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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-09
THE COMING MILLIONS.

Jim Croker lived far in thu woods, solitary
place.
Where the bushes grow. like whiskers, on his nm
And the black bear was his brother and the Data
And Jim be lived and waited tor the millions yet
to come.
Jim Croker made clearing and he sowed II
And filed his lawn With cabbage and he planted
And il biosso Sae with potatoes and with peach
And jim he lived and waited for the millions vi
to come.
forest street. l3s
While he lived on bear and sucootash and young
,opossum meat
And his rhythmic axe strokes sounded. and the
woods no mora were dumb.
While he cleared q hooked highway for thu mill
ions yet to come.
Then they came like aimless stragglers. they came
from far and near;
little og-house settlement grew round the pho
And the sound Of saw and broadaxs made slai
industrial hum.
Jim said, 1.-THE coming millions; they have Just
And : little crooked railway wound round noun
Crawling toward tho forest village like an undu-
And one i morn the locomotive pulled into IL.
And jim said. THE coming millions; tdsy IN
coming By expresA"
And tho village grew Mnd prospered, but Jim
Croker's hair was gsayer,
When they got city chsrter and old Jim VA
chosen mayor;
But Jim declined the honor, and moved hia
household goods
Far away into the forest to the old p.imeynl
woods.
Far and far into tho forest moved the srissls1
pioneer.
There. he reared his Int and murmured. II win
build city here"
And he hears the woodfOx barking and b heara
the partridge drum.
And the cd man sits and listens for the millions
yet to come.
a w. Foss. in Yankaa Rl.x3.
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terrible exclaimed, s.There's q lady 81
Mike Woolf with one Of Mr.. Reminaton'a
meng'
manager, absently.
The first floor safely reached, ths pss.sn-
gers are, az usual, dismayed at finding
| sney have to change elevators at every floor
'.Sorr," says the bride, addressing thu
Chicago millionaire, "we're Amerrykins
an sure we don't spake the langwidge
Kindly, sorr, would 70 recommind N to the
ellevatur fur the mkt dure."
"Gracias, senor," says the groom, ~ the
way is indicated.
The party. from Nutmegville, who an
nounced at first that they thought twenty
cents each plenty to spend on the tower, =
became rash, and decided to 90 plumb &c
the top" They held q sort Of impromptu
should pay the Interpreters fare and take
him to the top, or leave him behind and
save the money. Finally man in the for.
ties. with very curly hair and beard, evi-
IDENTIFY the beau Of the party, struts around
9 little in z iaeetious way. and an
preter's fare to the top.
Tho women all comment rapturously.
Land! you're case, Mr.. Doolittler'
Goodness me! Where will you stop2,'
Mis- Simpson jist said, comin' up, + an,
one could 80 you was perfect gentleman
with half an eye, the way you take your ha
On IN !, the elevator in the presence o
"Oh. deary me! Mr.. Doolittle, here ",
gone and run short sg'in. III you Just
lend me ten oents7 III give il to you tha
minnit No git back T tn hotel"
Law mo SUE! who'd a. thought the way
the store. that ws'd Ill b dom the grand
like this in PARISH"
The view from the fourth and highest
door 10 exactly what ono would expect to
$50 from balloon. In extent, cbanReabiI-
ity and beauty Of atmospheric gradations, it
Lesson of q lifetime. From the dim, vague
purple Of distant mountains, the eye fol-
lows through eliminating layers Of atmos-
phere and graded degrees Of elistinctness
down to the sharp drawing and vivid color
of the features in the immediate foreground
five miles away, and then begins Paris
new Paris, with its red-tiled roofs, and old
Paris. with it's tones Of dull gray. You
find with perfect facility all the spires,
domes, and monuments dear to history;
Xou trece tho ainuous course Of the river
sslns' that aoems to run under the town;
Bots de Boulogns look liks dish
OF salad; you watch . gray shower
come down across Mount valorisn and
sweep acfoes ths Bois, OF see its Rreenness
varied b. the shadows Of passing clouds.
lmpoasible mot 20 feel ones littleness in the
midst Of such SURROUNDINGS; the sensation
takes mp astronomy and learns for the int
time how small space in the universe r.
occupied BY this world Of ours. It Is
shocking 70 look down from tho tower and
rsneot that you are NO bigger, and perhaps
No better. than Al thoss other little black
GhfmN0 ARAOvdnn
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throw Minnekoma off her guard, but all the
time he was on the watch; and one even.
ing, when the sun was low, he saw her leave
the lodge and wander slowly away into the
forest. =
Even Ojetka dared not be seen to follow
ne went of, at first another way, to the
woods and then made wide sweep to strike
her trail. Soon he found this and crept
along II. sure, slow and silent as panther.
In little while he came to clear spot,
where had been an old camp, and saw Min
listening. Pretty soon he hoard the low cal!
OF . pigeon. and then, Thyeldaga stepped
ont from the other. side, and clasped
the Young squaw in his arms.
Ojetka's heart burned with rage,
and softly he drew an arrow to
its head, but dared not shoot while the two
came straight toward him, and now he let
his arrow fly; but the starry eyes Of Mime
koma had seen him! Quick AZ the light
ninR's flash she bent the Huron down, and
the arrow passed over his head. Then, ont
from his cover sprang Oietka, and. whirl-
ing bis tomahawk in the air, sent it feroely
at his rivals breast.
But Thyendags, tall and springy as a
CEDAR, strong ~ an oak, was now ready, and
the bright blade whistled by without hurt.
ana, with his own tomahAWk appraised. in
three great leaps he was upon hia foe. His
nlss pioW struck tho knife from Ojetka'a
brain. Down like . log he feii deadi
Ihyendaga ehouted = CRY Of victory
and stopped down TO tamr nm AZ
scalp, but at that moment was seized on ali
sides at once by six Iroquois who were e.
etssnlng from q hunt and had come to the
they bound the prisoner between two vsr ~
rlors, and taking mp the dead body. set Oh
20 camp, singing tho song Of mourning a
they went. Soon the council was called.
and, although It Was clearly shown that the
huron had killed IN his own defense, he
vas condemned 20 die by running the
gauntlet. That night no was tied to ! tree
and guarded BY three warriors; but he va
vel! fed. and his legs were left unbound.
20 that he might be strong, and make munh
sport when the time came.
'All night long. Minnekoma watched for
chance 70 free him. but the guards slept
the sun was high, ali the warrior, ~ snd
squaws and children vent ont to the plain
to $50 the race for. life. Two lines wero
formed, ak feet apart, with fifty braves.
face to face. in eaoh line. At tho top,
WHARF the prisoner was 70 start, were young
msn armed only with green rods and blunt
ed spears; than came those armed with
knives; and ct ths far end q the line stood
old warriou With tomshaWD and war
olube- Tho prisoner vas TO run between
the lines. evsIy man giving him blow, and
Il he reached % far without falling, the
va5Tioss Who bore The axss and clubs would.
surely hin. Ths guards nov led Thyen-
daga out, stripped him naked. except moo
oasins and bEesch cloth, and plaoed him at
The had Of the linsA. He nanG NO death-.
song. but looked peoudly around upon his
enemies.
''Ths word Vas given; the guards re-
leased him and e1oood mp the gap behind.
bat ths bEayo Hneon, mstead Of running
hetween H. ran6. kepsd With one miehfy
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-09
SAW THE FLYING DUTcHMAN.
Tho Phantom Ship That Was the Foro-
runner OF an Awful Thunder storm.

