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.