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* *IT IS PLEAD
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Tnatthe Counsel Want Judge
Bradley to Charge
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.
Both Sides Have Mapped Their
Grounds on Which They
Want a Verdict.
Washington, April 7.—At 11 o’clock
Mr, Caledron Carlisle began to read, in
Judge Bradley’s court, the voluminous
• prayer on behalf of the plaintiff in the
Pollard-Breckinridge suit. Major Shel-
k by followed with the prayers for the de-
I fendant and then the argument was
' entered upon.
There were few spectators and very
little interest manifested in this purely
V technical phase of the case. Neither
■ Miss Pollard nor Colonel Breckinridge
" were present during the hearing.
The instructions which Mr. Carlisle
> asked the court to give the jury in be
half of the plaintiff set forth that the
promise given was such as to constitute
a binding contract; that the plaintiff
had married no-one and had committed
no breach of that. contract, and
that even if tbra assertions made were
true, -which were denied, ;as to
relations sustained by the plaintiff
with other men this would not invalidate
the contract; that the defendant’s con
tention that the agreement df marriage
between himself and plaintiff was net
intended to be kept; but was entered
into for the purpose <of deception must
be sustained by a .preponderance of evi
dence in order to have weight with the
jury; that whether the defendant prem
ised marriage to ths plaintiff in good
faith or not, has no effect ok the plain
l tiff’s claim, as she received the promise
1 in .good faith and performed -her par t of
■ the agreement. That if the jury find
that the defendant '•wee secretly married
on April -29 last, and that thereafter
he made a prounseto marry the plaintiff,
and by his breach of the ‘contract so
made the plaintiff has been injured pe
cuniarily, socially, or otherwise, -so as
to affect her meats of gaining a Jiving
in thefuture, the jury must bring in a
verdicttor damages, and the ability or in
ability of the defendant to .pay damages
does not affect sthe plaintiff’s right to
sue. The prayers of the plaintiff were
1-1 in number.
Major Shelby read theprayars for the
defendant. These were contained in
eicht brief paragraphs in substance as
follows:
The jury in order to find for .the plain
. tiff must agree that the plaintiff and
| defendant entered into a contract to be-
I come, husband -and wife. That if there
I were no actual agreement te marry
Lm then mo statements in the presence of
others can be taken as a contract of
■■ marriage, and particularly if the agree
ments were made pursuant to.an undcr
standing for other purposes.
That as improper relations had ex
■ Misted between the plaintiff and the de
|||ißhfendant prior i® the alleged promise of
the .burden of proof was on
plaintiff to show that improper rela
tions with other men had not existed
prior to that time.
That as the defendant was married to
his present wife on April 29, 1893, any
agreement to marry after that was void.
That .even if the jury find that a con
tract to marry was entered j.uto, they
must take into consideration whether
the plaintiff had been guilty st lasciv
ious relations with other men (unknown
to the defendant when the contract was
made, and must be instructed that the
defendant had aright to break the con
tract on .attaining such knowledge.
That if the plaintiff made threats
against the defendant to force him to
promise to marry her then the jury
must find for the defendant. That if
the jury find that the contract had ex
isted and that after the making of the
contract plaintiff by threats on his hie
placed ths defendant in a state,of ter
ror, such .acts excused defendant from
i marriage.
Fire on a Ship.
New York, April s’..—A fire ocotrred
rat 5:30 a. m. .on board the Old Dominion
■line steamer. City of Columbia, Just
arrived from West Point, Va., where
she is lying at her dock. The fire started
in the forward coal bunker in the lower
hold, but after half an hour's hard work
was put out. The cargo over the coal
bunker had to be moved. A hole was
then cut through the deck, hose run in
and the compartment filled with water.
The-damage will be very light. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but is sup
posed to have been from a combustion.
Mother and Three Children .Drowned.
CHEHOKEE, Miss., April 7.—While
Mrs. William Raymond and her three
children, on their way to Aberdeen in a
buggy, were grossing Buttahatehie river
near here on a ferry, the horse became
frightened and sprang into ,the river.
Mr. Raymond and the children, who
Rad remained in the buggy, were carried
into the river and drowiied before they
could be rescued.
