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GREAT SWEEP
OF WIND STORMS
Considerable Damage Done
in Northern and East
ern Sections.
FURY OF THE GALES.
Snowdrifts and Continuous Rain
fall Seriously Interfere
With Traffic.
FEARFUL TIME ON A TRAIN.
Portions of Car Roofs Blown Away
and Passengers Faint
From Fright.
NEW YORK, N. V., Jan. 24.— high
windstorm, accompanied by rain, began
here about midnight last night and con
tinued all day. The heaviest downpour of
rain, accompanied by a 40-mile easterly
wind, occurred about 7 o'clock this morn
ing. Aside from blowing down a few
trees in the annexed district and ripping
up some dilapidated fences the storm did
little damage except to telegraph and tele
phone-wires. The storm was general
throughout Eastern and Southern New
Yon*. State and along the Jersey coast, but
no serious damage has been reported.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 24.— Reports
,state that a blizzard is raging in Southern
lowa, Eastern Kansas and throughout
Missouri. It extends as far south as Little
Rock, Ark. In Arkansas there has been
heavy rain, and railroad traffic has been
endangered. The storm has been most
severe in Missouri. In some places the
snowfall was over 10 inches in the past
twenty-four hours, high wind piling it
into drifts that have delayed railroad
traffic. In Southern lowa the temperature
has fallen 25 degrees since yesterday.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H. " Jan. 24.— The
worst easterly storm of the season assailed
this city to-night. The streets are filled
with water and slush and are almost im
passable. There is a heavy storm at sea.
It is impossible to learn whether any
marine disasters have occurred, as a tele
phone line between this city and Jerry's
Point life-saving station is down.
WINSTED, Com., Jan. 24.— The wind
blew a hurricane throughout Northwest
ern Connecticut and the southeastern part
of New York State to-day. At Copake,
N. V., the wind traveled at the rate of
sixty miles an hour. Upon the arrival
here this afternoon of train 2 on the Phila
delphia and Read Railroad, from Camp
bell Hall, N. V., the crew and passengers
told a thrilling story of their ride between
Copake and Norfolk, Conn.
The wind blew with such force while
the train was rounding a curve at Copake
that the coach wheels on one side left the
rails and the roof was partially raised
from the rear passenger coach. Passen
gers fainted and some left the train before
they reached the points to which they
were destined. Freight trains are stalled.
GLOUCESTER, Mass., Jan. 24.— The
northeast storm that commenced this
afternoon nas gradually increased and to
night is blowing with great severity. No
disasters are yet reported.
TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. From
about midnight last night to about 10
o'clock this morning this city was com
pletely isolated from the outside world so
far as telegraphic and telephonic service is
concerned.
A storm of sleet and rain set in Wednes
day night and continued without abate
ment until last night, when it changed to
snow. The telephone service in the city is
in only partial operation, and the electric
railway system is badly demoralized. All
trains are late.
The storm kept up all the afternoon with
unabated fury, but began to moderate
about 7 o'clock this evening. Telegraphic
communication is jtiil badly crippled, and
in this city miles of street are practically
impassable, being strewn with a debris of
wires, poles and trees. Many pedestrians
had narrow escapes from falling wires and
several horses were killed by contact with
live wires. So far no loss of life is re
ported. The storm was the worst experi
enced in this part of the country for years.
BILLS TO BE REPORTED.
One Will Cause a Storm in Certain Land
Offices.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— bill
which has been fiercely fought in past
Congresses and which it is thought will
provoke a storm of criticism from the lo
calities affected, was ordered to be favor
ably reported by the House Committee on
Public Lands to-day. It equalizes the fees
paid to land officers in the Pacific Coast
and Rocky Mountain States with those of
similar officials East. At present the land
officials in the extreme Western States re
ceive fees that are 50 per cent greater than
those allowed other land offices.
Another important bill upon which the
committee agreed was one permitting
mining, prospecting and locating in the
forest reservations near Cripple Creek,
Colo.
Another bill which will be favorably re
ported amends the revised statutes sn that
the fees for taking testimony in contested
land cases shall be reduced" from 15 to 10
cents per 100 words.
T WENTY-FI VE KNOTS AN HOUR.
The New Torpedo-Boat Ericsson Will
Make Very Fast Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24,-Secre
tary Herbert to-day decided that he would
direct the preliminary acceptance of the
torpedo-boat Ericsson, subject to another
does trial, the sum of $16,000 to be deduct
ed, however, from the contract price for
failure to complete the vessel within the
required time.
The Ericsson is now at New London,
Conn., and the trial will take place there!
It is not unlikely that owing to the unfor
tunate accidents which caused the delay
in completion Congress will authorize the
remission of the $16,000. The department
is now satisfied that the machinery of the
little vessel is now in perfect order, and
that she can make twenty-five knots an
hour, which is half a knot more than re
quired by contract. The Ericsson was
built by the lowa Iron Works, Dubuque,
lowa.
