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0 STATES OF INTEREST. i tiiB Picaynne's Corps of gpecaaJ Correspondents. Aj jf White Men Shot a Negro iird Hii Wife, tifflednesday The Woman Wiii Probably Die, rnrril Fail ore at Alexandria. "Vie'suoa Police Jury Has iathorlty to Offer Howards. iJsn.

6. A negro man named "lUtebell, snd wife, were shot at l'koSi about' seven miles west of here, en yesterday. Both of them are serious- -t and'the won an is expected to die. fl la' abddt 45 yeara old and bears a I'mntattoa, never having been involved I aifflenltywitb white men, with a single a rar known, a small lawsuit fe vblie neigo-bor, which was settled In Vines'-' court favor of the negro. The of the parties composing the mob? got obtainable, and It i not known jjjj thU -difficulty bad any connection tiJ ineh" ec not, bat it Is thought by have been the causa of the violence, egr-ws accosted yesterday morning kla' way from hla house to the Held, WM clearing land, by aix men, who aldiiaa in.

a- fence corner. The men Jl to atop, telling him they tad a -at for and ordered him to come with eows the road a abort distance, where j-ircald "fd the warrant to bin. The demurred ecd said be did not believe tbey had warrant for him, whereupon of the bmo fired at him. Xhe ball struck is, Pe left aide, coming out belcw the in- the back. The negro and hla isn, who were wTih him, fled 'hotse, the mob following thorn i eoctieuing-.

to shoot. legrO's wife, seeing from the house hla Vieeured a gun and started to hla relief, nil met by the fleeing negroes end the wbs were stilt tiring reiaiessly. After the' woman was atrnck in the left uid shot through, the ball passing very i eke heart; The utaa was also atruck again ana. It- la said that the negro knows i tss parties concerned, bnt has been sd-i aot to talk and refuses to disclose their time. v.

f-fAMi'Tp city. Pellee Jury II sua No Authority Offer Reward. iU.Clty, Jan. 6 The police jury tti awning. Hon.

Bolivar Edwards, i itaxaey, to whom the question was aub- for hi legal 'opinion whether TJ ttroth thlppUc) Jury, js reqaeate'd i -AorUed to offer rewards tor ar-1 4a4avletlon of peraona charged with tjalnat the state, appeared and re-; briefly and" Terbally in sabstanc that ptdines of the stats axe corporal bodies, iia'lcorporatijttj, and exeedae such iao. perform such daties only as axe to them by the state, the sovereign and that after careful Investigation it uaUt acd sdy law or statute of the ft i Mch direct, empowers 6r cathorlses Juries to enact ordinances or to pass iUuis offer pnblio rewards for the i and eeavictioa of persons that may be 4 with-the violation' of the criminal the state. In concluding bis statement -eaier diaelalined any Intention or de-' oQtrol -or la s.ny manner the- police Jory upon i la- which question is Involved. iue of Pr. H.

G. Beatty and eohuaittee representing the Lew end Or the board of police Jury for the Ji conletioa of AhTperaon or per- assassinated Willie iuaon. Joa. A. sod a.

B. Mullens was takenon for cotl the hoard declined to comply so law anthorii nr the police Jury nca reward. jury "owamended to the fcoard towa Hanrmond for utaent as overseer of all public roads Umlts theeiid town! the year 1868. The appointment ,5 wea lost. of Pnblie road No.

8, ran- LnL? mit 'aty corner Mulberry nd t1 third division Loaoja central Bailroad track, from 3d Tnne, were 0f' the hands ld romd sined wnlflMn wwmttee was wodoel awi(Pored Ior Pyt WhoweTUa wea snb- to treasury 'iwtfet PUS! iarr nthortaed ta soto JT; Payment the S. par JaCOUnt Rainess of minor tt Meettag ei the meeting of the W't! preTtoo moottoa- te CataS chslrmea, O. that "SWie W- a "wnh'lttee that no aatiai. 0 organisation should be Posed of -U to do the work. S.fMLaltter -flTertlalng.

Mr. i toftrt had decided aU coJf letter, composed ad. 'events of iiaai- lv'tte fo agricultural to distributed iw2fiSf line Is desired, la.Jtbe Southern Home by Captain J. i Antral Railroad. I TXrihMS5 "mated thef a cir-, InU- "nformetlea aa the esubliehment clrear be sent to A J01 seeking en industrial SrlaS? Si the committee atT to the printing te4 tthiHtiihtrt tT0Bl a-lvent, Dkln the organlaa- "tested the Iiearty towti LrrJt6rwte thefo- of Inrmond.

