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The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08

TIE stock law passed by the legis.
lature is one Of the best on the sub
ject that could be devised. Its pro.
visions are such that the most bitter
opponent Of free range can take no
exception to it. by it the herd law
is to remain in force as at present,
except in counties where one-third or
more of the legal voters resident
therein petition the board of county
commissioners, praying for the oper.
alton of the new law, then the board
shall submit the question at the next
general election and if a majority of
all the votes cast are for the repeal
of the herd law it shall not be in force
between the first Of November and
the first of April. Counties not sub.
uniting the question to a vote shall
not be affected by the new law. 1t
will be seen that the whole matter is
left in the hands of the people to de.
eide for themselves.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08

THE democrats in congress are
awaiting an opportunity to test the
new rules now being SO vigorously
enforced by Speaker Reed. In the
Atkinson.Pendleton contest from
West Virginia the former was de-
clared the duly elected member by a
vote of 1872, quorum requiring 1876
votes. The democrats refused to
vote, but being present, according to
the new rules, their names were read
and a quorum declared. They intend
to bring suit on the first bill that be-
comes a law upon which Atkinson
votes, making the point that the bill
is unconstitutional. The time has
passed when a minority can block
the wheels of legislation in this coun.
try and such staunch democratic pa.
pers as the st. Paul Daily Globe sup.
port the republicans and Speaker
Reed on the enforcement of the new
rules. The time may come when the
republicans will be in the same posi-
ton that the democrats are at pres
emit; but that will not and should moi
change the rules. They have beer
adopted to remain in force regardless
Of which party is the under dog in
the fight.
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Richard Halves was hanged Friday at

Richard Halves was hanged Friday at
Birmingham, Ala, fer the murder Of his wife and
two daughters. 1t will be remembered that tho
discovery Of the crime in December, 1883 and
the subsequent arrest of the murderer led to an
attack on the jail by indignant citizens to the
number OF 1,O0O. The sherin's posse dred q vol
ley at the beseigers, killing ten and wounding
many more. Further trouble was feared
and the state troops were sent to the
scene but the spirit of Judge Lynch was broken.
Justice was allowed to take its course.
Chalkey lie Coney was acquitted of
the murder Of his niece in the Camden, N. j.,
court, The jury was out about two hours, but
arrived at a unanimous decision in less than half
that time.
TWAS discovered Monday that William
H. Pope, teller of the Louisville City National
bank, abscon led Saturday evening with SO, zoo
of the banks cash in his possession. Nothing has
since been heard of him. It is supposed that he
Is now in Canada.
Monday, neal Barboursville, KY,
trouble over the division of household goods b :
ween q man named Mckinney and his wife, led
to q shooting ARRAY in which Archie Legeer,
fa!hcr-in-law of Mckinney and his son and Nc
Kinney were killed and tire, others injured.
Tuesday Judge Mills rendered a de-
cision in the case of Theodore Lundberg, of De.
troit, Mimi, indicted for committing incest with
his niece, Charlotte Lundberg, sending the case
back for trial on a charge Of fornication, there
being no statute in the state Furnishing incest, or
declaring any marriage incestuous.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNGS.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-In the senate
German presented resolutions from
the Maryland legislature asking that
$500, 900 exacted by the confederate army
under Gen. Early from the authorities Of
Frederick, Nd, be refunded by the gov
eminent.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman Senator
ingalls, was elected to serve IS president
pro tenn of the senate during the absence
of Vice President Morton, while away
on his proposed trip to Florida with his
family. Mr.. Ingalls,, after taking the
formal oath of Office took his seat as pre-
siding officer.
The senate then took up and discussed
the bill granting pensions to soldiers and
sailors incapacitated for the performance
of manual labor, and granting pensions
to dependent relatives of deceased SOL
diers and sailors. The bill went over,
and the senate, after a brief executive
session, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The bill fix
ing the salaries of the several judges OF
the United States district courts al
5000 per annum, was debated at some
length and finally passed by a vote of 81
to IS.
At2:20 the educational bill was taker
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s..-The house
discussed and passed the urgency def
cheney bill. 1t was necessary to have a
call of the house to secure a quorum and
proceed with the consideration of the
bill, and then after several hours spent
in discussing points of order in commit
tee of the whole, the committee rose and
the bill wass passed. 1t appropriates
1923, $50, 000-the largest item being $751;
600, 900 to pay pensioners of the war of
1912 and the Mexican war. At 5 p. III.
the house took Il recess until s o'clock,
the night session being for the considera-
ton of private pension bills, Of which
forty-five were passed.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-In the house
Mr.. O'Donnell, of Michigan, presented a
petition of the Seventh Day Adventists,
having 1858, 600 signatures, protesting
against the enactment of any law in re-
gard to Sabbath observance.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, called up the
Arkansas contested election case of
Featherstone VS.. Cate, and pending de-
bate, the house, at 5:15, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March AFTER routine
business the house took up the contested
election case Of Weatherstone VS.. Cate,
from Arkansas, and Mr.. Dalzell spoke in
1dVOT VI tle COuIeSLeu. Nli. SFlSp, OI
Georgia, spoke in favor of the contestee,
Mr.. Cate. Mr.. Rowell, of Illinois, fol
lowed in support of the claims of the
contestant.
Mr.. Springer thought the case had not
been thoroughly investigated, and ia
vored a resolution, which he would offer,
appropriating 100000 to enable a sub.
committee of the committee on elections
to go to Arkansas and investigate the
election in this district. Mr.. Grosveno,
proposed to double this appropriation
and have the investigation extend to the
other Arkansas districts. Mr.. Springer
accepted his proposition, and pending
further debate the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal, the con.
tested election case of Featherstone VS..
Cate from Arkansas, was taken up, and
the contestee, Mr.. Cate. took the floor in
his own behalf. After considerable dis,
cussion Mr.. Springer moved to recommit
the case, with instructions to send a sub
committee to Arkansas to investigate
the election in the disputed district
The motion was defeated 1873 to 146
Featherstone was then seated by a vote
of 145 to 1876 and the oath of Office was
administered to him. The house then
at sis, adjourned.
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and Nj. spooner spoke against it,

