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THE OREGON SCOUT. JONES tc CUANCEY, Publlalion UNION, OREGON. thirty dills disposed of. All of Tliem Having Reference to the Grant ing of Pensions. Washington special: President Clove land sent to tho houso to-dny thirty mes sages vetoing ns many privates pension bills. Tlicso messages arc- all short and terse, and tho conclusions reached in soma ol them ns to tho demerits of tho cases mako rich and raro reading. Ono of tho cases Is that of James II. Dnrllng, whoso disability is described in tho records ns a general stiffness of tho joints. Tho prcsl dent says it nppears Darling enlistod in November, 1801, and was reported as having deserted March G, 1802. An ex amination in 1882 found this "victim" or war disability with tho appcarnnco of a hnle.henrty old man, weighing 108 pounds. "It is evident to me," ho concludes, "that tills man ought not to bo pensioned." Commenting on another caso, a bill for tho relief of William liishop. who was enrolled li? a substituto March 25, 1805. admitted to hospital with measles May G, returned to duty May 8, anil was mustered out May 11. 1805. tho president in vetoing tho bill, says: "This Is tho military record ol this soldlor, who romaincd In tho army ono month and seventeen days, having entered it as a Btibstituto at a tlmo when high bounties woro paid. Fifteen yours after this terrific encounter with tho iiiciibIos, and on tho 28th day of Ji.no, 1880, tho claimant discovered that h's attack of monies had some relation with his army enrollment, and this dlscsso settled In his eyes, also affecting his spinal column." Of another caso In a bill for tho roll of of Julia Connolly, tho widow of Thomas Connolly, a soldier inustored into tho servlco Oct. 10, 1801, the president says: "Ho never did ii day's service, so far as his namo appears on tho records. Ho visited his family about Doc. 15 and wns found drowned in a canal about six milos from bis home. Tlioso who prosecuto claims for pouslons," tho presi dent adds, "havo grown very bold whon cases of this description aro prosoutod for consideration." A bill grunting a pen sion to Andrew J. Wilson, who it appears, was draftod into tho servlco In Fobrunry, 180G, and wns discharged In September of tho samo year, on account of chronic nephritis and deafness, and who in his application for pension alleged rheuma tism resulting from exposure, and minim mntion of the muscles of tho buck, with pain in tho kidneys, dlurrhtuii, and rupture, tho president dismisses Willi nils romimt: "whutover oIbo may bo said oi iiiisciuim ant's achlovomeiits diirlni! hi short mill tary career, it must bo conceded that ho contracted a great deal ol disability. There Is no doubt in my mind that what ever ailments ho mayhoncHtly Iny cliilin to, his title to samo was completo boforo ho torcd tho army." some of the fair sax. Tho only daughtor of tho Into Prof. Loo pold von Ranko is the Baroness von Katze. Miss Grant is not broaklnghorheartovor Gnrmoylc, and sho may marry an ordi nary American, after all. Mmo. Modjcska Is so dollghtcd with lior California ranch that sho wishes sho had never soon tho footlights. Muggio Mitchell, tho actress, could not play old wonion's parts if sho tried. Sho will bo Funchou to tho last. Tho Princess Itoalrlco Is very busy at presont upon needle work, which Is ontlroly now to her. They sny it is congenial. Tho widow of tho lato llayard Taylor mid her daughter Lillian will return this summer aftor a two years' sojourn in Europe. Silas Mlunlo Irwlng's latest poem is: "Love and Fashion," and deals with tho social problem of tho girl who soils herself Into marrlago with an old man for money. MIhh Mlnnlo Palmer will give, It is said, $5,000 for tho most novel means of adver tising, llelng engaged to a crowned head and then jilting him seems to us to merit tlm money, Mmo. Christine Nllsson, It Is Joyously rumored, is to marry a count, Casa Miranda by namo. Tho Countess Casa Miranda will sound too owcot and yut it has a toinpostous air. 'I ho Princess of Wales Is deeply interested in President Cleveland's bride, and only royal olhpiotlo prevents hor writing: "Oh, you sweet llttlo thing, you, how I would like to niakoyou u duchess." Tho Duchess do Rochefoucauld Ilisnrcla is tho great lady of Parisian creme. Sho is a noble-looking woman of -lit, witli fasci nating manners. Her superb hotel on the Ituo lo Vareuncs is tho centre of social attraction. Tho Princess Loulso of Wales is studying Swedish so that when Prince Oscar, her in tended, comes homo a llttlo luto sho can ex claim, "Woll, sir, tills is a pretty tlmo of night, Isn't ItT Whoro hvo you boon? Tnko that!" . held .is a witness. CnicAoo, III., Juno 34. Directly after tho hay market riot of May 4, n man named Op. ponhclmer was arrested, and now tho anarch Ma aro making a great stir about it, claim. InfC that ho has since been held without chargo or warrant. An olllcer who Is thor oughly familiar on everything that 1ms been dono by tho pollco In working up tho anarchists' cases savs Opponhehuer hat not been held contrary to hi own will. He was a particularly noisy mriclier of tho anarchist order, and nfter tho hav market riot