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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-07
Proceedings in the House.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6-For an hour before noon
to-day the floor of the House presented OH envenng
appearance. Groups of members crowded the cloak.
rooms and blockaded the aisles, chatting laughing
exchanging congratulations on success in the recent
elections coincidence upon defeat Victors titted
vanquished and vanquishel iokingly commserated
with vctors upon their failure to throw off the bur.
dens of public life. The citizens Of Washington. nm
deferred by the unpropiticus weather, crowded the
galleries. and looked down with interest and amuse
nnent the scenes that were being enacted below
The executive and diplomatic galleries were however
conspcuously empty. The desks of various mem bers
were adorned with floral designs, those present.
ed to Messrs Harner of Pennsylvania, and Wilson
OF West Virginia being very elaborate The Speaker
was not forgotten, and his desk was Handsomely
adorned. While congratulations abounded those of.
fered to Mr.. Hewitt apparently tho most earn
est and he kept busy shaking hands with political
friends and foes, who seemed to vie with each other
N expressing the heartiest good will and good wishes
At precisely II o'clock Speaker Carlisle raped the
House to order and the Chaplain delivered the PRAYER
hl which he feeingly referred to the deaths of Repre-
aentatives Beach and A.not and invoked the divine
supervision over the proceedings of Congress.
In obedience to the direction of the Speaker, the
Clerk proceeded to call the roll and 24l members
sponded 10 their names
On motion of Mr.. Morrison Of Illinois, resolution
was ADOPTED directing the Clerk to inform the Senate
shat Inc House was ready 10 proceed TO business.
On motion OF Mr. Reagan, of Texas a resolution
was adopted for the appointment Of a committee Of
sbree members. to join similar eonmittee annointed
by The Senate, to wait the President and inform
hia that Congress was ready to receive any commun
cation he might desire to make
Messrs. Reagan, Breekinridge, of Kentucky, and
Reed were appointed as such committee.
Mr. Hewitt of New York, rising to ouestion of
privilege asked that Mr.. 8. s. Cox should be sworn
n member Of the House TO fll the vacancy occa.
stoned by the resignation of Joseph Pulitzer He
stated at the same time that the formal certificate Of
sr Cox's election had not been received. No obec.
lon made to Mr.. Coxs qualifying, and his per.
sonal popularity was manifested By the round OF a.
2auss which greeted his re.enry into legislative hfe
Mdssrs. Henry w. Rusk, of Maryland. and Henry
acon, OF New York also appeared at the bar of the
by the deaths OF William II. Cole and Lewis Beach.
AZ lz:aO recess Of thirty minutes was taken
fnrtper recess was then taken until o'clock.
nattee appointed TO wait upon the President
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FORTY-NISTH CONGRESS.
What Was Done in the Senate on the First
Day of the Second Session.

WASHINGTON Dec. 6.-The galleries of the Senate
chamber were, in spite of the inclemency of the
weather filed with specta tators when at L. noon the
second session of the forty ninth Congress was
opened.
In his prayer the Chaplain. Rev. J. @. Butler, feel
ngly alluded to the mourning draperies with which
the chamber was hung in memory of the late Sen
ator Pike, of New Hampshire.
The presiding officer Mr.. Sherman, laid before the
Senate several of the annual reports of the heads of
departments which were ordered printed.
Resolutions adopted fixing the daily hour of
meeting at noon informing the House that the Senate
ready proceed to business and for the appoint
mehtof com nittee TO wait on the President for a
iiko purpose.
{ Messrs. Edmunds and Salisbury we're appointed
such committee.
TIE credentials of Senator Williams, of California,
wers presented and the oath of Office was admins
tered TO him.
Mr Call presented a petition for the forfeiture of
the Florida railroad land grant of 1856.
Several bills were introduced and referred among
by Mr. Voorhees,: To amend the charter of the
Washington &c Georgetown Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Call; For the construction of canal from
St Augustine, Fla, to Indian river.
BY Mr.. Allison: To authorize the construction of
bridge across the Missouri river.
By Mr.. Evarts TO authorize the construction of a
bridge across the East river at New York.
Mr.. Mitchell offered long preamble and resolution
calling for report from the Secretary of War to
he for the change of the engineer in charge
the works of internal improvement in Oregon. Laid
until tomorrow
Recess was then taken for ten minutes The re-
aess was extended to o'clock, at which hour Sena-
Cor Edpunds reported that the joint committee of the
swO houses had waited the President and that the
President had asked the committee to congratulate
the Senate and House their ssfe return the cap
ita, and to say that he would communicate with them
III writing Immediately.
Thereupon the message received and its reading
was begun By Secretary McCook
The reading of the message was concluded at :S:25
when the message and accompanying documents were
ordered printed.
Mr. Hoar reminded the Senate that the Pacific rail
road funding bill had been set down as a special or
der for tomorrow and said he would then ask that its
consideration be deferred in the hope that the House
would, in the meantime take some action that would
relieve the Senate of trouble in regard TO it.
Mr. Blair announced the death of his late colleague
Mr.. Pike, and moved as a mark OF respect to his
memory, that the Senate adjourn. He would at an
appropriate time ask the Senate set apart day for
she hearing of eulogies
The motion agreed TO- and the Senate at $3.50
p. NJ, adjourned.
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nounced that it had performed it's duty and that the
President would communicate in writing with Con-
gress forthwith.
Mr. Pruden, the Presidents assistant secretary.
then announced and presented to the House the Pres
idents annual message 1t was Immediately read by
the clerk. The document listened to with much
ton which discusses the tariff question hai been read
when interest slackened, and the remainder of the
found few listeners. The document then
ordered printed and referred to the committee of the
whole
Mr.. Hewitt of New York, announced to the House
the death of the late Congressman from New York,
was performed by Mr.. Caswell, of Wisconsin, who
announced the death of his colleague, w. T. Price.
committee consisting of Messrs. Guenther, Nor
rill, Frederick Taubee, Osbourne Hudd and La Fol-
ette appointed to attend Mr.. Prices funeral and
then, as mark of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased Representative, the House adjourned.
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MINOR MATTERS.

