HEWS IROM WASHIMM NATIONAL AFFAIRS. Blatee.l of .General Interest. About the Capital. Te rerretr-e -eocluMvenea ef . President Cleveland liwvk1 ooo recall how. A'hi'ii (too, (tract m In command ol the army nuil when be wm l'resldent, ho strolled about unattend ed, die rode in the street cars illco nn ordl art cltlxcn, and wan often seen n Iiniyl vaniA avenue without hnvlni tile . f ot-t"H dogged by detectives. Mr. I.lneeln, though bowed down with wnr reionib!lltle nnd surrounded by i nice seeker. IukIhKmI on rid lue; out unattended uil hi favorllo horse, Andrew Johnson, nlso, never stuotl In tear ol nwtcstiitlou. though tint tdtteriie ( the wnr tu abroad m the land nml UirMili y per meated the public mind. Against I'm pro tests ol hi friends, he liit'l tin-guard remov ed bfim I ho While House Irnut doors, nml tlmf had never been rcplnced up n llm time ol tiie sentry-4 eves. President Usve urn also -very generiu of his presence, nml ap peared to Ills friends who wished to-e him. He walked out frequently with bl rlfi or nt tendod by amee, persouul lrieud..aul very oltaa oluuo. .BWtine'i Monument. Tk grave of..tumes (I. lllnlnn, la iflak Hill Cemetory, attracts more visitor than nuy other, except Walilhgtoirs nt Mt, Vernou. Strange no It may seem, there la iw'hlng to mark Alio restU'g-pla'u of the proa? stnte. nun bet a "mall lootstotw with tbe Inltinlt "J. I. U." upon It, At hi heal If ,un olil hickory, blasted by lightning, an 1 it was tits xrouul wish that this should be lilt only monument. 'On the. death of lit siu Walker. Iw selected the let, w 1 1 1 ti overlooks liock Creek, acd when lull daughter, Mr. "opplti ger, died, he purchased the adjoining lot. III which ntoid the old hickory tree, which had been struck nt the top, hut which lin since, been trlmweil nnd revived. 'I he Secretary requested then thut he burled beneith it, nud that It should uever be destroyed. 11 is wish a have bom carried out. Temkee Beef In Germany. The special ngcnt of the AurliMilluraC !le pnrtmeut. who hua Iwen Investigating the conditions ol our dressed beef nml live enttlo trmle with (ler.iinuy, ha made hi rcportdo Secretary llnrtnn. lie nbow very com-lualve-ly, ii n reault of vnreful t-iipilry on the iwtt of conli!nefa, buti'hor, nmi evnn aomo of Hie vetiTimirlana Uu'iiifi'lvvo, that both the drP-d and tho onttlo r.'eelted from tliia cnimtry nre f 4coptlunnlly good piallty. In ri K""l to dri'n.'d bvet.hu Mut" that Hi first two Iota reeelveil were in poor condition on inn to failure to mnintnin tho low ti'iiix-r-ature in the atoraue ruonin throuhoiit voy ae. Die eooditiuo of all the aiibwiueiit hlpmenla baa been thoroughly fntisfiu'tury. Tbe only eritli'iam olb-red won from tome of the rrtnil luitch' r. wbo said that tome of it waa alnioat too fat too jrlve jatisfnctlon. For every shipment the contirneea were furuihed in advauoe arlth a certificate from tiie Herman Conxul in this country that nil tiie meat uhlpped h.wl been otTli'lu'ly lnpect ed by the Federal authoritlea and on arrival every qunrter waa folios' to bo prulded with tbe offlcinl ta, allowing luapection .by Amer icas veterinarian, XotwithstnndinK theae precautlona, on tho arriral of the atrnniera bearing thee.onrKOc, they rarere bonrded by the Hamburg veter inarians and tbelr aitnBta, the wrapper removed from every quarter and every piece thoroughly Inspected. Every ple.ve was found iood aud of flratlnaa quality. A conaldecnble quantity of this nvnt bad been purchaaad by partiea In Iter! in and JiiwscU eorf, but wlnK to poor trauaportntlon fn cllitlci extstlng In (lormany for perlahatlo soods, the oient aold to theae parties bad to lie salted and pickled at Ilnmburg befeco transport atlou. Tbe wholesale butchers would, he says, rather do their own kililna; tban to bnve beef come over dretscd. Tbe report lutU mates that the measures of protection are re garded by many persons In Hamburg ns a mere subterfuge to gratify the Agrarian farty. CAt'ITOL NOTES. The Torktown reservation, In Routh Dako ta, will be opened for settlement ourly in tbt sprlug. Hiram R. Lott, of Loulslanni has been nominated United Btutcs Consul at Managua Nioaraiua. Coxey got a hearing before tho ways anj means committee of tho housa, but t tie sea ate finance committee will have notblug todc with blm. A court martial has been ordered to meet at Fort Sheridan, III., Thursday, January 17 tor the trial ol First Lleutcnuut James V Bf alock, retired. A currency bill has boon Introduced hj Keprescntntive Wndsworth, of New Vork, tb) principal leatures of which nre tbo issue of i per cent bonds, payable In 50 years. Senator Martin has introduced a bill foi theadmii-lon of Oklahoma aa a State. Tni bill provides for an extension of tbe area at as to include a part of tho territory ot th Culokasuw nation. A oablogram from Madrid says that as are nit of tbe rocent nngo iatlou a tuiniinua ta riff bas been reaocorded to tbe t'nitet 8 tales by the Spanish government upon ex ports from the United Biotas .Into Cuua anj l'orto Rico. Tbe annual tend distribution at tbe Agrlcul tnral Department has sojfar resulted In send ing out 