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A telegram from Lewistown, Pa, Dec. 5, snys
Clarence Worrall. Of this place. is trying hard
to recover from Mamie A. Bailey the fortune OF
$40 900, left him by his father. DR.. Wvrfaii.
Miss Bailey, who was q domestic reared and
educated In DIR. Worralrs family, was be-
queathed $1,000 by the doctor. Ciarence de-
vclopcd talent for art during a residence In
Philadelphia, bat was melancholy aud In NOR.
bid dread OF sudden death. While iaborina
uuder this apprehension when I'll in 1870, lac
decided his property to Miss Bailey, who was
his nurse. Later he fell In love with his cousin.
Lenora Montague, Of Philadelphia, who had
served as o model in his art studies and hts
morbid fancies were put to flight. He married
his cousin only to fnd Miss bailey In Possession
of his fortune, as she had had the deed In her
favor recorded. Suit brought by the ys,uf,e
man here was decided In his Elv0E, hut the
supreme court reversed the decision. A modi.
fcation OF the decree Of the supreme court has
Just been made, however, by which it In ordered
that the time tor the delivery Of the deed be en-
tended until final decree upon the aeCount. ca
condition that Miss Bailey permit the pIalntin
TO collect all rents unpaid Wy the tenants.s -
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A Brutal Wrestling Match.
BRENDAMoCR. OF CINCINNATI, PROBABLY SER
OCSLY INJURED.

The Cincinnati gymnasium was crowded
Saturday night with witnesses of the 9reco-
Roman wrestling match between Jas. Faux
ner, the English champion. and Edward Eren
damour, the Cincinnati amateur The condi-
tions were that Brendamour should be declared
winner If he threw Faulkner once or IL Faulkner
did not throw him twice in SO minutes. Faulk-
Her gave Brendamour fall in Is minutes
After o minutes recess they resumed, and 10
minutes later, while Faulkner was pressing
him in the region Of the heart, Brendamour
screamed with pain, and the crowd compelled
him 10 desist. II is not known whether Brenda
mour Ia seriously injured, but he can not bear
TO be touched in the regaon of the heart. Faux
ner picked him up ave times during tho strux-
gle and slammed him down, face fiat, ON the
floor, makitg the platform reSotliid. ~-5 So
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THE CONTRACTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR con.
PLETED-MoRE WORK OF THE SAME KIND TO
BE CONE.
The asphalt block pavement contracts have
all been completed, and all the streets Of that
kind are reported 10 be in excellent condi ton.
These blocks were introduced in this city In
1878 on the residence streets OF this city, and
have grown In popularity every year. They
cost less that the street asphalt, and are almost
noiselcss. Al frst complaint was made ~ %
the unequal quality OF the blocks, but the off1-
cial reports now agree that there has been
much Improvement made from year TO year In
their manufactuFe: The laying of these blocks
has beeh entrusted 20 one contractor, who has
in each case been the successful bidder every
year, and Is regarded As an expert hand 81 he
he ad % Ss bn sSs
was unfaxorable during the early part Of the
year. the time For finishing the work had 20 BE
Capt. r. A. Nathan, I'm hts note to Enxiuesr
Commissioner Lydecker, states fOilowE
.Pstrick Maloney was the successful BID
blocks. The following streets were Included
under one OF them; 9Th street southeast from
9th street northeast, from East Capitol street
70 Marylan avenue; 9Th street northeast nom
East Capitol street to Maryland avenue; 10th
avenue; c street south wess, rom 9th 70 IAN
south west; 18th street northwest, from X 70 L
streets; 28d street.. from X 20 N streets Rort1-
Under. the other contract there wes only one
street-A street southeast, from Sd 20 6th
streets. This contract expired on Novenber
completion OF "a street, Mr.. MaloRey wss d.
rected TO do this street before going 90 eth and
IN Silver Run creek, near Baltimore, did Eress
damage 20 the factory which made the ssphalt
blocks, and greatly delayed the supply" On
mended that the time on the first OF ths.e con-
tracts be extended to December LIST, 1esS.
