Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 February 1891 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 11, 1891-TYTELYE PAGES.

FREE COINAGE BEATEN.

The House Trying to Save the President. Payson's Ruling Upheld by a Close Vote. The Committee Also Holds Back the Measure, VAnd Mr. Bland Shows His Disapprobation. Iho Democrat to Caucus on the Hill Tonight. "WsniNOTOX, Feb. ft The chairman this morning laid before the house coinage committeo a request from the chamber of commerce of New York for a hearin on the silver bill next Thursday. The request was granted. The chamber proposes to Fend here a committee consisting of A. P. Hewitt, Carl Schurz and others. A vote was then taken on the motion pending yesterday to s trike out that part of Mr. Bland's resolution directing that hearing close next Thursday. It reBaited adversely to Mr. Bland by eight to fonr, and the fame fate awaited amendments to fix Friday and Saturday of next "week. Mr. Wand stated his object to be V come to a determination for Fome day when final action thou! 1 be taken. A motion by Mr. Walker to hold evening sessions on Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday of eah week, was then carried, it being sugzestod ttiat the ear'.y meeting of the house precluded morning sessions. 3Ir. Bartine eaid it was not his intention to impugn any member's motive, but he was entirely satisfied from the course of procedure that there never would be any report made by the committee in time for action by tho hou.-e during the present session. For that reason lie would not bind himself to appearand watte his time. It was pimply that much time and labor lost, lie gave notice that he should conelder himself absolutely at liberty to take advantage of every opportunity to bring the matter before the house. Mr. Bland eaid he considered the bid as smothered now. Of courn. if it were not reported by the last of next week, there was no use in making a reportMr. island' remarks evilently annoyed his opponents, tar there wad a chorus of dissenting ejaculations from Mr. Yaux, Mr. Traccy, Mr. Walker and others. Mr. I'.land, without notinug these interruption?, repeated hid declaration, and paid : "1 say the bill is now smothered by a vote of thin committee." He then picked up hi hat and hut the room, and Mr. Bartine a moment later did the tame. Mr. "Williams of Illinois said that as long as there was life tbere was hone, and he would, therefore, attend the meetings of the committee. He made a motion that the chairman ask unanimous consent from the house fur rermist-ion to sit during tho gessions of the houe. Mr. Williams' motion was carried by the vote of every member of the committee except Mr. Walker, who gave notice that he would object in th-j bouse to unanimous consent beiiig triven. Tho Lour to which the meeting of the houee, at 11 o'clock, restricted theession of the committee by ttiis time had almost expired, and the meeting broke up, Mr. Walker first directing attention to the fact that it wa the free coinage men who had taken up most of the time of the committee. Before adjournnt-nt, a protest ncainst further siler legislation, signed by eent-niue members of the Chicago board of trade, was presented. Theprotcstants ear that they bciieve further legislation would be "injurious to the business and commercial interests of the country, and tend to retard the increasing confidence of the business world. A very long b.iUr,bigned by E. Ikcli of Aberdeen, S. L., was aldo laid before the committee. Mr. Bar h asserts that there ia no reason for the demand for silver, and that onr finances are all right and only need to be let u;one. The next meeiing of the committee will take place Tuesday evening. When the houo went in'o committee f the whole cn the sundry civil bill the pending question was the decision of the chair upon the poiut of order raised by Mr. Dingey against Mr. island's freecoinage amendment. There was no debate, and the speaker immediately proceeded to deliver his decision. The amendment, heboid, was proposed to the Tecoinosre paragraph. Tho gentleman from Maine made the point of order that the amendment was not in order, (I) because it changed existing law, and ('Ji because it was not germane. In th judgment of the chair, the question involved was purely one of construction of the rule?. The arguments addres-ed in opposition to the point of ord.tr were based on the assumption that the pending paragraph in the bill, which appropriated '0,O'O for the expenses of r.-coinagM, was in itself a change of existing law. With this view of the case the chair did not concur. The revised etatitc imposed the duty on the secretary of the tuasury, in very many different instances, oi causing gold and silver coins in the treasury to be recoined. The pending paragraph onlv made provision for the performance of this work, po that not only did the paragraph not change existing law, but proposed that the existing law should continue lire

If you haro made up yottr mind to bny Rood's Saxsarari''a do not be induced to take any other. A Dostn la 1y, whose example is worthy imitation, t..-IIs her ex;erience below Ia one store wt.fr I went to buy Ilood' Farsapari'.Ia the clerk tried to Ir.dure run buy their own Instead of IIo xTs; be told me their'a would last longer; tbet I might take it cn tea To Get days' trial; that It I did not like it I need not pay anything, etc But he could not prevail on me to change. I told him I had taken Hood's Sirsaparilla, knew what it was, was satisfied wltli it, and did not want any other. When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparllla I was feeling real miserable w!th dysper-'l-and so weak that at times I could hardly Hood's stand. I looked like a person in consumption, flood's Sarsaparilla did me so much good that I wonder at myscll sometimes, and my friends frequently r?ezt of JL" Mns. Ella A. Goff, CI Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Hold by a'.l dmjrir!.ts. f 1 ; six for f J. Prepared only fry C. L HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell. Mas . 100 Doses Ono Dollar .

