THE MAN FROM OHIO.
EFFORTS ARE MAKINGTO HEAD
HIM OFF.
A CnfrBM by Reed and AHUon to Di
cM ftfce ' Presidential Situation The
Blaine lfaa'e Proposal of Withdrawal
hi Certala Erentt Coldly Received hy
the 1 wan The Name of Harrison.
Reed and Allison Confer.
YTASOTHeTOir, March 2?. A secret
conference, it is said, was held at the
eapitol Sunday by Reed and Allison,
with Manley and other leading adher
ents of each man, and methods of
stemming' the McKinley tide were dis
cussed at length.
Allison wu asked whether he would
withdraw in the interest of Reed if it
should be found that Reed had much
more real strength iu the national
convention. He declined to give any
reply. Reed said positively that if at
any time in the proceedings of the
convention Allison received more votes
than he did, he would authorize his
supporters to vote for Allison, if Alli
son would enter, into a like arrange
ment with him in the event of Reed's
followers being more numerous.
This plain proposition from the
Maine candidate put Allison somewhat
into a corner, which he attempted to
f et out of by resorting to diplomacy,
le said he was afraid that if the
avowed candidates attempted to trans
fer their support to each other the en
terprise would fail and McKiuley
would be the beneficiary. In his
opinion the only safe method of pro
cedure in order to defeat McKinley
was for the other candidates to agree
upon a dark horse who was not to be
named in the preliminary balloting or
to be formally placed before the con
vention. Reed as-ed whom he had in
view in such an emergency. Allison,
after much scratching of his head and
pulling of his beard, finally replied
that he thought, taking it all in all,
ex-President Harrison was the only
man that wonld fit such a situation.
Keed is said to have objected vigor
ously to Mr. Harrison under any cir
cumstances and the conference ended.
Allison's proposal has revived talk
of Mr. Harrison's withdrawal having
a string tied to it, and it is said that
members of the House have received
letters cautioning them not to be too
quick to endorse the candidacy of
others, but to hold themselves in
- readiness to lend their aid to Harrison
at the proper time. It is asserted that
letters of this tenor have been sent to
, leading Republicans in Nebraska,
Kansas and throughout the South and
West. The Indiannns. although os
tensibly committed to McKinley, are
ready for an emergency that would
make Harrison a strong probability.
A NEW CURRENCY BILL.
Non-Partisan Commission of Nine Kx
perts Proposed.
Washihgton, March 27. At the
opening of the House to-day, Mr.
Heatwole, Republican of Minnesota
introduced the following resolution,
which was referred:
'Whereas, In lieu of our present in
adeqaate banking and currency sys
tem, it is desirable that Congress
have the aid of such recommendations
as a non-partisan commission of ex
perts might be able to offer.
Resolved, That the President is
hereby authorized to appoint nine
citizen-j, eminent in trade, political
economy and banking, to act with the
V comptroller of the currency as such
'commission, and that such commission
report its conclusions to Congress."
The Treasury department has in
structed the New York subtreasury to
raise the premium on gold bars from
1-1G to 3-ls of 1 per cent. The depart
ment 8 purpose in the issuance of this
order is to do what can be done legiti
mately to prevent future exports of
gold.
The order has a triple purpose:
r'lrs-t, it will raise the price at which
gold can be exported profitably, the
price exchange now being dangerously
near the export point; second, it is re
garded a good policy to get rid of
coin instead of bars, because the
former frequently has lost weight
through abrasion; third, it is intended
to meet the action of the Bank of
Kn gland in raising the price of gold
bars to 7? shillings 10 pence, and thus
practically lowering the rate of ex
change at which gold can be shipped
from the United States to Great Brit
ain to about 81.63H to $4.83.
Treasury officials admit the issuance
of the order, but will not talk further
concerning it.
The Hancock Statue, Levied Upon.
Washington, March 2?. The eques
trian statue of General Hancock, which
h a. not yet been erected, was levied
iipon by a constable yesterday for a
ieht of S'0, which the compiler of a
biographical cyclopedia claims is due
hini from the sculptor, Henry J.
Klliott. The levy was an illegal one,
t the statue is already the property
Df the government. The unveiling
will take place about May 1.
