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THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON

A Few More Nominations But None of Importance Sent to the Senate.

THE SENATE WILL ADJOURN IN A WEEK.

Tiie Chin Kiang Riots—New Supervising Architect—Wasli ington Notes.

WASHINGTON,

March

Baid

21.—The

presi

dent sent the following nominations to the senate to-day: Miles C. Moore, of Walla Walla, W. T., to be governor of Washington Terri tory.

Oliver C. White, of Dayton, W. T., to be secretary of Wjaefeington Territory. Henry N. Btafn«|M»f Montana, to be jnatiw of th® supreme ootfirt'of Montana.

John D. Fleming, of Colorado, to be United States attorney for the district of Colorado.

Postmasters—Stephen A. Philley Troy, Ala. Charles

G. WilBon,

Milledge-

ville, III. Alanzon H. Reed, Flora, 111.. *#•. Wm. R. Parks, Petersburg, 111. Graham L. Rice, West Superior, Wis. Daniel

Kerns, New Philadelphia, Ohio John W. Welch, Nelsonville, Ohio George W. Baker, Athens, Ohio James S. Reeves, Union City, Ind. Dawitt C. Carr, Fowlerville, Mich. John P. Yost, North Bend, Neb. John W. Banbury, Britton Dak.

THE NEW OFFICIALS.

Mr. Henry N. Blake, who WUB to-day nominated an ctiler justice of the supreme court of Montana, Is ubout OS years of age and lk one of the beat known lawyers in the state, having practiced his profession at Virginia City for the past twenty-Qve years. At different times he has served as a member of the territorial legislature, a member of the constitutional convention and as an associate Justice on the supreme bench.

Mr J. D. Fleming, the new United States attorney for the district of Colorado, Is a young man engaged In the practice of law at Leadvllle. He was recommended for the ofll by the congressional delegation, and prominent Republicans of the state, (n speaking of the nominations of Mr. Blake and Mr. Fleming. Attorney General Miller said: "They are good men, good lawyers and good Republicans, three excellent qualifications.''

Tho Adjournment of the Senate. WASHINGTON,

March 21.—In the exec

utive session of the senate this afternoon Senator Sherman announced that President Harrison had informed him that he (the president) would be so far along with his nominations that the senate might conveniently adjourn next week. It is the expectation the special session will end on Thursday or Friday next. In order to assist the president in liis intention, the senate did not take the usual three days' recess to-day, but will meet again to-morrow. This notification makes it. practically certain that no legislative business will be transacted TOTBraTrajoOTcmem.

Supervising Architect.

WASHINGTON,

March 21.—In answer to

an inquiry on the subject this afternoon, Secretary WinJom, said he had tendered the position of supervising architect of the treasury to James H. Windrirn, of Philadelphia, but waa riot sure, yet, whether he would accept it or not. He hoped he would, because he was an exoelleut man splendidly equipped for the office and would undoubtedly do it credit. The secretary

Baid

he would

like it stated that Mr. Windrim was in no sense an applicant for the office.

What Commissioner Mason Says. WASHINGTON,

March 21.—Mr. Mason

this afternoon that he will not be in a hurry in making changes in the internal revenue bureau. He found the office well organized and equipped, and so faros he has been able to observe Iso far, there is no immediate necessity for change. No changes will be made, he said, except for the benefit of the service.

Wa»hington Notes.

There is no Improvement In the condition of exCongressman Muhouey. The following-named fourth-class postofllces will be raised to the presidential class April 1st, 1889: Hinsdale. III. Alta, Iowa Jerruyn, Penn.

Representative J. W. Ltnck, of Indiana, has withdrawn from the race for the fourth Indiana district collectorshlp and applied lor another position.

While no appointment has been made, It is practically settled that Mr. Fred C. Rrackett, of Washington, will succeed Mr. E. W. Youinans, as chief clerk of the treasury.

Judge James N. JTyner, who was recently appointed assistant attorney general of the postoftice department, to-day took the prescribed oath, and assumed the duties of his ofllce.

The Indiana Republicans In congress will hereafter require the Republicans In cities and towns where posmasters are to be appointed to unite upon one candidate la each Instance.

Senators Paddock and Manderson headed a delegation that called on Secretary Wlndom to-day

Stephen A. Douglas, of Chicago, has tiled an enormous petition asking his appointment as iinitMi States district attorney at Chicago. It is

UJ BiAinti juu^n «UJU OVeT DVB Quttdml lawyers. Mr. Washburne. the newly appointed minister to Switzerland, was at the department of state. He took the oath of office, which was administered by Mr. Bryan, and received his credentials. Mr. Washburne expects to start for his post In a week or two.

A favorable report upon the gunboat Yorktown has been made by the board of which Commodore Kltzhugh Is president. She has been completed in accordance with the contract, and Is sufficiently strong to bear her weights of every description.

The president has commuted to Imprisonment (or life the sentence of death Imposed In the case of Albert Green, colored, convicted of the murder of Jamos Lucas, colored. In the District of Columbia, in September last, and sentenced to be hanged on the 6th of April. This is thetlrst criminal case in which President Harrison has exercised clemency.

