Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 20 February 1896 — Page 2

Dcnuiiiatif Press. DEC4TVR. IXL*. D»m.,r»m Ft— *.**. • Fs**t«—e* 1896. FEBRUARY- > . Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa • ••••• 1 2345 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 • •••••• fi I- M. >F.Q- •• t. Q - ¥ ffISTORI Os a WEEK. PEOPLE, PLACES, ANO THINGS OF The wORIQ. FrigMfal El plosion in a Colorado Coal Mini O’er Fifej Miner* I*e*d —Ths Msrdsrer* of Fear I Bryan Will B< Taken to Kentucky Terrible Fatality at Mnogen. Ohio. BOMB FIFTY MINERS killed by a Terrible Et plosion la tbe Valcaa Pit. Sew Cutie Cote, specAl: TbeVa. • eaa coal m.ae. located ia tbe Hog-tack, ja»t below town. «u eocspietelj wrecked sad *et ob fire bj a terrtte ga* exjKoaxa. aat it t* Le.wved the waeisrw ;a tbe ■use were isstaatly killed. Aboat fifty Mes. laeltsLag toceaaea and ran. spent* on wen a the *everal rocra* a.veg tbe slope a tea tbe exptera* «< orraL a&d to great »u tbe 'xp.oa.oa Hi b« • n:je mar. co«! 4 bare *arv.red tbe aback, tbe ga* or tbe tre wr.et ;3itned.ax>-.y etu&ed. With tbe exception of a few busiee. tbe k;L*d are Italian*. test ta tbe wcfn -c aad excitement of tbe day ;t bat bees impossible at tbit time to make a complete ratter of nam** ct tbe uafortuaate*. Tbe tows of Sew Castle na» shakes a* • if by as earthquake by tbe expteios acd a Sente black c.o&i. obneanug tbe trie of tbe Vc.eaa mine asd workings. Mseattd ocly too plainly wbat h*4 occurred. Tbe entire popaintlsn ntbed to tbe teene to betoel tbe surface workmen m tbe »,!•: of a thick ciocd of dost try nt n vam to start tte work of rescuing their onfortuaate fellow laborers wttbm. Tbe earth bad settled perceptibly about tbe b l.sxie and tbe drr.ee mass of black smoke awnnr from crevice* in tbe upbear*. san rate evidence that tbe enai rein has surely been set by th* exp.tMMi©. Wosm® and ct..•!>•' noted shriek ins and sereamr.g to tbe scene addins to tte e»ufu...on. In tbe borror* of tbe day n La* te-n im- . * * ■•. ■ -■ ■ - ■ lies as to the names of tbe miser*. The I *v*: ■ •• ,n tbe mine at sixty or more, and not one escaped death. Tbe names of tbe company men were oc.y known to tbe ;rt Jjpes Harr. ■ :.. » ■** bods -• -.a dead (nmnwYo m th* bottom of i tbe ill-fated mine and can only be aseertamed by tbe recovery of ue bodies. Killed His Father for a Bnrglar. At Crookjv.iie. Ohio. Henry Bor.ng. an 0.4 cit-xea of tbe place, retarded to his itetae abent 2 o'clock tbe other morning, j after being oat dr nk.ng wsome of hi* fnend* Find.ngtbe d>xJr of bis res.der.ee loeked be attempted to gain entrance ata window. Hi* son. Howard, about li year* of age. and Mr*. Brine, were aroused by tbe noise at tbe window and became alamed at tbe thought at burglar*. Young Borxg called out to know who was there, and receiving no answer, fired L» revolver twice through tbe window, at which tbe blind was down. He beard a body fall and went out to invest .gate an 4 fell over tbe prostrate body of a man. Lights were kVMgbt, when tbe young man was bor-1 r.bed to tad it was his father. Me-lical summoned, but witixrat ava.i. Bxh *• ■• had taken -t!