Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 10, 1900, Page 3

MANY MINERS KILLED TERRIBLE DISASTER IN A WEST VIRGINIA MINE. Most Disastrous Explosion Ever Known in That District — Fifty Miners Were Entombed in the Mine, Dead Bodies of Ten of Them Have Been Recovered, the Re- mainder, It Is Feared, Will Never Be Found Alive—Property Loss Not Known first Reports Exag- werated. Fire Creek, W. Va., March 7The most d strous mine explosion ever known in the New River district oc- curred at the Red Ash mine shortly after the miners went to work early yester morning. Although the most heroic work of the resev ng party has been going on incessantly it is im- possible to estimate the full extent of the loss of life and property. More than ten dead bodies have already been taken out and the number of the y-five more, T at least forty-five entombed in th Ash mine is a large drift » explosion occurred near the which was thus closed’ by alling slate entomb! a large number of miners. The scene of the disaster is between this place ané Thurmand, on the south ¥ 1 of the Ch peake & Ohio y. ané eve a by joi mining towns, Relief Par s from great distane ed as soon as possible. The ms ers and bosses of all the mines in this district came ene as soon as pr the work of rescu ‘le to deser k done by thi ble and Ete ve the amount of icenirated army of men, but they were greathy im- peded hecause of the extent of the le at the entrance te t. The exciting scenes around Mrance to the mir re all men were wo extended throughout the entire region, and the miners of other inp# came in, with their and with greatly ex- a reports concerning the At the mouth of the mine the scene was beyond description, the nd ebi en and the neighbors of those who we known to be en- tombed were there in full force, ane anxiety and distress were most While they were all seeking e who were rescued and ne reopened, yet these Bereaved People were for the most part in the way of the rescners and had to ‘be held back from the entrance. Had the accident occurred an kour later many more would have been in the mines. The estimates on the number in the mines when the explosion oceurred are bi on the number who entered o'clock. he m ger stated thac at S o'clock or 8:30 m. there would have been twice § ny men in the mires. As victims were brought to the rface and ¢ ied away upon the shers it was frequently noti many met their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons among the rescuers, when they thought these men were in the mines. » meetings between the men whe not yet entered the mines and families were very touching. Al » could not find their friends in the crowd assumed that they were in the inclosed mines. irst Reports Uxageerated. s of the explosion l) mines were ex- est reports since elit are that there were only fifty miners entombed, instead of 125 Only ten bodies have been taken oul instead of thirt even, as pre: believed thar ‘ to to get the so mine wil! never be found alive, explosion happened as the men we ng into the mine in groups, and in some instance: nd they rung all along in this manner for over a mile, so that the work of rescue will require a long time. There were more men near the entrance whe n were lost. were escaped th Two Men , Pa, Ma the The west: Pittsburg, Fort Pittsbur bound track of Wayne & Chicago railway, which spans Robinson reet, Allegheny, sank under the weight of a heavy freight engine at 1 o'clock this morn- ing letting an engine and freight car drop to the street. There were four men on the engine at the time, two ot whom were killed outright, a third probably fatally injured. in Porto Rico. Chicago, March 7. — A special from La Porte, Ind., sa Lieut, Col, Rus- sell B. Harrison, who has been look ing after electric railway interests in Northern Indiana, will leave within ten days for Porto Rico, where he will report to Gen. Davis. He was recent- ly appointed inspector general on Gen. Davis’ staff by President MeKinley. “Father of the House” Dead. Philadelphia, March 7—Congressman Alfred ©. Harmer (father of the house), the representative from the Fifth Pennsylvania district, died, at his heme here, aged seventy-five years, Nelson’s Amendment. Washington, March 7.—Senator Nel- son yesterday introduced an amend- ment to the Porto Rican bill extend. ing the customs laws of the Unite States over the island. ‘ Joe Wheeler in Quarantine. San Francisco, March 7.