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lished has anything readers in the city of Evexixo Sram, and no GF No oth like a third as | Washington as has T other one has yet supported its claims by an | foreign relations, has furnished the Semate a | for the civil service commission and for an in- | list of the stockholders in the Nicaragua Canal | crease of the affidavit of its cir: alation. UNDER THE DOME. | Work of the Lawmakers In Both Houses of Congress. | A PRACTICAL AGREEMENT REACHED EY THE CON-| FEREES ON THE PORTIFICATION BILL—OTER | LEGISLATION PR NATIONS AND CONFTRMATIONS. fortification appropria- | pract reached an agree- ts of difference between the The appropriation of e by the ft ‘The conferees on th tion bill have mendment which reduced the amount by n $10,000: and the House agrees to the redu from £400,000 to £200,000 made by ti in the appropriation for machinery and plant to complete the equipment of this arsenal. The appropi for the purchase of steel for eight, ten and twelve-ineh high-power eoast-de- fense guna is pinced at $400,000, the nt fixed by the Senate. Th c reced reement t the ameudiments of \ the struction of batteries for defense of the harbors of Boston, New York. San Francisco, Hampton Roads and Washington from 21,000.00) to $750,000; for the purehase of snbmarine tor- pede mines from £100,000 to $50,000, and for | casemaies and galleries from $100,000 to $50,000, and modifying the fortification act of ist 15, 1890, so that the amount of expen- ditare authorized thereander shall be increased from $3,775,000 to ¥4,250,000, of which $50,000 x texte of powders aud pro- te amendment wiling two ordnance and fortification 0 that only one instead of | two civilians shail be added, the annual salary | being reduced from 36,000to $5.00. ‘ihe Ste recedes from itt awendments striking out the appropriation of $70,000 for three gun car- riages of the dimppearing type and of 316,000 for the worpedo station at Yerba, Buena leinnd, cal THE DIREC? TAX Bits. Representative Caswell of Michigan yester- | day introduced a resolution to set aside Febru- | ary 19for the consideration of the direct tax | Dill, the previous question to be ordered at 4 e'clock that d TO CHANGE THE RULES. Representative McRae of Arkansas yesterday | introduced a bill te amend the rules sous to | strike out the provision requizing that Senate | Dills carrying appropriations must firet be con- sidered in comm tee of the wholein the House. CONSULAR CLARKS. Representative Hitt introdnced a bill yester- | day to increase the number of consular clerks physicians in attendance to hold a consulta- to fifty, with salaries ranging from $1,000to tion 'at') welock. At half-past 9 this bulletin $2.00 per annum, according to length of | was issued: serviee. | “The physicians in consultation say there is To CORRECT COURT ABUSES. | no decided change. If Gen. Sherman main- As a result of the adoption yesterday by the | tains his present status for, twenty-four hours judiciary committee of the report of the sub- | committee which investigated the subject of courtabuses, two bills will be submitted to the | we. Mr. Thompson of Ohio will prepare a | bill providing that hereafter the fee system shall be abolished and that United States dis- trict attorneys, clerks and marshals shall be paid suaries. “Mr. Oates of Alabama will pre- | pare a bill to amend the naturalization law and incidentally the immigration laws. The bil! will be on the lines of the measure intro- duced early in this Congress by Mr. Oates at the suggestion of the Citizens’ Reform Associa tion of Boston, but will be modified tosome ex- tent. THE XEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE. Representative Milliken, from the committee on publie buildings, yesterday reported to the House the bill agreed upon by that committee for the erection of a new custom house in New York city. The report ac:ompanying the bill says that the present floor area of the old cus- tom house is 178,000 square feet and that the buikting proposed by the bill presented will untain about 350,000 square feet of floor area. ‘The business of the New York customs district is constantly increasing and the increase of space for the accommodation of the public busi- ness, the report says, is emphatically de- manded. ‘TO OUST THE INDIANS. Acting Secretary Chandler of the Interior Department has sent to the House of Repre- sentatives a letter from the Commissioner of Indian affairs recommending that an item be inserted in the Indian appropriation bill to en- able the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate With the Navajo Indians in New Mexico and Arizona for such changes of their reservation boundaries as may be deemed desirable. The commissioner in his letter calls attention to the fact that for more than two years rumors have been rife of the existence of rich gold and silver deposits in the Carizo mountains within the Navajo reservation and that the Indians have been watching with keen apprehension the visite made by whites to the a of prospecting: also to statements in | Kocal newspapers to the eect that adetermined Purpose existe to gain jon of the mines, whether the Indian title is extinguished or not. NOMINATIONS. yesterday sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters—Maine— Wm. 7. Smart, Lewiston: H. N. Paine, Eastport. ‘arleton, Watertown: Win. Benj. W. Mayo, ' gley, Athel: -y. Hopkinton. cticut Jobn, New Canaan: Welbur W. 8: y New York—Stephen L. Sti reenwich. New Jersey—Angustas Orauge; Wm. B. Coggeshall, Summit. Pennsylvania Geo. . Deming, Rochester. Maryland—James | P. Harter, Hagerstown. Texas—Wm. H. 1 Cleburne; Frank H. Pierce, Laredo. gan—Chas. A. Wilson. Holly; Geo. Flint. Kansas—Elias A. Wasser, nesota—Henry L. Simons, sin—Chas. L. Hubbs, Lak . Towa. mon B. Humbert, Cedar Falls. Mlinois— PF. Bascom. Princeton; Howard L. Wenona: Henry L. Scrogin, Chenoa; fornia—Laura E. Edwards, Truckee. Dakota—Adam J. Bleser, MLL ton--Grifith Davies, Seattle. topher Hosteller, Central City; Geo. H. Wells, Beh: ; Anton J. Langer, t Point. Navy—Lieut. Chas. C. Rogers, junior grade. to be lieutenant: Ensigns’ Harry 8. Chase and Joba Hioad, lieutenants jevior grade. CoNFIRSATIONS. The Senate in executive session bas con- firmed the following nominations: Consuls—Jobn L. Waller, Kansas, at Tama- tave: George R. Wright, New York, at Prescott. a Fostmaster—Henry C. Sanders, at Claremont, mith. Seymour. Amos G. Warner of Nebraska, superintendent for the Distriet of Columbia. er of Pennsylvania,assistant sur- geon in the marine hospital service. Ordnance department—Lieut.