I .
FORAKER FOREMOST.
MoKinley Delegate to the It. Loul Con
vention Choten The Platform.
The Ohio Re publican Htnte convention wm
rolled to order In tho Grnud opera house
Columbus, March 10, at 4 o'clock. Among
the Ohio congressmen and other prominent
Republican on tli Btnge sat cx-Hncrctnry of
he Treasury, Charlo Foster. Governor
Bushnell occupied one of tho boxm. After
prayer by Iter. J. C. Watt, Chalrmon J. M.
Jcke reviewed the McKlnley campaign In
Ohio, and the two campaigns succ.-c.llng tho
administration, and stated that nt lh Htnle
convention In Zaiicsvllle Inst year the party
entered Into a snored pledge to miikn Ilush
nell governor, Foraker senator and use every
honorable menus to make McKlnley presi
dent. 'J' wo parts of the trinity had been full
filled, and Hcpubllenns nf Ohio now assem
bled to enter slnccreMy Into the faithful ejo.
cutlonof the third part. Then Mr. lcke In
troduced Henntor-clect Foraker as tho tem-
Iiorary chairman of the eonventlon. Mr.
orakor spoke ns follows: "
Mr. Foraker said: "Tim Republican of
Ohio don't look unkindly nt Thomns II. Heed
(applause), nor Levi P. Morton, nor William
B. Allison, nor Matthew Stanley Quoy, the
other (m at leader who have teen mention
ed In connection with that honor. On the
contrary, It the St. Louis convention should
disappoint ns and K've tho honor to one of
them, we hen) and now pledge him III ad
vance the electoral vole of Ohio, ly the larg
est majority ever given In tho history of the
H'.ate. It Is not that we love I'mwar less,
hut Home morn. William McKlnley la our
own."
Here he told the Btory of tho McKlnley Inw
nnd Its rejiciil, and continued. "As a result.
In every section, In every Htnte, In every
community. In every municipality, In every
mill nuil iulne and furnace nnd forge nnd
workshop, everywhere throughout this
lirond land when) capital Is Invested or labor
Is employed. William McKlnley Is the Ideal
American statesman, the typical American
lender and tho veritable American Idol. No
man ever In publlu life In this country en
joyed such universal popularity as is his. No
man in this country In public ilfe ever com
manded, ns he now ecmmnnils, the affection
of the great mns of the vot rs of the coun
try. Other state aro declaring for him.
Olilo cannot lead the column. II Is already
on the mnndi. ( Laughter.) All we can do
Is to join the pr.1cc11.lon. (Loud laughter.)
Wo will not hesitate longer to take action In
that r'fpcct
Ex-Congressman W. C. Cooper, of Mt.
Vernon, ottered a resolution that thu four
dclegates-nt-lnrgc to the national convention
nt HI. I. mils be Senntor.F.lect Foraker, (lov.
Bushpcll, Marcns A. Hannn nnd Congress
man I'. II. Grosvenor. The question was
carried with a shout of ayes.
At till 1 point n lrash light wnr thrown upon
the pMuro of McKlnley over tho stngo and
this was the signal for anotlier burst of long
and loud npplnusn.
Delogntes-ut-largo Gov. Asa H. Bushnell,
Senator-elect J. It. Foraker, Congressman
Charles H, Orosvenor and lion. Marcus A.
Hnnna.
Alternates J. E. Lowe, Charles Flelseh
man, J. 1'. Green and J. N. Taylor.
F.leetors-at-lnrgo .1 F. Muck and Albert
C. Douglas.
Hecretnry of state Charles Kinney.
Hupreme Judge Marshal J. Williams.
Food Commissioner Joseph E. Black
burn. Member board of public works Frank A.
HofTman.
THE TLATFOnX.
The nepubllciins of Ohio oongratulute the
people of tho country upon the growth of
the Republican sentiment, ns evidenced by
the signal victories of tlie last three years,
which assure a glorious uatioual triumph lu
tne coming election.
Wo denounce the Democratic administra
tion ns the most destructive and disastrous
the history of our country has ever known.
It has not only disappointed the expecta
tions of the country, but has Justly forfeited
the confidence and support of its own party.
We nihrin our adherence to tho principle
of the Bepubllcnn party as dcllncd by thu
national convention In 1H92.
We are faithfully wedded to the (trcnt
Iirinelplo of protection by every tie of party
calty and ail'ectlon and it la denror to us
fow than ever before. It has more devoted
supporters among the great masses of the
American people, irrespective of party, than
nt uny previous period In our national his
tory. It Is everywhere recognized and en
dorsed n the great, masterful, triumphant
American principle the key to our prosper
ity In business, the safest prop to the treas
ury of the United Htates, nnd the bulwark
of our national independence and financial
honor. '
We denounce the present tariff law a the
sublimated product of democratic. Ignor
ance and Incompetency, bringing, ai It has,
to a prosperous and happy people a period
of unprecedented adwrsity and distress
form which nothing but a return to the
policy of protection can relieve It.
We denounce the free wool provision of
the present tariff law as an unjust discrimi
nation against an Important Industry and
against a large part of our people, and de
mand such protection for sheep husbandry
as will secure fair price for American wool.
It stands for commercial policy that will
whiten every sea with the sails of American
- vessels flying the American flag, and that
will protect the flag wherever it float It
stands for a fiscal policy opposed to debts
anil deficits In time of peace.
