KKVIKWOFTUADM fnE MONET MARKET BTRAINED. A. Confldent Foclinj Prevails, But it Noosl of Caution. fhora Dun's H' rl't Hrrirw of Triflf r ay: The new war niM'iii with it most Confident feci- Jn; 1 r. valriil in all arts of the. country, ami yci w nn some leiuuri .s w nn 11 su.-i-si i-p--cial caution. '1 In" money markets are strain. d Mt tin- Last, c!oe at Chi ciu'o. Cleveland and Detroit, ami rl'T than before at Kan;.s City an.l Omaha, lnit at other Western oinl j fairly t;ipj'i I; the heavy iiisbtirscineiits , f r intend und di i !! ! 1 . v-tiuuitisl a. ,- IdM.TIiiat Nine York uloii", nearly 0 Jt-r cent liiur! than lii-l ) far, will doub'.h-e . rive pp-sent relief, lirports from other ceii- tr f trade all show Oi.it iin-cm .tnibly 1 svartn weather is having 11 ilcprewin g inilii- . t-m-c, I. ut 111 other rcpis:t aro generally en- ur.ini ri Ir-m aii' I ; her mil's b mp r:iri!y are c!. ed (,,f repairs Chi. .10 I "it" ti transaction-in l-'i amount, ng l. 1 . 1 77." .' nuiii-t $1,1 -'.," ','" in 1--, a gain of I -it n iit.; iti ( ur-i me.i.s the pain lull I u l'i -r'i'iit , and in i!r.-'-l ln-ef, lu-d mi l rlin' l.-'i'" gains; t'Ut their receipts arc Sin il'.i r, with an iter -a-e in rain. Tin- I r gio-ls tra!" was f illy up t i tho previous year-, w i!h 1 a-y !! ! 1 m St. Louis twin the I .irpt t ii"'i lav trade on recr I, and re 0 1 I- "f ra 11 11:1 I 1 r ln limped only by the trill - j irt . 1 1 ; . W'-r !' t in- r.ii.r. ..1 Is. At M.lwauiv"'1 1 ' 1 -r- i mi" i-ln a t" t ! it in ar fut'in-, and tli' weather ciu-es slow c ill' c tens and -im lar fear- at Detroit. At Kan m tv an 1 m ihu hu-itess is fair f r th" Sea W III Hat mi. 'Ih" .liel' iii'iustriiM are on tin- le. 11:111 1 1. 1 y proj.erom. A ff.ller ir.ent o eottoii mills iv'.. mi N f ir l-'.i imlie.i'es t! at they wi previous j ear of ss'' ro lar.'iT than i:i any ie pri'-i-s. 1 he leather trail" ha.i hee 'III" It 'i f il, mi l e ms!iin t:oii ('fl tS HII'l -hlS- il pM'liL'io-IS, r,i;t OV.','- pro'l'K Hon pushes pne.' too lo w for In alihy pr.llts. The iron tra I" pa'isi s' ut this season, hut I rii es are firm at previous ijii ''a'ions. A iim! inatiou oi'hi-s pr.slueers h i r.i.'e'lthe riee of win. low ea-s hi,:lier tli.tn firthi' f ;ui! live ye.rs tlu, e" t t 1 In iVe l'U"im I'r.'tit.ihle. i'opjT is s ll.n; ul rllJ'- for lake for inore.ie'.mr. iMnii:npti - 11. 'i he w mien li ;i lion is s'.ill t he reei'l ill t he sky . St'" ks earrie l over nt t he rliief ri! n-s prove to he .'.imi.ie'i ponteN more t!ia:i a year iiml -a'.i's at r.ostonf'r 1 were I ',' o ':itl'l. lii'.iinst p;,'i.oo'i f the p-f:o:ii ear, II 'lis T"ili' of nearlv '.' ' per c ent. Plo ti ne marl. ets have lus-u I 1 : 1 . The ite iline in pr ees of all lonnii'Ni.t.i s from .Ian. 1 to Jan. 1 w sahoul per rent, mel the rmu'e is now a Utile lowa-r than in any pre vious January for thirty year-. I he aver.u:" for H '. was -I !'' per rent. l-e!.nv lh-.it of s . The stis k market h. is h s'li .'.ili.-:n"l hy luo'ii'tary preure for ihepi-t two wek, hut th" aMTa;:" prie" i per share li..:her than .1 year a.;.i. The Treasury Inn p.it out only J loo.'1 11 iiiori' than it h is taken in the pa,-! week, the law ili-hur-' iuents for the 1,. w year haviii.; not heeii f.-lt yet, hut the tivailahle Mir; Ills has le-rii re-lu. '-.l -.,''. 1 1-r the lunith of It. ,her, iu- ihuit.lii; a larre ii'lliilon to iliMila tion. r. re';i;ii tr.nle roitlnilei he-ivy, ex port for I'ne year- at New York f.ihii:;: only l.s p. r t -lit he o those ,f the previous year, wlni li in. II. ales an ee.- of twenty millions or 111 .re 111 export- ..v-r imports I" .r 1 '1 in I ii-r. The failures in ii'iml.er.-l P'.ss : in t'o' I'niti .1 Stat ', or I in every !'7 II: ins, u:i I 1.777 iu '.itia'la. or I in evr'y J. I'.rms. The ai'i;rv te haliilitii s w-.-e . )-,. T'l. ill the t'lim-'l Sta'i s, a.'ailist tl b'.i..' -7 in Is- . aii'l $ 1.7 1 '. I in ('ana'l.i. Ii,':iilist J I.'M.I'-i The husine-s failures duritiK the l.i-t s 'vi'n .lays numlitr H.-4, AN ANORV FATHER. A Medical Ktudeiit Hit, pes With a Beveu-tceii-Vi ar-Old (Jirl. Percy Wood, a tin- ileal stu letit of Ann Ar bor, .Vi.h.. el -p. 1 uitiiAllle ll.l lies, of hihishiir.', 1:1. Wood f.irmere;y a!'eu le.s h 10! there and b"ur'til at II lines', and for i.e I .1 warm at t tehttw'nt f..r Alii i. Her parent 1 did not re jrur.l his suit w ith favor, and refused w hen Vi 1 ask. I ilicir con-eut to the marriage, n year a' .. The y oiiia; man visit d durin the holidays lit Haiti. home. We lurid)' afternoon ,,. b.l I" theui farewell, h iviiu he was oiiu: to IV-oria. lie then went to the County Clerk's oi'l' C mid procured a marriage rer-tllien-r. Parly iu the nij'hl Allie slippe I out of the house, met u hack and her lover ut an appointed spot, and was whirled away to tho house of the lli-V. A. II. ("niton. After thry were 111 irried the r.iuple left for Ann Arii'-r. J'he hri.le's aren's were reatly Inceii-i-d, mid the father thr.