Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1895 — Page 7

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

_ 1 Judge Ot:s. of St. "Paul, decided 'that finder the Minnesota law husbands were liable for slanderous remarks by their wives. •<Tho Popo is opposed to the use of bicycles by priests and has written a letter to that effect "to Father Jaert es Wilmington, Del. Suit has been begun at Pittsburg for the recovery of property worth several millions and occupied by the Pennsylvania and Ft. Wayne roads. Tom Winder, the Indiana bicyclist, left New-Orleans,- Feb, 4, to wheel around the -entire boundary of the United States, a distance of 21,000 miles. The legislative joint conventions of Idaho. Delaware an 1 Oregon are having trouble about the Senatorial! successions. A decisive vote cannot be had. Information reached Duluth, Minn., that nine people fcero frozen to death in the Rainy Lake country Jan. 1, when the mercury was forty-eight, degrees below zero. % The Sprcekles Sugar Refinery, at Philadelphia, which has been idle for several weeks, will resume operations on full time, The refinery employs two thousand hands. Mayor Sut.ro, of San Francisco, became Involved in a personal difficulty with Irving Scott. Monday, and bo th men were with great difficulty restrained from doing violence to each other. The pastor ot an ultra fashionable church at Butte, Mont., who has been <i ring a ser of po pul ar Sunday eve nhig - sermons, is charged with repeating the sermons of Dr. Frank Bristol, of Chicago. At Clay flail, Mo., the Rev. Budd Ellis, pastor of the. Methodist church, while deranged, killed his wife, to whom he had been married but a week, his seven-year-old daughter, by a former wife, and then himself. •A trolley car at Milwaukee, Feb. 4. plunged into an open draw bridge falling Into the river. The car broke through ~the ice. Three people were killed and six wore rescued with difficulty, receiving painful injuries. Ten men are on trial at Cullman, Ala., charged witli being members oTa White Cap band which took two men from the officers and hanged them three and onehalf years ago. Four others of the league turned State's evidence. The committee of the New York Legislature having in charge the police reorganization'bill which applies to New York city, have decided to amend it so as to give the mayor, instead of the Governor, the power to appoint police commissioners.

The Tennessee Legislative Joint Assembly which has been investigating the guborna torial election returns for some time Wednesday, reached a final conclusion that Evans (Republican) was legally elected and Mr. Evans was at once sworn tn as chief executive of the State. The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce has unanimously indorsed a resolution approving the general policy of President Cleveland, as statedin his recent financial message, and askirffc that it have the prompt and favorable consideration of our national legislators D. C, Harrison, of Emporia, Holt county, Nebraska, is in Sioux City soliciting aid for drought suiierers. He says there are eighteen families in that section on the verge of starvation. A Mrs. Pearson living north of Emporia, died the other day, and it is almost certain she starved to death. The funeral of the late Ward McAllister took place at Grace Church, New York, Feb. 4. The audience became a disorderly mob in an effort to secure mementoes from the floral decorations of ihejhler and coffin, and the police to force the crowd-back amidst .the most disgraceful confusion. -xL

FIFTY - THIRD CONGRESS.

In the House, Feb. 4, an attempt was made to pass an Omnibus bill for the payment of claims for confiscated goods and supplies during the war amounting to 1718.663. The measure was defeated—9s to 148. In the debate over the Coinage bill a personal altercation occurred between Mr. Hatch and Mr. Hall, and the Speaker found it necessary- to call on the Sergeant-at-Arms to restore order. The agricultural appropriation bill was considered. In the Senate, Feb. 6, onlv routine business was considered. The Senate finance committee, which was expected to make a report, failed to roach any agreement. In the House, Fob. 6, the debate on the administration’s bill to authorize the issue of 5500.001,000 gold bonds to retire legal tenders and treasury notes was continued for six hours. Mr. Springer opened the debate. He produced figures to show that there would tie an estimated surplus of 526,000.000 in the revenues at the end of the present calendar year, but a deficiency ' at the end of the fiscal year June 30 of I20.0ti.00:),! The deficiency now was $31,OOO.tXJO. but this will be reduced to SI4,(XX).000 in the coming five months. On June 80. 1896. ho said there would bein' the treasury $35,000,009 of surplus revenue. This surplus had Jieen derived from the Sale of the bonds. Ex-Speaker Reed spoke at great length. He said in part: In my judgment, if the President, when he became convinced that an effort was being made to drain the Treasury of its gold, had announced Ills purpose of maintaining tlie reserveat $100,000,000. the limit, set by Conrad Jordan, a Democratic Treasurer, and had followed that announcement with vigorous measures there would iiave been no difficulty. If the . party in power had provided sufficient revenue there Would have been no trouble.’ To find a remedy it was necessary to know the condition. There were $496,OOO.COJ outstanding (paper obligations (papaper and legal tender notes) subject to redemption. For a country like this that was an insignificant sum—a sum not worth talking about when the question of the Government’s ability to pay It and pay it promptly was raised. Therefore something must have been done to create distrust. The first and the main thing that was done was the passage of a financial measure which had already resulted in a deficiency of $107.000,0J0, and which from present Indications would create a further deficiency, permanent or temporary. The Treasury was divided into two sharp divisions. It was engaged in banking and it was engaged in business. The business end of the concern was running astern as he had pointed out. Now the conductors of the treasury ha I allowed the business end to interfere withthe banking department. Discarding the wisdom of business, which, have insisted on increasing the revenues or borrowing money to meet the deficiency in that department, it had taken from the banking department funds to supply the deficiency in the business department. There was set in operation the endless chain by which were furnishing gold for the rest of |be world. Th* President had appealed

