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merators has been awarded TO the Holyoke
Printing Company OF Holyoke. Mass. The
Spe o Be- IN each
until the entire amount has been furnished.
At "a banquet given by the National Potters'
Association at Willard's last night Major Mo-
Kinley. Chairman Of the Ways and Means Com
de@Snd for st tariff '' several eve RY Tines some sa
the next President Of the United States" and
the long-continued applause indicated McKin-
leys popularity with the pottery makers. He
Collector T. " Cooper OF Philadelphiatpr
sled that the present age OF iron must soon
few years It would be universally used In build
ing our ships and roofing our houses.
ination OF J. NJ. Clark to be Collector Of Customs
at Chicago. It having beon referred to him as
committoe on q. Commepce. There is s reason e Tor
the movement to flght tho President with this
It confirmed. The. Republican Senators are
aiirAld to make fight. Harrison has been dis,
few days, and it is quite probable that the
threatened war may be averted by the absolute
backdown Of Senator Farwell and the mSn Who
announced themselves ready to stand by him
In q fight.
At a meeting OF tho House Civil Service Re
form Committee to-day 1t was decided after
Eome spirited discussion, to make a thorough
investigation of tho Civil Service law and the
workings OF the Civil Service Commission. To-
morrow the House will be asked to give the
committee authority to send for persons and
papers from all parts Of the country whore
complaints have been made. so that complete
and impartial investigation can be made.
The appointment OF Lot Wright as Census
Supervisor of the Second Ohio district is a
long delayed recognition OF his services TO the
Republican party In 1894. AS United States
Marshal under tho direction OF Dudley and
Clarkson. Wright carried the Cincinnati cleo
tion. aided by over 1000 deputy marshals
armed with bulldog revolvers. Several MUIR
ders were the result. and Ohio meyer saw
more exciting or bloody election, Wright has
never been rewarded by HE own State, how
ever much lie has sought office, and his pres
ent appointment was partially secured by
Clarkson and Dudley
The Senate Committee on Commerce to-day
listened to arguments In favor OF tie bill in
troducOd by Senator EyaIts providing for the
maintenRncs OF discipline among customs ofil.
GERS. Mr.. james 4. Davies appeared before
the committee. and after consulting with tho
officials ut the Treasury .Departmeut, the COM
mittee reported the bill fayo5ably. Mr. DSyies
appeared for the customs otfieeTs Of Now York.
Surveyor Lyon drafted the bill. Representa-
tive Cummings introduced similar bill IN the
House this morning, and the committee have
agreed to report II IaVorablTs
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On ca egesI 90 terms vas entirely igreo,tsn. Whom
enuokled ana said 70 himself:
THIS worlds Fair racket n a great thing
~, pores and beRRnrG shall continue to work
It," And he does persistently.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

THE public-debt statement issued on
the 1St showed the total debt to be ST.
$40, 1886, 1875; cash in the Treasury, $675, :
$50, 1856; dobt less cash in Treasury, $685.
435, 939. Decrease during Novemb ber, $6. .
130, Sl9. Decrease since June 30, 1890,
S24, O32, ,OO6.
THE Secretary of the Treasury in his
report of the operations of his DEPART
ment for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1890, says the total receipts were S463.
963, 0s0 and the total expenditures $35s,
61s,5s4. The revenues for the present
fiscal year were estimated at $4O6 OOO, 600
and the expenditures at 1854, OOO 900,
leaving surplus of $52,OOO 900. The
estimates for the year 1892 were: Re-
ceipts, 1878, 900; expenditures, $751;
$50, 900
THE final session of the Fifty-frst
Congress reassembled at noon on the
lst, and after short sessions both Sen.
ate and House took recess in order to
the President of their readiness to re-
ceive his message. On bling
the message was read.
