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Xhc Wh?liM Mi yv SATUKDAi jajwuaitioi lopi tht mr fmr m^iirrr i~ ICIIiJFliEll. General Grief Over the Death of Secretary'Windom. OFFICIAL ACTION TAKEN. . Ttio Sympathy for the Stricken Family?Congress Adjourn* Oat of ItcHpect?Funeral Arrangement*?Capital News. WAgniKoios, D. 0., Jan. 30.?Tho ef-1 led of the death of Secretary Windom I Tag clearly visible in all the department* of the Government this morning. While the Treasury Department tru the only building actually cloned, basinets 1 was practically suapspded in all the ex- 1 eculive departments. The President is ; very deeply grieved over the lose of bis friend and this morning gave instrac- ' (ions to inform callers that be wouldsee ' no one on business to-day. General ' Unouiiiintr. who is acting Secretary of 1 jf" o> theTreasury, called on the President thin J morning and immediately on hia return- J to the Treasury Department issued an 1 order dosing the department lor the < duy. The President said ho would issue < h general executive order later in the day. Uy his direction, however, the tla^a on all executive departments were ( placed at half-mast, anu the Treasury Department was heavily draped in 1 mourning. * A meeting of the bureau chiefs and 1 heads of divisions in the treasury depart- I rnent was held at 1Q:.'J0 o'clock. 'It was 1 callc fctojyther simply to make arrange- 'r men ? to meet the remains of Secretary Win om on their arrival here thia alter- 1 noon. It waa decided that they meet at the treasury department at 3:45 o'clock ( p. m. and go to the railroad station in a 1 tody. THE CITY 1.V MOL'ttNIKU. ^ Everywhere throughout the city (ligs are Hying at half mast aud eaemiugly the t only topic of conversation fa tho f u idea jj and lamentable death of Secretary Win- -j dom. On every haud, too, ure heard r expressions of warm admiration of the j strong and lovable character of the man and of deep aud unfeigned regret a', his v death. From an early hour this morn- t. ing there has bGen a constunt stream of ? carriages arriving at the family residence e on Massachusetts avenue, bearing t. friends wiio came to manifest their love / ar<d sympathy for the sorely fltricken fl family. ? Among the callcra were a very large ,, number of persono of the highest official 8 and social prominence in waaDtoRion, * w,(l wbo knew tho dead best coald not <. as ihey left the house restrain their tears Airs. Windom and the two daupb- fl tern, Florence and Nellie, are bearing , their grief with great fortitude. Miss t Hatch, one o[ Mrs. Window's sisters, a / member of the household; Mm. J. Stanley Brown, tbo daughter oi Presi- j dent Gar Held, and Mlts Colgate, of New , York, a friend who has been visiting the ' family, remained v/ith them during a f gr*nt+r part oi last night and are with them to-day. the SON ABSENT. t The only son of 5Ir. Windom is now t traveling in the 8outh and although telegrams have been sent to all points where they could in any likelihood s reach him, no responso has yet been received. Yi-atorday it ia believed he was in Baton House, La. It is thought prob- ^ ably that ho will receive the DD.ta m t time to reach bomo to-morrow ntgbt. Mr. Wjmjom's nearest relations now living ore the widow and three son* of a 1 brother who live at Sterling III. s 2'he time of the funeral will depend E njion tho arrival of tho son, but it ia probable .'hat it will take place on Monday, with private services at thu family B residence and with public services at the i Chimb oi tho Covenant, of which Mr. t Windom who a member, _ t e The interment will be made at ucck i j Cm It cemetery*. near the SuUJiers' llon c, and the President, accompanied j by Mrs. Ditnmick and tho Postmaster General, drove out to the cemetery this | afternoon for the purpose of selecting a t suitable Tot for the burial. < the j'besijjbmt's order. The following Executive order wa? | issued this afternoon, through the Kecre- , tary of State, and was sent to all other i heads of departments: Defabtukst of Statu, ) Wasuinqton, D C, \ Jan. 30, 1691. J Bin:?Tho Ho.'*. William WJndom, ( Secretary of the TreaJpry of tho United .States, died suddenly las* night in the city of Now York at the hotli* of eleven , minutes past ten o'clock, in thtf H*tyfourth year of hia age. Thus fins passed away a man ol pure , life, nn official of Btainlees integrity, distinguished by long and eminont sor- , vice in both branches of Congress and by being twice called to administer the National finances. i f is death bus caused deep regret throughout the country while to the Presiueut and those associated with him in the administration of the Government, it comes as a personal sorrow. The President directs that all the Departments of the Executive branch of the Government and the officers eubor- ' diuate theteto shall manifest such re* spect to tho memory of this eminent cit* ire* in a manner consonant with the dignity of tho office which he has hon- { ored by his devotion to public duty. The President further directs that the 1 Tre^ury Department in all its branches I in thth' Caiiitol bo draned in mourning , for the period of thirty days; that on day o! the funeral tlio Buveral Executive llepnrtmentashall be closed, andthnton nil public building! throughout the United StaUu the National !! should be displayed at lialf mast. Very respectfully, JamksG. BUIMC. JilK B91>y AUIIIVEH. Tho President and tuembere of Ilia Cabinet assembled At tbe Baltitnoro & Obio railroad station ttila afternoon at 4 o'clock for tbe purpose of receiving tho remains of Secretary Windota. It arrived at 4: 10, nnd was received by a most distinguished assemblage, including nearly all tbe leading public Mllcials in Washington. The entire party, beaded by tho President and Mrs. itlaioo, proceeded to tbe ?nd of tbe platform and atooil with beads uncovered while tho casket conUiningtbsrciusliis were removed from tho car and placed on a stand prepared for it. It was then taken in charge by eight members of Company B of the Treasury National Guard in nnifonn, under Lieutenant Moore, and borne nlowly to the hearse, through a passage way of which their train formed one side and a long line of people tbe other. Tbe transfer of tbe reroaina from the etatlon to tbe house was made quietly and with as little effort at display aa .possible. The great esteem leit for the deceased, however, was shown' by tbe numbers and character of the aasemblsge tbat gathered to honor hismmory. Secretary Window's death will be especially deplored by newspaper men. He was acceasable to them at all timea nnd aeemed to take pleasure in assisting it their work. He believed tbat tbe public htd a right to know whit the executive departments were doing and he never declined a reasonable request (or information concerning the business of the Treasury. A telegram was received this afternoon from the postmaster at Baton Kouge, La., saying that Mr. Windom, the Secretary's son, had been notlUed of his father's death and wonld be at borne Sunday morning. The arrangements for the fnneral, so tar as tbey have been arranged. are that it will take place about noon Monday. The pail-bearers have not yet been selected. The lot in which the remains are to be interred In Bock Creek Cemetery was selected this afternoon. APTEE TUB DEATH. The Bed/ of iha Dead Hnuratar/ Taken to Washington. N*w Yojuc, Jan. 30.?Dp to half past ten o'clock the business of the Subtressnry and Custom house was proceeded with as usual, but the beads of Depsrtments were expecting to hear from Washington ovary moment ordering a tuspension of business. Flags were at half mast on all the Federal, municipal ind public buildings, out of respect to ;be illustrious dead. On Fifth avenue, Uadison, Lixingtou, as well as on the idjoifiing- streets, -many- draped- flags vera to be seen in private residences. SaBfoajwiy and other bis'mw thorlUghfarta il igs were aUo a. half mast. The body of Secretary Windoin was carried irom ine jpjhu Avenue noiej at . 