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CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS:
The Houses of Congress In Joint Ees
sion, Count the Votes for President
and Vice President.
The Ceremony Proceeds Without Ell:
element, and Cleveland end Hem
bricks Are Declared Elected.

WAsHNdToN, Feb. 11--In the house TO-
day, at few minutes before IL o'clock, tfe
speaker pro tenn requested the members to
clear the first two rows of seats for the ac-
commodation Of senator's At precisely IL
the senate of the United States was an
nounced, and headed by Mr.. Edmunds and
the officers of that body, the senate filed in
and took the seats assigned them, the preh-
dent of the senate seating himself by Acting
Speaker Blackburn. Senator Edmunds, in
calling the assembly to order, said:
The two houses Of congress have met in pur-
suance of tho constitution and laws and con-
current resolution for the purpose of executing
the duty required by the constitution and laws
president and vice president of the United
States, cast by the electors OF the several states,
for the term commencing ON the 4th of March,
1885. The tellers appointed by the two houses
will please take their place.
Senators Hoar and Pendleton and Repre-
sentatives Clay and Keifer having taken
their places at the clerks desk, Senator Ed
munds said: f2c
The president Of the senate will open the GER
tifcates Of the several states in alphabetical
order and now opens the certificate for the State
OF Alabama. He hands the chairman of the
tellers on the part Of the senate the certificate
from Alabama received by mail. and to the chair
man OF the tellers on the part of the house Of
representatives the certificate received by mes
senger. .e.-
The certificate was read BY Senator Hoaf
and announced ten electoral votes forGrovef
Cleveland for president and Ten electoral
votes for Thomas A Hendricks fol- vice pres:
ident Senator Sherman asked unanimous
consent that only operative parts of the GER
tificates be read, the formal parts being in
spected by the tellers. This was agreed to
and only the statements of votes cast read
RESULT OF THE COUNT
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nEoCA4 O1 Aah COONI.
Following is the result OF the count:

The certificate from New York was read by
Clay of Kentucky, and as some vague rumors
were in the air this morning that trouble
would be made over the counting of the vote
of New York, murmur of relief went up
when Mr.. Clay finished the reading and an
nounced that the certificate of electors was
certified by Grover Cleveland, governor. A
| slight manifestation Of applause was prompt
~ suppressed by Senator Edm unds. who or
dered the sergeant-at-arms to arrest any per-
son who disturbed the order Of the proceed
ings by applause or other manifestation
Senator Edmunds then rose and said'
have now opened the certificates Of the elects
reported. The tellers will now make their conn
phtation and report the state of the vote.
After the tellers. had devoted themselves to
figuring for several minutes Senator Hoar
read and handed the result of their computa=
tion to the presiding officer, who said:
Senators and Gentlemen of the House Of Rep
resentatives: The tellers have reported to the
presiding officer the state Of the vote. from
State of New York has received 219 votes for
the office of president Of the United States and
that James G.. Blaine Of the State Of Maine has
Thomas A. Hendricks OF the State bf Indiana
has received 219 votes for the office Of vice pres
ident Of the United States and that John 4 Loo 80
votes for The same Office Wherefore. do de-
clare that Grover Cleveland of the State Of New
York has received the majority of the votes of
the whole number Of the electors appointed. as
they appear in the certificates read by the tellers
and so appears to have been elected president
Of the United States for the four years COM
mencing on the 4th day Of March, 1885, and
that Thomas A. Hendricks, Of the State of In
diana has received q majority of the votes Of the
pear in the certificates read by the tellers, and
80 appears to be elected vice president Of the
United States for the four years commencing on
dent of the senate makes this declaration only
as public statement in the presence Of the two
houses of congress of the contents Of the papers
opened and read on this occasion, and not al
possessing any authority in law to declare any
legal conclusion whatever.
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In Connecticut there is strong sen.
iment in favor of state income tax to
increase the revenue without adding to
the burdens of taxation now borne by
real estate, manufactures and trade,
and bill has-been introduced in the
legislature for that purpose. 1t is I'M
deniably that in theory, the collection
Of tax on incomes is the most equita-
bic method of producing public reve-
nue, but it has been found impracticable
in the United States, owing to the diff
fculty Of ascertaining incomes, save by
species of espionage that is distasteful
to the people. Until perjury is looked
upon differently than what it is at pres
emit an income tax law cannot be gener.
ally executed with any degree of fair.
ness
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The locomotive buildings industry
has suffered with many others in the
past year. According to the American
Machinist during 1888 seven Of the
largest builders turned out 1,34e
locomotives, while the same builders
during the past year turned out only
901. There are only sixteen locomotive
building shops in this country, and in
these shops, as near as can be learned.
the total number of locomotives built
in 1884 was 1871, about 100 of which
were for expectation. The most trust
worthy figures show that there are
1927 locomotives of all kinds belong
ing to railroads in North America. Az
the life of a locomotive is about twenty
five years, about 1,169 locomotives
must be constructed every year to
maintain the stock.
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An Association known as the Anti.
Deists has just been established in Paris.
Its object is to suppress the word God,
or Its equivalent, in all the languages Of
the world, On the ground that the Be-
ing so designated is mere fiction and
the word, therefore, is senseless and ir-
rational, They are not any more likely
to succeed than are the well-intentioned
but impracticable people who 60 to the
other extreme and insist that the word
God shall have legal recognition by its
insertion in the Constitution and laws
under the impression that this merely
formal recognition would cure . multi.
tude of evils.
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The distressful condition Of the un.

