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I 1. VOL. XXV111—NO. COLl'MHIS. OF.nKolA: FRIDAY MOKNINO, MAY 1SSI5. PRICK FIVK (TATS Yesterday’s Proceedings in the House and the Senate. In Intere»tt«K llfliato oil tlie Olconmrimrlm' Bill—Hon Its OpponratH arc llilojInn .trtlun I pon It—Tlif Shipping Hill I'Oi'n to the I’real- dent—Other Toplea. Washington, May 27.—Dinglev, from the committee of conference, submitted the report of that committee on the ship- ping bill. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, thought the consideration of the report should be post poned until the members of the house had jui opportunity to examine the provisions pf the bill carefully. The question in volved in the Frye amendment was broader than at the first'blush it might appear to he. It not only conferred the privilege, hut imposed the duty upon the president to withdraw from foreign vessels certain com mercial privileges where those privileges I Ad been denied to American vessels in the country to which such foreign vessel be longed. The supposed need for the pro vision rose out oi recent troubles with Canada, hut there was not a word in this bill about fishing vessels. There was no hurry for the passage of this bill and it could be considered more fully at some future day than it could now. There was no danger of war and the executive had under consideration a settlement of the Canadian fishery trouble. Dingley said that the necessity for the proposed legislation had been suggested by the recent denial of certain privileges to United States vessels in Cana dian ports, but the law ought to be on the statute book with out regard to the Ashing trouble. In 1823 the United States had offered to place ves- self of any foreign country in our ports on the same basis as our own vessels, if the foreign countries would place American vessels in its ports on the same basis. At that time discrimination against vessels was in the form of discriminating charges and duties. Now, it had been shown that cer tain United States vessels were being de nied commercial privileges, the privilege of Ij uying supplies, ice or bait,and all com mercial privileges, except simply those of shelter, repairing, purchasing wood, and obtaining water. In view' of the fact that a country was attempting to discriminate against a certain class of American ves sels, it was proposed by this bill simply to extend the authority given by the act of 1823 so that the president might issue his proclamation withholding from vessels of any country which discriminated against our vessels precisely the privileges Which were denied to us. liefmont, in order to correct any impres sion that might prevail to the contrary, iuquired whether the provision was not a general one instead of being applicable alone to the Canadian difficulty and whether it did not confer merely discre tionary power upon the president, a ques tion which Dunn answered in the affirma tive. Reed, of Maine, said the present diffi culty arose out of the attempt of Canada to ignore all advances of civilization in the matter of the commercial relations of the world. The pending proposition was sim ply to arm the president with the right to deprive Canadians of the privileges of which they deprived citizens of the United States. The report was then agreed to without division. The house then resumed consideration of the oleomargarine bill. The pending amendment reducing the special tax imposed on manufacturers of oleomargarine from ISO to 100 was lost—44 to 119. Blanchard, of Louisiana, offered an amendment including within the definition of manufacturer of oleomargarine any per son who uses oleomargarine or any part of the ingredients which enter into its com position in the manufacture of butter. Nearly an hour was consumed in an ef fort to secure a quorum, but the amend ment was finally rejected—32 to 140. » Dunham, of Illinois, and Breckinridge, of Arkansas, offered an amendment re ducing the amount of special taxes imposed uiion manufacturers, but they were all voted down, though in each case ranch lime v.as consumed in the voting by the tellers. Reagan, of Texas, uflV’.