People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1894 — Page 6

ROLLING IN WEALTH.

Fortunes of New York Women Represented by Millions. A Long Lint of Danjrhtan of Croeni Whose Bank Account* Bang? from •1.500,000 Up to 810,* 000,000. i can’t count tueib cash. New York, Feb. 20. If the senate Basses the income tax bill a number of women in New York will have to pay a heavy penalty for being rich. Some of them are seldom, if ever, heard of except in the circle of their intimates. Among those who will be called upon to pay the heaviest tax are: Mr*. Bradley Martin, worth 110,003,000, Inherited from her father, Isaac Sherman, who manufactured stoves. Annual Income, 8500,•00; daily income, 11,369; income tax, SIO,OOO 1 Mrs. Anson Phelps Stokes, worth 110,000,000, Inherited from her father. Isaac,N. Phelps, the banker. Annual income, ‘530,000; dally Income, t 1.360; Income lax, 110,000 Miss Clementine Furniss, worth 110,003,000, inherited from William P. Furniss. Annual income, 1500,000; daily Income, $1,369: income tax, ; SIO,OOO. Kiss Sophia R Furniss, worth $10,01),(WO, Inherited from William P. Furniss, who made his money in shipping. Annual income, $5)3,•00; daily Income, $1,360; income tax, *IO,OOO. Duchess of Marlboro, worth $6,000,000, Inherited from her first husband, Louis C. Hamersley. Annual income, 1260,000; daily income, •084; income tax, $5,000 Mrs. Georgians Fargo, worth $4,000,000, inherited from her father, W. G. Fargo, the express promoter. Annual income, daily income, $548 income tax, $4,000 Mrs. Roswell P. Flower, wife of the governor ttf New York, worth $2,000,000, inherited from her father, Henry Keep, who made a fortune in railroads. Annual income, $100,000; dally income, 1273; income tax, $2,000. Countess von Linden, worth $2,030,000, inherited from her father, Loring Andrews, who made it at farming and in leather. Annual income, $100,000; daily income, $273; Income tax, •2,030. Duchess Decazes, worth $2,000,003, was Miss Isabella Singer, a daughter of Isaac M. Singer, the sewing-machine manufacturer. Annual income, $100,000; daily Income, $273; income tax, •2.000. ) Baroness de Sellaire, formerly Mrs. Charles t. Livermore worth $1,500,000, inherited from her first husband, who was a hanker. Annual Income, $75,000; daily income, 4205; income tax $1,600. Princess Scey Montbeliard, formerly Winneretta Singer, inherited $2,000,0)0 from her father, Isaac H. Singer. Annual income, 5100,000; daily income, $.73; income tax, 82,000. Mrs. Rachel M. Gilsey, widow of John Gilsey, xrorlh $2,500,000, part of the Peter Gilsey estate. Annual income, $125,000; daily Income, 5342, income tax, $2,5)0. Mrs Lucy Gilsey, wife of Henry Gilsey, Worth 12,500,000. Annual income, $125,000; daily inoome, $342; income tax, $2,500. Mrs. George G. Haven, worth $2,000,000, left by her father, John Arnot, the wealthy hanker., Annual income, $100,U00; daily income, $312; Income tax, $2,000. Mrs. Frank Leslie Wilde, worth 12,500,000; made in the publishing business. Annual Income, $125,000; daily income, 5342; income tax, *2,500. Miss Helen C. Butler, worth 83,500,000, inherited from her aunt, Mrs. A. T. Stewart Annual income, $176,000; daily income, 5479; income lax, 43,500. Mrs. Catharine Winthrop, wife of Robert Winthrop, banker, worth 52,500,00 ft Her father, Moses Taylor, bequeathed his money to Mrs. Winthrop. Annual Income, $125,000; daily Inoome, $842; income tax, «2,5j0. Mrs. Augustus D. Juillard, worth $1,500,003, Inherited from her father, Frederick H. Cosset. Annual income, 475,000; daily income, •205; Income tax, $1,500. Mrs. William Whitney, worth 82,500,000, left her by her father, Stephen Whitney, a merchant Annual Income, $125,000; dally income 4410; income tax, $2,500. Laura Hall Jennings, wife of Frederick B, Jennings, worth 42,5)0,000. She got it from her father, Trenor W. Park, who made his money in law, in California real estate and mines and in the Panama canaL Annual income, $125,000; daily Income, 5842; Income lax, *2,600. Mrs. Harry Lee Grand Cannon, worth $1,500,080. Mrs. Cannon was Elizabeth M. Thompson, of Detroit Annual income, $75,000; daily income, 1205; income tax, $1,500. Mr& Annie M. Hoes, wife of William M Hoes, worth 82,500,000, inherited from her father, David Dows, who made it in speculation. Annual Income, 5125,000; daily income, 5342; income tax, (2,500. Sirs. Susan J. Dannant, worth 52,003,000, Inherited from David Jones, the brewer. Annual income, $103,090; daily Income, $273; Income tax, 12,003. Sixteen other women who are not so well Jtnown are reputed to be worth $21,000,030. upon ‘which they would be called upon to pay an aggregate of $42,000 income tax.

