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The Portland daily press., 1886-12-20
The Weeks Work in Congress Out.
lined.

The customary concurrent resolution for the
holiday recess has not been offered In either
branch Of Congress, bat 1t is thought that when
the two Houses adjourn next Wednesday it will
be 70 reaSsemble at noon OF the first Tuesday in
1887. 1t is probable that the Senate win pass
deficiency appropriation bill, making provision
for work at the government printing office, before
the recess. The special orders for the week are
the railroad attorney bill. the joint resolution
authorizing the Secretary Of War to accept GER
tald lands near Chicago for military purposes; the
bill forfeiting the New Orleans, Baton Rouge q
NickSburg Railroad Company's land grant, and
the Pacific railroad funding bin. The considera-
tion OF the first depends upon the return OF Mr.
Evarts. who Is not expected until after the re-
Logan, who has been confined 10 his house for
some days by rheumatism AS several Senators
have already left town and more are likely to go
away Monday and Tuesday, it is not thought
probable that the remaining special orders will
be pressed for action, though one or borh may be
likely to prevent consideration of the interstate
commerce bill, but Senator Cullom will try to
secure for it the position of unfinished business,
so that IL may take precedence after recess.
In the House tomorrow after the call of States
for the introduction of new measures the commit
tees VIII be called for motions TO suspend the
rules the call resting with the committee on militia
tia. Mr. Forney in behalf of that committee, will
attempt TO secure the passage of the Senate bill
Increasing the appropriation to provide arms for
the militia forces of the United States The bill
has been amended by the House committee so as
70 reduce the proposed annual appropriation from
$50 900 TO $400,000. Chairman Matson Of the
committee on invalid pensions, will move TO sus-
pend the rules and pass substitute for the Blair
pension bill providing pensions for soldiers who
have become disabled, and are dependent upon
charity for support. II opportunity offers the
Mexican pension bill may also be called up for
passage. On Tuesday thre will be struggle for
precedence among the supporters Of the bill es-
the bill reOrganizingthe naval bureaus and Pacific
railroad funding bill. The friends Of the pending
Okahama bill have also determined to urge final
action on that subject. Whichever measures first
secures consideration Will probably engross the
attention of the House until the adjournment for
the holiday recess.
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-20
Call for a Meeting.

DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-A meeting is to be held at
Kilrush to protest against Vandeleur's eviction
processes. The call for the meeting Is printed on
hand bills, and concludes as follows:
People of Kilrushl At the NEST important
become soldiers Of Ireland, under the banner OF
the National League"
COmmoners Deasy, Harrington and Shehan
spoke at Killarney today, denOuneing the action
Of the government. Harrington condemned the
absence Of priests from the meeting.
Death of Or. Lyons.
Dr. Lyons, formerly member Of Parliament for
Dublin, died in this city tnis morning
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-20

Mean daily bar. 20. $50 Maximum ther 400
Mean daily ther..35.5 Minimum ther....22.4
Mean daily DIV pt.29.o Max. vel. wind..12 SW
ARCHAEOLOGICAL REPORT.
(Dec. 10. 1885, 1000 P.M)
Observations taken at the same moment Of time
ata n statinna
The Portland daily press., 1886-12-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
An Extra Session of Congress to be
Called.
More Pensions Granted to Claimants
In Maine.
The Work Of the Week in Congress
Outlined.
Especial to the Press.l

