| Show I THEIR WORK ENDED Tie Natlo Irrigation Congress How Adjourned I SIX MEETING AT LINCOLN > EJ The OtUcfrs llrcltil Riwlutfoai Ailcp cdAn Ixclitluoullr hue crilnl Courtnllon IUOEMX AntI Dec 17Th Dlth OIloOollbe national Irrigation con gHiilsended and tot the Hub time Ibo Irrlgatlonlsls of the nation fame tent forth a statement of their wishes The congress bus been lu all ways a luccell TUB session lia been the mitt busl uejillke known to the body and the organization will now be on a basis ota ot-a regular organlratlon with epeclal committee and with lund punning legislation Officers were elected as foliowi Chairman of executive oommillee I Ji Motel of Great Bund Kuu reelected re-elected an was ulio Vicechairman Drlgbam Yaunit of Utah and 13 U lluiisonof Illinoli treasurer I U Hraluard I of Conuectlcui national lee lure I 1 V Emery at Kansas and I A Fort of Nebraska Lincoln Neb wa fixed upon by unanimous vote as tbe place 01 meet log of the next congress El 1aso being tresenled and withdrawn The National ocmmltUe chosen em bridE Arizona James HcCllnlocli California J D Bchuylcr Colorado A L Kelloge j Connecticut J C Abbolt Idaho F J Mill Illinois Dr Clark Ualpln Indiana Hun lien limln Harrlxon Iowa Prof J lj JiuJii j Kansas JlI Churchill Mary laId U W Uarrell Montana J li Morse Missouri 11 C Web Mlohl BID Fred B tip rend Mlune oiaT U Front Nebraska A U Woirenlurger I j New Mexico I C il IaDcb Now York DIX W ejmliu Nevada It II Kurler SoOt Ilikoto W W Uarreti Ukla koala 1rof Benny li Qiazlei Ohio B F Stuart Pennsylvania Geoue W Ap rtoii llbode Island A U llultley Team W Marshall Utah L W Bhurllia Washington 1 H Howleli Wisconsin J E UoddlnuJ Dutrlct of Columbia Judge Ornery n But Ibis evennn the California and Conntctlout delegations received memo taii ol Ibo congress at Ibo Adam betel Itaolullona were adopted as follows That the membership or tbe congress be br Instructed to use all honorable honor-able l means to procure ito passage alas al-as act providing lor practical hyde graphic suiveya and ito collection of sash Information ua may be of use In location and construction of reier nols ion water storage both to secure water lor agricultural and tn make Iced aeJuir free from damage for Making Mak-ing lest wells tot tOo development of trteslsn Well posilbllUlea of inecoun Ir 11 commending Inn erection I of a i = lngo J ri I orate dam on tbo Olla J rIver Arizona I usr Florence primarily for the par pOI 01 supplying water to the Puma loJ Marloopa tribes of Indians whose supply for Irrigation la I gone under tbe teltleintmt of while settlers at Ibo Iiesilwalers of the stream For national treasurer Guttley of Itbode Island submitted for Brain atJ resigned i lIUZC EtHilss ILLEGAL 000 510 FIns lees Coao Ass Tbor Uln lu Conrl Sin FRAHCISCO Cal Deo 17 Toe fight between Bbarkey and Fllz ilmmons for tue possession of lbs 10 000 lure was concluded today When Judgo Sanderson the superior court iintolved Ibo Injunction restraining Ibo AngloCalifornia bank from cash log lue check Counsel i for Hharkey called the alien lion of Ibe court to the state law foi bIddIng prlzeflghtlng between which aId a glove conli l ho maintained Here waa no dlflereuce and be tbert fore I argued tacae Involving lbs p 140715 lou of a purse lor prlzetlgutlng hl no standing In 9 cotut lbs JujRe concurred In lulu vlnw and iul ha wOllld beolemlnolltb precdlng oaatler bad that 110101 bon elllo to his Judicial attention The couit beld thai under Iho California statute tile clvlo hoard of tupctviiora hod no moro power to legallzg nprlttught thou to sanction n duel ISI1IIOOtA I lION stIll a etasasSieeCineon 1111 ljahte 10 n nlld rll W EinNGlus Dec TbeHenale today aised the Immlgratlou bill Known as tbe lodge bill with H new erctlou piovldlug that lb exclusion blll Its apply 10 pon amvlog from Cuba during tnu continuance of Ibe present dlmrdora there The strength of the bill wan greater than had Ic eunope cledthe dual vote being 52 to 10 As passed tbe bill nmenda the Immigration law go as 10 exclude from admlselou to the United Slate all peo50a onr 16 years 01 IIU who 011 nOI read and Write His