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J y ♦ 4 A > T t I ? A WILMINGTON, DEL., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1880. NO. 235. ♦ ONE CENT. AMUSEMENTS. ILMINGTON RINK, ELEVENTH AND MADISON STS. IRANI) MASQUE CARNIVAL, l'ASHINGTON'8 BIRTHDAY, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22. [Music afternoon and evening. [OMISSION.. THE G UARDS ' FAIR. fcnytli Post Guards and Drum Corps Will hold a Fair at the It, e. cor. FIFTH AND SHIPLEY STS., To commente lebruary 14, and to Continue Two Weeks. dmisslon, 10 cent". Weekly tickets 23 cents. A a at 3 CENTS. HELP WANTED. h ALESMEN.-WE WISH A FEW MEN TO r sell our goods by sample to the wholesale rul retail trade. Largest manufacturers in hr line. Enclose 3-cent stamp. Wages (8 per ay. Permanent positions. No postals hswered. Money advanced for wages, ad trtising, etc. CENTENNIAL MANUFACT JRING C O. , Cin cinnati. Ohio. _ 11 a il GENTS IN THIS CITY AND STATE TO |V canvass for the grandest household medi yclopcdia of the century. By three dis ished physicians of the University of iladelphla. Pa. Apply to E. B. FRAZER, lierai Agent, No. 422 East Fourth street. 1 o •i lirANTED.-A YOUNG LADY OF 1NTEL » ligence and energy to take charge of the B'ilmington social and personal news depart ment of a publication. Apply by letter, stat m<i experience, to E. M., care of Evening ■rmrnal. IVHF.EL5VRIGHT.~A GOOD 5VHEEL ft wright wanted. Apply to BENJAMIN [LACKBURN. New Castle, fiel. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. -FOR SALE-TEN ROOM house, with modern Improve ments: handsomely papered throughout: glass ■landellers, etc.; good location, near Delaware rn'enue: terms to suit. No agents. Address. ■OUSE, Evening Journal office. tO,750. PECIAL BARGAINS. 710 Jefferson street, 8 rooms and bath. 5(0 West Fifth street, 0 rooms and bath. ^5l>; West Seventh street, « rooms and bath. 5 Monroe street, 7 rooms and bath. !Wi eet, 8 rooms and bath. West Fmirtb street, 7 rooms. East Fourth street. 9 room- and bath. East Fpnrth street, 9 rooms and bath. W. cor. Sixth and Church streets. W. cor. Gilpin avenue and Scott stn-. i. K. E. cor. Gilpin avenue and Lincoln street. i French streets. S rooms. For price ami term- apply t THOMAS of to R. LALLY. tflii Market street. FOR BENT. T'Oit RENT.-THE SECOND STORY OK P No. 41» Market street. 16x135 feet. Also Ihird story, 16x7(1 feet. Apply to BURNS jt MONAGHAN. 419 Market street. LIVE STOCK. T'Oit SALE.—(260—A FINE SPAN OF ■ • young Morgan horses; flrst-clpss road Iters, doable or single, and perfectly sound Ind gentle; grey; own brothers: five and six lext spring: size, »60 lbs. eaeh; a perfect team b every" respect. Also three blooded Holstein fearlfngs, two heifers and one bull, registered Lad from imported stock. Address, V5. S. piCKERSON, Ellendale, Sussex county. Dpi? NOTICES. \ t OTIUB.-THE'('HORAL(.'LUK. HAVING been thoroughly reorganized, announces hat applications for membership will be re ceived up to February 23. the day of the first •ehearsal of the Club under the leadership of Emil Gastel of Philadelphia. Application cards can be had of any uf the members and should be forwarded to N. D. CL05VARD. Secretary Wilmington College of Music. The club is engaged in music and dramatic work, and all persons in good fair voices are invited to join. standing with ■VfOTK'E-THE COPARTNERSHIP HERK i' tofore (existing between George W. Mc Caulleyand Robert McCaulley. Jr., trading under the firm name of George W. McCaulley A Hro.. at No. 1Ü» Shipley street, is this day. by mutual consent, dissolved. All accounts w ill be settled by George W. McCaulley, who will continue the business at No. 22» 8hipley george \v. McCaulley. robert McCaulley, .in. 5\"ilmingtnn. Fe brua ry 19.TS8H._ jyOTlCE. ;t. EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS. There will be an examination of teachers for second and third grade certificates in school bui'ding Ne. 1. French street, near SSixth on Saturday. February 23. HERMAN BES8EY, _ Sup erintendent. •\rOTICE.~I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE » that I will apply to the General Assembly at its present session for a divorce from my wife Anna M. Morrison. Signed. Wilmington, Del., January 2», 1SS9. THOMAS H. MORRISON. LEA'S FLOUR, Made by a system of purifica tion and milling exclusively our own, enables us to offer the WHITEST, STRONGEST and FINEST Flour in -the market. THE WM. LEA & SONS CO WILMINGTON. DEL. PENNIES AND SMALL CHANGE CAN BE HAD AT THE COUNTING BOOM Of 1AWANiM* JutuAAL. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE. Report of the Menhaden Commission. Amendments to the Repealer, Trenton, Feb. 30,-Yesterday morning the senate and house concurred in the adoption of a resolution providing for n committee of two senators and three assemblymen to receive President Harrison on belioif of the April 27. The following bills Were reported favor ably: The live cent horse car faro bill; the bill fixing the rates for electric lights in cities; providing for the election of a director at large in counties; giving aldermen full con trol of water works in their cities. Bills introduced; Prohibiting any person not a registered druggist or regular physician from selling or compounding drugs: jiernnt ting the organization of corporations to in sure merchants against loss by tad debts. The senate received the report of the men haden commission along with the evidence state on The report says that it ha« been proven that the menhaden are food for tho blue, weak and other food fish, and tliat their destruction re suits in tho decrease of all food fish ; that the menhaden pirates destroy millions of these fish every year, and ttat the state slu add en