ERDMAN BILL PASSED.
Small Opposition If ikes the Author Confl
dent of Staat Sucosss.
It doesn't often happen that the majority
party la the house of representatives accepts
and passes an important till formulated by a
member ol the minority and beurlng liU
name. liut this Is what happened Friday,
when the llepubltcuu house passed almost
uuaulmously the arbitration bill written by
Mr. Lrduinn, of l'runsyhauiu, a leuding
member of tbu Hemocratic mluority.
Mr. l.r Itnau explained briefly the provis
ions of tlio bili.sluilng that It embodied prin
ciples indorsed by the llepublloun anil Demo
oratic national plutforuis, and that it bad the
licurty upprovul und support of all the na
tional organi.utions of nil Iron J employes as
well as thut of Carroll I. Wright, the Cutted
States commissioner of labor, llo pointed
out thut tho measure mi-rely provided for
tbu voluntary urbitrutiou of disputes urisiug
between the corporation engaged iu Inter
state trutllc and ihrir employes, and did not
effect liny other eluss of workmen.
I'racticully tho only open opposition eame
from Judgo Muguirejof California, tho single
tux advocate, who argued thut striking ruil
road ( in lows could not be seized by United
H tires ollleers and compelled to return and
continue in service against their desires.
Th till is practically the game ouo which
Mr. Krdinun put through the houso In tho
Fifty-third congress, lie is hopeful thut the
scuuto will l'U:S iu
TO STOP FIGHT REPORTS.
Several States InsidaUl by Overflowing
ivtrs.
The Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio
rivers were at Hood height Tuesday. The
greatest damage waf done on the Mononga
hela' and Youghlogheny rivers. Tba tin
plate work at lemmler was under water
and work suspended. Almost ail the manu
factories on the river along the Baltimore A
Ohio railroad between Mckeesportaud Pitts
burg was flooded with water, and work
could not be resumed until the river subsid-
The Monomrahela river reached a maxi
mum stage of 119 feet and 6 Inches at Pitts
buigat 11:30 o'clock Tueslny night, and
commenced to fall shortly after midnight,
and at 1 p. m. the guugo showed "16 feet 9
Inches and receding slowly. The river did
not reach the stuge attained February IS,
UVJien 31 foet 3 inches was recorded on
L- ilet street gauge.
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IVi.lllU U. lUlU 1 1 1 1. 1 .uu uuvuvu
Hants Committee Instructed to Present
Bsv. W. F. Craft's Hcainre.
The preliminary newspaper reports of tho
coming Cornell -ritzslminous prize fight
wero brought to tho attention of tho bouso
committee on lnterUuto and foreign com
merce l.y Hev, Wilbi-r F. Crafts with result
of speedy ami radical actlou by tho commit
tee. Mr. Crafts is secretary of the National
Keforra league. He presented to tho com
mittee the draft of a bill to stop sensational
reports of prixe lights, representing that
most newspapers would bo glad to omit tho
details of pugilistic events from their col
umns If they were not driven to publish them
by their enterprise of less scrupulous rivals.
It is not designed to prevent thu publica
tion of tho actual uews of the lights.
Thu committee madu sumo material
changes Iu the till mid then by a practically
uiiauiiiioU' vol Instructed Representative
Aldrlch ol Illinois to report It to tho house.
Tho text of tho bill follows:
"Section 1. That no picture or description
of any prize light or encounter of pugiillsts
under w hatsoever mime, or any proposals or
record ol betting on the same tli.ill bo trans
mitted In the mails ol tho lidted Ktuto, or
by iutorst.no commerce, whether iu a news
paper or other periodical or telegram, or in
tiny other form.
"Sec. a. That any person sending such
mutter, or ksowingfy receiving such, for
transmission by mail or Interstate commerce,
hall bo deemed guiltv of a misdemeanor
nud shall be punishable by Imprisonment for
not more than live years, at tho discretion
of tho court, or by a lino not exceeding
1,000."
INDECENT JOURNALISM.
President Cleveland Eo fuses to Pardon an
Indiana Offender.
Tho President has delivered a most scath
ing criticism upon Indecent n"wmper pub
lications in denying a pur r.n to James B.
Wilson, senltmced in December,, 1 SOS, In In
diana, to two years' imprisonment, SUM) iluo
ud cost for mailing cbseouo papers. ,'1'Uo
Prosldoutsuys: ' ' ty
"DoU.:d. This convict was ouo of tho od
Itors and proprietors anil a distributer
through tho mails and otherwise of n dis
gustingly vilo and obscene newspaper. Ills
.'ouvtistiou and sentence were an event dis
tinctly tending to tho promotion of public
morals, nud tho protection of tho sons and
daughters of our land from filth nnd corrup
tion at a time when indecent newspaper pub
lications nro so dangerous and common.
Everybody in favor of cleanliness should on
oourugo Mie punishment of such offenses and
desire that il should be mure frequently Im
posed. "Whllo I nm much surprised by tho num
ber of respectable peoplo who have joined in
urging clemency in this case, my duty seems
to clear that 1 am not in the least tempted to
Interfere with the just and wholesome sen
tence of the Court."
