The News Condensed

ON the llth the bilí to place cotton ties on the free list was laid before the senate and referred to the flnance committee. A bill was introduced to remove the limitations to the payment of arrears of pensions. James R. Young, for ten years executive clerk of the senate, was deposed from office on the charge of revealing secrets In the house a bilí to transfer the Southern Ute Indians in southwestern Colorado to southeastern Utah was favorably reported. IM the senate on the 12th a bilí was introduced authorizing the Chicago national bank to establiah a branch on the world's fair grounds. The proposed constitutional amendment to elect senators by a direct vote of the people was discussed In the house the urgent deflciency appropriation bill, carrying $1,012,636, was passed; also the bill authorizing the construction of a railway bridge across the Mississippi river at Moline, HL On the 13th bilis were passed in the senate to reorganizo the artillery and infantry of the army and to increase its efficiency; authorizing the seeretary of war to cause an exploration and survey of the interior of the territory of Alaska; to amend the railroad land forfeiture acts so as to permit actual settlers to purchase the lands within three years after forfeiture; to provide for tixing a uniform standard of classification and grading of wheat, corn, oats, barley and rye; for the preservation and custody of the records of the volunteer armies, creating a record and pension office in the war department, and for the better control of and to promote the safety of national banks. Mr. Morgan spoke in favor of the free coinage of silver In the house a bill to créate a third división of the district of Kansas for judicial purposes was passed and a bill appropriating $15,000 for the introduction of reindeer into Alaska was reported favorably. In the senate on the Hth bilis were passed appropriating $800,000 for the erection of an additional wing to the national museum in Washington; appropriating $75,000 for abronze statue of Christopher Colunibus in the capitol grounds, and to extend the free mail delivery. Adjourned to the 18th In the house the bill to indemnif y settlers on the Des Moines river lands was favorably reported. The naval appropriation bill was discussed. The senate was not in session on the 15th.... In the house the post office appropriation bill (580,000,000) was reported. Favorable reports were made for the erection of public buildings in about thirty cities scattered all over the country. DOMESTIC. The large mercantile establishment of Hem-y Ettenson at Leavenworth, Kan., was destroyed by fire, the loss exceeding 8235,000. A suiT was pending in the Virginia supreme court concerning the sale of the lot which contains the grave of AYashington's mother. The lower court held that the sacred spot eould not be the subject of sale. Mrs. W. E. Ormand, aged 18 years, feil into a cistern at Saginaw, Mich., with her 9-months-old boy in her arms, and both were drowned. Dr. Edwakd Campbell, professor of chemistry in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, lost both eyes by the explosión of two bottles filled with gas. ïwo distinct earthquake shocks were feit in Oneida, Montgomery, Warren and Otsego counties, N. Y. Postmaster Fritts, of Trout Lake, Mich., who absconded recently, is said to have taken the contents of over 100 registered letters, in all over $10,000. The works of the Manitowoc (Wis.) Furnituve Manufacturing Company were burned, the loss being $200,000; insurance, 80,000. Fire destroyed the smelter of the Butte and Boston Company at Butte, Mont., the loss being 250,000. President Harkison issued a proclamation opening to settlement the surplus Indian lands in Oklahoma at noon of April 19. The league baseball season was opened on the 12th, the winning clubs being Boston, New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Louisville and Pittsburgh. 1t has just leaked out that Gamble Weir, chief of pólice at Pittsburgh, Pa., who died suddenly three months ago, was poisoned. The little village of Rhodes, Ia., was almost completely wiped out by fire. The two children of T. J. Tumlin were thrown írom a road cart at Buford. Ga., and both were killed. Eailway rates for taking exhibits to the world'a fair have been fixed at ful] price going to Chicago and f ree return. Thousands of acres of land in the Jim river valley in South Dakota were under water. The property loss by the Mississippi floods was estimated at over SU.000.000. Near Wildie, Ky., the residence oi Mrs. John Coffey was destroyed by fire and she and her 8-year-old child were burned to death. Fire in the building of the Washington (D. C. ) Star damaged the plant of that paper to the extent of $25,000. Louis Aubertin, who murdered Mrs. Charles T. Leonard November 27, 1891, was hanged at Freehold, N. J. The house of Mrs. Henry Nierman at St. Louis took fire during her absence and her two children, aged 2 and 4 years, were burned to death. H. Wiltshaw, bookkeeper in the United States bank of New York, is a defaulter to the extent of $40,000. Mary Stanton, a young actress, died in New York from excessive cigarette smoking. The richest gold gtrike in the history of the Black Hills was struck in the Keystone mine near Eapid City, S. D. ÜURING the month of March 1,085,997 bushels of wheat were marketed in Michigan. The condition of the growing erop was reported to be excellent. In Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota severe snowstorms prevailed, the heaviest ever known at this season of the year. Annie Kirkwood, 11 years old, of Upland, Ind., and Minnie Tucker, 7 years old, of Ada, Mich., were