Evening Gazette

              9 " ' 1 m^——■ —■» ' ■ i i j ■ i , , , , 1 i J| ' ' I I i f I j i? o1 nmB i«is I WmUt »«al.llshs« IMP, f MUCHLY MIXED FOR COA8T DEFENSES. GERMAN ELECTIONS. THE BOSTON STRIKE. KING OF THE CARNIVAL litttir] Uvftl Lines of Barges to Compote Witfc ThC Hon* Military Committal Ap»» to A K«port. . Washikotos, Keb. 88. — The military affairs committee of the house hat completed its bill providing for national defenses, and as soon as a report can be prepared ft will be *1 wlw&tm $2,500,QUO for the purchase of rough finished, oil tempered and annealed steel forgings for high powered coast defense guns of 4 Uwd 18-lnch caMbre. No money to befttpended except fdr steel accounted and delivered. A STUBBORN C0NTE8T FOR 8EAT8 Horse Cat*. Boston, Feb. 83.—The South Boston road ran fifty oars and the «trikers had thirtytwo barges competing with them yesterdar NEW ORLEANS BEGINS HER ANNUAL idCoi EXPRES3ES THE 8ITUATION IN THE JERSEY SENATORIAL 8TRUGGLE. IN THE' REICHSTAG.  PARADE AND MUMMERY, OftiwA, src.tsass'g; sBysttdosing up their /OT Wtolialtlj of the Ballots to-day. NflvCCr l*iW*TOt«ltartiioii has their baen sucbanirMnty exhibito'i or so much 1ju** oral tariff, of nj);Di iiju'iatio'i Cil i iif I i'n.'r;i y 6y tft I,"it*- vote* ay thick and fast, and tju organ;; of both both parties' rrtt fjrora 'rtfif bbnr!r.wtth * test injunction to tlillf ' the ballot box closely. Tin- isstitw InKp narrowed down to thu tariff tMki ihD ejftruT*- gancB of the got-erfinwrt:. fti 11:rD !:;i~Hsh peaking proviucsa, Uul..iu DJ o Riel affair is the pivot upon wlwnt r.tio section binges, as it did in the recent provitK-ial elections. So far tlio Liberals may U' »j;uit,to be in the lead, having already niiut assured them through tho election by o.ui.iiiiiionin five constituencies (uul no Ju lour clamation—one in British Colnmbitytn.l one. in Manitoba. In Quebec, whore lho  tnent had a majority of 83, they will undoubtedly lose two-thirds of it, and in Ontario, where they had a majority of 16. they will, if the provincial eletrlon is any criterion, be in the minority. Still, n standing the expected great falling off tit these provinces, it Trill be a difltemttriir tSr* the Liberals to gkin sufficient sa»ta to gir* them a working majority la the new parliament, In.the opinion of many impartfal'ob- ' servers, however, tho ontlook is beliefs* to , be slightly in favor of the Liberals. i it the headquarter* of the strikers overyhing b serene. There is no attempt at Baking "bluff" claims, bat thera is a quiet b-ftmess abcrat the meft which give* one an mpression of strength)1 A member of th* necutive committee says: "There has boon 10 break in our ranks sine* the one of Baturlay. Twelve men left us oh that day, but rf these eight hare come back, and two more have closed with the company and left them, u there are only one or of the men now working. We ate going toglve an opportunity to any people who will give us the capital to start a competing coach line." The men claim that the company cannot run the road with the class of men which thfy have now running oars. TBey say that the cars carry no passengers; that the road Is losing 91,000 a day, and that it is only a question of time when it will have to take back the old men at their old terms or go bankrupt. No Knal la Sight bat All Sorts of Baasm ■111 Hw Air with Beferene# to Comhluatlon. and DmIs—Talks with Party Mm; Votos 80 ffltM *h»* » Seooaijtal- M will B« Hmomtmmrr—Th« Sojlfito UliT to Haw Had* Material sialiu Throughout the kmplra. Bkrlot, Feh. 83.—The election* in this city lave nnlted unfavorably for all the government candidate). In four of the six diavUodi second ballots wfll be necessary, but ia each of thaw divisions the anti-septennat* candidate baa at present a majority: In the first division Kioto, New German Liberal, lias 7,883, and Zedlitz Neukirk, J3eptenniat, 7,008; a second ballot ia thus necessary. In the second division Virchow, new German Liberal, received 16,439 and Wolff, Septennial, 18,108; another ballot ia necessary. In the third division Munckel, qew German Liberal, received 10,400, and Chriatensen, Socialist, 9,060; there will be another ballot. In the fourth division it is reported that the Socialist Singer is elected, but the official returns from the division b«ve not yet been received. In the fifth district Baumbach, new German Liberal, ' has 1,070 and Maj. Blume, Septennial, 7,009. In the aizth division Hasenclever, Socialist, ia elected by a large majority over Grelling, j new German Liberal, and Holtz, Septennist. Crowds Gather at the Southern Metropolis to Witness the Impersonations of Oriental Cuetomi and Splen* dor on Parade. Washington. Feb. 3a.