Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 April 1889 — Page 1

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Chairnjju Huston Nominated to Treasurer of the United States. -.

ROBERTS TO BE ANT TREASURER.

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WA8r*N«TON, April 1.—The president 166 the following nominations to the senate to-day: 4 James N. Huston, of Indiana, to be treasurer of the United States. E N assistant treasurer at New York City.

William P. Wharton, of Massachusetts, to be assistant secretary of state. George H. Shields, of Missouri, to be assistant attorney- general, Tice Rich Montgomery, resigned.

Drirtjf K. -Burcbett, of Kentucky, to '^-ibe marshal of the United State9 for the district of Kentucky.

Major Charles C. Byrne, Burgeon, to be lieutenant colonel. Captain Curtis E. Munn, assistant surgeon, to be major and surgeon.

Captain George B. White,U nited States „navy, to be chief of the bureau of "Vards -,v and docks, in the department of the ,1 navy.

L. Bradford Prince, of Santa Pe, New Mexico, to be governor of New Mexico. .Louis A. Walker, of Helena, Mont., to be secretary of Montana.

James T. Kelley, of Nebraska, to be *, receiver of public moneys at Bloomington. Neb.

William W. Junkin, of Fairfield, la., to be Indian inspector. To be agents for the Indians—Charles A. Ashley, of New York, at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe asrency in the Indian Territory Charles R. A. Scobey, of Mon-

tana, at the Port Peck agency in Montana. THE NEW OFFICIAL®. (ieorge H. Shields, wno was to-day nominated to be assistant attorney general tor the Interior department, Is about 65 years of age and Is a man of -high legal and social attainments He lias been a resident of 81.Louis for many years and for a long time was associated as law partner with General John B. Henderson. Mr. Shields has always taken a deep Interest In the Improvement of the Mississippi and other Western waterways and his ability and energy have done much in securing whatever attention they, in late years, have received at the hands of congress. He "lias always been a Republican In politics and has several times been a member of the Missouri state committee. Secretary Noble considers himself '-extremely fortunate In securing a man of such splendid ability as his legal_advlsor.

L. Bradford Prince, nominated as governor of New Mexico, was chief justice of that territory and .resigned that position on account of some mlRun"derstandlng during Mr. Arthur's term. He served one or two terms as a state senator In the New

York legislature prior to his appointment as chief justice of New Mexico. There was considerable of imwHwwlwiui lit* tiua came in as a compromise candidate,

Ja8. N. Huston, who was to-day nominated to

treasurer of the United States, is a native Indlananand about 45 years of age. He is the president of the Connersvllle bank, of which, his father was president before him. Mr. Huston Is largely Interested In manufactures and farming, and Is a man of considerable means. Politically, -his record stands high. He was chairman of the .Republican central committee during the last two campaigns and achieved a reputation as a successful organizer and worker. He was a delegate at large to the Chicago convention and was at one time prominently mentioned as a candidate for. governor of the state, but declined to permit his

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name to be used because of his connection with the central committee. Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, who was to-day

named

as assistant treasurer at New York, Is 62 years of age. He was trained as a printer and graduated from Yale college. He became editor Sand proprietor of the Utlca Morning Herald in 1851, and has been connected with that paper since that time He was delegate to the national

Republican conventions In 1864 and 1868 was a

member

of the legislature of 1867, and served in

the Forty-second and Forty-third congresses aa a member of the ways and means committee. Captain George B. White, who was nominated to succed Admiral Harmony as chief of the bureau of yards and docks, navy department, Is particularly well known to Phlladelphlans, as many years of his life has beffii passed In that city. He Is a nephew of Representative Wm. D. Kelley.

William H. Wharton, the newly nominated assistant secretary of state, was born in Massachusetts and Is about 42 years of age. He became private secretary to Justice Gray when the latter was United States judge In Massachusetts, and has continued to act In the same capacity since Judge M.ray became a member of the I nlted States ...

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court. He Is a cousin of the late Francis

i1 Wharton, has served In the Massachusetts legls•m

the state bar and,the

Montana Chas.

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Confirmations.

WASIU&OTON,

April

1.—The

senate

this afternoon confirmed the following 'nominations: Lewis Wolfley, to be gov emor of Arizona Chas. P. Ashley, to be agent at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency, Indian Territory Wm. K.

Junkin, of Iowa, to be Indian inspector

James E. Kelly, to be receiver of public moneys Jt Bloomington Walker, to

Neb. Louis be secretary R. A. Schobey,

Indian agent for Peck, Mon. James N. Iluaton, of Indiana, to be treasurer of the United States Ellis H. Roberts, of New York, to be assistant treasurer at New York City Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, to be minister to Belgium John T. Abbott, to be minister of the United States of Colombia.

