
lation nnd death. Tho storm commenced
on tho Whiteside farm, about eight miles
north of tho city of Kenton, whereitstruck
a now brick houso which now lies in ruins.
From this point tho storm moved east
ward. A barn owned by Henry Gcrllch was
blown off its foundations. Tho orchnrd ol
Michael Ziglcr was totally destroyed and
tho roof blown off his barn. Tho hoiiseg
belonging to dames Fisher and J. N. Sur
plus wcro totally destroyed and tho mem
bers of tho families badly hurt, Wil
liam McKlrco was struck by lightning
nnd instantly killed. Tho Higgins
church wns blown flat to tho ground.
David Higgins' house wns shattered. A
school Iiouho in thocentcrof Jackson town
ship was cntirelv destroyed. A now barn
belonging to W. II. Fleming, of this city,
was blown into fragments. Tho daningo
enmlot bo estimated, but will reach into
the hundred thousands.
A special from Forest (0,) says: The
storm lino Inst night was one of the most
fearful that over visited this section ol
country. It camo tin suddenly, inky black
clouds being livid with light, which mado
the atmoHphcro black as night. A roaring
noiso accompanied tho storm. In tins
vicinity it swept a clean track half a mile
in length, not striking a town to any ex
tent. Win. MeElreo, wifo and mother-in
law, and Mr. Higgins wcro buried In the
ruins ot a largo brick house, and the first
named was killed. Tho lest wero injured
tho last named fatally. Mrs. Leo was
killed in her house. Isaac Lambert vae
buried under tho house and fatally injured
A. Ii. Packert was fatally hurt by falling
timbers. 'I homnsMooro was buried under
the ruins of a large framo house and badly
hurt. Charles Packert and .1. V. Tlinmii
son, sleeping in thesamo bed in this house,
wero carried n long distnuco nnd landed
safely in tho bed, Thomas Hart and wife
weio blown from their bed in the second
story and tho latter is perhaps fatally hurt
A ten year old sou of Joseph Ruinmol had
his collar bono broken nnd was otherwise
hurt.
Two churches, tho Union Ilothol nnd the
Methodist Episcopal, wero destroyed. The
pastor of tho latter had succeeded in pay
lug its largo debt only u few days ngo. Two
brick school-houses wero destroyed, the
bell of ono being carried a quarter of a
mile. Largo stones and limbs woro carried
long distances, trees wcro uprooted by the
acre and hundreds of orchards aro com
pletely gone. Some farm's .nro swept clean
of everything. Largo numbers ot whoop
and horses wero killed, leathers were
blown from chickens, trees were stripped ol
their bark, ground was ploughed up, and
devastation ami ruin mo on every side.
Tho Chicago express on tho I'ort Wayne
allroad had a rough experience, passing
through tho tornado which struck eastern
Ohiou. Lightning Unshed continuously
from the t i mo the train left I' ort Wuyno, at
8 o'clock p. in., nnd rain descended ulmost
solidly until Lima, Ohio, was passed. Such
a storm t ho passengers Juki never seen no
fore, nud tho ladies, of whom unite a num
ber wero on (ho train, wero greatly freight-
ened, nud tho gentlemen woro two scared
llieinsolves to boot much service In allaying
their fears. '1 ho wind steadily increased in
fury mill tho breaking off ot trees and tho
usliing sibilutioii ol telegraph wires made
a concord of wild sounds. J lie train passed
n forest 22'.) miles west of Pittsburg nbout
10:,'1.. Tho engineer wns then sending tho
locomotive along at about thirty miles an
hour. Tim engineer put on more steam,
and when about threomllesfrom Klrby tho
storm was ut its height, buddenly there
was a dull roar in tho distnuco and then
t lie cyclone tore across tho level plain on
the south sido ot the track nud, catching u
big tree, toiu it up by tho roots and flung it
across the cms. Ono limb struck the loco
motive and cut the cowcatcher in two.
Another limb fell upon tho platform and
steps of the llrst car mid demolished it.
Other branches smashed In windows alone
three ordinary curs mid two Pullman
sleepers. Telegraph poles camo dancing
down at the sumo tlmo and rocks and
brushes blow through tho air in riotous
scurry. Tho car windows wero smashed
to pieces nnd cracked and splintered and
glass (lew in every direction. Tho trnin
kept on the rail and tho engineer, applying
the ulr brake, brought It to a standstill
within two hundred yards. Every pas
senger was In a paroxysm of fear. The
sleepers woro transferred Intodons of wildly
excited men nnd women. Tho railway men
kept fairly cool mid us soon ns they could
nsHisited in tho restoration ot couildeuce.
