Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1890-09-25
The News Condensed
important Intelligence FromAII Parts.
FlFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.

| TIT iI-FinSI CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, Sept. 16.-The conferenc,
report on the land-grant forfeiture
bill, which will restore nearly 10, 600,
OcO acres to the public domain, wa
agreed to in the Senate. Bills wer,
passed to repeal the timber-culture act
to grant the right of way through tn,
public lands for irrigation purposes, ant
the House bill to prevent the sending
OF lottery advertisements, accounts o
drawings and similar matter through
the mails. In the House bills were in
troduced for the erection of United
States mint at Omaha, Neb., and fo
the erection of a statue in the city o
Washington to the memory of Johr
Ericsson at a cost Of $50, 900. The Enloe
resolution disclaiming sympathy with
Congressman Kennedy's attack on the
Senate and Senator Quay was referred
to the judiciary committee.
WEDNESDAY,, Sept. 17.-The Senate
passed eighty private pension bills and
considered an amendment to the bank
ruptcy bill which provides for volun-
tary bankruptcy only, but no action was
taken. In the House the Langston.
Venable contested election case from
Virginia was discussed, but no decision
was reached. A joint resolution was
introduced providing for the election OF
members to the next Congress from the
same districts in Ohio in which the rep
resentatives of the Fifty first Congress
were elected. >
|. THURSDAYS Sept 1S.-Mr. voorhees,
introduced bill in the Senate to re-
tire the circAlation,of the National
banks, Ito, issue .legal-tender notes in
lieu thereof and to reduce the interest
bearing debt Bills were passed to re-
vive the grade Of Northumberland in
the army of the United States; allowing
S12 a month to women who for six
months rendered service in any regi-
mental, camp or general hospital, and
who are unable to earn their support
Resolutions relative to the death of the
late Representative Laird, of Nebraska,
were presented. In the House lack of
aquorum prevented business.
FRIDAY, Sept. 10. - In the Senate
bills were passed to discontinue the
coinage of the So and 81 gold pieces
and the Scent nickel piece, and for the
protection of trees and other growth on
the public domain from destruction by
fire. A joint resolution was introduced
for the immediate increase of silver
money by the purchase and coinage of
10000, 900 ounces of silver within the
next thirty days. In the House the alb
sence OF quorum prevented business.
At the evening session twenty-five pri-
vate pension bills were passed.
FROM WASHINGTON.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain in store on the 18th was:
Wheat, 1860, 729 bushels; corn, s, $780,
$50 bushels.
In It's port to the Secretary of the
Interior the Utah commission says that
the practice of polgyamy is rather on
the increase than the decrease, and that
the doctrines is taught in all the Nor
mon churches.
In the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered 100, against 1893 the
preceding week and 2O3 the correspond
ing week last year.
THE President has signed the river
and harbor and anti-lottery bills.
THE EAST
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made. on the 18th as follows: New
Jersey, Fourth district, Samuel Fowler
(Dem.). Pennsylvania, First district,
Fl. B. Bingham (Rep); Second, Charles
ONein (Rep.); Fourth, j. e. Rey burn
(Rep.); Fifth, A. c. Harmon (Rep.)
Seventh, E. n. Hallowell (Rep). New
: Hampshire. Second district, O. C. Moore
(Rep.(.
THE Massachusetts Republicans have
renominated Governor j. O. A. Brack.
EFT and Lieutenant-Governo William
H. Halle.
The Republicans of New Hampshire
have nominated Hiram A. futile fol
Governor.
The firm of Gardner, Chase & Co.,
bankers and brokers' of Boston, has
failed for So, 600, 900.
THE population OF Connecticut is 745,.
SOL. an increase of 123 161.
GUsTAvE Koch, an artist, and Emile
Rossi, an actress, killed themselves in
New York because the mother of the
actress had opposed her marriage with
Koch.
THE Massachusetts Democrats have
nominated William e. Russell for Gov
ernor.
The Republicans in the First New
Ham pshire district have nominated D. A.
Taggart for Congress, and re-nominated
James Buchanan in the Second district
of New Jersey.
The official election returns from
Maine give Burleigh, the Republican
candidate for Governor, a plurality OF
1890. The next House will stand LILO
Republicans to Al Democrats.
ON the 18th Mrs. Rachel Stillwaggon,
of Flushing, L. l., attained her 1O5th
year.
CHARLES MILLER has declined the
Prohibition nomination for Governor OF
Pennsylvania.
CONNECTICUT Republicans have nomi.
mated Samuel E: Merwin, of New Haven,
for Governor.
The death Of Dion Boucicault, the
playwright and actor, occurred In New
York at the age of g. years.
TIE death of Robert Dunbar, the IN
yentor Of grain elevator machinery, oc
Cured at Buffalo, N. Y, aged IS years.
(, The following Congressional nomina.
tions were made on the 10Th: New York,
Second district, j. M. Jones (Pro. J;
Third, T.. G. Smith tPro.); Fourth, A.
L. Martin tPro. ].
!. oNthe Rsading road an express train
was thrown, down an .embankment at
ShoemakefSville, Pa, and fifty persons
were reported killed and thirty-iye in
jured.
AT Philadelphia Belle Hamlin and
Justina, driven by their owner, c. L
Halnlin, broke the double-te team trottine
record. The mile was made in 2:1515
best previous record, 2:15A.
| WEST AND SOUTH.
AT Kansas City Mrs. Hesler Reei
| (colored) was shot and killed by he
husband, who afterwards committed sui
eide. Each charged the other with in