10:80 this morning and conveyed in a learae to the railroad at the foot of Lil)? trty street Secretary Tracy and Attorley General Miller and 0. M. Hendly, i mvate eecretary of the dead atateaman, ittended the remaina to Washington, i committee, representing the Board of 1 Trade and Transportation, accompanied I be remains aa a guard ot honor. From early this morning the corridors ( >f the Fifth Avenue hotel bore an auinated appearance, men of prominence lomirigaud going constantly und gatherng in i roups to silently diicuaa tno Bad ccurrence of last night. Examination of the body made early ' his morning by Coroner Sctiultz and 1 )f|mty Coroner Jenkins confirmed the i mhef that death was inatantaneoua. t .he examination waa a anperficial one. ( )eath, it is said, waa from ^valvular | liaeaae of the heart. 1 When the inquest waa finiahed the j iody waa placed in a casket of sombre ( lack relieved br no ornamentation. :he interior was lined with deep colord copper, and all the body waa hidden rom view with the excep ion of the 3 icej which showed plainly beneath a lasa cover. The features exhibited no igna of pain, and tho Secretary, aa he s *y in thia room where a bing'.orayof . un sent its glimmer through a crevice a the window, looked at it ae had suuk ( nto a calm and peacrful sleep. r The funeral cortege arrived at the Lib- f rty street terry at a low minutes paat 1, and immediately went on board the . 'an wood and was convoyed to Jeraey . _ I On the Jersey sido tlie casket waa tenlerly lifted oat of the hoarse and barne o a special Warner car. The casket was j ilaced in tbe rear end and the commit- j kg of four from the Board of Trado, to- ' ?ther with Secretary Tracy aud Air iendley, took seats in the car. At 11:35 be train started on its run to Washing- , <"> - . WI1A.T. WAIX CT'UtiHr 1DLNK3. J Viudom'a Bmth VulYvrtnUy Mourned. j Bib Attltudu ou the Silver 4Ju?atloi>. < Nuw York, Jan. 30?The death of Mr. i Vindom was discussed in Wall street . o-day among bankers and brokers, some ' t whom were present at the diuner lost j light. Hia address, and especially his trong argument o^iest free coiusg<?, ' oet with practically unanimous acceptinco by every representative of Wall i treet who heard or read it, and his teatb immediately afterwards deepened ho impression which his words had treated. Said J. Kdward Simmons, .'resident of the Fourth National Hank; It was tbe strongest plea for eound (ijance I ever iiBtened to." Georg? Wilson, Secretary of the Chsiu- 1 jerof Commerce: ''It waa an unau- i iwerable arraign qI tho silver ;rsce." Watson B. Dickerman, Prewdeat of Un Otnt'lr Rtnluni/P! attack 00 line (ioiptjte waa in consonance with the fiowa of Wail Birept and was worded in 1 masterly maimer." Brown Brothers said: "We regi,".i it u a nad blow to this country." Stephen Barker, Vice Pretidont of the Manhattan Company, mid; "It ia a terrible lost to the country aind wp deeply deplore fiiidMlb." iliu death ia looked upon t/y the silver men aa rendering the paaaami o[ any silver bill tbld session more unlikely even than before. There la much discussion already aa to wbooi the prohal/?V* successor of Secretary Wiudom will he, but the only names heard mentioned in connection with it are thogoof Senator Allison, of |o#a, and ex Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. /(jib of theso gentlemen were prominently cpojien of aa candidates for the place when President Harrison wag making uphisCthinet,&n4/tjs believe:) the position will go to noma ifofUj western State. IK Tut, rheOpenlnn PrftVsr or tli* Ohnp(<iin-. id. j'lurnitd out of It-upset to Sir. Wlodom's Mamorjr. Washington, D. 0., Jan. 30.?In the oponing prayer in tho Senate'to-day the 11.? a( Uioralnrir WinHnill wlw 9UUUCU usaiu Vi cuv.vm.; .. Lhus referred to by the ChspUin, Kir. J. Q. Batter; "To whom can wo coiue but to Thee, oh God, under thin dark cloud? We rejoice that death does not end all. We pray Thee (or the life immortal, through JtaasGhrlatonr Lord. Teach us bo to lire before God, obediently, humbly, prayerfully anil trustingly?so to live before men. charitably, kindly and faithfully?that death may be to as but Bleep. Wo thank Thee for that life to true, io pure, eo awful, bo lone preserved, bo Rood, molded and fashioned by faith in Christ. Oh, Lini, hide not Thy face from na in the day of trouble. Look mercifully apoa and ileal teoder'y with Toy handmaiden and with that family now in great' Borrow. Sustain and atrongtboi; ami comfort them and cause faith to triumph jn the hour of greatest dark new. Teach us so to live, day by day before G6d in tho discharge of every that when we ahall be called ve may bo ready to dlo and to live where they die no more." TUe Journal ol yesterday waa then read, and m soon aa tbo reading waa onded, Mr. Morrill, end in a voice tremulous with emotion, saldi "Iq,conacqaence of the recent calamity which haa visited ua in the sudden decern o{ a former member ol thia body and a dlatlngulsijed officer of the Government, the Secretary of the Treasury, I move that the Senate do no? adjourn." The motion waa agreed to, and the 8enat? adjourned till to-morrow at 11 o'clock. _ la III* Ilotue. ' WiiHmoTOK, D. 0., Jan. 30 ?After a few affecting word* of tribute to the memory ol the deceased Secretary ot the I Treaaury by Bepreeentative Uunnell, ol ? I Minnesota, the House, on motion of Mr. WcKinley, as ? mark of reaped to bis ate uory, adjourned. Jlii. UAKKliH wiiiATfc The Great Democratic Htateiman Pays a Hlgli Tribute to Windom'? Financial Pulley. N*w Yobk, Jan. 30,-rIn addressing the Board of Trade on the death of Secretary Windom Mr. Bayard, Secretary of State nnder Mr. Cleveland, said todiy: As Secretary of the Treasury nnder President Garfield he successfully refunded the maturing national debt by methods so simple, so economical and so masterful as to prove him a truly great financier, a worthy successor to Uimilton. Chase and Sherman. As Secretary undur President Harrison, he labored courageously and successfully to avert a widespread panic in a season of threatened financial trouble. He died in speaking earnest and honest words Bgiinst the madness oi free coinage of silver nnder existing financial conditions. He fell at the post of duty as truly aa a soldier falls on the battle field. Raolr*I, That a copy of this minute be transmitted to the family of the deceased. WJSST V1KU1NU IN TIlKUiBlXCT. Mr. Ellclai BUr b? aocretmrjr NVlnilom'a , OUtiUCqour?uoimim 11UM ?U *H? dpectat DUvateh to the InUUtomeer. Washinotok, D. 0., Jan. 30?The President has already boon advised to appoint Hon. 8. B. Elkins as Secretary i of tbo Treasury, and tho letter's friends ire working diplomatically with the object in view. There is also Home talk to tho effect that Secretary Tracy may bo transferred from the Navy to the Treas ary Department, and General Nathan Soff, of West Virginia, appointed to the the position of Secretary of the Navy, rhia suggestion has beon considerably ;alked about during the day and meets with very general favor. Ificniu