-Col. Mordecai to be co be lieutenant colone! be major. | Cavalry—First Lieut. Francis H. Hardie, | third cavalry, to be captain; First Lieut. Geo. kK. Hunter, third cavalry, to be captain, Second Lieuta. Wm. 5. Scott, first cavalry; Daniel L. Tape, rst cavalry, and Geo. W. Goode, first cavalry, to be first leutenanta. Artillery—First Lieut. Samuel R. Jones, regi- mental quartermaster, fourth artillery, to be captain. infantry—Lieut. Col. Richard F. O'Beirne, fifteenth infantry, to be colonel; Maj. Samuel Ovenshine, twenty-third infantry, to be lieu tenant coloue! James. Hempon, twenty- to be major; First Lieut. Calvin | Alfred | Marye to vi it to) third infant; D. Cowles, twenty-third infantry, to be eap- tain; Second Liewts. John Copper, fifteenth in- fantry. Benj. Alvord, twentieth infantry, Wm. HH. Sage, fifth infantry, Geo. H. Pa second infantry. and Magnus O. Hollis, fourth infantry, to be lieutenants JUDGR BOORMAN TO KE INTEACHRD. At a mecting of the House committee on Judiciary yesterday the subcommittee heretofore | appointed to investigute certain alleged illegal | practices of the United States courts, &c.. reported upon the case of Judge Alex. Boorman of the western district of | Louisiana, findmg him guilty of the | charge preferred against him by €. J. Boatner relating to his persotial use | of the moneys paid into the registry of his | court and general commitice, upon the | on of this report, instructed Mr. ‘Thompson of the subcommittee to report these Hodings to the House, with 9 recommendation | that Judge Boarman be impeached. TMZ PAN-AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION compaxr. | Senater Cullom has reported favorably, frem the committee on commerce, with unim- portant amendments, the bill to incorporate the Pan-American Transportation Company. The biil has as an object the promotion of com- mercial intercourse by water between the | | position or whether he had an ambition to of this country, who thought for themselves. | could open but one eye and appeared to be suf- above bulletin was issued that the doctors ex- could keep midnight Dr. Janeway said that Gen. Sherman pected should hap) Aesander oat Green were watching at his bed- ae dence were closed and the window shades drawn and Policeman Brown, who guards the door, was told to hold all telegrams which ar- yesterday strongly suggested those of six years and Brooklyn were represented, some having United States and Central and South America as well as with other foreign nations; also the advancement and. e1 t of the in- terests of the merchant marine generally. THE NICARAGUA CANAL. Senator Edmunds, from the committee on Company, the number of shares they held and the names of the officers of the organization, together with a statement of the contracts be- tween the Maritime Canal Company and the Nicaragua Canal Company for the construction of the work. THE PACIFIC CABLE COMPANT. The Honse committee on foreign affairs SED OR ACTED UPoN—Nomi- agreed, though not unanimously, to report to | $900 each, one messenger and one laborer; in House, with some modifications, the bill to incorporate the Pacific Cable Company. resentative Chipman will report the bul. ‘The 1 change made in the bill was to reduce 200,000 to $130,000 the sum to be paid to the company annuaily for fifteen years by the United States government after’ the cable is completed and open for business, CLEVELAND AND THE PRESIDENCY. Gen. Hooker's Remarks on the Recent Anti- Silver Letter of the Ex- President. Gen. Hooker of Mississippi took occasion in the House yesterday to express his views on the subject of Mr. Cleveland's anti-free coinage letter. He said that there was no man in this country, whether he had held a distinguished hold the highest position within the gift of the | American people, be he of one party or another, | who could lay down the law to the great masses [Applause.] Mr. Cannon asked if he favored Mr. Cleve- land as a candidate for President, to. which he replied: “I will say that Ido not think that a man on the continent of America will ever a candidate of the democratic party for Presi- dent of the United States who is opposed to the free coinage of silver.” His remarks were applanded by democrate. SHERMAN’S CONDITION. His Friends and Relatives Encouraged by the Night Bulletins, The condition of Gen. Sherman during the latter part of the afternoon yesterday was en- conraging up to as Inte ag So'clock. At that hour a change for the worse took place, and it was with difficulty that the sick man could | breathe. The general lay in a comatose state | and it was exceedingly difficult to rouse him. He GEN. fering greatly, but the doctors thought he was not troubled with pai ‘The patient continaed in this condition dur- ing the early part of the evening. During the evening a great number of persons called to asceriain the dying general's condition. They all received the same i nent f hours the his situation will be hopefaf.” A KAY OF HOPE. Private Secretary Barrett suid