—The Unit- ed States transport Warren, which ar- rived Monday from the Philippines swith Gen. Wheeler on board, is still detained in quarantine but will be cleared to-day. Linseed Oil Plant Destroyed. Chicago, March 7.—Fire destroyed a three-story building of the National ‘Linseed Oil plant here. By prompt work the fire was kept from spread- {ng to the oil tanks. The loss is put at $75,000. BISHOP GILBERT'S FUNERAL, ‘Thousands Pay Tribute to the Mem- , _. ory of the Dead Prelate, St. Paul, March 7. — The greatest sorrow yet borne by Episcopalians of Minn was softened yesterday in community of grief when thre bish- ops, four-score priests, and a thousand laymen crowded Christ church at the funeral of Mahlon N. Gilbert, bishop coadjutor of this diocese; when 5,000 of his townspeople body lying in state. This notable pub- lic funeral followed a private funeral at the episcopal residence, 18 Summit Court. The exercises at the residence were conducted by Rev. C. D. An- drews and Rey. Dudley W. Rhodes. At the church Bishop Tuttle of Mi souri was in charge of the ceremonies. ting him were Bishop _Bdsall of 1. Dakota and Bishop Milspaugh SNOW WAS NEEDED. Farmers, Stockmen and Loggers All Rejoice. Two Harbors, Minn.—A storm has prevailed over this section for twelve hours. The snow is not heavy, but is drifting considerable. ‘This is the first heavy storm this winter, which has been the mildest in years. The snow will be of great benefit to the loggers, who have been kept back from lack of it for their roads. -- Morris, Minn.—During the past twen- ty-four hour& twelve inches of light snow has fallen here, more than we have had for three years, and it is yet snowing. -0- Plainfield, Wis.—The storm increased yesterday. It is the worst in nine years. Trains are delayed and high- ways are blocked. It is very cold. TURNED HIM OUT. Frank C. Metealf of Hennepin Coun- ty Officially Decapitated by Gov. Lina. St. Paul, March 7. — Gov. Lind re- moved Frank C. Metcalf from his po- sition as register of deeds of Hennepin county on the charge of malfeasance in office preferred by Reinhold Zeglin. The specific charges of which Metcalf was found gwilty were that he had made up a false deed, had made a false record of it in his office, and had tendered Zeglin a certified copy which was false. Jumped From Jail Window. Barron, Wis., March 7—Mrs. Pasqua- lina Marino, an Indian woman in jail here awaiting trial on a charge of adultery, attempted suicide by jump- ing from the third story window of the jail. She had procured a knife and intended to cut her throat, but her courage failed her. She was injured about the spine and is in a critical condition. She had made application to plead guilty and was to appear be- for Judge Comstock to-day to receive sentence. PROSECUTION DISMISSED. Alleged Assailant of a Thirteenth Minnesota Boy Goes Free., Black River Falls, Wis., March 7. — In the circuit court District Attorney Richenbeck filed reasons for not fur- ther prosecuting William Gray, charged with shooting Victor Norburg last spring. Judge O’Neill sustained the reasons and Gray was discharged. In the shooting charged, Norburg, who w: so a member of the Thir- teenth Minnesota during the Spanish- American war, lost his right leg near the body. To Succeed Judge Taft. Washington, Mareh 7. — Senators Burrows and McMillan of Michigan yesterday presented to the president the name of George P. Wanty as a successor to Judge Severans, recently appointed to succeed Judge Taft. ‘It is understood that the appointment of Mr. Wanty will be made very soon. Ellen Terry Il. Toronto, Ont., March 7.—Miss Ellen y, Who was to have taken part in 2’s production at the Grand opera hetse here this week, is confined to her room in the Queen’s hotel, suffer- ing from pleurisy. She will conse- quently be unable to appear at any of the performances. Land Sales Are Large. Crookston, Minn., March 7. — The rush for publc lands in the Crookston district continues as brisk as ever, and the records for February show a total of half more business than was done during the rresponding period, of 1899. During the month just closed 107 homestead filings were made, cov- ering upward of 15,000 acres. Winona Man Liberal. Winona, Minn., March 7. — 0. W. Miller, the big sheep dealer of this city, has tendered his check for $7,000 to be used in the erection of a church for the German Methodists of this city. The old property will be sold and the remaining amount necessary will be raised by popular subscription among the members. Fortune Came Too Late. Fond du Lac, Wis., March 7.