not Consulted. Kansas Oitt, Mo., Jan. 30.?An evenng pa par prints a special from Topeka, (Cas., saying the Republican leaders, in piew of Mr. Ingalis' failure of re-election o the Senate, are considering the plan )f pressing his claims to the position xiade vacant by the death of (secretary IVindom. Mr. Ingalis, says the special, sin.Atchison and the leaders have not ronsulted him in regard to the matter. S3II'liGMMi L\ CUrXUIKX. rronnurj Agent InveHttjjttlnif ? How the ' Trolllo la Curried On. Wkst Soi'Kaion, Wis., Jan. 30.?An * igent of the United States Treaaury has >een in this city for tho pa9t several lays for the purpose of.iuvestigating the c eported smuggling into tho United fl states from Port Arthur, Oat., of larg* c lumbers of Chinamen. Careful inquiry * n both this city and Dnluth dovniop'a u * ?? *ho? ftnuwhnmont nflli>l?la <{ iave for some time been keeping an eye ( vi certain owners of small vessels, reallenUbereand at Duluth, but not until ha close oi navigation baa any action jeen taken. Since the beginning of winter, howover, several enterprieioginlividuaia have gone into tbe business of >verland transportation quite extensivey. Tbe Celestials are brought to Canaiian port*, wbonco they make their way ;o Port Arthur. There they are pro. t ided with transportation into the United States in sleiguo and wagons, in moat jases being brought a distance of three hundred wiles from two- har>oro in Minnesota, at which point tho railroad is taken and their ultimate destination reached without molestation. As high us fifty per day bavo arrived at times. It U kuown that a prominent vessel owner of this cijy ii one of the parties toward whom suspicion is directed. Am sis will probably bo made within a day or two. The government ageuts have a dozen contracts with Chinamen that are being held north of here near Port Arthur uutil everything ia ready for the arrest*. A Uuseried IVI'm'm Suit. Fhxei'oiit, Ills., Jan. 30 ?A decidod sensation haa been created in Carroll county by a suit that haa been filed by a lady who claims to bo .Mrs Geo. Tnoraton, of England. The bill nets forth that lie was married in England to Geo. Thornton vrho hit her and came to Canada. Thirty-kve yeays ago Thornton moved to Carroll county with the wife he married in Canada and three children were horn. The parents both died a f*w yenra Qnd an estato va'ued at $40,000 was equally divided. Now suit has beon brought by his first Vite and the. heirAin Knulnmi and the case will'como up (or lietrlpv iu tlm Marcli term of the ' Carroll county Circuit Court. yinrtl. Mill Allra. Kxwuesn, lfJf., Jan. 80?Harris, the ' fruiter, it still alive altor thirty-three ( days fasting. He demanded food lsit , Dlgbt, bnt it was refuauJ, Jt whs afterward learned that lie wanted to gorge himself in the hope the set would prove fatal. Morphine wee given to allay his ; p?;o, sad be requested tbat he be given a big dowj Ui?l no might never awake. His teuini'raiure Is sjO and bis pulse registers 84. The Producer** Mooting. WiRKK.v, Pa., Jan. 30.?Tho producers' meeting was in eesejon all day and reconvened to night with the prospects of a late session. The delegates all guard the secrets more closely than over. New refineries and pipe lines may be established, however, so that the prodocer may be able to pnt his product on the market on a level with tho Standard. Wallace'* I>njportj]Sold. Ci.karfield, I'a., Jan, GO.?Senator Wallace's property was sold to-day to T. L. Wallace, bis brother, for $10,030, subject to mortgsge and liens of one hundred and thirty thousand. The property was appraised at nine hundred and ninety thonsand by the assignoe. who will try and hold tbe property and give Senrtur Wallace a chance to pull through. A Preacher Soutenced. Fobt Worth, Tout, Jan. 30.?Tho jury in (be case of Rev. Dr, William Mitchell, the Presbyterian minister chargud with forgery, last evening brought in a verdict of guilty, fixing his imprisonment at two years in tbe pen Tl,? l>ni ! - a. imUVIIUJl 4.UU IDIUIWt ID ( DUipitou, no Dr. Mitchell's btiternst enemies admit that his mind wm unbalanced. Biff Snow in Iowa. Mason City,"Iowa, Jan. 30.?A lie?vy flnow storm hu been in ptogresstho last thirty-eix hoara which baa left the anow 18 inchoa deep oa the leyel. Although the fallen snow baa drilled badly railroad communication ia as yet open. Ktlrala sad Oodfnf to riffht. 8m Fiukcisco, Jan. 30.?JakeKilriin and Qeorge Godfrey mot at tbe California Athletic Club lust night and signed articles to fight to a finish on March 14 for "a trophy." Poi'Dlably called the king of medicines? Hood's Saraapariila. It conquers scrofula, gait rheam and all other blood diseases. I a mnomnur. Mr. Blaine's Notable Reform of the Consular Service. NOT R POLITICAL MACHINE To Farther Partisan End*, Am It was Under Clevelaud?Mow It is Benefiting the Country?News From Washington. 9peciai Dispatch to tKe InUUioauxr. Wa81iimotoki Jan. 30 ?No one appreciated so forcibly as a United States conbuI what the acitalion through the Pan-American bureau baa wrought in the way of preparing lot an enlargement of our marketa abroad. A consulship is no longer a sinecure. Secretary Blaine has imposed upon these men?who are now in reality commercial agents, instructed to enlarge onr markets abroad?certain duties which it is believed will have the effect of finding an outlet for our surplus farm proiliiitH. ft will be remembered that dur log the last two and a half years of President Cleveland's reign tho consult) in ail British ports and iuany other countries were nothing more nor less than free trade writers. It seemed that the State Department was for the time simply engaged in bolstering up President Cleveland in his work (or free wool and o wer duties upon if uot irei?entry lor all raw material and the neceasary articles )f life. Ttie consular reports teemed ivith freo trade arguments. Those writ;en by consuls to taritT countries attempted to show the failure of protective aritf, while those from Ureat Britain irgued in favor of free trade?showed jovv large the wages in England were tud how well the Jiving of laborers in jotnparison with tuurrs aflecting the soramon people of this country. , One may look through the entire list | >f consular reports issued under Sucre- , ary Blaine ami he will hud not a line of his matter. Our consuls are now tell- < ng American farmers how to produce | sugar from beetB and caue; how to grow ( md cure fruits, produce bilk, wine and ?tuer articles ot value, and where to sell heir surplus. Kone of thum havo be;oine touchers of political economy, and ' loubtlees the effect upon our markets fill soon be felt. A l.uuat t?ttred Ontcera Who Ei.joy Sinecures?A j Hntlor for Iitvotiigallon, bXcial Dt'uMch to the luteUlotiictr, Washington, Jan. 30?The discovery ' . short time since that a large number ' if men on the retired list of tho army j redrawing salaries from the Govern- > aent in civil capacities and therefore * iolating the epirit of tho Federal etat- J ite which forbids any one in civil life ' irawinjs u'ure umu u?o ooinrj huui tuo rovcrnraent at one time, baa brongbt 1 bout considerable discussion of the ( >ropoBition pending in the House to in- j reuse tlie unlimited retired lidt of the ' rmy by a transfer from the limited list t The unlimited retired list of the army j made up officers who have attained heage of?aixtv-four years. There is a [mited list of 400 men who have been etired on account of incapacity, bat .