Nebraska Newspapers

    EIGHTEENTH YEAJR. OMAHA. FB1DAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 23 , 1888. NUMBER 102
QUAY DEMANDS VIRGINIA ,
Cortlflcntos for Flvo Republican
Candidates for Congress Wnutod.
THE REPUBLICAN TARIFF DILL.
CotiKresKinnn McCotnnH Snyn It Will
Receive till ! IJlltlorHCmeilt ol'tllO
House Knnuy Army Ap-
JloltllinrlltH.
s HuiiFtt ) TiiuOwiin Finn , ]
51'f KotMlTRfiVTIlSTIIBBT , >
WAHIIINIITOV , D. C. , Nov. 22. I
Senator Quay , acting for the republican
national committee , has retained S. Hellu-
bargcr and Wilson of tins eitv , und General
Kdgur Allen , of Uiehmoml , who will bo us-
nistcd by General H P. Hutlcr and ox-Sena
tor Henderson , of Missouri , to appear before
the statu hoard of election canvassers , whioh
meets at Hlchmoml on Monday , and claim
the elcioral ( vote of Virginia for Hairison ,
nnd eertllicatcs of election for live republl-
camlidutes for eongiess Detectives have
been at woih do/eus of them , it is said
from Pinkerton's agency , nil over the state ,
and on their reports , which have been
made to Senator Quay personally ,
the proceedings will be commenced. The
programme Is , In ease the board of canvass
ers decline to hear thu evidence of fraud , and
declare , the result In favor of the democratic
electors nnd candidates for congress , as they
jftobably will , to apply to the state and fed
eral couits for a mandamus Technically
Bpeaklng , the proceedings will bo in the na
tnreof n writofquo wan.into , under power
of which , it is contended , the judges applied
to.tnay bring the accused electors into court ,
requiring them to answer to all the complain
ant's allegations. The piouednigs thus
Wtmmcnccd would go on In the sumo manner
as mij' other contested election case. If the
court should hold that thu electois in ought
befoie ft vvuie entitled to bo confronted by
their licensers witnesses , the writ Doing in
the natiuu of a criminal proceeding , then it
would probabli bo nciessniv to have the
personal attendance of many bundled voters ,
but if not so holding , the testimony would bo
takea in writing before the magistrates and
n notary public of the state. There is said to
bo but one case in thu federal coui ts bearini :
even lemoteli on nn.of . the points raised by
the pioeeedlngs This , It appeals , nt thu casa
of the electorml bo.ud of South Carolina ,
in 187(1 ( , in the gi eat Tilden Hayes contio-
versy of that j car. ' 1 he stale bo ird of can
vassers there met in the time and way pro
videO for by tbo state law , and after can
vassing the votes und couifjing to the le-
hiilts , were served with notice of motions he-
foio the supiemo couitol that state having
for their objcit a 10 opening of the proceed
Ings of the board. Under diiection of the
supreme state tnbunal , the boaid of can
vassers , den > ing llio aiilboiity of the state
eourt , were finally impiisoiied for con
tempt and fined in u heavy sum
of money. Judge Horn ! piomptlj assumed
jurisdiction bj issuing a writ ol habeas cor
pus , under which he lule.iscd the pilsonurs.
He held thai a state board of eanvassoi s , in
canvassing the votes forpiesulentiul electors ,
were acting primarily , in pursuance of the
constitution of the United Status , and could
not be restrained in theirduties b.v writs of
prohibition , mandamus , etc. , issuing fiom
slate courts.
IICMOIKATS o.v mi : sii.VAn : SUIISTITUTI : .
' \ Congiessman Louis McConms of Mary
f land , who was hero upon the iippiopnations
committee of the house , of which he is a
member , expicssed Ins belief to day thai the
senate would rapidly dispose of the substi
tute for the Mills bill , us soon as it meets in
December.
"What , In jour opinion , will ba the fate of
that measure iu the house i" was asked.
"I believe it will receive the undoiscmcnt
of the house , " was the reply.
' "I ho reason I think so is that a number of
tno leading mcmbcis of the democratic side
of the house expressed their determination
some months ago to abide by the decision of
the people at the polls on the question of
tariff icvision. The people seem to have ex
pressed their appi oval of tbo senate substi
tute for the Mills bill , and this leads me to
think that enough democrats will join the
republicans in voting for it , to sustain thu
amendment. "
"In the ovcnt of an opposite course being
taken , < lo you think theio is any likelihood of
un extra session I" was next asked.
"No , I think an extra session would lie
IV useless. Nothing would bemono , but jou
may set it down as a ceitalnty , that in the
event , of the failuio of the present congress
to settle the question of levunuo reduction
that the hist session of the next republican
congress will settle it bejond a doubt. "
KVNCV AUMV AlTOlSrMUNTS.
The president has a large number of
fancy army appointments to fill just now ,
nnd there is naturally a corresponding
nmounlof anxiety mid agitation at the war
' dipartment und around among the clubs
viero military men do mVjstlj' congiegate.
The delay Is very vexatious , for every onlcer
in town has either an application In for him
self , or Is working foi an old comrade , while
the social Influence that is exercised in every
net that pertains to the army or jiavy is
nwakcned us it seldom has been before. Hut
the piesident has given notice that he will
not consider applications for any of the
vacancies until his message to congress is
finished , nnd that means a suspense of two
cr thivo weeks moio. I'cuiii S. HBAI-II.
Will Hue Kor Their Klgilts.
WiiiN Tov , Nov. 22. As a result of the
confeicnco between General Mahono and
Senator Quaj' , iccentlj held In this city , it Is
nnnounced that proceedings will be begun In
the Virginia state couits nnd United .States
district com t of Viiginia attiukiii'the ) right
of the democratic electors of that state to
cast their votes for inesiilent In the electoral
college. The eertllicatcs of the elcctois will
not ho issued until after a meeting of tlio
Btuto boaid of canvasscis in Richmond next
Monday , and the contemplated preceding
will bu then immediately instituted.
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TJIUVRSri3lt.N AUClllTKOTB.
Second OAJ'H SCNHC | > M-I oC tlu ; Associa
tion at Chicago.
CilK'Ado , Nov 22. The second day's ses
sion of the Western Association of Architects
opened this morning with a discussion of
needed statutory luvislons relative to the
Jltncss of architects The opinion of the
apcnkcih was unanimous that statutory re
strictions woio needed Thu wet k of Incom
petent niclntectu was said to lie almost us
ilaiiL-crous to the health and welfaio of the
public as that of incompetent phjslcians ,
lawyers or dentists , nllof whom mo carefully
examined as to their fitness before being
allowed to practice it was resolved to pe
tition the legislature to place such ic-
Mnctioim mound the piofesslon as to gunr-
unteo the capability of any ono who did
business as an mchitect. The repoitof the
committee on consolidation of the Western
Association of Architects and thu American
Institute of Architects was favorably ic-
culved and will become opoiativu when voted
on favorably by two-thirds of tlio mcwbors
of both orguni/atlons.