Tho rigid order prohibiting nil smoking In
the Capitol will, It Is hoped, help save the
statue ol laiilo Webster from further dese
cration. 1'or Home reason smokers seem un
usually determined to mar tho effigy of the
"Uod-liko laniel." Two men wero recently
arrested and II ucd 10 ouch for this. One
struck a mutch on the coat-tails of tho statue,
and thu other on tho boot.
Chewing gum Is qulto a habit nt tho Capitol
nowadays, since tho edict from tho Speaker
prohibiting smoking in tho corridors went
forth. In tho House restaurant Micro is a
divinity who presides over tho gum jar. Kh)
Is very busy. Formerly ouo jur of gum used
to last the members a week. Now the glr)
dlspoees of about throe jars a day.
tbe Qaeen Paidoni Sanguily.
Kenor do Lome, the Spanish Minister at
Washington, received a cable disputed from
the Duke of Totuan, stating that tho Queen
has signed the pardon of Julio Sungully. Il
was stated nt tho Legation that this action
was agreed upon some Jays ago ut a Cabinet
meeting, but tho announcement was, accord
ing to diplomatic usage, withheld until the
Queen had formally signed It.
Over 3.000 Killed.
Cable dispatches received at Madrid from
Manila say l lint over 2,000 insurgents were
killed iu the recent battles fought with
the government troops at Silaud and Los
Marlmus
BRIEF MENTION.
A warrant Is out for tho arrest of cx-Stato
Treasurer S. J. Hartley, of Nebraska. He is
acoused of having omuozzlod (1,000,000.
At Manilla flfty-flvo persons were roeont-
ly made prisoners, one American amongst
tbein. Titdv win ue couri-uiamated and
probabjy shot. ,
Tho Hpnnlsh authorities at Havana are
aid to bo trying by foul or fair means to
prevout tho family of tho late Dr. Iiluz front
leaving for America.
A telegram received from Athens by a
Greek firm of London slates that King
George bus Intimated his Intentiou to accept
the detnudds oi mo powers.
It Is snld that Emperor William slighted
United States Ambassador Uhl, Mrs. I'hland
other Americans by uot speaking with them
at the opera house balk
Kngllsh newspapers have, figured out that
since tho release or .Mrs. vtnitor at. i nstio on
a charge of shoplifting Iu London tlio num
ber of kleptomaniacs bus almost doubled.
Tho circuit court at Detroit has docidod in
favor of ringreo, whose two Jobs were at
tackod by Mr. Morelund. lie will still be
oiayor of Detroit nnd governor of Michigan.
Further details from New Guinea of the
massacre by the natives of Manbare. in
which tbe govonor resident was killed, say
(bat to addition six minors and forty natives
were killed, ,
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SWEPT BY FLOODS.
-4ibout tho two cities and throughout
Her jteliouetihcia and Ohio valleys. The
cortr-wave which arrived last night added to
tho misery of tho hundreds of families in the
submerged districts who have been rendered
temp jriirlly homeless by the flood. Tbe
temperature recorded 1H degrees above zero
at 7 a. in., which tended to make suffering
much more severe.
This was a full of 14 degrees in about six
teen hours. A heavy coating of Ice has been
left in all districts, as well as largo deposits
of mud. It Is almost Impossible to estimate
the amount of damage which has been sus
tained, but conservative rivormen placed the
amount at 6ou,(K)0. This amount Includes
tho loss to wage-earners who wero forced to
idleness by reason of the mills shutting down
on account of the high water.
McKeesport Interests suffered severely
from tho flood, wliilo tlio homes of muuy
citizens were partially Inundated, entailing
great loss. All tho mills and factories in tho
lower districts wero submerged, 'i'ho Na
tional Tubo works was compelled to clotu
for tho llrst time in its history, and the loss
to this one concern will amount to i 10,000.
SURRENDER OF CRETE.
Turkey Agrees That Greeee Shall Annex
the Island.
Tho foreign vlco consuls at Itetlmo an
nounce that the Turks declare that they will
accept the annexation of the Island of Crete
to Greece, The announcement has caused a
groat sensation.
NEW COURT FOR WEST VIB0INIL
The Stitj Bsquirei Mora Facilitiei for
Federal Cases.
A bill will bo introduced in tho next Con
gress to glvo West Virginia no additional
United States court. At present there Is hut
one, which meets nt Wheeling, l'arkersburg,
Charleston, Ciarksburg and Murtiiisuurg.
Of these Charleston Is tho only town iu tho
Southern part of tho State, and as this is a
section whence comes a great part of the liti
gation, much inconvenience and expense en
sue. A bill was introduce 1 at the hint session
but failed of passage, to provide for sitllngs
of the court at Welch, McDowell county, und
Huntington, Cabell comity. Should the bill
now proposed become u law the Statu will be
divided iulo tho Northern and Southern dis
tricts, the courts sitting at Win cling, darks'
burg, l'aikersburg and Marlinsburg iu tlio
former nnd Charleston, Welch and Hunting
ton in tho latter.
