IMMiniClPIl
THE IMMIGRATION BILL.
A Bpaolat Provision Exempting
Refugees Tho Vols.
Cabas
The Immigration bill now goes to the
resident, the last legislative step having
beea taken In the senate Wednesday by an
agreement to the conference report on the
bill. Btroog opposition was made to the re
port, but on the tlnal rote the friends of the
measure rallied a small majority, the Vote
being: Yeas, 34; nays, 31. The bill as passed
extends the Immigration restrictions against
"all persons physically capable and over 16
years of age who cannot read and write the
English languag or some other language;
but a person not so able to read aud write
who is over 50 years of age, and Is the parent
or grandparent of a quulifled immigrant over
31 years of age and capable of supporting
such parent or grandparent, may accompany
suah immigrant or such a. parent or
grandparent may be sent for and come to
join the family of a child or grandchild over
21 years of age, similarly qualilled and cap
able, and a wife or mluor child not so able to
read and write may accompany or be sent
for and oomo to Join the husband or parent
similarly qualified and capable." For the
purpose of testing the immigrant's literacy,
he is compelled to rend aud write from 20 to
35 words of the United States Constitution.
Aside from these extouHions of tho present
law, the bill Inaugurates a new system of re
stricting Immigration from border countries,
and designed to apply principally to immi
gration from Canada. Tho provisions are
as follows:
Section 4. That it shnll horenfter be un
lawful for any malo ulleu, who has not in
good faith made his declaration before the
proper court of his Intention to become a
oltb.eo of the 1'nited States, to be employod
on any public works of the I'nited Hiatus, or
to come regularly or habitually into the
United States by land or water, for the pur
pose of engaging In nuy mcchantoal trade or
manual labor for wages or salary, returning
from time to time to a foreign country.
Section 6 That it shall be unlawful for
any person, partnership compahyor corpo
ration knowingly to employ any alien com
ing Into the United States in violation of tho
next preceding Bectlon of the not. Provided,
that the provisions of this act aliall not ap
ply to sailors, deckhands or other omployos
of vessels, or railroad train hands, such as
conductors, engineers, brakemen, firemen,
or baggagemen, whose duties require them
to pass over tho frontlor to reach the ter
mini of their runs, or to boatmen or guides
on the lakes or rivers on the northern border
of the United Stuto.
A violation of these sections is made a mls
domei n it. punishable by a line up to (300
or imprisonment up to one year, or both.
A special provision exempts from the
operation of the law persons arriving from
Cuba during tho eontinuauco of the present
disorder there, Tho law is to take effect
July 1 next.
The Until voto was taken and tho confer
ence report was agreed to, yeas, 34; nays, 31,
as follows:
Yeas Republicans Aldrich, Allison, linker
Brown, Ilurrows, Cullom, Chandler, Davis,
Elkius, Frye, Gallingor. lionr, Hour, Lodge,
McBrlde, Morrill, Nelson, i'erklns, Plutt,
Prltchard, l'roi'tur, Quay, Sowll, Sherman.
Thurston. Wetmore 2i. Democrats Chil
ton, Faulkner, Hill. Martin 4. Populists
Butler, Tetter, Rettigrew 3. Silver 'pub
licans Teller 1. Total 34.
Noes ltepubllenus Carter, Hansbrough,
Hawley, hhoup 4. Democrats Bacon,
Berry, Rlanchurd, CafTery, Call, Cockrell,
Oibson, Gorman, Gray, Lludsay,Mllls,Miteh
ell (Wis.), Morgnn, Murphy, Talmer, l'nsco,
Fugh, Roach, Tiiman, Tiirple, Vest, Vilas,
Voorhees and White 25. Populists Stew
rrt 1. Silver Republicans Mantle 1.
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DR. RUIZ WAS MURDERED.
ComdLse Ixaaunsd tbe Ssdy.-ftart
for Another's Fate..
Dr. Ricardo Butf, a naturalized American
citizen,' arrested on suspicion by the Spanish
week ago, waa found dead in his cell In the
Guanabaoo jail last Thursday. The body
wrv mu oi violence. ine jailer,
Fondevlela, said that he died by suicide.
tonsul-General Lee sought the privilege
of viewing the body and asked for full
statement of the circumstances of his death.
The Spanish at first Ignored both requests.
Gen. Lee telegraphed to Washington. No
reply was received.
On Friday Gen. Lee Imperatively demand
ed that the body of Dr. Bubs be turned over
to him and that an autopsy be made by two
physicians, one of whom should be designat
ed by him Gen. Lee.
The Marquis of Abumada, acting captain
general In the place of General Weyler, who
is in the Held, issued the neceesary order,
but so long waa the delay that although
Guanabacoa is less than tnree miles distant,
Gen. Lee was not admitted to the prison
there until Friday afternoon, thirty hoars
after Dr. Ruiz' death, and barely In time to
atop the burial of the American phylscian in
plain, white pine coffin by a squad of ne
gro Spanish servants.
When the coffin was opened it was fonnd
that Dr. Ruiz' face ' had been so battered
with blows and so cut with wounds as to be
almost unrecognizable. The other prisoners
said that piercing cries were heard from bis
cell on the night of his death. Gen. Lee
could reach no other conclusion than that
Dr. Rulx had been murdered. He immedi
ately ordered an autopsy to be made
. PREVENTION OF BLACKLISTING.