WASHINGTON, Dec 19.-Although only two
weeks of the present session have passed vet
rumors and prophecies Of an extra session are al
ready rife. Said prominent Republican and
protectionist Senator Saturday: II fear very
much that the vote this afternoon on the Morrison
bill renders an extra session Of Congress extreme
ly probable" Being asked his reasons for SO
thinking he said that it was very evident the
House would not consent to the consideration of
any such tariff measures as Morrison's and
equally evident that Morrison will play the "dog
In the manger," and refuse to allow any other to
be considered. The result will be that nothing
VIII be done at this session towards reducing the
surplus. There is no doubt President Cleveland
Is extremely desirous that some steps be taken to
reduce the treasury surplus, and also to revise
the tariff laws as proposed by Hewitt's "adminis-
tratye BILL" therefore, continued the Senator:
II shonld not be at all surprised if the President
should call an extra session Immediately after the
4th Of March to take action upon these matters"
The Senator is not alone in his belief and an ex-
ira session is by no means among the Improbable
ties.
c. b. Morton, the newly appointed commissioner
OF navigation. arrived here this afternoon.
Caroline Z. Spolletthas been commissioned post
mistress at Palmyra, Me.
The following changes in the Star schedule are
announced for Mane Route 1S2, Oxford to Rdes
Falls, leave Oxford daily, except Sundays, at 4.o5
p. IN. arrive at Edes Falls by 7.20p m. Leave
Edes Falls daily except Sundays at 6.25 a. M. ar
rive at Oxford by 9.40 a. m.
Route 4.52 Maxfield to Lagrange. Leave Max
neld Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6.3O
a. m. arrive at Lagrange by Ca m. Leave La
grange Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
1880 a. m. arrive at Maxneld by 1 p. m.
Rose Sullivan has been commissioned as acting
postmistress at North Winterport.
The following pensions have been allowed to
Maine claimants: Cynthia L. Crawford widow of
John +. Crawford, Corinna; Peter Smith, father
Of Wheeler L. Smith, West Peru; Mary T. Moul-
ton, widow of Alonzo p. Moulton, Parsonfield;
Ellen J. Kneeland, Norway; Albert B. Brown.
oldtown; John Clary, reissue.
Timothy Bresnahan, Ellsworth; and jefferson
Washburn, Lewiston, have been granted an in
crease fpensions.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
A KINK IN THE PIGS TAIL

The EAGLE will excuse us if we
were mistaken in the assertion that
there was a struggle going on be-
tween Wichita and FL Dorado for SUI
premacy. We, however. warn the
EAGLE of the danger it is in, aud tina;
unless it flies from its fancied security
it will get its tail feathers clipped by
the scissor man of the FL Dorado Re
publican. The EAGLE man must be
aware of the fact that FL Dorado is to
have the ''Short Line" machine shops
and the lend of a division" This
will certainly place Ell Dorado
in the lead of Gichita, En-
poria, Strong City and Cottonwood
Falls have been led TO believe that all
these advantages would accrue TO
them, respectively; but Ell Dorado is
the point. This ''short line" project is
the biggest thing on ice and the EAGLE
ought to know it.
Ladies and Gentlemen-This animal
is seven feet from the end of its nose
to the tip of lis tail, and seven feet
back again-making in all fourteen
feet-the wonder of the world.
Emporia has a committee of fifteen.
What more does she want? Does the
EAGLE suppose that we want the
whole earth? Does il think we are
hogs.-Empor:a Republican.
Oh no, not even q single hog, simply
. kink in the pigs tail.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
THE ROCK ISLAND SCHEME.

The kiDgman Leader in commenting
upon the EAGLES criticism of the leg
islature in defeating the Rock Island
enabling act, says:
OF course Kingman wants this new
road and expects to get it, and that is
lust the reason why her representa-
tive organized, il he did not lead, the
fight on the Rock Island bill. At first
there was an overwhelming sentiment
in favor of this act. but few keen
lawyers soon discovered a gentleman
of color in the vicinity of the coal
pile
This bill proposes TO allow the Rock
Island to do business in Kansas en-
tirely as foreign corporation, virtu-
ally placing it out of the jurisdiction
of our board of railroad commission
ers and our state courts. Ii il should
become law and the road be built,
any difference between the corpora
ton and individuals over right of
way matters or loss of stock, or excess
sive charges, would have to be settled
in the United States court at Topeka
or Leavenworth, where a poor man
cannot litigate. Gov. Anthony and
Mr.. Gillett are right. If any advan-
tages are to be given special railroads.
those which have made Kansas de-
serve them. Let the newcomers COM
pete on the same basis with those now
operating in the state.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
O., A. g. w.
VI, ~ a w.
Clay County Taking Hold.

