The News Condensed

Os the 16th speeches were made in the senate agalnst the McGarrahan bill; in favor of a stitutlonal amendmentlimltlng.the presldential ofnce to one term, and ín defense of the constitutlonality of tho anti-option bill In the I house a resolution calling upon the erccutive departments for Information as to the number ; and amount ot war claims allowed or disallowed by departments was adopted. A niotion to suspond the rules and pass a billtosettle the claims of Arkansas and other staies under the swamp land grants failed to secure th necessary two-thirds vote and was defeated. In the senate a bill torepeai the silver-bullion purcbase provisión of the Sherman bill was reportrd on the 17th and the McUarrahan bill i was deicued by a vote of -'9 to 18. The joint resoiutinn to amend the constltuüon so as to j limit the prcrtidontinl office to one term was discussed In the house a bill was introduced i to refund tne 4 per cent. bonds, to increase the circulation of the national banks and to Unae the purchuse of silver bullion. A ; tinn was afreed to majclng pruvision for the j joint meeting of the two houses of congres on Wrdnesday, February 8, to count the electoral Tote. Senator Shf.bman announced as soon as the senate met on the 18th the death of ex-Presl$ent Hayes. and, afler paying a tribute of respect to the deceased, he moved that the , ate adjourn in honor or the dead and an adjournment was at onte taVen In th house the sundry civil bill (M0.0O0.000) was reponed. Reprenentative Hayne, of Ohio, announced the death of ex-President Hayes and mada a speech euloglstlc of the deceued and the hous adjourned in respect to his memory. Tuk meftsur for a constitutional amendment to limit the pre8idential offlee to one term and the anti-option bill were di.'cussed in the United Statos senate on th 18th. The nomlnation of Elijan W. Halford, of Indiana, to be paymaater with th rank of major wu recelved ....In tbe house the bill proviuing that no person shall be eicused from attandinf or testifying befor the interstate commerc commlision on the ground that the testlmony or erldence may tend to criminal hlm nu pasaed. Th bill for th establishment of a natlonal quarantlne was oalled up, but no action wu taken. Thi senate met and immediately sdjourned on the SJth out of respect to the mmory of exPrenldent Hayes.... In th hous the general detlclency appropriation bill ltü,9M.il0i for th cext fiscal yearwas reported. Anadjournment wan taken out of respect to th memory of xPresldent Hayes. DOM EST IC. A Dixixo car on the Manta Fe road was throwu from the track and burned near Kerere, Mo., and William Iioss, a coloree! waiter, was killed and sereral other employés were injured. AuitxTN of an Knglish company hare purchased 25,000, 00U fet of pine lumber at Tunis, Sidnovr and Little Lake, Mich. John Toothmax and his stepson, William Stogdale, of Buckeye City, O., were frozen to death in a blizzard. Martin Mh.i.f.r, aged 30, was killed and his wife Kate, aged 43, fatally injured by their sleigh beingf struck by an engine near Belfast, Pa. The Louisiana state lottery has been granted a charter from the republic of Honduras and will remove its business to that country on the expiration of its present charter, which wül be Januarv 1. 1894. Fikk completely destroyed the home of the Calumet club in Chicago, ing a loss of $350,000 on the building and contents. Martin A. Redfiekl died irora the effects of the flames and a domestic named Kittie McCabe was missing-. The Allen fe Ginter branch of the American Tobacco company was destroyed by fire at Richmond, Va., the loss being $250,000. A fbkight train crashed into a large sleig-h-load of people at Lonsdale. R. L, killing eight of the oecupants and injuring a dozen others. The Lloyd& Watson block at Jamestown, N. D., was burned, causing a loss of 8100,000. All, the saloon-keepers in Jackson, Miss., exeept two, were indicted ior ■elling to miners. Skverai, men wer irozen to death in small canoes that were caught out and frozen up a few miles from Nanticoke, Md., and three trampa wer frozen to death near Princess Anne. The firm of