LATEST TELEGRAPH JOTTINGS DOMESTIC AND rOREION. "What la Going on The World Otm, Important Event Briefly Chronicled. rime mu4 Peaalilew. Martin Koy was sentenced to be electrocn ted at Pamir mora (N. Y.) prison during tbt week beg in ni n K March 13. Mm. Jacob p. I.iiuley. handsome Brook lyn woman of 'M yeart, after a brief quarrel with her husband. liot him in the head with a rnlibre revolver and then shot her self behind t lie oar She died almost lustanl ly. and lie is exited to die. At St. Louis, Prank Hcnschel shot ana probably fatally wounded bis ireetheart, Miw Alice Pruee, at her home, 'the police, lo king fur tliu would-be murderer, found hit dead body in an alley two block t away, lie was prububly cra.el by cigar ette. Luke Tatuni. the tiero wife murderer, was hunted at t'amdrn. Ark. . - - Prrsaanl. Kx Secretary of War Kndicott is lying e ri'iiW ill with pticntuonia at bis lioiuin KaNm M.i . - 4. . - Jxllrlul. The iowa Supreme Court has deeded that "IVobrinian oats'' notes held by the original ertirs are void; but if in Hi'- hands of in no cent parties they mut be paid. M naklnitan Vmi, Mr. Mule introduce I in the House a bi'.l tod.scover und.-servln.; ensinners, and have their naiui s erased from the rolls. Mr. Cumming'. of New York, introduced bill to provide for z cotnniercinl and jx litical liiiiun between l tie I'tiited States and t ar.uda. . - - - financial mttt t ttttimerrlal. The First National Hank of Little Kck, Ark., is cliwd. Its liahil.tics ore under stood to be over liu'.f a million. The cause that led to the suspension f the bank was the issuai.ee of fraudulent par by former (Ulcers to the nnioiint of several hundred thousand dollars (allnl. Inlmr and I nitaatrltl. All the mines of the Pcluware. lacka wanna and Western Coul Company in the 1-ackuwannn and Wyoming valleys, Pa.i employing l:i.o pers un. w.reput upon eight hours per day. The Schuy. kill Coal ilvchunge. PottviUe. Pa., is-uel the following circular:, " rate of wages for miners of th. s region for the lt two wevk of Junuary and the tint two wifks of February is 5 r cent, above the J...' basis." IHssirrs. Arrldrnts n4 latllllea While the family of Adolph llurgeson. of Chicago, wi s seated around the supper table the lamp exploded. Mrs. Iturgcuin and one ij her ihi.dren wert bun:ei to death. The two boilers in the old planters' com press in South Vicksburg. Miss., exiloled. Three men were killed and six seriously in jured, all colored. !er explosion - .ed Favor's ssw- --- .ui, ..tuiub..w ' Wednesday. Will Griffin, white, and Titus Heath, colored were instantly killed. Time others were luurta'.ly wounded. l.elslailve. A bill was intrluccd in the Wisconsin . - i f i hat is a blow at l'inkeriouism. Il pr v.u-s punishment of two to five years imps-umeut for any one seeking to br.ng into the state any armed or unarmed police f rce or de-ective agency, fur the tup- reioa of labor strike or lo kouts. A bill ha teen introduced in the Missouri legislature providing I t exe ut: ins ly elertr.city. Another bdi has leu intro duced tiu ii. if it U-o.mes a law. w;l! sink a heavy t jw a, the railroads of the State. It la interded to prevent ra.iroad cou.panies froru owning s!u:k in c uup-inies engage I in dealing :n lumber, tn.n. luerchan i.se.coal. ia or ott.er m i. era It also rohibits any manager, dre-tor arid agent if companies ecgave-i in bus n- A trie character speci Led U'jii. rv.iig jt d.rec'.cr, trustee oi represtat.ve i f a:iy ra.lr a I. The L: we H f tt.e Wisconsin :re has a I ;l a nut resolution I rv.l.r. f-r e rct.ori of I'mte-i States Sr.:.rs t.y '1 ' t re .i the ..-op. Af'e a LM tig':,: the b 11 to rotaf?! tciita'.io.-. t- .'f.r . r.e ccv re.) pitm r-ce.ved a u.v n-i;o rv in ?he M:sor; lomer hcue. Two yirs c .: e lo-r home and c-.ly U ifl t. of ju--.r.g the senate. A t .1 lx Usrn in-.-: ;cel ,n t!ie Nerras ka I-v la,'.re . v..r.g forat.ne r.l 1J on L' 1 e-prs ,r gx. al.-o r:.i(.:.g t. r l ' s ri-r.' I ,.- for the -.'eaths of sr.... ;.u'js W.t gai m establish ten's Lm z 'i ,bt.-i ab..ito pr tett ;rs. Palilli l. The Tr. . .- c ::.Ln 'A the Wfsj. ir. '.- .'. . .;. -.-e l a cit.d.dites t-f vl -- c-i -r.i'.e f '.;.. cf the.r i-'.y l: ...". ;.. ar.d on. who i a ''-: to ti.e '. ., f ,t :. f : ii !- ar.'t Nts arc l.ta ar '. i -i .. f vs. T- y '.ri'i r.ase rjr.an .. t r...r.-. i.l Af. I.ir.ili.iy K i' .r ' i.-. t i . w.r. He w;.j t jf.'.-. .-. v a.- H. Tke Vhr. A b .ua'I - 1) . .'li ry.'.rs.lT. 7, tir-6-.n'? ..", '. i ,, i.7- rl,s) ufi :t w i !. . v, V, rc.. an hoi.t aa- fciv. .. "Hi r..'js'. i ;.'.de'l. - At ls.rl.r. y.t r. .r.. rr ,f t. . .r.- srm. a . J miwi, rs.':.'.t Isa. I.. tr.-.i.. .r.s.-i.r.o At l.'J.A !-.. .'' V. a Ur r.-.r.-.W of t.-...r;..-fi l t . i . r."s s'.-,l. ..;;..:.. Jvsa, IJ. .fc-..a.va. II"- Hi . Stfis-elt TVs s .' e.f. '.f r. m y f Aftti f.. . . 1 ait ;t 'A'. K k..x.'! aAit lfr.7 'it ;.