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, 1889-12-26
THE FIRST MEASURE.
Wilson and Cartcr's Efforts ::on be-
haif of the New state,


WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. THE first legis-.
lation, in the shape of a bill, or q joint
resolution. which has passed the lower
house In the Fifty-frst congress came
to-day. 1t came from Congressman
Carter of Montana, joint resolution
asking the United States government to
delegate to Washington and Montana
the furniture, fixtures and records used
at the capitals by the territorial govern
nients. The resolution-~us drawn up
by Messrs. Cartor and Wilson.
Mr., Carter agreed to support II on the
floor and to do what talking was needed
to secure hearing for it. He got his
first taste of fighting before no got what
ho wanted. Mr.. Oates of Alabama got
to accommodating and put Mr.. Carter
through q cross-examination as to why
the necd of haste. Mr.. Carter was loaded
with statement from Comptroller
Matthews that the valuable records must
be sold at once, unless delegated 10 the
state.
An amendment was offered by Major
Picller of South Dakota that the reso-
luton include the two Dakotas. IL wns
withdrawn, however with tho under
standing ,hut another resolution would
be introduced Tomorrow to cover these
states.
After the amendment was withdrawn,
the resolution went to the third reading
and II was passed without opposition.
1t makes g difference OF a few thousand
dollars to each state.
The resolution giving the territorial
property to the new states, includes tho
, 1889-12-26
THE CODE CONTEST.
A Denial by Mr.. Hal OF Newspaper
Statements.

William Lair Hill denied in a letter
over his own signature in this mornings
Post-lntelligenoer that kilograms have
passed between Lobbyist Sanborn of the
Bancroft Whitney Company and him
self relative to the code bill, now ibcing
considered by the senate committee on
assessments and taxation.
He writes: "Thc shortest and truest
possible answer to this statement of
your correspondent is that 1t is abso-
lutely and unqualiiiedly untrue in every
particular"
Mr.. Hills denial is q carefully guarded
one. 1t is ingeniously but not ingenu-
ously drawn. and is calculated to leave
the impression that no tclegrnms have
been exchanged between himself and
lobbyist Sanborn relative TO the pending
code bill. The copies OF the kilograms
exchanged, published in Yesterdays
REVIEW, takes the wind out oil Mr.. Hifi's
sails, and confirm the bcliefthat all have
had from the start that he and the Ban.
Whitney Company are standing in.
In addition Mr.. Sanborn has teic-
graplcd Mr.. Hill repeatedly to send
lawyers here to urge the legislature to
adopt his scheme and has telcgraphcd to
lawyers in Seattle and Tacoma to talk
MIR. Hills proposition and create sen.
timent In its favor.
, 1889-12-26
ALL SORTS OF ITEMS.