We ooutend for honest money, for a ear
reney of gold, silver and paper with which
to measure our exchanges, that shall be
as sound as the government and as un
tarnished as Its honor; and to that end
we favor bimetallism and demand the
use of both gold and silver ns stand
ard money, either In accordance with a ratio
to be fixed by an International agreement, if
that can be obtained, or under tuoh restric
tions nnd such provisions to be determined
by legislation as will secure the maintenance
of the parities of values of the two metals so
that the purchasing and doht-pnyliig power
of the dollar, whether of silvor.gold or paper,
shall at all times be equal.
We denounoe the present administration
of the pension bureau for Its betrayal of the
Interests of the union soldiers, and we pledge
anew to tho veterans of the republic a atch
(ul oare and recognition of tliuir Just claims
upon a grateful people.
The Itepubllean party stands for a foreign
policy diotuted by and lmbuded with a spirit
that Is genuinely American; for a policy that
will revive the national traditions and restore
the national spirit which carried us proudly
through the earlier years of the century.
It stiunls for such a policy with all foreign
nations as will insure both to us and them
justice, good full h, dignity and honor. It
tuuds for the Monroe doctrine as Monroe
himself proclaimed It."
XoXinley Gets Kansas.
The Republicans of Kansas. In eonventlon.
declared dy formal resolution their prefer
ence, (or Major McKlnley for President The
re-election of Cyrus Leluud, chairman of the
Htnte Central Committee, as Kansas member
oi me Kiuiouui committee, was favored and
dclugates to bt Louis were chosen,
Rhode Island Domooratio Ticket
Thellbodo Inland Democratic, State eon
ventlon nomlnuted the following candidates:
Governor, IJoit. Goorge Llttlelleld; lieuten
ant governor, Hon. Augustus b. Miller; suo
rutary of state, George L. Church: uttoruey-
Jenural, Geurgo T. Brown; general treasurer,
ohu G. Perry. The platform adopted did
not touch upon the natiouul issues. A con
vention to choose national delegates will be
called after tho aUUt oluutlou, wulub is to be
tela April U
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The Model clothing company, Indianapo
lis, failed for H2,934.
Ex-Tax Collector Foster, of Ooneonl, N.
11., Is short over 34,000 for 1H94 and 1895.
Over 100 sailors on the Italian cruiser
I.oinbnrdla, died from yellow fever at Bio
Juiu'lro.
l'nterson, N. J., has offered a reward of
A.OOfl for the conviction of Mamie Hulllvan's
murderer.
Itlchnrd t.annlgan, one of the victims of
the street enr collision nt Ht. Louis Sunday,
was the third to din.
The steamer Wolf, of the New Brunswick
sealing licet, was crushed by lee nnd sank.
All of the crew were saved.
Ht. Louis merchants' exchange petitioned
congress for the deepening of the channels
of rivers tributary to that city.
General W. II. Penrose, commander nt
Fort Douglass, Utah, has retired, after de
voting 88 years to military service.
Oeorge Evans, the negro who killed Jailor
Cook at Danville, Vn., In escnplng Haturday,
committed sotctdc to evade capture.
A straw vote nmong business men of New
York shows that Cleveland Is the Demo
cratic preference for president, while Morton
lends the Bepublicans.
Judge Fish, of Itnelno, Wis., I'entenced ex
Clty Treasurer Charles 11. Green to stntu'a
iirlson for three; yeafs and nine months nt
lanl labor for the emberr.lement of 4(1,000.
A schoolhouse 12 miles from Oklahoma
City In which several score nf colored people
were holding a concert, was blown up with
dynamite and several of the occupants slight
ly hurt.
For the first time the Flnlster-Anrhorn, the
highest of the Bernese Alps, has lieen ellmled
in winter, Professor Fischer, with the guide
Aimer, accomplished tho feat a couple of
weeks ago.
Oovnn Moorcs nnd Wllllnm Boyd, students
nt Evergreen, Ala , quarreled, anil Moores
cut Itovd thn'e times. The latter then crush
ed his antagonist's skull with a club. Moores
Is dend and Uoyd Is dying.
General Bewell, ol Now Jersey, Is the only
genuine Irishman In the United Htnte Hen-
ate. Me was horn in the County Mayo, Inv
land, nnd enme to this country in 14M, a pen
niless orphan, nt the age of It).
Henntor Allison and Gear nnd member of
the Iowa delegntlon ngne that "I-o-wah,''
with a little nccent on the llrst emphasis on
the flnal syllable. Is the correct way to pro
nounce tne name ol tneir state.
Judge I'ryor, of tho New York supremo
court, decided In fnvor of the Gould heir in
their appeal from the assessment on 10,
000,0110 of property which they were alleged
to own and which they claimed only amount
ed to 700.000 in value.
The buildings nt 2111, 221 and 223 Columbus
avenue, Boston, occupied by the Pope Bicy
cle Manufacturing company, were burned
out Thursday. The loss Is tl2.1.000, which
Include the cost of the destruction of 1,700
bicycle and 6.000 tin's.
The United Htnte Circuit Court of Appeals
nt New York gave Harriet Munroe fc.1.000
damage In her suit against the "World" 'or
the premature publication of her poem de
livered nt the dedication of the Chicago
World Fair buildings.
Arthur Duestrow, the millionaire who kill
ed his wife nnd 2-year-old child In Ht. Louis
two years ago, was sentenced to be hanged
on April 22. He smiled when the date was
named, nnd lit a cigar before leaving the
court room.