on the morning of MayO, darted down town with a supply of Immbs for tho avowed purpose of blowing up the newap.ier olllcei". Ho fell In to thi) hands of the. Industrious though often 111 ant ii red Captain Scliuuck. Once in the hands of the law ho Imparted valuable Infor mation. It was through him that tho Killro cot on tho track of bomb factories uud neeured much, If not all of tho evidence which will bo used to prove the conspiracy todestioy llfo and property. Having made hlunelf use ful to tho ixillco h begau to fear his old asso ciates nud It was to protect him fiom personal harm that ho has been detained ko long. Ouo or two other porous, who were con nected with tho anarchist societies before tho IvmiiI. tlimu-iiiir mill uhn liiHile themselves useful to tho pollco subsequently, havo not been kept lu custody, aud us a consequence their services bue been lout to tho statu. Ono of these, warned Hermann, after his release upon promise to appear and give evidence cent word to the state's uttoruey that ho might iw to," as ho wouid not apix-ur, Still an other has been thieatoued aud uunuyed be friend of tho prisoner until ho bus wut word to Bute' Attorney Urlunell that ho believes hU life In danger. , , , CapUlu Bcbaaefc hss probably received more threat ot Ibis kind than any body else, ami bis fundi are Uviug iu a atute ot constant alarm. shot jiy a jwRacut. Milwaijkkk, Wis., June 88. At llelolt thil morning Professor C. W, Merrlintu. In a strug gle with two burglars, ws shot aud probibTjr in tally wounded. MEASURES TIIEY DESIRE VASSED. Tho commltteo of Knights of Labor ap pointed at tho Cincinnati convention havo sent a letter to Speaker Carlisle and copies to Messrs. Randall and Morrison, contain ing a list of measures which it is desired congress should pass, and a memorial look ing to that end. Among tho measures are tlioso repealing the timber culture, pre emption and desert lnnd acts, adjustment ol railroad anil amor innu grains, organ Izing the territory of Oklahoma, prohl l.lfltirr nllnna from hnllllnfr Ifinil In till Unllod States, making presidential and congressional election days holidays, and punishing nnnery. in conclusion mo com n.llfnn niivn In rpniifstinf tho nnssaL'O o tho measures It is not asking anything from the dominant party only to fulfill tho iim.iitun If. ttinfli. In tlm nnnnln wlipn It WUH seeking thcirBiiffrngcs,by which it obtulnod its present mujonty. LEGISLATIVE SEWS AND NOTES. A Record of Proceeding In llolh ltranchu of Uie V. 8. Congress. Senate, Juno 24. Logan moved as an amendment tho provision of tho bill bore toforo passed by the senate fixing all dis trict judges' salaries at $5,000 a yoar Logan advocated an nmondment, which was ngrccd to on tho first divMon, relating to salaries, by a voto ol .sn yeas to uu niivs: second division, prohibiting nepot ism, by a viva voco voto. Tho bill, as amended was then passed. Tho bill re pealing tlm pro-ornptloii and timber culturo laws was then proceeded with. Georgo nddrcssed tho senate on tho bill. Tho bill was then passed yens 34, nays 20. Tho Fitz John Porter bill was then laid before tho senate. Sowell said it was the samo bill that had passed before. Sowell had tho clerk read a number of resolutions of Grand Army posts urging tho pnssngo of tho bill. Logan obtained tho floor to reply to Sewoll and after on executivo session tlio sounlo adjourned. House, Juno 24. Without division, tho house commltteo of tho wholo Incorporated an amondmont in tlio sundry civil bill ro quiring tlio secretary of the treasury to issuo certificates of tlio denomination of $1, 52 and $5 on all surplus silver dollars now iu tlio trensury in payment of appro priations made in this bill and other ex penditures and obligations of tho govern ment. Long, of Massachusetts, rising to a correction in Tlio Record, said that in a speech made sonio weeks ago tlio gonuo- iii.'in from Un fornla lUonloy nun cunrjeu that Charles Francis Adams, of the Union Pacific railroad, had committed cross vio lations of law. Ho had asked tho gentle man to specify what these violations were and tho only specific reply made oy i no gen tleman was that Adams lind bimsolf stated th.it tho matter of free passes given by the Union Pacific cost tlio government some $2,000 per day. Ho (Long) hml denied the corroctuoHS ol tills statement, ana an louuii that his denial was nltogothor too broad, as It appeared from his published speech that Henley had said that it cost tlio com pany $2,000. Adams, In his testimony bo foro tho sonato commltteo, had stated that tho freo passes issued cost tlio company $2,000 a day, but this was not a violation of law, and tho statement wns accompa nied by tlio modifying romark that many of tho passes woro Issued to railroad em ployes. Ho thou went Into a denial in do tall of the many charges niado against Adams. Senate, Juno 25. The sonato took up tho Fitz John Porter bill and Lognu addressed tho sonato. Ho opened with nn objection to tlio bill on constitutional grounds. Tho bill, ho said, provided for an increase in tlio number of persons on the retired list of tlio army, providing tho president appointed a certain porson lo a place. Where did tlio senate