-ateiii to have Wood arrrst.sl f(,r perj ity in certifying that the ill is of ae, whereas she Is only 17. 1J LACK TO :." U U K V E V E R. Four of a Family Carried Oil" by It -Their Houhu llurucd to I'rovcnt Itj) Krcvul. An cpl lem.'' w lih h is Kiid to he til hhick tniiue fever is ra;iii4 i'l West Virgin ;x II w is first di-c ivered iu the family of I'hoiius lWirns, and four of tne Jjiuily di.-d of the disease .11 one we 'k Tie- people of that community are revile ula.r:ued, and p,iitie have levii -en: tr nil Mur iiitoivn w it h lot 11 tli and provisions for the remainder of lie family, with orders from the a i'horitics to remove them mid hum the houtu to pn-w-iit the disease from spreading. Another Sad TraRody. jio.ids made an liiiHincMsful attempt to I commit Huieiite hy takin iiiorphiue. Mrs. h'lnionds in th-t woman who una assaulted a short time iio hy her ov.il fatluT, John C. McCns ry. ldlmomls u IrninisUfred such a , ,oily hcatin to MrCreery tliat he died, and is now awaiting trial on the i-hurj of lunr dvr. Miss! I'.rn'ntlov, of ('lev. lun.l. idttrli A liut-j'in into her ininl urriil.'iitally v liilr puttiii on In-i- Imt. A mi oiling va-M.oti iiotiiu ahliv ami ul'tcrwiud a f ; 1 1 ' 1 1 - i.e. t li rami" 1:1 the kj ut us large l.cr li-t. This h.u to bo ut HiMiv c-i-v two n,o:iti,, a..,l i; i j" uu'd A;tl rtsf-hj will I'Vctituullv follow. AN OUTLAW RESCUED. Taken From Jail Uy Masked Desperadoes. Willio Wal!a'T the notorious outlaw of Harris county, (irorgia, was nctidl fnmi jail in Hamilton by a luro 11 111 11 Imt of mnkcl tiiiii. The party r.'l- I fi t tnwn on it full i;ill"p atul liaMily thri w out cunrl4 011 every foii'l IcuilinK into ll.imilinii. Ten horsemen were )Mi-tn,l aroun.l the reiileie' of Mieril! Kimhroiir. Tlio men lirnt trie-1 to tv oir the lari;! iron har whi' h lnteiie-l the fr ill lo.ir of the juil, litit fiule'l in the rll'ort. ami then they hrokc the h k. After p-ttinx t lit- frontdoor open, tlieynoon hroko the lurk to the iron eae, utel Wahiu'e Mfpi out to join his friemK Tiny linn ro.le o'l". V" 1 1 1 1 tlie men liift t4lrtel to work tliey were limrl hy two nenrinv, who ut onee toM a miiuher of white men, ami at noon iii powiihle they went to the j ill to lili'l tin1 party "',. 'I'll" ritiers ali t'ok Willi tliiiii n ii'-jm who wni in jail, lismi'l I'iiii Tatiitu. It ii nippi.wl that Tat 1:11 iunt liuve ri"'oniii some of the lin n. If this is 10 there It no ilouht that he whs killfl, I'T it win 11 ih p rati' erowl w hh h lm U-en tin' r.rif (,f iiianv in vro killiuiii in tin1 county iluri'itf the pa-t lew luoiiiln. hrr;!l K:iiil'r"iu'li has orj;.ini.i-.l a poie to ;r the 1 on nt ry f"'r the men. Wii!l;io' wa the heii'l of the haml n hii h terror.eil the ini;r. " i last summer. I'fotii! inui'l'T he is known to he personally guilty, while many I'thers at" a-rri''iil to him. 23 1IUV.) BU t'FOCATtin. They Wero A sle '! iu the Ujiper Stories of a 1, union School. The I'liuperi si ho 'l in i'orest fiate, g rmr lii-i-t i. .ii of the White (tnjil uiiiotis, in Iimloii Wfi hiirue.l early Weiili's iaV IiimIIi lnr, aii'l twenty six hoys who w reii-leep in the upper stories weru sullo.-ate.l hefore they coiiM he ri s.-ue'l. l'iliv-i-iht others were rv-eue-l hy the utl.e h.-s of tint in titu. tion nil I liietuheru of the lire hn.- 1" ii'Inii'l t t!:0 ino-t int. ns.; (). ,ti ineiit. aii'l at crat risk. Two i f the matrons e;!i .-tr.l their 1 .-' ape hy i'i iii,' ilown a wa'er pip" They r-a. lie I t. !l (rotiii 1 utiiiij ire I. S.ir.eol' the h-ys, em hoeleiii"! hy the example Mt hy the matron-, r' a; " I ill th" same manner. I ie siiperiiileii..-iit oi'th'M'l 1 rxlnl lte.l rent hravery mi I repeateilly ilushi-'l throiii-h the tUin.'-. returiiin.; ea 'h time with the uiuio-t iiiaiiiuimH'e t'.riu of wiiif y.iiine-ter. ,'J'he ; m h"ol i-oii!aiiie. in nil six hun ln-1 1 pupil. When the ll.ini'-s I1.1I h ell 1 Mil.. i"l the twenty si ile.nl ho'liei ! wire rernove.l to the main hall of me institution, w her the p-ofiiM' ( hri-t- j III M i llei'or.ltiollS Still ilep-li'le I f; 1 1 11 1 1IJ is ilin iiml w lis. I h" lire o.u;:inite'l from tin ' v riieale.! stove. ineiri- win,; oltlie S' 1 1 rotitainiui; 2-' inmates was n.