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Show VAsniAurox sotks. I inns of Inlrrrst rroiw Hie tnpltnl. WAfclllsoTOv, Oct. 16. The interstate inter-state commerce commilon. In tbe case or tlio Hoard of Tradn of Chicago vf. theChicaso A Alton Itailroad and sot en other comiani, defendants, and tho Armour Packing Ouiany anl eighteen other packing coui-ntmes coui-ntmes and the Iward of railroad coin-tnissioners coin-tnissioners of Iowa as interveninrs today decided In favorof the Itoanl of Trade Tlie commission ordirs the defendant railways to make the same ratoonthslivo hoits as on arking liesiso products from Missouri Uiver iinls and interior points in the Slates of Iowa and Missouri toClucago within with-in four weeks of the date of the order. Tno rals are now and long ino have been the same nn these commodities fn.m Mbwurt Hirer inis anil interior in-terior points In Iowa and from the Missouri l tho Mississippi Itinr mints and eastern seaboard clllw, inarkHs and packing houses, and generally, except to Chicago. The commission devHles that this Uiserimi-nalkm Uiserimi-nalkm against Chicago Is unjust ami violates section 3 of tho act to regulate commerce-. ABOUT THE JEW. Secretarv Ulaino is informed by the minister of tho United States at St. Petersburg, in regird to tho various reports of alleged iereciitioii by the Ilii'sian government of Hebrews living liv-ing in that country, that upou thorough thor-ough investigation he is able to present pre-sent not only a denial of tho Kusshn covernment, butof tho Hebrews tbem-M-Ues. aul confirmatory testimony that these Injurious allegations are baseless. TUU OOVKItSSUTTO PAT PCTT. Bccretaiy Windom has sent a letter to rach of tho other members of tlio OabineL Inviting attention to the i fact that the provision exempting "ar"f.Ie? ImrVrtedforthe use of the United States " contained in the act of 153, Is no longer In force, and there Is no "imili? provision in tho act of Octoler 1 lbW. Articles imported for use of the various dernrtment. are subject to dut v, unless especially provided for in tho'freolist. A snlrBUILOISO O0SFKREJ.CI- A largo number of tho renreenta-tii renreenta-tii os of shipbuilding and sloel-produc-ing firms assembled at the Mvr neiartment today upon Invitation of tho Secretary of tho Navy, to confer with tlio depart"' nfflcials upon the various difficulties that Iiavo arisen undorlhe present system of tests and "nspcctlonol steel used In the construction con-struction of vevsels of war. The conference was n lengthy ono. Notes were made of their suggestions. sugges-tions. . T.l..0 Mrssrs. co. i-raiiij., """,:-Hyde """,:-Hyde and others complained ortue dclivthev experienced in receiving ?rom- p.acer4stel use.1 in .mild.ng shins for tho government Tho Meel nrhicer, unanimously declaml the KSs required by the (fvernmeul In tno manufacture of steel entirely too rtand severe, and urged tbitsonje SSiincaUons In these requirements bo made. FBF.ianT aoest rAnDosEn. President Harrison tas granted a rrdon in tlM ease of Arthur W. Afreet of Illinois, cx-assint general freuTlitagentof the Michigan Centra lUifroadTlcntenccd to pay a fine of tMOarid costs for violating tho intcr-ttato intcr-ttato commerce law. CENSM AhOO.N-CEJIESTS. The population of tho SUto of Texas I. "2K.i, n Increase of 640,4.1; StahToT Tennes-soe, l.T6J,7i3. an In-creosoof In-creosoof 2Jl,3flt |