1
THE OLD GAME.
A niCIt AI.HAMAN IIUNCOED.
"Decoyed Into mn Office by an AfTiblr
81 ranger, Who Grab the
Boodle aatt Dieappeere.
John M. rrV, one of I Ho wealthiest real
eatate owner In Allsiny, N. Y., In the victim
of bunco font, by which ha lt ooul
110,000 In each.
Although tba affair occurred on Fa'.urday
but, th fart liar Just leaks I out, despite
tbe reticence of (In police sutho.-itns, who
have ben scouring tliia am other HtiUs for
bunco man.
Mr. Pick, while at h a homo, was eillial
Upon by a well draw! and gentlemanly
tr.mger, apparently a well to do luaineaa
assn. Ha aul that ba was a brother of II. a
Don. EraMus Corn I or, of tliat city, ami ).al
onnsMorahle money, a mrt of lilch ha do
aired to Invest In A'nl a na rail estate, there
for hp came to Sir. 1'rok. Tlio hitter refuaed
at first lo negotiate, but the glibtongtie I
etrangrr aould not be put off.
AfU f a long i-arley Mr. l ock wan Induced
toa.jr that ha rnull (!!, but the figure he
named Mt large, marly f 10,1X10, and his
term wore rash. Tha trm wcro finally
agreed to, for the stranger, while considering;
the price exorMtaut, was apparently very
anxious to purcha a. Of eou a, he h il not
etacted to be called up m su Idctily for no
much caidi, but bo would try t rtiae it lie
could furnish eollntera', an l Mr. Pock c n
eeiitcd to accompany lilm d iwn tow.i, whila
be arranged to secure tlie money.
In fn:nt of ona of tha principal lniiin i
l-ka on State itro't, win the sln, "West
ern Mortgage Iioan Company." The man In
charge, of course a cmfed-nte, wan busily
eugag'd In looking "r"r ,ot f la.'! pap -fa
when tha twain entered. Tha huincawi
explained by the man who wanted lo borrow
the monev, who wie l.iformed tint it Mould
be lnif.il l to h t him hare th amount
witliout sufficient scurity. H-a waa not
acquainted with eit ier gentleman, and did
not know if e.tl er waa r. spons'lil-. If each
party to the trinsaotio i could show that ha
was pt"aed of sufficient property to over
the fact of I ho I vi ii desire 1, ail thus s cured
th company ' in the event of its taking Ci
mortgage, well and good; if not, tha money
woul 1 not I forthcoming.
Ofcnun neither mm i prepared on
the spot to prove Id financial ability, to, wi'h
the un Ii r.ludiiig that etoh niati shoul I re
turn tlie na na day and exh.bit ci-horita
equivalent to thi value of M OOJ, they put-
1. Th a mt done. Mr. Peck's money was
In large denomination bd.s, gold and some
sncur'tiea. The affahlo stranger !i iw.. up
aim f i'h an 1 nia C iriti.w, the Inller o.'
whic'i wan, of c ur, a.veptl by tha nnu
1 1 c'mre of the loan ofll "e.
Th money wan dep ibsl on a tible, and
during a lull in the neg la'io a tlie alTtbla
atianT prowe i a liltlegame of carda. Mr.
r k, though not a rry gooil card plnyer,
wan iiothing loth, and the alTalil itrang r,
aa he a?o el in the trick, fxclnimel: 'Well,
c4 1 ninn, you've ht.' 'J"hough they were not
gilaj inr for money the utrung-r grabl tbo
cash, di ted down the Main and waa aoon
luel to eight. Hn c mfrdera'.e Lekl tba victim
:id tried to gt In in not to qu -aL' Then
be, t, loft him, and the J b m done, Mr.
reck aoon afterwards notified the rohoe, win
ver oee bava beea bard' at work on the
cat', but without reau'.L
JIOKMOXS IV Tlin SOl'TII.
I
fbc Proa lj ting H 'tfina to Claim t be
Tropic.
Th L'ormm Inv.wim of t!i S u li l , 1
fr uie an invetm.it. The ri my of Moi, or
aiiaiionnriea, ku grown from lhn or four
to a ommand of lit in the t two ji ar
Ten yeara ago the c 'nveria, I i the H ut i, tJ
tb laith wi re ko ft-w a m.t to I mi wia-thy of
ri uch coi: Hi. 1 ration ; now the icti. nro j
countel by I un 1-e yi-a'y ia iti 1 t a .
e mpriin wh.l in. by lh- Mm mi , n'b
sJ the Koutheru nni n. H q ue'.lv ha .
'the W't'k lr "'. I' e i"g a'inj . Mi 1 1
x;iily uiii. ii .1.0 tin t "i''.v.i.u ..i u i
td recc itly. 1 h iji , kiilJerilr i !
iii bi ll e laiii.': tt te.t -i i' g tli -m. 1 1 un r :
for i:i lue Ufcte ud c nipleto j v'm t of
th ii.Ti.'er. '
i :tce 0-tolcrl, ISt t S j.fe-ub r 1. j
ISsS, 2. '."!.' p p' lav b. e i b .pi t s 1, .cv r i
ing to tie Mormon cuouj', in t e Sou h. '
Of tbea-, l.lil'Jhiva n-level thi South of j
the I urdeii i f their pre"o.', milling in '
Vtih, 1 l.iho, t'ol ril ail Art ma. Of t
tvnimd'r, 1 Hi have lti i ic minuritcat d,
a thit a: th timi fiere me n'l I ul Mt I.UJ j
tn Uid-1 o:ie lem tilin g itlun our . a'e. '
li. ('. Hu'c ii' , a tiav, ling m-n c irin c- j
rd m:b an A tianti I10114 ', h tra I ' ui k I
bunt" uenrly 1 v.ry c mniy in Alal1n.11,
Georgia an I T'iunee, av t h d"pred iiio'n
bv tl.e. MulV'K r.'iuiiot b lueit-urrtl lV fi'
uien. Tin- iium'x'ri wlu yo to L" ah me I ut
a tithe of their vifliiim, m h 1 . r f 'ii" l 1 1
il.iii of the niouniHii a by t. e I u nlreil hl.1
iu linger p wtn by me The.r trail ! k-'eii
tnbri. f i Ittin li", Klmni I icuIiUm 11 ;
dlxgrucekl l.oinov I 1 Aviu-tj, (ji., 11 in-ol
Ul tkt fHinili" have .mi oii 'hd, and
church Inu , cu c!ul mi l I tol.. n Ii nrt mv
tiot'Tiouk there. In uot a le mt'iiMitw ti
5tormoiik ojieiily ure li.e e oiie'ii tol,.v -tli--
huiliao'U mid f i'.neri, l.ut iu 1111. ca m
aciuu-y prevail.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Oovernor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, baa
tgned tha Joint resolution proposing aa
amendment to the constitution and tha pro,
hlhltiou campaign may now ba eonaldered
open.