get power to namo to tho president a person whom he should appoint to an oflicu? Where did tlio liouso ol representatives get any power to namo to tho president a person whom he should nominate to an ofilco? Plumb, in opposing tho bill, said thu reinstate ment ot Fits John Portor was tlio begin ning of an attempt to rowrlto tlio history of tlio union army, to put that which was disloyal and iiufallhful above that which was loyal and faithful. Logan offered an amendment, to place on tho retired list ovory volunteer olllcer who received wounds producing total disability, ltejected yeas 18, nays 2!). The bill was then brought to a voto and passed -yeas III), nays 17. Tho bill lia vim alreiulv passed tho liouso, and not having been amended by thu soiintd, now goes to the provident for ills signature. House. Juno 25. Tlio spcakor laid bo foro tho liouso various voto messages yes (onlay transmitted by tho president, Hep burn moved that tho consideration of one of the vetoed bills, granting a pension lo tlio widow ot Maj. Gon. Hunter, bo post poned until Tuesday next. Tlio motion was lost yeas rill, nays l-l 1 ami tlio mes sage took the usual course. Tlio other missages woro appropriately attended to. On motion of Hutch, tho senate amend ment to the agricultural appropriation was noil concurred iu, and Messrs, Hatch, Wlnaiis and 1'iico were appointed con ferees. On motion of llrngg, tho joint res olutouwas missed apiioiiitiug (leu. Win. J. Howell, of New Jersey; Gen. Martin T. Mc.Mnhu, of New lork, and (.apt, 1. J. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, to fill vacancies iu tlio hoard ot manages of tlm national home for disabled volunteers. Tho liouso then wont into commit tee of tho whole, Uougan in tho chair, on the sundry civil hills. Ilousi:. Juno 20. Mr, Crisp submitted a coufuronco report on the bill requiring laud grant railroads to pay thocost of selecting, conveying and surveying their lands. Tho report was adopted. Tho liouso thou wont luto commltteo of tho whole, Mr. Uoagan Iu tho chair, on tlio sundry civil appropri ation bill. An amendment was adopted Increasing tho force of employes iu tho bureau ot engraving and printing, anu in creasing tho appropriation therefor. An amendment for tlio rvcoinnge of trade dol lars luto standard silver dollars was ruled out on a point of order. Much adverse criticism ot the now pension Innldlii' was drawn out In tho discussion ol thu para graph making appropriations lor Its com pletion. Mr. ileum moved io siriKo out thoclatiKH appropriating $20,000 for con tliiiiatlou of tho Improvement of Hot Snrlim creek. Ark. Tho commltteo having completed the consideration ot the bill, the lioiiBO adjourned. Sunatr, Juno 28. Mr. Teller Introduced a bill authorising the president to appoint mid retire Alfred Ploaauton as major gen eral, Referred. Mr. Edmunds called up the bill granting a pension of $100 per mouth Kmllv J, Stannard. widow of Gen eral Stannnrd, ot Vermont. Tho bill was passed, Tlio chair laid before the senate the conference report on tho postotllcu ap propriation bill, slating that the commit tee was unablo (o agree, thu ipics'lou being on tho subsidy prov siou. Mr. Pugh ad dressed the senate in favor ot the subsidy npproi ibitlou In tho bill. Tlu prlnc p'e on which lie stood was that .(ho foreign until sen Ice det-erveil Juit C'liiipotiHMtloniiB much us the coast wise in nil service, tho river mail service or tlio railroad mall service. Mr. Plumb moved that the s-nnte inolut on Its amendment to the Mibs'dy appropriation, and ask further conference. Agreed to, yeas nays 12. Tho democrats voting with the republican!)) (he atllriustlve were Messrs. Drown, Cull, Kustts, Qorinuu, 1'ayno mid Pugh. House, Juno 28. Under the cnll of slates Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, introduced tlio bill to reduce and equalize duties on imports, to reduce internal revenue taxes, and modify tho laws rclativo to the collec tlon of revenue. The following resolution wns introduced by King, of Louisiana: Thnt the United States will view with great solicitude and disfavor the contemplated action of the French Government in author izing a loan to assist in tlio work on tho Panama canal, or any other measure rnl culntcd to identify it with tlio Panama canal, ns such action is opposed to tlio policy of tho American people as expressed Iiy the chief executive of the United States at (he Inception of this canal, and which policy is now most emplinllcnlly repeated and reiterated by tho United btatcs. Ke solved, that the secretary of sfcato bo rc- (iiicstcd to send to congress without delay all correspondence bearing on tlio subject of such vast impoitiincc and fraught with much danger to national interests. Tlio liouso then went Into committee of tho wholo on tlio sundry civil appropriation lull aud so continued until the hour ol ad lournincnt. Skn'ati:, Juno .'10. The sonato. on mo tion of Plumb, resumed consideration of the president's veto of tlio bill to quiet tho titles of sottlers on tlio Dob Moines lauds, and nfter arguments by Kvarts in Mihiiortof tlio veto, and by Allison and Wilson in favor of the bill, it was passed over thn president's veto by (lie