Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 April 1892 — Page 5
Ex-Senator William Evarts is threat «ned with blindness. Two Chinaman wero mortally wounded by highbinders nt. St. Louis Sunday.
The grand jury at, Pittsburg. Pa., Indicted list men for violating the State oleomargarine law.
The main building of Clarke University for Colored Students, noar Atlanta, Ga., was destroyed by lire. Loss estimated at 100,000.
The Sergeant illlng Company at Joplin, Mo., has been burned out. The plans cost $150,000, and there was only $25,000insurance on it.
Tho saloon men stopped street cars and other business at Sioux City, la., Sunday, becauso they wero compelled to close their doors on Sunday
Mary Stanton, formerly of Cincinnati, died of excessive cigarette smoking in Now York, sho sometimes consuming a dozen packs a day.
Three prospectors sulTored torriblo for lack of water while crossing the Colorado "desert. One of their number, named Mc-
Bride, perished from thirst, and his bones lie bleaching on the sand. Judge Hilton is having lots of trouble •with claimants of the Stewart millions. Alexander Stewart, who says ho Is a distant relative of tho dead millionaire, is trying to reopen the fight over the will. (Jalo Vernon, of Alexandria, proposes to establish a ccemetry for tho burial of horses. lie considers that after an animal lias served his master faithfully, and givc3 up thefghost, it is entitled to honorablo burial.
A meeting was held Monday night at Cooper Union, Now York, under the auspices of the People's Party, whon the free and unlimited coinage of silver was advocated by a number of speakers—mem"bers of trade organizations.
Henry Wiltshire, a clerk in tho U. S. National Bank, N. Y-, went out to lunch five months ago. He has not vot returned, but as he took ?50,000 with him, it Is possiblo that ho Is still eating. Tho fact Jbast been made public.
A report from tho western part of the Creek nation states that a cyclone passed through that section of tho country Saturday night, destroying over a dozen bouses and many barns, killing three people and a largo number of horses and cattle.
T»Vhile
the lifo-savlng crew at Bandon,
Ore., wero practicing Tuesday evening, their boat capsized, and Capt. Nelson and three of a crow of eight were drowned. The names of two of the drowned wero William Green and Edward Summers. The third Is unknown.
The backwater from tho Ohio and Mississippi rivers has covered miles of bottom land in Mississippi county, Mo., to a depth of from one to ten feet. Farmers from the flooded districts state that a large amot'ut bf stock has perished in the water and ouch damago has been done to growing crops.
Dr. and Mr3. Lyman Abbott, of Ply'inouth church, New York, are about to become members of tho Salvation Army Auxiliary League, which is composed of persons who are sufficiently in sympathy with Its work of reclaiming drunkards and rescuing the fallen, by giving their prayers, influence and money.
One of tho most unique strikes ever inaugurated is In progress at Fort Dodge, IK. On account of the small salaries received the school teachers have nearly all •ceased to instruct tho youths and maidens thereabouts, many having left town, attracted by higher salaries. Nearly all of thoso who remain refuse to teach until their salaries are raised.
Eleven Indian children arrived at Wabash Monday, from the reservation In South Dakota. The Little red skins will entor White's Manual Labor Institute, five miles south of Wabash, to complete the regular practical educational course. Tho entire party is composed of blanket Indians, and all are as wild and woolly as can be found in tho West.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy William C. 'Whitney, wiio started on a six weoks' trip to Europe on tho 15tli, said beforo his departure that, despite the presont dissensions in the ranks of Democracy, ho believed that before long Cleveland would have the undivided support of tho party. Ho thinks the situation now is like it was Just beforo Tiiden was nominated. .Tames Abbot, alias Stevens, aged fortytwo years, was arrested Saturday on complaint of his wife, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for bigamy. A month ago he married a Newark girl stole her jowelry and her brother's overcoat, and deserted her. He was arrosted at Xowark. Abbot admits the bigamy, but. denies tho larceny. Tho 'Brooklyn wife says ho has six wiyes besides hsrself.
