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FIFTIETH CONGRESS-
aenntn Prnnendlnra-

l60TH DAY.--Tho Presidents retaliation
message was read, and afterward discussed
by Messrs Edmunds, Hoar, Halo, sherman
and Morgan.
lGlSr DAY;-Messrs. Wilson aud Walthall
spoke on the jackson lMiss.I riots Mr..
Plumb from the COMMITTEES on Public lands
reported back tho Senate hill 10 forfeit lands
granted 10 the State Of Michigan 10 aid in
the construction OF a railroad from Mar
quette 20 Ontonagon The Senate agreed to
n new conference on the Army Approprin-
ton bill, and Senators Allison. Plumb and
German were appointed conferrees
1G2D DAY.-The Senate considered tho
conference report on the Sundry Civil bill, t,
and was addressed at considerable length by
Mr. Allison in explanation OF H. Speeches
were also made on this subject by Messrs
Hale, Cockrell, Blackburn and Sherman
The resolution calling on tho President for
copies OF all communications with Great
Britain on the fisheries question was agreed
60
iG3D DAY.--A bill 20 permit tho importa-
ton OF jute bngging free OF duty was re-.
ferred 10 the Committee on Finance Tho
Committee on Appropriations reported back
the Fortifcatlous bill Mr. German spok,
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bilf
Mr. George made speech on the retaliation
message. The Senate then resumed con.
sideration Of tho conference report on the
Deficiency bll. The question Of sppropria-
tions for public buildings was taken up and
discussed
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Anarchy in Morocco.

horrible state OF affairs exists In Moroc.
co. Anarchy of tho bloodiest character
reigns in the whole domain OF Emperor
Muloy Hassan. To avenge thedeath of his
cousin, Prince Muley, who, with his
escort, was amhushed and slain by
rVbels, ho has let loose tho imperial
troops upon the now wretcho,l
and helpless insurgents with full license 20
murder, torture and outrage 20 the extent
OF their savage desires Old mon, young
men, and children have boon slaughtered
and all female relatives OF the rebels have
been killed or seizod as slaves The
wholesale slaughter has been carried on
until no more rebels exist in the towns and
cities, and tho bloody persecution has ex.
tended into distant districts wherever rebels
are supposed To be. IL Is reported that the
Emperor has gone so far in his inhuman
work OF determination that he is now SUR.
roundoi by hostile tribes who may serve him
as no has served their allies.
News comes via Madrid which il tho hest
present source OF M, rocco news. that
horrible outrages havo been practiced,
and TO add to tho public misery n
famine prevails in many distric.a Legal
authority Is at standstill Gangs of
thieves plunder and kill without check.
Tho Ar1lb priests are preaching a holy war
and advising the summary murder of all in.
fides. The Reren du Mdrdc n Tangief.s pa.
per, calls ON all the foreign powers tb send
ships TO protect Christians and Jews The
accounts may be exaggerated, but very pos
sibly they arc all true One effect may be %
hasten the solution of the Morocco question,
which has long waited adjustment OF some
kind.
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Victims MnnRlcd and Buried Under
Tons of Debris

Anawful accident has occurred nt Nee
nah, Wis, by which fourteen persons we're
Immediately kllol AMI many others Sc
riously hurt
The calamity happened during tho burning
down of George Whitng's large paper mill,
Oh tho island between that city ami Menasha
which took place no ii.3J O'Clock IN tho even.
ing.
The fire caught in the boiler room, IN
large qunntity Of fuel, shaWngs, ctc The
fireman, Peter Nelson, had been out during
the evening and "a friend had worked for
him. About twelve o'clock be went from his
post 70 get n drink Of water and on looking
back into the boiler room found flames among
the piles Of shavngs. Before he could get
the bose or pull the whistle % give the alarm
the flames rushed through tho room and
drove him out a large crowd soon Rocked
- the scene, watching the flames dovour The
building. An immense revolving bleach
was in tho heating room adi0n-
tho IRE room. ~ was filed with
straw m rags When the ro T over tho
heating room fel in the fremeu turned tho
hose over thu bleach. and Instantly an eK-
plosiOn occurred, and ton tons Of lOior
debris shot out Of The building and across n
side track through n throng Of spectators,
nOwinH them down like grass. Tho
immense mass Of iron shot out into
an open lot two hundred feet away.
10 iis pms age it struck tho heads Of tho on
looking bystandera os nearly al tho killed
and injured wcro ht on the head. The scene
was indogcribablo The blow. so sudden
and crushing stunned those 10 did not kill
anl MAIN There was o. moment Of silence,
and then q cry Of horror went up from tho
multitude. The first strong impulse 20 fly
from further danger was soon overcOm8,
and hundreds began tho work of recovering
tho bodies of tho dead. and reecuiug on / car
ing for tho iui iursd. Body after body was
found, crushed and maugled by the timbers
nud masonry almost beyond recognition,
"A number az mon women and boys were
also injured by being hit by missiles from
the oXpios on
The dead were all picked up. most Of thom
being close together, and were taken % tho
City Han. which was converted into q NOR
que. and undertaken nxol tho bodies up as
well as possible and placed them iu
caskets, and each body was then
turned over 90 its relatives Seven Of tho
Killed. were coopers by trade. and were all
employed IN tho same factory.
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TIonse ProoeefinRa.

