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, 1890-03-06
MISCEIIA ASEOUs,
Senator Aus tins Free Coinage BiI
Killed In the House.

Senator Austin's free coinage memor.
ial was killed in the house this after.
noon. 1t asked compress TO pass law
requiring the secretary Of the treasury 10
receive all the gold and silver offered
and issue IL silver certificates Tor 25 s.i0
grains of goiH and i2il grams of silver,
900 fine, ana to make no distinction be-
tween gold and silver in the cost Of coin.
age. The house refused to consider it.
Mr.. browne, OF Pierce, who Is a
hnancier. and says that IL congress
should enact such law all the silver in
the country would be locked up In the
treasury vaults at Washington in few
years, and IA financial pane would fol.
low.
Mr.. Geoghegan opposed the memorial
because II made coinage unlimited.
Governor Ferry's veto of Dr. Power 9
medical bill was sustained 10y an unnni.
nous vote in the house this afternoon.
Shortly niicrwnrd DR.. Power, chairman
ofthc committee on medicine and sur.
gerry, introduced the bill drafted by
Colonel Eddy, which was outlined few
days since.
ST. Eddy made an unsuccessful at
tempt TO defeat u motion 10 read the bill
twice by title and lay IL on tho table,
subject TO call. He wantcdit ind0nitely
postponed, saying that tile people were
no, suffering because of the quacks.
Dr.. Power retortcd that the people did
not suffer half as much from the doct ors
as from Mr. Eddy's speeches.
Senator Wilson's bill, prescribing the
qualifications OF locomotive engineers
was killed in the house this afternoon,
after being amended TO death by sirik ing
out certain sections.
Senator Drums memorial praying con.
grcss to give the legislature tine p0wcrto
remove the restrictions from the Puyal-
lup Indians, was passed in tic house
to-day. The lands ON the reservation
have been alloitcd In sevemlty to the In.
dians. who want to sell them. They
can not do so until tho consent Of con.
grcss Is obtained.
The house to-day considered the
insurance bill reported by the committee
OH insurance, and ordered IL
cngrossed. The bill makes the secretary Of
state eN-oillcio insurance commissioner
and makes II his duty To make n de-
tailed examination of all the companies
orpaniztd la the state. Tie coilpanles
doins business must have u subscribcd
capital OF not less than 10000 20 pcr
cent. OF which must be paid in cash be-
fore the issuance OF u policy, and the re-
naming 20 per cent, must hc paid With
IN twelve months. Wien property is
Insured for u larger sum than is allowed
lay the ndjustor the company issuing the
policy must refund the premium Tor the
excessive amount.
Governor Ferry sent to the senate to-
Gay the name of James Crawford, OF
Clarke, for fish commissioner.
The house ways aud means committee
held meeting this afternoon, and de-
cided to recommend the appropriation
of 10000 asked by the Wnlla peniten-
tiary Tor maintenance for the ensuing
year.
, 1890-03-06
rae UNIVERSITY LANDS.
rsstsmopy Taken as 10 the vaiIdit,
Of the State. Title.

The joint committee appointed before
tho holidays To look into the title of the
university lands heard testimony to-
night.
Johu Fisher. Seattle attorney, gave
II ns his opinion that the state had ab-
solute title 10 the university site at 'Se-
nftle and could sell Il II It pleased. He
estimated tho sile to be worth half %
milton.
John Kane, formerly member of the
territorial legislature, testified that the
raie OF the university lands under the
Daniel Bnflcy regime was Us bad as II
Gould possibly be. He continued; "rhee
l.ofhing remains except the rickety
wooden buiiiines on Tho site ut Seattle.
dozlntsd ny a Denny and wife"
, 1890-03-06
THE JUNG EsHIp QUESTION.
The Governor Makes the King Coun-
~ Appointments.

Governor Ferry settled the judgeshp
question in King county to-day by ap-
pointing ThomasJ J.. Hume and julius A.
stratton to the recently created offices
Hume was recent candidate for
United States judge, and Stratton was
defeated by l.itchenburg ior superior
judge last fall In King county.
, 1890-03-06
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Another Medical nlii to Take the
Place OF tho Netoed Measure.