■• d an amend ment extending the provisions of the spe cial license tax section to watered milk, adulterated butter, ancient eggs, sanded sugar, glucose syrup, artificial honey, candles ' and soaps of less weight than they are sold for, bottles of wine and liquors holding a less quantity than repre sented, adulterated wines and brandies, v.biskes, shoddy clothes..shoes with blown paper solos, or any article of food, drink or wear which is impure, adulterated or of short measure. Hatch raised the point of order that the amendment was not germane and Chair man Springer sustained the point. Reagan, however, insisted upon his right to be heard in opposition to the. point of order, a right which the committee did not appear to be willing to accord him, a.s his every utterance was interrupted with cries of' “vote” and “regular order,” and much noise and confusion existed in the hall. When some degree of order had been restored, Reagan argued that the bid was either a fraud or a revenue bill, and that if it were the latter his amendment was perfectly germane, but the eln irin.m reaffirmed his decision and Reagan took an appeal. The decision of the chair was '■ lained 131 to 32. Daniel, of Virginia, moved to reduce the ji’eei'd tax on retail dealers in oleomargar ine from si is b r'2."i. He would at theprop- er time, he said, move to abolish the tax on fruit brandy and tnbacm. it was hi •1 'siiv to make the bill a legitimate one. i! tiie hi!! should |iass in ils present .shepe the gentlemen who were seeking to protect the people against adulterated f'"'Us, • ■‘onlo, by adulterating legislation, be row- uitting (lie very evil ;>1 which (hey aimed. They would en courage an industry they thought to mipjin ss. There ws' sonic oleomargarine which was entirely wholesome and palata ble. and there was some that was noxious and deleterious to health. The result of lHis bill would be that those who contin ued to manufacture the compound would nnlm off a noxious article upon the mar- ket. Tillman, of Smith Carolina, regarded the introduction of the bill and the prohuhlu action of the house upon it as an illustra tion of the old adage, that extremes meet in both the physical ■md moral world. Jl was simply protection run lead. Tin public judgment the rule u chair 1 he judge mil clause of At this point the opponents of the bill, finding themselves outvoted on all propo sitions, opened the batteries of ridicule upon the measure. Dougherty, of Florida, fired the first shot with an amendment imposing a tax upon dealers in California and foreign oranges. This was ruled out on a point of order amid laughter. Then Findlay, of Maryland, brought for ward an amendment imposing a tax of £100(1 on manufacture rs of glass eggs. This amendment the chairman ruled out with out the point of order having been raised by any of the members, an action which aroused the indignation of Hammond, Gib son, of West Virginia, and others, and a scene of great contusion, some bad feeling ( and irrepressible merriment ensued, j Hammond inquired by what authority i the chair had ruled the amendment out oil ' his own volition, and the reply of the 'chairman that it wns his duty lei protect | the integrity of the proceedings ofthc | house, was met with a round of applause. | The opponents of the bill not to lie oui- ■ done in the demonstration applauded the ' sarcastic question from Hammond, pray | ing to be informed as tr ccdurc which made tl I the integrity of the hou The chair said that tl I tiie first rule of the house authorized the | chairman to preserve order cud decorum, and in case of disturbance or disorderly 1 conduct in the galleries to cause Ilium to ] be cleared. j In view of the confusion and noise Van , Eaton, of Mississippi, thought it proper to ' suggest “’.Ve are not tbegiillcric.s.” Hammond—“I rise to a parliamentary inquiry: Is that the only rule the chair j can find ?” ! Chairman—“The chair desires to state i Hint lie has indulged the gentlemen in levity in regard to this bill and amend- j ments, but lie now desires to enforce the ! rule of the house which requires that I amendments shall he germane, and tlmt ! the chair shall sec tiiat order is preserved.” [Applause from tiie republican side.] Van Eaton here suggested that tiie gal leries should be cleared. Gibson said that the members had a 1 right to aslc for an appeal from the decis ions of tiie chair, ana that that appeal could not be taken when the chair refused to ullow the question to be submitted to . the house. lie, therefore, demanded the