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FACTS FOR THE FAKMER OSS iTOfKMIKS WK mBS XBO ' ANONOW, • '< Itfbat die Farmer Paid for Machinery, OrooeHet. and Hardware in 1880--Prices for Farm Products Then and Now--Work- {'}•"• fhpnen'n Wsjfes-Some Plain. Cold Facts. t " ' [ F r o m t h o F o r t D o d g e ; I a > M e s s e n g e r . ] We arc very far from a®rmiilg or believing that our social order is perfect. There is mnch inequality an t injustice in tho distribution of Imrdens and rewards. Bat the important ques­ tion is whet er matters are growing better or •worse. Are the rich growing richer and the poor poorer? Are tho trust * and mono|>olies of which "we read so much making life harder for the man wllo works by the day or rh > month, and for the Janner who must aelt hia produce in competition with t,he world? Are *ho inequalities of life l>e- comir.e greater? Are the poor more iu the power of the rich than formerly? Is it true that none v f" the increased production of civilization goes ' to labor? Those ara the living questions. PRICES IN HMO COaPABKD WITH wafr "what better meth > 1 of determining these questions is there than to compare the present •with ttie past in cold figures? Do the wages of th« workingman buy more or better food, clothss, •comforts, and luxuries now than formerly, or do thav not? If not. then is it true that be is not getting am benefit* from the development, of the Age? But."it we ftnd a general reduction in the «ost of what he has to buy it is evident that he • , < .<» being benefited by tho increased production. We have accordingly appeal >d to one mer­ chant. in each line of trade in Fort Doige for a comparative statement of his retail prices now •ndinjSSO. We have ehcwsn the year 1380 for comparison, instead of one more distant, lie- Cause we -wish to show the comparatively recent reductions. If 1870 oi 1*160 had been chosen thi oompariaon on all manufactured articles would "" of eourflo have showu much greater redactions. We have endeavored to procure a strictly fair •tatoiaent, requesting (hat care be taken to compare articles of the same giads and, if pos­ sible, of the same brand, and to give the cash price in each case. There a?e sometimes so many grades of the sauie article that some con­ fusion may arise unless it is borne iu mind that the 1880 and 1«»0 prices given are one and the Mine grade. In some cases where there are n»ay makes and grades and pricss it is more K « intelligible to give tho per cent, of reduction . «n all. g : , FARM TMPI.EMRNTS. - 'Lot xm take up tne case of the farmer first, as ' fee is th© largest factor in the Iowa apitaMon of • tbiB problem. There have bepn great fortunes made in the manufacture of farm implements, •And much talk of combines, and exorbitant Soflte, Let us see whether the millionaires ,ve boon able to absorb ail the benefits of in­ centive skill and large production in these im- - UlementB: Price In 1880. , s jSMf-bJnder WW Corn planter and check rower. 8J i'ourteon-tacb steel beam walking , plow . ^•JUiling cultivator,,............. . , Walking cultivator. Blowing machine Trowbridge seeder . Wood pumps I'arni wagon „ Two-scatod spring w*ROt>.. *- Buggies and carriages all reduced MOW <W»- h X .-haU. : . .. Harrcws generally reduced one-nan. f t on t-shellers reduced one-half. ft- . Tho above are the principal implome,nts in *;i • jtummon use. The reduction in their cost to the ; "'farmer since 1880 runs from 33 to 60 percent. £ ">i And the maihinory is made better than before. I It should not be stranga if with these grea", Iffcduclions in the cost of farm impl mientH, and - » Wirb farming land free to settlers, there was an . Buormous increase iu the production of farm 1 ? staples fr< m 188 > to 1890 and a shrinkage in " *• wrices. Furthermore, has not the workiugmau whojtiiiors in the factory where these imple­ ments aro made a legitimati right to look for • 4§nme Ixjnefits to hlmaon from these great labor i. - iavers which he sees go out to the licit]a ot pro- : - ' duction •> Does not the very principle for which • Our le stive friends are contending demand that the benefits of cheaper farm implements shall not be all absorbed by ihs farmer, but that they shall reach all of the consumers of farm •i - I .liroducc ? . HABIlWARE. , < The stock of a hardware store can almost be '•* " -jClaKsified as farm implements, and we will ox- - -i;; ^»tnine hardware next. At tho top of the list wo k--',^l>lace barb wire, as its consumption is wholly r '» > ©y the farmers. Our farmer friends will hardly , able to realize that ten years ago they were faying 10 centB a pound for Mfcfb wire, pat we now they were, for we haw1 examined the * - charges uuon the books of one of tho best firms „* •- r#n Fort Dodge. All of the prices here were pro- ^tured by examining the books of the firm for \-'i V !-.i 8®°" , ; prlooin Price in cheap here a« in England Thn tariff gats In It* work on the dSMMBttftg aud all fine goods, joat as the Eepubltoao party intet.ds it shall. BOOTS AND 8HOKS. Inventive genius has accomplished wonder* in the boot and shoe business since the village shoemaker took orders for the toot-woar of the neighborhood. Great progress had been made in tne manufacture of foots-wear by machinery prior to 1880, but we are not dealing with that time now. The average reduction in the retail price of foot-wear since 18S0 is 33 H per cent. So all of the be ileitis of improve! methods in the production of shoes have not by any means been absorbed by the manufacturer. W ITCHES, CLOCKS, AND JKWBLBY. The old-time watchmaker has gone to join the old-time shoemaker. Who gets the benefit of inventive genius there? The silver watch which retailed in l*-» at «20 now re.ails at *12. The set of knives and forks sold in 18S0 at s>6 now retails atsW. Everything in the store has suffered from S3v-3 to 60 per cent, redaction. No gobbling up of all the benefits of improved methods tht re. Frr.NiTrnB. The retaHl prices of furniture have suffered a redaction ranging since 188J of from 2 > to 50 per cent. A half dozen wooden chairs such as sell now for sf3, sold then at $4.50 to fji5. Bedsteads sold now at SI.75 aud ?2.5J, sold then at $4 and 86. The cut is heavy on all articles, but most on the machine-made articles. The big manu­ facturers of furniture have not been able to ab­ sorb all the benefits of improved methods. It should be borne in mind in this connection that the raw material of which furniture is made has not decreased in price, nor have the wages of laborers in the factories been reduced. LUMBER. At the first thought one would not expect mucli reduction in lumber since 18S0. Standlnc pine coats more now than then, but inventive genius fhas been making the saw mills more productive, and the mill-owners have failed t hold all the benefit* tor themselves. Freight rates are also lower. Prices compare as follows AFFAIRS IN ILUK0IS. IKffJiRBSTIirG ITEMS GATKEKKD PROM VARIOUS SOCBCES. Dimension lumber. First sheeting. Shingles First shiplai>....... Fencing. lb8J. »^).00 . . . . . 