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DOMESTIC AND FOREIGXK.
What is Going on The World Over,
t Important Events Briefly Chronicled.
Crime and Penalties.
Martin Foy was sentenced to be electrocu-
ted at Dannemora (N. Y.) prison during the
week beginning March 13.
Mrs. Jacob P. Limley, a handsome Brook-
iyn woman of 26 years, after a brief quarrel
with her husband, shot him in the head
with a 32-calibre revoiver and then shot her-
self behind the ear. She died almost instant
ly, and be is expected to die.
At St. Louis, Frank Hensehel shot ana
probably fatally wounded his sweetheart,
Miss Alice Bruce, at her home. ‘ihe police,
* locking for the would-be murderer, found
his dead body in an alley two blocks
away. He was probably crazed by cigar-
ettes. »
Luke Tatum, the negro wife murderer,
was hanged at Camden, Ark.
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Personal.
Ex-Secretary of War Endicott is lying
seriously ill with pneumonia at his homein
Salem, Ma-s.
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Judicial.
The Iowa Supreme Court has decided that
“Bohemian oats” notes held by the original
parties are void; but if in the hands of inno
cent parties they must be paid.
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Washington News.
Mr. Little introduced in the House a bill
to discover undeserving pensioners, and have
their names erased from therolls.
Mr. Cummings, of New York, introduced
a bill to provide forc commercial and po-
litical union between the United States and
Canada.
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Financinl and Commercial.
The First National Bank of Little Rock,
Ark. is closed. Its liabilities are under-
stood to be over half a million. The cause
that led to the suspension of the bank was
the issuance of fraudulent paper by former
officers to the amount of several hundred
thousand dollars.
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Capital, Labor and Indastrial,
All the mines of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Coal Company in the
Lackawanna aud Wyoming valleys, Pu.
employing 13,000 persons, Were put upon
eight hours per day.
The Schuylkill Coal Exchange, Pottsville,
Pa., issued the following circular: “The
rate of wages for miners of this region for
the last two weeks of January and the first
two weeks of February is 5 per cent. above
the $2.50 basis.”
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Disstera: Accidents and Frelities
While the family of Adolph Burgeson, of
Chicago, was seated around the supper table
the lamp exploded, Mrs. Rurgeson and one
of her children were burned to death.
The two boilers in the old planters’ com-
press in South Vicksburg, Miss. exploded.
Three men were killed and six seriously in-
jured, all colored.
A boiler explosion wrecked Favor's saw-
mill at Columbus, Ga., Wednesday. Will
Griffin, white, and Titus Heath, colored
were instantly killed. Three others were
mortally woundad,
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Legislative.
A bill was introduced in the Wisconsin
Legislature that is a blow at Pinkertonism.
It provides a punishment of two to five
years imprisonment for any one seeking. to
bring into the State any armed or unarmed
police force or detective agency, for the sup-
pression of labor strikes or lockouts.
A bill has been introduced in the Missouri
fegislature providing: for executions by
electricity. Another bill has been intro-
duced which, if it becomes a law, will strike
‘a heavy blow at the railroads of the State.
It is inter.ded to prevent railroad companies
from owning stock in companies engaged 1n
dealing in lumber, grain, merchandise,coal,
gas or other minerals. It also prohibitsany
manager, director and agent of companies
engaged in business of the character speci-
fied from serving as director, trustee of
representative of any railroad.
The Lower House of the Wisconsin
Legislature has adopted a joint resolution
providing for the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
After a hard fight the bill to coapei
imitation butter to be colored pink received
a large majority in the Missori lower house.
Two years ago it passed the lower house and
only lacked one vote of passing the senate,
A bill has been introduced in the Nebras-
ka Legislature, providing for a fine of $10
on hotel keepers who use gas; also making
the proprietors responsible for the deaths of
persons who blow out the gas in establish-
ments. It has been dubbed ‘‘a bill to pro-
tect jays,”
Political.
The Democratic members of the Wyom-
ing Legislature have selected as candidates
for the United States Senate four of their
party, New, Holliday, Beck and Corn, who
have been submitted to the Populists for
their approval. Beck and New are both ac
ceprable to the Popalists.
The Kentucky Democrats have unani
mously nominated Judge William Lindsay
to be Senator Carlisle's successor. He will
be elected on February 14.
The Weaher.
A blizzard struck Duluth Thursday. The
thermometer marked 10 to 25 degrees below
zero, the wind blew 25 to 55 miles an hour
and business was almost entirely suspended.
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Fires
At London, Ky., a number of business
blocks, a church and several residences
Loss, $100,000; small insurance.
At Little Falls, N. Y., a large number of
buildings and business establishments. Loss,
$200,000; insurance, $75,000.
