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pcintmcnt OF Mr., blackburn as mem
her of the committee on appropriations,
nnd Mr. Carlisle US q member OF ihe
committee on finance. territories and
woinan's suifrage.
The conference report on tho bili TO
simplify tho law with relation TO the
collection OF the revenue was presented
and agreed to, and after an executive
session the senate adjourned.
, 1890-05-29
The Arid Land Inye.,ie.,Iop.

WAsnIsGToS, May %. - Senator
Stewart to-day proposed an amendment
to the sundry civil appropriation bill,
which was referred to tho appropriation
committee, authorizing the secretary Of
agriculture toexpend $3.50. OOo in continu-
ing the investigation concerning the ex-
tent TO which tie arid region of the
United States can be redeemed by irri-
CATION and reservoirs.
, 1890-05-29
A Compromi.c Appointmcnt.

Secretary Noble to-day appointed O.
f. Bayard, of The Dslles, Or, Indian
depreciation claim agent for service for
the field. The appointm cnt takes effect
July 1. The salary is 50 per day and
travelling expenses. All claims in Ore.
gon and Washington will be referred to
him for investigation. Bayard was q
prominent candidate for the land office
at The Dallos when Lang was ap-
pointed, and tho present appointment is
compromise.
, 1890-05-29
a Decision Expected In the Course of
Ten Days.

WAsuisoTos, May 27.-Tho officials
Of the interior department who sat in
the case Of Spicer and others In the re-
cent hearing over the Spokane Falls
property have promised a decision at
tho earliest possible date. 1t is pretty
certain that they will make it public
within ten days.
, 1890-05-29

Senator Sanders to-day introduced
his bill which has heretofore beenD out
Lined, excepting mineral lands from the
grant TO the Northern Pacific company.
Representative Hermann. OF Oregon,
was to-day in consultation with the
public land committee rs to tho forfeit
Of tho Northern Pacific railroad land
grant between Wallula and Portland,
Or, and tho conf ttee which previously
reported a bill for tho forfeiture will
consider and report formally to tho SEN
ate tho bill which Is now before tho com.
mittee, and hc will Try to pass 1t before
the close Of this week. Having passed
tho senate, the house has only
to act. The senate bill confines
tho forfeiture to all grants co-tcrminus
with tho uncomplctcd lines. Persons
In possession under deeds, contracts, or
licenses from the company, made prior
to January I, 1855. shall be entitled to
purchase the same from the government
, 1890-05-29

Mrs. Odenoal, of Tacoma, Wash, a
sister of Mrs. Senator Dolphi Mrs. Ely
kearny, OF Portland, and her niece, Miss
Dearborn. of Salem, and Miss Bristow, of
Eugene City, Or, are visiting friends in
the city and taking in the capital sights.
, 1890-05-29
the DISPUTED LAND.
The Spokane Delegation Confidest of
Favorable Decision.

WAsHIsGTos, May 26.-Tne Spokane
delegation left for tho West tonight,
fully convinced that the secretary of the
interior would decide the land case in
accordance with the facts which were
presented to him Saturday. Prominent
men about the department say that
there Is no other course to pursue.
, 1890-05-29
HOUSE PnocEEprsos.
Tue Lower Mississippi Appropriation
Heduood Ono Hall.

To-day the house went into committee
Of tho whole ON the river and harbor
bill.
A motion TO strike out tho appropri-
alton for tho Hcrnepin canal was de-
fratcd.
A motion 10 reduce the appropriation
for the Mississippi river from Cairo
, 1890-05-29
GREAT CHANGES IN TEN YEARS.
Statistics showing the National, state
and County Indebtedness.


and County Indebtedness.
WAsHIsoroS, May 27.--The ccnsus Of.
fice to-day made public tho first results
of the eleventh census In relation TO state
and local finances. II consists of a pre-
liminary report on the Indebtedness of
the 2, 800 counties in tho Uuited States,
Tho report shows that the principal of
the state debts at the present time Is
$22S, 0T0, sl7. OF this. Sl94, ,i,O4, 2O8 is
bonded, and S33 725, 6l0 floating. This
shows net decrease in the total deb,
during the last ten years OF f5i, 459, 4s4,
the bonded debt having been decreased
by s6i, ,0s3, 2i0, and the floating debt in
creased by 50, 023, Te5.
The decrease by geographical divisions
has been as follows;
Eastern states, Sil, 298, III.
Middle states, $l1, ,3sT. .4S2.
Southern states, S2s, ,O22, ,0li.
Western states, $a, T52, ,02O.
Tho total bonded debt of tho United
States was sl.709. 093 100 in 1880 and
S7l9. IFS, go In 1890. This shows q total
decrease OF $l,05i, sg7 ,7S0 In state and
national Indebtedness In ten years.
The total bonded debt OF the 9. 500
counties In the states and territories was
$3.50, 73A, $50. against Sl04, i03, 1872 in 1850.
The floating debt in 1881 was SIS, 745, a3I,
while the present floating debt is yII,
05s, Ss1, q decrease of 81, 1856 45o This
shows an increase in the total debt OF
the counties during the last ten years OF
S2i, 45i, 756.
, 1890-05-29