1,800,000 iatiera ot vegetable seeds ti people throughout the country. Tae wort will probably not be completed before May Theie are still about 6,000,000 papers of eeeli waiting distribution. MANY LIVES LOST. A Midwinter Dale Visita the Coaata of France and Britain. Tbe weather bas been very severe, and many avoidants to vessels are reported from various parts of tbe coast. Two snips found ered in the Humbert and tbelr crews were drowned. A barge was wrecken off Bandgote, Kent, and the resoue of her crew wat accompanied by exciting aoenea. The lifeboat men at tempted to launob tbelr boat, but tbe ernf t got tuck la a snow bank, aud it waa found impos sible to get ber Into tbe water. At this Juncture a heroic ooast guardsman, dives tod him self of his heavy elotblng, and, carrying a live line, sprang into tbe boiling surf. Swimming with powerful stroke, ha after a severe atrug sle, reached tbe wreok. Then a heavier dine was drawn aboard, and soon tbe crew and their gallant resouer, were aafe on shore. The schooner Union y oapaf&ed Sunday off North Sunderland Polut, aud all bar orew were drowned, Tbe French steamer Aaanls.-employwd In tbe looal trade of Maneillea, founder ed three miles off Cape Caveau during cyclone. Thirteen persona were drowned. PRIESTS FIGHT A tUEL Ostensibly Because ot Bsllgious Jealous ly, but KesUljr Over a Women. Hews comes from parras, Maxleo.of a dual unto death with knives, between two Catholic priesU. Parraa bat two parishes, one ad ministered by Futber Briooeu and the other by Father Florls. Jealousies bave for a long time existed between tbe two priests over tbelr religious duties. - ' The result of tbe duel Is that Father Briooeu la dying aud Father Florls u behind prison wails. It is said that a woman was the real cause of tbe tragedy. FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Aa Outline ef the Work In tbe Senate ea4 Bouse. terKrex! imt pat. Rksats. In the HiMinte to diy Mr. Lodge's nnwnllnti retolutioii was Inken up nn a mo tion which wsa carried by n vote of aj to 11 All the llepubllcnn nnd Democratic nod l'o tlll.t votes of Allen, Jtutier, C'ockrell.lleorgn, (lormnn, Oray, illill, Joiiea, of Arknnui Kyle, l.luilniiy, Martin. Mnrfiin, rneo, loll er,lliinoin sad t Knrtiee weie In tho affirma tive. 1 ne resolution then went over until to-morrow. The Henste adjournnil shortly after 8 o' clock ns a mark of reepeet to tho memory of liepreaentatlva J'oet of Illinil, who ilied Hundny. A speech by Mr. 1'erTer, (l'op.Kan.) In support of a eorvlee peiilon bill for the lienellt of soldlnre nnd sailor of the late wnr and nnothor fry Mr. Mitchell, (llep (ire.) In behalf ot the Klvnrnuimii ennui bill occupied mot ot the time of the elon. Mr. ltfinom ll'eiii.) N. ('..J wns elec'ed pnlileut pro tent ot the senate to a"t In the nliaenoe of Presi dent Hteveimm nnd Mr. Ilnrrl. llori-iiya A-oteol Hi to B;l the l)mo erntlc boiis ieauoiie decided to-day to indorae the ('nrlllesubstltiitn eurrvney bill, now be. fore tho houe. Hpenker t'rli took the lend In preventing tiie ireeolutlou nnd In vigorous ly urging the ecnxMiily ot It ndoptlon. The committee on rule wi intru'te to bring In a rule to-morrow tieJoe the debate. Kl forts to ameod Mr. rl'i pollution were voted down, one of the adverse vote show ing only 1.1 in her of the caucus favorable lo nil issue oi bonds ito retire tho gruttP backe, twrww-ekrosn . pat. Br.!T Further debate on Mr. Lodge" resolution nklng lir Infuruintlon whv Aiueri can slils had bees withdrawn from llawnllni waters took plaoe In tbe senate to-dny. Mr. I'nlmor, Dem. III., delivered n speech ngnlnsl the resolution. Mr. t'rny, Dem. Del., nlo oppoel It ndoptiou. U be senntn nt !l o'cloek listened to eulogies uD tho Into Alfred II, Cot qultt, ot (leorgla. Hot'HR. This wasthei'iMt ilnyof the gener al debate on the eureene.y hill In the house and the opponents of the mnnure bad theli innings, llefore tae debute begun Mr. llelts hoover (Dem. I'a.) K,v0 notioo of amond .rent. It proposes a sm'tlon b eimlilo the Meretnry of the treasury to fund the treasury notes which may remain in elrciilntlon nftei the llrM day ot August. 1U3, which were Is sued under thenc of February 23. lHii!i: JulJ It, lHtli; March 3. IWii: and Jul ilt. 111, by is'iilng luinds to au amount uot eveedlna t.VIO.OiKI.OiKI. redeemable at tbe .leniiru o the 1'ulted States after fire years, pnvable Sf yearn from dnto, with lutureet at 8 per cent, pnyahlo seml-aiinuiiily ill gold. Xlin bondi , nre to be of such ibttoniluntiooe .(not lesi than 450 ) as the secretary may determine upon, nnd to be sold at nut lee than par foi ,gold or for treasury notes. The feature o Ike day wns the speech of Mr. HHiley 1 1 mm. j'0.1, who made ad nttaek on the president, nud arraigned the Democratic pnrty generallj lor drilling away from It traditional moor ing. Ills speech created much oaailuniol aud a good deal of a sensation. TWr.!tTY-TIIIRD DAI. ton ate, The business of the annate .had hardly got under wav befere the usunlly sil ent Houator Quay created a sensation by de bouncing Dave Martin of I'bllndelpliln, -on aeoount of hi desertion of Heuator Penrose, the juny candidate for the mayoralty nomi nation. Ills excoriation of bis Into lieuten ant waa done In parliamentary fjwhiun and do nauion mentioned, but there was no jnie tnkiug tbe man nnd matter referred to. He larroduced the matter by suggesting na amendment to the Income tax where'' y the names of employes and salaries paid by corporations should be made public lit order that everybody might kuow who was la the power of these corporations. Hot'!.