St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 16, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 January 1891 — Page 2

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Affairs T V > e ' ne ? t9 ’ Occidents, Crim lna ] Anairs, Labor Notes, Etc. ELECTION BILL BEATEN. tn L " V thn Measure Aside. he Senate met at noon on the sth, with the Vice President in the ehair, and with a fulL day ft ° f ’ nembcrs than °n any other with spectators. The journal of the 2d hni was read, and was of ihe briefest possible Soo r ^' t r l ’ oonsisting of one short sentence. l cores of petitions for and against the Conger lard bill were presented, and for and T ° r < y bankruptcy bill, tin mu11m m C " at ?r ^tewart the election bill was laid aside and the financial bill was taken ” p - T ne vote was 34 to 28. eight RepubHMTW "can bexu^tors voting with tho i Rnarf lW<At ■ .pllkyagc of a tree silver bill by •

— — - T o ' *• Mill uy the Senate. Inquiry among Republican Senators develops the fact that they were all surprised at the displacement, of the election bill. One Western Senat >r. who personally regards the bill with indifference, but who was not willing to abandon it now that it was a party measure, said that the friends of the bill did not know what to think or do now, for they had been so surprised they had not had time to consider the situation. 'Die Senator said he regarded the vote as decisive of the fate of the bill, and that was the opinion of the majority of his colleagues with whom he had talked. Senator Spooner, one of the foremost advocates of the election bill, was seen but would say m thing, of the Republican Senators voting to bury the election bill Washburn was the only one who was not an out-and-out free-coinage man. He justifies his vote on the ground that lie has ^been opposed to the election measure, and : Bhat this was the only opportunity that he Siad to get it out of the way. Besides, the measure he voted to take up is not a freeAunage bill, but the Sherman compromise Hill. It amounts to the same, however, for the Democratic-Republican free-coinage combination will substitute a free-coinage amendment for the Sherman bill. No business of importance was transacted by the House. BOUND TO BE A BATTLE.

The Great Fight Between Soldiers and Indians Not Far Off A dispatch from Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota says: The troops are closing in on the Inuian« and a big battle is looked for at any hour. Infantry is on its way here from Oelrichs and is badly needed, as this is the weakest point at the front. Last night the halfbreeds took their turn at being frightened, and stampeded in the night for the railroad. A report starting from a dozen different sources spread like wildfire through the camp that many of the hostiles in the guise of friendlies were scattered through the agency, and would at a signal eacli select his man, kill him, and then escape in the confusion and assist the balance of the hostiles in their attack from the outside. The force here, hardiy 500 men, could be ^^^wipedout by such a plan, as thecannon I r io—the dark. Every one was under arms, and sleep was too great a luxury to indulge in. Col. Forsythe has

oeen suspended for trial for the slaughter of last Monday. Gen. Miles and Col. Henry are well and hearty in spite of the efforts made by the newspapers to kill them. Indians came in this morning saying that about half of the Indians in the hostile camp were willing to accept Gen. Miles’ terms and come back to the agency and ask for aid to get away from their comrades. The four-month-old baby found on the battlefield New 5 ear's Day has been adopted by Yellow Bird and christened Maggie C. Nailer, after a Washington lady. The other baby died yestetday. A special from Rushville, Neb., says: Heavy cannonading has been going on north of here to-day. but no news of a battle has yet been received. The Omaha Guards, who volunteered their services, have been ordered to hold themselves in readiness to move to the front. They are in fine form and have a Gatling gun attached to the command. Game in Ail Reasons. The Suprem ■ Court of Pennsylvania has handed down a decision, the effect of which will be to throw the markets of that State open to game from other C.immonwealths at all seasons of the year. The cas > pa-sod upon was that of William Wilkinson, who was fined $lO apiece for each of twenty quail he expos >d F 1889 out of s<amn. Wilkinson appealed o.i the ground that he had bought the birds in Missouri and was therefore not answerable to th > Ponni syivama game law. The Supremo Court adopts this view and awards judgment fcr the defense.

A Suit Involv ug Mill’mn The long contest in the Federal Court at Louisville between the Breckinridge Company (limited) of London and Dr. Hugh Kennedy and his heirs Las been settled by the purchase of Dr. Kennedy’s interest by the Englishmen. I The prop Tty involved was the cannel mines at Cloverport, Ky., valued at $3,- _ 103,000. It dr D cith At Fowmaaisdale^ut^^Wll^^wMljß

men get a lot of whisky on a prescription and drank it. Harry Stonier, aged 17 years, has died from its effects, and another of the party who laid out in the co <1 had h’s legs so badly frozen that they will have to be amputated E‘V”> Workmen K’"o l. Eleven men were killed in the Utica mine, Angel’s Camp. San Andreas, Cal., A load of men were being lowered into the mine and when about 150 feet from the surface the rope broke, precipitating all a distance of 450 feet to the bottom of the shaft.

