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Democratic County Committee for
1893.
DISTRICTS. COMMITTEEMEN.
Wiese viveasau sessustse L. A. Shaeffer.
Bellepase, 5 Worse Jacob L. Runkle.
ot WwW. W. Lr. VM. A. Kirk.
Centre Hall Boro. ..R. D. Foreman.
...Abe Weber.
..A. M. Butler.
sates J. C Smith
Howard Boro...
Milesburg * ...
Millheim *“
i 1st W.. r. F, K. White.
Philipgourg Bore 2nd W.. Daniel Paul.
ad “3a Ww Wed. Pave,
ilipsburg.. hn Hoffman
Sonéh Philipnne ..E. MI. Greist.
Unionville Boro..
i el Heckman.
Botaer Towa Pe .Geo. W. Brown
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Burnside **
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vB .Daniel A. Grove.
Colisee “. W.P ..T. F. Kennedy.
Curtin Howe A. NO
at 5. P. ...H. M. Krebs.
Betison hi w. P J. H. Miller
“ oP. J. C. Rossman
oes " E P.... ..David Sower.
" “« W.P William Pegler:
“ wren ...John J. Orndorf.
Hynes .“ BE 3 1% Daver:
* .e ..J. P. Sebring.
HR Moen a ..P. H Meyer.
Howard “ ...Franklin Deitz
Huston ...0. H. Nason.
Liberty “* .. ...Henry Weaver.
Marion ‘% eeeecisesesnnnnninins James Martin.
Miles «. EP eremiah Brumgart.
$s “MP Austin Gramley.
sis “W.P Jacob Dietrich.
.D. L. Meek.
.J. C. Stover.
o Emerick.
..W. W. Royer.
..Miles Seigfried.
Patrick Heffren.
Jno. D. Brown.
..Frank Tubridv.
John Garbrick, Jr.
John Mulfinger.
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Worth % cenecieniincnns corn G. J. Woodring.
. G. RUNKLE, J.C. MEYER,
v Secretary. Chairman
Slow Legislation.
The Pennsylvania Legislature is a
body that is not distinguished for the
amount of work it puts through. But
for that matter it is no worse than the
majority of other legislative bodies,
none of which are noted for close ap
plication to business. The present
body of lawmakers at Harrisburg
have been in session for three months
and but seven bills have reached the
Governor as the sum total of their fin-
ished work. It cannot be said that
there has not been a great show of leg:
islative business, for no less than 1343
bills have been introduced in the two
Houses since they got together on the-
first Monday of this year. In view of
such a mass of incipient legislation
the people have reason to be thankful
that so small a proportion of it is like:
ly to become enacted by the time the
geasion shall have closed. More might
have been done up to this time, but
imagine the calamity it would be to
the State if the laws finally passed
should be in any coasiderable propor
tion to the number of bills introduced.
The dilatoriness in the work of leg:
islation at Harrisburg is attributable
to the inactivity of the House. The
Senate has made such progress with
its calendar that in a week or two
more it would be able to entirely clear
it ifit had not to incur the detention
resulting from the slow movements of
the other branch, but the House is so
far behind with the appropriation bills
and other important measures that
those who take an experienced view of
the situation believe that the final ad-
journment of the Legislature is not
likely to take place before the middle
of May, and perhaps not uatil the first
of June considering that but seven
bills have so far been passed finally, it
is not difficult, to form a conception of
the proportion of the vast amount of
bills originally proposed that will not
go on the Statute books. While some
really good measures will have fallen
by the way, there will be reason to re-
joice that so much that would be per-
nicious in its effects will have failed to
be numbered among the laws of the
Commonwealth.
——The resignation of president A’
A. McLeob, ofthe Reading railroad sys
tems, and his determination to throw
up the receivership has brought that
bankrupt organization again before the
financial world. That Mr. McLkop
was a shrewd aud far seeing official
there can be no doubt, but with every
avenue of escape from the strained fi-
nancial condition cut off by the vindic-
tiveness of J. PierroiNT MorGaN, Le
found the only thing to do was to re-
sign.
Had We But More McKennas.
Mayor McKENNA, ot Pittsburg, put
himself on record, last week, as having
inflicted a fine for what can scarcely
be called an offense, yet if we had more
magistrates who had the moral cour-
age to do just as Mr. McKenxva did
there would be far less danger ahead
for American institutions.