Appropriations Recommended by Secretary
Manning for Use In Indiana.
Special to the Indianapolis JournaI.
WAsHINGToN. Dec 6-Secretary Mannings
recommendations to Congress for appropriations
to pay expenses in Indiana revenue collections
are as follows: Sixth district, $4,000; Seventh,
$40, 500; Eleventh, $4,000. The Secretary
recommends, also appropriation of $l1. 800
for approaches to and heating apparatus for the
government building at New Albany; $3.50. 900
for continuing improvement of the outer
the inner harbor at Michigan City; $4,000
for improvement of the Wabash river above
Vincennes, and 100000 below Vincennes; $17,-
500 for completing the improvement of White
river, and $50, 900 for the Calumet river.
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Young Woman Fatally Burned.

Special to the indianapolis JCurnGt
AKRON, O.. Dec 6. Miss Bertha Cook, aged nine
toca met with q horrible accident to-day She was
attending an Old Enostrated with paralysis,
when her dress brushed against red,hot stove and
ignited. The fanos quickly envcioped her. and she
ran screaming to tho door Tho invalid by almost
snpcrLuman effort, arose ard 1cew blanket aso,1d
the gfi. SAa succeeded IN putting the ire, bat
not until Miss Cook was terribly burned that sho
rsni0:sd lravng nsnise. G'ae cid lady, after
tho excitement re.apkca into her former parsysci
condition and owing 10 Der sssare brns. caanot re-
cover Miss Cook is still iiriIS bat will undoubtedly.
Al
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THE MESSAGE.
The Presidents Lengthy Document Finds
Few Friends Among Congressman.

The Presidents Lengthy Document Finds
Few Friends Among congressman.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-President Cleveland
finds few indorsers of his message among Demo
Gratis in Congress. Almost without exception
they criticse it, and in uncomplmentary terms,
too. Western members like his views on the
tariff, but condemn those on civilservice reform
They arc also displeased with his reference to
silver, and the whole report of Secretary Man
ming. Eastern Democrats express approval of
his opinions on silver and finance generally, but
do not like his tariff recommendations. Alto.
gether the document is unsatisfactory to Demo-
Gratis, while Republicans pronounce it vague and
a straddle on all matters out of which political
questions can RISE Senator Voorhees, says that
if the party went before the people on that plat
form after presidential convention, it could not
carry single State, and if Congress should
carry out the Presidents Recommendations the
result would be the same.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
A Conference To Be Held for tho Purpose of
Discussing English Colonial Affairs

Dlscussfng English COLONIAL AHairs.
LONDON, Dec 6-The Rt Hon. Edward Stan
hope, president of the Board of Trade, has sent
to the various colonial governments copies Of a
circular inviting them to send representatives to
conference, which will be held in London in
April or May for the purpose of having full
discussion of ali matters tending to bring about
o closer union of tho colonies and the mother
country. The special objects Of the conference
are to discuss the questions of organizing a sys-
tenn of defense and Of simplifying the postal
telegraph system. SIR. Stanhope says in the cir
cular that he foresees that the question of fed
GRAFTON may be broached, but he would depre-
cate the discussion of this most important sub
ject before ali the colonies have agreed upon a
basis Of action.
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Turkeys Choice.

