The Beaver Herald, 1895-02-07

rclvablo for customs dues after JMyl neit, furnished tho principal theme of dlnennslon. Mr. Saycrs' proposition was defeated, while that of Mr. Coombs wns carrlod without divis division. - ion. division. Tho majority report In tho Judge Hlck enso, rofuslng to profor charges, was presented, and Mr. llatlcy (Tex ) rccolvcd permission to present n minority roport. Tiik senato furthor continued the Hawaiian debate on tho :3th. Senator Lodge replied to tho remarks of Senator Mills, denying tho chnrgo mado that Now Kngland held Hawaiian bonds. Senator Fryo followed In n very severe opech, also declaring the charge untrue. At the conclusion ot tho debate a vote was taken. Tbo policy of tho administration was sustained: tiy a voto of 21 yeas tc E! nays. Mr. Pcttlcrow voting with tho democrats and 1'cffer with tha republicans. After deciding toglvo tho bank bankruptcy - ruptcy bankruptcy bill tho right of way tho senato ad adjourned - journed adjourned ...After routine business tho houso went Into commltteo of tho wholo to consider tho bill repealing that part of the tariff bill of 1891 In regard to differentials on sugars Import Imported - ed Imported from bounty paying countries. Tho 'debate continued until after B o'clock when the house adjourned. THEitB wns a small attendance In tho sen ato until noon on tho I8th, but when It was announced that a special message on tbo finan financial - cial financial situation would bo sont In by the presi president - dent president vacant scats wcro soon occupied nnd tho galleries filled. At noon tho message was ro ro-colvod - colvod ro-colvod and tho closest attention given to Its reading. Tho message was refcrrod to tbo flnnnco committee, nnd the senate then con considered - sidered considered tho houso bill (with eenuto amend amendments) - ments) amendments) disapproving tho agreement with tho Southern Uta, Indians, providing for removal from Colorado to Utah and locating others in Now Mexico. Tho bill finally passed ...Soon after the houso met the president's mossago wns read and referred to tho banking commlt commltteo. - teo. commltteo. Mr. Springer presented what was known as tho ndmtnlstratlon currency bill, which went to tho samo coaadttoo. Tho house thon. In commltteo ot tho wholo, furthor considered tho sugar differential bill, pending which tho houso adjourned. In tho senate, on tho 29th Mr. Mandorson of offered - fered offered a resolution directing the flnnnco com committee - mittee committee to report a bill for tho. relief ot tho a treasury. The resolution ombodted tho re requirements - quirements requirements of such bill. It looks to n com compromise - promise compromise mcasuro on tho administration plan. In presenting the resolution Mr. Mandersoa spoko In favor ot compromlso and concession on the part ot senators In order to meet the re-'' qulrcmonts ot tho treasury. Mr. Toller promptly replied that no uoh -iBefiMUs) pass tho nrescnt rnnirrnnsT ifWitnrIVl - . .... ' . ." -i. . 7 1- rr.'-a passcn, ana ma remainaer e3 The house engaged In a losrtt! It'.ng riobaUi on the pending differential '9 bill. General dobato on tho bill then closed and, tho moasuro was further discussed tinder tho Hvo-inlnuta rulo and tho bill finally passed yeas, CM: nays, 31 and at 5:35 o'clock tho house adjournod. An animated discussion of tho financial situ situation - ation situation took placo In the senato on tho 30th. Mr. Cullom presented dispatches from Chicago bankors urging tho adoption of tho president's! suggestions, and Mr. Vest presented similar petitions from tho St. Louis chamber of com commerce, - merce, commerce, which, ho Raid, did not represent tho sentiments of tho people of Missouri or the country on tho financial situation. Mr. Vest declared against tho policy of tho president and declared ho would never voto to Issuo bonds to securo gold and place tho country on a single standard. Ho did not bellvo tho llnnnco com commltteo - mltteo commltteo would ugrco upon any measure to report, to tbo senato, but party fealty would never lead him to vote to fix tho gold standard upon tho country. Mr. Sherman spokn for the first time on tho financial question. "Wo havo reached tho point," he said, "whero wo aro being told that no relief will bo glvon the country unless wo oonccdo tho f reo coinage ot stiver," lie bo bo-llovod - llovod bo-llovod such a concession would bo disastrous. If thcro was to bo a cholco ho believed In taking that metal recognized by tho world as the best, but ho did not believe such a choice Impera Imperative - tive Imperative Ho still bolloved that both mctnU could bo used. Other senators took part In the dis discussion - cussion discussion and regular routlno business followod. ....The houso considered all day the bill to fund the debt due the government from. tho Union l'ucltlo and Kansas PaclUo roads with 