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MEMPHIS, TENN., TUESDAY, MA1.CII 12. 1SS9.
VOL. XLIX NO. 45
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DOMINATIONS.
Tho Chief Magistrate Sonds Some In
Ex-Sonator Palmer la to Be Seat to
the Court of Spain,
John P. Swift, of California, Gota
the Japanese Mission,
And John D. Washburn Will Go
to Switzerland.
It la Bald Whltelaw Reld Will Be Sent to
j St. James, While Mural Hulatead
..." and W. W. Phelpe Go t3 Paris
and Berlin Respectively,
Special PKpitch to file Appeal.
Washington, March 11. One or two
ot tlio big ilium in foreign missions were
disposed ol today, and this in how it U laid
thu others are to go: Wbitolaw Koid, of
Now York, to bo Minimcr to England;
Murat Halstcad, of Cincinnati, will bo
,4(ivcn the French mission, and William
Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, the Uer
mau mission; John A. Kasaon, of Iowa,
who formerly represented this Govern
ment at the Austrian port, will ho returned
thither, ami Ciov. Porter, of Indiana, will
be K'nt to Koine.
The Frrsldrnl Will UoNlow.
t-pcclnl UiKpau b (u The Awk'sL
Washington, March 11. President
Harrison hits reached a conclusion tliat
will cause deep disappointment to the army
of patriots who are licsicging him with ap
plications for places. It is a conclusion
that may delay the filling of eertuin ollici-s
with Itopublicans for months, and possibly
in soino cases for even longer period.
The President luui derided that he
will not only wove with extreme
caution in the mutter of removal, but
that where the incumbent is competent
of ollice against whom no charges can be
made ho will in inuny cases Im iermitled
to serve out his term should he decline
H'irniptorilv to resign.
This information is given out by a gen
tleinan whose relations with the President
give to his utterances tlio character of a
Hctui-otiicial indorsement, it ia said, in
explanation of the course, that President
; llairisuii docs not intend to make martyrs
of kimm! men for no belter reason than bo
cau.oo of their devotion to I Vims ratic prin
; ciples. President Cleveland established
an excellent precedent in such matters,
- and lWidcut Harrison, it is said, will be
guided by it.
l'realtlmllnl .Nomination.
Wasminiiton, March 11. Tlio President
cut thu following nomiu.iliohs to the Seu
ate toilay:
Stato-TIiomas W. r.ilmi r, of Michigan,
to bo Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
P1cniM)t-ntinrr of tho United Suites to
Sliuin: John P. SwifL of California, hi he
fT Knvjy Extraordinary and Minister I'loni-
sitentiiiry of the Uuitel States to Japnn;
? John I). Wudihurn, of MassacluiH'tls,
J Minister !! ident an I ('oiisul-tieneral of
v the United State to Switzerland; (ieor'e
Tichenor, of lilinois, to Ik' .Aw-inlant Nc-ri-tary
of the Treasury, vico loaac 1 May-
Hard, nsiu'iied.
In ex"culive rcssinn ot the Senato the
' lioiiiiiiatinns wero ordered referred to tho
nppropiiato counuitti-cs when formed.
Ihere was souii! Hiirprie oxprcSM-d at the
failure to coiillrm ex-S-ualor I'aliuer's
nomination at onci but a Knator ex
plained that the ride of immediate on
liriniitioiis, Mve of the t'al.inet, waa con
' lined to Senators. .Mr. PalmT is not now
a seiiutor, and while every N naior, it ia
said, w miicd lo voto lor him, it was
deemecl beat not to de .irt fiom the rule,
and bis nomination went with the rest
Tho nomination of Mr. Tichenor as As
sistant Secrvtar of tho Treasury, was not
kcd by the Illinois delegation, and they
i rather object to his Mnu charged up as
1 part of the Slate's quota ofotlices.
J Secretary Win loin told one ol the Con-
trrewiuen Imin 1hul State that Mr. Tit he
lior's ajMiiutiueut was his own, and
rhould not le charged In any particular
State. Mr. Tichenor a litness for the osi
tion is conii ili-d by all.
-J Px Senator Puliner w as Inter lowed over
tho telephone, and said his nomination
was scut in without bis knowledge, ami
he as uncertain whether or not ho would
Uciepl. A p'ntlciuaii whoia ill rotilldeure.
' said bo did not think lliecx N n.itor would
on at. road, but I hat tlio otiiuion irenda
that be will accept tlio honor tendered m
Ihia llliilieteil limfiller.
Sraiil.r I'slairr lwl rlto4.
Wasiiim.tom, March II. Au Aawiciuled
Prom roxirter called iiwm rx-.Snutor
Palmer this rveninK and asked him if
there was any foundation for the sluto
Inent that he would not ai.-rcpt the op
TMlillt incut.
"I havu made no such statement," was
the answer, "anil havu authorised uo one
to muku it1'
"It has licen saM that the mission wo
k tcnden- yuU, and thut VuU deemed to Sc-
. C.M.I IU"
'That la not tho c.vo. Tho nomination
Wns made eiitirclv wiiboiil my knowli-dkru.
( 1 lunched with President llarriaon Friday
riichl. but be did Hot lueution the suhircl
to me. 1 do not feel at present liko saying
anytliiiiit lurtticr. J.ven II I was uotdia
Ms'd to accept the appointment, it would
not Im) doconnw lor me to announce a de
ciaion without fully considuiiug the mat
tor."