deavor to have Senator Quay's bill for the protection of the menhaden passed by con gress, und a law-should also be passed forbid ding fishing with anything like a net within three miles of the coast The Démocratie joint caucus lasted from 11 :30 o'clock until 3 o'ch spent in discussing the Werts repealer of the local option law and the new high license bill. The latter measure was amended so as to give a body granting a license power to revoke it upon projier occasion, and making tho mini mum license fee for "jug taverns" (50 and tho maximum fee (2.50, A proposition emanating from Senator Wyckoff, of Warren, to have the bill submitted to a vote of tlie people was beaten. Ho was an amendment declaring valid the local option elections ordered to lie held in several counties in the near future. The caucus is again in session to-day, and a vigorous effort is being made to have tlie measure adopted. The time was New dock Legislature. Albany, Feb, 20. —The business ot the senate was mostly of minor or local interwit. Mr. Vedder's liquor lax bill was ordered to third reading. The first business of the as sembly was a brief discassion over Mr. Fish's resolution ordering the immediate suspension of Superintendent of Public Buildings An drews, which went over under objection. A numtar of minor bills were acted upon. The assembly ceiling investigation was continued. Members of last year's ceiling committee tes tified, but no light was thrown on tlie papier macho work. Contractor Snaith was before the committee with counsel At his request he was given permission to call experts, who, fee claimed, would offset the report of the state's exports. Mr. Ainsworth said it is now the business of the committee to investigate the manner ot the contract and inquire into its good faith. PROHIBITION CONVENTION. Pennsylvania Temperance People Organiz ing fur the Coming Battle. Harrisburg, Feb. 20.—The state Prohibi tion convention was called to order at the Opera house at 11 o'clock yesterday by Mr. John Fulton, president of the State Consti tutional Amendment association. Upon mo tion of Representative Dravo, of Allegheny county, Gem Harry YVhite, of Indiana county, was chosen tenqiorary chairman, which was a knock out for the programme prepared at the conference Monday night, which selected Joshua L. Ba'ley, of Philadel phia, fot- the temporary presiding officer. Judge White was found after quite a hunt by the committee and he was warmly greeted as he made his way to the front of the stage. His speech was brief and to the point. He said that this convention was assembled to advance no individual interest nor promote tho success of a mere selfish cause. In this assemblage there ought to bo no rivalry nor jealousies, except those which arise from the thought of bow each can best serve tho great eau.se. It was not the saloon kee)>er, but the saloon which it was proposed to fight. Judge White denied that the law could not be en forced. He asserted that it could and would be, hut that was for the future. He closed with an appeal for a united front. Messrs. Charles J. Steele. Schuylkill; Clar ence J. Rcddig, Cumberland, und W. L. Peart, Armstrong, were made secretaries of the convention. Henry \V. Palmer, of YVilkestarre, attorney general under Governor Hoyt, is chairman of the state committee which is to conduct the campaign for the adoption of tho prohibitory amenilnient abolishing the manufacture and sale of liquor in the state. The state commit tee consists of one person from each county. Philadelphia Getting Into Line. Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—A non-partisan convention, composed of three delegates from each of the churches and from each temper ance organization and from other associations and bodies of citizens of the city will ta held in Association hail on Thursday, Feb. 38, to consider the proposed constitutional amend ment prohibiting the manufacture and sale uf intoxicating liquors as a beverage. There will ta three sessions held, at 10 In the morn ing, 3:30 in the afternoon and 8 in the even ing. The convention will consider and put into operation the best method of organizing the city, tho wards and election divisions of Philadelphia, and of carrying on the cam paign in favor ot tho amendment, and will take into consideration »uch other business as may be brought before it. the Omnibus Bill. An Agreement Washington, Feb. 20.—The couferrees on the omnibus territorial bill have leached an agreement. Mr. Barnes, of tbe house con terreos, refused to sign the report As agrred ujMvn, tho report omits New Mexico from tta bill, divides Dakota into two states and ad mits Montana and Washington as states. All are to be admitted by proclamation of tbe president, and the senators and represent atives are to take their seats in «ingress next December. The date for holding constitu tional conventions in tta several territories is May 15. The report will be presented to the senate and house at the first opportunity. There is a rumor ttat tta president may veto tta bill. A Jealous Husband's Horrible Revenge. Ashland, Wise, Feb. 30.—Thomas Mont gomery, a wood chopper at High Bridge, Wit,, a short distance from this city, on the Wisconsin Central railway, was killed and literally hacked to pieces with an ax by Louis Burke, a tie contractor. Burke was jealous of Montgomery, who, it Is alleg«l, has been unduly intimate with his wife. Burke went to Montgomery's cabin, and while the latter was asleep chopped him to death, cutting the body into many parts. O'Brien Gets Nix Months. Dublin, Feb. 30.