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NAMED A DEMOCRAT.
President IlnrrUou Nominates Howell IC
iTnckson, of Tennessee, to Iln thn Nuccoh.
or of tho l.nto Juitlco Lnmur on tho 8u
ipremo Uonch.
WASHiNpTON, Fob.' .4. Ono of Uib
first judicial appointments made by
Mr. Cleveland was thnt of Howell Ed
munds Jackson as judgo of tho Unltod
States circuit court for tho Sixth judi
cial district; ono of tho last judicial ap
pointments inado by President Harri
son was that of Howell Edmunds Jack
son t? tho supromo court bench. Tho
nomination crontcs surprise
This nomination, sont to tho scnato
Thursday, was ono of tho fow on
rocord If not tho only ono hi which
a president named a inun out
Bido of his party for a ptaco
uu tho United States supremo court
bench. Mr. Harrison has chosen demo
crats for tho circuit courts, and tho
courts of appeal, but ithasbcon tho un
written law that tho appointments to
tho highest court in tho land should go to
mombers of tho party to which tho
president belonged. Much has boon
HOWRI.I. E. JACKSON.
brought to the attention' of Mr. Harri
son, however, to recommend Judge
Jackson. Only Wednesday Mr. Justico
.Brown of the supreme court called at
tho whito house and urged Judge Jack
son's selection.
Ilefore Justice Brown camo to tho
.supreme court lie was on tho district
bench in Detroit, and his district was a
part of the circuit over which Judge
Jackson had jurisdiction. Although
opponents in politics the two judges
were warm admirers of each other.
Ex-Solicitor General Taft also had
much to do with tho selection. When
ho was recently appointed to the court
of appeals his duties took him to Cincin
nati, which ib a part of Judge Jackson's
bailiwick. Another personal factor of
htrength forjudge Jackson was tho
friendship of thu marshal of his court,
who happened to be a brother of Presi
dent Harrison. Mr. Carter Hun isonhus
been hero for tho last week as a guest
of the president at tho white house.
U is natural that the marshal of Judgo
Jackson's court should have fully in
formed his presidential brother of tho
good features of the appointee.
A question lias arisen as to the con
firmation of Judge Jackson. The sen
ate has a distinct republican majority
which may not bo inclined to accept
Mr. Harrison's nomination of a demo
cratic supreme court justico. Indeed,
this feeling is already belug expressed
by senators, and dispatches are being
aent to loading republican organs se
verely reflecting on the lack of party
judgment by tho president.
It is stated that Mr. Jackson has
made a fine circuit judge, and that no
doubt is cntortaincd as to his making a
good justice. The appointment was a
great surprise to the Tennessee delega
tion in the house. Tho two republican
members felt soro over tho selection of
a democrat and n state's right man,
but when asked as to Mr. Jackson's
porsonnl fitness conceded that his char
acter and abilities were all that could
be desired.
The nomination came as a great sur
prise on tho senato side and was re
ceived while the, senate was in execu
tive session. There will be no com
ment made on tho floor, but tho re
publieansgathered About and discussed
it. With the exception of a few wlio
think tho president should have ap
pointed a republican tho nomination
was well received.
Nashvili.k, Tenn., Fob. 4. Judgo
Howell E. Jackson is at homo and is
holding court in .Nashville. Soon aftor
the news of his nomination reached tho
city ho was seen, and said ho would
accept the appointment if confirmed.
Ho further baid ho had no information
from President Harrison thai ho would
tender him tho nppointment Judge
Jackson has been the recipient of con
gratulations from citizens, irrespective
of party, since the information reached
the city.
Hon ell Edmunds Jackson was bom In Paris,
Tenn , April tf, ltui Ho received a classical ed
ucation, graduating from tlio West Tcnucsseo
college in tlio btinimer of 1818. Houftorward
took a two years coutso In law at tlio famous
law school of tho University of Virginia; ho
thon road law under his kinsmen, Judgo A. V.
C). Tuttcn utid Judgo Milton Drown. In lt5 ho
entered tho Lebanon law Bchool, graduated tho
following yoar (1858) and wus admitted to prnc
tkn ut tho bar of Jackson In tlio same your.
Threo years later ho romocd to Memphis mid
eugaged there iu tho practice of his profi aslon.
Ho nerved twleo as judge by appointment on
tho supremo bench of tko Btato and vvas
qulto prominent as a candidate beforo
iho nominating convention for supremo Judge,
Ho returned to Jackson in 1870, and wis elected
to tho Tenneshco houso of representatives as a
tato credit democrat In 188J. Tho samo year
ho mis elected to tho Unltod States sonato to
riuvecen James K. Ilalley (democrat), and tool:
Ills scat Murch 4, 1W1. In IbM ho waj nomi
nated by President Clovolaud and instantly
i-ontlrmed ns United States Judgo for thn Sixth
Judicial circuit In place of Judgo John ilaxtcr,
deceased. Tho circuit comprises thu states of
TemiCH.see, Ohio, Michigan and Koutucky. Mr.
