ing upon a recommendation contained in the report of 180%, Congress appropriated £10,000 *‘to enable the Secretary of Acrioul- to investigate and report upon the nfi- tritive values of the various articles and oog- mpdities used for human food, with speciil suggestion of full, wholesome and edivts rations less wasteful and more economical tap those in common uss" » ader this appropriation the department has prepared and now has nearly ready for distribution an elementary discussion of the nutritive value and pecuniary economy of fool, When we consider that fully one half of ull the money carnad by the wage- earners of the civiliz+1 world is expended hy them for food, the importanes and utility of such an investigation ls apparent, The department expended in the fiseal year 1802, $2.954,809,58 ; and out of that sum tha total amount expended in scientifle re- seareon was 45.6 per cent, Dut inthe year ‘ending Jane 30, 1894, out of a total expendi- tare of $1 94% US8.38, the department ap- plied 51.8 por cont. of that sum to sclentiflo work and investization, It is, therefore, very pininly observable that the economies whioh have been practiced in the adminis. tration of the department have not been at the expense of sciantifle research, The recommendation contained {a the re port o! ths Secretary for 1808, that the vicious vse n of free distrioution of iis de. partment do uments be abandoned is again urged. These puhlicitions may well ba fur- nished without cost to pubiie Hbraries, edu- cational institutions and the officers and i. braries of States and of the Federal Govern- ment. Bu: from all indivilusls appiving for them au price covering the cost of the document usied for snould bs required. Thus the publestions and doe- uments would be s-curel by thoss who really desire them for proper purposss, Hall a million of cop es of tha report of tas Beoretary of Agrioniture are printal for dis- tribution at an annual cost of ubout $300,- 000. Larg: namoers of them are cum- shelves of second-hand book storesthrough- out the country. All this labor anil waste might be avoided if the recommendations ot the Bucrelary were adopted, The Sseretary also agala recommends that gratuitous distribution of seeds ceasas and that no monsy be aporopriatel for that purpose, except to experiment stations. He reiterates the reasons givan in his repors for 1898 for discontinuing tis unjustifiable gra- tulty, and I fally concur in the conclusions which he has reached, A further imcortant utility ln agricultoral starietics Is found in their eincidation of tae reiation of thesupply of farm products to the demand for them in the markets of the UAlted States and of the world, t is deemed possible that an agricu'tural oensus may be taken sac year through the agents of the statistionl division of the de- partment, Such a course is commended for trial by the chief of that division, would be: (1) The area under cach of the more im- portant erops, (2) The aggregate products of each of such crops, (8) The quantity of wheat and corn In the sowings and plantings an { before the bezin- ping of harvest; and also the quantity of cotton and tobacco remaining in the hands of planters, »ither at the same date or at some other designate time, The cost of the work Is estimated at #500,- Owing to tha pecular quality of the statis. fitness necessary to fie sagoessful proseen. the opinion that every persona employed in gathering statistios andar ths chisel of that division should be admittel to that saervies only after a thorough, exhaustive and sue. cessful examination at tha hands of the United Sita‘es Civil 8 rvien Commission, “This has le! him to eall for such examina. tion of candidates for the position of assis ant statisticians and alsy of ewndldates for chief of sections in that division, . CIVIL SERYICE REFORM. The advantages to the puillo servies of an adherence to the principles of evil sarvies peform are constantly mors appareat, anil nothing is so encouraginz to those {a offi. olal Hilo who hooestiy desire good govera- ment as the insrowing appreciation by our people of these a lvantag=s. A vast majors of ths voters of the land are ready to insist that toe tims and attention of those they select to perform for them important publie duties, should not be distracted doling out minor ofMses, and they are grow fog to be unanimous la regarding party or Kanization as somethin: that shoaid be dsed in establishing party principles (astead of dietating the distribution of public