LATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGS DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN. What I doing on The World Over, important Event! Briefly Chronicled. I.egl-lntftv. The Smith Dakota House passed the bill requiring Hint nil lire insurance roinniiirl Willi headquarter outside of Hie State shall deposit 11(10,(1(11) with tnc Secretary of Stale before being allowed to do business In the Stntc The Illinois senate committee on labor and Industrial affairs voted favorable on blow nt the Pinkcrtons by making it unlaw ful to import an armed force from one county Into nnother for the suppression of riots, excepting the militln. The Missouri house pawed a bill establish lug niaiimuni telephone rate' at' per yea in cities or over IUU.0MI inhabitants; HO be tween 3i,(.H and 100,000 and DO ill other cities. The Indiana senate pased a bill requiring II corporation, linns nml individuals, ex cept railroad companies and farmers, to pay their employes nt least once week in cash. Contract for other arrangements to pay wages are made Invnlid. A bill has been introduced In the Main legislature to require hnliituiil drunknrds to he treated by the Keoly "Cure" nt Stuts or county expense. The Maine House of licprcscntatives adopted a resolution expressing a wish that Mr. llluine'a remains should rest la Maine. The Massachusetts House passed to third reading the bill to abolish "Kant Day." In the Illinois State Senate Mr. Brands presented a resolution asking Illinois mem Wrs In Congresn to urge the wilhdraWRl of all paper currency and instead Issue a like amount of aluminum coin, to protect the people of the country from cholera, which la transmitted by pnper money. The Minnesota State Senate passed the Leavitt proposition, is amend the Constitu tion by providing for a tax of not to exceed B per cent, on all Inheritances above such sum as the Legislature In lis discretion may exempt. The bill passed by a vote of I'l to 8. The Oklahoma House has refused, by a large majority, to adopt a resolution intro duced by Wallace, the colored member, con demning lynch law, esieciolly when ad ministered to colored men w ithout trial. tlrn A (Ire ot Dirmiughain, Ala., Wednesday night caned a loss of 7J,000, The Alnl atua Gas Fixture Co., and G. A. Harris, dealer in wall paper, were burned out. The Standard Eagle Itox factory at St. Louis was destroyed by lire. I.os, KV.0"0; fully insured. At Chicago, the Owens Electric Belt Com. rany's building and American restaurunt. Loss j0,0UJ. The Malleable Iron Works of Moline Ill. were destroyed by lire. Loss fftO.OTK). About 8o0 men are thrown out of employment. A lire next to Dcluionico's famous place in New York on Sunday in the building oc cupied by l.cdfcrn, the women's tailor, ruined 20 gowns valued at ll.'iO to UftO each. About 70 people hud narrow escapes. Loss, 170,000. IHanslers, Acrlitenla aait I'mnlltle An iron railroad bridge, built at a cost of 117,000, near Grenada, Miss., was wrecked by flood. Near Fargo, N. P., In the wreck of a snow plow on the Fargo A Southwestern rail road, caused by the breaking of an engine from the tender, Conductor W. G. Crawford and Hrakeman W. J. Quinlan were burned to death. A Norwegian bark, bound for New York, went ashore at I-ong Beach, N. J., and live sailors were drowned. Spreading rails caused a wreck on the Vnion Pacific near l'ocatilln, Idaho. Eliza F-gan, a 13-year-old girl, of Chicago, was killed and about 20 persons injured. Feter Iieilly, a laborer employed at the licorice works at Newark. N. J., wua boiled to death in a vat of licorice. Kansas City burglars chloroformed Mr. and Mrs. Martin Buker. and after robbing be bouse left the chamber window open. Twin infanta froze to death while the parent were unconscious. (Tin e4 I'enalilm. William McCoy, who murdered his mis tress, Mollie McGruder, in Kansas City, on the night of April 6, 180, was hanged at Lexington, Mo. McCoy confessed bis crime on the scafiold. In Greene county, Tennessee, Ed Johnson, his wife and Tom Hixou were killed in a row over the ownership of a piece of farm ing land. OPPOSED TO CHINOLINE. Mrs. Cleveland Doesn't Believe In tbe Bevival of the Boopskirt. Mrs. Grover Cleveland does not approve of the Introduction of crinoline. Bhe told several ladies who called upon her at Lake wood. N. J., that she was satisfied with the present style of dress and saw no reason why there should be change. None of Mrs. Cleveland's inaugural dresses are to be xnade to be worn with a crinoline. Three Killed in a Wreek. Two 'express trains tried to pass each other on the one track of tbe Colorado Mid land, near Denver, Colo. Engineer Mc Caramon, Fireman Mclntyre and Brake man Bowersack were killed. Both engines and five passenger coaches were demolished. Another