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MINERS agreeon a scale. The Columbus Conference Has a Suc cessful Two of Th© Committeemen of the Iftiners Stand Out to the Last, and Other Namas Substituted for Theirs' in Signing the Agreemeat*-Presi dent Mcßride Declares the Terms the Best That Could Be Obtained Under the Cirorhnstances. Coluiabus, Q., June 11.—The report of the scale committee was adopted unani mously by the conference of the miners and operators at 10 o’clock to-night, and thd conference adjourned sine die. It was noticed when the signatures were read that the miners had substituted-for W. H. Murray and A. A. Adams, the men who stood out against a compromise, John Fahy and Secretary P. A. Mcßryde. The following is the full agreement reso lution: Resolved, That we agree that the rates for mining 2,0J0 pounds of lump coal shall be as follows: Pittsburg thin vein, 69 cents: thick vein. M cents. Hocking. 80: Indiana bitumi nous, 80 cents; Indiana block, 70 cents; Streator, Hl., summer, cents; Streator, Wimer, 70 cents; Wilmington, summer, 7754 cents; Wilmington, winter, Bft cepts; La Salle, 111., and Spring Vallef, summer, 72% cents; La Malle and Spring Valley, winter. 80 cents. Other sections in the Northern Illi nois field at prices relative to the above. Coal in the Pittsburg district going east to tide water shall pay tho same: mining prices as that paid by the Pennsylvania Gas and West Moreland Coal Company. This scale of Brices shall be in effect and bind noth parties thereto, beginning June 18, 1894, and continu ing until the first day of May, 189 ft. subject to the following provisions; Provided that the above named scale of prices for the Pittsburg districts shall be generally recognized and observed, tt is further provided that'the operators and mi tiers, shall co-operate in their efforts to secure a general observance of said l>rfc6»'numed for said district, and If during the period covered by this agreement a gen eral recognition of the prices herein named for said district .cannot be secured either - party to this agreement may call a meeting of the joint board of arbitration to meet at such time and place as those having au thority may elect; and said joint bokrd when so called shall-meet aud determine, it able, whether the agreement has been sufficiently respected and complied with to warrant its continuance to the datd named herein; it the board is unable to agree, tho members thereof shall select a disinterested man whose decision shall be final: if It shall .be foury-i and decided by th» process O©ve pro j vlded that It is being substantially •w respected it shan rbibatn in force-and bind both parties thereto for the period stipulated herein: and if found and decided by •the'' sama process not to- so jjehdrally observed as to warrant its conUyuunce, It shall he abro gated and both parties thereto absolved from the contract’obligations herein set forth- Whenever the Hilliers desire they shall be permitted to eldet and place on tho table as check weightmen men of their own choice. Wages shall te paid on the above scale semi-monthly. Ail balances duo on payday shall bp paid in cash. An Interstate board of arbitration and conciliation, consisting of four operators and four miners, shall' consider and determine upon an.v inequity .complained of as between the different fields named in the above sched ule of prices. The agreement was signed for the miners by John Mcßride, Patrick A. Mc- Bryde, John A. Cairnes, James Dunkcrly, Cameron Miller, P. H. Penn, John Fahey; For the operators as follows: Ohio,-J. S. Morton, H. L, Chapman; Pennsylvania, Francis L. Bobbin, M. H. Taylor; In dianiit, J. Smith Talloy. Walter S. Bogle; North Illinois, A. L. Sweet, E. T. Bent. John Mcßride said to-nig'ljt that while the settlement was not.hid that he could desire,, it was the best the minors could hope for under the circumstances. They were still victors under the circdtn rßncos. j K , HAY BE REJECTED. Telegrams received here to-night •. from Wecenters of Ohio show that the rtduere ppteterox'Prew'ely indignant over the compro mise settlement of the strike, and there may be an organized movement led by President A A. Adams in resistance to the order-to go to work. The state officials are afraid that the miners will oo more difficult to control now than before. —-W —. IN A RECEIVBR'S HANDS. Richmond Street Railroads in a Snarl Over Interest. Richmond, Va., June 11.-- Upon the ap plication of Josiah G. Harvey ct al. and tho Baltimore Guarantee Company, Judge Simonton, of the United States circuit court for this district, has placed tho Richmond and Manchester Railroad Company and the Richmond Railway and Electric Company, in tho hands of a receiver, appointing Arthur M; Seddon temporary receiver. Thu two companies own some sixty miles of trackage in Richmond and vicinity. The object of the proceeding on the part of- the. plaintiffs is to force tho Richmond com pany to comply with a contract it made in absorbing the Manchester. Company, the principal feature of which -was the payment of the interest on the bonds of the hitter. June 21 is fixed as the day on which the defendants must shaw Cause • why tho receivership should net bo made permanent. The defendants claim that the matter can be easily adjusted. The principal stockholders in tho Rich mond company,apo New York mon. The amount involved is about SIO,OOO. , COLD-BLOO£»BD M.UKDFR. A Justice of the Peace Kilin a Negro Without Provocation. Vicksburg,. Miss., Junell,—One of the most cold-blooded murders ever commit ted in this county was perpetrated ves terday afternoon by a justice of‘the peace, J. B. Lanier, who shot and in stantly killed Charles Scott, colored, without the-slightest cause or provoca tion. The coroner’s jury returned aver- 1 diet of homicide not necessary in sol Me I sense. Lamer has not yot been arrested, ! though he offered to surrender to his fel low magistrate. ESCAPS OF THE EEETAS, \ Commander Thomae Justified in Re- ■ ceiving Them. Washington, June 11.'