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for the present fiscal year. The appropria-
ton for pensions for the present year
amounted to $50, SIC 287; foreign intercourse,
81 III, 9S4 permanent annual appropriations,
$117, ,529, ,521.
Some estimates which show an increase
over the amounts appropriated last year are
as follows; Increase in military establish
ment, $1,615055; naval establishment,
So 767, ,314 Indian affairs $2, 427 423;
public works. $ll,7S9,363 postal
service, $2,943, Os7; miscellaneous, 81
162 917. The increase in the estimates for
the naval establishment are due to provis-
ions for completing the steel cruisers, moni-
tors and dispatch boats The increase in
the estimates for public works is owing
principally, to an item of $S025, 500 for i'm
proving rivers and harbors, and an increase
in the estimates for public buildings from
81, ,591, 800 TO SO, ,847, 967. The increase in the
estimates for postal service is to cover de-
6ciency in the revenues.
The estimates for rivers and harbors is as
follows: Examinations and surveys of the
south pass of the Mississippi river, SIT 800;
gauging waters of the lower Mississippi and
its tributaries, $5 900; gauging the waters Of
the Columbia river, $4,000. Improving
rivers and harbors, ito be expended on such
works as authorized by Congress-, $4,000, 900.
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Nv.x,can land Grant Frauds.

DENVER, Dec. SIN the Circuit Court of
the United States, this morning, the United
States filed an amended bill in the Mexican
land grant suit. 1t sets forth the fact that
the Mexican grant OF 81 900 acres in the 1869
or 1870 survey made an original boundary
and fraudulently enlarged it to include a
million and a half acres in New Mexico and
nearly 300, 600 in Colorado. Subsequent in
vestigatons pointed strongly to the belief
that the land had been frauduently OBJ
tained. and the present suit is brought by
the government to vacate title The new
bill gives a specific detailed history of the
frauds alleged to have been practiced, and
duplicates ex-United States Senators Chaffee
and Chilcott of Colorado, and Judge Holly,
now deceased, of New Mexico The old bill
conceded million and a half acres, hence
tine new bill
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THE VIRGINIA SENATOR'S.
Malone, Riddleberger and the Recent Re
publican Caucus.

Malone, Riddleberger and the Recent Re
publican Caucus.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Senators Malone
and Riddleberger received invitations to the
caucus of the Republican senators yesterday
similar to those sent Republicans. Senator
Malone, speaking of his attitude toward the
Republican party, said he had no objection
to attending the Republican caucus, and
should have attended that yesterday had he
received an invitation in season. He would
not however, attend as member OF the
caucus nor vote upon any proposition before
it. He held that thirtyeight Republican
senators, being majority of the Senate, had
a right to its control. He had no candidates
for Senate Offices, and would not attempt to
influence the nominations. He had strong
preference, but should control himself in
voting in accordance with his preference.
Should he attend the Republican caucus it
would be simply for conference. He be-
lieved his opinions were shared by Senator
Riddleberner
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Opening of the Virginia Legislature.

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 5.-The General As
sembly met at noon. Both houses elected
Democratic officers. Governor Cameron's
message deals mainly with State affairs. In
the matter of the public debt he refers at
length to the Worthington- Riddleberger act
and recommends the requirements of the
bill be all carried out by the present Legis-
lature and further legislation be
adopted to increase it's effectiveness
The Governor says an investigation should
be had in relation to the Danville riot; that
witnesses should be allowed to testify
and should be made to testify and the truth
should be made apparent, so that the Com
monwealth of Virginia might be placed be-
fore the world as one of the States which tries
crime, no matter who may be the criminal.
A resolution was introduced in the Senate
calling upon Senator Malone to resign. The
preamble consists of a sharp arraignment of
the Senator
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.
Second Day of the National Association at
Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 5-The second days ses-
sion of the National Butter, Cheese and Egg
Association was very successful. The dis
play Of dairy implements is large ard inter-
esting. The city manilests much interest in
the convention, and many new members
have been received.
Prof. Arnold, of Rochester, N. Y, deliv-
cred an address on Cheese and cheese-mak-
ing" He said cheese was a luxury, not a
necessity and therefore the most important
product of the dairy He criticised severely
a lack of knowledge on the part of cheese
Makers saying they do not know
why rennet must be used. The cheese OF
commerce goes on the market too soon. In
answer to question whether, if he wanted
to keep cheese for sixty or ninety days, the
higher acid cheese would be preferable, he
said it would not.
Mr.. H. B. Gurler, of Illinois, read paper
on "Butter-making, dairy aud creamery" 1t
was a practical paper, giving the results of
his experience in the dairy. He said he in
creased the product of his cows from $50 to
266 pounds of butter, and made net profit
of from $15 to $45 per COW.
J, G. Lombard, OF Chicago, read paper
on Transportation and its relation TO civil
ization."
An excursion on the steamer Guiding Star
closed the days proceedings in pleasant
manner. An address was made on board by
President Mcdonald and Secretary Littler
The convention ends tomorrow, unless new
arrivals make it impossible
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THE WOOL DUTIES.
Proposition to Restore the Old Rates on
First and Second Glass Grades.
Enecial tn the Indianapolis JOurnaa.