—When tta case of Mr. O'Brien was resumed Mr. O'Brien ref used to allow Mr. Healy, lus counsel, to ajmlogize fur the language tta latter tad used to Col. Turner during tta progress of the case. Mr. O'Brien also declimd to make any further defense against the changes brought against him under tta crimes act. Tlie magistrate thereupon sentenced Mr. O'Brien to s.x :V,jHuegt w»Uivut hard labor. FINAL LEAVE TAKINGS. Farewell Receptions to Gen. Harrison and Family. A FORECAST OF HJS POLICY. A Man Who Claims to Be Loaded With Information Imparls It to the Public. Coi. New is Silent—Senators Opposed to Wlmlom—Latest Cabinet Rumors. Indianapolis, Feb. 30.—''Nearly every body who voted for Gen, Harrison in Indi ana expects to receive an offlre under the Federal government," said a prominent In diana politician to a representative of the United Press. ""'ill they succeed in gratifying their pectations?" was asked. "No, sir; they will not" "What do you know about the matter I" "I know bow Gen. Harrison is going to manage the appointments." "There are a groat many hundreds of pie who would be glad to have reliable infor mation on tliat subject ; suppose you enlighten them." "I will do so on one condition—that you do not mention my name." "Tliat is agreed. " "Well, sir, you may tell the people who are interested that Gen. Harrison is going to adopt a isilicy of referring all applications for office to tho departments, where they properly lielong, and each mendier of his cabinet will ta given to understand that these applications are to be properly classified, and when appointments are to be made the state congressional delegations will be called upon by the respective cabinet officer» to decide what names on. tho list of eligible» shall ta apjmiiited. Their recoiiuncmiation* will be carried out, and the responsibility for the appointment made will ta with the delega tions. I know tliat this policy will bo inaugu rated early In the administration and it will be rigidly followed." The gentleman quoted referred to appoint ments which would not of necessity liave to go through the civil service commission. President-elect Harrison made a number of business calls about the city during the day. In the afternoon the Woman's club gave an elaborate reception to Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. McKee at the New Denison. Gen. Harrison is expected to take leave of his friemls at a reception to lie tendered him at the New Denison Gils evening. Mr. and Mi's. W. D. Cooper will give a card reception this evening hi honor of Mr. E. W. Halford, at which the friends of the private secretary to the president-elect will bid him farewell. While Mr. John C. New evidently knows a great deal that would make interesting read ing for the public at this time, he cannot be persuaded to discuss matters pertaining to the new ailministration. He meets all in quiries with the remark : "I have heard that report, but have no official information on the subject" Mr. New says he will not go to Washington on March 4. Mr. John B. Elam, law partner of Mr. W. H. H. Miller, was quoted as haviug said that Mr. Miller would uot be a member of the cabinet. Last evening Mr. Elam denied tho truth of the quotation. Many persons think tliat the visit of Gov ernor Proctor to Gen. Harrison means that he may go abroad. Washington, Feb. 30.— Cabinet specula tion has received a new impetus at the Capitol. The talk binged mostly upon Rep resentative Thomas, of Illinois, for secretary of the navy, and Hon. John SL Thurston, of Nebraska, for the interior. It is now believed by the best informed cabinet makers that Capt Thomas is on the slate. In fact, a numtar of messages have been sent to President-elect Harrison con gratulating him upon Thomas' selection. Thomas' apiaiintment will be very popular in congress. He is not only well qualified for the place, but ho Is one of the most popular men that ever occupied a seat in either bouse of congress. ex pc- ' congress. The Republican senators, while still amazed at the proposition to make Windoin secretary of the treasury, seem to have given up their idea of a formal protest. It can be stated definitely ttat such a protest had been drawn up and numerously signed, but at the last moment it was considered to be unquestion ably wrong to protest against the selection of the cabinet officers. It can be safely stated that the only reason why the senators remain silent is the fact tliat they do not wish to a)i pear in the light of interférera, but the oppo sition to Mr. Windom is nevertheless pro nounced. It is stated that a lively telegraphic corre spondence tatween this city, New York, Ne braska and Indianapolis has been going on in relation to the appointment of Judge Thurs ton for the interior. Senator Quay, the en tire Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Iowa delegations, Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and a host of well known New York Republicans have supplemented the indorsement they have heretofore made of Judge Thurston by tele graphic communications and letters in his be half. Senator Manderson is at the capital of Nebraska, and he has been informed that the prospects are bright for Thurston's appoint ment. Indianapolis, Feb. 20.—The Republicans here continue to comment unfavorably on what is presumed will ta President Harrison's, cabinet. While several of the persons who will go into it are no doubt selected, it can be safely stated that when tho official announce ment is made some of tlio-e now boomed for positions will not appear in the list. One of these is W. H. H. Miller, of this state. It comes with a reliable mark, to give tho state ment more than ordinary credence, tliat while Mr. Miller has no doubt been offered a place he will not in the end ta among those who will gather around the president's official table. But, after all, the belief is that the general has a very strong string attached to one-half the names announced. It Is also thought by many that the names were put out to test public opinion. If that was the purpose tho presideut-elect has no doubt all tho informa tion on that score he desires. New York, Feb. 30.