Labor Knocked Oat Davis.
Washington, March i7. Senator
Davis1 friends are attributing his
presidential knock-out in Minnesota
to the labor organizations. During
the great railroad strike of two years
ago Senator Davis received a tele
graphic appeal from labor leaders in
St. Paul asking him to take the part
of Debs. He replied sharply, declar
ing his opinion that the strike should
be crushed if it took the whole power
of the government. This answer is
said to nave been used against Davis
in the recent campaign for delegates.
NEWS IN BRIEF".
A mutiny has broken out in Bolivia.
A number of persons have been killed.
The Italian Senate ' adopted the
credits for further operations in
,Atrica.
Professor Fessenden has succeeded
in perfecting a meter to measure the
force of X rays. .
Charlotte Behrens, leading lady of
Robert Manteil's company, secured a
divorce in Chicago.
Two white boys blackened their
faces and robbed the station agent at
Ramer, Ala. They ware captured.
A NEW COPYRIGHT LAW.
The House Patents Committee Planning
a Most Thorough lie vision.
Washington, March -7.' The inves
tigation of copyright laws, which has
been carried on for several weeks by
the House committee on patents, will
probably lead to a more or less com
prehensive revision of the copyright
system. One of the principal changes
likely to result will be the establish
ment of a bureau of copyrights in con
nection with the Congressional libra
ry, which now has charge of all tha
copyright busine.-s, but which has not
a sufficiently large clerical force to
properly handle this work.
Mr. Spotford, the librarian of Con
gress has been tasked to report to the
committee the amendments to the
present law which he considers desir
able, and when the committee has
discussed his reo.nwi.enda tious, a sub
stitute for the Ticloar bill, embody
ing such improvement as meet the
approval of the members will be
drawn up. Then General Draper,
chairman of the committee, will sub
mit the bill to all copj-right leagues
and other organizations which have a
legitimate interest in the subject and
elicit their opinions. More hearings
before tne committee may be made
necessary. The . program . outlined
will probably take most of the remain
der of this session,-so that there is
little probability that any - new law
will be enacted before the next session.
TEXAS WOMEN ACT.
The President and Congress Peiltoned to
Check Territory Outlawry.
Wichita Falls, Texas, March 27.
The following petition is being nu
merously signed by the women of
North Texas:
"To Grover Cleveland, President of
the United States: Hoke Smith, Secre
tary of the Interior, aud the members
of Fifty-fourth Congress of the United
States:
"Calling your attention to the nu
merous robberies and high crimes
generally which have been committed
by the outlaws of the Indian Territory
on the law-abiding citizens who live
adjacent to said Territory, we, the
undersigned mothers, wives, daugh
ters and sisters of Wichita county,
Texas, appeal to you for protection
for our sons, fathers, husbands, broth
ers and selves from the said outlaws.
"We believe that as long as the
present state of - affairs exist in the
Indian Territory the people who live
around its borders will be. in danger
and subject to attacks by these crim
inals and outlaws. The Indian Ter
ritory is a government nursery and
resort for criminals, and we petition
you (our representatives) who are in
power for the relief from them. This
relief we earnestly pray and peti
tion for, and it can only be given
us by the settlement of the
territory by civilized people. It is
useless to look to the officials of the
states adjoining the territory for pro
tection or relief, as we well know
that the Federal government and it
only has sole jurisdiction. Should
this appeal to you who are empowered
with authority to act and protect the
lives, property, interest and reputa
tion of those you represent reach you
and you fail to grant this petition,
you will be held responsible by both
God and man for any further crimes
committed by the murderers and rob
bers who inhabit the Indian Territory.
Working: on a Territory Bill.
Washington, March 27. The House
Indian affairs committee to-day held
i protracted executive session on the
subject of an Indian Territory bill.
lhe t lynn and Curtis measures were
made the base of discussion. Only the
first three sections were covered, but
the committee will meet again Satur
day and thereafter from day to day
until a bill shall be perfected.
The Hawaiian Cable Question.
Washington, March 27. The Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations
briefly considered the Hawaiian cable
question yesterday, but deferred
action nntil next Wednesday, when it
will make an effort to dispose of it.
