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The Mineral argus., 1884-01-31
Grand Army of the Republic.

The annual meeting of the state depart
ment encampment @. A. R., held at Still.
water was larg sly attended, The following
officers were elected:
Department commander. e. @. Babb. OF
georgia N. Morgan post, No. 4, Minneapo:
lis; senior vice department commander. r..
A. Becker, Garfield post, No. 8, st. Panl:
junior vice department. commander, r. r.
Miller, Stoddart post, No. "a, Worthington;
medical director, DR.. ]. G. Rhodes, Muller
post, No. i, Saltwater; chaplain, r. n.
Adams. Fergus Falls; council of adminstra.
ton, Thomas Montgomery, Charles Mich.
OILS, r.. c. Livingstone, f. NJ. Pope and J.
A, Reed.
The following persons were appointed
delegates and a~lternates 10 the national en-
calnpment:
Edwards, of Burdick post; No. 3, Spring
Valley; w: II. Houlton, Rogers post, No.
IL, alternate. w. h H. Taylor, Muller
post No. l, Saltwater; J. L. Brigham. Gar.
field post, No. 8, st. Paul, salternate. james
Compton, Stanton post, No. SO, Taylor's
Falls; r. H. Rose, Wi!kin post, No. 10.
MunkatO, alternate.
1t was voted that the next annual meet
ing OF the encsmpment will be held at
Mankato.
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Friday, January rs.

SENATE bill prohibiting the imno,4
ton of opium from China was reported fsv.
orably. A message from the preside,
urged immediate action for the relief oI ~,
Greedy party.
The senate in executive session reiectos
the Mexican treaty. A motion was mad
to reconsider the vote, pending which ~
senate adjourned until Monday.
It is understood that th~irty-nine senator,
voted for the ratification and twenty agains,
the affirmative vote being one less thar ths
two-thirds necessary to ratification. Re-
fore the result was announced, Senate
MoTgan, who voted for ratification. cbanssd
his vote, in order to enter a motion To p"
consider, leaving the vote 38 TO 21.
The opiuion prevails, however, that tbe
action is final.
The senate confirmed the following nm
nations: Elias Skinner, postmaster. MN
son, Iowa; Richard Lambert, California
consul at San Bias; Reuben A Allen. Oh,o1
Indian agent, Biacbieet agency, Mont.
Commodore Robert W.. Shufeldt, AIexanI
der G. Rhind and Thomas PattisoD. rear
admirals; Chief Engineer Charles II. Tor.
ing, chief OF the bureau of steam enSi-
neering, department.
House A resolution was Introduced
whose object II was to get at the facts in
the Hewitt. West affair. The morning bonr
was, by a vote of 15z to rs, dispensed with
tAe hous went into committed of the who'll
on the private calendar, and the bill for tbs
relief of Gen. Fitz John Porter was eons;d.
cred. Messrs SlOcgm of New York and Nv.
man OF Massachusetts SPOKE in favor of and
Mr.. Steele OF Indiana AGAINST the bill.
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DOINGS IN WASHINGTON.
Tuesday,, January rs.

SENArE.-A resolution from citizens OF
Kansas was presented asking a constitution
al amendment granting woman suffrage;
also a petition ron citizens of Minnesota
praying that coloni + of families be allowed
to lay out villages on public lands in order
TO establish cooperative industrial societies.
Mr.. A1thony's resolution concerning the
prohibition of the importation OF healthful
meats was considered at length.
The select committee on Mississippi Ever
improvement reported. A bill vas intro
duced reducing rates on the UAicn and Gen.
uAl Pacific railways.
In executive session Mexican treaty was
considered and the following nominations
confirmed:
Reuben A. Allen, Indian agent, Black
foot agency. Mont, Thomas Wrong, receiy-
er of public moneys, Concordia, Kas.;
James Lewis, survey or general, Louisiana;
John B. Ev rett, register, Mitchell, OAK;
David s. Hoffman, register, Lake City, Col.
Walter 8. HHrlburt, receiver of public
moneys, Cheyenne. A. G. Lenning, register
DsrdaRelle, Ark; Abram O.. Whipple,
receiver of public moneys, Creelsburg, OAK.
Observation-Disclosures M. CoSeler, Penn
bina, OAK; Erwin Johnson, Bellevue,
Idaho; P. o. Babcock, Monticello, Iowa:
Be- jsmin L. Kenny, Harlan, lowe; iona.
than Maxson, West Liberty, Iowa; Walter
n mOtl, Au6l, iowa. JdIueS I've HOlI, vail. |
Iowa; Richard L.. Bigger, Lisbon, Oak;
Charles T. Hollenbeck. Parker. OAK: James
u. Williams, Tower City, Oak, WIlian
Hooper, Walnut, Iowa; John r. Slebbins,
La Porte City, Iowa; Thomas L. Stephens,
Glenwoo6, Iowa; w. H. H. Learned, Port
Townsend, Wyo; Henry Schmidt, Mazoma-
nie, Wis.
HoUsE.-Live stock dealers, through Re-
preventative latch, submitted to the house
a petition asking legislation to protect their
interests. The memorialists ask congress
to provide means. for the extinction of
plCura-pneumonia. This they say can on v
be done by the slaughter of all infected
cattle. The estimated expense of such a
measure is 81, 500, 600.
The house did not quite pass a bill, butit
laid several bills on the calendar aside 70
get at the Mississippi river million dollar
appropriation, and then talked all around
it for the rest of the afternoon without fnal
action. This was the first regular commit
tee day, and the propositions of committees
were received by the speaker, elicting quite
a number OF reports mostly unfavorable.
The dead ducks were filled away on the .
speakers table, in legislative parlaucp, to
lie There until called for by Gabriel. The
call of committees was followed by the in
of bills and resolutions for ref
srence.
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Saturday.. Janua,n ~.
srNArE.-Not in session.