Jitoksou wnS Indoiscdfor tho position by tho
entire TennosHto delegation with tho nxcoptiou
of .Senator Harris, who was Mr. JacUson'u po
litical opponent.
ONE PASSENGER KILLED.
t'nro l'ust leprous Trains Collide ut KusD
I )llltltf,u. IImui.
... " :..
wnoKflocKKT, u. I., Fob. 4. The now
Washington express, via thu Howling
and the Now York & Now Eng
land road, oastbouud, ran Into tlio
roar of the Norwich boat express
In front of the btation at East
Douglass Muss., on tho Now England
road, at (I o'clock tt. m. A woman pas
senger pu tho boat truin was killed aud
novorul others were Injured. A com
bination car and a coach of tho boat
trnlu and tlio engine and buggage ear.
of tho Vii3lilngton ejeprew. wor
t wt'ccicea by toieucopiuir.
BLIZZARDS AND BLOCKADES.
Iho Cold Snap Ono of tho Most Revert
Known In tho Northwest Train 8crvIo
Domornlliod A Uront Amount or Suf
fering. St. Paul, Minn., Fob. 4. At S
o'clock Friday tho signal-scrvico ther
mometer in St. Paul registered 28 de
grees bolow zero, and it wus growing
colder at tho rato of over n degrco an
hour. Thoro is not a ray of hope,
cither, in tho dispatches from points
west and northwest of here. At Moor
hood, Minn., at tlio same hour it was
84 bolow; at Minncdosa, 38 bolow, and
at Winnipeg, 43 below.
Train service all over the northwest
is badly demoralized. Tho wind has
blowu from all points of tho compass
and railway cuts have been filled full.
Tho Pelican Knpids train was snowed
In on tho prairie for thirty-six hours,
and a number of passengers had to
walk 10 miles to Pelican Rapids through
tho drifts, with tho mercury 30 degrees
below zoro. Groat Northern trains duo
hone from tho west aro indefinitely Into
and nil passongcr trains from tho icast
nro from two to four hours late.
Freight is only taken subject to delay.
FAltoo, N. D., Feb. 4. A number of
towns in North Dakota aro experienc
ing a fuel famine ani cro telegraphing
to other cities for aid. Tho
recont blizzard stopped railway
traffic to a considerable extent
and ooal cannot bo shipped
into these towns. Reynolds and
Thompson tolegraph that they have no
coal and that tho citizens are com
pelled to burn railroad tics and lumber
to keep warm. Tho mercury continues
to hover in the vicinity of 40 below
zero and thoro is at present no prospect
of a let up.
Caxtov, Kan., Feb. 4, Tlio blizzard
claimed ono victim in this part of
Kansas. About dusk on Tuesday little
Eva, tlio 0-year-old daughter of
3. II. Robinson, a farmer living
in this vicinity, started to go
home from her grandmother's, tho
distance being about miles
across a perfectly open country.
The child did not get homo that night,
but nothing was thought of it, as it
was supposed that sho had remained at
her grandmother's. Thursday when
the truth wns learned, a search party
was organized and the dead body of
the child was foil nil crouching in a
fence corner, where she had vainly
striven to find shelter.
Arkansas Cm-, Kan., Feb. 4. Tho
Buffering among tho 8,000 boomers
camped out on the borders of tho
Cherokee strip from the blizzard of
Wednesday was bomething terrible,
and hnd not tho temperature risen
Thursday it would have been doubled.
Cases too numerous to mention of
frozen feet, hands, noses, and cars aro
reported from the camps nearest here.
In one big camp, 10 miles southeast of
this city, the campers lost a number of
horses from tho cold and exposure, as
they wero absolutely without shelter.
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
rive Hundred Wounded lu n ltlot at no
Ktu A Newspaper Article Allecliig
Widespread Ignnraiicr. Among the La
boring Classes Leads to tho Illnoilslied.
Panama, Feb. 4. Thcro has been a
serious riot in liogota, which lasted
two days. One hundred men were
killed and S00 wounded. The riots are
in no sense political. The trouble grew
out of a publication in La Cristina of
an article by J. Ignacio Gutierrez, a
professor in a local Jesuit college, al
leging widespread ingnorance among
the laboring classes.
Tho artisans rose en masse, aud a
mob of about 400 gathered about the
house of Gutierrez, stoned tho build
ing and broke the windows and doors.
Tho police remonstrated with the
rioters, but they were driven away.