OLYMPIA. WASH, Feb. 2S--onc OF the
house rules prohibits smo king in the hall
during the recess, aud itis violated every
day. Scrgeant-at-Arms Letter has been
repeatedly instructed to enforce II, but
the members, employees and spectators
session began this afternoon, the hall
was blue with smoke. and II was only
whon tho gavel fell that the smokers put
away their pipes and cigars. Speaker
Fcighan found OH his desk list of the
offending members, which Sergeant
Letter hnd prepared. The speaker. In
calling attention TO the matter, hoped
that there would be no further violation
ofthc rule, and said he would not make
known the names Of the Offenders this
time.
, 1890-03-06

The joint committee on the compen-
sation Of county officers tonight recon
structed its bill. The sliding scale of
salaries on the basis OF population was
retained, but on different calculation.
The counties are arranged in twenty
nine classes. This bill would give
the auditor In the lowest class
of counties $500 per annum; In coun-
ties of 1900, In which class II
was thought King would be, $2.GO0.
This latter sum would be the highest
salary paid any officer.
Clerk and deputy hire, and all other
expenses are to be allowed by the conn
ty commissioners, and the fees are to 60
into the treasury. The assessor and
commissioners VIII be paid by the day,
and she coroners and surveyors by the
fees
, 1890-03-06
THE SCHOOL LANDS.
some OF the Provisions OF tho Pro-
posed Measure.

The house spent part Of the forenoon
and the whole of tho afternoon in com.
mittco of the whole considering the
school land bills
On close vote, Mr.. Cooks bill was
laid aside, and the Joint compdttee's =
bill taken up and amended.
section of Mr. Cooks bill requiring
the state land commission 10 obtain from
the surveyor general plats of all the
townships in tho state, and TO obtain
from tho United States land Offices n
statement showing thc sixteenth and
thirty-sixth sections belonging TO the
state was added.
An amendment 10 section makes IL
the duty Of the commission 10 Inspect
every section or portion leased or sold
, 1890-03-06
THE CONGRESS.
Consideration Of the
Trust Bill.
A REPUBLICAN SEATED
Senator Blair Complains
About the Press.
AN APPROPRIA TI0N BILL Pissed
Illegality Alleged in tho Case Of
the Seal Fisheries-Other
Proceedings.
AN APPROPRIATION BILL PISSED

washington, Feb. q. Tho senate bill
to establish certain ports OF delivery In
Alaska was reported and placed on the
calendar.
The calendar was taken upHnd the fol-
lowing bills among others we're passed:
To authorize the Oregon * Washington
Bridge Com pnny to construct bridge
across tho Columbia river between the
states of Oregon and Washington, and
to- establish 1t as a post road; TO amend
the timber culture act.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sidcration of the bin TO declare trusts
and combin ions in restraint of trade
and production.
Mr.. Sherman, who reported. the bill
from the committee on finance, said that
he had been instructed by the commit
tee to move To- strike ont the third sec.
ton, which hxcs tie penalties for the
oilenso OF entering into trusts and com
binations.
Mr.. George opposed the bill. both
on tho grou nd of is inSuilciency, and
on the grou nd that congress had not the
constitutional power 20 enact II. His
arguments were mainly ON its legal and
technical character and were designed
10 prove tllAt IL Wuull ne lNll0s-lOle
even to get conviction under the bill.
AS to the civil suits provided for in 1t,
he said that few such events would ever
be instituted, and that not one would be
successful.
Mr.. Resgan gave notice of an amend.
meut which lac intended to offer to the
bill. The bill went over without action,
and after an executive session the senate
adjourned,
CONFIRM ATt0Ns.
Chief Justice of the supre me court of
New Mexico-James " Bren. OF Mime
sofa.
Associate justice Of the supreme court
of Arizona-Joseph III, kibbey
United states a,torney--ilarry II. JEFF
fords for Arizona.
Registers ofland ofirces--John c. Mar
tin, at Prescott, Ariz.i Alfred Il. Dix
on, at susanville. Cal Alonzo Clea-
yer, at IaGTande, Or; j. +. Rus
sell, at CUur d. Alene, Idaho; W. II,
Clark, at Lincoln, Seb. Il. G. Ross,
at Walla Walla, Wash; Alfred ".
Strong, az Spokane Fails. Wash.
Surveyor general OF Caliiornia-Will.
lam II. Pratt.
SuperyisOrO Of the census of California
William II, Mosher, lorty-tifth district
Postmastcrs-Calil Solomon D.
Rosworth AT Grass Valley, Joseph Nc
keown at Liycrmofe Fred Axe at
Eureka, NJ, II. Baithache at Mlrtinas
w. S. Nawfer Il Santa NJ onica.
Oregon-.jcsSio c. Baker at La Grnnde.
, 1890-03-06

