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.From both cities will be bulletined bv
Tire Dispatch to-night. South.
nders will receive them at the Carton
street Branch Office. .
t IFORTY-ITFTH YEAS.
TO POLITICAL DEATH
rThat is the End of Fight
-That is Now Announced
to he On
-IN THIS KECK OF WOOLS.
George Oliver's domination Ordered
Hung up by Senator Quay.
4J0HN DALZELL IS. YERI ANGRY,
And There Ire Predictions of Dangling
.Scalps and Gory Locks.
WATS AND MEANS SUP AT WINDOM
Unless a correspondent is frightfully mis
informed which is just possible in such a
wicked city as Washington grows to be
when Congress sits there is a Western
Pennsylvania political war hatching down
there, which may make things lively,
even after the local spring cam
paigns are over. George Oliver's
nomination is said to be hung up in the Sen
ate, by order of Senator Quay. Thereby
hangs a tale of woe, the unfolding of which
. mas be amusing to outsiders. Congress also
slaps Secretary Windom'i lead ore scheme
in the face, as it were; and there is other
live Washington gossip.
rSTZCUX. TELrGRAM TO TUB DISPATCH.'
Washington, February 17. There is
evidently a political sensation of so mean
proportions coming as a sequel to Senator
Quay's very latest move in antagonism of
Congressman Dalzell, of Pittsburg. It is
now a settled, nndenied and undeniable fact
that the fight between the two will be most
bitterly renewed as soon as the Senator re
turn from Florida. There will not only be
the worst personal row that has yet occurred
between these two statesmen, but the entire
political organization of Western Pennsyl
vania will be involved, and peace will not
be declared until one or the other faction is
beaten.
Just betoreQnay went to Florida Presi
dent Harrison settled one phase of the con
test over patronage between Quay and Dal
zell in a rather novel manner, as will be
readily remembered by all readers of The
Dispatch. Each of these gentlemen had
a candidate for Census Supervisor of the
Pittsburg district. The President wanted
to appoint Dalzell's man, principally be
cause he was the choice of Census Superin
tendent Porter. He did not dare to dis
please the Senator, however, so he hit upon
the unique plan of making two districts out
of one and appointed both the candidates.
THE TBOPBLE JUST BEGUN.
'-The President Ihea congratulated himself
on having escaped from this dilemma. He
is not free, however, by any means.
Senator Quay has telegraphed to the Sen
ate to have the nomination of George Oliver,
Dalzell's Census Supervisor, hung up, inti
mating that he would oppose confirmation
on his return.
Mr. Dalzell was very angry when he
learned of this -to-day, but does not think it
wise to talk for publication now.
One of the Pennsylvania Congressmen
said .this afternoon that this last step of
Quay's, meant war to the knife between
Quay ami anti-Quay factions of the Repub
lican party in Allegheny county. It is
Quay against the field, and the fight will be
fought to a finish. The Chris Magee wing
of the party will join Mr. Dalzell and his
followers, and an attempt will be made to
down Quay before next year's election.
OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE.
Harry Oliver. George's brother, the influ
ential and wealthy Republican who has
helped to carry many a fight for Quay, will,
of course, oppose his influence to the Sena
tor now. and the war will be formally begun
during the next fortnight.
On the other side of this battle, however,
there is more of warlike preparation going
on than the best posted of Quay's opponents
now dares to dream. The howl for the im
peachment of the Senator.or a Congressional
investigation based upon-his alleged record,
recently printed in New York, is likely to
bear fruit of a very different character from
(hat anticipated by the power behind that
publication". For, let it be borne in mind,
there is a paradox being enacted in Florida.
The body ot the Senator is on the ocean
every day, snaring the wily tarpon; but the
ear of the Beaver statesman is on the
ground, and he'bears a eood deal that might
escape the average listener.
HIS MOST AUDACIOUS.
In short, Quay is said to be making one
of his most audacious mores. The best de
tectives in America are reported to be not
only ferretting out the sources of the re
cently printed Quay story, but adding ma
terial to the elements that will be "used to
undermine all the political foundations or
those "sources." Heretofore, it is said, his
political adversaries in Western Pennsyl
vania have delighted to play upon him; but
he is terribly in earnest this time, and, in
side of SO days, an expose, audacious, almost
reckless, may be looked for, to lay bare po
litical secrets centering about Harrisburg.
Qaayls a relentless foe, and it is reported
here that a Pittsburg bureau, in charce of
trusted lieutenants, is collating information
which will discount the information, also
secured in Pittsbnrg, upon which the
"Chapter on Quay" was based. There is
certainly""6omething in the air."
A SLAP AT WINDOM.
The Ways and Mean Committee Par Ko
Respect te His Wishes or Those
ot the President In Regard
to Dnty on Lend Ore.
lETEClU. TZXZOBAX TO TBI DISFATCnM
Washington, February 17. The Ways,
and Means Committee has, it is learned, de
cided to impose a duty of 1 cents per
pound on lead ore imported into this coun
try, no matter in what shape it comes. This
determination is a direct slap at Secre
tary Windom and the administra
tion, who have repeatedly declined
to grant the request' of the lead ore
men of the West for the strict imposition of
the duty to the fullest extent allowed by
law. Under the present rulings of the Treas
ury Department, which Secretary Windom
last fall declined to change, notwithstand
ing the great pressure Drought to bear to in
duce him to do so, dntv is collected on im
ported ores according to the predominating
metal. Thus a large proportion of the lead
comes In free, when mixed with silrer and
other ores, much to the annoyance of the
Western producers. When these men were
turned aside by Secretary Windom they be
gan to work upon the- Ways and Means
Committee, and hare been successful.
It is said that the combined delegations
from thenew States insisted that this con
cession must be made to the lead ore people
or they would refuse to support the Repub
lican tariff bilL The representatives of the
new States are making their influence
strongly telt in Washington this winter.
They nave organized themselves into a body
for the purpose of offensive and defensive
warfare with regard to needed legislation
and this is the first victory they have won.
GETTYSBUBG MAEKEES.
More Honey Wanted for Memorials An
Additional Appropriation of $53,000
Proposed General Daadj's Kecom
tnendatlons to Congress.
rraojc x staff coheisfondknt.
