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VOL. XXX--NO. 17.
OOLUMBUB* GEORGIA: TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1888.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
CAUGHT UP AMO WIBRD BY REPORT-
BBS OF THK ENQURKB-SUN.
Moonshiner. Sent to Jail—Knocked Down
by Bn Engine- Paying In the Taxes.
The Hmlthfleld Land Case—Al
abama Hnpremo Court.
ATLANTA, Jan. 16.—The oomptroUsr-
yeneral this morning received the follow
ing state taxes: Lee county, <858; Sumter
county, 11000; Clayton county, (216.40.
Insurance taxes were received from the
following companies: Phmntx of Hartford,
*i)2; Keystone, <3% Cotton and Woolen. 182;
Mercantile, (% Enterprise, <32; Amerloan,
*32, and the Rubber Manufacturers’ Insu
rance Association, <32.
The Case on Trial.
ATLANTA, Jan. 16.—In the United States
district court, this morning, the case of
M. B. Prank, against Jhe Atlanta and West
Point railroad, waa taken up for considera
tion. The plaintiff sues the road for <25,-
000, as damages received by him while act
ing as postal olerk on the road about two
yean ago. when the collision of the A. ft
W. P. and B. O. ft N. A. railroads occurred
nearNeWnan. The oase will not be con
cluded before to-morrow.
The County Court House.
Atlanta, Jap. 18.—The proposition of
the city to purchase the county court house
for a city hall meets with muoh favor. As
yet no aotton has been taken. The oounty
commMonen are ready and anxious to
sell the coart house, as they say It Is en
tirely too small tor the county. They
would probably sail to the city for some
thing like <126,060. In oase they should
sell, a contract tor a new gnd muoh larger
building would be let at onee.
The city oOunoll has not taken official
action on the matter,bat it Is thought that
the matter will be brought up soon.
Sen Uag Moonshines* te Jail.
ATLANTA, Jan. 16.—Abrakairi Angel
was anaiiad In Catoosa oounty, for Illicit
distilling, and oonvlcted before Commis
sioner Herndon, at Dalton, and In default
of bond, waa sent to Fulton oounty jail.
Pony Henderson was arrested in Whit
field ooenty, by Deputy Marshall Tinsely,
sndoarrtaa before Commissioner Herndon,
at Dalton. In defoult of bond, he was
brought to Fulton county jail.
Lae Patterson of Fannin oounty. was
carried before Judge Bledsoe, at Ellljay,
on a charge of violating the internal rev
enue laws, Saturday, and in default of
bond, he was sent to the Fulton oounty
jail.
Robert Patterson of Fannin oonnty, was
also tried before Judge Bledsoe, on Sat
urday, on the same onarge, and sent to
Fulton oonnty jail.
Willla Kyle of Habersham, was arrest
ed and carried before Judge Guatln of
Gainesville, and in delault or bond, was
sent to jail.
An examination of the records of the
clerk’s office of the federal court hesfo dis
closes the foot that only three men in the
last five years have been imprisoned in
northern penitentiaries for lllloit distilling
In this distriot. Two of them were re
leased on writs of habeas corpus, under a
decision of the United States aaprame
court, requiring an arraignment on a true
bill. The other was found for lllloit dis
tilling, after he had been oonvlcted and
rebated, under a suspended sentence, and
after oonvletlon on the second trial, made
an effort to eioape from the deputy mar
shal, while being taken to jail.
Knocked Down by nn Engine.
Atlanta, Jan. 16.—A machinist work
ing In the Western and Atlsntlo shops, by
the name of John Long, was knocked
down by a switch engine to-day, about
noon, and badly injured. Mr. Long had
left the shops, and was on his way to din-
nor. And wfasn bo noobod the foundry
street oroaslng of the Western and Atlantie
road, a switch engine slowly approached
him, and on acoount of volumes of smoke
emitting from an approaching engine, and
its noiseless motion, ns wsa knocked down
before he was aware of the danger. He
was dragged by tbe cross beam or the en
gine some distance before assistance
reached him. The unfortunate man was
taken homo, and medical aid summoned.
To-night he is resting easy, but his condi
tion Is yet serious.
MATTERS IN MONTGOMERY.
News of the Day From the Capital of
Alabama,
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.—A special
to the Advertiser, says: The Tuskegee
News, one of the oldest and soundest
democratic newspapers In the state, has
again ohanged hands. Mr. Waddy
Thompson retires, and Mr. N. S. Graham
suooeeds to* the editorial and business
management.
The SmlthAold Land Ca«o.
Montgomery, Ala,, Jan. 16.—The
Smltbfleld Land company case is still con
suming time in tbe United StateB court,
the question at Issue now, being tbe mo
tion to set aside the appointment of a re
ceiver for the oompany. A number of the
ablest lawyers In Montgomery are en
gaged in the oase, and the arguments will
probably continue through this week.
Died To-Day.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16 *— M ”'
Powell, wife of Oapt. John W. Powell,
died at the lamily residence, on Court
street, at 9 o’clock this morning, after a
llngenng illness. She leaves a devoted
husband and five ohildren, and many
friends, to mourn her death.
On the Lightning Route.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.—The elec
tric street railway has resumed operations,
after being suspended about two weeks.
The company is not altogether satisfied
with the workings of the system, and are
holding the manqfttaturers up to the con
tract. The cars began running on the
lightning route yesterday. and will prob
ably continue without further interruption.
City Connell.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 18.—The oity
counoil met in regular session at 7 o’clock
to-night. A good deal of routine business
was disposed of, but there was nothing of
special interest to the general publio. The
most important matter discussed was the
proposition to lay a system of sanitary
sewerage in Montgomery.
Circuit Court.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.—The cir
cuit court of Montgomery met again at 10
o’clock this morning. Juries were organ
ised to serve daring the week, and work
on the civil dooket was resumed.
Supreme Court Decision*.
Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.—The fol
lowing supreme court decisions were
rendered to-day: _ ..
Stone, O. J.—Rachel Vaughan vs. the
State or Alabama; from Maoon county
court Reversed and remanded.
Braasell vs. the State; from Maoon coun
ty oourt Reversed and remanded.
Somerville, J.—The Iron Age Publishing
company vs. the Western Union Telegraph
oompany; from Jefferson chancery court.
Affirmed.
Clop ton, J.—A. Whittleshoffer vs. Strauss
ft Stefnhart; from Montgomery olty oourt.
Affirmed#
Tompkins, special justice.—The South
and North Alabama railroad oompany vs.
the Planters’ and Mutual Insurance oom
pany, Affirmed.
Two Important Caxe.
, Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16.-TWO very
Important eaaas were deolded by the su
preme oourt this morning. The first was
that of the bon Age publishing oompany of
the Merchants and Planters Mutual
Insurance oompany. About eighteen
years ago the steamer Blackfoot, oomlng
down the Alabama river, ran into a pier
of the Sooth and North railroad brl.
sustaining damages that caused her to
sink and be loot. The Insurance company
had to pay the losses, and, in turn, sued
the railroad oomptny for negligence. The
oase involve! about <36,000, and will be
taken to the United Btatee supreme oourt.
It hes already been through the supreme
court of Alabama thtee separate times.
OVER AT MACON.
Bale of Tickets to the Barrett-Booth Per
formance—Other^Matter*.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 18.—This morning at
9 o’olook, at the Academy ot Music, the
auction sale option for the selection of
seats at the Booth-Barrett performance
Thursday night, took place. The sale was
conducted by Manager Horne, who pre
faced the proceedings by a few explana
tory remarks relative to the prices eharged
for seats mid the additional price paid for
the privilege of a selection. Sixty options
were disposed of, whloh netted, Including
the prices of seats, <1141. The indications
are that standing room will be at a pre
mium.
G. O. Maohen arrived In the oity born
New York this Morning. He is here to re
lieve the Macon and uovtngton railroad
bom the hands of a reeeiver. He will
meet the creditors on Wednesday and
make the first payment of (25,000. Macon
certainly congratulates Col. Maohen upon
the successful Issue to whloh he has
brought his efforts.
Attorney Walker of Atlanta, visited
Woolfolk to-day. His visit was said to be
for the purpose of investigating the reports
of Woolfolk’s various attempts to escape.
An Error Corrected.
Sheffield, Ala., Jan. 16.—There is no
foundation for the published report, that
the affklrs of the Sheffield oompany are In
the hands of a reeeiver. It was a typo-
— ohioal error, and should have read
Euuithfleld. instead of Sheffield. The pros
pect! of Sheffield have never been more
promising than now.
On ’Change.
New York, Jan. 18.—There was very
little doing on the stock market to-day.
Some buying of St. Paul, Beading, and
Western Union In tbe forenoon, and Union
Paolflo and a few of Investment stocks, at
advancing figures, in tbe afternoon, was
about all of Interest that ooourred during
tbe entire day. Trading was, throughout,
of tbe usual professional character, with
very little of that. The fluctuations were
of the narrowest. At the same time there
was a firm undertone to speculation, whloh
showed no ohange throughout the day.
Cotton oil certificates were very
active and strong, making a material
K in in tbe first nour. After that time,
iwever,,prices made little or no progress
in eltherdlrection. The general list then
became extremely dull, the transactions
undergoing a steady decrease nntll the
close, while the quotations showed no
ohange whatever. Tbe elosejiwas very
dull and steady, at insignificant changes
only, trom Saturday’s final prices. The
total sales were 112,000 shares. The final
changes are about equally divided between
emaugalniand equally email losses, the
maximum dlfferenee among the leading
stroke being only one-half or one per oent.
They Want Protection*
Anniston, Ala., Jan. 16.—The Hot Blast
will publish, to-morrow, a memorial ad-
drew to oougreas, by the ettlsens of Cal
houn oounty who are engaged in agrionl-
ture, manufactures and oommerce, asking
for a speedy and total repeal of the Internal
revenue laws, and urgently depreeatlog
any reduotion of the tariff, upon the
ground that It will increase, rather than
diminish, the surplus in the treasury.
YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS OF THE
HOUSE AND THE SENATE.
Sherman and Chandler Both Introduce
Silly Bills-Bill Hay in the tfouae -lilr.
Lamar is Confirmed—Confir
mation!—Nomination—
Washington, Jan. 16.-«fU>4ngi.tbe pe
titions and memorials nNMHralLaikl re
ferred were several In favorof a world’s
exposition In 1892. from the general coun
cil of Mobile (Alabama!, the Baflalb Busi
ness Men’s association, the Kansas City
council, and the LoaiAngeles (California)
board of trade; also, In lavor of a bill to
regulate immigration; alio, for a change
in the postal laws, so that paperback
novels, blood-and-thunder stories, shall not
be sent through the malls ae seoond-olass
matter, paying one oent per pound, while
school, law, soli
NATIONAL NEWS.
Speaker Carlisle 111.
Washington, Jan. 16.—Speaker Carlisle
was taken suddenly with a eon festive
chill this evening, while at the dinner
table in the Riggs House, and had to be
assisted to his room by Mrs. Carlisle. The
ehill was followed by a high fever, and for
an hour or more the speaker waa slightly
delirious. Dr. Sowers was called, and at a
late hour the patient’s condition was
reported to be somewhat improved.
Dr. Sowers described Carlisle’s illness as
something in the nature of a congestive
ohill, accompanied by a low state of nerv
ous system, dua to overwork. The prepa
ration of the bouse committee lists and
the additional labor thrown upon him by
the oontest for hts seat, severely strained
his powers of endurance whloh had already
been weakened by a cold contracted last
Thursday. The speaker’s Illness will prob
ably compell him to cancel his engage
ments to deliver speeches In the south
some time in the latter part of this month,
and It also is probable that he will be
unable to preside over the house for sev
eral days.
The Great Steel Gun.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 16.—The great
steel gun, wnloh was cast solid at the
Pittsburg Steel Casting company’s works
last Wednesday, was taken from the mould
to-day, and found to be perfect. The
easting is pronounoed a complete sucoesa
by Superintendent Hainawojrth and tbe
officers of the United Btates navy, who
made a close inspection, and applied suoh
tests as were possible in its present stago.
The gun weighs nine tons.
The Talley Sheet Cases.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 18.—The sec
ond trial of what is known as the tally
sheet forgery oases began to-day In the
United States district court before Judge
Woods. The first trial was had In July
last, the jury having been unable to agree,
defendants Simeon Coy, W. F. A. Berha-
mer, Stephen Mattlerand Henry N. Spaan
appeared, and the latter demanded a sepa
rate trial. Coy and Mattler are saloon
keepers, and Barhamer and Spaan are
lawyers. They are eharged with conspir
acy to forge and alter the tally sheets of
the election held in 1886, whereby two
democrats, the criminal court judge and
the coroner, were counted In, both of
whom were speedily removed from office
by legal process. A speoial venire of forty
urors had been summoned, and the after-
'roon was devoted to the selection of
twelve men. The Jury was completed and
the court adjourned tor the day.
gain Small a Witness.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16—'The trial of
Dr. Morrison Mumford, editor of the
Kansas City Times, who is charged by
actor Dixey with criminal libel, has been
actor Dixey . __
postponed to January 28.
s Age pnbll
Birmingham T».theWe.torn Union tele
graph oompany and others. It will be r
mem bared that tbe Age and Herald had
S uabble over the associated press to
U, and the Age publishing oompany filed
a bill and obtained an injunction against
the telegraph oompany. preventing the
deliven^tf the associated press dispatches
to the Herald. The effeet of the supreme
dMUon, U to •attain the demurrer
the bill,and Affirm tbe chancellor's de-
oree, which wee against the complainants.
