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WASHINGTON, FIUDAY KVENIKU. J.'KIJIUTAHV 17, IHHH.
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301
Events of Interest In and About
the Departments.
THD SWATAIIA'S COMMANDER
fullers fit (lie White IIouso
Cliniietes In the Interior
Department.
'XlicSw'iilnm'HCoiiininiiilci'. Coin
mandcr John McGownn, jr., 1ms boon
Middled to command thoSwatarn. Ho Is
2 VW., nl IliA llvnAltlitti VaitiLVnnl n..1
Mill be detached from there on the '23d
Instant. Lieutenant 0, P. Perkins will
bo dctnclied from the commnnd of tho
Coast Survey schooner Hngro nntl ordered
to tho Bwataro, March 1,
Indicted lor l'resc.iilliin lilso
CliiliiiH.ThcCuiiimissioiicr of Pensions
lins been advised that Wlllinm Nichols
xvas Indlctrd on tho 7th instant by the
grand Jury for tho United Htntcs District
Court, at Austin, Tex., for forgeries in
connection with his own clnlni for pen
sion, ns well ns for presenting n false
clnlni. Tho Indictments contained three
counts.
Nnvnl A(lvcrtincmontn. The Sccrc
' taryoftho Navy has decided tlmt when
olllclal ndvcrtlscmonts nro published in
einct nccordanco with tho Departments
ropy the newspapers me uiiiurcd to pay
incnt for all space and tlmo used at their
icgular rates. Tho Second Comptroller
lias herctoforo held that pay should not
be allowed for lines and spacing which
teemed to him unnecessary.
Interior l)ciurtiiictil Changes.
Ucnornl Laud Ofllce Appointment: 1',
B. Hardest)', West Virginia, as n topo
graphical draftsman at $1,000, under civil
service rules.
Pension Olllcc ncslgiialioir. 12. II.
Cummins of Virginia, clork at $1,400.
Patent Ofllce Promotion: Mrs. Mary
A. Jordan of Texas, copyist at $720 to
$!J00. Resignation: Mrs. Florcnco II.
Kendall of Nebraska, $900.
Callers at tho "While House.
Among tho Prcsident'scallers to-day were
Senators Hansom, Gri Plumb, Turpie,
Hampton, Stockbrldgt w ith Mr. O. J.
Aionroo 01 juicingnii, cx-aennior .uc
.1 Donald. , Iter rccntat!vos Anderson,
of Ohio, Bfgt Hare. Albert K. Sinltcy,
member of iWl Board of Indian Com
missioners: iTaicrat S. 0. Armstrong,
Principal Hampton (Va.) Instituto; James
McNabb, editor Carrollton (111.) OmeUr,
Dr. K.N. Potter, Hobart College, rud Mr.
W. A. Potter. "
Death of Iiaiv-Uxnniliicr Howell.
MnjorM.F. N. Howell, acting law exam
iner of tho General Land Otllce, died
(Mis morning at his l evidence,
1003 Fifth street northwest of pleuro
pneumonia. Major Howell was
born in Now York nearly sixty years
ago. Ho was appointed to a
clerkship in tho Land Ofllce, May 23,
1801. Soon nfter ho was appointed Chief
iicii. mm iiuur cniui ui uju .ijiiuim
(Division. Ho was a splendid of llcer, and
Mill be groatly missed liy tho ollicers anil
employes ofthe Interior Department.
Minor niul I'erbonnl.
Secretary Whitney has gone to
New
lorn lor a icwiiays.
The Portsmouth sailed this morning
from Hampton Itoads for tho West Indies.
Charles H. Bradshnvv has been np
liointcd postmaster at Kiiiialls, Dorchester
County, Md.
The President has approved tho bill
authorising tho construction of a brldgo
acro-s tho Missouri lticr in St. Charles
County, Mo.
Alonzo W. .Stone, colored citien or
Hot Springs, Ark., Is a candidate lor tho
Siberian mission. Ho has herctoforo been
n Ilepublh'on, but has strong Democratic
backing.
Mr. Charles S. Cary, who was yesterday
appointed Solicltorof the Treasury to suc
ceed Judgo McCuc, is about 00 years of
ngeandwas a member of tlio New York
Assembly in 18SU.
Tho Treasury Dennitinont lias decided
-that when wine is injured by freezing, it
can only bo appraised at its decreased
value.
Ncarlv two hundred persons attended
tho President's reception this afternoon.
'JC1IC DISTKICT GOVEUNAIUXT
Tlint ''Brcniorniiditni."
Chief Engineer II. T. Douglass or tho
II, and O. llallroad Company wroto Com
missioner Ilaymond on tho 15th instant,
requesting a correction ofthe lattcr's re
port on tho bill to Incorporate tho Hock
Creek Klovnted Hailroad. Tho report io
ferred to Mas a memorandum of Major
KaviiBiiiuo mo lioaru oi commissioners,
In hlgfcply to Mr. Douglass, the Engi
neer Ccf.nmissloncr states that lie made no
rcpoit on the subject. Tho paragraph
complained of stated that tho bill was evi
dently intended to give tho II. and 0.
Ilalhoad Company certain privileges in
tho city. Major ltayniond states that It
xvnsn prlvotomcnioiandum and p. cd
without authority of tho Oouimlsslonuij.
Various Platters Considered,
Captain Giiilln has bubmltted to Major
Ilaymond a list of asphalt streets that will
require rcsurfacliig next year, aggregating
in cost $72,322.
Tlio Commissioners have notlllcd S. M.
Davis In his complaint about Policeman
Harding firing his pistel In a rcclcless
manner at Tenth and II streets uoithciut,
tlint tho Major of Police has given proper
xvninliig to tho police In regard to (lis
t liaiglng their pistols.
August Weaver has been appointed an
ndulilonal pilatu on the pollto force.
Tho Commissioner and Captains Sy
irons und Giiilln liad another conference
Mit'i thoHousoSub coinmltteoon Appio
pnnuons to-day
I.ato Social Items,
(eoige Alfred Townsond and Mrs.
Tnwiiiend are In tho city tlio guosts of
Jlr and Mrs. H, 11. James nt BUS Six
teenth street.
f'Ciicral and Mrs, Van Vlietdepait on
Tuesday ou their annual pllgrimago to
rioiiilu.
Senator Sabln gavo n dinner last oven
ing to Mr. Merrlmau, Speaker of tho
Minnesota Icglslutuio ond president of
the Meri'hanfs' National IlanU or St.
l'oul. Tho Minnosota Congressional
delegation wcro present, also Senators
' MoniUi-on and Stockbildgo and Hon.
Mai tin Mugglnnls of Montumi
Hatlroud lnthhftVretle Zom.
The Swedish arnuJSnieglaii Hallioad,
xvhictilsimw limtUuSjrriqm I.ulea, on
tl.e(.r.irofl)othnlftf1o Lofodou, on tlie
Korth een, is paitly sltuotod within tho
Aictk ilu'le, 1,200 miles further North
Vhaniuy rallioad In Canada. Tliowlu
ler has not, however, been found too so
crohy tho English employes and their
Mhcs, and tho snowtall is lessttuiuln
some moro Southern latitudes, wlillo tho
daikuessof the winter nights is paitly
coinpensutcd by tho light of the aurora,
Tho lino Is bi'liic built In older to tan tho
). cuormous deposits of iron oio In thoOcl
! Iiwne Mountains. llallioad World.
TiiiJ nuAniNo STiuicn.