- There was a good attendance on the floor of tbe House when Kpeukor Crisp dropped the gavel to-day, as notice had been given that the special order to terminate general debate oo tbe currency bill would be reported. On the staudlng vote tbe House refused to order the previous question on tin special rule on the currency bill. Mr. Outh wnlte presented tbe special order from the Committee on Itule. The order provided for tbe closing of general debute, the con sideration of the Springer suhitltute ns an original bill under the llvo-mlnuto rule to day, to-morrow and Friday until 4:50 p. m., whi It provided for the report of the bill and pending amendments to tho House, for a ilual vote on Saturday Immediately after the morning hour. Alter some wrangling Mr. Outhwaite rojectcd all suggestions tor amending the rule aud demanded the previ ous question. The itepublicnns voted soldldly with the Democratic opponents of the measure against ordering the previous question, nnd It was defeated on a rising vote 'JJ to 101. Mr. Outhwaite hurriedly demanded tho ayes and nays, and tbe roll was called. The vote resulted In tbe defeat of the mo tion by 1H2 yeas to 120 nays. This was a de cisive tet vote, and practically kills tbe bilk TWIXTT-rOCBTII DAT. Rxnate. Tbe inocme tax came up for con siderable discussion in the senate to-day in the course ot the debate on tbo urgent de ficiency bill, wblob contains a provision for tarrying the law into operation. Senator Hill offered an amendment designed to afford an opportunity to contest the constitution ality of tbe act, upon which bo spoke briefly. His amendment Is similar to that offered by Mr. Quay yesterday, providing tbnt nothing shall preclude any court of the Unltod States having jurisdiction of tbo parties consider ing and determining as to the constitution ality of the income tax law, whenever, by any proceeding whiab shall bave been com menced or be pending In such court, such question shall be presented. Mr. Quay briefly advocated tbe amendment IWIXTT-riFTB BAT, SiHATx Senator McPherson," ol New Jer sey, proposed a bill in the senate which rep. resents tbeastern view on tbe currency ques tion. It provides tor tbe issue ol 8 per cent bouds lor tbe purpose of carrying Into effect the resumption act ot 1875, Uie bonds to be payable al tbe pleasure ol tbe government alter ffve years. It also provides for the coinage of tbe silver seigniorage to tbe amount of tSS.090,000 to be paid lor public expenses as needed, but nothing In the bill shall change the law relating to treasury notes now outstanding. A section of the bill authorize tb secretary of the treasury in lieu ol the Issue at bonds to require one-ball ot tbe customs duties to be paid lu gold, gold oertillcates or United States government notes. All national banks are to be allowed to issue currency to the full par value ol tbe bonds deposited. House To-day was private bill day la the Houee, but only one bill was considered a claim ottbs neir ol William Johnson, ot Fayette county, Tenn., lor 13,000 worth ol tores conllscated during the war. . On ac count ol tbe opposition the bill was with drawn. A bill was passed late to amend tbe shipping act of August, 10,1890, so as to elim inate some ol the penal provision ol that act which bad proved unduly bona to tear men. . , Gambling Caused bis Buln. Sheriff Hutchlns. -of Ellsworth, .Kan., re solved a telegram from the chief ofjpoiloe at Galveston, Tex., saying he bad ex-Treasurer J. L. Dick under arrest. Dick, on October 1, oo surrendering hi office, was apparently 11.000 abort. Investigation was immedia tely made, when It est discovered that the shortage was I'M 000. HI mania lor gaov b'.Vng caused bis downfall. Immigrant Arrivals of December. Figures tubmitted by the emigration authorities at New York show that the whole number ol Immigrants arlving during December was 11,106. Ol this number 166 were debarred eutrauoe as pauper aad S3 as eontrnct laborers i 10 were admitted on bend. Ol tbe whole number, 8,401 were temporarily detained for more thorough Inspection. PENNSYLVANIA LEtflSLATURE Important Measures Considered by Out Lawmakers. TTmi leglslataie convened Wednesday nflei reoessand g' Into action nt once. A large nunberot bills were offered. There werenfew Important ueaswrne, nnd these will soon b on tbe calendar. Among the bills which will be pushed to Ssedy paage Js oni which will make the superintendent of publlo buildings and grvumls a state-custodian nnd Increiiso hi power. This i the position which the gov-f-rimr-elnrt will give i'nptuln Delaney. The bill .provides that linrenller Mil depnrtments, bean! aad