-., us tta rh ei(,v,a sisu vwi i; wj, jf bf ra..r'.sl ur Tk r.vj .7 1ft sietsv.sv a!srsan;., Cf , ,AS.xtil set4fl a'-.o' f'Jl tMr rwd M U.sr-1 Ls.cta for tr.iaa. LATSK WW WAITS. tussrrms aciiukmisi aho rATALtnt Jamee Mitchell, wife and one child were found in their home, a dilapidated frame house, near Tope k a, Kan., f rosea to death, with only a thin quilt over them. A st earn pipe bnritlng disabled the Lake Michigan steamer Itoanoake off Grand Haven durins; a gale Friday ereainf. Ice formed to quickly aronnd her that the crew wsj able to walk ashore. Three men were killed by the explosion of a boiler at the Waugh steel work, in Itelleville, III. At Schenectady, N. Y., Mrt. Margaret Thurber lost her life in trying to save that of her A year-old child. The child's clothes caught lire from a stove. The mother at tempted to put out the flamei, when tiet clothes took fire and both mot her and child were burced to death. The husband, a pool tinsmith is left with six tblhlnn to care fot At Syrauiso. X. Y., a horrlhl) accident occurred. Near the State pntnn house a Central A Hudson'railroiid passenger train run down six men. ; Three were killed out right and three injured. Of the latter one tins died, another is dying and the third ii seriously injured. The killed are: Joha llyan. Patrick Poyle, John Mernncy and Michael.1. Council. The Inju'fd ore: M ihael Muro: ey and James II Hidings). Tl.e mi n iwic s di. n hands ami were Minded by the snow so as not to notice the 'rain, rmrs. At Tiika, Kiin , a building occupied by .ive weekly nen -paper oil ices an I the Smith Truss Company. The newspaper VAere the Chrisiiau Advoc ite, the Waif, thtf Cull, the Ilpworthiati and the Populist. At Kockford, 111., the Knnwlton buildint occupied by II. W. Iluckl e A Co. Total loss about tUo.issi. At Motitreai, Poland Itroe. six-etory brick, occupied as a furniture luctory, and a large bui ding coiiiaining the Hood-Maun i'riM kery oiupuny. Lota, tUoU.oOU; iusur mice HT-Vtssi, At I'rb.iiia. III.. C. P. Cnntner'i K'ocerj s ore. os. nhout li'r.1.000; insiiriiuce, fltT.-'itJO I St. N ii bolus hotel, together wiili furnish iiurs. loss, i.-i.ia; inMirume, ei.'sio. Tin loss to Miiall busines-s houses in the samt building is ubo.it t.' - - 1 I I1M. sTIVK. Ill the Minnesotn house Peprrsentntivs Plcecker uflerel a measure prohibiting the Mile and manufacture ot hoop kkira. The lower Illinois house passed the senati bill incmorulizing congress to repeal tin World' Pair Sunday closing clause. A bill has been introduced in the Ness Yor legislature for this subm sion of the question of opening saloons on Sunday of ter 1 p.m. in New York City t ) a vote of tb people. , The W. Xx Senate struck a blow at tin Piukertoii system by passing a bill prohibit ing lion citizens of the State from doing po I ce duty there n. t RtMKS AMI rrsAiTirs, , Wullace W. Holmes was hanged at Spring lieid, Mass., for heating his wife ii)to un 'ons-' less and .n--j,r.i Lo. J cellar. , Ira P.. Terrell, ex-Speaker o.' the I.owei Houeifthe oklnhoma I.vl''turc. wh murdered iorge I'mbree at the Ijind Ollici do r in tiuthne. bus been rel.i-ed a net) trial uud sentenced to the peuitcLtiary foi hie. Near Maracnibo, Mex., ll.e 'oisjaira In d.uns have roasted ulive three trader whe were aught stealing yo'ing Indian girls foi tU i purpose of selling them into servitude - WAlll',ToN. Ttie Harter bill, autl orilng the Vnited :tes guve rniuenta ihibil board of tin world's fair to expend 'o,i f.ir an exhibit on the progress of the colored race, was re ported favorably in the house. K.shinp in any manner w hatever in the waters of the Mississippi mer during tin months of March, April and May of each year is made unlaw ful under a bill intro duie I by fenator Stockbridge, chairman of lie hsheries committee. s INANi III.. A representative of the American Writ nig Machine Company, of Hartford, Conn., w h.cu manufactures the Caligraph, author-.- the statement that a fyndicate controll .ng .".'.'; capital, will buy up the six treat typewriter luanufactoru-s of thecoun 'V the Caligraph. Kemiiistou, Yost, Smith '.'remier, Deusmore anJ lirooks. - vmw. ami I Ator.. TLe girls who went on strike in the wind. depurtnieiit of the Adams Silk Co., i'-'e-on, N. J , rcturnxl to wurk, the state j.rdof arhitratica having heard them tl.e ott.te.