Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1893 — Page 7

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

MrS. Cleveland is opposed to crinoline. Four miners were killed by a cave-in at Joplin, Mo*, Tuesday. In a crossing collision at Philadelphia, Wednesday, five persons were killed. So far as heard from, Charles Brown, a Louisville barber, has only four wives. Repu bl leans ha ve decided ter contest the Mr. and Mrs. Bussell Harrison will probably take up their permanent residence in New York. A disease calledj“spotted grip” is said to be carrying off a great many victims in Marshall county, Kentucky. The people are terrorized, W. N. Roach, of Grand Forks, was elected to succeed Senator Casey at Bismarck, N. D., Monday, on the sixtieth joint ballot. He is a Democrat. The Michigan Peninsular Car Company of Detroit, embracing a plant worth SB,OOO, 000 and employing over 5,000 men, is about to be taken to Chicago. It is believed artesian wells are solving the. drought problem in Texas. An immense gusher was struck on the Fulton ranch, Saturday, at one thousand feet. The Niagara chief of police has been instructed by the police magistrate to arrest

or order out of the neighborhood, the Cor-bett-Mitchell party should It attempt to arrange a fight there. _ Anna Dickenson has broughtsuit against four leading New York newspapers for libel in publishing an account of her incarceration in an insane asylum, laying her damages in each case at $50,000. Governor McKinney, of Virginia,has ordered the Howitzers to fire asalute of seventeen guns at intervals of ten minutes, Thursday evening, through respect to the memory of Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard. Three hundred switchmen offthe Chicago & Western Indiana railway, went on a strike in Chicago, Wednesday night, demanding an increase in wages. Business is at a standstill, and it is feared the strike may spread. At Houston, Tex., John Kirby, on behalf of the Texas Pile Timber Company’s Ne\v England syndicate, has effected the largest timber sale ever recorded in the • South. The sale is standing timber and amount involved is $750,000. During the past few weeks earthquakes have wrought great damage in the Yellowstone Park. Owing tq the great snow fall particulars canot be obtained. Above Mamoth Hot Springs there is a solid bed of snow seven feet deep. Excelsior Geyser is very active. The Knights of Labor have declared,oil the boycott on Rochester-made clothing, and goods made there are no longer under the ban. The boycott has been on for two br three years, but by the agreement reached no prejudice is to obtain. b A Chicago paper is agitating the return

to the United States government of the 52,1500,000 advance to the Columbian Exposition commission on condition of Sunday closing, and thereby releasing the commission from the pledges given on accepting the gift. " Evardo Espinoso and Anton io Neira have been arrested in the City of Mexico on suspicion of robbing the vaults of the Bank of England several weeks ago. The men had in their possession a 81,000 bill which they claimed to have found by the roadside. It is believed they belong to a gang of bank robbers. The eldest daughter of United States Stevens, was drowned, Jan. 31, i|t Kukalan, a port on the island of Hawaii; Miss Stevens was visiting in the islands, and the accident by which she lost her life occurred by the capsizing of a small boat in which she had embarked to take the steamer for the United States. The Illinois legislative committee which investigated the Alton Junction horror reported Wednesday, that “there was no element of accident in the killing of twen-ty-eight persons and maining of thirtytwo but the inevitable result of mismanagement, showing an absolute disregard for the safety of human life,*’ The Wyoming Legislature having adjourned without electing a United States Senator, Governor Osborne, Thursday, appointed A. C. Beckwith, Democrat, to that position. The new. Senator will servo two years. He is a millionaire and an enterprising citizen who cares more for good horses than far politics.

FOREIGN.

Queen Victoria’s wealth is now estimated at $20,(09,000. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone were entertained by the Queen at Windsor, Tuesday. Portugal’s ministry has resigned because the Cortes refused to approve its financial schemes. Colombia has granted the Panama canal company one month's time in which to resume work. Hilton Barker, of the great banking house that failed at London, last June, committed suicide in a railway carriage near Patney, Wednesday.

WASHINGTON.