-t tourli- 1 .1 l.y th'i l! inns. Thu hoys ritirel in thtj hihe.-t npiritt in mitieipatioti of prtnii-l pre-ent.s t hi!iven theiii New Year's il. i.v. A Niov Year's le.o w;i4 al.iu to he .lit 1.1 that lay. FUT TO ) hlllHT. An FxeitiiiB JJrush vt ith Ht-d- kins in New Mexico Advice fr nil S in Juan county. S;.:i!a l e. N , , state Ih u on Suti'lsy, as John nu-1 Ike ( ox an I i'l; Smii h we; e ndin acres the Mesa they were lire I upon hy a Im'u! of Navvj'i In lians. On .Monday the men, aecni at: :! hy Henry Wood au l s't other-, let 111 i,ed to the place and were ai'aill litl upon l-y the Indians. A ho it l shots were ex I. an:. 1 ami one Indian w as kill" I. The Indians lire t fr.-ui auihu-li on th" second day and forced th" cwt.ois to r tn at. I he trouble re- out of the !'a'! t ha t he ( "o brot In-rs found an Indian iu p -i-:oi if a fre.ihlv hut'lier.-l -t.-.-r. and uheuae- CU--d of killin the a'iiuil h" il let y it , hut ri'piiel with al'U-: v e lanua . ale I u thu partr turned to h-.e tlr.-i a s ...t :.:ier them. Mich leelin; i-i in.nnf' -I.- i t 01 .:'! t he Indian Aeut for all n iu h;s war!t.;l' tho re-servation, uml l.nther n-noii.- ti-.ul'li ii nut ivipatt d. THE EIOIlT-HOUll CAMPAIGN. Chiean Labor OrniA .tiT.H Ileinning toMovo. AVole'l'oUu nko... With the present w.s'k the various ( 'hit 110 tra le ormii.a! ions that are alliliated w ith the NiitiomU l-'e-leratirm of Trudea will in aui'iirate an active hut Sis ri eaiiipain in the interests of the riht hour day. Among the trades that will 1 into the movrmeiit ar th hri. k layers, carpenters, eniueers and other railroad etnplnyi", w.Midworkeri and stork yards employes, s-ecrel I'in ulari, .nullum the plan of rampaiu have been re. eivisl from l'rvsident (ioins rs. One para raph suesis that the sense of the electn's he taken on the question, and it has ulrca ly ben 1 ihs ide. t- take a Vote 011 the eiht hour day at th municipal election to be held in Cook county next April. FOISONr.l) THE FAMILY. The 1'iotidiHli Work of a Younu West Virinian. l id. f 'hurch, Soli of Wool ford Church, a farmer living near II uiitin.ioii. W. 'a., ,it rame luiury at his lather, wrnt to (iuvau lotte and purch:t-ed a box ,,( ;.,iih mi Paul, which Iw put iu the Hour. The whole fam ily, ex. v-pt the hoy were poisomd from eat in hisi-uit.s. A It year-old ill is dead, mid the father mid two oilier children are dan-er-iiisly i.'l. Young Church has lied. He is 17 vrars ,dd. ImliMii Scare OH' Canal Workere, Sixty PiieLlo Indians, armed and in full warpaint, roieupto the e iiiiu-rs at work oil thu main lUJial o the llio (jraude Irria- " ' inip.iii,x , i.. r- '--'.- the pr..,.. sd system of irrigation would drain ami seriously injure the lands and waters over w hich the Indians vxereisu ri-thte. Tim eniiiin-is suspended Work and c.uiitj to consult the authorities. Tin y say the hills are full of urii'.ed ludiuns ivjdy to bcui hosiilitie.i if rmistH. TUa Non-i'urtiwan W. C. T. TJ.' The provisional conuuittee of the iioti-Par-tiHiui Womiin'n Chri-tiau Teinperaiice I'nion I'omposisl of Mm, lllleii J. J'hinney, Cleva land, (.; .Mrs. Harry White, Jinliana, l'a.; .Mr. llllen M. U'aisoii, I'i thurli, and odierti has issue 1 a uill for a naiioiial meet ing at .Music hall Cleveland, on January ;M, for the piirp'ntf of orgaiiuiujr (j utioUil Uao.iu'-ioij, A "WHITE STUDENT HAZED. Troublo In a Colore Unlve tity-Fouf Student Arrestod. Clark rniversity, the leielint; eolorel In stitution of Atlanta, (la., Is torn up by a question of social i-ipiahty. 11. J. I'mlerhill, a youni white, man, in tliu causa of the troiihlu whuli resulted lit a hazing several tiihts njio The polioo have ma le four arrt.-ts mnl 0110 of the haters now iM-rupie-i a ell in jail, charisl with rariyiiin; roneeah'd weams. Tliu other threij siiiilentfl were cliarfed with minor offense and were iliseharited on recommen dation of the l liiversity olllcials. I'mlerhill Pi years old, and tho prand son of the matron . f the iri s dormitory. II in home is in the North, but he came South for his health. Sum' his arrival on the rumpus he has occupied quarters In the girl's dormitory, h!iIiouIi he 1 olds tio pro fi-Monal osition in tho I'tiiTersity and this is the rau-e of thu fei lin, nainst him. l)rh :ation after dele Mitioii of colored Ktudeiit-i visitnl J'n-idetit Hickman and re-que-teil a rliiiiie of I'liili-ihiU's ipiarter. Tie .