The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-02
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FrFTT-sECoN0 CONGRESS
TUESDAY, May PA bill was passed
in the senate approrriating $50. 600 for
a public building at Owosso, Mich. \
joint resolution was reported direct
ing the president to proclaim general
holiday concentrating the 400th ami
verSary of the discovery of America on
October II. 1892, and another proposing
a constitutional amendment providing
for the election Of Quilted States srna-
tors by spepul arSvpte.s In the house a
bill was intredaced 70 admit free Of
duty glass windows imported for the
use of churches. The senate amend
mcntS to the river and harhur bill were
nOn-cOncurred in.
u. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.-Bill> were re-
Ported in the senate appr"prlating
100000 and SIS, 900 respectively for
pnbl; eraldrgs st 81 nscat me IA, ae.'
Munac. Ina. 1he bin to provide for
the ruuishlner1t OF sviolationS. of the
treaty riglItS of aliens was discussed
In tile house tn su1dry civil bill was
take naaps the Fl rst ite m, being the g,v
erumrnt exhibits at the worlds fan.
and provi>o> were adopted that-in- NO
event shall the exhibits ma.le by the
government be open to the public on
Sunday, and that no Intoxicating
liquors >htlilh hold on the grounds of
the exposition. An amendmeut was
adopted reducing the salary Of the Iii.
rector general to s., 900, and that of the
secretary to $1,000. -
I'M BAD ~ Nj sye:,6.s-r the senate
q bflE wis J. int rod uced by Senator
PETER to increase~the currency. to re-
ducr the rates of interest and to estab-
hsli a bureau of LOANS. Senator Stew
arts free coinage bill was discussed.
In the house Il bill was introduced to
amend the act to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints
and mon0pnlie> The Sundrv civil an
preparation rhN WAS further considered:
= fEa,+S. = May q -sIhe5 silver abA
Was laid before the senate but dis
ru>>ion Was postponed. \ bill was
passed to recla>>ify and prescribe the
salaries of railway postal clerks, the
rates ranging from $500 for first sch> $
~ 900 for seventh class ,idjourrh d
to ths3lsts mthe. house a bill fixing
the rate pf. posagsot semi weekly and
tri-wcrldv pub ca ti"n> SmaiIcal mt GER
ainf ren-deliserv 1dfices vas, fay ,rably
reported. The sundrv civil appropra-
ton Bill was passed and the post office
appropriation bill Was discussed ~ The
bill eliminating from the penSion rolls
the names of persons not residents of the
United states was reported adversely.
FROM WASHINGTON.
PRS DENT HARRISON proclaimed the
treaty OF connercials re ciprocity be-
tween Austria EIangaryand the United
$tatess"~
THE exchangesatth the lie aiding clearing
houses in the nited States during the
week ende on the 27th aggregated
Sl.l46. SD1.G9S against 81 23l. SDo. 80 the
previous week. The increase as com
Dared with the corresponding week of
1891 was FL.
The has ness failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 9th numbered 19S. against 10? the
preceding week and 247 for the CORE
spending week last wear
THE EAST.
AT Pittsburgh. Pa. Patrick Fitzpat-
rick was hanged for the murder of
samuel Early. a steel roller, Septcm-
her > 1891
FIRE destroyed Darflinger's glass
works at White Mills, Pa, the loss be-
ing 500. 600.
In state convention at Trenton the
New Jersey democrats instructed their
delegation to Chicago to vote for Clcve-
land for president. The platform con.
dennis the policy of free coinage of sill
yer, and asserts that the democratic
party should continue its battle for
:ariff reform.
ABOUT 10000 children marched ir the
annual parade of the BROOKLYN IN. W
Sunday-SchOOl union.
EBRMoNT prohibtio1istS in conven-
ton at Rutland nominated +. l.. Allen.
Of Fair Haven. for governor.
Fit boys were fishing at WOodville.
Pa, when the bank caved in and they
were thrown into the river and drowned.
WEST AND SOUTH.
BETWEEN Cairo and Memphis the
focd situation was serious, and it was
estimated that 800 horses and mules and
2.0O4 head of cattle has been drowned
and That 100000 acres of cultivated
farms were under water
'EHE8olOradu democrats in state con-
vcntion at Denver elected delegates to
chicago instructed to vote for no man
not favorable to free coinage.
AN inccndiary hrc at Wichita Falls.
Fex& in the hardware store of J. c.
Sicgler caused a loss of 500. 900.
IN collision in midlake on Lake
Michigan between the passenger steam
FRS Pilgrim and kalamazoo the latter
went to the bottom and the former was
badly damaged, No, lives. We're lost. r~-
The Idaho democrats met at Pocatel-
10 and selected delegation tog the ia
tinnal Lcor,.n 1ftit,r Afr IL L. -.