SALE OF STONY LANDS.
Secretary Smith Forwards the. Draft .of
a Bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.—
Secretary of * the Interior reporting on
measures referred to him by Congress has
forwarded to the Public Lands Committee
a draft of a bill with the recommendation
that it pass, providing for the sale of lands
of the United States -chiefly ' valued for
building stone, limestone, granite, marble,
slate, etc. This measure is an improve
ment on the one introduced in the two
houses for the same purpose. .*.
The Secretary is opposed to the passage
of the bill to reimburse settlers and pur
chasers of public lands within the limits
of Congressional grants in cases of forfeit
ure of odd-numbered sections.
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TO COIN STANDARD DOLLARS.
Directions Given to Mints at New Orleans
■'A'P/'A and Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.—Secre
tary Carlisle has directed Mint Director
Preston to prepare to coin standard silver
dollars at the Philadelphia and New Or
leans mints. The amount of coinage to be
executed has not yet been determined, but
probably not more than 7,000,000 standard
silver dollars will be coined. The seignior
age on this will also be declared and coined,
and this will make all told more than $10,
--000,000. Mr. Preston says that by Tuesday
all the gold bullion at the Philadelphia
mint will have been coined, and he does
not think that any gold bullion will be
transferred from sub-treasuries or mints
elsewhere to Philadelphia at present.
MILD CENSURE FOR BAYARD.
Resolution Adopted by the House Sub-
Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— A mild
resolution of censure will be adopted by
the House Sub-committee on Foreign
Affairs as an expression of their disap
proval of the sentiments uttered by Em
bassador Bayard in tbe speeches delivered
by him in England some weeks ago. It is
not doubted that the full committee will
adopt the conclusions of the com
mittee.
The Naval Militia.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— The
naval militia movement is growing
steadily according to information received
at the Navy Department. The depart
ment has been advised that the Louisiana
naval battalion has been organized with
sixteen commissioned officers, twenty-one
non-commissioned officers and 155 seamen,
and that, despite their disbandment by
order of Governor Altgeld, the Chicago
battalion has attained an unofficial organi
zation of 300 men. .-7i-
SYMPATHY FOR CUBANS
Expressed by Miss Anthony at
the Women's Suffrage
Congress.
Finances of the Association Shown by
the Treasurer's Report to Be in
Good Condition.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— At to
day's session ol the Women's Suffrage
Congress letters of greeting were read from
Carsie Clyde Holly, a member of the Colo
rado Legislature, and others.
Miss Anthony was presented with a
gavel trimmed with Colorado silver. Miss
Anthony read a letter from Senator Wil-
liam Call of Florida introducing A. H.
Andreada, the American Cuban. Mr. Call
explained in his letter that Senor Andre
ada desired to be recognized by the asso
ciation, and hoped that at some time dur
ing the congress a resolution of sympathy
would be passed. The letter was referred
to the committee on resolutions.
"We have a sort of fellow feeling with
the Cubans," said Miss Anthony. "We
women know what it is to be deprived of
self-government, and know what it is to
be taxed when we don't have a hand in
the assessments. Women are often taxed
higher than men, anyhow. We can sym
pathize with them, and I would like to see
them have a right to say how they will
govern themselves."
This was greeted with applause.
The finances of the association were
shown by the treasurer's report to be in
excellent condition.
George W. Catt of New York, husband
of the general oreanizer or the association,
read a paper on the reason of the woman's
rights victory in Utah. He said if every
State bad as large a proportion of organ
ized suffragists as . Utah, the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
would have an enrollment of 270,000.
The evening exercises consisted princi
pally of short addresses from the presi
dents of the various State organizations.
' Mrs. L. C. Hughes, wife of the Governor
of Arizona, reviewed the former conditions
of her home in Arizona and told of her
efforts there to advance civilization, and
the good results therefrom.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson of Cali
fornia said that her State hoped to be
fourth in line where women could vote,
and stated that at one time women were
held at a premium in California- because
of their scarcity, and men were known to
throw up their hats and hurrah at the
sight of women's clothing on a washline
in a farmyard.
Mrs. Anna Diggs, who spoke by proxy
for Colorado, a State now entitled to
woman's suffrage, said that while the
State had secured its purposes she was
lending her efforts to help the other
States."
STORMED FORT KARNIVAL.
The Fire King's Forces Routed With
Heavy Loss.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 24.— Nearly 30,
--000 people turned out this evening to see
the storming of Fort Karnival.. Borealis
Rex was strongly intrenched within and
supported by 1200 members of the Carnival
clubs of St. Paul in uniform.