It to not known wnat farther proceeding*
smS h ;
of Th ?h.° t sSUh lmP0 ^ t NbSh “ Bail-
road Company of Alabama vt
-- Bam 6m.ll, the
evangelist, who is a witness, waa required
to give personal recognizances.
A Fatal Collision.
Ottumwa, la., Jan. 15.-The Wabash
passenger train from Des Moines ml. the
water train of the Ottumwa and1 Klrkvllle
road collided two miles west of here at
9:15 last night. The trains of both roads
run over the Rock Island traok from here
to Comstock, eight miles west. The col
lision occurred on a sharp curve, where
the track mna* close to the river, and
around a high bluff. The night was
frosty, and the air lull of hoary frost, and
the englneereoould see only a short dis
tance ahead. The trains were running at
foil speed, and the engines were com-
pletely demolished. The Wabash engi
neer jumped, and escaped with a slight
sprain. Mis fireman waa scalded to death.
The engineer and fireman of the other
train were killed. Several persons ware
badly hurt. The collision was caused by
a mistake of the Rock Island train-dis
patcher.
Caused by a Broken Rail.
ST. Louis, Jan. 16.-A wreck on the
Chicago. Kansas and Nebraska railroad,
occurred at Wllllard. fifteen rnUes east of
Topeka, Kao., at 4 o'clook this morning.
Three cars were thrown from the track
down an embankment, and twelve persona
were Injured, one fatally. The wreck was
oauasdny a broken rail on a sharp onrve.
Hentitto and religious books
.ight cents per pound,
presented the memorial and
resolutions of the general assembly of
Knights of Labor in favor of an investiga-
tlon into the management of the bureau of
engraving and printing, and such legisla
tion as will prevent the debasement or enr-
renoy notes, eto.; also, for an investigation
as to the present method of supplying
postage stamps, eto. He caked that the
memorial, containing twelve sheets of
‘ Iter, be printed in tbe record, but
_ Harris objected to that, he pro
ceeded to state the chief allegations con
tained In it.
A petition was presented from Atlanta,
Georgia, for the repeal of tbe tax on alco
hol; from tobacco manufacturers for tbe
abolition of the Internal revenue tax on
trs and olgarettes.
mong the bills Introduced was the fol
lowing :
By Chandler—To alter the regulations
enaoted by the South Carolina legislature
in regard to the eleotion of representatives
in congress.
By Sherman, at the request of the col
ored clergymen In North Carolina—
Creating a commission to inquire into and
report, on the material, the Industrial and
mental progress of the oolored race since
1866.
As soon as tbe morning business woe all
disposed of (at 1 o’clock), Mr. Riddleberger
rose and moved that the senate proceed to
executive business, and the motion was
agreed to without division.
The senate devoted three hours and
half to executive business, and then, at
4:40. adjourned.
The following nominations were con
firmed : L. Q. C. Lamar, to be associate
ustioeof the supreme court; William T.
Filos, to be secretary of the interior; Don
M. Dickinson, to be postmaster-general,
and G. L. Bragg, to be minister to Mexico.
Riddleberger, Steward and Stanford
voted with the democrats, for Lamar. All
the others voted, or were paired, on striot
party lines.
House.
Washington, Jan. 18.—Mr. Whitohorn of
Tennessee, offered a resolution directing
the committee on accommodations to as
certain whether there are sufficient nnoo-
cupied rooms In the oapltol for the accom
modation of the committees of the house,
and if not, where and on what terms the
necessary rooms can be procured.
Adopted.
Mr. MoMUlan of Tennessee,from tbe com
mittee on merchant marine and fisheries,
reported the Dingley resolution oalling for
Information relative to discrimination In
tolls against American vessels passing
through the Welland canal.
Mr. Dingley’s resolution was adopted.
Mr. Rlonardson of Tennessee, chairman
of the committee on printing, reported a
resolution, whloh was adopted, for the
printing of 20,000 copies of the president’s
message.
Under the call of states, the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred: _ ., .
By Wheeler ot Alabama—To provide for
certain works for coast defense.
By Oates of Alabama—To prohibit aliens
from acquiring title to lands in the United
States.
By Herbert of Alabama—To forfeit the
Mobile and Girard railroad grant.
Also, to regulate the course at the naval
academy.
By Anderson of Kansas—Directing the
commerce committee to investigate the
Reading railroad strike, as to how it has
affected the obligations of that road under
the inter-state commeroe law.
By Cummings of New York—For the
relief of the merchant marine of the
United States engaged in the foreign
By Phelan of Tennessee—To extend the
limits of the port of Memphis.
By Kilgoie of Texas—Abolishing the
tax on tobacco, and the duty on lumber,
coal, salt, wool and blankets.
By Wise of Virginia—Fixing tbe hours
of labor of clerks in first-olass post-offices,
and (
By , ,
tion of a public building at Birmingham,
Alabama.
Mr. Shaw of Maryland, chairman of the
committee on accounts, reported a resolu
tion assigning clerks to all committees of
the house.
Mr. Perkins of Kansas, offered anamend-
eut providing that every committee of
the house shall have as many clerks as
there are members of the committee, one
to be selected by eaoh member; that
the olerk selected by the chairman
shall be the chief clerk, andithat the other
olerks shall reoeive <76 per month, and
that when a member is on more than one
oommlttee he shall only have the right
to appoint one olerk. The amendment,
which is designed to give every member a
clerk, is drawn In this form, bo as to make
It conform to a resolution, and not subjeet
to a point of order.
In the debate which followed, the reso
lution was opposed by Messrs. Morse of
Massachusetts, Biggs of Colorado, Blouut
of Georgia, Tillman of South Carolina,
Rogers of Arkanss, and favored by Messrs.
Symes of Colorado, Howard of Indiaim,
Boothmanof Ohio, Peters of Kansas, Laird
of Nebraska, Cannon of Illinois. Grosvenor
of Ohio, Bingham ot Pennsylvania, and
Lawler of Illinois.
Mr. Biggs called tbe proposition another
Mr^ iflount warned the house that there
was an audience which would take notice
of what was said and done here to-day,
and would bold the members to a strict
accountability for their votes and speeches.
That audience, the peop’ * L J "
fair, just and intelligent.