.Supt. tVliltliiR i:ilulin Its C'iiiku mid
llctnlln Iti History.
Pnit.MiKi.niiA, F:n. 17. Mr. Cliarles I J.
Smith, a former prcsUlcnlor the ltcndtng
llallroad Company, nppeared to-day
beforo the Congressional commlttco In
vestigating tho iteadlmj strike
In December of 1S7(J ho resigned as
director, owing to liis belief that tho to
ports of tho company wcro Cooked with a
view ofmaking n line showing and heuellt
a few dishonest directors who were gamb
ling in tho stock.
Superintendent Whiting of the Heading,
when asked yesterday to detail the story
of the miners' strike, said that the Hrs't
uneasiness of tho miners was opparcnt
when the trouble aroso with the railroad
mm, who wcro members of tho samoor
simitar orders of labor organizations,
principally tho Knights of Labor. On
December 20 a committee, headed by
John II. Davis, waited upon the witness.
This commlttco represented tho miners
and akcd that tho contract granting tho
eight per cent, advance upon tho old
basis, which had been made In Septem
ber and waste tci inmate on January 1,
be extended.
This request was niado verbally at llrst,
butsub-equcntly In writing, On Docam
ber 2t tho request was renewed, tho
miners asserting that the same conditions
cxltcd, and were likely to exist, as w hen
tho advance was granted. Nothing dcll
nlto enmo of this interview. The agree
ment of September was tho lcsult of a
roiiiiiromic. Tho men had demanded an
increase of I.l per cent, and agreed to take
an 8 per cunt, advance. Ilo wroto the
agreement himself, submitted It to the
solicltorof tho company and to Mr. Cor
hln, and It was the icsult of tho thought
fill and deliberate consideration of tlio
situation, and had the appioval of nil the
iuuiui:i3 vi i ill; tuuiiwia .
Tho contract, which specified January
las its limitation of lime, contemplated
a change of the existing system of llxlng
the Wages of tho mlneis.
Tho reason tho company did not wisli
to continue the advance or keep in force
the contract otter January 1 was that It
was pioposcd iiftci'that to change the en
tire system, whiili was not considered u
good one. .
From 5,000 to 0,000 men quit work be
fore January 1, but they wcro not miners.
On that date all the miners went on
strike. Vp to January 5 there was no
damage to property, but there was a spe
cies of personal ostiaelsm, which Indi
cated that troublo would follow.
He referred to tho riots at Shenandoah
and of threats made, especially atShamo
kin. Tho men especially responsible were
Poles ami Hungarians,
Ofthe 21,000 men employed by his com
pany all but 2,000 had gone out. Tlicro
were 3,000 boys In the total of employes.
Tho pay roll of tho company was over
SSOO.OUOamontli.
Mr. Whiting was then asked whether
thciewasor had been any combination
in which tlio Heading Company took part
to restrict tho natural supply of antliia
cite coal. Ho said that at present there,
was none that ho knew of, but as recently
ns 1SS4 there had been an allotment sys
tem, the object and etlcct or which was to
restrict tho output.
"Have you made no effort to supply
tho places or tho striking miners'.'" was
nsKcu.
"No, sir."
"Why?"
"Because wo desho and expect our old
men to come back."
"On your own terms?"
"At tho old latcs, yes." '
"What force do you rely upon to bring
these men back?"
"Well, sir, their necessities."
Mr. Andeison Tlmt is to say, starva
tion? Witness It is only ntccIty that com
pels any of us to work.
When asked whether the allotment sys
tem -was advantageous to tho company
Mr. Whiting said yes. and when pressed
to know-why It was broken up lie said
that lie did not know.
"How about the lonsiimers in tli.it al
lotment?" "Oh, wo did notcou'lder tho consumer.
It was, I was about to oxplaln, or advan
tage to inc."
Chairman Tillman (Interrupting)
Well, you did not consider tho consumer;
orcourso not, but wo do, and wo propose
If na ran to pass a law that will protect
the consumer whom you don't consider.
It Is tlio consumer wlioni wo rcpicsent
and wo propose to K'C to tlmt.
lNxnitXAfi iuivum'i: ta.vijs,
tho lllll to I'listpniu, 'lliiir Collection
'l'rom 3luy to Doceinlicr.
The bill Introduced on Monday to post
pone tho collection of internal levcnuo
tnxes from May 1 to December 31, which
was referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, was the subject of much talk
this morning by Membors.
Major McOlaininy of North Carolina,
who introduced the bill, said to The
Cmna reporter that tho object of tho
ineasiu o was to give relief to all those who
will have to pay their Internal icvenuo
tax on the 1st of May. "Tho bill," said
Major McClammy, "meets tho wants of
this class and gives at onco tho bcuulU of
any reduction In taxation that Congress
may make this session.
A number or Members, who have
studied tho question, say that tlio bill Is a
move, in tho light direction, and, that,
when it comes up in tho IIouso fora vote,
it will pass by a largo majority , Tlio
commlttco will probably make a favora
ble report ou the measure,
run. oiiitjds nnoiaxKs.
Anil In Sncli u AViiytlnit Nolioily Can
MiMiliiterMiuul Itlin.
Tho Philadelphia LaVjer this morning,
rpfcnlng to tho statement that Mr, Gcorgo
W. Child had changed his mind with re
gard to tho Picsldcntial nomination, and
would accopt It If tendered him, says edi
torially: "
"Mr. Chillis has not changed his mind
in tho least degree, and It is not possible
that howillchango his mind In that to
gard. As to declining and refusing to bo
a candldatofor Picsldeut, ids mind is llrm
and unalteinblc. It Is awkward to do
cllno w hat Is not authoritatively otlered,
but so far as it is in contemplation by any
icrsons, few or many, organized or uu
oiganlzcd, to put Mr. Chllds in nomina
tion lor President of tho United States, ho
lepcats his ret usal to bo a candidate or to
bu voted for, and adds that ho would be
compelled to decline tho ofllce, honorable
nnd exalted as It is, If by inly chunco in
tlie chapter of unfoieseen events he
should happen to bo elected,"
l'nmsoxAii junxxio.v.
Jvmib 11. Youmi, oxccutlvo clcikof
tho Semite, has been confined to his home
lorn week with a tlucatcucd uttaol; of
pneumonia. Ho Is giaduully improving.
Mn. Viiank A. Hiciivniisii.v, chief of
the Baltimore Sim huieau, leaves ou Mon
day for a two weeks' visit to tho ever
glades and olligators of Tloiida,
I?. svnvKiMi oi- Tin: successful con
testants at tlio icccnt Nelson Division fail
mention was Inadvertently neglected of
Miss Ellso BuigV, who secuied tho hand
some ladies' watch,
Hon. Timothy E. Thkv or Michi
gan Is lying ill at Piovidenco Hos
pital. Tho physicians do not say that ho
Is very dangerously III, Ho Is sullering
tiom nervous prostration,
Iinpoitniu Meeting To-iiIkIH.
It Is impoitaut that thcio should be a
full attendance this evening at
Grand Army Hall of tho local Board
of Promotion and Executive Committee
on the Permanent J' xposltlou ol the
'llireo Ameilcas in 10 at the National
' ajdtal No iiiattw of such imiioitance
to tho prosperity of uslilngtiin has over
and tho meeting to-nlsht U u givoie
newed vigor to the movement
IN CONGBESS TO-DAY.
Passage of the Urgent Deliclcncy
Jim by the House, J
PIIOCEEMNOS OI' COMMITTEES.