They returned with reinforcements,
and a collision occurred iu which shots
were exchanged. The police were vic
torious. Another fight occurred later in the
day, but tho rioters were dispersed.
Everything was quiet tho next morn
itig, but at a o'clock in tho evening tho
workingmon gathered by thousands in
San Victorino square, Las Cruces
ward, aud in the day public
market. They overpowered tho
police, and for awhile were in full
possession of the city. Newspaper
offices were sacked and a general as
sault was commenced on tho police
barracks. Tho government called out
the military, aud after a sharp fight
tho mob was dispersed. Tho capital is
still in a stale of siege, although it is
oilieially announced that quiet has been
restored. A strict local press censor
6hip has been established.
TO SUPPRESS HOOP.SKIRTS.
Hill Introduced In tlio Minnesota Legis
lature by Mr. Illecckcr.
Sr. Paul, Minn., Fob. 4. Tho Min
nesota houso of representatives was
treated to a genuine sensation Friday
in tlio shape of a bill prohibiting the
manufacture or use of hoop-skirts
within tlio borders of tho North Star
state. It provides a penalty for its vio
lation of a fine of S25 or thirty days'
imprisonment in tlio county jail. 'Tlio
resolution was referred to tlio commit
tee on incorporations other than
inuuioipal. Mr. Ulecokor, who intro
duced the resolution, said after ad
journment: "Tho bill wns Introduced In all seriousness
Thu hoop-skirt is admitted to bo nuisance,
and llko tiny other nuisance should bo abated If
possible. Should tho hoop-skirt como Into gen
eral use tho male population of ht. Paul, Min
neapolis nud Duluth would bo forced to desort
tho sidewalks and streot cars und tako to tho
middle of tho road after the manner of tho pop
ulists of Kansas."
CAUGHT IN A PRAuTlE FIRE.
Tho Terrlblo l'xperlenee or u Colorado
ICunelimun.
Akhon, Col., Fob. 3. On Tuesday
prairie then raged from G to 0 miles
north of Akron, destroying a largo
portion of tho range. Mr. Holdon, a
newcomer. fiO years old, was driving n
team when tlio firo overtook liltn. Tho
horses lay down in tho firo and wufro
foarfully burned. Had Mr. Holdon re
ma in ml in the wugon lie might have es
caped unhurt, but his clothing was al
most burned from his body nnd his
eych and face aro so badly burned that
fours nro entertnluud that hiu sight
uiiiv bu lost.
IN A DEADLY COIL.
A.Toulntl!lo Colored Mini Kloctrocutcdby
n llrokon I.lvo Wire.
Louisville, Ky., Fob. 0. An olcctrlc
light wlro on Friday electrocuted a
man and almost guillotined him as,
Well, tho curront burning deop into his
neck and almostscvorlng tho head from
tho body. Tho wire, which cnrrlcd a
curront of 2,000 volts for tho street
lights, broke and lay in a coil
moro deadly than n borpont awaiting a
victim. Tho place wns pitch dark and
n cab horso which was driven against
the broken wiro wasknocked down nnd
tho vchiclo set on fire. A horso at
tached to a brewer's wagon next
stepped on tho wire and was in
Btantly killed. Thon a policeman
posted himself near by to warn pcoplo
away. Soon after Leonard Figg
(colored) came up on his way to work,
lie approached in the opposite direc
tion and, the ofllcor did not see him
until ho heard u sharp groan, nnd
turning saw tlio man in tho grasp of
tho deadly wire, which writhed and
coiled about him lileo some live mon
ster. He had walked right into
it. Several persons rushed to tho
rescue, but on touching the man
wero knocked senseless. Ho had
fallen with tho wiro coiled about his
neck, and a cloud of smoke rose
as tho deadly metal burned into
the ficbh. A set of electrician's tools
were at last secured and the wlro cut.
Tho man was stone dead and tho neck
almost severed. Tho pipo ho was
smoking was btill clenched in his teeth
and ids hands were thrust in his pock
ets, death having been nlmost instan
taneous. "DEATH OF MRS. WHITNEY.
Tho Wlfo of Mr. Cleveland's Secretary of
the Nnvy Pusses Amy.
New Yoiik, Feb. 0. Mrs. William C.
Whitney died at !J o'clock Sunday
morning. She failed slowly but stead
ily from Saturday morning, despite all
that could bo done for her, and all
Itopo was practically abandoned. Her
life was prolonged a few hours by the
liberal use of oxygen, but at a o'clock
she passed easily away, Mr. Whitney
and a nurse only being present with
her. Mrs. Whitney was the only
daughter of Henry II. Payne, atone
time senator from Ohio, and a sister
of Oliver Payne of tho Standard Oil
company. The death of Mrs. Whitney
awakened widespread sympathy
throughout the country and all day
telegrams and messages of condolence
were received by tho family.
