EARTHQUAKE AT KUCHAN.
ENTOMBED AT PRAYER-
Six Hundred People Perish In Virion i
Baths.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Teheran gives further 1ta1l9 ot the de
structive enrtbn,nnkot at Kachan. The first
hock occurred nt noon, Thursdny, January
17. This was followed by anotbor, nnd In
three mlnuti't tho town was lu ruins. It la
stnted that tho loss of lite was enormous.
Mist of the vlctlmi were crushed to death
by falling buildings, but many wero burned
to deuth. tho ruins In which they wore cn
Innglod having caught Urn. sit hundred
were entombed In a mosque while engaged
In prayer. Mix hundred other persons pr-Ish-d
In the various baths, The; survivor)
could obtain neither fond nor water for threa
days: the telegraph linns having been de
stroyed. SI tiny who escaped death from tho
earthquake perished from hunger and exo
eure. The weather was very cold. Not
single building remains standing In the
town.
Since the 17th the shocks have been re
peated dally. One shock, which occurred at
0 o'clock on the evening of January 21, wa.
equal In severelty to the llrst one, which
caused the detruction ol the city. This shock
of January 22 was followed by three others
at Intervals of from one to four hourf.
The "Times" correspondent soys It Is piti
ful to witness the terror-stricken people hud
dled In groups and exposod tothelnclemenry
of the weather, which continues Intensely
cold. No shelter of any kind is available.
No medical as-Ostanee Is at present procura
ble, but Russian surgeons are proceeding with
all speed to the desolated town of Ashkabad.
SOME JAPANESE KILLED.
Tien Tain Advices BayT'&ey Have Again
Met Repulse.
A dispatch from Tien Tsln tnys that tho
Chinese met the advance guard ot the Japa
nese army near Chang bay on Thursday auJ
repulse them, come of tho Japanese wero
killed. It Is believed that the Japanese will
bring a larger force before mikliitf an attack
on Wel-Hnl-YVeL
A dispatch from Hlogo to tho Times"
says that Field Slorslial Count Oyama has
proceeded to the Shan Tung promontory
from Tallen Wan to conduct the operations
ot the Japanese forces.
A Pekin dispatch (rules that Wang Wen
Utrao, ex-vlceroy of Yunnan, has been ap
pointed to assist LI Hung c bung In the sup
erintendence of trade, thus lar curtalllni thj
latter fuuotions.
BENEATH THE LAKE.
One of the Finest Lake Vessels Lost in
Xtaoent Storm,
There Is do longer any doubt that tht
tteamor Chicora, one of the largest and finest
on the great lukes, bos been wrecked on
Lake Michigan with all on board. The crew
numbered 25, and the vessel carried one pas
senger. Small pieces of the Cblcora's wreckage
have been sighted by several vessels and now
it Is reported that the steamer dismantled
was seen off Ulen Harbor Thursday. J. 9.
Morton, of the Graham & Morton Transpor
tation Company, has returned to Detroit
with a party ot explorers. Thoy found great
pieces of mahogany from Die Cblcora's
cabin, life preservers and part of a barrel of
flour, and other evidences of a complete
wreck.
The Chlcorn left Milwaukee several days
ago with a cargo ol flour. Hhe was equipped
with the strongest engines of any boat on the
lakes, being 20, 83 and 54 triple expansion,
of 2,500 horse-power, rated at 20 miles an
hour, licensed to carry 1,200 excursionists Id
eemmer. Hhe was built three years ago, ex
pressly for winter service, with 6-inch outet
plank coveriug, and with triple compart
ments, each Independent of one another. Hbs
was liOO tons burden, 225 feet long, 36 feet
beam, 40 leet over all, oottiog the eompan)
1105,0.0. Her cargo was valued at f 20,u00
FAMOUS SWINDLER CAUGHT.
On of the Hen Who Hit the World's Fair
With Bad Coin,
One of tbe neatest and most Important
raptures made by United States officers In
long time was made by Marshal MaMabon on
a Baltimore and Ohio train at Wheeling. The
man captured Is John Freeland, counter
feiter, shover of the queer, sawdust artist,
green goods and gold brick operator nnd all
round man. He was arrested at Manaington
k year ago, but Jumped bis bond.
Marshal McMabon recognised him through
a most effective disguise and locked him up
la Wheeling. Freeland bos worked various
chemes in Chicago, Pittsburg, Cleveland
and all over Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, West
Virginia, Maryland. Kentucky, Pennsylvania
and several other States, He is very smooth
and bos been eminently successful.
During the World's fair be and bis brother
James and tho latter's wife passed a big roll
of raised bills and a big lot of counterfeit
coin in Chicago, working mostly among
foreigners attending tbe fair. James aud his
wife were captured and sent to the peniten
tiary from Chicago. This money was manu
factured In the mountain districts of Preston
county, W. Va., tbe makers working several
months and preparing a big tot of it before
starting for Chicago.
THE CHURCH AND CHARITIES
Held to bt Liable for Their Share of Bene
' fits and Improvements.
What is considered by lawyer as remark
able doolsloD ba been banded down ky tb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. It Is
revolution in what has been considered a law
In this State for 20 years, and a number ol
former disclsions of tbe Supreme Court are
reversed. Jt will Dave an importAnt eject
on many municipal Improvements now pend
ing and tbat may be proposed in tho future.
Churches, oharitable concerns, publlo ceme
teries and similar Institutions are affected by
it. in ruling is inai cnurcnee, eto,. are
liable to assessment lor street improvements,
eewers ana oiner municipal improvements.