The steamship City of Bangkok, which arrived *it New York Friday from tho East Indies, brought tho largest elephant ever landed in this country. Ho came from Rangoon, in the bay of Bengal, and Is eloven feet, eleven and a half inches ihigh, two inches higher than Jumbo was. His name will be Ilajah. He is consignod 1« Lehman Bros., of Kansas City, whence he was shipped the samo night. Although a special ear had benn constructed for hiin by the Pennsylvania railroad, tho roof, "which is built as high as tho railroad tunnels will allow, just touches his back. When placed in his ear Rajah knocked •out, the roof with his trunk. It was hastily repaired and Rajnh started on what may probably be an eventful journey, in the care of live keepers.
Friday report from the flood stricken region confirms all heretofore said, and as tho waters in the Tombiglee and its tributary bottoms roeedo tho destruction is more fully realized. Deputy Sheriff Crocker, of Lee county informed a correspondent that he was a passenger on tho first Mobile & Ohio train that crossed the Tom bigbee river in eight days. A half mile of track had been washed out and carried a mile, where it lodged against trees. Captain Crocker says tho published reports do not give half an idea of tho wreck and ruin to be seen in Lowndes, Clay and Monroe counties. Houses, fences and bridges are ali gone. Thousands of dead horses, mules, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry and the body of an occasional negro cau he seeu in every diroctiou.
THE NEWS OFl'HE WEEK.| A DAY'S DISASTERS. INDIANA STATE NEWS.
Seven Blown To Atoms by the Explosion of a Powder Mill.
KlClit. Women ami Children Crushed to Death Near London, In a I'anic.
SEVHN MKN I1I.()W\ TO ATOMS. The works of the American Powder Co., at Newark, N. blew up Monday afternoon, and seven men wero blown to atoms. Tho nitro-glicerino mill was the first to go up, and the shock of this terrible explosion caused six other buildings to be rent assunder by their dangerous contents exploding. The report was torrible, and was hoard in tho surrounding country for many miles. Buildings in tho vicinity rocked as if on a stormy sea and in some Instances appeared as if about to topple over. The startled residents rushed from their houses and saw a cloud of dust and smoko flying through tho air near tho lower part of the company's works. In tho search for tho killed the searchers found pieces of llesh and bones scattored over several acres of ground. After several hours of work thcsearchcrs had succeeded in gathering about 150 pounds of mangled ficsh and bono, which is all that remains of tho dead men. Tho cause of the explosion of course is not known.
THEY WEKK IN A IIURKY FOR THE TRAIN, A terrible catastrophe took place at Hampstead Heath within four miles of London, Monday evening by which two women and six children were killed and thirteen other persons were seriously injured. Hampstead, which is a favorite holiday resort about, five miles from London. was visited by thousands of excursionists Monday, and as the day closed tliero was a groat rush of peoplo to catch the trains to return home. In the rush somebody fell at the foot of a staircase of the railway station and in a monicn^\tlio hundreds of persons above wero thrown into a heap of struggling humanity. Tho police at onco closed the doors and sot to work to extricate the dead and injured.
Thcro arc several conflicting reports as to the exact origin of the catastrophe. According to ono story a door at the bottom of the staircase was suddenly closed, thus blocking tho progress of tho crowd. Tho officials decline to give any information.