UP
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Bill of Great Moment to Workingmen Fa
vorably Reported.
The House Committee on Labor author
ized a favorable report of a bill introduced by
Representative Lorimor, of Illinois, to pre
vent conspiracies to blacklist.
It providos that a combination to prevent
the employment of any person on a transpor
portatlon line because of participation In
strike or labor trouble, or membership in
any lawful labor union or organization,
shall be unlawful conspiracy and punishable
as such, unless illegal acts were committed
In connection with the strike or labor
trouble. Any person Injured by such con
spiracy may sue for damages sustained, and
in places where malice is shown full exem
plary damages may be recovered.
Letters were received from 1. M. Arthur,
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers; E. E. ( lurk, of the Hallway Conduc
tors, and W. V. Powell, of the Railway
Telegraphers, all approving the bill.
INCITED TO FIOHTINQ POINT.
Do
Rebelled Against Being Compelled to
the Work of a Woman.
Edward Stanley. 719 Flushing avenuo,
WillinmBburg. N. Y., who was arrested on
complaint of bis wife, Emma, for threaten
ing to cut her throat beaause she was
persistent in his remaining at home and
curing for their three children, was
sentenced to jail by Justice Goottiug
in default of 41,000 bull to keep the peace.
Stanley is 35 years old, while his wlfo
Is 32. For some time Mrs. Stanley bos
kept tho house together from her earnings
and required her hubsand, In true new
woman style, to remain at home and take
cure of the children uud huuswork. Several
times of lute ho tired of this way of living.
On the day ho threatened his wife he had re
belled and declured that the time had come
for him to stop doing the work Intended for
a woman, "lie told me," said Irs. Stanley,
in court, "tuai i woma not iiv
A HOPEFUL WEEK IN TRADE.
Large Inert til of tht Iron tad Steel Bui'
ntss 4 Feature, '
At - r-
Mr. Quay gave nelJce In the Senate-that he
would offer an amendment to the sundry
civil bill changing that portion ,jf thcUust
river and harbor not relating folmprove
ments In the Ohio. The law as it now stuuds
appropriates (l, 000,000 for the completion of
movable dams Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 6. Senator
Quay's amendment appropriates 43.000,000.
It provides that the government shall not lie
obliged to pay more than 25 per cent, of the
total amount In ucy one year for thu work
performed. In necorduueu with this plan
be proposes innklng available tho sum of
750,000 to be exjM'nded at once in the con
tinuing of work ou these dams.
juiotner day." Bts-'ey
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A 60CIETY OF MURDERERS.
Killed Relative! for Yean to Get Their
Lifo Insurance.
A special from a plnce In Hungary called
Ilodmegao Vassarhely tells of the arrest of
six men and two women accused of the
wholesale slaughter or relatives for the suku
of securing their life Insurance. Tho Hun
garians formed a society for getting rid of
relatives. One ni.'iti poisonod his father,
mother, wife, wife's futher and others not
related to him, nnil so gained several thous
snnd florins. Ouu woman murdered her
mother, sister nud a neighbor. All the other
murderers are charg-'d with onii crime
apiece. A midwife planned the society, and,
like several of her accomplices, Is fairly well-to-do
and Intelligent. All were regular at
tendants nt church, nud told thu judge they
believed in God, who puuished evil aud re
warded good.
Seventeen bodies have been exhumed. The
midwife oonfesies that she bus been at the
trade for many years, nnd always called in
doctors, when using poison, to prevent sus
picion. In every case now being Investi
gated poison was administered, und then a
doctor was sent for, nnd in no cose did any
doctor Buspect foul play.
ve - to see
admitted ...having
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uoi luveuu to carry out nia In rests.
R. G. Dun A Co. 'a weekly review of trade
says: A large increase in the Iron and ateel
business on account-of sales covering eight
to twelve months' production of the largest
works; a better demand for woolen (roods,
and slightly better tor cottons, a gain which
mav better prices In boots and shoes, slightly
better prices for wheat, cotton, wool and
iron, and a money market, well adapted to
encourage liberal purchases against future
improvement In business, have rendered the
past week more hopeful than any other since
early In November. There are also many
elements that have their favorable influence
upon the money market, and upon future un
dertakings. In nearly every branch the great Iron and
steel Industry feels the upward impulse sup-
ilied by purchases of steel rails, said to be
lalf a million tona each from the Illinois
steel company and from the Carnegie com
pany, Desldes some from other companies, in
part as low as C.5 per ton, atiout 100,000 tons
to foreign purchasers at 17ft 18 but all re
cent sales at (20 at eastern and (21 at
western mills. Nearly all the great railroads
have seized the opportunity to supply them
selves with rails for one or two years' requirements.
iheso enormous orders have advanced
Bessemer pig at Pittsburg only 16 cents per
ton, with grey forge a shade lower, and no
considerable change appears la finished
products, although plates are unchanged in
price with a good demand, and nails are
held nt recent prices. The bar association
no longer controls anything.