-x .a the .1 of out a: tbe wounds. Baby’* Fatal Work. A «;e-. from Jfunr-n. Ohio. say. a terr.o* fata.:ty occurred here tbe other morning. Fire was discovered in tbe bouse occupied by John Ireland, an old man. an j urn IS-year-old daughter an t t-year-oid son. IreiaM was at work and tie- daughter at a neighbors. Tbe girt ran to the house and made a frantic etfort to *U’- her brother without avail. >ome tuae later his remains, charred beyoe-l Reogn.t.ou. were taken out. It u »uptbe child poured oil oo the ire. Two bouses and a barter sixip were burned, cuttihng a loss of JS/«X>. Pd isable Murder. Muncie (Ind.- special: The lifeless boiy of E.mer >beet*. aged twenty-s.x. was found just north of the eity. alongside ■mFoR Wayue,< neinnat. A*. ..st.He rai way. Cortmer Bo»-r- and buperintewdent of Police I ortner were ’ammoaed, ar. i tbe body was removed to tbe morgue. The young man was tbe oldest son of Henry Sbeeta, who owns a large dairy north of this eity, and there u p«a:t;ve proof that be was murdered. No money was found on tbe body. Fatally Burned. A ’pec aj from Warren. 0., says: Mr*. Morris Einon, at Mineral Ridge, was fata, y burned. H'r clothing caught ftru from a *V>ve. and being 7S years of age and part<r p>araiyzed. she was unable to help herself. Her tusband was temporarily oat of tb« bouse and on his return found ter tmrned beyond recovery. Maaonic Temple Theater, Fa Wayne, Indiana. Marr ' 2 nd 2.—" Lost in New York.” Mar'h c, (. and Mrs. Tom Thumb. March !» - ’My Wj fe’s Friend." March 14. “Kbea.” Maceo Kosrns at Will, Havana special. It a now reported t&at Maceo ba* succeeded in crossing tbe military nwe drawn acroa the island io mrevewt tats escape from tbe province of F.na.- IM Rio: ’bat be ba* passed between Neptuno and Waterloo, on tbe south coast, ar.t Las entered Use province of Havana. Another Indiana Crime. Tbe e.t:-xea.» of Morgantown. Ind., are great:? ex'sterf over tbe dtseovery of tie body of Jo&n Postover .n Indian Creek. Tbe body was deeomfewed. but there • tifat of too p ay upon i*.

UoBbIBLE WIFFLKINO. (Ha Ittarvinu Fiabermen Drift Helpesnty A Kent la the tsalf with Five twad CnmpanhMM* I Caruhrite < Fla.. »pre*a): After day* et Mkwe*. • xbsbrrmeu reached bog Isiau - aM tbe meatal cc« !.:4ou of four e* l&c* was m* tar frost >d««y. la tbe boat wit® who reached Use nlaa4 ahvv at* Jeae ben Hoimea. Holme* »tbe aaly me at>-« mgs. He *ay* tbe party. evu*i*t.—* ■ .<.F - .! jACJ 1 ' "»• W® ' F © A 1 «ajC tinF MBA' - ** * t2* tSAck Ml ** ■ftrk Ml iMff to U* tue a beat. Foee gtt d.»y» they were a: the i merey of tbe wave*, daily growmg weaker burn huger aad third. Tbiwe day* after the wreck Frank Mana dad. asd amwi after Max TWatu, A fred > afeed. Joe Wert, and Nathan Adams succumbed. Tbe sarriven were too weak wttrawtbe bmlies overbeurd. aad they rema -wd a tbe boat, gastly rem Aden of tbe fate that aw a. ted tbe l’A< Tbe perrse* wba fouad them say the bwixsi 1?4 tc-t* they wpeef tie t©nrr«r» xb to (osLun .‘.lt Jed ou tbeir own dead coatpaaTERBIBLF HvLACAVFT. Another Horror in a Troy, New York Factory. Fire brake out m 'betbemej' A Co. 1 * itert waat factory. Troy. Y T_ a wiueb K*' g.rl* an 4 wemea were at week. It a belwved that at ieart a sort of badae* are x tbe rua*. and mazy more were th* j ;ur«d. Tbe aceue* at tbe tre were »<*t j miraeuioa*- Tbe tame* spread'so rap.