Calvin s. Brico says moro money
ought to be spent in politics. 1t seems
quite evident that he did not spend
enough.
When you find woman who does not
enjoy being q martyr you have found
woman who has short hair. --Atchison
Globe,
The sons of Adam must have figured
things on rather big slate when they
multiplied on the face of the earth.
Baltimore American.
You find many newspaper man
under fifty working like sixty. Some of
them over seventy are working like sixty
too.-Dctroit Tribune.
DO not imagine that the boy who Joins
church about this time is concerned
about the future 1t is the present he
has an eye to.-Terre Haute Express.
Treasurer Burke of Louisiana has in
creased in popular estimation nearly 25
that his deficit is not 500, 600, but $780,
600.
PRESENT AND FUTURE.
Philosophers say nows the time to pre-
pare
For what is to come, be ye monarch
or peasant.
Yet he who ut Christmas remembers his
fair
Is wise if just now he prepares for the
present. -Harper's Bazaar.
Scene, Recitation in Mechanics-Pro-.
fessor--"Now, Mr. c., what was the a rst
phenomenon noted in connection with
the force of grayityW Mr.. q; hesitates.
b. prompts G.)-''Adam fell. ."-Ex-
change.
A New Authority---'T don't see why
they are talking so much about the race
problem" quoth Mr., Hearst. 1--WE lost
Just as much money in the North this
year on races as any Southerner has,
and don't kick"
Wife lat A. M.)--Cyrus, the baby
seems to be asleep at lust. Why are you
still walking with him? Husband (sav-
agely)-pm making a record, Emily
Don't bother me-,49o7, 499s, 1899 5000
There! Confound its little picture!
You can take 1t now.-.Chicago Tribune.
In catechising candidate for cook,
the epicure asked, "How would you
serve woodcock-with or without their
heads?" without; said the olsen
gagod culinary applicant. "That's
enough" said the quostioner;. II do
not want you in my Kitchen Moral
Heads win.
Where the schuylkill Flows--"Hayc Q
drink, grandpopp" What is it?'
"Schuylkill.' mo, dear, have no
toeth. h.'-Philadelphia Enquirer.
Desperation The democrats of Mon
tana are fighters from who laid the fall.
Every one OF them lives on Bitter creek,
and this Is their night ofi.-Brunswick,
Ga., Times.
An old maid IN Connecticut adopted a
hov and called him "Moses Davis Absa-
iom Drnirl Mark White" The other
dnv when he became of age he sued her
for sc5 900 damages for hitching all these
names in front of him, and II is to be
hoped that the jury will give him every
cent Of 1t.
, 1889-12-26

The Washington monument was a
shining mark for the advertising man,
and shortly aftor its dedication the ofii-
GERS in charge wero flooded with all
kinds Of proposals. One patent medi-
cine firm was desirous of taking advan-
tage of the shaft for advertising pur-
poses and offered 10 prepare u handsome
souvenir of the monument, 10 be pre-
sented to each visitor at tho top, the
firm to keep man there constantly to
distribute the same. OF course the souv-
enir was to contain q liberal sprinkling
of advertising for .'thc greatest cure on
earth" II IS hardly necessary to add
that the proposal was not accepted.
The Mount Vernon Association has
, 1889-12-26
ElGIN's PITTsBURG AUNT.
He Also Has Nephew, Ex-Msyor OF
ta Terre Haute

.AO @.seV A.eS - N'oPuoWs VI
Terre Haute.
PrrrsBURo, Dec. 13.--Mrs. J. p. Robson
of Steuben street, West End, aged 72, is
an aunt of the now world.famous Emin
Bey, whose right name is Joseph
Schnitzer, was years old when Mrs.
Robson left Germany for this country,
and since that time she has not seen
him. She describes how bright O child
Emin was and his rbve for searching and
hunting about the house.
"When left Germany wrote only
one letter to my brother-Bmin's father
This letter he never anawered, and all
the information j have had since that
time received In an indirect manner
The first.direct and reliable news have
was six years ago. A lady friend of
mine, while travelling through the coun-
try, stopped for few days at Cologne.
She had heard me speak about my
brother and his son, so she took the
trouble to hunt them up. My brother
had then retired from business. In the
conversation that ensued my friend
asked him what had become of Joseph
(Emin) He told her that Joe had taken
versity, passed his examination, and was
admitted to the profession. After re-
ceivlng his diploma he started in an
office In one Of the fashionable quarters
OF Cologne. His professional career in
the city was OF short duration, but while
it lasted he was successful.
Mrs. Kolson's son, who is nephew of
Emin Pasha, has been mayor Of Terre
Haute, Ind, fof two terms. He and
his mother are now trying to get COM
munication with the African explorer.
She has lost trace of her brother, and all
communication with the German au-
thorities appears TO be useless.
, 1889-12-26
REFUSED ENDORSEMENT.
A Constable Arrives in Scranton with
warrant for Powderly.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 21.--Constable
Washbaugh of Westmorcland county
arrived in this city this morning with u
warrant for tho arrest of General Master
Workman Powderly. He requested
Alderman Fuller to endorse the warrant
so that the arrest could be made at once.
Upon examining the warrant the alder
man found that II contained no specific
allegation, making general charge of
conspiracy and omitting TO ullcge spe.
cific crimes. The warrant was held to
be defective and was refused endorse
ment.
Later.-At the suggestion of Alderman
Fuller the constable submitted the war
rant to Judge Archibald for examina-
tion. The Judge scanned IL critically
and advised the constable not to to at
tempt to make the arrest upon 1t. Pow
derly has decided to proceed against
Callaghan for libel.
, 1889-12-26
U. p. AND OREGON SHORT LINE
Tho Circular Giving Rights to the
Stockholders Not Ready for Issue.

