The News Condensed

The fleflctency blll was passed in the sonate on the I8th, and an ellort to consider the anti-option bill was defeated .... In the house the bül g viug William MeGarrahan 110,000,000 for a claim th.it has been before congress thirty yeari was passed. The senate joint resolution was passed autnorizing the committee on labor to make an investigation of th slums of cities. An evening session was held for three hours. during which the world's fair appropriation was debatod. In the senate a bill was passed on the lflth making Saturday a legal half holiday in the District of Columbia. The conference report on the fortifloations bill was agreed to, and the sundry civil bill with the action of the house thereon was presentad In the house the 55, : 000,300 appropriation to the world's fair was defeated by vote of 123 to 110; The Sanday closing feature was sustained. A resolution for final adjournment on the 25th inst. was reported, but no action was taken. In the senat a bill was reported on the 20th requlring the use of automatic couplers on cars and power brakea on locomotives engaged in interstate trame. Ths anti-option bill was discussed, Mr. Vest assaillng tho measure as an undue stretch of the constitution, and Mr. Wa8hburne def endlng the bill .... In the house a favorable report was made on the bül to eniorce reciprocal commercial relations between the United States and Cañad. A bill was passed increasing the pay of life-saving service men. The house bill for the admission of New Mex ico as a state was reported to the senate on the 21st and placed on the calendar. The house blll to enforce reciprocal commercial relations with Canada was received and the anti-option bill was further discussed In the house the bill ior enforcing reciprocal commercial relations with Canada was passed without a división. Other bilis were passed to promote enlisted men in the army to the grade of second lieutenant; to provide for the collection, custody and arrangement of the military records of the war of the American revolution and the war of 1812, and to authorize the secretary of war to lease for flve years lands for public purposes. The conference report on the defleiency appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. IN the senate on the 22d the house bül author izing commercial retajiation on Canada was passed. A resolution concerning the relations of capital and labor was discussou ana tne antioption bill was further considered. The nominations of foreign ministers by the president were conflrmed In the house the time was occupied in the discussion of the conference report on the deflciency bill. DOMESTIO. Tht? supervisors of Monroe county, N. Y., have refused to obey the law adopted by the last legislature directing a reapportionment of assembly districts. During a storm at Richmond, Va , lightning struck a house, killing a man named Dan Emmett, his wife and three children. Dr. Charles Scudder, son-in-law of ex-Senator W. M. Evarts, killed himself at the Scudder mansion at Xorthport, L. I. Poor health was the cause. Lightning struck a schoolhouse at Brickhead, Ga., küling a teacher and three pupils. At Providence, E. I., fire destroyed the Ilennessey & Cooney warehouse, the loss being $125,000. President Harrison sent to the senate the nomination of George Shiras, Jr.,' of Pittsburgh, Pa., to be associate jnstice of the supreme court of the United States. Whtle out driving in St. Louis Charles Ploetz and his fiancee, Julia Villy, were thrown from their buggy and both were fatally injured. Secretart of State Fostkr announces that a settlement has been reached between the United States government and Chili as to the indemnity to be paid by the latter on account of the assault upon the crew of the Kaltimore. Seventy-five thousand dollars in gold is to be distributed among families of the two men who lost their lives and to the surviving members of the crew who were wounded. James Burns and his two young sons, of Newark, N. J., were killed by the cars while driving across the track. Mix a freight wreek on the Burlington & Missouri near Plattsmouth, Neb., three unknown tramps were killed. President Harrisox has apjjointed Col. E. A. Carr, Sixth cavalry, to be brigadier general, vice D. H. Stanley, retired. A RTOBM at Monticello, 111., flooded portions of the town, carrying away bridsfès, sidewalks and culverts. In Jacksonville, Monmouth y_nd Galesburg storms also did great damage. Tuk village of Rio Vista, Cal., containing 1,500 inhabitants, wasdestroyed by tire. Work has been resumed at all the mines in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Wages have been fixed at $3.50 for skilied miners and SS a day for shovelers. and the presence of troops is guarauteed so that the men ean work for whom they please without becoming members of any organization. ïïilï.iam Varley, aged 45, and his daughter Annie, 9 years old, committed suicide in New York by leaving a gas jet open. j Tivbtjtv houses were destroyed by a tornado in Gettysburg, S. D. , and one woman was killed and several other persons were injured. Ax immense amount of damage was done to growing crops by a hurricane in Freeborn and neighboring counties in Minnesota. A toknado wrecked many buildings in Hurón, S. D. Residknts of Savalla county, Tex., were said to be on the verge of starvation because of the f ailure of crops. The business portion of Moosup, Conn., was destroyed by fire, the total loss being 8100,000. Mr. and Mbs. Edward Heyd, of St. Louis, Mo., were swindled out of 54,000 by two Frenchmen, who induced them to draw the money from the bank and then confidenced them out of