Of those killed two wero women and tho others wero boys. It is estimated that, there wero 100,000 persons at Hampstead, Monday. Trains were run every three minutes in order to accommodate tho crowd. Signs of a storm at 0 p. m. caused a scamper for tho station, tho platforms of which were already crowded. A ticket box at the bottom of the stair case projected Into tho passage way, making it :omparatively narrow, and it appears that tho block resulted from the crowding of tho people at this point and tha failing of one person, tho pressure from abovo continuing. Tho windows of tho ticket box were smashed. The shouting of tho Itruggling mass of humanity was deafening. It was some timo before the people on tho platforms began to realize what had happened. The rough horse play characteristic of bank holiday crowds was indulged in generally, both on the platforms and on the stair case, thus hiding the alarming nature of tho situation and preventing the screams of tho struggling crowd from being noticed. When tho bodies of the dead and injured wore carried to the platform a scene of awful excitement was enacted. Thousands rushed frantically to tho platform, crossing tho rails in front of a train that was fast running up, the engine giving warning with a prolonged shriek of its whistle. The officers had jnst time to signal to tho train to 5top to prevent another calamity.
FOREIGN.
Alexander Mackenzie, ex-Premier of Canada, died at Toronto Sunday. An English syndicate, headed by Lord Brooke, Is buying up mines in Mexico, and it is said will invest $00,000,000.
For killing her husband at Tavasteiiuns, Finland, the courts have sentenced Anna Sainio, twenty-two years of age, to bo beheaded, and ordered that her body be burned"
A woman named Krnso, convicted of the murder of her husband, and her eldest son, Wilhelm, who was an accomplice in the murder, wero executod at Dortmund, Germany, Thursday. The prisoners confessed the murder, saying they were weary of keeping the victim, because he. was unfit for work. Wilhelm. being unable to walk, was partly carried to the scene of execution and submitted quietly. His neck having been barod, and tho head having been adjusted on tho block, tho executionor severed tho head from tho body with a single sweep of tho ax. Tho corpso was then put in a coffin. Tho scaffold was Immediately sluiced with water, preparatory to the next execution, and when overything was ready, tho woman was lead out. She walked firmly to the block and placed her head where sho was told to,and lu a few seconds the executioner had finished his ghastly work.
There was a bad wroclc at Monticello, 111.. Saturday night, caused by a Wabash train dashing Into a Central Illinois train as it was passing tho crossing. Taylor Conrad and James Marvin wero standing besido the track and were buried beneath the wreck. Conrad was instantly killed and Marvin so badiy injured that he will die. Tho wrecked train overturned a truck and killed William Haines and injured three others. The night was foggy and thcro was no target or signal to givo notice of tho right of way. Tho damage will be heavy.
Tho Chicago Singlo Tax Club held a banquet, Wednesday night, to celebrate Jollerson's birthday. A number of appropriate addresses wero made. Letters of regret wero road from many prominont people, among them ono from Graver Cleveland, Senator Palmer and Jerry Simpson.
Tho Republicans of thoo Eighteenth Pennsylvania distric^on tho 36th elected delegates to Minneapolis. Instructions for Harrison wero laid on tho table.
Edinburg wants water works. Ligonier has tho bicycle craze. nebron is to have anew papor. Measles prevail in tho Prison South. Huntington will have, fixe mall delivery in June.
A fire at Edinburg on tho 13th destroyed 125,000 worth of property. Black diphtheria has locked up tho school house and churches at Jeffersonvillo, Ohio.
Tho family of Johu Stephens, of Huntington county, is laying claim to vast estates in Scotland.
Nathaniel Strong, of Craw'ord county, will colebrato his ono hundrcdtl birthday anniversary May 8.
Tho first porcelain over mauuiacuircd in tho State was recently turned out by tho Peru porcelain works.
Miami farmers have declared against free toll roads because of tho Increased taxation necessary to purchase,
J. II. Friedly, of Corydon. while fishing In Indian creek, landed a pike twenty two inches in length and woighing ten pounds.
Rev. J. M. Baxter, presiding older of the New Albany E. District, reports 1,200 accession during the present conference year which began last October.
A train crossing tho big K. & I. bridgo over the Ohio river, near Jeffersonville, struck an unknown pedestrian, knocking him Into the water, nearly one hundred feet below. Several train employes and passengers saw the incident, and they watched the fellow as he swam ashore and crawled up tho bank.