18.00 4.50 ... J. 84.00 ..... 80.00 --Tha following interesting'* datt ut gathered from the anmiafr Utni|u of Major Crogier of Chicago: Area of Chicago in 1837...2.55 Area of Chicago in 1890. 1«K). S15.0J 13.00 3.00 18 00 16.00 .11 30.00 2.50 20.00 Price in Posts. Wch... .1# Finishing lumber.....;.......... 40.0) Lath 3.60 Hiding .30.00 Doors, window sasb, and blinds, 30 per cent, reduction. HARNES8. Harness costs bnt little less than ten vears ago. This is because most harness is made by hand and the labor is as great a» ever. In all machine made goods tbste are considerable re­ ductions. DRUG STORK STOCK. The prices of drugs are from 2 > to 30 per cent, cheaper than in 1880. Paints are 2) per cent, lower; lamps, on»-half lower; stationery, one- half lower; toilet brushes, 30 per cent, lower. The books of standard authors are away down, cost about one-third what they formerly did. School books are muoh lower. MUHlOAIi INSTRUMENTS. The grade of organs, pianos, and other musical instruments sold comrnonlv are about 2i per cent, lower than in 1880. The reduction on fancy instruments is not so great, but th* people of Webster County are not much interested in $1,000 pianos. SEWING MACHINES. The standard ma^es of sewing machine* are not sold cheaper than in 1S80, but there has b^en a great improvement in them since then. Ths break in sewing-machine prices came a few ju'a earllar. There are many cheaper ma- cuines, but the standard make* have their im­ provements patented and hold their prices stiff. NEWSPAPERS. •" in 1880 no county newspaper could be had for less than W a year; now any can be bad for SI. 50. INTEREST^ How bas the capitalist who lives on the inter- Mt of hia money fared during this tiims? 18 his income as large as ever? Up to 187a the county of Webster paid 10 par ceut. on its indebtedness. In 187!) it made a loan at 7 per cent, to clean up its old debts. In 188i> it made another loan for the purpose of ra ducini; the interest rate, and sold its 5 par cent, bonds at a premium of 51,010, so the rate is BJW actually less than 5 per cent. The bonds of the iudei>endent school district of Fort Dodge draw 5 p r cant., having been re­ duced from 8 to 0 and from 6 to the present rate- . ^ j Ordinary loans do not show thfe same reduc­ tions iu the interest rate, because Kasteru capi tal does not come .West a.* freely to private bor rowers as on contrtv or school district bonds The loan agent gets "between the principals on private loaus and makes an expense. In. 1880 ide What Our Neighbors Are Doinf-Mattew of General and Local Interest--Mar­ riages aud Deaths--Accidents and Crimes --Pomonal Pointers. --The Illinois State Conference of the Non-Partisan Woman's Christian Tem­ perance Alliance met at Chicago last week, adopted a constitution and elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Minerva K. Elliott, Chicago; Vice President, Mrs. !«. H. Chandler. Chicago: Corresponding Secretary, Mi*. J. R, Webster, Momuouili: Kecordiiig Secretary, Mrs. M. K. Walker. Cerro Gordo; Treasurer, Mrs. 1^. K- I,ainl>. Tolono; Superintendent of Evangelistic Work, Mrs. Foot®, Roekford ; Superintendent of •7uveni end Sunday-School Woik, Mrs. George M. Hughes. Bushneli; Superintendent of Scien­ tific Ti mi eranee Instruction. Mrs. R.A.Har­ vey, T#lono; Superintendent of Heredity. Hy­ giene. and Mothers' Temperance Work. Dr, Mary Seymour, Belvidere; Superintendent of Co-operative Temperance Work, Mrs. M. K. Walker, Cein Gordo; Superintendent of Young Woman's Work, Miss Marcia Dickenson, Aurora; Superintendent Prison and Jail Work. Mrs. O M. Harscli, Knglewocd; Superintendent Boys' Work, Dr. Henrietta K. Morris ; Superin­ tendent of Railroad Einploves and Soldiers and Sailors'Work, Mrs. U H. Wilson, Virpiitia; Su- T erintendent of Legal and Legislative Work, Mrs. H. 1). Frazer, Viola; Superintendent; of Social Temperanoe Work, Miss Mary Stone, Chi­ cago ; Superintendent of State and County Fair Work, Mrs. A. T. Ames, Belvidere. --The following patents haro been is­ sued to oitizene of Illinoie: J. M. Badglav. Belleville, combined smoke­ house and mtat'safe; D. Bakenhns md A. Muea- •ter, Chicago, whiffletree; A. Powron, Chicago, car coupling ; W. E. Canedy, Chicago, combined anvil and vise; H. H. Colby. Tallula, culvert; „1. 5 92,152,340 1.691 48,000 2.6C0 lil.880 198 •2,452,554 •7,000,000 32,371 37,042 - Barb •fe 'fence stai 1830. E. l>owd, Chicago, exercising machine; K. P. Xh-ysdale, Peoria, chocking and u'ncheck- ing ,de\ice; G. T. Glover. Chicago, ma­ chine for making ice roads; R. Ham- mill, Chicago, ladder; II. F. Hemm, Kendall, car-coupling; E. A. Hill, Chicago, grain-door for cars; F. W. Horuish, Mattoon, boiler-cleaner; w. Hover, Freeport, lock; G. lvellv, Chicago, method of making flat-coilod springs; E. H. MoCurry, Chicago, vehicle seat top ; C. E. Miles, (Chicago, furnace; S. J. Miles. Chicago, furnace; J. ana F. Moser. Sigel, ad­ justable harrow ; J. F. Mnn^e, Chicago, ap­ paratus for hauling electric cables, under­ ground conduit; G. W. and F. P. Mur- pliv, Decatur, corn planter; F. S. Os­ borne, Chicago, photographic negative film holler; G. W. Packer, Rock Falls, rfckiug machine; J. R. l'ayson, Jr., Chicago, sliding dror; J. D. Plaucliamp, Chicago, jewelers stock plate; R. Ramsey, Chicago, penholder; C. H. Rudd, Evanston, apparatus lor electric railway signal; W, I). Sargent, Chicago, brake hoe; D. M. Kcheffer. Chicago, veterinary den­ tal forceps; C. A. Schunvr. Chicago, pressure recorder for air brake; M. I\ Stocking, Linden- wood, thill coupling ; E. 1'. Warner. Chicago, electric lamp hood and summit ; A. Winter- uiut.e and F. H. Karnshaw, Chicago, sash fast­ ener. ^tron nails in lfc8) ff> per keg.^. Steel nails in 18J0S2.80 par : fe^laln wire, per lb M-^vash boiler . ! •^•jistove-pipe joint 5K Ilorse-sboes, par keg.. ?» • tTool etcel, J>er lb ( -wplow steel, per lb .j/.-.J-'ook strove , ^ iJMattocU and handle... > t •. "h '3Blossbt*g ooai, per cwt. v1' .Bull ling.... 3.S5 .25 .4.:;..-... 8.W .20 .. .13*4 ..33.00 .. 1.49 ;.. .75 .. .83 . .. .40 ... .10 indow glass reduced 25 per ' v cent # ! ;l'uttv, per It) V ' fa .. W . Shot, per lb.... , Iron, per lb ^l-'our-tinod fork-.••.-•••••• '%« : srai,3Seat-spring, pair .Jj^Comtnon clevis .!*.•»< J,tMilk pans, per doz <: ,ryBuggy springe, per S/r v iron, per tb.....v^. x1 i, J* artridges, per box ..... , ' < • r Wire cloth, per foot........ V Post au?er wa«hers, per ll>. Slop pail * s • • • JI^Tin cup-. "s * Zinc, por lb *Pipe collars Door knobs •*> 1dO Cast butts, withscrewa......... .90 J. Ki^Tin, per sheet.................... .85 .