PLOT TO BURN THE FAIR.

The Illinois Building at Jackson Park Partly Destroyed. Chicago, Feb. 20. —Another of the too frequent world’s fair fires broke out Sunday afternoon in the east wing of the Illinois state building. It was undoubtedly of incendiary origin but prompt response on the part of the fire department prevented its doing damage to any great extent The loss on the building is nominal, the structure having been sold to contractors for -$1,650. Joseph liallak, a fireman, fell 80 feet from the northwest corner of the building, but escaped with slight injuries. No one could say definitely how the fire was started, but all of the officials of the fire department and the guard were satisfied that it was incendiary, and that it was part of an organized plan to bum all the fair buildings. CoL Edmund Rice, commandant of the Columbian guard, said the incendiary business had gone to far. “It isn’t a haphazard tramp outbreak,” he said, “as some people seem to thu(ik. These fires are all planned and carried out systematically If we get an alarm from one part of the ground we are almost sure to have Alarms from different places at a distance from each other. If I was guessing, though, J should say it is some man or men with a malicious determination to destroy property just for the sake of destruction, just as these people throw bombs f*.r the sake of injuring somebody.” It is the belief of many that the peristyle, collonnade and Agricultural building were fired by malicious men.

FOUR KILLED IN THE FIGHT.

K>eaperate Battle Between Officer* and Illicit Distillers. CMBUTSTOn. W. Vu., Feb. 20.—A few nwo^B a f>° Ham Collins, of Pocahontas county, with three companions named Jone&, Francis and Murdaugh opened aa illicit distillery in a cave near the Pendleton county line. Deputy Marshal Hoi I i off hood, with two special depraded the place four days ago. In the fight that ensued Jones and PnneU and the special deputies were feiHed and Collins so badly wounded that he was traced 5 miles through the •** the blood from his wounda

A CRIMINAL WITH NERVE.

_____ Bis Bold Escape from Officers Only to ll* Rearrested. Buffalo, N. Y.,Feb. 20. Leroy Har- j ris, alias William H. Clark, was being i arraigned in the United States court • Saturday afternoon on a charge of forging postal department money orders when he suddenly drew a revolver and cried out: ‘Bands up, gentlemenl” Two deputy United States marshals, Inspector Lawrence Letherman, of the postal department, United States Com- ; missioner Fairchild and United States District Attorney Mackey were in the room. The three first named were armed, but all complied with the order of the prisoner and five pairs of hands' were pointed heavenward. Harris stood near the door, 1 which had been locked to exclude reporters, and kept the officials covered with the revolver in his right while he nnlocked the door with his left With | a parting curse and a command to remain in their submissive attitudes Har- ! ris jumped into the corridor and locked the door, leaving his captors prisoners, j Deputy Marshal Watts, one of those whom Harris locked in the room, threw 1 up the window and fired five shots at the fleeing figure of Harris as he ran down Seneca street, but did not hit Harris or, luckily, anyone elsa The door of the room was forced and the officials gave chase, but Harris escaped in the crowd on the streets. The police department was called upon for assistance and men were post- , ed in all parts of the city, and descriptions of Harris were sent to all surrounding towns. Capt. Stewart, inspector of the post office department, kept a lookout at Niagara Falls, Ont, and on the arrival of Harris there captured him without a struggle, and without waiting to secure extradition papers immediately boarded a train for Chicago. It is probable that this may cause international complications. [The crimes for which Harris is wanted were committed in various parts of the country. On January 5 he went into a post office in Connecticut aud told the postmaster that he was a postal inspector. After examining | tbe books ho said he would like a quan* I tity of blank money orders and advices. These were given to him and he departed. Soon he began ltis fine work with forged orders and advices from which he secured 83,000. The offices at Decatur, Aurora, Joliet, Bloomington, ! Peoria and La Salle, In Illinois, nad paid out on forged orders £2uo each; Fort Wayne, Ind., a like sum; Valparaiso, Ind., (ICO; and several ether offices 42)0 each.] [

