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House Proceedings.

18TH DAY.-The conference report on the
New York Custom House bill was agreed to.
As decided upon, the bill provides for the
purchase of site at limit Of $3.50, 600 and
the erection of building at a cost not ex-
ceeding $3.50, 900. The effort to reconsider
the French spoliation claims failed for want
of quorum.
18TH DAY.-Mr. Payson introduced
resolution to revoke all leaves of absence,
except for illness; this was carried, and an
order for the arrest of absentees was issued
-. Numerous private pension bills were
passed.
18TH DAY.-The Committee Of the Whole,
by q vote of 105 to so, sustained the decision
of the Chair, ruling out of the Deficiency
Appropriation bill, the provision for the pay
ment of the French Spoliation Claims. Tie
Deficiency bill was passed. ... Mr.. Mason in
troduced resolution Of inquiry into the Ad-
ministration loans to National banks....
Another bill to define trusts and punish per-
sons connected with them was introduced in
the House by Mr.. Anderson of Iowa.
19STH DAY.-In Committee Of the Whole
the bill TO provide for printing Government
securities in the highest style OF art was dis
cussetl, but no action was taken. -. The
Oklahoma bill was considered and debate was
held on the amendment requiring that the
land thrown open to settlement shall be dis
posed Of by homestead entry.
ly9rH DAY.-The House passed q joint
resolution to provide temporarily for the eS-
penditures of the Government. IA bill re-
During the Government securities to be
printed in the highest style Of art on hant-
roller presses, and that steam presses be dis
pensed with, was passed.
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NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Topics of Interest at Home
and Abroad.
Anarchy, Rapine and Murder Rife
in Morocco.

Ahorrible state of affairs exists in Moroc-
co. Anarchy of the bloodiest character
reipns in the whole domain of Emperor
Muley Hassan. To avenge thedeath of his
cousin, Prince Muley, who, with his
escort, was ambushed and slain 10y
rebels, he has let loose the imperial
troops upon the now wretched
and helpless insurgents with full license to
murder, torture, and outrage to the extent
of their savage desires. Ola men, young
men, and children have been slaughtered
without mercy. The mothers, daughters,
and all female relatives Of the rebels have
been killed or seized as slaves. The
wholesale slaughter has been carried on
until no more rebels exist in the towns and,
cities, and the bloody persecution has eI-
tended into distant districts wherever rebeis
are supposed to be. 1t is reported that the
Emperor has gone so far in his nhuman
work of determination that he IS now sur
rounded by hostile tribes who may serve MIN
as he has served their allies.
News comes via Madrid, which is the best
present source of Morocco news, that
horrible outrages have been practlced,
and to add to the public misery a
famine prevails in many districts Legal
authority is at a standstill. Gangs of
thieves plunder and kill without check.
The Arab priests are preaching holy war
and advising the summary murder OF ell In
fidess. The Rereil du Mdrac, a Tangiers pa
per, calls on all the foreign powers to send
ships to protect Christians and Jews The
sibly they are all true. One effect may be to
hasten the solution of the Morocco question,
which has long waited adjustment Of some
kind
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CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE.
The President Asks for Enlarged
Power of Retaliation.


Power Of Retaliation.
The rejection by the Senate of the treaty
lately negotiated for the settlement and ad'
iustment Of the differences existing between
the United States and Great Britain concern
ing the rights and privileges OF American
fishermen in the ports and waters OF brlIlsn
North America has prompted President
Cleveland to transmit message to Congress
asking authority to suspend the transInlssion
in bond of goods to and from Sanaaa
through the United states unGit Sanaua
shall allow our fishermen to ship fish through
the I;orninion in bond to the United States.
The President ties the Retaliatory Act
which became a law in March, 1851, and the
main OBJ ject of his message Is TO ask TOT an
anIaroement of the Executive powers in
order that if he deemed it necessary and ad-
yisable, he could put into operation Vl5or-
Gus and effective retaliatory policy he aIso
calls the attention Of Congress to the unlair
treatment of American tizens who navigate
tho LAKES and cana within Canadian bor.
ders For whe Canadian railroads and
NAVIGATION companies share in our countrys
Transformation upon terms as favorable as
are accorded TO our own t'ens, yet in con
trast to this cond tion, ant. evincing mar.
ro =, and ungenerous commerrltl spirit every
loci, and canal which is public work Of the
dominion of Canada is subject to tolls and
charges.
mend That such legislative action be taken as
will give Canadian vessels navigating our
cana and their cargoes precisely the advan-
toges granted to our vessels and cargocs
mon Canadian canals, and t lat the ga ne he
measure by exactly the same rule of dis
elimination"
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Brushes OF Infinite Variety.