< rho at th^s time of retirement had not r eaehed the of sixty-four. Tno lira-, fed liet, it appears, is mow thai) /ull . Jpwards of thirty men are eligible to . elirement to the limited list who are i (rawing full pay and rendeiir.g.no ser- i ice to the Government, but they are j :ept on full piy, ioetead of two-third* wyf b*cauw they cannot get on the li*t vhich is lij ire th*n fall. It is proposed 0 reduce the limited liut from d00 to &>G ind transfer bodily the limited to the inliiuitetl list. Inquiry on tl o part of members of tbe 1 1 >Uaf bus had the effect of injuring this j >ropoBition. Tno meri wno ure on the ] etired lint from disabilities growing out | )f the voluuteer service Lave the eyro- . >athy of Congress; but the disabilities of j neu from tbe regular service are rub- { itr.tcd UQless they afe apparent. In iu i Uncovered that not only do men draw- ( ug I bo pay 01 reurca army oiprars gee , into the service of the Federal Govern- , nent in civil capacities and draw a Bee- i >nd salary, but they seek tbo retired , list for tbe purpose of drawing retired | pay and baviog opportunity lo make , money by engaging in business in civil i lite. It Is plated ibat nearly every one , >f tbe men who have teen placed upon | tlie retired list before attaining tba age af rirty-fuur bas utmost immediately cajjgi-d in private busimBS, The question naturally aiisea: If these men are , Mpablo of performing duties for them elves which ore far tflore onerous tban 1 :hey have bad to perform in the army, I why a?f tbey placed upon tbe retired i list T Wiy do tbey not simply rcaigo ? A couple of years or so ago a member i 4 the Judge-Advocate-G.-ineral'a corps :atue over Iroai ijaw yorl and applied lor examination and asfced to be placed i upon tbe retired list At tbe same time bo openly gnnupncpd to Ms friends that If he got retirement be would enter upon Ibe practice of law In New York, where be baa bsen stationed so long for tbe army. He alleged dyspepsia, or something of that character. Why be could pqt ?11 a sinecure in tbo army with a statiott fp"tfe?- yoKk. but could commauungu^ K'W'"8 MT?M ???>; place?if only placed ajiC- retired lint, no one know, except ho wanted the pay of a retired oUIcer, He got tho retirement, en jays the tvro-tbirds pay from the army and is praoticing law in New York. Thia went without taying. Thore were men under him wbo wanted hia place, and of courae they urged hia "die* abilitif b " It ia an open aecret that cadeta retiring from the Military and Naval Academiea at West Point and Annapolis, oitber knowing their disabilities remain a short time to vet on the retired liat, or having no disabilities conclude to remain in the service till they can g*t upon tbe retired list by some hook or crook. It begins tQ look as though the retired lists of the army and nayy yoqld ha frnitfnl objects tor a uoagrcumoaui luvteufcuwime Watt Virginia muttons. Sptclal DUva'.ch to Me Intdltatneer. Wasuisoton, D. C.t Jan. 30?West Virginia pensions: 0/iginal?John 0. Blower, Wheeling; James S. Fiahorty, Mannlngton, Joaeph A. Hurley, Wheeling; Thnddus Clark, Cameron; Jamea Baker, Canton; L. Bailey, Ball Gap Increase?John Simons. Hindlnville; Jamee Ash, Middleboarne; Joaeph Oobh, Hantington; itenlce R. Bnchanan, Kock Cove; Elam F. Ueatherly, Oheaterville; W. B. Ooe, Cameron; Dyer Kelley, Gotland. Congressman HmlUi'n Daugbtor. Special DUixUck to tU InteUwenctr. Washington, D. 0., Jaa. 50.?Misa Catharine Smith, daughter of Repretentative 0. B. Smith, ol Farkersbarg, is h?r? spending a lew weeks with her father and getting her drat taste of Waahington society. Fuilttuicr at Central. iKCUtl Dbpalch In tin IMlUcnar. Washikijtok, D. C.I Jan. UO.?J. W. Stack, vice ?. L. Stack, reaigaed, has been appointed postmaster at Central 'Station, Doddridge county. lilt DOCKEBI rXPL.tI.N8 Why lie Did Mot ffitot to Jcopnrdtza Uatnvron'a I'lmncM. Washington, D 0. Jan. 30.?Representative Dockcry, ol Missouri, appeared before tho silver pool committee end said that inasmuch as he bad when last on tbe stand given bis testimony without sufficient deliberation, bo desired briefly to restate tbe reaaons why he did not wish to testify until tbe day after the Senatorial election is Pennsylvania. Tbe Foice bill was at that time pending in tbe Senate. I was desirous that it should be beaten. Tbe attitude of nearly every Senator in respect to '.bat measure was very generally understood except that of Senator Cameron. Tbe olection of bis successor was to take place on Tuesday and tbe committee was to have met the previous Saturday. It was not j known tbat if Oatneron was re-elected he would vote for tbe Force bill, but bis aliunde of uncertainty led mo to indulge the bone that be would .vote against it Under these circumstances there was nothing to induce me to desire that another Republican should [ succeed bim. I dirt not wiaii to do tne , cause of making public at that juncture any private businets traneacion of the Senator of which I had information, , that might be entirely legitimate anu . proper, and which could, before an op* portunity was afforded nim of showing , its entire propriety, be used by hi* political enemies to his detriment. I . had information that Cameron had made , a purchase of silver at some time during i the last session of Congreas. I had no . knowledge ho was connected with any pool. There was no agreement or understanding between Senator Cameron and myself or any other person that my testimony Bhould bo delayed in consideration of, or as an inducement for the Senator to vote against the Force bili. ( Ovceuur ib *ViJl>ujr? | Wasuikotok, Jan. SO.?The Silver Q Pool Committee has received a telegram u from Congressman Mason, of Illinois, y stating tbat he has seen Owen by, and c that the much wanted witness bus confuted to appear if his expenses are paid J Mr. Mason was r? quested to purchase J Dwenby a tickct and inform him his ex- w senses would be paid bytheCommis- B' ,on- S A TiSKKiBU fi riirto Person* I'm luh In the Flames at q at guai, Ofitu. tj Findlay, 0., Jan. 30.?Cygnet, a little It own fifteen miles north of this place, ?! rctiB the Ecene of a disaster early this ^ norning. At 4 o'clock a fire, the origin f. )f which is not known, was discovered f< n a building and before it could be sub- w iuod six blocks were destroyed and a P lumber of lives lost. Three persons are n cnown to have perished in the flames, (j lamely: P. Malone, Frank Satlerleeand jj Gertrude Satterlee. Ohers are reported .){ liirainir, and several more bodies will {,, >robably be found in the ruins before L,j he search is completed. m The lots is not less than $100,000, with ^ >ut little insurance. 