PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Friday, January 24, lfflfl. rVBMHIIKD KVERY FRIDAY. OFFICE, BROWlf'8 BUILDINO, BROAD ST. Entoreil nt tlio post otllco of Milfonl, Pike county, Pennsylvnnln, ns sorond-clnas ninttor, November twenty-first, 1H5. Advertising Rates. One iiiiire(clglit Hnesl.onc Insertion II . Kucli miliwoiient Insertion .Ml Reduced rules will lie furnished on np plication, will Ik) allowed yearly mlvcr tlsers. Legal Advertising. Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial List for several courts ier term, 2l.00 AiltiilnUtrutor'l nnd Kxecutor's notices Auditor's notices 4.un Divorce notiires fi.00 Sheriff's sulca, Orphan' court wilc, f',, .11, iv Tn-nmircr'a sules. County state ment imil election proclamation charged liy the square. .. H. Van F.tten, PrnUSHEK, Milfonl, Pike County, Pn. 1896 January. 1896 Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fri. Sat. JA1L J678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 178 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES. I Third 17 10:41 First on 9:68 M Quarter f am. W Quarter 66 p.m. CNcw II 6:85 Ful on 4:11 Mocn It p.m. Moon OU a. m. Editorial. Tiik ton national (It'lpfrntes from Pliilaili-lpliia will probably staml tul- miniHtration 7, tuay 3. Thf. backbone of tho Monroe Doc trine is stiffening np wonderfully in tins country. Nkw York's great bicyclo sthow is now open. There are some dandy wheels on exhibition. Gold is going out of this country in a perfect yellow stream. Two million flvo hundred fifty thousand dollars went out in two days. Prebknt appearances would indi cate that Pennsylvania's vote in the National Republican convention in Juno may bo cast for Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine. Wk think it is only a question of a few days hours perhaps when the United States will recognize tho Culan Insurgents. Wo have been waiting to change tho brand of our tolxicco for some timo. The Republican City Cnmpaign Committee of Philadelphia organ izod Jan. 20 by re-electing Samuel M. Clement chairman. The vote was twenty-three for the adminis tration forces and ten for tho Quay men. Carbon County Republicans elected a chairman of tho county commit tee on Monday. Tho contest was between Goorgo M. Davies, ndmin istrntion nnd David G. Wntkins, Quay. Thevote stood on first lml lot : Davies 44, Watkins 33. It lias loen decided by the com mittee appointed to detormine the tiuestion. thnt Lord - Dunraven't charges that tho Defender's ballast was tampered with, and that she received nn extra amount of aliout 14 tons prior to sailing the regatta, were all based on sailors' yarns. Tho whole matter places tho noblo lord in a vory unenviable plight. ABOUT THRILLING TALES. We always feel grateful to the Port Jervis sciibes when wo read the thrilling tales sent from thnt place over tho wires to the Metropo litan press concerning bears, snakes, Rip Van Winkles nnd other plea sant things they say Pike county abounds in. This advertises us as a prosperous, civilized, pleasant com inunity, encourages poople, particu larly timid ana nervous persons seeking some Acadia retreat to flock here in great numbers. It also ena bles tho veracious scribe to turn an honest penny. There have been number of well authenticated boar and snake stories reported from this county, all told by some notori ous liar from New York state. The Rip VTan Winkle story was written by a celebrated writer on mental phenomenon who is generally first attacked, and who is a chronic suf ferer from writer's cramp of the brain. Now while it pleases us to gain such enviable and cheap notoriety, we are not so selfish as to envy our neighboring town when she gets a dose of the same medicine. It is agreeable to take and can be easily swallowed without sugar coating. Here in Pike the bears, snakes and other pets of that description are found in tho forests, nnd are pro perly classed in thenniinal nnd rep tile kingdoms ; over in Tort Jervis According to the Sun they liolong to tho humnn species. An nrticlo in thnt illuminating sheet recently published, says " in Port Jervis no ono loses a cbanco to jump on an ac tor or nn actress." (Tigers nnd cnts usually take their prey in this man ner.) " Port Jervis will attach the Ikjx office receipts for a claim of ten cents," nnd "they tell how when n company consisting largely of wo men was stranded there nnd got up a performance to raise enough money to send the women to their homes, a local hotel keeper who had turned tho comiwmy out on the street the night before, seized what few dollars were taken in at the door to pny for tho half day'H ac commodation ho had given tho com pany." Tho sumo paper says "theatrical looplo are convinced that Port Jer vis is tho meanest town in tho Uni ted Ktates." An indignant actor says, ' Why, I'd rather play to an audience of pular bears and seals than a crowd of Port Jervis citizens." Now let tho ambitious 3'oung paragraphias, lxgin like Charity, right nt home. According to the Sun they