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Miscellaneous.
The verdict of the new Coroner's jury at
Alton, Ill, in the cases of W. E. Richards
and Henry Groggans, is that the explosion
was caused by negligence of railroad em-
ployes.
The Grand Jury in session at Catlettsburg,
Ky.. indicted several society women fox
playing euchre at their homes for prizes.
LATER NEWS WAIFS,
DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES
James Mitchell, wife and one child were
found in their home, a dilapidated frame
house. near Topeka, Kan., frozen to death,
with only a thin quilt over them.
A steampipe bursting disabled the Lake
Michigan steamer Roanoake off Grand
Haven during a gale Friday evening. Ice
formed so quickly around her that the crew
was able to walk ashore.
Three men were killed by the explosion
of a boiler at the Waugh j{steel works, in
Belleville, Ill.
At Schenectady, N. Y., Mrs. Margaret
Thurber lost her life in trying to save that
of her 5 year-old child. The child's clothes
caught fire from a stove. The mother at-
tempted to put out the flames, when her’
clothes took fire and both mother end child
were burped to death. The husband, a poor
tinsmith,is left with six children to care for
At Syrdcuse, N. Y., a horrible accident
occurred. Near the State pump house a
Central & Hudson'railroad passenger train
ran down six men. ; Three were killed out
right and three injured. Of the latter one
has died, another is dying and the third is
seriously injured. The killed are: John
Ryan, Patrick Doyle, John Maroney and
Michael J. Connell. The injured are:
Michael Maroney and James Hutchings.
The men were s:ction hands and were
blinded by the sirow so as not to notice the
train.
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FIRES.
At Topeka, Kan., a building occupied by
ive weekly newspaper offices and the Smith
Truss Company, The newspapers were the
Christian Advocate, the Waif, the Call, the
Epworthian and the Populist.
At Rockford, Ill, the Knowlton building
occupied by H. WV. Bucklie & Co. Total
loss s bout $60,000. !
At Montreai, Roland Bros.’ six-story
brick, occupied as a furniture factory, and
a large building containing the Hood-Mann
Crockery Company. Loss, $300,000; insur
ance §175,000,
At Urbana, I1., C. P. Cantner's grocery
s'ore, loss. about £60,000; insurance, $37,300
St. Nicholas hotel, together with furnish
ings, loss, £15,000; insurance, $8,000. The
loss to small business houses in the same
building is about $20,000.
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LEGISLATIVE.
In the Minnesota house Representative
Bleecker offered a measure prohibiting the
sale and manufacture of hoop skirts.
The lower Illinois house passed the senate
bill memoralizing congress to repeal the
World's Fair Sunday closing clause.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York legislature for the subm:ssion of the
question of opening saloous on Sunday af
ter 1 p.m, in New York City to a vote of the
people.
The W. Va. Senate struck a blow at the
Pinkerton system by passing a bill prohibit
ing non-citizens of the State from doing po
lice duty therein.
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‘CRIMES AND PENALTIES.
Wallace \V.Holmes was hanged at Spring
tield, Mass., for beating his wife into un-
consciousness and burying her alive in the
cellar. :
Ira R. Terrell, ex-Speaker of the Lowe
House of the Oklahoma Legislature, whe
murdered George Embree at the Land Office
door in Guthrie, has been refused a new
trial and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
Near Maracaibo, Mex., the Guajaira In
dains have roasted alive three traders whc
were caught stealing young Indian girls fox
th: purpose of selling them into servitude
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WASHINGTON.
The Harter bill, authorizing the United
States government exhibit board of the
world’s fair to expend $50,000 for an exhibit
on the progress of the colored race, was re-
ported favorably in the house. :
Fishing in any manner whatever in the
waters'of the Mississippi river during the
months of March, April and May of each
year is made unlawful under a bill intro-
duced by Senator Stockbridge, chairman of
the fisheries committee.
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FINANCIAL.
A representative Jf the American Writ.
ing Machine Company, of Hartford, Conn.,
which manufactures the Caligraph, author-
izes the statement that a syndicate controll-
ing $20,000,000 capital, will buy up the six
zreat ty pewriter manufactories of the coun-
sry—the Caligraph, Remington, Yost,Smith-
Premier, Densmore and Brooks.
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CVPITAL AND LABOR.
The girls who went on strike in the wind-
ng department of the Adams Silk Co.,
Patterson, N. J., returned to work, the state
board of arbitration having heard them»
and the officers offered the increase in wages
~emanded.
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JUDICIAL.