A Proposition to Restore tho Old Rates on
First and Second Glass Grades.
Special to the Indianapolis J0urnaa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Representative Tay-
lor will introduce, on Monday, bill to
amend the new tariff act by restoring the
duties prescribed by the old law ON wools,
first and second class. The new law provides
that wool of the first class, the value whereof
at the last port or place of expectation, ex-
cluding port charges is 80 cents or less per
pound. shall pay 10 cents per pound; if
valued above so cents per pound, shall pay
IL cents per pound. The new law changed
the classification as we'll as the rates of duty.
The old law fixed the first grade at 80
cents per pound and the rate o. luty at 10
cents per pound and IL per cent. ad valorem,
and on woods of this class valued above 80
cents per pound the rate was II cents per
pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem. Under
the new law woods of the second class, all
hair of the alpaca goat and other like ami
mails valued at 80 cents or less per pound
will pay 10 cents per pound, and woods OF
the same Glass; valued above 80 cents will
pay II cents per pound. The old law classi-
fled these two classes at 80 cents and above
that figure, and prescribed the same rates of
duty as for woods of the first class, namely:
10 cents per pound and IL per cent. ad valo-
rem for the first classification, and IL cents
per pound 10 per cent al valorem for the
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Good Prices for Thoroughbreds.

LANCASTER, O., Dec. 5-The sale thorough
breds belonging to the estate of the late
John Reber was a most complete success
There were very large number of bidders
Twenty-four animals sold for $27, 525. being
an average of 81, 1047. Imported Kyrle DAILY
for So, 300. Mr.. Mackey also bought Bonnie
Kate, $1,000; Lady Middleton, 50, 500; Nellie
Peyton, $1,000; Bessie Peyton 800; chest
nut colt, weanling by Kyrle Daily, $485
Mr.. NJ. C. Miller, of Pickaway county,
paid ST. 625 for the imported stallion Cham
pion; w. H. Fearing of New York, bought
imported Hurrah for 81 800; Doras, brown
mare for $3.50; Wanculla filley, s., 300; Fan
ney Peyton filley, $3.50. Belle of Lancaster
filley was bought by John Hyland for 81, 925
A Lexington, KY, dispatch says: Mrs.
Landon, of Canada, has bought the Lloyd
DAILY colt. by Kyrle Daily, and chestnut colt
by War Dance, for So 500 each.
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Mr.. Randall Compelled to Assume the Posi-
ton of Leader and Guardian of the
Frisky Democracy.
Malone and Riddleberger Will Not Be
Bound by Caucus Action.
Prop OsitlOn to Restore the Old Rates of
Tariff WoOl-General Dndiey's
Enemies Discounted.
THE CONGRESS.
Reopening War Legislation-Mr. Randall as
Guardian of His Party.