Washington, February 17. A lengthy
communication was to-day sent to the
House by Secretary of War Proctor on the
subject of the project to erect monuments or
tablets on the battlefield of Gettysburg to the
different commands taking part in the en-,
gagement It 'will be remembered that
$15,000 was appropriated for this purpose by
Congress, and the Secretary now asks for a
further sum of $55,373 to complete the
project The act making the primary ap
propriation requires that the position occu
pied by each ot the commands of the regu
lar army at Gettysburg should De marked.
The report of Deputy Quartermaster Gen
eral Dandy, which is to-day sent to Con
gress, says that 40 monuments or tablets
will be required to do this instead of 36, as
at first contemplated. The sites for these
and the land lor driveways up to the monu
ments will all have to be Durchased, and
after that is done there would remain only
about $150 each for the monument', if the
original appropriation is not increased.
None of the monuments at present on the
ground, erected by States to the memory of
their soldiers, have cost less than $1,500, and
it is suggested that the memorials to
be erected by the United States Govern
ment should be not less fine. The report
recommends that the driveways be made to
connect the monuments, the extra cost being
only about $2,000. It also suggests that the
whole 3W acres of Mr. W. H. Heagy's land
be purchased, instead of the three small sites
included in it and the right of way thereto.
To mark the site of ayear s infantry division,
which was composed of ten organizations,
the report proposes the erection of one large
monument instead of ten small ones.' In
two cases condemnation of lands iB neces
sary in order to secure sites.
JL commnnication is also included from
Acting Judge Advocate General Lieber
upon the legal points involved in General
Dandy's report, quoted from above. He
says there is no authority under the law to
put up only one monument for a year's in
fantry division, but that the sites occupied
by each of the ten organizations composing
that division should be surveyed and mapped
out and a monument put up to each. The
document, with all its inclosures, was re
ferred to the Appropriations Committee.
It is probable that if any further appropria
tion is made for this purpose some specific
action will be taken upon the recommenda
tions of General D'audy
THE RICH GET 0PP .EASILY.
Tie Burden of WnsttifytatpTaxes'Chleay
Borne by ttte Poor.
rrROM A STAXT COEKESPOSDEJTr. 1
Washington, February 17. It is prob
able that within a short time the system of
assessing property in the District will have
a thorough overhauling in Congress, if the
millionaire influence in the House and
Senate is not too potent The assessed valu
ation of property in the District is only
about $138,000,000, when dt should be fully
twice that, if discrimination were not made
in favor of the property of rich men.
While the poor and merely comfortable
people who own the small homes and cheap
property are assessed at upwards of 80 per
cent of the selling value of the property, the
rich are assessed at less than 20 per cent
The following examples illustrate this:
Vice President Morton pays taxes on his
Shorebam Hotel property at a valuation of
only 103,000, while it is worth $500,000. The
Wormley Hotel property, assessed at less than
&0,000, was bought for $140,000 a few days ago
as a speculation, and is held at $200,000. Mr.
Washington McLean's Hotel Normasdie prop
erty is assessed at J95.O00. and is worth $250000.
Senator Cameron's residence is pnt down at
53,000, while he paid $67,000 for it four years
aco. He would not take 100,000 for the place.
The nround upon which John Hay's house
stands is assessed at 88 69 per square foot,
though he paid more .than tS per foot more
than five years ago. Senator lawyer's raanifl
cent new mansion Is assessed at $30,000. and is
worth $100,000. B. H. Warder, the millionaire,
pays on about 20 per cent of the value of a
large lot of property, and so on through tho
list
ME. BAYNE ON CITIL SERVICE.
Ho Says Republican Members Can't Afford
to Evade the Law.
Washington, February 17. A bill
providing for 30 additional medical ex
aminers in the Pension Office was called up
by Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, to-day.
Mr. Washington, of Tennessee, said it ap
peared to be a scheme to get 30 Republicans
into office. Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee,
opposed the bill as attacking covertly the
civil service law. Mr. Bayne, of Pennsyl
vania, hoped that no Republican would try
to evade the civil service law they could
not afford to do it He asked to have an
amendment inserted providing that the ex
aminers be appointed under the terms of the
civil service law.
Mr. Cheadle, of Indiana; Mr. Morris, of
Ohio, and several other Republicans ob
jected to Mr. Bayne's request The yeas
and nays were taken upon the passage of
the bill, resulting yeas, 109; nays, 19 no
quorum. .
So the House adjourned with the under
standing that the bill be taken up on the
next suspension day. t
EXTENDING FREE DELIYEEI.
Mr. Wnnnmskcr's Estimate of its Cost In
Small Towns.
Washington, February,17. Postmas
ter General Wanamaker, in response to a
Senate resolution, to-day transmitted to the
Senate an estimate of the increased cost re
quired to extend the free delivery system to
all cities and towns having not less than
3,000 inhabitants, and also the cost of ex
tending it to those haring not less than 5,000
inhabitants.
The Postmaster General says that there
are 664 of the former towns, and to extend
the free delivery system to them would cost
the Government $1,317,040, -and of the latter
there are 294, requiring $679,225 to extend
the system to them.
NEARLY 62.000,000 PROFIT.
What TJncle Sam Has Made by the Coinage
of Silver. '
Washington, February. The Di
rector of the Mint to-dav sent a letter to
Senator Cockrell, with a statement showing
the number of ounces of silver of standard
fineness and the cost of it, used in the coin
age of silver dollars, the number, of silver
dollars coined and the profits thereetuMch
t$ Ije paftwm
year from March 1, 1878, to December 31,
1889.
The number of ouncet coined during the
period was 300,727,969, and the cost $287,
995.107. The number of dollars coined was
349,938,001, and the seigniorage $61,942,893.
COLOEED MEN KICK.
i
They Want a Larger Share orOfflces Than
They Are Likely to Get Only
Small Places Thus Far
Given Them.
1PBOH JL. STATT COnttESPONDENT.l
Washington, February 17. Congress
man Cheatham, of North Carolina, the one
colored man in Congress, does not want to
make himself conspicuous in the fight ot
the colored people of his State against the
administration, but privately he gives out
plenty of ammunition with which to fight
His theory is that Republicans are just as
much determined as Democrats to turn the
negro down. There are now in position as
laborers here, at the most disagreeable work,
half a dozen colored men, who have served
.terms of from 5 to 12 years in the Legisla
ture of their State, gentlemen of education
and dignity. He wanted good positions for
them, but could get only the office of wood
and coal carriers and spittoon cleaners. A
friend of Mr. Cheatham has the following
further information in regard to the whole
sale discrimination against the negroes':
When John Brown was planning his fool
hardy rebellion in Canadahe numbered among
his advisers J. JL Harris, to- whom, it be had
paid heed. Harper's Ferry wonld net have been
raided and the leader in the rebellion would
not have been made to suffer death. Mr. Har
ris Is a leader in North Carolina, where be has
served in the Legislature for ten years. Ha
was an applicant for a place m the gift of the
administration, believing himself entitled to.
recognition because of the services be ren
dered to the partv in the last campaign. Con
gressman Cheatham did his best for him, and
the most desirable Dlaco Mr. Harris has been
offered is that of conductor of a Capitol eleva
tor. Here are the figures made out, showing
how we are treated In the State where the Re
publican party wonld be nothing without us.
