Show THRSTEWSTAXDARDS Drought frota Parl anti lHrercil to tbe IrrsIJfnt at ItaOi 10101 NATIONAL DEBT STATEMENT I FOR DECEMBER TIle Colnmblaa Ssiznrw An Iu Ttntorjr of lain Iolros 1rojfrlr Politic Cr Teltznpb to the XLVTJI UEIOUT sn EsrnJO The Next hCnudnnN nul their lllitorr Urbt Stnlciucnt VASIIIXOTOX Jan 2The national na-tional prototypes allotted to the prtrtyJ Unttnl States at the international convention of weights and measures in Paris in Septcml last weN formally mal received nut accepted by the PresIdent tub afternoon ill the jrvsenccof distlnguisllulcdllnlwinY I ncoC LJlbtUgi hc company of representative and scientIfic I men They were brought from Paris in two boxes carefully sealed and marked and had been nrtd ant h11 LD diligent ly guarded from the moment of their manufacture These net standards wire constructed con-structed by coofcration of Hit prlnripal governments in tile world Their history in brief lana follows In 1S09 the frcudi government invited in-vited other nations g stud delegates dele-gates to Paris for the purpose of forming an international commission commis-sion for the construction of a new mod for an international standard of length and weight The invitation invita-tion was accepted and our government govern-ment appointed Professors Henry and Illlganl a delegates In ISTo I tIt was signed at Paris for the cstablkhment of I unit under Urn admluUtratlvo direction of the delegates for TUB lots COr > TTJES concerned A large staff of learned men was employ ed study methods carrying out the practical and theoretical n1Iulrmenl agreed uimu as necessary h l y Urn delegates The difficulties encountered were surmounted aud the work was carried to successful completion The standards ordered by the various vari-ous governments were distributed by last September One set of standard set apart as prototyres I kept in a cave by the international bureau Tho olject of putting them In a cave I to secure se-cure them against accident and sudden sud-den or great changes of temperature I a I 1 deemed postiblo that Inn nctit changes in themolecular struc tureof the materials of the standards may b brought about by such fluctuations fluc-tuations of temperature > o single person can have acC to the international inter-national prototypes Tile cure Is locked up by three diflorent Keys in tim hands of as many individual L nnd every conceivable precaution has been taken t keep then InvIolable in-violable The standards distributed to the various governments are to be used as national prototypes and the same cUre will 0 taken to preserve them unaltered n l deemed necessary neces-sary for the standards VKATiicn ChOP ncronr The weather crop bulletin for thin mouth of Deccmbersays The month of December was unusually warm in I all districts cast of the Jtocky Mountains Moun-tains while a normal temperature prevailed on the California coast and cue slightly l cooler than usual on the north Pacific coast There has been an excess of precipitation cipitation generally throughout the lake regions Minnesota eastern Dakota northern New Knglandaud California southern Oregon nod over the plateau regions The 1110 fall for the month has been unusual for California over eighteen inches having fallen at Han Francisco lit teen inches at IMS Angeles and nearly eight inches at Santiago Santio which Isfrom three to five times the usual amount for the month Throughout the enti re count FoUtl I I of the lake region and from MVJI I ehustt southward t > Florida less titan the normal precipitation NATIONAL DED STATEMISiT Public debt statement for tbe month ending December 31 1SS9 Internt bring debt lniictp JiSJ74 lateral 19ovll7 S S3 I leM 00 which Inlt ba ceased aince inatarlijprin CC 111 tluritrrn cipul and tnlrI I nt bn 0 InIOI PttOSE Total debt Prancipol4lpO32ScIr Interest 1414164 1414164LStOClftdl Total iteoo Jew icon araiUUa caih I1 ieidBiiJdi Net c1 In Tarr I Debt lee cash I Treasury 3IU c Teary DcctmUr lit lSI9 7ietlhlfOl Decrease of debt dlg the V1p moatS 3lPnI 1 of debt tloce June 10 II = ax31it I ToW ab hi TrJ un = haea by Treaxxreigeo era nec000l ifO The ways anJ means committee today heard arguments by the npr sentatives of tho wool nIU c 01 growers TUB SIOUX CHICI The delegation of Sioux chiefs had another talk with Commis said sioner Morgan wih John Grass Lastsummcryou sent three men out t my country and they told us ICe signetl a treaty we would get woul hol and other thing1 promised us In the of ISlet lg Irml i lS II tl treaty o StS and pay for the land we now Fell Lialdcs 1 see some of the thiugsaro promised f in loUt treaties My people want to know If we arc t have them twice Mad Hear said You sent us three persons to show us how to Cam They came to talk to us 0 no L n h v nv vu lUelt hands aud then go away nU Wedoiii know what they mean If they I would plow and sow mrj raise crops I wo could see how they did it crj ol M 10 Ity dl It all learn t farm better Uun the farmers I you sent to teach U3 Commissioner Morgan interrupted to say You should leant to under stand English and then jttrhapa I the larmtrs could tech you Mad Bear replied J we had got schools on our reservation as ntlon prom lied us in SiS we would now a know English but we did not get them Ilem Ve want to learn to farm and do like whites and we want schools on our reservations so we can lcm LAND OtUIlIISSIOXCK OKOKP has rendered n decision upon the application of James W Barry of Fargo South Dakota and iilstrictto transmute hIs preemption filing on a quartersection of laud made in October 18S3 t The fillne sxta in Jte by the local land officers on I the ground that prior t the date of II I gald act Barry had a ficrfectcd I title to the land tte tle lnd on which ho