In the case of Mrs. Mary Welch against tho Big Four Railroad Company, transferred to Brazil on a chango of venue, a verdict was returned awarding plaintiff $10,000 damages. Mrs. Welch waooneof three women run down by a freight train near Grccncastlo. Tho total damages awarded these ladies exceed $30,000.
While Samuel H. Bonebrake, of Huntington county, was driving a traction engine ovor abridge spanniag the north fork of Clear creek, tho bridgo gavo way and ho was terribly injured. Ho sued tho county for damages. The case was transferred to Columbia City, and a Whitley county jury awarded him $7,COO.
John Grames. residing near Williamsport, discovered five young timber wolves belonging to tho same litter, and by a lucky shot ho killed them all. Soon aftor he succeeded in shooting the mother. There is a bounty in Warren county of $5 per head for wolves, and Mr. Grames realized $30.
The officials of Delaware county on the 13th investigated the charges of cruelty preferred against tho management of the county Infirmary by Cannon and Callihan, two of the inmates, and exonorated tho luporintendent. It was shown that Cannon and Callahan were unruly, and that Callahan was specially revengeful because the superintendent compelled him to delist from maltreating a simple-minded girl.
Brookville claims that the first system of water works in Indiana was operated Inat city seventy years ago. Sycamore saplings were bored out and wore used as mains, and the water was piped from a (lowing spring located on a hill. The systom did not work satisfactorily. Thesycamoro piping was continually bursting under the pressuro, besides which the pipes wero suffered to lay too long in the sun beforo being put under tho ground, and many of them sprung a leak. Watering troughs were distributed along thestreots, and there was one family which Diped tho water into their residence. Other families, however, 3 ore content to have it flowing closoat hand.
Tho Western Improvement Company is building a fine hotel at Yorktown, A new flouring mill has commenced operations, and tho brass and novelty works will begin operations next week. The aluminum works of Bucyrus, O., aro also awaiting switching facilities in order to begin unloading machinery, and tho Yorktown brick factories aro preparing for a big output during the coining season. Ali these interests have given Yorktown a great boom.
Judge Taylor of tho Vigo county Circuit Court, Thursday sent \V. O. Fishback, editor of tho Terro Haute Express, to jail for thirty days, and fined him 8100 and costs for contoinptof court in accusing tho court of corrupt political motives in suspending tho investigation of tho grand jury in tho sower scandal casos. Tho judgo suspended tho investigation until tho report of the expert engineers was filed, at the request of the citizen's committee of one hundred, and after a consultation with a sub-committee of six, one of whom was Col. R. W. Thompson, ex-Secrctary of the Navy, and at their unanimous request. Mr, Fishback failed to purge himself of contempt, and he was taken to jail by Sheriff Stout.
A Portland special of Friday says: As was predicted, the coming of spring has given an impetus to business in the oil field. There is great bustlo among the oil men. and tho amount of work which is being done gives evidence of a great outcome. There aro now sevonteen paying wells In Jackson township, operated by the Standard Oil and Manhattan companies, All of thoso are connected with a pipe lino leading to Keystono, in Blackford county. Of the last wells drilled in tho "Moorman" is holding up at 168 barrels daily, and the "Awker" is doing fifty barrels. More than a dozen derricks aro now in process of erection. Only a short tlmo will elapse until the Green township field is reopened, and in that territory somebody will have a bonanza. At least ono hundred now wells will go down this spring and summer.
Judge Taylor Friday morning sent Geo. M. Allen, proprietor of tho Terre Ilaute Express, to tho county jail for twenty days and fined him $1C0 and costs for contempt of court. Allen is now locked up in a cell. Thursday Taylor sent W. O. Fishback. the editor of the same paper, to jail for thirty days and also fined him for contempt of court. He is also in jail. Friday morning Judge Taylor, from the bonch. gayo Allen twenty minutes to retract in open court tho chargo in his newspaper that tho court suspended the grand jury Investigation in tho public works scandal through political and corrupt motives. Alien re
tired with hiseounsel, and on comingback failed to make tho retraction and then sentence was imposed. Judgo Taylor suspended the grand jury investigation in the public works scandal on the unauimous request of tho citizens'committee of ono hundred, equally divided in politics and all prominent citizens, till'tho export engineer now going over the contracts made his report. This report has not yet been filed.
NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES. Tho following is a list of tho names of tho candidates to bo presented to the Democratic .State convention next Thursday:
Governor—Mason J. Niblaek,Vinconnes: Mortimer Nye, Laporte: John G. Sliauklin, livansville Claude Matthews.
Lieutonant Governor—Samuel W. Axtell, Bloomlield: I. B. McDonald, Columbia City. v:
Secretary oi State—W. R. Myers, Anderson Samuel Briscoe, Union City Martin, Brookvlllo.
Auditor of Stato—John Oscar Henderson, Indianapolis. Treasurer of State Albert Gall, Indian apolis.
Attorney Genera!—Alouzo G. Smith, Indianapolis. •••''. Reporter Supreme Court Sidney E. Moon, Rochester.
Statistician—William A. Pcelle, Indianapolis. Superintendent of Public Instruction— Hervey D. Vories, Indianapolis.
Supreme Judge Fifth District—Timothy Howard, South Bend George Burton, Winamac Thos. J. Wood, Crown Point.
Supreme Judgo Third District—James McCabe, Williamsport Cyrus T. McNutt, Terre Ilaute.
Supremo Judge Second District—J, N. Now, Vernon. Appellate Judgo First District—Wm. N. Franklin, Spencer Georgo L. Rheinhard, Indianapolis.
Appellato Judgo Second District—Frank Gayon, Groensburg Newton A. Crooke, Bedford B. H. Burrell, Biownstown.
Appellato Judgo Third District—A. \V. Reynolds, Monticello. Appellate Judgo Fourth District—Robt. A. Lowry, Ft. Wayne A. J. Lots, Muncie D. W, Mckee, Connersville W. H. Carroll, Marion.
Appellate Judge Fifth District—J. D. McLaren, Plymouth Georgo W. Ross, Logansport PatEffinger, Peru.
INDIANA'S WATER WAYS.
The river and harbor bill, as Snallji submitted, makes provision for surveys in Indiana, with the view of ultimate improvements, should tho chief of engineers deem them necessary for tho public interests, of the harbor at Evansville, and Wolf river harbor on Lake Michigan. Tho engineer-will report whether Wolf river and the lake are navigable waterways of the United States, or whether they are covered in whole or In part by claims of private ownership. Tho fact has not been before noticed that the pending river and harbor bill dpea hotter for Indiana than any one measure that has preceded it. No less than four river and two harbor improvements are provided for, and the money allowances are unusually liberal. This is not a great deal, It is true, as such things go, but it must be remembered that Indiana is not much of a river and barbo State. The following is a complete statement of what is proposed for improvements of local importance:
Calumet river, $75,000, of which IGO.GOCl is to bo used below tho forks of the river and $15,000 abovo the forks to one-ha If mile east of Hammond.
White river, $5,COO. Wabash river, abovo Vincennes, $.",000 below Vincennos, $00,000.
Outer harbor of Michigan City, $30,000 inner harbor of Michigan City, $15,000. This makes a total of $190,00J that will be expeuded on works local Importance to Indiana peoplo.
Objection was raised to a new building erected by John P. Wiesse for residence and saloon purposes nt Muncie, and on the 13th it was destroyed by incendiarism^•
Minister Porter was, Friday, ordered by telegraph to report at Washington preparatory to his return lo Italy.
The President's family will, it is uudei--stood, go to Caps May in May.
THE MARKETS.
