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Show VAMII.M:n TI'.I.l liKUIS. tirent Illslrex. In klli..nm Terrl-lory.-M. 1'xnl 4Vn.ii 1'rnud. Waehi.mitos, AugtLt S. The 1'roldeut today sent to Coucrets a ietir from (iovernorSU-eleof Oklahoma, Okla-homa, representing that great distress dis-tress prevails among tliti resident of thatsterritory, and n-ijut-sting lliat Lhe attention of I'ongress If called to tliefacL The rresident, Iu transmitting trans-mitting the letter, says: "Inlorma-tiott "Inlorma-tiott received by me from other sources leads mu to believe that the gnvernor is altogether right in his impression that there will be, unless un-less relief Is jiillurded, widespread su Ueringamong thesettlers in Oklahoma. Okla-homa. Maiiy of these people ex-iended ex-iended fur travel and providing shelter for their families ail their accuniu tions and means. The cto,i prospects for thit year are, by reason of drouth, unfavorable, and the ability of the territory Itself to provide relief mut lie iiiadojuate during this year. I amadisedthat there is an unexected lalance of $15,000 of the fund appropriated for the relief or Mississippi flood sufferers, suffer-ers, and I recommend tlmtnu thorite be given to use this fund to meet the most urgent necessilies of tile orer people in Oklahoma." SKSATOIt SIXKINKI'. today proposed an amendment to tiiutaritr bill, adding the following additional provision to the tin plate loragrjph: 1'rovided, further, that on and after af-ter October 1, 1S91, tin plate No.3. wire gauge, and of thinner wire gauges, be admitted free of duty uu-Jesg uu-Jesg it shall be made to apiK-ar to the satisfaction of the rresident that tlie aggregate quantity of tin plates of said gauges produced iu the United States during the fiscal 3 ear ending June 30, lbUi, shall equal half the amount of till plates of the same gauges imjiorted during said fical year, or any prior fiscal year after the lossoge of this acL ilEI'KKSE TATIVB J-.I K today introduced a rexoliition, which wasreferreil to the committee commit-tee on rules, to furthtr extend the Investigation of the charges against Commissioner of lVusiou Itaum so ustoini-jire int'j the business relations rela-tions existing between the couiHiis -siouerand his sou, John Itaum.uho is engaged iu prosecuting iwuslon and bounty claims. CSSlS F ACIfe. rken tary Noble has approved the recommendatiou of Superintendent I'orter, submitted today, tiiat the otiirinai orderdIrt.ctIiii7u recount nf the population of the entire city ol sJU l'atil Le put into execution. An examination of the schedules discloses, dis-closes, among other irregularities, the fact tiiat at least 40,001 duplications duplica-tions of names is made. i'lmnsr nmt .tsslc-mneiil. Wasiiimitun, Aug. S. By direction di-rection of the l'resident, the following follow-ing changes and assignments to commands arc ordered, to take effect ef-fect September 1st: Brigadier-General Brigadier-General John Glion will relieve Major-General Miles In cummaud of tlie DIvMon of the l'acific, consisting consist-ing of the Department of California and Columbia. SesjtiJMajot-Geiieral Mill's is assigned to command the Di ision of tiieMissouri, oimprislng the lit-artmentsof lit-artmentsof Dakota and I'latte. Third lirigadlcr-General Alexander Alex-ander McCook is assigned to command tlie Deiartineut of Arizona, Ari-zona, with headquarters at Santa Fe. New Mexico. Fourth Tlie commaudln; generals gen-erals of the De rtiueuts of Texas and Anion i will report directly to tlie headquarters of the army. Flltti ijo much of the Slate ot California as lielongs lo the Department Depart-ment of Arizona is transferred to the Department of California. The State ot Illinois is also transferred to the Missouri Division or the Mis-souti, Mis-souti, and tn serving in that State will reiwrt directly to department depart-ment headquarters. Iterolt In Siberia. St. PCTBitsucKO, Aug. S. Advices Ad-vices from Siberia today fay a body of ISO prisoners on foot, escorted by 53 