"
For ( ho Sake of Sunday.
CHICAGO , Nov. 22. The National Sabbath
union held n meeting hero tins morning and
derided to hold u national convention In the
interest of Sabbath observance at Washing
ton , December 11 to 13. This National
Sabbath union was organised by the
official action of the recent Methodist
general conference in conjunction with the
two Prcsb.vteiinu general assemblies and the
Homo Missionary association and other eccles
iastical bodies. Themes will bo presented by
Chlof Arthcr , of the Locomotive engineers
nnd General Master Workman Powderly , Of
thu Knights of Labor ; also Scuatois Ulair
and Cohiultt have been iuvitcd to inako ad-
THU i in : .iiI\T-KMor. ) : :
Ills Private Seuietmj Hitters Upon
Jlli .New Iutlea.
IxmwAi'otm , Nov 22 Private Secretary
Halford formalli entcud upon his new duties
to day , and occupies n desk in the library Im-
medlntciy to the right of the largo table
where the president elect works Hoth were
busili engaged tlnoughont the ilnj with thom
m cumulated corrcspnmhmc. Rerretiry Hal-
ford , like the president-elect , is n rapid nnd
indefatigable worker. His appointment gives
grcul general sails fact Ion hcie at his home ,
nnd numcious were the callers at the ed-
Horlal sanctum of the Journal to-day , leaving
cards of eoidnil congratulations Mimv tole-
gi.nns from newspaper and other friends
also reached him
Among General Harrison's calleis to-day
were Congressman Joseph G Cinntmot Illi
nois , John r Ciavcnsof Dakota , and Attor-
nc'i fieneial L. T Michner of tins citv Gen
eral Harrison Is grudunllv svsteinati/'iiig Ins
work the better to accomplish his end , and
also as an assinunee to callers that thev will
find him nt home ho has set aside the houis
fiom'2 to-l o'clock of i-ach lUy to see those
having business with him or others who call
mereli to pay their lespeets. The obseiv-
mice of this loquest Is necessary , nnt only
that the president uleil mav utili/o his tlnio
to advantage , but also to enable him to secure
iieully daily lecication. He had suveial
callers this morning befoie breakfast. His
also announced Hint cveii Wednesday
evening fiom S to 11 o'clock the
General and Mrs. Hnriison will bo
glad to receive nil who innj i ill Mrs Har-
iison will receive her lady ft lends from 2 to
5 o'clock on each Wednesday
Congressman L. C Honk of Tennessee
arrived to night. Congressman Cannon left
this evening for Washington
The Join mil to moi low will editorially an
nounce the sover.inco of Mr IJ W.Hnlforil's
connection with thai paper by his iccent ap
pointment as pnvate secictary to the presi
dent-elect.
Oenernl HIicrninn'H Vlevvn ,
NRW Yoinc , Nov S3 [ Special Telegram to
Tin : HII : : | General W. T. Shorinan was in-
tei viewed last evi nmg In icgard tohis speech
of tlio night befoie at the clumber of com
merce banquet , in winch he said ho was glad
ofGcncial Harrison's election because it
meant that the American people would be
rcmesented in the cabinet and in foreign
counti ies by those who fought for the coun-
tiy , nnd not against iu
"I rceanl every word of it , " ho said. "If
jou were a young man in Vienna and a man
should come over there to repiesent this irov-
ei nment , who had once home arms against it ,
jou would m ike upour mind that the cause
ho buttled for could not have been a bad one.
1 want to keep the people over there edu
cated up to the fact that we ciushcd icbel
lion 1 am not opposed to ex rebels holding
olllco among their own people. Indeed , I
have recommended the appointment ot ex-
rebels to local olllees Hut I'm opposed to
sending them as our icpresent.itives to for
eign governments "
"Do you know Guncr.il Il.irilson well } "
"Know hunt I've known him ever since
he woie pantalettes. I knew Ins grand
father and Ins father. Ho was one of my
soldier boys , and we can nil go to sleep for
four years fully assured that we will have a
strong union government. "
The Michigan Ketiirntt.
DETHOIT , Nov 22 The ofllcial canvass of
the vote of Michigan gives Il.nrlson a plu
rality of 2'2.M ( > . The total number of votes
cast was 4"2tlO , an increase of 72M , > < ) over
four years ago , divided as follows : Harri
son , 2tTO ! ( ! : ; Cleveland , 21.1,404 ; risk , 20,1142 ;
Sticcter , 4,542.
IlI-.Il KYKS WIJIli : OP13NED.
The Wonderful Answer to an Aged
Blind M'oinan'H I'rnyer.
Piiii.AiiBi.riut , Pa. , Nov. 22 Scudeiton , n
quaint little village in Montgomery county ,
is considerably excited over the curious ex
perience of Mis. Henjamm Meyer , a lady
seventy seven j cars of age For live years
Mrs Mover has been totally blind. On Sat
urday , November 10 , after four days of con
finement in bed , she opened her uyoa and
stiddcnli exclaimed :
"Mem Gott in hinnnel , I seo. "
Her husband , whose age is scvcnty-threo
rushed to her and was immediately re-cog-
ni/ed. The whole household hastened to the
woman's ' bedside and beheld a verilication of
her statement. She saw the dishes through
tlie glass cusn of a cupboard which stood at
the end of thu bed , anil pointing in the direc
tion of an old arm chair , said :
"Ob , see , theio is my old arm chair and its
head rest with flowers painted on it. There
is the picture of the German village swno
with its laughing maidens and IOVCIB. "
Mis Mever then asked to see her children
and grandehiidic'n , twenty-tivo in number ,
i.ml. calling them by name to her bedside ,
described minutely tlio articles and dresses
they woic She then told them that she had
prayed last summer as her last wish on earth
to see her clnldienand grandchildien once
mote , mid that she believed this was tlio ful
fillment of liei prayer ,
On Sundai thopeoploof the neighborhood
swarmed to Mrs. Meyer's house , and they
wcro soon convinced of the tt nth of the mir
acle. Hefoie the day had closed , however ,
she exclaimed :
' "I his is the last
Sunday that I shall ever
have the use of my eyesight. "
When the old lady awakened on Monday
moi ning she found that her sense of vision
was again gone.
Mis Me.ver nnd her husband live in a
quaint old farm house built about eighty
iears ago , situated on the Scuderton turn
pike. Thei have lived together in the old
structure nuarlj llfty je.ns Mrs Mever is
perfectly contented since she was piovulen-
tially granted the privilege of seeing her
children and gi.nulclnldrcn before she dies.
Koncht a Whole Army.