—Commander Thomas, of the Bennington, was not heard from by the navy department to day. As he has sent a eubteerhm every* day for the past weqk, naval officials pre sume that no important developments have occurred. It is stated.that there has been no idea 4n cabinet circles of disapproving Com inauder Thomas'action in granting asy lum under the extraordinary circiim-* ■tances which required his prompt‘action, as tho naval regulations gave him no al ternative in tho mutter. Naval officers commend the conduct of Commander Thomas in unusually strong terms. NATIONAL FENOIBLES. Washington’s Crack Company Goihu to the Little Rock Drill. Washington, June IL— The National Fenciblea, a crack military company of this city, that took first prise two years ago in the Interstate Drill at Omaha, Neb., has entered in a like contest to be held at Little Rock, Ark., Jqly 2. The company will leave Washington Friday. June 29, via tfi© Richmond and Daurilie southwestern limited for Little Rbdk. Upon the retiirn trip the Fdneibles will make a stop at. Atlanta, Ga., nmj vb’e the Georgia National Guard an exhibition of their perfection in tactics. CAROLINA’S pOUBTMABTIAL. Only One Company Out of the Seven Investigated Exonerated. . Columbia, S. C., June 11.—The military court of inquiry appointed by Gov. Till ’ man todnvestigate the conduct of the • trobps - disobeying his orders during the dispensary riots made a voluminous re port to-day. Os the seven companies in vestigated, the Columbia Volunteers only arc exonerated. Capt. Capers, with nearly all of his company,, the Columbia Zouaves, are found guilty of wilfully disobeying orders. Capt. Bateman, of the Governor’s Guards, is found guilty, of disobedience, with the excuse admitted that he be lieved marching his company from the armory would precipitate a riot. The York, Winsboro and Rock Hill companies were also found guilty of dis obedience. In the case of the two latter companies the responsibility is attributed to the officers. The Gordon Volunteers, of Hampton, are found guilty, the court stating that their refusal to obey was on account of their business engagements. Maj. Arthur Metz, of the Palmetto Regiment, is found guilty of conduct un becoming an officer in urging troops not to go to Darlington. The governor has not determined what action he will take. , A FIGHT WITH KNIVES. A Liveryman and a Stock Drover Clash at Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga.., June 11.—R. Q. Jones, of the firm of W. O. Jones & Co., liverymen, and J. J. Kelley, a stock drover, engaged in a desperate fight with knives to-day at the Jones stables on Hunter street, in which both were badly wounded. Kelley was stabbed twice in the neck, besides receiving wounds on the arm- and chest, and is. regarded as in a dangerous condi tion: - - Jones, who is very well known in the city, received a terrible gash in the abdb men, which may haVe a fatal result. The cause of the fight was Kelley’s use of profanity in the hearing of ladies who were in ttfc office of the stables. Jones told him to stop cursing and Kelley turned upon him with a Horseshoer's knifo. while Jones used a pocket knife. Jim Gorghon. another horse man, undertook to the attack on Jones, but Jones; brother came up in time to give him a terrible beating. Kelley ie now in the hospital in a criti cal condition. 7 FISTS FLY IN A BANK. i £;\ ,»*•*>*»■■■." ■■■■» JohnH. Jamas Hit in the Nose By c Lawyer Blackburn. . Atlanfia f .Ga,, IL—R. B. Black burn, young lawyer, and John James, a banker, engaged In a sen sational fight in the latter’s hanking house on Whitehall street this morning. It was a regular rough and tumble scrap, and both gentlemen appeared in police court and were fined this afternoon as a consequence. Lawyer Blackburn went to the James bank to discuss a Claim held by the bank against Mrs. J. J. Falvet, a client. The conference was a heated one. Banker James, who is a much larger man than Blackburn, gave the latter the lie. The lawyer let fly with his fist ahd landed on the banker’s nose, drawing- blood. Both men then made floor mops of each other, though neither was hurt much, when people from the street rushed in and separated them. GORE GAMBLERS. Three Negroes Shot Dead and Three Wounded at Hildreth. Branfdni, Fla., June lIJ-At tfildreth, a flag station eight miles south of this fiegro‘ gamblers became i,n volvOd in a fighUfea'turday night. Henry Jones, Jim Woodward and Thomas Mor ris wore shot and instantly killed. Two or three others received severe wounds, but were able to leave the place. Six ar rests were made to-day of those supposed to have been participants in the fight, and other arrests will be made to-night. A GRAIN WAREHOUSE FALLS. Sixty Thousand Bushels of Grain Stored in It at tho Time. Washington, June 11.