for the next fiscal year precisely as it had continued for many years ptst. It made provision (as it shou d) for the expense of the recoinage of certain gold and silver coin. Before a dollar could be used the secretary of the treasury must have in the treasury some of the coin of the character named in the paragraph. The paragraph provided the secretary of the treasury with means for the performance of the statutory act. The amendment clearly proposed a chance in existing lawbr substituting free coinage for the present coinago. The amendment was not in order to this paragraph of the bill. The argument as to the necessity and propriety of the proposed legislation in the present financial condition of the country cruld be considered only in case th point was one of doubt, but in this case the chair was perfectly clear as to the proper construction of the rule. It was equally clear that the amendment was not germane to the paragraph. The amendment presented a new point and entirely revolutionized the coinage law. This could not be done in this way and the chair accordingly sustained the point of order. Mr. Bland appealed from the decision, and after brief remarks by him and Mr. Springer in opposition to the ruling of the chair, the vote was. taken on the question: ".'hall the decision of the chair stand aa the judgment of the committee?" There was immediately great excitement in the hall and as Messrs. Cannon and Bland took their places an tellers, nearly every member in the bouse roso anxiously and watched the count. The following democrats voted in tho affirmative: Messrs. Andrew, Mutchler, Vaux, Spinola, Dunphy, Wiley and Clancy. The following republican voted in the negative: Meters. Carter, Townsend (Col.), land, Bartine, Turner (KhsA, Kelly, Laws, Connell, Herman, Sweet and Clark (Wyo.) The vote was very close, and not until the last moment was it evident which side would win. When the chair announced the vote to be I'M to 127 the republican side burst into applause, bo the decision was sustained. Pending the announcement of the vote Mr. Mudd (Md.) stated that he was paired with Mr. Featherstone (Ark.) nirainst tho free coinage bill, but not considering the question of sustaining the chair's decision as a vote on freo coinage, he had voted in the affirmative. Mr. Biand suggested that the gentleman from Maryland was violating his pair. Mr. Pockety moved to strike out the arpropriation'of $20,000 for rt coinage and insert the words "and an much as may be necessary to meet the expenses of such recoinage is hereby appropriated out of the silver profit fund." Adopted. In advocating his amendment Mr. Dockery said that the object was to provide for the recoinage of $l!,000,000 of subsidiary coin now in the treasury. About $18,000,000 of this consisted of half dollar pieces. The amendment provided a sufficient sum to meet the abrasion or defacement of tho coin and permitted the secretary of the treasury to substitute coins in current demand for these half dollar coius. A further effect of the amendments was to compel the secretary to coin at once into standard silver dollars the Jf,( K,000 of trade dollars now in the treasury. THE BILL BEATEN. Ity the House's Art ton Free Coinage) la Killed. The action of the hou.-e today in sustaining the decision of the chair (Mr. Payton), by which Mr. Bland's free coinage amendment to the sundry civil bill was ruled out of order, is thought by many to mean that no free coinage bill can pass this congress. There were probably some

republicans who voted to sustain the decision of the chair who, himself, is a eil- ! vcr man Ix-causo thev believed that tho decision was in accordance with the rules. A direct vote on a free coinage bill might result differently, but it is notcU-Hf how a direct vote on eiich a bill can be Lad Unrinjr this Congress. The nmioritv of the coin aire committee have decided that it needs more informa- j tion to be acquired through hearings be- i fore it can vote intelligently on the re- : porting of any silver bill, and the vote today will probably strengthen the majority in its position. The silver men have given up all hope of getting any fort ot report from the committee. Today Mr. Bland and Mr. Bartine left the committee, refusing to take any further part in the proceedings, since it was evident to them tliat it was not the purpose of the committee that anything should be done. Indoingthis they "placed all their faith in their ability to force the issue before the house by attaching the provision for free coinage to an appropriation bill. To do this it was necessary, as they all appreciated, to overrule the decision of the chair, which necessarily would be in accordance with the rules. Today's vote was a test of their strength on this sort of a motion and the result makes it evident that no attempt to attach free silver to an appropriation bill in the house can carry. The leaders of the republicans do not propose to let a free coinage bill go to the president as a rider on an appropriation if they can help it, as this would make his position particularly embarrassing and would probably result in the failure of an appropriation bill, making an extra session necessary. It is asserted, with a positiveness winch indicates knowledge, that the president has made up his mind that he will veto any bill which carries free coinage, even if it should be one of the regular appropriation bills. A IXmnecatle Caucus. A call has been issued for a caucus tomorrow evening of the democratic members of the house. The request for the caucus was signed by about twenty democrats, headed by Messrs. Bland and Enloe. The call does not state the object for which the caucus is called, but it is understood that the silver question will bo the principal matter discussed and that there will be a general interchange of views on the proceedure for the remainder of the session. A FINE BUNCO GAME. llow Far Westerner Swindled the Unsophisticated Mmnesotans. St. Tai l, Minn., Feb. 6. About three weeks ago three strangers opened an office in Minneapolis and displayed maps and gushing newspaper notices describing vast tracts of valuable government land in Oregon and Washington. The men represented themselves as agents of a corporation which desired to acquire as much of the land as possible, and their business was to secure men who would pre-empt claims. If an applicant would advance $J5 and good references they would forward his application. When it was returned the applicant would be furnished railroad transortation to the point w hero he was to ocate a claim, lie would be furnished with $100 for expenses in proving up and the Ft. Blakely company of Ft, BUkely, Ore., would buy the land from him for $i00. The oilieo has been crowded with people the last two weeks and a large numler advanced the $2. Last night the men were arrested and pave their names a Charles lieed of Seattle and ieorge Williams and William Davis of Butte City. Are You Hard of Hearing or Deaf? Call or send stamp for full particulars how to restore your hearing, by one wdio was deaf for thirty years. John Gannon-, 300 Vinc-st.. Cincinnati, 0.

