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, 1890-08-21
FINE PROSPECTS.
Rich Ores Discovered In the Vicinity
OF Elien,burgh.

ELLESsBURGH, Wash, Aug. ia
varied collection OF rich ores was exhib-
tied in this city to-day. Many OF the
specimens show an abundant sprinkling
of Tree gold; also native copper.
Among tho lot were samples of long
iibered asbestos of n superior quality !;
also, high grade copper ore from two re-
cent discoveries. The collection was
under the supervision of w. T.. Lyle, IA
practical mining man, who accompanied
ii. c. Walters, of this city, to the
Peshastan mining district thirty eight
miles north, last week. After a
careful examination of tho sew
eral gold quartz mines now under
development, Mr.. Lyle predicts that
there is "A future for the camp. While
there two arastras were cleaned UP,
yielding over eight pounds of amalgam,
us the result OF Al short run. The rock
crushed averages over $50 per ton in free
gold, and carries refractory ore OF much
greater value, which under the present
working process is lost.
The oldest mine in the camp was sold
last week to thorough mining people,
WHO Will proceed to complete and
develop it. Active steps are being taken
TO establish ore sampling works in this
city, as result oftho great mineral sur
roundings, and E!lonsburg may become
an important mining center.
, 1890-08-21
ERICssON's REMAINS.
They WIN Be Honored Mt Their EN-
barkation for sweden.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The acting
secretary of the navy to-day sent the
following instructions to the command =
ant of the navy yard at New York
Upon the occasion of the embarkation
of the remains of Captain Ericsson, it
is the desire of the president to give a
solemn expression to the cordial and
fraternal feeling that the United States
with his Kindred people, the
parent source of a large body
of our most valued citizens, toward
the late inventor, a Scandinavian by
birth and American by adoption, who
was the most illustrious example In the
recognition of this feeling, and of the
debt We owe Sweden for the gift of
Ericsson, whose genius rendered the
highest service In moment of grave
peril and anxiety. II is directed that at
this other moment when We give back
his body to his native country the
flag of Sweden shall be salut-
ed by the squadron. The de-
partment, therefore, issues the following
instructions. The colors of the squadron
will be at half mast during the eni barka.
ton. INMATE guns will be fred from the
monitor Nantucket during the passage
of the body from the shore to the Balti-
more. As the Baltimore gets under
way and passes the vessels Of the
squadron, each vessel will masthead her
colors, display the Swedish ensign and
fire the national salute of twenty-one
guns. The Baltimore will then immo-
diately proceed 20 sea.
, 1890-08-21
SATURDAY,.
The Senate Passes the River and Tsr'
Dor BiIl.

| bOr Bill.
wAsHISaToN, Aug. 16.-Mr. Quay to-
day asked unanimous consent to refer the
resolution for change of rules, SO as to
bring the senate to vote on the tariff
bill on the Both of August and limit 9TH
or legislation to tho appropriation bills,
public buildings, conference reports,
etc., but Mr.. Edmunds objected and the
resolution was not referred.
The consideration of the river and
harbor bill was then resumed.
After long debate on an amendment
offered by MIR. Hawley 1t was rejected,
and tho amendment offered yesterday
by Mr.. Frye fer draw bridges was laid
ON the table, with the understanding
that the question would be determined
by conference committee.
Various other amendments to the
river and harbor bill were offered and
discussed.
In the course of the discussion MIR.
Edmunds expressed the idea that the
appropriation In bulk of $i3,000.000
(half of the amount carried In the bill)
would, with So, 600. 900 unexpended out
of the river and harbor bill of 1888, be
amply sufficient for all really national
works of internal improvement. He
expected that it would turn out that on
the 30th of June, 1901, the treasury
would be $50, ,000. 600 short, even If the
duty were not taken off sugar.
Mr.. Frye-in charge of the bill-re-
piled to Mr.. Edmunds, and gave some
facts and figures to prove the immense
advantage to the commerce of the coun-
try which had followed the deepening of
the rivers and harbors. The army en-
gineers in charge of several works had
reported that $40, $50, 900 ought to be ap =
propriated this year for rivers and har-
bors The chief engineer had reduced
tho estimate to $3s 532, 900. and to that
sum was to be added Ss, 346, 900, esti-
mated for by the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, river commission. The pending
bill covered two years, and If 1t did carry
500, 000, 600, that was not over one-third
of the chief engineers estimate, and not
over one-fourth what the local engineers
had reported TO the senate.
All the important amendments
adopted by the committee of the whole
were agreed to, and the bill was passed,
A conference was asked, and Messrs.
Frye, Dolph and Ransom were ap-
pointed conferrees.
The conference report on the house
bill to establish a national military park
at the battlefield of Chickamauga was
agreed to.
MIR. Quay gave notice of his intention
to move for u change of the rules as set
out in the resolution which he had to-
day asked unanimous consent to offer,
and said that he would not call up the
motion before Tuesday.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Alexander Clark, of Iowa, TO be minis
ter resident and consul general at
Liberia; w. ID. Wheeler, TO be assayer at
the assay Office al Helena, Mont.
, 1890-08-21
COLONEL wiNsrON's VIEWS.
He Thinks MIR. Wilson VIII 30 Nom
mated by AocIamation.