—Just eight hours after the death of William Schleinden, a letter was received froni Germany announcing that he had fall- en heir to a large fortune left him by an uncle who died there recently. The property left to Mr. Schleiden is val- ued at more than $250,000. Writ of Mandamus Denied. Olivia, Minn., March 7. — Judges Powers and Qvale have filed their de- cision in the county seat case, and it is a decided victory for Olivia. They quash the writ of mandamus taken out by Bird Island. = Saloons Reopen. Fort Dodge, Iowa, March 7.—Fort Dodge. salcons opened yesterday for the first time since closing up several weeks ago on account of the recent liquor decision in Des Moines in the case of West vs. IIl. Overwork and Suicide. Bangor, Me., March 7.—Prof. F. T. Harvey, of the University of Maine, shot and killed himself at his home in Orcno. He had been suffering trom mental trouble resulting .from over- looked upon his: News of the Rorthwest CALLED FROM EARTH. Bishop Gilbert Dies Suddenly at St. Paul. St. Paul, March 4—kt. Rev. Mahlon of the | perienced the worst snow of the season jyesterday. Suburban street car traffic N. Gilbert, bishop coadjuter Episcopal church of the diocese of Minnesota, died at 3:45 o’clock yester- day morning. Mrs. Gilbert is lying very ill at Faribault, and has been un- able to be with her husband during his illness. Pneumonia was the cause of the bishop’s death. A week ago Monday he returned to St. Paul from a long visit in the East, having stopped over for two days to visit Mrs. Gilbert in Faribault. That day he was taken with a severe chill and was forced to go to bed. The following day Dr. Hutchinson was called and examina- tion showed that pneumonia had set in in the lower lobe of the left lung. Twice before Bishop Gilbert had had pneurronia in his right lung, once six years ago and the second time two years ago. Consequently the right lung was very weak and the disease soon affected that as well. At mid- night Dr. Hutchinson visited the bish- op and found him sleeping comforta- bly. At 2 o’clock there was a change for the worse, and the -doctor was again summoned. When he arrived at the house Bishop Gilbert was still conscious, but very weak. Shortly after 3 o'clock he passed away with- out recovering consciousness. From the first of his illness Bishop Gilbert expressed the opinion that he would never recover. At the last he did not think of death but passed out into the great beyond as peacefully as a child, The hardships which the bishop has had to go through in the past few years, the enormous amount of work which has been thrown upon his hands by reason of the inability of Bishop Whipple to attend.to it, undermined his health, and death is directly the result of the great labors which he has performed. Bishop Gilbert was born March 23, 1848, at Lourens Morris, Otsego coun- ty, N. ¥. At the age of twenty-two he was principal of the second Gentile school in Utah. In 1880 he was mar- ried to Miss Fannie Carvill in Phila- delpbia by the Rev. C. A. Pool. ‘The early part of 1881 saw him rector of Christ church, St. Paul. In 1886 he was elected assistant bishop of Min- nesota. Just eleven years after his ordination to the priesthood he was consecrated bishop in St. James’ church, Chicago. H. J. PFEFFER ARRESTED. He, With M. L. Fuller, Is Charged With Kidnapping. Albert Lea, Minn., March 4. — Last week the grand jury of Freeborn county indicted Mert L. Fuller and Henry J. Pfeffer on the charge ot kidnaping and assault, the alleged vic- tim being Laura L. Fuller, wife of the first named defendant. Fuller was brought into court on a bench warrant and gave bond to appear at the next term of court, but Pfeffer was out of the city. He has since returned and late Thursday night he was taken into custody and slept in the county jail. But yesterday habeas corpus proceedings were in preparation, and it is expected he will regain his free- dom. Mrs. Fuller is a daughter of the late Judge Whytrock, and is pressing a suit for divorce. Clothesline Larceny. Montgomery, Minn., March 4,—The case of the state vs. M. Wondra and wife, accused by Mrs. Finnegan ot stealing bedclothes from the wash line, had its second trial yesterday. The jury disagreed in the first trial, but the second gave a verdict of guilty. They were fined $25 or sixty days. The case will be appealed. Result of the Cyclone. Hudson, Wis., March 4.