NEWS OF THE WEEK. Foreign. PARIS, .Tan. 16.- -Vnillant. it is said, do.s not care to entrust liis daughter to Countess d'Uzes, who has offered to edu cate her. He preferred that she should be brought up by a friend of his, a cabi net maker named Jfavtz. Vaillau. how ever, does not object to Countess d I zes contributing to her support. TJONPON, Jan. 11.—A special despatch | fr in Lisbon to the t'nitod Press says that j the Brazilian government was never ; stronger than it was when President Peix j oto was reported to have resigned. The latest mail advices from Rio Janeiro are ! to the effect that in addition to its land forces the government has seven ships at Pernumbueo and two, the cruiser Tira- ! denies and the monitor Bull hi, in the j south. PARIS. Jan. 16.—The city was stirred j last night by the news of the suicides of j M. Caubet. brother of the late chief of ; police, and his wife and daughter. Can- i bet was 03 years old, his wife about the j same age and his daughter 28. They lived in a pretty and comfortable flat in the Rue des Martyrs. Business reverses' caused them to decide to die together. They sold some of their furniture and used the money to buy a sumptuous din ner last night. After eating they paid and dismissed their one servant. They signed a paper explaining their motives in taking their lives, then pasted papers over the cracks in the doors and windows j and lighted two charcoal lires. Each swallowed a vial of laudanum. All three j were found deadjpn the floor. BERLIN, Jan. 17.—The Prussian diet was opened by the emperor in person. In the speech opening the session his majesty declared that the deficit in Prussian finances amounted to 25,000,000 marks. This was due to the decrease in railway earnings and an increase in the mntricu lar payments made by the kingdom. He added thnt an organic financial reform in the kingdom was necessary. The difficul- | ties arising from agrarian distress must 1 first be relieved. The present agricul tural department was not pleasing owing to the acrimony among those belonging to it. It was desirable to reconcile its workings with the welfare of the father land. ilis majesty announced that a bill would be introduced in the diet to pro mote agricultural interests. The speech was received in silence by the members of the diet. LISBON', Jan. ID.— Details of the defeat of the government force under General Telles, which attacked the Ilba do Gover nador on Dec. 15, have reached this city ! by mail. The island had been occupied by the insurgents since September. Pres ident Peixoto had been led to believe that the capture of the island would be an easy task, owing to the absence of any movement on the island denoting that the insurgents there were in force. The at tack was, therefore, ordered. The govern ment troops were conveyed to the island and landed without the slightest opposi lion being offered to them. In fact, the government forces saw nobody while effecting their landing. Thinking that the island was practically theirs without a struggle, the troeps advanced carelessly and marched directly into an umbo"scad the insurgents hud prepared for them. PARIS,Jan. 11. —The verdict of guilty and the sentence of death in the trial of Auguste Vaillant, who threw the bomb in the chamber of depu ties on Dec. 9, is received on all sides with approval. The verdict was a sign that the jurors could not he frightened by anonymous threats of vengeance. Many men who sympathized with the prisoner gained admitrnuce to the court room. Most of thorn stood without giving a sign of their opinions until moved to cheers by M. Lain i i in the peroration of his speech for Vaillant. The men who ruised these cheers are anarchist idealists, who abound in Paris and elsewhere. They I waste tluir sentiments upon men like A aillant. It seems that Vaillant must now take his place beside K ivachol as an habitual thief, working out his criminal life with it v riminal in iincts and, when caught, excusing himself by quoting vague and disjointed utterances of phil osophers. LANCASTK. I, P. 1.. Jan. 17.—Harvey P. Warner, on trial for the murder of James Hemmings. whom lie knocked down be- \ cause Hemming ha I insulted Mrs. War- \ ner, has been dismiss *d, the judge so in- i structiug the jury. ("HLFAOO, Jan. 15. Attorney It. S. Wade, leading council for Patrick Eugene Preudergasfc during th > latter'* recent trial for the murder of Mayor Harrison, had a consultation with Judge Brcntuno in reference to fixing the date when a motion for a new trial should bn argued. I IN'O definite understanding was arrived at. ATHNTH- CITY, X. J.. Jan. 11.