THE SENATE SPECIAL SESSOIN
WHAT IS TSFINO DONE flY THE HIGH
rK BRANCH OK COViltKSS IN
lrUON AT WASHINGTON.
MoaTAt. The following nomination
Were trtil lo Hi ciile he the I'resideiil to
day. together with scverel of less import
ant: Haninel K. Morss of Indian, to t consul
feneral at I'ari.
C. W. t hanccllor of Maryland, to be con
ul at Havre.
Allan K Morse of Michigan, to be consul
t OlasgOW.
George. K. I'arkoi of New York, to be con
ui at Hirmmgriam.
Hamuel 1 . Fisher of Massachusetts, to be
assolsnt commissioner I patents.
h'rlii A. Keeve, to be solicitor df tbt
treasury.
ill am H. Seamen if Wisconsin, to be
United htttf ill-tin I judge lor Ibe Kusiern
district of Wisconsin.
Allxrt It I all of New Meiico. to be as
sociate Just:re of I lit" supreme court of tlie
'Jerrilory of New Mexico.
Felis A. lleete his for several years been
assnttant solicitor W. ri hiiiiiu is a im
friend of Senator Vilas Mini one of the ablest
lawvers ot hi Slate S. F. Mores is the
well known editor of the indienaiolis "Sen
tinel." H was tlie lender of the levrlsnd
faction in Induitia and through Ins efforts
the Indiana delegation turned trout
Orsv to t 'levelaud at Clmago. Allan It
Morse win Mulligan's candidate for vice
president at t'hti !!- and nt the I .it State
lection vas the 1'eiiim ratic candidate lor
governor, tieo'ge K. I'urkcr is a i lose friend
of President t'levelund and d irmg the cam
J isn't! lie wrote the life of the I'resident. H.
Kisher has for years been .niicui ex
sooner in the aieut office.
'I he following iinininiitiiins were rniifirm
ed hilim M. I.atnorcniix nt Wisconsin to b
romiiiissioner of cenerul land olHre; Hor
ace II. I.u-toli of Tennessee to t.e I'lnted
Wales circuit court Judge lor t lie sixth or
c ii it , John K. Itisley to be luiuisltr lu l'en
tuark. TLe senate in executive session to-day dis
cussed the ii.rstion of making public the
tiea'y with Kiissui. A tnaiority favors
publicity, but the stu king point is as to
w hat part of the corresiiidcnc' (-ball be
given out and ns to the ote. ItetnoiiMraii
era against the treaty are coming in and its
opponents will scek'to secure tlie interven
tion of the President.
Mr. Sherman gve notice Hint the Hepuh
llcans would tight an h'.teinpt to elect
ullicer Mr. t'ormnn snul he thought it
best ttial tlie compromise should be accept
ed '1 he iimte adjourned.
Ti rsniv .The resolutions for ibe elcc
tiou of otlicers for the M-ntte Williatu K.
(Vx of North Carolina os secretary, Hichard
J. Bright of In. I ami ns sergeant-tit srtns and
Kev. Milburn us chapla-n coupled with
Conditions that they sha.l not enter on the
discharge ofjheir duties. :itil the ;'th i f
?trfccT.tit. uTto which tune tbe prert.t in
rumticiit ure to reinuin in office . were of
fered in the senate to day and went over
until lo-niorrrow. The esse i f Senator ll m h
of North Dakota was brought before the
senate in the sha of a resolution cfTend
by Mr. llonr directing the committee ui
privileges an 1 elections to ir.vejtigute the
llegaii"iis of criminal t mltr.eiuciit and
to report the facts and what is tie duty of
the senate in leluliou thrreto. J his resolu
tion rnt over until to-morrow, the senate
adjourning after a session of only fifty-five
minutes.
The Preside-t sent the following nomina
tions to the senate to day.
tieorge D. Dillard of Mississippi, to be
consul general of the luit4 fetaie at
tiiiayaqnii. a
fara W. Miller otr nth
Dakota, to be
Morney for
ior the I'nif-o' state for tb ao
pli II. Senuer of'ew York. t
south-
Dr. Joseph H. Senuer o'Jtw York, to be
the commissioner of immigration at that
Hru vice Col. John 1). Webber cf Bullaio,
resigned.
(ieorge D. Dillard Is a resident of Macon.
Miss., and a native MisMHtippian. He is a
lawyer and servtd in the Confederate army
during the war.
Dr. Senner is one of 'he editors of Otto
Otteiolorfer s paper, the Slaats titung. II
promoted Mr. ieveland s it.terests through
the columns of his t hjht amt on the s'limp.
Dr. Seiirier has ma'le a study of the immi
gration iueMmn. He l.:is iiaveied exten
sively, is fain iliar with the language and
tustoiiis of the people who rome to our
shores and is the efore. m I. is friends uy,
tuliariy lilteti for the pout. on As Ins
pt)intmei.t is a pers-mal one It the tiie
Ury of the treav.ifv it il"t-s not have to ie
ceive conliriiiat .on by the Miiate.
