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THE ROME TRIBUNE. VOL. Vl/NO. 1.973 FROM THEjCAPITAL Finance Committee at Work on the Tariff Bill. THE FINANCES ARE BETTER. Sec. Herbert Gives His Reas on for Making U. S. Forces Subje?t to Blount. Washington, March 10.—The finance committee of the senate met at 10:30 a. m. with all the members present but Mr. Sherman and Mr. McPherson, the latter having been called to New York on account of the serious illness of his brother. It is the intention of the committee to remain in session a greater part of the day and make as mnch headway as possible, the Democrats being desirous of reporting the tariff bill to the senate Tuesday morning if possible. The Republicans say this can hardly be done, as that the short time allowed would not give them sufficient opportunity to go over the bill in detail. After an informal discussion of the bill without even reading a single sched ule the committee adjourned until Mon day morning. Secretary Herbert Makes Answer. Secretary Herbert has made response to the Bontelle resolution adopted by the house, calling on him to state his author ity for issuing instructions placing the armed naval forces of the United States and the use of its ensign under the or ders and control of Special Commission er Blount at Honolulu March 11, 1893. The substance of the answer is that action was necessary to prevent a con flict of authority, and that the secreta ry’s authority for issuing the order was the president commander-in-chief of the United States army and navy. A number of precedents for this action are cited. Government Finances. Government receipts for the first third of the month of March show a decided improvement, the aggregate being $9,- 250,000. Interna] revenue receipts con tinue to show heavy increases, and so far have aggregated $1,900,000. All indications point to a greater in crease for the balance of the month as large quantities! of whisky are being taken out of bond to avoid the payment of the increased whiskey tax provided in the tariff bill. Expeditures aggre gate $11,000,000, of which $5,500,000 goes to the account of pensions. In the Hu use. Washington, March 10.—The speaker laid before the house the reply of Secre tary Herbert to Mr. Boutelle’s resolu tion calling for information as to his au thority for placing the commander of the naval forces at Honolulu under or ders of Mr. Blount. The house then resumed the consid eration of the District of Columbia ap propriation bill. TOO MANY STRANGERS. Honolulu Does Not Understand What They Are There For. San Francisco. March 10. —The Australian which has just arrived here, In six days from Honolhlu, brings the following Hawaiian advices of March 3: Every steamer that has arrived here during the last two months has brought a number of steerage passengers who have seemed to have no visible means of support, and give no reason for coming to the island. This has occurred so often, and Hono lulu Is becoming so overrun with these strangers that the idea has become prevalent that they have come in the in temt of ex-queen. It has been reported to tne government on seemingly good authority that the agents of Liluokaluni have been recruiting men in both the United States and British Columbia, principally the latter for some time. The government refused to believe such a rumor, but of late suspicion has been aroused and active steps have been taken to nip in the bud any plot that the Royalists may be having of restoring the queen by force. Governor O'Farrell in Washington. Washington, March 10.—Governor Charles O'Farrell, of Virginia, has reached Washington from Richmond and will remain in the city several days. In the afternoon he visited the capitol and was warmly greeted on the floor of the house by his old associates from whom he parted last November. Gov ernor O’Farrell says the Virginia navy fan be strengthened and her oyster I grounds protected from incursion from whatever quarter it may come. A Cheap Blank Cartridge. Berlin, March 10.—A tailor named Do we. residing at Mannheim, has sub mitted to the war office a blank cartridge of his own invention, the cost of which Is only three pfenings. It is estimated that the adoption of Dowe’s cartridge will reduce the expense of the annual military maneuvers by 7,000,000 marks. a c u stom hou|Tmystery. Valuable Belonging. Allowed to Go In the Old Hofaa New York, March 10.