—Mrs. Freundlteh, wife of a buri; vs man of | til S place, Who elope 1 s ..... timo ago with another man, iviurn-l yesterday 1 and kidnapped her ti-ve 11 daughter. | The husband caught her just after she had entered a train, but tin passengers, not utnleist tudiiu: ' "■ s.i it,' timi, prevent- ed him from regaining the child. They ' put him off the train j tas it pulled out. Casual ;■?.•{. I- •' • r HILL, J,. L. Jan. 15.—The bodies of .1 hn t\,ok, of ml I.alii street and , Aug it D i, of 199 H wes st Brook lyn, Wini wit (low iii tiie collapse of the i temporary draw bin Ige m r >s the Xewton • reek at Penny inn Friday ev -uiag of i last week, have bt en n-.- ver • 1 by dredges. This makes four homes in all so far re covercil. hive men arc still unaccounted for and are suppose- .to bo at the bottom ' of i he creek, XI A* YORK, Jan. 1(1- The wrick Y ester- 1 day on the D. t L. and W. railroad on the iiicudows just east of Hackensuck, X. ,j. t i.tiring a thick fog, was the most disast ions railroad accident that ever occcured in the neighborhood of this city. The ,S utii Orange accommodation ran into tiit Dover express, telescoping and smash ing to splinters the two rear cars of the latter train, killing nine persons outright and injuring more than 50 others, two of w luuu died soon after being taken from the wreck. Xi.w YORK, Jan. 17.—President Satnuel HI nan of the Delaware, Lackawanna and j Wi tern railroad, consented to give the first official statement about the accident in which nine persons were killed and three times that number badly hurt. In a word, President Sloan blames engin cr i David Hoffman of the South Orange train who violated the following rul-- • J., u,,. case of foggy or stormy went her tli • great- ! est care must bo exercised, spec, r Mim ed ■ around curves, passing stations, a?., jng bridges and approaching an ! pass u through the different yards. Fault v.ill not be foand for being behind time when i caution and prudence dictute that as the i safe course." M I see I I a a eon* | NEW YORK, .Tan. 16.—Incoming vessels report heavy weather at sea, extremely I cold nnd snow squalls. They ure all heavily coated with ice. XKW YORK, Jan. 15.—Nine Mormon missionaries, headed by elder G. F. Wright, sailed on the Servin to make a ! special tour through Sweden, Norway, j Denmark, and Holland, the principal re- j cruiting grounds of the church of the Latter Day Saints. The party will be gone n year and expect to send large delegations of converts to the church in Utah. , NEW YORK, Jan. 11.—The Press says | ' that the Red D line steamship Maracaybo j did not sail for Venezuela according to schedule. Through a discovery made by ! | Superintendent Da Met the starting was j delayed. Over 300,000 rifle cartridges des tined for Admiral Meiio, which had been j smuggled aboard, were seized by the su- I peri utemlent and removed to the offices ' on the dock. SAN* FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.—The United I Slates revenue cutter Cor win has been ' brought out of retirement, but she is in a very bad way and will have to be laid up for repairs. Her record-breaking attempt ' to got in at night was too much for the ; little boat and her boilers have given out. They will have to be thoroughly over hauled, new water tanks put in, and ma- j chinery patched up before she can uguin go to sea. HALIFAX, N. S., .Tail. 16.—Despatches I from points in Cape Breton state that the ! storm of Friday night and Saturday was i the heaviest since the memorable one of i August, 1873. Saturday night or early Sunday a tidal wave swept in on the nort hern coast of the island and did im- ; niense damage in the aggregate. So fur no loss of life is reported, but it is feared that when the reports from sea come in the record will be an appalling one. PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Jan. 17. —The Narra- ! 1 gansett Indians totlie number of thirty or more met in the Old Stone church on the reservation in Charlestown for a final consideration of their land claim against the state. It was decided that a commit tee press their claims at the forthcoming session of the general assembly. If the state will not do anything, the Indians have an offer from an outside syndicate to buy their claims, which amount in the tribe's estimation to about $4,000,000, and which offer they say they will accept. I PITTBKIELD, Mass., Jan. 10.