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Senator MattIe,cs' sitrer Resolution.

Senator Matthe,Cs' Sitrer Resolution.
The following is the text of the MATHEWS
preamble and resolution which passed the
Senate by 43 to % on Friday:
"WHEREAs, By the act entitled 'An act to
improve the public credit and approved
March Is, 1869, it was provided and declared
that the faith If the United States was there
by solemnly pledged to pay in coin or its
equivalent oil interest-bearing obligations of
the United States, except in cases where the
law authorizing the issue of such obligations
had expressly provided that the same might
be paid in lawful money, or other currency
than gold and silver; and,
s:WHEREAs, All bonds of the United States
authorized to be issued by the act entitled
sAn act to authorize the refunding of the
National debt approved July IA, 1870, by
the terms of said act were declared to be
redeemable in coin of the then present
standard value, bearing interest payable
semi-annually in such coin; and,
ssWHEREAs, All bonds of the United States
authorized to be issued under the act entitled
sAn act to provide for resumption of specie
payments approved January IA, 1885, are
the United States described in said act of
aSOuESIeSS, dppIOVcu c1y IL, Ao1O, oACA1ou
AN act to authorize the refunding of the Ma
tional debit and,
"WHEREAs, At the date of the passage of
said act of Congress last aforesaid, to-wit,
the 14th day of July, 1870, the coin of the
United States of the standard value of that
date included the silver dollar of the weight
of 41215 grains each, as declared by an act
approved July 1s, 1887, entitled sAn act
supplementary to an act entitled San act es-
tablishing mint and regulating coins of the
United States," to be legal tender of pay
ment, according to their nominal value, for
any sums whatever therefore, be it
.Resolved by the Senate, (the House of
Representatives concurring therein), that all
bonds of the United States issued or author
lied to be issued under said acts of Congress
hereinbefore recited, are payable, principal,
and interest, at the option of the govern
ment of the United States, in silver dollars
of the coinage Of the United States, contain
ing 4121a grains each of standard silver, and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not in viola
tion of public faith nor in derogation of the
rights of the public creditor
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that his desire to labor for the good of man is
equal to theirs. They will not shine any the
less for giving Mr.. Burt's light credit for
whatever fair rays it emits. Let this mat
ter Of cheap e1t-books be discussed in
spirit of candor. Let the Merrill law stand
upon its real merits. Mr.. Burt has shown
no il-temper as yet, and no disposition to
question the motives of Mr.. Merrill and his
friends. Is it not time for the friends of the
fifteen year contract to open their eyes to the
fact that in an argument it is the weaker
side that is prone to be captious, to
call hard names, and to resort
to other Questionable methods?
Undoubtedly mistake has been made, and
the sooner the State sets itself right the bet
ter. Mr.. Merrill will undoubtedly regret his
course toward Mr.. Burt ere long, if, indeed,
he does not already wish he had never
sought to show him to be unfaithful or un-
Just. He will in the future be seen to have
been as an officer efficient, faithful, con-
scientious and discreet. It is to be hoped
that all champions of the Merrill law will be
seen to have been the same in their several
spheres of action. EGRoEG.
Boss of Qsacks.
Editor of the Daily GLOBE.
MANKATo, Jan. lo.-1 see by the papers
that Mr.. G. P. Quackenbos, author of
good many school books, and agent of the
publishing house of D. Appleton & Co., New
York, has taken hand in our school book
war. He doesn't relish having the value of
his books called in question. Nobody would.
But what take my pen to say is that this
gentleman had name applied TO him by a
distinguished principal of one of the Massa-
chusetts State Normal Schools. which, I
think, was quite appropriate. This teacher
yet compelled temporarily to use them, was
speaking Of him one day, said: "Quackenbos!
Quackenbos! Pshaw! Boss of -quacks" Well,
Mr.. O., guess we don't want to have any
children compelled to be taught from your
books for the coming fifteen years. Please
don't ask it any more. ANON.
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at half past two o'clock; was about half way
from the house to where they were whom I
saw the blow struck; my husband was out
of his head good deal of his time.-Dld not
see the afray when it commenced.
MEDICAL WITNESSES.
DIR. ]. G.. Benis and DIR. Geo. w. Wood
testified to the nature of the wounds and
their fatal character.
This concluded the case for the prosecu-
ton.
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Probate Court.