0I The fire started in tbe millinery store >f Mrs. Leon Moloney, above which slep? [, klaloney and his three-year old child t. >nd his brother-in-law, Michael Fiat- jj ery, cf Pennsylvania, who wos risking there. .Tiieee three weresuffoiated by the smoke and burued to a risp. Mrs. Moloney and another child A scaped in their night clothes, and are d a precarious condition, as ia also Jacob "Vnberg. Tbt? firo destroyed tbe grocery store of a I. D. Hahn, the drug store of L. J. yi dyers, the dry goods Etoro of Jac>b fernberg, the notion store of W.'H e' 3*ikuap. the barbershop of William il Urtvis, and tbe hardware and oil 6upply fcc itore of the Buckeya fcupply Company. j( Tiiu^PKenlc purm/lug Ilia EtiptulrQ. VI 6i'Ui.sawKLD, III, J<ui. 30.?In the si Souse this morning, Taubeneck, F, 31. J5 3. A. member rope to a question of v* privilege and sent to the clerk's desk a \j newspaper containing a dispatch suiting h that Taub&neck'a photograph has buen i| rt cognized as that of a former inmate of it :he Columbus, 0, Penitentiary. Tau- tl uenbck submitted a resolution directing c .he pommittoe recently appointed at hjs p jqggoatjon to investigate a published f, sbargu that he was an ex-felon, to pro- fc nned at once to the peniteutiary at o DolumhuH, 0., and make an exhaustive p search of the prison records and fullv tt inve-tigate the charges, and Taubeneck \y iccotnpauy thetn to give liio fullest op- t< portunity for identification by the prison K authorities. The resolution was adopted h i>y asclauiatiQE. j, South Dttkoth "Seuntomhln. riKBBE, 8.1)., Jan. 30.?In the Legis- s loturo to-day the chairman ot the special bribery committee made a report, but the time lor the joint session was pear 11 itad eo tbe reading went oyer. The re- 0 port Domes several mBrabere who were * approached ami offered bribes to vote for P Qo the joint ballot, 145 vntlnp. Moody J irot. 30. Trtpp 28, Melville 20, 8enard 14, tiroes 13, Onmpbell 0, llsrUi-n 7, GlUord, ' Mejlettee, Kyle, Winslow, 9 each, others ' ncatterinij. The assembly then ad- ' journed. ' . 11 New Corporation, Special Dispatch to the InUlUaeneer. ^ UHABLEDTON, ?. v a., j An. ou.?a charter was issued to-day to the Ada- 1 mantme Brick and i'avip; Cqmpany, of ' this city, organized for the purpose of v purchasing pstenHrflghts of M Levi for li preparing and repairing road beds for e Btroot pavement", using und disposing of I same. Capitol $1.800 Paid up. Stock- 1 holders: Ueorge' yiQbilng, Auditor ? Duffy, State Treasurer Thompson,Col. B. t 0. Herdon and M. Levi, of Uils uity,and John Hooe H?i?P, of U Islington. Delmoot Otl Flold. Special Vujjaleh to the JnicUioenetr. Belxost, W. Va, ]an. SO?Brown s Oil Company's veil No. 3, on the Core farm, drilled twelve feet in the sand today and is showing light. Prince Oil ' Company's well }io, 8. on iho Ktewait ' farm, that has bren for some f time, drilled six feet in tlio eaud to-day with a small showing. Deeper drilling may show belter results. The Archer Fork well was treated to a thirty-quart I shot to day, with what rieuils has not t been learned. i 5f?w lUtik nt clarktburg. " ( SfcwtoJ JHnMlea to ttu hiteuiffencer. Clarksiiuro, W. Va, Jua.UO.?Mr.J. < ? Sands, of the First National Bank of Fairmont, has been here this week In , the interest ol the new Traders' National i Bank which it now being organised. The capital stock is one hundred thou- i sand dollars, nearly all of which is al reauy laicen. nan. j. ii. uuaiueD is n largo etockhoUer. They exp?ct to commence businees abjttt April first. Thi? World'# tfnlr lilbqart. Special Dispatch to the InitlHicnctr. Ciublmtos, W. Va., Jan. 30.?a meeting of the Eitcative Commltteoou World's Fair banquet mat to-night at the Hotel Ruffner. Considerable progreen wan reported and all indications are favorable in every way. Interest in the *ffairseems to bjon the Increase. Bbechak's Fills cure Sick-Headache. 1 ffligg BILLS Being Considered By Committees at Charleston. WHEELING ELECTRIC LIGHT Measure Pannes tho House Unanlinont>Jj?IJoth IIouugh Settling to Busincss^-Tho Worlds Fair Bamjuot "Capital Notes. Qptcial DUpatch to the InUUiactuxr, Charleston, \V. Va., Jan. 30.?No meeting has been held by the Committee on Redisricting and Reapportionment, nor will there be until after the World'* 1 Fair banquet, February 12. The com- ( mittee realizes that the matter in charge ia moat delicate, req airing the utmost c tact in its bundling. It is generally t understood that the postponement of I the meeting is with tho view of conferr- i in* with the leading Democrats through- f silt the State, many of whom, it is thought, will be in attendance at the t banquet. v Tue Committee on Education to-day t aad under consideration a bill introduc- c jd by Judge Ferguson at the solicits* ion of President Turner, of the Uniiwrsifcy. The important features of tne rill are the catting d>wn of tho Board of B Licgeuts from thirteen to six members, u >ub irorn eaun ia>ngrefsionai uiBincianu ' wo at lar^e, It does away with the ap- ? vjintment of cadets and requires all itudenta to lake three years' military in- al itructiona, Under its proviBions the J1 State furnishes no books or stationary to " he students, it being a practical rer*ncbment measure. Tne object in epseniug the membership of th? Board if liegent* iu tbirt meeting may ba held ore frtqiieutly, three orfour tiuiea a ear, at the same expense now oc- pi asionod, hi The Committee on Mints an! Mining hi rill report favorably House bill 150, $ udge Ferguooii'* bill providing lor feigbing and measuring coal before creeniug, and the Thomas bill, No. 173, roviding ao person shall be appointed line Inspector save auuh as have had W ve years actual experience as a miner. Senatur Stewart lias prepared a bill re- $/' uiring Are insurance companies to pay le lull fact of a policy when the risk i* ?j >st* The bill io mandatory and is occa- ? oning much comment iu lire insnrauce 1 ircles. It will Jik?lr be/ought bitterly c* y insurance men. Persons well iu- re irmed in these matters say it is doubt tQ i! should the measure becomes law . hether lirat-claas lire insurance coin- 1,1 anies would take risks in the State. ot The county clerks an* having the com- H littee meetings carefully watched by ac lerk Huudley, of Koane, and "Bill 'ave" Goshern. They have had pre- 01 ftred from the records of their several . tHc< s data aud statements allowing that l)! erk's ollices are not veritable gold rtJ tines, as iu the popular impression, and esides bavin# some provision for roc- ^ mpecse for the services r?quired of , lem in the redistrfctihg, are hopeful of J13 aving a bilWpassed that will regulate 10 ieir salary more in proportion to the lPrpfiKH of ivnrk nf their RMWrnl ollli'efi. P< COL. WHITE WoUMKD h Cleopatra Wan?He Explains Hit Vote ^ on n lllll uj xctol Dispatch to the Jntc'lljmctr. Cuarlkston, \V. Va., Jau. 30 ?This i<j lorning when House bill No. 77, pro- io idine that courts shall not strike ont iridence given by a party to a jury on o( it* ground that it is not ao/Bcit nt in law pc ) sustain tbo action or defense, came up i the House severql brief speeches ero made, one by Ool. White, who ^ lid: "It has como to my eara that it ct an been said that I ain here in the iu- ni irest of corporations M*r feelings are f,> ery much wounded by such an aaaer- di on. I don't know whetner any one th as made such an assertion or not, but th it has been made the mau who made 0 . has placed a sting upon urn similar to di iat iullicted by the asp. tq the bosom 'of di lleopatra. I am here to represent m> yi eople and to do that which 1 believe to b< e right. J voto no." Mr. I'ugh, of sc laucuclr, also voted no. lie said the nly corporation whose interests he pro- rc oeyd to look after was the great corpor- pi tion of farmers, lie Jbought if a ir an tt ad n't got a good case the judgo ought 3 tell him so. E.tch see mod to have ti ood reasons for the faith that was in J, im, but the bill passed by a large ma- ti )rit y. ti Ttie Mbrrh-Ocitln Coutcst. 01 ptclal Dispatch to the IttiiUucuicr. 8' Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 30.?The q lorris Ogdin contest bag not matfe much 8] rogresa. The committee mot at 2 a 'clock and prooeeded to do nothing ,-ith considerable neatuens, is not dis* P atch. Senator Fiournoy was engaesd bout noon to-day to represent O^din. ? ie appeared before the committee, but N new nothing about the case, and asked 1' easonable time to examine the papers. 