Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14
Chr Stree Dress,
NEWS FROM WARRINGTON
u"xicam "a~ Veterans rensioa.

Mexican Nar Veterans Pensions.
WAsiiiNGToN, u C., nec li.-A commit
t' NJ htNi,au wnt veterans lave written TO
H"hk"r Catl'se ln regard to the chairman.
sh'1 u! lha Committee ~ pensions. They
say. In dcicrrrencc - his suggestion TINT The
rricid's ui The Mexican war present the
n,lnrut the member OF the House who would
fully edvanc their Interests in the matter of
i"U'its by being named rs chairman Of The
''hW'it'e ~ pensions, that they ,ifer the
lhireS ~ the Ncssrs. Tuwusleu,i Gf Illinois.
l"'evrc al Oho HOLMAN Of lnIiann ard
boa'ih,ai cf Missouri.
Ph'Iadclphiu's Claim for IN, Canaan
zion.
strong Pennsylvania delegation, conf
rri.ins the Union Republican association,
the Cameron club, the Republican invincible
c'uh the yonug Republicans union. the Re.
pGOllcan club and the PcHrs, lvapla club mr..
rived today to urge th4 select IN OF Pbjla.
delphia fer the meeting Of The National Re.
Publican convention.
Oar FOreN Products.
The report of Commissioner Of Agriculture
Loring in urging the importance of forest
culture says "The total value Of the fores,
products OF the United States for tie census
wear is estimated At 500, 900, OOO In other
Nnfds our forest products exceed in value
oar crops 81 hay, rye, oats, barley, buck
Mhe1, potatoes and tobacco taken tnrethcr
Iiiyy amount 10 ten times the value of the
gold and silver which we make OF s, much
account and to more than three times the
value OF the precious minerals and c)al and
other minerals combined.
The s22 500 stolen from, the Cherokee
Award.
Ccl. BaIdinot, Washington agen, OF the
Cherokee nation, Las addressed an omen
letter 10 Secretary Teller in reference 10 the
charges recently made respecting the misap-
preparation of $4,000 of the Cherokee In
dan award made last winter. Bandipo,
says lie can prove that cx.Concrcssman
Phillips of Kansas received the monoy.
representing that il was to p,v 'certain
high officials in Washington for their influ.
ence IN procuring the appropriation of $500.
o0O," and that Phillip. when asked who
these nigh officials were, ave his uterrog
ators T., understand That such thigh officials"
were SECRETARY Teller and Senator Dawes.
C1l Bandinot also says; Somebody stole
that money. l know neither you nor Sen.
atol Dawes ever got Il dollar Of il. believe
William a. Phillips did get it and probably
shared it with others"
The Department oil Justice
The Post quotes Representative Hurd OF
Ohio as saying he intends 10 Introduce n r, 40.
luton for the appointment ol committee to
investigate the complaints tina, the depari.
ment ot justice is run by set Of irresponsi.
pic detectives in such a manner a. to make
1t departmcnt of injustice.
The Country's Crops.
The report of the bureau of agriculture nm
the cotton crop indicates that there will be n
crop of 100000 bales. The final estimate
OF cora produced will fall a few millions
short OF the indications of the previous re.
turns, or % bushels per acre. This estimate
relates only 10 the quantity and makes M
discount Tor the interior quality which,
seriously Increases the practical shortage,
i ine wheat aggregate Slightly exceeds 400.
OUo,ooo bushels. The oai crop is about
l ~. az Cuno larger than last year, and exceeds
ooo, 900 bushels The yield of rye ami
barley IS little less than in 1889. ani buos'
wheat Is re'!uced more than one third.
O'Donnclrs Doom.
Several members of Congress called ut the
State department. this morning in regard 10
the caac of OD1nncll. The secretary has
not heard anything from Minister Lowell
II is felt to be very doubtful whether the
briusn government will make any conces.
ZION 10 Cur governments representations.
The case Of O'Donnell was to-day ronei,or
cd at Cabinet meeting. Secretary Frelina.
huysen some days ago Instructed Minister
Lowell To- recognize ODonnets citizenship
Further Instructions were tc!egrsphcd him
10 day "'"