'riini Jhe' stn.ite iieid or.'.y a
very shi rt se-s.on today, nt which tiiHt ers
of I'mportaiice vvere d:si u-se I but l.o'h .lii
final uic n. :;l,c 1, nhen ui c uriiint i.l S
bad
Tin iiinv To-iJhv s 'fssion i f the Sen
ate wu i!c vi t .1 uiu.mt n l.i'lir to tl.e iii l ute
on the nuesiioii of ttie iolin sioii if the tsrii
tors ( i' iited by tlie Wnerin.rs of the
r-t!e ol Montana. Vy r:i:ng and Washing
ton, alter the legis.a'urr of ihose S'aies had
djo.iri.ed ithoiit niukmg reguinr r.
tmiis After an exmitive reSMuti the sen
ate ivljoiirne i nil Monday.
The prescient rV day sent the fcliow lug
Iioiu.n.it.oiis to the senate
Thomas K. Itayanl. ol Delaware, to I
uil,a-ielor extraordinary iei.i.teiitiary
cf the I lilted Slates lodr'eul I'T.tu.n.
Jaiiius D. l'orter, ot letiuissee, to be to
voy i x traordinary and mit:;i!n rlcnipoten
l ary lo Chili.
J.unes A. McKe.'izie, of Kehtatky, to b
111. MM. T lo I fill.
l-ewis Ituker, of Mint.evota. to he minis
ter to Nicatagua. Coi I'. iaani) Salvador.
1'iene M. H. Y"jiiri.-. i f t.eurg.a, lo b
minister to liiiatemala and llciniiiras.
Kdwin Dun. ol Ohio ii. ow s.tH iary of le
gution at Jui'iiii . lu lie riiiin! r to Ji,i an.
lo he lull-Ill ol the I , 1 : el Matt-, j.. M.
Shiifler. ol W est Vug.i.ia, toMrat.'o'td On:.'
HurriMui K. 'iliiains. i f M s-ouri. to t-ra
t rux. M. I'. I i i.illi t.in. of Maine, to J i.tou
'Jhiudore.M. M. phen, of 1 l.nois. to A l:li-l.-trg;
Win 1. lownn ol Virginia, to J'.iode
Janeiro, la..de Mteker, of UUio, to i-rai-turu.
Nesiton I; Kust's. of Louisiana, to be see
oinl secretary ol tne ,cga:ion of the I luted
Ma' a ut Paris.
John M. lleynoM. of l erinsylvsnia. to
i.saistiiiit teiret.iry ol the inter ior, vice ( yru
i'l.ssey. ri-lgl.e't.
I bvwt-i.ee Muiaell. Jr., of Ohio, to lie
solictor gmt-ial, v.ie (.harit-s JJ. Aldnch,
IrxgiieU.
Joliii I. Hall, of fieorgia, to be assistant
attorney general, vice iieore H. Sh.e.us.re
signed. t ir-l on the list of nominations to day,
and l.ri-t in distinction in long pulhc rt'r
vioe ami in diplomat c exjierience, was
Thomas L llnvunl. and it was hy unani
inous ounioii declured lining that he should
L tlie hrt of the A liibussadors created by
the lat i ungues. He wa born at Wniuing.
U.u. Del., ui. :"i, In.s, and. although his
training was for a mercantile lile, he later
studied and adi pled the profession of law
and entered iht liar in ls.'.J. In it-e-'j he re
signed hia senatorn.1 seal to beioiue Secre
lry ol Mate in 1 resident Cleveland s tab!
net. rime his retirement from the cabinet
Mr. Bayard has engaged in the practice of
the Jaw. Hit nomination was at tmie con
tinued without any reference.
James A. Mckenzie ws one of the co
terie if ui'miiabl Kentucky humorists
who include J'roctor Knott and Joseph
Blac kburn who represented that state in the
orty-aevenih Cougres.. Ji u n yMrs old
end while he was ejucaied a lawyer he
w fit to follow the primitive occupation of
farmer. '
J siut D. Toner, who ucceed I'atrick
Fan, is resident of i'ans, Teun., wheie
l.e i at preseut engaged in lb practice of
Jew. He has also aerved with Uialiuction
epop th bench aud enjoy i.puiation
tor beioj on ul If a bleat Uwwg iu Jw,
Tierce M. H. Yonne Major -General
cf cavalry In tlie Confederal arm and was
distinguished for hit service In that retire,
(Ieneral Young was educated at West Point,
but was born and has lived ail his life in
tbe Poind and is a large plantation owner.
In the nomination of Claude Meeker, of
Ohio to be Consul to Bradford, Kngland.
the I'resident arknowledrea the services of
a iiepsr man. Mr. Meeker is a young
man ot not more than 1. who came Into
iroininriice 10 year ago, when he entered
the profession as a newspaper reporter In
Columbus. Subsequently he went to Cin
cinnati, where he bss hren chiefly connect
ed with tne "Knquirer."