burned to death while playing around burning brush heaps. A man named Pearson, his four sons and a man named Dempsey were arrested in Winston county. Miss., for robbing the mails. Jeff Weaver, of Center, Ala., who cruelly ill-treated his 5-year-old daughter, was given 100 lashes by his neighbors and driven from home. W. Hejiry, Frank Josett and David Hogan, of Lima, O., were killed by an explosión in Hardy's machine shop. The Moosic powder mili near Scranton, Pa., blew up, and nine employés were killed and twenty others were injured. The lowest estimate placed on the loss of life in the flooded district of Mississippi was 250, almost all of whom are negroes. More than 3,000 families in the counties of Lowndes, Monroe and Noxubee were hoineless and suffering for the necessaries of life. ■ During January last Michigan railroads earned 87,759,225.42, an increase of 11.7 per cent. over the corresponding month last year. A passenger train on the Illinois central road was held up by robbers at Newsome Mills, La., and the safe of the express company robbed of $3,000. The south-bound passenger train on the, Burlington, Cedar Rapids fe Northern was delayed five hours by an unpreeedented f all of snow between Rockford and Albert, Lea, Minn. A 8HORTAGE of f80,000 in the funds of the Kingsessing Building and Loan association at Philadelphia has been discovered. Mes. Mary Welch, who was injured by a freight train on the Big Four railroad Dear Greencastle, Ind., has secured a verdict for $10.000 damages. The main building of Clarke university for colored students near Atlanta, Ga., was destroyed by fire. Loss, $100,000. The frame jail at Iron River, Mich., was set on fire and burned, presumably by a vvoman who was locked up in it, consuming the unfortnnate inmate. The lavgest number of immigrants that ever crossed the Atlantic on one ship arrived at Baltiraore. There were 2,493 on board. The difference between Italy and the United States resulting from the lynching of ltalians at New ürleans has been settled by the payment of $25.000 by the United States to the families of th victims. A grand jury at Pittsbxirgh, Pa., indicted 119 men for violating the state oleomargarine law. Neably the entire town of Fremont, Col., was destroyed by an incendiary fire. A FIRE that started in a storehouse of the Island Railroad Company at Long Island City, N. Y., caused a Iofs of 8200,000. At the leading clearing honses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 15th aggregated $1,217,875,037, against 81,241,890,287 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week of 1891 was 7.1. John Waner was hanged at Tahlequah, I. T., for the assassination of George Dougherty. The paper miíl of Z. & W. M. Crane at Colbville, Mass., where all United States bank and treasury note paper has been made for thirteen years, was burned, the loss being $125,000. lx the United States the business failures during the seven days ended on the 15th numbered 226, against 208 the preeeding week and 251 for the corresponding week last year. Frank Fowlkes and Arthur Whitehurst, of Oakton, Ky., were drowned by the capsizing of their boat. A cyclone destroyed many houses and outbuildings in Dinwiddie, Chesterfield and Princess Anne counties, Va., and several lives were lost. Fruit and other trees were also swept away. The treasury department at Washington has issued a circular excluding from free entry all animáis pot absolutely and strictly pure bred. Albert G. Porter, of Indianapolis, has received orders to return to Rome and resume his duties as minister to Italy. The Sisseton Indian reservation surplus lands in the northeastern corner of South Dakota were opened to settlement and thousands of eager settlers rushed in to seize claims. The New York assembly has passed a bilí giving women the right of suffrage in all state elections. Thé Russian relief steamer Indiana, which has just returned from Libau, brings many mementoes from Russians as marks of their esteem and gratitude. The Interstate national bank of New York closed its doors voluntarily, the depositors getting 90 per cent. of their deposits. Robert Stevenson, paymaster of the Empire State Phosphate Company, and Mr. Payne, a mail carrier, were murdered near Hernando, Fia., for their money. Robert Neal and an unknown miner were instantly killed by falling slate in a coal mine at Brazil, Ind. R. G. Dun & Co. report that the. volume of trade this year exceeds that of any other year. Western cities were gaining almost without exception. Superintendent Byrne, the new chief of pólice of New York city, has issued an order that all saloons must be closed on Sunday. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Mrs. A. S. Holmes, the first white woman born in Chicago, and who it was expected would be an attraction at the world's fair, died suddenly at Hampton, Ia. The Delaware democrats will hold their state convention in Dover May 17, and the Connecticut democrats will convene at New Haven May 10. William Rightseinto, the last butone member of the jury thatconvicted Jolm Brown, died at Shepherdstown, W. Va., at the age of 84. Franc B. Wilkie, the veteran journalist and war correspondent, died at his residence at Norwood Park, 111., aged 0 years. The democrats of the Fourth Indiana district have renominated W. S. Holman for eongress. The white republicans of Texas met in state convention at Dallas and nominated a full state ticket with Andrew J. Houston, of Dallas, for governor. Vermont republicans in state convention at Montpelier elected delegates in favor of Harrison's renomination and adopted resolutions indorsing his administration, favoring protection for