The MoKny Claim .Successful
teriin Animated Contest.
Af-
Bcrorc the regular order was demanded
this morning a bill was pased for tho re
lief of tho Agricultural iind Mechanical
College or Alabama.
Mr, Cutchcon Introduced a bill to In
crease tho ctllcicncy of the Signal Corps
of thoimnv
Mr. Mlllfl.cn of Maine asked to have
tho Committee on Mmitifactuies In
structed to leport next l'ridnv upon a
resolution directing tho Secretary nf tlio
Treasury to make certain Investigations
relative to tho New York sugar trust Tlio
lummltttc was so Instructed.
Tho regular order wits then taken up,
being tlio call for the yeas and nays on
Mr. O'Neill's amendment to the Urgent
Deficiency bill, ollcicd yesterday, n-
struetlng the (lovcrniiicnt Printer to
rigidly enforce the eight hour law In his
dcp.titmcnt. The amendment was adopted
by n otcnflMJ torl,
'J ho Urgent Deficiency bill was then
passed.
Mr. Belmont introduced a joint resolu
tion authorizing tlio I're-ldcnt to nego
tiate witli Mexico fur tho appointment of
an International Commission loettlc cer
tain boundary Hue questions.
A resolution was Introduced calling
upon tho Attonipy.fieneral for Informa
tion as to whatamounts of tho Judiciary
appropriations have been used to p.iv em
ployes of the revenue service, and by
whose authority It was done.
'J lie Blair Educational Mil was laid be
foro tlio House and refened to the Com-
iiutteeon Luuuitlou.
Considerable' confustoii was caused by
thcLOiilllcting reports of the IIouso Join
nal and the Ctmgietfiomtl liccortl as to
whether tho iircv Ions question had been
moved as ordered upon the McKay claim
bill.
Tlio report of the Journal was upheld.
A motion to recommit tlio bill to tho
Commlttco on War Claims, with Instruc
tions, wns lost by a vote of 108 to a! on a
call of the yeas and nays, and Mr. Spi lngcr
demanded tho yeas and nays ou tho pas
sage ortho bill.
The bill was passed by n vote or 130 to
72. ltnrovldcs that the claims of Na
thaniel McKav and tho executors of
Donald McKay for further compensation
for tlio construction of tho iron-clad
monitors Squando, Nnuset and steamer
Ashuclot may be submitted to the Court
of Claims.
Mr. Springer made an effort to deliver
a speech against tho bill, even after its
passage, by getting the lloor and oll'cring
nn amendment to tho title of tlie bill.
Although vigorously opposed by
Messis. StonoondCox, he was succcssrul
and obtained a ruling Trout the Chair al
lowing blm to proceed.
A COGENT ARGUMENT.
A unique report was submitted by tho
Committee ou Judiciary yesterday on tho
bill appointing the llrst Monday of Oc
tober in cadi year as tho day on which
Congress shall meet. The commlttco re
ports "That the proposed legislation
would be injurious to tlie public Inter
ests," inasmuch as a large number of
Members of Congress are usclully cm
plojedln their several districts during
the month or October-in eveiy alternate
year In seeming tlie election or sultnblo
persons tn represent their ditiicts' In
Congress."
CAPE CHARLES QUARANTINE.
Mr. Hi owno or Virginia has been author
ized by tho House Commerce Committee
to make n favoiablc report on tho bill np
piomiatlngVW fora permanent quar
antine station ut Cape Cliarles, Va.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH BILL.
The Houso Commlttco on Commerce
received communications , to day from
Surgeoii-d'cneial Hamilton 'requesting to
bo heard in opposition to tho bill to create
a Bureau of Public Health and fiom Dr.
Walcott or Boston requesting to bo heard
In its favor.
ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF LANDS.
Tho House District Committee have
made a favorable report ou tlio bill re
stricting the ownership of real cstatit in
tho Territoiles nnd Distiict or Columbia
to American clticns, with an exception
permitting foreign governments to ac
quire property in the Distiict ou which to
erect legation buildings.
THE DLAIR OILL.
An effortwill he mado In tho House by
the filends or tho Blair bill tojiavo that
measure considered sonic time In Match.
It is claimed that ir a vote can bo had tlio
bill will pass.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The Urgent Deficiency bill passed tlio
IIouso to-day by a vote of 182 to 53. Its
District items are as follows: Salary of
tho Janitor or Ainldon school building
$C00; two fire-escapes for the Hefoun
School, $1,100, to increase the water sup
ply of tho District, $333,000.
SENATOR TURPIE'S CASE.
'lho Senate Committee, ou Elections
held n meeting this moinlng and con
sidered tho caso of Senator Turpie.
Action was taken by referring all the
nancrs in tiio caso to a sub committee,
consisting of Messrs. Hoar, Snooncr and
Eustis.
THE STRONG CLAIM.
Mr. Faulkner was authorized to report
favoiably n resolution for tho appoint
ment by thoPiesldcntorthrcoaibltrators,
with final powers,to determine the claims
or Samuel Strong against tlio Distiict
of Columbia. Tlio resolution pro
vides that tho nibitrators shall bo
bound by tho decision of tlio District
fauptemo Court, giving tlie Distiict credit
for fate value of thcceitlllcates oilglu.dly
Issued to Colonel Stiong.
'1 hu committee authoiied Senator Dan
iel to uiako u favorable report ou tlio bill
to incorpoiato tlio Washington and bandy
Spring Railroad.
MR. CRAIN'S AMENDMENT,
Mr. Cnilntald to a Cnnic icpoitcr this
afternoon that his constitutional amend
ment, changing tlio tlmo for tho meeting
of Congress would piobahly bo considered
tho lat of this month, He lutiodiieed n
resolution on Monday setting apart IVii
inary 20 for that puimiso. ihe resolution
wasrefeiicd to tho Committee ou Kales,
nnd will, it is believed, be reported biulc
to tho House with u recommendation that
it pass.
CANAL AND LAKE IMPROVEMENTS,
The bills ofMci. Ilendeison ol" Illi
nois and Spilnger, creating a commission
tosupeiviso the conduction ol the Illi
nois mid Michigan canal, tlio hike iui
piovcments, etc. liavo been referred to a
huh-commltteo composed of Messrs, Mc
Hae, Hayes, Cobb, Plumb and Hussell of
Connecticut,
A PLEA FOR OPEN SESSIONS
Senator Teller yesterday afternoon
nude a vigorous plea for open sessions of
tho benato for action upon nominations,
Secret O'slons he regarded us unrepubll
can He saw no moie reason for con
sldorlikc; nominations in secret session
than lor legislating' secretly ijton the
hupicuio Court pubhclj rcordod the
actio! of each Justice on each qucstUu,
vv bile Senators could not; announce their
action upon executive business. He laid
down tne Inoad proposition thar the
action of a public servant on a public
question should always bo a nnttcror
public record.
ANOTHER ADVEnSE REPORT.
TlicSilb-coiniulttco.or tho IIouso Com
mlttco on I'oslolllccs and Postroads
has adversely reported to tho full
committee tho bill prohibiting tlio send
demanded tho prompt action olils citlons,
Ing through the United States malls of
newspapers containing lottery advcitlso
incuts. CAPITOL NOTES.
ThoScnato lias announced a long list of
important confirmations,
ThoScnato yesterday afternoon passed
all the private pension bills on the calon
Oar lOd In number.
The Senate was not in session to-day
nnd will not meet to-morrow,
The Senate Public Buildings Commit
tco has agreed to report favorably the bill
to appropriate $150,000 fortho purchase of
tbelcrguson property for use of tho Sig
nal Scrvlco bureau.