Heretofore, under tb act of 1874. which ex
exempts oburches. obaritabl Instil utlons.
cemeteries, etc., from taxation, tbey hav
cot Been assessed for tenants, on Improve
ments, this having been held to be a specie
of taxation, and that mey were consequently
exempt. Tbe Supreme Court a number of
time has so decided, but tbey now reverse
tnamseives. -
Tb Iron Trade.
Tb Iron Trad Keview saysi Tb Iron
trade oame down to tb lost week In Jauuury
with little change In actual conditions since
me opening ol toe year, but witn increas
ing signs ol tb enlarged volume that will re
sult from present planning. Tbe week bos
brought further evidence that the year will
be fairly aatlve in lak sblp-bulldlng and de
maud for that souro already bos brought
several good oontracts Into the mills. Struc
tural work on loot in tbe East, beside tbe big
. contract noted last week, will make mills In
tbat seotion comfortable, ono specifications
begin to com In. That tb Incursions ol
Western mill, so notable year ago, have
been checked in tb East ol late, may b at
tributed in part to tb maintenance ol more
uniform rates by tb railroads a policy tbsl
jironiuet to prevail more ana moia
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Illbot will try to form a French cabinet.
Tbe Woman's Club ot Chicago has abolish
ed the color line In membership.
Lord Randolph Churchill died Thursday
morning,
M. do Ol-rs, Russian minister of foreign
affairs Is dra'l
The Iron mills nt Niles, O., which have
been closed for months, have started tip.
Tbe Japanese repulsed an attack ol Chinese
at Hal Cheng, Inking many prisoner.
John Weeks, a IH-ycnr-old boy of VYaytio
Village, Me., committed sulcldo by hanging.
Citizens of Guatemala do not want war
with Stexlco andthroaton to compel President
Barrios to resign.
A Pnn-Amorlcnn congress ot religion and
education, embracing all religious bullets, will
be bold In Chicago next summer.
Thlrty-elx dairy cows wore roasted todenth
In a stable flro which occurred Just out side
ot Washington city limits.
There Is s movement afoot to establish a
printers' national homo at Exoolslor Springs,
Mo.
William Robertson, a white man aged 21
was hanged at Rocky Mount, Va., far the
murder ol Jerry Barbour two years ago,
Tho Rraztlhm Minister to Uruguray has
been rocullod owing to his nttltudo on Ibo
frontier Incident
W. it, SIcOrath, ol Philadelphia, shot nnd
killed bis 2-year-old daughter nnd thon put a
bullet In his own heo 1.
Maurice Oarvny, a prominent sugar man
of New Orleans, wbtlo showing a party of
strangers around the city foil over tho railing
ot the Chess Club stairway and was killed.
3. P. Luttrcll, of Ppoknoo, Wash., bas
received word that he is ono ol four
heirs to an estate In Ireland Valued at 93,000-000.
John H. Harvoy. a waiter of Ran Francis
co., has eloped with his 17-year-old step
daughter a married woman. Harvey's wife
Is left destitute.
Tho reserve stocks of petroleum are de
creasing so rapidly that they will be exhaust
ed within a year. The price Is bound to In
crease.
Oeorgo O. Hcyle, reglstor-assessor ot the
Btxth district, Sixth Ward, Allegheny, was
convicted qf mnltoosance in office and fined
6.V cents and costs.
A band of masked men robbed the railway
and express ofllce of Sugarland, Tex., getting
81, WD cash. A battle with cltlr.ens took
placet but the robbers escaped.
Two more bodies of negro men, inpposad
to have been drowned by the sinking of the
state of Missouri, bave been tonnd In the
river near Wolf Creek, Ky.
It is thought a proposition will be made to
tbe sliver men In Congress by tbe adminlstra.
Hon tor legislation tor tb Issue ot 500,0.10-
000 In 8 per cent bonds, coupled with silver
coinage.
Tbe arrival of three non-union men at the
Buckeye Glass Works, Martin Ferry, 0 led
lo an attack by the strikers, daring which 75
to ICC shots were Qred by the assailants and
the police, hut no one Injured.
Bookmaklng In tb district of Columbia Is
forbidden by a decision tendered by Judge
(Jple, of thj criminal egwrt, lo the con ol
Fred T. Aimer, indicted for running a book
at Benalng't race track.
Tb sittings ot tbe Greek Chamber ql
Deputies have been suspended tor a fort
night In order to give the new ministry time
to get acouatomed to the ailalrs ol theli
offlises.
Th Norton Iron Works at Ashland, Ky.,
has announced a 20 per cent, cut In w ages ol
all tonnage men. It will be accepted with
out opposition and work will be resumed at
once.
There Is great unrest among the agricultur
al classes In Oirmany owing to the depress
ion ot grain prices, acoordlng to a report to
tb State Department by United State Consul
General De Kay, at Berlin.
Turkish papers published a lettor alleged
to be written by Armenian clergy ot Adrian
ople, thanking tb Sultan for tho benefits en
joyed by Armenian subjects and denouncing
reports of recent atrocities.
Secretary John E. Shaw, of tho provisional
committee for tbe building ol the Lake Erl
and Ohio river jlp canal, Is confident tbat
actual work on tb preliminary survey, to
determine tho route, will be commenced
within 30 days. ,
Glass was mad at the Buckeye glass works
Martins Ferry, O., Tuesday morulng, the
first for nearly two years. The works are
guarded with wlnchestor and revolvers and
tb new workmen say that they hav come, to
stay. Others are applying for work.