M'hl'e we are having the mlldeitof winters
In the Unit! Btnitaa, It Is said that RuasU
his not Buffered such severs weather as dur
lug tha present winter sine 1813, wban Vo
oow waa burnej.
Jacob Re'ienger and bis family of seven
pernon, of Aunira, Lid , partok of cuined
peaches Itrt Thurail iy. All were taken vlo
lently ill and two children a-o I 8 and 10 difl.
1 ha titer members of the family are still
prostrated.
Tbe Nebraska Ix-g ulntnre ha do -ided tht
the paopla shall d 'twrmltia at the net', gen
eral elec Ion whether a aoctlon prohibiting
then niiura 'tui't and stle of liquor, or pro.
vi ling for high license, nh ill b, incorp iruled
in the K:ate Cotistitiitiou.
A M' th dit preacher tiamet 8hulr ho
len accoinpbkbiiig a worn! -rful woi k ainono;
outlaws of the Ata llurrur l gang in the
Welch mouotaina of thin Mutte. Ho hai con
dn 'tl a revival at which m mj of the rmb
chiiracters h ive probxted religion and lUten
lo tha Won! as Uv. Mr. Hliuler propoumbil
It. Tli-y give every cvi l inoj of being earn
tst in their cilorts to reform.
The Arkaimts I.'gislatiire having refuaI
tojiermitC. M. Norwood, late Union L-ibr
and Krimhllciti cindidite for (bivernor, Ut
ouibut O iv. rdu's election, trileiw lioth par
ties gave bond for all cmta, so as to avol I
fipenneto tlieHtatc, Norwoo.1 ha withdrawn
liU notice of content, thin ending tha nins
ter.
Kcporta from Florida say fiat tbe only
signs of the late vinitation of yellow fever
are U lie found In the In proved condition of
hotels an I citiea. Kxilrs hnve returnel, I im
inras has I eon reeumtxl and the winter travel
is s iid ii ba quite a large a ever. The yield
of oranges is said to be very Inrge, no tlctt
everything points to a quick rcovery from
the lows cauted by the epi ieuiic.
Adjutant OiMieml Mastingii' reH rt to the
Vnitvd Stto Senate khows that l'e:inylvn.
Ida's nctlve millitjiry force aggrcgdx tl.tM.
which Inclu Ira U7 general and stnfT ofll-crs.
The availab e fmce i,f ti e Httto i.ilmtxT
.i:t.4;y.
The dinvilution of tho old rnnsmi Canal
Cotn any ha ln dccree.1 on th ietitiou of
parties a 'ting in ticc ml with M. I'-1 Ie w.
The court eppointo I M. Itrunrt ofllc;iil I. qui.
dator. The totl subscript! 'lis ti the new i.
sue of the r.tii.iina Ca ial kh iros sin .unt to
i,0 0 klhireH.
Th 'iert that IYei lent ('level in 1 w II
rrsuni' tlie practice of law at New York with
II111. a. Sta-taon, Tracy and M icVirajh I c
rirnieil I y Mr. II tug, of the Ib in.
Mis Margie ii -a ly, om iloyeil bi the fnc.
tory of the Sprlnglbdd (III.) Watch Conip t
ny, wa kctlpol Iltullly while at he- work,
her lungs CiU'hin iu some ha iging oh tfl
ing. It is sid tlin' Knsl in I and (ermanv hnva
signed an alliatic. hiving for its oij ct tho
protection of the N rlliern 8.as.
Iu I gm c unty, W. Vs., the other day,
two man qu irielwl and then agre dtoba
frie.iiU, but w hen they se per tl one stsbbid
lh o'Iit iu the back and cut his thr at fn in
c-ai (oe.ir.
Il v. r.'igeue Snow, who has beea c indue.
ing te iv il itieetmg4 at 1 a'uyette, O., bus re
c ivitl a White Cop notice warning him to
1 ae the county or t whipied.
A bill his lieen f.iv. rnlily reporte-1 In the
Imbaiia Ixvls'atu'e providing that a man
kl a'l be enlule.1 to a divorce from his wife in
c se kha b k been ii cnraMy inline ti r le.i
yens.
J me Mills, colored, wlo several inonUn
nyo Btault"l Iterlie Hownr.1, aol Vi, neir
l'uoli, l a , 11 nd on her threatening to inform
on 1 1111, l-eat h. r 1111 il he '. h uht she was
di n I and then threw her into a Joii l, his
I nfV. m u'r"ce. to H Jcnr' iinprikonine it
mi l wi 1 ri e.
Fiji's alf'goii g over the U.ks of the
bis 1 udn g enilx Z7. er, J il. 11 K. Sullivan, la'e
1 letk of Muti.in county, Indiita. II n totl
kh-'i'trge und ibb'.k loi!le exivetls fl'J.'iiMi.
u'.bV'in a' d h. chief c' 1 k, 1 li . t 'Neal,
were at T ronto on uluidiiy. and left there
to 'nk" in 111 - winva! at M mima',
f-'unday tiinrni'ig the b ly of Wili a;n
(ijc, nge l .Vi y art, whs f u id in the iuin
of hi. bom -at ake Htrlor, Mich. L-onuiJ
Wilstii, an Jd msn, is uinit-r arnt, charged
with having inuidere liaga and firing tlie
li.iu to "v.. tin crinm Ko'.ibery is mi -pi
s -I to buve I ce.i h .' 111 tive.
