Only sevotiteon towni in Miissnouit
Bettn nro without public: lilirnrius,
In tlio opinion of Crispf, formor
prime minister of Italy, Americans
are working to iropnro 11 future: for
tin ii)ilfit of tho Olil Worlil which is
not on ngreeublo one.
The Now York Ileriilil in nutliorily
for tho atntenii'iit thnt living within
tho limit of (Irenter New York, there
urn no less limn Uftoeu thoiisnrut litis
lamls who are umler botnl to support
their wives.
Connecticut linsgoj n luw iu IS'):), nt
tho srp'gestion of Librarian Van Nnmo
of Yiilu I'uivorsity, to fiivo aid to
town libraries, ami since that timo
thirty-six freo libraries huve boon os
tablisheil by towns iu tlio state.
Ono hen in equal to an aero of Intnl,
according to the calculations of n Cen
tral llrnncli (Km.) farmer, who lltf
uici (hit whtrcni tho ground pro
iliicm in n year twenty bushels of
corn, worth tho lien which costs
less to tnko cue of, lays tea dozen
eggs, worth SI. fill.
. In a paper proncntod lately by A. J.
Micholin to tho French Society of
Civil Knjjjinoers, tho author gives a
Biif!;;ostivo account of his experiments
with the pneumatic tire and tho ordin.
ary wheels. Tho first experiment was
mado when tho ground whs covered
with two inches of moiv, also when
the snow was melting, nnd then when
the ground was muddy. Other tests
consisted of pulls of varying speeds
over muciidniii, paved and ordinary
rouds. In all of thesa tho pneumatic
tire showed a saviug in pulling power
of from thirty to nearly lifty per
cent.
Ono of tho signs of tho times in
Germany, is tho large number of pub
lications (many of them anonymous)
treating of tho misery and ignorance
uml need of help of the lower classes.
Pamphlets and books of this kind are
appeal ing nearly every day and find
ready readers, Ouo of tho nioHt sen
sational is that Mgucd "Kin Arzt."
In it a veteran physician gives, from
his diary and practice, a largo num
ber of illustrative oases iu which death
and disease were directly duo to ex
treme poverty aud to tho heartless de
mauds of iiiduhtrialibin, unrelieved by
any stato or private aid.
A wide tiro bill, tho first of a series
to bo introduced in the Indiana legis
lature by tho stato L. A, VV. division,
provides that no wagon weighing, with
its load, between one and two tons,
hall have tirca less than three inches
in width; no wagon weighing with
load between two and three tons shall
have tiros less than four inches iu
width ; and that weights of over threo
tons require tires five inches wide, all
those regulations applying to four
wheeled vehiclos, tho tires must bo
not loss than four inches wide for
woigbts from one to two tons, aud six
inches wide for weights over two tons,
Tho ponalty for violation of the law
is to be a lino of $25 for each day of
the violatiou, one-half of the lino to
go to the prosecuting attoruey and
tho remainder to the county treasury
os u part of tho road tux fund for tho
maintenance of the publio highways.
The bill, if passod, will not go into
effect until January 1, 18D3, to allow
tho owners of vehicles ample time to
effect a proper change of tires.
A school for teaching the theory
mid practice of textile manufacturing
has just beon opened iu Lowell, Muss.,
the ilrst ever established in Xew Eng
land, aud the ouly one now in the
country, save one in Philadelphia, de
clares the New York Times. This in
dicates that the manufacturers where
this kind of iudustry bus existed long
est ore just beginning to realize the
neuessity of improving their processes
aud the grade of their goods, They
have been oouteu't to devote them
selves to turning out the coarser aud
cheaper fabrios, leaving to foreign
manufacturers to furnish the fiuer
grades in which superior taste aud skill
are called for. Fruuoe aud Belgium
Viuve owed their superiority in the pro
luetiou of the Quest and costliest tex
tiles to the techuioul training of their
artisans, especially in designs and the
use of colors. Now that the Southern
Btates.wuioh have every advantage for
the makiug of tho courser uud cheaper
cotton goods, are begiuuiug to avail
themselves of their opportunities, the
old establishments of the East are
driven to the adoption of processes
requiriug higher skill aud briugiug
larger returns in proportion to the
cost of materials, Oue of tbie inci
dents of the ohaugad conditions is the
opening of the school at Lowell, which
murks uu advance ia our mauufaatur
iug industry.
II
HEAVY RAINFALL.
Ohio nd Several Other Btatsi Washed by
Floods.
Dispatches from points In Southern Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois ami Kentucky report
heavy rainfall oa Friday. At Cincinnati S
Inches fell In elghti'cn hours.
Nearly all the streams suddenly overflowed
anil considerable damage resulted, liallroails
were delayed by washouts anil bridges were
carried away.
A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
leversl Persons Killed and Much Property
Damaged.
A terrific wind storm struck Winchester,
Ky., at noon on tho 5th. The track of the
twister wss about ono mllo wide and it came
from tho southwest. William Clayton's resi
dence was demolished, a business house at
tho corner of Maple and Washington streets
was torn apart, and along May str ct
chimneys and shutters (lew before the irnle.