—Fred Haw- kins of’New Richmond was taken to the state insane hospital at Mendota last night. He is the eldest son of Hon. S. N. Hawkins, whose family were nearly all killed in the cyclone last June. Fred has not been right since that calamity.” Quite a Floor in Duluth. Duluth, March 4. — A twelve-inch water main broke on First street. Fifteen basements were flooded in buildings on the lower side of the hill. Damage to the amount of several thousand ‘dollars was done. The preak in the pipe was due to a flaw. Not Enongh Signers. Alexandria, Minn., March 4.—A pe- tition was circulated for the privilege of voting on license agair this spring, put, as the law requires the signature of twenty freeholders and voters, and some of the signers were not freehold- ers, the question will not be voted upon. Fast in the Ice. Racine, Wis., March 4, — The Good- rich steamer City of Racine, heavily. loaded with freight, is fast in the ice about 200 yards from the harbor piers, and should the wind shift to the northeast the boat will be driven ashore. North Dakota Democrats. Fargo, N. D., March 4. — The state Democratic central committee is to meet in Fargo March 12 to determine the date of the state convention to se- lect delegates to the national conven- tion, and also the state nominating convention. Blaze at Sebe Sebeka,, Minn., March 4. — B. W. Bordsen’s hotel barn burned here. All of the horses were saved. It is sup- posed that the fire was started by a negro tramp who was sleeping in the hay loft. Loss, $800; partly insured. Caught on a Shaft. Graceville, Minn., March 4——Thomas O’Phelen, a wheat buyer here, was accidentally caught on a shaft going at a high rate of speed which carried him around, almost killing him. He will recover. HEAVIEST OF THE SEASON. Snow and Wind Hold High Car- nival. Milwaukee, March 7.—Milwaukee ex- was tied up and the city lines were kept open only. by the constant aid of snow ploys. The storm increased in fury toward night, the snow turning to sleet. The steam roads report trains Tunning only a little behind time, None of the steamers left port last night, as the harbor is ice bound, and vessel craft could make little or no headway One of the Pere Marquette line steam- ers, bound for Luddington, is stuck in the ice about a quarter of a mile from the entrance of the river. It is re- ported that fifteen or twenty passen- gers are on board. The vessel is not believed to be in any danger, as the ice is of a slush variety. A special from Racine says eleven passengers were snowbound in an elec- tric car bound from Milwaukee, eight miles from Racine, all day Sunday. There was no food to be had except what lunch the motorman and con- ductor had with them. The car men divided their meals with the passen- gers. After considerable trouble-the car was gotten out of the drift and the passengers reached their destination in safety. From all parts of the state reports are received of severe snow and wind storms. -0- La Crosse, Wis.,. March 7. — Fully eight inchés of snow in the last twen- ty-four hours, accompanied by a high northeast wind and a fall of thirty degrees in temperature, is the record of the weather in this vicinity. Chicago Suffers Severely. Chicago, March 7.—The most disa- greeable storm of the winter set in yesterday afternoon and at midnight showed no sign of abating. Snow fell during the afternoon—not in flakes— but in little icy pellets that almost cut the skin when they were carried along by the full force of the thirty-mile wind that blew during the afternoon, At night the snow turned to sleet, and from that into rain and then back into sleet again and then both at once. The rain froze as it fell and caused dozens of persons to injure themselves on the icy sidewalks, and seriously menaced all branches of the public service in which wires are used. Sleet and Snow in Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa, March 6. — Sleet and snow have been falling all over Iowa, for twenty hours, and at 7 o’clock last night there was about six | inches of sleet and snow on the ground here. Reports from Dubuque, Sioux City, Council Bluffs and other places indicate the storm is general. Street ear traffic has been badly interferred with but thus far the railroads have not suffered. MYSTERIOUS BANK ROBBERY. $17,000 Removed From the Vaults, but How It Was Done Is a Mys- tery. Otiumwa, Iowa, March 7.