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ESTABLISHED JUNE J9. 1871. ( WATIA , WEDNESDAY MQjRiNING , MATICII 7 , 1894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS ,
THEY ALL OBJECTED
Democratic Scnatois Who Dislike to Bo
Classed as Obstructionists ,
TORM RAISED BY A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Members Make Explanations ami Tell
"Where They Are At. "
> *
SENATOR HILL CREATES A MILD SURPRISE
His Resolution Looking to a Complete
Revision of the Wilson Bill.
BREAKING OF THE SILVER STORM CLOUD
Mr. IliirrU OlijectH to llio ConMilrrntlun of
tlio S < iKiiloniKi ; 1UI1 Position of the
JUpiilillciiiiH on llio TnrllT
Jn the HOIIBO.
WASHINGTON , March C. A somewhat
amusing episode enlivened the senate pro
ceedings today Inaugurated by Senator
Berry'H personal explanation. A New Yotk
newspaper Included him In a group of portraits
traits of nine democratic senators vvhom It
charged with being "obstructionists" to the
tariff bill. Mr. Berry denied tlmt ho had
over been anything but an earnest advocate
of the bill , and on all occasions had advised
Its fcpcedy report to the bormto without modi
fication. His explanation * was followed by
explanations from Messrs. Faulkner , Clabs ,
McLiurln and Morgan , which led to much
amusement In the senate chamber. The main
Interest of the day centered about the dis
cussion ns to the disposal of the Bland bill.
Mr. Stewart gave notice that tomorrow' at 2
o'clock ho would move to take 1t up and
make It the business before the senate until
disposed of. Mr. Teller also spoke on the
came subject. After a brlet executive ses
sion the senate adjourned at 3 20.
There were but few democratic senators
In the chamber when the vice president's
gavel fell. Mr. Hill awakened Interest by
offering the following resolution and asking
Its reference to the committee on finance :
Whereon , The .secretary of the treasury
has announced a deficit of $78.000,000 for the
current year , and
Whereas , House bill No. 4.S8I , Known ns
the Wilson bill , proposes to dl catd $70,000-
000 revenue liom present tariff taxation and
to meet the double deficiency bv new In
ternal and dlitct taxation ; therefore be It
Hcsolvccl , That the senate finance com
mittee frame amendments to the Hcnate bill
amending the said bill , omitting the sild
Internal and direct taxes newly proposed
and Instead thereof , make provision for
milllcknt revenue by tariff on foielun Im
ports nnd otherwise revising the tariff with
out creating a deficiency.
BREAKING OF THE SILVER STORM.
The silver storm cloud which had been
lowering all the morning broKe over the
senate when Mr. Harris ot Tennesbco moved
the second reading of the Bland bill. In
doing so ho stated to the senate and es
pecially to the senator from Nevada ( Mr.
Stewart ) , that the latter was not a moro
narncst udvocato of silver coinage than ho.
But ho ( Harris ) believed tlmt there was ono
rfaUSSWiP ilHW-BeOUIcl toltoPISceu.enco pvert
this and without any breach of confidence
ho could stute that the finance committee
was on the vcrgo ot reporting the tariff bill
to the senate Ho therefore objected to
further proceedings on the seigniorage bill
nnd under that objection It would have to go
to the calendar.
Considerable discussion followed , In which
Senators Allison , Halo , Manderson and Slow-
art took part. The last named gave notice
that after the expiration ot Iho morning
hour ho would move to take up the Bland
bill and have it made the unfinished busi
ness before the senate until a vote could bo
taken.
Mr Berry of Arkansas rose to a question
of personal privilege. Ho read the Ijoad-
llnes of an article In a Now York news
paper which he clmracterbed as "Infamous ,
without foundation , and thoroughly unjust. "
It was headed , "Obstructing Commercial ,
Prosperity,1' and contained portraits of nine
senators , and asserted they had joined hands
V to defeat * the Wilson bill. Among them
was Senator Berry. The Arkansas sena
tor denounced the assertion that ho was
opposed to the Wilson bill. Mr. Berry
asserted ho had asked for no favors for
the Industries of his state and when the
lumbermen of Arkansas had requested him
to urge upon the finance committee the Im
position of a higher duty on lumber ho had
refused to do bo ; on the contrary he has
stated on every occasion that he would vote
for a reduction on every article In the bill ,
lie had gene to the finance committee and
urged the committee to report the * Wllson
bill as It came from the houso.
"I have urged them to defy the men who
arovdcluylng the reporting of this bill on
account of local Interest , " continued Mr.
Beiry. "Every member of the finance
committee will bear mo out In that I have
neither asked , either In caucus or out , for
a tax on any article. "
Mr. Voorhees , as chairman of the finance
committee , vouched for Mr. Berry's constancy
and dcslro for the passage of the bill. "U
may not bo necessary , " said he , "but It Is
with pleasure that I bear witness ot the
truth of every word the sonitor from Ar
kansas has uttered. Ho has not been nn
obstructionist , but 1ms been an eager helper
on every subject bearing on the tariff. "
Mr. Harris of Tennessee also bore testi
mony to Mr. Berry's support of the Wilson
bill , Mr. McLaurln of Mississippi , who was
one of those named by the article , denied
that ho was obstructing the passigo of the
-Wilson bill for protection purposes , IIo had
never heard of any coalition between disaf
fected senators until ho read It In a Wash
ington paper. "I am not In favor of pro
tection , " ho declared , "but only for rev
enue. "
FAXLKNER ; ALSO PROTESTS.
Amid the laughter of the sento. Mr. Faulk
ner of Wesl Virginia , another of the alleged
obstructionists , rose to a personal explana
tion , Ho had not Intended to notice the
newspaper's article , but as his name had
been read by Mr. Uerry and would appear
In the record , ho felt Impelled to make an
explanation. Some of Iho Items of the Wil
ton bill ns It came from the house did not
Hull his Ideas , and , as a democrat , ho had
gone before the finance committee and made
Btutonunts In the Interest ot his people and
In accordance with the Chicago platform.
He favored a tariff for revenue only , and was
not In favor ot putting any article on Iho
frco Hat , li'it ho would put everything on the
dutlablu list , not for protection , but for rev
enue only. Ho announced , "I am a democrat ,
and If jou bring that bill tn as a democratic
measure It will recclvu my support , "
Mr , Morgan of Alabama caused some
amusement by falling Into line with the
other "conspirators" mentioned In the news
paper article.