Miners Considering the Strike.
Scottdale, Pa., April 7.—Contrary
to
at the miners’ convention. Most of them
represent works south of Uniontown,
nearly all of the works are yet
question qf declaring the
was officially under discussion,
home of the delegatee were strongly in
favor of continuing the strike.
A Fatal Powder Explosion.
Pittsburg, April 7.—Three men were
killed outright and three others were
seriously injured by the premature ex
plosion of giant powder and dynamite
near the new works of the Westinghouse
Electric company now in course of con
struction at Briton station on the Penn
sylvania railroad, near Braddock.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
NEW MEXICO AS A STATE.
Delegate Joseph Will Make an Effort for
Admission Soon.
Washington, April 7.—‘‘There is nc
excuse for refusing admission to the
territory of New Mexico,” said Delegate
Joseph, “except the fear that the Demo
crats will control the state. I shall at
tempt to get the New Mexico bill up in
the house on the third Monday of this
month, which will be the next suspen
sion day. There will be no difficulty
about passing the bill if the Republi
cans do not break a quorum. If they
do, it will be necessary to get a quorum
of Democrats, and that may not be possi
ble on suspension day. In that event I
shall ask the committee on rules tc
bring in an order keeping it before the
house until it is disposed of.”
‘•One objection to the admission of
New Mexico is the Mexican population.
It is said that these are the dominant
element, in the territory, and that your
court records are kept in the Mexican
language. Is that true?”
“It is not true. The records of our
justice’s courts are kept in both lan
guages. The records of the higher
courts —the probate and district courts—
are kept wholly in English. Moreover,
the Mexican element does not dominate
the American. The two races are knout
evenly divided. They live together in
the utmost harmony. The Mexicans are
entirely loyal to the United States gov
ernment, and they are good citizens.
They have no love for Mexico, for the
mother country treated them very bad
ly before the territory was ceded to the
United States. To show yeu how loyal
they are to the United States govern
ment, it is only necessary to state that
8,000 of these people served as soldiers
during the war of the rebellion. But
for them, the confederate forces would
have overrun the territory and made it
a part of the military district of Texas.
“The-schools are managed purely on
the American plan. We have no secta
rian schools in the territory. English
is taught in all of the schools, and Span
ish in seme. In the same schools’ the
scholars are also taught Latin, French
and German, as is the case in our pub
lic schools all over America. We have
a population of about 200,000. It is
probably something in excess of that
now since the Cochete mining district
was opened a few weeks ago. This is
■one of fee richest districts in the world,
and is: located about 25 miles from Santa
Fe. Within the last 30 days 5,000 oi
•more miners from Colorado have gone
into the district. Three towns have
been started and all are booming. One
•of these towns, Allerton, already has a
population of 3,000 seals. The others
are smaller, but rapidly growing. Ths
-conditions of mining in Cochete are mn
'usually - favorable.
FACETIOUS MORTON.
The Secretary of Writes
Fanny Letter tux'Westerner.
ForTiDodge, la., April 7.—E.dwarfl
Peterson, of this county, applied by let
ter to Secretary Morton, of the depart
j ment of agriculture, for the position of
chief Russian thistle iexterminator for
the state of lowa.
Secretary Morton haeireplied in a sar
castic letter, in which he says that the
Hansbrough bill will probably be
amended to provide an appropriation for
the destruction of the cockle burr, fox
tail grass and rattlesnakes, which se
crete themselves in all kinds of grass.
“The government will probably, in its
munificence and tender care of its chil
dren,” writes the secretary, “also dis
tribute in.origulnal packages antidotes
for snake bites to farmers; also permit
each farmer to draw directly upon the
treasury’ for each day’s werk in the ex
termination of weeds upon his or any
other farm. Possibly before the bill is
rounded off in its perfection it will pro
vide a patent method of plowing with
preambles, planting with resolutions,
gathering and garnering by legislative
enactments all crops known lo the farm
er of the United States. The tillage of
land by legislation,” the secretary says,
“is only a matter of time.”
Cornell Student Taylor Set Free.