-: y that tbe uarrow rtatrwhy wtsea was tbe aly exit outssde of the ire escape* in tbe | tttr was almost cut of. aa4 dunaz tbe r*s..e tw’.efi fc>..owed f»e eutf.oye* ,-am ped from tbe wmdowa. three of them m ttrtr death. It is believed by every tody, eves the burned up :a the bu.sd.ng. People who were fs” a- with tbe istenor of tbe tu.‘.4;sg. and knew bow liauted were tbe means of escape, place tbe .total kas at Tte tre was caused by a bey earele”’y throw.ng a matcii :n a pile of waste. Tbe loss wiil reach ’♦* or F*’ At Tie three women who were killed by Fol k KILLED la a Mine Disaster at Bepnblic. Mich. —Several Other* lajared. A special tram Bopmblsc MieK, mys; of No. 1 shaft of the Bepubite mine m a skip. In name way unknown the skip bottom of the abaft. James Imdge. B. ; Pegeieber. Andrew Bailed, aad Um. McGrath were killed, and Andrew Petenou i »o badly injured that be cannot recover. I Er.ck Marti* Lad a leg broken, and al; the I .-ess .njured. Tbe shaft is an inclined one i and very deep so that tbe men were ra.sed > and lowered ia the skip, it be.ng too far to | ehmb the .adders. The skip began tuns- ; mg soon after rtartia* from tbe bottom of • the shaft and all tbe men bad been thrown ! out before a beigbtil of sixty feet had been atumed. Al! tbe men killed, excepting : McGrath, were married and leave families, i Peterson, who cannot live, is also married. All were old Lands at the mine. Gen. Weylev Di>gw*ted. A d.‘patch to tbe Madnd ImpareAl | - from Havana give* a report of an inter- | new wi’h Cap-taut General Weyler in I wtueb be expresses with great emphasis tn d..-u*t at the condition of aSairs | whieti be f-xutd upon his arrival ia Cuta. I Witb tbe enemy only nine miles from tbe ' eapitol. tbe courage of ttse Spanish troo;* drooping, tbe army uselessly split up into small sect Mas and tbe powerful force of j eavalry .ato Bdacte Aetacbmenta, th.ngs. ; be sa-d. could not have been much worse. I Gen. Weyler declared that while be might meet with momentary difficulty be would ' nevvrti- conquer by constant work I aadeeas-cJess activity. It was Lis intentxx. be sa.L to close up tbe infantry * t ;p* with reinforcements Spaia.aad to suppress a., tbe ex.st.r.g sn.a.. detacu- i i&ents. She Allowed Her Hair to Be Torn Out. Mmaie Shutx, a work girt at tbe bolt works. Anderson, <nd-, had a very narrow escape from a borr.ble death by ■rtrifcuig her hair by tbe roots. She is •of 1. iolt ma . tan is, and was at work. Her treue* were tanging loose. S?be bent ove- and they became caught in tbe revolving shafting. Her bead was irtven toward tbe big wheel, but by a wonderful display of nerve she braced bened and let ber bair be torn out. roots and all. Sbe bad to be removed to her I Lome, and doctor* are now attending ber. i HeWa* Murdered. The mystery surrounding tbe case of Robert White, who was found dead near Coadtou, Ohio, recently, badly cut about tbe head and shoulders, has not yet been solved. Tbe officers are satisSed that the man was murdered and laid upon tbe railroad. It was tbe evening of payday, and White it known to have bad considerable money. He was