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STILL THE SILVER BILL.

Little Business Done In the House Except
Oner Amendments and Discuss Them.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-In the house
to-day, on motion of Williams OF Ohio,
an amendment was agreed to appointing
L. NJ. Morrill, of Kansas and Alfred l..
Pearson of Pennsylvania members OF the
board of managers of the soldiers
homes.
Savers of Texas offered an amendment
making specific appropriation instead
of an indefinite appropriation for the
payment of back pay and bounty. The
amendment, so far as ii affected back
pay, was agreed to but on the bounty ques-
ton il was lost.
Pending action on the bill, the commit
tee rose. and the house adjourned.
Senator Blair proposed two amend
ments TO the silver bill to-day. One was
TO strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert n section directing the secre-
tary of the treasury, under the provisions
OF the act OF 1873 to purchase silver bull
lion at the market price and coin $4,000
600 monthly. The other amendment pro-
vides that there shall be no legal tender
i'm the United States except gold and sill
yer coin.
Representative Butterworth to-day pre-
sented resolution providing for meet
ing of the house on July 4, and for the
setting apart OF that day To the celebra-
ton by suitable exercises of the adoption
and PRONUNCIATION of the Declaration of
Independence. II also provides for the
presence and participation of the senate,
| and for an invitation To the society OF the
Sons of the American Revolution to he
| present.
The president to-day transmitted 10 con
| Rress a communication from the secretary
| OF the interior relating 10 the destruction
| by fires carelessly kindled or left IN
timber upon public lands. The president
expressed the opinion that IL proper
penalties are imposed by law and few
| convictions secured. much waste OF forests
would be prevented.
In the report TO accompany the pure foot
bill, reported from the senate committee
| Agriculture and Forestry Chairman Pad
| dock says: "while eminent chemists ar
not agreed that lard compounds are dele
| terious to health there can be no dissen
from the view that such articles should b'
sold under rightful names and markete'
as compounds and not as simple product.
which they simulate. Farmers who SCI
their products lessened in value ever.
year by millions through sophisticatiol
and misbranding and their tables assaile'
in turn with fraudulent manufacture
food products have every reason To- com
plain that they are robbed at every turn q
the wheel"
The national election bill framed by tia
house republican caucus committee, la
been printed. The principal features are
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CHOLERA'S RAvACES.
The Dread Disease Spreading Rapidly
spain.

The Dread Disease spreading Rapidly In
spain.
MADRID. June Much alarm is occa-
stoned by the continued spread OF cholera
at Puebla de Rugat. The authorities are
making strenuous efforts to stamp out the
disease, but so far have been unsuccess-
full. New cases are reported daily. Yes
terday there were four deaths aud nine
new cases. The doctors are greatly over
worked. The authorities have tele-
graphed 10 Valencia asking for physicians
aud drugs, which are running short. The
total number Of eases thus far Is ninety
one. Dne of the persons who fled for
safety died at Albaida. DIR. Candida. an
expert. declares the disease is true Asiatic
cholera.
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Cholera nj Pueblo.

MADRID, June 16.-The government
announced in the senate to-day that il had
been proved that the disease now prevail
ing in Pueblo, Rugate, Is Asiatic cholera
and there is no cause for alarm. II is fur
ther stated that the board Of health had
sent deputation To Valencia and taken
sanitary measures TO prevent spread Of
disease.
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WAuKEsHA. Wis. June l6.-The ar
rivals of physicians to attend the homeo-
paihist convention have been numerous
and the prospects for a successful meet
ing are fattering. At meeting of the
institute held tonight DIR. j. ID. Burk. of
Cincinnati, was elected president; vice,
DIR. Sawyer, of Monroe, Mich, who is seri-
ously IL not fatally i'll.
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In.l.rhi.l hY Iislrian..