Patrick Henry Winston, of Spokane
Falls. United States district attorney
of Washington, is in the city. He said
to a Tribune reporter: II came to meet
the gentlemen OF the state central COM
mittee, and such other republicans as
may attend the meeting, and If pos
sibie, to induce the committee to order
our primaries held under the new
primary election law at all the
principal places where registration is
required. If all fail to act under this
law at the very first election held after
its passage, it will be regarded as an
abandonment OF our professions in favor
Of clean elections. The business of stuff
ting republican ballot boxes at primary
elections by democrat hcelers must be
stopped, and this Jaw stops 1t. Another
great good to result from the law is that
it saves the party the enormous amount
of money heretofore spent at the prima-
ries."
"How about the Wilson, Turner con-
test at Spokane?'
"The injection into politics of this
state Of local personal fights at the time
and under the circumstances when the
entire republican party is organizing in
favor of the denomination of Mr.. Will
son by acclamation is a spectacle SO at
variance with the CON mon usages of the
party, so contrary to tho common
sentiment and universal rules of polit les
that have not been able to regard 1t
with the patience which the ability of
MIR. Turner perhaps requires. There is
no sentiment against Mr. Wilson as n
republican. He has, during his briei
term in congress, voted with the party
on every ballot, and been present at
every ballot to vote. If he had done no
more than that alone. by every rule
to rcnomination; but he has not only
done that, he has done more. In season
and out OF season. day and night, he has
devoted himself with untiring, and never
, 1890-08-21
TUESDAY,.
Indications That Congress VIII Soon
Adjourn.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9,-The COM
mittce on commerce to-day reported
favorably to the house the senate bill to
provide for the inspection OF live cattle
and beef products intended for export to
foreign countries.
Mr. Thomas, OF Wisconsin, moved to
lay upon the table the motion made
some ten days ago by Mr.. Hayes OF
Iowa, to reconsider the motion by which
the house passed the Mckay bill; agreed
to-ayes 9o, noes 20. This finally passes
the bill
The speaker stated that the unfinished
business in the morning hour was the bill
to amend the alien land law.
MIR. Carter. of Montana, explained that
the bill had In view the repeal of the
alien land law In so far as IL related to
the ownership of mines In the territories.
Mr., Carter, of Monta tana, said that the
alien land bill had been passed 10y the
house in July, 1886, after u very slight
consideration. Ho insisted that the
ownership Of mines of gold, silver, lead,
tin, cinnabar, and copper in the terri
tories WAS not intended to be affected by
the bill. lie had no quarrel to make
WIN WIG SNiotiuH INV, Ah ~ iai as ~ Ac-
lated to agricultural and timber lands.
He did insist that foreign capital shond
not be discouraged or prohibited from
engaging in the precarious enterprises OF
developing the mines OF this country.
He contended that no one could hesitate
to draw a distlontion between agricult-
ural and mining lands. While the own
ership of agricultural lands should be
regulated, cheap capital should be in
vited from everywhere to be invested in
the hazardous business of fdeveloping.the
mines and giving employment to men
who would otherwise be crowded in
othor lines of labor, and thus cheaper
the wages OF toll. II was not the
millionaire who discovered the mines,
1t was the toiling workman. If
tho benefit of this discovery
was limited to the markets of the
United States. the men who had money
to invest in mines were given a mo-
nopoly. If the doors were thrown wide
open. the msn whose toll had discov-
cred the treasure were given the privi-
lege of csjoynig the benefit OF it.
Mr.. Shipman. Of Michigan, opposed
the measure. The passage Of this bill
might result in gigantic corporations
controlled by foreigners, who had no
interest in our country.
Pending further debate tho morning
hour expired aud the bill went over
Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois, from the COM
, 1890-08-21
FRIDAY.
a Amendments TO tho River and Har
bor Bill.