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Prairie Fires I'm KeasMs. ,.
SEVERAL RANCHES BURNED OVER AND HON
uREps OF CATTLE DESTROYER

DREDS OF CATTLE 0ts9Ek0SRD,. i.
During the high wind last Friday o prairie
dire broke out seven miles north Of Burton.
KAN. and swept over an area OF about thirty
miles. destroying one thousand stacks Of hay
and grain ana numbers Of Sheep hogs and
cattie-sheds. On Edwards fanche $500 tons
OF hay were burned. johnson 4 Williams lost
500 tons OF hay, beside fences, sheds and cfops,
Edward Couniryma1 WAS fatally burned and
Holm Leeper aud John Berry are not expected
tojive. The Ore H. sapPosed TO haVs occurred
on the POttowstomie. Indian reserve, Co1lsy
county was sSept By ore ose Friday. with great
destruction to property Of Atl ktadx, The cattle
rancho Of Tomlin = Webb. thirty miiss 6sjoW
Win6eld, Kan- In the Indian Tsfritosy, We ems
tirely destroyed, with from Epnr 70 six hnadred
With ne means Of eecapA The Rpehos or Hjli
4 Allen, Beach Pickssss Dick Best. notfs and
Others Also Ms! s ena g Us tne
thai country. Much damage otheg than hy
fifc was the result OF ff1day'S gale. :
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THE NEW CONGRESS.


NANs % AemoefS AND Party Cbaass0ca.
tion Of she New senate and House.
The Forty-ninth Congress met yesterday
The Senate consists OF A. Republicans and 81
Democrats; the House OF lS3 Democrats. lao
Republicans. i Grcenback-D Democrat and
Greenback-Republican. Following is a list OF
members OF the new Congress, with political
classification:
THE SENATE.
ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI.
1891. Jas. /. Pugh. D. lss5. J. z George. d:
ARKANSAS. MISSOURI.
1859 T 1 Berry ISL eS e. eaesr sf s
1891. !. ssentsrs. r. t1ss7. eli. hf .vSnWyck. r.
1882. John =. Miller, RI 1850. CT. Naaderson.R
GoLoRsp0 NEVADA.
1889. Thos. M.Bowen,R lSs1. James q. Fair, d
iss e e.. fi Hs.sy 1881 a H Pis
fs s: Ssass sssg. 3 1885 asSs:::ssb
1884. Wilkinson Call. D 1894. WIN. ~, Eyarts. r
1857. ChaA w. Jones, ID 1887. Warner Miller II
GEokGIA. NORTH CAROLINA.
1854 a H. oolaai,i. b. 1850. Nv Ransom sss 3
1891. John 4. Logan, r 1891. II g. Saf Payne. d.
1859. =. N. Cullom, X. 1857. Jno sherman, r
IND,ANA. OREGON.
SOS1s WI lSSt u
1857. Benj Harrison, Il II $50. Jos. y. Dolph, X.
l IOWA. PENNSYLyAyIA
1891 VIM. b. Allison. r. 1891 J. ID Cameron r
1859. Jas. +. Wilson, Il 1882. Jno L. Mitchell r
KANSAS. RHoDE ISLAND.
1891. John j. ingalls,, R 1887. n. W. Aldrich r
1850. +. Il Plumb, Il. lSS9. Jnoa Chace. h.
KENTUCKY. SOUTH. CARoLINA.
1891. .CS. BlackburnD 1891. w! Hampton. d.
1859. James b. Beck, u. 1889. Mat c. Butler ID.
LoeisIANA. TENNESSEE.
1891. JAS. b. Eustis, ID. 1887. II. +. jackson, d
lS80. II. l.. Gibson. u. 1850. /. u. Harris, ID.
MAINE. TEXAS.
1857. Eugene Hale, RilSS7. s. b. Muxey, n.
1883. Vim. +. Frye, r. 1889. Richard Coke, ID.
MARYLAND. VERMONT.