—Rex, the king of the carnival, made his triumphal entry into Mew Orleans yesterday and inaugurated the reign of folly and mummery, which lasts till Ash Wednesday. Along St. Charles and St. Joseph streets were ranged the welcoming military, home and visiting companies, and tho courtiers and peers of the carnival court. Twtsrroir, Feb. 23.—There are many conflicting rumors in circulation here, but It ia thought that the senatorial fight will be resumed with the situation practically unchanged. Both tides have been active during the temporary recess, but no one seems to have a clear idea how the contest will end. Ex- Governor Abbett still lacks six votes of a majority, and the three bolting Republicans are as obstinate as ever in declaring that they will not support their regular caucus nominee. Gen. SeweU. Ex-Governor Abbett and Gen. Sewell have arrived. The former was In a cheerful mood, and said that he still believed that the Now Jersey legislature would elect a Democratic senator. Gen. Hewell said he thought the contest would be concluded this week. He does not look as Tresh as he did earlier in the fight and appears to have become convinced that the struggle is over so far as he is personally concerned in it. With the arrival of the members of the legislature last evening suuiy rumors of "combinations" and "deals'1 tvere started. Host of these rumors when Followed up are found to have little or no Foundation. Each side charges the other irith having brought back a large amount of 'boodle" for contingent expenses. One of the first stories started was that »rtain friends of William Walter Phelps Tare offering $25,000 apiece for votes for ?helps. In reply to this the Republicans ay that a fund of $50,000 has been raised by he national Democratic committee and from ither souroes to help Abbett. There is mora of in atmosphere of corruption here now than it any time in the contest. The tension on mth sides is severe and matters are becomog desperate. In the midst of these rumors two distinct nmblnations are known to be in the procea ~ *ie' D is to elect exi of Roand the /methods. iJedleboom. Section a Six hundred and eighty thousand dollars for the erection and purchase of the Decenary buildings, tools and fixtures for ft gun factory for finishing and assembling heavy ordnance to be erected at such arsenals as the board may select Section & Fire hundred thousand dollars for the construction of l*4nch rifled mortars, either of steel or castiron, steel hooked, mniile or breech loading, as the board may determine, to Are a projectile not le« than 615 pounds in weight, and having a maximum range and aocuracy equal at least to the beet existing similar pieces. Section 4. Six hundred thousand dollars for the purchase and construction of torpedo boats, torpedoes and submarine mines. Section 5. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for service and experimental sea coast gnn carriages, testing the same, and for alterations in existing coast gun carriages adapting them to service with guns on band, or such as may be hereafter manufactured.It ia a standing tradition that Rex cannot appear twice In the same character, and be Has accordingly entered New Orleans at different times as Solomon, Shahriab, Alexander, Ajnelian and other distinguished historical personages. As he stepped from the train it was noticcd tfeat ho appeared as Saladin, the great' Caliph and the famous opponent of Richard Ccenr de Leon. Bis dress was a tunic of red silk, over which he wore chain armor of gold. His turban of gold and green flashed with a brilliant trescent of diamonds, and by his side he wore a cimetor whoso scabbard was rich in those queer arabesques to be seen only in the finest Damascus blades. An Arab steed, gayly caparisoned, awaited hia majesty, who mounted him amid renewed cheers and the Waving of from the thousands Of ladies in the balconies opposite. His courtlors and followers also mounted and the procession took up its line of march. First came the Household Troops and military, 1,00# strong; then the king, surrounded by a body guard of eastern warriors, each Clad in the garments and armor of one of the Oriental nations subject to Saladin—Arabs, Moors, Nubians, Egyptians, Syrians, Italians and Hindoos, brilliant in their new and varied costumes and in their flashing armor, The following resolutions Were adopted by the striking employes of the Cambridge railroad:Whereas, Disturbances of Sunday have bean accredited by some people to the influence of the striking employes; Resolved, That we, the striking employes, deny any sympathy with any such action,- or approval of any violation of the law in aqy way whatever, and wo call upon all friends or sympathizers of ours to desist from any unlawful actions and to impose no obstaole to the