It Is iinderatiKxl that thenomlnstlon was,
made by President Harrison in response to
a rriinest from Senators SlockbriuVe and
McMilluu, and, aa Mr. Palmer says, was
without his knowledge. The liiipn-wioo
. ! t "ill
oi inn Biiernnnn P'maina inai no w ill BC'
ccpt the position.
miU IIhIM rw War Vi-Mels,
WAsiiisoTox.Murcli 11. I'liless unfore
mvn obatacha are encoiiutercd within a
few months after tho bcuinniugof the next
flsrul year, July 1, contracts will have lccn
let for the construction of new war vessel
which will in the aifiifirato lurn-aH) tho
tonnu(ro ol tho navy by nearly l.trno tons,
Although the majurlty of tho new vessels
win u small rrsit, couipareu wnu li"
monster Ironclads (f Vluroj, tiny will
tmbody In llioir con.trnction tbo latest
approved Ideas Irom their high sxod sud
heavy armament, and will be very formid
able shii of wur. When Secretary Whit
ney h liiiul4ried Ids otlicn ho tell aa a leg
a'V to his, suecosor tho roonailility for
tuiiJitu clbLi now tctsvla, uuiUoiuy fur
linua nr.iialiM.il!n 1... '
Fiftieth Congres during its session. Tho
lint includes three 2,(KK)-ton eiuinera or
gunboutB, vessels somewhat larger than tho
Vorktown just finished, ntul similar to
that vesjel in many respects, although em
bodying many new features. There will
be two 3,iHKMon cruisers, Thece vessels
will bo smaller by 1,000 tons than tho new
cruiser Newark, but by law they are re
quired to attain the extraordinary speed
of twenty knou an hour. If this require
ment is met, and the heavy ordnance now
in contemplation supplied, these licet boats
will lo the terror ol the seas to a foreign
foo.
A irront ironclad of 7.500 tons, a pro
tected cruiser of 0,000 tons and A small
euuboat of 8.)0 tons burden complete tho
hat. Designs for tho vessels have already
been prepared by a navul board and await
approval by tho Secretary; meanwhile in
anticipation of thai approval, Commodore
Wilson, of tho Construction Bureau, has
added to thu foico of draughtsmen em
ployed ill preparing the details of the do
signs, and it is believed that advertise
ments for proposals for building some of
tho vessels could bo issued within two
months. In addition lo the vessels iihovo
described Congress at its iast session pro
vided for tho construction of four mora
cruisers, Including the Thomas cruising
monitor, aud in mi emergency their con
struction could bo coiuiueuuoa within tho
present yeur. .
Distribution of Vttirnt and Corn.
Wasiiinutos, March 11. Tho statistical
report of tho Department of Agriculture
for March relates to the distribution of
w heat and corn. Tho amount of corn re
ported still on hand is 3!MI per cent. The
surplus amounts to 487,000,000 bushels, of
which tho seven corn surplus States havo
4 M.iWO.OOO bushels. The proportion mer
chantable averages 82 per cent., which is
less than In 1884, laso or 1887.
The average price Is less than In Decem
ber, when it was 44 cents per bushel for
tho United Slates aud 27 for the States
producing commercial supplies. The
March avorago for merchantable corn is
::l. II rents per bushel; lor unmerchantable,
22.8 cjnts per bushol: the general average
of tho seven Slates, Ohio, Indiana, Illi
nois, Iowa, Kansas and .Nebraska, 14 25.0
cents per ousnei.
The proportion of tho wheat cmn on
band March 1 is less than in imv veur
since 1S80, except in lKS2ond 18S7 (though
nearly tuo same in tho latter year). Tho
actual quantity on hand is Icss'iIihii iuany
recent year except 1882 and 1SI. It is
estimated at about 112,(NMI,000 measured
bushels. The lowest Slate percentages aro
in me principal wheat growing Males, as
follows: Ohio, 57; Michigan, 21; Indiana,
:h; Illinois, .; Wisconsin, 28; Minnesota,
-' Iowa. 32; Missouri. 27: Kansas. 24:
Nebraska, HI; Dakota, 24. In these Slate
tho quantity on band is less than in March
last by ultout 21,'KX),(KH) bushels.
J ho tletails ol qirihty aud weight of
wheat will be given in tho rejsrt.
A Nrrloue nnrrrl.
Wasihmitox, March 11. A dilliculty
which came near being serious in its con-
scqueucew took place today between S. II.
Cunningham, disbursing clerk of the
House of licprcschliitivcs, ami Turner
llackman, a riding pago in tho employ of
the House. The trouble ls tween these
two dates back about a week, when Cun
ningham, it is said, refused to honor an
order pie-ented by Hackuiuu for an extra
month a pay under the ilclleieiicy appro
nation Lit 1 1. Cunningham then 'struck at
llackman. but tho coiubuUiuts were avt-
arateil.
This morning Ilacknnn went again to
inquire about bis pnv, and CunniiiL'hatn is
said to have inadu homo insulting remark.
llackman thcrciiiion bit at Cuiiiiiiihaiii.
and the latter, drawing a ruvolvcr, tired nt
ll.n kliian. J In; ball, however, unssed its
maik aud imln ddi-l itself in tho wall and
no further d.imago was done. Cunning
ham was autweqiieiitlv arrested on a war
rant swjrn out (v H.u kman.
BMnairlal 4 hnlrtnaashlpa,
Washivotox, March II. It is reported
that tho chairmanship vacated Inst session
have be u tilled as follows: Agriculture,
Senator Paddock; KngrmtBcd Hills, Wilkin
son (. all; P.iirollod Hills, Chadc It. Far-
well; Mnuufacluri-s, James 8. McMillan;
Itaihoads, John II. Mitchell. Mr. (nay,
w bo stood next in line for chairmanship of
the Committee on Manufactures, declined
to accept it for tho reason, it is said, that
there was no desirable rotniiiiMco-rooiu at
tached, an.l tho HMition itself of, no morn
Importance than I lift one ho already bad.
Mr. McMillan is said to bo Ix'ttcr provided
for on committees than any new Senator
for tbo past quarter of a century.
Senator Washburn takes Senator Pal
mer's place on the Committee on Com
merce, and for the first tune in many years
.Michigan has no representative on tho
committee.
Id the Nrnnl.
WAsniMiTox, March II. Mr. T-cik ap
s'iirvd In the Senate chamber this morn
ing and took tho oath of olllco beforo en
tering on his third Senatorial term. Ho
was welcomed most warmly by Ids brother
Senators, ami by tho ofliccrs and employes
of the Senate His gencrul npearance
gave littlo or no indication of recent ill
ness. For over quarter of sn hour there was
no movement madu to proceed to any
kind ol bun new, and then a recess was
taken till l:.k) o'clock, in sum ibly to await
the prcscnlal'ou of l.xccutive nouiiim
tions. Ou reassembling at 1:30 o'clock a nu in
1st of liomiiialions were received from the
Piesidctit, and the Senate, on motion of
Mr. shorman, went Into executive session
to consider them.