—Ex-Receiver ifobbs, of the Stock bridge savings bank, whose books there is a suspicion are not , all right, was brought from his home to i this city last night by force. He was con veyed on a stretcher, although the doctor who was sent to examine him declares that there is nothing the matter with him. Hobbs was found in bed with his legs en cased in plaster casts. He claimed that ' they were broken, but when the casts ] were removed they were found to be all right. DULUTH, Minn., Jan. 12.—The city has offered work to married men out of em- ! ployment and has appropriated $13,000 for | their payment. Applications were received I and 2,000 men crowded the city hall to ' register their names and receive orders ! upon the various foremen who will have ! charge of the crowd. Only two hundred men can be given work at one time and I the money will be divided in wages to the derserving applicants in as nearly equal 1 amounts us may be possible. The men will be employed at breaking rock and will | receive $1.25 per day. ROSTOV, Jan. 18.—At a meeting of the ! Massachusetts historical society, Dr. S. I A. Green questioned the statement in j Lord Mahon's "History of England," and | in Gold win Smith's recently published "Outlined History of the United States," j that during our revolutionary period the j wife and young daughter of Captain ! Fenton were stripped naked, tarred and ; , feathered and paraded through the streets of Boston, lie had made a careful and | critical examination of all the Boston newspapers printed between April 1, 1775, and October 1, 1777, and had failed I to find the slightest allusion to such an , event, which surely would have been ! noticed in some way in their columns if i in had over happened. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 11. —British barque Trafalgar, from New York arrived ut Melbourne Dec. 17, after a highly sensa tional passage. At liatavia three of the 1 crew deserted and the second officer se i cured Ids discharge, having incurred the i ill will of the crew. Captain Edgar died through Java fever. Chief officer Rich ard Roberts took command and sailed with a crew of twenty-three. In a few : weeks Roberts died and Samuel Norwood, | ' next in command, being sick with fever, William Sliollen, a lad of IR, who was j next In seniority, took charge. Norwood | died a nil so did seamen John Carpenter, j Joseph Feill and cook Daniel Sheehan. i The rest of the crew rendered every un- ! willing obedience to the young commander j and it wis with the greatest difficulty! that port was made. ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 10.—Dr. Mallory. I health officer in Rochester, was advised ' by the state board of health recently to j examine the milk furnished in that city l and report the existence of tubercule [ , bacillus, if found. State Cattle Inspector I Curtis was ordered by the state board of j health to proceed at once to Rochester I and tag all of the cattle of P. J. Cogswell I ( L. I). Ely and Mr. Howard of Falrport! I Tuberculosis, it is said, can be coin muni- ' j cated to the human family through the! medium of milk, but not through butter 1 if made from separator cream, the motion eliminating the tubercule bacillus, at least as far as bacteriological examina tions have yet demonstrated. The pro tection given to the public health and the increased value to the dairy products of the state by the careful work now being done to discover and eradicate consump tion in cattle will prove of the greatest j value. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 10. —The negroes in this section of the south, principally those in Arkansas, have contracted the emigration fever again, and there is an j exodus of black men to Africa. A des patch from Marianua, Ark., says that all the negroes of that neighborhood are sac rificing what little property they have with the intention of going t., the dark continent. Due carload has passed through Brinkley enroute for Mew' York whence they intend to sail for their ulti mate destination. It seems as if the scheme had been worked up by negro agents who have been canvassing the sec tion for some time, for what purpose or in whose interests is not known. Many of the negroes owned small places an I several head of stock, and were, compare- \ tively speaking, in good circumstances, I but have sacrificed all for a few dollars to pay their way to New York. A prom in ! ent planter purchased nineteen hogs from , one of these would be eiiFgrants for the small sum of SO. Political. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. —TheMmome tax bill will, it is said, be reported to the house as a separate measure, wholly dis tinct and apart from the tariff bill. BOSTON, Jan. 11.—The state central com mittee of the prohibition party held its annual banquet last evening in the Quincy house. Previous to the festivities a busi ness meeting was held at which the fol lowing officers were elected for 1894: I)r. John Blackiner, of Springfield, chairman; C. K. Burnham, of Worcester, vice-chair man; T. E. Clark, of Boston, secretary, and W. H. Partridge, of Newton, treas urer. TOREK A, Kas., Jan. 11.—Mrs. M." E. I.ease has formed a partnership with Cyrus Corning, editor of the New Era, a weekly paper, and will soon begin the publication of a populist daily paper in this city. The paper, while advocating populist principles, will wage a relentless war against Governor Lewelling and the entire state administration. Corning has been fighting the governor for months, but his paper has had only a small circu lation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—The senate spent six hours yesterday in executive session, the greater part of the time being occu pied with the Horn blower nomination, which at 6:45 p. m. was put to a vote, re sulting in its rejection by a majority of six, the total vote being 30 against to 24 for. Mr. Hill, of New York, called up the report of the committee on the case, and began speaking in support of the ad verse report of that committee. It is un derstood that Mr. Hill went into this case in detail and made a vigorous speech in opposition to confirmation on the grounds that Mr. Hornblower was not qualified to sit upon the supreme bench of the United States and that in corroboration of these statements and in support of the report of the committee he laid before the senate the letters and other documents which had been before the committee. Mr. liill did not, according to current report, omit to discuss the political phase of the case, but on the contrary made some very plain statements as to the reasons why, from his point of view, the nomination was made aud insisted upon. Business. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 11. —The Con solidated road now has entire control of the Fall River steamboat line, having re cently purchased all the shares not previ ously controlled. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 17.—The bondhold ers of the Philadelphia, Rending and New England railroad, the Poughkeepsle Bridge system, which is leased to the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, have interposed an objection to the proposed Reading reorganization plan. DANBURY, Conn., Jan. 17.—At the con ference between committees of the hat manufacturers and the trade, each side submitted propositions to the other stat ing what it would grant in the way of concessions in order to bring about a set tlement of the labor difficulties. Neither side will divulge anything regarding the nature of the propositions made, as both have decided to make nothing public un til final action is taken. MRADVILLB, Pa., Jan. 15.—A statement ; has been issued by President Cyrus Kitchen, of the Meadville Savings bank, which closed its doors Saturday, in which the cause of the suspension is charged to the financial stringency and difficulty in making collections. Deposits have de creased SI,OOO daily for some time. The bank claims to be able to pay all claims if It is granted sufficient time. A receiver is to be asked for to-day. SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 11.—The Scranton glass company will draw the fires under its big tank furnace, temporarily suspend ing that part of its work. This action is caused by the business depression and by having large stocks of mauufhetured goods on hand. Three hundred workmen will be thrown out of work. At the East Stroudsburg glass works, non-union, the wages of all employes have been reduced 10 per cent., the cut to continue in force until May 1. SANDWICH, Mass., Jan. IB.