reading of the amendment in order Unit he might appeal from the decision. The chair, however, declined to recog nize the demand and recognized Adams, of New York, who, amid laughter and ap plause, submitted the following umend- j ment : I “That all manufacturers of incubators i shall pay a tax ot £1000, and ou every l chicken hatched by artificial means there I shall be imposed a tax of £2 for roosters and £1 for pullets in order that the great American hen may be properly protected.” j Hammond (sarcastically)—“I raise the | point of order against the amendment in order to enable the chair to rule it out.” Chairman—“The chair does not enter tain the amendment.” The committee then rose and Hatch en deavored to secure a night session for the consideration of the bill, but its opponents resorted to filibustering tactics, and after half an hour of noise and merriment, the house adjourned. SUN ATI!. The sonate discussed the Northern Pa cific land forfeiture bill until 2 o’clock. The bill then went over, and Miller sub mitted the conference report on tho bill , abolishing certain fees, etc., in connection ' : with American shipping. This is tho bill l containing the Frye amendment author- I | izing the president to deny by proclama- j j tion to vessels of foreign countries such i , privileges as are denied to American ves- 1 sels in such foreign countries. The report , * was concurred in. 1 Miller explained that the bill as agreed | to in conference was substantially as it : was passed by the senate. [The house lias : taken similar action and the bill now goes ; I to the president.] . Resolutions of respect to the memory of | ex-Senator Miller, of California, were then , called up and eulogies wore pronounced by ' Stanford, Edmunds, Voorhees, Logan, 1 i Fair, Harrison, Doiph and Hearst. ! Adjourned. | Wauls Oi Build it Itriilirr. Washington, May 27.—Senator Brown introduced a bill in the senate,‘to-day to authmize lilt East Georgia and Florida (railroad company to construct a bridge across the Altamuha river, in the com,tics of Wayne and Liberty. Tatnall, Ga., at a point where the railroad crosses the , river. The Tnliili'i'ii I n \. Washington. May 27. -Representative Breckinridge, of Kentucky, to-day report ed favorably from tho committee on ways and means the bill to provide Hint mnnu- 1 factored tobacco, snuff and cigars may bo removed for export to a for o'gn country without the pey- ' in ait of a tux under such regula tions; sthi commissioner of internal '•eve- suction 31.i! of the rev : “c d id.!’ utes aid bor- izingthe :pj) •biinu at <•*' nit" nr mole in spectors j\ elg..v-. in each cuPec'iou dis- t"! : to iveciv e compensation slid. foes, fi.'.u t!:e mahllfe. (u. a*a as the ennui issn»n- cr of internal r, venue may prescribe. Wrtil [ h Pi null ll Tivslli.. Wa ■hi'nut :S, .’day 27.- The post-office • department ha.-, been notified that train No. .73 on tie V....- iiington and Chnr/uUc.-i- \ ale. Va., Midiaud road, hound north, iko.ngh the Hustle near l iiddys. Virginia, this mm uing, sligluiv injuring so.I .; ’ 1 !e. Tile n; il was .:'■■• dAffi in Gladstone Modifies His Hume Rule Bill Again. ( litlin. That ll Will I'te.- tin* s HemltTur - IMsNjitRfurtlon Annum the Ihirni'llltos Pm- Bill for tin 1 k\|uibion nf t lir Orham- I'rl.cr' liitru* illinal hi tin* Kreliell t llilllllicr. London, May 27.—The general libera! meeting, called by Gladstone, assembled at the foreign office Wiis afternoon. The meeting was well attended by I lie premier’s supporters, but none of known Jlai tingtoii or Chamberlain dissidents were present. Gladstone was chtarid when lie entered. He at once proceed’d to the business on hand and announced that the government luid decided to modify clause No. 24 of the home rule bill excluding Irish representa tives from Westminster. lie did not state what the nature of the promised modification was to be. but .lid state that tin irnvernmenl had decided to modify line clause, provided Hull tiie bill passed ils seem <i reading and wns referred to a select comniiUci for ac tion during the autumn session of parlia ment. Gladstone do. dared tint hi would at the Mduir.n - sum of parliament intro duce an amendment to tiie Irish homen lc bill. 9 !u: meeting is rdiully approved the position taken by Gladstone. ’flic premier's followers now express themselves its sanguine of t