Special to the IndianaDoIs journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-Bills for reopen
ing the legislation of the rebellion have al
ready made their appearance. Senator
Brown has presented two measures looking
peal of section 1,21S of the Revised Statutes,
which declares that no person who served in
the military, naval or civil service of the
confederate army shall be appointed to any
position in the United States army. The
other proposes to remove all disabilities i'm
posed by the Fourteenth amendment to the
constitution. Jefferson Davis is among the
very few persons whose political disabilities
have not been removed. Mr..
Browns bill would restore Mr.. Davis to
full citizenship without any motion
on his part, as Congress has never refused to
remove the political disabilities of those pray
ing for such removal 1t looks as though
the bill was intended to restore to citizen
ship persons who will not acknowledge their
error by petitioning Congress to remove their
disabilities, and that Jefferson Davis is in
tended to be its principal beneficiary.
The House remained in session to-day only
about thirty minutes and practically ad-
journed over until Monday, when deluge of
bills may be expected under the call of
States Adjournments for long periods will
be frequent until the Speaker announces the
standing committees, and until this an
nouncement is made no legislation will take
place. These long adjournments are neces-
sary in order to give the Speaker opportu-
nifty to construct the committees
The Mayo-Garrison contested election case,
which Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, sprung upon
the House yesterday with view of obtain
ing direct vote on seating Garrison, the
Democrat, was referred to the committee on
elections. similar blunder was made by
the Democrats on Monday, when an effort
was made to seat Mr.. Manning. In both
cases Mr.. Randall had to step forward to ex-
tricate his party from the ill-advised action
of over-zealous members. 1t looks as if Mr..
Randall will be forced, nolens volens. to as
sumo the leadership and guardianship for his
party on the floor of the House.
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washington Star.
Mr.. Richard A. Elmer, the Second Assist
ant Postmaster general, has returned from
New York, where he has been studying eco
nomic questions, and where he also read the
Blaine letter. He impaired in strict conf
dence to Star reporter one of the results
of his recent Investigations. Il have dis
covered an improvementon on the Blaine plan"
he remarked with impressive solemnity.
"Instead of distributing the tax on whisky
among the people, distribute the whisky"
And having spoken, the statesman resumed
the task of writing his autograph.
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Two Merchants Wounded by Apaches.

TOMBSTONE, A. t. Dec. ga Mexican
courier from Fronteras arrived this morn
ing, and brings news to the Epitaph that a
band of Apaches, probably Geronimo's,
whom Crook left at Sonora, in the neghbor
hood of Fronteras, had attacked and badly
wounded two merchants, b, c. Scott and f.
two made such gallant and desperate fight
for their lives that the Indians fled. A sur
geon was dispatched to the assistance of the
wounded men. Great excitement again pre-
walls. Crooks policy of harboring women
and children and leaving the fighting bucks
to raid is strongly condemned
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IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Opinions of Members Expressed at the Fort
nightly Meeting.

Opinions of Members Expressed at the Fort
nightly Meeting.
DUBLIN, Dec st NJ Healy, NJ. p, pre-
sided at the fortnightly meeting of the Irish
National League to-day The secretary an
nounced that 81, 900 had been received from
America since the last meeting.
Biggar referred to J, OConnor Power,
member of Parliament for Mayo, as the
James Carey of Irish politics, and added that
no Irshman had the choice of a government
situation who had not first become a traitor
to the interests of Ireland.
r. ID. Sullivan, NJ. p, referring to the ac-
hon of the government in proclaimng
Newry, said it had not beeen the custom of
NationaistS to interfere with Orange celebra-
tiOns, but that henceforth when Orange
meetings were announced the Nationalists
would probably hold counter-meetings and
thus compel the government to proclaim
both. He attributed the present unhappy
state of affairs to the recent tour OF Sir Stat
ford NOrthcOte
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EVENTS IN GERMANY.


