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CONGRESS.
TIE SENATE.
Resolution to Inquire Iato the Feasibility Of
Es.abishing Postal savings Banks.

Resolution to Inquire Iato the Feasibility Of
Establishing Postal Savings Banks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Mitchell offered
resolution in the Senate. which was
agreed to, instructng the Postoffice Com
mittee to inquire into the feasibility and
advisability of law for postal savings
banks in connection with all or certain
classes of postoffices throughout the coun-
try.
The resolution offered yesterday for the
daily meeting OF the Senate at IL o'clock,
and for recesses from to $50 o'clock was
again taken up. The discussion was kept
up amid considerable excitement on the floor
and in the galleries until O'clock. when it
went over without action.
The Election Bill was then taken up and
Wilson Of Iowa addressed the Senate in its
advocacy. The question which confronted
Congress was one of duty. In several States
not only the right of the individual citizen
bad been outraged, but the equality Of the
States in the matter of representation had
been denied. Thus. Mississippi and South
Carolina, with vote of 191, 129, sent four
teen members to the House OF Representa-
tlves. while Iowa, with voting population
OF 293. 255, sent but eleven members. The
people OF the country could not balieve that
the people OF Mississippi and South Caro-
lima we're as free to use the ballot as the
people of Iowa. Nor would the people be
content until absolute safety was assured to
citizens In the use of the ballot and until
fairness and good faith was shown in count
ing the same in every State. No more i'm
portant subject commanded the attention Of
the people.
Frye said the pending bill was not one.
tenth part stringent enough. Ii, in order to
secure the right of an American citizen to
freely cast his ballot and have it counted as
cast, 1t was necessary to put bayonet be-
hind every ballot he would do so. Zap
plause and Kisses in the gallery, which were
promptly suppressed
Dazell commented on Frye's declaration,
saying it WIGS not the conception of re-
public which its founders had and was not
the conception of a republic the American
people had to-day.
Alter an executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
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A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Bill Joplin Terrorizes an Ar
kansas Community.
Five Persons Deliberately Murdered in a
Few Hours.
His Career Brought to an End by a Self In
1icted WOund-Made DeS-
perate by Love.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

FORT SMITH (Ark), Dec. 11.-About 5
o'clock this evening r. C. Caldwell, a
prominent farmer. was driving home from
this city, and when about four miles out
was intercepted by man, armed with a
shotgun, who asked him if either of his
mules would ride. Caldwell told him no.
About this time an old man came
along riding pony The man ordered him
to get off, but he did not comply promptly,
and the man shot him twice. blowing the
top of his head off He then mounted the
old mans pony and rode him about three
miles, when the animal gave out, and he
abandoned him. He then caught young
man driving an empty wagon and jumped
in it. He whipped up the mules and ran the
team to Jenny Linn, three or four miles.
Arriving there he went to the store of Dr.
Stewart, and seeing several men about the
place, drove them away with his gun, en-
tered the store and shot Stewart down. He
then walked out, but returned and shot
Stewart again, though the first shot killed
him. From Stewards he went TO the house
OF John Miller, quarter of mile distant.
Finding Miller some distance from his
house he shot and mortally wounded him.
He then proceeded to the house aud shot
Mrs. Miller in the stomach and killed Mil
ler's daughter, after which he blew his own
brains out, just as posse of men who had
been summoned came up to him.
Miller is dead and Mrs. Miller cannot re-
cover. While in the wagon with the young
man, he told him his name was Bill Joplin.
He gave the young man So, saying he
wished him to telegraph his uncle in Ken
tucky that he was in trouble and to come to
him. Joplin had been at work at Jenny
Linn, where he fell in love with Miss MIL
ler, whom he murdered. BE was in the city
to- day with the girl for the purpose of mar
rying her, but her father followed and pre-
vented the ceremony. joplin followed them
later, and, thinking Stewart had something
to do with breaking up the match, killed
him. The old man he killed on the prairie
turned out to be a. L. Bull of Hutchinson
kans. He told the young man, while riding
with him, that he was sorry he killed the
old man, but he ought to have got off the
pony quicker
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VALUABLE RELICS.
Sale Of Collection Of tho Eff cts Of Wash.
iugton and His Relatives