Professor Roentgen is the hero of the hour
In Germany. Honor are showered upon
him In Ills Wiirtr.burg home, and th" uni
versity students organized agrnnd torchlight
procession through the town to hi house to
congratulate the professor on his wonderful
discovery.
NEW CABINET OFFICE.
Department of Manufacture! and Commeroe
ii Now Fropoied,
Henntor Frye's bill providing for the cre
ation of the Department of Commerce and
Manufactures contemplate tho transfer to
this department from the Treasury of the
life-saving service, the Lighthouse Board, the
Marine Hospital service, the Bureau of
Steamboat Insin-ctloii, the Burenu of Navi
gation, the Const and Geodetic Survey, mid
the Bureau of Statistics; also the Burenu of
Ktatstles of the Htnte Department, the two
Bureaus of Statistic to Im) consolidated Into
one. The consular service Is also transferred
from the Jurisdiction of the State Depart
ment to the proposed new department.
It is provided that the department shall
have general Jurisdiction over the foreign
and Internal commerce of the United States,
except In so far as relates to the collection of
the revenue and the administration of the
custom nnd Internal revenue laws. It ia
also to have Jurisdiction over all matter re
lating to the manufacturing Interests of the
United States, Including the extension of for
eign markets for the same, and the Increase
of trade and trade facilities with foreign
countries. The new Secretary Is also to per
form all the duties now incumbent upon the
Secretary of the Treasury in relation to the
trade and commeroe of the United States,
whether upon land or water. The bill I In
the line of the recommendation of the Na
tional Board of Trade, and It Is supposed
that It will receive the general support of
the trade and manufacturing Interests.
KOREAN CANNIBALS.
Greedily Devoured the Fleeh of the Hnrder-
ed Minister.
The steamer Empress of India, brings de
tails of ghastly Incident In the reoent
Korean revolution. On the night of February
10 three of the ministers. Kim Hong Chin.
Yu Kil Chun and Klin Yun Hik, were arrest
ed by order of the king and conducted to
the police bureau, where their hands were
tiua Domna tneir uncus ami tne ponce negan
hni'ktug at their neck with short swords.
Tho bodies were finally left on the public.
square lor inspection oi tne popuiaoe, minus
their heads, which wore displayed on poles.
and the public, who a few months before had
uoweu down bciore tne clean as tneir leaders,
quickly proceeded to crush In the heads and
eat the llcsh torn from the bodies, which was
devoured greedily by both men and women.
DR. JAMESON IN COURT.
Large
Number of the Arlitooraev
tended.
At-
Dr. Jamison and the oflloer who accom
panied him In the Transvaal raid wore ar
raigned In the Bow street police oourt Lon
don, March 10, and the charges against them
renewed. MaJ. Coventry and Capt Gosling
were added to the list of excused.
The oourtroom was crowded with mem
bers of the arlatoracy, among whom were the
duke of Aberoorn, the earl and the countess
of Coventry, and Lady Anualy. Many mem
bers of the house of commons were also
present.
Sir Itlchnrd Webster, attorney general, and
Mr. It. B. 1-inlay, solicitor general, conduct
ed the prosecution, aud Sir Edward Clarke,
E. II. Canon, M. P., and Sir Frank Lock
wood appeared for the defense. Magistrate
Htr Johu Bridge presided. ,
Hlr Kluhnrd Webter,openiug forth prose
cution, said that Jameson's expedition Into
the TruiiBVual had long been planned, but
the rank and file of his party went led to be
lieve that they were to prooqed against a
native chief. On December 29, however,
MaJ. Coventry Informed the men that they
were not going to tight the cldef but were
going straight to Johannesburg. Dr. Jame
son, at Mufekiug, on December 30, said to
his followers that they were going to the as
sistance of the English women aud children
lu Johannesburg, .
IRTESI NEWS U WASHIl.
VENEZUELA'S CASE.
Official Report of the Whole Bonndsry Lin
Controversy.
A valuable addition to the literature on the
subject of the Venezuelan dispute was made
public nt Washington, Mnreh 10, through the
Issue of an "official history of the discussion
between Venezuela and Great Britain on the
Guiana boundaries," This hi part of tho
case prepared by the Venezuelan legation for
presentation to the United State commission
which Is at present dealing with the vexed
boundary dispute. It mnke 4:is page of
closely printed matter, the volume being al
most Im large ns that Just Issued by the Brit
ish foreign nfllccs In explanation of tho Brit
ish side, As Its caption Indicates this volume.
Is strictly historical, nnd In no place does It
exhibit a line of argument outside of the di
plomatic notes exchanged In the past. Chron
ologically the volume cover note and cor
respond snee as far back as 182, and this
story Is brought down to Include the cele
brated Olney note of last July, the two re
sponses of Lent Salisbury, the message of
1'resldent Cleveland to congress on the sills.
Jct of Venezuela ami the Joint resolution
passed by congress authorizing the appoint
ment of Hie American commission to define
tho true boundary line. Thus the volume
mnke a most complete and compendious
history of the entire case from a Venezuelan
standpoint
i nun n enreful nersnal of tne volume It
cannot he noted tlint any new matter line
been bnnight to light, and In fact, this vol
ume, tnken In connection with the British
blue book on the same subject. Just Issued,
may be reganled as making up and setting
out more substantial elements and facts, upon
which the commission will be obliged to relv
in arriving at a conclusion ns to the bound
ary line.