It Is claimed that the business, ns well as
public convenience, warrants the creation of
mi additional court At the end of the last
Usual year there wero 850 cases In tho West
Virginia distilet, or as many as came up iu
New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio,
Iowa ami Connecticut, although these
states have among theui 12 Judicial districts.
A great muny of tho West Virginia cases
arose from violations of tho Internal revenue
laws Iu the mountain Counties. It ,1m claimed
that the amount sated In travuliiig expenses
of the judgo, juries, officials and witnesses
would exceed the cost of an additional court.
Its creation will also itixn the Slate another
1'nited States judgo, district attorney and
marshal.
Senator I'lklns nnd Congressmen Miller
and Dayton favor n new court, and the latter
will icuko a strong light for Its creation.
WOMEN CANNOT VOTE.
The Helen M. Oougar Cast Disposed of by
Indiana 8uprcms Court
Tho ruprcmo court of Indiana has affirmed
tho case of Helen M. Gougar ugalust tho
election of olllccrs of her precinct In Lafay
ette, in which she claimed the right to vote
nt a general election, and brought suit
against the election olllccrs to compel them
to receive and count her ballot. In pro
nouncing tho opinion of the court Judge
Hackney said thut the question presented In
the. 'cose is) whether women have, under the
existing laws In tho state of Indiana, the
privilege of suffrage, and whether sex is a
quulillcutinn upon the right to vote for pub
lic olllcers. Ho the proceeded to show that
under the constitution women can uot vote,
and that this provision of tho constitution Is
not In conlllct with tho constitution of tho
United States.
Cleveland Children Moved.
Mrs. Cleveland, her mother, tho throo
children and their nurse, left Washington on
the 11 o'clock tram over the Pennsylvania on
Tucsduy morning In President Thomson's
prlvute'our for 1'rinoetoii, N. J. After Mrs.
Cleveland sees the children safely Installed
in their new home, she will return to Wash
ington nnd remain with the President until
after tbe Inauguration of McKiuley.
Three Lives Lost
James Morgan, wife and child are roport
cd drowned in tho overflow of Denver crock
in Ford county, Ky.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Among tho bills passed was thn pension
ing Gen. Cassliis M. Clay of Kentucky, at $50
por mouth.
Secretary Herbert announces thut he will
open a law olllce In Washington. Ho will
practice before congressional committees.
Gen. llussell A. Alger, McKlnlcy"s secre
tary of war, hits leused the Lufayctto Square
house now occupied by Secretary Lament.
Captain William II, McElroy, a well-known
Ohio river pilot, has been sentenced by the
mayor of l'omeroy to serve a sentence lu the
Cincinnati workhouse for vagrancy.
President Clovolund bos respited until
March '23 the liarrago gang, who were sen
tenced to be banged nt Santa Fe, N. M., thus
throwing tho responsibility for their ultimate
fate upon Maj. McKiuley.
It is now estimated that the rural free de
livery would cost t40,000,000 per year. Be
fore it was experimented with tbe estlmuto
of oost was 20,000,000.
The president has signed the not aut sorlz
Ing the secretary of the navy to arrange for
the transportation of contributions to relieve
the famine surierers in India.
What was probably tbe flnnl mooting of
the Venezuelan boundary commission, was
held in Washington Friday. The informn
tion gathered will be printed and made pub
lic in six weoKs.
The President commuted to five years tho
sentence of eight yenre' imprisonment im
posed upon J. E. Crandall, late President of
tho First National Dank of Johnson City,
Tenn. Crandall was convicted of making
false onirics.
F.. C. Benedlot. who was susneoted of in.
tending to take Mr,1 Cleveland away on a
southern cruise soon oiler fllurcn - the
report was premature., H ' eny
that Mr. Cleveland will t jeat
in the Onelita, when ii
Of
SEVEN DASHED TO DEATH.
Only One Member of the
Family Escaped.
Woodward
An incoming train on tbe Southern rail
way struck a wagon at Avondale crossing,
four miles from Chattanooga, Tenn, and
killed seven of its occupants. Tbe dead
are:
Mrs. William J. Woodward; ber daughter.
Mrs, Lizzie Woodward Montgomery, aged
'JO; Mrs. Montgomery's two mouths old cbiid;
George Woodward, aged 23; Delia Wood
ward, aged 18; Mary Woodward, aged 15;
Daisy Woodward, aged 10. Tbe lost two
named lingered several hours after tbe acoi
dent. No limbs were broken, but it nearly every
case tbe skull of the victims were crushed to
fragments, each bjdy seeming to describe
an eclipse through tho nlr and .fulling upon
its bead, 75 to 100 feet from tbe "scouo. Liz-
Ele Montgomery descendod on the pilot of
the locomotive and still bold ber two-year-old
sister, who escaped with a few bruises
and was tbe only one saved, in her lifeless
arms. The unfortunates were the family of
a well-known furmer living near Kings
I'olut, lenn. Thoy were returning home
from Chattanooga in a wagon, and George
Woodwujd, the son, was driving. Noarlng
tbe crossing the young man hoard the dan
ger signal and tried to check bis team,
which became unmanageable and dashed
on to the track. Fifty yards from the place
Abraham Laird, reversed his lever, having
given the usuul danger signal, but too late
tj do any good. Every window in the
coaches was broken, and the engineer's pilot
demolished.
