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PITH OF THE NEWS,
EVENTS IN Ua.SIINGTON.

An analysis or the receipts OF tinternal
revenue from tobacco sho ows that the tobac-
CO industry Of the country has maintained
an excellent reputation as taxpayer and
revenue production. The reports of the
commissioner of internal revenue recently
published for the fiscal year ended June 80,
lSS2, shows that every dollar known to be
due from 1t was paid into the treasury, and
the revenues received from it amounted to
$42 l04, 249, 10; against $47, 391 ,9SS 81. com
parative decrease this year of IS, 2S7 1912
That this eecresse is due to the deduction
on May !, of the current year OF the rates OF
tax is demonstrated by the fact that the
production of the year Just ended largely
exceeded that of the previous one.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Dakota-Peter Miller,
Haggarts: Montana-Mathias Webster,
Weber. Postot1ices established-Dakota:
La Grace Campbell county. Iowa: Hastie,
Polk county. Nebraska; Filley, Gage coun.
~. Postoitice name and site changed
Dakota: franklin, Miner county. Star
Service chan 'ed-Minnesota: Alexandris to
Herman from Aug. H. 1888 curtai to be.
gin at Brandon on railroa , omitting Alex.
andria on railroad; decrease distance eleven
miles.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: Mnnesota-Andrew K
Lee, Erdahl. Iowa-Mary A. Ormdoff
Franklin Mills; Cornelius w. Ostrander.
Penrose, Dakota-James ]. Duncan, Dun
can; James "a. Rickert, Prior; James c.
Johnston. starkey. Postotfices established
-Dakota-Hoggart's Cass county; Montana,
Parnell, Jefferson county.
The ,,lans of the Minneepolis nostofii re
building were approved recently by the act
ing secretary of the treasury and the post
master general. Mr. Hill the supervising
architect, says the working plans will soon
be ready. He will instruct the superin-
tendent OF the building to give out the
work Tor excavation.
Mr.. Boyd of Minnesota, commission
clerk in the general land office, said on the
9TH, that George B. Everett, the newly ap-
p-inted register to the Mitchell land office,
had started for his post of duty week ago
ana has probably arrived there by this
time, Mr.. Everett takes the place of Mr. d.
Letcher.
The second controller of The treasury has
passed tavorably upon the claim for one
years pay of Cadet Engineer Arnold, re-
Gently discharged from the navy. under the
provisions of the act OF Aug. 8, 1882 This
is the first OF these cases acted upon by the
treasury department,
The Washing ton market corner stone
was found unexpectedly at the south east
corner of the building. 1t WAS laid in 1912
and contains the names of the market COM
mittee. lot OF coins were in it. 1t will
be used in the new blilding,
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New Northwestern Patents.

The following is list of patentees to
whom patents were issued on the 7th inst:
Thomas W. Byrnes Manitowac Wis,
apparatus for drafting garments; John G..
Cherry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, can for trans.
porting milk and cream; Jacob Danz, Jr.,
st. Paul, decoy; Hulda A. Dearborn. Aus.
tin, Mimi, combined iron and cutting TIA
bic, John Head, Outgrove, Iowa, check
row marker; Chester A. Hodge, Beloit.
Wis, device for converting motion; Calvin
Jackson, Wnnkesha, Wis, temporary bind
er; John W. Kocher, Briston, Iowa, stove;
Alexander W. Livingston, Des Moines,
Iowa, cultivator; Edward R. Mason, Des
Moines, Iowa, adjustable and detachable
arbor for grindstone; John H. Pollard, Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, stud wrench; Anthony
Y. Romadamak, Wauwat osa, Wis, trunk
fastener; August sahlstro m, Stockholm,
Wis, lamp chimney cl eaner; Lewis f.
Smith, Cantril, Iowa, revolving riddle for
threshing machines; Joseph F, Swah, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. hauling can; Marshall Tur-
ley, Council Bluffs, Iowa, nut lock; Charles
A. Willard. West Depere, Wis, smoke and
flame outlet for buildings.
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n the principal trades they were as follows.
AT the monthly cattle lair al $ 'lakopss

AT the monthly cattle lair at s 'aakopes
on the 9th inst, prices of stock were less
than month ago. Milk COWS and calves
ranged from $25 to $685. Lambs and NUT
ton sheep brought from 81. so to S..
