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WASHINGTON CULLINGS.
The Democrats Will Test Reeds RuI-
ing in the Courts.
BIDDING FOR ALASKAN SEALS.
Worlds Fair Debate in the House
"A Tarin Bill to Reduce
the Revenue.
BIDDING FOR ALASKAN SEALS.
IsFaoAI DIsPA7cHEs TO THE aEooRD-Uslos.i
IRRIGATION BILL.
A Substitute Measure to be Submitted to
Congress.

congress.
WASHINGTON, February 21st.-Great in
terest is being manifested in Congress on
the subject of irrigation of the Western
plains. The House and Senate committees
have held number of meetings to con-
slider plans, and five bills have been intro.
cuced in the Senate and House embodying
irrigation projects. None of these are likely
to be adopted.
a new bill is now being formulated as
the result of numerous conferences between
Major Powell and members of the Irriga-
ton Committee. This will probably be
submitted TO Congress within the course of
q week or two. IT provides for g survey
into irrigation districts by photographic
stations. This districts will necessarily
cross State lines. In some cases all reser-
voirs viii be in once State and the land TO
be irrigated will be in another, thus raising
g perpexing problem of jurisdiction The
bill proposes 20 establish within each basin
a local Government somewhat analogous
to 8 county Government, enabling settlers
to control their affairs absolutely, subject
only 10 the laws Of the State and the United
States. The bill provides that after a GER
tain number Of years, during which an irri-
eating company shall be paid for its serv-
ice, their rights shall become the property
of the settlers themselves. No settler can
acquire more than eighty acres of irrigable
land.
The Attorney General of the United
States, the Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary Of Agriculture are to constitute
q National Board of Irrigation Commits
sioners, to whom appeals from a State
can he made. The voters of each irriga-
ton district are authorized to elect District
Commissioners for Irrigation, and the Dis
trict Court Superintendent of Irrigation.
Forestry and pasturage are also provided
for.
This bill may be said to represent the
popular phase of the irrigation question,
as it proposes. to divide the lands among
the settlers either at the regular price of
ST % an acre, or free under the homestead
bill, or to enable them to own the waters
and protect themselves from monopolists
and from greedy corporations.
The other projects before Congress pro-
yides either 10 hand over the arid lands
ard the valuable water to corporations TO
buy them reclaimed, and sold at whatever
price they choose to put upon them, or to
have the Federal Government go TO the ex-
pense of irrigating aud then sell the re-
claimed lands to the highest bidder. It is
estimated that after reclamation the lands
now arid would be worth from $50 to $50
an acre.
The bill above outlined, which may be
called the Powell bill, will, if 1t becomes a
law enable the people to take the lands
and irrigaie them by borrowing money,
they 10 have the benefit of all increment
resulting from the increased value.
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NEW PASSION PLAY.
1t Will Be Produced Under the Title o
"The Young Messiah

1t Will Be Produced Under the Title OF
"The Young Messiah"
NEW YORK, February 21st.-Salmi Morse
has a successor. Arrangements are now
being made for the production on Easter
Monday of new passion play entitled
The Young Messiah" by A. Jones Foster,
the novelist and author OF the libretto OF g
comic opera.
Foster said: 1.-The Young Messiah is
divided into three acts and half dozen
tableaux. Ny idea is to represent Christ as
beardless youth with a face that never
grows old. but wears the light OF immortal
beauty. l. struck me that nothing could
be more effective than to have the role as
sumed by q woman, and | have engaged
Miss JeannieM Winston to take the part. /
have investigated and have found that
there's no real authority on which to base
the positive assumption that Christ wore q
beard In my play have eliminated the
dangerous points which were serious objec-
tons to that of Salmi Morse. For instance.
the representation of such events as the
erucifxion and the last supper will be by
visions, and not by realistic action.
"One of my great scenes will be Christ
leaving the Pectorium, copied after the
painting by Gustav Dore. l also introduce
a scene of Christ tempted by the devil.
This will assume the guise of a vocal duet
between the Savior and Satan. The stage
will be in total darkness with the exeep-
ton of the halo which surrounds the
Savior. There will be solos by Miss Wins
ston, and the climax will consist in the
utter discontinue and disappearance of
Satan.
"The resurrection will be pictured by
vision. Into the story of the Saviors life
l also weave active undercurrents of love
and sedition. The play opens with Joseph's
carpenter shop, Another very effective
feature will be one which I have drawn
from Munkcasy's picture Of Christ before
PLATE. Miss Winston says she will make
up the part in pure white, with long, flow
ing locks. Several Church people are in
terested in the production
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CONGRESSIONAL.