TERRIBLE SPANISH LOSSES.
Over 1,000 Trocps Lost in Two Battles
When Gomel Lead.
A special from Havana, via Key West,
Fla,, soys: Tho advices from Hnuta Clnru are
that In the battle at Ccnlzu tho loss of tho
Spaulurds under Gen. Weyler amounted to
b'i0 killed and wounded. In one buttle ut
Culnba.'.iis and 'Cablguan tho Spanish losses
are reported to have been equally ns largo,
but the Spanish dead and wounded were sent
to Sancti Kpiritus and dolluito figures cannot
be obtained. In theso two buttles Gomez
commanded In person.
The lighting has been continuous on Wcy
ler's inarch through Santa Cluru, and tho
Cuban patriots have scored numerous vic
tories. The battles of Cenlzn resulted in a
complete rout for tho Spanish commanded
by Gen. Lcgura. Ho was met by tho patri
ots under Gen. Curillo and Col. Mirabal,
ami his two battalions wero held in check
and then forced back, the Cubans char-dug
with their machetes. One field piece,
mounted on an eminence, did torrlblo execu
tion. Gen Lcgura reformed bis forces with
two new battalions and ugaiu charged the
Cuban forces and was ncaln repulsed with
heavy loss.
sr-KUNQ A 6UEPE1SE.
Investigating Committue at Denver Makes
an Unexpected Report.
Tim commltteo of five, Senator Keutor,
chairman, appointed by tho Colorado legis
lature to investigate tho Lcadvllle strike,
submitted a report which was, to say tho
leiist, a grout surprise to tho mine owners.
K. J. Dewar. secretary of tho Leudvillo
miners' union, suys tho committee's con
clusions are eminently satisfactory to tho
miners.
The commltteo recommends that a board
of arbitration bo appointed to deal with thu
question, two to bo chof cn by tho mine own
ers, and two by tho miners, tho tl fill to be
chosen by the four. W hatovcr decision tho
uonrd of arbitration shall arrive at must be
binding on both sides and an agreement to
thut effect must bo signed before hand, ac
cording to tho report To facilitate this
most desired end, the committee submits an
agreement in full, which provides that tho
scale of wages lu force Immediately before
tlio strike occurred shall bo conceded by tho
mlno owners nnd shall remulii iu force until
thu board of arbitration glial! have arrived
nt a decision.
FOB BICYCLES.
Italy Looming up a Great Wbeol
Market
Any Amorlean blcyclo mnkor who seeks In
formation ns to tho best moans of Introduc
ing his wares abroad and particularly lu
Italy, cannot do better than consi.lt a report
)ii this subject made to tlio stale department
bs United Stales Consul Johnson lit Venice.
The consul savs that while tho Italians make
n fair bicycle, tho people) generally prefer
foreign wheels and It tlio American maker
can supply them in thrco grades, about
)7.'.i0, Sb.Kj nud $115.80 each, there can be
no question that a good market can bo
found. Much depends upon the method
adopted of placing the ageucios and on this
point tho consul gives some sound novice us
well us noting some Italian customs that
must bo respected.
200 INSURGENTS KILLED.
Bloody Fight Said to Havs Ocoarred in
Manilla Stroets.
Advices received from Manilla snys that
Insurrection broke out there Thursday.
Bunds of Tagalos and natives attacked the
burrocks of the revenue officers nud four
Spaniards In tho streets. Tho troops restor
ed order, killing 200 insurgents, nud arrest
ing many others.
The object of tho rising was to prevent tbe
troops from attacking Cavlte.
Ten Killed.
A dispatch from Tancol, N. M., says that
a terrible ulfray took place at a dunce given
there iu which ten persons wero killed and
15 others seriously wounded. Tito dance
was attended by about 60 young men nnd
young women of tho little town and Mexican
liquors were freely used. About midnight
the whole crowd was drunk ami one of the
young mou insulted a young woman of the
party. This led to n general fight In which
knives, pistols nnd other weapons wero free
ly used with the above result The authori
ties of the district arrived on tho scene after
the light was over and administered to the
wounded und are in pursuit of the tow re
maining members of the party.
Struck By Two Trains.
Three persons killed outright and several
Injured, three of whom It Is thought will die,
is the result of a collision of two trains on
the Chicago and Eastern. Illinois railroad
with a car of tho Calumet Electric road at the
One Hundred and Third street crossing,
Chicngo. The killed are: George O'Malley.
motorman; Peter Fueber Prince, a cattle
buyer; It V. Young. Injured: llobert Illnes,
employe oi me laiumoi company, may die.
Exo-eied 61 Feet
Tbe river at Cincinnati. O., reached its
maximum at 8 o'clock Friday morning, when
the gunge showed 61 fcol 3 Inches. This is
the llfth time in the history of the city that tho
river has exceeded the 00-foot limit The
other records are: 1H5'2, 04 foet 5 inches; 1847,
63 foet 7 Inches; lo3, 06 feet 4 luoheg;18t)4, 71
toot y$ men.
