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Vol. VI. No. 1.973 " GROWING INTEREST. r Jurors and Spectators Alike, Become Very Attentive. CECILIA TALKS IN COURT. The Pollard-Breckinridge Case Is Being Closely Contested at Every Point. Washington, March 14.—Court had assembled, and the clerk was calling the jury in the Pollard-Breckinridge breach IBP of promise suit when the door to the left " of the judge s bench opened and Miss Pollard came in. It was her first ap pearance since her sensational exit on HE Monday when she was borne from the M chamber by Mrs. Buchanan and Miss Ellis, and fell halt fainting at tile door. | Miss Pollard was pale, but otherwise ’ self-possessed. The courtroom was crowded when the crier rapped for or der. < olonel Breckinridge and all his ■ counsel were present. Mr. Carlisle, of r the plaintiff’s counsel, had come in a ► minute or two e rl er, escorting S.ster L Cecelia and her o ipanion in holy or- B ders, who is require tby a rule of the order of the sisters of charity to accom pany a sister called for duty in the w world. Sister Cecelia saw Miss Pollard enter, but they did not exchange greetings. Calueron Carlisle began proceedings by ! continuing his examination of Sister » Cecelia. • “his er Cecelia,” he asked, “have you B a good memory ter faces and names?’’ ft “Not very good for faces, but for f nanus, jes,” was the answer. L “Can you positively say that Miss / Pollard was a patient at tiie Norwood Founding asylum when you were in f charge?" k “I c-anuot, sir.” “Can you positively snv that she was not a patient at the asylum during that time?’’ “No, sir.” fe “Now, S ster Cecelia, state the grounds for that belief.” “I obj >ct.” said Mr. Butterworth; and then followed another legal tilt over the ' admissibility of the question involving an opinion. , Judge Bradley held that if the ques tion was put to identify the plaintiff with some person in the asylum at a k given time it was competent, but if it * was put to have the witness’ drawn conclusions for the purpose of making that identification it is not competent. The question was overruled and the plaintiff’s attorneys noted an objection. ‘ Then Mr. Carlisle asked if Sister Ce- L celia could state anything about tne Identity of the plaintiff with the patient in the asylum during the months of t May, June and July, 1885. Mr. Shelby ’ objected, and the question was with drawn. Sister Cecelia, in answer to questions by Mr. Carlisle, stated that there were two ladies at the asylum who went veiled because they feared being recognized by visitors. Mr. Carlisle then asked if she ever »ent any patients back to Cincinnati in carriages. “Yes, three or four,” was the answer. , The spectators and jurymen became in terested at this point, for they under stood that every point in the description a- of the asylum given to her counsel by Miss Pollard was being put forward for - identification by the witness. > In answer to other questions. Sister > Cecelia said the name Berguoyne or Bur- I goyne was on the record of the Norwood I asylum as a patient there. I Mayor Butterworth asked Sister I Cecelia a question or two about when I she left Cincinnati, and then said she might be needed in a day or two to an swer more questions. I Sister Cecelia said she would remain l In Washington until court was through f with her. and she was then excused. L Mr. Carlisle then took up and read I the deposition of Mrs. Kate Perry Kane, a physician of Cincinnati, and member L the firm of which Di. B.lb Buchanan ■ was senior member. Mrs. Kane recognized Miss Pollard as ■ the young woman who came to the [ house of Drs. Perry and Buchanan in | 1885, and was known as Miss Louise L Wilson. She understood Miss Wilson K was recovering from confinement. At ■ ©ne time Miss Wilson had gone to meet B her seducer, and when she returned told ■ deponent she hid met the man, but it ■ was impossible to marry him. She ■ loathed him she said. L Miss Wilson said tha man had offered WT to marry her to clear things up but she disliked him so that she refused. This wa * important in view of the effort the defense is making to show that Colonel g reckinridge did not seduce Miss Pol- l'd. He was a married man in 1885 while Miss Wilson whom deponent said ■ was Miss Pollard had said her seducer B offered to marry her. I CORBETT TAUNTSSANDOW. ■ Jim Invites the Strong? Man to Stand S Relore Him Three Minutes. ■ New York, March 14. —Sandow and B Jim Corbett met at the Mount Vincent ■ ho!el, and if the strong man had been ■ in any pugnacious mood the chances are ■ that he would have had his head K knocked off. B Sandow was at a table with his min *ng r when the pugilistic champion and Eddie Foy came in and ordered a bottle L «f wine. Sandow gazed at the pugilist ■ / from afar, and then wlnsp red to his F manager. The l itter came over to Cor ■ Lett, and introducing himself, said: j “Mr. Corbett, Mr. Sandow would like l> you to understand that he is in no way | responsible for the statement made in ■ many newspapers that he claims to be t able to defeat any pugilist by entt ring J the ring and breaking the prize tighter s K arms or crushing in liis ribs. He knows mull stories are ridiculous, anil trusts you do not believe they emanated from him.” aa Corbett turned around, and throwing a contemptuous glance towards the man, said in quite a loud tone of “You fell Mr. Sandow that not THE ROME TRIBUNE orny no i oeueve me ......... _v. , him, but I know it to be a positive fact, i i And also tell him that my offer to ’ wager him $3,500 that he dare not step I into a ring with me and stay one round, still holds good. “And,” he continued belligeien’ly 2 “while yon aie telling him all tins, just add that his head will be a good ileal bigger than it is when I get through with him. Now, that's all. My money is ready now or at any time.” The strong man’s manager returned to ' his table with a discomtitted, withal in dignant face. The bystanders waited with breathless expectation to see what the strong man would say to such strong language. They were destined to a great disap pointment. Sandow and his manager went #ut and took the air. STEWART WRITES. He I’luces Cleveland and Harrison in the Sanio Boat Politically. Dun ver, March 14. —Senator Stew art, of Nevada, has written from Wash ington to the News a Populist paper, a long letter in which he says the avowed purpose of ex-President Harrison in his denunciation of President Cleveland made in speeches in the west is self-lau dation. Senator Stewart says he wants to call attention to the fact that Mr. Harrison is on another campaign of deception in the interest of the gold syndicate of New York and London. It was the con spiracy of the Harrison and Cleveland administrations and the gold exporters which depleted the treasury and brought on the panic. He closed by declaring that the People’s party is the nucleus around which the people may rally and rescue the country from the slavery of the gold bugs. Mutterings All Over Central America. Comitan, Chiapa, March 14.—The greatest excitement prevails across the border in Guatemala. Arms for the rev olutionists have been received there from San Francisco. A gentleman just re turns I from an extended trip through Central America reports dissatistaction in all its countries and revolutions brewing everywhere. To Overthrow Barrios. Guatemala, March 14.—The police claim to have discovered indications of a grave conspiracy to overthrow Barrios, having its headquarters in the northern part of this country, with branches in all parts. The president is conferring frequently with his military chiefs. He has postponed his trip to Quezaltenango. To Revive Mining in Georgia. Dawsonville, Ga., March 14.—There is a movement on foot here among resi dent landowners and non-resident capi talists to open up and operate a number of mines in this county. Many promi nent properties are already being pros ; pected and reveal in certain signs the richness of the mines in this section. The Norfolk and Western Extending. Toledo, March 14.—The Norfolk and Western Railroad company is negoti ating for the purchase of the Ohio South ern railroad, recently completed to Lima, and which it is contemplated to extend to this city. Officials of Norfolk have made a tour of inspection over the road. Weather Forecast. Washington, March 14.—Forecast till Bp. m.. Thursday. For North Carolina and South Carolina—Fair, slightly cool er Thursday morning in the interior, variable winds, becoming northeasterly. E istern and Western Florida, Georgia and Alabama—Generally fair, variabl ■ winds, becoming southerly. Missis sippi—Fair. followed by showers on the coast, southerly winds. Terrific Ha Istorin. Gainesville. Tex., March 14.