The Clay Center Times reaches US
this week overrunning with matters,
editorials and statistics touching the
great north and south trunk line OF
Kansas, the only line proposing to run
through the great grain producing belt
from the north TO the south line of the
state.
The Times truthfally says that, il
necessary, the men connected with II
have enough money of their own to
see the enterprise through. That i
not only so. but they would put II
through rather than il should fail
But The editor of the Times, who is
director, knows, as do we, that there
is going to be little or no trouble to
get the road built. Several powerful
money syndicates, practical railway
constructionists of the east, have sent
their Representatives to say that the!
stand ready to construct the road II
the aid is voted covering the entire
line from Wichita to the north line OF
the state or to some connection with Q
trunk line reaching out from Chicago
IL will be but choice of construction
companies.
The Omaha, Abilene and Wichits
will be one Of the great lines of Kan
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

The O., A. & W. is railroad which
we are confident will ultimately unite
the north with the south, the lakes to
the gulf, and revolutioniZe the COM
merce of this great and growing EN-.
pire of the west. Our great market
our worlds market-should, and
some day will be, south instead OF
east. Examine map of this country,
and then put your thinker to work on
this subject, and it will be easy to be-
lieve, indeed. it will be Difficult not to
believe, that the projectors of the
Omaha. Abilene and Wichita railway
have ''builded better than they knew
and that their road is destined no,
only to give MS great competing facili.
ties, north and east, but also
ultimately, and We believe not
remotely, is to be extended
down through the sunny southland
and open up to us the markets Of
the world at Galveston, or some other
gulf point. This is no dream, but il
it were, and if the road should do nc
more than its projectors now claim
for it,cOnnect this ''gOlden belt" cOun
try with Chicago at Omaha, and with
ST. Louis at Wichita, it would still, b,
an enterprise worthy of the same en-
thusiastic support of the people OF THU
county it has received in Marion
Sedgwick and Dickinson counties.
This year will be a year of wonder
full activity in railroad matters in Kan
sas, and we trust the people along tn,
magnificent route of the y. A. & w
will push this mattsr this winter, 81
that rival projects, many of then
sprung to defeat this one, may not b,
permitted to get in their work to tn,
possible detriment of this great enter
prise.-Clay Center Times.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
HER CHAMPIONS.

5. NJ Alet, through the columns OF
the Harper Daily Sentinel, pays his or
her compliments TO the editor of the
EAGLE. the occasion being our re-
marks touching Helen Cougars pub
lie attacks at Hutchinson. Miss, Mrs,
or Mr.. S. NJ. Alet uses the sublime
measures Of poesy in relic wing her or
her mental strain, and in which the
fumes of birthstone are redolent.
We quote his or her concluding
stanZa:
A spirit of vengeance will doom
You forever 10 see in your dreams and
visions,
The unboly nonsense, the stuff and de-
risions,
That you've hurled at It's fair one from
Hocsierdom,
As change in your punishment, you will
see patches
On pants, that were made by too many
scratches,
And there'll ring in your ears the crack OF
those matches.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
nc. SLUSS FOR CONGRESS.

The Kingman Courier contains, this
week. an editorial embracing strong
array of arguments favoring the NOM
ination of Henry C.. Sluss for congress.
The article is highly plimentary to
our fellow citizen as legislator, as a
lawyer aud as citizen. The EAGLE
is not authorized to speak, but while
fully agreeing with the Courier IN its
estimate of the eminent fitness and
abilities of the candidate we are very
certain that Sluss is not a candidate,
aud we do not believe that even the
assurance of nomination and cleo
ton would gain his concent TO become
such. In some particulars Henry T..
Sluss is an unique man, whose mental
processes are peculiar. Those consid-
erations which influence the average
man nearly always fail in impressing
him. Because of this popularity
which is simply pronounced individ-
uality-he has been thought to be IN
responsive to the well wishes or par
TALLY of his friends and admirers.
But such is not the case. The trouble
is getting right understanding or
estimate of the man. When on leav-
IL he bench he said that he was not
a candidate for any place and that he
was constrained TO act so solely be-
cause of his desire to get back in to
the practice, he meant just what he
said. His act in no sense was the
method of the politician. We are
very certain therefore that the Cour-
Ter will not be able TO materialize its
judgment or realize its hope that H..
c. S!uss will yet consent under any
circumstances to become candidate
for congress.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
UNIVERSITY OF BUILDERS.