SENATE.-Not in session.
House.-The day was occupied in an ex
cited discussion on the Fitz John Porter bill
The second battle of Bull Run was renewed
with increased vigor, and a more vigorous
engagement is in prospect. Gen. Slo-
cum angered a great many by saying saroas-
tically that it was utterly absurd for such
questions as were involved in the Fitz John
Porter case to be considered in the house.
and that the majority of those opposed to
Gen. Porter did not know a division from a
regiment. Among other things he ) lid Gen
James A. Garfield was responsible f bring
ing the Fitz John Porter case into CONGRESS
and would have favored the pending bin
This attack was warmly returned by the Oh
ponents of the bill. The committee rose
the bill will come up again next Friday.
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Stray Pen Pokes.

DR.. Thomas EcIectric Oil is totally unlike
some of the orthodox ministry, for while the
latter advocate the theory OF eternal pain,
DR.. Thomas Eolectric Oil believes in no pain
at all. It is at swords points with ell aches
and pains, and its use means their quick ana
complete determination every time.
1t is a mistake when yeu do not uss d..
Thomas Electric Oil and there is a missed
ache when you do.
It might be termed "a rainy day" when
you hays a sp-rain or strain. HosrtainIy is
a cold day" when DR.. Thomas Eeleorio OIL
won't cure either.
When David threw his stone at Goliah he
@ade q great hit knocking the giant dat SO
q founder. Dr. Thomls' Electric Oil hss
made Just az good or better hits. Rusuma-
usnl ami n~euFa'eis never stood before It.
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Fire at Eau claire. Wis.

On the afternoon of the 18th flames were
discovered issuing from a window in the
rear OF the second story OF q brick building
on the corner OF Barstow and BRIDGE streets
Eau Claire, occupied on the second floor bv
tue fIoneer Lumber company as an office.
Or. Il, G. French, dentist, aud E. II. Par
ker. physician. The drst floor was occupied
by kaufman & Bachrach of Chicago as a
clothing and gents furnishing store. The
bUilding was erected several years ago a. a
cost OF sl3, 900, and was located in the bust
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MISCELLANEOUS News Items.


