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VOL. XXVIII—NO. 1 is MUCK KIYK COLl'MBI'S. OLOROIA: T OAV .Mi MINI NO. MAY is. is,si;. WHAT WAS DONE IN THE HOUSE ANO SENATE YESTERDAY. II,,. Hill t'i Kim,I Ihr Iti-lit of tin- I'm-llli- Hull- minis—An Iinlilciitnl lllsnissloii ill' Hi,' Kilnni- tiunul Hill—Tim Si-mill- I'nssi-s tin- SIiI|i|iI:ik llill—Ollier Kart* From tin- t'ujjltnl. Washington, May 17.—Under the call ol s.ales a number of bills, etc., were in troduced and referred. The house then went into a committee oft he whole, Crisp, of Georgia, in the c hair, on the urgent deficiency nil). The bill was considered briefly, and hav ing oeeu reported to the house, it was passed. The call of the committees tor motions to suspend the rules resting with the com mittee on Pacific railways, Richardson, of Tennessee, on behalf of that committee, withdrew the motion made by him on the lest committee suspension clay to suspend the rules and put on its passage the bill re quiring the Northern Pacific to pay the cost of conveying and surveying its land grant, and in lieu thereof moved to sus pend the rules and adopt resolutions setting apart the 5th and Sth of June for the consideration of business reported by that committee. Richardson explained tli n more important measures that would Ik called up were the joint resolution pro viding for the investigation of the accounts of tilt Pacific railroad and the bill providing for the funding of flic debt of those roads. Crisp, of Georgia, said that the action of the committee in reporting tin funding lull had been grossly misrepresented, in some quarterns for some purposes, and while he knew that this was not the time to discuss the question on its merits, yet he took the opportunity to put oil record the substance of that important measure. At tin. present time the Pacific companies owed the government £ !U2,000,000. but the debt would not be due until IS98. The debt v.'fis growing at the rate of £1,900,000 a year and in 18118 would amount to £128,600,000. Before the government could he paid the companies must pay an outstanding debt which was a prior lien, which added to the government debt would amount to ?! AT000,000. The property from the best information the committee could get could lie built to-day for one-half the money. If there was default in the payment of their first mortgage bonds, what would be the result? The franchises would he sold and the government would get literally nothing. For many years there had been suggestions made in regard to protecting the interests of the government in those great corporations. In 1878 the Thurman act had been passed, but the results ex pected from it hud not been realized. By rt tson of the building of competing lines the receipts of the roads had fallen oft’, and while there had been an increase in the per centage paid into the sinking fund, there had oeeu no great increase in the amount. Something must be done to protect tbe government. The committee had thought that the first thing to do was to try to benefit the government seem ity. It had thought that the question was not so much a question of when the government should he paid as it was a question of the certainty of payment. He was aware that when looking to the pre judice which hud been excited by the nad practices of the companies in the past, the people were not always able to take a business view of the question. The committee, he thought, had taken such a view. It had provided that this debt, which would lie due in 1898, should be divided into 140 parts, two of which should he paid each year, beginning immediately. There were twelve years before the government would receive anything under the existing law. Under this plan, instead of waiting twelve years before receiving a dollar, the gov ernment would begin at once receiving £3,- &’/U)90. Before 1888 the government would ba'e received about £41,000,000. The hill provided for a partial extension and a par tial anticipation of the debt. If the compa nies refused to accept the provisions of the a-1. the Thurman act would lie so amended as to increase from 2-5 pel cent, to 40 per cent, the amount required to he paid into tin. sinking fund. The motion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution was agreed to without division. 0:i motion of O’Donnell, of Michigan, from the committee on education, the rules were suspended and the house passed - ; i as '201, nays 8—the senate bill to pro vide for the studj of the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, and of their effects upon tlie human system in connection with the several divisions of the subject of physiology and hygien by the pupils in the public schools of the territories and of the District of Columbia and in the military and naval academies and Indian and col ored schools in the territories oft he United States, O’Neill, of Missouri, from the committee on labor, moved to suspend llie rules and ado,it i he resolution setting apart 1 he 3d of Jure and subsequent days for the consid eration of business piesented by tii.it com