18TH DAY.--Ihe conference report on tho
New York Custom House bin was agreed 20.
As decided upon, the bill provides for the
purchase Of n site Rt limit Of $3.50, 600 and
the erection OF n building at cost not ex-
ceoding $3.50, 900. The effort 10 reconsider
The French spOliation claims failed for want
Of n quorum.
19jrm DAY.-Mr. Payson introduced
resolution 10 revoke ali leaves Of absence,
except for illness; this was carried, and an
order for tho arrest OF nb3entees was Issued
... Numerous private pension bills were
passed.
18TH DAY The Committee OF tho Whole,
by a vote Of i0J 70 -, sustained the decision
uf tho Chair, ruling ont of the Deficiency
Appropriation bill Che provision for the pay
in nt OF tho French Spoliation Claims The
Deficiency bin was passed Mr. Mason in
troducei n resolution Of inquiry into tho Ad-
ministrntion loans 10 National banks ....
Another bill 20 define trusts and punish per.
sons connected with them was introduced in
thc House by Mr.. Anderson Of Iowa.
t0STH DAY.--Iu Committee Of the Whole
the hii 10 provide for printing Government
securities IN the highest style OF art was dis
cussod but no action was taken Tho
oklahoma till was considered and debate was
held on the amendment requiring that tho
land thrown open 70 settlement shall be dis
posed Of BY homestead entry.
lflTu DAY Tho House passed joint
roso. ution to provide temporarily for the OK
ponditurcs Of the Government "a bill re-
uuiriny the Government securities ~ be
printed in the highest style Of art on hand.
roller presses, and that steam presses be dis
poDso1 with, was passed.
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south ana West.


THE State Convention OF Nebraska Re.
publcans was held at Lincoln, and General
John nj. ThRyer was nominated for Govern
or a complete state ticket was placed in
the field
NICOLA FEMMENETrA has been oxecut.,l M
Buena Vista, Col, for tho murder of Michael
Casey, az Granite, in March last
AN explosion totally destroyed the Giant
Powder Works at West Berkeley, Cal. and
Killed three white men and three Cinnamon.
BLACK measles of most virulent type has
broken out ON the rice plantations on the San
tee River, =. &. Fifty deaths have already
occurred, and the disease has become cpl.
demic.
JOHN CARTER and Horace Christler, farm.
ers OF Elmont Kan, quarreled about a
cornplanter. Carter drew a revolver when
Chrstler knocked him down with hayfork
Carter, railying, Knocked Christler down,
Jumped ON him, gouged out one eye, bit off
his nose and one ear, and then thrust both
prongs OF the fork into his skull, killing him
instantly.
The toiler I'm James w. Whites cotton
mill at Bremond, Texas, exploded, killing w.
- Nooten fatally wounding his two sons
John and Silas, an1 seriously injuring four
Others. The mill was demolished.
IN political quarrel at Nashville Ind,
Jacob Peavey Instantly killed Frank Hall
and his brother Elam.
THE business portion OF Clinton, Ind, n
town ot 1900 inhabitants, has been destroyed
10y fire.
WHILE fiat car was being raised to the
track ON the Michigan Central Railroad at
East Saginaw, Mich, tho derrick fell over
into the crowd Of sightseers. Two brothers
named Collier were instantly killed and
three Others were fatally injured.
FOREST fires burned numerous houses in
Nadeou, Bolton aud Mumford Mich A
famuy OF seven persons was DESTROYED at
Mumlord. Many farmers in that region
have lost their houses and crops.
CHARLES w. WALDRoN. one of the own
ers and manager OF tho Waldron Bank
Hillsdale. Mich. has absconde1, taking wi
him money and securities estimated at from
1000 to $4,000.
A MoB took John Graves, n sxteen-y year
old co'ored boy from jail at Brown3town
Ark. and lynched him for an unprovoked
murder he had committed.
BY reason OF hagman's carelessness n
collision occurred at Krum, Iowa i'm which
three railroad employees were killed and six
wounded.
IKE DUNCAN, colored, while in court at
Birmingham, Ala. being tried for an at
tempt to murder, dropped dead in the crimi-
nails dock
Mrs. Ell CARTWRIGHT and her baby were
killed at Norfolk, Va, by the explosion of a
kerosene lamp.
WILLIAM HENRY MILLER OF Columbus.
Ohio, son OF tho late John Miller, n pro.
minent citizen and banker while showing n
revolver TO one Of his children in front OF his
residence, accidentally discharged 10, and the
bail struck his mother, standing few steps
away, and instantly killed her.
THE cholera Is raging in Presque Isle
county, Mich, and nine persons died in one
day. There are no doctors in the vicinity.
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Washington.

