Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-11
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EASTERN NEWS.
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 CmcAGo, December 5.-The Times Washington special says: Secretary Folger will recommend to Congress a policy looking towards the reduction oi the national debt. He will advocate using the surplus reserve above 40 per cent. for calling in continued 6's until they are exhausted, and then the5's He believes in maintaining the 4U per cent reserves as necessary to the proper pro- tection and credit of the government.
 Went Down with All on Board.
 WALsToN, Ont, December 5.-It Is regarded certain that the propeller Jane Miller went down in Georgian Bay with all on board-25 persons, including l6 passengers.
 Flour Mills Burned at Minneapolis.
 ST. PAUL, December At o'clock this morning fire broke out Tn the mill ing district, Minneapolis, destroying be- fore it was subdued, four large four mills, and one cotton mill, and causing the death of at least four men. The fire broke ont in Pillsburg Bros. tiouring mills and communicated to Excelsior mill, owned by Dorallis Morrison, and then to the Minneapolis mill, owned and i',-qted by Crocker, Fisk < Co.,, which opeituS s.'l;2g. Neill Fredericks, First exploded, kIiii.. , 5plY'l"'::. : tlle Fire Depart Assistant Engineer of u! tl!l'--.- ;"ated Co ment. The fire then cOmmun.~-
 the Empire mill, owned by l.. F. Watson of Massachusetts. A streethaving been reached at this point, the fire was got un- der control, but brands from the coniia- grafton, falling upon the roof of a cotton mill near by, owned by DOrillas Morri- son, was also consumed. Thus four four mills and one cotton mill were consumed. The fire had communicated to the mill of Crocker, Fisk & Co.,, when the explo- sion occurred, leveling the walls of the structure and crushing the elevated track in front of the mill, killing three persons and injuring another fatally. The ex- plosion was one of great violence, shat tering windows as far as one block away from the scene, and startling people from their early slumbers in all parts of the city. The cause creates all manner of speculation thus far. The mill had been shut down for some time at the time of the explosion.
 Congregational Procsedings.
 WAsHINGToN, December 5.-HoUsE- The assembling Of the first regular ses- sion of the Forty-sevsnth Congress drew a vast number of visitor. Keller stood. for short time, behind the desk. and was warmly congratulated by his col leagues. At noon, Clerk Adams called the body to order and announced the opening of the session. He called the roll. The roll call showed 290 Repre- sentatives present, the absentees being Mercy, Scales, Wells and Denton. Nom nations for Speaker being in order, Keller was put in nomination by Robe son, Randall by House and Ford by Murch. Burrows, of Michigan, Holman McCOok and Ladd were appointed tell CTS. Roll call resulted: Whole number of votes, 2S5; necessary for choice, 1l3. For Keller, l4S; Randall, 129; Ford. s. Those voting for Ford were Brumm. Burrows, of Missouri, Hazeltine, Jones, of Texas, Ladd, MosgrOve, Murch, and Rice, of Missouri. None of the candI- dates voted. Fulkerson and Paul, of Virginia (Readjustersl, voted for Keller Keller was escorted to the Speakers chair by Randall and HiscOck. and the oath was administered by Kelly, of Penn. sylvania.
 SENATE. - Davis formally convened the chamber at noon. Senator Wind0rn was qualified. 4 large number of bills were introduced, and among them were the following: By Garland, For the appointment of a commissioner to in- vestigate the question of tariff and rev enue laws;;" by Beck, For returning trade dollars and recoining them into standard silver dollars" by Miller, of