As a Police-Magistrate, on Monday
of last week, he was called upon to ad-
judicate some petty tronble that arose
between one Joux Revyouxp, an Ital
ian, and his wife. The case was ex:
tremely annoying as REevyMouNnD,
though he has been in this country
over six years, could not speak the
English language. Atter the magistrate
bad tried in vain to get him to make
some intelligible statement of the trou-
ble and the Italian would do nothing
but gabble away in bis native tongue
he was fined $10 for not being able to
speak English atier so long a habita-
tion in this country.
The imposition of that fine was cer-
tainly an act which every loyal citizen
will endorse. For there is nothing
that breeds so much discord and vice,
and augurs so much ill for the govern-
ment as the horde of foreigners who
colonize in various parts of this coun-
try and neither try to learn nor respect
its customs.
TE S——
Ten Men Suffocated.
A Terrible Mine Disaster Near Shamokin—The
Result of Gross Carelessness—The Explosion
of a Lamp Sets Fire to the Lower Vein of the
Neilson Shaft — Ten Miners Suffocated by
Smoke—The Mine Still on Fire.
Suamoxin, Pa., April 3.—By the ex-
plosion of a lamp in the hands of a
Huuvgarian miner ten men lost their
lives at the Nelson shaft, near this
place, on Saturday. The dead are:
Joseph Borirax, single; John Gray,
married; John Burtt, married; Fred-
erick Ginter, single; Frank Shupis,
single; Nicholas Dutah, married ; John
Ryan, single; James Brennan, single ;
John Robel, married; Michael Bren-
nan, single. The ill fated miners were
residents of Shamokin and Springfield,
a small village adjoining the borough.
The burning oil set fire to the root of
the mine, and the efforts of the miners
to extinguish the flames were unavail-
ing owing to the inadequate supply of
water. An airway shalt connects the
No. 10 vein with the red ash vein,
which is situated directly over the
former one.
Hurriedly potifying the miners on
this lilt the engineer was signaled and
the flight to the surface commenced.
Ouce out some of the men thought of
the air passage leading to the red ash
vein, and knew that were the occupants
not notified some would surely die. A
gallant band of rescuers was lowered,
and when the cage stopped at the red
ash vein, 500 feet fom the surface, the
men found the tunnel filled with smoke
which had come up from the lower
level. A coupleot rescuers jumped off
the cage and tried to walk though the
smoke, which grew denser every min-
ute. A tew dead mules were stumbled
over, and the men reluctantly retreated
aud returned to the surface, aware that
if anyone was in the tunnel he could
not escape, as there were no exits at
this side of the lift.
The cage was again lowered and a
force of men started to explore the
tunnel. It was risky work, as a sul-
phur explosion was imminent. With
cheery words to each other they press-
ed torward and finally reached two
corpses wrapped in each other’s arms.
They were the bodies of the Brennan
brothers. Oune dozen yards further on
lay Jobn Ryan. He was dead. Three
feet away were the remains of Shupis
and Ginter. The grewsome search coun-
tinued until every part of the vein had
been explored, ten dead men being the
towal find.
The fire in the meantime continued
to spread, and finally shot up to the
red ash vein and got beyond control.
So intense was the heat tnat no oue
could enter the mine. A consultation
was he'd with the view of fighting the
conflagration, and it was decided to
flood the vein, The Elmira owners of
the mine arrived and the work oi flood-
ing was stopped in order to first try
smothering the flames. Everything
nas heen boarded up where air entered
and there 1s danger ot a gas explosion.
No person is allowed within a hundred
vards of the workinos,
Miners Entombed.
A Sudden Rush of Water Cuts Off Their Escape.
Hazreron, Pa,, April 3.—Imme-
diately ater the firing of a blast by
David Williams, in the fifth lift of the
Laurel H'll mine, in the outskirts of
this city, about 9 30 o'clock this morn-
ing, a terrible roar was heard and an
immense bodv of water rushed down
the breast. Williams was caught in
the flood and undoubtedly perished.
Doubt still exists as to the safety of the
miners in the sixth lift below.
The fifth lift is over 600 yards below
the surface, and 800 miners are em
ployed im the mine. Fully a thous-
and people hastened to the scene of the
disaster and many descended to the
rescue. Only Miners Thomas Hudson
and John Trembath are now known
definitely to be missing. Serious in-
juries were sustained by Miners Wil-
liam Purdy, John and Samuel Spen
cer, Thomas Hawke and Thomas
Sharpe.