The attacking forces were led by the Fire
King, ex-Mayor Eustis of Minneapolis.
They- were composed largely of the cadets
of the State University. As per arrange
ment the Fire King's forces were routed
with heavy loss. The battle of the fire
and ice kings was followed by the most
brilliant display of fireworks ever seen in
St. Paul. 7'Apzy
In sporting events this afternaon J. C.
Andress of Stillwater carried off the hon
or*-, making a jump on skates of 19 feet 5
inches, over 4 feet better than the best
world's record made previous to the car
nival. •
ALL PUT OUT ON THE ROAD.
A Most Cruel Ejectment at Burlington,
- ■ ' . Ind. ■■■ - p-y/y
LOGANSPORT, Ind., Jan. 24.— A sensa
tional case of ejectment is reported from
Burlington. Andrew Isaacs owed two
months' rent, and failing to pay it, his
landlord proceeded by law to have him and
his family ejected. : His wife was sick at
the time, and she, with ; their five little
half-starved and half-clothed children,
were set out on the road, along with the
few pieces of household furniture the fam
ily possessed. -
Before nieht, under an order of the Jus
tice of the Peace, all the family belonging
were sold at auction to ; satisfy hungry
creditors. : Even the family Bible, contain
ing the record of the family births and
deaths, was not spared.
Cowen Succeeds Meyer.
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. John K.
Cowen was to-day elected president of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, succeeding
Charles P. Meyer. .:• /
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896.
FAVORITISM IN
APPROPRIATIONS.
Allen Declared There Was
a Ring in Public Build
ing Questions.
CLAIMS OF UNFAIRNESS.
Trans - Mississippi States Had
Not Received Merited
Consideration.
PROTECTION FOR ARMENIANS.
The Passage of the Concurrent Reso
lution Appealing to the
Powers.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— f the
Senate to-day a bill authorizing a change
in the plans of the public building at
Bloomington, 111., which was being urged
by Cullom (R.) of Illinois, gave rise to a
brief but lively discussion, in which Allen
(Pop.) of Nebraska suggested that there
was a little Senatorial "ring" on the ques
tion of public buildings. The State of
Illinois had $5,000,000 appropriated for a
public building in Chicago.
'•Only $4,000,000," Cullom put in.
"Well, it will be $8,000,000 before we get
through with it," said Allen.
"The Senator has no right to make that
statement," said Cullom, tartly.
Allen went on to complain that the East
ern and Middle States had been favored in
the matter of public buildings, while the
trans-Mississippi States, except in one or
two instances, had been unable to get even
small appropriations for the purpose.
Gallinger (R.) of New Hampshire took
exception to Allen's remarks and sug
gested that the Senator from Nebraska
was very apt to indulge in extravagant
assertions.
"I desire to return thanks to the Sena
tor from New Hampshire," said AHen, in
severe tones, "for his kindly statement
that I am in the habit of being a little: bit
extravagant in my language- I had no
idea that the Senator from New Hamp
shire was any considerable portion of the
East, nor do I have an opinion of that
kind at this time." ;V 7 '•< ? 7 ,'■
After . some discussion Allen withdrew
his objection to Cullom's bill and it was
passed. 7a 7±-<T-. '.-./'„,... - ..
Mills (D.) of Texas was about to call up
his bill introduced yesterday to repeal the
refunding and resumption acts, but as he
saw that Hansbrough (R.) of North Da
kota desired to address the Senate he said i
that he would not do so till the next meet
ing of the Senate.
Caffrey (D.) of Louisiana had the Presi
dent's communication as to the non-pay
ment of sugar bounties transferred from
the Finance Committee to the Judiciary
Committee and made a statement explan
atory ot the questions in dispute.
. The concurrent resolution reported last
Wednesday from the - Committee on
Foreign Relations on the subject of out
rages on the Armenians was laid before
the Senate and Cullom. (R.) of Illinois, a
member of that committee, addressed the
Senate. 7p A ; 74 /7p
Frye (R.) of Maine made a fierce and
patriotic speech in which he lauded the
English Government for its protection of
British subjects in every part .of the globe.
The concurrent resolution was then
passed. Vft~
Jones (D.) of Arkansas then gave notice
that he would on Thursday next asK the
Senate to remain in session until a vote
was had on the free silver substitute to the
House bond bill. , :":.:- .'O -7-1? 7
Thurston (R.) of Nebraska gave notice
that on Tuesday he would address the Sen
ate on the Monroe doctrine resolutions.