—Immediately after the bill creating the portfolio of agriculture was pasaed Gen. Harrison offered the position to Warner Miller, tast Thursday Mr. Miller wrote to Gen. Harrison declining the position. This is reliable. Law ami Order League. Boston, Feb. At the afternoon session of the National Law and Order league Charles Carroll Bonney, of Chicago, was fleeted president; Nelson J. Dingley, of Maine; Prof essor Francis Way land, of Con necticut; ex-.Judge Noah Davis, of New York; Hev. Washington Gladden, of Ohio; J. P. Rumsey, of Illinois; Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indian!;; J. B. Oiin, of Wisconsin; Bishop Ireland, of Minnesota; Hon. L, 8. Coil, of Iowa; T. 11. Leavitt, of Nebraska, and others, vice presidents; William Barnes, of Albany, treasurer. Tlie experiences of the member» as to the effect» of liquor legislation in the various state« were then exchanged. UNSAVORY REVELATIONS. Rev. Mr. I, un * Character Being Unfolded in His Suit for l.lhel. Trenton, Feb, 20.— Bev. Elijah Lucas, the prosecutor in the Workheiser criminal Ubel case, appears to have doue the most imliscr«'t tiling of his life when he tagan tilt- («went suit, as seme unpleasant testimony has been brought tut against him. ■be Autcliinson, who rented fur nished rooms at the time Mary A. Bassett re sided hare, testified that she rented an upper floor room to Miss Bassett. Lucas visited this woman several times. She heard rumor affecting tho character of the reverend gentleman and set her son. to watch his ami Miss Bassett's movements, after seeing that lady on the stairs one night in street costume when »lie was supposisl to lia -v Usui in her room. At the same time her own bedroom door and the street door were standing ajar. This aroused the suspicion that the preacher was more at tentive tiian the demands of a Christian ]>as torship exacted from a married man to ward a single woman, and that he called many more times upon Miss Bassett lliasi the inmates of the hotue were aware. The son's watching was soon justified by bis seeing Miss Bassett let Mr. Lucas in the front door. He came from behind a tree in front of the house and imnusliately sneaked up to her bedroom. On the stairs Miss Bassett filicide.i him from u chance gaze with her outbeld skirts. Mrs. Pi 11,,. ■as A LINE OF RETREAT. Massachusetts Eittti Retract Before Being Sued for Libel. Boston, Feb. 30.—The house committee on tta judiciary took up the matter of amending the law of libel, and the comnüttee room was crowded with interested men. *Mr. Augustus Russ, of Boston, opened tho hearing and suts mittisl the following tail: "No action or prosecution for libel stall ls< maintained for the publication of any matter of legitimate interest to tbo public, if such publication is made without actual malice, and if the author or publisher thereof causes effectual retraction or correction to ta made of anything untrue or mistaken in such pub lication as soon ns practicable after being re quested to do so by any person aggrieved by the original publication." The committee was addressed in favor of tho bill by Mr. Bass and by the following editors and publishers: Col. Clapp, of The Boston Journal; Messrs. Bowles, of The Springfield Republican ; Hunscom, of Tta Lowell Morning Times, and representing the Massachusetts Press association ; Procter, of The Cape Ann Advertiser ; Mosely, of The Norfolk County Gazette; Guild, of The Com mercial Bulletin; Milne, of The Fall River Evening News; Winship, of The Now Eng land Journal of Education, and representing the Suburban ITess association; Whitaker, of The New England Farmer, and Lipgane, of The Fall River Globe. No opposition. to Have a Chane« t» ONE MAN POWER. Cumplndl, of New York, Exercises It for Revenge in the House. Washington, Feb. 20.—Both the satiate and house spent the day in detate, no busi ness being transacted. Tho house held nu evening session which was a perfect parody on legislation. It was called for the consider ation of busine» reported from the committee on military affairs. The first bill called up was one appropriating (100,000 for the erec tion of a monument at Fort Green, Brooklyn, to tho memory of victims of the prison ship-. Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, raised the point of no quorum against this measure and it was with drawn. But although the bone of contention was thus removed tta contention still remained, and Mr. Felix Campbell, of New York, irri tated at the defeat by one man of a measure in which he was specially interested, deter mined ttat no measure called up should ns ceive favorable 1 consideration. Consequently, as each measure was called to the attention of tlie house Mr. Campbell raises! the point of no epioruin against it, and it was withdrawn. Appeals mid entreaties were of no avail. Mr. Campbell was unrelenting, and would pe>nnit no legislation to be enacted. The pomly con tinued until IU o'clock, when tlie session ex piree! by limitation. F.dls«n's r.nnrimuis Kvliihtt. Menlo Park, N. J., Feb. 20.