New State Building.
A Costly Structure to be Erected in Harrisburg.
Harrissurg, March 31.—The bill
making an appropriation of $625,000
for the erection of a fire-proof building
for the State Departments, State libra
ry archives, battle flags, State art treas
urers, geological and ornithological
collections, and authorizing changes
and improvements in the present main
Capitol building, has been sent to the
Governor and will receive his approval.
Iv was thought by some of those who
want the uew improvements that the
Governor would veto 1t, but he assured
them that he was very anxious to have
it'pass, and had recommended it in his
message.
Bayard Says He Will Accept.
WiLmingron, Del., March 30—Hon.
Thomas F. Bayard, who returned to
his home in this city from Boston last
night, says that his appointment as
Ambassador to Great Britain, was not
unexpected, and that he will accept
the honor.
The Awful Results of a Blaze in Brad-
ford Satarday Morning,
Of the 125° Guests Few Escaped by the Stairway,
Nearly All Jumping from the Windows—Thg
Bodies of Three Victims Recovered.
Braprorp, Pa., April 1.—The char-
red bodies and a hospital tull of wound-
ed and burned victims are the awtul
fruits of a blaze, that early this morn-
ing tore through that ill-starred build-
ing, the Higgins house, in which were
125 guests, and burned it to the ground.
The fire also swept away four buildings
of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pius-
turg railroad, the Higgins cigar fac
tory and the building of J. Leroy, gro-
cer.
The fire started from a gas jet uader
a coffee boiler in the kitchen. Ed.
P.ckrand, the night clerk, first saw it,
and instead of making an attempt to
extinguish it, be ran up stairs to arouse
the sleepers, He hammered on the
doors in the second story and ran to
the third, where he repeated the
alarm.
In a moment all was confusion.
The house was filied with smoke al-
most instantly and the tinder-like par-
titions and ceiling of the first floor were
soon a mass of flames. Ot the hundred
and more people who were asleep in
the house tew escaped by the stairway.
Many did jump, but the jump was a
bad one torisk. From the upper story
it was thirty teet on the west side, with
a plank roadway on which to land.
Oa the east side was the creek, which
made the jump forty feet. Several
persons made the leap into the stream
and were rescued. They were carried
into the Riddle house, which was trans-
formed into a temporary hospital.
The dead—George Park, machinist ;
F. H. Havelin, railroad engineer; un-
known woman supposed to be Miss
Coe.
The injured—James Brisson, head
cut; James Bryser, tace, hands and
feet badly hurt; W. N. Buchanan,
suflers trom shock ; Ted Burns, fire-
man hurt by falling wall ; J. U. Cody,
ot Jamestown, hurt about the head;
J. Cody, the hotel clerk, badly burned
and iujured internally ; H. J. Camp-
bell, shock ; Dryshall, of Johnsoaville
hip hurt; G. W. Eigner, suffers from |
shock ; James Gillespe, ankle broken; |
Eugene Hall, injured internally ;
Harry Hannon, face and hands burned;
Mrs. L. L. Higgins, wite of the pro-
prietor, injured internally ; Richard
Higgins, son of proprietor, hands cat;
W. J. Holliday, traveling salesman, |
ankle broken ; Harry Jones, cut about
head, tace and hands; Peter M. Gar-
vey, legs burned, suffering from shock; |
Herman Neumeyer, right ankle brok
eu; J. W. Osborne, spine and ankle
fractured, will probably die ; Ed. Pick-
rand, night clerk, spine injured, proba-
bly tatally ; Frank Riddle, caught un-
der falling roof, back hurt; Mrs. F.
Tucker and baby of Elmira, both bad-
ly burned; Mrs. Weaver burned
about head and arms.
The firemen, who had just returned
from extinguishing a blaze at the
Whitney Hose house, arriving on the |
spot quickly, but the force was too
weak to cope with the conflagration, |
which only stopped its course when it |
had reduced thie buildings to mere ash |
heaps.
Search was begun earlv, and about
six o'clock the searchers uncovered the
blackenea remains of a man who was
terribly burned but was identified by
means of a number of railwav passes
«8 that of engineer Haveling, who
came in from Rochester yesterday
morning.
The second bodv fourd is supposed
to be that of a machinist named Park.
Soon after finding the second body
Fireman Rider discovered the third
trunk. This body was burned beyond
possibility of recognition.