running of cars in any way the company may see fit. An analysis of the polling shows that the contest was unprecedentedly stubborn. Aa the night advanced the excitement in thla City became intahae. Thousands of people surrounded the newapaper offices awaiting special editions giving election returns. It ia stated that Singer and Hasenclever have each over 19,000 majority in this city. Section & Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the manufacture of breech loading steel field guns, metal carriages, limbora, caissons, forges and equipment for field' artillery.Section 7. Provides that contracts for all materials required shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidders, after advertisement, except for such materials as may be furnished in government workshops. All of the material to be of American manufacture.The following order has been issued from the company's office: , In Strasburg, Kable, the Canter Party candidate, received 8,362 and Petri «,«& Aix-la-Chapelle return a member of the Center and Nuremberg returns a Socialist. Second ballots are necessary in Koenlgsberg, Elborfeld, Breslau, Lubech, Dresden, Altstadt, Frankfort, Dantzic, Stettin, Cologne and Munich. Septennists are elected in Bremen, Leipsic and Brunswick. The Socialist organisation has been most complete. Socialist electors were brought to the polls in battalions. Two Socialist* are returned for Breelau. Rlchter is returned for Hagen. Prince Bismarck, on appearing at his polling station in the seoond division in this city, was greeted with a storm of cheers. According to the reballot arrangements, it is probable that Berlin will be represented by three new German liberals and three Socialists. "Having failed to report for work on Wednesday, Feb. 7, current, and having abtented yourself up to date, you are hereby discharged. Tou will settle up at the office at onoe and return your badgo and tools, receiving the amount deposited therefor. Indiana IwllHlth Cincinnati, Feb. 38.—Tha Post has the following from Indianapplis: The house committed on the Jeffersonvllle prison laws Investigation presents a report showiogthat' Warden Jack Howard is $20,000 short In hfi' accounts as wardin and $30,000 iMi' WPP"®* »ad appropriations, and that the prison is loathesome with lice and bedbug*. Startling development! in  are promised. It i» reported that Superintendent Fletcher will a clean breast, involving the trustees and several local poll- 1 ticians in the scandalous mismanagement. The sensational developments in the State institutions are stirring up tKe profoundest Indignation, and a triean snedp oi partisan . management is dequwdofl. y # AH?* -m The second section of the act approved July 5, 1884, which created the testing board, Is repealed. Thirty thousand dollars is appropriated for the expense of the advisory board. The board is to consist of a brigadier general of the line, an officer of engineers below the rank of captain and an officer of the ordnance service below the rank of captain, and are to be appointed by the president The lieutenant general of the army, it Is proposed, shall be president ex-offlclo of the board. The president is directed to add to the board, in addition, one officer of the navy below the rank of captain to act as member in the duties of construction and purchase of torpedoes, torpedo boats and submarine mines. "William A Bancroft, "Superintendent" The license of the drivers and conductors, which will be returned, will bear the indorsement; "Discharged for neglect of duty."  Led by the chief eunuch, a negro giant in red and yellow, brandishing his whip as a symbol of authority, the harem followed. There were a score or more of palanquins of sandal wood, decorated 'with golden figures and ornamented with texts from the Koran and borne by negroes of immense size anu hideous aspect From within the curtained Oriental carriages, where they lay amid the softest silken cushions, the fair odalesque*, clad in the rich and transparent fabrics of the east, that only half concealed their beauty, peeped out, not in exact acoordance with the eastern law, upon the crowd. Last came the peers and dukes of the realm in the court costumes of every age and clime. of fermenting. One scheme Governor Bedle by a combinati publican and Democrat:.: votes, other is to pot Phelps in by similai Qgnry 8. little is engineering the BC If is said that the Republicans havC to throw twenty-two votee toBedle h# cafe get nispteen Democrats it bink The Beppblicans deny that cadjttad to any such arrangemem tftfjjfttli 111T J- lmlil oat some indue Tifir.lpHBii to persevere. A promine craMUdi "Governor Bedle has w tdfNMptor this contest in oppos' regular caucus nominee belore withdrawn. Hf Mr. Abbett