| WAsHINGToS, February 21st.-The Senate Con.
| ference report on the bill to increase the pen
sions to totally disabled pensioners was pre-
| sented by Davis, and was agreed 10 after an
| explanation 10 the effect that the change was
| made under the Act of 1881.
| 1t has been provided that totally disabled
pensioners then drawing $50 month should re-
| ceive SIS. The increase does not apply to those
it passed the Senate was intended to correct that
omission. The House amended the bill 30 as to
allow arrears in pensions in such cases. The
| conference was On that point and the Tule was
practically adopted. In the Senate bill as orig
inally passed no arrears were allowed.
| The following bills were passed. Increasing
the limit OF the cost OF pubic buildings as iol-
| lows: San Francisco, to $50 900; Sacramento
| S300,0 ,0g0. Making an appropriation Tor public
building at Los Angeles, Cal, additional $50 600.
| The bill TO amend the law on copyrights came
up.
| Platt moved that the House bill be substituted
i for the Senate bill. The motion was laid over.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 2lst.-In the House,
Hooker of Minnesota proceeded with the ad-
dress on the Worlds Fair bill.
Mills of Texas made a speech objectiDg to the
bill altogether as matter with which the Gov
5rnment should have nothing to do. He woul d
vote for st. Louis as the site, and when that
question was decided he would vote against the
bill altogether.
Morse of Massachusetts announced that he
would vote against it, because he thought
Washington was the only site that could be Sc
lected as a compromise, and holding it in Wash
ington would cost several millions of dollars
which could be expended for pensions, public
buildings or postal telegraph.
Peters of Kansas opposed the fair on the
ground that the country was too poor. The
regular estimated appropriations for the next
fiscal year and the deficiencies amounted 10
$40 0c0,0 ,000o. while the estimated revenue was
only S450,000, ,0o0. These figures, he said, did
not take into consideration the rivers and har-
bors.
ONeil of Pennsylvania urged that there was
not time to prepare for the fair for 1892.
OFarrell, Gibson, Houk and Wilson of West
Virginia argued for Washington.
Vandever of California spoke earnestly for st.
Louis.
Carlisle SAID that if St. Louis was first choice
and Chicago second he disapproyed the bills
offered. The general Government had no
right to hold fair except in the District OF Co
lumbia or in the Territories. If a State wanted
the fair it should incorporate and hold it.
Kinsey o. Neill of Indiana, Wilson of Missouri,
Forman and Hatch spoke for s.. Louis. Outh-
waite. Mason of Illinois, Gear, Kerr, Owen,
and Springer spoke for Chicago and Fitch, Dun
phy, Lansing, Spiuola, Wallace, Rains, Lurner,
Mccarthy aud Farquhar spoke for New York.
Chandler closed the debate with few words
saying that he hoped for favorable conclusion
on Monday.
The House then took a recess until evening
for the consideration of private pension bills.
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The prohibition of the use Of the Ger
man language in the Courts of the Baltic
provinces by the Russian Government has
created great confusion Of tongues. The
majority of the population on the Russian
side Of the Baltic knows little or no Rus
sian at all, and the scenes in the Courts,
where the peasants seeking justice and the
lawyers pleading their clients cases are
unable to communicate their grievances to
the learned Judge, who knows no German,
are anything but pleasing for those con-
eerned. One barrister, on being required
to sign an oath, demanded that he might
be allowed to study the document with the
aid Of a dictionary before he put his name
to it. This request, however, was denied
as ''unseemly and impudent.7 The Judges
themselves are IN an awkward plight, be-
ing ordered to 90 to the Baltic provinces
from their posts in other parts OF Russia,
sometimes at only moments notice, and
there seems to be as complete = state ei
chaos as is possible.
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APACHE QUESTION.
Lieutenant Vernon Ras Something to Say
About Miles.

