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of the Black Hills question, and no ono can
say that we have violated u treaty either, or
infringed upon the rights Of the Indians.
Mr.. Chandler has been only little while IN
Office, but he has already discovered that the
condition Of the Indian Territory calls for mi
mediate attention, and that the nation cannot
rest comfortably until more efficient govern
ment is erected for the unhappy people OF that
region. He promises to submit a special re,
port on the subject ut some future day, ana
to give ut tho same time his idca OF
what ought to he done. This pre6gurcs the
revival of a notorious job. The establishment
of a regular territorial government ana the
extinguishment of the Indian titles is a scheme
for the benefit OF Tie Atlantic and racine
Railroad Company, which will thereby come
into possession of q valuable land grant. Gen.
Clinton b. Fisk, President of the Board oil In
dian Commissioners, is the Secretary ana
Treasurer of this Company; but OF course IL
is inconceivable that he should have anything
to do with the proposed change.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

1t is u melancholy fact that the public is
losue faith in John MorrIssoy As great rctormer.
The best tribute to Mr.. Kerr's fitness for tho
Speakers chair il found in the inability OF partisan
Journals opposed to ann TO say word against him
Gen. Benjamin Harrison, the most promi-
nent candidate for the Republican nomination for Gov.
OF Indiana. declines have his used because
his business affairs Will not permit him 10 undertake tho
canvass.
Who would have thought that, when tho
first place In the House to be- chosen yeste rday.
the lot should have fallen 20 liberal Republican fom
Sew-forki Where Is Gen. Cochranet This subject
seems to demand enthusiasm from somebody.
The thousand or more Democratic editors
who went to Washington 10 he elected clerks, &C..
but failed in that ambition because there were not offices
enough to round. have gone buck to their pens
sors and ps-epots, convinced that journalism is tho
highest calling In the world and that the editor who
lowers himself by running about for political Office Is
httie better than demcn;ed
Gen. John Mcdonald keeps on talking in
the II. Louis jail. He cen. Babcock is Innocent
aud will be able to prove himself Ho declares that
the Presient could not have bad The remoo5t idea OF
the existence Of Whisky Rim. gUi says that both HIM
self and Avery victims of piracy to make sec.
Rotary Brhtow President Gen Mcdonald should bear
IN mind that The assertions OF convicted thief ito not
have poDierOis weight with the public.
Judge Charles Follett OF Newark, Ohio. has
invented platform for the National Democratic party
1876 SOM OF its planks harmless enough, but tho
others strongly tncturod with Ohio financial ideas
II demands syssm of free banking, and no bauks Of
issue calls Dr the payment OF bonds IN greenbac and
solves the currency problem with Judge Kolley's365
bond sche The platform needs good deal OF pruning.
II would bea wise way OF treating II Ia OF the begin
Mug aud the end and hit the middle With rlp hammer
Ex-Postnaster Bard is indeed the model
third tormeL lis paper. The Montgomery state Journal
comes out every day with douhlceadcd editorial
the subject. Eistng with such energetic paragraphs 80
this; IL Gm. Grant lives no will DO lis
by the slmo,t unanimous voice OF the people Awe ava
not caro- to offend Mr. Postmaster General Jewell, we
have said vcsy little the subject Of Ate We viii ~
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SECRETfRY 1NDLkR'S EEPORE