leaving for home with two men about 11 o'clock, and be was never after seen alive. The men. whose names are Ray and Thacker, disappeared tbe same night, and Lave not yet been located. Tbe Missing Link. George H. Jackson (coloredi wasarre*t--l ft Cincinnati, by detectives w bo have been »n his trail for supposed connection with tbe Pearl Bryan tragedy. When taken ' before tbe officers Jackson confessed to Laving driven Scott Jackson. Alonzo Wailing and Pearl Bryan across the river to Fort Thomas on tbe night of tbe murder. Jackson says tbe girl was crying all tbe way and be did net want to go with them, but they compelled him to drive. He says ! that when he got over tbe river he jumped i from tbe vehicle and ran away. Masked Men Hold L’p a Street Car. At Evansville. Ind., tbe other night, a I Garvin Park car was held up at the park l by two masked men. one of whom entered the car from eacnjend with drawn

utstota. TW ra t«d Cowdwrtar i'tarkw tt r. M <u*lt aa I irrauty ear tickets aad As* watrtk aal robtad Mo*«msa R,ue; vt k » w*teh. Tbe aw* »ora aaask*,. aad tbeee i* aw elae to tt* r sd—at • it* TB* jMfk *• IwUt • it Ni*«ara Falta Ata*a>t Dr*. \.aga.-a Fails epeesai A rnwarkabie et&Bt* bCTt. Tt* • cCcU4 Xa®x>t W <•s«’’-- -tW*i r .< fi©r ly l-ci liAf <RW« TW *•. r Ba* t®4> tB ?J»A’ ’flH* w *5<C .w < 4 xHtow* of cr* t reef abesst two mile* up live river. It a jwas.ble to »a;k from tbe main shore to Goat wla*-t. aad for trat matter. betw«*-a aft Use a.atcl* w itooct gvt’.ag tasxw tbaa Her Baby burned Tte S-a»atb*-o*4 babv of Mrs. Ana* Fnertwur. li*m< n*ar Cbilbertirt. <»&». I w*a placed ia s ebair in trees t of a grate tr». Tbe asocher. at wort .a tbe next rocca. beard tbe child teream. a&d ruan ing L und uat : bad fa. -r. .a tbe ire ' * was artoe. and :a*Jig tbe eh.>4 ia ber anas ran Lad a *.-e Uxroogb tbe field* to , tbe aeares: betgbbor*. The etuM was so j The North Pole Found. A te>gr*;A;* dwpateb recevied tram ' i- : aaased K.av.-.-ar-f. who to tbe agent of ’ Ist. Frxttyof Nar-sez. tb' Norweg.au. who i auMd M tbe Fnun. Jwwe M. MR. fertte Anetse reg.-ems. has received .tf<jcmat ■« , ! to tbe eject tLar IJr. Naascu ba* reach'd , tbe aortb pole, ba* found land there and i» ■ Baby’s Terrible Plaything. The 4-yebr-oM sou at Cbarte* biu-tb of ! M44.et<ar.<h, Ot-so. wa* -zstaa'ly kilted ; at tbetr bsase. In tbe ateeaee of tbe famJy be too* tbe s&otzua from a corner and ' west o«i so tbe lock porch to play with - it. Scene time later be was found dead by ( pi ay mates. Tbe gon bad been aev -dentally d*e. narge-i smi a bote torn through ' tbe body «f tbe boy. The Keller* Acquitted. Tbe jury ia tbe case of I*an K-iier> ab-i wife, charted with murderiag Clara «:.*- *• at Tetr- Hu -. Ind after being 1 cat tweatv four boors, returned a verdict ofaeqatta! Keller asd hi* wife were' I etenftd with kHlibg tbe Steaks g r‘. be- > cMto* ate teurtatedl a retruetton of Kel- I ‘•a'-upi.t that be had t-_- I lataaata Niue Cars emashed. Failure of seetcun men to properly revia*.' - tisst b>d bt?CQ rt'BßOved io tratsi, bad *aasb-up oo tbe K. and M. near Leon. W. Va_. al 4 3D tbe otb« inccntaf. N.re fr-.g'-t car* wer- c-.