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?0I, LXV1J, NEV EBJLES VOL. XXXIX.
BURLINGTON. VT THURSDAY,. UECKMBKIl J, 1892.
NUMBER 2 3
NOT GUILTY,
lf
CI
SAY THE JURY
SLAUGHTER
IN THE
CASE.
MAN.
r.eapomlcnt) 13, C. York nml .1. J. Stem-art
1. la harmed Tli Indictment wns mi
llmnii (lint tlioru win only On l'olnt
hi the Case.
''"bo bearing iu tho case of State- vs. York
: lid Utowart was continued In the County
curt the "3d end only witnesses of tho
ytnto were called, whose nntnu follow! v.
V. Illshop ot Jericho; Rnggago Master
lloody of train "59;" John Bales, station
ijrakoman on train ' '59;" Fireman Bturto-
SDL. i;l I1U1II UUi Llll-l. ma
loudant who wns acquitted in tho first
ruu, jium luwno ui uat.i me, aiiuu
' pntchor I'etty; Mr. (iinkatu, station
" it nt Jonc8vlllo; K. D. Kush, train
)wen Frazer, conductor on train "14."
UlUlJli?) Illlll 1VLI.E.U lllll Ul CilUSU
u- I .1. .t. nnnnn I.1...1ai
ur giving In ilo'ail.
Jumes Lynch, engineor of train 14, a
it lilt brunnd when train 59 uasGeil. and
'so when train II passed, was the first wit-
it s Thursday. Ho testified thnt trnln 59
houcb tie tnougut, on account 01 tuegrow
ng darkness, it would have been well to
ro had the rod light as well.
The noxt witness wns JI. llorngia, con-
lui tor on tram 8, which was at Wil.iston
'Til 11 ill J wit lil.i'l. iio an niw . vu
1 09. C. H. Brigs', engineer on tram S,
'ified to tt 0 snmo eirect. Robert Whnlea
11 iiuuijiDiiuit . ww nil. 1. uaa uu im
IJ lU-MilOU lUUb ue SlUUU OD vuu sieii UI IdU
.... i f r f .Tuna vlili nml efiTO T-,niTin'm
- rnintinc to tlia front of his engine. He
eiind f urtbor that ho saw tho Hag put
m iv tliA fl.K n.f nthor sttttmrs. in nn
S 14 IUII1VIUU .UKIUCSli ui: 1 Bl til IIUUIUIUU
.. --.I.. 1 fnt.
... r.n ...... .i.i..i. ..u;.i.i .;.i, n.i
1 1.. 1 1 - .... i-.i - i. 1
i tuoir iron, i-iromnu niynoius 01
rau hi lesimGii iiiai no siw no i:at?
C!i at Jonesvllle, but did not
00s &i -no engine on uu tram umii it was
'a i'.u 1 us in tno cdu dl uis endur- wnu 1:1a
ngineer. i'atricK iinsrauau, rear liraka-
linn nn n . rrsiiii'.ii irinr. ui. K;i it Tin r.-
1 1. out tils poaltion was not sucu as to mvo
nxn an (.piiurLtiuiiT iv bva uuu 1111 uccouui.
icoinc bofoiia tho railroad coniiniT.loiiEr..
1..0, Wi i next prouueeu, attar wiilca court
( urt Ciii',13 in at U o'clock Fridoy nn 1
ill Leanic ot tae nmn3laun'Jtcr cata ot
Italo 7 . ork and Ptuwart win coutinueJ.
1 lirt rlnTAnPA ri.!lmnil fli In trntl npt Inn nr
M.D.III.1...J II.UTM WW.V. u .UU .I.II.U..I. 1VIU-
m9u oners This connhtud of extracts froui
tcitunouy of ICnginsor Rice, Firo-
uan fctu! ts7ant nuu jsranmnnu Kiockwcil
Iven iu tlir. bonrinc nnd wos in souio ro-
. ai Is inconti-tnt with thoir tiatimotiy
!H'en in tbn or.se. ilie uetanca also ;-ut in
ivn enri and ha.l read niles 1'.', C., 72, ?,
1,1, ll'C and ii'J used by tho Contral
V VI UlUilu 1U1 LI1U UIUI kUllul Ul 11J il illUN
rrnmniaTtor h. -soih, ICugiueer I). ,
ros1, wero nixo cliiou uuu losunau wnu
- .-.1- A II... Ar .l.r. .1...,. ..I.lr.t.
ciii:'ii iu .111. unicuuu. lui- uuir uu j
cl tip u fan-men of tiM.n II in satisfy
l 't s as to whather or not train
"nr'ie lard ih.fC.
ii-enjuu H vuold nnd Ilrakouian How-
r.i ' Mho lesti) 1,1 lu liolinll ot tbo btatp,
" id ti U.e 1-tr.nd. 'Jhoy testillad
. iif- thiv did not ata Kn-'inoer H:ca nnr
c ntiDE; and th.i thoy v.ero not In & poai
i3ir to wio wh fber bci did or not.
'.in!!' mnn Maara, who has itijurod In the
euison end who has Lcjm in n hospital Iieie
ir nt ff, A'bans from the tims of the ncci
lnnt till thu oneniuz o! tU. case, next took
1 n stniirl. ma urilil thnf lin nn. nt 41ia
i'ch when tiam 50 taino into Jonssvlllo;
r.t no wh.stlo for biznals v. ns given and
he.' bo iiw no (las. On crots examination
he hta'o fhowei sorao discnipuncicj in his
imony and that ilvcti before Cominls-
luiiu. uuji-'i iiiiii.il i;ui a cJJIUIUUU Ua
IrtlnT tlio rt'Slllt Of hi!. liilV.li.hl Pmii'iMnii
wiinn ne te-t uuu ueiore iLe raiiroj.il t-rim.
ni' 'lonoi-j.