Mrs. Whitney fully deserved the
name of a social leader. The social
functions over which she had for sev
eral seasons presided as hostess have
been numerous and various. Upon
these occasions her characteristics havo
been unexcelled dignity and grace,
charmiug self-possession and the rarer
qualities of kindliness of spirit and
genuine hospitality.
VICTIMS OF FIRE AND COLD.
Terrible Sufferings or Mlnuesota runner
hikI JIU Wiro
Hokah, Minn., Feb. 0. A terrible
misfortune has befallen Charles
Luetzan and wife, who lived on a farm
6 miles webt of here. During the cold
weather of Wednesday night Mr.
Luetzan awoke to find their homo in
flames. With barely any cloth
ing'thcy succeeded in getting outside,
when Mr. Luetzan, thinking of some
valuable papers that were in the house,
ventured back. He was hardly inside
when the kitchen of tho burning dwell
ing fell tipon him. His wife there
being no neighbors near with great
difficulty succeeded in extricating him,
but not until he was fatally and sho
hcrbclf seriously burned. .Both were
also terribly frost bitten, tho wife
having her feet frozen so that they
will have to be amputated. Her hus
band lingered in terrible agony all day
Thursday, expiring early Thursday
evening.
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN.
Death of Mrs. .lerusha Illnck, Aged Nino-ty-N'lno
Years, ut Oakland, III.
Oakland, 111., Feb. 0. .Mrs. Jerusha
Black died here Saturday at the ad
vanced age of 09. Up to a few days
ago she was well and hearty, and
while attending to some duties about
the yard received a fall on the icy
sidewalk which caused her death. She
was the oldest woman in tlio county
and probably this part of tho state.
Mrs. Black was the mother of twenty
eight children, nineteen of whom are
still living. She also had eighty-fonr
grandchildren. Seven of her sons
fought side by sido in tho late war and
only ono of them was killed. Her hus?
band, Col. Samuel Black, was a private
in tho continental army, stationed nt
Washington during the war of 1812.
They moved to this county in 1S29 and
wore among the first bottlers in this
boction of the state.
FOUR LIVES LOST.
A Terrlblo Aecldont Occurs at Syracuse,
N. V. Nix .'Men Itun Down by u Train
Four or Tham Killed unit tho Others
Are Itadly Hurt.
Syracuse, N. Y., Fob. 0. A horrible
casualty occurred hero about 7:40
a. in. Saturday. Noar tho state pump
house, at tho foot of Emerson avenue,
a Central Hudson passenger train,
west-bound, run down six
men. Tlireo were killed outright
and tlireo injured. One died nt the
hospital, another is dying, and tho
third is seriously hurt. The killed are:
John Ryan, Patrick Doyle, John
Maroney, Michael J. Conucll. Thu in
jured are Michael Maronoy and James
Hutching, the latter fatally.
ANNA DICKINSON SUES.
Him Wants 8125,000 ror Heine; Impriaoued
In tlio Danville Insane Asylum.
ScitANTON, Pa., Feb. 0. Anna E.
Dlcklnbou bus brought suits for S135,
000 damages ugulust tho persons whom
sho charges with having caused
her to bo placed in the Dan
villa insane asylum in 1801. Tho
defendants nro James Courtright,
Ueorgo P. Thompson, Allen Kgglobton,
John H. Hcilman, Henry llryden,
Dr. George Underwood, of Plttstowu,
and Dr. James Oglesby, of Dunvillo.
Tho suits will come up for trial In
Murcli.
WHITE BLOOD SHED.
fntllnns nnd Coubojs Quarrel on n Itnnoh
Near Pino Kldg-a Agonoy Tho Latter
Waylaid nud Pour or Thorn Muln In
dian Pollco Pursuo tho Murderers nnd
Kill Sovornl or Thorn No Pears of Pur.
tlior Trouble
Pine Ridoe Aoenov, S. D., via Rush
ville, Fob. 0. Four whito men havo
been killcdat Humphrey's ranch, about
20 mjlcs northwest of this point, by
members of Two Sticks' band. Their
nnmes aro Ed Cnlklns, Rodnoy Joyce,
John Rcnnctt and R. D. Hathaway.
As soon as tho nows of tho tragedy
was brought to Pino Rldgo Capt.
Hrown, tho agent, dispatched twelve
mounted pollco under command of Po
llco Sergeant Joe Hush to tho scone of
tho shooting, with instructions to ar
rest nnd bring in tho perpetrators of
the bloody work.
When the squad arrived at their des
tination Two Sticks and his crowd
opened firo on them nnd a skirmish
took place, resulting In tho death of
Two Sticks' party and tho wounding
of Two Sticks and ono of his sons.