requisKo (wo-(hinls majority veas .si, nays in. Plumb submitted tlio conference report on the army appropriation bill. The confer ence report was explained by Allison. Tlio bill now appropriates about $150,000 Ichi than it ilid when it first pnssed the house. Tho report was agreed to. Haw ley from the committeoon military affairs, reported duck inojoini resolution upponii Iiil Gen. Win. T. Sewell of New Jersey. Gen. Martin T. McMahon of New York, nudCapl. John L. MUcholl of Wisconsin, malingers of tlio nadonal homes fur d s abled soldiers, (o fill vacancies. Passed. Deck introduced a bill to authorize tho tiostiniister ccneral to appoint and relieve postmasters of tlio third class, who aro now nppoiuieii ami removeu ny mu in-i dent. Referred to tho postofiico commit tee. IIovrk. Juno 30. Townscnd submitted the report of tho conference committee on the ponsion appropriation bill and it was agreed to. Hums, front (ho committee on appropriations, reported tho general defi ciency hill and it wns referred to tho com mittee of tho whole. It appropriate $i.0!2.8 15. Tlio liouso then went into committed of tho whole, Reagan in tlio cliitir, on the sundry civil bill. When tlio committee rose Mount submitted tho con ference report on tlio postofiico appropria tion bill, and it was agreed to. Tliosenato recedes from thonmendment which author izes tho postmaster general to contract for llliaiio anil loreigu HlUlllllUIJIIb imhii BUI V IUU w hen it can bo combined in one routn, whoro tlie foreiuu olllco is not moro tliiin 200 miles distant from tho domestic ofilco, on tho same terms as Inland steamboat service. Tlio senate also receded from tho amend ment increasing by $80,000 tlio appropria tion for tlio railway postal carscrvico. Tho senate also recedes from tho foreign mail service nmondment, known as tho "sub sidy" amendment. Sr.NATi:, July 1. Tho senato proceeded to (ho consideralion of tho resolution re garding public executive sessions and tho speech of Morrill against the projiosed cliango was rend by Miinderson. Hoar also addressed tliosenato iu opposition to tlio proposed change. Tlio conference ro port on the consular and diplomatic ap propriation hill was Hiibmitted by Allison and agreed to. The chair laid before tlio senate a joint resolution extending the ap propriation for ten days. Edmunds ob jected to a socoud rending of tho joint res olution for reasons which lie said ho would Htnto tomorrow. Tho sonato then pro ceeded to the consideration of tlio legisla tive appropriation bill, continuing thus until adjournment. Hoiisrc, Juno .10. Doyle, from tho Pan- I3lo:tric committee, submitted a report signed by four members of tho committee, upon tho subject of its investigation. It is accompanied by a resolution that a fair and exhaustive investigation bus failed to adduce any evidence which tends lo show that Attorney General (iiirlaud, Solicitor General Goode, Heerotaiy Lamar, Indian I'ommiNsioner Atkins, Itailroad Commis sioner JohiiKtouo or Senator Harris, they being the ollleers nuinod iu the Pau-ICIectrio publications of the newspaper press which gave rise lo this investigation, did any net, ollicial or ot berw ise, connected with mai lers investigated which was dishonest, dis honorable or censurable. Tho report and esolution, which is concurred iu by Hale, were referred to (ho house calendar. Ran ney also submitted a report, signed by tho lour republican members of the committee. Hulo presented his Individual views, 'the reports woro platted upon (liecalendar. The liouso then considered until aillouriimeut tlio sundry civil uppropriation bill. Disau.ivisa the sahratii. Cixvixanp, 0., Juno 27. Tills atternoon an exclusion party of about !I00 men, women and children visited Fnlrvlew, about thhty miles east of hcie. A dozen or more men, who hud been drinking on the boat, visited a sa loon on their arrival at l'alrport aud soon mic ceetled In starting u quarrel which ended luiill Ihe windows of tho suloon being broken by the pxciirHioniMs. Stones woro then hurled through tlio win dows of u largo tenement hout-o occupied bv I'olamlers. Tho latter to uie nuiuiier oi ni tceii or twenty alined tlieniM-lves with elulu nud moved on tho excurslmibts. Several Clevoliindi'rs were cut mid bruised, and ono l'oliiinhr mimed Michael Peeler una Mruck In the temple bv u stone. He fell uncoiisclou to the ground uud was carried away by his com piiiilniit. l lie l tiniiiiie rs euaseii me iiii-ii, mum-u mm children !s00 yards to the boat, over railroad ll ni-Kt. anil ere piles, nut jui us me uu pinug nariv reached the dock the bout moved away, pit-v'iiitlng further bloodshed. Till: VA.MERtlS nVXASTT. Washington special: As Don Cameron cnino into tho senate this morning the sen ators all clustered around him and begun (o shake his hands In tlio most heaity man ner and (o congratulate him as though ho had had a narrow escape from something. It trnnspiiod (hat tho causa of the demon stration wits the report that Mrs. Cameron had presented him a daughter Sunday morning, anil tho senator admitted it was true. It is tho first child by tho senator's second wife, the youngest child by his first wife being about 17 years old. FLOWERS