«) vHiI)oor latches. .26 .10 jH--Basket '•••'•*•«.. .W a't. " ' Root saddle 1.00 .65 P?w -i Door key 10 .05 |k;' ^ Covered pail... M .10 s,; "" . Wheelbarrow......... 2.^ 1.65 Oil can -85 .O ^ Plane „.k„.. 1.09 v . M Pie plates, per dos.............. ,70 t ^B5 Mortise lock. .1J0 #_» Cistern pump-... 4.25 m|{> Universal wringer... 7.00 • ".00 V»'-* ' Pocket and table cutlery reduced one-half. '#"r We are told that we might have gone on through the whole stock of a hardware store with similar results, but the above were selected' 'i£,. at random from a day-Ijook in use in the spring - <,f 1880, and is no doubt a fair illustration of how juices in hardware compare now with prices ton :: • *. "1 • years a<o, * •ST. - " There has been a good deal of talk of trusts '."iv.; ' and hlgh^prices and monopolies created by the "Stariff in hardware goods, but they do not ap- :i?i ,)Car t0 prevent a good share, at least, of the s lieneflts resulting from improved methods and ^4-a 'increased production from reaching the oon- V, *' ' aumer. . '« ' V. GROCEBIES. Everybody is interested directly in the price of groceries. And the best known and most suc­ cessful trusts in this country are upon articles - which come under this head, sugar and kero­ sene. This is tho plaoe, then, wtiere we are to find the benefits of iLcreased production and modern methods all absorbed by rich and cruel menopoliea. 1880. M80. Sugar, granulated, per• •$ -]2i4 i .07 S u g a r , s t a n d a r d A . . . " " " SugarC Kerosene oil, 150 tost, per gal-- Keropene oil, 175 test, per gal... halt, per brl Flour, per cwt Coffee--Java Coffee--Rio Canned tomatoes, per can...... Boston butter crackers, per 10.. Soda crackers, per lb Soap, per cake .11 .10 .25 .35 2 25 4.50 .33 .25 .15 •12& .10 .07 06 2-5 :$!* lit 2.50 .38 .25 ' .10 JO •** "if- "f J** ) Afi j CrotSory, 25 per cent, reduction. ^ Teas, 30 per cent, reduction. Tobacco, 35 per cent, reduction. Hero is a surprise. Th > products of the two great "tnuts," sugar and oil, show quite as great reduction as anything. Is it possible, .after all, that the assertion is true that to achieve any permanent success a trust must sell its products for less than private manufac­ turers, and make its money out of the economies jtossible in large production under one manage­ ment? One thing is certain, viz.: That the consumers of oil and sugar are getting them for much less than ten years ago. DRY liOiiDS. In dry goods we find the same downward range •of prices, showing that the benefits of labor- savlng machines and large production go to all -consumers. Here are a few figures: J.8801 Unbleached muslin, per yard.. -Calico •Gingham Worsted dreBS gooaa.......... Worsted dress gooda.......... Worsted dress gooda,;.,,..... "Worsteddress goods...... Laces and embroideries, 31% per cent, redac­ tion. Silks and velvets, 25 to 33\j per cent, reduction. Carpets, 25 to 33^ per cent, reduction. General reduction on stock of dry-goods store, -«J to 33 per ojnt. CLOTHTNO. On clothing comparative figures ean not be .given because qualities var; . There has been, however, since 1880 a general reduction on ready- made clothing ranging from 30 to 50 per cent., •and there has been decided improvement in the stability of ready-made clothing. A pair of overalls sold for $1 is war ran. -d not to rip, and lasts in everyday hard labor: ̂ r months. Good Serviceable suits can be had for $7 to H0. It is the universal opinion of all familiar with the trade that the tariff cuts no figure whatever in the cost of sueb goods as laboring men and jfarmerfi wear for common. Such goods are as .08 .Of ' :iP .34 3890. #.<K .05 .10 .123^ .25 .50 .75 „omo money generally commanded 10 per cent aud Eastern capital 7 and 8 with a commission. Now home capital demands 8 and outside capi tal 6, with a commission which makes not quite 1 more. RAIT,ROAF> CHARGES. How have, the railroads fared during these ten years? They are the cormorants, we are told who devour the substance of the count y. In 1880 the freight rate on ' w heat from Fort Dodge to Chicago was 33 cents and on other grain 27 cents per hundred; now the rate oa wheat is 22 and other crain 21. In 1880 the rate of all stock from this point to Chicago was St>9 per car 28 feet long; now tha rate is §55 for cattle and S45 for hogs per car of 35 feet. In 186J the freight on a barrel of salt from Chicago to Fort Dodge was 68 cents ; now it is 33 cents. In 1830 the rate on lumber from Dubuque to Fort Dodge wfts 14 cents; now it is 8.3 oents. In 1880 the rate on first-class freight from Chi­ cago to Fort Dodge was cents ; now it is 70. We Should explain that 70 was the rule in force until a few weeks ago; at present the rate is cut, but it will probably be restored to some­ where near the old figure, so we make no ac­ count of this cut. CONCLUSION". "This closes the comparison of prices on what the farmer, mechanic, and laborer has to buy. We have endeavored to make it a" complete and accurate as is possible in a ha*ty newspaper article. It is beyond dispute that the develop­ ment of the age lias accomplished a large re­ duction in all manufactured articles. Now, un­ less there ha* been a corresponding reduction in products of the farm and in wages of me­ chanic and laborer, we have established our claim that never in tho history ot the human race would a day s lab^r buy so many comforts as to d*>\ We clip from the Afwnger of April 2, 1830, the following market report: FORT DODGE, April 1,1680. Wheat » .70® .90 Oats -21 Corn A -W® -20 Rye .55 Flax seed............... 1.25 Barley................% • • • -r-•£? Hogs. Cattle 8.00@ 4.00 Loomis & Brown quote butter-and eggs as fol­ lows : _ Boll " • •w Tub. 183 .21 Eggs *07 We submit to the candid farmer whether, with his bountiful yield of last year, and his imple­ ments, barb wire, an 1 supplies of all kinds re­ duced as above, he is not in better relations With the world now than iu April, 1880, with prices on produce as above and his supplies at the old figure. „, , And now what about the mechanic and labor­ ing man ? Is it not a fact undisputed that labor of every kind is as well paid now as in 1880? As a rule, in the cities, labor iB constantly fight­ ing for a betterment of its condition and con­ stantly gaining something, either an increase in wages or shorter hours. We need not co into details, and have not space here. Mr. Edward Atkinson, tho well-known statistician of Massa­ chusetts, tells us that since 1805 the wages of skilled workmen have advanced 1CH per cent.; of average mechanics 90 per cent.; of factory operatives 78 per cent., and of common la­ borers 60 per cent. We can not say what pro­ portion of this has been won since 18BJ. but we know that the workingmen of this country were never more alert to their interests than they are to-day, and that their movement for less hours of labor and better pay