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THE MIDDLEBURGB POST.
GEO. W. WAfinXSELLER,
F.d'tur ami Proprietor
Mibllelnrirh. '.. January 24. IMS.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Impcrtant Measures Considered by Our
Lawmakers.
Trrip.iT. -Si-nnt"r I'llim Introduced n Mli
nm ti ling the a -t to regulate th" manner of
increasing Indebtedness ol municipalities
and to f"vM for the f l-'!ntl'in of tre
run." uii'l Imp 'iiiiiti' tor the illegal in
crnusp thereof. Senator steel mtrodu o I a
bill 1 vi ling ("f tli in ,'iri'.r.itl'i:i of m
.tames t construct underground passenger
rnllwir.
Wmimrsiiay. The legislature got down to
business to-day, tin I there was nnu li n"Iilty ,
both houses. Senators unburdened tlcm-
selves if . tig t't"!i of 1 ills, Mr. Minn pr
i-cnting one empowering tnuiii'-tf rtl eorporn
tPm to gra b-, i avc. curb, mfiendiiml7.e and
otherwise Improve ul.lt"- str ets and iille,
Mid one to rovldo for the incorporation nnd
regulation of hip rut. ill companies, H nl-o
I r -ot.ted n p"tlttoii from the council of Mill
vale lu opposition to the Greater l'ltt.-burg
V HI.
In the house Mr. C dton, of Allegheny, in
troduced n bill for tbo ra'iitl"ti of murderers
by electricity, similar to tbo N-w York nr
run.'emont; k'.'o "ti" providing or nn ap
propriation i f 4!.i)' 0 for tho Allegheny Hen
tbI hospital. aiiJ 4ci,(mi;i for it now win; to
tlif building.
Tiiiiishay A now legislative apportion
niPtit t ill was Introduced In tlm House by
Mr. Cuihertson, of Allegheny. ' Imirinaii uf
the Legislative Apportionment i oiniiiitK'p.
uinisuro give Allegheny county four
Hi'Ttit" rs. two Instead of one In t!i Fast
End district, and two instead of one In 1 1 1
Sixth, and mi additional member In tlm
flirhth. Thn Fifth Is 'li vl .-. into two ill...
til u iiml 1.4 given two n I litional members,
u eueb In tho now districts. 1'hliudelphla.
Jefferson nii'l Cuinlirin nre each given an ad
ditional member, while somerset, Lawrence,
Bedford. Schuylkill. Clarion, t ti-.-ici, Hunt
i.ikiJ h iiU'l Crawford ouch lose oiu'. A bill
wan introduced by Mr. Mit'kroll, of Alle
gheny, amending tlm Brooks license law so
hs to prPTi'tit wliokHnle liquor dnil'T fro:n
nc-illi.v IPpiori) la iU.iiitl'B ttiMi n Riil
lon. (r.h'T bill wito lutrodiKP.I u follow:
htuiPiiiuii, I nml rlii, nbolmtiiiiK ila.v of
urn i', unci protbliUK tlmt uoti. irnftx.
tr.. Iiiilltitf due on Saudnyt or a byul boll
duy, 1 1 bp dup tin- tifxt bu-liH'i- lay. A
(ill olT'Ti'd bv Wi-yiind, of l'.pnvpr, upproprl
uti'K r l.'i.Oi'O r n wall and till In t!m wusliout
tit l'.rl lc'Wati r, ll' iivrr county. paiii"ad by
tlm pr-ptiuo of n dam by tlm IViiOfylviiuiii
Cutial 'oiupaiiy. Mr. 1 w. of l'lilladplplila,
tnud" an Hiik,r,'-lv') IlKUt nttaltist tho bill,
wlil'-li wiu on th third roadltitr, providing
for tho piiMI'mtlon of the famoim ''llird
lluok." 1 ho bill whPD pni)od tlm l.u-t two
plont of li'iislaturo wm v-topi by tiov.
l'atilfon. Mr. l ow rnld the p'jtilli atloDi of
this hook would bp a iiwIpm wnnto of tnoupy.
The Dieiiibcm of the rural di'trb't ur th
pdig of the bill, vIiiiuiIiii; that It W in of an
Uiijru linporlnnoe n uLy oilier Statu publk'u
Unn cs;.ec:lailv to tho tarnmr.
J'iiikav. A bill wm Introluppd by Mi.
CochraiiP. of Arrnrrotn;, nppropriatincf .l,UJJ
to mark tli point wIippj tho ivuu purphn.-e
litie mtprupptK tho AlUvliPiiy rlvpr at Klttuo
utliK. Mr. William, (.rpnontpd a bill making
It unlawful lor imy Individual or oorporutloL
to prpvcht au employe from belon'i-lt to oi
joining a labor oranlraiiou. and provldliiK
lor a puui.iliuieiit by a lluu not pxpevdiiiK
t.'OO, or liii risoiitncut of not le& tliau mi
monthi, lor violation of tho proposed a.'L
DiUft bllU wpro Introduced as fullow: Mr.
ltiUdwlii, appropriating fr'ii.OUO for nn'llUK
u. .nument ujkju thealtlelleld of liraudywiuei
Mra Young, iirovlij for repmebtailoo oo
ia ' p " ' ' .
oi u.paiob oi Oo afViiunl of tho 'bool
when they have beet, lu operation Ut yam.
A resolution til offered by Mr. Lawrence, of
Wat-hliiKton, whb'h was adopted, reepjontma
the Statu treasurer to furnish the llouaa with
a Htatiment of all money paid I y tko btutv
C ollego klncu Its existence,
HOME AND FOREIGN.
What ia Transpiring ths World Over.
Important Events Briefly Told.
miMSII AhV I'ENALTtES.
