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NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.

liz the senate, on the 10Th, by three hours
RAPID work every item on the eighty two
printed pages of the river aud ha1 Dor bill was
considered and all the committees amendments
were adopted, when further discussion was
postponed. In the course OF the debate Some
instructive facts were stated as to the operation
OF the contract clause of the bill. ...... In the
mousse there was an attempt made by the free
silver men to rally to the support of Mr.. Bland,
who desired to have the silver bullion to be
purchased and that now In the treasury coined
INTO silver dollars the cost to be paid for out Of
the seigniorags to the government, which the
chair ruled out of order.
In the senate on the Goth the river and hsr-
Dor bill was passed, without opposition. and
sent to conference with the house. In the form
In which it passed the bill carries about $50 900
less than the house bill The remainder of the
day was spent in passing unopposed bills on
the calendar In the house twenty pages of
the sundry civil appropriations bill were gone
over. A point OF order raised by Mr. Kilgore
(demA, Texl against the proposed selection Of
a site in Washington for statue to Gen.
sherman give rise to several patriotic
speeches. An evening session was held for the
consideration Of private pension bills,
IHE senate was not in session on the 21st
In the house, the sundry civil appropria.
tons bill being under consideration, almost the
entire session was occupied in discussing an
aluciuHlcHts WHICH was kituOpUeu-bo 10 S0, pro-
viding that all pension money received by in
mates of national soldiers homes in excess of
So per month should be deducted in maintain
ing the expenses Of the homes. except where
the disabled soldier has wife, dependent pa
rent, or a minor child. Then the excess should
be sent to such dependent by the managers.
In the senate. the 23d, the bill introduced
in response to the suggestion of the presidents
annual message, to punish in United States
courts offenses committed against the treaty
rights of aliens was discussed all day without
final action being taken. In the house, 1t
being District of Columbia day, the sundry
civil bill was laid aside and business affecting
the capital of the nation was taken up and a
large number Of bills were passed.
IL the senate, on the 2ith the whole day was
occupied in a further discussion of the bill to
confer jurisdiction upon United States courts
to try otfenses committed in the states against
alien residents Of treaty powers. Strong oppo-
sition to the bill was developed, and its further
consideration was postponed until December
..... In the house the day was devoted to the
further consideration of the sundry civil bill,
the debate being confined to amendments
which had previously been Tassed over in
formally The debate assumed a wide range
opposition being directed against the various
scientific departments, which were the subjects
or
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COMMERCIAL TREATY.

New Commercial Treaty Negotiated
Between Austria III ungary and the United
states on the Basis of the Reciprocity
Clause of the Mckinley Tariff Law.
VIENNA, May 26.--It is announced
that new commercial treaty has been
negotiated between Austria-E hungary
and the United States on the basis of
the reciprocity clause of the Mckinley
act. According to the provisions of
this clause the United States comedies
to this country benefits controlled by
this class and admits sugar. molassee
and hides duty free. Austria Hungary,
on the other hand, comedies to
the United States the right
of the most favored nation. thus;
practically following Germany in al
lowing the United States the advan-
tages granted by her to the members of
the Central European zollverein. The
treaty IS received with great favor
by industrial interests here. although
much bitterness is felt against the
trainers of the Mckinley act, which has
caused idleness and starvation. and es-
peclally in the mother-of-pearl indus
tries. The announcement of the nego-
tiation is expected to boom interest in
the Worlds fair. which has .anguisbed
somewhat on account of the Mckinley
act
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Action Of Gov. Eifer.

Gov. Fifer has determined to lend all
possible aid to the flood sufferers along
the Mississippi valley in Illinois
On the leth he requested DR.. Reilly, secretary
OF the state board of health. to make an inves-
tigation DR.. Reilly immediately left ca thi )
mission and returned on the 10Th He made
tour of inspection Of the inundated district
from Alton south with view of anticipating
the possible results to tho public health. 1t is
believed there is nothing to do until the water
begins to subside. A circular of alvic3 and in
struction will be prepared for publication before
that time, locking to diminishing the sanitary
dangers which are anticipated from stagnant
water, wells and other sources of water supplies
polluted by the overflow and similar conditions.
Tie governor has given orders that the tents
blankets, cots and other quartermastar's
stores at the arsenal be used for the temporary
relief of the refugees of the inundated bottom
lands, and should these prove inadequate the
United States quartermaster's stores at Chica-
go will be called upon Gov. Ffer left on the
night Of the goth for n personal inspection of
the districts most seriously involved. He was
accompanied by DR.. Reilly and Attorney Gen
eral Reece. At AltCn he took the steam yacht
Piasa, belonging to DR.. W. A. Haskell, presi-
dent of the state board of health, who placed
himself and his boat at the service of the gov
arnor. The immediate object of this inspection
was to determine where the quartermaster's
stores may be most benet1cially used.
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4 Mid-Iake Collision.