havo plenty of material, nnd it will lo far more entertaining, for wo assume that tho lioars, seals and other animals inferentially nl ludodtoin the Sun nrticlo in Port Jervis can read, while those hx-ated in Piko havo never been educated and hence do not know any bettor than to bo what they are. Divorce. In l'lkc County Com Rclnhold Wcnzcl vs. Chariot toWciinc! mon I'lciis ISo. .June Term, lwif. SubiMi'im nnd alius suhpienu re turned ilelenuallt not I found. To Charlotte Wcnm-I, defendant: You an; hereby notified to lie mid iimiearat our i:ourt ot i.oinmoll I'leas to Is1 held at Aid- fitnl fin the tliinl Mi.n.liiv nf March next. it lielnir t tie rchirn tin v i if iinr next, term of court, and answer the complaint of the UlH'llaiit lllcu In the aoove case. H. I. CoiiTEildHT, Sheriff. Sheriff's office, Milfonl, l'u. January 7, HUM. Divorce. ) Iu Pike County Corn Henry Phelps mou Pleas No. 14 Octo- I tier term jwio. Mill I iKi'tiik and alias suh' Lllllc Dell Phelps pu'iin returned defend- J nut not found. To UHIti Hell- l'helns. defendant: You are hcrchy notified to lie. and apcarnt our uourr. oi uimmnn rieas to nc neid at mil f..M .... !... l.ll f .. M...l. ...... It lieinit the return dav of our next term of court, and answer the complaint of the llDcuiint lllcu in t lie niiove cane. H. I. Coktuihht, Sheriff. ShorlfT's office, Mllford, Pa. January 7, iml. Subscribe for the PRESS. Advertise in the PRESS lOMMISSIOXATWORK ENGLAND AND VENEZUELA RECEIVE NOTICE THROUGH OLNEY. Tliry Art! Informf-d That thm Conrt Is Open and Invited to Fnrnlh Kvltlenre and I Iteprewntd by Cnnnsrl Pre paring Maps and Altfttrafts. WAPHIXOTriN, Jnn. 21. Thn Venezuelan romtnlRslnti has Invited the governments f tirent Hrltiiln nnd of Vcnemcla to sub mit to It nil nf the evidence In their pos wsalitn to further theaork i the enmmls ion, to lie represent"! heforo It liy attor neys, nnd nil of this with thn reservation lint, such representation and nppcarancfl diall not lie deemed nn abandonment of my right or position heretofore assumed. It has dona this in order that thn proeeed- nns of the commission may not bo said to lie ex parte, that the truth may appear and hat time may be saved In the Inquiry with which tho commission Is charged. The Invitation trees In thn shapo of n let ter to Secretary Olney, who has made re- pome, sayliiR that he has transmitted a onv of the commission's views to tho two governments concerned. These facts rame nit after tho niectliiR of the commission, ililiouirh tho letter was drawn up nnd sent to the secretary or state at its last meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 15. The full text of tho letter is as follows: "WAsiirNOTnv, .inn. lo. The Honorable Secretary of State: "Dkaii Silt I have the honor to state that the commission appointed by the pres ident of thn I nited slates 'to Investigate and report upon the truo divisional lino between the republic of rnczucin aim Uritlsh (-Juiaiia has organized by tho elec tion of the honorablo David .!. lircwer ns Its president and is entering upon the Im mediate discharge of its duties. In so doing It lias, after careful con sideration, concluded to address you on the question of securing, so far as possi ble, tho friendly en .operation nnd aid of I ho two nations which aro directly Inter ested In the now pending boundary differ ences. 'It must linve suggested Itself to you, ns It no doubt lias to thn president, that this commission thus authorized to ascer tain nnd report the Ixmndnry lino between two foreign nations bears only ft remote resemblance to those tribunals of nn inter national character, of which we havo had several example In the past. They were constituted by or with tho consent of the disputant themselves and wero author ized by the parties Immediately concerned to pronounce a final judgment. Tho ques tions at Issue were presented by tho advo cates of the various interests, upon whoso diligence nnd skill tho tribunal might safely rely for nil the (lata nnd tho nrgu incuts essential to the formntlon of nn In telligetit judgment. Their functions wero therefore confined to the exercise of judi cial powers, nnd they might fairly expect to reach a result satisfactory to their own consciences, while It commanded tho re spect of thoso whoso Interests were direct ly involved. Duties of tlio Commission. "The present commission, neither by tho mode of Its appointment, nor by the nature of Its duties, limy be said to belong to tribunals of this character. Its duty will lie discharged If It shall diligently and fairly seek to Inform tho executive of certain facts touching a largo extent of territory In which the United States have no direct Interest. Whatever may lio the conclusion reached, no territorial aggran dlzeinent nor material gain In any form can accrue to the United States. Tho solo concern of our government Is tlio peaceful solution of a controversy lietwecn two friendly powers, for tho just nnd honora- ilo settlement of the titlo to disputed ter ritory nnd tho protection of tho United Stntes against liny fresh acquisitions in our hemisphere on tho part of any Kuro- pcan state. 