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, 1890-04-24

Since Reprcse ntative llcrmann's 4
olution for the investigation oftho VI
tilla reservation matter, the interior
partment has been closely following
the action OF its subordinates. At
llermann's instance, tclegTaphic instr
tons were sent to the surveyor gene.
to the end that the final completioi
tho survey corrections should he haf
the earliest possible moment and reqt
ing an answer rs 10 when the dep.
surveyors were ordered TO tho NJ
Tho surveyor general by Y
graph to-day answers that y
will proceed at once to
work OF creating the umatilla suryf
In accordance with the orders OF the
purtmcnt, previously given. II is
opinion of the surveying division !
that two weeks will suffice to make
corrections In the field, as u portion
the survey that was mndo by Dep
Surveyor David r. Curren was accer
by tho secretary of the department
year and thus In the course Of n
weeks the matter will DO 50 adjusted
to permit Of arrangements for appra
mont preparatory to an allotment un
the laY and treaty.
, 1890-04-24
A pEspERATE FIGHT.
A Deputy Marshal Killed by Mcxi-
can Horse Thieves.

FL PAso. April is.--Night before last
party of Mexican outlaws raidcd the
ranch OF John Barnes, ten miles north
east OF VI Paso, and got away with twone
ty.seyen horses Barnes tracked tn
thieves 10 a mountain pass eight miles
north of vi Paso, came To this city for
help, and returned with Deputy United
States Marshal Fusseiman, OF Preside
county, and George Herald to capture
the outlaws, who were overtakon in the
mountains. A fight ensuod, and Fus-
selman was shot dead from his horse
with three rife balls in his head. His
remains were brought In this morning.
a posse chased the outlaws to Rio
Grande and lost them In bog, where
were led by noted Mexican cutthroat.
, 1890-04-24
SENATE pHocEEDINGs.
Mitchell Discusses the Eicctitn Of
Members by Popular vote

Mitchell Discusses the Eicctitn OF
Members by PopuiAr N,ts
Mr.. Cockrcll to-day offered resoiu-
tion, which was agreed to. directing the
superintendent of the census TO COM
municate to the senate he forms of the
rules and regulations adopted by him
for obtaining statistics as to farm mort
cages.
Mr.. Plumb's resolution for tho in.
crease of treasury purchases and tho
coinage OF silver was presented.
MIR. Eustis moved. as an addition, n
further resolution that a free coinage OF
silver is essential to the sound financial
policy demanded by all the gront inter
ests of the country. and that therefore
all the laws limiting he coinage OF Sill
yer, ought to be repealed.
MIR. Plumb consented to let the resolu.
ton lie over to give Mr.. Mitchell all OPP
portunity to address The seaate.
Mr.. Mitchell addressed the senate in
favor of the constitutional amendment
proposed by him for the election of sem
ators by popular vote, Already fifteen
changes have been made in the constitu-
tion, and who could say that any of
them were not well advised? All of
those amendments led up logically TO
the pending proposition The present
system OF electing senators, he declarsd.
was vicious in purpose. The doclara-
lion that for some reason II was unsafe
to commit the election Of senators to a
vote of he people was n reflection on the
honesty. and capacity, or both, OF the
voting classes.
Among other things. Mr. Mitchell de-
clared the secret executive sessions no
longer In harmony with the spirit of
tho age. II was II relic of monarchy and
should find no recognition In a republi.
can government.
| Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Mitchelrs
remarks the resolu ton was referred to
the committee ON privileges anu cleo.
tions.
The house amendment on the Ma
tional geological park bill was agreed TO,
and the bill now goes TO the president
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed and after an executive
session the senate adjourned.
CoSnRNA Tfos.
J. II. Shupc was to-day confirmed as
register OF the land office at Roseburg,
| Or.
, 1890-04-24
BOAT RAILWAY BILL.
The Oregon Delegation MAXI
ing a Hard Fight.
DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY.
An Important Measure for waah.
inGton-The Bill Concerning
Alaska Land Titles.
lspecial service Of the REVIEWS washine,o,
Press Burenut