-s ottered the increase iu wages : ll.at. ltd. - Jl I h t il.. I !.e I ,wa Supreme Cmir: has de -ided at an alien is eligible to election to otflc :-.T:d's te bt'.otiiss a citlz n before hi In r-1 at. on. 4. v:m i i s ioi . A passer was struck in Neuces conn ,v. lex., rri lay. When it was ignited the Mem ai inhabitant thought the tuillen .:ii hud arrive-1. , . , THE COLDEST J AN U All Y. btatlf.ic Show No Parallel to the Cold cf Last Monsb. The weather observer at Pittsburg, Pa,, 4Te)iltt.e meteorological summary for J.'i ja"7. The mean temperature w as 21.6, h.hntj". b,ts 3. Winds blew mostly from the northwest and there were no t.o .d.esa days. The temi-erktre for Jan u ay, or ihi averagi was the lowest nn re cord in the loi weather rftice. The most ir.ow on tL grou.vl was V) inches alxjut the middle of the month. Aside from the Utr. pent art the climatic condition were born.!. , Miobaapolla J lonr. The North surn Miller says: The mill an wi'b exrepdofial strength last week for Ihi tfn cf the yar, erindirig over ,V,(sj fcttrrtla daily. The arreea'a ontput waa I'l lV, r.arrel. aairit kt,'Mi barrel the tea before, 1.77.7') barrels the eorrn pond ing '. in I W and i barrels In Jirtl. Ln.t la ere ttiiJ la lo oratior tLl wc THE FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. fraoeedipg of the lenat and (ha Houae Teraely ToUL thirty attTW pst. PnATr. Mr. Chandler. ( Itepnblican.New Hampshire I stepped to the Ir.mt to-day as an avowed Hawaiian annexationist and If he had hi way the president wonld have been instructed by both house to enter into negotiations with the representative of the provisional government of the late kinirdoin of Hawaii and to submit the con vention to congress lor ratification by legis lation. Hut hi wav was blocked by Mr. Whlte,(feniocrt. 1-oulsluna.) who objected to immediate action and Mr. Chandler' resolution was laid over. 1 he anti-option bill was taken up anil was under considera tion until Adjournment. Hot sitThe brief session of the House to day was an uninteresting one. The Sundrr civil appropriation bill was further consid ered, but wus not disssed of. The sjenker announced the appointment of the follow ing committee to Investigate the Panama riiual scandal: Messrs. Fellows, tieary. Pat terson, Powers and Storer, and the 'House thru adjourned. TIIIRTT-srVfJITH IMY. SrsATr. The senate pnsm-d the Antl Option bill, after defeating various amend ments offered to it by a vote of 40 to a I. The bill Is the one pvs.-l iy the House of Representatives on June II. lK'Z w ith vari ous Senn'e amendments thereto. The first section defines the wod"optlotis"to mean a con'ract or agreement for the riirht or t'rivl- lego to ej!"--?r Ci f fut tre time ir witUip a a ccslgui.iea pti. oil, a.f t the erticlct ! a ccslgni.ted pu. oil, ai.f Jf tb articlrt J ' metillniieil In serllon .t TV ft ti ... d itel'l i I futures ' to ineoii a contract or agreement to sell mid deliver, at a futuretime, or with in a designated period, nny such articles, when the party so contracting was not the owner of such article or had not n erred fur a right to their future purchase. This act, however, not to applv to anv contract '.o supply National, state or municipal govern ments with any of such nrtic es; nor to con tracts by farmers rr planter) for future de livery, to agrpeinef.ts lo pay or deliver a part of the product of the fund is compen sation for work or labor done or to be none on the same, nor to agreement with farm ci or planters to furnish such articles for use or consumption: provided that such contracts or agreements hiill not be made or settled for on uny board of trade or ex change. The third section specifi' the article to which the bill is to apply as cotton, raw or luiitiiifart'ired. hon, wheat, corn, onts, rye, barley, pork, lard anil bacon. The fourth section iinpo-es special taxes, as follows: Heulers in options or futures at (Lotsi a year license fee.and ftcenta apound on 1141011, hois. ork. lard or baron, and A) cents h buhel on gruin. Section 15 provide that the act shall lake effect on July 1. 1KH1. The motion for a conference went over. After a short executive session the senate adjourned. llorsx The house resumed, in a commit tee of the whole, the consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill, but no act ion wastuketi when the house adjourned, TlllRTY-riollTH HAT. Skmati;. The fortification bill was the first of the general bills to come before the senate, and it wa passed after a rather in teresting thoiiuli not novel discussion. The army appropriu ion bill wus taken up, and was Hissed with but a ing e amendment. in creasing the monthly pay of sergeants. The I'istrict of Columbia bill came next in or der. All the committee amendments were aureed toexceff one. that was reserved for action t'MiiornSs., looking to the erection of a ""Si.ts.sj municipal building in Washing ton City, and the bill went over. Hot sk. The attention of the house was concentrated upon one item of the sundry civil appropriation bill, appropriating $16, Ouu.OU) for currying on contracts entered in to for the improvement of river ami har bors. Without finally acting on the bill th house adjourned. -' TlliRTY-MMH DAT. PtrsATK.