Both Frown to Death.
A searching party which started from
Itawllns, Wyo., to look for Thomas Hogg
and a baltoreed, Iesslel, who have been
having returned, having found the men 14
nuiua irom tuia sitj.
TRADE REVIEW.
Impulse Given tt Trade and Many Thou-
and Men Seenrs Work.
It G. Dun A Co. 'a Weekly Review of Trade
ays:
Genuine Improvement In business does not
come with a rush, like the breaking of a
great dam. Tbe growth for some weeks baa
been more encouraging because it nearly all
lines it has been gradual and moderate.
The rupture of the steel rail and otber
combinations in the iron business has
brought out a vaet quantity of trade which
had been hckl back and bas set many thous
and men at work, while tbe slow but steady
gain In otber great industries has given em
ployment to many thousand more; but the
full effects will not appear until the Increas
ed purchases by all these swell the dlstriDn
tlon of goods. Meanwbilo it is substantial
ground for confidence that months which
were regarded by many in the money market
with serious npprobensions bave passed with
out disturbance and with steady gain In the
position of tbe country and of the treasury.
Tba breaking of bonds which bave restrict
ed many branches of tbe iron industry bas
been followed by an enormous increase In
demand and lu orders booked, and by tbe
storting of many works. The rapid Increase
in tbe coke output in the Coniiollsville re
gion, which is now ovor 100,000 tons, gives
prospect of moderate cost for fuel. Pur
chase of rails are estimated at 1,000,000 tons
within two weeks, whereas tbe production
last year was 1,10I,H'J3 tons, and the sales
ouly 800,000. Important contracts for ex
port continue, nnd American makers under
sell foreign iu tin plates by 75 ceuts, and are
selling ootlou ties below 75 conts for which
el 10 was charged for tho same by Importers
a year ago.
Failures for tho week have been 29C la the
United States against 278 last year, and CO in
Canada against 68 lust year.
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THE NOTE WITHDRAWN.
Powers Decide to Let the Greek Troops
Remain in Crete,
Tbe Athens correspondent of the London
Chronicle states thut a conforenco of the
representatives of the powers Sunday even
ing In was decided to withdraw tho collec
tive note, Inviting Greece to retire her fleet
and troops from Crete, no lcaniml on good
authority thut uo.duto was fixed for the re
call, the Instructions of the representatives
of tbe powers on this point being at vari
ance. A collective note will be presented
Tuesday.
1 ho consuls at Candia signed a telegram
Imploring tho powers not todelav a decision.
The town Is so crowded with Moslems that
famine threatens great loss of life. Hundreds
of sheep and cuttle am already dying from
want of fodder. Tho insurgents have com
pletely cordoned Candia. The greatest
anxiety exists ulso as to tho situation at
Selinos, where tho armistice agreed upon by
tho powers has expired. The Insurgents are
in a worso moodthuu ever und uro thorough
ly determined.
REMAINS A PORTION OF TURKEY.
That ta the Polioy of the British Regard-
in y Creto.
In tho house of lords the MnrquU of Salis
bury said that to glvo tho houso tho facts of
tho moment as regards Creto ho would rend
n telegram sent tj tho llrltlsli ambassadors
to the courts of tho great powers, It was as
follows:
"Inform tho government to which vou are
accredited that her majesty's government
purposes to make the following declaration
of the policy w hich thoy intend to pursue
nnd which they believe Is in accordance wilb
tbe views of their allies:
"Firstly, Tho establishment of an adminis
trative autonomy in Creto as a necessary
condition for tho termination- of the Inter
national occupation.
"Secondly. That subject to tho above con
dition Crete ought in their judgment, to re
main a portion oi mo xurkisn empire.
"Thirdly. The Turks and Greeks should
he informed of this resolution.
"l'ourthly. If Turkey or Greece should.
when required, porsistoutly refuse to with
draw their military and naval forces from
the Island, the powers should impose their
decision by force upon the statu so refusing."
Ho said tho withdrawal of tho Turkish
troops from Crete was a nocessnry condi
tion of automony. Therefore thoy would
have to wltbdruw except so fur us they had
been kept in cases of tho Island of Samoa
and Sorvlo. Tbe Turkish troops would evi
dently hnvo to bo withdrawn when auto
nomy was established.
i lie itreek troops, tho premier Imagined,
would bo required bv tho Dowers to wltb
druw ut nn early date lie believed this was
tho courso the powers desired to pursue.
ARMOR PLATE PRICE $400.
The Senate Committee Positively Fixes the
Rate.
Tho senate commltteo on appropriations In
special terms fixes $400 per ton as the maxi
mum price to be paid for armor plate and
providing that in caso the plate cannot bo
procured nt this price the government shall
establish a plant and make its own armor.
the committee struck out the house pro
vision requiring that the stool material used
in tho construction of the naval vessels shall
ho of domestic manufacture. The amend
ments entail an Increase over the total of the
house appropriations amounting to iJ.SiiS.-
000 nnd bring the total of tbe bill up to t35,-
Japan Adopts a Gold Standard.