ssThe manufacture of brushes, re-
marked maker OF those Indispensable
articles to New York Sun reporter a
few days ago, sis an entirely modern
industry. The ancients, with eli their
boasted skill and wisdom, were ignorants
of both the broom and brush as we know
them, or anything resembling them Ins
lieu of the brush and broom they em-,
ployed rude instruments Of clumsy
manufacture and material, and un,S
manageable bulk and weight.
''The modern brush, ofinfinite variety
and graceful design, is a thing OF beauty
and q ioy forever A well. made brush
is a work of perfect skill and high
mechanical art. This adjunct OF our
modern civilization being used for eyery
conceivable purpose, is accordingly made
of every kind of material. Wire, rubbersl
wood and the hair of the hog, horse
badger, sable, squirrel, bear and many
other animals are used in brush making.
The fine hair of the little EgyptisnI
ichneumon is largely employed in maxi
ing artists brushes.
Stew people are aware of the con-
summate skill required in the productio11
of a good brush. All fine brushes ere
hand made; the wood work alone being
done by machinery. Bristles are more
frequently used than any other kind. Of
hair. III. -. q
.sUpon their arrival at the factory the
hairs are carefully bleached and sorted. !.
The latter is done by passing the hairs
through combs of various sizes. Thel
thick hairs are lodged between the teeth
of fine comb, and are thus quickly
separated from hairs Of smaller circiml;;
ference. When sorted the hairs are
deftly and securely bound with wire and
placed into the little holes prepared for
their reception in the wooden body AM Asl|
ordinary house-painter's brush contains
several hundred oriices, into each one Of
which the hairs have to be placed
separately, and without the aid Of any
mechanical device.
"The process of brush making has
made but little progress in ths past
century, 80 far as the invention OF new
machinery for expediting the manu-
facture is concerned. Of course, machin-]
ery is employed in making the wooden
parts of a brush, but beside the drill for
boring and the lathe used in turning the
ornamental rims and handles, no assist
ance is obtained from any. mechanlcat|
contrivance." :, 5. &
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Victims Mangled and Buried Under
Tons Of Debris.

Victims Mangled and Buried Under
Tons Of Debris.
Anawful accident has occurred at Nee
nah, Wis, by which fourteen persons were
Immediately killed and many Others Be-
riously hurt.
The calamity happened during the burning
down of George Writings large paper mill,
on the island between that city and Menasha,
which took place at 11:30 o'clock in the even
ing. ,.:,. l.;
large quantity of fuel, shavings, etc. The
fireman. Peter Nelson, had been out during
the evening and friend had worked for
him. About twelve o'clock he went from his
post to get drink of water, and on looking
back into the boiler room found flames among
the piles of shavings. Before he could get
the hose or pull the whistle to give the alarm
the flames rushed through the room and
drove him out. A large crowd soon focked
to the scene, watching the flames devour the
building. An immense revolving bleach
the fire room. It was filed with
straw and rags. When the 70 + over the
heating room fell in the firemen turned the
hose over the bleach, and instantly an ex-
plosion occurred, and ten tons OF boiler
debris shot out of the building and across
side track through throng of spectators,
moving them down like grass. The
immense mass Of iron shot out into
an open lot two hundred feet away.
It It's pas age it struck the heads Of the on,
looking bystanders, as nearly all the killed
and injured were hit on the head. The scene
was indescribable. The blow, so sudden
and crushing, stunned those it did not kill
and MAIN. There was q moment OF silence,
and then cry Of horror went up from the
multitude. The first strong impulse to fly
from further danger was soon overcome,
and hundreds began the work of recovering
the bodies of the dead, and rescuing an car
ing for the injured. Body after body was
found, crushed and mangled by the timbers
and masonry almost beyond recognition,
A number of men, women and boys were
also injured by being hit by missiles from
the explosion.
The dead were all picked up, most OF them
being close together, and were taken to the
City Hall, which was converted into q NOR
cue, and undertakers fixed the bodies up as
we'll as possible and placed them in
Baskets and each body was then
turned over to its relatives. Seven Of the
killed were coopers by trade, and were all
employed in the same factory.
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NEWSY GLEANINGS,
A FAMINE prevails in Turkey.

