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PAY DURING ABSENCE.
Tho House Quashes n Motion to Deduct
Salary for Nom Attendance

WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the House
to-day Mr.. Tawncy, Republican, of
Minnesota, offered "a resolution rclnt-
ing to pension claims. IL rccitcd that
it was frequently charged by pension.
crs and applicants that the medical di-
vision Of the pension bureau fuils to
properly regard the reports md find
ings in pension claims made by various
boards Of the United States examining
surgeons and declared that il was due
to the officials of the department, to
pensioners and to the public that the
truth, or falsity of the charges be
made known. IL called upon the Sec
rotary of the Interior to furnish
copies of the reports and findings by
boards of examining surgeons, ire
spcctivc Of locality in the first fifty
claims for original invalid pensions re.
icctcd on medical grounds after No
vember |. 1891, after September q,
1893, and October :, 1885.
An objection TO its consideration was
made by Mr.. Mcclellan CDemocrat) Of
New York.
Mr.. Odcll (Rcpublican) of New York
offered u resolution to direct the COM
mittcc on banking and currency to
report an amendment to the general
banking laws, giving power to banlI-
ing associations to invest not To cX-
coed fifty per cent of their lawful
reserves in bonds of the United States.
To be hereafter issued under the acts
of June ~, 1879, and May 81, 1878.
Objection was made tn Mr.. Odcll's
resolution and it was referred to the
committee.
The changes in the House rules
recommended by the committee on
rules were reported by Mr.. Henderson
and were debated section by section.
Mr.. Dcarnond, Democrat of Missouri,
offered an amendment providing for
deduction from members pay for alb.
scnccs not due To sickness, or sickness
in the family.
Mr.. Stone assured him that the only
effect Of the enforcement of the rule
in the last House had beer to increase
the sick list. Although Mr.. Dcarmond
tried to obtain the yeas and nays, his
request was refuscd-3D to Island
the amendment vas lost by about the
same vote, several Democrats voting
against it,.
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had not seen il since the last time he
saw it in DIR. Wilbur's possession"
did he say that"
''Ilc almost sworc to it,"
well, he's n good one. He surely
lied. | found this Look in a locked
drawer. lie carries the keys in his
pocket
The brother is dumbfoundcd. Adrian
has deceived him, has deliberately lied
To him. What an actor. What IN
surpassed power for deception.
Twill you speak ont now? Come, he
has shown YOU he is not capable of
telling the truth. that he is trying to
condemn you. Tell me what | wish to
know
A mental struggle is taking place in
Franklin Dykes heart. lie does not
like to lay bare his brothers crime.
But would nc hesitate? If he has lied
in n particular, perhaps he has in
everything. But then before his men
tai vision ONE the sight of his brother
with one hand raised to the heavens,
his voice. when he has sworn that he
was innocent. Perhaps there is some
mistake, some horrible mystery. And
again. has he not promised that he
would keep his brothers secret? Has
he not said that he would not reveal
IL? viii it benefit him to lay bare to
this human slcuth-hound these facts
which will on.y convey positive proofs
to the detectives mind of his brothers
guilt" Adrian has promised to move
heaven and earth To save him. If he
tells this man all he knows,
will he not, beyond any pos
siblc chGncc, prevent that brother
carrying out his ideas? For
if it is known that the child is not his
son. will he not lose this fortune and
become "A ruined man, powerlcss to
aid him? But there is the notebook.
How came it in Adrian's possession?
His mind is bcwildered. He does not
know how to act for the best. Takcr
is watching him. The young man
feels his keen eyes upon him. What
can he do? How act for the best? lie
idly turns over the leaves OF the note
book, CHANGING abscntly ut the memo
randa written upon each page, seeing
it, but not reading it. He comes to
the missing leaf. lie glances mechani-
cally at the tori edges of the remain
ing part. lie turns over "A few blank
pages. Then, as if by inspiration, he
turns back to the place again. His
eyes light up. Ills face changes. lie
has struck upon n strong idea. No, he
will not tell the detective, not nov at
any rate. With lighrning-like rapidly
n plan forms in his mind.
The detective notes the change.
well, W rat areyop go ng to do" he
asks.
"You know thorc is n leaf missing
here. evidently torn out?'
"Ses, | noticed it,"
"liave you formed any idea why
that leaf is missing"
"Yes, upon that leaf was written
the last work done by DR., Wilbur in
life, The entry of the births of Two
children, perhaps something else. IL
was tori out by some n who was in
terested in it, wished il suppressed.
That one, your brother"
THAT is your Iuea"
Yes
''Taker, the fact OF that leaf being
torn cut proves 10 ma ha-cyl 5vs'
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.99 !||||I;5 s[9fzz;;1
Na<DR N:ToL~ER -
eopgQlear 1877 sy slso ms.,,~Au