soon after the pressed themselves as confident that if they the general alive for the next twenty-four hours they could save his life. At | was resting and that unless something unex- m there would be nochange | fore morning. The trained nurse and Drs. | ‘The family were taking a little needed ‘The storm doors of the Sherman resi- rived after midnight until morning. GRANT'S DYING HOURS RECALLED. The scenes about Gen. Sherman's residence ago when the death of Gen. Grant was momen- tarily expected. The newspapers of New York two or three reporters present. On the street corners were groups of men waiting, appar- ently, to get the Igtest information from the sick room. Conversation was carried on in whispers as if fearful of disturbing the dying warrior, though half a block removed from his bedside. In front of the house « solitery policeman back and forth. Inside the storm doors of the front entrance a young man serutinized each card handed in, and none but the most intimate family friends were admitted. All others merely left their cards and withdrew. —— SHE IS NOW SISTER CATHERINE. Miss Kate Drexel of Philadelphia Takes the Black’ Veil. Miss Drexel, or Sister Catherine, made her final religious profession and took the black veil of the new Roman Catholic Order of the Blessed Sacrament at Pittsburg yesterday morning in the chapel of Mercy Convent. The ceremony was a very private one, only her brother-in-law, W. H. Smith of Philadelphia, and the chureh digni- taries being present. Archbishop Kyan of Philadelphia interrogated and re- ceived the vows of Sister Catherine, and Bishop Phelan celebrated mass. After Sister Catherine completed the recital of the formula of the vows she received holy communion and the veil and ring of the new order, given by Archbishop Ryan, of whose diocese Sister Catherine was a member. At the conclusion of the ceremony a repast of dry bread and black coffee was served, of which'all partook quite Sister Catherine has been in a retreat in the convent for the past ten days preparing for the serions step she took yesterday.” None of ihe novices who are in the convent are prepared ¢ the final vows, and until some of ready to become nans Sister Catherine will remain where she is. Her principal nesr Philadelphia, | not be ready tor some time yet. She is desirous to more fully mature ‘her plans in the place where she has gained her first experi- ence in the labors and duties ofa nun. It may be six months before Miss Drexel issues fo1 with her little band of workers. According to Mother Neri of Mercy Convent Sister rine as superior of the new order will retain control of her immense income. which she will in re- ality hold in trust for the benefit of the order. The garb to be worn differs slightly from the habit adopted by the Sisters of Mercy. ee ggg en A PEINCELY MASQUERADER. The Duke of Orleans Visits Russia Under an Assumed Title. A special cable dispatch to Tax Stan from London says: The Duke of Orleans has gone to Rusin without the consent of his father, the Count of Paris, and is traveling under the title of the Comte de Neverr. At first the czar was somewhat embarrassed at the unexpected visit of the heir of the French pretender und his first impulse was to ignore bat a letter from the Princess Waldemar of Denmark seems to have smoothed matters. ‘Tho young tan was in consequence invited to lunch at the winter palace yesterday and will hereafter not be overlooked by the court officials having the arrangement of imperial functions. ‘These on the part of the impulsive ince are a source of mteuse annoyance to his father, whose timidity and shrinking from pub- licity are well known. The dake has now in-| formed the couut that in choosing wife he wail consult only his own inclinations and that if he meets at any of the courts of Europea rineess to his liking he will propose. In case e should not be so fortunate he will wed a of good lineage who is already a Roman Catho- lic or who is willing to espouse her husband's religion. The duke is said to be deeply atiached to a young lady belonging to one of the best families in Englaud, but who has no fortune and does not ap irer. ‘The latter is evi tory of the roval houses of Europe. His moral sense is very high, but he hasa very decided will of his own. Edward Foley, one of the an jured in Wednesdey’s neeident on the Wi late Wednesday night, making the third death from the wreck. Samuel Sand N. W. Caughey, Baltimore, trading as Nouh Walker & Co., ye exe: cuted a deed for the benefit ~~ Fraucis Caughey and Thomas MacKenzie. bond filed is $155,000. Ane court Cook iteuced to be hanged, in the eet sent court of Texas Ras z e e § f B ‘THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. The Provision for Clerks snd Increased Salary for the Secretary Stricken Out. On a point of order raised by Mr. Grosvenor in the Honse the provision for clerks of the seoretary wore stricken from the legislative bill. The para- graph as it originally stood was as follows: For three commissioners at $3,500 each; one chief examiner. $3,000; one secretary, $2,000; five clerks of class four, five clerks of class three, seven clerks of class ¢wo, three clerks of class one, three clerks at $1,000 each, two clerks at all 352,200. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) raised a point of order against it (except so far as it refers to the three commissioners, the chief examiner and the secretary) on the ground that it violated exist- ing law. The s' ite designated that the clerks should be divided into four classes: 1, 2, 3 and 4. It further provided that no clerks should be examined until they were found qualified by abourd of three examiners. Under the law establishing the commission it was provided that clerks should be assigned from one of the departments. Now it was proposed to appro- priate for them under the head of the civil service commission and therein the bill was in Violation of the law. Mr. MeComas antagonized the point of order and argued that there was nothing in the bill that could be construed as being adverse to the existing law. Mr. Adams (IIL) and Mr. Batterworth took the sane view. ‘THE CHAIR'S DECISION. The chair in rendering his decision said that it was attempted on an appropriation bill to put under the control of the civil service com- mission the entire force necessary to conduct its operation, which was in violation of the or- ‘be | Sanic law. It was proposed tofree the commis- sion from the interference of any department of the government. The organic law required that clerks should be detailed from one of the ‘tmenta. ‘The question was whether the provision of the billwas such a change of existing law as rendered it obnoxions to the point of order. ‘The civil service commission was not a depart- mentas understood, in this government. It was a board, and a board only. The force pro- vided for in the creating act waa three commis- sioners, asecretary, a messenger and one other employe. Whatever other force was necessary for the performance of business might be selected by the commission from the different Jepartments, but only after consultation and with the approval of the head of a department. Entertaining these views, the point of order stained as to the secretary (because his was raised #400) and as to all the clerks and émployes, except one messenger and one laborer. Mr. Butterworth inqnired whether the chair held that it was not competent to increase the clerical force in the civil service commission. ‘The Chair—The ehair is of that opinion. Mr. Butterworth—I desire to enter » dissent- ing opinion. MR. M'COMAS APPRALS. Mr. MeComas of Maryland appealed from the decision. Mr. Moore of New Hampshire argued that the chair was in error in his ruling, and garded the point of order as a blow at the service law. Mr. Grosvenor said that the civil service commission above all other commissions should vil a lw ing commission. It ought to ober «trjetly every law on the statute books. Nobody has taken away from the commission the right to have clerks and examiners, but it was aesired that it should have them under the organic law. But the commission had beeome restless and dinsatietied, and it desired that the whole body of clerks should be put absolutely under its jurisdic tic ‘The ruling of the chair was absoliitely corree UNFAIR TO CRIPFLE THE COMMISSION. Mr. Tracey of New York regarded the ruling of the chair asa very extraordinary one. It was unfair to attempt, under a point of order, to cripple the civil service commission, when the custom for the past three vemions hac been for Congress to increase the force. This was an effort to carry out the p +h had been followed by the present a tion to_rep- resent to the people that it was trying to re- form the civil service, while at the same time it was making every effort to cripple the com- mission in an underband way. Mr. Lodge ( Mass.) said that the point of order struck out the entire working force of the commission. The ruling of the chair amounted to saying that the House had not the power to supply stich number of clerks as might be necessary for the carrying on of the work of any commission. Thiv point of order was an effort to destroy the’ cominission. Mr. Cogswell (Maes.) said that the whole burden of the xong of the Commissioners be- fore the committee on appropriations was that there should be a change of the organic law. ‘The whole purpose of the clause in the bill was to divorce the Commissioners from the heads of the executive departments. ‘That was where the point of order lay. MR. CANNON SUSTAINS THE CMAI'S RULING. Mr. Cannon sustained the raling of the chair and denied that it was the intent of the point of order to cripple the commission; nor would it do so. It was intended to enforce the law and give the com:nission competent examiners, as the law provided. Mr. Clements of Georgia opposed the ruling and defended the legality of the cla ve on the i. bill. Mr. Dockery of Missouri, while not advocating the civil service reform system, contended that the integrity of every law on the statute books should be maintained, and that a sufficient aj propriation should be made to enforce it. He wished to call attention to the fact that the point of order came from ihe republicans, who in their last national platform had professed hardened deyotion to the cause of civil service reform. * Mr. Leblbach of New Jersey thought that the jon of the chair was wrong and that the point of order was but an indirect blow at the commission. * ‘THE DECISION BUSTAINED. After further debate on the appeal the ques- tion was put on sustaining the decision of the chair, and Messrs, Grosvenor and McComas were appointed tellers, As the aftirmative vote poured down the aisles Mr. Butterworth sug- gested that the rales be suspended and the de- cision of the chair be sustained by acclamation. {Laughter} ‘The chairman—That would be very gratify- ing to the chair, but hardly in order. (Laugh- ter. Tthe decision of the chair was sustained— 119-80. oe RUMORS ABOUT B. AND 0. President Inman Has No Option—Alleged Agreement With Norfolk and Western. President Inman of the Richmond Terminal Company denies that he holds un option on the Baltimore and Ohio stock, but admits that gotiations have’been held with President May by which the Richmond Terminal may ¢ontrol the Baltimore and Ohio soon. He sayin about ten days, when the rest of the directors’ party returns from the south, n meeting of directors will be held and some action taken toward giv- ing the Richmond Terminal better connection with New York. A Baltimore dispatch says that there is noth- ing