MRS. LEASE A MASON.

Kays She Knows AJI Secrets and Will In- < it in to Other Women. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 20.— Mrs. M. E. i Lease announces that she is a mason in good Knight Templar and i a member of ilugh de Payne com- j mandery of Fort Scott. She wears in i a conspicuous place a Knight Templar ; charm with the keystone and other in- ; signia of the order and declares she is as much entitled to display it as any i male member of the order. She has j talked with a number of masons to 1 whom she has demonstrated that she knows all the signs, grips and pass- j words of the blue lodge and chapter, and she claims that she came into poses- ! sion of them in a legitimate manner. Speaking of her membership in the or- I der she said: * “If masonry is good for mon It is better for women, as we aro more in need of protection than men. Once by giving a sign of the order I was saved from personal violence, and from that moment I resolved to give to all ] deserving women the advantage of masonry i that I enjoy. 1 have other plans for my future aside from politics and the lecture field. X propose to devote a large share of my time to initating women into the secrets of masonry. As lam thoroughl/informed in the details of masonic work to a high degree, it will not be ! necessary for me to obtain • the permission of I any masonic body before beginning work i in this field, and if the men decline to recognize j my converts to masonry wo can act inde- j pendently of them and time will force them to j cooperate with us.” While Mrs. Lease admits it is con-! trary to the laws of masons to initiate j women into its mysteries, she insists j that she became a mason in a strictly | legitimate waj’, but declines to give particulars of the manner in which she acquired the secrets of the order. Mrs. ! Lease challenges any mason to test her i knowledge of the secret work of the I order. The masons, of course, deny i her claims and say that she is not a mason, and that If she has obtained the ; secrets of the order it was by undue ; means.

DR. ENGLISH DEAD.

He Was Abraham Lincoln’s Close Friend ! and Roommate. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 20.— Dr. j | Revel Warton English, aged 84, a na- ; ! tive of Kentucky, died Saturday of old 1 age. Dr. English served three terms i in the Illinois state legislature, and at the time was a close friend of Abraham i Lincoln, the men rooming together. J He was a delegate from Illinois to a ! large number of democratic national \ conventions, and for many years was ! chairman of the Illinois democratic i state committee. Shortly before Lincoln was chosen president Dr. English was instrumental in preventing a duel between him and Gen. Shields.

SIX MORE DIE AT KIEL.

Death List of lirandenbnrjr Explosion Victims Is Increased. Kiel, Feb. 20. —Six of the men who were injured by the explosion on the cruiser Brandenburg died Saturday morning at the military hospital. This makes forty-five deaths from the accident. It is learned that the main pipe of the starboard engine burst while the indicators were showing that the engines were developing only 7,300 horsepower. It is said a much higher pressure had previously been used.

Five Drowned.

San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 20.—T. F, Parnell, a sheepman of Fobry county, arrived here Sunday and brought news of the drowning of a ranchman named Frank Randall, together with his wife and three children, in the Rio Grande river at a point near Prisido, San Vincento, Mexico. The river is easily forded at that place, but in some manner the wagon in which Randall and his family were crossing was upset, and before any of the occupants could get from under the box they were drowned. All the bodies were recovered.