coiami!ou shall mako requisi tion upou the ruModlnn for ii furni ture nud all repairs, nnd Hint t:m bonrd ot lailldlugs nnd urntiiul shall hnvn control ot nil contract. The Idea I to do away with so many contract and ncnmlnt. Another bill which will give the orntor a clumeo to talk I one Introduced nt the In stance ol the Junior Order of American Me chanics, milking at n mlsdemenmir for any eeiionl teacher to wuar a religious gurb in ell out Mr. Lrtle's bill to enlarge the powers ol the superintendent ot bunking, which was read In plnee to-night, I Intended to rencli those trust companies and other financial Institu tion which bave uot come under tho juris dieiiu of the department. la the ennntn several bills were rend In pliv-e,. Menator Flinn Introduced thesei t 'lasslfylng real estate for purposes ot taxa tion! authorizing the amendment of liens Hied to secure municipal olnlms for publlo work and taxes; authorizing the widening nnd ex tension of streets and alleys: providing let payment ol damages in opening streets, TurasiiAX Among the bills offered In tho Senate were the billowing: Mr. Kline, Liinerne, te ennble newcountle to be created outfit two sr more counties, the object ol which I to form n new county out of Luscrue uud Schuylkill, .to be known as Quay, Mr. Vuugtian. Lackawanna. tonliollh the death penalty; to permit a married woman to acknowledge ber deed, conveyance or In strument or writing without being examined iopiiriitnlyi to permit school botircN to ptb llsh and maintain out of tbe public school trens iry free kindergnrten for itifnnts and eli I Id red under V years of age. Mr. I.nudls, Lancaster, to oetbarlr.e tho taking wf a school census every two years to ascertain the number ot children between 0 ami Kl years In the stuto not attending any school. Mr. Kauffman, Lancaster, requiring banks having state funds on deposit to pay 2 per cent Interest ou them. Mr. LnulHW'li, Northampton, for the -establishment of township high schools and ap propriating fcauo.OOd to Oirry out the purjoso of the act. In the house these bills wero Introduced'. Mr. Woyand, U-'aver. appropriating 2S. 000 to the Denver Valley hospital ; to extend the law relating to escheats. Mr. Liulen, ilerks, to amend the Ilrook Inw by reducing a liquor license to half tbe present rales except In toushi4, nnd mak ing It a misdemeanor for minors lo misrepre sent their ages In order to obtain lutoxicutlng liquors. Smith, Philadelphia, making It a misde meanor for iiersou to teach lu publlo schools in their religious garb. M. Fow, Philadelphia, to prevent combi nations ot business Hrms aud corporations into trustssto prevent tbe uso of highways by armed bodies of men other than military aud students of chartered schools nnd academies, colleges aud charitable Institu tions; to prevent person from using rail roads as publlo highway. Fuidav. Hiprescntnuva Ames, of Clear field county, bas Introduced In the bouse a bill to provide for a state board of arbitra tion and mediation for the settlement ot differences between employers and employes. This bonrd will consist ot live competent persons, to be appointed by the governor. Two of them shall be selected from bona fide organizations of the state; twn of thorn shall be employers, or selected from some associa tion loprcsentlng employers of labor, aud tbo II it I- Bb.ill represent neither, uud shull be chairman ol the board. LEGISLATIVE NOTES- Measures Suggested by Governors of Severed States. Tho Oovernor ol Wisconsin says: "It I for tbo publlo interest that, so far as may be, every Industrious, sober and competent man be employed. I cannot but regard an ar rangement among a large number of em ployers not to employ or ieraiit to be em ployed, if Itiey can prevent it, competent aud tuithful men, simply because they quit the service ol some other employer, a a con spiracy which should nut be tolerated be law. i'be employer bus no more right lo be protected by law agaiust conspiracy on the part of employe tban employes have to be protected by law against a conspiracy on the part of employers. This exemption ot em ploye or laboring men from persecution by employers for quitting, Is peculiarly Im portant In this duy of commercial distress." Altgeld Fear Despotism. Among other things, the Oovernor of Illi nois take up tbe question ot capital punish ment, aud asks whether the uuatu penalty doe any lubstnntial goodi "whether we ure any better off than they are In those State where it was long ago abolished; whether it is not barbarous aud degrudlug in Its effects, and whether It would not be better to have a more rational system ol managing our prTp and abolish capital punishmeut en- Tue Governor strongly urges labor legisla tion. Including the prevention ol laborers be ing brought lu to the Statu lu squads, as tbey genernlly have to displace aa equal number.' wbo being suddenly thrown out, become a charge upon the publlo. "It remains to.be settled," the message say, "whether we (boll be destroyed by dee potlsm. II tbe President can. at bl pleasure, in the tlrst instance, send troop Into any city, town or bamlet In