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Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
CAUCUS AGREEMENT.
Democratic Senators Decide on tho Mea.
urac n SC puc1cd

Democratic Senators Decide on tho Meas
ures to BE Pushed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Demo.
cratic caucus directed the 'steering
committee" to prepare an order of busi-
hess which would present for the con-
sideration of the senate the following
subjects Of legislation:
A bankruptcy bill; bill for the con-
struction Of the Nicaragua canal; a
currency bill; bills for the admission of
Arizona and New Mexico; a bill in
volving the interests of the Indian Ter
ritory; for the consideration of the
joint resolution of the house of repre-
sentatives Oh the election Of United
States senators by the people, and such
other measures, including the appro.
priation bill, as the steering commit
tee" may deem important
Cloture Discussed.
The caucus was i'll session from 2 till
4:S0 p. ~, and almost the entire time
was devoted to the proposition of Sena-
tor Daniel-instructins the committee
Oh rules to bring in an amendment for
cloture-and the speeches We're at
times very spirited. Senators Vest,
Villas, Berry and George made speeches
favoring the proposition, while Sena-
tors German, Morgan, Palmer, Harris,
Pugh and Others opposed it with
warmth. The final vote was against
the adoption of the rule by good ma
jority.
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PENSIONS OF WIDOWS.
Only Those in Need of Them Will Recciv
Them Hereafter.

Only Those in Need of Them Will Receive
Them Hereafter.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-The pension
bureau will hereafter refuse pensions
to widows whose income from other
sources affords them comfortable sup
port. This policy is provided for in a
ruling of Assistant Secretary Reynolds,
based OH the June 27, 1890, act In his
decision the assistant secretary says:
"It was evidently the intention of
congress to supplement- the Widows
means Of support from her own labor,
and all other sources, by the pension,
only when such means were insult
ticient for her comfortable sup
port Under ordinary circumstances,
without intending to lay down an arbi-
trary and infieNible rule when q widow
is shown to have an income consider
ably in excess Of the pension provided
by the third section of the act, from
sources independent of her daily labor,
she does not occupy a pensionable
status Hereunder
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= HIS AlPs SEALED.
Harry Hayward Not Discussing the AIu,
der of Miss Cling.

Harry Hayward Not Discussing the MUIR
der of Miss Cling.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. H. - Monday
passed without q confession in the Cling
murder case, and it looks as if many
moro days would elapse before Harry
Hayward reveals all he knows about
the murder of Catherine Cling. 1t is
evident that Harry is reserving his
story for the ears of the petit jury in
whose hands his life will lie. What
that story is nobody can divine. but
Harry said that it would "paralyz, the
whole galaxy of detectives and crimi-
nails" But just now he is maintaining
absolute silence regarding the murder.
The murder is still the topic of con.
yersation in the Flour City and Harry
Hayward's name is being connected BY
gossips with all M m,nner of crimes.
Numerous murders ar. laid at his door
and arson and burglary are said to be
some Of his accomplishments.
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SUBJECT TO ENTRY.
Certain Railroad Lands in South Dako
Forfeited to the Government

Certain Railroad Lands in South Dakota
Forfeited to the Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE presi-
dent has issued a proclamation grant
ing to the United States certain lands
in the Sioux reservation in South Da-
kota, which were granted to the Mil
waukee road, OIL condition of building
a certain line of road within three
years. The road has not been built.
The proclamation declares forfeiture
Of these lands to the government and
that they shall be subject to entry un-
der the homestead laws whenever the
secretary of the interior gives due no.
tice to the local land officers of the
declaration of forfeiture.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
Friday. Dec. Z.

Captain John Pridgeon, the million
aire capitalist and vessel owner, died at
his residence at Detroit, aged 66 years.
The president has sent to the senate
the following nominations: William
Huntley, postmaster at Neillsville,
Wis. and Frank NJ Slower at Center
vile, S. D.
The Exchange bank of Goodland,
Kan, has suspended and is in the
hands of the state bank commissioner.
Representative Bryan has introduced
in the house joint resolution propos.
ing an amendment to the constitution
making the president ineligible to a
second term.
Representative Sickles has intro.
duced n bill appropriating 500. 900 to
enable the government to acquire title
to the Gettysburg battle.iel and trans
form it into pubic park.
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Fitzsimmons Puts In.