places 88 rewards of partisan activ ty, , Kumeroas aliftional ofa and plates Have lately been brought within CivilSarvien rules and regulations, ani some others will {probably soon be incladed, The report of the Commissioners will be submitted to the Congress, and I Invite careful attention to the recommendations it wcoutaine, A NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH. I am entirely convinead that we ought nod to be longer withour a National Doarl of Health, or National Hoa'th OMowr, charged with no other duties than such as pertaly #0 the protection of our country from the {g waslon of pestilence and disease, This would involve the establishment, hy such boar! of officer, of proper quarantine precantions, or the necessary ald and counssl to loeal an. thorities on the subject, prompt advies ang assistance to jooal boards of health or health oflcers fn the suppression of eontagious disenas, nnd in ean shore therenre no such loeal boards or of cers, the immediate direstion by the B tional Bord or offlesr of maasures of sup. pression, constant an! aatbentie informa. tion concerning the health of foreign coun. tries ani all parts of our own country 4a related to contagious diseases, and consid eration of regzuistions to be enforced in rom eign ports to prevent the introiunetion of contagion isto our oftioes, and the measanie which should be adoptel to secure their efi- forcement, There seems to be at this time a descidad fnciination to discuss measuros of protectitp against contagious disease in Internation abulerence, with a view of adopting meatis of mutual assistanes, The creation of such & National health egiablishment would greatly aid our standing in such coplarenges and improve our opportunities to avall ode- selves of their bunefits, [ earnestly rocom nead the ifaangasation of a National Board of Health, or simile National instra nentality, bellaviog the sau to be a nested precantion against contd gious dissnsenn 1in the interest of the safety and health of our people, RAILROADS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS, By virtte of a status of the United States, Jossed in 1888, I appointed in July last Hon, ohn D. K=ruan, of the State ot New York, Hon, Nicholas E. Worthington, of the es of Iilinos, to form with with Hoo, Car roll D. Wrign:, Commissionsr of Labor, who wins desiguated by sald statute, a commission jor the purpose of making careful Inquiry 1010 the causes of the controversies betwesa @ ratiroads and thelr employes, which had resulted in an extensive and ructive strike, mecompnaled by much violenos and 1 % Jistursanes, with considerable of Jife and great destruction of property, report of the commissioners has been ted to ms and will be transmitted to 16 Congress with tae svidenss taken upon investiention, work has been well dons and thelr and Intelligence give assurance that and suggestions they make are y of earelul ooasideration. FAVORS FREE COAL AND iON, favor of refined sugar stricken ont of our tariff law, If with all the favor now ue- cor led the sugar-refining {aterests in our tardY laws it still lnpguishes to the extent of elosed refineries and thousands of discharge] workmen, it would seem to present a BOBge Joss case for reasonable legislative ald, Whatever else is done or omlited, I earnestly repeat hore the recommendation I have made in another portion of this coms munieation that the additional duty of one. tenth of a cent per pound lald upon sugar imported from eountries paying a bounty on its export, be abrogated, It seems to me that exceedingly important considerations point to the propriety of this amendment, With the advent of a new tariff policy not only calealated to relieve tha con sumers of our lanl in the cost of thelr dally fe, but to invite a better develops ment of American thrift and crests for us ¢loser and mors profitable com meroial relations with the rest of the world, it follow<« ns a logleal and im. parative necessity that we should m ones remove the chief if not the participation in tha foreign carrying trade of tho sam-—-n tariff built unon the theory that it is wellto chaek imports ant that a home market should hound the indus'ry and effort of American reg's' ry to vessss built abroad though owned and navigated by ont people, thus exhibiting a willingness ta abandon sil contrat tor ths advantages ol Amerioan trinsosanle earriage, Oar new tariff policy, nuilt “pon the theory that ft is well to encourage =ush importations as our people need, and that