CoNsTANTTNoPLE Dec. G.-The Porte has issued a
circular to the powers to the effect that the Sultan
assents to the candidacy of Prince Nicholas of Min
grelia, for the Bulgarian throne, and invites the
powers to cooperate for speedy settlement Of tho
BULGARIAN question
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~ab of the Liberal M. Dabroliebof. The authori
ii ohibted the service and placed a Gordon OF
tr, around the cemetery. The students attempted
to force the Gordon ard struggle ensued. Three
hundred persons were arrested. The newspapers
were forbidden to mention the affair.
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Russian Srudents Arrested.

BERLIN Dec. 6.-Advices from st. Petersburg de-
scribe accident which occurred there on the 3Oth
of November last. On that day the students of the
university had arranged hold memorial service
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Humorod Capture of a Clever swindIer.

NEW YoaE Dec. 6--John B. Schca!tel. Horny f.
Ahbeys pa-.ncr, said tonight that Mr.. 0rrin, tho
impcrsonated Marcas Mayer PATHS advance agent,
snl had swindied the Mexican peoplc out Of $3.50.
f.f M.~fa
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A Massacre in the sahara.

TRIPoLI, Dec. Ga number of Tuarcks have cap
tured the fortress at Ghata in the Sahara. and
sacred one hundred members of the garrison.
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The issue Of standard dollars from the mints
during the week ended Dec l. was 1881 OIL
The issue during the corresponding period last
year was $685. 1893. The shipments of silver
fractional coin during November amounted to
&147 DOL
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stricken from tho Church Rolls.

FOND DU LAC Wis. Dec. 6.-The names of thirteen
members of st. Peters Lutheran Church to-day
stricken from tho rolls bccaase they members Of
tho knights OF Labor and because they elected 10
main so despite church regulations.
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civii-service Reform in Full Operation.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Despite President
Clevelapd's platitudes on the question of civil
service reform, IN his message to Congress- five
chiefs Of divisions were removed at the Pension
Office today to give place to Democrats fresh
from campaigns Other removals are promised,
although there are but two or three old chiefs
remaining in the bureau. 1t is Blacks inten-
ton to remove every vestige of Republicanism,
and merit and war records will stand for
nothing. 1t Is pointed out as q fine example of
the sincerity of the ADMINISTRATORS assumed
position Op civilservice reform that, while the
President is reading lecture to Congress and
the country in support Of IT. his Commissioner
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ST. JACOBS On and Red Star Cough Cure tow
er head and shoulders above all competitors.
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QUERy: Can curing cough with DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup he called bullying q coughl
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28

A TRADITION OF THE MAsToDoN.-The
Pyramid lake region has for ages and ages
been the favorite haunt and home of the
Piute Indians. They have many traditions
concerning the fantastic rocks in the lake,
its finny inhabitants, and the caves and
canons of the surrounding mountains; also
of great earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
that caused the ground to spout water to
an immense height. They have tradition
that the country was infested many genera
tions ago by huge animals that tore down
and rooted up the trees of the nut-pine orch
ards and in other ways made themselves
obnoxious. These animals were of the size
of an elephant or mastOdon. The Indians
constantly made war upon them, and final
ly the last herd was driven into Pyramid
lake and drowned.
To this day when there is heavy storm.
and big, black waves are seen rising and
sinking out toward the center Of the lake,
the Piutes say it is the backs of the great
beasts that were driven into the lake ia the
olden time The many tracks of elephants
found in the state prison stone quarry at
Carson City would seem to show that there
is soma foundation for the tradition. At
the same quarry are found the tracks of
tigers, wolves, deer, large birds, and also
tracks supposed to be those of prehistoric
man shod in moccasins made Of Unframed
hide. All these tracks are in one stratum,
nnder about twenty feet of superintendent
rock-Dm de guile IN NeU York Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28
More hay has been raised this year in
Virginia than for many preceding years.