—A special from tlhattuncoga, Tenn., says: “The grain warehouse of J. T. Thomas, Son & Co., cbvering aliriost an acre of ground, gave way last night and the building of corru gated Iron iaaicomplete wreck. The loss will approximate $i(),0()(). At the lime, <50,- 000 bushels of grain were stored in the building.’’ _ r Carolina’s Registration Law. Columbia, S. C , June 11.--The state supreme court to-day, on motion of Attor ney derieral postponed the hearing.of the cases brought by the re publican executive committee to test the South Okrptina registration law until the next term, which begins tho last week in November. Consequently it is certain that the law, if unconstitutional, will not be declared so until after the next gen erarelections. A Negro Bishop Dead. Ju'cksQnvijlle, Fla., June IL—Rt, Rev. Bishop T. M. D. Ward, of the African Methodist: Episcopal church, died suddenly’last night of heart failure. The body- has been embalmed and will be sbijjped to Washington, D. C., to-morrow fpr interment. ;— An Alligator and a Candidate. Dupont, da., June 11.—A party seining in Rice lake to-day caught an alligator 11 feet. long. D. D. Fiveosh is out as a candidate for the legislature on the whisky ticket. Wo have sought office because it didn't seek us. ihe man who expects office to seek him has a head full of sawdust.—Editor Ari zonaKfcker.. ' ma PAIN AND MISERY Ayers Sarsaparilla Cures Rheumatism. * ** A * >ont ■ 8 y p ars o .. . FW® ago. I suffered© i from what the doc- ® ~ tors called rhen- c matism. Nobody © knows the pain ® • e an<l n, lsery which O 1 I,Rtl to endure © £ and which-clung to o Jy Z;— me ln S P ite Os the O / me djteines pre- ® ?Zlscribed. At last, / / be ® an taking O < Ayet’ s Sarsapa- ® rllla. After a short time, the pains © ceased. I continued the use of the Sar- © sapariha for a whole year, until the © rheumatism entirely disappeared. ” © James Way. proprietor of livery stable, O Roseville, cal. © Ayer’s Sarsaparilla I Admitted for Exhibition q AT THE WORLD’S FAIR© £0.9 OQ QC o Q p O o c o o o c- og THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894. ■ - —’ - - , ' MEDICAL PoWslxwr -WTHIS IS THE GENUINE. Our trade-mack on Buff Wrapper around every bottle. THE WONDER OF HSALINQ. FOR RHEUMATISM, NEUR A EGIA, WOUNDS, SPRAINS, BRUISES, PILES, FEMALE COMPLAINTS, Refuse Substitutes, INFLAMMATIONS, CATARRH, Z d .’pi,"“ < ‘° ly ' ‘° ld HEMORRHAGES, and ALL PAIN. Used Internally and Externally. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Prices, 50c., Cheap, SJ, Cheaper, $1.75, Cheapest. Genuine <« strong and pure, Can be diluted, with, water. Sole Manufacturer* EXTRACT CO., 76 FIFTH AVE., YORK. FAST WORK ON THE TARIFF The Cotton Goods Schedule Put Through On the Jump. Cotton Bagging Put On the Free List. The Paragraph Relating to Collars and Cuffs Brings Out an Interesting Passage Between Messrs. Hoar and Mills—The Wine Schedule. . Washington, June 1.1.—1 n the Senate to-day, tir# reading of Saturday’s journal having been dispensed with, Mr. Morrill, rep., of Vermont, gave poticeofanamend ment to the naval appropriation bill, and read an argument in explanation and sup port of it. The amendment was that the superintendent of the United States naval observatory shall be :a person selected from civil life, learned in the science of astronomy, to be appointed by the Presi dent, by and with, the advice and consent of the Senate, with an annual salary of $5,000. " ’ ■ <_.■ The tariff bill was at 10:80 a. m. taken up. the question being on the first para graph of the spirits and wines schedule (H). The paragraph, as passed by the House and reported by the Senate finance committee, puts a duty of SI.BO per proof gallon-on brandv and other spirits not specially provided for. Before the ad journment on Saturday Mr. Aldrich had moved to increase the rate to $2.50, as under the existing law. The amendment was rejected- yeas 18, nays 27. Among the senators voting “nay” was Mr. Mc- Pherson. who had been reported in the papers a3 dangerously ill at his home in New Jersey. The only change made in this schedule from the finance committee’s figures was in the last paragraph. The rate on all imitations of mineral waters and artificial mineral waters, was-'changcd from 30 per cent, to 20 per cent, ad valorem. COTTpN MANUFACTURES. The cotton manufactures schedule came next, and the recommendations of the finance committee were all agreed to promptly. Tho rapidity and ease with which the schedule was disposed of at tracted the attention, and provoked the criticism of Mr. Dolph, rep., of Oregon. He expressed his surprise and amazement at seeing tne schedules pf the bill rushed through in thirty njinufes, without a single New England senator ofiquihg his induth.' Their silenee was significant, and he would like to know what it meant. Mr. Aldrich supplied the information desired. The cotton schedule, he said, was the most scientific cotton schedule ever prepared. The rates were lower than the cotton manufacturers desired; but'it was impossible to have the rates fixed in accordance with their notions, and so they yielded to the inevitable. He thought that the finance committee de served the thanks of the cotton manu facturers of the country for having con sented to an arrangement, which, w’hile the duties were not high enough, was perfectly satisfactory. The hemp, flax and jute schedule met with a little more