Emma Abbott D»a'l. Emma Abbott, the well-known opera singer, died at Salt Lake City the others day of pneumonia, after an illness/bf only two or three days. She waX 4p years old. ,' Will Mako War on Fish'rmvvi. The Rev. Dr. Richard Ilai/lcy, who has arrived in I'aiifa . from St. Johns, N. F., reports tire people tl^re in a continued stat * of indignation over the announcement that a settlement of the ba it and French shore questions is to be effected without reference to the colony. Regarding the probability of serious trouble in the sprang, Dr. Hawley says Newfoundland cannot fight either England or France, but if a score of French fishermen are shot or drowned England and France must settle the matter between them

EVENTS OF THE WEEK. EASTERN OCCURRENCES. One of the most solemn and impressive scenes ever witnessed in Pennsylvania was the burial of the eight victims of the South Wilkesbarre mine disaster. Ail that was left of the unfortunates was conveyed to the Hanover Catholic Cemetery in eight hearses, followed by a long cortege of relatives and fellowworkmen. Services at the grave were conducted by the Rev. Father McAndrews, who read the solemn ritual of the Catholic • Church as the remains were lowered into their tinal resting place.

1 irk Mbs. Geo. Bain, near Irwin, Pa., I & drowned herself in a well. Three j . s’Dv ago her lovely voting daughter week Ms., m ■ i t 7 , > • • Elns drove her husband inwent era yOs^, died j n a mad-house Dee. ’• m ll0 ’ lo hßJ,ie last of the family has e .(, and now t. jf'gde, all within three . committed suit weeks. , . T ..Riggs, who claims to Lei i Griswold EvAiJr* ^fcarts, was a he a cousin of Senator Ev ^*%Jluven

^Sral ’ ym<rs St b7L ■ little down-town' rookojyf but; fiSA* became unable to supportik self »»d

' sobad that it Was deemed best to send e him to the almshouse. > WESTERN HAPPENINGS. i Early Wednesday morning Tax-Col-l lector M. S. Snyder was attacked in his office, at Tucson. Ari., Ly two masked 1 men, and robbed of $4,000. Snyder shot at his assailants twice, but they escaped. He sustained a flesh-wound. Antonio Eppa. one of the murderers who broke jail at Tucson, Ari., was captured near that city. Several Mexicans have been arrested for harboring the refugee. The Sheriff has offered a reward, dead or alive, for Verdugo, the other murderer, who planned the escape and stabbed the jailer. John Rieger, a German, aged about 45, who arrived at Garden City, Kan., a few weeks ago from Pueblo, committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a I Santa Fe passenger train. Two distinct earthquake shocks with but a few seconds intermission occurred at San Francisco at 12:01 Friday afternoon. The vibrations were nearly north and south. Reports from Gilroy, Santa

Cruz, Modesto, Stockton, and a number of other points indicate that the earthquake was quite generally felt in Central California. No damage is reported beyond the breaking of some glass articles. Prof. E. s. Holden, of the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, telegraphs that registers there indicate that the shock of earthquake was the most severe that has occurred in Northern California since 1868. The ceilings were cracked in the observatory and | tell to the floor. The large telescope at j the observatory, it is believed, was uninjured. Capt. Sam Williams, of Stony Creek, Ont., received a letter from his son Charlie, who went West several years ago. a fair-haired youth of 16 years, to carve for himself a home. The letter stated that he was at the time he wrote at Pine Ridge: was a member of Troop

G, Eighth United States Cavalry: was in action at the capture of Sitting Bujl, and saw him at the time he received the fata! bullet. He secured part of his scalp and his handkerchief, which he sent home in a letter. He saw five of his own comrades fall victims to the Indian rifles. He states that the sight maddened the troopers to desperation and that Sitting Bull’s scalp was lifted while he was in the throes of death. A telegram was received at the Governor s oflice, at Des Moines, lowa, from Rushville, Neb, signed by the Sheriff, asking for 100 or 200 guns for the use of the settlers on the boundary of the county, and saying: “It is impossible to get guns from our Governor. They are all out.” Gov. Boies is out of the city. However, the request cannot be granted unless it is repeated by Gov. Thayer. A telegram was sent to him asking if he indorsed the request, but no answer has been received. SOUTHERN INCIDENTS. Gen. Francis E. Spinner, ex-Treas-urer of the United States and a former power in Republican national politics, died the day before New Year's at the residence of his son-in-law, the Hon. .1. 31. Schumacher, at Jacksonville, Fla. Gen. Spinner went to Florida immediately after retiring from oflice on account of health, and, being fond of out- I