"Tho senator from West Virginia , " said
ho , "U not guilty as charged , but I am not
nearly as bad us ho and therefore I am not
Bullty. " ( Laughter. )
Mr. Call of Florida said the statements
made In the newspaper was absolutely false
no far AD ho was concerned and ho believed
Uiey were so far UH the other senators
were concerned.
Mr Alllron of Iowa , referring to Mr.
Berry's statement that ho had not asked
any member ot the finance committee to
favor an tncivaso nt duty on any article.
Bald that ho could vouch for the truth of
Mr * Berry'B statement na far cut ho ( Allison )
was concerned , Mr. Berry had never asked
him to fnvor an Increase on any article.
' ( Laughter ) Becoming more aerlouii. Mr.
'X Allison said' "Has It como to pass In the
history of tariff legislation that the senate U
obliged to take a bill as It collies from our
co-ordliuto branch without the dulling of
an 'I1 nr the crossing of a 't' Tlio tariff
bill In the most Important which has engaged
the attention of the two IIOUHCS of congress
In many years , for It not only affects the
revenue , but It affects every Industry In the
United Stntcfl. The house of representatives
had thin bill under consideration for six
months before It came to us , and It has come
to tlil.i , that the finance committee has had
It for three weeks. ( Tlvc weeks , ' corrected
a republican senator , ) Wo have It to ruah
through. Speaking as a ecnator on this
floor , I , for one , Intend to have an oppor
tunity to consider this bill in every para
graph anil In every Item. We might as well
lay nnldc the Idea that this Important bill
Is to be railroaded through tha senate , "
NOT SO GREAT AS SILVER.
Senator Teller , In whose name and by
whose courtesy thcso explanations had been
made , spoke on the question before the
senate with reference to the Illand seignior
age bill. Ho urged that the bill bo Im
mediately taken up and I.ept before the
senate until disposed of. Referring to the
question of the tariff , ho said Mr , Allison
had called the tariff the great question , but
It was not. It was comparatively the little
question , the monetary question was the
great question.
The morning hour having expired , Senator
Stewart had the right to the floor by virtue
of his previous announcement that ho would
move to take up the Bland bill , but some ot
the silver senators having told Mr. Stewart
that they were not ready to proceed with a
discussion ot the bill , Mr Stewart waived
his right and asked that the bill go over till
tomorrow , when at the came hour ho would
move to take It up for consideration.
The unfinished business , a bill for the
erection of a government printing office , was
laid before the senate , but Mr Harris
asked unanimous consent that It be laid
asldo and that the senator from Colorado bo
allowed to continue.
The presiding officer laid before the senate
the report of the conference cotnmlttco on
the urgency of the deficiency Wll.
Mr. Cockrcll moved that the senate dis
agree to the house amendments , and further
Insist upon Its amendments and agree to a
conference , and this was ordered
Porno other routine business was trans
acted and at 3 03 p m. the senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of executive busi
ness and at 3 20 adjourned.
IN TJII ; nousi : .
Pension Appropriations Atatn-Talco Up tlio
"Tlmo of tlm Itcprcst ntiithcs.
WASHINGTON , March C Some routine
business preceded the debate on the pension
appropriation bill In the house today. Quito
a heated discussion was precipitated at the
beginning of the session over a resolution In
structing the secretary of the navy to ap
point a naval cadet from the Fifth South
Carolina district. It seemed that Mr. Strait ,
the republican from South Carolina ,
failed to appoint a cadet and the
secretary of the navy appointed and
charged to that district a young
man from Alabama. It developed that
In several other cases the secretaiy of the
navy had filled vacancies from districts with
residents of other districts , and there was a
manifest disposition on the part of members
nf the house to resent what they considered
an Infringement of thelr-x ! ht3. x
The spcajter ruled the discussion out of
order and Mr. Hopkins , republican , of Illi
nois demanded the regular order.
Mr. Boatncr , democrat , of Louisiana , from
the committee on Judiciary , asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the resolu
tion directing the Investigation by tnat com
mittee of the Injunction Issued by Judge
Jenkins on behalf of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company against the Northern Pacific
railroad. There was no objection and the
resolution was adopted.
Mr. Linton of Michigan secured unanimous
consent for'tho consideration of a resolution
iauthorlzlngv > the secretary 6f the treasury to
transfer a certain piece ot property In the
city of Saginaw , Mich. , to that city , and It
was passed.
Mr. Strait ot South Carolina rose to a
question of privilege on the ground that his
rights had been Invaded by the secretary of
the navy In appointing and charging to his
district a naval cadet from another state.
Ho detailed the circumstances under which
the appointment had been made.
Mi. Cummlngs , chairman of the naval com
mittee , said the committee agreed with Mr.
Strait and had reported a bill to prevent
such mistakes In the future. * -
"But that does not go far enough , " Inter
rupted Mr. Hatch. "We want to correct this
wrong already done the member. "
Mr. Strait asked the adoption of the fol
lowing :
{ , 'Rcsolvcd , That the .appointment by the
secretary of the navy of a naval cadet for
the Fifth district of South Carolina from the
Sixth Alabama district was without author
ity ot law and Is void. "
The resolution vvab adopipd.
The house then went Into committee of
the whole for the further consldeiatlon of
the pension appropriation bill , an agreement
having been reached lo close debate at 3
o'clock.
DAN * SICKLES' SPEECH.
Mr. Sickles of Now York took the floor
and read an extract from Mr. Cleveland's
letter of acceptance of the presidential nomi
nation , saying the debt duo the defenders
of the union should bo ungrudgingly dis
charged. Upon that pledge to the soldiers
the democratic party stooil and won a politi
cal victory. The pension system commanded
the appioval of all parties and all sections.
Justice to the union soldiers was the ono
thing upon which all wore united. Ho was
not able to agree with the commissioner of
pensions either In his Interpretation of the
law or the manner of treating the leglila.
tlon of congress. The commissioner had
characterized the act of December 23 , 1S03 ,
In vvhluh congress declared a pension to bo
a "vested right , " as "Inaccurate and Inap
propriate , " That was not a decorous way of
treating an act of congress , and his superior
olllccr should have returned It to him wth }
the admonition to treat congress with moro
respect. ( Republican applause ) Com
missioner Lochrcn was as defective In
his law as In his manner. ( Re
newed republican applause. ) Ho had only
to go to his law dictionary to
find what was a right and what a
vested rlght A right was a well-founded
claim. A vested right a right to present
enjoyment. The pension was a vested right
conferred by law. Yet1 an army of 12,000
men had been deprived of that enjoyment
by an official of the government.