Fred J. ( lose, private sepretary to ex-gov-crnor
Lewellint, of Kansas, ou lece:uber 7
purdoued John 11. True, who has le-en sprv
Ing a lifo fpnti n 'o for murder, (tovtrnor
Lewelllu had rolused the pardon.
An Illicit steam distillery, with a capacity
of M) .Hlloue, with a lu-hnru power boiler,
wu diMi'overed by revenuM oni'-ers neat
hylat'auua. Ala., and destroyed. Jt wili the
llr-'l wildcat stiM-a distillery 'trver found.
A11I1L AMI LAKOB.
Indfnrispolis bakers reduced J read to 3
cents a loaf, or two loaves for 5 cents.
The or ralors In tho nhoe factory of J. II
Win.Ojell Co., of Haverhill, Muos., tru..k
to Ihu Dumber of 70 J.
p'umuel K. Wl.'son, owner of half a million
or one-thlr I of the capital stock of the Tren
ton, N. J., passenger railway eouipauy, has
Hpplied lor a receiver for tho company , itlli't;
itg its Insolvency.
Illlf, SCtlJiCXIS, FATALlTir.t, ETn,
8 Four younic ladles wero drowuej at Wink
lei's mult, near ll.im lijpldH, Kan., while
skatinif on Iiluu river.
The Clipper plow works at I'efliinee, o.,
Were totaily ilo-troyed by lire. '1 im loss
wtb be Lbout iiiO.uuo, un j tho iniir.iu5) li
small.
The works of th (as liitht cornpnnyat Hub
deli, Ma., exploded, wr'kllii the t'Ullr
riant. I.os. tJO.OOU. I'ulrick F. Uolau was
luJ.y burL
MIHCClXANEora.
There were H ib-uth from grip In New
New York city m -jj hours,
Lx-iiovernor Ilu.'if, of Tcca, will start a
daily iiuwhpi.pcr at 1'ullxs, backed by St,
Louis and iexas cnpitul.
The Christl.m endeavor envcnllon will ho
held lu Mechanic's hall, Iloxtou, next July,
lu addition two IwD'iuia tents wili be built.
The Supreme Court of the 1'nlted Stales
denied the petition of F.ucene V. loba
et nl.. participants In the big sulko, for u
for a writ of error.
A reunion of th men who followed John
K Mosby duriBit the war, wns hel l at Alex
itudria, Vu., Wodnosday, und n pcrnnnienl
(TKHUUutiou formed, with Mosby as ireil
ileht. Scnutora Elected.
Ia the M iKnohu.ctts sonata and house
Oeorijo Fnsbie Hour, (lieu.) was elKted
Unite J Stales senator,
Lvery voto In the Colorado Ilepublican
Caucus was given to beuator I'm U. Wol
cott. Tho Nebraska getiute and houso li:ive
elejt.xl John 5L Thuttou, (Itep.,) tV'ua
tor. William P.. Chandler's cloethm a 1'nlted
Ktates senator tor New lluui ulro was form
ally rutilled Tuesday.
L'ulted States Senator ' McMillan was re
dcotd by thn Michittau !iUlutiiri lu joint
session recelvinu a uuuulmou tote Julius C.
Ilurrows rocctvvd all the votes for slioit-term
senator.
The Topullsti and republicans have Jointly
ratllled both the nominations of J. 0, I'rueb
ard and Marlon liutier lor United butes
(baton lor North Caiolma,
M. FELIX FADRE CHOSEN
PRESIDENT OF FRIANCE.
Hi Minister cf Marin Will Succeed
Ccsiinir-Perier.
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M. Fells Taure, mlolftpr of marine In the
the present cabinet, was elected on the
second ballot to be president of the
French republic. M. Fauru (tolled 430 votes
to nr,i polled by tils nearest opponent,
M. lb nrl liri.soh, president of the chamber of
of d"putles. 'iho socialists protested vio
lently when tho r'-sult of the ba lot was ma id
known.
Them wn a scpno t.f consl Jfernbln eicltn
ment. deutl s from nil part of the bail
fpnukiiutf to their feet and demanding to be
heard. M. Henri Michelm, Jtevoiutlonist.
asked b'ae to aMres the assevbly with the
kl jei't of recomiiieudilig the eonvoeatb n of
a constitutional aemuiy tor the purpose of
of revisliiK the present eonstltutloii. M. lie
Ilaudy d'A-son, M"tiarchlft and ilevolutlor.
1st, who. as a result (.( Interruptions, has re.
pontedly boon the olji -t of riitorous ms.
Mirrs U( on tlm part ol the pr"sldent of tht
ctiHtiiiior of ileputios, demauded to be beard.
It it M, ( hnliPiiiel-I.acoiir could not k'rnnt M.
Miehi liu s ro(uest and believini? that M. Lu
I iri lry d'A-son was only Koluit to make one
of bis lim.lliar afllrmations of devotion to the
moiiHP'hy and ti.o paf .icy. thn president
refused to hoar him. This did tot prevent
the exoltiiblo deputy from crying: '"Vivo le
liol."
When the tlrst borsls of excitement bad
nl Hed M. Chiilietnel-I.si'Vjttr ordered that
i lie lltst ballot be taken as promptly na jos
nl le. The ballotlbK then proceeded amid
eouMilerai b exi'lteinent In the gallerloa of
the great In. II, w hich were arowdelto the
utmost with notability representing every
profusion.
Whiie the voting was lu progress the friends
of M. Fell Fauro wory actively canvassing
lor vo'es slid with apparent success, until a
rumor was started Unit he was a Protestant.
This for n time bad a bad elTcct upon his
esLdidacy. but a deputation Instantly ;-p-oa
'l.i ! M. Faure mid )ueHioned hltn. Mr.