PITrsBURC, Pa, June ia decided
sensation was created among the iron and
steel manufacturers 10y the announce
ment "A Belgian iron firm had bid To sup
ply the structural iron necessary for the
new court house al Minneapolis - per
cent cheaper than IL can be done by Pitts
burg manufacturers. The Belgian con-
sui has confirmed the offer. The Belgian
firm has secured contracts for large jobs
Of structural iron AZ Austin and Houston,
Texas.
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WASHINGTON, June l6.-A complaint
has been made to the police by the oiii-
cials Of the Chinese legation that ladies' Of
the legation nor themselves can avail
themselves of the cooling balconies OF
crowd who, by their manners and con-
duct, greatly annoy them. This is so con-
tinuous that il practically makes prison.
of both the ladies' and the officials of the
legation within the walls of their resi-
dences,
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Election of DHcers.

PoETLANp, Ore, June l6.-At the
annual meeting Of the Oregon Transcon-
tinental held here to-day the old board of
directors were elected with the exception
of Bartlett. Hall and Charlton whose
places were filled by Rufus NJ. p. woor,
o. A. Dolph and +. 5. Tindale of Port
land.
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BIG STRIKE IN DENVER.
Plumbers Join the Striking Carpsnters
Building OperatIo Ions at "a stand still.

DENVER, Colo, June 16.-Plumbers to
the number OF 200 quit work this morning
and joined the striking carpenters and
mill men. Several gangs of bricklayers,
lathers and hod carriers, also quit. All
labor unions held meetings yesterday and
passed resolutions declaring their sym
pathy with them. OF the many buildings
In course of construction there is but one
upon which any work is being done to-
day.
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WAsHINGToN, June 16.-The republic
cans of the house met i'm caucus tonight
to receive the report Of the caucus COM
mittee upon the national election bill.
After an amendment by Frank for n
change i'm the mode of canvassing, ETC.,
had been rejected the entire bill was APP
proved as il came from the caucus COM
mittee. There was every disposition To
secure speedy action upon the bill in the
house. The caucus next turned its atten-
ton to McComas' anti-gerrymandering
bill. Many members had left the hall, SO
the result, which was defeat of the bill
by vote of 2l To - was unsatisfactory to
its friends, who will make another effort
at subsequent caucus.
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Pab.t Brewing Co.

Milwaukee lager beer always at free1-
ing points. Cali for IL.
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SENATOR JONES' OPINIONS.
He Thinks the senate VIII Pass "a Free
Coinage Rill.


WASHINGTON, June 16.-It is said there
will he no vote on the silver bill or any
pending amendments in the senate to-
day.
Senator Jones of Nevada says that sew
eral senators desire to speak yet, and that
Notwithstanding the agreement to close
the debate at 3 o'clock, no one would he
prevented from speaking who expresses
desire To do SO. He thinks the final vote
will not be reached for two or three days.
When questioned as 10 the character of
the bill the senate would pass, Senator
Jones answered that il seemed quite prob
able now that il would bc "A bill providing
for free coinage. He said the effort to Sc
cure the pledges of majority of the SEN
ate To vote against free coinage had been
a failure, and the inevitable result, he
thought. would be the passage of a bill in
cluding that feature. The list of republi-
can senators favorable To free coinage as
given by one of them, includes Wilcott,
Teller, Jones, Stewart, Plumb. Ingalls,
Mitchell, Power. Sanders and Cameron.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

POLICE MAGISTRATE, JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE, NOTARY PUBLIC, CON-
vEYANCER, ETC.
First Street, Anaconda. Mont.
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ALL OUT oF GEAR.
What Superintendent Fillmore Says
About 1t.

SAN Francisco, January 25th.-To-day
added new complications TO the railro al
situation, caused by the continued heay Y
rains and warm weather, which melted tie
snow in the foothills, thereby causir z
numerous serious washouts in nearly
every portion of the State.
The west-bound passenger train viii, b
left Blue Canyon yesterday, where it had
been blockaded on the Central Pacific line
since the 18th, and which also had en-
board passengers of the delayed East bour d
train which was blockaded at Shady Run,
was again brought to a standstill at Avon,
north of Martinez, owing to heavy land
slides and wasnouts. The passengers will
be transferred by steamer TO Vallejo juno
ton and will probably arrive here to.
night.
Superintendent Fillmore, of the South
ern Pacific Company, says the blockade
will be raised ON the Central Pacific by to-
morrow evening if the storm does not in
crease.
The blockade on the California and Ore
gon will not be raised for several days, on
account of the heavy landslides north of
Reddipg and the heavy snow between
Dunsmuir and Edgewood.
Railroad traffic on nearly every line
leading out of this city. and in fact nearly
every railroad in the central and northern
portions of the State is impeded more or
less by washouts, landslides or snow
The latest reports from the Sierra and
Siskiyou mountains state that snow is
falling as heavy as at any time during the
present storm, and washouts and land
slides are reported in increasing numbers
from all sides.
All indications point to the situation as
becoming worse in the next twenty-four
hours, Notwithstanding the almost super
human efforts of the railroad men to re-
pair and prevent further damage.
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NEVADA CITY.
Heavy RainfalI-snow Melting Rapidly
California Lions.