CHICAGO. May 25.-The passenger
steamers Kalalnazo and Pilgrim of the
Williams transportation line. collided
in mid-lake shortly after midnight this
morning. \ great hole was stove in the
bow of the kalamazoo and a panic en-
sued among the fifty passengers, men.
women and children rushing about the
decks crying for succor. but in a short
time the Pilgrim was brought about so
as to take off the passengers and thus
all were saved. The Pilgrim towed the
disabled steamer for seven hours. and
then found it necessary to cut her
adrift and the Kalamazoo sank.
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a ROYAL JUBILEE.

| Celebration of the Golden Wedding of
King Christian and Queen Louise of
| Denmark A Rare Gathering of Royal
| and Imperial Personages at the Danish
! Capital to DO Honor to the Event
COPENHAGEN, May 25.-The celcbra-
ton of the golden wedding of the king
| and queen of Denmark began when the
members of the royal family attended
| holy communion at the residential pal
ace at Amalienborg. The empress of
Russia, who arrived Monday with the
czar, has procured a unique and splendid
present for her father and mother. The
present consists of team of six horses,
perfectly white and of the rarest breeds.
In order to get the six together the
imperial studs all over Russia had to
be searched, and the gift is said to
be one OF the most beautiful
and most costly ever offered to Eu-
rOpcan monarch. Beside this gift Of
the czarlna, the ruling families of Rus
sia, England and Greece will make n
magnificent joint present to the king
and queen of Denmark. 1t is a group
of scul pture by the Danish artist, Hus-
selrus, and will later on be placed in one
OF the public squares of the Copen-
hagen. On granite pedestal is
bronze figure representing Den
mark, surrounded by bronze lions
bearing the shields of the imperial
house of Russia, the imperial and royal
house of England and the royal house
of Greece. Around the pedestal are
bronzed medallions and portraits of the
tifty-onc children and grandchildren of
the royal couple. Danes in various
parts OF the world have sent presents
to the king and queen. The gift of
those residing in Italy is magnificent
vase, nearly nine feet high One of the
principal atists of Naples was engaged
for nearly six months in painting the
vase.
King Oscarof Sweden, being absent in
the south of France, is represented at
the golden wedding by Prince Charles
of Sweden and Norway
Owing to her condition the czarina
was not seen in public on the occasion
of her arrival Prayers are being Of
fered up in her behalf in all the Rus
sian churches. An addition to the
Russian imperial family is expected in
June.
King Christian extended hearty
greeting to the czar on his arrival at
the palace. The king looks remarka-
bly, vigorous, although "a years of age,
having been born April 8, 1915 He
married Louise. daughter of Landgrave
William, of Hesse Cassell. in 1872.
Queen~Louise is also in good health and
d few months older then her husband,
having been born in September I, 1917
The prince and princess of Wales, ac-
companied by Prince George and the
Princesses Victoria and Maud, arrived
to-day, and were received with marked
tokens of affection by the royal couple.
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LATE NEWS ITEMS,