Fnure, who was preally excited, said lu reply
to n question on tho subject: "No. I am a
t Rtliohc," This reassured bis supporters
and tlmr went to work with Increased vigor
In tli of!' rt to secure additional votes for
llmir candidate.
Tlm otllcial dcelnratlon of the result of the
flr-t ballot, after re-vlsiou of the list, was as
fobont: M. Henri lirissnn. 38; M. l'oll
Fauer, 41; M Waldeck-lloussseau, lf-4; .U
CavnlgniK', li: M. Melme. 4 : SI. Lupuy, 4;
Admiral i lervals, 1: Marshal C'aurobert, 1;
M. II 'ohefort, 1 ; M. LourgeoU, 1; blank, 1.
'ion ;.
The east in? of the second ballot began at
4:40 p. m., nud proceeded with less turbu
hinco. At 7:13 p. m. M. Chnllemel-Lacour as
cended the presidential tribune, and when
the hubbub had subsided ho announced that
the result of tlm ballot was: M. Fullx Faure,
4 ,0; M Henri Hrissou. :ii;i.
All of tho lueuitx'rs of the right Imrsedlaely
burst Into cheers, und thoHocialists arose and
shouted: "Down with the rogues; down with
the thieves; away with them: send them to
Maus prison." The members ot the right
replied wlth-erles of : "Down with the com
mune." M. Coutaut, Socialist, retorted with:
4,Iown with reaction."
An Inroscrihablo tumult followed, but fi
nally M. Cballemel-Lacour was able to make
himself heard, and be declared that M. Felix
Faure wu elected president of the French
republic.
PRESIDENT PERIER RESIGNS.
J Beltered Hla Enemies W.sre Inter-
1 W xeti.a ixta 9v'ilcy
An official note wu Issued at 11 o'clock
Tuesday night announcing tho resignation ot
ot President Caolmlr-I'erier, ot France, and
forecasting the Ideas he intends to develop
In his farewell a ldrcfs to the chamber of
deputies. Tho note says that la the eyes ol
tho prexldeut Monday's sitting of the cham
ber, and the vote which overthrew the cabi
net, were only secondary Incidents of the
struggle which is proceeding ugulnst the
parliamentary regime and public liberties.
M. Caslmir-lvrier had hoped that the presi
dent of the republic, who Is deprived of
means of actiou, would have been exempted
iroru parry atia'-k:. ana tun political con II
deuce of ttio Kepubllcuns would have ac
corded him power and authority. He had
also hoped that those who, despite himself,
ba 1 placed ti I sari In a position where was un
able to defend hi rune if would have under
taken the dufense of the llrst muglittrato.
Continuing, the note says that tne presi
dent has requested tfio ministers to tempora
rily withdraw their resignations In order to
facilitate the necessary changes. I'rlruo
Minister Impuy imparted Fretideut Caslmlr
porter's d-oimon to the presidents of thn sen
ate and chamber of deputies, who will
forthwith call urgency sittings f those
bodies.
The greatest perplexity telgnt In 'l politi
cal centers. During the ulteriiooto it had
been remarked, not without surprlso In the
lobbies of the 1'ulais Dorbon, tuut the crisis
was not following the customary course, hut
appeared to bo assuming a gravay aapect
than usual.
When tho facts became known, constorna
tlon, amounting to almost stupor, seized
everyone, i here had been ominous hints in
tho press In receut days that M. Casimlr
I'erier was growing tired of hit position, yet
nobody paid no utteution to tliem. Tho high
character; experience, llrmness and Integrity
of the president Inspired the contldenoo ol
even the Advauced llopiibllrans.
1'or same time tho preident has been dis
gusted ou account of the Im.vssaut attacks on
bis persou and family. The Socialists papers
have uiHilii the name "( aslmlr L)'Au.-la." a
by-word, the nlckuumo being an allusion to
his position as the millionaire chairman of
the vastly wealthy Aur.iu company. Num.
burs of French workmen, havo been brought
to think thut M. Cusimlr-l'erier wus a
"sweater."
CHINESE ON THE RUN.
Arms and Artillery Captured by the
Japanese.
(ien. Nodzu, commander of tho first Jai-Qhi-so
nrmy, telegraphs his govirnincnt as
follows: "The Chinese com moucod an attack
on Ilul-Chang at 8 o'clock on tho morning
of January 17, advancing from three roads
l.iauyaiig, l'uliiiigton uu 1 New Cbwaog. At
about uoon they extended tholr front flvu
miles, coming within 1,509 meters of our
advanced lino. The third nrmy division,
after maintaining tho dofeiis.. of the north
sido of Hal-Chang until 4 o'clock In the aftur
uoon, assumed tlm offeuMvo and u'.tnckud
the oiiemcy right wing. Shortly after 0
o'clock w succeeded in dispersing tho
Chinese, Tho eueiney'a strength was over
1,), i. The iniiiu force Is retreating north
und west, and the remainder toward New
i hwang. Seven guns were taken, besidi
other spoils." A dispatch from ( hefoo says:
About JJ Japanese transports, each towing a
couple of junks and 13 warships arrived lu
Yiing-Tung promoutory. At daylight three
of the warships engaged the shore de b uses,
silencing thiiui after a do.en rounds. There
win no further opposition, and Mm Japan-so
landed, it Is o-tlmittod, '5,,m trxip.i, Tho
landing was eileoted iluriw a heavy snow
storm, Yuhg-Chlug Is Vb imles fro:n Wui-Hul-
Wcl.
$50,000 tor a University.
Joseph linuigao. the founder tot the St.
MurU Home for Working Girls, at I'rovl
douce. 11, 1, has gl von 30,00u to endow a
cbulr In political economy In the Catholic.
University at Washington. V. 0,
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
An Outline of the Work la the Senate
and Bouse.
TWSSTT-sr.TtSTU AT.