The distressful condition of the un.
employed workmen in Great Britain il
beginning to assume very serious pro
portions, and just now the propaganda
lists of Socialistic theories, particularly
in relation to the land, are as active ~
they can possibly be. There can be No
doubt Whatever that the number Of the
unemployed is very large, and that
hundreds of thousands Of mechanics
and laborers have been reduced by the
long spell of industrial depression to
virtual starvation. Most OF the news.
papers effect to believe that the distress
i not by any means SO widespread -
the demagogues and their leaders would
Lad Ms to imagine, but the meeting
held 1t Birmingham . few days ago
usually one Of the most prosperous Of
Englsnd1 industrial centers-in which
upwards Of 1000 unemployed persons
took part, proves conclusively that the
distress has reached unprecedented d.
mensiona
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Munchausen, Joe Mulhattan, and all
the big story-tellers together, could
never make their most gullible victims
believe in "the man who swallowed him.
SELF" But in certain communities there
are irregular relationships by marriage
which creates situations similarly para
doxical and ABSURD.
do you see those two men talking
over there?" said gentleman to o re-
porter the other day.
Eyes; those two farmers, you mean p
Exactly. They are father and son"
"Well?'
"Well, their families are all mixed
up. The son is his fathers father"
"How can that be ?"
"In this way. The old mans wife
died. In their neighborhood there lived
widow with an only daughter. The
old man married the daughter. and the
young man married the widow. The
young mans wife is mother to the
young mans father. The young mans
father is the young mans son. The
young mans fathers wife is his mother
and his daughter at the same time.
Now, the old mans children"
my man, let upl I cant keep all
that in my headl" The reporter SUBJ
sequently learned that the above story
is fact.-Nashville Banner.
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Some one has introduced in the New
York Legislature an act "for the sup
preston ct sentimental gush and the
glorifcation of felons, which provides
a penalty for any one who shall send
a bouquet or other sympathetic token
to any convicted felon, or to any person
held for the crime of murder. The
practice against which this act is di-
rected is scarcely to be reached by leg.
islation, but prison authorities would
act within their powers in putting q
stop to it.
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Carroll D. Wright, lately appointed