Hcu'NA , Mont. , Nov 22. A pugilistic ruf
flan , Mike S'llllvnn , created a gi eat uproar
at the Salvation nimy barracks last night
and came near exterminating the entire out
fit. The meeting was just over nnd the au-
dlenco was filing out when Sullivan com
menced jelling at tlio top of his voice. Many
unions and groans went up from the soldiers ,
who thought that Sullivan had been smitten
with "Iho power. " They crowded around to
offer consolation when he begun Hti iking out
fiom the shoulder , and within u few mo
ments he had the lloor knee deep in salvation
and was wading through it The army fought
like brave men and women , but Sullivan es
caped Hu was afterward nn ested , lined ,
and roleascd.
Ndlirasljn anil Iowa Pension1) ,
WAbiiiMirov. Nov 22. ( Special Telegram
toTui : Hiit.I : Nebraska pensions Original
Invalid ICbcn H. Whitney , Omaha. Incic.iso
Corwln Shepherd , Swanton ; John J.
' 1 hompson , Stanton.
Iowa pensions. Original Invalid Joseph
Hoardmun , Portsmouth ; Kpliraini MclCee.
Carbon ; Jesse Helehcr , Now Market ; Dinlcl
Hill , Mason City ; George King , Sholburg ;
Klchard J Wilkinson , Florldu. Increase
James H. Chnmbeis , Luther ; Sylvester M ,
King , Albia ; Lviiiun P. Mtnar. Hudd ; John
Walters , Das Monica. Ue-Usuo John II , E.
Todd , .Manilla.
Morton In Washington.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 23. Vice 1'resldcnt-
r.leot Lev ! P. Morton , accompanied by Mis.
Moi tonspent thu d.ii In Washington. They
canio fiom New York lust night uml expect
to return to-moriow. To an Associated pi ess
reporter Mr. Mot ton stated that the visit
was for tlio puiposo of inspecting liU largo
apartment housu now approaching comple
tion on the situ of tlio resilience occupied by
him duilng his previous stay In Washington ,
Steamship Arrivals.
At New York The State of Georgia , from
Glasgow , mid the Suovia , from Hamburg.
WILLIAM IIADSSTINE CAUGHT
Cnpturod on the Norfolk Train Bound
for Columbus.
HE CONFESSES HIS GUILT.
Sciiwntlonnl Manlt li'nlliirp ftt Vnljm-
rniso Iinportnut Usiuy Decision
by Supreme Court llntl Ills
Jiniid Torn OfT.
The Mnnleror Cnpturcil.
COUJMIILS , Neb , Nov UJ. [ Special Tele-
pram to Tin : HPB.ISheriff Hloedorn , in
company with Policeman O M. Taylor , made
a very important arrest this evening in the
person of Albeit 12 Haunstine. the murderer
of Hiram 1'atcr and Williitn Ashley , in Ous
ter county on November 0 , and for the capture
turo of whom f UK ) reward has been offered
The piisoner admitted Ids guilt upon his
aircst and was placed in the county Jail. Ho
gave no reason for tbo murder. The sheiiff
of Cluster countj has been notified of his ar
rest. A woman claiming to bo Ins
wife arrived here this morning and
will be placed under arrest. When arrested
ho was armed with two navy revolvers and
a Winchester rlllc , with plenty of ammuni
tion , but was overpowetcd by the oflkers be
fore ho could make his escape. The oflleeis
lieio received news that he was on the Nor
folk train bound foi Columbus , so they were
piepared for his cipture. Ore.it credit is
due to the above olllcers for this iuipoitant
aricst. _
llnnk I ' "a I In ic at Valparaiso.
Wviioo. Neb. , Nov. -Special ! [ to Tin :
Urn : . ] The failure of P. A. Scoville and C5.
A. Ctofts , piesideat and cashier , respec
tively , of the St lie Hank of Valptraiso , yes
terday , has proved to bo more than a failure.
It appeals to bu the mot gigantic swindle
and defalcation ever known in Saundeis
county.
It develops- that Scovillo bus altered many
of the notes payable to the bank , making the
amounts much moio than they ongimllj
were and then depositing these notes with
other b.uiUs as collateral , for currency , wh.ch
he got. Notes th it were paid , and should
nave been cancelled , have been used in the
h nno manner Scoville anil his p.n tner ,
Crafts , have bled their friends for everi cent
in evi-ry manner possible , and then skipped
for Canada , or some other resort for bood-
leis As near us can be ascei tallied at the
present time the liabilities will reach about
j.i Ml , 00 ) No statement of the assets can bo
made yet.
Scovillo deserts his wife , two invalid sisters
and his aged mother , leaving them penniless
nnd lobbing them of nil their earthly posses
sions. _
AIIe > i"il Ilriitnlity ol fi To. cior.
NIIIIUSKCm : , Neb. , Nov. ! i. . [ Spaci.il
to Tin : UKI : . ] Another case of alleged
teacher's brutality was brought before the
boaid of education today. The teacher is
Prof. Snell , principal of the 'llnrd ward
school , and his victim a twelveyearold son
of Mr. .1. .Nl Wesncr. The lad cariies fright
ful welds and bruises on his person , the re
suit of a beutmg jesteiday , during which
Snell broke : i whip over the boy's ' body. The
cause for the whipping was so veial days'
absence from school Numerous other com
plaints have been made against the man , as
taking particular dclignt in fasmg nnd
tormenting schol irs by pulling their cars ,
hair and noses for ttie slightest offenses , the
result of which is that every pupil stands in
mortal dread of him. Parents aic very in
dignant and demand his dismissal.
Ilcllef Corps Supper.
Evuxu , Neb. , Nov. 2. } . [ Special to THE
UKI : , ] The supper at G. A. H. hall last even
ing , givenunder the auspicesof tbo Woman's
Relief corps of this place , was n pronounced
success Captain W. C. Henry of Fairmont ,
dcpaitmcntcomininder and state organiser
of tbo G. A. U. posts , und Mrs. 13mmi Man
chester , dep irtment president of the
Woman's Relief coips , were present. The
foi mer delivered a very intciosting address.
which was well appreciated by .ill who heard
it. He is an earnest speaker and a pleasant
gentleman , and is doing good work iu his
chosen field of labor.
An Important Usury Decision.
LIVCOI.N , Neb , Nov. 2J. The case of the
Sehuyler National bank vs. John G. Hailing ,
decided in the supreme court yesterday , is of
unusual inteicst to the national banks gener
ally. Holling brought suit , under sections
5,107 and . "i.lHis , United States revised statutes ,
to recover an amount of usurious interest
paid. ' 1 ho court held that the state courts
of ii'cord had Jurisdiction : that wlicro usur
ious interest Is taken fiom the face of a
note by the national bank It can recover only
the face of the note , less the usurious inter
est , and that where usurious interest had
been paid in advance the borrower can re
cover double the amount of interest so paid.
Hud HIH Hand Torn OfT.
YOIIK , Neb. Nov. 2i | Spoeul to TUG
Urn. ] M. J. Harkcr , a farmer living twelve
miles northwest of hero , had bis hind torn
off in the gearing of a conishcller jesteiday.
The hand had to be amputated at the wrist.