Mr. Laird,in announcing bis Intention to
vote for the amendment, piotured tbe
arduous duties devolving on a member in
attending to his correspondence at nigbt
and to the department work in the morn-
J >. Then he came to the capital to con-
er the affairs of the nation and digest
fiscal bills. He said the members were ex
pected to carry out the dictation of the
oommlttee on appropriations, the commlt-
* " ** ig, probably, under the dic-
were Edmunds, Everts, Callam, Sherman,
Allison, HoarTHawley, Ingalls, Wilson or
Iowa, and Klddlabergor, the last named
making two epeeebea. The line
of opposition entered the offldiai
and political rsoortt of the nominee, as
Well as his age, bnslneae habits and legal
qualifications. It la understood that no
speeches were made by, tbe democratic
-senators. The voting began at 3 o’clock,
but it was interrujiten and pearly an hour’s
argument intervened before the roll call
was fihlshed. The nomhiations of Mr.
Vilas abd Mr. Dickinson were then at onoe
taken up and confirmed Without debate,
and It was ordered that the president be
notified of the throe confirmations.
The following iowMtotood to be the
vote In the secret secelanon the confirma
tion of Mr. Lamar.
Yeas—Bate, Beck, Berry, Blodgett,
Brown, Butler, Call, Cockrell, Coke, Col-
S ultt, Daniel, Fanlkner, Oftbrge, Gorman,
Iray, Hampton, Harris, Jones of Arkan-
IIs consideration
which time the noml
by a vote of 32 to 90.
ford and Stewart voted
orris. All the off
were paired ago!
democrats were 1
■ion waa almost
republican side.
;wtii 4 o’olook, at
‘ confirmed
rger, Stan-
the demo
ans voted, or
irfand all the
The dlsoua-
t oonflned to the
sas. McPherson, Morgan, Fngh, Reagan,
Riddleberger, Saulsbury, Stanford, Stew
art. Turpie, Vance, Vest, Voorheos, Walt
hall, Wilson of Missouri—32.
Nays—Aldrioh, Allison, Blair, Bowen,
Cameron, Chase, Galium, Davis, Dawes,
Dolpb, Edmunds, Evarte, Farwell, Frye,
Hale, Hawley, Hiaorok, Hoar, Ingalls,
Mitohell, Paddock, Palmer, Platt, Plumb,
C|uay, Sherman, Spooner, Stookbridge—
Those paired in the affirmative wore:
Blaekburn, Eustii, Gibson, Hearst, Kenna,
Pasco, Payne, Ransom. Those paired in
the negative were: Chandler, Jones of
Nevada, Mandereon, Morrill, Sabin, Saw
yer, Teller, and Wilson of Iowa.
Billy Chandler's Bill.
Washington, Jan. 18.—Tbe bill Intro
duced in the senate to-day by Chandler to
alter the regulations enacted by the legis
lature of South Carolina, ■rescrlbing the
times, places and manner of holding elec
tions for representatives la oongreas, di
rects the county supervisor of registration
of South Carolina to make! each July and
August before the oongreaptonal eleotion,
beginning with 1888, a new, Ml and com
plete registration or all the. eleotors quali
fied to vote for representatives in oon
greas. If any voting preolnM is greater in
sire than five miles from the center to any
point thereof, the supervisor Is required to
reduoe Its sire. The certificate of registra
tion required by the South Qorollna statute
■hall not have attaohed to it any prop
erty qualifications. All the registration
records shall be publio, and the names of
all eleotors shall be published In one of
the oounty newspapers at the expense of
the oounty. The governormf the state is
required, thirty days before each congres
sional election, to appoint four commis
sioners of eleotion for eaoh oonnty,to be ap-
ITS BACKBONE BROKEN.
pointed equally among the political parties,
and commissioners are In like manner to
appoint four managers of eleotion for eaoh
ireotnet, whose duty It shall be to oonduet
he election, protest voters, preserve pesoe
and before adjournment declare the resnlt
of the election. The congr—lonai polling
place shall not be the same place as the
state polling place and all ballots
to be legal shall be distinctively
marked by the managers of eleotion. In
order to give all an equal ohanoe to vote,
it is provided that when five members of
either party oast their vote an opportu
nity shall be given the other political party
to cast five votes. It is made a misde
meanor for an offloer appointed to refuse
to serve, aud it Is made a felony for any
§ stood to attempt to influence the election
y fraud or intimidation, or for the officers
of election to wllfolly refute to register any
lerson, or to strike his name from tbe reg-
ster, or to revise the vote of any qualified
elector. It is further proposed that no
elector shall be Imprisoned On eleotion day
for a refusal to pay hts poll tax.
THE NORTHWESTERN BLIZZARD LOOS
ENING ITS TERRIBLE ORII’.
It Leaves Nearly Two Hundred People
Bead, and Does Great Ban-age to
Property — Coldest Weather
Known for Years.
Bt. Paul. Minn., Jan. 18—The terrible
xtopvn whloh has awept over the northwest,
blobkading railroads in five states, la now
fiver, and the victims of its fUry are being
i(loantod. The pitiful list Is growing al
most every hour. It Is not Improbable,
when the record Is completed, that it will
show an hundred lives sacrificed to tho
awfUl fory of tho blizzard. Next to this,
the worst blizzard ever experienced oc
curred Jan. 7,8 and 9,1873. In that storm
Seventy people were frozen to death, and
thousands of dollars’ worth of property de
stroyed. The present storm promises to
be even more terrible In its results.
It oamo without warning. At sunrise lost
Wednesday, Dakota never had more love
ly winter weather. The air was oloar as
crystal, and every object above tho hori
zon was distinctly visible. The wind was
from tho south, warm and balmy, and be
fore the sun waa high In the sky, a decided
thaw had set in. Farmers took advantage
of the beautiful weather to go to town to
drew wood, bay, eto. About noon elouds
were seen along tbe northwestern horizon,
lying close to the ground, but stretch
ing from west to north In a dark
semi-circle. Little attention was paid to
It, but in an hour tbe cloud had swept
over the country, the sun was obscured,
snow was falling fast, and a gale was
sweeping from the northwest, with terri
ble fory. The blizzard had begun, mercury
fell rapidly, and by 5 o’olook it wae fifteen
degrees below zero, and the next morning
It registered thirty degrees below. All the
while the wind lnoreased in fUry. the enow
fell thicker, and a large amount of snow
that was already on tho ground was blown
into powder and hurled along by
the wind on the prairie. An object
forty feet distant oould not be seen. A
man’s volae oould not be heard six feet
distant. Tbe air was foil of snow as fine
as flour, and the roaring of the wind and
the darkness oaused by so muoh snow in
the air made the eoene the most dismal,
drear and forsaken that man ever looked
upon. Every railroad In Dakota, Mlnnea-
■ota, and many Iowa, Nebraska and Wis
consin roailroads, were blocked. Tele
graph wires everywhere were down and It
wae not until Saturday that the foil oxtent
and the awful results of the etorm became
**®be telegraph hourly brings the most
plttfol stories of suffering, terrible strug
gles for life, and heroic daring of brave
men and women of the storm-stricken
notions, that have never been equalled.