is "a family secret known to my brother
and myself. II was concerning that,
that | wished to see him"
$50 that is all. ch?"
Yes a moments pause. CDR.
Gareau came tn see me this morning
did he? lie told me he would call.
Pretty square fellow that
IL think So. He gave me to under.
stand that you had made some dis
covcry."
Did hc?" indiHcrcntly.
''Ies, he did. What is it,
Il don't know as | should take YOU
into my confidence. You refuse to do
so with me-"
Come, Takcr. don't he childish.
The secret would not he of any benefit
to YOU. Your discovery may - t, me. -
II am pretty sure it will. Wen, I'll
tell you. But before ! do So, did your
brother let drop anything that would
lead yon TO believe him the mani"
mo, | don't believe him the man,
as YOU have put it,
'l'clicyc him innocent ch"'
II do. rs much 80 Us | am myself"
'Ilum! What do uthink OF this?'
producing a suall blacl, note. book.
Franklin Dyke takes it. He g%lanccs
at il.
''Thc missing notc-book?' he gasps.
Exactly"
''Whcrc did you find this?'
ain the bottom of Il drawer in your
brothers. desk
My God, Can this BE- true
True as gospel
Then he lied 10 me- in Il low. angry
tone.
The detective hears il.
"Who licd|' he asks quickly.
The young man sees that he has
made Il bad break. lie determines to
peak out.
My brother, Adrian Dyke. He told
me only this morning that
he knew nothing about this book,
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NEWS NOTES.

hartley, johnson IL Co. and the
Belle of Nelson Distilling Company OF
Louisville, KY, assigned.
j.. W. Mcdonald, who held Lawyer
Cottlo Of Buffalo. for ransom, was
sentenced to the reformatory.
The 1000 miners of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company have had their
wages reduced five cents per ton.
General Campos resigned his com.
mand in Cuba, but the Government
refused to accept his resignation.
Chief Justice S~nodgrass Of Tennes.
SEE wa indicted by the grand jury
Tor shooting Colonel lieasley DcceIn-
Der III.
A stone thrown through the window
of a Santa Fe ear fractured the skull
of William Mum of Dallas, Tex. lie
may die.
Corrigan Is making war on the CAL
ifornia pool rooms, and has closed the
telegraph Office at his track to hut
them out.
The chairman of the Republican
State Committee of Alabama thinks
Reed will secure the delegation from
that state.
At Crcston, Iowa, the chorister and
pianist of the First Methodist church
quarrelcd and the entire congregation
became invoi 'ed.
Henry J. Mitchell Of Chicago has
begun suit at Oklahoma City Tor di-
vorce from his wife, u prominent
Christian Scientist,
Mrs. Davidson who Is charged with
matchmaking Rev. {. q. Brown OF san
Francisco, could not remembcrif she
had served n term IN prison.
The famsaSagsa 1Xseyhe .sMii q Sira SSFaap
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UNCLE SANS WISE MEN.
r,rrccdings In the Two Legislative Bodies
nj Mashlnrtnm.

