CASUALTIES HND CRIMINAL DEEDS.
RAILROAD WRECKS.
Engineer and Fireman Killer) and Six Pus
eagers Injured.
The locomotive of the New York. Chicago
and M. I.eiils express, on the Pnnliniullo
from Pittsburg to Ht. Uouls, blew up at South
Charleston, Oliln. Wednesday morning, while
running fa) miles per hour. The enrs we tel.
wnped, and all left tliu track except one
sleeper.
Engineer Clark Kimball mid !''lremnn Jns.
Walters, of Columbus, were Instantly killed,
The train was heavily loaded, and 4 passen
gers were hurt, mnnv of them badly nnd n
few fatally. The Injured nrn being cured for
at Charleston.
Among the passengers seriously hurt were
Win. T. Wallace mid Wm. Hplccr, of Harri
sonburg, Va.i Charles Mayer, en route to
Tyler, Tex. i Ann II. llamscv. of New Athens,
O'.t Mrs. ('. E. Il.'ib'll and II. D. Delock, of
Zanesvllle, ., and (lav and I. Hy Cochran,
of Sprlnulleld, Ind. Joint Corns, of lnillan
npollsi iieorge flam nnd John Torrence,
postal clerks, were also badly injured.
FAVOR THE DOCTRINE.
Most of the Governors ol the States Are
Loyal to It.
' The St. I.ouls Itcpuhllc sent by wire to the
OoTcrnor of each state In the I'nloit this In
qulry: "Would you regard th" purchase of
Cuba by England an occasion for the asser
tion of the Monroe doctrine? What Is the mili
tary force of your state, armed and drilled,
and how quickly can it In' mobilized ?"
. He plli s received luillentn that tlm (lovern
ors of the I'nlted Htntes are thoroughly in
accord with the principles of the .Monro"
doctrine. Among thus" who answered the
Inquiry lire: (lovernors A. W. Mcl.aurlii, of
Mississippi s William P. Lord, of Oregon;
Silas A. Iloleonib, of Nebraska: W illiam .1.
Stone, of Missouri; Claude Matthews of In
dinnn:,l. H. Mcliraw, of Washington: W. T.
Thornton, of New Mexico; W. .1. M.'Connell,
of Idaho: Pitas Cnrr, of North Cnrollmi: Al
bert W. Mclntyre. of Colorado: W. A. Illch
anls. of Wyoming, nnd William Oates, of
Alabama,
A MONSTER'S C0NFE9310N.
Ho Confessed to Murdering His Brother,
Mother and Bister.
About six years ago a log cabin, occupied
liy a family named tlrler, outside of Ercderle
ton, N. U., was burned and Mrs. ttrler, who
was a widow, mid her adopted daughter
cremated. A son, William, was nlso sii
posed to have been lost in the lire, though
no trace of his body could be found In the
ruins.
Another son. John, eseuped. Tlm latter
afterwards removed to Minneapolis. A letter
lias just tiis'n received staling that John has
lss'ii hanged for murdering a man tun saloon
111 a Minnesota city, and that Just before tlm
execution he confessed to murdering his
brother William while on their way home,
and then on reaching the cabin ho llred tho
place to cover up his crime.
A FAMILY DROWNED.
Fonr Lives Lost While Trying to Ford a
Rivor.
An entire family was drowned In rnirio
Dog fork, on ltcd river in ltnndiill county,
Touts., Joe Walker, wife nnd two children,
attempted to ford tho strcnm In a covered
wngon, nnd the horses slipped. The father
attempted to swim ashore with 0110 child on
his buck, hut ho sank to the bottom and both
he nnd tho child were drowned. The mother
and other child remained iu the wagon until
it was overturned, and both wen) also
drowned.
Another family. In a second wagon, turned
back In time to save themselves, but could
give no assistance to the Wickers.
Sentenoed For Life.
James Hlce, colored, who wits Indicted for
murder in tho llrst degn-o lit Stciibeiivllle
O., pleaded guilty to murder Iu the second
degree and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life by Judge Manstlelil, His crime was
tho shooting of Joseph Jackson, colored, nt
liloomlleiil tunnel on Christmas day, in a
Suarrel over a game of craps, nnd because
ackson asked him for a dollar which he hud
borrowed a few days previous from Jackson.
Henry t. Foster, colored, who was a
Jockey, was hanged at Chicago, for murder
lug (loot-go F. Wells, who tried to stive a
cltiwn Foster wns robbing.
William Oswell shot and killed Ids mother
and himself at Ogdensliurg, N. .
Three Dead, Five Injured.
Thee lives were lost, five firemen Injured
and t'inO.OOO worth of property were destroy
ed by the tin- In the A. S. Aloes' optical goods
atom, at 4150 Ilroadwny, St. I.ouls, . Tho
upper noons fell burying beneath them four
firemen at work ou tho llrst floor, and
several other Itremcn on upper floors.
The list of deud follows:
Jamt-s Koddy, agod 28, of 808 Houth Sixth
atreeti unmarried,
K. Kurlcy. aged 24, of 913 North Garrison
Avenue; leaves widow and 3 children.
John Stanton, aged Stl. of U708 Gamble
street; leavos a widow ami two children.
Freight Wreok.
A disastrous accident occurred at Glnncoe
station. 24 miles west of Cumberland,
Wednesday morning. Train No. 74, an east
bound fust freight, on the II. A O. plunged
through the trestle at that point. Six cars
loaded with coal fell 40 feet Into a ravine
under the bridge, live cars were derailed and
both east and westbound tracks wore badly
blockaded and damaged.
Three Men Killed.