door life, spent much time at Pablo Beach, living in a tent and enjoying himself in hunting and fishing. The malady td which ho finally succumbed was cancer of the face, and, despite his great sufferings, ho always preserved an undaunted heroic front/ Up to a week ago he was able to be up at short periods, and conversed with, those around him. When the cancer broke through to his brain his mind began to fail, and at times he became delirious. He was attended by his faith^^Jjhvsiciaiu Dr. Mitchell, ’and every-

done in his behalf until death came. At f his bedside were. Air. and Mrs. J. M. I Schumacher and Air. and Mrs. James ' F. Wood worth. His end was peaceful I and painless, and death came to him j as a sleep. Francis E. Spinner was bow^at Alohawk, German Flats, January. 1802. His fatherj*J^ a G er . man clergyman. POLITICAjXpoRRIDGE. More 1,000 delegates to the Fanne^T Alliance State Convention of

Minnesota assembled at the Newmarket ^jAeater, St. Paul. Air. Ignatius Don/nelly read a plan for the settling of disputes in the Committee on Credentials which was unanimously adopted. On the retirement of the committee a Dakota County man moved that the State Lecturer, Air. Donnelly, be heard from. This was quickly amended by a motion to ad journ. The first test vote between the two factions resulted in a great triumph for Donnelly. There ’. ere some manifestations of dissatisfaction, but President Hall said: “Gentlemen, a speech from Air. Donnelly will not hurt you. If he wants to address you hear him, and I will now present him to the convention.” Air. Donnelly alluded to this gathering as the most unexampled and unparalleled meeting ever held in the State, and after I congratulating the convention on the i immense vote polled last November for |

the Alliance ticket, proceeded to as! the Alliance must maintain its scpafl identity ami not fuse with Democrat’ Republicans. He said: Both parties have declared time V again that the water must, lie squeezed^ of watered stock, but there lias not i enough water extracted to wet tlie n R f | thirsty Arab in the Desert of Sahtt^. I when we passfed a law m ■ : no more watered stock should b JXLo i and that if it was created the I gaged in the work should g 1 1 penitentiary, no attention wa it. Since the passage of ■ j i the fraudulent capitalization or MB. j I in Minnesota, in the face of an < । j declaring it a penal offense, haS , I about $38,000,000, and the averag Kf al q I ization of the roads of the State '

from about $37,000 per mile to cL'Kt mile. 'Die Soo Railroad CompaiJMli^ < 1 that its road cost $34,174,007.65, uVkffPA 219.99 was for discounts on seeusi' that is to say it cost $18,419,219.90 tl'<>Unt $15,754,877.66; if they had bon'’ the money for another six me' at that rate they would have o 550,090.000 and not have had Ip of road or a tie, or a spike, or a cipie to show for it. Not a man who has’ engaged in these iniquities has beepW'd, prosecuted, or punished. Not this.

। | but the chief among them has bet'tt by l%(^t he Republican party to the UntCates ..^^£l2l2’ These things must lie rD by ■^^■■Legi'lat lire. Behind t lie AlHahtnd eg i < ins^oL aIL-the g Ato Jh| i State Alli b^H

PFfor pponeni^H^^^^^^ । The Washington^W^^^as the^Ew- J I ing Presidential# gossip. Its inf^Bnt , | is understood to be Senator .hHWI- t burn: I, X < Secretary Blaine gives it out th| ^ls that lie is not a candidate for the Rl ean nomination for President in * recent conversation with a Democrali®^ator witli whom lie is on friendly te S'Ao dwelt on the efforts he was niakingW^ke cause of reciprocity. He outlined hßwfts for the increase of trade with Hie iWgus of South America. Ho said that Wy very much in earnest in his Ideas extension of our markets, parti^^H. with the southern half of the wHsit hemisphere. He spoke of the imp^Bre of the Nicaragua Canal, and tremendous benefit it would be to tlBH^merce of the world in general and UmS I nited States in particular. He sal OH lieved Im would live to see a shij^^Mb * across the Horidhin peninsula, at. leO^K ' i The i'emocrat ic Senator In qt^^^Kwe who d deal of a believer W Blaine, said he thought he < Blain. lIM be the Republican not inee. ‘•fo^M| , said, “if Hemocrats cannot a Pre-ident. I would lather see you^^K-" ident than any ot her Republican.” tar.v Blaine expressed his apprecia t^^Bf Hm compliment ami said: “1 am