-With the exception of one hour in the early part of the day and a little longer time in the evening, to-day's session of the tcnute was held behind closed doors and was spent in the consideration of the French and Swedish extrndition treaties and incidentally of the Hawaiiun question. In the open tension i fie chandler Hawaiian resolution (offered some day ago) was referred to the committee on foreign relations: Messrs. Hale and Plu- kbiirn weie appointed tellers to assist in counting the presidential votes and Mr. Carlisle's resignation a Senator from Kentucky was presented. The dis trict appropriation bill was taken up, con sidered and passed. A concurrent resolu tion from the legislature of Oregon reques ting the senators from that state to use all honorable means to secure the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the I'tiited States wa presented and referred and the Senate then adjourned. Hot si The session of the House to-day was interesting. Mr. Catching, from the rules committee reported a special order for the silver repeal bill, and gave notice he would call it up February 0. In the morn ing the anti option bill was the center of iu tcrest. John 1. I'avorport and the federal elec tion law then occupied tne attention of the house. They were brought foward bv an amendment offered by Mr. Fitch of New York to the sundry civil bill, providing that hereafter no part of any money appropriat ed to pay uny fes to the I'tiited States com miss.onera. marshals or clerks, shall he used for any warrant issued or arrest made under the laws relating to the elect ion of nu-mbei of coiigres unless the prosecution has been commenced upon a sworn complaint setting forth the facts constituting the offense and alleging them to be within the personal knowledge of theattiuut. The Republicans, whose stioki-smiin was Mr. lloutelle of Maine, saw the entering wedge of a repeal of all the laws relutinu to federul supervis ors. Mr Fitch replied iu a moderate tone, but stated that the lrmo-.-ratic party made I io secret of its purpose to re pen I the federal election laws. Several slightly personal pas sages ensued, but the ameiid'nieiit was tin riliy agiccd lo 172to 47. The committee then rise and reported the bill to the house. 'J he Fitch nmt-iiilmeiit wasniirecd to yeas, 11; nays. h i. The bid was then passed and the house adjourned. roHTUTII PAY. Srivrr. Tlie business ol the Senate was u-eucled in order that fitting tributes 1111gl1tbeniH.de to the memory of the lute Senator liarbotir of Virginia. Kulogies of the dead Senator were pronounced by Messrs. I'aiuel. Manderson, Faulkner, Gal linger. Piatt, Hill, HiscocK and Hunton the r&st being Mr. Harbour's successor in the Senate. The usual resolution were agreed to and the Senate (as a further mark of restate to the memory ot Mr. Harbour) ad Inurned. tloi sK. The speaker laid before the house the auti option hill s nli senate amendments thereto ami after a lengthy debate the bill was referred to th cote mittee on agricul ture 'i le shaker then laid before the house ttie president' lneage relative to the bond transit over Canadian roads. Pe ter red. The deficiency appropriation bill was passed and the Indian appropriation bill was reported. '1 he House then paid 'rib lie to tne memory of the lata Representative Ira g of Pi iinsylvaiiia aud adjourned, imiiV'iii:r hay. Si sat: The Semite today passed the Ho ise Hurler blll.relutilnl lii bills of tailing, alter amending it mi ns to materially alter i's coiisirui-iioii. As assed by the Senate it Is made iinluaf :.l to Insert in the bill of lading of any vessel any kind of a clause relieving il from liability for damage aris ii.g Irorn tieuligenee or lailure In pror lourhng or delivery of nieichandise commit ted to its l.mge: or to release the vessel on account of nol heiug seaworthy. 1 he bill-of-iading provision is not tos'pplvio l v aiM-K, and any refusal to Issue sin h bill of lad. rig aa is prescribed In the bill is punish all by a fine of not mere than After passing aoine other bills of minor import- ait, the senate autourntd. j Ilorss:. The Hon to-isy mailt two1 rapid strides toward final adjournment. It passed the diplomatic and the military academy appropriation bill- with little de bate. Mr. Hatch reported haik the anti option bill with senate amendments and it was referred to ttie committee ot the whole. The feature of the d y session was the spontaneous expression of regret manifested by his colleague at the Voluntary retire ment of Mr. Hlouiit of (ieorgia fi'oin th teat which he has filled for 'M Year. Never before in the history of congress has a member been so honored. Political friend and foe vied with each other in their senti ments of lesard snd esteem and underlying the sieeches by both was an unexpressed hope that Mr. Cleveland would make hnn u member of hi otlicial family, Mr. Itlount was much moved by the testimony of the esteem in which he was held and in a few words responded tu the lemai k made and declared that whatever the future had in atore for htm he would ever