Other industries are gaining also, though
less conspicuously. The recent decline and
subsequent rise In raw cotton have not ma
terially affecteu tho manufacture. The sales
of wool have sharply declined, amounting to
(7,4011,300 pounds for the week, against 43,-
loo.auu lor tne previous week, i be demand
for woolen goods does not seem to have ex
panded materially. The Atlantic exports of
wnent. Hour included, were only 1,235.275
lillahitla fir tlm vwL- ai.alticv 1 UIO 'Mil hnuli.
els last year, but for three weeks have been
5,000,471 bushels, agaiust 6,44H,s20 bushels
last year. I be western receipts for the week
were 1,607,145 bushels, against 43,415,55k
bushels lust year. Meanwhile the western
receipts for corn have beon well nlgb double
last year's, and for three weeks the Atlantic
exports have been 6,317.214 bushels, against
a.z.if.oiiu ousueis lost year.
r allure for the past week have been 303 in
the United States, against 2S0 last year, and
58 in Canada, against 66 last year.
'Bradstreet b financial Review savs:
The action of the European powers in Inter
vening in Crete relieved tho pnulcy feeling
that was shown In tho continental markets
last week. The situation continues, how
ever, so strained that there lias been no re
vival of speculative activity in foreign mark
ets. Our own market was hulped by these
occurrences. Tho old chief bearish factor,
thu investigation of the industrial companies
py a .New lork legislative committee, lias
created to have much weight with the
street.
The week hns been a dull ono throughout.
and given up almost entirely to maneuvering
by board room traders.
liuilroud earnings were Irregular, though
no very unfavorable exhibitions appeared,
uud the granger stocks acted steadily.
KING GEORGE SPEAKS.
Croat-
SeaoaitraUoa la Atksas, Forty
Tatuiaad People Partioipata.
. Over 40,000 persona participated In a dem
onstration Sunday afternoon on University
square, Athens, In favor of the union of
Crete with Greece. The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed. An address was adopted declaring
that the kng and people were ready for any
sac rl floes of blood and treasure to bring the
present Cretan policy to a successful issue.
The orowd then marched to the palace aud a
uepuiauoa presented the address to tbe King.
Tremendous cheering followed. His majesty
King George, Crown Prince Constane, duke
of Sparta and other members of tbe royal
family occupied places on the balconv. The
king addressed the crowd as follows:
"You are executing the true mandate of
luojieiiemo people, i thank you lor mis
imposing display of your feelings. May God
protect our beloved country and strengthen
our common efforts. Long live the Hellenic
nation." The address of King George waa
oiiowed oy vociferous cheering.
Prince Nicholas has arrived at Larlssa. a
town on Thessaiy. on the Turkish frontier.
twenty miles from the gulf of Salonlca. Sev
en nunarea ureeic soldiers, with artillery,
have landed near Kissolo. "
A Turkish transport, accompanied by a
British torpedo boat. Is enlaced in convey
ing 1,500 troops from Candia to Canea,
WILL DIZ TOGETHER.
HE DIES! WW IMlffiCl
FIRING ON THE CRETANS.
Tie Foreiga Admirals Had Given Thorn
Waraiaf. '
A BIG MASSACRE REPORTED.
It is Stated that 2,000 People Were Killed
in Crete.
, Rumors of a wholesale massacre of Mus-
""""" "inc. iia.o oaolteU canoe, ---, tut tlia bin pose of robbery,
oi me reports placing me number of killed
n and Walling to Go Through tho
Trap at the Same Time.
Sheriff Plummer bos received the death
warrants In the cases of Jackson and Wall
ing, condemned for the murder of Pearl
Bryan, directing him to carrv the warrant
into execution between sunrise and sunset
on the 20th day of March, This gives to the
sheriff the power to make two executions,
one utter the other, or hanging both men at
once. He announced the latter method.
Thorofore there will be no opportunity for
separate confession for effect upon the other
man. judge nenn ordered a death warrant
wutch to be placed on the condomned, direct
ing that one man shall bo coustnntlv on dutv
to prevent escape or harm to tne criminals
oy momseives or others. t our men have
been appointed, who will divide the time Into
short watches.
PRIZE FIGHTER KILLED.
Ben Coleman's Neok Broken During a Ring
Fight at Cincinnati.
Ben Coleman was killed In a prize fight at
the Manhattan Athletic club in Cincinnati.
Ohio. Coleman uud William Rogers, both
colored, put on four ounce gloves for a ton
round coutott. In tho early purt of the first
round Rogers struck Coleman in the face,
and Coleman fell, ho head striking heavily.
He lay motionless, and ufter ten seconds
Rogers was declared winner. Efforts were
then made to revive Coleman, uud it was
discovered that he was dead. Spectators all
say that he broke bis neck in the fall. Rogers
escaped, but refereo Slmcoe was arrested.
Coleman's body wits carried out, and then
the main event of the evening came off, a ten
round contest between L. Roberts, white,
und Jim Johnson, colored, known as The
Artist. Roberts was badly punlBhed in the
fourth round and tho police stopped tbe
light, A large crowd was present
Train Robbing and Wreoklng.
In the year 1893 there were thirty-three
railroad trains held up in this country by
Imitators of the James and Younger gang.