Frank E. and Ueorge Briggs, of Brandon, Vt., real-estate owners and speculators, failed for $275,000; asiets, $875,000. The Ninth Street theater at Kansas City was burned, causing a loss of over 5100,000, only lightly insured. A gang of silver counterfeiters was captured at West Superior, Wis. The steamship City of Atlanta of the Old Dominion line was burned near her doek in New York, the loss being $100,000. Thomas C. Jackson, a noted lawyer of Richmond, Va., shothimself through the head wlth a revolver. He wrote his autobiography before committinjr the deed. At the convention of the National League of Good Roads in Washington it was resolved that the colleges of asrriculture and mechanical arts in the several states should make a specialty of thorough instruction, scientific and practical, in the construction and maintenance of good roads. The Pauly house in Minneapolic, one of the oldest hotels in that city, was destroyed by fire. Mayob Eustis, of Minneapolis, issued an order closing every gambling house in that city. Dubing the trial at Wichita, Kan., of a divorce case in the district court Judge Reed quelled a small-sizod riot by whipping the defendant, Oscar Sanders. The People's Mutual Accident association of Pittsburgh, Pa., wasdeclared to be hopelessly insolvent. Herbert M. Hayden, 68 years old, chief clerk in the auditor's office of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, was killed by being knocked down by a horse in the street in Chicago. At the eighth annual meeting in New York of the American Protective Tariff league the report of the general secretary ahowed that during the past year the general operations of the league had been more extensive than ever befora in its history. A motob car ran into a sleigh load of persons in Cleveland, O., and five were badly injured. Karmkbs about Ureat Falls, Mont., have been plowing for the last three weeks. The case of ex-Detective Daniel Coughlin, the only survivor of the three men sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Dr. Patrick Henrr Cronin ia CAU&KO Max i. 1889. nas been reversed and remanded by the supreme court at Otlawa. This gives Coughlin a new trial. David Williams (eolored) was hanged by a mob nearCarroüton, Ala., for criminally assaultinií Mary Davis, a white girl, aged 13 years. Wmtn the will of the late Horace Smith, of Sprinpfield, Mass., was opened it was found tliat with the j eeption of 810,000 the entire estáte, vahied at about 83,000,001), was given to benevolent and charitable institntions. At Colorado Sprinjrs, Col., Willinm Hall truck a rich gold mine in his back yard. Trai.ns on the Pennsylvaniaroad collided near Jersey City, N. J., and fifteen persons were injured, three , tally. 1ÍB8. SAMUEL K. I.a.vokki.i., of ton, Md,, iind her three children were buried in oue grave, all huving died of the metisles iu one d;iy. Mus. John Iíradfokd, of Whitn Plains, Mo., while in an epileptic fit fell into an open grate aud was burneil to death. Charles W. Tiiorn, wanted in Kansas City for the robbery of a bank there of 811,300, was eaptured in St. Paul, and in his ralise was found 87,W00 in bilí V. 15. Hoffa and Harry Rollins, two younff men of Grenada, Miss., got lost froui a party in the Tallahatchie swamps and perished from ' posure. A passf.xokr train dashed from a bridge into the Wabash river near Peru, Ind. , and Georffe C. Dorland, of La Porte, was killed and sixteen other persons were injured, some fatally. District Master ïïorïmas Huoh Dkmpsev, K. of L., was found (ruilty in Pittsburgh of administerinj: poison with intent to commit murder in thf Homestead poisoning cases. The extreme penalty for this crime is a fine of S500 and ten years' imprisonment. A sMA.i.1. audience assembled at the office of the lonj-distance telephone in Chicago and listened to a concert giren in New York. JOSEPH wiXfOB, a prominent inifnior, died at Providence, R. I., aged 84 years. He was married seven times and secured judicial separation frora ! lix of his wives. The seven wires survive him. Fire at Shelbyville, Tenn., deatroyed eight buildings ia the business portion of the tonn. Ik the