it. President Weihk, of the Amalgamated associatiou, and Attorney Brennan held a two hours' conference with Gov. Pattison at Homestead, Pa., regarding the strike situation. President IIarrison has issued a proclamation calling on the people to celébrate Friday, October ai, 1892, the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America. Fifteen thousand persons attended the unveiling of the Eandolph county soldiers' monument at Winchester, Ind. Swindleus have been operating for several days in Ohioand Indiana towns, their methods being to present letters of recommendation and then ask to have a check or draft cashed. The packingof hogsin the west since March 1 continúes tó show large pains over last year. At the races in Detroit a horse named Jack broke the world's record in the free-for-all trot, his time for the three heats being 2:13%, 2:15!i, 2:15%. The Western baseball leagwe has disbanded. Pbesident Harrison sent to the senate the name of Andrew D. White, of New York, as minister to Russia; A. L. Snowden, of Pennsylvania, as minister to Spain, and Truxtam Beale, of California, as minister to Greece. Robeiït and Ernest Soltau, brothers, engasred in the india rubber trade in New York and Hamburg-, weredrowned by the upsetting of a boat while en route to Long1 Branch from New Y'ork. A terrible tornado swept over the mining town of Hiteman, Ia., and at least twenty d welling houses were wrecked and as many were unroofed. Several persons were injured, one man fatally. At the leading houses in the United States the exchanges during the week ended on the 22d aggregated SI, 052,306,769, against 81,140,356,980 the previous week. The increase as compared with the corresponding week of 1891 was 12.6. Belle Hami.in and Globe trotted a mile at Detroit, Mieh., in 2:13, lowering the team record a quarter of a second. Is the United States the business failures during the seven days ended on the 22d numbered 187, against 190 the preceding week and 254 for the corresponding week last year. Twelve stores and shops, including the post office, were destroycd by fire at Yreka, Cal. Simón Jacobs attended a picnic at Buffalo and allo wed men tothrow baseballs at his head for five cents a throw. One of the balls thrown struck him in the forehead and killed him almost instantly. The main plant, refinery, warehouse, etc., of the Waters Pierce Oil Company at St. Louis were burned, the loss being $300,000. It was reported that striking miners in Idaho had sworn to kill thirty of the leading mine owners of Coeur d'Alene. Gus Williams (colored), one of the three convicted murderers of August Meyer last January, was hanged at Savannah, Ga. He died protesting his innocence. At Rushton's Corners, Ont., Mrs. Jeremiah Rushton was killed by lightning while she was at the telephone, during a fierce storm, inquiring of a neighbor as to the safety of her children. J. J. Bowles, a merchant at Reedville, Ark., shot and instantly killed two men, one named Wilcox and the other named Ace, who had entered his store to kill him. The Pinkerton brothers were given an opportunity to explain and defend the working of their system by the special congressional committee in Washington. Robert Pinkerton said his men at Homestead, Pa., did not shoot until forced to do so, and said the acts of the strikers after his men surrendered was a disgrace to savages. He also said he did not shirk responsibilitv for any of his acts in that or any other strike. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. The republicans of the Sixth district of Michigan have nominated D. D. Aitkin for congress. The following nominations for congress have been made: Fifth lowa district, Robert G. Cousins (rep.); Third Michigan, J. C. Burro ws (rep.) renominated; Seventh Wisconsin, George B. Shaw (rep.); Thirteenth Ohio, L. W. Huil (rep.). Ex-CONGRESSMAN THOMAS A. RoBERTson died at Elizabethtown, Ky., aged 44. He served in the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth congresses. Thk Georgia people's party in convention at Atianta nominated William L. Peck. of Newton county, for governor. Candidates were also put up for all the other offices, as well as a fuU electoral ticket. Gbovjbk Cleveland and Adlai E. Stevenson were notified of their nomination at Madison Square garden, New York city. The democratie state convention at Jefferson City, Mo. , on the nineteenth ballot nominated W. J. Stone for governor. Louis E. McComas, of Maryland, has been appointed by Chairman Carter secretary of the national republican committee. Thk following nominations for congress have been made: lowa, Eighth district, W. P. Hepburn (rep.), Eleventh, George 1). Perkins (rep.) renominated; Missouri, Sixth district, O. L. Houts (rep.); Illinois, Sixth district, Rev. G. H. Bashor (people's). The republicans of Michigan in convention at Saginaw nominated for governor John T. Rich, of Elba; lieutenant governor, Joshua W. (íiddings, of Wexford: secretary of state, John W. Joachim, of Marquette; treasurer, Joseph F. Hambetzer, of Hancock; auditor, Stanley W. Turner, of Roscommon; attorney general, Garrett Dickema, of Ottawa. The platform adopted indorses the nominees and platform of the national republican convention at Minneapolia, condemns the state democratie administration, the miner law and the gerrymander of congressional, senatorial and representative districts. William F. Harrity, of Pennsylvania, has been elected chairman, and S. P. Sheerin, of Indiana, secretary of the democratie national committee. Thk republicans of South Dakota in convention at Madison nominated the followinjj ticket: For gorernor, E. L. Sheldon; lieutenant