— Electrician Thomas A. Edison has prepared an exhibit for the Paris exposition which promises to be one of the most interesting features of the entire exhibition. It will demonstrate what American enterprise and intellect can do and has dune in the field of electrical research and discovery. Eight thousand square feet in the center of the main building have tain allotted for the exhibit. The inventions of Edison will ta arranged in chronological order, giv ing his developments of telegraphy, telephony, electric lighting and phonography. There will ta exact models representing each suc cessive step of the inventor's research on the iliffereut lines from the first crude beginnings to the splendid consummation in all its ele gance and entirety. The Direct Tax Bill Doomed. Washington, Feb. 30. —There is no hope for the direct tax bill. It is irredeemably lost, and if it ever becomes a la w it will have te go through the regular channels of the next house. There now remain but nine legislative days of tta Fiftieth congress. It Is said ttat President Cleveland bas promis«! not to sign the bill and ttat it will be on his desk if it should lie adopted before the expiration of this congress. Since no bill pass«! by this congress after yesterday can become a law without I'rush lent Cleveland's signature the direct lax bill is already a corpse. 1'resfdeiit Cleveland's Warning. Chicago, Fob. 30. —At the meeting of the tariff reform convention held here last night a letter from President Cleveland to the sec retory of tta league, Mr. J. L White, was read. In the letter Mr. Cleveland says: "Tta danger which we tave to guard against Is the misleading of our countryman by specious theories, cunningly contrived, and lalsely offering to the [Kopie relief from present burdens and the legitimate expense necessary to obtain tta benefits of the benefi cent rule under tbo Sanction of free Institu tions." _ Strikers Win a Victory. Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 20.—The strike ot D. M. Ostarue & Co.'s foundries has been ad justed, and tta strikers tave gone book to work. By the agreement tbe men continue as union men, and went back in a body. Tbe firm agree to the demand for an increase of wages, which will be ad justed by a committee of tta foremen. The tb-m was unable to get new men to take tho places of the moldera, although they advertised all over tlie coun try. Mr. Allen, of tlie firm, told tlie moldcrS* committee that the strike had cost the firm (>0,000.___ Small Hope fur Prohibition in Rhode Inland Providence, Feb. 20.—la tta general as sembly a resolution was adopted appointing a joint special committee to consider all peti tions referring to constitutional amendments. This will bring tlie question uf tlie resubmls sion of the prom. 11 tor y amendment immedi ately be! th' 1 auiondia ut sc -uis i.lcl lUiLL". d.iture, and tin* death of re I ho U FORGETFUL MACDONALD. He Fails to Remember Import ant Dates and Points. IT \\ iS II E « HO EM FLOY ED I'lGOTT Willem« Any Foundation He VV»» Con vinced That Everything Against I'amell Was Genuine— rigolt tho General Scwm of 1 nfornml ion. London, Péb. 30. —When the Parnell mra missti mers opened the court it was tilled with prominent iiersons, im hiding John Motley lanl Henry tatauchere. Mr. Macdonald, manager of The Times, was the first witnesK.ealted. He was cross exam ined by counsel for the Varnellite». He de clined to say whether he regarded the letters of the 0th of January and the 15th of May as the only important ones among tbo first five which Mr. Houston, secretary of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic union, banded to him. Mr. Mais1onaId,hi reply to further ques tions, said the letters had te ta taken whole, and that us a w hole they were com promising. He forgot whettar, when ho submitbsl the Egan letters to the exjiert, he also submitted other speahueu* of Egan's writing. Ha could not ta positiv« whether he then had mttual specimens of Egan's writing. He forgot what material lie gave tho expert to enable him to ascertain whether the letters were genuine. He was convinced that tlie Egan and Parnell letters were genuine before the first articluou "Parnellism and Crime" whs published by The Times. Ho did not think that the U si y of tlie letter of Jan. U was in the writing of Ur. Campbell, Mr. Parnell's »s-retary. U» had not noticed any similarity between that and the Egan letters. WltneM particularly avoided asking from what source toe letter», were obtained, became Houston said he was bound to secrecy, which ho asked the witness to respect. He first knew that Plgott, a former editor of The Irishman, supplied them at alsmt the time the publication of Die articles on "Par uellism and Crime" was liegun. He did not known tliat the letters tad tioeii shown to the Marquis of Hartington, who, he assert«!, had nothing to do, directly or indirectly, with their publication. Houston showed, the wit ness, as tending to confirm the genuineness of the writing, a letter written by Mr. Parnell to ITgott, which was not submitted to the ex perts became It was private and confidential. Mr. Macdonald said The Times' statement ttat knives and firearms were kept in the League office in Isnidoti was based upon in formation supplied to the writer of the article in which the statement w not know directly who wrote the article, and he was not bound to tell if he did know. The editor of The Times was res|smsible for state ments made in the jhijmc, and, therefore, the counsel was not entitled to demand, by force the names of contributors. At tins (Kiint in the proceedings Mr. Par nell, enveloped in a long cloak, though the weather was mild, entered the court room and took a seat at the solicitors' table Mr. Asquith, of counsel for Mr. Parnell, urged that he was entitled to.demand tlie name of the author of the article, because he was Isiund to test the truth of such u grave statement. Mr. Macdonald admitted that Flanagan wrote tho "Parnellism and Crime" articles which appeared in Tho Times on March 7 and 10, 1887. Mr. Parnell's letter to Pigott was produced