Mr. Mllllkcn ot Maine made a brief speech
In favor of liberality In pensions and was
followed by Mr. Grosvonor of Ohio. The
charge that thcro was wholesale fraud In
the pension lolls Mr. Grosvunor stamped as
false. If the president Jiad gone to Illinois
and had selected the hero of Tort Henry ,
a democrat of education and training before
Mr. Cleveland knew the difference between
democracy and humbug , as secretary of the
Interior , no such trouble as confronted the
democracy would have occurred. There was
morn fraud In the custom house In Now
York In a single year than In all the pension
cases that have over come before the pen
sion bureau , Thcro were more illegal moon
shine stills , ten to ono , than dishonest
soldiers on the pension roll.
Mr. Coombs of New York took the re
publicans to task for attempting to nmko
presidential capital out of the pension busi
ness by making unjust charges of hostility
to I ho system against the southern repre
sentatives. The southern representatives , ho
bald , had quietly acquiesced In the demand
for pensions. They did not even reply to the
taunts ot the other side.
Mr. Blair ot Now Hampshire mid the cry
that the pension roll was a roll of dishonor
and tainted with fraud had been long hoard
in the land. As far back as 1881 , In order
to get at the fraudulent pensions , tha entire
roll was published. It was examined In
every community , and , nn far as he know ,
not a single case of fraud was discovered.
Mr. Mahon of Pennsylvania , who con
cluded the debate for thu day , declared ho
did not believe the commissioner of pensions ,
who * was a bravo soldier , would have pur
sued his policy toward the veterans had ho
not been forced to do so at the dictation of
the president. At the end of his remarks
thu committed rose ,
Mr. Dockorr presented a bill from tun
( Continued on Second Pago. )
COMMENTS OF LABOOCIIERE
Truth's ' Editor Oannot Become Reconciled to
Bosebory's Elevation.
CUTTING REMARKS FROM THE EDITOR
Connected vrttli the Transaction
Dlsllttccl by Iho Vcriuitlto Jlenry Ilng-
litnd , Ho 11 } , It n foind of
Snobs A ( ireiit Itoaxt.
LONDON , March C. Mr. Henry Labou-
chcrc , In an article which will appear In to
morrow's Truth , will say : "The responsi
bility for the acceptance of a peer as prlmo
minister rests upon the radicals , unless a
clear statement Is made In the queen's
speech that wo are to have a different policy
regarding the House of Lords than _ Lord
Rosebery Is supposed to entertain. Some ot
the radicals will make It clear that they will
declare the tinkering of the pernicious as
sembly of peers , nnd that the right of that
body to Interfere with the nation must cease.
Lord Rosebery's public utterances with re
gard to Ireland are not at all satisfactory.
The secrecy with which Mr. Gladstone's res
ignation and Lord Rosebery's appointment
were managed Is a clever but most unfair
maneuver. Had the proper time been given
at least a hundred radicals would have pro.
tested against a peer premier. Wo have not
only a peer premier , but a peer In a poke.
I do not object to any Individual peer be
cause ho was born In the purple , and If Lord
Hosebery Is really a radical the difference
of his being a peer may bo surmounted by a
bill allowing peers to renounce the privilege
of peerage In order that they may sit In the
House ot Commons. "
Mr. Labouchero then proceeds to argue
that the House of Comons cannot remain the
ruling assembly whllo the premier Is In the
House of Lords. In this connection ho
says : "We will not have real control over
him as wo can only turn him out by a hos
tile vote at the cost of ruining the party.
Wo are also Idiots to suppose the electors
will not precelvo the utler absurdity of our
position when we appeal to the country with
the battle cry of the 'abolition of the
Lords. ' "
Ho concludes as follows : "I am now con
vinced that the radicals dearly love their
lord. Love of and subserviency to the
title Is the weak spot In the Anglo-Saxon
race. Wo are a race of snobs nnd are never
happier than when indulging in an orglo of
snobblsm. "
The Telegraph soys : "Mr. Gladstone has
placed himself In the hands of Sir James
Pnget , the famous surgeon , and the oculist
Nctherlllff. We regret to say that there is
undoubtedly a cataract forming on ono of his
eyes with the prospect of a similar weaken
ing of the other , but nothing that Is not
llible to yield to ordinary treatment. "
The Dally News says : "Lord Rosebery
will retain his seat In the county council.
LONDON , March G Lord Rosebery took
formal possscsslon this afternoon ot the ofllco
recently occupied by Rt. Hon. William Ewart
Glidstonc , as prlmo minister of England.
The now premier first visited the chancellor
of the exchequer , lit. Hon. Sir William Vernon -
non Harcourt , and then passed into Mr.
Gladstone's rooms , where lie was cordially
greeted by the cx-premler as his successor.
Lord Rosobery afterwards drove to his resi
dence In order to prepare for the queen's
drawing room.
To Keliiforcc 1'elxoto.
PAIUS , March G , The turrcted battle ship
niuchulo and the protected cruiser Benjamin
Constant , the two most powerful men-of-var
In Brazil's loyal navy , have gone out Into the
bay at Toulon , where they have been held
since the outbreak of the rebellion. Pelxoto
suspected hat their officers sympathized
with Mcllo's cause and might join him It
allowed to put out to sea. One hundred
and fifty now officers nnd men were bent
here by the government on the steamer
Bjazll , reaching Bordeaux last Saturday and
Immediately went to Toulon and took their
positions. These two additions to the fleet
President Pelxoto Is collecting to move upon
Rio will sail at once.
Guatemala and Her Polit.
LONDON , March C. The British minister
to Guatemala , In answer to Inquiries sent to
him when It was announced fiom Paris
that Guatemala had repudiated her exterior
debt , cables that the Central American re
public mentioned dofs not Intend to repudi
ate her debt , but Is compelled to make a
temporary suspension of payment of inter
est upon the exterior debt. This tempoiary
suspension , It Is added , Is due to the fall In
silver and the abnoimal late of exchange.
Succeed * Henry fowler.
'LONDON , March G IU. Hon. John Shaw-
Lefovro , M. P. for Central Bradford , for
merly postmaster general , and more re
cently first commissioner of works , has ac
cepted the presidency of the local govern
ment board In succession to lit. Hon. Henry
Kowler , who succeeds the earl of Klmberley
as secretary ot state for India , upon the
lattcr's succession to Lord Hosebery as
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
OermiOiy'B Silver Output.
LONDON , March G. A dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says : The Imperial
treasury has distributed various documents
to the members of the silver commission.
The doeuments Include .statistics of the slU
vei production of Germany , which amounted
In 1S9J to 70S kilograms. The amount of
foreign sliver employed In Germany was
209,9.10 kilograms.