In the senate, on the 25th, an unex-
pected and interesting silver debate
sprung up on Mr. Morgan's silver reso-
lutions. This was followed by dis
cusSion of the treaty rights clause of
the aliens bill which occupied the re-
mainder of the session...In the house,
during the further considera ton of the
sundry civil bill, an amendment was
offered to appropriate 100000 for col
iecting, preparing and publishing facts
and statistics of the industrial and in
tellectual development of the colored
race from 1868 to 1898, to constitute a
part of the Worlds Columbian exposi-
ton. The salaries of several Worlds
fair officers were cut down and an
amendment was adopted prohibiting
the sale of liquor on Sunday.
RALPH HEWITT, % years old, en-
ployed as clerk at the Mount Vernon
hotel in Washington city, committed
suicide by shooting himself, on the
beach at Atlantic City, n. j., on the
25th. The death of Miss Batsfor6,
daughter of Judge Batsford, of Elgin,
ILL.,. to whom he was devotedly at
tached. is regarded as the probable
cause of the young mans suicide.
On the night of the 18th, at Dennis
landing, Miss, guards shot and in
stantly killed an unknown white man
who was attempting to blow up the
levee with dynamite and captured the
dynamite, fuse and pistol belonging tc
the unknown. Dennis landing is in
front of Gunnison, Miss.
THERE is no abatemnt in the suffer
ing of the inundated people along the
Arkansas, White, Red and st. Francis
rivers in Arkansas. Calls for aid and
seed have been sent broadcast. and
prompt responses have been made bv
cities in the tributary territory.
JOHN REECE has obtained a verdict
against ex-Editor w. j. Elliott. of Co
lumbus, O., on account of a revolver |
wound received when Elliott killed o. |
c. Osborn and wounded w. L. Hughes
and half dozen others.
DARFLINGERs glass works at Whites |
Mills, near Honesdale, Pa. were totally |
destroyed by fire on the 25th. The loss
will reach over 100000. The plant |
was among the largest in the United |
States.
THE Peoples bank of Sea Isle, n. T..
has closed its doors 1t is stated that |
the suspension was made on account of |
Lack of business. and it is believed that |
all depositors will be paid in full.
THE birthday of Queen Victoria was
celebrated by the military in London
on the 25th. Last year the celebration |
was held on May go and the year be-
fore on Nav 81
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ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
Ain ippeaI for Aid.

Eth -hppeai loI [hiut
Gov. Fifer, on his return from tour
in the flooded districts, issued the fol
lowing:
sTATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
SPRINGFIELD, May "a 1892.
Personal observation of ths flooded district:
along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, en-
braclng many hundred square niles, convince
me that organizes effort on the part of the peo-
pie OF the state Is essary for the relief of the
destitute and needy. Thousands of men, WON
an and children have been driven from their
homes and rendered destitute. Neighboring
communities are now carrying the entire bur
uen OF supporting thoe whose homes and
property have been swept away and this bur
oen ought not to be borne much longer with
out our outside assistance. The flood sufferers
are mainly of the agricultural class and the
possibility OF their again becoming self sup
porting depends upon their ability to raise
crop and resume their vocation as tillers of
tue soil. Now, therefore, cali upon the peo-
PIE TO contribute of their abundance, money.
food and clothing for the relief of those who
have suffered from the floods I urge the local
authorities in all out cities and towns to hold
public meetings to the end that opportunity be
given our people to show in a practical
manner their sympathy and charity for
thos9 who have suffered losses
ana who are in need Of assist.
Rnce, | suggest that contributions in money be
sent to the Hon. Edwin S. Wilson, state treas
urer, at Springfield H.. and contributions of
food and clothing to DR.. VIM. a. Hask,ll pres
ldent of the state board Of health, at Alton, Ill
These gentlemen will, in bohalf of the donors
promptly and iudiciously make distribution OF
all money and supplies received by them.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the state to ho af
fixed the day and year aforesaid.
BY the governor, JOSEPH ". FIFER.
l. N. PEARSON, Secretary of State
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ROOSEVELT INDIGNANT.

He Lays Before the House Ciyii-Scrvice
COMMITTEES the Copy of "A Letter Sent by
Him to Postmaster-GcneraIW Wanamaker
In Relation to the Baltimore Post Office
Afair-He Charges SIanderous False
hoods.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Civil Service
Commissioner Roosevelt appeared be-
fore the house committee on civil serv-
Ice in connection with the inquiry into
alleged violations of the ciyil-seryice
law by federal officials in Baltimore.
Mr. Roosevelt placed before the COM
mittce a letter which he sent on Mon
day last (by registered maill to Post
master-General Wanamaker. This let
1er read as follows:
In the report of your inspectors on the Bal
timore post office. submitted by you to the
committees of the house, these inspectors stat,
that MY investigation was unfair and partial
in the extreme" and that questions were cal
culated to deceive and misload such rs no COM
mittee on Investigation. hunting for nothing
but the truth and desrous of doing exact JUS
tice. would practice or allow, and that my re-
port on the postmaster's conduct was
not only unjustifable but malicious. =
There are reflections not only on
my actions but my motives There Ia no
ueSu OL commenting on lnelr gross mp artl-
neuce and improprety, used as they are by the
sHbordinates of one department in reference to
one Of the heads of another, who is, like YOUR
self, responsible to he president only. But |
have nothing to do with these suburdnates. It
is with you. the official head responsible for
their actions, that have to deal. BY submit
ting this report, without expressly disclaiming
any personal responsibility for it. you seem to
assume that responsibility and make it your
own.
not make such disavowal, SO that may govern
myself accordingly and not be guilty of any
injustice.
ITO this" said Mr. Roosevelt, II re-
ceived no answer. and I am therefore
reluctantly obliged to assume that the
pcstmaster-gcneral makes those state
ments his own. | have never sheltered
myself behind my subordinates, and |
decline to allow the postmaster to
shelter himself behind his. The state
ments quoted in my letter are SANDER
Gus falsehOOds.'
Mr. Roosevelt went on to say that the
facts in the case were precisely, and
without qualification, as he laid them
before the committee at its last meet
ing, and the only effect of the mass of
testimony introduced by the postmas
ter-general in support of his position
and statement was, as he would show
to make his (Mr. Roosevelts) position
even stronger than it was
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Slinnarf 0ISricu.