IT was shown by the annual report of
the ctvil-service commiss ion that the
classified service has grown so as to in
clude over 80 900 people. The report
says that the difference in removals of
officials during President Harrison's
Administration and President Cleve
lands was so small that it might be en-
tirely disregarded, for it was likely to
have arisen from other than political
cause.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain in store on the 1st was:
Wheat, "a, 527,s 1926 bushels; corn, 3,144,
494 bushels; oats, g. 359 3O2 bushels.
In the United States the question
voted upon by all Methodist churches
of admitting women as delegates to the
general conference of that church was
decided in favor of the women.
The death of j. H. Baxter, Surgeon .
General of the United States army,
occurred at Washington, aged SO years
On the 4th General Brooke reported to
the War Department that a. majority of
the hostile Indians in South Dakota
were willing to return to Pine Ridge
agencv.
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EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FIFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
Second SeSSiOn.

SeCOuu session.
MONDAY, Dec l. - The Fifty-6rst
Congress reassembled at noon, and
after short sessions both Senate
and House took recess in order
to enable the joint committee to
notify the President of their
readiness to receive his message. On
reassem bling the message was read.
In the Senate Messrs. Carey and War
rem, of the new State of Wyoming,
took the cath of Office as Senator's In
the House bills were introduced for the
free coinage of silver and providing
that no person now on the pension rolls,
or who may be placed on them. shall
receive less than Sc a month. The pen
sion bill (sls5, ,o99, 1857 was reported.
TUESDAY, Dec. 2.-In the Senate a
petition was received from an old lady
in Vermont los years of age, asking for
pension. A bill was introduced pro-
viding that the present tariff act should
not be construed to repeal or impair the
stipulations contained in the reciproc-
ity treaty with Hawaii. The remainder
of the session was occupied in discuss
ing the election bill In the House
bills were introduced to provide for a
representation of 356 mem bers in the
House instead of 322 as at present; to
place raw WOOL coal and iron ore on the
free list, and for the free coinage of sill
YER. A bill was passed to pay the
Miami Indians SOL, 79O, Improperly with
held from them.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3.-A bill was in.
troduced in the Senate to reduce letter
postage to one cent. The election bill
was further discussed. In the House
the copyright bill was passed by a vote
Of 139 to IS. A bill was introduced to
exclude immigrants who are hostile to
the principles of the CONSTITUTE ton or who
are insane or dependent for support 1t
also provides that no person shall en-
courage immigration by advertisements is
or promises of employment
THURSDAY, Dec. 4.-The election bill
was further discussed in the Senate
Bills were introduced for a per-
manent tariff comm ission and for the
free unlimited use of silver money. A
resolution was adopted to issue arms to
the States of North and South Dakota,
Nebraska and Wyoming. In the House
bill was introduced authorizing the
issue of q new series of legal-tender
notes to meet any DEFICIENCIES in the
revenues of the Government. The bill
providing for the punishment of every
guardian or other person for the en-
bezzlement of the pension of his ward
was passed.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

MASONIC. - REDWOOD FALLS COMMAND
Vl ERy, No. Is, X. T.-Stated conclaves first
Monday of each month"; at P. M. w. +.
Dickinson, E. Z. E. d. French. Rec.
ANTIQUITY LODGE, No.9l. A. F. & A. M
Regular meetings on the lst and Sd WedBes-
day in each month, at Z 80 o'clock p. NJ. O..
l.. Dornbcrg, W. N. o. w. Mcmillan, Sec.
REDWOOD CHAPTER No "a, X. A. M.-Stated
Convocations the I'd and 4th Fridays Of each
month. y. l.. Dornberg, II. 2. W. f. Dick:n-
son, Sec.
90. F.-REDwOoD LODGE. No. SO, meets
L. every Saturday night, at 7:3O O'Clock
Brothers from q distance are cordially invited
TO attend. F. F. Hammer. N. G. z. McPher.
son, k. :.
ENTERPRISE ENCAMPMENT. No 35. Regular
meetings lst and 3d tuesday evenings o.
each month at 80 O'Clock al I.O.O.F hall.