—The town of Farmington was’ thrown into great excitement yesterday afternoon when Cashier Barry Wier opened the vaults of the Farmers’ bank and found the interior had been rifled of a large por- tion of its’ contents. It is a mystery how it could have been possible for robbers to get into the vault as the lock showed no indication of having been tampered with, and the single door to the bank was locked as usual. It was claimed that nearly $17,000 was secured by the robbers, but the officials z ae bank say the amount taken was 1,700. HARVEY, N. D., HAS A FIRE. German State Bank and a Millinery Store Burned Out. Harvey, N. D., March 7.—Fire com- pletely destroyed the German State bank building and Lena Hanson’s millinery store. The stock in the lat- ter was partially saved. Hanchett’s law office was badly scorched. ‘The entire loss is $3,000, mostly covered by insurance. The fire started in the pank, and but for the extraordinary efforts of the citizens the whole town would haye burned, Although the bank lost all its stationary and fixtures it was ready for business in other quarters at 9 o’clock in the morning. HORSES CREMATED. Eighteen Burned in a Livery Stable Fire at Sisseton, S. D. . Sisseton, S. D., March 7.—The N. J. Prior livery stable property and the Pulver house burned. Highteen horses and one cow, together with the entire contents of ihe barn, were consumed. The loss is $5,000; insured for $1,400. Infected Sheep. Dickinson, N. D., March 7. + Sheep men are much exercised over the preaking out of scab among sheep in the northern part of Stark county. It is believed that a large range of coun- try was infected last season by the grazing of the Jandell drove of sheep which was shipped in from Washing- ton. The owners of these Western sheep were not required to pass inspec- tion upon entering this state, and now the local sheepmeg have to suffer the penalty of non-enforcement of inspec- tion laws. Shoe Store Robbed. Clear Lake, Iowa, March 7.—W. H. Bromley’s shoe store was entered by thieves and fifty pairs of shoes were taken.’ The loss is about $200. There have been no arrests, but a gang of Italian peddlers are under suspicion. To Be Stubbornly Fought. Black River Falls, Wis., March 7. — The spring term of the circuit court has opened here. The calendar is a short one, but the lawyers predict a Jong term, as several of the cases will be stubbornly fought. ~ 2. Bias bot Cancale 2 * 2 a ss CODGRESS RESUME OF THE i | WEEK’S PROCEEDINGS, 2 2 & @& B + @ @ The House. Washington, March 1. — The battle royal over ihe Porto Rican tariff bill ended in the house yesterday in a vie- tory for the Republicans. The bill, amended as agreed upon at the con- ference of Republicans on Monday night so as to reduce the tariff from 25 to 15 per cent of the American tariff and limiting its life to two years, was passed by a vote of 172 to 161. Six Republicans, Messrs. Crumpacker of Indiara, Fletcher and Heatwole of Minnesota, Littlefield of Maine, Lori- mer of Illinois and McCall of Massa- chusetts voied with the opposition, and four Democrats, Messrs. Davey and Meyer of Louisiana, Devries of Cali- fornia and Sibley of Pennsylvania voted with the Republicans, for the bill. In addition, Mr. Warner (Rep., Ill.) was paired against the bill with Mr. Boutelle (Rep., Maine) for it. Two other Republicans, Mr. Lane of Iowa and Mr. F and unpaired. They were understood to be against the bill. Four Demo- erats who were opposed to the bill, Messrs. Fleming of Georgia, Small of North Carclina, Smith of Kentucky and Stallings of Alabama, were absent and unpaired. Herculean efforts had been made to get out the full vote, and this ledto some remarkable inci- dents. Six men were brought from beds of sickness, two of them from hospitals. Mr. Brownlow of Tennes- see was brought in a carriage, ac- companied by his wife and physician. He sat bendled up near the entrance until his yote was given and then withdrew. It was felt that the strain would be severe on him, but when Mr. Tawney, the Republican whip, urged that the bill might be lost by this one vote, Mr. Brownlow. said: “I would rather lose my life than see this bill lost.” ‘The first test was a substitute offered by Mr. McCall on behalf of the opposition. It was the original Payne bill for free trade with Porto Rico, and was defeated, 160 to 174. A motion to recommit it, which followed, ued a similar fate, being lost, 160 to 172. The Senate. Notwithstanding the agreement made by the senate to vote on the Ha- waiian government bill at yesterday’s session, the final vote on the measure was pestponed until 4 o’clock to-day. Practically no progress was made on the bill, although