There was considerable discussion upon the nomination of the delegates to tl^e congress ot American nations, to be held in this city next autumn. Objection was made to them by the Democrats, on the ground that they were alii ost unimously Republican in politics, aid that if their report was to have the w*ight before the country and with congas that it ought to have, there should be a more equitable division between tht two parties. Senator Sherman, charman of the foreign relation com mit«e which had recommended con tirHUion of the list, stated three of then, nanny. Messrs. Whyte of Maryland,

Tresott of South Carolina, and AnBon of U-eorgi

Were

Democrats. The minority

eenatOi, however, insisted that Messrs. TrescoV „nd Hanson were Mugwumps, not Deioerats, and oughtjpot to be coneidered.

Senator her man—Well, Mr. Hanson was recotqgQ^j by the senator from Georgia a^ good Demoorat. To this Bpeoitic stament there was no response.

Senator .ye criticised the list of appointments Baying that so far as he new, with a single 1. exception, ,me of the delegates named ougllo have been appointed,

He had be€ deeply interested in this subjeot of &mgress of American nations, and haiaiied at the state department and Wh house to urge the selection of derlega familiar with the sub

jects to be discussed, but at neither place had he been asked any questions, and accordingly had made no individual recommendation*.

Senator Hoar eulogized Jefferson Cool idge, the Massachusetts delegate, as a man of ability, an author of note. "And yet," interjected Senator Frye, "no more fit for a place on the delegation than the senator (Hoar) himself."

Continuing, he said there could be no objection to the persons selected on the score of ability. They were simply not acquainted with the subjeot in hand, or were not in sympatey with some of the objects which it is desired to accomplish. He said that William Pinckney Whyte was opposed to paying subsidies to ocean steamship lines, being interested in the operations of clipper shifw trading with South American countries, a statement which Senator Gorman is said to have confirmed. The report of the committee went over until to-morrow without action by general consent, there being no formal motion or objection entered.-

ASHIIJSTON,

I no in a

tion of Isadora Loventbal, to be postmaster at Modesto, Call, was to-day rejected* by the senate. Mr. Loventbal was nominated for the same office by President Cleveland, on January 30th, last, which nomination failed for want of action by the senate.

A Railroad Accident.

WHEELING,

W. Va., April 1.—As

freight No. 58, on the B. Jfc O. main line, reached the bridge over Heart creek, eighty miles east of this city, this morning, the engineer noticed the bridge was burning. It was too late to check the train, and he and his fireman, with one brakeman. saved themselves by jumping. The next instant the locomotive broke through the bridge which was weakened by the fire and followed by fourteen cars, fell' into the creek bed, where the burning timbers from the bridge set fire to the cars, and they were burned. The caboose did not leave the track, and all the crew escaped, though two unknown tramps, stealing a ride on the train, went down with the wreck and were.burned. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is supposed to have been caused by falling cinders.

Problems' for the Commission. NEW YOBK,

viuwi

April 1.—The Pennsyl

vania railroad now has a controlling interest in three trans-Atlantic lines of steamers, and as they have to make their regular trips the Pennsylvania can charge the regular export rates and then make the steamship companies carry the freight at a loss, necessary. The inter-state commerce commissioners have a very difficult problem before them in giving any rulings on rates in view of the present condition of affairs. Besides the Pennthe Grand Trunk_Juwa gofc

wii»uu iu uunp^cu wrrpip»riw. furnish a certain amount of freight to the Allen line. It is problematical how the inter-state law can reach these particular cases.

A Queer Girl Commits Suicide. MINNEAPOLIS,

April 1.—Adele Menrad,

a 17-year-old girl living in this city, committed suicide to-day by shooting herself. She has been acting queerly for some time and was probably insane. Last summer fhe suddenly disappeared from home, leaving a note saying that she was about to drown herself. She was found ten days afterward masquerading in male costume. She said she had been living in the woods. She was to have been married in about a month after being brought back home, but her intended husband disappeared on the wedding morning. Since then she has been even queerer than before, and her 'freaks culminated in her suicide this afternoon.

Killed Eleven Indians.

WASHBURN,

Dak., April 1.—Two weeks

ago two trappers, M. A. and Thomas Williams, went out trapping near the point where the Little Missouri and the Great Muddy come together. They pitched their traps on what they knew to be Indian territory, but anticipated no trouble. The first night every bit of game trapped was stolen, and the next night Tom volunteered to watch. That night the reds made a raid and killed Tom, but his brother closed the door of the cabin and fired repeatedly into the Indians, of whom there were fifteen. He killed eleven of them, though badly wounded himself, and the others fled.