1891. h. X. Wilson, D.llS9l. j. =. Morrill,, r.
1887. A. r. Gormon, D. 1857. G.F. Edmunds, II
MASSACHUSETTS. VIRGINIA.
1887. Fl. L. Dawes, R. 1897. VIM. Malone, r.
1859. Geo. +. Hour, X. 1859. IL RiddlebergerR
MICHIGAN. WEST VIRGINIA.
1887. .. ID. longer, L. 1887. j, n. Camden. ID.
1854. 4. W. Palmer, X. 1853. j. +. kenna, ID.
MINNESOTA. WISCONSIN.
1887. 81 4. Mcmillan, r sol. ]. &. Spooner, X.
lSSa. ID. NJ. Sabin, K. lSS.. r. sawyer, II.
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The once spouid seek the man, II , nm. N
o. general thing II dossIs'l lndeedx q 6V3s6I
have %. The man saves II The uoub)a,-Rkf
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sMsmben Of the Festy-eiehth Congress
ssass s 3 81 xsss sas: sse
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D., appointed Attorney General In pr>sIds.a
CleveiandN cabinet.
.Elrcscd TO succeed Reuben Enwood. r.. De-
sElected 10 succeed SAMUEL 4 Cox. ID. -
pointed minister to Turkey.
Elected TO succeed w. A. Duscan. D., de-
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States passed for the suppression of polyu,,f INV
has been ehergetfcaiiy and faithfully executed
during the past year, with measurabiy GOOD re-
suits. A number Of convictions have been So.
cured for unlawful cohabitation, and In some
eases pleas Of guilty have been entered and q
slight punishment imposed, upon promise by
the accused that they would not again offend
against the law, nor advise, counsel aid. or
sbet, in any way, It's violation by Others.
The Utah Commissioners express the opinion.
based upon such Information az they are aoIe
to obtain. that but few poly curious marriages
last year. They further report that while there
cannot be found upon the registration lists Il
voters the name OF u man actually guilty OF
pOiygamy, and while pOne Of that class are
holaing office, yet at the Inst election in the
Territory, ali the officers elected except in one
county, where men who, though not actually
as a divine revelation and = law unto
tn; Conscience than any human law law,
local or national Thus is the strange spccta,
Gle presented OF community protected BY u re-
owe allegiance, sus tainfng by their suttis,ges q
principle and u lief which sets at naugnt that
obligation Of absolute obedience 10 the law of
the iund. which lies ut the foundation OF repub.
lican institutions.
The strength. the perpetnity, and the destiny
OF the Nation rest upon our homes established
by the law Of God. guarded by parental care
regulated by parental authority, and sanctified
These are NOT tho homes ii polyRamy.
The mothers Of our Iaud, who rule the Ma
ton ~ they mould the characters and guide the
actions or their Sons, Ave according TO God,s
holy ordinances, and each, secure and happy ia
the exclusive love Of the IRther 81 her children
sheds the warm light OF true wolnanhood, Nm
pure and wholesome family circle $3.50 80.
These are not the oheerisss, crushed, and nm
woMaply mothers OF peaygamy. -
No RELAXATION OF THE LAw-sEv1R1 CON
o.r upTv ~ vx%,
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:
It Is . source of considerable and not .unnat.
ural discomfort that no adequate provision has
yet been maze Tor accommodating the princi-
pal library OF the Government. Or the vast coll
| lection Of books and pamphlets gathered at the
| Capitol, numbering some seven hundred thou
| sand, exclusive OF manuscripts, maps and the
| products of the graphic arts also OF great vol
unle ana value, only about three hundred thon,-
sand volumes, or less than half the collection.
are provided with shelfroom. The others
which are increasing at the rate of from TIVE N.Y.
five to thirty thousand volumes wear are not
only inaccessible TO the public, but are subject
to serious damage and deterioration iron, other
| causes in their present situation
A consideration OF the fact that the library of
the Capitol has twice been DESTROYED or dam
| aged by hre its daily increasing value aud its
Importance as place OF deposit OF books under
| tine law relating 70 copyright make ,naniTast
the necessity Ri prompt action to insure its
proper accom- m0dation and protection
the DISTRICT OF observation-disclosures LEGIs.