At 1: It) o'clock the doors wero reopened
and thu Senate aJjuururd.
arrangement l ammltltM.
WAanixoTox, March 11. In the caucus
ot the Kcpublican Senators the renrrango
ment of tlie rommiitucs as niaJs by Ssus
tor Piatt's Committoe of Sccn was ap
proved. This relates to tho Itepublican
membership, aud final action rauuot bo
taken until tbo Ih'iuocrats submit their
representation on the committees. The
aru expected lo do Ibis tomorrow, after a
caucus to be held in the morning, so that
llio committees may bo elected tomorrow
and tbo Senile thoroughly organixed for
uusinuas.
Baals f Vlrr-Irrklil.nt.
Waiiiitos, March II. Several years
ago the Senate, by resolution, authorised
the purchase of busts of all the Vice Pr
Idciits of the t'nlted Stairs who have pre
sided over the United Slates Sens' since
the foundation ol (ho (iovoiiimrnt. 'The
bu.ta hid to lie plait I In the various niches
in and about the N un CbsmtsT. There
wvi Uueu Vikv-Prcsidiats Uvuik at that
l ine Hamlin, Wheeler and Arthur, and
steps wero immediately taken to secure
busts while ihey yet lived. At tho samo
time contracts wero entered into for tho
purchase of busts of thu earlier vien-Prea'
dents. The Hint to come lo baud is thatuf
Thomas A. Jetlerson. This was received
at tho Capitol 11 tew days ago. It is made
of whitu marble und is'of heroic size. Its
exact location has not yot boon determined
upon.
John I. Washburn, or Jfaaaarhiisrlls.
"aniiinmton, March 11. John D.
Washburn, of Massachusetts, who was
nominated by tho President as Minister lo
Switzerland, is a resident of Worcester,
Mass., and has been for nuitiv years a close
personal friend of Senator Hoar. Ho is a
littlo over lilt v years of age. He has
served in both Houses of tho Massachu
setts Legislature, was chief of stall' of (.iov.
Hullock during tho war, ami bus held vari
ous positions of honor and trust in con
nection with charitable liihtltutions. Ho
is a man of wealth, and at present is not
engaged in business.
Hie l.nte Mr. Tow nalivud'e Fiiuornl.
Washington, March 11. -Owing to tho
illness ot Mrs. Townsheud and her daugh
ters, it has been determined to ostpoue
fur the present tho taking of the remains
of representative Townshend lo lilinois.
1 lie luucral will fake placo ill this city
tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at 10 o'clock,
and the remains will bo deposited in a
vault lu one ol the cemeteries ot tho city.
The lint Irnnrsae Appointment.
Fvlal Il"iUli to The Apisal.
asiiinuton, March 11. Samuel B.
Donaldson, of Nashville, who was door
keeper of tho llouso during the Forty
ninth Congress and keeper of tho llouso
restaurant during the Fiftieth Congress,
was todav appointed a storekeeper and
ganger at Nashville by the Secretary of tho
Treasury.
(Vipllnl Siulra.
Tlio issue of btaiidurd silver dollars from
tho mints for tho week ended March tl
amounted to 1371,587. The is-uo during
the corresponding week of Inst yeur was
:i!ll,5o4.
Congressmen Iluchanan ot New Jersey.
Spiuoht of New York and Lee of Virginia,
w ho have been ill with pneumonia, were
all reported to be much better yesterday.
Justice Matthews continues to improve.
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT.
Important Decisions Ronrtored By That
Tribunal Yesterday.
Special Pitpaleh to Tin Appral.
Jackson, Miss,, March 11. Tbo Su
premo Court today rendered decisions in
tho follow ing cases:
Ity Coo)or, J.:
M. M. McLeod n. Anna Uctislev, from
First District Hinds Chancery Court; mo
tion to amend the decree sustained.
P. L. Fergus in vs. Catherine Ferguson,
from Williamson Chaucery Court: reversed
and remanded.
E. M. Strauss vs. Emily McAllister ct
al., from Adams Chancery Court; reversed
and reinaiidciL
Julia A. Powoll vs. Ilobert II. Watson,
from Tishomingo Circuit Court; reversed
and remanded.
Hoard of Supervisors of Harrison
County va. KishTick .'eal, tnmi Harris u
Ii:.'ieei v ( onrt; reersei. luninctijii dis
solved and bill disiuuvtud.
l'.y Arnold, C. J.:
Hannah liclals rial. vs. Harris A. Mil
ler, Imin Copiah Circuit Court; nllirined.
J. U rutin, et al. vs. tlieS:atu,couvicte I
in Clay Circuit Court ot retailing without
license, and heretofore ullirmed by this
court; motion to amend tlio judgment by
assessing 5 percent, damage and interest on
tlio Ispnd silstailli'd.
W iilium 11 l i. ld, Ilichard Field and W.
II Field. Jr.. vs. tho State, convicted in
Jcllcrsnu Circuit Court of cruelty lo ani
mals; Hllirmed.
J. id Frank Siuokey v. t tin Peters fc
Culhoun Company, from Aduius Cucuit
Court; Hlliriucd.
Ity Campls II, J.:
State ex, rcl and C. vs. Hoard of Suix r-
visors of Marion County, from .Marion Cir
cuit Court; atlirmvd. In Ibis raso is in
volved tlio ligation of the Neond Judicial
Dnilrict ol aaid county, created by act of
l!vvs, iu accoMiinco with act dividing the
county; the )opulur voto was taken as to
the courthouse site, the towns of Pur
vis and l.tiuibcrlown wero the contestants.
This court deenh-s that tho sipulur voto
was in favor of the former, but that thu
couimiasioiicrs of election illegally ex
cluded certain votes, thereby giving Luiu-
bertown the majority, lue decision liere
dedans Purvis the place selected.
M.ittio 1, Matthews el al. Iv next friend
vs. M. C. Mullhuws tl al., from Copiah
Chancery Court; reverwd, Plea dei iun'd
iuauillcieiil and cauae remanded (or lurtlier
priKx-tsliugs.
itoccss till tlio uoili inatnnt.
