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PREPARING FOR BUSINESS
Everything in Readiness for Opening
of the 54th Congress.
MEMBERS OX THE GROUND
Senator Quay's Quarters Aro Bcseigcd by
Visitors from t lie Rural Districts-Officers
of House of Representatives.
Senate Organization Humors.
Special to the Scran ton Tribune. ,
Washington, Dec. 1. Everything Is
In readiness for the opening of the
llfty-fourth congress. With the excep
tion of a few Democrats all the mem
bers are in town, and tilings are be
ginning to present a business-like ap
pearance. For the second time Thomas
B. Heed, of Maine, will preside over
the house. Major McDowell will be
the clerk; W. J. Glenn, of New York,
the doorkeeper; Ben Russell, of Mis
souri, the sergeant-at-arms; Joseph C.
McElroy, of Ohio, the postmaster, and
Rev. Condon, of Michigan, chaplain.
This slute was selected at the Repub
lican caucus last night. The Demo
crats nominated the old officers for the
empty honors.
There is much speculation as to
whether or not the Republicans will
organize the senate. The western Re
publican senators want to do it, -but
whether the eastern senators will con
sider It good politics to do so remains
to be seen. It was reported tonight
that a conference of Republican sen
ators was held at the residence of Sen
ator Quay, this afternoon, but when
asked about it several prominent sen
ators denied all knowledge of such a
meeting. It Is generally believed,
however, that thet Republicans will
reorganize the senate for the purpose
of pushing needed legislation. The
president, it is understood, will not
veto any measure which will have a
tendency to relieve the business Inter
ests of the country. He has intimat
ed as much at least.
It is said that Speaker Reed will ap
point two committees on contested
elections for the purpose of facilitat
ing business. In the llfty-first congress
when Mr. Heed was speaker before,
ajid when he needed every Republican
member he could get there were only
seventeen contests, and it was not until
the fug end of the session that all of
them were disposed of. Speaker Reed
Is not appointing a double committee,
with the view of turning Democrats
out by wholesale, but for the purpose
of disposing of the cares on their merits
In as short a time as possible. The
speaker's plnn Is being generally en
dorsed by Democrats as well as Re
publicans. There are twenty-nine con
tests In which testimony has been filed
at the clerk's office with three others
in which the law has not been fully
compiled with In this respect, and
whioh may be wnsldered by the house
after the other cases have been dis
posed of.
Clerk to be McDowell called on Clerk
Kerr this afternoon and had an hour's
talk with him regarding the duties of
the office, the manner In which the of
fices are distributed, etc. McDowell
will not assume the duties of clerk until
Tuesday, when he will file his bond
and relieve Mr. Kerr of the responsi
bilities of the omce.
Senator Quay had scarcely arrived
home this morning when his residence
was beselged by political friends and
office-seekers. Among his callers were
Senator Penrose, Treasurer-Elect Hay
wood, Congressman Acheson, State
Senator Fruit, of Mercer, Deputy At
torney General Elklns, .Tore Read and
Editor Sam Smith, of Indiana county;
State Senators Thomas and Grady,
Magistrates Durham and Harrison, of
Philadelphia: Representative Walter
Merrick, of Tioga; Sam S. Wright, of
Montrose; General Clarkson, National
Chairman Carter, Senator Dubois,
Fred Fleltz. of Scranton; State Sena
tor Hnrdenburg, of Honesdale, and
Parker L. Walter, of Pittsburg. The
descent of thissmall army of politicians
upon Senator Quay probably gave rise
to the rumor that a conference of sen
ators was being held at his residence.
The usual big crowd of visitors to the
capltol on opening day Is expected to
morrow, Clerk of the House Kerr, who
has the distribution of the tickets of
administration to the galleries, has Is
sued about twelve hundred paste
boards, all that the galleries will ac
commodate. The demand for tickets
Is very heavy. Each member was
given three tickets. W. R. B.
NEW CONGRESSMEN.