governor, C. N. Herried; secretary of state, Thomas Thorsen; treasurer, W. W. Taylor; attorney general, Coe I. Crawford; auditor, J. E. Hiphle; superintendent oí schools, Cortez Salmón. The democrats of the Eleventh district of Texas have renominated W. H. Crain for congress and in the Second district of Minnesota the republicans nominated Prof. James T. McLeary. Dr. Aaron L. CHArirr, first president of Beloit (Wis.) college, having occupied that position from its foundation in 1850 until 1880, died in Beloit after a brief illness, aged 75 years. John Lynch, who represented the first Maine district in the Thirty-ninth, Fortieth, Forty-first and Fort.y-seeond :ongresses, died in Portland of heart trouble. IIenry.I. GABDNF.RjWho was governor of Massachusetts frora 1835 to 1858 inclusive, died at his residence in Milton from cáncer. Mothbb Caroline, head and founder of the Order of Notre Dame Sisters in the United States, died at the Milwaukee convent. Thk republicans have nominated for uongress Prof. Horden in the Third Indiana district and George 13. Shavv in the Seventh Wisconsin district. FOREIGN. Trains collided near Merritton, Can., and three persons were killed and several others were injured. Fire almost entirely consumed the foundry of W. Clendenning & Son at Montreal, the loss being $300,000. Thomas Cook, founder of Cook's excursions, died in London, of paralysis, aged 84 years. OnIiY three more elections in Great Bi-itam were to be held and Gladstone's majority for home rule was fixed to stay at 42. Quarantine has been imposed by Brazil against all vessels arriving from Freneh, Russian, American or Mediterranean ports. Advices from Tangiers state that a battle occurred between the followers of the rival Arab chiefs, Maimón and Mohator, of the Kabyle tribe, and 300 were killed. Thk province of Ravigo, in the northern part of Italy, was swept by a terrific tornado. An enormous amount of property was destroyed by the storm, and many lives were lost. Dubing a storm at Zacatecas, Mexico, eight convicts were killed by a stroke of lightning and four more were in a critical condition. A band of 180 reapers, men and women, employed at Bebar, Hungary, struck for an increase in their wages, and in the conflict that followed between the strikers and constables twelve of the former were killed. Eight y thousand of the 100,000 inhabitants of Baku, Russia, have fled from the cholera-stricken city. . .-;.,. Nine men were killed by falling slate in a quarry at Bendruff, Ireland. The Hazara tribesmen, who were fighting for their independence against the araeer of Afghanistan, who seeks to add their territory to his dominions, ambusned the ameer's troops and killed many hundreds of them. In a colusión between trains near Marlbank, Ont., three persons were killed and several others were injured, some fatally. Official news has been received by the Dutch government that Great Sang-ir island was destroyed by a volcanic eruption and 2,000 lives lost. Gaudaub and Hosmer have challenged Hanlan and O'Connor to a doublé scull race, 3 miles with a turn, on any fair course, for 81,000 and the championship of the world, the race to be rowed any time after August 20 A law has been promulgated in Russia empo wering the pólice to remove all Jews from villages where residence has hitherto been tolerated to the Jewish Poles. LATER. In' the United States senate on the 23d a bilí was introduced authorizing the president to negotiate with othei nations for the creation of an international arbitration tribunal. The antioption bill was further discussed. In the house a resolution was passed calling on the president for information regarding the transportation of imported merchandize in bond or duty from one portion of the United States over Canadian territory into another. The senate ameudments to the general deficiency bill were nonconcurred in and sent to a further conference. Ax explosión of gas occurred in the York Farm colliery near Pottsville.Pa., killed fiïteen men and injured others, some fatally. Fivk gnests at a dinner party given at the Cable house. Salisbury Beach, Mass., were dead, and six more were dying from eating butter beans that were not fresh. Thrke men who had been buried in a mine seventeen days without food at Bilin. Bohemia, were rescued alive. Petkü Ki.JvNimer, for tenyearscashier in the bank of Ullerich & Crocker at Mount Cleraens, Mich., was found to bo over S15. 000 short in his accounts. Sam Wi.nksisi'KG was murdered and his wife fatally wounded at their home near Wheeling, W. Va., by Mike lan and John Moylan, his son. A FiRE at Carrillton, Mo., destroyed an entire block of business buildings, including the two newspaper offices. Johx and Charles Rugóles, stage robbers and murderers, were taken f rom the jail at Redding1, Cal., and lynched by a band of forty men. With the exception of one or two buildings the entire village of Iron R iver, Wis., was destroyed by fire and 1,500 persons were homeless. Henry Clay Fbick, manager of the Carnegie interests in Pittsburgh, Pa., was shot and also stabbed and dangerously wounded by Alexander Berkman, a Russian Jew, who was captured and who said he ca me f rom New York to kill Mr. Frick. It was thought that Mr. Frick would recover. WrLL M. Nubemeyeb and Nellie Boise, of Cleveland, were drowned in the lake by the capsizing of a boat. lx the second series of the National league the percentages of the baseball clubs for the week ended on the 23d were: Brooklyn, .750; Philadelphia, .750; Cleveland, .625; Cincinnati, .625; Washington, .625; Baltimore, .625; New York, .571; Louisville, .375; Boston, .375; Pittsburgh, .-86; Chicago, .250; St. Louis, .125.