Mery Connell, a little school teacher near
Cavour, started homo with two of her
pupils, a boy aud girl. The boy left them
and perished. Min Connell put her dress
folds about the little girl, and made her
Lands Restored.
Washington, Jan. 16.—In pursuance of
an order of the secretary of the interior,
Issued December 16, lost, Acting Commis
sioner Btockslager to-day. Issued an
order of restoration to the settlement
of lands, within the indemnity limits of
the following named railroads: Alabama
and Florida, Selma, Borne and Dalton, tbe
South and North or Alabama, the Florida,
Atlantie and Gulf, Central, the Pensacola
and Georgia, and the Florida and Alaba
ma. About 12,000 acres are Involved.
Nominated for Collector*
Washington,- Jan. 16.—The president
to-day nominated, to be collector of cus
toms, Stephen A. Moreno, of Florida, for
the district of Pensacola, Florida.
Before tlio Commission.
Washington, Jan. 16.—The interstate
commerce commission to-day began hear
ing the argument of counsel In tho osseB
of George Klee of Marietta. Ohio, against a
number of southern railroads, alleging
against some of them discriminations In
favor of tbe Btandard Oil company: against
others, violations of section 4 of thelntor-
atata law; and against all, unreasonable
and unjust rates. A. D. Follot of Marietta,
Ohio, of counsel for Rice, opened tho argu
ment. He was followed by Edward Bax
ter, for tho Louisville and Nashville road,
who took the position that the inter-state
law did not apply to this case, for tbe rea
son that otl shipped in barrels, and oil
shipped In tanks, are totally dissimilar,
and so do not come within the provisions
of the sot, which applies only to “like
kinds of property under substantially sim
ilar circumstances and conditions.’’ Tbe
hearing will probably occupy the commis
sioner until the middle of the week.
walk all night. Sheltering her charge
with her body, they were found the
next morning alive, but horri
bly frozen. Another teacher, Miss
Jacobson, near Stoloff, started home
with a little girl. Both perished. When
found. Miss Jacobson was crouched in a
little hollow In tbe ground, with her arms
about the little girl, and her dress skirt
wrapped about her. Her own bonnet wae
off her head, and her band olutohed her
drees at her throat, but there wee a smile
on her face. Two ohildren, a boy and a
girl, of Joseph Hutchison, near Gary,
were lost going from school. Twenty-five
men at once started on a search for them,
and the mother conld not be kept from
going along. The poor woman
was with the party- who found
them. They were lying close
togethor, and the boy had his sister’s hand
between his own.
Thursday forenoon, just before the bus-
zard struck this point, a party of soven
farmers, about twenty-five miles northeast
of here, started for their homes, having
been hero with wheat. The report comes
that the bodies of four of them hsvo been
found dead. Searching parties are out
looking for the others. Mrs. Kruteen, of
Buahgore, was found frozen to death,
within forty foot of hor door. Her hus
band was absent, and, beoomlng uneasy,
she Started In searoh of nim, los
ing her life In the act. Those
are but a few of the many terrible etorlos
which have come In, a majority of which
have been briefly mentioned before In
these despatches. A number of the dead
had the appearance of having died from
auffooatlon. Some bod torn their clothing
away from their throats, and others had
thrown away their head covering, and
wero clutching at their throats, as If strug
gling for breath. During a genuine bliz
zard the air is filled with fine Ice dust,
driven with terrific force, which ohokes
the unfortunate victim in a Bhort time,
he attempts to stand against it.
Chicago, Jan. 16.—Sixteen degrees be
low zero was recorded on tbe government
thermometer hero at midnight last night;
foui below was the highest temperature
reached during the day. The total ab
sence of wind moderated the cold mater
ially, and no Hcvore Buffering Is reported
There is much hardship In tho poorer die
tricts of tho oity, however, and tho police
stations and other public shelters are
crowded to their utmost capacity by
homeless walfe.
Minneapolis
son. registered 30 degrees below zero. Eau
Claire reports 48 below, Richland Center
"i.Sparta 60, and Chippewa Falla 40.
ST. Paul, Minn., Jan. 18.—Saturday night
_.id yesterday were exceedingly cold all
over the northwest. At Brainord the ther
mometer registered 48 degrees at 6 o’clock
yesterday morning, and at Bird Island,
Minn., % below. At Fatrbault, Minn.,
Saturday night, It was 47 below; at Du
luth, yesterday, 34 below, and at Clear
water, Minn.,43 below, yesterday morning.
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 10.—The storm
which began Saturday Is disastrous, and
ports of losses are beginning to be re-
_jlvod. A farmer named Williams was
frozen to death in Fannin county. A
negro boy was frozen to death in a dry
S oods box at Cleburne, and a negro named
ohnson was frozen to death In Cook
county. Communication with the cattle
regions have not yet been openod, but the
improssion Is that hundreds of head of
cattle were frozen. The mercury ranged
from 3 degrees below zero to 10 above, on
Saturday night aud Sunday.
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 16 Tho Dakota
blizzard struck the Gulf of Mexico at this
point at 1 o'clock Sunday morning, causing
a fall In the tomporaturo of 30 degrees in
two hours. The blizzard came upon the
city with remarkablo suddonnoss, a bulle
tin ordering up signals mid predicting
freezing weather arriving only thirty min
utes before tho blizzard itself. From 02
degrees at midnight the mercury lull to 21)
by daylight, aud heavy sleet began to fall,
covering the city with a coat of loo. By
Sunday evening telegraph and telephone
rivers leading from tbe mainland into tho
city, wore all carried down by a heavy
coating of ice, which had formod on them,
and the city was entirely out off from tele
graphic communication for nearly twenty-
four hoars. The weather Is the most se
vere experienced here since January, 1886.
The mercury to-day indicated twenty do-
groes. The ground Is covered with nearly
an Inch of snow. All stroet traffic wus
Interrupted during tho day, owing to the
perilous and slippery condition of tbe
thoroughfares. Owing to .telegraphic in
terruptions, no reports regarding the loss
and suffering to live stock nave yet been
received.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 16.—Tho ooldest
weather ot tho season prevails throughout
tbe state, extending as far as Summit.
The earth Is ooverod with sleet, snow and
lee.
Nkw Orleans. Jan. 16. — Freezing
weather Is reported all ovor north Louisi
ana, extending as far south as Baton
Rouge. Snow and sleet are reported at
Shreveport, Alexandria, Ruston, and other
points.
