The News Condensed Important Intelligence From All Parts Congressional

IN the senato on the löth the bul increasin the number of judges of the court of claim from flve to seven was pasaed. A favorable r port was made on the blll appropriating Í50.0 for a publlo building at Fort Madlson, Ia ...I the house the naval appropriation bill wa passed. A RESOLUTio was agreed to in the senate o the 19th for an lnquiry into the present cond tion of agrlculture in the United States. Th Weat Virginia direct tax bill and the bill to establlsh a court of appeals for the District o Columbia were passed. The convention provic ing for a renewal of the existing modus vivend in Behring sea was ratifled In the house resolution to promote greater rcciprocity in th commercial relations between the United State and Mexico was favorably reported. It was announced in the senate on the 20t that careful examinatlon of the amendment made to the Chinese restriction act of Ma; 1882, showed tht the restriction laws did no expire until July, 1894. Senator Teller spoke i favor of free sllver In the house a favorabl report was made on a bill making eighthours day's labor in the District of Columbia. Th resolution for a joint Mexican reciprocity com mission was also favorably reported. IN the senate bilis were passed on the 21st t créate a third división of the district of Kansa for judicial purposes, andto establish a militar post near Helena, Mont. The house bill to pro hibit absolutely the coming of Chinese person into the United States was considered In th house the time was occupied in discussing th Noyes-Rockwell contested election case from Kew York. THE urgent deflciency bill and bilis providin for the discharge of the duties ot the presiden in case of nis death, and to increase the pensio of Mexican war veterans from $8 to $12 pe month, were passed in the senate on the 22 The army appropriation bill was reported I the house the contested election case of Noye vs. Eockwell from the Twenty-eighth New Yor district came to an end, Eockwell (dem.) retain ing the seat by a vote of 128 to 106. DOMESTIC. The mint director says that in gold and silver there is a billion and a half dollars now in circulation in the country. Two young men named Anderson and Bennett were drowned in the Forest slate quarry at Monson, Me. Herb Most, the anarchist agitator, was liberated from Blackwell's Island penitentiary in New York, having completed a term of ten months' for making an incendiary address. Labkin Lancaster (colored), who killed Zack Dixson in November, 1888, was hanged at Pulaski, Tenn. The Western Mutual Benefit association of San Francisco has collapsed and W. H. Biddle, its manager, has absconded with $70,000 of its f unds. Foub negroes charged with the murder of Stevenson and Payne were taken from the Iverness (Fia.) jail by a mob and hanged. G. Hai-Sey and son, living near Wapella, 111., were fataily shot by Elias Broek, a neighbor, the trouble growing out of an old feud. The Staten Island dyeing works at West New Brighton, S. I., were burned, the loss being 3100,000. Fire destroyed twenty-one horses in Fuller's livery stable in David City, Neb. The whole northern portion of Cali forma was visited by a severe earth quake shock and great damage wa done to business houses and dwellings the total loss being estimated at over $300,000. The Cheyenne and Arapahoe reser vations in Oklahoma were thrown open for settlement, and nearly 30,000 men on horsebaek, in wagons and on foo rushed into the country. A pire that started in the Northwest ern Wire Mattress Company's works in Kenosha, Wis., destroyed eight blocks of buildings, eausing a loss of over $500,000. Coleman Blackburn was executed at Fayette, Miss., for wife murder. An epidemie of murder, suicide or accident has come upon the women of Chicago. Within the past month twenty bodies of women have been taken from the lake at different parts. J. L. Osmond, who killed his wife and John C. Burchell in New York last October, has been sentenoed to be electrocuted during the week beginnin; June 6. Twenty-eight horses were burned to death in D. V. Cuthbertson's barn near Glidden, Ia. Thieves stole a mail pouch containing $50,000 in checks, drafts and other papers from a wagon at St. Cloud, Minn. Earthquakks continued in California, and quite an amount of damage was done to property. Sevkm attempts were made to burn Louisville, Ky. In four hours fifteen buildings were destroyed. A nationai, convention of colored people of the United States will be held in Cincinnati July 4 for the purpose of taking effective steps to enlist the sympathy of all civilization in behalf of justice. Bt the flooding of a colliery near Minersville, Pa., eight miners lost their lives. The collections of internal revenue the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892, were 8113,302,600, an increase of $4,777,686 over the receipts during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Octobeb 12 has been made a holiday in New York in honor of the discovery of America by Columbus. James Cockerham shot and killed his divorced wife at Des Moines, Ia., and also an unknown man who was in ïer company. Jealousy was the cause. A Pittsbubgh paper says that a long and bitter fight for supremacy is about o take place between the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor. A cyclone near Gladwater, Tex., destroyed several houses and thousands of