Vt tbl poli t (Lo State waa nllowed to
-nil Mr. is ley, who testified n3 to wl.nt
uo losuiuruy 01 jumrs given uorore liitn nt
ho 1 , ,1 no Ti n reit nf the afternoon
' 3 crujiictl iu a ieugtby uxuininntiitn of
6 rot ii-lcnt Stewart. lie testified tout
e lad been n tbo employ of tho Central
-i u 1 '.ilrtid 1 ubout VI yanrs nnd had
u nndiftor for tomu seven years ot
t t'fui" that while waiting at Joncivilln
1 vooc n r jitlnn in the cupola ot tho ea-
a cr ns it nts in his opinion tie best
hit fi'ini wiiieh to observo tho approach
' rnln r)Jl t'-etide track at that place being
rjowhni lower than tho main line upon
Oiirli 5 J was to come. He looked closoly
.t tlie en"!m of 59 and tatifioil himself that
cjrril no fan and Informed tbo train
mn of u 1 tli"t his train was train JI, but
s - ed o oommunicatiou from them.
i'"Bf ui -at Kdwnrd C. York was Uo
v I'n m called h.i'.urduy ill thn railroad
wiiieh las I. -311 ocoupim; thu r.ttention
County CVurt fir the past week. York
t.2Hi' d t' if he ii.nlorstood thut It was his
j to obs. irvo bisnals on train 50, If sho
'On' a if. nnd tuat he was in hit seat lu tho
aba 1 1 1 ioiiciI nt tho front of the curiae as it
pjiroanj-l aid Bav no flag. After n fow
.....! n a. .nr.. 1.. i,Mllfn 1.. f A ......... n ..
vidsuc", tbo testimony was closed. The
eiuntndcr ot tho forenoon was cpout In the
liscussion of the true construction of the
tctulo under which this prosecution was
..r.l.t n..rl Ilia innni. rxt li tn.llnf.
nent.
Tbo court held that tho statuto should be
o conitruod as to mako n trulmnan liable
or running ou in. uuio 01 nnoiuer irain
houeli he did It icnorantlr. Drovlded bis
Kiiorance wai duo to his own ncslliconcc,
tit held that as In this ciuo the Indictment
v. I 1.a linnmlmU. r. t ...It'll. I.i.l. U n .
Iiey were runulii,'; on the time of another
rain and that such knowledge must be
iroved.
The argument! to the jury bean at 2
.'Hock, L. U IJuur opeuiug for the 8tate.
ilia claim was that the Btate had proven be-
I .1.... ll.nl .... Ad n..rlu.l u ..1
lag and that tbora was luillqlent daylight
a nnhl It to be seen, aud that therefore
ns tbo respondents wera looking at the cn
clna as It appronchud thoy must hayo lesn
it.
Jlr. AVilbur was followed by Judje nniel
ton, who nrcued In behnlf of tho respon
dents that it was inconceivable that the re
spondents ran their train out of Jonusvillo
in disregard of tho red flag, if they saw It,
knowing that they would theroby expose
themselves to C"at personal porll, and lose,
not only all ohanco of promotion, but their
prenont rasnns of livelihood through the em
ployment of tho road and subjeotthomselves
to the prosecution of felony, whloh is now
proceeding against them, nnd to tho penalty
provided In such cases. Judge Hasoltoncl
so laid ntrcss upon tho fact that neither lva
friiieer ltico nor Conductor l.awronco of
train 59, nor tbslr brakeman or fireman,
nor the brakonian or fireman on traiu JI
gave oitber York or Stewart nny notice that
the ongine ou 59 bore a red flag, ns under
tho rulej of tho company it was tho duty of
cich ouo of them to do. Tho duklness of
the hour and the construction of engine
"linker" were also cnininsntodoii, asexplain
inu in n measure tho failure of York and
Stowart to Beo tho (lag. He closed at 5
p. m., whon the court took a rcaess until
Monday morning.
County Court was resumed at 0 o'clock
Jlonday inoruiug and Col. 'Wilson of St.
Albans began his plea in behalf of tho re
spondents. Ho argued that it was not
prolmblo thnt York and Stowart would
havo ruu their trniu against n rod tlag; tbut
it was possible that the i'ag may havo boon
wound around its staff and that it was so
dtiilty that thoy could not eee very plainly.
Ho delt ot some leugth on tho points dis
cunsad by Judge UaseltJU Dnturday, speak
ing nn hour and a hnlf.
tJtato's Attorney Ciiihman closed tho ar
guments for tho SUte. Jlr. Cushman
averred that the Hag wos on th3 engine Id
full vlow; thi-t it wf i so light that it could
havo been plainly tesn; that the repondeuts
did 6eo the Hag baer.i:"e they testified that
th?y wero looking d.-n;llv at tho front of
the euKino; that th' sbi.rt dolny b.jforo
train "Jf movoi - it of tho station nt
JoiiP3Vil!n aud the f c t':at ilear3 turnod
back from tbo e..Ur" which ho had pono
to eot ever, towarl th - canine showed that
tho tespondents ware iebntlug whether to
raovo fornnnl or not. and that, nlthough
they Etiw the i!a(.', for i-ume reason they wore
inattontlve lo its inmning or mlstukeu
about their rl.;ht to pro J-ed. Ho concluded
his nrgument nt .':"'J o'clock.
Judge Howell then dulivured Ills cbargo to
tho jury vfhich was cry concise nml ex
plicit. He tcid that thu pivotal point of
tho case was whether the respondents know
injly ran thoir train on the time of "59 ex
tra;" that under the indictment they could
not bo couvi'-tod un'Ovs the Jury found that
to be the tact; that it was not tho question
thnt if tho respondents did not knuw that
".VJ"' was coming, wl.et'ier they were neg
ligent in not knowin,; u because tho in
dictment was not drawn in a wuy to pro
tout tho case in th-it nspor't; thnt it was im
material whether nny i f the. officers of tho
road or engineer or conductor on
tram "59" or the station agent ut
Jouesville wero negligent or not;
that it waa iiin. 'y a question
under the indictment, wbethor tho respou
doutn or cither and which of them, know
Int-lr run their train on tho time ot "59.'
If they did they wero guilty, if they did
not they wt-ro not gulty."
The jury rtlired, aud at 7:30 o'clock
hauled iu a verdict of "Not c'dlty, "
e.ad Judgu Unwell diFChnrgod the
dLinndeutt, Edward C. York aud
John J. Stewart. Tb?y quickly stepped
forwanl to where tho jury were and shook
tiie hand of each juror ns ho walUe 1 past
tbem.
Stnto's Attorney Cushman and I.. F.
