The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-07-04


Sames Sutton and Edward Porter
IOught on tug at Duluth. Porter
fell overheard andFWa3 drowned.
Chris Baran. fell into scalding vat
at ;ar Adnamosa' Iowa. and + was fatally in
Hot Springs, SeD.sis badly stirred
up over the wholesale debauchery of
young girls by business men and gamb-
lerS. u +,
The Washington. county Populist
convention at Saltwater. on Tuesday
passed resolutions indorsing the A. r..
q. and the Pullman strike.
The railroad strike cripples the Min
neapolis transfer facilities to such an
extent as to cadse a number of the
/ flour mills to shut down.
When called on by railroad officials
for help on Monday, Mayor Smith, of
St. Paul, replied: eve have furnished
protection to erty and life, but we
can not furnish men to run their
trainS."
Two thousand strikers at Blue
Island, in Chicago, Monday, overcame
200 deputy sheriffs and marshals. The
latter gave up the unequal battle and
called for state and federal aid.
The lower Brule Indians, who re-
Gently stamped and left the reserva-
. tlOn have been captured and returned.
Fred Zastiom, colored, was shot by
the chief of police at Red Wing, on
Monday, while resisting arrest.
The jury in the Streeter trial at
minneapolis, disagree, being out near
ly 48 hours.
WASHINGTON.
The house has passed bill prOvid-
ing for the admission to the Union of
New Mexico.
Rear-Admiral William Greenville
temple OF the United States navy re-
tired, aged 70 years, died of apoplexy
at his departments.
In the house bill was passed au-
thorizing the construction of a bridge
across the St. Croix river between Wis
consin and Minnesota.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
senate on Monday, and the final vote
will probably be taken on Tuesday.
In reply to Duluth A. r. u, Senator
Davis says he will not support the
Kyle mail train resolution, declaring
1T as "legalization of lawlessness."
Representative Fletcher's bill,
granting right of way through Leech
Lake Indian reservation to the Brain
erd 4 Northern Minnesota railroad,
passed the house. This bill has al
ready passed the senate.
The house committee on rivers and
harpors Will make favorable report
on Baldwin's bill authorizing the
Altamonte Water company to over
flow certain land in Fond du Lac In
dian reservation for the creation of a
reservoir for furnishing water power
FOR Duluth. Representative Kiefer
declares that he will oppose this in the
house, and Baldwin threatens if he
does, to fight his bill for the survey of
the route of the proposed Mississippi
Superior canal.
In explaining his vote on coal and
iron ore Senator Washburn SAYS: 81
voted to increase 1.-THE duty on iron ore
in the Wilson bill from 40 cents per
ton to IS cents, said he, "as in the
MCKINNEY bill. l. voted for free coal
because [ felt that as every locality
was looking out for its own interests
the northwest was entitled to any
benefit that might come from free
coal. If fair protective bill had been
under consideration Ilshould have fay-
ored giving coal a small amount of
protection. I'll
Thomas Watson, of Georgia, the
we'll known populist member of the
SD congress, was declared not to have
been elected to the sd congress from
the Tenth district of that state, and
J. G. G. Black was confirmed in his
title to the seat. The case was called
up by Mr. Pence. of Colorado.
Senator Hill has given notice of an
anne ndment to the income tax feature
of the tariff bill by adding to the end
of section SO the following: ''That all
state, county, municipal and town
taxes, and all necessary sums of ms ur-
ance paid by corporate companies
or associations shall be deducted in
estimating the net profits or income of
such associations, companies or cor
pOratiOn."
Congressman Boon, discussing his
bill to compel railroads to carry the
mails regardless of whether they are
impeded by strikers, which was intro
duced Monday, said he thought it
would not pass in time to help the
present. SLrlKe, out he meant to give
the strikers the assurance that they
had friends in congress.
Land Commissioner Lamareux has
recommended that $40, 900 be set apart
for additional surveys in the Red Lake
Indian reservation to enable the tim
Der estimators to continue their work
without interruption, as the lands
must first be surveyed before estimat-
ing begins. The recommendation has
been approved by Secretary Smith.
Senator Kyle has joined hands with
John Sherman in an attempt to make
things interesting for Sir George Pull
man. Kyle will introduce resolution
on Monday to counterfeit the opinion
of Attorney General Olney, in which
the latter held that any interference
with portion of train upon which a
mail was carried was an interference
with the mails
A Chance for Humanity.
Poor human nature has become such
drug in the world that we have al
most despaired of it; but a discovery
has been made that will elevate even