CIVMi WAIl IN AIIUCV.
"VIIT IIISMAKCK l'K'l'Okii;J.
1 tic kft 1 leiiioitt ot tlio Saiuoati
Xrouble ISjr t'n nt ere not' at
Itcrlin.
fount Von Aici, the U riniii Muii.ler,
tralle-l nt t U H:'.e L) y ii'l'iiant a id l a I a
eiifere .ci with pWxt :ry liarariiu reitid
to lSuuiau nfTie. lie informe I the Sjore
tary that ii b d receive 1 a i. iiiiiiuii.ca !ou
from I'rn.ci lliwnar k to the cfT n-t that the
tUorina I Uoveriiiii jilt pr oi a !
su iip'lon at 15 Tl 1 'I l the c: i.l itioin
which look p'.a'.'o ut WushiiigUin l'.u
repr KBiita'iiea of (jeriiiiuv, tireat lint tin
1 d tin4 Called ISutU-k In Ii7 0.1 lue subject
sif K 111 m. Tlie a''v inform tiioii wa fur
liia'ie I to l.'ie pr-sa by Kfrtry liavl,
wilh tbe sttteiifiit thit it all he would
sv on tbe sn J ct a jrd'iit. Il , there
fore. itn"-s uiv lo 001,111 to- lay tbe full text
of I'm oa li:nsrck's uoiumu .icalion. It is
tarobabU), b'iv:, t lit i. w.ll b transmit.
Wl to fongrnw with fcc t'.ary lUy.riV
mm v( lb auhixl.
No Ni'M'S from Mauler or I 'sasist Ucv-
lu.loti In I'ljaudu.
At 7. l bir a le'b T hat been received 'roiu
Mr. Muck y, a MiMiionary in Csiin nro,
du.l Nov. in n r -C. The wrlu-r fas lb it no
lirect Hewn of eithei' Sia'ihy ir Emm Bey
I ud le-011 receive 1. Afresh revolution bad
bloUeii ui in Cgandi, King Kiwiwa
had lii d'psed and lis youger hrotli
er ra s--l to '! throne, Kiwiwa hav.
ing Lil id two o' th pnncia! Arab imU
guloik ot t 1 1 ol E il.'-i nil-kioiia-
11. . Tl ere is iiiui-h iiidig'iatiou among
merchants here inconi.rj'1 MKt of tbe U' tioi,fi
ih.' O riiian Co isul in pring t'uo Sultin to
ed 1'i'iiiu and adj it i U'id Ui thi tier.
Ill 111 t'olli 'V, tha trade ot those Ulai.ds bo
i'g entile y HI lirlj,li hllld,
1J liliiiok coiitinueii ut Utramova and Dtr
Ki Silunu The dep' s.l King of Ugundi
reluvl the right of c,i cuiiic.ki iu and tried to
riis iu the Aiu m b 1 w, r ei.deavoriti; u
viiivert hint. Kiwiw 1 is now rallying all the
duels in favor of curiktiuuity iu order lo at
lack tlie new King. TUj whole ixiiuinuuit
is U a s.uleu.' civil wur,
StllOl lltlllM f.
Il Is iifTliMtlly bimouiii-e 1 lh.it Ciowu Prir.os
I'.udoll 0 'iniiiia.d ku ride l y shoi.ting him-s-'if
in tbe head '1 he wetip 11 uud was a ro-voltt-r
I'l'olessor W ivl-i b d or , who pi
f .i n.e.1 the mitip-y on tbe remains of Crown
I'r i.Ctf Uuduif, lound a large wound in tbe
side of lua l.a I, which mus. have cauwd iu
slant dv ilb. llie revolver, wilh oue ch 1111
ber diK.'hmged, a us found on tbe beds.do
clo Ui the right baud A tbe d- ad Vriuot.
The pos.tiou Ui which it wua found proves
1 e.oui oabt 1 bit tbu Croan 1'riuceoomailu
kod sun-iis.
THE SAMOAN AFFAIR.
DISMAHCK I89UK4 PACIFIC OIV
DKR8. The High-Handed Fellow mi the
Island Called OH.
Under data of Fei ruary 1, Count A mo
Valley, German Minister to tha United
States, under Instructions from the 0rman
Chancellor, sent the following communica
tion to Secretary Biyard:
"When tha state of war waa declared
agiinat Mataafs, tha commirt lar of tha ( r
man squadron issued a proclamation iy
which foreigners rs(ahish"d In Kamoi were
sut'Jected to martial law. Internati nal law
would, to a certain rxtent, not prevent su -h
a measure, hut, aa I'nnca Ilisinarotc la of the
oiliiion that our tnllliaiy authorities has
gone too far In this Instance, the military
C minander has receive! telegraphic criers
to wnh liaw tha iart of his piociiiraatlon
coi cernliig foieigoers.
'In negotiating with Mnt-afs, our Convul
at Himoa h 'S ak -il that the a Iminiatrstioii
of the I-lands of Himoa might 1 mmporirl
ly hnnde 1 over to him, w birhlein ill I not he.
ing In conformity to our previous promise
regarding its neutrality and indaie nUn'-e,
lr Knnpe has U on orderel by telegram to
with iraw Ik'
iMSTRciTiom to risnt.rroi.
Together with this oommuulo itlon, Hcrrts
tary lltysrd transmitted to the President a
telegiam from Consul Blacklock in tSamoa,
datel January 31, announcing tha Oerman
d cl iration of war on Mataafa and t a proc
In mat ion of martial law. On receiving this
Vr, Ilarard instruoted Mr, I'end eton to say
tothe, Herman Government that tha Unita.1
ISt ties assumed that tbe Oerman officials la
tatn a would protect Amerio in citito is and
proerty.