Young Republican Blood Will Bo Seen in
House ana scnaie.
tiTi,imo-nri Ti C... Dee. 1. The fifty-
fourth congress will convene tomorrow
at 12 o'clock, according to law In first
regular session. In the senate the
twenty-nine members whose terms be
gin with this congress, to whose ad
mission no objection Is made, will be
sworn in. The list Includes sixteen
new members or tne Doay. ane cre
dentials of Dr. Dupont, who claims a
seat from Delaware, to succeed Mr.
Hlggins, will, according to present ar
rangements, be referred to the commlt-
. nM nvllam a nrl tilncttfina find
pending Investigation and report he will
not oe seaiea. ine onto m omce Hav
ing been administered to the newly
elected members, notification will be
. A v. Iiaiiui that Ha unato 1 a
trill w i . .... - --
organized and ready for business and
prepared to join me nouse in me ap
pointment of a oommlttee to wait upon
. I. nMnhlant I f t him ft t H Bfl.
HI,? ii cniucii. .v . ' ......
sembllng and organization of congress,
ready to receive any communiuaiiun lie
may have to mane, Tins nouncauon
in ..kntv ho mariA tn Proalrtant
Cleveland on Tuesday, and his annual
message will be read tnat aiternoon.
After adjournment 01 me senate a
.. - nf ttonuhllitfln tnpmhpm wilt TriA
held. It Is given out tonight that no
decisive action will oe aeierminea upon.
The meeting Is more for the purpose of
I n..n fa.an nA 1 1 holn. tha fi rut
opportunity for senators. to get togeth
er after me nine munuiB itccbb.
In the meantime, however, there will
DS - inw I cm mil i. " . wiiiniiinB
and the matterofdlstrlbutingthe appro
priation Dill" urauiii liimm; uuiii-
mlttees after the method that obtains
in the house, to occupy the attention
of the caucus. X resolution providing
for the distribution will be offered as
soon as practicable It Is said, by Sena-
. n..kni. Th.r. dtp nilmprntlB pan.
lOr Auww". - -- -
dldatet for the two elective offices of
the senate, tne mom prummcni rae ior
secretary Is the Hon. George G. Got
ham, of California, who held the posi
tion r twelve years.
,, nw Members la the Ho.es. - '
Th first day In the house will be ex
hausted by tut routine of organisation.
First the 356 members and four dele
gates will have to be sworn tn, the roll
being called by the clerk of the old
house, Hon. James Kerr.. Then will
come the election of speaker, and the
subordinate officers, in accordance with
the results of the Republican caucus on
Saturday night. In the hurry and con
fusion of reporting the caucus, which
was held behind closed doors, the vote
upon the election of a clerk of the cau
cus was reversed last night. Mr. W.
B. Hooker, of New York, was not
chosen, nor Mr. Ellis, of Oregon, his
competitor.
A roll call will probably be had upon
the election of speaker, but the other
officers, it is expected, will be named
together in a resolution and the resolu
tion adopted viva voce. The usual- mo
tions to notify the senate and to ap
point a committee to inform the presi
dent, will follow. And then, if there be
time remaining, the bl-ennlal lottery
known as the drawing of seats will
take place.
Aside from the Introduction of new
measures, bills, resolutions, etc., no
business is anticipated this week. The
adoption of new rules and the appoint
ment of committees by Speaker Heed
are the first matters of general Interest
and Importance that will be accom
plished. FIGHT LIKELY OVER CUBA.
Right of Congress to Pass a Resolution
for tho liccognitlon of Insurgents ns
Belligerents Dlsputod by the Executive.
Washington, Dec.l. President Cleve
land will veto any Joint resolution
which congress may pass recognizing
the belligerency of the Cuban Insur
gents. His veto will probably be of the
pocket variety. The president holds
the view that the recognition of a state
of war In a foreign country Is a matter
for the executive alone to deal with and
with which congress has nothing to do.
Many Republicans of both houses
have announced their Intention to in
troduce Joint resolutions for recognition
of the belligerency of the Cubans. For
eign affairs committees, even when of
different politics than the executive,
are usually In touch with the admin
istration and on a confidential' footing
at the White House. The president
and Secretary Olney will endeavor to
induce the committees to squelch all
belligerent right resolutions, but if any
measure of the sort passes the two
houses, the president, if he continues
In his present frame of mind, will give
it a pocket veto. It Is known that the
Spanish minster in Washington has
had informal assurances that the presi
dent denies the right of congress to deal
In any authoritative manner with the
question of recognition.