Carroll D. Wright, lately appointed
commissioner of the labor bureau at
Washington has had large experience
and observation at the head OF similar
bureau in Massachusetts,, and in late
interview says: Il think am able to
see . great revival OF trade in all direc-
tions. I may be mistaken, but I think
you will find three months hence, that
the percentage of unemployed men
will be much smaller than Of present"
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II does not take long for an innova-
lion 70 make its way, however inconven-
lent It may seem at first. The propos-
ed division of our time into twenty.
four instead of twice twelve hours has
certainly the merit of simplicity,
but few people probably thought to
see it adopted seriously by any but
scientific men. But it is gradually max
ing its way abroad and possibly the
next generation may witness its general
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another 1o2eeoNge - INSANE 1sopls.
fightsSn rsvlng Elaniacs were burned to
d6Ath n the insane department Of the Blockley
slmshouse, ON the west side of the Schuylkin
river Philadelphia. ina oon1agration, which
needed nothing to make It tho most horrible
disaster Of the kind ever known in this city.
The fre originated in wing Of the old build.
ing, insane department Blockley, which fronts
toward the Schuylkip ritrr, And IL directly easl
Of the main bHilding 6f tho Almshouss With
aAe and hook the hremen attacked the iron
gratngs of the cells, and suoceededin taking out
seven men, four Of them suffocated to death
and three still alive The last man thus res
cued was the notorious 'Jim" Burke, who has
been in the institution over thirty years.; Hs
was brought from the Eaatoh penitsntiary,
where he Was Undergoing q life sentence for
murder. He has killed, since he has been in
the insane department. cook and two atten-
dants. The fremen who rescued him. state
that he died while being taken TO the ground.
All Of the inmates OF Tie insane department
were rescued safely except those in the third
story of the wing in which the fire originated
The total loss Of life was eighteen
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-19

Reports from Kansas, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Maryland,
and Virginia, of winter wheat, are not
at all favorable. It is said the crop
must certainly be 80 per cent. less than
that of last year. Should these reports
be substantiated there will be higher
prices for spring wheat
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-19

Mgr. Capel said in lecture in New
York the other night: "The Worship
Of the golden calf is as certain q fact in
your great cities as it ever was under
Sinai"
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GENTILEs AS WELL AS MoRMoNs.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-An elder Of the Nor
mon church, in business in Salt Lake City,
md at present in this city, in an interview
bo-day in speaking of the Edmunds law, said:
The persecution of Mormons for unlawful CO.
habitation under the Edmunds law continues.
The Mormons. however, complain bitterly of the
partiality Of the district attorney for not
prosecuting Gentiles for the same offense,
although; it is notorious that many are guilty.
Even anti-Mormons declare the raid is pros
trating business. Many Mormons against whom
district Attorney Dickson is moving are leaving
because they claim they cannot secure justice IN
court; that Juries are packed by open venires,
md that bail is refused MorInons pending ap-
peal The Gentiles are beginning to think that
hey too, will have to leave or starve, owing to
she injurious effect upon business, which would
eave Utah In complete possession Of the Nor
mons.
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The Ysllowstone Park.

WAsHINaToK, Feb 13.-The bill relative to
jurisdiction over the Yellowstone Park, which
passed the house to-day, IL the one introduced
In the senate by Senator Vest last session. An
amendment providing that the Jurisdiction over
wyoming was offered BY Delegate Post after the
bill passed the senate, and was incorporated In
Il n Il pasaed the hOuee to-day
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There are "a savings banks in Maine
which have . deposit 49,, 276, 7A6.
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Death Of Z Noted lgu rdsrer,

Col Thomas Buford, of Kentucky, broth
or Of Gen. Buford, and slayer Of Judge Elliott
Of tho court of appeals, died Friday morning ct
the Anchorage, Ky, 1unatic asylum, after .
long illness and chronic diseases Buford shot
and killed Judge Elliott for rendering
IN adverse decision against Col Buford's
sister, in . case involving considerable
property. After most sensational trial Bu-
ford was adjudged . lunatic and sent to the
asylum, from which place he escaped, going
across the river to Indiana, whore he lived about
year hunting and fishing, the asylum officials
being unable under the law to take him back
to Kentucky. Without friends or money, Buford
grew sick, and finally was forced by want to 60
back to the asylum. His brother Abe committed
suicide some months ago.
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THE CANADIAN POsTOFFICEs.