The house was to-day called TO order
by Clerk MCPHERSON, and on motion OF
Mr.. Mckinley, Of Ohio, Mr.. burrows, oi
Michigan, WIS elected speaker pro TEN,
and look the chair amid applause.
Speaker Reed In absent ON account of
the death of his mother.
After tho passage of several district
bills the house adjourned.
, 1890-05-29

The Yellowstone Park bill, which not
only enlarges the park but grants a
right-of-way through one corner OF II to
the Montana Mineral railway. is said by
the men having II in charge to be sure of
passage through the house. There may
be some opposition in the senate.
, 1890-05-29

Jacob Howard, 7 years old, was
hooked TO death at Saline. Mich, by AN
excited COW winch imagined It necessary
to protect o new cali.
, 1890-05-29
IN the HOUSE.
Dsscussion of tho River and Harbor
Bil1.

wAsuIsoros, May ?3.--Mr Flower.
OF New York. introduced bill subject
ing oleomargariue to tho provisions OF
the laws ofthe several states. 1t was rc-
ferred.
On motion OF Mr.. vandever, of Cali
fornia, from the committee on irrigation,
n resolution was adopted calling upon
the secretary Of war for Information re-
lating to the climate OF New Mexico,
Arizona. and other parts of the arid re-
gion.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the river and harbor
bill.
MIR. Post, of Illinois. offered an amend
ment appropriating $3.50, ,0o0 for securing
n continuous navigable waterway be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Missis-
slppi river and a continuation Of tho sur
vcy OF the Illinois river.
MIR. Henderson objected that tho COM
mittee had not considered the PROPOSE
tion.
sr. vandever, of California, said that
the jealousy between Chicago aud st.
Louis had hitherto prevented the adop-
ton of this grand national project q
connecting the lakes and the Mississippi:
river. .
The project would certainly be carried
out In the end end place Chicago Mt tho
head of the MISSISSIPPI river navigation,
as we'll as IN command OF the lsse navi-
cation.
MIR. Hill, of Illinois, explained that
Hennepin canal WAS entirely indepen-
dent ofthis proposition.
MIR Catchings. OF Mississippi. moved
TO amend the amendment by liking tho
appropriation at $4,000, This was ac-
cepicd by Mr.. Post, but the entire prop
ositon was rejected by tho house.
When the paragraph hppropriating
$500, COO for the construction of tho Hi.
nois x Mississippi (lfonncpin) canal
was reuchcd, AIR. Turner, OF Goorgiu,
made the point of order that the com
niitlee had no Jurisdiction over canals.
PenIing the decision, the committee
arose and tho house took recess until
evening.
rHr EVENING SESSION.
Tho house at the evening session
passed forty-two private pension bills
and then adjourned.
, 1890-05-29

Senator Dolph made an exhaustive
speech to-day upon his amendment to
the naval appropriation bill, substitute
ing floating batteries for warships. Mr.
Doiph wants one OF these batteries to be
located on the Pacific coast, In conJunc-
ton with the Puget sound navy yard.
, 1890-05-29
THE LAND CASE
It Will Be Decided Very
Soon.
RIVERS AND HARB0RS.
Washington Scarcely Men,
toned in the Bill.
The SENATE,MAy DO JUSTICE
Amendments Looked for Making
Fair Appropriations-A Speech
by Senator Squire
Especial service Of the REVIEWS Washington
pfe.s Ruraau

Especial service OF the REVIEWS Washington
Press Bureau.l
WAsHrseros, May 22.-The deleRa-
ton Of Spokane citizens, who afe here
for the purpose of attending the hearing
before the secretary OF the interior Sat
urdoy, we're the guests Of Senator Squire
tonight at theatcr party.
James Mcknight, general counsel OF
tho Northern Pacific road, will make an
argument in the case, which is the
Enooh land case, where claimants have
jumped land which the Northern Pacific
has decided to Spokane citizens and
where a part OF the city is now built.
The arguments to be presented to the
secretary, it is hoped, viii cause him to
reverse the decision previously made.
, 1890-05-29

The lead lobby l. making a deter
mined effort to kill the lead tariff in the
senate, but tho Western senators say
they will have majority of seven for it.
, 1890-05-29

oswEco, n. ", aIny ao.--The oswego
National hank closed its doors to-day
and posted the following; This bank Is
temporarily closed. DepositoTs need
, 1890-05-29
Tho ceur d'Alene Reservation.