enmiidateand -hall no: be.” 11v t hen I that he was more iiitere-teil In i about reciprocity with the Smith Amc^^K nations than In anything else. In rvfi^^Kg ] to the matters pressing far iinmeiliat^^^B- j tention in Congress h ■ said that It woi^^^^n a calamity to the Repul lican party election biil to b me a law M^B The resolutions adopted by thefl^^Bnesota convention of the I-'arinerßi^H lie ma' opened w ith a shot at the The important of them are lows: Bl the tarl^^^^L ami placing material on tln^^BM,. list, to the end that we may be able pete with the world for a market. W^K-BB mand governmental control of Iheß-& roads, both of the .State and the #iati£ ...... ’ h<‘ jMdMjg^^g^'isomtble rates sh.BwBB < ‘ n ac r

rates.,^^.. those now lowa, and reduce the passenger rati-- 1 two cents a mile. As producers * mand a free and open market for ora grt and that railroads shall receive atul Vw !p the same as they do all other commodir ißi" That the grading of wheat at cy^B 1 * try stations be aliolished; and weL mand that the legislature investiga^Z BP’' handling. Inspe. .ion, and weighing of / ^ il!l under existing laws. Wo demand : forbidding tiny railroad from issuing mot t xage bonds or stock until an as of the cash, labor, and material, duly* j* llll to. has been presented to some officer <* state for examination. We demand tl"" duetion of the rateof interest to 7 pet with stringent penalties for bonuse ,‘ n<l commissions. We favor an increaser Jhv volume of money equal to the require * n,s of an increase g trade, w ithout the 1 ' iter * vention of banks of issue. We dema **he free coinage of silver and denout inCfthe i silver bill passed by Congress as al 1 upon the people: and we a-o 1 that all public offices which directu ’try *ct thr interests of the people lie mad * tive. We denounce the “force bil 11 dangerous and revolutionary measC Mievised for part isan purposes. It w I■"^’ ,> n the wounds of the wurand retard tin- fW day of reconciliation ami peace. : $ Wv hold that one of the greatest aimsAlliance is the restorati n of fi-J^»F' ia l feeling and true concord to the p ( W~pc "f this entire republic. We demand tW. S tlie Government foreclo-> its lien on th- 'aion Pacific Railroad, and take possess * and operate the same in the interest ‘ the people of the United States. Optic tO H a,n " bling in board.- of trade should 1 uJbolished. ami we ask the State and Cot- —to

> pass such laws as -hall make evl blit s ach I tian-action a criminal offense. foreign gossip, .earn ! The London Tim s publishes ‘ arti- ' cle from Leon Say on the subjec o the j Farmers’ Alliance in which he uX thribes ; j its programme as “merely setth whe fully ; against folly and searching fo§ thflh”*'’’ cuts to conceal a situation whi(_ tj s bad enough as it is. The fact of tl ne Situation is that protection a routrathef. imust inevitably cause an increased 3

living. This increase must i f ; 4 the ,« ~p,s as m the urst chancethe ■ agricult nr: tut ami far,m? dm *^" r - Th- Steal ini spite O^ 1 ." tbe United Stwbkni of । p e Die immense devclopmi ’ssistwealth, are unable without the L rv on ance of European capital to ca Jagritheir industrial, commercial, and j need cultural enterprises. They stand ii deof us and of England. They ha R and stroyed their credit by abusing ^ransby the maladministration of their even portation enterprises and their ln ccs. worse administration of local fin ,f the Associations of swindlers in many l a tion States have usurped the administ * a tors of the public purse. The administ their of railways have administered They shares and neglected their lines. nJ of have gambled in dividends ipstf ^ r eaccreating genuine tradie. Unless! Vhrils tion shall take place in public n a from the American credit c< nnot recovo ijke its abasement Its agricultnra ®. .. other industries, will remain a. pi n' t ". ln . successive convulsions, for wlich H »i. e smut remedies will be sought 1 adoption of experiments which w K „ evitably fail as fast as applie the country to pass from one gIS an 1 ' 1 "’ to another still graw r.” The German Railway MinisterlE/Tim clared war against the iron barons! pd to latter, having by high tariffs succefilj.^gu a certain extent in getting rid of fF t ^e । compeHtion, next set to work to ^F^nI exorbitant prices to the German gS I 1