discussion, but the finance committee’s recommendations were all agreed to, except that Mr. Vest moved to strikeout the last phrase of the schedule, putting a duty on grain bags, so that they might be afterward placed on the free list. This was agreed to. COTTON HAGOING. The next paragraph, 271, puts a duty of 15 per cent, on bagging for cotton, com posed in part or Ln whole of hemp, flax, jute or jute butts. An amendment was offered by Mr. Ppffer to exempt it from duty. Mr. Vest said that no opposition would be offered to the amendment by the finance committee. The amendment was agreed to—yeas 34, nays 19—and cotton bagging was' made ex empt from duty. Then came the paragraph on collars and cuff#, 275. The House bill made the duty ou collars and cuffs and shirts and all linen wearing apparel 35 per cent, ad va lorem. The amendment of the finance committee was- to make the paragraph read “collars and. cuffs, composed wholly or in part of linen, 30 cents per dozen pieces, and in addition thereto, 80 per cent, ad valorem : shifts and all other ar ticles of wearing apparel of every de scription, not specially provided for in this act, composed wholly or in part of linen, 50 per cent, ad valorem.” Messrs. Platt, Hoar, Chandler and Al drich, twitted the democrats with hav ing placed a duty, not only protective but prohibitive on these articles of manufac ture,.and invited an explanation from Mr. Vest. Mr. Vest insisted that the rates fixed constituted a revenue duty. MILLS ffIVES HOAR AN ANSWER. Mr. Hoar turned toward Mr. Mills, who had gone over to the republican side of the chamber, and said, “Will not the senator from Texas tell us?” 'Without waiting for a close of the sen tence, Mr. Mills broke in: “With the greatest pleasure in the world. 1 knew that you would come to me. and I was waiting tor you to do so- [Laughter.] We found ourselves in a situation where it was necessary to make this concession. In order to protect some other barons en gaged in plundering the people of the Cnited States about $300,000,000 a year on woolen goods and $125,000,000 a year on cotton goods, and in order to reduce the plunder on woolen goods about $150,000,- 000 and the plunder on cotton goods—well, not so much—very little [laughter], we had to stand a little rise ou collars and cuffs ” ■ “That is not the way to state it.” Mr. Hear said. “It is not a little rise on col lars and. cuffs,- TJie. senator goes for them with his bludgeon in his hand and says. 'There is a robber on the highroad plundering at large: and therefore I will take to the byways and do a little plun dering myself.’ [.Laughter.] But I would like to have the senator go a little further and tell us how it came to be nec essary to do this. How did it happen ? What democrat was it who would not vote for the bill without certain conditions?” REFERRED TO CHANDLER. Mr. Hills suggested that Mr. Chandler seemed to know all about that and would give the desired information. That suggestion did not suit Mr. Hoar, however, who said that Mr. Mills was iu the position of a witness who offered him self to the court for examination, and he repeated the question. Mr. Mills’ reply was that he had al ready stated that the > bill could not be passed without concessions being made. Mr. Hoar pressed Mr. Mills to name the man, and applied io the Texas senator the remark of Burke on one occasion. that he had “sneaked out of a difficulty in which he had proudly strutted.'’ But, of course, he said, that remark would not apply to so gallant and chivalric a man as the sen ator from Texas. As Mr. Mills declined to be as explicit as Mr. Hoar would have him, the Massachusetts senator declared, in conclusion, that his friend from Texas “threw himself on the mercy of the court.” “The question is on the committee amendment to the collar and cuff para graph,” said the speaker. Mr. Chandler Called for the yeas and nays. The call was not seconded, only three senators sustaining it, and the amendment was agreed to without a division. Then came the wool schedule--and then the tariff bill was laid aside for the day, after three schedules and nineteen pages had been disposed of. Mr. Peffer gave notice that when the wool schedule is taken ,up to-morrow, he would move the provisions of the.existing law, reduced about 40 per eent. But the most ominous notice of all was one given by Mr. Quay, tljat he would to morrow take the floor and continue the speech begun by him on April 14, and of which he has already delivered numerous installmiSnts. At 6:10 p. m., after a short executive session, the Senate adjourned till to-mor row at 10 a. m. SHOUT END HORSES WIN. A Bad Dad for the Talent at Morris Park. Morris Park Race Track, N. Y., June Weather was quite warm to-day and over 8,000 persons were at the track to witness the day’s sport. The pro gramme was not so brilliant, and after the withdrawals were , all in tho All Breeze stakes, the principal event of the day, was reduced to a skeleton. The welter-weight handicap was won by Addie in a bruising finishing with Prig, while the Pocanteco handicap was captured by St. Maxim. In the.race for the All Breeze stakes, Trevelyan led Stoneile and Roche a merry dance for six furlongs. Then, the others passed him aM- hottes? km J of a' drivd ensued through the last furlong. Stoneile lasted long enough to win by a nose. One of "the surprises Os the day was the result of the second