WASHINGTON, February 21st.-Lieuien-
ant Vernon of General Crooks staff, to-day
submitted in behalf of the Secretary Of
War and General Crooks, statement to
the House Committee on Indian Affairs
on the Apache question. He took issue
with the statement made by General Miles
and Others that Fort Sill was healthy
situation, and says that if the Apaches were
removed there it would be almost impossi-
BILE for them to cross the country and
reach their old haunts in Mexico and
Arizona Miles himself had given re-
peated assurances of the security which
would result to the Territories of Arizona
and New Mexico if the Indians were re-
moved to Fort Sill. They surrendered to
General Miles on condition that their lives
should be spared; that no harm should
come to them, and that they should be
sent to Join their families who hsd already
surrendered and had been sent East.
He spoke in high terms of the Apache
scouts Miles, he said, began and ener-
getieally pursued the campaign for months
without gaining a step, until, having ex-
hausted all other means, he employed two
Chiricahua Indians, through whom be
communicated with the hostiles and Sc
cured their surrender. That removal to
Fort Sill should be made was agreed to by
the President, Secretary of War, and all
the Maior-G Generals of the army, and they
had called upon Congress for authority to
right 8 great wrong and to remove what
the President, with full knowledge Of the
facts, had characterized as areproaeh tc
the nation
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A WRONG RIGHTED.
The War Department Takes Hold of an
Outrageous Court-Martial.

WASHINGTON, February 2lst. : Several
Eastern papers some time ago commented
severely on army matters in connection
with the Courtmartial of private Wild. a
trooper of the Eighth Cavalry, who was
dismissed dishonesty and sentenced to a
years confinement at Fort Smelling, MINI.
Wild was ordered by Second Lieutenant
Steele to put canvas on a shed at Steele's
quarters. He objected, saying that ne had
not enlisted for such work. He was cursed
and struck by the officer, and afterwards
placed in confinement and tried with the
above result, his accuser, Steele, being the
Judge Advocate. The matter came to the
attention of the War Department, and to-
day Secretary Proctor, by direction of the
President, sent an order to General Ruger
remitting the unexpired portion of the
sentence. The order saws, in part = No
action appears to have been taken against
Lieutenant Steele, whose breach of disci-
pline was of an aggressive nature. 1t is
also grossly improper that he should have
been detailed as Judge Advocate of the
Court. The President does not believe
that the case has been. nor does he think
il Just to the army that it should appear to
be, fair illustration of military justice"
A press representative drove TO Fort
Smelling tonight and was the first TO con-
vey to private Wild the news that his out
rageous sentence had been commuted by
the President. Wild could hardly believe
it, but when finally convinced, he broke
down and cried like child.
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committee appointed by the Congress, has
also done great deal of valuable work
The committee has gone largely into the
question of routes and conditions of trade.
and will recommend the construction of q
great trunk line, connecting the roads run
ming south from the United States into
Mexico with the railway system now being
constructed in Chile and the Argentine Re-
public.
This will be truly stupendous under
taking, but the delegates to the Congress
see no reason why such road should not
be constructed, with the aid that could be
very readily extended by the United States
and the Latin Republics.
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The loss TO the building is $50 600; 10
the stock of the Helena clothing store s12.-
600.
The American Express Company and
the Mckenzie Fuel Company saved ali
their books and papers. The insurance is
about one-half. The loss is mostly in Pa
ci6c companies. The records of the Re-
publican House were saved, with the ex-
ception of the original copies of the bills in
troduced and passed.
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REEDS RULING.
Tie Democrats VIII Bring 1t Into the
Courts.

Tie Democrats VIII Bring IL Into the
Courts.
NEw YORK, February 21st-A special to
the Herald from Washington says; 1t is
understood that the Democratic leaders of
the House held several conferences lately
to consider the question of contesting the
constitudonality of Reeds ruling, that
s'membe present, but not voting, must be
counted to make quorum up.
In an interview Carlisle said that when
ever 6 bill is passed which affects the rights
Of an individual or property then the per-
son or corporation whose rights are
abridged, or property affected, may seek
redress in the Courts by testing the consti-
tutionality of the bill passed Under
Reeds ruling, Of course" he said, I'VE
can not take the matter before the Courts
We can only refrain from voting on some
measure which will involve the rights oi
some persons or property, and so create an
occasion for testing the c0nstitutionality Of
the Speakers decision. We are all con-
vAnced that it will not stand.'
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PAN-AMEE ANs.