-e n quests were ret'i-e. on the round that the hoy was a consumptive. More than this. I'lidvrhiil lias stroii)" idem 011 the race iue-!ioii and re.'u-e to ju.s,,(jiato with his fellow Vu'Icuts. M.i'ten re-.v frotn had to worse and on hr. stin. s niht nunc the ieiio.ietnent. That niht 11 f.-.-tival was held in a ha'!, next to 1111 empty mu-ii room. Purine the xc 1 .cs l'n.lerli;,l. wi!hitie of the white tea' her, went into the muic room. Si t 1 Ml colon d st u !i nt- fo. lone I hi 111. I'lider hill ri-'.ti' sti ..I tie m to ri turn to the hall. 1 W.-ris I'.ll. wi.l mid I nderhill said the 1 iiri-i. -rootn had I ecu set apart for the j While p..-ple. I The net morning a titlinher of colored I student- ii-ke.l l're-i.eiit IliLkmiiti to re 1 ni".i I'liderhid. He rcfiHed, ami on the I lit .l-.l i l the .". -t the win lows of the d'.rinl '. torr w. re hroki 11, pi tols lire. I into the 1 looms im l a -ma J 1 1. t ensue I Th" mutter was placed in the hands of the polio and j arre-'s inade. The t-vciiemi-iit uoii'iiiiH'.i , an 1 further t rouble is expc. tc 1. IT WENT TO Tn KIR HEADS. A Relinious Revival With More Men nl Than Spiritual Results. The vicinity of Hih I'raine, ten miles from Ic.ivenworth, Kan., has lately hi. 11 the scene of a nliions revival th.it has really ri ite 1 tin- peopleof that community. In son e instancix per-.ns har-s me crazy w-ith ent hnsiasiii W. .t.l w a- re. eivi-1 of t w j Cisrs of in-aiiity, and the in-a'ie persons came near lo-ilc.' their lives, llurin the revival about two weeks 110. a brother mid I s;ter, l'raiik an 1 Minnie liolaml, became so j enthtisiiitic mid excited over rehion that j they lost their mi- They went living I alone and no one 11. -tic" I tln-ir condition. I Thilr-dav even ti a couple of persons ' pas-in llolalid's liou-c 11. .tiled Mm-I.e iii 1 in from it ( u ainin ent ranee they foiin I j II Well kill died lire ill the Moor of on of the rooms, with brother and s.ster in iilin.-t 1 1 riiuie role l;t:i-n -inin n liL'ious son and ilan. ui aro uiul it, sis 111:11, -ly . itin ruady I lor cremation. I be tire w a- bna.ly put o :t . and the hrotlnr and si-ti r ovcrpowun d. I When qui sti. .in d :il"-ut thelir1, Minn.cri- I'hi 'l that the l.onl h .1 iiui.le the Hie. mid tiny woiili' not put it 011.. Lain Satnr.Uv , afternoon ll.iy were placed iu the j.ui, J w here tiny will 1. -in. .111 until u ineiholol tna'.nni.t for ti.iur ia-ehas bun licii.cl upon. ChUELTY TO INrSANK WOMEN'. Hornblo Devclopmi nt.i of an Illinois Alma House Hctonnatory Lei.sla- tion l'rcq oscil. The reports of the horrible treatment of niaiie women iu the 1 iiil'a,' county, 111, alms house are (lei lan d ill mi ollieiul s ali ment tolioveriior l iter to be Well founded. 1 he -tatrineiit is -iu'in-d by Hr. I-' 11. Wines urn! Ih v. l . Tra.-dell, both members of the Slate honrd o cburiti. s. 'I hi) women w ere covered w ith tilth, naked, and ate oir the rnkiu Il sir W hen bathed at nil it was by liiaiu atti n.laiits, and lit nuht the woiiu-u'a ids wire left tiulorkel, ex-po-in them to the ilaners of criminal us. ault by men about the place. The two wv una thus treatisl were iuciirahlu and to this fact and the inoratioe and car lessness of the keeper, the report attributes thedisr.iee. Itotli women have been removed to the State asylum, and the report rec iiuinendi ! sftti..n to ie the State hoard of chari" ties jurisdiction over the county authoritu'e in Mi. h ca-es Oncoftl.c women was in sane when, adorii years u -o, she arrinsl from (I'ennany. A law is recommended to the lei-latiire ivin the State hoard pnver to return kucIi pat'i-uts to thu plum from which thry came. ONLY MILK AND COFFEE. Punch Not Allowed at a IUnquot Oivon to Judge Brewer. At a banquet given t" Judr?i Hrewer by le.vlin citi.ens of !c.ivenwori!i In honor of his elevation to the Supreme Court of the Uniteil i5it-s, the committee of urrano ineuts for the banquet had prepared to pr. vide it-i urts with milk puncli. In some way this fact ruiched the ears of the Httir commissioners, and the proprietors of the hou-1 were warned hy Commissioner Iowo that if any liquors wero served thuy would be arrested on such information. The banquet committee ave orders to pay no heed to this threat. Commissioners l.owe and Aheruethy heard of this and declared that if the punch vu served the police would certainly enter tli-i pluen during the banquet und coiitlscate the liquors, llather than have any disturbance, the committee c 'li-ento I to I'..i'co tliu punch, and the only heveraei ut tho least wuro tea, coll'ot) and milk. A