The search for bodies was continued
several hours, but without discovering
evitences of any other unfortunates.
The property loss will reach fully
$100,000, of which the railroai loses
halt on its four buildings,
In the destroyed baggage room were
found the remains of the sample
trunk of a jewelry drammer. Among
the blackened embers were tound
thousands of dollars worth ot valuable
watches, pins, chains, rings, etc.
These were gathered into boxes and
pails. The drammer said the total
was valued at $35,000.
Several persons made the leap for
life into the stream. Mr. and Mrs,
Higgins escaped from the burning
building, but were nearly suffocated
by smoke. Mr. Higgins was badly
injured and was carried to the Riddle
house, which was transtormed into a
temporary hospital. There thirty or
forty injured were brought, many with
broken or sprained limbs from their
leaps from the windows. Others were
badly scorched by the flame as they
rushed for any outlet that presented it-
self.
Will Be There.
Mr. Cleveland, It is Said Will Start the Ma-
chinery at the World's Fair.
WasHINGTON, April 2.—It is stated
to-night that while President Cleveland
has vot yet notified the World’s Fair
committee on public ceremonies that
he will be present at the opening of the
fair, be expects to be able to accept the
committee’s iovitation to be there.
He then stated that he fully appreciat-
ed the importance of the occasion and
that if the condition of public business
made it possible for him to do so, he
would visit Chicago on the first of May
and participate in the opening exer-
cises.
A Barglar's Bag of Bank Bills.
Two Boys Find $18,000 the Fruits of an Old
Robbery.
Lynn, Mass, April 2.—A bag full
ot bank bil's, amounting to nearly
$18,000, was the rich find of two South
Peabody boysto-day. The police took
possession of the money, which is sup:
"and the settlement of
SHE
Down Goes M. Mellue.
He. Fails to Form a French Cabinet and Du-
Fuy Will Try.
Paris, April 3.—Carnot’s Cabinet
makeshift has proved poor, indeed, and
M. Jules Meliue has retired ingloriously
after an abortive attempt to construct a
Ministry that wonld lust a few days.
M. Charles Dupuy, who was Minis-
ter of public 1nstruction under Ribot,
hus now consented to form a Ministry.
Iv is understood that M. Paul Louis
Peytray, Depaty from Bouches de
Rhone, and who was Minister of Fi-
nance in 1888, will accept the Ministry
of Finance, and that M Develle will be
Minister of Foreign affairs. No one
expects the Cabinet to hve long, but
every body appears to look naturally to
M. Constans, who alone is strong
enough tosteer France through the per-
ils of a general election.
M. Charles Dupuy. who was Minister
of Public Instruction in Ribots recent
Cabinet, has been asked to try his hand,
and was in consu.tation with President
Carnot until midnight. He submitted
this list:
Charles Dupuy, Premiership and In-
terior.
Raymond Poincarre, Education.
Admiral Rieunier, Marine.
Jules Develle, Foreign Affairs.
Francois Viette, Public Works.
Albert Viger, Agriculture.
General Loizillon, War.
The Ministry of Finance has been
offered to Paul Louis Peytray, and the
Ministry of Commerce to Edouard
Lockroy.
The Cherokee Strip to be Opened.
TanLeQuan, I. T. April 2.—The
opening of the Cherokee strip 18 an as-
sured fact. After a stormy debate,
which lasted all day, the ratification of
the amended treaty was passed late last
evening by both the house and the sen-
ate of the national council. Chief Har
ris will sign it at once and then noth.
ing will remain to be done but to hand
over the money to the delegation,
which will be appointed to visit Wash-
ington in accordance with the terms of
the bill. Congressman Pee. gives it as
his opinion that the strip cannot possi-
bly be thrown open before July 1, as
besides the allotments to the Cherokee
the intruder
question, the Tonkawa lande will all
have to be surveyed. There is general
rejoicing here and all alonz the border
over the action of the council, which
was more prompt than was looked for.
Even the President Enjoyed It.
WasHINGTON, April 3.—Nearly ten
thousand children with a few more
thousand of mothers, big sisters, aunts
and nurses, took part in the annual
Easter Monday egg rolling in the White
housz grounds to-day. The weather
was delightful and the children enjoyed
themselves in egg rolling, games and
eating. Many prominent people came
to see the unique sight which Mrs.