Joseph Haus-r. Thomas Toot and Harbona
Stevens were killed by an explosion of acety
llne In the shop of Frank Pliegnr, a manu
facturing chemist, on the second floor of a
building on Crown street, New Haven, Conn.
Hauser wns experimenting with a Sew
machlng for the mrnufacture of gas from
acetyline when it exploded. The building
was entirely -destroyed, causing a loss of
(1100,000.
THE POPULISTS' CALL.
Synopsis of Their Announcement For
National Convention.
The following la a synopsis of the call of
the People's party for th national conven
tion which Is to meet In St. Louis July 32:
The members of the People's party and all
others who favor Iu principle are Invited to
usaenibla in their various States and terri
tories, and choose delegates to the national
convention, at such time and place as the
Btato Committee in each State shall deter
mine. Each State Is given one delegate for
each senator and congressman, and one ad
dltional delegate for each 2,000 votes cast for
Uie Populist candidates in 1HU2, 1M4 or 1HWS,
the hlgln ut vote controlling. The call Is
signed by H. T. Taubenuck, chairman; J. H.
Turner, secretary; L. 1. Mc-Pharliu, secre
tary, and M. C. Huukln, treasurer.
Steel MiU Disaster.
Charles Holemursh, was killed and Stephen-
Frido and Andrew Clark injured fatal
ly and two other employes lujurod severely
at Youngstown, O.
A cable in the hoisting cage In the plant of
tie Ohio Steel company broke. Thosu ln
J .X it d believed, will uo( recover.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The I.nnlsvlllo piiier company has failed
tor t'IA.iHNI.
Ira I). Snnkcy will conduct n serli-s of
meetings Iu California,
Two men were killed In a rnllrond tunnel
nt St. I.ouls by a train.
The Missouri Sunday nidi-shaving law tins
been declared uneol stllullonal.
. In the Illindn Island legislature (lovernor
Mppltt Indorsed 1'n slih'lit Clevellllld's Vene
r.ucia message.
Oovenior John W, (Irlggs, of New Jersey,
mid I lovernor A. J. M"t.uurln,nf Mississippi,
were Inaugurated Tuesday,
Colored graduates of Hampton Institute
hnvn been refused uunrters at hotels mid
l-oiirilliig houses nt Hartford, Conn,
Vim at Toronto, Out., destroyed the ware
houses of Steele Pros., Mcintosh A Co., mid
Park, lllackwcll A Co. Loss tlMI.IWO: partly
Insured.
At Fon-stluirg, Tex., l'.ilwnrd Stewart kill
ed his wife, her father, John Hudson, and
himself beciiuse Mrs. Stewart refused to live
with him.
Miss Murv McNully has bi-cn granted a
divorce nt Kansas City from Knv. Charles
Mi-Nultv, a Presbyterian minister, formerly
of Phllaiielphiit.
Frank l'ltgerald, wanted nt tioniln, (.,
for grand larceny, has been captured at
llatli, N. V., ami is being held there lor the
Ohio authorities.
Ambrose West and Ills wife were killed In
their home at Philadelphia breathing the
fumes of coal gas escaping from a stove while
they wcre.a.shs'p.
A law to compel tlm city council of Km
porla, Kan., to give preference to old soldiers
In appointments has been decided by Judge
Kainiolph to be iuoperatlvn.
Lord Sholto Douglass did not like the
music furnished for his wife's song mid
bun e at Orville, t al., mill got thrashed by
the orchestra lender for objecting.
The southern cotton growers in conven
tion nt .Memphis, resolved to reduce the cot
ton nerciige this yenr so as to Increase the
I rice of cotton lind cucoiirngn linmigrntlon.
In a collision between H inisseuuer nnd a
freight train on the Kansas A Texas railroad
nciir Itooiicville, Mo., Mreinun Jlarrett
was killed and huglin-cr McDonald was In
jured. The lliltlsli steamer lloniilugton, which
sailed from Kobe, Japan, D tuber 3. for
Hong Kong, Is missing. She carried tlin-e
passengers, 11 crew ol :U and 11 cargo valued
at 1.(0,0(11).
F.nglneer Henry Mannls. of 11 stock train,
and two tramps were killed In a collision hii
tween that r dn and n passenger train on the
International A Ureal .Northern road nt
Georgetown, Tex.
James lsh, the wealthy young man who
last June murdered V. II. ( hnppel, th"
daramoiir of Ish's wlf", pleaded guilty to
miinslmichtiT at Omaha and was sentenced
to nine months in prison. At Ids trial the
Jury dlsagi-eed.
GEN. EWIN0 DEAD.
The Injuries Caused by a Cable Car Prove
Fatal.
Gen. Thomas Ewlng. cx-mcniber of Con
gress from Ohio, died Iu New York, January
21. Ills death was tho result of Injuries re
ceived accidentally. He had Inft his homo
intending to go down town by the elevated
rond. As he reached Third avenue a cabin
car passed and he stepped directly behind It,
not noticing that one from the opposite di
rection was right upon him, the corner of thn
car struck him nnd threw hhn back several
yards. He landed on his head. The General
was carried to Ids home.
Gen. Thomas F.wlug wns born In Lancas
ter, (., iu 1H21I. II" wns graduated from
Drown Vnlversity. mid afterward began the
practice of law In Kansas, of which statu he
sulmcqiieiitly peeatne chief Justice. He went
Into the war us colonel of the Klevcnth lb'gl
tiicnt of Kansas volunteers and rose to the
rank of brigadier general. lie. was after
ward breveted major general nml had com
mand of the department of the Missouri, lie
represented Ohio iu Congress from 1N77 to
lsril. T he Kwlugs are closely related to tho
families of the late Gen. Twumseh mid Sena
tor John Sherman.