. LArIox SEEDED-A NEW DISTRICT at,rt. nIno
NEW LICENSE LAw-Erc
Ny attention has been called to n cont rovarsv
which has arisen from the condition Of the law
relating to railroad facilities in Tho e,ty of
Washington, which has involved the f.ss,,;niS.
sioners Of the District in much annoyance and
trouble. hope this difficulty will he nr1,n, n,lv
settled by appropriate legislation. -
The Commissioners represent thai eno,sn ~
the revenues OF the District are now Of, danfsit
in the Treasury of the United States ~ ra,.v
the gum advanced by the Government for ca r,sr
Improvements under the act of June an yaaA
Ihsy 1sslre now .h an ADVANCE Of the share
trict Of the cost OF extensive inlnr,vs,co,t "a
the streets Of the city. The totaf exn enss n
at 81, 0oO, OO0, aud they are OF The nni'; ,st
| q cunsiderable sum could be saved ~ tnnv
aad S Whole W. %e mess c con nsns g. 50
time. They express confidence ta.t We =, sa. "a
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Oh reservations; tue sxtent 10 which such ras..r.
sat,oms ere Occupied or intruded upon by un-
tne Indian.
Inferior Concerning these matters of detail In
management, and lie should be given power 10
deal with them fully, If he is not now invested
This plan contemplates the sci. etien of per.
soiis FOR commissioners who are interested in
the Indian question, and who nave uracftsr,i
ideas upon the subject OF their treatment
TIE expense of the indian Bureau during the
ias hscai year was more than six and o halt
million dollars. believe much OF this expen6i.
ture might be saved under the plan Proposed.
that It's economical effects would .se Increased
WITH It's coi,tinuanee; that the safety OF our
operation. and thai the nation would be saved
through Its results from the imputation of In
humanity, Injustice, and misma nsgement.
In order TO carry out the policy Of uiio.ment
OF Indian lands In severaity, when deemed q x
pedient, it will be necessary to have surveys
completed of the reserva tions, and Ihope that
| this work. ~
/ the ChiricAhua Apaehes on the White Wna ~ :.
tain reservation in Arizona lett the reser walton
and committed number OF murders aud de.,.
redaliohs upon settlers in that neigh DO hood.
Though prompt and energetic action a . taken
by the military, the renegades euiea .aapture
aad escaped into Mexico. The formation u the
country through which these Indians passed.
their thorough acquaintance with the Same
tie speed OF their escape and the manner In
4 WINCH suey SSostcISQ 0Ud cO0e08ieQ themselves
among the mountains near the scene OF tiaoil
outiaSes, put our soldiers al u great disadyau.
tage In their efforts TO capture Them, though
ti.e expectation Is still entertained tha3 they
VIII De ultimately taken and punished a.
| their crimes. :.
The threatening and disosdefiy conduct a,
the Cheyennes In the Indian TERRITORY earIs
last Summer caused considerable alarm ar,sj
uneasincss. Investigation proved that the;s
threatening attitude was due Ia . great meas
ure 20 the occupation of the land OF their reseF.
walton by immense herds of cattle, which theis
owners claimed were righffulsy there under
certain leases made by the Indiana. such oeea,
patton appearing upon examination % be an
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j Milo White, Re-
g IsR. Wakefield, r.