Baker (R.) of Kansas offered an amend
ment to the free coinage substitute limit
ing its operations to the American product
alone and addressed the Senate in advocacy
of it. He was a bimetallist and believed
the silver of the United States alone
should be opened to our mints. He
declared.it to be his opinion that
the Republican party unaided and
alone would settle the question of tariff
and finance. The recent elections demon
strated that the people desired as speedily
as possible to place the control of the Gov
ernment in the hands of the Republican
party. That party would, he believed, es
tablish and maintain the equality ann par
ity between gold and silver at the ratio of
16 to 1 to the entire satisfaction of the peo
ple. The greatest benefit to be derived
from the' coinage of the American product
would be to give employment to a few
thousand idle laborers, the investment of
more capital, and a slow, gradual and
healthful expansion of the primary or re
demption money. The , inflation of the
currency caused by "the coinage of the
American product would, he thought, be
beneficial, not injurious.
The Senate bill providing for the dis
posal of abandoned ; portions of the Fort
Assiniboine military reservation in Mon
tana was passed, after which the Senate
held a short executive session, and at 4:15
adjourned till Monday. '
FIRST PENSION SESSION.
Thirteen Bills Receive Favorable Con-
sideration in the House.
- WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— There
was a fair attendance of members when,
at 8 p. ' m., the House met for the first
pension session of the Fifty-fourth Con
gress. Among the thirteen bills which re
ceived favorable consideration was the
Senate bill granting a pension of $75 per
month to the widow of the late Brigadier-
General and Representative William Cogs
well of Massachusetts, and the House bill
increasing to $72 a month ' the pension of
the widow of the lata Colonel William
Dulaney. : • ' ■ 7 ' ■' ■' •"■ AT ./
At 10:30 p. m. the House adjourned till
Monday. • 7" : ■'■": " : ' -. »'"•■ ""-■''
CLUNG ON TO THE CAB.
Commotion Caused by a tinman in Pur
, . suit of Husband and Son. .
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24.— The spectacle
of a cab being driven at a furious pace and
dragging behind it a woman whose cries
for ; help could be heard for a block created
great excitement at 8:30 o'clock last even
ing at Rush and Indiana streets. The
driver was urging his horsp forward by
whip and voice, and the i woman, as she
desperately clung 1 to- the rear axle, im
plored . the ; bystanders, "For God's • sake,
stop that horse!" '■
i! ; The cab was . stopped- and the party
taken to the police station. 7 The stories
told at the police station revealed the fact !
that the woman was Mrs. Peter Welcome,
who had been employed as a chorus singer
at several of the downtown theaters, and
that the desperate attempt which she
made to stop the cab was due to the fact
that the vehicle contained her husband,
from whom site separated four months
ago, and her four-year-old boy, Claud,
whom she charged the man with trying to
abduct.
ARCHITECT ATWOOD'S WIDOW.
Church Records Back Up the Claim of a
Comic Opera Artist.
NEW YORK, N. V., Jan. 24.— The arri
val in White Plains yesterday of Detective
Mason oi Chicago revealed the thread of
an interesting story. Mr. Mason came
east to hunt up evidence in behalf of the
heirs of the late, Charles Bowler Atwood,
whose wife ; is about to claim her dower
rights in the estate. .
The architect died intestate in Chicago
two months ago. When his relatives there
applied for letters of administration of the
estate, estimated at $500,000, a protest was
entered on behalf of bis widow, of whose
existence the other heirs claim to be igno
rant. Mrs. Atwood is known in public life
as Marion Singer. She is a comic opera
artist. ; She is now in Chicago. In her affi
davit she says that she is the widow of
Charles B. Atwood. She deposes j that she
was married to him in this city by Rev.
Dr. Houghton, in the "Little Church
Around the Corner." V 7
The other Atwood heirs assert that they
do not believe her story, but the records
of the Church of the Transfiguration in
East Twenty-ninth street substantiate her
claim. Rev. Dr. Houghton looked up the
entry to-day and found it under date of
August 18,-1881. Charles B. Atwood de
signed the peristyle and art palace at the
World's Fair, and in the j strain of this
work were laid the seeds of the nervous
malady that caused his death.
Harris. Hypnotic Sleep.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 24.— M.
Harris, a Chicago man, 22 years of age, is
interesting the doctors on account of the
hypnotic experiments being performed on
him. He was aroused <ast night from a
twenty-four hours' bopnotic sleep. In a
few days a seven days' sleep will be given,
and if that be successful he will again be
put to sleep and buried seven feet deep for
a week. iA\'/:l
INTERESTS THE COAST.
Mission of Tirey L. Ford to the
National Capital in . Behalf 7
• of the Miners. -_-„.. ■.■•-..-.
Representative Bowers Urges the Com
pletion of the Jetty at San
Diego Harbor.
WASHINGTON, D.'C., Jan. 24.— Tirey L.
Ford, representing the California Miners'
Association, arrived in Washington to
day. Mr. Ford said to The Call corre
spondent to-night that he had not as yet
mapped out any plan of campaign, but
would await the action of the California
delegation.