not only tohis party associates, but to th apposition for aid. As a party man h ought not to be melalcholy over the pros pect. but as a citizen he stood ready t assist his country in the present crisis. Mr. Reed sent to the clerk’s desk i financial plan. Section 1 of Mr. Reed’ bill authorizes the Secretary o f the Treas ury to issue 3 per cent, bonds, pa yabl after five years, similar to the bonds issue, under the resumption act. Sec., 2 era bodies the new phase introduced by Mr Reed and- is as follows: “That t efiable the Secretary of Treasury t pay' the current expenses —of th - Government so long as the enrren -revenues shall be deficient, he is author ized and required from time to time ir -iris -discretion to issue, sell and dispose 6 at not less than par, sirch an amount o certificates of-indebtednoss of the denomi nations of $25,550 and $lO3, or any multi [ile thereof., as may be needed for tlia purpose, bearing not to exceed 3 percent interest per annum, payable semi-annu ally, and redeemable at the pleasure o the Government, in coin, after two year from their date, with like qualities, privi leges and exemptions provided in the ac approved Jan. 14, 1875. Other member joined in the debate until 4:45p. m., whe: the House adjourned. In the Senate, Feb. 6, the Ilawaiia question was the principal theme of de bate. The diplomatic appropriation bil. was taken up, out the appropriation o $500,000 for a Hawaiian cable, Being cm Bodied Tn the measure, gave rise to objec, .tions by Mr. Mills. Mr. Hale presents estimates showing the prospective cost o the cable to be about $2,500,003. Mr. Flatt upheld the cable project and rea, early presidential messages of Mr. Cleve land urging Congress to provide for th cable. Mr. Platt maintained that Grea Britain would build this cable if th United States did not, thus linking England and Hawaii by commercial ties. Mr Teller renewed his criticisms of Secretarj Herbert’s course toward Hawaii* Air. Gray defended the course of Secretary Her bert and of the administration, and caus tically characterized the overthrow o. Queen “Lil” as a “mean, paltry conspir acy.” He declared it was about as com mendable as a husband’s beating a wife As the Senate was about to adjourn Mr Cullom called up the, Chicago postoffice bill. Mr. Palmer aided in warding off thi objections of Senators anxious to leavt the chamber. Mr; Blanchard explainer that the bill was a substitute for tin House bill already passed. It limited the cost of the new building to $4,000,000 The bill thereupon passed by a viva voet vote without opposition. The substitut* measure differs from that passed by tht House, and must go to a conference, committee. The Vice President named Sena tors Vest. Blanchard and Morrill as thSenate conferees. The success, in getting the Chicago bil through led other Senators to call up bilii whereupon Mr. Harris called attention U the fact that only ten or twelve Senator: were present. At 5:25 the Senate held i brief executive session and then ad journed. The session of the House; Feb, 6, wa devoted to a continuation of the debafc on administration bill to issue $500,100,00 of gold bonds. At 2 o’clock, under tin special order, general debate closed am the debate proceeded under the five min ute rule, the bill being open to amend mentsinany of its parts. It was agree* that the substitutes of Reed find Co: should be considered pending. Mr Springer then offered the amendment agreed on by the committee on bankin; and currency as necessary to perfect th' bill. The amendments making the bond payable “at the pleasure of the Govern ment after ten years.” amd due in fift<_ years, was agreed to. The committe amendment to strike out Section 4 of th< bill prohibiting the issue by nationa banks of notes of a denomination of les: than $lO and the retirement of silver certificates of over $lO provoked considerabl: discussion, in the course of which Mr Williams, of Mississippi, said that th< section proposed to be stricken on was the only one in the bil -that gave a wide circulation to silver Mr. Hartman offered a substitue forth, committee amendment for the free coinagi of silver, the payment of customs dutie, in gold and silver, and the levy of an ad'ditional duty of 50 per cent, on goods com - ing from countries which do not oper their mints to the unlimited coinage o' silver. Mr. Hartman’s amendment fel under a point of order. Mr. Hartmat appealed from the decision of the Chair but the chair was sustained —175 to 9. The committee amendment was agreed to. Mr Bland offered his substitute as an amend ment to the first section. Mr. Springe; made the point of order against it. whicl was sustained. Mr. Bland attempted t< offer it as a substitute for other sectlorw but it was ruled out as often as offered.' Mr. Bland appealed from the decision o tiie Chair. The appeal was still pendini when the committee arose, and House, a’ 5:25, adjourned, In the Senate, Feb 7, the proposed Hawaiian cable was again discussed. Mr Palmer argued against the cable project He said it was purely a political plan, no! dictated by commercial conditions, lit did not believe in the acquisition of Ha wall, either by annexation or otherwise Our annual exports to Hawaii were less than tho proposed cost of this cable. Mr. Higgins spoke in favor 1 of the cable, and said the rise of Japan on tho Pacific wa: another reason why we should have this cab'e and.extend our influence. Consideration of tho cable Item was not concluded when the diplomatic and consular bill was laid aside. Mr. Mitchell rose to a question of privilege and expressed regret al tho language used, the otnerday, in a personal controversy with Mr. Harris. H< withdrew the remarks which had cansec the friction? Mr. Harris responded with a similar withdrawal, and cordial relations between the Senators were renewed. At 5:25 p. in. the Senate held a brief executive session and then adjourned. In the House, Feb, 7, a vote wa! reached on the administration bill for issuing $ 03.000.000 gold bonds, and tho bit was defeated—l 34 to 161. Of the Indiani delegates all voted “nay” except Bynum Hammond and Cooper, who supported thi bill. Before the vote was announced Mr. Reed arose and attempted to make an explanation of the part that he and many o; nis colleagues had voted for the bill, mil he got no further than the statement tha: ho had made a proposition to Mr. Springe; that seemed to him fair, when he was howled down bv a chorus of objection: from the Democratic side. Mr. Springe! then entered a motion to reconsider th, vote by which the third roadingof tho bil was refused, and Mr. Hatch prompt!) moved to lav that motion on the table The latter motion was carried—l3s to 123 This ended the fight. The victors madi the Hall of Representatives ring will their shouts. The House then, at 6:25 p m., adjourned.