A bill has been drafted by the com
mittee, embodying what are believed
to be the best features of the Scrimser
and Spaulaing bills.
An Electric Heating Trust.
Boston, March 27. The American
Electric Heating corporation, which
includes all the companies of impor
tance engaged in the manufacture of
electric heating apparatus, has bee;i
formed with headquarters in this city.
It is controlled by a syndicate of Bos
ton, New York and Western capital
ists. The company will have a capital
stock of $10,000,000
Sooth African Natives Revolt.
Cape Town, March 27. The Mata
beles of the Inzza and Filabusi dis
tricts have revolted and massacred the
white settlers, including Commissary
Bentley. The fugitive whites are
flocking to Buluwayo and Gwelo for
protection. A detachment of seventy
five volunteers with a Maxim gun has
been dispatched against the natives.
Kobert Mantell Married.
Chicago, March 27 Robert Manf,ell
and Charlotte Behrens, the. actress,
were married by Bishop Samuel Fal
lows to-day, at the homo of Attorney
R A. Wade The bride was formerly
Mrs. Uuhn and was granted a divorce
yesterday. - -
Senate Cuban Resolution Adopted.
Washington, March 27. The con
ferees on the Cuban resolutions have
agreed to accept the resolutions as
passed by the Senate.
Russia and France Alone Oppose the
Britlsh-Kgryptlan Expedition.
Cairo, March 27. The commission
of the Egyptian debt has decided to
advance the $2,500,000 necessary to
meet the expenses of the British
Egyptian expedition against Dongola.
Of the sum needed. Si, 000,000 is avail
able immediately. The English, Ger
man, Italian and Austrian members
of the commission voted to' advance
the money. The Russian and French
members voted against the proposi
tion and .left the meeting- after -protesting;
against the use of the resen i
fund.
ANTI-M'KINLEY COMBINE.
The Reed and Allison Force Join to
Defeat the Ohio Man.
Washington, March 24. The Reed
tnd Allison men have decided to work
together to stem the tide of McKin
ley ism. A conference, was held . yes
terday and this decision reached. The
conference was held in Senator Aid
rich's committee room, and those pres
ent were Speaker Reed and Joseph H.
Manley, Senator Gear aud Congress
man ''enderson of Iowa, and Senators
Aldnoh and Chandler. Senator. Gear
and Congressman Henderson repre
sented Senator Allison.
The Reed and Allison men, it is un
derstood, are preparing to puncture
someof 'th,e claims on which McKin
ley 'a claim to popularity rests. The
impression is general and the McKin
ley managers are endeavoring to
strengthen it in the popular mind,
that McKinley. in addition to being
entitled to the principal credit for the
protective tariff bill which bears his
name, is also the .originator of the
reciprocity agreements. Senator Gear
has stated that, far from McKinley
being entitled to the credit for these
agreements, they were, in fact,
the work of Senators Allison and Al
drich, and that McKinley fought them
with all his might. An authoritative
statement on this question from the
Allison managers may be expected be
fore long.
It is also being bodly asserted that
McKinley never wrote a tariff sched
ule, and threats of telling how they
were written are being made. Some
lively developments seem to be in
prospect before the St. Louis conven
tion assembles.
NO SENATE ACTION.
More
Delay 'In the 'Upper Chamber on
the Cuban Resolution.
Washington, March 2k When the
Senate met to-day. Mr. Sherman
moved to conimitt the Cuban resolu
tions to the conference committee.
Asked concerning his motion, he said
that the object was to secure such
modification of them as would satisfy
the scruples of some of the senators
who were opposing the resolutions and
to secure a vote on it at an early day.
At 2 o'clock Mr. Mills of Texas in
troduced a joint resolution directing
the President to request Spain to give
local self government to Cuba and . in
the event of Spain's refusal, authoriz
ing the President to take possession of
Cuba, using the military and naval
forces for that purpose, and hold it
nntil the people of Cuba can establish
local self government.
At 3 o'clock the motion of Senator
Sherman to refer, the Cuban resolu
tions to the conference committee was
adopted without division.
