Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1892-08-02
THE LATEST NEWS.

WASHINGTON, Aug Future com.
pliers Of the official history and laws
Of the United States will not need
much space in which to inscribe the
really important laws effected by the
| first session Of the Fifty-Second Con
gress now ready to close. The session
now drawing to close has not been
remarkable for actual accomplish
ments as far as respects large legisla-
ton. Efforts more or less vigorous
have been made to pass through both
Houses of Congress bills dealing with
questions that occupy large share Of
public attention, but these, with a
single exception, failed Of accomplish
ment. The sole measure of first-class
Importance not counting the appro-
priation bills which have become
laws, was the Chinese exclusion bill
and political expediency had much to
do with the Congressional progress
This bill, the Inman registry bill,
Black Hawk and Seminole Indian war
pension bill, the eight hour bill, the
bill to enable the President to enforce
reciprocal canal arrangements with
Canada, the army nurse bill, the imme-
diate pension and the bill to increase
the pay Of life savers are about the
only measures Of much general inter
est enacted into laws. The Special
Committee, appointed to investigate
charges Of drunkenness of members of
the House, resumed It's sessions this
morning. 1t is very likely that two
reports win be presented, and Mr..
Simpson (Kan) will file a minority re-
port in behalf Of his fellow Alliance
member, Mr.. Watson (Ga), it being
particularly assured that the majority
will make some structures on Mr..
Watson.
VANCOUVER, b. c., Aug. 1.-The
steamer Empress Of Japan brings adj
ditionai details of the volcanic erup-
ton of Guong Knee on the great SEN
Cir Island, June Z. The town Of Tor
cena was buried by ashes, and the
enormous plantations covering the
hills on each side Of Forsoana bay
were destroyed. One captain there
with his ship at the tine estimates
that 10000 lives were lost on the
island, which presents most dismal
appearance. Relief has been for
warded to the survivors from neigh
boring islands,
Emery Woods, a white man of Lit
tie Rock, arrested by the police Of
that city on telegram from Popular
Bluff, Mo-, charging him with abduc-
ton, was taken to Popular Bluff Sun
day night by Missouri officials.
Hon. Jno. II. Rogers, the gifted ora
tor of Northwest Arkansas, on Satur-
day addressed big audience, at Ilol-
L
lywood barbecue. Although the Third
party has been making herculean eff
forts to capture Clark county, she will
remain in the Democratic column.
IIoT SPRINGS, August l.-Gertrude
Mitchell, a 3-year-old colored child of
this city, last evening found a box OF
roach paste poison and eat it. The
child died in great agony. 1t was
buried discovering,
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August THE
Advertiser has already received exact
returns from various parts Of the
State, and scores Of kilograms as to
the general tenor Of the vote, showing
that the straight Democratic ticket,
headed by Thomas G, Jones, has been
Overwhelmingly elected. Nearly every
telegram states that the bulk Of the
negroes voted for Jones, SO far,
there is no report of any disorder OF
any kind.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. IA
cable dispatch from London, declaring
that the government Of Victoria, Aus