TgE President has nominated Charles r..
Icmploton, OF Dakota, 10 be Associate Jus.
tice of the Supreme Court Of Dakota for the
Eighth District
THE Postoilice Department has given no.
tice that tho free-delivery service will be e.
tablished at the following post Offices October
]; findlay, Ohio; Oneida, n " Olean. NJ
y. =; Seneca Falls. N. Y. Port Jervis M. Y:
West Troy, N. Y. Waco, Texas: Plainnol
NJ }. Monmouth, H.; Pittston, Penn
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND md Colonel In
mont. accompanied by Internal Revenue
Commissioner Miller, recently went on a
fishing excursion Of two or three days In the
vicinity Of Clifton Forge, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains Of Virginia.
THg report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
shows that under the nets of Congress, IS r
2j3,3if acres Of railroad lands have been for
foited; ~ - - 800 acres railroad indemnity
restored and ~, 800. .172 acres restored under
Illegal entries The total acreage restored 10
Che public domain is So, ,lj9, 800. Tho gocro.
tary recommends that 149 l19, ,528 acres
addition be recovered.
TIE President has approved the act for tho
erection Of a marine hospital at Evansville.
Ind the act to provide aid 90 State or Ter
ritoriai homes for tho support OF disabled
soldiers and sailors Of the United States, and
the act authorizing an increase in pensions
for deafness.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
AT THE DRAWBRIDGE

Polly Gardner had been spending her
vacation with her aunt Mary in the
country. Tho would have been "per
fectly happy" but that her father and
mother were obliged TO remain in the
city. 1t was five weeks since she had
seen them, and It seemed to Polly like
as many months.
One lovely afternoon Polly sat on the
horse-biock Idly kicking one foot back
ward and forward, watching aunt Mary
as she drove oil on a visit to n sick
ne'ghbor,
just rs aunt Mary was hiding from
sight by bend in the road She heard
the crunching OF wheels, and on look.
ing up, found it was the grocer and post.
man from Willow Grove. He checked
his horse at the gate, and fumblin0
slowly in his coat, drew out white on9
yelope and read in n loud voice.
Miss Polly Gardner, in care Of Mrs.
Mary West, Willow Grove, in haste.
Then nc pceked over his glasses severe.
~ at Polly, and asked sharply: "Wbo's
Miss Polly Gardner1 Do you know,
little girl."
"Oh, that's mo-" cried Polly. iump-
lag from the horse block, "and Mrs
Mary West is ounty. Please give me
my letter. It's from mamma. 1 am so
glad J"
'Cau you read "
"Yes Of course. " said Polly. indiu.
nantly "I'm nine noxt week. "
THIS was the letter
DEAREST poLLY-Papa finds he can leave
bic business for short Time 30 that We have
concluded % spend the reminder Of our VA
cation with you and aunt Mary. We shall
take the train that reaches Willow Grove nt
4.20r. ~ on the 28th. Ton aunt Mary 10
meet ne IN sbo has time
Love - AL and thousand kieses from
MAMA AND PAPA.
AZ aunt Mary would not return before
Eve O'Clock, Polly determined TO walk
down 70 the station and meet hts- father
and mother She had often teon There
with aunt Mary 70 watch the trains come
and 90. lt was q small station and very
few people stopped there.
Just before iolching the station The
railroad crosses dfawbridqo. Polly
liked to watch the man open aud shut the
draw as the boats on Che river passe
through. There was q footpath over this
Bridge, and Polly bad once crossed it
with aunt Mary. Thoy had stopped 10
speak 90 the lagman who was pleasant
and good naiured lie told Polly where
she could dnd some beautiful white lilies
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LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Eastern ana MiddIo States.