INDIANA poms, April 18JJ
AH quotations /. iudiimiipolis wlion nol «|iitillod. GKAIN. Wheat—No. 2 red, 85ic No. 3 red.83.^'c: rejected, 80i85e unmerchantable,65(£75c wagon wheat, 8t5c
a ii a a No. 2 mixed. 30.'c rejected, Hay— Timothy, choice, $12 No. 1.511.30 No. 2. $0 No. 1 prairie, $7.50: No. 2, $0.50 mixed hay, $7.50 clover, $S.50.
Bran, $14.00 per ton.
Wheat.
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Wxport grades Good to choice shippers Fair to medium shippers Common shippers Feeders, good to choice Stockers, common to good Good to choice heifers Fair to medium heifers Common,thin heifers Good to choice cows Fair to medium cows Common old cows Veals, common to good. Bulls, common to medium.. Bulls, good to choice Milkers, good to choico Milkers, common to medium
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34K 47 48 4-1W 40 yj
Clover •Seed. 7 35
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CATTLE.
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HOSS.
Heavy packing and shipping. $4 ra@4 Lights 4 50,a 4 711 Mixed 4 SWai-l Heavy roughs.....*...... 3 SCfate 25
BUKEf.
Good to choice $4 75@5 25 Fair to medium 4 00(u 5J Couimuu to medium... 3 25g3 75 Lambs, good to choico 8 OOi'suu Of
MISCELLANEOUS.
Eggs, 10c butter, good country, 16c leathers, 35c beeswax, 35@40c wool, 30®33c unw ashed, 22c hens, "Jc turkeyi 10c clover S6ed, ?7.oo(3l7.25.
POLITICAL.
Wisconsin's delegation to Chicago Is for Cloveland. The Wyoming dologatlon to Chicago is for Hill.
Tho Georgia delegation to Minneapolis is solid for Harrison. Ex-Secretary of State Bayard favors Cleveland's nomination.
Every ward in the city election at Bloornington, 111., Monday, gave a Republican majority.
The Lagrange Democracy indorsed the election law, the school book law, the fee and salary law, and Cleveland.
Tho Vermont Republican convention on tho 13th endorsed President Harrison and selected delegates favorable to him.
An Illinois Central train was hold up and robbed by five masked men near Areola, La., Friday morning. AJbout $2,000 was secured.
The New York congressional^redistrlcting bill has been passed by both branches of the Legislature, and has gone to tho Governor.
Hon. William Johnson, judge of tho Valparaiso circuit has announced himself as a Republican candidate for Congress in that district..
To break a quorum and prevent the organization of the new city Council at St. Joseph, Mo., by Republicans, the Democratic members fled to Kansas, Monday.
Tho colored Republicans of Maryland, in mass meeting at Baltimore demanded that they be given four of tho sixteen delegates to tho Republican national convention.
The Republicans of Michigan Thursday unanimously and enthusiastically endorsed Hon. Russell A. Alger for President and instructed Michigan delegates to voto for him. Tho present administration was warmly endorsed.
Tho Stato executivo committeo of the Georgia Stato Alliance has unanimously passed a resolution demanding that Alliances which have indorsed tho People's party movement must rescind such action promptly or surrender their charters.
At the Livingston county, N. Y., Rcpub lican convention, held Saturday afternoon, the delegates wero instructed to vote for delegates to the National convention who will favor the nomination of .James G. Blaine.
Tho Tammany executive committee made arrangements to-day for tho trip to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ono thousand men have been provided for, 500 to go by the Now York Central road and 500 by tho Pennsylvania. I11 Chicago 300 men will stop at tho Leland Hotel, 150 at tho Auditorium and COO at McCoy's. A band of music will accompany the delegation.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt Thursday caused a sensation among politicians in Chicago by starting anactivo investigation of infractions of the law prohibiting tho solicitation of campain funds from Federal office-holders. It Is said ho secured enough information to make it exceedingly interesting for onoor two Republican National Committeemn, and also for an agent of the National Committee.