our prodaets an manufactures should find markets in wvery part of the habitable glotw, is consistently | supplomented by the greatest possible jib. erty to our citizens in the ownership al i navigation of ships In which our produers | and manufactures may be transported, Ths millions now pald to ‘oreigarrs for rying American passengers andl prod. wets across the sea should he turosl | into American hands, Shiphuiidiaz, whieh | has basen protecte dl to strincaiation, shoud ba revived by the prospeet of profitable sme. | ployment for ships wisn hnilt, anl the | American sallor should ba resurractel and | again take his plies — sturiyant Indostie « | ous eoitizen in time of peace ant 7 pstriotis | and safe defender of American laterests in | the day of conflict, The ancient provision o! our law denvyint | American registry to ships built asroad an | ! owned by Americans, apnars in the Hzht of | present conditions not only to ba a fallnes | for good at every polnt, but 19 be nearer a | relic of barbarism than anything that egiste | mmder the permission of a stats United States, I earnestly recommend ite prompt repeal, THE DOXD I13UE, During the iast month the gold pessreval in the Treasury for the purposs of reles. | ing the notes of the Gov rameat circulating! as money io the hands of the psopls Ducams | %0 reduced, and its farther daplation In the | cortain, that fn the | paplio wal. | fara, it became necessary to replenish this | reserve and thus maintain popular falth io | the ability and determination of the Govern. | ment to meet, as agread, its pecuniary obi | gations, ! it would have been well, if in this emer | Renney. authority had existad to fssne tha! Cars ie of the | maturing withia a short period ; but the Congress having fallalto | confer such authority, resort was necessarily | had to the resumption set of 1875, ani par | suant to its provisions, bonds were fssusl | drawing interest at the rate of live por sent, | per annum and maturing ten years after | their issues, that being the shortest time | authorized by the act, I am gisnd to say, | however, that on the ssle of these bonds, the | premioms recaived, operate] 10 reduce the i rate of interest to be paid by ths Goverament to less than three per cent, I cannot for A mom~nt beliava that any of | our citizens arm deliberately willing that | their Government should Jdefanit in its pa ecuniary obligations or that it« finsneia! opens | ations should be relucal to a «liver basie At any rate I should not feel that my daty was done if I omitted any offer | soul i make to avert such a calamity. As ioag edly and constantly deaw fron the Govern. ment its gold, and as long as no better age thority for bond issues is allows] than af present exists, such suthority will be utilized whenever and as often as It hecones neew dary to maintain a suffiseat gold ressrve, save the eralit of our country and mike goo! the finaacial declarations of our Govern-asnt, DIYORCE GOVELNMENT AND DANES The absolute divorsement of the Govern. | ment from ths business of banking fs tha i kioal relation<hip of tha Government to the | circulation of the eurrenay of the country, This condition cannot be immsliately reached ; but as a step in that direction and As a means of securing a mors alastis cur. rency and obviating other o'jections to the present arrangement of bank elreulstion, the Secretary of the Treasury presents in his report a schomae modifying present bank ing inwsand providing for the fssae of ein culating notes by State banks, free from tan ation ander oertain limitations, The Becretary explains his plan so plainly, and its advantages ars developsd by hice with such remarkable clearness, that any effort on my part to present argument in its support woull be superfluous. 1 shall, thersfors, content mysol! with an uagaasls fled indorsemont of the Secretary's pro. od shanges in the law and a brie! and mperlect statement of thelr promiuent fea tures, It is proposed to repsal all laws providing for the deposit of United States bonds as se curity for circulation : to permit Nations bankas to issues circulating notes not es seeding in amount seventy-five per cent. of their pald-up anal unimpaired capital, pro. vided they deposit with the Government, a4 & gusrantes fund, in United States llega tender notes, luchu Ying Treasury notes o (890, a sum equal in amount to thirty ps sent, of the notes they so desirs to Issus, this deposit to be maintainsd at all times, Lut whenever any bank retires any part