Tha S'nrth Oerman Gturtts (Prince Bit
muck's organ) says that a declaration of was
against Samoa, In an international sense, Ir
altogether Improbable Tbe Government lias
sent t o such instructions and, as a matter of
f ict, there la 110 opsinent to declare war
against, Germany not having recognig d M i"
ta-ifiu The Germans, on a btsis of aalf-de
fans - or reprbals, may h ire engaged in act
linl wsrf ire, but tin movement has not In
voliv the cotisequeniaa) of actual war,
Tha London S(n,ilariin Berlin corrcsp.m
dent says: "In spite of uiiiuis'iika'ilo friction
with the America if, iiobsly here feara that
there is It n v daiger of tin Kutnoan aft 1 r
loading to a war U tween the two Nations.
Germany will, in fact, nmks friendly prop..
al, which 1I011 it loss tba Government at
Wiikhliigton will finally accept. Thaller
mini ollh'ia's in h.uii a are now rvpreaeute I
as having cx.-c-ded ami liiuiidrtoo I thair
in-tiuctioiiH Hut ttia lnkt thing ihttthe
sc .1.I-1 fllci il organs can la rxiei't I tn c n
fcas is tha inl4ihle fsi-t th it In the ) ret cs
of the strong feeling mi-oii d In Am. rica,
(icrn any I n. foiin 1 it jolit.c to beat a re
treat."
The A'ufiomif fitting thinks that tho
knowledgoof l'rnc4 Biin irek's disavow tl
of the nets of German cflicials in H unoi
would come with a Ivtier fc'ace from the
German than tbe Americin Government.
"As for tbe rest," it kays, "dt 11 tut s)hc1hs
in Aiiivrica will juat aa little provoke Ger.
many to take any u marriwita ile sU-paa they
will prevent her inaiiitai dug hir just ilAh a.'
bllr: I1CILT A FlftK
An.1
Waa Prepared to Itoaat Her
Children Alive.
A iiumlr of revivals services have been
held at Akron, Ohio, of late and religious en
thusia.ra h is Iweu arousal to iu blghe-t
pitch. One of tha most devout worshipers
was a prominent lady, by name Mrs. Kat
Miller, and a few nights since, uoa bnr res
turn Lome from a seasioti whin rxuiteiuenl
ran b:gh. khe kai 1 that she had been emu
mtuded by God b offer up her rh'ldreo
si iter: U; a. Itaaa ielievel that sis wis
only i.ufTjiing from a temjiorary ba luclna
tiou and, as s e on ;,rs Ciln a;-, nothing
iure uti thought of it,
Friday morning, h.w.ver, Mrs. Miller was
brought be 'ore the pr jt a'e jud ;o a id dtvl r-
linsire. Te-liniony kbowtd t'.ut sbo I ad
bulit a r uting fire In a kitchen stove and
a ben the iron w s rel-hot bad tatao her two
children into the room Mid stripped them.
Sho in'end-al to ro-.t the little omai a Ive, nnd
etU-u 'ant, vrhos sutpioions vtj arouiel,
tuis: vi thdor just in timo to save tbein
fr'tn h r b'o dentb, Tb unfortunate wo
u-au vuk t iken to the arluui.
BEVKN PEItSONSCnUSHED.
A L.VVI-:U IX A HOLM
Death P.rri ConfcHki in of the Wife ot
Convict Kcbwarli.
The d alh-bu 1 c Mifea.on of E It Sc'iwartx,
wife of ih bruk -m in now serving a long seu
tence in J.iliet for complicity in the grsal
It ck I.land 'rain Rihbery and fie murderoi
Exraa MiaMeugers Keliog NichoU, is mad)
pulilic. A1 cording to Mr. Schwarta, her
l:i.s and gave bar (l.'!,V.0or this olo.i iu may
which she cn;cealI ly rolling
tbs I ilis up one at a time
and p eking them in cartridge shells
lb 1 mo iey, it is a'leged, was mljatxiuently,
011 an oider fi 1111 Kc'iwartz, turne I over to
Colo el U p. Uia miii, of PUilxlolobia,
S'liw.irtx' I iwyer. A'i interview with D j
t c ive W. A. Pinkert n is printed relating
- e versutioiia in prisons wilh Hi-m art X and
ihliliir's c loiride, Nswto 1 Watt, which,
if ti u wou'.d c irro r jta in a measure
the c 1 irga aguiuot I awyer Bowiu in.
I inherion ia ulso q iote s having accused
U w.n .ri of i c ivlii' tba stolen in uiey. Tbe
iaayer sTeini hi lydnuel it.
Mrs. Kchwiirtx w is mi t tl-na ago repti II
ateii by her hua ia i i. H in dial of consump
tion within the pjt few dsya Tieexpensea
o tha funur tl were itefraye 1 by the Pinker
.oiin, who -aw that the votntn wai cirslfor
up lo lh- liiiu of hir dwi li.
.. -. .
A .Mi-ange f.ucf.
A remi ant of the Cliff dwellers' trlle, sup
rt e I to l.c extinct, is mi, I to bdwelling ia
the hail M.too 111 iiiitiii - Theyaie very.
uiu I .ot over I line f.at iu height and
wild. I hey luiva b e 1 s.eu oU) In the black
range and a tuon ikkt'.ia snow utolU ptirUes
wi.l out 0i p ui v them, if possible. Tlie
lacts uie v ucued lor ly reliable men.
Two Dolldingaln Omaha IVtnollahed
by fr alllnc Walla
At Omaha, Nsb., high Wind blew down tha
large section of the , east walla of tbe Mai
Meyer brick building, which waa recently '
gutted by lira. Two Miildiugs ware wrrck'd.