Sale Of Collection Of the Eff cts OF WASH
iueton and His Relatives
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE sale of the
valuable collection of effects of George
Washington and his executor and nephew,
Lawrence Lewis, and grand nephew. Lo-
renzo Lewis, was begun here last night by
order of II. L. d. Lewis, administrator of
the estate of Lorenzo Lewis. The effects
consisted of George Washington's private
account books, letters. documents and per-
sonal effects. kept by relatives as memen-
toes. A letter from Washington to Lewis
was bought by Aldrich for S310. The same
purchaser paid S76O for the last memoran-
dum-book of Washington, which the GEN
eral wrote in up to few days before his
death. A letter from Washington advocat-
ing the abolition of slavery brought $3.50.
smaller private memorandum book
brought $780, Six tickets of the Delaware
lottery. purchased by Washington, and the
memorandum bearing their numbers in
Washington's handwriting brought 5000
The picture of Betty Washington, painted
by W1lliston, the only portrait of her known
to be in existence, brought S365. A fruit
knife and fork brought SIS; pearl buttons
from Washington's coat, S11 each, and other
articles offered brought similar prices. AL
together $50 articles were sold. The total
sum realized was SSS41.
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TIE INDIAN MESSIAH.

Something About the Origin of the Much
Talked of Ghost Dance.
In an article upon the ghost dan ce of the
Indians Lieutenant Mans writes to Harper's
Weekly:
For many years we have regarded the In
dams belief In a Supreme Being as very
vague and underlined. He has, however ap-
peared to recognize Great Spirit" and a
"happy hunting ground" the home of the
departed braves-a country where beautiful
praries and forests are abounding in game
watered by cool streams, Orming an ideal
Indian heaven. This belief seems part of
his nature, Just as his love for his free and
savage life, which the advance of ciyiliZa-
tion is forcing him to renounce. The buffalo
is a thing of the past, ana even the elk, the
antelope and the deer have nearly disap-
peared, and he finds he must live on the
bounty OF the white man or starve. For
reservations. and has chafed under the
restraint thus put upon him. Little wonder
he looks for change, and longs for his once
free life, and gladly grasps the new belief in
the red Savior, which is rapidly spreading
to every Western tribe, and which the great
chief Red Cloud says Twill spread ali over
the EARTH"
THE INDIANS FAITH.
1t seems impossible to trace the exact orr
gin OF this Indian faith. An Indian from
the upper Columbia Rlver, named Sm0halla,
preached tile doctrine of an Indian Messiah
some ten years ago. This Indian taught that
there would be an upheaval of nature, which
would destroy the white man and restore to
the Indian his ancestral domains, and that
the dust of countless dead Indians would
spring to life, and would surround without
one word OF warning each paleface, who
will be swept from the face of the earth.
None of the deadly weapons Of civilization
OF Skill in their use will avail, and the blood
of o0,000,000 whites will atone for the wrongs
done to the red race. Within few months
the belief in this new religion has spread
from tribe to tribe with marvellous rapidity.
Runners have traversed thousands OF miles
to reach distant tribes and bear the glad
tidings The Arapahoes the Shoshones, the
great Sioux tribes, the Cheyennes, both
North and South. anu many other tribes,
have been taught the faith; and the 'ghost
dance" the religious ceremony of the creed,
is being danced by all these tribes.
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imprisoned, were authorized. Counselman
and Peasley were remanded to the Marshal.
The attorneys for petitioners will appeal
to the United States Supreme Court. In his
decision Judge Gresham finds that Coun-
Gilman can be made to testify before the
Grand Jury. because he is fully protected
that Section sec of the Revised Statutes pre-
vents any evidence he may give under such
procedure from ever being used to criminaIe
him. In Peasly's case the petitioner is
placed in the same attitude. The force Of
Judge Gresham's ruling is cry great. 1t is
firmly establishing the interstate commerce
law by providing an avenue by which to
reach yiOlators
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GODFREY AND KILRAIN.
An Agreement Signed to Fight Before The
California Athletic Club.