II Was not reasonable to expect a remarka-
bile annual report from Secretary not yet
warm in his seat in one of the most compli-
Gated departments Of the Federal Administra-
ton but Mr.. Chambers first essay is rather
interesting. What he says upon Indian affairs
will naturally attract the most attention. lie
makes no allusion to the frauds in the Indian
service which have recently caused 50
much scandal; but he proposes to remove
the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies
10 the Missouri River, where they can
be more economically supplied and more
efficiently supervised, and he concurs III the
recommendations of Mr. Delano's inves-
tigatng commission for certain changes in the
management Of the agencies. lie advises
modification of the law 80 TO allow the en-
ployment Of army officers III the Indian ser
vice at the discretion of the President but
he believes that the present system, Oh the
whole works very well the religious bodies
have been careful in the selection of agents !;
the Board Of Indian Commissioners has been
efficient and the savages are making a. rapid
progress toward civilization and habits Of
industry as their natural cursedness will allow.
If the Secretary could assure us that cor
responding advance in morality and good man
ners had been made by the agents traders,
and contractors, it would be a satisfaction to
the public; but we suppose that would bc ask
ing too much.
The Report contains two very curious illus
trations of the folly of negotiating with the
indians as if they were independent nations.
4 short time ago tho Sioux were induced to
relinQuish their right TO hunt in Nebraska, Sc
cured them 10y the treaty Of 1868, on con
dition that the Department would ask Con-
gress for an appropriation of S25, 900 for their
benefit. Mr.. Chandler accordingly asks for the
money, but hints ut the same time that il will
be better not TO give it, since the hunting
rights of the Sioux had probably already OK
pired by limitation when tie promise was made.
II may De good subject for debating
societies whether in this transaction the
Secretary or the sayages exercised the sharper
practice The second illustration to which We
refer is the ease Of the Black Hills. The
Indians occupy that reservation under the pro-
visions of treaty with the United States, and
negotiations to get them out have failed. 1T
" is true,- says Mr. Chandler, as q general
proposition, that treaties should be main
"tained invioatc, and the Indians protected
" in their rights hereunder But there is a
way 10y which We can drive the red men ont
Of their own accord. They depend upon Gov
ernlnent annuities for their subsistence With
out our beef and -four they will starve.' Sup
pose We cut on their nations till they agree to
60 away! There VIC have a complete solution
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psccnccs Of pubc Iife snd narrative OF the forma-
lion and fracture OF the Whisky Ring. This volume.
il is said. will be sold by subscription Two things
occur TO u.s. We advise the subscribers not TO pay
over the price until they get the book and ~ posi-
bio we should recommend them to withhold the
money until after they have read 1t. Joyce IL just
the man to put them oil with tho life OF some mis-
sionary or other unntorestine person. In the second
place. We think the Government entitled to the
profits Of the publication should there be any.
Joyces time just docs not happen TO DC hi, own.
In the press OF more exciting matters ~ WaShDg-
ton the retirement Of e-AdvocateGenera Holt
has attracted less attention than the Withdrawal
from pubIic life of 81 old and able public servant
deserves Judge Holb began public life during
another political generation, as Atorneyieneral Of
Kentucky. lie vas long known rs one OF the most
conspicuous and honorable representatives OF tho
Southern bar In Washington he came ont OF tho
Commissonership of Patents with IN unspotted
rcputation for integrity, and M increased one for
ability-an achievement which his successors have
not always been able to equal. Postmastef-tienerA
in 1859 and Secretary of War in 1880, he and STAN
ton fairly divide between them the honors OF
saving the buchanan Administration from
giving moro active aid than IL did to seces-
sion. SIr. Lincoln appreciated him at his
true worth, made him ge-Advocate- General Of
the Army in 500, and urged him in 1891 toener hs
Cabinet az Attorney General. That he chose rather
TO retain the quas-intary place, where his legal
trimming and judicial temper of mind had been 80
regularly valuable, greatly TO his credit, and
greatly TO the interests of the country though it did
little to advance his fame and brought upon him
host of enemies Throughout the trying experience
Of his Office we believe him to have been upright
as he was able and now that he retircs from active
service, he is fairly entitled 10 the generous jndg.
ment and warm regard Of the country he has served
SO long and 30 uusclishy.
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TRIPLE $ III Il E L .
gHE MEMS HIS MORNING.