—The growers j of the Cape Cod cranberry are much j elated over the work nttained by A J. j Rider, of Trenton, N. J., who was dele j gated by the American cranberry grow- I era' association to find a market for the i surplus stuff in Europe. His work in in j troducing the American fruit, was at ; tended with considerable difficulty. At | first he succeeded in getting a mess into the royal kitchen, and the queen was so pleased with the American fruit that she | ordered a dish sent to the prince of Wales. FALL RIVER, Mass., Jan. 10.—Statistics show a great falling off in the marketable i value of Fall River mill stocks during j 1893. There are 2,802,500 spindles repre wnted by a capitalized stock of $22,808,000 in the city, and the shrinkage as indicated by the statistics mentioned amounts to from Ito 20 per cent. The shrinkage is not confined to mills whose product will he directly affected by a tariff bill. The shrinkage is notable in the entire list, and in several cases shares on which larger dividends were paid in 1898 than in 1892 are offered from $7 to sls less than they were at the close of 1892. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Money and Stocks. NEW YORK. Jan. 17.—Money on call easy at per cent. Prime mercan tile paper 4 1-2 per cent. Sterling ex change 4.H4 3-4a4.85 Government bonds steady. Stute bouda dull. Railroad bonds i firmer. The stock market improved. Lacka ! wanna was especially strong and rose to 170. Sugar distillers, General EleetHo and Big Four were in demand. While the tone of the market was distinct I v | better there was no increase in the vol j unie of business which continues bright. Produce Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 17. Wheat closed ! quite firm and steady; only a local trade. March, 6-8; May, <59 7-Bu7o 3-4- I July, 70a70 1-4. I Corn Dull, easy. Jan., 41a42 1-2, I Feb., 41 l-Ba4l 5-8; March, 43 l-8a43 6-3; May, 44u44 1-8. Oats Dull, easy. State, 35a 40 1-2; western, 88ft40 1-2; May, 34 1-8. 1 Butter Quiet, steady. .State dairy, ; 17024; western dairy, 14 l-2a17; Elgin, 25 1-2; state creamery, 18u22; western | do., 1H025 1-2; imitation creamery, 15a 18; ! rolls, 12a 17. Cheese—Moderate demand, firm. State large, 9 Mall 3-4; do. fancy, 11 l-2all 8-4; j do. small, 11 Mal2 3-4; part ski ins, 4al0; full skims, 2aß. I Eggs-Quint, steady. Western, IS l-2ald! southern, its, HEBEI/S POSITION CRITICAL. Their Fresh Water and Food Supply Growing Quite Limited. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. —The admission of Admiral daGama contained in the de spatches from Itio Janeiro regarding the possible length of time which the insur gents in the Bay of Rio can hold out under existing conditions are confirmed by ad vices received in Washington. These advices state that Da Gama's position is more critical than he admits. His forces are without fresh water and their food supply is also said to he growing quite limited. It is conceded that if the insurgents gained a foothold in Xictheroy their position would be greatly improved, but the probability of their effecting a landing becomes more remote every day. j Outrage by Negroes. W ESTCHKSTF.It, Pa., Jan. 17. —After sup per W. H. Il<infield, a traveling agent from Znnesville, Ohio, took a walk a short aistance from his hotel at West Grove. Two negroes sprang upon him along the Baltimore Central railroad and drawing a revolver made him halt, then clubbed him into unconsciousness and cut him in several parts of the body with razors. He was robbed of S7O and all the valuables he had anil then thrown on the railroad track. The Hp. in. express was soon expected to pass that way, but the ; man regained consciousness and crawled I off the track and then back to the hotel. The country was scoured all night but I the villains escaped. They are suppossd I to be Virginia negroes who work in that section of the country every sninmer. Commodore Gerry Sued. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.— Margaret Linbeck, a handsome and highly educated young English woman, who was formerly a lady iu waiting in the household of Lady Jane , Douglass, of England, through her at | toruey Col. E. T. Taliaferro, has filed suit in the court of common pleas against i Commodore Eldridge T. Gerry, to recover 1 the sum of $50,000 damages for alleged i false arrest and imprisonment. At the . time of the alleged false arrest Miss Lin beck was employed as maid and compan | ion to Commodore Gerry's daughter. She was arrested in August last charged with stealing Miss Gerry's jewels, but quickly j established her innocence. Pennsylvania Baseball League. j SCHANTON, Pa., Jan. 