'J ho bill for tlie relief or Mrs. Hannah
A, lluidle, introduced in tlio Senate yes
terday, appiopriatcs oin.OUO. Her hus
band, Samuel K. Hurdle, lost his life
while In the employ of tlie district.
'ihe Senate bill for the Improvement of
Mxlcentli street, north of lloundary, np
proprln(c"!?lO,ujn Mr. Buckenrldgc r Kentucky pre
sented n petition ycrtcrdfij or the Typo
graphical Unions of Frankfort ami Lex
ington, Ky., asking that (he employes of
lho Government Printing OOlco be pild
tlio latcs tiaid pilor to Match I, lss". itc
ferrcd to the Committee on Pi inting.
Ccncral Black spoke for two hours to
day beforo the Invalid Pensions Commit
tee upon proposed pension legislation.
'lho Sub-Committee of Appropriations
having tlio Distiict appnpriatluii bill In
charge are still consldciing it.
J he Elvers and Harbors Committee
heard to-day
n Philadelphia delegation,
iinnm? rcinm
vat ol Miutlis Island, In
rniiaiicipuia inn nor
The Houso Committee nn Public Lauds
will probably make their report to the
House on Monday,
Hej inoiir Probably Ilcalen.
Niw Yoiik, Feb. 17. The IhmUl'n
.'V"i , . , r . , :.
Marquette (Mich.) special says the latest
indications from tlio election in tho elev
enth district ore tli.it If Seymour (Hop.)
bus a plurality It vv ill bo less than 100 und
that the Democratic candidate will prob
ably contest tho election in cascofllclal
returns givo tlie election to Seymour, on
the ground of fiauel and Intimidation.
Mil, 111IF1.N M.ICTEIl.
Postmastcr-dcncral Dickinson stated to
a Ciiitic reporter to-day that he had re
ceived a telegram from Michigan saying
that Mr. Brccn, the Democratic candi
date, bad been elected.
opposih) to 8i:giu:t sessions
.Senator Tullm Coutliturs tlirni Alto
Ki'tlier Vii-llepiilillciiii,
In his remarks in tlio Senate yesterday
upon tho resolution calling for informa
tion as to tho distribution or the records
ortho rebellion, Mr. Teller took very em
phatic ground that "tlicro is no Depart
ment in this Government that has any
business to have secrets Tram tho public,
except it may bo tho State Department,
pending treaty ncgotlatiations or some
thing ot that character."
lie said further;
"Every decision made by tlio bead of a
Department ought to bo an open book;
ev cry adjudication made by tho head of a
bureau ought to be an open book for tlio
people of the United States to read and
examine not simply the public ofllcials.
but any man who docs not go there out
of simple Idle curiosity during the busi
ness hours or tho day ought to havo ac
cess to tho public lccords. It Is one ortho
essentials of a freepcojilothat they should
know what their public servants arc elo
Ing." Also: "1 inny bo pardoned IT I depart a
little tiom the subject. I consider the
secret sc-slons or the Senate entirely mi
republican in character, except when
there shall be, as there may occasionally
be, a treaty under consideration that
ought to bo considered in the secrecy or
an exccutlvo session; but there is no more
reason why the "confirmations or execu
tive appointments should bo behind clocd
doors, in my Judgment, than there is that
we should legislato behind closed doors,
ns w c did somo years ago."
T1II3 UNION PACIl'IC,
A !
(.position Unit .Neiiil.v AcccinN vvllli
the Oiitlivvullo 1H1I.
Mr. Storey, counsel Tor tho Union Pa
cific Halho.ul, appeared hemic the House
Committee on Pacific Hallioads to-day,
and presented the load's preposition for
the payment or the debt to tho United
States.
It accords with tho terms or tho Otith
walto bill except that the payments Tor
tho first live years arc slightly reduced,
and those Tor the second llvo yeais cor
respondingly Increased.
i ho company ask this in ordor to en
able It to meet certain heavy indebted
ness falling due In tho llrst llv o year-.
'1 ho Pnciilo Haihoad Coiiimissioncis are
to lio heard by the committee next
Fliday.
It is stated that Jlr. Anderson of Iowa
lias refused to appear before tlio commit
tee In behalf of Ins bill directing criminal
prosecutions to bo pushed against tlio
Paclllc Haihoad olllclals.
Picsldeut Slicrldnn'M Cabinet,
St. Louis Globe-Vemocrat; General Sheri
dan, If elected President, could inako up
a magnificent Cabinet and appoint some
first-class foreign uilulsteis, as, for In
stance: Secretary ot Stato-Hoscoo ConMiiiiror New
York .
-N.-cui.uy of tlio Treasury John Sherman
N-iietary of War Iienjamln UnrrUon of In-
seci'etaiy of tlio Navy Joseph It. Itnvvicy
of Connecticut,
i-eiictarrof tlio luteilor William II, Alli
son of Invva.
Attoiiicy-licncrol (leoiEe V. IMimuia of
Postmaster floiimd-Oeowi W. ClilliU of
l'eimvlvnnla.
Jllnfster to llnidainl .Initios (,. UUInu of
liable.
Minister to.rrnnco vviiuain u, nvaris oi
New Vorl.
Minister to tieimanj- Jolm II llenilerjonot
Mls'oml.
An Oiler to Mummer Wilson,
'Ihe position of geucinl tr.illlo manager
of tho Heading Hailroad, which will be
come lacant ou March 1 by the resigna
tion of J. Lovvrlc Boll, has been otlered to
Geneial Freight Tialllc Manager John S.
Wilson of tho Pennsylvania llallroad,
who would nl-o bo inndo a vico-pie-idem.
Ho Is now considering tho oiler. Mr.
Wll-on was connected with tlio Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Hail
load bsfore entering the Pennsylvania
service, and has had n long rnilio.ul ex
perience. A Oient Political M) story.
The New York TiiOvnc's Washington
coirespondcnt says "negaidingthoDem
ociatlc nomination for President, S. S. Cox
of New York is repotted as saylug : . "Wo
nil think Cleveland will bo nominated,
hut 1 do not know anything about it.
The opposition to Cleveland talked of U
ninvstcry. It Is said to bo a mystery to
Mr. Hill. I aikcd Mr. Cleveland about It.
He said It was a myster to blm that ho
did not understand it Here we stand
between tvvor" 'steiies. '
HeoistebeiA Nkw Yobs, la-t cvmi
ii Mi Cuit Uio Hawaiian Minister
at tho Fvereft ViHtain I Putnam ot
the Fisheries! tunr-sion at tlio AN .ml
sor Senator , t and tongiesnien
Clardv and NNA the i itt'i Avenue
A Itn.-WAItlCAHMi llOOUJir.NT.
XVIII or lho I.ntn Mr. VtVltluiA. Jim
limns I'llcit.
Tho will or tho lato Mrs. Weltlia A.
Enunonswas filed In tlio Probate Court
to day beforo Judge Cox by her counsel,
Henry Wbe Harnett, Tho document Is
a follows'
"I. Weltlia A. Emmons, of tho city of
Washington, District of Columbia, do
make, publish and dcclaro this my last
will nnd testament
"First. I direct that all my ul debts
nndlmancl.il expenses bo pulet ns soon
after my deatli as practicable.
"Second. I givo nnd bequeath to Sam
uel F. Emmons of tho city of Washing
ton all my wcarlngnpparol, Including nil
my laces, made up and not made up, but
excluding lewolry of every kind.