One feature of the past correspondence
which. If now, has nns not been brought to
the attention of the public In detail recently,
Is the fact that in 1WI, on earnest effort was
made by the pope at the Instance of the pre
sident of Venezuelo to compi sethe difference
oeiwcen veneeueia anil (treat Britain. t he
details of the failure of the project being re
cited to Venezuela hv word of mouth of tho
papal legate, are not set out In the corres
pondence, but It Is evident from the book
that the refusal of the British government to
entertain such overtures was llrm and
final.
The first article Ih tho volume Is devoted to
the thevelebruted Hhomhurgk Hue.
FOR 000D ROADS.
Congressman Stone's Bill Has a Rearing in
Committee.
A hearing was given by the agriculture
committee on Congressman Htone' bill to
create a special commission on highways.
The purpose of the commission Is to Inquire
generally how the government may further
promote the Improvement of highways on
the public domain; the employment of the
geological survey In the discovery of road
material and the free testing of these; and
the construction of modern roads nnd in
struction in mad mnkliiK ut agricultural
colleges and experiment stations.
itepn-seniauve htone introduced a number
of gentlemen Interested In good roads to the
committee, and brl -fly explained the pur
poses of his hill. The commission eontein
jdated no gn-nt expense, he said, no Increase
of salaries, and Its lile was limited in time.
It meant a brief continuation of tho work
which the agricultural department had so
well begun.
Among those In the party werei E. O.
Harrison, of Asbury Park, S. J., tho secre
tary of the National League for Good Heads;
Mr. Hamucl, of Baltimore, one of the official
of tho Wheelmen' league: Prof. J. A.
Holnies.the stnte geologist of North Carolina;
Mr. Anderson, of lliidimond, Va., a member
of the Wheelmen's league; I'rof. Alvord, of
the agricultural department, nnd General
Boy Htone, chief of the good road bureau of
thu agricultural department.
THE CROP REPORT.
Farmers Are Still Holding Half of Their
Corn.
The agricultural department Issued the
following crop report: United Htates do-
Cartment of agriculture. Report on dtstrl
ution nnd quality of tho corn and wheat
crops of 1H05.
lleturns from the township, county nnd
tato correspondent of the department Indi
cate as the amount of corn yet held by farm
er 49.8 per cent of the total crop or 1,072,
000,000 bushels. Proportion and total farm
reserves are both unprecedented.
A year ago the stock so held was but 476,
COO.OOO bushels. The amount to be sold out
side the country Is estimated at 21. B per cent,
last year' iiercentnge having been 13.4. The
merchantable proportion ia 88.1 per cent
against 82.4 lost year. Average value of
merchantable eorn 25.6 cents and of unmer
chantable 1M cents.
The wheat reserve In farmer' hands
amount to 26.8 per cent of tho crop of 123,
000,000 bushels. Of this amount 4.9 per cent
I reported as coming over from 194 or be
fore The proportion of wheat sold beyond
county lines Is 58.5 per cent
The tobacco crop of 1895 Is found after an
Investigation to have been 491,544,000 pound
an average yield of 775 pounds per acre on
633,920 acres. Value of crop $35,574,000.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Charles Arnold, of Pennsylvania, ho been
appointed fourth assistant examiner In the
Putent office at f 1,200 per year.
Congressman Hullng. of West Virginia,
has Introduced a bill to increase the pension
of S. C, Loomls to 35 per mouth.
The bill Incorporating the national univer
sity of tho United Htates to be located In
t aMiiiugton was reported to tne Senate
' The sub-committee of the Senate commit
tee appointed to consider the bill for tho ad
mission of New Mexico decided unanimously
to report to the full committee lu favor of
passage ol the bill.
Senator Elklns, of West Virginia, present
ed largely slgnvd petitions from citizens of
nancy, Jackson, Mason, Monongalia, Plea
sant, Tuuker, Wayne, Wood. Preston and
, I ... r v .. .....i u . i . i
Ohio, presented the petition of 298 citizens
of Wellsvllle, O., praying for a constitutional
amendment recoguizlng tho existence of a
Hupreme iieiug.
KICHIOAN'S NEW PARTY.
Democrats Who Favor Free Silver Organ1
ii For Fight
A new political party known as "The Free
Silver Democratic party of Michigan," was
organ! zed at Lansing, Mich., at a conference
of some 25 free silver Democrats, represent
ing various section oi tne Dime.
A permanent State organization was ef
fected, witn c nanus s. Hampton, of Petos
key, as president, and George V. Hummer,
of Holland, secretary.
The conference also uppolntud an execu
tive committee and a Btate central committee
oonsUtlng ol one member from each Con
gressional district, with authority to nppoiut
sub-oouimttteos and thoroughly ogauUw the
mate.
It declared that throo-fourths of the Hflnhl.
gnu Democrats favored true silver, and that
there was danger that a conspiracy to send a
gold standard delegation to tne Chicago
National Convention would rob the free all.
verites of an opportunity to give an expres
sion of tneir views whore It would have the
groatosi snvct -
CATHODE WONDERS
Late Development! Deteotlng Fats Pearl
and Diamonds.
United ntntc Consul General Dokay, at
Berlin, has submitted to tho State Depart
ment nn Intcret ting report upon lnt'V de
velopment of the X rays, accompanied by a
pamphlet, In which Prof. Iloontgen, the dis
coverer, explains his researches. The Consu
General s report gives ninny fact that have
lieen discovered by European experimenter
In regard to the rays, wheh are uuknown in
this countjy.