MADE A JUSTICE.

j Senator White of Louisiana, the Recipient of a High Honor. President Cleveland Nominate* Him as Justice Blatchford's Successor on the Supreme Bench, and the Senate Immediately Confirms Him. A SOUTHERN MAN SELECTED. Washington, Feb. 21. —Senator White, of Louisiana, was Dominated for associate justice of the supreme court. The senate upon receiving the nomination immediately went into executive session, and confirmed it at once, without opposition. The nomination was a complete surprise. No one had the slightest intimation of it. Those nearest the president believed that he would nominate

EDWARD D WHITE.

Judge Cullen, of New York. Senator White called on the president this morning by special invitation. His colleague, Senator Caffery, went with him. Upon entering the executive room the president tendered j Senator White the nomination. Both ! senators were profoundly aston- ; ished. When they recovered their composure the president expressed 1 the hope that the senator would : accepr the offer. He spoke of his legal attainments and his manifest ] qualifications. When he finished the ! senators conferred together for a few minutes. A long talk between them j followed and ended with Senator White’s accepting the high honor. When Assistant Private Secretary j Pruden appeared at the capital there was a rush of anxious ones for him. The assistant private secretary was as much in the dark about Senator White’s nomination as anyone The first person besides the president and the two senators to learn of it was when one of the senate clerks opened the official envelope brought by Mr. Pruden and laid a paper before Senator Vilas, who was presiding, and Senator Manderson, who was standing by. Their faces betrayed their astonishment. It is the usual custom in the senate when a senator is nominated to confirm him without waiting to refer the nomination to a committee. A single objection to confirmation without reference would earry the nomination over. At 8:05 p. in. the senate went into executive session on a motion of Senator Caffery (dem., La.), with I a view to confirming Senator ■ White at once. The motion to con- ! firm the nomination of Senator White I as associate justice was made by I Senator Pugh (dem., Ala), who made ; a speech eulogistic of the nomination 1 and was followed by Senators lloar, j Teller, Hill and Caiferty, all except ' the latter members of the judiciary committee. Senator Hill said that ' while he regretted that the president ■ had in his wisdom seen fit to go out- i side ot New York for a man for the of- : lice he was pleased that the choice had been made so wisely. The injunction of secrecy was removed from the confirmation of White and the fact was made known officially. The new justice, it is supposed, will receive his commission and be ready to take his seat on the bench when the supreme court reassembles the first Monday in March. The nomination is considered a ! splendid one from a standpoint of personal fitness. Senator White, though ; serving his first term in the sen- : ate, is regarded by his colleagues las one of the foremost lawi yers of the upper house. He jis a fine orator and his speech j last session against the anti-op- | tion bill placed him at once in the | front ranks of the senate. He is a j large man of imposing presence and j will make a good appearance on the ! bench. He was not in the senate when the Domination came in. He is a couri teous gentleman and a very popular | member of the senate. i [Mr. White was born iu.the parish ot Lafourche, j La., in November, 1845. Ho was educated ; at Mount St. Mary’s, near Emmettsburg, \ Md., at the Jesuit college l in New Orleans ; and at Georgetown coliege, District of j Columbia. He served in the confedi erate army. After the war he began studying law and was admitted to practice by the supreme court ot Louisiana in 186). Six years later he was elected to the state senate. He was appointed associate justice of the supreme court of Louisiana in 1 878. He was elected to the United States senate as a demo- , crat to succeed James B. Eustis, taking his ] seat March 4, 1891. Hi 3 term will expire March ! 3, 1897.]

Death of a Famous Cartoonist.

New York, Feb. 21. Joseph Keppler, whom the public knew as the great cartoonist of Puck, died at his home, No. 27 East Seventy-ninth street, Monday afternoon. lie was stricken by an affection of the spiue and for six months lay on a bed of agony. Surrounded by his wife and three children he passed away Monday afternooii

Post Office Blown Up.

Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 21.—The post office building at Woodlawn was blown up and fired by unknown parties Sunday night, the fire communicated to other buildings and resulted in the destruction of the stores of May & FlemJ. 1. Hood and Dr. McGiathery. The loss is $15,000: partly covered by insurance, it is supposed the post office was robbed before being blown up.

Cattle Suffered but Little.

Topeka, Kan., Feb. 21. Reports i from the ranges show cattle suffered | but little in the recent storms except ! in Kansas and Oklahoma.

WILLIS EXPLAINS.

H* Enlighten* President Dole on Many Important Pointa Washington, Feb. 2L President Cleveland has sent to congress the dispatches which arrived February 10 at Kan Francisco from Hawaii. Among the papers is Minister Willis’ reply to Provisional President Dole’s letter in regard to the minister’s attitude showing an intention to use force. In part i | it is: * “In view of the above a reply to yonr last , ; communication may not be necessary, nor ; would one be made, except from the aesire of | ! my government to have the good will and 1 friendship of the people for whom you speak, j ! which result will, in my opinion, be advanced I by an explanation of several matters herein reI terred to. “November 15 S. M. Damon, minister of finance, notified me in person that there were rumors of an attack that night or the ensuing night upon the executive building. 1 remarked; •‘The Japanese consul general, Ihe English minister and other foreign representatives have already called to say that their people are apprehensive of mob violence and asked me, as the only representative whose government has war vessels now in port, i to protect their people. The friends of the queen are also apprehensive as to her safety. Ido not wish to interfere in any way with your domestic affairs, except with your approval. If you do not object, however, I will publicly announce that the United States wUI cooperate to prevent mob violence. I will also state that there will be no communication to your government from the president of the United States for several weeks.’ “Mr. Damon replied thanking me for the offer and saying that he could see no objection whatever. that such an announcement would go very far toward allaying excitement and relieving general anxiety. The following morning you called at this legation, and on being informed of the preceding facts you expressed your satisfaction and approval of what had occurred. The representatives of the foreign governments and many prominent citizens expressed themselves to the same effect. The action taken was meant and understood at the time as in the interest of peace, humanity and good order, and will after this explanation no longer, 1 hope, be considered an evidence of hostility. “In this connection it may not be improper to mention the conduct of our naval forces during the trying circumstances succeeding the 24th of last November. The many rumors as to their purpose of landing and attacking your people, the feeling of resentment naturally resulting from the honest belief by a large part of the community that such was their intention, the opprobious epithets that were freely employed ' brought about such a dangerous and critical condition that for a time, as Admiral Irwin ; states, it became necessary lor all our officers 1 going ashore to wear their service uuiforms as a protection against insult and attack. During the whole of this unfortunate and regrctable I situation the demeanor of both officers and men was one of forbearance and self-controL “My government, one month prior to the time referred to, had given you information negativing the idea of using force, and had authorized the publicaiion of such information 'to allay any such apprehension.’ furthermore, as frankly admitted by yAt in this correspondence, ‘your government did not itself entertain this apprehension. •‘I desire to siale that the only communica- ; tions of a character which 1 have j had with the queju vere limited to three occasions. The sole purpose of these negotiations ' were, as you kn<»w, to secure proper guarantees from the queen »s to life and property of all ’ connected with the overthiow of th<* monarchy. These paving been assured I then, under the instructions of the president of the United States, presented his decisions, setting forth the i easons therefor and submitting j to your government for its voluntary action. “Touching the statement that your government was refused permission to forward ‘Hawaiian government dispatches' by the dispatch : boat Corwin, it is only necessary to remind you ' that the naval officers of the United State* and ; the public generally were denied such privilege, and that no inference of unfriendly feeling should therefore be drawm. Moreover, at the time your letter was written you were aware of the fact that for the accommodation of your government the Corwin had been delayed over i half a week. “As to the requests of the British minister and Japanese consul general for permission to land troops, they were, I am informed, precau- | tionary measures against possible mob violence. This permission is still outstanding, : and is not now and was not then, in my judgment, proper evidence of a hostile purpose on the part of our government.”