D1N1zULU, the Zulu chief, has surrendered
PLA1NFIELD, N. j., has had Quaker CEN
tenniaL
CONNECTICUT has reduced her debt by
$5OO,00O.
DEspERADoEs have murdered the Mayor
of Moscow, Miss.
THERE are fifteen female prisoners In New
York jails tor life.
The Indian outbreak in Arizona has besn
thoroughly quelled. .:.- .,'. .t
SINCE August Of last year there have been
752 suicides in Paris.
THE son of Cetawayo has proclaimed him
self King of Zululand.
THE Turkish Government has just made q
new loan of $7,o00,0Oo. -,
OVER 1000 ScandInavians have just been
naturalized in Chicago
THE crops in Ireland are better than they
have been for many years.
PETROLEUM in abundance has been dis
covered near Galatz, Roumania.
ABOUT loo, 900 dozen cans Of sweet corn
will be packed this year in Maine.
A NATURAL oyster bed has been discovered
in the New Haven Comm harbor.
THE manufacture Of soap from olive oil Is
to commence soon at National City, Cal.
THERE was never more fattering prospect
for a corn crop than at the present time.
=. GERMAN capitalists now hold about $50,
600, 600 worth Of Northern Pacific bonds.
DAIRY cattle are now being brought from
Denmark to England and bring high prices.
IT is estimated that the wheat crop OF
Europe will be short 75,0OO,o 900 to 1Oo,OoO,-
600 bushels.
ABOUT six men control the shipping OF
oranges from Frorida. One Of them clears
$40, 600 year.
THERE is an alleged conspiracy to over
throw the Greenway Government in Mani
toba, Canada
THE largest marble quarry in the world is
that of the Georgia Marble Company In
Pickens County.
THERE are $50, 600 subscribers to the monu-
ment recently dedicated to Gambetta, tne
French statesman.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS son has been chris.
tened at Potsdam, with King Oscar, or
Sweden, as sponsor. -
AN epidemic Of fever prevails in Wabash,
Ind due to the frig ghtful condition OF the oeo
of the Wabash and Erie Canal
THE Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
has lust celebrated at Detroit the twenty fifth
anniversary of its organization.
THERE are about 2,0O0 700 hog raisers in
the country, and the Al, ,OOO, QUO hogs raiseo
are estimated to be worth B,OOO,0Oo.
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings.

l60rH DAY.-The Presidents retaliation
message was read, and afterward discussed
by Messrs Edmunds, Hoar, Hale, Sherman
and Morgan.
161sT DAY;-Messrs. Wilson aud Walthall
spoke on the Jackson. Miss riots. Mr..
Plumb from the Committee on Public lands,
reported back the Senate bill to forfeit lands
granted to the State Of Michigan to aid in
the construction of a railroad from Mar
quette to Ontonagon. .... The Senate agreed to
a new conference on the Army Appropria-
tion bill, and Senators Allison, Plumb and
German were appointed conferrees.
162D DAY.-The Senate considered the
conference report on the Sundry Civil BILL
and was addressed at considerable length by
Mr.. Allison in explanation Of it, Speeches
were also made on this subject by Messrs.
Hale, Cockrell, Blackburn and Sherman. -.
The resolution calling on the President for
copies of all communications with Great
Britain on the fisheries question was agreed
to.
163D DAY-A bill to permit the importa-
tion of jute bagging free of duty was re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance. E. The
Committee on Appropriations reported back
the Fortifcations bill :. Mr.. German spoke
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill 80.
Mr. George made speech on the retaliation
message ;. The Senate then resumed con-
sideration of the conference report on the
Deficiency bill The question OF appropria.
tions for public buildings was taken up and
discussed,
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A Plague OF Felines.

