Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1896 — Page 2

Democratic Press. UICCATUIt' INM. PWMMI <J9b» • f*»iMlflher»* 1W MAY. W Su Mo Tu We Th Fr I 8a • •[•••{ 12 3456 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 fi 1. <,V<VN. M. F. <J. ••F. M. Ki 4th 1 .2 12th. */ -dtliA? 26th. AROUND THE WOULD. INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE. New. from Foreign Him*-Domestte peiilngs—l'.-rsonal l*otnters— Labor Notoa - PoUtk sl Occurrence*—Fire*. Awldent., Crimea, Etc. DEADLY CAROLINE STOVE. Two Women and Two Little Boys Burned Ho Badly That They Died Soon After. A» a result of an explosion of a gasoline stove in a Brooklyn tenement house, two women and two children were so badly burned that they died soon afterward. Two other children were also seriously burned. The explosion occurred in Mrs. Cohen’s apartments while she was standing at the stove, and the burning fluid ignited her clothing, quickly enveloping her in dames. The terrified woman ran shrieking into the apartments of Mrs. I’arcarnek, across tiie hallway, and in the latter’s attempt to release the suffering woman, her clothing was set on tire. Then both w omen ran into the hallway, where they were found by the firemen who carried them to the streeL They died a few minutes later. The clothing of Mrs. Cohen's two children. Karl and Solomon, was also ignited from the tire caused by the explosion. They were so terribly burned about the body and limbs that they died soon after being removed to the hospital. A Bad Wreck. A disastrous wreck occurred at New Haven, three miles south of Chicago Junction, Ohio. The following are a list of the injured: Thomas Dobson, brakeman, Newark, thrown from the tram and shoulders crushed. Men who were stealing rides are: William Smith, Elkhart, Ind., - crushed internally, probably fatally: W. C. Doyle, plasterer, St. Louis, Mo., limb crushed; W.G. Limson, Utica, Ohio, both ankles sprained; two unknown men, bruised about head and shoulders. The accident was caused by a rail breaking while the train was passing over the east switch. The train consisted of twentylour loads, and eighteen of them are completely demolished. Dying Robber Confesses. Johnson City (Tenn.) special: John Crouch, the young burglar who was shot at Piney Flats, *ine miles east of here in a duel with Mation Agent Wm. Wolfe, is dead. Crouch entered the defiot masked and blacked and commanded the agent to hold up his hands. Not being obeyed at once, he fired his drawn revolver, missing ' his man. Wolfe returned the tire, wounding the burglar in the neck. Crouch was a black sheep of good family. Before be died it is said that he made a confession !r» not omy in that robbery. but of wrecking four trains on the Southern, killing four engineers. Picked Him Out. A steel truss worn by Charles Glewitt of Pittsburgh, it is thought, attracted a bolt of lightning that killed him recently. Glewitt was 11 y ears old and a cripple. With two other boys he took refuge from a storm in an unroofed house. While ' crouching there a licit of lightning struck i him in the back of the head, killing him instantly. His parents and the authorities think the lightning was attracted by a metallic support around the child’s waist. Masonic Temple Theater, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. “Elijah” will lie presented at this popular place of amusement, Tuesday evening, May 26. Rosenbecker's Chicago Orchestra will furnish the music and 150 voices will I lie beard on the stage at one time. Those taking the leading parts are: Miss Leo Long, soprano; Mrs. Elizabeth T. Bagg, contralto; George Hamlin, tenor, and England's greatest baritone, Ffrangcon Davies. This will be his first appearance in America. Pou to slice Robbers Captured. Town Marshall C. M. Miller of Hundred, W. Va., captured two postoffice rob* bers io ar Littleton, W. Va.. after an exciting battle in which about a dozen shots were exchanged and one of the criminals, George Patterson, was badly wounded. Thomas Hiner in ui ran when the shooting began, but was afterward captured. They robbed the postoffice and store of Jefferson Dye, at Jollytown, Pa. Patterson’s wound is not fatal. Paid the Bequest. San Franeisco special: After throe years' litigation over the estate of the late Senator Stanford, Mrs. Stanford has at last lieen enabled to pay the bequest of $2,500,010 which the Senator left to Leland Stanford, Jr., University. The bonds transferred to the university draw interest at the rate of SIO,OOO a month. Murdered His Wife. Because she had refused to withdraw her petition lor divorce, James Wilkins of Hamler, near Toledo, Ohio, shot and killed bis wife, Bessie, aged 42. He then emptied the revolver into his brain, dying instantly. Four children survive them. Broke His Neck. Buffaco special: Oscar George, a Westphal barber, struck George Bischoff, a tailor, such a blow with his list as to break his deck. George’s story is that Bischoff was choking one of the pin boys in a bowling alley, and he commanded him to desist. Preparing for War. A dispatch received at the Indian department, Ottawa, Ont., says that the Indians in the Alaska district are preparing to go on the war path. The news reached Victoria by the steamer Sitka.