0 Lfter a wrangle amoug the attorneys, ai he committee adjourned until tonorrow. Tho MountUvUlt* ISlll. p fc*cwi Dispatch lo the Intfltluaictr. 6l Chaui.e3ton, W. Va., Jan, 30.?Sena- u or Doraey's bill, pjssod yesterday, to mend the charter oi Motudsville, ;iro- J idea that Council can grant liquor g IpeuRfii whf-ihi-r fnph lirnnrim nro p ril a t d by the county caiirt or not, provided t i majority of voters in tho town lavor it. fi 'ho bill passed the Senate w\th little or v 10 opposition, but snob will not bo the u :aso iti the Hfcnge. h Tp (?T\Tq bj|NA?& Illli anil l'?UtTuna?luauluijoaa on the Jj Death of Soontor HmttU. 'ptelal Dltpatcb to the Intt'Mtjeiuxr, Charleston, \y, Va^ J-'a. 36.?The j ^nate opened with prayer by Riv. U. [ V. Torrence, of tho Kanawha Preaby- 1 ericn ohureh. The following bills and t >otitions vera introduced and referred o the proper committees: ' By Mr. Lowther, of Wirt, Senato bill ? s'o. 84, empowering tho Board of Educa- J ion of tho Independent District of Elizabeth to borrow money and to issue ' jomls for the erection of the public I icliool building. t By Mr. Gall, of Barbour, Do. 83, con- 1 -erning notaries public. B; Mr. Stewart, of Hancock, petition I jfBayd&Co. and nineteen other firms c md individual merchants of Wtfeeiing < protesting against any measure that would prevent an attachment npon any i actions arising in another State. 1 Mr. Gilkeson, from tho Committee < on Humane Institutions and Pablic Rniliitnra. rpnnr?f?l IihaIc thn hill - concerniDR the establishment and man- ] age men t of tho Reform School with tho : recommendation that the bill be so ar* < ranged ai to admit males only. Senate bill No. 3, prohibiting the sale i or furnishing oi spirituous liquors to | students attending any public or private ^durational institutions or schools of 1 theti'awon i? third reading pa>?aed? i ayes, 21; na>s, none. Five not voting, i Tlib bill r.'lHf.njr to pavinc and inacad* i omtyrg tbf streets and ulleya of liunt- : ink ton units third rctdiajj passed, tak? i intr ellect from paassip. On notion of Mr, Arbuckle, Senate bill Hi was made a special order (or 11:3C a. m., to be continued from day to da) disposed of. Senate bill No. 18, confirming the titles to pnrchaaera of lands heretofore sold as caste unappropriated lands on first readiug was ordered to its second. Honse bill No. 5, relating to appeala from the police court of Wheeliog, was read the firat time and referred to the Committee on Counties and Municipal Corporations. A communication was received from the iuditor showing the number of deaf and blind persons in the State: Desf persona over 8 years, 93; deaf persons under 8 years, IS; bliud persons over 8 years, 2?; blind persons under8years, 6. Tbe report is Incomplete from thy negligence of some assessors to report. The special committee on resolutions reported os follows: WnxntAs, On tbe 4th day of Decernlur, 1*90. Hon. B. J. Smith, a member ber of this Senato from the county of Hancock, was called by death from his teat in tbis chamber; and Wiikreab, The Stale has l?Bt an efficient and faithful public officer, this Senate a consistent and honored mem>er, his county a citizen good and true, tnd bis family a devoted husband, ather and friend; therefore, Bctolcal, That wo bow in humble subnisaion to tbe decreeof Him whoruleth visely and well for His people, knowing bat iotl's plans like lilies pure tod ivhlto unfold;; Wo wusi nut tetr tlio close shut leaves i|?rl; Imu will reveal (tie eafJJres of gold. Hooked, That these resolutions be preatf Upon the Journal of the Senate, nil that tbe clerk be requested to /jrrard a copy thereof to the family of the eceasi-d. Knotted, That as a further mark airepect lur the memory oi tho deceased, bis Senate do now adjourn. Rjspsctilly submitted. AIIUMAi] U< l/AKO| Wm. G. Woblky, D. J. VV. AHDUCKLB, Committee. ( Mr. Gall, of Btrboar. introduced a ftitiou of the West Virginia college skin? an appropriation of $2,500 tarsalry of teachers in the institution, and >00 for repairs ro the building. Adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday. TUB iiOL'StiOF UhLEdATEB, 'heeling Electric Liglu Kill Panned?Ad* j.iurutxi Out of to Windom. tctai DupatcA to the Intelligencer. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 30.?'The ouae was called to order at 10 o'clock, rayer by Rev. Roller, of the Episcopal * inrch. The Committee on Education ( ported back House bills 105, relating ] school district of Huntington, and t 10, relating to Storer college, with rec- 1 nmendation that each do pass; also ^ ouse bill 184, proposing independent ? bool district of Shinnston, with rec nmendation that it do not pass. ) The Judiciary Committee reported * ick House bill 41, amending the Code, c lating to regulating the local rate of in- c rest, without recommendation ,* also 5, and recommended it to pass. r k communication was received from 1 io Auditor showing tho amount paid i special judges for tho last three fiscal 1 jartj. The report shows , the amount H lid for the years ending September^, * W8.$1,030; 1S89 SI.600; 1890, $1,075. Tue following bills were introduced: By Mr Smith, of Tyler, House bill J o 199, amending the Code concerning ' ftnCfS against properly. By Mr. Pricbard, of Marion. No, 200, 1 > enable the Board of E lucatiou of the < ? ? ?\ ? w.!? ? J lU^punueDb aunuui uiau tubui x-auujuui i issue bunds for the erection or pur- 1 lose of a school building. Aloo No. ' >1, authorizing the sale of the normal ' hop! building at {Fairmont. t By Mr. Corcoran, cf Ohio, No. 202, [ hifch provides that sections twelve and i ifhteenol chapter UM of the Acta of 4 IS2, eolith d, l,An act to amend the c larter of the city of Wheeling," be ucndcd and re-enacted eo as to read aa 8 Howe: "12 The euid city shall be i ivided into not lcro than four nor more lan ten wards/' &c. The remainder of le scctioo in unchanged. "18 The ? ouncil of Raid city shall, before the first * \y of Jnnuwy.Qrto thousand eight hun- l red una eigUtytureo, and every tonth * Bar thereafter, cjuho enumerations to t a made," Ac. The remainder of the ? otion ia unchanged. t By Mr. Holle, of Doddridge, No. 203. fi !quiriug railroads to stop all trains and ? rovide a telegraph office at any station ' iat may be a county seat. By Mr. Gibson, of Jefferson, a peti- * on endorsed by the Oouuty Court of J i-llereon couuty, prajing the enact- < ieht of n law releasing from taxation t 10 farmers of Jeflereoa county whose < rops wero destroyed by cyclones and ' :orms. 1 By M. Welch, of Mineral, the protest 1 f U. \V. Barker aud thirty othera 1 giinst (he passage of the bill abolishing ? ftachmente. . | The Wheeling Electric Light bill was 1 assed?ayes 5v; nays none. The bill providing for not less than 1 ix nor more than ten months school in * loundsvillo and giving tho Board of ' liKMti'in power to ]- vy not moro than 1 5 cems on the SllM valuation Jur the I dpport of free scluiuls, was passed. 