"Third. 1 also give and bequeath to
said Samuel F. Emmons nil my Ictteis,
correspondence and literary memoirs.
"Fourth. I give and bequeath to tlio
persons from whom I respectively re
ceived them tlie silver wedding presents
received on the occasion of my marrlago
toSaluucl F, Emmons.
"Fifth, 1 direct that my executors,
hereinafter named, or if only onoof tlicin
shall ullallfv as such, then he who shall
qliahm selfnnd convert Into money all
my other property, l.otli real and personal,
and wherever situated, and one-third or
tlio net proceeds tlicrrif, J -'- -,
qticath to Louis Jl. Todd of tlio city of
New York , JSfiti I give and bequeath to
Cliarles Davldge (colored) or tho city of
Washington, and Jl.000 thereof I gtvo
and bequeath to Annie llurtmau of Mar
gate, England, and the remainder thereof
1 givo und bequeath to Enoch Steele
Shane, my youngest foster brother.
"Sixth. 1 nominate ami appoint Henry
Who Garnctt and Samuel P. Emmons of
the illy of Washington to ho tlio oven
tnrsorthls will, and I give and ginntiiiito
the said executors, or If only one of them
shall quality, then unto him who shall so
quality, full power and authority to con
tract to sell, to sell and convoy, any and
all of my property whether real or per
sonal, ami good and sulllclcnt Instru
ments for tlie conveyance and transfer
thereof, to make, execute, and deliver.
"Seventh, t revoke all former will- by
mc made.
"In witness whereof I hive hereunto
set my hand and seal, tins aith day of
l curuary, ispi.
(Seal. "WrmiA A. Emvioss."
The potior Is vv Itnessed hv Charles Hark
nainy of New York, William Halso
Blv ers, Offli.ini Hectory, Maidstone, Eng
land, and Edward T. Church, New York
city.
A petition of Henry Wtso Oarnett ac
companies tho will, setting forth that at
tho time of her death Mrs. Emmons
owned certificates of stock In the Ameri
can Boll Telephone Company Tor 13)
shares, and alo household furniture,
piate, jewelry, etc., worth about $15,000;
that sua left no next of kin; that she was
married In 1870 to Samuel F. Emmons,
w ho survived her: that for more than two
years last beforo her death the decedent
lived separate nnd apart from her hus
band: that she appointed tlie petitioner
and her husband executors, and that
the will was at the time or Its date placed
by her In tlio custody or the pctltiuner,
who acted as her legal ndviscr. Ho asks
that a citation may bo issued directed to
Samuel F. Emmons, and that tho will bo
admitted to probate and letters testa
mentary granted as provided,
THE SNChh MUIlDUIt.
Chid!);" Detectives on tlio Trl.vlc t a
Young .Man.
Cmcvqo, III,, Feb. 17. Search Is being
Hindu for a young man w ho called him
self Cartright, who occupied a room In a
lodging-house not tar fiom tho re-'
of murdered mllllonaivo Sncll and dlsap-
appeared on tho morning of tlie tragedy,
Tho police nro curious (u know why ho
should have -lift his room at daylight,
after first having wakened ids landlady
to tell her that be would solid bor his
rent and not to disturb Ids room until ho
returned. The missing man told his
landlady that Ids vvorl. -vould require
him to be out late .it night, und she no
ticed that lie cam" in very lato in the
morning. Downs unsociable and talked
little.
On last Monday tho landlady thought
sbo would clean" Cnrtiight's room, and
wassurpiiscd on opening the elect door
to find a quantity of silverware. Tlicro
wnsnosiiverwaretuueii iioniBiicu suouse
but tho claim is mado that a man answer
ing Cartiight's description went to Sncll's
houso somo (lavs beforo the murder and
endeavored to negotiate a loan, nnd It Is
argued that ho took this moans of getting
into the millionaire's house in ordor to
find out the lay ot the land.
Tho landlady notilled Mr Mono, a son-in-law
ofthe dead man, who lives near
tho Sncll mansion, who in turn notilled
tho police Tho latter regard tho capture
or Cartright as important. Descriptions
oHho man wanted aro to bo scattered all
over the tow n, as lie Is Deitcvcci lo. do in
hilling here.
To Train Teaohers,
iMUAN.irous, lnd Feb. 17, The Hov,
J. E. Gilbert, pastor or tho Moridlan
Strcct Methodist Chinch, hns.bcen elected
supeiintendcntof tlio teachers' training
department, a new department of tho In
ternational Sunday School Union. Tlie
heads of other departments aro B, F.
Jacobs of Chicago, Dr. J. H, Vincent nnd
E. Piiyson Porter of Philadelphia. Dr.
Gilbert has accepted conditionally and
will meet n sub-comiuittco In Chicago
iictjwcok to complete arrangement.
The lloiis.es Swayed.
Akron, Ohio, Feb. 17. A rcinarkablo
phenomenon manifested itself near hero
early yesterday morning. People in tho
vicinity of tlio scatofntho troublo wcro
thrown out of bed and windows and cod
ings crumbled, whtlo tho earth rocked,
the convulsions being preceded by terrlllc
reports of an explosion, A great fissure
is tho earth Is the only sign of the strange
occurrence. 1'coplo lied fiom theii hotiies
and the greatest excitement prevailed,
vv idle many in tills city got up and in
quired tlie cause of swaying of tho
houses,
Mr. Sherman and i lie Chinese.
Tlio New Yoik if tall this morning
states that, Insmlerto put Idm-elfiii liar
uioii.v with the nutl Chine jo sentiment of
the i'autdc coast, Senator Sherman has
invited till the llcpubliean and Demo
cratic members of the three Pacific Stutw
to meet at his houso on Tuesday evening
next to discuss the better method oi
niaklngtho precnt rcstilctiou laws con
form more to the leuorntidspliltln which
they were pa-scd.
Levi Jlorttm tor Piotlileut,
A Chicago snuc'al fiom New York says
that the Blaine manages in New York
imve decided upon Levi P. Morton us
theii choice, and that Chiiuncey M. De
pue and Whltelniv Held will go to Chi
cago as .mw lorns uoiegaies ai large.
Nlicn William Walter Phelps declared
for senator Hl-cok It is Mild he wns
siinplj assisting in; paving the way for
Morto'n.
A ItlR Ptio Piijlit.
A pilo iliit Is in piosieb this after
noon nun Lyoi s's Wocils.
Two hundred poople ure .pioiont, and
the police have (joue there.
C. A, Pi out lss Assigns,
C. A. Prentiss, druggist, at Ml Seventh
street, has assigned for the bcncilt of Ids
creditor, preference of JV5 be given to
the Second National Bank.
A large stove mamifaetmer in Albany
bus secured theioiisent oi his workmen
to retum 10 per cent of thsii viaes until
the crd ofthe icai to bo !.. to led to Fie
ill in in lite event ot a st :i
01 STEAM RAILWAYS
Tlie .Senate Uoimiiillce Averse lo
Legislation Tills .Session.
'II H STATION QUESTION.
An Inipoitiint Concession lo the
II. und O, Company.
lho Senate District Coiiiiulttco has
abandoned stentn-rnllioad legislation for
flio present session, 'lho regular weekly
meeting to-day was devoted lo lho con
sideration of this subject and every mem
ber of the commlttco was present. The
discussion wns continued Tor more than
two hours nnd a number of votci were
taken on separate propositions.