New ORLEANS, May .5.-O'Brien, the
bunco steerer mentioned in Mondays
dispatches as having been arrested at
Havre, left here under the name of G..
w Garrett on the steamship Marseilies,
of the French line. He bought ticket
at the very last minute to avoid having
his name made known by appearing on
the passenger list, missed the ship by
half an hour, boarded Norwegian
fruiter and chased the ship to the
mouth of the river, but the ship was lG
miles at sea. He got on board a speedy
pilot tug, and after an all-day chase
overlook the ship.
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Physical Culture.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 25.-A. A.
Stagg. who has been engaged as chief
instructor in the physical department
of the Baptist university at Chicago,
has received letter from President
Harper informing him that the board
of directors have voted to build a
gymnasium to cost 500, 600, and So
Letting suggestions from him to
aid the architects in their plans. Presi-
dent Harper also stated that the direc-
tors voted to engage three assistants
for Mr.. Stagg. one of whom will be a
women. Mr.. stagg will 60 to Chicago
about October !,
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Ga. &y1Akf
isacuAHTED WITH THE GEOGRAPHY or THIS COUNTRY WILL oBr
MUCH VALUABLE REFORMATION FROM STUDY or THIS NAP or TIN
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RV,!

The Direct Route to and from Chicago. Joliet Ottawa,
Peoria. "a Sale, Moline Rock Island in ILLINOISs
Davenport Mnscatine, OttuInwa. oskaloosa Des
Mones. Ninterset. Audubon, Harlan ana Council
Biuas. In IOWA; Minneapolis and 81, Paul II MIN
NESoTA Watertown end Sioux Falls in DARoTAs
Cameron st. Joseph and Kansas City. IN MIsSOURIs
Omaha. Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson. in NEBRASKA
Atchison Ieavenworth. Horton Topeka. Hutchinson.
Wichita Belleviile. Abilene. Dodge City Caldwell, in
KANSAS kingfsher. El Reno nnd Minco IN INDIAN
TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
IN COLORADO. Traverses new areas of rich farming
and grazing lands aorng the best facilities of inter-
communication 10 all towns and cities east and west
northwest and southwest Of Chicago AVID to Pacific aud
trars- oceanic seaports
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4 Peculiar and Fatal Railroad Accident
in Michigan.

RoscoMMoN. Mich, May ga pecu-
liar railroad accident occurred five
miles north of here yesterday after
noon A south-bound log train was
coming down grade at that point
when the front end of log on the last
car next the caboose fell off and the
log was driven through the way car,
smashing it into kindling wood Will
lam Files, brakeman of Bay City, was
instantly killed and Conductor Milling
ton was badly bruised. Two other
hrakemen We're also wounded. but not
seriously
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n Horse of Another Color.

NYAck, \. Y, May 36.-An accusa-
ton was made against Assembly,nan
Frank p. Dcmarest last year that his
accounts with the Rockland Industrial
association, of which he was president,
were not straight. A committee of two
republicans and one democrat was ap-
pointed by the associat ation to investigate
the accounts, and they now report that
instead of shortage they find the asso-
citation indebted to Mr.. Demarest over
$1,000.
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@. & vi.
OHIO & MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY
Fast Time
10
Cincinnati louisville and all points
East and southeast.
~~.r
But one Night Out