the country under pre tense of euforcing some lnw, his judgment being the sole criterion, there can be no dif ference whatever in this respect between the powers ol tbe President and those of Emper or William or the Crar ol ltusslo. Women Capture Idaho. In the Senate, Robertson Introduced a res olution tor tbe submission of a constitution al amendment grautlug suffrage to women. It u tuougni u wnr SOLON DISSOLVED- The Supreme Court Afflrma Judge Vo McFheraon'a Decree. ' Tbe Supreme Court ol Pennsylvania affirm ed the decision ol Judge McPherson ol the Dauphin county court, dissolving tbe Order ol Solon and appolng William R. HasklU, ol Meadville, receiver. . The case was bitterly contested by the offi cers ol the order and a desperate effort . was made to continue U. Juage McPherson de cided, however, that Its scheme of Insurance was impractical and could not be carried oat and decreed a dissolution aud a distribu tion of it asset ainoug tbe certificate hold er. . . Blotlng at St. Johns. . A crowd ol unemployed workingmen ol fit Johns, N. F battered down the doors ol the legislative building Tuesday, but the mem ber were abseut Then the mob looted sev eral provision stores and were ouiy subdued by a bayonet charge. Several of tbe ring leaders are in jail, around wblob the crowd hi surging. If further disturbance ensues, marine from the warship Tourmaline will be landed and there may be bloodshed. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. A shock ot earthquake ha been tett at West Month. Out. ltumor of dissensions In the British Cabi net are persistent. Great Britain want to construct a sub marine telegraph line irotn British Colum bia to Australia. A natural go explosion wrecked a house t Peru, Ind., aud fatally burned Joseph Sea gtafU Colorado refined silver bullllun Is now lin ing shipped direct to Ihiun, bf Denver sim'iU'M. "Black 1'attr HlsseretU Jnne, with her company, was refused room at tbo l.ludcll hotel, St. Louis. An unknown vessel In believed to have foundered during a gala near Polut Wilson, Wash. A little na ol Dr. Charles Bottorff, ol Charlestown, Ind., while playing doctor totally Miloned bis llttlo sinter. Patrick (iallagber, of 35 Davenport street, Cleveland, wns arrested for arson. In setting llieiotlie house in which be -lived. Masked bandits robls'd the expres enr on a Burlington train, near Otltimwu, la. They secured several thoiisandlollars. Secretary Carlisle says it will take (t.OOV 000 to carry Into effect tbe Inw exempt ing nlcohol used In Hie arts and manufac ture. Frederick Hermann, ol 72 Hush street, Allegheny, commuted suicide by taking imrls green. Ho suffered from cancer of the stomnch. Tuberculosis has been dlncovered among tho cattle of tbo New Jersey state Insane asylum, near Trenton, and 28 ot the animals bnvo been killed. J. II. Merlnm, president of tho Mnilam A Morgan oil company, ol Toledo, soy there is no truth In the story that bis compauy bad been nlisorbed by tho Standard. Attorncy-tlenernl Henry Hnen, of Ari zona has reslgued, telling tho governor ho be could no longer act with a tnnu wbo is trying to disrupt tho Democratic party. President Smith, of tho Clnlunntl suv pender company has boon appointed receiver of that concern. The liabilities are 420,000; assets, m,ooo. Judgo Lyman Trumbull will npar In the Supremo Court a tho attorney of President Dobs, of tho A. II. U., when tho arguments como up for the rcloase of the labor leador. In a collision nt tbo Ilnnulbal railroad yard, Kansas City, Mo, Engineer C. Wool man was killed and fireman J. II. Nettles ser iously Injured. Falling slate in the new mine of tbo Die. mond coal company, near Brazil, Ind., killed Wnltor liny nnd fatally Injured William Frcncbcr, both of Ohio, Thomas Wulsb, trusted collector of tbe Paclllo Express Company at Salt Lake, Utah, bos confessed that be stole 2,0'J0 from a (25,000 package. While attempting to save a raft of logs In Salt Itiver, near Shcpherdsvllle, Ky., W. L. Bowman, Tom McClure aud Willi Prcnt wood were drowned. Promler Turner, of Victoria colony, Aus tralia, wbo was defeated on the proposition to reduce salaries ot legislators, ho decided to bang on to his office. W. S. Bascom, a miller at Punla, Ariz., suddenly became Insane nnd shot Hardy At kinson. Bascom declined to surrender to United State soldier and was killed. Tbe steam ynoht Lagooda wns seized a'. Fcrnnnd m, Flo., by order ot the troastiry department. She was loaded with rifles, oullusscs, eta, dcstlnod, it Is bollovod, for Cuban filibuster. August Ellsnor, a soil declnrod anarchist, threw three piece of iron, which looked like bomb, through tbe window of the Kansas State bank, at Kansas City, Mo. Ellsnor said be wanted to go to Jail lor sholter. Ottawa has agenulnoscnaatlon In the shape of a woman' poker club. Whiskey was a favorite bevorago at tbe meetings, and many a hubby ha bad to bustle to moot his wife' losses at tho gambling table. In an address before tbo Indiana State Board of Agriculture, W. C. Welles, ol Park ersburg, W. Vs., charged tbat ex-Seoretary 01 the Treasury Charles W. Foster bad mani pulated bis