railroad man bad both legs cut off and cannot live. None of the passengers were Injured. The accident was caused by misinterpretation or disobedience of orders There it considerable excitement in Brookllcld, Mass., over the discovery of anthracite coal andjiietroleoro on tbe land of Rev. C. M. Cautou. Guided by surface Indications, work was begun on a shaft two weeks ago. On Tuesday, at a distance of 30 feet below the surface, coal was found, caawpanled by flow of oil. Chiks, too, has been having a cold win ter, Three hundred Canton beggars died from exposure in JalL THE WAR IN KANSAS. So Par It is Bloodless, but the Republi cans are the Victors, The Popu lists Have Practically Aban doned the Field. A dispatch from Topeka, Kan., says: Th Pnpulls have practically abandoned the field. A crisis raised by Sheriff Wllkerson'S calling out a pos-e of 1000 men to defend the Ilepuhllcan posiiion was so critical and so j filled with embarrassing difficulties, that ! they decided not to meet it. At noon Gov nor l.ewelling held a conference with the I'opulist Hon e members and various lead ers of the party. The (lovernor said that the militia could not be defended upon to carry out his orders; that the resistance of 12ft men, composing the force of depniy sergeants, and 100 troops, all that could be depended upon to stand by. would be use less before the sheriff's posse of ,1000 men. Tiir novm-ion's raoroemow. Thursday afternoon the (lovernor sent the lollowfng proposition to the Kcpublican Hone: "The Governor offers In the Interest of peace and lutinintiy, that he will withdraw the State nilitiil slid not allow the Itenub IIcbii Houe riots mployes to he Interfered with by the Populists, provided that all fur ther proceedings that have been commenced by the Itepuhliciins. arising from the arrest of Kenjaniiii C. Mich, lie dropped and that the I'opulist members anil employes be not disturbed by the arre-t of olllce's or other wise ami the sheriff of Shaw nee county dis charge his deputies and does not Interfere, nor try to Interfere, w ith the) ai ts of the Populists and Stale tiltlccr--, Including nil lit ia. and this agreement to continue in force until the ch-se of the present seas on of the legislature." The Republican house was at first not dis posed to do more than reject the proposition of the (lovernor, hut after a thoughtful debate it was voted to apioint a cotnmiltee of live to prepare a counter proposition to the (lovernor, which was as follows: "The chief clerks of the rival Houses to be arrested for contempt and their cases submitted liy habeas corpus proceedings to the Supreme Court for immediate decision The agreement to be ratitied by the signa tures of Douglass, Dtinsmnre and l.ewell ing. Nothing startling happened Thursday night. When thu (lovernor received the rotiositon of the llepulilican House he sent rack word that be would have to submit to his advisers. The Itepuhlicans agreed to al low liim until morning to answer it. The I'npulHs met but did nothing of any crlnse quence except to wrangle bitterly among themselves over the situation. They are handicapped by the fact that 20 of their meinhers are very weiikkneed and are ready to join the llepulilican llotie at the first opportunity, should the Supreme Court decide in favor of the Hepuhlicnn House these 20 members will undoubtedly bleak away from the I'opulist House. Thursday morulni! the tnnil carriers look food to the legislators, the military forces fearing to stop them or to deny them the right of admission. The ('tilted States Mar shal was ready with a lorce of deputies to arrest all of tlie militiamen and tbc (lovero inent's nlllcers in ca-e the mail carriers were interfered with. He was given no occasion to cull on his deputies. A wagon load of provisions enough to keep the occupants of the House supplier for 21 hours, drove up to the west entrance of the State House about noon. The cap tain in command of the company on guard there relieved his men from duty as the wikoii arrived, and everything it contained was carried into the ball with out hindrance. As soon as this was accom plished the soldier ajjiiin went on duty. At it) o'clock (lovernor l'weliiii't dismissed Colonel Huglits, who refused to obey his orders, and look personal charge of all the military forces. TRANSFERRED TO THE COURTS, The Kansas Legislative War ia Ended. Oovernor Lewelllng Hacks Com pletely Down and Accepts the Republican Proposition. After a consultation this morning Covor nor Lewelling signed the ieaee agree ment between him and tiie lle pulilican House of Itepresentatives. The news of the settlement of the revolution was received n the Republi can hall with the wildest demonstrations of toy. The terms of peace are a complete back-down by the (lovernor. The decision of Hie court-Is awaited with great anxiety. The Populists are discouraged, are abus ing the Governor and say that they will not obey the Supremo Court if it dccbies against them. The troops have been sent home. Origin ot the Trouble. The Democrats and the Populists fused on the electoral ticket at the Presidential elec tion, and when tbe yote was canvassed it stood as follows: Harrison, Republican, 158.. 