This list shows the appointments of which we
should have nine-tenths. There is one special
agent at a salary of $6 a aav, or $2,190 a year.
He is white. Two Internal JieTenae Collectors,
one at $4,500 and the other at $4,375 a year. They
are white. Under these collectors are S90 em
ployes, including deputies, clerks, etc, all of
whom are white, except about ten laborers at
$2 60 per day. The lighthouse service employs
43 men. and of this number there are only fire
colored men. They occupy the most menial
positions. The Marine Hospital has four em
ployes, all white. The public buildings have
nine employes, as janitors and watchmen, all
white. There Is one shipping commissioner,
white. The national cemeteries have eight
employes, including superintendent and labor
ers. These are all white. Of the 114 men em
ployed in the service of the United States
courts all are white.
There are 21 Republican postoffice clerks in
the State, all white, and 10 letter-carriers, all
white. Of the 69 postmasters in the State,
drawing from $500 np to $2,600 a year, all are
white except two. who are receiving the small
est figure In this list The employes under the
Government in the State number 730, and at
least 700 of these are white. Their salaries foot
up to $426,981 a year, and of this amount the
colored voters do not get more than $8,000.
Four white men control the patronage ot the
State Dr. J. J. Nott, John B. Eaves, Elihu
White and A. W. Shaffer, and they hold the
colored voters down by their throats.
WAR WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED.
Adjutant General Kelton Corrects n State
, ment of Governor Foraker.
IFRbM A STAlV COEEIsrONDEKT. J
Washington, February 17. "Gover
nor Foraker has at least lost nothing pf his
imagination, whatever else he has" lost,"
said Adjutant General Kelton to The
Dispatch correspondent this evening,
when asked about the Governor' assertion
that in 1887, when the fisheries question was
an -exciting topic, the War Departmenthad
written him and other Governors askinghow
many soldiers they could rush to the Can-.
adian frontier upon short notice.
'"At that time," continued General Kel
ton, "it was reported that the letter had in
view a probable fight with .Canada, and at
that time I'gave to the press a correction of
that impression which vas published broad
cast. I will repeat the correction now for
The Dispatch. The letter made bo men
tion of Canada and had nothing whatever
to do with the Canadian fisheries dispute or
any other international question. The War
Department simply wished to give the Na
tional Gnard throughout the country some
thing practical to think about, and sent out
these letters asking them the hypothetical
question of how many men could be massed
at certain given points. It was done to test
the intelligence and activity of the National
Guardsmen, and to stimulate their interest
in the actual questions of the science of
war. That is all there is about it"
CHAEGED WITH F0EGEEI.
Warrants Sworn 0,nt for the Arrest of Mrs.
Jnlln C Llpplncott.
Camden, N. J., February 17. A war
rant .was bwoju out here to-day by F. O.
Lippincott, of this city, for the arrest of
Mrs. Julia C. Lippincott, the Atlantic City
proprietress, who has gained so much prop
erty through her wholesale swindling opera
tions, charging her with forgery. No in
formation could be obtained as to the
amount or nature of the forgery. Mrs. Lip
pincott left her home in Medford to-day,
ber destination being, it is said, Phila
delphia. Suits were brought at Mt Holly to-day
on three notes purporting to be signed by
Mrs. Iiippincott's husband and her sister,
Mrs. Haipes. The defense set up is that the
signatures are forgeries. Mrs. Haines Is
very much prostrated.
A FUGITIVE MONTANA SENAT0B,
Interviewed in New fork. Thinks the Legii
v latnre's Acts Invalid.
tSFSCtAL.TELIffaAM TO THE DISPATCH.!
New Toek, February 17. The Hon. C.
W. Hoffman, one of the eight Democratic
Senators of Montana who are dodging about
the country to keep the Sergeant at Arms
from arresting and taking them back, is at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. In a chat to-day
he said: "I do not think we have any
legally elected Senators. I have held all
along that the election was invalid. As to
whether the United States Senate will ad
mit any of them, of course I do not know.
"We have had a long siege of it, and I
shall be glad when the Legislature ad
journs. I believe the present members
elected to the Legislature are all right and
I hope that at the next session we will be
able to Bo something."
AN INJUNCTION DISMISSED.
Thirty-six Mea tobeArreslod for Fishing
With Nets In Lake Erie.
fSPZCIAL TKLEOKAM TO THE DISrATCS.
Dayton, O., February 17. L. K. Bun
tain, State game warden, left hero for
Painesrille to-night to arrest 36 men, each
on 18 charges for fishing in the waters of
Lake Erie with pets. He attempted to ar
rest these men last October, but they got out
an injunction restraining him, and it was
allowed by the Common Pleas Court. The
case was taken to the Circuit Court, and the
injunction has just been dissolved by
Judges Frazier, Lambie and Woodbury.
The warden has gone alter the men.
Old Rates Restored.
Chicago, February 17. The Western
Freight Association, after a three days' dis
cussion of the subject, Toted to-dAy to re
store the rates to Kansas Citjt and Omaha
to the basis of 60 cent it huudred pounds
first class.
PITTSBURG, TUESDAY,
NOT QUITE SO DEAD.
The World's FairProjectMay Not
be Abandoned After All. "
OTHER CELEBRATIONS PROPOSED.
Among Them a Memorial Hall and a
Permanent Exhibition.
NEW X0BK INSISTS SHE Willi H1TE IT,
And Cmunety Depew Hakes a 8peech Aralnst His
Own Party Leaders.
The World's Fair question is to be de
bated Thursday. Many believe there will
be no World's Fair, and other forms of
celebrating the anniversary of Columbus'
discovery are .proposed. The enthusiastic
massmeeting in. New Tork won't take no
for an answer. Depew speaks.
FROM X BTXZf COKESSPONCElTT.