Policy to Bo Cautiously Outlined.
The president and secretary of state
have taken this attitude with full
knowledge of he fact that at first their
position will be an exceedingly unpopu
lar one, but they believe that when the
facts are fully understood and the pol
icy of the adminstratlon shall have had
an opportunity to develop there will be
a change of sentiment. In his message
the president may give some hint of
his Cuban programme, which is medi
ation at the proper time.
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney realize
that the Republicans of the house and
senate may be disposed to press the
Cuban agitation for v political effect.
They may Conclude the easiest and sur
est way to discredit the administration
is by passing a resolution of recognition
which the executive will have to veto.
If this proves to be the case an ex
ceedingly Interesting contest between
the executive and congress may be
brought about.
The conditions are peculiar. It Is
generally assumed that congress has
nothing to do with foreign relations
in their Initiative. This is a duty with
which the president Is supposed to be
charged by the constitution, but the
constitution is so nearly silent on this
score that the question whether the
executive has the power to recognize
the belligerency or the sovereignty of
a foreign state Is still an open one.
Precedents for Congress.
Though the weight of precedent and
opinion places this power In the hands
of the president, there are arguments
and precedents on the other side. Pres
ident, Jarkson once said this right
should never be exercised by the presi
dent without a previous understand
ing with congress. In making con
gress the arbiter President Taylor fol
lowed the example of President Jack
son by signing a resolution of congress
for recognition of the independence of
Texas. Since that time recognition has
been regarded as an executive preroga
tive. Belgium and all the South Amer
ican republics were recognized by the
president. The suureme court has re
peatedly held that the only adequate
evidence of the existence of a new gov
ernment is recognition by the execu
tive. President Cleveland hns a Cuban
programme of his own. -If the wintc-r
campaign of Spain results in failure,
he intends to offer mediation, but he
has a most decided opinion that it is
In no sense the proper function of con
gress to Interfere in this matter, or to
attempt to mnke a question of foreign
relations a foot ball In the game of do
mestic politics.
MYSTERIOUS CRAFT,
A Steamer Hovers About the Jersey Coast.
Is It the llorsn?
Cape May, N. J.. Dec. t At daylight
this morning a steamer was discovered
by Surfman Johnson close to the beach
heading for the ocean pier. When off
that point a skiff put off from shore,
towing four large yawl boats, which
were received by the stranger. Before
her arrival a tug boat, coming from the
direction of tho Delaware Breakwater,
left the yawls at the pier and then
quickly steamed away.
Pilot Eldredge landed from the mys
terious craft, but would give no In
formation as to her name, character or
destination. Four strange men, who
looked like Cubans, superintended the
embarkation of the boats and sailed
away with the steamer after the work
was completed.
A renort is circulated here that the
same steamship lay off the Cape during
the night, where arms and ammunition
were taken on board from a schooner,
whose mysterious movements attract
ed the attention of the life saving crew.
It is further repovted that the large
yawls are to be loaded with these war
like stores and manned by daring
crews, and will be dropped on the coast
of Cuba as the vessel steams through
Mona passage. In this way they hope
to run the blockade and communicate
with the Cuban insurgent army.
The vessel appparently came down
the Delaware river from Philadelphia,
Cape May, N. J., Dec. 1. The steam
ship Horsa (Danish), whose captain
and first and second mates were recent
ly arrested and held In ball for the
charge of alleged filibustering, sailed
from Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
and could easily have been off the Dela
ware Capes at the tlra of the approach
of the vessel to the ocean pier at Cape
May. It Is thought by many here that
tu vessel w the Horsa,
O. P. Mstehlsr Misting.
Bhamokln, Pa., Dee. l.-O. P. Mutchter.
One of the wealthiest and most Influential
residents of Bhamokln township, disap
peared mysteriously yesterday. His fami
ly Is greatly alarmed, as foul play- -Is
fcartd. He was married om fW ago. .
HE BULLIED THE SULTAN
Sir I'billp Currle Thought to Have
Disturbed Action of the Towers.