The Senate at. once returned ' to
other business and while the galleries
did not realize for some time that the
Cuban resolutions had been sent back
to conference, the chair announced
Messrs. Sherman. Morgan and Lodge
as the Senate conferees.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
The Cleveland and Hill Factions- Get
Together.
New York, March 24. If the plans
of the Democratic leaders of the State
are carried out they will unite the party
this fall as it has not been united in
years, and will make the State cam?
paign the hottest on record. They
propose to do this, the talk is, by nom
inating for governor Daniel Lamont,
present secretary of war. '
As evidence that tne program has
been agreed upon it is pointed out that
Senator Hill and 'the administration
are getting on together much better.
The New York senator, it is declared,
has become practically the champion
of the President in Congress, while
within the last two or three weeks the
President has appointed several of
Senator Hill's friends to lucrative po
sitions in this state.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED.
Many Office in the Indian Service are
Opened to Competitive Examination.
Washington, March 24. The Presi
dent has issued a comprehensive order
extending the civil service to practi
cally the entire Indian service, save
those offices above and including that
of agent, to which appointments are
made by th; President, and the few
minor positions of a laboring charac
ter, like cooks and washerwomen.
Indians who show their fitness here
after are to be allowed appointment
to any of these positions, though the
Secretary cannot secure transfers to
positions in the classified service out
side of the Indian work.
Hours and Wages Cab '
Nkw Haven, Conn., March 2-J. The
haid ware 'manufacturing coqeern of
Sargent & Co., employing some 1,500
hands, the largest factory in the State,
has reduced hours from fifty-four to
forty-two a week, involving a weekly
reduction in wages earned of about 22
per cent. It manufactures more than
3,000 separate hardware articles,
which are sold all over the country.
No Notice to Mr. ItayarO.
Washington, March 24. Ambassa
dor Bayard will , not receive any of
ficial notice of the censure passed upon
him by the House of Representatives i
1 last week, unless Secietary OJney !
- ij 1 1 , 1 1 . . .
souia aeciue io uring me., matter to ;
his attention, which members consider
improbable. There was no provision
contained in the resolutions for bring
ing them to the ambassador's atten-
tion. I
John Mikel was perhaps .fatally
shot by a man named Roder, , neai
Huntsville, Mo. .....
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Eight men were 'killed by an explo
sion on a Venezuelan man-of-war. .
Ex-Mayor Witten, a retired banker ,
of Catlettsburg, N. Y., is mysteriously :
missing. ; . . ,, - ,
Iowa was visited by a terrific snow
storm and blizzard in the northwest
ern portion.
Ballington Booth will organize' his -Volunteers
on the plan of the United
States army. .-'- " , . t - ,
" Fire damaged the Atlantic, refinery
at Pittsburg, Pa., to the extent of
i over $300,000.
WANTS TO GO HOME.
A RESOLUTION FOR ADJOURN
MENT OF CONGRESS."
8enator Piatt Is Desirous of Quitting
legislation :lle Thinks Congress Ought
to Clean Up and Go Home by May 2
An Anti-Sectarian Appropriation Bill
Miscellaneous Matters.
For Adjournment of Congress.
Washington, March 26. -Both the
floor of the Senate - and 1 the galleries
were well-nigh deserted when the ses
sion opened .to-day, as there was
promise that there would be only the
routine of appropriation bills.
Mr. Sherman presented a favorable
report on the resolution authorizing'
ex-President Harrison to accept decor
ations conferred on him by Brazil and
Spain while be was . President, and
asked immediate action.
"Let the resolution go over, inter
posed Mr. Allen, Populist, Nebraska.
One objection was sufficient to pre
vent immediate action and the reaolu
tion went over.
Mr. Gallinger of New Hampshire
proposed an amendment to the con
stitution, to be known as Article XVI,
providing that neither Congress nor
any State should pass any law re
specting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, or use the credit of the United
States or any State, or any money
raised by taxation for the purpose of
founding, maintaining or aiding any
church, religious denomination or re
ligious society, or any institution, so
ciety or undertaking, wholly or in
part under sectarian or ecclesiastical
control.