SENATE NOW REPUBLICAN

The Democratic majority In the Unltcc States Senate was wiped out, Epb. 6 when Clarence D. Clark, the new Senator from Wyoming, was sworn in to fill a va cancy which has existed for two years. It Is asserted that Armenian conspirator perpetrated outrages upon the Turks li order to provoke the Turks to acts of re taliation that will attract the attentioi of Christian nations and secure their in terference on behalf of Armenian deliver ance from Turkish rule. The Amish fafrmers of Adams count; will Join a largo number of their faitl and locate on a big tract of land in Phuld ingcounty, Ohio. It is claimed that/ hundred families will join the colony.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

In the House, Feb. 4, the morning hour was devoted to a debate over the bill to abolish the office of county assessor. The bill was recommitted. Bill 330, providing for election of county August was favorably-reported. The committee on the affairs of the city of Indianapolis reported favorably the Senate kill prohibiting the opening of streets or the construction of streetcar lines through any Marion county cemetery. Similar action was taken on Mr. Leedy’s bill permitting the police to sell stolen property at auction After it has been unclaimed for a certain period. At the afternoon session Mr. Leedy was in the Chair in the absence of Speaker Ad ams The Adams drainage bill and a bill providing for i State board of arbitration Wpre favorably reported. Billingsley’s bill, Concerningtaxation. was indefinitely postponed. Nir. Leedy’s bill, appropriating money for street paving claims, went through, and the Wishard Senate bill, exempting cemeteries from taxation, was lent back with a favorable indorsement. I’he military bill, reorganizing the State militia, came up for passage. Mr. Mclendy. chairman of the -committee, explained the features of the measure, after offering an amendment allowing the GovArnor to draw on the State funds for any unusual military expense necessitated by ?xtraordinary troubles in the State. Mr. Statesman thought the committee on ways and means should’consider the appropriation feature of the bill, as a large jumof money was involved. Mr.Stiitesmafii was not in favor of so large an appropriaigtion as $75,000. Mr. Leedy moved to send the bill t.o the .ways and means committee with nstrnctions tucut the appropriation from $75,000 to $40,000. Mr. Leedy saw no reason for doubling the amount of the appropriation. Chairman Melendv, of the committee, who has been a militiaman for Seven .years* detailed the necessary expenses of the brigade of more than 3,000. Mr. Leedy expressed the opinion that men (vent into’ the Voluntary service from patriotic motives and not to secure extensive equipments. If the officers showed a disposition to resign on account of a low ap? propriation, others would take their places: the State would not be left unprotected. Mr. Dinwiddle favored a moderate appropriation. Mr.. Robinson was ipposed to the appropriation of such a -large sum as $75,000. Mr. M elend y concluded the debate. He denied that patriotism would put down mobs. In Lake county, for instance, lie said the people were more in sympathy with the mob. The previous question was urged and the House substitute. A vote was then taken on the $40,)0() amendment of Mr. Leedy’s and it failed for lack of the required Cwo'-thirds vote. Mr. Allen wanted the enacting clause of the journment was taken with the amendment and references still pending. Ift the Senate at the morning session. Fob. 5, the bill to establish a Superior Court in Madison county passed—3B to 1. Senator Watson’s bill, providing that the lets of Justices of the Peacofwhose succeslors have been chosen shall be null and void, was passed. A number of bills were uigrossed. At tho afternoon session S. B. 13 to lacilitate the build ing’of gravel roads ivas passed. Senator Bird's dog tax bill was the occasion for much sportive donate. Senator Cranor opposed the measure which he said was “an act to counterAct the effect of the Democratic tariff act n its direful influence on the sheep industry and to lay the blame on tho poor de’cnseless poodle.” The bill was passed, aowover. Tho usual grist of new bills was