The Republican journal., 1892-03-17

through Stanley's cruelty...... In the suits
brought at New Orleans for the lynching
OF the Italians, the widow of Lovito Com
itez not only sues the city for $50, 600, but
six wealthy citizens who took part in the
affair. .....A Denver report says: On the
18th of next month the writ of supersede-
as in the case of DR.. Graves will come up
before the Supreme Court, and there is
no further doubt about the granting of a
new trial. ..... On Saturday Philadelphia
and Reading locomotive. with four pas
senger cars, made mile in 80 IA seconds,
equal to a rate of 81. I miles an hour. This
is the fastest time ever made in railroad
ing. ...... Gen. Ben jamin f. Butler has won
the appeal he took from the decision of
the circuit court of the United States for
the eastern district OF Massachusetts,
affirming the judgment for S11, 900 and in
terest from 1879. obtained against him in
the Massachusetts court by the National
Home for Disabled soldiers. .,.. The fed
cral grand jury in Boston Monday after
noen reported Indictments in the Maver-
lex Bank cases. They indicted Asa Pot
ter. former president OF the bank, Col Jo-
mas ii. French and Thomas Dana, direc-
tors.
WASHlNeruN Wul>PEKlNGs. The az
duration treaty submitted to the Senate
March was vigorously discussed in exec
utiNe session. Two sets of Senators OPP
posed it on two different grounds and an
other group approved 1t was referred to
the foreign affairs committee. The
President has signed the census deficiency
bill.... The Senate has passed the pure
food bill,.m,. Senator Washburn Thursday
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migration and to prevent the importation
of aliens under contract to perform labor
The bill imposes license tax upon steam
ship companies of 81 head for each pas
senger brought. ..... The pilotage bill in
troduced in the Senate Friday places the
pilotage system Of the whole country under
the control of the secretary of the treasll-
ry..... The discussion of the free wool bill
occupied the afternoon in the House Fri
day An attempt was made to hold a ses-
sion devoted to pensions Friday night but
only five members We're present. ..... The
March report of the distribution of wheat
and corn by the statistician of the depart
ment of agriculture makes the stock of
wheat i'm growers hands III 900, 900
bushels, IS per cent, of the cr0p-63, OOO,-
900 of spring wheat and los, 900, 600 of
winter wheat. much of the latter in states
which have practically no commercial dis
ulbutlon, but entering into local con-
sumption for bread and seed. This is the
largest reserve ever reported. ..... The re-
port of the House naval committee ac-
companying the appropriation for the com
ing year has only words of commentator
for the building up OF the navy in the past
few years and says this work must 90 ON.
.... Reciprocity has been established with
Nicaragua. ..... Mr.. Blaine improvement
continues. .... Mr. Ioar. of Massachusetts.
introduced in the House Saturday bill to
prevent the manufacture and sale of cloth
ing made in unhealthy places. Representa-
tive Springer continues to improve rapid
ly. He will soon 90 to Fortress Monroe
for 4 couple of weeks, and will make no
attempt to resume Congressional duties
for three ol four weeks Net...... The Dem
ocratic caucus Saturday evening was poor
ly attended. When the hour announced
for its assemblage arrived, not one dozen
members We're present. and when Chair
man Holman assumed the gavel he CON
ironted not more than forty colleagues A
resolution WAS adopted fOr the appoint
mcnt of It Congressional campaign com
mlttee, consisting of one Democratic
member from each State, to bc selected by
State delegations