OTTAWA, Ont. Special Telegram, Feb. H.
Postmaster General CARING laid on the table OF
the house this evening the annual report OF his
department. Mail travel has been increased by
about one million and a half miles. The con-
veniences Of remitting by money orders has been
extended between Canada and other countries.
There was general increase Of business both
domestic and foreign. The report states that
the time has arrived when q postohce savings
bank can be be established in Manitoba. The
expenditure was upward of half a million more
than revenue. The postmaster general states
that regards = letter passing between the
United States and Canada, uniform charge
would, no doubt, be acceptable to Canada, but
he was of the opinion that doubling the rate on
newspaper matter would exclude from the news
paper post many classes OF matter now included
therein. The registration fees would have to be
reduced to 10 cents and drop letters to two
cents. All these changes would be necessary to
harmonic the Canadian with the United States
rates. and would not be satisfactory to the
public OF this country
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WASHINGTON, Special Telegram. Feb. 13.-The
result Of Maj. Aliens examination Of 81. Louis
bay and river from Connor's Point to Rice's
Point and his report Of the survey of Agate and
aid before the house by the speaker. Maj.
Aliens estimate for improving st. Louis bay is
vi 600. He says st. Louis bay and river are
worthy Of Improvement, though to what extent
and at what cost can only be determined after .
thorough survey shall have been made. It
would be best to commence such survey at
Rice's and Connor's points, carrying it ur to-
ward the foot Of the falls. No complete survey
pf this locality has been made since that Of 1851
1.-The lake survey. and new map showing the ex-
tensive artificial and more than probable natural
pnes Of the past twenty three years has long
been needed. The estimated cost of q full survey
md map Is placed at $4,000.
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TRANSFORMATION Harvest.

WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb. 13-
Inauguration is beginning to tell on the ap-
pearance Of Pennsylvania avenue Along the
triangular parks long high rows Of seats are
being erected. The local papers TEEN with adj
refreshments of windows 30 rent TO witness the
procession Good windows In the second story
command $50 and third story windows range
from S15 to $780, Peanut stand privileges are
quoted at from so to 5000 for the one day
Afew rough diningroom places are for rent at
from $500 to $4OO. Roomrenting agencies are
ioing q big business hiring old empty houses
and packing in cots which they let at $3.50
! night. With each cot goes one blanket and
pothing else Some idea Of the rush to come can
be cleaned from the statement from a leading
room broker that he has engaged in advance on
bis books over 1,50O such accommodations
Special stocks Of flags, bunting and fireworks
are being shipped here daily for use. The work
II decoration will begin next:week for the monu-
ment dedicated and will be added to until
March 3. No such enthusiasm over Inaugural
lion has been seen here. in twenty years. A
humber Of modistes from New York have come
over and set up fierce competition with the
local monarchs OF millinery on the special pat
ronage necessary for the inaugu ration.
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JOHN KELLY's FAILING HEALTH.

NEW YORK, Special Telegram, Feb. IA
fo-n Kelly, the Tammany chieftain who has
been stopping Rockaway beach for some
lays, is reported to be very sick man and
yrave fears are said to be entertained by his
physicians and friends Mr.. Kelly has been
more or less of an invalid during the entire
TALL His political reverses and the discon-
snuance of the Star have all had effect upon
The health of the Tammany sachem- The
extent of his illness during the early part of
she winter was more or less concealed,
resorts he returned to New York The
change did not better him, however, and it
WAS determined this week to make another
effort to get nearer the sea He was taken
10 Roekaway Beach last Wednesday but the
severe winter weather that has prevailed
along the coast for the last few days seemed
physicians therefore decided to-day to bring
him back to his home in this city.
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We Keep no Plug Stock hand but will furnish you with
stylish turnout either for pleasure business, at
any hour Of the day night
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Hendricks Hits the Pipe.