VJ SENATOR MANRRltSOX. Washington special: A very In wo and magnificent lloral ottering occupied thetlesk ot Senator Miinderson on (ho tloor of the senate to-day. It was in tho form ol scales, representing justice, and camo from the employes of (ho giivernmeii( printing nihrn, for whom he advocated gallantly a bill which recently piisced the senate, giving i mouth's leave of absence evtry year with lay. Heretofore the printing i.lllio people laveuot been given an annual leateltko other government nnta. Unsdsi-kctino farmers continue to bo tuken in by llghdilnj rod ngouU. RANDALL'S MEASURE FOR REVKNVE, Ttie Itlll Which lie Introduced In Uie House on the USttu Washington special: The expected tariff bill was introduced in tho liouso to-day by Mr. Randall. Tho bill, ho says, docs not contain nnytliing novel or extraordinary, and is designed to build up much needed In dustries, revive thoso that aro languishing, and remove inequalities in the existing law. Ho does not claim that the bill is a com pleto or perfect mensuro of tariff revision, but holds that it is a decided step in tho right direction, and a sufficient Indication ot (lie policy that should bo pursued iu re modeling the tnriff and revenue laws. The changes in rn(es projiosed nro (o go In(o effect on Janunry 1, 1887. Tho additions to tho jircsent freo list nro squared timbers, boards and lumber in tho rough. The pros cut Inw admitting livo animals for breeding jiurjioses ib repealed. Thoprincipal changes proposed in tlio existing laws rein to (o re duction on pinned lumber, iron ot various kinds, rico and reariy-mndo clothing. Tho bill reieals nil forma of internal revenue taxation upon tobacco of every descrip tion, mid ail laws rcsfrictlng its sale and disposition by farmers and producers after Oc(ober 1, next. It .allows a drawback or rebaio ot 1 the full amount of taxes paid on tobacco of every inscription held by lniimifaclurcrs or dealers at tho tlmo tho repeal goes into ef fect. It also permits, from nud after tho piihsage of tlio act, tho manufacture and sale of fruit brandies and wines free of in ternal rovenuo taxes. Under tho bend of silk, silk goods and leather goods, tho bill embraces tho recommendations of Assis tant Secretary Fnirchihl, in his letter of .Mmo M, 1880, to the chairman of the committeo on ways and means, already liuhlished. Wools nro divided into three classes, namely: Clothing, combing and carpet wools. On tlio first nnd second classes tho du(y is fixed at 10 cents jier pound. Washed wool of tho first class is to pay double duty, which is fixed at three times the amount to which they would bo subjected if imported unwashed. On carded or combed wools or taps the duty is fixed at 48 cents per pound and 10 per cent ad valorem; wool on (ho skin, at the h imo rates as oilier wools; woolen rags, shoddy, nuingo wnsto and flocks, 10 cents per pound; woolen or worsted cloths, and liiicnumcratcd manufactures of wool, valued at not exceeding 00 cents jier jiound, ill) cents jier pound and 35 per cent ad va lorem; between 00 and 50 cents per pound. JIG cents and 35 per cent ad vnlorom; abovo 80 cents peY pound, 35 cents and 40 per cent ad valorem; flannels, blankets, hats, biilmorals, yarns, knit goods, com posed wholly or in part of wool, and all manufactures ot alpaca wools and of wools of other animals, not specifically enumerated, valued at JiO cents or less per pound. 111 cents per pound; between JIO and 40 cents per pound, 12 cents; between 40 and 00, 15 cents; between 00 and 80. 24 cents; and iu addition, upon tlio abovo named articles, 35 percent nil valorem; women nnd childreu'udres goods. coat linings and goods of light description, composed in part of wool or animal hair, not exceeding UO cents per yard in value. r tents per square yard and JI5 ier rent ad valorem; wholly ol wool or animal hair, or mixture of them, 9 cents nnd 40 per cent ad valorem; clothing, ready mnilo, and wealing nppuril, excopt knit goods, not eniimernted, composed wholly or in part of wool or annual hair, ami wholly or partly ninuufncturcd, 45 cents per pound and 45 per rent ad valorem; marblo block, rough or squared, 50 rents or cubic foot; veined marble, sawed, drowsed or otherwise, in cluding slates and tile, $1 por cubic foot; sawed in packages, 10 cents perlOO jiouuds, and iu bulk 4 cents per 100 ounds. '1 ho bill proposes to amend tho existing tariff laws by striking out section 240!) re vised statutes nnd stihstituuing a clause, providing that an article not provided or shall (my the sumo rato of duty levied on the enumerated artlclo which it mojt ro- sembles in material, quail tv, texturo or use. in uuenumernted articles mauuiuc tured ot two or mor materials tlio duty shall be assessed at tho highest rato ch .rgo nble if tho articlo woro composed fully ol tho component material of chief value. Tlio main features of tho Hewitt bill are in corporated, including tho clause removing the duty on alcohol used m tlio arts, tlio tobacco wrapper clauso and tho adminis trative clauses. A MONTH'S WORK VET. Washington special: There is very littlo prospect of thn adjournment of congress before tho last of July. In its debate upon tho postofiico bill