—A ter rific hailstorm prevailed here during the night. Hail as large as hens’ eggs fell in large quantities for nearly half an hour, breaking hundreds of windowglass and doing other damage. A heavy gale came up. and many people thinking a cyclone was approaching, fled to their Htormhouses. Grl«-f Killed the Wife. Savannah, March 14.—Sarah, wife of Sam E iwards, the man in jail for cut ting up tile body of Izah Harden, who was myst rion-dy murdered here, has just died su Idenly. Sarah grieved about her husband and said she would I ratiu r die than believe him guilty. Do •- ' tors say it was not suicide, but probably grief. ChftlnnHn Wilson on the Move. Washington, March 14 —A City of Mexico special says; Chairman Wilson left Gnadulagara yesterday for Sun An ton.o. i-o.sou, il nt n Jt w:h!i WoihUnj. Boston, March 14—Just before day , all the physicians in the Jewish district at North End were arouSbd from their slumbers to attend patients suffering j from a malady resembling poisoning. I Tne afflicted had been guests at the fes tivities of the marriage of Harry .Fern gold, or Worcester,,to Miss Margoliz in Meno; hall, and ate heartily. About 60 casei are being treated. No fatalities re ported. Death of a Theatrical Manager, Baltimore, March 14. John T. Ford, the veteran theatrical manage,, has jest died at his residence in this city. His death was sudden hnd unex pected. The immediate cause was heart disease superinduced by grip. I I Another Showman Dead, Cincinnati, March 14.—Colonel R. E. J. Mills, a well known theatrical manager, has just died here, aged 60. HOME. UA., Till RSDAY MOItNINH. MAnCH 15. 1»1>4 JUST KILLING TIME. This Is the Charge Made in the Finance Committee. BOTH SIDES ARE CHARGING Members Bound by a Secrecy Resolution and It Is Hard to Get News of Progress. Washington, March 14.—Mr. Sher man was able to attend the meeting ot the finance committee, but he did not arrive until a late hour. All the other members who are now in the city were present. The first thing done was in the direc tion of preventing the publication of the action and discussion of the committee. This was brought about by a resolution pledging members of the committee to secresy, and as a result none of the members would speak, further than to say that absolutely nothing had been accomplished, and no agreement Avas reached as to when the bill should be reported. Democratic members are accusing their Republican colleagues of consum ing needless time and characterize their conduct by that more expressive word “filibustering.” This the minority deny, and say that all they ask is time to consider the bill. In return they accuse the majority at tempting the railroad bill through the committee. After the routine morning business the senate resumed the consideration of the Bland seigniorage bill. At 2 o’clock Mr. Harris called atten tion to the agreement to take a vote on Mr. Allison's motion to reconsider the vote by which the seignorage bill passed to a third reading, and the vote was or dered resulting as follows: Yeas, 28; nays, 45. The house at 1:10 p. m. on motion of Mr. Sayers went into committee of the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill, Mr. Lester, of Georgia, in the chair. Some Nominations. The president sent to the senate the following nominations: George M. Ad ams. pension agent, Louisville, Ky.; W. W. Degge, postmaster, Norfolk, Va. About the Dispensary Cases. Washington, March 14. Commis sioner Miller has received no informa tion of a clash in South Carolina be tween the state authorities and Collector Towner. The state dispensaries arc treated by the internal revenue bureau the same as though they were individ uals engaged in the wholesale or retail Lqnor business. If illicit liquor is found In them, the liquor is seized and sold to raimbursj the government for the un paid tax and the remainder, if any, is turned into the treasury. In no case is it permitted to pay tax on illicit liquor and retain the goods. Condition of Georgia Banks. AV ashington, March 11.—Returns of the condition of 27 national banks in the state of Georgia up to February 28 show the average reserve to have been 40.72 percent; loansand documents, $7,124,- 000; lawful money reserve, $1,183,000; surplus funds, $1,067,000, and individ ual deposits, $5,140,0()0. MUrtt CONFIRMATION. Minister Thompson Tells How the Bra. xllian Revolution Ended. Washington, March 14.