Tliostorm continued. Thonlr wasslill tilled
with Hying branches nud stones while tho
glare of electricity from tho clouds intensified
the horror of tho scene. Though every win
dowinthesleepers "Hndcn" nud "Salainls"
wero fractured, and almost every pane in
the other conches wero smashed, it is re
nin ikahlo that very fow passeugors were
hurt. Mr. C. C. How, a merchant otCnnton,
Ohio, was in his berth in the sleeper "Snla
mis" when tho tree shivered the glass about
him ami drove ono pieco under his right
eye with such force t tint tho eyo was liter
ally cut out. A lady in the samo cur, who
refused to give her name, was also cut,
though not seriously, nbout tho face. A
tew others had their hands cut. Tliostorm
did not abate much, except that the tor
undo panned away. An idea of Its force
may bo conceived from tho fact that rocks
were blown into tho ears on tho south side
and had sullleient impetus lott to pierce the
western wIiuIowh as clear as it tltey wero
bullets from Catling guns.
Likely to Injure I'unnn's.
Washington dispatch: Secretary Lamnr
thinks tho Coke eattlo trail bill contains iv
big job likely to injure a large number o!
Nebraska farmers. The bill provides that
range forly-ono "along tho eastern boun
dary ol Colorado" bo dedicated to tho use
of nn intor-stato cattle trail. The bill has
passed the senate and Kcagan is pushing it
In t..o Iiouho in the Interest ot Texas rattle
men. Mr. Lamar thinks range lorty-ono
in Nebraska, which Is also along theeastern
lioiiiidury ot Colorado, will bo claimed by
tho cattlemen If tho hill misses asitstands.
He called at the senate to-day to see tho
Nebraska senators about tho matter.
Range forly-ono In Nebraska is covered
with settlers who havo petitioned tho sec
retary to fiitcrnoso his protection against
having tho thousands ot Texas cuttle
turned over their farms regularly every
spring and full. Texas men wuut to breed
their cattle In tlio south (luring the winter
and drivo them to Dakota and Montana
tor feed in tho summer
TivKiiip a (Hooray VIevr.
Washington special: Statesmen here,
from every part of the country, proiHct
that the labor difllcultlefl have not reached
their climax and that there Is something
more terrible to come than hits yet devel
oped. They largely believe that there will
bo much blood shed and destruction ot
property before the trouble Is over, because
they regard the demand tor eight bourn
work with ten hours pay as unreasonable
nnd believe both nidus nro determined to
win. There are no Indication! ot violence
here.
A HILL TO REGULATE C03LMERCE
Tho bill to regulato commerce, known ns
tho Cullom bill, ns amended nnd passed by
tho sciiato, provides for a commission of
flvo persons, to bo appointed by tho prcsi
dent, by and with tho advice nnd consent
ot tho senate, to carry out tho purposo of
tho bill. Tho principal offico ot tho com
mission is to bo nt Washington, where g:n
oral sessions nro to bo hold, but special bos
sions tnny bo held clscwhero, to Bult public
convenience, in which ensethonecessnry ex
peases incurred nro to bo paid from tho
treasury. Not nioro than threo of tho flvo
commissioners shnll be apppointed from
the snino political party. All persons hold
ing stocks or bonds of nny common enrrier,
or holding ofllcial relations to such cor
poralious, nro declared inciigiblo for ap
pointment. Tho commissioners must not
engage in nny other business. Tho commis
sion is given authority to exnmino into tho
business nnd the management of nil com
"jon cnrrlers subject to the provisions of
tho lull, and to obtain lull and com
plcto information ns to such business.
They may require the attendance nnd test!
mony of witnesses nnd tho production of
nil hooks, tinners, agreements, tariffs and
documents relating to any matter under
Investigation, ami may, to that end, m
voko tho nid of the United States courts,
Persons havingcomplaiits tomakongaiust
. .... .. ... .
any common carrier ui iiuursiaio com
metro shall make complaint in writing to
tho commission; tho commission shall send
the complaint to tho common carrier and
require cither satisfaction of the complaint
ornnniiHwer in writing within a specified
time. If reparation is not made within tho
tune stilted tho commission sliall investi
gate the complaint. Tho commission shall
nlan Investlgato all complaints forwarded
to it by tho stato cominlHsions, and may
institiito inquiries on its own motion.