language 01 their native country or some oilier lauguatebut uu aduiuslble Immigrant overdue age of lu mty bring with him or end ton hIm wll earpadna I or minor cSIIJreu or grandchlldreu notwithstanding not-withstanding their Inability to real and write For the purpose of testing the Inability Ina-bility to read soul write as required by iis roregolug ectlollilh Inpuoln 0mfl con shall he furnlsbed coplet 01 the Coostltutlon of tho United Btates printed on numbered uniform pasta board allps each ContaInIng five lines ol tbe Constitution printed lu the various vari-ous languages of tho Immigrants In doublo amall pica type niece slips shall be kept In lioxesniade for that purpose and no coustiuctcd 09 to conceal con-ceal the ellpn from view each bx to contain Blips of but one language aud the Immigrant may designate the language I which he prelers the lest ball be anade Escb Imwlgraot shall i be required to draw ono of these Blips I from too box and resd sod alterward wrlle out In lull view of tbe Immigration Immigra-tion oilcan the five hues printed tbercon Each slip shall be returned to the box Immediately alter the test lsflnshedaud I the contents of tho box shall be shaken up by the Inspector before another drawing Is I made No Immigrant falling to read and write out the slip limos drawn by him shall be admitted but be shall be returned to the country whence he came nt the expense 01 ttio railroad or aleatushlp company Which brought him as now provIded by law lue Inspection alit areiatl keep in each blEat all litoeo i a full number of those primed pasteboard paste-board slips and In tbe case of each ex I eluded Immigrant shall keep a certl fled memorandum of Ibo number ot the slip which thelmmlgraut lailedlo read or copy out In riling Tbe Cuban section added to the bill provides that the act ehall not apply to persona arriving in the United Hiatus tram any port or place lu Iho Island of Cuba during tbe continuance of Ibo Irunt olordn there rooMeli that such persons have heretofore been In > babltaule of that Island An amenouient by Mr Klklna proposing pro-posing a 10 bead tax on lininUrauta coming In other than American ships occasioned considerable debate and waa finally tabled ss were aoveral olhur amasSment Ihe ImmIgrant measure now goes Into conltrenco tbo bill passed today Lelng a tubstltute Ion the CorllaaMcUall bill passed by the House Till ALABAMA EJEOIIO Mr Chandler Hup N 11 presented present-ed a large nuinuer of petitions Irom Alabama reciting thaI by reason ol tbe election methoua prevailing lu Alabama Ala-bama the state was without o republican republi-can form of government at the present lime It brcught out a statement Irom Mr Allen thaI the Alabama Investigation Investiga-tion proposed by him had been defeated defeat-ed by Republican votes Mr GhanA ten responded that tbe defeat wia due to Mr Allen moms ieniont of lila reiolntlon aud that the iiivoslliMlon otld ls rruotd Mr Call Dim Fla oUstcJ a rcso luilou nlnnh was referred upprorrl ntlni 10000 as u rolluf fund lor the luUerero Irom thu tIdal VOTe and storm which occurred on tho Florida coast lat Uolocer At 416 r m Iho donate had n executive sccsloii and adjourned till Monday noI I AIrr lllLLIcouit 0 Dec 17 Thtrols gnui excitement tonight at liuibol a mall town Ihrue miles soulii i in Kingston Kings-ton tblb county occ < loucl by a horrible hor-rible atrocity which icmrrud this ultcrnoon Two married vi omen nomeJ Moon and HhUI got Into a quarrel over a trivial matter which resulted In the Knell wi man throwing n bucket 01 strong lyewuier Into the lace of Mrs Moon rvnJ her lulant uaughtir Both have their lyre burned out and bolt beads and laces were aha norrlUy burned The baby died In n short time and the motlier Is I In terrible egony her deatu brIng looked for any uiluuie Mrs Shell made her etcape but la I being pursued by aavtral hundred hun-dred men and boy ctslsled by 101 and If cailureil a lynchIng wilt follow Tho police 01 this city have bien summoned to the tcice Tile nonu Hi sPIlLS lift Tliomnml Armeulnul IbllJrtn I lrll lnlli rli > WABHlNaioN Dec 17The full extent of the Armenian uiasiacrea