FoRErGN.-The steamer Deutschland was wrecked
an the Kenfish Knock sands, on the British coast !;
At least 80 lives we're lost -=- China was prepaT-
ing 20 send ont foreign ministers. - One hun
dred and thirty lives were lost lay the Swatbe col
bery explouon - Soldiers were frozen TO death
IN the north Of Spain.
DomEs1IC-The Presidents message was read IN
Congress the President urged the Importance OF
compelling She States to educate their people, of
pacipg the schools beyond tho reach Of sectarian in
dpences Of going vigorously forward to assumptions
Cuban recognition was not favored hut Intervention
by a third party suggested. -= Dewey, Iweeds
aecretsry. IL i'm Boston. - h. >. 1obey has been
appointed Postmaster of Boston. - john e.
Smith Of Ohio accepted tho Indian Commissioner
ship - Gen. Babcock started for Chicago to ap-
psar before the Court of Inquiry.
CnY.--Some officers searched fog Tweed Oh the
theory that he was still in this city, Others be-
heved that he escaped the yacht Thyrs. The
Grand Jury is trying 10 determine the responsi-
SIty. -= The German Uptown Savings Bank
has suspended, with an alleged deficiency of
100000 samuel II. Hurd has been appointed
RECOVER Of the Third Avenue Savings Bank. 60
The Senate Committee investigated the city's legal
expenses - An examination into TIE mental
condition OF Jacob StandermanD, the murderer, was
begun. =-- Gold 114ss 1144, 11ise Gold value
OF the legal tonder dollar at the close $3.50 cents
Fus WE,THRR-The Government report predicts
cool, cloudy. but clearing weather. -- In this
city yesterday. the day WAS mild, wet, and rainy
thermometer. 39'. 40. 80.
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amns smeuis ano flesiiuss Co Night.

no ~rps 3uHArFR-" Meg Merrihes" Mrs. Waller.
FAgIR THNArrg.-2 and y Naueiy.
Srty-rg AyfsvK 1rtr NTrR." Our Rows"
I,YCrUN THEATRE. -" No Thoroughfare." Fochteh
OLYMPIC TuF kTFR.--2 and :: Variety.
PAgK 1HrATER.-"MightY Dollar
Ban Francisco MINsTREIS.
TntRp AVENUE THRAIFR.-2 and s: Variety.
TONY PASTORS NYw TnEAIEh.-Nauetv
UNION SQUARE THEAIER-"ROse Michel
wkILAoK's THEAIER--"Caste."
CHuRCa on THk HOLY TRISITY.-t: Organ Concert.
COLOssK ON" Siege of Paris"
GuMOHE's q ARDFS.-IIebrew Charity Fair.
I,sAytrI's Arr ROOMs.-Salo OF Paintings.
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Ii is stated that Col John A. Joyce will diversity
the monotony OF Imprisonment by writing his auto
biography With his military experiences, his rcm-
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sportsman returning from the meadows can DC
arrested with his gun upon his shoulder ana
the robins in his game-bag.
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UUsEAND's CALCINED MAGNbsIA is free from
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,hrd The dO.e common relieves sick Headaci
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And bowsls The Worlds Pair Medal and four FIRST PIeInud
silver Medals awarded rs the best in the MARKET For sale
by Drug gusts and Country StOrckeepeTs
OVER s., O00. 900 Cash Assisting TRAVEL
aus IdpR ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO.. Hartford Conn
IJse Brummelrs Celebrated Cough Drops
lhe genuine have a II. b. each dIop. 40 Grand
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The suspension of another of tle smaller
savings banks during the present inyestlga-
ton of their accounts ia not likely TO cause
renewal of the runs on these institutions. From
what a. vet appears as the cause of this suspen-
,on, tho loss TO dcpostors, if the bank be wound
ND with economy, should not be more than
Eve or ten per cent. Delay and anxiety, the
sacrifice OF claims TO brokers who buy them at
discount. and the Encouragement of habits
Of thrift. are the more serious results.
In any estimate of the power Of the De
nocracy IN the new Congress and IFS probable
uodo of displaying itself, the strength OF the
representation from the South should he fairly
considered. As is pointed ont in our Washing
ton letter the Southern States have sent TO
tho Capitol many men who have made politics
study, not a meYe means Of support. Some
thing Of the ability which marked tie old
time leaders from that section Of the country,
can fairly be anticipated; and We may hope TO
hear occasional appeals to earlier and better
principles in place of arguments based on ex-
pediency or The passions of the hour.
The severity OF the fine inflicted IN recent
case of violating tho game Laws, viii attract
attention TO the excellent work which the 60
oioty for the Protection of Game II doing. In
this case the simple act o. offering trout for
sale during the close season was regarded
a. making the dealers liable to the penalty )
evidence as 10 where the fsh were esnght be-
ing Of no avail. A similar course of procedure
IN tho Boston markets completely broke up
the traffic in unreasonable fish and game,
though 1t could easily have been shown in
many Instances that the shooting and fishing
had not been done In the United States. This
mode of enforcing the law Is far more effect
i've than any other since it only rarely hap
pess that, ~ 80 recorded few days ago, =
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THE NTB or THE THING.