CONDITION OF THU CATTLE CHOP.
Observations of John Clay, Jr., During
His Tour Through tho West.
Ciiu ai.o, III., March 11. John ('lav,
Jr., a promiuent ranchman, was In this
city today after a six weeks' trip in the
cattle growing regions ot the West. He
guvo tho following a the result ot his ob
servations: "Tho Texas season is fully
three weeks earlier than las I year and tbo
cattle crop is in excellent condition. In
fart tho general agricultural outlook in
Texas is g'snl. Put there is an apparent
preasiire on the part of ralicbiueu lo sell
their cattle.
"In the Puhhaodlo, Now Mexico sud
Colorado the white- has boi 11 lavorable. 1
found the Is at cattle in the Panhandle
and 110 pressure to sell either in Colorado
or in New Mexico. Young ratlin are held
firm with littlo or no trading. In Wyoming
ami Montana the winter has also been a
favorable ono for llio ranchmen; the only
roiiipluiuts came from Western Wyoming,
where tho grass was short last fall and the
snow conlinnea heavy. There wore no
Chinooks this season; In that locality tho
rattle are thin. In tint northern pari of
Wyoming ami all Montana all indication,
are la vol able lor a iroM-roo souaou for
the ranchmen and tins means primjx rity
for all. It inchinrn are lios-ful, am tlini
feeling of depression that n so painfully
present after tbo great Iimsos of two) ears
ago has given way to thoci fulness and the
return of that vim and energy so charac
teristic ot the Western pluin.men."
flrewMllle Wine Ajaln.
r"ll Dlipalrli In lb Apical.
IlaowNsvn.i.r, Teun., Match 11 The
Uiandsmus suit of Lunquc, administrator,
vs. the Itrowrisville Taxing District, was
decided by the United State Supremo
Court at Washington today, in fav r ol llio
cltv, milking the l ist of lh ueiKliiig suit
against llrownavillf, all of which have
Ueu Uccldod lavor.ibly to but loftU.
SHOCKING .
Aud Most Heartrendingly Shocking.
The Little Girls, Vlotluas of the Mil
waukee Chinamen, In Court
Tho Iunooont Little Croaturoj Toll
Their Ten lbla Stories.
The To3tlmony Is ao Ropulsivo It
Cannot Be Printed.
An Angry Mob Oatbers About the Brutal
Celestials but Doos Not Harm Them,
but Tbelr Laundries Were
Demolished.
Mit.WAt'KKit, Wis., March 11. Tho cx
animation of two Chinese Imindi ymen,
Hah Ding and Sam Yip, charged w ith en
ticing little girls to their dens and ruin
ing them, begun this morning. Tho names
of at hast twenty victims aro known, and
their ages rango from U to 13 years. Three
of them told their stories in court toilay,
and additional evidence will be taken to
morrow. So shocking and revoking are
the disclosures that a strong feeling against
all tho Chiiiuineu in the city has boon the
result. Forty policemen were j-allod out
to protect tho two prisoners to and from
the jail toilay. A crowd of two thousand
following ami hooting tho prisoners, but
not attempting any violence. Ten of tho
littlo complaining witnesses were iu court,
accompanied by their mothers, and the
sight was a painful one. Some of tbeiu
aro little mites who liavf such baby faces
ono would think would touch oven tho
hearts of the Chinamen. They sat up
lirmly in a row, and under other circum
stances it might have Itcon amusing lo we
them raise their bands whenever they
wished lo leave thfir seals or to lmoe any
request. The llrst witness wo a little girl
ol leu vcars,
A bright little girl of nino yours also tes
tified that they wont to the laundry al
ways after school. She told how Hah
Ding had assaulted her companions, and
she told In detail all that hapcned on
each ol her livo visits 10 the place.
These and similar stories were told by
the littlo girls, llio tletails being such as
cannot Is) printed.
Shortly after the noon adjournment of
court, a Hrtion of die crowd which bad
been lounging bIhiiii the vicinity of the
city hall during tho morning, di-appointcd
at their failure to rutcll a glimpse of tho
Chinese under arrest, proceeded to tuko
vengeanco upon tbo laundries of the
Celestials located nu tbo right bund
of Chestnut street. I etweeii Sixth and
Seventh sin-els, and on fourth sln-el. At
tho foimer place tho crowd smashed the
windows aud r.tiscii general havoc with
(ho premise, causing ijve almond eyed
In alliens to li e in DiorlM terror.
Al the l ourtli street wash shop the
croud contented itself with squirting lillhy
liquid, by moans of a garden lew, over
thu piles of washed and unwashed car
merits, doing ptobiii ly more actual d uo
ago lo Hie propoiU of the lauuor) 111.111
than on ( besliiul street, where it whs
mainly to the building, which belong in
C. II. Mndoll'. 'I he crowd a. an visited tlio
proprietors of laiidrna oil the corner of
I e!i h and Chi-tiiut nr'cls, nhd on Fond
du Lac street, near rifuviuh, but a couple
ol ollicers who wero dispatched from tlio
West Sidu foico on duty 'aiound tbo City
Hall auived in ti.no to ip'cll tho disturb
ance throughout the di rict. Hilig Slice,
whoso laundry was 011 (I. 1 corner ol Slate
and Fouith streets, and J jIiii King, on the
corner of Jelh rson and l.uron.havu found
out that discretion is the Is-tlcr purl of
valor and have madu themselves acarco.
IHh' street, In tbo vicinity ol llio Chinese
laundries, has been ihroiigeil with
largo crowds of loth men and
Imv tonight, tho doors and win
dows of bull a doeu laundiiiw have been
smashed in with n ka Is loro tliu police
could arrivo and distaiis tho crowds. At
ono Point an unlucky Celestial fell into
thu hands of the mob, alio Is gun yelling
for a rqio lo string bini, and ho would
have fared badly but for tho courage ol
one policeman, w ho protts'led bint until
assistance arrived. 1-alu tonight the
rrowda are disKiraing, and 110 ujuro liou
hie lon.ght is piobablo.