184; Weaver, Populist, 163,111, and Bidwell, Prohibitionist, 4553. The canvass of the State tloket was not quite so simple. The Btate Board of Canvass ers gave certificates to sixty-three Republi cans tortile House of Representatives, tifty slx Populists, Ave Democrats and one lnde nendeuL On January 10 an attemnt was made by the Populists to organise the House. Toe independent member voted with them, but the Democrats abstained from voting. In order that an or ganisation might be effected, how ever, tbe Populists swore iu three men who had been defeated, and, it is allege!, admitted seven others who had no claims to seats, and undertook to conduct legisla tiou. Tbe effect of ttaia was that there were two contending legislative bodies, two Speakers and two sets of o dicers. An all night session was held on the first night of the organization, members ot both bodies camping in the legislative halls. There ware uo sleeping accommodations ami the members slept ou the floor, the two rival speakers sharing one blanket, both being on toe watch for developments. Tbe Senate, whiea has a Populist ma jority, recognised the House oranisid by tbe Populists, but the Republican douse re fused to recognise the notification of this fact sent tueia by the Senate. Tho Gov ernor, who is a Populist, gavs an official recognition to the Populist organisation. Both Houses came to a temporary agree ment and adjourned. Committees of Con ference were appoiutad with view tn a set tlement. In tbe meantime tbe Populists elected a State Treasurer, who undertook to take possession of his ofllos without flung a legal bond. This was defeatsd by tbe law ful incumbent The Republicans who had received oertifloates of election were made to obtain possession, the iuouinb-mts refus ing to surrender their ortioes to men about whose election there was any dispute. Judge John Martin, tbe loader of tbe fu sion Democracy of Kansas, was elects! to the United States Bsnate by a combination of Populists and Democrats on January ii. He obtained the solid vote of tbe tweuty-flv Populists and Democrats lu the Sanate, and In tbe Populist House be received sixty-two votes. Tbe Republicans are unahle to muster a quorum to vote on tbe Seuitorship. If tht courts decide that the Republicans have th constitutional lower House than they will elect another Senator, aad the contest for recognition will be transferred to Washing ton. Mr. Ady has, however, been elects! by the Republicans to tbe United States Senate, and he will make a claim for tbe seat now held by Soustor Perms. Senator Perkins holds his seat by appoint stent and be will refuse to surrender it to Judge Martin should the latter endeavor to take iu No charob to florlsU fur this ad vice: If you would have your plant itart early put them Id spring beds. LATER NEWS WAIFS, reuses asm riKAirim. list Shaw and John Dubolse, two horse thieves, resisted arrest In Allen county, near Montmorenri, Georgia, but were both captured. Duboise was probably fatally Injured. Both men were white. Lynching was narrowly averted. The "Kid's" band on the Mo Grande border were routed by troops. The "Kid" himself was the only one w ho escaped death or capture. The Arizona l egislature lias placed a price of ."..otto on the head of "The Kid." Michael Foerstel, the defaulting cily treasurer of St. l.otils, has been Indicted for embezzlement on six counts. The total amount of his shortage Is 104,000. Samuel Derrettand John Williams, both colored, quarreled over a game of enrds In a saloon nt Chicago. Williams fired four shots St Dcrrett, only line of which look effect, inflicting a flesh wound. Dcrrett fired once and Williams dropped dead with a bullet through his heart. l.rntai.sTiVR. The lower house of the Washington leg islature has passed an autl cigarette bill. An anti crinoline bill has been Introduced In the Indiana Senate, with good prospects for passage. There was an immense crowd at the ses sion of the Wyoming Legislature on Satur day. Before a ballot was taken Snyder, I'opullsls, moved that the Joint session ad journ sine die. The I'opullsls and some of New's supporters voted for the motion and the Senate closed without electing a Sena tor. I mmeiliately after the Joint session ad journed the House adjourned sine die. The Senatorial position will be filled by appoint ment. It Is