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Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10


& Gus prostration Last autumn she ape
Feared to be improving, and went to
the Highlands to reside with De
Rhoda A. Lawrence. While there she
drove in town to visit her father. Thurs
y, the LIST inst, and caught cold which
on SaJurd.sy settled on the base of the
brain and developed spinal meningitis
She d5ed at the Highlands early yes. erday
morning Miss Alcott was Torn on an ami
versary of her fathers birthday, and it is
singular that she should have followed him
SO soon to the grave. She would have been
56 years OF ge in November next
miss Alcott began to write stores when in
her teens, and when in her 18th year the FAM
lily moved from Concord to Boston she chose
stcry-wri ting as her profess on, and set
diligently to work. She was soon earn.
ing her living by her pen. Then the
civil war broke out. and she went
to Washington to nurse the wounded
soldiers, afterward publishing her experiences
there under the title of Hospital Sketches"
which won her considerable popularity in the
North Eve years after, in 1855, she published
the first volume of Little Women the book
on which. despite her numerous other works,
her fame will always rest. 1t IS one OF
the best books for children ever writ
ten. In it she has drawn largely from
4 life, and it is generally known that she pct
ured N Meg, 10, Beth and Amy herself and her
three sisters. she be .ng 10, the representative
p tom-bOys of America. Her sister May, the Amy
OF Little Women exhibited painting in the
great Paris salon Of 1873, but the fame OF the
family. notwlthstand ng the eminence, will rest
Upon the shoulders of the chiIdren's fr4end."l
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
! MRS. LANGTRY,s TROUBLES.

On the Heels of the News of the Death
of Her Father. the Jersey Lily Is Made
Defendant in Several Suits at Law
CHICAGO. March all of Mrs. Langry's
scenery, costumes, and furniture at Nc
Vicker,s Theater were attached at noon
yesterday upon Miss Nadage Doree's $500
suit for salary due on contract Papers are
also out awaiting service in suit by James
Creighton, jeweler in Edinburg, Scot
land, for $24L63 worth of jewelry sup
piled to Mrs. Langtry when she was playing
in the shadow of Holyrood Castle, but never
paid for
CHICAGO, March 2.-Mrs. Langtry, the
noted English beauty and actress, was
Frustrated Wednesday by the receipt of a
cablegram announcing the death Of her
father, MI. lie Breton, dean Of Jersey. The
dean was greatly respected, not only in
Jersey bu5in England, where he was well
known. He was 70 years of age, and his
death was fastened by a severe operation
performed upon him to relieve lingering
illness Mrs. Langtry, on receiving the sad
news at once cancelled her eng cement at
McVicker's Iheater.
Mrs. Langtry is in trouble with j. H. Nc
Wicker, who has sued her for $40, 900 for
breach Of contract
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

Anil was passed IN the Ohio House on
the I'd to close saloons on Sunday through
out the State by a vote Of 20 to 90.
in Hampton, Va, a fire on the I'd de-
stroyed the house Of Thomas Jones (col-
Ored), and two small children persisted in
the halnes
PosTAL clerks at Spokane Falls q. n,
went on strike on the Sd, and the post
office was closed
On the I'd the paper stock Of Barnes
Brothers. at Detroit, Mich. was DESTROYED
by tire, and also the two five-story brick
buildings they occupied Total loss, $780,
NEAR onancock, Va, quantity Of gold
ana silver was found on the 81 which had
been buried there during the Revolutionary
war
Rooms & MAuTEn's winery and distillery.
near Fresno, Oil, was burned on the sd.
Loss ST $4,000 ss
MARTIN DURAN was hanged on the Sd at
Prescott, A. T., for the murder Of q woman.
On the Sd Adam Suits, who lives half q
mile west Of Carlos City, Ind, celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary Of his birth.
MEXICAN soldiers I at Piedres N gras
crossed over the line to Eagle Pass, Tex,
on the 4th. and endeavored to kidnap q
deserter, lu5 in the fracas which took
place three Of the Mexicans were killed
Nor saloon was open on the 4th at
Kansas City. The Law and Order League
brought about this result
Harry MILLER, Of Hampton, Ga. reported
killed In the rebel lion, re urned to his home
on the 50 to find his wife married to- an.
other
s. A r1nr al Milwaukee on the Sd. which
staseed tho oAudy SeCocH Qt Tey,aecie
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
mo OTHER RAILWAY IN THE NORTH
WEST

hae IN g, eho,+ z, 3 "A IL ,.,,,,,
taton ard so,e eansaa Ib
WISCONSIN IN Al
LINE; From comparatively IN
hn low 1ac.or ID me eommereial wore,
ent, influential I' grand ran Thr ns
Route, with magnificent depots, sup
Ierb g a. aud UNSURPASSED termi-
to to, details s. has won fnr . ;tsa1f
Istion for soli,ljty. safety. convenience and
attention to it's patrons: second to no rail-
,nod al ~ laIsIaH 5iea
cars in which the enisine and 90 !, oraI q n
Ipointments are up to the highest stand
ard, and coaches especially built for this
route, are among the chief elements
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