lspeciai service Of the REVIEWS washinrto,
Press Bureuul
WAsnfSGToY, April II There wal,
long, hard fight In the house com.
mittec ON rivers and harbors TODAY
Representative Hermann. of Oregon
insisting that favorable action should N
taken ON the Mitchell boat railway bil
ahc talk OF tho committee indicated
that favorable action might he taken a
"A later date. The large Columbia rive
appropriation kept the boat railwa,
project down, the impression being ,ha
II the boat railway should now bo rc
ported il would enjangcr its own passas
as well as the general bill.
Mr.. Hermann has offered an amend
ment, which is now pending, proyidin
that the amount called for. 81, s0n o.
shall be appropriated In six annual IN
stallments II is possible that the com
mitteo may report the bill with thes
amendments.
Senator Mitchell hopes that shorte
time will be fixed as the engineers hay
recently Informed him that the proiet
could be completed in 1873 a, the Out
/ side, and, very likely, by lsg9. ID
would be satisfied, though, to sec M
I bill pass the house, even In its amends
I form. believing thatthc conference wou
shorten the time limit.
Had tho boat railway bill the san
outside backing at has been given N
Saut canal and Galveston haTbor bill
it would be reported at once. SiNtee
states fayoE the Sault and nea
~ q dozen aru behind the Galyestc
project In the house. The boat railwa
scheme has only two states and OF
territory directly interested and the
states have only one vote each, lfu
hill gets through congress, even In n
amended form proposed by Mr., III,
mann, 1t will be 4 triumph for the OF
] U,u dalegattpn
, 1890-04-24

WAsnIsoros, April i0-Thomas O..
Merrill, secretary of tho Montana Min
eral Association, addressed tho house
committee on mines and mining to-day
In favor of the bill authorizing the OK
amiantion and classification, with spe-
cial reference to their mineral character,
Of all the public lands In Montana and
Idaho, within fny miles of each side OF
the main line of the Northern Pacific,
and TO cancel all claims made by the
company to mineral lands within those
limits.
, 1890-04-24
A SPEECH BY WILLIAM,
The Press should Sot Pervcrt
psriai Expressions.

BREMES, April %, Emperor with
took dinner yesterday on the stca
Fuldn. lie made a speech in which
asked the Germans to reposo coniids
in his determination to maintain pc
Tho press, nc said, ought to bear In n
that imperial words should not
twisted and misconstrued. His oif'
20 foster trade and commerce were bs
on the knowledge that peace alone 81
anteed prosperity 10 his country.
, 1890-04-24
AN ESSENTIAL WITNESS.
The Chinese Exclusion Act Interfere
With n Murder T,iaI,

ST louls, April 22.-Thc Chinese re-
striction net cuts an important figure In
murder trial pending In the criminal
court OF this city. The case is that of
William Mullen and William Pinkston,
both oolored, charged with the murder
ofa uhinaman named An Jim. last fall.
All Jim's partner, All Quong, subse.
ried, and he returning with his wife to
this country, the authorities refused TO
let tho woman land, and All Quong saws
ho proposes ,o 20 back with her To
China. llo Is needed here to identify
the men on ;!!a!, as hc wes present when
All Jim was killed.
, 1890-04-24
Tho French HAD to Retreat.

PARIS, April 22.--The Temps says I
a French force Of $50 made a reconn
sanco of the position held by tho ia
mians, seven kilometres from Porto
yo, and subsequently attacked the pl
Tho French force were coinpoiled 70
trout to Porto Novo, after tliiriy. IRE
soldiers and twenty native allies
been killed or wounded. The loss oil
Dahomians was heavy.
, 1890-04-24
a Doubls Trnvsdy.