The Phantom Ship That Was the Fore
runner Of an Awful Thunder Storm.
One Of the most adventurous voyages on
record was that just completed by the now
steamship Ailsa Craig, which ducked yes
to-day at Reed street wharf, after a voyage
Of sixty-two days from Java, says the Phil
adelphia Inquirer. This steamer, which Il
commanded BY Capt. Robert HAZEL, was
built by w. B. Thompson. Of Dundee,
about nine months ago, and this ID her
second trip across the ocean. Capt. Ha-
cell. who 10 q salt Of the old East India
type. told the story Of his voyage in terse
and vigorous language.
"This." he remarked, "has been most
adventurous voyage from port to port. We
left Java sixty-three days ago with 1870
tons Of sugar on board. We came through
the Suez canal, and no incident Of import
ance happened to NJ until We were we'll ont
In tho bay OF Biscey, when one night in
the middle watch / was hastily Summoned
on deck. A strange phenomenon was pre-
sented.
"A full-riaged ship. steering large, with
lower. foretopmast,. and topgallant stun
sails Get, and heading. right athwart our
~ to mako sure Of clearing her, and pre-
pared the night signals in readiness to.ari-
swsr her in case she wanted to speak "a,
Just at that moment the moon, which had
been shining brightly on the passing craft,
was obscurcd BY cloud. In the darkness
which followed We lost sight of tho strange
ship. The instant the light reappeased IN
eyes were turned in tho direction Of the an
preaching ship. No vessel was to be eeen:
she had vanished from the surface OF the
waters.
Nothing further Of interest occurred nm.
til Oct. Il. when about seven d. M, W fell
in with most tremendous thunder storm.
The wind blew all around the compass, and
the lightning was vivid and incessant. At
$3.50 .. M, the third officer, Mr., 6vaft-
more, was on the bridge, having
charge OF the deck, whom q
binding lash Of lightning, followed by an
awful clap Of thunder. startled all hands.
The electric bolt struck the foretopRallant
head, ahiyering the spar, thence passing
down the backstays along the iron rails to
the bridge, when Il struck the good oficer
and lookout. knocking both senseless.
AT the same moment q tremendous eea
lifted the vessel, broaohing her to and
throwing the stsersman, Who was a Dutch
man named Kraut, over the wheel, but for
tunately he escaped with only slight bruises.
During the height Of the storm thunder
bolt ran down the mainroyal backstay and
exploded close TO the rail, sending out
shower Of sparks and soaring every one ON
board. This. however, seemed to break tho
storm and the weather gradually got Amer.
and the next morning We we're on soundinRa
With bright sun and favorinR breeze.
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LOVELY MINNEKOMA.
W0QED IN VAIN BY THE BRAvtST Of THE IR0QUO|S,
W. THOMPSON IN THE NEW YORK LEDGER.