expected that (lovernor Osborne w ill appoint A. L. New, Democrat. The Alabama Senate has passed the Bay er election bill, and it will become a Inw. It provides for the Australian ballot, mid Its effect will be to disfranchise illiterate negro voters to the number of about 40,000 or more. The Kolb third party in both houses was against the bill all the way through. w Asmsmorr. .fudge Howell E. Jackson was continued cd by the Senate ns asr-ociate Justice ot the Supreme Court. The legislative bill as reported to the sen ate has these Items of increac: Mint at ( arson, Nev., li.'ft.OUO; registration of Utah commission, $ 14,000. The provision of the bouse bill for a joint commission to inquire whether a; reduction In the force of the different bureaus rim be made was stricken out. Section 0, providing that no part of the public funds shall be used in defraying the funeral expenses of any otilcer of the government, was also expunged, as was section 7, with requires the heads of bureaus to require eight hours labor a day from all employes. ronrtfiN. In the House of Commons at Ixindou the Home Rule bill was read a lirst time and its second reading set lor March 13. Mr. Chamberlain spoke at length on the meas ure, claiming that the bill sowed seeds of discontent. The striking cotton spinners In Lanca shire, England have agreed to accept a 2) per cent, reduction In wages. They struck against a proposition to rediics wages ft per cent. The masters will meet this week to decide whether to accept the compromise tffa.ed. mil kiiiis. It is announced that the Chicago and Northwestern Ilailwayv.ill elevate all its tracks within the limits of Chicago at an expense of t2i.000,0tK). The plans provide for the eievation of 27 mllesof first and second track and 14.1 miles of side track. The company estimates that the interest on the 124,000,000 will be less than the amount it is now compelled to pay annually on account of litigation and Judgments arising from deaths and personal inury cases, due for the most part to the grude crossings. FINANCIAL. The liochester Paper Company, one of the largest concerns in Rochester, N. Y., has Issued a circular to its creditors stating that it is unable to meet its obligations. Tbe company is capitalized at UOO.ObO, and according to its aiiuual report filed Febru ary 13 the indebtedness is plated at 1300.000 and assets at 71U,000. CLEVELAND NAMES FIVE. The President-Elect Announoee That Gresham, Carlisle, Lamont, Bissell and Hoke Smith are Cabinet Certainties. At Lakewood, N. J., Mr. Cleveland offi cially announced the names of four mem hereof his Cabinet Wednesday evening. They are: WALTER Q. GRK.SHAM, of Illinois, Secretary of State. JOHN G. CARLISLE of Kentucky, Sec retary of the Treasury. DANIEL 8, LAMUNT, of New York, Sec retary of War. WILSON 8. BISSELL, of New York. Post master General. HOKE SMITH, of Georgia, Secretary of the Interior. On making the announcements, Mr. Cleve land said : "There is no need of any mystery in re gard to the Cabinet, and it ia useless to speculate anti indulge in guess work. I shall make no semt of the matter, but shall an nounce the names of gentlemen selected to till the positions as fast as 1 receive their acceptance ami permission to make the matter public." Mr. Cleveland would say nothing in re- rrard to the other iwsillons, or the men wbo lave been mentioned in connection with theui. MOHTVARY. At City of Mexico Frank E. Traiuor, dep uty United Stutea consul general In Mexico and formally of W'illianisport, Pa., died from typhus fever, Rear Admiral Case, of the United States navy, wbo has been on the retired list, died at Washington. Ex-Congressman Barksdale, of Jackson, Miss., died suddenly on bis Yazoo county plantation, aged 70 years, A cask or LRi'Hosy has come to light In Norwich, N. J. , and the people of that vil lage are thoroughly frlghteued. The victim of the disease it a Russian Pole, Joseph 0 jet pie. THE HAWAIIAN REVOLUTION ANNEXATION TREATT. Terms tinder Which the Hawaiian Is lands Are to Come Into the Union. Tbe President's Recommendations. The treaty of annexation concluded be tween Secretary of B'ate Foster and the Commissioners of the Provisional Govern ment of Hawaii was tran-rnitted to the Senate at Washington. The message of the President states (hat it was deemed more desirable to fully an nex the Islands then to establish a protecto rate. The President says the overthrow of the monarchy was not In any way prompt ed by this Government; that the restoration of Queen Llliuokalani Is undesirable, if not Impossible; and that, unless actively tup ported by the Vniled States, would be ac companied by serious disaster and the dis organisation of all business interests. Con tinuing, the President says: It is essential that none