—The custom house people are trying to solve a mys tery connected with a large lot of an tique furniture now at the barge office. It was imported from Holland in Au gust, 1891, and being unclaimed was stored away. It has just been unpack ed, preparatory to the public sale on March 29, of unclaimed and abandoned goods. What first struck the customs officials was that such valuable goods should have no claimant. Much of the furni ture is of an antique pattern, beautiful !" S:i>w of it ig rosewood and much ot it nneiy carvuii uin™ wamui. I There are a number of fine Dutch paint- I ings, valuable rugs, and pure delf. In all there are nearly 75 pieces of furni ture, including an inlaid sofa, an inlaid lounge, inlaid and plush chairs, several inlaid tables, chiffonier to match, finely carved black walnut chairs, carved side board, card tables, wardrobe, extension table, Japanese panels of glass, and many other things. The officers in making an examination of the dressers and bookcases found a number of personal effects, showing that the furniture had been used at least for a short time. Some female wearing apparel was found in a drawer, as well as a toilet set and other trinkets. One small box contained a young girl’s bead necklace and several chains. Be tween some papers was a tintype photo graph of a man. woman, boy and girl. The officers believed they were sur rounded by a deep mystery, and con jured up pictures of sudden misfortune to the family that failed to claim their goods. There were also aliout 20 vol umes of The Reporter, a law journal, one of the editors of which was Howard Ellis, of Ridgewood, N. J. In one of the books was found a letter addressed to Mr. Ellis, and the customs oflicers propose writting to him to see if he can throw any light on the strange case. Another thing among the un claimed goods to be sold at auction is a large painting by Pochegrosse, The Reign of Terror. It is on rolled canvas 12 feet wide and about 1(5 feet long. It is said to be worth at least $3,000. SOLD SHORT SUGARS. Herman Clarke Wrecked HI. Firm and Fled from New York. New York, March 10.—Herman Clarke, of the firm of Hunter, Clarke & Jacob, which failed a few days ago, has not been seen by either of his partners in a week. Clarke had sold calls on sugar right and left; most of them were under 90. and some of them were as low as 84. When the last figure had been passed, it is thought Clarke, knowing that he had wrecked his firm, took flight then. On Monday these privileges began to pour in upon the astonished members of the firm. They were in regular form and bore the firm’s signature. All of them carried handsome profits to their holders. The firm paid out as long as its bank account lasted, but was finally compelled to assign. It is also alleged that Clarke had on Saturday, and before, drawn large sums of money from the firm’s bank account without the knowl edge of his partners and put the proceeds in his pocket. He did not use the firm’s check book for this purpose, but utilized the ordinary blank checks left on the counters of banks for the use of custom ers. Assignee Hunter declined to say how much was taken in this way. The amount is exceedingly large and, more over, Clarke appears to have overdrawn his private account with the firm to the tune of SI,OOO. What he has done with all this money his partners do not know. Besides money already mentioned, he pocketed everything received for the sale of the fatal privileges. The firm got not a cent of these and the books have no record of thbir sale. He had no au thority whatever to sell these privileges for account of the firm, and never told his partners he was doing so. It appears so far that .the remaining assets of the firm exceeds its liabilities. The figures are not yet made up, but enough is known to indicate the out come. Nor as yet can the amount of the loss involved through Clarke’s pacu lair work be definitely known. A True Bill Against a Crary Man. Media, Pa., March 10.—The case of Professor Swithin Shortlidge, for years the head and principal of Media acade my, who shot and killed his wife Dec. 31, last, is being heard by the grand jury. Professor Shortlidge’s condition in the insane asylum does not improve, and he is now considered to be hopeless ly insane. As the grand jury beard no evidence bearing on the mental condi tion of the accused, under the evidence presented they can of course do nothing but return a true bill on the charge of murder. France's Poor Coast Defenses. Toulon, March 10.—The commission of inquiry which is investigating the al legations of inefficiency against the French navy and the charges that the French coast defenses are inadequate, has succeeded in obtaining a great deal of evidence sustaining the charges, which were in effect that the war ves sels of France were practically useless as engines of war, and the coast defenses so weak as to leave the country border ing the sea at the mercy of any first class naval power. - “Diamond Job's" Rich Mine Sold. Chicago, March 10.—The estate of “Diamond Joe” Reynolds, which has recently been hard pressed fcr ready money, has sold to an English syndicate the Congress gold mine, near Prescott, A. T., for $1,000,000. The mine was purchased by "Diamond Joe” from a prospector for SI,BOO. When developed the ore assayed SI,BOO to the ton. It was worked four years, but has been shut down since the death of "Diamond Joe.” Cincinnati's Choice for Mayor. Cincinnati, March 10.—Isaac J. Mil ler has been nominated for mayor by the Democrats assembled in convention at Horticultural hall. The first ballot resulted as follows: Isaac J. Miller, 284; Cass Hopple, 115; James J. Faran, 34. An Ex-Convict Kill. Hl. Wife. Columbus, March 10.