should withdraw from now he would see that Bedle doer the prixe. There is no doubt tha* been led on bjr Republican prom lifiw that thay will turn wir A BIG UNDERTAKING. promised whenever go with •■.hey hare , but they .1 cement to inent Pemoma4e« miiisition to the the regular has aroused *»tt, and if the field not win ... Bedle has promisee to be- The Clnelnnatl Convention and What They Propose. Cincinnati, Feb, 2a—The majority of delegates who have arrived to attend the national industrial convention are from the west and south, though the east will be fairly represented. New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut send quite a number of delegates. The only colored delegate who has arrived so far is James Jefferson, of Providence, who represents the Knights of Labor and Social Scienoe party, /The convention will assemble at Music hall at 9 p. m. and will be opened with prayer, probably by Rev. De La Martyr, of polorado, formerly a Greenback congressman from Indiana. The local oorumlttee did not favor any minister who is not in sympathy with the Labor A leader recently issued by the new German Liberals, stated that the question of peace or war did not depend upon whether the peace effective was fixed for three or for seven yea re. The Liegnitaer Zeitung referred the statement to Count von Moltke, who telegraphed the following reply: - ' Carried Too Mfcek MUmtj* .Cincinnati, Feb. aa.- Schwqr, a repairer in tjio car shops of the Cuicmnati Southern railway, was sandbagged tnfct night in the we* end. He w*a found ,byatfwjie.- man lying in the street in an unconscious condition with his rest tarn ofttb* and'I& shirt cnt WJtwiJm Ma (mil tb 2M& |i,ow, wDicu ne earned in a belt ftraQnH BR waist. A watch,-a gokl ring—d a diamond ■tud we*e also tal«n froWto-jMpr*« on hit way to a party on fTlQeC.H!lI Dflfen he was assaulted. "Ml*| 79risDiSo £• v-,' The royal cavalcade marched down St Charles street amid the music of a score of bonds, the only stoppage being at the city halL Here a platform and pavilion had been erected in honor of the king, and here be was welcomed by the mayor and council and entered the municipal hall, where, amid champagne and speeches, the golden keys of the city were turned over to him, and New Orleans surrendered itaelf to his rule and to fun and merriment for the next two day*. Section 9 appropriates $200,000 to make proofs and list* of gun*, mortars, torpedoed and torpedo boat*, including a tost of the 12-inch mortar now In process of construction for the government. The peaoe effective is certainly the same, whether it be sanctioned for seven or for three years. But as regains the war strength, the former term gives more than double the number of trained reserves as compared with the Bhorter period. With the army there must be permanence. It cannot be remodeled every three years in conformity with parliamentary resolutions. The appropriation is to be available for 3ve years and the board is to annually report its operations to the secretary of war for transmission to congress. , —* twentyone or more of their votes to him. It would be next to an impossibility tor the Republicans to make a transfer of that many votes to a Democrat; but even if they could do it, Mr. Bedle would And it still more difficult to persuade the necessary number of Democrats to go with him under the circumstances. Governor Abbott has not taken the that it was Abbott or a Republican. Be has declared for the last week that he was ready to give way to any Democrat who oould demonstrate that he oould get the forty Democratic votes in the legislature not including Speaker Baird, but yea can rest assured that Mr. Abbett will oppose any bargain between the Republicans and Democrats to elect a Democrat No arrangement of that kind oould be made that would not be barntralto the future success of the Democratic party in this state. The Republicans would not give their votes for nothing. It would probably cost us the state next year, and that woqld be too high a price to pay for the goods. "Mr, Phelps will not come here unless summoned pf Geo. Be well," said floe of his friends, "unless," he added, "circumstances •hould arise to make it necessary for him to come and take charge of his own cauvass. There has been no attempt to deny that Mr. Phelps would like to make an effort in his behalf when Gen. Br well gets through. Phelps* name, however, will not be brought before tb»- joint assembly unless he has pledges fraqt enough members to elect him at once. Phelps has 39 vote* solid! Many conservative Democrats here are of the opinion that ex-Governor Abbott's chances were not Improved by the seating of Turley and Walters, Turley's case, they say, was so clearly a fraud on its t*o» that the