Dor Bill.
WAsHiNoIoN, aug io'-lh the senate
to-day Mr. quay mace personal ex-
pianauoh as 10 the remarks attributed
10 MN IN reports Oh the republican
caucus ne'u ias' h'gh'' He mao peen
Represented as saying 'hat ne oid not
wisu W nave oou'herh rePuohcah hem-
pers o' 'he mouse yeipihg at ms heeis,
urReu On oy oPeaker need he had
ihaue no sncn re'"arSs ana hau cast no
such renecuoh on the distinguished pre-
SUING oi"cer oi 'he o'her prahch Oh con-
gress'
"i. Hoar eAPresseu 'ae nope that II
wouiu ho' DC UNDERSTOOD that because
"r quay iei' ca'ieo upon 10 contradict
such sa'enhehS' other people would
also ieei called upon to contradict mem
uaeious s'atemen's as 10 themselves on
simiiar suoJects. Inc senators Knew
.n"v sne % ss'se.uen's iaAue win feierehee
=" u.'n,en "efe ihenuae'ous'
~. "o'eu &" Proeeeu 10 the
eVn''ue'"'io" ss'' VI 'ne river anu haroor
o'n;
MI Edmunds demanded the ayes ana
noes and the vote was taken, and the
motion agreed to-ayes 36, noes 8.
So the senate proceeded to the con-
.jderat,on Of the rivor ord h.rhar h,I
""N ,'a,oo' o,,''
"n' hanip'oh having asked Mr. trye
70 allow him to have another bill taken
up for action, Mr.. Frye excused himself
for declining to do SO and said that he
had asked the f;nanco commute. 10 ia,
~, - ,,.o H.. g. u,tns,s W .e'
MN h"ao t"o ua!s Ior 'ne cohS'oerauon
Oh the riFer ana haroor DILL To-Day and
Tomorrow, and that he should ask the
senate to remain in session to- morrow
until the bill was finished. He did not
feel at liberty therefore to Weld any tine
for anv other business
t
nonH .no ain'ii'iheh's reported ny
the committee ON appropriations and
agreed to by the senate were the follow.
ing:
inserting IS 600 600 for rena,ripg Tho
.r,ronoo 20 ,ho harhor -, C.,,e
Ha"'' T W 'Ho hafoor a' "aiVes'oh'
AeAas.
Inserting provision for com mission
, 1890-08-21
A SOUTHERN PACIFIC SCHEME.
The Construction OF tho Tacoma 4
Eastern Railway.

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 10. Condemns
ton proceedings were begun TO day by
the Tacoma & Eastern railroad. The
complaint recites that it is the purpose
OF the company to equip, operate and
maintain a railroad from point on the
water front at the city of Tacoma to a
point not definitely located, distant from
Tacoma in southeasterly direction
about thirty miles. 1t further says that
without the right OF way over the ground
described the objects and purposes of
the company will be defeated.
1t is reported that the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company is back OF tho scheme.
Superintendent Davies, of the Carbon
Hill mines, owned by the South
ern Pacific, is now in the
East purchasing machinery with
which to develop newly discovered
vein of coal OF splendid quality. Coal is
scarce in san Francisco, and is likely to
remain so. The mines are to be worked
TO their fullest capacity after the present
shut down for annual repairs is over. and
1t is evident that the coal transportation
business - to be from henCelorth no in
considerable portion of the business of
any road from the mines to the coast.
With these things In view, and the fact
that the Southern Pacific has very large
and increasing cor,signments ofireight
tor the Puget sound country. the build
ing of that road to Puget sound and "A
connection with the Hunt or some other
local line of railway, is said by railroad
men TO be very far from being an i'm
possibility,
, 1890-08-21
II ouse Proceedings.

Mr.. Sweeney, of Iowa, presented, and
the house agreed to- the conference re-
port on the senate bill to reorganize and
establish customs collection district oil
Puget sound.
On motion of Mr. Morrill,, of Kansas,
the senate bill was passed authorizing
the construction of n bridge across the
Columbia river by the Oregon Railway
e. Extension Company.
On motion of Mr.. Cummings the sen.
ate bill was passed granting leaves OF
absence to employees in the customs
service.
Mr.. Dalzell called up the Mississippi
contested election case of Chalmers
against Morgan. The majority report
finding in favor of Mr. Morgan, the sit.
ting member, was, agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Hit, of Illinois, from the com
mittee on foreign affairs, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the senate Joint
resolution providing that nothing in the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill snail be construed 10 interrupt the
publication of the reports of the interna-
tional American conference.
Mr.. Brcckinridgc, of Kentucky, face
tiously inquired whether the publica-
tions would contain certain recent let
ters of the secretary of state OH the sub
ject OF reciprocity, and on Mr.. Hit re-
plying that they would contain only
the proceedings of the conference, MIR.
Breckenridge then sent to the clerk \
desk and had read Secretary Blaine's 5
second letter to Senator Frye.
The motion &c suspend the rules and
pass the resolution was agreed to, and
the house adjourned.
, 1890-08-21
A WEEK IN CONGRESS.
The Tariff Debate Still Drag.
ging Along.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
Indications That Congress VIII
Soon Complete Its Labors
and Adjourn.