race, when W. 8., a 15 to 1 shot, defeated Roller, the favorite, by a half a length. Only two favorites won to-day. Summaries follows: First Race—Five furlongs. Addie, 8 to 1, won. with Prig second and Peter the Great third. Timesßy». Second Race One mile. W. 8., 15 to 1, won. with Roller second and Will Fon'-o third. Timo 1:40q. Third Race—Ono mile. St. Maxim, 1 to 2. won. with Ornus second and Harrington third. lime 1:40’4, Fourth Race All Breeze stakes: seven fur longs. Stonell, ft to 2J, won bv a head, with Roche second and Trevelyan third. Time, o Fifth Race Six furlongs. The 'Commoner, sto 1, won, with The Coon second arid Sa brina colt third. Time. 1:12. sixth Race One mile. Arab, <5 to 1, won. with Tom Skidmore second and Fusileer third. Time, 1:8ft. AT LATONIA PARK. Latonia, Ky., June 11. —To-day’s, races were well attended, but not especially in teresting. The Latonia Jockey Club to-day an nounced that it would run, a special sweepstakes Saturday, good day apdgood track, if not the following Tuesday on the same condition. To be limited to the following horses: Ray S., .120 pounds; Ida Pickwick, 119; Faraday, 115; and Ducate, 112. The distance is to be a mile. Acceptances to close at 2:30 o’clock to morrow. Summaries of to-day’s races follows: ‘l, , First Race—One mile and 20 yards. Eli, 7 to 1, won. with Advocate second and Foot runner third. 1 ime 1:43J4 Second Race—One mile and 70 yards Pom fret. 2U to 1. won with Bob L. second and Little Walter third, ..Timo 1:45. Third Race—Five furlongs. Lady Diamond won. “ frith VsUadora second and Miss Rey nolds third. TimeliftHk. Fourth Race—Ona mile. Nephew, 6 to 5, won. with King Charlie second and Tariff Re form third. Time 1:42’4. Fifth Face—Four and one-half furlongs. Satsuma, to 1, won, with Bookie second and Shanty Hob third. Time 0:551/,. Sixth Ba o—Four and one half furlongs. Partner. So to 1. wmi, with Sir Rhoe second and Little Fisher (bird. Time FLORIDA DOWN ON FIGHTS. Gov. Mitchell Determined That no More Shall Be Held. Jacksonville, Fla., June 11.—Informa tion comes from Tallahassee that the su preme court ofFlorida will to-morrow re view. the injunction which Judge Cail, of this place, granted tho Duval Athletic Club in January last, restraining the sheriff from interfering with the Corbett- Mitchell fight. It is understood that Gov. Mitchell is behind the case, as he is convinced that Judge Call’s decision was contrary to law and he wants the supreme court to finally puss upon the question of the legality of prize fights in Florida. It is understood that the governor wants tho question speedily decided in view of the newspaper re ports that a club is arranging to bring off another mill at Jacksonville. It is the genera! opinion that the supreme court will overturn Judge Cail's ruling in regard to prize fights. but even should he be sustained in his con tention that prize fights are not violative of Florida law, it is said that Gov. Mitchell will convene the legislature in extra session and procure the passage of an anti-prize fight law rathe: than a'low another mill to be brought off in Florida It may be safely asserted that Florida has had. it? first and last prize fight. Atlanta's Exposition Appropriation. Washington,. June 11.-Senator Gordon, this afternoon, introduced in the Senate a bill appropriating $5d,000 for a building for the exposition at Atlanta, Ga.. and $150,- (XX) for the maintenance of the exposi tion. CHAPMAN IS IN CONTEMPT His Refusal to Be Laid Before the District Attorney. A Sugar Refiner From Boston. Appears Before the Committee—He Gave Sen ator Jones Much Information About the Sugar Business in Order to Help the Committee in Fixing the Duties Intelligently. Washington, June IL—The sugar trust investigating committee has decided to report broker Chapman's refusal to answer to its questions to th© Senate and will not ask him to appear again. The proceedings will be simi lar to those in th© cases of Messrs. Edwards and Schriver. The committee will report the facts accompa nying the report and a full' transcript of Mr. Chapman's testimony with a resolu tion directing the Vice President to cer tify the facts to the district attorney, who is expected to proceed against Mr. Chapman by taking the matter before the grand jury. Henry R. Reed, of Boston, was the principal witness before the company to day. He said that he was an owner in the Revere Sugar Refining Company of Boston, which had no connection with the sugar trust, but was a competitor. He said he had been in Washington the greater part of the time since February in the interest of his refinery. He said he had frequently talked with Senators Vorhees, Jones, Brice, Al drich and Platt. , gfis t’ * GAVE JONES MANY TIPS. He said he had seen Senator Jones more frequently tnan any other member of the Senate, and given the senator on request a great deal ol information about the sugar refining business, much of it rela ting entirely to the business of his own house and of a confidential nature. This information was given, he said, to enable Senator Jones and the finance committee to (form a fair estimate as to what would be equitable treatment for the refiners in dealing with the sugar schedule—'‘as to what would mean ruin and the reverse of it.” He said the Ileus© bill, if it should have become a law,would have ment ruin to the business. He had, however, used no other argument with Senator Jones