For Instance, ho reiiort that llioy hnvo
been used to detect false pearls after an ex-
( msure of 45 minutes and nu Aiistrnlnn pro
essor has discovered that they can also be
used In detecting false diamond.
A Berliner has made a special photographic
paper for the direct reception nf tho rays. In
consequence It I unnecessary to mnke a
negative, and o the reversed Impression In
cident to the negative Is obviated. However,
It has bee n found that many picture can be
taken at -once In this manner, by using A
pacset oi me sensatlve paper, since tne ray
jienetrate nil of tho layers.
Hector Bender, In Hph'B, hn succeeded In
passing the rays through a brass counter, the
resulting photograph showing the inscription
on one side ami a bird In relief on the other.
New method of work have been brought to
light The length of exposure has been ro-
duued from one to a few minute. The heavy
charge of electricity, which destroyed to
many t'rookes tubes, hnhe liecn found to be
unnecessary. .Moreover, tne tuiw I not re-
I ill red. and nn ordinary Incandescent eJctrlo
lamp sulllce If a metal plate Is placed at a
certain distance from It to eerve as a center
for the cathode or X rnv. But ono of the
most Important applications of the ray ha
oei'n mane surgically.
By placing a subject to tie examined before
a Bcre.cn faced with a mixture of barium,
platinum, and cynidum, and allowuig the
ray from a tube enclosed In a dark cloth to
traverse the body, the Impression con be seen
by the eye on the surface of the screen,
which I endered flourescont where the rny
full uninterrupted upon It, nnd the surgeon
Is consequently enabled to move the subject
freely liefore the screen and examine the in
terior of the body for foreign substance or
hurtful growth and distorted bone.'
THE RAINES BILL PASSED.
The Restrictive Liquor Law In the State of
New York.
The Ilnlnes Liquor bill passed both houses
of the New York Legislature and goes to
to the Governor. It provide for a more
rigid control of the liquor business by the
Htnte, The bill is very drastic In Its provis
ions, prohibit Sunday gelling nnd the selling
of liquor in restaurants with mi nis. It In
ereiu.es the license tee largely, the rate be
ing graded according to the size of the city
or town In which It is proposed to sell liquor.
The traffic Is under control of a State com
missioner of excise, with an assistant com
missioner and a deputy for each county In
the Htato Onc-thlrd of the license money
goes to the Htnte.
The ltnlnen bill a passed provides for the
abolition of all local excise bonrd on April
80. In their plnce It create a stnte liquor
tax department, which Is to Issue, instead of
liccns"", liquor tax certlllcates. All license
are to be terminated on June 80, unless they
expire Boouer, and whatever proportion of
the license fee I due to the holder for the
unexpired term Is to be returned to him.
In New York the nnnunl tnx for an ordlnn-
nry saloon Is to be S00; In Brooklyn, eo',0:
In cities having a population between 500,
000 and 50,000, 50U; between f.0,000 and 10,
000, 3f0: between 10,000 and 6.000, t:i00; lie
tween 6,000 nnd 1.200, 6V.00; and In all other
places, S100. Tho towns In Westchester
county recently annexed to New York are to
be considered, for the purposes of tho tnx, a
though they still had a separate existence.
No discrimination I mndu ns rcgunls tho
amount of the tax between the snlu of beer
and wine and thut of spirits. Tho new cer
tificates are to be made from Mny 1.
One-third of tho mouey received for tho
tnx is to go to the state and two-thirds to the
municipality In which it is collected. The
tax Is to bo collected In New York. Kings
nnd Erie counties by special deputy commis
sioners and In the other counties bvtho coun
ty treasurers. All lines ond penalties nro to
go to the state.
The governor, with the advlco nnd eonsent
of tho senate, is to appoint a state excise
commissioner, who will serve five year at a
salary of i 5,000 a year, and have charge of
the liquor tax do. urtinent. He Is to nppoiut
a deputy nt S4.000 a year, another for King
county at t j.isxi and one lor f.rlo county at
(2,000. He will also havo under him sixty
coulldentinl agents or Inspectors, who are to
gei vi,zuu a year earn.
Local option Is grunted to town, but not
to cities. No anloon Is to be established
within 200 feet of a dwelling house without
the consent of the owner.
A JUMBO CITT.
New York to Snrpaii All Other Cities on
Thii Continent
The New York Senato passed the Orcater
New York bill by a vote of 83 ayes to 8 nays
The explanations of members when voting
were quite Interesting. When Senator Hlg
gins' name was called on the final passage of
tne bill he rose for the purpose of explaining
his vote, lie said: "Una year ngo 1 voted
for the consolidation, but since thut time my
eutlments have chauged entirely. The bill
doe nothing but orente a great trust I do
not believe that the bill Is lu the Interests of
good government. What the people wnnt Is
better cities, not greater cities, and without
further cxpluuutlon I will voto in tho nega
tive.
Senator Malhy, In explaining his voto, said
"I do not think that the successful govern
ment of a city of 3,000,000 people can bo ac
complished. I have tried by my vote to help
the Brooklyn delegation svuuro proper and
Just terms, but that Is Impossible, and as
long as they are In favor of some kind of con
solidation I will vote with the majority for
tntspiu.