—Secretary Gresham has received the following dis patch from Minister Thompson: “After the shore batteries had fired upon the insurgent ships for 30 minutes, the latter surrendered unconditionally, Da Gama having previously gone aboard a Portuguese mau-of-war.” News from the Nictheroy. New York, March 14. —The follow ing cable has been received by Flint & Co., from E. C. Baker of the Brazilian cruiser Nictheroy: “Rio Janeiro, March 14, 1894: Finished in good shape.” It is believed from the above that the rebel lion in Brazil is at an end. OVER THE QUEENS SPEECH, ’ There Is Some Dissatisfaction Which Har court Would Like to Appease. London, March 14.—The house of commons was croAvded when Sir Wil liam Harcourt announced that the gov ernment had taken advice from all available sources and had'decided to make a declaration that the judgment given in amending the address did not show a mature and well considered de cision of the house of commons. This was a grave question, and the government would not present the ad dress as amended, to the queen. Conse quently the government proposed to bring up a new address amounting merely to an acknowledgement of the speech from the throne. A motion to 1 rescind the address and substitute one merely acknowledgingthe queen’s speech was agreed to without division. Found the Unlucky Thirteen. Wilkesbarre, Pa., March 14.—The bodies of the 13 men entombed by the cave-in of the Gaylord mine in Ply mouth, Pa., have been brought to the > surface. It is certain that the men ' were instantly killed by the fall of rocks and earth. A Millionaire’s Marriage. Norfolk, March 14. —John Dwight, of the firm of John Dwight & Co., of New York, a millionaire, 74 years of age. was united in marriage with Mrs. Clara L. Freeborn at St. Paul’s Episco | pal church. A BIG FIGHT. • A Strong Showing Made at the Campaign Opening. OWENS SPOKE TO 2,000. His Friends Literally Took Lex ington by Storm-Owens Strictly In It- DEXINGTON, Ky.. March 11. The Breckinridge people here have shown off to a decided disadvantage. Colonel Breckinridge's opponent, W. C- Owens, and the latter's friends took the town by storm, and many predict that Breckin ridge will be beaten.. The occasion was the opening of what promises to be the greatest political struggle known in Kentucky since Ed i Marshall ran on an independent ticket against J. C. S. Blackburn, in 1878, and , was defeated. Mr. Owens addressed an audience of 2,000 people in the Lexington op-ra house. A prominent organization known as the “Fayette Owens club” was form ed, with Captain Barney Treacy, the noted owner of Irish Chief, Larosa and other noted race horses, as president. Resolutions were adopted commending Mr. Owens as “eminently qualified to adorn the seat in the national house of representatives made illustrious by Hen ry Clay, John C. Breckinridge, John J. Crittenden, James Ij. Beck and Joseph C. 8. Blackburn.” In the course of his speech Mr. Owens said: “The civic crown of honor for which I strive has been so often proudly won and grandly worn that lie who seeks it i now, though bolder far than I dare be, | must needs approach with fear and | trstmiling. Whether we turn on the I one hand to the bsautiful country where ' sleeps the great commoner, or on the ' other to your public mart, wtiere, from ■ your very doorway, the bronze meinen- j to proclaims Kentucky's pride, the air i ■ is redolent with songs of love and praise ; for your glorious dead, and AVith warn- i ings for him who seeks unworthily to lift the mantle fallen from forms of | ' such heroic mould. “Place in my keeping the banner that marks your sacred trust and though I may not, shall not, lift it where it floated in the days of old, yet, by the hills that seem eternal, 1 swear to re turn it unstained by dishonor.” THEIR MODEST CLAIM. Uclra ot .lohnpo Haven Want the Govern- ' ment to Help Them. New York, March 14.—Heirs of John De Haven are trying to secure payment from the government of $400,000 with interest from 1776. They say De Haven i loaned the government that amount i when it was in great need and was never : ■ repaid. De Haven was a wealthy Frenchman, 1 who came to this country before the rev olution an ! espoused the cause of the pa- ; 1 triots. After his death papers were j ( found it, is claimed, giving evidence of the loan. The claim was first presented in 1859, ’ and received some favorable considera tion. but was lost eight of by tiie com mencement of the civil war. Recently ■ the matter has been revived, and $5,000,- 000 is the amount demanded. There are 39 heirs of John De Haven living in Lancaster, Warren and Venan go counties, Pennsylvania. Jehu De ' Haven, a grandson, is the head of the family. He is 80 years old, and lives in ’ Harrisburg. His daughter, Mrs. John . Falker, lives at 430 West Forty-fourth street, in this city. I Want the Monetary Conference It***umed. ’ London, March 14.