Washington, February 17. The de
bate in the World's Fair question was to
day again postponed, through the influence
of the New Yorkers, who still hope that an
agreement may be reached in the Legisla
ture at Albany, ywhich will save their
chances for the fair. This time, however,
they were not able to postpone the matter
indefinitely, and the debate will commence
on Thursday of this week, instead of to
morrow, as was intended. This decision
was reached by the House to-day after a
very lengthy discussion, partly upon this
subject, but .mostly on a disputed point in
the rnles which arose incidentally. The
vote on the resolution fixing the time for the
commencement of the debate was, yeas, 209;
nays, 66. Filty-five of the gentlemen voting
nay were Democrats, nearly all of them
from the Bauth. The other one was a He
publican, Mr. DeHaven, of California.
These 66 members are all supposed to be op
posed to the holding of any fair at all.
PEOPOSED CELEBRATIONS.
As It seems very likely that there will no
fair in 1692, it is interesting to note the
other forms ot celebrating the discovery of
this continent by Columbus which have
been proposed. One of the most interesting
methods is suggested by Senator Edmunds,
who proposes the erection and establishment
of a great national university here in Wash
ington. Senator Morrill has introduced,
and the Senate Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds has favorably reported
upon, a bill to erect a statue of Christopher
Columbus on the circle at the western en
trance to the Capitol grounds from Pennsyl
vania avenue, at a cost of $50,000. This
contemplates the removal of the peace, or
naval monument, now occupying the posi
tion designated. '
Representative Burrows, following the
same line, introduced a bill for the erection
of a monument to Queen Isabella I., of
Spain, who pledged her Jewels to enable
Columbus to prosecute his voyage of dis
covery. The cost of this work of art is to be
$50,000. and its location somewhere in the
District of Columbia.
A COLUMBUS WEMOIUAL HALL.
A more expansive scheme is thatof Bepre
tentative Buchanan,, of New Jersey, who
introduced to-day a bill for the erection of a
Columbus memorla hall in this city. Pri
marily the hall is to boused for the display
of the skill of the artists and artisans of the
United States, and the progsess of science,
arts and manufactures, but ultimately it is
to be extended so as to include the produc
tions ot other countries. The bill appro
priates $1,000,000 for the first year and
$3,000,000 lor the next two years.
It is probable that some such scheme as
this will be the outcome of all the discussion
about a World's Fair, and Washington will
in the end be the-beneficiary of it
Lightneb.
NEW Y0BK WON'T YIELD.
A MIGHTY MEETING REFUSES TO
. TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
Overflow Meetings Necessary Resolutions
or Determination Adopted Channcer
SI. Depew Ont Against Piatt
nnd Other Partisans.
New Yobk, February 17. Not in a
great many years has such an overwhelming
and enthusiastic mass meeting been held in
this city as that which took place in Cooper
Union to-night In favor of the original
World's Fair bill, and which Hon. T. C.
Piatt is attacking at Albany. The large
hall was literally packed to its utmost
capacity with citizens in. all the walks of
life. The platform was occupied by mem
bers of the General Committee of the
World's Fair, members of the Executive
and Sub-Executive Committees, the Com
mittee on Arrangements and ladles and
gentlemen who were Incky enough to ob
tain platform tickets. Financiers from
Wall street, banking institutions, lawyers,
mechanics and laborers, touched elbows.
By 730 o'clock there was not even stand
ing room In the hall.
Overflow meetings were held in Eighth
street, 1n front of the main entrance to
Cooper Union, and on all sides of the build
ing. Men who bad never spoken in public
before climbed on to the trucksand shouted
with might and main. Ex-Senator Piatt
was vigorouslydenounced- by the speakers
at these overflow meetings, and the orators
were not over-choice in the language in
which they protested against the efforts of
the Republican leader to defeat the original
bill presented to the Legislature.
DEPEW" AND MILLEB LOUDLY CHEERED.
Chariacey Depew and Warner Miller
were cheered to the echo when they entered
and appeared upon the platform. Tho
gathering was called W order bv James W.
Tappen, who nominated JohnH. Starinfor
Chairman.
Mr. Starin declared that "the meeting
was called to say that we should have a
World's Fair in 1892, and that we should
have it in New York City and entirely free
front political influence." He hoped that
the meeting wbuld satisfy those that have
doubts upon the subject that they were in
earnest.
Secretary John Ford read resolutions
which set forth that the mass meeting, em
bracing all varieties of political opinion,
adopts and directs its Secretary to issue the
following address:
To the Legislature and the People of tho Htate or
NeWYsrk:
The people of this cltubave' united, without
regard to party, In an effort to secure and con
duct a World's Fair in commemora
tion of the discovery of America by
Columbus. The 'enterprise was formal
ly approved br -both Republican and
Hemocratic State Conventions, and it was com
menced and has hitherto been conducted as a
business enterprise Without any political bear
ing or significance whatever. Citizens of all
parties havo subscribed over $5,000,000, and citi
zens' of all parties have contributed their effort
to promote their success. The nature of the
enterprise and tbe conditions necessary to ob
tain the requisite legislation from Congress
make It absolutely essential that this non
partisan and non-political character should be
maintained.
THE COMJIISSION NOT A POLITICAL ONE.
For this reason the city ot New York asked
the Legislature to authorize the expenditure
off 10,000.000. It djd not ask that the money be
expended through the Democratic city gov
ernment'but named In the proposed bill a com
mission of loo representative catHena Who
ha,d thus, fat conducted the enterprise to tee
JEBRffART 18, 1890.
satisfaction of the people, adding to them .the
governor, the Mayor, and the Secretary of the
General World's Fair Committee. The asser
tion fs now made that the commission so pro-
interest of Tammany Hall, we assure toj
that this is not fact. There are more Repuwl
Pine tkB - . tt lias
r. . "u democrats on tne wi- , ,
it Contains scarcely a ddzen men having any
relation whatever to Tammany Hall.
More Important, howver,is the character of
the men who are named. They are amongthe
best known and most esteemed Citizens of New
York. They are leaders and controllers of the
&icakinanstriai ana easiness 'Hi?'1'"" ""-"
av made tho city what it Is. They are busi
ness and professional men who have been ac
customed to manage affairs successfully
unaffected by political considerations;
they have demonstrated their capac
ity, integrity and taithfulntss to
trust for many years in-consplcuous positions
to the knowledge of the whole community, and
they have the well-founded confidence of the
people of the city of New York. The greater
part of.them were nominated for -their posi
tions by the different trade and Industrial or.