Ithaca, N. A’’., April 7.—-P; pars or
dering the release of F. L. Taylor, the
Cornell sophomore imprisoned for con
tempt cf court hi refusing to testify be
fore the grand jury about the chlorine
case, were served on the .-sheriff and
Taylor was at once released. The case
will be argued at the general term
which convenes April 24, and if over
ruled an appeal-will be taken to the
court of appeals. In case the action of
Judge Forbes is sustained Taylor will
.be remanded to jail to serve oc.t the re
maining 15 -days of .bis term. Taylor is
■very indignant at the Cornell faculty
for dropping his name from the rolls,
but says he will endeavor to be rein
stated in the university.
Sw icided Just as He Was AcquttefiL.
Brockton. Mass., April 7.—When
the case of J. J. Newman, of Campbell,
(Charged with setting his store on fire
and thereby imperilling the lives of sev
eral persons, was called Newman failed
to appear. Judge Raed decided the case
in favor of Newman, and Newman's
sons left court to find him. Three miles
from the city they found his body hang
ing to a rafter in a ahanty. He had
committed suicide at about the moment
Judge Reed had acquitted him. New
man had complained of feeling badly,
and had urged his sons to go to court,
saying he would follow.
Fine Horses Cremated.
Troy, N. Y , April 7.—Twenty-eight
valuable horses, including three Red
Wilkes colts, the property of Senator
Edward Murphy, perished in a fire in
John White's livery stable. The fire
was of incendiary origin. Loss, $20,000.
One Confirmed and One Rejected.
Washington, April 7.—The senate
has confirmed the nomination of Benja-'
min Harzberg, postmaster at Gadsden, I
Ala., and has rejected the nomination of
H. W. Long to be register of the land
office at Gainesville, Fla.
ROME. UA.. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL S. 1«>»4
BAD INDIANS ...
It May Take Some Time to Quell
Them.
PEOPLE GREATLY ALARMED
Indians from Other Sections
. are Hasteningta Join the
Fighting Tribes,
El Reno, O. T., April 7.—A courier
just in from the locality of the Indian
trouble reports the fighting still in pro
gress. The soldiers have been engaged
since 6 o’clock. Wednesday night 14
soldiers and settlers have been killed or
wounded and 28 of the Indians known
to be killed. The Indians are surround
ed practically on the Washtta river, b'ut
the bushwacking continues.
Each party is shooting at every op
portunity. The sheriffs of “G” and “H”
counties have organized and gone to the
assistance of settlers. All the soldiers
from Fort Reno are now in the field ex
cept three troops of cavalry.
The courier is from the sheriff of “G”
county, who sends for ammunition and
assistance. His brother here has hastily
organized a party, and left for the battle
ground.
The continued lighting has greatly
alarmed the people, anil the most in
tense excitement prevails. Parties are
hastily organizing and going to the
tight, and much alarm is expressed at
the number of soldiers who have beau
kitted.
The Indians engage! are not of the
band of Whirlwind, as at the first be
lieved, hut are followers of Red Moon.
The location -of the fight is on the
Washita riven, about 5 miles west of
El Reno. Delsdanier and a party of
settlers went to the scene of the fighting
en Monday night and found that 15 In
dians and abeut as many whites had
been killed.. It was impossible to get
toe names -of those killed. The Indians
•are all armed with Winchester rifles and
‘have plenty-of ammunition. The In
-dians trom'Uther parts of the reserva
'tion have hastened to join Red Moon in
his trouble, and he new has a band of
about 150 backs in the fighting crowd
that is moving up tbe Washita river.
A small estirmish -occurred between a
banket In.wans and some white men at
a point absut 30 miles from •Canton
ment. the Indians being on fee move to
join Rjjd Moon. Two white men were
brought into the cantonment that were
killed in the encounter, but Che number
of Indians killed or wounded was not
known. This inferrmation -was brsaght
in by Clarence Trent, a horseman, who
has just arrived frem that print, having
ridden 95 miles to bring the information.
All the Cheyennes it that locality have
joined Red Moon’s band. The settlers
are nearly all ex-crxvmen and cowboys,
and between them and the Indians uo
chance is lost to make trouble.
Going’to Invenftiigate Indiftaa Affair*.