WAsHrxaroN. Aug. l4.--To.day In the
senate the tariff bill was taken up, the
pending question being on Mr.. Vest s
amendment to reduce the duty on tin
plate.
Mr.. Mitcheli addreased TIM senate in
a.c,n.. A.. i,i,,h ,,r,,oo,,vo svato,n os
e'o ,' % ''S rs" P',',, .,,,
aPoiicy 10 Wn'on tne repuo"o"' parry
stood committed. lie discussed III ue-
tail, and generally in terms of commen-
dation. the bill as reported by the
6nonce conn,ttee ouolifvino his COM
..,.,,,,.,, h.,.,.,,a. ,, ,n, s,,oar ,,.s
'e"ua1on, "o"esei' y" '"o s"sa, 49,
uon, ana expressing the opinioh 'na. VIZ
provisions OF the house bill on that
point were preferable to those recon-
mended by the finance committee.
Mr plurh ,avo notice of nm nmend-
-, ,.,,,ah h ,,,d .,r,, % .,siLa ~,
neh' "ni.h ho mou'.' o"er' sNo ou'
tne provision imposing ou'y on ,,h
plate, and add provision to pay to the
manufacturers of tin plate made in the
United States q bounty ofl cent per
Mound Hoexnrossed great doubt oa 10
@ saS.., as,s $780, h'."o ss,La en.noo
'ne eheo' Vi 'ne p,opos'',oh VI .no ',""no.
committee' lie doubted very "uoh tha'
II would permanently introduce into the
country manufacturers of tin plate In
quantities sufficient for domestic con-
sn,nn,,or Uo hod M doubt ,ha, 1,
s,,na 10 49, ~ a.,
sn'' '"e "a'u'~o'ui' VI ""
plate was entered upon IN THIS
country, one of the results would
be to reduce the price, but he did not
, 1890-08-21

bill to tho committee on Indian afiairn
the conference report was agreed TO.
The house then resumed con sidera,ior
fthe Nat Mckay bill, he question
being on its reference 10 tho committed
on claims. This was rejected.
Pending further consideration of thu
Mckay bill, Mr.. Cannon, by unanimous
consent, called up the senate joint reso-
luton providing that the unexpendet
balance Of the appropriation for the aiC
of the Mississippi flood sufferers DO used
10 aid the destitute persons on Oklabo
ma. After tho adoption of an amend
ment providing that tho money be dis
bursed under the direction OF the secre-
tary of war, the joint resolution wa'
passed.
The vote was then taken on the passage
of the Mckay bill, which resulted Ayes
AZ, noes 50-no quorum, and q call o
the house was ordered, but failed TO de-
velop n quorum.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Wisconsin, offered q
resolution directing the sergeant.at'arm
TO arrest the absent members.
Mr.. Baker. of New York, created some
little excitement by Offering as q substi-
tute therefor IA resolution citing an edi-
torial appearing In the New York Sun
of this morning, upon the declaration oil
Roger L. Mills, of Texas, that this
Washington is no place for campaign
ing, etc"
Scarcely had the clerk begun to read
tho preamble when he was interrupted
by protests from both sides ofthe house.
Mr.. Baker declined to accept the
suggestion that he withdraw IL, but he
finally withdrew the preamble. In spite
of the protest, the resolution was read.
Ii revokes all leaves of absence, except
those granted for sickness, 'or to Roger
q. Mills and others, employed, like him,
In nm educational campaign"
The speaker. disregarding entirely Mr..
Baker resolution, put the question on
Mr.. Thomas resolution, and dilatory
tactics were resortod to until s o. clock,
when the house took a recess, the even.
ing session to be for the consideration Of
private pension bills.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session 1856 private pen
sion bills were passed, and adjournment
was taken until tomorrow.
, 1890-08-21
TIE WHEAT CROP.
Indications That 1t win Be All That
Was AnticIpated

TACOMA. Wash, Aug. l0,--The reports
from the wheat districts to Superintend-
ent Cardin, of the Northern Pacific Ele-
yator Company, continue to indicate
that the grain yield will be all that was
anticipated. The harvesting of winter
wheat is now pretty well over in the
Walia Walla district, where the thresh-
ing is now in progress. Tho winter
wheat harvesting in the Palouse district
has begun.
The prices being paid for wheat range
nom 5S to 90 cents. About 8 cents per
bushel more is paid for Walla Walla
wheat than for grain from the Palouse
country, owing to the difference in
freight rates. The rates are 14.l ceats
per bushel from WaIla Walia nnd IoiS
cents from the Palouse country. ~
, 1890-08-21
HOUSE PROCEE EDINGs.
Passage of the Anti-Lottery Bill After
Some Debate.