During the summer vacation of 1873,
devoted my leisure time to trout fishing,
and for this purpose pushed away up into
the wild, rocky region Of Northwestern Mus
koka. Canada, far beyond the limit of any
of my former explorations. In the vicin ity
Of Bracebridge engaged as guide, philos-
opher and friend" an old Iroquois Indian,
who knew every inch Of the territory, over
which, il his own account was to be be-
lieved, he had roamed for nearly eighty
years.
One day, ~ We rat smoking ON the banl
Of river which my guide said was the Ash-
ke-M uk, the old Indian pointed to q spot
about twenty feet up the face Of precipice
and said:
lyon see that cave? Wonderful thing
happen there oncs; me tell you about it,
Hooked closely at the place indicated,
and cav, through q tangled maze of wild
creepers, what appeared to be dark hole.
some three feet wide and five feet hich.
John said this was the entrance to large
cavern, the existence Of which had been
quite unknown to his tribe, formerly inhab-
iting the fertile plain, until revealed to
them BY the occurrence Of events which he
proceeded to relate. VIM not attempt to
follow the old mans vernacuiar, but give
the legend in his own simple words a.
nearly a. can.
band Of the great Iroqais tribe. dwelt upon
the land, whore We stopped last night.
Game was plentiful in those days both
winter and summer. Tho river, then much
bigger than now, was full Of fsh. Ny peo-
pile raised much corn, and we're contsnted
and happy. Where are they now2 Gone!
Gone! Ali gone but poor old John! The
white man's rum and small pox, tho white
mans ways. have swept them from the
earth.
well. He had no sons and but ono daugh-
ter, Ninnskoma, beautiful a. the morning
san, 6eet of foot - wild deer, with eyes
like stars. and hair glossy. a. the ravens
wing. All the young men Of the tribe laid
their gifts At hsr feet, only to be rejected.
But one brave. OjetAa. would not b re-
pulsed. Far and near hs sought for the
choicest spoils Of the CHASE and brought
them to her wigvam; yet still abe turned
'.OSs4ka was . crafty. cunning varxior.
and With rich presents bought the old shiaf
ever 70 sspoase hiE cause. All was In vain.
1innskoma's faos was hard toward him
and abe Would mot listen. Natohedaah Vas
much angered; but che Was his only child
and bad great indusnee in The tribe, and he
voulA NOT give her away against har vii:
None could tell Why The maiden refused 70
marry. unleas 4 might b that shs had eivsn
her heaFt to HuroE lover; for some time
before. ThUenaaga, notDd warrior OF that
tribe, with which the lroquois were then 6
peaoe, had asked bar IN marriage and had
oksrsd hse father great vse:th in gifts
Hut the old chief spa1ned him away, aayinR
that his daughter mus wed only IN
lruQuoi6; and none Of our tribe had
oos0 IL 6uIo0 since. Oiotka
hid hi mid and PIT - : earels0 CIR to
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-09
Bruddsr Ripsaw'. Prayer.