"I am here as a representative of the
miners of the Pacific Coast, and I will do
all in my power to advance their inter
ests," he said. ' "I will wait on Commis
sioner Lanioreaux and Judge Best of the
General Land Office, and have every reason
to believe that we will be successful in our
efforts." ■• .'. : y:ph'.z.
He stated that California is practically
united in favor of the bills and hopes to
find a united delegation here. If they
will not work together he promises to
make his stay here short.' He will^at once
begin the work of interviewing the mem
bers of the delegation to ascertain how
they stand on the question. .
Representative Bowers appeared before
the House Rivers and Harbors Committee
to-day in support of his bill making an ap
propriation for the completion of the jetty
at the mouth of San Diego harbor. He had
maps and photographs, and showed con
clusively by reports of contracts already
completed the extravagance of small ap
propriations in such work. With an ap
propriation of $100,000 rock was put in
place at a cost of $1 02 a ton, while with an
appropriation of only $50,000 it cost $2 10 a
ton. the slated cost of the jetty was
$400,000; $100,000 had been appropriated
and expended and 3300 feet of jetty built,
leaving about 3800 feet yet to be con
structed. He was certain that if the $200,
--000 estimated by the engineers was allowed
it would be sufficient to complete the pro
ject. But if work must dribble along for
six years more the cost would be increased
from $50,000 to $75,000.
Senator Perkins to-day introduced a bill
to reorganize the Alaska customs service.
By the present law vessels going into
Alaska waters are obliged to call at . ports
of entry, though an extra journey of 500
miles or more may be necessary. This is
in man}- cases not only a great hardship,
but entails expense, and some times spe
cial permits are applied for to enable ves
sels to avoid -these often useless calls at
points where a customs officer is stationed.
The bill introduced by Perkins . gives
authority to the Secretary of the Treasury
to issue permits whereby a vessel may clear
for any Alaskan port without first going
to a port of entry. : "~Ay.
Authority will" be given customs officers
to so clear vessels under certain conditions.
Although the Secretary of the Treasury
has authorized vessels to so proceed, he
has done so reluctantly, as the law had to
be stretched to do so. The present bill
will give him the needful authority to
consider cases where observance with the
law would be a hardship.
Some time ago Senator. Perkins wrote
Supervising Architect Aiken, asking how
much should be appropriated by Congress,
in order to furnish him assistance, that
the San Francisco Postoffice. plans might
be completed and building commenced.
This letter was written as the result of an
interview Perkins had with the architect,
at which Aiken said, lack of assistance
was the cause of delay.
Perkins proposed , that he would intro
duce a bill in Senate and urge it through
Congress to appropriate money to furnish
him assistance in preparine plans and
erecting building, as was done in the case
of Chicago's building. Perkins prepared
his bill, and has been waiting for Super
vising Architect Aiken to inform him how
much money he would need for an assist
ant. Mr. Aiken has not as yet replied.
The President to-day received a delega
tion of marine engineers at the White
House. J. J. Searey of San Francisco will
lead a committee to appear before the Sen
ate Commerce Committee to-morrow. j It
is understood that President Cleveland
favors their bij| (introduce! by Squire) re
quiring that engineers shall be American
citizens. -'.'.''
Favorable to Dtipont.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— The
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions discussed the case of Dupont from
Delaware, . this morning,; but reached •no
conclusion. The discussion indicated that
a report favoring the admission of Dupont
and filling the vacancy in Delaware's rep
resentation in the United States Senate
will be ordered. .• ,
Will Christen the Helena.
WASHINGTON,! D. C., Jan. 24.— Miss
Agnes Belle Seele, daughter of the Mayor
of Helena, Mont., has: been ; selected to
christen the new, gunboat Helena, which
will be launched at the works of the New
port News Ship-building and . Drydock
Company on Thursday, January 30..
Rinulcer ' Against Downing,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. Argu
ments were concluded to-day in Elections
Committee No. 1, in the contested case of ;
Rinaker against Downing -from the Six
teenth Illinois District. -- ■:
FREE COINAGE
AND HIGH TARIFF.
Policy of the Senators Sent
From the State of
Utah.
FIRST FOR PROTECTION.
Cannon , and Brown Believe in
Opening the Mines of the
# West
AND ENCOURAGE INDUSTRIES.
i
Only One Way in Which Sheep-Raising
Can Be Prevented From Being
Killed.
OMAHA, Neb?.., Jan. Frank J. Can
non and Arthur Brown, the first United
States Senators from the new State, of
Utah, passed through this city this after
noon, en route to Washington. The train
stopped but five, minutes here, but this
was sufficient time for Mr. Cannon to
speak enthusiastically but briefly on the
subjects of National importance and par
ticularly those of direct interest to Utah.