3-per-cont. fifty-year bonds. While the senato was wearily considering considering-tho - tho considering-tho District of Columbia bill on tho 31st, the condition of the treasury was suddenly sprung Ly Mr. Gorman In a vigorous speech In which 1 ho charged that tbo secretary of tho treasury was keeping back tho truo condition of affairs and ho defended the senato from tho chargo3 made of Its Inefficiency or unwillingness to do something to furnish relief. The result was tbo adoption of several resolutions calling- on tho secretary for full Information as to- tho condition ot tbo treasury, nnd what legisla legislation - tion legislation Is necessary to relief e It... -The house de devoted - voted devoted six hours to debato on tho Facitlo rail railroad - road railroad funding bill and It was. still unr con consideration - sideration consideration at adjournment. The lienstly Urautlful Came Dw. Poto Amsterdam! You look as if yo had tho blues. What's, tho matter with you, anyhow? Johnnie Malier I've-got good reason to feel blue. "What havo you been doing?" "Well, you know that for Boveral years past wo'vo not had any sleigh sleighing - ing sleighing worth speaking of in Now York." "Yes, there was hardly any snow." "WolU thinking It would bo that way this year I invited live young ladles to whom 1 am engaged to go sleigh riding. And tho hlro of a horso nnd sleigh Is flvo dollars every time. Well, If I mysteriously disappear until next spring you needn't bo surprised. I never was in such a hideous fix In all uir natural llfo." Texas Sittings. Wide for the Mark. Dusty Rhodes I've been a prisoner In a box car all tho -way from Omaha to Now York, Fits William Why didn't you get out at a transfer station? r. Dusty Khodos Door shrunk; "car loaded with dried apples and export beer. N. Y. World. Some Caution Neceisary. First Hurglar Everything is fixed. You an' mo Is to enter tho houso an' bvlng out the things, and Hill an' Jim will bo on the outside, with four or llvo wagons to loud 'cm In. Second Hurglar (doubtfully) Batter uot pet moro'n four wtigous. I'm afraid flvo might attract tho attention of tho pcrllce. X. Y." Weekly,. t-ho Couldn't lie lllaiueU. "Wero you surprised wha Charley i&ked you to be his wife?" ' "Surprised Is no nam for U. Wky, Hollo, I never gave UUs any "irovo Uon." Judge, "

Gloanod By Telegraph and I&aiL rnitSON'AI. ANI roMTIOAI.. Fkancois CintTAtN Canhoiikut, tho last Held marshal of France, died on the 28th, after a long Illness, aged SO years. Tiik statement was made by one of tho prominent labor leaders in tho United States that the position of pres president - ident president of tho Universal Labor union, which is now in process of organiza organization, - tion, organization, would bo tendorcd to Gov. John P. Altgeld, of Illinois, within a short time. PnKtfmn.vr Ci.kvki.am) sent a special message to congress on tho 28th on the necessity for prompt financial legisla legislation. - tion. legislation. He reviewed the recent bond Is Issues - sues Issues and confessed his reluctance to is issuing - suing issuing any more with no better results than had lately followed that course, but he was anxious to meet every na national - tional national obligation with tho strictest honor. Tiikiik will be an Important meeting in Washington of men interested in tho arbitration bills now betoro congress. Chairman McCann of tho houso com committee - mittee committee on labor, expected the chiefs of tho order of railroad conductors, fire firemen, - men, firemen, trainmen, engineers nnd brake brake-men, - men, brake-men, to confer together nnd, with Attorney-General Olney and Strike Com Commissioner - missioner Commissioner Kornan, to appear before tho committee on labor. It was under understood - stood understood that they favored tho Olney plan, and that tho members of tho strike commission wore willing to accept that, with minor amendments, as a substi substitute - tute substitute for Wright's bill. It was reported in Colon that serious trouble had occurred ir ihe interior. Troops had been sent to Gauca, the largest of the departments of Colombia. TliK senate committee on privileges and elections has voted that as tho 4th of March was so near, when tho term of Senator Martin, of Kansas, would expire, it was inexpedient to give any further hearings in tho case of Ally vb. Martin. Thk two houses of tho Arkansas legislature balloted separately for United States senator on the 29th, nnd Jnmes II. Uerry, democrat, the present ineuinbcut, was chosen. Tho election of Uerry was to bo declared in joint session on the 30th. Tiik house labor committee has agreed to report favorably the labor arbitration bill prepared by Attorney Attorney-General - General Attorney-General Olney as amended at the in instance - stance instance of tho representatives of rail railroad - road railroad employes who were in Washiug