Charles M. Hendley, who has been for many years official stenographer at the White house, has been appointed private secretary to the secretary of the treasury, to take effect April 1, next. Edward J. Graham, who was private secretary to Secretary Falrchlld, was Invited to remain In a similar capacity by Secretary Wtudom, but declined to do so because of a desire to undertake the practice of law In New Tork.

In the execuUveesslon the senate confirmed a number of territorial and postal nominations, comprising all th« had. uo to date, been reported from committee. The list Is, however, withheld, the senate having failed to suspead the operation of the rule, which keens confirmations secret and delays notification to tlie president until two additional executive sessions shall have supervened without the entry of a raotloa to reconsider.

The office of commissioner of Internal revenue was to-day formally transferred from Mr. Joseph ?. Miller to Mr John W. Mason. The ceremony was very slmpl-*. and consisted merely of Mr. Mason subscribing to the with of ofllce adm.nls teredto him by Mr. John T. Blveas, a notary public, in the bureau. Mr. Miller was present at the ime, and after his successor was fully Installed introduced the principal officers of the bureau to him.

The March statistical report of the department of agriculture gives the result of the Investigation through Its correspondents and agents and the merchant millers, and the record of commercial luspecUon of the average weight of wheat by states. The general average is M-6 pounds, the lowest average of six years. In the spring wheat

region the range Is from 53.5 In Dakota to 56 pounds in Nebraskn. It makes the crop equivalent to 391.000.000 bushels of 60 pounds each, less by 25,000,000 bushels than the quantity In measured bushels.

The secretary of the navy has been Informed through the secretary of state that his eminence the bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, contemplates an early tour of Inspection to the most distant parishes of his Episcopal see, and that he will be provided with a Russian war vessel for that purpose. The secretary of the navy has Instructed the commanding oncers of the United States vessels In Alaskan waters to extend to the bishop the courtesies due to his position, and any facilities he may need.

Franklin Woodruff, A. D. Balrd, Theo. Wills and Nathan Newman, of New York, waited upon Secretary Wlndom to-day and asked the appointment of Mr. Michael J. Dady, as superintendent of federal buildings In New Tork City, a position now held by Colonel Fryer. The same delegation also saw the president in behalf of Lewis Payne's appointment as public printer. It is said that the president informed the delegation that New York must not expect this office, as he had about decided to give It to a Western man.

The nomination of Lewis Wolfley to be governor of Arizona is still pending before the committee on territories. Senator Piatt said to-day: "Weare waiting to hear and read all that may be offered for and against General Wolfley. When that is done we shall consider it ail and give a judicial decision. We could not do less than thsc and any man Is entitled to It." The charges, It Is said, are of a very serious nature, but the general belief is they cat) not besustaleA and that General Wolffs nomination will receive a favorable report.

Secretary Wlndom has been so overrun with offlceseekers that he has had scarcely a minute to attend to his official duties. A notice has been posted conspicuously throughout the building, that the secretary reserves the time from 10 till 1130 a. m. for receiving senators and members of the house of representatives. Other persons desiring to see him upon matters relating to official patronage are to call between 1130 a. m. and 1 p. m. Secretary Wlndom, In speaking of this matter, said It will be well for offlceseekers to understand that It will not be to their Interest to file their applications after 1 o'clock.

The president will soon Issue a proclamation regarding Behrlng sea, which cannot fall to attract international attention. This proclamation will be the first information which most people will have, that In the closing hours of the last congress an amendment was incorporated in the lnter-territorlal salmon-fishing act. which, In effect, declares that the Behrlng sea Is a closed sea. By this legislative enactment congress has attempted to settle a grave pelnt over which the nations have contended. The amendment In Its terms extends the provisions of the salmon-fish lng act to seal fishing In Behrlng sea. That Is to say, the act forbids tne taking of seal by any one not authorized by the act, within the waters of BehrlRg sea.

Postmaster General Wanamaker to-day Issued an order directing all clerks In the ofllce of the first assistant postmaster general and such as may be required from the other bureaus of department until otherwise directed, to begin work at half past eight o'clock a. m. instead of 9 o'clock as heretofore, and remain at their desks until 6 o'clock p. in. Instead of 4 o'clock. This Increase of hours is made for the purpose of facilitating the dispatch of applications and prepatlon of papers for action In the office of the first assistant postmaster general. The clerks In the dead letter office are also required to work from half past eight a. m. until 6 p. m. until the work now In arrears In that division is brought up.

GOVERNOR TAFT DECLINES.