A FATAL BUILEll EXPLOSION.
Two People Klllod and Eleven Others
More or Less Berlouely injured.
Ci.-ivr.LAxn, O., March II. At 2 o'clock
this afteruoou a boiler thirty feel long in
the forging department of tho Cleveland
Ilolling-Mills In tbo siuthcrn portion of
thu city cxplialod with teirillc force. One
piece of it went wust and, crashing Into
Hugh (indium's lions", 500 fort away,
bounded of! and burled itself lcncutli the
foundations of holl-e a do.ou yard dis
tant, drahaiii, who works at night, was
sleeping, and bis wife, who ia ill, was al-o
In lied iu another pari of the houao. lira
Imin was only slightly hurt. Justlsdoro
tliu fi.igini'iit struck liialisiu's houo it
wn.'cked Ins coalhouso. lu It were .Mrs.
John Scelaga and Mrs. Calaj.i, Ixith of
whom sustained scalp aouiids. The other
fragment of the boiler stent cst I.OiNI le'l
and demolished an 011th miso 111 which was
Mary argo, four years old. I lor left arm
was broken. At the rd I there were thirty
men near tho boiler when it rxploJud.
Thu (olhwihg acre kdlid ami injured:
Deal -James Jlurr, llarard street,
hel-r, 3S years old; i'l'jui ia Dutaey, Can
ton atn-et, '3H year. ol.L 't
Injured Anton Vencl i'kl, I'c koville
road, skull fracture. I and sculp wound;
I rank (iulusbki, llo-m r s.n-et, shoulder
badly injuiud; John Sci4gic, jr., Ilicbmond
street, ugly scalp wound, llugli (raliaui,
Marble street, chest b.uis l; Mrs. John
Scelaga, icalp wound; Mrs. Culaja, head
Injured; Mary Vsrgo, ( 'lenbridye iitreet,
leu arm broken; PairiA Ki Mo, Spollnrd
a'reet, wound on left feinple; Alexander
Chirk, l.lmo hlreil 1j s- vent scalp
wounds; Parnev hibinsn. Heath street,
head rut; John Itoyd, Harvard street,
scalp Wound.
The mill was damaged c ..1: !' n.ldjr, and
(1,500 will be rcpiiiul lo p pjir it.
Im uenae Telejr pHIr lluslnres.
WssiiiNOTot, Mar -h 1 1 Tuo follow.rg
statement shuns thu amount of business
h..u Hid by tho Wiwliingioli otln 0 of tiro
Westeiii UnionTelegnq.il ( umpany dur
ing inauguration week, an I luuuf
lirution Jay: Kvbiuirv :7 lo Maich o,
iiKiii-ivx -Pieas, ,4ii,,.VO soul.-; inea
"ges, 12(1,127. Insutututi"t day press,
014.USJ w01lUi mgrSAi-.a, 1
more than dopblo tho iimiunt of matt er
ever handled by this cfli iu any ono day
tritei,iiiu ti tl.id lit.,.. 'CI... t. .1.0 ..it.nm.'f
'..uua ....a l IMP, I IIU II ' 1 1,1 IllllUllllh
of press uiiitter sent out from Washington
I I. 1... .11 .1 . I I. ..!
ii .'uncii t, ny nu me leiegrapn coinpiiuics
nud leased wires, was 855,1 .82 words.
THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Resolution to Extend ths Session Fulls
to Tass the Senate.
PsoIr1 ptcli lo The Appeal.
Lima Kock, Ark., March 11. This
being llouso day with tho Senate only
llouso bills wom considered. Among
those that passed were:
A bill regulating tho recovery of dam
ages iu insurance policies where the loss is
Mai by tiro. The bill was reconsidered
and tabled.
A bill passed regulating proceedings in
actions to quiet titles.
Senator Clarke's bill preventing unjust
proforoiuvs of creditors and regulating as
signment. Tho bill providing for a speedy adjust
ment of the dillereuivs existing between
the Federal (iovernment and Arkansas in
reference to overflowed and swamp lauds
growing out of a grant accruing to
tho Slalo under the act of Congi-uss ol
1850, mid appropriating $4,000 to carry out
its purposes, passed y a vote of 111 to 0.
Also a bill giving action at law to em
ployes of railroads in cases of personal in
jury by tho carelessness of lellow em
ployes. Also a bill looking to llio protection ot
UhIi and game from noli resident hunters.
Also a bill requiring the prompt pay
ment by railroad companies to employes
tor service.
A resolution to extend tbo session after
Thursday, tho 14 lb, to March 30, was lost,
IN TIIK IIOI'SK.
This was the lust day for tho introduc
tion of new bills in tho House, The roll
was called for thai purpose, and ten
new bills wero introduced, out of which
number there were only two appropria
tion bills.
Tho committee appointed to visit tho
State I'utversity at Fayette ville madu their
roMjrL They made numerous recom
mendations, but left the amount of thu
appropriation blank, to be lilted by thu
W ays snd Means Couiuiittvo and ratified
by the House.
Several bills passed today, among (hem
lazing a bill changing the time ol holding
court in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit,
composed of the counties ol Dosha, Liu
coin and Arkansas.
Also, a bill repealing a late act establish
ing a Court ol Coiuiuou Pleas in Prairie
County,
Also, a bill amen ling the law relating to
the duties of guardians. The bill gives
guardians jaiwcr to n ut or lease land be
longing to minors.
A bill regulating tbo rental ot tele
id olies in Una bluto failed lo pass. Tbo
bill projioacd lo reduce the rental lo S
for ono instrument ami Iwu for K, used
by siilaKrtlicr, and providing a s nnlly
for companies charging a higher rale limn
that.
Thu proposed auieudiiicnt to the consti
tution uulh.riiiig county judges aud
louuieipsl rorporiuioiie to levy and collect
an additional Ux ot a nulla for internal
liliptu'cincnt. which failed to pass the
Hons" In t Week, was reconsidered today
uiki iinaliy H.lopte.i.