A resolution declaring that the present
slal Ion of the Baltimore and Potomac
HalliiiadCompntii and its tracks on tho
Mnllshouldnj,;.,..',. u"
If Is understood that Nmators Faulk
ner, Hiddlcborgcr, Daniel, Fnrviell and
Cbaee voted in tho nllirmativo on tills
resolution, nnd Senators lug.dls, Vance,
Spooncr and Harris in tlie negative
A resolution was then submitted do
dating steam railroad legislation at the
present session In be Inexpedient, nnd on
this Sciiutors Hnirls, Chace, Fnrwell.
Hiddlcborgcr, Daniel and Faulkner voted
In the nllirmativo, and Senators lugalls,
Vnucc and Spooncr in the negative.
After further discussion the chairman
suggested that action bo simply postponed
Instead of abandoned for the session, und
it was agreed to announce that tlio mat
ter remain in abeyance, nlthuugh there Is
apparently no idea that it will hongilii
taken up
Mr Harris was authorized to report
favorably the Joint resolution extending
tlie arrears or tax law or Marcli Jl, 1SS7, to
general taxes in nrrcar July 1, ls.ss
'1 lie Commissioners were called upon
to express llicir views oi mo mil lo incor
porate the (looigclovvii Barge, Dock, Flo
vntorand Hallway Company and of nn
amendment providing that stock shall bo
Issued by said company upon tho basis
of an approved cstlmato of tho actual cost
oi construction ami equipment.
A resolution declaring that tlio B. and
0. should be allowed to abandon Its
present depot nnd to havo tho same prlvi
Ienes in South Washington and unon the
Mall as tho Baltimore and Potonnc was
successful by n vote of 0 to 3.
IX snoiiET HUSSION.
Engineers ami Mechanics lllsciisslni;
CliiutiiiKC lit l'ottitvllle.
Porrsv n.i.r, Pa, Feb. 17. The cngl
nccisiind mine mechanics nro holding n
secret session and will hardly adjourn he
roic night. Conversations wlthpilnclpal
men as they arrive in town leads to tlio
opinion that positive action will be post
poned mid a fuller statement of their
grievances be prepared meanwhile ond
picscnted to tlio company before final
action Is taken.
Citizens generally counsel this action
and vehemently opposo a striko of engi
neers as likely to cause damage und fii
tcrfcro with the settlement of tho miners'
strike. The general rnllroad executive
boanl Is In session at Phlladelphln to day,
Chiltman Lee solids wo'd lioru at noon
lho vv bold strike Is likely to be de
clared off and ended within twenty-four
hours. The joint committee is in session
hero also. '1 hoy llltew ise claim there is a
big ciiiingo near at baud. Secretary
Dully comes out of the coinnilttce-rooiu
nndsajs "Can't givo you details, but
thisstriko is uovvfo be settled in shoit
Older."
Til II NUW
TItUATY.
XMiy ll.e
l'lesldent Does Nol hellil II
to tlu Semite.
Nmv Yoiik, Feb. 17. A Washington
special to the Tribmu says that tho now
fisheries treaty still remains In tlio posses
sion of the President. His failure to send
it to tho Scnato yesterday Is explained on
the ground that lie de-lres to accompany
it by a messago w liich will fully oxplaln
the several Icatuies of tho trinty, and
practically amount to a pica in Its behalf,
'lho treaty prohibits, In tlie moat ex
plicit terms, ns already indicated in those
dispatches, the purchase of halt by our
lislicimcn. It is true that tho latter havo
often proclaimed that they did not care lur
tho privilege, ( to pay for what you buy
can bo called a privilege, of tlie maritime
provinces, und does not extend to any
other territory tinder the Jurisdiction or
either country. Such a change wns
rendered necessary In order to guard our
rights in Chesnpcako Bay, which, Tor
obvious reasons, might havo been en
dangered by nn omnibus interpretation or
thu three-mile limit clause, cither in this
oi-any othci treaty.
Drunken KoukIis in n Hint.
Hoi Ki-.sviM.r-, Kv., Feb. 17, There is
great excitement In Fredonla, Caldwell
County, over tho conduct or u party of
diunl.cn roughs who attacked nnd (lied
into tho houses of , several clticns
night before lust. Thero was no ono hurt,
but several narrow escapes from thu bul
lets. Thev also broke ojion Morgan's
stuic and s"tolo n considerable iptautity of
goods. Tlio men whoso houses wero
visited havo been leaders In tho crusade
ugalnst the violators of tho prohibition
laws of Ficdonla, Thoro is considerable
reeling oier the nutter, und ellorts nro
being niado to apprehend the guilty
pal tics.
The Stock ami Money Market.
Nr.w Yohk, Feb. 17. Money ag'JJ per
cent. Fxchango steady; posted ratcw,
-IS.rg 1ST. Government bonds steady;
currency, Cs, l'Jo, is, coupon, 1251; IJs, do.,
107t!.
'lho stock market opened llrm, nnd
during tlio first half hour of trading in Ices
on somo buying of Futon Paclllc, Head
ing and Lake Miore, kaid to bo for foreign
account, advanced JGcJ percent, lullio
next hour and u-halfthuo was very littlo
trading, but shortly nfter noon reports of
a settlement of the Heading stiiku began
tochculato, and the in-h to buy which
loiiowcii sent prices up ittua pT ecni.
The best pi lies mo now euiicut.
A Coiiiilert'elter Arrestril.
Wvhvsii, I.m Fob. 17. Kd ward Hlg
ulns, a iv oil-known .voting man, was
ai rested Wednc-day on a charge of (Kiss
ing connteifoit money. A considerable
itinntltv of imitation silver dollars and
holt dollars was found on his person. It
isbclloied that ho Is the tool of an oi
UiinUed baud or ounteifultors in this
v'elnlty. Mrs, Illgglnspvoinisos to mnko
son e sensational disclosure-. Tho itr!
oner was taken to Indianapolis Inst night
by a-deputy F. S. marshal.
Aid for the Poor.
The police charity t und to-da.v rocciv od.
Mr. Hamilton. $5, ClnUXander, $5 Mrs.
Putiiov, clothing, Knutlmnii, shoes
and clothing, Mis. Finn-ley, clothing,
Falwnrd Muiphy sack of Hour, yoast
powder nnd oatmeal, John (spangler, ,0
loaves of bread
Mlldirit mill Amy Aitreo.
"I don't like tho nay things aro run at
M-hool,' reiiiaiked Amy ' There's some
thing rotten in Dcnimiil.
"Yes,"' assented Mildred, "tliore Is surely
something in nn udrai-ced staeof de
i imposition in tlii Dn ish Ling lorn '
(Pittsburg Chi ontcle,
AN IMIUnNHHSTASlC.
Mmlnc ii HIb Ocoiiii Shorn lintel 1'lte
Hundred I'liot,
New Yoiiic, Feb. 17. Onrnpi or work
men are bufy nt tho preparations for
moving back tho hotel at Coney Island.
Tlio foundation Walls have disappeared,
and thortructuronovv rests on piles. The
entire building will bo removed on lion
trucks built for tho purpose. Twelve
hundred lilies hnvo been driven Into the
sand under tho hotel to support twenty
four tracks similar lo lallroad tracks.