never has commanded the interest and the sympathy that it commands to-day. The workingmen of Amer­ ica were never so intelligent as they are to-day. and that means both tnat they deserve more and they know how to get more. The workingman is winning on both sides of the question, more hours to himself and better wages on one side and cheaper living on the other side. It is doubly , false then to assert that the develop­ ment of the age is not benefiting the working- man. We prefaced this artlcie by saying that it was not intended as an argument to prove that there are no wrongs iu our social system as it exists, and wo close it with the same protest. We li&ve sought only to silence the alarmist, not to discourage honest thought. The world is far from what it ought to be, but it is growing bet­ ter and not worse. Development, however, must come by indivfdual education and growth, rather than by legislative enactments aimed at revolution, and among the aids lo the future of the working man do not forget the free school system. We would just add a word for our friend who has "heard that money controls the Legislatures of great States." We have universal suffrage in this country. Tlis poorost begijar is equal before thy 1 vw and the ballot-box to the heir of all tho Astors. Surely the poor man cannot complain of the law. The men who compose our Legislatures are o' our own selection, each chosen by his neighbors. Perhaps occasionally one bstrays his trust for money, though we ad­ vise our friend to be cautious about believing such reports. But we have to accept the frailty of humsn nature wherever we find it, iu the be- traval of legislative trusts as well as in the be­ trayal of business confidences and other obli­ gations of a more Faered and binding character. We have no governing class to blame for such delinquencies. We must accept the fidelity and the intelligence of the average voter. --The Supreme Court of Illinois, sit­ ting at Monnt Vernon, has rendered a decision in the case of Sam Casey ot al. vs. The People ex rel. Pattoa, collector, in whicbi^dt holds thst $15,0011 of town­ ship bondk voted to the St. Louis and Southeastern Kailroad Company on July 16, 1870, are unconstitutional and void, and no further interast can legally be collected by the holders. The new ec&> stitution of 1ST*) \yeut into effect July 2, and it provided thai no bonds shall be voted by municipalities to railroads, and on this provision of the Constitution the court bases its decision. Ten thousand doll&rs of similar bonds voted June 6, 1870, are held to be valid. Both sets of bonds were refunded in *1887. --Chicago Daily News: Lieut. Freder­ ick Schwatkahasiu^de a financial failure of his enterprise in bringing a band of Tarahumari Indians, or cliff-dwellers, to the United States for exhibition, tester day he filed a bill in the Superior Court asMing a receiver for the enterprise and for an accounting on the part of W. D. Boyce, his partner in it. The Lieutenant promised to send the Indians home when­ ever they wished to go, and ho says that Boyce, who took charge of them, will not send them. They are now iu Minneapo­ lis. The bill declares that Boyce has not carried out his part of the financial agree­ ment between him and Schwatka. 17-2.18 Estimated populntion. .1............ 3,100,000 Bonded debt » .. ~ .*.... JH8,«06,900 Assessed value .....*.... . . .1 . . ..lfltt),000,000 General corporate tax 1889.. . ®4.0-22.000 Revenue from liceraa, etc., 1WW (fc.351.00ft Revenue from water $1 Men in fire departancnt. .v.Ki^;.^r.. Alarms of fire aaswtnd.t^^^vjUgim'H: . 3,000 LOPS by fire-- . Lives Property .s'.ti. .t. Number oi policemen.... Arrests in 188D Schools-- Teaclers Bnroiled pupils... Buildings. <•». . Cost................... ..i -- •» » Value of property..;. .•£.... .. Street iaiups Buildings erected id the last 15 y*rs.. Cost of buildings erected in the last 15 years .15176,460,179 Buildings erecte<Tin 18i9. 7,590 Cost of buildings erected in 1889..... $31,576,000 Fron age ot buildings erected in the last 15 years 172 miles Fiontafce of buildings erected in 18®. 34 miles Churches erected in 1839 41 • --The Washington correspondent of the Chicago rriftwia telegraphs that jour­ nal as follows: Gen. Martin, Chairman of the State Central Committee, has left for Illinois. He has been in Washington for a fortnight and has been able to feel the Congressional pulse on a va­ riety of matters. The General goes back home snti'sfied that tne sentiment is practically unan­ imous against the Republican State Convention putting up Gov. Oglesby oi anybody else as a recognised Senatorial candidate in imitation of the Democratic scheme of nominating Gen. Palmer. Said he: "The tendency just now seems toward the election of United States Senators directly by the people instead of by the Legislatures, and I think the time will come when a constitutional amendment will be adopted making the change. But that is no reason why we should follow the Democrats in their notion of putting Pal­ mer forward as the only man oa liable of rep­ resenting tho party. Our business is first to elect a Legislature which will have the choosing of a Senator. Then let everybody have a chance." The view has been pressed on the Chairman * ith emphasis since he came to Washington. It did not take loug for him t > learn that Rep­ resentatives Pavson, Henderson, and Cameron were going to enter tli ' lists against Senator Farwell, and all of them were determined to have a fair f.eld and no favors. Gen. Martin did not broach the idea of a joint-dehate cam­ paign to Senator Farwell, but theie was no trouble in finding out that he agieed with the Representatives tbat the first business was to eU ct a Republican legislature and then ohooso a Senator, --The committee on postoffices and post-roads in the K ational House of Rep­ resentative has agreed upon a plan whioh will, in all probability, pasB both houses of ContjreBB, for the erection of a publio building in every town in the United States in which tho postal receipts ex­ ceed $3,000 a year County seats are brought within the provisions of the act if the postal receipts amount to $2,500 a year. None of these buildings are to cost more than $25,000. The bill appropriates $2,000,(KM) for the first year, and gives the Postmaster General authority to pur­ chase sites and make contracts. Follow, ingis a list of. the towns and cities in Illinois which will be entitled to publio buildings, if this bill becomes a law: Aledo, Alton, Ainboy. Anna. Areola, Affrorav Batavia, Beard stown, BeUeviMe, Belvidere, Bushell. Cairo, Canton. Carbondale, Carlinville, Carml, CarroUton, Carthage, Centralia, Cham­ paign. Ch\rleston. Chester. Clinton, Collins ville. Danville, Decatur. DeKalb. Delaware, Dix­ on. Duquoin, Dwight. East St. Louis, Edwards- ville, Effingham, Englewood. Elmhuret. Evans- ton, Fairbury, Fairfield, Franklin Grove, Free- port. Fulton, Galesbure, Galva, Geneseo, Grand Crossing. Greenville, Harvard, Henry Havana, Jerseyville, Jackson ville, .loliet Kankakee, lvewanee. Lake Forest. lien ark LaSalle, Lewiston, Lincoln, Litchfield; Lockport, Macomb, Marengo, Marseilles, Mattoon. Mendota. Mlnonk, Moline, Monmouth, Monticello. Morris, Morrison, Mount Carmel. Mount Carroll, Mount Vernon, Murpliysboro, Naperville. Nashville, National Stock Yards Normal. Oak Park, Odoll, Olney, Oregon, Ottawa Paris, Paxton. Pekln, Peoria," Peru, Peters burg. Pittsfteld. Polo, Pontia.