up and Mr.. Spooner spoke against it.
and once against it, and now he again
opposed it. He complimented Mr.. Blair
upon his industry, courage and abilityin
his advocacy of the bill. He denied that
the Republican party wa pledged to
support the bill. He could not admit
that the federal hand had taken jurisdic-
ton of the school system of a state, and
take it into exclusive charge. Speaking
of Mr.. Blair's allnsion to the press being
in a conspiracy in favor of ignorance.
he said that the newspaper press could
have no interest against the general in
tcrest of the people. 1t could not have
an interest against universal knowledge.
That the press had not used moro ex-
tcnsively MIR. Blair's able, analytical and
exhaustive speech was due, he thought.
to the fact that the people of the coun-
try were not to-day, as they had been
years ago, intensely interested in favor
ing the bill. In the West and South
there had been a great change in
public opinion, and in the atti-
tude of newspapers that had
formerly favored the bill. MIR. Spooner
spoke in terms of praise of the provis-
ions for common school education in the
Southern states and said that the people
in those states had not only been doing
well in the education Of white children
but had been doing well in the education
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Spooner's
speech Mr.. Blair obtained the floor to
reply to some of Mr.. Spooner's argu-
ments and the senate, after a brief exec
utive session for the consideratiod of ex-
ecutive business, at $50 p. IN. adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Voorhees, referring
to the release of the fur seal islands of
Alaska and directing the secretary of the
treasury to refrain from executing or de-
livering the lease until the senate inquire
into the matter, was reported adversely
from the finance committee, and was
indefinitely postponed.
A bill was passed apprcpriating $4,000
for a monumental column to commem-
crate the battle of Trenton, N. j., and
bills appropriating 500, 600 each for pub
lie buildings at Dover, N. H., and
Nashua, N. II.
At / o'clock the senate went into secret
session and expelled everybody but sem
ators and senate employees from the gal
lery floor of that wing Of the Capitol.
The senate in secret session confirmed
the OF Henry u. caldwell as
judge of the eighth judicial circuit, to
succeed Judge Brewe1.
WASHINGTON, March Elm the senate
Mr.. Strockbridge presented petitions said
to have 30S, 900 signatures of adult citi-
zen of the United States, against the
passage of the Sunday rest bill.
The calendar was then taken up, and
on a vote on the first bill-one increas-
ing thepension of the widow of Maj.
Gen. Warren, it was developed that no
quorum was present. A call of the sem
ate was ordered, which consumed the
time up to 2 o'clock, when the calendar
was laid aside and the consideration of
the educational bill wa resumed. Mr..
Barbour, of Virginia, spoke in favor of
the bill and Mr.. Plumb against it. At
the close of Mr.. Plumb's speech. the SEN
ate went into secret session and at $50
D. IN. adjourned.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
WASHINGTON.