Ill 1HS1 he came to New York to practleo
law. Fur many years he wns president of
thu Ohio society in New York. Ho was nt
one tune counsel to the building department,
which position he resigned 011 January 1
last. Gen. Kwlng hns live children, ull
grown. Mrs. Living is still living.
CONDITION OF THE BANKS.
Quarterly Statement of the Comptroller of
the Currenoy.
The abstract from the reports made to tho
comptroller of the currency by tho 3,706 na
tional banks in thu United States showing
ttmlr condition December 13, 1113, shows
loans and discounts amounting to Cl.OiiO,
W;i.7!l2, against rJ.liSlMOS.Wi on September
28, 18115, the date of tho last report. Thu
gold coin lield by the national banks 011
December 13, last amounted to 113.843,400.
against 110,37H,3t:0, September 28. The gold
treasury ccrtlllcales on hand amounted to
'2n.v3tl,030, as compared with J1,525,10 on
Seplemlsjr 28. The gold clearing house cer
tllleates aggregated 33,4tl3,000, us compared
with !ll, 021.000 at last report.
Tho sliver treasury certificates amounted
to (28,878,82.1, us compared with (-22,014.180
in September. Tim total specie on hand
Decemberd!), was (200,712,410, as compared
with 1(HI,237,311 on September 28. The
legal tender notes on hand ou December 13,
amounted to (110,200.423, as against (11:1,1140,.
085 ou September 28. The United State cer
tificates of deposits for legal tender notes
on hand aggregated (31,440,000, an against
(40,020,000 at the time of the September re
port. The report shows that between Keptemlier
28, 180 and December 13. the national banks
their Individual deposits from (1,701,003,521
to (1,720,559,241,
ENGLAND READY TO QUIT.
Willing to Dlsoard the Sohomburg Line
and Avoid Trouble.
The London Times says editorially: "There
is a sincere desire here to arrive at a friendly
agreement with Venezuela so as to remove
all cause of controversy with the United
States. A busts of negotiations is provided
In our willingness to discard the Hcliomburg
line as it limit, and only to exclude the set
tied districts from consideration. It a pro
poaul to this effts-t were made by Venezuela
or the United States on their behalf, a settle
meet would Immediately come Iu view."
The Chronicle understands that Sir Fred
erick Pollack, corpus professor of Jurisprud
ence at the university at Oxford, has been
entrusted with the compiling of the British
case In its legal astHtcts on the Venezuela
boundary. Sir Frederick visited the United
Stutes last summer to deliver an address at
Harvard university. "We are sura," says
the Chronicle, "that Lord Salisbury mid Mr.
Chamberlain will put no obstacle In the
way ot a Venezuela settlement."
FINANCIAL NOTES.
The Proctor and Gamble Company has
declared a semi-annual dividend of 8 per
cent on the common stock, payable Februury
When the bond oiroular was Issued we
were told that the foreigners would not buy
a coin bond, but now the English and Ger
man subscription are estimated at (40,000,-000.
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.
Their Foi are Exciting Prejudios Against
Thorn.
Thn st'-nincr t'optli", from Yoknhomn,
bring tli" following mlrli'i'K! Tim Moham
medan rcls'lllon In thn Chinese province t
Kniisii hni been entirely suppressed mid thn
country pnctllcd.
TIllTO llllVI' been mitllT executions. Includ
ing tli lenders o( tln insurrection. The
Clilim Mull says: " Aiiritln-r proi-liitmit ! n nf
thn vlhst nature hns been posted throughout
tho province of Yminnii, limiting tin people
to murder nil mlsslonnrli-s against whom ills
tiiillm( and disgraceful charge nrn rnltcrut
imI. The mutter Is nf tlm grayest lTtiiortiint
nml thn whole of thi' power might to Insist
II pull thi' punishment of til" oftlcluls of tin'
jirovlno"."
Tin' .liipnncsn Gazette irnvn thmn Koreans,
tried for complicity In thn murder of thn
Korean Oiiccu, won' foiiml gullly Dis-emls-r
28 mill hanged thi- sumo evening, l'nk Sen,
iiiiii of thn trio, was foinnl guilty uf having
cut down the Uuecn's body, pouring oil upon
ln'i rctimins, nml ('remitting her hoily.
I lu t optic brought Ittthi now from Ilon-
oliiln, whence she sailed on .Immiiry Iff. Carl
hlcintnc, exiled for participating In thn ln-t
uprising, who whs arrested for returning to
this country without permission from the
Government, Will Hot bn protected.
I In- election of Senator tin tlm Island of
Iluwnll result "il In n tin Vote. Holstolii, who
run against Alexander Young, will cunti-st,
claiming mi lll-i'iil count. 'H111 iniiltiT comes
up before tlm Hiipn-mn Court.
THEATER DISASTER.
It Now li Bellovert Mora Thin Seventy
People Lost Their Lives.
Thn ollli'lnl investigation Into thn cause of
the llni which destroyed tin" circus theater nt
F.rkatcrltiosluv, capital uf thn Mouth lttis
llusshin government of that iiiiiin', hns not
been nhl- to establish tlm real enusn of thn
dlsusl- r, wlid'h Is believed to have resulted
In th" loss of over 711 lives. Thn first ahirm
wiii glv-n hy 1111 ii"lrcss who iippciired terror
stricken on III" stage during 11 children's
matin"". Hli" ser.-imi"d with fright ami
threw the whole uudlcncc into n panic. Th"
theater Iniini'illnti'ly begun to llll Willi smoke
nml llnni". A t'Trll lo mill wan Hindu for
th" iloorM of 1 1 1 n building, but only two out
of lit" I'h.'ht ,-xits were open. thn others having
ht cn Securely I'lobl'll Oil llccoUIlt Of till) I'ohl
WIIII'T.