Colonel Morrow, who Is supeilntcndlng
the work, wid yesterday that 1WO.0O0 feel
of timber were used In tho structures on
wiiicn tne tracks rest and In blocking up
tne nig minding,
Tho hotel Is 170
red doc), ICO foot long,
and some partsof it aro four stories hliffi
li,
uc-iu uiu ni-u vvvo luvviTH. iiwiumuo
ono nnd onc-hnir miles or railroad track
tomovo tho hotel onco Its own depth,
Owing lo the Inroads or lho sea, tlio rear
ofthe hold Is now at hlgh-wntor mark,
and thn Intention Is to move It back Sou
rect Trotn that point. Wlillo being moved
It will rest on timbers laid skillfully on
12". lion ti ticks,
'I ho weak portions or tlie houso will be
propped up and then locomotives will
pull tlie trucks with tlidrJ;u.7iVYVl!rcc
iWlUrMWiVrffihe ntttinl moving will bo
begun. The frost in the ground Inter
feres materially vvltlf the laying or
tracks,
N lien a visitor arrived tliore tho other
day tho water wns up under tho hotel,
although It wns then low tide, and tlie
music pavilion stood out in deep water
looking very lonesome. It and the big
bathing pavilion also villi be moved back,
'1 he latter will bu placed on a lino with
the hotel. Colonel Morrow said that
next summer thero would bu a nice lawn
In front of the hotel. On the day that
the moving begins Inv itntlous will be scut
out, and It Is probable that n good many
people will bo there to witness tho opera
tion (iONi: UP IN SMOKE.
Ti...,. ... ..,-- ,... , ., ..,...:
A ittioile Isli. nil Town
Ins a Visitation
of I lie.
Pni.viin.MC, H.I., Feb. 17. One ot'tbo
greatest llrcs that eier visited Westerly
luged for three hours this morning, de
stroying several buildings and causing a
lossor$l.,O,000, Tliollro was discovered
at Jin. in. in a confectionery storo in tho
O. D. Wells building on Broad street. Be
foro a steamer company got thero tlio
flames had worked through Into tlio
Wells block nnd from thereinto the Scgar
block, nthiee-story brick building adjoin
In is.
Turnliu. tho corner of HIkIi street, tho
Stilliuan building, a three-story fiamu
stutcture; the Bradford block and the
Niautic Bank building, this last a two
story brick building, were burned. Many
buildings wcro endangered by Hying
sparks, but tho flames wcro checked nt tho
Mantle Bank building, TIiosj burned
out ore tho following;
Nlantlo Savings Bunk and the National
Bank, Louis Stuckcr. clotbior; Ira II.
Crandall, clothier; Orvllio Stooliuan,
boots; A, Barber it Co,, drugs; T, NV.
Lamphcr, tobacco, S. (1. Babcock, car
pets; J, II. Thorp, dry goods; J. A.
Wright, shoos, C. II. Stanton, dry goods;
G, 11, Babcock, clothier, John Duoley,
shoes; H. F, Scgar and J. M. Pendleton,
ol'lccs, Tolophono Exchange, Mrs. L. It.
Cone, millinery: Louis Cella, variety
store; Fred. Barber, barber shop; Patrick
Driscoll, barber, in. Cartney, tailor;
TCiilithtR of Labor rooms: A. II. Crafts,
otllce. J II. Hughes, attorney, and B. F. i
Arnold, demist.
IJUATIl'lX A OUIihAK.
lc . . Mile i:-loslin or Niituiiil (in- Sear
.lletntv tile, I'll,
Ml M.viM.r, F.i., Feb. 17. At !l o'clock
this nioi nlng nn oxploslon of natural gas
occurred at the farm-house of Joseph
Franklin, a tnilu cast or here, resulting In
the complete wrecking of tho house and
the serious Injury of Mrs. Franklin and
her son.
It Is supposed that the gas leaked into
the cellar from the main line, which runs
hv tho hou-o close to tho cellar wall,
ills. Fiauklln went Into tho collar with ti
llulitcd lnmn. when tlie cxnloslnn
followed, blowing both sides and tho
fiont end out of tho house. Sbo was
badly burned nnd bruised nnd her re
covery is doubtful. Her son, who lay
sick in bed, was blown into the yard and
recelied severe Injuiies, Tlio furniture
was giound to splinters.
The Cisco Hank Itobbei-.
Font WoiiTit, Ti.x., Feb. 17. It was re
ported Into last night that thu Chco Bmk
rubbers had been surrounded at Battle
Creek, between Putnam and Cottonwood,
this county. Ono hundred und fifty men
hud tho thicket in which tho lobbers wero
hiding under giinrd,though the recent
heavy sleet Is melting and creating a
heavy fog,
In the Hotel Corridors.
S. A. Stewart, manager of tho LW JM
AVtrj of Pittsburg, Pa., Is nt tho National.
Fdvvmd II. OoiV of the New York
Oraphh is at Chaiubcrlln's.
(eorgo II. Hobeits, president of tho
Pennsylvania llallroad Company, i- at
thu Arlington.
0, II. Brown or Dayton, O., a well
known resident or that city, is at tlio Lb
bill. M F. Tarpcy, chairman Stato Demo
cratic Committee or California, is at tlie
Lbbltt.
W. F-Hurrity, postmaster ol Philadel
phia, is at tlio F.bbltt.
L. C. 1 rcy, u prominent real estate
dcalci or Duluth, is nt Welckcr's.
C. A. Prince, a lawyer well known In
New York, is at Woriuley's
Walter C. Newberry, a delegate from
Chicago to the National Commlttco, Is nt
WHIiiid's.
Dr. T. i:. Daily or New York is regis
tered at thu St. James,
John F. Whoaton, ex-Mayor ol Savan
nah, is at Wlllard's.
Colonel .1. W. Drew ol Concord, Mass.,
and I, W. 11. McCroskey, president ol the
NciibiirvtN.il.) National Hank, is at the
Blum.
Judge Atkinson of llrunswick, Oa i
at ihe.Mctiopolltan.
Fx -Senator NV. J. Sovvellof Now Jersey
l at NVIIiard's.
A.J. r-hodden of Pittsburg, a heavy Iron
operator, Is at NVelckor's.
Dr. NV. II. Winston and fumrly or
Pittsburg me luglstcicd nt the Lbbltt.
( aptaln H. (. Dulnnoy or Fuii'iulor,
Vu is at tho Moiiopolltan.
lion. D. T Lnvvson, Wullsvlllo, Ohio, I
at tha&t. Janu.
Frastus Wimnn or Now York and John
A. Hohuok, tho u lie si icon mnnutac
turerot New York, are at NVlllaril's.
1 cwlsMillorof Akron, Ohio, piesldont
ofthcCiuiutnurnia Assoclatloii, to But the
Llibitt.
NVllilum A. Potter, a lending architect
of New York, is ut Welckcr's.
W. U. Hoiisol, chaiiuian or tho l'onn
svlvanlo statu Doiuocintic Committee, is
.it the Fbbltt.
H. K. Hlnchiunn, president ol the Com
mercial Fxchunge; W. It. Tucker, cecre-
turv of the Harbor Commission. James
A. "Fi soman, chulrmanof thu City Coun
cils' Committee mi Commerce and Navi
gation Frederick W. Taloi Philadel
phia i.ieiaiorwompany; i.. ie. ouunnuuu,
secretary ofthe Marltiino Kxchunge, Joel
Cook ot the Vessel Owners and Captains'
Association and the Boaid ot Port NV.-den-,
and John Prlco Wothorill Chan
man of tho Boaid of Trado Committee ail
of Philadelphia, aie nt the Hlg?-,
t.oveiuor 1-.. W. Wilson o- v t Vi
h ' m is st the National,
t aptaln Hnnken ofthe P . N'.i . v a id
lo.ouel Hobart ofthe m jt'cMcit' '"".''J
at ilie Metropolitan,
Outbreaks Reported
Ireland.
from
A iMUKDEKOUS lWCKKT.