—The chamber of [ commerce, in accordance with a resolu tion adopted by the Oriental section, have sent a memorial to Lord Rose berry, the premier, requesting that he - take steps to bring about the resumption 5 of the Brussels monetary conference, in x the hope that further discussion of the money question in the light of recent 1 even Is will result in the adoption of a 3 plan to remedy the evil which has dislo cated business throughout the east. They Charge Discrimination. i Ottawa, March 14.—New trade re . turns reveal astonishing discrimination on many important lines against Great f Britain and in favor of the United States. For instance, iron rails imported last year from Great Britain were taxed 60 ' per cent, but the same article from the I I United States paid only 42. Thus the I > balance of imports for 1893 were against ! t England. Cast iron pipe from England t paid 66 per cent, and from the United . States only 40 per cent. > ABOUT BEHRING SEA. Still a Lot of Red Tape Business to Be > • Done io the Matter. ■ Washington, March 14.—Secretary | ' Gresham and Sir Julian Pauncefote, the J British ambassador, are very busy these 1 days and have many long consult:!t ons in their efforts to arrange matters so as to give effect to the finding of the arbi trators in the Behring sea case. The ’ bill recently introduced in the house by 5 Representative McCreary at the instance -of Secretary Gresham is but one step on j the road leading to a final settlement. 2 That measure, which defines tne limits f of the tAVO zones in which seals may not be taken at all, or only under certain conditions, applies solely to vessels sail- . ing under the American flag. As soon as it is enacted into alaw a bill ’ of similar tenor will be intro luced in the ‘ British parliament. Further than this f it will be necessary to negotiate a treaty . between the United States and Great - Britain to make binding the results of t_be arbitration , and to this e.nd efforts I are now m progress, ine principal ob ject to be secured from our point of view is a binding agreement as to the punishments to be mete 1 out to offend ers, and especially to bring within the reach of our laws the pelagic sealers under the British flag. It would be of little avail to seize these craft and carry them to port only to have them dis charged by the judiciary. And as con gress has no power to legislate in tne case of British snl jer-ts, it becomes nec essary to seek an honty by treaty for the seizure of offenders of this nation ality. There-is some question as to whether or not the modus vivendi will continue in operation even after the enactment of the legislation now pending in congress, and to come before parliament. In some quarters the view is taken that this agreement will continue in full force until the very last measure neces sary to give effect to the arbitrators' findings has been adopted. If this view should prevail, it would bear very hard upon our interests, Cor it would oblige the North American Seal company to confine their catch to 7,500 skins, to I their severe loss, and would a]so deprive our government of the tonus of $lO that ( it would receive from the 50.000 skins that might be taken in other circum stances. This sum, aggregating $500,000, would go a long way toward defraying the expense of maintaining the fleet of naval and revenue marine vess.ds on police dnty in Behring sea. and besides, it is a question whether the government would not be liable to the so il company for its losses sustained by reason of the undue restriction upon its operations imposed by the modus vivendi. PAID UNDER PROTEST. Fraudulent Claims Are Ordered Allowed by Commissioner Lo> liren. Washington, March 14.