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wm'o't w McHENRY, V*M tCYKE. Editor THE NE '**- Important Happenings in Every Quarter of the Civil­ ised Globe. Very Latest In' Flashed Over the Tele­ graphic Wires. LATEST DISPATCHER ce OBITUARY. Mil C. Moflfctt, Representative In OMEfiess from Michigan. The Hon. Seth C. Moffatt, Congressman from the Eleventh Michigan District, died in Washington Dec. 22, aged 46. His illness began with a carbuncle on his chin. To this was added a consuming fever and blood-poisoning- His agony was intense, Mr. Moffatt was born at Battle Creek, Mich,, Aug. 10, 1841; was a student in the law department of Michigan University for three years, daring the last year •Iso studying in the office of the Hon. T. M. Cool fey, and graduated in 1863. For ten years he was prosecuting attorney for Grand Traverse and Leelanaw Counties; served in the Michigan State Senate in 1871-72; was a member of the Constitu- tional Commission in 1873; was register of the United States Land Office at Traverse City from 1874 to 1878; was a member of the State House of Representatives of Michigan in 1881-'82, serving as Speaker both terms: was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at Chicago in 1881; was elected to the Forty-ninth Congress as a Republican, and was re-elected po the Fiftieth Congress. Dr. F. V. Hayden, Geologist and Author. Db. Ferdixaxd Yandeveeb Haydex died at bis residence in Philadelphia after a long illness. Dr. Hayden was a distin- .Tuished scientist and was widely known as a geologist. He was born of Puritan de­ scent in Westfield, Mass., Sept. 7, 1829. Dr. Hayden was mem- "tier of--ThT Rational Academy of 8eiences yearly all the other iiiiwwpfirias.c' Sri / •/ large number of scientific bodies in foreign , countries. He occupied more than twenty jyears in the exploration of the great West, v; including a great portion of Kansas, Ne- l braska, Colorado, Uew Mexico, Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Utah. He published "The Great Wert: Its Attractions and Be- „ sources," in 1880, and "North America" in " 1883. : - v i J u d g e A . J . L e f f i n s w e l l , , , Itoge A. i. LeffingweuCi, a dis­ tinguished Iowa jurist, died at Maquoketa, where he had been holding court. He had been ill three days. Judge Lellingwell emigrated to Iowa in 1832, when C years old, Iroin Sag Harbor, j N. Y. His boyhood was spent in Musca­ tine county. He was admitted to the bar in lStil. In 1884 he was elected judge, and i re-elected at the expiration of his term. Bills to establish two additional land offices in Colorado and to remove the political disa­ bilities of Abraham C, Meyers were passed by the Senate on Dec. 22, Bills'were in trod need as follows: By Mr. Voorbees, to extend the laws of the United States, except those provided for pre-emption, timber-culture, and desert-land entries ot the public lauds atrip Bouth of tiie Indian Territory. It also creates the land dis­ trict of Cimarron. By Mr. Jones, for the erec­ tion of a public building at Helena, Ark. It ap­ propriates 5/. 00 By Mr. Tollor, for the com­ pulsory education of Indian children. (Senator Mitchell presented a memorial from the 1'our- . teenth Legislative Assembly of Oregon, praying lor a modification of the treaty between the United Status and the Chinese empire, bo as to stop and i rohibit the importation or immigra­ tion of Chinese and other Adatic laborer;) alto­ gether, and to adopt such lawful measures as may be necessary to rid the country of those /dready here. Mr liolph addressed ttie Senate on his joint resolution proposing a constitu­ tional amendment on the subject of marriage and divorce and prohibiting bigamy and poiyg- amy. Senators Butler, Morgan, l>u.wes, Camer­ on and Teiler were appointed a committee to investigate the condition of the five civilized tribes of Indians. The Senate adjourned until Jan. 4. When the House met, the desk recently occupied by Mr. Moliatt, of Michigan, was draped m emblems of mourning and decked With Cowers. Mr. Burrows, of Mich aan said that it became his painful duty, en behalf . M'Chi^in lieiegation, to announce to the House tbe death of Seth C. Moffatt 111 his death the delegation felt a personal bereavement und his htate hail lost a wise and able Congressman. Mr. Burrows then offered a seiies ol resolutions, v.'hich were unan­ imously adopted, expressive of tbe regret with which the House had heard of Mr. .Moftatt s death, and providing for the appointment of a joint committee of seven 'Itcprcpgiitativos und *rec 1h"'at"1H 10 superintend the funeral aud attend the remains of the deceased to tho place of buriaL i he House then, as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, adjourned to meet on Wednesday, Jan. 4, l«8s. communicated to the'Washington Mill,own­ ed by J. A. Hinds &. Co., and the Jefferson Mill, owned by J. G. Davis <fc Co. The three buildings with tbeir contents were destroyed, involving the loss of at least $160,000. The explosion was oauaed by the flowing of 14,000 gallons of naphtha into tho sewers. The Vacuum Oil Com­ pany was pumping the fluid through its pipes to the works of the Municipal Gaa Company. The pipe broke and the leak continued for ten hours before tbo explo­ sion led to the discovery. The naphtha ex­ ploded in a number of sewers, causing ex­ plosions nt forty different points, tearing np manholes and pavement. Three men were killed and fifteen wounded, several of Wbom, it is feared, can not recover. Representatives of the principal Woolen and worsted manufacturers of the country held a meeting in New York, at which certain roles were adopted which are designed to prevent the abuses that have been growing in their business in connection with the credit and discount Systems. It was furthermore decided to establish a fund for ^ the payment of agents whose dnty it shall be to assist in the detection of evasions of the tariff laws. WEST. Stirling P. Bounds, President of the Omaha Republican Newspaper Company, died in that city a few days ago. He had been ill ten days from pneumonia, but his death was directly due to heart disease. Sterling Parker ltoands was a natlvo of Ver­ mont ana was bora in June, 1K2& Ho learned tbe printer's trade in Buffalo, after which he Went to ltaoino. Wis., where ho started a weekly paper. He waa married ill Uacine Doc. 8, 1830, luid has three sons and two daughters living. One daughter is tho wife of O. H. liothaker, the Journalist. After hi* marriage Mr. lloundsre- , tnoved to Milwaukeo and s-tarted the Naii'S .rs a weekly paper. He afterward went to Chicago and opened a large job printing fcffico on State street, in company with James »T. Langdon, They were burned out by tho tire, but opened an office soon after on Monroe "(street, where thoy continued business until ?their failure five years later. In Mr. Jtomids was appointed public printer by Presi­ dent Garfield, and held tho olfice until the in­ coming of tho present administration. A year ago in Septembor, he bought the Omaha Repub­ lican, and has lived there since. His father is Btill living at Eureka, Wis. He