A Stage Held Up.

MILTON,

Cala., April

Murdered by His Indian Wife. HANCOCK.

Dak., April

IQAD,

but Edwards bsiUdd

SENATORS AND TBEIR SECRESY

Debate in tht Senate on Attitude Toward the Publle.

BOSTON,

1.—Astage

1.—Old

April

from

Murphys to Milton was held up by a lone highwayman this morning near Angeles. The driver was ordered to throw out the Wells, Fargo & Co-s treasure box and mail bag, which he did, they were rifled by the robber but only a small amount was secured. An other mail bag supposed to have con tained valuable registered packages, was not touched. The five passengers on the stage were not moleeted.

William

Edwards, who had the mail contract from Washburn to Coal Harbor, was murdered, Saturday, by his squaw wife. The old man, who had a wif« and family in Montana, bought the young Indian girl from her parents for $40. She tried to leave him several times with a younger

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attempt. Saturday morning, while he was lying in bed, the squaw cut his throat from ear to ear.

Xhe New Comet Discovered. ROCHESTER,

N. Y., April 1. Profee

sor Swift, of Warner observatory, has received a telegram from the Lick observatory. announcing the discovery last evening by Professor Barnard of anew comet. Its position was right ascension 5 20 min 50 sec declination North lb deft, 7 mm. It is pretty faint and has a slow motion Southweet.

Henry George in a Pnbllc Debate. LONDON,

Its

SENATOR TELER IS WILLING TO FIGHT IN PUBLIC.

Further Comments by the Press on the Rejection of Mr. Halstead.

WASHINGTON, April 1.—Thesenatemet at 1 p. m. Mr. Teller offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That hereafter all executive nomination* shall tie considered in open cession ot the senate.

He said:

do not intend to ask a con

sideration of this resolution at this time. I merely offer it that it may be referred to the committee on rules. The next regular session thergenate, if -Hive to be present, I intend to press that resolution in season and out of season. I have never believed there was any reason why an executive nomination should be considered by the senate with closed doors. I am satiefisd that the great majority of the people of th« United States, irrespective of party, are of the same opinion. I am tired of giving my reasons to the senate with closed doors, for the votes which I give and of seeing in the newspapers the next day entirely different reasons ascribed to me, and not infrequently no reason at all. I have never expressed a sentiment nor given a vote in the senate with doors closed which I would not give in open senate. I do not believe that any considerable number of senators desire to shield themselves from public criticism or the public gaze in matters of this kind. While I admit that in considering questions of international relations there may be, and frequently are, times when the senate should Bit with closed doors, on account of great public interests, I can conceive of no reason why we should close our doors when we are asked to pass on the qualifications of men nominated for public office."

The resolution was laid over. 5

ON HALSTEAD'S REJECTION.

Comments of the Press Upon the Action of the Senate. NEW YORK,

April 1.—The Times this

morning quotes the editorial of the Com-mercial-Gazette on the rejection of Mr. Halstead, and then prints the following: "We are bound to

Bay

that we believe

this statement to be substantially correct. It would be possible to render a more satisfactory and trustworthy judgment if the proceedings of the senate were not wrapped in secrecy and the words, as well as the votes, of the senators screened from public scrutiny. That is at once a misfortune and a disgrace,

xo rB|iiuuuuun slid contempt for their conduct growing out of the Payne scandal are not, from the very fact of the secrecy in which they hide, entitled to the benefit of any doubt that may arise from lack of knowledge. They cannot complain if they are judged by the known facts only when they prevent the public from knowing all the facts. The known facts are all against them. It must be noted, also, that they htfve acted against the interests of their party, as they have usually interpreted those interests. They have rejected the nomination made by their own president of a man of undoubted political influence and ability in a state that is, and must be for some time, a doubtful state. But they have done more than thie. They have justified a general suspicion as to the purity of the senate. They have given reason for the opinion that there are enough Republican senators to turn the scale on any question, and who are actuated by motives that are not honorable, and that these motives are strong enough to overcome party fidelity and to break down party discipline."

The World Bays: "Senator Sherman, in his plea for Mr. Halstead's confirmation, 'frankly acknowledged' that he 'did not approve the sort of journalism' represented by the editor of the Com-mercial-Gazette. Thank heaven there are not offices enough in the gift of the government to prevent all boneflt and independent editors from 'frankly acknowledging' that they do not approve the sort of statesmanship represented by a large number of senators of the United States."