ST. Louis, April 22.-Adviccs
Dallas county, Arkansas. say that
well-known farmers, Kit Walsh
Henry Owens, got into a dispute yo
doy about the ownership Of land, q
desperate fight ensued, in which W
nearly severed Owens head ron
body with q cleaver, killing mn
stantly, and Walsh was fatally. inJ
by blows from hoo in. tho haN
, 1890-04-24

Senator Moody, ofSouth Dakota, says
that the river and harbor bill when II
comes from the house will be amended
in regard to the upper Missouri, or the
states of South Dakota, North Dokota
and Montana will furnish six votes in
the senate to cut down some Of the other
sections of tho country. The 1000 miles
of the upper Missouri with only Sloo,.
900 for improvements Is very distasteiul
to the men from the states which the
river trayerses.
, 1890-04-24
TnE WEDDING p,DS'r COME OFF
a wouid-Ba-Bridc swoons at u Rov-
citation at the Altar,

SALISBURY. Md, April 22.-IIenry
iercallot,c and Victoria Wright were
being married in country church near
here, and the clergyman was about to
declare them man and wife when an
aunt, "a young woman, appeared upon
the scene with u letter from tho wife oi
iercallettc. The aunt asked the minister
to read the letter aloud, and when the
minister had finished reading tho letter
the would-bc bride fell in n swoon, and
l.ercallette In the excitement left the
church aud disappeared.
, 1890-04-24

After Speaker Reed had laid before the
house tho various public building bills,
public business was suspended ana the
house proceeded to pay tribute 10 tho
memory OF Samuel 4. Cox. Of New York.
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, ad-
dressed the house.
Mossrs. Holman, of Indiana, Mills, OF
Texas, ButtVrworth, OF Ohio, and others
spoke, and the house then adjourned.
, 1890-04-24

The committee on mines and mining
to-day heard Joseph q. Merrill, OF
Mon iana, argue in favor Of Mr.. Carter's
bill TO hayo a re.eNaminattou OF the
mineral lands included within the
Northern Pacific indemnity bill in
Idaho. The bill Is similar to that affect
ing the mineral lands In Montana,
which has been reported iavorably to
the house
, 1890-04-24
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Recommendation OF tho Investigating y
Committee keIeated.

wAsHIseTos. April is.-'rhe senate, in
executive session. disposed OF the report
aud recommendations Of the Dolph ape
cial committee to find the leaks By which
proceedings of the executive sessions
have become public. The report recited
the failure Of the inquiry to establish
the completely of any ono with the news
paper men, and recommended that the
latter be cited before the senate, to be
dealt with for contempt The report
was discussed for nearly four hours and
at the close the accommodation of the
committee was rejected by vote of 35
TO 20. This Il supposed to end the latest
farce in connection with the executive
scssiou
, 1890-04-24
Senator Aliens Maiden speech.

Senator Allen made nm exception OF q
bill reported by him from the committee
on claims to-day, and the word was
passed around that new senator was
making n speech. lilo was dong 50 well
that some OF the older heads thought ho
ough, to be intercepted. and asked qucs
tions, but he answered them all right,
a crcditablo first appearance.
, 1890-04-24
RIGHTS or WAY.
Especial Service of the REVIEWS Washing.
ton l'rr8s bureau.

wAsuINGrog, April 22.-I'eprcBenta-
tive Wilson this morning appeared be-
fore the house committee Oh military
affairs and explained the bill granting
y right -of.way to the Portland & Puget
Sound railway across certain lands re-
served for fortihcations. There are n
number OF such tracts along the pro.
posed route of this road which would in
tcrfore with its building.
The bills for rights.oi.way across the
Puyallup Indian reservation In Wash
ington have been referred to MIR. Wilson
with instructions to report, and the re-
port TO include amendments. which will
necessitato tho appointment of com
mission to settle the existing difficulties.
, 1890-04-24
PosTOFriCE BUILDINGS.
Provisions of the Biouut Biit nj
Amended.