Mr. Cannon 3aict : T;A '77 /•
"We are heartily in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to 1. The reason for our belief in silver
is that it is for the good not only of Utah
and the entire West, but for the people of
this country. The unlimited coinage ;of
the white metal would open the mines of
the West, give money to the people and do
more direct benefit than any other one
thing except protection."
• "Then you are a protectionist?"
"Yes, sir, and a high one. Mr. Brown
and myself are firm believers in a high
protective tariff, for wo believe that only
by a tariff is the people greatly benefited.
We are in favor of as high a tariff on wool
as there can be made, for by so doing we
will save from utter ruin an industry that
is rapidly dying out— that of sheep- raising.
"Ths high tariff on wool would not only
aid the sheep-grower of Utah, but of every
State in the Union. We will vote the way
the people of Utah work, and that is for
free silver for him who delves into the
mountain side with his pick and for high
tariff on wool for him who herds the sheep
on the lonely prairie."
DEMOCRATS OE MISSOURI.
They Are in Favor of Morrison for the
Presidency.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 24.— There
j are Democrats here to-day from almost
i every corner of Missouri, en route to Ex-
I celsior Springs, where the Democratic
I State Committee meets to-morrow. The
I talk to-day was chiefly of State politics,
! but whenever the question /of whom Mis
i souri will favor for President was men
j tioned, William R. Morrison, otherwise
i "Horizontal Bill" Morrison, of Illinois
, seemed to be the favorite. '
"It is this way," a Democratic leader
l from interior Missouri said, and he voiced
! the sentiment of nearly all, "Missouri
I naturally wants a Western man for Presir
j dent. j Hill, Olney and the rest of the East
ern men are not available. Mr. Cleveland
j says he does not want a third term and
j Morrison is all right anyway. He has not
i declared himself strongly on the money
j question, but is friendly to silver. In
; short, he is such a man as the Missouri
i Democrats can unite on if they agree on a
j compromise between the extreme elements.
• Then he is our neighbor, which would
j naturally make us friendly to him."
The Kentucky Deadlock.
FRANKFORT, Ky„ Jan. 24.— 1n to-day's
ballot Senator Hunter got 67, Blackburn
58. scattering 9. No choice. The dead
lock will probably continue till February 6.
Money Elected Senator.
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 24.— The Legisla
ture to-day on joint ballot elected H. D.
Money for United States Senator.
HAMMOND, THE HEALER.
Great Rush of the Afflicted to the Illinois
Farmer.
BELVIDERE. 111., Jan. 24.— Crowds of
people are going and coming constantly to
R. A. Simpson's house on Ogden avenue,
where Wilbur Hammond, the healer,
makes his headquarters while in this city.
People with all kinds of diseases and ail
ments appeal to him for treatment, and
and many come from the surrounding
country to avail themselves of his curative
powers. Yesterday at least a dozen per
sons from Rockford and elsewhere called
at the Simpson home to consult Hammond
in one way or another.
If the interest keeps up a sanitarium
will. have to be established here in order
to accommodate the throngs that ere long
will make Belvidere their Mecca, if the
healer does not collapse under the strain.
| Wednesday Hammond went to Sycamore,
and although his coming had been kept
as secret as possible outside of a select
circle, the house where he conducted his
healing operations was so crowded when
he arrived that he could scarcely get in.
Crowds followed him to the depot, and
even into the car, • when ho left. It ■ was
his last visit to Sycamore. ( He makes his
final visit to Rockford afternoon, and
his friends anticipate another crush there.
The latter part of this month or the
first of next Hammond will move from his
farm into Belvidere and establish a heal
ing establishment here, to which he will
devote his entire time. | He is now receiv
ing forty or fifty letters each day, and the
list is steadily growing. He gets letters
from all over the country, and even from
Canada, some containing pieces of cloth
and locks of , hair for him to bless or
touch. It is surprising to read, some of
the letters, as the requests that' are made
of the healer and the, offers he receives in
many cases are remarkable.
CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM.
Dismemberment of the Santa Fe. May
Follow Reorganization.
.' CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24.— morning
paper publishes the following: Complete
dismemberment of the great Santa Fe
Railway system is likely to be the result
of the reorganization of the main r lines
from Chicago to Albuquerque, N. M. Less
than a year ago the Colorado Midland was
dropped and placed in charge of a receiver,
designated' by the bondholders of the Mid
land. A ) month ago it was decided to give
up the Atlantic and .-; Pacific to its first
mortgage bondholders, and C. W. Smith
was appointed' receiver.
It is now learned that it is the intention
of the new ; Santa Fe management^ to also
relinquish control of the St. Louis and San
Francisco road. The American bondhold
ers, it is understood, was in favor of retain
ing these properties and reorganizing them
as originally contemplated by * the joint
reorganization committee. 7 But Messrs.