Two Sticks himself was shot iu tlio log
and in tho abdomen. Two Sticks' son
was wounded slightly in the nnkle.
Tho dead Indians wero left where they
fell and the wounded ones wero brought
to tho agency.
Tho story which was given by tho
courier was: Friday night troubie oc
curred at a point between 8 nnd 10
miles below the confluence of tho
White river aud Whito Clay crcelc, at
a placo called Humphrey's beef
ranch, recently established as a
government supply station, and
where from time to time cattle
are distributed to tho Indians liv
ing on tho agency. It happens that
young bucks of the neighborhood
often appear at the rarich and join the
cowboys in making night merry over
tho card-table, and with tho addi
tional exhilaration of bad firewater,
which is always sure to breed
a spirit of discontent, the night
never passes without tho revelers
coming to blows. Threats arc made
in heat of passion, but cool heads have
so far avoided bloodshed. Friday
evening tho same programme was car
ried out, with perhaps tho addition
al feature of more bad whisky
than is customary, and one thing
led to another. Charges of cheating
wero made, threats of shooting wero
exchanged, and the Indians naturally
took sides against the cow-punchers.
Tho party immediately broke up,
nnd the Indians, filled with re
vengeful feelings, crept out into
the night and lay In wait for
an opportunity which was not long in
coming. One of the boys had occa
sion to go out of doors, und hardly had
the door closed behind his retreating
form beforo the sharp crack of a rifle
was heard and its victim fell, pierced
to tlio heart. A general rush for the
door followed and curses and oaths fell
from bearded lips as revolvers were
drawn and cocked. Three more re
ports and two more of the guard fell
without i groan and another lay mor
tally wounded.
The posso which was detailed to fol
low the trail of tho murderers consisted
of Joe liush in command, Scrgt. Sitting
Hear, Policeman Red Owl and Sorgt.
lilunt norn. Arriving at the scene of
tho murder they commenced their
weary search for the perpetrators of
the deed. The bodies of the dead men
lay as they had fallen, frozen stiff, ex
cept the unfortunate victim who had
Buffered in agony for an hour or two
and had then breathed his last.
First Sergt. Joe Hush, who was in
command of the Indian police, tells the
following story of how Two Sticks
band was attacked:
Tho men were camped down near No
Water's camp, close to tho hill. Tlio pollco
were out on tho Hut where the Omaha house is.
When tho police first camo upon them they
tired once at us and all of us then commenced
to tiro upon them. We got an Indian going up
the hill und no killed blm there. There was
another man raised up close by tho house and
we llnlshed him und knocked him don n. Scrgt.
Sitting Dear killed one. Policeman Redout
killed ono and Scrgt. Uluut Horn killed ono. I
took 11 e of Youug-Man-Af raid's men, young
fellows, and they helped us a great deal. No
Water camo up to tho pollco and told us that
no had served them right that wo had killed
them and that they had all they wanted, and
the best way now was to drop it."
After taking their reports the police
were highly complimented by Agent
Hrown and Inspector Cisnoy and dis
missed. Two Sticks got away, but will
soon be captured. Thoughts of another
ludian outbreak are not entertained
by any one, and any reports which
may bo get out are unfounded.
Tho people hero have the great
est confidence in the militia and the
olllcers and this little melee is not sup
posed to have any connection with
actual war. Thcro are many reasons
for supposing that this affair will ter
minate right and nothing more
will bo heard from it. Promi
nent among the reasons for
peace is the fact that all tho promi
nent chiefs Youug-Mun-Afraid-of-His-Horse,
Red Cloud ana others are
heartily in accord with what has boon
done, and have openly expressed them
selves, saying that tho guilty parties
deserved to buffor. Tlio chiefs havo
also tendered their assistance in cap
turing Two Sticks, aud huvo in every
thing borne themselves as worthy sub
jects of tho government.
Tlio sovoro weather has done much
to allay tho excitement in this affair.
Tho Indians tiro roally suffering from
the cold. At Rosebud agency Thurs
day one child was fro .en to death wliilo
going to school, and four or five old
men and womqu have been frozen to
death in their tents.
RUSK PUTS UP THE BARS.
Ninety Ilujn1 Quariiutlno'Deelnred Against
Cuttle from Cui.nda.
WASWNOTOx.Fob. 0. Secretary Rusk
has issued an order requiring that all
cattle imported into tlte United States
from Canada must bo held in quaran
tine ninety days. It is further ordered
that all meat cattle imported from the
dominion of Canada must bo entered at
tho port of Huffalo, N. Y which is
huroby designated ns a quarantine sta
tion. This order is issued because oi
tlio roport that Canadian cutllo Import
ed into Great Britain have been found
affected with pleuro-pneumonia.
WOE IN QUEENSLAND.