Tho greatest damage was done In tlm vlcln
Ity of tho Chesapeake A Ohio depot. The
warehouses of I). S. Gray and V. V. Hash,
Morton's restaurant, the depot, llensker't
poultry house, Wells lnachino shop nnd the
Conn-llagnn Company's lumber sheds were
unroofed. A Grilllth's restaurant n) w
rleil from Its foundation a distance of 20 feet
Mr. Grllllth s wns in the house at the time.
but wns not injured.
At .Mount Sterling thn MoHryor distillery
building was entirely unroofed anil u'reat
damage was done. A negro suburban town
to the southeast was In the path of the storm,
and several houses wore blown entirely nway.
Other damage Is reported throughout tho
county.
At Itonklnsvil c a baro on tho idacn of Dr.
F.. It. Cook, four mill's east of that city, was
blown down, killing ono noirro who wns
stripping tobacco and fatally Injuring three
others.
At ltowlnnd, Ky.. the storm torn down tho
engine house of the Louisville anil Nashville
liailroad and did much damage to prlvste
property.
Buildings Badly Damaged.
A cyclone lntlm? six minutes missed over
HuntliiKton. W. n.. aud vh luitv Frldnv.
leaving destruction in its path. Thn Con
gregational church, Washington School
building. Marshall College buildings, Hnrt
Jtell Handle Company building, American
orowing t ompnny plant, central city Ming
factory and Ohio lliver roundhouse aud
shops wero all bndly damaged and hun
dreds or small buildings were upset oad un
roofed. At Washington School several children
wero injured by fnlllng debris, while at Mar
shall College students leaped over chairs
snd from windows to escape from tho build
ing. All teiegrnpn anil ti lepliono wires are
down and all trams aredoinycd ninny hours.
Advices from every quarter of the state of
Indiana tell of great damage bv the flood.
Nearly all the wagon bridges tn the vicinity
of North Vernon were washed away, and the
loss will bo many thousands of dollars.
Half tho residents of Vernon wero com
polled to move to higher ground, and a mini
Jer of houses wero carried oil bv tho high
waters.
At Frost. Tex., a brick- store. ho Mntho.
dist church, and a residence wero demol
ished by tho wind, nnd many houses dam
aged. Several persons wero injured, but
none seriously.
At mint Plensant, w. a., several bulld
Inirs were unroofed, and others bndlv dam
aged, including tho Phoi ux Hotel aud the
hisor business block.
THE CABINET CONFIRMED.
The Hamei Sent In and Quickly Approved
by the Senate.
Th Senate promptly confirmed President
McKlnley's cabinet nominations, and thn ad
ministration Is complete so far us tho ofllcial
heads of the soveral departments aro con
cerned. Following is tho cabinet complete:
Secretary of Stato John Sherman, of
Ohio.
Secretary of tho treasury Lyman J. (J ago.
of Illinois.
Secretary of war Russell A. Algor. of
Michigan.
Attorney general Joseph MeKonnu. of
California.
Postmaster gonornl James A. Ciarv. of
Marvlnnd.
Hooretnry of tho navy John D. Long, of
Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior Cornelius N.
Bliss, of New York.
Secretary of agriculture James Wilson, of
Iowa.
Major McKlnley telegraphed Wednesday
morning to Governor Long: "Your ap
pointment stands secretary of the navy."
Cornelius N. llliss. the last annotated mem
ber lu Mr. MeKiuley's cabinet, was born In
ran in vor, moss., anoiit uu years ago. At
tho age of 20 he entered his father's commis
sion bouse iu New Orleans and In 1 wont
Into business In Huston. As a runner of
John and Ebeu Wright A Co., bo opened a
uruuen store in isew lorn city, wuicn wns
placed under his management and soon be
came the big end of the business. To-day it
Is llliss, Fubyaa A Co. Mr. llliss was one of
me founders ni tna .New lork chamber of
commerce. He Interested himself in the
banking business and Is at present
In the directories of many llnunclal tusli
tutions. Mr, llliss has always been interest
ed In politics, but never beld any political ol
il ce, exoept tho honorary one of member of
tho I'au-Americuii conference. Ho was presi
dent of the 1'rotectivo Tariff league for a
long time, was chairman of the lleuubllcau
state convention in 1M78 and INhH, and was
treasurer of the natloual committee for some
time. He declined the nomination for gov
ernor In 1895. His acceptance of the position
01 treasurer or tne national lleputillcau com
mittee last year was lit the express and
urgent solicitation of Major Mckinley and
Mr. Uuuua.
VOLCANO IN SALT LAKE.
Utah Mormons Ses Fire, Cinders, Smoke,
Etc, Ening out of the Water.