—George Fitz simmons, an ex convict, living at Leon ard avenue and Twenty-first street, stubbed his wife with a butcher knife, killing her instantly. He has not yet beoii arrested. Gladstone Still Improves, London, March 10.—Mr. Gladstone passed a good night and is much better. HOME. (iA.. SUNDAY MOKINING, MAKCHII, THE INDIANA Proves to Be the Greatest War ship Now Afloat. ANSWERS EVERY DEMAND. Is the First of Her Type Ever Built—Two More Like Her to Be Built. Phh.adei.phia, March 10.—The bat ship Indiana has returned to her dock at Cramp’s shipyard, after the quickest and most successful trial trip of any vessel ever built by the Cramps. During the battleship’s absence from the yard the fact was established by practical test that she is capable of all that her designer claimed for her, and that she is the qneen of the world’s battleships. The Indiana is the first of Uncle Sam’s new battleships to be completed. She is of a type entirely different from any thing now owned by the United States government, and is practically an ex periment. The successful outcome of the trial, therefore, removes a load of anxiety from the minds of her builders. Judging from the Indiana’s perform ance on her preliminary trial, during which she made 15.0 knots an hour, in comparatively shallow water, using or dinary coal, it is fair to presume that with prepared coal and over the deep water official course, off the Massachu setts coast, the Indiana will accomplish 16 1-2 knots an hour and win a speed premium of $150,000 for her builders. After her first trip up the course, obser vations were made of her turning capa bility. Ju this respect, too, she was found to be superior. It took her five minutes to turn through 180 degrees, or, in other words, Io reverse her course, with 10 de grees of helm jiigle. Iler rudder can be put over to 35 degrees, and this would enable her to turn almost within her length. To use tbe words rif an expert on board, "She maneulßred like a yacht and was as steady as a church.” Every man who had anything to do with the handling or construction of the ship was overjoyed at the behavior of the Indiana, but no one was more so than Edwin S. Cramp, who had charge of her. The three battleships. Indiana, Mass chnsetts and Oregon, were designed in 1890 by Lewis!'. Nixson, to be superior in offensive and defensive power to the Royal Sovereign class of battleships. The English fleet comprises eight ships of about 14.000 tons displacement. The Indiana is smaller, her displacement be ing only 10,000 tons. She is 3.‘0 feet long, 69 feet wide and 21 feet draught. Her armor is in all cases as thick as that of the Royal Sovereign, has more gun protection and is 30 per cent better, be cause it is nickel steel and will be Har veyized. The armament of the Indiana is overwhelmingly superior, being better placed and mounted. A feature of the Indiana much com mented upon by the experts aboard was the utter absence of vibration. She glided through the water with very lit tle apparent effort, and tha swell cast by her was scarcely noticeable as com pared with the big cruisers of the navy. The government was represented dur ing the Indiana’s trial by Lieutenant George W. Denfield, of the bureau of equipment; Naval Constructor J. H. Linnard, of the bureau of construction and repair, and Past Assistant Engineer Warburton, of the bureau of steam en gineering. All of these officials said they thought the ship acted most satis factorily. AGAINST A BISHOP. He Must Give Up Valuable Property After Years of Possession. Denver, March 10.—The supreme court of Colorado has decided- that Bishop Warren, of the Methodist Episco pal church, must relinquish title to 160 acres of land on the eastern boundary of Denver or pay Andrew M. Adams for it at SI,OOO an acre. Bishop Warren came into possession of this land upon marrying Mrs. Hiss, the widow of a cattle raiser. Iliff claim ed the land in payment of loans to Ad ams. The latter obtained judgment from the government in 1870 for $60,000 for cattle run off by Indians. He fell in the streets of Washington soon after receiving intelligence of the award and seems to have lost memory of all occur rences in Denver. Sixteen years later he met an old friend in Albuquerque who aroused the sleeping memory of Adams, and he be gan to investigate. In this case the statute of limitations did not apply on account of Adams's long aberration. A Dedication Postponed. Washington, March 10.—General H. V. Boynton announces the postpone ment of the dedication of the Chicamauga and Chattanooga National Military park from September, 1891, to September, 1895, in order to give the Grand Army of the Republic a chance to participate if the national encampment is held at Atlanta, and also because of dely in the appropriation. - Ml.. Zells (Wei on tn. aW*. New York, March 10.