and Justice Hannan asked if Its genuineness was admitted. Hir Charles Bussell replied that it was not. a made. He did Mr. Houston, secretary of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic union, testified that this pamphlet entitled "Parnellism Unveiled" was IiosikI tqion information regarding John, Devoy furnished by Plgott. Plgott also fur nished notes of alleged conversations with Eugene Davis at Lausanne, in which refer ence was made to a letter, and was instruct«! to procure tlie letter. Pigott said that all the letters were in tho possession of Egan ub Hcbouhnaster Kelly He afterward supplest copies of five of Mr. Parnell's letters ami six. of Egan's. YVitnet« further testified that Mr, Buckle, in 1886, hail refused to touch the matter, ami ttat he himself, at bis own expense, sent Pigott to America,to obtain the letters from Egan. Pigott returned with a sealed letter, which he said he hail obtain«! from Bresliu, instructing a person in Paris to surrender the letters in Ids possession. Tta sellera of tta letters afterward offered to return the money they bad received if tlie letters were returned to them, but tho offer was refused. Mr. Walter, it is announced, will shortly gp to Nice for a holiday. His partners in the ownership ami management of The Times have been notified ttat the payment of divi dends at the present time is impossible, ami there is a widespread suspicion ttat there is among them more or loss doubt as to tue wis dom of entering into the "Parnellism uud Crime" crusade. The McClellan Monument. Buffalo, Fob 30. —The monument which is to mark the grave of Gen. George B. Mc Clellan is in process of construction at tta Quincy Granite company's works in this city, and is to be ready for unveiling on tho coming Decoration day. The shaft will be 46 feet high, at base 0 feet 6 Inches square, material. Quincy granite; cost, (10, IKK). It is surround«! by a largo ball, on which rests an eagle. Tbo bill and eagle are 6 feet high, and the eagle Is 4 feet front tip to tip of wings. The following will be tho inscrip tion on one fare of tho shaft : GEORGE BRINTON SlVl.ELLAN, Born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 3, 1826. Died in Now Jersey, Oct, 33, 1885. Commander General of tta Armies of tta United States; Governor of New Jersey, 1S78-'81. Erected as a tribute of respect and affection by personal friends. Sub-Tropical Exposition Opened. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 30.—Tta second season of the Florida Bub-Tropical exposition was opened formally to-day. Business gen erally Is suspended and tlie city properly decorated with garlands. Tbe Tenth regi ment (New York) band, which has been en gaged for the season, arrived yesterday. President John Q. Burbridge delivered the opening address at the exposition, and was followed by Director General Webb. All tta civic and military organizations took part in the parade. A large crowd of visitors from all parts of Florida is in the city. A Son's Disgrace Causes a Father's Death. Little Rock, Ark., Fell. 30.— News reach«! taro of the suicide of Hon, Jesse Calhoun, a prominent planter of Pike county. Some time ago he received word that his son had been arrested and jailed in Texas, charged with murder. Proud and sensitive, tta in telligence preyed on hi* mind, and he swal lowed a vial of morphine, dying in great agony. Hon. J. P. Dunn, of tta house, is a relative of Calhoun, who was ono of the wealthiest men in Pike county. FINANCIAL UNION OPERATIONS, i Stisricioas Mortgages Filed, but Tow Late to las of Service, PH t.AnRi.PHlA, Feb. 20.—The chaotic fon dit ia of tlie affaire of the Order of Financial unto - have been further complicated by ex ciui.ig,, of leans and mortgages between the supreme officer*. Hi.» papers H!«l in the county clerk's i .(Tice st Paterson, N. J.,on Saturday lust show «mu» J.nuliar dealings between the Ugh officials of the order. The first documeift, dubsl Fell. 12, was a deed fron» Hupreni» Teller Mouth conveying to Hupreme Medical Examiner Jomaet twenty two acres of land in Wayne township for the consideration of hi. Then follows a inurtgime given \<f Smith to the supreme chamtar pledging the sam» property deeded to Jouss. t the day before as security lor (1,500, (|,ikm of which find been advanced to Smith.' previously and (5MÜ to his wife. Another mortgage -of property in Paterson was from Heringten to wvure (1,000 ad mmssl hi him by the order, and net due until five years after bis date of membership. Mortgages from Mrs. Jbusaet for (075 advanced, from Dr. Jousset for $1,000, and from Supreme Governor Bush for (1,900, follow the others. According te Adolph Grant, chairman of the investigating committee ap|Hiinted by the dapurtment* ia this city, however, the si-home is likely to lie defeated, as an Injunc tion nwtraining them from transacting any Iwniimsw was served on Uvui in time to make worthless tho papers filed,' Soprane Governor Bush has issued, a cir cular letter to tho mendier» of the order stal ing that in the disturlied condition of affairs the supreme officers have assessed themselves in oder to meet the existing exigency- and savo tile order from, going b the wall. PHILADELPHIA HAS A BLAZE. Over »aoo.imo Worth of Property IMm strayed III tike Ounbov City. PtULADILPHIA, Feb. 30.