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in the same large building, are burned out /;
| adding 225 to the unemployed army.
At Montgomery, w. Va, 300 striking
| miners attacked men at work at other mines.
The workers resisted. Both sides are armed
and battle is looked for.
General Sovereign, of the Knights of La
Dor, in speech in Chicago attacked the
bond issue, and said that if it cannot be de-
feated by an injunction some other way will
be found.
The senate committee on agriculture re-
ports favorably upon bill to give 81 600 900
for the determination of the Russian thistle,
which is making some of the lands in the
Northwest worthless.
The patent on the famous electric tele-
phone invention of Professor Alexander
| Graham Bell, of Boston, has expired at last
At Fort Wayne, Ind, Polish Jew has
been discovered who has leprosy. He has
been isolated.
At special elections for members of con-
gress in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth dis
tricts of New York, one democrat and one
republican were elected. The election of
Quigg, republican, was a surprise.
1t is confidently stated that Mr.. Cleveland
is actively opposing the admission of any of
the territories during this session of congress.
add strength to the friends of silver in con-
gress.
The senate judiciary committee has held
two meetings since the nomination of Peck
ham, of New York, to be justice of the su-
preme court. At the last meeting this nomi-
nation was discussed, but no action was
taken.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, street car operators
ho IN IL OF nd cfO
ing the cars has commenced again. The
union men will have to seek other employ
ment.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, introduced
bill giving suspended pensioners the right
to repeal their cases to the United States
court of their districts after giving due no.
tice of their intention to the commissioner
of pensions.
Chairman Wilson, of the ways and means
committee, and Representative Tarsney, &C
companied by their wives, leave for the
south on a resting tour. 1t is not as yet GER
tain whether they will go to the City of Mex
leo or to Florida.
bandit got inside of stuffed buffalo to
go by express and attempted robbery en-
route. The express messenger was suspl-
cious and took prompt action, which ended
in the robber being turned over to officers at
the next bIdLlOQs
Hon. A. n. Livingston, of West Plains,
Mo-, has withdrawn as an applicant for ..
S. district attorney, renowned his allegiance
to the democratic party and his accession to
the populst party.
Cripple Creek miners have served notice
upon mine owners that they must have nine
hours pay for eight hours work, or they will
close every mine working nine hour shifts,
by force, if necessary.
The bill providing relief for W. H. L. Pep
perell, of Concordia, Kan, to the extent of
SI,745, has passed the senate. This is the
amount, as claimed by Pepperell, he lost
while being postmaster under Cleveland dur
ing the first administration.
The house judiciary committee, through
Judge Broderick, reported favorably the bill
retiring United States District Judge Foster
on full pay. Unanimous consent was secured
by Broderick for presenting the bill in the
house with the recommendation that it
pass.
Representative Hall, of Missouri, has in
troduced bill which seems intended to pre-
vent the keeping alive of patents beyond the
limit of the first patent by taking out sup
Elementary patents later. The bill provides
that such later patents must expire with the
first one.
The insurgents at Rio de Janeiro are said
not to have recovered from the effects of the
energetic action of the United States ad-
miral, which has done more to crush out the
rebellion than all the previous efforts of the
Brazilian government since the opening of
hostilities.
The Kansas Day club, composed of young
republicans from all over the state, held
their third celebration of the birthday of
Kansas as state at the Copeland in Topeka.
A banquet with the regular assortment of
funny talk, with jolly good time all around,
comprised the program.
The feeling of pride and exultation in
navy circles of Washington over the achieve
ment of Admiral Benham and Commander
Brownson at Rio, is displayed without any
effort at concealment. 1t is pretty we'll un-
derstood the admiral has acted on his own
discretion throughout the affair.
The confirmation of Col. Thomas Moon
light to be minister to Bolivia by the senate
has been in danger. Democratic senators
who voted against the confirmation of Horn
blower are very cool towards Senator Mar
tin, of Kansas, for his vote in Horn blowers
favor and want to even up things.
Colonel William Henry Harrison Taylor,
for the past seventeen years state librarian
of Minnesota, died at his home in ST. Paul
after an illness of five months. His first
wife was his second cousin, a daughter of
General, afterwards President William Hen
~ Harrison, whose private secretary while
president Colonel Taylor was.