CRYSTAL LODGE, No. %, D. of R.-RegulaI
meetings ID and 4th Wednesday evenings Of
each month al 7:3I pm. Mrs. c. Goodrich,
NC. Mrs Nelen Tradewell, X. S.
A o.. L. W.-REDwooD FALLS LODGE, No.
~ IS, meets on Monday evening of each
week. Visiting brethren made welcome. c
ID. Thompson, NJ. W. S. o. Mason, Financier
Il OF P.-REDwOOD FALLS LODGE. No. 42
IN. meets every Tuesday evening in Ack.
mann's Hall. Visiting brothers are cordially
invited. u K. PeaSe. c. &. Z. &. Peck. X. X. 3.
- A. R.-JoHN s. MARSH POST, No. S.
W Regular meetings third Thursday OF
each month. at their hall A. L. Gale Com
M Joues.
REDWOOD FALLS CAMP No. 4, D. Of w.
Meets every second and fourth Saturday OF
each month in G. A. X. Hall Anna SALISBURY
Capt Elvina Therng, o. s.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE tenn perature in Eastern Ontario
and Western Quebec ranged from IA to
81 degrees below zero on the I'd
with high winds. At St Johns the
gale blew at the rate of eighty miles
an hour and houses, barns and fences
were blown down.
In the City of Mexico severe earth
quake shock was felt causing the in.
habitants to rush from their houses in
terror.
FotR caravans of horses, sheep and
camels and thirty Kirgese riding across
the steppes in Eastern Russia were
frozen to death.
ORDERS were given for British man
of-war to convey ten tons of bread to
the famine-stricken inhabitants Of
Clareiscland and Innistunk. in Ireland.
In the work-house at Newcastle.on.
Tyne six persons were burned to death
during fire.
THE firm Of Bevis, Russell & Co..
London merchants, failed for over
81. 600, 900.
On account Of recent executions in
Russia of men who were subsequently,
proved to be innocent, the Gar ordered
that no death sentence shall be carried
out until approved by him.
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In the Court of Appeals at Albany. N.
Y, in the case of Campbell VS.. Arbuckle,
for breach Of promise, the Judgment OF
the lower court was affirmed, and there.
fore the complainant RECEIVERS S45, 1000
damages. This case attracted wide at
tention when on trial in New York.
Miss Clara Campbell, an Ohio lady, sued
the defendant, Arbuckle, for $4,000
damages for breach of promise of mar
riage. The letters of the defendant
which were read in court, created great
amusement The pet name of BABY
Bunting" which Arbuckle signed to his
tender missives, will probably cling tc
him as long as he lives.
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UNDER TONS or IRON,
4 Blsst Furnace Coilspsss at Joliet, m,
BuryiDg Many Workmsn - Mae Men

y 01oOe furnace ColopOo0 at Joliet, Ill.s
Buryisg Many workmsn - Nins Men
Killed and . Number Injur~A.
JoL1ET, I'LL, Dec 5.-One Of the most
distressing calamities that have ever
befsllen Joliet occurred At the works OF
the Joliet Steel Company in this city
1T noon Thursday, resulting in the
death Of nine me0 and the wounding OF
nine others. The cause WAS the giving
way Of the columns which support the
huge blast furnace known as No. Q, and
the consequent collapsing Of the great
900-ton retort The blast had been
blown out, and the men were At work
on the inside taking out the brick lin
ing preparatory to refining it when the
accident occurred. The killed are:
Gus Looss, Nels Larson. John Peterson,
Hans Fasmeck, Thomas Swanson, Frank Mil
Ier John unjust ads and two men unidentified.
The dangerously injured are:
Patrick Kilcullen, leg taken OF above the
knee, is not expected to live; Oscar Wenberg
dangerous injuries to the head; Olsv johnson,
log broken and other injuries; U. Lind, badly
crushed; August Diremer, seriously injured; B.