The house committee on postoffices
and postroads to-day reported a resolu-
tion calling on the postmaster general
for information relative to the alleged
frauds perpetrated by A. J. Wedderburn; !;
adopted.
The vote then recurred on the Mckay
BILL which was pnssed--ayes IS. noes IS
the speaker counting a quorum.
The committee on rules reported a
resolution for the immediate considera-
ton Oft the anti-lottery bill, the previous
question to be considered ordered at 40
this afternoon.
The resolution was agreed to, and the
lottery bill was taken up.
Mr.. Wilkinson, of Louisiana, in sup
porting the measure admitted the poliu-
ton which the Louisiana lottery had
wrought upon his state, but attributed
the birth OF that pollution to the days of
reconstruction. The people of Louisiana
looked with gladness TO the time when
lotteries would be prohibited in that
state, but the revenues to the state had
been too great TO be resisted without
struggle. When the Louisiana legisla-
ture met the very elements themselves
conspred to give the Louisiana Lottery
Company its charter. Floods had come
down from the North and the West. He
then asked how the lottery compan ny ad
secured two-thirds of the legislature in
favor Of submitting the question TO the
legislature to be held two years hence.
Every solitary republican member had
voted in favor OF that proposition. There
had been other members who had
thought IL their duty to submit the mat
ter TO the people That some members
OF the legislature had been bought and
sold, he had not the shadow OF doubt
but he believed ne could count those
members on the fingers Of one hand.
Mr.. Evans, advocating the bill,
dropped into statistics and stated that
the chance of ticket holder in the
Louisiana lottery TO draw the capital
prize was Que In 81, ,0U5.
Mr. Hansbrough, of North Dakota,
favored the bill.
The bill was then passed without diyi-
sion.
Mr.. Hayes. of Iowa, who had voted In
The affirmative for that purpose, entered
, 1890-08-21
FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED.
An Awful Wreck on the Old COLONY
Road, near Boston.

BosToS, Aug. 10. One of the most ds.
astrous railroad accidents that ever oc.
Cured in the vicinity of Boston, and
one that rivals the famous Wolaston
disaster of October o, 1870 occurred th,
afternoon, and on the same road, the
Old Colony, and very near the
same locality. In the Wollaston
disaster fifteen were killed and nearly
100 injured. To-day fifteen persons were
killed and twenty-five seriously injured
three fatally, and several more sustained
slight injuries.
The train wrecked to-day was the
Woods Holl express, which was due ut
Boston at i;50 Il. NJ. II consisted offs
locomotive, baggage car, smoker, Pullman
carand four dinning coaches. The heavily
loaded train had passed Quincy station
running ten miles an hour, and Just be-
yond Presidents Bridge the engine leh
the track, from cause at present un-
known, and plunged into an embans
ment twelve feet high. The tender
baggage car, smoker and Pull
man passing by the engine, wen
stretched along for distance of a hun
dred feet beside the track. The foremost
passenger coach LETT the rails and fell
upon its left side, upon the engine, the
lower forward portion being torn 10
pieces, and of the passengers in the cars
some fifty in number, many
were thrown into the corner from which
eleven dead bodies were Afterwards
taken out The escaping steam and
smoke from the engine instantly filled
the car.
The forward cars were forced up over
the outward bound track, completely
blocking traffic all day and night.
Only three persons on the train ahead
OF the passenger coach we're injured.
These were the fireman, who was In
stantly killed, and buried under the en-
ginc, the engineer aud the Pullman cat
conductor, who were badly injured. In
the three rear passenger coaches the oc-
cupants received no worse injuries thnII
a sligh shaking up.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
Among those seriously injured werei
Mrs. Martha L.. Chase, at the head oil
the Santa Rosa female seminary at
Santa Rosa, Cal, face and left arm
slightly burned.
Rev, Il. NJ, Dimmick, OF Los Angeles
Cul., face, arms and legs scalded.
Mr. PatteFs wife, the sister OF Mrs'
Chase, had her face and hands scalded,
and suffered u compound fracture o.
both bones of the left feg, between the
knee and tho ankle.