Administrators were appointed in the mat
ters of the estates of John 81. Weeks, J. P.
Fitzgerald, Andrew Mattison and Chas. G.
Van Arnam.
The Court also made an order to show
cause why the application to sell real estate
should not be granted in the matter of the
estate of Emma A. Kincaid.
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gest plan Of organization, and draft con-
stitution and bylaws.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. I. c
Seeley, Howe and F. ]. Mead was appointed
to solicit the names Of charter members, and
present them at meeting to be held at the
7. NJ. G. A. parlors next Saturday evening at
7:3O.
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Great National Question. Settled.

Great NdttOssNL UNe8tlO1e SettLed.
It has just occurred to the Indianapolis
Journal to deny the story that Senator Nor
ton made dying request of the President
to let Filley have the st. Louis Post Office.
All that Morton did was to write the Presi-
dent letter of recommendation before he
went on his last Pacific trip. This settles
another great national question.
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The village census, taken this week by S.
r. Lowry, shows the population of Fergus
Falls to be $50. By the State census of 1876
We had 500. At this season our population
is at its lowest ebb- Fergus Fails Journal.
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44,,othe,. Fraudulent President.

Fraud has been brought to light in the
Bald headed Club of Nevada. The constitu-
ton of that organization declares that the
baldest head shall be president, and it has
been proved that member had his badness
enlarged by shaving SO as to obtain the pres
iC1encv
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Foreign Markets.
PETRoLEUM-27,s.

PETROLEUM-27ls.
LONDON, Jan. 2a-5 p. m.
TALLOw-39As.
oILs-Refined petroleum 91s@e4s; Hnseed, 26@
26As.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. %.
CoTToN-Firm; 6l4@6hs; sales 1900 bales;
speculation and export 1000; American, $3.50.
GRAIN-Wheat, California white, average, los I'd
@12s Sd; do club lbs 1Od@l3s Sd; red western
spring No. to !, los 5d@11s 4d winter do No. to
lis 3d@11s Sd. Corn, old western mixed 29sGI29s
Sd new do 2ss 3d@2s Cd. Oats, American 3s. Bar
ley, American 3s lid.
FLOUR-Western canal 26s 6d02Ss.
PEAS-Canadian, 36s Cd.
GLOVER sEED-American, 45@5Os.
PROVISIONS-Pork, Sos; Beef, prime mess, s3s
Lard, American, 40s Cd. Bacon, long clear, 3Os Cd
short, 3ls Sd.
PRODUCE-Cheese GAS. Tallow, fine American
4Os Cd.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 7s Sd; refined, los Cd.
LINSEED OII-27s Cd.
RosIN-Common, 5s sd05s Cd pale, 13s.
TURPENTINE-l5s I'D.
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Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON, Jan. q.
common extra S4.7596.25; Wisconsin do S5.25@6.O0;
Minnesota do S55OQ6.5O; winter wheat Ohio, Indi-
ana and Michigan, S5.7596.5O: Illinois S6.OO96.5O;
st. Louis S62507.75; Wisconsin and Minnesota pat
ent $7.OO@9OO.
GRA1N-Corn, little doing: mixed and yellow
nominal, at 55056c Oats dull; No. and extra white
4OA@43c; No. white and No. mixed s8isM39lIc:
No. white and No. mixed 37@ssc.
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ARCHITECTURAL ExrRAvAGANcE.
Ho,v the Peoples Money Is S1uanaercd il,
Public B1tiZdinns.