mittee. O’Neill stated that bills which would In- called up were Ihost prohibiting th, i mploymcnt of alien and com ict, labor on the public works, to protect servants Biid'mecnanies in their wages, and other like measures. The educational bill would not by called up under this order. This statement of O'Neill's had the effect tin- Pacific railroad funding bill, and the land forfeiture hill. Cowles, of North Carolina, expressed his sorrow that notwithstanding the deelar.x- i tion of the national and state democratic conventions, lie should find himself among ] so few who were willing openly to cham- I pion the cause of public education. I Mr. Morrison suggested that the gentle-' 1 man forgot what party he was in. The | educational plans had been in the republi can platform, not in the democratic. Dunn opposed the resolution on ac- I count of what he considered an | unfair discrimination against the eduen- | < tional bill, The opponents of that mens- ! lire were afraid to let the house vote upon HE PROPOSES TO BE PREMIER IF GLADSTONE IS DEFEATED. Ills I'lillt*} mill I itlilm-l Outline'' Tlirenteiieii Hhsnhitinn el’ i’m'limneiit All Immense Pell- linn The Oicen of S[inlti Gives lllrlli to n liny* Kir. the side of the Mast Tennessee, Virginia 1 ami Georgia railroad on tlie fotii instant, I under a decree of the laic John Baxter, 1 who appointed Win. Baxter, of Knox ville. to edict the side. Tin- original style of the ease is George K. Sastaire | and associates of New York vs. the Central Trust company of that city. The nrgu- i meat is upon a citation of the minority I representing £2/(00.000, asking that they may lie permitted to intervene and have themselves made parties defendant, the object being to postpone the sale. i.i-l it Mine-. Texarkana, Auk.. May 15. -A lengthy petition, signed by a large number ofleact- LoxnoN, May 17.—Three thousand men , it. The most remarkable and extraordlna- , belonging to tlie London volunteers, and ■ mg merchants of the Arkansas and Texas ry fortifications had peen erected^ against 100 otficers of the same force have offered I side, was telegraphed from bore to eon- tin. field by the gressman Thomas C. Me Rea and senator J. „ a against home rule. K. Jones, hoi h of Arkansas, requesting bonded whisky period. That was The volunteers, it is stated, offer to equip , their urgent efforts toward opposing tlie the same old bill that had themselves and to tigiit in the Ulster | bill now pending before congress to place without pay or reward so long as a tax ou oleomargarine, services may be needed. British | The petition sets forth that such u step * .» io»viii'iiuwiio uau p'-vil tvu HRlllii.-l ji'VI imit’tff.A til If. If ntllliU it. He had found among his rile of reports to join any army put ii a report on the hill extending the Orange men rebellion a bonded whisky period. That was The vc the same old bill that had themsi been kicked ignominously out of the house cause during two or jhree congresses. Some gen- their ._ tlenien seemed willing to vote millions for Orangemen are called upon to hold a mass ; would lie detrimental to the cotton indus- whisky, but not one dollar for education, 'meeting in London to-night under the tries of this section and particularly that [Laghter.j That was not his platform. auspices of the Primrose chib for the pur- Toe motion to suspend the rules and pose of inaugurating a league for the pro- adopt the resolution was agreed to—yeas tection of the unity of the empire. The 196, nays 18—and the house then, at 4 2(1 meeting will he "devoted to effecting a adjourned. 'preliminary organization, adopting a title and agreeing upon the objects to which the mission of the organization is to he . , _ „ , , . . devoted. Catholic as well as protentnnt to-da.v, Frye called up the house ^hipping ! i ovn ii s ts a , e invited to join. One of the ; bill, entitled "a bill to abolish certain fees purposes of the league will lie, it is de- *_ * — i piarqff, to secure the enrollmt nt of meu ac- Thc Standard eon K KNAVE. After the routine business in the senate for official services to American vessels and to amend the laws relating to shipping ciistonie J to~ commissioners, seamen and owners of j vessels.” This is the bill passed by the 1 | house of representatives February 4th, 1 j last, abolishing fees for measuring ton nage, for issuing licenses, registry certifl- j cates, and it great variety of other fees. Tlie liill having been read. Frye ] j moved to add to it as a new seetioo | the provisions of the bill recently reported ; by iiiin from the committee on commerce I authorizing the president to issue a procla- ! matiou whenever he may deem proper de- I I nying to vessels of foreign countries such j privileges as are denied in such foreign | countries to vessels of the United State.