A B ji Mi While Playing Baccarat With the Prince? England's Heir Apparent Must Testify. A Card Playing Scandal of Much Magnitude. Bandits Killed In a Fight With the Officers. Tho Irish Settlement Other Foreign New. London, Feb. G. The Star pays the prince of Wales will shortly appear as a witness in a court of law. From the versions given of the affair, it appears that during the St. Leger race week tho prince of Wales stayed at Mr. Arthur Wilson's house at Poncaster. Puring his stay the prince seems to Lave played at baccarat with a wealthy military baronet and about twenty other players. Puring the course of a certain evening tho baronet referred to w as suspected of cheating. After pome consultation among the other players, the latter appointed a committee composed of two laduj and three gentlemen to watch tho su?iected taronet. This committee, some time later, deputed Gen. Owen Williams and Lord Coventry to enter into communication with the baronet referred to. Gen. Williams and Iml Coventry, without personally indorsing the charges, fulfilled the unpleacant duty which was assigned to them. When the baronet was informed that he was fcuspectcd of w inning money at baccarat by unfair means, he was extremely indignant and tlatly denied the charges made against him. The prince of Wales, dreading the unpleasant notoriety and disagreeable comments of the radical prees which would be euro to follow if tho scandal was made public, interposed iu the dispute. The result of tho prineo's interposition waii that an arrangement was arrived at by which the ."n. Leger week baccarat scandal wa to be hushed up and every precaution was to be taken to provent the fact that tho prince of Wales had been connected with a baccarat dispute from reaching the ears of tho public. One of the stipulations insisted upon by the conr.mittec of the prince's friend, and it is "aid by the prince of Wales hime'f, was that the accused baronet should give a written undertaking not to play cards for money in the future. On the other hand the baronet's Hccu.Jers agreed to sign an undertaking that they would not mention ths unfortunate baccarat disoute. These agreements or undertakings were duly signed by the parties interested, but it seems, in spite of the silence imposed upon all concerned by the documents, the accused baronet ioundthat the charges made against him wer?, soon after the occurrence, publiciv discussed and commented upon iu tlio aristocratic Indon cluh. The baronet was, therefore, left with but two courses to pursue. He had either to say nothing and practically admit tho truth of tho accusation ruade apainst Mm, or ho must proclaim his innocence by taking legal action against his accusers. The baronet choso the latter course, and it is now announced has served the members of the committee oi inquiry who watched hia actions while playing baccarat at Mr. Wilson's bouse with writs in actions for libel which he has brought against the committee. The baronet in his suit has retained the services of Mr. Gill as his counsel, and the committee has retained the services of Mr Charles Unwell, M. P.. Q. C. Mr. Gladstone's attorneygeneral in his third ministry, that of IS'Mi, as well as those of Mr, George t ltt lewis M. I., Q. C, and a most interesting trial may be the outcome of the atlair. In tho meanwhile the military baronet's foilow-ofiicers have, in the kindest manner possible, advised him to retire from the service pending the result of the trial. The baronet, aiier some hesitation, concluded to adopt the suggestion made by his lellow-olncera and he has voluntan.y retired from the army, taking as the ground for this step thtt he was guilty of a breach of military discipline in failing to report, as the midtarv regulations hold that he should have done, to his superior officer that there was an accusation of a dishonorable nature against him. TH& PfcOPLE AROUSED. A Great Uprising Mar He Looked For Very Soon. Barcfloxa, Feb. 6. The conservative candidate for member of the chamber of deputies has been elected, defeating enor talrncron, the republican leader. "Well Well ' That's tho way you feel after one or two of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have done their work. You feel well, instead of bilious and constipated ; yonr Bick headache, dizziness and indigestion are gone. It's done mildly and easily, too. You don't have to feel worse before you feel better. That is the trouble with the huge, old-fashioned pilL These are email, sugar-coated, easiest to take. One little Pellet's a laxative, threo to four are cathartic They regulate and cleanse the liver, Btoraach and bowels quickly, but thoroughly. They're the cheapest pill, sold by druggists, because you only pay for the good you get. They're guaranteed to give satisfaction, every time, or your money is returned. That's the vcwiar plan all Dr. Pierce's medicines are sold on. Can you ask more ?