startling in the assertion that Jay Gould has obtained an option on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The story of an existing option be- ing held by Mr. Gould on the Baltimore and Ohio has been often hinted at. Gen: Orlando Smith, first vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio, maid yesterday afternoon: “So far as I low there is nothing whatever in the reports concerning Jay Gould securing an option on the Baltimore and Ohio.” ‘There ix a The Newspaper Publishers’ American ‘con- vention in New York yesterday adopted resolu- tions expressing sympathy with the effort to ae tin an appointment of a committee to ‘with the fair officials as to the best to make it a ‘archanged from tho tocond’ to" the’ thied ‘Wednesday in Febrnary. Mr. MeKinley said: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Ohio Re- publican League: It ia worth something in the discussion of economic questions to have an avowal from our litical ents of the real ind Moet of War economic theories it always well in to tian’ one is party associates aim to nc- free trade tariff. Assigned to inspiring sentiment, ‘American nship,” he made “cheapness” the theme of his discourse and counted it among the highest sapirations of American life. — His avowal is only that which protectionists have always claimed to be the inevitable tendency of | 8™" his tariff policy, which exalts cheap goods from abroad above good wages at home. ‘TRE WORKINGMAN'S POINT OF VIEW. Mr. McKinley argued that protection lifted up the working man and gave him heart and ambition in life's struggle. What does it mat- ter if coats are cheap if the working man has no money? He quoted Thomas Jefferson's letter to Jean Baptiste, advising Americans to buy nothing of foreign manufacture which could be produced at home. Mr. McKinley continued: | “The gentleman who is now so insistent for cheap necessaries of life, while in office and clothed with authority, was unwilling that sugar, an article of prime necessity to every honsehold, should come untaxed to the Ameri- can people. when it was known that it was an annual bnrden upon them of $60,000,000. He stood then as the uncompromising friend of dear sugar for the maxees. During all of his Years at the head of the government he was dishonoring one of our precious metals, one of Great products, discrediting eilver and the price of gold. He endeav even before his inauguration to office to stop the coin: of silver dollars and afterward and to the end of his adminis- tration persistently used his power to that end. He was determined tocontract their circulating medium and demonetize one of the coins of commerce, limit the volume of money among the people and make money scarce and therefore dear. He would have incrensed the value of money and dirminivhed the value of everything els ter, everything else its servant. ng of “the poor’ then. He had left ‘their si not ‘standing forth in their defense. coats, cheap labor and dear money,’ sor and promoter of these professing to stand guard over the welfare of the poor and lowly, was there ever more glaring inconsixtency oF reckless assumption? The tariff reformer has at last, in his wild ecstacy over ® so-called vie~ tory, been betrayed into an avowal of his real design. He believes that poverty is a blessing to be promoted and encouraged, and that a shrinkage in the value of everything but money 18a national benediction. sustained by the highest American au- s from Warhington down and by a bun- dred years of experience. We know what it has already accomplished for 4 self governed people. The world knows of the wonderful progross we have made. If this policy is to be reverved it must be done not by clamor and misrepresertation, not by school men and theories, not by false- hood and hypecritical solicitude for the poor taan, not by exaggerated laudution of the cheap cont, tak atter the fullest dlagaasion, = loves. igation by the sober and intelligent judgmen| ote majority constitutionally registered. It will never be 90 reversed while we remain a nation of political equals. Time and experience have vindicated. the great sywiem, ‘Time and truth wili vindicate the new law, which way founded upon it. Falye witnesses ‘will be con- founded by the unimpeachable testimony of trade and experience. Their portente have already been impeached. False prophecy must fail before good times and abounding pros- perity. Campaign prices have already been convicted x vampaign lies. New industries are being founded, others now estalished enlarging their capacity. Idle mills are started. ‘Ths only menace to our advancement and prosperity to our wage-eerners and farm- ing interests is the pucty which is pledged to the repeal of the new luw and the #ubsticution of the British system in its place. Free and full discussion will avert the danger. . Nothing else will.” +00 ba LACHAUD’S CLEVER RUSE, The French Lawyer Wms a Jurors Sympa- thy by Pulling Down the Blind. An adroit lawyer, as all the world knows, says the Youth's Companion, does not always depend entirely upon the logic of his case or his mastery of the art of persu to bring a jury around to his way of thinking. He hasan eye to the individual peculiarities of the jury- men, and docs nut let an opportunity pass to imprees them favorably. “Itis related of M. Lachaud, the most famous of Freneh criminal lawyers of the present cen- tary, that in yleading a certain case he per- ceived that one of the jurors seemed to be hoe tile to him and his argument. In the faces of all the other men in the box he saw, with his practiced eyes, signs that bis oratory or his shrewdness was having its effect; but this man, in spite of all he could do, re- mained frowning, suspicious, obdurate. M. Lachaud kept on with his work, and pres- ently saw that hix opportunity had’ come. It was a hot day, and a ray of sunlight had pene- trated a crovice on the curtain, aud was shin- ing upon the top of the head of this juryman, who was quite bald. ‘The lawyer paused in his argument, and ad- Areesed himself directly to the court. * “It your honor ." he said, “to order that the curtain in yonder window be lowered a trifle, I am sure that the sixth jury- man would appreciate it.” This sign of watchful attention won the ob- urate juryman’s heart and M. Lachaud’s case. eee Maryland Notes. James H. Plummer, the veteran editor of the Kent News, died at his home in Chestertown from pneumonia. i ‘The new electric plant has been completed at Oakland, and $10,000 will be expended in improving the streets and pavements. joo. F. Burkuart appealed from tho award of #875 by the Hagerstown street commission with 1890. The shipments by the Balt and Ohio railroad were, for the week, 58.248 tons, and for the year 301,045 tons, an Sire oty aorecaimeh onset coy ments insylvani for the week, 27,51. tone, and Of 44,234 => i for the year tons, an increase tons as com- ed with 18W0. vast A freight car and coal on the Balti- pacant Bolen Seow one oe tome i * Fewer oysters are being taken in Tangier sound than at any time since October. pian As. vere aici tate Sale of a Meissonier. ‘How! Players in the Fowse at aeabae? disown @ course which, however tified every democrat in the U; prer t the field of mere politics scheming and self-seeking, and placing bim in the front rank of statesmen having the good of their country and party at beart. “T ae, distressed by the tation that Gov. Hill should regard my plain, friendly words as impertinent and insulting. I did not 80 intend them. I cannot help thinking that the | seme words might be with propriety addressed tohim or to any democratic aspirant by the humblest democrat in the land, and I still hope that, annoyed by a publication which annoyed me as well, he has proceeded upon a misappre- hersion of the facts of thecave. I can assure him that, neither in the writing nor printing of my letter, was there any purpose to take an advantage of him, and, least of all, todo him injustice. Iam no man’s man and exist in no man’s interest. To use his own happy exprea- sion, ‘Iam a democrat’ who has passed life- time in the service of principles and policies from which I have never sought the slightest ‘rsonal recognition or reward. I am only umiliated by the reflection that this service Wits not sufticient in the estimation of Gov. Hill to protect me against his diepleasure, and that, in the harsh construction which he puts upon a genuine, und not a forged letter, he me with what I must regard as unmerited Hasuy Watrersox.” GOV. HILL RESPECTS MR. WATTRRSON LESS. Gov. Hill returned to New York city at 1:30 this morning. He had been supping with the officers of the seventh regiment at the Hotel Luckingham. A reporter of the New York World met him and told him the gist of the dis- patch from Louisville. The governor seemed entirely self-contained and listened attentively. ‘Then he said: “Iam very much surprised if Mr. Watterson had given for publication the statement, an extract from which you give me. It is very strange, indeed, that n letter mailed three months ago has never reached me. I have only to repeat what I said before—that I have never received that letter. If Mr. Watterson says he wrote that letter and that it contains the statement which he says it contains, all I have to aay ix that Ihave the less respect for ‘Mr. Watterson. ‘As far an the letter of which you speak is concerned, I prefer to say nothing until I have read it. “The statement about the letter appeared first ina newspaper that bas always been an- tugonistic tome. I mean the Baltimore Sun.” —+oo— TRE ILLINOIS SENATORSHIP. Gen. Palmer Will Be Elected if the Farmers and Republicans Do Not Combine. The Farmers’ Mutnal Benefit Association members of the Illinois legislature yesterday agreed with the republicans to take two or three ballots nnd then adjourn until today in order to give the steering committce time to get recalcitrant republicans in line for Moore, a Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association man, if that is possible. Later in the forenoon this decision was communicated to the democratic steering com- mittee, and an agreement was reached all around that an early adjournment sbould be taken, but that the senatorial contest should | be settled today. | It became # matter of public knowledge that unless the republicuns decide to accept » Farmers’ Mutual Beupfit Awociation candidate by today Messrs. Méore and Cockrell would withdraw from the joint assembly and leave | the old parties to wetile the contest for them- selves. “In case the republicans. after the de- payture of the Farmers’ Mutual Benetit Aseoci- ation, shculd resort to breaking a quorum in order to prevent the election of 4 Senator, Mesars. Moore and Cockrell will then retarn to the joint assembly, and, announcing that they feel it ineumbent tipon theiselves to spare the state the expense of a more prolonged contest, vote for John M. Palmer, democrat, for United Staten Senator. ‘The joint assembly met at noon and cast five ballots, making the total eighty-four, each re- sulting: Palmer, 101; Lindley ry The Physician Says That He is “a Very Sick Man.” A St. Angustine, Fla., dispatch sent last night says: Jay Gould's illness, which compelled the abandonment of his Florida trip this ferenoon, is due to fatigues of his long and tedious journey south and to the reaction incident to the ex- citement of a day wholly given to sight seeing ino warm climate. Dr. Munn did not state the exact nature of the patient's illness, but those near t6 the family cay that the attack is one of nervousness accompanied by loss of appetite duration. It was learned