Thn Iron roof of thn I'llll'lliiu "olliipscd,
killing iiiiiiilinm of persons. Thn victims
wit" inalnlv children. und hi aihlltloii to those
burned to death, sntTocuted by the Hiuokn or
crushed hy tlm fall of th" roof, many worn
trampled to ilnalh. Bodies urn nt til h'-lug re
covered from thn ruin, anil th-i oilnlou Is
expressed thai th" llrst csthniito that Til lives.
W"r" hint will li" shown to Im Mhort of thn re
nllty. ll hlil" thou-' who hint their lives n
Vi ry irmat iiuinlinr of rlillilrnn worn inon.' or
h'HH lnjiiri'tl In th" riiMh toward thn doom.
TWO 8PANISH VICTORIES.
Reported Defeats of Maoeo and Gomel A
Number of Insurgents Killed.
OnntTiil I.uiun r"iortfi that the forno coin-
liuinili'd hy lihn on Hundny d"f"iit"d tins
r'lH'ln imdnr Antonio MiU'no, Tliu niiKnKo
mi'iit took phi"' iinar Han I.uln, fioiitliW"t of
thn i'aillal of Province of I'lnnr dnl lllo. The
ri'hi'ln Inft '27 ilmid I'l'hlnd them. Thn Insur
Ki ntu rntmitti'd rapidly, lint with followed hy
the troops. On Hiuuhiy nftnrnooii the rnlinlti
attain mild" u Htaud on tlm CunonmuKo ch
tatn. Thn trooi'.i nttackcil and iinmciliatcly
routed thi'in. The Kovcrnun'iit 1oksci in the
nioruliiK were mi olllccr mid one private
killed and one nlllccr mid 14 nohlirn wound
ed. (Iniieral I.uiiie cmvh In IiIh ri'port that
he cannot irlve thn prncine Iohbch HUHtained
hy the troopn hi thn afternoon ciiKauement.
Ala.ximo (foiiiez in Haul to lie on tlm I'crtu-
Katn eftntn, at Han Jonn dn Las l.ajeH, fiouth
enst of llavaun. It Id ruinomd t fiat Im had
an cnu'iiirenient with n government column
In which he wns defeated. The trot ps are
mild to be iu pursuit of him.
CANADA IS IN IT.
New Line to Run Between Central American
and Canadian Ports.
The llrltinli colonial ofllce him forwarded
to the Dominion Government n copy of a
letter from the British t'harRO d'AITaircs in
(luatcniahi, reportliiK tile xtartlnK of a line
of HtcamiTH to carry iihhi'Iibitd and freight
to t'eutral American port.
The hoat will Hall every 80 dayn from Wmli
lii(Ctoii, procccdiiiK to Victoria iuid Yaucouv
er mid tlienceto Ocnn, (luatemaiii, calliinr lit
viirloiiH ('mitral American portH iw far south
a.i l'untiiH AmiiaH.
The Colonial office letter mivhi "It Is like.
ly they will work to n Kreiit extent iu connec
tion with the Canadian I'acllln railway mid
will tend to divert the carrying of larKoiiuiiii
tlth'B of Houth Ainerlcnu producta wlilch are
now fliipped to varloUH partH of the United
Htutes from Hun FrnuciHco to the Cunmltan
Hue."
FOREIGN NOTES.
rortuiriil has iHHUed an otllclal denial of
the reported sale of Deluljou Day to Eng
land. Italy denies the story to the effect that
Makiillo litis been captured by the AbysHiu
lans. M. Alfred Andre, a banker, regent of the
Hunk of France, a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor and one of the richest men iu France,
Is dead.
The French government hns announced
that by the terms of a trcuty signed Jnnuarv
18, the Island of Madagascar g declared a
French possession.
The Brazilian government has sent out
statements denying oMlcinlly that there Is
any trouble between Brazil and Great Britain,
or between Brazil and Italy.
The Berlin correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph says that lie Is assured on good
authority that the dispute will be settled di
rectly between Engl and and Venezuela.
I
8T. PAUL MAY LOSE IT.
0. A.B, Bates Unsatisfactory to Commander-in-Chief
Walker.
Unless the Western Passenger Agents' As
sociation makes satisfactory ratee, Commander-in-Chief
Ivan K. Walker, of the G. A. It.,
stated that the next encampment would be
held In some other city than St. Paul. The
situation, the Commuudnr-ln-Chief, said, was
unsatisfactory. The last encampment real
ized how dllllcult it might be to get satis
factory rates, so it adopted a resolution
directing the Commander-in-Chief, iu con
sultation with bis Executive Committee, to
move the encampment unless satisfactory
rates were granted, (ten. Walker stated that
the Western Passenger Association has agreed
to make a rate of one cent a inilo within a
radius of 250 miles of St. Paul. He says that
certain cities in the district have been dis
criminated against. The association has an
nounced that the reduced rates will begin
August 81, two days before tliu encampment
begins, and will end He, 'tern I r 7, the day
the encampment ends. Gen. Walker said 1 "I
have demanded an extension of the time, and
unless it is granted the encampment shall
not be held In Ht. Paul. I have received ap
plications front three cities that want the en-vampineut."
TRADE REVIEW.
Business Mnoh Retardod by Dilatory
Tactics in the Senate.