of its cireulation a proportional part of its guarantes fun! shall be ounrnod to it; to permit the Secrotary 0’ the Trewiry to peas pare and keep on hand ready for lesa, in enss an inorase in circulation fs desired, blank National bank notes for easy hang having circulation, and to repasl the “prove sions of the present law imposing limitations and restrictions upon banks desiring to re duse or Inorenss ther circulation — has pes mitting such insresns or redaction witnia the limit of seventy-five por oon’, of eapital to be quickly made ns emergencies arise, In addition to the guaraates fund Ps gnired. it Is propossd to provide a si'aiy und for the Immediate redemption olf tha sircuiatiog notes of failed banks, by impos mg a small annoal tax, say one-half of on per cant. upon the average eliren ation of each bank until the fund amonata to Ave pot e~ut, of the total circulation ouistan Hae, When a bank fails ite guaranties fund ix to bo paid into this safety fund and its notes are to be redeemed in the fire fostance from such safety fund thus sugmentod-- and impairment of such fund sawed thersby to be made good from the immediate available cash assots of said Hank, and if theas should be Insuffioiont such Impairment to be meds good by pro rata ns sessment among the other banks, thelr cone tributions constituting a fist Hen upon the asses of the fslled bank in favor of the cof. trivuting banks, As a further security ir is contemplated that the existing provision fix ing the individaal liability o! stoskholders it to Ertuinad pind fhe bank's lndabtednem on resount of reuiating notes to made a first Hen on all its ssests, * For the purpose of mooting the notos, oMalal thors shall Honnl bank, exoope (n ones 0! a felled bank, shall redeem or retire fts notes fa the flest Instance at its own office or at npn ies to be designated by it, and that ny fixe! ree serve need bs maintained oa asconnt of de- posits, BXEMPTING STATE BANKS, Another very important {satire of tds plan is the eXompiion of Btate banks from taxation by the Unite! States in conde where ft Is shown to the sats. faction of the Becrvtary of tha Treasury and Comptroller of the Currency by banks elaiming such exemption that they have not had outstanding their elroulating notes exceadlng seventy-five por eont, of their paid-up and unimpaired eapital ; that theirstockhold ars are individually Hable for the redemption of thelr circulating notes to the full extent of their ownership of stock ; that the lability of suet banks upon thelr circulating notes constitutes under thelr Biante law a fiest len upon their assets ; that such banks have kept and maintained a guasrantes foud in United States legal tender notes, in- eluding Treasury notes of 1800, equal to thirty per cant, of their oustanding circa- lating notes, and that such banks have promptly redeemed their eirculating notes when presented at thelr principal or branch offices, I conclude this communieation fully ap- prociating that the responsibility for all Jeg. isintion affecting the people of the United States rests upon thelr representatives in the Congress, and assuring thom that, whether in accordance with recommendations I bave inande or not, I shall co-operate in perfecting any legisiation that tends to the prosperity and welfare of our country, Grover CLeysrasd Executive Mansion, Dueceaber 8, 1994. HORRIBLE ATROCITIES, faps Charged With Murier ng the Vanguishol at Pot Arthur The corssspendent of the London Times telegraphs as Dllows from Hiroshima, Ja- pan: “I havo just returned from the seat of war and had a conversation with Viscount Matsa Munemitzu, the foreign minister, in regard to the misconduct of the Japanese at Port Arthur. I informed him that I had watched the Japanese Arm, Chinese resisted enter the to the last, town. I saw Chinese in plain clothes with firearms their persons. [also found lets, he Japaness reported thet civilians fired upon them from the houses, and thoy there. deemed It nes concealed on bul explosive fore Mary to exterminate them. The Jajanose were further exeited by fading the mutilated remains of Japaneso had rosistance in prisousra,. Some of these prisonors, besn burned alive, the town, Isaw no Daring the nest fous days the Japaaness pillaged the whole town and killed almost every man. Very few won chil. dren were killed, hose who were killed killed unintentionly i nese aris were probably TN 1 soores of aera pine sir Pe ripped Many ped and shot, backed with knives open, disembowled and dis nembered, bodies wore partly burned, “The foreign minis or expressed himself as intensely surpraed and grieved. ‘Hithert 5! be added, ‘the Japancse Army bad been ad- mired for its hum y and He was unwilling to believe it possible that thoy bad acted as reported or to oplalon on the subject eial report arrived Izod me to say he ment was sincerely delermined to principles of humanity and civilization, and was firmly resolved to maintain the hosor of Japan and refute Chisese sianders, “1 am satisfied that vornment de. sires neither to conceal the truth or permit erueities, d seipiine.’ SXpress an detailed of. Meanwhile, he author. uniil a was certain the govern. act on the G & Chinaman who escaped from Port states there were six generals of thority in command there, Arthur equal was an One from from Beehuen, while the other from Annie, All fought bra vely Lat were de ieated Ly iack of unity In their plans, All the troops were thoroughly demoralized and they fled. Two of the genera's have at Cheloo, three One iss l in hiding has gone to Tien Tein, where he runs a groat risk of being beheaded, Itis reported that the Japanese floot is de. sirlous of taking a more prominent part in the war. The fleet was secon off Weil Hal- Wei but has now disappeared, . strongly defended, The Chinese fleet is still inside the harbor. Reinforcements are teing poursd in from the land side General Chang is in command, He is a brave and competent offio-r and, is assisted by several foreigners, The Chinese people lear that if peace ia made the disianded troops will commit outrages, In 10 days time all traffle porthward will close, The Japanese will base to act quickly il they intend tc attack Pekin, The last reliable report received In Chetoo states that Japan has informed the American Minister that she is willing to nagotiate If Ghina sues for peace, This China has done, #0 an armistice is likely to bo arranged. A ————— MONEY NEEDED FOR THE YEAR Scoretary OCarlale Sobmive Ris Bitimate or Ap. prepriations to Congr ma The Becretary of the Treasury bas submis ted his estimates for appropriation for the next Deenl year ending June 80, 1806, There is nothing in them to indicate that any pub. He work is to be prosecuted exoopt that which the law provents him from ignoring aod which js under the contract system, The recommendations of engineers for work that ought to be done and not acted upon and the same “economy” with regard to public Improvements is everywhere observed, The evtimates of appropriations required for the servios of the flanal year ending June 80, 1896, acgregate 410,486,070, a+ against £411,870,041, estimated for the present flsca) year, Following is a recapitulation of the entimates by departments for 1898, with com. parisons for 1805, cents omitted: Departments Esta, for "08. Appro. foe "05, legislative, .......8 B8.586,724 10,871,617 109,540 104,604 Exeoutive,........ hy Bate. ............. 1,780,588 2.008.218 i A 184.487 981 188,735,562 NAVY... convene 81,900 580 IntOrio ree. i... 108,020,878 Post Oo, ....... 6080080 2,400,880 Agriculture, ...... i 157.470 PER EAE Ran Justion, , .......... 6,724,960 Grand Totals... .. 0410,435,009 A @pateh from Bt, Petersburg says tha ak fy Conv outigation & IA 1p being pro 53RD CONGRESS. ——————————————— A ————A— SA The Opening Proceedings of the Usual Routine Character. BIG DISPLAY OF FLOWERS. Close Attention Given to the Pead~ ing of the President's Message Especially the Fiscal Para~- graphs-Resolutions Intro- duced in the Senate, Bright sunshine, with an atmosphere slighty tinted with frost, eombined to proe dice a typloal autumual day aod bronght large crowds to the Capitol to opsningof thethird session of the Fifty-third Congress, utmost eapncity hour hour appoluted for the assembly, and not- withstanding the fact that it was well under stood the place and routine in fully an Leflore the proceedings would be common character, the crowds Hngered until the last lines of the President's message were read the session was officially declared at anend. The and first legis ative House side of the capitol was the main point * of attraction. Toe early arrivals having those unable to secure the House lofts swarmed over the tho and remained the until ime lor the The usual scenes that a'tead the opening pening Members excuanged aad evident ) BUIL08- ous and without acrimony on the part of The Democrats took the good-natured chaffing in the Leet of humor, without experience lo adversity, and that they were similar