"While personally I do not think It Is a good
thing for the Bepuhlican party, nevertheless
it Is the decision of the mujority and I will
abide by it, You are creating a normal
Democratic plurality below tho Harlem and
the Hepubllcan party will never again con
trol any part of thut municipality. I think
the Itepubllean party Is coniiulttlngtho great
est political blunder ol the century; however.
as Isold botbre, I will vote with the major
ity." The bill as passed provide for a commis
sion consisting of Andrew II. Green (I)cm. ).
Mayor Strong of New York (Kept. Mayor
Wurstcr (Hep.), of Brooklyn, Mayor Gleson
of Long Island (Dem.),HtuteEniueer Adams
(Itep.), Attorney-uouerui lianuoca (.iiep.j,
and nine other persons, residents of the terri
tory enlarged to bo appointed by the govern
or witu tne oouseui oi uiu scuate. a uv com
mission is directed on or before February 1,
1H97. to make a iinul report to the legislature.
Tho municipal officers of the territory shall
be votou lor in rQvomper, iovi.
Iowa Repnblioani.
The Republican State convention elected
Rcnatnr Clear. Congressmuu W. 1'. Hepburn.
David B. Henderson and J. 8. Clarkson as
delogutcs-at-largo to thu national convention,
The platform is an address on Allison's
claims for thu Presidential nomination, based
upon his record as a sound legislator, who
has always represented Itepubllean polloy
and Is especially strong as an advocate of
protection and as a financier who has been
always lavorauie to a true ui-meinuism upon
the loisls of an abundant currenoy of gold,
silver and paper, made Interconvertible and
equal to the ijust currency f the. commercial
world. V I - "
-V
MONSTER SHIP CANAL
Fropoied to Reaoh From the Orest Lakoi
to the Seaboard.
Tho bill Introduced In the senate by Mr.
Hnnghrough, and In the house by Mr. Cooper
of Wisconsin, to Incorporate the Maritime
canal company of North America, providing
for tho construction of a ship canal not less
than 26 feet In depth and 800 feet In width
from the great lake to the Atlantic, Is
wholly unlike the three doi--n other cannl
and waterway bills now pending In congress.
It ask for no govcrnimnt appropriation. It
simply seek a federal charter for a canal
from I.akn Erie to Lake Ontario and from
Lake Ontario or the Ht. Lawrence river to
Lake Chnmplaln and thence to tidewater In
the Hudson river. The charter Is very com
plete In all details, providing for reuii luting
traffic, nnd tolls by the Interstate commerce
eomnrisslon; for selr.ure for the public use
and welfare In case of wnr or Invasion or
whenever it shall be deemed wise nnd neces
sary by tho government nnd for a rigid limi
tation of tolls by, a well as annual reports
to, tlie government
The object of the company Is to make an
ample ship rout" from tho great hike to
New York city and prevent a further diver
sion of It trade which Is now so annoying to
that port. The chnrw mentions no foreign
coniiwtlons or routes and It Is snld the pro
moter have found that the route from Lake
Ontario down the Ht. Lawrence nearly to tho
the fifty-fifth parallel, and thence to Lnke
Cbunidaln, all on American soil Is entirely
feasible and using the pneumatic lock enn
lie constructed for about 8 per cent of the
estimate hitherto made for other plnns of
getting down to the level of the Hudson
river.
The charter prnvldi-s that for all Its canal,
looks and works, there shall never Is? Issued
more than a00,()00,000 of bonds, preferred
atoek and debentures; that no mope than 6
per cent shall be steadily reduced, so as to
keen tho dividend and payments within
that sum: that work shall commence within
thro and lie complete within b-n year, and
that Its term having been compiled with
the Instrument shall continue In force for
ever, unless the property shall be assumed
by the government for the free use of the
public.
The Incorporators are Luther Mndenhnll,
G. G. Hartley nnd T. W. Hugo, of Duluth:
Bowlnnd J. Wends end L. II. Hurd. of West
Superior: Captain F. L. Tan-w, of Milwau
kee; W. II. Dean and P. II. Kellcy, of St.
Paul: Henry G. Burleigh, of White Hall;
Hmlth M. Weed, of l'lattsbnrg; James An
drews, of Pittsburg; Luther Allen, of Cleve
land; John Blrklnblne, of Philadelphia: Dan
iel II. IJuniham, Lucius G. Fisher and Os'-nr
D, Wetherell of Chicago; John Bogart. O.
II. Dutton, Henry B. Hlnven and George H.
Htover, of New York city.
Henntor lliuishrouuh stated he hn in
formation that If congress will not grant
the required charter the company I prepar
ed to go ahead In Canada.
LIVING ON HOPE.
Ezpeoted Inoreaied Demand Hat Not Tet
Materialised.
R. Q. Dunn A Co.'s weekly review of trade,
says:
Waiting la still tho rule. Large hope but
little actual business explain! the strength of
some markets, and the weakness of others.
The feeling that the spring 1890 ought to
bring Inrger business will not sulllce to meet
expenses ull tho season If the larger business
does not come. It Is especially noteworthy
that prices oi materials nave varied quite
dlllercutly from priors of manufactured pro
ducts, although In most cases the advance
last fall was commenced by extraordinary
uplifting of prices for materials.
1 hue cotton is 27. V per cent. Higher than
a year ago, but cottou goods average only
iu,l per cent, wool is out o.a per eem
higher than ayear ago, but woolen goods are
on the whole about 4 per cent lower. Pig
Iron Is only 17 per cut higher than n year
ago, while finishe d products of Iron and sti-cl
average 45 per cent higher. '1 le-so compari
sons are Important, because they they disclose
something of the grave dislocation of prices
which luii lequatc consumption ami combi
nations Lave produced.