Wednesday’s session of the Senate was opened with the reading of Washington’s farcweM address by Senator Manderson. Logan Carlisle, son of the Secretary o the Treasury, will bo chief clerk of that department under the Cleveland regime. Judge Gresham will not resign as Judge of the United States Circuit Court until ho has boon confirmed as Secretary of State by the {Senate, John W. Foster, Secretary of State, retired from the Cabinet, Thurday, to go to Paris as the United States representative in the Bering Sea arbitration. Major Halford’s first assignment as paymaster takes him to Paris to pay the Bering sea commissioners. He leaves for Europe, Saturday, the 25th inst. The President. Thursday, sent to the Senate the name of Benton Hanchett, of Michigan, to succeed Howell E. Jackson, confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supremo Court, as Judge for the Sixth Judicial District. < Mr Cleveland announced, Wednesday, that he had completed his Cabinet by the selection of Richard Olney, of Boston, for Attorney General, and Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama, for Secretary of the Navy. The stiver mon in the House claim that they win have strength enough to prevent the passage of the sundry silver bill under any parliamentary tactics that may be adopted to get it through. The election of W. N. Roach as United States Senator from North Dakota gives ths Democrats forty-five members and

they will be able to organ ize the Senate after March 4, without Populist aid. The prospects are th at the anti-option “bill wIJI sass. Many tongressmen have been influenced by the views expressed by ■ Mr. Morton, the incoming Secretary ofAgriculture, who is strongly opposed to the measure, Four Republican Senators have -joined with the Democrats in opposing the ratification of the Hawalin annexation treaty, and parliamentary tactics may prevent action before March 4. It is believed that

Cleveland is opposed to annexation. There is much opposition developing against the Hawaiian annexation treaty in the Senate. Partisan motives, per sonal spite against the President and the apppeal of the Hawaiian Queen to the United States government seem likely to delay if not altogether defeat the ratification of the treaty. In the Whisky Trust investigation, Wednesday, H. L. Terrell, a director, testified that the Trust abandoned the purpose of controlling the market east of Pittsburg because of lack of co-operation on the part of western distributors. A Now York chemist told of findingby analysis in Trust’s product of essential oils that would destroy human life if a tablespoonful was taken. Secretary Foster has been advised that $1,000,000 in gold was taken, Thursday, from the sub-treasury in New York for export. This leaves the free gold in the treasury 53,000,000. If the free gold is much further reduced it is believed that Secretary Foster will sell bonds to protect the reserve. Messrs. Thurston, Castle and Caster, members of the special Hawaiian commission, have determined to remain in Washington until the Senate disposes of the treaty Of annexation now pending before it in one way or another. It has been their intention to sail from San Francisco for Honolulu on the 3d'of March next, but within the past few days Uhcy have chapgcd their inillds, As a result of the correspondence between Secretary of State Foster and Sir Julian Pauncefote, a'new “orderin council” has been issued by the Canadian government regulating the tolls of the Dominion canals for the season of 1893. The effect of this now order is to abolish the rebate on tolls and the regulation against transhipped goods, thereby removing ail the discriminations of wtfich the government of the United States has so long complained. In accordance with this diplomatic arrangement the President has issued a proclamation removing the tolls levied on Canadian vessels and cargoes in the Sault Ste. Marie canal.

THOMPSON TESTIFIES.

The Investigation Transferred to Terre Haute. The sub-committee investigating the Pana ma scandal which has been in session at Washington for some weeks, owing to Col. Thompson’s feeble health, went to Terre Haute for the purpose of hearing the testimony in the case. They arrived in Terre Haute, Monday. Col. Thompson was still quite weak but testified from his sick chair that he resigned as Secretary of the Navy, December 9, 1880, to take the chairmanship of the American Panama Canal Committee at a salary of 125,000 francs a year. There was no sccresy about the transaction at the time. He said it was a surprise to him to learn since this investigation began that the other members of the Committee had received twice the compensation that he had received as chairman. This was his first intimation of it. He thought it was all regular, as the other members wore bankers and had received their compensation as a commission on sums disbursed. He denied that any bribery had ever taken place, bnt stated that himself and other members of the Committee had used their influence to prevent this Government from taking any responsibility in the Nicaragua Canal which was then pleading for Congressional aid. Witness was asked to explain several letters to Do Lesseps speaking of handling the matter with with “extreme caution.” Col. Thompson said that was TOTceep the Panama company Tfom'being antagonized by the Nicaragua enterprise, and had to be fought under cover. He denied knowledge of the $12,000,000 said to have been sent to this country, and said that the, evidence before the Committee at Washington had startled him.