Wilbur nro-ecutod nnd Col. W. I). AVllson
of St. Albans, Hon. H, li. Hard aud Jud
llnsoltjn of this city, nt'd Mr. Stewart ot
Iiakeiofleld, brother of reupondeut Stuwart,
defended.
A jury was decided upon in tho casa of
Stato vs. William Foster of E.cx soon
nttor County Court assembled lut-day
morning. Foster is charged in the indict
incut with ULS-iultlug ono Robert Ro.iinnud
ot Williiton villi intent to kill and alo
with inlont to murder.
'I ho tistlnimy on the part of thn Stato
tended to ihow that on September 1 1 the
reipondont aud his brother and little boy,
three years of ago, wore, driving in tho dl
roctiou of North Williiton ou the road from
Jtric'.o Centre. Thoy were own-taken by
Robert Redmond and O rove Iirowntll. After
procioiing a fow miles nu a tor en turn uroso
botuecu I'.-Mliuoud nnd the respondent ic
curding tLelr pasting, w hich le J to blows.
Fojtcr receiving u cut ovor tho loft
eye nnd coming out tecon 1 bast
After they finished lighting, Krownoll nnd
ii . j a . KTn..t. ll'llll.i
leumoii(l went ou lunmii iiui in u iiiniuu,
and when they got nearly to tho covered
biidgejou the way, thoy heard Foster's team
coming behind them. They then turned
m ound and drove back Into tho yard and to
the rear of iho bouse of 'Irving Vhltcomb.
Foster also turned his team ni ouud and went
to Wbltcunib's, and tbero in U hit
comb'B yard Foster struck Redmond
ovur the hoed with n stick of wood.
Mr. Ri ownell testified that thu blow knocked
Redmond douu and that he did not tny
auything fcr a few minutes. Only n fow
words passed betweon the combatants hero,
Attor thu Uronnell aud Redmond continued
on to Willlstou, golug via what is known as
"Fioiich Hill 1 to Willlston village and on
to where Redmond lived, tomo three miles
out of tLeir wuy, to escnpu obssrvatiun
Mr. Itrowne!! termed it. They renolie
Rodmoud s homo at b p. m., anil .ur,
i Juowuell left bun. lie beiuK
apparently all
right, 'iho roinaindor of tho blnte's evi
dence wns to the etl'oct that Redmond was
oevaroly lnjuied and was critically ill for
torao tnuo.
Tho respindent claimed that whon Rsd
inoud nud lirownell caught up with them
they were intoxicated; that be otferod to let
them piss and they told him to drive on or
they would run over him; thut thoy used
nbtulvo language for some distance and
fiually Redmond got out of the wagon and
run alongside ot his wagon. He then
jumped out and a light ensued, nftor which
ho followed them with the intention of learn
ing thoir names; lie also intendud to go to
Roswell Jirowu'p. who he understood was
ono ot tbo toun authorities; that tho strik
Iii'i at Whltcomb'B was a continuation ot
the first alfrny, and tho result of anger nt
tho treatment ho had before received from
Redmond and Rrowuoll; that it wus without
nnv intent to kill or do tarioUJ Injury. JJr,
Oriuusll testified thut Rodmond was not
duugoroutly ill t e.uy time. Tho evidence
was closed ut 5 o'clock nud court took n re
cass Wedmxduy morning. State's Attorney
Cuebicou and O, J. Ferguson appanr for the
fltute and J. A. Brown nud It. li. .Brown
for the respondent.
AGAIN DEATH'S SHADOW-
VENERABLE DR. JOHN V. BCOTT
PASSES AWAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Peaceful llnd ol n T-ong and Active Cnreer
Sllrtcii of lr. fccott'u IMuontlounl
Work rreslilDiit's Annual atessiies I)o
lajoil byTlils Second llercavoment.
.Vasiii.nxto.v, Not. 29. The Rev. Dr
John Witherspoon Scott, l'rcnldont Harri
son's father-in-law, dlod nt 4:10 o'clock this
afternoon. Tho aged Invalid passed away
peacefully. Ho had been unconscious for
hours. Stimulnnts wero administered hy
podormlcnlly, but ouly served to defer the
iuovltablo. Tho president nnd family nro
very much prostratod nt tho bsreavomont.
The Whito House wns closed to visitors ana
the usual soml-weekly cabinet meeting was
omitted.
Dr. Scott was born In "envor county, Pa.,
Jan. 2'J, 1800. lie was a son of George
McEIroy Kcutt, who went from Bucks
county to Reaver couuty to takn charge of
1'resbyteriau church. J)r. hcott gradu
ated from a collojro nt H ushlngtou, I'a.,
and subsequently took n post-gradualo
courso at Yale. Afterward ha acoaptel n
prolefnornhip in the college from which he
graduated, which position ho held for two
ycurs.
About this timo he mnrriod IJRry Neal,
and, goiug Wost, ho accepted a professor
ship In Miami university at Jtieml, Ohio,
in 1S2U. While there three children wero
born to him Kllr.abeth, afterward Mrs.
ord; Carolina, afterward Jlrs. Harrison,
id Johu Xenl Scott. A numbar of yoars
latur Ur. Bcott founded the Oxford, Ohio,
female collog?, and in 1850 became its
president.
As be advance 1 in years Dr. bcott gavo
up the college work an I coming to A ash-
inton bo was appointed to a clerkship iu thn
interior department, which position ho held
until tha advent in Wn3hingtouof President
Il.-iri Iton, when he resigned and took mi
bin abode at the Whlto Housa. Here ho
attended to a large coriespondeuce and
as engngad for months prior to his death
on n voliimiutoua geuualogy ot luo hcatt
family, but wus unable to finish It.
Ill'l !"nnrul Si-rvlces,
jervicos over the romuius will bo bald In tho
cast room of the White House, Thursday
ntteriioon, conducted by Rev. 'founts S.
Hamiin, pastor of tho Church of tbo Cov
enant, of which the president and h a tarn
are attendants. Dunne tho afternoon
or evening the boJy will be taken to "Wash
ington, l'.i., where the interment will in
male. Tha prosi lent nnd family will ac
company the remains to thslr fiual resting
plnco.
DELAYED BY AFFLICTION.
resMent'ri .1l.s-o V.ll N'lf .Vp.ieiir trn
mi'itl.tluly All.ir Ci)ii:;ieas Cii:non?9.