What appears to be a genuine volcano has
burst forth In the grout Halt lake, a short
distance southwest of 1'romonotory Btutlou
on the Central l'uclflo railway. The pheno
menon Ilrst appeared recently In the form of
a smull cloud hovering over the water about
a mile aud a quarter from the shore. It
gradually increased In dimensions and shot
up so high in the air that it is now visible
great distance, snd the water in the immedi
ate vicinity bolls and seethes, aud tho
spray is throws up In the alt for hundreds of
feet.
The volcano Is situated In the big arm of
the lake ou the west side of a long range of
mountains, and Is distinctly visible from
Urlghatn City. The phenomenon is account
ed for by the fact that for the lust six mouth
tuere huve been felt several slight shocks of
eanuquuitoa in these regions and It is sup
posed the tire aud lava which have beon eon.
iluod iu the subteruueau deptes have now
found an outlet aud uro spending their
force. A number of people have witnessed
the phenomenon, which bus caused consider
able alarm lu the vicinity.
Oljoerine Explodes.
Residents of the IIUlo town of Weilsvllle,
near Bradford, l'a., were panic-stricken by a
terrlllu crash followed by trembling of the
earth aud crushing of glass. - After the ex
citement subsided, it wus learned that the
nltro-glycurlue uiuguzlue of the Hook Gly
cerine Company ou Ucluiuier brook had exploded.
FOREIGN CROPS.
Prospects in (treat Britain, Frsnoe.
Germany and India,
In the current report tf tho statistician of
he Agriculture 1'epartment Is tliatoft'ie
European agent on the condition and ptos
pects of crops In Great Ilrlt.tln and the Con
tinent, together with the olllclnl estimate of
whent sohIiiks In India for the present year.
It shows as follows:
Kurope Favorable reports ns to tho con
dition "f winter whent and other crops nro
received from (Irevt llritnin, France, Spain,
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Itoiiinanla, tun
Northern and Central parts of Itussia and
I nland. Severe weather In the latter pnrt of
January wns very generally preceded by
neavy snow, wnien anordeii nmciy proioo
tlon, especially where tho crops had been
forced bv previous mild weather, as in Great
Krltaln and Austria-Hungary, or by rniu, ns
In Spain.
In Italy the crops have suffered from ex
cessivo rains, especially on the fertile North
ern and Central plains, and in the Southern
part of Russia winter whent hns been de
stroyed ou a largo seal" by severe weather
Iireceding snowfall. It Is estimated that In
'odolln nnd llessarla alone it,lNNI,H0O acres
will have to lie resown with spring wheat,
and the same is true of large areas in tho
Khersone7! and other fertile Southern prov
inces. India Tha oluchil estimate of wheat sow
ing shows nn enormous deerensa of ncrenge.
A total area of Ul.7iVI.000 is reported ns com
pared with 'JI,777,flUU on January 1. IH'.HI,
and KH.n.U.ulH) on Janunry 1, 1H1W. 'i ho es
timated average production of 10 bushels
per acre will result, under favorable circum
stances. In n crop of HiT.r.uiMHH) bushels, a
quantity Insulllclent to meet dune-stlo re
quirements. Grent llritnin The ofllcial estimate of Inst
year's bop crop show a product of 4 A ihh
hundred w eight In Islin. as coin pared with
r,.'i:l.;i;u; bundled wh:ht In 1S'.'., :iii,Mis hun
dred weight In 1 ! 1 4 . and II i.Vi'.i hundred
weight in 1!:1: the nverago annual produc
tion for the four years being 514. ",) hun
dred weight, which' represents nlioiit just the
average annual consumption. The average
nnniinl Importation of 'Jiio.niio hundred
weight may lie said, therefore, to represent
a surplus, which will account fur the per
sistently disappointing market and the long
prevailing low prices.
OLNEY'8 REPORT ON RUIZ'B CASE.
Hs Refuses to Furnish ths Documents Ask
ed for by the Senate.
The President s'nt to the Sennte a report
made by Secretary Olnoy on the resolution
requesting the correspondence lu the ease of
Dr. liienrdo ltul. Tho report suggests tho
Inadvisubiilty of supplying the correspond
ence at this time, which suggests the Presi
dent Indorses, saying that it would be "In
compatible Willi the public Interest to do so
pending the public and exhaustive investi
gation about to be Instituted."
"That the Consul General should have
professional nid In such investigation, though
that matter, together Willi the selection f
tho particular persons to net with him,
properly devolves upon my sueee.-sor in of
lice." Instead of transmitting the ofllcial corres
pondence, the Secretary supplies an account
of his own composition, covering tho essen
tial facts lu the case. He says:
''Unix, n native of Cuba, came to this coun
try during tbi' revolution which terminated
in 1N7U and studied dentistry at Philadel
phia. 1 teelnrlng his Intention to liecouie a
citizen of the I'nited States In 1N77, he re
ceived his Haul papers iu 18x0. After tills
he returned to Cuba nnd has resided there
since."'