READING RAILROAD’S RUIN.

Manipnlatlon of the Stock Market Force* it Into the Hands of Receivers. The tremendous liquidation of Reading securities which began last week, continued Monday on the New York Stock Exchange amid scenes of unparalelled excitement. and theslaughter was continued. The tension of the market was terrific. Some failures resulted. The cause of the decline in Reading is attributed to adverse influences of the Vanderbilts. A meeting of the Board of Directors was held at Philadelphia, Monday, ancT application for receivers was made to the U. S. District Court. The Court granted petition and appointed A. A. McLeod, Edward Paxton and E. P. Wilbur.

TAX CASE APPEALED.

The Railroad* Carry Their Cause to the United State* Supreme Court. Attorneys for the railroad companies, in the case recently lost by them before the Indiana Supreme Court, appeared before that tribunal, Tuesday, and asked a stay of proceedings until the case could be passed upon by the United States Supreme Court The petition was granted and the railroads filed the required bond. In effect the grant of stay of proceedings will prevent the collection of $1,000,000 taxes now due until a final decision, which can not be hoped for before next fall, even If the case Is advanced on the docket, and if not advanced a final decision may not be reached for years.

“SEE THE CONQUERING HERO COMES.”

An Ex-Conrlet Elected .Turtle* of the Pence mb Vindication. John Dixon, recently released from the Columbus, 0., penitentiary, where he was sent from Blackshear, Ga., for fraudulent use of the mails, was welcomed on his return. He was also elected J ustico of the Peace as a vindication. He was postmaster, and would order consignments of merchandise under various names, referring to the postmaster, and would vouch so» himself.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

- - -rr -T- f Fortville has a boom. -- — 1 •• Iccand snow have injured the Hamilton county wheat. 5 4 An electric road from Marion to Indianapolis is projected. The Thorntown.revival claims to have resulted in 297 conversions. ■ Felix Hunter, of Jasper, was killed while Cass county farmers are “laying” Tor lightning rod peddlers wit» shot guns. Tiree hundred special quests attended die opening of the Hotel Glazier at Auburn. Kokomo will erect a new city bujlding, to cost $30,000. Bedford stone will be used.

The Hudnut hominy mills was burned at Mt. Vernon, Monday morning. Loss 8100,000, fully insured. Pettit, the wife poisoner,is in bad health at the Prison North, and in an utterly discouraged condition. Valparaison has a revival in progress and thfr churchesjoiill -not-holdthe people who desire to attend. Bruce Carr left an estate of about $40,000, which is disposed of by will, the bulk M the legacy going to his daughter. The Roby race track has shut down for a week, owing to financial difficulties. ‘ It is said that the suspension is only for a week. John Jenkins, near Centerville, at a railway crossing, was struck by an express train and fatally injured. His buggy was demolished. A kettle of hot lard exploded in George Robinson’s butcher shop at Hazlewood, andßobinson was horribly burned aboutthe face and head.

;3 As the result of a feud in the wilds of Brown county, Dauphin Moore shot his uncle, William Moore, fatally wounding him in the abdomen. A boy, a piece ftf gas pipe and some pow-" der, at Anderson, formed an explosive combination with disastrous results to the boy, who is still alive with the plug in his brain. E. F. Hawkins, an alleged Indian doctor charged with Criminally assaulting a little colored girl at Tell City, was taken lo Cannelton and sentenced to five years’ Imprisonment. The preliminary survey of the new town of Ingalls is being made. It will be located two miles south of Pendleton, and the projectors arc negotiating for seven factories and have booked a brick factory. Congressman Shively has secured a favorable report from the committee on public buildings and grounds, extending the limit of appropriation for the South Bend public building from $75,000 to $125,000. Dr. Benjamin White, a well known physician of Sardina, remarked to some of his friends that his married life was unpleasant. Soon after he was seen walking away, and he has since been on the missing list.