Newton M. ) list is, of .oulslnna, to be see
nnil Secretary of the Legation at I'aris.is the
on of Minirr Kustis.
'1 heodore M. Plephen, appointed Consul
at Annaberg. Germany, Is a Lutheran min
ister at Austin, III., a nntiv of Indiana, 4')
years old. In the campnign of Wi he wss
chairman of the Campaign Committee of
the Lutheran churches of Illinois, and as
sticli was broueht into intimate relations
with ex llrprisentative Cable, upon whose
recommendation his appointment was
made.
NOMINEES CONFIRMED.
Picture, of Three nt Cleveland'!
New .Appointee.
javfs a. csTta
James B. Ku-tis. anroi'itl Minister t"
France, is native of Njw Orleans, J., aQJ
b tllty-uins years old.
THncDORR r.rxTOsr.
Tliefllor Kunyon, apoint4J Minister to
tieraiaoy. is mlr-tso visari o! uul a
reudeut of Newark, N. J.
wrnr nAVproi.
Wade nvno.on, appjinu 1 itiilr.is, I Cotv
niin'inr, vrt, turn lu CUxrk-sUio, S, C,
MaxcU lMB.
THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS.
It ia Fairly Oood.and failures Deoidedly
Less Than Bamc Week a Year Ago.
11 i. Dun 1 Co.' weekly review of trade
says: '1 he fact of largest iiifiiienco in the
record of the pa-1 week has been increased
distribution of goods. The ctringency often
seen about April 1 does not appear here. nor
ere other money market more cloee; but
while iir.jiorts greatly exceed exports, Jit is
not Lfe to calculate that out gne of gold
will not again disturb confidence. Hence,
the break in important sjecultion has its
Loi-ff u! side.
Jiisti-ad of rising fter the close of the
I-anca-djire sfiKe cotton fell off jc, which
may accelerate exports, though stocks of
American cotton in Jiurope are still third
larger than u-uul at this season.
Tin- itsi.srsi- nnoviiirR.
Bank clearings totals tor the wk ending
March :v us UliraptjeU lo lliuitrti-rrlt, ai
as follows :
New Yor....i
Boston
hicBgO
I'hi adelphia ..
St. l-o'im
San 'Krancisco .
I'lttshurg
Baltimore ... . ,
iucinnati
. I 'i'i. 437
. M.TeN 'j:j
. h i (I.'',;' ;'(H
. ti;,r;7,tiS7
,. L'.M;:..4;t
. j'.,tdi.o.'j
.. ia.7at.W7
D P. a
I -'Ml
I 7.3
I 111
I 7.1
J .1.3
I 2 b
I 'i.h
1 13.6
C leveland .
!,
(1 indicates increase, D decrease.) '
A cAhsira riokoe, which possibly came
from the loot steamer N'aronlc, alighted at
Koraick, Conn., where it died of starvation.
The IidIi Marl at Bona B(co.
The Columbus crvel Bant Maria reacb
ti ort fcjco on taturday, (
m
THE WORLDS FAIR CHARGES.
AN EXPLANATION
PUBLIC.
TO TBI
risnty of Drinking Water Will be Fur
clshed Free. No Fee For
Other Convenience.
The following address lis been Issued
by I'resident Higinbolhatn of the world
fair at Chicago to the public:
"llecause of many misrepresentation
and misstatement relative to exposition
management and affair being in circula
tion through the press and otherwise, both
In this country and abroad; and In reply to
many letter of inquiry or complaint
touching the same matters. It seems advisi
ble that some olllclal statement regarding
them should be made lo the public. There
fore, 1 respectfully ask that the widest
publicity be given to the following facts:
'T. The exposition will be opened In
readiness for visitors on May I.
An ahiindanceof drinking waler.tlie
best supi licit to any gieat city in the world,
will be tirovided free to all. The remt
thst a charge would be made for drinking
water probably arose from the fact that
hygein water can also be had by those who
disire it at I rent a glass.
it. Ample provisions for seating a ill be
made Without charge.
"4. About I,. 'it (I toilet rooms and closets
will he located lit convenient points in 'the
buildings and ubout the grounds and they
Will be absolutely free to the public. 'I his
is as large a number in propoition to the
estimated attendance us jm ever been pro
vided in niir exposition. In addition to
these there will also be nearly an equal
Mimbrrof lavatories ami toilet rooms of a
costly and handsome character, as exhibits,
for the use of w hiih a charge of ! cents will
be made.
".V I he admission fee of .V) cents will en
title the visitors lo see and enter all the ex
Kisiti(iu buildings, inspect the exhibits and
in short everything within the gr minis ex
cept the fisquimaux village nni the repro
duction of tlie Colorado ell ft il welliturs. For
th-se ss Hell ns for the special at unci ions on
Midwsv plmsaiice a small fee will be charg
ed. n. Impiisilion of extortion of any des
cription will not i-e tolerated.