BosToN, Dec. 11.-George Godfrey, the
colored champion. and Jake Kilrain have
been matched. and during the first week In
March they will decide in the ring. at the
California Athletic Club San Francisco,
who will be the best man. The match is
the result of a wordy war between Godfrey
and Kilraln over their respective abilities in
New York few days after Godfrey de-
feated Smith. President Fulda, of the Cali
fornia Club, heard of il and saw good
chance for a match, so he telegraphed East
the offer of purse of $4,000 if the men would
fight in his city. Kilrain accepted and God
frey refused until the club offered an ad-
ditional purse Of $500 to the loser, thus
getting sure of his expenses Godfrey has
accepted. and the agreement was signed this
afternoon. President Fulda was at once
notified.
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SHEPARD WITHDRAWs.
The New York Editor Resigns the Presidency

Aus NeW Aorh Guitor heslgns tne Presidency
Of tLs American Sabbath Union.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 11.-After being re-
elected President of the American Sabbath
Union in this city on Tuesday night Colonel
Eli oft F. Shepard, proprietor of the Mail
and Express of New York. decided a few
hours later to resign. This action
was forced by the wide distribution
Of a circular sigued by Rev. DIR.
William +. Crofts of New York
making serious charges against Shepard.
Among other things the circular says that
Shepard sis too intensely identified with
party politics to lead successfully the union
movement of the North and South,
and his continuance In Office would
result In the complete discontinuance of the
cooperation Of Southern churches" Shep-
ard says: Il shall resign from the presi-
dency and shall do my utmost to have the
Sabbath Union publish its proceedings
through some other organ than the Mail and
Express"
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Substitute for the Subsidy Bills.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE House Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
have virtually agreed upon a bill as SUBJ
stitute for the Senate Tonnage and Subsidy
Shipping Bills. Formal action will be taken
by the committee probably tomorrow and
assurances have been given by members of
the Rules Committee that an early opportu-
nifty will be affol ded for action on the bill in
the House.
The most important provision of the bill
directs that all steam vessels intended to be
entitled to the benefits of the bill shall be
strueturally adapted to conversion into
naval service
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DISEASED PORK.
A Drug Diic'vsrsd Having the Sans cem-

A Drug Disc,vered Having the Sans Gem
position as Bacterial Products.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE annual re-
port of the Bureau of Animal Industry says
that with the ultimate object in view of
discovering some method of preventing
disease in swine the bureau has endeavored
to produce artifcially drug which would
have the same composition and effect as
bacterial products. These researches have
been, in the main. successful, and the re-
port claims substance has been produced
which not only resembles the bacterial
product of the hog cholera germ in compost
ton. but which has quite the same power of
conferrinc immunity from the disease.
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PAPER-MAKE
An Advance in Prics Decided On by III.
Western Mill Association.

An Advance in Prics Decided On by the
Western Mill Association.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-A meeting of the
Western Paper Mill Association was held
here to-day. The meeting decided that the
entire product Of the mills in the associa-
tion should be sold by the agents of the
organization instead of salesmen of indivi-
dual mills All of the mills will shut down
one week in the latter part of this mouth.
The association also voted an advance of
scents per hundred pounds in the price of
all paper.
In discussing the shutdown. Judge King
man OF Cedar Falls. Iowa, stated that Iowa
had very strict law covering trusts, and he
feared should the Iowans comply with the
spirit of such action as was proposed, it
would be construed into violation Of the
law, and the Penitentlary stared unlawful
proceedings in the face. Chairman Castle,
however, said the dealers recently declared
that the organization could not hold to-
gether thirty days longer. To teach the
dealers lesson, the shutdown would be
most effective, and one was accordingly
ordered.
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A BOYCOTT POLICY.
The Farmers Alliance Will Attempt to Forcs
Newsparer Recopnition

Newspaper Recognition.
SANFORD (Fla.), Dec. l1.-Presidenr Polk
of the National Farmers Alliance has
named Washington. February 6. 1891, as the
place for holding the first meeting of tha
National Legislative Council. One of the
last acts of the recent convention was
the adoption of resolution that
the policy of the alliance will be to
withhold all support from newspapers which
90 net conduct alliance departments or at
least publish alliance news regularly. This
arrangement does not compel the support of
alliance measures or the advocacy of alIi-
ance demands on the part of these news
papers in their editorial columns, but it
does compel certain degree Of friendliness
on their part and amounts to the absolute
boycott of all newspapers which do NOT
come up to the terms of the resolution.
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Win Not Occupy Tripoli.