Complaints shnll not be dismissed because
ot tho absence ol direct dnmngo to com
plainant. Reports of tho cbmmission shall
bo in writing, nnd its decision shall bo
mado prima fncio evidence in all judicial
proceedings. Whenever any common car
rier shall refuse to obey any lawful order of
tho commission, it is mudc tho duty ot tho
commission to apply to tho United States
circuit court silting in equity, alleging tho
violation; nud tho court shall hear mid de
termine t lie matter on short notice and with
out the formnl proceedings or ordinnry suits
but so no to do justice, nud tho court may
In proper cases issuo writs or Injunctions
or other process, niandatory or otherwise,
to restrain tho further violation of tho
orders of tho commission on tho partot
tho common c irrier oiieniung. jj or sucn
purposes circuit courts shall bo deemed
always In session. Tho bill requires that
all charges for nny service in transporting
piiHHongers or freights, or storing goods by
common carriers, shall bo reasonable. It
prohibits all rebates and drawbacks and
all unjust discrimination, requiring that
all persons shall bo charged and treated
alike for services rendered under substan
tially similar circumstance mid condition.
Every common carrier subject to tho bill
shall within sixty days after it becomes a
law file with tho commission copies of all
its tariffs, or fares and freights, including
its classifications and terminal charges,
and shall mako Ihnm public so far as the
commission may doom practicable. No
ai'vauco on such published rates shall bo
inndu without ten dnys' public notice.
Tho "long mid short haul" clause, being
section four of the bill, reads as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any com
mon carrier to chargoorreceivonny greater
compensation in tlio nggregato lor tho
transportation ot passengers ot tho like
class mid quantity ot property subject to
the provision of this net for shorter thnn
for longer distnuco over tho saiiio line, in
the samo direction nud from tho samo orig
inal point of departure or to tho sumo
point of arrival, but this shall not be con
st rued ns authorizing nny common carrier
within tlio terms of this to charge and
receive a greater compensation for shorter
or for longer distances; provided, however,
that upon implication to the commission
appointed under tho provisions of this act
such common earlier may inspect cases, to
bo imtlKit i.i-.I to charge less for long than
for shorter distanco for the transportation
of passengers or property, and tho commis
sion may from time to timo make general
rules exempting such designated common
carriers in such special cases from opera
tion of this section of this act, and when
such exception hIiuII havo been made and
published, thoy shall, until changed by tho
commission, or by law, hnvo liko torco and
and effect as though tho samo had been
specified in this section.
Any common earner who shall violato
provisions ot this section ot this act shall
lie deemed guilty of extortion, nnd sliall bo
liable to the person or persons against
whom any such excessive charge wns mado
for all damages occasioned by such viola
tion. The bill now goes to tho house of repre
sentatives for ei nciirronce.
LATER DETAILS OF THE STORM.
It Destructive, 1'iiry Not ICxiiKSeratcd
In tho First Account.
Nowh of tho damago ot tliostorm Wednes
day night, says a Cincinnati dispatch, con
tinues to como. Madison county, O., suf
fered to tho extent of nioro thnn two hun
dred thousand dollars. Tho streams in
that county, gouorally low, wcro banked,
nud unprecedented Hood carried away
nearly every road bridge In l-ayetto
county u Hood camo tearing down Paint
creek into Washington court houso. In
four hours it roso to eighteen fcot. All tho
lower part of tho city was itiuml toil.
Many people woro driven from homo and
dozens of bridges wnshed awny. Tho dam-
o in Clinton county is chielly by wind.
Flvo barns aro reported destroyed and
timber prostrated over a largo area. In
Rutlor county fifty feet ot tho Woodsdalo
bridge over the Miami river was blown off,
nnd tho lino iron bridge on tho Elliott turn
pike wns demolished. Miles ol fences were
laid low, nud ninny small bridges torn out.
A house in I.emontowii wns domniisiicd
mid a domestic Injured. In tho village ol
Sovoit .Mllo tho streets wero impiissaiiio
trom fallen trees. Tho public school build
ini! wns dninnccd. Tho roof ot tho Metho
dist church was hurled against tho parson
age, crushing in its walls. Tlio ministers
family narrowly escaped death. Half a
dozen barns nro blown down. At Middle-
ton trees wero blown down. Ihorlver roso
very high and was tilled with wrecks of
houses, barns and fences. Tho mills are
nil stopped. .Nearly nil access to tlio town
is cut off. Heavy damage by wind occurred
outh of Mlddleton. There has been great
dnmngo to railroads around Sidney by
washouts, bovoral culverts between bid-
ney and Qulucy are out. Tho Dayton nnd
Michigan road bus several breaks between
Sidney and Dayton and two culverts out
near Johnstown station. Tho Lake Shore
and Western trains suspended near Lima
by washouts. The malls from overy direc
tion uro badly delayed.