7. Free medical and emergency hospit
al fervue is provided on the grounds by the
exi ixiiiou management.
y. Hie bureau ot public comfort will
provide commodious free waiting rooms,
mi lulling a spacious ladies' parlor mid toilet
rooms in various part of the grounds."
COLUMBUS CARAVHL3.
.
The Fpsnish Models of The Fanta Maria,
Pinta and NioaBkip Over the Crests
ol the Waves in Most Alarming
Manner.
A dispatch from Norloik, Va., says: One
of tlie I'nited States sailor w ho was detain
ed to cross the ocean in and of the raravtl
sent to the Worlds Fair by Spair. said that
bis only wonder is that Columbus ever suc
ceeded in getting over here at nil. The ves
sels were built as nearly a possible to con
form to the pictures ami descriptions of the
published Irom time lu time, but there were
no plans of well authenticated models to
aid in the calculations, to the re ulting ves
sels mny or rosy not be on the same line
on which the original were built'
Kven the Hint Maria, which I larger
Wa-a little more th.'!?,f,dr, ,n M'
KS 'lU?jaraiuy
CtiY a moderately fiel) f, idwmd and not
a particularly lumpy sea, although ahe
made a much ruore'favorable (bowing with
a fresher wind.
'I he accommodations aboard the Pinta
and Nina were only sufficient to call for a
detail of two officers and eight sailor to act
as their crews during the ocean trip.
The men of-war towing them were ena
bled in smooth water to make about eight
knot an hour and even then the light, trail
craft would skip aluriK from tbe crest of
one wave to the t ti of another in a most
aitoumliiigly lively manner.
When the sea would rise the scudding
nl pitching uddnl to tbe in.essnnt rolling,
slid made them more than ever uncomfort
able and menacing to limbs and body. The
Americans weie relieved when the caravel
were left behind at Havana. Nobody envies
the Spanish officers the getting of these ves
se.s to New Y'ork, especially if there shou d
V v any chance be a heavy wind or sea ou
toe way up.
ANOTHER CRISIS IN FRANCE.
A Vote on the Liquor Law Construed to
JJo One of a Want ct Confidence
and theltibot Csbinst
Resign.
A d'spntrh from I'ari says --Another
crisis has arrived, but not on the Pana
ma issue. The Chamber of Deputies on Fri
day by a vote ofl'17 to i-'li decided to retain
tne liquor luw amendment bill as part of
the budget, although the liovernment ex
pressed i'aelf as firmly opposed to the
amendment, which increases th burdens of
the li'juor trade.
Lpon the vote cf the Chamber leing an
nounced. I'remier Kibot adjourned the ses
sion until K o'clock in the evening. After
somewhat long consultation tbe Mini-lers
1 r ceeded to the Klysee and tendered their
re giiidion to I'resident Camot. The I'res
ident haj a long interview with the mem
bers of the Cabinet, and urged them lo re
consider their determination.
His arguments were in vam. It is rumor
ed that M. Develle. Minister of rorei-n
Affairs in the Kibot Cabinet, will be asked
t'V I'resident t arnot to form a Ministry.
The Ministry that has resigned held oltice
for only about 11 weeks.
Among certain of the political groups
there are not lacking those who charge that
the downfall of the fiovernmeiit was due.
not so much to the decision of the Chamber
to retain the obnoxious liquor amend. iient
as to the apprehended complications grow
iug out of the acceptance bv M. Idbol of
the offer of M. Andrieiix,' ex-l'erfect ot
1 olue to place. Anon, the I'anama go-be-tei
ii, under arrest will, in a week if the
(lovernruent would give him authority to
do so. It ia openly charged in aorue quar
ters that the (jovernuient was afraid that
Audrieux would fcltiil his protu.se and
that the revelations Arton would be coin-f-eiled
to make, once he is in custody, would
prove fatal lo the minority.
Heavy Judgement Againat a Newspaper
Judge Md'hcrsori gave an opinion at
Har-'sburg, l a., in the case of the Com
monwealth vs. The I'hiladelphia 1 "rests
t ompauy, to recover rebate paid agent of
John Jiardsley, on the contract for printing
the mercantile appraiser' list. He ordered
Judgment to be entered against the"J're"
for HQ.m W. Other Philadelphia paper
will be made to refund a similar amount if
the Supreme Court sustains tne decision ol
th lower court.
Bullet Proof Cloth for AustriaoSoidier.
Th Austrian War office ha accepted the
bullet-proof cloth invented by Hcrrryland.
er engineer resident In Pari. Tb cloth U
third of an inch thick and I said to be
inucb more pliable than that prepared by
Dowe, Ut Mannheim tailor.
LATZR NIWS WAIFaV.
MStSTRIM, Act IPX MT AMD fATU.ITtrS.