Ho,r the Peoples Money Is iS1tandercd in
Public Buildings.
In discussion in the Senate few days
ago upon the proposition to remove the Ma
val observatory in Washington to more
assumed the role of an economist and made
very interesting point against the provi-
sions of the bill appropriating 100000 for
the erection of a new observatory. Senator
Beck said that in the present depressed con-
dition of the country and in the face of the
fact that the estimates of the treasury de-
partment showed deficit of $11 100000 in
the expenses of the government it was wrong
to go into any new enterprise requiring a
lavish expenditure of the peoples money.
He said that while 100000 was only asked
now for this new building, still no one could
tell how much it would foot up in the end.
His past experience demonstrated the fact
that the first estimate and appropriation for
all public buildings were but drop in the
bucket of the final cost. For instance, when
it was proposed to build new courthouse
and post-office at New York only $3,00O,0Oo
was asked for, but it was not long before
! $2,OOO,O 600 more became necessary, until now
SIS, ,OOO, 600 has already been appropriated for
this building. The same, he said, was true
in the case of the Boston postofice. mil
lion and half was first appropriated for this
structure, and then another million and a
half, and no one knew how much more it
would cost before completion. And SO it has
been in all other cases. The first appropria-
ton was only an opening wedge, and
although the law made it explicit and posi-
tive that no expenditure beyond the amount
appropriated should be incurred, still, owing
to the extravagant designs of buildings,
brought about by the solicitations Of mem
bers of congress and local influence, the
buildings were always commenced on much
grander scale than the limit of the appro-
priations would warrant. The result is that
the building is constructed to a certain
point, and there it stands until additional
appropriations are made. In every appro-
priation bill there is a penalty prescribed for
exceeding the amount appropriated, but it
seems to have had no effect whatever. Beck
promises to perform the same watchdog
services in the senate as did the economical
Holman in the house few years ago.
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Trains via the Brainerd Branch leave st. Paul
daily, except Sunday, making day run of thirteen
hours to Fargo, arriving at Bismarck the following
evening" saving nearly 30 miles in distance the
old route via N. P. Junction. Connection made at
Bismarck with stages for Deadwood and all points in
the Black Hills. *Passengers for Bismarck and
jamestown should leave st. Paul Mondays, Wednes-
days and Fridays. Returning, leave Bismarck Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays. Passengers for
Aiken and points east of Brainerd should leave st.
Paul Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Return
ing, leave Duluth Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Connects at st. Paul with trains to all pouts East
and South. In effect December 81, 1877.
H. E. SARGENT, General Manager.
G.. G.. SANBoRN, Gen. Passenger Agent.
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VIM. j. PARSONS,
Attorney at Law and Commissioner of Deeds fo
New York, 81 E. Sd ST., St. Paul. MINI. 4-33-3p
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
st. Paul Railroad Time Tables.
st. Paul g. Pacific Railroad.

st. Paul g. Pacific Railroad.
Depot foot Of Sibley Street. Main Line trains for
Delano, Litchfeld, Willmar, Benson, Morris, Glyn-
don, Fishers Landing and Winnipeg.
Leave. Arrive.
st. Paul. $40 a. st. Paul. -. 6:IO p. m.
Minneapolis 1886 a. m. Minneapolis 5:33 p. m.
Branch Line train for Anoka, st. Cloud Melrose
Sauk Rapids, Brainerd, Bismarck and Deadwood.
Leave. Arrive.
st. Paul. 7:30 q. m. st. Paul. 49, TOO D. IN.
Minneapolis. -. :55 a. m. Minneapolis 6:A o. M
st. Paul and Minneapolis trains.
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Philadelphia Produce Market.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. %.
FLoUR-Dul; superhne $500; extra $500:
@6.Oo; high grades and patent S6.Oo@s.Oo. .
GRAIN-Wheat dull; amber $1.34Q11 Sc; red 81 80
@1.33; white $1.4301.46. Corn dull; yellow 54llc;
mixed SIC; January 57Hc; February 54Ac; March
54Ac. Oats quiet; white western S6037c; mixed IS
@35hc. Rye dBl at 6sG72c.
PROVISIONS Steady; pork S12.00@12.2s. Beef,
city kettle $7.75.
Observation-Disclosures; refined 11ssc; crude
9Hc.
WHISKY-$1.07.
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Milwaukee Produce Market.

MILWAUKEE, Jan. %.
FLOUR-Dull and tending downward.
GRAIN-Wheat opened unsettled at &c lower, and
closed strong No. hard $1o7A No. ! $1.o7h No. 2
$1.044; No. 8, 97Ac. Corn very quiet; No. 2 41c.
Oats dull and dropping; No. 23A@24c. Rye easier;
No. l, 50Ac Barley dull and lower; No. 2, 58G58kc.
PROVISIONS-Quiet, weak and lower.
HOGS-1ive, dull and weak at $3.7503.S5; dressed,
nominally lower 1T S4.25.
,e,,b REGEiPISm7,o35 b Dds no1r, 9s, 80 bus wheat.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
Passenger Depot foot of Jackson street. Ticket and
Freight Office Southeast Corner of Third and Jack
son streets. Charles Thompson, Ticket Agent, st.
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New York Dry Goods.