lias a brother in Milwaukee and a sister at Aurora, 111. q By an explosion in a coal mine at Flem­ ing, Kansas, Ihree men were killed. The bodies of the anarchists, Spies, Parsons, Fischer, Engel, and Lingg, were interred on Sunday at Waldheim Ceme­ tery, Chicago, in tho presence of about two thousand people. Before the burial the faces of the dead men were exposed to view, and for an hour a 6teady stream of their friends and sympathizers passed by the coffins. The ceremonies passed oif without disturbance of any kind. Four addresses were delivered--two in German and two in English. Several persons are reported to have been killed and others injured by a cyclone which passed through portions of Indian Territory and Arkansas Saturday. A seriocs accident occurred on the Iowa and Dakota Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, near Calmar, Iowa. Passenger-train No. 1, going west and carrying a heavy train, crashed into the east-bound Davenport passenger. The following were fatally in­ jured: Engineer Loup, of Mason City; Fireman Brannigan,„of Mason City; Ex­ press Agent Beach, of Prairie du Chien. Loup and Brannignn were caugbt in the debris, and it was over tbree hours before they could be extricated. Neither can live. The baggagemen on both trains were badly injured. SOUTH. At Columbia, Hempstead County, Ark., Charles Whitsett, a half-witted boy, aged 13, went out walking with bis young broth­ er, aged 9, and hiB sister, aged 6. He re­ turned home alone, and informed his mother he had killed them, showing a large which b« htld done the deed. Investigation found the boy and girl stretched out in pools of blood, with their heads cut off. A boiler in a saw-mill at Tilton, Ga., ex­ ploded while all the hands were around the furnace doers warming themselves. Five men were instantly killed and a bqy was seriously/injured. The bodies were fright­ fully mutilated, two being cut entirely in twain. A Richmond (Va.) telegram says thai a vote for United States Senator to succeed Mr. Riddleberger was taken in the general assembly, with the following result: Senate --The Hon. John S. Barbour, 26; Gen. William Mahone, 13. House--Barbour, 61; Mahone, 35. There wag only one absentee in the Senate and four in the Houso. » •- r.--.-.-rr=m > FOREIGN. , A Cabt-e dispatch from LcmAtito enyfS: "The persistent optimism which has all along prevailed in the English Foreign Office rogarding tbe prospects of European war has at last disappeared. The tenor of the dispatches now leceived from tbe En­ glish representative* on the Continent distinctly shoyvs that aggressive prepara­ tions are being pushed to the utmost on the German and Austrian frontiers and that everything is in readiness for an invasion of Poland. It is very doubtful, now, whether any pretense of humility that may be made by Russia, or any attempt at suave diplomatic procrastination can long prevent wholesale execution of the hostile plan which has been fully agreed on by the allies to weaken and despoil her her on her southern and western borders." St. Petersburg advices say that the War Department is supplying the troops i(ith special ammunition pouches for Ber- dan rifles, which will enable each man to fire fourteen shots per minute. The pro­ jected alteration in the ritio was abandoned, so the dispatches say, because, in view of the gravity of the situation, it was thought there would not be suflkient time to make the change. The prize-fight between Jake Kilrain, of Baltimore, and Jem Smith, of England, for the diamond belt and the champion­ ship of the world took place on an island in the River Seine, noar Pari*, and resulted in a draw. Kilrain fought at 184 pounds and Smith at 180 pound*, a heavier weight than he has fought at here­ tofore. It was a lively and ener­ getic battle for the first three rounds-- a quick give-and-take,'with close spar­ ring. In the fourth round Kilrain got in, giving Smith a mash on the ear, which appeared to stun him. In the wrestling wbich formed a feature of a number of succeeding rounds Smith was no match for the American. He had the worst of every. fall, Kilrain each time coming down heav­ ily on his prostrate foe-. Though Smith had the worst of the falls, he fought splen­ didly under great difficulties, aud was as fresh as Kilrain when darkness stopped the fight at 4:45. A London dispatch says that "John L! Sullivan has issued a challenge to Smith or Kilrain for $5,000 a 6ide. The news of the fight between Kilrain and Smith spread with lightning rapidity in London, and in a short while the streets in front of the newspaper offices were jammed with an excited, howling mob. The crowds yelled for particulars, and pushed anil hauled each other in an effort to get nearer the bulletins in an indescribable manner. The result disgusted many of Smith's admirers, who believed that thdlr man would make short work of Kilrain." CONGRESSIONAL. GENERAL. * ' .'fair M" who EAST. If KB jury in the case of Mrs. Robinson was charged with having poisoned •everal of her children in Boston, was un­ able to agree. I The converting, blooming, and roil de­ partments of the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, at Brad docks, Pa., have been closed down, throwing several thousand men out of work. At Ballston Spa, N. Y.% S. S. Crandall, formerly a lawyer and real-estate broker in Troy, shot his wife, bis mother-in-law, Mrs. S. S. Stone, his step-daughter, Julia Bulkley, and himself. All are dead but his wife, end she is dying. He had a con­ troversy with bis wife over money matters. His wife was the divorced wife of Cran- dall's former legal associate. Crandall was once a candidate for Sheriff of W ash- ineton County and was defeated. He was extravagant in his habits. His wife had money and tbe quarrel was over its con­ trol. A Rochester (N. Y.) special says that m terrific explosion occurred beneath the •Clinton Flouring-Mill, owned by J. H. Pool & Co., on Mill street. Sheets of flame sixty feet high coming from the arpand in front of the mill soon enveloped ili-tedding in flames. Thf flame* were WASHINGTON The President sent a message to Con­ gress last week advising an acceptance by this Government of an invitation from the British Government to ta^;e part in an in­ ternational exhibition to be held at Mel­ bourne, and of another from tbe Spanish Government to participate in an exposition which is to be held at Jtarcelonia. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune telegraphs as follows: A so-called Administration plan for tariff re­ daction is being discussed to-day It is not yet in the shape o( a bill, and is only thrown out as a"feeler," consisting maidty of figures fur­ nished at the Treasury Department. Accord­ ing to this plan S62,000,030 is set down as the amount of revenue to be cut olf, of which £12,000,000 is to come, from adding salt, lum­ ber, wool, and coal to the free list, and the other S50,000,000 will come from reduced duties on various manufactured articles, including iron ana woolen goods. Although a bill con­ taining these features has not actually been drawn, it is certain that one some­ thing like it will be presented as represent­ ing the views of tho Administration. The President does not look with favor upon a reduction of any other revenues than those derived from cus­ toms duties, and tho bill presented by fhjQse who represent him will not include anything •which looks like taking the tax from tobacco. A dozen schemes for reduction are being dis­ cussed, but while the one proposing the reduc­ tion of 802,000,0 0 from customs duties possibly conies nearest representing the President's views none of them has been officially stamped the "administration bill." The House Committee on Elections was called together to fix a date for the consid­ eration of the Thoebe-Carlisle Contested- election case, says a Washington dispatch. J. Hale Sypher appeared as counsel for the contestant, and announced that he was ready to proceed with tbe case. Mr. Theo­ dore Hallam of Covington, Ky.. who rep­ resented the Speaker, stated that Mr. Car­ lisle desired a speedy settlement of the contest. Inasmuch as a bare quorum was present the committee did not feel dis­ posed to begin the consideration of the case at once, and after a short discussion settled upon Friday, Jan. 6, as the date for takiDg it up. The collections of internal revenue for the first five months of the present fiscal year, says a Washington telegram, amount­ ed to $51,W>0,54y, being an increase of $3,854,742 as compared with tbe corres­ ponding period of last year. There was an increase of $1,1)711,551 in tbe receipts from spirits, of $1,100,170 on tobacco, of $775,412 on fermented liquors, of $t>7,- 537 on oleomargarine, and'an increase of $355; on banks and bankers. Tbe only de­ crease was in the collections on miscellan­ eous objects of taxation, which were $08,- 283 less than last year. Tbe receipts for November last were $718,i»73 more »Vf«n those for the same month of last year. POLITICS. The Convention of Republican Clubs at New York completed its labors on Satur­ day and adjourned. Mr. James P. Foster, Piesident of the New York Republican Club, was elected President of the newly created National League. The resolution against the confirmation of Mr. Lamar was tabled. The Missouri Supreme Coart de­ clared what is known as the Wood local- option law to be constitutional. The effeot of this wiH be to give tLe temperance movement in the State additional impetus, and elections will no doubt be sp>edilv held on the "wet" or "dry" question in ail the counties in the State that have not al­ ready taken such action. Bt Louis will also vote On the question. A Moncton <N. fe.) dispatch says that a fearful disaster occurred last night near Caraquette Station, on the northern di­ vision of the Intercolonial Railroad. It is reported that a (rainwent through abridge, and that ten men were killed. No particu­ lars have yet been received. The steamer Etruria, which arrived in Queenstown from New York, made the trip in six days and two hoars, which is the fastest time on record. There will soon be bronght before Con­ gress a bill that has been prepared in the Postoffice Department, which provides that anything not in the natnre of a personal communication may be printed on envel­ opes and wrappers for third-cla«s matter, St. John (N. B.) dispatches give partic­ ulars of a shocking railway disaster in the northern part of the province. An engine and snow-plow on the Caraquette Railway was thrown from a bridge, carrying down thirteen men, of whom eight were drowned before they could be rescued. The water was not over six feet deep, but it was so covered with snow and ice that only tbe top of tbe engine wa visible. The heartrending cries of unfortunate men nerved the onlooke: immediate act.on, and many a heroic was done which will never be re Regardless of their lives, brave plunged into the river and w hours in the hope of sav:ng the unfortunates, but t>f th started only five were save fellows were buried beneath The five men rescued were bruised, but it is expected tbev cover. The steamer Zamana, \ytiich arrived at New York the other dayJ reports that a heavy "norther" swep/ over the West Indies on the Gth, 7tiy'and 8th of Decem­ ber, causing nyndh damage. In all some seventy vessels were wreoked. A coasting schooner, name un­ known, capsized while making Cape Huytien, and thirteen of the crew of fif­ teen were drowned. Tha British steamer Victa lost eight of her <frew in the same storm. Two others were washed overboard, but were swept back on board tbe vessel by another wave. The deck was badly dam­ aged. The British man-of-war Wrangler arrived at Turk's Island on the 7th, badlv damaged by tbe storm. The French vessel Chasseur arrived at Capo Haytien on the 8th with her main and mizzen masts gone.' In the harbor of Monte Christa a dozen vessels were driven ashore. MARKET REPORTS. ne. ribly ill re- KEVV YORK. Cattle Iior,H Wheat--No. 1 WLite !. No. 2 lied Corn--No. 2 Oats--White ... I obs--Mew Mess , CHICAGO. Catixe--Choice to Prime Steers Good * i ominon to Fair IIoos--Shipping tirades Km uii--Winter Wheat Wueat-Ko. i tied Winter ColtN-- >'o 2 Oats--No. 2 *. . . Luiter--Choice Creamery....".! Fine Dairy Cheese--Full Cream, new £ jUs- i rosh I'otatoks--Choice, per bu.... PoHK--Mtss MILWAUKEE.' Wbbat--Cash ConN--No. i Oats--No. 2 Whit* 1{vk-NO 1 I'ortu--Mess ST. LOUIS. Wheat--No. 2 Red OoR.x-Mhed Oats--Cash S5.53 S.50 .93 .90 .G2 .40 15.2-i 5.25 4.0J 3.53 '5.2 > 8.75 .T7 .47 .M .29 .20 & ** .11 44* ,2<) (<( .80 & U.U .74 .43 .at .62 15.00 6.25 ((i 7,'JU .94 <9 .91 & .(i'24 .<5 <1! 15.75 & fi.25 4.5J (9 4.00 C.0) & 4.'2> «* .78 .43 .31 .30 .21 .12!* .'21 (<? .85 <315-'5 C* .7454 .48^ i* .04 315.50 Four--Me**... Wbtat--Cash. Co»iN--May.... . . . TOLEDO. DETliOIT. .fO'j3 .46 <!» .30 14.50 .84 •54 .32 .81 .47 .31 &15.U0 <9 .81'4 ?<• ,54 Va> a .3i* 4.50 4.75 4.21 .85 .54 .34 .83 A .63 .31 15.25 fi.00 Bekf Cattle.. Hogs su KP...! Wukat--No. 1 White." Coiin--No. 2 .... Oats--No. 2 White CINCINNATI. Wnr.at--No. 2 Red. CoitN--No. 2 Oats--No 2. Fork --Mes» Live Hoos _ BUFFALO/" Cattle HllOS | W»if.at--No. 1* White coax--NO a Yoiiow * INDIANAl'OLia Beep Cattle Hoos Sdkkp ....".I'.'.'