It. (I. Dun A l'o,'n weekly review of trndo
Hays: '
The week bnn been marked by Im prove
nient, apparent rather than real. Price
of mwi" products have rlwn, but only lie
enuie rmppllcH nro believed to lw Hmnller
t luin was expected. The Hciiat" Htlll InJurcH
Ini'diioH by iloluit nothing, and the trnsury
cannot expect to kuIii In Rold lis yet. but
loses lens than was expected. It Is ifenerally
n"sumi d that the lew loan will be placed
wllliout iliniciilty, thouuli the sui hhIvh
pavmcnts may ciiiice conllntieil disturbance.
A dcliiwe id forelKU reports fiivornhle to
whent sncculatlon found rendv answer in mi
ndvniK'n of over B cents here. In spite of
western receipts In llllf fill per cent, InriT'T
than last year. Atlantic rxportH for the
week were also much larier than last year
for the llrst llino In several months, but for
the crop year to date nil exports have been
about 1 r.lintl.nno biiHliels sinnller than last
year, 'I lie market has the idea that forelun
ileiuanils hereaflcr must be much jrrealiT Im
cnuse of ileltcleut Sllpplhs elsewliern, but tin
one expects that the Increase will be nt nil
commensurate with tin' enormous Inernnse
In western receipts, 27 per cent., since the
crop v'iir bcirmi, 1:17, r.nn.IMN) bushels, HKulust
ln7,Vi,l!il bushels last jenr.
Corn advanced Is'i-ausn wheat advanced,
receipts mid exports eontlnuliiK as hefnr".
Colton rose an eighth, nlthouiih Mr. I'.lllson
estimated the yield nt 7.IIIKI.IKKI bales, mid
receipts to datn eonllrm that estimate, but
there are ninny who reason that the surplus
will be dniiM-'Toiisly small nt thn end of the
crop year, even if the yield Is 7,000, IMK)
bales. The actual inarketliikT of Koch Is In
Europe and In this country hardly supports
that view.
The Iron nml stisd buslncFS Minis encour
mjeinoid III the nilviincn of llessemer pl to
1:1 at I'lltsburi,'. and Krciy fore to 1 1.25,
but these am results of thn ndvanee ordered
by the couiblnatloiis iu coke and ore. An
thracite Is not dearer at the Kast, and Hoiith
crn pli! Is pressed for sal". Mulshed pro
ducts urn pot strotiKor, while plir Iron has
nnvunceii 111.11 per cent, since .inuuary 1.
GOSSIPS OF THE CORRIDERS.
Glimpses of Notable Men in Various De
partments.
Here's one on the Monroe Doctrine. II
was a Western Conun shiiiiiii who received n
letter this time. It wns a request from one
of his coiistltuteiits, for Information about
the iifiircsald document. lie wrotes "All
the fools Iu my town are talking about the
Monroe Doctrine, and nobody knows what it
Is. If the uovcrtiiuciit is kIvIiimT any of It
away, please send 111" Hnnm." Tlm consti
tuent was duly supplied with "lll'Tiilure."
Tlm members of the rolled Ktntcs Huprenm
Court lire all nood peilesti inns except .lustlcn
Fl"lil., who Is too n-fi'il to take much exer
c sc. It is a prcty lomx wnlk for most of
them from the Capitol to tlmlr homes,
but Justine llarlau and Justices Wliltn and
Drown are olteii seen on the Avenue paWior
It easily and stnadlly to(cthnr. Justleu hhl
ras usually walks alone, mid the fifes of all
the ri'st are familiar to the people on the
city proudest street.
The oldest member of thn House Is (inl
tisha A, Orow, of Pennsylvania, who Is now
approaching 711. The yotiuwst Is Mor-
liiaii A. Mozlcv, of Missouri, who has Just
turned St).
Hecretary HurlsTt reports to Conirrcss that
since his entry Into office he has put a stop
tn ifrantlliK furloiiKhs to naval olllcers to
allow them to enter temporarily into other
nusiiiess.
CoinrcHsman Northwnv. of JefTcrson. O..
has iiitroilucud a bill to pension Mrs. El leu
V. (.uuipliell.
A BILL TO BAR TIOIITS.
A Sweeping Measure Introduced in the
New York Legislature,
A bill Introduced in the New York Assem
bly by Assemblyman Watson, If passinl, will
not only prevent the exhibition of living
pictures nml IIIUII7.0II marches, but will make
a criminal of any one who witnesses such nn
exhibition or even n much milder form of
th"ntri"iil wickedness. It is similar to thn
ilicii-iirn 1111 rouu'-fii nisi ynr oy .nr. rtins-
worth, ami It Is understood to have emanat
ed from Anthony Comstock. It prohibits any
woman from appear Inn I11 it place where men
lire present, clad in tiKhta or otherwise ex
posing her form, "except In portrayinK hls
torlcnl nets, Hindi in hhakHpercnn plays, anil
othcrH of like nature, In tho k'Kltlmalu
drama,"
It declares that any woman who does so
appear, and any person who wi s her is
Utility of n misdemeanor mid may suiTcr 1 111
prlsouiuent not to exceed mm ycur. Any
person who procures, em ploys or permits a
womam to so expose herself shall be Kuilty
of a misdemeanor, and the second offense
shall coiissltutu n felony. The same provis
ion applies to any person who posts an ad
vertisement containing; the representation of
a man or woman uudu or partially nudo or
In tlxhts, mid to the publisher, proprietor,
editor, atrciit, mnnnxcr, owner, vender, ped
dler or distributor of a newspaper contaln
Inir such nn illustration. There is nothing In
the measure to prevent a man from nppear
I11K on the Htugo nude; or partially nudo or
In tlKits.