United States during the even days ended on the 20th .the business failures numbered 332. against 306 the previous week and 328 for the corresponding time last year. Johx Looas, foreman of the American Watch eompany and inventor ol the hair spring, committed suicide in Boston by shooting himself. Bt an explosión of gisnt powder at Richmond, Utali, Lewis and James Kerr were killed and Thomas Exeter, Fred Rainey and Clander Peart fatally injureil. At the leading clearing bouses in the United States the exchang-es during the week ended on the 30th aggregated 91,464,626,889, againstsl, 370.808,981, the previous week. As compared with the corresponding week of 1SÜ2 the lncrease ivas 13.1. In' ;i sudden fit of anger Wrs. Mary Tarrííert, of Philade!pliia, stabbed to death her son Thomas Davis. a 17-yearold boy by a former hnsbaml. Durino a fire which destroyed Story & Co.'s warehouse iu Xew York fifteen Breinen were buried under falling walls and four were probably fatally injured. The property loss was $300,000. An ice gorge broke at Belmont, Ky., and one steamer and several barges were sunk and three negroes were drowned. Chabi.es (}. Sinclair, charged with embezzling $20,000 frora the Armour Packing company at their New York market, was captured in Chicago. Whii.e engaged in clearing out a large vault built by the government in connectiOD with the army hospital at th fort in Fort Scott, Kan., during the ivar the workmen found a large amount of money in dimes. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. United States senators were elected as follows: Michigan, Francis B. Stockbridge (rep.); Indiana, David Turpie (dem.); Tennessee, W. B. Bate (dem.); New York, Edward Murphy (dem.); Mjissachusetti", Henry Cabot Lodge (rep.); Connecticut, Joseph R. Hawley (rep.); Maine, Eugene Hale (rep.); Delaware, George Gray (dein). Tuk widely-Unown landscape artist, Joseph Hitchins, died at his residence in Pueblo, Col., of paralysis. Georoe T. Veits took the oath of office in Trenton and wasduly installed governor of New Jersey. BUTHttBFOKD BlBCHJLBD IlAYKS, LL. D. , ninetecnth president of tlie United States, died from paralysis of the heart on the 17th at his home in Fremont, aped 71 years. He served in the army throughout the war, was a member of congress in 1S65, served as governor of Ohio from 1868 to 1870, was again governor in 1S75-76, and was inaugurated president of the United States on March 5, 1877. F. M. Cockreix (dem.) has been elected United States senator from Missouri, Stephen M. White (dem.) from California, Cushman K. Davis rep.) from Minnesota, David Turpie (dem.) from Indiana, and Matthew S. Quay (rep.) frora Pennsylvania. Mary Asx Nelson, a colored woman who claimed to be 130 years old, dcd at her home near Orland, 111. Patienck Williams, a colored woman over 100 years old, died at Cairo, 111. Jules Eichbero, the famous composer and musical director, who for a generation had been a notable personality in Boston, died oí pneumonía, aged G9 year. It was announced that John O. Carlisle had resigned as United States senator from Kentucky. Sam Small has given up his evanelical work and will go back to his old desk in the Atlanta Constitution office. Thb funeral services over the remains of President II ajes took place at Fremont, O., on the 20th. Manjr national and state officials, naval and military veterans and thousands of citizens followed the remains to Oakwnorl ranuUn. where Abe -bfMJJ Wtf placed by the side of the ex-president's I wife. Public buildings, churches, stores and many private residences were draped and bound with black, and on every hand the erablems of mourning bespoke the deep regard and sorrow of the community. CHJJtLU L. I'ooi., of New Albine, Ia., celebrated his 107th birthday. He has seventy living descendants. FOREIGN. Fraxces Axne Kemule (Mrs. Pierco Butlor), once a well-known actress, died in London, ajred 84 years. A train took fire near Samara, Russia, while at full peed, from an overturned stove, and forty-nine persons were burned to death and many others were injured. Sixtkkn of a wanderinff band of gypsies were frozen to death