— A tremend'in» (ire broke oat hi the business centre of tlie city. Tbo Haines were first discovered in tta wholesale tinikn-s' trimmings establishment of RiidoI|*ii Blankenburg, the well known pol itical reformer. No. HI Bond street. Tier origin (i* the lire is unknown, but an ex plosion fallowed immediately after tho dis - covery ot tlie Haines, About fifteen minutes after the breaking out of the fire the Harnes, had spread, to the opposite side of Strawberry street. Tlie big linen and white goods houses of Donald & Co, ami of M J. Kelly had taken lire. Meanwhile the flames wen- making rav ages on Bank street. The building No. 11, occupied by Thompson, Fkust & Co., jobbers in notions and knit jackets, mid the brick structure No. 15, occupied by Campion & Co., blankets, which adjoins Blankenburg's build ing, were imw burning, while on Strawberry street No. 30, occupied by James Dunk & Go. and Kisbrougb Bros, ami tbo eastern end of Thompson, Faust & Ctx's big place were also on tire. On Second street the root of No. 30 , occu pied by l»wis M. Hall, dry goods, caught, and tlie building and stuck were ruined. Tbs big installment bouse of Philip J. Walsh, adjoining the latter on the south, was also tadly damaged, his greatest loss taing unused by water. Be places Ids damage alone at (35,000. The total loss is estimated at tatween (300, 000 and (iUOJJOO. NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. Happening* of Interest in Several State* Briefly Chronicled, While eating a partridge, Miss Mary Green, of Bridgeport, Coon., broke the plate of her false teeth and two of them lodged in her throat. A physician was Obliged to force them into her stomach, from which lie will endeavor to »x tract them by tho »iteration of cuterotomy. Bergen Court, No. B,(»,I3, of Forester», of Bergen, N. X, lias decided to prosecute ex Secmtary Baker on a otarge of defalcation. Tlie amount is not known, as Baker claims the IsKiks have ta n lost. It Is thought to ta something own- #200. Bridget Joyce, of Philadelphia, cut her throat with suicidal intent and then walked to her sister's house, some distance away. The sister called a policeman and Bridget was taken to a hospital, whore she will prob ably recover. John lltuistarger, school teacher in Upper Dublin township, Montgomery county, l*a., lame, homely and father of a family, has fled owing to the revelations of an orphan gill who was a pupil in his school. A reward will ta offered for his arrest. Patrick McGovern, a railroad laUirer, aged 22, was fatally shot in n Jersey City saloon by James Ktaiuibury, tarkeejier. Mtansbury claims tlie shouting was accidental, but tta police think it the result of a quarrel. Elizalietb, N. J., is to have a new street railway to be run by electricity. The pro |Mised line will run through Cherry street, traverse tho northern, northwestern and western suburbs of the city to Fourth avenue, and will resemble a belt line hi Its operations. The (iruyer of Rev, Joseph Leucht, of Newark, is said to ta the first ever delivered in the New Jersey legislature by a Jewish rabbi Tlie president bus sent to the senate the nomination of Charles E. Htoolo for post master at Mincrsville, Pa,, and \V. H. Grimm for postmaster at Beaver Falls, Pa. While tanging clothes on a pulley line from the third story window of the house where she lived in Klizatathport, N. J., Mrs. Usmen fell to the ground. Her jaw was broken in three places, her skull split open and her front teeth knocked out and strewn about tbo i«vcmcnt. Her injurie« are fatal. In a drunken row at Beat y ville, N. J., John WenziU nearly killed bis brother Henry with an ax. When Henry was taken homo John followed and again assaulted him hi lied. He made a third assault, and then the family thought it time to have him removed and locked up. Some time ago Henry Zuik, a truck farmer near Philadelphia, was precipitated over a bridge and thought be hail escaped without injury. Soon after his hair turned gray and bis sense of feeling gradually left him. Now his body can be driven-full of tacks without causing pain. He does not feel a needle stuck Into bis leg until it reaches a bone. Albert Johnson, aged 9„ and David Flem ming, aged 10, whose parents reside in the Edgeworth district of Maiden. Maas., boarded tho 5 o'clock express tram in Boston, think ing ttat it stopped at Kslgeworth, imt as the train dashed past at full spetsl the boys jumped off, and Isith wore instantly killed. The suit of the state against Benton Turner, a prominent lumberman of Plattsburg, N. Y., involving tta ownership of thousands of of land hi tlie Adirondack», bos been begun before Hon. Richard Hand, reforee, at Saranac lake. The decision is awaited with great interest, as many other titles depend upon tta result of this caso. The Bethlehem, Pa., L'on company, which has just couqileted it* large works for f mulsh ing armor plates and ordinance to the United .States government, has decided to increase the capital stock from (2,UÜU,UÜ0 to (2,i>JO,000. The shareholders made no opposition te the increase. The comptroller of the currency haa author ized the First National bank, of Carmel Pa,, to begin busituwt with a capital of (jOJJOQ, .c I ■ WITHOUT A FOUNDATION. The Walls of the Hartford Hotel Rested on Planks. IUILT OF INS A LA RLE RKICEH. A Contractor's 8!swy of the Criminal Cupidity of the Builder—Not a Barrel toil—Nix More Bodies ■ f fernen» Wi Recovered from the Kölns. HARTFORD, Fäh. 30.