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ARONET

CHEAT

This victory has greatly elated the supporters of the government. The republicans are enraged at the result of the electoral contest and accuse the officials who had charge of the election with tampering with the ballots. The republicans insist that Jsalmeron is duly elected. The conservative victory has cauted popular discontent, which has been smouldering for a long time, to break out in all directions. The cafes and clubs are crowded with people who excitedly discuss the situation. Ves'.erday evening two large petards were exploded in a public thoroughfare,causing a panic among the people who were in the neighborhood of the explosion. The government officials are thoroughly alarmed and makingpreparations to resist a popular uprising. The military authorities m this citv and ether large towns have been ordered to hold the troops on the alert. It is understood that the military authorities have been instructed in the event of an outbreak to act with promptness and vigor. In other worda, any revo utionary movement is to bo sternly suppressed by the troops. GLADSTONE YIELDS.

And Therefore Mr. r.-roU Will Very Boon Retire. London, Feb. C The Ftandnrd pays it is rumored that Mr. McCarthy will read at the meeting of his followers next Thursday a Utter from Mr. Gladstone giving his views on the present situation, and that afterward a meeting of the w hole Irish party will be neld at which Mr. Parntll will explain the conditions on which he withdraws from the chairmanship and his future intentions. Di'blix, Feb. 6. The McCarthyite committee of this city has issued a circular for the purpose of counteracting the atv feal recently made bv Mr. Timothy P. Iarrington,M. 1., to the members of the National leasrue in Cork to reorganize in view of the coming general elections. The McCarthvite circular warns the members not to allow the league to become au entirely Farnellite body. Archbishop Walsh, in a circu'r letter to the clergy, says Mr. Harrington took a mean advantage when he issued bis appeal, and advises the clerical members of the national league to combat such Farnellite "packing"' by refu sing to join in the trick. BANDITS KILLED. A Fierce Battle With Oflleere On A Cuban Ship. Havana, Feb. 6. The police of this city recently received information that several bandits had taken passage on the Spanish steamer Baldo Inglisa at this port with the intention of making their escape to Aspinwall. The officers went where the steamer was lying. The bandita opened fire on the efficcrs. The latter returned the fire and a fierce battle ensued. The bullets flew thick Mid fust and the passengers oa tho steamer were thrown into a panic and the wildest excitement prevailed on the vessel while the fighting was iu progress. The police gained possession of the steamer. It w as found thr.t three of the bandits, including the famous Montelongo, were deaL Montelongo had jumped into the sea and attempted to make his escape by swimminz o the shore. The officer" tired on bim in the water and the noted outlaw was mortally wounded and soon sank. Another of the bandits was captured. The Iohb of the policemen was light, only two of them being injured. Crlnpl'e IteslgnmMon Accepted. Ko.:r, Feb. 5. The cabinet crisw in Italy seem3 to become more serious every day. Uon Kinj Humbert's refusal to consent to large eo notnical reduction? of the naval and military budgets the menthols of the richt center have withdrawn from tUe cabine. A combination which will result in dissolving ths chamber is expected. In a decree yublished today King Humbert aecepU fignor Crispi s resignation and entrusts the Marquis Pi Kundini with the ta&k of forming a cabinet. THE PUBLIC DEBT. Statistics of the Indebtedness of a Great Nation. TfAtTTTNf.TOje. Feb. 3. The follosrlnz is a re capitulation of tb drbt statement issued today: lntorpit-lKarin rkt.t Rort'isat 4V, per ceat S ft7.4,MX) 00 H.nds at 4 p?r efnt ViV.