W hN'in-lths
WAsmNaroy. Jan. li.-During tho
morning hour in the Senate to-day,
on motion of Mr.. Voorhees, of Indiana,
n resolution was adopted appropriate
ing $50 for the purchase of II portrait
Of the late Allen g. Thurman.
MIR. rrichard (%Republican) Of North
Carolina called IN the amendments he
offered to the revenue bill to increase
the duties on certain kinds of clavs,
marble, iron orc, timber, live stock,
cereals, fruits. wool and coal for the
purpose OF addressing the Senate
thereon lie favored the enactment
OF the Mckinley law and the free coin
age OF silver. lie denounced the
Southern Democrats for their rccrcan-
cv to their own section. The tariff
law had brought unexamplcd pros.
pcrity to the New England manu-.
%facturcrs and bankruptcy and ruin To
the farmers and producers of tho
South.
When Mr.. rr.tchard had finished,
MIR Hill chidcd HIM for the iuconSist-
ency OF his State. North Carolina, he
sad, occupied "a peculiar situation in
Congress, aud he did not see how her
people could be- gratiiicd. Some timc
ago the same legislature in North Car.
olinn had elected two senators by tho
same combination. \ few days ago
one of them mir. l%iutlcr) had de-
nouuccd the Democratic party for
being false to its pledges Of tariff re-
form. To-day the other end of the
combination told the senate that he
favored the rc-cnactment of the Me-
kinlcy law.
The Senate. on Mr.. llalc's motion,
agreed to adjourn until Monday when
adjournment WIS taken to-day.
Mr.. White CDcmocrat) of California
consumed the remainder of the time
before the expiration of the morning
hour with a speech in favor of some
practical notifications in the Senate
rules. The great evil which he espcc-
tally invcighcd against was that which
permitted intcrminablc debate ON any
question and placed it in the power of
II single senator to hold the Senate ut
his mercy SO long.
At the conclusion OF MIR. Whites
speech, Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, cN-
chairman Of the committee on foreign
relations. introduced "a joint resolu.
ton congratulating the republic of
Transvaal in Africa for the stand for
liberty which it had taken and direct
ing the President of the United States
to transmit the action To the republic
of Transvaal. The resolution was re-
fcrrcd.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas then took
the floor and made a speech on the
free coinage substitute for the House
bond bill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
II Will Eject Permanent Organization
and Get Down to Business.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Vcnc-
yuela boundary commission will meet
in the diplomatic room of the State
department at 10 o'clock tomorrow to
perfect its organization for business,
so far as nossible at this time. The
office of secretary is regarded as the
most important n to be filed, AS the
secretary will act as the chief admin
istrative officer of the commission and
will be expected to relieve that pody
OF all business of a purely routine and
perfunctory character.
Among those mentioned for the Of
flee OF secretary are Mr.. william T..
Curtis, formerly director of the bureau
of American republics, and Mr.. Part
ridge OF Vermont, formerly solicitor
OF the State department and minister
to Venezuela under President llarri-
son.
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(IO Be COntinuPd.)
what to DO with Our Daughters.

A self'complac, mt German matron
describes in a practical journal for
housewives her idca of what to do
with our daughters. This energetic
mother rouses her daughter of III at :
n. M, summer and winter. Half an
hour later h must be at breakfast,
serving her brothers and sisters, after
seeing that they are properly dressed
for school, On three days in the week
she studies practical drcssmaking Mt
the mOdiste's. On the other three
days she practises the piano and
studies English. Twice u week the
hour from II to | Is devoted To music
lessons. When the | o'clock dinner is
finished and the food is put away I'M
der the girls supervision she is allowed
to read some entertaining book or play
domiuoes with her father for an hour.
Then she sews for an hour or more
walks an hour and IA half, after which
she has a subject given TO her in his
tory, geography, or literature on
which to write IA theme in an hours
with no books of reference or ass 3 l.
ance. After tea she crochets while the
family read aloud in turns until 0
o'clock, when the daughter is sent up
stairs to bed.
PRIVATE owners OF forests in villages and
low lands In France are allowed an unre-
stricted right TO cut their timber, but In
high woodlands, even IL privately owned,
the governmea nj carefully regulates the cut
ting, forbiddlng the telling of any tree
ca tachsd." ~ further
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Arrested for High Treason.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. li.-Twcnty-
two members of the reform committee,
including Colonel Rhodes, brother of
Cecil Rhodes, Sir Drummoud Dunbar,
Lionel Phillips and DR.. Saucr were ar
rested iasv evening on a charge Of
high cas- and conveyed under es-
cort to Pretoria.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
Mr.. Harrison Goc, to New York.

INDIASAroLIs, Ind, Jan. li.-Ex.
President Harrison left for New York
this afternoon, Ills private secretary
says that he goes TO consult with other
attorneys in the California irrigation
cases. From New York he will 90 to
Washington for the argument before
the United States supreme court. His
secretary refused to talk of Mr.. Harri.
sons rumorcd prospective marriage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
All tho Omccrs Re- Elected.

TOPEKA, Jan, |. This forenoon c.
ID. Walker of Eaglewood, read before
tho State Board of Agriculture a pa.
per on How We lrrigatc:" II. ".
HinlSley, ''Thc Undcrnow as Related
to Irrigation Development" +. T..
Cowgirl of Topeka, pumping Equip.
ment for lrrlgation;" w. Il. sutton Of
Russell, ''The Work of the State Board
of Irrigation" The old officers were
reelected as follows: President, II.
M. Potter of Marion county; secretary.
Il. ID. Coburn OF Wyandotte county.
~s=:sak the discovery ~ s,,css4
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la Awarded Missourlans.