Mr. CoRcoRAN. the Washington
banker. who died recently, was great
friend and admirer Of Daniel Webster.
The great statesman had borrowed
sums OF money from time to time, which
in the aggregate amounted to several
thousand dollars, without any idea how
ne was ever to repay the money. Mr.
Corcoran, however. closed the account
inhis own way. The day after Mr.. Web
,ster's speech on the Missouri compro-
mise he sent to Mrs. Webster pack
age containing all the evidences
Of her husbands Indebtedness to
\ him. 49, Is.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

EVEN the clcarest water Is perfectly
opaque from certain point Of view.
This may be discovered by raising 4
glass OF water q little above the level OF
the eye and attempting to see an OBJ
sject hold just over the surface of the
water. The latter appears just like q
FURNISHED mirror, and the eye can see
nothing beyond it. A glass Of whisky.
i raised to a level of the mouth an In
definite number of times. will prevent
the eyes from seeing an object, no mat
ter whore it. is held.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
Low EXCURSION RATES
WHICH INCLUDE MEALS AND BERTHs

ON STEAMERS
Are made via Duluth to all points East
reached by lake lines and their rail
connections. Tickets can be procured
going by lake, or lake and rail, and re-
+ turning all rail if desired. Tickets
can be purchased, Sleeping Car Ac-
commodations and berths on steamers
secured, and further information had,
by calling on. or addressing the fol-
lowing Ticket Agents:
B. N. AUSTIN, City Ticket Agent.
IS Nicollet House Block, Minneapolis.
G. %. STONE, City Ticket Agent, 1859
East Third Street, ST. Paul.
w. Fl. FISHER, G. f. COPELAND.
General Sup't. Asst. Supt.
p. +, DODGE, P. A. ROCKWELL.
I. Gen. T'k't.Ag't. Ass t. Gen. Tk't. ACT.
GENERAL OPTICS ST.PAUL, MINI.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

A JUDGE in Colorado recently de-
cided that a man is in duty bound to
tell his wife where he spends his even-
ings when he is away from home. It
would save many a man trouble il he
would do just that without any order
of court, 80 s.s.5E
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
A GREAT FAILURE.
The Manistee Salt and Lumber Company
Assigns to E.. Gol1leil Filler. &

Assigns to E. Golden Filler.
DETROIT, Mich, March 2-The Manistee
Salt and Lumber Company made an assign
nent yesterday morning to .. Golden
Filler for the benefio of creditors
The assets, are 81, $4,000 and the
liabilities 1864 900. The liabilities are
composed mostly of hoating indebtedness to
banks Hon. J. ]. Ramsden, one of the
executors, who is thoroughly familiar with
the affairs of the company and Of
the late Michael Engelm mn, its presi-
dent, says every dollar will be paid A de-
mand for $50, 900 spot cash by creditor
preci pitated the ass gnment The COM
pany is a very large concern, with val
liable plant, consisting OF pine lands. lusn-
Der, railroads, saW-nlilis and salt blocks,
with very complete paraphernasia
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

FROM recent STATISTICS it appears that
the Parisians throw away annually
more than three hundred thousand tons
Of material which is picked up BY the
chiffonicrs and sold by them for up
wards of twenty-five million francs per
annnna The daily commerce Of the
chiffonicrs amounts to more than sew
enty thousand francs, which is shared
by forty THOUSAND. men. whose occnpa-
tio,, consists in wandering about the
streets ut night with y lantern in hand
and Il hod on their backs. and picking
III kinds Of scraps out Of tho dust- hina
eaa Tho trattoy.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
An Aged Murderer.