EVANS GIVES UP.

The Famous Bandit and His Partner In in Crime, Morrell, Captured. Visalia, Cal., Feb. 21. Bandits Evans and* Morrell are now safely lodged behind the bars in the county jail here having surrendered to Sheriff Kay. A posse under the direction of Marshal Gard and Sheriff Kay went to Evans’ house at 3 a. m. Monday and lost no time in surrounding it It was learned that a woman named Mrs. Brighton was in the house together with Evans’ children, and an effort was made to get them out before making an attack to capture the outlaws. It was evident that the bandits were thoroughly frightened at the large force that had surrounded them. All varieties of firearms were brought into use and the posse was well prepared for the attack. Negotiations between the officers and Evans were carried on by letters delivered by the bandit's youngest son. Half the population of the town stood about the house at a safe distance while the proceedings were going on. Matters having been thoroughly arranged, Sheriff Kay paid a young man named Beeson to go into the house to get Evans’ children out. Beeson was admitted and it was some time before he came out. His presence, doubtless, had some influence with Evans, for it was not long afterward before he surrendered to the sheriff. Evans exhibited signs of his long confinement, and looked very rough Morrell showed no signs of fear, yet he seemed serious, and appeared to appreciate the condition of affairs. The citizens here feel greatly relieved since the capture of the two men. < The capture of the bandits will occasion much rejoicing throughout the state, for so long as they were at large the officers of the law knew that their robberies and murders would continue.

LOST THEIR JOBS.

Gov. Illch, of Michigan, Removes Three State Officers. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 21.—Gov. Rich has done what he had threatened to do. He has dismissed from his cabinet Secretary of State Joehim, State Treasurer Hambitzer and Land Commissioner Berry. When Gov. Rich called court to order Monday the attorneys for the three state officials waived arguments and submitted their case as it stood, sc that it might go to the supreme court ut-ouce. Gov. Rich said: “"the defendants art found guilty and ure hereby fonx-a'.ly removed.”

RESULTED FATALLLY.

A Woman Die* from the Result of a Coll«lt» Prank. Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 22.—Tuesday night this village passed through another annual class riot. The occasion was the Cornell freshmen banquet at the old Masonic hall on Tioga street About 6:30 p. m. the freshmen con- | gregated on the campus and started ! down the hill to have their feast When I they reached the hall where they were j to hold their banquet they were met by 400 or 500 sophomores, “townies” and seniors, who proceeded to prevent their entrance to the building. Potatoes, eggs, stones and what not fletv fast and thick. In the melee two of the rushers were seized by the policemen and quickly dragged to the j station, where they were locked up. While the multitude was followinp the officers tryinp to effect a rescue of the prisoners the freshmen quickly stole up the stairs and held their spread, after ‘which they indulged in toasts and collepe songs. Later the sophomores played a dastardly trick on the freshmen. Noxious odors filled the air and the hall was emptied. Several were carried out insensible. The freshmen announced that their enemies had placed asafoetida in their food and generated chlorine gas about the halL A corps of physicians was summoned. Prompt efforts were made to resuscitate the asphyxiated students by the application of ammonia aud stimulants. Miss Jackson, a colored woman, who acted as cook for the students, died at 12:20. She was taken from the hall in- j sensible to the residence of Dr. Lock- I ery, where she expired. Several waiters were overpowered and others are \ almost wild with pain. The hall is in : possession of the police who are ran- ; sacking the corridors and side rooms to find the source of the gas. It is now known that the sophomores j obtained possession of a side room and 1 placed a generator of the deadly gas 1 it was connected with the ban- ■ quet hall by means of rubber tubes. ' Threats of lynching are openly made, ' one man exclaiming that he would help 1 string up the perpetrators.

REFUSE TO BE OUSTED.