8. u. b. Strait, Rs
4. john b. 0flniian, r.
a. KHute Nelson. Re-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

NoTniSG could more triumphantly have
yindlcated the position OF The GAzETIE
than the revelations made by the reports
Of the grass commissioners, which are
now being published. Their inyestiga-
tions have disclosed state Of affairs that
condemn the lease system and show 1t to
be opposed to the interests Of the people
OF Texas. Thousands Of miles, millions
OF acres, arc fenced up Illegally and the
grass upon these acres appropriated to
the exclusive use OF corporations who
have no shadow OF lite TO IT, And the
grass commissioners are OF opinion, In
which they are agreed with the state adj
ministration, that no existing laws can
successfully deal with these intrudcrs and
usurpcrs of the rights of others The
apologists Of the lease system want new
legislation. But there is no assurance
that any of the proposed methods OF
dealing with the abuse viii correct IT,
Five lcasc-law legislatures have exhausted
themselves in the cndeayor TO guard the
interests OF the state, but now it Is shown
and confessed that there exists no safe
guard against the usurpations OF cattle
companies which, taking advantage of the
lease law defy the states power TO eject
them from lands which they have inclosed
unlawiuly, depriylng others OF equal
right TO It's use.
Tho Impotence and buster OF the lease
law press Is characteristic Of men who,
falling 10 enforce their propositions by ar
gumcnt, resort TO clamor and insolcnce
Seeing that they have failed, they attempt
TO lay the cause Of their failure upon the
free grassers. 1t Is the free grassers,
they proclaim, who are thus Illegally
fencing up the school lands and using the
grass! llllmtable cheek The charge
disproycs itself. The advocates Of free
grass have consistently and persistcntly
opposed any fencing of the school lands
In large pastures. Their scheme Is to sell
lands only TO actual settlers In small
| bodies, NIL lands not sold TO remain open,
free 20 ALL Nobody being able TO acquire
title to large tracts, none would be in
closed, either by being leased or other
wise. The lease law encourages illegal
fencing. 1t promotes fraud. II eugen-
ders defiance OF state authority. 1t Is an
admitted failure, and ought to be abol
| Ighcd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03
THE GAZETTE AND THE LAND
QUESTION.

Some OF the ultra leaso-law papers were
confident TuE GAZETTE would oppose |
any effort TO oust the syudlcatcs and |
corporations who have illegally lnclosod
public lands. These papers have so long
commended that THE GAZETTE was the
organ OF the hulllonalrcs and denied the
sincerity OF It's views on the public land
question, that they cannot understand |
why this paper does not uphold the cor
poratlons in their lawlcssness.
Because IN the past certain men
connected with the ownership OF TuE
GAZETTE were known to he Interested IN
the cattlo.ralslng business, 1t was sup
posed the paper had no policy at varl-
ance with the interests of cattle corpo-
ratious. Tue GAZETTE fought this mis-
representation In yain-it was con-
dcmned because of those connected
with II.
Tho policy advocated by THE GAZETTE
IL that which governs the disposition OF
the United States lands, aud that which
ONANllth III ltNhN tAilA NliAANi Nlltll iAA10
grew aud prospered until selfish land
owners influenced the law-making power
to euact lease law, Every big land
owner In the state favored lease law,
not because OF the school fund, but that
they might force cattlemen 10 pay rental
Tor the private lands on which stock
were grazed. These land monopolists
cared nothing for the public lands and
care nothing now, All they want is a
law which win enable them TO obtain
rental from lands bought for song.
Syndlcatcs and corporations paid these
private individuals a rental In most cases,
but fenced up The public lands without so
much az asking anybody's consent They
are not "free.gmssn men, hut show by
their action that they would deny the
benefits OF the public commons TO all but
themselves. Hence, Tux GAzErrn adj
yooatcs action ON the part Of the state To
force these gentlemen tG take down theli
Illegal fences and leave the range free To
all The lease law is only a legaligatlor
OF the wrong perpetrated against the state
by fencing uplarge areas from settlement
The lease law is wrong little less repre-
hensible than Illegal Enclosures the 70
suit ON settlement IL the same In botl
cases. Tho only difference Is that the In
jury to Texas In one case is legally
wroughti in the other, Illegally.