17. —Hnrrisburg, ! Hcranton, Easton, Alleutown, Reading and Alloona, were represented at the meeting of Pennsylvania state baseball league here and Johnstown was repre j sen led by proxy. The Reach bail was ; adopted. The league will consist of i teams from Scranton, Alleutown, Easton, Reading. Harrisburg, Altoona, Jolms j town an I either Wilkesbarre, Pottsville | or Potts town. To-day the league is hold ing a meeting at Wilkesbarre, in the hope of inducing that city to join. Her Preliminary Spin. NEW LONDON, Conn., Jan. 17. The cruiser "Montgomery" behaved well on her preliminary spin on Long Island Sound yesterday. She did not go over the entire course but turned when off Morton's Point, about 25 miles from here, and steamed back to harbor. Forced draught was employed for an hour and during that time her "speed was computed at about 19 knots. The cruiser was very steady, and her bow wave did not reach the bow torpedo tube. Gov. Flower's Hecept ion. ALBANY, Jan. 17.—Gov. Flower's annual legis'ative reception occurred last night at the executive mansion. Several thou sand invitations had been issued. The mansion was brilliantly lighted and pot ted plants were generously distributed about the commodious residence. From 0 until 12 o'clock the governor was kept busy in the east drawing-room receiving the constant flow of people who desired to meet him. Col. Hayes' Sentence Affirmed. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The district at torney has been notified that the court of appeals bus affirmed the decision of the court of general sessions in the case of Col. W. 11. Hayes, who two years ago was convicted of perjury and sentenced to eight years in state prison. Col. Hayes had given a promisory not to Miss Keat ing, with whom he had been on intimate terms, and afterwards repudiated the note. . An Old Trapper Seriously Hurt. ALBANY, Jan. 17.—At a meeting of the State Forest commission news of the serious and probably fatal injury of Al vah Dunning, one of the oldest Adiron dack guides, was announced. Dunning fell on the ice last week while looking after his traps. He is the only survivor of the race of earl}* hunters iu those re gions. Victims of the Hut laud Wreck. BENNINGTON, Vt., Jan. 17.—Engineer Smith and Drakemnn Mattison, injured iu the collision on the Bennington and Rutland railway at South Shaftsbury, yesterday, have since died. The two wounded are doing well. It was almost miraculous that no more were injured, or killed, and that none of the passengers were injured. Holbs Gets Six Mouths. BOSTON, Jan. 17.—Ex-receiver Hobbs, of the Stockbridge savings bank, who was brought^to this city by force yesterday after plaster casts had been removed from his legs, which he claimed had been broken and which proved to be untrue, has been sentenced to six monthV im prisonment for contempt of court. To Test Anti-Pool Law. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Jan. 17.—Albert Falk, of the firm of Falk and Company, brokers, charged with pool selling, was fined $75 and costs in the city court yes terday and appealed. This is the first case under the anti-pool room law, and Falk aunounces his intention of making it u test case. Condition of Maine Banks. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Returns of the condition of national banks in Maine on Dec. 19 show the reserve to have been 88.89 per cent.; loans and discounts, s>2o,- 918.0(H); individual deposits, $12,278,000, and lawful money reserve, $1,441,000. New York Slate Com missions. ALBANY, Jan. 17.—Senator Mullin will introduce a resolution providing fc r an in vestigation by a committee of the senate of all the state commissions with a view of consolidating some of them if the in formation secured justifies it. NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Law of 1873 Good Enough. WASHINGTON, Jan. IT.—Mr. Voorhees, chairman of the senate finance committee, made the following statement to a United P*vss importer: "The embarrassed condition of the treasury and the necessity for prompt action for its relief are fully realized. 