look back tc tin hour as the brightest hour of his life The House then adjourned. HKVIEW Or TH APS. Never Before Waa the Distribution of Products so Large. I I?. 0. Dun 4 Co.'s weekly review of trade! ays: Actual business Is surprisingly large for the season and yet fear about the futurel are also large. Congressional uncertainties cause the fears, hut the prosperity and the needs of the people make business what il is and never before ha the distribution of products to consumers been larger than it has been thus far (his year. Yet It la prob. ably safe to soy that rarely, if cvir, except in a time of t cn!c has business been more cautlouly and conservatively regulated. ( Monetary nncertanties are excused by the! cont inued outgo of nold. Hut the passage of the anti-option bill by Hie senate has had no effect upon the markets ns ye!. At Pittsburg the glass trade is fair, but trade in Iron and its products is weak. Itusi ness at Cleveland la lairly good and at Cin cinnati the demand for lumber exceeds the supply and prospects are bricht lor trade in woo ens. (ieneral trade Is improving at Iiidianapqlis and at I'etroit exceeds that of last year. At Chicago reci lits of cured meats and wheat are more than three time those of last year and considerable increase Is seen in corn, cheese, oats and rye. while in hogs, lard and dre-sel beef the decrease Is large. Trade at Milwaukee is increasing, IIioiikIi collections are retarded. While there is much cutting of rates hy the railroads, nnd the movement has teen greatly Interrtioied iu the West by severe storms, the volume of trntlie astonishes managers. The movement of cotton Is not large, but the great accumulation of stocks I felt in a decline of s cent with sale of 1.1)00 (ssi bales. The wonderfu demand for textile fabrics is unntatd. For b own and bleached cotton the market is sold to be the best for twenty yeir and some makes of sheeting have advanced. The trade is low nd medium Blade of men's woolens l about closing at the time it is usually open- il inn inu nit iniuKo. mi nne go-us u less trong. possibly because of anticipation of tariff chani-es. Th general tendency it clearly toward greater economies in manu facture. Trade in boots and shoe is very active. Prhe for manufactured products of iron and at eel are depressed herond all pre cedent and nevertheless the sales continue remarkahly large and the volume of busi ness greater than in any previous vear. The 'agnation in steel raila ha been broken by the p acing of orders for tto.ijou tons by the Pennsylvania railroad, and in plates orders for 10 Iks) tons have been pieced for the Cramps at the Pittsburg mills, though at very low prices. I -a rife structural contract have also been placed lor buildings in Neve York. . While li.VtO.OOO gold has beerV .. -M-deWl for shipment to d.iv, and the amo . be larger, receipts from the .itu-rior,.'". ed. Produce exports sro llO.ono.OKO leas than last year since January 1. and there is sl-o a decrease at cotton ports in spite of the ad vanre in prices. The uncertainty about the monetary future retards business enuiige meuia. but in other respects trade is most satisfactory and s?rhais all the more safe and healthy for the feeling of caution that pievails. The business failures number 301, as com pared with a total of 3Ui last week. ENGLISH PARLIAMENT OPENED. - " iiiaiiri, srst iiiil malum The Queen Refer Especially to the Irish and Egyptain Questions. Parliament convened with the usual form alities Wednesday morning, and after the noon recess. Premier Gladstone aud the other Minisiers took the oath of office. The Queen's addre s was the only other event of note. Iu her address, the Queen said: "In view or recent occurrences in Kgypt, liave determined uimn inakimr a light augmentation iu the numlier of Brit ish troo stationed In that country. Thi measure doe not indicate a change of policy or a modification of assurances my tiovern ii i ent has giien from time to time respecting the Uritish occupation of llgvpt. The Khedive ha Uclnred in terms satisfactory tome, his Intention to follow henceforth the establish! practice of previous consul tation with my (iovernment iu political uf fuirs, and his desire lo act in cordial co 0eralioii with it. "I have observed w ith concern the wide prevalence ol egriciiltural distress iu many parts of the country. It is to be hoped that among the causes of the present depression some are of a temporary nature. but without doubt you will take this gruve matter into your consideration and make it the aubject of careful inquiry. "The proclMmiitions recently In force which jilaced Ireland under exceptional provisions of law, have been revoked, and I have satisfaction in informing ou that the condition of that country w ith respect to ugrwian crime continues lo improve. A bill will be submitted to you to amend the provision