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE Soleil says: Signor
Crispi, the Italian Prime Minister, Decem-
Der 1st sent Identical notes to the Govern
ments OF England and France, notifying
them that Italy intended at an early date to
send a military force to occupy Tripoli.
Italy. however, has since abandoned tho
plan. 10 consequence Of the reply received
from Lord Salisbury discounienancing the
project. and upon the advice OF a similar
character from GERMANY.
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Eastern Weather.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-GeneraIly fair
weather prevails throughout all the dis.
tricts. There has been a marked rise in the
temperature on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts. In the Ohio Valley the conditions
are still favorable for the continuance of
fair weather, also in the districts east of the
Rocky Mountains until the end of the
week. with continued warm weather on the
Atlantic Coast to-day and In the Gulf
States until Sunday. There has been fall
in temperature Of 100 to 200 in the North
west
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HAMPToN's SUCCESSOR.
Jchn Laurens Manning Irby Elected TO th
United States Senate


COLUMBIA Is. C), Dec. III. L. NJ. Irby
was elected United States Senator to-day to
succeed Wade Hampton. John Laurens
Manning Irby was born in Laursns, S. c.,
September 10. 1854. He attended the Uni
versity of Virginia and afterward Prince
ton. He practiced law but two years, and
since then has resided on plantation near
Laurens and farmed successfully. When
he entered the 20 tical arena four years
ago he at once became prominent leader.
He espoused tie cause of the farme rs
movement at Its inception. and was an ar
dent adlnirer of Captain Tillman
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1.-THE election of
J. l.. NJ. Irby to succeed Wade Hampton as
United States Senator has fallen like a
thunder-clap out Of clear sky, and has
widened the breach in the Democratic party,
which was begun by Haskell and his follow
e-s during Tillman's red hot campaign for
Governor. 1t is safe to say that lrby could
not get one-third of the white popular vote
OF the State, and nothing but the Farmers
Alliance influence and a well-managed
caucus landed him in the Senate
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CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLlNG.
Arrest Of a Former Agent Of Chicago Coz
structiou Comnanv

struction Company.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-C. G. Stoddard was
arrested to-day on warrant charging him
with embezzling bonds Of the Chicago and
Arkansas Construction Company actually
valued at 100000. He was released on
$1,000 bonds. According to the bill filed in
court Stoddard was the former financial
ag ent of the company, and has. retained pos
session of these bonds since his deposition.
This afternoon Judge Shepard issued an in
junction restraining him from disposing of
them in any way
Stoddard is an American who resides In
London. and is a member Of the banking
firm Of G. G. Stoddard g. Co. of that city and
New York,
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Total Loss Of thu Nenaul.

LONDON Dec. 11.-All efforts of the tugs
to haul off the Peninsular and Oriental mai,
steamer Nepaul, which stranded Oil Ply
mouth break water last night, were unayail-
ing. She went ashore at low water, and, as
the tide rose. rapidly filed. IL Is believed
she will be a total wreck. No lives were
lost. The cargo was insured for 100000.
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PORT ANGELES TRAGEDY.
Arrest Of The Murderer Confession Of a
COld-BlOOded Assassination.