At Prvlncetown, Mas., the fishing
ill I lift
In tbei
SIX Of
schooner Ada K. Damon came in,
now storm of last Tuesday ah lost
ber crew.
s
The lace window curtain In St. Cather
ine' Church at Cbarlestown, Mass., caught
fire during service and blazed up furiously
frightening 300 women and children who
were present. They were panic-stricken
and a (tamped took place. One women
a a fatally Injured by being trampled on. -
Two lives were lost by the sinking of a.
crtnal boat at the foot of Thirty-seventh
street. New Y'ork, on Thursday, Joseph
Williams, 54 year old, one of the crew, anJ
Mabel Carmnn, the Infant daughter ot tbt
captain, John Carman, were drowned. '
At Mt. Holly, N. J., during a game of
base ball Frank. the 11 -year-old son of Amos
Anronson, wss struck In the head by a ball
batted by Frank (iarherino and rendered
unconscious. He was taken home, where
he died of concussion of the brain.
WAsillNMOs;,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster (ieneral
Afaxwell on Thursday appointed, 1S8 fourth
class i-ost masters, and of this number 8i
were to fit. vacancies caused by removals.
The largest number appointed from any
one state was n in Indiana, which Involved
II removal'. In Kentucky there were ill
appointments and six removals. In Ver
mont there were 2) appointed and 10 remov
als. In West Virginia, 1 1 apH)inted nnd 11
removals, and in Wisconsin, 10 appointed
and lire removals. f
Assistant Secretary Hussoy rendered ait
important decision in the matter of the
cinim of Joseph P. Smith for an increase of
H'tis'0!i on the grounds of disabilities, in
which hoover rules tbe action oflhe coin
mi'Moncr of (tension in allowing an attor
ney' fee of 1 10. The claim for an increase
was made tinder the act of June 'SI, l!x),and
the nssis'ntit secretary holds that all lucll
claims should lie trca'ed as strictly increase
claims whether new disabilities are claimed
or not, for w hich a fee of only 1 1 can bo al
lowed. It is said that probably 200,000
claims will be affected by this decision.
The new regulations for the government
of the navy provide, among other things,
againt naval olticrr.t serving as correspond
ents for newspapers.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster (ieneral
Maxwell on Saturday spi-ointed 107 fourth
class postmasters, of this number 15
were in Indiana, II in Kentucky and 11 in
'ilitiois.
I i i.im Ariv r..
An nnti scalper bill, intro'l ice 1 in place
of the one stolen, has been passed by the
Minnesota Lower house.
roiiiiosj.
McManus it Sons, bankers, of Chihnuhua.
Mexico, have suspended, with liabilities of
f l.lMi.ooO. The cause of the suspension was
land and mining speculations.
Krnlia. the principal port of Koumnnia on
the lower Danube, a town of 300,000 inhab
itants, Las been nearly destroye 1 by fir.
Ixs will be fully l.OU.OOO francs.
....... .. IJ, 1 1 a,
occupied by two families named Abranioicx
and HyblnsVI, of ix members each, was en
tered recently by burglars and all the in
ma'rs robbed and murdered. No arrests
have yet been made.
Four thousand houses have been burned
in the suburbs of Manilla, Philippine Is
lands. rmrs.
At Cl.ilenn. M.I.. (Ire destroyed 20 frame
ouildiiig out of l.Vi in the town, causing a
loss of li'i.tw. The town has no fire de
cartmeut. . .
l IHMSS (Mi -fN,T!rS.
At Macon, i i , Lotus Lewis, u negro, was
Hanged for the murder of bis wife. The
rrirne was committed in September, lt'.K).
Lewis hud tiiree trials. He died protesting
Ins innocence.
S-A I'll VI AMi I Allot:.
Iturrd on the price coal has brought at tht
.nines during the past month, which was
f.'.-Ss il-ln, the Schuylkill Coal Fxchange ha
lixed the rntet of miners' wages arid mine
laborers at 3 per cent uhovc the 12. 'si basis
for the last half of March and the first half
ol April, a red u t ion of - sr tent on the
previous mouth.
Notice were posted Saturday in the ma
thine shop of the We-tinghouse Air Drake
Work at Wilmerding, Pa., announcing a
reduction of from 10 to 60 crceiit. in the
wages of unskilled machine workmen. The
reduction means a cut of from 40 cent to
.Vl er day, as the wages of the men run
from (4 to 5 per day.
A bout. '10) painters ut Jackson Park, Chi
cago, threw down their brushes and quit
work because a A-cent increase in their
anges was iiot forthcoming. The regular
down-town wages for painters are .'I'.'J cents
an hour, while men at Jiickson Park have
i een getting .10 cents. Later the men on
the manufacturers' building concluded to
Ii maud a rai-e to 4) cents.
-
( HOI.KKA AliVICIS.
St. Pi Ti nsm ho Cholera has made its
appearance again in this city and it is
known that fatal cases are of daily occur
rence, although the authorities are pursu
ing a policy of suppression and withhold
from the public all information as to the
spread of the disease. Very disquieting ru
mors have I ice n received from the interior,
and the Minister of the Interior Is taking
action which indicates that the lioverimient
must possess iecial information of the
gravest character.