Tho Circular GIVING flights TO the
Stockholders Not Ready for Issue.
BosToN, Dec. 2l.-The circular giving
rights to the Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Line stockholders will possibly
not be issued for several days. The
Oregon Short Line will offer its stock.
holders S4,057,0O0 of the new consoli-
dated per cent mortgage bonds and
14,s73 shares of stock. OF these, the
Union Pacific takes SO, $50, 600 Of bonds
and 0752 shares of stock, which it in
turn offers to the Union Pacific stock
holders, but upon different basis.
The Union Pacific also buys from the
Oregon Short Line direct ~, S36, 600 at 95
and interest, and puts its guarantee upon
them, as upon the other bonds, and
adds II, 500 shares of Oregon Short Line
stock from its treasury and offers the
whole to its stockholders, SO, ,0S6, 600 in
bonds ands 81, A35, 600 in stocks, in blocks
of $1,000 bonds and 10i shares of stock
and bonds.
To each holder of 100 Union Pacific
shares, the Oregon Short Line offers for
each fifty shares of its stock $1,000 bond
and l03 shares of stock.
The payments will probably be 25 per
cent per month, beginning in January,
but the advance payments may be made
and the interest adjusted at 8 per cent.
, 1889-12-26
FOR A PROPOSED ADDITION.
Colonel Crockcr Gives $4,000 to the
Now York Polytechnic Institute.

New YoRx, Dec. 2o.-Colonel Crocker,
second vice president of the Southern
Pacific Company, has given $4,000 to
the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute for
proposed addition to the institute.
Colonel Crocker WIS u student several
years ago in the Polytechnic, when an
aflliction of the eye necessitatcd the
abandonment OF his studies short time
previous to his graduation. Tho addi-
tion to the Polytechnic will include u
well.eQuipped gymnasium and all mod
crn improvements in the way of baths
and laboratories, and large lecture
rooms, with departments OF chemistry
and electrical engineering,
, 1889-12-26
HE RAN THE rUwN.
An Illinois Tough Creates q Great
Sensation.

ST. LorIs, Doc. 20-Excitemont ran
very high In Collinsviile, ILL.,, last night
Dempsey Barco, II toagh character, be-
came intoxicated and undertook to clean
out the town. He rode up and down
Main street, firing n revolver in all
directions, and dcfying any one to ar
rest him, and Wesley Beaver was struck
by ore of tho bullets and seriously
wounded.
Armed posses were soon formed to
arrest Barco, but although several shots
were fired ut him from Winchester rifles,
shot guns, etc, and his horse was shot
from under him, he managed to escape.
A short time bcf,,ro reaching town
Barco had fuss with ono Heineman,
whom he shot and fatally wounded.
, 1889-12-26
NOTARY PUBLICs.
The Senate Judiciary Committees
BIu Passed by the House.