trees and killed two persons and inured many others. Willie Habding, aged 15, was cut to Dieces under a freight train at St. Toseph, Mo. His companions said that ie was pushed under the wheels by another boy, who had disaneeared. Anotheb severe earthquake shock in California clid great damage at Sacramento, Winters, Dixon and other owns. The city council of Selma, O., has assed an ordinance prohibiting girls rom being on the streets after 8 o'clock at night. The new census of New York shows ihat the total population of the state is ,483,652. The alien population of New York city is 375,000. In a fight between farmers near Hen derson, Ky., Joseph McCallister anc John Rooney were shot dead and Jim Knichen, a negro, fatally injured. Charles Emory Smith, United State minister to Russia, is returning home The czar personally requested him t thank the people of the United State for their kindness in rendering relief. Eugene Kauffman, postmaster a' Reisel, Tex., was assassinated by tw negroes who were trying to rob hi store. While leaving the Ohio nationa bank in Cincinnati Henry Werndt was robbed by two men of $980. Boston was flooded with counterfeit silver dollars of the date of 1881. At the leading clearing houses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 22d aggregated $1,043,193,235, against 51,217,875,637 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week of 1891 was 7.ö. Thkee fishermen - Edvvard Press, Ed ward Turner and William Grassup - were suffoeated by coal gas in thei cabin at Hope Creek, N. J. In the United States the busines faihires during the seven days ended o the 22d numbered 201, against 226 th preceding week and 247 for the corre sponding week last year. Three men were instantly killed a Jonesboro, Tenn., by the collapse of brick wall in the courthouse and thre others were fatally injured. Eknest Rapp shot his wife and chile in Syracuse, N. Y., and then shot him self. Jealousy was the cause. Charles Mili.ek, aged 17, wa hanged at Cheyenne, Wyo., for killin Waldo Emerson and Ross T. Fishbaug in a box car on the Union Pacific rai road. In a test case at Sioux City, Ia., Judg Foley decided that Street cars were necessity and could therefore run on Sunday. Of the 76,560,000 feet of lumber re quired for the World Columbian expos: tion buildings, docks and subways, 54, 871,000 have been placed. One man was killed as the result o: the California earthquake. The dam age to property was placed at 8100,000. Two Brothers, George and Henry Kelly, of Salem, O., have fallen heirs to property valued at $40,000,000 in the Lehigh valley coal región. Hoyt Ludlow and Amos Wilkins were killed by a Lehigh Valley train at Groton, N. Y. Philip Bakeb was hanged at New Orleans for the murder of Mrs. Nelson the wife of his employer, at Carrolton The Indiana supreme court has re versed the decisión in the case of th editor and the publisher of the Terr Haute Express, now in jail for allegec contempt of court. John Crawford and Nat Aldrich, o; Ozark county, Mc, quarreled, and the latter was killed by Crawford. The dead man's son avenged his death by shooting Crawford. Willie Schmidtettkr, 5 years old set fire to his sister Bertha, 17 month old, in Philadelphia, and she was burnec to death. Six steamers landed 5,435 immigrants at the port of New York. Constable Wii.liam Neece, of La Grange, Tex., shot and killed Augus Misher in self-defense and fatall; wounded his brother, Franz Mischer. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Chauncey M. Depew has been elect ed president of the New York state board of world's fair commissioners. The national convention of the equa rights party will be held in Chicago on May 26. Any woman suffrage org-an ization can send delegates. Returns from the election in Louisiana on the 19th indicated that Murphy J. Foster, the candidate of the anti-lottery democrats, was eleoted governor by a plurality of from 8,000 to 13,000 votes over McEnery. M. J. Hart, a Jew, and Miss MoArdle, a Catholic, were married at Jackson, Miss. Georgk W. Cooper, of the Fifth Indiana district, was renominated for congress by the democrats. Mrs. Sarah J. Richards, in charge of the field hospitals of the Second army corps during the late rebellion, died in Philadelphia, aged 72 years. The Massachusetts republican convention for the election of fourdelegates at large to the national convention was held in Boston. The platform opposes the free coinage of silver, reaffirms the principie of protection. favors a national bankruptcy law and indorses the administration of President Harrison. The republicans of Pennsylvania in convention at Harrisburg nominated John Dean for supreme judge and Maj. McDowell and Gen. William Dill for congressmen at large. Delegates at large to the national convention were chosen and a platform adopted which opposes free coinage of silver, favors protection to American industries and ndorses the candidacy of President Elarrison. Congressman Bynum, of the Seventh indiana district, was renominated by the democrats. The old line republican oonvention which met at Columbia, S. C, adopted resolutions indorsing President Harrison, protection and reciprocity, and chose delegates at large to the Minneapolis convention. In state convention at Salina the Kangas democrats elected delegatea to the national convention and adopted aplatorm favoring the election of United States senators by the direct vote of ,he