Provisions OF the B1ouut Btit as
Amended.
WAsurSGroS, April ls.-The Blount
bill TO provide for the erection OF post
office buildings is TO be reported to the
house in modified form. As amended,
1t authorizes the postmaster general to
construct ut his discretion buildings at
any places at which the gross receipts OF
the postotiico for two years or more pre-
cedlng shall have exceeded 5000, or
in county seats S2,hOo each year, the
cost of such buildings not to exceed
s25, 900 in any case. Receipts amount
ing to- $1,000 entitlo the places to build
ing not exceeding SiJ, ,0O0 In cost.
The postmaster general Is authorized
to receive donations oi ground for sites
for the erection of such buildings, and
when necessary To purchase ground, the
price not to exceed 50 600. The hill appro-
PIRATES for the fiscal year of lS0l 5000, -
0OO. Nearly 1000 places in tho country
will bo affected by the passage of this
bill.
, 1890-04-24

Il. Bush, OF MonteSano; John South, oi
Hoquiani, and w, u, Price, OF A6er'
deem, with headquarters at Montesano'
Board for Garfield and Asotin coun.
tios-Drs q. W. Black, 4. &. Frary and
J. 4. Donison, with headquarters Mt
PomeroY.
, 1890-04-24
Demands of the Nebraska Farmers.

WASHINGTON, April 10. - Senators
Mandcrson and Paddock to-day present
ell petitions from tho Farmers Alliance
of Nebraska, opposing the Window bill
or similar measures, and opposing any
bill ior bonds as Il basis for bank notes,
and asking Tor the irec coinage OF silver
on an equality with gold, to be supple
men,ed with United States legal tender
notes, until the currency reaches $50 per
gapita.
, 1890-04-24
p.a,h ef rwo Ex.oarernor..

PRoviDEscE, k. l., April 10. -Ex.Gen-
eral William Warner Hofiin died to-day,
aged -. lIe was governor in Is5i-6-6.
was a gradynte OF Naie md prac.iced
law before hc held. public office.
Lock HAVEN. Penn, April i0.-ES.Gov'
ernor James Pollock died this evening In
this city.
, 1890-04-24

There is no probability Of the bill re
ported from the house committee on
postotllces and postroads, giving pub
lie building to every town doing 5000
posiotlico business, to become q law. IL
is very doubtful ifit ever gets to vote
IN the house, and even should IL 90 that
fur, the expenditure IL would entail
would kill It. Ambitious towns need
not look for buildings ont OF this bill.
, 1890-04-24

senate bill for new customs district 10
comprise the state of Washington Mr.
Wilson argued for both bills, ana eN-
nlainod that the opposition to the Gus
toms bill from oregon had been WIN
drawn. It was understood that oregon
now wanted to still retain Gray haroor
in the Portland district
, 1890-04-24

Assistant Secretary Chandler or The
interior department, to-day sustained
the land office decision which cancelled
the homestead entry Of Lizzie NJ ord
way IN section Is. township IS, range 2,
OF the Seattle, WASH, district The
ruling was made OIL the invest cation Of
a speciNl agent, who reported that Miss
ordway and Lucretia II. Hiscock were
living in house built on the d dividing
line between the two claims, and that
the improvement were made By an
agent for the Port Madison Mil Com
pany. Apparently the two claims were
Tor the benefit OF the company, Father
than bona tide humcstcads.
, 1890-04-24

NEW YoKK. April 22.-llint =
late this afternoon received q disi
from Buenos Ayrcs conveying W
quotations Mt TINT niace' A drop
Si5 TO 25o took place yesterday, q
, 1890-04-24

Washington--W. II. Mossmun, at
Chehalis; II. w. lngrah0m. NJ Centralia;
y. L. Larson, at Montcsano, q. u. Dear
ing, at Snohomish.
Wyomina-.W. Dillon, at Evanston; X.
nnllor nj Iarnmle.
, 1890-04-24
The River and unrbor BIii.