Compelled to Refuse the Honor of I.end lng Khode Island Republicans. PROVIDENCE,

R. I., March 21.—The

Republican state convention was called to order by Isaac Goff, in the absence of the regular ohairman. On the call of nominations for governor, H. C, White, of Providence, nominated for governor Royal C. Taft, and he was re-nominated amid great applause. Governor Taft spoke of his inability to express his thanks for the honor bestowed on him, but could not change his mind from the decision made

early

...

eept this honor again. General William Ames, on another call for nominations, nominated for governor Herbert W. Ladd, of Providence, and he was unanimously endorsed by the convention. The Hon. EnosW.Lapham was nominated for lieutenant governor, but Delegate Emerson said he was authorized to state that, while Mr. Lapham appreciated the compliment, he is obliged to decline. Daniel G. Littlefield was then nominated. The rest of last year's ticket was re-nominated.

CHICAGO,

March

21.—S. E.

CINCINNATI,

Gross,

the gentleman selected by the Laborites as their candidate for mayor of Chicago, has made a formal declination of the nomination.

March

21.—The

Demo

cratic city convention has nominated exMayor Thomas J. Stephens for mayor.

West Virginia Election Caqes. PITTSBURG,

March 2J.—A Wheeling

dispatch saye: There Was a rather remarkable occurrence in the United States court to-day, which shows the futility of any further attempt by the government to secure convictions in election cases, at least with the present panel. William Myers, alleged to be a minor, was on trial, and at half-past the jury came into court and said there was no possible chance of an agreement being reached. The court said it would send them back when Foreman O'Brien said some of the jury was willing to convict if they could be assured in advance what the punishment would be. The court sharply reproved the jury for this attempt to compromise the case, whereupon the jury retired, and in live minutes returned a verdict of not guilty. The sensation was tremendous, and the verdict is the talk of the city to-night. It is not impossible that nor more cases will be a

Kxplosion in a Dynamite Works. PHIL.ADKL.PUIA,

March 21.—A sound

like the combined roar of hundreds of cannon, followed by the ascension of a huge cloud of smoke to a towering height, startled the inhabitants of Lakewood, N. J, to-day. It was caused by an explosion in the works of the United States dynamite company, eight miles distant. Thomas Haggerty and William Nicholas, both of Manchester, the only occupants of the room, were

inBtantly

killed. Nicholas was blown to atoms and Haggerty died in less than an hour. The United States dynamite company located its factory near Tom's river about four years ago. Three explosions have occurred there, in which five men were killed and three maimed for life. The body of Nicholas was scattered in every direction about the premises, and men were engaged in gathering them piecemeal until darkness compelled them to desist.

Tascott Once More.

CHUXJ,

Cal., March 21.—Officers are

here from Sacramento with a private detective from San Francisco. They have made several secret excursions from here to the large vineyards of Senator Stanford, at Vina. A week ago a stranger applied for work there, which was given him. It was rumored among the men that the stranger was Tascott, the murderer of Millionaire Snell, of Chicago. The description of the stranger and that of Tascott tally in many particulars. One of the men at the vineyard informed the supposed Tascott that officers were looking for hiin and he disappeared yesterday and is presumed to be hiding in the mountains. Officers are conducting a thorough search.

TOE NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

The Big Wabash Case Being Heard in The United States Court at Chicago.^

A GREAT ARRAY OF RAILROAD ATTORNIES PRESENT.

Amendment to tbe Inter-State Law Providing for Punishment of Shippers—Notes.

CHICAGO,

March 21.—The United

States court-room waa crowded t»-day with a distinguished gathering of railway attorneys, representing various interests in the Wabash railway. Thia case was before Judges Greeham and Jackson (the latter the United States circuit judge for the Ohio and Kentucky circuit), for the hearing of the master's reports and exceptions thereto on the application for a decree of sale, upon the plan of re-organization adopted by the purchasing com mittee appointed in 1885. The purchasing committee which bought the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific railway ua^ der foreclosure of the general mortgage, consisted of James F. Joy of Detroit General O. H. Hubbard, O. D. Ashley and Edgar T. Wells of New York, all of whom were present. General Hubbard and Bush Taggart, of New York, represented the committee as counsel. "All but $4,000,000 of the $28,000,000 oat standing has come in," said Mr. Ashley, of the committee, "and the committee's plan of re-organization is fast approaching a successful consummation."

The morning sessioa was consumed by the argument of Mr. Jamee Thomson, of Foster Thomson, of New York, representing the Central trust company, the holders of the consolidated 7s of 1867 through whom the bondholders, assent ing to the plan of re-organization, bring their complaint. Governor Chamberlain, of New York, for the Johnson-Pop-per committee of bondholders, representing the first mortgage and funding debt, who dissent from the re-organi-zation plan, followed Mr. Thomson, but court adjourned for the noon recess shortly after the beginning of his argument. John M. Butler, of Indianapolis, ex-Senator Joe McDonald's law partner, is attending the hearing in the interests of the stockholders of the Indianapolis division, running from Indianapolis to Peru, who lately prosecuted a successful suit against the receivers for back rental, and now ask a reservation decree to preserve their rights. Harry Crawford will be heard in the interest of the trustees for the stockholders of 1879 Mr. Taussig, of St. Louis, representing the mortgage trustees of the Decatur & East St. Louis railroad E. F. Sharb, for the holders of the Great Western first mort

G. E. Doyle, of Toledo, for the equipment bondholders, whose holdings are involved in the "Competent suit," and Herbert Turner, of New York, for the Farmers' loan and trust company, trustees of the second mortgage.