We occasionally get Il good idea cut
of General JennlSon's paper. the Red
Wing Republican, He seems to be like
some monomaniacs. who are sound on.
every question but one. Take him upon
any subject but the Republican party
and he talks ably and sansibly but
mention the name of that old and once
glorious organization and he is rs crazy
as "a loon.
\ The other day he got off the following
excellent points on the contraction ques-
tion:
An immediate return to specie payments in
wolves al immediate shrinking OF all values eX-
cept the value OF debts of ali kinds. load
of wheat worth last saturday fifty dollars In
currency was worth not quite forty three dol
lars in gold An immediate return to specie
payments wipes out the difference in value be-
tween currency and gold, leaving gold as the
only standard, and the load OF wheat has the
value of forty three dollars and no more. Every
fifty dollars worth of property has shrunk IN
value to tortythree dollars worth. But Gebts
stand unchanged Ia amOuat. Every obligation
to pay fifty dollars still though forty-three
have become worth rs much in wheat, cloth
land or any property rs fifty dollars were.
To mar whose debts exceed his credits,
immediate specie payments lis immediate loss
OF one-seventh o the propeSN encountered.
To man who has neither debts nor credits, it
is matter of indifference. To the banker, the
money -lender 1t is gain equiavlent to one
seventh OF hIs loans.
Very well put General.
Now the West is debtor community.
1t is creating states out OF the wilder
ness. 1t is III debt on state bonds, coun-
ty bonds, city bonds. and more than all,
individual indebtedness OF all kinds. 1t
helped TO fight through the war. Why
should it lose ones seventh of its wealth?
Why not let the next generation pay
the debt and get back to specie pay
ments? Has not this generation per-
formed It's part? Why crush it out to
enrich the creditor class? Has this coun-
try anything to gain by widening the
breach between the rich and poor
lifting up the aristocracy and beating
down the multitude? Is that what the
Republic was created for? Is that what
YOU fought for. General?
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HARD TO SATISFY.
The other day we said of Champlin of
Blue Earth:

The other day we said of Champlin of
Blue Earth
But he was elected by the votes of political
party, and every man elected on the same
ticket with him participated in that caucus
except himself; but he wonld not; ;--he fitted
about like bat between both parties, lousy
nd lonely, we mean the bat.
Now nothing could be palmer than
that we meant the bat, For it3is well
known fact in natural history that bats
are lousy. But the Unsuitable Champlin
steps to the fore and insists that we
meant him. He disputes the honors
with the bat; he would rob the poor bat
even of it's well-earned reputation. BE
it so. He shall have no quarrel with
us over little thing like that. We
hand over the bat to his tender mereies
he may eat him if he wants to. We
now move to amend the paragraph by
striking out the words, "we mean the
bat"
4 is Champlin now happy?
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CAN A TERRITORIAL LEfISLA-
TTRE DEPRIVE A ST1TE Of
TIE P0IYER OE Y.4TLON