'It has seemed proper to the commis sion, under these circumstances, to sug gest to you the expediency of calling the attention of the governments of Great Britain to theiippointiiientof tho commls slon nnd explaining both Its nature and object. It may lie that they will see a way, entirely consistent with their own sense of International propriety, to give tho com mission the aid that It Is no doubt In their power to furnish In tho way of docu mentary proof, lilstorlcnl narrative, un published archives or tho like. It Is scarce- ly necessary to sny that If either should deem It appropriate to designate an agent or attorney, whoso duty It would be to see that no such proofs were omitted or over looked, the commission would be grateful for such evidence of gtsid will and for the valuable results which would be likely to follow therefrom. "Any act of either government In the direction hero suggested might be aocom panletl by nn express reservation ns to her claims and should not bo deemed to be an abandonment or Impairment of any position heretofore expressed. In other words, and in lawyers' phrase, each might bo willing to act the part of an amicus cu riae and to throw light upon dllllcult and complex questions of fact, which should boexamlncd a carefully as tho magnitude of the subject demands. The purpose of the pending Investigation are certainly hostile to none, nor cad It be of advantage to any that the machinery devised by the government of the United States to secure the desired Inforinntiun should full in its purpose. "I havo tho honor to remain, your most obedient servant, "David j. Bkewer, president." The Secretary's Kcply. The secretary's reply was short and form al, merely an acknowledgment of the re ceipt of tho letter unci a statement that he had caused copies of it to be sent to the British nnd Venezuelan governments. It cannot bo suld that the commission Is con fident of a favorablo response from both partica to the boundary controversy, al though the courteous terms la which the suggestion Is couched and the wide lati tude of reservation permitted each party thnt may respond and the open spirit which characterize the Invltntlon leads to the natural hope that It will be accepted. Meanwhile the commission will proceed on the original lino of Inquiry, which promises to bo a slow and difficult tusk, trusting to the abridgment of the proceed ings later on by the production of evidence by both parties and the appearance of at torneys, when the proceedings may at once tuko on the form of a judicial trial and the attainment of a concluttlon be corre spondingly hustened. The meeting took place for the first t!:no in the new quarters of tho com mis sion In the Haiti more Sun building on F street. The first business was the selection of ofticen, and first of those chosen was S. Mulct-Provost, who has earned a high re ututiou at the New York bar and also la Washington. Mr. Mulet-Frevoat was named as secretary of tho commission and will be in dully attendance at the rooms. Mr. Whltiuore of Ithaca, N. Y.. was selected aa ono of the stenographers who will be employed, and Walter Mou! throp of the District of Columbia was ap pointed a messenger. A few other appoint ments will be mode hereafter aa a need for further help appears. It was ordered thnt the rooms of the commission be kept open every week day from a till 6 o'clock, and any person who has any suggestion to mate to the work will be accorded an op portunity to lie heard, for at least one of the commUislon will undertake to be pres ent besides the secretary. Every Friday there will be a meeting of the full com mission In order to trail-net routine busi ness requiring tho action of all the mem bers. Tho memlmrs will not lie Idle, for to eh has been allotted a nnrtlcnlnr Una nf Inquiry, which hn Is expected to report up on to his fellow commissioners nt Inter vals. For Instance, Mr. Whlto has been charged with tho preparation of what may no iiKeneu to nn abstract of titlo, Mr. (iil mnn has undertaken tho nrenaratlon nf all of tho maps nnd charts required, and otnnr tnombnr havo been called nnon to collect from tho library of the department of state and the library of congress nil of inn document and historical maps nnd paper hearing upon tho Venezuelan boundary question. I ho effort will he to have thoso IikiiiI- rles proceed simultaneously nnd apace, and It Is felt that by adopting this order much time will bn saved, nn Impnrtant consider ation If the commission Is not nlded by Ureat Britain nnd Venezueln. The Monroe Doctrine. The fol'ioSliig Is the full text of Senator Davis' resolution defining tho Monroe doc trine: Concurrent resolution relntlvo to the assertion and enforcement ot thn Monroe doctrine. 