Pennsylvania Democrats held an cxcltIng convention at Harrisburg, Thursday, and endorsed Cleveland's candidacy. All the delegates from tho State are for him. The resolutions demand tariff reform and demand tho repeal of the McKinley bill. An effort was made to defeat a resolution instructing delegates to Chicago to vote as a unit for Cleveland was voted down.
A. S. Laufcrty, of Ft. Wayne, was sent as a representative of tho Cleveland faction of the Allon county Democracy to Invite Mr. Cloveland to visit Ft. Wayne and mako a speech counteracting the influence of his opDonents. He was pioasatitly received by Mr. Cleveland, who, however, said that he could not come to Indiana unless it was in responso to an invitation of the Central Committee.
The Republican State convention of Florida elected delegates at large to tho Minneapolis convention Thursday. They are instructed to voto for Benjamin Harrison for President as long as his name appears before the convention. Tho Mclvinley bill was endorsed, and regret was expressed that tho force bill was not passed. Tho Democratic election law in Florida is spoken of as dishonest and tyrannical, and the platform closes by declaring that, in view of the present ballot box law, it is deemed useless to place any Republican ticket in the field this year, either National. State or Congressional.
In the Democratic State convention at Omaha, Neb., Friday, Congressman Bryan offered a resolution favoring the froe coinage of silver.. Immediately there was an uproar, and the convention, which had been unusually quiet during the afternoon session, becamo turbulent. After a hot debate, lasting throe hours, the roll was called. The silver men, believing they were victorious, raised a great shout. When Chairman Beatty announced the defeat of the resolution by 229 to 247, pandemonium broke loose. Tho silver mou maae a rush for the stage, and mounting tho reporter's table, they shrieked that they were beaten by fraud. Fifteen men wore struggling on the platform at one timo, but finally quiet was restored and tho voto as announced was verified. Delegates were not instructed. "The chances are that Senator Gorman will not be a delegate to the national convention at Chicago, and, moreover, it is not likely he will continue a member of tho national committee from Maryland. If Senator Gorman wishes to go as a delegate the Stato convention will send him, but he has expressed 110 wish up to this timo to bo sent." This is what a closo personal friend of Senator Gorman said to a reporter. "Of course," he continued, "Senator Gorman will be In Chicago when the convention meets. As a member of the national committee ho will go thore several days in advance. The reason Senator Gorman will not continue as a member of the national committeo is that I10 is physically unable to stand the labor and strain that would be put upon him in tho presidential campaigu."
A strong personal friend of Senator Hili who is a Democratic leader at Rochester, N. Y., and who is in tho Senator's confidence, said Monday morning: "I am suro Senator Hill will not be nominated and I think he realizes it Is impossible, lie has
been consulting- with his friends asjto th» best course to pursue so as to put himself in line in 1806. There was a conference at Albany not more than tea days ago, and it was seriously suggested that affirtho first ballot in the
Chicago convention Gov.
Roswel P. Flower bo placed in nomination by the Now York delegation and that Senator Hill should make the nominating speech. Mr. Hill will probably go to th» convention as a substitute delegate from the Elmira district. His personal friend, Alexander C. Eustace, is ready to resign, iu It-he Senator's favor. Mr. Hill has not yet concluded to adopt this course, although he is giving the matter serious consideration. Some of his friends among the Tammany leaders urge him to consent to place Grover Cleveland in nomination. They say that this will be the most politic course for him to adopt, as Cleveland's nomination seems inevitable. If Senator Hill takes this course and Mr. Cleveland is successful, lie will undoubted! secure theadministration'ssupport for his own aspirations in 18«.X. If Cleveland is again unsuccessful at the polls Mr. Hill's friends will again insist that I10 is tho only man who can carry the State of Now York, and they will again demand his nomination in 1896."
WASHINGTON.