At a conference of the opposing delegates this afternoon, a decree of sale satisfactory to all parties was virtually agreed upon. Judge Greeham suggested that the counsel retire for conference and following out this suggestion, a meeting was held in Mr. Thomson's room at the Grand Pacific. The result was that the representatives of the various interests agreed on the terms of a decree settling some points of difference, so that

a Bale

can take

place without interfering with their rights in the property, which can bo settled after the sale. Mr. Thomson made the following statement as to the agreement: "It looks now as though there would be no extended contest, as was anticipated, and that the decree will be entered. It

has

been

under discussion this afternoon, and with some modifications has been substantially agreed upon, all

ceptions being overruled. The property will probably be sold first in parcels or divisions,subject to re-sale as an entirety, and if it brings more as

unit the sale

as a unit will be firm if less, the sales parcels will be carried out. The agreement will be presented in court tomorrow."

THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT.

The Inter-State Lav Now Reaches Out for Shippers.

Copies of the inter-state commerce law as amended have been received bv. railroad peoole and they

u°t'

httle

rejoiced to find amoo« me amendments the following: Any person and any officer or agent of any cor irtuutwi uutrou tu itnjy vrthnlbrftUwr .yrop^rtj to the provisions of this act, or for whom as consignor or consignee any sucn carrier shall transport property, who shall knowingly and willfully, by false billing, false classification, false weighing, false representation of the contents of the package, or ialce report of weight, or by any other device or means. whether with or without the consent or connivance of the carrier. Its agent or agents, obtain transportation for such property at less than the regular rates then established and In force on the line of transportation, shall be guilty of fraud, which Is hereby declared to he a misdemeanor, and shall, upon convlcUon thereof In any court of the United States of competent Jurisdiction within the district In which such offense was committed, be subject tor each offense to a flee of not exceeding live thousand dollars, or imprisonment In the penitentiary for a term of not exceeding two years, or both. In the discretion of the court.

There is also a provision providing for a heavy fine and imprisonment for any one who by payment of money or ether thing of value induces a common carrier to make unjust discrimination. In this connection the following editorial from the New York Sun is of interest:

Attacked by legislatures, bled by weaker competing lines, and cheated by shippers, the condition of many of the Western railroads begins to awaken compassion, as did In olden times the spectacle of an overmatched and unfairly baited bull. While shouting In the popular chorus of denunciation against "grasping monopolies," certain merchants of St. Louis, who ship over the railroads, have been systematically robbing them by false weights.

Five railroads centering In that city have suffered so much from this dishonesty that they have organized a "Bureau for Weighing and Inspecting^Freight." They aw the Chicago 4 Alton, the Wabash, the Vandalla, the Ohio A Mississippi, and the Indianapolis & St Louis. Thb superintendent of this bureau has made his report for the rear 18S8, and It tells a story discreditable to the mercantile Integrity ot one ef our great cities.

The number ot cars brought under suspicion last year and weighed was 27.805. As certified by the shippers, the weight of the goods In them was S4S.2S3.2P0 pounds. The actual weight as proven by the bureau, was 889,564,900 pounds. The attempted robbery was to the amount of the freight charges on 46.2S1.700 pounds. The bureau, after careful computation, arrived at the conclusion that the yearly loss of the roads diverging from St. Louis alone by fraudulent representations of weight amounts to over one hundred thousand dollars.

We forbear to apply arithmetic to measure the

RallMHM Notee

The Story Told by a Ian Who Helped Drink a Keg Beer

Patrick Mulaskey omplained to the authorities,yesterdayifternoon,of being robbed, by a negro ac 1 a white man, in the willow thicket ci the river bank, near the I. fe St. L. estle work a mile west of the city. Heiaid that they presented revolvers at his head, tied his hands and feet, tied a landkerchief over his mouth, and took one dollars, all the money he had, from him. He was in jail last night, becaus* he had no money to pay for lodging, an l.told an

THE CHIN KIANG RIOT.

How the British and American Consuls Made Their Escape. WASHINGTON,

TERRE EXPRESS.

Weekly Established in 1823. TERRE HADTE, IND., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 22,1889. Daily Established in 18511,

robbery by under that another ameod•merceactwoald Mem for the forcible eneoaritegritj for the protec-

whole extent of this weighing, bat we will I ment of the lnter-rtatej to be necessary, "8 nnw agement of mercanglel Hon of eommoa

Lafayette is to haves^belt railway. The Tan pay car watjM the shops yesterday. The £vanivll]e Jotmal says it Is expected that trains of the Ohio ValMv toad will he nmnlnc into that dcy by April 1.

One thine noticeable}* that the roads which are most persistent in pottteg a stop to payment of commissions are the some lines.

The iflchl^in comnMttoner of railroads reports earings lor Michigan In January $5,741,542 for the same month la 1888, |fi,4S7, 351 per cent, of Increase, 6.2.