Yii.nna. A Vienna physician, sent to
Southeastern Hungary lo reiort the pro
gress of the situation, says the cholera is
spreading rapidly in that region At Peter
si aideiu it is especially virulent. The vil
luges of Z.aluzze and Kudryuge, in Cialica,
have been isolated.
N IKE Li AKfcOI.'.
White Star steamship otlicers In Liver
pool say no s rson named Oiseti was ou
board th lost Naronic. Th bottle story
from Norfolk, Va., Is considered a fake,
Th quarterly statement of th Southern
Industrie show that for the first quarter of
101! the new industries established exit I
those fcr tht first quarter of la'ri by I'Ji,
' Tbt inquest on tht death of George W.
Height, the gatekeeper of the prison at Jack
son, Mich., eras concluded Fnday, Tbt
Jury found that Height was poisoned by II.
Irving Latimer, a convict, and that tht
poison was procured through the careless
nest of Clerk Tabor and Night Captain Uill
of tht prison.
The lateGcncrs.1 Kirhy Smith was buried
at Sew a nee, Tenn., Friday, with military
honors. The Nnshvilie regiment of Infan
try, a battery and several delegations from
Confederate Veteran cam) wert ia attend
ance. AWFUL LI3T OF DISASTERS.
MANY FER80NB KILLED.
Hotel rire at Drsdford. Pa.t Mint Di
asier at Shamokln, Pa., and Other
Terriblt Accident.
The Higgins House, a three-story frame
structure opposite the lluffalo, Rochester
and Pittsburg depot at ltrmlford, P was
biirnel at an early hour Saturday morning.
Three live were lost, and several injured
by Jumping from the windows. Those who
lost their lives are N. Havin, an engineer; a
machinist named Parks, and a woman not
identified, supposed to be Klla foe. A
Swedish girl, employed as a servant, is
missing oud It Is feared lost her life. The
lire spread to adjoining property and caused
a heavy loss.
Tbelossonthelt.il. A- P. rompanv's
building, freight otlice. effect, papers, etc.,
amounts to SIU.OK). The entire loss of the
Company, including freight cars and liabili
ties, will he about a.'lo.ooo, insutej L. L.
Higgins, hotel, cigar factory etc., ll-'i.OO'i.
light insurance: J. II. llanlelt. 2.oo : D.
I.iinilcian. l,0O0. no insurance; .1. A. Kil
gett, tT.SOO; J. A. Waldo, tT.oUJ; lroy,
12.000.
As illustrative of the Irony of fate the
flradford A. ro's leading editorial Suturtay
morning started out by saying. "Pradford
is remarkably fortunate in its excricuce
with tires in the la-t year." Tbe writer
went on at some length' t point tn Urad
ford's immunity from lire losses, saying
nmong other tilings: "Kvervlhiug in the
city conspires to safety from lire."
a MiNf i'ai his i ii s: hunt or 10 minhis
An awful explosion was occasioned in the
Nelson shaft, Shaniokin. Pa., bv a miner's
lamp. Ten men were killed e.nd the inside
workings lire a mass of Humes. The mimes
of those killed are ls follows: James Itrru
nun. aged 21. single. Michael llreiinau.agrd
1. single. Nicholas Dolen, wife nnd six
children. John llohel, aged 2'i, single. John
Hunt, murned. liimilv large, small child
ren. John liyan. ugisl .'ITi. single. I red in
ter, aged 2.'). single. Frank Shupes, nged 22,
single. Joseph tiarey. aged sift, married.
Joseph llatrox. nged 2X, single.
i he initio w ill have to be Hooded in order
to extinguish the lire, and tins will throw
I.imi employes out of work. Thirty mules
died of suffocation. The mine is owned by
J. llangdou tt Co.. of lilmira. The lire
siurted in a small wooden structure about
20 fret from the bottom of the shaft. A
carele-s Hungarian was tilling a burning
lump with oil when the explosion occurred.
TWO MFS 111 I! VI II TO URATII.
K disastrous lire occurred at Clnrksvillo.
Va. Ten stores, hotels otllcei and tobacco
houses were burned. A !argo quantity of
leal tobacco was also destroyed. A high
.find was blowing, and there wuie nu
. - h" V.Irttn. a)
iirti" 'he ' i.L-yr iW f iatJbte ttiget out of the way. 1
b.tdtodt;tirrniniiHiLiii licfi Disf lirtf"
colored men were
TWO HEX Itl'RIRD ALITK.
At F.nslry. Ala., whiio five men were
excavating for the purpose of constructing
a foundation for a slin k the wails caved in.
Three were rescued, but Anderson Colder
and John Dorsey were buried alive. Their
crushed hotlies were recovered three hours
later lroiu under 12 feet of earth.
torn mows imo ri'thMTV.
At LaOoma, Iowa, a boiler explosion oc
curred, lltnry Kinnis. aged tin vears. ami
three amis. Henry Kinnis. Jr., Jolm Kinnis
ml Peter Kinnis. were killed. Howtheex
plosiou i.rcurrcd is not known, as all who
were present were killed.
lil'.V.-ll ON I a k r.