4 HUDSON, n. Y, March 2. Oscar F. Beck
with WIS hanged at tue cour T. house in this
city at 1905 o'clock YESTERDAY morning for.
the murder OF Simon Vandarcock at Austen
ltz on January 10. 1882 He WIS sentenced
to death six times, had two trials, and his
case was reviewed BY the Supreme Court
and the Court Of Appeals Governor Hill
was urged to pardon him, but refused 10
commune the sentence BeckWith was "a
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

A THICK coating Of flowers Of sulphur
over the affected limb for ene night is
said to cure the sciatica. The skin
should be thoroughly cleansed first.
The remedy is simple enough to war
rant trial,
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
Arrested for : wartime MURDER.

a GARM1 ILL.,, March q DIR John W. Stone,
9 preacher and physician OF Springer on,
near this G ty, was yesterday arrested
charged with the murder OF cochran Bal
lard in March. 1864 "A man named Quick
enboss recently confessed that he, Stone,
and several other members of secret So
ciesy killed Ballard, who was Union sol
der, at Shoals, Ind. Stone protests his in-
nocence.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
KilIetl ser Four l,l,;ldr.n.

KEY WEST, Fla. March 2. "A dispatch
from Barscoa, eighty miles from Havana,
states that q mother murdered her four
children in cold blood she chopped of
the heads of two of them with a Ratchet.
and the other 1wo she held in tub OF
water until drowned, and then cut them
up She said when arrested and taken to
jail that the devil tempted her to the
crime,
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

D. R. LOCKE, who died in Toledo the
other day worth 81, 500, 600. set the type
for the first edition Of his Nasty letters
published in indianapolis in 1863.
The book was yellow-coyered
pamphlet of one hundred pages, and
brought the author between 800 and
5000
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

a TEXAS paper mikes the state
ment that q man left Waxahachie re-
Gently. driving a yoke of oxen; that
one OF them died from being over
heated. and that while he tarried by
the wayside to skin the amin al biz
card came and froze the other OK to
death
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

Il has been estimated by Prot, Kirch-
8hoff, OF Halle, that the language most
spoken on the globe, for the last thou
sand years at least, is Chinese, for it is
without doubt the only one which is
talked by over four hundred millions Of
the human race. The next language
most iE use, but ayery great distance be-
hind Chinese, is Hindustani. spoken by
over one hundred millions. Then fol-
low English Spoken by about ono hum
dred millions), Russian Cover seventy
millions1. German cover tifty-seven
millions), and Spanish (ovcr forty
seven millions).
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

- ~ ". 7I57E7
after The death Of
her fal her, the sud-
d e n y a nnouncad
death OF Miss Alcot /.
brings a double sor-
row to the n;ny
friends Of the family,
while the loss Of this
talented writer will
be felt far and wide
among the many
readers of her books.
For a long time Miss
AIcott has been i'll,
RnffarinU from noru
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
Death Of an Indiana Pioneer.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Marca q Samuel Nor
rison, IN Indiana surveyor and pioneer,
died here Thursday on his Goth birthday.
His first recorded achievement was map
of Indiana. published in 1916; 6he one he
was proudest Of was a map OF Vicksburg
sent to General Grant. in which ne claimed
he originated the plan Of the capture
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

A CUSTOMS inspector found three
thousand dollars worth Of diamonds
in a cake OF soap carried by an In
nocent=looking smuggler the. other
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

lTdoesn't do to trife with a book
agent. A presumptuous horse in
Michigan undertook to run away with
ono the other day and dropped dead
before he got half a mile.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

JACOB HALLENBERGER molder.
working in stove foundry in Phila-
delphia, was burned in an explosion
seventeen weeks ago and tho other day
he died. starved to death. 1t was
found that i'll the explosion he had
swallowed some Of the molten iron and
It had formed y structure Of the aesoph-
agus, which had closed the passages to
the stomach.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

WHILE receiving congratulations on
her sixtieth birthday the other evening
Mrs. Ann Summerville, Of Charleston,
W. Va. fell dead. The shock so af-
fected her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Comp
ton, that she expired in a few minutes.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

Owns and operates $500 miles of
thoroughly equipped road in Illinois,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota
and Dakota.
IT is THE BEST DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN
ALL PRINCIPAL POINTS IN THE NORTHWEST,
SOUTHWEST AND FAR WEST.
For maps, time tables, rates ofpassage
and freight, ETC., apply to the nearest
station agent Of Chicago. Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railway, or to any Railroad
Agent anywhere in the World.
r. MILLER, General Manager. A.
v. I'll. CARPENTER, Gent Pass. and
Ticket Agent. J. f. TUCKER. Asst
Gent Manager. GEO. II. HEAFFORD
Asst Gent Pass. and Ticket agent,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Da For information In: reference to
Lands and Towns owned by the Chicago
Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Railway Company,
write to ii. g. Hangar, Land Commits
sioner, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
a Fatal Explosion of Giant Powder 90
ours on an Indiana Farm.