1 'fbeblll providing against 'dead beats" efrauding bok-ls ?:ia passed. A resolution asking tho Auditor to re- 1 art tho condition of ibo irreducible ihool fund, offered yesterday, was taken p and adoptod. By unanimous consent, the special ommittoe appointed to ascertain the out of refurnishing the House of Deleave and what disposition could be 1 jade of the present furniture, reported hat di pks and chaira could bo bought at rom $93. to $10 for deal; and chair; it raa recommended ttict the desks now in ae be turned over to the reform achool nd that the chain he used in committee oonii, Mr. Dyor moved to accept the report nd euiponrtr the committee to purhase at onoe. Laid on the table for onslderatlon, The W? ^'uting to compensations of ustic-s, constables and phjRjcivis em>loyed in examination of persona ndudg?d insane was pawed. The reassessment bill was laid on the able. The bill allowing sheriffs commissions or school levies was pissed. The hill rulatlnir to the duties of the ?a!er of weights and measures waa lapsed. By unanimous consent, Mr. Carle, of iVood county .offered resol utions adopted >y the Farmers' Alliance of wood aunty, asking the enactment of laws ooking to equal and just taxation. By conaent, Mr. Ferguson, Kanawha, jy request, introduced House "bill 204, loncerniug the govurnment and control >f the State University. Mr. Bryte, of Preston, presented a ( solution, oaking the Committee on EMucetion to investigate the expediency A abolishing independent districts. Hoaee billn number* 9, 50.125.19, 30, 19.53, 01. 81, 93, 124 144. S9 131,152, 159, 140, 98, 71, 110, 119, 100, 82. 40, 21. 15, 110, 37, were read a first time and ordered to aecond reading. House bill No. 15, on first reading, on motion of Mr. Pugb, was laid on the table, Mr. Wbite, of Logan, ofl*red a resolution to the effect that tbe flag should be displayed at half mast on me Capitol till Monday at noon, on account of the death of the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Hon. William 0. Windom, and that in respect to his memory j the House do now aujourn. Resolution adopted. | BISHOP FAIN TALK8 On ilie PoMtbllH* of nn /ttuHoan Pope? , No Conclave of GartllnnU Imminent. i Some lime ago a cablegram from K >me quoting the alleged opinions of? big) dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church, was publiahed broadcast in the Unitir States. In view of the statements contained therein, aa to the policy to be pm sued by the approaching conclave, ai> in view of the fact that Rt. Rev. Bishop Kain bad recently visited Rome, when he met the present Pope, mingled witi the prelates of the church, and would o necessity ba well posted on matters in te resting to the members of the Catbolii' faith?an Intklliqknckr reporter caliei un the Bishop to obtain an expression of opinion. The Bishop read the cablegram, a> printed in the newspapers, and re marked: "Tliis talk about an approaching Con clave ie certainly news to me. Th< #urd Conclave ie used to dnaiunate th meeting of Cardinals, held subsequent to the death of the Pope, and lor tu? put pose of electing his successor. Cbnsld ering his age, the present Itoly Father i in good health, aud consequently thholding of a Conclave la not imminent There is, of course, since you have men tioned it, one other alternative, beside Ko Hnuth nf fhn Knvflreion Pnntifl ' namely, hie resignation. This contin nenoy, however, is very unlikely t. iriBu, for since the institution of tht Papacy, over two thousand veer* a?o only oae such instance has occurred." 'This telegram, 13ishop, indicates i fear, supposed to exist in certain quartern, as to the possible interference, h> the Italian government, in tho elsc'.ioi. ufanewPope " "riiguor Orispl wonld not date to in terpose any active interference. Thai he would endeavor to exert an influ euce on the deliberations of thecardi, nals is not at ail uulixeiy. It hits always been the policy of the present iu' cumbentof the chair of St. Peter, and i> wasal?othe policy pursued by Pnp Pius IX, to discourage all participation, l>y his > dh-rents, in the eleetious beh in Italy. You are aware that the Pope :laims the temporal dominion over informer Papal (States, anil lm attitmi lias been a constant, though silent protest, against the usurpation ol Ml. possessions by the present dynasty. Foi lis subjects to participate in election* would be construed as a recognition ol be present government Of late years t strong party, of opposite views, tiar i mdeavored to coiuli it this policy of nonnterference. Tbe members of this papal . isrty Ood it a difficult matter to view ' with indifference tbe actions of tut talian Government. From all sides he power of the cburcli is sought to be :heck?d, monasteries have been supireseed, funds havo been secularized. 11.is intolerable persecution would be liscontinued, it is thought, were it party irganixed in parliament, which could iccnpy tbe position held by th* Centrum party in tbe German Imperial larllauient, which exerts a strong influnco on legislation. In the event of the , L. ._t .1... U.l? 1.. Cli I (mill Ul luo uuij ra'uwi, WHO yaiiy night exort any influence it pnsse<sri>. 'h o electa Popofavorable to it* opinions" ofl Daring the conversation that followed, i|i liahop Kain spoke of Cardinal Layi- c;erie, who bad keen mentioned as a pas- XI iblo candidate. m "Cardinal Lavigerie,"said the Bishop, A 'is abreast of bis timet) and ahead of hi* w urroundiuga. A Uiju portion of the vi frencb hierarchy is still bagging the lelu9ion of a restoration of the former nonarchy. But a republican form of lovernraent now rules in France. It . ina come, probably, to slay. While nany abuses are prevalent lu the ad. >' ninistratlon, yo', Cardinal Lttvigerie fa naiutains, the proper way to remove st hese abasi a la for all uitissns to accept hi he It-pablin, anil use tbeir votes and nr atlaence, as cillxms, to remedy the of luniplaint". In thin, he would have the tli :ler?y lead the van." T "1)0 you think, Bishop, that there is di iny probability of Cardinal Gibbons be at ug elected Pope ?n tn The Bishop smiled. ? w "I have uei-n frequently amused," hi aid he, "by what I bare beard and read u regird to this matter. There la no lopa that Oardinal Gibbons will be Ircteil, ami there ia still less probabili-. it v. The Cardinal himself laughs at the 1 = ilea when presented to him. In the hisory of the Papacy, there is only one in- g Itance of an Anglo Saxon having been ilected to the Papal chair. A 1). 1164, Vicliolag B.-akapearo became Pope and wsumed the namo of Adrian- t>'o long . is the Popes woro tuinporal lords an Italian almost always occupied the chair . >{ St. Peter. It was natural that Z. ;be Italians would prefer to be govjrned by one ol tbeir own nation- . ility. The Iloly Father boa been j' leprivod of his temporal power, but has lever ceased to protest against the roband bail not abated one iota of bl< :lalms. What, tlion, is more natural, ban that tbo next Pops should be an " Italian? While I do not mean to sr.y b hat political motives would sway do f( liberations of the Cardinals in conclave t, issembled, yet it eoeuia to mo that it j, would bo at least a politic measure to ii uleot au Italian Pop a. No; there is no Cl likelihood of Cardinal Gibbons being v elected. As an American, bis election would be grateful to us, but it will be rain to expect any auch fruition of our hopes." ______ " mxcm.'M'tm'Mir. P ????? v l?rnf I'ni'ln mul Hla I'linlla Mrttanlaln u Vary Select unit Appreciative Auitlmce. Prof. S. Camillo Kaglo and members of hia music cIodb gave n most enjoyable 8 concert at Germauia Hall lust night. J' The entertainment was of a vnry high lv order and though given ehtirely by 7 amateurs, it was not the aort unuaily given by pupils. Prof. Eagle, with the bmt of teate, arranged the programme not onlv weti hut short, and before any- ], one bad time to tire, und before many tj had been half satitfiod the concert wku ,j over. The drat n^nrixrwaa Spanish dancrs Noa. i, 2 and 3, from Moeskowski, by Miaa Hulda Deiapiain. Mica Defjmlain I olaya