The safes of Nixon & Griffith and b.
schonweiller, ct Hector Bird Island,
were cracked last week. Nixon q Griffith
lost $780, part of in checks, payment on
which has been stopped. B. SchonWeiEer
lost about $14o mostly in cash. The doors
ofthe safes were blown to pieces. A clerk
sleeping over Nixon & Grifhth's store Was
awakened by the explosion, and gave the.
alarm. No clue to the burglars, who were
evidently professionals.
Z. L. Moore of Spring Valley, reputed
graduate from Rush Medical college. Gh1ca-
go, hss been convicted of gross malpractice
in the district court at Preston, the Jury
finding Judgment against him for So, roo.
Moore is said to have ruined lady named
Betsy Ann Holmes.
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The Elections OF 1883.
Following is complete list,of State eectit
for the current year.

Following is complete listof State elections
for the current year:
Connecticut will elect November oae-half its
senate and its full house of representatives
Georgia elected April "a Henry D. McDauiel
Democrat, governor, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Alexander IL Stephens.
Iowa will elect October 8 governor and other
State officers part of its senate. and its full house
of representatives.
2entaeky a,l elected Avg. Democratic governor
voted upon the question of holding a convention to
revise the constitution of the State
Maryland will elect Nov. 6 governor and two
other State officers and legislature
Massachusetts will elect November 6 governor
ana other State officers aud legislature.
Michigan elected April "a Democratic- Green
back supreme judges anu regents cf the university
Minnesota will elect, Nov. 6, governor and other
State officers, and vote upon three amendments to
the constitution OF the State, which provide ID that
the general elections shall be held hereafter in No
Vember in each even year: 2 That the secretary of
state the treasurer and the attorney genera, shall
serve two years and the state auditor four years
and 3l fix the term of service Of the judges ard the
clerk or the supreme court and the judges of the
district courts of the State.
Missssippi will elect, Nov. C. It's legislature
Nebraska will elect, Nov. g. Justice of the su
plelne court and regents OF the State university.
New Jersey will elect, Noy g. its governor part
OF its senate and its full house of representatives
New York will elect. Nov 6, secretary of state
controller, treasurer, attorney general engineer
and surveyor, and both branches of the legislature
and vote upon a proposition to abolish contract
labor from the State prisons.
ONO Will elect, Oct O. governor and other State
officers and legislature, and voto upon three pro-
pesed amendments to the constitution of the State,
which u aud q regulate prohibit the sale of in
i9Xicatng liquor and 3 reorganize the judiciary Of
tho State.
Fepnsylrana will elect, Nov. g. auditor genera
and state treasurer
Rhode Island elected. April 4, Republican gov
ernor and other State officers and legislature.
Texas Will vote Aug. "a. at special election.
upon four proposed amendments 10 the constitu-
uon of the State, which, first. relate to the sale of
public school lands: second limit the rate OF State
anu local taxation; third provide for the formation
of public Tree school fund; and, fourth, hx the
terms Of the county courts.
Vermont adopted March 6, two amendments to
the constitution of the State. making officers under
lne federal government ineligible to seats in the
popular vote of secretary of state and auditor
of accounts on the general State ticket
Virginia will elect Nov. 9. part OF its senate, and
its full assembly
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FOREIGN NEVIS GOSSIP

The Madrid Impartial says the rlnglead-
ers of the revolt at Badsjos were Col. Geet-
ierrez Maj. Marno, Lieut.. Gega ana Mai
Barriga. The former two enlisted thirty
years ago, and owe their presen rank to
bravery IN action. The latter two are also
distinguished officers. No news has been
received relative to ther whereabouts. Six
mllhon pesetas in gold in the bank at Ba-
dajos were left untouched by the insur-
gents. Some Of the refugees telegrap;ed to
newspaper that the statement that the OBJ.
JeHt OF the revolt was to conceal a deticien
cy, elnanated FROM the government. They
say they acted in obedience to the pro-
sramme OF IorriIla and Salmeron to pro.
mote the welfare of The country. The Por.
iugeso authorities entered refugees in the
fortified town OF Peniche on the western
coast.
At the lord mayors banquet to the min
listers at the Mansion house on the Sth inst.