lllockado Raised. One of tho worst biiow blockades ever known on thu Sierra Nevada tnountaiiis has been raised by the railroad company's force? and rotary mow plow. Tho first of the re leased west hound trains Is expected to ar rive ut Sacramento muuo tinio tu-niht, and tlio others w ill follow soon us po-aiblo. Turner lteluused. At Mitchell, S. D Hexter Turner, the nl Ired insurance swiudhr who was a r rest is 1 last Thursday was discharged. He stoutly denies that ho made any miireprcsciitation iu his business as acnt of tho Citizonv Life liisuranca Company. AVASIIINGTON. fnn WHITE HOUSE HECEFT10NS. Tho Brilliant Scenes at the ExeoutlT Mansion. A fine drizzle filtere-1 from the clouds this Irfew Year's moruin, ami by 10 o'clock it had chane.1 to a heavy rain. At the Exe cutive Mansion, where the 1'resideiit and the Indies i f the Cabinet w ere to receive those in oflleial and social life, the cold, pure whiteness of the exterior of thfl mansion w as in direct oontrust with the scene w ithin. There every thing was warmth and brihtness. Sniilax twined In and about the ftreut chnmlelicrs and dcjijiided from the tops of tall mirrors and window s. The Ka-t Itoom, where most of the cullers assembled, was the only one of the four public reception rooms that secured Its liht from the sun. Great spreading palms and plants were stnn.hu iu every nook and comer, while the mantels were banked with gardens of huciiiths, az-lias, f. rns and other plants. In the l'due lhx.in, where the rrcsident and his psjty flood, the central chandelier and the side liaht.i were shaded with unique l-ll'ts:t mi' 1 brought out stroiily the rlmliinV Color-) of the v -rious tints of blue. Thethne win lows iu the hack of the room were al most hidd n by musses of green. As Iu the l!a--t Ilooin, sniilax, palms und rubber trees pniloininated. lied llowered poiii-ettas and pink ur.ali.ts peeped out from union their green cousins. L iider the mantel pirccs ferns, hyacinths and he plants were banked. In the lied Koom. where the I liploiiintie Corp- uxsembicd, and in the (inm Kootn, the decorations were much the same. Shortly alter 11 o'clock 'In- 1. lomsti'. Corps, the member o;' th" International American 'oiur. st and tho-e of the M.ir.im ( oiitcrence, and the members of the Yen e.iiHliin l laims ( .iiiiiii-s;.:i hud as-embled in the lied Ilooin -.vailing to he received. At a signal to 1'rof. ou-a, the Marine ) Hand in the corridor stru.'l; up "Hail to lint I t'liief," and thine assembled in the crridor outside the I'd i ie ho.. in san' the l'n--ideutial party ile-rendiii) tlie main staircase. 1 'lining on the arm of the President was Mrs. Mi Kit', who took the phm of her mother. Mrs. Harrison decided not tot ke part n the reception on account of the re cent death "f her sister. Mrs. Scott-Lord. Mrs. .McKee wore a Martha Wa-hington dr-ss of while ariuure silk, prince. back, and tram, l-'ollowing alter thu President and Mrs. McK't'Ciiii" tiio Vic i I're-idi.'iit und Mrs. Morton. Then tame S.s-nsury llluine with Mrs. Stephen Elkiii-, and aftirr them the other ineinhers of the 'abiii''t. When thu blue Kooin was reached the Prt-s'lci.t and Mrs M. !;is took their places ut the head ot the receiving line, which was i-onijH.s.'d of Mrs Morton, Mrs. Win. loin, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Wanatn.iker.Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Kusk, and anuniherof invited guests, among whom were Mrs. Lo gan, Mrs. l'ialt, Mrs. tjuay, Mrs. (.'iskrell, Mis. ll.sd, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. lturrows, Mrs. I'.utterworth, the Mi-ser, Plainr, Miss Wana luas.er, the Mi es I lulsti-ad, Mi-s Ku-k ami Mi-s Maudu (irosveiior. Alter the receiving party had taken their places the r. c'ptiou proper be run. I he liu-uilM-rs i f the llipioinatic Corps, headed by ladies, lil- l t.iroilh tlie l'lue Kooin a d into the Hast Kooin. The ui.if..riiis of most nf the iiieinlieis of the corps shone with renew ed brilliancy under the lure of the as. rollowiii;; them came the member- of the International American Conference. The International Marine Coiifcreiiee came on the lns ls of the Pan-A luericans. The ro epl. i. dent naval uniforms uttrai-te I consider able ci iiiuiciit fiom the lookrrsoii. The nil in hers of ih" Venezuelan Claims "olii mist-ion com ph ted t Ins si c unlit of the riiraui. The chief Ju-tice and the Associate Jus. tiers of the 1 iiited States Supreme Court und "I her dignitaries were thru uiiliuiiiio d Chief Justice Puller sho.