W. A. Meyers, of Rockport, is under arrest at Evansville, charged with forging his father’s name to a note for S2OO. The father declines to Interfere, because his son once before forged his name to a large amount. Joseph Lang, thirteen years old, of Terre Haute, while playing with a revolver. accidentally discharged the weapon. The bullet took effect in the brain of his brother Ernest, two years his senior, killing him instantly. The Republican and Sentinel newspapers of Peru brought suit against the Miami county commissioners to enforce payment of full rates, as prescribed by law, for printing State and county samples of ballots, and the court has ruled in their favor.

Six heirs of the late Henry L. Yesler, of Seattle, Wash., reside In Wabash, and they will make a light for a share of the estate, which is valued at over $1,000,000. The property consists of business and tenement houses in Seattle, several miles of wharves on Puget Sound, and seven saw mills. Frank Ne wk am, a farmer living near Brookville, reports an unusual freak of nature, a "calf having one head, shoulders and breast, two hind quarters and eight legs, all symmetrically and fully developed,and arranged as though two calves were standing side by side, which were born on his place last week. The freak lived until accidentally killed. Mrs. Rhoda Shortridge was arrested at New Castle, Tuesday, on the charge of the murder of her husband by poisoning. Stephen Tullis, a music dealer of Richmond, was arrested as her accomplice. The grand jury indicted Mrs. Shortridge and Tullis for warder in the first degree. The body of Shortridge was exhumed and enough arsenic found in his stomach to kill four men.

William Ellsworth, one of the pioneers of northern Indiana, died Sunday evening, aged eighty years, at Montpelier. He was one of the first jurors in Blackford county when the court room was a log cabin and the jury had to convene in the hazel brush near by. Ex-Judge James S. Frazer died at Warsaw, Monday, aged sixty-nine. His death was caused by pneumonia, but his health had'been much impaired for some’months Judge Frazer was a man of national n putation and had filled many important positions in State and national affairs. During the funeral of Joseph Weaver,at the Christian Church in Noblesville, the building was discovered to be on fire, and the alarm camo near causing a panic. The fire departfhent was called out and the fire was extinguished without material loss. The result cos the inquiry into the attempted assassination of J. W. Payne, of Fowler, who was shot while in bed asleep, has resulted in his wife being held for grand jury action under bonds of $5,009. She is charged with shooting with intent to kill. Circumstantial evidence points very strongly to Mrs. Payne. She attempted no defense.

The Rev. Alphonse Munschina, of Lanesville, has celebrated his golden jubilee. Father Munschina is seventy-nine years old, and he was ordained to the priesthood at Vincennes In 1813. Ho has been in charge of the Lanesville parish for thirty-nine years, and he is still able to minister to his flock unassisted. Grant Lorriber, of Muneie, Is trying to Interest a company in building the most unique race track in the world. It includes a grand stand, mounted on wheels, on a circular track, propelled by electricity, to start when the horses are given the go, and keep them In view until, tho close of the race. There was a rear-end collision of freight