Many Persons Perish In tho Ploods "Xaw
Sweeping Its T wns.
Stdnky, Fob. 7. At Ipswich, Queens
land, 25 miles from Hrisbane, twenty
two persons nro known to havo per
ished in floods, nnd it is feared that tho
loss of life is much greater, as tho
swollen river Is covered with wreck
age, from which a horrible stench
arises, doubtless 'caused by tho great
number of bodios of human beings and
animals entangled in tho mass.
At Maryborough, in March county,
thirty persons hnvo been drowned.
Most of tho town is under wnter. Tho
Mary river bridge, tho largest ono lu
tho colony, has been carried away.
Tho town has been deserted by two
thirds of its inhabitants.
Brisbane, Feb. 7. The water is ris
ing steadily in this city. Tho lower
districts are completely submerged.
In tho lower portions of the main
street it is 20 foot deep. The shops and
tholr contents aro almost a total loss,
as tho flood camo on so rapidly that
only a small part of tho stock could bo
removed. Mon aro at work In boats
trying to save the contents of thirty
or forty stores before tlio wnter
rlsofl to tliom. Tho Hrisbane river
bridge, which connected North and
South Brisbane, was swept away Sun
day night All the inhabitants aro
crowding to tho higher parts of tho
city. In consequenco of the interrup
tion of railway and telegraphic com
munication only scanty information
about the disasters in other parts of
Queensland is obtainable. The list of
the dead grows hourly. Many bodies
are being found in houses which wero
supposed to have been deserted.
WRECKED BY GAS.
An Explosion In n Now York Tenement
Cnusos Ono Death .Several 1't.rsoiis
Hurt.
New Youk, Feb.- 7. Firo caused by
a gas explosion in the cellar destroyed
tho double five-story tenement houso
423 West Thirty-ninth street Monday
afternoon. Tho building was occupied
by twenty families. One man was
killed and seventeen porsons wero seri
ously injured.
An employe of the gas company had
been sent to tho cellar of the building
to repair a leak in the pipes. Ho had
been in tho cellar twenty minutes,
when Waschmann, who occupies tho
first floor, hoard him groaning. Taking
up a candle ho started toward the cel
lar. As ho opened the door a sheet of
flame shot out in his face. Then fol
lowed a thundering report. Wasch
mann and his clork Manning wero
thrown into the street. McLaughlin,
unother employe, was hurled 10 feet
and lay unconscious. Peterson, tho
employe first mentioned, was killed.
The big tenement shook with tho forco
of tho explosion. There were wild
shrieks of terror from every floor and
screaming women nnd children rushed
to the windows and flre-escapes. They
made no effort to save their household
goods, but struggled only for their
lives.
Of tho 100 or moro persons who lived
on tho upper floors fow can tell
how they escaped. They know
that they rushed to borne window or
fire escape. They madly fought with
each other for vantage ground, and
many of tho wounds recolved wero
caused in that struggle to escape. Tho
damago to the building is S50.000.
WINTER HOLDS ON.
Another Illlzzard In the Northwest lie.
inarkuble Pall iu Temperature at Vari
ous Points.
Ckdar Rapihs, la., Fob. 7. Tho
storm of Sunday night and Monday
morning was by far tlio worst of tho
season. A heavy tall of snow, ac'com
panied by a high north wind, filled tho
railroad cuts and blockaded all trains.
Business of all kinds is practically at a
standstill. Thoro was a change of
over 50 degrees in twelve hours. It is
growing colder and most of the trains
aro still buried in snowdrifts.
HmcillNSO.v, Minn., Feb. 7. During
tho last three days of last week tho
thermometer was not above 20 degrees !
below zero aud from that at midday
down to 44 degrees below. Nearly :i
feet of snow fell in the meantime and
terrific winds from the northwest com
bined to muko tho worst blizzard of
tho winter. Roads aro blocked und no
farm teams have been on the btreetii
for several days past. Tlio public
schools are closed on account of tho
weather. For ten days the streets
have been deserted and many business
places closed.
Buiti.ixoiox, la., Feb. 7. A flerco
blizzard of sleet nud snow struck this
locality early Monday morning. The
mercury fell SO degrees in eight hours.
As a result tho street railroad is com
pletely blocked.
NELLIE IS A WIDOW.
Algernon Charles hartorU, tlio Husband
nt Oen. li rant's Ditughtor, Pusses Auuy.
London, Feb. 7. Tlio news of tho
dcatli of Algernon Charles Sartoris, the
husband of Gen. Grant's daughter
Nellie, arrived in London Monday and
excited much interest in American
circles. He died in Capri, Februury S.
Mrs. Sartoris, who, becuuse of ill treat
ment, had not lived with her liusband
for several years, could add but little to
tho nows. Sho docs not jet know tho
causa of tho death of the man who
brought her so much sorrow. It is not
likely to make tiny difference in her
mode of life. Shu will contiuuo to live
in London, attending to tho education
of her three children.