NEW York, Dec. lO.-The second de-
posit i'll Fitzsimmons' stake of $4,000
for his coming fight with Corbett has
been posted with the stakeholder. The
amount was $2,5O0. This makes So, 600
Fitzsimmons has now posted. The en-
tire amount of Corbett's stake was
posted when the champion signed the
articles of agreement. Fitzsimmons'
next deposit is due in February:
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
MoLLIE GuNDERsoN,s LIMBS.
The Little Mandan Girl Will Soon BE Able
to Walk Again.

MANDAN, N. D., Dec. 11.-Little
Mollie Gundersen, accompanied by her
eldest sister, Sarah Gundersen, has left
for Chicago, where she will be properly
fitted with pair of artificial limbs to
replace those she lost by being run over
by the cars upwards Of three Years ago.
The Gundersens are not wealthy
and the money to buy the limbs has
been raised by selling Cancelled postage
stamps which have been contributed by
charitably disposed people of the coun-
try.
The selling of the stamps and the OBJ.
tanning of returns has taken the pro.
moters of the charity much longer
than was expected. Through the kind
ness of the officials of the Northern
Pacific and Mr.. Pond of the Wisconsin
Central lines, free transportation for
Mollie and her sister, from Mandan to
Chicago and return, has been provided,
for which little Mollie and her friends
feel highly indebted.
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settled.
CONTESTS
between individuals having conflict.
ing claims under the agricultural
land laws, and those between claim
ants under the MINERAL LAWS
and agricultural claimants; and also
between claimants under any of the
public land laws and the Railroad
Companies and their grantees under
the SWANIP-LAND AND SCHOOL
LAND GRANTS.
Specialties mado of securing pat
ents in the shortest possible time for
settlers who have fully complied With
the laws under which their entries
were made, and who are annoyed
and worried by delays in the issue OF
their patents, caused by THRILLING
IRREG q LAR1TIES which can be
easily and speedily removed.
Advice also given in all matters re-
lating TO the public lands, especially
on points arising under tn, new
laws which have been recently pass
ed providing for the disposal OF thu
public domain.
If you want your land patent in a
hurry II you want your land busi-
ness, Of any character, attended to by
skillful aud competent attorneys,
and prev ply disposed of, write to,
HIlSs. CLAIMS COMPANY,
jchn No, IN, Gen. Manage
P.O. Ev4 .ga Washington, D. G
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MANY PRESENT,
Delegates From Every Industry Attend
the Federation Convention.

Delegates From Every Industry Attend
the Federation Convention.
DENVER, Dec. 1.-THE 18th annual
convention of the American Federation
Of Labor was called to order by Presi-
dent Gompers i'll Odd Fellows hall.
Several hundred delegates. represent
ing every trade and industry of the
New World, were present. John
Burns, the English labor leader and
member of parliament, occupied Il seat
OH the platform.
Welcoming speeches were made i'll
behalf of the state of Colorado, the
city Of Denver and the labor unions of
the municipality, and appropriate re.
sponses were made by President Comp
ers and several of the delegates.
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aple tlme the moUner became alarmeu
and went i'll search Of them, but could
not find them. She returned to the
town and gave the alarm. A crowd
gathered about the pond about dusk
and many of the people ventured on
the ice. 1t suddenly broke through,
precipitating l2 persons into the river
OF this number seven We're rescued.
The bodies of five others, in addition to
the corpses of the two children, We're
found later under the ice some distance
below the scene of the drowning.
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MADE A RICH HAUL.
A Cincinnati Thief Grabs a satchel Con-
tanning $4,000.