DURING a sham battle fought by opposing
companies OF the Third New Jersey Regi-
ment, at Seagirt n. J., Gunloader Peter
kneip and Gunner Fuller were killed by the
premature discharge OF a howitzer.
ANDREW CoNKLIN, a rich miller OF Ram.
apo, has committed suicide by shooting.
Dependency. caused by long spell OF sick
ness, prompted him 20 take his life.
JonN FIRST, OF Pittsburg, took his young
son for a sail on Lake Chautauqua, and
when far from shore hugged the lad in
ms arms and jumped overheard. Both were
drowned.
A NEW building on Eighty-third street,
New York, caved in, killing John Flynn, "A
workman, and injurlng four others.
A rHREsHINe machine boiler on tho farm
OF Frank Stranahan, near Cory, Penn, OK
ploded. killing William Clough, the engineer,
and Arthur McCray, one of the workmen.
Two Others were badly injured.
Two tramps stealing ride on freight
train were hurt fatally, at Devon, Penn in
a wreck caused by tho train breaking in two
CONGRESSMAN w. l. ScorT, OF Erie,
Penn, has declined n denomination on the
ground of in health.
AMBROSE NULTER, was killed by n train
while walking on tho track at Darien, Conn.
EN-SrATE REPRESENTATIVE "JACKn Nc
CuLLoUGH, a well known politician OF Phila-
phia, has committed suicide by shooting him.
self in the head at his residence.
DURING Harrison and Morton pole raising
near Morris n. ", cannon discharged
nrematurely, killing John Dickson, Albert
Sergeant aud Fred Sage.
A PARTY of seven persons sailing IN tho
harbor OF Hyaunis, Mass, wero thrown into
the water by their boat capsizing, aud three
children, about twelve years old, were
drowned
Tux Republicans OF New York assembled
IN convention at Saratoga and nominated
ex-senator Warner Miller for Governor-
stephen v. n. Cruger for Lieutenant Cover
nor, aud William Rumsey for Judge of the
Court OF Appeals. A high license clause was
Incorporated in the platform.
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OKRA Sour. Put meat in one quart
of water and let boil, removing the scum
as it arises put in sliced okra, tomGtc
and onion, little rice and salt and pep.
rer to taste; let boil again and serve.
Squash PIE.-Cut, stew and mash
tender squash; to one pint Of squash add
one cup OF sugar, one tablespoon Of bat.
ter, htlf teaspoon Of soda and finely
rolled cracker or sifted -four To thicken
sprinkle with cinnamon and ginger.
SWEET PICKLE APPLES. Take one
teacupful Of vinegar and two Of sugar.
and make a syrup Of them, adding Gin
nanon and cloves. Pare ard core sweet
apples, drop them IN the syrup and let
them cook until tender, not soft. Put
them in jar and pour the syrup over
them. They arc ready 10 eat as soon No
cold, aud will keep any length Of time.
POTATOES a la MUrRE D'HorEr. -
Boil the potatoes and peel them, cut
them into slices, and then put them into
stcwpan with frqsh butter, parsley and
Gives chopped up, salt, pepper and n dash
OF vinegar; warm them up and serve i'm
place Of butter oil may be used: II the
potatoes are very small they need not bc
sliced IN the recipes where slicin0 is di-
rectcd.
PIcELED CUCUBBEHs. Make choice
Of those which are small and not too
old put them into jars and pour over
them a brine made Of two thirds Of
water and one OF vinegar, with salt in
the proportion Of pound TO three pints
Of liquid. Put the brine on the fire un-
ill the salt is melted, let it stand to set
tic, and before using pour it of clear
When it is wished to use the cucumbcrs
take of the rinds and dress tEem like
fresh Cucumbers.
RfCE CnEAM Boil p tablespoonful OF
rice in rather more than a half pint Of
milk until cute soft. turn it into q
morta- aud pound IL so that no whole
grains arc visible; put It in q basin. whip
half o pint Of cream, sweotcn and flavor
with vanilla, add onc-0uarter OF an
ounce Of isinglass dissolved in q teacup Of
milk, beat up with the rice and pour into
n mold. Some whipped cream slightly
colored with cochineal and placed 70
tiny heaps round it when turned out Of
The mold, makes a pretty dish
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-09-06
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
10 soaid MIX Proporiy.