report to show a tailing off ot tbe per capita and general circulation. One ol tbe two men wbo were arrested with "Major" Sampson, tbe Chicago murder er, a lew days ago at tbe Illinois Central depot, at New Orleans, has been Identified as Andy Cralg, one ol Chicago' smartest thieves. Joseph Robert, alias Victor Hugo, alio Edward Price, wo arretted In Baltimore, nt the request of Pittsburg authorities for big amy, ne Is the man who married Blanch Orlbben and ran a big bill lor board at tbe Monongsbelo bouse. West Virginia lVigislatursv At noon Wednesday the clerk called tbe respective hranebe to order, and aftar tbe usual preliminaries were goae tbrougb with tbe caucus nominations ot both parties were placed before the memlier and tbe Republican nominee elected. President Worley made a abort speech wben be took bis seat and Speaker Edwards also briefly and pointedly address bis fellow-members. Immediately following these short addres ses both houses were called to order, and tbey settled down to tbe routine business of the dsy. Tbe first committee nppoUted wot on privileges and election. Mr. Smith, of Ohio county, was appalutnd obairman. Early during the session the governor's loesaage, Which was 15 000 words In length, wot deliv ered in both bouses, aud afterward . ordered printed. In substance the message recommend en tirely new school law thruugi out the state i the abolition ol the independent school district! a new militia code; tho .abolition o the penalty, for. liiegiil vqllng, substituting disenfranchlsement and Ineligibility to bold office ol any kind; a new llsh and game warden, and new Insurance and building association laws Turkish Juatlort, Advice received bom Erfztrigham, Armen ia, any that forty-three i rmer.ian were tried for the alleged murder ot a Musselmaa at Ar medan, lu the aistrbit of kemonch, Ot this number iweuty-four condemned to death la plte ol tbe foot some ot (hem produced pass port showing that they were la Constantino ple at the lime. Soma ot the accused were senteueed to penal servitude for Ills, and the remainder were sentenced to imprisonment (or term ranging from throe to tlx years. ELKINS MOMINATED. Ce Had Everything Hie Own Way Among West Vtrnlnla Republican. F.x-Recretnry of Wnr Rtepbeu II. Elkln was nominated tor United States senator Friday bight by the lb-publican catiou by acclama tion. Every llepubllcnn lenator nnd dole gate wn present. Mr. F.lkln was put In nomination by Senator Whlttnknr, of Wheel. Ing, mid was nominated nt onen without ballot. (In the 2'id ol this month his name will lie put before tho Joint assembly and be Will lie elected senator. Stephen 11. Klk Inn was born September, 211, IMI, In Perry eo inty, ()., the son of a farmer. In early life hi family removed to Missouri, where ho graduated from the Slate university lu IHMI. He waa admitted to the bar ill lHfl-l, nnd removed to New Mexico. During his first year thern lie was elected to tho legis lature. Ho wns then appointed by President Johnson to the position ol Culled states at torney tor the territory. In 1H7J he was elected to the Forty-third congress nnd re elected u M7t. While in congress he mnr rlcd n daughter of Senator Henry (I. Davis, ot West Virginia. They have several children. He wn appointed sceretnry of war by Presi dent Harrison. TWENTY-SEVEN J)R0WNED. Awful Work or Floods li ths Argen tine Republic Tho New York ''Herald's" cable from Buenos Ayres says: lllo Jnnerio advices thai the cholera case there now are only mild nnis, but tbnt public Indignation bas reached a high pitch over the excessive cost of meat, Irenh and dried, owing to tbo arbitrary quar antine regulation. Mendozn. Argentina, has suCered terribly from Hood. Tweiitv-seviin person, mostly children, have been drowned. '1 hu lliieno Ayres government bus sent money to the sullerer and will ask congress for nu ap propriation. The strike among the water front laborers has become general nud includes tho me chanics. The city I almost deprived ol bread through the strike of tho baker. It now appears that 20 a"eiKi.rs of thf steamer which was burned lu the bay ol lllo de Janeiro, Monday wero saved. This sad nlTnlr lm plungeii a large number of faml lie Into mourning. (illlclal advices received from Rio flrnnde do Kill deny the reported defeat of Oen. I'cnn nud suy r n the contrary the reikis were badly beaten in th i engagement. Telegraph wires are down i u I n llallu dala unrJ p, tain. Senator Irlgotin's speech plead Inn- for general nmuesty was uotnbly eloquent, and iuo measure win pruuaniy puss. THEFLOOD- High Water Causea Much Loss and In convenience Tbe sudden thnvr and continued rnlnfnll while the ground remained frozen caused tbe water to rush into t.he streams emptying Into tho head waters of the Ohio river and a flood reaching W feet nt Pittsburg. Considerable loss ol property nnd much Inconvenience in low lying district Is reported. "A report from Itellnlre. ()., Wednesdny snys: At 10 o'clock the Ohio river reached the highest point nnd is now stationary at ft lent. The Hood scare is over, Tim river I out ol its banks lu ninny places, nnd