BIZ Passed by the House.
After two sessions in committee of the
whole, the house passed the senate judi
ciary committees notary public bill. 1t
provides that notaries shall hold Office
four years and shall be appointed by
the governor upon the petition OF twenty
frceholders. The notarial fee shall be
$40 payable into the special state library
fund. Notares on their appointment
must give $1,000 bond and procure q
seai containing their names In full, the
date of the expiration of their terms and
the words ''notary public and Estate of
Washington" and must file an oath of
office with the secretary of state.
The legal fees of q no.
tary shall for every protest
of a bill of exchange, or promissory note,
be ST. and for each notice 20 cents ;
for attesting instruments OF writing un-
der seal, so cents; for noting a bill of
exchange, or a promissory note for non
acceptance or non-payment, 81 for the
acknowledgment of legal instruments,
80 cents for the first name and 25 cents
for each additional; for registering pro-
tests of bills OF exchange, or promissory
notes, 75 cents; for certifying an affidavit
and all other certificates under
affirmation without tho seal, 25 cents; for
being present at the demand of a
tcndcr or depositor and noting the same
besides mileage at 10 cents per mile, 90
cents; for any Instruments, or deposit
tion, or affidavit in writing, exclusive of
the affidavit thereto drawn by the no.
tary public, for each hundred words, 25
cents.
All notarics now holding commissions
shall go out of office April l. 1880 and
shall be paid such proportion of the fees
provided by the bill as the unexpired
term bears to the whole term for which
they were appointed.
The bill will be sent to Governor Ferry
within few days and will take effect
upon his approval.
, 1889-12-26
THE DETAILED REPORT,
a Complete Record of tho Proceed.
inRs in Both Houses.

ings in Both Houses.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Dec. 19.--Much TO
the surprise of everyone the roll-csll re
vealed quorum In the senate this morn.
ing. Eleven senators had been excused
and number had expected to leave last
night, but were prevailed upon 20 stay
in order to make a quorum.
Senator Whalley got his excuse, how
ever, and rumor has 1t that he will stop
OIL on his way at the Puyallup Indian
reservation In order to examine and in
quire into tho condition of the fight lie.
tween tho rival Tacoma factions to pro.
cure railroad right Of way through that
reservation. Two memorials, repre-
senting the two different factions, arc
now before the legislature. and the indi-
cations nre that there will he bitter
fight on the question of their passage.
Thcse memorials ask for identically tho
same strip of land for their respective
corporations, and there Is prospect of
big split In the Pierce county delega-
tion over this matter.
Mr.. Blacltfan's bill to amend the poll
tax law requires those subject to pay tho
poll tax to give their names to tue
, 1889-12-26

had some munifcent offers from adyer-
tisers. OF course all these involved the
desecration of tho home and burial place
OF Washington, and were promptly re-
jected. One of these entcrprising in
dividuals offered TO furnish q series of
handsome and expensive glass signs to
be used to designate the points Of in
terost at Mount Vernon, the reserved
advertising space to bo quite limited. In
annual rental or royalty of liberal pro.
portions. In the contributions to the
Mount Vernon mansion from the vari-
Gus states the association Is compelled
to exercise rare judgment to frustrate
the designs ofthe enterprising ad dvertis or,
, 1889-12-26
RAILWAY COLLISION.
A Fireman and q Brakeman Fatally
Injured.

LINCOLN, Ncb., Dec. 2t.--A st. Joseph
e. Grand Island freight train, running
into Hastings this morning was unable
to stop on account Of the snow on the
rails, and crashed into q Burlington IL
Missouri River passenger train at the
crossing. Fireman James Caspill and
Brakeman james Martin were fatally
injured, and tho engineer of the passen-
ger train seriously hurt. The passengers
escaped with a severe shaking up.
, 1889-12-26
NO JUNKETING TRIPS.

The Senate Refuses to Concur I'm a
Houss Amendment.
The senate to-day refused to concur in
the house amendment to its joint reso-
luton instructing the ponitentiary and
insane asylum committees to visit those
institutions and investigate, and send
junketing trips.
The house refused to send n committee
to the Medical Lake asylum, because the
mileage would cost the state 5000.
Since an appropriation of 100000 has
been asked to complete this asylum,
$1,000 would not bo too much to ascer-
tain the condition of affairs.
, 1889-12-26
PASSENGER TRAIN ROBBED.
A Brakcmsn Fires Into tho Gang and
Is HImsolf Killed.