1.—"The

The

April 1.—Arrangements have

been made for a public debate in London, sometime in May, between Mr. Henry George and Mr. Saml. Smith, member of parliament. Mr. Smith has published a number of essays on politi cal and economical subjects.

Special

war upon Mr.

Halstead in the senate," says the Herald to-day in an editojial leader, "has been a war upon independence in journalism. He had an opinion of certain Republican senators, and he gave it with frankness. He doubtless used intemperate language in the act, but these men had only chuckled when he employed

Buch

lan

guage when applied to others. It is only when they are galled by it themselves that it becomes an offense not to bep»rdned."

Cal Tiylor, of the Globe, says: "I do not oliim the right to criticize the ambitions of other men, but it has always seemed to me a great mistake for the editor of any prominent and successful paper to accept office. Mr. Halstead, however, was willing to take office from the administration, and his rejection by the senate was an exhibition of personal spite, unworthy of the dignity of the men who placed it on record."

ALBANY,

N. Y., April

1.—Myron A.

Cooney, editor of the Argus, says: "It is a virtual censorship of the press against the senate. When the legislative body makes it understood that no liberties nor honeet criticism must be indulged in against its members, then the principles of highfstatesmanship are forsrotten."

The Journal says: "It is inconceivable that any Republican senator with common sense and appreciation of the situation should interpose an objection to Murat Halstesd'B confirmation simply on the ground that Halstead has criticised perhaps too severely in the heat of party discussion the conduct and actions of certain senators.

Session to End To-Day.

WASHINGTON,

April

1.—The

commit

tee appointed to wait upon the preai dent (Senators Sherman and Randall) reported that tbey had performed that duty and had been advised by the president that be would to-day communicate to the senate certain messages, but that after to-day no other messages would be sent, except of a formal character, to fill vacancies as they arise. Ihe senate, on

motion of Mr. the considerai If the seesioa then have beet length as the on* Arthur to receivf nomination. President Harrison sent iin about thMfr hundred and fifty noikinationB ainoe the fifth of March, all of which, with at lew exceptions, have been reported from the committee and will have been ootHlnned before adjournment. Of the oflicts yet to be filled, the most importantkriecommissioner of the

feneral

exactly •eoed by President 'lent Cleveland's htm

land ofnpe^and public printer, is believed thbt they will be filled with a few days. fiditor Osborne, of the Los Angelee E waning Expresr,s believed to be the man selected for public printer. It is the general opinion that W. M. Meredith, of Chicago, who waa aupposed to be the coming man for public pnnter, will succeed EL Of Graves as superintendent of engraving and printing.

All the' senatori will gladly weloome the respite from public cares Cor a season, having been in practically oonti&dous session since Deoember 4,1887, and will take th»Veiilieatj.OMortunity to leave W«f*^6raWB«nator Edmunds, who went Soutffilpr his health I wo weeks sgo, has rettfrned feeling better and was in his seat to-day.

CITY ELECTIONS. ::i

The Republicans Carry the Day in Cincinnati For Mayor. CINCINNATI.

April 1.—The municipal

election to day is a puzzle to most of the politicians. Dissatisfaction with the Republican ticket, coupled with a quite general desire lor a stricter enforcement of law, brought out a.citizens' ticket, with Daniel Stone for mayor, and the rest made up from the party candidates. JohAB.-MdSby.is the Republican candidate" for mayor, and Thomas J. Stephens the Democratic candidate.

The Republicans elected Mosby, mayor, by 551 plurality. The other Republicans elected were General Noyee, jugge

the supreme court Theo

dore Herman, city .. solicitor Henry M. Ziegler, city treasurer. The Democratic nominees elected were: Edwin Stevens, city comptroller J. D. Ermston, judge of police court Patrick J. Corcoran, prosecuting attorney of police court. Edwin Stevens got about five thousand plurality, and the others, except mayor, received 2,200 plurality.

The Michigan Election

DETROIT,

April 1.—The election in

Michigan to-day was for a justice of the supreme court and two regents of the state university. Two constitutional amendments were also submitted, one increasing the salary of the governor from $1,000 to $1,000, and the other enabling corporations to continue their existence without reorganization at the end of thirty years, as is now required. The returns received up to this hour (10 p. m.) are fragmentary, but indicate the election of C. B. Republican ticket is doubtless •looted and both amendments have been carried. The vote was light. In this city the ladies exercised the electoral privilege for the first time, voting for school inspectors and electing one of their sex, who was indorsed by the Democrats.

The Tribune claims Grant's election by 20,000 plurality. The returns are too meagre to admit of any close figuring, but there appears to be no doubt of th§ Euccess of the Republican ticket by a plurality exceeding fifteen thousand.'