Secret Voting DiscOurag ged-Challenged by
an Editor.
BERLIN, Dec, 5.-The lower house of the
Prussian Diet having under discussion q
motion to introduce secret voting at elections
for members of the Diet and communal bod
les, Won Puttkar, Minister of the Interior
opposed the motion. He declared the results
of secret voting in elections for the Reich
stag had been disappointing. The govern
ment would therefore consider whether to
propose to the Bundesrath the abolition of
that system of voting for the Reichstag
The Supreme Church Council has sum-
moned DR.. Stocker, court chaplain, to either
abandon his anti-Semitic agitation or re-
sign.
Phillips, editor OF tho Volks-Zeitung and
member OF the Reichstag has challenged
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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Estima tes for the Fiscal Year Ending June
80. 1888

Estfmar reB IOr Jne rIsCal Iear ESndlnS June
80, 1885
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The Secretary of
the Treasury has transmitted to Congress
estimates of appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1885. The amount es-
timated that will be required for all ex-
penses of the government is $2S3, 125, ,305,
which is $22 323, 2S2 less than the aggregate
appropriations for the present fiscal
year, and $751; 857 less than
the sum called for in the esti-
mates submitted last year. The appropriation
for the present fiscal year, including de-
fcencies and miscellaneous, is $685. AS, 5S7,
the estimates on which those appropriations
are based calling for $40, $50, 162.
The estimates submitted to-day are divided
as follows: Civil establishment $22 045, ,663;
foreign intercourse, 1,560, ,6O1; military es-
tablishment, $27136152; naval estab
lishment, 800, 747751; Indian affairs,
So, 1868 pensions, S40000,000; public
works. $17, 760, 214; postal service, 1885,
112; miscellaneous, $25, 293 965. The per
mauent annual appropriations are $1l6,-
147. .037.
The estimates on all the above cases ex-
cept pensions. foreign intercourse and per-
manent annual appropriations, are for a
larger sum than those on the appropriation
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An Abscondlng Bank President.

MONTREAL. Dec. 5.-There is great excite
ment over the flight of Thomas Craig, presi-
dent of the Exchange Bank, and the feeling
has turned completely from the great de-
faulter to the directors, who allowed him to
escape, and some of whom are alleged to be
at least privy to his delinquencies. The
president went west by the Grand Trunk on
Monday night. Admissions have been made
by George w. Craig, secretary and treasurer
of the Montreal Loan and Mortgage Com
pany, and brother of the absconding presi-
dent that he has been tampering with funds
of the institution to an amount not known.
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Pension Certificates as Collater al.

WAsHINGToN Dec 5.--The Commissioner
of Pensions says it is the intention OF the de-
partment to employ all legal means to break
up the existing practice among certain
class of brokers and agents, OF taking certif-
Gates from pensioners as collateral security
for money advanced. Suits to test the CON
stitutionality of the law forbidding this prac-
toe are now pending in Philadelphia. Boston
and other cities. The Commissioner will
issue duplicate certificates to pensioners of
all classes of this kind. and declare the origi-
nails i'll the hands of brokers void.
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Reception to Henry watterson.

New York, after delivering n speech at the
Cooper Institute revenue-reform meeting, a
number of friends of Hon. Henry Waiter
son rendered him dinner as an expression
of their appreciation. The dinner was given
tonight at the Pendennis Club, and was the
most elegant affair of the kind that has oc-
Cured at that popular club since its recep-
ton to President Arthur last summer.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 5.--Charles Haley, who has
been employed as chief of the Northwestern
Railway Detective Service, has been arrested,
charged with compounding felony. The
general claim is made against Haley that he
has been directly connected with an organ
lied gang of monte sharks, and by giving
them his official protection has shared in the
moneys obtained from gullable travellers,
and particular instances are cited where he
has shielded a train of gamblers vino had OBJ
tanned large sums of money by three card
and and other ell-known confidence meth
ods. Haley is reputed to be worth $40 900 to
$50 600
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Butler and the Bourbons.

Washlngton SpeclaI.
Governor Robinson, of Massachusetts,. has
been told by number of prominent Demo-
Gratis since he has been here that they really
fear the influence of Ben. Butler in the
national convention. They say they expect
he will go there as the representative of the
delegation from Massachusetts; that he will
have supporters among the Nagitators and
disaffected in all the States and that he will
be the nucleus of a very formidable move
ment against the real choice of the Demo-
cratic party. and may prove serious en-
barraSSment to them.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Depression in Wheat by Bluff Sales,
and Its Subsequent Rally.
Corn Nervous and Feverish, but Expected
to Reach Oc-.ProvisiOns, Particularly
Lard, Also to Go Up
spsclal to the 1ndianapolis } ournas.