effect has been to injure the party profiting by it It was said that Bpeaker Baird had flopped back into the Democratic ranks and would vote for Abbett movement LEARNING HOW TO FISH. A vice-president will be appointed from each state and several assistant secretariat Arrangements have been mad* for the seating of 1,500 delegates at least Tickets of admission will be given to all contributors to the campaign fund. Jfaj. George & Bo wen, of Elgin, Ills., has been suggested by members of the committee for chairman of the convention, as also have Col. Jease Harper, of Danville, Ills.; C. E. Cunningham, of Little Rock, Ark.; Gen. R. & Heath, of Chicago, and H. Allen, of Terre Haute, Ind, The principal work of the oonvention will be the adoption of a platform, and there promisee to be an exciting time over the leading planks. Some delegates favor the Henry George theorise, but the granger element and Greenback men in the oonvention will oppoee their adoption. A, strong effort will be made to secure planks in favor of government oontrol of tha railroads and telegraphs The general sentiment among the manydelegatee is that such a platform will be adopted as will unite all tha Lsbor, Greenback, farmer and soldier elements into on* party that will eventually take the place of one or the other the two old parties. After receiving the keys the king took up his line of march again down St Charles tnd Canal streets, crowded everywhere with thousands welcoming him; hnd thenoa out Royal to the Hotel Royal, where a rooeption bad been tendered him. Seated on a throne in one corner of the room he greeted the hundreds of ladies and gentlemen who filed by to pay their obeisance to him, after which at night Rex and th* royal party reviewed the bicycle torchlight procession, in which over a hundred bicycles participated, eaeh covered with dosens of Chinese lantern* and other brilliant light* that hung out from them in all dlrectkAia After the parade the satire party suddenly and mysteriously disappeared to refresh and recruit themselves. The National Zeitung says that a number of French Socialist societies have addressed a manifesto to their partisans in Germany, thus interfering with the electoral struggle and, further, that some lodge* of the American Knights of labor have Issued a manifesto and forwarded contributions to German Socialists, a fact affording fresh evidence that the charter of social democracy is not national if international. LqmdoV, Feb. 28.—The merchants and shippers of thk city engaged 4u trad* with Germany are doing no business and are awaiting with feverish anxiety the result of the elections in that country. • 1A An Old Offender Caught* , |' Niw Yovk, Feb, &-joWr TXkwHjt;- ■linn Tmii niiiii iiui l nin nt m« iuiittgr siss rswas;* this dty in mo, wjftw«w{Crp mmm along with another well  named Grear. Mahonoy and TfrmFwetw sent to Boston to-day, wbere they .I'll W|i—C U  A. JapuneM Looking Over the " Down Eut" IiDdu»trx- Gloucester, Man., Fefc 28.— Arrangements are nearly completed for the national fishery convention to be held here Wednesday and Thursday. Gen. Cogswell, congressman-elect from this distriot, Judge Woodburr and Hon. Fits J. Baboon will be present and make speeches. President Steele, of the American Fishery union, will preside, and tome 200 delegates are expected. Kadsgutaka I to, an agent of the Japanese government. Is In the city, and will attend the convention. K. Ito is about 38 years old. He belongs at Sapporo, Islaftd of Yssso, Japan, and four months ago left home as an agent dt the government to investigate the fisheries and Ctudy the methods and mod* of catching and curing fish. A particular part of the American fisheries will be his chief study—that ot curing and preserving fish. With that objjcfc in view he has already spent sdme time in California and Oregon, investigating the. methods of the Pacific coast Gloucester being the headquarters of the Atlantic deep *a fisheries, he proposes to remain here tor a large part of the coining summer. Ito Cays Japan has cod, halibut, mackerel, her ring and pollock. Fish is tho principal articleit diet. The value of the catch is $88,000,00# annually. A large quantity is exported. The fisheries ot Japan are to the people; the greater portion of their fish are In shore, and are caught in smaU boata, schooner is not used in Japan as a fishing Draft. The present method of Japanese curing needs improvement About New Year's the' fishermen ot the island of Yssso Chip cod by steamer to the southern part of Japan. In that locality cod are just as necessary for the New Year's dinner as the nrkey Is to Americana at Thanksgiving time. haa passed a law that aU'cQnrto,' all?state,» This is the greatest day of the carnival, far In the morning Rex appeared acoojnpaned by the carnival association in tableau* representing "The Triumph of Murie," the Moons and other maaqoeaadiM pictures from Andersen's fairy tale*. A •cor* of balls fellow, the.chief among them being those of;Rex, at Carnival palace (Washington hall), said Proteus at the French dper* house s^wa«2Bra» cee.lings in'Mw ' md equity,. ahatl «• *»*' session. .