This makes the second man who has lost a
hand in the same shelter , on the same spot ,
within two weeks. The shelter Is new. and
the neighbors begin to think It Is hoodoej.
DiHtt-lct Conn \Vnhoo. .
WAIIOO , Neb. , Nov , 22 [ Special to Tun
HUE ] District court has been in session
hero since S iturday , Judge Post presiding.
The docket is n largo ono and contains many
important cases , so that it will be a long and
impoitant session of coutt.
Important Capture ol' ComitorfVltorri.
liutruo , N V. , Nov. 23 Though the an
thoritles icfiiso to talk about/ the recent cap
ture of counterfeiters In western Now York
and Pennsylvania , the few facts which have
leaked out show it to bu one of the most im
portant cases on recoid. Richardson , who
was brought hero Tuesday night 'by Special
Agent Lyons , is not only seemingly respect
able , but is in moro than comfortable circum
stances. He has a delightful homo at
Canascraga , ami is the father of two estima
ble daughters almost grown to womanhood ,
It Is stated that the government has for
sears tried to got a c.iso against liiulmrdson ,
but never with success until now.
Moving Tor AIIINHOII. | | |
Misxiuroi.is , Nov. 23 The Journal's
Jamestown , Dak. , special sa\s a call has
been issued for a constitutional convention
to be held at Jamestown , December 5 , to
further the early admission of Dakota into
the union.
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Palmer Withdraws From tlio O , A. It.
Cilicino , Nov. 2J. A Sprinpllold , 111 ,
special snyn ; John M , Palmer to-night
formally withdrew from the Grand Array of
the Hepublic. The reason for this step given
by General Palmer is that the order was
used against him during the recent election.
Tins Yellow Fever.
FBUXINIMXA , Kla. , Nov. 23. Ono nowcaso
of yellow fever Is reported for the twenty-
four hours ending at (1 ( p. m. , November iJJ.
There wore four now cases of yellow fever
under treatment In t'eniamhiiu yesterday.
TlioVtmtlirr Indications.
For Nebraska and Dakota Fair , stationary
temperature , southerly winds.
Tor Iowa Pair , stationary te.mpoiatuio In
southeast poitioii , slightly wurmor in south-
vvi'bt portion.
-run imusttiMMiv CASI :
The DeftMulnnt Di-nlen All Allegations
of a Temter Nature' .
PIT-TSUI no , Pa , Nov. 22 [ Special Tele-
pram to Tun HIM : ] When the Heaver
countv coin t opened this morning for the
continuation of the HI burnt fry bieich of
nromlso case , the defendant resumed his
testimony and was subjected to a rigorous
cross examination by the plaintiff's counsel ,
but his evidence was unshaken. He denied
intototho iilleuiitions ot a tender nature
made by tbo plaintiff. Ho did not say that
Ins Inve for her was so great that If she com
mando. ! linn ho would Jump off the train , and
lie never kissed her at homo , on the train , or
anywhere else. Kefcrrlup to the Kock Point
picnic , he said ho had talked to Mrs. Hibbird
on that occasion ; did not notice any em
barrassment on her nart , anil had never seen
her embarrassed in Ins life [ Laughter. ]
She told him the sad story of her
life , and ho Tell sony for her. "She then , "
said he , "told me 1 was the onij man she
ever loved. I was surprised , and said it was
impossible. 1 said I hoped this subject would
not come up again , and shortly nftei ward 1
left her house. "
She afterwards , in April , ISsS , nMccd him
to call Witness declined twice , bhe wrote
again , and be took the note in his baud , went
to her stoi e , and asked what the meaning
was. She invited him in , nnd said "What
does this mean f You have been pav Ing at
tention to mo for two years , and have asked
mo to mm r.y iou two or thrco times. " llo
said ; "Stop right there. You are an un
mitigated liar and an adventuress. I know
you now , 1 luue found you out. " He then
left , and went a shor time later to Cincin
nati , and upon his return siw a notice in the
papeis that she had bi ought suit against
him.
him.The
The case will probably go to the jury to-
moriovv , and a verdict is oxpccted by Satur
day morning at the latest.
A PAMC IN A SOUOOfc.
Several Children Itrttiiie-il Hut None
Kntilly Injured.
Nrvv VOUK , Nov. 22At 1-15 this after
noon a lire biokeout In the Fust ward pub
lic school building at Long Island City. Over
W)0 ) chlldien were studying at their desks m
the v.uious looms of the building. When tno
children on the liist lloorsuvthi ) flames they
raised a cry of tho. Instantly there was a
p inio In every room of the school building.
The children rushed pellmell for the narrow
doors , ctowdinir , jostling and striking each
other In their efforts to got out. The chil
dren were piled up at the foot of the stair-
w.us in heaps , and attempts to bung order
out of the confusion were at first fruitions ,
hut finally the police mid firemen weie able
to check the children , although they had to
contend with an excited mot > of mothers that
had appeared as soon as the news of the lire
spread through the neigUboihood. The lito
itself amounted to little , nnd as soon as It
was extinguished an examination of the in-
juied was commenced. It was found that
while hundreds weio badly bruised mid
shocked , no ono was fntiilly or seriously
hurt.
llnnk Imbecility.
CHKMOO , Nov. 22. A man on the top floor
of the Hoston stoic was caught stealing a
purse this afternoon , and the foolish sales
man idled "Flic. " A panic was at once
precipitated. The ureat place was jammed
with shoppers , mostly women , and on the
the the floors theie woreprobably not less
than a thousand hualtn balns packed
tightly together. The flfior walker turned In
an alarm of Hi e , and tils' affrighted women
and children , and shop iiirls , made a rush for
the stairways. Soon tliero was a jam , and
the weaker bcsran to go down. A policeman
and some of the moie cool-headed employes
went to woik to stou the panic. Hefore they
succeeded , however , a number of people were
seriously hint and many more were nearly
dead from fright.
A Tlicsplun Severely Pnminrlod ,
ST. Louis , Mo. , Nov. , 2.J. [ Special Telq ,
gram to Tun Hun.1 Harry Phillips , husband
of Kate Castleton , the well known actress ,
and Fi nnk Tanncliill , jr. , of the same com
puny , became involved in a ipiaricl in
Fioebcl's beer saloon this morning. The
misunderstanding was about professional
matters. John Husbell , propnetor of an
other dramatic company , Intel fered as peace
maker , wheieupon r.innehill struck him and
Husscll retaliated by beating Tanncliill's
forehead wi J ; a beer glass. The latter was
hidly hint and covered with blood , and was
taken to his looms nt the Planters house.
The doctors say that the injuries , wbilo seri
ous , arc not fatal. Hussell has fled.
No Tronhlo In the Nation.
WisiifSdTOV , Nov. 23. Indian Commis
sioner Oberly to day received a letter dated
November III , from Itobcrt L. Owen , United
States Indian agent at Muskogco , I. T , in
response to an inquiry as to the truth of the
leportof disturbmcc in the Chickasaw na
lion over the election of governor of that na
tion. It states that theio has been no such
state of alTan s In the Chickasaw nation as
the sensational telegiainshiivo reported. Tlio
letter says ityrtl continues to exeiciso all
the function ! of governor , and is practically
running the government as such , and there
Is no present causa for interference oil the
part of the United States government.