The African tendency to employ big and
rolling words ON all occasions Of pomp and
circumstance, says tho Philadelphia North
American. was illustrated at the camp
meeting which Of late was waged b. the
colored population in the grove near Wood
Hand avenue and Eighteenth street. Il sMas
the third evening, and the old da1ks1 Who
seemed to have the bridge Of The time 6roao
and said:
Who u in our midst frum Nobile, viii opea
d. 'caSiom With pratt" ~
A very larae, black and saEioua daskey
arose, and. clearing his throat, beaan:
20. thou all-su1icisnt, self-anA1eient. IN
ou6acient Lord /
aboat him. II
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-09
i COUNTERFEIT MONEY IS COUNTERFEIT CLOTHING i

nnT OUT FOR HIM AND PASS HIM AROUND
1OolA whether he is dealer in the queer, would
counterfeit the productions Of legitimate dealers the
bankrupt stocks fire with stocks dating
century, attempt closing
around around him. he is anything else than the leg
dealer who offers honest values for the honest
Whether uno Of the three gttering balls who lays
unwar chesnuts
by Of him around What offer needs
fake IF DON'T show better values
reputation
false representation five do claim then will
considering self interest buying goods
Of being caught by counterfeit s@...
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See What We Offer
AT ND
Compare With Competitors.

We think we can sustain the statement
that we have sold one-half the overcoats
disposed of in Helena this season. Why
is this? Ask yourself this question, then
come and see our stock and you will not
question the claim. Our 500 lines in
overcoats are marvels Of style and cheap
ness; they are our stronghold, while
we show as large line in other grades
as ever graced the counters Of any cloth.
ing house in the west. Cape coats, ul-
sters, box coats and storm coats--any-
thing you wish or your heart can desire,
we have it, and we name bottom prices.
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J. r. Porke.
Nsesee . ne Public

Has several nies hossss 1oe rent eonvsaisnt-
" Ioeoted. sr
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Facts and Figures!
MOT
Theoretical Dissertations

Are what we propose to give our Gus
toners. When we make, price, we
mean it. This is not cry of wolf. We
never were reluctant about giving fig
ures on our goods, or stating the facts
concerning them; and when we say we
have the most desirable line in the city,
we mean it, and are ready to PROVE
IT. We say we have the greatest line
Of Children's and Boys Suits at medium
prices, say from $a.25 to $500, and if
you doubt it come and see the figures
and the facts will show for themselves.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-05-27