The Fort Scott Monitor asks all the
dailies i'm the state to publish the Com
monwealth's expose of the association
of University Builders. The EAGLE
would have done so, but the day the
exposure appeared in the Common
wealth man whom we have incident
ly known for long time as citizen
of unquestioned character, assured US
that there was some mistake about the
mat ter, that the Commonwealth had
evidently been imposed upon by some
enemy of Stewards; we therefore re-
Trained from saying anything. Unless
such can be shown as being the fact,
the University of Builders association
must stand brrnded as a fraud.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

Ny list of large and never had great"
inducements purchaser. The lt embraces
improved and Unmproyed Farms, Stock Ranches Garden
Lands. and every variety Of City Property.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
MONOPOLY FLATS.

Some of the papers are favorably
mentioning NJ. NJ. Murdoch, of the
EAGLE, for the governorship. That s
very good, but it will not be until
the Martin homeward fiies"-to Hog
Town.-Attica Advocate.
Atchison hereafter is to be known
as the city at the mouth of White
Clay Greek. The Hog Town of the
state will be Phil. Armour's new con-
solidation at the mouth of the kaw.
The consolidation is said TO have been
Armour's scheme TO add value to his
pig plant just ives: of the Missouri
line. We believe the bin imposes the
duty on Governor Martin of naming
the consolidation. We suggest that
he call it Monopoly Flats.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

"Wichita. nor any other point in all
Kansas, can compare with this as a
place TO make permanent investments
of capital Winfield Courier.
No doubt. but there remains the
slight difficulty of inducing any body
outside of Winfield TO see it. Permit
the EAGLE to give you point that is
a pointer, and that point is the point
of a sand ridge just fourteen miles
south of Winfield, at the junction of
the Walnut and Arkansas rivers.
There sQuats banshee which for pop
ping up beats Banquo's ghost clear out
of sight, and whose shadow will
cover Windfield's horizon, and in
spite of any combination of Kelly and
the Santa Fe. The state imbecile
asylum was well located.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14
sIxTH-Bscau.e compared with other
O promise.

SEVENTH the coming city OF the West
but small csnsss
what they will be q few
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

Gen. Hancock does not leave large
estate. He owned some property OF
value in and about ST. Louis, but little
else. His charities are said, by those
who knew him most intimately, to
have been constant and much greater
than his income would warrant
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

A bill pow before congress, intro
duced by Mr. Charles Stewart, OF
Texas, provides that every postoffice
hereafter established in any city town,
or village, shall be of the same name
as the city, town, or village in which
it may be located.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

Colonel Ingersol SAYS that "civil SER
vice reform is a lie, an offensive parti-
sanship, clumsy fraud" He further
says President Cleveland is prying Re-
publicans out of Office by means Oflev-
ers called lies.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

Senator Ingalls, call for 81 and So
bills meets loud echo in this region.
Senator Ingalls, is fortunate in being
opposed by the thickest-headed man
in the administration, United States
Treasurer Jordan.-ChampiOn
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

1t is now estimated that the total
cost of that new capitol at Albany
will be oyer $2l 600 900. Up to the
present time $l7 ,592 ,9oS.0o has been
axpeueded on the building.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Stotier celebra-
ted the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their marriage on the 4sh of March, at
their home in Wellington.-Common-
wealth
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-19

ST. paul, July l9-In the conference of
charities and correction Friday morning
DR. ". b. Fletcher of indianapolis declared
that tho great obstacle in his state was 30
htlcal Prejudice against reform institutions
Mrs Hendricks, widow OF the late yice
president, declined to speak herself, but
Mr5 Reely, superintendent of the Indiana
rolls reformatory, spoke for her. describing
the working of that institution Remarks
were made by J. A. Mills. of North Care.
Ina, who regretted the discontinuapce of
prison labor IN his state at the request of
the knights of LABOR; Judge TaIlett. of the
Ohio supreme court, who described the Ohio
penal system; and an address on penal in
stitutions and reformatories was delivered
10y Judge Prendergast of Chicago. Bishop
Ireland. OF the Roman Catholic church de-
5cr'bed the charitable system OF his church,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-19
Convict Labor at Joliet,