The Cabinet Resigns,
ST. Paul, Minn., Jan. 10.—The Pioneer-
Press learned from Winnipeg that the
Harrison eabinet finally resigned this
morning, and Thomas Greenway, loader
of the opposition, was immediately called
up to form a new eabinet. The legislature
aqjourned over to Thursday, to give tbe
new premier time to make up his cabinet.
Noruuay and his supporters retired from
the nouse singing, amid the hoots of the
liberals. Toe Norquay party eharge tho
liberals with wholesale bribery In tho ro-
oent elections.
Birmingham Wants Protect)
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 10.—The city
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.
The Trial of Hopkins.
Cincinnati,, Jan. 16.—In the trial or
BenJ. E. Hopkins today, tbe gpTOrement,
Introduced three ex-direotore of the Fidel
ity bank—Matthews, Ohatfleld and Pogue—
wlLo testified that they did not authorize
the letters of credit to Irwin. Green ft Co.
and other Chioago firms.wnlch were used
in tbe wheat deal. Bank Examiner How
ell was alio Introduced. In the afternoon
the entire court, juiy and all, went to the
h..iiu ol Mr. Hlrscb, one of the employes
f al. Fidelity bank, to hear his testimony,
to M ™coXed to his room by a broken
leg.
tee itself noting,
tation of a man who had come to rule the
committee and tho country.
Mr. Groevenor placed his support of the
amendment on the practical ground
that it was a matter of
economy to the public service,
and he, for one, was willing to take the re
sponsibility for his vote.
Mr. Tillman said that' he would vote
against the amendment, because it was an
indirect way of increasing bis salary. He
admitted that clerks would relieve mem
bers of much drudgery, especially in tbe
distribution of seeds, wbfch they were
called upon to perform, but be oould not
support tbe pending proposition. What
the country wanted was twice as many
representatives and six times os many
senators. Then the congressional
clerical labors would be efficiently,
done, and the lobby would have a hard
job, where now, unfortunately, it held an
easy ooa.
Mr. Perkins’ amendment was rejected-
yeas 64, nays 181—and tbe resolution re
ported by the oommlttee on accounts was
taken up. This was antagonized by tbe
republicanZ'Mrthe reason that it provides
clerks for committees on expenditures In
the various departments, although in re
sponse to s question firom Mr. Randall, Mr.
rfhaw stated that It would only increase by
two the number of clerks authorized by
the forty-sixth oongreas. The resolution
was agreed to—yeas 124, nays 89—and the
bouse, at 6:50, adjourned.
The Confirmation of Lamar.
Washington, Jon. 16.—The senate went
Into executive session at 1 o’clock this af
ternoon, and three-quarters of an hour
later took up tbe nomination of Uunar.
The Shipping Interest.
Washington, Jan. 16.—The annual con
vention of the American Shipping and In
dustrial league began this morning at
Willard’s Hall. There were about seven
ty delegates present, representing boards
of trade and other organizations in various
parts of the country. More delegates are
expeeted to arrive to-morrow. General
Wheeler of Alabama, presided, and
opened the proceedings with a speech re
viewing the work of the league, and con
gratulating its members on the encouraging
outlook. Capt. A. A. Snow of New York,
delivered an address in which be sold that
the reason New York manifested so little
concern about maritime affairs was because
76 per cent of her population was foreign
born. A letter was read from Admiral
Porter, in which he says that the motto of
the league, (< Don’t give up tbe ship,”
has opened up an issue more
important at this moment than the
tariff or the surplus in the treasury. “The
latter,” he says, “is only a temporary in
convenience.” “You come,” the letter
continues, “for the purpose of taking
measures to revive our once magnificent
commerce, and to retain within our land
the immense sum of fl60,000,000 a year,
which has passed out of this country in
gold and has been annually taken from
the circulating medium of the country and
gone into the pockets of foreigners. This
f *e«t flow of wealth swells the wealth of
uropean suites, increases their cities,
gives employment to their artisans, covers
the ocean with their ships, builds
up their great marine workshops
and strengthens their navies in
an equal ratio. It deprives multitudes
of the industrious in this country of em
ployment. The government is particular
ly concerned, for a revival of our ship
building would enable it to command the
services of a great ocean militia, and sup
ply us during war with officers and sea
men, who with very little training would
accommodate themselves to the ways of
the naval service. We would be provided
with a large number of commerce destroy
ers, in default of which no nation oould
carry on a maritime war. The restoration
of our mercantile marine is inseparable
from the re-habilitation of our rfavy.”
Col. Switoeier, chief of the bureau of sta
tistics, read a paper on the “{“P^i® no y,9 f
our Merchant Marine.” In 1866, he oald,
American merchant marine was the high
point of seas. American bottoms then
carried 75 per cent of our foreign com
merce, agmnst 14 per cent for the fiscal
year, ended January 1,1887. Hon. George
B. Loring delivered an address on the re
lations of the farmers to the American
jniNNCiAruDiai Minn., Jan. 16. — Tho
Journal’s revised list of the blizzard fatali
ties shows 97 dead in Dakota, 12 in Minne
sota, 6 in Iowa. 17 in Nebraska and 8 in
Montana, a total of 136, besides 66 reported
missing. Additions are constantly being
made to tho list.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 16.—Tho blizzard
struck this section Saturday nigbt. It be
gan with spring-like showers, in which
there was terrific thunder and lurid flashes
ot lightning, then sleet aud snow, followed
by a genuine blizzard. The temperature
dropped at the rate of 20 to 26 degrees an
hour until solid ice was formed. Muoh
suffering exists among tho poor, as in
many cases fuel is almost out of their reach.
Austin. Tex., Jan. 16.—A severe storm
struck this section Saturday night, causing
the mercury to drop from seventy-eight to
twenty-eignt degrees in au hour. At mid
night it was down to ten degrees above
zero, with a perfect gale prevailing and
the atmosphere filled with flue snow. The
morcury nas never been known to be
below ten in this section, and this is the
first time it has reached that point since
1864. The suffering in the city among the
E oor, who live in badly constructed houses,
i very great, but none have frozen. Tele
grams from the northwest report tho mer
cury lower than ever was known, and
cattle are drifting south in vast numbers.
The cattle and sheep men here, who have
ranches in the northwest, apprehend great
ve reached this city
DlIUninUttAOl, Altai wMU. AU. A UO UllJ
council and tbe oity board of education,
this afternoon, passed the following:
“Resolved, By the board ot mayor and
aldermen of Birmingham, and tho board
of eduoatlon, that oar senators be re
quested—
1. To use their best efforts to secure the
Immediate repeal of the Internal revenue
system, a relic of the war, and no longor
necessary to meet the demands of the
government, and because It Is oppressive,
rosters monopolies, and Is obnoxious to
the lntereata of your people.