Washiug-'ton. - 'ton. Washiug-'ton. Tun btate department at Washington has been Informed by our minister at Madrid that the Spanish senate has placed tho United States again in tho most favored nation column as to duties on imports into Cuba and Porto Hlco. This restores tho customs rates under which tho United States has en enjoyed - joyed enjoyed a largo trade In Hour, bread bread-stuffs, - stuffs, bread-stuffs, lard niid other products with those countries. Tiik senato has ratified tho treaty with Japan. ( Wr.l Hai Wra was captured by tho Japanese after two days' skirmishing. Tho Chinese bolted when tho actual assault was made. It Is stated that their loss was 2,000 men. It was re reported - ported reported that during tho fighting all the Chinese men-of-war and ships in tho harbor sailed away uninjured. Tiurrepubliean caucus at Olympla, Wash., nominated Congressman John L. Wilson for United States bonator. Wilson received 44 votes; nccessar' to a choice, 41. Tiik twenty-seventh annual conven convention - tion convention of the National American Woman's Suffrago association was called to or order - der order at Atlanta, tin., on tho 31st by Miss Susua 15 Anthony, its president. The stage wab decorated with Hags of the national and btnte suffrage organi organizations - zations organizations and tho members of the con convention - vention convention all wore yellow badges. Hev. Anna Howard Shaw openod the pro proceedings - ceedings proceedings with prayer. Tho roll of del delegates - egates delegates was called by Miss Alice Stone Blaekwell, recording secretary, and a majority of tho states were found to bo represented. misci;luni:oi;s. Thk National Hoard of Trade, In boi. boi.-slon - slon boi.-slon at Washington, adopted a report recommending in caso the present con gress falls to pass legislation to relieve the present financial situation, tho wholo thing be referred 1jy congress to a monetary commission. Resolu Resolutions - tions Resolutions were nlso adopted favoring tho enactment of a uniform trade mark law; recommending that congress ac accord - cord accord to tho interstate commerce com commission - mission commission such amendment of the laws as may bebt promote the uilicleney of Its supervision of railroads; and favoring the adoption of an American bysfem of naval reserves. A lioir.Klt In tho Denver (Col.) Tram Tramway - way Tramway Co.'s powerhouse exploded, kill killing - ing killing two men outright and injuring a number of others, ona of whom will die. The exploded boiler Hew over 500 feet and the force f, tho explosion wrecked tho entire, brilldlng, dajAuiy dajAuiy-ing - ing dajAuiy-ing property valued at' 3100,000. -P The house committee on commerce has ngrced upon a bill to punish train wreckers and robbers with death in case any ono is killed, and with from one to twenty years imprisonment when no fatality attends the vreck or hold-up. It was reported ou the 29th that many congressmen believed gold would soon bell at a premium, because the treasury had only a few millions in free gold, tho great bulk of tho reserve being in' bullion aud the mints could only coin about 81,500,000 a week. Mastku Wohkman Connelly made tho offer on behalf of tho Brooklyn trolley strikers to tho railway officials to return to work upon the terms which they were working for when tho men went out, President Lewis replied that tho men would bo given employment on thoso terms where there were vacancies to be filled, but that he would in no case discharge now men to make vacancies for tho old. Two disturbers were shot on the 28th, one seriously, and thcro was a good deal of IpettY rioting.

North Gormn.n Lloyd Stoivmor Sunk in n. Collision. trr Three Hundred I'rrxnn tin Down with tlm lll-1'nti-il WmcI SIciiiiin KiiKiilfhiMl In Twrnty Mlniitrs After llplng Struck. London, Jan. 31. Tho North Gorman Lloyd steamship IClbe, bound from Bremen for New York, was sunk In n collision with tho British steamer Crathlo fifty miles off Lowestoft early yesterday morning. Sho carried 380 Fouls. Hut twenty-ono survivors havo been landed, but n fow others may still be afloat in one of tho ship's small boats. From tho details now at hand it la learned tho Hlbo was proceeding along at her usual rate of spcod and keeping tho ordinary lookouts. Tho night was dark, but tliero was no galo. Sudden Suddenly - ly Suddenly tho forward lookout on the rilbo re reported - ported reported to tho officer on deck that the lights of a steamer were close aboard over tho port bow. Before tho course of tho Klbo could bo changed so as to sheer her off from tho approaching steamer tho latter struck her just about tho engine room, going through her plates as though they wcro paste pasteboard - board pasteboard and slicking her nose almost completely through tho hull ot the Kibe. For a time she hold the El bo on her nose, but then her engines woro