\ Princeton, Pull man. Ravenswood, Rochelle, Rock Falls, Rock' ford, Rock island, Rusliville, Saudwich, Sa­ vanna Shelbvville, South Chicago, South Ev­ anston, Sparia, Spring Valley. Sterling, Streator, Sycamore, Tnv lor ville, Tuscola. Urbana, Va»- dalia, Washington, WWseka.t W auk eg an, Wcnona, Whitehall, and Woodstock. --The Governor has appointed Hiram McChesney, of Geneva, to sueoeed him­ self as member of the State Boftrd of Live Stock Commissioners. A Staked Wanderer on th« Mshm Sur­ prise* Two Railroad Man. Extending from the San Bernardino meridian on tlie west to the Colorado River on the east and from the south line of Inyo County on the north to the north line of San Diego County on the somh is that vast expanse of "nielan- c\ply waste" known as the Mojave Desert. Many are the tales of pri­ vation and suffering endured on this verdureless expanse. One of the strangest and yet true occurrences lias been experienced near this place, which is in the middle of the desert. Last Tuesday evening, as engine 51, En­ gineer Spencer, was returning from Lavic he encountered the following ex­ perience, which is told in his own words: "I had just rounded the curve near mile-post 672 and had taken my watch from my pocket. Noting the time, 6:25 o'clock, I returned it to its place and naturally glanced ahead of my en­ gine. What was my intense surpiise to see, not over thirty yards ahead of me and approaching the track from the south, a man apparently six feet tall, about thirty-five years of age, with,, long, black hair hanging down his shoulders and a heavy black beard. He was entirely naked and his skin was tanned. Putting on the driver brake I brought the engine to a stop just as the man crossed the track. After crossing he stopped and looked at us. ~ "I immediately crossed over to the fireman's Hide, and as I started to climb down to the ground lie started off. I called to him as I reached the ground, but, with a frightened look, he dashed away. I thought I was a good runner, but the way his bare feet got .over the cinders and gravel led me to believe otherwise. Once or twice he looked back, but did not slacken his pace. Reaching the hills, which are about half a mile from the track, he soon dis­ appeared. The fireman, who had re­ mained with the engine, now came up, and we went around the hill, but he had disappeared from view. I con­ fess I did not care to follow him around there alone. 'As it was late, and our engine was standing on the main track alone, we abandoned further search and returned to the engine." • On Wednesday a party of ten or twelve, under the guidance of Mr. Si>encer, went to the scene of the chase. We had no difficulty 'in finding the tracks to where the man was last seen, and a mile or more farther into the hills could be seen the bare footprints in the sand. Every cavern and canyon was explored and the search kept up until all the parties, tired out, gradu­ ally staggered back to town. Conductor Fitzgerald, on the morn­ ing passenger train, reported seeing a man about two miles west of where Mr. Spencer had seen himt but no trace of him could lie found. On Thursday morning Deputy Sheriff with an experienced desert new preacher, brought d< crazy "peopleJfco deir senses, an' we hain't bad no fall from grace since."-- JVeie York Hun. , * Tbe Kagle*s Strange Prey. Only a few months ago, the following episode, iu which a great eagle figured, occurred at Fnrstenwald, in Bianden- burg, Prussia: Afield laborer heard « dog howling in a most dismal manner at no great distance from the spot at which he was working. Running in the direction from whence the sounds came, he saw a large bird perched on the back of the watch-dog of a neigh­ boring faTm; the two were struggling and fighting, half in the air, half on the ground. At last they passed into an adjoining copse, when the laborer ran and called the bailiff of the place where lie was employed. Both proceeded to the copse, to find the bird moving with the.-1 greatest difficulty, and scarcely able to hop a few paces; it tried to fly, bnt was evidently disabled, and a well-directed shot killed it. They found the poor dog dead;all the flesh had been literally torn from its bones by its enemy. The eagle measured seven feet between the tips of its wings, and was almost black, with snow-white shoulders, indicating great age. It had evidently had a history, for on its left foot, just above the claws, was a strong gold ring, on which were engraved some letters, the meaning of which could not be deciphered, the word "Eperjes," and date "10. 9. 1827." Eperjes is a town in Hungary, not far from the Northern Carpathians. The bird had probably once been in cap­ tivity. • The eagle in its native haunts is a solitary bird, its mate alone excepted; no other of its kind is likely to be found living within a considerable dia tance of it. The "kingof birds," like the "king of beasts," has had its ancient charac­ ter for magnanimity and nobility some­ what impugned of late years, but of its strength there can be no ques­ tion. A blow from its wing alone is said to have killed a kid. There are many instances of babes and young children having been earned off by THE BALBZROKK TSBRA* LKCrtlJrttjfcB. 