with an exquisite touch and her notes are clear and dialing. oho was applauded, Mrs. (X ?. fthodea sapg "Slumber Song," by Taubert, in a most pleading manner. Mrs. Rhode*'* voice ia ew^nr and musical, and her note* are clear and well taken. Mrs. Peebles Tatnm'a Scena and Aria, from "The Prophet," waa an artistic and thoroughly pleading rendition of adifU calt selection. It waa appreciated by the audience. I would that my Love," by Mtg? i Lydtt Ir#Jn and Alias Alma Conner, ? wan a pleasing rendition. ( 'Concert Stnck, Third Movement," < from Weber, by Miss Watson, wan very t well rendered. , Scento and, Aria frotn Armida, of Hah- i del, by Miga h. Irwin, waa splendid. , Mies Irwin sbowa much dramatic pow? r i and rendered her selection very nicely. "Concerto D minor, 3rd Movetoeot," Mendelsshon, by MUa Qorneiisou, whs * marked by smooth, free execution. Miss Vardy'a aolo, April," waa a charming song tastefully and artistically done. I The concert closed with a very strong selection, "The Gypsies," from (jonno.l , It was effectively rendered and wan a fitting close for a splendid entertain- , ment. The audience was admitted on invitations, and was selected by Prof. Enpl? with n vtow to having those present who! could understand and appreciate the artistic merit of the ferfotmance. I TIE MB OUTLOOK, U. G. Dun & Co.'8 Weeky Review of Business iATlSFACTORY IN CHARACTER Vml Unprecedented In Volume?TI s Wool rroducilon?Cause of ilie Continued Dullncaa in the Iron ltualncKS? Collections. Niw York, Jan. 30.?K. G. Don A lo.'a weekly review of trade Baya: Bnaiiesa continues unprecedented In voltme and satisfactory in character. The ry goods trade is on the whole very satafactory for the season. Toe increasing lemand for wool, though atill confined o actual needs for consumption, prove* nat the current pricea, low as ttiey are, lo not arrest production. Trade in loota and ahoea and leather is soukvhat retarded by monetary condition. a the manufacture and sale of maclilury, implements and tools, buainesi eems to bo larger than over. Tbe^embarrajumentmiron and_steel unuuiaytuio nuu brauco itj uuw uiemit erceived to be the result of a marked hrinkage in demands for consumption Ur iroQ is very dull, the demands for latus is very much emaller than was ex? ected ami, for sheets, irregular and ui? itiafaotory, while structural lion is dull ad lower. There is very little little oing in rails. Accounts from the Southrn citlcs indicate only a fair tradr. At Uinctunati mauutaciurero are Bttve, especially in machinery. At l)aoit iron ia weak, but at Cleveland in sod demand, and at Pittsburgh there is o eepecial change, though thu glosa ado is rather dutl. Chicago notes irger trade than u yearag> in nearly irerything except dressed bsef, the lies in hides aud wool b*ing especially eavy. Iu dry goods and clothing rales re iucreasiug, with better collection^ uiladelpuia rupjris a gooi demand lor >mbiog wool and encouragement in tho ry goods and shoe trades. The startling death of Secretary Wfn)m caused u suddnu drnu fn tin* o?ice bar silver from 47.1 to4Q{ la London is stated in dispatches. But no taoge whatever iu tne tiu<tnciai policy the Government is .likely to result, though it may easily happen that u iccesaor, however able, may not lasesa the fertility of resources which r. U'imlom has shown in meeting oergencies. huaiueas lailures during the last seven its number 320, with 3S0 last week, id 2U1 the same w??ek laat year. The iVliv.tl Drujrahurt. Omaua, Nkii., Jan. GO.?Binlnesj cirta are much surprised by information at the prospsctive wheat crop ia 10,i0 000 bushels leas than is reported by e Government, and that the growing on is in a ypry unpromising condition. ie matter waa made public by a coinittee reporting at the National Farmers' lliance convention. Tho committer* js secretly formed two months ago and sited all tho we6toru wheat territory. llornluu of ilia tSumtn??r shan^UM. San Fcaxcisco, Jau. 30.?The steamaI r?:- t :? - > < - ui> v?iv/ ui uio oauuiru, wuicu nrnvoa . ;eterday from Hong Kong, brought rther particulars of the burning of the earner Shanghai ou December 25. She ?ri on board 400 Chinese puBJunxerB id one European, and carried a carpi cotton. The cargo caught fire, and ibvpsssI was headed for the shore, fie Ohiaeeo rushed overboard and wow rowned in larea numbers, Many were so burned to death. No accurate estimate of those lost can he tn-t'K but it a4 nmbably between two and three andred. , _ Will Ailvuuon uii .lie Iiuurgant*. London, Jan. 30 ?Advices received in lis city from Buenos Ayres state that ,000 insurgents are massed at ij'iillota, rovince of Valparaiso, iifiy miles from intiago. and rt is reported that they are mteinpiating an advance on thecanirol. The iosurgeuta threaten to bombard my port ou the coast unless their auiands are granted by the Government. President BiilmacetL's forces have iptured Iquique. The insurgents have aen forced to withdraw from Lapena, here after a desperate engagement 000 Government troops compelled the isurgenntB to retreat to Lunorita. TJ10 UJiiJuj?d War. Buknos Ayurs, Jan. 30-? According > Chilean advices received thexo have nan dnonAratn nnil l-"1 g.u uwufviuw HUU onujiutuarj MtUlCD night in the provinces ol Chilo be* neon the rebel f-rcea ami the governjouttroope. There have been many Med on bothaidoe, but the reports aro Doflictin^ an to which aide proved Ictorioua. Troup* Kbvolt. v Paris, Jan. 30.?Tho Gattlout ol this ity to day aaya that 12,000 Chilian imminent troops despatched from Va!? ^raiao agaiost the i?aarg?mts have rt? olted and joined th?? rehel forcea. The (Ireat itriko Koded. Glasgow, Jan. 80.?Tho #reat railrotd triko has ht laat collapBed, and tl e ['adorn of the airikera m treating with he officials of tho diflorent companies lith the view of securing for the men heir former pW**. Hon. Churl*;* ISi-atlluutfh Dnad. London, Jan. SO?Mr. Charles Era?*? iniih, M. P. for Northampton, who his teen critically ill for homo time patt, lied at six o'clock thia morning. An ImportKUt Work. Riv. l)r. W. U Cooke, of the Sicoml >?#isbjtwrian church, returned yesterday roiu Harriabnrg. wh?ro ho wont to ati?nd a meeting ut ?he tmtoctatioo camaittf-e of the S.vtyjd of Poiiiiuylvania, thic,h cu*>t to consider tho work entruatid to them. Tho committee conaiBted of Jev. Jofin 6. Macintosh, D D ; Rev. J. 4. Junktn, Bev. William P. White, lie v. William H. Cooke, J) I) ; Rw Eton laer Krt-feine, D. D., and Frank H. Ulp) ?*. E?q. Tho meetiag paaatil on the i'atms presented, and <Wo??>d ways Mid rnt aaa to meet them. The treaaurjr'e rnport fchoived tbm b-tA't-ou Octoi er 1 18SM).aud January 20,1891, the sum of Q 32# 00 has h-eu \i*id orit to the :ntm:ties receiving aid; that tho bum of $5,85841 ha* bum contributed by tho nureb^s, and that there in at present a Itflctt <A $*>.877 07. The churches of the Synod oughtatonco to toipn oultha*; itflciu Tb? commit tea adjourned to ncct in Altoona early in May. For scrofula in every iorta Hood's lare-iperill* ia a radical, reliable remedy. Ll has an nneqiMlh-d record of cures. 2 Uu Vuu t'uugti ? Don't delays Take Kemp's Balsam, ibe b.nt cough cure, li wi)i cure your coughs and colda. it will cure sore throat or a tickling *;i the throat. It Will cure painu iu the cheat. U will euro in(taetiat a id bronchitis and All diaeaies pertaining to the Inngg because it in a ptirw b.il-Hm. Hold it to tlio liqht ami r jo how clear and thick it is. You Vilt h- o the excellent etlect after taking th*. tirot doao. Large bottles 60jaiid$l, z %