re reversed - versed reversed aud sho backed out of tho aper aperture - ture aperture sho had made. As sho did so tho water rushed Into tho Elbo'ln a torrent nnd sho began immediately to sottle. Tho officer in cliargo of the ship at o.i co saw she was doomed and gave hurried orders to clear away the life boats for launching. Three ot the boats woro cleared and lowered but one of them Bhortly after It got clear of the steamer, capsized and It is thought that nil occupants wero drowned. Tho first boat contained tlio third officer, chief engineer, purser and about twenty of tho passengers. Thoy wcro picked up by a fishing smack and taken to Lowe Lowestoft. - stoft. Lowestoft. From tho survivors it is learned that as soon as tho Crathlo backed away from tho Klbo, tho in-rushing water flooded tho aft of tho engine room sa quickly that nobody bolow decks in that part of tho ship had an opportu opportunity - nity opportunity to escape. Tho shock of tho col liblon was comparatively ellght in view of tho damage done, but this is ex explained - plained explained by tho fact that It was a direct cutting blow. Nearly all tho passen gers wero asleep at tho time, but many of them wero awakened by tho shock, slight as it vas. Thoy could hear the rush of tho rapid inflowing water nnd with crlcrf of terror sought to make their way to tho upper deck. The steamer being loaded by tho Btcrn, water naturally rushed aft, and thlj allowed many of tho passengers for forward - ward forward to reach tho deck. In the case of tho baloon passengers, howovcr, tho result was fatal. As they rushed from their stato rooms into tho saloon thoy woro caught by tho torrent, against which It was impossible foi them, to mnice headway. Thoy wero caught u) and swept aft toward tho cock pit, whoro thoy wcro drowned bo bo-foro - foro bo-foro tho ship foundered. Altogether, about fifty of tho passengers reached tho deck whero tho wildest confusion existed. Wild rushes wcro mado for tho boats, but tho torrlblo excitement prevailing impeded tlio efforts of those who wero trying .to clear thorn away. Many heart-rending scenes wero wit- nesbod between parents and children in tho fow moments preceding the sink sinking - ing sinking of tho vessel. -t Tliero is bomo disagreement among tlio survivors as to tho number of boats that were launched. Ono sur survivor, - vivor, survivor, Karl A. Hoffman, declares that only two boats wero launched. Oue ol these was swamped instantly, and only ono of its occupants, a girl named Anna Boecker, who was bound for Southampton, was rescued. Sho clung to a piece of wreckage which she giasped so tightly that it was onh; with difficulty that sho was drugged into tho second bo.it She was just re returning - turning returning from tho death bed of her father and mother. Meanwhile tho cry was raised on the doomed vessel for the women and chil children - dren children to go over to tho other sido ot the steamer away from tho port sido, in which was tho great gaping hole caused by tho Crathle. Tho half-fainting women nnd terror-stricken children hurried to tho btarboard side, but thoy had bcarcely reached tho boats when tho huge vessol lifted her bows high in tlio air and then slowly and silently bauk, stern ''oremost, beneath the wavos, taking with her her human freight. Barely twenty minutes elapsed between the collision and tho sinking of tho steamer. A heavy sea was run running - ning running and the wind, which was from tho east southeast, was bitterly cold. Tho small boat containing tho sur survivors - vivors survivors tossed about until 11 o'clock In tho morning. Several vessols wcro sighted in tho meantime, but they mado no replies to tho signals that wcro bet for them. Tlio survivors wero nearly frozen, having hardly any clothing, and their sufferings wero in intense. - tense. intense. Hventually tho fishing smack Wild Flower saw tho signals and bora down on the boat. In a short tlmo the survivors were taken aboard of her. Mr. Karl Hoffman, Anna Hoffman and Henry Hoffman, of Grand Island, Neb., wcro among tho cabin passen passengers. - gers. passengers. Mr. Karl Hoffman is among tho survivors, but his wifo aud sou wcro lost. Distribution of t'u-Operatlto Kiirnlngs. Hf.KHAltT. Ind., Jjiu. 31. Tho unique innovation was witnessed last night ot tho public distribution of 815,000 to tho operatives of the manufactory ot Con Congressman - gressman Congressman Charles Glrard Conn. Mr. Conn, who Is now the proprietor of tho Washington Times, successfully estab established - lished established his factory on tho co-oporativo plan In 1S91, and each year Jm wit witnessed - nessed witnessed an lncrcat.o of profits. Lust night 2,000 porsons tilled tho Hucltlen opera houso and lustily cheered tho name of Mr. Conn. Letters of regret wero received from a number of con congressmen - gressmen congressmen and United States senator?