ours on an Indiana Farm.
CAMBRIDGE CRY, Ind, March IA ter
rife explosion of dynamite occurred yes
sterd y morning on the farm OF David
y mpton at W liliamsburg The shock was
felt Lfty miles away. Hampton was loud
Ing wagon with che stuff to shoot well
at HagerstoWn when tie crash came. Six
tons OF dynamite exploded Man. wagon
and horse were shattered 10 pieces Shreds
OF Hampton's shirt Were found, and SO was
the head of his horse, bosh far from the
place where they were blown up The FARM
house WIS wrecked and a hole fifteen feet
deep and twenty live feet in circumference
was found where the dynamite had been
kent
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

The last new language into which
the "Pilgrim's Progress = has been
translated is that Of the Pants on the
Gold Coast.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

DAYTON. q, March The venerable
banker. Valentine Winters, at family din
ner yesterday distributed a half million
dollars OF his estate among six children and
the heirs Of Two others In the year 1882
he gave them $4OO, 900.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
MRS HARRIET BEEcHER STowE says
that her literary work is finished.
BEssEMER's steel patents hav,
brought him $s5. 1856. 600 in royalties

THE Western Union Company
handled 70, 977. 546 telegraph messages
last year.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

FRANCIS MURPHY recently Joined the
Butler street n. E. Church Of Pitts.
buryh, Pm. 81
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

An elderly lady living with her
daughter in New York has remark
able record. Her name is Mrs. Flor
ence Schlamn. She is just past 1O2
years Of age. Her Youngest child was
born when she was 50 years old. She
has three great-great-grandehildren,
and her grandfather. it is said, died at
the age Of 100 These are only few
OF tho odd facts about The old LADY.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

THERE are in the Sunday schools Of
the Christian world 16. 447, $50 sch GLARS
and 1,55s, 16 I teachers, making grand
total Of 1s, 400. 600
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
Epito ONE Of the W eek.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATIONS
FlFTIETH CONGRESS,

Fh1DAY March The Senate was not
In session. IA this House bill creating
the Office Of assistant perintendentof the
railway mail service, with ffty-four chief
Clerks. was favorably reported A memo-
rial Was presented from the ST Paul Cham
ber ct Commerce calling for stringent
measures to prevent the emigration Of
Anarchists, Nihilists and criminals Of every
kind to this country. At the evening ses-
sion twenty i've pension bills were pissed
SATURDAY, March There was no SEES
sion Of tine Senate. In the House numerous
petitions, memorials and resolutions were
presented praying for the passage Of the
pending bill TO prOtect the manufacture
and sale OF pure lard Henry G Seymour,
OF Michigan, successor to the late Seth G.
Moffatt, appeared and took the GA b Of Of
ice. lnslbe contested election case from
tho Tenth Illinois district the Committee
on Elect Ons decided in favor Of General
Post Rep), the sitting memter.
MONDAY, March B. Among the retitions
and memorials presented to the Senate
and referred were the following: For
the abolition OF all licenses and taxes on
commercial travellers; for the repeal Of in
ternal revenue taxes on alcoholic liquors
and for 9 prohiblJory amendment to the
constitutions; and Tor the pass ge of the
Per diem Service. Pension bill In the
House bills were int oduced to define trusts
and 70 prohibit trusts from carrying on in
ter-State commerce; for the construction
Of g ship canal Ground Niagara Falls in New
York; for the better protection of the North
5ern and Northwestern from tier; to antici-
pate the paymen5 OF interest on the bonded
debt
TUESDAY. March 6s-In the Senate the
Dependent Pension bill was further con-
sidered, speeches being made by Senators
ingalls, and Black burn. "A joint reso-
luton was passed to Investigate the prac-
ticability of constr ucting reservoirs for the
storage Of water in the arid regions Of the
United Ssates A rule was agreed to that a
treaty may be made public or considered in
open session whenever majority vote SO
decides In the House the Alabama cleo
ton contest between Davidson Dem and
McDufde tRep), was decided BY giving the
former the seat 81
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
MISS ALCOTT'S DEATH.