The Boston Journal ofHealth says: cit
Is recommended that the milk supply of
cities be scalded as soon as received by
the consumers, to prevent its souring
To scald milk properly the following
method is advis, d Take thin glass
bottle provided with rubber cork, fill it
with milk nearly up TO the neck, and
place It uncorkcd in a kettle Of water,
which should then be gradually brought
TO boil. When steam has commenced
TO escape from the bottle, cork it lightly
and continve tho boiling for thirty-five
to forty minutes and tho process will be
complete. A bottle OF milk thus pre-
pared, IL is said, will remain sweet n
month If kept in cool place and
tightly corked.n
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a VIOLENT hurricane swept over Lake
BalotOuy, in Hungary, and boat contain
ing number Of reapers, with the fruits %
their harvesting, was capazot and fifteen
Dorsons were drowned
CHOLERA broko out on the Portuguese
transport India while bound % Mozambique,
and within forty eight hours there wor8
thirty eight cases among tho crew and pas
seugers, twenty four Of which proved fatal
EIgHr hundred workmen have been
drowned by ON inundation ot Tong.Tcona,
China
Sfn JoHN Hosr. formerly Minister Of III
nance Tor tho Dominion Of Canada is dead.
Ho fell dead while about 20 fire 90 n stag on
bis estate in Scotland.
RUSSIA has proposed. 30 tho European
Powers. 20 unite Roumania and Roumelia in
ono nation under Che English Duke Of
Cumberland ns King
SEVEN old wooden warehouses at Stein
warde Germany. containing cotton, rice.
sugar aud Qltpotro, valued at 81 10000, have
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Delicious sandwiobes.

Boil three thoroughly fresh eggs for
twenty minutes, then let them cool.
Take six anchovics, wash them, wipe
them in a cloth, cut Off the heads aud
fins and scrape away the skins. With
the fingers and thumb split them open
down the back aud take the iillets or
sides from the backbone. Prepare some
lettuce by tearing it up into tiny bits
and dressing il with mayonnaise. Then
cut six thin slices of German rye bread
or homemade Graham bread-the ordi-
nary bakers brown bread crumbles too
much. Butter them and lay between
each two, one of the eggs shellcd aud
cut into very thin slices, layer of the
salad and the fillets of two auchovies.
Press the slices together with SHARP
knife divide them into small squares,
and arrange them on n dish covered
with napkin. The loaves OF bread
must, of course, be large to make the
sandwiches Of proper size. Brooklsa
Eagle.
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Fifteen sailors Droyvncd

Fifteen lives have been lost by tho strand
ing OF the Norwegian steamer Bratsbcrg
ont OF a total of twenty two on board. The
steamer grounded very near ST. Felicito.
below Matane, i'm the st, Lawrence River
in Canada, during n dense fog, and the sea
commenced almost Immediately 90 break
over her. She had n cargo ofcoal from Svd-
ney TO Montreal, aud her hold filed at once.
Captain Nelson managed 20 get ashore.
and wired the almost total loss OF his crow.
but without furnishing details. They were
swamped in attempting TO reach the shore.
a good deal OF excitement was caused. for
the names OF the lost cannot be had.
The steamer went 10 pieces and nothing
was saved. There was a good deal of anxiety
Tor the fate OF the other membars or the
crow, FOR no craft could live near the steamer
while the present heavy sea continued.
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Concentrntine the Curroncv.

The movement of standard silver dollars
from the different mints and sub-treasure,
10 Washington for storage i'm the large new
silver vault i'm the Treasury building has
begun. The shipments will be made in lots
OF $500, 900 day, and will continue until the
vault is filed. AS the vault Inns a capacity
OF S10J, O0O, coo In silver dollars il viii taltc
about six months TO hll IL at the rate OF ship
ment decided upon The shipments will be
confined TO the coin now stored at Philndel-
phia, New York, New Orleans and San
fTancisco IL IL estimated that about $50,
O0J.O0O will be brought from each OF the
cities named. ho first shipments come from
Philadelphia The old vnults In the Treasury
already contain $US, ,0OO, 900 i'm standard silver
dollars, aud this vast sum will be swelled 10
Sl6s,OOO,OOO when the movement to the new
vault is completed.
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been destroyed by fire. Six persons parishetl
IN the flames Most OF tho property was
insured i'm England.
By the inundation OF tho Miniano Prov.
ince, in China, 800 houses wero demolished
az lbi Gamin, and $50 were iloated away.
Fifty people perished.
CONFLICT took place between cnribeeners
and Smugglers ON tho Bidassoa River, which
forms part of the boundary hetween France
and Spain. Two OF the smugglers wero shot
cead, two were drowned. several were
wounded and ten were captured
Tux Canadian Minister OF Justice, j. y. u.
Thompson, has been creatod n Knight of 81
Michael and St George in recognition OF his
services ON the Fishery Commission. He will
now oe Sir John Sparrow David Thompson.