The next year the number was thirty-four. It i eases have been reported
was luny-niuo in lew anu last year uroppeu : 0.403 aeams nave Peon recorded,
The admirals commanding the foreign
fleets visited Col Vassoa, commander of the
Greek army of occupation, and Informed
him that they would attack the Greek troops
and the Greek warship Navarros Mlaonlia if
tamos made an attack on Canea. Col.
Vassoa replied that he did not intend to at
tack Canea or tbe flags of the powers.' He
would remain on the defensive until he was
attacked.
Notwithstanding this assurance, firing
took place Sunday on the hills east of the
town, lne combatant, who were Greek
Christians and Mussulmans only, were in
plain view from the ships from the harbor,
Ibe reply of the Mussulmans to the Are of
tho Christiana was very feeble, and ft could
be easily seen they would be compelled to
abandon their position if the Christiana
pressed them. Their gun practice was so
Tory poor mat it excited ridicule on board
tbe ships. The main position of tbe Christ-
tans was in. a bsmlet on the ridge of
the hills, where they bad hoisted the flair
of Greece. This position was about 4,000
jritru iru iaa warsuips.
At 4:30 tbe flagship displayed signals for
the Dryad, Harrier and Revenge and ono
vessel each of the Italian, German and Rus
sian squadrons to open llro on the Cretan
position. The order was quickly complied
with. The British vessels II red 40 shells and
tbe other vessels about 30. The aim of the
gunners was very good, and it wai seen that
the posltloii of the insurgents was becoming
untenable. In about 10 minutes the Greek
flag was hauled down, and as soon as It dis
appeared the order "eeuse firing" was giveu.
and tbe guns of tbe fleet became silent.
Thereupon the flag was again hoisted on
its stuff. The rocks in the vicinity were
crowded with Cretans. The Mussulmans,
encouraged and emboldened by tbe assist
ance that had been given to them by tbe
tleets, now began a luslllade on the Cretans,
who were engaged in removing their wound
ed. Tho Christians were evidently dispirited
by the action of the fleets, and made no at
tempt to return the lire.
The action of the warship! has caused the
deepest indignation, and the supporters of
the Kultan are bitterly denounced on all
sides. It Is declared that the powers In up
holding Moslem rule by force of arms have
made a melancholy and degrading spectaolo
that Greece will nevor forget
Tho forts fired blank cartridges at the
Greek dispatch boat l'einelos. which had ex
changed shots with a Turkish frigate. After
shots had been II red by both vessels the
fiigate withdrew. The German warship
Kaiserln Augusta has Arrived hero nnil
landed marines who will share In the foreiirn
location.
PLAGUE AND FAMINE.
Awful Mortality Rtported in the Strioken
Indian Diitrioti.
Poople from the central native states and
Bundelkuud district have been flocking into
British territory for tho past month, and
hundreds of starving people are meeting the
trains and begging as their only chance of
subsistence. The villages aro turning thu,
refugees away and many are dying on the
rails. Children are deserted and left to for
age for themselves. The mortality Is awful
at Banria, tbe blackest spot of the Buudel
kuhd province, where out of a population of
700,000, 200,000 are receiving relief.
Since tne outbreak of the plague 6.853
in Bombay, and
d. In llombnv
to twenty-three. In the past seven years presidency 8.011 cases and 8)800 deaths from
wnra imtvuwb ioo (rains bbiu np or wwc-iue pingue nave occurred.
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Tho Wool Trade.
The "American Wool and Cotton Report
er" says of the wool trade: A diminished
activity bus characterized the market of the
pan week. The falling off is what every
body hal expected as the result of the
enormous transactions receutly recorded.
Tho feature of the market is the llrm
nesj of prices, which Is encountered in nianv
directions. While a part of the trade are
disposed to take their profit whenever they
see it. there are not lacking those whose ex
pectations of materially llrmer quotations
aro leading them to bold uji to their wool
very tenaciously. Fleeces are llruily held,
sales being strouger than in the previous
week. J hero is a very fair trnde doing in
territories. Sales of Australian have also
held out well. The supply of medium und I
coarse wools in the Boston mnrket appears j
10 oo ngui,
McKinlcy Rates Restored.
Tho Republican members of the ways nnd
means committee decided to restore the Mc
Kinlcy rates on coal and coke 75 cents per
ton of '.'H buslii'lH on bituminous nnd shale
and '.Kleins on coal Black, such as will pass
through n half inch screen. The present
rates are 10 cents and 15 cents. Coke is ad
vanced f mm 15 to 20 per cent nd valorem.
The operators explained that Canadian com
petition had reduced wages.
Although no lluai agreement has beeu
reached, there is a practical undemanding
Hint the new bill will return to the McKlnluy
rates on tobacco, except on the glade known
as llller. The rate on this will be 70 cents a
pound, double the McKluley duty.
nt 2,000, which includes almost the entire
Moslem population of tbe town. It is sold
that moj women and children were killed
indiscriminately by the Christians. Tho
rumors have created tho deepest anxiety ut
Canea.
General Bor, who Isoommand of tho gen
darmerie at Cunn, hus seat two Italian o Ul
cers of the gendarmerie to Situ In a gun
boat to Inquire into tho truth or falsity of
the report
The fort at Youcoulis, which is garrisoned
by 500 Turkish troops, has beeu besieged for
several days by a largo force of well-urmed
insurgents. Tho commander of the besieg
ing force called upon the Turkish command
er to surrender, uud promised safe conduct
any of tho garrison who chooso to accept it.