Wasiiinhton-, Nov. 29. Owing to his
prefent ulllictlou, the president will lin un-
uble to completo his annual mosjo to Con
gress in time for suliaiivlon to thnt body
on tho opening day of the se'siou. J'r.'seut
indications uro that ho will Lo precluded
from making nny pi ogress whatover during
the reninlning days of tho present wool:,
consequently it is lucro than proliabla thai
tho completion of Ilia mosogo will bo do
layed until tho end of naxt w eek or tha
beginning nf tho following waok.
It is learned, on good authority, that tno
annual message will bo about tho aamo
length ns that of la.t year an 1 will includa
n complete review of the worlc of the prss
ent administration. It will contain ubout
10,000 words.
LEANING OUR WAY.
John Itull May I.osn UH Ilr CnnatHnu
Iipentli'iii'i.
JIo.NTlu:.vt., Nov. 29. Annexation to th
United fctates or Cnnu'iian indepondenca is
u liviug issue in the Dumiuion. iudepen
dence, not for all time, but us a grnduul
step toward linking dastiny with tho great
American republic.
Immediate annexation with the Lnltnd
Stales, imperial federation with Rngland ot
to remain as a colony of Croat llritaiu weru
discus-oil Inst night nt a meeting attended
by 10,000 peoplo. Tho mosting was in the
form of dibutc, argument being mndo iu
favor of each doitiny. Alglu Myers, ,). C,
appealed for nnuexatiou; Rudolph Semluux,
lor Inuepoudoiice; Archibald Mcuown, for
imperial fojoratlon; and L. Cardinal, for
colonial existence.
The stroets leading to tho placa of meet
ing wero thronged. There wns n torch
light proccs-slon iu wuich the stire nud
strlpos wera carried. J. A, l'nrrnult, who
wears tho grand cross ol the French Le
gion ot Houor, presldod. Among oth?r
prominent men on thu plallorru wrro ox
l'remier Mvrcier, who has been avkod to
lead the auuuxatiou movement iu Canada;
J. Israol Tarte, JI. 1'., members of tue pro
vincial cabinet and many prominent mem.
bers of the federal 1 crliument, Iho pro
posed independence Cauadi&u (lag was
drnped ou thu platform.
Voriuont l'vusloTiftri.
Wasiiingto.v, Nov. 211. The following
pensions have been granted Vermontcri:
Additional, Dana H. Uurton, 33U.is 13.
Clurk; reneval and incroaso, A, f!. Rstoy;
re-issue, Charles D, Davis; original, widow,
etc, Jlargarot JIassu, J. M. Robblns.
Washing. ox, Nov. 27. The following
pensions linvo been granted to Vermonters:
Additional, JameH T. Smith, John 13, Hu
gar; reissue, Johu J. Frost,
Washington, Nov. 29. Tho following
Vormontors have Iwn granted peuslons:
Original, Orange llogley; Increase, John
Konuody.
J'alrohlbl .toolcAtl for Hih Troanury.
Nr.W YoitK, Nov. 29. Tho Herald will
say to-morrow that tbero is no room at
present for doubt that Charles H. Falrchild
will acoopt tho treasury portfolio, whlce Is
iinderstool to have been tendered him by
Jlr. Cleveland wlthlu a day or two after
tho election.
St. l.ouls Still Sor.lv AIlllotBil,
St. Louih, Mo., Nov. 29, There wero
!3S0 new ences of typhoid fevtr reported In
this city yesterday. Tho ofilcials uro very
slow In adopting measures to stamp out tho
plague. All the hospitals are crowded,
Sent llm'U to II iiiuburtr.
Livnnrooii, Nov, 29, A number of aliens
on the way to Amoricu have been returned
from this port to Hamburg, under the new
emigration regulations.
SAD FUNERAL RITES.
l'llhllo llurlnl of liurrs's Late Citizen,
Goorc W Tilduli.
Baiuu;, Nov. 27. The largest funoral
ever held horo occurred mis ntteriioon,
whon many hundred citizous nsiombled to
poy their last respects to tno late u. V.
Tllden, Harro's most protnlneut citizen.
Tbo spacious Univorsallst church, of which
tho deceased was n llladons member, was
completely llllod by secret organizations.
All tho nlslos wero pnoked and vestlbulos
filled. Over 1200 people were In or near
the church during tho lorvlco.
JIIss Kate Haaley played the funeral
march ns tho remains worn brought Into tho
church. The funoral party was headed by
Rev. C. B. Nlckerson and W. H. Uladding,
who had charge of the servlcos. Tho pall
boarers wero U. W. llradley, C. R. Town
send, F. Hunton. C. Templeton, E. W. His-
i find H. 13. l'nrkor. Mibses M. Stailord
and C. Houghton romlcred "O, Morning
Lnnd."
Rov. Jlr. Nlckerson road a portion of
tho scripture, after which ha Bpoko on tho
career of tho dead man, paying a glowing
tribute to his work for the town, Stato and
nation nnd told of his labors in establishing
(joildard kcmiuarv.
An nnthem wna sung by tho choir; Rov.
Jlr. Nlckerson made a prayer; A. A.
Whoolock sang "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought," after which 1000 people vioivod
tho remains. A procession was formed ns
follows: Jlnrshal, R. 11. Wells; Mount
Hloii Commatiderv Kill ?ht Templars; Hia
watha ur.d Vermont Lodgos ot Odd Fel
low.; Clranit) l.odga of Masons, hear. a and
mourners; linrro Lodge Knights of Honor;
Liu.uia-s Men s Aisociaiion.
The romains wero ta'en to Bxrre ceme
tery, where tho burial cervical ot tho dif
ferent orders wero performed end a bens-
diction was pronoun :id by Rov. Mr. Nlck
erson. Six hundred mau were in lino and
tho lnrg" cemetery was crowded with peo
ple during tbo burial sci vices. Thu entire
town is a mourning over tha death ot Mr.
lililea nud tho 1'ng of Goldurd seminary is
at half mast. A .-pedal train brought 200
people from Jton!t.o.ler and delegations
from many other tow us.
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.
rollticiil l'erlli ul tile ltt pilbl lo Consld-
.'roil l"(illi'iy tll'.ive.