feelings In dis pay of lowers, and neitherside was neglect. ed in these floral contributions, Al precisely 12 0 tuto the hall, aad, as be passod to bis place, ¥ whica di- Hin a the future, There was the usual Hueral HOCK DPpoaker Lrisp cam membars oo Doth sides of the alle vides the warm weleo called to parties joined Tue H and the routine bus in giving me, use was im nediately order, as hough there had ’ of its silings rum bad bon aA roriain «od y Ji, & resolution was ad opied commities 10 wall in oonju «ling on the part of upon tae Willi a sumilar the & anil to ravens | and rate, fm him taal Congress hai o was ready to receive any communications he Masars the commits migat bo pieasald to make, Ho polutel, Wilson, nas anil Rw wore el anil a rooms was takes un il J o'clock, which was subseqaeaily extends to ball-past 1 the Senate baviag taken a r-coss to that hour, be proceedings in the Senate did not dif, fer materially from thoss of the House There was a great crowd in the alle there was than on that of KA Lares, tn Fuk ind sam t Bas cODTuUNIOn on the the House, there same degree ol hberality exhibiiad donors ln (heir distribution, The attendance of Benators was remarkably large, oaly y Al. Beaator Hill was among the delinqueats. The ecom- mitier appointed 10 wait Presiudeat reported at 1.3), and the report was fo.dow ud almost Immediately Ly Secretary Prudes, who presented the President's message, first to answer ihe roll ea i, on the the Senate and proceading direct'y therefrom to the Hal of The readiag of the mossage was the Houses aod was given close attention by both sides, The paragraphs relating to fiscal affairs cous i and the anxiely to hear what the President bad to recommend in relation to those matters h id members in thelr seats aati the relating to them were read. paragraphs Upon was announced and adjournment Atety foliowed immedi. Ameriean Consul to the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks in I. WORK AND WORKERS Tux 500 bands employed at Faulkner & Bons’ woollen mills in Lowell, Mass, went on dirike against a ten por cent. reduction, Inesipexr Dens, of the American Railway Union, will appear before the Wisconsin Legisiature this winter to urge the passige of bills for the benefit of raliway employes, Tux union printers employed on the World an afternoon paper of Roanoke, Va., struck, because a non-union pressman was employed by the proprietor, The World engaged non- union men and lmued a paper as usual, The printers threaten to start an opposition paper, Tur Werner Company, a publishing eon corn, with headquarters in Chicago and works in Akron, Ohio, has announced that the wares of its omployes, 1000 in number, will be restored to the standard of a year ago, when they were cut 10 per cent, Onnens were sald to have be js.ued from the headquarters of the American Sugar Re. finery, in New York to shut down completely all the reflaerios of the company fn Dosion, New Yok, Philadelphia and other large citien. Fifty thousand operatives will be affected by the closing of the sugar works The demoraliz-d condition of thetrade and, the uncertainity ns to the action of Congress Aro given as the reasons, John EK, Soares, the Bocretary of the company, sald that the works would only ¢lose down over Thanks. giving Day. At the Havemeyer refineries in Willinmsburg nothing was known of the re ported shut down, FENKSYLVANIA ITEMS Epitome of News Olesned From Vartons Parts of the Btate Judge Mel lung, st Pitisburg, reserved de. elsion in the sult of the Amaigamated Asso. ¢ ation of lron and mieel Workes the United breach of contract Judge « layton, at Media, decided that the farm property of the Pennsylvania Hospital, in Newtown Township, was not exempt [rom taxation, The Homestead Bleel Works and several other big steel concurns at Pittsburg started on all time, In the United States District Court at Pitts- trial Greene, the cashier of against new in the case of Do La the First National Dank at Muoeile, The trial of Franz Bezok, the Austr.an who murdered his sweetheart, was opened at One miner was killed and two were badly by an explosicu of coal gas, The Logan eolllery, Ashland, owned and operated Ly Lewis A, Riley & Co, at Cen- tralin, was the scons of an accident by which is expected to recover, The victims are Joho Gangham and Dennis Rowan. They were time and thers wal which caught the ani them 9 hey working in a breast at the «a huge inl of top ec ulortunate miners pinionsd mou the rocks and lumps of coal, q ekiy