At the afternoon s ssion a bill pa-vd
prohibiting the sale of the so-called native
wine anywhere in llio Slate by retail
dealers unlcrs they nru duly licensed lo
sell liquor. Thu act d.s's not apply lo llio
grape and bcirv growers of llio Mai'1. Tho
IH'ii.illy lor violation of the net ia not less
than ;.'V.I nor mine than t-'iojl.
Also a bill paused rotluitlillg clerks ot
legislative bodies from issuing Celllllcalcs
lllilc.- tho co.se IS d's ided III their luvor.
Also a bill making bens assignable.
ANOTHER THU.8T HUSTED.
The Amorlcan rlpool and DoUbtn Cum
blno Dtajolnteit.
ItosTov, Miss., Match II. Tho Isibbin
conibiiiatioii, or (rust, an organiuiliou
formed In 1 SMI, under the name of the
American SnmiI and Dobbin Assis-iatlon,
baa gone lo pieces after strenuous exer
tions made during (ho post week or two to
reorganize it iniii a more substantial basis
and outi that w ould hold the lnemlsis to a
stricter accountability. This combin ition
was forineil to legulato tho price ot b b
bins, Soois aud suialler articles so larg. ly
used iu lotion nml w.sil. u maiiiifactui. a,
and It included practically all tho laihlnii
miinulacturera of any is iie.uein o iu ti e
I'jkI and represeiiled in the ugn g ito mil
lions of dollars.
The oiigimil articles of the agreement
wore lisakdv constructed and were changed
from tunu to lime, as were tho price ll-;s
and rates of commission io middle men
and dealers ill mill supplies. 'They pro
vided no penalty for a breach of l.nlli. and
to this is dun the follari- of the combina
tion. A siuiplu pledge over a llieuila-r's
signature could not I0114 bold him loan
ngn-eini'tit ol Ihw nature, and as 0110 ufl.-r
anolber broke l.ulh, it was finally learned
that practically nil wom doing business ro-gardli-ssof
tho published price list of tho
trust, tlio won! of honor ol llio member,
or anything else. Where tho members
did not directly undersell raeh oilier, they
had ren.nrse to the granting ol rebates lo
cn-toinersor the giviugof a bonus lo agents
and commission men to increase their s r
tvntag.'S slxive tbo at hedulo fixed by tliu
ussocmtiuu. Every iiiemlM-r was pos
sessed of the Ides that every other tin in
lsr way trying to "la-al" him, and prob
ably with jusiicn, and conn. I. nni in tho
organisation was, of course, destroyed.
ISAIAIJ WILUAMSON'S WILL.
His Rstate Vatued at IH.OOO.OOO, Ex
clusive of I3,ar0,000 Bequests.
P1111.AI1KI i'hia, March II. llio will of
Isaiah V, Williamson, tho de.nl million
aire, was admitted to probate today in the
llegiater it Wiils oflii-e. The es'nto of Mr.
Williamson will amount to between tV
O)0,KKJ and J'i,IHKI,0H), exclusive of the
fund ol t.',25u,tss) for tho Mechanical
Si-bool. A more ppioxiinato vuluo can
not be given until an inventory is taken ol
the personal property. Ol this amount,
sMciul laspnwts are mads to the surviving
brothers and sisters of tho testator; the III
com" ol I'sUHS) is givou to each of llioir
children during die; f LOMI.OOU Is given to
charity and the remainder, (mining the
bulk ot the 1 state, is devised to the grand
nephews sud grand nieces ot tho descend
ant, share uiiilsbaro alike.
Lap.rlrnre Milk Maeke Mnrslara.
Union rows, Pa., March 11. J. (lalvin
Core, a Rujntanlial (armor, living in Frank
liu Township, alKiut sis utile from here,
had an exciting experience with maki
burglars Into last night. About II o'clock,
just as tho family were about to retire lor
the night, a uiau gaiuo to the door aud .
askod for something to cat. lie was ad
mit, ed aud was followed bv live others,
masked, who proceeded to bind Mr. Core
band and foot. Tho hired girl, who es
caped to givo tho alarm, was captured by
the robbers and brought back. From 11
o'clock until 1 o'clock this morning tho
robbers searched tho house fur money.
They found about $3(H), part of which be
longed to Mr. Core's brotli"r-iii-law. Tho
robbers made good their escape, and there
is as yet no clew.
HKLENA'S 8PIRIT.
The Little City Is Oolng to Rome iy In
undations. f'lS'l'llll Ptipfttch III 1 III' AlM'll.
IIki.kna, Ark., .March 11. The citixens
ot this place tiro quite jubilant today
over tho measures adopted today for the
purpose of draining thu town. Hitherto
great inconvenience lis been occasioned
by tho overllowing of t'" tow n whenuver
there was a big ram. The water llowing
from tho surrounding bills (or miles
around was received in tbo city. Several
remedies were uttempte I, but all of them
proved fuilures. (loverument engineer.!,
who havo been at this point surveying tlio
river (or several mouths, finished a survey
from Helena to ('avidity hike, three miles
distant, aud find that tho decline, ia such
that if a ennui Is dug from Helena to the
lake that tho canal will ' clfcctivcly drain
tho tow n, ('apt. Smith 8. 1-ach, on behalf
of (Iip Mississippi Hiver Commission, of
fered to fiiruts'h i IdKK) of the amount
necessary to construct the same if Helena
would furnish tho balance. This morn
ing, at a special meeting of tho Council,
thu requisite amount wat appropriated.
'I he Kiver Commission lends its assistance
for tho purpose ol protecting and preserv
ing the levee, which It asuislvd lu build
ing nf:er contributing $75,000, Work will
commence ou the proposed canal at uti
early date.
KILRAIN'B CLAIM.
lie Bays 8ulllvan Is Drinking to Oak Out
of the Fit hi.
Hai.timohr, Md. March 11. Jake KM
rain leaves this city for New York, and
sails Wednesday afternoon for Engluud.
When ink ml today regarding his match
with Sullivan ho said: "I don't believe
bo will light. Sullivan Is drinking for thu
purpose of making bis backer take down
tho money now up, and aa J ill v approaches
will come around with t tie plea ol sickness.
110 win inn name a iinai siakuiioi.ier nor
accept any one suggested by uiy inends or
I nick era. I Ins tnpol luinu lo r.iiglatnl will
not interfere with the inn eh if hullivau
shows any disposition to light."