Senator Mitchell has offered amend
ments TO the bill ratifying the agreement
with the C9ur d'Alene Indians, which
provides that the lands ceded and thrown
open may be taken under the mining. as
well as the homestead law. A great
deal Of the land would be utterly worth
less as farming land, but contains yalu-
able minerals
, 1890-05-29

cnia'ion II will put the means OF pros
perisy within the rench of those who arc
engaged In tho smaller and larger indus.
tries OF tho country. The money issued
py the government would become auto
matte II would contract when there
was less usc for st. and expand when
thero was q greater demand. Thus dis
astrous contraction would cease 10 be
possible"
lilo argued that the rate OF interest
proposcd pcr cent, was fixed for gooa
rcasons. mo farmer will borrow" he
continued, ''unicss hc needs the money,
nisd when he ceases to have use for 1t he
will rc,urn 1t. but this will seldom oo-
cur, for the money borrowed Of the gov.
crnment at 2 per cent. can readily find
use at higher rates In other interests,
and thus the farmer will be benefited.
Six pcr cent. interest Is burden that
tho farmers can not bear, while, owing
10 activities OF business, the merchant
finds II a reasonable rate to pay Tho
value OF money lies In its activities.
This plan OF loaning money upon land
at per cent, with tho privilege to the
borrower of returning 1t wnen he has no
use for 1t, creates mon.
eyed system that will meet
financial expansion ana contraction, 40
lhey may occur, without Inconvenience
10 any, Under It's provisions the real
estate ofthe country being so vast. there
viii always bo the possibility OF OBTAIN
ing the money necessary TO carry on the
enterprises of tho country, and when
therc Is no further use for the money the
borrower will stop paying interest and
take up tho mortgage upon his farm,
In conclusion, lie said: "rhe bill,
while not perfect, provides fairly we'll
tho machinery to carry out Its
designs. II adopted, with such amend
mcnts MS shall seem wise TO con-
gress, II will largely increase
tho prosperity Of tho humbiest classes
in labor md assist the woalthicr to sue
cess in their enterprises. The bill pro-
vides ior what may perhaps not I'M
properly be- termed revolution in
finance, and | do not expect II VIII hc
adopted until II has uecn fully consid-
crod by the people and met with their
approval. l move that the oill DC re-
The bill was SO referred.
The naval bill went over.
Mr.. Call offered u resolution calling on
the president Tor Informal alton as TO the
landing of an armed force from the
revenue cutter at Cedar Keys, Fla, the
forcibic entry Of houses and tho pursuit
OF citizens.
on motion of Mr. Edmunds IL was laid
over.
Amer an executive session the senate
adjourned.
cosrIRMATIors.
Tho following appointments were
confirmed by the senate today:
Registers OF land offices = Joseph
Tracey, at Humboldt Cal; John II.
Shelhan. at San Francisco.
Receivers OF public moneys-Alfred
y. Campbell, at Miles City, Mont Jay
Il. Hanborn, at Cnur d Alens, Idaho.
William III. Davis, OF San Francisco.
10 be supervisor OF the census for the
first district of California
, 1890-05-29

down from 100000 to 100000 was
adopted.
The committee then arose. and after
eIlogistic uttorances Oh the late David
WILDER " New York, the house ad-
journed.
, 1890-05-29
master Appointed.
THE SPOKANE CONTEST.

washington-J. 5. Gray, at Squire
City. stevens county.
, 1890-05-29
Timber Cutting on Mining Lands.

Representative Carter has had an in
terview with the secretary of the interior,
and has urged him to revoke tho ruling
of Sparks relative to the use of timber in
the mining states. Sparks construed
the law OF 1878 to mean that timber
could not be used unless the land was
an actual paying mine, 1t IS quite
likely that an order will be issued which
upon mining land, classified as such,
and not properly agricultural land. If
such construction is put on the act, II
will do away with the prosecutions
which the citizens of the mining states
have been subjected to. Tho cNplana-
ton of the case by Mr Carter seemed
to convince the secretary that some
action was necessary.
, 1890-05-29

Representative Carter has received
kilograms from various sections OF Mon
tana congratulating him upon his win
ming the fight in the lead schedule In
the tariff bill. The last was from the
Butte board of trade.
, 1890-05-29
For an Indian school in Montana.