-. I j Tli is is a provision authorizing retaliation for the recent action of the Dominion of Canada in exeluding United States vessels from certain privileges in Canadian j ports, but the provision of Fry’s bill is not I not confined to Canada, but it is made gen- ] eral so as to apply to all foreign countries. After some inquiry by McPherson and Vest, and a word of reply by Frve. the amendment was agreed to without debate. The bill, as amended by the senate, was then passed, and on motion of Frye, a committee of conference was ordered on tlie disagreeing votes of the two houses upon the bill. The chair appointed as a conference committee on tlie shipping bill passed this morning, Miller, Dolpn and Vest. Frye had announced that he was obliged to be absent from the senate for an indefi nite time. The object of this unusual pro ceeding is to hasten action by the house. Otherwise the amended bill would have to be referred to the house committee on shipping and take its chances on the cal endar with many measures ahead to an tagonize it. At 2 o’clock the pension bill was laid be fore the senate. The pending amendment was that heretofore offered by Van Wyck, providing that no soldier under this act shall receive less than $8 per month. Blair moved to amend the amendment by sub stituting #4 for £8. Logan moved an amendment providing that all pensions heretofore granted under any previous act to any soldier shall, where leas than £8 a month has been allowed, be increased to £8 a month, and no leas amount shall be allowed to any pensioner being a soldier under thib or any previous act. The first question being taken on Blair’s amendment to Van Wyck’s amendment, it was rejected—18 to 25. The question recurred on Logan’s amend ment to the amendment of Van Wyck and it was rejected—22 to 27. Blair moved as a substitute for the pend ing amendment a proviso that no pension hereafter paid to any soldier shall lie rated at less than ;t a .month. Butler .submitted an amendment to he proposed by him at tlie proper time pro viding for a pension of £3 a^nonth to each surviving soldier of the Mexican war. Without further action tlie senate at 4:40 p. in. went into executive session. At 5:55 the doors were reopened and the senate adjourned. tains an advertisement for ar. adjutant for the league. THE SCOTCHMEN'S 1‘HOTKHT. John II. A. McDonald, member for Udin- burgh and St. Andrews' universities, pre sented in the house of commons to-night n petition against granting home rule to Ire land. The petition was signed by 106,894 Scotchmen. It was one and a quarter miles long and weighed 274 pounds, and was borne into the house on the shoulders of a stalwart attendant. DISCUSSING THE HOME RULE HILL. Debate on the home rule bill was con tinued in the house of commons to-night. Sir Richard Asheton Cross, conservative, was the first speaker. He said the hill would not secure good government for Ire land. If it were passed there would he two sets of judges in Ireland. One set would administer justice in revenue cases and the other would administer justice ill criminal lie protected by and the other the imperial parliament would be left to the tender mercies of the Irish people. Gladstone had said that the union was effected by bribery, but tlie pre mier himself was offering to tender a bribe of £50,000,000 to Ireland. This was not the first time that he had offered a bribe. Parliament, the speaker con tinued, would cease to be impartial if the Irish members were not retained. He believed that by a firm and judicious administration and by the government’s showing the readiness to consider Just grievances, the Irish would iu time see as the Scotch had already seen their ease, that it was to the interest of Ireland to re main united with England and to main tain the supremacy of the imperial parlia ment. PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. In the lobby of the house of commons this evening the subject of the dissolu tion of parliament was on everybody’s lips. The second week in July was men tioned as the time when the general elec tions would most probably be held. Col. department pertaining to the production of oil from thccoiton seed, it being through these channels that the cotton seed oil re calves the greatest demand. THE LABOR TROUBLES. Another rhienun I'olii-i iiuin Peiul- llauilh'tV strllvo- Ollier Uniter. tiirh,-,l KIeineiiIs. The Freight of the PI SAN Francisco, May 17.—Five socialists while engaged in lmranging a crowd were arrested and charged with misdemeanor* The most prominent of them is J. P. Ru- delzlcy, a Pole, who in his speech advo cated going to No. 6 Hill and sack the resi dences of Messrs. Stanford, Crocker and Flood, and distributing what money and valuables they found among themselves. On Rudeizky’s person were found two pamphlets written by John Most of Chi- eagy, entitled ‘‘The Beast of Property,” and ‘‘Total Annihilation Proposed iu> the Only Infulliahle Remedy.” Tlie prisoners resisted arrest, and the otficers Imd to use their clubs. One prisoner, A. J. Warren, was rescued from the policemen by a mob, but was recaptured. The prisoners were much excited over their arrest, but dis claim the idea that they were inciting a riot. lli'tiirni'il tu tVurh. Chicago, May 17. The tailors and tail oresses employed by the wholesale cloth ing houses, and in fact persons engaged in making ready made clothing, numbering fully 20J)00, returned to work to-day on a basis of nine hours with ten hours pay. A ltmtli'HX Spirit. Chicago, May 17.