GERMANY STILL HESITATES
The Kaiser Regards tho Naval Demon
stration at the Straits of Dardanelles
s Inopportune-Germany Doesn't
Favor the Partition of Turkey.
Berlin, Dec. 1. Without aiming at or
In the slightest degree desiring to re
buff the policy of the British govern
ment to exert urgent pressure upon the
sultan of Turkey, the diplomatic action
of Germany In Constantinople has given
Lord Salisbury a decided check. The
reluctance of the sultan to permit each
power to send a second dispatch boat
through the straits of the Dardanelles
has been fortified by the receipt of
communications by the sultan which
passed through the hands of the Ger
man ambassador at Constantinople In
timating that the kaiser regarded a
naval demonstration in the Levant or
an Increase of the number of guard
boats at Constantinople as Inopportune.
The Cologne Gazette in its Issue of
last evening stated upon authority
that the governments at Rome and
Vienna were In complete accord with the
Berlin government in its Turkish policy.
The Berlin government from the first
has held that extreme measures would
be inopportune and has steadfastly ad
hered to its refusal to lend Germany's
strength to the carrying out of any pol
icy designed, to break up the Ottoman
empire.
Currle Makes Threats.
If the concert of the powers has been
disturbed it is due to the action of Sir
Pnilip Currle, tho British ambassador
at Constantinople, who endeavored to
commit the German and the other am
bassadors to the adoption of extreme
measures against the sultan. Accord
ing to a report which is credited in
official circles here Sir Phlllo Currle
took it upon himself to bully the sultan
with a threat that the combined fleets
of the powers would force a passage
through the Dardanelles If the de
mands of the powers for permits ad
mitting additional dispatch boats were
not granted.
Despite the obvious differences
among the powers as to a plan of ac
tion in Turkey, the German official
press have been Instructed to keep up
the fiction that the concert of the Pow
ers is unimpaired.
The wild schemes for the partition
of Turkey which have been so widely
and persisltently discussed In the Eng
lish press have made a most unfavor
able Impression here.
A Turkish Version.
Washington, Dec. 1. The Turkish
legation received from the Sublime
Porte the following telegram under to
day's date: ;
"The Armenlnn rioters Df Zlle At
Slvas having closed their shops and
fired on the Mussulmans killing on
of them, an affray occurred during
which four Mussulmans of whom two
were soldiers, and five Armenians were
killed. The necessary measures werv
taken for the restoration of order.
"The Armenian revolutionists at
tacked the District of Endetin, burned
the Palace of the governor and plund
ered the neighboring Mussulman vil
lages. Troops Were sent out for the
repression of these disorders."
Starvation Before Them.
London, Dec. 1. The representative
at Constantinople of the I'nlted Press
telegraphing under yesterday's dnte,
pictures a pitiable condition of affairs
at Harpoot, where the American mis
sion buildings were burtied at the time
of the recent massacre there. Advices
from Hnrpoot show that there Is great
danger of hundreds of the poorer class
es of Armenians starving to death.
The people are now In a condition of
apathy, and many of them, It Is be
lieved, would welcome death at the
hands of their enemies rather than to
await the slow process of starvation.
Some, however, who have a little money
of their own or who have been secretly
assisted by comparatively well to do
compatriots, are fleeing to small places
In the Interior, where they hope to bet
ter their miserable condition.
Those Armenians who have fled to
Constantinople, thinking that in the
capital they would be more or less
under the protection of the representa
tive of the various powers, have found
their hopes dashed to the ground. Per
haps If they were allowed to remnln,
they might find the protection they
seek, at any rate. It Is pretty certnln
that they would be safe from cold
blooded massacre, but the government
In the case of the refugees is enforcing
the principle of Berfdom that every
subject Is bound to the soli and every
day large numbers of Armenians are
arrested. At night they are shipped In
batches to the places where they were
born, with the warning that It will be
btter for them to remain there.
I.neh Nannoeh Fired t pon.
London, Dec. 1. The Dally News will
tomorrow publish a despatch from
Odessa giving an Interview with Cap
tain Noble, of the British steamer Loch
Rannoch from Lelth Nov. 1 for Odessa,
which arrived a few days ago at
Chanak, at the entrance of the Dardan
nelles a few minutes after sun down.