RUN OVER BY A SNOW PLOW.
In u ltngliu; Illlzzard Two Men Aro Killed
nu tho Northern Puclllc llouil.
Feiious Falls, Minn., Feb. 7. Tho
Northern Pacific snow plow going
west Sunday night ut U:."0 struck
three men about u milo cast of Per
ham, Minn. Tho iiiun wore walk
lug on thu truck nndia blizzard wus
ruglng. They did not hear tho miow
ploty, neither did tho mon running tlio
plow seo the men on tho truck.
Michael Lapuzaowski. a Polunder, was
killed instantly; Robort Burget, tho
Perl-am blacksmith, died Monday
morning, and Jacob KauiIsUl, a blower,
is not expected to live. '
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceeding or tho Adjonrnod SoMton or
tho Seventieth General Assembly.
CoMTMr.os, Jan. si. Senatt mils wen
passed as follows: Providing that a woman's
tnnrringo shall not disqualify hor ns administra
trix or oxecutrlii authorizing guardians to
lease tho real estate of wards with prlvlleco of
purchase: increasing from HOJO toJJ.OM per
annum tho Balnry of oach of tho Cuyahoga
county clroult Judges; providing that promLs
sory notes falling duo upon a logal holiday shall
bo paynblo on tho following day. A resolution
was adopted, directing tho senato commlttco on
flnanco to prepare a bill for tho taxation of such
property, business and subjects ns aro not now
taxed and which may bo properly placed upon
tho tax list. 11 i
VouBt Tho following bills wero passed:
Making railroad companies llablo for loss on
account of Arcs originating from sparkB along
their rights of way; amending tho firemen's
pension act so that in all cltlos of tho third
grado of first clnss the act shall bo In effect as
to pensions from dato of its passage, April SO.
1BDI; amending Section 22& so as to provido
thatwhon payment of" special assessments
receipt from tho contractor shall operate as n
release of Hen: increasing tho salary of tho re
porter of tho supremo court froml,000toit,600:
to correct abuses oxlstlng in tho way ot retain
ing wages under various protoxts from minors,
and to provent thorn being deprived of their
savings by unscrupulous cmploj ers; making lt
unlawful for oporntors or managers to screen
coal boforu neighing tho samo.
Cor.uMnns, 1 eb. . Senate Quito a number
nf bills were passed, most of them being local
measures. Among othors wero tho following:
Providing that husbands may lu certain anil
proper cases enjoy tho legal right to obtain ali
mony from their wives, especially n hen thn
wives are loading nn abandoned life; providing
that referees appointed by tho probata
court shall fllo tholr reports with that
court; vesting in tho Stnto Canal com
mission tho power to lenso tho Btato
quarry; making It a misdemeanor to loiter
upon tho grounds of tho Girls' Industrial Home
at Delaware.
IouaeTvto Important measures were passed
by tho hou-,0 to dav. Tho llrst was Mr. Daugh
erty'B Joint resolution providing for tho nppoint
ment of a commission to invcstlgato tho wholo
subject or taxation, compara tho prosent system
with tho systems of othor states, and submit n.
report nt the next session Tho other mcasurn
was tho workman arbitration bill, which passed
by a vote of 3 to a It provides for tho appoint
ment by tho governor of three compo tent per
sons to servo as a Stato boardof arbltratlonand
conciliation: ono shall bo an employer, another
nn employe, or selected from somo labor organ
ization, and the third shall bo appointed
upon tho recommendation of tho other two.
Tho duties of tho board will bo to endeavor,,
by mediation or conciliation, to effect an amlcu
blo settlement of labor troubles. Other bills
passed wore: Providing that Justices of tho
peaco may hold out of fees collected an amount
not to exceed J20 for nn oftlco desk, tho samo ti
bo turned over to tholr successors, also Si per
nnuum for stationery: regulating dtilllng optra
lions nnd abandonment of gaB well, by providing
thnt when casing is withdrawn froma ncll a.
portion of It must bvflllcd up and not left open,
for tho gas or tho oil to cscapo; providing that,
when township trustees mako nn assignment of
lino fonco tho cost shall bo collected as other
taxes from tho property.
Cor.UMnDS, Feb. 2. Senate A fow measures
wore acted upon to-day which wero general In
their bearing, but of no special Importance. Mr.