- A restless spirit pre vailed in tlie southwest lumber region this morning at 7 o’clock. Twenty-second and intersecting streets were lined with a great crowd of men and boys. The decided stand taken at the meetings of the strikers Saturday and yesterday and the promulga tion of their determinatfon to stay out and compel.the bosses to capitulate, had fore warned the police, and they were on hand in force early -la the morning prepared to preserve order and quell any demonstration of vio lence that might occur, Lieut. Sheppard, witli an extra squad of officers patrolled the streets and prevented large gatherings, dispersing the men and compelling them to keep moving. Several of the firms start- Ponsonby, the queen’s private sec- j t .g U n with small gangHofineii and notrou- retary, visited Gladstone to-day. It (,i e 0 f a ny nature occurred during the first is understood that he conveyed to the J morning hours of the day. Those who premier a message from the queen to the I were out to stay did not attempt any inter- effect that her majesty was desirous that u j ferenee with those men who wished to go dissolution of parliament lie avoided, as ( to work. Four of the yards revealed the she found that course would have a dis- t f at q that not exceeding one-third of the turbing influence upon the business in terests of the country. hartington’s scheme. From Birmingham comes the statement, made, it is said, on the highest authority, that Lord Harrington lias decided to pre pare a home rule scheme embodying Chamberlain’s points, namely: the abso lute supremacy of the imperial parliament, tlie retention of Irish members at West minster and the complete control of the Irish finances by the English parliament. The Pall Mali Gazette publishes the names of tin tote the new men who were at work Saturday appeared at the yards this morning; having been in timidated by fear that the yards would lie raided from" tiie stock yards and other in dustries. rt Will Continue llll'Mrlki*. Chicago, May 16. Tlie workmen i:i tho yards in tlie southwestern lumber district have taken action to renew tlie strike. Meetings were held yesterday at various places, the two branches, Germans and j ., ,■ Bohemians, holding their meetings seine- 1 gentlemen who will consti- rtitoly. Prominent members of the lumber 1 cabinet m tlie event of a ] wn rkers’ union addressed the crowds, urir- the men strongly ing con- support | of tlie employes of thr stockyards am: of the trac k men in building t miles was prom ised, as the fate of tlie eight hour move ment, it was said, depended upon its adop tion by the lumber yards. At least 3600 men attended the several meetings, and ' until action was taken it was resolved to continue tlie strike and circulars were printed in the German and Bohemian lan- s-uage \\ liieh were circulated freely. A j full translation of the German circular is as follows: in pass-’ To the Lumhermakers All employes of I ing Irish legislation. Ministerial- ■ lumber yards are called upon to stand out ists say that in the event of the hill being for eight hours. Tlie strike will he re carried by a small majority, parliament newed in all the yards Monday morning, will be dissolved, and if tlie majority , May 17. The strike will be supported by | against the bill reach forty the ministry the employees of llm stock yards, ear- will resign. Chamberlain declines t.o for- punters and joiners, riigneo,' were startled this afternoon hv a Irinleas-i mulato the concessions desired by him. on committee ok 1.1'MHKItMAKK::s UNION. ; slgnnient oVtheflrms ol’IJavis, Triune the ground that Gladstone’s convictions | When the yards closed Saturday af. Co., wholesale dealers in cotton; Trabue, 1 are already known Davis & Co., cotton factors, and Davis, I minister in tlie ’present government. The . , . ..... list includes Lord Hartington as premier, i A Ijimri* Apjiniprint on Kill. Leonard Curtney ns chancellor of tho Washington, May 17.—As reported | exchequer, Dasher as secretary of foreign ; from the subcommittee this morning to i aifairs and Chamberla in as chief secretary i the full committee on appropriations of j for Ireland, j the house, the legislative, executive and . , judicial appropriation bill makes a total . °V A ?'« i ? 0 « N ? 2 i S , K F PLV u . V appropriation for the next fiscal year of * It is reported that loadstone has replied $20,710,877. Tho appropriation for the ! to tl l ti that she must dissol ve purlin, current year was $21,371,606, and tin* esti- I ,n V nt , ess the nl ^ on V a P 1 »? fct ^ J ,lome , mates for next year aggregated $21,406,685 ! ru L ‘ J1 . H ‘ a , s . *° .i ustn . v its oppo- i neuts in undertaking tin* government with 1 ^ • ■ a chance of succeeding in bass- 1 A TRIPLE ASSIGNMENT. EVERYBODY SAYING A MORE MODEST MEASURE WOULD HAVE PASSED. 