Chill to IIu\n u Cabinet Crl l .
SANTIAGO , Mnich G The conseivatlves
Buffeted a cqmplete defeat In the elections
of the Chilian congress. The minister of
foiclgn affalis , minister of the Interior and
minister of Justice all failed of re-election
and a cabinet crisis Is Imminent.
now tiiu : JU.CAMI : i ti.txn.
Yearn of Domestic Tumble Spoiled a Once
ItciuitlfnlVonmn. .
DENVER , March G. Mrs. Mary Illldlnger ,
who became insana In St. Joseph , Mo. , yes
terday , resided In this city with her husband ,
Harrison J. Hlldlngor , until January 15 ot
this year , when they left hero for their old
homo In that city. Early ono morning last
October Mrs. Hlldlngor , whllo attempting to
rob the cellar of a neighbor , was shot by the
owner , Joseph Wycoff , who mistook her for
a man. Ninety leaden pellotu had entered
her back and limbs and whllo suffering from
thpso wounds she was neglected by her hus
band most shamefully. The woman at this
time told her neighbors that her husband , a
dissolute painter , had compelled her to do
the deed which nearly resulted In hcrjloath.
She was once an extremely beautiful woman ,
possessed of considerable wealth , but years
of domestic trouble have destroyed all and
led her to thn mad houso.
x c/rr
Ciilnmn , Ala. , the bcono of a DUiiHtrous
Coullngriitlan
CULMAN , Ala. , March G. riro broke out
at 10 o'clock last night In flip business portion
tion of the rlty. The wind was * blowing a
gale and In less than live minutes an entire
block was In flames. A terrific explosion
of dynamite stored In Koopman & fionle'a
"Warehouse occurred , Clabo Mitchell being
killed. George Dlnkleburg Is seriously In
jured and will die. Tire entire block north
of Main street Is burned. The explosion of
dynamite shattered all the window glass In
the city. _
I.iirco Tannery Iliirnod Down ,
WOODUURN , Mass. , Marjli fl O. & B.
0. Places' tannery , the largest in this sec
tion , burned early this morning. Loss ,
160,000.
Rejected the Amendment.
I ) Kit LIN , March C. The committee of the
Kclthstag which ls considering the Ruuso-
Gorman commercial treaty rejected today by
n vote of 15 to 10 antatncndmont fixing the
duration of the treaty Ml , one year and
adopted the article wlth lta. originally fixed
term of ten years. ,
nKLWiov scuAr.tlbiy iitni.iirA ,
I'aimllrlnni KiinnlnR Hiilnpumt Inl'utnnm
nml Adjoining Counties.
OREENCASTLE , Ind. , . March 0. ( Special
Telegram to The Bco. ) A strange religious
fanaticism had talb.ir possession ot the Ig
norant people In the gonthern part of Put
nam county , and great excitement Is occasioned
*
ioned thereby. John and Charlie Scott of
Harrodsburg , I ml. , , and a Miss Huffman of
Illinois are conducting'a series of meeting ?
which are producing wonderful nnd terrible
results. They operate by prayer and tlio
laying on of hands ; tholr victims are said to
go Into trances and stay that way for a long
spell , until It Is not uncommon to see eight
or ten laid out on scats for hours at a time.
Yesterday a commission of Justices ot the
peace was held on ono. case , which Is very
pitiable , and Is the direct result of this
strange miracle working. Marcus Leucus , a
prosperous farmer , hns RoHa violently Insane ,
the direct result of this religious craze , Six
men are required to keep him In bed and
ho won't wear any Clothes. He followed
a star Friday night all night In the hope of
catching the same , ami only gave up the
chase In daylight , when It disappeared. His
favorite thcmo Is the bible , and he con
stantly states "he never had so much fun
with Jesus Christ In all his life. "
The poor fellow wan taken to the Indian
apolis Insane hospital today.
The neighbors are up In arms over the
strange OTT ; . - threaten to wipe It from
the face ot the cnrtlu Some talk shotgun
and others advise wliltecnplsm. Just how
the trouble will end Is In doubt , but trouble
Is feared.
The "evangelists" are said to secure large
sums of money during the trances of their
victims , and sell their pictures for 25 cents
each. One victim under the excitement has
thrown away his crutches and claims his
life-long rheumatism Is cured ; others who
have been blind claim to see. The craze
Is spreading rapidly , f
VHKAfKDil PANIC.
Attorney Cluy ot Minneapolis Frightens
I'coplo with Jllo Itcvolvcr.
MINNEAPOLIS , Maxell C A scene of the
wildest excitement and terrot- was enacted
this afternoon In thef rooms' of the Com
merce and Commlsslor"company on the first
lloor of the GuarantyVLoan building when
Attorney B. B. Clay , 'Aha has been oper.it-
Ing .somewhat extensively , became greatly
excited nnd pulled a revolver upon Manager
Clark of the company "and threatened to *
shoot him. It was Jiirjl as the market was
closing and the last reports were"being re
ceived.
Manager Clark was .seated at his desk
and his assistant , 'AfiLHtlefleld , seated
near him. Clay had b en.selling nnd buyIng -
Ing llist In one department and then In an
other. Things did not go to suit him. He
bqlleved that he wnt losing1. Just bcfoie
the market closed Suffer "Went up 12 points ,
which seemed to lie the straw which broke
the camel's back , for Clay became suddenly
enraged , and , drawing a hugo revolver , he
rushed up to Manager Chirk and demanded
a settlement of the money which he
thought was due him from the transac
tions Mr- Clark Infi'i.med ' Clay that he
was entitled to no rmvwy , whereupon Clay
cocked the gun and wont n step nearer
Clark. The latter now became thoroughly
frightened , and , think"tllrcretlon ; the bst-
ter part of valor , tc' ' tllsjj Infuriated man
that ho would , give Mm < a check for the
$100. Clark turned to to .Into the vault for
the check 'book , Cia. .fallowing closely.
Clark suddenlv dnft il ( Into the vault and ,
slimmed the door b1 ind lilm.
Clay then turneil nfcjjd Mr. Llttlelleld
nnd shoved the revr. qlj within 'six Inches
ot his face. Cln.y ) fi'Vli&d caIled to a
companion to cjj c iKi * dopr anJ the lat
ter obeyed , but not before the frightened
crowd had plenty ot time to get out of the
way of bullets which were likely to be
turned loose. Clay did not offer to shoot
Mr. Llttleflcld , and after a moment quickly
loft the place and was not seen afterwards.
The police were notified and-are Investigat
ing the affair.
l ) THE TltACII.