TO MNITECT FREE LABOR. Bill to Restrict the Pnte of Goads Mode bv Convicts. R. prewmtatlve Gardner, of New Jersey, from the Committee on Lnlsir, ha* submitted to the House a favorable report on the Southwick bill Io protect free In bor .ind the Industrie* In which It la ein ployed from the ’•lnjurious effects of convict labor" by confining the sale of goods liinniifnctured by convict lnl»>r to the Shite Ifi which they nre produced. An amendment was adopted exempting manufactured agricultural products from the restriction imposed. The report says: “Home State* having, in a great measure, protected their own business enterprise* and litlsir from unequal cniu|»etltloii of their prisoners, send traveling agent* »f their jH-idteiitinrh** into other Htntes to dispute of convict-made good* at prices that utterly defy coni|»eUtktn from those who employ free labor. It I* evident that this I* n wrong w hich should not Ispermitted to continue it a remedy can !»• applied.” The repost asserts that nothing Ie«« than the enactment of such national legislation pg will effectually prohibit the Interstate transportation of prlaou-made go.*!* will be found efficacious. The committee believe that in the bill reported will be found such remedy for the wrongs complained of an is within the power of Congress to apply and i* desired alike by capital ami labor. PERSIAN Rt LER SHOT. Tragic Affair Pregnant with Serious Conacquence*. Nssr-cd-Din, the Shah of Persia, hn* been slain nt Teheran, and in the diplomatic offices of th- principal capital* of Europe there is serious perturbation. Ihe tragic affair is pregnant with astonishing result*. Once ngai.i England will surely have to fight a uesperate diplomatic battle with Russia’s czar for Asiatic territory. The story of the assassination, as telegraphed from Teheran Friday afternoon. contained n< hint of a widespread conspiracy. It simply stated that while the shah was entering the inner court of the shrine of Shah Alslul Azim. six miles south of Teheran, he was shot through the heart; that immediately he was carried to hi* carriage and in it conveyed to the palace; that there he was attended byDr. Tholegan, his chief physician, and other physicians who wore hastily sent for. But in spite of their combined efforts his majesty expired about 4 o'clock in ibe afternoon. The assassin was arrested. OLNEY URGES HASTE. Fears Canada May Not Again Offer to Receive Cree Indian*. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Wednesday took favorable action upon Senator ( arter's proposed amendment to the general deficiency bill providing an appropriation for the removal of the Cree Indians from Montana. The amendment provided that the Indians shall be collected and taken to the Canadian border by the army anJ there delivered to the Canadian authorities. Secretary Olney has urged the immediate removal of the Indian*, saying that the Canadian authorities have agreed twice to accept the refuge -s and that the proffer might not be made n third time. GREAT LOHS OF LIFE. Chinese Vessel,* Collide and 250 Arc Drowned. It has l>een ascertained that five foreigners and 250 Chinese lost their lives in the collision at Woo-Sung Thursday morning, between the steamers NewChang and On-Wo, resulting in the sinking of the latter. The United States cruisers Detroit. Yorktown and Boston sent their boats to the assistance of the On-Wo and they succeeded in rescuing many people. Loaded with Munition* of War. The Spanish authorities in New York and in Washington have recently discovered a conspiracy formed by Cubans to blow up a Spanish warship and at the same time intercept a Peninsula mail steamship and rob her of a large quantity of gold intended for the Government troops in the island. The plot includ,-d further the capture of the seaport town of Neuvitas and contemplated certain demonstrations along the northern sections of the eastern Cuban provinces in order to precipitate a rush of troops from the west and effect