The Turks refused to surrender under any
terms. It is stated that the gurrisou has pro
visions enough to last for 20 days, uml a
plentiful supply of ammunition.
It is reported that Greek troops started for
Vaui'oulis to aicl the insurgents in the cap
ture of the place. The Greek troops have
surrounded eight Moslem villages.
WORK OF GUERRILLAS.
Iniurgent Prisoners and Children 8hot in
Cold Blood.
A band of Spanish guerrillas, commanded
by Major Taso, of General I'arez's army, iu
Plnar del lllo province, is reported to have
captured the heights of Montevnrl, north of
Taso Real de Santiago, putting over 100
prlsouers to the sword. The heights were
partially fortllled, ami u number of Cuban
families were there, tho iusurgents number
ing about 200.
Taso bud the aid of a deserter from camp,
nnd, making a night attack, surprised the
place, and niter three hours bard lighting
captured It. About 100 Insurgents escaped,
but the others and many women und children
were captured. Drawing the prisoners up In
line the Spanish troops shot them dowu in
cold blood aud then put to death the chil
dren, reserving the women and girls for sol
diers. Tho bodies were flung down tho
heights, completely choking up a smull
gorge.
An Imperative order for reinforcements
was received in Havana from General Wey
ler. It is reported that Gomez ha outwit
ted the Spuiilsb commander iu some manner
and that hl plum have miscarried, much to
bis chagrin.
THE SILVER AQUATION.
Chairman Jonei Will Carry on a Campaign
in the Collegos.
Charles N. Crewsoti, of the University of
Chicago, who was prominently connected
with the Bryan League of College Clubs dur
iug the late campaign, has received word
from Chairman James K. Jones, of the
Democratic National Committee, urging
upon bun the importance of reorganizing
the clubs and starting at once a "campaign
of education" In the interest of free sliver
0.4 the Prvoldeatial vleotlvo of 1900. .
Presented to the Texas.
Ten thousand poople witnessed tho pre
sentation of the silver service to the battle
ship Texas at Galveston, Tex., Feb. 11). Gov.
Culbertson expressed the sincere apprecia
tion of the people ut the high compliment
which had been paid the State by tbe Secre
tary of tho Navy, and as a slight token of
that fellng they commanded him to muko a
present, through ( apt. Glass, to the battle
ship named after the State of Taxus. dipt.
Class tipoko eulogistleally of the battleship
Texas, anil described her M ono of tun best
and stiinchest ships iu tho American navy.
The silver service consists of fourteen pieces
of sterling silver, weighing 1,200 ounces and
cost 45,000.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Kx I'resiiient Harrison's wife gave birth
to u girl baby Sunday. The buby weighs 8Ja'
pounds. Mother aud child aie doing well.
The senate confirmed these Pennsylvania
postmasters: John G. Cobler, Everett
John M. White, Evans City; James 8. Gale;
Milford.
The senate committee on military affairs
took adverse actlou on th; proposition to
bring the cadets from West Point to tbe In
auguration. Reports from the forty-four rural postof
flees of tho country where free delivery has
been tried shows that it has beeu a great suc
cess. It is now estimated that the service
cun be extended all over the country ut a
cost not exceeding (10,000,000 per year.
Alfred T. Simmons, a Baptist minister,
was struck by a flying board lu a sawmill
near Everett, l'a., uud his skull crushed. He
died in an hour.
It is now estimated that the rural free de
livery would cost 40,000,000 per year. Be
fore it was experimented with the estimate
of cost wus 20,bOO,000.
The president bus signed the act aut borlz
Ing tho secretary of thu navy to arrange for
the transportation of contributions to relieve
the famine sufferers In India. ,
Joseph Murdock, of Scott county, Va,.who
waa supposed to have boon murdered 25
years ngo, aud for which crime Bud Lludtey
served 21 years lu tbe Virginia penitentiary,
has returned to bis former bouio. Llndsey
died recently.
INAUGURAL DECORATIONS.
.nr. Mm H
ui persons Miiea in tne oeroetration or thiir
train-wrecking or noiuing-up crime was seventy-three,
the number wounded fifty-eight.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The
Peciion Ball Room Will be Malted
With Beautiful Flowers.
In the adornment of tho inaugural ball
room on former occasions, tho dojoratlons
wero in ore in keeping with a cornation or a
milltury occasion. This time It was deter
mined to muko everything subservient to
the floral decoratlous uud to seek their har
mony. The bnnd stand will bo constructed after
thu style of tho famous golden gute nt tho
world's fair, and will be elaborately decorat
ed with plaques of flowers, asparagus and
wreaths of American beauty roses. The gold
colored material, which will cover the music
stand will be decorated with plaques of
roses, tulips, narcissus nnd other blooms.
The fountain iu tho center of tho ballroom
will be filled with exotic ferns aud water
lilies. Over tho balconies ami about their
columns Alabama smilux will be trailed lu
every direction.
ARTHUR DUESTR0W HANGED.
End of tho 8t Lonii Murderer After Long
Litigation.