.l".""" Wheat--No. 2 lted Con* . "**" Oats--Mixed LAST LlflBKBTY. Cattle--Prlmo 4,00 Fair... 8.25 Common s.oo Hoos...... £.50 4,M 0 H.2~> m 6..ri0 <A 5.23 -0 .80 & .85 .83<* .64 34* <*I 15.75 & 6.00 4.50 & 5.30 5.0 J 5.75 .89 :4 .80^ .56J44 .59* 8.50 5.00 8.00 .8* .52 .Si & 5.00 5.75 8.73 0 .82 < .02! <9 .83 & 4.50 A 8.75 <9 S.50 e.oo « 6.00 Work of the Senate and .tlw BotiM of Representatives. Pxxatoh Bhebmak offend A motion In th* Benat* on the 19th ingt., that the President's 'Huess4IB« and accompanying documents bere- fekT*4,to the Committee on Finance, and gave notice that after the holidays he woula ad-, dress the Sonato ou the subject. Mr. l'ujjh ottered the following resolution, aud proceeded , to address tbe Senate in support of it: "he- talved, That the most important and pros si 11« duty of the present session of Congress in to revise and so amend existing internal tax and tariff laws as to reduce tho annual revenues to bo collected therefrom to (ho necessary wanta of the Federal government, and no more than it needs to pay its matured debts and discharge its obligations under the laws of Congress with­ out crippling or deranging any American indus­ tries or business or interests connected with the subjects of tariff taxation,or interfering with the just rights of American working people, in­ tended to bo secured to them by the incidental effects of revenue duties, to share in the joint product of the labor and capital employed in American mining and manufacturing industries to be full measure of the difference in the cost of their labor and the labor of those engaged in similar indus­ tries in Europe, liesolvcd, That the b'enate will concur in 110 joint resolution for the fined ad­ journment of the present session of Congress uutil after tho passage of such remedial laws as are speoiAeti in the foregoing resolution." A bill was introduced by (Senator Stewart provid­ ing for the appjintmont of a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices, to Hit at Washington, and havo umadiction to hear and decide con­ tested land cases. In tho Honse tbe Speaker announced the appointment of tho Committee on Rules, as follows: The Speaker, Messrs. Band all, Mills, Beed, and Cannon. Mr. Call called np in the Senate on the 20th inst., his resolution to print the memorial of tbe Utah Constitutional Convention in the Becori and asked that it be adopted. Mr. Ed­ munds preferred that the resolution be re­ ferred to tbe Committee on Territories, which now hadjurisdiction of the matter. This gave rise to a warm debate between tbe two Senators, in which others finally joined, and Utah affairs for two or three hours occupied the attention of the Bonate. Numerous petitions from various Htates were presented in favor of Mr. Blair's educational bill, and also a petition from citizens of Pennsylvania protesting against tbe admission of Utah as a Staio. Mr. Allison, Ironi the Committee on Finance, reported a bill to regulate tbe importation of foreign merchan­ dise and to secure uniformity in the classifica­ tion thereof. Ivir. Teller, from the Committee on I'ublio Lands, report­ ed a bill to quiet the title of settlers on the Des Moines river lands, Mr. Davis, from tho committoo on pensions, re­ ported a bill to plaoo the name of Mrs. Logan, widow of Gen John A.Logan, on tbe pension roll at tho rate of §.',000 a year and asked for its immediate consideration. The President has sent tho following nominations to the Senate • Frank G. Hoyne to be appraiser of merchanlise in the district of Chicago. Stephen A. De Wolf to be associate Justice of the Supreme court of the territory of Montana. E. Henry Lacombe, of New York, to be additional Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit. Edward F iiing- bam, ot Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the Su­ preme Court of the District of Columbia. Martin V. Montgomery, of Michigan, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Wm J. Allen to be United Status District Judge for Ilia Southern District of n Illinois. Newton W. MeConnell of Tennessee, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Ter­ ritory of Mout.una. To" bo Attoi-noya lor the United States: Emoiy D. Sellers, District of Indiana; George K. Pritchett, District of Ne­ braska; Thomas E. Havdou, District of Ne­ vada; George 8. Peters of Ohio, Territory of Utah; Whitaker M. Grant of Iowa, District of Alaska. To be Marshals of the United States: James H. Jordan, Western District of Virginia; William M. Nixon, Eastern Dis­ trict of Tennessee; James W. Emerson, East­ ern District of Missouri; John Myers, District of Oregon. Mr. Bruinm (Pa.i offered a preamble and resolution reciting that it is currontly re­ ported that .the coal operators in the Lehigh re­ gion are now importing or are about to import 2.0G0 Belgian miners under contract to take tbe places of the miners now on strike in that sec­ tion, and requested the President to notify tho officials of the Treasury Department of these facts, and urge tbem to use special efforts to prevent the landing of the Belgian miners and to see that the law against the importation of labor under contract is strictly enforced. Re­ ferred to the Committee on Labor. , The Introduction ot the holiday recess resolu­ tion in tbe Senate gave rise to a violent attack upon the Administration by Mr. Plumb. Mr. Beck suggested that it was hardly the oc6asion for a discussion A running debate bearing up8n the^ carrie^#>*»^»t duced in tne £e: bees--To auth diana, aiul 111 in tbe for any claimed to of the sales of public la^^^^^^^H£or Ingalls--:To amend section adjustment of rail­ road to provide that where the have been sold for ft tut a andaaj^^^H^^pCd tbe grant afterward for- frs of the lands shall have lor right to purchase the lands ed Ktat s at tho Government was passed providing for tho ap- y the President of a Fish Commia- salary of #5,00). In the House of tstives Mr. liandall submitted a par- it from tbe Committee on Rules, recoili­ ng the establishment of a number of new ttees. . Home llrcssmakiii?. A. J. Harlowe, in Good Housekeeping, talks as follows to the women who are their own dressmakers: In cutting and making, first, second, and last, be careful. Know your pattern fits you, that it is neither narrow-chested nor long-waisted, and that the sleeves are the rifjht length. Get out your waist and draperies first; if facings and pleatings have to be pieced, the join can be concealed. Do not fancy that a waist when finished will fit exactly as when only basted, or that you can have a sleeve fitted to an arm hanging limp and nerveless. The stitch­ ing, sleeves, bones, and buttons take up the cloth in the first; as to the second, yon have muscle, though perhaps not much, and must have somewhere to put it. Your new dress will atl'ord you little pleasure if it pinches your body and cords year arms until the seams fray or break. Stuff should be hemmed with long side- stitches, three to an inch, and well pressed. Do not try to hem thin goods by hand; vou can't hide the stitches, and machine work is neater. Lace is best sewed on over­ hand. If you are making a pattern suit, know before you cut your embroidery just how far it will go. Scant drapery cannot be made to appear otherwise; none at oil is better. Let facings be sufficiently deep to preclude the possibility of any wandering bieeze disclosing to a cold world your "sham." Be quite sure that your skirt is of uni-- form length; then leave room for length­ ening, since there are so few dress fabrics that do not sbrink, and one that is not in­ tended to be washed may yet be caught in a shower. Button everything buttonable. Hooks tear and are liable to leave a gaping space, pins cut (he threads and cause unsightly holes. Place a lar^e needle un­ derneath the button you are sewing on; the garment will button easier and the threads last better if they are a triilo loose. Hang-up* should suspend each part of the dress separately and evenly. In firm goods the seams need only be serged; if likely to fray, tbe edges- may be turned in and