Heveo people are known to ba killed and sev.
era! others injured. O.ieof tbe laildings crush
td was brick, occupied by P. Buyer & Co., a.-ft
dealers, and T. Dunbar Sc Co., Engravwa,
and the frame building oompied by Edwara
Oleeon, clothing man. Olcaon waa takeit
from the ruins crushed, severely burned and
dead. Mrs. Itincher, who liveJ In tha eeond
tory of the frame building, die I shortly af
lor being taken frjm the ruin'. Mi ca Mar
tin's ibad body wsa found 1111 let- tbs boiler in
tlie lavement ot the brick building, crushed
h.to a s:iale a mass. Thomas Hon tm, em
ploys of Dunbar & Ca, ill d a f.'W hours
after. 1 u Injured so far at known are G,
II. Silver, engr iver, shoulder orushel Aid
finger broken; E. A. Pbi'ai, engraver, bruis
ed; John Jackson and Miss Kiuma. Oliver,
slightly injured; Charles B ake, a d an ;h ta
rn in, in jure I about tin fa, and will lose
bis loft eye; Charl t r, 11 rem in of Dun
bar's art dep:trtmant, w is b v lly injured l.ut
succetded in getting nut without amjatinoe;
George S. E ncr es a id E. A. Pnllni, cm.
pioyesof Duillnr 9i Co., escipsl with slight
injuries. Thi bodies of Peter Hover, senior
member of the firm of P. Boyer Si Co., and
Itudolph Mitchell, an limn aoee agent, have
laaen takea front tha ruins. It isheheved
that there arj no 111 ire b.ilies in the ruint
and the anarch has bras i disc mtinu'd.
v n i-: x i'Kctk i orros I TI ON.
The ItlU Paaa-a the Konate finally
A ft era Warm Debate How
the henatora VoteaJ.
The sensation of the day Is tbe dehote cat
the Constitutional Prohibition Amendment
In the Senate.
Its final conalderation wai flxal for noon
Wednesday, and It wao exoe -til that at th it
hour a vote w mid be taken, tha mwurs car.
rled and it would be kent to the Governor at
once.
Tbe Democratic Senators, however, were
not dixp sial to so summarily dismiss tha
matter, a id wh?n thi subjnet came up Sen.
stor Rosa, of Bucks, preiented a proteat
against the am 1 1d1no.1t, signed hy all the
D on iTita, allowing its iinco istitutio latlty
and declaring tnnir i ilentioii to refr.iin from
voting on iu Sina'or Hhi olsi male a
ecch against tbe project.
This brought up Senator Cooer, wb 1 m ads
a more elikpieut siie-K-h in f ivor of tha
aineudmeiit, divl iring it the wish of the
pjope th it It bo passed, and thnt tho It pu'o
licin pirty wns philge. to it
Senator Hemminger aol McAteer, Demo,
erata. r-ppkM I the bill and Senator MeFar
bine, favora I it.
In tt.emid.at of the dilute Senator Du'amea
ter g d in a motion to extend tha session un
til tha m tt r waa dlos.. of, which eirrle.1
d.spite the pmteat ot the Domocrnta.
LaTKR The Prohibition Constitutional
Amenibiient pissol the Sen tte 11 tally by 3J
yeas to 2 nays. Sloan and Beta, Douiocr.iti,
Totexl for it, and Rayburn and Upperman,
Republicans, against It. Fourteen D.-m-crats
and two Uepubliciusrefustd Vote,
DRKMSi:i ni.KK TIIIUJ ffll-i.
One Cent Mile.
Tba Paaoaiger Aganta of tba trunk Una
mvle a raU of 1 vent a mile for New York
au 1 rennsyivaala to tha Washington Iomo
uration oaataunial in AprlL
The Ohio Senate Defeats the Meat
Inspection Hill.
11 the Ohio Legislature R presents tlva
Hysell Introduce I a bill which provides a
iwnaltyof from $10J t 0;) sn t imprisons
ment w here coal operators Interfere in tbe
apMiintiiient of a couiieUnt weigbmaster.
Tba bill olao provides tint tha operator must
place sufli."ont t tuber in each room to a'low
tbe miners to comply with tli 1 law relating
to tafaty propping In cisi of bis f liluro to
supply timber the miner is not responsible
for any a -ei le.it tli it in iy occur.
Wh"t i W-'O'Tt aa CieU 'j-er Mo it In-poi
Uou bid was dfeatl in thiSointea d will
not liks'y lo heard of again t!i kesiloa.
Tb' bill prov del fo.' an luspeCliin on foot
of all lrfv f d I in tlM State. Ihi bill g dn.-d
conid iable celebrity last winter o 1 aexa it
of the charge in id) ngttinst cortiiu ni'-m-
b rs of the S -nato ti the 1 ft vt tiiot they hid
adicited a I rilw from Cbicajo pirties i i
con in c io-i with thedifeat of the ML Afier
ait Invi rlgatloti, howjver, the mom-
bars were axon rat-sl frotn all bliue.
Tbs resolutions r qut-tlng the L 'gial dure
of Near York, I'enu-ylva iW a-id Michigan to
co-oierite with Ohio in legislation tlusig iel
to foster 1 be fl '.uriea Interoat ww p-isml by
the Houaa w th Alt a dUeiiiting voto.
Th-re la a str ing p.-estum lieing brou;'nt
b beir for the p ixa ige of th Olnn irgarin
bill, which requires that tbe o!e miurgarlue
shall be lu'ie :ed an 1 a ild for w bit it is.
TWO IttllllM III VVII 111 1' (CCS.
On H iiurday uftrnoo;i, abou'. 1 cl ck.
tha b 'iler of tint sU-ainbiut lrvi Ilr ith.-ia,
which was 111 sire I 'it tho ruilrl brl Iga st
Eleventh street, Puts', urgh, rx ln I mi l
Coinplelly wreckivl lh 1 butt end tin lie
turn, which wai ul u.sid , ciiaiig t lie in
fant (lea h of Go irgn Wi s , eng.mar of t !l -Ibitur
, and of Wi s hi Cuchriuc, tin licit
man of tie f wo Broth r, an I i jui' d E I
ward J. Hu'iiics, Win. Kith. Win. II iwer,
Harry Crick, J.st. Grdiaui, Jo'm Brown,
11.-"7 Ut: ing-, a ul 1 mti'i l otii ! St o a.