near Koniggratz, Bohemia. Tuk privilege heretofore granted ladies to sit in the gallery of the Hritish house of commons will only be granted on special occasions in the future. Sevex deaths from cholera occurred at the lunatic asylum at Halle, Prussian Saxonr. A MAX was executed at Cantón, China, by the slicing process for patricide. The prisoner was bound to a cross, then sliced to death. A theater in Kevauksi, China, was burned, and over 200 persons perished in thp. flames. Nevkh within the memory of man has Canada suffered o continuoimly from intense cold weather. Th suff imonjf the poor in all parts of the country isgrcat, andnumbers of people have bcon frozen to death, soms in their beds. The Canadian customs offtcers at Windsor have begun wholesale raids on respectable smugirlers who have been buying their clothing in Detroit, Mich. Ixtexsb cold prevailed throughout S weden and all harbors were ice-bound. In Rusdia the wild animáis, made desperate by hunger and cold, invaded tha villages and devoured both human beings and domestic animáis. Wii.i.iam McEwax was hanged at Glasgow, Scotland, for the murder of a woman. A DEricimcT of 3,000,000 francs wa diicovered in the Rome (Italy) branch of the Bank Napolli. The Ilkeston lace factory at Ilkeston, England, was damaged by fire to the extent of S200.000. The rirtn of I'. L. Tessier, one of the most prominent mercantile houset at St. Johns, N. F., and which has been in existence for forty years, has failed for over 8800,000. Capt. Nelson, who was with Stanley in África, died in Kaikugar, East África. Aftkr living Uventy-seven days without food and wnter the passeners and crew of the wrecked sloop Juane arrived in Colon. Nine on board the sloop died of staivation. Casimih LrVAU, a watchmaker at Geneva, Switzerland, has just com; pleted a watch which, instead of strik ing the hours and quarters, announces them by speakinglikc the phonograph. LATEít The Den Columbian postare stamp was vigorously attacked in the United ate on the 21st by Mr. Wolcott, of Colorado, who called up his joint resolution directing the disconi tinuanee of these stimps. The antioption bilí was also disenes :d. The feature of the session of tha house was the consideration o th ■ national quarautine bilí. A bit w s r p irted to establish buoys on the M ihlgan lake front at Chicago. The new North.ve tem college at Albany, Ma, whic i was just being completed, was des'royed ly fire. All places of amu ment in Denver, Col., were closed t-unday night bjr order of tlie pólice board, and the proprietors and employés were arrj.st-dnnd placed in jail. The Carondolet eleva'or at South St. Louis, containing l,'.5),0)0 lushels of wheat, was destroyed by Lre, causing a loss of 51,500,000. Mrs. Catherine Shai p, widow of John G. Sharp, a hero of the war of 1812, died in Philadelphia, tged 115 years. She was said to be the oldest pensioner on the rolls of the United States government. Mks. Katk Roslkr and George Rosler, her nephew, aged 6 years, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their house in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Capítol national bank of Lincoln, Neb., was closed by the national ! bank examiner. The deposits aniounted to $025,000, of which the state had 1250,000. NOT in the history of the present generation has Lake Erie been frozen as it is now. There is an unbroken field of ice from Detroit river to Putin-Iiay. A building occupied by maDufacturing firms in Rochester, N. Y., was burned, causing a loss of L250,000 and the death of S. W. Burns, a fireman. An ice field 40 miles wide and 200 miles long extends from the mouth of the Danube to the northeastern coast of Crimea. The Tise block at Raleigh, N. C, in which was several business firms, was destroyed by fire, the loss being SI00,000. I.v a rear-end collision on the Pennsylvania road at Docklow, Pa., eight persons were badly injured. A train on the Big Four road ran into an oil train near Alton, 111. A large number of persons gathered at the scène of the wreek when an explosión occurred, killing sixteen persons and injuring over fifty others, seveuteen fatally.