The News Condensed

The nomination of Charles DeKay. a New York editor, to bo consul general at Berlin, was received by the senate an the 26th. An amendment to the income tax proyisions of the tariff bill to exempt state, county and municipal bonds was offered by Senator Hill, but defeated. Senator Peffer gave notice of an amendment to the bilí levylng a duty of $50 per head upon every alien arriving in the United States In the house the senate bill making Labor day a national holiday was passed. Tho ■bill to increase pensions of survlvors of the Indlan and Mexican wars from $8 to 112 a month was favorably reported, and the denciency bill was further discussed. On the 27th the entire session of the senate was occupied in discussing the tariff bill. An effort to strike out from the income tax the exemption in the case of salaries of state, county and municipal offlcers was defeated In the house a resolution was adopted extending the appropriatlons for the current fiscal year for thirty days from the 30th inst. The New Mexico statehood bill was considered, but no action was taken. In the senate on the 28th the Income tax section of the tarilT bill was completed and a motion by Senator Hill to strike out the entire section was defeated by a vote of 40to84 In the house the bill for the admission of New Mexico as a state was passed, as was also a bill for the relief of the trustees of the Presbyterian church of Bethel Springs, Tenn., on account of the occupancy of the church by troops in the civil war. In the senate the tarift bill was reported out of the committee of the whole on the 29th uit., after which the senate adjourned until July 5 In the house the time was consumed by a fllibuster over the contested election case of Watson against Black of the Tenth Georgia district, the seat flnally being given to Mr. Black, the sitting member. DOMESTIC. Henry Muile celebrated his lOOth birthday in New York. He marched to Moscow in the French army under Napoleon aufl served ag-ainst him at Yaterloo. He is the oldest of Uncle Sam's veterans. Edward B. Christopher, auditor oí the Prudential Insurance company at Newark, X1. J. , was arrested on the charge of 810,000 frorn the company. Masked men held up a train at Homerville, Ga., and secured SI, 222 from the express safe. They then ran the entine 11 miles and took to the woods. A case of black smallpox was discovered in the Milwaulcee house of correction, vvhere 247 convicts were confined. A cyclone sweptover southern Ohio, aomg great üamafre. At Washington Court House many buildings were wrecked. The Denver, Sloux City, Lake Superior & Chicago Eailroad company has been incorporated in Colorado to build a railroad from Donver through Mlnneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Winnipeg and Galena and Chicago. Ixbiaxa mine operators have yielded to the demand of their men for increased pay and ivork has been resumed. W. M. Pixkerton, one oí the alleged assailants of Anna Baroski. was stoned by a mob at Spring Valley, 111., the woman the deadly work with a piek handle. Caleb Godley, a mulatto, was hanged by a mob at Bowling Green, Kentucky. A Bkazil (Ind.) miner has, begun suit which will test the power ol mining eompanies to eompel their employés to trade at the company store. At Muncie, Ind., Frank Benadum was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He is a saloonkeeper and killed yer Lemuel Bailey April 22. Mbs. Betsey Smith, of Bes Moines, Ia., was found guilty of poisoning heJ blind husband and punishment flxed at life imprlsonment. John 8. Johnson, of Syracuse, N. Y., rode a mile, flying start, at Waltham, Mass., in 1:56, breaking Windle's world's bieyole record by f our-fif ths ol a second. Railroad officials in Chicago diseovered a conspiracy among their own detectives by whioh the Western Indiana was robbed of property valued at more than S60.0000. The ninety-seventh commencement of Union college was held at Schenectady, N. Y. The end of the great strike of coal miners was announced. Twelve to fourteen persons were reported killed in a cyolone near Sleepy Eye, Minn., and a dozen or more farmhouses were blown to pieces and many barns wrecked. James Smith Allen, a farmer residing 0 miles north of Oreencastle, Ind., murdered hls wife and then killed himself. Domestic trouble was the cause. In the 4-mile boat race at New London, Conn., Yale defeated Harvard, making the distance in 28 minutes and 47 seconds. Becausk of her refusal to marry him Jacob lsing shot and killed Mary Tefolt, the daughter of a wealthy Germán farmer by whom he was employed near Nichols, Ia., and then shot himselt Japanese, according to a decisión handed down by Judge Colt in the United States circuit court at Boston, are not eliglble to citizenship. Rev. James G. Stone, a Methodist minister, was fatally shot by Gus Evans at Watson, Ind., in a dispiite. Ten persons vrere reported killed by a tornado which swept over Minnesota and South Dakota and five others were fatally injured. Mormons have secured land and money to establish a college at Laïnoni, Ia. The board of supervisors at Muscatine, Ia., found that ex-Auditor i son's shortage amounted to $20,000. He also took $S,000, it was charged, from business men when he fled. Michael Gessneb, a New York tailor ! 