Four Irotliern and Four Slaters.
Lot'isvm.H , Nov. 22. A wedding attended
by unusual circumstances was celebrated
yesterday afternoon at St. John's church.
The contracting paities are George Hothen-
bcrgerand Loulso Welglob , both of Jeflerson
county. The singular part of the union is
that the prospective groom will 1)J tlio fouith
member of tlio family to take a wife from
among the Weiglcb gills. Thico of the
groom's brothers are already married to
three of the bride's sisters , and four of the
Misses Weigleb have become Me'sduuics
Uothbcrger.
United li oiiind Is Angry.
Dtiil.iv , Nov. 22 United Ireland makes a
furious attack on the Parnell commission
because of tno heavy line imposed on IM-
ward Harrington. It says , whether it is
guilty of contempt or not , it will not abstain
fiom commenting on thoaulionof thu Judges.
It then reiterates the charges niailu by the
Kerry Sentinel against the commission , and
asserts that the government , whose exist
ence is at stake , has paid the coin t.
Triple Killing In
.tVdTov , ICnn , Nov , 22 Last even
ing Lev ! Meeker , wlfo and eight year old
daughter , who live ten miles east of Oxford ,
in Cowly county , wore found deau on the
Southern Kansas railroad track by a son. It
Is supposed they were struck whllo crossing
the track in u wagon by the cast-bound pas
senger.
Grorire S. Knlulit Stricken Down.
Niw : YOIIK , Nov 22.r-Speoial [ Telegram to
Tim HFI : . ] George S. Knight , the actor , is
111 nt his home In Orange. Ho is suffering
with paresis , apparently from the same
cause which lesultcd In the death of John
McCullough and nartlov Campbell , and
which prostrated Tony Hart. It is said ho
cannot live long. Knight's real nauio is
Gcoigo Sloan. _
lluyti Wnnts I'enco.
Nr.w YOIIK , Nov. 22. Consul General
Hassctt , who represents the Ha i tlon govern
ment here , has received Information that
peace between tlio Hnytion government and
the insurgents is being at ranged by ambassa
dors , The rebels are nearly out of money ,
and peace is confidently expected within a
few days.
AY I pet ! Out'II ) Klre.
H.M.TiMoui : , Nov. 22. A lire has destroyed
the business part of Pocouioko Citi'i Woices-
tor county. The loss is nearly $500,000. No
lives were lost ,
THE "BIG FOUR" OF CHICAGO
Chnrgod With Practically Controll
ing the Cnttlo Trndo ,
AND CRUSHING COMPETITION.
ISnstcru Dealers Complain Tlmt They
Uuvo Been Driven Prom tlio
UuelucHs Ity the Western
Combine.
The A'est Committee.
ST. Lorn , Nov. 22 Tito senate cattle
trade Investigating committee met again this
morning. The first witness was L. Leonard ,
of Saline countv , Missoun , ono of the largest
importcis of black cattle In Missouri , lie
said that the cattle markets were piral.vzcd
by the control the dressed beef men had
secured. There was competition In the
tiiiu ket between buyers. Ho advised n sys
tomof local inspection , which , ho said , would
make innumerable markets instead of two ,
as nt present In answer to a iiuestion as to
what would be tlio effect of n 1 iwp is ed that
no meat should bo sold for consumption un
less it was inspected , tliowitnesj said that
such n law would prevent the Texas men
from sending to mm hoi cows that are as
lean as hounds. The witness also said that
the prices deiters i'ot for live beef does not
Justify the price which the consumer pavs
Lev ! bamuels , a wholesale butcher of New-
York , formerh an exporter , testified that the
cattle inn ket is now depressed. Ho was
familiar with the dies ed beef business.
With the exception of one or two towns in
the east all the beef sold there is dressed beef.
The local butcheis have quit slaughtering or
bujing from wholesale slaughterers. The
reason for this was that western dressed
beef men have gone in theie iiuiiofteied them
beef lower than tlm local buteheis could buy
eittlo and sliunrlitor them In this waj the
local slaughturoi's weio foiced to quit killing
and buy diessed beef from the west When
the western men had M-CUICI ! control they
put up the. price highemiuirli to justify their
loss pluvious to obtaining control The
prices In New York .no the sune as those of
the local butchei s. They are content to keep
us from making money in the hope that wo
will be forced out of business altogether , or
be compelled to handle western dressed
beef.
beef.A.
A. W Hlllnird of Midland , Tex. , stated
that about a yeir aijohewas negotiating with
the proprietors of u beef refrigerator in Kl
Paso to supplv them with cattle , but the no
gotlations fell tlnough because the 111 Paso
people weio i tosed out. The Southern Pa
cilic raili oad relii'-ed to supply cars for trans
poi tation of ilicssud beef to Los Anceles ,
having a contract with Chicago people which
compiled them to occlude. El Paso people.
llichaid GIIIV , general ftei ht agent of the
Pacitle Hi stem of the Sou thorn P.icilic rail way
company , with office at San Piancisco , was
examined at his own icipicst lie wished to
get on i ecord a deal d of the statement made
by Hillmrd and another witness with refer
ence to the company's refusal to furnish re
ft igeiator cats at El Paso. Tins statement
could not be true , as the company never had
any ref i iterator c.iis in its equipment. The
company had never refused to fuinishbox
cats to anyone when it had them.
Senator Cullom thought ho had Gray cor
nered when the latter admitted that his com
pany had refused to accent eais fiom other
companies and compelled shippers to transfer
goods fiom the onginal car to Southern Pa-
eirlc cars. Gray , however , qualilled this
statement by muhiR that the Soutnern Pa
cific had only done this when tlio car was
unfit to go over the Bleep grades and around
sharp curves of their road.
George Peck , of Detroit , a butcher and cat
tle dealer for the last thirty years , testified
that the dress beef organisation had been the
means of crushing out all butc-hci s tin ough
out the east and concentrating the cattle
business at Chicago A few .veari ago at
least llftcon men in this city came west and
bought cattle to sell in the east. Now they
could not do that because the eastern mar
kets were closed. His Idea was that the
butcheis of the cast daio not cut
up the cattle they got hold of for
fear that the combine would close
down on them and di ivo them out
of business. About a year ago the witness
and otheis orgam/cd mi association in Do
tioit and put up signs "No Chicago beef for
sale here. " They were occupying the prem
ises owned by one of the "uig four. " Mr.
Hammond , who ordered them to icmovetho
objectionable placaids , promised to keep
Swift and Armour out of Detroit , but saying
ho could not keep Noise Morns out because
he was already established tliero. That was
what indicated to the witness the existence
of a combine. The witness h.iid that T5 per
cent of the butchers oust of Chicago had
been crushed out of the killing business by
the Chicago diessed bcuf men and compelled
to take dressed beef.