trains on the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railway, at Monroeville, Saturday night. Christ Graham was caught in the debris and fatally injured by inhaling steam. Ernest Knobs, engineer, and Michael Blackford, brakeman, were badly hurt. The remainder of the crew escaped by jumping. At noon Monday, west of Peru, an unknown man, 1 supposed to be a tramp, attempted to s wing himself off $f a Wabash as they passed over his body. There was scarcely anything left of the remains, which were scattered along the track for two .hundred feet. I James E. Campbell, who recently died at Gosport, owned a hickory cane originally cut from the Tippecanoe battle-field, and which was the property of President William Henry Harrison. The several knots on the cane are silver-tipped, and on each is a letter, the whole spelling Harrison. General Harrison offered Mr Campbell SIOO for the cane several years ago. J -John Minton lives in a log-house, of limited dimensions and accommodations, but in a northern county he succeeded in persuading Mrs. I. N. Know, widow, that it was a mansion, and she shipped her household effects to Edinburg and started overland for her new home. Six miles on a mud road, which she had-been told was a pike, was sufficient to open the lady’s eyes as to the possibilities of Brown county, and: she returned to Edinburg, and will go back to her old home. The late Josephus Collett bequeathed $75,000 to the Rose. Polytechnic Institute, of Terre Haute; SIO,OOO to his brother, John Collett, of Indianapolis; $5,000 to his niece, the wife of Lieutenant May, of Chicago, and $2,000 to Vanvliet, a lifelong tenant on his farm. He also bequeathed $75,000 to the Collett Orphan Home, to be located in Vermillion county. and the remainder of the estate is equally, divided between his brother, Stephen S. Collett, and a number of sisters and nieces. The estate is valued at $500,000, but is subject to increase by development of investments made. The following patents were granted Indiana inventors. Tuesday: J. H. Beck and E. E. Reilley, Peru, meat cooler; F. P. Brewer, Angola, pruning saw; F. E. Herd man, Indianapolis, electric elevator; A. R. Hay, Indianapolis, lubricator; M. Miner, Colfax, dust pan; M. Powers, Lexington, garden tool; F. M. Reed, Anderson, generator; Elwood & Stephenson, Cartersburg, brick or tile kiln; J. L. Ulsh, assignor Of one-half to W. 11. Jones, Wabash, belt tightener; A. M. Vaught. Portland, feed roller; D. Wheat, Kent, incubator; G. W. Zeigler, Anderson, burner for lighting or heating with artificial gas.

BAD CONDITION OF WHEAT.

The Chicago Farmer’s Review, of the 22d, said: “Reports on winter wheat show that inmost of the States a critical point has been reached, and on the next few weeks will depend the future of the crop. In Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky there has been so much freezing and thawing; alternating with ice and snow, that many of the correspondents confess themselves at this time unable to tell the exact condition of the plant. In some sections the snow melted and formed ice over the wheat, and this ice was in turn covered with a heavy blanket of snow, which still remains. In such cases it can on Iy be conjectured as to the Condition. In other places the ice and snow have melted and the top of the plant, seems to be in bad shape, but the roots are apparently all right. In yet other localities the plant has been frozen out.”

THE MARKETS.