P.y 'he overturning of a sailboat on l.nke
Poiii hiirtrain.Nevv (irleans. La., four pe:sons
Mrs. Mary A. Kelly, Misses Agnes nnd
Mamie 1' linn, her ni'e es and Miss lithe
Kelly wi re drowned. Several others who
formed the party narrow ly ft aped a simi'ur
fate. The party, con-osting ul tun people,
had gone out lo .Miltiehurg a pleasure resort
on the lake shore, lor a picnic. In luckily;
the vawl upset. William H. Merzcmcti. one
ot the party, save I lour of I lie occupants of
the yawl, and iwoothtrs vveresavid by his
companions. The four victims of the ucci
denlsank before their eyes.
A LEW
CADI NET.
France's Latest
Savior i
Named Me-
l.ne.
M. Meline, the new French premier, paid
a round of visits to statesmen, seeking co
operation and seems to have succeeded.
Four members of the lust cibinet join
him.
Saturday evening M. Meline announced
that he hud selected tlie following cubinet:
M. Charles Dupuy, minister ot tne inter
ior. M. Jacqii'-s L. Trarieux, minister of Jus
tice. M. Kuyiuoud Poincarre, minister of fi
nance. M. I'ugep S'puller, minister of education.
M. Francois Viette, minister of public
works.
Admiral Kicunier, minister of marine and
of the colonies.
M. Albert Viger, minister of agriculture.
(ieneral I.ouillon, minister of war.
M. Develle, minister of foreigns affairs.
M. Meline, is a lawyer und was horn in
1K18. During the siege of Pari ho was ad
jutant to the mavor of the lirsl arrondisse
nient. in Ihfll he was appointed minister
of agriculture.
During his term he founded the order of
merit for agriculture. In an he was nam
ed president of the chamber of deputies. In
pontics he wss an opportunist, lie wits the
trainer of the protectionists' tariff, which
bears his name. The new cabinet is regard
ed as an interim ministry for the puriKisoof
passing the budget an J winding up the am
son. Mcllne's success will be the Iriuuiph for
advocate of high tariff.
A Giant is Included In a consignment
of Bolivian Indians for the World's Fair,
landed in New York Saturday. Hi name
Is Jose Mamanl, he Is 0 feet 10 Inches in
height, 25 year old aud weighs 418 ouiids.
He I laid to be the largest man in the
world.
Joss fii I iAivu JIaioii, who in lh0, fail
ed for IU'10,000, dragging lb Grocer' Dank,
of New Y'ork, down with liitn, and who
was subsequently sentenced to four years'
imprisonment for forgeries aggregatingll2ft
000, was arrtd yesterday for stealing
loaf of bread valued at eight cculi.
Tb &faaraihotr't Starr.
During tbt winter of 'flay company
coupiod two tslsn-ls la tht upper Poto
mac, wbart thoy did eoMtaal "ticket,
duty, bavinf their post anil "dtafotita'.
long tbt aotlrt south short of Um tilJ
tod. Tbt following looldtat oocurredj
a few days after oar rttura from that
wearitd forood marob of eeveoteea mile
aloo2 tbt alipptry tow path to Edward'
Perry to tbt aaalsUno of tbt uafortu
Bate Colonel Baktr of tbt California r
plmerl at Rail's Bluff, where, a yon
know, wt arrived too lata to afford relief.'
Our nan were ftrliog very much diss
(rusted oo their retura over tbt unsuc
cessful result of their march, t that tht
tight of rtbtl plcktt on tht opposite
short was tht flgaal for tbatlmultaoeoua
discharge of a dozea rifle, tod you mat
tie sure they kept themselves well on, of
igbt. Wt were equippel with tbe Ea
Celd rifle, warraoted t kill at 1000
yards, aud in ths reelect btd greatly the
edtiutage, and had few casualties to
record on our lid. Tbt distance from
short to shore was about 800 yardi.
There bad been for some time considers
ableiivalry among our tnau at to who
was th best shot, tnd wbaa off duty
they were allowed to practice on a ring
at a targe:.
Out morning a Csafederste offioer
evidently on hi round inspecting hi
pickeu, had atopped at a bouse probably
10U jards back from ths shore, and wu
engaged in converialtoj with a woman
Handing- oa tbt purch. Tbt First Lieu,
tenant of our company haviog command
of the lower bland, after carefully ob.
serving tbt officer thiough hia glass,
quickly sent for four of hit men wai
Lad tht best record a "crack; shots,"
and selecting ride for himself tbe flvo
stretched themselves be'ilod a lo? oa
tbe river bank and deliberately "drew a
liead" on this uususpectiu; victim.