The conclusions of the ofllcial reports of
the two Governments being radially conllict
ing the Secretary says another open and
thoroiiL'h Investigation seemed to this Gov
ernment liidlhpeiisahle, nnd that the Spanish
Government concurred In this view. The
Secretary Incloses n copy of Minister de
Lome'H letter acceding to this request. Ho
says that Itui. did not make known his
American-hip when arrested, a clrcunistanco
which, he says, often occurs, uud ulwujs
leads to complication.
He details KuU's arrest on Februnry 4, of
which he says the department was Immedi
ately Informed, but that nothing more was
heard In regard to the matter until February
17, when the Consul General reported that
lliliz had been found dead. He said that the
department had ussiime:! that the case was
being attended to iluring this Interim, and
that a demand would bo made that the pris
oner should be put incommunicado; but that
it afterward developed that uo such demand
had been made, unit the prisoner bad re
inair.cd constantly In solitary conllnement.
Tho circumstances attending the death were
such ns to lead to a demund for lniuicdiuto
investigation.
GREAT OALE IN ENGLAND.
Coasts and Inland Swept by a Terriflo
Storm.
A terriflo pale prevailed on the British
coast on tho 3d. At Card I IT, Wales, six men
were drowned by tho overturning of their
boat, Y armouth and Weymouth harbors are
llllcd with wreckage aud several discs of
drowning aro reported. Tho gules were ac
compuuicd by heavy rains, aud Immense
tracts of laud iu Hertfordshire and Bedford
shire are iuuuduted. A train betweeu II re
coil and Murthyr-Tydvil, Wulcs. was over
turned by the force of the wind, but no lives
were lost. Along tha coast and In the inte
rior miles upou miles of telegraph poles
huve been torn out of the ground. The
extensive harbor works iu course of con
struction at Hastings huve been demolished,
anil a great quantity of valuable machinery
and material carried away. Scores of Unit
ing boats foundered at and oil Lowestoft,
but the crews were rescued. The pier ut
Fremlugton wus crushed to pieces,
TEE BIBLE H'KINLEY KISSED.
The Appropriate Versa From Seoond
Chronloles.
"Give me now wisdom and knowledge,
that I may go out uud come In before this
great peopliq for who ouu Judge this Thy
people that is so groatV"
This Is the verse iu the Ilil.le that Mr. Mc
Klnley kissed when Chief Justice Fuller ud
miuistered to him the outh of office. It Is
the tenth verse of the first chapter of Second
Chronicles. Clerk Molvenney held the sac
red book, which fell open at this chapter,
and when the uewly-mude Presideut bout
forward his lips were directed to this verse,
probably the most appropriate verse in tho
Look,
ON TBI WAR FATE.
Condition of Affairs Among; the Indians of
Southern California.
The murder of a I'lute medicine man near
Bagdad, ou tiie Colorado desert lu Southern
California by a Mexican, has aroused the red
men aud serious trouble is feared. Tne
medicius niun displayed money iu a bar
room aud was decoyed by a Mexican to a
Mexican village aud beaten to death. The
Indian's squaw learned of the murder and
carried the news to a I'lute cum nr liug
dad. The Mexicans have fottllled themselves
iu the railroad coal bunkers.
TERSB TELEGRAMS.
At St. Louis the Schwartz Bros.' oominli-
slon oouipauy made an assignment. Assets,
2UO,OUU; llubiltliee uuknowu.
Owing to a seizure by treasury agents at
Bau Francisco of oontrabaud opium valued
at 4W,000, the price ct opium has increased
li f 10 a puuuq.
THE LAIESI I0H INTELLIGENCE.
APPEARS LIRE WAR.
Oreeoe Still Dofles the Powers and a Wai
With Turkey Will Likely Follow.
It Is generally believed In London that s
wnr betweeu Orocco and Turkey is Immin
ent. The decision of Greeeo to defy tin
Towers Is confirmed on all sides, and the
center of Interest hns not shifted In Greece tc
maintain It.
The attltudn of the Greek officials l:i Lon
don is most determined. Thn Consul Gen
eral for Greece, M. Leon Messlneal, In nil In
terview with a representative of tlio Asso
ciated Press, said thorn was not thn least
probability nf Greece )leiding to thn do
miinds of tlm Powers. He added that the
fact that another 40,ono men of the reserves
wero culled out shows that Greece mom?
to end tho present situation. Greece, lie
continued, has recently spent largo sums on
her frontier defenses, which nro now In good
order. Another ollleinl of theGreek Consul
ate remarked that If the Powers carry out
their treats tn try to dislodge the Greek
troops In Crete they will have to land 5,0110 '
men to do so. He added: i
"Kven then our troops will fight for every
Inch of ground. We have stood this as long I
ns possible. In spite of till) lllllepil pact
nnd other Schemes, thn situation in !
Crete Is worsu than ever. if Greece;
Is bankrupt It Is because she hns had .
to support thn fugitive Cretans. The pow
ers cannot starve out the Greeks In Crete, '
ns the coa-d Is too extensive for mi effective ';
blockade, and small vess"ls will be nblo to j
run the blockade, In any case the Greeks
have enough food for a month, nnd we i
won't he culled cowards even If we are ob-
lileraled from the tnap of Kurope. We are
prepared to shed the last drop of onr blood
before allowing coir troops to vneu'n Crete
nnd leave the Cretans to the mercy of the
Turkish police."