The Iowa Supreme Court has decided
that an alien is eligible to election to office
provided he becomes a citiz:n before his in-
stallation.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A huge gasser was struck in Neuces coun
.v, Tex., Friday. When it was ignited the
Mexican inhabitants thought the millen-
ium had arrived. oe
THE COLDEST JANUARY.
Statistics Show No Parallel to the Cold
of Last Month.
The weather observer at Pittsburg, Pa,
issued the meteorological summary for
January. The mean temperature was 21.6,
highest 57. lowest 3. Winds blew mostly
from the northwest and there were no
cloudless days. The temperature for Janu-
ary, on the average was the lowest on re-
cord in the local weather office. The most
snow on the ground was 10 incbes about
the middle of the month. Aside from the
temperature the climatic conditions were
normal,
Minneapolis Flour.
The Northwestern Miller says: The mills
ran with exceptional strength last week for
this season of the year, grinding over 30,000
barrels daily. The aggregate output was
181,435 barrels, against 169,590 barrels the
week before, 137,700 barrels the correspond-
ing time in 1892 and 129,680 barrels in 1891
One more mill is in operation this week.
THE HIFTY-SEGOND CONGRESS,
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Proceedings of the Senate and the House
Tersely Told.
THIRTY SIXTH DAY.
SEXATE.—Mr. Chandler, (Republican, New
Hampshire.) stepped to the front to-day as
an avowed Hawaiian annexationist and if
he had his way the president would have
been instructed by both houses to enter into
negotiations with the representatives
of the provisional government of the late
kingdom of Hawaii and to submit the con-
vention to congress tor ratification by legis-
lation. But his way was blocked by i 74
W hite,(Democrat, Louisiana.) who objected
to immediate action and Mr. Chandler's
resolution was laid over. 1he anti-options
bill was taken up and was under considera-
tion until adjournment,
Houvse—The brief session of the House to-
day was an uninteresting one. The Sundry
civil appropriation bill was further consid-
ered, but was not disposed of." The speaker
announced the appointment of the 1ollow-
ing committee to investigate the Panama
canal scandal: Messrs. Fellows, Geary, Pat-
terson, Powers and Storer, and the House
then adjourned.
THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY.
SExATE.—The senate passed the Anti
Option bill, after defeating various amend-
ments offered to it by a vote of 40 to 29.
The bill is the one passed by the House of
Representatives on June 9, 1892, with vari-
ous Senate amendments thereto. The first
gection defines the word'‘options’'to mean a
contract or agreement for the right or privi-
lege to deliver at a future time or within a
a designated period, any of the articles
mentioned in section 3. The second defines
“futures’’ to mean a contract or agreement
to sell and deliver, at a future time, or with-
in a designated period, any such articles,
when the party so contracting was not the
owner of such articles or had not agreed for
a right to their future purchase. This act,
however, not to apply to anv contract 40
supply National, State or municipal govern-
ments with any of such artic:es; nor to con-
tracts by farmers cr planters for future de-
livery, to agreements to pay or deliver a
part of the product of the land as compen-
sation for work or labor done or to be done
on the same, nor to agreements with ' farm-
ers or planters to furnish such articles for
use or consumption; provided that such
contracts or agreements shall not be made
or settled for on any board of trade or ex-
change.
The third section specifics the articles to
which the bill is to apply as cotton, raw or
manufactured, hops, wheat, corn, oats, rye,
barley, pork. lard and bacon.
The fourth section imposes special taxes,
as follows: Dealers in options or futures at
$1,000 a year license fee,and 5 cents apound
on cotton, hops, pork, lard or bacon, and 20
cents a bushel on grain. Section 15 provides
that the act shall take effect on July 1, 1893,
The motion for a conference went over.
After a short executive session the senate
adjourned,
House—The house resumed, in a commit-
tee of the whole, the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, but no act-
ion was taken when the house adjourned,
THIRTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SenaTE.—The fortification bill was the
first of the general bills to come before the
senate, and it was passed after a rather in-
teresting though not novel discussion. The
army appropria ion bill was taken up, and
was passed with but a single amendment,.in-
creasing the monthly puy of sergeants. The.
District of Columbia bill" came neXt in or-
der. All the committee amendments were
agreed to excep?! one, that was reserved for
action to-morre.,, looking to the erection of
a $500,000 municipal building in Washing-
ton City, andthe bill went over.
House.—The attention of the house was
concentrated upon one item of the sundry
civil appropriation bill, appropriating $16,-
000.000 for carrying on contracts entered in-
to for the improvement of rivers and har-
bors. Without finally acting on the bill the
house adjourned.
THIRTY-NINTH DAY.