Cleveland and baby Ruth with a party
of friends also e joyed from the balzouny
of the mansion. The President too, was
not indifferent to the gaietv. He left
his desk several times to gaza from his
office window on the lively scene, and
at 1 o'clock the hour of his regular
Monday reception he received soveral
hundred of their attendant guardians in
the East room.
Hamilton Electrocuted.
Sing Sing, N. Y.,, April 3.—James
W. Hamilton, the colored ex preacher
and convicted wife murderer, died in
the electric chair at 11:12 o'clock this
morning. Thedeath warrant was read
by Warden Brown in the condemned
man’s cell at 10:30 o'clock last night
Hamilton sat on a bed and showed
some signs of emotion when the docu-
ment was read. Carlyle W. Harris,
who occupied cell No. 8, which was the
second cell from Hamilton’s, was able
to hear the reading of the warrant. He
showed no signs of being affected by
what was going on so near him and
what may be repeated in his case a few
weeks later. Hamilton slept until 6
o’clock this morning.
Will Judd be Accepted.
WasHINGTON, April 3.—The action
of the anti-Semites in Vienna in protest-
ing against the appointment of Max
Judd, to be United States consul there,
is regarded at the stale department as
not entirely consistent, in view of the
fact that Mr. Julius Golschmidt, the
present consul at Vienna whom Mr.
Judd was nominated to succeed is also a
Jew. It is asserted elsewhere, however,
that while Mr. Golschmidt is of He-
brew birth, he does not practice the Jew-
ish faith. Even granting this last
statement, it is said that President Har-
rison sent Mr. Golschmidt to Vienna in
the belief that he was a Jew and no ob-
jection was made to his assumption of
his duties as consul general.
Increasing Austria’s Army.
War Office Flans to Augment the Peace Effective.
VIENNA, April 2.—Despite repeated
denials it is certain that the War Office
plans shortly to increase the peace ef:
fective of the Austrian army. The
Lanwehr is to be recognized according
to the two-year system, and each of
the twenty-five infantry regiments is
to receive an addition of 144 men.
The field artillery, moreover, will be
strengthened with twenty-eight new
batteries. The augmentation of the
twenty-five infantry regiments will cost
1,000,000 florins annually.
Predicts a Great Success.
Cuicaco, April 2.—President Higin.
botham hag issued his annual report
to the stockholders of the World's Co-
lumbian Exposition. In the report
Mr. Higinbotham thoroughly views
the progress of the fair since the first
organization of a board of directors.
He says the difficulties that were over-
come during the last three years
were many and predicts the most bril-
osed to be part of the plunder of a
urglar named Collins, who made a
big haul here 18 years ago.
: liant success for the fair, which he de-
| clares will be in readiness tor visitors
by May 1.
Pennsylvania Colonial Exhibit for the
World's Fair.
The Governor ot the State of Penn-
sylvania has appointed Mrs. E. D. Gil
lespie, of Philadelpuia, and Mrs. Hor-
ace Brock. ot Lebanon, Coairman and
Vice Coairman ot a Committee having
in charge the collection of articles be-
longing to the Colonial or Revolu
tionary period of our country, uow in
the possession ot ciuzens ot Peunsylva-
nia.
Under this aathority it is respectful
ly requested that all owners of such ar-
ticles, who would be willing to loan
them from the end of April until the
middle of November, 1893, for exhibi-
tion at the World's Fair, at Chicago,
will send their names and addresses
(with an accurate description of the ar
ticles) either to Mrs, E. D. Gillespie,
or Mrs. Horace Brock. As the space
at ihe disposal of the Committee is
limited, the size, period, and marks ot
each object should be accurately given,
and also its estimated value.
The Colonial Exhibits in most of the
Colonial S.ates are now nearly ready for
shipment to Chicago ; the delay in pros:
ecuting work in Pennsylvania was
caused by the unwillinguess of the Com-
mittee to solicit such loans until they
were certain that they would be safely
placed and securely guarded. This is
now assured.
Four alcoves of the rotunda of the
United States Government Building
have been assigned to the National
Colonial Committee, and in this build-
ing every sateguard will be taken to
protect all articles therein displayed.
The time is short for these arrange-
ments to be perfected, but the Commit-
tee hopes that the patriotic spark,
which lives in the hearts of all Penn
sylvanians, will readily burst into a
blaze at this call tor help, and our State
will not be behind her Sisters in a suit.
able display of historic articles, the
sight of which will help to bind the
memories of those who live now, with
the lives of those who suffered much
that we might live, and who have
“gone before.’