1.1 ;i (Nl ii ni'\ Kxiiirm'riili'il Itinllilriirt' In Ills 1‘oiirr I'rinlrni'i' nii,l Ibioil Si'iisc slum'll In Hu NilI iiltlnlisls llli 1 ( illllllIK It i l k IJki'l, In lll'l'llil' l III’ Isstll'. Westminster, May 15. To the Herald; j The chief part of the business relating to the Irish question is now being carried on in the lobby and at private eonlerenees. T’lic formal proceedings inside the house , must continue for some time, but nil the I real importance and interest of the debate is gone, and the arguments on either side will now have little weight. The fact must lie faced that a majority against the second reading of the first bill is assured, i As for the second hill, that never was ac tually alive, and might as well be decently i buried at once. Tlie fault must tie traced I to tlie complicated provisions of the meas ure mid Gladstone’s exaggerated confi dence in his power to whip tlie party into the traces. WHAT WAS WANTED. A simple bill establishing homo rule and embodying the rights for Ireland of a’state in tlie Gluon would certainly have passed. Gladstone’s scheme was too ambitious and Visionary, and consequently a detailed ex amination only makes people more dissat- \ isfied. I learn from several wavering lib- , ends that opinion inclines more and more I to Chamberlain’s views. No compromise I appears possible, blit Gladstone has endless j resources. It is thought likely he will | withdraw tlie Dill and substitute a resolu- j tion affirming the principle of homu rule. This would unite nis party and put him in a position to begin the work afresh, bene fited by the experience of his wretchedly weak ministry- -one great cause of his present discomfiture. VERY POOR BACKBONE. He cannot light against men like Cham berlain, Bird Henry James, Lord Harring ton and Gosehen with such feeble crea tures as Morlcy, Bannerman and Childers. The only hope of a settlement of tlie ques tion now is the reconstruction of the min istry, the relegation of third raters to the back benches where they belong, and a transfer of the first-raters to the front. Morley is blamed for causing dissensions. Whatever the result maybe, he must come out of the struggle badly damaged among Ii is former political associates. A GOOD WORD FOR THE IRISH. The nationalists have shown much pru dence and good sense throughout this pe riod of great trial. It would bo v(#y ex cusable if the prolonged tension had stirred up irritation in their ranks, but there has been no sign of anything of the kind. They have loyally supported Gladstone, and at the same time have done nothing to exas perate the liberal seceders or conserva tives. All narties may yet be useful to them ; therefore they are wise in offending none. Redmond, O’Brien and Dab ton have spoken with great moderation, producing considerable effect on tile house. I have never listened to an abler or more manly speech than Dillon’s on Thursday. His pale face, earliest manner and impressive appeals awakened deep feeling in favor of himself and tiis cause. Mr. Parnell’s impassioned interjection in the midst of Sir Henry James’ speech, “Ireland is a Nation,' f sent an electric thrill through the house. If the measures fail, not the slightest blame can ever lie at tached to the Irish party, it lues been most ably led, acting in entire harmony together, with the exception of O’Sliea, who isukind of pariah and bus again drawn upon his unlucky head the wrath of Tim Healy. WHAT NEXT? I think the coining week will pretty nearly decide the issue. Gladstone wants delay, hoping the liberal " caucuses will drive the spur into the seceders. but lie must soon perceive that delay helps only his opponents. Already the cry is. -‘What next ?” Probably tmadministi.'tion formed by llartiiigton and L'lmnihcrlain, sup ported on general lines by ilie conser vatives, the latter not taking nflc A BOOM FOR CHAMBERLAIN. I Chamberlain must come to tin irmil. llartiiigton and (Mudstone are "nh tempo rurily on tlie stage. That is one reason why tlie younger men in the liberal puny prefer casting their lot with t’lian i In Tin iii. The caucus cannot break him down. Im- iund will not suffer in In’s hands, and il he be called to power I believe lie will pro duee a measure that will he accepted b\ tin country and will yield all thin the nationalists profess to seek. One ii v b eniversal; the sooner tlie pu senl j■ i iI■ o: . crisis is over the better. Even a dissolu tion would he preferable to tin-existing state of siiKjier.se. \ Mem her ok Paki.i\.m knt ! among tin- veterans of the Grand Army, 1 ol which organization he was department commander a few years ago. lie also is j supported by some of the most reputable men in the party. His claim for tlie nom- i illation is based upon the alleged fact that the eastern section of the state is entitled to It by party usage. The doctor is a I nephew of I laiinilial Hamlin, who is tak- I ing no pari in the canvass, not even for re- i lationship sake, t'ntil a few weeks ago liis son, General Charles Hatulin, was an avowed candidate for tho nomination, and had worked up a respectable boom, hut. for some cause or other, after Mr. Bodwell entered the race he withdrew his candidacy. At the present time the tide