rescaed from their perilous worst lpjured ia. Unanghsin was the two men, Rowan suffered several in- i dujurics, M. Irwin gave additional bond for aranes {or trial this month and three pioyoees of the were sreestod, Fidelity Company Litentski, a burglar, officers io the court roo The Bor. 4 nm Gas ang awarded €./ 000 dam eseapod from the at Pottsville, Water Company was gos io a sult against the Lackawaana Iron & Steal ( ompany. By au accllental expiosion of gas In the wal Bank the interior of the wrecked the teller and bookkeeper dangerously injured, The report of Wks and the Blate the finances of ireasurer at the Le in an Of the lscal your shows sweat to exoeilent rom Hazleton says that President the Lebigh Valley Raliroad bas i or mors than enough 13 re- il nmesident eas, who asaisted Dr. 1 Park. lis Now York Fuss rl eached ir rs, preached in ruption amoag poliee olicias H Lawalt, of the Tos Barre Coa: Company, Is mentioned at Hazleton in with the presidency of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Con econneciion IPpADLY. Bamuel Legeeit was § and near Shamokin with his skali crashed in by an axe, the work of robbers, A fant freligh at Lockport Jersey, killed ay ade Senntor Wi ae Oh. aad Distr of, i» anvounosl as a candidate # Republicans nomination for Governor when General Has lugs term expires Join Good, the Teonessee negro, Was con- viciod of murder in the first degree at Greens- burg. Phillip IL Allwein of Lebanon, wasattacked ate at night by the his bighwaymen and at point of a pistol was made to give up watch and chain, Matthew Brown and Archie Johnson, two ladian popiis at the Cardsie Sobhool, who es. eaped from the iostitution a week ago, were caught at Huntington by joeal officers, and will be returned to the school Hiram Garrett, a brother of wile murderer Charles G. Garrett, was arrested at the North Lebanos lurnaces, charged with steal. ing a horse and buggy belonging to Joba H Doumoyer, Pittsburg district miners are organizing in perder to resist any attempt at a reduclion of wages by the coal operators, The Sainte Board of charities adjourned at flarrisburg after deciding to recommend an appropriation for a new Stale (nsane hos- pital in the Western part of the State, Hon Wm, H. Brodhead, ex Major of the Ninth Regiment, NX. G. P., was married in Bloomsburg to Miss Mary Vantassel, of Der wick. Friends of Dr, I. D. Heller, of Hellerton, election of Edward T. Laubach as State Ben- ator, alieging fraud. 5 representing a membership of 10,000, will meet at Harrisburg the third week in Decem- ber, ed Evangelical Church, Colonel Richard MeMichael, a well-known veteran, died at Reading. FOR A NEW TERRITORY. A Dill Xo redase! tor a Ooverammst in the Iadias Country, Benator Derry, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to ereate a territory to be known as In- dianola, out of! what Is now known as the Indian Territory, As Arkansas borders on that Territory it is deeply interested in the disordered and unsettled condition of affairs in the Indian country. The depredations of the Cook gang and incom petancy of the In. dian government, as attested by the Dawes Commission and by well known facts, make it urgent that something stoud be done at onoe 10 provide the Territory with a proper form of government. Sonntor Decry says that the people of Are kansas, ns well as the cther surrounding territory, suller severely now from the lack of good government in the Indian Territory, Dut speculators are said to be interested in the maintainance of the existing condition of affairs, and this may preveat the passage of any Lill to remedy it, sit AIS. od at Varein, The body was removed FIFTY-THIRD CONGRES]S tERATE, Frwy Dax. The preseaiation and reading Of the Presideni’s annus tes se eotistiuted Lhe chief puini of jut rest in (he Untind dlis ee Breunte, Tue reading of the message occupied two hours and five minuns It was ordered 10 be printed nod in d on the tabi, the usual course with sueh documetits, On the rlleet O the tarifl tie President save tial nwis Important amendments, and he declares him 886i! “dec ledly fa favor of putt.ug conl snd fron on toe fre st He is amo In nvor of sirikia: out o 1% suznr selinda o every ticle of different al HY FO sugar, In cone us bres dent the propo-od prinu for uationnl beak ¢ reuls- Hon—dispeus tg with the deposits of United Btuies Lond», nud auth riging elreu ation to the extent 0. 