a weakening of the military troeha across Dinar del Rio. While the disclosure of .he conspiracy may not discourage the Cuban leaders, it will require an entire change of tactics in the attempt to free Antonio Maceo from the uncertain position he occupies in the extreme west of Cuba, and in Spanish circles it is looked upon in the light of a blow to the Cuban cause. The plot originated and was perfected in New- York City, with the assistance of the insurgent leader in Cuba; the first blow was to be struck a month hence. Not Doomed to Die. The sentences of death imposed upon John Hays Hammond, the American mining engineer; Col. Francis Rhodes, a brother of the former premier of Cape Colony; Lionel Phillip*, president of the Chamber of Mines of Johannesburg, and George Farrar, proprietor of the Country Life, of Johannesburg, have been commuted by President Kruger. Storm in Missouri. A destructive cyclone passed over sections of Boone, Audrain and Monro* Counties, Missouri, Tuesday night. Tree* and fences were leveled, and at the farms of J. W. Sexton and J. L. Sappington whole orchards were destroyed, and barns, dwellings and outbuildings swept away. No one is reported killed. Rev. Dr. Brown Goes to Dubuque. Rev. C. O. Brov 4, pastor of the First Congregational Church, of San Francisco, has resigned a.* charge and says he has accepted a call from a church in Dubuque, lowa. His congregation condemns the action of the Bay conference in suspending him. Mr*. Booth-Tucker Very 111. Mrs. Booth-Tucker, consul of the Salvation army, is very low at San Francisco. but her attendants believe she will recover. All her engagements on the Pacific coast have been canceled by the peremptory orders of her medical attendants. Live* with a Broken Neck. In a runaway nt Chamberaburg, Pa.. Joseph Poole was thrown from a wagon nnd his neck was broken. The fracture is at the fifth vertebrae. He is still alive nnd may recover entirely. Illinoia Declare* for McKinley, The Illinois Republican convention at Springfield nominated John R. Tanner for I Governor nnd pledged its delegation to McKinley at the national convention at 1 St. Louis.

j UNIVERSITY IS SAVED MRS. STANFORD PAYS HER HUSBAND'S BEQUEST. Income of •»<».<><><• Per Month An* *iired Dun'* llnumraulnu Review n. Ir.i,le Plucky Cripple x reek Pro* ph to Itvbulhl Fujtm the Mr*. Jane L. Hianford lost no Hmr. after winning her suit with the I lined State* Government, in providing for the payment of the s2,.’* «•.<**«* >*'«|iie*l la-land Stanford, Jr., I uivrr»ity, left to the Institution by her husband, the late Senator. For three year* th late of Senator Stall.■> I hn* been tied tip with th,- litigation begun by the Government I to collect the enormous sum of $ 1.,.• is si. which It was alleged was due on the Central Pm .de Railroad Company'* bond*, under the Californio constitution. During these three year* of dread that the estate would bi* wrecked, if not totally annihilated, am. with it the noble university founded in memory of her son. Mr*. Stanfonl sacrificed everything in the way of per»uinl comfort and the luxuries of life to maintain the college, which wan in dire mill of financial aid. She lived the life almost of a recluse. am! began an economy of expenditure in every direction in th,* management of the vast estate that made those who knew her in the day* of the Senator'* lifetime wonder, then pity, am! finally to applaud. She kept the university going and had the proud satisfaction of at last paying over the money left for its Is'iiefit. The decision of the Supreme Court was handt-d down March 2. and the faet that in two month* Mr*. Stanford is able to hand over to the university e2.."*shows her wonderful executive ability and the hold she had on every detail of the property. This payment means an assured income of $16.(MIO |a*r month to the great institution, no matter what may happen to any person or persona, and this assured income implies an end to financial distress. SLIGHT GAIN IN TRADE. Retail Stocks Go Down-But Few Order* for Fuctorle*. R. G. Dun & Co.’