-k bauds cordially with the Pie-ideiit and the others. Alter tin Judiciary c.in.e a number of Senators und l: rcs'titativi s. Tiny d d i..'t a( tract iiiucU iiib-iitiou on u'couut of tho plaiuiics of their dress, pyth.s time the Mast lioolil was well armed with diplomats, Cuiign-ss-liien and others, and the ni uibers were in rreaisl by tin urrivul of ri reseniativiw of thr Army und Navy. Witii the passing of the Marine Corps, th crowd iu the Ila-t Ilooin began to thin out. At tiooii Ilia liecuts mid the Secretary ot the Smithsonian iu-titution, the civ.l Ser vice Commissioner, the InterMutel oinmerr Commission and other depart inrnt olli. rrs Were uiiiiouncist. Only 16 liiinillos was Uikeli up iu receiving thi-oc. l'ollow itiK caiu.i the veteran of the Mexi can war, the liraiid Army of the Kepiihlir, the loyal Legion and the iiiciuhcrK of dm Ohle-l Inhulnt ilits .Ik. iation i-r tho liiie trict of Ctilumbia. They were disposed ol iu '.'M uiinut' S aii'l at l'.'i i i the general reciie tjon i f citiiens heau. The crowd was mi iiMiully small on account of the rain, and atP.oo'clii d, -l-l minutes before the ti in ret for the close of thu reception, tho I 'resi dent shis'k hands with tliw last comer. PLOT TO M.UUDH.rtTIIE CZAU. Startling Discoveries Madt By Itussiaa l'olit-e. The Nihilist leader J'itirrn hut been iirreet isl nt Wurtsw. On his erson und at hit l.slini the police found ptmphlets und litters involvin u iiuiuher of olli.-ent of tho lmsrial (iuard in what is believed to be a ih'.sjs-ralo Nihilist plot ugaiuH the lifo of the Czar. It is stated that the urre-t of Pierra has been priHluctive of disci, aoircs fur more start ling than any of tho alarming revelations which hav coiiio to the polio within tho hist few days, appalling as they have leen, From tho letters und document- found com vale-1 in his clothing the inoul damning evidence is obtained against many 'tnonH high in Imperial favor und . uthor ity, contemplating not ih ass-kssinatiou of the Czar alone, but the murder of tho en tire reigning family a well. Alroady iiiiiiy of the conspirators have been taken into custody, and those still at large are under espoinage or hciug tracked hy relentless police ollhtial i to thu end of their lodgment Iu prison, wheiico thuy will al most certainly go to their death. ricvcral of the implicated s-rs ms were ap prehended while attempting to leave the country, , INTERSTATE COMMERCE. The Commission Recommends Some Ex tension of the Present Law, The third annual reiiort of the Interstate Commerce Commission, submitted to Con gress, is a voluminous document. In regard to the effect of the oicratiotisofthlaw upon the earnings of railroads the report says: "As a whole there has been coiifiderahl increase in railroad earnings and that during the year, since the lat resirt of the Commission every month has shown a marked, though not the same, inert-use over the rirretoiid ing month in the preceding year. Tue lowe-t rate of Increase upon a given number of rna Is in any mouth was nearly 4J per rent., und the highest was over 12 per cent., bring tho largest sinrc the extraordinary rate of earnings in the year 1 "'." The following miomiiicii latlons looking o the amendment of the law were made: First An amendment to tho lirst section, so as to correct some nmhigtiitits of lan guage and make more dellluite and i-Ttam the transportation, both inter-tale and ''In ternational, llllen. led to be the subject to the provisions of the in t. Second An iimeiidment to thethirl ree tioii. relating to the routing and interclism;" of tiultic bttween t urners, us to better pro vide for ih rough trutlic ut through rates over connecting lines. '1 bird An iimcn. Inn-tit to the twelfth feetion, relating to th" attendance of wit ne es and the taking of te-tiniony by deposition. Fourth An amendment to the twe-ity-siroinl "is-:ioii, ailowiugtho fre" Iran -p-.rt.i tioti i f -rsotis inuired ill rsilroa I acrulcn's and the families of railroad employes. New sections HUi'e-te I are: First A prohibition of the payment of eommis-ioiis by one railroad company to the ticket agents of another Company for pa viier tia.isKrtat ion. Seen i be abolition of ticket brokerage, by requiring ticket sellers to bedu.v a u'lcr ie I by a railroad company which a. nun-.s re-poiisibiii-y fir his act. Third The requirement that mile i" shall be pui. I for cars u-rd belonging to tr. vale companies or individuals. Fourth The extension of the law. to m ike it ii p'y to coiiiiu in iai rii.rs by tra'er r .Cites. ss- a- - INDUCTED INTO OFFICE. Justice llriwor Take His Scut m tho ttupi'cuiu Ilcnch. I 'uvhl J. l'.iewcr; the new Associate Jus tice of the Sii rcine Court of the Fnilcd States, as.