-m-i.. abed a£d traffic : c-.iyed l.jt sever*, boars. Tbe crew , Settled the I>i*pute. <-*< "•? Palmer, of Wakaraa. disagreed with bis wife a* to w Letber a gun wtuch wa» .ymg on a cup-board was loaded. Mr*. Paiaser declared that it wa* not. a&d m attempting to take it down, the run wa» ■i.’eLarge. and -usually k.lled Pa.mer, tear.ng l.s bead from u* body. From Corea. Adv;«s &-.« Core* say that tbe Coreas renej Lave ovev;-owered and killed a snsad party of Japar-esc s-.. iiers who were guard.ng the telegraph does. A ferae of 1® Russians with one heavy gun Las .anded at Chemulpo. Aeronaut Injured. Aeronaut J. J. Coughlin fell IS fee*, and was atnoasly injured while attempting to make a ballooo asseasioa aad para- i eLute jump at W.l Lams port. Ohio. Tbe ba..ooa *>•! t from end to end. at a height of nearly 3M* feet. A Murderer Escapes. In tbe depot at Pocahontas. W. V, George Gray shot and almost instantly killed Len Haruook. Duriag tbe affray Clara Clemens, who was in the depot was shot and ter.ou.sly wounded. <>ray escaf-ed. Shot His Arm Off. I-eeta b.mon. of LaOtto, Ind., while out hunting slipped and fell and in some way the gun was discharged, the lead of shot tak-ng effect in tbe right arm. which had to te amputated. He may die. — Fatally Crushed. David Dunlap, a prominent farmer In mg nine mile* from Buffalo, W. Va., wasso t-idly injured by a log rolling on Lun that l.e died. THE MARKETS. Ch .c*go—Cattle, ■vwnmon to pr-ms. S3JX> to H“5 ik-s». sn-s»p ag grades. 53.00 to sheep, fair to choice. 92.50 to $3.75: wheat. No. 2 red. t»4c to 65c: corn. No. 2 27c to 2Bc; oats. No. 2. 19c to 3>c; rye. No. 2. 39c to 41c; butter. ■i- e < .-eatn-ry. IS to 19- ft* frusn. 12c to 14c potatoes, per burtiel. 17c rd 25- ; br-s-vn core. 2c to 4-: per pound for pc»r to choice. lodLanapcu*—Cattle, stotppiag. to $4-su; Lug*, choice light. 53.00 to $4 SV; sneep. common tn prime. S2.UO to 33-75; wheat. No. 2. 71c to 73c; corn. No. 1 i white. 27c to 29c; oct*. No. 2 white. 22c to 24e. $L Louis —Cattle. $3.00 to $4.75; hog*. $3.00 to $4.50: wheat. No. 2 red. 71c to 73c: c-wn. No. 2 yellcw. ». tv 27c; oats, ' No. 2 whire. 19c to 20c; rye. No. 2. 37e I to 3bc. Cincinnati —Cartie. s3.s<> to $4 50: bog*. Bft ‘X> to $4.50; sheep. $2.50 to $4.00; wheat No. 2. 75c to 76c; corn. No. 2 mixed. 30c to 32c; oats. No. 2 mixed. 22e to 23c; rye. No. 2. 43c to 45c. Detntot—Cattle, $250 to $5.00; hog*. $3.00 to $4.50; sheep. $2.00 to s4.'O; wheat. No. 2 red. 74c to 75c: corn. No. 2 yeB«:»w. 2Sc to 29c: oats. No. 2 white. 22c to 23c; rye. 41c to 42c. Toledo—Wheat. No. 2 red. 73c to 74c: corn. No. 2 yellow. 2Sc to 30c; oats. No. - ’ - tyc. N -;• :o 42c; clover seed. $4.55 to $4.65. Milwaukee—Whswt. No. 2 spring. 62c to 63c: corn. No. 3. 27c to 29c; oats. No. 2 white. 20c to 21c; barley. No. 2 33c to 34c; rye. No. 2. 40c to 41c; pork, m-«*. SIOSO to $ll.OO. Buffalo—Cattle. $230 to s.**2s: hog*. $3.00 to $4.75; sheep. $250 to $3.75; I wheat No. 2 red. 76c to 78c; corn. No. 2 yellow. 33c to 34c; ost*. No. 2 white, I 24c to 23c. New York—Cattle. $3.00 to $5.00; bogs. $3.00 to $550: sheep, $2.00 to $4 25wheat. No. 2 red. 73c tn 74c; corn. No. 2 3Gc to 37c; oats. No. 2 white. 23c to 26c; batter, creamery, 13c to 2&c; eggs. West- . era, 14c to Ilk.