Queensland, in the South Seas, is bel
ing overrun by thousands of peculiar
cats. 1t is supposed they are followingI
the plague of rats which recently passed
through there The noteworthy fact is|
that the cats, VIII Oh are of ordinary
size and of the domestic species, are all
pre'ty near of the same color, namely,
sandy, which proves that they have re-
verted to the original stock. They are
in very poor condition, slowing that
their migration IS due to the scarcity of
their habitual ood.-Phitadetphia Times.
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DAKOTA WHEAT CROP,
Grain in the Golden B"It Damaged
by Heat and Frost.

Grain in the Golden B"It Damaged
by Heat and Frost.
The wheat crop in Dakota is injured much
more than had been expected or supposed.
The injury results not alone from frost, but
from heat, wind and dust Mlny fields
which promised twenty bushels per acre run
from eight to ten. One farmer said he had
straw enough to yield twenty-five bushels,
but gets five per acre. Some fields are not
cut at all.
In Central and Sou heru Dakota the crops
were not materially injured, while on the
limo of The Northern ! aciic Railroad, the
M 'ssouri slope. and the country west of the
Missouri Kiver, the average yie'd was
lomerei perhaps ten per cent. In the Red
River Valley the estimated loss varies from
fifteen to thirty per cent, and in the central
and nor' hern part of North D kota, en-
bracinS the Devils Lake r".ion as its south
ern b. undary the loss is estimated ct twenty
five to fifty per Cent.
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ONE MAN KILLS FIFTY.
Half o Hundred Chinese Shot Dead
by a Brave Spantard.

Half q Hundred Chinese Shot Dead
by Brave Spantard.
A mob in the village Of Antique, near
Hoilo, China, attempted to kill priest and
afty Of them were successfully shot down
and killed.
The only white men in the community are
Spanish priest and another Spaniard who
'ived some distance away on his own estate.
The natives attacked the priest, intending to
put him to death by torture. The other Span
lard, who was quickly informed of what had
occurred. took bis rife and cartridges and
FASTENED to the rescue. As soon as he ar
rived at the priests dwelling, which was sur
rounded by mob bowling for blood,
he opened fire on the crowd. He picked out
the biggest and foremost men and shot them
down one by one. When he had used up
fifty cartridges fifty dead men lay before
him.
The natives, ,awestricken, fled in terror, crying
that the Spaniard was assisted by the evil
one, and that he had gun that could shoot
forever without reloading. They did not
even come back to gather up and bury their
dead. 6" -
It is believed that had it not been for the
craftsmanship and nerve displayed in this
case the natives in the neighboring provinces
would have risen and massacred the Euro
peans living there.
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SHOCKING DOUBLE TRAGEDY,
A Wealthy Connections Dentist Kills
His Son and Himself

A shocking double tragedy has occurred
at Ridgefeld, Conn. DR.. Archibald
G. Paddock, leading citizen, wealthy
retired dentist, formerly Of New York
city, shot his own son, aged eighteen years,
and with the same weapon shot and killed
himself. OF late it has been the practice OF
the Doctor to shoot at q target on his
premises in the rear Of his dwelling, his COM
panion being the son alluded to.
Their usual habit had been to mark and
set the target alternately, the doctor officiat-
ing for the son and the son performing the
same duty for the father. Through some mis-.
understanding as to signals when the son was
behind the target, the father failing to observe
that the boy had drawn near the mark
and was within range, discharged his piece,
and the contents entered the unfortunate
boys body, killing him instantly. But a
moment was required for the Mortified father
to realize what he had done. He ran to the
spot where his son lay and gave
himself up to expressions of grief.
These attracted occupants of the house to
the scene, who sought to comfort the afflict
ed man. He declined to listen, and even
while the most earnest words Of sympathy
were being spoken he knelt upon tho gf jund
over the dead body and placing thu :. u.:zle
of the musket to his temple disch1-.Id it,
blowing his own brains out
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WORDS OF HIsDoA.
Improve the present.