rear, were loft bohlnd aud sho ruf hod back for tlicm nnd all three . ere burned to death. jm ll.vuitm Stkvknso.v, colored, lu-as hanged at Dawson, Ga., for tin murder of .1. G. Wells, white, last year. All the testimony was circumstantial, lie protested his innocence on tho gallows aiid begjred the sheriff to discover tho real murderer and bring him to justice. Tin: officials of tho North German Lloyd say there were 331 persons on board the Elbe, which was sunk through n collision with another steamship off the coast of England, of whom twouty wcro known to bo saved, making a total of 314 persons drowned. Tub Denver, Col., Kocky Mountain Nowb published a dispatch from Gen, J. It. Weaver saying that as the presi president - dent president had Ignored silver nnd roitorated his purpose to force upon the people the single gold standard and had called for tho destruction of tho greenbacks nnd the issue of gold bonds, tho peoplo in all sections of tho country ought to unite in opposition to the scheme and meet tho Issue presented. In order to go on witli tho trolley strike at Brooklyn Master Workman Connelly has decided to Issuo bonds on tho credit of his organization to tho amount of 8100,000. The denomina denominations - tions denominations will bo small. Now York trades tradesmen - men tradesmen have offered to accept tho notes for provision-) in lieu of money. Tiik Japanese licet made an attack on Woi-Hai-Wcl on the 20th and tho Chinese fleet and shore batteries opened fire and repulsed them. At tho samo time tho Japanese mado a land attack on tho same placo which was also re repelled - pelled repelled by tho Chinese. Tho Japanese losses amounted -to more than 300 killed and wounded. Several foreign foreigners - ers foreigners were said to bo assisting tho Chi Chinese. - nese. Chinese. Tin: question of holding institutes in tho-west for the henofltof teachers and others in the Indian scrvlco was recent recently - ly recently under consideration at tho Indian bureau. It was reported that Cherokee 15111, the notorious negro Cherokee outlaw, was captured on tho 30th near Nowata, I. T. Vigo Andkhson, solo flute player oi Theodore Thomas' orchestra nnd one of tho noted men in his profesi ion, gave a muslcalo to his friends at hli home In Chicago and then killed him himself - self himself before his guests and at tho feet of a young woman, to whom ho was said to have been engaged. Tiik United States assistant attorney' general has decided that the scheme frequently resorted to by merchants of offering to eacli purchaser of a. desig designated - nated designated value of goods a numbered check and giving a prize to tho party holding a certain ono constitutes a lot lottery. - tery. lottery. David Hampton, who cut tho throat of Mrs. Aherns, a woman of 70, and robbed her of her money, was electro electrocuted - cuted electrocuted at Sing Sing, N. Y., on tho 28th. Tin: Chicago board of tradu markets were wildly excited on the 29th and mado a sensational decline affected by heavy soiling under the Iniluenee of tho gold exports scare'and tho strained financial conditions. Cash wheat went below all former records and wab worth only l'J cents a lushel. tiii; i..vri:sr. Washington, Feb. 2. The personal encounter between Mr. l!reckenrld,'o of Kentucky, vt ho figure! In the no notorious - torious notorious breach of promise suit lust summer, ami Mr. Heard of Missouri, who has been a member of the houso for ten ycais, overshadowed In Im Importance - portance Importance all elho that occurred in tho house yesterday and was almost tho only theme of conversation. Thcro was i, lenso excitement when thett gentlemen came to b ows In the center of the aisle. For three or four min utes there was a wild sci amble which resembled a football rush, while all tho members of the houso crowded In Into - to Into the aibles and wildest confusion reigned. Toi-EKA, Kan., Feb. 2. Yesterday afternoon the state board of railroad commissloncis was named by tho ex executive - ecutive executive council. Tho new commission commissioners - ers commissioners aro J. M. Simpson, of McPherson, Joseph W. Low c, of Washington, Sam Samuel - uel Samuel T. Howe, of Topeka. Lowo is tho democratic member and tho other two are republicans. Simpson la elected for a term of three year, Lowe for two years and Howe for a term of ono year. Lkavknwouth, Kan., Feb. 2. At 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a special Santa Fo train steamed out of Topekq for Leavenworth, the home of United States Senator-elect Hake, witli nearly 300 people aboard, includ including - ing including Governor Morrill, wife and daugh daughter, - ter, daughter, tho members of tho houto and senate and their ladies, the state officers and their, ladles and tho cor correspondents - respondents correspondents of the. dally sapors In the legislature. ThoNccaslon of I his joyful event was the banquet tendered by the citizens of Leavenworth, tt the legislature of Kansas in honor of the election of their townsman, Luclcn Baker to the United States senate. AunoitA, Mo., Feb. 2. Uev. Hud Ellis, pastor of the Methodist church at Clay Hill, bouth of this city, sliof, and killed his wife, little 7-yeur oltj1 daughter and himself yesterday. Ellli and his wife had some words about j trade he was going to make, when lij drew his revolver and shot Ills win twice in tho neck. Ho then bhot hi, . 1.1 llttlo girl three times. Ho reloaded his revolver and wont to tho house T his brother, thiee miles distant an into a bedroom, placing tho revolve to his breast, ho fired, the ball pent trating hla heart.