Anxious For a Fljrlit.
Three thousand moil belonging to tho
union vulunteors and 100 otllccrs ot the
an.... f,....k lt,t-.lt ,,rf.,Wu1 ill Intll flt-llll
CIIII1W ,,IV (t,V .- J.(
put in tho Held by UUter fit tho rebellion
iigitiiiftt Irish Homo rule, 'i no volunteers,
it Is stated, offer to equip themselves.
THE PRESIDENT'S MARRIAGE.
Quiet Ceremony Awny from
Whlto House In June,
tlio
Washington special: The marriage of
President Cleveland to Miss Frankiol'ol
son will take place about tho middle ot
June. Thero is no reason to believe that
tho ceremony will Lo performed at tho
white house, but, on tho contrary, there is
a general impression thnt it will bo a pri
vate one nt tlio bride's residencoln Buffalo.
The dato fixed is at a time when congress
will bo in session, but tho president can
leave the city for a few days without any
discomfort.
It is understood thnt Miss Cleveland,
who has thus far performed the social du
ties attendant upon her brother's position
so ncceptably, is well pleased with tho
prosptctof his marriage, and will bo glnd
to bo relieved from a mode of life which lias
never been thoroughly congenial to her.
Tho old farm-houso ot Holland patent is
being remodeled for her future residence,
nnd now furniture lias been purchased for
the guest chamber. Tho wedding will bo a
quiet affair, for tlio president is nverso to
any display, and only tlio most intimato
friends of the brido nnd groom will bo pres
ent. Tho members of the cabinet and their
families will bo invited.
THE FORTr-NDiTII CONGRESS.
i. Record of Proceeding In
I'runclies or the Same,
Roth
Se:jate, Mny 11. Hoar presented a
memorial from the republican central com
mitteo ot Ohio charging that tho election ot
Henry 15. Pnyno to bo United States sena
tor was secured by bribery, fraud and cor
ruption, and requesting tho senat to In
vestigate it. Referred. A number of peti
tions wero presented and referred praying
tongrcsa to ennct legislation ngniust olco
mnrgnrino. Alter tho routino morning
business tho inter-stato commerco bill wns
taken up and its consideration resumed.
An amendment offered by Wilson, of Iowa,
which would punish men who knowingly
asked for or received a reduction of ratea,
was, after a short debate, rejected. Several
other amendments wero offered, somo being
ndopted nnd others rejected. Tho bill was
finally ordered reprinted as amended, and
the senate adjourned.
House, May 11. Tho special order for
tho day being consider ition of business re
ported from tho committeo on privatoland
claims tho houso, after tho reading of tho
journal, wont into committee of tlio whole
on bills providing for tho nppointtnent of n,
commission to settle private land claims in
tun territories or Now .Mexico, Arizona ana
tho stato of Colorado. Tho committeo on
commerco reported tho bill authorizing tho
construction of a bridge across the Missis
sippi river at St. Louis. Tho houso then
went into committee of tho whole on tho
nrmy appropriation bill, consideration of
the measuro occupying tho timo until ad
journment. Senate, May 12. Mitchell submitted a
concurrent resolution expressing thosenso
of congress that negotiations should bo en
tered into between tho United States and
tlio Chineso government witli a view of
securing such modifications of tlio present
treaty with Clilnn ns mny result in stop
ning the coming of Chinese to this country,
excepting in tlio enso of diplomats nnd their
Bervunts, nnd except, also, in tho enso of
persons ut sen to seek a plnco ol shelter
Iteferred to tho conimitteo on foreign emi
gration. 1 ho consideration of tho inter
stato commerco bill wns then resinned,
Alter acting on a number of amemlnionts
some ol them being ndopted and others re
jected, tho bill camo to a vote and was
pushed yeas -17, nays 4. The negative
votes were those ot Messrs. Drown, Col
ipiitt, Morgan nnd l'unuomc. A number of
pairs were announced. Tho bankruptcy
bill was then laid pro forma botoro tho
leiiate, but. Hoar yielded in favor of tlio
pousion bill, which latter nccoidingly re
mains tlio unfinished business.