1-1 wsgj It is even stated that in the canton ol Geneva a lx^ of 10 years of age, who was attempting to rob an eagle's nest, was seized by one of the birds and car­ ried a distance of 600 yards. He was, however, rescued by his companions, without having suffered anv very serious injury, though its talons had inflicted some severe wounds. The eagle builds its eyrie in the clefts of inaccessible rocks, or on the edges of precipices, €he nest being little more than a flooring of sticks and branches lined with leaves. Here it brings and stores up' a considerable amount of food, often consisting oi young lambs and game. dav scouring the hills, but no trace of Reverdy Johnson was one of the few. him could be found. . men thai ever made Lord Brougham Various theories ar© afloat, some listen with any degree of genuine inter- logical and others hardly probably, yet | est. Hil lordship's companions have Vhe Meatmre an Now Ajre«<l T"pon tfkeTy; to Pasa Both HOMWD of Congr®»»--A * * Large Quantity of Silver to Be Par- chased and Certificates Iitued for It- - ^ Washington dispatch: The conference. _ ,'JI committees of the House and Senate* •••*.! on the silver question have come to an* agreement. The Secretary of the Treas- - ^ ury is to be empowered to buy 4,500,000' ^ ounces of silver per month, and to issun therefor silver certificates that shall bo '4»|° redeemable in silver bullion «r in lawful • ^ money, at the option of the holder, but. •" the right is reserved to the Secretary of J* the Treasury to redeem in bullion and to give money should he think best ,.. . The theory of tbe latter provision i* J1 that shonld the certificate-holder be> able at his option te exchange ft for bul­ lion it would enable silver speculators to depress the price, buy silver, stimu­ late the market, sell their silver to th» government, and upon depressing tho market again exchange their certificate* for bullion and thns continue indefinite* v lv t.0 make a profit out of the govern* i inent iu each transaction, The Secre*,, tary of the Treasury, having discretion* 4 I arv power, will be able to prevent this& J The members of the House committer ^ all -agreed to the foregoing, which i» j substantially the Senate proposition. ^ ,, The following is the full test of the, bill as agreed upon: "Section 1. That the Secretary of the treasury is hereby directed to purchase • from time to time silver bullion to th* aggregate amount of 4,500^000 ounces at pure silver in each month, at the mar­ ket price thereof, not exceeding $1 for 37114 grains of pure silver and to issii® in payment for such purchases of silvtrf bullion treasury notes of the United Slates to be prepared by the Secretary of the Treasury in such form and of such denominations, not less than 81 nor /'il more than Si,000, as he may prescribe* and a sum sufficient tocarry into effect ^ the provisions of this act is hereby propriatcd out of any money in tbfr' treasury not otherwise appropriated. :t ^ See. 2, That the treasury note* M issued in accordance with the provision^ > ^ of this act shall be redeemable on de- " mand in lawful money of tho United States at the treasury of the United RV States, or at the office of any assistant treasurer of the United States, and when so redeemed may be reissued, bnt . \ no greater or less amount of such note# shall be outstanding 'at any time than - the cost of the silver bullion then held j in the treasury purchased by Such note*. * •: Provided, That upon the demand of the holder of any of the treasury notes here- in provided for, the Secretary of the Treasury may in his discretion and under such regulations as he may pre- scribe exchange for such notes a& amount of silver bullion which shall be yiJ equal in value at the market price there- ' of on the da^ of exchange to the amount of such notes. ' V "Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall coin such portion of the • \ silver bullion purchased under the pro- . visions of this act as may b« necessary CUBE FOR CUTS.--There is nothing better for a cut than powdered resiu. Pound it until fine and pat in an empty clean pepper-box with a perforated top; then you can easily sift it out on the cut, and put a soft cloth around the injured member, and wet it with cold water once in a while. It will prevent inflammation and soreness. THERE are many circles in this world where it is only the man with an income can come in. A CONTEMPORARY advocates sparrow pi». The sparer the better for health. A,-/. • • • - vlx --In the United States Circuit Court at Springfield, last week, Judges Gresham and Allen heard. the celebrated Sny levee case. In 1871 tbe Legislature passed an act under whioh a drainage district was formed and a levee built along the Mississippi lUver, from Quincy to a dis­ tance of fifty miles below. It was paid for in bondt amounting to ff>90,000, is­ sued by the drainage district. These bonds came into the possession ot Fran­ cis Palms, a Detroit capitalist. In 1$76, in a suit brought in tho State court, in­ volving the validity of the sot under whioh the Sny levee was built, the Su­ preme Court decided that the act was unconstitutional, and when in 1878 an as­ sessment was made on the land in the drainage district, to pay part of the bonds, the land-owners resisted the assessment on the ground that it was illegal. There­ upon Palms sued the land-owners in the Federal Court, but failed to get judg­ ment. About a year ago.a new suit was bronght in the Federal Court by tne ex­ ecutors of the Palms estate, and it is on a demurrer in this suit that the ease is now on hearing. In 1878 the river broke over the Sny levee und submerged most^ of the land in the drainage district. The break has never been repaired, and the land-owners now claim that they have never been benefited by the levee. Gen. John M. Palilior and Colonel Henry M. Duffield are representing the ,Palms es­ tate, and Senator Harry Higbse, Thomas Worthington, and about a dozen other attorneys are acting for the land-owners. --The G. H. Hammond Dressed-Beef Company, one of the celebrated "Big Four" of Chicago, has been sold to & syndicate of English capitalists for $5,000,000. This is one of the largest purchases ever made of • an American in­ dustry by Englishmen. --The State Auditor has issued a state­ ment of the standing of fire and marine insurance companies doing business in Illinois. It shows a total of 204 compa­ nies, as follows: Stock companies of Illinois, stock companies of other States, 143; foreign companies, 28; mu­ tual companies o) Illinois, 18; mutual companies of other States, 17. Tbe total admitted assets are $223,864,830.10; capithl stock, $76,842,877.66; risks, |>S74,- 629,526.99; premiums received, $9,985,- 902.45; losses paid, $ 4,522,104.52. --A peculiar bill for divorce has been filed in a Chicago court by Grace Wood­ ward, who married Edward Woodward at Quincy, Sept. 7, 1887. They lived to­ gether until July 1, 1889, bnt Mrs. Wood­ ward now sets the claim that the mar­ riage is illegal because she and her hus­ band are first cousins. --J. C.'Conkling, the new postmaster at Springfield, who recently removed six mail carriers, assigning as a reason "a change of administration," has been notified by the authorities at Washing ton that removals csnoot be Bade for political.reaeons only. --The Lincoln Monument Association, says a Springfield dispa'6h, has been an­ noyed for several months by acts of van­ dalism at the monument. First portions of two of the bronze military groups were broken off and carried away and re­ cently a piece of marble was broken from the great sarcophagus. This destruction has gone on so Ions; that the monument association has been obliged to inclose the monument and entire mound on which it stands and to provide gates which will be closed against all visitors exoept when the