Senator Manderson and the witness hero
indulged in a lengthy colloquy as to the
methods for preventing the "big foui" from
calling up more millions of money and allow
ing the piollts to go to small clcaleis and for
the benefit of consumers. The witness
thought that state inspection would accom
plish the purpisc. Continuing , the witness
said that whenever butchers were crushed
diessed meats weie sold at a higher price
than they had been when supplied by thu
butchers. About ( SO or 70 per cent of the cat
tie sold ostensibly for canning pui poses went
to the people foi bed. Snnpl.v thu pooiest
cuts wont into cans The beef ran fiom 14
to IS cents per pound retail in Detroit.
Warien Hiiennmster , a ictail butcher of
Akron , Ohio , testified that in lbs.7 tlio labor
unions of Akion passed a tesolutioii to not
buy meats of Armour fi Co. Tlio butchers
ol Akron vvere happy , but in n few dais Ar
mour sent down a car load of meat and un
dersold them all. The Aimour coniern
opened two stores in the heart ot Akron and
actually gave away the best meat in tbo
land The icsult was the signing ol an ugiee-
meiiUby the butcheis' association to give
piefeionco to the house of Armour.Si C ) ,
the latter agieelng to close their mini ! us
tablishmonts in Akron Armour , t Co. then
pl.u 'd a local agent in Akron , but iime.ulof
closing their two stoics they sold them to
local buU hers to be run to the great detri
ment of the trade. Prior to this forced ar
rangement the cattle slaughteieil for con
sumption In Akron weie purchased in the
country Hiinounding the citv , wheiu the
farmers rinsed vcr.\ line cattle Witness
bought now from Armour A : Co At present
the consumers get then meat much cheaper
than bo'oio Aimour & . Co came in. Diltcr-
eiit parts of the same city had different prices
for the .same meat.
Senator Cullom Are jou In correspond
ence with Aimour & Co nt Akron now <
Witness Yes , I wrote him , tolling him I
was coming here to testify uotoio this com
mittee ,
Senator Cullom Whj did you think it nec
essary to do that *
Witness Well , ho wrote to me asking mo
about it I am not here In Armour's inteicst.
John DulT , of Detioit , n butcher of twenty-
six vears'uxpeilence , testified that ho was
inel at Clioboigan six ye.ns ago In Aimour
meat and closed out of the mat ket theie. At
twenty six places in Michigan , outside of De
troit , Armour meat was 1 ( cut per pound
higher than in Detroit In the e towns tlio
butchers who , six years ugo. weroweli to do ,
are now bankrupt. C G. McDonald , of Che-
hoygan , Mich , , who buys u ton of meat a
day , told the witness they would not soil him
n pound of meat unless ho belonged to the
butehois' union. Witness said that America
was not a free country bo fur as inc-at was
concerned.
The ( oinmittcc then adjourned to S p m ,
Only ono witness was examined at the
evening Hussion , C. O Casuidy , an Hast St.
Louts commission man. Hu explained the
dlfforume between Chicago und bt. Louis as
cuttle markets on pureb business prlncinles ,
and ha claimed that if St. Louis did the right
thing the cuttle question would como out all
right. The committee will icsumo at 11
o'clock to morrow morning
Tint .Joint Convention.
ST. Louis , Nov 22. The long deferred
joint convention of tlio range association nnd
butchers was he-Id to-u If lit iu thu Exposition
oullding Only 100 people were present
when Colonel Thomas Armour called the
meeting to order. The report of the Joint
committee of the International association
was read by A. M Tailor , of Denver. The
icport cites the danger of the combination
und concentration of the markets of the
countri In tlio preamble , while the resolu
tions favor combined efforts on the part of
the butchers and cattlemen to secure such
leclMnttoii us will restore the old condition
of tralo , so tint , instead of hav
ing only two maikets for cattle ,
thei ) will bo hundreds of points , wheic brisk
competition will inure to the benellt of small
dealers nnd consumers Colonel Charles
James , pivsU'ent ' of the Hutcheis' National
nssocitit ion , addressed the convention at
length , reciting tlm results of his investiga
tion in various cities as to the workings of
the dressed beef comb. nes. An address bv
C C. Slaughter , ol lV\ns followed , after
which Colonel. I O. Hrodhead , ofSt Louis ,
read a piper on thu constitutionality of the
state inspection laws The icsult of a secret
con feience places the butcheis and rangeis
in favor of the passage of laws providing for
the inspection of e.utle on h > of only at regu
lar stock jards , nnd the inspection of meat
for export at the request of thu expoiter.
In I'\n ir of Nntlonnl Inspection.
ST Lot i , Nov. 22.While the joint con
vention of rangemen and butchers was in
session in the Imposition building , a meeting
of committees fiom the live stock exchanges
of Chicago , St. Louis , Omaha nnd Kansas
City was held at the Southern hotel. They
w etc i eln forced by the seccdors fiom the
convention , and adopted a set of lesolutions
setting foi th their views. The preamble re
cites that
Wlioicas , Inspection nm ! approval of meat
pioducts Is nccesary to command the conll-
dance of the consumer , and as such inspec
tion nnd approval should be made under
authority free fiom local piejudlces and lu-
teiests of producers and roiisuuieis , and
alike demand the best facilities for the mar
keting of the stock and the products theieof ,
It is
Kesolved , That wo favor a national in
spection law. providing that it sh ill bo
unlawful to transpoit fiom ono state into
another state or foreign country , any beef ,
pork , mutton or void , to bo sold foi human
food , which has not been inspected alive at
the slaughtering place by Inspectors of the
United States , and found heilthy.
The icsolutions favoi thu appointment of
practical stockmen us national inspectors ,
and onpose local or state inspection laws
wlnJi shall hinder the fice transput tation
and marketing of meat products ; that such
laws would liave ntendenci to destioy om-
putitlou , and would not command llio conli-
deneo in foreign countries national inspection
would A copy of the resolution will bo
mailed to each senator and congiessmuu in
the United States
II AY i:9.
llo IN In Chicago In the Interest of
1'rison Kefoi'iii.
Cinevno , Nov. 22 [ Special Telegram to
Tin : HBK. I Kutheiford H. ll.iies , expiosi-
denl of the United States , arrived at the
Giand Pacilio hotel this morning from Tre-
mont. On the lappol of his coat Mr. Haves
were a small Harrison and Morton button
His face had a healthy , Hot id look , which
gave him something of the appearance of an
English gentleman fresh fiom his shooting
preseivcs. His whiskeis were almost white ,
but thc'i did not tend to make him look older
than lie is. "I'm glad to see ion , " ho said ,
heartily , shaking the rcporter'H Hand , und
motioning him to a seat. "I nm here , " he
said , "to meet the different prison
vv .n dens of the western states in
order to write In a testimonial to
Warden MeCIaughrey of the Jolict prison
I'm interested in the prison rofoim move
ment , and in conjunction with the state
board of chanties of Illinois , which is a soil
of association , we expect to accomplish 1.01110
good
"No , I never talk politics , " he said , in an
swer to the reporter , as the latter boideied
on the subject.