—AH suspen- I sions of pensions in cases where pay ment has not been already resumed or , where the pensioner's name has non | been stricken from the rolls will be re- I move ! by an order signed by Commis ' siouer Locbren. The or ler, which was sent to the chief of the finance division, is as follows: “In accordance with the I provisions of the act of congress ap ! proved Dec. 21, 1893, you are hereby; ; instructed to at one > take such steps as I i may be necessary to remove susp-nsion ' of pensions in all cases in nvliich action ; | of resumption o. payment or dropping I j from tne roils has not been taken.” This action affects the cases of he-1 tween 3.00(1 and 4,(»00 pensioners. The ‘ pension agents will be instructed to pay these pensioners their former rates until otherwise ordered by the bureau. Com;nissior,?r Lochren, inspeakilig of the order, s ud: “The attorney general in his recent opinion on tin act ot congress of Dec. 21, I 1893, hel l that that act applies to nil i cas‘s of pending suspensions, even' though tiie evidence of iraud or of lack i of title is ever so stronn and convincing. ■ Under this ponstruction there was noth-1 ing left for the bureau butto remove the suspensions in all cases where suspen- J i sions have not already been removed, or ‘ where “there has not already been a fe . sumption of payment or dropping from ' the rolls. The result, of course, will be ' the payment of a large amount of money . from the treasury to persons who are ; defrauding the government.” FRIENDLY ENGLAND. ( I She Just Sent the Cleopatra to Protect American Interests. New York, March 14.—The follow- ! ing extiact from the Star and Herald, i I of Panama, dated Friday, March 2,' would seem to give an explanation of the lauding of a British force at Blue fields, Nicaragua, a proceeding which is now attracting considerable attention in Washington and elsewhere. The Star and Herald says: - i I “H. M. S. Cleopatra arrived at the i colony yesterday. After taking coal I ' this vessel will return to Greytown to ' protect American interests, ha ving been j sent by her Britannic majesty’s govern ment immediately on the wreck of the ‘ United States steamer Kenrsarge, to render any assistance possible to the i shipwrecked crew and to attend to thi interests which that unfortunate ship was sent to look after until su< h time as an American man-of-war arrived.” A Dangerous Ic© Shove. Montreal, March 14.—There was a dangerous ice shove in the St. Law rence, near Chambly, which caused great consternation, as the water in the river rose to an imrwense height. No ' lives Avere lost, but part of a liuryin ; ground and one side of an old historic fort were washed away. A large num ber of coffins are floating about in the open part ot the river. ■ i The Millionth Loaf Given Out. New York, March 14.—One million loaves of bread have been given to the ■ staving poor of New York by The I World’s Free Bread fund. To a child the millionth loaf was given at the Houston street depot. She carried it ' home to a mother who is sick, to a , father who is in despair. Judge David Hon’s tunerai, i Augusta, Ga., March 14.—The re mains of Honorable John Shelton Da vidson was interred in the presence of the largest concourse of people i h it evt-r attended a funeral in this city. Mason-, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias ami friends, both political and personal, from over the entire state were present. Augusta paid the last tribute by an out pouring of nearly all of its citizens. A Young Girl's Suicide. Atlanta, March 14.—Cora Plunkett. ‘an Atlanta girl 19 years old and quite 1 pretty, ran away from Mrs. Wolfe’s house of correction for girls and killed herself with some dea-ily drug two hours later. Sae took the poison at 9 o'clock. For four hours she lingered in ui: ,n --sciousness, dying at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon. PRICE *IVE CbNTb. SAUCY JAPS. They Bluff an Admiral of Ours Into Silence. THREATEN IO BLOW UP The [American Flagships in Hawaiian Waters--Rather Gay. to Be Sure. SYDNEY, N. S. W., March 14.