The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-01-22
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.
Second Session.

INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FFTY-FlRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
MONDAY, Jan. 70. - Bills were in
in the Senate to prevent force
and fraud in Federal elections, and
to insure the lawful and peaceful
conduct thereof; to provide for an ex-
tension Of the Executive Mansion in
the city of Washington. The bill for
the relief of Nathan Kimball, postmas-
ter at Ogden, U. T., allowing him 81, 329
for postal funds stolen or embezzled
was passed, as was also the bill to
amend the law as to the visitation and
inspection Of the military prison and
the examination of its accounts and
In the House no business
of importance was transacted beyond
the adoption Of a resolution providing
for a special committee Of i've members
to investigate the alleged connection Of
members of Congress in silver pools
and to inquire into the ownership of
the 100000 ounces of silver bullion
which the United States is asked to
purchase.
TUESDAY. Jan. 3.-In the Senate
a bill was passed transferring army
officers on the limited retired list
who have reached the age of "a to the
unlimited list. and providing further
that the number of officers on the linn
tied list shall be $50. Senator Sherman
spoke against the free coinage of silver.
In the House bill was introduced to
vest the legislative power of Alaska in
q Governor and a legislative assembly
and that the Territory shall have o del
egate to Congress. The report on the
House apportionment bill was pre-
sented and the army appropriation bill
was discussed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. IA. - After the
Senate had adopted the Stewart free
coinage amendment to the financial
measure and had stricken out the $780,
0O0,00O 2-per cent. bond issue clause
Senator Vest surprised the Senate by
offering, as a substitute for the whole
affair, q frce-coinage bill pure and
simple, and the Senate promptly passed
it by vote of 80 to 81. The bill pro-
vides that the unit of value in the
United States shall be the dollar, to be
coined of 412H grains of standard silver
or 25 $40 grains of standard gold. In
the House the army appropriation bill
was passed and the District of Columb bia
appropriation bill was discussed.
THURSDAY, Jan. Is. "A bill was
passed in the Senate to credit o. NJ.
Laraway, late postmaster at Mime.
apolis, with Sll,115, the value of post.
age stamps stolen from his Office in
July, 1886. A bill was introduced to
establish branch mints at Omaha, Neb.,
and Boise City, Idaho. The elections
bill was again taken up and discussed.
In the House message from the Sen
ate was received announcing the pas.
sage of the financial bill with free
coinage substitute. The immigrant bill
was reported. A committee was named
to investigate the silver-pool question,
FROM WASHINGTON.
On the 18th the visible supply o1
grain in store in the United States was
Wheat, 25,519, 200 bushels; corn, ASIA
916 bushels.
AMERICAN manufacturers of spools
bobbins and shuttles, in conjunction
with British capitalists, were said to be
forming syndicate with $1,000, 900 cap
ital to control the business.
THE Washington authorities received
a telegram from General Miles on the
18th that he considered the war at ar
end, and that "a more complete submis
sion to the military power has never
been made by any Indians"
AFTER service of forty-six years
General s. v. Benet, Chief of the Burea,
of Ordnance of the War Department
has been placed on the retired list o.
the army.
IT was decided by Secretary Windon
that all foreign cattle imported. whether
for consumption or for transit, mus
undergo a veterinary inspection.
THE EAST.
A SEVERE storm along the New En-
gland coast caused great destruction
and the tide was said to be the highes
for many years. Vessels were driver
ashore, wharves were swept bare ant
harbors strewn with wreckage.
BRAKES failed to hold freight train
on the Maine Central road while de
scending a grade near Crawl ord's, Vt.
and while going at frightful speei
twenty cars were hurled down an em
bankment, killing two brakemen.
THE Railway Advisory Board finished
its business at New York and. adjourne,
to meet in Chicago in April. The ter
ritory of the association was divide,
into five districts, as follows: Trans
continental, southwestern and steam
ships, western passenger, western
freight and trans Missouri.
BY the explosion of locomotive a
Ashland. Pa, three men were kille
and one was fatally injured.
BY the bursting Of a steam pipe il
the Edison Electric Light Company
works at Philadelphia three men wcr
fatally scalded.
FLAMES ruined f. NJ. Van Tassell'
grain elevator in New York, causing
loss of 100000.
At an Italian wedding ut the resi-
dence of Michael Sussano in Erie, Pa.
the baby son of the host fell into q cal
dron of soup and was cooked to death
THE representatives of thirty tannin
establishments. with $l2,O00,OOO an
covering the whole country, were form
ing combination at Pittsburgh, Pa
THE directors of the Bell Telephon
Company at Boston voted to issue S2
500, 900 new stock. This would increas
the capital stock to Sl5,OOO,OOO
On the Long Island Rapid Transi
railroad nine persons were injured in
collision near Denton station, Lon
island.
Ice gorged in the Susquehanna rive
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, and the SUI
rounding country was flooded.
TELEGRAPH operators on the line {
the Nickel-Plat have been given an il
crease of five dollars per month i
wages.
On the 18th the Republicans of th
New Hampshire Legislature nominate
Jacob II. Gallinger to succeed Senate
Blair in the United States Senate.
On the 18th Charles King, of Middl.
town, Mass, was ITO years old. Ill
health was good.