or any one else. H© had said nothing about any supposed in debtedness of the Democratic party to the sugar refiners. He confessed that he had been a contributor to the Democratic party “in a modest way” for a great many years, and expected to continue his contributions, but not to ask any favors on that account. HAD MET HAVEMEYER. Mr. Reed said he had met Mr. Have meyer frequently while they were both in Washington and had met him in Mr. Terrell's room at the Arlington, but he did not remember that he had been there on the night of March 7, when Mr. Gas ton testified to overhearing a communica tion between sugar men' and senators. He had, however, met Senator Brice at Mr. Terrell’s rooms and he thought he had also met Senator Smith there, but he had never been when Mr. Havemeyer was explaining the sugar question to him. However, the proposed sugar schedule was the chief subject of conversation. Ho was sure that nothing was said on that occasion about demo cratic campaign contributions. Mr. Reed said be knew nothing of sugar stock speculations by senators. didn’t lima* draw the schedule. » if ’ A He also denied having been in the capir tol with Mr. Havemeyer and others ar ranging a sugar schedule on the Sunday before the tariff bill wks reported. He had, h© said, been a frequent visitor at Senator Brice’s, but had never met other senators there, except on one occasion early in the spring, when he met Sena tor Hill going out at the door and found Senator Caffery in th© library. When asked by Senator Davis whether tho present sugar schedule was in accordance with his views, Mr. Reed said it was, except that he had advocated a larger .differential duty ou sugar above No. 16 Dutch standard. He thought it was also in accordance with the desires of Mr. Havemeyer and other refiners, so far as it adhered to the ad valorem system. Mr. Reed said that the firm of Nash, Spaulding & Co., of which he was a mem ber, were holders of considerable of the trust stock, and he was then examined by SenatoY Allen in regard to the details of the company. Mr. Reed declined to say how much of the stock of the trust his firm owned, but he said he understood that about $30,1X10,000 of it was held in New England. Senator Allen asked Mr. Reed a great many questions designed to develop the fact that the sugar refiners were acting in concert to secure tariff legislation, but he persisted in saying that he had met some of the other refiners, there had been no especial conference, and that he had pursued his own course. Mr. Reed also said in reply to questions from Senators Gray arid Lindsay that the arguments for a sugar duty made during the present congress had not been differ ent from those made in 1890 when, the Mc- Kinley bill was pending. Senator Allen asked the' witness a num ber of questions uA to the division of ter ritory between the different refiners, and desired to know how it happened that Mr. Spreckels supplied all the western territory, but Mr. Reed professed to know of no understanding of this sort,* and said if Mr. Spreckels had a monopoly in the west it was because the Rocky mountains were a barrier to eastern refiners. Sullivan’s Island Life-saving Station. Washington, June 11.—Secretary' Car lisle to-day awarded the contract for the erection of the life-saving station at Sul livan’s island, South Carolina, to Henry L. Cade, of Charles ton, S. C., at $4,400. Damafre of the Columbia. Washington, June 11.—Th© report of Naval Constructor Hanscom of the inju ries received by the Columbia on her trial trip shows that twelve plates were dam aged and that SIO,OOO and a month’s time will be required to repair the ship. ASSIST NATURE a little now and then, with a gentle, ■ K cleansing laxative, thereby removing offending matter ~ from the stomach JT towels, and u P and in vigorating the liver and quicken fr<*' ’W in R its ter <ly oc **** 'tsß«P^tion, and you thereby remove the cause of a multitude of distressing diseases, such as headaches, indigestion, biliousness, skin diseases, | boils, carbuncles, piles, fistulas and mala- j dies too numerous to mention. If people would pay more attention to ■ properly regulating the action of their ! bowels, they would have k-ss frequent oc- | casion to call for their doctor's services to subdue attacks of dangerous diseases. To accomplish this purpose, Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are unequ filed. Once used, they are always in favor. Their secondary effect is to keep the bowels open and regu lar, not to further constipate, as is the case with other pills. Hence, their great popularity with sufferers from habitual constipation, piles and indigestion. It Can Clean Ags, the World * s given • a chance. | Gold Dust ® WASHING POWDER Cleans everything to which it is applied. Cleans 11 quickly, cleans it easily, cleans it cheaply. Apply it to everyday use and see for yourself. Sold by grocers everywhere. Price 25c. per 4 lb. package. Made only by The N. K. Fairbank Company, Chicago, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. THE WINDOW DRESSER. He Must Have the Instincts of an Ar tist, and Up to Date. From the Brooklyn Eagle. Nowhere is window decorating more highly developed than in Brooklyn. Ful ton street seems duller and less interest ing than usual when the curtains ate drawn down over the big windows. There may be just as many people, the life is still there, but the brightness