he success of his Irish policy. They do not sneak as if they fuel at all that any concessions have been made to the Chamberlain and Ilartingtnii fol lowings, but maintain that Gladstone has defined the govenmn :it’s policy in a way so clear and satisfactory Unit the liberal waverers can no longer withhold their ap proval and must rally to the premiers support. This, if is thought by the gov ernment party, must result in' practically breaking down the so-called dissident op position, us it will leave no liberal not The house voted urgency for the bill and referred the measure to the bureaus. Basly’s proposal to confiscate the proper- tv of former reigning families, and with i the proceeds derived from its sale to en dow a home for aged and distressed citi zens, was also referred to the bureaus. M. : Guyot introduced a resolution in favor of 1 the separation of the church and states. Hub. LAVA FHOM MOUNT ETNA. Catonia, Muy 27. -l.avn from Mt. Etna ' is advancing towards Nicolosi at tho rate of forty metres hourly and is now within | oue kilometre of the town. The adjacent country is also menaced nndfthe inhabi tants arc (tying from their homes. All tiie streams and water courses in the district have dried up and a water famine pre vails. The Liquor Dealers Pretend to Hope the Courts Will Invalidate the Vote. lion Hi'ifi Vistula Owners »r<‘ AflVrtwl A Chimin' of Sentiment unit u fiuilli'rmi, Itlsrnmtlturi' ('illlHtill'nillli' SlirtnWmue til lli'itiuls (Toni tile Kii|>|it-i*sslnn. A VIPER'S VENOM. I Hindis ll.ik Him k in tin- (I tni-k 31V. Ann ■liw 1 oiii in issim II i'll lies. J' Per tives any further ground for hostile affiliation. A number of liberal dissidents who did not care to risk com promising themselves by attending the meeting, have hailed with undisguised satisfaction the attitude of apparent con ciliation adopted by the premier. These now openly proclaim their intention to re turn to their party allegiance and vote with the government for a second reading. Among the first to announce their return are John Fletcher Moulton, radical mem ber of parliament for Clapham, and Samuel Whilbread, liberal member for Bed ford. Both were adherents of Lord Hartington before to-day’s meeting. Botli have since announced themselves as sup porters of Gladstone. Whllbread’s acces sion is perhaps the most influential that the premier could have desired. He is the gentleman referred to as a wise counsellor by Gladstone in his great speech introduc ing the home rule bill on the 8th of April, and by reason of his high character and sound judgment has long been a conspicu ous member of the liberal party. Besides the above named a number of other dissi dents hove openly pronounced themselves satisfied with Gladstone’s present attitude and the concessions he has promised to make and declared their intention to vote for a second reading. The general opinion this afternoon is thut the home rule bill will now certainly pass tho second reading. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. In the house of commons this evening Norris, conservative, asked whether tiie government still regarded the home rule and land purchase bills os inseparably con nected. Gladstone replied that ho had nothing to add to the speech which he made when he introdueed the land purchase bill. Hereupon, Chamberlain and his follow ers retired to tiie lobby to discuss Glad stone’s announcements. Sir Michael Hicks Beach, conservative, asked Gladstone to repeat the statement which he made at the liberal meeting to day with reference to a modification ot the home rule bill and the postponement of tin bill after the second reading. Gladstone reniied that there was no change which lie could state in a ii-w words. He said tlml lie luid informed the liberal meeting to-dav of the views of the government in regard to tho Second read ing of the hill am! tiie government’s course tin reailer. Tiie house having gone into a commiib e on the arms bii), llealy moved that tl"; power to put the act in operation lie give , not to l!:e Irish privy council, Imt to the lord lieutenant on the ground that the former consisted almost entire!,, ol li'-ungv- lnen or Orange sympathizers. Dillon seconded tiie motion. Morcly, chief secretary for Ireland, said that the govermi.cnl couldn't comply wii h Ke.dy’s request to let the lord lieutenant personally apply the act. ' 'notinning, tm said, that llealy had a.