^tlWMpVW BRITISH POLITICS. Parnell Proposes to Annoy the Speaker Boston, Feb. 22.—B. A. Perry cablee from London to The Herald as follows: All Be Can. His tot ii Not amk. This is to be another week of battle In the house of commons, for the Irish members will light to the last breath the speaker allows them in hope of forcing the government to ease the gag proposed on the new rules of procedure. Ill the present eneminfpr the field wijl be greatly narrowed, during the debate pn the a4dry« any question could, be raised as no limit of relevancy waa set up, But in the dibcusstaft of procedure only matters pertinent to the issue can be brought up. Mr. Parnell, however, has arranged a programme of opposition whioh, though it keeps fairly within Mm four cornen of the subject, promises to cut out a good deal of troublesome work for the government. He has given notice of a series of amendments to the first procedure rule relating to the ploa, u; e of debate. Hq proposes to exoept from the operation of the rule all questions thftt may arise on any bill for increasing the stringency of the criminal law in Ireland. The Irish leader will be beaten on tiD« amendment In the long run, but not until he baa tried the patience of the house so far that the speaker will feel safe in Intervening to force a division. He- Intyre, who ran amuck on, Saturday night at the Twenty-third fflmB station BOTbJe and was shot by Lieut Lyona, is beld ip C2,- ¥Cpja« Intelligence. WASHINGTON NOTES. Kiw York, Feb. 3a— Arrived: Gothia, from Stettin; Bohemia, Hamburg; Leerdara, Rotterdam; Ghazee, Yokokama. WW Ike senate paseed the river and harbor bill aftar making sundry additions and amendments. The senate pasaad a bill to incorporate the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua. The senate refused to adjourn for the celebration «f Washington's birthlay. wfcjw 000 bail to answer at court on (Mcfcaraa at assault 7itb intent to' kfli: Re'waT'8tteH back to the hoapMat Hie woand ia iMt* ,ertoo'ono- • ■ Mrt a.ril^OTHi London, Feb. 28.—Arrived: Allan Una steamer Peruvian, from New York for Liverpools1 A ,,U1 »"»tato. ttrt;Cyfc Nrw Brighton, Pa., Feb. ft—j|ra.' Charles Miller made a fatal mistake laai evening in administering a dose oI carbolio acid instead of whiskey and glycerine to her 8-year-old daughter. ThechBd died in tar4- rible agony an hour later. Wj,j The Hamburg American line steamer Wieland, from New York Feh, 11 for Hamburg, passed the Lizard Feb. 2L The North German Lloyd stamper Elbe, from Bremen, sailed from Southampton for New York at J2 noon Feb. 9L The president's wife gave a luncheon in honor of Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. The State line steamer Bute of Ceorgia, from Glasgow, sailed from Lame tor New York at 10 p, m. Feb, 30, Nmw HiVU, Feb. 22.—The Yale students in University meeting last evening accepted the recommendation of a committee of the alumni and will not withdraw from the in tercollegiate baseball association to forma three cornered league with Harvard and Princeton. Tale Will Not Withdraw. Washiwotob, Felt 3ft—For Wew.Enjiand and middle £. ti antic, statef, fair weather, i* riable winA"" *' •""" ——1 Weather IndleMtofc* 'W&nj "That is simply another invention of my enemies," said the speaker. "I have been offered several positions of poljtic*) proferment if I woulj vote for Abbett, but I aip «ot for sale. I would not vote for Abbett if by doing so I knew that J ooulu sit in the gubernatorial ohair of this state." The French steamer Nantes, from New Orleans Jan. 81 for Antwerp, passed the Lisard Feb. SIX Ghicapo, Feb. 23. •*—The Mail says in regard to the county board investigation that the attorneys have completed the work of comparing the numerous bills paid last year with the published price lists and have passed on to the collection and consideration of rather rnoro interesting and satisfying ividence. The bills and price lists showed that a great robbery had been committed. It remains to take up all the clues and hunt the rascals down. This work -if now going onjvery satisfactorily. Assistant State's Attorney Furthmaun Raid Uiat sop* progress was being made in the investigation. "We have added several important connecting links in the chain of evidence," ha said, "but Just what they are I am not at liberty to my. The investigation will soon be over and will then oome before the publlo in the nataral way."  