A Cincinnati Thief Grabs a Satchel Com
tanning $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 9.-Miss Josephine
Brand of Lawrenceburg, Ind, was
robbed of $10,500 in cash on the streets
of Cincinnati just about dark. Miss
Brand is teacher at Lawrenceburg,
and by her savings for many years
added to an inheritance from her
father, she accumulated quite sum
which was increased by fortunate in
vastment in bonds which President
Hunter of Lawrenceburg bank, made
for her. The thief escaped in the
crowd, and there is no clue. She had
just drawn the money for investment.
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St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SonrH ST. PAUL, De. 10. 1891.
HOGS-Stealy, with Saturdays closing
prices. The few lunches offered so d early to
packets.
CATTLE-Good demand 70. fat cattle
Also heavy stockers and feeders. Tie re-
c. ipts were light and mostly common but are
being sold out at last weeks prices.
Prime steers, So. 5d3.7: good ste RS, S..75
gag; prime cows, S24OG3.rU; good cows, 81. NJ
@23; common to fair cows, Sl.0O0l.7 light
veal calves, S5.5Ou4.5o; heavy calves, Sl.5Jn
S3rO stockers, 81. OD2.4 feeders, S2.UO q2.75;
bulls ST.! LIS.
SHEEP-fat sheep and lambs in gool de-
mand; common dull.
Muttons, sl..0 l2oJ lambs. S2OOD; conf
mon, sl.40
Receipts: Hogs. 2n: cattle, lO,.
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Sues For over Half a Mill,on.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1l.-Nelson Morris,
formerly director of the whisky trust,
has begun suit against that company
for $3.50, 900. He claims that the trust
has contract with him to feed a large
number Of cattle at its distilleries in
Peoria, and that it is unable to fulfill
more than one-half of its contract.
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American Knights of Protection

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-General Cy-
rus Bussey, assistant secretary of tho
treasury under Harrison, has been
elected national president of the
"American knights of Protection, I"
and says that the order is a non-sec-
tartan, non-secret, patriotic organiza.
ton, founded upon broadest American
principles, with financial beneficial
feature to its members, with headquar.
tiers in Baltimore.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
CANADIAN PANIC.

Several Banks of Newfoundland Suspend
Payment.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Dec. 1.-THE Com
mercial Bank of Newfoundland, having
its headquarters i'll this city, has sus-
pended, owing to the failure of several
of the largest fish exporting houses to
respond to their liabilities to the bank
This has involved other banks, and has
crippled some of the largest concerns
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iowa CrOpS,

DEs MONIES. Dec. II. The final re.
port of the Iowa crop service has been
finished. The showing of aggregate
products is better than was deemed
possible in view of the severe drouth.
The report says the corn total yield is
S0.S8Y,640 bushels, an average of 10
bushels per acre. The total output of
the soil is estimated at $121 .0OO oCO. In
1893 it was $500, 900, 900.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Milwaukee Grain.

Milwaukee Grain.
MILWAUKEE Dec. y, 1874.
FLOUR-Steady and quiet.
WHEAT-Weaker; lower. No. 2 spring,
5Sc: No. orthern. 6alsc; May, 1919.
CORN-Firm. No. g. 45lsr.
OATS--AIarket steady. No. 2 white, 3211 =;
No. white, 3l34a32r.
BARLEY-Quiet and nominal. No. 2, exc;
sample, 501a 534c.
RYE-Wcaker No l. 4g3c
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
Saturday, Dec, 8,

The morning hour in the house was
consumed by Mr.. Clark of Missouri in a
speech against the bill to retire incapaci-
tated officers of the revenue cutter service
The balance OF the day was devoted to the
discussion of the railroad pooling bill.
The senate was not in session.
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
SEVEN LIVES LOST AT llTTLETON,
IOWA.

Two Children Went Through the Ice
While Skating-The Other Five Drowned
We're Rescuers, Who Broke Through
tho Ice Whilo Searching For the Little
Ones.
OELwE1N, Ia, Dec. 11.-Littleton, a
little town in Buchanan county, fur
nishes story of wholesale drowning.
Two children, George and Hannah
Cook. aged 8 and IL respectively, went
skating ON mill pond some distance
from the main part of the town. The
children failing to return at n reason
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Thursday, Dec. G.