IB Indicated a report to lbs state department de-partment hy United Stoles Consul llercholt 01 Krziroum wherein he taji tajiIhe number of Armenian children unuer 12 years old tnuilu orpnana by 1 the massacres of IbM Is 500LM accord lug to the tetlmates of the mIssIon I orB TOw question of whot ehall b done with these orphans Is receiving I lIon attention of the Christian world I The American based of niUslonB bag the tjutatlou of creatlug orpbanagep clothing faotorles nnd Industrial Institutions Insti-tutions under consideration German charitable or religious to cletlea aro preparing to vBlubheh or Elian aeylumi aua Ibo lirltish am isaalor at Countantluoiileuns Initiated n I movement tenJinz toward tettllng n number ol WIdOW and tnelr childieu from the province of Kzeroum on the I Island ul Cyprui lu llzeroum lb amoco ISO widows with 7UU children without meaui In Krzlogham lull widows with ISO cull dreciind at HaltbJurt lilt wlJuwa WIth 600 children The wiuows at Halt bond nre lu particularly dIe Icc log clrcumstaucts not an auult mol ri inalulug oANIAS UCIJME In Cuss or Saar Ilaa owloa 111051 tie l > rrn rril LONDON Dec lb The Dally Graphic publlstiea an Interview wltu Sir Charles Tupper tho Canadian high commissioner in which he aayi Canada IB I quite prepared la take her part In the admiralty scheme for Imperial Im-perial defenses outlined by tue duke ol Davonhlr In milo veot 01 war bo iwerri Ihe United Hooted nud Url Itrltalu Canada would he Invaded ly land That la why during the recent dllllcuUles Canaun voteu a large turn to equip the militia Tnere Is I nu tear that a noetile army couldbe landed in Canada by Ben Ibe naval stations al Halifax and JUuqulmault are Impregnable Impregna-ble Canadas best cloiense lu Ibis u pet Is tbo maintenance ol latt vtOl11 conveitable at a moments not ce Into armed cruisers However neither the present nor Ibo next generation will teo a war between be-tween lbs United Slates and Great Britain III Is not to the merest of the United Stain to light any great power TilE arlo lal ItUUrlOJV 1 TOo 11I11110 Union to Uriuenle Ike roplo rnm Ho < r uU1 u I WASlllNuroN Dec 17be executive exe-cutive committee of the American Bimetallic Union has reached a deter mlnitlou to enter at once and with vigor upon the work of thoroughly eouiatlng the people of tho country upon the merits of the silver question and extending tbe organization 01 clubs to every section of me country He work will be conducted through Ibo agency not only of literature but In a larger dearie than heretofore through the medium of publlo lectures and meetings Tbe comtnlttae baa revised tbe Domination of the association and enlarged en-larged Its scope The object of Ihe orianlzslloo as lGed 10 Ito revl80 edlllou of too constitution la as tam lo h HCU L L n II aullu 111 In u nu Ital the blniulalllo eyslem 01 money ns II existed Irom the fouudallon 01 our government down to 1873 Instead of cho present uujuat standard or gold alone nud to preserve the regulation and control of all currency lu the hands 01 Its genera Koverument In ortor by tht suaoe on to olOp the coo tlnual rIce In the value of money and falling In prices of properly with tho ninstuuent los of employment Dud decline lu the earning of labor and to relievo Its unjust and unnatural advantage to the pejpleof tbo silver using countries lu competition wltb cur torm sIll mauulaoturrs coo dllloUB that must forever attend our present BjBttrn and necessarily prevent tho rturn 01 properlty to our people I Any poon sagreos Wllb Obese otJocts may become a member of the union ou payment of n 1rovlilon Is made for the establish monlol local Llnlool throughout the country Headquarters will remain In Washington with branches In ibm oago and Han Francisco li00luaenncmbn WASIIIMJION Deo 17The Post tomorrow will say The secretary of slats has cautioned tbe member the commute on hoe elgu relations lo co very slowly lu regard to Ihe Cuban question Tile tecretary urgently recommended that all action to poilpoue1 In Congreis until the end of the present campaign whenIt lbs Spanish SID not soc oeealu I tao bailnyre a 1 oommendell