At this point Mr. Piatt of Connecti
cut, said that he thought it was about
time to consider the" question of ad
journment, and without further com
ment he offered a resolution authoriz
ing the president of the . Senate and
the speaker of the House of Represen
tatives to close the present session by
adjourning their respective houses
May 2 at 2 . o'clock p. m. It was re
ferred to the committee on appropria
tions, and the Senate turned to the
consideration of the legislative ap
propriation bilL
-REED NOT DISCOURAGED.
Thinks McKinley Has -No Sure Thing on
. the Nomination.
Washington, March 2 6. Joseph H.
Manley of Maine, , who is managing
Speaker Reed's campaign for the Re
publican presidential nomination, sent
the following to Governor Cleaves of
Maine last night: "Hon. H. B. Cleaves,
Governor of Maine: My Dear Gov
ernor: Including elections held to
day, there have been but 375 delegates
elected to the Republican1 national
convention. There are thirty-six con
tested cases, which are not given to
any candidate, because it is unfair to
assume that these cases will be de
cided either by the national committee
or the convention. Of the 375 dele
gates elected, 154 are for McKinley,
provided you concede him 26 from In
diana and 18 from Minnesota. The
rest are divided as follows: Morton
64, Quay 19, Cullom 10, Allison 44,
Reed 43. Mr. Reed will gain from
now on until the convention. Yours
truly, J. H. Manley."
There was more earnest conferring
yesterday by the' friends of Reed and
Allison. . The withdrawal of Cushman
K. Davis, made . necessary by the Mc
Kinley capture of the Minnesota con
vention, was a severe' blow to the
other candidates. It was felt ' more
than any other thing that has hap
pened. Until two or three days ago,
the possibility that Davis might fail
to hold Minnesota was not admitted.
By noon it became known at both
ends of the capitol that Senator Davis
had sent a telegram announcing his
withdrawal. . It caused much excite
ment. Friends of Allison and Reed
expressed the fear that Senator Cullom
would be forced to take similar action
just before the Illinois convention
meets. The McKinley men were con
fidently claiming that it Senator Cul
lom did not withdraw they would
elect four delegates-at-large in spite
of him.
Mr. Reed, in conversation with
friends, admitted that McKinley was
obtaining much more strength in the
North than he had expected, but he
said the situation in the South had
been misrepresented in the dispaches,
and McKinley had not the votes there
which were being claimed for him. A
very close alliance is growing be
tween Reed and ' Allison, as the result
of these . recent evidences of McKin
ley's strength.
A Brutal Tramp Defies a Moo.
Emporia, Kan., March 26. A tramp
assaulted JSlrs. C Dilley, who lives
five miles west of Madison, last night,
beating her with a club until her cries
attracted her son and her husband,
who captured the man after a fierce
fight. Mrs. Dilley is dangerously
hurt and her husband is badly cut.
There is talk of lynching, but the
prisoner dares the crowd around the
little country town calaboose to act.
A P. A.'s In Conference.
, Washington, March 26. The advis
ory board - of the A: - P.A. "was in'
session here practically all day. Judge
Stevens of Missouri' presided. Many
prominent members of the supreme
souncils of state are in the city. C. T.
Beatty of Chicago, supreme secretary
of the supreme council; C P. Johnson,
State president of Illinois, and J. H.
Traynor, supreme president of Mich
igan are , here to .appear .before the
board and present . their political
views.. Unusual precautions .were
taken to insure secrecy.
ROBBED OF $50,000.
An Old Man Bound and Gagged In Chl
' cag-o and a Great Haul " Obtained.
Chicago, March 26. Christopher
Schrage, who is 76 years of ' age, and
lives alone at ; 711 South Jefferson
street, was boned and gagged by two
men last evening at 6:30 o'clock and
robbed of money and papers amount
ing to more than--f5O,OO0. - The rob
berv.was one of the boldest ever per
petrated in this city. . No arrests were
made and the police are at sea in the
matter. . .
MEMBERS "EXPLAIN
Mr. Bartlett's Wrath Aroused Mr. Bou
telle Corrects Mr. AVheeler.
Washington! March 26 At the
opening of the House to-day, Mr.