Senator David B. Hill, In an address on
the financial question before tb Democratic
club, ol New York, Insisted Congress roast
pass at one some measure to relievo
the treasury, and uphold tbe administra
tion. The Volksblatt, an anti-Semite Journal
circulating In Mannheim, Heidelberg and
Frankfort, has been confiscated by the an.
thoritle owing to Its having published ai
article entitled, "Od to Adam," which wai
regarded as a parody on Emperor William')
'Song to Aegtr."
Saturday's storm along tb Atlantlo coast
was very sever. Fiv loaded coal barget
war lost oft New Loudon, Conn,, and elgbl
man, thro woman and two children were
drowned, A cool barge was sunk oft Sand)
Hook j and fiv . men lost The schoonei
Loader was wreaked on Norman's Wo roef.
and tout men drowned. Tb wrecking
steamer Merrttt was drlion asbort off Klli
Ivtl hills, and will b a total wrock.
MEXICANS DON'T WANT THEM
But Negro Colonist Will Swirm to th
Southern Republic.
On hundred thousand negroes will be re
moved from the states ot Alabama, Georgia
and Louisiana to Southern Mexico within
tbe next six months, acoordlng to W. H.
Ellis, tb manager ol th Moxlcan oolonlza-
' tlou oompany. wbo bas lust returned from
Atlanta, Go. Mr. Ellis say tb missionary
work among tb negroes is meeting with tbe
greatest suceess, and the first 100 families
will pas through San Antonio tbls week, en
route for tbe promised land. Tb Mexican cltl
tens living In tb section to be colonized by
the negroes bave protested to tb Mexican
government again i in isiiema.
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
SPEECHES NEVER DELIVERED.
Congressmen Who Hire Other to Propar
Tbolr Arguments.
The number ol members ol Congress who
have their speeches written by others than
themselves U more than Is generally tup.
posed. On many rccaslons members who
have never aspired to speech-making, and
who bavo been cloned to Congress, hav
tholr speeches written by somo ono experi
enced, nnd, under "loivo to print" Insert
It lu the. Itnbord. One member could
not muster up the courage requisite
to stand tip mil make a spueun In
the House, to he wrote It (a good ouej nnd
had It printed In the Record, under the rule
granting b-nve to print remarks. At various
points ho inserted the words, 'I.auuhtor nnd
applause," "Great applause in the galleries,"
and sucb other expressions, which appeared
to bo taken by the reporter. This speech he
sent In large numbers to his admiring con
stituents, who at once concluded that ho was
a great man and resolved to re-elect him.
H 'Wever. some Irleud of bis, who wua some
what of a wag, caught onto the manner of
his speech-making nud gave him away to
somuono. oiid bis constituents strnlghtwny
nomlnnted and elected another man.
Onuu two members from the enino State
who could Dot make or write speeches, bad
each delegated the writing of a speech to one
of tho men at tho tappltul who do sueb
work, aud he not knowing thy woro from
tho same Htute, wrote the same sponcb for
each. Tun two wero duly printed In tho
Record, ol dllf"reut claim, nnd copies wero
mailed by each member to bis State for the
voters to rend. It took tho writing ot a good
ninny letters on tho part ol each would-be
orutor to convince the 'constltooents" thnt
the mistake lay with the Public Printer, aud
nut blmsulf
SKETCHES OF 8ENATOR3.
Some of th Men Who Compos ths Up
per House.
Senator Faulkner IsVouo of thojworklng mem.
bers ot tho Senate. He is active in all the
consultations, and is often anllod to the chair
ot tho presiding ofllcor, for which ho has de
veloped a considerable tnlent. Genial and
good naturud, be Is never Inclined to put
aside callers, and Is ono of tho most reauily
accessible uiuu in tbe Senate, He talks well
on occasion, aud his clear, Incisive logio al
ways scores a point on his side whenever bo
rises to take part lu a dubate. He does a good
deal of work us a member of tbe District
Committee, und Is placed by Chairman
Ujjrrls on aJ tjiojujj.couiailttoes having Im
portant Tills lu entire?
Mr. Call is noted lor bli large vo"nbulaiy.
It is said that be can talk for 12 hours with
out Intermission, extemporizing all tbe time
and not make a rhetorical or grammatical
blunder during the entire period. Vet bo Is
not a popular tulkcr In the Sesnte. Uo is
also noted for bis retaliation, and works per
sistently tor his own nieusures, canvassing
tor them on both sides of the House. A vote
against bis own projects be always takes as a
personal bit, and be remembers to return It.
"Vote lor my bill, and I'll help you," he
often says, and be is good at keeping prom
ises. He Is a staunch champion of the set
tlers In Florida, whose interests be thinks are
being threatened by tbe swamp und overflow
land acts In that State. Auotbcr favorite
subject of bis Is the Louisiana Lottery fight.
He asserts that it is trying to defeat bis re
election, masqueraded under the Dame of
the Honduras Lottery Company. Mr. Call
gained some notoriety lor removing his
shoes during tedious discussion ot tnrlft
lost June, und wus severely criticised. There
Is sold to be an anti-Call crusade lu bis State,
which severely threatont bis political wellare.
CAPITAL NOTES.
A dark horse cantured the prize In Kansas.
Lucien Baker, a member of tbe Kansas Sen
ate, hot been nominated by th Republican
caucus for United States Senator.
Senator Evans, Introduced a Congression
al Apportionment Bill for Indiana which
gives tbe Republicans seven and tbe Dem
ocrats six districts.