The People Hurt by \Vicck oil the Fcnn-
hjlviinlii Nc.ir ColumbuH , u.
COLUMBUS , O , March C The Pennsyl
vania special , No. 20 , which arrived at
Columbus at 8:10 : p. m and left at 8-20 , met
with an accident at Heed avenue crossing ,
about two miles from the city , about 8 30
The tialn had Just passed a tower at a rate
estimated to be about twenty miles an hour ,
when the last sleeper Jumped the track
and was thrown against a , target , bjlng
practically smashed Into kindling wood.
The foice and welfiht of the sleeper leaving
the track pulled the other cars off and the
whole train was derailed , but none of the
cars tinned over.
At the time the train passed the tower
the crew of a yard engine were In the
tower waiting to bcRln. The Ilieman of
this crew , John McCormuek , was badly
hurt ; rircman James Jenkins and Yardmaster -
master Hert Woodward were also Injured.
Bert Cooper , telegraph operator , badly
hurt ; M. L. Wilson , car Inspector , badly
hurt : C. C. H. Bell , brnkemun , badly In
jured. All are from Columbus.
Arrival of the Presidential Hunting Party
lit the National Capital.
WASHINGTON , March 0. The president
reached the white house at l-n this after
noon after a nine days trip through the
North Carolina sounds , looking better than
since he first came here nine years ngo.
Ills ruddy face showed unmistakable signs
of exposure to the sun and wind during his
trip , and his step was noticeably more clas
tic than when he went away. To some
friends who called this afternoon the pres
ident nnld he had never In his life had a
moio enjoyable hunting ; trip. Eveiy mo
ment of It had been n delight to him , and
as for substantial results he asked his
friends to IOOK nt hH | bronzed face and
hands and then at the pile of mvun , wild
geese and ducks that he had bi ought back.
After luncheon ( lie president applied him
self to work In his alllcc , nnd later lecclvcd
calls from Secrctailea Catllslc and Her-
bert. The hunting party Killed thirty-one
brant , thltteen swan , eight geese , nix milpe
and two ducks. Nobody will disclose the
tally ot the Individual shooting.
In IVixr of th < jIultoim )
SEDALIA , Mo. , Mrwyji C. The American
Express and the MlSfonrl. , Kansas & Texas
road olllclals ate milch , disturbed over news
from the territory of the movements of the
Dalton gamr ot outlaws. For several
months these crlmlnaln have been quietly
foi tilled In the Sapulpi mountains forty
miles west ot Vlnlla. Friday night , It H
learned , they brotfp camp , and , heavily
armed and ptherwlse thoroughly equipped ,
rode towatd Vlnlta. Uvuiy Indication
Dolntcd to a raid on the Missouri , Kansas
& Texas , and OH , a result the road's olllclals
and thone ( if tire American E\pie.s > s com
pany have put on cMr guards.
MntcmonU of Ocriiu hummers March 0.
At the Lizard Passed Illinois , from
Philadelphia ftom AntA'prp ,
At Isle of Wight PoBsca-LIebentz , fiom
New York for Antwerp , )
At Algiers ArrlvgOfrAMKUsta Victoria ,
from New York. .
At Liverpool ArrlvetK-HJllyer , from New
York.
At London Arrived America , from New
Yoi k. %
At Bremen Arrived Amei lea , from Bal
timore.
At New Yoik-Sallcd-Cgvlc , from Liver
pool.
llrnicuiii Illicit Out.
ST. LOUIB , March -Rev. . W. M. Phclan.
editor of the Western Watchman , received
formal notification today that the charged
preferred against him by liUhop Bonacum
of Lincoln , Neb. , have been withdrawn !
The notification came from Uev. Father
Hoche , secretary to Bishop Bonacum , The
charges were- three In number and grew
out of the pronecutlon ot Bishop Bonacum
for criminal libel.
lilt ; Job for I'uul Joiicn ,
NEW HAVEN , Conn. , March O.-paul
Jones , the globe trotter , vylll arrive In this
city tomorrow. All the students of Yale
propose to have him black their shoes at
least once , paying -i ' cents. AH there are
2,000 studontH the job will last about nix
months If he undertaken It.
MINERS ARE AGGRESSIVE
Demlwood May lese tlio County Sent on
Account of .Recent Trouble.
LEAD CITY WORKNIG FOR THE PRIZE
Ijito Development ) ) In thn ( 'use Indicate
tlmt the AITuIr Muy Yet Sorlouily
Disturb the lllaclc Hills
Dlitrlit. "
DEAD WOOD , S. D. , March 0. ( Special to
The Deo. ) Individual mercantile establish
ments ar.d factories have many times been
boycotted , but Dead wood Is probably the
first town that hns over been called upon to
defend Itself as a whole from a boycott. All
this Is the outcome ot the dispute with the
South Dakota Mining company regarding the
wages to bo paid to laborers on Its ditch on
Annie creek. The story of , that trouBle runs
In this way :
A number of miners declared n strike
against the company In question. The strike
was endorsed by the labor organizations of
the county , six In number. New workers
were brought In to take the strikers' places.
The miners unions assembled In force and
drove the newly hired employes from their
work. The Dcadwood business men then
held an Indignation meeting and pledged
their efforts to the company's support. The
miners , through their organizations , declared
n boycott on the merchants who attended
the meeting and started a movement for the
removal of the county scat from Dcadwood.
There have been no now scenes of violence ,
but the situation has been full of Interest
all the lime. A meeting of delegates from
the various labor unions was called to nom
inate a candidate for county seat honors
against Dcadwood. It was a foregone con
clusion that Lead City , a mining town four
mllea from Dcadwood , would bo chosen , but
when the meeting convened It was found
that Spearflsh , a valley town fifteen miles
from Dcadwood , had been doing some ef
fective work of the vote-getting sort. The
meeting was long and btormy , but Lead City
was finally nominated by the narrow ma
jority of two In a total of thirty votes.
Deadwood property owners were more en
tertained than alarmed by all this , as they
held firmly to the belief that a two-thirds
vote would bo necessary to reverse the vote
taken In 1877 , by which this city was given
a majority of 109 over all competitors. The
Lead City people were not discouraged by
this , however. They admitted that a two-
thirds vote was a practicable Impossibility ,
but they began nn Inquiry Into the legal
phases of the situation. The Lead City at
torneys rendered opinions holding that , the
the county scat hacj never been . .properly
located , and that a majority would locate It
now. A delegation of Lead City citizens
went to Rapid City and laid the case before
prominent attorneys of that city. Opinions
have just been received from them In which
the conclusions ot the Lead City attorneys
are endorsed and the advocates of the two-
thirds vote theory are given very cold com
fort.
fort.This
This conclusion Is based upon the fact
that the election at which Deadwood was
chosen was held In an odd numbered year ,
while the statute In 1877 provided that
county seat elections might be held only at
regular elections In oven numbered years.