JOLIET, Ills, July 12.-At a meeting OF
the penitentiary commissioners Saturday,
1t was ordered that the labor of 150 con
picts be let to the highest bidder on Aug
IL They are part of the surplus number
OF conrlcts that have been on hand since
the last letting, when, on account of labor
troubles and the agitation Of the convict
labor question no bids were received The
labor of not more than seventy five men will
be leased on any one branch of manufactur-
ing The idea of the commissioners in max
ing the rule of not letting more than
seventy five convicts for any one branch of
manufacture is to give small manufactures
a chance to bid, and in this ~ay neutraIis %
the effect of convict labor against free la
hor BY dividing up the labor in this man,
ner the commissioners think it will result
In the least injury to free trade. The
number Of convictS in the prison now is
$40
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-19
MEXICAN INSURGENTS.
The WHOLE COUNTRY IN A STATE
OF REVOLUTION.

Ranches Heing Raided and People MUIR
'iered-Mexican Cities Occupied by the
ents-Government Troops Await
ing erders-A Reign of Terror to the
Feaceaple Inhabitants.
MATANoRAS, Mexico, July l1.-Further
details OF the attack by Tapia's men on the
train at the topote station confirms the ac-
count Col. Praiedis Iavassos, with force
of cav airy, arrived at the station within an
hour after the train has passed but found
that Tapia's men had also left 1t is
thought that he is pressing them closely,
though no account of fight has vet
been obtained The revoiutionists are
ra,ding all ranches Thursday, near
the SoliceIlo they stopped "a ranchero and
demanded his horse and pistols The latter
refused and fired at one of the party.
woundins one of thom, when his body was
ilddied with bullets aud hung to tree on
the roadside as warning to others, and the
horse and pistols carried off in triumph
The revolution appears to be spseadiug in
Nuevo Leon
Elmando of Friday published an extra
with tn following dispatch from Aguaiegu,
in that state: To the cry of restoration
of the constitution of 1881 the valiant Col.
Francisa 7. Casa at the head of over
fifty men, occupied the city. There is no
limit to the enthusiasm Mariana Cruez
has also been occupied Cen Bravo and
Luciano Hum josa, DR. Cos and Los Aida
max and Es Tiejerana captured Herreras,
8yala, and Ascension Juan Riedrigue1
took possession of Sibenas, Hidalgo and
Nalecello. The sons of Nueyo Leon, like
all the inhabitants of the Mexican frontier,
the classic land OF liberty, have risen en-
masse te break the chains of slavery which
Cypress the nation"
New LAREDO, Mex, July 1,-Excite-
nlent ran high in this city Friday, caused
by the sensational reports coming in from
Mler and Guerrero. 1t is said that the
whole country in that section is in arms,
and that recruits are going there from the
American side of the river. Buenito Diaz
an ex-revolutionist and bandit, who has Sc
iourned on the Texas side of the river for
some time past, has Joined the insurgents
III Mexico. This city has been chosen as
tue headquarters for government troops in
the northern part of Tamaulipais
Friday evening the Monterey train over
the Mexican National brought in 80
troops, who Immediately went into camp at
the government barracks, and are awaiting
marching orders from Matamoras. They
are commanded by Col Parras, an expert
enced soldier and an adept at Seposinc
troublesome civil governors in favor Of the
supreme federal government.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-19

SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, July 19.-Goy.
ernor West has issued proclamation il,
winch after referring to the laws of the
l hited States prohibiting poiygamy and to
the TACT That the Mormon church openly
proelalns It's right to violate the law of the
land regarding plural marriage, he warns:
Ali vIolators OF the law as to the marriage
relation that they do incur and subieI t
themselves to heavy fines and Imprisonment,
and wel-disposed persons from associating
themselves with any persons or organiza-
ton for the purpose of emigratinr to this
territory to enter into or maintain anv
marriage relation other than thai allowed
and sanctioned by law, or to aid and abet
Others in SO doing