Hendricks Hits the Pipe.
Kfngman L Page, who was in Paris last
summer when Mr.. Hendricks was there, tells
me that they went together on trip up
the Seine, and stopped at landing where
there was shooting gallery. AS they sat in
booth lazily watching the marksmen fire at
the heads OF clay pipes at distance OF four
wonder If couldn't do something at that;
it's long time since tried my hand, but
used to be fair shot" Going over to the
range, he picked out a rifle and fired shot
after shot until he had broken seven pipes
In succession There, :" said ne, ~seven's q
good"
COLLEGE ORAT0RY.
BEIorT, Wis, Special Telegram, Feb ia
state oratorical contest, in which there were
speakers from the Beloit. Ripon and Milton coll
their SUBJECTS were as follows: ". W. Lloyd,
Beloit College, international Relations" ;
%. ida Mton
lcge, "Longfellow's Evangeline;" H. B. Blair;
Ripon, 1.-TWO Scenes in the Life Of Charles Sum-
wess Rinon The IoSe Of t Trush
The decision was in favor Of w. J. Gray Of Be-
lolt Hrst. and @. 8. Weiss of Rpon second.
THE METH0DIsTs.
NEW YORK, Feb 1.-THE nrst annual msst-
ing Of the book committee Of the Methodist
Book Concern. appointed ct the general confer
ence in May. was held hero to-day. Amos
ehtnkle was appointed chairman and Rev. O. q.
CLARK Of Maine, secretary: The annual meeting.
1886. will be held as Cincinnati Among the
conferences represented 1t to-day's meeting were
Maine, Troy. Wyoming PittsburR. Ohio. Wash
inRton, Indiana, Western Iowa, Louisiana, Mis-.
souri,. Western German, and California
Dominion Legislation.
OTTAWA. Ont, Special Telegram, Feb. 11.-In
the house to-day. Sir Tillsy said the public debt
on jan i. 1885. was o253, 788, lac. The premier
stated that tho government had NO intention Of
ereating divorce court. A motion for tho bet
tor supervision and inspection Of banks was
voted down.
Geo. W. Dryer, steward Of the St Peter in
sane asylum and well known in st Paul was
married Tuesday afternoon to Miss Susy Il
Peckham, DR.. Thomas officiating.
The body Of William Allison was brought
down to Anoka from Little Falls, and the body
Of Louis Larson from W. D. Washburn's camp
on the Rum river Both were killed by falling
trees while ct work In the pineries and were
young mon without families.
Hans Hanson Furna, : deinented parson,
started from his home in Tansem, near Barnes
vile, Ia his stocking feet and without any over
clothes, and ran to his brothers house four
miles Oh, where he took horse and blanket
| out Of the stable and has not since been found
He has undoubtedly frozen to death. Tho
horse returned without any rider
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Is G. ]. EDDY,
General Freight and Pass. Agent, Farg

Two through passenger trains daily, morn
ing and evening, between Fargo and ST. Paul.
Leave Fargo for the east and south at 1850 .:
m. and 9 P. m. Arrive At Fargo 9 ., m. and
9:l0 p. m.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-04-24
A CUBAN CITY.

The Yankees Opinion of Santiago de Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba is very strange
city. The houses and stores are SO
built that the walls can be almost en-
tircly thrown open, while the interior
have courts that are unroofed and un-
obstructed to the sky. The money of
the country is strange, and nothing
about the city is familiar to an Amer
lean. A real Yankee just landed spoke
as follows:
"Somehaow can't tell when I'm in
doow and when I'm aout. I've got a
room, or somethin', in hotel here, and
I've been into it, quandarying araound,
but coAld not tell when | was in tho
parlor or when | was in the kitchen or
back yard, so I'm standin' aout here in
the park not TO make any mistake. /
started daown the street y minute ago,
but got afraid l might make mistake
and git arrested for bein' found in some-
body's back parlor
place, but / can't make heads nor tails
OF 1t. took some of it back whar got
1t, and passed it over the same counter
so reckon its genuine.
IL could write the history OF the place
already. All need is the dates. II
was evidently built the year after the
Hood it's been shook down by an earth.
quake, burned up by "a volcano, reset.
tied, and left just as twas found. The
whole country is best where's it's been
let alone. Wherever the people hex
touched it they hcy made mess Of it,
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