A special from Athens snys that feverish
n"tivlty continues throughout tun whole
country. Largo quantities arms, ammuni
tion, provisions and military stores nro be
ing conveyed by transports to Tliessaly.
The massing of troops on tho frontier Is
proceeding with iho inmost speed, nnd pub
lic feeling Is nt the highest pitch of excite
ment. Those taking the coolest view no
longer conceal their opinion thnt lu the
event of coercion by Kurope, tho center of
Interest will be fmnsferi'd tn tho Turkish
frontier, where the most serious events may
be expected. Many foreign correspondents
have already stalled for '1 In ssaly.
Tho Greek Heel has been divided Into four
siiuititroiis. Tho eastern squadron, compos
ed of the Ironclads Psuru and Hpclzai, the
cruiser N'linurchosmiuulls, the armored cor
vette lladleusgeorglos and the dispatch ves
sel Paralos, under the command of Coniiuo
ib.re AposiollH, will cruise In tho Sporades
Islainhi. The weteru npiudron, composed
of four armored and four unnrmored gun
boats, under the command of Commodore
Oinbii7.lu, will cruise in the Gulf of Arta.
A REVIEW OF CONGRESS.
Little Done la Proportion to What Was
Attempted.
Tho Fifty-fourth Congress will bo remark
able principally for what It has failed to ac
complish. In tho number of bills nnd reso
lions introduced it was a record breaker. In
the Homo alone over 10,411.1 bills and :l. lull
resolutions were introduced and referre to
committees, only a fraction of these passed
tint House, and fewer still became laws. '1 lie
principal business, n-ioe from tlio iins.-age ol
appropriatlou bills, wus limited to the Ilrst
session, the net results of which were the en
uctment Into law of tho bills creating the
commission to determine the true line ho-
tweu Venezuela and British Guiana; prohib
iting prl.e llu'litlng ill the territories; per
mitting appointments In thn army and t'.avy
of formor lulled States olllccrs who
served in the relielli., n ; making ono year's
residence iu a territory necessary lor a di
vorce! Incorporating the National Society of
the 1 laughters of the Revolution; defining
tlio penalty for liiterferonco with railway
trains and persons riding thereon and sub
stltmlng salaries for fees to United States
marshals nail district attorneys. Aside from
the foregoing measures the remaining bills,
excepting til l Immigration bill and the joint
resolutiou for a monetary conference, were
of no general Interest. This Congress was
also remarkable for Its failure tn pass a
single bill providing for public buildings.
'Die House calendar contained 11)0 bills of
class, including the Senate bill for a custom
house in New York city. Speaker Reed. how
ever. In his determination to reduce tho ex
penditures to tho lowest limit consistent with
tho necessities of tho government, set his
face sternly nirninst nil legislation of this
kiniL Notwithstanding the present Congress
Is the third iu American history iu which the
appropriations have exceeded tt billion dol
lars. MAN if BILLS APPROVED.
Cleveland Gives Ills Oifiolal Sanotlon to
Various Measures.
The presideut approved the following bills:
The army appropriation bill; granting right j
of way through Fort Spokane military reser- '
vntlon, Wash., to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
A Manitobu liailroad company: the iiuthori.e
the construction and mnlutouuiiceof a bridge
across the Lawrence river; to establish nu j
additional laud olllcein tho state of Montana;
Joint resolution granting n life-saving medal
lu nanioi j-.. i.ynn, ot port Huron, Jlicli.; ;
to provide for the removal of the Interstate I
National bunk of Kansas City, Kiln.; to vacate
the Sugar Loaf reservation silo in Culorudo,
and to restore the lauds contained iu the
same to entry; to amend an net authorizing
tlio appointment of receivers of national
bunks, approved June Sill, la7ii, as umeuded
August 3, lMKi; to better dellae and reguluin
tne rlglil of uncus to Hold uml owu real
estutu in the territories, nud a number of pri
vate and local measures.
RICH GOLD FIELDS
Said to Exist in the Wiohita Indian Res
srvation.
News has been received at I'erry, O. T.,
that United States troops and Iudlau police
are driving gold hunters out of the Wichita
mountains In Wichita Iudlun reservation.
For seme yeurs It bit beeu kuouu that gold
ore existed 111 paying quantities lu these
mountains, nud the Indians posesslng the
knowledge have narelully guarded ihe rich-1
est mining localities from the intrusion of the .
Whites.
Large bodies of prospectors bavo been re-1
peutedly driven out of the mountains and
some sharp buttles have on occasions taken
place between them. There seems to be a
well organized and determined eUorl uow to
enter the rich gold Holds which, it Is gen
erally believed, exists iu these mountains.