T1IE CHICAGO ELiCTiON.

Unusual Interest and Excitement Attending To-day's Balloting. CHICAGO,

April 1.—During the entire

day to-morrow, the board of trade, the banks and business houses generally, •will be closed to give full scope for voting. Clubs and innumerable public places have arranged for detailed returns, the Chicago opera house particularly, will make an elaborate displBy from the stage. There are three tickets the field—Democratic, Renublican and socialists. The effjrts made by the supporters of the various candidates have been remarkable, .culminating with unusual frequency in scenes of personal violence. Entire pages of every newspaper in the city have been devoted to the contest daily for nearly a fortnight, and the managers of the different tickets have resorted to the importation of speakers from other cities to stump even the eurett wards.

A notable instance of thia exceptional method is the presence of General John, Mi Palmer, of Springfield, the Democratic candidate for governor last November. Many issues contribute to the extraordinary interest aroused. Street franchises, worth untold thousands o' dollars, are generally believed to depend on the result. Mayor John A. Roche, the Rspublican candidate, who is seeking reelection, is represented ss being hostile to the many projected elevated roads. The Democratic candidate is Dewitt C. Cregier. Against the Surf see street railway company are thought to be solidly arrayed, especially the Yerkes system. Until Cregier was nominated tnere wae a labor ticket in the field, based largely on the supposed widespread feeling that Mayor Roche, during the recent street car strike, had helped "Baron" Yerkes in giving thte men what they called "a complete razzle-dazzle, Cregier was sometime ago superintendent of the Weet Division street railway and was popular with the employee. He was removed by the Yerkes syndicate. Another feature of the contest is the concerted effort of a faction to break the power of the Republican machine. The Rapub lican candidate for circuit judge, Thomas J. Cratty, was nominated in violation of an agreement having for its object a non-partisan judiciary, and Cratty is conceded to be at a decided disadvantage compared with the other Republican candidates. The managers claim it was optional with them this year to end the agreement or oot, as they saw fis.

Probably half the literature of the cam paign has consisted of sttempts to show Mayor Roche and Mr. Cregier to be in sympathy with the local organization of "Know Nothings," called the United Order of Deputies. Both candidates have repeatedly made the most explicit denials of the charges. The subjeot of anarchy, which was so much discussed in the last city-election, cute little figure this time, having lately dropped almost completely out of sight. A straight socialist ticket is up, but has apparently attractod next to no attention from the old parties, though at one time there were 12,000socialist votes polled in Chi "••o. 21

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TKRRE HAUTE, IND., TUJE®AT MORNING, APBIL 2,1889. Daily Established in 1851.

THE SiJIOlN STORM DISASTER

Naval Department Orders To Other Ships To The Islands.

Send

THEY WILL NOT* BE THE EQUALS OF THE ONES LOST.

AT Graceful Tribute From English Officers—The Queen's v. Regret. .. J*

WASHINGTON April I.—The secretary of the navy has cabled to Auckland that the mcta of the -wreaked naval vessels who are sent home are to come to

Renewed instructions have been sent to Ban Ersncieoo to hurry forward the preparation of the. Charleston, and every effort will be made to get'her guns and carriages transported overland at the earliest possible moment The guns are ready at the proving ground at Annapolis, and the carriages are about ready at the Washington navy yard.

The navy department is making every effort to secure an adequate representation at Samoa. Orders were sent out to-day to have the Richmond, Alert and Adams sent to Apia at the earliest practicable moment. The Alert is at Honolulu all ready to sail when she coals and provisions, and can reach Samoa in a month or forty days. The Richmond is not in such a favorable place, being at present in the river Rip del la Plata, on the east coast of South Arnerics, and muat go around Cape Horn. The AdamB is under repair at the Mare Island, California, navy yard. Ten days or two weeks will serve to complete the repairs, and after a few days additional consumed in taking in stores and coal she may sail on her voyage, which will take about a month. The Yantic, now at Brooklyn, will be ready to sail on the 10 inetant, probably to relieve the Richmond.

While the vessels ordered to Samoa to-day are fair vessels of their kind, yet they are by no means equal to the three vessels which were wrecked, and are of antique type compared with the vessels of the German East African fleet which have been ordered to Apia. The old Richmond is by far the largest of the vessels that will go down. She was built at Norfolk, in 1858, and is of 2,700 tons burden, 225 feet long, 42^ feet broad, and 17.4 draft. Her speed is set down at nine and a ualf knots when in trim, but she is doubtless foul, and consequently much reduced in speed by her stay in Bouth Atlantic waters. She is commanded by Captain A. V. Reed, with Lieutenant Commander Louis Kingsley and Lieutenats W. H. Everett. J. H. C. Coffin, F. Tjj.uflnudu. Awf* headed by twelve ten-incTismoOtB 1 one eight-inch muzzle loading rifle, and one sixty-pound breach loading rifle, two twenty-pound breech-loaders, and some smaller secondary guns.