Matters. Trucking Chicago Boodlers. The British steamer Roxburgh Castle, from Baltimore Feh. 4 for London, passsd Dover Feb. 20. TRADE. BUI- Ml Governor Hill la Brooklyn. New Vork Mdher mm* "HtMfcke MM The British steamer Alexandria, from New York Feb. 6, arrived at Liverpool Feb. 30. • Brooklyn, Feb. 22 -Gevernor Hill and (taff reviewed the Twenty-third regiment at (heir armory last evening. After the review the governor was tendered a reception at the Oxford club. No speeches were made. ______ New York. Feb. cloaad at 4 par sent.' The highest rate was *4 and the lowest!!* The stock market 'continued dull throuobqift the day. and prices went steadily down Up to the last half hour of business, when 0»CMMkt toftMK to cover prices recovered. fnactionaUv.. The majority of the list, however, closed at mtojl per cent, lower. The weaknsai ot, the marine could only be attributed to the e'xtntae dullnefe. In Honer ot Washington. N«w York, Feh. 82.—Gen. Sherman, Hon. Orlando B. Potter, Erastus Wiman, Oen. Newton, Oen. Horace Potter, Hon. David X. Stone, and Hon. Darwin 9- James were among the distinguished gueats and speakers at the annual Washington's birthday banquet of the board of trade and transportation, Letters were Wl from H*yor ftefltt am| Othars, fm4 ftd4rasaes were also deliveVea by President Ambrose Snow, Comptroller Tranholm, and others, Objected to Being Snowballed. Hartford, Feb 22.—John Hopper, a German ragpicker, aged 68 years, was snowballed by a party of school boys. He caught Willie Shepard, aged 0, and kicked Mm so, brutally that the boy will probably die.' Hopper WM lpckeC) HP- L*tpr waa discovered apparently dead toi his eel), having inflicted eight detfl wouad* in bis left arm with a pockotknife that was not discovered on his person when arrested. He was revived, and will probably live. iPMmramn, Wtb. Ml-The ipieW ejection to fill a vacancy in congrass from the Beoood Rhode ftland district, caused by the decision of the boose of representatives that there was no election in November, took place yesterday and resulted in Charles H. Page (Dera.) defeating William A. Price (Rep.) and Alfred ChadSey (Prohibition) by ttM Allowing vote: Page, 5,781; Price, 6,488; Chadsey, 708. Pagers plurality, The Democratic victory is Attributed bf Republicans to %patt\y on the part at the Utter, Cwiqg o\kt Of the fact that the member ited will bain ofBoe only a short period. Sleeted to C%ny»sa CONDENSED NEWS. Admiral Porter is In favor of heavily armored monitors for ooast defense. The wages of the soft coal miners in the Clearfield region of Pennsylvania are to be increased five and ten cents per groes ton after March 1, Boycotting for purposes of personal malice Is condemned in the lenten pastoral of the bishops of Cloyne. General Market*. Nkw Tom, Feb. 21. — FLOTO—Closed « about prteea;, wtem utofrtMMH. sra aHT-£Srai* steady and moderately active; common to c**. Washington, Feb. 22.—Senator Fair, of Nevada, bu directed the commissioner of agriculture to tend 8,500 packagee of vegata ble seed to the drought stricken districts of Te*a«. He »«n4§ •!' ««d» ttwit b»r» *D- during bl« tertfl, except a literal supply which be has from timeto time distributed in hi* own state, . * Sending Seed to Texas. Oae Way of Doing It. Dublin, Feb. 22.—While enforcing evictions on the Griffiths estates at Bligo ycsteis day, the police found one in l»d and •ecurely fastened hy » heavy chain to a large •tone which had been deeply in the ground. His removal from the houae was accomplished with great difficulty, and his eviction has caused intense excitement among the peasantry. A bill has been'introduced in the Illinois liigMalnn providing that the rent of a telephone in that state shall not exceed $4 a Pittsbcbg, Fob. 22,—The special arbitration league lyuefcall paj»»tttae adjourned last evening without taking final action in reference to tbe eighth dub to be admitted. It is given out that final action was deferred in outer to give the Indianapolis dub an opportunity to raise mors money for the purchase of the Maroon franchise. The Indianapolis men wS-e of the opinion that they eould raise an amount sufficient for the Mrchase if given a little more time. Ho date or place was mentioned for another meeting of the committee. Boston, Feb. »—Lawyer William Haynes, of Chicago, who was recently brought to this city on a bench warrant, has been denied a petition for a suit of habeas corpus, and will have to serve his-sentence of six months in the state prison. Haynee formerly did a fraudulent barlneei in this city under the former name of the Lyons BUk company, and was convicted of the tame in 1884, bat by various legal defense* and forfeiting his bail, he escaped punishment. V , A lawyer in Prison. WHEAT-Options worn qui* and wi|»tfc ml w. JttiWlwfe Mb MM» "ja^wsw»&.. lower. Spot lota cloeed steady lor No. a mixed i other grades slightly lower. Sp«t sales of No. si mixed at tttte.; ungraded mixed, 47Vi@t8»4o ; 3»* ind unchanged. . 