The Noted Authoress Follows Her Aged
Father to a Better World-A Brief Rec.
ord of Her Life of U efuiness.
BosToN March Miss Lou sa NJ Acott
died YESTERDAY morning. Coming SO soon
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

a PARIS paper has discovered that
the people OF "St Louis, Dakota
are dying Of a disease called ..the
blizaards.'
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10

THERE arc 172 known species 81
creatures that are blind. This does not
include lovers.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
THE EAST.

PETER HERD1C. q millionaire lumberman
OF Williamsport, Pa, and the inventor Of
the Herdic cab. died in New York on the
I'd, ags d sixty flour yelra
HUNDREDS Of Hungarians were leaving
Connellsvlle, Pa, and adjoining coke re-
glOns on the ID for their native land. Scare
ity Of work was the cause.
The death Of Amos Bronson Alcott,
founder Of the famous Concord School Of
transcendental philosophy and author OF
philosophicica and critical works, occurred
in Boston on the 4 h at the age of eighty
eight years. He was born in Wo cot55, Conn.
AT Bangor, Me, David Stain and Oliver
Cromwell We're convicted on the Sd of kill
ing the cashier of the Dexter Bank ten
years ago, and were sentenced to life-im-
prlsonment
At q meeting on the Sd in New York Of the
schedule committee of the National Base
Ball League it was decided that the season
should consist of 14O games instead Of
126, as last year, and that it should begin
April 20 and close Octo Der Is
In the build ng at New York occupied by
]. II Bunnell 4 Co, electric and telegraph
supplies, and Simon Bache & Co, glass i'm
porters, o fire on the 9Th caused a loss Of
$1,000 600
EIGHT HUNDRED miners at Mount Carmel.
Pa, who had been on rike since January
for an advance in wages. returned to
work at the old rates on the 9th
Ar noon on the 9th a man named Kimball
attempted to rob the Bradford (Pa.) Ma
tional Bank. He fatally shot Cashier Tom
linson and A. Z Bleich, and then, seeing
that his capture was inevitable, shot him
self dead
The death OF Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott. the
famous author of : Little Women and
other stories, occurred at her home In Bos-
ton on tie b at the age Of tfty-six
years She was the daughter Of A. Bronson
Alcott, the author and philosopher, who
died on the 4th. Miss Alcott was not aware
OF her fathers death.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
THE ST. PAUL AND DULUTH RAIL-
z75ss P0An
THE SHORTEST LINE
IN DISTANCE
TO LAKE SUPERIOR!

QUICKEST IN TINE BY OVER 8 HOURS.
8 : TRAINS DAILY EACH WAY g
The Limited" runs daily, and con-
sumes only five hours between the Twin
Cities and Duluth making but three
stops en-route.
CLOSE CONNECTION MADE IN UNION
DEPOT, DULUTH, WITH TRAINS
OF The DULUTH AND IRON RANGE
RAILROAD.
AVOID OMNIBUS TRANSFERS BY TAKING THIS
LINE.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.

The Secretary Of the Treasury was adj
v1sed on the I'd Of an organized movement
for the emigration OF German convicts to
this country, and Immediately took steps
to guard against the landing of all such
passengers
HERE was . net increase OF 81 ], O43, 783
IN the circulation and net increase OF
SIS, O33, 743 in the money and bullion in
the United States Treasury during February
THERE We're 202 business failures In the
United States during the seven days ended
on the I'd, against 1873 the previous seven
days
TIE reduction Of the public debt during
February amounted to $7,756, $3.50, and
since june 80, or the first seven months OF
the current fiscal year, aggregated SIG,
974,O22. The net cash in the Treasury
was s 81, 987, 796, or So 500, 900 more than
the previous month
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 81 aggregated
1873, 132, $50 against $40, 786, 372. the
previous week. AS compared with the CORE
spending week Of 1887 the decrease
amounted to ia. a per cent
In the United States and Canada the fire
losses for February were $1l 213, 500, be-
Ing over So, 600, 900 above the average
February loss for thirteen years
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the 9Th trans
mitted to Congress the remaining docu-
ments relating to the fisheries treaty, to-
gether with letter from Secretary Bayard,
In which the Secretary says he believes the
treaty to be a just settle ment OF the existing
disputea
The Democrats Of the Ways aud Means
Committee OF the House submitted to the
full committee the In. ernal Revenue bill on
the 9th. The total reduction in revenue
made by the bill is about 1925, 600, 900,
made up OF $2O.OOO,OOO on tobacco md
So, O00. 900 of various special taxes re-
moved. It was decided that the bill Should
be added to the Mills Tariff bill, making
one bill of both 5g55s