—Pas sengers by the steamer Arawa which has ji st arrived here, give accounts of some interesting recent events in Hono lulu. They assert that a subject of Ja pan was recently arrested in that city city for a trivial offense and placed in jail. He escaped from jail and swain out to the Japanese warsuip. The authorities appealed to the American admiral asking that he de mand his surrender of the Japanese. The commander of the Japanese warsuip re fused to give the man up and threatened that if the American admiral boarded his ship he would give him half an hour to leave and if he refused, the American flagship would be blown out of the water. According to the story ot the passengers the escaped prisoner was not molested. BIG REFORMS. Some of the Kxpe<*t«*<i Result* of th# Work of the Dockery Com miss on. Washington, March 14. —A reduc tion in tlu clerical force of the treasury department of from 300 to 400 clerks, the abolition of the office of commis sioner of customs, the reduction of the register’s bureau to a division of the secretary's office, the consolidation of two or three of the audiior’s divis.ons into one. the practical wiping out ot the eoast and geodic survey, tne probable amalgamation of the two comp.roller s offices into one, and a thorough over hauling of tiie sixth auditor's office— .these are some ot the result •; expected 1 to follow as a consequence of the work done by the Dockery comm ssion in the 1 treasury department alone. Three ex- I pert accountants have been engaged tor ■ many months in examining tiie intri- I cate and complicated system of treas ury bookkeeping. Division after division and bureau after bureau have been taken up and their relation to each other an 1 to the whole system weighed with a view to a reduction in force and to simplifying . the keeping of the accounts, Without, ' however, impairing their accuracy or the safeguards thrown around tnem. The results attained have been sub : mitte I to Secretary Carlisle from time ito time, and by him “forwarded to the i house committee on appropriations to ■ be incorporated in the leg-slat ve. execu- I five anu judicial appropruit on bill. The work has been done so quietly and sys tematically that handy a ripple has i been caused on the suriace, and the , radical nature of the rvorgao'z -non of the treasury department and the large reduction contemplated in its iorce w.ll not be fully known until the bill itself is printed. A thorough reorganization of the sixth ! auditor’s office is one of the most nn- I portant changes contemplated. This I office is as large, if not larger, than the agricultural department. Its work per- I tains to ail the complicated accounts of i the postoffice department, and for many years the work has been very far be hind. It is so now. Only a few weeks ago the president. Postmaster General Bis sell and Secretary Carlisle had an ex tended conference lasting one aiternoon, endeavoring to devise some plan to ex- I podite the work of this important di - vision. I Its general condition was declared to be unsatisfactory, and when the appro i priation committee of the house have digested the data furnished it by the ‘ Dockery commission of experts, some of the most radical changes and innova i tions will probably be seen to have b en j made in this large division. Oilier de ' partments will be taken up in turn, and changes almost as import.-uit as those suggested in the treasury will bo recom mended. THE MOTILONE INDIANS. Said to Be Ucyoinl K«*<h*inption anil Must Be Killed Out. Washington, March 14.—The Ameri can consul at Maracaibo reports to the state department that the Motilone In dians, who are noted as the most bar barous people on the American conti nent, have resumed atrocities on the ‘ River Catatumbo, in Venezuela, to such an extent as to drive civilized persons from the rich districts which have re i cently been settled, and no alternative ' seems to remain but for the government to inaugurate a war of extermination, showing no quarter without regard to age or sex. However bloodthirsty this method may appear in this enlightened century, it is thought no other w.ll solve the problem. These savages have proven utterly un susceptible to civilizing influences, and no recourse is left but to ’reat them as ordinary beasts of prey. They have oc casionally disappeared in the depths of tiie forests for a year or two onlv to re turn with almost incredil le fury and destroy the new settlements that had been started in their absence, practicing the mod horrible cruelties, and leaving no vestige of the pioneer posts except the mutjlat.ed bo lies of their victims. The whole country is now insisting that the government shall adopt drastic measures to correct the evil. A Cleveland Man Itlertea. Charleston, March 14.—Returns from the congressional election have been received from the whole district, except half of Lexington county, and clearly indicate a re-election of James F. Izlar, a Cleveland Democrat, over J. William Stokes, an Ocala Democrat.