■ . K'lulc they sold to foreign conn|R6 njit comparatively cheaper rates. Bel’ now becn decreed that in all 1. j as cs of materials for the Prussian W winds the lowest tejider is in the to be accepted, irrespective of I Eiie nationality of the contractor and ^;hat German material is only to bo preferred whore the prices asked are the same. The managers of the Bavarian Estate Railway haxe had to complain of a similar tendency to extortion on the part of the coal contractors. They have now decreed that in future coal is to be bought at the lowest, tender, and this lias enabled the Bohemian mine-owners to obtain large orders to the detriment of their Rhenish Westphalian competitors, a fact which causes a good deal of dissatisfaction in quarters interested. London is constantly being horrified by the discovery of “baby farms” where infants arc treated in the crudest manner possible: but in spite of the metropolitan police these disgraceful institutions flourish and apparently are only discovered by accident. At Brixton, a

portion oi London, on the .Surrey side of the Thames, a woman who gave the name of Mrs. Reeves, and who is known to have figured under several aliases, was arrested on the complaint of her neighbors for carrying on the business known as “baby fa ; ^. „ When the police searched _'' .they found eight. omacA^*"* ^■(■WW^^^APparcMiG c •S 4 '' were in a starving condition. Mrs. Reeves, in any case, will bo prosecuted to the full extent of the law. and should one of the children die the charge of murder may be made against the “baby farmer.” An officer of the Black Hussars, who eloped from Berlin a few days ago with the daughter of a wealthy resident of that city, shot the girl dead and then committed suicide with poison. The tragedy occurred at a hotel in Brunswick, and followed the receipt of a letter from the young woman’s father, in which he refused to supply her with money, or even to longer recognize her as his child. Another mysterious corpse has t urned up in Paris. The body of a well-dressed man was found in the river Marne, near Champignj- bridge, in the environs of Paris. The dead man was bound by a Iropc, and bore a remarkable wound in "the center of his forehead, formed by j two deep cuts in tlie shajie of a cross. ’ It is surmised that the victim, after being thus wounded, was pinioned and thrown into the river. Mani ei G xroia. the Cuban brigand chief, was overtaken by the troops

Thursday night ami surrounded. Hishorse was killed under him ami he was [ wounded, but he succeeded in making his escape. Sixto Varelo, Garcia's principal lieutenant, was shot and killed. FRESH AND NEWSY. The Bureau of the American Republics has information that the President, of Mexico has approved the bill recently passed by the Congress <>f that Republic i j admitting corn from the United States • free of duty. This is a large concession, s as the duty heretofore ha- been 1 cent • per kilogram, or about one-half cent per pound. kj. The schooner Mort, Eight of (alais, (kmn Portland for Calais with a cargo of loft Pt rtiaud nmi as it

• a crew of six' besides the captain. The President has accepted the rosig- । nation of Judge William McKennan, United States Circuit Judge of the Third Judicial District of Pennsyh ania, who retired because of age. It G. Din Co.'s weekly review of trade says: The now year opens with s > much of uncertainty that there I-a natural deposit lori to dwell upon the crowning records of the year Just . In-' 6. which show an extraordinary volume of business, in many lines surpassing all precedent. Iron, cotton, leather, boot ami slue, ami meat production was larger than any previous year. Thus 2.219,312 cattle wire slaughtered at Chicago, against 1,763.319 in lsS9, a gain of 25 per cent., ami 5.733.052 hogs, against 4.211.767 in Iss9, a gain of 36 percent. z\t Boston 3,53.>,211 eu-es of boots and shoes were sliipped. against 3.:;99.950. a gain of 4 per cent. The clearing-house exchanges show that the volume of all business iu IS9O exceetied that of any previous year l>y at least 10 percent . though in part this increase was due to the higher range »f prices during the greater part of the year. The advance in price- of all e, mmodities compared with a year ago is 6.6 per cent., and the average has been about 5.5 percent, higher for eight months. But this unprecedented volume of business has not been altogether succe-sful. and the recorded failures have been in number and in amount of liabilities larger than in any previous year since l" t.