A special says the Occur 6'Alene excite
msnt is high. Miners daily bring glowing
reports. Recently citizens of Spokane
formed a stage line, and will send three
coaches daily. The place is all Of mer
going to the mines. The miners of Utah
are excited over places in the north vest.
The biggest stampede ever known on the
Pacific coast is expected in the spring.
On Thursday last, the new state capitol al
Des Moines, was dedicated by a grand pro-
cession and gathering of notables, to the
number of several thousand, and q fine
Grafton by Hon. John A. Kasson. The cap
itol cost about So, 1000, 000, and is a model IN
every respect, and remarkable in this par
t%icular, that no stealing is charged to any
body.
New York Special:-The business COM
munity down town, especially in shipping
and financial circles, was treated to a doub-
lie surprise to-day in the news that the firm
of William q Guyon bad dissolved part.
Dership by the retirement of William H.
GuyoR and the announcement that Mr..
Guyon bad made an assignment with liza
bilities amour ing to S., GOO, 900 and assets
equivalent to nil.
Judge Simons OF st. Paul, filed his decis-
ion in the case of the state of Minnesota ex
rel. David 2. Powell vs. The State Medical
Examining Board of Minnesota. The case
has attracted a good deal OF interest, Pow
ell being known as White Beav r, and a
history has already been published. The
decision sustains the law.
Thomas g. Sons, coal miners and dealers,
Evansville, Ind, nave failed. Their liabil-
tiles exceed S14 600, estimated assets, S15,-
OO0. O.. J.. Morris has been appointed
receiver of Thomas, Puryear & Slocombe,
wholesale hardware, same place.
Fort Green church, Brooklyn, is in war
Mr.. Chamberlain, a leading member, put
his arm around the waist of the or.
ganist's wife, had his face slapped, and the
organlst resigned, making the church pay
his full year SALARY.
The schedules in the insolvent ASSIGN |
ment of William B. Higgins and w. J.
soap manufacturers New York,
show liabilities $53, 527, nominal assets
$22, $50, and actual sssets So, 912.
John n. Trow bridge & Son, flour and
dealers, New York, have assigned.
Assets, $4,000. about equal to the prefer
ences. The failure was owing tn the sus-
pension OF Coleman & Co., New York.
The large orchard in Arkansas is that o
A. Bouham of Judsonia, and consists of
300 acres. Similsr large iruit farms are rap
idly increasing in the state.
The annual agricultural products of Cali
fornia are worth 800, 600, OOO-the fruit
OroSuct equaling the value of the yield of
gold.
Adolph Adler, clothing and dry goods,
Huntsville, Ala, has assigned. Assets,
81 COO; Liabilities, So, 600, mostly in Cinciu-
lati.
The annual report of the agricultural
department. gives the corn crop OF Illinois
u 203, 1856, SEQ bushels.
Portland, Greg. claims q. 336 oonulation
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EPITOME OF THE NEWS.
WashingtOn GOssip.

Washington Special: An Apache chic
startled some treasury beauties recently. A
delegation Of braves was visiting thedepart
ment. They were surrounded by lady
clerks. One bright ty ID brunette approached
one OF the chiefs and commenced to exam
inc his wardrobe. The chief said, ugh"
The young lady smiled. Suddenly the
chief placed his poDderOus hand on the
igdy's shoulders, turned to Mr.. New and
SAID: "Me give you TWENTY-FIVE ponies for
this young squaw." There was a united
shrek resembling female war whoops, and
the ladies disappeared. They held an in.
dignatiOn meeting, but let the matter drop,
innsmuch as the chief paid a compliment
by offering so many ponies.
The Republican congressional campaign
COMMITTEES met a the Arlington hotel on the
21st and selected en- executive committee
as follows: Frank Hiscock, chairman;
Senator Allison, Congressman Washburn
of Minnesota, Peelle of Indiana, Mckinley
of Ohio, Campbell Of Pennsylvania, Petit
bone OF Tennessee, Golf of West Virginia,
Davis of Illinois, Senator Miller of Califor.
mia, Gen. Hawley. Mr.. HIscock declined
positively to serve as chairman, Rnd the
committee elected Gen. Hawley to the
place.
3 Secretary Chandler hes reported TO the
senate that there were 90 vessels on the
naval register in November, 1888 Ofthese
20 we're built previous to the Tebe lion, 81
during the war and Al since the close Of |
bostilities. The original cost Of the % yes
sells was $40 796 6l2; repairs, ,$4l, 200, 822.
Total cost $81s997. 434. The repairs exceed
the original cost $404, 200.
Sunday, at Washington, the church built
by the Christians as a memorial to the late
President GARFIELD was dedicated with sim.
pie and impressive ceremonies. Members
OF the denomination from various parts of
the country were in attendance, as were
President Arthur, the secretary of state, and
many prominent Washingtonians.
The president has appointed the follow
ing commissioners to che worlds cotton in
dustrial exposition at New Orleans. Oliver
Gibbs and Samuel e.. Adams, TO represent
Minnesota; William II. Ebring and viii.
liam ID chiPley, Florida; E. J. Pratt and ].
.Barclay, Alabama.
The house committee on war claims
agreed TO report a bill amending the act to
relieve certain soldiers of the late war from
the charge of desertiOn. The soldiers nf.
feoted viii be those who, aiter.desertion, re-
enlisted. I
The president has nominated A. s. Worth
ington as United States attorney for the Dis
OF Columbia.
Secretary Teller approves OF the Nelson !
BED Lake reservation bill, with amend
meats. s
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The New RaiIroad President.