st ems to he in Mr. Bodwell’s favor. Dr. Hamlin claims, however, that his strength is increasing every day, and that when tliu | convention meets it will he the best time I to show hands. Tlie contest is an interest ing one, but from I he way polities are run in Maine it is fair to presume that the doc tor will be beaten. Nominating conven- ' lions are now nothing but gatherings to I ratify the ticket prepared by the bosses who control the party. The approaching convention will prove no exception unless j all signs fail, and there are no indications i in tiiat direction. Mr. Bodwell represents Mr. Blaine, and Maine's idol statesman cannot afford to have his candidate defeat ed in the contention. THE DEMOCRATS IN A DILEMMA. The democrats are all at sea as to who they shall nominate for governor. It is highly probable that when their conven tion meets they will reiioini. ate Judge Redman if lie will consol. It makes but j little difference who they run, as they do j not have a ghost of a chance to carry the state, as they admit themselves. CONGRESSIONAL convention. I The republicans have issued calls for | their convention to nominute eongress- | ioual candidates. It is generally conceded that, the present delegation will lie renominated without any opposition. The rumors afloat that Governor Rolde will be a candidate against Toni Reed in the first district are unfounded. He may I have his eye on Reed’s place, but not this year. The democrats talk of running William H. Clifford, of Portland, soil of the late Judge Clifford, of the United States supreme court, against Mr. Reed, it is understood tlint Judge Cleaves does not desire to run again, but if he should ask for a renomiiiatioii he could have it. In the three other districts the democrats take but little interest in their congressional nominations, as there is no chance of win ning. LouNiill'' Aiinmmn* Tin Ir 1’iillun Louisville, May 17.--Business circles of arousing tiie antagonism of some of the | friends of that measure and this uitagonism , was hardly appeased when Willis, of Ken- tueky, speaking as a friend of lilt- hill, said ! that as a matter of fair play to tlie com- j nuttee on labor a day should he given to ! the consideration of its hills. He would trust to the generosity of that committee | give the house an opportunity in j (ll ’e tjnie to consider the education bill, j O’Neill thought that it was unfair and I ungenerous in men, who protended to be j the friends of tbe educational bill which I had been referred to a committee to which 1 it did not belong, to put their legs -round 1 Inc lack of that committe and throttle] everything else unless the educational bill " as talk ii up. Randall, of Pennsylvania, was opposed ' to maki .g labor an accessory to carry tbe education bill through. The day for which ti.e labor committee asked should lie con- hij'(1 to the consideration of matters that uted to the laboring interests. . Labell, of Virginia,thought that if the ma jority of the house was in favor of the edu- -Uonal bill, it, ought to ho allowed to vote , Uenii, of Arkansas, energetically affirm ed that the educational bill had not had Lor play. He had never before seen a great measure throttled by such unwar rantable means as hail been resorted to in or °erto stifle that bill. - *>eill—“Tlie gentleman does not apply to our committee?” f ,c7 Ulin T“ 1 a Pply it to those who have e wernedthisjhouse”—“and,” broke in Mor- tapping himself on his shoulder, natever responsibility attaches to take.” daughter.) protested against the practice of ; Tl V tt ^ne days for the consideration of I ir business reported by some unim- ' i * an ; committee-, on the ground that it i ac -* on upon great public meas- j such as the interstate commerce bill, i Mallory tfc Co., wholesale dealers in dr^ goods and notions nl.715u.nd 717 West Main street. The three houses named are all inter-connected. The mem bers of the first named firm are W. A. Davis, Richard Trabue and Samuel T. Mallory; of the second, James Trabue (deceased;, W. A. Davis and Richard Tra bue, and of the third, S. T. Mallory and W. A. Davis. Jn addition to these firms' assignments, Messrs. S. T. Mallory, Rich ard Trabue and W. A. Davis make individ ual assignments. The assignees are Judge Alex. Humphrey and Col. St. John Boyle. The "liabilities are from $138,000 to $150,000. Ii is claimed the assets are sufficient to cover this. The assign ments are supposed to have been caused by slow payments in the south, where nearly all the firms debtors are located. The creditors are principally in the east. It is not thought that the liabilities of Davis, Mallery & Co. will exceed $100,000, but those of Trabue, Davis & Co. will go much higher. I r Pit in May. Chicago, May 17.—Dispatches from various points in Illinois, Iowa, northern Indiana, and western Michigan report quite a heavy frost yesterday morning and tnis morning, which did a great deal of damage to small fruit. At East Iowa and Michigan, ice formed, while at Muskegon ice was an inch thick, and all vegetation has been kiUcd. I i'cIiiihI. PREPARATIONS TO RESIST HOME RELE. Armagh, May 17.