New York Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, Jan. %.
The dry goods business quiet In nearly all de-
partments. Cotton goods in light demand but gen.
| orally steady. Prints continue quiet. Gnghams
more active. Dress goods in moderate request.
Mems wear woolens sluggish. The Bulletin says
1,200 cases of Monadock, Lowell and Foster wide
| sheetings will be sold at auction Thursday night.
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VOICE OF THE PUBLIC BEING
HEARD.

An Incisiye Reply to MIR. Ramaley's
Communication-How the Law Will
Work with the School District Clerks
Mr.. Burt Defended, but Quackenbos
Styled the Boss Quack.
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Senator Voohrees by special request deliver
ed lecture in Washington on Thomas jefferson.
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MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe.


Busiaess Office.
The Business Office Of the Minneapolis end
date, be found at No. 213 Hennepin avenue, up
stairs, where all friends are cordially invited to
call and see us. Don't mistake the number
213 Hennepin avenue, up stairs.
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COMMERCIAL.

RENTES-llO francs and 42hc.
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TRAINS.
River Division
Through Chicago & East
ern Express. ..........I
Through Chicago & East
ern Express.
Iowa and Minnesota Di-
vision
Prairie du Chen, Milwau-
kee and Chicago Express
Owatonna Passenger.
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I ARRIVE.

'11:22 a n, 1900 p m
T:N p m 1910 a N
80 a n $3.50 p N
1850 p m *10:50 a N
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st. Paul & Duluth Railroad.

Northern Pacific Railroad.
Depot foot Of Sibley street. Ticket and Freight
office, No. 43 Jackson street.
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house when the affray commenced;
the first l saw was the defendants all
armed with clubs; did not see my hus-
band have any club; the one that Close
struck him with was a short stake, about four
feet long; the others were within few feet
when the blow was struck saw Amo, Bice
strike my husband from behind, and he fell;
cannot say how far was from them at the
time; think Bice wore buffalo over-coat,
but by the time got there they had taken it
off; did not see but one blow struck before
he fell, and that felled him to the ground;
saw James Close strike twice with stake;
am not positive whether he struck my hus-
band or not; saw his body, and saw the blows
struck; thought they hit near where the head
lay; when got there he was insensible; he
was all covered with blood, and large cash
cut under his eye; asked Amos Bice if he
had done this, and he said no; then asked
James Close if he did it, and he said yes;
asked VIM. Close why he allowed his son to do
this, and he said that he could not help what
his son did; VIM Close was at this time
loading rails; asked him if he would allow
his team to take my husband
home, and he said he would; Bice
and Greeley fetched him home and I went
along with them VIM. and Jas. Close put on
load of rails and took them off: they did
not go to the house; After we got my hus-
band home he was unconscious; his head was
covered with blood, so that could not see
the wounds very well; told them to send
for doctor; before the doctor came we had
got him on bed; he was very bad until
Wednesday when he was little better: he
said he never would get well, that it would
kill him, he said they were all after him;
said he told VIM. Close that he had half
interest in the rails and that he would show
him the papers if he would come to the
house; said he put his leg over the rail te
prevent them from taking the rails; he was
SO that he could walk across the room some
of the time by being helped up; he died the
second Monday morning after it happened
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st. Paul and Minneapolis trains via Fort Smelling
and Minuehaha
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-04-25
Resumption is Imitation.

People are at last beginning to I'M
derstand that resumption is really IN
fiation. The gold premium is practi-
cally wiped out. Gold is cheaper than
it was before the war, for then it cost
from three-quarters to two per cent.
to get gold for paper. while now it
can be obtained at from one-eighth TO
one quarter premium. Yet the banks
were all. at that time, nominally on
specie basis, while none of them now
are, although many are redeeming
their notes in gold, dollar for dollar
Atchfson Champion.
The EAGLE, months ago, in discuss
ing the reconciliation OF SILVER,
claimed over and again, that remone-
tization meant resumption aud that
resumption meant healthy imitation.
In coming up our precious metal we
are not only forcing resumption by a
healthy increase of the volume of Epe-
Gle, but by the same act unlocking and
sending into circulation the two or
three hundred millions of gold held as
merchandise by Wall street and bank
ers throughout the country, and many
other millions that have been boarded
up by individuals, just as silver was
two or three years ago. Remonetiza-
ten then, meant resumption, resump-
tions means a healthy and natural in
flation, aud healthy and natural in
flation means general revival of all
kinds OF business, and prosperous
times
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-04-25
For the Eagle.
Papers Don't Lie.
COWsKIN. April IS, Is