-V.li.iKO 00 HefunJing certiilcatea st 4 rr writ- m,'-'V 00 AffgrcKRtA "' inte-rent ber!r,; deht eielinlve of I.'. S. bonds ivued t.. fsoifio railroads $917,143,750 00 Del-t oa whirli tr.teresl b ceeae'l sine maturity - l.STS f-0 Ivbt bearing no interest lKi ti der notes 345,61 ,01.I ( Old demand, notes W,032 (h National bank ntm Redemption are uot (depnMted in treasury uuder act July 14, 1.O0... J.lOr.ClO 00 Fractional currency, Km 5,S7S.'W4, estimate S as lost or destroyed. ..... t,9C0,4" 00 Agreaatrtof debt bearing no ititeret, including natiuuai bank lund deposited in treasury under act Juiy 14, lsl0 fi"V. '.V 54 00 CVrlincstos hu-d on deposits of gold and silver cjin and legal t-ndT note Gold certificate . S 17.s,7St.4S eC Silvtr certificates . S07.tKV.-,.74 ) Currency cert.ticaie U.Nivx'O Oil Treasury cotes c t k-'.Ki 2SMM.O0O 00 Adgregate of certificates offset by cash in th treasury S 521,006,373 no Aircreirate of dbt including certificates am" note Jan. 31, l;.'l S1,M4,6"74S- CO Deer"ae of bonded d-;M duriog tho month 4,093,070 00 Ca'b. in treasury resorrd for the the following purposes ; For redemption of L'. P. notes, acta of Jau. 14, 'To, and July VI.' fi lCO.OOfi," C3 F.r redemption of gold c rtincates lsued - 175, 731,439 00 For r deiuption of ailvor certificates Issued S07,06;,8T1 00 Tor redemption ol currency, certificate! issued 11,500,000 00 For redemption of treasury notes, act July II, WW 28,501,000 00 For matured debt, accrued interest and interest duu and unpaid 4,113.r.?l 0 Total cvh ressrved for aboro purposes - ?02:.201,7C4 00 Aval. able forothji purpo es: Fractional silver.fractional currency and minor coin not full lets I tender 20,2r.',$33 00 ISet cash balance, inrljJiriR SM.20V,7".7., national bank fund deposited in the auh-lreaaury under act ot July 14, IS'JO 50,80.1, 707 00 Total 6i8,0o2,3.j 00 Pebt leas cash in the treasury Jan. 31. '90 S46.595.043 00 Debt less cash in the treasurr Iec 81, 1690 . 662,130,641 00 Nat decrease of debt during tho sis.sive oo A FIENDISH HUSBAND. Btabs Fits Wife In tlia Eye, Then Fata Her On the Store. Kansas Citv, Feb. 3. Late this afternoon James Walker, a night workman on the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern railroad made a brutal assault upon his wife at their home, 114 Lafayette-ave. in Kansas Citv, Kan. Walker had been at home all day but the wife avers that he had not quarreled with her. Seemingly with no provocation ho suddenly made a lunge at her and stabbed her under the left eye with his pocket knife. The wound Ja a serious one. Not satisfied he took her in his arms and carried her to the ntove, the too being almost red hot. On this he placed the helpless woman and then lied. Her cries brought 1'oliceman Burktnan, who took her from her agonizing position and then went in pursuit of Walker. Walker reached a car on the elevated road and escaped to Kansas City, Mo., where he vas arrested at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Walker is in a dangerous condition.