-kec. I'mlihe opera- cause he feared that tiie tori ,-s might then In in office. The government had no such fein-s. [Ulmers and ho:;.; .tar., 'J he I’••Mi privy counci! was pot composed of Orange men. Thi act would he iuipurti; lly en forced vh rcvi r needed. liei-.lv's motion was rejoetc 1 by a vote of isii to ini. The oonimi'ti'C adopt* d an on btieiita jiroviding th. l the anus act -)n.-.l! i pin in ol magi.-tiatcs in grant ci r: ificuta:-. A'i Hinenihncnt to r- (luce the penulties Ibr un- WasiiinoTon, Mnv 25. About once In six wicks Ingalls, ot' Kansas, has an attack of venom vertigo. He is gem-villy taken wit'-i these uttarl;s in the open session of the soii'iic. lie hull an attack oT the most malignant, form to-day. Scnaiors Hale, Frye ami Morrill bad just enough lime to change lheir seats to a inure secure dis tance when Hu compound essence of bate and malignity began to boil and hiss from the i'cplile frame of the Kansas infidel, it was not known in tin senate when the senator began to writhe who he intended to stnke witli his poisonous fangs, and there was a feeling of terror throughout tin* chamber. No one, how ever. was kept, long in doubt. After sway ing bin head hack and forth tl few times the six-foot serpent fastened Ills venomous fangs in tiie body of a brave, gallant and crippled union soldier, Gen. John C. Black, commissioner of pensions. He charged that lien. Black was “an impostor” be cause lie drew a pension of £11)0 a month, while he, as Ingalls contended, is engaged in Impeding ami preventing the granting of pensions to others just as deserving. He said that Gen. Black, a conspicuous benefi ciary of tho pension system, was using all his power and influence to persuade the president to veto small pensions to deserving men. After he had relieved himself of t he loud of gall nnd bitterness which brought on the attack, lie sank into his seat overcome by his own im becility. Senator Voorhees said something in defense of Gen. Black, which was whol ly unnecessary, for Gen. Black certainly needs no defense from cranks like Ingalls. The people know that the commissioner of pensions was “shot full of holes” in de fense of his country, that, be is an honest and capable public servant and a high- minded and honorable man. But what dis turbs the little, narrow mind of the Kan sas cowboy is not Gen. Black’s pension, but Gen. Black’s politics. This is tiie venom of the viper. VIRGINIA’S ELECTIONS. The ltcmilt ot the Munli l|ml Ciinleets In SeTernl Cities Yesteriluy. Aijsxandria, Va., May 27.—The elec tion for city officers here to-day, resulted in the choice of all democratic nominees ! without exception. Richmond, May 27.—The municipal , election here is progressing quietly, nl- : though there is considerable excitement from the fact that there is a split in the democratic party, The bolters are work ingmen having formed a coalition with the republicans under the name of reformers. A heavy vote is being polled, and as far as can be ascertained the indications are that tiie reformers will elect a number of coun- cilmen and aidermen, probably twenty-five per cent, of them. The only contest for city officers voted for to-day is between N. M. Lee, democrat, and .J iSmith, reform er, for city sergeant, The friends of both have been and ale doing hard work, and Smith's friends are confident of success. There is little prospect that satisfactory results of to-day’s election can lie given to night. Up to i()]j. in. returns from only eight precincts out of twenty-four arc in. Tills is duo to tiie fact that no less tlinn two and in sonic cast s as many as 11 ve and six different tickets for aluertmn and eouneiimen were voted in tiie differ ent r wards, anil the counting of “many scratched tickets is consequently very slow. Tiie supporters i.ftiie reform tiekut have made a heavy light ."ml to-,.:giit ale very jubilant, eiaim ing I I "it I In V have been s'in’i ess fill In Vo i! t'Xpcc 1; 11:.'• 11 j,y electing not a .imjor- i! V of'• oi b- c.O'didati s fin- cit\ council. I ml also i Meting Smith, independent nr re form n.indid'ite, for city s"igeant, ovci Lee, tiie democratic incumbent. V II. HI ill ir l.i Staunton, Va., May 27. Thu hugest vote ever polled in a iiiimicitiM contest here i\a*. cast to-day. Jacob V ast, inde pendent repiildii an Mr mayor, defeated A. I'. Jordon, |ii "si nt in-il ml • ill, i!