Indianapolis, Feb 25. 1833, Quotations for Indianapolis when not specified GRAIN. Wheat—No. 2 red,B3t£e;No. 3 red, 65c; wagon wheat, 67c. Corn-No. 1 white, 42c: No. 2 white, 42c; white mixed, 40Xc; No. 3 white, 40c; No. 2 yellow. 40$£c; No. 3 yellow, 40c; No. 2 mixed, 40cuN<>. 3 mixed, 39Xc; ear,4oc. Oats—No. 2 white, 35c; No. 3 white, 34Vc; No. 2 mixed, 32!rfc; rejected, 3ic. Hay—Timothy, choice, $13.00; No, 1, $12.50; No. 2, $10.00; No. 1 prairie, $7.75; No. 2. $5.50; mixed hay, $7.50. Bran $14.00 par-ton. l wheat, i Corn. , Oats, j Rye. Chicago 2r’d7< I 4>m! 39 Cincinnati.... 2 r’d 72 I 43tf 34 57 St. Louis. ,2r'd67W; 3» i 31 W/ t New York 2 r’d 9 52H 38 Baltimore.,.l 75 48 I 41 82 Philadelphia. 2 r’d 76 49J4 1 40 Clover I Seed. Toledo... 73j£ 434 88 » ,5 Detroit Iwb 70 I 4354 38 Minneapolis..<B _. CATTLE. Export gradesss 00@5 75 Good to choiceshippers 4 51(35 0J Fair to medium shippers 3 9034 35 Common shippers 3 25<33 70 Stockers, common to good 3 75®4 25 Good to choice heifers.....».. 3 75@4 50 Fair to medium heifers 3 25@3 60 Common, thin heifers 2 Good to choice cows 3 2533 75 Fair to medium cows 2 5033 00 Common old cows 1 59@2 25 Veals, good to choice 3 5036 50 Bulls, common to medium.... 2 5033 00 Milkers, good to choice 3000340 k ) Milkers, common to medium... 1500@2500 HOGS, Heavy packingß.oo3B.4o Mixed 7.85(38.25 Light. 7.5038.15 Heavy [email protected] SHEEP. Good to choice [email protected] Fair to medium sheep Common 5heep.2,5033.00 Good to choice 1amb54.7535.50 Common to medium lambs 3 7534.25 Bucks, per head2.50(35.20 POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. ) Poultry—Hens.lUcV B; young chickens jOc V B; turkeys, 1081 ic B. ducks, 7c V B;geese, $5.40 for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 2”c. Butter—Choice country butter. 16@17c; common, 8@10c; creamery, retailing from store at 30c. Cheese—New York full cream, 13@14c; skims, s@7c V B. (Jobbing prices.) Feathers—Prime geese 40c > B; mixed duck, 20c II B. Beeswax—Dark, 15c; yeliow,2oc (selling) Wool—Fine merino, 16 318 c; unwashed combing, 21c; tub washed, 31@33c. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Hides—No. 1 green hides, 3c; No. 2 green hides. 2)4c; No. IG. 8. hides, 4Xc; No. 3G. 8. hides, 3Xc: No. I.‘tallow, 4c; No. 2 tellow, 3)4c. Hone Hides— [email protected]. Tallowy-No. 1,4 c; No. 2.3Jfc. Grease—White, 4c; yellw, 3%e; brown, 3c. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Potatoes— 81.00(31.<0 V bu. Lemons—Choice. $3.50 f box; fancy. Onions—[email protected]> brl; Spanish,sl.so per crate.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Senatewasprayed with byDr. Van Anda, Monday. Bill providing that letting of bridge contracts shall be open to competition 1 passed. Bill providing special qualification for county superintenents was Jost. Bill extending time of sewer assessments passed. Bill empowcring/building associations Jo receive Interestannually or semi-annually, L passad,Bill:la permit cities and tnwns trntakc stock In water works companies, passed. Bill appropriating $50,000 as a contingent fund under control of the Governor to prevent cholera, passed. Parker election watcher bill passed after all parliamentary means for itsdefeat had been exhausted, but was tied up by a motion to reconsider. Mr. Loveland interrupted Senator Magee with a point of order, and quoted Congressional rules to sustain his position. Magee retorted that “Tom Reed's rulesdid not gov-«mthf9-^nate;^~-=J==:=?~=; House opened, Monday, with devotions by Rev. Steck. A few new bills were added to the 559 already pending, the most important of which was to change method of chobslng PfesidehHal electors. Bill to require pack peddlers to take out a license was killed. BUI to legalize incorporation of Ashley passed. Bill to make it possible for incorporated towns to own electric light plants passed. Bill to permit bookstores to sell text books adopted by State Board passed to engrossment. Bill to tax sleeping car, telegraph and telephone companies was engrossed. Resolution to increase pay of janitors from $1.50 to $2.50 per day passed—so to 38. Appointing power bill was taken up. Mr. Barnes offered an amendment that boards of trustees or directors be made non-partisan. Motion to table amendment prevailed. Mr. Dailey offered an amendment similar to that of Mr. Barnes. After a heated debate, in which personalities were bitter Mr. Dailey withdrew his amendment to prevent its being tabled, and offered an amendment providing that appointees of the Governor shall be confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Fippen spoke for the amenment and scored the Governor for his inconsistency. On roll call amendment failed—s 4, to 30 for it. Mr. McMullen and Mr. Erwin offered amendment, both of which were defeated. After a prolonged and bitter parliamentary struggle the bill was passed to engrossments by a vote of 57 to 33. House in committee of the whole considered the general appropriation bill. Tuesday’s Senate session was opened with prayer by Dr. Cleveland. Magee’s convict labor bill, providing that prison labor shall be let at not less that nine-five cents per day for each convict employed, passed. Bill relating to orphan’s homes passed. Bill requiring supervisors to cut weeds passed. Motion to correct journal, in regard to giving the minority parties representation on election boards, was agreed to. Bill providing for qualifications of county superintendents passed. Bill providing for the formation of trust and loan companies, to act as administrators, take charge of estates of counties, drunkards ahd irresponsible persons, act as attorneys in fact, etc., passed. Bill to abolish road supervisors was defeated. The House sat as a committee of the whole, Tuesday, and the day was devoted to a consideration of the general appropriationbill.