SenATE.-With the exception of one hour in
the early part of the day and a little longer
time in the evening, to-day’s session of the
senate was held behind ciosed doorsand was
spent in the consideration of the French and
Swedish extradition treaties and incidentally
of the Hawaiian question. In the open
session the Chandler Hawaiian resolution
(offered some days ago) was referred to the
committee on foreign relations; Messrs.
Hale and Blackburn were appointed tellers
to assist in counting the presidential votes
and Mr. Carlisle's resignation as Senator
from Kentucky was presented. The dis-
trict appropriation bill was taken up, con-
sidered and passed. A concurrent resolu-
tion from the legislature of Oregon reques-
ting the senators from that state to use all
honorable means to secure the annexation
‘of the Hawaiian islands to the United States
was presented and referred and the Senate
then adjourned.
House—The session of the House to-day
was interesting. Mr. Catchings from the
rules commuiee reported a special order for
the silver repeal bill, and gave notice he
would call it up February 9. Inthe morn-
ing the anti-option bill was the center of in-
terest.
John I. Davorpori and the federal elec-
tion laws then occupied tne attention of
the house. They were brought foward by an
amendment offered by Mr. Fitch of New
York to the sundry civil bill. providing that
hereafter no part of any money appropriat-
ed to pay any fees to the United States com-
missioners, marshals or clerks, shall be used
for any warrsut issued or arrest made under
the laws relating to the election of membeis
of congress unless the prosecution has keen
commenced upon a sworn complaint setting
forth the facts constituting the offense and
alleging them to be within the personal
knowledge of the affiant. The Republicans,
whose spokesman was Mr. Boutelle of
Maine, saw the entering wedge of a repeal
of all the laws relating to federal supervis-
ors. Mr. Fitch replied in a moderate tone,
but stated that the Democratic party made
nosecret of its purpose tc repeal the federal
election laws. Several slightly personal pas-
sages ensued, but the amendment was fin-
ally agreed to—172to 47. The committee
then rose and reported the bill to the house.
The Fitch amendment was agreed to—yeas,
181; nays, 80. The bill was then passed and
the house adjourned.
FORTIETH DAY.
SENATE.—The business of the Senate was
suspended in order that fitting tributes
might be made to the memory of the late
Senator Barbour of Virginia. Eulogies of
the dead Senator were pronounced by
Messrs. Daniel, Manderson, Faulkner, Gal-
linger, Platt, Hill, Hiscock and Hunton—
the last being Mr. Barbour's successor in
the Senate. The usual resolutions were
agreed to and the Senate (asa further mark
of respect to the memory of Mr. Barbour)
adjourned.
ouseE.—The speaker laid before the house
the anti-option bill with senate amendments
thereto and after a lengthy debate the bill
was referred to the committee on agricui-
ture. The speaker then laid before the
house the president's message relative to
the bond transit over Canadian roads. Re-
ferred. The deficiency appropriation bill
was passed and the Indian appropriation bill
was reported. The House then paid tribute
to the memory of the late Representative
Craig of Pennsylvania and adjourned,
FOETY-FIRET DAY.
SexATE—The Senate to-day passed the
House Harter bill, relating to bills of lading,
atter amending itso as to materially alter
its construction. As jassed by the Senate it
is made unlawfil to insert in the bill of
lading of any vessel any kind of a clause
relieving it from liability for damage aris-
ing from negligence or 1ailure in proper
foading or delivery of merchandise commit-
ted to its charge; or to release the vessel on
account of not being seaworthy. The bill-
of-lading provision is not to apply to live
stock, and any refusal to issue such bill of
lading as is prescribed in the bill is punish-
able by a fine of not more than $2,000. After
¢ some other bills of minor import-
. the senate adiourned
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Hovsg.—The House to-aay made two
rapid strides toward final adjournment.
It passed the diplomatic and the military
academy appropriation bills with little de-
bate. Mr. Hatch reported back the anti-
option bill with senate amendments and it
was referred to the committee of the whole.
The featuie of the d y s session was the
spontaneois expression of regret manifested
by his colleagues at the voluntary retire-
ment of Mr. Blount of Georgia from the
seat which he has filled for 20 years. Never
before in the history of congress has a
member been «0 honored. Political friend
and foe vied with each other in their senti-
ments of regard and esteem and underlying
the speeches by both was an unexpressed
hope that Mr. Cleveland would make hum a
member of his official family, Mr. Blount
was much moved by the teshhmony of the
esteem in which he was held and in a few
words responded to the remarks made and
declared that whatever the future had in
store for Lim he would ever look back te
this hour as the brightest hour of his life
The House then adjourned.
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REVIEW OF TRADE.
Never Before Was the Distribution of
Products so Large.