today, tliosenato showed a disposition to insist upon an appropri ation for tlio transjiortation of ocean mails, and (ho democratic senators were the most emphatic ot all. Tho members of t lie house appear quite as determined in (heir opposlilon (o tho measure, and neither will yield without a long struggle. The president lias given notice that lie will not sign nny midnight legislation, aim nun will prevent tho bills bomg rushed through, as is usually tlio ease on tlio last tiny ot the session. Ho can taken bill ami keep il ton dnvrt if ho chooses, and congress has got to wait for him to consider it. It is believed that ho will hasten an adjourn ment as much as lie can. but will oppose hasty legislation, and it would bo just liko him to veto one of tho big appropriation bi:s bent use of some single otijectionul Item iu it. Therefore tlio prospects of do lav aro better than (hose of adjournment. DEMOCRATS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Ill the New Hampshire democratic con vention at Concord, tlio following proceed ings tool; place: The convention pro ceeded to nominate a candidate for gov ernor by ballot. L. H. Drown, of Concord, withdrew tho name of Charles II. AiiimIou. Charles F. Stone, of Lnconia, presented tho namo ot Col. Thomas S. Cogswoll, of Gilinunton. Tho ballot resulted in 432 votes tor Cogswell. His nomination was made unanimous anil a committee was ap j pointed to notify him aud request his pres-, once. A resolution was t hen adopted en-' liorsing the course of the present Speaker i Cnrlis'e, Mr. Morrison and tho democratic 1 members oi congress iu their efforts to re ft rm the present tariff law. Col, Cogswell appeared ami was greeti-tt with hearty ap plause. He made a brief nddress. At the conclusion three hearty cheers were given for him and the delegates divided into county conventions nud elected membors ot the stuto committee. LIVELY TIMES IN CONGRESS. Washington special: This evening's Critic of this city says: "Mr. Cobb ot In iliaiut. ami Mr. Lulrtl, ot Nebraska, got real ugly at each other in the house yester day on the land question. " 'Don't threaten me,' yelled Mr. Luird. '"Don't threaten me.' said Mr. Cobb, 'for wheu'it comes to public lands, I think I know n job.1 "Ami then they shook (heir gory flsfn outright ittcnrh other's fsres, anil savacel ly they cltewetl their thops across sixty fwf ol space. They wltel the tloor nil un In npntK, they kicked their chairs around, they glared across Unit open space, nnd finally eat down." SOME WASHINGTON OOSSIP. "I have been nsked about fifty times to day if I had resigned from the cabinet," said Secretary Whitney, lnuglilngly. "1 have not resigned," ho continued, "and havo no Intention ot doing so." Without division tiio house in committee of tho whole incorporated an amendment In tho sundry civil bill requiring the secre tary of tho trennury to Issuo certificates of the denominations ot $1, $2 and $5 on aw surplus ullver dollars now in the treasury, in payment of appropriations made iu the bill, nnd other oxcnditurc8 nnd obliga tions of the government. The house committee on foreign affairs has decided to report favorably the bill authorizing tlio president to njipnint mili tary and naval attaches to foreign lega tions. Also tho bill to protect submarine cables. A CEiiTiFic.iTE of incorporation of the United States nnd Congo National Emigra tinn company of Washington has been filed with tlio recorder. The object of tho company is to run and operate a lino ol steam vessels from Dnltimoro to the Congo country in Africa and intermediate places, for tho purpose of emigration nnd com merce. The capital stock is placed at $2,000,000, which may bo increased to $30,000,00. Tho fiscal year to closo with Wednesday, Juno 30, will find tho national finnnco-t in pretty good shape. The jniblic debt, which twenty years ngo was $75 for each man, woman and child in tlio country, is now $23 for ench person, and tho interest cliargc, which at that time was over $4 per head, is now 75 cents jier enpita. The total debt to-day is just hall what it was then and tho annual interest charge bu one-fourth of what it wns at that ti:ne. Then the interest-bearing debt was $,332, 000,000 and interest from 5 to 7 3-10 per cent. Now tlio interest-bearing debt is $1,220,000,000 and tlio interest rato from 3 to 4VJ per cent. Then tho population among whom tlio debt wub divided was 35,000,000, now it is 00,000,000. It is a favorite occupation with people with bad digestion to complain that tho country is terribly burdened witli debt. So it is, but it is especially happy iu this line when com pared with those ot somo other countries that aro supposed to rank very high in the school of civilization. For instance, while our debt is $23 per head, that of Austrin is $30, that of Russia $35, that of Sjuiiti $80, that of Italy $80, that of Groat Britain $100. and that of France $130. THE CUSTER MASSACRE. An Indian Relates How tins Iroopcrs Were Slain by the Red Devils. A sjiecinl to tho St. Paul Pioneer Press from the Custer battle field, iu Montana, describes t he celebration of the tenth anni versary of tlio battle by a few of its sur vivors. Tlio great Sioux