’ THROI GH THE FLESH ► I your skeleton photograph, eo while you live. Marsel* t’rrforaaed by tbe fameraPboloarapbrrw AU User tbs World Discwsaiag fcne-itgsn’s DiscoveryNegative* Now Eaaily Made. Fossib.title* Witbowi Limit j Few d-acovvrves of the veatary have created greater .ntereet than tbe starve: evs* Bev*vw* of pb*>t-sgraphy t ven to th* world by pr f Roeutgea. of Wursterg 1 Tn.ver*.tv, Hsvar*A. tbe st.-ry of sI.A wa* first ’p:i- .»aed :a th.* reantiy by the I New Twft JsteMt Hw grant my be tts ess U surgery and ia med- B*. 1* xeta-ix-’g. wtexgv aad ’ber Aerator. Bogjrrerx. bran ■•he* of human endeavor -sar : at present be said, but tbe diwvvery promises to be highly revolutionary, to be not j only one of the wonder* of the age. but a powerful benefactor to mankind. It is ■ Bid vast things sre • lamjed for it. "If.”

f - • A GRINNING SKELETON SAT BESIDE HER.*’

Invisible Photography. t as < ;■■ '■ - ■> • BULLET IX A LIVTXG MAX’I AXE LB. *Fmm a new prcaes photograf*h. When be photograph* hat » | plate the latter is removed and developed Mke any other negative and print* of the

impress.cn .-a It - an he ;n*d» to •■$ •»»’ be?dreired. In $» -king at tte pb-ture- at!7r oompleewn H wtll be f -uml tb*! there remains ealy af* at .mt.m* ' b ** e> £ wh.le tb-s b.’b’’* sitwar uell dsdoed. IB rvahty th. bone, appear as shadow* r*usSd by tbe fact that they st «d la tbe pa'» of the ra; * coming from the tube la th.* way aumeran* ptet'»grap-i* have I brea taken m th., country »3h .urpn*lag results. Thus caia* bsve been pbot,graphed through three thi-koesse* of leather, tbe lead ia a pencil, three metal balls thr-ugh a pasteboard box an I two ; dmes thresgb an in«W of w--f. But tbs ■ most notable experiment, by Prof. Roentgea. whkb illustrated with graphic clearness tbe eereatnc power of tbe new discovery. was tbe photograph of a aiau reated beside a young lady before the pbotograpber in ordinary dress. Lot wb«m ths aegatire sK>w* a perfect skeleton. To test th* clearae*# with which the new pre.-*- ■ «i-l repredt-w th* *k*l*ton t a living subject negative* were also taken by the ord.nary metbosL la tbe first < ass the spina! vertebrae were reproduced ia every derail, forming a ghastly specimen of re*?.«sn. Agate aa *rd;aary iron weight was pUcud utsoJe a wooden box one »»d oaebalf by three feet la tbe picture the weight aloae can be <*ec. the N>x having apparently vanished ia air. This latter * vs ra&sidered a cm- si tee*, and d*XD- a* stratsd bevoad the poambtUty of a doubt thai' aly a few of tbe wonders tbe new pr-*— will ao-osnrlwh hare been learned. Tls prx-ess of photography, however, .* ooly applicable to organ.-' aatetanesn or th- we of tbe an:®*! and vegetable k.ng., ‘..a.*. When metal is encountered the | raLast beat ray* do act penetrate it Straetiy radiant beat ray* are by »o means a new light, but Prof. Rasatgea has. by experiment, ga ned tbe ability to secure spe- Al ray* with which scienb I .*•» are not familAT. Pref. Roentgen ba* also overturned the J » eatAc theory regarding opaque object*; | that s. obj— t* wh.- h it i* held light will 1 not penetrate. He bolds and claims that ‘ hss newly discovered process will clearly i stew, even more than now. that there is no sneh thing a* aa opaque object. Ths j penetrating power of light, he claims. I regsiated by its intensity and method of ,