* Weekly Review of Trade says: “A* the season advam-es there i* more business, but advice* indicate that on the whole the prevalent f,-el-ing i» that the gain 1* less than then- was reason to expect M bile retail trade ha* been active enough to materially lessen stock* and obligations and thu* to prevent a great many threatened embarrassments, it has not yet brought enough new business to mills or factories to prevent decrease of unfilled orders and dosing of some work*. Substantially the same state of thing* exists in all the great industries. notwithstanding the strong combinations in some, and evidence of inadequate consumption appears in the fact that the general range of prices for cotntnoditie*—farm and mine as well as manufactured products—i* nearly 1 p«*r cent lower than it was April 1 and the lowest ever known, the dwlim* since October, l**:i2, being 1«,.7 per cent,” REBUILDING CRIPPLE CREEK. Portable Hotiaea Being Rapidly Placed on the Fire-Scarred Lot*. The most noticeable facts in connection with the Cripple Creek situation are that the relief committee has a superabundance of supplies to meet the needs of the homeless, uud that the hustling business men of the town have already begun in earnest to rebuild the block* tlfut were destr >yed in the last big blaze. Six tourist cars were hauled in from Florence Thursday, and under the 1 cent a mile agreement which the local railroad men have entered into a good many people left Friday. They only go temporarily, however, for scarcely a man or woman can be found who does not think that the experience* of Chicago will la* repeated in Cripple Creek, and that within a year the city will be bigger and better than ever. BOOTH TRANSFERS PROPERTY. Ballington Gives a Deed for All to Commander Booth*Tucker. Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation army, left New York for California Friday evening for his wife, who will return to New York with him. Brigadier Robert Perry said: “Late in the afternoon, just before Commander BoothTucker departed for the West. Commander Ballington Booth, of the American Volunteers, formally transferred to him all of the property of the Salvation army in the United States. The property includes the splendid Fourteenth street headquarters building and every other item of property which stood in the name of Ballington Booth and was acquired by the Salvation army, of which he was formerly commander.” EXPLOSION ON A TRAIN. Occur* in India Several Native* Burn to Death. A dispatch from Himla, India, says that an explosion of a box of fireworks on the Bombay mail train near Ghaziabad wrecked the ear and hurled the occupants along the line. The train was packed with humanity. The natives, who mnde up the greater part of the passengers, maddened by pain, jumped recklessly out of the windows, with their clothe* on fire, while the train was going nt full sih*<-<l. Three of them were killed and eleven injured by jumping. Several others were burned to death in the ear. CHINESE CUT LAUNDRY PRICES Lea Lea Company Begin* the Fight with it Reduction in Boston. The Boston Standard says that the Len Lea Company, of New York, will <q>en in Boston nt once its fight against the Six Companies of San Francisco, the concern supposed to control nearly all the laundries in the country. Already a cut of 10 per cent in laundry prices has been niude and a bigger cut is promised. Quay Man Commits Suicide. George Wilhelm, of Beechmont, Pn., read the news that the Illinois State convention had declared for McKinley and then committed suicide. Wilhelm was a rabid Quay man. His wife says the reason was the victory of the McKinley people. Killed a Matt of Many Part*. At McKinney, <). T.. Rev. George R. McKinney, who owned most of the town and wns a cowboy and preacher from Texas, also postmaster and justice of the peace, was beaten to death by ruffians in a dispute over land.