Senator Squire Introduced at a substitute
for tbe free coinace bill sent to tbe senate by
tbe bouse Inst session a bill levvtng nn In
ternal revnnue tax of 3 per barrel on beer.
The House Committee on Election of
President and Vice President agreed to re
port a Joint resolution amending the Con
stitution so as to provide that the President
snail t engiwe to service uut one term.
There was one dissenting vote.
TO EXTERMINATE SEALS.
That Seem to be th Only Way to
Stop Stealing.
A bill Introduced In tbe house by Sir.
Dlngly Wednesday, repeals the act ol July 1,
1870, lor tbe protection ot tur seals In Alaska.
It directs tbe tecrotary ol the treasury to take
with all possible expedition, every fur seal
found on the PribyiufI Islands, tbe skins tone
told to the best advantage and tbe proceeds
to he covered Into the treasury. It provides
tbat th prasldont may suspend tb execution
ol mid act, in case Great Britain co-operates
with the United States In such measures at
In the Judgment of tbe president will prevent
the theft and extermination of tbe Alaska
teal bonis, and appropriates tbe necessary
turn to carry tbe act into effect.
Secretary Carlisle In bis report, says the
the number ot seals taken In the Northern
Pacille ocean tor tbe season Jest expired, and
entorod at tbe United States and British
ports, aggregated 121,143, ol which 65,680
were taken Irom the to-called Alaska herd,
and 58,821 Irom th coasts ot Japan and
China, and ,838 undetermined. The actual
number killed exceeds the amount entered
by about 20,000, making tb total catch about
142,000. At tbit rat tb herd will toon be
exterminated.
FEE SYSTEM CONDEMNED-'
But Judg Ricks Is Let Down in an Easy
Manner.
The report on tbe Rlckt cot submitted to
tbe bouse Friday by Representative Harrison
(Ala.,) was very terse. Tbe committee re
ports concerning the charges i
"That tbey bave made diligent Inquiry
touching tbe same: bave taken testimony em
braced all tbe evidenoe Cleveland, ami tb
City ot Washington by tbe oommlttee as a
whole, wbtcb testimony embraced all the
evidenoe tendered on both sides, all ot which
being, duly. considered In connection with
old memorial and ol tbe charges therein
made, bo adopted the following:
Th oommlttee then recite tbe resolution
adopted by tbe Judiciary Committee censur
ing tbe fee system without making further
somment
Hextlooand Guatemala.
Mexico and Guatemala are on the eve ol
joining to blows over a disputed strip ol ter
ritory, the value ot whlcn may be about
enough lo pay lor a week's hostilities. Ol
tbe merits o! ibe conflicting claims, there Is
very Utile material lor a positive Judgment in
Ibis country, beyond tbe antecedent in
probability that a very small nation like
Guatemala would contemplate hostilities,
apon a shadowy claim, aguiust a nation able
to overwhelm it If the Spanish-Americans
betake tbt-mteives to fighting, tbe United
States must keep out of tbe quarrel. We bave
nothing to do with it unless tbe disputants
unite lu calling la our Government at an
arbitrator.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
Important Measures Considered by O ir
Lawmaker.
JIosnAT Gen. Oobln, of Lebanon, Tit ,
Introduced bills In the senate to-night asking
lor the continuance ot the Indian fort com
mission, to appropriate SH,'K)0 to 108
commission, aud $-00,000 to erect necessary
tablets.
To llx theatrical licenses nt 5fl0 In cltlef
of the llrst class, 2'J0 In cities ot the second
class, 75 In cities ot the third class, nnd tSO
In boroughs and towiishlj.
To require corporations to pay entire bonus
on tholr capital stock on the Incorporation ol
any company liable tor bonus.
To allow appraisers of collateral In
heritance tl a day when lu actual set
Vice. To appropriate $50,001) for erection of ap
proaches to the surroundings ol tho eques
trian statue of MoJ. Gen. Monde oa th Getty,
burg battlellnld.
Andrews (Crawford) Providing for slto
anil erection of a state asylum for chronlo
Insane, to bo loentod at Titusville, tho cost
of grounds and building nut to excoed
300,000.
Brewer (Franklin) -Judicial apportion
ment bill and bill to establish circuit uourt ol
appeals.
MeOuown (Clearfield) Providing lor a
state board of examiners to examine all
students of law.
Kennedy (Allegheny) For protection of
persons nunble to enru lor their proyorty.
Papers lu the La'ibt 'b contest election
case was relorred to nomrnlttee on elec
tions. Mr. Ronnody. of Allegheny, presented
resolutions of the Alhvhcnv eouuolls against
the "Greater Pittsburg'' bill,
in the house these bills were Introducedi
Lnwrenco ot Washington, for nppolntmout by
governor of a board ol boiler liupcetors, con
sisting of one or more from euch Jiidlelul
district.
Schwarz, Monroe, providing for uniform
opening of a game season.
Wallace. Allegheny, making It unlawful for
assemblage of idle nnd boisterous crowds on
highways.
Fredericks, Clinton, appropriation ot S50,
000 to Lock Haven normal school.
Bliss, Delaware, authorizing street railway
companies to carry freight.
Orlner, Luzerne, nompelll-ig school direct
ors to prevent mnle and female teachers from
wearing any religious garb or uniform of any
civic, military or political orguu'zntion while
on duty.
Nlebol, Philadelphia, empowering cities
and boroughs to uppolnt Inspectors ol load,
cattle and market bous-s.