Prayer was considered unnecessary in the Senate Wednesday. Constitutional amendments were reported and made special order for Thursday. Resolution giving Secretary §450 and Assistant Secretary SSOO for Indexing record was adopted. More new bills were introduced, among which Were: Prohibiting county commissioners from granting liquor licenses under certain conditions; defining fourth judicial district and abolishing the fifth; providing for the publication of Insurance reports in one paper in each county. Bill providing that ninety days shall be the minimum sentence to penitentiary for petit larceny passed. Bill repealing sec. 4of Australian ballot law passed to second reading. Also bill making trainwreckers’sentence life imprisonment- A number of minor bills Were passed by common consent. Bill Increasing salary of judges in certain eases was engrossed. The Senate ad journed in honor of the memory of George Washington. In the House, Wednesday, the bill restoring the appointing power to the Governor passed-yeas 63, nays 29. Twentynine Democrats voted with the Republicans for the bill. Bill to amend the general tax law failed—yeas 9, nays 78. House again went into committee of the whole on general appropriation bill. Resolution to pay clerk SSOO and assistant clerk $550 for making House calendar adopted. Majority report favoring abolition of capital punishment was almost unanimously adopted. Balance of day was consumed in consideration of the general appropriation bill.

In the Senate, Thursday, aresolution authorizing investigation into feasibility of sending ballots to county clerks by express was adonted. Resolution directing that a warrant for 81,755.50 be drawn to pay expenses of the Prison South investigation was adopted. Bill relating to employment of child labor in factories passed. Bill providing that quail may be killed from November 10 to January 1 passed. Bill authorizing corporations to issue preferred stock passed. H. B. No. 42 providing penalties for the discharge of employes because of membership in labor organizations was discussed without action. Constitutional amendments came up as a special order, and labor bill postponed till 2 p. m First amendment, as a resolution, increasing regular legislative session to one hundred days and special sessions to forty days passed. Second amendment, as a resolution, to tax corporations on gross receipts, was defeated. Bill to correct fee and salary law passed. After discussion of train wrecking bill Senate adjourned. xln the House, Thursday, action on the proposed Ft. Wayne charter was postponed. Bill to appropriate 850.000 to G. AR. encampment was considered, a favorable report having been made, but report was defeated—42, to 50 against the measure. Bill for relief of town of Washington passed. House then went into committee of the whole on tho general appropriation bill. At afternoon session the Haggard natural gas bill was defeated. Bill to require an accounting from the State Board of Agriculture was killed. Bill requiring toll roads to'be kept in firstclass condition passed. Bill relating to railway insurance passed. Bill regulating number of days for county assessors passed. Senate bill fixing price of convict labor at 95 cents per day was engrossed