Conizations of the city. Irrespective of party;
all of them wonld be incapable of violating the
confidence which they have received from citi
zens of all parties by perverting their powers
to the uses ot any party.
ine suggestion naraiso neen boou"i;
tain other committees, viz: The General
Wdrld's Fair Ctfmmittee ana its .Executive
r. . . - --. ...k.Hlla.
uuiunjni.ee contain more .uemocrafca m. .w-
..l.l Pn . ..1-.. 1...... .. thai.
jjuuiiuans. xne answer is mat uuw m ...ww..
committees practically go out of existence
when tho proposed legislation ghall have been
adopted. They will henceforth have no control
overthe conduct of the enterprise. Their work
was solely preliminary and the political affilia
tions of their members are of np consequence
whatever,
.THEY DEPLOBE PLATT1SM.
Wo deplore the Introduction of partisan po
litical consideration and political feelinc into
the discussion of this enterprise. The people
of Illinois are nnited in snpnort of measures
which, if the fair he held in Chicago, win give
sthff power of appointment to a Republican
Governor. The people ot Missouri are united
in support of measnres which, if the fair be
held in St Louis, will give the power of ap
pointment to a Democratic Governor.
We believe that there is enough public spirit
and patriotism in the State of New York to
raise its people above, the consideration of par
tisan strife and nnite them In committing this
great enterprise to the charge ot a fair and
non-partisan commission. We invoke the ex
ercise of that spirit now, and we
ask the Legislature and the people
of the State to take up the subject
anew, with a temperate and patriotic spirit
having in view not partisan advantage, but
public good; and to give to the city of New
York such legislation as will enable her
through the agents in whom she has confidence
and whose selections she has approved to prose
cute to success this great undertaking tor the
benefit not of any party nor of any faction, but
pf all her citizens of all parties,
ADOPTED AND BATIPIED.
The resolutions were adopted with
thunderous cheers and shouts. As the last
ringing cheer died away, Elihu Boot arose
and read a letter of sympathy with the pur
poses of the meeting from Senator Evarts,
and regret that he couldn't be present
Ex-Senator Warner Miller next spoke.
Referring to Mr. Piatt's charges that the
original bill at Albany was in Democratic
interest, he said:
I raise my voice to-night In opposition to that
statement No one appreciates more keenly
than I do the power of the Democratic vote in
the city of New York. Cheers. Bnt let us
look at the charges. First, It Is a Tammany
bill, adroitly drawn in the interests of Tam
many Halt Now the Legislative Committee
consists of 23 members, ot which 17
are true-bine Republicans, and, if
there was a deal made, there Ipolnting to
Messrs. Boot and Depew) are the two culprits
who made It Laughter and. applause. If
youconvlctthem ot this; we will -take them
outside and hang them t j the lamp-post "We
want thi fair here, and we will not tolerate
politics. We can rely upon the men who are at
the bead of affairs to carry out our wishes."
Cheers.
Following Senator Miller, Hon. Chaun
cey if-Depew said:
Keixow Citizens I appreciate the peril
which I Incurred in coming hev to-night wlth
ouAPrst having received the permision,nf OJO
new guardlan.oTthe .Republican party of the
State of New Tork the Hon. William X
Chandler, of New Hampshire. If Columbus
could have known that tne four hnnaredth
anniversary of his discovery of America wonld
have caused such a row as we have been hav
ing for the past two weeks, he wonld never
have discovered It If I bad known It I Sever
would have accepted the Chairmanship of the
Committee on Legislation, which caused me so
much bard work nights and Sundays.
DIDN'T KNOW THE PENALTY-.
I didn't know thatlt would have resulted in
my being a general target for all kinds of
abnse, and In placing me outside the lines of
my party. Columbus and I are of the same
opinion, I presume, on tho question; but
Columbus Is In heaven and I am here.
Laughter. This is not a question upon which,
parties can fight norppon which their Interests"
can bang. Why, then, can we be accused of
working in the interests of the Tammany ma
chine? Are we all dopes? Who are the dupes?
Edward H. Ammidon. the President of the
Tariff Reform Leagne, is one of them A man
who has done more for the Republican party
in the last ten months than any State Com
mitteeman or National Committeeman, in the
country has ever done.
Mr. Depew lben.mentioned the names of
General Sherman, Senator Evarts and other
prominent Beoublicads who supported New
York as the place for the World's Fair, and
said they all had a right to be classed as
dupes. Mr. Depew said he had been in the
'peace making business, and added:
I spent Snndaywith Senator Hlscock, and
wo developed a plan, without a surrender of
dignity or pride that everyone could agree to.
Senator Hiscock looked it over and said ho
would agree to it and, if be could influence it,
the State committee would agren to it Mayor
Grant agreed to .it and every member I saw
agreed to it and to-night I received another
telegram from Washington, which read: "Yes,
heartily approve,, suggestion. Heartily satis
factory." WHAT DEPEW PBOPOSES.
My proposition is, there should be placed In
the Worldto Fair bill an amendment stating
that no contracts shall be let no money ex
pended, no executive committee appointed, ex
cept by a vote of two-thirds ot all the ap
pointees of the bill. If this is backed np here.
Albany ought to pass the bill to-morrow and
jNew x org win oe at wasmngion on weanes
day, asking that which is her right
At the conclusion of Mr. Dcpew's speech
at the World's Fair mass meeting to-night,
he introduced Mr. John A. Plummer, who
spoke in loud tones thus:
Fellow citizens of New York, men who want
the Fair to be held In this city;! am one of tho
innocent causes ot all this war. Unknown to
myself I was made an incorporator, and ever
since I have bad to do what I did not like
to do keep my mouth shut At 8 to-night I left
my house to keep another appointment At
the door I met a messenger asking me to como
to tho Fifth Avenue Hotel and meet some
members of the State Committee. I am man
enough to go and see Mr. Thomas C. Piatt or
any oiner nonesi man. uoro never nas oeen a
collar forge enough to cover my neck. I owe
allegiance to Almighty God and my country.
I am with yon heart and soul, with any fair and
square committee. I went to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, and went to Mr. Piatt's room. I con
versed with him a few minutes. He said:
"I want the fair to come to New York City,
Mr. Plummer. I want you to go to Cooper
Union, and tell the body of citizens assembled
there that if the meeting ratifies the proposal
ot Mr. Cbanncey M. Depew the State Connnit
teo will adopt it"
I consider this tu mean that the Senators will
vote lor the World's Fair bill, and out of this
turmoil peace and harmony will come, and we
will go to Washington and demand our rights.