TEMPLE, Tex, Dec. 20.-The west
bound passenger train on the San An.
gelo branch Of the Santa Fc was hold up
this morning at Bangs station, 132
miles west of here, while the train was
standing at the station. Train Guard
Alt Wolfe was standing on the ground
when he was approached by four men
who drew pistols and ordered him
to throw up his hands. Brakeman
Penn snatched the guards pistol and
fired into the gang. The robbcrs re-
turned the fire, mortaliy woundlng
Penn. Then they compelled the guard
to uncoupie the express car from the
next coach, and ordered the engineer 70
run ahead TO point distant, where the
express car was robbed. Only about $a2
was obtained by the robbers. Pursuit
Is being made
, 1889-12-26
UNFORTUNATE WILSON
Not Satisfied With His AS
signments.
OTHER WESTERNERS PLEASED
He Draws Indian Affairs, Claims
and Expenses of the War
Department.
Especial Service OF the REVIEWS Washing.
nur

lspecia, Service OF the REVIEWS Washing
ton Press Bureau
WASHINGTON, ID. T., Dec. H.-As o
rule the now Northwestern states did
well in the mako UP of the committees,
and, except Mr.. Wilson of Washington,
are pretty well satisfied with their
places.
Mr.. Wilson wanted to go on the rivers
and harbors, and had many regrets
when he drew Indian affairs claims.
and expenses of the war department.
Mr.. Hermann of Oregon was the only
Puget sound man who got on the rivers
and harbors. He wanted thai place.
Mr.. Carter of Montana was especially
fortunate In getting Craftsmanship of
tire committee in which his state is in
tercstcd especially-mines and mining.
1t is said that he IL the first man in
thirteen years who has been familiar
with practical mining questions who
has had that chairmanship. lie also
has good positions in postoilices and
post roads and coinage. lie is mighty
we'll pleased with his places.
MIR. Hansbrough of North Dakota got
the place he wanted on tho irrigation
committee and, while he would have
preferred some other than agriculture,
he is pretty well satisfied.
, 1889-12-26

Senator Stewart and Congressman
Carter. on behalf of the Western Con-
gressional Association, tonight leased a
house for permanent headquarters. 1t
is three story brick building, adjoin-
ing the Shoreham, Vice President Nor
tons hotel. The lease is taken for n
wear,
, 1889-12-26
RECOGNIZED AS KING.
Formal Restoration of Malietoa a
Samoa.

SAN Francisco, Dec. 2i.-Advices from
Samoa by the steamer Alameda confirm
the report from London that Malietoa
has been formally recognized as king by
the represent atives Of the United States
followers expressed their Willingness to
acknowledge him. and on the 9th of
December Malictoa's flag was hoisted
and the United States man-of- f-war
Adams fired salute. The German war
vessel lying in tho harbor failed to do so.
, 1889-12-26
THE RUSSIAN INFLUENZA.
Bank Employees OF Detroit Afflicted
with the Disease.

DETROIT, Dec. 10.--The russian influ-
enza has reached Detroit, and curiously
enough, 80 far only bank employees are
affected. This Is attributed, however,
to o report that tho microbes travel In
paper money, and when the infected
paper has been freely circulated In Q
become epidemic.
, 1889-12-26
STATE REPREsE NATIVES.
A Concurrent Resolution Reducing
Their Number.

In the senate to-day Drum introduced
the following concurrent resolution,
which was made the special order for
January o:
Resolved, BY the senate, the house
concurring, that the judiciary commit
tee of the senate and the house, acting
jointly, are hereby directed to report to
this legislature for its consideration an
amendment to the constitution of this
state providing for the reduction of the
legislative representatives from the
present number of I05 to number not
In excess of seventy-iive members"
, 1889-12-26
DETAILED REPORT.
A Complete Record of tho Procc cd
ings in Both Houses.

FHEs =" ""'H 'U"so''
OLYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 2O.-The senate
was called to order at 10.
Tho kinnear's bill relating to theaor-
ganization and powers of the superior
courts, was taken up on the third read
ing, and referred to the cngrossing COM
mittcc.
MIR. Kinncar's bill. providing for con-
fiicting claims in money or property,
was made the special order for . y. NJ,
January z.
, 1889-12-26
A Fatal Expolsion.