I'-MIP-', Nov. 9. I'roildcnt Carnot had
a coulereuce with Louber, Fiouet and La-
rover to-dav, on the political oituntlon. It
is repcrtol that JI. IJicssoJ declines to form
u nr.mstry. JI. Tlrard cr M. llourgoois
will La aikcd to unuurla'io the task. Ine
Ropublique Francaisa doplores tho politiunl
con.usion, which, it say , w.ts cover b'foru
so completo. Tho coiiT.TVe.tiva press Is de
lighted at tho upset of tho ministry,
"':ii Mlvl tiin In IIio t'linuilior.
The majority in tho Ch"mrier of Dapulias,
winch overthrew tho government yesterda)
by iciusmg to vo'.e tha irder of tbo day,
wis mado up of 121 republicans and 1'
members oJ the riht and lioulangia'.s. The
minority on the division miprisod 193 ro-
piiblici.ns and to memoirs of th right.
Fifty-six mambirs ebstninei from voting,
including live rupubiicaus.
Thu Itnlulti- . fiiiftisio'i in T'-n pr,
jjO'iu t.v, 1,0V, lij. iho l ans corres-
pa.iaant ot tne 'J'iines says regarding yos-
tvrunys political ilenats: "iv uprovor one
looks it is impassible to see thu end of tho
plot. No man is strong unougli to facu tin-
ri.iag tido aud pilot rupuiilicau 1-rnuce
throuyu the d mg.-i oils rocks of a .ciulism,
euarih) , monorchism and clerical reaction. "
M. llrl.iu C'lilfolitutl.
l'Am, Nov. 29. President Carnot has
as'.od JI. lirisiou to form a miaistry, re
tniuing in the cabinet M. Ribot anil JI. l)e
Froyciuat, JI. Rrisson promised to com
munlcato bis decision to President Carnot
utter conferring with his frleuds.
NO TALK Oc FAILURE.
rlii llrmuc Is Cuufwro'icit Will il.iveSab
iitautlnl l.i-'.tii'R r.ie AmihiIch.
1Hiussi:i.i.s, rsov. ttu the pros
poet of an onrly agreement being reached
nobody now talks ot tho failure of the
inonotary conference which at first was the
ouly prediction made as to the outcome ol
tbo meeting. It is reported thut the con
fereuco is likaly to concludo its lnbors next
week.
1 no A-nierican delegates have strong re-
sons to bo Batl.tled with tho recognition ol
tho advocates of monometallism and tho
seriousnets of tha dtngers arising from
further fail in silver. Thay are inclined lo
suppurt Rothschild's proposals on the
gtoundtbnt half a loaf is tiettar than uo
bread.
The American dalegatos bollnve that the
coii'iiiuoii. absorption of I!0,0i.0.00'J ounces
ut silver by Furopmui po-.vt,r would brln
about nrtll'.cijl!' n condition of the silver
market which international bl-metnllism
could establish permanently and sciuntlll
cally.
An Italian Srlieino.
LONUON, Nov. U0. Tha Chronicle's Rcmu
correspondent says: "It is seiui-olllchilly do
dared bere that tbo Italian ib legates at
Hni-iM)U hops to induce the monetary con
fereuce to agree to tbo principle thnt uo
Stato iu tbo Latin monetary union shall
give currency to tho small coitmgo of othor
States in tho union. Such a decieion would
be of great ndvuutago to Italy, for sho is
denuded of small coinage."
THE PANAMA INVESTIGATION,
Testimony Taken oncui-iiln; tlin Polltl.
oul Us.. n( 2!olin,
Paws, Nov. 29. Tha Pnnama InvestI
gating commlttoo oxauiluod n number of
wdtuesses to-day. JI. Laguerro testified
that M. Artou spent 1100,000 francs lu po
litical objects in behalf of tho I'aunma
Canal company. J ho witness had nothing
to prove tins.
M. Propper, a partner In tho Relnnch
banking housu, suld the late Karon Reinnch
furnlshod JI. Artou with 1,000,000 francs
in loc8.
IteflliU to Testify,
Paws, Nov. 29. JI, Charles DsLbssens.
vice chairman of the board of directors of
the Panama Canal company nnd JI, Jlurlus
Fontanel nnd iiaron Cotta, members of tho
board, refused to give testimony before the
committee which Is now Investigating the
auulrs ot tne company.
l'flsue Atrnlli ill iS'iniuti,
AuuiciiAKl), I. .., Nov. 29. The latest
advicos from Samoa statu tbut avorythlng
,1s qulot, the Tutulln rising baying subsided.
NATIONAL FINANCES.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
UNCLE SAM'S STRONG BOX.
111. Wealth 1ms Increnicil SloO.OOD.OOO
Dnrllic tbo Year Covnrmt by lli lto-
pnrt nnd his 1'eopln have n Million and
a Halt In thuir 1'ocUats.
Wasiii.m.iox, Xov.SS. Tlio treasurer nl
the United Stales, 13. H. Xebckcr, lias sub
in Ittotl Ills annual report for the year end
in" .Ttuip. !i0 lStu , ,
The net onliii,ir.V revenues oi me frnvnriv
incut for the fiscal ye.-tr were :W4,H.'.7,7St, a
decrease of ."i7,0;i.O.:i, ns compared with
the year bifore. Tim not ordinary expen
ditures were :i4.",02.l,3:n, u decrease of S10,-
19,115 1. The surplus revenues were tlm
cut, down from e:i7,U3!.7iU to td,ni4.1Vl.
Incliidiii)? tho public didit, thu total re
ceipts for the year .vero ti7:i'l, 101,2915, and
the expend 1 1 tires SGSl.OtD.'jyj.
Considered with respect to the efteet
upon t no treasury, the receipts nro di
vided into two general clnssesof which the
first, comprisim? the ordinary revenues,
the leceipts from loans,, nnd the deposits
for the retirement of national bank notes,
fnerease for the time tho cash is nvniliibla
for the uses of thu government, while the,
second, nrisins from the issue of ttold, sli- j
ver nnd currency certificates anil United
Plates notes, tend to swell the assets )!
the treasury, but do not affect the availa
ble balanc". Knr the first of these ellipses
the figures m'how im excess of -s,000,OOn of
expenditures over revenues in WH, and
one of S47,ODl,n:if) In Y-W. In the second
class ihevi! was nu e.vess of nearly il!9,-
fW) '000 of l-er-eipis hi the former year, and
one of $-0,0'X1,Mi0 m tho latter. As com
puted with l'l'l there w-.i a
Saing f t'pwnrd of IS1 t.ono.OOO
of interest, out of which u siirpliis was
realized, notwithstanding the cuttiuu
down of the leveniies liy legislation.