MARKET REPORTS. I CHICAGO. i Cattle—Common to Prime.... $3.25 @ 5.50 Hogs—Shipping Grades 3.00 @ t oo Sheep 3.00 @ 5.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 91 .92 Corn—No. 2 48’<-@ .49 Oats—No. 2 41 .41'., I Rye—No. 2 64 @ .66 Butter—Choice Creamerv 25 ig .28 Cheese—Full Cream, Hats 09 i„@ joy. Eggs—Fresh 22 @ .23 * Potatoes—Western, per bu... . .90 .95 INDIANAPOLIS. Catti.e—Shipping 3.50 @4.75 Hogs—Choice Light 3.00 @3.75 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 @ 4.75 .1 .93 . ~(U .94’..

Wheat —No. 2 Red ..m..u g Corn—No. 1 White -j' ‘S’ -jOL J_Oats—No. 2 White.............. - 14 ® j CATTLE uAuL 4.00 @5.25 Hogs Ttyne belie’ 3,00 @3.75 I w heat—No. 2 Bed.., .92)2® .93 Corn—No. 2 .47 @ .43 Oats—No. 2 .42 @ .43 Barley—Minnesota.... * tSsL 71 CIxNCINNATi.” ’ x cattle 3.00 @ 4.3b*Hogs 300 @ 3.75 1 Sheep 3.00 <® 5.50 • Wheat—No. 2 Red 97 @ .9.8 Corn—No. 2 52’.^® .53’.. Oats—No. 2 Mixed 43 "t® 431,* MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2 Spring 85 @ .87 Corn—No. 3 49 @ .49\. Oats—No. 2 White 43 @ .44 Rye—No. 1 .07’0 Barley’—No. 2 go @ .67 DETROIT. Cattle 3.(X) @ 4.50 Hogs 3.00 w 3.75 Sheep 3.00 & 4.00 Wheat —No. 2 Red ‘. 8 .99 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 52 @ .53 Oats—No. 2 White 45} 2 @ .46 TOLEDO. Wheat 04’5® .95’/, Corn—Cash 51 .51’2 Oats—No. 2 Wmte 43?y@ .44’$ BUFFALO. Cattle—Good to Prime 4.00 @ 5.00 Hogs—Medium and Heavy 3.50 @ 3.75 Wheat—No. 1 Hard LOS @ 1.08’5 Corn—No. 2 57m@ .58?2 EAST LIBERTY. Catti.e—Common to Prime 3.50 & 5.00 Hoas-Light 3.25 @ 4.00 Sheep—Medium to G«»>d 4.00 @ j. 50 Lambs ® G - 00 NEW YORK. Cattle 3 @ a.OO Hogs 3.25 @4.00 Sheep ■-■i 4.00 @ 4.50 Wheat—No. 2 Red 1.05’5@ 1.06 G) , Corn—No. 2 59 & .61 Oats—Mixed Western 48 (G) .52

AFIERCE GOTHAM FIKE, j AN ENTIRE BLOCK OF BIG BUILDINGS DESTROYED. Ilie Fifth Avenue and Herrmann’s Theaters in Ruins Hotel Guests Forced to Flee for Their Lives—The Top Story of the Sturtevant House a Prey to the Flames—Hreineu Have a Miraculous Fscape. .[New York dispatch.] 1’ ire which it was feared would result In the loss of the lives of at least half a dozen brave firemen broke out in the Fifth Avenue Theater slu rtly after midnight this morning. Within an hour that famous playhouse was practically destroyed. Herrmann's^ - Theater was in flames, and the entice block in grave peril. The fire broke,'out under the stage of the Fifth A/^enue Theater. At half past 12 o'cloo’K an explosion was heard in the buildAng, and a ' moment later the upperpa.it of the city was illuminated by a hinge sheet of flame . which rose, to the ro<r^ the theater, en-

velopmg the en^ ^^ng and Herrmanns iheau;. immedi a>ly a < jommg. M\en had gone th^”' 1 ^ .Herf,nan s n iioat -r to the roof and** J^ieeded in hoisting a lengtl l 1 U P when the furnace opened uVirectiy at their feet. When from the crsL wd went nt '<l-1 iii up a, great shout for the scaling-ladders they were quickly run up and a vain esI fort made to reach the imperiled men. ; A deadly silence that lasted for a full