Mr. Depew advanced then to the front of
the platform, and said: "All our differences
are now settled. AH difficulties ere now re
moved. Three cheers for Thomas C. Piatt."
At the conclusion ot this most unexpected
speech the greatest excitement ensued,
Those of the andience who before had been
loudest in their hisses when Piatt's name
had been mentioned, arose in their seats and
cheered him to the echo. The change was
remarkable, not more than 30 seconds elaps
ing between the last hiss and the first cheer
for Piatt
President Gompers, of the Federation of
Labor, was among the speakers.
830,000 Fire In Hnrley, Wis.
Hublet, Wis., February 17. The block
of buildings, occupied by the Kerr Furni
ture Company, A. J. Agnew. hardware
dealer, and the postoffice. was discovered to
be on fire at 9 o'clock last night and before
tho flames could be controlled about 130,000
worth of property was destroyed. "
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CEUSTJKEDBT TORIES.
-The Parnellites Ridiculed for their
Eadical.Change of Front
TOWARD THE GLADSTONE PARTI".,
Nationalist Sentiment Groiring in Ireland
In Spite of Coercion.
DUN'S PKIENDS BECOME JEALOUS
or the Attentions Paid to Stanley and Project an
African Emplrr.
Mr. O'Brien asserted fn the House of
Commons yesterday that the Nationalist sen
timent in "Ireland had been strengthened by
coercion. Mr. Bussell attacked the Parnell- )
lies ana jur. xietevre complained Decause ot
the surveillance put upon him. ,The niece
of the late Minister Pendleton was married
at Berlin. .
London, February 17. In the House of
Commons to-day, Mr. Parnell asked for in
formation as to the Government's intentions
regarding the report of the Parnell Com
mission. The Eight Hon. W. H. Smith,
the Government leader, said that (he Gov
ernment,intended to ask the House to adopt
the report, and to thank the commission for
its just and impartial conduct. .Mr. Smith's
answer was greeted with cheers, counter
cheers and laughter.
He also said the Government would ask
the House to enter thefreport an the journal.
Cries of Ohl Ohi He further stated that
he hoped, subject to the progress of business
in the House, to make a motion Monday
next to carry ont the Government's in
tentions. The debate on the address in reply to the
speech from the Throne was resumed to-day.
STBEN.GTHENED BY COEBCION.
Mr. William O'Brien was the first
speaker. He'declared that the Nationalists
had grown stronger under coercion. Dur
ing Mr. 'Balfour's term of office as Chief
Secretary for Ireland 120,000 had been
subscribed by the people to carry out the
objects of the League. The boycott still
prevailed everywhere and the Nationalists
had triumphed, even in the districts in
which the "Ulster Minstrels," with Mr. T.
W. Bussell as bones and Major Sannderson
as banjo player, were accustomed taper
form. Mr. T. W. Bussell, in reply, attacked the
Parnellites, saying that they now bespat
tered praises on theGladstomtes whom before
they had covered with the worst epithets.
Thus, Earl Spencer was charged with
murder and every effort made to blacken his
character.
Mr. O'Brien, interrupting Mr. Bussell,
said: "I certainly would not let any man
say that outside of this House."
THE CHABOES BEITEBATZD.
Continuing, Mr. Bussell said the charges
he made against the Parnellites was cer
tainly trne. Now the Parnellites embrace
Earl Spencer. The opposition asseriedrthat
Mr. Balfour had enforced the coercion law
with needless severity. Probably the press
clause in the Crimes act was unwise, but in
other respects coercion had assisted to re
store and maintain order in Ireland.
h Bt Hon. J. G. Shaw Lefevre, member for
.Bradford, severely Bttgmatized the manner
in, which he had been subjected to surveil
lance durinsJiii recent visit to Ireland. He
'felt bound' tScorifeis that he had been a
privileged person in one particular; how
ever; for he had used languages which, if
used by any man of theParnell party ,would
have led to his imprisonment
IBELAND 1IOBE PBOSPEBOHS.
He admitted that the Government's con
tention that Ireland was improved was
right as to the fact of improvement, bnt he
held that the Government was wrong as to
the cause. The improvement was not dne to
coercion; it tfas entirely due to a good
harvest
Mr. Arthur Hr Smith Barrv, member for
South Huntingdonshire, and the head of
the organization of Irish landlords, de
fended himself at some length from Mr.
Leferre's strictures. He charged that the
Parnellites had abetted the clergy in bring
ing about tne rmn of Tipperary, which,
from having been formerly a thriving
countv was now reduced to a deplorable
condition as to trade, and it would be many
years before it could recover.
The Earl of Dunraven, speaking at Dept
ford, declared that the Parnell report justi
fied, with one exception, everything that
the Times had published. As much as he
disliked Mr. Parnell's politics, he was truly
glad that the commission had exonerated
him of the charges made against him.
SAILORS DEYOURED BY SHARKS.
Ocean Monsters at Dp Three Mea While
Horrified Passengers Look on.
Br DUULAPJS CABLE COMPAKT.
Aden, February 17. An awful scene
took plack on board the Penisular and
Oriental Company's steamship Victoria,
homeward bound from Australia, when,
midway between Colombo and Aden, a male
passenger leaped overboard. The engines
were instantly reversed, and a boat was or
dered to be lowered. As the crew obeyed
the order the forward davit tackle slipped
from the bands of the boatman who was
overhauling it, and the crew numbering 13
fell into the sea.
, A second boat was instantly lowered with
a crew of 11. this latter was lowered
in perfect safety, and succeeded rescuing
11 of the unlucky 13, the other two, together
with the unfortunate suicide, were devoured
by sharks in full view of the horrified pas
sengers.
MR. rNC0LK!S AID ISY0KED.
A Poringaese Dlplomate to Confer With
Him on African AffIr.
fnr DUNLAF'S CABLE COUPAXT.
London, February 17. Senator Frielas,
the new Portuguese Embassador to En
gland, has made an appointment to call on
Mr. Lincoln this week, for the purpose of
holding an important conference with him
on African affairs. It is thought that he
seeks Mr. Lincoln's mediation in appeasing
the excitement in Portugal, which menaces
English officials and American missiona
ries in the Dark Continent
JEALOUS OF EXPLORER 8TAKLEY.