Anulyzins the true condition of the
treasury, and settnvg aside the trust fund,
I he tre.isiuei- show s that there wns a
working balance of cash mid deposits in
banks anioiinl init to i'iii7,110, 152 at the be-
inniut; of the year, and of cll'i",.IS151 ut
the end. Of tin- former amount $119,000,-
HMO, and of the latter ?11 1..u0.()0 was cold.
The sueecss which lias al tended the efforts
of t he department to maintain a strong
yohl reserve is coiiideieil satisfactory, in
view of the heavy disbursements.
The amount of the publi" debt is friveti
as 51.!H5.s!t;,.V.il, on .lime l-tll. and 1,-
riSs,4iH,H on dune HO, IVr.'. The loans
resthitroti the credit of the United Plaf-s
were cut down;froiii sl.(lin')-,,..i,0 to f-l'i!".,-
21v',s-!l), while thoi-e seemvd bv full de
posits in th? treasury iiie'cnse, from ?.V,.
1!li,P::i to f.-t!-.'(i,'.'!."i.P.ot. There was a irrati-
f y i ii ir ii'ipt-uveiiient in the condition of tho
debt, produced bv lite reduction of this in-
terest-lvaiiiu! loans, the conversion of
manned bonds into uthi rs payable at the
option of the secretary of the treasury and
the extinction of consider!) nle part ot
loans p iyuble on di'i'iand. The total net
reduction of s.17.5is,.20 in these items was
ll'eeted bv the implication of the surplus
revenues of the vear. amounting to n-.irly
SIO.ki l.DiH, together with upwards of -.'i,-
Oiio.uiwi inken f.-om theeash in the treasury.
AcL-onling to th-revised estimates tho
Tutu! Mnc-U of Money
of all kinds in the country on June 30 was
$2.:i3 l.:'.:il.ti'i, an incre.isu iu tho ye ir of
5150.I)'K),II01I.
liy eliininatint: that part of tho paper
currency w Inch is purely representative,
consisting of eel tilieates of deposit and
treasury notes, theelleetive stock is found
to have been .l,T5:."i:i,7l5, an increase of
j7O,(iii0,i)oil. The monetary history of the
past viar, however, has been peculiar,
both iu thu movements of gold, which
have been incruit-ed, and in the cliini'is
that commonly occur with thu changes of
the seasons, but have thi.s year been less
liiaiked. Tha increase of tho effective
stock of money from September to Sep
tember was only ?5U,l")),iriiO.
Disenssin. tlieihanges in the amount
and coiupo-.il iii i ot the money stock, thu
tre.-isiiier hmls that the. increase which
marked the ti-eal year was t he result of
the production of lieirly jl7,000,ilod of
gold iu e.ciss of the industrial con posi
tion, a flesh issue of r"..O0u,lvi!i of national
bank notes, together with the cimiiKcs in
the stock of silver. The cold exporti d be
tween January and September was taken
mostly I rem ilia sub-treasury in N'.-w
York. Up to the cud of .Tunc the with
drawals were made by thu presentation of
gold certificates, but frnin that time ou to
the cess tliou of shipments, mostly upon
lenders of United States notes and treas
ury note-.
Of th.' accregate stock of money at tho
en.l of the I1mc.i1 year. 771.2i!2.HI3 wan in
tlie Ina-ury tul mints, leaving
si I, COa, OS 1,(111 In the Tropin's Hands.
Vile holdings of thu treasury increased
i,".li,O00,(KHi, and thu amount in circulation
f 100,00' 1,000 during the year. Figures are
given to sliow that each year during the
last ton theru has occurred, in the mouth
of January, u more or less considerable,
diminution of thu gold reserve of the
tieasitry.averago nearly IO,imo, which has
been suet ceded iu February by a tendency
toward recovery. It is shown that the
drain has occurred yearly iu tho face of a
gain of cold, both lo thu treasury and to
the country.
in thu last ten days of January tho
treasury gained ij-.'-'.OO'J.OOO of tlie metal
mid the country i.''),00'j,000. It thus ap
pears that tho depletion of the leserve is
the conseqtienco of tlie increase of the cir
ciilJtion of gold certificates, and this, it is
shown, grows out of thu ililliciilties which
tho treasury encounters in thu return of
the notes anil bilver certificates of small
denominations wiiieh were sent out iu thu
autumn for moving the crops. Tlie move
ment sets in strongly utter Jan. 1, through
thu sub-treasuries, where the notes beiiu;
more or less worn nud of denominations
.insulted to city use, are nent to Washing
ton for dedemptiou.
Tho shipment, redemption and destruc
tlou of thu old notes nnd tho issue of new
take time. Heforu thu treasury can mako
thu conversion, the sub-treasuries are
drained, and the treasury has nothing but
Hold certificates in bond them. In this
way
Tho liobl Itpsrrve miIIum
unlil a working balance of Jothcrtiuatcrial
call be . i
The is-lie . id i'n',1, '1 States paper cur
renoy amounted to i:;;i;,,i3i,5s:i, exceeding
lug those of any previous year. The near
est approach to this total was $nl0,O00,0iX)
the year before, and the next nearest .'.'Dl,
000,000 in Wit. Ot the whole amount $291,.
000,000 took the placs of liko kinds and
amount's destroyed, while S73,00O,0OO con
sisted of flesh Itsues.
Satisfactory chnnges havo been effected
In flin ri.nilit.biii nf thn fractional silver
coinage, through tho liberal itppuqn i i
tlons of the past two years for this pui
pose. There lias been a slight decrease in the
amount of counterfeit si I ver coin nnd piper
currency presented nt Van treasury olllccs.
There was an increase of over S20,OJ0.001
during the year iu the amount of United
States bonds held i-ir the security ot na
tional hunk circulation, and a dec ease of
SIO.OUO.OJO in the amounts held as secur
ity for public deposits. A total addition
of Sl.001.000 was made to the par value of
the seciiritiescomiiosini? tho I'aoillc rail, t
road sinking funds.