■ minute resulted, and then a moan of agony arose from the crowd. liiemen were seen to bend their heads and wipe away the tears that they could not, prevent from flowing. It was thought that the men had certainly been hurled into the raging furnace beneath, and they were given up as lost. But from the crowd on the Twenty-eighth street side a few moments later went up a cheer. It announced the rescue of the firemen by means which s 'emed miraculous. For miles around the Hames cou'd be ' seen shooting high into the heavens, ami an enermous crowd gathered and - crowded the neighboring streets. From the roof of the Fifth Avenue Theater the Hames ran along the cornices , of Prof. Herrmann's new theater, which f had recently been complet'd and was one t of the prettiest and mo*' e S p Pns i ve playanrrd ■in the city. instant the

sprhng up and carried the fire with a rapidity defying tiie. wenty-three lire companies which were there to tight it Tiie estimated loss on the Fifth Avenue Theater was .8100,000 by 11. C. Miner and 8500,000 by tiie Gilsey estate. Miss Fanny Davenport loses 850,000, exclusive of her costumes, and Prof. Herrmann's loss is placed at .850,000. DECREASE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT It Has Gone Down SI 1.005.398 During the Last Month. The following is the public debt statement for December: ISTEHEST-BEAmXG DEBT. Bonds at 4’ 2 per cent $ 59,177,550 Bonde at 4 per cent 559,742,700 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 990,490 Aggregate of interest-bearing dent exclusive of U. 8. bonds issued to Pacific railroads.... $619,019,740 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 1.682,505 DEBT BEABING NO INTEREST. Ix-gal-tender notes $346,681,016 Old deman’d notes 56,032 National bank notes — Redemption account (deposited in Treasury under act of July 14, 1890) 51,323,030 Fractional currency, less 88,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed.... 6,910,626 Aggregate of debt bearing no interest, including national l ank fund deposited in tho Treasury under act of July 14, 1890 $404,970,704 Certificates issued on deposits of

gold and silver coin and legal-ten-der notes : Gold certificates ir.5,431,969 Silver certificates 309,1V.778 Currency ce tifieates 6,820,000 Treasury notes of 1890 24,090,500 Aggregate of certificates offret by ca-«i in the Treasury $516,198,217 Aggregate of debt, including certificates, Dec. 31, 1890 $1,541,871,193 Decrease of bonded debt during the month 7,424,928 CASH IN THEASL’RY. Reserved for redemption of United States notes, acts of Jan. 14, 1875, and July 12,1882 $100,000,000 For redemption of gold certificates

issued 175,431,969 For redemption of silver certificates issued 309,855,778 For redemption of currency certificates issued 6,820,000 For redemption of Treasury notes, act July 14, 1890. 24,090,500 For matured dent, accrued interest, and interest due and unpaid 5,670,597 Total cash reserved for above H. purposes 5621 ■ 8,844 I ■ available for other purposes. 1 l J lcXt ( o nal silver, fractional currenej, xn j minor coin not full legal un,lev $19,153,006 975 ;aS nat a ionaY ,e ’ inel ' ldi Oß $51,20,.pos’itcdln the TrJf ank of July 14, 1890 :\ 8 . ur y under ai;t - cnp Total . .. ~ “ ~ Debt, less cash in the Tre'. -6i9,440,6u6 Dec. 31, 1890 ysury Debt, less cash in the Treasury, No "• £62,130,511 30,1890 ' ’• Net increase of debt, during the ' month \ ' 005,398 Mar Re Funny, May He Not. There will be both a Ketchum ancA Cheatham in the next Congress, just as\ there are in this one.— Boston Herald. Two of the hardest things to keep in this life arc a- new diary and a sharp lead-pencil. — N'orristoivn Herald. It is not wise to say everything you know, but how can some people help it if they say anything at all?— Somerville Journal. The man who insists that doctor bills are robbery might modify his language and refer to them as pillage. —]] adtinaton Post.

THE SENATE AND HOUSE: WORK OF OUR NATION AL LAWMAKERS. Proceedings of tl^ Senate and House of Representatives — Important Measures Discussed atfd Acted Upon—Gist of the Husiness. / In the Senate on the 30th the election bill was taken up, !ln d Senator Wolcott, of Colorado (llep.), made an animated speech Bgaingrt, it, attracting the closest attention front its first sentence to its last. It was, he ^aid, a source of great regret to him tocalled upon to differ from any consider--Albie number of his party, and to decline to take the path which the older leaders pointed out. It was proper t hat the reasons which impelled that difference be fairly stated. The present was not an opportune time for the bill. Nearly onethird of the session was through, and daylight was not yet visible. There were before tl e Senate measures of vast importance that would fail, for another year at least, unless they were now acted