—The Orangemen of Lurgan county, Armagh, are enrolling themselves in military associations and or ganizing for the purpose of restoring home rule government. It is stated that in the event . Ulster rebellion a loyalist ex- nedi'e ’ ready to inarch on Dublin, lea’ ..g .M.img ^rrisons in Ulster and an ar’ of nhsc rvnt 1 n the .Shannon. f ain't*. THE MARKlAi E PAT.I AND NK’OLINI. Par is, May 17.—The bund? of marriage between Patti and Nicolini have been pub lished. noon it was thought tin* strike was at end. nearly half the men were at work again, and it was thought that nearly ail would gv> back to-day. Ilisilh i»T Inothi-r Chicago, May IL Dili den died at t lie coiin* • Lo mg a 2 amongt! markt ininiet. . his ief bomb, it iii*♦' hospital this morn- .i,, t he sixth death vto. ded in the Huy- • • issuing was the .it ath. Redden had ured by tbf rhnamile indict wound in hi-* iefl i cheek and was w>/und.: lea ! tv •liiidr 11is right. 11 < The I-'iv'■ de Ilnn.il.' Chicago, May 17. Tin turnout, probably 1500, at the freight workers at l the qrr.F.x has a pary. Madrid, May 17.— Queen Christine to day gave birth to a son. Iu response to u summons there hud 'ssemblcd at the pal ace to await the neeouehment all the cabi net ministers, foreign diplomatic represen tatives, principal civil and military mag nates, a deputation of members of* cortes and other distinguished persons. I l lark 1 i si on lasting < ; was conduct all intruders session was i it. la mil's liall, ii..rtI r.fternoon, th ,er four hours. Tin d with unusual set promptly c.-jia ainiy taken iq»\\i Ti 1- tr ed a Tin. i Charleston, S. Acquitted. C., May 17.—In tails of perfecting ' large number of new members we rolled a».d the fund in,T\ .1 b\ : subscriptions. Jn regard to th I titude of the union toward (uTHiimv. | railroads, one of the members info? count Bismarck’s appointment. | reporter that the fight had been dropped Berlin, May 17.—Count Herbert Bis- for the present. They decided, lie said, to marck has been appointed secretary of state j°hi tlie knights ol labor as an organ lza- for foreign affairs. tion and would get their charter in a few | weeks. Then they would have a voice a.«d I be able to command respect. Two-thirds of their members, In- added, were now at 1 iiflinidittIiilt Workmen. Detroit, May 17.—The strikers intimi dated the men who have been working at the Michigan car shops, and only a few United States circuit court to-day before . went to work this morning. Of those who Judge Bond, ten deputies of ex-Lnited desired to do so 130 were threatened with States Marshal Blythe, indicted for render- | )ovcott an ,j stayed out. Other factories ing false accounts, were acquitted, the evi dence showing that the offense had been committed without criminal intent. Tin* Ohio I.ctrlslttturo. Columbus. 0., May 17.—Tlie legislature to-day passen a bill redistricting tne state for congressional purposes, restoring the boundaries of 1S*>2. and shops are running, but with reduced forces. Most of the 450 striking workers have resumed, only 65 being now idle. work in freight houses, and eflorts were being nmdc to get others back. Only the Northwest! rn, Milwaukee and Burlington hold out against them, but these would yield in time gradually until nil tlie old men would be iu their old places. Then would time to act. They had, he concluded, acted unwisely to strike without being or- ~ ~ | ganized and without a certainty of co-op- bast Tcnncsspp, 'iridnin and (Jeonria, \ eration, but were proceeding on tlie right Nashville, Ten.w, May 17.—A case basis now, and would show the railroad came un before Judges Howell K. Jackson companies before many months that tuey and I). M. Key, in the United .States federal had not gained such a \ietorv over tiie court to-day, the object of which Is to stop men as they supposed. MAINE POLITICAL MATTERS. h. uiu. rm in ii niii'Hi,>iit. Augusta, Me., May 17. Main r the first staJi- to lead off in tin- l ib «■ ions, and alii adv tin notes of pr« par-ti u- are heard. Both parties have issu d I n ir calls for a stale ct n\erp ion, and Ike uuk of choosing delegates is now in prngi e-;>. The lepubijeans are having a live - light in their p« rsonal preferences foi t,. u* mi whom they think is entitled to gain »na- lorial honors. The narly is divided in its choice one v.ing favoring the nomina tion of Dr. August us C. Hamlin, of Bangor, and the other supnorting the eandiduev of J. B. Bodwell, of Hollowell. Both of the**- gentlemen are Blaine men. Dr. Hamlin was a delegate to the Chicago convention in IShO ami voted for tlie “idol non, ” and in issi he commanded the best uniformed political company that turned owl in tic stall in the presidential campaign of that year to boom the Blaine ticket. But, wh:!