House, May 12. In tho morning hour
Delmoiit called up tho joint resolution
providing for indemnity to certain Chineso
subjects for losses sustained within tlio
jurisdiction ot tlio United States. Tho res-
olution was considered in committeo of
tho whole. Belmont gavo tho history of
tho Chineso mnssaero nt Dock bprmgs,
Wyo. Hilt nud Worthlngton, of Illinois,
spoko in favor of tho bill. Ponding further
discussion tho morning hour expired and
tho committee roso nnd tho liouso went
into committeo ot tho wholo on tho nrmy
upprjpriation bill. Rockwell moved to in
crease from 51100,000 to S 100,000 tho ap
propriation for tho iiiunufncturo ol arms
at tho Snrlngfiold armory. Tho motion
wns ngreed to 80 to 8-1. The comniitteo
then roso and tho house, by a voto of 10.'!
to lOu. refused to agreo to tho bpringtieid
nrmory amendment, thus reversing 1110
action of the committeo and tho blil was
passed.
Senate, May 1.1. Tho bill passed cre
ating a new judicial circuit of tho United
Stntes. Under this bill tho Eighth circuit
is mndo to include Nebraska, Kansas,
Arkntisns and Colorado, tho Ninth to in-
cludo Minnesota, I ,wa and Missouri, tho
Month to include California. Oregon nnd
Nevada. Tho bill also provides that tho
present judgo of tho Ninth circuit, us here-
toiore reconstructed, being California, Ore
gon mid Novndu, shall ho judge of tho now
j emu circuit, nnd that the president shall
nppomt n iiidge for tho now Ninth circi.it,
The pension bill wna thon considered. Mr,
Dhur explained that it was intended to
provide tor the disabled union soldiers of
tho late war who found it dilllciilt or im
possible, without their ownliult. whether
11 v loss 01 papers or 1 eat 1 ot witnesses, to
pro vet heir eases under exist ing law. Tho bill
.mi- iwatr said, included pensions for depend
out parents who lost a son in tho service,
but who were not, ns required by existing
law. dependent upon tho son at tho timo
of tlio bervlcc. Ho did not think the num
bcr of persons to bo ndded to tlio pension
roll, under thin bill, would exceed 230.000
Mr. Logan did not think it would amount
to nioro than ono-half of that number, hb
It related 01 ly to persons who had not
heretofore been ablo to get pensions. Mr.
lllnlrdid not believe tlio nmnuut of money
involved would exceed $20,000,000 a year.
House, May 13. Mr. Rice, from the com
mitteo on foreign affairs, reported back the
resolution requesting tho president to in
form tlio liouso what steps had been taken
to havo tho seizure ot tho "David J.
Adams" investigated nnd to communicate
at tho earliest practicable day the circum
stances under which tho seizure was made.
Adopted, Mr. Worthington, from the snino
committee, reported back the resolution
cnlbng on the president tor copies ot nny
correspondence with tho Mexican govern
ment relative to the claims specified in tho
llfth section ol tho net of congress ot Juno,
1878, and other information on tho sub
ject. Adopted. Tlio Chinese indomnity
lull was. nfter considerable discussion.
pin-M-d. Then tho bill enlarvim; noworsnnd
duties of tho department of ucriculturo
wns considered in committeo of tint wlmln.
Mr. Weaver favored 11 bill which would p!v
labor mi impetus which it had not vet en.
joyed. Labor wns organizing for 11 great
contest with monopoly, aud it had tho
right to be hoard in every council that
might pass upon its condition nnd upon the
need of power nnd rsspect that must be
pven to U. Pending further discussion the
committee arose nud the house adjourned.
BnxAin, Mny 14. Among bills passed
were the following: For a public building
at Ft. Dodge, In., $100,000; increasing the
appropriation for a public bulldingat Mar
quette, Mich., to 125,000, nnd extending
the limit for a public building nt Terra
Haute, Ind., to 178.000. The senato
then took up tho calendar, nnd passed the
bills appropriating $15,000 for the exten
sion and enlargement of tho custom house
nt KnnsiiH City, Mo.; extending tlio limit
nnd cost of tho Detroit public building to
Sl,:i00,000; to f-rect a public building at
Lnfnycttc, Ind., $75,000; to erect a bonded
warehouse at St. Paul, Minn., $140,000;
for extending tho limit for 11 building at
Denver, Colo., $575,000. A liouso bill was
passed authorizing tho construction ot a
bridge ncross tlio Ohio river between Cov
ington nnd Cincinnati. Senator Riddleber
ger protested ngaiust theso bills ns takinga
largo amount of money onto! tlio treasury.