In,the house, Thursday, Mr.. Buckalew,
of Pennsylvania, introduced q joint resolution
authorizing the president to cause q reconnois-
sance to be made for a line Of railroad extending
south through the Central American states, Co
lombia. Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to the city of
Sucre, and to detail officers in the public service
to prosecute the work.
The president Thursday sent to the
nomination of Henry c. Caldwell, of Arkansas. to
be United States circuit judge for the eighth cir
cult, vice David j. Brewer, resigned.
Ex-President Cleveland has sold Oak
view, his country home near this city, to F. g..
Newlands, the representative of a California syn
dictate which has been been buying largely of
suburban property in this vicinity. The price
paid was $4,000, which nets MIR. Cleveland a
profit of about 5000 MOO.
Senator Davis says he believes that his
bill appropriating $50 900 for the 500 and Hay
regular order. But, no matter what may be
done in the senate, there is not the least hope for
its passage as a separate measure in the house.
1t will come up in the general river and harbor
bill, and probably be for q less sum than that
named in the Davis bill.
The agricultural department has es-
tablished a quarantine against Texas cattle, on
account of Texas fever.
Bishop John F. Hurst's project to
build a Methodist university in the district has
taken a practical shape, and its actual existence
is now almos an established fact. Grounds were
purchased Saturday on the Tenallytown road.
Col. Perry S. Heath, the well known
correspondent, and author of "A Hoosier in
Russia has received an invitation from the Rus
sian government to accompany Grand Duke
Alexis in a tour OF Siberia and Russia, to inspect
the actual state OF. affairs in the prisons there.
d. H. Bates, of New York, appeared
before the house committee on postoflces, advo-
eating Postmaster General Wanamaker's bill for
the establishment of postal telegraph service. He
said he represented a company who stood ready
to build all the lines the government needed.
The president Wednesday approved
the agreement entered into by the commission
with the Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake res
~ervation and recommends the appropriation oil
the necessary funds to complete the surveys and
make the allotments of land.
A proposition is now before the com
mittee on rivers and harbors to report an omni-
bus appropriation bill to include the 500 canal
the Mississippi river, Texas harbors and the
Columbia river. It is believed that such a bill
would find enough interest behind it to carry il
through.
The majority of the house committee
on territories have completed their report on the
bill for the admission Of Idaho. The report il
favorable.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
THE ST.: j.. :.AATURE.

B~lsMiieE. ~, ".''sss The senate
passed tl.r il. 81 1:;; Hxing the rate Of
freight on goat n'.i'"'! in the state. The
rates incre,.s" according to distance,
varying from is cents for the first SO
miles to 81. il la-r ton for $50 miles and
not to exceed $50 miles. The senate also
passed the following bills: Appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the care and maintenance
of the capitol building; requiring ped
dlers to obtain license; appropriating
81, 500 to pay newspapers for publishing
the constitutions; providing for the hold
ing of %coroner's inquests in newly or
ganized counties.
The house passed the senate bill per-
manently locating the state fair at Grand
Forks, and appropriating $4,000 for pre-
miums for 1890. The bill requires a do
nation of eighty acres of land by Grand
Forks. The house also concurred in the
senate amendments to the revenue bill.
and passed the bill extending the time
in which application for seed wheat may
be filed until April is, 1890. The senate
bill establishing the Australian system
Of voting and bill establishing a reform
school at Mandan were favorably re-
ported. In the house the following bills
were introduced: Extending the time
VI 1CuSll1pUtO1- VI 1cd1 cStdV6 6Olu uuuC3
foreclosure of mortgage from one to two
years, to be applicable to sales made in
1890, 1891 and 1892; requiring business
and loan associations doing business in
the state to deposit with the state au-
ditor securities to the amount of 800, 900.
BISMARCK, N. D., March 1.-The sen.
ate did not transact much business
When the bill appropriating money for
the state university passed the senate
some time ago it materially reduced the
salary of the president and faculty. To-
day the friends of the institution thought
they could have the salaries put back to
the old figures, and as the bill had not
been signed, it was recalled and the at
| tempt made. 1t proved disastrous, how
ever, although the bill was amended as
desired; two votes were lacking on the
| final passage, and in order to save it
from defeat it was made a special order
for Monday. The senate then spent an
hour or two on a piece of nonsense in
the shape of a bill providing for
a state board of piano tuners,
which was finally passed. Time
was then found to transact q
little business, the chief item of which
was the adoption Of a joint resolution
authorizing the governor to appoint q
committee of five persons to have charge
of the matter of providing seed wheat
for the needy farmers of the state. The
house passed the senate railroad bill
This bill is, in essential points, a copy Of
the Minnesota law. The house alst
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
FOREIGN.