Gladstone, responding to the toast
Her majesty's minister's" said that tha
government had gone to Egypt in an un-
selfish spirit, and desired simply to accele.
rate reform there. 1t was felt that too much
haste might spoil the work. When the
views OF the government in this respect
were accomplished the British would dis
appear fr, m the country, He said nothing
would be more gratifying to every one OF
the ministers than the early ard successful
accomplishment of the grand movem ent
toward reform in Egypt
A meeting in favor OF the state aided
emigration was held at the Mansion house in
London. The earl of shaftesbury presided
A resolution was offered providing for send
ing 200, 900 persons to Canada, and other
British colonies, and for procuring them
farms in their new homes money, for the
purchase OF land to be advanced by the state,
which is to take mortages on the farms as
security for the payment, The resolution
was supported by the archbishop of Canter-
bury and adopted. tits proposed to send
10000 families to Canada next spring.
The British agent at Pieter Maritzburg
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believes King Cetewayo is still alive, and
that the report of his death was put in cir
culation for the purpose of continuing the
agitation in Zululand, Ashley, under secre-
tary for the colonies, announced in the
house of commons that the government was
! making efforts to learn if the reports were
true or false.
The under colonial secretary stated in
the house Of commons that the government
had received telegram from the governor
of Natal, saying he is informed that King
Cetewayo is in the reserved territory. A
reliable witness saw him alive since
his reported death in battle with insur.
gents.
The great national demonstration which
had been arranged to be held on the estate
Of Parneli in Wicklow, Sunday next, has
been suddenly abandoned. 1t is stated
that the abandonment was in consequence
Of an intimation from the authorities that
the meeting would be suppressed.
The cars coronation decree granting lib
erty OF worship to dssenters only auects l ).
,, 100000 of the so-caIled registered disseM
ters. There are Ia. .000,0 900 still unrelieved
of their religious disabilities.
A London physician, who has been
through the cholera region of Egypt
makes a terrible report as to the disgust
ing filth and uncleanliness.
Rafino Barrios, president.of Gautemal a
is said to have grossly and publicly insulted
the British ambassador, and the latter has
left for England.
The weekly statement of the Bank o.
England shows bullion decrease of fSS, GOO
and that of the bank of France 20 CO(
! francs.
The prince Of Wales has accepted with
tn anks painting ofthe Longfellow house
at Cambridge, painted by Ernest Longfel
low.
The annual products of the British Amer
ican sea fisheries are set down at about 500,
10000
There. were thirteen deaths from cholera
among British troops in India on the 5tt
inst.
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NEVIS OF THE R1YLROaDS,

Officers of the St. Paul & Chicago Short
Llne railroad company have filed a notice
with the secretary of state of their intention
in county northeasterly through the coun-
ties OF Dunn, Eau Claire and Chippewa to
chippewa Falls, n distance of sixty. five
miles.
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The meeting IN s.. Paul Of s.lme twen-
!y"iive gentlemen, dignifiet; as the Ma
tional Forestry Congress, was not pro-
uuctlve Of great results, Though the pa
pers presented and the discussion there
on we're interesting to listeners, they
were altogether loo wordy Hni dihuse
for popular appro yai. DR.. George b.
Loring, commissl ,ner of agriculture,
was elected president, and She record
ing secretary was taken from the Dis
t"Ict If Columbia. two Sell ctions that
sill probably ally the organization
more closely to The department of agri-
culture, The proc, edings viii be pub
ilshed IN pamphlet for m an, those i'm
medIately interested in awal euing pub
re sentiment to ii G imports nee of for
estty work viii ind therein much ma
terra! !or thought ~ {. action
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never imagine of what consequence q
sum of money, which seemed trifling to
him. might be to a poor girl. But that
is the reason why always pay MY bills
promptly, Rose."
Rose stood up, put away her work and
her crewels and left the room. A few
minutes afterward she returned ,cloaked
and hated for the street.
''Thank you for your story, Aunt
Grace" she said as she buttoned her
glove. "I am going down now 10 pay that
bill, and as for Mrs. Lorimefa reception
we'll, can wear my old bonnet or
stay at New York Observer,
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Manitoba is in bad way .ll::s- i, ialiy.