Slight earthquake shocks were felt at
Milazzo, Sicily, on Monday and Tues.
day.
Fire destroyed four buildings with
contents at Knowlton, Ia. Loss about
$4,000.
A franchise for an electric railway
has been granted by the Hot Springs,
S. D.. council.
Advices received from Apia, Samoa,
show that the native rebels are display
ing much activity.
William Ogilvie, prominent Dane
county, Wis, stock raiser, dropped
dead of heart disease.
General Charles Kelly, who led q
band of industrials from California to
Washington last spring, is organizing
another army.
The Illinois State Nillers' association
has decided to refuse to join the move
ment for a general shutdown of all
mills in the United States.
Four hundred cloakmakers employed
by Strawbridge & Clothier at Philadel-
phia, went on strike rather than sub
NIT to reduction of wages.
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Short Several Thousand.

CHEBoYGAN, Mich, Dec. 1l.--Will
lam Erratt, the Cheboygan county
treasurer, is several thousand dollars in
arrears in his accounts. His brother
Henry Erratt, who is deputy treasurer
and also treasurer-elect, has been un
successful thus far in trying to secure
bOndSmpu
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Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAp. Ii /, Dec. 10, lS9t
WHEAT-Closc. December opening, 57Ac;
close, 57lac; May opening, ;94c: highest,
;9kc; lowest, *9lic; close. 594.; July, opening.
rO}s; highest, 6G3sc; lowest. G,14c; close.
604c. On trnck-No. l hard, S4c No. /
north .rn, yl9c: No. northern, 1a..
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Ground Broken For Yerkes Tc1escono

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Ground has been
broken at Lake Geneva, Wis, for the
erection of the Yerkes telescope. The
altitude of the site is 1900 feet above
the sea, and G3O feet above Lake Mich
iran
Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1894-12-14
Monday. Tee. 10.

1t was District of Columbia day in the
house. Several purely local bills were
passed.
In the senate Mr.. Morgan made speech
in favor of the Nicaragua canal bill.
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Black For Attorney of Illinois

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Representa-
tive John G. Black of Illinois, formerly
commissioner of pensions, has been
nominated to be United States district
attorney at Chicago, vice Sherwood
Dickson, recently deceased.
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ThursdaY, Dec. G.

The senate held IL brief session and then
adjourned till Monday. Mr.. Vest had in
tended to urge action on his plan to secure
cloturc in the senate, but there was no
disposition among the senators to settle
the question at once and Mr.. Vest reluct-
antly let the subject go over.
The house spent the entire day after the
morning hour in discussion of the railroad
pooling bill
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contest Rudd,s Election,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.-The Re-
publicans have finally decided to con-
test the election of James H. Budd for
governor.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK
Wednesday,, Dec. s.

Victoria Vokes, the actress, is dead.
Jacob Gundlach, one of California S
leading wine growers and merchants,
is dead.
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, the ell
gineer Of the Panama canal is critically
i'll. He was born in 1905.
Henry F. Page, who was for many
years general freight agent Of the Big
-Four railroad, is dead at Chicago.
The cash balance in the treasury at
the close of business Tuesday was
S15s, 1888, 23l. The gold reserve was
$109, 1855.
The Georgia state senate, by vote
OF 81 to |, passed the bill opening the
state to all insurance companies not
wlthstanding the state deposit law.
John Duman, Minneapolis barber,
suicided by taking laudalrum. Duman
was despondent over combination of
affairs-love and financial reverses.
The president and directors of
Georgetown college have prohibited
students from playing football until
the character and rules of the game
shall have been radically modified
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Patents taken through Mum & Co. receive
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yoorhees For IRE, Silver

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - Senator
Voorhees,, in all interview, announces
himself as in favor of free coinage.
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ment of L'Indre. During the night he
received the last sacrament.
The French newspapers dwell upon
the contrast between his brilliant
career and his melancholy end, say
ing that he contributed to spread
abroad the greatness and inter-
ests of France. They say that the
work in which he failed will be for
gotten and the future will only see
what he has ACCOMPLISHED. :.
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DULUTH. Dec. II, 1894.
WHEAT-Cash, No. n;,rI. GI1s =. No. [
northern, $685. Decembr No. l orthern
5sA May No. aorthern, 6lss.: July No.
northern. G23sc.
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Friday, Dec. T.,