ThA government hn ilnnlilnd In Ailnnt IhA
gold standard at a ratio of 82 1-3 to 1. The
smallest gold pleco will be of the value of
live yen. The silver yen will gradually be
i . i i r v. 1 . - i . .
Wlliiuranu, lira uvw yiujuuii uuuitm llliv
operation in October.
NEWSY NOTES.
The village of Chtlnmbo, Central Africa,
where Dr. Livingstone is buried, has been
deserted.
John Jnoob Astor.s $5,000,000 hotel, which
is In course of erection next to the Waldorf,
will be culled tbe Astoria.
A bill making It a purlshable offense to
wear a high bat at a theatrical performance
in Colorado pussod tbe assembly by a vote of
42 to 15.
August Itnlmont & Co. deny emphatically
tho Louisville story that they are in a scheme
to consolidate the Kentucky distilleries to the
amount of 1 15,000,000.
Athens, Go., was visited by a little cyclone
Monday night. Part of tbe roof of tbe Lucy
Cobb Institute was blown off and several
houses were blown down. No one was in
jured. A Chicago jury returned a verdict of t9,000
In favor of Mrs. Emma Draun in ber suit
against Hev. Mr. Craven, wbo she claims
frightened ber into St Yltus's dance during
an iutervlew.
The North Dakota legislature has decreed
that all railroads Bball be assessed for taxa
tion at not less than 5,0u0 a mile regardless
of their con or earnings.
Tho wife of tbe lute Sir Richard Wallace,
England famous philanthropist, has left
ber magnlllcent art collection to the English
nation. It Is valued at tl7.5O0.0O0.
The children of John Cain, a farmer living
near l'erry, u. l., sot lire to tne grass In
their doorvard. The clothing of Nora, aired
4, and of a boy aged 2 caught Ore and both
were ournea to aeain.
K O, Boyoe, aged 70 years, convicted of
arson and burglary, has been sentonoed to
fifteen years imprisonment in lied wood Cat
Boyoe is considered tbe wont "bod man'
California nas seen in yean.
WHY SANGUILY WAS FREED J
Because It Was Solicited la ft friendly,
s Confidential War
In publishing tbe royal decree pardoning
Julio Sanguily, the Madrid Gazette explains
that clemency was shown In this case because
tbe American Government "solicited tbe
liberty of the convict in friendly, confiden
tial way and Sanguily Solemnly promised
both Governments that he would not take
part in any hostile acts against Spain."
The docree seta forth that cireumitanoes
have so changed since Saneullv's arrest as to
justify cAemcncy. '
tA imparclal and many otber newspapers
evince great displeasure because Congress
and the American press exhibit hostility to
Spain. Fear is expressed that tbe advent of
MoKlnluy will be seized as a pretext tor alter
ing the cordial relatlou existing under tbe
Clevelaid-Olney regime. Premier Canovas
la still confident thut he will be in a position
to settlo satisfactorily ail foreign claims.
The Government bas cabled to Havana for
Information so as to be able to reply to three
American, two English nnd two French de
mands, nJI substantially alike. Tbe cases are
of long standing, and the Governments men
tlpned waut tbem settled promptly. One
French case has been pending 14 months. It
Is for unwarranted arrest and damage to
proporty. Premier Canovas la determined
to comnd the authorities in Cuba to act
quicker und properly in future.
A SHOT AT THE DAUNTLESS.
United Statei Dynamite Cruiser Stops the
Filibuster From Bailing.
Tbe first shot ever fired by the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius to stop a vessel was fired
Friday afternoon when tbo daredevil stenmor
Dauntless attempted to slip by the cruiser
and the revenue cutter Boutwoll. The own
er of tbe Dauntless, W. A. Ills bee, bad been
refused clearance by the collector of cus
toms, and the following letter was then ad
dressed to that official:
"I hereby demand of you that you allow
the steam tug Duuntless to proceed to sea
onlier lawful business. We aro willing to
make affidavits that we will not violate any
of the laws of the United States, Will you
kindly reply in writing whether you will or
will not allow said steamer to depart"
ltoceiviug no ronlv Mr. Ilisueo stnrted
down the river on tho Dauntless. The Vesu
vius and Iioutwell both guve whistle signals
to the Dauntless to stop. As she was appar
ently passing thu cruiser without obeying, a
solid shot from one of the rapid tire guns
wns dropped in front of the filibuster. The
Dauntless Immediately stopped nnd was
boarded by tho nontenant of tho Vesuvius
and ordered back to her dock. Tbo owner
will now sue the commnuder of the Vesuvius
for illegnl dotention. The Vesuvius has boon
ordered to leave Jacksonville and join tho
jiuruicueuu at key vt est.
lTO MINERS PERISH.
Awful Calamity in a Seep Mint) at
Zacatecas, Mex.
At Zacateca", Mex., flro broke out in Bana
moro mlno, onu of the properties of tbe
Somberete Company, and communicated to
the San Frunclsco mlno. Tbo principal
shaft In the former is 3,000 feet deep, and a
rescuing party went down to the bottom, but
were nearly suffocated by tho smoke.. The
Cornish miners displayed unusal heroism In
attempting the relief of Imprisoned men.