of the other great powers shall secure these Is la nils. Such a possession wnu'd not he con-istent with jiir safety and with the peai of the world. If Hits treaty meets the approval of the Senate, feace and good order will he secured to tbe "lands under existing laws until such time aa Congress can provide by legislation a fiertnanent form of government. This legi slation should he, and I do not doubt, will be not only just to the natives anil all other residents of the island, hut should be char acterized by great liberality and a high re gard to the rights of all tho people and of all the foreigners domiciled there. An Instruction has been sent to Minister Stevens commending his action, in so far as it lay within the purview of Mending In structions and tended to co-operate with the administration of affairs by the provisional Government, hut disavowing any steps in excess of such instructions whereby the au thority of the t'nited States might appear to have been asserted to tbe impairment of the imleietileiit sovereignty of the Ha waiian (iovermneut by the assumption of a formal protectorate. Secretary Foster says that the provisions of the treaty reserve to ( ongress the deter mination of all questions affecting the form of government of the annexed territory, the citirenship and elective Iriinchise of the in habitants, and all questions relating to the economical and political status of the islands. He soys that, pending the negotiationa, he received assurances from representatives of the leading Kiwers of the world, and from her own Ministers abroad, convincing him Hint the Incor Kinition of the Hawaiian Islands Into the t'nion will be regarded by the powers with atisfac:ion. ritOVISIONS or THE TKFATT. The treaty Itself provides for the cession of all rights of sovereignty over the islands and all public property to the t'nited States. He ven lie from public lands, except such as are reserved for (lovernment purposes, are to lie u-ed -olely for the lieuefit of the peo ple of the Mauds. A re-idenl commission er is to lie apMiiited, w ho shall have power tn veto any act of the existing tioveriinient. I'ntil Congress enact the lurceessary legis lation existing commercial relations of the Hawaiian Hands, both with the I'nited States and tnreign governments, -.hall con tinue. I'tirther immigration of Chinese in to the Islands is prohibited, anil the Chinese now in tho Inland- ahull not be permitted to come into the present territory of the I'nited States. I he public debt of tlie islands is as sumed bv the I' imed Suite", to the extent of .l.2'iO,(S). The Cniteil States agrees to pay (jucen Llliuokalani tLti.oHia yiar dor init life, and to Princess Kalouliini H.VI.lKHl. I'nrler the provisions of the treaty the sugar proilucersol Hawaii will not partici pate in the bounty provided by the McKiu ley law unlesi Congress extenits it to the is hinds. PEACE liKIGXS AT HAWAII. 1IIF STIAMSIIir SKMill' RKIKUS THK LATXST NIWH fl'DM TIIK 11 M4. The steamship Helgic arrived at San Fran cisco 1 1 run Honolulu on Saturday and re- fiorled that the American Hag was still luiiting over the Hawaiian (uvcrmnf nt buildings February 10, and (but there hud been no disturbances. Martial law was de clared otr by the Hawaiian Provisional Government on Kebtiary 5. A detachment of saiiora and marines from the I'nited States warahiti llonton were slill quartered on shore and the ("nited States war-hip Mohican steamed into the harbor as the Belgic railed out. Kx Qmeti Lllioukalanl is still in retire ment in her private residence. L. M. Damon, Minister ol Finance In the Thurston Cabi net, ba been uppoimed Vice President of the 1'iovisioiiul (loveruinent by the Kxic i live and Advisory Councils, lie is one of the Commissioners now in Washington. LILIUOKALANI'S LETTER. Bhe Wrote Ber"Oreat and Oood Friend" That Nothing Be Done Until She ie Heard. The documents laid before tlie senste at Washington on Hawaiian matters contain, ed the hitherto unpublished protest address ed by the ex-queen to the president, which leads as follows: His Excellency Benlamin Harrison, Presi dent of the I'nited States. M GlIKATANIl Gooll FlIFND It is With deep regret that I address you on this occa sion. Someof mv subjects, aided by aliens, have renounced their lovality and revolted against the constitutional government of my kingdom. They have attempted to do poe nic and to establish a provisional gov ernment, tn direct conflict with the orgunlo law of this kingdom. I'pon receiving in cotitestab'e proof thai his excellency, the minister I leiilix.tentiiiry of the I'nited Stales, aided and abetted Ihelr tinlawfnl movements and caused United States troops to he landed for that purpose. I submitted 1 1 force, believing that he would not have si ted in