—From yesterday'» in votigaAlens if 1» certain Hint the hotel tragedy was dtUF to defects in the construction of tho building. Michael O'Neil, who had charge of tiw mason work of the hotel, toid a dam aging story, but only after a good 'Liai of perstuaion. He said: "I took tlie contract for toying the brich work of the Park Central hotel after Charles Robinson gave up the job, ami ujkiii my oath tlicre is not a tiling umler the brick wall of that building but a plank. Von. will find It aw w hen yrm get down to the foundation. AsUmnn finished tlie work as far os tlie level of the sidewalk, then l flnok It We had uot wwfc«l but n few ilays tatore my men liegan to «miiplniu ttat they were afraid to work, the walls were »i much sut of the true. I told Ur. Hastings that tta wall ought to ta taken down and'rebuilt, but he said: 'No, yon cun humor it out all right' 1 swear the plunk« wore laid down in the blue clay in which, the building stood, anil nothing Imt bricks- used ns a foimdufsm. The brick» were some of bis own make, ami he fundabed those and the mortar, and we laid the brick for (5.13 per I, OUI), Not » barrel of>win mt WM Urod w ith the mortar, and he would growl Wauso we were using so much lime. The foundation, all of brick, was 30 inches thick, the first «tory W, and the |iartitton wall was but 10 taches thick. When we got the first story finished my men would not work any longer, and I quit Theodore Newton finished the jcL. In regard to the anchors, they never went through, but the cour«» of bricks were turned up imt a litoo ways, mid were not altogether over 19 inches hug;. He imade us do ever}-thing as cheaply as [»wsiblc, IVUat I tell you iw the truth. " Tin*store Newton, who took up. tho work where Mr. ((Neil left off, said; "I com nieuced work on tlie hotel, whore (JlNeil quit My brother, IL VV. Newton, and myself sim ply furnished the men to do the work under Kir. Hastings' directions VVe had no more to do with the work than the horses that drew the brick. We simply furnished the labor. Mr. Hastings bad a lot of soft brick be could not sell, und he worked them in. Be fore we tagan work some of the wait of tta down, foundation was laid. The walls were all out of true, and the southeast comer of the hotel never saw a ilay when it stood plumb. Mr. Hastings did everything as cheaply as iswsible. He even went so far as to oil tta outside course of. brick with, some preparation so os to make them look red. Butt brick will never allow the mortar to slick to them as hard taick will. That is why tta I «ick» are found so free of mortar." The Issiies taken out yesterday were Hire# besides those of William Seymour, a • tramp, and llev. Dr. Perrin und wife. Tlie remain ing walls of the hotel ware pulled down at .1 o'clock, and the military guard was with drawn at 7 p. in. Boon after midnight tire again started in the ruins, Imt was soon sulslued by a hydrant stream. At ttat hour the force of work»«» had Iwon Increascsl, mul fresh and vigorous hands urged on the work. The crowd off s|iecUtors, many of whom had remained in Hie neiglilsirhissl through the day and even ing, had scattered to their homcn. and a smaller number of guards was on duty. The dreary rain stonn lue) passed ami the moon shone jiencofully down ou tlie pile of detain which bail become the tomb of so many human beings. Tlie work of delving among the ruins for the lashes of thus» who were known still to Isi there was continued during the greater part of tlie day, with the result that now it is pretty fairly known that the total dead will number thirty-one, but It is impossible to got the names of any save those which have been publishes!. first store hail to ta taken This was two years after tho Til» Legislatin'« Take» Action. Hartford, Feb. 20.—The senate and house concurred in pas-mg tho following: Resolved, Tliat a joint select committee, con sisting of lie appointed to ascertain and report wtal legi», latiou is required to protect life against the im. proper construction uf building*, and against tta Improper location of hollers and other apparats» lu hotels and other buildings. A committee composed ot members fami liar with the required duties will be ap [ minted. ____ _ A sad Incident of lUr Hartford Disaster. Burr AU), Feb. 2tt— John C. Hill, who was one of the victims of the Hartford hotel ex plosion, was a resilient of Buffalo for twenty years. He was traveling salesman lor 5V P. Millar & Co., tta Brook yn oil merchants. He hail not been home since October, and lu» wife recciv«! a letter, dated Saturday, say ing lie would reach here next Friday, lia leaves a mother, a widow and one sou. senator and eight representative. Whit« Ca|m Cuuhl Hnvf* Done No Worse» GREENSBURG, Pa., Feb 21).— ■John Simu lien, a Frenchman who resided at Bradon ville, committed suicide 011 Saturday night on account ot threats made by alleged White Two weeks ago, it Is stated, three or Cups. four masked men met Shannon on the high way nenr bis bons*, and warned him to leave the neighborhood or suffer the severest pen alty inflicted by tho ol der. Tills so alarmed the man ttat he made a will and piv|>arad himself for the attack. On Saturday night lute be procured a double barrelled shot gun, and placing the muzzle to his side fired tath claim her». He bud al-o attach«! a fuse to an oil can, and just before he discharged the gun le light«! tlie fuse, but it tailed to bum. It is thought his intention was to burn thee house and cremate his tiudy. Goff Within One uf Eurer*» CHARIEST!IN. W. Va, Feb. 30. -0» tfca. first ballot taken hi joint assembly Keuua re-, reived only 35 votes, against Goff's 43 ; Gov ernor Wilson, 10; scattering, 11. The second ballot resulted in Goff receiving 42; Keuua,. 3:4; Governor Wilson, 6; scattering, s. Tta Union Labor members and Corcoran, of Ohk* county, voted for E.l Rjoertaoo, superin tendent of tta penitentiary. Only two ballot* were taken. Sixteen Killed by a Cyclone. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 30.—It Is known thaft sixteen people wore killed in, the Buiika county cyclone. Thom,is Stevenson s housa was wrecked, and himscif und sou blown into a tree and killed. John Carr, who lived in the next house, was also killed, as well a* his wife. Twelve hom es in the town ot Nichols were completely wrecked. Weather 1 n Ul rat lau*. Fail ami colder; bri** nor tu westerly wmJ.^ high I \ Uuj lviwl. . , *-