NV YonK, Feb. 2L--It Is learned
authoritutycly this morning that at a
meeting of the rubber goods manuiac-
turcrs Yesterday, at which representa-
tiycs OF ali the rubber boot and shoe
companies OF the United States were
present IL was ordered TO advance the
prices ON rubber boots, shoes and goo DIS
10 per cent. Il. ). Converse Is chairman
of the Committee having in charge the
porlccting of the rubber trust. Raw rub
bor quotations arc up In the eighties.
, 1890-03-06

representatives. from tho First conyre,.
siouul district OF Wost VifInle
pom disaiiOwing this ,lll,o
by the accounting officer h.
viii proceed to bring su.t IN,
the court OF claims, ana In ease ~ nm
adverse decision, will take it up to tts
supreme court ot, thc United States,
public Interests.
, 1890-03-06
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Another Faint Effort Toward Ad-
Journm ent.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 3-Mr. Per-
son offered resolution in the house
this afternoon fixing March 10 as the
date OF final adjournment. IL was re-
ferred without debate to the committee
recently appointed 10 examine the
pending business and suggest date for
adiournment,
, 1890-03-06

WAHuSoroS, Fob. 81. The president
has nominated the following postmas-
tiers; Ncyada--Richard b. Holman, at
Carson City.
Cnliiornia--Ira c. Haight, at Rcd
lands.
Washington Edward II. Orcu,i. ai,Pa-
iousc CITY Simon G., Cramcr ut Cheney.
, 1890-03-06

The senate refused to concur in the
senate amendment to the county
court bill, reducing the mum Der of courts
from two to one.
THIRD READING OF BILLS,
by Mr.. Misunderstanding school
lands in lieu OF sections l6 and 80;
passed.
BY Mr.. Watt--Authorizing the organ
izatiOn of new counties; passed.
by Mr.. Eeoghcgan the payment
of the supreme court bailifis passed.
, 1890-03-06
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
The Urgency Deficiency Appropria.
tlon Bill Passed.

Amer the reading of the journal, the
houfo went into committee of the whole
on the urgency deficiency appropriation
bill.
Aiter three hours and halfdiscussion,
the committee rose and the bill passed.
IL eppropriaies S2S .GjOOO0, the largest
item being I2l, 600, 0oo for the pensioners
of the war of 1879 and the Mexican war.
The remainder OF the afternoon was
devoted to the consideration Of the pri.
vate calender, but no bills were passed.
The house then took IA recess.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration Of private pension bills.
, 1890-03-06

WAsHISGtoN, Feb. 2s.-rhe house
committee on agriculture this morning
resumed the hearing Of the proposition
to regulate the manufacture of lard and
the lard compound and to place the
latter under the control Of the internal
revenue.
Representative Stewart opposed the
proposed legislation, and said that the
Farmers Alliance of Georgia was also
opposed to IT,.
w. j. Quits, representing Fairbnuk d
Co., summed up for the mnnuinc tUfcfs
of the lard compound, aud W. ". Kim.
ball, of Easion, addressed the committee
in behalf of the promoters of the pro
posed legislation,
Colonel Bingham, master of the Va
tional Grange Patrons of Husbandry,
also spoke IN favor of II.
, 1890-03-06

property subject to tho debts incurred
during the murriago was passed with
imnlatcrial amendments suggested by
the judiciary committee.
HrW BILLS.
BY Mr.. Rlnehart-- Relating to serving
processes in judiciary courts,
by the samo.-Relativo to appeals
from Justice courts.
lly Mr.. Laudos-Croating the Office of
publlC adj miuistr1tur,
, 1890-03-06