Washington, April 7.—The senate
committee on the five civilized trikes of
Indians is preparing to start to Indian
Territory for the pur ose of investi
gating the status®? affairstteere. Among
other -questions which tbe committee
will prebably take up is that of the re
lations existing between the Indians and
the white settlers.
Young Women for an Escapade.
Indianapolis. April 7.—Misses Agnes
Cruse, -Julia Greerawalt and Mamie For
ester. well knows young ladies o’s the
South side, climbed the Soldiers’ Monu
ment shaft a few days ago and cut their
:names in the stone at a distance of 284
jfeet fr®m the ground. The superintend
ent discovered their names and swore
•out warrants for their arrest, and they
were arraigned in police court and fined
.$lO and costs.
A Fircacher Went the Same Way,
Indianapolis, April 7. —The Rev. W.
J. Myrgant, of Hicksville, 0., attending
the Missionary Conference of the Evan
gelical society. was arrested and fined
$lO and costs for defacing the Soldiers’
and Sailors’ monument by scratching
his name on the stonework.
ISennett May Buy the Vigilant,
New York, April 7.—James Gordon
Bennett is negotiating for the purchase
of the American cup defender, Vigilant.
This statement was made positively by
August Belmont, treasurer of the syndi
cate that Ixuilt the yacht. “The yacht
has not been sold,” 'he said, “but nego
tiations ute sow pending with Mr. Ben
nett. In care Mr. Bennett buys the
yacht, it is understood that he will take
her across tbe ocean and race her at
Nice in the three days’ regatta next
year. It is probable also that the Vigi
lant and Valkyrie would meet in Eng
lish waters to settle the claim of Lord
Dunraven that his craft would be the
better one in the stiff breezes always
prevailing on English yachting courses.
Unrest in Costa Rica.
New York, April 7.—A special to
The World from San Jose, Costa Rica,
says: A revolt of the people is expected
hourly. The troops are still held in the
barracks awaiting orders. The elections
were a farce, and the announcement of
Iglesia’s election, although a foregone
conclusion, excited dissatisfaction. The
dwellings of leading citizens and priests
are guarded by soldiers. A number of
prisoners have been released.
round the ihlrteeuiu Uicsau*.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., April 7.—The
finale of the terrible accident at the I
Gaylord mine has been enacted and (ho!
body of the thirteenth victim, George
Pieton, the mine foreman, has been dis- I
covered beneath the debris. Like the
others, Pieton’s position indicated that
he was running down the plane and was
caught by the falling mass of rock.
BIG GREETINGS I
. . »
Emperor William Received on
the Italian Shores.
GRAND MEETING IN VENICE
German Sailors Drawn up in
Line on Board and Re
vlawed by the Rulers.
Venice, April ?.—The German man
of-war Von Moltke, with Emperor Wil
liam on board, arrived at 11 o’clock.
The emperor was saluted by the firing
of cannon, and King Humbert put out
to the German warship in a steam
launch to receive his imperial guest. Ae
the king, reached the deck of the
Von Moltke, Emperor William stepped
forward to meet him and the two
monurches embraced each other. A de
tachment of sailors which had been
drawn up in lino on. the deck were re
viewed by the king and the emperor,
after which . the two descended to the
emperor’s cabin, where they conversed
for a quarter of an hour. King Hum
bert returned to the shore at 12 o’clock,
and shortly afterward the emperor fol
lowed him. While the emperor was
going ashore, the Italian and German
national hymns were played and sung
aboard of the 100 .bpats in thg harbor. .
These were crowded With people who
with those on the water front, cheered
as the emperor neared tbe shore. The,
emperor went immediately to the Pal
ais Royale where King Humbert met
him onsthe steps and. shook hands with
him and conducted him into the palace.
At this point the cheers of the crowd
were renewed.
The king and emperor afterwards ap
peared in the palace St. Mark, where
they reviewed the procession composed
of the various societies carrying flags
and banners. The monarchs twice af
terwards made their appearance on the
balcony of the palace.
The Behring Sea Outfit Ready.
Washington. April 7.—lnstructions
for the guidance of the Behring sea fleet
for the prevention of illicit sealing this
season are now being prepared by the
navy department, and will vary con
siderably from those issued last year.