Mr.. Wizards successor as president of tha
Northern Pacific has at last been appointed.
The directors OF the company met on the
18th at the office in the Mills building.
New York. J. Pierrepont Morgan, Frederick
Billings, B.. z. Cheney, August Belmont
and John Q. Bullitt, the committee, stated
that, after. giving the matter the most careful
consideration, the committee had unani.
mously decided to nominate Robert Harris.
az present vice president of the New York.
Lake Erie d Western railroad.
lac report was accepted and Harris
unanimously elected. Harris thanked the
directors for the honor and assumed the
duties immediately. IL was decided that
Vice President Thomas +. Cakes, who had
been acting general manager since tine
resignation of Herman HauPt, should con-
tlnue in that Office. BE will letys for N.
Paul an take up his residence at that point
Although for he past six years the gel,-
eial executive officer OF the Erie rail yav.
Mr.. Harris IS really 8 Western man, and
hrst achieved prominence in the great West.
hls nrst Important trust was that of super
lntendent of what is now the Western
Union railway OF w s~consiu. Later he he
came superintendent OF what was then the
Galveston, Houston d henderson railroad
OF Texas.
Becoming a I sident Of Massachusetts at
the outbreak OF the rebellion, be enlisted in
q Aassaehusetts regiment and served with
distinction as a regimental star officer until
the close OF the war, when he WIS called to
the assistant SUPPLEMENTARY of the Cnica.
so, burlington & Quincy railroad, of which
company be became superintendent and
aiterward president.
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Railroad News.

The Manitoba railway company has be-
gan suit at MHnlock against Robert Dayie,
to recover q large amount claimed on a
charge that defendant underbilled cars
when shipping grain, and that he concealed
hardware in cars oflumber. The
has attacked $4,000 worth of his property.
Dayie made an assignment some weeks
since.
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J., is dead. His body will be shipped to
Weeping Water, Neb., for burial.
William McHugh Of Cincinnati, thrice
convicted of the murder Ofhis wife, has been
sentenced to be hanged May I'd
Near Appleton, Wis, GohnlBender shot
his mothers paramour.
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ness center of the CITY. 1t was entirely
destroyed. There WIS an insurance on the
building OF 5000. The total loss on prop
erty destroyed is estimated ct $50, 600.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12

ton, Texas, harbor was struck out on motion of Mir. Ochiltree.
 Mir. Holman made the point of order against the Hennepin canal clause that the matter was not germane to the matter placed under the jurisdiction of the committee, viz: "Rivers and harbors," and should have come from the committee on railways and canals. Mr. Holman after the point of order had been overruled moved to strike out the clause relating to the Hennepin canal. The motion was lost, 92 to 96.
 MT. HobIitzell. of Maryland, moved an amendment for a free ship canal across the peninsulas of Maryland and Delaware by the Choptank route and appropriating $500, 900 for the purpose; ruled out on point Of order.
 An amendment appropriating $75,0oo for the expenses of preliminary surveys, exani- nations, etc., by the Mississippi river com mission usually provided from the sundry civil bill was, on motion of MT. Willis, in> serted in the bill.
 MT. Holman offered an amendment confn- ing experiments in the class of improvements of that character to those now in progress at Plumb Point and Lake Providence; lost, 72 to 9S.
 Having gone over all that portion of the bill making appropriations and with about a dozen pages of legislation to be acted upon the committee rose and at 5:3O p. m. the House took recess until 10 o'clock to~mor- TOW morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12

Sacrificing to the LOrd-A HouHg Lad
 Crazed by Religion Kills Ills Mother
 and Sister.
 WHEELING, June 11.-A boy named Andy Adams attended Q series of meetings held by the minister of Baptist church on North Greek near here in the district school house. He became deeply impressed and then insane on the subject of religion. The family con- aistsd of the boy, sister of eight years and the mother, who lived in 8 sparssly settled neighborhood. The non-appearance of the family caused apprehension. On Monday the neighbors called at the house and discov- cred that both mother and daughter were dead. The formers head was mashed and the latter's throat cut from ear to ear. The bey was found orouched in corner. He said the Lord had told him to offer his moth- CT and sister ss sacrifice and he would bring them to life again. The cabin presented 6 ghRstly appearance. Blood was everywhere. The mother was killed with an axe and the dsughrer's throat was cut with butcher knife. The boy is in custody. The relig ious meetings have been stopped.
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MARYLAND.