and color are gone. It was to get an idea what the decora tors are doing during the interval of the drawn curtains, how they lay bn the colors, work in the background and do the other things necessary tn the produc tion of the perfect window picture . that the writer knocked ?t a certain door in a great Fulton street store. An invitation to enter immediately' followed the knock, and the reporter found himself in the sanctum of a window artist. The studio impresses one curiously.at first. A beautiful woman of modest de meanor and downcast eyes fringed with long lashes sat in a state of dishabille on the table, her limbs covered with long black stockings, dangling over the side. The decorator was in the act of mending her neck, from which a piece of the wax had fallen. •‘She is to wear a decollete gown,” he explained, “or this work wouldn’t be necessary, although I like to keep my figures in repair. I get satisfaction out of the feeling that they are all right, even if their defects can be hidden.” A veritable workshop is this room, and one that suggested that its occupant was a jack of all trades. There were great wooden frames, plaster casts of various shapes, a carpenter bench and. tools, paints, a wooden bannister for a balcony, drawings in the rough and others care fully finished, photographs, a row of corset models—in fact, a thousand things. “This is my workshop,” said the deco rator, “and here,” leading the way into a cosy little room adjoining the larger one, “is my studio. This is where I elaborate my ideas, study designs and make draw ings, for every idea is carefully, sketched out before it is used. Outside I carpenter, mold, paint and, as you saw me just now, keep my figures in repair. Os course, a good deal of mechanical work I have done for me. It wouldn't pay to do it all, but the things I am particular about I do my self. Let me show you what I call, my Bluebeard closet.” With this the deco rator opened thejdoors of a species of cup board that extended to theceiling. It was a trifle dark in that corner of the room, and as rows of bodiless heads of beautiful women and the livid faces of men, looking strangely human in the semi-darkness, were disclosed, the sensation was a pecu liar one. There was a ghastly realism about the scene. “A little startling the first time you look at them. Now let me show you the women who have bodies as well as heads,” Another cabinet was opened, and a number of figures in undergar ments, with hair dressed, ready tb,be clad in the gowns in which they will stand in the windows and receive the admiration of the pupils, were displayed. The deco rater drew from his pocket a comb and proceeded to rearrange their bangs, which had become a little mussed. “You see,” he said, “the window dresser must also be a hairdresser. Where do I get my ideas? Oh, everywhere; at the the ater, in the streets, and a great many are not due to any external suggestion. But did I say everywhere? I meant every where bht in the windows of other med. The decorator who copies in the least particular the work of a competitor is relegated at once to the ranks of the in ferior members of the calling. There is not a profession nor an art that requires more originality than window dressing.” Although window dressing is undoubt edly an art, it is one of recent growth. Nothing was further from the artistic than the window displays of fifteen years ago, even in the most pretentious estab lishments. The idea then was to get as much as possible into the window—in fact, to have there all the bouse had for sale. When the establishment was a large one, doing business in various lines, the result of this policy can be Imagined. In unsightly array in one window were -shoes, linen, cotton goods, household ware, jewelry and a hundred other things. Carpets or dress goods extending to the top of the window were used as the back grounds, while from the ceiling hung rugs, lace curtains and the like in ugly pro fusion. Very different is the manner of dress ing windows to-day. It is not the aim to make the window a catalogue of the stock. The decorator strives to present an idea worked out in merchandise that will be so attractive to the eye as to draw attention to the window and causes remark. This is one of the best forms of advertisement. This same beauty un obtrusively conveys the impression that the goods within are of the finestquality. It is impossible to avoid slight injury to fine goods that are used for decorating. Dust and handling tell on them despite the care and skill of the dresser, so that it is economic to be sparing of material. To be a successful window decorator a man must have the instincts of the artist. He must have a perfect knowledge of color and a true eye for harmony of com bination. He must know all about the goods he handles or he will make the mis take of putting expensive material with cheap stuff, which combination nullifies the effect of the former. He must keep a watchful eye on the changes of fashion, as his windows are to some extent of the prevailing modes, and he must have a knowledge of drawing. In addition to these qualifications, some of the dressers are skilled mechanics. These are the stars of the business—the men who are so valuable to their employers that their salaries, reckoning by thousands, cannot be counted on five fingers. The true window decorator’s eye kindles with enthusiasm when you talk to him o.f his work, like the painter’s when he talks of painting. It is a little curious that window deco rating as a profession has no femihine fol lowers. Lt is work, apparently, for GOLD DUST. I which women, with their Inborn taste for dress and color, are pre-eminently fit ted, but as yet the men have the field en tirely to themselves. Thera are about a hundred professional window decorators in the United States, a number of whom are Frenchmen. It was in France, ii>- deed, that the art originated. Artistia window dressing in London is still in thei embryotic, state. WORK OE THE RED CROSS- , Miss Clara Barton’s Record onth? Sea Islands. Washington,. June 11.