Bartlfett; Democrat, of New York,' rose
to a question of personal privilege to
deny the statement that he had-fur-nished
the. campaign circular uted'by
Mr. Sulzer of New York a. few day
ago in an attack upon Mr. Gibson .pf
Tennessee. lie denounced, the charge
as a libel and a lie.'
Mr. Boutelle of Maine said he. too,
had a question of privilege to present
in connection with a colloquy between
General Wheeler of Alabama and him
self during the debate on the Confed
erate disability bill: "During ' one ' of
those gusts of f erved enthusiasm which
occasionally sweep over the . House,"
he said, "and almost drive us into war
with England and Spain, the House
on yesterday undertook negotiations
with the .Southern Confederacy for
peace. I made a few remarks and
Reveral centlemen were anxious to
give me instructions. lie men reaa
from the Congressional record to show
that Mr. Wheeler had altered the
wrrr icn us tn env "manr T)emnrrat
p . . . . .
voted" for the bill to retire General
Grant" instead of "all the Democrats, '
as the official notes reported him. As
m a - a a A A a
a matter oi lact, tne vote on tne urant
bill was 198 ayes to 79 nays.
Mr. Owens of Kentuckv attenuated
to prevent Mr. Boutelle from rehears-
a. . m it 1 1 a
mg the history ot tne diu, ana tne
Speaker thought that branch of the
matter was not complete, but Mr.
isoutelle made ms point oy stating
that 58 out of the 79 votes against the
bill were cast by ex-Confederates. He
moved that the" record be corrected,
and, without objection, it was so
ordered.
Mr. Wheeler, meantime, was clam
oring for recognition. He wanted to
poviow th histnrv of the Grant bill.
but this not being permitted, he con
tented himsell by ottering as an ex-
nlsnatinn f r- t.h rVi an trp mn.d In th Pi
u - . " o
record that he thought a gentleman
In revising his remarks naa tne rignt
to make his statements conform to the
truth.
The House then, on motion of Mr.
Iioutelle, went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Boutelle, chairman of the com
mittee, spoke in eloquent terms of the
new navy.
MUKE PAY FOR MAIL MEN.
The Postofflce Committee Favors Increas
ing the Maximum of Wages.
Washington, March 28. Represent
ative Sperry of Connecticut, from the
postofflce committee, has reported to
the House the bill agreed upon by the
committee, fixing the maximum
salary on letter carriers in cities of
more than 73,000 population at 81,200
per year and. in cities of less than 75,
000 inhabitants at 81,000 per year.
Free delivery service, says the ac
companying report, is now a source of
quite a large income to the govern
ment, and should the bill , become a
law it would be more than self sus
taining. M ordered by a Rich Mas.
Philadelphia, Pa,, March 26.
There is little doubt to-day that Annie
McGrath, the 18-year-old girl, found
dead at 2926 Girard avenue was mur
dered by Samuel- P. Langden, the
wealthy coal operator, whose mistress
she was. Langden is kept in a cell in
the city hall. The wet .towel which
lay over the girl's face when the body
was found is in the possession of the
detective department, but its condition
is kept a profound secret.
Heavy Judgment Against the Atchison.
New York, March 26. Just as the
office of the county clerk was closing
for the day a judgment for 8S3,549,2?0
was filed against the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway in favor of the
Union Trust company as trustees for
the holders of the general mortgage
bonds. The amount is for a deficiency
Judgment obtained in February last
against the railroad company in Kan
sas. 1 "
Train Wrecked Near Kockporu .
Rock Port, Ma, March 26.- The ac-.
commodatibn passenger and freight
train on the Rock Port, Langdon &
Northern railroad, was wrecked about
two miles, south of -here yesterday
morning by the track spreading... The
coach and two cars of cittle rolled
down an "embankment into the ditch
about fifteen feet below.1 All the pass
engers were badly shaken up but no
one was seriously injured.
' Cuban Archives Seized.
Washington, March 26. A Cuban
reverse that may harm the insurgent
cause, more in its moral effect than in
a tangible way, . has just been sus
tained in . Santi Spiritus province,
where, according to a cablegram re
ceived at the Spanish Legation to-day,
the Spanish forces' have captured all
of the archives of -the - insurgent gov
ernment. ... -
Wm. M. Treloar' Is Renominated.