Saved By the Captain-An Excursion
 Steamer Goes Down After ths P&sssn-
 gers Are Removed.
 BALTIMORE, June 1.-The steamer Ga- zelle an excursion boat from this city, was sunk yesterday evening about 11:3o of Bod kin bar, fourteen miles down the Patapsco river. There were forty-eight persons on board, all of whom were saved owing to the captains presence of mind and the good work performed by the crew. They left Baltimore at S:45 p. m. and no danger was anticipated as the GazelIe was staunch and seaworthy vessel. The ladies and gentlemen on board were singing, promenading and en- gagged in conversation when word was brought to Captain Mills that the boat was making water so fast that the engineer could not control it. The boat was at once stopped and the passengers transferred to @ large dredging machine and scow close by. The GazelIe sank shortly after in twelve feet of water.
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DEATHS,

June 3, 1884, Harriet E. Sherman, widow William F. Peckhsm, aged 67 years. Both natives of New Haven.
 Burial was in Green wood cemetery. MERRIMAN-In this city, June Il, Sarah E. Merri man, aged 23 years.
 Funeral from the residence of her parents No. 39 Broad street. Friday afternoon at o'clock. 2t* M1X-In West Haven, suddenly. June 10, Allen Mix, ir., age1 28 years. Funeral from the residence of Ell Mix, No. ls1 Orchard street, Thursday the l2th day of June st o'clock P. m. Burial at convenience of the family. LUoAs-In this city, June H. Ashley G. Lucas, aged 73yeArs.
 Funeral from his late residence 252 Oak street. Fri day afternoon, June 13, at 2S0 o'clock VOLK-1n this city, June 10, George Volk, aged 33 years months and IA days. Funeral from his late residence 136 Congress ave nue, Thureday, July 12. at 3 o'clock Friends and relatives are invited to attend without further tice. CLARk-In Monroe, June B. William A. Clark, aged 79 years and months. WoODRUFF-In Orange, June. 10, Charles T. Wood ruff, aged 21 years and 10 nlontha
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12
Forty Eighth Consress---First Session.

WASHINGTON. June II.
 SENATE. MT Dawes offered a reso- lution which was agreed to-, direct ing the Committee on Indian Af- airs to inquire into the condition of the several bands of Indians in the Indian Terri tory, the tenure by which the lands in the several reservations in that Territory are held, and the character of their actual occu- patton and use, the condition and rights of the freedmen among the Indians, the relation of such Indian tribes to the United States and to each other and the need if any of leg islation in respect thereto.
 MT. Voorhees, resolution, offered yester-
 dry, was laid before the Senate, calling on
 the Secretary of the Interior for informa- ton and correspondence as to supplies of beef to the Indians.
 At o'clock the Senate went into secret legislative session on the consular and diplo- matic appropriation bill, the pending ques- tion being the amendment appropriating $25O, 1000 for the inter-oeeanic canal. At 4:45 the doors were reopened and MT. Butler asked for the present consideration of
 the resolution for special committee to ex- anime the national banks in New York. MT. Allison objected and the resolution went over.
 Consideration of the consular and diplo- matic bill was resumed. Mir. Vest said the appropriation of $25o,0 1000 proposed by the Dill to carry out the provisions Of the neu- trality act was extraordinary and called upon the chairman of the committee to explain the real purpose of the appropriation. There being no response the chair was about to put the question on concurrence in the amendments made in committee, when MT. Van Wyck offered an amendment for the purpose of speaking on the subject. MT. Allison moved to proceed with the further consideration of the matter under rule 35 ahd at 4:55 p. m. the Senate again went into secret session. At 5:25 p. m. the doors were reopened.
 MT. Van Wyck protested against passing the bill without placing upon record all the proceedings during it's consideration. Mir. Jonas also objected to methods of legislating by having Q gap in the record The question Shall the bill passP'' was finally put. The vote resulted; Ayes 31, nays (Mr. Vancel
 No quorum voting a call of the Senate was demanded, but without proceeding to sum- mon absentees and therefore without final 1 action on the bill the Senate at 5:45 adjourned.
 HoUsE--The Senate bill to extend the l terms of the act of August 8, 1882, to en. | courage and promote tefegraphic communi ! cation bstween America and Europe to Aug. ! ust 5, 1856, was taken up and passed Other business was pushed aside, and tho Whole on the river and harbor bill Varioul l an sodmsnts to include other streams yer, offered and shared the same fate aa those of | feFsd yesterday, the bill remaining intact ul
 to this point, save that $25O, 900 for Calves
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12
SEA VIEW HOUSE.

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