During the month moru than u thousand
E respecter have genu Into that country uud
live beeu seereti ly prospecting, hiding lu
the day tliau and washing aud punning gold
at night. Home have beeu hiding lu eaves.
Troops are trying hard to keep the prospec
tors out, but the exeiu meut is great, uud it
is believed Ihut large uuuiber will take pus.
session oi the country.
Two Viotories for Cubans.
A dispatch from Havana says General
Rodriguez, insurgent leader, has hud two
successful encounters with Spaniards lu
Huvana province. A force of SMI insurgents
defeated 600 Spanish guerrillas 25 miles from
Havana with oousiduruble loss of (lie uuioiig
the tipoclarda,
JUSTICE SHIRAS DEFENDED.
Mr. Daliell Vindicates Htm From Assaults
on Bis Ineoms Tax Opinion.
Congressman Dulr.ell, of Pittsburg, made In
thn House an eloquent nnd convincing do
fons of Justice Shlras.of tho Supreme Court,
against thn unfounded charges nnd bitter de
nunciation heaped upon him by the part
isan press and stump speakers In thn late
campaign and which were recently reiterated
In the House by Messrs. McMillan, of Ten
nessee nnd HeArmond, of Missouri. Mr.
llalroli was heard with the closest attention,
and his peroration was received with a round
of applause from thn itepubllenn niemls'rs.
Mr. I'alzell reviewed the two decisions of
the Supreme Court In tho Income tax case.
Four questions were Involved In thn first
decision. One of them was as to tho con
stitutionality of nn Income tnx on real es
tate. Six of the Judges Chief Justice Ful
ler, Justices Field. Gray, Brown, Brewer and
Shims decided that such n tnx wns uncon
stitutional unless It was apportioned accord
ing to population. The court stood six to
two. When the rehearing .occurred, tho
question then being as tn whether Income nn
personalty, not real estate, wns tnxnble, the
court stood live to three Hint tho tux wns un
coiiHtituHoiinl. 'I be five were Chief Justice
Fuller. Justices Field, Grny, Brewer and Shi
ms. Justice Brown abandoned the miijoritv.
Justice sblnis's name wns In both lists, lie
had not changed his mluil.hut Justice Brown
had done so. I poll the showing from the
records Mr. Diilv.ell Invited the gentleman
who had made the cbnrgo tn nn open manly
retraction. if they did not accept his invi
tation he warned tliem that a realllmallon of
the charges would hot salsify the Amerlen n
people. They loved Justice nnd fair play,
aud.would not accept an unfounded assault
upon the most august judicial trlbuiinl in the
world, nor condemn an Individual member
of that court who rose to his high place be
cause of his merit and who In more than
three score ydars has borne the whlto (lower
of a blameless life.
Mr. McMlllln, Democrat, Tennessee, re.
nfllrmed the charge that Justice Shlrus bad
changed his mind and referred to Air. Ial
r.cll us the moiithpiecn of the Justice. Mr.
.McMlllln said that If any person, court or
power uttempted by nny means to tear down
thn constitution ho should stand unmoved
even by the eloquence of the gentleman
from Pennsylvania and hold up the consti
tution as the supreme law of the land and
ever to bo preserved. Mr. lleArmond, Demo
crat, .Missouri, followed, speaking along the
same lines ho followed lu his original re
marks upon tho action of Judge Hhlras.
FAREWELL TO HOME.
McKinlpy'i Parting Words to Neighbors
and Friends.
It wns Indeed a beautiful nnd impressive
scene that Canton presented Monday even
ing, when her citizens bade farewell to Major
ami Mrs. McKinley, ns they entered tho
special train lu walling to convey them to
Washington, The people of the city seemed
to liavn turned out enmasse tn do honor to
the distlugui-hed neighbors and friends who
so long have been regarded with the greatest
love and esteem, nnd v bo by the honors
they have won In tho nation have done so
much to nt! met favoruhle attention to Can
ton, No lines were drawn In the large con
course of people which followed the McKin
ley carriage to tho train, nud surrounded
the Ntatiou tn mingle th"ir cheers In the
mighty round which echoed ubovo tho
din of the train ns it disappeared In the
cast.
Just before the train pulled out from the
Canton depot. Major McKinley, standing
bnn headed ou the rear platform, addressed
the grout throng. Ho said:
".My neighbors and friends and fellow
chlzens Ou the eve of departure to the seat
of Government soon to assume the duties of
an arduous responsibility hs great as can de
volve upon any man, nothing can give mo
greater pleasure than this farewell grcating
this evidence of your friendship and sym
pathy, your good will, mid, I am sure, the
prayers of all the people with whom I have
lived so long, nnd whose confidence nnd es
teem are dearer to me than nny other earthly
honor. To all of us the future is as a sealed
book; but if I can, by ofllcial net or adminis
tration, or titterauce In any degree, add to
the prosperity of our beloved country and
the comfort and well being of our splendid
citizenship, l will devote the best aud most
unseliish efforts of my life.