The Germans Will Try to Aid Emln la
Gaining Grentsr Power.
BT ntrSLAP'S CABLE COMPAXT.1
Beblin, February 17-Tbe Germans,
actuated by jealousy of Stanley, intend to
open a subscription, to epable Emin Pacha
to return to Duganda as agent for a great
German company in opposition to English
interests.
Emin is ambitious of regal power in equa
torial Africa, and has been promised un
limited fnnds to carry out the undertaking.
AN EMINENT IRISHMAN DEAD.
Demise of Sir BIcbard Kane, tho Father
of Copinln Kane.
BY DtWLAP'S CABLE COHPAST.J
London, February 17. Sir Bichard
Kane, J?."B. S., an eminent Irishman, is
dead. .He was the father of Captain Kane,
B. N., of the British gunboat Calliope,
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which was the only vessel saved in the hur
ricane at Samoa last March.
IIYIHGST0NE-B0WLER H0PTALS.
Ex-Bllnlater Pendleton's Niece Wedded to
the Ulan of Ber Cholse.
IBTMJUStAP'B CABLE COMPAST.
Beblin, February 17. Mr. Livingstone,
of New York, and Miss Louise Bowler, of
Cincinnati, niece of ex-Minister Pendleton,
were married to-day at the English Church,
which was newly carpeted and decorated for
the occasion. The bridegroom's father and
sister arrived from New York by the Brit
annic to be present at the weddfng and re
turned immediately. Baron Yon Gebst and
Consul General Sory were the best men, the
Misses Wingate were the briJemaids and
Mr. and Mrs. Phelps signed the marriage
certificate.
Baron Grabon gave the breakfast after the
ceremony, at which the most distinguished
of the American colony of Berlin were
present The .happy couple have gone to
Nice for their honeymoon and will go to
New York in the spring to reside.
DOM PEDfiO DEEA3IS OP POWER.
Tho Ex-Monarch Fancies He Will be Ke
N called to Brazil.
London, February 18. The Paris corres
pondent of the Netcs says Dom Pedro's
nervous disease increases, and partly un
hinges his mind. He lives in dally expecta
tion of being recalled to rule Brazil, and
does not realize the precarious state of his
own finances. '
He refuses to reduce his imperial suite and
maintains his expenses on a grand scale.
A STRONG MILITARY FORCE
To Accompany Major WIssman on His
African Expedition.
Zakzlbab,' February 17. Major Wiss
man, at the head of a strong force, will
march into the interior at the end ot April.
He will havfe 400 natives fully equipped
and armed with magazine rifles. He will
take 18 mountain, guifs, two torpedo boats
and four river boats, and two large guns to
defend stations to be be built on the Cara
van road.
POLITICS FIXED BY A WILL.
Children Who Most be Democrats or Lose
Their Inheritance.
SPECIAL TELIOKAIC TO TUB DISPATCB.l
Habbisbubo, February 17. George
Wilcox, who recently died m West Frank
lin, this State, lived and died in the Demo
cratic faith. His will, just filed in the
Bradford county court, is a somewhat re
markable document He left a stated snm
to his grandsons', on condition that they sup
port the Democratic ticket. State and na
tional. His grand-daughters, m order to in
herit any of the old man's wealth, must
either marry Democrats or remain single.
Should any one fail to comply with the will
their amount shall be divided among those
who remains faithful. ,
In the event of all falling to listen to the
request, then their interests in the estate is
forfeited, and the entire amonnt goes to the
Democratic National Committee. There is
not much danger that the boys will ever be
anything else than Democrats.
A BREWER SUED FOR $750,000.
This, a Broker Clnlras, Is His Commission
for Negotiating a Sale,
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
New Yobk, February 17. Henry Pow
ers, a broker, is suing Jacob Buppert, the
brewer, fpr $750,000. In June, 1889, Mr.
Powers says he entered into a contract with
Mr. Buppert, who also acted as
the representative o( George Ehret, to ar
range for the sale, on commission of the
Buppert Brewery and the Ehret Brewery to
'an English syndicate. The terms for the
entire property were to be $15,000,000 cash,
the purchaser to pay, pending the prelimi
naries, 500,000 as a guarantee.
Having' arranged for the purchase, Mr.
Powers says he called upon Mr. Bupert in
August, accompanied by a representative of
the English purchasers, to clinch matters.
According to Mr. Powers Mr. Bupert de
manded 20,000,000.
MAKING TUB MOST OF IT.
Sheffield Celebrating the Plrst Iron Shlp-
ment From Alabama to Plttsbarg.
Sheffield, Ala!, February 17. Shef
field is to-day celebrating the first ship
ment of iron from Alabama to Pittsburg,
Fa., by barges via the Tennessee and Ohio
rivers. The present shipment is 5,000 tons.
The rate of freight is (2 50 per ton, which
is so much less than the rate by rail that it
affects the iron trade of the entire country.
A contract lor the shipment ot 12,000 tons
additional has been made.
To-night prominent citizens and a large
number of invited guests from the South,
and from Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Indian
apolis, StXouis and Kansas City are being
banqueted at the Cleveland House. The
occasion is a happy one for Sheffield, and
sue is making the most of it
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THINKS THE SECRETARY SLOW.
Cramp Would" LIko to Have Tracy's De
cision as to the Veint lnj.
rtTXCTAL TXXXOKAX TO TUX DISrATClM
Philadelphia, February 17. Theo
dore Cramp, of the great shipbuilding firm
of William Cramp & Sons, said to-day that
toe dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, thoroughly
equipped and ready immediately to go into
mission, floats gracefully at the wharf of
Cramp's shipyard, and has done so for tome
months past, while Secretary Tracy is mak
ing up his mind whether or not to accept
the cruiser for the Government
The Yesuvius has fully demonstrated her
requirements, by contract, the only thing
lacking is a perfect demonstration that d vna-
"hiite can be fired from the gnns aboard of her.
A test of the guns was made with dummy
cartridges, but Secretary Tracy was not
Mtis&edj and the Vesuvius Is nrft yet ac
cepted. '
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Ohio DemrA?J?alI Ont in Caucus1
and Indnnn a Grand Kick.
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MUCH BAD EEEL1NG EKQEHDEBED
B ti.8 Attempted Gerrymander of Con
gressional Districts.
ONE SENATOR TALKS OF RESIGNING
Danbt Expressed as te the Success of the Schema
Finally fixed Upon.