THE PAYNE CAsE.-After an exhaustive
debate in the United States Senate in regard
to the alleged corruption in the election of
Senator Payne, of Ohio, that body Friday,
by the decisive vote of A yeas to II nays,
adopted the majority report of the commit
tee on privileges and elections, requesting
to be discharged from the further consider.
alton of the subject. This finally d;sposes
of the matter. Throughout the debate Mr..
Payne preserved dignifed silence, whilst
such decidedly republican Senators as Lo-
gan, Evarts, and Teller, strongly enforced
the point that Mr.. Payne had done all that
was proper and becoming when he offered
to appear before the Investigating commit
tee, of the Ohio Legislature, with all his
books and private correspondence, and an
swer fully any questions that might be put
to him. The fact that Mr.. Payne presence
before the committee was not requested was
proof to these and other republican Sena-
tors, as it is to any reasonable man, that
nothing could be found in the least compro-
missing him. Indeed, the Senators who
urged an investigation we're prompt to de-
clare the opinion that no corrupting act
could be traced to Mr.. Payne personally
1t is doubtless true, however, that some of
the republican Senators had hoped that an
investigation would develop something that
might be used to the advantage of the Re-
publican party. Including Mr.. Riddleber-
ger, fifteen republicans voted against inves-
tigation.-BaH. San.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28
A Narrow Escape.

AS Capt R. B. Norman drove down
Jefferson street, on last Thursday, dog
ran out suddenly and frightened his horse,
which shyed, throwing the Captain to the
ground. The Captains foot became en-
tangled in the reins. so that he was drag
ged some distance, the buckle fortunately
breaking, releasing him, just as the horse
plunged over the ngly bank just in he rear
of Mr.. E. Didier's new hotel building. Mr..
B. R. Winekler attempted to stop the horse,
but failed and was knocked down and Iun
over by both the horse and buggy. He was
considerably bruised but not seriously hurt,
which is almost incredible, as the end of
the shaft passed through his coat-tail into
the pocket of his pants, tearing his pants
from top to bottom, and taking the pocket
entirely out. When the horse was caught,
Mr.. Winekler's pocket was still hanging on
the end Of the shaft, and in it were his
bunch of keys, his pocket book and piece
of his coat-tail, all intact. The buggy
was not injured in the slightest. We are
glad to learn that Capt. Norman escaped
without injury, except bruises and lacera-
ton of his left arm. DR.. R. Gordon Sim
mons was an eye witness, and Capt. Moor
man says was very kind in the relief he af-
forded-ROaaOke Leader.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28

CLOSE OF THE LABOR STRIKES.
from the reports made by Bradstreet's as to
a portion of the loss entailed by May and
June short-hour strikes at Chicago, st.
Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, New York,
Milwaukee and elsewhere, the following
totals are furnished in an editorial para
graph by the st. Louis Globe Democrat:
Cost of the street car (Third avenue) strike
at New York in wages to the companies,
etc., $1,000, 900, and of leading labor
troubles since the outbreak of the last strike
on the Southwestern railways over S. 000,-
900. Both are in part based on Bradstreet's
calculations as to loss. And now comes
"Knight's of Labor estimate" that the
cost of the Gould system strike in wages
to the strikers amounted to $1,000, 900;
that the general board" spent 800. 1000,
and that the railway companies lost So, $780,
900. The basis for the latter estimate would
prove of interest.
These facts are worthy of serious con-
sideration on the side both of labor and
capital, and when sounded to the bottom it
will be found that the greatest losses have
been on those who are least able to bear
the burden.-Lynchb,rg AdUance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-07-28

The first note of Charlestons new
manufacturing boom was sounded yester-
day. The Empire Axle Manufacturing
Company, was chartered yesterday. with its
principal place of business to be in this city :
This new enterprise means the erection of
foundry to do all kinds of casting, MAX
ing car wheels speciality. This will involve
an outlay of large sum of money in the
erection and construction of the works and
will give employment to large number of
skilled and unskilled workmen. The share
holders Of this company are we'll known
capitalists of New York. This is a step in
the right direction. There is nothing that
builds up city so rapidly or increases its
wealth and Importance as surely as the erec-
ton and operation of foundries and fac
tories. This is only small beginning of
great ending. Our future prosperity is as
sured when capitalists invest their money
in such MISREPRESENTATION (W. Va)
Star JulY 29nd.
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KILLED BY LIGHTNING ON HER Wed
DING DAY.-Copley, Pa, July 20.-Anna,
the eighteen ear-old daughter of James
Bean, farmer living near this village, was
to have been married on Saturday evening
to George Lawson, young merchant of
Copley. Miss Bean had favorite Jersey
COW which she called Daisy, and which she
always MIXED herself. At milking time on
Saturday afternoon a thunder shower came
up. The girl took her milk pail and start
ed for the barn.
81 am going to milk Daisy for the last
time," she said to her mother, as she went
out of the door.
While Miss Anna was in the barn milking
lightning struck the building. The girls
father ran to the barn. The bolt had killed
both the girl and her COW, and they lay side
by side in the stall.