Sismer, leg badly injured. A number severely
but not fatally injured were taken TO their homes.
The news of the accident spread rap
idly and thousands of men, women and
children rushed to the scene Of the dis
aster. They had to be kept away by
the police. while all the available force
that could be put to work was engaged
in removing the ponderous masses Of
iron and debris to rescue the unfortu-
nate men underneath the wreck. When
the furnace collapsed there we're eleven.
mon engaged on the inside at the bot
tom and five or six on top. The
crowd Of women and children around
the gates in doubtful despair as to the
fate Of relatives or friends presented .
sight which was painful to witness.
Drs Nash, Kelly and Dougall were on
the ground, but. on learning from Su-
perintendent Pettigrew that there was
little likelihood of any under the wreck
being alive, all left for the hospital.
On reaching that institution there were
crowds outside and inside, as the sisters
made no effort to check the friends and
relatives from accompanying their in
jured.
As to the cause there are different
opinions. The superintendents can not
account for it. Some of the men claim
that the iron was rotten. 1t is also
stated that the insurance companies
some time ago cancelled all their poll
cies and refused to carry any risks on
lives of men working about this furnace
on account Of the great hazard.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-11

THE Southern law papers tell story
OF colorcd justice of the peace in Mis-.
slsslppi who was very careful to enter
on his docket every item of public bust.
ness that came before him. He did not
have any ordinary cases to decide last
year, and the only entry on the blank
forms sent to him to fill out was this:
plaintiff, Bill Jones; defendant, Silvia
Johnson; officer, justice of the peace;
Judgment, married; costs paid by plain
tiff; satisfaction by both parties
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The assets were given at s64O, 900 and

uC dSoCUo "cIO SANcu az UOfVsVO oAA
the liabilities $500, 600.
THE Manitoba quarantine against
American hogs has been raised.
THE Office of the Allerton Packing
Company at the Stock Yards in Chicago
was entered by two men who com PEELED
Cashier Osier to deliver to them a pack
age containing So, 200 and then made
their escape.
AT San Francisco Mrs. Elizabeth Hol.
lenbeck gave $3.50, 900 to found home
for INDECENT women and homeless chill
dren in that city.
WILLIAM c. BRADFORD, of Seymour,
Ina, aged 80 years, aone-armed veteran
soldier who was partially demented, set
fire to his house and perished in the
flames.
In Cincinnati Isaac NJ. Jordan, one Of
best-known members of the bar and a
member of Congress from 1885 to 1887,
fell down the elevator in the building
where his Office was located and was in
stantly killed.
NEAR Delphi, Ind, Mrs. Mary Turpie,
aged 80 years, mother of Senator David
Turpie, was burned to death by her
clothing catching fire from Fireplace.
GEORGE BURGESS, saloon-keeper at
Williamstown, KY, shot and fatally
wounded Miss Alice Mckinley and was
himself shot dead while resisting arrest.
THE United States flagship Charles
ton arrived in San Francisco from Hon
olulu with King Kalakaua, of the
Hawaiian Islands, aboard.
OWING to the failure of the crops TO-.
600 families in Nebraska were in want
and would have to be assisted.
In the Scotch tobacco works at De.
troit, Mich, fire caused a loss of $780,
600, and two firemen were killed and
two others were injured.
AT Pennsboro, w. Va, a wedding
took place in which the groom was 80
years old and the bride, Mrs. William
Dixon, a widow, 81 years.
The most famous sire of trotting
horses in the world, Electioneer, died
at Senator Stanford's stock farm in Cal
ifornia at the age of 25 years.
On the Chicago & Alton road pas.
senger train was run into by a Wabash
freight at Jacksonville, ILL.,, and two
men were killed and four wounded.
BY the explosion of a tank in chem.
ical mandatory at Cincinnati three
workmen were fatally injured.