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
Annual Convention of the National Asso
ciation In Session.
The twenty-eighth annual convention of
tho Women Suffrage Association began at
Washington. Three hundred delegates are
present. The meeting will- Inst six days.
Miss Susan B. Anthony presided.
Miss IsaU'llu Howlnud, of New York, in
delivering the report of tho corresponding
secrctury, Mrs. Uudinel Foster Avery, of
Philadelphia, said that the work had been
hindered by general misconception of the re
lation of the so-called "woman's bible" to
the association. As un organization the body
had I ten held responsible for the action of an
Individual Issuing a volume with a preten
tions title, covering a juuiple of comment
without literary value, set forth in a spirit
neither reverent nor inquiring. She urged
that the iisso'-iutiou by resolution disavow
responsibility for the publication.
A number of personal colloquies resulted,
and the report lluully was tabled by a vote of
60 to 18. Iu the course of the report Mrs.
Avery urged that the success of the cause in
Utah clearly demonstrated the advisability
of securing - the aid of political parties
through plunks In their respective platform.
HOSE SMITH PB0IESTS.
Against the Homestsad Bill How la Hons
Committt.
The House Committee on Publio Lands
has received from Hecretary Smith long
adverse report agHlust the free homestead
bill. The bill absolves all persona complet
ing Ave years resilience on the land taken
and occupied under the homestead laws from
making further payment to secure their title
other than fees Incident to llllng and obtain
ing proof. Tliu measure is a sweeping one
and land ofllce officials estimate its passage
would involve nt least (43,000,000 of cost to
the Government, Hud (16,000,000 in Okla
homa alone. This is the amouut paid to the
Indians fur the relinquishment of their laud
there. Commissioner Lamoreux of the gen
eral land ofllce, in a report accompanying
Secretary Smith' letter urge several reason
why th hill should not pas.
CAUTIOUS ABOUT CUBA.
No Basis Tet For Recognition of the
Rebels As Belligerents.
On the authority of those In close relation
with the administration. It may Im reiterated
that the President and Hncrctnry Olney will
tiikn no precipitate action with rcunrd to the
recoKiiltlon of of the Cuban llisiiwnts.
They, and a larire mid Influential element in
Coiurrcss. reccainlzo that this is not a mutter
to be acted upon solely on the ground of
sympathy with a people striiKirllnif for free
dom. T'liern Is a wave of this sympathy
passing over the country Just now, and many
wi'ii-uii'iiniliK people crillclse I'ollKress mill
the ailmlnlst ration for their apparent lack of
friendly feeling fur the t 11 bans.
The nilmlnlstrutlon h-is no more aecurnte
luformntloii of the real condltlou of nlTalrs
In Cuba t lint 1 has thn country generally.
Iloth shies are undoubtedly misrepresenting
the sit nut Ion. While the Insurgents claim
that the Hpniilanls nrn practically caged up
In ilavaiia, thn Spanish authorities as per
sistently claim that their forces are driving
thn Insurgents before thetn to their refuges
In the hills mid swmups. I'ntll a"tual know
ledge of the situation is had, this govern
ment has no basis for a recognition of the
Insurgents, mid It would certainly Ihi placed
Ilia very awkward position did It extend
recognition, and thus forfeit Its right to claim
dmuiigi's for loss of property owned by Its
cltlr.ens In Cuba, many plnntntlons and 'valu
able iiinehhierv having already been destroy
ed. Ili-cognltlon of hellgcrcncy would give
to Npaln the right to search American vessels
for articles contrabiind of war. mid then this
country might be compelled to witness the
utter collapse of the Insurrection anil the
triumph of Hpaln.
It Is these Important ipicstlnns, It Is said,
which lulliienee tlm administration to act
with caution, mid it has the support of many
leading Itcpubllciius. It Is said that the de
lay of the House Foreign Affairs committee
to report 11 Ciilmn resolution, is upon tlmud
vlee of Speaker lleed, mid that Chairman
11 lit Is of the name opinion.
SILVER SENATORS' DEMAND.
Thoy Insist the Republican Party Must
Recognise the Metal.
The llepubllean sliver senators have signed
a declaration which Is Intended to li' used In
tlm coming campaign ns the demand whl 'h
the silver men will mnkn for a plank In tlm
liiitloual convention. in tlm preamble It Is
recited Unit tlm present llniinelnl system en
dangers the Indus! rlnl prosperity of thn Cull
ed Htntcs, which Is threatened by ( lilnamel
Japan an it result of the decrease In thn value
of silver, ami tlm dlfl'ereiien of exehnnge b'4
twceii sliver nml gold using countries. It Is,
Iherefnre, resolved that the signers favor the
free mid unlimited coinage of silver nt a ratio
of III to 1, for the purpose of obliterating the
dlllcreiiee of exchange, which Is declared to
operate as n bounty on th" export of products
from silver-using countries to gold-using
countries. It Is also resolved that they favor
a tariff which shall cipiitllzc tlm dilicrcuce
In th" cost of labor between this country and
the countries of Europe and Asia. It is tlm
purpose id those who are circulating the
ibsdaralloii to get all tlm Itepulll 1111 silver
men In congress to sign it.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE COLLECTIONS.
Poitoffloe Department to Try It In
Twenty-five Cities.