OBITUAUY.
Iir. W. ft. Topes
Ksvlt Pi'l. tl lo I lie A'm-.I.
Coi l nut a, Miss,, March II. Dr. W.
W. Topp died hero yesterday evening,
Hired ninety years. Ho was a soldier 111
thu Florida war, wat born in Davidson
County, Tenn., ami was a brother of Col.
lEoliertsoll Topp, of Memphis.
tiritrae J. Ji-Nrlra.
Kpeelal iUn li lu Ilia A s)l.
liu. wssvti.i.r. Ton 11., Mars'vJ intol-
ligi'iicn was received beN today fit' the
death of (ieorgo J. .! ITi is prominent
citizen of llaywiMnl ( utility, who recently
went to lleiuieltil Willi Ms lamily lo live.
A 1-erloMs ArrdlrMl.
S,ns l.i I p.sn ll In 1 he , .iL
ItlloW.sSVll.l.K, Tellll., M uch II. -Ill-
formation h is juit Is en icci ivcl here of a
terrible accident at II. M. Pi.idlord's in;!!,
A few miles north of this place. Wbi.elhe
mill was, in operation under 11 high pressure
of steam the mill ris ks burst and knocked
thing up generally. Miller K. N. Snti
luolu's left leg Wit. broke u an I the ot he r
leg badly injured, and ho was oiherw 10
aioiou-ly hurl. His son, Mont r-immons,
ba l Ins skull fractured, and he was other
wise so serioii'.ly injured that be is thought
lo be dying. Young Wluiu and others
wero slightly hurt. The exact ruiiso of
Ibe-accidt nt la not known.
I snrmiisi liMinlarailun,
Ntw Yoiik, March II. The Fortv-r-
on'l annual report o ho Ikiur 1 ot Immi
gration Couiuiisnioner, as prepared for the
la-gislnture, shows iu substance, that dur
ing tbo year 8sh, the total liumls r of
Icis-rngiTS fiom all foreign sirts Inn hvl in
;.is:ln ( iarden, was :i,'0,822 i2J7,Hjii muli-e
nil. I l l.'.'Hsl lem.ilea).
The liiitiouiililies chiefly repnsente,
were lush, 4I,:hHI; Fugli-h, ,"s,:u"i; lier
11 111, 7s, V French, h-s than iLmiU; lius-
iun, :r'..o'i.'; hwislish, o7,!i.;i, liahan, 4 1,-
1'.. ; y nulla, inn, in; 1 iiiuceo, 11. in Hie
total nil 111 Im r of Immigrants, 117,518 Were
under l i tears ol sge. 2i;')..'si.'i uvel that
sge and under 4'i; 37,7'r.i over 40 years.
A kirlklna rnposlilon.
Nkw Yoiik, Mari.li 1 1. Disp.ili be from
Pittsburg received bore today slated that a
proioiioii had liit-ii undo to tho T 1
hoantcHs ShipCanal Company to complete
the iNdi'ssejis canal by supplying tho
mining links In comuiuulcuiioii bclwes'ii
tliu imviiiis and furnish porlmro for vessel
through tho niountilins. '1 ho diaputi hen
also sLited that A Ineellllg with tho rcpre
eiitntivea of the I'linaiua C11n.1l Company
would Is. held this w- k. The represent,
nlives of tho Panama Canal Company,
however, sluto (hat there is no truth in
the dipati lice.
Nlrderal rrla Inrr.ssrO.
IU11.1011, N. ('., March IL-Thn lygls
liituro adjourned si no dio at noon today.
1'iowoun was mudu for mom Icily pen
sioning Confederate veterans and needy
widows of Confederates, a tux of .1 rents
on each i MM woith of proM-ny and Hei iits
on tho lull being levied fur llio puriKiso.
The Sluto election law wore modi lied so
that registration books ahull bo closed ten
day before the election, and that imiII
holders, when they deem ll proper, may
separate Statu snd Federal clceUous.
Hnnnal rrevlslvn kklninenls.
Ciiicaoo, 111., March 11. Tho east
bound shipment ot flour, grain aud pro
visions by the hues in th Central Traffic
Association lout work Aggri gated r,S,n.;5
Ions, against 35,KH7fnrtliepriH'oling week,
an increase of 2, 1 18 tons, snd against ll'l,
225 (or tho rorreaHitiding wii k last year,
A decrease ol 1,2110 tons. The Yundcibilt
lines carried 40.7 'r rent of the hustle,
the Pennsylvania line 21.(1, tirand Trunk
20, Usllimoie A Ohio 5.7.
I aiirS ai.in t..rl.l..tar.
Ssvlal PuUt lo 111. Aisl.
IIxi.ssa, Ark., March 11. -The United
Stab's Diatrirt Court for the Eastern Di
vision of the Eastorn District ol Arkansas
convened hero Ibis morning, the Hon, II.
C. Caldwell, Judge, presiding. The civil
diM'ket Is quite huge, most of which grew
out of thu S. liuws.il Si Co, fjulure.
TIIE LEGISLATURE.
The Railroad Coaibiaation Bill Up.
The Eon ate Adjourns, However,
Without Taking Action on It.
Tho IIouho Poll-Tax Bill Is Taken
Up by That Body.
I.Ir. Stalnbnck Strongly Opposoa tho
Mouauro on the Grounds
Of Its Doing a Property Qualification
llarrli Speaks Against and Palmer
and Myers Uphold the Bill,
but It Ia Lout.
Hjwvliil Piiteli 10 The ApssL
N tsuvti.i.K, Tenn., March 11. Senate
bill No. 1, by Mr. Horry, "To avoid cerUin
conibi nations, contracts, organisations, as
sociations and iirrangt'inunt betwivn cor
porations mid persons owning or controll
ing competing railroad lines which tend to
defeat competition," was made a special
order for 10 o'clock this morning.
When tbo minutes had been read, Mr.