Iu proportion to the volume- of national
bank notes in c'iculiition, tlie redenrp
tions continue heavy, having ".mounted
to upward ot twi.uoo.uuo iu the fiscal jear.
flrner.il Ileum's J'lgurcs.
WAPHINOTOS", Nov. 28. (ioneral Raum,
commissioner of pensions, ims submitted
bis estimate to tlie treasury department.
Tho estimates for appropriations for pen
sions for the fiscal year Is'.H urn SlOo.OX),
000 and the estimates for deficiency in ap
propriation? for thu fiscal year liO.1 ate
S10,.Vrs, im.
THE ELEVENTH CENSUS.
It II u Cit Unci.. Snni Ovwr &R,0OO,OO!)
to Tiil: Account of JUniieir.
Washington, Nov. 29. Superintendent
Porter of tho census bureau in his annual
report to tho secretary or tho interior,
Btrongly urges that theeensu3 olllca be mndo
a permanent bureau of tbo interior dnpart
ment. Jtr. Portor refers to tho complaints
that have been made against tho accuracy
of the 31th census, specially by the au
thorities of certeiu citios, and fays that tho
work ot tho enumerators has baen vindica
ted by time.
Iu regard to the cost of tho work of
taking the elovonth census, Jlr. Porter says
thnt tho total disbursements from the com
mencement of opeintions, up to June 30,
1892, amounted to c',203,G93; ot this
amount l;.2, 185,453 was paid to enumer
ators. Thn population nnd social statistics
cost $l,2fl7,bGa; the statistics of farms,
homes and mortgnces, isl.01'5, 771 ; printing
nud stetlonery, $031, 'i-'!. It is further
statod that in July, 191. there wero 2330
clerks ou tbo pay roll, and in June, lb92,
the number had been reduced to 121 1.
The .superintendent is of tho opinion that
after nicking due allowance for tbo incr-'n-u
I of otiulation. manufactures, of agriculture,
I of mining, tho extension o! railroads, and
a'tcr omitting from tbo ctlcu'.ation the cost
i of the investigation of individual indebted
ness, the per capita cost of the 11th census
v ben completed will net preajly oxceuJ tho
per capita cot of the lihh cuju.
Of tbo 13 volumes In which tbo results of
the 11th census will lo embudied, tbero are
now in the bunds ot the printers eight
quarto volumes, nud it is st itad that tbo
1 iniltilto detail of thu otllee nmkas it impossi
I ble to foretell the date of the actual com
pletion of tbo wholo work.
TROUBLE MAY RESULT.
n'ur (1'AluiiH Ittolnr Clnl lu . t hu t II la
A
l,iij-lMli Cit! znslilp w.i." Violated,
lloisi; Crrv, Idaho, Nov. 27. The Ccrtir
d'Aleuo riots of hist summer teom destined
to bo productive of international compl.ci
i tions. Among those nrrestcd in Juiy by tbo
I military authoilties for nidirg and abottiug
the tioters was Alexander R. Chitolin of
Wnrdiner, a subjoct of l,Hieea Vlctouu.
Ho allests that on Juiy 17 Lt as thrown
into prison and was compelled to remain
i there unlil September 30 without examina
' tion or trial, Ins protestations ot liritish
citi.-ensh p proving uulieeded. Tho llrltisli
(,ovei nment has requested nn txplanaticn
from this government, and the authorities
at Washington havo p.EkoJ Secretary of
Statu Piukham of Idaho for information.
CONDENSED DESPATCHES.
Pctor JInhern of 25 Chestnut street, Hart
ford, Conn , died nt 2 o'clock Saturday
morning from taking nn overdose of lauda
num Friday ovening.
Mrs. Johanna Rogers, CSold, was burned
to death in her houcu iu Indian Orchard,
Mass., Sntunley night about midnight.
An old man named Alexnnder JleFarlard
ui.s found in tho liver, two miles bolow
I'.angor, Jle., Sunday afternoon,
not known whether death wis the re
nu accident or suicide.
JIIss Jlary 11. Park, aged 00, fell
It
from
the loft ot a barn ut Preston, Conn., Sutur-
I day, striking upon her tetnpu ntul crushing
in her skull. Sbn Uleil inctnntly.
A .'eries of highway robberies have taken
placa at Wenatcl.ee, Wadi., and on Friday
night there weru two murders by the rob
bers, the victims being Joseph Cooper and
John JlcVicar.
During an election celebration in Tops
ham, about five milos f r n i I'ruuswick,
Maine, a camion wos p.-smaturoly dis
charged, nud Frunk llerry, lined 3'- yanrs,
had his lace aud hoad badly shattered and
will probably dio.
While attempting the arrest ot n gang of
outlaws Saturday at Platnville, (la., Sheriff
Jlaginness nnd threo of his possu were fa
tally Injured. Iho outlaws e.cnpod.
Jlrs. Aunline Piatt, aged b2, of Now
Hartford, Ccuti., was found dead in a field
iu Preston nt 1:30 o'clock Sun lay after
noon. The coroner tumid that sho died
from exposure.
Cornelius Yriudcrbilt's palatini residence
at Newport, R, I., was burned Friday nf
teruoou, Tho loss above tho iiuurnnco is
estimated at $200,000.
New Cmupiiet with tin. r.iwuocs.
WAtilllNUTON, Nov. 29. The Cherokee
commission has t-ont to the suerefiiry i f thu
Iutirior tbo agreement roceutly concluded
wits tbo four confederated b.uds of
Pawnee Iuilinns in tlu ludinu terri
tory. By Hds agreement the i)00 In
dian! cede to thu United Status the
rosidue of 2B3.020 neros utter tboy
shall have taken therufroiu thoir allotments.
The government pledges Itself to continue
tbo annuity c( V30, 1)00 with the stipulation
that tho president may terinlmatu it upon
tho payment ot equitable single ninou-it.
Tho Indians aro to recolve $1,25 per acre
for their surplus lauds.
OLD WORLD'S OUTCAST
WILL STRIKE A SNAG IN THE SEN
ATE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSALS.
All Inimlgt-Rttnu 1'rnpor to JSa Rusponded
fur Ono Year A Jfnw Immlcrlitloii Law
Slinll Kmhrnco IMucatlonul nnitl'iop
erty Qualifications and a Consul's Cur.