R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade
says: Actual business is surprisingly large
for the season and vet fears about the future
are also large, Congressional uncertainties
cause the fears, but the prosperity and the
needs of the people make business what it
is and never before has the distribution of
products to consumers been larger than it
has been thus far this year. Yetitis probe
ably safe to say that rarely, if ever, except
in a time of panic has business been more
cautiously and ' conservatively regulated.
Monetary uncertanties are excused by the
continued outgo of gold. But the passage
of the anti-option bill by the senate hus had
uo effect upon the markets as yet,
At Pittsburg the glass trade is fair, but
trade in iron and its products is weak. Busi-
ness at Cleveland is fairly good and at Cin-
cinnati the demand for lumber exceeds the
supply and prospects are bright for trade in
wooiens. General trade is improving at
Indianapolis and at Detroit exceeds that of
last year. At Chicago receipts of cured
meats and wheat are more than three times
those of last year and considerable increase
is seen in corn, cheese, oats and rye, while
in hogs, lard and dressed beef the decrease
is large. Trade at Milwaukee is increasing,
through collections are retarded.
While there is much cutting of rates by
the railroads. and the movement has been
greatly interrupted in the West by severe
storms, the volume of traffic astonishes
managers. The movement of cotton is not
large, but the great accumulation of stocks
is felt in a decline of § cent with sales of
1.000 000 bales. The wonderfu: demand for
textile fabrics is unabated. For b-own and
bleached cotton the market is said to be the
best for twenty years and some makes of
sheeting haveadvanced. The trade is low
and medium grade of men's woolens. is
about closing at the time it is usually open-
ing and the market for fine gords is less
strong, possibly because of anticipation of
tariff changes. The general tendency is
clearly toward greater economies in manu:
facture. ‘lrade in boots and shoes is very
active, Prices for manufactured products of
iron and steel are depressed beyond all pre-
cedent and nevertheless the sales continue
gremarkably large and the volume of busi-
‘ness greater than in any previous year. The
stagnation in steel rails has been broken by
‘the pacing of orders for 60,000 tous by the
Pennsylvania railroad, and in plates orders
for 10 000 tons have been placed for the
* Cramps at the Pittsburg mills. though at
very low prices. Large structural contracts
Nave also been placed for buildings in New
ork.
While $2,500,000 gold has been ordered
for shipment to day, and the amount may
be larger, receipts from the interior are so
heavy that money markets are not disturb-
ed. Produce exports are $10,000,000 less than
last year since January %, and there is also
a decrease at cotton ports in spite of the ad-
vance in prices. The uncertainty about the
monetary future retards business engage-
ments, but in other respects trade is most
satisfactory and perhaps all the more safe
and healthy for the feeling of caution that
prevails.
The business failures number 301, as com-
pared with a total of 395 last week.
ENGLISH PARLIAMENT OPENED.
The Queen Refers Especially to the Irish
and Egyptain Questions.
Parliament convened with the usual form-
alities Wednesday morning. and after the
noon recess, Premier Gladstone and the
other Ministers took the oath of office. The
Queen’s addre s was the only other event
of note. In her address, the Queen raid:
“In view of recent occurrences in Egypt,
I have determined upon making a
slighi augmentation in the number of Brit-
ish troops stationed in that country. 7his
measure does not indicate a change of policy
or a modification of assurances my Govern-
n ent has given from time to time respecting
the British occupation of Egypt. The
Khedive has declared, in terms satisfactor
to me, his intention to follow hencefort
the established practice of previous consul-
tation with my Government in political af-
fairs, and his desire to act in cordial co-
operation with it.
“I have observed with concern the wide
prevalence of agricultural distress in many
parts of the country. It is to be hoped that
among the causes of the present depression
some are of a temporary nature, but without
doubt vou will take this grave matter into
your consideration and make itthe subject
of careful inquiry.
“The proclamations recently in force
which placed Ireland under exceptional
provisions of law, have been revoked, and
[ have satisfaction in informing you that
the condition of that country with respect
to agrarian crime continues to improve, A
bill will be submitted to you to amend the
provisions for the government of Ireland.
This bill has been prepared with the desire
to afford contentment to the Irish people
and to furnish additional security for the
strength and union of the Empire.”
A BITTER ATTACK ON IRELAND.
In the House of Commons Thursday Cot.
onel Edward James Saunderson, Conserva-
tive member for North Armagh. generally
regarded as the leader of the Irish Unionists
attacked the Evicted Tentants’ Commission
in the House of Commons to-day in a fierce
tirade. The Commission he calied a body
hledged in advance to a cause of injustice.
fis course was in a line with the policy of
the Irish Chief Secretary in releasing the
Gweedore assassin who, led by a murderous
ruffian. had done to death a faithful officer.