To morrow Mr. Hayes will go to .lollet in
comnany vv 1th the wardens of thu pris.ms of
several of tlio western states , wheiothey
will inspect the penitential y and bid adieu to
Warden MeCIaughrey , who soon goes cast to
take the position of waidcn in the 1'uiiiisyl-
vuni.i state nrison. To night Mr. Iliiies will
spe.ik at F.n well hall on the prison question.
E\-Piesulent Kutherfoid H. Haics was
greeted to night by an nudieme numbeiing
, i-)00 , , vvhlih packed Farwell hall to sillToci-
tion The ex piesident was the guest of the
state boaid of chanties , and his addi ess to
night wrs on "Prison Heforin " Secietnry
Kied H Wines , of Illinois , introduced him
with an eloquent ti Unite. Mr. Ha\es ex
plained the aims of the National Pnson Ku
form association to impiovc the eiiminal
laws , to better the methods of pnicedine , to
facilitate the execution of those laws , to bet
ter discipline in the .state institutions , and
c.nofor p"isoners after dis haige. At the
conclusion of the speech ho received an ova-
tiou fiom the Giand Army men picscnt.
Thirty Acres or 1-orent Descend Into
the Ciiinhcrliinil Valley.
Hoxn's Mn , i , , W V.i. , Nov , 22. The larir-
esl land slide ever known here occurred a
few days since on the side of the Cumberland
mountain , where a scope of land , containing
not less than tvventv-five 01 thirty acres ,
( dipped from the side of the mountain , c.nrv-
ing its for ( st of pine , chestnut , oak and other
immense tiecs along with it mtoa nuirow
valle.v below The slip shot aeinss the val
ley completely damming it from mountain the
side to a parallel ridge four hundied .vaids
distant. Tno binall creek which ran down
the valley was dammed up , ii'iu fanned a
small laUo from ten to twenty-live feet deep ,
and , pei haps , n half-mile in length Thu
forest tices still stand on the slide , but ntan
angle of foi tv or fifty degi ccs. Tnu moun
tain side is lure , with the locks standing ex
posed in a line four bundled .vards wide and
half n mile long. Altogethei it was tt most
peculiar ficak of natuio.
The .National Grange.
TOPUU , ICnn. , Nov 22 [ Special Tele
gram to Tin : lii.i I The national grange
adjourned this nun ning Ith last act was the
passage of the following resolution :
1'esolved , That the commissioner of ngn-
eultuiu bo requested to mqiiiio , llnoupli the
( onsular si stem of the govi i nment or other
wise , what foreign nations are now import
ing ngrluultui.il piodnc ts , and ascertain what
possibilities there' would bo to establish trade
lelntioiib for the disposal of our sin plus
i.u'i k nltural pioducts , also to Inquire what
ngiicultuial piodncts .no now impelled that
our country and climate would he capable of
producing , and l.ii the same bcfimi congiusa
and publish for thu information of fanners.
1'onr AceH Pnrnlv/ed Him.
Atuiim , On , Nov 22Judge Samuel
Levy , a pioininent aired citi/en of this place ,
was stricken witli paralisis tonight while
participating in a social game of cauls. The
paity was playing poker ami Judge Levy
was taking hazards only on the game His
opponent in the jack-pot when called , showed
four IK es The judge W.IH noticed to become
suddenly 111 , and assistance was offered.
When medical service an wed it was found
that the judge had been u.mily/cd. Surprise
at Ins opponent's hand is given as the prime
ca'iso of Ins illness , though he IB very old
an 1 ngu makes the ailment moro potent. Hu
U not expected to live.
Dion lloncjloanli Vciy III ,
NJJVV YOIIK , Nov. 22 I Special Telegram to
Tin : HcK.J Dion Hoiicictiult is in a bcrlous
condition from an attack of ihcumatto gout
nnd djspepsia The doctors fear his heart
is In danirer an J say thu chances of the play
wright's recovery uio slim.
A Hlrlkn nl Inillnniipoli" .
iNDUNAi'Ui.is , Nt'V 22 Tlireu fourths of
the employes In thu railroad yuids of this
city we'iit ou n uliiku
' THE ASSETS OF THE N ATM ,
Unltocl States Treasurer Hyatt Sub
mits His AnmuU Roport.
THE AMOUNT OF THE SURPLUS.
Net Decrease of tlm Intoresl-Ilenrlnff
Delit Diii-lni * the Imttt
Vent Tlio nolil niut Sll-
\cr Statement.
Tlio National Klnnnr > es.
WVMIINOTON , Nov MTlio treasurer of
tlio United States , lion . .lamesV. . Hyatt ,
has submitted to Soeretaij 1'airchild his
annual icpoitof the operation * of tlio treasury
ury , The net i "venues of the rw eminent
for the fiscal j ear ending .luiui ! t'J ' , isss , wore
OT , .Wi , ! ! " I , mul the net expenditures f.'tl-
7li'2 , IM , the surplus receipts available for the
reduction of the public debt being Jill-
Illl.1 ! . ! , an inucaso of $7sU',170 ' over ono
jcnr befoie. As compared with It's" ' , tha
i cvenues were $7.st > ' 2,7i7 ! greater and the ix-
pcnclituiTs * 7'lih less Tin1 treasury bahinco
inn eased during the join fiom fti'.i224H7U ' to
? U" .soi,2l'2 , and the total assets , including
ceitillcute * nf di posit in cash , fiom $4122-
; il,2s | | to $ ril ! 72. > , fi2.V The net clianio ot
? < ' > ( > .ri7t > , S > t > , l in the balance was ptoduced by
an incicase of f.l7ri'Jii , ids in the assets and a
deueasu of > .Mi ( : > : i , . i I in the liabilities. The
silver balance fell o mom than ? J7OlHtHHlt )
The principal inciease of assets was in
United htates notes and deposits in national
banks , ami the piiaclpal docionso ol liabili
ties In the public debt ami funds for the ie-
dcmptinn ot national iiank notes.
Theio was a net decrease of
? 7l , s , < , i.i : ) ( lining the lln-nl \ear
In the pilncipal of tlio inteicst bcarin > r debt.
The total puichtise of bonds Cot tin1 sinking
fund and out of the stnplus lexenucs was
? . * > ! , ll > ltK : ( ) , the net pii'inium paid.cluslo
of accrueil inteicst. being JV.'ttl.sj' . ' Tlio
gold and silver coin and bullion in tlio
( ounlry. and .ill Itinds of notes outstanding
June ! ) , lss7 , amounted to $ [ ijri.'JV.I sS1,1 , and
and on .lime ! > , iss1' . to $ JKHr , ( > r.'J.ll7J The
stock of gold and silver inci eased from
fUr.lH \ ) . , ' . > i > l tofl. ! ) ' ! . ' . . ! ' . ! ! . ! ! ' . ! , ! , mostly in pold.