Dr. Arthur Ducstrow, the St Louis mill
ionaire, who on February 16, 1804, shot and
killed his wife and child lu that city, was
hanged in thu court yard of tho county jail
lit 12:55 Tuesday. A few hours before tho
execution took place Ducstrow threw off the
mask of Insanity, sobbed like a woinun, aud
admitted tbut ho killed his wife and child.
Tho Iron Situation.
The Iron Trade Review says: The steel rail
war was brief and fierce, aud the execution
was quite all that could be desired. Prices
were cut deeply enough to satisfy buyers that
there was nothing left but to buy all their
needs required within the limit of their
credit It is Bufe to say that nearly 120.000.-
000 worth of rail business Is ou the books of
members of tho la'.e pool to-duy, ncurly all
01 it taken In live days of last week. If we
count 375,000 tons of Pittsburg sales, iu ad
dition to the 100,000 tons of foreign orders
and 100,000 tons of rails optioned to home
roads, aud to this (250,000 tons taken by
Illinois, add 200,000 to 250,000 sold by east
ern mills, we shall hove a total of 1,075,000
tons. Of this total un amount more than
equivalent to all thu rail business of 1806 was
taken after a declaration of war on tho 6th
Instant. There Is no truce as yet, and no
signs that one will be patched up. The
Pittsburg mills are practically booked for
the year; the western compunies from two
thirds to three-fourths of the year, while
eastern mills have all that they can handle
for some months. With mills busy on ruila,
billet production will bo contracted and prices
may be expected to work toward a paying
basis.
The towbont John D. Lewis was destroyed
by lire at Paducah, Ky.
At Gloucester, Mass., the Webstor block
wus destroyod by fire; loss "0,000. .
The village of Chilumbo, Central Afnon,'
where Dr. Livingstone is burled, has been
deserted.
The lower branch of tho Nevada Legisla
ture rejected the femalo suffrage bill by a
vote ol 16 to 5.
A vein of oro yielding 88,000 of gold to the
ton Is reported to luivu been discovered in
ltunilsburg, Col.
'I lie Chicago Interdecorating compnny hns
assigned with liabilities of 102,000 uud as
sets of (18,000.
Duniel McCarthy. n printing bouse employe,
was banged at Chicago for the murder of his
wlfo May 12. 1HU0.
John Jacob Astor.s (5,000,000 hotel, which
is iu course of erection next to tho Waldorf,
will be culled the Astoria.
Thomas Willis, colored, was hanged At
New Castle, Del., for the murder of his in
fant child May 4 last.
The Bolivian Government has Increased
all import tariff duties 25 per cout, tho now
law taking effect Junuury 1.
The Missouri senate passed a bill appropri
ating (l.MIO to erect a monument at the
gravo of Daniel Boone uud wlfo, in Warren
county.
It Is said that Emperor William slighted
V nitod States Ambassador Chi, Mrs. Chi aud
other Americans by not speaking with them
at the opera house ball,
Postmaster-General Wilson announced
that he hud accepted the presidency of the
Washington and Lee university at Lexing
ton, Va., to begin July 1.
Robort Dulln, who killed a colored barber
near Sistersvllle, Is said to bo a former resi
dent of Washington county, l'a., where he
was employed as an oil driller.
The wife of the lute Sir Richard Wallace,
England's tiimous philanthropist, has loft
her magnillcetit art collection to the English
nation. It Is valued at (17,500,000.
St. Louis bloomer women are threatened
at present by the "Sisterhood of Death."
Anonymous letters ant being sent out Com
plaints huve been made to the police.
Judge John E. Bacon, United States Min
ister to Paraguay and Uruguay during the
first Cleveland administration, died at the
Columbia hospital, Columbia, ri. C on Feb
ruary 19.
A O. Boyce, aged 70 years, convicted of
arson and burglary, has been sentenced tj
II (teen years' imprisonment In Redwood C'al.
Boyce is considered tbe worst "bad man"
California has seen In years.
It Is announced that all the loading Ken
tucky distillers will koep their plants closed
this year. During the next regular session
of congress au effort will be made to reduce
he whiskey tux from (1.10 to 00 oeuts
The German ship Baltimore, from London
tor Now York, foundered at sea Juuuary 24,
only one man was saved.
The President commuted to five yoars tho
sentence of eight years' imprisonment im
posed upon J. E. Crandall, lute President of
tho First National liank of Johnson City,
Tetin. Crandall was convicted of muklng
false entries.
At Falls Village, Conn., the wire of Post
master Walter Chagrin nnd Charles Mead
were found dead in the former's house Sat
urday morning. Three bullet holes were iu
Mead's head aud one in the bead of Mrs.
Chagrin. An empty revolver lay between
tbe ocrpses.
Sir Charlea Cameron, Liberal, was elected
to the British house of Commons from the
Brldgeton division of Glasgow by 4.606
votes to 4,381 (or Charles Boott Dlckson.Con-ervative.
Fearlj'
HANNA WILL BE SENATrJ
Gov. Bashaell Pmblielv
Deouioa.