1t was learned Thursday in reliable
quarters that there is to be a complete revision of
the Canadian customs tariff. Probably one of
the most important changes affecting the United
States will e an increase from so to rs cents a
barrel on flour and the complete removal Of the
duty on Indian corn.
Official returns of reballots Saturday
show a gain of thirteen more seats for the So
c~ialists.
The pope was visited by a number of
Indians attached to Cody's Wild West show Sun
day, and he presented them with medals and
chaplets. The entire troupe were received by his
holiness during the day.
The returns Of the reballoting in Ger
mauy have all been received except nine. The
39f seats in the reichstag filled by the returns
received are divided as follows: Centre liz.
Freissinnig and Volkspartei 5, Socialists 81, Con-
servatives &c, Ilnperlalists 81, National Liberal 81,
Poles 16, Anti-Semites, Independents 8 Alsa-
tianS II.
Up to Monday 1856 Of the passengers
and crew of the British steamship Quetta,
wrecked in Torres strait, and bound for London,
are accounted for.
The French garrison at Atzebo, Mon
day repulsed an attack made upon it by $40
soldiers of the king of Daaomey. One hundred
Of the attacking party were either killed Or
wounded.
The Scotch night express from London
Tuesday, col ided at Carlisle with an engine, tele-
scoping two of the coaches. Four persons were
killed and fourteen injured.
Emperor William will visit Norway
next summer.
Advices Wednesday from the Trans
vaal state that a serious riot has occu, ed st
Johannesburg President Kruger atteInl te to
deliver a speech but was prevented by the crowd,
who organized n mass meeting, denounc I'd the
Transyaal government and tore the flags from
the government buildings.
Leagues have been formed among
merchants in Brazil with the obje:t of boycotting
British go IDS in favor of American pro III is.
Information Wednesday states that
the Chinese government is massing troops on
the frontier of Sib ria and the Russian author
tiles are app, ehensive that a Chinese attack upon
the Russian forces on the border ut an early
date.
The Brazilian government has resolved
to promulgete a new constitution without aw.i.-
ing tho election, assembling and action of a con-
stituent parliament.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
WHAT FARMERS WANT.
Minnesota Alliance i'm Session in
st. Paul Discussing the
Subject.
Many Resolutions Reported
Covering Railway Extor
tions and Politics.
Allison Reelected Senator From Iowa
North Dakota Senate President
Deposed.

ST. PAUL, March 5.-When the Farm
ers' Alliance formally convened in the
hall of the house of representatives over
400 delegates were present. Secretary
Haigh being absent, Gen. J. H. Baker
was selected to fill the position temper
arily. 1t was decided to appoint a COM
mittee on credentials, composed of three
members from each congressional dis
trict. While the committee DELHI
erted the convention was enter.
tanned by stirring speeches by N. B.
Ashby, of Des Moines, Iowa, lecturer of
the National alliance; Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, lecturer of the Minnesota State
alliance, and President Wardell, of the
National Farmers alliance.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
WHAT THE FARMERS WANT.