Captain Noble observed that the shore
on either side of the straits was lined
with troops under canvas, and that can
non were placed at close stages along
tne banks. Two blank shots were fired,
one from each shore, at the Loch Ran
noch. The captain did not heave his
vessel to, thinking that the shots were
part of some military manoeuvre. Soon
three shells were fired at the steamer.
The first shell dropper under the bow of
the steamer, the second fell eastern and
the third whizzed across the bridge a
few feet from the captain's bead.
Captain Noble Instantly reversed the
steamer's engines. He was astonished
and thought that war had been de
clared between England and Turkey.
Hitherto the Turkish authorities have
always allowed a time margin for ves
sels arriving In the straits after sun
down. The head of the Dardannelles
is covered with torpedoes. .
Compromise Reached.
London, Dec. 1. The Telegraph will
tomorrow will publish a -dispatch from
Vienna saying It is reported that
compromise has been reached between
the foreign representatives at Constan
tinople and the Sultan regarding the
guardshlp question. The Sultan, It
Is said, will grant the Firmans neces
sary for the entry of the guardshlp
Into the Bosphorus on condition that
the Powers will not use them unless the
lives of Christians are seriously en
dangered. PROTECTING AMERICANS,
Mr, Olaey Says Everything i Being Dons
; 5" . toIsnrs1sjelr-fety.
Kalamasoo, Mich., Dec. 1. Chairman
James W. Osborne of the mass meet
ing held here recently on the Armenian
question has received the following re
ply from Secretary of Bute Olney to
the resolutions which were forwarded
to him!
"Sir: It gives me pleasure to say that
thh government' Is taking every pos
, ilbls means, through tht tamest de
mands of the United States minister at
Constantinople. Alexander W. Terrell,
and through the presence of our war
vessels In Turkish waters, to insure the
fulfilment by the porte of the repeated
guarantees It has made respecting the
personal security of American citizens
residing in Asia Minor and in every
other quarter of the empire where dis
turbance Is or may be apprehended.
Richard Olney."
DEATH BLOW TO REBELS.
Cuban Insurgents Abandon Supplies and
Flea to the Mountalns-The Most Im
portant Victory.
Havana, Dec. 1. Details of the vic
tories of Generals Luque and Oliver
on Nov. 20 and subsequent days now
are complete. Maximo Gomez and his
army have utterly failed In their at
tempt to reach the Villas. His forces
sustained great loss, his ranks were
broken and his men were dispersed.
They abandoned their supplies and fled
to the mountains.
This most important victory Is a
death blow to the rebel forces.
This news Is official.
WRECK ON THE I)., L. & W.
The New York and Philadelphia Express
Crashes Into e Freight Train-Engineer
and Fireman Are Killed.
Syracuse, N. T., Dec. 2. The New
York and Philadelphia express on the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, which leaves Syracuse at 10.10
p. in., was wrecked one-half mile north
of Preble Station, twenty-six miles
south of this city, at l20 a. m. The
train, which consisted of one baggage
car, one mall car, two day coaches
and a sleeper, was running at the rate
of fifty miles an hour when the wrecK
occurred. The siding at Preble had
been opened to allow a freight train to
get out of the way of the express, and
crashed into the freight cars on the
Riding, completely telescoping tnree of
them. The engine and tender of the
express were completely demolished,
and the engineer, George oYung, of
Syracuse, was Instantly killed: Web
ster Root, of Syracuse, the fireman, was
taken from beneath the wreck of the
engine and died soon afterward. At
least a dozon passengers were badly In
jured. No sooner had the wreck occurred
than the baggage car. which was re
duced to kindling wood In the collision,
caught tire from the engine. The panic
stricken passengers had hardly time
to get from the cars before the whole
train was in a blaze. The scene of the
wreck Is half a mile from any farm
house, and the passengers had to fall
back on their own resources to assist
themselves and their Injured compan
ions. There were about fifty passen
gers on the train. Including the mem
bers of "The Bowery Girl" theatrical
company.
The Train In Flames.