"The assumption of the chief magistracy
Is of such grave Importance that partisan
ship cannot blind the judgment nor accept
any other considerations, but for thn publlu
good of nil, to every party and to .very sec
tion. With this thought uppermost in my
mind, I reluctantly take leave of my friends
and neighbors, cherishing In my heart the
sweetest memories and the tendercst thoughts
of my old homo my home now, and, I
trust, my home hereafter, as long as I live.
"I thank you and I bid you all goodby."
CLOSE OF CONGRESS.
President Cleveland's Last Offloial Aots
Senators Swora In.
Doth houBcs remained Iu session all night
of the 3d on the appropriation bills, and re
assembled Thursday forenoon. Soon after
midnight Presideut Clovelund caught up with
the accumulation of business aud retired.
Ho rose at 8 o'clock Thursday morning and
resumed consideration of bills from oongress.
He refused to sign the sundry civil, Indian
and agricultural appropriation bills, which
thus full to beoome laws. One of his lust
olllcial nets was to sign the bill authorizing a
bridge over the Mouoiiguhelu river at Pitts
burg. The general deiloloncy appropriation
bill tiled because of disagreement between
the two houses of congress.
Mr. Cleveland signed the naval appropria
tion bill, which enforces n 4:100 limit per ton
as the price to be paid by the government for
armor plate for warships.
The house oonourred by a vote of 131 to 52
In the senate amendment to the naval ap
propriation bill llxiug the price of armor
plate at 4300 per ton.
Senators Sworn la.
The following Senators wore sworn In
March 4: Tho names of the Bona tors-elect
were called Iu alphabetical order and they
advanced to the Clerk's desk and were
worn In by Vice-President lloburt. They
Were as follows!
Allison, W. U, Iownt Ear), J. II., South
Carolina; Foruker, J, II., Ohio; Hausbrough,
11. C, North Dakota; Harris, W. A., Kansas)
Jones, J. P., Nevada; Musou, W. K., Illinois;
Morrill, J. H.. Vermont; Perkins, George C,
Culifornlu; Plutt, U. II., Connecticut; Pritch
srd, J. C, North Curollun; Hpooner, J. C.
Wisconsin; Turner, George. Washington;
Wellington, George L., Maryland; Clay, A.
H. , Georgia; Fairbanks, C. W., Indiana;
Gallluger, J. II., New Hampshire; Heltfeldt,
Henry, Idaho: Joues, J. K. Arkansas) Kyle,
I. H., South Dakota; McKnery, Samuel D.,
Louuduua; Peurose, Boies, Pennsylvania;
Plutt, T. C, New York; ltuwllne. J. L., Utah;
Teller, 11. M., Colorado) Test, G. G Mis
lourk The vacancies are iu Florida, Ken
tucky aud Oregon.
M. A. Huuntt as senator from Ohio, to suo
need Johu Sherman, was presented by Mr,
Voruker, and he was sworu in by Vice-President
Uobart.
ANOTHER TOWN FALLS.
Candano la Crete Taken By the Insur
gents. The town of Canduno has fallen Into the
amis of tha insurgents. Lutur ad vices us to
the capture of Candano ky the Insurgents
stutes that the Greeks Ilrst took the fortress
of Vavaroa, which dominates the town, Where
there were 8.0041 Mussulmans.
PROGRESS OFTflE WhR IN CUBA.
LEE'S MESSAGES.
Coniul-Oeneral'i Correspondence Sent to
the Senate.
rresldent Cleveland sent to tho sonata
correspondence relating to the American
citizens arrested In Cuba, Tha most Im
portant aro thn telegrams In tho case of
Charles Scott, which are as follows, being
telegrams sent by Consul-General Fltr.hugh
Lee to thn state department. Mo replies
from tha state department are given In this
ense. On February 20th Mr. Leo tele
graphed Hie following to the state depart
ment! .
"Charles Hentt, a cltlr.en of tho United
States, arrested nt Ib'glo. No chnrge given.
Been without communication Jail Havana
iitit hours. Cannot stand another Hula
murder and havo demnndd his release.
How mnny war vessels Key West or within
reach, and will they be ordered here at once
if necessary to sustain demand
LEE."
On the 21d he said In a cable message:
"Situation simple. Experience at Gunn
nbncoa makes It my duty to demand before
too late that another American who hns been
Incoiuuiilcndo ill hours bo released from said
lnoomunleiido, nnd did so III courteous
terms. If you support It and Scott Is so re
leased the trouble will terminate. If you do
not 1 must depart. All others arrested with
Scott have been put In communication. Why
should tho only Americnu In the lot not be?
He hns been lucomuiiicHdo now bMfl hours.
LKE."
Later nn tho snmo day, the 23d ult., Mr.
Len wired:
"Demand compiled with. Scott released
from Incoinunli'iido to-day on demand after
fourteen days' solitary conllnement iu cell 5
feet by 11; dampt water on bottom of ceil.
Not allowed anything to sleep on or ehslr.