2. To favor the raising of the revenue
requisite for the support of the federal
f ;overnment by a tariff upon Imports
imited to tho necessities of the govern
ment, economically administered and so
adjusted In Its application u to prevent
lines,iql burdens, encourage the produc
tive Interests at home, the development ol
our material resoaroes, and afford just
compensation to labor aud not to foster
monopolies.
3. To oppose any propositions to removo
or reduao the duties on coal, Iron and their
products.
Resolved, That tho coMmlttao on ways
and means in tho house of representatives
be requested not to report any revenue
measure to tbe houso until an opportunity
be offered to the various interests to bu
sffeotod to be heard thereon.
ltosolved, That tho secretary be in
structed to forward a copy of these resolu
tions to tbe chairman and membora of the
ways and moans committee, and to each
senator and representativo In congress
from the state of Alabama.
Resolved, That our senators and
representatives in congress be re
quested to support tho measure known
os the Blair bill, or any other meauB offered
as a substitute, whloh shall provide for tho
appropriation of money from the national
treasury for publio school purposes.
It is contemplated to have the same, or
similar resolutions, passed by tho chamber
of commerce.
A Pint Discovered.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 16.—Warden
Pearcy of tbe statu penitentiary, lost night
discovered a desperate plot among the
convicts to tnurdor the guards and uscapo.
Bob McKlnsly, who has headed two such
schemes, was the ringleader. McKiuly
was placed in solitary conflnomeut, aud
all Is quiet at the prisou now.
NKtVS OF THE DAY FROM ACROSS THE
DEEP IILUK SEA.
Mr. Parnell I* Interviewed and Talk*—The
Pope’ii Advice to Irelnnd—Tlrard's
Scheme Rejected—Anti-Social-
ltd 1I1II—Other A (fair*.
Dublin, Jan. 16.—A reporter of the Free
man’s Journal has had an interview with
Parnell. Parnell believes there is no doubt
that gravo dissention exists among the
members of the cabinet, and that a general
party arising may occur any time next
session over some English question.
He urges Parnellites and radi
cals to facilitate business and thos
avoid any charge of obstruction. He says
the liberal unionists are certain to separate
on English matters. Parnell says that tho
recent reductions of rent made by the land
oommission are but half what the tenants
of Ireland are entitled to, and urges tho
party to take such notion as will obligato
the sub-commissioners to re-examino the
whole question. Ho expressed tho belief
that the nationalists will gain three mem
bers in tho ulster at tho next parliament
ary election. Parnell’s followers in par
liament are greatly dissatisfied with the
advice. He gives them in tho foregoing
interview, to understand to abandon ob-
stuetion mot hods in the house of com-
The Pope's Advice.
Rome, Jan. 16.—Tho pope lately re
ceived several Irish bishops and priosts,
whom he questioned eoncernlug the con
dition of Ireland. After hearing their re-
S lles, ho exhorted them to use their ln-
uunee to restore quietness and respect tor
the law In Ireland, and told them that
tho Irish people could not obtain what
they askod by vlolenoo.
Willing hi Make Ills Choice.
Dublin, Jan. 16.—Archbishop Knox,
premate of tho Church of Ireland, hes
written to Prof. Galbraith, stating that his
membership of the flnanoe oommlttee of
tho church, a representative body
owning land as church trustees.
Is not compallblo with his membership of
the National league, which Instigates ten
ants to resist tlio legitimate olaima of
landlords. Tho promote refers to tho
valuable services rendered tho ohurch by
Prof. Galbraith, in its boar of need. Prof.
Ualbraith, replying to the letter, says he
Joined the league lor eonsoience sake,
to protest against tho action of the govern
ment in Ireland. Ho says he Is unable to
soo why his connection with tbe league
should unfit him for service on the finance
committee of the churoh. He will retire if
his resignation is p ublloly requested, but
will do so with sorrow and regret.
Tlio Kumom Unfounded.
Berlin, Jan. 16.—Tho minors of social-
iat dusiguH upon tho life of Crown Prinoe
Frederick William, at Han Remo, ore un
founded.
Tlio Humor* Denied.
Constantinople. Jan. 16.—The porto
has advices from St. Petersburg, denying
the rumors of an actual or intended Rus
sian disarmament iu connection with the
Bulgarian question. Russia will not sub
ordinate her military arrangements to
those of other nations.
pMHMed by tlio Beiiate.
Jackson, Miss.. Jan. 16.—Tho senate has
passed the constitutional convention Dill,
which provides that an election by the
people oo hold on August 7. next, to vote
on the question of a constitutional con
vention, and if adopted, provides that the
oouventiou bo held on September 4, 1888.
Tho bill will be considered by the house
on tho 18th inst. This is tho most impor
tant question under consideration by tho
legislature.
A bill has beon introduced in the houso
requiring annual statements from insur
ance companies doing business in the
state.
A Newspaper Otflre Hunted.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16.—Tho office
of the Kansas City Evening Htnr. on Sixth
street, between Delaware aud Wyandotte,
took fire this afternoon, about 1:30 o’clock,
aud in two hours was almost completely
destroyed. The fire started in a sun-base
ment, and the flames spread so rapidly
that the reporters and printers had to flee
for their lives.
Tlio AugUHtu F.xpoHltion.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 16.—October 10,1888.
..as been fixed as tiio date for the opening
of tho Augusta National exposition. It
will continue until Novembers.
shipping, snd the day’s session closed with
an address from Win. W. Hates, on the
same line as Col. Hwitzeler’s address.
Hu Ih Dead.
Oswego, N. Y., Jan. 16.—Benj. Sawyer,
a young man injured in the ooasting acci
dent, on Saturday evening, Is dead.
loss. No trains have
over the Missouri Pacific since last night.
Kansas City. Jan. 16 —Reports come
from western Kansas that Indicate that
there has been much suffering from cold,
and in all probability many deaths in tho
f uist two days. Great apprehension is felt
or the fate of the people already iu a bod
condition from a recent experience of a
similar kind.
Minneapolis, Minn.. Jan. 16.—A Jour
nal special from Aberdeen, Dakota, says :
“Bessie Htansflold, a pretty nineteen-vear-
old teacher, three miles distant, left her
school during the storm to go to a farmer’s
house, thirty yards distant. Her dead
body was found nearly a mile from the
school house. Four v children froze to death
in the school house at Melnotto, where the
teacher left them, to get assistance, and
her body has not yet been found. Miss
Bteubierner, another teacher, twelve miles
northeast of Aberdeen, was ought all
night in the blizzard. When found she
v as barely alive, and died shortly after
ward. William Morrill, fifty years old, a
farm laborer, six miles west, went out
of the house Thursday evening to go a few
rods to the barn. He became confused
and was found dead two miles away.