RUIF, BY ROBBI RH. Second D(as« Comptetelv Wipe* Cripple Creek. I’ll.* mining town of t 'rlpp.e < n*ek. C 01.. 1. no uiurr. Th raying angel who** nings of lire fanned the camp >*ll Hatur* .lav renewed hi* visitation W««*liiv*day I and completed th* calamity. Thousand* of people nre homeless, with two incbe* I ~f *m>w on tin* ground mu. a thermometer that Is hugging the aero seription van exaggerate the vondltloa of affu.ra. Two million dollar*’ worth of pro|x*rty went up i* »mokv, with probably ane teiitli of that ewerisl by insuranc**. I The loss of life i* great owing to the ii-ekl*-** u*e of dynamite in throwing i down building* tuat stood in the path of the tire, with the hope of ereetinff a barrier of debris that would stop further progress of the flames. The Palaee Hotel was blown to bit*, and sleeping guest* I wen* hurled to eternity. Four nre known I to be dead, and the injunM number twenty. The tire wa. started by bandits, w liom- aim wa* Io Hot th.- bank*. Nel a business building i* standing. Only a few outlying residence! escaped the flume*. HOST OF METHODISTS. Quadrennial Conference Opened nt Cleveland, Obln. At Cleveland, 0., the gawl of the venerable Bishop Bowman fell Friday morning at It o’clock and the great quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was under way. Three thousand people were in the hall. On the floor were white men ami black men, the delegate* from cold Norway ami Hwitlvn and from tropical India ami Japan. Nearly every country on the globe was represented. Bishop Bowman announced that the Bible which will lie used in the services is the one which was used by John VS esley in hi* study in England. This historical treasure was presented to the conference some years ago. St. Louis Romance. Miss Eva Dougherty, of St. Louis, has become Mrs. John H. Heidbrvd.-r. Mr. Heidbreder is one of the best known and wealthiest citiiens of the north end. Hi* father wa» the founder of the Lil.-rty brewery, and he w-i* himself at it* bead when it was absorb. I by the St. Louis Brewing Association. His wealth i» estimated at s2>".tJMkt. Mis* Eva Dougherty was a domestic for the Heidbreder* about ( two and a half years. The girl had not been long employed at the Heiiibreder* before she began to attract the attention of all the member* of the household, but particularly that of John. She was so ladylike, attentive to her duties and sc uniformly pleasant to all that the entire family was soon captivated with her. Ou April 1 Miss Dougherty gave up her position and went home. Heidbreder about | this time l*>ught a handsome house ami furnished it cleg:* itly. Monday night they lef. for Springfield, II!., w here they were married. Cleveland Cloakmakcr* in a Riot. The first blood o the Clevelaud. Ohio, cloakmakers' strike was shed Wednesday. Four hundred strikers attaek<-d several non-union men at 1 handled them very roughly. Patrol wagon., with a large detail of officers, were summoned and the men were finally rescued. Three men were badly injured. Long Voyage of the Craigmere. The overdue sbii> Craigtnore arrived at San FranciM-o, eighty-nine days from New Castle. N. S. W.. with 3.13 d tons of coal for J. J. Moore & Co. The Craig more saw nothing of the Republic, which seems to leave no doubt that the burning vessel has gone to the bottom, Bishop Whipple >eriou*ly 111. Advic - fr->m Asheville, N. ('.. tell of the serious illness of Bishop Whipple. Dr. W. J. Daniels, of Fairbault, Minn., has gone to accompany him home. The bishop has been at Asheville for the b*-n---efit of hi* health. At hi* age the result of any illness is to Is* feared. Marriage Disbar* a Fnpit, Early in April Miss Sadie Brafford, a pupil in the high school of Newport. Ky.. was married to Frank Moure. The school trustees have just heard of it and they have decide. that Mr*. Moore ahull not be allowed to graduate. Prof. Geflieken Dead. Prof. Geflieken. the well-known authority on international law and editor of the Diary of Emperor Frederick. ha« ta*en suffocated in a fire caused by the explosion of a lamp. Hamilton Diaaton Dead. Hamilton Disston, the well-known saw manufacturer, was found dead in his bed nt his nom* i-. I'hiladelpliiu shortly before midnight Thursday night. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.50 to $4.."*1; hogs, shipping grades, S3.UO to $3.75; sheep, fair to choice. $2.5(1 to s4.i“l; wheat, No. 2 red, flOc to B2c; corn. No. 2,2 Sc to 2l*c; oats. No. 2,17 c to 18c; rye. No. 2. 35c to ,'M»e; butter, choice creamery, 14c to l(lc; eggs, fresh, lie to 10c; potatoes, per bushel, 15e to 20c; broom corn. 2c to 4c per lb for common growth to fine brush. Indianapolis Cattle, shipping. $3.00 to $4.50; hogs, choice light, $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, common to prime. $2.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2. Otk- to 67c; corn, No. 1 white, 30c to 31c, oats, No. 2 white, 22c tu 24c. St. Louis Cattle, $3.00 to $4.50; hog*. $3.1X1 to $3.75; wheat. No. 2 red, 70c to 72c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 25c to 26c; oats. No 2 white, 10c to 18c; rye, No. 2,36 c to 38c, Cincinnati—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.25; hogs, s3<k) to $3.75; sheep, $2.50 to $4.00; wheat. No. 2, GVc to 71e; corn. No. 2 mixed, 3<>e to 32c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 20c to 22c; rye. No. 2, 41e to 43c. Detroit Cattle, $2.5(1 to $4.50; hog*. $3.00 to $3.75; sheep, $2.00 to $4.00; whi’at, No. 2 red, title to 67c; corn, No. 2 yellow, 28c to 2‘Je; oats, No. 2 whiter 22,. to 23c; rye, 35c to 37c. Toledo- Wheat, No. 2 red, 68c to GDc; corn. No. 2 yellow, 21>c to 30c: oats. No. 'J white, life to 20c; rye. No. 2,38 cto 39c; clover seed. $-4.55 to $4.65. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 spring, 60c to 62c; corn. No. 3,29 cto 30c; oats. No. 2 white, 20c to 21c; barley. No. 2. 33c to 35c; rye. No. 1,37 cto 39c; pork, mess, SB.(X) to $8.50. Buffalo Cattle, $2.50 to $4.75; hogs, $3.00 to $4.00; sheep, $3.25 to $4.50; wheat, No. 2 red, 70c to 71c; corn. No. 2 yellow, 32c to 33c; oats, No. 3 white, 24c to 25c. New York—Cattle. $3.00 to $5.00; hogs, $3.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $1.50; wheat. No. 2 red. 72e to 73c; corn. No. 2, 35c to 36c; oats, No. 2 white, 24c to 26c; butter, creamery, 10c to 16c; eggs, West ern, 10c to 1°

VAST SUMS ARE SPENT PRESENT SESSION OF CONGRESS A COSTLY ONE. Amount* Appropriated Thl. svnr Will Not Fall Far short of »M'*-000,000-Grrot Gatberliig of Metho* tfleta at Cleveland. Throw Money t« the Hird*. Wa»lilugton eurre.p* nd-i»-»:

LL previous n*cthe way of .large eXlH'lldhures will be broken by the ph'*<iit Con* Tbc Appro* priatiou* will far exceed the figure* of the Fifty-tirat «'„ngre-s - ”t he bilUou-didlar Congn *s.” In the Fifty soo.ud Co tigress, wlieu the Democrat* had tl»House am! the Re publican* the Henau*. with the consequent diviihsl responsibility. the to-

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lul readied the <-iu>rmou» amount of IL* trJ7.HH.3471*2. ami ihnt is the bigbeat record yet made by any single Cohgre**. What tiie tola! for tin present <’ongr> *» will lie cannot even I*- e«tininte<l approximately. Statements have been made that appropriation* for the pre*eut se»»ion woul'l aggregate sik»s.<»<•.•*••. I hi* i» not »trietly c<>rr**ct. a* that figure include* not only the immediate appropriation* for the next fiscal year, but the liabilities in the way of contracts to Is* *|e pr -priat- 'l for in fu: ire .