Ho asked how much these bills would tako
from thn treasury, and said ho presumed
no senator would violnte his constitu
tional obligation by voting for a bill in
which ho was interested. Tlio general pen
sion bill wns then considered uutil ad
journment. House, Mny 14. The house this morn
ing passed the bill appropriating $50,000
for tho completion ot a public building nt
Wichita, Kansas. The bill proposing ex
tension of tho patent laws, gavo rise to do
bato on the tariff. Mr. Dunn, ot Arknti
sns, speaking in opposition to tlio tariff
bill, Intimated thnt opposition to the pat
ent laws created monopolies, nnd main
tallied that a protective injured the peopls
of tho west and benefited tho manufactur
ers oT tho east. Mr. Kelloy, of Pennsylva
nia, defended tho tnriff laws, nnd said that
if tlio policy of Arkansas would permit tho
development of her resources, sho would
fihino resplendent among tho industrial na
tions of tho world, and her peoplo would
abound in wenlth. In reply to a question
by Mr. Dunn ns to what now prevented
them Irom so doing, Mr. Kelloy Raid: "The
theory that led to tho establishment ol tho
southern confederacy was that our work
shops should bo on tlio other side of tho
ocean." A night session waB held at which
the liouso passed forty-tivo pension bills.
House, May 15. Tho bill w as passed
authorizing tho Kansas ot Arkansas Valley
oad to constructarnilway through Indian
territory. Tlio special bill was passed
establishing a sub-treasury at Louisville,
Ky. After the passage of tho bill establish
ing a sub-trensury at Louisville, tho house
proceeded to tho consideration of tho bill
for tho nppointmentof a commission to in
spect and report 011 Indian nffnirs. The
rcmnindcr ol the afternoon wns consumed
in a decision ot this measure.
Se.vate, Mny 17. A largo number of peti
tions aro coming to the senate relating to
oleomargarine nnd other imitations of but
ter. A great majority of tiio petitions aro
from agricultural and dairy associations
mid favor tlio bill proposing an internal
revenuo tax 011 tlio product named, and
regulating its niaiiufacturo nnd sale. Tho
opposing pclilionsnre from grain exchanges
and similar bodies, protesting against any
such law and suggesting that it would bo
sufficient for congress to require such pro
ducts to bo properly labeled. Tho senate
passed the following measure: A bill author
izing juries of tlio United State-i circuit and
district courts to bo used interchangeably.
At 2 o'clock the pension bill wns laid be
fore the senn I e. The pending amendment
was that heretofore offered by Van Wyck,
providing that 110 soldier under tho net
shall receivo less than $8 per mouth. ISIair
moved to amend tho amendment by sub
stituting four dollars for eight. Rejected.
Logan moved nn amendment providing
that all pensions heretofore granted under
any previous act lo any soldiersluill, where
less than 88 per month has been allowed,
bo increased to $8 a month, and 110 less
amount sliall be allowed to any pensioner,
being n soldier, under this or any previous
net. Rejected yeas 22, nays 27. Without
further action tho senate went .into execu
tive session, and when the doors were re
opened, adjourned.
House, May 17. A bill wns Introduced
by G author, of Wisconsin, by request, to
prevent tlio prosecution, under protection
of tho United States, of fraudulent claims
ngniust foreign governments. Under tho
call of tho stales, among the bills intro
duced, was the following: Dy Doutello
Appropriating $50,000 for tho erection in
Washington of a bronze monument to the
late Edwin M. Stanton. Tlio house then
went into committeo of tlio wholo on the
urgency deficiency bill. Tho bill was con
sidered briefly and, having been reported
to the house, it was passed. On motion of
Mr. O'Doimell, from the coinmilleo 011 edu
cation, tho rules woro suspended and tho
house missed yeas 2011, nays S tlio sen
ato bill to nrovido for tho study ot tho nn
tore of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and
of their effects 1111011 tho human system 111
connection with several divisions ot tlio
subject on physiology and liygleno by pupils
in tho public schools of the territories and
of tho District of Columbia and In tlio mill
tnry nud naval academies and Indian nud
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colored senoois 111 1110 lumiunw ui
United States.