The select committee on Indian
schools in the house to-day notified
Representative Carter that his bill for an
Indian school in Montana had received
favorable action. and that 1t had been
decided to allow the state $4,000 for an
Indian school, the purpose beiug to edu'
cate the Indian children now sent to
Carlisle.
, 1890-05-29

The senate committee on pensions has
reported a bill increasing the pension OF
Augustus ]. Weinstch, of Whitman
county. Wash, from SIT TO $50 per
month. Senator Allen was anxious til at
the amonnt should be made $50, and in
troduced the bill for that amount
, 1890-05-29
To Locate n Dry Dock.

Senator Allen to-day offered an
amendment to the national appropria-
ton bill providing for the appointment
OF two naval army officers to locate u
dry dock at some point on Puget sound.
Hallway Postal Services Estsbiished.
a railway postal service was to-day
established from Umatilla to Hunting
ton. over the Oregon Short Line and
Utah & Northern railway. A service of
the same sort was also ordered between
Portland and Wallula, Wash, a dis
lance of 214 miles.
, 1890-05-29

Tho Montana republicans are having
great scramble over the Office OF Unit
ed States marshal. The delegation are
receiving the petitions and papers of
candidates by every mail, and some are
enforcing their demands by Telegraph.
The candidates are Hank Doud, of
Great Fallsi Al Batkin, OF Helena; and
Judge Dingoven, of Butte. The latter
city also has several other candidates,
one OF whom may secure the plum, but
Mt present 1t is likely to go to on" Of the
above mentioned. The man selected
will probably be the choice OF Messrs.
Sanders and Carter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
A Wonderiul Plant.

The wonderful snow plant OF the ST.
erras, discovered by the naturalist Of the
late Colonel Flemout's party in 1913, IS
aptly named Sarcodes sanguinea (blooded
Aesh), the flower heads having a trans
lucent heshy appearance, Sarcodes san
guinea is usually found growing among
the pines at an elevation Of about sou
feet, but has been found at a much
lower altitude. The plants when fully
developed extend from seven to twenty
inche, above the ground, and about as
far below.
The early development of the flowers
is under deep banks Of snow, which pro-
tect them from the winds sweeping
through the mountains. When the snow
has melted, the beautiful flower heads
are quickly seen to peep from the yet
partially frozen ground. The stout,
fleshy flower stems consist Of partly crys-
tallized sugar and are said to taste, when
cooked, sweeter than, but not unlike, as
paragus. The stalks have been known
to be as much as twenty-five inches in
circumference, and bear as many as
eighty perfect flowers. They resemble
in general outline huge heads of aspar-
agus. They are thickly clothed up to
the raceme with firm, Aeshy scales, the
lower ones ovate and closely imbricated,
gradually more scattering, narrower
and passing into the linear bracts, which
mostly exceed the flowers.
The corola5 are penduIous and half
an inch in length; rather feshy. Imag-
inc rosy-red and snow-tinted crowned
hyacinth, every miniature bell wound
about by a rosy and frosted silver ribbon
topped with an asparagus-like head, in
hoar-frost and silver. The frosted pa
pilla is very marked on every sepal and
bract Though the whole translucent
spike is flushed with rose and carmine,
the petals are the deepest and most
brilliantly colored parts of the flower,
which is parted, and each open one
showing slightly the stamens and pistils.
The bulbs or plants are solid and brittle
when taken up; they will soon dry awal
unless placed in ice water, where the!
will remain in perfection for severa
weeks. All attempts to cultivate this re
marksble plant have proved failures. -
California Frut Gr0wer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
Cat and Rattler Fight to the Death.

"Rattlesnakes may charm birds, rab-
bits and dogs, but they can't charm
cats"
The speaker was George Stearues, a
farmer from Walker County, Ala, who
was telling snake stories while waiting
for a train at the depot in Birmingham.
To prove his assertion Stearnes related
the following incident.
He owns large black cat, which kills
every snake and lizard it can find. The
other day he saw the cat creeping
through the grass toward some kind ola
prey and watched it. A few feet away
he discovered large rattlesnake coiled
ready to strike and its bead-like eyes
fixed on those of the cat. The head of
the snake was making the peculiar sway
ing motion which is part of the charm
that brings birds aud rabbits willing
victims to the mouth of the hideous
reptiles. StearGes says he saw at glance
the snake was trying to charm the cat,
and, as he was not much attached to the
feline. he stood still to await results.
With its body close to the ground, and
its tail swaying back and forth, the cat
continued to creep slowly forward. Its
ewes were fixed on those of the snake, as
though the two were testing :helr
mowers of mesmerism. Slowly and
cautiously the cat crept closer and closer
10 the coiled reptile, and it really seemed
for while that it had fallen victim to
the charming powers OF the rattler.
When within four feet Of the snake the
cat stopped, placed its feet in position
for spring, and remained motiOnless
for an instant. The snake seemed sur
prised, and changed its position slightly.
This was the opportunity the cat was
waiting for. Quick as lightning the
feline leaped and caught the snake by
the neck with teeth and claws, and, after
rolling over and over on the ground for
two minutes, the snake was dead. The
cat did not release its hold until long
after the snake ceased to move, and
then. as it walked away, would occasion
ally look back to see if there was any
suspicious movement.
stearnes says it was the most fasci-
mating sight he ever saw, the cat creeping
up to the snake which, no doubt, thought
If had secured a good dinner by the
charm of its eye Globe Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
Wheat Versus Bananas.