-utne-l the dut it-- of Ins cllii.e Moil- lav. Theioiirt rra-seiuhleil at noon, Chief Jus tico Fuller residing. The new Ass.m inte Justice followed the Justices in, uccompatiied by Justice Mrong, retired He was uttired ill th black lobe of i-llh e, and took a seat at the clerk's drsk while the Miir-hal opened the roiirt. The Chief Justice then arose, anm un. e l that the commission of li." new Aoeiate Jil-tice wad ill the clerk's hands, and called upon the clerk to read it. The reading over, the new Ao i.ite .1 a-tice .-nose, and. -i.iu I imr at th.- clerk's d.-k. read uh.ti-l the oath of idlice. At theend tbe clerk - i d, ".-ol.elp V..II ( !i k!," and .1 udg.- 1 hewer ho e 1 hi- ac-quie-ceiice. The Marshal, Mr. Wrh-ht th-n r-eorted Jil-tice P.rewer to his se.it on the extreme left ofthe Chief Jii-li.-e, the Chief .1 u-t u e mid the A-social..' .lu-iices b.oviug to him as he pa rd. The regular lui-imss ofthe ..'li t was then taken up, a number of de cisions being lead. le!luei..a Sureudina;. The inthien.-.i i- decreasing in Paris. Sis retsry Win loni is con lined to the house with mi attack of iulluena. A causa- of 'Jo public schools of l'.oM"ll. having a total of!', i!i pupils, fhow.i that over l.'.'lo are absent mostly on account of la grippe. It is estimate I that there are no less than .l.ooo case.- ol iulluena iu Iom liiu-. Pa., uiul reports are coming iu of the t-xteiisjve prev alence of tm- ili.-ea.su ill thu i-urroiiiidiug country districts. The iiuiuher of eases of inllnein-a reported in London ate cn-tantlv increasing. A large number of the nurse in the hospitals, dm tors und ilcrgyiiien lire prostrated witli the ilisea-e. The epidemic continues to spread union the police. La grippe is creating a profound sensation in the Mohawk Valley. At Amsterdam there are 'J,n n case-, union the sufferers be ing the three principal physicians. At Fort i'hiin !M pvr-oiis arc ill from the di-ease, in cluding Hr. llurnett. At ('auajoharie there aro iioj sufferers, including I'uited State Commissioner Van Slcciihergh and Henry It. Joy, the latter being seriously ill. Sev eral hundred case have been reported ut Fonda, Fultoiivillt aud St. Johusvillu, and no death haa occurrud at Trihon' Hill. MANY NATIVES SLAIN. MaJ. Wiasmunn Again Defeats tho African Inaurgeu . Another eitageiuent has taken place be tween the insurgent native and tlie forcee Coinmaiidisl by Muj. Wi"iiinin, Afler se Tor fighting Muj. Wissniann uccee,e I in rupturing ilwinhaen's forlilied posi tion near Saudiaui. Many of the natives were kilhsl, and 1ft (lermans were wound. l. When the tiutivts were drived from their position they left behind them rilles and ammunition id nil kinds. Col. Ilvan Smith, Priii-h Coneul here, presented to the Sullau mi autograph letter from tueen Victoria. Tho Siiitau tlnreupon orderi-l that a royal kahito be lircd in honor of the 'jiiMm. Four Men Killed. The mail train west-hound on the P. It. li, killed two men at Tyrone, one of them be ing the train dispatcher. 'J he other hus imt been identified. I'hey wore walking on the track when uruck. At Ileus Creek, about 1J miles east of Johnstown, Fa., tho train al so Uruck and instantly killed two men, sup" posed to he Hungarian in tlie employ of tho Pennsylvania railroad. They stepped iu front of tlio engine aud were terribly man gled. Thu train was stopped, the bodies taken aboard aud brought to Johnstown, where they lay awaiting identification. Two miles further down the rou t from Johns town, the train struck an omnibus which runs between Johnstown mid Morrellvillo and almost killed a woman. LATE NE-V8C0NDF.XSED. The rnn-American Congress re-.w at Washington Thursday, The condition of Lord Salisbury ish Premier, is Rrcatly Improved.' Brit. New men will take the place (,f tle s. , on the Makey system of railroad- a I" tliana. Iu" ACcrmnn, name unknown, has rested at Chicago clinrged w.th t!i 1, j! butchery of Max Mantwill. " ' " llarnweil, f. C. is quiet The ,1: z,,n lllackville and llamherg who help,. 1 1' feet the town have gone hoinc. Tii,.-''0 cause for alarm. " There is a movement on f,K,t in j,, j t banish Millionaire Haird fr nn the p,.-''' Club because of the part :e i,,, : " 3a Suiith-Slavln Tight. James Shautn, an e.v-niein!,... of .. vVilkrsharre, Fa , hall club, br v .1.....I I,;. -:r., .i v. v...