Tbe bodies bave been taken out and all
sLfw signs of asphyxiation. There is no
longer any doubt 10 miners perished. The
city of Zacotecus is a scene of mourning and
coustornution, this being the greatest
calamity in its mines during modem times.
KINO GEORGE IS SURPRISED.
Aotion of the Christian Rations Against
Him Is Deplored.
A dispatch from Athens says: During an
Interview with King George tho king said:
"I cannot but express my profound aston
ishment nnd grief upon learning tlmt tho rep
resentatives of the great Christian powers
not only permitted the Turkish forces to em
ploy as a military buse a sphere they hud
taken under their protection lu ordor to im
pose upnu It neutrality and peace, but also
positively caused tneir cannons to be fired
upon Christian people driven by outrage and
massacre to struggle for life, liberty aud re
ligion. Nothing in tho world till theso events
occurred would bave Induced me to believe
in the possibility of such an act"
"I utterly full to comprehend why Europe,
instead of following historic precedents in
Italy and elsewhere, allowing tbe Cretans to
declare bv plebiscite what suzerainty thev
should desire, should attempt to force upon
them a regime alien to their feolings and in
evitably destined to result in further complications."
Turkish War Preparations,
War preparations aro actively proceeding
In Turkey. Quantities of Mauser rifles and
munitions of war bave been dispatched from
Constantinople to dalonlca and Adrlanople,
the consignments to thu latter place being
for the Mussulmans on the Bulgarian frontier.
Similar measures are being taken on the
Servian frontier.
TEACHER'S BIGHT 8UPREME.
Parents Cannot Diotate to a College
Faculty.
The full bench of tbe Massachusetts' su
preme court handed down a dlclslon in tbe
famous Lnssell seminary case, Tbe seminary
is victorious, the court ruling that its officers
had the right to control ihe students and re
fuse them the privilege of a leave of absence,
even at tbe request of the parent of the pu
pil. This was an action brought by Mrs.
Elizabeth Curry of Ironwood, Mich., to re
cover damages for breach of contract on the
defendant's part in refusing to furnish board
and tuition to the plaintiff's daughter.
The plaintiff pluued her daughter as a pu
pil In the boarding school of the defendant
corporation under a contract At the end of
six months the plaintiff asked that her
daughter be permitted to spend two days
with ber away from school, Tbe request was
denied, but tbe girl was nevertheless taken
away. Tbe Laxell authorities then refused
to allow her to stay longer at the institution.
Proceeding were then instituted for dam
ages. Breaking Up the Bohools.
The Oklahoma Legislature has passed
bill which makes It a crime for white ami col
ored children to attend tbe same school.
This will put school facilities entirely out of
reach of many children, for in many rural
districts In Oklahoma not more than one col
ored family live in a school district This
will necessitate the preparation of a building
nnd teacher for from one to four pupils, or
colored children will do oompeilea to go
many miles to school. The school question
has already disrupted the schools In one-half
of the Oklahoma towns ana bloodshed will
be the result
' Charleston, W. Vt,, Flooded.
The Kanawha river reached the height of
41 feet C harleston was nearly all flooded,
The water reached tbe second-story of the
buildings in tbe lower part of tbe city. The
state eapitol buildings is surrounded by
water, and there way no session of the leg l
Intare Tuesday.
'.'A REVIEW OFCOlJJ:
Littla Dot Za ProDortis. .. :
Attetnpui
' The Flftv-fonrth rv ...
able principally for what it he.
eomnltah Tn th m,ri ....
- r- . -"-w 01 Wlk uj :
uona luirouuooa it was a rv '
the House alone over 10,400 bi'u
3
the House, and fewer still Ua Jr?
principal business, a.ide fromiu M
appropriation bills, ws limited i "Si
session, the net results of which ! I
OOtmentlnto law nf tk. u ,
mwuui imu law i in. Kil -w
commission to determine th i-"1!
Venezuela and lirltuh Gu j
twen '
iting prize MKhUnjf in tb Jm7T:N
mitt luff iLnfiotntniHnt- In k ""n j
of former United state, i i
served in the rebellion; mukina 1
resiuence in a territory neeesM-Tv !
the Daughters of tbe Ivoiuu.H
the penalty for Interference H
"m auu (icniouB riuillg then,.
stitutlng salaries for fee, to r
marshals and district attornsr.
the foregoing measures the A-maitf. 3
oiOTuuuK me immigration bill J T, 1
resolution for a monetary euaf! IN
oi uo general inierest This rn S
also remarkable for it. ... o0Pi
single bill providing for mZ I W
The House calendar contain. 7,2s
class. Including the Henaie bm i H
bouse in New iork city. snsntJi,
ever, lu bis determination t . , '. '4
... . . . ivim K
Dentin ures to tho lowest iimi, .