Michigan State Officers to Have Nearly a Month of Grace. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 22.— 1 t will be ! fully three weeks before Michigan has | any new state officers and it will have none then unless the supreme court up- | holds the governor’s action in remov- J ing the derelict members of the board i of canvassers. Acting on the ad- j vice of his counsel, who concluded 1 that such action was unnecessary to the determination of the question as to j the governor’s power to remove, the j latter has decided to abandon his plan I to make his appointments at once j and have the appointees commence I quo warranto proceedings against j the beheaded officials, who refuse j to vacate their offices. The case, ; it has been decided, can be brought j before the court by instituting such j proceedings in the name of the attor- i ney general, and this course, by the • consent of all parties, will be pursued, i As previously arrauged the matter will j be submitted March 6. Should the ' court sustain the governor the vacancies j will then be filled. The case brought by the governor to ! compel a recanvass of the vote on the ' amendment of 1891 increasing the attorney general’s salary was argued and submitted in the supreme court Tuesday. Court has adjourned until Tuesday next, when it is expected an opinion will be filed.

THE WHEELMEN.

| American Bicyclists Are in Session at Louisville. j Louisville, Ky.. Feb. 22.—At Mon- ; day’s session of the National League of ! American Wheelmen the election of ; officers was held. Charles H. LusI comb, of New York, and Thomas F. : Sheridan, of Chicago, were the nomi- • nees for president, tbe former being ! elected by a vote of 123 to 55. A. G. I Willison and George A. Perkins were I elected first and second vice presidents ; respectively. W. M. Brewster, of St. j Louis, was elected treasurer. I At Tuesday’s session a vote was i taken to decide the place of holding the next annual meeting. It resulted: Denver, Col., 93; Asbury Park, N. J., j 70. An amendment to the constitution | by which colored wheelmen are barred : from membership was adopted by a | vote of 127 to 54. The amendment was introduced at the request of the Union Cycling club, a colored organization.

GROW A WINNER.

Pennsylvania Republicans Fleet a Congressman at Large. Philadelphia, Feb. 23.— At 2 o’clock | this morning the election returns in- ! dicate that the republicans have carried Pennsylvania by a plurality of fully 15(3,000, the greatest ever given the republican or any other ticket in the state. It was a local election, but the ticket was headed by Galusha A. Grow to succeed Gen. Lilly as congressmen at large. With the counties of Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Forest, Elk, Jefferson, Juniata and Mifflin not heard from, the state gives a plurality of 140,478 for grow. In Philadelphia nearly every ward showed republican gains. Philadelphia complete gives the following vote for congressman at large: Grow (rep.), 117,280; James D. Hancock (dem.). 68,340; Arthur D. Markley (Ind. dem.), 1,212; Henry F. Morrow (pro.), 700; Victor Actier (pop.), 205.

“JAG CURE LAW” DEAD.

Supreme Court of Miehigan Effectually Knocks Out the Statute. Lansing, Mich., Feb. 22.— The supreme court has knocked out what is known as Michigan’s “jag cure law” of 1893. The law authorized justices, in their discretion, to sentence disorderlies to take the cure for Lbe liquor habit. The court says the law in effect permits unofficial persons to prescribe rules acquitting persons charged with crime and they may be variable as corporations are numerous, and it is notin the province of legislation to delegate to private corporations power to make laws for the discharge of offenders.

RETURNED THE VISIT.