Cotton goods sell but slowly, notwithstand
ing rocent reductions In prlcu and the en
ormous accumulation of unsold stocks causes
apprehension in niiiuv uuurters. In woolen
tho demand Is very largely for low grnde
goods, and fierce competition affects the
price of tne belter goods materially, in ciny
worsteds the manufacture has been go far
overdone that stoppage of some most Import
ant works Is considered not Improbable. The
great need of a more effective law to prevent
undervaluations of Imports is not realized by
all parties, and one has been unanimously
realized by the committee. Halm of wool at
the three chief markets are the smallest in
five vear, and for two weeks have been only
C.0H3,0 pounds, of which 8,339,200 pounds
were domestic, against 9,641,500 pounds last
year, of which 6. 1SO,00 pounds were domes
tie, and 12,017,076 pounds lu 1H92, of which
8,809,425 pounds were domestic. Prices are
still maintained, with decrease in Australian
supplies.
The market for wheat Is weaker, with no
better reason than tho government report of
wheat In farmers' hands, which is altogether
out of keeping with the government estimate
a year ago, ami yet Is probably more nearly
correct Western receipts still exceed last
year s. and for two weeks have been 4,567,.
392 bushels, against 8,636,715 bushels last
year, while the Atlantic exports, nour inciuu-
ed, this week is a little smaller than a year
ago, have been for two weeks 2,921,096 bush
els, against 8,oiu,ioi uusncis last year.
FIFTY REBELS KILLED.
Government Troop Win Another Battle In
the Nioaragoan Revolution.
News has been received of another signal
success for the arms of the government
aga Inst the Leon rebels at Metapa, a village
near Matogolpa, which contain a large
American settlement and Is only about twenty
miles from the frontier of Honduras and in
the department of Setentrienel.
The government forces have been working
northward towards the Honduras frontier iu
order to form a Junction with the troops
which the republic of Honduras has ottered
to President Zelaya to assist iu putting down
the revolt The rebel forces made an Ineffec
tual attempt to hinder this junction, and a
battle resulted lu which the rebel force were
completely routed, losing fifty killed.
A skirmish Is also reported to have token
LI ace at Nagarote near the western shore of
ake Managua and the scene of the recent
terrible slaughter of the Insurgent forces. In
the skirmish small loss resulted to either side,
but the rebels were driven back towards
Leon.
BRIEF MENTION.
The parade of striking Baltimore garment
workers was not a guttering success.
The suspended Dime Snvlngs Bank at Wll
llmantic, Conn., will probably pay about 60
pur cent.
The quarterly statement mill dividends at
Full invur indicates mat tne season lius been
prosperous.
The Sherman county bank at Goodland,
Kan., closed lu doors. Assets, ( 00,000 1 lia
bilities, ao.wu.
The Albion paper company, of Holvoke.
N. J., failed. Liabilities Lei ween tSOO.OOO
ana f i.uuu.uw.
CONGRESSIONAL,
Summary of the Moit tmportant Meainrei
Presented in Both Houses.
SETESTT-THIBII DAT. .
The Senators Bpnnt most of the morning
hour to-day In fighting over the quistlon of
propriety of introducing Into siweches com
munication from foreign diplomat. The
Dupont contest was then taken tip nnd Mr.
Turiile (Iiem., Indiana) resumed til Bis-eeh
against the claim of Dupont to a seat In tho
senate. The House passed the bill making
a year' continuous residence In a territory a
requisite to obtain a divorce.
sr.msTT-roiTH day, '
The Semite debate on the House Cuban
resolutions still drag on, but the friends of
imn claim iney win pns lo-morrow or !
urdiiv, 1 his now seem probable, although
It Is likely that the dissenting vote will be.
somewhat gn-nter than that on the Hennt
resolution last week.
j he House passed the nostofnee appropri
ation hill, which has been under considera
tion since Inst Friday. The feature of tho
debate to-day wa the attack on the "spy sys
tem," In connection with the letter carriers.
The Hiniss committee on agriculture, by a
vote of 9 to 0, decided to lav upon the tiihh
thenntl-optlon bill. Thla "practically kills
tho measure for this congress.
srvESTT-rirm pat. .
The conference reiiort on the Cuban bell!.
gerency resolution was attain up In tun Sen
ate tO'dtiy, and two speeche were made)
upon It. The first was by Mr. Hill, Demo
crat, New York, announcing hi purpose of
voting against the conference report, and
stating the reasons why he took that
losltlon. nfter having voted frc the r-solu-lon
thnt pa.ed the Senate. HI opposition
was to tne tbird clause of tne conference re-
tport whleh proclaim the purpose of the
'nlted Htates to lie prennred to Intervene In
order to protect the legitimate Interest of th
United StaP-s. He opposed that resolution
as being liable to misinterpretation, and an
being unnece:inry nnd therefore unwise.
House Mr. Dnlr.ell to-oay cnlled up In the
house nnd had passed the bill to extend the
time (or the construction of ths Union rail
way bridge over the Monongnhela. Mr. Dnl-
Bell Introduced a bill for the relief nf David
McKnlght. surviving partner of P. I Ms. f
rfouus it .ucjvnigiii. ii numorires ise secre- '
tary of the Interior to pay McKnlght 1 12,000.73
out oi nny money in tne trensury appro
priate,! to pay the emim of the "old set
tier," or western Cherokee Indians. Fol
lowing the passage of Mr. Dalzell'i bridge,
bill, election contest case were considered.