BrsATt. Interest was given to the senate
proceedings of to-day by speeches of Senator
Oormnn, of Maryland, and Senator Hill, ol
New York, on various phase of the tariff
and financial situation. At times the debate
betwoen the two distinguished iJeniocrntlc
senators took on an addel Interest from th
keen personal criticisms and satire dircctej
at each othr.
llofsr. The president STt to the house
to-day a message vetoing the bill to author
ize the entry of the land for gr.vo! pits and
reservoir purpose and to authorize a Brant
of right of wny for pipe lines. The Grout
oleomargarine bill was aaaln defeated dur
ing the morning hour. The rest of the day
was given to business from the judiciary
committee
TWESTY-riOBTn fiAT.
Pnne. The Senate gave the day to
speeches on the Income tax. currency, tarlH,
etc. The president to-day sent to the s-iiate.
the correspondence In the case of the two
Japanese spies executed by China.
Hot sK. Congress was given a decided sur
prise to-day by the house committed on tho
judiciary, which decided by a vote of 7 to K
to report a resolution for th Impeachment
ot Judge Augustus J. flicks, of C leveland, for
malfeasance in cilice. Not for rnauy years
has a I ulted Slates judge been culled before
the tmr of the senate to defend himself ak-ainst
snmliinl charges, and only three r four times
lu the history of the government has an Itn-
fioachmeut trial of a member of tho federal
udiciary been conducted. Few members
ia I loi ked Into the charges preferred I y the
Central labor uulon. of tleUud, tho ac
puspr of Judge Hick, that whim sitting on
the bench he paid to himself fees wni, h ho
bad previously earned as clerk of the court,
ami to which it Is now assorted hu was hot
entitled.
The day In tho house was demoted after tho
Doming hour to tl.o Indian appropriation
bill, but no progress was made before ad
journment. TWrsjTT.j,!Tn J),v,
SriATt. The urgent deficiency bill, with
with its anpropriutiou for tho c. lle.-tion of
the income tax, lias passed the senate.
Senator Martlu to-day Introduced a bill
amending section 7 of the civil service law so
as to provide thut ufter the expiration of six
mouths uo officer or clerk shall be appointed,
and no person employed in the government
service, Uh'il h shall have as.e t an ex-
'iilnnllon, Freferenee is given to ex-soldlers
and ex-sailors who havo served six years.
Hot sr. The entire time of the house to
day, after the expiration of the morning
hour, was taken up with a dis -u-slou ot tlm
Indian appropriation bill and adjourned
without action. A few special bills of local
Importance were passed during the morning
hour.
TUITIETIt tlAT.
Senate. Mr. Sherman presented nn emer
gency currency bill to ra-i treasury dellclen
cles and Mr. pugli offered a measure lu the
same line, supplementing it with a vigorous
speech on the impotency and Inaction ol the
senate In the face of a grave emergency. Mr.
I'ugu received recognition soon after the sen
ate met for the Introduction of his 1.111.
The bill provides for the Immediate Issue of
lOO'OO.OOOof treasury note to meet dellcleu
cles, these notes to tie redeemable in coin,
and to le constantly reissued. It further
directed the coinage of tho eelgnotrago and
the deposit ot sliver bullion from American
mints. The pension appropriation bill was
finally passed with two Important amend,
ments. on making t6 the lowest rate for pen.
slon disability, and another repealing the
present law cutting off non-residents,
FtoisE The house to-day disagreed to the
senate amendment to the general dollcleucy
bill, and the bill was sent to conference, F'air
progress wm made lu the Indian approba
tion bill. A number ol ameudmeuts wore
ssWfttd, ltjt most luivi-taul being 1J puy lUe
Cherokee nation tl.6b0.000.
TUlI'TT-nr.ST DAT.
Paxira The senate to-day passed the
array appropriation bill carrying fcJ.J,0io,nou.
und the bill when in e fleet advance General
Schotleld, In command ot the army, to the
rank of lieutenant-general, held by ileuerais
Sherman and Sheridan. Aside from this the
duy was given to the debate on the Nicura
guun canal.
Horsx The consideration of tho Indian
appropriation bill in the house was enlivened
by Mr. lirosvenor, who brought up the sub-
joet ol the a. 1'. A. In connection with the
appropriation for Indian schools. He de
bounced the manner lu which he had been
misrepresented .luring tho last campaign by
the agents of that organization and declared
that, although himself a I'rotcstutit, he had
never mu le war on any man be"uuu of his
religion. Mr. U'.Nell of Mass., introduced n
bill to create a court of French spoliation
L'laims, to consist of three persons, 'ihu court
Is to examine uu 1 determine the validity and
amount of all cluims Included within the
description of tho uct, au 1 report Its deci
sions to the socretart of state, who Is to trans
mit tlie claims to the socrctury to the' trea
sury for payment.
TIIIRTY-SEC4IMI PAT,
Senate. The death of .Miss Mary Steven
son, daughter ot the vice president, was feel
ingly referred to in the prayer of tlm chaplain
of the senate at the opening. Mr Mandcrsou,
hop.. Neb., presented the credentials of John
M. Thurston, elected as a I'nited stut"s sen
ator from Nebraska for the term Ixvlnuiuj
March 4. With this routine prelude Mr.
1 rye, of the committee ou foreign affairs,
gave a dramatic- turn to the proceedings by
o tiering a resolution expressing the profuund
Indiguatlou with which the somite heard ol
the eflorts to restore the deoaed iuoou to
the throne of Hawaii nud expressing it as the
sense of the seuate that the l uitcd stutei
government should at onco dispatch war
ships to tho Islands. The quustlou was dls
cursed until the hour of i o'clock arrived and
as the senate had previously llxed the timu
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or iieauiiK eulogies ou inn lai" neuaioi
Vunce, of North Carolina, the Hawaii reso
lution was laid aside. The tributes were
heurtfelt and eloquent, addresses being made
by Senators ltunsom aud Jurvis, Sherman,
Morrill, ruy, llluckburu, George, Call,
Chandler. Dubois asd Hate.