Got. Bushnell faml.k. ..
statement for publication r..j S
"It has beeu my intention tZ
naunoement In relation to u S
would take in "the matter .iLS
ment to fill the prosper ? W
the Ohio wpreawtativeT i ,S,
States Senate untU the yZ.. U
existed. Butonaoconntoftbr'7,
terest of the people and their 1N
whatwiU be done, I deem , VE?"
make the following statement; Kk)
w auaimwi. migua 10 enter the
i raiuent aicmniey i wll aDDol
him Mark A. Hanna. of vu?X
serve until bis auccesaor i. F ti
Seventy-third General Aa-mkM
State. I trust this action wiU ml 3
approval of the people. tJ
Tank Steamer Goei D0
xne uerman tank steamer Tin. I
Wischausen and thirtv-n.. -..".Cj
been drifting at the mercy of tlTi
ever since. Capt. Forth save h..i?H
tank steamer February in f ri
distress signals, having Jet h',r ""I
ler. The steamer was taken .1 N
next day she broke awav. ti... lBl
ed until the 17th. when h . "H
together. The Galileo had toiviT
amant 6110 miles. Capt. Forth -ruii,'
steamer.
Hold-np wai a Fihre'.
news una oeen received at th
ofllce Muskogee, I. T.. of an Rtt,mT?
"P trttln a ,h0 Iro Mount.,!1'
Watova. When the northbound Jt'
dntlon train took the siding at WmT
maked men pnterAil thu u ,
Conductor Wallace to hn..,i '..t0?N
lars he carried. At thl inm... .,
passenger train pulled In. It kmi W
uiouuuu ui iuo ruuuers, appsrcntlv t. 1
up this train, but the alar'n hsd
and a crowd of armed i-liin. vr1
n"gbt'y tnt UtlttW8 stu8ut uty
Defloieney Bill BeporUd.
The general deficiency bill ,.. .;.!., I
iiiu.u nmn,m .... r"H
reported to tbe house. The total an.:
rled by the bill is (8,438,937. For
ing work on the Mississippi from u
of the passes to the mouth of tbe Ohio l
000 Is given, and for the Mississippi frt
uiuuiu oi me uuio to lite mouth m th. :i
annri fi'l'l (Wl , ., ? "1
000 is made Tor the eutertulnmt ,7i
universal postal union to meet Id Wuk
tou next Mav.
What Lil Wanti.
Ex-Quocn LU has at last exnlnlnwi
sion to the united States. Slie bismn
this country to oppose the new prormaj',
annexation which she is sure tbe li0 r
eminent will submit to thu incoming u
itrutlon. She does not exiieet toiw.
"wrongs" righted by the Unite,! Sum J
will be content if this Government skits
muin neutral. rue Dole, liovn.-iwi
an., la V.....tJn. 1 1... . 1 . . '
tlou of the native masses and by imlimJ
ing ueiicii in us revenues, nud will fail ols
own weigut.
Bis Persons Butchered.
A sextuple tragedy was commit!)
Winona, N. D., on the ranch of ltev. ThJ
Spjcer. The horribly muliluted bodnrtj
Air. and Mrs. sploer. their diuiKbtrr, la
William Rouse, with her 1-vear.oM ml
boys, and the aged mother of the pcxtauwi
oi y inona, were scattered iidoui tbe nies.
There is no clue to the rterretraton. Ink
suspected the murders epi cummlttsih
I. . ft., it . a. i j . ..I,
j nn mauumg .. lU'iiurwrtv
GOLD FROM THE COAST.
is. not far away.
$8,000,000 Reoeived Bine the
' ( t End of January.
Reports o gold from the Pacific coast con
tinue to attract attention. Since tbe end o
January they Amount to betwoon (4,000,000
dad (5,000,000 a good deal of which has been
received by registered mull. Sun Francisco
has to remit In order to discharge hor obliga
tlons in Now York and as neither New York
exchange nor legal tender notes enn bo ob
tained in Han Francisco to any large amount
theigold has to be shipped.
Some of the gold that Is being received now
came from Australiu for New York account.
Last full during the panic there Sim Fran
cisco took nbout (0,000,000 gold from tbe
East nud New York City took the govern
ment nud other bonds In pavment for a good
deal of it About April 1, Lowevnr, it is ex
pected that the tide will change as is usual
ut Unit time of the year Bud tbe current of
moaey set in again toward the 1'aelllo count.
In tbe meantime the gold thut Is being re
ceived from San Francisco Is mostly going
Into thu clearing house vaults iu eichuugc
for clearing-house gold ccrtlllcntes.
SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT.
A New
Title
Thurber'i Boo-
to Mr;
cenor.
Congress bos acted on the suggestion of
President-elect McKluley and ohangud tho
title of the ofllce now hold by Mr. Thurber
snd soon to be held by Mr. J. Addison Por
ter, from that of Private Secretary to the
President to that of Secretary to the Presi
dent. Wbon Mr. Hamilton Fish was Secretary of
Rtato be once took Senator Hawley to task
for speaking of the private secretary to tbe
President, as secretary to the President, tell
ing him that tbe Secretary of State was the
secretary to the President, under tho tradi
tions of the Government, and that nobody
else oould properly have that title.
Tbe change was made by the Senato in the
Leaislatlvo, Executive and Judicial Appro
priation bill and the House has now ac
quiesced In the amendment Tbe salary was
left at (5,000;
REBELS PUNISHED TO DEATH.
on
.Wanhtpi Enforos Frenoh Authority
Two Paoiflo Islands.