756 por cent, of the pid up capi tal of banks, aad (he issus of circulating Boles Ly Bate banks within ecrtain Limita- tions, Alter the ! the message, Te«0. UlI0O08 O06 YRIious = igmts wers jutro- duced, including tie the surrender of two ihe Chinese authorities sad tus election of Und od Btutes Ben ! ors by the people ' dug The 8 an hoor, | A , © had Jara iniormation whie Guy in on the tvnditug © Arinenilnn oulrages, 1 diputisse Cliiscug tH BEcosy Das for oniy pels session Mas. olution. ot bring the Ha and Diueflvid wid nits 1 lore Cone gress for come criticism, Benator Pefler iutioduerd 8 nunie ! alin Ouse of thes 1rehinse of Ce Wilh gress Has wailan Licks, Twin Day forts Lo secre & . Vest's of rder be culef Gri ery { suunounced he ture was imperative ! respect of Mr, 800 went ay was Lhe aie event of 1he « vpppo edt Jasersion, as sis ¥ Lo ino ntnin {ho Benaie ae { ogi i fw % thivened 1 question, alicininge from a recent issue of on Hoance, Yovura Dax Mr. Turple s United States Senate, avoring the painr vole, A unl dedication Oa No tang then adjourned, Finsr Day. —1In the House much attention Was given oh mies-Age curing the first hog i! snading, ut jnteresi ingged then until the i Rilng with boo. reiary Carilsi oud s was read, Bile enoe marked 1 after tue if Repres Pennsyi- nde memory, nd deall vanis, bad been asaounced, the House j.0r0-4 as a fs i respect {o Dis Ercoxy i © of Representa fives, un Lill f for th dedication of the Chickamn nooks Miliary Park, Beptes aud one for tho estabiis itary park # the site « the Lait © iioh, were assed and the day vas de ted ton Ir » printing iil, Depies Yenneyi- alla, in rod (by request) y the for. by John a Uli granting i ’ iit slvmmer E is, Owned D. Han, of Pui ign-i Tun Day it raer, setli ¢ House adopted a special Gay aller the morn- ing hour for ihe tisidera fon of the Rale road Pool.ug L4il, the « utinue un 3 hie 14] »houi wo £ in 10 in erfere with is Of BPPropre ut:on bills, aesion of this vill began three bills, the Praag t ent the fren use of tipber on Pp ic land and 10 prevenst granting of perm LU aside cach rder 10 ¢ fisgn Beare 4 Fovsra Dax.—The entire time of the House was ocoug ded in the discussion of tue tallroad pooling bli, to which there appeats {0 be a great deal of opposition. No action, bowever, was 1aken on ihe Bll Mesn, Cooper, of Florda; Gresham, of Texas; Morse, of Massactuseils, and Daniels, of New York, took part in the de ate. The former directed his opp siti 1 to Lhe section giving the railr the power 10 carry questions relating to the revoenti nm of pool ing orders into Lhe courts, and off-red a sub. stitute giving toe later-tate Commerce Com. Commission Also.ute comirel over ail povilng econtsacis, Mesrs. Gresham and Morse favored toe ull, while Mr. Daniels at- On the ground thet it would sab vert the ol jects of tue Interstate Commeros Ade CABLE SPARES Banos Swaxsxa is dead in London, aged A decree abolishing public executions in Spain has been issued, Eanraquakx shocks were felt throughout Tur possession of two provinces now bed to be determined by a plebiscite, Ax engagement has taken place between CaovLzna bas not broken out in Rio de Janeiro, and the epidemic of a choletic na- ture In the provinces is believed to be under Tux French Chamber of Deputies adopted the bill to ratify the tariff convention signed in Paris in February, 1508, between France and Canada. Ix consequence of continued tumults io the Portugese Cartos the King has closed the session and the body will be again summons od when the King deems it opportune, It is reported In London that the Queen has invited the Czar and his bride to make a short stay in Eagiand next summer, and thay the newly married couple will protauly ar. rive there in Juoe, Tur Dolgrads (Servia) University, has been closed owinng to disorders among the students who threatened the life of ex. Mine ister Georgevitoh, professor of jurisprudence who is very unpopular, : Turner is some excitement in Honolulu over the discovery of an alieged Royalist plot to seize the government’, The affair was ex. posed and it fs thought that only a few jor. sons were concerned in the plot Ir is reported from London that the Mos. qui 0 lnuinns have resolved 10 Ineorporate thelr territory with Nieatagua, This would end the Beiliah protectorate over the reserva. tion and sottle the Diucllelds affairs for aly time, Tue mission of Mr. Dietring, the commis sioner of maritime customs, who was sent to Japan to negotiate terms of pence, has failed him, Ane trom Emperor 10 Emperor is " 4 é :
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