several states; the free coinage of )oth gold and silver, and instructing ,he delegates to vote for Cleveland for resident. Jerry Ishler was nominated for ongress by the repubulicans of the Sixeenth Illinois district. Further returns from the Louisiana lection indícate that the plurality of !Yster, the anti-lottery democratie canidate for governor, will reach 20,000. Toster people will also probobly control ,he legislature. Henry W. Derby, who founded the yincinnati Enquirer, died in Columbus, O., aged 71 years. The democrats of Indiana in eonven,ion at Indianapolie nomtuated Claude tiatthews for governor, Mortimer Nye or lieutenant governor, W. B Myers for secretary of state, ATbert Gall för treasurer and Green Smitb ior attorney general. The delegates to the national convention were instructed for Cleveland first and Gray afterward. The platform arraigns President Harrison's administration, declares for tariff reform, and f avors the election of United States senators by the people. The republicans of the Eleventh Indiana district have nominated W. F. Daly for eongress. In the Sixth district H. U. Johnson was renominated. Rev. Dr. John C. Burbouohs, formerly president and one of the principal founders of the old Chicag-o university, died at his home in Chicago, aged 74 y e ars. Georöe Smith, of the Twentieth Illinois district, was nominated for congress by the republicans. President Harrison has nominated Nathan O. Murphy, of Arizona, to be governor of Arizona, vice John W. Irwin, resigned. Col. Edwin R. Goodrich, who served on Burnside's staff through the war, died in Boston. Joseph Bertband, a half-breed Indian, died at South Bend, Ind., aged 110 years. FOREIGN. Díaz has been renomiuated for president of Mexico. The Germán brig Félix went aground off Gore Point, near Bracaster and five of the crew were drowned. Behanzen, king of Dahomey, announces that he is ready to meet a declaration of war from the French. Drought in four counties in Mexico has rendered the production of the necessaries of Ufe impossible and 5,000 persons have issued an appeal for help. Thb banking house of the Rothschilds at Frankfort is said to have lost 1,000,000 marks through Herr Jaeger, an absconding eashier. A cyclone caused the death Of six persons and the destruction of much property in Trent, Austria. Skalskins have advanced 20 per cent. in price in British Cohimbia on account of the falling off in the catch. Mrs. Parnell, widow of the great Irish champion, has instituted suits against tenants for rent Fibe in a tenement house in St. burned to death nine persons, and fifteen others were injured. Thbee boys named Alfrad Luca, aged 11, Ernest Lucas and Henry Petitt, aged IS. respectively, were smothered in a sand pit at Toronto, Ont. Many anarchists were arreated in Paris and the French provincial eities as the result of an organized pólice raid. Italy has resolved to give up all of its Afriean colonies with the exception of Massowah. LATER NEW& The Chinese exclusión bilí was discussed in the United States senate o the 23d. In the house a bilí was intro duced to provide for an internationa ratio between gold and silver and t suspend the purchase of silver bullio from and after ,1 uly 1, 1893. Three men were killed at Fairmont W. Va. , in a drunken row. High water in the Green river in Indiana flooded and ruined thousand oí acres of wheat and oats and man farmers had their fences and small ou1 buildings carried away. During the week ended on the 23d 1G,24O immigrants were landed at th port of New York. Official returns from the reeen elecïion in Louisiana give Foster, the anti-lottery candidate for governor, a plurality of 30,170. A man and woman registered as John Vagari and wife, of Washington, were found asphyxiated in a hotel in New York. The steamer Conemaugh sailed from Philadelphia for Kussia with a cargo o 6,000,000 pounds of breadstuffs, 188,000 pounds of rice and other provisions for the faraine sufferers. Edward A. Tkask, a Chicngo real estáte man who passed a forged check, was found guilty on one of seven indictments and senteneed to eighteen years in the penitentiary. The French sloop Messgaeries Fluvales, used as a troop transport, went down in the Clairhue river and thirty soldiers and the captain were drowned. DriiiNG a tornado near Money Point, Va., a schooner was capsized and Mrs. S. W. Kowley, her little daughter and two of the crew were drowned. Franxes A. Arm, a colored woman, died in New Orleans, aged 104 years. She was bom a slave at Richmond, Va., dnd several times saw Gen. Washington. The exports of the United States for ,he twelve months ended March 31, 892, have, for the first time in the his;ory of the country, exceeded 81,000,000,000, the exact figures being 81,006,284,506. The total value of the importa was 837,058,585. ANincendiary fire at Henrietta, Tex., destroyed the best portion of the town. !oss, 8250,000. In the National league the percentages of the baseball clubs for the week ended on the 23d were: Louisville, .858; Boson, 857; Pittsburgh, .750; Brooklyn, 714; New York, .667; Cincinnati, .500; Cleveland, .500; Washington, .400; Philadelphia, .286; Chicago, .250; St. Louis, 143; Baltimore, 125. William Jones aad his son Edward, f Hartland, Wis., were arrested on the harge of murdering their wife and mot her, respectively. Miss Georgine Wai.tehs secured a udgment for 826,000 against Schultz, ne New York inventor, for breach of