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POLITICAL NEWS AND NOTES.
A stampede of republican papers to tho
fiiipport ot Edmunds is reported in Ver
mont,
Tlioro is a movement in Louisiana to
adopt a constitutional amendment abolish
ih the state senate.
Warring republican factions in California
havo patched up a ponce, which will be
tested in the convention to bo held August
25th.
Down in Texas thoy are trying to decido
whether tho Farmers' alliance should bo
curried into politics orpolitlcs carried into
tho alliance.
It is generally understood in Pennsylva
nia labor circles that Mr. Powderly will ae
cept tho democratic nomination "for gov
ernor if tendered him.
Virginia had agreateruumber of olectoral
votes than any other stato till 1805. Now
there nre eleven stntos nhead of her, and
two others holding 1111 equal representa
tion. It is believed in Georgia political circles
that Gen. John 11. Gordon will receivo
tho democratic gubernatorial nomination,
mainly on account of his strength with tho
old soldiors.
Tho Davenport Democrat pleads for a
short campaign in Iowa. As thore aro few
new issues it considers that the poople
w ould rather dovoto thoir time to business
than to politics.
The Massachusetts Civil Service reform
league suggests to the president that re
movals and nppointments be postpon d
fur 11 specific time in order thnt tho public
may be heard from.
MHssHchiiMitU republicans nro not so cer
tain to nominate I.ieut.-Gov. Ames forgov
cruor. Congressman ltiee nud Mr. Crupo
nro both htromily bucked, nnd the sena
torial election threatens to complicate the
matters.
A Washington county correspondent in
forms the country that Messrs. Elkinsand
Mauley nre ottwi at the capital looking
niter Maine's intorests. It is m.t. Mi,,.i
just what thev will do. but nn flfinlil dirt.
will do all they can.
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES.
A fire broko out nt Gainesville. Fla , de
stroying nil tlio buildings nnd contents on
tho south sido of the city square. The ng
gregato loss is about $70,000, with very
little insurance.
A monument to tho soldiers of the
Charleston Light Dragoons who died in the
service of the confederacy during the war,
wns dedicnteil on the 11th. Senator But
ler delivered tlio address.
It is rumored in London that certain,
cnbinot ministers, not mentioned, will re
sist every proposed modification of tho
homo rule bill, ns originally introduced. It
is said these ministers gavo only condi
tional consent to even tho consideration of
the proposed amendment's.
A very Inrgo nnd enthusiastic meeting of
citizens wns held nt tlio Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, to express sympathy with Mr.
Gladstone and his homo rule hilt. Mayor
Whitney presided.
Gcorgo Bradley, a desperado at Lonn,
0., shot at two men and killed ayounggiil.
Mr. Wocrishotfcr, a prominent grain man
o! New York, dropped (lend ut his home.
Eight persons were drowned in tho Neo
sho river, Kansns, by the capsiilne; of a
boat.
Tlio It. L. Spencer novelty compar.-, of
Wi'llingford. Conn., hits failed for about
$150,000.
The strike of sugar refiners in Brooklyn
is ended. Tho strikers surrendered uncon
ditionally and asked for work. Those
tnken buck will be paid $l.45aday instead
of $1.:!5, as formerly, and tho 'hours o!
Inbor will be more reasonable. Payments
will bo made twice a month. Tho men
struck for a recognition ot the right of
their union lo dictate terms, in which they
railed.
Francis T. Ilord, attorney general of In
diana, has been rierlnrcd insano nnd taken
to tho insane asylum. His mania takes
tho form of tuurouiidod jealousy of hi
wife, 54 years old. mid ho nssaulted nnd
threatened to kill n reputable cttlieu who
is a ictini ol ins jealous rage.
Charles J. Noel, of Plninfield. N. J., his
wife, mother, grandmother, young son, and
a boarder were all poisoned by eating
greens. They were taken with vninitingand
spasms. Antidotes wcro iidniinisteied. .nid
it is thought they will all recover except
the mother.
The Rev. John Evans read a paper on
"Gladstone" at the weekly conference of
tho Baptist ministers in New York. The
caused considerable discussion. Ono of the
speakers hoped that not Ireland alone
would eventually have home rule, but, that,
a parliament might, in time, be cslablish'-d
in Edinburgh for the Scotch and one in
Wales for the Welch. Th sentiment ap
peared to bo favorable to Mr. Gladstone.