As a further mark of respect to tho deceased
tho suuatu at llvo o'clock adjourned.
Ohio Agriculturists-
The annunl meeting of the Ohio state agri
cultural society at Columbus was largely at
touded and uuusuiilh' Interesting. The con
test over the secretaryship was sharp, a deter
mined hut unsuccessful effort being made by
the state administration to make the board
llepuhllcun, instead ol non-partlsia, as had
beeu the case under Secretary llouhnm.
Addresses were mudo during the afternoon by
Prof. ti. F.. Morrow, of Cbampnlgu, III., and
J. 11. Sunders, of Chicago.
'i he resolutions adopted demanded the re
duction ol salaries of public olllcials, prohi
bition of railroad posses to the same; propor
tionate representation of farmers lu the Icgis.
luture and cougrcss: tho construction ol a
ship canal between the Ohio river aud the
lake; protesting against the purchaso of but
tonne i,y public institutions, and commend
luu Duiry and Food Commissioner McNuuL
No Sleep for 116 Days.
Pavbl Jone, a prosjiorous farmer living
near l.lwood. In I., has hud uo sleep since
September 2bf Three years ago was uMicted
In tho sumo way for DO days, whoasluepagaln
returned and he was In u normal condition
uutil about September 17, when ha bocamo
restless and could only catch short naps.
Hut on the liltb sleep left lilin entirely, aud
bo suys he does not foul thut he would ever
desire to sleep again. At times he becomes
very nervous, but it he lies down und re
mains quiet for a time, he arises much re
freshed, lie has now been without sleep foi
UO days.
HEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
The President's Vlewe on the Hawaiian
Outbreak.
4 . -
In couversntlou the Fresldent seemed en
tirely willing to discuss the Hawaiian ques
tion. He said:
"No Information has teen received which
Indicates that anything will happen In Ha
waii making the presence of cne of our naval
vessels necessary, unless we are prepared to
enter u on a policy and course of cone" net
violative of every rule of International law
and utterly iitijustttlable. All who take any
Interest In the iUosin.n should keep In view
the fact that Hawaii is entirely Independent
of us, und that in its relations to us it is a
Ion ian country.
"A ship has born sent to Honolulu, riot be
Pause there bus 1 1 en any change In the policy
ol the administration and not because there
seems to be any Imminent necessity for Its
pri soner there. ' 'I he vessel has Ixnmi sent In
precis" accordance with the policy of the
administration In every ense of tho kind and
from motives ol extreme eautlon nhd because
there is a posslMllty that disturdaiices may be
renewed, which might result In dancer to the
persons or property of Amerleru citizens en
titled to the protection ol tho I'nited States.
This course was nt one determined upon as
soon us information reached tho Government
of tho recent revolt.
AN AVFULEXPLOSION.
Oiant Powder in Some Warehouses Lets
Oa With Fearful Effact.
A fire occurred In the llutte.Mout., hardware
company's warehouse Tuciduy In which
giant powder was stored.
The fire department were at wrrk on the
tiro when an eplosbn took place, killing a
number of people. While efforts were being
made to remove the dead nud wounded, a
second explosion occurred. Tho entire lire
department was wiped out. Including the
chief nud all the borss. Three policemen
were among tno killed, who numbered at
Icnst 73.
A later report snys tho flro started In the
(loyal milling company's warehouse, and
spread to tho Kenyou-Cornell warehouse. In
which was stored some cnrloads of giant
powder. Tho llrst explosion was tho most
terrific, and killed every llremun In tho city,
lave two belonging to the Central station.
Iletween 6(i nud M mangled bodies have
been recovered, and more nro being picked
up on all sides. It Is estimated about 100
additional persons were injured, several of
whom died after being taken to the hospitals
1 he damage to property will be mora than
jl.WO.bUO.
lu ail three carloads of powder exploded,
one ol which was stored in the Ilutte hard
ware company's warehouso, which adjoined
the Kenyou-Cornell wurehonse Large pieces
of Iron were thrown for tntles. Several
bodies wero hurled a long distance and pick
ed up In unre.-ognl7.able masses of flesh,
AWFUL EARTHQAKES.
Kuchan Again Destroyed With Terrible
Loss of Life.
Tbo London Times has a dispatch from
Teheran, the capital ot Tenia, stating that
tho town ot Kuchan, In the province ol
Kborasan, which was destroyed by an earth
tuake fourtoen mouths ago and was subse
quently rebuilt, was agniu destroyed by an
earthquake shook on Thursday hist There
was, as on the previous occasion, great loss
of life. One hundred women who' were In a
l.ntli' hnuss wc;S it uibeil lu U&tb by ims lul
Hug building. The weather Is Intensly cold,
and tills Increases the sufferings ol the sur
vivors whose houses were destroyed.
The dispatch adds that four distinct shocks
were felt at Meshed within Uiree days. None
of these shocks, however, was ot eufllcieal
strength to do auy damage.
Kuchau lies at the foot of the Phah Jahan
Kuh, a mountain 11,000 feet lu height The
town, which Is alout eighty miles northwest
of Meshed, Is 3,3'jO loot above the sea level. It
is, or was. an important place, being ou the
route to Shlrvan. The population prior tc
tho earthquake of November 17, 1S.I3, which
destroyed every bouse in tho place, was be.
tweou .ItJ, 000 and 23,0'jj. The otllcial report
of tho disaster placed the number ol persons
killed at ll'.WiO. Fifty thousand head of cat
lie perished In the valley, at the head of which
Kucnan Is situated. From November 17 to
November 2 1 there were MO distinct shocks,
it was the llrst shock Unit destroyed the town.