At 1.30 the whole train Is In flames.
A wrecking train, with physicians on
board, hns been sent out from Syra
cuse. It is not certain that the engi
neer and fireman are the only ones
killed.
' It develops that the wrecking of the
train was undoubtedly medltnted. and
not due to carelessness. In leaving open
the swlth. The switch was found
locked open after the wreck occurred.
It is Impossible to get fulled particulars
this morning.
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Interesting Figures Furnished by Major
Isaac Brown.
Harrlsburg, Pa., Dec. 1. Major Isnac
Brown, the superlntvndent of tho rail
way bureau of the department of In
ternal nffalrs. has finished the compli
cation of statistics for 1S95. The sec
tion covering the accidents on steam
railways is interesting. It shows a
total of 29 killed and (!12 Injured; 417
employes killed and H..1-I6 Injured; 1.107
other persons killed and 1,G4! injured,
a grand total of 1.583 killed and 10.607
injured. The grade crossing and sui
cide are mentioned as two of the causes
of fatalities among those classified ns
"other persons" to distinguish them
from passengers and employes. The
statistics for the year show thnt to
every 432 employes there was one killed
and to every 2:1 one was injured.
Amonir nnssengers one was killed out
of 4,325,"1S carried, and one injured In
every 204.1177 carried.
The Philadelphia nnd Reading com
pany carried the greatest number of
passengers for each one killed, nnd the
Pennsylvania was second. The Lehigh
Valley is third in the list In the way of a
favorable exhibit for passengers rarrled
without injury. The aggregate figures
og the nine lending comoanies operat
ing In the state show that-4,275,149 pas
sengers were carried to one killed, and
147.419 carried to one Injured. Of the
employes there hns been but one killed
for 301 employed and seventeen In
jured. A comparison for thp Inst five
years shows clearly the results of the
business depression In number of pas
sengers carried and railroad men dis
charged, the number drormed from the
rolls In 1894 being about 94,000.
TRANCE FOLLOWS TURKEY.
Peculiar F.ffcct of a Thanksgiving Dinner
on Miss Jessie Scrmnur.
New York. Dec. 1. Miss Jessie Spv
mour, of Elizabeth, N. J., who fell
asleep after dining at Mrs. Mlley's
house, at 1741 Sedgwick avenue, this
city. Thanksgiving evening, and whose
trance-like sleep has puzzled the doc
tors for two days, regained conscious
ness at midnight Saturday.
The girl had not taken part In the
dance which followed the dinner at Mrs.
Miley's, as was stated, but, having felt
111, she retired to her room soon aftet
the guests left the table.
Dr. Ferguson, of Hlghbrldge, who
has been attending the patient at first
thought that she was suffering: from
cerebral meningitis, but abandoned this
heory and now accounts for her un
conscious condition by saying it was
due to nervous prostration.
MILITARY BICYCLISTS.
Experiments In Csrrying Despatches Are
Successful.
Trenton, N. J., Dec. 1. The Washing
ton military bicyclists, carrying dis
patches from General Ordway to Mayor
Strong, of New York, reached Trenton
at 10.06, thirty-nine minutes ahead of
time. Joseph De Slivers and George
Freeh made the run from Philadelphia,
paced by members of the Keystone
Cycle club, of Philadelphia.
Prior and Tierney make the run to
New Brunswick, accompanied by Clau
sen and Callowhlll, of the Mercer Coun
ty Wheelmen, as pacemakers.
Drowned In Mongahela.
tfnlontown. Pa.,' Dee. 1. James Mcln
ford and wife, John Pickup and Laura
Stevenion, of Wood's Run, were drowned
In the Monongahela at midnight last night
by the capslsloc of the skiff they were In,
' Fire st Corry. '
Corry, Pa., Dec. l.-Fire started In the
AJmx Iron works at .M this morning. It
was confined to the second and- third
stories. Loss, feOW, Origin unknown.
REED TO BEjaE SPEAKER
He is Nominated by Acclamation at
the Republican Caucus.
NAME PRESENTED BY MR. GROW
The Man from Maine Receives the Unani
mous Choice for Speaker of the House
of Representatives Other Offi
cersSelected at tho Caucus.