Nelson Introduced Senate bill No. 404 lo
repeal an act entitled an uct to enable
counties snd incorporated cities and (owns
to subscribe to tho capital stock ot any
raihiiiid company incorporated uuder tho
general laws of thu State In tlio uiudo pre
scribed therein and to provide lor Ilia
payment of such subscription, passed Feb
ruary II, 1S87, being Chapter 3 ol the Acts
ot 1.887.
Mr. ltorry's bill was road. It was re-
commended for rejection by a mijority ot
tho Judiciary Committee.
Mr. l.amb ollcred a number 01' amend
ments changing tho phraseology of suction
one of the bill.
Mr. .Nelson said ho was 1111 iltenibljr
opposed lo (be bill an t tho amen uuent.
.Mr, Williamson opposed tuo amend
ment.
.Mr. llerry made a strong argu ni lit In
favor ol the amendment and loo bill,
which he lia.l liiliudilccd to preserve the
Midland H aul lium being puicliase I. llio
solo opposition to the bill comes (rum Iho
railroads now 111 existence In le.uies.ee.
Al the conclusion ol Mr. Perry's icccU
ihu Scitulu udjouiiied until I) a.m. to
luoirow, IN TIIK IIOI'SK.
Tlio llouso bid, introduced by Mr.
Pearson, to tcinito ihu pavim nt uf oll
tax Ih'Io'o voters can rust llnir ballots,
was taken up as a seciiil older.
Mr. Slaiiiluiik iqusaa'd Iho bill and
in idea lengthy ssech, giving expression
lo his views, lie said lb" bill was simply
u proisrty ipi.ililieatioii in d sjuiK', ud
argued lb.. I it would work luoru coinn
tioii, sstnr na tbo bailjl l' was con
cerucl, than any odcr pim c ol Wwis'.auua
ever ell.ic.ed by llio Statu. It would bo a
regular p.iudoiu box I t corruplion. ll
Would give the rich candidate a very de
cided advaril.igo over Hid p.sr candidate,
mid liotliing Would rejoice Iho licl llbllcsil
11,11 ly inuie l.'iau (iio p.is,igo ul this bill.
I ll were p.iSM'd ami Ivuns'iacy ahouid
go be (ore Hie eoiililiv with ll.n bill blink
ing to its lin k It Would leilaiuly go Ixiund
111 defeat.
Mr. Collins said that nothing would af
ford him more pleasiiiu than lo sou tbo
Delias utic paily buried out ol sight. Tho
Kepiililicau members opposed Iho passagii
ol tins but U caii a- ll was wrong 111 princi
ple. It would destroy the Ills rlv ol Ihu
li.iilot-bux. W l.eiicwr men aliciiipt to
destroy their country lliey ouglil lo liedis-
p.iiiclnsc I. T his bill was simply putting
a puce oil Votes. Ill a Vehement ulld ex
cited manner Mr. Collins Is g 111 to air
Iiiiiisi il us to tbo Confederate Soldiers, but
w us called lo order by tho SM'iiker, who
decided that the gentleman's remark
weie hot germane to tho question under
daw ii-si.ui. Taxation, raid .Mr. Collins,
was ilangeroiia to the touiilry. There was
110 liiif-sily for I Ins measure. Il wo
wholly iiti-Ameiicaii ami was a 'direct stab
ag iinsl our Ireu institutions. Ho was sorry
that such a cluiiso ever crept into the con
til 11: toil, llio lull w. is au abomination to
everything that had tho scuiblam) ol de
re my.
.Mr, Palmer aaid be w.i surprised at
w bo' Mr. Sia'iih.ii k J d said in regurd lo
I ii, Iciest of Iho li'.,is ratio parly ill the
ftclit this bill pas-e I. Ho would liko lo
know ll Iho passage ol llio inn wiuiiil
woik such injury to the I'eiins'iatlc pally
whv was it that every Itepublican iiieinls r
ol llio House would opsi-o the measure,
I ho h in.s ralie party ceriainly would 1st
riwponsilile lor Ihu act ol the present lien
oral Asseiiibly, and it would not sutler by
the passage ol this Dili. 'Ibis is tho ques
tion ul what ought or what ought hot to
be done, but a question of ouloreomclit.
This nieasiiro Is lers oppressive tliau the
one now on the statutu Issik. If a man
an la corrupted for $2 ho rail bo cor
rupted lor a less sum, sud il men are lo be
coirupted why not h i thu Stale g t Iho ad
vantage ol It. '1 bo pasiuigu ol this bill
would I'c of Croat bciicilt to tho youth of
thu Slate, and would iiiakothe sclcsjl fund
inoro Shi rod thun It is now. '1 hoy had
elected Ishiini (i. Harris I'liiled Slates
StMialor lsi'.iuse lie had prr.iorvod the
m his.l fund, rromthis undersluuillng ol
Iho consliiullou Iho I gislaluie would ls
derelict In it duly if ll did hot puss SUcU
law the one under consideration.
Mr. Harris spoke against the bill. It
was sought bv this bill, ho said, to enact
legislation that would (all very heavily
upon some ot tho bead ol mctiincri. Ho
w us satisfied of the fact that ll this bill
should bccoiuo a luw A largo iMirtioii ot
Iho s-oplo of Tuuuosaee would be dis
franchised. Mr. M vers argued the constitutionality
ot the bill and was I'unicat lu Is-luilf ot
the measure. He said thai there bad not
been a legal rhi tioil slier the adoption ot
Ino constitution requiriug thai voters shall
give satisfactory evidence thai they have
paid llioir kII lax before voting, ll.r
quoted (rum Judges Cooloy, Lumpkin,
iliuruuin and other to show that all
provition. ol a constitution were manda
tory, and said that all the men who voted
in lha constitution (or this docliiue hud
been highly honored since the constitution
went into otlecL The law was once psaerd
bill was rca uled bolore It had been fully
test.'d. Pending couaideralion, Iho House
Adjoin ned until 2 .30 o'clock thisallrrnoon.
T he House met at 2; 3d o'chs k and dis
cussion ol the sjII tax was returned. It
was deleatod by A Vut of 31 to 40.
Adjourned.
The Democrats of the Lrgis'atnre. In the
Hall of Ki'priKentalives, discussed the
registrutiou bill, but adjourned till touior
row 11 y Ut without lukiug any action.