The river and harbor bill pro vide
that survey shah bo made OF Tongue
river. with view of determining the
racticabiity and approximate cost OF
STRENGTHENING the channel Of the said
river Immediately west Of Miles city and
north of the Northern Pacific railroad
track.
, 1890-04-24
Mr.. Matthew. Arrive. Mt r"nsl,

TAHoirR, April 22.--Iion. Mr.. >
thows, the newly appointed Amer
consul, arrived io-dav from Gibral,a
board the United States steamer
nnce. lie WAS received with tnc
tomary ceremony by the Authorltlc''
, 1890-04-24

Representative Ilansbrough to-day in
troduced bill regulating the fees Of the
United States disuict attorney and
marshal IN Montana, and providing
that these officers shall receive the same
hum as Tint paid in the Othor states.
, 1890-04-24
mn. by senntor Allen.

Senator Allen to-day introduced bill
tn increase the compensation of insPcc-
tors of bulls and boilers in the Puget
Sound district from 500 to sl,20 per
annum, the same as paid those IN the
Willamette district.
Tho same senator introduced bill
appropriating $4,000 for the improve
ment of The Little Dalles OF the Colum.
bia river. The improvement contem-
plated would open the river to connect
with the Spokane & Northern railway.
Senator Allen TO day called Il p and
had passed his bill appTopriating SO, coo
for improving the Fort Walla Nalla,
Wash, military reservation.
, 1890-04-24

Senator aud Mrs, Squire tonight gave
dinner to Warner Miller and wife at
the Arlington. Among the guests were
Miss Miller, daughter OF the ex-senator,
Senator Allison, Senator and Mrs. Jones,
General and Mrs. MoCook and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Flower.
, 1890-04-24

Mr.. Wilson was in consultation WIN
the superintendent of the railway mai
service to-day with reference to the es-
tablishmont OF another mail service Tor
Oregon and Washington. At present
there ave eleven districts in tho country,
and MIR. Wilson wants another Tor the
pacinC Northwest.
, 1890-04-24

WAsmsotoS, April 2l.-Thc celebr
PGn.ElcctriG case OF Rodgers vs..
Attorney General Garland and ot
was dismissed to-day, each party TO
his own costs.
, 1890-04-24
TIL. PIsit Alaska nm.

The house committee on public Ian
Ind q meeting to-day and were d
dressed by United States Surveyor
W. Gatsidc and Miner w. Bruce, rcpi
scnting business association In Alasi
These gentlemen have been here for y
eral months urging the passage Of 7
Plat bill, which has already passed !
senate, providing for the acquiring
title to land, This bill was conaidef
this morning, and the committee !
practically decided to report the bill
the house with the following amer
mcnts: First For the relocation Of
capital from Sitka TO Juneau.
Second For the establishing OF IA
office az Juneau.
Third T. For the extension of tho c.
lands and coal laws OF the United sta
over the territory of Alaska.
Fourth For the setting aside OF a
netto's island to tho Metiakahnla "a
of Indians in Southeastern Alaska.
Fifth-For the setting aside OF 4
islands In Southeastern Alaska Tor
Hydah Indian tribe.
Sixth-That timber may be cut, o
without executive sanction.
, 1890-04-24

The Montana senator's have very little
to do at present. Nearly all the Mon
tnna bills in the senate have been dis
posed Of Senator Power is in New
York.
, 1890-04-24

LospoS, April %. william OF
denies the report that he is ensag"
Mile. Ranalovitch, the daughter
Parisian inaucior.
, 1890-04-24

day listened to a long address by Major
Powell, who is making an earnest effort
to retain control of the irrigation ex-
peuditures. lie claimed that an expen-
sive topographic survey ard then an
irrigation survey were necessary before
anything in the line Of practical irriga-
ton could DO accomplished. The COM
mittee listened to him throughout. but
took no action. Major Powell has con-
siderable influence in congress, and may
be strong enough TO defeat opposition
legislation, unless he is kept in charge.
, 1890-04-24

wAsHIseTos, April 22.--The house
committee OH postcfilccs and postroads
have prepared the Ostotfice appropria-
ton bill for thciscaI year 1901. lt carries
an appropriation Of S7l, $50, os2, being
ior the current fiscal year.
, 1890-04-24