87 years old, shot and killed Annie j Sauter, 17 years of age, and then took his own life. No cause was known. E. R. Chapman and John McCartney were indicted in Washington for refusing to answer questions of the senate sugarinvestigating committee. Harry Jones was hanged at Independenee, Mo., and John Clark at Kansas City, for the murder of Mme. Wright in Kansas City. Wii.liam Aldifer, eavalryman, on a YLa#er jumped twice from a bridge into the Potomac river, a disftance of (50 feet. At Logansport, Ind., George Thompson shot Pólice Superintendent Morrissey in the face and was himself killed. John Williams was lynched by a mob at Sulphur Sprinps, Tex. , for the murder of Albert Waits and his wife. The railway strike against Pullman cars was said to be vast portions, trams benig ñeld in many piaces. At Cairo, 111., troopswere called for, and at Hammond, Ind., no.trains were allowed to move. The managers of the various railroads centering' in Chicago decided to fifht the strikers to the bitter end. At South McAlester, I., T., Louis Iïruner received fifty lashes on the bare back for stealing a bell off a cow, ffnxUM WtLSON, aged 28. and Howard Sullivan, aged 16. were killed by the accidental discharge of their guns whlle hunting near Alliance, O. ■ Thk exehanges at the leading clearing houses in tho United States during the weekended on the 20th aggregated 8761,049,579, against 8847,973,101 the previous week. The decrease, pared with the correspondinjf week in 1893. was 20 5. Ulysstts Hatden, a negro, was taken by a mob from the sheriff at Monett, Mc, and hanged. He was arrested f or shooting Boltz Greenwood, a brakeman. Thebe were 214 business failures in the United States in the seven days endedon theSflth, against214 the week previous and 307 in the corresponding time in 1893. The total numberof failures in the last six months is 0,528 and total liabilities 882,555.000. Grs Weisbrodt, defaulting ex-city treasurer of Middletown, O., pleaded g-uilty toembezzling over $25,000 publio money. Flames in the Woodruff storage warehouses in Brooklyn destroyed property valued at SI. 075000 and caused the loss of three lives. ïhe trust advanced the priee of whisky and spirits three cents per gallon in anticipation of the new tax. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. At the democratie state con-vention at Lewiston, Me., Charles F. Johnson, of Waterville, was nominated for g-overnor. Mus. Paul BoTXTox,of Hoosick Falls, N. Y., died at the ajje of 101 j'ears and 3 days. Thk National Republican league conven tion met at Denver, with delejrates present froin forty states and terrritories. The populists of Vermont in I tion at Montpelier nominated Thomas S. McGinnis for governor. The democrats nominated B. ,T. McGillicudy for congress in the Second Maine district and James D. Fox in the Thirteenth Missouri district and renominated AVilliam M. Springer in the Seventeenth Illinois district. Mrs. Igxatius Donxei.ly, wife of the author of the Shakespearean cryptogram, died in St. Paul. She had been an invalid for a year. At Syracuse, N. Y., the prohibitionists made the following nominations for state offices: Governor, Franeis E. Baldwin, Ehnira; lieutenant governor, Justus Miller, Troy; judge of the court of appeals, Zachariah P. Taylor. 1 ester. The platform declares for prohibition, woman suffrag-e and the settlement of the tariff question by a nonpartisan commissiou upon the lines of protection. In convention at Spring-field the nois democrats nominated Franklin MacVeaffh, of Chicago, for United States senator, and the state ticket: For superintendent of schools, Henry Eaab; for treasurer, Bernard J Clag-g-ett; trustees of the University of Illinois, Dr. Julia Holmes Smith, Taylor C. Clendenin and Calrin L. Pleasants. The platform indorses Gov. Altgfelt's administration, favors free trade and free coinaffe of silver and indorses an income tax. The following1 congressional nominations were reported: Illinois, Tenth district, Philip S. Post (rep.). lowa, Fifth district, W. H. Calhoun (pop.). Missouri, First district, John M. don (pop.). Arkansas, Third district, T. C. McRae (dem.); Fourth, W. L. Terry (dem.). Indiana, Thirteenth district. Charles L. Conn (dem.) renominated. W. W. Tract, of Illinois, was reeleeted president of the National Republiean league in session at Denver and A. B. Humphrey. of Xew York, was reelected secretary. The platform declares in favor of protection to American labor, American industries and American homes, reciprocity with foreign nations, the use of gold and silver as money metáis maintained on a perfect parity and interconvertibility, demands that new safeguards be incorporated in our immigration and naturalization laws, and commends to the favorable consideration of the republiean clubs of the United States as a matter of education the question of granting suffrage to women. Pennstlvania democrats in cpnvention at nominated William M. Singerly, of Philadelphia, for govei-nor. The platform demands tariff reform and sound money. J. C. Bucher and H. K. Sloane were nominated for congressmen-at-lare-e. Iowa prohibitionists in convention at Des Moines nominated Rev. Bennett Mitchell for governor, C. H. Gordon for auditor, R. C. Moulton for treasurer, R. A. McGinniss for attorney general and J. H. Harvey for supreme court judge. The platform declares for an educational qualifleation for suffrage, demands the ballot for women, direct