An item that periodically goes the
rounds of the press is that Humboldt
said that 100 square yards OF ground
produces 1000 pounds of bananas, while
the same area will produce only thirty
mounds of wheat, or eighty pounds of
potatoes. Now, 120 square yards Is
about one-thirteenth Of an acre, which
latter, according to the above, would
produce SO, 900 pounds of bananas, aud
respectively about 400 pounds of wheat,
or 1O4O pounds Of potatoes. The facts
are that in the richest soil bananas are
planted at least six feet apart, say thirty
trees to 12O square yards, averaging less
than forty pounds per bunch, or 100
pounds, ninety per cent. being water,
leaves 1870 pounds solid matter. Wheat
on equally good soil will yield about two
bushels, or 100 pounds, and potatoes
1000 pounds, or 200 pounds solid mat
tea. 1t will thus be seen that the wheat
furnishes as much, and potatoes two
thirds more food than the bananas on an
equal area of suitable soil. Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
A Bonus Presidents Message.

The only instance of the United States
in which a bogus message OF Presl-
dent was published was in 1854, and
this message was rather a call to the
people than addressed to Congress. 1t
was forged by a prominent newspaper
man. who is still alive, and who does
newspaper work, and it was a call Tor
half a million more troops. 1t was
written in New York on the manifold
paper used by the Associated Press, and
If was handed into the offices OF the
morning papers by boys who said it had
been sent from the Associated Press.
These boys, however, bungled their
work, and the suspicion of its genuine
ness sprang up in the offices of the New
York Times snd the New York Tribune,
and they refused to use it. The New
York Herald set the matter up, and had
already struck off au edition Of twenty
five thousand when they discovered that
neither the Times nor the Tribune had
printed it. They thereupon stopped the
presses and Investigated the matter; and
when they found it was bogus they sup
messed the edition. The New York
Journal of Commerce and the New York
World printed the message; and Presi-
dent Lincoln ordered the editors OF these
papers to be imprisoned in Fort La
Fayette. He afterward countermanded
the order; but the correspondent who
perpetrated the fraud was imprisoned
for time, and afterward released
through the intervention of powerful
friends, upon his making a full comics
sion.--MeD York Independent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-12-19
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
IApAN has 4 WOODEN mill.

JAPAN has a woolen mill.
FLORIDA is infested with tramps.
TIN has been discovered in Texas.
A YELLOW pine trust has been organized.
DIPHTHERIA is epidemic at indianapolis
Ind
CALIFORNIA is buried under foot OF
snow.
DUELIISs continues very frequent in
Italy
THE Hebrews in France number about
130,0 COO
YELLOW FEVER is epidemic at Vera Cruz
Mexico
GREAT suffering is reported among Kan
sas farmers.
Trouble is again threatened between Eng
land and Portugal.
GREAT destitution is reported among set
tiers in Oklahoma.
THERE are over /, ,000, 900 men under arms
in the British Empire.
GERMANY has Officially recognized the
United States Of Brazil.
OLD has been discovered on SIMPSONS
Hill, near Columbus, Ind.
The last bank failure in the city OF Balti-
more was in the year 1884,
ILLINOIS raised 100. 600. 900 bushels OF corn
this year on q. 150000 acres
TaE new General Assembly Of 1issoaA
contains nnety-tlree farmers.
BERLIN continues to be the Mecca OF iou-
sands Of consumptive pilgrims.
AUSTRALIA and France are both tryihy 20
get possession OF the New hebrides bim as.
A SYNDICATE Of cattlemen has Offered Ne
Clssok rs $40 00o, 900 for the Cherokee Sttl,.
Ina san Jacinto Cali gold mIns the otnG
day one pocket yielded $3.50 in two hours.
RAILROADS now run through all but
twelve OF the ninsty-six counties Of Ncft1
Carolina.