PORT ANGELES Wash.), Dec Thames
Wood, alias Stubby Jim, who was suspected
OF killing Mrs. Moss last Tuesday, was
captured yesterday. His examination
brought out the following facts: When
he started out hunting with the borrowed
| rifle, he had not thought of Moss. He was
heading for the Elwah River, and as he
neared the Moss store it came into his head
to kill Mrs. Moss. He says he did not know
why 1t came into his head, as he was on
friendly relations with both her and her
husband. He said he waited across the road
from the Moss house about half an hour
before Mrs. Moss came out.
A FAIR MARK.
He said she was on the steps, STOPPING
down for some purpose, when he shot her.
He aimed at her head. and coolly said: "It
was pretty tair mark" When she fell he
ran across and tried to pull her into the
house, but some men came along, and he
ran into the house and through the back
door into the woods.
Wood was born in Marlborough, Kings
bridge. Devon. England. He is 30 years
OLD. lie has been in this country twenty
months, and was sailor on the troOpshp
humber He deserted while she was lying
at Esquimalt and made his way across the
straits in row-boat. His parents are alive
and lie has two brothers living at Rochester,
Mimi.
HELD TO ANSWER.
During the preliminary hearing he did
not evlnce any nervousness whatever. When
asked If he knew the penalty for murder, he
replied, Yes" When asked if he would
like to be hanged he said, mo, but will
have to-" He has a good face and would
never be suspected of being capable of such
cool, deliberate murder.
wood was bound over without bail to the
Grand jury. There was much talk during
the day about lynching should he bs caught,
and at this time there is a deadly calm that
bodies no good TO the confessed murderer.
The Sheriff has sworn In number of depu-
t!eS to assist him In case there is an attempt
at lynching.
THE MURDERED WOMAN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE victim of the
Port Angeles tragedy was well known in
Washington, though not as Mrs. Moss.
Her name was Betty Stewart. Her father
was a respectable citizen of Norfolk. She
was pretty girl, with splendid blonde hair
and gray eyes, which, when she was young,
were as bright as stars. At one time she
took to the theatrical profession and graced
the variety stages for several seasons, her
About three years ago Betty met Charles A.
Moss. young Washingtonian of some
means. They became infatuated with each
other and Betty came here to live She
lived here some time and then her lover de-
clded to engage in business out West and
invested his capital in small store about
three miles out of Port Angeles, WASH,
Two weeks ago Mr.. Moss decided to come
to Washington. He came back the latter
part OF last week. and last night he received
telegram announcing the death of his wife,
as the Washington State authorities sup
posed her TO be.
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nenlinad To Arhi,rata

WHEELING CIV. Va.) Dec. Illegal pro-
ceedings prevented evictions at the Monon-
gahela Coal and Coke Works to-day The
striking miners endeavored to arb;trate, but
the company declined.
A dispatch to the 1utelligencer late to-
night reports that the striking miners at
tackled non-union men coming out of the
mines tonight, and in the riot Alvin Hall
was shot through the heart by John Jenk-
inS
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Chinese Missions

Boston, Dec II. = No Congregational
missions were stationed nearer than 1000
miles from the scene of the reported mas
sacre at Chun- Kbing, China. TIE Amer
lean Baptist and Methodist denominational
mission stations were also far removed from
the scene
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Con fsrsnca of Oil. Prodnoer,

PITTsBuRG, Dec. IA secret conference
OF the oil-producers of Western and North
ern Pennsylvania was held last night. The
object OF the meeting is not known, but IL is
surmised that it was to form producers
alliance to act against tue Standard Oil
CCmpauy
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Ths Dshlrren-Drexsl Wedding.

NEW YORK, Dec 1l.-Eric Danlgren, son
OF the late Admiral, was married at noon to
Lucy Drexel at the home OF the lstter's
mother here. Archbishop Corrgan officiated.
The bride is niece of Anthony J. Drexel
OF Philadelphia. Dahlgren is Harvard
student and win continue his studies, living
in Cambridge. The wedding was very quiet
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Fatally Hurf

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11.-George Montieu
and I. V. Smith. scenic artists with the
Crystal Slipper Company, had fight while
IN the flies to-day, rs feet above the stage
They fell to the stage and both were badly
and perhaps fatally injured.
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Ministers Suspended.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 11.-Five young min
isters, members Of the Pittsburg Presby terry,
who have been on trial several days for
heresy in following diverse courses in advo-
eating the admission of members to their
congregations, etc, were found guilty to-
day and suspended from the ministry. They
appealed to the synod