AsHEvrLLE, n. G., Dec. H.-This
morning shortly after daybreak, tho
gasometer of the city, gas works ex-
the four men inside Of it, engaged in
making repairs, two were Instantly
killed and the other two wounded
, 1889-12-26
THE NAvAssA RIOTERS.
A Verdict OF Murder and Manslaughtel
- Returned. r.

BALTIMORE, Dec. M.--The jury in the
Navassa case as to the murder of Thomas
n. Foster have rendered verdict of
guilty of murder in tho first degree
against Henry Jones, and Cmser Fisher,
and seven others guilty of manslaughter.
, 1889-12-26
RELEASED FROM GALWAY.
william O'Brien Given an thusias-
tic Rocepii0SI.

DUBLIN, Dec. 20.--William q Brien
was released from Galway to-day, hav-
ing served two months imprisonment
for holding nationalist meetings which
bad bcen proclaimed. Upon his release
he Addressed a large meeting Of his SYM
pathizci ans ,-sceived IN enthusiastic
rcccptio
, 1889-12-26
Dcstitution In North Dakota.

Senator Pierce published the following g
card in the Post this morning;
"My attention has been called to the
following telegram, which appeared on
the 10th in the Brooklyn Eagle:
" 'DEsrIrUTIoS IN NORTH DAKOTA.
'WAsHIgoToH, u. c., Dec. 14-Au-
thoriZed representatives of the North
Dakota Local Relief committee state
that from 200 to 800 families are desti-
tuto there MS a result of three years bad
crops. Many are starving Boxes of
goods and money are being sent from
here. State pride keeps tile senators and
representatives from The Dakotas from
making an appealto either congress or
the public or their people
~ somewhat foaf that irrospon siolc
persons, pretending to represent the
destitute situation Of North Dakota will
appear In Washington and other cities
in the East, soliciting subscriptions for
their alleged relief Il therefore take this
occasionl to warn charitable pc ople
against the solicitations of these who
come to them for this purpose.
The commissioner of agriculture for
North Dakota, whose address is
at Bismarck, has been designated by the
governor TO ascertain what relief
is needed and to supply the destitute.
While the suffering in that state has
been grossly exaggerated, there is in a
few of the newly settled sections some
destitu,iun, and I do not desire to dis
courage in any manner the spirit which
prompts the good people of the Fast to
contribute for such a purpose, but in
case of such contributions, they should
be sent TO responsible persons, who will
see that they arc religiously applied to
the purpose designed by the donors.
, 1889-12-26
HOUSE.
RFpORTS,

From the committee on corporations
Favorably on MIR. Grants bill to compel
express companies to deliver parcels.
from the committee on counties
(without recommendations) - On Mr..
Clark's bill for township government !;
referred TO the committee on assessme mt
and taxation.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Grant--For greater secrecy at
elections.
, 1889-12-26
MILE UNDER GROUND.
Capture OF French Burglar and
Murderer in Coal Mine.

New York, Dec. 2l.--Xayier Francois
Picanez, a French burglar and murderer
who fed to this country four years ago,
has been arrested in the Psrdee coal
mines, Pennsylvania, nearly IL mile un-
der ground by a detective, and Is now
held for extraditiOn.
, 1889-12-26
Molietoa proolaimed King.

SYDNEY, Dec. 19.--Malietoa has boon
proclaimed king of Samon and has been
formally recognized by consuls.
, 1889-12-26
Land Decision AfHrm cd.

George Chandler, assistant attorney
general for the department of the in
terror. to-day affirmed the decision of
the la Grande office, Oregon district,
dismissing the contest of ). G. Stanton
against Jane Howell. The land involved
is in section 20, township 3, range 33.
, 1889-12-26

commission, have finished their report,
but 1t will not be published until parlia-
ment meets.