Tho steamer ''Beaconsfield," from Win
Marino, passed 11 wrerk, apparently 11. biig,
latter part of the iiaino "AlaniB." probably
the brig "A. L. Palmer," from Now Y01 k
for Copenhagen, before reported a band on-d
March 11 th. Several casks wero Hotting
about a little to the southward of t h
wreck. The brig was seen May 7th. I.iti
tude IK! degrees and 44 minutes, longitude
10 degrees nud 10 minutes.
At Salem, Mass., n stugii.g fell from tho
Lafayotto Place Methodist, church. Three
men fell thirty-flvo feet. Fracois Labroix
had his ankle, wrist nnd pelvis broken aud
died in nbout six hours. Henri Chouv.ird
is at the hospital with 11 broken head and
injured hip bone, mid it is thought severe
internal injuries. A third, named Lnplant.
held on to a ropo anil slid down without
injury.
Lorenzo Gordon, 11 Victor, N. V., farmer,
suffocated himself witli gas in the National
hotel at Rochester, N. Y. Ho was cautioned
before retiring how to turn off the gas, but
he deliberately turned it oil and was found
dead next morning. He appeared to havo
been suffering from melancholia. Ho was
in prosperous circumstances.
A FAVORABLE VOTE EXPECTED.
The Kill to ICnlnruo tlio I'ower, mid
Untie of tlic Department ol Agricul
ture. Tho bill before the house to enlarge tho
powers and duties of tho department ol
agriculture is pretty sure of recoivir.g an
affirmative vote in that body. A similar
bill received a largo allirmative vote in tlio
houso upon three previous occasions. Feb
ruary 7, 1881, the yens wero 101, ray-',
S:i. On a motion to suspend the rules nnd
pass the bill, there were lacking but two
votes of the necessary two-thirds. On May
10, 1SS2, after a long discussion, the bill
was passed by yeas 18!!; nuys 7; not Not
ing, 1. Again 011 December 15. ISSf, 11
motion lo suspend tho rules ami pass tlio
bill, prevailed by yeas 150; nays, GO. This
bill wns sont to the senate and on February
15, 1S85, three 'eoks prior to the oxpira
tion of the congress, was reported favora
bly by the committeo oil agriculture, but
was not reached for consideration. These
several votes in tho house on former occa
sions indicate that tho bill now under con
sideration will bo passed ut this session,
and, as far ns can uo ascertained by con
versation ith inoiubers, it is safe to say
that the majority will bo very large. The
bill creutes 1111 additional executive depart
ment, to bo known ns tho department of
agriculture, at. the head of which will be a
secretary, who Is to besimilnr in all respects
to the s.'cretnrioi of ousting department.
Provision is nlso mado for an assistant
scretary, who is to bo paid $1,500 per
nullum The present bureau of ngriculturei
is transferred to tho iiroposed department,
and provision is ninilo for a division of la
bor, tho commissioner for which is to bo ap
pointed by tlio president nnd senate. This
commissioner is to hold ollleo for four
years, and to bo paid an annual salary of
$4,000. It is inndu tlio duty ol the oni
mlssioucr ol labor to collect information
upon the subject ot labor, its relation to
capital, the hours of labor, tho enruiugt.'f
laboring men, tho means of promoting
thoir so;inl, material, intellectual aud
moral prosperity, and tho bodt means to
protect lifo and prevent accident in
mines, enrshops, factories and other 'places
ol industry. Annual reports on this sub
ject nre to bo made to congress. A clause
of the bill provides thnt the secretary ot
ngriculturo and labor shall be empowered
to inquire Into tho caiiseoi (iiscouicu, .
,.. oi i, 1 .,,, ,,,iilovorH and employes
within tho United States, and nvile mid
hoar sworn statements from both siu-li
parties conceriiiutf tho matter m coiitrow
ersy.
A Mortgage of $10,000,000.
The directors of tho Chicago, Kam.n
Nebraska railroad, better known ns me
Rock Islnnd in Kansas, mot at Atchison.
They authorized tho oxocutlon 01 a mort-
gngo ol tneir project. ---- -
braska extensions to secure a l0""0'1"'
000.000 recently subscribed in New orK.
Anionic thoso presont wero Mors. Cable,
..i.?ii t nnd Parker. Tho company
has leased a buildlns in Atchison .lor ' Ron-
ernl oil ces, nnu tins nireauj i".-" ; y
its auditor, secretary, treasurer aud chiet
engineer.