for the government of Ireland. This bill has been prepared with the desire to afford contentment to tt,e Irish ople and to furnish additional security fur the strength and uiiioii of the Umpire." a mrrt R attack ox iiiu.and. In the House of Commons Thursday Oni. ouei 1 ll ward James Ssiindersoii, Conserva tive member for North Armagh, venerally regarded as the leader of the Irish I'nionist attacked the F'.victed Tcntants' Commission in the Hou-e of Commons to-day in a fierce tirade. The Coruini-sion he called a body pledged In advance toa cause of injustice, its course was iu a line with the policy of the Irish Chief Secretury in releasing the (iweedore asassin w ho,' led by a murderous ruttlan. had done lo death a faithful officer. The ti rin "murderous mllan" was in terpreted by the Irish member as alluding lo rather McFadden, who hod been con nected, as hi friends claim, innocently, with I he (iweedore tragedy, when Inspector Martin was killed while attempting to arrest the priest. . This raised a terrific clamor among the Irih Nationalist, who shouted for the withdrawal of the opprolirious words. ColoiielSaiindersou refu-cd defiantly lo recall ll.e words until requested so lo do by Mr. iialfoiir the Coimcrva'lve leader. The tumult ceased hut olouel Saunder oti did not subside. He proceeded to attack -Mr. Gladstone for attempting to establish Itomaii Catholic ascendency in Ireland. The priests, (.'olouel Saiinderson taid had grablwd i-olilic.d power and never intended to relus their grasp. The Dublin Parliament, if edablished, would be a slave lo the priesthood. A 'family Burned to Death. Morrl Cohen, a tinsmith, aged 21 year hi wife and 6-month' old child were burn ed to death in a tenement house Art ou Or chard ttrctt, .few r-ri City. MRS. W. C. WHITNEY DEAD. A NOTXO WOMAN CALLED A WAT. Mrs. Whitney'a Life One of Lovellne and Brilliancy.-Her Belief in Wo man and Her Development. i Mrs, William C. Whitney, wife ol the es- Secretary of the Navy, died at her borne In New York City Punday morning, of heart disease. Although the physician had given ip all hope, the end tame unexpectedly. Mr. Whitney w as by the bedside of his wife when she passed away. He and a nurse were the only ones present. The death was isceful, a hand-clasp for her husband, and he much-loved woman entered th eternal deep. Mrs. Whitney' maiden name was Flora Payne. She was a daughter of ex-Senator Henry It. 1'iiyne, of Cleveland, (. In her lamllv she represents the best elements of American life, that life in which inherited wealth ami xsitjou piny but little part, and where individual merit Is the standard of its excellence. Ihiring Mrs. Whitney's girl life she wus brctiuht into contact with many ersoiis prominent iti the political world, and at her beautiful home in Cleveland there were many gatherings of men of na tional repute. So she was trained to the ositioii w till Ii came to her in after years. Mrs. Whitney s age is placed at 41. In ap pearance alio wus most distinguished. Her form was well proportioned, mid tier hair was prematurely grey, it was nearly white, almost since girlhood, ami added to the at tractiveness ot her youthful face. In man ner she was very affable, exceedingly diplo matic and line her intimate friend, Mrs. Cleveland, twsscssed tact to a wonderful de gree. Miss Flora Payne became Mrs. W. C. Whitney more llian a stole of years ago, when her husband was a fairly successful lawyer, with but a modest income. Her brother, Colonel Oliver Piiyne, of the Standard Oil Company, took a great Interest iti the match, and when the first baby came tie save the young mother n round million dollars. Her brother nKi bought the present ' U'kltMnl, ln..i.,li -, ,1,. ......... ..f l.-:,.l. J tiiaiioiTrii m t nc H ,1,1 111 r lllll a veil no and Filty-seventli street. This Aiandsotne home'wns suitubly lurnished and is regarded as one of the show mansions Of New Yotk. Mrs. Whitney's position was strengthened by the purclmse of a cottage at Newport, und then ciinw the crowning feature, the appointment ol her husband to the porttolio of the navy in he Cabinet of President Cleveland. C - . .:7. sofjil, Mrs. WhifaAy has been remarkably Shu was a woman far more cultured than the average, who enter tained, yet read c.n! oitly to keep herself iu touch wi'h the topics of the day. She believed in the higher edtiroMon of women with a great and abiding faith ill their abili ties and in the future belore Iht-rn. Be cause nt this the wanted to do her share in thedeveloptiieut of what she believed woillij come and nt her house striiggdng genius found encouragement as it did mi where else, she wus a woman who thoiuht. with ennobling hleut-.eud her greutest delight was to surround herself with people who could sympathize ivitn her mid instruct her. The list ot Mm. Whitney's friends and acquaintiiuces wus wiiler, icrhaps, than