News from Tahiti Is that on December 26
last Oovornor Galiet loft Papete on board
the French corvette Duguay-Tronon, with
the transport Aube, to punish the poople, on
Ratatea and Tahea islands, which refused to
acknowledge French authority. A . force of
Tabitan voluutocis, with sailors from the
warships, were the combatants. The bom
bardment of Tahea village was effected by
the warships, and on January 8 a fight took
place at the village of Tevaitloa, where the
natives made a gallant stand against 700
French troops. They suffered defeat and
had 17 killed and 6 wounded. According to
tbe official narratives, the victory will sufllce
to produce an excellent effect upon thesa re
bellious natives, who are charged, among
other crimes, with having an English Hag in
tholr possession.
A Han Fatally Ml
During a drunken riot nttbel'nlonto
nnce, twenty miles east of Altoona, Kir
bertBeale, one of the participants, wu tlx
just over the heart, and another balk
grized his wrist. While lying in a hrlpla
condition from the effects of his wouuJi, u
rioters stoned nnd clubbed bim touts
almost beyond recognition. lie cannot p
sibly recover. A number of tbe rioters to
badly bruised and injured, hut not terioui;
hurt. The men were all intoilculed.
A New Railroad Survey.
Engineers are at work on a now railroad
between Berea and Sandusky, O. The line,
If built, will pass through Avon Center aud
South Lorain, passing the oity near John
ion's steel plant Surveyors have been at
work conlining their time to mapping out a
route tbrongh Lorain. The new Hue will
nave connections with tho Cleveland, Lorniu
& Wheeling, Nlokel Plate, Big Four, Lake
Shore, Bultimore A Ohio and tho Lake Erie
A Western. It is reported that the Johnson
Steel company Is very anxldus that such a
lino be constructed.
Epaniardi Win Again.
According to a dispatch from Mufa
severe lighting has taken plucu heiwern Ui
Spanish trooi'S uud the insurgents of t
Philippine islands. The SpmiiarJ", ll I
stated, huve captured nt the noint oi lie u;
onot tho entrenched Insurgents' positiou
thu Ymus road. It Is nddcri lluit 400 indi
gents were killed aud that the Spaniards W
tw Bty-slx men killed nud sixty wounaeo.
NEWSY NOTES.
The Oklahoma Legislature tilled ft
Woman SulTrugo Bill.
Chnrlns White, who was shot In an atteof
to rob Thomas Henry Hylanus at East UrWr
port, Couil., died.
llenrv Kleeher nno nf the oltli'ft nl M
known muslo dealers and piuuo merchsnUU
Pittsburg, Pa., aged 80.
William J. Bryan, after addressing Ibi
Kaneus legislature, spoke at a mastii
in Topuka on political topics.
The Indiana Legislature lint pw1. .""
preventing fusion candidates from
holr names twice on the election baliot
ti,. .,ti r:,..,..! I'ederitlOtH
. iiu l u u ii . yjt u u . ... . -
Women's Clubs has decided to bold tMU-
nual oonvention this yeur nt Omaba.
A bill making It a purislinble offfflijjj
wear a high bat at a theatrical rnu'"- ,
In IVln.mln tlUQIIIIil lhl nUKClllblV tl' S VC "I
42 to 16.
Near Klnmundy, III,, a freight wrl
ourred ou the Illinois Central rallroai "n
engineer, llremun undone brntemu
1. 1 i
A bill whs Introduced in the hin"
to repeal the prohlbibltory law ",1"7"
State dispensaries for the control
liquor traflla.
i.o. warn j. nmim, a mun, n
In his room nt 17a Butlor street, llr'JV.
search revealed tm in coslinuu wu.
representing (12,700. ,
n-i. t il r...i.. . l.,..lUtnre hsdW
that all railroads shall be assessed lrj
tlon at not less thun (8,000 a nilw W"
of their coit or earnings.
tv, cn..0..ii..l library ut "
Ington baa been completed vma., .ta
limit, and at a cost of only M oenua i
iooi, iuoiuuiusj uwuianyti L.bM
The post mortem examination of
of Arthur Duestrow, hansel ' ".J
i.in,.ni.,,-itit or while rc' I
tbe coating of the brain. 1lltt
In attempting to arrest y,111111"
Sheriff Monroe ot iianipu
badly stabbed and nis ciouims
Teeters is In jail on a luuucy chnrgi.
r. .r........ mlr count'.
toruner uevariufjr, duel
entered suit for foes alleged to w
The county commissioners hold ",
ji.-.ii 1. ...turned IDB
a criminal uuuiug o v..
guts no fees.
The Wakefield Rattan eoropnr J"
solldnted with the Hoy wood ,tVinirbual
pany, placing the u"r"Lttalof
ness under one corporation wim
(6,000,000. (n
By a decision of the secrcUH of tea
terlor the great trail of ftolWed
Sr.. Th. triotcompn.-
KlnHds known i
to the state of Florida. "'" tak8i its
about 2,242,800 acrea. The bj
liU.,.l.l... tr. ).. rirht Of OJCUpau"
about 200 Seminole Indians.