introduced, the most important bemg: By Senator Vail—Requiring landiwners to cut weeds on public highways between July 1 and Aug. 20 of each year; By Senator Vail —Providing that when property is destroyed by mob or riot the :ounty in which the property was situAted shall pay the amount of the damage, cut if the property was situated in an inlorporated town the.town shall payhalf. In tho House, Feb. 5, tho greater part of she morning hour was devoted to the miitia bill, which was finally sent back to ;he committee with instructions to cut the jppropriation from $75,003 to $45,000. McJaskey’s bill for a State Boiler Inspector ‘.time up on special order and was defeated -74 to 15. Mr. Leedy’s bill for a firemen’s tension fund in cities-where a paid-lire lepartment was maintained was considireii. Speaker Adams referred, in a feeling nanner. to the dangerous work of firemen, i serious conflagration immediately opposite the State House then in progress ■erving to emphasize his remarks. Mr. Leedy made a strong and effective speech n behalf of the bill. On a vote the bill onssed—Bl to 8, In tho Senate, Feb. 6, a number of measures were passed, the most important being Senator Ellison’s—Prq,ziding for the care of abandoned children jy orphan asylums by Senator Haggard —Authorizing cities and towns to refund ndebtedness; by Senator Bozeman—Pro -acting money and property bequeathed for benevolent purposes. Senator Bird’s Dill for increasing salaries of commissionms of Allen county to $1,200 per annum was lost The judiciary committee reported a rigid building and loan association law and the Senate approved the report in spite of the objections of Senator tfail. Thirteen new bills were introduced, the most important being by Senator Gif'ord providing that an applicant for divorce must have beefi a resident of the State for two years and of the county for fix months. In the House, Mr. Merritt occupied the Speaker’s chair in the absence of Mr. Adams. Committee reports occupied jearly the entire day. Mr. Mclntosh’s bill for the levying of a tax for the State ■dueational institutions was reported 'avorably and sent to the ways and means iommittee. , Mr. Becker’s bill fixing the a umber of trustees for Purdue was also passed, as was Mr. Merritt's bill for printng the papers of the Academy of Science. The amount was cut to SI,(XX>. The lommittee on education amended the pill of Mr. Harris providing for the itudy of narcotic effects of stimulants be idded; that after tho termination of the present school book contract all textPooks shall contain extonsive instruction is to these effects and teachers shall be ixamined upon them before being given a jertiticate. Mr. Cardwiil’s bill for transerring from the prisons to the insane in■titutions all insane prisoners was favorably reported. Mr. Stakebake's county JommLsioner bill was reported favorably, is was Mr. Leedy’s bill exempting itigaipts from the- effect of the egalizing annexation bill for amendnent to the city charter. The Davis insurance bill to prevent agents rom soliciting for foreign brokmage firms was favdrably reported, is were Mr. Holloway's veterinary colege bill and Mr. McGregor’s billconcernng tho second usage of casks for food, products. The railroad committee teported McCaskey’s 2-cent fare bill imendel to fix the rate at 2'4 cents a nile. Mr. McCaskey submitted a minor-ty-report in favor of the 2-cent rate. The Nicholson temperance bill came up, but ifter extended debate was sent back to ;he temperance committee for further conlideration. Two reports on this bill were mbmitted. The majority report favored ts relegation to the judiciary committee, vhlle tho minority a«R<*d that it be retommitted to tho temperance committee, vhich was agreed to by an almost unaninons Vote. The Senate, Fab. 7. convened without a |uorum. r Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hendrick--K>n. Senator CrumpaakeP offered a joint •esolutiop ordering the Stfito Librarian « turn over to tho Fifteenth Indiana In’antry a haitleflag presented to it bv the comrn of Laporte county for the reginent’s valor at Stone river. Tho Veterans’ Association of the Fifteenth Indiana Infantry is to be the custodian of the flag vhlch must be kept in Indiana. The res-