NEAR Pickens, s. c., Henry johnson
(colored) was lynched for a criminal
assault upon Mrs. Tn omas Walters, a
white woman.
A BLAST furnace of the Illinois Iron
& Steel Company at Joliet collapsed,
and nine men were killed and nine
others were injured.
The State Board of Health of Indiana
in it's annual report to the Governor es.
Inmates that the grip epidemic in In
diana in 1890 caused a money loss of
more than 81, 900, 900.
RESIDENTS of Rawlins County, Kan,
were said to be in destitute condition,
and many would starve unless assisted
THE Inauguration of Governor Till
man and the State officers Of South
Carolina took place on the 4th at
Columbia.
WOMEN crusaders destroyed stock
of liquor that was to be used in opening
a saloon at Kyana, Ind.
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THE EAST,

PLANS for the $50, 600. 900 bridge be-
tween New York City and Jersey City,
N. j., were unanimously adopted by the
commissioners
A FIRE in the establishment of the
A. Campbell Manufacturing Company
at Philadelphia caused loss of $500, OOO
One fireman was killed.
EDWARD HOLLAND, under life sem
tence in Sing Sing IN. W prison for
murder in 1878. was liberated on a par
don from Governor Hill.
On the I'd the New Hampshire Legis-
lature met in extra session at Concord.
GEORGE HERBERT, Frank l. Greene,
Mr.. Ca SO and Mrs. E. E. Turner, resi-
dents of New Haven, Conn, who were
prospecting in Florida, were drowned
in Lake Tohopekaliga by the capsizing
Of boat.
TEE Court of Appeals at Albany. N.
Y, in the case Of Miss Campbell against
Arbuckle (''Baby Bunting'), for breach
of promise, affirmed the judgment of
The lower court for S45, 600 damages
BY the explosion of a saw-mill boiler
near Espytown, Pa, four men were
killed.
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, tenement house
was burned and Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine
perished in The flames
On the Hudson river navigation came
to amend on the Sd.
THnsfailure was announced of the
Rittenhouse Manufacturing Company
of Passaic, N. j., with $500, 600 debts
and $40, 600 assets.
AT Albany, N. Y, Joseph B. Abbott,
cashier for the Henry w. Sage Lumber
Conn pany, who was discovered to be a
defaulter to the extent of $100, 600 sh OF
himself dead
In Boston Jacob Schaefer beat the
worlds record at balk-line billiards. In
five innings he made total of 400.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-12-11

VERMONT is the fourteenth State tc
adopt ballot reform. its Legislature,
which has just adjourned, having passed
ballot law similar to that of Massa-
chusetts. 1t applies to all elections in
towns and cities of more than 4, 600 in.
habitants, and provides for the custom.
ary booths and an official ballot pre-.
pared by the county clerks after the
names Of the candidates have been
officially certified by the chairman Of
party conventions. The existing laws
relative to elections are retained, the
new law merely providing for secret
and official ballot, the expense to be borne
by the towns where the law is opera i've.
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IT IS said that there is in the Bodie
mining district of California a spring
which produces gold. The spring is not
exactly geyser, but the water is hot
and as it flows away and evaporates it
leaves deposit. That deposit contains
gold Whether the water disintegrates
gold bearing rock far below the surfac
and brings the gold to the top, o,
whether there is going on in the labor.
atory of nature chemical process which
produces gold in solution is an unsolved
problem
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Mrs Lambie, wife Of Adam Lambie.
of Plainview, died at her residence of
old age at the age of 76 years..
Officials of the Minneapolis harvester
works deny that their firm has joined
the harvester trust
NJ. J. horde, one of Alexandria's pio-
neer merchants, died at his homo. 1t
was thought that he left great deal Of
money. His wife survives him.
A St. Paul livestock inspector while
inspecting cattle which were. to be
slaughtered at Delaneys yards, found a
COW affected in the head with cancer.
The new channel between Duluth and
Superior is open.