Tie ( position Is also taken that the election
In question was never properly called.
The Lead City campaign committee has
begun the rale I MI ; of A fund , and the Load
City real estate men are already adding
a little to their prices. Deadwood has taken
no action In the matter , but It has been dis
cussed , and the Indications arc that a fight
will finally bo made at the polls , and , still
later , In tho-courts , If Deadwood should get
less than a majority.
In the meantime the Deadwood business
men are taking steps to have the boycott
against them ralhcil. At a meeting held
Saturday evening of last week resolutions
endorsing high wages were passed. These
resolutions have been forwarded to the labor
unions , and are now under consideration.
No official action has been taken , but from
the conversations held by The Dee corrc- >
spondcnt with Individuals In the unions It
Is safe to say that they will bo rejected.
The resolutions do not mention the late
trouble , but are confined to the proposition
of high wages In the abstract. . The laboring
men are taking the position that the resolu
tions do not touch the question at Issue ,
and arc not , therefore , to bo considered.
GUILTY Ol' MANbrAUGllTiit. :
Mary Yustn Kscupes Lightly for the Crime
of Killing .Uiv-Kl < > nirDerinott.
DEADWOOD , March C. ( Special Telegram
to The Dee. ) Mary Yusta was this mornIng -
Ing found guilty of manslaughter In the
second degree. The maximum penalty for
this Is four years. The Jury reported at
9:45 : this morning , after lielng out twenty-
one hours. Sentcnco will bo pronounced
March 12. The defendant Is the daughter
of a Sallno county , Nebraska , farmer , and
Is not yet 17. She shot Maggie McDcrmott
December 17 In a saloon of this city. The
defendant was palq , but composed when the
verdict was read. The Jury came In first
with a verdict of manslaughter. The judge
sent them back to fix the degree. After
thirty minutes they reported as above.
SUterR Denounce it liy u 1'rlest. I
SIOUX TALLS , S. D. , March C. ( Special i
to The Bco ) A well founded rumor has '
gained circulation to the effect that Father
Nolan of the Catholic church hero has been
cited to show caubo. before Mgr. Satolll or
Archbishop Ireland why Mother Stanislaus
should not bo reinstated aa mother superior
of the local parochial school. There has for
Home time been a quiet fight going on In
Catholic circles with regard to the school
and the sisters who were conducting It.
About two months ago rather Nolan de
nounced the school from the altar and said
that the slstcis , who professed to belong to
the order of Ursallna nuns , were In reality
no nuns at all , but simply women who had
taken the veil for the purpose of getting a
position In a Catholic school. The priest
warned the ncmbcrs ot this parish against
the school and told them that they pent
their children there at their own risk. The
parochial school soon after that closed up ,
hut the sisters rented a building and con.
tlnued to conduct a private school , The fact
that Mother Stanislaus and Sister Mary
Clement have been cast for the past two
weeks gives credence to the rumor above
mentioned.
Improving hloux I'ulU 1'rooperti.
SIOUX TALLS , 8. D. , March C. ( Special
to' The Deo. ) A shirt factory has Just been
located hero which will open for business
on April 1 and will employ from 100 to 200
hands. The company Is capitalized at | 100-
000.
000.The committee appointed by the city coun
cil to consider the purchase of the Sioux
Kails Water company's plant last evening
reported at , the council meeting In favor of
the appointment of a committee of appralu-
ment to determine the value of the plant.
The water company claim the works and
street mains to be worth 1250,000.
T.ord DnlTwrlii CurryIIIRT fnvor.
PAIUS , March 0 , Lord Dufferln's speech
made hero yesterday In which ho declared
that the prospects for European peace wore
oven brighter than In 1S93 , has produced un
excellent Impression In franco and In Eng
land. The French papers applaud the pcech
ot the ItrUluh ambassador.
Homo of lll-1'uinu HIoHii Up.
CHICAGO , March C. Kitty Day's house ot
III faino at 1G2 Nineteenth street was
wrecked this morning by a bomb which was
thrown Into the hallway , The Inmates ot
the house were nil asleep at thu time of thu
explosion. No ono was Injured , The front
portion of the house was completely wrecked
and the placa was rendered
int.i > vi'.v it.i.t _ _ .s.
Three Kolilier * < ! o1 ( trough n'-- ' ' illo A Ohio
Tuila Near Knut St. 12 s.
ST. LOUIS , March C.-Tori5 , ' about 9
o'clock the Mobile & Ohio tral vhlch left
hero nt S-33 o'clock , was liolif 7. ' by thrco
lobbcrs nt rarest Lawn , III ; tout four
miles from East St. Louis. \ 9 Is the
third time within the past HUi Uhn that
thin rotcl linn mirrored from rot , < nt thin
point. It Is thought tonight's I > lup was
perpetrate * ! by the fame guniM "ty com
mitted the other lobbcilos. ' ! > . „ - ) Is no
telegraph olllce at Forest Liwn mid partic
ulars arc very hard to obtain. Near Porest
LavMi thn Mobile & Ohio runn thiough a
HUiunp. Thu trat-kR have been built up high
above It and It was alone tluio that the
robbery occurred.
It cannot be ascertained nt this hour
what the robbers obtained , but It la not
thoupht the haul amounts to much. The
Southern Express company , which Buffered
heavily bv the pievlous robberies , had be-
rome cautious , nnTl since the last one hns
not maclo any heavy shipments on this
train. Mr I'rarcr , In charge of the South
ern Express compiny's olllce nt Twelfth
and Poplar streets , stated to an Associated
press reporter that the agent on the ex
press car of the lobbed train was a new
man named riiuiklln "The train , " said
ho , "which leaves St. Louis at 8.33 p. in ,
larcly , If ever , so fur as I know , carries
any great amount of valuable J. There are
two through tnfCH In the < nr , which are
provided with combination leeks In which
all valuables are kept. These cafes are not
under inv charge and I know nothing of
their contents. "
The \Rcnt \ of the Southern TJxprc com
pany U. St Louis Is J II. Waters , but ho Is
out of the city and could not , therefore , be
Been. A filend of his , however , said he did
not think very much was taken by the rob
bers , for he had been told by Mr. WateiB
thnt the train hardly ever carried any val
uables. "It hns been attacked by robbers
too often to allow the carrying of anything
tempting to that clans of people " he Slid
President nnd Qencial Mnnauer Clink and
Assistant Oeneral Manager Mann of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad wciu at the South-
el n hotel this ovenlni ? when they wcie In
formed by messenger of the robbery. They
Immediately ordered a cat I Inge- and were
driven to East St. Loul , fiom whleh place
they went dlicct to the scens of the rob
bery.