CHICAGO Dec. 5.-This morning Leopold
Bloom went on the floor, and by offering
about million bushels of wheat succeeded
in depressing the market 191Hc below the
close yesterday. 1t soon rallied, however,
under active buying and in sympathy with
corn, and finally closed about X@1c below
yesterday. Bloom was glad to buy back
most of his bluff sales later in the day. 1t
now appears that Sid. Kent and his crowd
have wearied OF the "bear" side and are
now buyers of wheat on every soft spot.
Hancock and Norman Ream are in the same
boat. A. M. Wright who has generally been
classed with the extreme conservatives is
now completely on the other side. About
the middle of last September he told your
correspondent that he had no faith in wheat,
and expected to see it S5@95c for May. but
he believed corn would go to 60c before the
year closed. Tonight he said that corn
would go just as high as the holders
had the conscience to put it, end that wheat
was purchase, and that the country and in
vesters were believers in it. provisions,
and particularly lard, will go higher" con-
tinued Mr.. Wright.
Corn was very nervous and feverish. Egg
gleston appears to have realized about $25,
600 on his December and May straddle, and
is now becoming interested in January and
May in the same way. w. 7. Baker appears
to be loading up With February corn,
and it was said that Iindblom was following
in his wake Schwartz & Dupee and Lester
were buying and selling, mostly the latter,
to-day. and Hobbs bought early and sold
lot of May later in the day.
Speculation was very heavy, and SUBJ
stantial advance was made in provisions.
The leading packers were selling freely, but
ft WIS rumored that Armour was buying
l'7aavily on every down turn. Cudahy and
vers continue to be the heaviest pur-
sers, and they must belong on a very ex-
sive line of pork McGeoch Is credited
q having line of $4,000 to 900 tierces
lard, on which he expects to make good
6und scalp. The markets were weaker all
-ound on the curb, but no substantial de-
fine could be noted
Longs" were realizing on oats to-day, and
pr time they were weaker. On the call,
bey irmed up and closed steady.
en-
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BOYS SUITS.

Fancy Cassneres Cheviots reduced from 5000
SIo 81 $50 and $I2 $6 81 and $40 to IS, ETC.
A job lot Of very desirable ODD COATS-al-wool Cass-
meres-reduced from SS S9 SIo $l and S2 $2 50, S4
IS and So.
Smoking Jackets al-wool Aanne-ned and very neat,
duced from SIC to S.; SIS to $8 ETC.
Fancy Shirts in great variety of patterns reduced from
$1:75 to 81.
Like reductions in all departments
Bear mind the fact that in view the reduced prices Of
the Mckenzie stock have anticipated by several weeks
regular mdwnter reduction OF prices at the WHEN that
goods like descriptions and grades agree prices through
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Land for Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Plumb in
troduced bill providing that every non
commissioned officer, private, or other per-
son discharged from the army during the
war Of the rebellion, within two years from
date of inlistment, on account of disability
incurred In the line of military duty, shall
receive warrant for 160 acres of land.
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A Special Message.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The President will
make the Mississippi river improvement, the
Hennepin canal and other public works the
subject of a special message to Congress. Ref
erence to these subjects was omitted from
the regular message with view to treating
them more in detail in supplemental com-
munications
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The Deputy Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue says the inter-
nal taxes already collected and presented for
the fiscal year are at the rate of 1923 600, 600
per annum. He estimates the collections Of
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 5.-The excite
ment caused by the arrest of the negro
Wesley Passey, for outraging nine-yea old
white girl, continues unabated The au-
thorities have called out three additional
companies to protect the prisoner. 1t is
stated that Passey ravished several little me-
gro girls, and the blacks are as much in
censed against him as the whites. The trial
begins on Friday. Troops remain on duty
in the, meanwhile
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property Tor $15OO0O, which is liable TO fore
closure. Some years ago, in consideration
of 81, ,000 each, the university issued a large
number of perpetual scholarships Seventy
three scholarships were represented in the
bill filed in the federal court to-day, asking
they be made lien on the institution and
claim prior to that of the mortgage, and that
the holders of the latter be restrained from
foreclosing Cn the surface it appears to be
q friendly snit as regards the university.