'Hesolved by the senate, tho house of representative concurring, That as Pres ident Monrcs! In his message to congress of Dec. 2, Anno Domini I Hail, deemed It proper to assert as a principle, In which the rights and Interests of the United States aro Involved, that the Aniorlean con tinents, by the free nnd Independent con dition which they have assumed and main tained, were thenceforth not to be consid ered as subjects for future colonization by any Juirocnn power; "wlieremi 'resident Monroo further de clared In that messago that tlio United States would consider nny attempt by the allied powers of Kuropn to extend their system to nnv portion of this hemisphere ns dangerous to our peace and safety ; that with tho ctstlng colonies nnd depend encies of nny Kuroponn powen -we havo not Interfered and should not Interfere, but that with the governments who have declared their Independence nnd main tained It, whose Independence wo havo on great consideration and on Just principles acknowledged, we could not view any In terposition for the purpose of oppressing them or controlling in any other manner their destiny by nny Kuroponn power In nny other light than as the manifestation nf an unfriendly disposition toward tho United States, and further reiterated In that message that It Is Impossible that al lied powers should extend their political system to nny portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happi ness; nnd, "Whereas, Tho doctrine nnd polloy so proclaimed by President Monroe havo slnco been repeatedly asserted by tho Unit ed States by executive declaration and ac tion upon occasions nnd exigencies similar to the particular occasion and exigency which caused them to bo first announced, and have liccn ever since their promulga tion nnd now are the rightful policy of the United Stntes; "Therefore Im It resolved that the Unit ed Stntes of Anierlcn reaffirm and con firms the doctrines nnd principles prnniul gntod by President Monroo In his messago of Doe. 13, 1H2M, and declares that It will assert nnd maintain that doctrine nnd thoso principles and will regard nny In fringement thereof nnd particularly any attempt by nny Kuropenn power to take or acquire any new territory on the American continents or nny Islands adjacent thereto for nny right of sovereignty or dominion In the snmn, in nny case or instance as to which the United Stntes shall deem such attempt to bo dangerous to Its pence or safety, by or through force, purchase, ces sion, occupation, pledge, colonization, protoetornte or by control of tho easement In cnnnl or nny other means of transit across the American Isthmus, whether on unfounded pretension of right in cases of tflleged Imindary disputes or under other unfounded pretensions, as the manifesta tion of on unfriendly disposition toward the United States and as an Interposition which it would lie Impossible in nny form for the United States to regard with ill- difference " England's Itrtttrning Reason. TjONIiov, .fan. 20. Tho Chronicle, be lieves that both Kngland nnd Venezuela will Institute Inquiries Into tho settle ments nnd cessions of land In the disputed territory. "This will present a basis, Tho Chronicle thinks, "for tho renewal of negotiations. It Is now most proluible that arbitration will bo resorted to." Henry M. Stanley, M. P., writing to a friend, declares that unless Kngland con sents to arbitration of tho Venezuela affair war with America is inevitable sooner or luter. THE FLYING SQUADRON. Its Movements Declared Not Intended as a Menace to Any Country. IjOXPOX, Jon. 23. Rear Admiral Dale, who has been assigned to the command of the flying squadron, dined with the queen Inst night. The squadron Is expected to sail today. Right Hon. G. J. Goschen, first lord of the admiralty, addressing the Conservatives at Kast Urinstcud, complimented the ad miralty staff upon their splendid organi zation. He declared that no menace to any country was lntcndsd by the forma tion of the flying squadron. "It will be ready," he continued, "for any emergen cy nnd will remnln under the orders of tho admiralty rather than of the foreign oflloe. The disposition of It will he guided by naval and not political considerations. "While, the political situation remains as it is I beg the public if they hear thut the squadrun has been sent to any particu lar quarter, not to Imagine that the mo tive is necessarily a menace against our neighbors or our rivals. For the present the squadron will proceed to Bcrehavcn and wait for further orders. "It is not intended to organize a second squadron." WRECK ON THE LEHIGH. A Passenger Train Precipitated Into the Depths of a Coal Mine. HAZI.ETOX, Pa., Jan. 21. The Lehigh Valley passenger train. In charge of Kngi- neer Michael Lonzer and Conductor George Reese, was precipitated Into the depths ol a coal mine near this place. Lonzer was wedged between the baggage car and the ground and was crushed to death. The fireman, Frederick Meyers, will prouaoiy die. Several passengers were Injured, but all were able to walk to this city. Since the wreck the earth has dropped completely Into the mines, whloh are operated by Liu derman & Skeer, and steam from the un derground cavity Is Issuing from the hole. Trains were run by way of Beaver Mead ow. Traffic will be blocked for several days, both main tracks being affected. For aev eral years past the rosd between here and Stockton has been the scene of many cave Ins, and to guard against accidents three watchmen were placed at different poiuu to notify trains of any possible dunger. Wellington ror Senator. ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 23. The protracted struggle for the United States senatorNbip, which has been going on In the Maryland legislature for the past week, was practi cally terminated by the Republicans in caucus nominating Congressman George L. Wellington to succeed Senator Gibson. His victory was decisive, and there seems to be no room for doubt that he will be elected in joint session this afternoon. GRIGGS I GOVERNOR ASSUMES THE OFFICE OF CHIEF EX ECUTIVE OF NEW JERSEY. Th Flf-H Rrpnlitlrfin (Jnrrrnor In Thirty Trnrn With Simple, but Impi-cmlre Ot-finnnlc Ha ArrrpU the rent Mral of the Mate. Tufntov, .Tun. 22. Fop tho flt tlmr In 80 your tho Itf'piittUrMiift of Now.IrrHny tmvo IminHtirntfri n povrrnor. .Inhtt S. Grlinri, who wnn rlrelctl hint Nnvrmlnr, rorotvod Into hi korplnfr tho prunt will nl tho Rtnto. It wn tho frovornor'n wish thnt tho corotnntiicg nhoulcl ho nn ffmpto nn um Blhlo. Ill wish wn carried out, nnd thorr wn no military dtsphiy or jrovornor' hall In tho ovonlMK, hut tho ImniKiirm ormmo ny wn dnuhly ImprcHHlvo bwmiHo of It MnipMcIty. 1 ho riTPiimny took plnro nt tho Tiiylot Opnrn IIoiiro In tho prtwonco of tho litem- bornnf hoth hranchenof tholi'irtHlnturnnnd it Inrgn ronoonro of pooplo. Governor Elect Grluurs was driven to the opera hniifo from tlio Rtnlehoiwo, ONenrtod by Governor Worts nnd tho leutHlntlvo In nit aural committee. Tho fnmilln of Gov ernor Grlptffl nnd Governor Wort occupied Urst floor boxes. Jn the other boxes were 1'nlted States Senator William .1. Sewell Franklin Murphy of Newark, ehairman of tho Kepuhluan ntnto oinnmltteo; Garreit GOVKIfNOII (JKUHlfl. A. ITobart, chairman of tho executive committee of the state Hcpuhlicnn com- mitten; cx-Statn Treasurer nnd Sheriff J J. TofTcy of Hudson county nnd State Comptroller w illiam Hancock. Tho opera house was beautifully decorated, and the oflicers of tho national guard of New Jer sey In uniform, under tho direction of General Spencer, had charge of tho build Ing. Prayer wns delivered by T?ev. Dr. TIan ton, president of Pennington seminary. The oath of oftlce was administered by Chief .Justice Heasley, who, for the tenth time, sworn In a governor of tho state of Now .Tnrsey. Tho ceremony took place on tho opera house stage, on which the mem hors of tho legislature were seated. Kx-Governnr Worts formally presented to him tho groat seal of tho state, saying, as ho did so, thnt never had tho state so emphatically designated a man to receive It as It did when It elected Mr. Griggs. The governor then delivered his address, which was n terse, brief and businesslike presentation of state issues. At tho conclusion of thoceremonics Gov ernor Griggs, ex Governor Worts and the it ate oil leers and members of the legisla ture went to tho reviewing rtand, from which they reviewed the inaugural parade, which had started In time to reach tho stand shortly after the arrival of the gov ernor. The parade was purely a civic one. In deference to tho wishes of Governor Griggs. ' i There wore overfi,000 men In line, chief ly from Kssex, Camden, Mercer, Papain, Sussex, Union and Hudson counties. The parade was under the marshnlship of Colonel Thomns S. ('hamltors of this city, who Is adjutant to General Sewell. The city was thronged with visitors nnd beautifully decorated. The decorations at tho opera house and stntchnuse especially were as handsome as ever were soon in this city. After tho parndo the governor was en tertained at n lunch in the Trenton House, after which he held a reception In tht'ex ecutive chamber in the statehouse. Two score of oflieors tif the national guard at tended in full uniform. When the second public reception open ed, there were 2,000 people waiting in front of the capitol, and almost as many more had gone away, confident that they would le unable to reach the governor. The Interior of the statehouso was crowd ed. Jt is estimated that more people were received by Mr. Griggs than by any other governor. CHICAGO GETS IT. The Iemorrtic National Committee Vote to Hol the Convention There. WA8HTN;tox, Jan. 17. The Domocrntio national convention will be held at the city of Chicago on July 7. That was the decision reached by the national Demo cratic committee after an Interesting and at time exciting session, which continued until 11 o'clock last night. The balloting began about 6 o'clock, and from the first a long and spirited struggle was Indicated. The first ballot resulted: Chicago, A; Cincinnati, 11; St. Louis, 1; New York, 14. There was practically no change except a illght fluctuation of a vote or two until