LEGISLATURE NEWS. Mil IntroiliKjf Ijto Cronto tlio Oillpu . 4,ot'XJii.tjj Attorney. llesnliitlnn to President t:ivi"luml--lllll Inlroilurril Croutlni; Olllrn or Ciittlo Inspector nml Drllnliik' Dutlm Tlio Ofiiiilj-Ciiutsoii Content. l'ltOCKKIHNOS HKVKNTI-.KNTH DAY. Senator Doom's contempt bill was passed in tho afternoon iu tho council and Senator Sco't's bill providing that civil cases be tried the same term of the district court that they are entered for Issue, was umli-r consideration in tho committee of the wholo. Tho houso passed House Bill No. 24 providing for tlio duties of road over over-beers, - beers, over-beers, tho method of procvedure, and the punishment for non performuueo of their duties. l'ilOCKKDINOS KIOHTKKNTII DAY. Senator Hay introduced a bill In tho council which proposes to create tho office of district attorney in each ju judicial - dicial judicial district to .ssist tltu. county at attorney - torney attorney in criminal prosecutions. The bill provides that each district attorney bl.all receivo 82,000 a year. There are five such districts The council was in tho commltteo rooms most of the day and did not In Introduce - troduce Introduce any bills of importance. Tlio houso considered House Bill No. 37 In tho commltteo of tho whole It provides that county commissioners whero thcro is no court house built furnish quarters for the county officials and ono flro proof safo vault for tho safe keeping of records. The Gandy-Coulson contest was to have been up today but on account of the absence of Mr. Cousou who was kept at homo by tho snow blockade It was postponed. 1'ItOCEKDlNOS NI.NETHKNTH DAY House Bill No. 41, introduced by Mr. Nesbltt, by request, is entitled "An act pertaining to animals and to crcnto the ofllco of county Inspector of hides and animals and proscribing the duties thereof." Tho bill piovhles that tho inspector hhall receive five cents a head for all cattle inspected up to ono bundled, nnd three cents ahead for all over one hundred. ' Tho owners of cattle aro required to register them with tho Inspector, and ho Is required to keep a description of them and if branded the kind of brand, and n butcher must when he kills any, shin them, hide, hoofs nnd horns, and keep tho said hldo at least five days tor tho Inspector to compaie with his record. This bill 1i its operation would re quire moie attention on tho part of tho farmer than all other intcicbts com combined. - bined. combined. A resolution was introduced addiess addiess-ed - ed addiess-ed to President Cleveland, by Mr. Boycr, declaring that tho issuance of more bonds was not for tho beft inter interests - ests interests of tho people, as advised in his message, and Dclegalo Flynn was in instructed - structed instructed to present tho bamo to 'tho president. Tho resolution was tabled. Bills were passed by both houses legalizing tho orgnnlntlon of tlio c'tiesof Hcnnessoy and Edinond. Each had a defect that it was necessary to hao remedied by such nn act in order to secure title to property. Tho council passed a bill provided for the punishment of those wearing false badges of beciet societies. J was introduced by Senator Oiner. The matter of tho contract with pri private - vate private parties to have the insane kept at a sanitarium at Norman was brought up and had a hot discussion. Senator Boles declared that the contract should not bo confirmed by the legislature until nil the facts connected with it wcro known, as it involved tho bum of porhaps 8300,000 yearly. A bill introduced by Senator Prouty provided that iu all public places w'-ero a soldier Is competent to fill the office he shall be given preference. 1'ltOCKKDINOB TWUN'IIKTII DAY, The council decided by a vote of 8 to i that George II, Coulson was not el'gl el'gl-bio - bio el'gl-bio to his beat. The matter of the con contest - test contest came up in the council as a special order of business upon the report of the committee having charge of the contest. The commltteo reported four separate reports, two majority nnd two minority. The first mnjority re report - port report signed by Hay, Fegan, Orner and Prouty, recites that Mr. Gandy did not receive the plurality ofytho vote of his district for councillor; tho second signed by Hay, Allen and Fegan that Mr. Coulson at the time of the election was uot ellglblo to a seat in the Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma legislature for the reason that ho was at that time a mcmbe- of the Kansas legislature. Tho first minority i eport, signed by Prouty nnd Ornor, lecltcsthat Gandy is entitled to his seat and tho second, signed by Alios, that Coulson is entitled to his seat. RV 5 5-llTl. - llTl. 5-llTl. TrnublnTlAkelr to Follow. A Cross ftfopatch sayb: J. W. Lynch wliofto pV-?'t$to portion of Ponca ivcrut 'Yal been assailed in tho To t!w VjitltScourt on tlio rround of tonne, 'tm aSfifi-aiid. Satm-dnv Ktnnr.ii1 , . VTrl ... ... ... IV .w...,e oi tlio cuitors oi tlio Voiica City -mahawk, on tho street I unVitrwU i-Jlra when Shaver pulled ' Ills ,7 111 K nnflaMG , ill. txncin to.1 ha... ulg.Vby Jrtandcrs. Lynch rushed (Ub Bertyiwloon and asked for a ruH .Koaj'nefusod