that Mr. Gould had called Dr. Munn shortly after midnight, com- plsining ‘of cramps and pains in his stomac! customary remedies were ap lanpe did not improve. The tt ut a sort of collapse followed. Mr. Gould much alarmed and insisted on abandoning Indian river. trip and returning atonce. At fest time and up to 10 o'clock no one in the hotel knew of Mr. Gould’s illness except his physician and the ladies of the party. Meanw! have s special train made up with and at 11:15 Mr. Gould stepped from the ele- Sing in the Motel and provendied to walk across f boarding house in New York. He was a tall and lady last Monday evening noticed that and occasional partial fainting spells of short | im; ; THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1891. Grover Cleveland. guests, Cleveland. “Edu- gation,” Gen. Alexander 8. Webb, City College. “Arbitration.” Rev. Dr. J. M. King of the West Forty-seventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church. “Sister exchanges,” John 8. Btovens, Philadel; city and state,” John H. Y. Arn it board of aldermen. Mr. spoke in partas follows: MR. CLEVELAND'S REMARKR. “When we consider the extensive growth of ce it land have had much to do with securing for us the commanding position we hold among the nations of the earth. It may indeed be said that all the nations which have ever existed have, like us, been largely indebted for the grandeur und magnificence of which they could boast to those belonging to the vo- cation represented in this assembly. It will be | BEGULA! impossible to find a lete description any country, ancient or modern, which does not mention the size and character of its buiid- ings and its public and private edifices. QRATITUDE FOR THE ARK. “T do not intend todo injustice in the en- thusiaem of this hour to any of the trades and occupations which have contributed to make our coumtry and other countries great. truth und candor exact the confession that the chief among these occupations in ail times past bus been that of the builder. He began his work in the early days of ereated things aud has been abroad among the sons of men ever . » The builders’ advent was signalized by a service to mankind of which not another craft can boast. No one has the hardihood to deny that the constraction of the ark was the turn- ing point in the scLeme for the perpetuation of the human race. The builders’ work in that emergency saved mankind froma watery grave, and if we suffer at the hands of his successors in theve modern times we should allow his first Job to plead loudly in his behalf. ‘IME AIMS OF THE ASKOCIATION. “The National Association of Builders gives promise in its declared objects and purposes of much usefuluess. It recognizes the fact that AUCTION SALES. TOMORKOW. PTORY 8: | found some first itive. jORSES AND MARES. qouok “SATURDAY MOMSING OR URI KENTH, COMMENCING AT 1 ¢ reserve), a car loed of horses and mares shipped in frow the Cumberiand valley, Pa. This will Mes rare chance to buy. as among the stock will be G, BEXSINGER, Auctioneer. WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAG! ALE OF Louisiana ne ‘O'CLOCK, BAZAAR. A CAR LOAD OF ave. BRCARY FUTURE DAYs. 56,939 BARES OF stock oF Rey 3: Lat Coal and Oil Compan ee ! PARR eT ON PIDAY AFTERNOON, FREE HaLy Past Rots Fe POSES, VEHICLES BUS DEAUGRT AN ES_OF EVERY DESCKIPTION, WAGONS. VE O'CLOCK Ww oro FOURTEENTH. tec | _te2-2 M. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8.5. 0CK MAY BE ENTERED ANY TO THE HOUR OF sa‘ nbamccsingh RATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., Auctioneers. and drivers. (Sale pos GTEEN TR | {iti “S"HENSINGER, Auctooer” | OP UGDAY AF ‘ay eth ‘[)HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. will sell, th front of the premins, the ‘budding T Tot in iat sectron, bets (OUSEHOLD FURXT 1GT \ SQUARE 20, PeTeaAEaN SUS: | teat ites air" Sate mort ang, eae + FRBAU. Ci a 18 tot cam oe COMMENCING AT” TEN | divuted into sual ns SING IN PART SEVERAL ARLOR SUITES, PIANOS, RE OF EVERY DESCULP: MAND OFFICE FURNI AND OTHER CARPETS. | HEATING STOVES, To: ‘OTHER ARTICLES IN *| Se-THE ABOVE is PORTPONED ON LSO. AL TWELVE punt of the rain unett MONDAY. STR TEER TN Da | SEVERAL SETS OF FINE HARNESS.” fte12-% Oe ee BEE sumer Rowt end piace. a ATOLIFFE, DARE & 00., Auctionsers, a ay SRG! . R' $20 Penuaylvania ave. a. $ re sire 10TH ST.. §. R SALE OF HORSES, CAREIAGES, | owns Clotags WAGONS, BUGGIES, “SLEIGHS, -HAENE ONDAY, FEBRUARY SIX BST HALT! EAP ROBES” ee BY AUCTION. | telat #- WARREN Ne HORSE AND CARRIAGE MART, 990 C 8T. X.W., | RATCLIFFE, DARK & 00. .. Auctioneers, We) Pennsylvania sve. p. CLOSING ASSIGNEE SALES OF FINE 0c SILVER WATCHES, GOLD, PLA FINGER RY 5 PLATE i | Wil be sola at | URDAY MORNING. | iree “Beawelfal. Tn Weil broken to harness 3, coun, tan ; | 30 haga or Good Works and Driving Horses and &._ BENSINGER, Auctioneer. | WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BAZAAR, PEREMPTORY SALE OF PONIES, HOKSES, CAR- WoRS, ‘aad soda AL ALSO. 2 New Dayton Wagons, 1 New Bagwy, SB hand Dayton Wagons, “3 Second-hand Phaeto PRupsatt Camiace, Burgies, Wasons, Road Carts, esa, tc. SINGER, Auctioneer. 