—Miss Zella Nicolaus, who gained notoriety through the $40,000 check which she said was taken from her by George Gould, its maker, is in New York again. She has decided to go on the stage, and arrange ments have been perfected to that end. Moorehead Still Hold! His Stock. Cincinnati, March 10. President Moorehead, of The Commercial Gazette, telegraphs from New York that he still holds his stock in that paper, apd pub lishes a denial of the statement that ho has transferred his interests to a friend. FIGHTING IN INDIA. 1 They Have the English Troops Ina Corner. A RELIEF EXPEDITION OUT. Those Arbos Fought Like Mad men-Twenty-Seven Were Badly Butchered. London, March 10.—The India office has a dispatch from the earl of Elgin, vice roy and governor general of India, continuing the reports of the disaster to the British column under tbe command of Captain Maxwell. The dispatch says that on Feb. 27 a large party of tribes men made an attack upon a detachment of Captain Maxwell’s guards composed of native troops and British officers at Bordak. Tbe attack was almost a complete surprise, and the ensuing fight was brief and one-sided. The guards fought un der cover as long as possible, but were soon surrounded by tlfe Abors, who out numbered them five to one, and 27 of the British party were virtually butch ered. The lines of communication with the British column had been broken but it is known that a party of 80 men of Captain Maxwell's command are be sieged in the stockade at Membo, by an almost overwhelming force of tribes men. A detachment of 230 men has been sent to the relief of the beleagured party, but as yet no information has been re ceived that the relief party has reached its destination. It is believed that this party will have some hard fighting to do on its own account before its arrival at Membo. Three hundred additional na tive troops have been summoned into ac tive service and these will be immedi ately sent to the assistance of the Membo relief detachment. Affairs in Nicaragua. New York, ’March 10.—Captain Crowell of the steamer Premier, lias ar rived here from Bluefields and states that a large number of the inhabitants of Bluefieds are leaving town owing to the recent change of government. This town formerly belonged to the Mosquito reservation but previous to the sailing of the Premier the Nicaraguan st a dird had been hoisted and the adjacent coun try became Nicaraguan territory. The British'man of war Cleopatra, which w; s cabled from Colon had landed a force of 80 men and officers at Bluefields, had not arrived up to time of the Premier's sailing. Th. British Destroy a Town. Bathurst, March 10.—The British warships under command of Admiral Bedford shelled first in the vicinity of Gonjor, and when the enemy was sup posed to have been driven out 200 blue jackets and marines landed and marched upon the town which they found de serted. Gonjor was set fire to and burned to the ground. Chief Fo lisilah <’s supposed to be at Sarnriang, upon which place the soldiers of the West In dia regiment are mer king. The war against Chief Fodisilab is practically ended. Fatal Accident, to a Member, London, March 10 —James Theobald. Conservative member of parliament for the Romford division of Essex, was so seriously injured while boarding a rail way train here that ho died in a few hours. Theobold was in the act of en tering the carriage when the train start ed and he missed his footing and fell. He was terribly crushed by the moving carriages. He was conveyed to the hos pital and sank rapidly. Brazilian Rebel* Routed. New York, March 10.—A Herald special from Montevideo says: Tbe Her ald correspondent in Rio de Janeiro sends word that dispatches have been received confirming the reports pre viously cabled of a battle near Sarandia. The rebels were routed with great loss. More than 400 were killed, including many officers. The Russn-Gennan Treaty. Berlin, March 10.—In th. reichstag the Russian German commercial treaty was reported, and Dr. Hasse, the National Liberal leader, advocated its immediate passage through its second stage. News from Honolulu. San Francisco, March 10.—The steam er Australia arrived from Honolulu at 7:30 a. m., bringing advices to the 3d instant. American Products Proscribed. St. Petersburg, March 10.—The gov ernment has issued a permit providing that no restrictions be placed upon the importation of foreign fruits, plants and vegetables coming to the international exposition. But the permit makes ex ception in the case of American vines and potatoes. THE WEEK’S TRADE. Bradstreet's Observations on the Com mercial Interest of the Country. New York, March 10.