it was under consid- eration nearly four hours. Mr. Al- drich, chairman of the finance com- mittee, at the opening of the session, made an explanatiofi of the work of the conferees on the financial measure, his statement resulting in an unex+ pected and spirited debate. One of the features of the session was the speech of Mr. McLaurin (S. C.) on the Philippine question. He was the first Democratic senator to expzess himself for expansion. He scouted what he called the “bugaboo of imperialism,” with which some of his colleagues were trying to frighten people, de- clared the question was not one of politics, and maintained the acquisi- tion of the Philippines would be of immense advantage to this country, especially to the South, by opening to the United States the trade of the Ori- ent. The Senate. to turn over the islands to the Filipinos The House. Washington, March 2.—The bill pro- viding a form of government for the territory of Hawaii was passed by the senate yesterday without division. Mr. Calhoun has had charge of the measure. Mr. Clay of Georgia deliv- ered'a carefully prepared speech on the Philippines. He favored the adop- tion of the Bacon resolution declaring it to be the policy of the United States The Democrats scored their first vic- tory of the session in the house yester- day on the motion to take up the con- tested election case of Aldrich ys. Rob- bins, from the Fourth Alabama dls- trict. On two separate votes the Dem- ocrats, with the aid of two Republic- ans, Mr. Mondell of Wyoming and H. ©. Smith of Michigan, beat the Repub- licans on the question of consideration. An agreement was made’to consider the Loud bill, relating to second-class mail matter, March 20. A Dill was passed to grant an American register to the ship Windward, in which Lieut. Peary will make an attempt to reach the North Pole. i * as soon as a stable government could be established by them under the pro- tection of this country. At the in- stance of Mr. Foraker the Porto Rican tariff bill. was made the unfinished business and will be considered as soon as the conference report on the finance bill shall have been disposed of next Tuesday. The House. Washington, March 3.—Within two hours after a special message from the president recommending the immedi- ate passage of a bill to place in his hands all the moneys collected upon Porto Rican goods since the Spanish evacuation of the island, to be used for the relief of the Porto Ricans, had been read to the house yesterday the house had passed and sent to the sen- ate a bill to carry out the recommenda- tion. Mr. Cannon had a bill ready to carry the president’s recommendations into effect, and asked immediate con- sideration for it, and this was given. It was only when the debate opened, it had been agreed that twenty min- utes should be allowed on a side, that, under the lead of Mr. Bailey of Texas, the Democrats began lining up against the bill because it placed no limitation upon the president’s discretion in the use of the money. The bill was passed by a vote of 162 to 107, 13 Dem- ocrats, 2 Populists and 2 Silver Re- ris of Indiana, were absent | publicans voting with the Republic- ans in the affirmative. The Message. 7 “To the Senate and House of Representa- tives: Since the evacuation of Porto Rico by the Spanish forces on the 18th day of October, 1898, the United States has col- lected on products coming from that ain products entering into Porto Rico, I did not have the power to remit or modify duties on Porto Rican products coming into the ports of the United States. In view of the pressing necessity for im- mediate revenue in Porto Rico for con- ducting the government there, and for the extension of puv..ec education and in view also of the provisional legislation just in- augurated by the house of representatives, and for the purpose of making the princi- ple embodied in that legislation applicable to the immediate past as well as to the immediate future, I recommend that the above sum ‘so collected and the sums hereafter collected under existing laws shall, without waiting for the enactment of the general legislation now pending, be appropriated for the use and benefit of the island. —William McKinley. “Executive Mansion, March 2, 1900.” The Senate. Washington, March 5. — The senate held a brief session, adjourning early on account of the death of Representa- tive Epe®of Virginia. During the ses- sion Mr. Ross of Vermont spoke in op- position to the seating of