Mexico, Mo., March 26 William M.
Treloar was renominated for Congress
by the Republican Congressional-committee,
which met at Warrenton. ..His
Democratic opponent will be the same
person he defeated last year, Champ
Clark,' whom the Democrats are go
ing to nominate without any opposi
tion, National Board of Soldiers Homes.
Washington, March" 26r The House
military affairs committee ' has recom
mended the reappointment of General
Franklin. as. his own successor on the
national board of . soldiers'... homes.
Congressman Blue of Kansas fought
the appointment. '
Only Two Blackmailers.
Paris, March 26. Ulric de Civry,
formerly editor of the Echo de l'Armee,
and Count Lionel Werther de Cesti,
two of the men who have been on trial
for some time-on the charge of black
mailing the late Max Lebaudy, , the
young millionaire conscript, who died
in the military hospital at Atnelie-les-Bains,
were sentenced to-day to thir
teen months imprisonment and to fines
of 500 francs each. The other defend
ints, including ..Armand Rosenthal,
otherwise .known.. as . .. "Jacques. St.'
Cere, formerly of the Figaro, and at
one time correspondent in this city for
a New York newspaper, were ac-anitted.
LAST WAR RELIC REMOVED
Confederate and Union Soldiers on the
Same I'lane.
Hill's bill to remove the restrictions .
against the appointment as officers of
the array or navy of persons who held
commissions In the' army or navy be
fore the rebellion, and who subse
quently tooic part in the-war on the
side of -the Confederae', which passed
the Senate during the height of the
excitement over the Venezuela bound-.
ary question, passed. the House yester
day, after two hour's debate, with but
one dissenting vote that of Mr. Bou
telle of Maine. J -
ine uemocrais, except wr. uum
mings of New York,, who spoke, as he '
said, "as one of 800,000 Democrats
who fought in the' Union army," and
Mr. Wilson ' of South' Carolina, who'
was drawn into the debate-by Mr.
Boutelle, refrained entirely from parr,
ticipation. Mr. Hull of Iowa, chair
man of the military committee, who
had charge of the bill, admitted it
would subserve no practical pur
pose, and was largely sentimental..
Mr. Boutelle, who led the opposition,
single-handed, thought it would furn
ish a bad object lesson' for naval
and military candidates who were
about entering on careers in the ser
vice of their country, and when he got
warmed up to his subject, called at
tention to the fact that many Southern
men in Congress in the 'past had
of Union soldiers, dwelling particular
ly on the opposition to the retirement
of General Grant. Mr. Grofrvenor of
Ohio and Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania,
however, supported the bill ardently,
as a graceful and gracious act to the
vanquished, and when the vote Was
taken Mr. Boutelle alone voted against
its passage. . ,
: The bill to abolish the death penalty
in certain cases was passed. Bills
were also passed to make the saie oi
spirituous liquors under a false brand
rtiinisharila bv fine and i m orison cu en t.
JT ft. '
to turn over the property of the Mor
mon church, now in the hands of a
receiver, to the trustees, and several
others of minor importance.
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
Dks Moines, March 18. Three hun
dred and ninety-two United State:- t
patents were issued for the week' end
ing March 10, and of that number 1 "
m v A n r ! i m A
are jur. .Avwn, v tut. iuiuuuii,
Nebraska, 5 lor Minnesota, 4 for
Kansas, 1 for South Dakota. The
highest number for any one state is 73
for New York. The examiners of 18
d'"Vrent divisions are less than a.
month in arrears with their work, 11
less than two months and one' between
two ; and three - months, ' and the
aggregate of applications pending fot
regular patents is 8,028; , for designs,
152, and for trade marks 83. W. V.
Stephenson,' of Fort' Dodge, has een
allowed a patent for a - valuable
improvement of his . transforms bis
step-ladder, . for which, a patent wa
recently issued to him. N. J. Noble,
of State Center, has been allowed ' a
patent for a marine or other boiler in
which the draft is. forced, by fans,
supplied from the deck line and
discharged above the deck, and also in
which the creosote or heavy product!
of combustion are collected and
precipitated into the wster on which
the marine vessel is floated. A. Scholl,
of Murray, Iowa, has been' allowed a
patent for a double action lift and
force pump specially adapted to be
partially, imbedded in the ground at
the bottom of a well 6o , tha.t
it requires no ' artificial support.