rangenbe S1wefer ibsretnf fimmte, 10 Iebr
er ie oftmals bur9 feline raube Irt perless
ts-uor ibrem reinsn. froulnen Stnn bate
er bod eineu tiefen &eipett unb ct abrte
pobl. bas fie NIT eiuem gang anbern Bid
our 96bs f4aue aIs sr.
n9aB uns betsn," iaste Weta mad Ell
uer WsiIs.
Sobanu nabm bas Bud pom Glide. Sn
bsmislbsn NussnbIid erbob it9 bic Rrants
nit etuem Iauteu Nuiidrst. Die 9si9wifer
eilten biusu. - Raum permodte bic Sters
berbe 3u atbmen. Sc mar, als i1nire etne
@iientstte ibr bic it6bnsnbs 8ruit GUAM,
men. Das Nuse trat nett Dor aus Der
SSbIuns unb Der @eR9tsausbrud idisn
ii9 in ben uenisen Wtauten gang uerans
bert gu babsn.
,Mutter, Wutter!" l1rts Weta Iaut
auf unb ifir3te Dor benz Bette Der altsn
Iautiammernb In bic &niee - IS maj aIs
wdre ie teines anberu Wortes mebr mod
tis, aIs leste iis tn bisiss allen Sammsr unb
aIe 8ersweifunssansf, bic ibr 5sr3 tn
bieiem i9rsdIt4en ausenbIit erfaate.
Der Sobann iasts tsin 8ort, absr Ell
mar pl0sli4 bleid seportsn = re5t bIsi5.
Or iu9te bic Sterbsnbe auf3uriaten uni
bic &iiien 81 ridden, aber es sins ni9t. -
Die alte Srau mar idon 81 i9wu9.-St
woQte mebr als etnmal reben, bod es &c:
lang ibr ntmmer. - gabIi1 bra9te ie nit
s,SBtsr &raftanfrensuns bic 8orte Der.
uor: ,,Die beiltsen Satramente - eiIt -
eiIt. Der Scbann lief auf bic Seer
ftraSe. - 9om CLAUS war nod ui6ts 4,
ieben. - IS ersrtf i'm etns innere Ansit
ueI9e bas b6ie 9euihen nod rdbrte. benz
es muBte ibm bIeii9wer auf bic Seele fall
len, baB er benz Claus INNER wiber fan
ben, uel9er bic i9uerrei9sn Bauern 10 Of
aufseforbsrt, eiuen eisenen SeeIiorser q
etbttten. Sect i9Ius ibm bus 5sr3 uni
er rang BITE 9dnbs. -
Drinuen b6rte er nod eine 8eiIe bt
Uaeta beten - banu sin Iauter Nuti1rei-
uno hanu uarb's pisbsr tobtsnitiu.
Oils sr uisbsr ms 3immsr frat, Inlet
Weeta nebsn elmer 2si9e.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-05-27

rutelHe NteuHoe uHp WelHe 9luUNefl
baben lid senabet wieber mid uno lid
aut9eIteut, unb bic bel mir waren. limb
ferne 9eitanoen." BlaIm37.
Oas @ort bes bsrrlidsn Yialmiiten, bss
tSntsli9en Sdnsers tatte ii9 erfiut an ben
armen Burden, benz unire 2eisr bislaus
wObI etn aufrtdtises WitIeib aussuenbet
baben. ausseiiOBen war er uon isiuer Gas
mile, bur3 pes babii9tisen unb bsr3Ioien
grubers aniiften pom rem 8atss enterbt
unb pnfu5t; aue 5reunbe pou sbsbem
tebrten ibm usrd1tli9 ben &idsn; 6einer
i4sntte ieinen l1nidulosbsseusuussn @lau:
ben! Das that web - peb bis in bas ins
nerite 9ert btnstn ! Der @ufsrfris batte ben
Wermutbsbe9sr Bis auf ben @runo Ieeren
mi Ier- iein gutter Rame idisH fir i'm in
Der INNER nod seIiebtsn Seimatb babin 4;
Serrifsu waren fir aIe 3eitsn ALE 8aabs
Der Ssrpanbi9aft uno Treunbi&aft. -
aber bate e,'s ni9t sIsiduobI bod ttas
gen t6nnen2 Erasen i'm 5inblit auf fem
sutes 9ewifen; tragen in Der 9ofnuns
auf bic @naoe Sss 964fsu, Der uns tstne
P,afuHs ienoet fiber unier 9erm6sen2
@ab,Itd, uarsn bic suten goridbe, bic
mir ibn fafien iabsn am @rabs Der gltsrn,
re4t tief ssSarsen unb bdtten 70 rett i'm
inner fen 9srSsn Wur;el sefaBt; mare ieue
fromme Stimmuus 10 rs9t Der AuffuB Ell
mes innern Beoiirfnifss sewsisn - sr bot
tie elmer san3en Gee pom 2siben tibn bic
Sttru bieten miifen. 2eiber mar benz nidt
10. Sc sins ibm, ME Isiber 70 ~uisIen, bic
tn trsenb elmer webmitbisen, ueideu Stims
muns ober irsenb einem f9weren Nuaens
bid bic idOuftsn 8oridss fafen - unb
banu biusebsn in bic Stunbe Der gnti9eis
bans unb ni3t bsitsbeu tn i5uen! 90 seist
es ft4 eenn. ouB ibnen Der iunere rs9ts Bos
ben, bic e4te @ruubIase mauselte, auf Der
auein oils auf benz ibnen etn3is s~uiaseubeu
ader iol9e 8olidse unb grti9liHs sur
8sife t5 ssitissn Ia1eu.
0ir mi Zen bier einen &iidbIid baIten
tn bas persaneene 2sben bes Baferftis.
Das Cont uub Sest einss isbsn Rsns
iden ftnb 3wtqinssbribsr unb fe uerIsuss
nen ielten ibre GebnIi9teit.
Der 5ris aIs Der ifiasfts SObn mar, wie
IS oft 10 sebt, Der ertldrte 9tsbItus Der
Wutter. @benio wie bic ftias, ianfte uub
fromme Wsta pss Nadbar 6arms mar
aud CT in Der 5usenb3eit fduddIi9 unb
fait INNER frant ssueisn. WuttsrIiebe
batte ibn per3drtslt. Ils f9 bann snbIi1
ote @siuuObeit fsfiste unb Der @sift bes
&nabeu it6 aufauenb i9ueQ unb idSn ents
uidsIts. trat BET Der suten Mnne Warie
isne gitsItsit gu Gage, bic mir 10 oft BEL ben
Rittern In tleinbirssrIidsn Samilien uub
i'm Baueritnnbe bemerteu - iene gitelteit,
bic i9sinbar 10 Defenders bssabten &inber
fur einsn vb6beren Stanb" er3isben 3u la1:
len. @nsnabme rpetlet bic @si9t9te gar
NANCE ant tn Der Stesel aber ttno lol4e
Srpsr'msnte nss rebt geratsen! Die pom
!bren1 Sooen uerleste pFan3s ssostbt ieltsn
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1890-05-27
Nv.