The,term ‘murderous rufian’’ was in-
terpreted by the Irish members as alluding
to Father McFadden, who had been con-
nected, as his friends claim, innocently,
with the Gweedore tragedy. when Inspector
Martin was killed while attempting to
arrest the priest.
Thais raised a terrific clamor among the
Irish Nationalists, who shouted for the
withdrawal of the opprobrious words.
ColonelSaunderson refused defiantly to recall
the words until requested so to do by Mr.
Balfour the Conservative leader.
The tumult ceased but ( olonel Saunder-
son did not subside. He proceeded to
attack Mr. Gladstone for attempting to
estabiish Roman Catholic ascendency in
Ireland. The priests, Colonel Saunderson
said had grabbed political power and never
intended to relax their grasp. The Dublin
Parliament, if established, would be a slave
to the priesthood.
A Family Burned to Death.
Morris Cohen, a tinsmith, aged 22 years
i his wife and 5-months’ old child were burn-
ed to death in a tenement house fire on Or-
- chard street, New York City.
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MRS. W. C. WHITNEY DEAD.
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A NOTED WOMAN CALLED AWAY.
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Mrs. Whitney’s Life One of Loveliness
and Brilliancy--Her Beliefin Wo-
man and Her Development.
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Mrs. William C. Whitney, wife of the ex-
Secretary of the Navy, died at her home in
New York City Sunday morning, of heart
disease. Although the physicianshad given
up all hope, theend came unexpectedly.
Mr. Whitney was by the bedside of his wife
when she passed away. He and a nurse
were the only ones present. The death was
peaceful, a hand-clasp for her husband, and
the much-loved woman entered the eternal
sleep.
MRS, WILLIAM C. WHITNEY.
Mrs. Whitney's maiden name was Flora
Payne. She was a daughter of ex-Senator
Henry B. Payne, of Cleveland, O. In her
family she represents the best elements of
American life, that life in which inherited
wealth and position play but little part, and
where individual merit is the standard of
its excellence. During Mrs. Whitney's girl
life she was broughtinto contact with man
persons prominent in the political on
and at her beautiful home in Cleveland
there were many gatherings of men of na-
tional repute. So she was trained to the
position which came to Ler in after years.
Mrs. Whitney s age is placed at 41. In ap-
pearance she was most distinguished. Her
form was well proportioned, and her hair
was prematurely grey. It was nearly white,
almost since girlhood, and added to the at-
tractiveness of her youthful face. In man-
ner she was very affable, exceedingly diplo-
matic and like her intimate friend, rs.
Cleveland, possessed tact to a wonderful de-
ree.
Miss Flora Payne became Mrs. W, C.
Whitney more than a score of years ago,
when her husband was a fairly ful
lawyer, with buta modest income. Her
brother, Colonel Oliver DPavne, of the
Standard Oil Company, took a great interest
in the match, and when the first baby came
he gave the young mother a round million
dollars. Her brother also bought the present
Whitney mansion at the corner of Fifth
avenue and . Fitty-seventh street. This
handsome home was suitably furnished
and is regarded as one of the show mansions
of New York. Mrs. Whitney's position ‘was
strengthened by the purchase of a cottage
at Newport. and then came the crowning
feature, the appointment of her husband to
the portfolio of the navy in the Cabinet of
President Cleveland.
The social success of Mrs, Whitney has
been remarkable. She wasa woman far
more cultured than the average, who enter-
tained, yet read constantly to keep herself
in touch with the topics of the day. She
believed in the higher education of women
with a great and abiding faith in their abili-
ties and in the future before them, Be-
cause of this she wanted to do her share in’
the development of what she believed would
come and at her house struggiing genius
found encouragement as it did no where
else. She was a woman who thouzht, with
ennobling ideas.and her greatest delight was
to surround herself with people who could
sympathize with her and mstruct her,
The list ot Mrs. Whitney's friends and
acquaintances was: wider, perhaps, than
that of any other woman in New York,
Her husband's position in Washington and
her own in this city gave a double measure
to her visiting Jist.” Of her ‘most intimate
friends the Cleveland’s stand first.
A NEW RAM LAUNCHED.
Its Mission Is To Sink Warships and
. Cruisers.
The twin screw armor-plated harbor de-
fense ram Katahdin was launched at Bath.
Me Saturday afternoon in the presence of 6.-
000 people. The pondeous war vessel slid into
the water with a grace that was remarkable.
Miss Soley, daughter of Assistant Secretary
of the Navy James R. Soley, performed the
christening ceremony. The Maine legisla-
ture attended in a body and there were a
number of congressmen present.