Congressman Doan. of Ohio, is credited with an intention to launch a reform and retrenchment measure aimod at. tho inembors of Congress themselves. It Is a bill that, will provide that members shall, ti|pon thoir arrival at the capital, present to tho. committeo on milcago a certified copy of their expenses in reaching the capital, anci that this amount, and no more, shall b.i allowed them as their milcago. "This Congress," says Mr. Doan, has, by a bill it has passed, reduced or sought, to reduce tho price of sheep and has cut tho pricoof wool down 12 cents a pound. It has also.' by a bill, sought to reduce tho cost of material for the cotton-growers of the South, and now 1 want, it to still further lessen tho burdens of the peoplo by going a step further and rotnoving from them tho oxcessive charges they collect in tho sliapo of mileage. In its anxiety for economy Congress only allows army officers 4 cents a miio for transportation and I want it to be equally as economical imtheirown case If 4 cents is enough for an army officer it ought, to bo for a member of Congress, who is also a public servant. It is timo for us to return that 40 cents wo do not use and thus relieve a depleted treasury.'"
Tho largo barn on tho extensive stockfarm of Elisha Carr, near Charlestowii, was struck by lightning at 4 o'clock, Monday morning, and tho building, valued at $2,000, together with a stock of thoroughbred horses yaluod at $80,000, wero consumed. Among tho horses burned to death wero "Ivontucky Ruler," tho property of Leslie Carr, valued at $25,000, and "Jowellle," belonging to Dr. Williams, of Utica, valued at $5,000. There was but little Insurance on tho barn and stock.
Tho Boring sea matter has been finally settled. Monday the modus vivendi was signed by Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British minister, representing the Government of her Brittanic Majesty, and by James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, representing tho Government of tho United States. Tfte modus is in tho form of a supplemental convention to the treaty of arbitration recently negotiated and ratified. The modus vivendi states that both Governments will prohibit, during tho sealing season, tho killing of seal In that part of the Bering sea lying eastward of the line of demarcation described In Article No. 1 of the treaty of 1S67 between the United vStates and Russia, and each Government will enjoin its citizens and vessels to an observance ot, this agreement. The United States, it is understood, is allowed to kill, for the subsistence of the natives on tho islands of St. Paul and St. George, 7,r.0Dseals, the samo restriction that was made last year, and tho United States binds itself to observe this prohibition. The vessels of either the United States or Great Britain, or citizens of cither country, offending against this agreement may bo seized by either of the high contracting parties, but as soon as practicable should be handed ovor to the authorities of tho Nation to which they belong, who shall have jurisdiction to try the offenders and Impose tho penalties for tho same. In general it may be said that the document is a renewal of the agreement of 18M, with the addition of a clause providing for damages.
Mr. E. O. Leach, tho director of tho mint, has transmitted to Congress a report on the production of the precious metals covering tho calendar year 1891. The product of gold from the mines of the. United States aggregated 1,604,840 lino ounces, of tho value of $33,175,000. This i: an increase of $330,000 over the product tho previous calondar year. Tho in creased product Is due largely to improve processes of treatment and to tho Increas amount of gold extracted from lead an copper ores. The product of silyer fro our own mines was 58.333,000 fine ounccs, of tho commercial valve of $57,630,040, or of tho coining value in silver dollars of 275,416,565. This Is an increase of 3,830,000 ounces over the previous year. The in- !l cnased silver product was duo principally to new finds in Colorado and Idaho, and to the cheapening of the processes of smelting lead and copper ores bearing silver.: 1
Tho Ways and Means committee of the House is likely to report several more tariff bills, In spite of the different toneofl conservatism which prevails among a few members. Mr. Stout, of Michigan, who introduced the first bill on the subject of free sugar in January, has been indefatigable in his efforts with, the committee, and Mr. Whitiag, who represents Michigan 011 tho committee, is strongly seconding him. Mr. Warner, of New York, who is a member of the committee on manufactures, has also taken a stand in favor of free refined sugar.
The Senate, Thursday, passed a bill extending tho privileges of tho free delivery of mails to cities and towns with a popu-, lation of not less than 5,000, and where tha, postoflice gross receipts for tho previous ytar amounted to $5,000.