3 Second- ous, 1 ALSO AT SEVEN O'CLOCK iM. FEBKCARY HGHTEL CLASS IN RVEI the relation its members bear to vast numbers | PAI of our wage earners furnishes the opportunity for them todo an important and beneficent work in the way of reconciling differences be- tween employers and employes and_averti unprofitable and exasperating conflicts tmust commend the desire of the organization for the aduption of effective precautions against accident aud injury to employes and for vome provision for wach ax are injured or incapaci- tated for work. And all our ought especially to appreciate the efforia of your as sociation to aid in the establichment of trade schools for the education and improvement of apprentices. . “The apprentice not’ only becomes a better workman by means of education aud discipline Of such w school. but that very must also tend to make him a better citizen. While he learns the things which give him an under- standing of his work and fits hiv mind and brain to guide his hand, ie also stimulates his Perception of that high vervice which his country claims of him as a cit Be “As @ concluding thought le that though the builders of the may erect grand and beautiful edifices which ‘COLORS, ‘ABL ATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., Auctioneers, R ‘920 Pennsylvania ave. B.w. RT OF STEEL ENGRAVINGS, ETCHIN PHOTOGRAPHS, PANEL NET FRAMES AND FRAMES fy : Ry virtue decree of the Supreme Court F | Dintrice wt Cofumgs’ sn equity cause, Non" hieoe | iterein. Harriet fa cuapintunat ind 1 ict othegs ate re romt at URTH DAY oi Ve OLD (14m) tm rare Wecingron’ me _ FUTURE DAYS. ri on! TWELET #. z ‘we will sel infront *S®, fronung 1d leet shall be monuments of their skill and evidences | °-berwise of our nation's pr werity, their work is not well done nor their duty wholly: Performed unless, in pursuance of their contract of citi- zenship, ‘hey Join with all their fellow country- men in building aud finishing in beavtitul proportions the grandest and most: command- ing of all earthly structures—*Our Country’” ——--__ +00 THE QUEBEC EXPLOSION. By = Happy Accident Several Hundred Em- ployes Were Not at Work. The works of the Quebec Worsted Company are situated at Hare Point, on the northeastern outskirts of the city, and cover «large area and employ more hands than any other manufac- turing establishment in the city. They had been closed down for two weeks while the boilers and machinery were being overhauled and refizted. Operations were ‘to have been resumed vester- day morning and abont 300 of the operatives were on hand, but owing tosome cause the ma- chinery was not started and they were dis- missed. Most of them fortuvately went back to their homes, but many remained about the building, a number keeping in the vicinity of the engine room for the sake of the warmth. About 9:45 o'clock there was a sudden explo- sion, which completely wrecked the engine and dye houses and demolished a large part of the main building. The noise of the explosion was heard all over the city and soon a great crowd gathered about the scene. The work of rescu- ing those buried in the rains and recovering the eihsiace Sclgnde) saljemmmene meres: nately the "horrors ‘of fire were not added to the calamity. The excitement was so greatand the crowd so enormons that B battery was or- dered down to assist the police in taining “ni in the great confusion that prevailed it was posible to gets teliable list of the killed air injured. aud ins are thoroughly examincd. Several per- sons who were supposed to be in the ruins have an3 up, having left the mill THE DEB. About twenty dead have already been taken ‘out besides as many badly before the ex- 1: Re dying; Miss dead; Joseph Dufresne, dead; isu yal feiss yo Pag ied; John’ La. ‘Momtaine, dente "arthur The a fe of doctors and frompt attention. On sepount of the = number of persons who started to work yesterda Set aa Sa ay td itve bean frozen while i aa-TH ‘count of tue ine PEREMPTORY SALE OF NEARL STORY BRICK DWELLING, STREET SOKTHEAS ARTE at HALF-PAST FOUR ‘the an aliey. tu st. n.e., with mo.tern con ‘Terms: ¢ NO. RNOON of the ‘premises lot 3. on Gt with a depth bew FEBRUARY GCLOCK, square feet to brick dweiling, 737 Ey Renters MANDALL HAGNER, Trustee, ‘th st. nw. SAMUKL MADDOX, Truster feP-eod kas 402 Loy I[HOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, Neal Hatate Auctioneer. SALE “leabebs weal saine’ hour and place. To * st UNCANSO® BROB., Ubereuy secured, we will sell at patie suction, ts treat sane heeitim_| Sie eterna eh ota nk ‘ATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., Aactioneers, arr Vi = ‘#25 Pens. ave. Bw. fon ‘the nore: tine of ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE 1 BUSINESS PROPERTY IN THE CITY WASHINGTON, BLING | THE TWO-STORY BRICK STORE, No. vs ELEVENTH SIKEKT HOUTHEAST, by AUCTION: | By virtue of a deed of asskcnment recorded, L will offer f0F saie_-by ‘auction | the MONDAY. THE er Froutor” ‘the pres eEsts Div HAL oe | Kincabet the | be tome and duly bike NORTH SIXTEEN FEET FRONT BY THE DEPTH HEREOF OF ods OF ina 5 auerantile cuness, faving Leen for ‘many. years Doub e Continaton Sture,end is one of the best bus non. o. i i HI i 1 cash, of t * | posted on each lof at the time of male, and im three equal imstaliaenta, years, for waich noes of purcheser, bearine ‘HE ABOVE ry SALE 18 POSTPONED UNTIL IL En: Pi may not be obtained until the | Sy) EXECUTORS SALE OF ¥ VALUABLE BE: X) ON ¥ STRERT. "KEMISES NO. 1:62, IN THE CITY OF By virtue of the last will and testament ESTA’ a 8 WASHINGTON, ‘TREET Being HOUSE Ax: TRERT Nu IS, private sale Gotore that date) al that ot, Pace Inyion, it the District of Columbia, shi thow down snd descrived on the grcand pist of ‘ae and bein the . FEBRUAKY SEVENTEENTH, Ae eT OR EY WAGGAMAN, fel0-dkds JOHN W. PILLING," Trastes. , BICYCLES. ; (PEE et COLUMBIA SAFETY wicrcLe Has arrived. It fsa beauty and puts all others to sleep. (Call and see it. GEO. 8. ATWATER & 00., 1424-20 Penn. ave. ‘ADAME PAYN, MANICURE AND CHTROPODIST, THE ONLY IMPORTER AND MANUPACTORER OF FLIXE MANICURE AND CHIBOPODIST GOODS SOUTH OF NEW YORK. Ja WOOD AND COAL. Coax, Coxe Asn Woon. ‘We are not the most 988 7TH ST. AND 708 K ST. X.W. New Spring Goods now ready for inapectica * andemiving day. iigmiere Résings and Insertings, Se. 00 618 Plaids acTinid ana Striped Natnnock and Lawns, to ‘India and Victoria Lawns, 6c. to ie. © yard, ? Rew cay ane, Wa compen ‘Cankity and eerie variety st 10c. and ‘San te moon