Improve the present. 9.:sssss .5ss 9
Meat is much, but manners more.
Hunger makes raw beans relish we'll
Beauty is natural, but art can be beaus
tiful. ,,. !, ~
Humble usefulness is better thau
learned idleness. -
No man ever yet failed till he lost cone
6dence in himself. sgsI
Do not squander time, for that is the
stu life is made of. "a
He that waits on another mans trench.l
er makes late dinner. x
Our circle has no diameter, because
truth has no boundaries.
Preserve self.possesion and do not bel
talked out of conviction. a
Development is what child needs,
more than &C acluirements. 4
Ignorant culture is like an empty
barrel labelled, without contents with
in. .' ...
:. A whole heaven is contained ID ssl
drop of dew; whole soul withinf
tear.
Progress depends upon the virtues
of the present, not the vices OF the
past. ,
Ambition breaks the ties Of blood,
and forgets the obligations Of .grati-|
tude.
It is the poorest way to get mp in]
the world to be continually down in tho
mouth.
Not to feel misfortunes is not the part
of mortal, but not to. bear them is mn
becoming man.
The greatest event in hens life iel
made up of an egg and cackle. But
eagles never cackle.
When man has no good reason Tor.
doing thing, he has one good reasons
for letting it alone.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern aud Middle States

DURING 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 q howitzer.
ANDREW CoNKLIN, a rich miller of Ram
apo, has committed suicide by shooting.
Dependency, caused by long spell OF SICK
ness, prompted him to take his life.
JOHN FIRST, of Pittsburg, took his young
son for q sail on Lake Chautauqua, and
when far from shore hugged the lad in
his arms and jumped overheard Both were
drowned.
A NEW building on Eighty-third street,
New York, caved in, killing John Flynn, u
workman, and injuring four Others.
A THREsHING machine boiler on the farm
of Frank Stranahan, near Cory, Penn, ex-
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
d wreck caused by etrain breaking in two.
CONGRESSMAN w. +. SCoTT, Of Erie,
Penn, has declined a denomination on the
ground of i'll health.
AMBROSE NuLTER, was killed by a train
while walking on the track at Darien, Conn.
Ex-SrATE REPRESENTATIVE JACK" NC
CuLLoUGH, 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. Y, cannon discharged
prematurely, killing John Dickson, Albert
Sergeant and Fred Sage.
A PARTY of seven persons sailing in the
harbor Of Hyannis, Mass, were thrown into
the water by their boat capsizing, and three
children, about twelve years old, were
drowned.
The Republicans of New York assembled
in Convention at Saratoga and nominated
e1. 1.Seuator Warner Miller for Governor,
Stephen v. R. Cruger for Lieutenant Cover
nor, and William Rumsey for Judge of the
Court of Appeals. A high license clause was
incorporated in the platform.
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Ill-Fated Communists.

A strange fatality seems tofollow ex-com-
munists in France The other day General
Eudes. while standing on a platform sur
rounded by a bowling mob making fiery
speeches on the commune, died by
the bursting of a blood vessel. Again,
the day before that Citoyen Cenac,
another lieutenant Of the commune,
was standing on balcony making commu-
mist speeches toa socialist crowd at No. 10
Cite Lacharriere, Paris, when he suddenly
turned pale, and to the great CONSERVATION
of the audience, just as he uttered the words:
"ll ny pas de Dieu," down he fell dead as q
hammer. The cause Of death in this in
stance also was the bursting of blood YES
sell
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Fifteen Sailors Drowned.

Fifteen lives have been lost by the strand
ing of the Norwegian steamer Bratsberg,
out of total of twenty two on board. The
steamer grounded very near St Felicite,
below Matane, in the st. Lawrence River
in Canada, during dense fog, and the sea
commenced almost Immediately to break
over her. She had cargo of coal from Sgd
ney to Montreal, aud her hold filled at once.
Captain Nelson managed to get ashore,
and wired the almost total loss of his crew,
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.
TIE steamer went to pieces and nothing
was saved. There was good deal of anxiety
for the fate Of the other members or the
crew, for no craft could live near the steamer
while the present heavy sea continued
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Concentrating the Currency.

The movement of standard silver dollars
from the different mmts and sub-treasuries
to Washington for storage in the large new
silver vault in 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 has a capacity
of s10O, ,00O, 900 in silver dollars, it will take
about six months to fill it at the rate of ship.
ment decided upon. The shipments will be
confined to the coin now stored at Philadel-
phia, New York, New Orleans and San
Francisco. 1t is estimated that about $20,-
100000 will be brought from each Of the
cities named. The first shipments come from
Philadelphia The old vaults in the Treasury
already contain sGS, O00 COZ in standard silver
dollars, and this vast sum will be swelled to
$l6S, ,0OO, 900 when the movement to the new
vault is completed.