overhanded, or covered; always well-pressed. And don't forget the pocket. Bias bands and "folds" of velvet, an old fashion successfully revived, are applied to all colors of soft wool gowns. .A last year's dives-skirt is successfully renewed by putting a Land of watered silk around the lowtr edge and kilting, or loosely plait­ ing the skirt freshly after the silk is ap­ plied. Gold tinsel and braid take a lead­ ing part among autumn nov< lties in trim­ ming. Even some fint-st mull or cambric handkerchiefs are embroidered in gold. Cords play an important part in tbe tr.ea­ rnings of tho season. Sets are exhibited which festoon the side of the skirt und front of the bodice, the ends fastened bv a series of passementerie buttons on one side and caught up in a group on the shoulder on the other, that is, to th-> left. Fur is to be a popular trimming tho coming season for indoor and morning dresses. Chin­ chilla fur is also to be popular for trim­ ming gray velvet, with which it forms a graceful contrast. Bands of beaver or skunk form artistic trimmings for dresses for house or street wear. Little double gowns are an important Eart of a baby's wardrobe. They should e made sack-shaped, buttoned all the way down the front. Use cambric or calico, lining with the same. Baby can wear these until a convenient hoar for the bath arrives. THE TREASURY SURPLUS. A Discussion of the Question in the • "f-jJT"-::; It I? Brought Up by Senator Plumb Op- posing tha Holiday Adjournment * Resolution. . ' Scoring the President's Financial Pol- Icjr--The Other Side of the Case. {Washington telegram.1 Mr. Alliacn precipitated a leng and lively de­ bate in tho Senate, on Wednesday, when he moved the adoption of the holiday recess res? lution. Mr. Plumb was on his feet immediate­ ly to pr otest aga inst the proposed recess, which ho said was egainst the public interest. Cot-" gress would be in session till the dog-days, and during the latter part of tho session the coun­ try would be in the midst of a heated Presiden­ tial canvass. There waa no reason why mem­ bers of Congress should go home for the In faet, that was a mero pretense. member in a dozen (at least of thoss* ^ west of tho Ohio River) would go homo the holidays. Ho referred fo Mr. Push's lution that Congress should not adjourn \ action was taken for the disposal of tbe sur- •Yf! J? ^'.easury, and Baid he did not agree ynth the President in many of his statements in the late annual message, ana he did not at alL.fti?ree. witb bini in saying that tbe respon- sibuity of non-action jn tu© matter of tbo aux- plus would rest on Ccngr ss. ^'he Primary responsibility for the present condition ot the Treasury rested, be thought, with the I resident, who totally disregarded the law which required him. practically, to spend the surplus in the discharge of the National debt. "resident s excuso for not doing so was that the provision of law was found in an ap­ propriation bill, and was therefore, in the Presi­ dent s opinien, merely a temporary expedient, lie (1 lumb) aid not know any warrant for the President distinguishing between laws passed by Congress, and saying that ons provision of the law w as less mandatory on him than an­ other provision. It did not come with good grace from the President to criticise the particular places where important provisions of law were fouud. l'he Preaidont would find that in attempting to do so he would ha\ o a pretty large contract on hi? hands, and one \ihit;h iciglit result some­ what disastrously to him. Tbe President in his message had omitted to state one important fact -which was That the last C< n=ress passed a law requiring him affirmatively to pay >40,- Uui',000 a month iu the discharge of the public debt, and that tbe Piesi lent had Dut that bill in his pocket, thus preventing its becoming a Mr. Beck remarked that the President had paid tbe money out even fasteT than that bill required. Mr. Plumb regarded that as only another way that the President had for saying that he thought ho could do hotter himself tban Con­ gress knew how to tell him. The Senator from Missouri (Vest) bad made the welkin rin^ all over the btate in denunciation of tbe national banks as tbe vami ires that wer3 sucking tne substance of the people. He wondered whether that Senator did not smile to himself--behind the door, parhaps-when he saw a iJemocratic President bring with him into his administra­ tion as S ecretary of the Treasury the president of a national ban it, and appoint as '.treasurer of the United Htates the cashier of another national bunk. He would call that Senator's attention now to another fact in that same line--the fact that the Secretary of tho Treasury was to-day de­ positing HO,000,000 of the alleged surplus with national bunks to bo loaned to tho people at such rates as their necessities might compel them to pay, notwithstanding that tbe bonds of the United btates could be purchased nt a rate which would yield 2'.j per cent. The Piesident had also forgotten to take note of tho fact the river and harbor-bi 11, which appropriated some $14,00'),o'J0, had lailoJ, not because of any Jack of action by Congress. A deficiency bill cov­ ering over 18.000,000 had also failed last session because of the neglect of the Democratic ma­ jority in tbo House of Representatives, and these two sums would have made a very com­ fortable addition to the current funds'of the people of the United States at this juncture. He (Plumb) never did agree with the Repub­ lican policy of the Treasury Department; but that policy was at least constant, and not under suspicion of being unduly influenced by the New York banks. Just as fast as thero was a surptas of «MMXX),000 in4ke Treasury under lte- 'rninistration it had been put out in 8 ot the United Mitir tliere >.d then [e necessities len p.iid out New York banks. IiowWWSNHQPm||^^Hdicau admin­ istration of the Treasury fflflit have been criticised in other rei-pects, it hed never been liable to such criticism as lay at the door of the present administration. The trouble with the present administration was that it had 110 eye to anything (in a financial way) except what related to the banking interest of New York City. It had not taken into account the fact that all during tho long summer thero was a lack of money necessary to the carrying on of business all over the Western country. Mr. Beck said he did not propose to go into a debate in regard to the President's policy on a resolution for a holiday adjournment. The resolution was usual, and would probably pre­ vail. But tbere were same things which tbe country ought to know in connection with the statement made by the Senator from Kansas. Ihe Meuator bad not told the country that tbe poPcy of the Kepu lican party, by imposing and maintaining unnecessarily high taxation, had produced tbo treasury surplus, end that that name party was ilet3rm'ined to hold it thero or to waste it in such schemes as tbe Republican party might desire. The t-enator had not told the country that tho Republican party bad so adjusted the debts of the United States that they could