Printed copies or the ara wings and
specifications of any one patent sent
to any address for 25 cents. Valuable
information about securing, valuing
and selling patents sent' free to an?
part of the United States. - ' ', '
Thomaj G. and J. Ralph Orwio,
Solicitors of Patents, .
L1VK STOCK AXD l'KODUCK MAUKKI
Quotations From New York, Chicago. St.
Louis Omaha and r.l-ewhere, . -.
OMAHA.
Hutter Creamery separator.. 16 & 1
Hutter Fair to good country.- 12 tb- 15
Etfgs Fresh 2 5'
Chickens-Dressed, per lb . 6i '
Turkeys-Per lb n J J?
Lemons Choice Messinas 3 50 CA o
Oranges P-r box 2 50 fetd.n
Honey Fancy white, per lb... 14 14
Apples-Per hbl 8 50 4 00
tiweet DOtatoes-Oood, per bbl 2 2 2 50
Potatoes Per bu 25 fo :jo
Beans Navy, hand-plcled.bu 1 40 kn I m
t w r, r. Iiclna TKre nr.hhl 5 01 Gl 6 00
Hay Upland, per ton. 4 fO & 5 00 '
Onions Per bu 35 (o .50.
Broom Corn Green, per lb l'G& ixi
Hons Mixed packing 3 80 to 3 85-
Hogs Heavy Weiabts 3 5 3 8, ',
Beeves Stockers and feeders. 2 7
Beef-Steers J 25 (4 3 W .
Bulls.;... 3 15 3 10
Milkers . 2 f0 Oo S 0) -
Stajjs. 2 25 Cft 3 40
Calves..... ..... 4 0 (t0 4-;n'
Oxen J 50 tU.
Cow i ro asr.
Heifers .-. 2 80 .& A 25
Westerns 2 75 W3 00
Sheep Lambs.. ; "6 w 2j
.. oniCAGO.-
Wheat No. 2. spring C0: fl
Corn-Perbu.... 2!i
Oats-Per bu 18i44 1
Pork. 8 71 A 9(l
Lir(. i i H 71 3 7
Cattle Feeding Steers 3 50 an W) .
Hogs Averages. 4 00 (ft 4 02'-
Sheep Lambs. 3 75 0 4 00
sheep Westerns 3 25 3 50
bbeep Natives.. a u mo
. ; NEW. YORK. -
Wheat No. 2, red winter ..'4 .74'
orn No. 2, .V.. I.......' 37 f 37' t
Oals No. 2... - i.... 25 . W 25'i
Pork 75 (ftlO 2
Lard 5 45" 6 00
.... . ST. LOUIS. -
Wheat No. 2 red, cash..., 67 & 67' i
Corn-Per bu........ 26 C ;fi
Oats Per bu..- 1 '
Hogs Mixed packing 3 70 60 .1 95
Cattle Native beeves 3 40 W6
Sheep-Westerns 3 25 H 8 70
Lamba 3 7a & 4 50
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No. 2 hard
Corn No. 2 23 c p-s
Oats-No. 2 18 ,
Cattl stockersand feeders.. 2 so 6' 3 9
lln? Mixed Packers 3 70 f1 3 R
sMieep jiuiwi --- i
Topeka, Kan.. " March' '26. Cyrus
Leland has not joined the A. P. A. He
will notau thorize to the newspapers
say this, as it would be impolitic for a
man occnnvlnf his nosition in nubile
-1 ! tt'i r.r l An .
life to get into" a controversy of that
kind, but to his friends he says the
story is without foundation. -
A Temperance Ticket at Milton vale.
Miltonvalk, Kan., March 26. Tem
perance people of 'Milton vale lave
held two mass meetings and nomin
ated a ticket for ..city, election. - Fred
Koster, one of the most prominent
cattle dealers in Kansas, heads tha
t ticket for mayor.