BLOOD ISSH ED.
The Threatened Revolution in Hawaii
at Last Precipitated.
The steamer Alameda from Auckland and
Sydney, via Honolulu, brings news ot a
revolution and bloodshed at Honolulu,
Charles L. Carter, who was one of tho annexa
tion commissioners, was killed, and other
coverument supporters wero wounded. There
has been much lighting, and at least 12
natives have beeu killed. Nearly 200 royalists
sro under arrest, llobert Wilcox Is the
leader ol the rebuts. The fighting wus still In
progress when the Alameda left Honolulu on
January 11, but the government forties hud
practically overcome the revolutionists.
THREE NEW BATTWESHIPS.
Secretary Herbert Wantt Them and 2,000
Additional lien.
Tho mort Important legislation decided
upon by tho sub-committee, which is en
gaged in drawing the naval appropriation
bill, is an Increase cf the navy by the addi
tion of 2.000 enlisted men. This luoreruw was
recommended by Secis.tary Herbert In Ins
annual report, wherelu he explulued the dif
fleulty of properly manning the ships with
the present force of seamen ot the nuik and
ill". No doubt is expressed that the full com
mittee will sanction this item and that It
will meet the approval of the house.
Another matter not so easily disposed of Is
the secretary's reqrest tor throe new battle
ships and twelve torpedo bouts. For Several
days the sub-committee has been wrestling
with this question ami has not been able to
air roe nor Is It certain that bis plan when
foimuluted will bo Indorsed by the committee
as certain members couleud that In the pre.
sent stnto of the government's II nances there
should be no expenses Incurred that can be
avoided. Chairman Savers of tbo appropri
ations committee bos told the naval oommit
ten that hu will oppose expenditures tor new
craft.
Heavy Rains In England.
A terrible rain storm has prevailed in tb
mldluudso! F-ngluud. The roads from Tau'
worth to lilruUnghuin und Llcbllold are sub
merged and trulllo is entirely suspended.
Thorn was live tout of water lu the streets ol
Evesham, where au election took place fo
members of parliament. The voters were
obliged to go to the polling (duces In boats.
The towns of Lion aud Ilucklnghuin wero
partly submerged.
Big Timber DeaL
A deal Inv Jiving 'i7.UJ J acre of pine Innd
In Jefferson oor.nty, l'o., has lust beun closed
the consideration being 1325 000. II, (!.
Ilughman, of Flttsburg. a graudsou of J. It.
Hayes, and owner of thcsci lands transferred
title of the same to Hon. Henry Truutnan,
Mr. WUIlura Trueman, Messrs. Joseph II.
Henderson and W. II. Gray, of Ilrookviilo. It
is estimated that there is standing on the
lands 40,00) feet ot plno, and a quantity ot
bard wood.
SOLDIERS CALLED OUT.
The City of Brooklyn Placed Under
Martial Law.
The street car strike situation In Brooklyn
became so serious that 4.500 soldiers were
ordered by Governor Morton to report In
that city for duty Monday morning. These
eomprlsn the First I'.rignde of New York City.
The Mayor ol Brooklyn Issued tho following
jroolnmatlon:
"To the tit Irons ot Brooklyn nnd tho Fub
llc Generally: In thn name of tbo people of
the State of Now York. I. Charles A. Scbieren.
Mayor ol tho City of Brooklyn, do hereby
require all jx-rsotis within the limits of tho
city to rclrain from unnecessary assembling In
the streets, squnn-s or in public places ol the
cltydunug Its prespiit eondltlon and untl
quiet is restored and I hereby give tiotico
that tho police have been ordered nnd tho
malllla requested to disperse nny unlawful
Mssemlilnae. I exhort all person's to assist
In the observance of this request."
The seventh day of the strike passed very
much like its predecessor. At several place
along the Hues moti rul" triumphed In spite
of tho I re. in o ol the milltlii nnd the po
lice. Thpre are now 7,s00 soldiers under arms In
New York nhd Brooklyn. They could bo
mass'd at any point in Brooklyn at an hour's
notice. They are ready to meet disorders or
violence with bayonet or ball. That means
that there are 7.Nc0 bayonets aud M car
tridges In the belt ot each bayouet-hearer.
Thero are 7,00 strikers a little over ono
bayonet and ot least 20 bullets for each
striker.
Vlobmce and bloodshed constitute the rpf
ord of the eight day of the strike. Three
militiamen nro In hospitals with broken
heads; two having suffered at the bands of
riotous men or women. whllo the third wasthe
victim of his own eure ssnes. having fullen
out of a second story window. A seoro or
more policemen are suffering from bullet
wounds or contusions ol the head and bodv,
disabling them lor tho time being.
BIG STEAMER SUNK-
Tie State of MissourF Wrecked by Strik
ing a Rock.
The steamer Stato of Missouri wont to the
bottom of tho Ohio river at Wolf Creek, F. O.
35 miles aboyo Hawesvillo, Ky., at C oVlook
Saturday nl-lit, and perhaps 40 peoplo met
death.
'1 he steambont was ono of tho largest steam'
ers belonging to tho Cincinnati und Mcmphlf
Packet Company, aud wus a new boat, Worth
e w '.oio.
She left Louisville, Ky., at 10 o'clock Satur
day morning, bound for New Orleans, with
2'i assohgors und a crew of 7s; people. Shf
had about hull n cargo, composed of furni
ture, nails, acids, etc., ami run smoothly un
til her dreadful accident, that sent many
so lis Ui eternity.
The passengers wero all ticketed through
to N"W Orleans.