rection. Grant Wheoler, a well known Arizona desperado, who Is believed to bo tlio fifth member of tlio bandits' party, purchased a quantity of gianl powdor in Wilcox on the tiny preceding tho robbery. Tho a Southern Pacific company and Wclls-Fargo Express Co. offer a joint reward of 8500 for each ol tho' robbers. The robbers left sovcral bags of gold and silver in and about tho car, not caring to take it on account of its wijlglit. All aro tl.ojght to have escaped to Mexico. Tho passengers on tlio train woro greatly terrified fot several hours. The loss Is wild to be between 850,000 and 875,000. MOTHER AND TWINS PERISH A Ca-.Stnrtnu Firn In l'tillmlrlnhln WliM Cntipn Tlirne Dimllift. Piiii.ADKi.i'iiiA, Fob. 1. In tho house of Conrad Zlndltnger, early this morn Ing, a houso cat jumped on a tablo aud upset n burning lamp. Tho burning oil fired the carpet, and tho flamci spread rapidly. Four of tho chil children - dren children ran screaming out into tho btrcot and ore boy shouted up the stain for his parents. The fathor awoko, but was too dazed to know what had happoncd and began to throw tho fur furniture - niture furniture out of tho window. Policeman Smith tried to send in an alarm Irom a box near the scone of tho fire, but It could not bo opened, and when tho fire engines did arrive Humes wcro burst bursting - ing bursting out of the Moors and windows. Mrs. indllngur, in tho meantime, had left the houso, but was horrified tc find that her twin childrdu, aged 1 year, had not been taken fyut. Slit rush back up tho smkolpiledtairwaj anil was ton ml with not children a fow minutes later. Tho m remon were compelled to cut a hole ins tho roof la order to get tho bodies ou$ BACK TO ITAY. Itullnns to Kuilcrato from IjOuUtnnii Biljrm I'liintiitlonii. Ni:w Oki.kanh, Feb. 1. Tho steam steamship - ship steamship Monte Hello leaves hero to-daj for Palermo, Italy, with over 501 Italians aboard, who aro returning t Italy to permanently reside. Most ot them camo to Louisiana to pernia. nently locato hero and went to worl on tho sugar plantations. The repea. of tho bounty law, which has been fol lowed by a cut In wages and a reduc reduction - tion reduction in tho number of hands employed has thrown most of the Italians out o! employment, and they have deter determined - mined determined to return homo or emigrate tc other countries. A general feeling ot unrest provatls among tlio Italians ol Louisiana, and it is expected that sov sovcral - cral sovcral thousand of them will emigrate during tho next few weeks. About 400 Now Orleans Italians hnvo also ro turned homo by way of New York. A MONETARY COMMISSION. ltrcommoniliittonii Mudo by the Nation: itnurit ot Truilo. Wabhinoton, Fob. 1. The National Board of Trade adopted tho report o tho finance commltteo recommending in case tlio present congress falls t pasb legislation to roliovo tho preson' financial situation, tho whole thing hi referred by congress to a monqtarj commission. Resolutions wcro alst adopted favoring the enactmont of a uniform trado mark law recommending that congrebs nccorc to tho Interstate commerce coin in Ii sion such amendment of the lawi as may best promote tho cfllciencj of its supervision of railroads; and fa vorlng tho adoption of an Amcricar; bystcm of naval rcservos. Look I.Ike War. City ok Mkxico, Mex., Feb. 1. It it rumored that somo kind of definite an uouncement will bo made to-day bj Mexico. Although matters arc quic it would not be surprising should I' provo to bo a declaration of war. It it reported that the government is con scripting men in different sections o the country. Part of the commissar department of tho Twonty-flrst regl ment was at the depot of tho Inter Oceanic road yesterday awaiting trans portatlon. It is said that this and twt other regiments will go to tho frontior within a fow days. Weaver' llrlef Manifesto. Dkxvku, Cob, Fob. 1. Tho Rockj Mountain News to-day publishes tin following dispatch from Gen. J. 15, Weaver: Couscil Ilr.urrs. la , Jun. 3a Tbo presl dent hn defiantly Ignored nilvcr and reltcr atod his purpose to force upon tho people tin hIdkIo sold utandard and ha callei for the de destruction - struction destruction of the Kroenuaok and the Issuo a gold bond and pleadt with controls ta enlargl the power ot the national banks. Now let tht people of all sections unite in opposition to thli heartless kcheme and meet, lllce men, tho tisui presented. There oan bo no furthor exsuse foi division anions tho people. J. II. V.'aveu. Fot of flolil Dug Up. GI1KKNV1I.I.K, Miss., Feb. 1. A pot o gold containing 830,000 in coin was dug up by Mr. Pesso Drow, a bawmll owner, near Hollondale, 30 miles front Greenville. It Is supposed to hav been buried thero by Cant. Banfield, during tho lato war. Woman bufTrucliU Meet. Atlanta, Go., Feb. 1. Tho twenty twenty-Leventh - Leventh twenty-Leventh annual convention of the No No-tlonal - tlonal No-tlonal American Woman'b Suffrage association was called to order In the opera houso by Miss Susan H. Anthony, its president. Tho hall was comforta bly filled with delegates and visitor