1 1 Urate.
New Yoiik", Nov. 29, At its ineotln-'
hero to-day tho United Stales Senate coin
nilttcti on immigration cnusidored tho fol
lowing proposition:
All Immigration, except from tho North
and South American countries, shall bo ,
ponded for or.o yeur from Jlaicb 1, ISO'!,
tho law to bo so framed as not to hinder t . i
free return of American cituotis or tbo c i
admission of visitors.
so veto was taken on this resolution, t t
it is probablo that one may bo In! en t .
morrow nnd there is good reason for L' -lleving
thnt it will ras. The. resolution
was suggested by tbo apprehended daugi r
of the coining of cholera next summer.
Tho committee decided that it wm nl
vlsable to submit to Congress for cousi.l , -ntlon
a law embracing tho following propo
sitions: 1. No Immigrant shall be admitted to this
United States botweon tho nge3 of 1J iiii 1
55 years unloi3 ho can read and writo lieel '
nnd easily his native lanua';", nor shall n
por3on above 5 bo admitted who catm 'i
read or rito, oxcopt as a member of n
fumily coining.
2. No immigrant shall bo admitted unless
ho possosses $100 In nnney, or its equiva
lent, except that the liaad ot a family may
tiling with or send for tho other members of.
his fumily if hu or lhay possess $25 fcr o-.ioa
member.
3. All intending immigrants shall bi-'ng
with tLem certificates ironi Unite 1 S a; .a
consuls abroad showing that 'buy hay '
islled such a consul that they bavea:..it
to admission ns immigrants.
1. All persons seeking final naturalisa
tion papers shall give seasonablu notice to
tho court to which they Inland to npp -,
and somo oillcial representing thognvatn
mant shall inrestigati the facts upon te
other sido wheu the application Is consider
ed. THE NAVL REVIEW.
Korolgn 1'owers t.nsliliil .Vbottt Accept,
lui: In vltulloiu to It.
AVashim.ion, Nov. 29. Acceptances to
the invitations sent out by the stato da; art
maut to foreign countries to tako part in
tho naval review are coming in vory slowly.
Only two ot the first class naval powers-,
Ciioat Brltaiu and France, anil 'brio of tin
smaller ones, Portuga', tho Netherlands nr 1
Hayti, have cignillcd their intention of sea 1-
ing vessels. Mexico, Cblua, Denmark and
some of the South American republics have
declined thu mvitatiou on tha ground thut
thoy could not mako a good showing will
their small chips and obsolete uruir.rjsa.
nud equipment.
T.o v.' I !., .Mi,-, Nov. 20. Cenrce. 31
Rciinc'i and Cure AI. Day. who wi v
celiely inarrii-d, find then: elves in a s r .
ilh-u'iient, tli'-ir m.-u-ria e having be. -a w
elded to b ille-il by t! , Lowell city
lieitor. ILunett'.s bride is the dnu.jh'vr
of his half sister, lii.s motlvr m in 1
three times, litis the sou of th-ti, -1
marriage. His wife is his mo:
giaiiddaiightf r by her first inirruv-'". V
was advised befr tv his marriage of its
legality, but paid no attention totlr' '
vice. It is not probable that tho o.V r;
will interfere utiles-- requested to do - .
rob.nneil by touting Tin-key.
PiioviDiisi i:, Nov. 29. The family o
Avrin Dakiii of .loliuston had turkey f
(iintier Sunday, and all narrowly eiap I
deal h by poisoning. Iu prep-iriiiKthe
soiling, . Mi s. I) ikin used the emit -r.'
anohl-siigd mk which the family . .
utilized last summer as a recepuu-le .
white helleboro for use m the tardeu. 1
is expect d all will recover.
Iliisb.ttid mid Cash Uiitng.
C MUi:ui(.K, JIass., Nov. 29 .Mrs. r. '
ward K'.ininer of 15 School s,ri c
lepoitstuat her husband, a young i.
about -.S years old, is missing. He ! -home
early yesterday morning, t.t1. 4
with him nil tlie ready cash in tlie hou
He also let l a note ayiug thnt he shou
be found on tha bJttom of the Uu -i i
river.
.Morr tttisslnri I'.-i..m a V. .11 St.irv
I.omion, Nov. 29. Tho Stnnitai'u's i cr-
rospondont at St. Potorsburg says tun . -prills
ot ttu provinces to the s'overutu 1 t
tor help indicato that the Mtnino wi.l
acute, thoujh less general than iu 1S91 A
private correspondent belies the ptsiiiuls' u
harvest reports but shoiss that Iu places
peasants are starving.
Not CbrUtiMihei. Uo-eeiiiil'liit..
BosTo.x, Nov, 29. Anory was publish. 1
sotno wv'eks ago stating that m a cbarl'u' s
asylum in Cad-z, Spain, wore livir.; n
lirother nud bister, direct descendant' ol
Columbus, who had been takiii lu CiBrfl
while begging In the strea's. Iu leivy '
private communication on tho ulj-i", a
letter has been received from United Sts ei
Consul Turner, at Cadi, in which bu cv
there is uo evJoncs to rhow that any de
scendants of Columbus rondo iu that c ry,
either us residents or inmates of public of
private institutions, nnd that, as far a. lis
is able to learn, after Investigation, ths
story has no foundation in fact.
sVlelfllt-o Inured III Co.il Cfrli.
N -..sll vir i.r. Tenu., Nov. 29, Col. An
derson, commander of tha Tennessee stan !
iog army nt Coal Crcok, has come to Nn.
ville for reiufoicotnents, to repel nu nttack
expected nt Coal Creek, The colonel says
the miners in Sevior nnd surrounding coun
tlos nro organizing to release tho convict!
at work lu Coal Creek mines. One mluer,
who wns nsked to join the organl.atiou,
gave the wholo schems away,
"A llepubWc nf 'Xlltoni.,"
Viknna, Nov. 29. In the Austrian
Reicbsrath to-dny n nwinbar lu a spe.-el
spoko of Fraiieo as a republic of thlevus and
swindlers. 'Iho romark caused an uproar,
and the speaker was nt oneu called to order.
U is oxpoctod the French government will
i'.ill tne Austrian govvrnui .t to accou-i
fcr t.iei insult.