chief, Gall, went over the field ami describetl the manner in which Custer's command wns destroyed. Gall is a fine looking Indian, 4G years old, weighing over 200. He wns reticent at first. Finally he told h s story with dignity and animation. "Wo saw the soldiers early in tho morning crossing tiio divide. When Reno nnd Custer sojinratetl we watched them until they camo down into tlio valley, A cry w as raised (hat tho white soldiers were coming anil orders were given for (lie vil'age (o inovo immediately. Reno swejit down so rapidly on tho upper end that tiio Indians were forced to fight. Sitting Dull anil I were at a point where Reno attacked. Silting Dull was tlio big medicineman. Tlio women and children were hastily moved down stream, whoro die Cheyennes weio en camped. Tlio Sioux attacked Reno and the Cheyennes Custer and then nil becamo mixed up. The women and children caught horses for the bucks to mount them. Tlio bucks mounted and charged back on Reno, checked him and tiro-o him into tlio tim ber. Tho soldiers (ieil their horses to trees nnd camo out and fought on foot. As soon as Renowns b"itten and driven back across tlio river, the wholo force turned on Custer and fought him till thoy destroyed him. Custer tlid not reneli tlio river, but wus mot ball a mile up a ravine, now called Reno Creek. They fought the soldiers and beat them back, stei by s(ej, till all were killed. Ono of Reno's officers confirms tills. They never broke, but retired slop by step till forced back to tin) ridgo upon which all finally perished. They wero shot down iu liuo where they stood." THEIR RIDE 2X) DEATIT. Four Railroad Men Hilled In u Freight Train Wreck Near Crexlon, Iowa. Creston (Iowa) special: Freight train No. 13 broko in two on the hill six miles east of Creston ut 9:15 last night. It was followed by an extra. Conductor West, of 13, ran back to flag tho extra when the broken section followed him. The cx(rn, running twolvo miles an hour, was within six car lengths of the brokon section when discovered by (ho engineer. He and tho fireman jumped before tlio engine crashed into the caboose, which was smashed into splinters. Eight railroad laborers were usleeji in tho caboose Four wero killed outrigt, two injured and two escaped un hurt. Five cars wero demolished. Three of (hem wero londed wllh horses, ono with agrcultural iniplomenU ami ono with graders' tools. Out ot forty-four horses four wero killed uud ono injured. Tlio names of tho dead men nro: Henry Hughes. Rutterfleld, His., L. M. Davidson, D.ll A'dont, Thos. White. Two of the kilhd wero badly cut to pieces. Tlio injured are; John Medina, left leg broken below tho knee; hurt in back ami otherwlso slightly bruised. Mike liar baiigh. Italian, noso broken nnd other wise slightly bruised about tho face, hands and body. The wounds aro not dangerous. Tho en gine uud tender were stripped. The collision occurred on n high embankment nnd bridge. The truck whs cleared and all trains run ning this morning. SLASHING OS' FREIGHT RATES. St. Louis dispatch: Ever since the break in tlio Northwestern, it has been feared that the cut would eventually extend to every in(erest involved, on the theory that the lines operating in the territory affected would be compelled to meet the cut for sell pro'ection. The sittiadon has been growing moro serious nil (lie time nnd yes tertlay rate went all to pieces at thi noint ami war is now open a 1 along tic line with every indication of becoming us tl rro and bitter as wms feared. The lint rut announced from St. Louis was made vestertlny from SU Louis to Lincoln ami Vr.'inout, Nebraskn, the folio win.' beingthe figures now made: First class, sixty 'nur oeuts per huiiMrtHl lbs.; seroiid-olasii, fifty two rents; third-class, thirty-three cents, aud fourth-class, twenty-three ceuU. NAMES OF THE EXILE u List of the I'rtnce.i and Princesses Who it It Decided Shalt Go. The members of the House of Bonaparti aflectctl Immediately or prospectively by the voto of the French Chambers arc: Prince Napoleon and his wife, I'rinccsi Clothllde of Savoy, and tucl.-children 1'iince Victor, Prince Louis and Princes Marie. Princess Mathllde (Princess de San Dona te.) Prince Roland Bonaparte, eon of tho late Prince Picrrj Bonaparte. Of the House o France (Orleans Bour bon): Prince Phllllppc (Comte d-Pirla) anl wife, Prlnccs9 Isabcllt: de Muntpeniior, and child renPrincess Amlla (Crown Pr.nc-sM of Portugal), PiincePiillllpre (Djke tl'O.lenns). Princess Heleue, PrlncMt IsAbjlIe, Prinj.-fs Louise, Prince Ferdinand Prince Robert (Duct.o Chartres), nnd wife. Princess Franc je do Jolnvllle and children Prince Henri, Princess Marguerite, Prlnct Jean. Prince Louis, (Due do Nemours) and hli wife, Prin.