Washington, Dec. 1. The scene last
night around the chamber of the house
of representatives, where the Republi
can caucus was held, was an animated
one. A early as, 7 o'clock all the ap
proaches leading to the house were
filled with crowds of people, and a large
number of representatives were on floor
a full hour before the caucus met
The caucus settled down to work
promptly at 8 o'clock, with Mr. Hooker,
of New York, the secretary of the cau
cus, In the chulr. The lirst test of the
relative strength of the McDowell tick-r
et and its opponents was shown In the
vote on the election of chairman of the
caucus. William A. Stone, of Pennsyl
vania, who had been the principal
manager for McDowell and those as
sociated with him, nominated the vet
eran Ohiolan, General Charles H. Oros
venor, while Mr. Dolllver, of Iowa, who
represented the Henderson forces, pro
posed the name of Mr. Henderson, of
Iowa. At the conclusion of the roll call
the vote stood 155 for (Irosvenor to 73
ior Henderson. This showed the pres
ence of 22S members, and it disclosed
the fact thnt the McDowell forces had
not overrated their strength.
Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, placed Mr.
Hills, of Oregon, In nomination for sec
retary of the caucus for the Fifty
fourth congress. Mr. Mercer, of Ne
braska, nominated Mr. Hooker, of New
York. Mr. Kills was elected by a vote
of 139 to 77. On motion of Mr. Grow, of
Pennsylvania, Thomas B. Reed, of
Maine, was nomlnutcd for speaker by
acclamation. On motion of Mr. Payne,
of New York, a committee of three was
appointed to conduct Mr. Reed to the
hail. The committee consisted of Mr.
Payne, Galtislia A. Grow, of Pennsyl
vania, and Mr. Cannon, of Illinois. Mr.
Reed, on entering the hall, was louillv
applauded. Taking: a position In the
arena before the presiding officer's desk,
and speaking in an easy, conversational
tone, he said:
.Mr. Reel's Speech.
Mr. Chairman and Oenilemen: For the
honor which you have conferred upon nn; I
lender you my sincere thiinks. lam .how
ever, not in the least liable to eoiifounJ
with my own personality this trllmie of
your klndnvm. 1 hud only the ttood for
tune to be so placed that I represented as
well as I was able the patriotic sete of a
great parly, und it Is to that putiiotlc
sense of our purty that you tender the
tribute of your matured as you did your
temporary approval. History will accord
us praise for what we did In the Klfty-tlrst
congress, and it may accord us its praise
In this for whtit we do not do.
We have tinforturate-ly a dlvlileil govern
ment, which usually leuds to small results.
Hut there are times when rest Is us health
giving us exercise. We must not forget
that our tlrst and greatest duty is to do all
we can to restore confidence to buslnefji,
anil that we must avoid all business legis
lation except In the direction of Improving
business. Rather than run risks we can
afford to wait until well-matured plans
give us nssurances of permanent hem lit.
Crude and hasty legislation Is above all
things to be shunned. Could we cause our
Ininunse popular majority to overflow
Into other branches of the government
and could we have full control we would
create, not a perfect world perhaps, hut a
world rather more tit to live in than we
have lately had.
IOven ns things are I do not for a mo
ment doubt thnt our patriotic Instincts
will lead us to raak every sacrifice, except
of principle, to rescue our country from Its
temporary disaster. Not only have we
b'.-en elected by the overwhelming vote of
the people as their Hcrvnn-ts, Out as a
house of representatives, of which we nre
the majority. The right to initiate taxation
of the people Is by the constitution placed
In our hands as a sacred 'trusit, which we
have no rirht to surrender and which all
parties, however they differ on other
things, will assuredly maintain. That we
shall be ready at nil times to furnish ade
quate revenues for the government ac
cording to our sense of public duly no
man cun doubt.
This Is the great nation of this hemi
sphere, n r, 1 while we have no desire to In
terfere with oiher nations, we shall main
tain our position here with firmness an.l
self-respect, nnd at the same time with
careful consideration of facts nnd that
conservatism of action which shall leave
no bail question to trouble our future. In
this I trust the whole government In all
Its branches will bo in necord with each
other and with the people.