1 here is not the slightest ground, how ever, for apprehension that the public credit will suffer, or be endangered, for the reason that ample authority already exists by law for the secretary of the treasury to strengthen his coin reserve to any extent required ami to meet every de mand that can be legitimately made. The power of the secretary for the issue of bonds needs nothing beyond what is given by the act of Jan. 14, 1875. The only de sirable object to be attained by a now leg islation at this time on that subject is t<n make a shorter time bond with a lower rate of interest, and yet the secretrry feels assured that he can negotiate bonds issued under the act of 1875, running only ten years, on practically a 8 per cent, basis. It seems, therefore, that it will be wiser, safer, and better for the financial and business interests of the country to rely upon nil existing law with which to meet the present emergency rather than to en counter the delays and uncertainties al ways incident to protracted discussion iu the two houses of congress. This view of the subject is rendered more imperative by the fact that the condition of the treasury admits of but little if any delay and no uncertainty at all in the final ac tion to be taken. "It would be trifling with a very grave affair to pretend that new new legisla tion concerning the issue of bonds can bo accomplished at this time and iu the midst of present elements and parties in public life without elaborate, extensive and practically indefinite debate. It is also obvious to everyone that the consid eration and discussion of the tariff now going on in congress will render any financial legislation at this time far more difficult and complicated than it might be under other and different circum stances. "It is proper to say in this connection that the senate fipance committee for sev < ral weeks past lias had this subject un der almost constant consideration and that the bill submitted by Mr. Carlisle has been examined and discussed with the greatest care. The interest of the com mittee will by no means be abated from this time forward. The fact that much remains to be done is fully recognized. Whatever deficiency in the revenue may exist during the current fiscal year will be promptly provided lor by appropriate ami efficient legislation at the earliest practi cable moment." Considerable headway appears to have been made ut the last meeting of the sen ate finance committee, which was largely attended, and lasted more than an hour. Mr. Carlisle's letter was again discussed, and, while no conclusion was reached by direct vote, it appeared to be the sense of the committee—manifested by an Absence of opposition—that the best thing to be done for the immediate relief of the treas ury was to make the gold reserve intact, leaving the question of meeting the de ficit in revenues open for further consid eration. After the meeting adjourned, Senator Voorhees, gave the United Press reporter the statement given above. In making it he said he did not assume to represent the views of the entire commit tee, but still he knew of no opposition in the committee to the opinions expressed. Jhis was evident from the fact that the statement was read to the full committee by Mr. Voorhees before he made it public. Bonnie. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.— The house bill to repeal the federal election laws was formally taken up in the senate after the morning hour ami the debate was opened in support of it by Mr. Palmer, dem.. 111., a member of the committee on privileges and elections, from which the bill was re ported. The bill has now become "un finished business" and will have prece dence of all other business, after the morning hour, until disposed of or dis placed by a vote of t he senate. Early in the day the message from the president with the correspondence as to Hawaiian affairs was laid before the senate, giving to Mr. Hoar, rep., Mass., an opportunity to criticize the position of the president in extorting from the qneen a promise of amnesty, and to draw a paral lel between the president and the queen as to the "reckless" disregard of each for the constitution of their respective coun tries. Mr. Gallinger, rep., N. 11., made a speech against any tariff changes under the present administration. House of Representatives. The house worked smoothly and me thodically all day on amendments to the ilsou bill. These were offered by the chairman himself, and all were agreed to excepting one providing that the free wool clause should go into effect on Au gust Ist next. A strong fight was made on this amendment and it was still pend ing when the house adjourned. The amendments agreed to reduce the tariff on furs for hatters use from 20 per cent, to 10 per cent, ad valorem; calfskins, pat ent ami japanned