not be paid paid with tho money thus brought by high taxation into the Treasury unless such premiums were paid to tbe bond­ holders as they mi(.'ht demand. The policy of the liepublicau party had postponed tbe pay­ ment of ir'250,000.000 of the debt till 1801, and of #740.000,0)0 till 1J07. The President had paid every dollar of tbe 3 per cent, bonds that were payable without paying the premium which tho bondholders might see fit to ask. The Democratic party, headed by tho Presi­ dent, was endeavoring to reduce taxes bo that so large a surplus should not come into the Treasury. All that the President bad said was that it was not a proper thing for him or the Secretary of the Treasury to do to pay JbiO or 3150 for every 1100 of the public debt, and that it was the duty of Congress to reduce tbe taxa­ tion of the people down to a point that there would not be a surplus. He thought that the course of the President and of tbe Democratic party would bo further vindicated, while it would be v ery hard for gentlemen on the other side to explain why they had kept up taxation to tbo extent which they had done. Mr. Vest, in reference to what he called Mr. Dolpb's solicitude for building up the American marine, called attention to Mr. Cameron s bill in behalf of theKedttar line of steamships, owned entirelv by American capital, aud said that not one Republican Senator would record bis vi.te in favor of that bfll, because they did not propose to touch tbe infamous navigation laws or mal>e a break in the solid compact which they had made with tho j rot* cted indus­ tries of the country by tariif legislation. They feared lest a ore: a*so mi^bt tie created in that long line or protected industries which might result in a deluge. In response to Mr. Plumb's criticism of tho President for vetoing the river end harbor bill, he reminded that Senator that the most viru­ lent uttacks upon the bill had come from him­ self iPluinb), Tbo executive had only acted in tho lino of tho Senator's argument, Ttie President had sharply defined tbo issue be­ tween tbe two parties, and he (Vest* indorsed that message from beginning to dnd. If the President bad done nothing loss than write that message, be had proved biir.solf to be au honest, brave, patriotic man. and worthy of the leadership of any party that ever existed in the history of this country. Mr. Allison, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, said the House had passed tho resolution without even a division. The Senate could not promote tbe public interests by re- lnailftrig in seKsion wliilo Ihe House was in its present unorganized condition Revenue meas­ ures had to originate in the House of Represent­ atives, and as none would come before the 4tn of January he did not s& j that the public inter­ ests could be promoted by refusing the House the adjournment v,hli:h it asked. Mr. Butler expressed con.ompt for the dis­ gusting spectacle which tbo Senate waa pre senting--tor tbe aiTectation and hypocrisy ex­ hibited to-day. There was not a Senator who did not know that all that was said about tbe Senate remaining in session was absolutely bosh and hypocrisy. It was the idlest, flimsi­ est, shallowest hypocrisy he had over wit­ nessed. Mr. Sherman agreed with Mr. Butler that it was hardly worth while for the Senate to deny the House the usual privilege of a holiday ad­ journment, but he did ni t a^ree with l iin as to the character of to-day's debate. It had brought to the attention of tbe Senate tho fo.ly of some features of tho President s message, notably the folly of endeavoring to create a scare and alarm at out the condition of the country, because (fortunato;y there was u sur­ plus of S-V<," 0.001 in the treasury. It It wore true tlnit there was suoh a state of alarm, certabily a Democratic House ought not to r.d. oum over 1ho holidays. He (ShermanI believed that the language of the President was entirely too htrong. It was rljht and proper for Republican Senators to call at­ tention to the folly of the House of Represent­ atives adjourning without even au organization. The surplus ot I^A.uio, o. was less than was in the Treasury at other periods of the picaeni administration. He thought it b..t reasonable and right that the humbug by which it waa sought to frighten the country should be punctured, exploded, or explained away. IN SPORTING CIRCLES. Tho Week a Lively One in Jto«du> of Sport, nfe Wintsr Pastimes. ' Oarnthers Signed by Brooklyn--Dnnlap Still with Detroit--Other . . .. . . ;• h- ,- TILLERS 0 •Paw [CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.] There has been much of interest trans­ piring in the sporting world daring the past week, not only in base-ball circles, but in athletic and turf circles as well. The leg­ islative work in base-ball circles has been of the most important character, and deals by ten big clubB for crack ball-players in all positions have been on the carpet almost without intermission. The principal one was that by which the Brooklyn Club secured control of Bob Caruthers, the crack pitcher of the St. Loais Club. It is stated that $8,500 was paid for his release, and that his salary for next season with Brooklyn will be $5,500. The Indian­ apolis t'Jub has finally secured possession "--%wPaul Hines of tbe Washington clab, Ji he will play wit'i the Hoosier team next year. Dnnlap still remains with De­ troit, the deal entered into by Pittsburgh for his services seeming to havo fallen through. Clarkson and Pfeffer still re­ main silent as to their intentions for next season. Whether or not they will play with the Chicago club in 188B remains a question. The American Association clubs have decided to charge fifty cents admission next season instead of twenty-five cents, as in seasons past. It is slill undecided as to what club will fill the vacancy in the Association circuit left open by the retirement of the Metro­ politans, although it is paid that Milwau­ kee, Buffalo, or Newark, N. J., may have the place if (hey want it. The new Western league's prospect* for a successful season next year are brighten­ ing with each month. The clubs are get­ ting some pood teams together, and it is likely that the young organization will put up some excellent games of ball. ATHLETICS. The newspapers of the conntiy continue to teem with news of John L. Sullivan's great ovation by the English and Irish peo­ ple in those countries, and during the past month has awakened an interest in sparring and boxing contests equal to that which overspread the country when tbo "great" Sullivan made his appearance iu 1882. Eminent writers liave taken up tbe sub­ ject from a health standpoint, and among those who in years gone by have looked upon sparring contests with abhorrence as tbe essence of brutality, are to-day men who recommend it as as an unequaled method olf exercise for physical development. One of the most recent atticles of the kind is thai from the pen of John Boyle O'Reilly, the poet-athlete, who says of Sullivan: His success is not wholly attributable to hiB phenomenal strength. He is the most skillful boxer alive. Ho hits as straight and alcnodt as rapidly as light. Tbere is always freshness ana variety in bis blows. He stands firmly on his feet, and strikes with hiB whole weight; ev­ ery motion is quick and with a purpose. Lastly, he begins to light at the first movement. Ho bewilders his opponent by the incessant rapid­ ity of his blows and their sledgehammei force. Kilrain is ranked next to Sullivan by Mr. O'Reilly. He is a superb pugilist, but makes the mistake of beginning a light by sparring instead of fighting. The art of The Patrens of Hn^andry in reflate* Come Tojether in lip-; anal Meeting. 