al line present time, owing TO y o.apse
of ne speculating bubble. ,ha, wg in
Hated beyond sense or reason. Bl'. the
gre.test sufferers are moi in VI. nir) ba
but The bankers and capitalist q. the
eastern provinces. whc freey lcnt
money to traders and SPECTATOR The
hanks have had up to within a eaN the
most unbounded faith III the NJ nit,ba
loans, The progressive policy of she
gpTernment confirmed them ii phis
faith. aud th e influx Of a very 20 ID type
o farmers supplemented il. BIT nos it
is admitted that n very large perc ,nt;,ge
of the emi.:rants are loss in ass:ng
through the States, and hers retHrn
after u seascn er two, battling lie lii
laate aud the aigh freight rates The
bank !.eopIe lind that in Mauitol nlpn
pr; - in dollars and tuka opt III cents.
tilat the loans are hot safe, IL d t.At
toreeiosinE Oh the wilderness is Il ea5
task The orgie Of ofspeculatien lrr I'D
10 nh extreme seldom witnessed tl.,
lGitrG States has been succeele by n
stagng,ion that viii severely t X tie
COURAGE and pulance Of tho most ,.opy.
fui. Int the country will pro >abl,
emeggs' in time. from the present had
ow ant attaina degree Of Real pro sperl
ty, 0uf not until fictitious value; hay,
been tEaterisliy reduced and enre, lrisa
substituted for reckless speculate /. /.
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The London Times reports the discus
SION IN the house oi commons of Il reso-
iGtion presented by Mr.. Hugts Mason in
favor OF extending puiliame ltary fran
chise 60 women wiio posses; the same
qualifications to vu1e as ne:l and vino
are entitled IN all matters o! local GOV
erllment TO vote" Quite Vreeze was
raised ain ong the a0vocates II suffrage
hy IL" feet that NJ: Hugh ugh Mason, who
introduced the res lutions and argued
he fitness Tor spill sters and widows,
- ~ ....,-, T.. ,he parliamentary
franchise, distinctly avowcd that he OBJ
jected TO It's extension to married woin-
en-. 1t seems our English sufragists are
somewhat divided on this question
some advocating the extention to all
and others 2bi' sung 10 granting the right
......,..,. ~....u. = uist,nCti, II which
thc.London Tines characteriaes ''pen-
aH2ing marriage The vote wa lost by
ia votes to II o.
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Shortage in Wheat

MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, Aug o.-s
W Iallmadge of this city received to day
from ". Y. Chamberlain, secretary of the Ohio
State beard of agriculture, All August report,
in which he says:
The latest reliable official information We have
from the five main wheat States that have the best
means for aScertAnrg facts is as follows:
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route contractors in the south, was arrested
at Montgomery, Ala. charged with whole
sale forgery of names and certificates to his
bids and contracts. The detective who
worked up the case called upon the post
master at Ten Brock for assistance, but the
latter betrayed the confidence OF the inspec-
tor and placed his life ia jeopardy. For
this Postmaster-G General Gresham has re-
moved the postmaster and discontinued the
pos office.
G. w. Vanstrum, nephew of John T.
Vanstrum, was arrested at st Vincent for
tampering with registered letters and TAX
ing sums amounting in all to $l34, of which
Mr.. II. II. Hunshaw, special agent of the
postotfice department, recovered 800. John
A. Vanstrum, postmaster at this place, was
found after thorough investigation to be
perfectly honest and no blame whatever
can be attached to him.
The body of John Freeman was found
murdered near Union Church, Jefferson
county, La. Dan Sullivan and his son
Brown, farmers, are on trial for the MUIR
der. Freeman was engaged to marry Sulli.
vans daughter. She is doing all she can to
convict her father and brother.
The robbers who went through the mail
'o.ha III VIC eoaCil, IiehT I1eleud, Opeueu u
letter from the First National Bank of Hele-
ma containing draft remittance of $25, 900.
They put the draft back in the letter again
and endorsed upon it, Opened by mistake
by three road rgents."
Pat Cane, auarryman ofRockland, Me-,
struck Murdock Campbell with an iron
and then attempted to drown himself but
was prevented, Campbell died. Cane is
subject to fits of temporary insanity.
The statement of the convict at Joliet,
ILL.,, who confessed before committing sui
eide that he was guilty of double murder
at Atlanta, Ill.,, is supposed to refer to a
triple murder near Atlanta
]. R. Tonpa of Lake Linden was stopped
on Fifth avenue west, Duluth, by footpads.
who KNOCKED him over and robbed him.
he was on his way to the steamboat dock
to take steamer.
Chauncey Carpenter, a saw mill owner at
Victoria, B. c., has absconded, leaving LA.
blities to the amount of $4,000. 1t is be-
lieved that he carried $50, 900 away with
him.