-.i - « • arauthorized. All of the great annual nppropristiou bills have been passed by the H<*u««* of Repre«elitativ<-*. ami together with the |s*riuauent annual appropriation* they bring tin- total up to s."s>.”i.<*7:*.4l<••*■•*. without alhiwiiig for any increase whatever by the Semite. Even this figure is largely in excess of the appropriations for the first session of the Fifty-first Congress. wlii'ti the bids as they passed the H<>u«<- provided for but $45**.45<;.571.13, which was increased by th*' action of the Senate to $4‘K1.3'.i>.510.7'.*. It will »hus lie seen that the present House has exc<’e<l«*l the reconi of the Hous*' in the Fifty-first Congress by $.'<J.5'.*2.53'J.73. The only bill which lias passed the Senate up to the present time which has been largely increased is the sundry civil bill, to w hich the Senate added more than s<’>.IXXtjax*. The river and harbor bill has been reported to the Senate w ith additions aggregating more than S2.<xFLOOD, and considerable increases may be expected on the general deficiency bill, which i» now in the hands of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. All of the increases put on by the Senate will not be retained by the conference committees. Most of the additions the sundry civil bill are for new public building*. The House lias not appropriated a dollar for publie buildings except to continue work on those already commenced, and the House Committee on Appropriations is determined that al) the public building amendments put on the sundry civil bill by the Senate sh.. i Is* stricken off. Even in thia case, however, a conservative estimate would pla<-e the total increase on account of the action of the Senate at not less than S7.D6D,(»»*. which would bring the total for this session tip t<> more than $512,<0r nearly $4'.»,- (««>.<*«> in ex**'** of the appropriations for the first session of the Fifty-first Congress. The contract* authorized by the present Congress w ill amount to over sU3.<»**.<«<*, ami will thus bring the total of appropriation* and liabilities provided fur by this se*sioti up to SiiDS.(MIO,DDO. There is one possibility that may make a substantial reduction in the al*ove figure*. and that is that President Cleveland may veto the river and harbor bill President Cleveland has never signed a river and harbor bill. He has heretofore allowed them to become laws without hi* signature, thus signifying that they <ix<l not tms't hi* entire approval. With th«* present bill he is said to be very much dissatisfied. and in view of the situation of the treasury he nny veto it. SHAH'S SON ACCUSED. Ugly Rumor tlist He Is Responsible for His Father** Death. It is rumored that the assassination of the Shah of Persia was brought about by the machinations of his eldest son. Miasoud Mirzia. Governor of Ishpahan. The latter wa* born in 1850, while the new shah, second son of the dead monarch, THE SHAH OF PERSIA. was born in 1853. But the latter i* an offspring of a wife of higher rank ami thus was chosen to succeed his father in place of Massoud, his elder brother. He has often rebuked Mirzia for his unruliness and in 1888 recalled him ami only allowed him to return to Ishpahan after disbanding some of the regiments and ordering him to pay more than the usual tribute. Mnssoud Mirzia, who is also known ns the zllles sultan, or shadow of the kingdom, resented this treatment and it wns believed that ho might make an attempt to usi.rp the throne. Massoml Mirzia, who is enormously rich, is unpopular oti account of his severity ami intolerance, ami, on the other hand. Muzaffer-ed-Din’ tin- new shah, is much loved by the people of the province of Azerltoijnn, where the Persian army is chiefly recruited. He is a keen sportsman, like his father. Imme-

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