The Alert is a 1,000-ton vessel, built by John Roach in 1875. She carries 21 officers and 127 men*" She ia rated at ten knots, is 175 feet long by 32 feet beam, draws" 12% feet of water, and carries a battery up of one eleven inch and two nine inch smooth bores, one sixty-pound riflj, and four small guns in the secondary battery. Her officers are Commander James D. Graham and Lieutenants John Garvin, P. E. Greene, C. T. Moore, J. P. Parker, C. D. Bostick, and William G. Hannum.

The Adams is rated at 1,375 tons. She was built in 1876 at Boston, by Donald McKay. Her length is 185 feet, by 35 feet beam and 14.3 draft. She is set down as a 98 knot ship, with a battery of four 9-inch

Bmooth

GIBRALTEK, March 31.-TO the Secretary of the Navy. Washington: The officers ol the English channel fleet sympathize with the American navy on the terrible loss ot lite from wrecks at Samoa.

To this message the following reply was made: WASHINGTON. April 1.—Admiral Commanding Her Majesty's Channel Fleet, GibralUr:—Accept for yourself and the officers ol your command bjgratetul acknowledgement on benalf of the United states navy for your message of sympathy and good will occasioned by the recent disaster at Samoa,

TKACT,

Secretary Navy.

The Que*a to Emperor William. LONDON,

April

1—The

queen has sent

a cable dispatch to Emperor William expressing her regret for the loes of the German men-of-war at Samoa and her sympathy with the relatives of those who lost their livee in the disaster.

/, Business Failure*. NEW' YORK.

April

1.—The

the first quarter of

failures for

1889,

R. G. Dun & Co.'e mercantile agency, number

3,234,

as against

1889

are

2,948

$42,786,000,

for the first quarter of

for the

correepooding three months of looo. The liabilities for the first

quarter

-V At Columbus, Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April

LOST IN TBC FLAX IS.

A Mother aad Three Children Burned to Death at Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE, April L—Mrs. Margaret Kinlein and her three children were burned to death in their home, 554 Fifteenth street, early thia morning. The home is a small two-story frame building, two doors from Walnut street, and Mrs. Kinlein with her children oooupied the three rooms on the lower floor. Upstairs an old man named Lawrence Jung lived with his son. and two daughters, and they were awakened about 2 o'clock by the smell "of smoke which seemed to oome from the room below. They soon got up and saw smoke coming from the lower room. He smashed in a window but got no issponse and then turned in afire alarm. It was an awful sight that met the firemen who arrived at the house. On the lower floor there were three rooms, and in the middle room, the doors of which had been tightly closed, the charred bodies of Mrs. Kinlein and two-e«ns, John and George, aged 6 and A years respectively, .were found. Later the body of the infant son, Richard, aged 2 years, was found in the basement, a hole having burnt through the floor, through which the body had fallen. There was every indication that the mother had deliberately burned herself and children to death.

Ben Butler Loses His Temper. BALTIMORE,

Md., April 1.—A Wash

ington special says: The Hon. Benjamin F. Butler came to Washington to be present in the equity court where he is arguing the case of Butler vs. Strong. He took little notice of his colleagues, confining his attention to the work before him, aud when he came in contact with Mr. F. T. Browning, the counsel for the other side, he lost his temper. Mr. Browning had the floor and had paused momentarily to refer to some papers, when Mr. Butler attempted to address the court. Mr. Browning interrupted with, "I have not yielded the floor." General Butler made several vain efforts to fix the attention of the court, and failing, said: "Your honor, I don't propose to*be snapped at by a cur." To this Mr. Browning replied: "And may it please the court, I don't propose to be Dullied by a bull dog." The conteetants quieted down when the judge threatened to fine them both for contempt of court.

A Letter From Stanley.

LONDON,

April 1.—A letter from Henry

M. Stanley, dated September 4,1888, has reached a friend of the explorer in Edinburg. In the letter Mr. Stanley says he is well and in good spirits. He met Emin Pasha on the shores of Albert1 Nyanza. They were together for twentysix days. When Mr. Stanley left Emin Pasha the latter was enjoying good health.

Died from Ball Playing.