the tenth ballot, when Chicago began gradually to increase her vote at the expense of New York. At the twentieth ballot New York's strength was rapidly disintegrating, her vote going al most bodily to Chicago. But St. Ixmis, which had tenaciously clung to her ltt votes, also captured several of Cincinnati'! votes, antl on the ballot before the hurt led Chicago by one vote. On the last luillot the twenty-ninth which was taken short ly before 11 o'clock, the four remaining votes of New York were thrown to Chica go, and she obtained the necessary plurali ty. Senator Br ice voted for Cincinnati to the last. The last Itallot stood: Chicago, 26; St. Louis, 24; Cincinnati, 1. Rhode Inland General Asaembly. pRovilESC!E, .Ian. 21. The general as sembly of Khode Islaud met here today. It will be a short session. General Market. Nkw Yokk. Jan. 21.-FL.oUR-Htate and western quiet, but firm; city mill pntetitb, $4.1(4.35; winter pateaia, &i.15!&3.7: city mil; Clears. $.i.90u4; winter furaitfbta, 1.4(ic&rt.4. WHEAT No. - red opened eatiier under real Izintc but was bnbaequently nriii-r on cables a d heavy local clearances; March, 7t4i Tike: May, soiitt.ikc. COKN No. 2 watiKenerally firm. In sympathy with wheat and proviMotis; January, Joic.; May. 364 4C OATH Na. quiet, bat steady; track, white. tate, 26o-2c4 tracK, white, western. tfrJc, POKK-Kinn; meas. $ U.7i4U; faintly, til. LA HD Firm prime western, steam. BL'TTfcK Hteady; atats dairy, lUuUc.; tats creamery, Ib&Mc CHK.SIC-Wuit; slate, lare, TilOJc. mall, TfcifjlO-Hc LUliei bleady: state and Pennsylvania, 183 19c.: western, lTi-lsc. SCtiAK Haw Heady: fair rettninif. 3c; ceutnfmcat US test. a4c: retined quiet crush Sd. S tMrtc.: powdered. 6 ft-Ion. TUKrfe;NTINK-Vuiet at itte3S4c. MOLASSES Firm; New Orleans. 30-17(1. KICfa.-Fi.riu. duuitMUc, ic; Jauaa, 3H ate. TALLOW Steady; city. c.: country, io. FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. fhiininnrr of th Pron-odlna In the Sm ut p nml Ifmm. V AHim'OTnv, Jan. IM In tho ncnnto yesterday Mer-. Mills ntid FefTer spoko In advocacy of the free col na ire of silver. In tho hoiie tho debate em tho pension an- propriMl'iu bill was continued. Washington, Jan. 17. In thfl senate Mr. Sewell Introduced n resolution dWnn- provhiR the president's course In tlio Ven iuelan tmtindnry dispute. Mr. Halo spoko In advocacy nf hi bill for a cable to Ha waii. In the houo the pt-nton nppropritv fion bill was further dMcussed, but no no tion wn taken. Washin;T(i, Jan. IS Tho senate was not In session yesterday. In tho house tho nt n-dnn appropriation bill was passed sub- gtnMtlally as reported by tho committee. WAsniNUTON. .Inn. Ul. lloth branches of congress were In session. In tho senate Mr. Ilavls, from tho committee on foreign relations, presented a reiolntlon nfllrmlhfr the Monroe doctrine; Mr. Sewell spoko In erillclmn of tho president's attitude on tho subject. In tho house the military acad emy appropriation bill was passed; an ex planation of his recent speeches was re ceived from F.mhasRador Hayard. Washington, Jan. i!. Hoth (tranches of congress were In session yesterday. Tlio senate devoted Its time to routine hu-dneys and parsed n number of pension bills nnd other minor bills tin tho calendar. The h'MH passed tho urgent deficiency hll'. Tho bill carried 1,4 1 :i,iirr3, :UMJ," fiH' of which was for the expenses of Unit ed States courts. Tho recent growth nf the expenses of federal courts came In for a good deal of criticism, nnd th'-ro was n general expiesloii in favor of a salary sys tem. FATAL EXPLOSION. ICxperhtimtft With Acetylene Itrmtlt In a Ncrlmift llntrr In Connecticut. Nkw Havfn, Jan. 25. A tremendous explosion of gas occurred In tho factory of Frank P. Pdegar & Co., located In tho building of KnglNh & Merrick, on Crown street at tho foot of Orange street and near tho corner of Little Orange street. Ono man was lnstanllv killed by tho explosion two others lost their lives In the fierce fire which followed, the huildlngsand contents were totally destroyed, and a loss of 100,- 000 was caused. 1 he dead nro: Joseph C. Ilauer, machinist, nged B8, killed by the explosion; body frightfully mangled. Thomas Toof, aged 40, burned to death body almost burned away. Harbona Stevens, nged 21, body horribly burned , identified by papers found In pockets. Tlio Injured nro: Frank P. Pflegar, Sr., burned aliont face and arms; Frank C. Hlchtcr, James T. McNeil, Alexis Krah, a foreman, all burned ami bruised. Tho loss will prove total to the owners of tho building and tho tenants. KugMsh He Merrick's loss Is placed nt f'lO.nnn, of which Ift.PW Is on the stock. Frank P Pflegar & Son will lose 125,000, mostly In valuablo machinery; K. J. Toof's loss Is placed at 110,000, and Gi-orgn Perry, t rivet maker, will lose alniut $r,000. Al though tho loss will not reach a figure much In excess of f 100,000, there Is Insur ance on tho property amounting to $IXt, 000. It appears that In order to uso ncetv- lone In a building a ivpeeia) permit must bo obtained, i his had not been done in this caHo, and it Is likely thnt a content will bo made against tho claims for Insur ance. Fatal Um Kxplortlon. Red Key, Intl., Jan. 22. A terrible ex plosion occurred at tho pumping works of tho Natural Gas Pipeline company nt this place. A 12 inch main was blown out and all the buildings burned. Five men wero working at tho pumps. Engineer Sam GrxHlwin tif Fairvlew cannot be found. He is supposed to bo buried in tint ruins, Kngineer Jh) Walkinsof Jjifayettn is fa tally burned. The other three men es capeu with slight Injuries. 