Some Resolutions Adopted by the Minne-
sofa Alliance Convention.
ST. PAUL, March 6.-The second days
session of the Farmers Alliance con-
vention was a busy one. The COM
mittee on credentials reported shortly
before 10 o'clock, and the alli-
ance formally organized. The first bust
ness transacted was the introduction of
resolutions, it being provided that mem
beers should read their resolutions and
hand them to the secretary without dis
cussion, and that all resolutions be re-
ferred to a committee to be appointed by
the president. Following were among
the resolutions reported.
A law to provide for the election of
United States senators by the people.
A law providing for the national gov
eminent owning and operating all rail
roads.
The repeal of the present tariff laws.
The regulation of railroad freight rates
SO that the company's earnings should
not exceed 5 per cent. interest over the
agement.
A law regulating taxation and mort
cages.
In the afternoon committees on revi-
sion of constitution, on resolutions, and
an agricultural college committee were
appointed. Election of officers in the
morning.
At the evening session the report of
the committee on the revision of the
constitution was presented. The objects
of the alliance are declared to be-: First,
to enable the farmers to better, by united
effort, resist the encroachmen4s of the
great railway corporations and combi-
nations and place them under the con-
troll Of the government as the best way
to put an end to the robbery of the pro-
Queer; second, to secure a more equita-
bic assessment for the purpose Of taxa
ton; third, to work for the elevation of
agriculture: fourth, to encourage the
cash system of ~transacting business, to
procure for the farmer the highest prices
for his products and the lowest prices
for what he has to buy; to secure needed
legislation and refute misguided legisla-
ton; to secure the nomination and cleo
ton of good men for Office; to denounce
all political rings and the granting of
special privileges to corporations; to Sc
cure more equitable taxation and lower
rates of interest; to obtain more respect
for the true rights of the people, and to
secure more representation in the halls
of legislation.
State Superintendent of Schools Kiehls
spoke on the needs of country schools,
and urged the Alliance to help elect men
who would enact laws which would
supply those needs.
President Wardel, of the Dakota
Planners alliance, then spoke at some
length in support of the proposition that
the government shall establish ware
houses in every county. where the prof.
ucts of the farmers shall be purchased 1T
80 per cent of their fair value.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08

THE editor of the Fargo Republi-
can has placed himself in 4 very un.
enviable position by his double deal
ing and floundering around in the
deep blue sea of journalism on the
lottery question. AT first lie support
ed the bill, nov he is OH the other
side. 1t is but another illustration
of the old idea of getting onto the
band wagon which has been the
curse of Dakota politics for a
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08

THERE is a growing sentiment in
this country for the postal telegraph
system. Its adoption would certain.
ly result in cheaper service to the
public, especially where the Western
Union or any IL company has a mo.
nopoly of the business rs is the case
along the line of the Northern Pa.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08

TIE Northwestern Farmer and
Breeder, of Fargo, one of the very
best Northwestern agricultural jour-
nails shows unmistakable evidence of
increased prosperity by changing
from a monthly to a semi-monthly
publication. No other journal of the
kind offers valuable farm read.
ing for the price, fifty cents Il year.
The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
TAULBEE'S CLOSE CALL.
The x-COngressman From Ken
lucky Shot by a COrrc-
spOndent.
The Affair Took Place on One
Of the National Capitol
Stairways.

WASHINGTON, March CHARLES E.
Kincaid, correspondent of The Louis
vile Times, shot ex-Representative Taul-
bee, of Kentucky, through the head
shortly before 2 o'clock p. M. Taulbee
had pulled Kincaid's nose on account Of
a paragraph published in The Times, 1t
is reported that MI. Taulbee may die.
The shooting occurred at the west door
of the Capitol.
Taulbee was taken to his boarding house
on Capitol hill, about half an hour after
the shooting. Dr.. Adams said that he
could not tell how serious the wound
was, but he thought that Taulbee would
recover. The trouble grew out of the
publication in The Louisville Times of a
scandalous story about Taulbee, which
resulted, it is said, in the separation of
Mr.. and Mrs. Taulbee. Since the publi-
cation Of that story a year ago, Kincaid
and Taulbee had not met until a short
time after noon, when Taulbee accosted
Kincaid neal the east lobby door of the
house, called him a liar and
PULLED HIS EAR.
Kincaid, who is just recovering from an
attack of typhoid fever, told Taulbee
that he was unable to cope with him
physically and that he was unarmed.
Taulbee then went away. Later Kincaid
armed himself and hunted Taulbee up.
Later a reporter of the United Press saw
Kincaid in his cell and had a brief con-
versatiun with him. Kincaid said that
TAULBEE had BEEN BOUNDING HIN
for a long time and threatening his life.
Taulbee Slowly Improving.
WASHINGTON, March 8. -Ex-Congress-
man Taulbee continues to improve SLOW
ly. Late Sunday night his physicians
innate recovery. He was strong enough
to converse a few moments with several
intimate friends who called to see him.