Postmaster Oenernl Wilson Issued a gen
eral order providing that In all cities and
towns having free delivery postal service the
postal system be extended to Included house-to-house
collections, l'or tho convenience
of the department, however, thn Introduction
of boxes In th" houses until further orders
will le coiillned to tliu following twenty-live
places: Portland, Me., Ht. Albans, Vt., Uos
tou,lulTulo mid Syracuse, N. Y.,Knst Orange,
N. J., Hprlnglleld. Mass.. Allegheny, Pa.,
Wheeling, W. Vn., Cleveland, O.. Detroit,
Imliaiiapolls, Jollet III, Minucii noils. New
Orleans, lllelunond, Vn. , St. Louis, St.
Paul, Minn., Han Krmiciseo, Hprlnglleld, III.,
Tncomii, Wash., Toledo, O., and VIcksburg.
Miss.
GOMEZ IS DYINO.
Reported That Cuba's Great General Can
not Livo Two Months,
F'or some time past reports have been In
circulation lit Havana concerning the physic
al condition of General Maximo Gomez,
cnuimmidf r-iu-chlof of tlm Insurgent forces.
One story has asserted that he was sum-ring
from wounds, mid another that he was seri
ously ill with fever. It appears, from in
formation derived from trustworthy sources,
that neither of these reports Is correct, but it
Is Hisltivelv asserted that the Insurgent chief
is 11 very sick man. It is stilted upon the au
thority cited that the doctors In attendance
upon General Gomez recently held a consult
ation and diagnosed ills case n being an ad
vanced state of consumption, complicated
with fever. It is further stated that the
physicians hnvn come to the conclusion that
Gomez can only live about two months long
er. These statements have cntiscd consider
able alarm among the insurgents mid their
friends, as, even though his condition may
be exaggerated to some degree, it I believed
the main facts are correctly stated.
Besides, according to tho reports from the
front, he Is being sharply pushed by the
Spanish, nnd is getting 110 rest now, day
or night, The effect Is that his movements
can now be marked by a trail of tired out or
Inuitt horses, which tho insurgents leave be
hind them. The opinion is expressed
that the Insurgents are iu desperate struits,
and that for Gomez everything now depends
upon thu safe arrival in tliu province of Hav
ana of the eastern army of Insurgents under
Generals Jose Muceo and Itabl,
BED CB0SS IGN0BED.
But Clara Barton Will Be Beoognized By
The Sultan.
Owing to the energetlo representations of
United States Minister Terrell, Miss Barton
and her party will be permitted by the Turk
ish government to distribute relief to the
distressed Armenians, although the ltcd
Cross Itself will not figure iu the work.
This news came to the State Department In
a cablegram from the Minister to Secretary
Olney, lu which he says that while the Porto
refuses such permission tn the Ited Cross, or
to the members of the Ited Cross a suuh.aud
thereby declines to officially recognize that
society, it will permit any person whom the
Minister names and approves to distribute
relief in the interior of Turkey, provided the
Turkish authorities are informed of what
they are doing.
There can be no question that Mis Barton
and her party will be so deeigunted by Min
ister Terrell, but It is apprehended that they
will encounter almost Insurmountable ob
stacles in reuchliig the Held of action, as the
mountain pusses between the seaboard and
the Interior are now practically Impassable,
owing to the deep snow.
CAPITAL NOTES,
Yang Yu, the Chluest, minister to the
United States, has been appointed high priest
of China.
James 8. Chaffee has given up all claim to
the (20,000 worth of stolen property found
in his possession at Boston.
The postmaster at Beallsville, Washington
county, Pa., has been granted an Increase of
80 a year for clerical assistance.
CONGRESSIONAL,
Summary of the Most Important Measures
Presented in Both Houses.
THinTT-SKC'OKO IlAT.
Rennle Numerous petitions were) present
ed In the Senate nml referred to the commit
tees In favor of the Htono bill relating to Im- '
mlgrntlou, raising th-' level of the great lakes,
service .nsi,ns, the recognition nf belli,
gerency, the rctlrmcnt of greenbacks and re
lating the Transvaal republic. "
The Monroe resolution was reported to thn
senate by Mr. I 'avis. It Is along the lines nf
previous dispatches giving tlm purport of the
p-solutlon. It nnnouiices that any attempt
to secure new or additional territory on this
continent or any of the islands adjacent
thereto, either through force, cession, oecu
pntlon, purchase, colonlr,atlon or othrwlse,
will be looked upon as nil Infrlugment of the
doctrine, nnd that doctrine will bo
asserted and maintained by ths
I'lilted Stab's. It nlso places tho control
of any canal Hint may be constructed con
necting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans with
in the protection of the doctrine.
House Th" house passed a number of
bills of purely local Importance! nlso, n Joint
resolution directing tlm secretary of tho
treasury to destroy 11II Income tax returns.
Tin- message tit the resident coic i.rnlng
Ambassador Ilavard s speech was read and
referred to the committee on foreign re
lations. The military neiidemy appropriation
bill was then passed without material amend
ment. It appropriated t44!l.6t7.
TltlllTV-THIIID lT.
The house Tuesday passed thn urgent de
ficiency ,. The bill carried H. 415,92:1. '
H,24,fiHi of which was for tho expanses of
tlm I'nlted States courts. The abnormal
growth of the expenses of federal courts
came In for a good deal of criticism and
tlmro was a general expression in favor of a
salary system.
Mr. I.Bcey, nsuirrlng to the abuses that,
had resulted in the piling up of the expense
of I'lilted Stall's courts, argued Hint tho fee
system was responsible for the bringing of
many frlvloous suits. He cited an Instanco
where a man in the Western district of Ar
kansas held tlm position of clerk of tho
l ulled Slates district court and clerk of the
I'lilted States commissioner, find dn-w over
irl2.((i( In fees. He declared that the whoio
system whs honeycomls-d with fraud.