Ihe trip was uneventful until the dreaded
roint known as Horse shoo I '.cud. near Alton
nd., was reached. Here the pilot slowed
dowu. as the current was very swift and turn
ed his wheel sons to avoid au obstruction
known as Bullock Lock. Tho rudder failed
to respond to tho wheel and there wns a
grinding, crushing sound. The boat was
llrst lifted on one side as she struck and slid
along tho rock, then she settled aud begau to
enrceu. There was no time to think, so lust
did she go down. Everybody rushed for the
upper deck.
Thero was a flash ot fire from tho furnace
and a cry that the boat was ailre. This lid
ded to the terror and tho pa-mongers and
crew began to jump Into tho b-y water.
Thirty-live of them swam to a clump of wil
lows, opposite . Hurdmun's Landing, und
clung to (he trees uutil Mr. Uardinau came
out iu a boat aud took them to his house on
the tank. Thirteen managed to secure the
Hoat's yawl and float down - to AUcU,
Ind.
Many of the crew wero not lucky enough
to fcet to the upper decks, and they went
down with the boat. It la believed that at
least ten, If not more, were drowned.
Mr. Joseph McCabo, the barkeeper and
most of those who were picked up at Ilard
tnuns Landing, canto back to Louisville on
the Teil Cilv.
Mr. McCabe says the wreck was sninethlnu
nw.'ul and tho experiences of those rescued
were dreadful. The officers kept as cool as
possible uuder the circumstances but there
was ilttlo timo to think and none in which to
act.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The jury refused a dlvorao to Dr. Buff urn.
President Barrios is likely to have to copo
with Insurgent before many day.
The ootton pulase at Waco, Texas, was
burned.
Light hucksters wero arrested in Flttsburg
for soiling frozen orauges.
Colonies of negroes are going from Alabama
to the state of D'uraugo, Mexico.
A bill bus been offered In tho Wust Virginia
legislature to substitute deuth by electricity
for hanging.
The 1'nlted States cruiser Pblhvlulphla was
ordered to Hawaii, to leave San Francisco
immediately.
Andrew Bryce bus a new method ot lure
Ing coal, by first pulverizing It. Tests have
(iroved successful.
A gun and ordnance works at South Bos
ton, Ky., just started, will bo tho first plant of
he kind lu the south.
Tho wife of Chris Von dcr Alio, president
of the SL Louis base ball club, has sued hitn
for divorce, allolu lulldelity.
George II. Lohmnu, proprietor ot tho load
ing restaurant at Wllkusbarro, Po., drowned
blmsult. Ho was worth 100,000.
Tho broom factories of tho oast have effect
ed a combination under the name ol the
American broom and brush company.
Ilaln has fallen in California uunrly every
duy for two months, Thoro bus buuu
much damugo, but tho crops have boou
helped,
I'uglllxt llobert Fltzsimmons was Indicted
tor manslaughter by tho grand Jury at
eyraouse, N. Y., for the death of Co a Blor
Jau. Owners of all tho Iron oro mines In tho
I.nke Superior district, except the Mcssaba.
havo decided to limit production, and not al
low prlcos to go below Ho per ton.
nistrtct-Attorney Graham of Philadelphia,
has ' decided ux-Goveruor Puttlson is in
elglblo as ncandiduto formnyoron the ground
ot non-residence, he having been voting In
Uurrlsburg. Other lawyers say ho Is olgiblo.
President Faure, of France, askod M. Brls
soo, bis defeated opponent, to form a Cabinet,
but the latter declined. The Premiership
wufltben tended to ex-Mliilstcr Bourgeois,
who askod time to consider tho matter.
Looking for Fossils.
An expedition under the auspices of th
t'uiveraJty of Pennsylvania left Philadelphia
Monday for Central America to hunt for u
large loeail field supposed to exist lu Nicara
gua. Prof. Charles E. Hite, of Labrador ex
ploration fume, will lead tho expedition.
They expect to be gone about four mouths.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLM
WORK OF EVANGELISTS.
A Ore at Ttellfrlooa H-1 In T.nn
.
Canonsbura.
The most wide-spread spiritual awn
that has ever been known about (so,
lllirf I . linn In nn..! I . I I . .
nl.l.. ..f ..I.... . . I... . 'I
- u - a iiMiitviu.'iii in iiueresx.
Hilton and his assistant, Itcv. Orant c. iC
Inr linvn Ixuin fwitnl.i.itlii.. ,,..,i..l .
under the auspices of all tho church' s .,,.1
II,. nih ... t....: ov
The largest audience room In tho tow0 ,
not hold the people attending. Thov 0(la''
iioiu n umiuucu oi u mnes, in some i
stances. "
oneol tho features of the work Is n,a. ,1
nurncis B rms, vI muiiiorPiit. non-chut.-tl
k'-i, no i uu.ny wno nave never neon l:rr.l
loivu mu puuiji-ijr pioiessing ruugiou.
nrnitn err or siant.
A freight train on tho Lehigh Valley r,
l' . niii.-ti iiuu it ueep mine noie at A't J.
nod 1-rl lay morning, caused bv the ci
lu ol the roadbed and trncks. " Sit c.ir. "
freight were burled out of sight and a d ?.J
oiners were pnea in n mass on top of t!,.
An express train, carrying a large riuti.i,., i
passengers, nnd just pa.sed over tli-
...... uii.-tu v-rur-Mi. 1 oieiu'.'lur M.l-.l
r.HKinoer nouoa and t-r.-mnn ( ressley
on the engliio when the tracks beiran I,
beneath them. To Jump from tho
menui aimosi certain ueutn nud tlielr v
hope of saving themselves was to cut tl
glue loose from Hie train, but jut us t
wero In the ad of doing this, the i...
broke away from the engum ,lUd the b,,..
tive plunged forward and gained
ground.