THE NEWS OF THE WORLD.

ALL THE CONTINENTS REPRESENTED. Minor Occurrences of the Past Week Briefly Fragrphed For "The Weekly Sentlnel" Lok Sharp or Silas as Newsy Item. Gen. R. J. Henderson died at Atlanta. Pun's trade review is again favorable. Another mine is burning at Nanticoke, Tiu The revolutionary spirit is strong in Spain. Sinor Crifpi's resignation has been accepted. The National etarch trust re-elected its officers. Governor Steele of Oklahoma is improving. Reciprocity with Brazil has been proclaimed. Free coinage was practically beaten in the house. The steamer Civic sank at her dock at Baltimore. Twenty-two lives were lost iu a Swiea avalanche. The cold wave extends from St. Taul to New York. Small-pox is epidemic around Tinsk and Overton, Tex. Fire destroyed Bishop's college at Len- j noxviHe, Que. i Fire destroyed the bunness portion of Winnebaco. 111. Tho Eau Claire (Wis.) pas works blew Ud; loss SIO.OX). Two soldiers were drowned in the river at Winona, N. D. John Tyson, grain commission, St. Louis, failed !or $200,000. The house had a lively discussion on world's fpir salaries. Firft at Brooklyn damaged the Hecla iron works -"00,000. Governor llovey is talked of for secretary of the treasury. A ceneral dock laborers strike ia on at CardiiTand London. The business part of Caledonia, N. Y., burned ; lofa 75,000. The Pullman repair shops at pt. Louis burned ; loss, $.-'25,000. John C. Hall, the defaulting San Francidco attorney, nas fled. Nino live? were lost by tho burnin?; of a K:siau orphan csylum. The democrat and alliance carried everything in Oklahoma. Moody is still losing ground in the South Dakota rcnatoiial contest. The steamer Denmark was badly injured on her trip from Liverpool. Church v Co's HO'la works, Green Point, I- L, burned; Iosh $lii,0i)0. II. H. West Co.'s book store, Milwaukee, burned. Los, $2o,0U0. Ingalls made a speech explaining his opposition to the force bill. William G. IlilV tobacco factory, St. I-uis, burned; loss, $15,000. Grace Gridley of Amboy, 111., hasawakene I from her year's tram e. Mrs. William Grimes burned to death n hoV house at Gntbrie, O. T. The majority of the liaum investigating committee whitewashes him. Hagelow t Bernsteln'a stable, Boston, burned with sixty-five horses. One life was lot by the burning of tho poor house at Wulerville, Me. St. Mary's Roman catholic church, Quincy, III., burned. I-ost, $50,000. Nearly all the fishermen on the Saginaw bay ice ilue have bcon rescued. The prince of Wales will shortly figure as a wi'nce in a gambling mi it. Any uprising in Barcelona will be promptly suppressed by troops. The Arkansas treasury ia empty and the legislators ara without fund. Republican senators all voted in the interest of the jneion attorneys. Indian and reciprocity alTair? were discussed at Friday's cabinrt meeting. Widmayer & Son's packing house, Jacksonville, 111., burned. Is, $10,000. Fire in the new board of trade building, Dubuque, Ia., caused a loss of $o0,000. The steamer Knulsford sank tho Drumederie near Liverpool; no lives lost. Colorado's supreme court decided the Denver mayoralty case against Londoner. It is said Gladstone will on Thursday make such p'edgea as will satisfy l'arnell. Two men were killed and others injured by a dynamite explosion in a Colorado mine. The packet Cherokee was blown ashore and badly injured eight miles below Cairo. Stocks in New York were dull and steady, wheat in Chicago generally lower snd active. The Pennsvlvania legislature passed a bill for a commission to investigate the mines. Tho Pixon-McCarthy boxing match at Long Island City was prevented by tho police. The MnC suspects nt Chicago have been transferred from the city to the county jail. The pope declines to instruct tho French bishops on the attitude toward the republic. J. Henry Steinberger A Son's bolt and nut factory burned at Reading, Ta. Loss, ?-T5,000. The Randall & Chambers Co. of Ft. Worth, Tex., general merchants, failed for $0,000. Lewis-town, Mont., has been visited by a disastrous fire The loss is estimated at $15,0J0. Superintendent KImer Clark of the Kansas City cable railroad was killed by one of his cars. Miss Lent, the victim of the Cruzen family, at Blue Larth City, Minn., ia slowly recovering. J. A. Shipman, a lawyer of Kearney, Neb., is charged with a ten-thousand-dollar forgery. Tho house coinage committee voted against immediately reporting tho free coinage bill. Julius Harold, charged with attempting to bribe councilmen, was acquitted at Kansas City. J. W. Toombs, a steamship pgent of Manitowac, Wis., shot and killed himself while insane. Three passengers were injured by a wreck on the Little Itock & Ft. Smith road at Ft. Smith. At Decatur, III., W. II. Crawford was sentenced to hang for the murder of Mrs. Lina Mathias. The Rev. Henry C. Swentzel of Scranton, Pa., vas elected episcopal missionary bishop to Japan. The fire in tho Pullman shops at St. Louis did S300.000 damage and threw 400 men out of work. The Consolidated fire insurance compang assigned a Chicago. Assets, $802; liabilities, 35,000. William W. Bishop of St. Taul has been awarded $15,000 for injuries receivod in a cable car accident. M. Juloa Ferry, on taking the chair as president of the" French senate customs committee today, made a speech in which he declared that the idea of France's main