olution was adopted. At this jnnctnri the Denison House was announced to bq on fire and the Senate hurriedly adjpurned. At the afternoon session them was a small attendance. The judiciary committee renorted on a number of bills. The committee killed many of these. Senator Sweeney’s bill, relating to long and short hauls by railroad companies, called forth two reports—the majo'ity ireport being against the bill,. Senator Boyd introduced a rej-olution for the investigation of Superintendent Alexander Johnson’s management at the School for Feeble-Minded Youth, Ft. Wayne. Sen~ator Ellison moved io have a special inVestigatian committee of tiveappoint'eiTto look into the affairs of the institution. Ho said that the committee on benevolent institutionswas prejudiced against Superintendent Johnson. He said that one member of the committee had a personal spite against Johnson. Senator Bbyd jumped to his feet and demanded the name of tiie member referred to. Senator Ellison replied that it was Boyd, and that he had been hounding Johnson, Senator Boyd replied that the charge was “false, untrue and could not be substantiated.” There was general excitement among the Senators. Mr Boyd’s resoention was adopted^On_the roll call for bills Senator O’Brien introduced a new fee and salary bill, based entirely on population. The bill was referred to the fee and salary committee. In the House, Feb. 7, "Mr. Merritt was again in the chair, Speaker Adams having appointed him Speaker pro tem. Amend? ments to citv charter of Evansville were submitted by consent. The charter, which is a duplicate of the Indianapolis charter, is changed so as to require the cost of all street in tersections to be paid out of tiie general fund and the cost of all main sewers to be paid out, of the g'neral fund. The rules were suspended for the passage of the bill; and, while it was being read the third time, the House was notified that tiie Denison Hotel was. on fire, and adjourned in a stampede. At tiie afternoon session tiie Evansville charter amendment bill was again taken u)> and passed—76 to 6. Rep. Leedy introduced a joint resolution authorizing the committee on prisons and benevolent Institutions to investigate the methods of purchasing supplies for the various institutions; to ascertain whether or not supplies were purchased from lowest bidders. In explanation of tho resolution Mr. Leedy said that there was no politics in it. He said that contractors had reported that contracts were not awarded to the lowest bidders. The resolution was adopted. The counties were called for the introduction of pew business. Many petitions for the passage of the Nicholson bill were presented, and several new bills were introduced. Rep. Howe introduced a bilHo require mining companies to nay Their employes every taro weeks: —T+re~ Senate Soldiers’ Home bill was ?ent to the committee on ways and means— The Remy greenback taxation bill was passed under a suspension of the rules. LEGISLATIVE NOTES, 'f; '', A proclamation was issued, Saturday by Gov. Matthews, calling for a special election in Kosciusko andJWabash counties to select a successor to the l»*e Senator J. D. Thayer. The election will be held February 19. Four hundred and twenty bills have been introduced in the House, and; three hundred in the Senate.