New ionK, Eeb. a5,--lllc l'nlie''
states steamer Enterprise afived t''ia
afternoon, bringing the body Of ticofgi
u. Pcndletou, late United States minis
ter at Berliu.
, 1890-03-06

Mr.. Luce introduced q memorial maxi
sub-port OF entry. II was passed.
INTRODUCTION ~ BILLS.
BY MIR. pickrell- Authorizing school
directors to levy a sncciul tax for tuition
purposes education committee.
By Mr. Pickrell-Io protect liens
judiciary.
THIRD HUNntSG oF nfLfs.
by Mr.. GoOghegan--FOr selection of
indemnity lands in lieu of sections i6
and 36 that may have been sold;
passed.
by Senator Austin-Allowing dis.
tricts to issue bonds, not exceeding .
per cent. of their valuation, to build
school houses passed.
, 1890-03-06
THE UNION Pacific.
a Plea FOR the Institution Of Fore.
closure PROCEEDINGS,

WAsursoroS, Fob. 27.-l,cprcsenta-
tive Anderson, Of Kansas, appeared be-
fore the house committee on Pacific
railroads to-day and urged favorable ac-
tion upon his bill to have foreclosure pro
ceedings Instituted against the Union
Pacific, and have the road placed in the
hands OF n government receiver.
, 1890-03-06

sTocsros, Cal, March l,-Natura, gas
was struol. to-day In "A water we'll, which
was being sunk on the. state asylum
grounds here. at u depth oi 1910 feet.
The now Is 1000 feet daily, IL VIII he
sunk 300 feet deeper for larger gus sup
pIN.
, 1890-03-06

nas> Ueeh's Biil Tor ths ss1e and Lsase
Y os srhsoi LANDS.
~ house spent ths sfsernocn in con-
, 1890-03-06

oLYMrIA, March 1.-The Territory VI
All lini Judgment affirmed. =
Scainnion W. Ward, judgment re-
veTscd.
, 1890-03-06
DETAILED REPORT.

q Complete Record OF Shs Proceed
ings In Both Houses.
The senate held but twenty minutes
session to-day.
MIR. Bakers bill making community
, 1890-03-06

The governor does not think there
should be laugh ut hiaexpensc because
he signed the bill prescribing the duties
of the governor, lie maintains that his
course was entirely consistent and that
he did pot approve OF tho provisions IN
the bill which he vetoed.
Mr.. Evans bill authorizing counties
10 issue bonds to erect county buildings,
which was passed In the house this
morning, will come in handy for Clarke
county, which lost its courthouse BY lire
few days since.
The house refused this morning TO ro-
ccdc from It's amendments to MIR. Kin
ncars soldiers home bill and asked for
IA conference committee
senator Parklnsons mem Jrial asking
congress to make Blaine. Whntcom
county, II port of entry was passed in
the house this morning.
, 1890-03-06

GoyernOr Ferry signed the follow.
bills to-day;
For the construction and maintenance
Of dykes and dams.
Declaring streets in incorporated cities
which extend over tide lands public
highways, and placing them under the
corporate authorities.
To repeal that chapter OF the code re.
ll1ting to the licensing of animals kept
for breeding purposes for hire.
10 create tile Office of state geologist.
For the relivfof IL. w Eagan.
10 regulate the sale OF property by
auction.
Fixing the salary Of the clerk of the
supreme court
, 1890-03-06

Mosrgvipgo, March Q. Dr. Norera
obes has been elected president o'
Uruguay.
, 1890-03-06

The house ways and means committee
held meeting this afternoon, and de-
cided to recommend the appropriation
of 10000 asked by the Wnlla peniten-
tiary ior maintenance for the ensuing
wear
, 1890-03-06
puBLio DEBT STATEMENT.
A Decrease OF Over Six Millions dur
ing the Month,

WAsuIYoroN, March 1.-The following
is resume of the public debt statement
for the month Of February:
Lot IA
, 1890-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
A BIN Authorizing tho Investment
Of rOfelgn Capital,

Mr.. Hamilton introduced a bill In she
house this morning to authorize foreign
corporations To invest capital in Wash.
iugton, except in real estate. The OBJ
iect Is to encourage the investment Of
found difficult 10 get home money TO
develop the mines in the Northeastern
part OF the state and IL Is said that Eng.
itsh money can ec obtained II its invest.
nent is legdiized.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
DON'T STOP.