TiniirY-roi nH hat.
Semite Mr. Cullom. from the H"nate Com
mittee on For Ign llelations, reported a reso
lution r-lntlv" to tlm Armenian troubles. It
recites tic provision of tlm trenty lit lliTlIn
as to religious freedom nnd r "solves that It
is the Imperative duly of thn I' lilted States
to cxprisj the hope that tlm Ktirupeun
powers will bring ni,r..it the carrying out of
th" treaty and reiii' ststh" president to trans
mit this rosolu1lor;'o tlm powers. It ns
serts that the H 'ti'ii i mid House will support
the President In doing all ho canto tiring
about nn nli"Vlatlou of the present condi
tions, lie asks for Immediate n.-tlon on thn
resolution, Several senators suggested that
tlm resolution should go over, mid It was
overruled.
Mr. Woleolt spoke . on thn Veticr.uclaii
question, with particular reference to the
Monroe doctrine Tlm senator held that the
"Ho-call"d" Monroe doctrine has liecn mis
applied In the pending Venezuela boundary
controversy: that so much of President Mon
roe's riiessiit;" as referred to the colonization
of portions of America by European powers
could have no applicability to any boundary
dispute now existing in South America: that
the hostility to thn extension by European
powers of their s; . stems to liny portion ol this
hemisphere: us expressed in that messMgn.has
espis'lul refereneo to the sys ems of govern
ment which were based on the dlvino rights
of kings nml which were directed to the
overthrow of all republics wherever ex
Iftlng: that the Monroe doctrine was In
no wise Intended im Insisting upon lie
pul lleun forms of government in I Ids hemis
hern or as committing this government to
maintain tlm doctrine outside Its own borjf ,
or except as Its own Integrity might hoi
feeteil: that this country wns embarking f
a imw and dilTerent policy from ttin one
down by our fathers: and that from
until now.Congn'ss hnd iiniformitlly if
to ilcllno the Monroe doctrine or to "po
as 11 rule of action.
House Among the bills nnd rerdntlon
presented in the house was one to allow the
president to veto any Items In the appropri
ation bills. Another was to establish a na
tional ri serve of one regiment of soldiers for
ench congressional district. Ilut little busi
ness was don" In the house. A resolution to
appropriate cfi.UOO for architectural aid in
constructing the Chicago postofllce occupied
much time nnd was adopted.
THIllTV-VtrTII BAT.
Semite The three subjects most promi
nently before the public the Monroe doc
trine, tlnaiien and tariff eu"h came la for
considerutlon in the senate, today, Mr. Dan
iel of Virginia speaking two hours lu support
of 11 vigorous upholding of thn Monroe doc
trine as applicable to Venezuela, Mr. Dubois
of Idaho dealing with tha silver phase of the
lliiHiiclal question and Mr. Warren
Wyoming pointing out the disastrous efy
of the taritl legislation of tho lust corn
on farm products in general and on TriV
particular. Aside from these speeches tho
day develop! il little of importance. The
president sent to the senate a reply to tho
senate resolution relative to the rights of the
United States clti.eus of Armenian birth who
lire allowed to visit Turkey and tiassport
am recognized. Henntor Warren of Wyoming
addressed the senate on his resolution calling
attention to tne shrinkage iu cumber and
value of farm animals, and and requesting
the tlnauce committee to report appropriate
legislation.
House The House took up the question
of rules for the present Congress, where con
sideration was postponed about ten days ago.
The House was then on the Tucker rule to
bring members to the bar of the House and
count them, instead of following the Reed
plan of having the Speaker aount si quorum.
Mr. Henderson flicp. La.), from the Itule
Committee, reported the Tucker rule, with
some modification. A debate of over two
hours followed, participated in by Messrs.
DeArmond (Mo.), llailey (Tex.), Powers.
(Vt,), Grow (Pa.), Gibson (TVnn.), Dalzell
(Pa.)
TBIBTY-SIXTH DAT.
Sennto Many memorials concerning the.
Turkish and Armenian question were pre.
sented to thn senate. This led Mr. Hill
(Dcm., N. Y.) to ask what had become nf the
resolutions for energetic action by the Preal
dent. Mr. Cullom tltnp., 111.), who reported
the Turkish resolution from the committee
on foreign relations, said he desired the
speediest action possible, Mr. CafTery (Dem.,
La.) called the attention of the judiciary
committee to the Importance of the sugar
bounty question, which had been referred to
that committee, saying the subject involved
the gruve quest lou of the right of subordi
nate oillcluls to nullify an appropriation
mado by Congress. The Turkisk-Armeulaa
resolution was then called up by Mr. Cul
lom. The senator spoke of the serious con
ditions prevailing in Turkey, saying he was.
appalled by the carnival of blood prevailing.
CLABA BABT0N I AILS.
Trash- Blsmsi the Turkish Press, for th.
Opposition of the Sultan.
Mis Clara Barton and her staff, member,
of tho National Bed Cross society, sailed on
the 22d on the steamship New York. Those,
who accompanied Miss Barton were Dr. J.
B. Hubbell, Held ageut; Mis Lucy Greaves,
stenographer and tyfwwriter; Earnest Mason,
interpreter and linguist, and George II. Pull
mini, secretary to Mis Burton. Iu briefly
discussing her plans, Miss Barton said:
"I can give you but live mluutea. We ex
pect to reach Constantinople within three
weeks. This will allow for dnhiy and trans
fer in London, Pari and Geneva. I have no
dellultc plan us yet, but I shall mature plana
when I reach the Held of operation. I vis
asked to do this work because they could not
gut any one else I am the one particular
tool."