custodian or watchman is present. ; • course has been reluctantly adopted a«oiuteiy necessary for the protection of the property. --Mr. P. Taylor, Treasurer of Saline County, died suddenly at Harrisbnrg from asphyxia while sitting at his desk. Mr. Taylor was a member of General Logan's old regiment, the Thirty-first Illinois Infantry, and lost an arm ait At­ lanta. --While the turnkey of the Lincoln jail was carrying supper to the prisoners tha other night he was assaulted, and be­ fore he could summon help thr^ee of the twelve prisoners escaped. , --Chicago -Veiw: Officers of the Veteran Belief and Industrial Association have taken six more old soldiers from the Cook County Poorhouse and will have them transferred to soldiers' homes. All told, the Belief Association has provided for twenty-eight of the veterans, includ­ ing three coming from the County Agent who had applied for assistance. A great deal of difficulty is experienced in pro­ curing proper certificates and other papers, owing to the defective memory of many of the unfortunates. Members of the Belief Association, however, say they will persevere in the work until every­ thing possible has been done for those who still remain in the Poorhouse. At the recent municipal election in Salem the vote as returned by the election judges was a tie between the license and anti-license candidates for aldermen. Mr. Marshall, the anti-license candidate, charged that an illegal vote had been cast' against him, and institnted a con­ test. Mr. Snodgrass, the license candi date, charged a Marshall constituent with casting an illegal vote. The Council threw out one vote and seated the anti- license candidate. The case will be ap­ pealed to the courts. --Chicago Neie*: Officers of the Chi­ cago Bureau of Justice have made public the reports of the second year of their operations. They show that 2,500 cases of misfortune, cruelty and oppression were looked after by the society, and claims for wages to the amount of $10,000 were collected. Out of 325 cases in court, 300 were won by the bureau. The Presi­ dent, Charles H. Ham, says the bureau is not a charity, hot that on the contrary its main purpose is to abolish charity, and Secretary E. C. Wentworth adds the declaration that if complete justice pre­ vailed charity wculd be obsolete. possible. The one having the best hold is that he is some prospector who has become derautred, and that he was cross­ ing from the mountains on the south, heading for this place, when his reason fled. Another is that a- week or ten days ago a man answeriug to this man's description was seen in Death Valley, which is about twenty-five miles north of here. He had neither blankets, food, nor water, and seemed to be wandering both mentally and bodily. The most sensational theory is founded on the following fact: A year or two ago a man got off of Condo Wild's1 train, near Siberia, and was never seen or heard of afterward. A large party, with Indian trailers, hunted for days for him and were obliged to give up in despair. Can this be the man ? Pos- sibly. During our search we found rabbits, quail, coyotes innumerable, small ground animals and terrapin. All the<e can not exist without water, and their presence shows conclusively that there must be water attainable. Why should not a man devoid of reason still havfe enough of the brute instinct to find means of sustenance a3 well as the lower animals? The principle of the survival of the fittest would lead the man to stand guard over the water sup- plv, acd when the smaller animals, driveu/t)y thirst, ^ere compelled to come within the "dead line" his food' woula be assured. All is, liowaeer, mere conjecture, and whether any-one of "the above theories is correct or not, the fact of the poor mortal's existence remains an awful and living reminder of the dangers at­ tending the traveler over this dreary ex­ panse. Could the drifting sands tell their story, what startling things would be brought before us! But, silent and mysterious, naught is known except where some poor mortal's whitened bones are found, which silently tell the awful tale of suffering and death.-- Bagdad (Cal.) Cor. San Francisco Chronicle. Julias Disposes of a Pre acker# "I tell yo', dar's a heap o' difference in chiirn,'"*said the old man, as he re­ moved his catskin cap to rub liis bald head. "Dar's my two boys, f'r instance. Dat Abraham ar' full grown, an yit he nebb,er dun notliin' fur nobody. Jist sots around an' gits fat on hisself, an' if he marks down a hog or lifts a chicken he's jist dat stupid dat he leabs tracks, an' is toted off to jail. He's nebber gwine to be shucks, nebber." Off came the cap for another rub of the plum-colored pate, and then he continued: "But dar's Julius--you kin bank on him ebery day de y'ar frtfw. If dat boy slips outer de cabin of a night I doau' hev to ax no queshuns as to whar' he's gwine, an' I doan' hev to suggest dat he'd better put on my butes so be can't be identified by the tracks. I jist go I ight to bed knowin' dat he'll dun do de right tiling, an' dat we'll hev rooster fried iu 'possum fat fur breakfast." Did I eber dun tell ye what Julius dun fur his ole fadder ?" "No." "An' he wasn't but 'leben y'ars olo, either. A preacher he dun cum down here from Nashville an' put on airs an' sailed around an' got our church so up- sot dat dey woted de ole preacher out an'put de new one in. I was one of de elders, an* I dun fought as hard as I could, but it was no use. I was talkin' it ober wid de ole woman, an' Julius he listened to ebery word. Next day he slid off to the woods an' got a polecat an' flung it into de meetin' house, an' den he frew brickbats at it, an' what d'ye u'pose was de result ?" "No meeting the next Sunday," "Not fur a dozen Sunday,.sah, an'al­ though that was two y'ar ago dat "odor­ iferous percolashun hasn't premeditated out of dat meetin' house yit. We hev to eat onions an' barn ole hoes blankets to keer de effluvium on the back seats. complained that whenever he was not talking he was thinking of something to talk about. It was at a dinner given by the great Marylander in London that he caught the elusive attention of the self-absorbed earl. They had got down to canvas- back ducks, brought from the far-away home of the host, and the joy of the guests was exquisite. Brougham vowed that not anothm dish iu the world should ever be thought of in the same moment with canvas back ducks from Cheapeake Bay. He Ventured to say to Johnson tt^at he doubted not that they were now enjoy ing the fairest products of the States. "Oh, no!" answered the proud Ameri­ can. "We have something far superior to that which I have spread before yoi. to-night." - _ . .. His lordship was astonished, and is quired: "What might that be?". "Chesapeake terrapib," answered hie. Johnson. He saw then that he had stirred ihc