taining an attitude of economic isolation was Utopian, and if carried out would prove disastrous. It ia said Parnell and McCarthy will retire and Iillon become leader of a reunited Irish party. Lieut. Schwa'ka, recently badly hurt at Mason City, Ia., by a fall, has been taken to Rock Island, 111. Sara Byron, L. P. Hilus, Allen Mclntyre and John SandeiHnwere killed in a snow glide at Ouray, Col. Director-General Davis of the world's fair fays he will resign if the house adopt the Candler report. The world's fair commission has decided to ask congress: for a live-million-dollar appropriation. The conference of state and national prohibition leaders at Dayton, O., amounted to nothing. A vigorous rr ccution of oll'enders

ngainst the North Dakota prohibitory law will be at once begun. There is no choice for senator in South Dakota, The senate passed a bill abolishing capital punishment. Near New Florence, Pa., the fast Pennsylvania mail was badly wrecked in a collision, but no one killed. It is now announced that Gen. Yon Wit- j tich succeeds Count Yon Waidersea ks chief of the general staff. j The workingmen'a organizations and i the farmers of Massachusetts will try to I fix up an alliance combine. " j Erakeman John McConnell aiid Fite- ; man C W. Lain man were killed ly a tailend collision at MHssiilon, O. At Mediapohs. la., a lire destroyed the general etoro of I. McC.nre, together i'.h two warehouses. Loss $5f(K.f. The store and reetifving rooms of tLe Nat ional distilling compativ, burned at Milwaukee. L ss ul ut $20,000. Engineer I.ow Osgood and Fireman Ihnisen were killed and several others injured in a wreck near Corry, A man named McKeynolds was probably fatally beaten in a prize fiphtat Pittston, Pa., by Slattcry of Montana. Robert Brown was killed and firemir W. Feeney f.itallv injured in a railroad wr ck near Fast liochester, N. Y. Marie Locise Shepherd, daughter of Elliott F., wa? married to Wihiam Jay Schierlloin, grandson of John Juy. A majority of tbi credit' rs of Banker Kean of Chicago have accepted tho compromise of lib cents on tiic dollar. The resolution instructing Senator Sherman to oppose tho seating of Senator Brico was killed in the Ohio house. Rotten P.ow at Cleveland, occupied bv 500 Italians, negroes ?nd Greeks, learned, Rnd many of the families are destitute. Nine passengers were more or lead seriously injured by a Canadian Pacific eVcp-ius-car goimr over a bridge at Schreibor. Ont. Tho message of Governor Thayer was read to the Nebraska legislature aud Governor Boyd's message will be received today. Edward, alies Duge Burke, was shot and killed nt St. Louis by H. 11. Chenot, a workhouse guard who was trying to arrest him. Henry Pce'iker, a farmer rear Smithton, 11L. fatally shot bis sister-hi-law, Mrs. John Poettker, and then committed 6uicide. A man died in Bellevue. hospital. New York, on Thursday last of consumption, after a long course of treatment with lymph. The Kansas house passed a bill prohib iting any company or corporation fnm employing armed forces while asirikeii pending. A large number of officers of the University of Illinois military companies have resigned because one of their number was removed. The Kansas legislature will impeach Judge Theodore Botkin of the Thirty-second district for drunkenness, bribery on! gambling. A i the meeting of the houso committee on postollices and poet-roads, the postal telegmph bill was laid on tho table by a vote of t to .. Tho house committee favorable reported the bill for a niarim- board lor the advancement of the interests of tho merchant marine. A 1". S. marshall and posse captured and took to Ardmore. I. T.. ten outlaws who have been committing robberies and murders ii the Chickasaw nation. At Toronto the farmer' institute received a committee report fr.voring abolition of the Dominion senate as bcitg a hindrance to progressive legislation. A bill has been introduced in the Michigan leg'slature which prohibits private bunks from being designated as banks at all. They are to be known as brokers. The puddlersof tho works of the Brooke Iron company at Reading and the Ellis 6i Lessing company at Pottstoun have etruck against a reduction from $4 to $.".-"m. A bill backed by the farmers has.been introduced in the" Delaware legislature taxing all bonds, stocks, etc. A similar bill will receive th alliance support in Kansas. U. S. Indian Policeman Bob Marshall shot Capt. Mcintosh of the Light Horee near Muskogee, I. T. Both were mcng an escort guarding the Creek per capita payment. The amount of silver offered for sa!e to tho treasury department Friday was 1,057,000 ounces and the amount purchased 507,000 ounces, at prices rancing from 1.017 to 1.0225. I. T. Relling, publisher cf the X-jr-fai al D'tahlafcl committed suicide at the Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, by taking morphine. He left a note saying the cause was financial troubles The county elections in Oklahoma wore very close. "The democrats eairied Canadian and Cleveland counties, Payne goes to the alliance, Oklahoma is in doubt and the others are republican. The Pennsylvania house passed by a vote of 1 I'j to nothing the bill authorizing the governor to appoint a commission to revise the mining laws and to inquire into the condition of various mines. Banker Cowlefe' residence at Clarke Neb., has been burglarized, the marauderskilling Mrs. Cowles and securing $50 in cash. A reward of $1 ,000 is offered for the j apprehension of the murderers. W. McZimmerman, storekeeper and agent of the farmers' alliance supply 6tore at Spartansburg, S. C, is short between $15,000 and $0,000. Suspicious methods of doing business have developed. The Manufacturers' mutual insurance company of Chicago has been placed in the hands of a receiver. The liabilities amount to $50,000. in addition to the claims of policy-holders. Assets, $25,0t0. Lawrence A. Brown, a Montana tlate senator from Beaverhead county, tendered his resignation and lett for his home. His resignation was accepted by the votes of the' democratic senators, the republicans voting no. In tho Wisconsin legislature a bill was introduced making the mortgagee liable to taxation for the face of bis mortgage and the owner of the mortgaged property liable to taxes on tha difference between the assessed valuation of the property and the mortgage. One of the additions to the naval appropriation bill as reported to the senate was an appropriation of $25,000 to enable the president to cause soundings to be made between San Francisco and Hono ulu for the purpose of determining the practicability of laying a telegraphic cable.

THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

AMONG THE INDIANA LAWMAKERS. Natural Oaa Must Ha Kept at Horns-A Fee and Salary BUI Introduced For. e!ga Inanranc) Companies to Be Taxed, Ete. One of the most important measures passed by the senate Monday was Mr. McIIugh'g bill prohibiting the use of pumps or any other artificial device to increase the llow of natural gas from Indiana wells. The aim uf the bill is to prevent the piping of gas out of tho state to Chicago an 1 other cities ia Illinois or Ohio. Mr. Beasley's new taxing scheme was Introduced in the house on the same day with other important measures. Tuesday win largely devoted to the passage and Introduction of bills which appear farther alone in this legislative report. On AVedncsday the joint committee reached a decision on the fee and salary question and a bill forced upon, which w:.i presented to the houce Thursday. Mr. Cullop's bill to tax foreign insurance companion was engrossed in the houso. The "nate Thursday passed a very strimreut rr.tasure ag unst trusts, pools aid combinrMiors generfKy. Warden Murdock was exonented. I'riday and Saturday vere devoted to the introduction of new measures and the ad ;iit ent of others on the calendar. Several puhiic ii.-titut ins of the state were visited oilicuily by the proper committees. The great cotr.moa wealth of Indian. will keep her natural gas for d.vnestic consumption. So declares the 6euate. H.rj remainder of tho afternoon was spe.it it; the di3Mssioa of Mr. McIIujjh's bill prc 'libiting the use cf pu:pps or any other artificial h i e for the purpose of increasing the dew of natural gaj from wells. The penalty fr violation of the net is fixed nt not mure than $10,000 nor less than $1,k'm. Mr. Mcllugh. in speaking in behalf ol the bill, said it was a very selfish measure, V? roal object was to prevent tho citv cl Chioajro froai using ras lrom tho Indiana fitlts." Mr. Bi:rke was opposed to the bill because It would cut Jedersonvillc, New Albany, Evunsville and many other localities in southern Indiana o from gas. Mr. F.wing also opposed it, spying that itn pmvHor.3 prohibited the use of explosives in "shooting" wslls. Mr. Lov eland overcame this objection however, by clfering an amendment making the tj so of glycerine and explosives oi a like character lawful. The amendment vas adopted. Mr. Burke then offered an amendment that nothing in the bill should be so construed as-1 prcont the transportation of gas by artificial means to any point within the state of Indhni. Mr. Mrllugh ? th:it this amendment would ki.I the bill. The supreme court had decided two years- ;;go that when the gas. came to the suiface it was miartiok of coinuu n o, The legislature could not prevent its use by anycorporatianor stt but it could regu!at- its use. The natural llow of the .i? would carry it to any part of the state, and therefore there was no necessity for thi amendment. Mr. IiOveland said that great syndicates were being formed in Chicago for the purpose of taking ins from this s'ate, and unless soniethinu Mas done at once they would have control of the wells throughout the state. Mr. Hays, who docs not live in the tras belt, wij opposed to the bill, saying that if the nr.t.iral llow of gaa would carry it to any part of the state so would it carry it to "Chicago, and this being the case, why the i:ei ess;ty of 6tich legislation. The bill wan linally ou-od by the following vote, the names ot the republican members Win;; in italics: Ayes Messrs. 7 ', Ryrd, Cannr, Carirr, "('handler, Foley, French, Oilman, Griffith, Grimes, lnv, Ihnu, Hayden llohfjn, Hudson, Lo'rland, Mcllugh. Moore, Mount, Smith, Sweeny, Thompson (Marion ), Thompson (Huntington), Farij'in Nays Messrs. Akin, Burke, l'Umnwt Elli-on. Ewmg, Hvi., Hohomb, Howard, J!-i-'.i,t!'l Jackson. Jonep, Kerth, Kopelke. Lynn, McGregor. Morgan, Thompson (Pulaski), Wiggs-!. After the announcement of tho vote the senate adjourned. The following bills were introduced in the t-e i Kite Monday: Mr. Hayden Providing that city councils and boards of trustees may charge pawnbrokers liceno in the sum of $20u. Committee on judiciary. Mr. Kerth Requiring al! corporations constructing bridges across streams forming t'tie boundary lines between this and foreiirn states to tile certified copies of their charters w:tn county recorders. Committee on cities and towns. Mr. McGregor Authorizes the alumni of the state university to nil all vacancies in the board of trustees caused by death or resignation. Committee on education. "Mr. Mount Providing that any person who shall sell impure cr unwholesome milk shall be fined in a eurn not more than $J00 or lees than $25, amfprovidinf for the appointment of a state dairy commissioner at a salary 'A $2,00 ) per annum, Committee on agricu:ture. Mr. Jackson Making it unlawful foi undertakers to bury a dead body without lirst securing a penu't from the townshij trustee. Committee on public health. Mr. Griffith Requiring railway cornpanics to maintain targets at all road crossings. Committee on judicial-'. Mr. Ening Authorizing the issuing of execution-? in certain cases. Mr. Ewing That cc;:. s of all wills after being admitted to probate shall be filed in the recorder's ofiice. Mr. Griffith Pi oviding that any dealei in liquor convicted 3 second time of the offense of sebing liquor on Sunday, election day or on a legal holiday chall forieil his license. Mr. Orose That the legal rate of interest shall be fixed at o per cent., and that it shall be unlawful to charge over 7 per cent. Mr. Howard Providing that no circuit judge shall be eligible as his own successor. Mr. Magee Prohibiting any corporation organized under the state law tc transjort natural gas beyond the limits of the state or connect its mains witb those of any iorpora!ion that contemplate tiansporting gas out.-ide of the state. Mr. Griffith Providing foi- the creation of a state pharmacy board, to consist ol threo menibers, to be appointed by the governor. Mr. Harlan Creatine aboard of pardons of four members, to be appointed by the governor, whose duty it jdiall be to consider all applications for pardons and reprieves and make recunumndationi with reference thereto to the governor. The senate committee on county and township business submitted a report Monday morning recommending the passage of Mr. Shockney's bill providing- for the election of boards of school trustees at the township elections with the amendment that that portion providing that one membiT shall be a woman be stricken out. The bill was ordered printed. The same committee also recommended the print-