1 ho main burst, and the lire and explosion followed Three Men Fatally Burned. ST. Lot is, Jan. 22. Tho four story structure nt 415 Hnmtlway, occupied by Aloe Co., opticians and dealers in sur gical and electrical instruments, was burn ed. J lie, loss is estimated at f .'aO.OOO. Thrco firemen who were working In the basement were crushed beneath falling floors and were fatally injured, Owney Hires, a fireman of truck No. n, was taken from tho second floor badly cut and suffo cated. Killed hy Falling Tree. GitEENsmno, Pa., .Tar. 21. Daniel Sheets, a prominent farmer living near Jones' Mills, was instantly killed, his two little children, aged 5 and 7 years, and Harry linker, a neighbor, wuro fatally hurt, John Rhodes seriously Injured and Mrs. Sheets liatily bruised in an accident on Chestnut ridgo. The party wero returning homo from church In a sled. While ascending the Laurel hill, a largo trco fell across the sled In which they were sitting. A limb of the tree passed entirely through Mr. Sheets. Tho children were crushed In a torriblo manner, and Raker had his back broken, linker and the children will not recover. Rhodes was badly hurt, but thoro are chances for his life. Mrs. Sheets escaped serious injury. Judge Ward's Appointment. ALBANY, Jan. 21. Governor Morton has appointed Hon. Hamilton Ward of Belmont, Alhhany county, justice of tho nppcllate division of the supreme court of the fourth department. Again Running Full Time, Wii.kkshauhe, Pa., Jan. 22. Tho col li erics of the Dohvware and H mKon Coal company will work full time until furthci notice Six thousand men are affected HarrUnn KnjfaKement Announced. New YotiK, Jan. IH. Kx-President Harrison has at last acknowledged his en sagemcnt to Mrs. Dimmick. Colonel LIIh'Uh, his private secretary, made this statement to the newspaper reporter at tho filth Avenue hotel, "General Harri son authorizes tho announcement that ho antl Mrs. Dimmick are engaged to lie mar riod, antl that the inarriuge will not take place until alter Lent." Vtah'a New Senators Salt Lake City, Jan. 22. Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown were elected to the United States senate, with but two dissenting voices among the Republican members of the legislature. There was who come here to muke reputations for no exultement during the balloting. It themselves and secure legislation for waj a foregone conclusion that the caucus their constituents are not willing to sub hud settled the election. The ballot in n,it without a struggle. There are said the senate was 13 each for Cuunon and Hrown, Republicans, and 6 each for Thutchcr and Ruwlins, Democrats. In the house the ballot was: Cannon, ill ; Brown, 2U; fioodwln, 1; Bennett, 1; Thatcher, 14: Rawlins, 14. The Kf.ult ol Mock (iaiulilliic. Moncton, N. B. , Jan. 22. City Treas urer (ieurge Johnson Rohb Is a dcfuulour to the extent nf ftu.ono, due tospecuiutiona In the New Ycrk stock market. The fuct was discovered and a warrant Issued for his arrest. He wes apprehended while try lrg to seclude himself. Mew Trial Denied. PnovtDRNCE, Jan. 22. Lawrence C. Kecgun, who was convicted of tho murder of Kiuily Chamber. Sept. 2U, 1BU4, was re fused a new trial The verdict was shown nut to be aguiust the evidence, the addl tiunul evidence being purely accumulative. CAMPOS IS (HIT OF IT. THE CAPTAIN GENERAL GIVES UP HI3 COMMAND IN CUBA. Tacit Atlmlftwlnn Thnt lie XS'nn t nnltle to Cope With the Inntirgrnts (lenrrat Weylrr Will He Campm Rnrcoor A Retentions Tollry to Follow. Ma mart, Jan. 1H. The cabinet hns unanimously decided tosupersodo Captain General Martinet do Campos nnd his lieu tenant. General Ardorlus, owing to differ ences which exist between them and tho political parties In Cuba. Generals -Marin nnd Pnndo, who aro now In command of thn Spanish troops In tho province of Santiago tie Cuba, will re place Generals Campos and Arderlus tem porarily. General Weyler Ftnceeecls Campos. M AMtTft, Jan. 20. General Valerlano Weyler has accepted tho appointment to tho governorship or t uba. Ho will sail for that island on rrlday next. General Simroz Valdes has been appoint ed second In command. General Gamlr, governor of Porto Rico. hns tiled of yellow fever. A dispatch from Havnnn reports a n In terview with General Marin, governor pro tern of Cuba, in which he said that tho situation then was not dangerous, since ho insurgents wero defeated In every en gagement In which they took part. Ho Intended, ho said, to