curiosity of his company, and SQ he proceeded to gratify it under tbe rare inspiration of Lord Brougham's atten tiveness. In granhic speech he wenl down into the mud for the hibernating quadruped, washed its shell and then boiled it. He pictured with blood-curdling vividness the way the terrapin Mould respond to the constantly increasio temperature of the water by stretching forth its long, ugly head, and search­ ing, seemingly, for means of escape. Next the listening guests saw the shell float off,, and the scalding process be­ gan in deadly earnest. . Then the cook in the lively picture deftly removed the claws and the gall, which disposed of half the bulk in the pot. The precious remainder next en­ tered upon the stewing process in an­ other vessel. At last the terrapin, re­ duced to sweet strings aud juicy par­ ticles, was turned into a great chafing- dish and carried to the dining-room, where the waiting company saw it placed before the hostess, in an old-time face cap and wonderfully* embroidered apron. The little lamp beneath the dish was then lighted. In a few moments the guardian angel began the seasonings, with a sprinkle of this, a dash of that and a generous pour of some venerable Madeira. About tbis time the English lipe smacked, and Lord Brougham, who had listened eagerly, exclaimed? "That is eloquence!"--liouloii Globe. ; ^ " > « ' « , 4 * w » A * ' • J '~* *'•'. V""*i - *1 # • /IK' >r: "'i it: Wealth and Positien Not Al£A "George, dear, said the fair gftt, ' at her whole being trembled with th* emotion that surged through her soul. "G.eorge, dear, I can never be youi i wife. I need not tell you the pain thi decision has cost me, for only the Heaven that bends above us can.ever know ho tv much I love yen. But it may not*be, George, it may not be! The young man turned pale" and trembled like one stricken with the palsy of. death, and his voice came low and thick: "W--why, Beatrice--sweetheart! I cannot understand this sudden whim. You tay you love me; and have I not yioit, fame, position, and unlimited wealth to make you happy?" "Yes, George," said the girl, as she aought to quiet the tumultuous beating of her heart. "Yes, George, you have all these. But a new light has broken in upon me. I have been blind, bnt now I see. New York has fame, posi­ tion, and unlimited money, but it was gall that scooped in the W orld s I1 air. George reeied like a drunken man, and falling heavily against the wall he jarred down seven square yards of plas tering.--Neic York World. Yoc just bring a couple of little quarrels iuto your fofliilf ktej'W "breedlike*parrow».,, ^ - m-U , . • • ', v- * - ^ 4 \ " to provide for the redemption of tie ( treasury notes herein provided for, and any gain or seigniorage arising from such coinage shall be accounted for and paid into the treasury. "Sec. 4. That the silver bullion par- chased under the provisions of this act shall be subject to the requirements Of existing law and the regulations of the mint service governing the methods ot determining the amount of pure silver contained, and tho amount of charges <W deductions, if any,"to be made. "Sec. 5. That so much of the act of Feb. 28, 1878, entitled 'An act to author­ ize tho coinage of the standard silver dollar and to restore its legal tender character,' as requires the monthly j/lir- chase and coinage of tte same into silver dollars of not less than §2.000,000 nor more than $4,000,000 worth of silver bullion, is hereby repealed. "Sec. 6. That this act shall tak* effect thirty days from and after Its passage." < The committee appointed by the House of Representatives has gone South to begi I the investigation into the murder o' John Ml Clayton, of Arkansas. The headquarters of tho investigators will lie at Little Rock, where the witnesses for 'the most part will be examined. Some hot-leaded and ignorant Southern citizens have been foolish enough tdf send anonymous notes to Congress warn­ ing the members to keep away from the State if they valued their lives, and some members of the committee pro­ fessed a fear that-in going there they were taking theiV lives in their hand*. The impending inquiries excite great interest at Little Rock. The city Is overrun with witnesses. • Over thirteeif* hundred in all have been summoned from cor nties in the Second Congres­ sional District. Mr. McClure, who will conduct tne inquiry in behalf of the government, states that he will produce testimony before the committee not heretofore made public poiuting directly to two men as the assassins of Clayton, one a deputy sheriff and the other a saloonkeeper, both of Conway county, at the time the murder was committed. Secretaries Blaine and Windom have had several consultations on the subject of proteetionof American interests in the Behring sea, but so far as is kn iwn have not yet decided upon any definite plan of action. There are at present however, no in­ dications that the }»olicy of this ad­ ministration as regards the seal fisheries will differ on any material point from > that of its predecessors. f, The revenue steamers Bear and Rnsh are now being fitted out at San Fran­ cisco for their annual cruisc in the Alaskan waters. The former will start; north about May 1 and the lattor about June 1. The Rear will v-arry provisions., etc., for the men who were left at Point Barrow refuge station last Vuminer. The fish commission steamer Albatross, will also soil north from San Fran­ cisco about May I, specially charged with the enforcement of the law pro­ hibiting the erection of the dams, bar­ ricades, or other obstruction in th rivers of Alaska with the purpose of pre­ venting the ascent of the salmots orauad- romous species to their spawning-ground. Instructions to tbe revenue officers have not yet been issued, bnt it is expected that they will be ready in a few days. The instructions will probably recognize the same jurisdiction of the United States over Behring sea as in the past, and will direct a strict compliance with tho laws governing the seal aud salmon fisheries. It is expected there wfll be» three war vessels iu the Alaskan ter­ ritory during the coming season to as­ sist iii the enforcement of the law. One is now at Sitka and the. other two are fitting out at San Francisco. The United States ship Alert, now under­ going repairs in San Franekeo, maytv also bo ordered to the fleet In Behring sea. * : M . 4^' Cooileasod >"•«» , CHARUSS PIKRCE was killed »T{ I Bryonesburg, Iowa, by jumping from * fe moving train. 4 THE steamer Lake Xeplgon, Ciapt. ^ Herriman. from Liverpool April It fori Montreal, is reported fast in the toe off. Cape Ray, N. F. ; THE Ohio Legislature has passed *[ law requiring officers of State and eoun-j ty institutions to purchase for consume-f (ion live stock only which has been la- ( the State 100 davs before being killed. I J ' ; J*.; ^ •