Km per or William Call* on Prince Bismarck at Frtedrichsrahe. Frusdbichsbuhe, Feb. tL —Another link has been forged in the chain of reconciliation between Emperor William and Prince Bismarck. Emperor William left Berlin at 2:20 Monday afternoon and arrived here shortly after 5 o’clock. In spite of the request by the emperor that there should be no demonstration upon the occasion of his arrival here the railway station and the village were gayly decorated. Prince Bismarck, upon leaving the castle for the railroad station in order to meet Emperor William, was greeted j with loud applause by the crowds of people assembled. The emperor, who wore a naval uniform covered by a dark cloak, stepped briskly out of the carriage when the train drew up at the platform and approached Prince Bismarck, who wore the cuirassier uniform, with helmet, and the gray uniform cloak recently presented to him by the emperor. Warm, and repeated hand shakes were exchanged between the emperor and the ex-chancellor, after which the former carefully wrapped the gray cloak around the prince’s shoulder’s, Bismarck having doffed the garment just previous to greeting the emperor. The emperor and Prince Bismarck then walked to the castle of Friedrichsruhe, followed by the emperor’s suite of seven persons. They were enthusiastically received by the crowds lining the route. Upon arriving at the castle Emperor William greeted Princess Bismarck and, with the princess upon his arm, the emperor proceeded to the salon. The emperor congratulated Prince Bismarck on his hearty appearance and then introduced the prince to his suite. The emperor shook hands with Secretary Chrysander and Dr. Schweninger. The dinner to his majesty was in private. Only twelve covers were laid. Neither Count Herbert nor William Bismarck was present. The emperor sat between Prince and Princess Bismarck. After dinner all conversed cordially, the prince and emperor smoking. At 9 o’clock his majesty took his departure. The ex-chancellor accompanied him back to the station and he and the emperor shook hands several times before parting. On the way to the station from the Bismarck residence the cheering of the crowds was incessant and the emperor repeatedly saluted. Returning home Prince Bismarck was almost carried off his feet by his excited admirers, who crowded around him, and the crush became so great that the fire brigade had to precede the carriage and clear the way. Prince Bismarck seems to be in much better health since his reconciliation with the emperor than for a long time past. The reconciliation is now complete and Bismarck’s influence will soon be felt again. But he never again will be chancellor, although he could be tomorrow if he wished to. The emperor will probably create an entirely new office for him at an early date.

M’KANE TO SING SING.

Six Year*’ Sentence Given the Gravesend Political Boss. New York, Feb. 21.— Six years’ imprisonment in Sing Sing prison was the sentence passed Monday upon John Y. McKane, the once great boss of Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. Both McKane and his friends were appalled, for they had expected the minimum punishment of two years on account of the recommendation of the jury for the. convicted man. Upon the opening of court Judge Bartlett sentenced McKane, after having overruled motions for a new trial and for a stay pending appeal. McKane, when asked if he had anything to say, replied: “I do not know that I can say anything but what I said on the stand during this trial. I have never done anything to anyone as far as 1 know. I never did anything directly or indirectly wrong with regard to the election, nor did I ever counsel anyone else to do anything wrong. I again say that lam not guilty of any offense against the law.” Supreme Judge Edgar M. Cullen just before 10 o’clock Monday night signed an order for the prosecution to show cause before himself at special term Friday morning why a certificate of reasonable doubt should not be issued upon which a motion for a new trial in the McKane case may be favorably entertained. The order was coupled with a stay of the execution of McKane’s six years’ sentence until a decision is rendered in the present application.

ANOTHER BOMB IN PARIS.

Ax Explosion In Which a Hotelkeeper Is Rx-dly Hurt. Paris, Feb. 21.—A bomb exploded at 1:30 o’clock this morning in a small hotel at No. 69 Rue St. Jacques. It was left there yesterday by a man w>ho disappeared. The landlord, Mr. Calabresi, found it and, suspecting its nature, sent to the municipal laboratory and asked for some official to come and investigate. Before the arrival of the police M. Calabresi and two lodgers went to the room the stranger had occupied. When they entered it a bomb fell from a shelf, exploding and wrecking the room and shattering Calabresi’s body and wounding seriously the two lodgers. It is not known if the bomb was arranged to go off on the opening of the door or if the explosion was merely an accident. The place is in the hands of the police. Great exeitement prevails in that quarter of the city.

Bought a Big Dry Goods Concern.

Philadelphia, Feb. 21. Gimble Bros., of Milwaukee, Wis., have purchased Granville B. Haines & Co.’s dry goods store, Ninth and Market streets. The price paid is $1,000,000. Haines & Co. was the retail part of Wood, Brown & Co.’s wholesale establishment. Those interested in the deal are Jacob, Isaac, .Elias and Charles Gimbel and Nathan Hamburger.

Sult for Valuable Property.

St. I.omß, Feb. 21.-A suit which in- ' S ’’ V° llis T ro P° rt .7 valued at 150,990,000 has been brought by the heii t. *;I Jeas B piisto lleeruitL