Btation

of heart disease, superinduced by baseball playing. The young man had been advisod against the game by his physiciaD, but during General and Mrs. Poe'u absence in Washington he indulged a t&r turns at the bat. His death occured shortly after he retired.

Four Children Drowned.

CLINTON, MO.,

bores, one 8 inch

muzzle-loading rifle, one sixty-pounder muzzle-loading rifle and five guns in the secondary battery. Her detail of officers is not yet made up, but she was last under command of Commander Richard P. Leary, who has already achieved fame by hie firm stand in exciting times at Samoa. She carries twenty officers and 116 men.

A Graceful Tribute.

WASHINGTON, April 1.—A graceful tribute from the English naval officers was contained in the following cablegram, received by Secretary Tracy when lie returned to Washington this morning:

April 1.—Yesterday

John Boyles, with his wife and six children, attempted to ford Grand creek. In the middle of the stream his wagon was overturned and four of his children drowned. Boyles saved hiB wife and two children. -y:-.

Denver Painters Strike.

DENVEK,

April 1.—Over two hundred

painters struck this morning for a reduction in hours from nine to eight and $2.75 per day aB heretofore received. The employing firms refuse the demands and have telegraphed East for en.

John Bright'* Son a Candidate. LONDON,

April 1.—The oldest son of

Mr. John Bright, who is a Liberal Unionist, will contest the seat in the house of commons for the central division of Birmingham made vacant by the death of his father.

It is a "Prohibition" City. TOPEKA,

as against

$38,834,000

1888.

ures in Canada numbered

first quarter of

The fail

525

for the

1889,

with liabilities of

$4 862,000, while those in the first quarter of

1888

were

529,

$5,020,000.

with liabilities of

Bruck,

Democrat, is elected mayor over Wol cott, Republican, by

1,556,

and the bal

ance of the Democratic ticket, with two or three minor exceptions, is elected by pluralities ranging from three hundred to eight hundred. Foraker, in 188', carried the city by

117.

Statues of Bismarck and Von Moltke.

STCTTGABT, April 1.—Statues of Prince Bismarck pnd Count Von Moltke were unveiled here to-day. The ceremonies were witnessed by large crowds el people.

Kan., April 1.—Thomas Mc-

Guire was shot and instantly killed late yesterday afternoon in a drunken brawl, in this prohibition city. This makes the third man killed inside of a week

Grover Gets a Job. YOKK,

NEW

April

1.—Ex

'Jtsr

President

Grover Cleveland has been appointed one of the three commissioners in the matter of the High Bridge park.

Major Reno Dead.

WASHINGTON,

Mr. Beorge

as reported by

April 1.—Major Marcus

A. Reno, formerly of .the United States army, died at the Providence hospital last night.

Washington Note®.

The new assistant secretaries of Uie tMajaitf. Messrs. Batcheller and Tlcheoor, tookJheoathof office to-day, and began at once to discharge their new duties. The retiring secretaries, Messrs. Thompson and Maynard, Introduced their sue ceasorg to the employes.

De Shields, the manager oft he

hotel system of the B. & O. rallread. reports that yesterday President Harrison en ga ged' quarter! for hinwelf JS&itoS* has spent Vportlon of the'rammer months at this nlace frequently as the guest of ex-Senator Davlir orw»t VlKl and Stephen B. Wklns.

The report* from New Hampshire are that Senator Chandler has his coat off and sleeves rolled up striving for reelection. The caiuos Is held In June, but already the battle royal Is on. Mr. Chandler's opponent 1* Dr. Galllager, a former member of the house of repreaeatatlves, who, as a delegate to the Chicago convention, seconded the nomination of Benjamin Harrison, and Voted for him on every ballot.

The postmaster general, upon the reoommendar tion ot General Superintendent Bell,

To-day was the president's quiet day and there were few callers at the White house. Senator 8bernnn and Ransom, of the senate committee, waited upon the president In conformity wltn their instructions to learn his pleasure about.adjournment. An Iowa congressional delegation, imoosed of Senators Allison and Wilson and Benfesehtttlvts Henderson. Conger, Sweeny and Dolllver, were among the callers. Senator Stanford broigbt Mr. Scatt, the ""traitor for the building of the Charleston and they had a private Interview with the president. Secretary Blaine called early and was at the WU'e house tor an hour, during which time Secretaries Wlndom and Tracy dropped In.

NEWS ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Gsntenary Church Has Undertaken to Christianize Chinamen.

SOME OF THE HEATHEN ORGANIZED INTO A CLASS.

Wiiat Was Done and Said In the City Yesterday ot Interest tc the People.