California Lions.
NEVADA CRY, January 25th.-Two inches
OF rain has fallen since morning, but the
low thermometer indicates snow five hun
dred feet above this city. Streams are ris-
ing fast from here down. as the snow melts
from the surface and at the bottom.
The body Of Jacob Fischer, the miner who
left Omega on the first day of the snow to
go to Dutch Flat by the trail, ten miles,
was found where he became exhausted and
died, after having lost his bearings. He
was unmarried, aged forty, and formerly
belonged to the Knights of Pythias.
The four feet of SNOW on Commercial
street has been made soft by the rain and
is impossible. The stage leaving this
morning for Bloomfield and the express
sleigh leaving for Colfsx were obliged to
come back because the snow is getting
boltomless and the Bear river is rising. All
travel between here and Grass Valley has
also ceased to-day. neither wagons nor
sleighs being able TO get through.
Wild animals are being driven down
from the higher mountains by the snow.
Last night mountain lion burglarized
cabin 8 mile and hal. from this city DUR
ing the owners temporary absence and de-
voured all the provisions. The suburbs of
the city abound with game. large and
small.
Robert ]. Lee, who slashed Robert Sim
mons face with razor, distiguring him for
life, was sentenced to three months in the
County Jail.
NEVADA, January 25th.-Clear since dark
and freezing. The barometer foretells more
storm. Tie seasons precipitation todate is
20 so inches, being more than for any en-
tire year, except three, since 1860. For
this month alone it is % inches, which
beats the record, as does also last October,
with Ii inches. The rise in Deer creek last
night carried away the trestle supporting
the pipe that conveys the water TO the Mer-
Iifeld mine.
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ENTIRELY SECURE.
Marysyille is Perfectly Safe from Any
Probable Flood.


MARYsvILLE, January 25th.-At o'clock
this afternoon the water in the Yuba began
falling at point six miles above Marys-
vile. The Yuba here will not go higher
than fifteen feet this evening, and will fall
before midnight.
The Feather las not reached a very high
stage. No damage is reported in this
neighborEood. The weather is clear and
cool this evening, and no rain has fallen
to-day.
The levees about Marysville are high
above the freshet, and this cityis absolutely
secure against much higher water than
ever has been known or which will likely
come in the future.
When freshets get as high as this of TO-
day, further rise gives the water chance
to spread over many miles of country to
the southwark, Sc that there is no great
strain on the city levees.
The present freshet has washed away all
the snow on the foothill section, and leaves
the rivers in a better condition to carry
away the precipitation from any subsequent
rain-storm in the mountains this season.
The great depth of snow in the high
Sierras IS rather a source of security than
alarm, as it absolbs the rain like a sponge,
while snow but few feet in depth would
have been washed down with the rain
water.
An inspection of the Marysville levees to-
day would have convinced any visitor that
there is no occasion for concern regarding
the safety of this place from any probable
flood. Up to 1868 the city was not encir-
cled by levees, while the present levee sys-
tenn is calculated to withstand flood OF
% feet above low-wster mark. This is
four feet higher than the highest water ever
known.
To day not so much as a shovel has been
lifted for protection or TO repair the levees
which are in perfect condition, and kept
under constant inspection.
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on. The reporter had never seen a snow
shoe before, and thought that lessons in
their use unnecessary. In this connection
it may be well to say for information of
readers that at Cisco for many miles up and
down the railroad is entirely covered with
sheds, and they, at present, by many feet of
snow. Inside it is very dark, and lanterns
are constantly used. If you want a view
of the mountains of snow you must go to
Lookout or get outside of the sheds some
way. On this account the snowshoes were
borrowed. The reporter then went to the
second-story window of the Cisco Hotel,
buckled on the shoes, Strengthening him
self up with long Alpine stock, and started
off on his Journey through and over the
mountains of snow.
NOT so EASY AS IT LOOKS.
The correspondent had not proceeded far
before he got his feet tangled-or, rather,
his snowshoes, which are about eight feet
Iong-and losing his balance, fell over into
the snow, and when released by Mr.. Davis,
who had been taking an observation from
the gable window of the hotel, only the
bottoms of his shoes were visible.
After being righted and given a few
pointers, which were thankfully received, he
again proceeded on his journey of upwards
OF an hour, which was without incident
worthy of note, except experience gained
by Witnessing the storm.
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SOUTH PACIFIC COAST.
Condition of the Track-Milkman Drown
ed in the Overflow.