The new vessel is built upon the plans
drawn by Rear Admiral Ammen, and. is
something of a novelty in naval architect-
ure. The principle peculiarity consists of a
number of tanks, whick, when filled with
air, give her a convenient free board for
coasting service, but when filled with water
depress her so that her turtle-back deck is
awash. She is intended purely as a weapon
of offense agains: an attacking fleet. «nd her
mission will be to sink battleships or cruis-
ers. She will mountno gun save a few
small ones of a rapid fire pattern intended
10 keep off torpedo boats.
The dimensions of the yessel are as fol-
lows: Length over all, 251 feet: length on
tlre normal water iine, 250 feet 2 inches;
breadth extreme, 43 feet 5 inches, and on
the water line 41 feet 6 inches. The tota:
depth from the base to the crown of deck
amidships is 22 feet 10 inches. The normal
draft of water is 15 feet and the displace-
ment 2.153 tons. The curved deck will be
armor-platethroughout. : :
‘The propelling machinery will consist of
two sets of horizontal triple expansion en-
gines. The estimated 1caximum horse
power will be 4.800. There will be two screw
propetlors. ‘The estimated speed with full
power is 17 knots per hour and must be ob-
tained to render the vessel acceptable under
contract.
MADE INSANE BY FEAR.
Frightful Experience of the Inhabitants
of the Earthqurke-Shaken Island of
Zante--Relief Ships Reach Them.
The earthquake shocks experienced at
Zante, Greece, the other night, did enor-
mous damage, the whole island being devas-
tated, To add to the terror of the inhabi-
tants, a thunder storm prevailed at the time
of the shock. The rain fell in torrents and
was accompanied by large hail stones. The
blinding | flashes of lightning, the roaring
thunder and the rumbling beneath the
swaying earth made the people yanic strick-
en and turned many hopelessly insane
King George has started for Zante. A Brit
ish warship and three vessels belonging to
the Greek navy arrived atthe island with
supplies of tents, provisions and medicines.
shail be
— Trrer half starved sailors who landed
at Hamburg after having killed and eaten
. a companion, have been arresied for murder.
—
BURNED HIN KT THE STAKE
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE
Make a Rush For the Guards, SBeize Hen-
ry Smith, Tie Him Up and Then
Deliberately Cremate Him.
Henry Smith, who assaulted and killed
little Myrtle Vance a week ago, was burned
at the stake a! Paris, Texas, on Thursday.
He was captured at Hope, Ark., the day
previous. Immediate'y the whole town be
came excited, business was suspended and
the entire population took to the streets.
The fate of Smith was decided upon last
night at a mass meeting.
A mob of 2.000 persons had gathered
around the railway station when the train
arrived at Texarkana. In order to satisfy
the curiosity of the crowd. and with the be-
lief that his appearance might appease the
excited crowd, Deputy Sheriff Shanklin or-
dered the negro to show himself at the win-
dow. The negro complied, His head had
haraly protruded through the open window
when a bystander made a ravage lunge at
him with a big knife. The negro gic}
withdrew his head. The deputy sheri
and guards drew their revolvers and swore
they would kill the first person who made a
demonstration toward the prisoner. The
mob asked for another view of the negro.
Deputy Shanklin again commanded the ne-
gro to show bim-elf which he did, remain-
ng in full view of the crowd for about three
‘minutes. - :
District Attorney Birmingham then
mounted the coach and made an impassion-
eda 1 to the mob,asking them to respect
the law and aliéw the authorities at Paris to
deal with the murderer.
to let the train proceed.
‘When the train arrived here with Smith
the crowd surrounding the depot numbered
The leaders agreed,
nearly 20,000 people. The guards attempted
to prevent the mob from taking their pris-
oner, but were quickly overpowered, how-
ever, and a rope thrown about Smith’s neck.
He was dragged frcm the train and hurried
to the scene of his crime. All along the
route he was pelted with missiles. struck by
fists, and otherwise maltreated. He was tied
to a stake,and,after being subjected to every
conceivable torture, hewas cremated amid the
howling of the mob. All citizens ofthe town
irrespective of class or color, took part in the
lynching,»
Before cremating Smith, red-hot irons
were thrust from every side by the madden-
ed mob into his body. His shrieks added
vigor to his persecutors. First the hotirons
branded his feet and inch by inch they crept
up to his face. The man was unconscious,
when at last kerosene was poured oyer him
and cotton-seed hulls placed beneath him.
A torch set the pyre on fire and all was
quickly consumed. Curiosity seekers have
carried away all that was left, even to the
ashes. : :
Smith, some say committed the crime io
revenge himself on Vance, who had him
arrested once when drunk, and clubbed
him. . Vance is prostrated with grief and
bis wife is dangerously ill from the shock.
MARKETS.
PITTSBURG. :
THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW.