—Bradstreets review of trade for the week says: The comparatively less favorable re port as to the volume of sales and to distribution of general merchandise em phasized last week remains, with some exceptions, practically unchanged. Bright an 1 warmer weather has stimu lated retail lines at a number of cities. The seven months report of foreign trade of the country indicates decreased pur chase of chemicals, hides, silks and other textiles, leather, iron and wine, ac counting for the decrease of 23 per cent in value cotnnared with seven months in : lOS4- »o. increaseu exports ui corn, cun, copper, cottonseed, leather and spirits explain on the other hand the increase in value of domestic shipments of 8 per cent. Gross earnings of 83 railroads in Feruary show a loss of 12.6 per cent compared with February, 1893, that be ing a little greater than in January, when it was 12.4 per cent less than in that month a year before. Southern and southwestern railroads present heavier proportionate losses, tbe granger lines doing better than in Jan uary. While wheat, Indian corn and oats advanced 1-4 and 3-4 cents in price respectively this week, and cotton and sugar remained unchanged, domestic fleeces have again been shaded, cutting Australian wool out of the market so far as competition in price is concerned. Pig and shaped iron, steel billets and rails and iron ore have also been shaded again, in some instances making new low records. Chicago advises that loans of national banks there have increased $2,000,000 and the total deposits $13,000,000 since December. All New York clearing honse banks report loans $22,000,000 heavier since December, and deposits $25,000,000 heavier. Business at Nashville is smaller than a jrear ago. Memphis reports moderate gains in sales of plantation supplies, hardware and dry goods. South At lantic coast cities report no new features within the week, which is true as well at Mobile, Birminghcm and Galveston. New Orleans complains that slow pay ments of sugar bounties are having an unfavorable influence on general trades. RIVAL TROUPS FIGHT. Actors Create a Lively Scene on a Rail road Train. Quincy, 111., March 10.--A small roit occurred on the Wabash train out of Quincy between the male members of the Old Kentucky and Under the City Lamps companies, both of which showed here a few nights ago. They left on the Wabash for Jacksonville, and about the time the train reached Cainp Point, 20 miles east of here, the fight was started. Revolvers were drawn and a half dozen shots were fired, but none of them took effect. One of the belligerents was stabbed with a knife and several others were bruised by being hit with sticks of stove wood. Conductor Vnsconcelles tried to quell the riot and in doing so was bruised badly. The two companies have hap pened to be in the same towns on the same dates several times of late, and there is mu :h bad blood between them. Killed the Man He Cleared. Hallettsville, March 10.—Frank Bartek, of the New Orleans Brewing as sociation, went to Whiting, a small vil lage, to get some empty beer kegs. While there he engaged in a game of dominos with William Isleibb. The game wound up in a row. Bartek slashed Isleibb with a knife, and tha latter shot and killed Bartek. A week ago Isleibb sat on a jury which acquitted Bartek on a charge of shooting a negro. To Raise the Keargarge. Boston, March 10.—The contract for raising the wrecked United States steam er Kearsarge has been awarded to the Boston Towboat company of this city. By the agreement the company is to re ceive $45,000 if successful in delivering the ship at the Norfolk Navy yard, and if unsuccessful is to be paid SIO,OOO for having made the attempt. Crlspo Elected President. New York, March 10.—The steam ship Venezuela has arrived here from LaGuayra. She brings the news of the elections for president. On March 1 the returns were nearly all in. It was said that General Crispo was elected by a large majority, but there was consider able dissatisfaction at the way in which that result was reached. He Has Won an Heiress. Auburn, N. Y., March 10.—The en gagement of Howard E. Case, of this city, and Miss Edith Irwin, one of the most beautiful heiresses of the American colony in Paris, is announced. Mr. Case has resided in Paris for the past two winters, and has a beautiful summer res idence on Owasco Lake, where he enter tains a great deal. Democrats Arrested In Pittsburg. Pittsburg, March 10.—Thirty-one Democrats have been arrested for illegal voting in the first ward at the recent municipal election. Warrants are out for a large number of others and arrests will be made as soon as the defendants can be found. The arrests have caused great excitement in local political circles. Fast Time Around the World. Victoria, B. 0., March 10.—Under the contract with the Canadian govern ment for the Anglo-Austrian steamship Service, a trip from Australia to Eng land will be made in 25 days. The trip across the Pacific is to be made in 16 days, across the continent in four days, and across the Atlantic in five days. It Used to Be uuoge Dubose’s Job. Nashville, March 10. Governoi Turney has appointed L. T. Coopei criminal court judge of Shelby county to succeed T. M. Scruggs, resigned. Judge Scruggs was appointed to succeed Du bose, who was impeached last year. A'*Btage Held Up. Milton, Cal., March 10.