WAsGINmToN, Jan. !l.-Thc court Of
claims has awarded s2l7 damages to
Cornelius Boyle of Cass county, Mis-
souri,, and $685. to Thaddcus Snyder of
Greene county, Missouri, for corn
furnished to United States troops dur
ing the war. Boyle asked for Sl,4O0
AMI Snydcr for $3.50.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
Christian Endcayorers Are for Peace

BosTON, Jan, ll.-Presidcnt +. T.
Clark of the Y. L. $. {. T.. has received
IA letter from +, L. Belsey of Roch-
ester, England, president of the Brit
ish National Council of Christian En-
deayor, in which the latter deplores
the recent international complications
between England and the United
States, and says that Christian En-
d~eavorers in both countries should do
ali in their power to avert war.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
A Costly EIro at Spring I'm, Kansas

OLATIiE, Kan, Jan, ll.-Fire at
Spring Hill, this county, last night,
destroyed nearly a block of business
houses on the west side of Main street.
The heaviest losers are; c. ID. Elan
dors, butcher, $1,000; Jesse dickson,
Sou Mike McClaren, building, $500;
Masonic Hail building, s. $500; Fred
Palmer, bakery and confectionery,
$1,000; Charles Wiley, tin shop, 81. 400;
ID. Curtis, shoe shop, $3.50; Gus Bock,
harness. 500; William Evans, procrrv
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ARBITRATION IN FAVOR.
British Sentiment In the Venezuelan Con
troyersy Ia yndcrrolue IA Chnnre.

bTFtIhH NCHtIHI'Ht III Inc NeIcIutIan COn-
troversy IL Undergoing "a Change.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE movement in
favor OF arbitrating the Venezuelan
question with the United States is
growing day by day. The Wcstmln-
stcr Gazette, after having interviewed
statesmen of all parties, bankers and
others having important interests at
stake, says this afternoon; Every
where there were enthusiastic cx-
prcssions in favor of the proposal to
establish 10 permanent court of arbi-
tration."
There is n decided change OF scnti.
mcnt in the foreign Office and the un.
bending a~ntagonism To arbitrating the
Venezuelan boundary diaputc has al
most completely disappeared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-17
A SECOND
England Said to Have Ordered Fast
Cruisers Prepared for short Orders.

PORTSMOUTH,, Jan. lit is reported
here that a second spccial squadron of
warships, consisting of fast cruisers,
has been told off and will he held in
readiness for commission at n mo.
ment's notice.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
FROM WASHINGTON.

| Receipts from Internal revenue for
the six months of the current fiscal
ear aggregate S76,s07 ,522, decrease,
as compared with the corresponding
period of 1So4-95, of $5,o4o,19s.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland
gave their annual reception to congress
and the judiciary.
It was decided by the silver confer
ence in Washington to put a national
ticket in the field this. year, and will,
that intent it's adherents will meet in
ST. Louis July 22 next, the same date
and place selected for the national pop.
ulist convention.
In the United States there were 1913
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the gath, against 412 the week
previous and 363 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
In Washington the Is tn annual meet
ing of the American Forestry assccia-
ton opened. The object is to- secure
protection for the 17,564,S00 scrcs OF
forests on public lands. ..
Exchanges at the leading clearing
houses in the United States during the
week ended on the 24th aggregated
S97o, o67,i47, against 81 ,OG2, 791,::24 ;lc
previous week. The increase, CON.
pared with the corresponding week in
1895, was &C.
At his home in Washington, John
Tyler died at the age of 7G years.
The result of an investigation by
treasury experts into the accounts OF
the state department in Washington
was said to show a deficiency of $751;
OGO.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
WEST AND SOUTH.

At the age of so years, Joseph II.
IIcaton, major and brevet brigadier
general. U, S. a., retired, died at Port
land. Ore. lie served in the Mexican
war and war Of the rebellion.
a building in St. Louis occupied by
Aloe e. Co., dealers in surgical instru-
ments. was destroyed by fire, the loss
being 100000, and five tiremen lost
their lives in the ruins.
Arthur Brown and Frank j. Cannon,
both republicans, were elected 10 the
United States senate by the Utah leg
islaturc.
At Sioux City, Ia, the Pacific Short
Line bridge over the Missouri river, one
cf the largest structures OF the kind in
the country, was opened. 1t cost over
81 100000.
The prohibition party will hold their
state convention ut Eau Claire, Wis.,, ON
May Is and IA.
Il boiler exploded at South Charles
ton, O., killing Engineer Trinlble and
Fireman Waters and injuring II other
persons.
The Iowa legislature in joint session
elected w. Is. Allison 10 the once OF
United States senator for the fifth
term.
Because of quarrel over a fence
boundary Daniel S. Core shot John
Dillon tleaG in the courtroom in Wau-
kegan, Ill.
Edward l.. Burton, one of lowa's
most prominent lawyers and ablest
;,,r;ctc Iliol nj hic home in 0ffumyya at
the age Of IS years.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-01-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