McCoy's joint resolution providing for tho ap
pointment of n commlttco to invcstlgato the
possibility of establishing an electric light plant
for the stato institutions at Columbus, was
adopted. Among tho bills passed wero the fol
lowing: Providing for the employment of coun
sel for county onlclals suing or sued in tho fed
eral courts: providing that whon n civil action,
is adjourned to tho next following term of court
after the selection of a Jury, the Jury may bo
continued In eric6; increasing tho salary or
tho supremo court reporter from 11,00-j to $1,50
per annum: providing thst physicians must re
port contagious and Infectious diseases to
health boards within tnclve hours, under penal
ty of a lino from I0 to $50.
ITauie Tho following bills were passed: To
amend Section 7027 by miking it unlawful and
punishable by a flno of from 1C0 to 41,000 to
publish advertisements for tho cure of prtvato
diseases or prevention of conception: amending
Section SSJ-lxo us to m-ako mandatory tho pub
lication of tho delinquent tax list betwoen De
cember 23 and the second Tuesday In January:
providing thnt resignations of members of tho
general assembly may ho made to nnd accepted
by tho governor: amondtng Section 0OM so as to
provide that probato courts may Ifsuo, at tho
Instance of creditors, citations for executors -nnd
administrators to appear In answer n
chargo of embezzlement.
CoLUMnus. O., Feb. a Sennit No bills wero
Introduced In tho senato to-day, and tho only
measure of a general nature pascd was a bill
making it a misdemeanor punlshablowl'h a flno
of from JIO) to HI.OOO and six months' imprison
ment for township trustees sharing tho profits
of any contract mado under their supervision.
Adjourned until February CL
House Forty bills were introduced In tho
houso to-day, tho majority of which locil In
their application. Among those or general Im
portance wero the following: To provido for
tho settlement and adjustment of inauranco
losses. (It provides for tho appointment by tho
superintendent of insurance of a board of thrco
adjusters in each county of tho stale, who shall
Investigate nnd determine thj loss in each casn
of fire, and tholr decision shall bo tlnal and
binding on tho company Issuing tho policy; tho
odfusters shall receive 10 a day for tho tlmo
actually employed and the amount Is to he paid
by tho companies who Issue the risk). To limit
the manufacture of knit nnd woolen goods in
penal institutions; providing that Jury wheels,
ehnll bo emptied at least once a year: providing
that tho governor's staff shall bo pirtof thn
national guard and creating threo battalion ad
jutants; providing that sheep claims shall bo
paid at any regular scislon of county commis
sioners Instead of tho September session only,
ns Is now tho law: providing that husband unit
wlfo may testify ngainBt eaih other In oases
involving contracts. Mr. Black offered a house
Joint resolution expressing ns the sentiment of
tho Ohio legislature that the Hawaiian question
should bo settled by annexation to tho United
States. Adjourned until Monday, February o.
Cor.UMiiUH, Feb ft." note A memorial was
recolved from tho Indiana legislature iiBking
thu general assembly to potltlon congress urg
ing an amendment to tho constitution providing;
that Unl'-d States senators be elected by direct;
otoof tho pooplo. Tho governor sent to tbo
Bonoto the nomination of ex-Got. J, 13. Foruker
as trustee of tho Ohio Stato university, to HU.
tho vacancy occasioned by tho death of ex
President Hnycs. A fow bills wore introduced,
cono of which woro of special Importance
JJoute Mr. Qrirtla, from tho committee on
railroads and tolegraphs, reported back tho iw
year street rallnav franchlso bill, rocommond
lag Its Indefinite postiionemcnt. Tho report
was unanimously agreed to. Ulllsnero Intro
duced as follow s: Prohibiting tho sale of liquor
within ono milo of tho Dayton nna Sandusky
soldiers' homes; tlxtnjr tho rato of faro on street
cars In cltlo-t having moro th in M,UX) Inhabi
tants at threo cents; Increuslug tho ago of con
Bent lu fcui'iles to elghteon years, it now being
fourteen; amending tho constitution so as U
gtvo tho governor the veto power; perpetuating
tho dopartmont ot dairy and food Inspection
and tho oftlco ot commissioner of that depart-,
meat; to amend tuo Dow law so that tho stato'
will receive 00 of tho "S'J tax Instead of 50.
thus increasing tho revenues of the statu about
U-JO.COO annually;
Dig Coutrnot Awarded.
IJorto.V, Fob. 7. Memrs. Chnso nnd
Sanborn, of thlsclty, have been awarded
tho contract for supplying all tho ten,
and coffee used inside tho grounds dur
ing tlio ofiicial run of tho world'ri fair.
It is tho largest contract ever awarded
for high grade roasted coffie, amount
injr as it will to about 700,000 pounds.
Sleeting of Cotton Planter.
MKMriiis, Tenn., Peb. T. A call has
boon published for a convention of cot
ton plauters to bo held in this city
Fobruary 'JU. Tho object is to reduce
tho acreage In tho eotton-growlnj?
states. Delegates from every southern
ntuto will bo present.