A confidence man took in Louis Bion of
Owatonna to the tune of 81, 600 by getting
him to endorse draft for that amount.
Edmund Fox, notorious desaera7 10 was
shot dead at Fort Wayne, Ind, by Deputy
Sheriff Normii. while resisting arrest
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IL W DO seen from TINS, tnat il. the the five prn
.lai states that last year produced more than one
half of the entire winter wheat crcp of the country
We have aprobab!e shortage of 23, $685. bushels
orneary 40 per cent of last year CROP norris there
any special reason to suppose that il the
facts were as we'll known in all the other winter
wheat states the shortage would be found to be
any less: maintain the opinion advanced in April
and held mere and more firmly month by month
Since that the total shortage OF this year as COM
pared with 1882 cannot be less than go, OOO. 900
bushels, and may 90 considerably above that
amount
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The 7art!iag statement is pub, shed
thBt since the x, OF last January ixty,.
,i@a criminals have been hanged y, due
process OF law, while seventy-one have
5eels hanged or shni without i. In
January there were six, in lie blua Y if
teen, IA March three, in April el ven,
III May seven, ~ lunS nineteen, ID in
July ten, AT Gist sight this state nent
;,t the operations ofthe lynch lnN dur
ing the last SIX months would gee To
sJe al. eXaggeratiou, but careful re ders
0f tie daily record of crime must Unit
that il Gotnes very near the truth It is
SAD commentary on the lax adm mis-
trhtion of crlnisai law in this cou try.
NOT oaly that SO many iynchings 81 oul1
have occurred but that none ofthe ly lch-
ssrs have been punished. for they III, no
less TiaIators Of law than their vic inns.
But the prime cause Of this condlti. of
'hings is found in the popular dis rust
OF ordinary forms of law, which see to
give the criminal every advantage for
escaping conviction, and when con let.
ed, so many chances of escaping ide-
gdate punishment, through the O; oil
ton Of the death penalty and unr wise
executive cleneEcy The admins ra-
lion of justice should he marked by ,er-
iainty and celerity, as in England md
ether countries, where lynch Law is
scarcely ever resorted to for the pun sh-
naent Of crime and all officials are / ed
TO strict accountability for the due e..e-
cGtion of criminal laws.
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RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

Sherman W. Plat of Newton, Conn, tel !
asleep two days before Christmas, and is still
asleep and apparently insensible to the re-
suits OF thirst and hunger.
The fremont house, large wooden build
ing near the Winona s. St. Peter depot at
Winona was burned on the 10th inst. Loss,
$1,000: insured for s1,S0O.
AT Mayville Fred Helm was killed by
being thrown from wagon by runaway
team.
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ffatce Is cont acting a r;sw loan for
soaWD,oN She owes nearlI 50 600 ,O0O,-
t0U, and 1t is becoming rathlr Il serious
question as 10 whether the amount has
not become too large TO be- controlled
Her government expenditure, including
that of the immense standir;. army and
the payment Of interest, r,ached last
year the sum of about ST Dob 900 900, or
tour times that of the United States.
II there we re no other, cause Of discon-
tsnt in France, his burde, would be
sufficient to cause disquietut i.
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The mineral products of the United
states are immense. Acco ding to the
Official report recently iss;'ed by Mr..
Albert Williams, Jr, the iahiei of the
division OF mimi statistics and Tech
noogH Of the United States geological
survey, the value of the mined products
OF this country in 1882 amounted to a
grand total of stH9,ol5, 40e, of which
$3.50 ,0o4 was i'll metal!:c products,
IRON alone reaching 81 0G, ,S;tj ,429 The
value OF the silver mined was SAG ,SOO,-
GOO; gold. sS2,fH 900; coal over $780,
bS2,C,0. But large rs these figures are,
they are amcre bag tatelle when compared
to our agricultura products, the aggre
gate vnlue of which amouslts up into
billions
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Messrs. Marsh and Sabin were in Month
cello on the 7th inst. and made a formal
proposition to the depositors in the defunct
bank who have attachments on the bank,
in behalf of the bondsmen of Dittman, who
have quit claim deed of the property. The
proposition was pretty thoroughly can
vassed and finally agreed to- The condi.
tons of the payment of so per cent. are
simply that the attachments be released
After the meeting adjourned some Of them
backed out and the hank is still ah,1t -