rWeine Sreunbe unb meme 9fd5Iten
baben lid seuabet pieber mid unb ii6
%auf9eteut, uno bic bel mir waren, limb
ferne oeitanOen." BlQIm 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS.
What the Two Branches of Congress Did
During the Week,

In the Senate on Thursday of last week
Mr.. Morrill, from the finance committee re-
ported concurrent resolution requesting
the secretary of tho treasury not to make %
new lease of the islands of st. Paul and st.
George in Alaska for the purpose of taking
fur seals thereon, and to postpone all action
in relation thereto until after the goth of
February, 1890 After brief discussion the
concurrent resolution was passed, Several
other bills were reported from the commit
tees and placed on the calender.
The Senate then took up the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Butler on December II, to
provide for the emigration of persons Of
color from the Southern States. Mr.. But
Ter proceeded to address the Senate, and fa-
vored sending the colored man to Africa to
do missionary work in order to get rid of
him, claiming that he had no place in this
country.
Mr.. Hoar said it seemed to him that the
proposition of Mr.. Butler was the most
astounding that ever had been heard in the
legislative history Of the Senate or in the
legislative history of any civilized and pros
porous people The United States was at
this moment growing inweath strength and
prosperity and still demand for labor kept
more than abreast with the general
growth of the country. From
all climes under the sun tho
laborcrs are thronging and yet in the Sen
ate Of the United States a proposition was
made that by the force of the nation, aided
by its treasury, eight millions of laborers
born on American soil everyone of them,
entitled to every right We're to be deported
to what the senator had justly styled the
dark region of the dark continents AMI
which was less known to the readers of his
tory to-day than it was when the father Of
history attempted the description of it BOO
years before the birth of Christ.
In the Senate Monday among the
bills reported from committees and
placed on the calendar were the fol-
lowing: To provide for the admission OF
the State Of Wyoming into the Union; to
provide temporary government for the
territory of Oklahoma; to authorize the
president to confer brevet rank on officers OF
the army for gallant service il the Indian
| campaigns.
In the House Monday the speaker
announced the worlds fair committee,
comosed of nine members with Cand-
Ter OF Massachusetts, chairman. On
location for the fair the committee stands
as follows: For Chicago, Hill and Springer;
for St. Louis, Hatch and Frank; for New
| York. Belden aud Flower: for Washington,
| Bowden and Wilson. The chairman is sat
sfactory TO all contending parties one
not committed to the interest of any par
| ticular city.
In the House on Tuesday there was a de-
bate on rules between exSpeaker Carlisle
! and Spe aller Reed. No business of import
ance was done in either branch during be
| day.