Fleming and ' Luden, who represent the
English and Dutch bondholders, who hold
a three-fourths interest in the property,
are said to be determined to get rid of the
auxiliary lines. They have conceived the
idea that these lines are a burden on the
main lines recently reorganized, and think
better results can be achieved by making
traffic arrangements with these roads.
While these auxiliary lines have not been
money-making, yet, as feeders to the main
system, they have helped materially to
swell the revenues of the Atchison Com-
pany. '
The dropping of the St. Louis and San
Francisco appears the more strange as the
Atchison Company owns a majority of its
bonds and stock. The English and Dutch
bondholders, it is said, believe their bonds
and stock will become more valuable if the
road is operated independently than by
amalgamating it with the main lines.
WALL OLD RAPIDLY GOING.
The Philadelphia Mint May Have to Be
Closed Soon.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 24. —No
gold has been received, at the mint here
for some time, but the demand for gold
coin has kept up and the' presses have
been kept busy all the fall and winter
turning out half-eagles, eagles and double
eagles. The result has been that the sup
ply of gold on hand has steadily dimin
ished, until there is so little left that it
will be exhausted in less tban two weeks.
By the end of next week, unless mere gold
arrives, it will be necessary to stop all the
gold coinage, and those employes engaged
in it must be laid off.
There has been no silver coined recently,
and there is no order for any now, but it is
hoped that an order will be issued in case
no more gold is received soon, so that as
many presses may be kept going as long as
possible. One reason given for the failure
to send more gold to the mint is that the
supply of gold bars in the treasury has
been depleted by export. . ,y • ■
Apply for a Receiver.
NEW YORK, N. V.. Jan. Applica
tion for a receiver was made to-day for the
Central Stamping" Company before Judge
Truax by James iJ. Plaff and others, rep
resenting $900,000 worth of the stock of the
company. It is claimed that since January
1. 1895, the directors of the company have
been carrying on the business in violation
of the laws of this State, and that the as
sets have diminished from $1,000,000 in
1892 to about one half.
EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS
It Wrecked the Offices on the
Second Floor and Caused
a Panic.
During, the Scramble Down the Fire.
Escapes Three Persons Were
Injured. .
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24. An explosion
of chemicals in the laboratory of the Swan
son Rhuematic Cure Company, on the
second floor of the old Stock Exchange
building, Dearborn and Monroe streets,
this morning wrecked the contents of the
offices on that floor, frightened into panic,
hysterics or insensibility the occupants of
the building, injured three persons and
caused a property loss of $10,000. •
The injured are: Mabel Finerty, Swan
son Company employe, jumped from sec
ond-story window, breaking an arm and
three ribs; Henry J. Bard well, president
of Swanson Company, badly burned about
head and hands; J. S. Robinson, hands
burned.
The explosion was followed by an im
mense volume of smoke enveloping all the
offices and the stairways and elevator
shafts. Nauseous gases also ascended
through the shaft and filled the building.
The breaking of glass in scores of window*
startled the occupants on all the floors,
and men and women rushed out of the
offices only to find themselves half suf
focated and blinded by the smoke and gas.
Escape by the stairways and elevators was
impossible, and there was a wild rush for
the fire-escapes. The crowds on the
streets saw terror-stricken men and girls
hanging from the open windows and fire
escapes screaming for help, which quickly
came from the firemen and brave volun
teers. All were taken to the sidewalk by
ladders. ' 777 A/7;:..
Mr. Bardwell . and Miss Finerty were
preparing the medicine when the explo
sion occurred, hurling them against a par
tition. Mr. Bardwell started to carry the
girl from the room, when she revived and
broke from his grasp. In her terror she
flung herself through the open window,
the glass having been blown out. Bard
well was helped down a ladder. The
escape of other tenants and visitors was
attended by many thrilling, incidents. A
steady stream of men and women climbed
down the fire-escape in safety before the
firemen got to work.
T. W. Hoover, at the risk of bis life, pre
vented Miss Mary Mcßnde from flinging
herself to death into the street by crawl
ing along the narrow window-coping from
the fire-escape at the sixth floor and hold
ing her until rescued. 7
Store and Residence Burned.
HOWARD. Kas., Jan. 24.— J. O. Burch
field's store and Mark Mcßee's residence
were totally destroyed by fire this ; morn
ing. Loss, $70,000; insurance, $30,000.
FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
Gehr Axrarded Heavy Damages From the
■ Mexican Central Railroad.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24.— the Circuit
Court to-day Herbert B.Gehr was awarded
$40,000 damages against the Mexican Cen
tral Railroad Company for false imprison
ment. In 1890 the officers of the railroad
company in the City of . Mexico were
robbed of $8000. Gehr, who was assistant
paymaster, was thrown into prison with
five other employes. The United States
Government was appealed to, and Secre
tary Blame sent a demand to the Mexican
Government for the release or immediate
trial of Gehr. x
The next day Gehr was liberated, after
an imprisonment of nine weeks, there be
ing no evidence against him. The case
has attracted a great deal of attention
Judge Mexia having been brought from
the City of Mexico to expound the Mexi
can law on the subject.
TO REPEAL ITS CHARTER.
A Bill Relating to the Southern Pacific
in Kentucky's Legislature.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 24—Senator
William Goebel of Covington introduced a
bill in the Legislature yesterday repealing
the charter ot the Southern Pacific. Com
pany. Goebel is the Democratic leader in
the Senate, and while he thinks the rail
road will make a strong effort to defeat the
bill, he is confident it will pass.
Senator Goebel says O. P. Huntington
got the law passed for this charter twelve
years ago, and that the road has never
been built and operated in this State, but
in California. The people of that State
have recently risen up in arms against the
methods of the road and held ■ mass-meet
ings at which memorials were adopted
asking the Kentucky Legislature to wipe
out the charter of the road. It was in re
sponse to a {request from California that
he introduced the bill and will posh it for
passage..;- •.:.:.';.,.: ;..;
- -j Mayor: Sutro's address has been circu
lated in the Capitol for several days, and
has educated the legislators in this matter.
GETTING READY
FOR BUSINESS.
First Formal Session of the
Venezuelan Boundary
Commission.
•
MUCH MATTER ON HAND
The State Department Requested
to Furnish Information on
the Dispute.
SECRECY TO BE MAINTAINED.
Various Reasons for Not Desiring to
Mal^e Public Only Portions of
the Evidence.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— The
Venezuelan Commission, all its members
and its secratary attending,- held practi
cally it first formal business session in its
temporary quarters to-day and made mat
ters of record the work accomplished by
its mem acting independently the last
two weeks.
A great mass of material had already ac
cumulated and the commission had no
doubt now that evidence sufficient to sup
port decisions would be forthcoming. The
principal formal action to-day was a direc
tion issued to the secretary to request the
Department of State to furnish the com
mission all the information bearing on the
question now in its archives.
Justice Brewer was compelled to leave
the session at noon, after nearly two hours'
attendance, in order to sit on the Supreme
Court bench when ex- President Harrison
argued the case in which be is counsel.
Justice Brewer told a reporter of The United
Press after to-day's meeting that the com
mission was making excellent progress,
and that while the great interest taken by
the public in its proceedings were fully
recognized and appreciated, it would be
extremely injudicious to attempt to make
public bits of evidence in a haphazard way
which might be exceedingly misleading
and injurious to the work in hand.
The commission appointed Clifford C.
Whitmore of Fremont, Ohio, assistant sec
retary, to have charge of the routine office
work, and then adjourned until next Fri
day, unless called together earlier by the
President. \- /y
Treasury Gold Reserve.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 24.— Tbe
treasury gold reserve stands at $49,085,261.
Tbe reported withdrawals of gold to-day
were $189,000.
THE DOCTOR'S
EXAMINATION.
How is your appetite?
/-■ "''."-■ Poor, doctor.
Do you sleep soundly ?
No, doctor.
How long have you had those pimples
on your face?
<sj -, v . Two months, doctor.
Have you been taking iodide of potash?
Yes, doctor.
Yon must stop that. •-'..
I Two Yes, doctor.
lave you been taking iodide of potash?
Yes, doctor.
r ou must stop that.
Yes, doctor,
Have you lost flesh of late ?
Yes, doctor. ,
Do you eat fats and greasy foods?
'7-7pA Yes, doctor.
. Is your vision blurred at times?
Yes, doctor.
Do you feel tired and exhausted after
eating? v
';:-.-■ 'A.-yp. //: Yes,, doctor.
Your constitution Is depleted." You
need healthful exercise. You are all run
down and should be careful not to take
cold now, as it would be doubly dangerous.
I will write you a prescription. Be careful
to take nothing that contains iodide of
potassium. You need a remedy to stimu-
late and regulate. Your bowels must be
kept in order. Here is your prescription.
You will feel better one week after taking
this medicine.
Yes, it is pleasant to the taste, and it is
not only a good blood purifier but a fine
bowel regulator":
'. :
: For Mrs. :
: R. :
: JOY'S VEGETABLE :
: SARSAPARILLA : ;
'. One bottle — :
: M. Sig, 2 teaspoonfuls 3 times a day. :
: When bowel is regular take :
: - one teasnoonful. :
FIRE NOTICE!
OUR MILL WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED BY
FIRE on the morula-; of the 24th inst., but we
are still prepared to fill all oruers promptly.'
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