Smith, Jeflorson, outliorb.lng Justices to
teleet a Jury of twenty-tour persons, who
shall have same qualiUcntlons as other Jurors
to try criminal cases of assault and battery.
Talbot. Chester, to appropriate 87.203 to
ex-Sorgoant-at-Arms Hones for services on
election committee of IHXi: providing tbat
murringa law, passed two years nso, go Into
effect June 1, lt'H: to make adulteration of
milk and cream a misdemeanor.
TexsnAX. In the senate to-day. Sir. Fllnn
presented a bill repealing so much of the act
allowing voters of tho townshljis of West
Deer, East Deer, Harrison, Klilbuck and
others in Allegheny county to vote for or
against tbe Issuing of liquor licenses as refers
to Harrison township. Among the appropria
tion bills were the following: 15,0U0 to the
Adrian hospital, Jefferson: 10,000 to the hos
pital for tho injured, at Moreer; W1.200 to tho
Gil City hospital. A bill was introduced In
erenlng the salary of the superlutep lent ol
public printing from (2,000 to 6 ),0Ju.
A big lot ol bills were introduced In tbe
ljouse. Mr. Cotton, of Allegheny, offered
one repealing the amendment to the marrl
ago license act ol ISA), which requires per
sons to be married In the county lo which
they take out a license. A bill presented by
Mr. Ricbey. ol Allegheny, provide! tor the
carrying out ot the provisions ol the act ol
lS'Jj, relating to th treatment ol
tbe indigent insane In the state
and nnorotiriatini S'iiO.000 for tbe purpose.
Another amendment to tbe Baker ballot law
was nroosed bv Sir. Wiloox. of Erie, wbo
presented a bill which ouanget tbe time and
manner of making the registry of voters, and
changing the registration from Slay to June.
inese appropriation bins were onerea in ine
bouse: (11,000 to tbe Warren Insane asylum :
f 5J0.0O0 to tbe trustees of tbe Uulverslty of
Pennsylvania: (5,000 for the ereetion of a
pedestal for a monument to William Penn, to
be placed on tbe slto of the treaty tree ou
tbe banks of the Delaware.
WEnSEsnsT. Tho Lemon bill amending
section 24 of the act ol Juno 10. 1H87. rela
tive to tbe government ot cities ol tbe second
cluu, passed tbe final sta.-e In the House
this morning. The amendment substitute
the word "thereon" tor "thereat" to that a
majority of the persons voting on the ques
tion ol a bond Issue thnli amhorir such Is
sue. As the Inw stands at present a majority
of all those voting at such general election
it necessary.
Bills were Introdqced by Representative
Stewart, of Philadelphia, to prevent tbe In
terference ol unauthorized persons with the
electrical conductors, appliances nud ma
chlury ot electric light, heat und power
companies; providing for the organization,
tuppoit ml luaiutttuunoe of associations lor
the protection and saving of property In cose
ot Or In cities of tbe Pivt-class.
Tun not. The bouse only was In ses
sion to-dny. Coc-hrnn, ot Armstrong, Intro
duced an old bill of the session ot 1SJ3, lm-
rioslug a state tax on each barrel of malt
Iquor brewed. In Philadelphia tbe collec
tion ot tbe tax Is given to tbe real estate as
sessors and In other counties to the county
commissioners. Tbe bouse passed a Joint
resolution by Mr. Focbt, of Inlon, for the
appointment of n legislative committee ot
Ave, with two citizens to be nnmed by the
governor, to ascertain tbe number of aliens
who are charges on the state and who are in
Inmates of state institutions. It also directs
that ths committee shall recommend some
plan to have these aliens deported or ths cost
of their maintenance collected from tb
European countries thnt have seat them here.
Tbe resolution provoked no debute. Tbe
bouse fought for tome timeover theStandard
Oil company's bill to reieal Ibe act prohibit
ing oomiwtiug pli lines from consolidating.
This I known as a boodle bill, and is nursed
very tenderly. It came up on second read
ing. Mr. Counell bad Governor Pattlsou't
veto of tbe bill ot 11)3 rend. The friends of
Ibe bill wanted it recommitted before a
second reading in order to thus dulny It fur
ther. The republican lendert favored this
plan, uuttnenouse Drone away, irom mem
nnd missed the bill. It was then recommitt
ed In order that purtles Interested jnlgbt be
nearu.
Fuidav Mr. Woodrlng, of Northampton,
In the buuse presented a bill which reads a
follow: 1 uut auy person wno Shall will
fully state or deliver or transmit by an
means wnaiever to tue manager, editor oi
reporter ol any newspaper, inuguzlno. peri-
odiuui, serial for publication therein, any
libelous rtatomont uonocruing any person oi
corporation, or thereby secure tbe actual
publication oi in tame, is nereny aeeiareu
gunty of a misdemeanor, sad upon convic
tion shall be sentenced to pay a tine not ex
ceeding SiOOJaud undergo an Imprisonment
for a period not exeeedlng two yean, oi
either, at in aitcretioi oi tue court.
Faur Calls Ribot-
Presldent Faur bas summoned M. Rlhol
to form a cabinet, tad tb latter ha accepted
the task. He It now consulting with bis
friends. Tbe wife ol M. Ribot was tormerly
Ml-s Minnie Burcb, of Chicago. Since tbe
fall ol M. Rlbot't niluUtry under the late
President Carnot. be hat occupied a rathei
oiMCUt piac in politics.
Disaster at Sea.