The House. Wednesday, unanimously adopted Mr. McCrea’s resolution of condolence and sympathy relative to the death of Gen. Manson. Senator Seller’s amendment to the election law provides watchers from all political parties to be present in the voting place all election day. It stipulates that rejected ballots be preserved. Senator McLean, when the measure was called up, Wednesday, moved that the amendment bo amended so that watchers will not be present while votes are being received. This was adopted, and the bill was referred back to the committee. Secretary Oglesbee. of tho Senate, received a dispatch, Wednesday, that his office at Plymouth, with all its contents, li ad been destroyed by fire the night before. The Senate elections committee reported unanimously in favor of allowing Senator Rinear (Dem.) to keep his seat. Governor Matthews sent to tiie legislature a message from Gov. McKinley of Ohio asking that Indiana participate in the centennial celebration of Wayne’S treaty wit h the Indi ans so r the Northwekt territory, which will be held at Greenville, 0., Aug. 3. The message also asks that a suitable tablet be prepared. Speaker Adams was confined to his bed with a severe cold for several days.

MME. JONIAUX.

The Antwerp, Belgium, poisoner was found guilty in that city, Feb. 2, and Sen tenced to death. She was accused of tiie murder of her sister, Mlle. Leonia Abley; her uncle, M. Jacques Van Den Kerchove, and her brother, M. Alfred Abley. whom she poisoned—her brother and sister in order to secure the heavy insurances she had placed on their lives, and her uncle for the purpose of preventing him making a will that would havodisbarred her from inheriting the whole of his property.

THE MARKETS.

Feb 9,1995. JndlannpnlU. GKAIN AND HAT. Wheat—s2c: corn. 40 ; 4c; oats, 32c; rye, 45c; hay, choice timothy, $9.0). I.IVE stock. Cattle Shippers, $2.75<15.25: Stockers, heifers. $2.00 <?3.50; cows. $l(<«3.00; bulls, [email protected]: milkers, 61G.0J (<J40.00. 1i0n5—53.00<a4.12 , 4. Slip E I’—s 1.50 i<* 3. 85. POULTItY AND OTtlEIt PI’.ODUCX. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) Poui.TUY-llen.s.GXc per lb; spring chickens, 6Xc; cocks, 3c; turkeys, toms, 4c; liens, 7c per IB; young turkeys, 7c; ducks. 6c per lb; geese, per’ doz. for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 20c. Butten—Choice. luqslsc. Honey—lßc Fkathkus—Prime geese, 30@32c per lb; mixed diick, 2Wc per lb. Beeswax—2<tc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool.—Medium unwashed, 12c; Cottswold and-coarse combing. 10<512<!; tubwashed. 16(<$18c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Hides—No. 1 G. S. hides, sc; No. 2 G S. hides, 4c. Chien co. U Wheat—49%c; corn, 43c; oats, 2C'Xc; pork, New Vorx. Wheat—s6%c;corn. 45%c; oats, 34%z. liaUtlcnors. Wheat—s3%c; corn, 46%c; oats, 36%i Ht. Louh. Wheat—.7o%c; corn. 38,%c; oats, 30c. i'hiklilolphi Wheat—sG%c; worn, 45'Xi; ,0at3,.35%cl Mliineaptlß. Wheat—No. 1 hard, 40%c. Detroit. Wheat— slc; corn 56%c; oats,

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—" Evansville had a big fire. Feb. 7. Clay Citv will have electric lights. Columbus’will have a new market house. Martinsville will have a pressed brick (factory. Logansport's new directory shows a |)0 pu 1 a!tion of 22.500. A ' A daughter of the Prince of Wales will gharry the CroWn Prince of Italy. : Gas in payingquantttics has been'Streck iat Sulphur Springs, Henry county. f The First M. E. church, of Marion, has iadopted resolutions condemning charity 'balls. < A. J. Norman, convicted of perjury at [Brownstown, has been sentenced to the Iprisoh South for two years. sirer bf AVafsawHias "been ifaul ter to the extent of $.5,885. Louis Boyer, a well-known farmer, of jShelby county, accidentally" severed his loot at th<: ankle while chopping wood. ' Plymouth had a very destructive fire, (Feb. 6. Four brick business blocks were .destroyed. The loss will reach tit least *50.090. John E. Holman, a Kokomo attorney, [has disappeared, leaving a large number x;f.victims who put their cash into his handsforin vestment. C. Vink has been commissioned by Ithe Secretary of State, as .Treasurer of Marshall county to fill the vacancy caused ■by the death of A. 11. Snow. Ditch Commissioner Ray, of Howard county, arrested on a charge of ment and forgery, being unable to give ?5)0 bail, lias been remanded to jail to pwait trial. .. ,6The Denison House, at Indianapolis, was badly damaged by fire, Feb. 7. Loss estimated at $40,000, fully insured. Two 'firemen were dangerously injured by a failing cornice. Frank P. Montrose, said to he an exconvict and expert diamond thief, was arrested at St. Louis for robbing jeweler W, T. Strong, of Terre Haute, of diamonds wortli $2,000. The funeral of Gen. Manson occurred at Crawfordsville, FebFT, and was largely attended by local military bodies and secret societes. Numerous delegations from abroad were also present. Near Losantville, Feb, 4, an old thrashing machine engine, in use to operate a corn-husker, exploded because of unskillful management, and killed six meh. Several other.persons were seriously injured. A month ago Reaben Rodman, of Kokomo, a twelve-year-old boy, stabbed another boy in a fight. Rodman brooded over the cutting affray until he has lost bis mind, and has been ordered to the insane asylum. Two men, registering as Albright and Shepherd, have been “doing” Bodford people with marble dust which they sold at one dolalar a package, claiming that It would, if placed in lamps, greatly add to the light and lessen tho consumption of oil.