Portraits, miniatures, silver, china,
glass, and all other articles properly
authenticated as belonging to the early
history of our country, will be gladly
received. Any per-on or persons own-
ing such articles and being willing to
loan them, are earnestly and respecttul-
ly requested to communicate immedi-
ately with the Chairman of the Com-
mittee for Pennsylvania, as after April
15th, applications will be too late.
All expenses for postage, transpor
tation, ete., will be paid by the Com
mittee. Prompt communications are
earnestly solicited, addressed either to
Mrs. E. D. Gillespie, chairman, 250 S-
21st St., Philadelphia. or to Mrs. Hor
ace Brock, vice chairman, Lebanon,
Pennsylvania.
He Will No Longer Be the Head of the Read-
ing Campany.—Retires From the Receiver.
ship.
PurLapeLpHIA, April 4.—President
McLeod, ot the Reading railroad, has
tendered his resignation, to take effect
May 1.
WILL ALSO RESIGN THE RECEIVERSHIP,
PHILADELPHIA, April 4.—Mr. A. A
McLeod, president of the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad and Coal and Iron
companies has tendered his resigna
ton, to take effect May 1. He will
also resign the receivership. The fol
lowing is his letter to the board of man-
agers :
“PHILADELPHIA, April 4
“To the Board of Managers of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company.
“GENTLEMEN—I] hereby resign my
position as president of your company
to take effect on the 1st of May nex:.
On that day itis my intention to re
sign my position as receiver of your
company. My reason for thus resign.
ing 18 my belief that needed financial
assistance will not be accorded to the
company as long as I shall continue to
occupy the positions of president and
receiver,
“Yours truly, A. A. McLgoep.!
VOORHEES MENTIONED FOR THE VACANCY.
It wae stated to-night that First
Vice President Voorhees, of the Read
ing, would be considered as a successor
to Mr. McLeod. Mr. Voorhees came
to the Reading recently from the New
York Central. He is considered a
practical railroad man and thoroughly
competent for the position.
Carter Harrison Elected.
He Will Bethe World's Fair Mayor of Chicago
—Majority of 19,000.
Cuicaco, April 4 —Carter H Harri-
son was to-day chosen mayor of Chica.
go by a majority of 19,000, and the en-
tire Democratic ticket was elected by
majorities ranging from 16,000 to 19,000
Municipal elections were held in var-
ious towns throughout the state but the
contests were generally without signifi-
cance. Where the party lines were
drawn the Democrats in most instances
maintained the gains made last fall.
Dynamite for a Prince.
Seven Men Arrested for Complicity in a Devilish
Plot.
Sora, April 2—A dispatch from
Berlin states that three railway officials
and four officers have been arrested for
having plotted to kill Prince Ferdinand
of Bulgaria. Their plan issald to have
been that they should blow up with dj-
namite the train which will carry him
this week to Viareggio, where he will
be married to the Princess Marie Lou-
ise, daughter of the Duke of Parma.
REE RIS
The First Haul ot Shad.
a Drift.
The season opened at Gloucester yes-
terday, and there was a large crowd of
visitors. Two concert! saloons blazed
forth in all their glory. Two small shad
were caught in the ‘‘nigger nev’ at tho
fishery, and Jonas Mills and F. Mec-
Williams, two gillers, caught two more
shad on a drift.
Two Small Prizes in the Net and Two Taken in |
Petition for Clemency.
It Will Be Presented to Governor Flower,in Be..
half of Carlyle W. Harris, Next Monday.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 5.—The fol-
lowing explains itself :
“New York”, April 4.
“Hon. Roswell P. Flower, Governor of
the State of New York :
“DEAR SIiR—A: council for Carlyle
W. Harris, now uider sentence of death,
I respecttully inform your honor that
the duly authorized evidence in Harris’
behalf with additional affidavits, will
be ready for presentation on the 17th of
this month. Will that day be conven-
lent to your engagements for my ap-
pearance before you on application for
executive clemency ? With utmost
respect, I am obediently yours,
*“WiLLiam F. Howk.”
ANSWER FROM THE G 'VERNOR.
“STATE oF N.Y. EXECUTIVE }
CHAMBER,
ALBANY, April 5.