the loss lo property north and south of hero will reach over il 00,000. Hundreds ol house in Ibis city aud lu smnll towns south of here are submerged, and theiubnbltauts nre t-eing taken enre ot by relief committee. Many nrecnmpiug In fields and nn bills, nud great distress I feared for tbe sufferer. No deaths or drownings have been reported, Railroads entering Hie city nlotig the river bnve to transfer. .Manufactories are closed down lu many places, which throw large numbers of peoplooutof employment. Boat in their mooring here aro safe. Al Host LiverKol, the high water caused an aggregate of about (5.00!) damage in tbe potteries. Tho Thompson pottery Compauy, the Brunt porcelain works, and the I.niighllu China Company all lost heavily upon clay In inundated cluy cellars. SEARCH FOR TREASURE. Frigate With $4,830,000 at the Bottom of East River. Tbe Treasury Department has awarded to Francis M. Epley, of East Orange, N. J., the contract for raising tbe British frigate Hussar which struck a rock and foundered off Fort Morris, or Stony Point, East River, N. Y., during tbe Revolutionary War. The Hussar Is supposed to bave bad on bonrd (l4,Hi;0,000 in Brill ih gold sent over to pay tbe British troops. Tbe former contries with one Thomas, and later with Beaue A il irtwell, who abandon ed the work about Dine years ago, have been terminated by the department, and a new contract with Epley, to run three years bo been entered into, Epley' compensation I to be 00 per cent of tbe treasure found, the romnluing 10 per cent to go to tho Govern ment. Mr. Epley was formerly connected with the coast and geodetic survey and Is suld to be a man ot high character and worth. AN OLD-FASHIONED WINTER. Has All Europe In Its Clutches From Scotland to Spain. At Corbere, oa tbe Spanish frontier, a blh sard prevailed last week. Communication by train with Corbere ba been Interrupted. In all part of France intense cold prevails. At Avigon It was so oold that tbe theatres were obliged to close. The weutber in England I intensely cold. There i Mating in Regent' Park aud on all the ponds about London. Rev. Thomas Podinoro, vicar of Asbtou-le-Wlllous, was found dead in the snow. The crid weather now prevailing in Scotland is ths most se vere experienced for many year. Loch Lomond b) frozen over. lu several part ol the ceuiitry railroad traUlo has been slopped by tbe snow. Some ol the drills are ten leet high. Dense black log prevails over the Clyde, LIVING WITH A NEGRO. Inmtuation of an Aooomplished and Wealthy OLrL Tbe following come from Bostons Miss Is abella F. Bigelow, who possesses in her own rigbi over 73,000, accompanied her colored coachman, Charles W. Harris, to tbe Brook line police court, where he was charged with living with her. He was held in i,000 bail. Mis Bigelow I about 23 year old and be longs lo ooe ot tlte leading families in Wor seittwr. She was finely educated and at 19 enteced seoiuty awl for two year was a lend ing favorite. On the death ot ber father she came Into her fortune ol over (73,000, left her home taking np who Harris. She was Induced to knave Brook line some time ago, after tue birth of a quadron child. She ba uet returned ami tbe arrest was made In or der to gut her to leave town again. i. Miner Become Operators. Miners at Shawuee, Ohio, have leased the Cosiyo and Barber mines, and will ojiorat them, paying the proprietors 1 eent a ton ror alty and 10 per oeut commission lor selia 1 hi will not the miner 85 oents per ton, but they lay it will place tnem In a position to compete with Pittsburg operator who have vlrJated the agreement with reference to ths differential. PRODUCTION AWAY AHEAD. lh Opining ofthe Tear Olvee No Prom ise of Marked Revival. Brndstrcet' sayst The seoohd week of the new year bring few reports of nn Increasing volume of order fur Reasonable goods. Weather conditions in the Enst have been unfavorable. Those West nnd South the re verse. At some center, It Is too early to Judge of the outlook of trade. Traveler In many Instnnees bnve not all gone out. Wes tern fiiriilturo tunuiifneturer are stocking up. Which ha hnd nn Influence on the bnrd-wood trade, aud Western denier In Iron nud steel expect Increased order by r'ehrunry I, Production ol Iron nnd steel Is going on In excess ot demand, but uiaauficlurers expect that necessary repairs, renewals nnd uidl tions to plants by railroad companies, car liiaiiufncturers nnd other Industrial enter prises will hnvo n stimulating Inllueuuelnthe m ar future. Total gross railroad earnings tor the calen dar year lnyj are tho most unfavorable lor many year. E trnlnirs ol 114 leading Ameri can lines, with 14.0(H) miles of rond, nmotint to l7H.noij.ono II per cent, less than In lw:l, In whl"h year gross earnliis fell off 2.1 per cent, from the total In lf.ii, when there was a gain In cro railway taping ol 6 pet cent., ns c'litiasted vvlth 1 Every group ot rallro.nl !iiwod redu ed oninings last yenr, compared with IMfi.i. The most favorablo exhibit I that by Southern lines, the decrease lor which was only 2 per cent, tiros earnings of .Mexican railway nro In contrast with those In the Unite I States, reporting a gain over 1H'i:i of 5 per cent. Kxportsul wbent. Hour Include I as wheat, both coast of the United States, durbig six business day ended January ID. telegraphed delusively to Bra ltreefs. amount 2,57,0.