E. A. Ford, general passenger agent, and J. M. Chesbrough and H. KrDaring, assistant general passenger agents, wwe in consultation with Presl dent licKeen yesterdajjOtf routine matters.

Engine No. 118, ane of the new Vandalla engines, hauled thirty-two loadod ears from Indianapolis to Terre Haute with ease.This Is me of tho large freight engines Just reoetad from the Pittsburg tocomoUve works.

Next Sunday the Cht the Ohio. Indiana & W sleeping coaches, to ra and SprlngOetd. OhM Chicago at 11:40 p. EB R. I at Danville antfo the old I. & W. row

Eastern Illinois and will pot on a line of tly between Chicago

TWO coaches will leave they will leave the C. ft fast overtheO. L4W.

Cincinnati Enquirer: ^contract was made yes-

terday between George &. Murray, agent of GUmore's "Twelve Temptations" company, and tho C. H. & D. railroad, the later agreeing to haul a special train of Ave cars, to lwve Toledo Sunday, March 24th, at 1^0 in the morning and to make the run of 203 miles to Cincinnati In four hours and twenty-Qve minutes, or iprfelt the amount of ransportatlon, which is said |o be $360.

It Is said that the reas^i why Columbus has been dropped In the bulldin: of the EvansvlUe ft Richmond railway arises ovt the failure of the Mackey syndicate to buy th twenty-two miles of track belonging to the Big Ft ir between Columbus and Greensburg. Five mil of track building will be saved by leaving ou Columbus, and this equals the subsidy which Cel mbus voted In aid of the enterprise besides ch, the Mackey line will not have the Big Foi as a competitor for Columbus traffic.

ALLEGED HIGHWJY BOBBERY

EXPRESS

reporter the partjpu) ire of the affair. He had come to this t^ on Wednesday, from his home, in fc pringfield, 111., arriving here about tin at night. He slept in a hotel, but did noc know in what hotel or in whai part of the city it was. Yesterday moi iing he meta ne-

gro, who was tolerab well dressed, but whom he did not kt iw except that he had seen him in the west part of Indianapolis one time. he negro recalled the meeting and the) met some other men in the west end this city. A proposition to buy a kej down to the river am made and concurrei —T*hflv nngahaaoH

of beer, take It

Mulaekey paying 'UjS asseesmen a ten-dollar bill. Jrhjee two men were with them and saw (he money. They drank the beer, being assisted by five othe/ person?, and Mulafkey with the two men who robbed him returned the keg. They proposed to him to go up the river and out on the railrqpd somewhere, he did not know where, because he was unacquainted with the vicinity. On the way they robbed him. They instructed him to lie still until they should get away or thay would "get him." They left an old razor lying near him with which he out the bandages from his feet. But he could not get his hands freed until he found some men in a boat on the river, to whom he called, and they unfastened his hands. He said that he was a core maker in a rolling mill by trade, and was going to St. Louis where he had a job. His father is a quarry maa near Springfield. He describes the white man who robbed him as about five feet nine inches high, heavy build, wearing a light moustache, stiff hat, dark overcoat and striped pantaloons. The colored man appeared to be about 22 y«nrs of age, 5 feet, 7 inches high, and wore a dark overcoat. He does not want his parents to know what has happened him, and says that he must seek employment here to make some money, and that he will have to give up his job in St. Louis.

March 21.—The de

partment of state is in raw'"* concerning the recent not at Chin Kiang. The trouble arose out of the stoning of the Sikh policemen of the British quarter by a crowd of boys and 70ung men. It occurred on the Chinese Sew Year, when business was practically town and when the streets were thronged witn -wu*a. The quarrel of the boys was assumed by tb» men and a general figbt ensuecr.' A Chinaman waa knocked dewn by the police and the report was current that he was killed. Immediately the enraged mob attacked and burned the police Btation. The roadway was thronged with 20,000 rioters, who surged toward the United States and British consulates. When the situation became alarming, 300 soldiers from the neighboring barracks appeared upon the scene, but their presence only served to excite the derision of the mob. Undeterred by the soldiery, the gates of the United States and British consulates were assaulted, and the British consulate burned, the consul barely escaping with his life by climbing over a rear fence. With such difficulties the two consuls, with their families, effected their escape and reached a mail steamer, which had just arrived, just in time to evade the fury of the rioters, who were in hot pursuit. The mob made various unsuccessful efforts to board the vessel, but it was repulsed in each instance. The arrival of a brigade of soldiers in the evening and of a British man-of-war the following morning had the effort of restoring quiet.

News Condensed.

Robert Garrett arrived at Penaacola yesterday and will proceed to Jacksonville to-day. Tbe naval commission appointed to select a site for a navy yard on tbe gulf coast readied Pensacola yesterdaj.

Major Simon B. Brown, father of Geo. V. Brown, general manager of tbe Pullman palace car company. died at Chicago.

Judgment for

268,278

COPPER FAILURE DISCUSSED

Charges That the French Govern ment is Protecting the Monopoly.

HARD HITS AT THE SAULS BURY GOVERNMENT.