The territory to be covered is nearly
double in area to that of last summer
and the fleet will bo correspondingly
large.
A Railroad Contract Let.
St. Louts, April 7.—The Interstate
Construction company, of New York,
has been awarded the contract for the
construction of that part of the Lake
Superior, Southwestern and Gulf rail
road extending from Springfield, Mo.,
to Little Rock, Ark., with branches, a
total distance of 285 miles. The work
is to ba completed in two years.
Swedish Editors Prospecting-
Cincinnati, April 7.—A party of
Swedish editors en route to points in
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi,
spent a few hours here. They repre
sent theprincipal Swedish papers in the
United States and Canada, and are go
ing over the Queen and Crescent road
to look &t the lands with a view to colo
nizing their people.
A Matrimonial Match Made.
Harrisburg, Pa., April?.—Miss Alice
G. Yingst, of San Beach, answered Har
ry Cratzer’s “wife wanted” advertise
ment in a Chicago paper five months
ago. Now she is on her way to Coeur
d’Alene, Idaho, to marry him. When
Mr. Cratzer sees her he will find that
he is to be blessed with 338 pounds of
wife.
Pecu&ar Accident to a Thief.
Raleigh, April 7. —A special from
Winston says: Sam Phillips, colored,
in attempting to commit a theft in West
Winston at night was frightened away.
He ran into a barbed wire fence, tearing
the flesh from his jaw bones and chin.
One of his legs was broken, rendering
him helpless. He is still in a bad condi
tion.
Harrison and Reid Banquctted.
San Francisco, April 7.—The Uni
versity club gave a banquet in honor of
ex-President Harrison, Whitelaw Reid,
Robert T. Lincoln. General Schofield
i and Dr. Theo lore Woolsey, of Yale col-
I lege. The affair was private and the
toasts and speeches were not made nub
lie.
A Lucky Chicago Capitalist.
Cripple Creek, Colo., April 7.—Da
vid Grauman. a Chicago capitalist, re
cently purchased the Deadwood mine,
cn Squaw mountain, for $7,500, and
after developing to the depth of 12 feet
uncovered a body of $65 ore. He has
refused $25,000 for the property.
Walsh Gone to Washington.
Augusta. Ga., April 7.—Senator Pat
rick Walsh, appointed by Governor ’
Northen to fill the vacancy in the United ;
States senate caused by the death of 1
Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, left at 1 !
p. m. for Washington to take his seat 1
in the senate Monday.
The Virginia League Makeup.
Richmond, April 7.—At a meeting
held here of the Virginia Baseball league i
it was decided to admit Lynchburg to >
tholeague. All the teams’were repre
sented at the meeting except that of Pe
tersburg.
Sir Julian May Go to Berlin.
London, April 7.—Truth says that
Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambassa
dor to the United States, will probably
succeed Sir Edward Malet as ambassa
dor to Germany at the end of this year.
A GEORGIA LYNCHING.
Tile Assailant of Two Ladies iu One Daj
Strung Up.
Atlanta, April 7.—A negro named ’
Dan Ahren was lynched in Greeusborc
for assaulting the wife of Dan Cham
bers, a white farmer living about foui j
miles from Greensboro. Mr. Chambers
was absent at the time, and his wife •
being in a helpless condition, was eas.ly
overpowered by the negro and outraged.
He was captured and identified by Mrs.
Chambers, confessed the crime an 1 Was
jailed. About noon a crowd arrived
from another county, demanded the
keys from the jailor, captured the jail, <
hung the negro and riddled his body
with bullets. The crime was of such a
dastardly nature that even the negroe 1
of the community say he deserved, hit 2
fate. (
Excitement was intensified from the
fact that the same negro assaulted a
defenseless young lady daring the morn- . 1
ing. She lived just bslqw town and she. t
too, identified him. iShe escaped hia I
villainous clutches by running scream- ‘
ing to a neighbor's house. Ahern was a I
negro tramp, apparently.
A North Carolina Fiend’s Work. *
Winston, 7.—About sundown J
a negro named John Horace, 19 years j
old, attempted to outrage the 6 year-old s
daughter of W. L. Bruce. Horace was 1
working for Bruce and carried the girl
in a wheelbarrow to the stable, about
100 yards from the house, where tht
.'fiendish attempt was made. She went
to the house crying and related to her
parents what had been done. The ne
gro ran away, but was caught dunu;
the night by several officers.