Bevere storms prevail over all the coasts of
Great Britiao, Fruuoe aud Hjllnud. In
Scotland tb full of taow ba been puruuulur
ly heavy, A lithiug boat belonia to Dun
bar, wita a orew of seven men on Lo ,r,l h
been lost, and o.f Port Ileum, Cornwall, a
vussol with a crow of 11 mon has goau down.
KEYSTONE STATE CULMS
OVER 1,200 CONVERSIONS.
Ctotu'.t of Evonuollst Bchiverea'i
Work in Braddock.
The meet wtdo-spmnJ spiritual awakening
tbat hat ever been known about Cations
burg Is now In progress, and Is witbont nny
(vldcnee of iibntoment ot Interest. Major
Hilton and his assistant, Ilev. Grant C '1 ul
Inr. have been conducting special servicer
under the auspices of all tho churches since
the (1th of January.
The largest audience room In the town will
not hold tho people atten ling, They como
from a dlstauco ot 12 miles, in some In
stances. Ono of tho features of the work Is that It
attracts a class of Indifferent, non-churchgoers,
and niuiy who have never been inter
ested are publicly prolesslng religion.
nrniED ort or etonr.
A freight train on the Lehlu'h Vnllev wai
prvelpliiitad Into a deep mine hole nt Auden
rled Frldny morning, caused by tho caving
In of the roadled and tracks. Six cars of
freight were burled out ot sight nnd a dozen
others were piled In a mass on top ot them.
An oxpress train, carrying a Inrgo numlier of
passengers, had Just passed over tho spot
wnero mo cavern oecurcj. conductor Hlilpn,
Engineer Houck ami Frcmnu L'resslev wero
on the engine when the tracks began to sink
beneuth them. To Jump from the engine
meant almost certuin death nn 1 their only
hope of saving themselves was to cut the en
gine loose from the train, but Just as they
wero in tho act of doing this, tho tender
broke away from the enalue aud the locomo
tive plunged forward and gained solid
ground.
1 ha llrst thing to sink out of sight was the
engine tender. This was followed by a ear of
sugar, and then live other cars containing
lumber and merchandise quickly dropped
out ol sight. The balance ot tbe train piled
on top ot tho wreckage.
A cntLD nrnNEn to DEvrn.
In Penn township, near Butler, the houso
of Chris Wagner, was destroyed by fire and a
s-unll child was burned to death. Mrs.
Wagner was rdone with her child when tho
Ore started. She rushed from the house, but
before the child could be rescued It wns so
painfully burnd that death resulted shortly
t bo house on l contents were totally destroy
ed. Partly Insure 1.
CLAMO LAW DllEAKEns SENTENCED.
At Clarion CbifrJes Gordon, who nlended
guilty to three burglaries, was tentenced to
on aggregate of eight years nnd three months
In the penitentiary. I-alab Wolf, bis partner,
was sentenced for five years and throe
mouths. The sentence ef J. J. Sblck. editor,
ol the "Jncksonlan," convicted of libeling
uou. u. r. iinuus, was again suspeuuea.
DEV. E. V. BCCITASAM DEAD.
Rev. E. V. Buchanan. D. D.. brother of the
Inte President James Buchanan, died In
Philadelphia, aged 83. He was a brothor-ln-
law ot S. c. Fostor, the song writer, who
wrote "uid nentucxy uome.
Over 1.201) persons have rrolcssed con
version tloen the revival meetinge started In
Draddock two weeks ago last Sunday. Mr.
gchlverea leaves bere to Mart meetings to last
three weeks at Bradford. He will then begin
a long campaign in Pittsburg.
Max Schamberg, contnl In Pittsburg of tbe
Auttro-Hungarlan empire bas been removed
and Thomas Dossewffy. wbo bat been consul
ot the empire at Plrens, Greece, bas been ap
pointed to succeed him.
By pretending to be hunury end cold, a
man got into tbe bouse of a Hun at the Oliver
coke works, near Unlontown, and secured a
lull ot clothes, a gold watch, a quantity ol
silverware and (20 In cash. He escaped.
Tbe Allegheny County Bar association
almost unanimously adopted a memorial
against tns Arnoia bills now pending in true
legislature to change forms of legal practice.
The hearing for a new trial In tbe case o
Fred McDowell, convicted of the murder o
John McAndrews at Titusville, Ju'y 4. last
was held at Meadville. Decision was ra
served,
Harry Beegle, of Beaver Falls, who shot
himself to avoid arrest for embezzlement, will
recover, tbe bullet having been extracted
from bit bead.
Pit Boss Robert Donaldson, of the Wyno
works, near Falrcbance. Fuyette county, was
caught between two trains ut the mine and
instantly killed.
SHmiiel Sanders, a Hungarian employed by
the Cambria iron company at Johnstown, was
struck in the bead with a wrenc while un
loading cars and died in three hours.
Several bundrod men will be thrown out
ot employment at tbe Cambria iron works,
Johuttown, by changing tbe turns to 12 hour
each instead ol oignt.
Edward Dean, aged 55, of HeDryClay town
tblp, Fayette county dropped dead Thursday
night while returning from church at Sagar
Loaf.
Lm Llngenfleld, ol Scottdale gave John
Shea public notice to leave town. Lloeen-
field charges that Shea was too intimate
with bis wiia.
The explosion of a generator In the works
ot the Huntingdon gas company wrecked the
structure. Flames Irom the boiler destroyed
the entire plant Loss i 12,010, no Insurance.
