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Show a ariSIII.MITII.V rtLl.IL13IS. I i Smb-lrrnsiirles for Hip Rrrripl ol I Acrlenllnrnl IVrMlnrls.- I (MbrrArni- WASiiiNcrruN,Siay 14. SfcCune, r representing the Farmers' Alliaun ; tills afternoon continued his argu-) argu-) mert before the ways and means I committee for tho 1'Iekler bill, to i establish sub-treasuries for the re-I re-I eclpt of agricultural products. Flower feared the plan would lead to banking on live stock, Iron, lead and silver ore. They were getting . along now In the latter direction of the other end of the Capitol. The true remedy for the fanners or llli- nols was the manufacturers' plait. They should regulate production anil raise onr enough produce to meet the lie-epic's wants, aud thereby there-by get fair prices. SlcCuno proceeded to explain the process proposed to regulato the issue or produce certificates. He said the necessity for excluding Imports Im-ports of agricultural products was obvious If the quality or the certificate's certifi-cate's was to lie preserved. The certificates cer-tificates would constitute the best currency In tho world, rrobably not half of tho fifty million dollars appropriation asked for to put the new machinery In action would lw required, but the sum should not be absolutely fixed ot a mlulmum.as iu time It would be necessary to extend the system to include all products of labor not covered by intents. The hearing will be continued tomorrow. PINK RIDGE INDIANS. The Secretary ot the Interior favors fa-vors the using of the Indians of Pine Ridge agency, South Dakota, and those at the Tongue River agency In Montana, and locating them upon the Crow or some other reservation. The President believes such an arrangement would promote pro-mote tho best interests of loth bands. RAILWAV LEGISLATION. A number of prominent railroad men were be-fore the senate cora-' cora-' mltteu on commerce today to express , views upon several bills tending to compel railroads to equip rrelght care with power brake aud auto-inatic auto-inatic couplers. The general opinion opin-ion was that no such legislation should lo passed; tliat tho railroads should be left to work matters out. confirm to. In executive session this after-noon after-noon theScnato confirmed the following fol-lowing nominations: Oklahoma officials George W. Stoke of Indiana, governor; Robert Martin or Oklahoma, secretary: Edward Ed-ward W.Green ol Illinois, chlrl justice ot the supreme coun; A. J. Slay orsilssourl, and J. G. Clark or Wisconsin, associate Justices; W. S. Lurty, marshal; Horace Speed ot Oklahoma, attorney' Albert Jones, United States marshal mar-shal for Colorado.. Postmasters California: S. W. Backus San Fraucisco; J.8. Sillier, Ontario; U. II. WcatherloatPIaccr-vlllc. WcatherloatPIaccr-vlllc. Washington: Sirs. Clara Dacy, Puyallup. The nomination of William D. Sorsleyorstlssisslppl, to be consul- general to Ecuador, was confirmed y a party vote. A vigorous fight had been made over him by the Southern senators. . nominations. The President has sent to the Senate tfie following nominations: Pay Inspector, Edwin Stewart, U. S..X., chief Inspector bureau of provisions pro-visions and clothing and paymaster-general paymaster-general of the navy, with the rank of commodore. Pension Agent John C. Currier, San Francisco. Registers or Land Offices John F. Sheehan, San Francisco; Joseph Tracy, Humboldt, Cal.; John il. SIch.ee, Hugo, Colo. , Receivers ol Public Moneys Thos. H. Lang, The Dalles Ore.; Louis E. Foote, Hugo, Colo.; Alfred Campbell, Camp-bell, SUlts City, SfonL Peter Ronan, Indian Agent at Flat Head Agency, Montana. PAYMASTER-GENERAL HOOKER has resigned the office of Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, Cloth-ing, on account of ill-health, and the Secretary or the Xavy lias accepted ac-cepted tlie resignation, to take eflVct upon the appointment and qualification qualifica-tion of his successor. He will lie granted a leave of absence, and In case his health does not Improve will be placed on the retired llsL Pay Insiiector Stew art, now at New lork, will undoubtedly beappolntcd his successor as Paymaster-General. Railroad AreidrnU Clearfield, Ta., Slay 14. A work train on the Beach Creek road was run Into by a local freight today, to-day, twenty-live miles from here. Two Hungarians were killed aud several others seriously hurt. -Mnrlpni Now. Rome, Slay 11. Five persons Injured In-jured by an explosion at Callstite have since died, making the total number ot victims nineteen. ASrw York Sensation. New York, Slay 14. In tho case or Thomas B. Slusgrave, arrested this morning on a warrant hsued on complaint or Augusta DIasig! or Ilhiiie-Uck. Xew- York, the libeL, ousartirleisiu theshapeor a tyiie-written tyiie-written pamphlet and Is entitled "Statement ota BlackmailingCase." The story is remarkably sensational and very lengthy. It relates to the misfortune of a Wall Street broker in mining slocks who Is said to have been blsckmaih-d by n man and womnn through a scheme of an extraordinary ex-traordinary nature. The male schemer Is named In the lamphlet as James S. Armstrong, a ne-ar relative rela-tive or Sirs. William Astnr. Xames of other prominent jieople are mentioned men-tioned In the icimphlet, among them Evelyn Granville, the aetre-s who is said to leave liven mixed up In the cae with Armstrong, whoever who-ever that -rann maj l. |