Other Officers Selected.
After Mr. Reed's departure from the
hall the work of placing the candidate
for clerk in nomination began. Mr.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, presented the
name of Alexander McDowell, of Penn
sylvania, and Mr. Cannon, of Illinois,
performed a similar service for his late
colleague, Mr. Henderson, of thnt state.
The roll was called and Mr. McDowell
was elected by a vote of lfi4 to 74.
Nominations for sergennt-at-arms
were next In order. Mr. Batholdt, of
Missouri, presented the name of lien
Jamin P. Russell, of that state. Mr.
Kvans. of Kentucky, placed In nomina
tion Edward A. Parker, also of Ken
tucky. In a short speech he asked his
election as a recognition of the Southern
Republicans. Mr. Itussell was elected
by a vote of 1G7 to 70.
William J. Olenn. of New York, was
nominated for doorkeeper over Mr. Lin
ney. of North Carolina, by a vote of 1(18
to 64.
Mr. Northway. of Ohio, placed Joseph
C. McElroy. of his state. In nomination
for the postmastershlp, and Mr. McCaU,
of Tennessee, nominated Mr. Tipten,
who was rejected for the nosltion of
doorkeeper, for the place. The vote re
sulted in the election of Mr. McElroy by
167 to 70 for his opponent.
Silver Men Active.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec- 1. In tin Interview
Just before leaving for Washington, Popu
list Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, said
the sliver men would probably bo defeated
in opposing the retirement of greenbacks.
"Silver men will not be idle," he said.
"We expect to pass a free silver bill before
the session closes, but whether the presi
dent will sign It is another question,
t'pon this question we know no partv
lines, and a party caucus will have no
binding force. '
Pugilist McCarthy Dead. '
Jersey City, N. J.. Dec. L-Cal McCar
thy, the pugilist, who for several years
was the feather weight champion of the
world, died wlthconsumptlon In 8t. Mary's
hospital Inst Friday night, and was buried
from his father's home today. He was ?6
years old and leaves a widow, but no
children. McCarthy was champion until
defeated by Dixon, at Troy, four years
ago. He had previously fought a aeventy
two round draw with Dixon.
The Tilly Foster Victims- '
Brewsters, N. Y., Dec. 1. The funeral
services of the men who were killed In the
disaster at the Tilly Poster mine on Tues
day afternoon, were held In this village
today. Hundreds of miners and farmer
from the country hereabouts attended th
funeral. The work of recovering the
bodies still in the mine will be resumed
tomorrow morning.
Struck by a Train.
i Jeannette, Pa,, Deo. 1. Frederick Bycrs
and John McClafferty were found dead on
Saturday night on the Pennsylvania rail
road track near the Third street bridge.
It Is supposed that they had attetnpted to
cross the track and wept struct, by a
train. - -
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10- 4 White and Grey Cotton
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' Fancy Blankets in plain
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able for Dressing Gowns
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Attractive prices in cotton
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Full Size Comfortable 9
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TWO DUELS.
The Hungarian Minister of tho Interior
Proves Himself a Good Swordsman.
Buda Pest. Dec. 1. The duel between
Herr Perczel, Hungarian Minister of
the Interior, and Herr Andreansky, a
member of the Diet, growing out of the
language used by the Minister In tha
rourae of a debate in the House with
Herr Andreansky. took place yester
day. .The Minister, who was the chal
lenged party, chose . swords as tha
weapons to be used.
lid proved to be a' far more expert
swordsman than his opponent, and
Herr Andreansky was wounded In the
head, ear and arm. His injuries ara
severe. Herr Percsel temporarily re
signed his portfolio In order that he
might accept Herr Andreansky's chal
lenge. Paris, Nov. 30. A duel was fought
near this city yesterday between Baron
Bolssy d'Anglus and Viscount Melchlor
dk Vogue, who represent respectively
It? the Chamber of Deputies a district
In the Department of Drome and one In
ArUche. Viscount .de Vogue received
Wound In the Up. - Viscount de Vogue
It a ConservatlveRepublican and Baron
BoIiBy,d'Anglas a Radical Republican.
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