Representative Carter has introduced
bill applying to Idaho the provisions
of his bill for a re.eNamination Of the
mincral lands within the indemnity belt
of the Northern Pacific grant,
, 1890-04-24

as humbug and nnud. without lin
ishing the bill the committee rose and
tho housp adjourned.
, 1890-04-24

should bc abolished. iIe offered an
amend ment empowering the president
TO hold an exhilntion Of the public
schools and review the public school
children Ia Chicngo; also an amend
mcnt for the erection OF u statue III mem
ory of Queen Isabella, Of Spain. Bo'h
were rejected.
MIR. noar moved to amend by striking
out the provision for Columbus statue
MIR, Plumb argued against naVnl re.
view and said that the purpose BACK oi
this amendment was That New YORK
should have something to break its fall,
something that mi ght minimize
tho fair Mt Chicago. A naval
review was essentially a mo-
narchical idea. The United states
ought to show difference between a
monarchy based on arms and a republic
based on tho legitimate pursuits oil
peace.
After further discussion Mr.. Hoars
amendment, striking out the Columbus
statute was agreed TO, and the re-
mainder OF the first amendment ifor
naval reyiew) was adopted. Ayes, 81
noes, 81
Mr.. Blair moved to add to the first
section the provision that no int9xl-
eating liquors, wines or beer shall De
sold, to bc used as beverage, within the
limits of tho exposition grounds.
Mr. Butler thought that the matter
might be left to the people OF Chicago.
and his motion to lay the amendment
OH the table was agreed to-33 to 10.
, 1890-04-24
Railway po-,ni Service Established


Pension examining boarts have been
appointed In Washington as follows
For the Grny's harbor country-Dr, A.
, 1890-04-24

If tho bill which was fayorably re-
ported to-day by the house committee
on postotiices and post roads should be-
come law every town of 5000 inhabit-
ants would he entitled 10 a public build
lug. As to the money required for this
purpose, II has been shown by tho mem
bcrs opposed to the 81 9, 900 600 apprvpri-
alton for three line-o battle ships that
this sum would build the postoffices
provided for In the bill. which has been
favorably reported.
Quite a number of Northwestern mon
voted for the $40, 10000 bill. and cx-
plain their votes by saying That Reed Is
speaker, Bontellc is chairman of the
naval com mission. and Millikan IS chair
man of the public building and grounds
committee. All of those mel arc from
Maine, and tho only way they can stand
in on this building bill is TO vote as the
man from Maine directs.
Railway postni servio. Established.
A railway postal service has been es-
tabiished between Spokane Falls and
Almira, Wash. on tho line Of the North.
ern Pacific. u distance of iO3 miles.
The service between Spokane Falls
and Cheney Wash, will be in addition
to the Spokane Falls and Portland ser.
vice.
, 1890-04-24
SENATE rRocEEDINes.

At the evening session tho hous'
passed fifty private pension bills.
, 1890-04-24

The postoilice department Is consider
ing the bids for mail carrying under the
advertisement of February / last, for
miscellaneous points" They will be
awarded on Monday nest. These "mis-
ceilaneous contracts" include all routes
other than by rail which have been es.
tablished since September 10, 1887 in all
the states west Of the Mississippi river,
except Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri,
which come In another classification.
The greater part of tho contracts TO be
awarded on Monday are in the two
Dakotas, Montana Idaho and Washing
ton, where tho changes have been more
humorous than In any other part of tho
country since October last.
The new contracts will take effect In
July next, with the entire list of star
route contracts for the states west of the
Mississippi river, The total number of
contracts to GO nto effect then Tor four
years number $500, about 800 of which
are in the four new states and Idaho.
Tho Now Men tam Lard Districts.
The commissioner of the general land
office has issued formal notices of the
recent act of congress creating two new
land districts In Montana, with land
offices at Missoula and Lewiston. IL Is
thought at tho department of the in
terror that tho offices will not be opened
for month at least. IL will require
two or three weeks ut least for tho new
officers to qualify and receive their nee.
cssary material from the department.
The appointments have not been made