(0 bushels, compared with H.IU.OM bushel last week: 2.1(0,00) bushel in tho scroti J w--k ol .laiitiary, If II; H,8 H.0UJ In 11M, an 1 with 4, 1i:).ihj;) husheis In Im'.ij. supplies of aviilhiLlo wheat In the United stitev an via, lu Europe, out of prodil -era' hands, and alloat for Europe from all exporting countries, to gether with those in Atinralln, furnish a total of 1-7,25:I,000 bushel January I, this year a decrease of tl,470,0j bushels couip.ired with January 1, lx'.ii, hut au Increase of 717.SJ3 bushels compared with January 1, IHII I. and of 2H,7A0,0U0 uusaels compare I with Jauu ir y I, I to J. Failures the week aro 420 In tho United States, against 474 Inst year, nud 01 lu Can ada, against 57 last year. Price Curr.nt on Crop Tho Cincinnati Price Current 'jmmarbv tbe crop conditions tor the past week i.s foi. lows: "I bo wheat crop condition I unchanged. Continued nnd prospective small murk' tiiigit sro Indicated. All stocks, exclusive of the regular visible supply, nro 50,000,000 to f (l,. 100,000 bushel smaller than a year iito. Corn I freely olfereil nor Is It in urgent demand. There are Improving signs in the flour trade. Total packing of hogs to date, 4,815.000. sgalnst 2,700.0) a year ngo. Estimated packings on March 1, 7.101,(10'). against 4. 15.000 on the corrmpondlng day Irs: year.'' MAKKirrs. I'lTTsliUIIO. Tim witoi.rsAi.s raicxs sax i;ivr hfuiw ) drain, Flour nnd Feed. WIIKAT-No, I red 57 W .No. t red W) r,7 loii.N No. II yellow enr, new 47 4 .Mixed ear, new v, m .So. it yellow shelled 4H 47 OATS No, l while ?r,U j-,7 No. II white m Ufa Ksira No whlto at VI l.lchi mixed Hi m KVb M 1 sn :. So. J western Mi !7 Fbnlit Minn. Inncy patents tu 8 75 iliney winter patents till a HJ rsm-y strnight winter I K "o Mraighl a.X linkers' II 14 m bye Hour II ui 8 15 IIAV No. 1 timothy 1 eu in no Ko. a 10 50 II ii Mixed clover. No. 1 10 i 1100 Loose timothy, from wagons.,,, II (HI 15 ( KKKil No. 1 White Md , kn 17 17 5(1 No. White Mtddlluita IK mi i'i 5o Drown Middlings 15 01 Hi ui III an, bulk I! 15 Ml KTIcAW Wlieut 5 !K 6 W Oat 5 50 U0 irulrjr Products, ill "TI f.H Klirln Creamery t ( r'aucy Creniaery u2 .'3 l iiii'-y Country ItolL H a) Low grade ami eskuur V jo CIlkK.-fc (ililo, new 11 Ji)4 New Vork, new 11J U Wisconsin hwlss. i'-t 18 Llm lui ger, iicwmnko nCfr lu Fruit and Vegetable. AI'I'LKH Fancy, V Mil 3 Vx! 4 00 Hi-Ni iiand-pltaed, per bu 1 80 I so l.l.-un.ll, 6 It1 A'lUkM-Fino.ln car, hu. M 55 From sioro, tm ft) 5 Ui.hT.-. per hid 1 l!5 I 50 lAIUIAi.K-li inn grosn, W I U5 150 TI liMIH-per biii 1 ') 1 Wl ll.MO.S Veli,.w, hu 55 50 l'Alt.-MI !.r l.l.l 1 40 1 M) I'oilltry, Kto. Live Cbli keiis. V pnlr 80 a 55 Live Ide-Ss. V pair W) SO Dressed Hie ks.v lt 14 15 Dressed Che kens, V Ih u 10 " " young select... 14 5 Drr.secd Turkeys. W Ih in w !.(;(! Pn. and iihlo. Iresh U S5 r'KATliKUH Kxlrallvel.i-ese.f lb 45 ol Ni I l.. Live Oeese, t Ih.. 4U 45 -oui.uy. lalge packed Z4 40 Miscellaneous. fcjaiJS Clover Cil It.a t 4 no J 85 'I unoti.r. prime x m) i no Blue Orr.se 1 u 1 60 ll.M.s Countiy mixed 1 1 IKi.VKY While Clover IB 17 buckwheat 14 13 MAIU. kVIiLI', new 50 is) ClDKh Country, sweet, bbl...... 4 50 6 00 TA U.UW 4 5'j CINCINNATI. FUiVtt 50(5-3 40 W ill.A'i-.Na ilted. 54 15 It Y fc. No. t M COlLN Mixed 41 U UA1S Ki il tiil.f .. is Hl Vf hit Ohio Creamery U 4 fit ILAUELPHIA. FtiCH 8 50 14 00 W HKA'l No. J lied 5tl But COKN-No. Mlxe.i is -ta DATs No. 8 While S7 88 HL'ITKlt Creaiuury, extra m Jrt fc(i(.t 1'a. 11 r i -js NKW VUltU. f'LOt n-Patents 1 U0A 15 W tifcAT Na 8 lied. - is) til II Vt Mate 54 55 COliN Na tl 51 5i DA I'S V. bite Western 13 54 bl Tl tit creamery m jn liu(. elate acd fenu. t J7 LIVE STOCK. Cxxhul Stock Yiuus. East Ubiutv, Pa CATTLX, Prime. 1.400 to l.ftuG It t 5 no a 5 80 (mxsI, lui to 1,H) ilis IH i T5 Oood buhbers, I.JJU to 1,1111... 4 S3 4 55 llily, Ijscito l.louti 8 so 4 ia fair ugbt steers, uuo to 10U0 ILst.... 8 i 8 t Lotbuion, Tiu to uuutb t its a A BOOS. Philadelphia 4 40 4 50 it. si Vurkeisaml mixed.. 4 :il 4 ; Cuuuutu to lair Yorkers. 4 10 4 & suxxr. Extra. 08 to 155 lb I 00 3 r Cot d. 5 lo lb. 8 4.1 HA Kslr. T5 kiS5 lb. 1 so 8 li Common no J v Yoarllugs.. t 50 4 JJ- Cblcsgo, Cattle Common to extra steers, t-H.V3.su; Sbs kers sud leedels, ti'JS--l 75; cows and bulls. tl.5uis3.;5;uuiv, 4.1 uu,a 50. IhHts heavy, 1 aviso-, loiiitnun to cbrice UllXfd. ti.uo!4.45; luuli-e assorted, il5nVJ lUiht, S.ilsti.io; ptys, ta.-J5i.137. hnsjp in terior to choke, tl.iou.iiio, lamb. t-tSj.t.5. Cluilunstl Hogs select shippers tL45tot50; buubsis4.i5t.4tV Islrto gud jackets till to 4 St); fair to light 44.uvtc4.l5; voiumuu and lough 85uAMi. lattle-guud shippers t-llul'A. gia.0 ibtkf 41 iut4..'ii: lair lu weUiuni 48.ut; coutuiou tw.iottiuu. ehtiep extra tiot'175; 1'x.d to iboKs 4.T3K3.;, couiuioulo Iaural.45 10 i.;o.
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