Their Labors win shortly be Brought to
q Close.
WASHINGTON. February 2lst.-fhe Pan
American Congress is expected to conclude
its labors within the next Two OF three
weeks. Il is understood that the report OF
the Committee on Ocean Comm
viii recommend the establishment. By aid
nf several Governments. Of one Nor more
steamship lines between San Francisco and
Pacific coast points of South America the
need of such lines in the proper develop
ment of commercial intercourse beng
plainly recognized. 80.
The Committee on Railroads, the largest
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LIE Caron Was Not Paid.

LONDON, February 21st-In the Com
mons to-day the Home Secretary, in reply
ing to Labouchere, stated that LIE Caron
had not received any payment from the
Government since he appeared as wit
ness. Labouchere demanded explicit as
suranoe that the list Of witnesses sum-
moned to appear before the Parnen Com
mission should be furnished before vote
was called for on the expenses of the COM
mission. Smith announced that debate on
the Governments motion, that the House
adopt the report of the ParneIl Commission,
would be fixed for March Sd.
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EAST OF TIE ROCKIES.
Proposition to Reorsanizs the Great
Sugar Trust.
THE NORTH DAKOTA LOTTERY.
Wrestler Faulkner Wins a Match
Northern Pacific Railroad
Improvements.
THE NORTH DAKOTA LOTTERY,
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES 70 TIE REoonD-uslos.I
NoRrH pAKoTA,s DISGRACE.
The Lottery Corrupt;on-The Senate
Anxious to Adjourn.

The Lottery Corruptson-The Senate
Anxious to Adjourn.
BISMARCK On. d., February 21st-E. W.
Camp, of jamestown, reporter of the Su-
preme Court, arrived yesterday. and ap-
peared before the Senato.lI Investigating
Committee to tell what he knows aboutthe
election of Senator Casey and corruption
in the lottery scheme. Some of the COM
mittee want to invite Casey himself, but
others say that he had no knowledge of
Doodle, and that it would be bad adver-
tisement TO bring him here and accomplish
nothing.
The Republican Senatorial caucus this
morning decided, as tar as the Senate is
concerned, 10 adjourn. The House will
hardly AGREE. as it is behind with its work
The Attorney General was roundly de-
nounced in both the Senate and the House
yesterday for incompetency, il being
charged that he gave the Legislature legal
opinions directly in conflict with the Con-
stitution.
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WHERE'S THE sPARkLERs
Mrs. Brice Loses a Diamond Ring at a
Swell Dinner.

NEW YORK, February 2lst.-Though Mrs.
Calvin s. Brice, wife Of the new Demo-
cratic Senator from Ohio, is modest in
dress, she can appreciate the beautiful as
well as any woman alive. The other night
she attended swell dinner at which there
were about dozen guests. She wore a
jeweled ring, unique and valuable, just
given her by her husband. Her ne:ghbor
at the table saw the ring and asked to ex-
anime it. Mrs. Brice graciously complied.
The ring was passed around the board, and
all this time lively conversation on other
matters was in progress. Mrs. Brice forgot
all about the ring and joined in the conver-
saton. She has not seen the ring since.
She will, if not returned, offer $500 reward.
Some Of the 400 have not forgotten the
tricks of their ancestors.
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PARSELLs POSITION.
An Amendment to Gove's Proposition
VIII Be Moved.

NEW YORK, February 21at.-The SUMS
London cable special says II has now
been decided by the leaders of the oppose
ton to move an amendment, or possibly
more than one. to the resolution which
Cove will introduce on the subject of the
Parnell Commission.
Il was not approved without considera-
bic hesitation, for there is q strong feeling
of The accounting proposition of Cove as it
stands. Something in the nature of an
express declaration vin6icsting Parnell
and bis followers from the serious charges
was thought to be necessary, and therefore
the Ministerial resolution will not be al.
lowed 10 pass without challenge.
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Mexican Boundary.