> , mi '-alie nominee. I.y thirty may nil v. II.go . den i icniie i in ii line ■ for 1 n 'usurer. w;c. inn-ied by 79 majority. Nim <f Hi" t\ t Ive cmin- cilmci! were anli-ffim 1 rv eandiiintes and defeated the di mm rat a nornim t s. ', 1 il l,ir, in Hum ill" I) IN vii.m:. Va.. Mae 27. Tl h/"” Providence, May 24. The liquor deal ers continue to show a bold front, and many profess to lie confident of a favorable decision in the suit in equity entered in tile I supreme court oil Monday last, which asks that honorable body to declare invalid the vote on the prohibitory amendment. At i the same time it docs not take a vr.v close I observation to convince one that the de.nl- : ers at heart have very little faith in the j Dill and that this show of confidence is merely in line with the whistling feats of 1 the youth who desired to keep up his cour age while pnssing n graveyard. All over tin city, in saloons ol every class, from the elegantly furnished palaces on Broad. W'oybnsHct and Dorrnnee streets to the groggeric.s which thrive ill byways in less favored sections of the community, preparations arc in progress for closing un. The large wholesale dealers arc raking out their cellars and storerooms, while the large show windows of many of those concerns arc tilled with bottled i liquors, over which hang* placards bearing Mhc legend, “Your choice for fifty cents. Just out ofliond.” Thu provident tippler ! and those who desire to have a stock on I bund for “medics! use,” arc buying exten sively, and flic indications now are that a large part of t he liquors at present in the stores of the dealers will lie transferred to I tin* cellars of citizens who have not been tainted with the “no rum” contagion. : While tiie liquor dealers arc lints prepar ing for the annihilation of their business | the rabid prohibitionists are hugging t hem selves in ecstatic delight in anticipation of : the coming emancipation front rum. A CHANGE OK SENTIMENT. I But the men who voted for and carried 1 the amendment arc not happy, for many of them have discovered that, in the ex pressive but inelegant parlance of the day, they have bitten their own noses. Their discomfiture is really ludicrous, and these whilom wearers of tile blue ribbon arc now among the most ardent well wishers for the success of tho liquor dealers in their attempt to have the vote declared invalid. Some of those men worked zealously l'or the amendment, though t hey were the owners of buildings where liquor saloons had been located for years. When the amendment prevailed they awoke to a rather unwelcome fact that if it went into effect their income would lie sadly de creased, and their pockets being more sen sitive than their consciences, they have made a change of front and of base with unseemly haste. In whatever light It is viewed t lie prohibitory amendment will work a decided injury to the business interests of tiie state. Not only will it withdraw five or Hix million of dollars capital directly interested in the business, but it will leave untenanted many stores which cannot lie leased for other purposes on account of tho high rents, thus entailing heavy loss on the owners. One of the most severe blows to tiie city of Providence will he the closing of t he Nar- rugansett hotel. This house has been run for years at a loss, but the profits of the lair • have been sufficient to make up tho de- 1 fleiency. If the amendment is enforced, j the management declare they will close up, nnd travelers will follow the custom in vogue before the Nurragansctt wns opened —of going to Boston rather than remain at our inferior hotels. The bus)ness of all the shore resorts along the hay will be greatly decreased, and, in fact, almost every branch of trade will feel the depression to a greater or less degree. SYMPATHY FOR TIIE POOR. I Both the liquor dealers and proliibition- , ists arc now n rv solicitous for the well br ing of tltc workingman. The bine ribbon men declare I Imt it was not so much for the purpose of closing the "high toned” places that they worked for the inin itd- ment ns to crush ont the hundreds of sa- loons which beset tin- laborer on hi* - wav home after enticing him into tiie i xp' ndi- ture ol money which tie can ill atil.r.l and for whir" his family is Milieting. On the other hand the liquor dealer argues thu t prohibit ion will wet k a p.u t iiad.ar M."h altiji on t lie workingman by depriv big him of an npiMcltinity to get a drhik niter a hard day’s work, when it would i",sii\ benefit him, while I lie ri"b m> n are practically exempt from this oppression because tin;, can gel :d! I i< \ want at tliej’* ele'i.