1 Action on the Tariffs-Election of FPHF1GRANGES 11$ Number. » Illinois. The seventeenth annual session of the nois Btate Orange, held at Springfield, well attended. The Worthy Master, Giller, in his annual address, rev.ewed work of the year, paying particular attention to the legal resistance to the invalid drive-well patent and the influence it exerted ; iu favor of tho proj er regulation of railroads, which agita­ tion, it was claimed, brought about the passage of the interstate commerce act. Secretary Keady .reported for the year that no new granges had been organized, but tbere had been a healthy increase in membership throughout tne State. The lecturer. O. Wilson, also reported, reviewing tho work of his de­ partment for the year. Treasurer Hall's report showed the order in splendid condition finan­ cially, funds having steadily increased. Treasurer Ball brought to notice a co oper­ ative store that liad been conducted at Girard lor tourteen yoara, the average receipts pep day for the past year being SHJ. Among the prin­ cipal resolutions adopted was one "protesting against the statesmanship which proposes to lessen tho flow of money into the National Tr asury by removing the tax on tobaeco rather than on the necessities of life," aud declaring in favor of "cheap sugar rather tban cheap tobacco " Other resolu- tiona favor the submission to the peoplo cf tbe State of a prohibitory constitutional amend-<- ment; oppose any amendment of the Inter­ state Commerce law until the provisions of tbe act as it stands have been further tested in praetico: favor the conversion of the Illinois 4c Michigan Canal into an ample ship canal; urg­ ing upon all members of the Orange the importance of breeding only the very best grades of live stock; favoring tho mutual firo insurance system : and making Springiu-ld the permanent place of holding the annual meetings, providing suitable arrange­ ments could bo made. The grange initiated 150 candidates into the secrets of the order, and celebrated the ovent with a "feast of Po­ mona," which consisted of fruits. The follow­ ing officers were Ski ted: Worthy Master, J. M. Thompson of Will County; Overseer, O. C. Bowers of Colea County ;rl<ecturer, Oliver Wilson of l utnam; Steward, G. A. Griggs of Sangamon; Assistant Steward, Charles Turner of Marshall; Chap­ lain, Joseph 8. Keavington of fct. Clair; Treas­ urer. George Ball of Macoupin; Secretary, Thomas .Keady of Peoria; Gatekeeper. E. B. Ogje of St. Clair; Pomona, Mrs. Baker of Mo- Lean; Flora, Cora Keady of Peor;a; Ceres, Laura Gilltr of Greene; JLiady Assistant Stew­ ard, Mrs. C. K. Vanderhevdenof Greene;Mem­ ber of Exeoutlve Committee, J. 8. Vim ArsdHe of Peoria. T- • • 14/ '" Michigan. ; , «#'#„ The Michigan Patrons of Husbandry held their fifteenth annual session in liepre- sentatives' Hal], at Lansing. Worthy Master Governor Luce confined hia annual address to tne general welfare and need of the order, touching very lightly upon national matters, merely observing that the ^national revenue laws must be ravised, but in the revision we must see that the interests of agr culture are not overlooked. He counsels a unity of purpose; de­ plores the state of tho market for agricultural products; urges tho members of th-j order to keep pace with the advanced civilization; said the grange hall must become a schco'.-i'oom for instruction in the best methods aud aims In their profession and their home life; urged in­ dividual and united action for a modification of the patent laws and extinguishment of the roy­ alty system, stating that, had tho recent drive- well decision been reversed, it would havo wrung more than J-l.2CO.OCiO from the pockets of innocent purchasers in Michigan alone. TOie manufacture of oleomargarine as bu imita­ tion of pure butter was denounced. The report of the Treasurer shows a balance in the treasury of about s;,000; re­ ceipts for the year about $5,OOJ, aud expend­ itures $500 less. The defense fund amounts to about $1,700. This is raised by individual con­ tributions for tho purpose of defending suits for royalties and other exorbitant demands. Tbe report of State Lecturer Woodman highly eulogized tho Michigan press boxing, apart from prize-lighting, is of ! their*^'vaJuable"Vssistimce™in"*1ipreS m- inestimable value as a means of training, I ports of grange work. The present Stat a local development, and discipline of boys and young men. Every faculty of the body is brought into play, and the mind is natural­ ly strengthened and invigorated by improv­ ing its physical environments. WINTEIt PABTIMES. Tobogganing, roller-skating, and gym* Ml* 1' i*W' f nasium work are receiving their fuliwnare of patronage and attention at the hands of young men and women in the great cities like Chicago and New York. Toboggan slides in New York, New Jersey, and throughout the New England Statjs are in full blast, and while the weather in the Northwest has not yet keen as favorable as could be wished, the sport is well under way in Chicago and vicinity. During tbe approaching winter carnival managers at St. Paul and Montreal will reler to their toboggan scenes as the most attractive to be witnessed there this year as well as in seasons past. The old pastime of roller skating seems to have taken unto itself a new interest in big centers, such as Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. Each of these cities has one or two first-class rinks, and not before in the history of roller skating has the class of their patronage been of so high a grade. Three nights in the week the magnificent surface of the Casino Bink in Chicago--one of the few insti­ tutions of its kind left standing in the West-vis covered with hundreds of the leading young people of this wealthy city. The latest freak of roller-skating devotees is that of organizing into skating clubs, each club having its regular .nights for a club meet, and each club adopting some gay colored and ta6tely designed cos­ tume, in which all members appear. When one of these clubs, embracing seventy-five or a hundred members, take possession of the floor, clad iu richly colored skating costumes, the effect is brilliant, and en­ livening beyond description. The approach of the annual entertain­ ments of the big amateur athletic organiza­ tions and gymnasiums throughout the country, and the character of the programs they are preparing, embracing wrestling and sparring contests, parallel and hori­ zontal bar work, Indian club and dumb­ bell competitions, jumping, leaping, lad­ der work, Land-ball, and English racquet contests, shows the rapidly increasing popularity OH gymnasium exercise among the young men of>tbis country. The spirit of interstate and even interna­ tional competitions seems Mo be growing, and while base-ball w;?H*,evwbe an absorb­ ingly interesting game for ntaericans, am­ ateur interstate foot-ball, poTo, tug-of-war, wrestling, sparring, and all-around athletic contests between representative teams of prominent athletic organizations in the dif­ ferent States, oreven between tho*-e of this country and England and Canada, promise to spring into early and rapidly developing popularity. IN GENERAL. A seven-foot Star toboggan, owned by Harry Palmer, of Chicago, last week trav­ eled 1,350 feet in 14£ seconds. The game of base-ball with dice, intro­ duced by A. G. Spalding & Bros., has be­ come a popular winter parlor game. The "Peerless" club skate is the most perfebt ice skate yet placed on the market. option law was indorsed and tbo grange pledged to activity under it. The executive committee's report recommended that the subordinate granges use every effort for the enlightenment of themselves and others npon the tariif, which has become the central question in National politics. Governor Luco gave the Grange a genuine surprise in tendering bis resignation as - Worthy _ Teaaonag™enbt ing a press ur^^fothor duties, making it impossible to (>ive the grange the at­ tention it deaerves. It was accepted with many regrets, and he was complimented with and unanimous vot) of thnnks. Thomas Mm, chairman of the executive committee, was elected to fill the vacancy, receiving 81 votet of 112 cast on tbe first ballot. The committee on legislation recommended the reduction- of letter postage to cent an ounce and tho abolishment of postal cards. to.) 4- Wisconsin. There was a large attendance at tlie WiaobB- sin State Orange, in Madison. The reporta .ei subordinate lodges indicated tbe order to be "in a fairly prosperous condition. Worthy Master Carr, in bis annual address, urged petitioning ! of Conuress to pass laws for government control cf telegraph, election of postmasters by people concerned, making sufficient appropriation to stamp out diseases among stock, and tor reduced pontage on seeds and plants ' from sixteen to eight centa. The finan­ cial condition of tho order as shown by the Treasurer's report shows receipts to be Sl,3i041, and disbursements S ol.18. A small decrease in nieniborsbip is reported, and but one grange reorganized, tiov. ltusk and Past Master of tho National Grange J. J. Woodman addressed the grange in a puldic meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Worthy Master, S, C. Carr, Milt, n Junction; Overseer, W. A. Sprague, lteedsburg; Lecturer, A. 1'. Page, Bangor; bteward, Alfred Sope, Eau Claire; Assistant Steward, A. H. Varnell, Prairie du Sat; Chaplain, H. J. Douglass, Data* County. _____ Pennsylvania. In the PennsvivuniR. State Grange, at Harris- burg, Overseer McHparren, after reviewing tne success of the order as an organization, advised the overcoming of prejudice and political be­ liefs that interfered with tlie interest of the farmers. He protested against farmers being iniluenced by the politicians against their own interests in regard to leading i sues like fioight discriminations, taxes, and the tariff. Ho ap­ pealed to tho farmers not to be misled on tne subject of raw material, and gave figures to show that to protect a wool industry amounting to »4.j,000,000 the people pay ds c< niumero an ex­ cess of $140,000.wa). 'ihon he qi.oted from fig­ ures showing tbe assessed valuation of farms to illustrato lioxv freight discriminations, un­ just taxations and high tariffs are crippling the agricultural resources. From lt<5j to IStiO, un­ der a low tariff, farms increased 100 per cent. ;n valuation; from 1H00 to 1-7J, under a high tariit', il per cent., and from 1S70 to 1880, under a high tariff, but i) per cent He oppo-od tbe repeal of the internal revenue tax laws, and favored a tariif reform, but not free trade. Indiana. ^ The Indiana State Grange held a three days' session at Greensburg M. Trusler was re« elected to tho Master's chair. About one hun­ dred delecates were in attendance. A resolu­ tion demanding that tho internal revenue taxes ui on whisky and tobacco bo maintained, and that tho tariff upon all "necessaries of life* should bo reduced, was, after discussion, almost unanimously adopted, only one vote being cast in the negative. The next meeting ilto be held In Kokomo. WAKTS IT CUT SHORT. Tbe President Anxious for a Short Session o'f Congress. • [Washington telegram to ChicagoAlnter Ocean,] The President, in conversation with oer« tain Congressmen a day or two ago, strong­ ly combated the prevalent idea expressed iJo heel plates are required, and the skate by tbem that the coming session of Con- is adjusted by a single click, and as easily gress would necessarily be a long and com- removed. j plicated one. The President said, on the t contrary, that he saw no reason why tbe WHERE CO-OPERATION FAILED, j session shoiild not be through by June 1; that the main duty before Coug esjs was the ess was tl bul. v^iich Tlie Pla«i or the Knight* or Labor to Run passage of the tariff reduction • Furin on Tills Principle Given Up. : onght to be accomplished in tho next sixty IBraiuerd (Mii n ) special.] ' days in order to have tho desired eifeot, The experiment of tne Knight* of Labor and that then the appropriation bills and with a co-operative farm, known as ti e other desirable business could be rushed Crow Wing County scheme, is now a pro- through by June 1 without any real difti- nounced failure. The enterprise was com- culty. menced under flattering nrospect* on a lan>e tract of land situated in the south part | of this county, upon which there wa plenty , FRESH NEWS ITEMS. of timber, both pine and oak. A saw-mill was put up, which was expected to produce lum- ter lor large buildings, but none of the projects seemed to materialize, and afier ! two years of tbe experiment leading m tn- OwiNG to German influence the Porte is extending the fortifications on the Bos- phorus. A P.1KI8 journal says that Preside iwu TBurB 01 intj experiment leauiuu ui iu- „ . -n " _, _ - .... , . -- berfe of the olonv have permanently disa- P°,lUual P™onetp greed, and all but one cepaited. The. Ja " * . Sheriff a few days ago sold the mill under ) AN extensive system of robbery from the foreclosure. H. S. Straus, who Las lived^ Government stores in New \ ork has with tb© colony editing the paper, the discovered. Journal, says the trouble arose from disa­ greements of the managers, Mr. Hank in and .Mr. Young. It is claimed that Mr.• ltankin has not accounted for moneys col- W that depositions taken in the United Statt present everybody has left the hm but v>Afore tbe nroner anihoritiea ere admi ssihln .Bob CABUTHEB8,.the base-ball player* has been signed by BrookL n at a salary ol $G,000 for seven months' service. The English criminal court has decided Mr. Rankin. before tbe proper authorities are admi ssible as evidence. ifeAv.