Biff authorizing Governor to appoint* Democrat on Monument Commission to succeed the late Gen. Tom. Bennet passed, In the Senate, Friday, bill making trainwrecking, not attended with loss of life, punishable with death was defeated. Th<> House bill for printing sample ballots hr passed. A motion to recon* Sider arid fd lay on thetable carried. Bill increasing salaries of judges in certain counties carried. Biff fixing salaries of prison physicians and chaplains was enMetropolitan police law to cities of 10,000 was read a second time. Ari amendment was adopted so as to exclude Ft. Wayne. Bill regulating prison punishment was engrossed. Bill providing special charter for Evansville passed. Bill for protection of miners passed. Bill providing for a State board of conciliation was engrossed. Friday’s House session opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Mclntosh. Cullop bill to amend the general tax law was passed. Bill for relief of firemen passed. Bill to suppress Roby race track was introducedand ordered printed. Bill providing thatschoo! supplies may be handled same as text books are now handled passed. Bill to prohibit railroad companies from charging Ip cents extra when tickets are not purchased passed. Bill to protect boarding house keepers, failed. Resolution for holding night sessions after Monday carried. House ad joumed. I.EGIBI.VTIVE NOTES. -- 3 The McHugh bill extending terms of city offiees bccame a law, Tucsday, without action by the Governor. The Democratic House caucus, Tuesday night,over the bill to restore appointing power tothe Governor, resulted in a row. The Governor’s friends declared they had tied tho caucas. There were fifty-nine votes cast. Sixty members were present when the call was made. The tellers announced twenty-nine votes for each side, not counting Mr. McMullen. Mr. McMullen afterward voted against the bill, making thirty against it. Mr. Cullop disputed the count, arid, with his followers, withdrew. In the vote in the House, Wednesday, the twentv-nlne Democrats who withdrew from the caucus voted with the Republicans for tho bill, which now goes to the Senate, where it Is assured of passage, and Matthews wins. The joint legislative committee, accompanied by many members of the House and Senate, went to the residence of Richard Henry Neff, the hero of the Peru wreck; Wednesday afternoon, aud presented him with the SIOO gold medal voted him by the Assembly for his bravery. Senator Newby made the presentation speech, arid Mr. Neff was warmly congratulated by many legislators. f Every Senator who voted to repeal the ballot publication section upon the ground of “economy,” voted for the resolution allowing two bookkeepers $25 each per day, for sixteen days, to discover that the State owed Warden Patten $1,500. A new township library bill has been Introduced in the House. The Governor gave a reception to the Legislature, Thursday night. Lieutenant ■Governor Nye was not invited, and a social rumpus was the result. Governoi Marthfews claims that the supposed slight was due to bad mail service, and his stenographer testifies that an invitation wa> mailed to Mr. Nye. The Lieutenant Governor is very popular in the Senate.

ON THE MOVE.

Kansu.* Populist* Will Try to Remove the Capital from Topeka to Kanapoll*. In the Populist House at Topeka, Thursday, a resolution to remove the State capital to Kanapolls was carried with a rush. The resolution recites that the capital is now located near the eastern border; that western counties have been disfranchised by Republican rule, for the purpose of holding the capital at Topeka; that the conduct of the citizens of Topeka recently has liecrt in defiance oObe wishes of the people of the State, and that the Kanapolis people have offered to duplicate the present State House, without expense to the State, and declare that, as soon as practicable, lawful steps shall be taken to remove the capital to that city. The Sena resolution declaring that the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in the House muddie. This action partially confirms the general belief that the Populists will ignore the decision of the Supreme Court should It be adverse to the Populist House.

THE MICHIGAN “MESSIAH.”

He Tried to Walk the Water, but "Slo*hed” Around Like » Common Mortal. Thornton Carter, a faith healer, who has for some time been exciting comment andmaking proselytes iu Michigan, claiming to be a Messiah, on Friday, at Coloma, endeavored to give a practical exhibition of his supernatural powers. He promised his faithful followers that he would walk on the waters, and, in company with a man by whom he bad just been baptised, he sailed hito Lake Michigan twenty feet In a boat and started to walk back by faith, which failed to overcome the laws of gravitation, and he was summarily “ducked.” to the great consternation of his followers and amusement of unbelievers.

THE FRENCH CRISIS.

The L'naetiled Conditlou of Public Aflhlre —Another Change Imminent. The French crisis is not over, as bail been supposed after ths formation of a new Cabinet, a few weeks since, The Ribot ministry Is still in a very weak con dition. The Premier has been compelled to aceeptthe support of men who stand discredited before the country. The popular demand is for a dissolution of the Cabinet and the formation of a new ministry. Socialists are working with tremendous energy and are said to be gaining ground.

HER NAME WAS DENNIS.

The House and Senate met In joint session at 12 o’clock, Monday, and elected Miss Ahern, the Democratic caucus nominee, State Llbraraian by a vote of 88 to 44 votes for Miss Dennis, the Republican caucus nominee.

ONLY FOUR. NO MORE.

Mrs. Thomas Scb Usher, wife of a motorman on the electric road at Allentown. Pa., gave birth to four children, Monday—one boy and three girls. All died shortly after birth.