- or in the.]' hou .' .-. lint aside from Ibosi I wo ci/i. the deal* is non tin; prohibillonist ■■ then is a Mi ling among tin n,ort c ,nscri at ive part of t.'-.e community, and in fact 11:•• utghnut tin slat e. I! it orot ihit ion will a i. i!;.. ;i. 1 that much la tti r result.-, could iup, e Ir en seeiircii bv a high !i*"■ ii'i 1 Du- rigidi" rn- forr il The prohil.il mil As are sou"'what ilividi h as to tile la :l mi thud of ei.loreing .a prohibitory law. home o- ih. in ii, favor of bavin;; l in! wi : k to the pivscnl police fore. . I III sill I ill-; anil I M ir depu ties, wh".* thi rabid vitig wi ! In’. - " ." ail ing less t ban ■! t'.b .ie.' at "i.arv, in i hm, ; e ofa chief cmistabb.. .'.mow He vouches for the follow ing curious Incident He owns a eat wtiieh is famous ill his neighborhood fur her record as a successful nnd pesistent ratter and mouscr. A few flays ago, as Mr. Messenger en tered his barn, hit saw a big rat jump out of n bnrrel and scamper away. Tne farmer looked in the barrel and saw six young rats which were unable to get out. He went and brought ids famous rat-killing cat and put her in the barrel as the quickest way of ridding the promises of the six incin- ient pests. To his great surprise she did not make short work of them, hut on the contrary took the rat family under her protection and treated them with as much consideration and affection as though they had been a litter of her own. The in ws of this remarkable whim on the part of the Messenger rut destroyer soon spread to the neighbors, and tliey flocked to the barn to see tne curious spectacle. The eonstunt appearance of strangers at the barrel evidently alarmed the hat for the safety of her proteges, foi she began to carry them to a place of safety. At this point the farmer drew the line, and slaughtered the cat family of 1 ratlings, much to her (Apparent grief. REPUDIATED AT HOME. Tin* Kitiiiliill IsMiuhil ini huiiuiiiic *<a Its Foriier Io tIn- Morrison ItiSI. iiuros its Name nmi for His Opposition ml ie J it )■:« I cl. d ii .’.v. i-. u it’ii !S I; I. Hr, f . ash. •lit of tin* senate l<> lilt rivr and harbor l*• I.• will run its total ii|» io .-. : 1 S,(•'••',- 000, Th' friend.- <T the l ib are greatly alarmed ovt r this slab* of ai!‘aii>.. as il is almost vital m many nn 1. b ..rs to sec up; the apjirjprvit ions in t ho bill as it nass-b tile la;use for waters in tluir (drtrl.’ls. Senators are ju-ow-rbially liberal with tin* public funds, nun there is tfood «.;Toi! ,, bs for the apprehensions of the partieuiar friends of ihe 1 nea-.are in lhe house. '!"•» senate commerce fommitlre an- pmr« ed- in£ uml'TlI’. Hoar rc a buti> >n to ■•Aumnie each item with reference to ir.-, natioi’a'. character. To-day the eoinmittet urm- good progress, lad as senators art* eon line ally tfoimj; before the eoinmitt»" and mak- iiifi Ion*; arguments for increased appro priations for streams ionoieb or badly treated by the house eommiuee, tliee.-eiin- ination seems likely to run on almost in definitely. There is a (iesj.er.d> el:>u.».r for increased allowances from many tjirirters. and tne eommep-” e nun. ill 1 <• i :J«n\ .'.til be embarrassed b. n:\iw the line oh th- ‘‘-MUdorial courtin view of the ''.Du ll is ; 'le bill. im: K\ hi ;li<- .Hm I.* ■ 1 l,| b. ni.i <: ri'y ». l't! ♦ • < it i/• uv of tn> .ii mil • !!« vi- will.out t • ii:* t .. 11 i'. a- it or H.-i.ri • i- «•. Wasihnoton, May 25. The Philndel* : pliia Press to-day has the following signifi cant paragraph: “The Samuel ,J. liandall association, of the Eleventh ward, last ; nielli held a special meeting, over sixty i members being present, and by unanimous ! vote changed the name of the organization ' to that of tiie. Eleventh ward democratic club. It also unanimously adopted resolu- , tions offered by Stephen Rowan and sec onded by Thomas E. Comber, indorsing the Morrison tarin bill, and denouncing Congressman Randall for his opposition to it. The reso lutions set forth that Morrison’s bill em bodies tin* cardinal principles of the demo- j eratic party, and that Randall had made a i treacherous alliance with the republicans to defeat it; and, further, that he had proved himself ‘recreant to his trust and unworthy to represent the democracy of the third congressional district.’ Before calling for the Question on the resolutions, Mr. Rowan said if a single objection was raised to them he would withdraw them. There was no objection, and they were , passed, as stated, unanimously.” It might be said in connection with the above that the eleventh ward democratic association has been Mr. Randall’s main stay for years, and it is the same organiza tion that has always escorted him to na- , tional conventions with a beautiful silk i Randall banner. j The action of the Randall club in Phila delphia last night was generally comment ed upon at the capital to-day. Various rea sons were suggested for the conspicuous affront given tine great Pennsylvania dem ocrat by the repudiation of his name and the adoption of another and impersonal name for the organization. Mr. Randall is not greatly disturbed. He takes things philo sophically. He was reticent on the sub ject to-day, speaking of it onlv to a few in timate friends who asked mm foranex- ! planation. The impresalon is that thi* is another phase of the personal fight that has been going on in Mr. Randall’s district ' against him for several years. The reason given by the association for its action is the course of Mr. Randall on the tariff bills, but this is not believed by Mr. Ran dall’s immediate friends to be the real cause. They regard it as a pretext, i On the other nand, the revenue reform democrats look upon the expression of Mr. Randall’s constituents ana former sup porters and workers as very significant. UNDERCURRENTS. >Vlu*r<* Arc tin* humounilif ('andiiltitcN tor State Om.’.'K in IN'iiiistiIvuniu ! Philadelphia. May 2.1. -There prob ably never was a time in the history of Pennsylvania when candidates were as .scarce on the democratic side jus they are during tiie second year of President Cleve land’s administ rat ion. There is not ji single i\ \ ognixed «-undid.ttc for governor, lieuten ant-governor. seeretnry of internal affairs, fiu(Iitor-gein-imI, or eong.essniun-at- large, notwithstanding the fact that the first 111 !*• •< n dices named are now filled by demo- 'I In-I- oii ’li. . n convention meets during i!n i; it week in.J”ne, oid ‘lie democratic com.• 'd inn anout ilie middle of August. W. id : In-n ma fierce stru;;gh on i lie purl of it• |mI>ii<'.Ins !») st-eurc l lie* nominations, then isn’t a l ij.jih nil 'In leinocntic sur* •. !'•)(•. , no iimt'vr how st; ong the uiulereur- Ii i.*» my heU* fihut the* democratic nomi- laitios- in IVnns'!vania this year will be made by an midurutim nl, which, just now A iip i'l-'lentia: verv strong, run- td.ig in tl.t din el i- n of* the Hon. Wm. |,. Seoi t, of id i* , for gov rnor; A -Aat« admim. '.ration current, also very strong, nnd Ih «■! v 1o carry .lolin Norris, ji idiihu i ipitiii journalist, into a nomiimtiou Ibr lii-ntenanl governor; A Samuel .J. Randal) current for T. V I .wdei’l v for eongre;'inan-Jit-large, eijual- lv as -t ig as. i:iiv < f ' he ot hers; ‘ A Wii.i.in. A.' Wallace t urn nt for .1. Sii'ij.-i u: Afrieji for secretary of internal .ilie in.i.j.i• -j >l i” i.ger t lull) any of the and mre to noediuite A Iricji. 1 < .'• d idiior-e. iiuii;! t lie re is no candidate*, no ii’ie'u | H ••cfj ii i oi and ji mugwump 11. J: v - '.u till hi'-l compliment of a hornii:”« ! ni i'ur t hi?, r.pu e possibly Wm Id !.••• of We-l ('hester. Tm td. wh-. claim to be skilled ' I lie defe;'' of M ■i’ll go ini. •. v in pi e tin .1! ft. . iIi. I * .J. M.i in j,t. T! i V the i.ist tin ilej pel./. It A th- d of tilt 'll JUlMOllil hot all Ii " st • f :1 i. in ll: ■ hill Would ;it Ihe -un - I b «• p‘u;f (!, ..Ji,,,. | hal ,-v* . I- ,d ’i u re « !. el. d .«• • • i 1 ‘it ’i, A.., J, ' jl |; tiie m . ‘ tie legi-h 'nr*- dn-iri*r t 5 r: 11 s •aki f Mr. Whit- je.v-general. mile from ihniti<>». ot an county. d their bodies being mg. hut had gone out rdlenf occurred, and •■scaped death. The ■n fr< un the iaiildings Window glass was !f'v< v. t hirteen miles s in lorci d open by • t -v.m.thirte n miles >n \' us similar to the e ti l i. [ii;ike. This is N.di' h hus occurred n >' h- ut t In st u orks