that manner unless by the author ity of the government which lie represents. This nctior. on mv part was prompted by three reasons: The futility of a conflict with the I'nited Slates; the desire to avoid violence, bloodshed and the destruction of life and pre petty, and the certainty which I feel I hut you ami your government will r glit whatever wrongs may have been inflict- d iqinii us in the premises. Ibisapioal is not made for myself per sonally, hut for my people, who have hither always enjoyed 'he friendship and protection ol the I'nited States. Mv opponents have taken the only vessel which could he obtained here, and, hearing of their intention of sending a delegation of their number to present their aide of this conflict before you. I requested the favor of sending by the same vessel an envoy to you, to lay before you my statement, as the facts appear to mvaelf and my loyal subjects. This request has been refused, and I now usk that, in Justice to myself and to my people, no steps be taken by the government of the I'nited Mates until' my cause can be heard bv you. I shull be able to di-p.itch an envoy about the second day of February, as that will he tbe first available onp irliinity hence, and he will reach you with every p n-sible ha-te, iu order that there may be no delay in the set tlement of this matter. I prnv vou, tberclore. my good friend, that vou will not allow any conclusions tj be readied by you until my envoy arrives. 1 beg to assure you of the continuance of ny highest consideration, Lll.IP0KAI.AKI R. H Koi i'i c, Jan. 18, ibH3. TBI) CAB COUPLER BILL. The Railroad Companies Olven Plenty of Time for Change of Equipment, Which Will be a Blessing to Freight Trainmen In Particular. The railroad car coupler bill, which was passed by the senate last week, and which il of so lunch Importance to railroad compa nies, and freight trainmen, will soon beset, ed upon In tbe honte. and Is likely to be come a law, reads as follows: That from and after the first day of Jan uary, IKIia, it shall be unlawful for any com mon carrier engaged in inter-state com tnerce by railroad to use on Its line any locomotive engine in moving Inter-State traffic not equipped with a power driving wheel brake anil appliances for operating the train brake system, or to run any train In such tralllc after -aid date that h is not a sufficient number of cars in It, r?o equipped with power or train brakes tliat the engi tieer on the locomotive drawing such train can control its speed, without requiring brakeman to use the common hand brake for that purpose, Section 2 That on and after the first day of January, lwis), it ahull lie unlawful for any such common carrier to haul or permit to be hauled or u-ed on its line any car used In moving inter State tralllc not equipped with couplers, coupling automatically by impact, and which can be uncoupled with out the neeeisity of men going between tbe ends of the cars. Section 3 --1 hat when any port on, firm, company or corporation engaged in inter state commerce by railroads shall equip a sullicieiit number of its cars so as to comply with the provisions of section 4 of this act, it may lawfully refuse to receive from con necting lines ot road or shippers any cars not siifllciently equipped, in sccordume wiiii i ne ursi section ot tins act, wun audi power or train breaks as will work and readily Interchange with the breaks in use on its own cars as required byj'hia act. Section 4 I hat from and alter the first day of .Inly, lKi.r, until otherwi-e ordered by the Inter Mate Commerce (oin mission, ft shall be unlawful for any railroad company to use any car in inter-State commerce that la not provided with secure grab-irons or hand-holds on the ends and sides of each car for greater security to men in conpling and uncoupling cars. Section That within 90 days from the paosage of this act the American Railway Association ia asiboned hereby to desig nate to the Inter State Commerce Commis sion the standard height of draw bars for freight cars, measured perpendicular from the level of the tops of the rails to the cen ter of the draw bars, fur each of the several gauges of rail roads in ue In the I'uited States, and shall tlx a maximum variation from such standard height to be allowed be tween tbe draw bais of empty and loaded cars. Upon their determination being cer tified to the Inter State Commerce Commis sion, said commission shall at once give no tice of the standard fixed upon to all com mon carriers, owners or lessees engaged in inter-stale commerce in the United States, hy such means as the commission may deem proper; but should said association fail to determine a standard, : s above pro vided, it shall be the duty of the Inter State Commerce Commi-slon to do so before