Tin: rumor is current at Paris that tho real reason for tho recent resigna resignation - tion resignation of ex-1'resldent Casimir-l'erier was domestic ditllculties and his desiro to begin divorce proceedings. Ho has been married twenty-two years and has two children. Mine. Casimir-l'erier is regarded as one of the handsomest and brightest women in Franco and has long I eon a leader in society. She has been far from extravagant and has Becmingly been a great admirer of her husband. Thk undertakers of Illinois, who re recently - cently recently held a session ut Galcsburg, discussed reforjus at funerals. They favored a law creating a license for undertakers, and advocated making funerals less expensive in the matter of flowers and carriage hire, abolish abolishing - ing abolishing tho custom of showing the body after tho service, of removing hats at tho grave and having long remarks that bimply harrow up tho feelings. They advocated more privacy at funerals and less curiosity becking. One undertaker advised a faster gait for tho procession. Tm: largest sailing vessel In tho world will go to lialtimore, Mil., In February to load her first cargo and begin her first voyage from that port. She will bprcad 10,003 squaro yards of canvas, and carry over 5,000 tons of coal to San Francisco, a voyage of 10,000 miles. The vessel is the transatlantic four four-masted - masted four-masted bcrew steamer Persian Mon Monarch, - arch, Monarch, of the Wilson line, between New York "and London. Sho is now at New Newport - port Newport News, Va., being converted into a full-rigged four-masted sailing bhip. It will cost 875.000 to convert tho ship into a balling vessel. A KOHTV-Foun page issue of tho Cleveland (O.) Plain Dealer, written and edited solely by womon, was pub published - lished published on tho 24th. Tho first two pa papers - pers papers were printed on bilk and were beautifully embroidered, and were to bo sold to the highest bidder. Already 81,000 has been bid for the first issue. There were articles upon fifty local topics which had never been touched upon before by tho dally papers. Each article was Illustrated. Tho news cf the day was handled exclusively by ladies. The proceeds of the venture were to bo given to a charitable insti IdblUJJ. Arsawvkmexti, have been practically 1 ) jrfecwsdtfor an International athletic 1 lurnamwjito ,be hold at Travers lsl- id, N. Y., during tho coming summer. 'J ",aras 1 ihlutic S, ic ub wl V 11 stl it, of J-.aras representing the New York ihletic club and .,ho Loudon Athletic ub will compete Tho tournament stimulate nthlotlc clubs in all the country to renewed efforts fa , suluce men that will excol in run run-j - j run-j ..njtJmjihitfhurdling, shot-putting, ilkKjr po! vaulting and other mild i -ad hjtUii'Hl&Mit-door sports. The U.ferAia jBt has notyot been set. LdtW.wW jwbbly become a fixture

Tub Chicago civic federation reports that there are 00,000, victims of tho opium habit in that city and 100 places where opium is smoked. It was estimated in ofllcial circles that tho income tax would yield about 8.10.000,000 tlds yeai and that about 300,000 persons and corporations will have to pay it. Tiir National Itaseliall leaguo season of 1605 wlllopon on Thursday, April 18, according1 to the schedulo which 'resident "Young bus prepared and will submit for approval to the next league meeting. y'' . . . .. It has been discovered thai 24,000.001 spurious silver dollars aro In circulation in Spain. The coins aro of full mint weight and fineness. Tho Spanish olll olll-cials - cials olll-cials say that tho dollars aro made In Franco and America. Tnrcitr. aro about 1,300 Indians in tho Osage tribe, and the government holds in trust for them tho bum of SS.SCO.OCO, or over ?0,.r00 per head. Nevertheless, they are supported at public expense, Hlco so mauy destituto persons. The agricultural department at Washington has issued a bulletin to farmers informing them how to feed stock. The department has estimated that up to last-November upwards of 40,000.000 bushels of wheat had been fed to their animals by the farmers. TilK country's uet exports of gold in 1894 amounted to a little over $81,000, $81,000,-000. - 000. $81,000,-000. This was the heaviest loss of tho metal ever sustained by tho United States in a singlo year. Thus far In 1805, however, tho gold exports have been greater than thoy were in the samo time In 1801. Timr.n was a marriage in tho "the "theatrical - atrical "theatrical profession" at New York re recently, - cently, recently, tho contracting parties being John W. Cofteo and Miss Gortlo Matt, who!e combined weight is 551 pounds, to which aggregate tho husband sup supplies - plies supplies but 50. Mr. Coffee is known to his friends and admirers as "the skeleton dude."