—Miss Clara Bar ton and t'rie Red Cross staff closed the field of relief at Beaufort, S. C., on Sat* urday. The sea islands, with their popu lation of 35,000, after; nine months of hard work, are left in a condition to sup* port themselves. The cyclone bf August, 1898, destroyed over 3,000 lives, devastated 15,000 acres of land and ruined 6,000 cabins. The people have been fed. the cabins rebuilt, over 100 ffiiles of ditches for drainage have been dug. and roads and bridges have been constructed. At least 15,000 acres more of land have been, planted this year than were ever planted, before, of the famous sea island cotton, which has heretofore been about the only product, and which left the small land owners and laborers in debt-! and practically in the power of the merchants. Under Miss Bur-' ton’s management nearly 28,(XX) acres of food crops have been planted, and as a result the population of the islands can depend on their own food crops and are independent. Outside of the clothing and other supplies, a great part of which was contributed, the amount of money expended by the society has been about $32,000. Miss Barton at present is in. Charleston, S. 0., suffering from exhaus tion resulting from overwork. She will remain there for five or six weeks. GOLD DOWN TO $68,400,000. i The Amount Lower Now Than When, the Bonds Were Issued. Washington, June 3flf--The engageir.nut to-day of $1,000,000 in gold for export from New York to-morrow reduced the gold reserve in the treasury $68,400,000, When Secretary Carlisle, on Jan. 17 last, issued his circular letter inviting bids for $50,- 000,000 of bonds the gold reserve stood at $86,971,(XX). The “ten days” treasury statement, issued to-day, shows that the receipt? from customs at New York so far this month, have aggregated only $1,605,035, an amount less than for any ten days since 1892, or prior years for ten years back, it is believed, and less by $1,000,000 than for the corresponding period- of June, 1893. Os this amount, only 1 per cent, was paid in gold and 86.8 per cent, in silver certificates. So far this month, the expenditures have exceeded the receipts by $2,200,000, and for the fiscal year, $73,200,000. Coxay and Browne. Washington, June 11.—Gen. Coxey and Marshal Browne came to the capital to day, using the asphalted walk instead of the grass in approaching the building, and spent some time in the Senate gal lery. Marshal Browne did not wear his theatrical leather coat, and consequently the two commonwealers attracted llttla attention. Morocco’s Sultan Dead. London, June 11.—Advices received hero report that the Sultan of Morocco died on June 7 and that the army proclaimed his son, Mulai Abdul, his successor. Private advices say the sultan was mur dered. ALL QUIET AT TANGIEH. Tangier, June 11.—Everything is quiet here. The foreign representatives ara discussing the outlook, and agree thas there is no likelihood of disorder, Stevenson Goes to Virginia. Washington, June 11.—Vice President Stevenson left Washington to-night, on a special train over the Richmond and Dan ville for Charlottesville, Va., where ha will deliver an address at the University of Virginia to-morrow. Confirmations. Washington, June 11.—The following confirmations of postmasters were made by the Senate.to-day: W. M. Dunklee, at Christiansburg, Va., and W. K. Spiller, at Bridgeport, Ala. • . Southern Iron in Pennsylvemisu New Castle, Pa., June 11.—The first consignment of southern pig metal fiver brought to New Castle arrived Saturday for the Baldwin At Graham Stove Works. It was purchased in Alabama, owing to the coal strike, which has paralyzed all the industrial establishments in- the She nango valley. The Logic of the Flogged Ka ffirs. From London Truth. A gentleman has written all the way from South Africa to inform mo that Mr. Gladstone is the real author of the flog ging of Kaffirs for walking on the pave ments at Johannesburg. The argument, if I follow it rightly, is that Boers Hogged the Kaffirs, that Englishmen could not interfere because Johannesburg is in the Transvaal, and that Mr. Gladstone re stored the Transvaal to the Boers; argal: Mr. Gladstone caused the Kaffirs to be flogged. This argument is especially flat tering to the some few thousand English men who have created Johannesburg and now inhabit the town. Last week a lady wrote to tell me that the Kaffirs were really flogged on account of their undue admiration of English ladies. I suppose that- the fact is that the Boers ara also all in love with the English ladies, and were, therefore, jealous of the attentions of the Kaffirs; hence the flogging. Only by get ting information direct from the foun tainhead is one able to understand these wheels within wheels. 3