Attempts to Itloiv Up the Hihis of
an Obnoxious .Solicitor.
Dinux, Feb. 17. A packet of gunpow
der attached ton leaden ball was thrown
Into tho houe or Inspector Kelly at Sklb
bcirccn to-day. Tho explosion which fol
lowed totally demolished tho furniture
and partly wrecked the building. Tho
niiiates barely escaped suflbontlnii frmu
the fumes ol the explosion.
rivr, MUX
kim,i:i.
M n, . iir.iiirvoii,
Wllle
LoNixiN, Feb. 17. Five men vveroklllo I
by the fnll ofn bridge to day over nu.irrv
at Carnarv on, Wales.
Jlr, O'ltrlcn's Spceoli.
I.oON, Feb. 17. The An. Xemnayf
"Few speeches over produced such an ef
rect on thu House of Commons ns that of
Mr. O'Bricn'N !at night. His display of
wonderous magnanimity will certainly
anneal with irresistible rorco to the F.n --lf-h
people ihe Tories nro unable to
complain e.f any bitterness In his utter
utices, though the occasion abundantly
Justified such Indulgence."
Allslrlun Students' Ol it It.
Vii.nm, Feb. 17 During the deb ile in
the L'olchsrath je-tcrday on tho (one: u
nicnt's bill placing restrictions upon
students' clubs, thognllcriesworecrundeil
with 'tudents who became o disorderly
that the President threatened to Invc
them ejected.
Mr. Cliuiiibi'iiiilii's Triumph.
Loxik.n, Feb. 17. The 7'i'iiiii suys It Is a
tilumph for Mr, Chamberlain's diplomat! -skill
that bo has been able to reconcile
coulllcting Interests so far In the teeth of
n rancorous and unscrupulous opposition.
ltisli Illntei-N Sent diced.
DunLt.v, Feb. 17. Thirteen person
have been sentenced to one month's im-
iiruuumciu eacu lor rinious conuucinr
u wcedorc at the tlnie of Fntlicr Stephens's
nncit last mouth.
The Crown Prince Heller.
San Hfmo, Feb, 17. Tho Crown Prlnca
passed n good night. To-day he is free
irom headache or fever Ho arose this
morning, but remains in his room.
A Lnivvcr'H'WIiiilovvs Smashed.
Dmiii-r, Feb. 17. Tlio windows or tlifl
residence of Mr. Mackcy, the Crown So
licitor at Donegal, wero smashed to-day
by sympathizers with the Hov. Father
Stephens of Falciigh, recently arrested
under tho Coercion act. Mr, Mackey was
In court nt the time conducting the prose
cution or the prisoners.
ItAMPAGU.
A Loco "sTtirniieli thu Ultr
. l - .iliiriiie(u.
.vi.vi.oe-irrTi;, Mich., Feb. 17. A Lojipe,
train of thirty cars ou the Diihlth, South
Sboro and Atlantic Hailroad, due ut 7.3
(p. in., got beyond the contiol ortho train
men ou the steep grade about four miles
out and dashed into thu city nt the late ol
a mllu a minute. By whistling thai- had
warned the yardmen and everything, far
ns possible, was out of tlio way. The train
passed through thu shops and through
the yaids Into tlio heart of tlie city like a
whirlwind and in loiindingn little curve m
between Third street and tlio (las-cncr
depot went to plei es.
Thero were sovcral cars of mi-sly
square limbers Tor tho new ore dock here
on thu train, with, tho box curscoutalnliij
copper. Those great sticks Hew in all
ii 1 1 nf t IfkiiLi 'I' (- lilll 111 I inn li'uru tin f
ttltlV.ll'Lfll--) I 1IU UllllUlltnO Milk 'l it
dow u by them. Car trucks Mow huiidish
of feet," Box cars turned square ucios
the track. Others mounted flat cirs
The wreck for l.tXXi feet Is Indescilbable
Bj good iortuno some of the sticks were
massed under tho truck of one ot Un
box ears, lids acted as a sudden dug
nftcrtheic.tr part ortho train had gotn
to pieces, and tho great mogul ciu-im-slopped
Just past thu depot.
11 the train had gonu .'MO Tect further
across Front street it would have gone
Into tho hike nt tho sharp curio there.
HnglneerMulhorii says he know thls.aud
noi cr expected to step from his engine
alive. He, however, determined to die at
his poit. In the terrible run his ilrouuu
did not waver. Ono of the brakemen es
caped by jumping, nnd tho others were in
tho caboose, which they cut loose, thus
saving thcmclics. No ono was killed.
Onu car nearly entered a boarding-hou-ci
on Spiing street.
The Proposed llallroail.
AVAitnr.NTON. V.i., Feb. 17. Tlicro U x
widespread Interest in the proposed Shor.
Cut Hailroad that will touch at Warren
ton. The commlttco appointed Saturday
to confer with the other counties contigu
ous to Fauquier havo gono to work and
already nro much encouraged at thee j
operative feeling evinced. Thomerclnuts
are particularly zealous on account or the
high Ti eight tarill'or tlio Virginia .Midland
which they claim Is uiinecessnrll dn
ciimlnatlvo against Piedmont, Virginia
nnlnts. It is said tlmt. tlio old direct K.Ute
bed of the Manassas liap Hailroad, which
was finished to (Jainesiillo, twelve mill--fiom
here, before tho war, will be utilized
Tho distance by the new louto will In-fortv-ono
miles to Wiishlncton, agalii't
nftv'-rour over tho Virginia Midland
Aeoiiheil of Pei'Jiir.
WieiiiTi, Kv-.', Feb. 17.-H. 11 Lmd
re)icsc'iUlng tho wholesale dr a l
house of Bliimcnthnl Brothers A i
New Yoik cty, was arrcntcd liei.i .
dnv and ilnced under bonds .,i s ki
La'hd swore nut nn attachment agn i-i
the sloe 1: of Wilson A: Co., now bc-iiuiia
iindor a mortgage to FunvellA. Co. off Ui
cago, and he I- now charged with (set ur
lug himself in lusahidaiit.
Iturelii) Pentto's. Case
Jlmvr IIoli.v, N. J., Fob. 17. II is
generally thought In legal clnloshei
that when the Supiemo Court lead- it
oInIon It will set nsldo tho vuul I i
guiltvin tlio caso of lliielay I'ual." n'
under fontence of death for murder n-;
hi cousin. Kallo Anderson. Tlie "pi
will be rcndc'icd next week.
An Invoiiioi' mill UN nights
Pittshi'hg, Pv , Fob. 17. Jacob It v.
inventor of the Basin process, has t'.''
legal steps to establish bis claim as iai
teeofth proios which tho coiitraihk
are using 'n casting tlie notv steel gi.' fc
tlie Goveinineut.
Dr. 3IeGlyim,- Plniis
Ni.w Yobk, Pel) 17 Dr. Mi'lilyunsa.si
he has no idea of i mining for Pi-c-ident
He thinks the Lnbor party may iiniui mi
Congi-essiuan HuniySinlliiot'Mllw.iuU s..
WU.VTIir.lt 1XD10AT1OX3.
lriimtion$ far tht ttrtnty-four houri ci-u
nuvctog at a . m. Fninw, tV. 17 For
i'a DIWrM of C'oluinblJi. fair wtattor ?)!
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