H. 8. Chapin of Minneapolis, collector
for a threshing machine firm, left North-
field, near Aberdeen, Thursday morning
with a livery man,to visit the farmers near
by. They nave not been heard from, and
are probably dead.
O. T. Owens and wife of Wentworth,
D. T., wero lost on the prairie Friday
night. They were out eighteon and a half
hours, and wheu found, Mrs. Owens was
dead and he, badly frozen, was traveling
in a circle, and will survive. , , A
Milwaukee. Wis., Jan. 16.-Specials to
the Evening Wisconsin, from various por
tions of Wisconsin, indicate that last night
was the ooldest in years. The thermom*
etor at the Washburno observatory, Modi
Resignation Announoed.
London, Jan. 16.—The St. James Gar
zette announces the resignation of Lord
Charles Beosford, junior lord of the ad
miralty, and says other changes in the ad
miralty offico are probable.
Tlrard's Muheine Rejected.
Paris, Jan. 16.—The budget committee
of the chamber of deputies has rejected
the financial scheme of Tlrard to the
-minister of finance, and he has refased to
agree to an immediate Bur-tax on sugar,
which would be applicable to the stock
now in tho refiner’s hands. The committee
insists that tho tax should commence in
September next, as it is the best season.
Tlrard vainly endeavored to impress upon
tho committee, that the fact that the re
finers wore allowed to pocket 76,000,000
francs yearly, was tho sole cause of the de
ficit in tho budget.
In the chamber of deputies, to-day, Sor
rier, minister of the interior, replying to
an interpellation, refuted tho charges that
the Paris municipal council had been guilty
of organizing a revolt during the recont
presidential crisis. He read a report from
tho chief of police, showing tho precau
tions to prevent the rising taken by the
prefecture of the Seine, and said that tho
government, being desirous of insuring re
spect for the law, had decided to impose
upon the municipal council the duty ot
providing a residence for tho prefect of
the Heine In the Hotel d’Ville. Barrier
concluded by intimating that he would
promote a special bill installing the prt^-
feet of the Heine in tho Hotel d’Ville, and
that he would ask urgency for tho same.
Waldrek Rousseau held that the bill was
not required, us tlio government had an
absolute right to establish the prefect in
the Hotel d’Ville without consulting tho
chamber. , . . .
Goblet said that the bill might have the
support of the republican minority and tho
right. Tlio campaign, ho said, scorned to
bo proceeding toward a dissolution of the
chamber without tlio hope of securing for
these sections any advantage under tho
new elections. ,
Girard, prime minister, indignantly de
nied tiie suggestion that tho ministry had
Hun Into by a Train.
Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 16.—A frightful
accident happened this morning to a party
of boys, who were coasting. A sled ran
into a coal train, and thirteen boys were
thrown ofl, seven of whom were severely
injured. Une was hurt internally, and had
his legs broken. He is not expected to
live. Another haduleg and an arm broken,
another tho knee cap dislocated, two
others legs broken, ana two were injured
internally.
Mail*' an AnNia»iiicnt.
New York, Jan. 16.—Amosa Lyon, man
ufacturer of umbrellas, at 681 Broadway,
mode an assignment to-day to Geo. A.
Brockway, without preference. Lyon
states that his failuro is personal, and does
not affect the standing of the company,
whose head he is. It was caused by tho
failure of DeForest, silk merchant, to
whom he loaned notes covering an amount
ho cannot now estimate. The estimates
in the trade place tho amount at about
|180,000.
ItiifiiMml to Accept It.
Troy, N. Y., Jan. 16.—The employes
of the Troy Steel and Iron company bavo
refused to accept a reduction of ten per
cent, proposed by the oompany, and all
tho works will be closed. The officers of
the company say they have accepted re
ductions in their salaries, greater in pro
portion, than asked of the men. The
company paid |100,000 a month in wages.
Killed by a Train.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—James Dil
lard, a brakeman on the Louisville and
Nashville road, fell from a train at Sylura
station, twenty miles from tho city, this
morning, and was run ovor and killed. He
was a young man and formerly lived at
Athen’s, Georgia, to which nlaco his re
mains were sent to-night for interment.
formed an alliance with tho right. The
government wished to stand only by the
support of the republican majority. Irri
tating questions, no said, were, os far as
possible, eliminated from tho programme.
The action of tho Paris municipal council
might justify the dissolution of that body,
but there was a quieter policy to install
tho prelect ot the Seine in the Hotel d
Ville, to watch over tho order of Paris. An
order of tho day, implying confidence In
the government, was carried—266 to 178.
It is reported that Flourens, minister of
foreign affairs, is endeavoring to establish
an entente between France, Russia and
England.
An Anti-ttoclullMt Hill.
Berlin, Jan. 16.—Another anti-socialist
bill will be submitted to tho reichstag,
which calls for more stringent measures
in dealing with the socialists than those
heretofore ottered. It provides, iu certain
cases, for expulsion, or total loss of citi
zenship. The reuson given for this clause
is that it has been the custom among those
expelled to resume their agitation in new
places of abode, and in the district which
previously had not been nttlieted by the so
cialist propaganders. Another provision
is that persons who deny tho state tho
right to exist cannot claim to remain Gor
man subjects. Exportation will only be
enforced when a qualified magistrate de
clares it admissible.
The minister of finance sul>-
mittod his estimates for the year
1888 80. The receipts and expenditures,
which balance, are placed at 1,410,728,921
marks. The revenue is increased 121,693.-
708 marks, against an increase in expendi
tures of 81,236,952 marks. The estimate of
railway receipts show au improvement of
2,325,000 marks, aud taxes on brandy and
sugar aro expected to yield 71,000,000
marks. A new item of 20,000,000 marks is
inserted in the estimates as a contribution
to the requirements of tho communal
schools. The budget of 1886 ’87 showed a
surplus of 16,000,000 marks, while the bud
get of 1887-’88 left au available surplus of
28,000,000 marks.
The rope amt England.
Paris, Jan. 16.—The Universe has a dis
patch from Rome, saying that the English
capinet accepts, iu principle, the pope s
mediation between England and Ireland,
based upon Mgr. Porsico’a report. The
tiopo demands moderate home rule, and
advises the conservatives to take the wind
out of Gladstone’s sails, by adopting the
leading paints of his programme, with the
support of the Irish clergy.
To be ejected.
Dudlin, Jan. 16. — Ejectment notices
have been posted on tho Countess of King
ston’s estate, at Mitchellstown, against 130
tenants, who adopted tho plan of cam
paign. The latter have cleared throe
farms of all seizable stock.
Judge Curran, in addressing a jury at
Tralee to day, said ho was glad to say that
tho moonlight outrages iu Kerry wera fast
becoming a matter of history, owing to tho
firmuess of tho law.