soldiers, on arriving demanJed carts for their conveyance. The demand de-mand being refused, they attacked tlie soldiers. The escort used their bayonets nnJ wounded ten prisoners prison-ers before the disturbance was quelled. The 4'ron In el,rnskn. Omaha, Neb., Aug 8. Advice from nearly every county In the State show the condition of corn far below the average. Several counties are being entirely ruined by hot winds. In the. extreme western counties, where irrigation Is tried, wheat has yielded heavily. In Iowa thu Indications are that corn will average about half a crop, compared with last year. Tile C'jtnndlnn l'aelneN lrlvllrce Toroj.to, Aug.S. The Jfatf today sajs editorially: "Secretary WIu-dom's WIu-dom's reply to Senator Cullum's remarks re-marks of the 16th ultimo is an Intimation Inti-mation that the treasury departmental depart-mental Washington inteuds to deprive de-prive the Canadian Pacific of the privilege which It now enjoys of forwarding over Its Hues In lioud to points on the Union Pacific mer-cliandlse mer-cliandlse freight by Its steamers from Atlantic ports. It would l-e silly to affect lo regard with Indifference Indif-ference tlie actions and intentions of our neighbors in respect tu these matters, yet wu liavo no caue foi surprise nt them. So long as we pursue a policy of commercial hostility hos-tility toward the United States, we have no good reason to be astonished at, nor to complain of, liko treatment treat-ment of ourselves by them. They have quite as much right to make t emslve unple janias we have." TheWis say- "The point and origin of the hostility of Congress to tlie Canadian. Pacific lies In our railway mb-ldy policy, which enable en-able American railroads built br FfiTS'jiwriMtf-.in.rtaind WlUte BS1--H-. that they aro being assailed by a foreign government that has transferred trans-ferred itself Into a huge transportation transporta-tion company. In the friction generate- by the fishery question, and in th estrangement which the restriction of trade between the two countries with mutually hurtful tariffs mutt always tend to prejudice, preju-dice, at a Urns like this, to advocate Ice is usually to be stigmatized as a coward or a traitor. The GUM Is quite willing to endure that reproach, re-proach, If only it can secure a hearing hear-ing for so good a cause. X. eteur government, through that of Britain, go boldly to Washington and propose a settlement of all Issues In dlspute,uponabasIsof closer trade relations. If it fails, Canada will at least have the satisfaction of knowing know-ing that bho did her best to promote a truer comity." (rowing Thinner. Makio.v, Mass., Aug. S. Grover Cleveland is growing thinner. He has, since he came here, eschew ed all meats and he and Mrs.CIeveIand ore confining themselves entirely to fruits and vegetables. He goes out lilK fit ft.li ftml liial.f anil ilnlnif the rowing himself. Many a day he takes only one solid meal and all Marion Is rejoicing In the fact that hu lias lost over t enty jiounds and hopes to make it finv pounds Is-fore he Is through. Ills walks and rowing tire out his couqaaions, and his slaving powers under ills exhaustive exercise cause general comment. The liolrrn Nronrse. C'Alltu, Aug. S. Trooi have been sent to guard all points eu the Bed Sea n here persons from Arabia are likely to laud. The cholera mortality at Jcddah continues at about one hundred dally. They Menu Itnslness-MaDKII), Itnslness-MaDKII), Aug. S. A swarm of litWO natives Ittluugitig to hostile triln-s assembled in the vicinity of Melville, a Spanish colony of Morocco. They demanded tlie release re-lease of tho Moorish lio grs held there, threatening to fight if the de-maud de-maud is not complied with. Trtmlile llrewlnir. M.'mil, Aug. S. A swarm of I2,(J natives lielonglng to Inutile triU-s are assembled in the ii-Inity of Melville, a Spanish colony of Morocco. They demand the release re-lease of Moorish hostages held there, threatening to light if tlie de-maud de-maud was not complied with. |