COnultiOn Oh the Irack-m1lkman DroBn-
ed in the Overflow.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 25th.-Orders
were given out to-day for the narrow
gauge trains on the Santa Cruz line to pro-
coed only as far SIS High Street Station
this afternoon. This was due to the fact
that the heavy rain OF last night had
placed the track IN such a condition as
to prevent their going any further with
safety.
One train went over the narrow gauge
line only as far as San Jose this morning
whose passengers were transferred at Alva-
RADIO. At Les Gatos and above Agnews
the creeks have risen so as to almost put
out the fires in the engines, and the engin-
GERS state that it was with difficulty they
could keep their fires going.
Rain is reported as having fallen very
heavily along the line last night. The
latest information given out at the South
Pacific Coast Railroad Office is TO the effect
that trains will more than likely move at
SIS in the morning, and proceed as far as
San Jose, and from there to Glenwood. 1t
could not be said positively that trains
could get through to Santa Cruz, but there
was possibility that they would.
The principal trouble is between Mt.
Eden and Alvarado. The track is not
washed away, but is covered to depth
of two feet. Information has also been
received here that a milkman was caught
in the overflow a short distance from AL
viso this morning and was drowned, as
well es his team.
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The condition of affairs on "the hill,
the scene Of the great SNOW blockade, pre-
scented a decidedly improved aspect last
night.
It ceased storming all along the line
early in the evening, and at midnight in
formation was received by the railroad
officials in this city that the stars we're out
and the weather was clear and cold as far
east as Truckee. At the Summit the bar
ometer was rising rapidly, and everything
indicated that the great storm was over.
Should this condition continue, ii is only
a matter Of q few hours, the railroad people
say, until all trains will be moving.
The road is now thoroughly clear from
Sacramento to Blue Canyon, ard on the
other side il is clear from Reno west to
Cascade. The rotary pillow was engaged
yesterday in clearing up some troublesome
"slush" between Blue Canyon and Emil
grant Gap, distance of five miles. This
portion of the track is partially covered
with snow-sheds. From Emigrant Gap it
is eight miles to Cisco, and this is covered
throughout by sheds. 1t will be necessary,
however. to send ''bucker" pillow through
these, in order to clear up the little mounds
which form on the track from the fine
snow which Sits through the cracks in the
sheds.
The only obstacle of importance now is
the mile-and-a. half strip ct Cascade, where
the sheds are down This strip is really an
unknown quantity, but the officials do not
anticipate much trouble from it, During
the last blockade the snow at Cascade was
cleaned up by the rotary in twenty min
utes. But at present it is deeper and has
laid longer than was the case with the
other blockade. At any rate, barring acct
dents to the plow, confidence is expressed
that this will be cleared off in couple of
hours.
The rotary will in all probability reach
Cascade this forenoon, and after going over
the mile.and-a-half strip, the plow's work
will be done-thatis, if the storm does not
break loose again.
AS soon as Cascade is clear and every
thing is reported in good order-and it is
expected that such report will be received
this afternoon or evening Superintendent
]. B. Wright will order the delayed train
now at Cisco TO proceed 10 the Summit and
thence East. The west. bound trains at
Truckee and Reno will also receive orders
to move.
Superintendent Wright stated last night
that he felt confident that all trains would
be moving By tonight.
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ROUND UP OF yoLo.
Many Cattle Drowned-Orchard and Vine
yards Covered.