WASHINGTON, February 21st.-A bill will
be reported from the Foreign Relations
Committee very shortly calling upon the
President to appoint commission to act
with a similar commission to be ap-
pointed by Mexico for the purpose of more
accurately defining the boundary between
the two countries and adjusting various
difficulties that are constantly arising along
the border This commission will also at
tempt to solve the question as to the
division of the water supply of the Rio
Grande between the farmers of Mexico and
Nar Maricn
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COSTLY FIRE.
Toledo Visited by Very DESTRUCTIVE
Confiagration.

TOLEDO (0). February 21st. = A fire
started in E. P. Breckenridge & Co.'S fruit
can factory this morning, and before the
blaze could be checked destroyed the estab-
lishment entirely and a number of other
buildings adjacent. causing total loss of
S150,000. the buildings destroyed and the
value of their contents are Breckenridge
& Co., $35, ,000; Smith & Haldema, elevator
manufactures, $40 Gee; James Bortz junk
dealer, 5000; John Nagely, box factory
So, 800. The Breckenridge building was
valued at S56 900. The Peoples Theater
was badly damaged,
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A mountain of clam shells has been dis
covered about three miles east Of Mount
Vernon. 1t is over 600 feet high and has
a surface of soil nearly foot thick. Tn
derneath this clam shells abound to the
level depth. There are trees growing on
the mountain which show an age, judging
by the rings about the heart, Of from 159
TO 300 wears.
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TARIFF ELL.
1t is Proposed to Reduce the Revenue
Twenty Millions.

WASHINGTON. February 2lst.-The ma
joyiiy OF the Ways and Means Committee
are constructing the tariff bill with view
Of making reduction of twenty. millions
in the revenue. In view Of the close prox-
unity Of the estimsted expenditures 10 the
arnount Of reveaue, il is expected 70 sus-
pend the operation of the Sinking Fund
Act which takes an appropriation ct about
-, 0fsa ea0 each year. Il is proposed 10 re-
r.4si fse to6ss. tax. The sugar question
E noi vet setffss. \ ke desire being 70 take
OF ali the duty. andNp Difference q tne ae,
nands Of the sugar men, that tney snail
continue to be protected, Il IS lkeiy inat a
80 psr cent. reduction IS all that Will oe
T,4r1a
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SUGAR TRUST.


Laws of New York.
New YORK. February 21st.-It is stated
that plsns are being formulated to re-
organize the Sugar Trust under the laws OF
This State and retire S5000000 of certih-
Gates. Il is said the Tnst has S1l,o00,o00
cash and raw sugar and property valued at
81 SOC. GOO. The estimated earnings are
$1,000, ,00e. Under the new scheme, pre-.
ferrsd stock will be made cumulative, and
in addition TO per cent. per annum. it viii
share with common stock equally such
profits as remain after the latter receives
the 8 or 10 per cent. accorded to it, as the
Trustees may determine.
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FIRE Az HELENA.

Fire-crackers Cause the Destruction of
the Granite Block.
HELENA (AIont), February 2ist.-A fire
this morning Quilted the Granite Block.
The fire originated from fire crackers set
of at the closing OF the Republican Legis-
lature whose hall was in the block. After
nearly two hours the fremen succeeded IL
keeping the flames within the heavy stone
walls Of the granite structure.
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Suppression of Lotteries.

WASHINGTON, February 2lst.-Senator
Sawyer has introduced bill amending
certain sections of the Revised Statutes
relative to lotteries, providing that no letter
or circular concerning the advertisement of
| lotteries shall be sent through the mails.
The bill provides penalties, and the Post
master General may instruct Postmssters
in towns from which registered letters are
lsent in answer to such advertisements to
return them to the persons who mailed
them, with the word Fraudulent stamped
| on the outside.
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Canadian independence.

MONTREAL, February 2lst-The National
Organization OF French Liberals and Que
bee politicians have passed 3 resolution in
favor OF the independence of Canada.
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PAID THE PENALTY.

Three Murderers Hanged at Three Diff
ferent Places.
LITTLE Rock, February 2lst.-Clsy King
lcolored) was hanged at Osceols, Ark, to-
day. His crime was the murder of negro
woman and two children.
OZARK (Ala.), February 21st--Henry
Duncan White, free will preacher, was
hanged this morning for wife-murder.
6IKM1NeHAM (Ala.), February 21st-Gil-
bert Lowe (colored) was hanged this morn
ing for the murder of railroad employe.