Ohio Democrats fell ont at Columbus last
night, and threats of bolting were made.
A gerrymandering scheme was finally
agreed upon, bnt there is doubt whether It
will go through. The limits of the pro
posed new districts are given below.
tSPXCIAL TXLXqBAX TO THE DISPATCH.
Columbus, February, 17. The Demo
cratic joint Legislature, or Legislative cau
cus, had a regular monkey and
parrot session to-night over the prop
osition to gerrymander the State' into
Congressional districts. The session lasted
until 12 o'clock, and four distinct
plans were discussed. Senator Howells, of
Stark county, made a terrible kick against
putting Stark, Summit, Wayne and Holmes
counties- in one district, and to keep him
from bolting the caucus, Summit was taken
ont of the district and Medina substituted.
Senator Soncrant wanted some changes
made with reference to his district, but an
amendment by him was voted down, and
Erie county was not "fixed' to suit the Sen
ator. He then left the caucus, threatening to
resign, and declaring that the bill should
not pass. Sever.il other members, who were
ambitious to adorn a Congressional seat, are
dissatisfied with the arrangements of the
districts, and threaten to bolt, making it
among the possibilities that the bill agreed
upon may be defeated.
THE pboposed distbicts.
There is bad feeling between the two rep
resentatives from Stark, and the Senator,
the latter being charged with fixing up a
district in which a Stark county man will
have no show of a Congressional nomina
tion. The districts finally approved by the
caucus are as follows:
First Part of Hamilton county. Democratic
Second Part of Hamilton county. Repub
lican. ,
Third Butler. Warren, Montgomery, L807
Democratic majority.
Fourth Preble, Darke, Mercer. Shelby,
Miami, Champagn, 1,848 Democlatlc
Fifth Logan, Aufrlalze, Allen, Van Wert
Putnam, Hardin. 3,082 Democratic.
Sixth Fanldlng. Defiance, Williams, Fulton,
Henry, Wood. 1,001 Democratic.
Seventh Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Erie,
1,728 Democratic.
Eichth Seneca. Wyandotte, Hancock, Ma
rlon. Union, L32S Democratic
Ninth Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, L63J
Democratic
Tenth Clarke, Greene, Clinton, Fayette,
Ross, C.&12 Republican.
Eleventh Clermont Brown, Adams, High
land. Pike. 1,491 Democratic
Twellth Scioto. Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs.
Athens, 7.067 Republican.
Thirteenth Jackson. Vinton. Hocking. Fair
field, Perry, Morgan, L012 Democratic
Fourteenth Lickiug, Coshocton.Moskingum,
Tascarawas, 2.659 Democratic
Fifteenth Delaware, Morrow, Knox, Craw
ford. Richland, Ashland, 3,043 Democratic
Sixteenth Holmes, Wayne, Medina, Stark,
LSQO Democratic
Seventeenth Belmont Noble, Monroe,
Washington. 1007 Democratic
Eighteenth Guernsey, Harrison. CarrolLTef
ferson. Columbiana, 5,630 Republican.
Nineteenth Mahoning, Trumbull, Portage,
Geauga, Ashtabula, 9.101 Republican.
Twentieth Lake, Summit. Lorain, Huron
and part of Cuyahoga, 2,500 Republican.
Twenty-flrst Part ot Cleveland and Cuya
hoga county. 1,100 Democratic
ONE TEET ANGBT SENATOR.
The bill incorporating this plan will be
introduced in the House to-morrow by Mr.
Price and will take iU regular order. The
majorities given in the districts are based
on the vote ou the State ticket in 1SS6, 1887
and 1888. The division of Cnyahaga county
is as near the plan as the representatives
could place it ,
Senator Howells had notes of the exact
division, but he was so hot that he went off
with them in his pocket, and the other Dem
ocrats had to reproduce them from memory.
FORMER'S WORD DOUBTED.
A Canadian M. P. Takes No Stock In the In
vasion Story.
ISFXCIAL TXLXOBAM TO THZ DISPATCB.1
Ottawa, February 17. In Parliament
to-day Mr. Charlton drew the attention of
the Government to the absence of any
reference in the Queen's speech to
the Behring's Sea matter, and Sir
John Macdonald said that the only
information he could impart was that Sec
retary of State Blaine and the British
Minister at Washington were now
engaged in preliminary negotiations
with a view to reaching a settlement
The Hon. Peter Mitchell drew the at
tention of Parliament to a telegram just re-'
ceived, in which it was shown how narrowly
Canada escaped an invasion from the United
States three years ago.
He quoted the telegram which waa from
Cincinnati, quoting Governor Foraker,
when he said he was asked by telegragh
from the War Department, in 1887, when
the Canadian fishery sitnation was strained,
how many armed men he could rush
to ihe Canadian border in case of a sudden
emergemcy. In answer to Mr. Mitchell,
Sir John Macdonald said he believed that
there was not any truth in the statement
AN01HER BLOCKADE BEGUN.
Snowdrifts IS Feet Deep on California
Callroatl Tracks.
SrtCTAL TILIOBAM TO TOE DISPATCH.!
San Fbanoisco, February 17. Special
from several points in the Sierras show that
another big railroad blockade is beginning,
with the rotary plow In the wrong place and
the Cyclone plow disabled. It snowed
heavllv all last night and to-dav the outlook
for trains is bad. At Summit the snow is IS
feet deep and at Emigrant Gap 12 feet
During this storm it has snowed about four
feet.
It is dry, light snow, which the wind
drifts badlv. It is dangerous to the track,
as is carried by the wind over the hard
crust formed on the old snow, which was
strong enough to bear wagons. Maggie
Mitchell, who was due here to play to-night,
failed to arrive in time.
SIGHING FOR HER H00SIER HOME.
Mrs. Hastoa Said to Have Induced the
Treasurer to Resign.
ISriCIAL TXLEOBAX TO TUB DISPATCH.!
.Indianapolis, February 17. The re
turn of James N. Huston to his home at
Connersville has started anew the talk that
he will retire from the Treaaurenhip of the
United States at an early date. Bepubli.
cans in Indianapolis, who are in a position
to know, say that Mr. Huston has already
presented his resignation, which will be
acted on in dne time, and that he will not
remain in his position at Washington ex
cept for the purpose of winding np his af
fairs there.
It is believed that he was influenced id.
his actions by social reasons. Mrs. Hn..
ton, it is said, is anxious to go back to her
uonnersviuB noma ana enjoy we as, oi Tora.j
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