Roanoke's wonderful growth ard
prosperity; its conversion from vii
lage of 400 or 500 people to a city OF
10000 inhabitants in eight years has
been due, as is well-known, as much
to the push ana enterprise OF its citl'
zens as 10 its natural advantages.
The people ofRoanoke and those VITO
have come here from nearly ever
State in the Union have shown Their
faith in the town and lis future by IL
vesting their money in land here, aro
by the establishment Of new industries.
And wherever they have gone the
have talked Roanoke and worked 10
Roanoke.
Now that the village has become {
city and its future prosperity is assured
beyond the peradyenture of douh',
there should be no abatement Of the
. "0-a - &c ont RoonoI,e NAV
- oh,. 80 tor.o cora of:tsa,f bnt if it.
S',c,, - .ruo 1os.iry ord reach IL,
- - -, 1900 ,la n,or,fac
.,,r;,,,, o,t;as Of tho sontb its citizen,
49, - wv, .o,ox tbo;r rrin or allow aov
- o3;ror, them from the.
-. :, 80 b,ho1r
., ;.,.,..,..s 81 ,,h;o,.
1Noie ''' '''-''- :: .,,a 80,
- - 49, ,''' -, ~. ,,oo.,,,.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
SoRFOLK.S ROOM.

The City By the Sea, = following tbs
example of Roanoke and other cities il
Southwest Virginia is making rapi2
progress. a company composed {:
wealthy men has recently purchased 25c
acres of land adjoining the iashiona5l;
residence part OF the city, and will in,
prove and beautify it.
The purchase is made with the BELLE
that Norfolk will make rapid growth il
the next few years, and that the IN,
creased population caused by the Intro
duction OF new industries will create !
demand to- desirable residence property
which the CITY at present is not able to
supply.
There is no question that Norfolk
will become the largest and most I'M
portrait seaport town on the Atlantic
coast south Of Baltimore. The only
wonder is that Norfolk and the people
Of that city have been SO long in wax,
ing up to the advantages they possess
ed and in pushing them as they ough:
to have done, We are glad to witness
Norfolk's prosperity and are coz fden-
that in a short time Roanoke and 1.-The
CITY by the Sea- will be the most i'm
portant cities in the State
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The Republican state convention of Cali
fornia will nc held at Sacramento Aug. T.
At n sl9un fire in Perry 4: Greens picture
factory in Chicago, Il crowded sidewalk gave
way. Frank Edwards, aged Il, was fatally
injured Two other boys, james Martin and
Edward Jennings, had bones broken.
On Thursday. May !, the last of Michigan;
bonded debt. amounting 10 S229,D01, Will ma
ture. The bonds issued for war purposes az
Grecated S25ij,iC0.
Benjamin b. Newton. assistant superin
tendent of the Reading railroad, who has
been missing for several days. WAS found il
New York.
Clara Barton of Red Cross fame, is visiting
Johnstown and being feted by those SIZE
helped to relieve.
Messrs. Wooaer and Hennessy of Peoria
H., representing the whiskey trust, went tc
81. Paul and offered the local stockholders OF
the st. Paul distilery $l51,101 in cash and
SlgJ0cO in bonds for their interest The Offer
was accepted. The trust bound itself to keeI
the distillery in operation for two years. when
it will close the doors.
Tie sheriff served papers upon {; aunlbcr o.!
people in Lothrop, No, who were either di
rectly or indirectly interested in the temper
ance crusade of last February. II appear az
the next term of court to be held in May.
An incendiary fire in Kuhne's hotel, Chi.
cago drove the guests to the street in their
night clothes. None was injured and the fire
was extinguishcd with small damage.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
CRISP CONVERSATIONS.