“William F. Howe, Esq., New York :
“Drar SIR :—Governor Flower is in
receipt of your letter of yesterlay’s date
and directs me to say that he will 1e-
ceve your petition for clemency in be-
half of Carlyle W. Harris on Monday,
April 10, at 230 p. m. He prefers not
to wait until April 17, as suggested in
your communication, tor the reason that
be will, at that time, be more than
usually ocenpied with legislative mat-
ters and, besides, the interval between
the 17th and thedate set tor the execu-
tion m.ay be insufficient to afford him
ample opportunity for the proper con-
sideration of the case.
Very respectfully,
“T. W. WILLIAMS,”
“Private Secretary.”
Presidential Nominations.
James S. Ewing for Minister to Belgium. Gov-
ernors for Arizona and New Mexico.
WasnINGTON, April 5.—The presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the senate to day ;
James S. Swing, of Illinois, to be en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to Bel-
gium,
Thomas T. Crittenden. of Missouri,
to be consul general of the United
States at the City of Mexizo.
Louis C. Hughes, of Arizona, to be
governor of Arizona.
William T. Tnornton, of New Moex-
ico, to be governor of New Mexico.
William M. Maize, of Ohio, to be sur-
veyor of customs for the port of Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Thomas Crittenden, of Missouri, who
is named as consul general to Mexico, is
perhaps better known through his
pursuit and destruction of the celebrated
James brothers, who terrorized the state
for many years. He achieved this feat
white governor of Missouri. He was a
lieutenant colonel in the Union army
during the late war, and is a lawyer.
Jame. S. Ewing, ot Illinois, who is
nominated to be minister to Belgium, is
a law partner and cousin ot Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson, the firm consisting of
Stevenson & Ewing. He is about 50
years of age and lives in Bloomington.
Presidential Appointments.
Ministers Appointed to Switzerland,
Hungary and Greece.
WasaINGTON, April 4. —The presi-
dent to day sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate :
James O. Broadhead, of Missouri, to
be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Switzerland ; Bartlett Tripp, of South
Dakota, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States to Austria Hungary ; Eben
Alexander, of North Carolina, to be en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary of the United States to Greece,
Roumania, and Servia.
To Be Consuls—Jaumes E. Neil at
Liverpool ; James M. Dobbs, of Geor-
wig, at Valparaiso ; Q. O. Beckord, of
Mississipp1, at Kingston, Jamaica ;
David N. Burke, of New York, Per-
nambuca ; Edgar Widen, of Maine, at
St. Stephen. N. B; Henry F. Merritt,
of Illinois, at Bremen; Asa D D.ckin-
son, of New Yuk, at Notingham ;
Benjamin Lenthier, of Massachusetts,
at Sherbrooke.
Charles E. Ingersoll, of Pennsylva-
nia, to be appraiser of merchandise in
the district of Philad: Iphia.
Paul F. Faison, of Nurth Carolina, to
be an Indian inspector.
Austria.
Chinese Actors Are Coming.
WasHiNgroN, April 5 —United
States Consul Seymour, at Canton,
China, has cabled the state department
that 1,000 Chinese actors, ete., belong-
ing to rival companies, have lett Shang-
hai for the United Siates to visit the
World's fair, where they will give ex-
hibitions. These Chinese will land on
this continent at Vancouver, Tacoma,
San Francisco and other places. In
accordance with this information, As-
sistant Secretary Spaulding, for the de-
partment, has telegraphed custom of-
ficers on the Pacific coast and north-
ern frontier to exercise the closest
scrutiny that none but bona fide exhib-
ititos, or employes whose services are
required by the exhibitors at the
World’s fair exposition, be permitted
to enter this country.
British Red Coats in New York.
New York, April 5.—Three hun-
dred British red coats, representing
every branch of the English military
service, and the crack representatives of
some of the most famous regiments of
the English army, arrived from Lon-
don to-day by the steamer Massachu-
setts. The men bring with them
eighty horses, purchased from the Eng-
lish government. All the men have
served six years, and are held in reserve
service six years more. They come to
this country under private auspices in
! connection with the World’s Fair at
! Chicago.
| Secretary Hoke Smith Knows Jt.
WasningToN, April 8.—Secretary
Hoke Smith has received official confir-
mation of the ratification by the Chero-
kee Indians in council of the amended
Cherokee agreement. The last con-
gress expects that the strip will be open
to settlement before the first of July
next.