Exposure of the Tool Used in the Mitcbelstown Riots Protection in Canada.

PARIS, March 21.—In the chamber of deputies to-day M. Lauer, in the discussion of an interpellation on the copper crisis, demanded that the penal code provision against monopolies be en forced. He accused the Rothchilds of causing the oriais, and of leading an international plot against the Frenoh market, and urged the necessity of an inquiry into the crisis.

M. Rouviere, minister of finance, ridiculed M. Lauer's speech as a romance beneath the dignity of a serious assembl. The allegation against the Rothchilds, he said, was undeeerved and its refutation could be left to the public's good sense. The Comptoir d'Eacompte would have suspended but for the as sistance rendered it. The second advance would te made by the bank of France and fifty capitalists. The Comptoir d'Escompto's doors, therefore, would not to closed..

M. Thevenet, minister of justice, informed M. Lauer that the law against monopolies had not been repealed, but that it was difficult to prove charges of monopoly.

M. Lejune reproached the government for refusing to intervene in the Panama canal affair, and yet intervening in the Comptoir d'Escompte crisis, which was the business of the Haute banque and bourse speculators.

Mr. Rouviere replied that the government had been unable to interfere in the Panama canal matter. In the Comptoir d'Eacompte affair it had interfered solely in behalf of the depositors.

M. Millerand said that the government had performed only apart of its duty it still remained to make a salutary example. He proposed an order of the day calling for an immediate judicial inquiry into the copper monopoly.

M. Thevenet assured the chamber that the government would scrupulously examine into the matter, with a view of reaching the guilty parties, but it reserved the right to choose its own time for the investigation.

The order of the day, pure and simple, was rejected—284 to 234. M. Lauer then withdrew his motion for the enforce-

ofj^a

monopoly law, and after

u™ tima „„a further discussion M. Thomson moved in bv the nartv

order

of the day, declaring that the

for the cnari and to mike the law respected. M. Thomson's motion was accepted by the government and was adopted by the chamber by a vote of 339 to 312.

HITTING AT SADLSBUHY.

The Engllah Government Leaders Get Hard Raps in Commons. LONDON,

March

21.—In

the house of

commons this afternoon Baron Henry De Worme, parliamentary colonial secretary, read a telegram whioh had been received from the cape, in reply to inquiries concerning Captain Seagrave, who commanded the constables at Mitchellstown riots in

1887.

272

was rendered by Judge

Bawes. in Chicago, in favor of Jesse Spaulding. excollector of the port, and against James A. aad Samuel G. Hair. This Is the old litigation between Mr. Spaulding and Hair and Odlone, growing out of a lumbar transaction.

The tele

gram said that Captain Seagrave was dismissed from the cape infantry service in

1885

for gross

neglect of duty and breach of trust. The reading of the dispatch was followed by a scene of great disorder. The Irish members rose in their places and cheered, and there were cries of "Piggott," "Piggott," "Remember Mitchelstown," etc. When quiet was restored, Mr. Balfour, chief secretary of Ireland, said he had suspended Seagrave, but preferred not to dismiss him until documentary evidence of his guilt had been received.

Home Secretary Matthews, in reply to a question, admitted that Police Inspector Andrews had visited America since the passage of the Parnell cornmisKfflliteWsKflfcau'te$ti l/fTuaron, the 'informer, there.

On the vote on Mr. Balfour's salary, Mr. Morley severely criticised the government's action in carrying on a "Furtive and clandestine battle behind its opponents' backs." Mr. Bradlaugh moved that Mr. Balfour's salary be reduced by

£500.

vote of

It was rejected by a

211.

Mr. Mjrley adduoed

Hi nwir e»wS*» seefeotipg ltiU«jOOCO_

for the Times, with the view of disprov ing the government's professions of neu trality. *.:

An English Scandal.

LONDON,

March

2L—The

1822.

marchioness

of Donegall has brought suit against her husband for a divorce, on the ground of cruelty and desertion. The marquis was bom in

The case was heard to-day.

The marchioness testified that she was married to the defendant in

1865.

left her husband's house in

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1872.

Previous to her leaving her husband they occupied separate rooms. One night the respondent brought a friend home with him and dragged her from her bed into the passage where the friend was. After that the respondent lived with a woman named Wright. The defense produced witnesses who testified that Lady Donegall had committed adultery with a groom employed by her husband and with another man. The case against the marquis was dismissed. A counter-suit that the marquis had brought against Lady Donegall was also dismissed.

The Germany Navy Command BERLIN.March 21.—In

the reichstag

to-day the estimates for increasing the horsing of the artillery passed the second reading. Then the bill providing for a dual administration of tbe naval department also passed the second reading. In tbe debate on the latter bill Prince Bismarck, replying to Herr Richter's criticism, showed that the responsibility of the naval authorities to the reichstag would be in no way altered. The plan only involved the application to the navy of a system that had already

been tested in the army, namely, tbe placing of the {ulmiral-in-ohief at the head of the navy. Of course tbe em peror was supreme commander of both branches. Prinoe Bismarek, replying, said that the execution of the propo change would only demand haste ehould the present peaceful prospects become clouded.

