, 1886-06-24

q imIGlstrItDr Uf It's a.taIT-, GIt f- I-
ONLY I'm the capacity of administrator
that the United States government
can be approached. if at ali, by the
creditors % th" COufoderGgv. which
Is nov no more. But even this aT-U-
m,at. Mr. TEckoC thinks. would ~
more facosiouS thln forciilc. He
doe not know - any WY in law er
equity that the United States govern
meut can be held res onsiblo for jre
debts OF the Confederacy.
The New York HeroLFS Boston
special says: Political circles Of tie
Hub have been more or less disturbed
OF late over a report that Ben Eutier
is about to enter the field fur COVER
nor at the coming state election The
democratic party Is not 50 well salts
fed with Cleveland aS it was one
year ago, and many think that Butler
had prophetic foresight when he
made his stand against his candidacy.
There are democratic IS well IS re
publican mugwumps here this year.
Their number is not growing less at
new appointments are made. and IN
less the administration changes its
policy. democrats will be ready not
only to ignore the president. but in
dorse his enemies by the sime the
meets.
1t is whispered at the Hub that
Ben Butler Will again become Il
for governor of EIassachu-
sets. He ran as a democratic cundi-
date several times before the war.
He made a strong fight for the re
publican nomination after the war,
but did not succeed in securing II.
He was finally elected as the demo
cratic and labor candidate in 1882
over Gov. Talbot. but was beaten in
1884 by Robinson. At the democrat
ic national convention in 1884, Butler
strongly opposed Cleveland and be
came candidate for president him.
self at the election, receiving about
the same number of votes as St. John.
IL Butler should now become the can
didate of the democratic and labor
ing element in 1Iassacuzetts and be
elected, 1t would give rise to interest
ing complications in the democratic
family, and, between Butler aud Hill,
Clevland would be likely to have a
hard time.
Indian Agent Moore yesterday re-
ceived official notice that by an exc
cutive order issued under date OF
May l, 1886, ali of that part OF the
Columbia, or Moses reservation ex,
tending west of the Okanogan river
had been restored TO the public do
main, excepting the tracts taken in
generality by the Indians for. settle
ment. These allotments, consisting
of I61 acres to the heads Of families
number thirty-seyen, and aggregate
ly is only very small portion OF the
vast tract thrown open To settlement.
Tho country that Is referred TO Is
mountainous and broken, but is well
watercd and abounds in fertile val
leys. Besides its value for agricul-
tural posposes, the great attraction
to white men will be mineral that is
known TO abound in that region.
Already have parties gone iute the
country, having learned the govern
ment intended to restore it to the
public domain, and it is stated that
one small party located two miles ci
mineral land ground along the Sal
mon river. At present the new lands
are distant from any settlement. and
there i5 imperfect communication,
but il rich discoveries are made il
VIII not be long before 4 thick popu-
lation will accumulate and means OF
communication supplied. \ great
many rich specimens, said to have
come from that part OF The territory
have been brought in during The
past two years, and have given rich
assays. We expect to hear great re
ports from the old reservation grounds
before the summer is over in regard
to its mineral wealth.-SpokaRe Falls
ReUielU
WAGES IN 1S00.-The condition Of
the wages class of that day may well
be examined; it is full of instruction
for social agitators. In the great
cities unskilled workingmen were
hired by the day, bought their own
food and found their own lodgings.
But in the country, on the farms, OF
wherever hand was employed on
some public work, they were fed and
lodged by the employer and given a
few dollars month. On the Pen
nsylvania canals the diggers ate the
coarsest diet, were housed in the
rudest sheds, and paid Sc per month
from November to May. Hod-car-
rlers and mortar mixers, diggers and
choppers, who from 1890 to 1900,
labored on the public building and
cut the streets and avenues Of Wash
ington City, received so n year, or,
if they wished, $50 for all the wori.
they could perform from March l. to
December 20 The hours Of work
from sunrise to sunset Wages at
Albany and New York were 3 shil-
lings, or as money then went. 40 cents
a day; at Laneaster,SS to $40 a month
elsewhere In Pennsylvania working
men were content with Sc in summer
aud So ia winter At Baltimore men
were glad to be hired at Is pence a
day. None, by the month asked
more than Sc. At Fredericksburg
the price of labor was fcom So TO 81.
In Virginia white men employed by
the year were given ZIG currency
slaves, when hired, were clothed and
the masters paid Il a month. A
pound Virginia money was, in FEEDER
al money, 1888. The average rate of
wages the land over was, therefore,
SO year. with food and perhaps
lodging. Out of this small sum tie
workman must, with his wife's help,
maintain his family. From McMast-
er's history of the United States.