yards Covered.
WOODLAND, January 25th.-Charles Coil,
whose stock ranch is about one mile from
Woodland, has had about sixty head of
cattle drowned, and many more are in
danger.
The telegraph lines north of here are
down, as are also the telephone wires.
Reports from Knights Landing state that
the Sacramento river is rising rapidly.
AT Winters the Putah creek bank is full,
and in some places running over vast fruit
orchards and vineyards
Late reports from Cacheville state that
the water is standing in the warehouse,
where many tons of grain are stored On
some of the ranches the water stands two
feet deep in the dwellings.
Beyond Cachville and near Blacks for
distance of six hundred yards the railroad
track is washed out Breaks on the south
side number many, and water is pouring
over many farms, carrying away hay stacks,
small outhouses, farming implements and
piles of wood.
As soon as the water went over the levee
at this side it struck the railroad track and
carried about seven hundred feet of it
away Just this side of the bridge. The
bridge is reported to be unsafe and may go
at any time.
For the first time In twenty years Wood
land is cut off from railroad communica-
ton. No trains have entered the town
ssnce yesterday, and none can come in be-
fore tomorrow, if then. This is caused by
the washouts on the road. There is one
between Yolo and Woodland, and one be-
tween Woodland and Knights Landing.
Last night the Cache creek levee gave
way on both sides, and the water went
over the levee on the north side, covering
many ranches and entering the houses and
barns. The water then passed over the
railroad grade and entered the town, which
was entirely flooded
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Private advices state that Downieville is
under eight feet of snow, which is an I'M
precedented depth for that town, and tun-
nels are run from building to building.
Sixteen feet of snow is reported at the
San Jose mine, twelve miles east of here.
Provisions are getting short at Washington.
Phil GoyDe, who left here on snowshoes
last Sunday for Frszsr's ranch, five miles
north, expecting to return next day, was
reported lost, and search party went out.
He was found at ranch, waiting for the
storm 10 quit, and came home this morn
ing.
The mill at the Gam brinus mine, on
Poor mans creek, was crushed fiat by the
snow.
The Daily transcripts supply of news
paper is exhausted, owing to the blockade.
To-morrow's edition will appear on paper
of assorted colors.
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GEORGETOWN DIVIDE.
Three Feet of Snow in the Town-Heavy
Rainfall.

Rainfall.
GEORGETOWN, January 25th-In the lower
part of town, on Main street, the snow
averages two and one half feet in depth,
while in some localities it measures three
feet. As we go east of town it grows rapidly
in depth, and decreases rapidly as we go
west. The Auburn and Placerville daily
stages have not failed to make their regular
trips. and freight wagons continue to arrive
from Auburn with goods. We are not
snow-bound yet.
Our young folks appear to have lost all
their enthusiasm for sleigh-riding for the
past two weeks. But the boys are running
about on snow-shoes while their best girls
are imprisoned within surrounding banks
of snow, occasionally looking out from the
window to see some brave go headlong
into the snow with his big shoes piled on
top.
Officer Fitzgerald. of this Signal Station,
reports the rainfall for January at IA y
inches for season to date, 81 81 for last
season to date, 1878.
J. 7. Curry, ditch agent on the Pilot
creek division, reports 102 inches of snow
for January to the 18th, and 204 for the
season, besides 1915 inches of rain. Allow
ing one inch of water for every ten inches
of snow, the rainfall at that point for the
season would be close to 81 inches. The
point of observation was at FOrni's, 20
miles east of Georgetown. The snow had
obtained a depth of II feet when Mr.. Curry
left, and since the last storm it may be
safely put at 13l feet.
Ali Georgetown has had la grippe on the
shovel this week. This disease IS unani-
mously contagious, and repeats itself every
"a hours.