The Centenary Church has begun missionary work at home in earnest and in an effective way. A class of six Chinamen waa organized itf the Sunday school of that church last Sunday and Mr. Marshall Lee was selected as their teacher. The new students took to the work earnestly and they will be given close attention and complete instructions. fAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS-

Mr. Hulman Transfers More Property to the Hospital.

Mr. H. Hulman deeded seven lots to St Anthony's hospital yesterday without consideration. The only condition in the transfer is that the property snail be utilized for hospital purposes as the hospital is now conducted, and that any other use of the grounds will render the transfer null and void, and entitle the heirs of the grantor the privilege to enter upon the ground and occupy it without the formality of issuing a notice. The property thus granted is the eaBt half of the recent subdivision outlot sixty-four, of the original town of Terre Haute, submitted by Mr. Hulman to the city council and approved by them, lies opposite the hospital on Fifth street and extends to the alley. Mr. llulman said that the object of the grant was not for building purposes, for the present at least, but was granted to the hospital to avoid buildings being erected on it, and that the hospital authorities might beautify the land facing their institution.

The Eshman property, on south Sixth street, was purchased yesterday by Mr. N.Filbeck, for $5,000. The property lies immediately south of Colonel Thompson's residence, and extends from Sixth street to Sixth-and-a-half street, a distance of 35G feet. The frontage is 115 feet, and on both streets. There is but one building on the property, a fr^me residence, and it is said to be the cheapest piece of property sold in this city recently.

The plat of Mary F. Langford's subdivision was submitted to the county recorder for record yesterday. The plat lies east of Seventh, south of Sixth avenue, west of Lafayette avenue and north of Koch's subdivision. It contains .ten lots. The five lots of the-weet .hall ... AONN..— THAT lots. The depth of the north lot is 201.5 feet and that of the south lot

68.38 feet deep, the intervening lots being of intermediate lengths as bounded by the west line of Lafayette avenue. The ground is high and the subdivision has no buildings of consequence.

Stephen J. Austin was the plaintiff and Samuel Garvin the defendant in JuBtice Slaughter's court two cases for drawing deadly weapons, one being an iron bar and one being a hammer. Ih®0® two cases were dismissed and the third suit, which was for trespass, was tried, the verdict being for the plaintiff, and fining the defendant $5. The defense appealed the case to the cricuit court. Mr. Austin is the scale manufacturer at Seventh street and the Vandalia railroad.

The case ef Sam Brown, on complaint of his wife for assault and battery, was called in Justice Felsenthal's court yesterday, but was postponed because another case was in progress. Mrs. Brown wants to withdraw her complaint against her husband, and that will be the first point to be considered in the trial. _____

The City aud Township Asaesnmeut.

The city and township assessors com-, menced work for the year 1889 yesterday morning. The township assessor haaj six men at work and the city assessor four. The township assessor has located his office in the court house in the first: room to the left of the south entrance of the court house. The work will requireabout two months. Last year the township and city assessors worked together. This plan made the work less expensive because the work was done by one half the number of men required this year. The township assessors begun work in all townships in the county.

In the Criminal Court.

The grand jury returned three indictments to the circuit judge, and will return several more within a few days. The defense in the case of the state against Alexander Graves, who was sentenced to two years in the state prison last week, moved for anew trial, but the motion has not been argued.

Patfy Hadlgan in Trouble.

Patsy Madigan's saloon furniture was set out in the street yesterday, because he had not paid the owner of the building his rent. "Patsy's Arcade" was one of the four saloons on north Third Btreet, a few doors north of Main street, and was one of what w^s known as the "Big Four."

Meeting or the ladles' Aid Society.

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladiee' Aid society will be held at 2 p. m. to-day, at the residence of Mrs. Sarah J. Minshall.

St.

Loalp

ha* appolnt-

ed Alonzo Burt superintendent of the fifth division of the railway mall service, with headquarters at dnrinnati. Mr. Burt was removed from tbe same position Is 1806. He ranks as one of the ablest men in the postal service, and his reappointment, it Is said, will strengthen the department, restoring It to a high degree of efficiency.

Carpenters Strike.

ST. LOUIS,

April 1.—About one thou

sand two hundred of the 2,000 carpenters in this city went on a strike this morning. The causes leading up to this action area demand of the men for an eight-hour day and 40 cents per hour as standard wages. The bosses seem to have generally conceded the eight-hour day, but are divided about the wages, many of them being unwilling to give more than 30 cents per hour. In addition to this the men are much agitated over the fact that the bosses persistently ignore the Brotherhood of Carpenters, and they say they are determined to have recognition as an organization.