that ol any othrr womuii in New York, Her husband's position in Washington and her own in this city gave a double measure to her visiting list, (if her most intimate friends the Cleveland s sland llrst. A NEW RAM LAUNCHED. Ita Mission Is To Sink Warships and Cruisers. The twin screw armor-plated harbor de fense ram Kalahdin was launched at Hath. Me u.turduy afternoon in the presence of 0. OOU (eople. The mdeou war vessel slid into the water with a grace that wus reniarkuble. Miss Soley, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Nuvy James II. Soley, performed the christening ceremony. The Maine legisla ture attended in a body ami there were a Lumber of congressmen present. The new vessel Is built tip"n the plans drawn by Hear Admiral A 1:1 men, nud is something ol a novelty in usval architect me. The principle peculiarity consists of A l umber of tanks, w ind:, when filled with air. give her a convenient free board for coic-ling service, but when tilled with wuter depress her so that her turtle-back deck is awash. She is intended purely us a weapon of offense against on attacking fleet, i.nd tier mission will be lo sink butl'cxhips or cruis ers. She will mount 110 gun save a few small ones of a rapid lire pattern intended to keep olf torpedo boats. '1 he dimensions ot the vessel are as fol lows: Length over all, lird leet: length 011 lle normal water line, 2-Ml feet '1 Inches; breadth extreme, 411 feel A inches, and on the water line 41 feet (i inches. The total depth from the base to the crown of deck amidships is ir.' feet loliuhes. The normal draft of water is S feel and the displace ment IMKi ton. The curved deck will be armor plate throughout. The propelling machinery will consist of two set ol horizontal triple expansion en gines. The estimated maximum horse power will be lain. There will be twotcrew piope lo-a. The estimated speed w ith full Hiwer is 17 knots per hour and must be ob ta ned to render the vesvel acceptable under contract. MADE INBANE BY FEAR. Frightful Experieneo of the Inhabitants of the Earthqurke-Bhaken Island of Zante--Bellef bhipa Reach Them. The earthquake shocks experienced at Zante, Cireece, the other night, did enor mous duruugo, the whole island being devas tated, To add to the tenor of the itihabi tacts, a thunder storm prevailed ut the lime Of the shock. The rain fell in torrents and was accompanied by large hail stones. The blinding 1 flashes of lightning, the roaring thunder and the rumbling beneath the swsying earth made the people utile strick en and turned many holcsily insane King George lit itarted for Zunte. A Urit ish warship and three vessel belonging to the Greek pavy arrived at the island with upplie of tents, provision and medicine. Tuati half starved sailor who landed at Hamburg after having killed and eaten cGmpanlou.baT beta arrested for murder. vr.s. wti.i.tAM c. wittTxrY. I BURNED HIM AT THE STA'lf TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPL Make a Bush For the Qoardi, Belse Br ry Smith, Ti Him Up and Then Deliberately Cremate Him. Henry Smith, who assaulted and kill little Myrtle Vance a week ago, was burtiM at the stake at Taris, Texas, on Thursday He was captured at Hope, Ark., the diy previous. Immediate y the whole town bs. came excited, business waa suspended and! the entire population took to the streets. The fate of Smith was decided upon lut night at a mass meeting. A mob of 2.0TO person had gathers around the railway station when thetrsir, am veil at Texarkana. In order to satisf; the curiosity of the crowd, and with the l lief that his appearance might apisrnse ths exctteo: crown, inpuiy Mienn Mianaiin or dered the nearroto show himself at the win (low. The negro complied. His head h.id bar i It rrotnided through the open windo when a b-stander made a savage lunge r. him with a big knife. The negro quickh withdrew his head. The deputy sheriff and guards drew their revolvers and swort they wonld kill the first person who madet demonstration toward the prisoner. H. mob asked for another view of the nrgra 1'eniity Slianklin again rommaiideJ the ne gro to show hinielf which hedln, remain ing In full view of the crowd for about thr minutes. District Attorney Ilirnilnghuin then I mounted the cosch and made an Impassion. -ed appeal to the moh.asking them to respect 7 the law and allow the authorities at Paris to ' deal with the murderer. The leaders agreed i to let the train proceed. When the train arrived here with Smith the crowd surrounding the depot numberH nearly 20.000 people. The guards attempted to prevent the mob from taking their pris oner, but were quickly overpowered, how ever, and a rope thrown about Smith's neck He was dragged firm the train and hurried to the scene of hi crime. All along 1 tie route he was pelted with missiles, struck lv lists, and otherwise maltreated. He was tiisj to a