The house spent an hour in the consid-
Grafton of the bill to protect forest reserva-
tions. The remainder of the day was oc-
cupicd in the further discussion of the
railroad pooling bill
The senate WAS not in session.
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Chicago Grain and Provision.
CHICAGO. Dec. II, 1891.

CHICAGO, Dec. u, 1924.
CLOSING PR C.:S
WHEAT-Decemb r, Az :. Ma, :!B s514c;
July, GO1s..
CORN December, 4554c; January. 4714c.
May 1885,.
oAT,-Eecember,a)14c ia ,uary,29llc; May.
.5sc.
PoRK-Deccmber, SLIT January. Sll77l5:
May, S12.l2b.
LARD-January, :G.67la: May. $685..
SHORT RIBs-January, S5.s!.Is; May, S6.0s
16.t7%.
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FOR INVENTIONS.
T. F.M.ARsHALL.
President

Equal With having government
intenion
Zoo much be
i O the atorn
With
and Of seeing that inventions we'll patents.
Obtain Patents In the and all FOREIGN
Countries, Conduct Interfereaees, Make Special
tions. Prosecute Rejected Cases, Register
EFade-AlaTNs and Copyrights, Render Opinions as
Defend infringement Suits, Etc., Etc.
gether
matter. " "
THE PRESS CLAIr1S COr1PANY,
eis STREET. NORTHWEST. WASHINGTON o. G.
Pc. Box sss. JOHN WEDDERBuRN. Managing Attorney
unhed
ATCut this Il VIII your nqulryses
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BY ORDER OF THE CAR.
Policy af fNon-Interference With Catholics
Inaugurated in Russia.

Inaugurated in Russia.
PosEN, Dec. S.-A dispatch received
here from Warsaw, Russian Poland,
says that General Gourka, governor of
Warsaw, OIL Tuesday last received a
telegram from the Russian minister OF
Of the interior conveying to him an
order of the oZar not to interfere with
the affairs Of the Catholic clergy or to
impose any orders upon them.
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WORK OF CONGRESS-.
Tuesday. Dec. a.

The senate was in session for only half
an hour, as the leaders of the majority de-
sired to caucus on the general order of
business before proceeding with the bust
ness itself. Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,
had passed two resolutions for informa-
tion which promises to bring the Hawaiian
and Bluefields incidents before congress
for comment and probable criticism.
The session of the house was uninter-
esting. A bill providing for the dedication
OF the Cnickamauga and Chattanooga
military park Sept. 10 and 20, 1895, and
one for the establishment of IL national
military park ON the site of the battle of
the battle of Shiloh We're passed, and the
remainder of the day was devoted to fruit
less discussion of printing bills.
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Wednesday, Dec. s.

The house adopted an order setting aside
each day after the morning hour for con-
s!deratlon of the railroad pooling bill un-
III the bill is disposed of, but not to inter
1ere with conference reports and appro-
priation bills. Before the discussion of
TINS bill began the house passed three
bills, the printing bill, Il bill to prevent
the free Use of timber OH public lands and
another to authorize the secretary of the
interior to receive unsatisfied military
bounty land warrants under the act of
1893 at the rate of Sl.25 per acre in pay
ment of land located under subsequent
acts.
MIR. Vests resolution directing the COM
mittcc on rules to bring in favorable re-
port on arule providing for cloture brought
out few sharp sallies from the senators,
but no action was taken. Several import
ant bills were introduced, including one
by Senator Quay regarding the present
sugar tariff law, striking out all the pro-
visions except that to remove the one
eighth differental ON sugar The one
tenth differential against bounty export
ing countries remains.
Senator Power introduced free coinage
bill and Senator Berry a bill to form the
territory of Indianolo.