M. S. Quay. and Mr. Teller spoke in criticism of the conference report upon the cur- reicy bill. A number of private pen- sion bills were passed during the day. The House. In the house a joint resolution was passed for the government acquisition of 2 certain reservation of giant trees in California, also one for extending the time for building a bridge across the Missouri river at Yankton, S. D. A bill was passed to authorize the con- struction of a bridge across Rainy river, Minnesota, between Rainy lake and the mouth of Rainy river. The Senate. Washington, Mareh 6—Senaior Da- vis of Minnesota yesterday offered an amendment to the Porto Rican tariff bill in the senate. Its effect is to have the tariff laws of the United States ap- plied to Porto Rico upon foreign im- ports only, allowing absolute free trade between the United States and Porto Rico. He also proposes a new section, as follows: , For the purpose of this act the fol- lowing provisions of the constitution of the United States are hereby ex- tended and made appiicable to Porto Rico: “The cotgress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imports and excises, to pay the debts and pro- vide for the common defense and gen- eral welfare of the United States, but all duties, imports and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. “No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion te the census of enumeration hereinbe- fore directed to be taken. “No preference shall be given by any regulaticn of commerce or reyenue to the ports of one state over those of another; nor shall vessels bound to or from one state be obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in any other.” Mr. Carter of Montana dealt vigor- ously with the Quay case in the sen- ate sterday in the course of an ex- planation stating why he will vote for the former senator from Pennsylvania notwithstanding he voted against the ~ seating of Mr. Corbett in the last congress. The near approach to the time of voting on the conference re- port of the financial bill brought out two speeches on the measure, one by Mr. Fairbanks of Indiana and the oth- er by Mr. Butler of North Carolina. The House. Considerable miscellaneous business, much of it of a minor character, was transacted in the house yesterday. During consideration of a bill to incor- porate the Frederick Douglas Memory and Historical association the speaker and Mr. Bailey of Texas exchanged sharp words and the latter filibustered and finally prevented the final passage of the bill by demanding the reading of the engrossed bill. The bill proposes to collect at the residence of the late Frederick Douglas in this city a record of anti-slavery movement. Mr. Under- wood of Alabama was appointed to the vacancy on the committee on ways and means which it was understood was originally reserved for Gen. Wheeler had he returned to congres: The early part of the session was ¢ jevoted to District of Columbia business. Caddy Acquitted. Deadwood, S. D., March 7.—The jury in the case of Herbert D. Caddy, who has been on trial for several days in the circuit court here for the attempt- ed robbery of M? R. Russell, brought in a verdict of acquittal, which is a sur- prise to a good many people who heard the trial through. Sawed His Throat. Houghton, Mich., March 7. — Tim Harrington, the young man who at- tempted suicide at the Phoenix mine Friday, is dead. Harrington attempted to,cut his throat with a dull handsaw. failing in this he secured a sharp saw and inflicted such injuries that he died from loss of blood. Senator Wolcott Divorced. Denver, Colo, March 7. — Before Judge Allen, of the district court, Mrs. Frances M. Wolcott w: yesterday granted an absolute divorce from Sen- ator Edward O. Wolcott on the ground of desertion. The complaint was not filed until yesterday. Senator Wolcott was not present and no evidence was introduced for the defense. Briefs Are Submitted. Louisville, Ky., March 6.—The briefs in the case of Beckham vs. Taylor and Taylor vs. Beckham, involving the question as to who is the legal gov- ernor of Kentucky, were filed in the circuit court yesterday afternoon. A decision is not expected until the end of the week. Shot by a Mob. ‘ Charlotte, N. C., March 7.—For as- saulting an eight-year-old girl at Clyde, N. C., Sunday afternoon, Geo. Ratliffe was shot to death by a mob in the jail at Waynesville, N. C., early yesterday. i Killed by treet Car. Burlington, Iowa, March 7. — A. L. Thornton, a farmer seventy years