GRAIN, FLOUR AND FEED.
Red v@$ 8
77 7
8
56
52 53
Mixed ihe 45 46
Shelled Mixed......... . 45 46
OATS—No. 1 White..veoa.e 41 42
No. 2 White . 40 41
No. 3 White wi ese 38 40
Mixed....... Foie sy EY, 36 38,
RYE—Nec. 1 Pa & Ohio.... 2 73
No. 2 Western, New...... 68 70
FLOUR—Fancy winter pat’ 4 50 475
Fancy Spring patents..... 4 50 475
Fancy Straight winter.... 4 00 4 25
X ARErS. . rua. «8350 377
Rye Flour, +. ...h. 0... « "B50 3178
HAY—Baled No. 1 Tim’y.. 1500 1525
Baled No. 2 Timothy..... 12 00 13 00
Mixed Clover. ..... SNe, 13 00 14 00
‘fimothy from country... 16 00 18 C0"
BTRAW — Wheat...... .. ee 16700 6 50
OBS. «ice cis some vitninnsan 6 50 7 00
FEED—No.1 Wh Md® T 18 00 19 00
Brown Middlings....... . 1600 1750:
Bran............ 16 00 16 50
»Chop...... searss. 14 50 17 00
DAIRY PRODUCTS. :
BUTTER—Elgin Creamery 36 87
Fancy Creamery......... 30 32
Fancy country roll....... 25 27
Choice coliniry voll sede he 1 1
w grade & cooking.... 2
CHEESE 0 New cr'm mild 11 12
New York Goshen........ 11 12
‘Wisconsin Swiss bricks.. 14 15
Wisconsin Sweitzer....... 13 14
Limburger. .... oni 0. 10 11
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES,
APPLES—Faney, # bbl... 350 375
Fair to choice, # bbl.... 275 3 00
BEANS—Select, # bu..... 2 00 210
Pa & O Beans, § bbl..... 1560 17
Lima Beans,.......... an 4
ONIONS—
Yellow danvers # bu.... 100
Yellow onion, §® bbl..... 1350 176
Spanish, ¥ crate........ wi 01720 19
CABBAGE—New # bbl..... 225 2 50
POTATOES—
Fancy White per bu..... . 75 80
Choice Red per bu......... 35 70
POULTRY ETC.
DRESSED CHICKENS—
BD. easiness AR 12 14
Dressed ducks $....... 14 15
Dressed turkeys # 1..... 15 16
LYE OR
Jive chickens Teroess - 60 80
Live Ducks @ or boeken. 70 80
Live Geese § pr.......... 100 125
Live Turkeys #tb....... “ 12 13
EGGS8—Pa & Ohio fresh.... 38 40
KFEATHERS—
Extra live Geese 8 ..... 50 68
No 1 Extra live geese@1b 48 50
ixed.)....... seen 25 35
MISCELLANIOUS.
TALLOW—Country, $b... 4 5
YL 5
BEEDS—\Vest Med’'m clo’er 9 75
Mammoth Clover........ 10 00
Timothy prime.......... 2 25
Timothy choice..«....... 2 35
Bluegrass................ 1 50 17
Orchard grass............ 175
MISES PE PRT TL 100
Nockwheat............... 140 1
RAGS—Country mixed.... 1 =
HONEY—White clover.... 16 17
Buckwheat, coves nsues 12 15
+LOUR CINCINNATI.
rr sae ME ens ens . $250
WHEAT—No. 2 Red........ 732 3 3
BYE—No. 2-....0.0..0 0.0. ; 63
CORN—Mixed....covevrenns 43 44
DATS heat teen anne - 36
EGGS........:... Snres 31
BUTTER 20 35
FLOUR—
$3 40
WHEAT—No 2. Red....... he $e ge
CORN—No. 2, Mixed.. 50 55
0ATS—No. 2, White........ 40 44
BUTTER—Creamery Extra. 24 3
EGGS—Pa., Firsts.......... 36 a
FrooRp NEW YORK.
LOUR—Patents....c.oectue 4 5 5
WHEAT—No, 2 Red. ....... x ? x
RYE—Western.............. 60 4
CURN—Ungraded Mixed...,. 53 54
CATS—Mixed Western..... 38 43
BUTTER—Creamery........ 20 33
EGGS8—State and Penn...... 33 9
LIVE-STOCK REPORT.
EAST IIBFERTY, PITTSBURG STOCK YARDS.
: CATTLE,
Prime Steers..... my aaties ye $ 565to 585
Fair to Good 4 25t0 5 25
Common Me adie eh aaa c 7 to 400
Bullsand dry cows......... 200to 375
Veal Calves ....iv.avi... cu, 6 50to 7 00
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