’ z »-'ll •- *3B ; < ru *1 < K.V t > ' f ,i^' r TAKtXG THE BOXES THROUGH THE FLE-B wr- v p*K. .<>J» *pu.) now carrying on in sec ret a series of ex- ! .>n ix* aoie to ar<* (wjme Poaaibilitiea. wiii be s«o perfe*xed that the interinp ' * ’ to <L» k> • k the growth was supposed to exist. A? * Th. Dnk. and r»ueb<« g of MaHboroadi J Whitl tbv hive hired '^Vx^Mkl''

WORK < : ’ ’Eu-HEss .THE WEEK S GO NGS IK SENArr AND HOUSE. ' A Coati rt-h< n«iwc «>f ihr ceeUintfa in the UcK«»Uth 9 bcr« at H •«hiniftg*u Matt* »- **. mcerv the I.a • h.mK vr» st ledtlmr. Th. Senata <! d sb-lmei, t u,; importance Tm -luy. Th« I’r.” the Mlawiag .-..minn-,.,,, W; *« Woodville It- fcli.l!. „t Man ia .i , ? Assistant S, ■—* ;-y f Stat- MatthA Kmailey, of < M ,-. f/ ' ’' ■ t t>f Ohio; Casprr N M.»rr4»>a, .; \| jM ., . Jo be Judge Advocate. With tb- rai.k • Major The day in th., |f- -*„ de ,7 bd to tbe cvasiderattoß «.f b . .. w . * »d fr>.-3> ths Coau ttre <-a th 1>...'2 of Columbia. At 4 o’clock the «»0 ttje Uu*aJ l»H* *2* F»'*'JtXk»oJ. CilftriHL. Yvnre wa. .. by H l . ?*• it. 1.4-ry *K*p.i »,f 1 >.h and Burton iftep.i of Mteunri. and <>£ den tDem.l of Luu.».ana. «;• k<- ; D .. .. favor. There were only tk:rt>- u metulur, present at the night of tbe H im. Tbe House TLuraday. by a rote ~f» w 19U. in committee vs the wboie rejevte the Senate free coinage am< . . u*. to :i* bond bill and reported the U.l to th* House with a recutumendatl.,3 r> & .q.c**. I ear and insist o* tbe Ilvuse b 11. Pr-..,*. | sition* were . ID-red dnnag the day t» I rar with amendment* a* fo.tow* Tv «ua I Ihe American silver product, f r the -eZention of the o-igu-.rage by the Govern- | tu-nt. and to open th* mints t > the o.inage of wiser at the ratio of 13», t„ j. when t.ermany aad s’ran<e si , a ;d bats agreed on similar astioa. All *<re defrated by large major.tie*. By a vote of 21 yea* to 29 nay a. the Senate debated th* motion of Mr. M -rr . cha r-an of !a » IWs Committee, to take op the Ur.f bill. The negative vote whi- defeat I the motion was given l-y Des. • rat*. Pp. | ulista and four Republican S--:.»:»«, v t, | Teller. Mantle. Dubo.s aad Carter. Th* ' affirmat.ve vote wa* entirely Republicas, bet it* total of 21 a tea that; .f of th* j aggregate Republican strength. A resolution was ad -pled directing the I*ac.fie I Railread committee to mak- full inquiry I into the stattts of the Pa i ■ railroada , Later in the day Mr. Pettigrew made a - savage speech against tbe ‘’n:gha-*rtae* - and conspirators" connected * th the I’a* eific railroads and nrg d the f t -sure of Government liens. Coas-.deration of th* I urgency deficiency bill was then returned, ] and soon thereafter was pu-e-i «obstoa- ! tially as rep.rred- It carrie* al. it K- ' (JOft'OOO. a inervate tbe ini <uot passed hr the H -n*e. j The House Friday rejected the S sate'* j free ailver auterrtate f r the b-.