They fire J by a prearranged signal from
the Lieutenant at tbe same moment, and
i.iw, with no more apparent concern
than if they bad dropped over a rabbit,
both borte and rider full together. A fen
jwecks afterwards, when our regiment
crossed over and captured Leexburg just
after tbe rtar guard of General II ill's
army bad left it, we found tbe wounded
Vflier in tbe house before which he had
Wen shot ns lHhratls m hiinr
would have shot a bear. I believe evert !
icue of those bve men waa sincerely glaj
nf two things, tint that they did not
hill their game, although he lost hislc
ano secona that none of tuem knew in
this instance who wss tbe best shot, one
bullet only hitting tbe man, while evcrj
one of tbe other tour struck the boric
rittabuu Post.
A Do; Story,
John Christ, of Miamokln,
jwned a dog which was getting oid
tnd had outlived Its iif-ofulncs.H. ' Ir,
Order to rid the animal of Its suffer
ing without much pain he be'.houglit
himself of dynamite, lie bound t Ik
flog to n tree In the yard, the dyna
mite was attached, and, after apply
ing a irate h t; the fuse, the ownrt
lit
"I
hroai toofec ur , wi iipsuit.
Both crossed the " of the
loor when an explosion occurred.
The dog was blown to fragments.
while Christ, strange to s:ty, cb.'uivd
without a scratch.
Suiall-rox In Wall Paper.
''flinv Tear n in n rt,.ru. .n n-u, bt-L nt
small-pox in a farm bouto in the countrvi
town of tlioton, nnd after the paticnij
recovered the dwelling was furnigtiii
and lepapcrcd. Ira Chistcr and fiiniil;
now dwell in the house. The paper wa
n-moved a ncek or so ago, and present:;
Air. t. ncstcr t daughter was stricken wit'.
unll--ox. lu the opinion of the pli;
sician the germs of the disctise wit.
dormant in th unl' ,,f il,.. r,,,.ir. -'
The above :lipiing from the Cincmn: 1
Einjuiier makes good the claims of tar. L
tariatis, thut all disease germs rind a Im-f
ing place in w all pnper.with its ve'ct:il"j;
padc to hold it on the wall, un.l i'.-v
uniiuui glue to bold lis colors; t!,ij
these, to say the least, are uot t:.-
List muteriuls with whirh to cnvi
so iniicli fpicu mound iu as the walls 4
WllK-ll V f luu un.l ul.,... .t..
" - MUM 0IVI-J', Qlllt IIIIll Uj I
ami glue are great absorbents of ni
ture, of which every per.'on throws i
aeeituiu number of ouuee iu txlni
lions every tiny, ami that eueh dicav:'-
ntnt,.rt..l ..u ..1... 1 . ... . .v i.
"'"""i H'UK mill IBMC gives Oil U'fc
leteriom gnses in such sinull quantihL
that we do not discover them, thmi.
those who study it can smell it iu mof
rooms papered, and especially whcrtl
number of luyers of paper have but
I as en upon tueli other.
S.uitiirtaiisclaiiu that these comLtn
liuvu moie to do with our ill bcultli tlJ
weuie aware of; tbut luch a stale
tiling in the room iu which we Jive '
feci us more lor better or wore tt
does a chati-je of climate; thut it wui
be cheaper, at least, to try a change
room or one coated with ininn uni t
caving material, before going to the t
lu.v inn u iiumcui a ciiunuv oi cinu
100 Reward, f 100.
The readera nf this paper still Iw iileASilf
IfHru Dial I lit- rtt la at Irtu-t nun dreiuliil il -,
that at lem aliaa het-o ahln to cure in a f
taiiea. and I lint ia ( ulnrrh. Hall 's l !';
fur fa Ihe only imsltlve cure nuw knusi ;
the meuieal fiatt-riill). Catarrh belim a .
sllluiiiiiiul iIim-bm-, rrijuiica a rniiatiiun 4
treHliiienl. Halls (alarrU Cure Is laLri-l
lei UMlly, aetliiK tlirei I ly iihhi Ihe hlissl :
nnicoua aurfui ea nf Ilia avaleui, therelif .
lrollig tlui flilllHlKllllll Of tliO ctlstKH-.
Hiving I lie i.alientalreiitfth by huildtiik-1
iiiiisiltiiilnii and asolsiliiK natins In I-'
work. 'I lia iroirllora In v, hi mui Ii im '
ilseiiratlva Hiwrrallml they tiller Our If
I rod Hollars for any eaati that It falls lu'-f
fccud fur list ut teallmonials. Aililrers f
, , , J- Ciustv A Co., 'iolodu.,
f buiu ujr urua-iaia, IMi.
lit j'iiiwiuiui t iKn.!i-i.ywfuiii'i is
all Naw AvanU and llellvared by
every wlisra, fur Oiw ( Vnt a tiy or Sit "
week. Il toiilniiisi l.llv tl,a mm
world, rerai vln aa tt does, tl,a rauorls '
Ilia AsaoelataU I'reaa and Ilia Uiill.it I'rl
other iiar whiehaall for (ins '" r"'
iiiiui ii iiibm reports. Us HHirllna', r ins"
Caalilna. and llousuluilil likiutriiuaula
tvjuaiad. Older it fruut your New AkH