nrg.into a fresh plan of campaign In Cuba. Although Martinez Campos hns declined the jwi'd tif president nf the supremo mili tary court of justice, his appointment will nevertheless ho gazetted. GcnornI Marin has lieen appointed governor of Porto Kioo. Wrytor's Itlnndy Itecord. WAsnrstiToN, Jan. 20. The announce ment of tho appointment of General Va- h riano weyler as civil captain general tif Culm was received at Cuban heath) uarters here as confirmatory of the view they had already expressed upon the news of Cam pos' retirement, that there has been a radi cal change In tho policy of the Spanish cabinet, and that henceforth there Is to Imi a reign of blood and terror in Cuba. Tho change In the cabinet Itself, In the retire ment of the Duke of Tot unit and tho suc cession of Senor Klbuayeuas minister of foreign affairs. Is regarded as still further confirmatory of this fact. General Weyler Is a veteran soldier nnd has had his own experience In revolutions, for he followed the fortunes of the Spanish army in Cuba for years during tho last revolution, with tho rank tif colonel, antl earned for himself a dreadful reputation as a man tif blood nnd iron. Moreover, tho Cuban leaders hero hint at acts of cruelty to women antl defense less prisoners tin his part In the past in a fashion that augurs 111 for the reliels who come within his power this time, antl they predict that ho will soon licconio in vol veil In trouble with tho Vnited States govern ment as tho result of the ill treatment of American citizens who may lo unfortu nate enough to fall under suspicion. General Weyler quilted Cuba soon after thn suppression tif tho last rebellion and has since dwelt In Spain, holding tho Im portant command of captain general of tho province of Cntalonla. Campos leaves the Inland, Havana, Jan. 21. -General Martinez Campos was accorded a splendid and ef fective farewell demonstration upon thn occasion of his departure from Havana for Spain. His palace was filled with a throng of dignitaries, Including members of tho civil corporation, oftlccrs tif the. army and of tho volunteers and the political friends of tho retiring governor general. Tho general went on hoard a yacht which took him to the Spanish warship Alfonso Doee, lying In the harbor. The wharf was black with people as tho war vessel floated past, antl all shouted vivas for Campos. No More Leniency. London, Jan. 20. A dispatch to Tho Times from Madrid says that General Weyler, the newly appointed governor of Cuba, will abandon the lenient policy to ward the insurgents and adopt a complete chango of tactics. New .liTMey ,f InIuI nro Meets. Tkknton, Jan. 21. Hoth houses of thn legislature held brief antl unimportant sessions. Resides the announnceinetit of the house and sennto ommiltees, Speaker Derotissn announced tho appointment of Alexander Milliette of Camden as his pri vate secretary and John Cherry tif Cam t'on as assistant private secretary. LOVE'S MODLL CITY. An EDormou Iron and at pel Plant to f1 E.tabllahed Tlivrn. The laiKOHt roul eftiife contrnrt evor made in weHtcrn Nnw York wuh tiled iu thfl county clerk's office at Lockort tlio other duy, involviiiR the transfer of 2(1, 600 HcrcH of hind oniler option to the NinRiira Power and Development com puny, better known us Love's Model City. Tlio company now controls over 80,000 acres, and will now pnh for ward its canal which was commenced laxt year. The projectors announce thnt almost .r)00,000 worth of property him been sold off, which amonnts to half of their be luiiRiugfl. They will furnihb 20,000 horsepower to a company which will in vest 110,000,000. It is claimed that leading iron and el eel men are iu the enterprise, and thut 5,000 men will be employed and 10,000,000 tons of finish ed steel turned out annually. It is also claimed thut slid can be manufactured iu Model City 24 per cent cheaper tbau in Pittsburg. THEY DON'T LIKE IT. Nw Member, uf ConaTna Agalnat thm Cur'. Method. Somo of tho coits iu tho boose of rep resentatives ure trying to organize a mutiny against peukur Reed because they think he is acting too much "like a schoolmuster. " Iu oilier words, the czar has adopted his old tactics and is miming the house himself. The old members knew it would be so and ac cept the situation, but the new ones to be 40 of them. Several conferences have been held, and some strong tulk has been iudulged in, but nothing has happened as yet. Another conference will be held soou, and a programme will he agreed upon. William K. Curtis iu Chicago Record. A WoeudIch Town. The little hamlet of Aliceton, Jeffer son county, enjoys the distinction of being the only Wisconsin settlement of any size without a woman resident. The village was plutted a year qgo. At pres ent it bus a "star route" mail service dully, a dry goods and grocery utoro, butler and cheese factory, blacksmith shop and repairing shop and a resident populutiou of perhaps 100 men. It is kjowu us "the town without a woman."
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