The Cass county catamount which lias been terrorizing the community about Grass Creek for some weeks was killed, Feb. 4, by Chas. Knebel. in a hand-to-hand encounter. Knobel's shoulderand leg were terribly lacerated. The Ohio river is frozen solid, the second time this winter. The steamer City of Jeffersonville, of tho Jeffersonville ferry line, while attempting to reach a safe harbor, was caught in mid-river with a big load of passengers, Tuesday morning. The Indiana Spiritualistic Association will inaugurate a crusade <at Anderson. The best mediums in the United States haves been secured and seances will bo given free for the benefit of non-believers. There are now 800 avowed spiritualists in Anderson, Foster’s shirt and waist factory at Ft. Wayne is equipped with patent fire extinguishing sprinklers. Monday night these acted aytorhatically, without the presence of fire, and completely flooded the lower floor and basement. The loss entailed foots up $5,030. At a ball given by the K. of P. In a shoe factory at Wabash, Feb. 6, the furnace in some unaccountable way filled the hall with noxious air. Twenty-two women and one man dropped in a dead faint, and ivery person present became sick and suffered from violent headache. The Clinton County Commissioners ad vertlsed for bids on a small fifty-foot bridge in Frankfort. Bids ranging from 112,‘00 to $15,000 were submitted. Similar bridges had previously been built over the same “dry run” for half the amount. Ail bids were summarily rejected, the Board believingthat there was collusion between contractors. *

Notice has been given of an appeal to the Supreme Court of the case of Cal Armstrong, the defaulting deputy treasurer of Ti pton county, who was copvicted last March of squandering $43,000 of public funds on horse races and other excesses, and who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. There is considerable speculation over the probable Influence inciting tills appeal, as the opinion is freely expressed that if Armstrqng was again tried, it. would increase his servitude. Suits are now pending in the Hamilton Circuit Court to relieve the Arm’trong bondsmen from liability, it being claimed that a good part of the $43,003 shortage occurred before they became sureties. Possibly appeql to the Supreme Court is asorFFCsiile-play to this effort to release the bondsmen.

Unknown persons made an attempt to murder and rob Orville Campbell and James Kelley, lii miles south of Helton, Ripley county, Monday nlgtit. It was the fifth attempt which beeri made to murder Mr. Campbell. Only a few months ago masked men entered the house, but they were put to flight by Kelly, who takes care of Campbell, who is old and feeble, and who Is worth several thousand dollars. He is thought to have mu hos his wealth secreted about his house; being afraid of the banks. After Campbell and Kelly had retired for the night, they heard voices demanding that they open the door. This was refused, whereupon Mie marauders fired a load from a shotgun through the window and again called upon the inmates to open up. They were still met with-refusal, whereupon several shots were fired from j%volvcrs. Shots were returned by K<;lly. whereupon the wouldbe robbers withdrew, threatening to come again. The attacking party is supposed to have been composed of persons acquainted with Mr. Campbell’s hablu.

RESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hr. Cleveland Gives Details Concerning .the New Bond Issue, The President, Feb. 8. sent the followng message to Congress; I’o the Cona-ess of the United StAtcs: —, Since my recent communication to the Congress, calling attention to our financial condition, and .suggesting legislation which I deemed essential to OUf national velfare and credit, the. anxiety and apprehension then existing in business carries have continued. As a precaution, hereforo, against the failure of timely cgtslativeaid, through congressional acion, cautious preparations have been pending to employ to the best possible adantage, in default of batter means, such ixecutiveauthority as may. witbout adJltiomtl legislation, be exercised for thq inrpose of reinforcing and maintaining in j.ur treasury an adequate and safe gold •eserve. 1 ; In the judgment of those especially charged with thisresponsibillty, the busiless situation is critical and the legislative situation is so unpromising, with the nnission thus far on the part of the Congress to beneficially enlarge the powers of the Secretary of die Treasuiy jn tnft_premses as to enjoin imin ‘diate executive acion witli the facilities now at hand. _ " Therefore, in pursuance of Section 3.703 if the Revised Statutes, the details of an arrangement leave this day been concluded, with parties abundantly able to fultill their undertaking, whereby bonds of the United States authorized under the act of July 44* 1875. payable in Coin, thirty years after their date, with interest at the rate if 4 per cent, per annum, to the amount if a little less than $i.‘,40),0:X) are to bo issued for the purchase of gold coin amounting to a sum slightly in excess of 165.000.090. to be delivered to the Treasury if the United States, which sum, added to the gold now held in our reserve* will so restore such reserve as to make it amount Co something more than SICO.OJO.OOO. The arrangement thus completed, which, after careful inquiry, appears, in present circumstances and considering all che objects desired, to he tlie best obtainable. develops such a difference in the es'iination of investors between b >nds made lay able in coin and those •specifically made payable In gold in favor of the latCer, as is represented by three-fourths of t cent in annual interest. In tiie agree ment just concluded, the annual savingin interest to the Government, if 3 per cent <old bonds should be substituted for 4 per lent, coin bonds under tiie privilege reterved, would be $539,153, amounting In Wiirty years. or at the matority-of- the coin bonds, to $16,174,770. Therefore, tiie discrimination in tiie judgment of investors between our bond obligations payable in coin, and those specifi:ally made payable in gold is very significant. It is hardly necessary to suggest that whatever may be our views on th« subject, the sentiments or preferences of those with whom we must negotiate, in disposing of our bonds for gold, are not subjeetto our dictation. I have only to add that in my opinion the transaction here intimate I for the information of tiie Congress, promises better results than the efforts previously made in tiie direction of effectively adding co our gold reserve, and I believe it will tend to Insure the maintenance of the parity in value of the coins of tho two metals, ami the equal power of ever dollar it all times In tho markets, and in the payment of debts. GnovEK -Cleveland. Executive Mansion, Feb 8, 1895.

LILI ABDICATES.

sh« Hawaiian Qnonn Recognlxea the Itepabllc and Takes the Oath of Allegiance. A Honolulu special, Jan.-30, via San Francisco, Feb. 6, says: Llliuokalani hat Abdicated in favor of the republic. Tills is by far the most important outcome ol the late rebellion. The document was drawn up by A. S. Hartwell, at the request of the ex-Qtieen. It was presented >n the 26th inst, to President Dole. A e cording to the wording it was executed ireely and voluntarily. The Queen makes a plea for Lie Hawaiians and others who took part in tiie rebellion. She hopes executive clemency will be exercised in tbeis

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eases. She expresses a desire to live 1* absolute privacy henceforth. The document includes a copy of the oath of allegiance taken by her, and closes; "1 have caused the foregoing statement to be prepared and drawn, and have signed my name without having received the slightest suggestion from the President of Hawaii concerning tiie same, or any part thereof, or concerning any action or course of my own in the premises.” The Queen's abdication was noi unexpected. It is regarded as a ruse to secure clemency for herself and tffirieJnlerested in the recent attempt to overthrow the Republic, Arrests of conspirators in the recent uprising continue. In all there are 350 men now under lock and key for complicity in that affair.

A FOOL’S ERRAND.

Chinese Paaee Ambmulon Sent to Japan Without Powers, A Toklo cable to the New York Wor'd, Feb. 3, says: The Ambassadors s-nthcro by China to negotiate terms of tuace, as was supoosed, were given r.o pewer by their own government to decide any qnestion whatever. Their credentials, therefore, were no better than so much waste paper, for Japan refuses tu-troit with any emissaries not authorized to dcbrmlne issues on the spot and empowered to bind the Empire of China to faithfully carry out any terms agreed upon. China’s Ambassadors with their Imposing retinues start today on their return home, having accomplished nothing, not even having been officially recognized as nsguiarly commissioned agents of the government they claim to represent.