CowSKIN, April 10, 1878.
Mr.. EDITOR An old gentleman
came up to our pump for cool drink
ono day last week. He was one, (as
one of the Macs says), one of my I'M
fortunate countrymen. 1 accosted
him with, "just come into the country,
sir 2" He replied, ''yes, madam, just
last night, | arrived at Wichita, and
car load of us packed in like sheep"
How do you like country, sir, as far
as you have seen it?" Like the
country, man / am sure | never saw
such a country in all my life. The pa
pers don't lie; not half has been told
for it. When | first opened my eyes
on this lovely valley, | could hardly
believe twas so beautiful. tell you,
ma'am, was enchanted, and By my
soul, said, this is surely sunny Kan
sas. | say again, n,a'am, the papers
don't lie. Just before left Wiscon
sin Dushel basket of papers came in
to our post Office. No ore knew who
sent them, but there they were. |
took one and began 10 read about Kan
sas. | said that can't be true, wheat
up a foot high. But as came out of
Wichita, waded into field of wheat
and sure i. was over my knees. Oh,
the beauty OF this country, madam
1t is far ahead of any thing have yet
seen. tell you, madam, ] don't see
such fruit trees, such forest trees, such
hedges in 10 country but this. Good
dav, madam, | must get to Garden
Plains tonight. 5. X.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-04-25

sloping to the south to Bluff creek.
Spring creek on the west would be .
good location for q water-mill. Any
one posted in the mill business would
do we'll to look up Q claim for that
purpose. In and around Anthony are
seen buildings springing up every day.
Claims are getting scarce near town,
but can be had by making settlement
and improving on land. Before Octo-
Der next all the claims within five miles
will be taken by actual settlers.
would say, come one, come all and
take a peep at the country and the
town of Anthony We will try to
make you welcome, and do all we can
to help you select claims. Almost ev-
cry in the day you can see from four
to five cmigrant wagons on the move,
with their all in the wagon. Father,
mother, son, daughter-all looking
gay and happy that they have struck
the happy land-the land that yields
from thirty to forty bushels of wheat
to the acre.
You will, perhaps hear from me ev-
cry week if can find time to keep
your readers posted on Harper county.
A. Ii. Nc.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-04-25

at advancing premiums To the treasu-
ry to maintain specie payments. Hence
it il plain the Government must re-
tire all her currency, or be driven to
discredit and dishonor by forced re-
sumption, or overwhelmed in bank
ruptcy in buying gold to maintain
payment. A suspension of this kind
in an individual is bankruptcy; can 1t
be less in the Nation? and must not her
credit correspondiugly suffer? The re-
monetization of silver combined with
the balance of trade in our favor, have
deprecated gold, by abundant supply,
to our paper legalized standard. This
has not stimulated Industries. Where
in more would the forced assumption
of specie payments do it? Why, then,
shall we maintain resolution which
can do US no good, but in our judg-
ment forces a demand for coin, and
with that demand an enhanced premi-
um, which together with the great
probability of the balance of trade
this year against us, must force the
Nation into suspension, and still more
especially in view of the present pend
ing bill providing that greenbacks
shall be made payable for duties. In
view of these facts where, in the light
of the most feint ray Of reason, shall
the Government get one hundred mil
lions of dollars in coin to pay the in
terest for this current year on the ma
tional debt, much less the forced as
sumption of specie payment for her
500, 100000 of currency.
These truths have become patent TO
every sweating brow that labors in
this broad land, and they now watch
with murmuring suspicion the foul
legislation that pandcrs to their OPP
pressors.
Now, whilst seek pardon of your
honorable committee for this frank
and free expression of my carefully
digested convictions upon this all-im-
portant subject, let me conjure them
to hear the murmuring voice of the
multitude in season lest the time come
when it may be too late. Your ever
sincere and obedient servant,
w. G. WooDMAS,
President First Arkansas Valley
Bank, Wichita.