Discharges of the body removed once In five
days. Was charged with having Cubnn post
age stnmps In tho house. Scott snys went
always twelve hours without water; oiu-e
two days. He was an employe of American
Gas Company."
The most voluminous correspondenoo Is
that lu the case of Sylvester Scovel, corres
pondent of the new York World, who was
arrested on Februnry 0. The documents fur
nished show that Mr. Lee promptly notified
thn stato department and that Mr. blney re
sponded Immedintely dlrectiug him to see
that nil of Scovel't rights us an American
citizen were protected. Tho letters and tele
grams iu this case run from the fith to thn
111th of February, when Mr. Lee Informed thn
department that a competent lawyer had
been secured to defend Scovel. He had said
previously that he did not anticipate serious
trouble In this cose, but Inter changed his
opinion, "It is supposed Scovel bora Incrim
inating papers which gives the case a more
serious aspect." On tlio 11 of February Gen.
Leo said that Scovel wns In a well ventilated
cell and that he had good food nnd a bed at
Sanctl Splritus, to which he added:
"l'reuty rlgh'.s have been rosjiooted. Is In
hands civil jurisdiction. I have sent mes
senger to report case."
Gen. Lee tried to have Hcovol removed
from Sanctl Spitltus to Havana, but failed.
BETTER BUSINESS DOING.
The Slow and Gradual Improvement in
Trade Continues.
It. O. Dun A Co.'s Weekly Iievlcw of
Trade says:
The slow and gradunl Improvement observ
ed for some time has continued during tlio
past week, and without material change.
There Is a better demand for most products
on thn whole.
Wlille Die demand for llessemerrplg has
sustulncd the recent ndvnneo to 10.75 per
ton, nt Pittsburg, nud gray forge Is still
quoted at 9l40 there, and there Is also less
cutting of prices to get more business in llu
Ished products, tho general range of prices
still continues very low. '1'here is less evi
dence of the eastern mills selling rails noiow
(20, except for export, some sales of that
character having been made at tlH. Western
makers are snld to be llim at per ton,
hut thn demunds of thn most important rail
ways have beeu supplied for the present.
The consumers of billets are not In the
market just now, but with somewhat larger
production of pig iron it may be doubted
whether outside of rails, demand for finished
products equals the capacity of works.
The new administration, the certainty of
an extra session ol Cougress within a fort
night and the promise of a new tariff nt an
early day, which shall provide adequate rev
enue ami protection, nave done much to
stimulate a better feeling In trade circles, nud
Increase oonfldenoe in the neur approach of
an Improvement in business, lavorable
features are found In higher prices for w heat,
Indian corn, pork, lard and spirits of turpen
tine, as well as for steil billets. Keoent low
quotations for various forma of Iron and
steel have tieen withdrawn, notably for wire
and structural muteiial.
There were business failures through
out the I'nited States this week, compared
with I'M lost week, 2" a iu the week a year
ago, 'ibi in the week two years ago, and
smaller totals in like weeks In thn two pre
ceding years. This marks a return of the
ratio of bu-foess more nearly to the normal.
There were fil business failures reported
from the Canadian Dominion this week,
against AO last week, 66 in the week a year
ago a i3 two years ago.
BATTLE IV MACEDONIA.
Turkish Troops Defeated After a Desper
ate Sight Battle.
The Fllngheuesla, of Athens, publishes a
telegram stating that a band of 1'20 Macedo
nians and Epirotes came into collision Sun
day at Kranla, six hours' march from Ore
vena, with a strung Turkish detnehmeut.
Chief 'Ink is, Jommuncllug the Macedo
nians, attacked the Turkish position toward
evening, and is reported to have captured It
after au all-ulght light,
THE PBESIDENT'S SUNDAY.
Attended Churoh in Company With Hit
Mother.
President McKlnley's first Sunday in the
W hlte House was a quiet one. No callers
were received nod the President bad an op
portunity of re.tlug from the fatigues
i f the week. He aroused later than usual
much refreshed from a bard duys work
uu Saturday. Breakfast was served at
9 o'clock. At 10 o'clock he prepared for
church, and uocompauled by his mother, at
tended the services at the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal church, where Presi
dent Uraut was accustomed to attend. As
the President's iutoution bad been announc
ed, tho crowd was very large, and the Presi
dent aud bis venerable mother bad consider
able trouble in makiug their way from the
sidewalk to the vestibule. They were
shown to what Is culled the Presidential
pew. The other oooupants were Aimer Mo
Kiuley aud private secretary aud Mrs, Por
ter. ltev. Dr. Johnston, thn pastor, opened tho
services by prayer, aud Bishop Newmuu, of
Oniuha, Nub., formerly pastor of this church
when lieu. Grunt was President, preached
the sermon.
Weylerto Resume War.
The Havana "La Luchu" uuuounces that
Capt. Geu. Weylur will soon return to Santa
Clura and resume charge of military opera
tions iu thnt provluce. It is stated that the
oases of Sylvester Scovel aud Charles F.
boott, the Imprisoned Americans, will hs set
tled, this week.