The inciease in the \olumo of piper circu
lation was * > Dt. I , UK ) , resulting fiom an in
crease of IUi ) , < UiUVi In the amount of cer
tificates and a falling olT of $ J(1 ( sHV.1l in the
total of notes and fraction il cnricney
Some attention has been ti\en to the ques
tion ol the probable loss 01 destruction of pa
per em loiiey , but without an\ VIMdollnlte
resuli. A table Is given she winir the course
of ledeiuption on the Hist issues of legal ten
der Holes. Until the notes aiocollcctcd In by
the go\ eminent , or sonui other couise brings
them to the treasiir.v , the loss from dcstrue-
tlon must ho niorii 01 less a mutter of conjec
ture The most caieful estimate from tlm
data at ham ! places it at 1 nor cent or less ,
according to the denomination This is sup-
puilcdb.t the lustorof , the earlier paper is
sues ot the govei nment
Certilicates of deposit amounting to $31-
MO.UiM were issued for United States notes ,
andfl'5 , KM.UIK ) were redeemed , leaving $ H-
Cil)5iJUO outstanding The trcisiner attii-
butes thn deciease in the use of these certill-
rates simo ISMi to a change in this manner of
ledeoming them , the holdeis now receiving
the same notes that weie deposited , instead
of now notes , as foimeily
The volume of gold certificates outstanding
increased $ J , B J.U , J , reaching fM'J.OiJ.loO ,
the highest point \et noted at the end of any
fiscal year. Taking into account the de
crease ot the amount in the treasury , the
total increase of circulation was f2)01H. ! ) ) ) .
The coinage of silver dollars during the year
amounted to f.U,43lf7t ! , mulcin ? the toUl
coinage $ ! > ' ) , 42 1 , 7U ! ) The incteaso of the net
( listiibution was only & ! ' . ! , Ifit ) . Owinc to tlio
scarcity of one ami two dollar notes , and the
demand for the movement of crops , nearly
{ ' .lll)0 , ( ) , < K ) ( ) weie tliawn into ciiculation be
tween M.i\ and November , 1837 , but wlion
the notes weie again to be had tin * dollars
came back to the treasury as fast as they had
gone out The tieasuier is ot the opinion
that the people have all ot these coins they
want , or me willing to take , aud recom
mends that if the pin chases of silver
are to continue bullion be put into
form by heavy bars or Ingots , arguing that
the present supply of dollars willbesufllelunt
for any demand theie is likely to bo for them ,
and that any increase of cei tilicate circula
tion could be based with perfect , safety on.
the uncoined metals. The new silver vault
in the tieasury building having a capacity of 1
f | ( ) ( ) ,0l,00.l ( ) ) , and said to be the largest treas- 1(1 (
uiy vault in the world , is being filled at the
rate ol half a million a di } . It will hold tbo
total coinage of tin ee years , but at the end
of that pcnod still f uither stoiago room willi
piobably have to be provided , unless tlio
coinage is suspended.
The amount of fractional silver coin In the
treasin.v has not changed much since the
first at cumulation after resumption of specie
payments. Of a little inure th in $ liUUU,000
held Juno : ) , Ibid , f'n.noiuiuo was hi half
dollais , and only ? .r > , ftMJ , < K ) ( ) in other pieces.
The treasurer points out that this propoi lion ,
which does not vary much from . \ear to year ,
Is excessive , and that sonn thing llko
{ liXKK)0 ! ( ) , ( ) in fifty-cent piee"s th.it
aic not needed for circulation will
doubtless have to bo can led by the treasury
until they arc recomed into other denomina
tions or ubsoibed by the growth of business.
The minor com in the tieasury , amoiinlii g to
fll'J..UO , is icpoited to bo in good ( oiiditlon ,
and not in excess of what is needed. The
tieasuier states that the gold in the tieasury
is in good condition with the exception of n
little. Many of the silvei half dollars are
much wom , sonic being quite smooth , and
th.it it has been impossible to u coin thuso
because the loss would have been too greal
m propoi lion to the new coinage , mostly
dimes , which it was necessary to produce ,
The dcci ease In the amount of deductions
on account of mutilations fiom the fate value
of currency icdceiiied , and in the number of
counterfeit notes and coins injected , show a
giatif.ving improvement in the condition of
the ciiculalion in this lospcct
At the i lose of the year the treasury held
rlT.s.iri Ti I ol United States bonds to seen HI
national bank circulation , and { " 1,1 ( ' > , ( K)0 )
to Bi'iuro public inone H held in do-
positoi banks. There was a d -
ciease dining the .H'.ir of $ ll,5 ! ( 1,050
in the amount of the foi mer. and an nicroaso
of f2l , ( > l.r ! > 0j ( in the amount of the latter.
'J'here was $ " ) S17i'Jfill of publiit money held
In banks , an increase of ir ! > , : i'.r ) > , ( p.'it. Tim
scm ! annual duty collected fiom national
b.inkH amounted to ? lllll-r ) ! , making an
uggi egate ol i-KiH- 1 lbU I since lbd.'l The. neb
proceeds of the national bank notes redeemed
during the yeai was & ' , iv < ! 4i,7 ) : > ' ' 1' ' " ! re-
demotions were $11,000,000 greater than those
of the preceding ycius , in the face of a 10-
duttion ot fcTifii ( } 0,000 in two .M'aiH in tha
amount outstanding , and greater in proportion
tion to tlm ciiculation than those of every
iour save two since Itii'J.
Mil-Villon.
The navydep.ntment has invited jiroponal *
for tlio const ! uclloii of madiinery for the
United .States armoieil cruiser Maine , now
building at tlio Now Voik navy yards They
aiutobo opened Kobiurry 1.1 , l i'j. I'ropj-
sals will bo i ( reived from oveiy American
ship builder and other poisons who shall
hliow that within three monthsaftor tin ; con
tract ho will bo in possession of tin ) ncces-
B.iry plant for tin ) performance of the work.
A committee of eight Now York Impoi tms
of woolen goods cailod on Secretary May-
nurd at tlio tieasury depaitmcnt today and
preferred formal elmrgos against Assistant
Appraiser Kdgar A. Itiown , in charge of the
division of wool and woolen goods at the
Now Yoik custom house. They charge him
With unlawful discrimination in thoappraitu
inent of their importations and complain
generally against his administration of
tlio affairs of that division
The collection of internal levenun during
the tno first four months of the fiscal year
ending Juno 80 , IteS , abrogate fl3,7U'JS3. ,
A Nevvhpapei' .Mini Do. id ,
WASiusorov , Nov. 1W.Cup'.uln Ira M.
liiirrltt , editor and propiletor of llo Sunday
Heiald. of this e tv , died early this inorninj ,
at ( I'arllcld hospital , of cancer of the tt'.bU-
der.