A fire at Faribault totally destroyed
the house with some of the contents
owned by Mrs. E. Csvanaugb. Loss.
LOCO; insufsnce, $500. .
The Great Northern depot at Osakis
was destroyed by fire.
The receipts of the harvest home
festival in St Paul were a, 1856. OF
this sum $1,000 was divided between
St. Lukes Hospital and tha Woman's
Industrial and Educational Union.
The body of large man was discov.
cred floating in the bay near the st.
Paul & Duluth dock in Duluth.
Solomon Panakeduta and Mary Brant,
two Indians. appeared at the district
court in St. Paul for lice 1sc, and
were afterwards married by Rev. Mr..
Pope, Of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd.
The lumber-c cut figures for Duluth
show a total of 2S2, 927, $50 feet against
$50, COS, 600 feet in 1889 and 262, $50, 600
feet in 1888 The amount of the cut for
the next year is estimated at over 1885,
600. 600 feet more, on account of the
building of several large saw-mills this
winter.
J. p. Davis deputy in the county
clerks Office at St. Paul, was arrested
on the charge Of issuing bogus Jury cor
tificates and pocketing the money OBJ
tained on them. 3
A A6-year.old son OF w. j. Hahn, OK.
Attorney General of Minnesota, was run
over and killed by an electric street-car
in Minneapolis. ~ %,za.
The following Minnesota inventors
recently received patents: A. C. Baus-
man; Minneapolis, hook binding; ]. E.
Church, Minneapolis, napkin holder;
d. MacCarthy, St.. Paul. car coupler; r.
Toucsy, Minneapolis, pisssn-rod psok.
ing .1
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QUEEN VIcToRlA's family now num-
bers no less than fifty living descend
ants, including sons and daughters,
grandSons and granddaughtcrs, great.
grandsons and great-granddaughte
She has also four sons-in-law, four
aughters-in-law, five grandsons-in-law
and one granddaughter-in-law. If all
the descendants were living the imme.
diate family would number seventy.
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A FATAL CRASH.
4 Railway Collision At jacksonville, III.
In Which Tive Lives Are Lost.


JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,. Dec. 4-Ths
south bound Kansas City express on the
Chicago & Alton, due here at 1910 q.
m., while standing on the crossing at
the station Wednesday night was run
into by west-bound freight on the Wa
bash. The sleeper Matterhorn, in
which there were nine occupants, was
standing directly on the crossing. Tho
engine Of the freight crashed through
It killing two men and severely injur-
ing three others.
The killed are: Fred Smith, banker
md manufacturer of Pekin, ILL.,, and
Judge James X. Rife. of Kansas City.
The head and upper portion of Mr..
Smiths body were ground to a jelly,
rendering it difficult to identify him.
Judge Rite was SO 'dreadfully mutt
lated that it was only by his ticket and
his name printed on his hat that he
was identified. He was about 50 years
Of age. The injured are:
William Knight, a civil engineer of Kansas
City, terribly scalded about the head and left
side; James E. Clark, Of Clark, Van Tassel 4
Co., Boston, cut about the head and back
bruised; Edward Giles New York, cut and
from nervous prostration.
Tho other three passengers escaped
uninjured. The engineer and fireman
OF the freight, seeing the impending
danger, jumped from the engine just
before the crash. At tho coroner's in
quest it was said that the freight was
running ten to twelve miles an hour
and that the rails were frosty and slip
perry. 1t was impossible to bring the
train TO q standstill, though the crew
worked faithfully.
Judge James X. Rife, who was killed,
was one Of the best known business
men Of Kansas City. He was treasurer
of the Farm Loan & Trust Company
and director Of the Etna National
Bank. NJ Smith, of Pekin, Ill.,, tho
other de passenger. was one OF the
most prominent and wealthy business
mon in that city and was interested il
. largo number Of business. enterprises.
1t is variously estimated that he was
worth from $500, 600 to 81, ,O0O, 600