| b..l by a vote of 215 to t« •. -a was devoted to pe&moa billa. The debate which prece-le-1 the vote was of an interI rating cMracter but devoid f aay e-ass- ' tioaal feature*. The galleries, as usual , on a field day in tbe lower brani-h of Cuigrees. were crowded to tbe <i r«. aad quite a number of Senators, u iud.tig Messrs. Palmer of Illinois. Bacon of ! Georgia. Cockrell of M.ssouri and Bn’ler I of North Carotea, »at thr igh tbe fire tour debate. Se. retary IPrtert «a* *:*» prraeaL Tbe Senate did nothing. The speech of Senator Davi* of Minas- ' sota. supp.-rtiug the re--.it: -a of which he is the author, enunciating the puii'-r of the United States oa the M-. nr -e ; -tnae, wa* the event of Monday in the Senate. Senator M.t -heii of t»reg : rtnan f I the Committee on Privileges and Elec- [ tion*. presented the view* of the majority I of the committee favoring the seating of Mr. Dupont a* S- nator from D-.aware. i The agricultural apf.ropriat; -a biii ocu- | pied the attention of the Hous*. An j amendment was pending when the Hou«e j adjourned making mandatory the execoI tion of the provision in the b:l. for the i distribution of se—L An amendment appropriating s42s«’<" for a -f ' the “Horse Book” wa* adopteiL -Mr. DalseU, from the Committee on War* aad Mean*, reported a resolution of inquiry calhng on the Secretary of tii- Treat .7 , for an exhaustive ref».rt relative to th* i sale of bond* und- r the re* a act i between the two period* of 1*79 and March 1.18 KL and between r-e la' -r i data and Jan. 1. ISSiti. The r - hit a I was adopted. Shaver! Hypnotize the Shavers. i "Did you ever know,” said a Ninth street barber, yesterday, "that certain men who cou.e into thia »-op to b- snav- ‘ ed exert a queer hypnotic influence over | one or more of the barbers : It i* * ■ fact Now, there’s a man •it the next ctair but ae He doe*nt look like a nervous fellow, doe* be. No! Well, he Isn’t nervous, as a rule, but there’s a certain man-about-toon whose very appearance in tbe doorway set* that man shivering like a man in a fit. He could no more share that particular customer than fly. Another man who us»*d to work in this shop a couple of years ago was similarly affected. but to a greater degree, by a prominent business man. a Mr. B • Whenever Mr. B came into the - ">P i the barber would grow deathly pal* and quiver spasmodically. It frequentI ly compelled him to knock off work for ' a whole day. and finally tbe b->*s had to discharge him. Fact! Here’s another j funny thing. Did you ever know that the average barber bate* nothing *o much as to have to shave a mans upper lip? I don’t know why It is. but l , feel that way myself. I’d rather low a day’s pay than shave off a man * i mustache, and when a smooth-fa ■'•<l man comes into this shop you ought .o see tbe way each of us ’soldiers am ’ ’monkeys’ around, so as to keep I- ™ from getting in our chairs.”—Philade • phia Record. Paper Plaster. A company has been organi*’ 1 ” 1 Fulton. W. Va.. for the mauufactnre or paper plaster. This is the third ' ,n ture of this kind now operating—on other at Buffalo. N. Y., and one .it y ledo. Ohio. The new plaster is si“l be practically fire proof, and can l<e applied in the coldest weather without danger of cracking. It !• on^n ,'’ lighter than tbe old tn -rtar. It can •' " be used for roofing pv poses. Even if <>n tin- Third ommandx” When a man’s collar get* unbu” ’• ed In church and begins to climb tn* 'back of his neck, he might a* well let up and go out the sermon will no him much good.