upon. Among the measures awaiting action Mr. Wolcott mentioned the silver bill, the apportionment bill, the pure-food bill, the copyright bill, and the private land court bill. We stand, he said, in the shadow of a great financial disaster. The people turn to Congress for relief. They want the assurance either that there will bo no legislation on thefinanciul subject (so that they can set their houses in order) or that they will receive an ade<iuute medium of circulation I. for tlm .triMmaetkm their business. But jt^ 11^1 ^*lll* lll‘l'ffi<*i‘»iin ■Jlmco measures were clamoring for recognition that he felt compelled to oppose the passage of the election bill. If the session were to last indefinitely, and if none of these vital measures were pending, he would still vote against it It was a travesty on duty that the Senate should sit, day after day, discussing changes in the election law that had stood without amendment for twenty yearsThe day after New Year's the Speaker laid before the House Ilie resignation of 11. H. Markham as a member of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. On motion of Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, the House then adjourned until Monday, Jan. a. Although it was understood when the Senate 1.journed Dec. 31 that the session on Jan. 2d was to be merely formal there were forty Senators present when the journal was read. I including Mr. Allison, who had been absent from the city for ten days past. Ihe Sen-ator-elect fr.nn Idaho. Mr. McConnell, who has not yet been sworn in. was also present ami was introduced to a good many of tho Senators, as was also Mr. Dubois, of Idaho, who has been elected for the term to begin Marell 4 next. No business whatever was ’ transacted and the Senate, on motion of Mr. Spooner, adjourned till Jan. 5 at noon. ■ Thus far five Republicans have agreed to I vote against the election billon a direct vote' ,• .....i , I,>■ ♦wn < 11><who sa x* t hev wou 1 d

and there tire two others wno vote for a motion to lay it aside and take up finance. This is not enough. A Republican Senator who is earnestly opposed to the election bill said to a reporter that in time it would pass the Senate, but it could by no possibility be passed by the House in its amended form. By the time it got tothe House, he said, it would be too late for the attendance of a quorum to be secured in that body. The bill, he said, could never become a law. THE ILLUSIONS OF GREAT MEN, Goethe states that v >e day saw theexact counterpart of .mself coming toward him. Pope saw an ar n apparently come" through the wall, and made inquiries after its owner. Byron often ?ceived visits from i specter, bufajjejincw it to be a creation

BteMiuMMkMK- and a Du, Johnson heard his mother name in a clear voice, though she was at the time in another city. Baron Emmanuel Swedenborg believed that he had the privilege of interviewing persons in the spirit world. Descartes was followed by an invisible person whose voice he heard urging him to continue his researches after" truth. Loyola, lying wounded during the' siege of Pampeluna, saw the Virgin, who encouraged him to prosecute his mission. 'Sir Joshua Reynolds, leaving his house, thought the lamps were trees, and the men and women bushes agitated by the breeze. Ravaillac, while chanting the “Miserere” and “De Profundis,” fondly believed that the sounds he emitted were of the nature and had the full effect of a trumpet Oliver Cromwell, lying sleepless on his couch, saw the curtains open and a gigantic woman appear, who told him that he would become the greatest man in England. Ben Jonson spent tho watches of the night an interested spectator of a crowd of Tartars, Turks, and Roman Catholics, who rose up and fought round his arm--chair till sunrise.

Bostok, the physiologist, saw figures and faces and there was one human face । constantly before him for twenty-four' । hours, the features and headgear as dis-- * tinct as those of a living person. Benvenuto Cellini, imprisoned at Rome, resolved to free himself by selfdestruction, but was deterred by the apparition of a young woman of wondrous beauty, whose reproaches turned him* from his purpose. Xapoleon once called attention to a bright star he believed he saiv shiningin his room and said; “It has never "de-

' sorted me. I see it on every great 01$^ ( currence urging me onward; it is an ua>7iq lailtwo 1 omen nf siiccosq.w z • ) ALL SORTS. One-half the lead used in the United! States is mim’d in Missouri. 1 The penitentiaries of Texas have contributed 671,000 to the State treasury the past year. A miser at Lima, 0., left no heirs to his fortune, which is estimated to be at* . least 850,000. In Jefferson county, Kansas, a brother' and sister ran against each other for' school commissioner. The falls of Niagara carry down 10,000,000 cubic feet o( water per minute, equal to about three million horsepower. The population of Quebec is about 1.500.000, of whom 1,200,000 at least are French in blood, language, sentiment am! instinct. < A census-taker recently stumbled yl'er the name of a man living near New , 'l ,rl< whi h turned out to be Schmeckenlß ’ckersiein. " 'bench scientist has just discovered lat a ,20-pound cheese when 3 years old contains; ],574,85(>,23i living germs of adult microbes. Ihe organs of smell in the turkey x wlture and carrion crow are so delicate that they cau scent their food for a distance of forty ipiles.