The only true land policy is that which
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

is ms message the president VIII
strongly recommend that provision be
made by congress for such emergencies
ns that which now exists, when death
puts the government in peril Of an in
terrcgnum. Half dozen bills VIII be
introduced TO meet the difficulty, Long
speeches will be made, pointing out the
necessity for some such law, which
everybody will admit. Then congress
viii adjourn without passing any OF the
bills, as usual, and the country will go
ON, exposed to the danger that now
lhrcnlens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

LoGAN cannot legally be elected presl-
dent Of the senate, because he Is not a
member of that body. His term expired
on the ith of last March, and he has not
yet taken the oath of Office and entered
upon hls new term, He Is not an United
States senator. lie cannot take his seat
az member OF the senate until a prcsl-
dent OF that body is elected, rs the law
requires that the oath OF admission must
be administered by the president OF the
senate. Somebody else must be made
president OF the senate before Logan can
take his seat as senator, That Is the law.
II Logan has majority of Republicans
In his favor, however, the law viii not
stand In their way. They are not afraid
of the law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

tariff for protection - unconstitutional,
unjust, and In conflict with the genius
and spirit OF FREQ government" Isn't
that practical frce-tradeS And isn't Il
pretty conclusive that the men who voted
for It's adoption were frcc-traders' ana
being known as free-tradcrs, would they
have been sent TO convention to repre-
sent the sentiment Of the people OF the
the state upon that question, II the peo-
pie who elected them bad not been IN
favor OF frce-trade?
Again. Every one Of our eleven repre-
scntatyes In congress and both The sena-
tors are irce-traders. They do not never
have, conceded their frce-tradc views. Is
II a plausible suppositlon that people,
only one 10 ten Of whom arc iree-iraders,
would elect such men to congress, TO
vote for free trader II so, they compose
a minority Of extraordinary influence in
politics.
None are 20 blind rs those who will not
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

These figures are taken from the census
reports OF 1880, and from the presidential
election returns of that year. Compare,
for an instant, Delaware and Rhode ISL
aud, the two smallest states, Delaware
has always been Democratic, Rhode
Island has always been controlled by the
Republican party since that party was
formed. Yet the condition Of affairs is
such that we find the right OF suffrage ex-
crcised by %, $3.50 soycreIgns in the Demo-
cratic state, out of total OF 3S,29S en-
titled to vote, while in the Republican
state, with almost twice the number OF le-
gal voters, the actual vote cast was less
than In Delaware. More than three
iourths Of all the voting population voted
in Delaware, but little more than one
third in Rhode Island,
Thus 1t seems that there Is at least one
Republican state which Golfers field
equally inviting for inquiry and grave re-
nectlon,r and the attention Of the editor
of the Review is asked TO this case where
"such glarng evils" exist.
We urc unwilling to believe that tho
editor of the Review really believes what
he wrote. II was, more likely, shrcwC
device to attract discussion. He thump,
the heads of Democrats TO elicit reloin
der, which win lead to an interesting pc
litIcal battle in the pages Of the Review
and largely increase ITS sale. 1t is sale
that the natives of Africa throw sticks u
monkeys perched MP In the boughs o
cocoanut trees, and the monkeys retail
ate by plucking the cocoanuts and hurl
ing them down nj their assailants, VIII,
then gather up the nuts and make off wit
them. Isn't the Review throwing stick
at Delaware with like profitable pur
pose
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-03

A SINGULAR form OF logic has broken
out In Washington city, whore the Sunday
Gazette thus argues In favor OF Lognn's
claims TO the presidency Of the senate !;
GAS Gen. John A, Logan failed by direct
suffrage OF the people by 800 votes, 1t Is
right proper and ilttlng that he should be
elected 10 that ONCE by the votes OF the
peoples representatives In the senate"
Because the people have rejected MIR.
Logan, therefore the senate should defeat
the will of the people by giving him the
position which they denied him. That
argument may suit Republicans, but Dem.
ocrats can only see non sequitur be-
tween the proposition and the conclusion