It Is just learned that the robbeia were
frightened away before they could get at
the valuables In the express car.
Tin : it.ivu vo
Grand Jniy Imextlgiitlitf ; the Cades Against
the Itoliy Pool ellerx.
HAMMOND , Ind , Mrirch C The grand
juiy , Instiucted by Judge Olllet to return
Indictments against Roby pool sellers If
suniclcnt evidence could be obtained , vis
ited the race course this afternoon accom
panied by Sheriff Charles II. Ficderlck to
Investigate the matter. Ourlni ? the last
three days thn jurv has heard testimony *
from about fifty witnesses This morning
the fury visited a gaming room in this city.
Hefore leaving foi the tiack a petition ,
signed by Mayor Itellly , the city olllclals
and 300 citUenH nnd ta\pnyers of the
county , was piesentod to Peter Gelseii ,
foreman of the jury , protesting against re-
tut nine : Indictments against the Roby Fair
absoclatlon and thoi > c connected with It.
Kot KiiniiRli Money In It.
TOItONlO , March C Edward Hanlon ,
the oarsman , has cabled to Sullivan and
llnidlnp , the Urltlsh scullers , thnt he bus
no desire to row foi $2,000 , but If they make
the stake W3,000 he will allow each man
Jl.OOO expenses to come to Atneilcn nnd
guarantee not only a double scull roe ? , but
two single contests , each man to be accom
modated.
_ _ _ _ _
John II. CrelKliton'H Trottrrs Sold.
LEXINGTON. March G.-John D. Crel&h-
ton of Omaha hns sold to L. D. Hnrkness ,
the New York mllllonalio trottlng-horse
breeder , the 2-year-old brown filly , Metn ,
for JJ.OOO. This yoluiRatcT ha" shown u 2.30
fruit , and Is engaged In some large stakes.
Spellacy & King of Columbus , O , bought
Junemont for $7,000.
_
After Major Sclinell.
William Schnell has been chaigcd with
violating the amateur rules nnd ban been
suspended by the League of American
Wheelmen racing board , pending an Inves
tigation. All amnteuis should avoid meet
ing him In athletic competition until liln
case has been decided , under penalty of
suspension ,
l.eiicli Is tlio Kicker.
KELLOGG , la. , Match C ( Special to The
Bee. ) B. F. Leach won the $1,000 purse and
championship of Iowa In 'the high kicking
contest at this place Saturday night.
IO rJlKI'jT TICKE
Senator AVIUon of lima Introduces 11 Hill to
thnt Kffcit.
WASHINGTON , March -Senator Alli
son of Iowa has Introduced a bill to put an
end to ticket scalping. It provides for an
amendment to the Interstate commerce act
so as to require lallwuys to supply all their
ticket agents with a certificate of appoint
ment , which Is to be exposed to public view.
All tickets sold must have the name of the
agent and the date stamped on them It IH
mode unlawful for any one to sell tickets of
a road from which he does not hold such
certificate. The penalty Is a. line of $3,000
Hallways are required to redeem unus-cd
tickets at the principal oIIIccH or any ticket
olllce for the pi Ice paid , and partly used
tickets for the pi Ice paid , less the schedule
fuie for the poitlon used. If piesented
within ninety days of lei purchase. The
sale by any pcison of a partially uecl
ticket otherwise than as Indicated H made
a violation of thu act. Hallways which
place tickets. In thn hands of nnautlioi Ued
agents are made liable to a line of $3,000.
I'lilN d of 11 < Mini inn.
WASHINGTON , -Maich -Tho demo
cratic house caucus , called for S o'clock to
night to consider the advisability of
strengthening the rules , failed to Hccurc a
ciuonmi and the fifty-eight clemoci ills' pies-
out adjourned without i caching a conclu
sion. _
C.ohl III tlio'lieiisury.
WASHINGTON , March C The amount of
gold In the treasury at the sloso of business
was $107I17J20 ; , a gain of $ 'UCI1 Blnce
yesterday. The cash balance was $1,17-
KXl'IKElt JIT L
I'urthcr lliitdi of Viiluuliln Patents tlmt
Iluvo Oused lo IIo llnVttlvo.
WASHINGTON. March C. Several hun
dred patents expired by limitation today.
Among the moro Important were the follow
ing : Grain binders , G. H. Houston , Ilelolt ,
WIs ; photographic cameras , J. 0. II. Jewett
and P. F. Leonard , Macna City , Mo.j spring
air guns , H. M. Quackcnbush ; grain binders ,
L A. Scovll , Clrclcvllle , O. , assignee to him
self and L P. Scovll ; railroad switches , It.
W. Darrett , Ely , Vt. ; brecchloading firearms ,
J. S. Edge , Jr. , Yardley , England ; printing
presses , W. C. Krltch nnd Aithur Green
wood , Lpeds , England ; grain binders , D ,
Mcl'hcrson , Caledonia , N , Y.firo ; alarm tele
graph repeaters , boll strikers nnd signals ,
C. H , Pond , Jackson , Mich ; water meters ,
Parker Wells , Lynn , Mass , ; hydrollc engines ,
A. J. Stott , Philadelphia ; revolving lire arms ,
Daniel Moore , Brooklyn , N , Y.
Cruelty of ItiirlmroiiH Monarch ,
LONDON , March fl. A dispatch to the
Times from Paris ayu : An officer who has
Just returned fiom Dahomey reports that
when King Ilehunzln found that cxuipe was
Impofslble he summoned his aged mother
and said to her : " 1 am going to surrender
to Trance. 5Iy father must know It. You
thcicforo shall see him and tell him. " Thu
king thereupon hud his mother beheaded ,
white he calmly looked on smoking a pipe.
Train Came lrlr t.
HOUSTON , Tex. , March fi. A second at
tempt was made to wreck the Southern Pa
cific passenger train last night near Staf
ford , rocks being placed on thu track , A
freight train ran Into the pile but no ono
was hurt.
Jiulgu Imil' * .Summitry i : < tlon ,
ATLANTA , Qa. , March fl. At Colllngs last
night a mob took Sylvcutrn Hhodcs , colored ,
from an olllccr who had just arrested him
and idiot him to death , Rhodes hail brutally
murdered a prominent young whlto man.