It i 1 ot d llnitely known rit cu i-e I th
einliwi . I lia l iier of t ie Two I! ot icra
w. s imp-cte I Miy, lH, -ml f hi 1 1 Ut l.
iii gm d condition, being alloacl a p e tue
of i:iU a.U iils.
BoibbaiU wen owned by E J. an I 11. P.
Hilling. They were v-tlual at S.U 41 n -h,
o e I ng inkured for (1,0110 uul tusolh jr for
l5,0 (.
1'iie b dha of Wilsiu and Cichiane were
mangleii alimait lieyoud reoo dtio i hy the
force of the et hsnon. Hi v rul noi roiv es
raoa tveru mule from d uth by iHirsoii 011
ba bwt. ou tho liridjn aid 01 tin shorn.
A Ir'aiully Drownoil.
Tbe wurm weilhvr be so tioueyondd
tbe Ice iu the Miss url river that tiav. I ia
beas-t wiib gn ai tlui tor. An enilie fauil y,
aousistiug of Mr. ami Mrs. John O Vo 1 and S
chllilre i, drowutat while alieuipling bn-r s
the river in a wagon 14 miles uortb of His.
marck, Dakota, 'ih team broke lb '014I1 tha
Ice aud pulled tbe waoiinnd ccj uiwnts wilh
them, 'ibei wu no on mar to rwcuth m
uid th swift current came I tl.S'ii away ba
'arm a man who taw tUtui trow lb lvie
ouai raaob tbaiu.
THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Senate.
Tha discussion of th Ramnai trouble b.
ran In 1 he Saoa'a Tueailay, fha pen .big ques
tion tafl-ig Mr. S lerman's motion to appro
priate i.VJO.ilOO for tha protect on of Ameri
can Inteomta in 8anv. W lien this paragraph
In the Consular and ' Diplomatic Appropria
tion bill waa resciie.1 the Senate went Into
Executive sassinn, but soon decided that th
discussion should ts publlo audopeuat tba
disrs.
In the Senate Thnradsy tbe credentials of
Mr. H'ggin as Senator from the State ot
Delaware, for the term enmntsnctng 4ih of
March nvlt, were prssanteil , read and placed
on Ala. Th President' nv s igea 1 1 rs athm
to the Saiuoan I-lan ls an t to Core (th
same were prmanbal In tha Hnuae
Wed nes lay) ware read and referred to the
Commiiles 0.1 Foreign Ilelstiona. Mr. Vast
prtaeuted an aflldavit maiteoy a Mr. Dorsey
in rejJy to the slat-nnent mule liy SensU.r
Plat , in thadlscuwion of the cutlery acbedii:
of the Tariff t.ill, to tlieeff.ct tnat be, Dor
sey. had made an sfflltvit wmch waa on HI
In lb Treasury Dertnieut chaigiug a cer
tain firm with uu e. valuatln i of cutlery or
Ipararnt. He ei press ai the 11 let that I
i Ibe person refer re. I to, butiienias ever bav.
Ing made such an affidavit, Alt-T morning
busineas the p a e ook up tUs Diplomaiio
Appropr atiou bill,
1 be Henate adoied the amendment to the
Consular and Diplomatic bill r ported by the
Cominitteat on K iroign Kelailona, appropriat
ing (.Vai,issi Ui prot-ct Aniericaii luutniat in
Hnmua.aml f Uaj.OW) f.T thecoallngstailon at
Pao, tba money to b Hume natel a ivau
ble.
The Hon amendments tn h Senate bill
for tlie silm saion of South Dnkota as a Stat
ers)nincotipurr d noon leport of the
Cninmittem on Tertitories Kridiy, and icih
ferei iaa 1 kl. Henxt. rs pintl, Cullom and
Bu Ier were appointo I conferees on t e part
ol ti e Sennt". Mr. Sou slmry off -red a reo
Intion (wlin h wna aur-nl v ) Insiructlng ih
( onim tice on Korelgu It 1 itlnn to Inqiitr
into tli rouibiloii of nfTtira Iu Ih
Hunioen 1-lnnits and to n p Tt, at an
early tay, w hat meniures srs iiecwsnry aud
proier to protect tha Intereata of American
tllir.'i.s therein, and to tbacnarga any obli
rntiona of tne Uultml States to tha pe. pis of
th e Is'amls in the nnu. t innct of their
own lot-1 1 g iverniii Mil from the interfere ica
of any foreign owi r, end In sia.ira the just
rights at d i ,ter. a1 a of the Unite I Slates in
the future control ot tbe gowrumeut cf
ttioaa Islands.
a.r in-oenatsi aitiieii y, -.is t-iahienaiafS tH
Mr. Manilervii', for his 1 ew senatorial term,
were presented, read and p.a-ed on tlie. Mr.
Allison, from the Committee on Appropria
tions, reported taick the legislative, Execu
tive ami Judicial Appropriation bill, and the
House joint rvwnutioii for jaynieut
to lb legal representative of James
A. Euls, an I cave notice that
ha won d to-motrow call them up for action.
Mr. Evarta reported the ttaitimooy tnkeu in
the It x is election investigation, with a re.
tiliitlon directing the CoiiiiuilUe 011 1'nvil.
1 ges ami Eoetions to revn c trefully the ex
laiiug Inwa ivguUting the etcctio.i of mem
l ent to t'ongrtsa miiii a view of provnlmg
lor more lanuplele prote'il hi hi tha exeivisi
of the elective Iril it'll si and for 1 1t a puuiali
iiient ot olTeiiNiat aeitist IU Th icntiin niey
was mlre-l printed and the rts.i!uilo:i waa
placeil 011 the c ileiular.
Ilouae.