The llrst thlug to sink out of sight w:e- A
engine tender, i nis was followed by n fv i
sugar nun men live other cars contain
lumber and merchandise ouh-klv ilrn
out of sight. Tbo balance of tho trala p
vu tvj vi iuv n i-.vRllfe.
a sTiir.r.T railway ron r oxoMr.
Tho Lconomy Street Itullwny Coinp-nt I
m-miT i uuuiy, capital ?;.o,ihm), lm
chartered, to build a lino live mil.-.
Hartford llrowu, of Itoehonier, is Pre.,.!-;
A series of entertalments bni been -irr i
ranged by tho seloutillo department o v(
mtnstor Collego, in recognition of the (
tributious toward the Mary Thompson vi
Hall by citizens of Now Wilmington uli
elnlty.
Ala Hungarian chrl-tcniug near V.
barro, Sunday night, fourteen men parti
od in a sanguinary light. Itcvolvors
knives were freely used, mid live men
badly stabbed. Two of them. Micbu-I
sko und John Minlskl, will die.
By pretending to bo bumrry nnd :
mau t;oi iuio tno nouso oi n linn nt the i.
coke works, near Lulotitown. und senr
suit of clothes, a irold watch, a qniuiti'
silverware aua iu in ca-n. lie cscap'.
At Groensburg Judgo Doty refused a i
inai io jonn uooa. wno shot Jlicl; sh
at Alice mines, and who was louud c.
murder in the first degroo. H thoa
tunoed him to death.
Charles Kocler. a demented man. whe
teriously disappeared from his hcr.l
iieavor l ulls, six weeks ago, was l r ,
buck and taken to Llxmont luacj i
lum.
Ilarry Brennenman and John Dernnk
killed and two others Injured by a Loil-
mill in the Carnegie Steel Works ut l
' The Allegheny County Bar asoo
almost unanimously adopted a n.t"
against the Arnold bills now nendin i
legislature to change forms of legal rs j
The bearing for a new trial In the ci-l
I-rod MCUowell, convicted of the nTur.
John MeAudrews at Tltusville, Ju y t.
was neia at .iieauvilia. ueclsiou vi
served.
Harry Boogie of Benvcr Falls, wtr
himself to avoid arrest for embezzieii:.':'
recover, the bullet huvihg U'en ej::
irom nis ueuu.
Pit Boss Bohert Iionaldson. cf tli "
works, near Fulrobance, Fsyotte coutt;
caugut neiween two trains ut tho iniuH
t
: t
instantly killed.
Samuel Sanders, a Hungarian err.plf
the Cambria iron company at Juhnsn
struck In the heal with a wrench
loading curs und died in three hour..
I'd
t
;ii
r
xl
several hundred men will be thr;t
I'1.
of employment at Iho Cumbria Irou ' I
JubUhtowu, by changing the turn to 1.1
J
1
eucu lusteaa oi eight.
Edward Denn, ngod 55. of nenry Clan
H.
snip, ruyette county dropped dei, l it
nlghi while teturniug from church at
Louf-
f
-'o
III
J, Linn Mcpherson, of Clearlluld,
C
veteran and wealthy lumber dealer. J
tbi
cidently killed by the premature expirj
nis guu.
Vol
The Democratic city convention ot
!
URipnla unanimously nominated
Mi
ertior Hubert L. 1'uuUou ns cunJU
kt
mayor,
At Sharon, tho Shennngo Valley str
Wuy company's Mile was blowu oi.ru
l-leil
I's SI
ll
sucked ol ixo in money and some v
Mic
Iva Soles, i years old. living ne:ir
burg was burned to dcaih by her
taking 1,1 re Irom a grate.
Ex-Mayor Richardson, of New CV
my,
ll '.!
ou
ilp'
again arrested on a sccoud charge of
legislation, aud gave bail la tho writ
I IIU'I
I 0,(.
lb
Samuel Todd, 6 years old. was br
lor
death at Greeasburg, by bis clothes
lire from a grate.
I p is
" le.-)
Henry Mlsner, a prosperous farms:
C
near tladiey, put an end to Ul-u-seudlng
a bullet into his heart.
I to I;
Verl
ch
! .1
me;
Surah Foian, a domestic in the cd
Mrs. Fills Builey, of L'ulontowu, wai
to death by a lamp explosiou.
Eighty men woio thrown out of w
i or a
I-the
I I Its
a loss of J.fOO caused by tho bui-l
dob
oft
tbo Gllmore coal tipple at Webster.
John Hart, of rhiladelphlu, was fa
that
l-rn (
I urea, nis two uorses killed and
uiollnhed by u Long Branch truin.
Lewis Johnston was Instantly kill
lie w
.ills.
Oil City tube works by coming I"
with the electrical apparatus.
Imt
'I tier
In
uruei
The Beaver county Pemoeratlccor
mutes, elected Jobu Conway chairrt
.Mrs. Rltennur. ot New Stanton
DlUc!
slon
'ijurod by a fall on the Ice.
rll i
bins.
Denouncing Mayor 8tront
f 01)1
Mayor Strong, of New York, wax
ed for Ills uttltude on the liquor q"'
a meeting of the American To:
lm a
tmn,
r Artt
cuion, at Chlckerlng ball Tho ni
nev.'i
unanimously condemned in resolm
Port;
iuomus c. I'lntt was b nmed
our
whi
everything, while Mrs. E. Is. Uruhui'
!d bi
"hetl
Ishel
"u nun many .w York nun stun ici
bublt ol drinking intoxicating HquorJ
iui-ui jxiirnruus explained that the I
of the iiieotinir was to enter an earr j
uina 1
test against mayor Strona cnlllnu in
111 es
councils the law breaker ot New V
ilioa
was not what bad been expected 11
WIi.,
reform mayor. All were aware that
approved the Introduction nt a bi;
pl of
legislature to allow the saloons to U
ounaay.