. .. ""MHMi.
iuo necoMmea oi me guvfrua-v .
face sternlv nirnlnut .n i..; .... "I
kind. Notwithstanding the , reTtJ
is tbe third in American bi,torv,M
BDtironrlatlons have m.i. i T . l
lurs. '
In the nreoedln? ci,.l,, ,. .
solutions bearing upon tho cui,a T'J
ed the lloune I uri7, Z"" "U,M
the Cohan reHnliitbti.a I
but few. No effort was mn, , yTlj
session to make up bills admlttis. t3
New Mexico anil Okll.n... . . "...""I
The sound money men in lu hi1
nr.fitli.nl unit ...oln.t i . W
- ....... uu., HI" QllIllUs n. r
territorv whloh are llkt.lv t.. i..,'0'-
free silver. Amonir tin. i.iii.
the House but have not not Is-m uJ
iu .uo ouuaio uru ito Jlorse hill to ti
the selling of liquor in tlio car,n0. Z
In hill n.rmltiin., .!. .'.,'
",1 "; ui fKia&IIHn-
new banks with a capital of laiojouT,
of 4,000 Inhabitants, and the I.Jud lZ
viwnujr ocuuuu-uiuss uiuu matter
The House aominitteii nn U'. ' ,
Is nearlv throuch wlili n,. ...,..
new turilf bill that Is to bo ir-wnt y
r-vini bckijuu oi IIIO next l Cliyr.m
Cuban resolutions han l-m i.i.
, - : . i ,M, ..on tr:
ecoro, uui uuyouu precipitating ,,,,
inii uii.1 ueen HCCUIllpllMicil. XUfi
treiitvof arbitration wtili i.r.,.,i .'..
be I in; fruitlessly eoimi,lr...l
.,, " . , fiiim
in nexi session.
The lust week of tlio pnwjt c
lounti inu nenuie wun great as ire
bills in n more backward ,,.
end vears. Kix of tlie inii.nni
uuuK"t who uccouiu laws Kiitiaiiit
tho l'residcct. "
WORK FOR 2,500 TEBiOOl
Rhode Island Plants Pegin luiql
Full lime.
The Silver Spring bleu chery at FrreJ
R. I., begun run'niug on full list lb
For tho past eight months tbe (IkI
been running eight hours mlny. A'.;l
minds lire employed, i lie orcnii-llt
yarn mills at central rail.- iHgiwoud
hours a week schedule alter tea l
schedule since hist sunimcr. TtittJ
omplops over 1,000 persons.
Tho mills of the Farwell torstrt i
pany, employing 600 hands, retiMd
aiions alter a long period ol tsrj
The Kent woolen company, ut tfi
and a number of smaller plant ma
preparations to start tlici- michlim.
Tbe repair shops of the CcnsnliiltaJ
at Valley Falls, stnrted uponlullcsl
nours a weeit. ino snops, trmcnmn
the most important of the CoukKw
tern, were run on short time last viril
in the spring went on full tune uin
until August Hinco then tliejr bnl
running 40 bours a week. AluotMl
aro employed. '
A SWISS AVALASCHE
Dtmolishei Part of St Bernard! I
tery, but all the Honlci Iitipa l
Tbe loft wing of tho great aiatn
St. Bernard has been demolislieJbvBl
lancbe. Fortunately no liv's imUl
was anyone seriously liijurnl, luttM
occupying the monastery M
aungor for some umo ueiureii.-
assured.
When the great mnsses of siov 1
di Hcondeil iiomi the liuililini.. tl
took refuge in tho part of the I'tiii!
remained Intact, anil from in"' "'
dig a tunnel under tho siinwiiawj
they crawled. Most of llifm '
frost bitten. .
six people n.ua
An Explosion at the Nobel
Works at Ayreihira
An explosion of nitro-glyeerloe kj
i- nt Mnhel'n dvnuinlte Wo:k.1Pl
era I were injureu. i w; -k--d.i.i.
nn..n mllcn from In"'
the concussion extinguished W PI
of Kilwinning, liiree inn" --;
v.rinl.v's WiihinitM W I
Major MoKlnley's Innasursl f?
nail (rirn WauMnirton to tmiwa. i
from which It was wwV
lion. Jonn Mcuowe... y. - ,
Washington county. ' " 0.n.J
black, was woven Dy m
field, N. Y., and the suit w ,0l
Kobel, Clevelund, v.,"" ', :,,U(I
McKiuley himself request"! fboW I
mni, tl.. mill. Evorv I'Hrt fill "1
can material, thread, buttoii'.
to the protection seni""""
eleot . -
.... T.H liU
jour nnnoron
According to the ; official IIP J
were killed, wounueu ,M ,
cent lighting in Crete sna i
prisoners. -
TERSE TKIIOM
Fire gutted the tof JjJ!
Exohange building In et W
loss of $100,000. tuny ,
The colored KnIguU
ery of tbe uniiea d. , i
grand commandery at w. 1
A law making all control.
non-collectible and. ' JZ-A
branches of the Okluhom. j
Nathan Hugglns. '"'4
on a private burying VO"1'"
Nashville, Tenn m,
The Navv Department H",,.,,,
the Union Iron Works, "Wui;
the irunboats Marietta; st
l.nnnhed at Kan Fr-""5
. 1. ' J
Senator Mitchell bm p
for re-election to the I N
from Oregon, as the Jr k, f
Journed. Hli iupport'.
h. Senate ,
die.