We again call the attention of the
voters ot this state to the decisions of
Judge Gilfillan. as evincing amost thor
ough devotion to the interests of the rail-
road Eionopolies, regardless of the rights
OF the people.
g When the people of the State, at the
invitation Of Congress, first assumed and
exercised their rightful sovereign pow
ers. they asserted and laid down certain
rules and principles, by which the State
should be governed,-but in order that
there might he some code Of laws to
govern them during the transition from
Territorial to State government, they
continued In force, until altered or re-
pealed, all laws passed by the Terrific
rial Legislature, not inconsistent with
the constitution then made; which was
equivalent to repeating al such laps as
scere not consistent MerescIh. In fact ae
the Territorial government was comics.
sedly merely temporary expedient, and
in no legal sense, represented the future
sovereignty of the State; declaration
of this kind was absolutely necessary
in order to give continued validity te
any act Of the Territorial Legislature
Every State in the Union which has sue
ceeded to Territorial government ha.
found it necessary to adopt similar de-
claration to give validity TO previous leg
islation.
| Prominent among the principles re
cognized and enunciated by the consti
tion was TIE declaration that all th,
property should be equally taxed for al
purposes, upon the basis Of an equa
cash valuation. Yet Judge Gilfila,
has decided that this eminenfiy wise an,
Just provision Of the state constitution
was rendered null and void, 50 far as th'
property Of certain railroads are con
cerned. By the Act Of tuppenny Ter
ritOrial Legislature, which "a 1851, ante
! having exhausted its prescribed term q
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THE MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT RING
AGAIN.

This institution is producing pro-
found and widespread sensation In all
the region of country tributary to Mime
apolis :-to-wit. the line OF the Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad as far south as
Owatonna; the Hastings and Dakota
road as tar west as Glencoe: both branches
of the St. Paul and Pacific road; and the
Sioux City road as tar south as Manka-
to. The people perceive that they are in
the grip OF one of Victor Hugo's devil
fish: which though it may toy with
them to-day will assuredly suck the sub
stance out of them tomorrow. This
powerful monopoly admits, in an article
which we quote elsewhere, that it was
compelled to take possession of the Glen
CO market and drive out all competing
wheat buyers beednse The bsyers scere
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TE.ICHING THE FARMERS.

Probably one-third of the wheat ftrmArs of
this State make practice OF threshlng their
grain from the shock, which saves some labor
and time, and to do this they are obliged to cut
and shock the grain and let it stand and dry
before threShing. This year it has demonstra-
ted clearly 10 every farmer who takes care OF
his grain IN this way, how foolish and careless
the method. In the midst Of their cutting the
heavy rains came on and now about one-fifts
OF their gram Is spoiled, when il would have
been saved had 1t been stacked the same day il
was cut Donnelly is so eager to take up any
censure against the farmers, that he slops over
to an alarming extent -Chisago Coantu. Post.
The blunderhead that wrote this does
not understand that if you have a thresh-
ing machine ready you can thresh YOUR
wheat as soon as you can stack it. In
many cases large farmers finished cut
ting one day and had the thresher in the
field ready to commence the next MORN
ing, when the rains came on They had
time neither to thresh nor stack. The
richest lands are the heaviest and con-
sequently the slowest. Farmers who
had but fifty acres or so of wheat on
warm loamy soils could get through and
stack before the rains; but this was moi
the case with the large farmers on the
best soils.
But it is amusing to hear these embry.
otic lunk-heads telling the farmers. what
to do. This Post man says: I'm the
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midst of their cutting the rains came on
etc. He evidently thinks that they
ought to have stacked their wheat before
they cut it?
But these editors, living as they do on
the farmers, are always ready to charge
up every calamity, whether it be the
hard times, or the heavy rains. on the
farmers. And they are horribly alarmed
lest the farmers will not work hard
enough to keep them alive
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Anti- -Munupulist.
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Mr.. BUELL. md SPECIE PAE-

The Pioneer-Press has been indnlging
in What was meant as severe structures
upon Mr.. Buell's letter to Hon. E. Ayres
upon the question Of specie resumption.