Jacob Oeorge's store at Black Lick was
burglarized to tbe extent of several hun
dred dollars worth ot clothing, cigars and
tobuoco.
Ths Women's Christian temperance alli
ance ot Butler county, met at Butler.Tuendaj
in fifth annual convention, elected officer
and adjourned till next year.
Martha Curtis, colored, ot Jeannetta, was
arrested for throwing a lighted lamp at an
other ne.-rcis named Cora Richardson, who
was fatuity burned by the explosion.
H. O. Desylvln, a newsdealer at Altoona,
has assigned. 11. B. Hurl Is tb prefureo
creditor in tbe sum of (4,000.
It Is reported tbat 3. F. Taylor, Esq., will
be appointed Judge ol tbe courts ol Washing
ton county.
Jnmet Vegan, a farmer living at Rolgert,
near Sandy Lake, died of heart disease while
silting In hi chair, Sunday night
Four little girls broke through ths Ice at
Mt. Pleasant and Anna Baker was drowned.
Tbe others were with difficulty rescued.
Osenr Flick Is going to start a tkunk tars
near Waynetburg.
Battls at Hal-Chen.
An official dispatch suvs that Gen. Nodzu
attacked Itui-Cuon January 17, and adds:
"Thero were U,00J Chinese troops under Gen.
Chang on our right wing, and 6.00J under
Gen. Twl on our left whig. We luund 21
Chinese dead alter the battle, lncluaiutwo
oflloers. The natives lay the Ctluot Iv-t
over 100 men.
Seven Man Killed. .
Friday afternoon tbe main building of Hen
nlng't brewery, in Mendota, III., was wrecked
by a boiler explosion, tbe concussion being sc
great tbat every building in tbe city was
bsdly shaken. The building destroyed was
five stories In height auJ filled with
machinery. Seven men wero killed and tit
Injured.
SNOW KING SUPREME.
Th Sierra Mountain Present a Seen
of SurDstsIno- Maralflootie.
Th tcena In tbe Sierras It one ot surpass.
Ing magnificence. It teems as If tbe route o
tho Central Faclllo wero laid through tb
line ot the greatest snow fall. With drifts
40 t-et deep and snow 22 feet deep ou th
level at the summit, the energies ef the rail
road people are pat to the test The rolanes
are tossing sjow In continuous streams from
the roadbed, but from Gold Run to Tru -kee,
snow Is falling at the rate of ono Inch or
more nn hour. Luckily the wind Is not
blowing and the situation Is not complicated
bv the formidable land and snow slides
thnt so often make railroading and oven ex
istence In the high Sierras perilous.
In pln'-es harly mountiilueersln the smnller
towns communicate by means of tunnels
through the snow. Habitations are obliter
ated and tho reign of tho storm king, mng
nlllcent but desoluto, I supremo. Trains
riroceed cautiously through aoild perpen llcu
ar banks of snow like marble walls, tower
ing above tbe coaches. The rotarles precede
them In ceaseless toll, cutting the nay thnt
a couple thousand men have prepnred. Th
snow it falling to last that It Is not certain
that the push plows will not baveto be in.
yoked to keep the way open.
Tho latest oftlclal reports show that during
the previous 24 hours the snowfall Wns as
follows: Truekee 8 lnche, on the ground 7
feet 8 Inches; Summit 21 Inches, on the
ground 20 feet 5 inches: Cascade 80 lnches,on
the ground 18 feet: Cisco 20 Inches, on th
ground 16 feet 8 inches: Emigrant Gop IS
inches, on tbe ground 15 feet; Blue Canon 1 -inches,
on the ground 8 fcit 0 Inches: Towlej
0 Inches, on the ground 8 feet 8 Inches; Gold
Run 8 Inches, on the ground 8 feet lo Inches)
Colfax 8 Inches, on the ground 8 feet.
Word was received Wednesday morning
that tbe mow on tbe summit ot the mountain
bad reached to the level ol the cross arms on
the telegraph polos nnd that four laches
more tnow would prostrito every wlro over
the mountains.
Conviotion and Sulctda.
Ths Jury In the case of Ooorge E. St. John,
a prominent real e-t-ite dealer, of Port Clin
ton, o., charged with frauds In dealing In
canceled mortgages, brought in n verdict ot
guilty. St. John wns nt onco taken Into
custody and placed in Jail. A half hour
later he shot himself through tho hoad, dying
Instantly. St. John suffered heavy lliinucial
loses through the recent failure of Pest,
Wlckhnm Howell, tbe big Lako Erie lish .
triumvirate.
MAHKRTS.
riTTslllttO.
ITTfE WnotESAI.E PntCKS ABE MVF Hf.LOW.1
drain, Flonr and Feed.
WnEAT Xo. I red 57 9 !S
No. i red... It 11
COIOi Jio. i yellow ear, new 47 S8
Mixed ear, new 41) s7
No. i yellow abellcd 7 41
OA IS No. 1 Kblle 80 S' M
No. II white 85 s
Kztra No. 8 v.hlto 81 i'H
Light mixed 81 SIW
RVK No I M) Uei
No. 2 western W M)4
FLOl'K 51 Inn. fancy patents 8 fl 8 75
Fancy winter tt"tii 8 11 8 S5
Fancy straight winter 70 2 Ml
r-troiirht XXX bakers' 65 t HI
lire Hour 8 dj 111
HAV Nu, 1 tlmotliy 11 11 r
Na :o w 11 no
Mixed clover. No. 1 10 01 11 W
Loose tiuiotliy, from wairoiis..... 11 11 ! isj
FEfclJ Xo. 1 W hile M,., t,jU K 00 17 W
No. v bite Middlings 1 W 18 M)
Hmwn Middlings 15 W 10 "0
bran, bulk 15 50 i ")
61 KA W vt boat 6 5 W
Oat h w li ("J
Dairy Products,
BUTTER Elfin Creamery 7 88
fancy Creurnery tf M
fancy Country llolL IS wo
Low grade and cooking V in
LTIKk Ohm. new 11 lltf.