The negroes are very much incensed
at the action of the brute as well as the
’ whites, and lynching is yet feared.
A SIGNIFICANT "PAPER.
Attorneys for tire Southwestern File n Pe
tit on hi Court.
Macon, April 7.—Attorneys for the
Southwestern Railroad company have
filed a petition in the office of the clerk
of the United States court at Macon,
which is of spacial importance and sig
nificance, iu view of the meeting of the
stockholders of the Southwestern rail
road, which has been called for April
13, at Macon. The petition, coupled
with the approaching meeting, would
seem to indicate that the Southwestern
is getting ready to withdraw from the
Central and operate as an independent
line.
The petition asks that the Central
road be required to make payment tc
the Southwestern ot the earnings of the
Southwestern and which are held by
the Central. The Southwestern claims
and wishes the net results of the opera
tion of its property so long as it may re
main in the possession of the Central.
By order of court the receivers were di
rected to make and file a full account
of the receivership and file accounts and
vouchers, each three . months during
the receivership. The net results of the
Southwestern Railroad company, from
July 1, 1893, to January 1, 1894. were
; $242,292.78, and the last account shows
a net of $284,332.56, less extraordinary
expenses of $66,556.60. which would
leave $217,775.96 due and payable to the
Southwestern.
Palmer on Tariff Legislation.
Washington, April 7.—Senator Pal
mer has returned after an absence of
three weeks at his home in Illinois. He
admits that the result of the local elec
tion in Chicago was favorable to the
| Republicans, but says it was not sur
prising to him. He attributes the result
to Democratic party divisions and to the
discontent existing throughout the en
: tire country. He thinks the delay ot
I the senate in taking up the tariff bill
has created a general feeling of disgust,
and the people are anxious that the
questions involved should be settled and
the agitation cease.
Fann Finances in Virginia.
Washington, April 7.—A census bul
letin on farm ownership and debt in
I Virginia shows that over 38 per cent of
1 the families hire and almost 62 per cent
own the farms cultivated by them. Os
the farms owned by families over three
and a sixth per cent are subject to in
i cumbrance, and almost 97 per cent with-
I out. Liens amounting to $5,450,661 in
| cumber tbe 4,043 owned farms and
• homes of the state that are subject to
incum brance. The value of those farms
and homes is $11,155,922.
A Pretty, Hound Comet.
Lond >x, April 7.—A cable message
from tue European Union of Astrono
mers to Messrs. Candler and Ritchie, of
this city, announces the discovery of a
bright comet by Mr. Gale, of Sydney,
N. S. W., on the night of April 2. The
discovery position of the object was
right ascension 2 hours 30 minutes 48
seconds; declination, south 55 degrees
35 fahr -nheit. It is described as a
round, bright comet, with some conden
sation and with an easterly motion.
File I'l rst on Record.
Colorado Springs, April 7. At a
congregational meeting of the First
Presbyterian church Mrs. John Curr
was elected a trustee. This is perhaps
the first instance of a woman being
ejected trustee in the Presbyterian
church.
A Negro Murderer Caught.
Tallahassee, April 7. Sheriff Pearce
has just captured Riley Walker, the ne-1
gro who murdered- Detective Will Wai-;
lace, near Union Springs, Ala., about a |
month ago. The negro admits his
guilt. I
ConjreMman Wilson Gaining Flesh.
San Antonio, Tex., April 7.—Con
gressman William L. Wilson continues '
to improve, and he has gained several
pounds in flesh, but the cough has no*
left him. _ , i
PRICE UVE CENTS.
WHITE CAPS
Drag Five Negroes From Their
Beds e <■
AND WHIP THEM SEVERELY.
The Negroes Had Been Steal
ing Chickens and Rob
bing Smokehouses.
Things were lively down at Silver
Creek for a short time Friday night.
A large band of white-caps visited the
little village about 3 o’clock yesterday
morning and called on a number of
colored citizens.