Almost cv-ry ilesk in the Hoinn Thtin-d iy
uioining whs l eleciod with reo cunilmc Mtr.
i-e.s, c-ouuiuing petitions in fuvor ot ibe Sun.
oay Iteat lull, una 111 a lew iiiome ns alier
the llouk Uiet tbe H-'.iti 111 b ix w.uovei Uow.
big Willi the gjily tailored l uinenU Ou
iiiot on of Mr. loole.of Monta .a, the Sena e
btl was paasttlgraiitiiigngluof wny turuuh
thj Crow Indian H-ei Vdiion, Mo.it., u tUs
Big Horn Sounioio U iiliotl Coiupmy.
iba lloUe ibuu took up tbe Osl.honia bill.
In the House, Fri lay, Mr. Hi cli, of Mis
souri, suhinlitcil Ibe conleience reirtof tu
bid to create the lepurtiiieiit of Agriculture,
and it was agree I to.
At ter s 1111 .ii.c.imlon, the II me pissed
the Oklabouia bid by a vote of you, 14a;
onys, ltAi,
Iu the House, Mond iy, t'.ie Sp-nker hav
ing proi-w ded to call the States lor ttio ill
troducliou and le ereuce ot lulls, QiiliUHier.
ii'g was iuauguruled tiy Mr, 1'uys in, of lb
liuois, who s.-nl to th.) c ork's dunk and ile
liiautiel the rending ot a long printed bill
to eaiablisti a Court of Apeals. HisoppjHi.
lion Is diiscted lo lue Union luetic
Kundiiig bill, and Unn bis dek resta
a stack of bill", tho reailiug of 'vhicli
will coiikume the t litireilny Unlovt breiteive
Bakuraniaas that no effort wiii be mulo o pisi
tout measure under a supoiiwo.i of the rules,
'ibe Court of Apsnls niii having been tin ly
real and ruleriel, Mr. l'ayou tiou;ht I ns
wunl for reading und r. ler. nee tlie H ink
rupt y I ill, wbicii, owing to 1 l.ngtn, Ha
lavonte We.ipjii of II ibila tvuo uisirj to
kin tune.
SHIPS GO DOWN.
Twenty five Lives Lost by a Collision
in the I nglUh Cliaiinrl.
Tlie 1. ten m r Neraid eollide.1 with the Brit
ish ship Kill'ichan, Captain Miiimoii, from
Lyttlstou, off Dungenness Light, in U10 Eng.
lull Channel, nnd lioth veiaels went to tbe
bott nn iu a vry short t me.
Twenty-four jsjis 111 weredrowned, includ.
ing the eap'ain of the Kill) chati. Nine
members of ibe rrt w war rccu d, one of
whom afterward died. The weather waa
cUar at tho time of tbe collision.
The Sanlib mail aba-ner R miua ha foun
dretl off the Island of Biliran, one of tho
I'hlll p pi m AU fie (MUiseogi rs are suppos
ed to have boon drowned.
A G aagow dbputcb iys: F ars are enter
tail e I here for tbe safety of the British Ship
lijy of Cadix, wlilo'i tailial from Sydney, N
ri. W., Octulr '.'0, for San Fraucisco. A
piomiuiii of ninety guineas nr. been offere.1
to reinsure the vesieL
IIAILUOAD CHASIf IN UKI.OIC.M.
I'ourleen IVraoua Killed arid I'lfty
lijurol, 91 any of Fatally.
A lerr b'e rnilway rccldi-nt oetturretl nnr
Giocneu luel, 1! Iiuni. A tr iin tmund from
Biussels f. r N mur, strue'e a pillar of a
iri'lge m ur that plnci, e u-ing tne bridge to
Mll-. Tboliuin was tuirnd ilown with
it and c imp e'ely wricked. Fourteen p-r-tons
were kil udout rig'nt, a d lo othors were
i.Juretl.
The luslii of all tin person killed I y thi
accident were brought bi Hum -Is Fifteen
pei sous, all 111 Ttully i ijurod, Un u: H'i"y.
la-rt, i.eur Ih" sc.nuof the d ku-ter Among
Iheiu aie suvurul young feopl.t. The Minis,
ter of Railways Ins vnn'ed ilia In j ire., m wi
of whom are suffoiing Ir.nii fr.iu u.ui legs.
bTATK OP nt'8IM;n
rncreaaina; Dlasailafactlni,
plaint. Advance) In UaiifJ?
Seourlilea.
R. O. Dan & t5a' we kly revb.
says: DissnttaiaCtion with tbstatt
I Inervaalnc atul lVre it -ranae.i
as to collection. But n4.,nge,('Vj
In tha new agreement of rsilri , f
tentls to support brt'er prices tor
8w led by speculation In stock aitiTu111
duets, ihe clearings through thsl4.
much birger volume of buainesas n j1
ry thai for th same month list yr
for I be last week a gain ot 17 7 p,f '"
II citie and 13.7 per cent. outai.U
York.
ADTAIVCB lit STOCKS,
During the past week Ihe public hmf-.
and stocks bav advai c on ti,,
II II per khare. The oiuseof lirpm,
ire, first, the general a-aent of ri!rox
Ih Inters'ate airaement; secor.J, t(!
of theS.iuth Pennsylvania eoiitrov.rrt
third, investment demand for bond, j,
bettr r class of fock
Wh'at has decllnril a cent and a hilf tJ
Is week, with sat of iM.n 0 J
on kw
this
rls. Fairy tales about tnck
re still circulated by interrt el psrti
.... i. t - .1.1 I
iai mn wn'j iin.-iiva minltlliif
and sale by farmers, who grow tirei,
big for tl M wheat Crrn a d on, 1
itiffetioil a fraction. II has risea Jl
lilesh'r of 1,500,000 I aire!. Tiwistj
maraes nas not cainge i as 10 pr e I r J
la only l-8o stronger, and su;r lutii".2)
wivn inu nnu ano id giasi ilenu;kl at
lion, rrioea for butter, eheeao an 1 L
ln depressed, an I sa d to b "loaivy,,
sny o'-nrr tim tor nv years."