-css Vietoriuc do Saxe-Cohourg c Gotha, and children. Prince Ferdinand Phllllppc (Due d'Alencon) lis wife, Princess Sjjihla of Batavla, nnd chll Iren; Princess Louise, Prince Emanuel, Prln ss Marguerite (Princess Czarstoryski) Prin -'ss Blanche. P.lncess Francois (Prince do Jolnvllle), his vlfc, Pr.nccss l-'rancolse of Brazil, and chll Iron; Prlncis Francolse (Duchess de Char res), Prince Pierre (Due de IVnthlevrc. Prince Henry (Due d'Auuiale). Tho other branches of (ho Bourbon family ire non-resident in France. It is behoved that, in the event of the Or leans princes being expelled from France, tin Comte de Paris will again take up his resi dence In Twickenham. Several well-known mansions In (he uelrhbor ood havo already Dcen placed at his disposal. The Cointe do Paris formerly occupied York House, where Princess Amelia was born, and which is now in tho possession of the Right Hon. M. E. Grant Dull, Governor ot Madras. Orleans House, the former residence of the Due d'Aumale, Is at preseut occupied by Mr. William Conrad. SUCCESSFUL COTTON SWINDLE. A Texas Man Thipcs Eastern Parties to the Tune of $35,000. St. Louis special: Ono of (ho biggest cot ton swindles on record has just been suc cessfully achieved in this market. It was worked by a buyer who formerly had head quarters in Hope, Ark., but now does busi ness from Texerkann, Tex. About a month ngo ho arranged to ship 3,000 bales of good middling from Texerkann to East ern buyers, sending samples from that place. He rcoucsted (lie privilege of ship- ping from St. Louis, ns it would make bet tor shipping arrangements, and having se cured the latlor a shade under tlio innrkct, the Eastern pnrdos readily gave him per mission to forward the cotton in that way. Having secured (lie buyers consent for (lint puruoso the Texan camo hero nnd bought recklessly nil low. sandy and stained cotton ho could find until lie had filled tho order. The cotton wns shipped nnd the dm Its paid on samples sent from Texerkana through nrraiigomeuts with tlio Texerkann and their -St. Louis correspon dents. His profha are estima(ed at $35,- 000. VRORARLK TIME OP AD.IOUNMENT. Washing! on special: Tlio prosjiects of an early adjournment lias received a sotbnek by the president. Ho informed members ot both tliosenato and house that ho will not sign any bill without first carefully reading It through nud informing himself ns to its provisions. Ho asserts that ho will not go to (ho cnpitol ami approve bills ns fast us they are Drought to him, for tiio sake ot expediting adjournment. Witli regard to appropriation bills ho regards it as his duty to carefully consider ovory item and he warns members ot the two houses tiiac thoy need not expect to send him long hills appropriating large sums oT money within a day or two of adjournment, with any idea that ho will sign them hi udly; that hot will not do anything ol the kind, iu view ot his feeling of responsibility. Through tlioso best qualified to speak as to adjournment, (lie opinion prevails that tho president's determination to havo time for thorough examination of nil hills passed will proba bly tlefer tho day ot final adjournment to July 25th. WILL HLOOM IN CHICAGO. Chicago special: Rneo Elizabeth Clove- mud is to mako Chicago iior homo. For somo weeks Mr. Elder, manager of (ho El der Publishing compa iy. has been iu com- muuicaCion with her lelativo to coming to this ci(y and diking charge of the editorial department of tho Literary Life. A dis patch received this morning from Mr. Elder states that lie bus completed all arrange ments with Miss Cleveland, and that she will come at onco to tako the position. Literary Life is, as its name indicates, a magazine devoted o polite letturs. It is published by tho Elder Publishing com p iny, nnd numbers among its contributors aid patrons somo of the best literary minds of tlio country. Mr. Elder has had this project in mind for some tini, and has been in correspondence with Miss Cleveland ever since tho projected marriage of the president made it jiossiblo for his sister to leave the post of honor in (he white house. Mr. Elder is now in Uticn, N. V., where he met Miss Cleveland and concluded the ar rangements mentioned above. TEXAS CATTLE SHIPMENTS. A Sjiringcr (New Mexico) dispatch says: While thodrought in the cattlo region south ot this county has delayed the round-ups ot stock and been a great drawback to tho closing of a number of good contracts fo y uuuu iur uur iiurkuuni ruiiKv", , c .11 . . - . 1 , . L O I Is beginning to res u 1110 her old posit! which she has held for a number ot yea as a great shipping point, and tho Ate son, Topoku and Santa Fo road is in (1111111117 111 ntr LriLiiiH ui ciiiiii t nun bit ill hm .miftiiila .... Imi-inP IrfriU T.fl lift Mil I nil north. About 15,000 head of Citttlt it ,,...? n,ii.,rv ,t 1.11 v Knriti'Ti'r mill nliittit. tin as many moro are reported somo miles be low here, many of which aro go ng to be shipped from Springer instead ot being driven auy further. FIENDISH WORIC rnrtUPELrnu, Pa., June 23 Exactly Sl people were poUoned at lost Thursday's pic nic near Flemlngton, N. J. EIr of these persons will probably die, and tw enty are In a precarious condition. One of the physicians In charge of (he cases has examined the ice cream cans, and says there was not enough sulphate of zinc about ihem to do any damage; that (he symptoms are those of arsenical poisoning, and from tuo fact that those wlio firt ate of the cream es caped, ho Is of the opinion ttiat the jwlson was put Into the cream by tome one purposely. Asa large number of people were 'UgaKed. In serving the cream.lt will be dlflkult to catch tl.e perpetrators.