The author of "McGinty" has drawn
$500 royalties so far.
The forests of France, under the man
agemens of a government bureau, con-
tain $500, 900 acres.
Female lobbyists are recognized as fact
ors of legislation in England and are said
t. be very successful.
An English statistician has discovered
that of the $50 heroines in last years nov
els 372 were blondes and 100 brunettes.
1t is stated that there are 4O,321 physi.
clans in the empire of Japan. The popu-
lation of the country is put down at about
0,0O0.
Modern Rome is said to be the city best
supplied with water in the world; but an
Gent Rome had q supply of nearly seven
times the quantity.
In Buenos Ayres an opera box for sixty
nights costs 5000. Coal for range or
fireplace is from S3S to $40 per ton. You
may 20 to the circus for $3.50. Shoes are
worth from so TO Sl2.
Queen Elizabeth's prayer book is shown
in the Tudor exhibition i'll London. II is
bound in enameled gold and printed by
\. Barker in 157l4, and is one of the chief
wonders of the Tudors shown.
Flowing by steam has been introduced
in Walla Walla valley, Wash, and spro-
nounced a success. Heretofore it has cost
81 per acre TO pillow, while under the new
system it can be done for forty cents.
a California Judge is the possessor of a
night blooming cereus that is the largest
of its kind in the United States. 1t IS
thirty feet high, with branches that COW
er his house and porch nearly ESQ square
feet.
y remarkable feature Of the large coal
mine at st. Andre du Poirise, France,
which is over 5000 feet in depth, is the
comparatively low temperature expert
cnced, which is seldom more than IS
degs. Fahrenheit.
In Paris all the electric wires, no mat
ter of what description, are under ground
telephone ana telegraph, aS well us
electric light. This is accomplished under
stringent municipal regulations, and ac-
cidents are unknown.
The construction of the pillars and
foundations of the great Forth bridge
consumed 1000 tons of cement and 707,-
900 cubic feet of granite. The total
amount Of resulting masonry is 117,0OO
cubic yards. The weight of the steel in
the bridge proper is $1,000 tons.
In Madrid when an actor has benefit
his admirers send to the theatre little
gifts, such as canes, slippers, game and
such trifes, just as if it were donation
party, and the employees hand these gifts
around among the audience for inspec-
ton, while next day complete list of
them is printed in the papers.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
CORRECT.

Representative HooKER, of Missls-
sippi, expresseda patriotic truth IN the
House Thursday in replying to ME.
KELLY, of Kansas, when lie insisted
that the party or parties, man or men,
who undertook now to breed bad blooo
between the old white people and the
old black people of the south, to the
detriment, damage and destruction OF
both, was neither true as a patriot to
his country nor true DIS a Christian to
the obligations which rested upon him
to treat with good viii and good feeling
his brethren all over the earth.
This expression found an echo in a
large number Of the members of the
House and was received with applause.
GENERAL HOOKER is correct.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-04-26
ABOUT THE HOTELS.

Luther Bass is a prominent young
tobaconist of Martinsville, and he was
in town yesterday looking around
He intends spending q week in the
city. I've always had a desire to
see more of this wonderful city, ssic
Mr. Bass, land l intend to crafty the
wish. l find that it came quite up to'
my expectations. When the Roanoke
and Southern is completed this city
and my home will have many similar
interests. would not then be sur
prised if Roanoke would become
great tobacco market. Dir. Bass
spent yesterday afternoon in Salem.
NV
Captain Joe Berry, of Echo, West
Virginia, one of the largest coal opera
tors in the New River district, was
seen in the lobby of Hotel Roanoke
Yesterday. Captain Berry is a portly.
cood-natured old gentleman and is
wealthy. At one time he was poor
boy in Pennsylvania and his career
shows what can be accomplished by 3
young man, if he starts in life with
the determination to succeed.
War rem Ficklen is in town again,
and yesterday he was busy greeting
his many friends here. His used to be
one of the most familiar figures on
the streets. about the hotels aud in
the business places of Roanoke. lie
is one of the most expert accountants
in the State, but he got the real estate
fever badly and now has an office in
Johnson City. He is in love with his
new home.