made entry under the homestead ntr Inder hOt od law The commissioner reeS tIle evidence and law bearing upon the case and nd sustains officers the decision of the local near IEDKOS PROPERTY Tho Brazilian minister has minster re r ceived Rio Janeiro to t napeis Dec t Sth In which are given details of the Inventory recently taken of the Imperial property The crown jewel as well as those belonging to the Emperor Uie Empress and other members of the Imperial household were deposited Imprbl wcr in the ild treasury vaults subject the orders of the Emj > eror Minister lento expressed surprise that some Ames rican newvrajCTS seem to be rCI > r F1 b still under the unlcr impression that the pro pr visional Moll government had confis cated the property of the conls COLOMBIAN Flzc Assistant St cretary of State Whar 11 lon was today questioned in regard to the reported authorized seizure and detention by the officials cf the government of lie United States of Colombia of three trading Slle bhonet belonglus t tring YtrL merchant Whartou tt mcre1 Whartol sjys some days ago n letter was received ceived 6000 day State Department from Foster i Co of Sew York complaining com-plaining of the detection of their schooners The department Immediately nle diately telegraphed n merican Consul at Carthaire fir an explanation explana-tion and In reply received a ml sagostatiiiK that I was necessary Ru for all trading vessels to clear from tho cC Caetlol The situation lIn erl Is not fully undeni owing partly Culy oC the Con to brevity aud macinnS will I not Iw suls message TIe case wi fully known nor any otliclal acton taken until the Consuls dbpatchn Intl te In full iiich arc In all probabilities on their way noW are received at the department rollllr Dl Obio CoiusiiJtJS 0 Jai lTho Sen COUuc atorbl contest is pretty much at a ntrL11 rutt standstill today traIl of the Cndl sl3ndsll ton dates have agreed not to press their claims before tho members until the senate and house caucusses have BriceandThomasclalm been held trCand Tbonlsellm they am Liking no hand In the sixakership conteSt but tho Impression I Impres-sion 1 prevails I that the friends of both are making use arguments A sw MiiiilantSfiintor UKLCXA Montana Jan 2The Jferatd telegraphs At a joint ws slou of the republlcau i legislature today Urn first ballot stood Powers let Mantle 1 llr leh3 IHckard 7 Thomasl Second ballot Power Z3 Mantle 3 rue president announced the election of lion T C Power n Unit States Senator Power is a Wealthy merchant and was tho late candidate for governor on the n Poole Iiilillean ticket nnd was defeated by About two hour after T C Power was selected by the republican republi-can Joint session for tie second senator sen-ator Judge Hunt of the district court gave ills decision in the case of Representative Roberts of Silver Bow County who had applied for nj writ t compel the State auditor to pay him his salary anti mileage a member the legislature It n thought the court would decide the validity of the rival houses but tlie dcikiou was to the effect that if Roberts was a member of the legislature legis-lature he was entitled to Ills per dicrn and mileage p The democrats again met in joint session today nnd took one ballot but there being no quorum the body adjourned In lEnt Wrr PCXXATAWMEY Pa Jan 2TIio BuiTnlo Rochester A PitUbtirgCom hotly weN not successful In their eilortlto iject the striking mIners from their iiouo today KhcritTaut ter refusing to act in the matter as tile company desired Superintendent l Superinten-dent Haikell r declared he will open the mIne on Monday at any t and that Ui comany will break the strike If I It costs tliuni a million dollars dol-lars An attempt to put new men in net Monday will 0 resisted I and bloodshed may result n the Hungarians Hun-garians arc desperate lout itc hap SAN FIUNCISCO Jan 2 Theca The-ca < o uf lr D O Colon against Iceland Stanfonl C P Iluntlugtou and others which attracted much public attention during the trial before tile Supremo Court several years ago was decided by the Supreme Su-preme Court today in favor of the defendants iiIig Carlo Talk Iisiwv Jan 2At the opening of the Core tho king announced that the foreign relations of tlie kingdom were 1 tIt could be desired He reviewed the progress made to the African colonies of Portugal TIm rCn 111 The iatrioticabjf rations of Great Britain to extend her vast Brltln It possessions posses-sions in Africa have been met at several points by the fixed design of Portugal to maintain her authority over those regions that the Portuguese Portu-guese were first to discover and open to Christianity commerce and here the Portuguese authori ties haT rxrrcfeeU jurisdiction and Jur influence sufficient to indicate incontestable in-contestable posscssDU my government govern-ment our right hoping h obtain mi equitable adjustment of all legi timate Interests Thc Anvlrnlliu JjIfin BOSTON Jan Governor Brack ctt sent his first message to the Massachusetts tt Legislature today On the subject of ballot reform lie says saysThe first elections under what is popularly known as the Australian i system recently held demonstrated the great advnutages of the ndIt le new method of voting In view of its success and the importance cf Irl mary meetings In influencing our election I suggest yiu consider the I advisability of legislation applying t the new method as far as practicable practi-cable to ueh meeting Sidt IKMNGTON Ky Jan 2 Tlie great trottiugsire Wilton by George likes dam All by Glre HambUtonian jointly owned here tofore by W C France and Bower man Jr was sold yesterday to tie alter The price is private but it is l saId to b the brgest for which a stallion ic has ever been sold In Atiier |