Protection In Canada. .'

OTTOWA, ONT.,

March 21.—In the

house of commons, to-day, the Hon. Mr. Foster, minister of finance, said that the government had under consideration the advisability of excluding American lard by increased duty, or otherwise, in view of the extensive adulteration practiced. The following amendments to the customs act were passed in the house: That the bringing of. goods into Canada by land conveyance, other than railway cars, shall be prohibited during night and on statutory holidays, exoept under permit and supervision.

The Revolver Principal Applied to KIHM. ST. PETERSBURG,

March 12.—Russian

officials have tested and reported favorably upon a Russian invention for applying the revolver principal to the bar rels of Borden rifles. By this arrange ment a machine gun is obtained which will fire 480 shots a minute.

A Dnel at Pesth.

PESTH,

March 21.—The fcffortrf of

friends to effect a reconciliation between Deputies Polonyi and Kraitsek, who had an altercation in the chamber yeeterday, was unsuccessful. The two deputies fought a duel to-day. Neither was injured.

A Cable From Bermuda to Halifax. LONDON,

March 21.—In the house of

commons Postmaster General Baikee an nounced that the government intended to lay a sub-marine cable between Bermuda and Halifax.

The American Pilgrims. 3

ROME,

March 21.—The American pil

grims will leave on Monday for Naples, en route to Alexandria. They will reach Palestine in holy week.

Foreign Notes.

August Von Petteakofen, the Austrian painter, Is dead. Mr. Lewis, solicitor of the Parnellltes, has secused Plggott's diary, and will produce It before the Parnell commission.

Dispatches to the Berlin Post say that the Insurrection in east Africa Is not spreading, and that theGerman company's employes have succeeded In collecting duties In the harbors occupied by the rebels.

Bishop Keane, the president of the new Catholic university at Washington, has left Rome for Germany, where he will visit the principal seats of learning, afterward visiting the universities of Belgium and France.

At the banquet at Rome on Tuesday, Cardinal ParocchI, the pope's vicar, said that if In the future it should become necessary foe the pope to leave Europe, he would find sure refuge among the American bishops, who would receive him with honorable hospitality.

Count Herbert Bismarck started yesterday for London. The Boersen Zeltung says that the object of his Journey Is to personally settle tbe last questions at Issue In connection with the reapproachment between England«nd Germany, and

tto?an7n£tomSaS^U8tlfle8 furtb, mlnfster^oltTli'? consider himself authorized to discuss the motives for the suppression of the Volks Zeltung. Tbe police, In prosecuting tbe paper, had acted properly. The printer and publisher of the Volks Zeltung had entered an appeal and the decision in the case now rested with the Imperial omission, which the minister had no rlKht to prejudge. The law court would decide as to whether the future publication of the paper should be interdicted.

Kloping.lt is Catching.

WASHINGTON,

marriage of the daughter of Chief Justice Fuller has given a stimulus to the young people of Washington. Miss Kitty L. Thompson, a quite well-known local singer, quietly travelled to Baltimore this afternoon and was married to Mr. Ewaldus L. Berry, a nephew of Senator Berry, of Arkansas, who is clerk to the senator's committee. The ceremony waB performed by a Presbyterian minister. After it was over the young couple returned to Washington and proceeded to the home of the bride's mother and informed her of what they bad done. They received the parental blessing and in the evening formed a party at tbe theater. The young lady, just before leaving the bouse early in the day, laughingly told her mother that she was going to imitate Miss Fuller, but it was taken as a joke, and the parents were much surprised when they afterwards learned of the marrinrro

What Colonel New Says.

PITTSBURG,

March 21.—John C. New

passed through this city this morning on his way home in Indianapolis. He will leave for London as soon as he can make necessary arrangements, probably in two three weeks. He denies that there was any trouble or misunderstanding between the DTeeident and himoolf. Ho says he was offered the Austrian mission and several others, but preferred the consul generalship at London. He is pleased with the appointment of Frederick D. Grant as Austrian minister, and says Murat Halstead will have the Berlin mission.

Father Curley Critically III. WASHINGTON,

March 21.—The Rev.

James Gurley, aged 92, the oldest Catholic priest in the United States, is critically ill at Georgetown college, where he has been professor of philosophy and natural science for forty-eight years.

"Sons of Hades."

An organization bas been formed in Jefferson called the "Sons of Hades," which bas for its ostensible purpose 'downing the White Caps" operating in that county.

In the Legislatures.

In the Nebraska senate Wednesday the bill providing for the Australian system of voting was indefinitely postponed.

A bill was passed by tbe Michigan bouse prohibiting the sale of liquor In any place of amusementor any adiacent room, by a vote of 62 to 13.

Figures presented to the New Tork legislature show that the telephone company of New York has made In Ave years on a cash investment of $600,000 net profit of £2.843,454.