1 he claim of Colmnn, (Rep.), of the Hec
nnd Louisiana district, to the sent of Mr.
Buck, (Dcra.J, was decided In Buck' favor.
srvE:irr-sixTH day.
The excitement of the Cuban debate gave
wnv In the st-nate to Mr. Cockrell elaborate
speech, occupying four hours, on the finan
cial question. ' It was an able presentation
from the silver standpoint, so much so that
Mr. ll'inr, In the course of an Inquiry, stated
that It was the ablest silver speech he bud
ever llsteniil to.
The house bv a vote of 178 to C9. undented
Oaston A. Bobbin from the Fourth Alabama
district, nnd di-chb-d that his Itcpubliran op.
onent. v. . Al'lri-h. was en-tea nnd enti
tled to the seat. All the ltepubllans, with
the exception of Mr. White, of Illinois, and
the Populist anil three Democrats, Messrs.
i.oiin, jJoiKery one. iiearmonn, oi iiiissoun,
voted for the majority report. The o'J votes
gainst the report we're cast by Democrat,
with one exception. Before the case was
taken up the house passed a number of bills,
Deluding one requiring officers of Amerlean
steamers to be citizen of the United States,
and then adjourned over until Monday.
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION.
Fewer Blast Furnace, bat a Great In
crease In the Output.
Janus 11. Hwank, manager of the Ameri
can Iron nnd Steel Association, has Issued
the preface of the thirteenth edition of the
"Directory of the Iron and Steel Worker of
the United Htntcs." It shows thnt In 14!i
there were cpj blast furnace with nn annii
capacity of 10.271,027 tons. Tho present edl
Hon ciiiimcrati 4i9 furnaces, or fust 100 les
than In 192, and JO less than In 1H94. Tpo
annual enpneuv oi inese iurnn-e uave nu
creased to 17..173.637 tons In I8M, or 2.fi2,
929 tons more than In 192 and 1,102,C10 ton
more than iu 1H94,
The furnace capacity has Increased three . ,
nnd n half times since 1H7U, when the sum
bcr of furnaces In the country was 7ti8. Thl
Indicate vast Improvement In furnace con
structlon and pructlce In the last 20 year
1 ne business litis peen concentrated in tne
bnnds of comparatively few operator.
in in:i mere were is l completed rolling
mills and sp-el work. Slnco that time 41
new establishments have been built and U'i
abandoned. The number of puddling fur-na-es
in Jnnunry, 1496, was 4,408 against
4.715 early In 1H94. The blghoet num
ber of puddling furnace reported In
any edition of the Directory was
6,2(13 In 1SS4. In 1H92 there were, 6.
120. Tho most notable abandonment of pud
dling furnaces mentioned occurred at tlie
Jones Laughlln plant In 1X94 this firm had N
92 single furnaces and In the preseut edition
15 single furnaces re reported.
CHAN0ED HIS CREED.
Rev. Dr. Pelley, an Episcopal Reetor, Be
come a Roman Catholic
Tho Rev. Dr. F. W. Pelley, rector of the
CpiBCOflUI GUUICU 111 iJUHUUD, VUUU ,
walked Into the house of the Paulist Fath
ers, at .o. lis west riny-nintn street aew 1
York, three weeks ago and announced that '
be wanted to become a Bomau Cntholl". He ,
brought a note from his friend, Father Joynt,
of New London, introducing him.
The fathers explained to him that to be
come a Boman Catholic be must renounce
bis orders of divinity, for, being a married
man, he could never become a priest in the
life time of bis wife. Dr. Pelley a.-umtod
and went Into a week's retreat, under the
spiritual charge of Father Charles Powers
and Augustine Hewitt
After It was ended be accepted the creed of
riu IV., with the additions of the latest euo
menclal oouTicil. Then Dr. Pelley made con
fession, received communion, and absolution
and became a Catholic layman, ttev. Dr.
Pelley has notified bis congregation of his
change of faith, and ha handed In hU re
signation. There are now three courses for
hipi now to pursue. After study be enn be
come an instructor in some Roman Cntnollo
institution, or be may follow the hey. Henry
Adam on the lecture platform, or he may
take up literary work for the church. Dr.
Pelley told the priests that his faith In Epis
copal tenets had been tried for several years.
He had long desired to make the step to -Catholicism.
A Big Eleotrlo System.
A Cleveland syndicate, of which ex-Con-" '
greuman Tom Johnson Is the bead. Is map
ping out an electric system to connect a large
number of smaller cities of central Ohio.
The prospective lines, which meet with favor, .
will make over 400 miles of truck. Tho line
from Urban to Duyton, via Sprlngtlcld,
have been pushed over the point of obtain
ing franchise. A line north, taking In
Bellofontalne, Kenton, Tlflln and Sandusky,,
will bo surveyed at onao.
Ballington Booth' Army.
The new religious movement on similar
lines to the Solvation Army, to be iwl by
Buliluton Booth and his wife, may now be
said to be l.ilrly started. Balllugton Booth
appeared ut his new hcodquarturs in the 1)1
houso. New York, on the 9th, and at once
begun to gut tho work of organization under
way. A name for the new movement has not
yet been decided upon, and It may be several
duys before that Is settled. There is nlso
doubt as to what uulfonn will be adopted.
If