—The Angeles Camp stage was held up by two masked men, three miles from Elkhorn station, and robbed of the contents of the treas ure box. The passengers were also re lieved of their valuables. A Co-Operative Cremation Society. Buffalo, March 10. —An association of German citizens has been formed for co-operative cremation. The society has 72 members, who pay monthly as;- s inents to defray the cost of burning tach cue after death. PRICE MVE CENTS. A DAY OFF The Pollard-Breckinridge Case Takes a Rest. DAMAGING TO THE OLD MAN The Evidence Given In By Re sonsible Witnesses, Seem Convincing, Washington, March 10.—Being mo tion day in the court, the Pollard-Breck inridge trial had to give place to those proceedings, and both sides had a rest. It will be resumed with renewed vigor with the beginning of the week. Some very damaging testimony was brought out in the testimony of Colonel Moore, chief of police, who testified that on May 13, 1893, Colonel Breckinridge -came into his office, closely followed by Miss Pollard. Colonel Breckinridge said that Miss Pollard had threatened his life unless he named a day for their marriage. Colonel Breckinridge named May 31. Moore had taken notes of the interview, which notes he read. On May 17, in witness’ office. Colonel Breckinridge had told him that the lady was pregnant through her relations with him; that she was going to New York to prepare for the event, and that he in tended to marry her. “He asked me to witness his determination. We three clasped hands. It was an impressive scene,” said the major. He had notes of this interview also, which he read. One of the best known physicians of the city, Dr. N. S. Lincoln, testified that Colonel Breckinridge had brought Miss Pollard to him in May, 1893, represent ing that she needed attention, as she was unreasonable, jealous and exceedingly nervous. Fire in Homestead. Homestead, Pa., March 10.—A fire here destroyed Walton's hotel, Grove <te Trexler’s general store, Edward Cronin’s furniture store and Bagley's steam laun dry. The fire started in the building occupied by Grove & Trexler and spread so rapidly that the hotel guests were compelled to leave the building in their night clothes. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. J. B. Jones, a fireman, was dangerously burned while trying to force his way in to the hotel. The loss was $50,000. Another Explosion in Purls. .] Paris, March 10.—An infernal ma chine exploded under the bed of a work ingman who had an apartment in a house in the Colombo quarter. The workman and his landlady were ar rested and the prisoners made conflict ing explanations as to the presence of the bomb under the bed. The man says he was not in his room at the time of the explosion, and disclaimed all knowl edge of the machine. A Paper Consolida ion. Roanoke, Va., March 10.---The Even ing World has purchased and at sorbed the Roanoke Daily Record with the plant and all its fixtures. This gives The World the afternoon field in this section. Its combined circulation now makes it one of the strongest afternoon papers in Virginia. The World is a member of the Southern Afternoon Press bureau. Nomination Mean* Election. Knoxville, March 10.—In the Re publican convention at Morristown, in the first district, W. C. Anderson was nominated for congress on the one hun dred and forty-fourth ballot to succeed A. A. Taylor, who was not a candidate. The nomination is equivalent to an elec tion. Something Pretty tn Play For. Pittsburg, March 10.—It is learned that W. C. Temple, of this city, has of fered the National league the SSOO cup to be contested for by clubs in the or ganization. Mr. Temple was a former president of the Pittsburg club, and is a great baseball enthusiast. Colonel Britton Gave Bond. Dallas, March 10.—Colonel A. M. Britton, president of the First National bank of Vernon, has been released from jail, his friends having succeeded in making bond in the sum of $20,000. His trial takes place at the next term of court. Ran Over anil Killed. Bristol, Tenn., March 10.—John Hen derson was run over and instantly killed by the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia train No. 6, as it pulled in to the yard here. His neck was broken and skull fractured. Killed by Lightning. Cheraw, S. C., March 10.—Charity Goldplate, a negress living on Dr. Mc- Kay’s place near here, was struck by lightning while sitting in her house, and instantly killed. Weather Forecast. Washington, March 10.—Forecast till Bp. m., Sunday. For North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia—Generally fair, variable winds becoming southerly. Florida and Alabama generally fair, with variable winds. Mississippi, fair, winds becoming southwesterly. Helena* Illa Sister’* Honor. St. Louis, March 10.—J. A. Martin, aged 23, was shot fatally by Frank Suda, aged 12, in defence of bis sister. Mar tin came to the Suda tent, in Grader’s camp, and found Frank and his sister Ella, aged 15. alone. He made improper proposals to the girl, whereupon Frank seized a gun and filled his side with buckshot. Martin was removed and tbe boy arrested.