Five negroes were taken from their
homes and severely whipped. It is said,
the negroes who were punished had been
pilfering the chicken roosts and smoke
houses of the community.
None of the negroes were seriously
hurt. It is understood that there were
about fifteen or twenty men in the
band, but a citizen of East Rome de
clares that he saw at least one hundred
ghostly looking riders pass through that
suburb about midnight going in the di
rection of Silver Creek.
IN THE HOUSE.
Report of the Sergeant at Arms Under
Consideration—The Senate.
Washington, April 7. —The report of
the sergeant at arms under an order of
the house March 2v being presented,
and no quorum voting on the motion tc
consider the warrant discharged, a call
of the house was ordered. Two hundred
and twenty-three members responded
and the yeas and narawore again called.
The senate has gone into executive
session. The session was asked for by
Senator Morgan, it being his intention
to take up the Chinese treaty.
A Democratic C;.ucus Cn* !.•<!.
Washington, April 7.—Sir. Holman,
chairman of tho D.mocrat caucus, has
issued the following cull:
There will be a meeting of the Demo
cratic members of the caucus Tuesday
evening, April 10, at s o’clock p. m. to con
sider the questions of finance now pending.
(Signed) W. T. Holman, Chairman.
AN EX-CASHIER CAUGHT.
His Friend* Had Paid Up His Shortage,
Hut That I).. Not Save Ili’-U. ' ,
fl Memphis, April 7. —G.orga A. Sadler,
formerly cashier of the People./ bank ot
Guthrie, Ky., which suspended August
last through Sadler’s speculation, has
been arrested in Bourbo.i county, this
state, by officers of that county. The
day the bank I ailed Sadler confessed he
was short $7,195, and that his stealings
had caused the failure.
His relatives have paid back the
money, but the American Surety com
pany of New York, which was on his
bond lor $20,000, determined to make
an example of him. Hence he was in
' dieted for forgery.
Sadler is a prominent member of the
Methodist church, and is a louder in the
Sunday school.
Oiled and Fired lliumelf.
Pittsburg, April 7.—John Schingle,
of Allegheny, while drunk, made a mur
derous assault on his wife and baby.
They escaped from the house. Schingle
then saturated his garments and a quilt
with oil. He threw oil all over the
room and over the bed, then wrapping
himself in the quilt he lay down upon
the bed and applied a match to the
clothing. In an instant the blaze envel
oped everything in the room. The fire
man arrived promptly and extinguished
the Hames, but not until Schingle was
fatally burned.
The Iron Hall People ICcMht*
Baltimore, April 7. —The application ,
of James F. Failey, general receiver of
the Iron Hall, to have the funds of the
order in Maryland turned over to
him, is vigorously resisted in the
answer that will be filed in court
next week. There are 4,000 certificate
holders of the Iran Hall in this state,
and Charles J. Wiener and Joseph C.
France, the Maryland receivers, have
about SIOO,OOO in their hands. Mr.
Failey asks that this money be sent to
Indianapolis to be distril ited by him.
Jenkin* Modifies His Order.
Milwaukee, April 7.—Judge Jenkins
has modified his injunction order against
the striking employes of the Northern
Pacific railroad by striking out the
clause which reads: ‘-And from order
ing. recommending, approving or ad-
I vising others to quit tne service of the
j receivers of the Northern Pacific on
January 1, 1894, or at any other time.”
In all other respects the judge denies the
motion of the men.
The Twitching of an Hyelld Saved Her.
Lowell, April 7.—The bo ly of an
unknown young woman lay on a slab at
the morgue when the attendants noticed
a slight twitching of an eyelid. After
laboring over her for hours she regained
consciousness and gave her name as
Ivora Farland, of New York, and said ’
she came here seeking work. She had
been found in a doorway apparently
dead, but really in a cataleptic fit.
——
To Look After the Savannah and Western.
New York, April 7.—Louis Fitzger
ald, John P. Townsend, Emanuel Leh
man and Thomas Denny, of New York,
and F. M. Colston, of Baltimore, com
pose the latest committee announced to
act in the interest of the holders of Sa
vannah and Western railroad first con
• olidation mortgage bonds. The Mer
< ;ntile Trust company of New York is
named as the depository.