Julj i, imn. ami immeiiiareiv to give notice thereof, a aforesaid, and after July 1, iwr, no cars, eit her loaded or unloaded, shall lie lined in inter-state tralllc which do not comply with the standard above provided for. Section C That any such common carrier using any locomotive engine, running any train or hauling or permitting to be hauled or used on its line any cur in violation of any of the provisions' of this act shall lie liulile to a pe:.alty off KiO for each and every such violation, to be recovered iu a suit or suits to he brought by the I'nited States litrict Attorney in the IMslrict Court of the I'nited Stalesa having jurisdiction In the locality where aiith violations shall have been committed nnd It shall be the duty of such IMstrlitt Attorney to bring such suits ti-on duly verilied inlormation being Indued with him of such violation having occurred, and it shal; also be the duty of the Inter State Corr..iiarce Commission to lodge with the proper District Attorneys information of any such violations as may come to its knowledge; provided that nothing in the act contained shall apply to four-wheeled cars or to locomotives use in hsndling such trains. Section 7 -That the Inter-Slate Commerce Corunii-iioii may from time to time, upon full hearing and for good cause, extend the period within which any common carrier thall comply with the provisions of this act. Section S That any employe of any inch common carrier wlm may be injured by any locomotive, car or train in use contrary to the provisions of this act. shall not be deemed thereby to have assumed the risk thereby occasioned, although continuing in the employment of such carrier after the unlawful use of such locomotive car or train bad been brought to his knowledge, .I, BIO FIRE AT WEST NEWTON, PA. A Business Block Wiped Out Early Sunday Morning. Early Sunday morning almost an entire square of business property at West New ton, Pa., was destroyed by fire. Involvings loss of several thousands of dollars. Flames were discovered issuing from the rear of the furniture rooms of P. Paul A Sons at 1:1ft o'clock. The building was a frame one, and being filled with Inflammable material it did not take long for the Are to spread to adjoining property on Main and Church streets, containing the postofflce, Mrs. Clara De Yere's millinery establishment, the fur niture warehouse in the rear of Paul's store, tbe hardware depot of II. A. Obley, C W. Sanders & Co.'s hardware and tinware store and Christian Zelgler's boot and shoe store. All of these properties were completely de stroyed. The Paul family, occupying apartments over the furniture store, barely escaped with their lives. They had to be taken out by means of ladders. The properly in which Paul & Son's fur niture store was located was owned by John Elliott, of Hazel wood, Pittsburg, and was almost fully insured. Tbe adjoining block on Main street w aa owned by D. F. Rosen, of this place and was partially insured. A. T. liarr s stationery store, in the post-office building, was also badly destroyed, with little insurance. Mrs. De Vere's millinery establishment is u total loss, ss were also all her hou-ehuld goods; her ions is about 11.5m). 0. W. Sanders A Co.'s loss is about ft.OOO, partially insured. H. A. O'dey, C. Zeigler and Leeper. the photographers, who occupied the rooms above ( '. W. Sanders A Co.'s store, will lose about $.300 each. New York, San Frauciijco, London and Liverpool insurance companies carry the SAN1TAHY. The Pittsburg mortuary report for the week ending lust Saturday shows tbe total Dumber of deaths to have been 108, an an nual death rate of 22 per 1,000, and a de crease of i as compared with tbe corre sponding week of 1892. FIRES. At Gardiner, Me., the Richard's paper company's mill. Loss, 1200,000, insurance, 1180,000. Tug Texas Pins Timber Company, a New England syudicate, has effected the largest timber sale ever recorded in the South. Tbe sale is of standing timber, for 1730,000. CARLISLE'S SUCCESSOR. Judge William Lindsay Eleo ted by tbe Kentucky Legislature. The House and Senate at Frankfort, Ky , after balloting for two hours for a Fnitei States Senator, elected Judge William Lind say, of Frankfort, to succeed Mr. Carlisle. Jud,re Lindsay bad received the Democrats caucus nomination, and A. E. Wilson, of Louisville, had been nominated by the Re publican caucus. Both names were present ed. In the Sennte Judge Lindsay received WIl.t.IAN l.tMiSAT. sixteen votes and Mr. Wilson six. In tho House the former had thirty-two and the latter thirteen votes. Next day In Joint ses sion Judge I.ind-ny was declared Senator. Judge Wiiliam Lindsay was born in Rock bridge county, Virginia, September 4, 182ft, of Scotch parentage. He moved to Hick man county, Kentucky, in 