New York, new liljj 14
Wisconsin awls l16 18
Llmburiter. newmake 1 10
Fruit and Vegetable.
AH'LEft-Faney, bbl 8 M3 4 00
bEANt lieud-picked, per bu..,. 1 Ul 1 Ki
Lima, lb 5 .
KTATUEK-fln,ln car, bu 14 ?
Frni store, bu 10 1
BELT A per bbl 1 m 1 M
LAHbA'iE-llorne grown, hbl 1 5 I 50
llit.MI'l per bbl I'M 1 211
I..M i.n s bellow, bu. 10
l'AUMP per bid 1 to 1 5
Poultry, Ktc.
Live Chlckons, V pair 85 3 no
Live fiuckis. v pair uo K
iretM-d bueks.Vin 14 IS
LriMd L hit kens, V lb. 0 10
' young select... 14 15
Pressed Turkeys. V lb 10 U
EuusVa. nn 1 uhlo, freh 11 lil
FEATIIEl(Extra UveOeeee.Vlb to
No. 1 Ex. Live oeese, V lb 40 4
Country, large patsed :ri 40
Miscellaneous.
SEEDS Clover C2 Its t 4 SO a 40
'1 Imothy. prime i M 2 !J
Blue Ornss 1 40 1 BO
RAiM Country mixed H 1
HONEY White Clover ) 17
Iluckwheat 13 H
MAI'Ul r-YIUT. new....- So 1,0
1 IIiKK Country, sweet, bbl Ill 0 to
lALLQW 4 Ml
CINCINNATI."
FLOrit 8 ,V33 40
WHEAT No.4fted 51 M
ItYt.No. i M
Uilt.N allied 41 42
UA'l 8 82
KliGS l'.l
bt Tl EH Ohio Creamery 82 84
PHILADELPHIA.
FLOCK t 8 50(8 4 00
WHEAT' Nn. 2 Hed 5M f.l
COhN Na 2 .Mixed. 47 4-u
OATS So. 2 While n 80
hi "I T EH C reamery, extra 23 J4
Eooa 1'a. llrsts 4
NEW VOUkI
FLorit Patents t 1 ana 4 15
WHEAT .Na 2 fled M f,'J
HYE Mate tt a
COHN No. 2 411 E,o
OATH W hite Western OH
HI TTEH Creamery IX
EoOfc htate and f ten Wl I
LIVE STOCK.
CENTRAL STOCK YARDS, EAST LIBERTY, PA
CATTLE,
Trims, l.-ion to 1A0 lbs 5 0 a 5 8V)
Uood, 1.3'"J to 1,1(111 ll.s 4JJ 5 M
booa buu bsis, i.aio to l.sooibs.... 4 uo 40
I icy, i.ii to i.iviti 4 uo 4 35
t-'air light steers. w to 1000 Ins.... 8 10 80O
lommon, acsj to isjott) 8 sli a &
nous
Philadelphlas 4 js 440
Bi-st tinkers and mixed. 4 tj 4 j
touiinou Ui tuir Yoraers. 4 4
tnxxr.
Extra, a to If 8 lbs 8 m 37
bocd. 85 Ui lis lb iM a li
l air, 73 IO 85 lbs (4 J o
tommon M j u
Kearluigs, 1 so 4 6
Chicago, Cattle Common to extra steers,
aiS&.ll; stiHkrrs aud leeders, tJ.lo.ail TV.
cows bulls, l.i.V10u;calves. :j.uu,45. Jji
Hogs heavy, 4.1 JOi.v4.tO; commun u h- ice
mixed. 4-i:54lw3; choice assorted, i!0.4 10,
light, .'i.ti. UM: pigs. iii(! 7a ti.een !a
turlor 10 choice, tiunaJ.IJ; lambs, tj.luSisi.iu.
Cincinnati Hogs select shippers t)4.4Mo4 50
butcbei 4-1 uiuu 50; tatr to good packers iv
10 4. M; lair 10 light Hi!o4.ho; eoniiii ui and
luugn 4H i.Mi4.ij. Lattlo-goud shippers 4-lux mi
gujdtoihoK-ett niioiSO: fair to medium 43 iMo
11; tfcrauiou ituti4(o. Kheep extra 41 no
Joed 10 choice tO.uutull.75; comniou lo lair
1 . 50 tc& , 5
Wool.
; rntiAPiij-niA. Wool quiet, but steady
Ohio. I'eunsylvtnia and West Virginia XX
and nhor. 1; X and above HVr.c; medi
um iotjUlc; juaiter blood, giMttc.i common.
lituiMc New York, Atlcnigan, W ut.-ou.nn. etc ,
ul Iuul7c; X, IVs-loc.; medium, 11M Jc; quarter
blood, iV-aJldiciuiuon. ix lik-.; nd. comb
Ins, delaine flue, l-v.'Jo-.j medium 81n&c
cccrse, JO'S lie, . low, jitf, &c. ; uuwasuod mcuiuia
IC&litf lew medium 17im