The market for Iron due not ir.
Philadelphia report sale of M 'in ,
Southern, and price r about tl? f j
1 against f 17 DU for ftorbern. Bur lrJ
more active, wltn price not Iniproril ,
of teel rad at P ttebiirgh srs tSiKita;:,
f jn, and an c, istnrn m II bis s il l f.a-cv-
delivery at :X) 6 eqii.il to . 7 at ru.ll. (J
Is (lull, and tli n lna working sh irt 1
Coal declined sharply. March nWhr j it J
1 in wa weaker at Vil 0 Ut t it, ,.j ,
at SJi'e.
Report from oth r ritim are rsTirU J
uniform in tenor; Ira le quiet or nnlr lJ
active, money In al U'.iIimI supVy suit
wun 1 ur. misieraie nun inu. bicen i g,.
St Paul, where a flight ktn:v..irr4,
aorvetl, mid Omaha, win re tlie m in I s
tive; N lahvllle, where tradi ia no- qiJ
live, and Milwaukee, where h 'glierrul
threaten lo chsw somo faotor.ei Thilrr
ury oerntions d sc 1 an a rapid Mun ii
vcraidiilver certiflcatiis, so tUtnfs
kinds of money t'J.S'MI.OOO leas I. h c ir,. J
than a wei-k ago, l.ut th circu at nn j J
rertiflcntoi has lnereas.d $J.S),i,inj, tl
le-al 'cm era f KIO.COO.
Th ljuitie-s failure niim' er :t;. ,nl
84'J lust w-ek an 1 KiO tho Meek )hk. -a
tne corrtppi'iiling wiec ofia-tyar'tJ
ures wore -TO.
I'lied the House and Shut III aJ
At Little Rock, Ark., Jeo (Vnul
negro, and bla wife separated una 1
go, and th woman returns I to hr
Momluy night tbe busb in I w nt to link
and ot it on fire. Wheti the InuitwrnJ
be rlellliei ately fire I a loid of Luci'iW 1
his wife' head killiiu her lustan'lr. li
captured and brought to th city tt 1
keep ng, to avoid tba mob of uwro
were bunting him-
GENERAL .MA11KEEI
Itllrileil l llo.ltll.
M rgtn t Hi i:l, wh ) live I nsir MtiMllald,
Pa., wav burned i suversly tint she died
ii aftei war I. Iler little chi d hud Rons
bsi in ar the il ea id iticlotl a liem to hnr 1.
T'i mot'ier, aeeinj; Ihe tlanger lo her cliilit
graiib d It and tiiulUiextuiuialitui fluiitn.
when hern ai 11 clothing caug it lire. Bung
frignte id, s .e rau out inut tha air, w hloh
euuakl lb.-II .iimsj o sprid and o.u.il bv
detU.
A ToM of ri'jHa ma in li'mu tlio linlr
af tlie WOllli'll of Jajillll j Uaril iu
building a aJ.OJ 1,000 DuUdLiat tomplo
at bli-Ho.
riTTHIIl-HHIL
BUrrnR-Creiinioiy I
t'ouiitry roll
CHEESE O iin full cieiim
N.ar Yiirk
EfJOS
r'HUITS Aptihw. bbl
POCLTKY Cn cliein. p'r.
1 U! keya iu.
rOTATOES-In.h,
SaeetS,
SEED8 Clover country, .
Tiinoihy . .
blue gloss ,
Mi'let
WHEAT- Nj. 1 red
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CORN Nn. 2 yellow ear,
Mixh 1 tar,
S .t ile I mix al.
OATS-New No.!i whit,
It Y K New No. 'J Ohio an I Pt. W
Ki.OL'K Kiiiicv Intel' mis. H
Knicy spring pita,
t e .r inter
Rye Flour,
nAY--Ne. Tiinoihy,
lwi, fr nn wagons
MIDDLINGS Wlillo,
Bran.
Chop Fed,
UAUIMUIIC.
Wheat No. !i 11, I
Kya
Corn
(lata W si era
Huttor
r-ggs
Hay Wea torn
CINCIS.tAfL
Wheat Na 3 red,
Kye
Corn
OaU
Eit
Pork
Butter u
rniLADKLi-ni. m
Monr F-imltv a
Whent No. a, Ibxl
Com No. a, Mixl
dais Cnuiuliii White
Rve Nn J
llultoi- I'lemwrv Extra
l his.su .N. Y. Full Cr.am
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LIVK STOCIt
Central Stock Yards. East I
'1 he supply of ca'tla tins wr k '
Market steady at a Iniit lu't r"
We uive ihe follnwlnir a ra-
lVline, l .'IIO to 1,0 Ml l,a , $1 4'Holl
l,asi to 1,4 0 bis., tj 7.r bi 4 i: r" ,
l.0 bis . :i ft 1 to 4 is): rouzh !
l,;l Ollis, ll 40 tiiinVeoiiinioi'
to i.ni itai.. ftiui to a a.'i; 1 i i""
J 01 to a 75; tivab coa aud H i
to 41 late DWL
Tho receipt on hogs this w sk
Mm ki t active 011 lignt Yoik p"J
.e ivy. Ill quota aa foil ': '
tlKJ to ft In: bsatllilit York--'
hen v York. rs U Si to 6 W; fM
I4 ou.
Tli rcelnta of sheen h iVJ e
the markal rulul ' roil ( al so J
lo !i nor i w . on nil ura le'
I nv fo. lowing (pioiiil iim! re
l.iliMia Mf.liiM.- wai.e.lii r llV
IIm, ail to ft I V good wsibrf '
II II I 1.1 4 Ull: faie to ao.il t'l
loa, 4 a) lo 4 U); c.illllll HI b l
llw. lifiB 4); prim Uiii's 'J
a at ... 11 in. s . . . ... 1 i.ilII
ei .iw ovii I4ir Slg.au, v- j
& 40; veal Otlvaa. I 10 lo I 4' M
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