8M, qnnliriedl for and practiced law at Clinton in lRrf,ancl volunteered and served in the Confederate Army as Captain and stafT officer. Whers the war ended, he returned to Clinton and resumed the practice of the law. He was elected to the Legislature in lH(i7, and in 1870 was chosen Judge of the Appellate Bench of Kentucky. Ho was the Chic I Justice. When his term expired he was elected to the Senate of Kentucky. President Harri son tendered him the office of Inter state Commerce Com mifnioner, which he declin ed. He was a World's Fair Commissioner, end as such went to Europe last year. Ho ia of commanding presence, pleasant ad dress and humor, and Is best known in Ken tucky as "Hill Lindsay." BUSINESS PRETTY FAIR. The Varioua Industries Retain Their Activity, Especially in the West. R. Dun & Co' I Wrrkly Hrrhw of Trwle says: Anxious efforts l y the bauks for an i-sue of bonds by the Treasury, and the refusal of the President to authorize it, caned apprehension and depression during most of the week. Exports of gold to day will probably be no more thun I2,oo:,iXiO. More over, quite largo purchases of securities en foreign account are reported, which would cancel heavy adverse merchandise balances, and to that extent i revent gold shipments. Outside financial influences, the course of busiiie-s is undisturbed; its volume ia still large, though somewhat affected hy recent storms, and there are fewer signs than usual of unsound or unhealthy conditions, though at many points collections are some what slow. Wheat Isholfaeent lower, with receipts of l.ti O WSJ bushels at tho West in fonr days. Corn is 1J cents lower, and cotton an eighth lower, though the receipts continue small. Oats and coffee are each a quarter lower. The woolen works are as busy as ever, and sales of wool at three chief markets this year have been 43,000,000 pounds against Itf.OCO.onO la-t year, a gain of 24 per cent. The coal market is called us sloppy. In the iron trade no distinct improvement is seen, for while business is lurge, prices are entirely demoralized by intense compe tition, Hails are an exception, for 7ft,i b0 tons have been sold without reported change in prices, und structural works are well em ployed, though at low prices, but the de mand for plates is now up to the capacity of the works, and bar iron is quite weak. TherinancialoutU.uk depends largely upon the fact that exports of tlie principal pro ducts in January were -H,0no.(mo smaller than last year, while imports at New York alone were 417,000,000 larger than lust year, which indicates a considerable excess of imports for the mouth and explains the heavy nu go of gold. The business failures throughout the country for the last seven days number for the I'nited States 1!7, and for Canada 3A, or a total of 233, as compared with totals of 2btl last week and 301 the week previous to tbe last. For the corresponding week of last year the figures were 2U0, representing 2M fail urea in the United States and 48 for Canada BI'SlNKSS HAKOMRTKR. The bank clearing totals for the week ended February 10, 1803, with comparisons, aa telegraphed to Uradttreet, are: New York l74fl,3M.iV)l D 17.1 Boston 08,2111,137 I 7.8 Chicago 90.8(KMIi3 I U.2 Philadelphia 7ft,2.'i7,U08 D 18.3 St. Louia 23.8(i,777 D .2 San Francisco lH,128,.rU I :i Cincinnati Ift,242,2ft0 Baltimore 14.600,027 P 8.7 Pittsburg IK, 130. 240 D .! Cleveland 3,504,149 I 10. 1 (I indicates increae, D decrease.) The total for 78 cities is 11,252 263.807. which shows a decrease of 10 1. Outside New York, t's.Biitl,tttsi. an increase of 2.!. IT STANDS. Stamboul'a Record of 3:07 1-2 Aocepted by tbe N. T. A. At San Francisco, the board of appeals for tbe Pacific district of tbe National Trotting Association after an investigation lasting some days has found that S la la bours 2:07i record, made at Stockton, Cel., November 23 latt, was fairly and properly made. Henry M. McHugh, who threaten encd to disclose alleged fucts about Stam boul'a performance, is expelled from the association and Jchn 8. Kearney and John A. MuCloud, who were found to be implica ted with him are suspended. It is further found that all records made on the Stock ton track from October 14 to November 23, 18112, inclusive, shall aland, all requirements having lieen strictly and legally complied with. The board save iu making the find ing for Slumbnul: "We believe tbe ellort made to discredit the time was for a mali cious and diahonest pur-iose and we find the churge supported by no reliable evidence, but that the parties active iu making tbe charge are implicated ilia conspiracy to levy uluck mail.' As A rule a 8inie tuun ia rarely discovered lending- a double life, bo much for bachelorhood.
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