leather, dressed upper leather, chamois and other skins from 20 to 15 per cent.; all hydrographic charts were placed on the free list. The rate on condensed milk was changed from 20 per cent, ad valorem, to 2 cents per pound. Chair canes or reeds, wrought or manu factured from rattan or reeds, were taken from the free list and u tariff of 7 per cent, ad valorem imposed. A Now Immigration Hill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Mr. W. A. Stone, rep., Penn., has introduced in the house a bill providing that no alien im migrant shall be admitted to the United States unless he shall exhibit to the in spector of immigrants upon his arrival in this country a certificate signed by the United States consul setting forth that the immigrant does not belong to the class of alien immigrants excluded from the United States and does not come un der contract or agreement to perform labor. Big Watch Company Failure. COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 17.—P. H. Bruck, receiver for the Columbus Watch com pany, in his first, report places the assets at $401),924.84 and the liabilities at >278,-j 201.21, but doubts that the property would ! sell for more than one-half its real value now. Death of ail Old Ship Builder. BALTIMORE, Jan. N.-Geo. W. Skinner, I one of the most prominent and wealthy ship builders in the city and the senior member of the firm of Win. Skinner and Sons, is dead, aged 75 years. '2OO ! 200! 200! ' 200! LADIES' fill COATS Just received from a large sheriff's sale in New York City, which must be sold within the next three days. Here is an opportu j nity for the ladies to buy line coats at half price. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRICES: Ladies' fine black cheviot Reefer, 31 inches long, $3.50; re duced from $6.00. j _ Ladies fine fancy all-wool Scotch cheviot, trimmed in velvet with collarette, was slo.ooj our price, b itie all-wool blue cheviot Reefer, $6.00; reduced from SIO.OO. I h' ne black clay worsted coat, with collarette, trimmed with eJectric-seal fur, $6 50; never sold before under sl2 00, bine black broadcloth coat, with collarette, trimmed with nercules braid, a coat that has sold all season at $14.00; now go J ing at SB.OO. ' * i here are several other lines of goods among this lot, in fancy capes and novelties in coats. All must be sold by Thursday at Joseph miiEirs' BARGAIN EMPORIUM, Tit the P. O. S. of A. Building, Freeland, Pa. pit BLOSSOM IS AS SAFE AND HARMLESS AS Flftx Seed Foultice. It is applied right to the parts. It cures all diseases of "women. Any lady can use it herself. Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS. Mailed to any address on receipt of sl. • Dr. J. A. McGill & Co., 3 and 4 Panorama Place, Chicago, 111. Sold, Toy "\*r. "W. Freeland. Do You ;^ call Wish |f£LLMER To Make Photographer. * 13 W. Broad Street. Hazleton, Pa. Handsome CABKS FOR ®DO Z,, Proooni 9 Which cannot be beat for j I lubtjlll i J elegant finish. r fnE LARGEST STOCK: I LATEST STYLES I LOWEST PRICESI WINTER CLOTHING. LADIES' COATS. JOHN SMITH, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, ETC. BIRKRECK BRICK, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND.- GEO. CHESTNUT, LEADER OF GREAT BARGAINS, has a line line of Boots and Shoes. Every Variety. Best Material. Good Workmanship. Reasonable Prices. NOVELTIES, TOYS, Etc., OF EVERY KIND. Sec our handsome stock of footwear—the ■unreal and best In town. Custom-made work : a specialty and repairing done on the premises. 93 Centre street. Freeland. CITTZENSTANK OF FREELAND. CAPITAL, - $50,000 OFFICERS. Joseph Hirhbeck, President. H. C. Koons, Viee President, 11. K. Davis, Pushier. John Smith, Secretary. D 1 HECTORS.—Joseph Hirkbcek, Thos. Ilirk beek, John Wagner, A. Kudewiek. M.C. Koons, ('has. Dtislieek, John Smith, John M. Powell,2d, John Burton. tsr Three per cent, interest paid on saving deposits. Open daily from flu. m. to 4p. m. Wednesday evenings from u to 8. To Horse and Mule Owners! Big stock of Horse Blankets, Li|i Rotes, If lilies and all kinds cf Harness. Harness, from §5.95 up. Prices According to Quality Wanted. |G co. Wise, Jeddo and Freeland, Pa. .. r reeland: house, 82x23; lot 12f>x2T>. For nn ther purtictilurs apply at tliis ofllce. I "T FOII RALE.—One lot on west side of l * \V ushington street, between South and Lucerne streets. For further particulars unnlv toT. A. Buckley, Freclaup.
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