taxation and free trade, gold, silver and paper currency on a per capita basis, abolition of the national banks, civil-service reform, liberal pensions and one day of rest in seven. Mus. Saixib Chapman Gordon-Law, known in the south as "the mother of the confederacy," died at Memphis. Rear Abmiral AViluam Greenvillh Temple, U. S. N., retired, ajred 70 years, died of apoplexy at Washington. James A. D. Richards was renominated for congress by the democrats of the Seventeenth Ohio district. The populists of the Sixth Iowa district nominated Rev. J. M. Baugh, of Oskaloosa. for contrresR The following congressional nominations were reported: Indiana, Eleventh district, (A. N. Martin (dem.); Twelfth, J. D. Leiffhty (rep.). Illinois, Twelfth district, Samuel Lerath (pop.). Iowa, First district. S. M. ('lurk (rep.). Wisconsin, Eiiflith district, E. S. Miner (rep.). Ohio, Fourth district W. D. Davies (rep.); Seventeenth, A. D. Kichards (dein.). Kentucky, Fourth district, J. W. Lewis (rep.). iS'orth Carolina; second district, G. H. White (rep.). Michigan democrats in convention at Grand Rápida nominated the follqwing ticket: For United States senator (long term), Edwin F. Uhl; for United States senator (short term), John Stronp; for governor, Spencer O. Fisher; .ieutenant governor. Milton F. Jordán; secretary of state, Lewis E. Ireland; state treasurer, Otto C. Kerste: auditor, general, James O'Hara; land office commissioner, Peter Mnlvaney; superintendent public instruction, Albert J. Jennings: member board educaïion, Michael Devereanx. Wisconsin' democrats will hold their state conveution September 5 in Milwaukee. FOREIGN. The elections in the province of Ontario, Can., resul ted in a victory for Sir Oliver Mowat, who has been premier for twenty-two years. A Loss of $250,000 was caused by the burning of Booth's lumber yard at Chaudiere Falls, Ont. While a mob was pillaging the Italian quarter in Lyons, France, a barrel of petroleum exploded and three men were burned to death. An explosión took place at a mine in I Legalidad, Spain, and fifty-seven lives were lost. The India wheat erop is officially reported at 10,000,000 bushels less than last year's, which was 260,000,000 bushels. In eourt in London the grand jury threw out the bill for manslaughter found against Gen. John Hewston, of California, by a coroner's jury on the charge of George Burton, a street musician, by poking the point of an umbrella into his eye. 1 he trial ot Santo, the assassm of President Carnot, of Franoe, will commence July 23. M. Casimir-Perier, president of the chamber of deputies, was elected president of the republic of France at the palace of Versailles by the congress of both houses of parliament. Henri Eocheforï says CasimirPerier's election as president of Franca ineans civil war. London anarehists were charg-ed by a crowd while royalty and fled for their lives. A woRKixoMAx was arrested in Rome for to kill Premier Crispi. Daniel Shkitax made a deathbed confession that he and not his brother, who is now in prison in London, attempted to blow up the parliamentary buildings in 1885. An agreement was made in Paris by which a new company a tal of 60,000,000 francs will completa the Panama canal. LATER. The United States senate was not in session on the 30th uit. In the house the calendar was cleared of all pension and desertion cases whicb had been agreed to in commiCtee. The experts of manufactures from the United States May reached $15,199,402. The percentages of the baseball clubs in the national league for the week ended on the SOth uit. were: Baltiinore,_.712; Boston, .007; Brooklyn, .623; Pittsburgh, .614; Philadelphia, .569; New York, .564; Cleveland, .549; Cincinnati, .434; St. Louis, .431; Chicag-o, .827; Washington, 281; Louisville. .255. Whilb insane as the result of a quarrel with her husband Mrs. Merrill Baker, of Montgomery, Vt., hanged her four children to bedposts. J.HE remams of the late President Carnot, of France, were deposited in the Pantheon after one of the most remarkable civic and military displays in the country's history. MichaeIj and James Steine (brothers) and Martin Terian were drowned while in Lake Calumet at Chicago. Provisional President Doi,e was to be declared president of the Hawaiian republic without the formality of a vote in order to circumvent the royalists. Eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee were swep"t by a windstorm of unusual severity. The railroad strike was causing scarcity of food at many points. Cleveland was threatened with a fresh meat f a mine because of the stoppag'e of supplies from Chicago. Five persons were killed by the excessive heat at New Orleans on the lst, it being the hottest day ever known there. Thb comag-e of the United States mint in Philadelphia for the fiscal year ended June 30 shows a total of 878,654,234.0(5. Jones & Ijaughi,in"s iron works at Pittsburph closed down, throwing 4,000 men out of work. The railway strike against Pullman cars was assuming vast proportions. 'Every railway in Chicag-o was crippled and some had completely abandoned all service. Troops were ordered to Danville and Decatur, 111., and five companies of United States troops wero sent to Trinidad, Col., where mail trains were held by strikers. At some points in Illinois trains ■were ditched and in Indiana railway property was destroyed.