KILLED AT THE POLLS
City Election at Troy , Now York , Eutls in
nn Awful Tragedy ,
REPUBLICAN WORKERS ARE SHOT DOWN
Their Attempt to Prevent Illegal Voting
Ecsults Fatally to Them ,
FOUR VICTIMS OF POLITICAL PASSION
Bitter Struggle Over tlio Selection of n
Mayor for tlio Oity.
STORY OF THE DESPERATE ENCOUNTER
Hut Mien , n Notnrlons Tough mid VVnril
lleiler , Accuncil of the Crime Ho
.Himself DcMprmtvly Wounded
In I ho AlTniy.
TROY , N. Y. , March C. A mayor was
elected In this city today , but the record
of the election Is spotted with blood and
scenes btich as the old resident In Troy
has no recollection of. In a darkened room
In a family icsldcnce lies the body of Rob *
urt Ross , who left his homo this morning to
aid In the election of the candidate that
the republican party had endorsed. In n
room In the sumo house lica his brothon
William , perhaps mortally wounded. In
another part of the city lies wounded n
notorious rough and ward heeler , Bat Shea ,
and In still another part ot the city Is John
Mcl'ough , who received a bullet and Is seri
ously Injured ,
Among the watchers at the Twelfth ward ,
Plrst ptcclnct , polling place , were Robert ;
Ross nnd his brother William , both being
thcro In the Interest of the republican party.
Thcro was also a well known character !
named Dat Shea. About 1'30 o'clock a gang
of at Iciibt fifteen strangers stood waltlnn
to vole , while men whose names were on
the poll list , bath democrats and republicans ,
were crowded away.- Robert Ross objected
to this and had words with Shea. Tlid
otory told by the surviving Ross la
that Shea was the man who killed
Robert Ross. Ho said the trouble
began In the polling booth when )
a crowd of repeaters , headed by Jeremiah,1'
deary and Shea , attempted to vote. When
the vote was challenged the men went out
sldo and Immediately started an argument
with the Ross brothers. Suddenly the crowd
surged forward , and In an Instant revolvers
were drawn and shots fired. Robert Hosa
fell to the ground and his brother cried "I'm
shot. " Then the firing ceased as suddenly )
as It begun. William Ross was shot In the
neck , just below the base ot the brain , nnd
will probably die. Ills brother died almost
Instantly. John McFough Is dangerously ;
wounded , whllo Shea's wound Is not consld *
ored serious.
John Ross Bald : "I did not firo.a pistol.
It was murder , deliberate murder , and It was
premeditated. Only about an hour and a
half before this min Shea struck my brother
AVIIlIam full In the face I dragged William
away and told him to taUe the blow and say
nothing. The blow would not hurt him. . I
did not think at the tmo ( that they would
use their guna. "
Mayor Wheelan said tonight : "It Is only !
the natural result of the Murphy heelers to
carry the election by fair means or foul. It
Is a stain on this city. "
Senator Edward Murphy was busy all
afternoon attending to the distribution of
curt and collar workers who came to toll ?
about the Wilson bill , but ho foMm } , time to
say : "It Is a deplorable affair , and I am
greatly grieved at It. "
Kcturnfl from tlio Various CounttcK Show
Strong It < imlilleun ( lulus.
TROY , N. Y. , March C The vote polled
was as heavy as that cast In the piesldon *
tlal year. With a tow districts missing thQ
vote for mayor shows that Mollory , the reg
ular democrat , has defeated Whcolan , the In *
dependent , by about 1,400 votes.
NEW YORK , Mai eh G. The election returns
turns from the various counties of the state
show decided republican gains. They have
won In some districts that the democrats
held to bo essentially their own. In Geneva
the republicans made a clean sweep. Every ,
ono of their candidates was elected by an
overwhelming majority. In Rochester the re
publicans are Jubilant over the outcome ot
the election , the candidate for mayor hav
ing been elected by a majority of probably )
3,000. In Little Tails not a single democrat
was elected. 15\ory town In Wayne county
bhows republican gains. Jn Olovcrsvlllo the
Hoard of Aldermen Is entlioly republican ,
The returns from Rockland , Washington ,
Essex , Clinton and Qicen counties all show ;
that the republicans have either hold their
own or made large gains. LatislngburfT
elected the entire republican ticket by over ,
1,200 mojoilty. LaU year the ilomocratlo
majority was r > C3. Saratoga county went republican
publican by an Increased majority. " *
Another lt < pulilUiin Vic lory.
BURLINGTON. Vt. , March C The repub
licans carried the nurllngton city election
today by the largest majority over given any )
candidate. W. J. Van Patten for mayor re
ceived 3C9 majority , and four out of live air
dermcn wore elected. i
Aluminium Mf < > Hoata.
WASHINGTON , March C-Tho plan to uao
aluminium boats In tlio Wellman Arctic ex
pedition has attracted considerable attention
In this city. Superintendent Klmball ot the
llfo saving service Is much Interested Irt
those boats , and the Navy department la
considering the possibility of boata of thlo
material becoming vuluublo In thu addition
to the equipment of the new mon-of-wan
In order that the department may bo posted !
UH , to jubt what hns been done with them
Naval Constructor Woodward has been or
dered to make a thorough test of the thrco
Wollman boats and report n to the practlca-j
blllty of having aluminium llfn boats anil
launches for the navy. Mr , Woodward , In
company with Mr , J. 0. Jkdulro , the en
gineer In thai go of the equipment ot the
Wellman expedition , Is now In Iliiltlinore ,
where a tent of the boats will bo iniulo ,
Tumi * fur t'nIUd Muten four I H.
WASHINGTON' , Match O. The attorney )
general has sent to the senate a rcijuetit for-
an Increase of the approprl itlon proposed In
the urgency deficiency bill now befoio tha
senate Eiilllclcnt to make the total not lesM
tfiaii $400,000 to meet deficiencies already )
existing or about to occur In thu United ;
States courts In almost all the staten In thq
union. IIo says that the $200,000 provided
In the bill an it com us from the houao will
be declared at once and will be paid within
ten days after the money Is made available.
Ho encloses a letter fiom the illstilct at.
tontey of thn stale uf Washington which , '
states ho hnn no fiiiulR for thn payment ol
the fees of wltncxxca nnd urging Immediate
action. , |
Shut IIIniHelf 'I lirimcli tint Ifrnd
NEW YOU1C. Match fl-J. C Lally , BOO-
rctury of the aqueduct board , loinmlttud
milt Ida today nt hla home , 31 Went Twenty-
third street , by uhuotlni ; himself through
tha head. ,