In the 1renlJenta nol tbot olmo IorIO n-ol Inlervenllo bould Us alllId by Iho United Slate 1 uw WASHINGTON Dec 17 Decisions rendered durlug Ihe year by Federal curls Involving Important teaiuri 01 thaaet 10 lOgulalv commerce lOr as olgne1 a promlonl piaca III tha 1001 a ououal ruporl 01 the 101001010 OUln mens commllolI sent 10 Cangnraa today During ths year the Hupreins gaunt baa Condoned three decisions ol special Importance lu o noel the Uv has been upheld and fortldtd In a most Imporlaut particular but Ihi cut I come of till others has cliber LID > bo eZd tho ui fuels 01 the vtatuto or lei 1 ItBfurlhir luterprctatlors I so doubifu and uncertain as to Increaio the dim cuI tie of efficient administration Jho inner I discontent with pieient transportation conditions tho lepon says no shown by pellll ns Irom many cUon ton the enloreelD1 pt Ibo naluif inphaBlztH Ihe ueceiMly tar ameniilug Iho law ao as to tivo greatir loom and finality to tho finding Dud decisions ot tho cocimlecon AI nIt last ttiecomrai lon rrqunrted lIme carriers to elton how for up lu April 1st tho tiiulrrncnt 401 I been male to cnlorm 10 the requirement of the salHyappllanco act relatlug to coupler and IralnbraUr which become be-come January 1 1S9S Itv piles were received rom 1W com lanlen EIghty and Jl I tjtiirecbun uredibs per cent 01 the SlbM lucorat IhtB mentioned In then reports IIBVI drlvln wheel hreakK U the 3R2tt lacienger cars reported in tire 97U per tent have aulomatlo couplers aol l 6SU1 prr cent are filled wlih train brikc 12517 1 frnleht car are reported re-ported 01 whIch OC3 per cent has tralu brakes and 34l per cent are equipped with automatic couplers rio riqutromeuts 0 the law lor a standard helijht ef draw ara on freight cars appears from Inspection made at dllloreut points durlug the year to bo fairly wall obturvtd FIUIUI CUll iuier > About 9I < nlIdlu 10 lhi < rruplc CINCINNATI Dec 17A sptclal U Ibe Coumorclal Irlbuoe from ICay West Fin osyel Pasneogera by lu y ri irooit iilghfa eteamer tom lb vutoaolalea that rumors flgbtlng neon the Irochu were rife In Havana today Too movements of Iroopa In Ihe strtelt were more frequent thun visual Inn eating Important operations underway under-way The reports lu Havana tha Mco Is I oat dons ho bwUdred Ih people All tho newspapers Elate thai this mailer must be silted out auJ set lied at once They call upou Inn olli clala to hove Maceod and youni Uomez4 boJy exhumoJ and broiigin hto lbs rlty for Idenlltlc tlon All the papers say that the jtereut sensational accounts nuu rumors lobule lbs Bpanlth cauir Cubans are ellll divided In opln on though the general opinion II that Maceo la tutu Heports from Malanza canuot he xplalllc excool on iho tboy that Bouio of Macend old army uudtr tic oiuiruand of Itulz Iliver Is I operallig tune and theu u u wuudered why h 1 ts 0 ar eolWar Gannet is I dVKOC log wistward but owing to strict cnn eorshlpover lbs telegraph llue nuo Ihe espionage over all American cot respondents Havana It la d 111 ull to get reliable news UI U known that the ofllclals fee I grenlly worried over Ihe slats of ullalif nrcuud Malausas but whether It I Uomiz or Itlvera Who la opirallnit tbcrc IB hard to determine Heavy siege Lox have lust been mounted on the outon sea walls 01 i > new tort receully constructed west 01 tho oily on thecoait Many new hon tlflcatlaus have been built la the city and Weylor Beeins preparing I for t r rae siege I ThIs aoltoa naturally I uwakunt sutplclou and worries the rtslilenti RtLctly Tlin new of tho departure of another an-other dillon from the FlorIda coastlor Cuba cauied the Bpanlsh uweppro to rle aDolhur how igalnst Ibo Americans and their roll cy ofturreptltiousy aiding those whom bey dare not to aid In lbs open Ii elated that tho government hasaaui out several BqasdroLS uf cavalry to ut tmpt to capture the filibusters on labliloi Tukh SolalIIlIles Areeslool LONDON Dec 18Tba Daily Mall publishes a dlspatcli from CUES null nople Biylng that ninety BrreBtn kayo been made mere of Turbtiu iiotabllltlee Including various Kuverument cfllclal and rorty Circassian laborers oc 111 aoltsna nram |