** the pangor candidate has been an t nergetic Blaine worker, Mr. Bodwell has not heeli less devoted to Mr. Blaine's po litical fortunes. lb- was a delegate to t .nc Uhieago convention in 1880 and again in lK*>i. and in tin furtherance of Mr. HI aim s presidential aspirations has contrihuo <i a raft of dollars from his plethoric pars* . THE PLUMED KNIGHT’S I’REI- ERf.M US. Mr. Blaine’s choice to Mr. Bodwell. Al though outwardly he is taking no part in booming his favorite. It is hclicvcd his magnetic influence for him is being felt throughout the state. Chairman Joe .Man- ley, of the republican state committee, does not disguise the fact that la-is for him. It is alleged that Mr. Manley is the author of the reputed “interview” that was published a few weeks ago between a “mechanic” and Mr. Bodwell on t! la.»or issues, the object of which was undoubted ly to start a boom amongthc knights of labor for Mr. Bodwell. In hid, .*■ 1 1 the re publican bosses in the state are for Mr. Bodwell, and he is charged with being U v ring candidate. This charge partakes so much of the semblance of truth that the lriciids of Dr. Hamlin arc making the most of it. As the number of kickers against ring rule and the peculiar methods practiced by the ring are incr«-asing t hey very naturally flock to the Ha*..din stand ard. The doctor finds a powerful backing LYING ABOUT JEFFERSON DAVIS. Another Stor) Which Hears the lni|»rm« of False* liootl i poll Its Face. Montgomery, Ala., May 16.—Theatate- ment purporting to come from Carlisle, Penn., from Norman Porter, that Jefferson Davis said in his speech here on April 28th or 29th, that “he often prayed Ood to live to see the day when Lincoln and Grant were in hell, and as his prayer had been granted, he was willing to die,” to abso lutely false. Every wora uttered by Mr. Davis in the two speeches he made here was telegraphed to the associated press, as many northern correspondents who were here will testify. Porter’s further statement that he was severely cut by some man in a crowd hear ing Mr. Davis because he said “Davis 1 ought to have been hung while in Fortress | Monroe,” is equally false. On the night i Mr. Davis arrived, about 11 o’clock, Porter I was very drunk in a bar-room and got into i a fight, in which he was slightly cut. His 1 wound was received fifteen hours before j Mr. Davis spoke, and tiie quarrel had noth- 1 ing to do with politics, it was just one ! drunken man fighting unothuer, and was | the only disturbance here during three days of excitement. I Montgomery, Ala., May 17.—The phy sician who attended Normon Porter says Porter left here in the morning after he was cut. and that his wound was not seri- l ous enough to prevent his attending to his duties as ji sleeping-car conductor. Ho w j not in Montgomery at all when Davis spoke, being in Atlanta Iloforc tin proces sion started from the hotel. THE BRIDAL TOUR. ItiiTnlo. ( aii.wlii .-in I flu* M kite Mouiifjiiiis In Im* New York, May 15. A gentleman, whose relations \\ it b President Cleveland are verv intimate, said t hi: '.morning tout t lie pn sclent would not only be married iu Jmit , but that the wedding trip had been partly arranged. Tim trip would embrace Buffalo, Canada .out tin white Mountains and might brc\eh .in>re extensive. Willie tin. bridal parly wi i «• away, several changes would he made in the white house for tiie comfort of Mrs. Cleveland. The gentle man said the |nescient had been decidedly ...’moved w h« n t In- r« port of fur coming marriage v. ; ■ first published, but he now tak» s the matter more philosophically, and even enjoy* some of the paragraphs afloat [•tin;.* !! V.I., • On lilt Sell <i tin tal jig her .i t I >ixc ’ i i • i v dep; ett< May 15. America has Jes 'tu Europe by at length riely eh ;s<-lled marble statue, na»ive talent. The figure of iwd by tin artist. William ate.I by .Sculptor Henry 10. :i I tk' ii from its New York e i: -toed for over a year 1 \’. ill shortly be set up in ie admiration and mstruc- najestv s subjects. Sculptor s wit), the chisel was pub- zed during tlie winter !) at the Metropoli- ! night by a dinner at He accompanies the statue >-d.i\ a host of 'riends ao- i dow n I lie bay when he took >y the National line steamer * re a : l the artisans i:.d female, and the in*i v wen given bon voyage off land . mid the tooting ol'whistles \vr. jug of hand kerchiefs. Mr. staieroom rest*mhied one of the ig flower shows, and scattered ring tin- horticultural display was • of cmptv bottle.', and corks, with cabalistic designs and pecu- Will. (In '( Im lure. New York, May 17. -The stock market was extremely dull and wholly a trader’s market. Operations on the street are again waiting, there being a diversity of opinion in regard to the forces at work. To-day's opening prices were equally di vided between gains and losses, but all within one-half of Saturday’s close. Conspicuous in the early dealings were the Pacific Mail end Oregon Transcontinental, which were active and strong, while tlie remainder of the market was dull a.id barely steady. To wards noon, however, the market became quiet and strong for the rest of the li«t. Tlie prices for the general list were firm throughout the morning, but there was some slight shading of!'towards the close. The general list shows fractional gains and a few western stocks not on the active list show a larger advance. Sales 14-1,110