ttake.and. after being subjected to everv conceivable torture. hewas cremated amidtU howling of the mob. All citiiens of the town irrespective of class or color, took part in tin lynching. Ilefore cremating Smith, red-hot iron' were thrust from every side by the madden ed mob into hi body. His shrieks addcl vigor to his persecutors. First th hot Irons branded his feet and inch by inch they crept up to his face. The man waa unconsciou. when at last kerosene was poured over him and cotton-seed hulls placed beneath him. A torch set the pyre on tire and all wie quickly consumed. Curiosity seekers hav. carried away all tbut was left, even to tin ashes. Smith, some say committed the crime tr revenge himself on Vance, who had hin. arrested once w hen drunk, and clubbf him. Vance is prostrated with grief am bis wife ia dangerously ill from the shoik WA'i'IONAL DEBT STATEMENT. laiount of Oold in the Treasury Lest Than For Many Year. The net gold in the national treasuryjon uary 31, as shown by the debt statement is sued at Washington, was liW,181,713, ttie lowest figure reached in many years. XI: is amount Includes the tlOO.Ooo.OUQ gold re serve. In the month of January there was a net increase of the public debt of 3, 10.1,. 800. The non-interest bearing debt was de creased I72J.2DI), the interest bearing debt SCoWejuu Increase si L''80. while the Zi,' himI. t-na a.1 R7 .Oo lawa than At til A H ' " " ' W.WDV Jlf the year iwj. llie intt'rest-tiearing debt outstanding Jantiany 81 was 1585,033, OCO: and the debt ou which interest has ceased since maturity, 2 .V7.7M, tho non-interest bearing debt was $376,-1 1 1,518, making a total of tm 803, 013, Certificates and treasury notes offset by' equal anU'.mtof cash in treasury, f'l07.4fS,. toe.'; aggregate of debt, including certificates and treasury notes. l.ft71.:)l.tilV The iml ance in the treasury, ineludiiw the tlOO.OOu, issl gold reserve, wi;s 12-VJo5.0. 'l lie statement of teceipts and disburse ments for the month show that the pay. ments made bv the treasury exceeded itslti come by over $l,0ou,ouo. PROMINENT PEOPLE. CLlvgLAXT wears a Tf hat Men. Sayolu's title is "His E rctlleney." Thk f sir of Russia personally stxmdt about tTO,ooo,(j a year. QtKusj Victoria's annual visit to tba -outment costs about oi.noo. Sw l!nuH.E ha written an ode concern ing the Ciiicago World's Fair. Tn r: full name of the Populist Qovernor ot Kansas is Luraiue Dimoitheaes Lswei ling. It was Sir William Harcourt who first be stowtal upon Uiadstoue the titla of "UranJ O.d Alan." Hahkisos; receive,! during his term of ffi-.- as President, for salary and allow auees, thesuiu ot 37d,SJ0. lull late ex-President Hiyas ways woutided four time during toe wr, on ; aiuiosb fatally, and bad turee horses kiilai Under bun. I-oitD WoLKCLcr is credited with a de ire to be liovernor-G -ueral ot Csuada. Just now be commands Har Mbjesty'a troop In Ireland. A decker is ofibiaTy published announc ing the removal ot ttie nainu of Dr. Cornelius Herz, tbe I'anaruitour, from the roll of the I. igioo of Hjnor. Kbwanu H. Payson. of Halo n.'Mass., has filieathe jkisiIsju of Cashier in one hauii tor sixty-seven years. He is ninety yeari old, aud has just resigned his poaitiou. 1 The Crown Prlncs of Roumauia's allow, aui-e has been rix94 at 91'jO.uoJa year, half of winch la to come froru lit oourjtry and the other half from bis uucte, King C'jarlet. It is proposal that ex-President HayeV portrait b piocad oil the Government. Treasury notes tiefore maiiy.tnonths. Tbe laces 01 Grant and Gardoldf have Ixen so used. Till late Bishop Phillips Brooks had a private busine.s arrangement with a boston photographer by which a Jjyalty was paid on each photojraph of his tjiat wa sold, tbi proceeds to be devoted to utisiion purpose. Ci.tvtLAsn la tbe only honorary member of tbe Sigma I hi College Hooiety, The initia tion took place at In office in New York City. lies. Dr. UessW and Alfred Taylor gave him th grip ot rejogultioa and tbe Irateruliy piu. E::-Uovsrnob J. M. Thatxr, of Ne' brasua, wbo created sum a suiisatiou twa tears uyo by retusini to allow Governor Hoyd to take poasesaiou ot theofllcs, Is being sheitcrad by a poor aolsher iu the suburb ot Lincoln, lie 1 ivnulles. Skmator Davis, of Minnesota, it almost blind in oue eye, aud the trouble bad a c un til origin, lie was exposed to the steady glare 01 an electric light for two hour while making a csmpaiju speech. The optio nerve was Injured, a cold ensued, and paralysis oC tbe nerve rsauited. Whin a I'resilent is inaugurated .aft Washington he is usually sworn in with large, new B.bls, which is attsrwar 1 pr-J tented lo some meiiibsr of his family. Buff Cleveland la IShJ too tbe oath on but mother' Bible, ii, was a small bjo, mo- rocco bound ami gilt-edged. Ho tar aa if kuowo be still has tue book -
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