Tbe bill prohibiting pool selling on race tracks and fair grounds was defeated Wednesday In the Illinois senate. The same body passed MacMlllan's drainage bill for tbe removal of dams In the Illinois river, and tbe house passed the Crawford stock yards bill.

There is a prospect of Leonard Volk, tbe sculptor, disposing of his models of Lincoln and Douglas to Illinois. The senate appropriation committee agreed to report favorably the bill to appropriate S1(U0) to have Mr. Volk preserve these models In bronze for tbe state. Tbe models have for ten years bad a place in tho corridor of the state house.

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NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Fox Drive Near Atherton Was Better Attended by Foxes Than People.

SEVEN FOXES CAPTURED AND SOME GET AWAY.

Usually More Than a ThousandParsons Capture One Fox— Local News.

About fifteen persons from this city attended the fox drive at Atherton, ten' miles northeast of this city, yesterdays and report the drive a great success.: The delegation from this city was small because several fox drivers here had participated in failures recently, and had not regained their accustomed enthusiasm. The party left at 10:45 a. m. and arrived on the grounds after the' lines had been formed and had advanced about one-half. About five hundred I persons were present, among whom were seventy-five ladies. The west line was formed on the Lafayette road the north line passed through Rose ville the east% line through Roeedale and the south line through Evans' lane. The lines comprised an area of about four miles square and converged on Mr.« Isaac Cottrell's farm. The lines re partly in Parke county and partly in this county. They began to move at 10 a. m., and captured seven foxes at noon. Several foxes broke through the lines, which were not as compact as they should have been, because the farmers of the vicinity were busy with spring work and would not stop to chase foxes. There were two captains and two lieutenants to each line. The Terre Haute delegation arrived too late to get an office. Mr. J. T. H. Miller, who attended from this city, aaid that the foxes were the largest he had ever seen, and they were braver in their desperation to break through the lines. After the lines had become close enough to prevent the foxes breaking through, boys between the ages of 12 and

years were allowed to go into the

enclosed space, one at a time, and catch the foxes. With this the fun began, and the longer it continued the more amusing it became. The last one was a small, lean, athletic fox. The boy would run him a short distance, when the fox, growing weary and desperate, would stop and show fight. It was then the boys' turn to avoid being caught and several narrow escapes were made. The fox came near enough to one boy to tear away the I brim of his cap. Joe Friez caught one of the seven foxes and Ernest Meissel knocked the largest of the lot down with a club, but could not capture him. When the foxes had all hoan •.• ——4 tion, and brought from seventy five cents to a dollar, pet..jtffefld—.Thay. the

Bupply

March 21.—The hasty

was greater than the demand.

Mr. Miller brought one fox home to avoid being accused of not seeing a fox while gone. The land over which the lines moved were tolerably rough and the meadow in which the lines converged was also rough. After the fox drive was over the party from this city took their lunch baskets to a neighboring farmer's residence and begged buttermilk. In drinking buttermilk, Mr. Joe Friez proved himself the ohampion, and astonished both his comrades and the farmer's family. The party returned at 3:30 p. m. weary, but happy.

THE TERRE HAUTE RIFLES.

he Meeting This Evening to Terfeot Hie Organization.

Postal cards have been 6ent to all members of the Terre Haute rifles to meet at the court house this evening to complete the organization of the company. Captain Ebel will appoint four sergeants and four corporals, and the company will elect a company clerk and council of administration. Those who were absent from the meeting on Wednesday evening will be sworn in and arrangements made to secure arms and equipments for the company. Colonel Wright informed the company on Wednesday evening that the state had a supply of elegant new equipments of the latest improvements

tnis assortment. Alter The organization the company will afford those who wish to assist an opportunity to do so, by allowing them to become honorary members of the company upon payment of $5 per annum, to be used for the company's benefit. A full attendance is desired at the meeting this evening.

MAJOR HOLDER'S INJURY.

Tbe Mail Injured by the Hook and Ladder Truck no Better.

Major Holden, who was injured by the fire department, Tuesday afternoon, was alive at last account but had not improved materially. His wife and two children arrived yesterday from his home, east of Pimento. He was able to recognize them but has been able to talk but little since he was injured. His scalp was cut along the left side of the head from near the back of the skull, ranging upward and towards the forehead near the crown, and causiog the scalp to hang down almost to his left ear. Another ugly wound, but smaller, was inflicted on the right side of the bead, and he received serious internal injuries. The physicians think now that his skull was not fractured, but there is no reliable prospect of his recovery. His mostserious injury seems to have been in the back, where the pole of the wagon struck him.

New Buildings.

Mr. Fred Sellmyer is building a house and store-room at the southwest corner of Fourth and Farrington streets.

Mr. Fred W. Otte is building anew house on Second street between Vine and Gookins streets.

Mr. George Albrecht is building a new house on Second street between Moffatt and Willow Btreets.

The Funeral of Mr. David McVabb,

The funeral of Mr. David McNabb occurred from the residence yeeterday afternoon. The Rev. Mr. Tabor conducted the funeral ceremonies, and the G. A. R. attended in a body. The funeral was largely attended. ',t

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