American industries, an honest dollar and an honest ballot. The Pennsylvania democrats in state convention adopted resolutions favoring the nomination of Cleveland for president and declaring for the gold and silver coinage of the constitution and for a currency convertible with such coinage without loss, and for the speedy abatement of all forms of needless and oppressive taxation. Christian Heydrick was nominated for supreme judge and G. A. Allen and T. P. Merritt for congressmen at large. The Michigan republicans in convention at Detroit adopted resolutions indorsing the present administration; the nomination of Gen. Russell A. Alger aa the party's presidential candidate; eondemning the Mich'gan apportionment law and the Springer wool bill, and approving the McKinley tariff law. Nebraska deinocrats in state convention at Omaha adopted resolutions declaring adherence to the declaration and principies laid down in the national democratie platform of 1884, and denouneing the McKinley bill. The delegates to the national convention go uninstructed. In state convention at Tallahasse the Florida republicans passed resolutions indorsing Harrison's administration and the McKinley tariff and declaring that all elections as now hfdd in Florida are unmitigated frauds. The Wyoming democrats in state convention at Cheyenne elected delegates to the national convention supposed to be favorable to the nomination of Uil] for president. Congressman Edward Laxe, of the Seventeenth Illinois district, has been renominated by the democrats. The Georgia republicans Ínstate convention at Atlanta adopted resolutions indorsing the administration of President Harrison and mstrueting the delegation to vote for hiin at the Minneapolis convention. The Washington republicans met at Seattle and ehose delegates to the national convention. The sentiment was overwhelmingly for Blaine if his caudidacy is possible. The people's party of the Sixteenth Illir.ois district have nominated Thomas Ratcliff for congressman. FOREIGN. A fire near Niebeck, Germany, destroyed 1,750 aci'es of forest. Six thousand houses were destroyed by fire at Tokio, Japan, and fifty lives, at least, were lost. A ukase has been issued prohibiting even naturalized foreigners settlingoutside the towns in Volhynia, Russia, possessing real estáte unless they embrace the religión of the orthodox Greek church. The anarchiste threaten to blow up the churches and public buildings in Madrid. The Jjushais in India have been routed twice by British troops, forty of them being killed in one slfirmish. At Dortmund, Germany, a vvoman named Kruz and her son were beheaded for killing the woman's husband. Sevekal nuns and other Europeans are said to have been taken captive by the king of Dahomey, and will be held in event of an attack by the French. Anarchists in Cadiz threw two bombs into a church procession, injuring a Dumber of people. The villains escaped. Twexty-eight radicáis who took part in the recent troubles in Brazil have been exiled to the province of A J aas. Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the wellknown novelist and lecturer, died in London. Senok Blest Gana has accepted the position of minister to the United States from Chili. A pi.oï was diseovered at Ottawa by which an organization in China was smuggling Chinamen into Canada on bogus certificates. LATER NEWS. Tiiere was ao session oi' the United States senate on the löth. In the house a bill was reported f avorably to declare all Indians citizens who have attended school ten years at the government's expense, provided they are 21 years of age. The naval appropviation bill was turther discussed. Two heavy shocks of earthquake were feit in Portland, Ore., and points near by. No damage was done. In a fire in Boston Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rubens jumped from the third story and were killed and their son-inlavv jumped and was fatally injured. W. C. Ekskixe, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was knocked down by footpads and robbed of 81, 000 in money and other valuables. In a disreputable house in Providence, R. I., Adair Simoni shot and killed Mary Marrigan during a quarrel and then took his own life in the same marnier. Samuei, Jackson, the most famous manufacturer of fireworks in the country, died in Philadelphia. In retaliation the saloonkeepers at Sioux City, Ia., stopped all the street curs on Sunday and compelled the closiug of all places of business. In a jealous rage John E. Geist, a carpenter, shot aud killed his wife at Dayton, O., and then took his own life. Incendiary fires at San Antonio, Tex., destroyed the offices of the Daily Democrat and Daily News and several other buildings. James Abbot confessed at Newark, N. J., to having se ven wives in different parts of the country. Reports show an average decrease of about 30 per cent. in the cotton acreage of the south. John Lyi,e King, one of the most prominent lawyers in the west, died at his home in Chicago, aged 67 years. John Langtone and his wife and twelve children were drowned in the flood in Marengo county, Ala. Lew Bach and Jeu Geng, both Christian Chinamen, were shot and mortally wounded by highbinders in St. Louis. Alexandeb Mackenzie, ex-premier of Canada, died in Toronto, aged 70 years. The Iowa weather bureau states that the season in the state is fully two weeks late. In the National league the percentages of the baseball clubs for the week ended on the 16th were: New York, 1.000; Boston, 1.000; Pittsburgh, .750; Chicago, .667; Brooklyn, .667; Louisville, .667; Philadelphia, .500; St. Louis, .333; Cleveland, .333; Cincinnati, .250; Baltimore, 000; Washington, .000