-. . " "''" I'T witii a niuciiev iiie mur ierr w cuted. 'l".i- William lingers, a IVnnsylvania ll.iilr ,,n,i enginoer, on trial at I -ineater, Pa f,,-,-r 1 mil negligenix' In causing the de i-a ,,, j , Jtyuti, a tsndiictir, was aequ'.tte 1 J, train ran Into Hyan's wlule !:,.., w ' ashs-p on hia engine, having bee , Lours. -re t ; i i ne .'vmericail squauroil o ev. returned to (iibralter from Taa.e ;-- : 1- t The ttrike on the Mnekey Ha,;. ,,; in lii'li.iua was settled. Tl.tie sions on both sides. "Mat O'llell," the noted Fre-.. ', and humorist, who is to de.ivir a . hi lures iu t liia country, has a: ri v. 1 York. Several Delaware Capitalists have e l a roinpiiiiy w ith $1. .'-' o c i; a d iu, to build an iiidu-i 1 1 d t;,v inolit, Ala., with P.-.i-tou Li i, ol t"ii, Del.. Prc.-i.h iit. 'I he Ang'ts Smith system i felcv . "I!" and loca'ed on t li .-. --.i-1; . "A. wnukee. have been sold to an Hi. . rate for lii"ie than a million ih Ha"-. Muring rapacity is M i, h u-'k'.-. The Haltitnom clothing ina:r;:'.i. have acceded to the deiniiii.l ol ti.e ( 'utter and Trimmers' Li i al A'.-.-m , -, risluclioii of working time from t. n t hours a day, the per tlicin w.ics to r. uiichaiicl. The murder of Mrs. John Kr. :1 Trenton. N. J., is still a my-ti ry. . ci 11, w ho also claimed to have 1 . formed by burglar, is n.ov :-;, having killed Mrs. Knilfen. Ti.e ., , of Miss Purcoll and Dr. Knit!' a . . VcMigatcl. I;.it. hi, !ass., has ordered a ! - brui.e statue of Farragut, and w .i . .'l.i for it. Cattle dead of die.ise have T i . : : water drunk in lb-ading. Fa., ant -., . 1'le have typhoid fever epidemie. At Pt' years of age Chin l. s K:i. .- '. lib tow II, Ma-s., gathered lib T. !. :;. ih- en. lams for n. reunion. Th.- sheet. mid of the Pro..:." 1- -. puny at I'.ii.l-b .ro, Pa. iscl.-. i . . of nailcis. W ho ileiiiau I .'iiclils i crease. II... The Ma-sa. husetts I.i .!'. i: me on the Hr-!. H. 11. e-pra ie i- Pu tin; Senate, and V. V. Iiirre'.t i Speaker. AC -VETKl) MONOPOLY Tho Alaska Commercial Cimp n.v 11-ive Lively Coiiip'it.tiuii. The Alaska Commercial .isr have lively competition in bi ls ! r :.. heal monopoly. I'.esides the newly or.;:t!li:'e.l N -::i A" can Coniniereial Comp niv, !'. !o ' beit r know n a "Lurky" I'.-iMavi. to be in the lield iu coniecti'ii .'.. tupitali- s. When a-ked about the ru n r ! ' !l . ' Mr Ikildw iu -aid: "l am try n.'t '-r:i a company to bid against the A .i- i' luercial Coinpaiiv, w hich will Vt- :: cure the privileges of cap'u' -' -i 1 !fh ring S-.i. Ve have n-'t yi ; p ly organized, however, au l 1 : ' r : give any minnt until we have d : e t-ral of thosH' I c'peet to join a-" :.- town. Probably nothing will i" I i ' early next week." Another com;. anv, the N -rtli A" "- Coiiliiie'ei.i', hat been f irni' d, hs.ts are Mat-1 to be "To hu t .1 kilida of fur-be iring annii- a obtain coutra-ts and licenses fr-uft a crumeiita." The company h i- a : f .'.uoii.ooo, and it dins-tors ii: 1 : Tevis, with Jjno 0, I , w hich In- 1- " in liiiiiiiii? and tho us Kress l'i:-::i" f ,iI....m .,.. Hh.n M.ll.-r a: 1 l'1 Leil)es, nil interesteil in furs and a'l uirtst. The coiuhinatinu is p.ovrr; i is believed has hacking at V .i which will give lliein success in t with the monosily that has c -citr-seal lisheries for so many year-. A Pulace Burned. The royal palace at Laek.-n, : ' Uru-M'ls, taught lir New Year - a: Prince- Clementine, the '!.i kin, hud u narrow escasi from i" ; rd to .lenth, but liorgoverne ' tbe royal art collection was lire vas preventi'd fr.'lil ra iling's private rooms, but at 1 the palace hail the I'lT''" u huge furnace, and there came tr ' Hunt t ra-lie ami volcanic h and futrksai portions oft m'" . .1 ..r.b.l.pia fell lilt ti e : !'.: I. l'-V oilier iiih---"" ,v . .. .. . ... ...i .lie i-.-ov .nt liral was so grrai us i' , small lire brigade, whirh at I " -l "' done but irttle. The qu.cn'-s ui"" have Ml.lrred most. Much ,.!"'"-' ' avtsl, but the valuable pi'tur.s, tue'"- tape-triue and the greut library - i"" S'.iiue I. A Steol Plant. Bold. The firm of Hoopes Urn. '' '"r ' ',! stis-1 maiiufu iturers, have s M real estate to the Americin Wli ' , ofChicigo, f.ir:i),u o. fli.' l' "l tho hirst espiippsl in the o euitrV " ' sale i in accordance with an aiwe'it-'-'-'j has been inaturing for u year er n: ' llrm has united with so uu I'cir '"'j.'j couipaiiie.i in v riom pi'ts "'-' State Iu forming a comhin k" "Awerica.i "iVjee! Coilipailj", uf (.'-t-'"' ... " t - . . I" : s '-I --ir -1 '
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