8poC Kfcw ot **1 vhlte'^Me it 88c.; No. a do., 37c.; No. 3 Starjh CUHK Dull, B I,arD-C'IowkI q«J«t: cash. *. 25; Xamii.'vfeft unchangefl ; A full crop of Ico—over 8,00(yD00 tone—hia been harvested along the Hudson rivfcr. Congressman BenJsjnin Butter worth, of Ohio, wants absolute free trade with The Hungarian government has put a veto open Socialistic societies contributing funds to assist Qarman candidates. The people of Jersey City and Newark are ■p inarms against the proposal to let the supplying of w»ter to thqps munMpaDties to s private corporation. A C*elees Celestial. 0 Pittsburg, Feb 81—Jung Toy, a oueless celestial, itrmerlyof Altoona, Pa., at present plying the vocation of laundryman in this dty, was last evening united in marriage to Mia Minuie Frederick, the daughter of a proeperons mechanic. The services of an Interpreter were required to conduct the ceremony before the squire, A Brakeman KUM Cisco, Cal, Feb. at— A west bound freight train on the Central Pacific railroad struck a broken rail at Tamarack. Twq ongiuss an4 three car3 left tt|e track an4 knocked (tows tog fee( oj rnv shed*. Brakeman William Kneeland was killed, but the engineer and Bremen escaped with slight injuries. The track was speedily cleared, and the road Is now open to traffic, H4 I4le Mast he Charmed, Dm Mojiaca. la., Feb. 81-Bd. Brefctel, engaged in halstlng ooal at the Folk oounty mines, went to the shaft to gat some ooal Sunday. The oover had been left oft and Bi-ehtel fell into the shaft, striking a large ooal bucket about sixty feet down, breaking the inch iron handle which held It and fell into the bucket 300 feat further. He was touad an l our afterward with his left leg ueea and physicians think 14 will recover. Boston, Feb. 32.—The legislative committer on railroads Is considering » regulating the heating of which compels every railroad company operating a railroad or any portion a railroad, wholly or partly In this state, to place o« eyery passenger oar hereafter constructed or repaired by such corporation such form or method of safety lighting and heating as the board ot railroad commissioners may prescribe after examination and test of the same. Guarding Against Fire. A stanch young temperanoa woman and the manager of a wholesale Uquor hquss •loped from Rod Bank. N. J., and "sassiety" Birqles have airuitfal topic for gossip Nxw Yokk, Feb. 81—John Oertsenauer, a painter, SO years of age, while under the influence of liquor, shot his wife Elizabeth ia the bead, inflicting a serious wound. After attempting to shoot himself be Jumped from a window on the fifth floor of his residence to the ground Lad was killed. Will Pel at X* Mom. Washington, Feb. 23.—There is considerable dissatisfaction In ihs home on account at the river and harbor bill pot through there without evor haying beep read, and if to quite probable that when the measure coppe beak tram the senate an effort will be made to kill it. A Bill Huntied Through. Gen. tau #. Quinby, of Rocheeter, N. Y„ has sued the Brie railroad for 91,000 damagee tor not getting him to New York in time to ittend the Bartholdi celebration. A feature of the Boeton horse au- shrike has been by the polios in an •rsenal of brick* and cobblestones on the root of a tenement house. -1 CHEKBE—Dull, bat stowiy; stalo. JUJM«c for Taucy white; light skims, jwas-Dull; state, 17®lTWo.; KUO AIR -Quiet and unchanged tor Soeddult; cut loaT, «Hc ; craved, 8*0.;; C•»)«*«. isszxt iffiss-, sS»ssas® lute et'tm cT«5wJl 0. tT-H#*Mlo.| yHws MM*. :J CMBterrtlf •Myer Dollars, • ty the pQst few ffays. The bogus money consists pf a well egecufcd oounterfeit silver dollar. The deteotien waa made at the banlL where soass at the OMmterfeit coin wht Wa JMUMMMM ««• U I# llrflW Flaeee, I'hiladki.mha, Feb, Ml—The supreme court baa declined te interfere In the case of William «;. Bueoh, who killed his brother Philip last September ia Bk oonnty. Bosch Ltohb, Mich., Feb. 28.—'The water is subsiding and public confidence is being restored. The Lansing gorge ice has not ys« trrived, and it is hoped that no damage will be oau**4 ftii#, C OB lid •BO# RBBfc®*#de Bishop Paret, of the Protestant Episcopal iiocese of Baltimore, has ordered the rector if the Church of St. Mary the Virgin to jsase using inosnaa, giro up wearing a cope tad to refrain from other ritualistic prao- Vom. Bbuksivick, M*,, IW». 81—A party of rooag men has* left here tmt Bioottald, Mav., to work in a shoe ibop whsrs thsrs k iMm S-rtfiW D#• ««*f