By the terms of treaty signed JAN
nary IS, the island of Madagascar is de-
c]arcd a French possession. .,-.
News from Constantinople says that
an offensive. and defensive alliance
has been concluded between Russia and
Turkey.
During a mutiny Off the Andrew
islands on board the American trading
schooner Maria, Capt. Brown, Mate
Herman IIohlmann and passenger
were murdered by the crew.
Dispatches from the City of Mex
leo say that bull fighting has been in
terdicted in Mexico after the f.,ltill-
ment of present contracts. -.
The sultan decided to allow Clara
Barton to distribute relief in Turkey
to the Armenians.
Advices from Russia say that 10 per-
sons lost their lives by the burning OF
a theater at Erkaterinoslav.
Il mad soldier, armed with knife,
killed two patients and MORALLY
wounded three others at the military
hospital at Mons, Germany.
The death of Lord Leighton, better
known as Sir Frederick leighton, pres
ident of the Royal academy, occurred
in Lndon, aged IS years.
The sudden death of Theodore Run
yon, United States ambassador to
Germany, of heart failure, occurred in
i;elin. He was resident of Somer-
vile, N. land was "A years old. =
The newly-appcinted captain gen
eral of Cuba, Gen. Weyler, sailed from
barcelona for Havana with a cavalry
force of 1000.
American residents in the Trans
yaal made an appeal to the United
States for protection.
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WOMAN sUFFRAGlSTS.
Annual Convention Of the National ASS
citation at Washington.

citation at Washington.
Washington, Jan.SS4.-ttthoo opening
session of the 2sth annualconventionof
The National Woman Suffrage 8asso-
tiation Thursday, 1OOsdclegates wcrcin
Attendance, including the most prom
,Inent leaders in the movement from
nearly every state in the union Susan
i. Anthony, of Rochester,, N. Y, in call
ing the meeting to order. was heartily
welcomed and the convention pro-
ceeded directly to the routine business
of the association. The report OF liach,
nel Foster..Aycry,zo Of Philadelph who
has been corresponding secretary of the
organization for the past Is years, gave
Diany Indications of the practical snc-
cess of the movement, and instanced
particularly the case of Utah, which
was held to demonstrate the advisable
ity of securing aid of political parties
through planks in their Plato, ms.
Mrs. Avery's reference to the WON
ans Bible. led ton discussion rather
livelier than Is usual In aSsuffrage con-
vcntion. Mrs. Colby moved the eadop-
ton OF the report with the eX-
!CPC1OA " lHaV p'|AttOA "IS LIZ
lie Devcreaux Blake, of New York,
earnestly championed Mrs. Stanton's
book, declaring that much of the. criti-
csm Of the wonan's Bible arose from
the densest ignorance, When Mrs.
Giake :rked every woman present, who
had read the book, to hold up her hand
only eight hands appeared and Mrs.
Blake declared, in q caustic, manner:
We are nice body to pass criticism on
matter Of this sort, now aren't we 2"
After several addresses, severely COM
menting on the book, Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton, Eof Ohio moved TO 10y
the whole matter on the Il bic, which
was carried byn vote OF SO to 16. S1''ssse
At the evening session Miss Susan b.
Anthony, the president, delivered her
annual address. It consisted principal,
~ of a review of the efforts made by
women in the early career Of the suf-
frage movement and the attcicpts on
the part of the women of Rochester,, Of
whom Miss Anthony was one, 10 force
the government to grant the .franch;.c
to women. h Il sfs@
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WINTER SPORT AT ST. tPAUL
Fire Kings Assault on Fort Karnlval
Witnessed by 10000 Persons.

Fire Kings Assault on Fort Karnlval
= Witnessed by 10000 Persons.
St. Paul, Mimi, j IAN. 25.-Nearly 3d.
900 people turned out Friday evening to
see the storming of Fort Karnival
Dorealis Rex was strongly intrenched
within and supported by 1900 mem
bers of the carnival clubs of St. Paul
in uniform. The attacking forces were
led by the fire king, ex-Nayor Eustis,
of Minneapolis. They were composed
largely of the cadets of the state uni
versity. As per arrangement, the fire
kings forces were routed with heavy
loss. The battle. of the. fire and ice
kings was followed by the most bril-
liant display of fireworks ever seen in
st. Paul, concluding with the mag
nificent piece, Niagara Falls in Fire"
II the sporting events in the after
noon j. C. Andrews, of Saltwater, again
: carried off the honors, making jump
on skates of nineteen feet five inches,
over four feet better than the best
worlds record, made previous to the
carnival.