10 Washington, Baltimore, Philadel'
phla and New York.
PullmaL D.lIet sleeping Cars
From Flora, on Main Line, toasjSo0vy
points, without zelrange.
The Ohio & Mississippi Railway - the
only line running its owel trains over its
own track to Cincinnati and Louisville
where they make direct connel ons in
UDion Depots with through trains for
the East and for Jacksonville, Fla and
all points in the Southeast Our trains
make the best time and connections for
Tore Hautc, Greencastl", indianapolis,
New Albany, Evansville. Nashville,
renn., Cairo, and all poiots South via
Cairo
The 0 & Nj. Ry. is the direct routes
with new and inn rCved train service Tor
Kansas City Omaha, ST. Paul, Denver and
all points west, northwest and southwest.
Passengers desiring tickets to any
point East, West, North or South, should
call cn or address the unde gned who
will cheerfully furnish information rs to
rates for tickets and freight. time Of
trains. connections. etc, and will attend
to shipping freight and checking
baggage through to destination
Passengers will save money by pur-
chasing tickets before entering the cars,
as the ticket rate is ten cents less THAI
the train rate NJ NEER,
Ticket Agent 0. s. N.
Springfield, Illinois.
c. q. JONES, District Pass'r Agent,
Vincennes, Ind.
J. I Brainard w. Shattuc
Pres Gen'l Mangr. Gen Pass Agt
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SEvENTY-THREE YEARS,

That Is the Age of Queen Victoria-Tke
Anniversary was Duly Celebrated by
Her Loyal Subiects-Hono-s Conferred
In Commenioration of tho Occasion-
Prince Georges New Titles.
LONDON, May 25.-Flags are flying
from the church steeples, municipal
and government buildings, an1 hun
.dreds of thousands of business stru,-
lures and private residences in Great
Britain. and the bells in every
Episcopal church from one end of the
land to the other are ringing merrily.
All of this is in celebration of
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For $4,000 Damages.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Barber, of Leroy.
Mclean county, began suit for $40, 900
damages the other day against that
town for injuries she alleges to have
sustained by falling upon defective
sidewalk
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Illinois Heads the List.

During the twelve months ended
April so there were eight national
banks established in Illinois with
capitalization of S2,63O.O0O. greater
capital than any other state invested in
national banks during the same period.
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Tendercd a IniYersity Presidency.

Prof. Robert Ellis Thompson, of the
university of Pennsylvania, has been
offered the presidency of the Lake
Forest university. near Chicego.
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REPRESENTATIVES, STUMP, Of Maryland,
chairman Of the house committee on
immigration, has prepared bill which
has been practically approved by the
committee and which he will intro
dnce shortly, to facilitate the enforce
ment Of the immigration and contract
la Dor laws of the United States.
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TIE Worlds fair committee on cere-
monies has decided that it would not be
advisable to ask congress to change the
date of the dedication ceremonies of
the Columbian exposition from October
II to October 21, as it would cause too
much confusion in the arrangements
already perfected
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EIgin Watch COmnanY.

From 100000 the National Elgin
Watch Co. contemplates increasing its
capital stock to 5000, 900, and perhaps
$4,000 900, and to give present stock
holders a stock dividend of nearly or
quite 200 per cent. A meeting of the
stockholders has been called for June s,
at which this plan will be considered
and undoubtedly adopted
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A Nine-Ycar-Old burglar.

Joseph Morsand, a diminutive 9-year-
old burglar, was held to the criminal
court in Chicago the other day in bonds
of $1,000. Together with his brother
George and Thomas Lotus the little
robbers broke into Rosa O'Donnells
room and stole eight dollars. They
were arrested in the act and had moth
ing to say in defense
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Fate of { Defa utter.

John B. Temple, the defaulting super
visor of Adams county. has been sem
fenced to two years in the penitentiary.
His case came up few days ago
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As A RESULT Of the trouble between
Secretary Blaine and Frederick A. Ban
croft, late librarian Of the state de-
partment, the president has notified
the senate Of his withdrawal Of Mr..
Bancrofts nomination to be consul of
the United States at Brunswick, Ger
mary
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Killed with a Knife.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 25.-Franb
Quinn, who has been i'll for some time,
seized barlow knife yesterday, and
plunged it into his wife's side, the blade
penetrating the left lung. The woman
will die. Quinn is thought to be crazy.
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His Wife Wants a Divorce.

George Witherspoon, a Sunday-schoo1
superintendent at Fairmount. has been
sued for a divorce. Witherspoon is said
to have gone TO California.