'otnre letloa nle' XnrlSie- es re. rUvJi0''' nlJect to the ean Good. Merchant, Stoelc 1 Tv8-10- In. who has Koods and con-r 1 tee financier crash of 1 6 sd lta effect oa him, iL efe ea to the then? i'trS. tlIEe'POn.

end he mioority forced him to make Alexandria. surrender. I more than "Va faetory to "eaw Si f- T- move from the ea stems 'stater to Alexandria, has succeeded te securing up to date I1S.1S0. V.jaAKYi'' Tins Hotel ajt Zwelle Destroyed by I i -i-'i, Uu Jn The Auderson Hotel, at ZwoJlBr was eocsumea "hy fire on last Sunday night. It Is- have originated from a atove.

The building was partially covered hy lnstirsnce. epnty hriffs email and J. W. Mitchell returned to-day from Harrisonburg, Catahoula pariah, with one Van 6crutchfiel6V wanted here-for eteaUog a norse end biiifxy recently. The property has been recovered.

COLUJUBIA. A Prominent Lawyer Shoots Him. eel by Accident. Columbia, Jan. v-S.

H. Gilbert, a prominent lawyer of this place, accidentally shot himself last night. He had taken hie the front pocket of his 'trousers, and in rsnlaclng It the weapon was discharged. Dr. Taylor pronounced the wound very dangerous, but cot necessarily fatal.

The wounded man Is doing fairly well at this writing, but it la impossible at this time to determine what the result will be. BATOH ROUGE. Appointments by Governor Two Foster. Baton Boage, Jan. 6.

Governor Foster haa appointed W. E. fiwofford aherlff Grant parish, vice C. D. Kemp, resigned; A.

C. Lormr.nd, Justice of the peace of the Seventh ward of Acadia, vice Abel Faulk, deceased. VICKSBIRG. Joseph Fox, st loner, Makes an Assignment. Vlcheburg, Jen.

Joseph Fox, a stationery assigned to-day to Theo. G. Birchett for the benefit of creditors, whose claims are scuoduled et 1 1000. Assets unknown. The serious Illness of the rather of United States District Attorney Lea brought the court to a rather unexpected termination.

Ilia enforced absence caused the postponement of a number of cases set for to-day. Judge Loa -s 87 years old eud was formerly lit 1 ted Stages District attorney. He lao nUed the post of assistant secretary of the i'-terior under Fillmore. This evening he was slightly hetter. MISSISSIPPI.

GULF PORT. Some fof the Possibilities of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Gulfport, Jan. 6. On special invitation of General Manager S.

S. Bullia, of the Gulf and Ship Island Bailroad, and J. J. White, president of the Columbus, Lumberton and Gulf Ballway Company, together with J. U- Hinton, general manager, an excursion was tendered, a special car bringing the party from Gulfport to iMaxle, where the Columbia, Lumberton end Gulf met the party to take them to Lumberton and return, thence by the Gulf and Ship Island Boad to Hattles-burg, Miss.

Those present were Major W. T. Bossell, United States engineer; Lieutenant J. Cavaoaugh; S. S.

Bullia, general manager Gulf and Ship Island Kailzvad; Congressman Love, Captain and Mrs. J. White, of Mc Comb; J. J. of Hat tie burg; J.

H. Hinton and mother, of Lumberton; Mr. and Mrs. X. f.

Jeff ilea, of fevansvlue, air. and Mrs. W. H. hoik, of Lumberton, Miss Julia Brooks, of Gulfport, alios h'lorlne Simonson, of Guitport; Mr.

and hiia. J. C. Alexander, of Lumoertou; Mr. and Mrs.

JiH. ChiahoJm, of Lumberton; S. milliard and'K. A. Ltutdon, of the Chicago Lumber end Coal Company; T.

P. Hale, geuural agent Gulf and Sulp island Railroad; W. W. fig-ford, of Lumbeiion; P. hi.

Williams, editor of the Heao. iiiock, Lnmberton; Bengler, Buffalo, X- H. S. TlbbeU, Loganavort, W. K.

Lrew. Winona, Hou. S. W. Gardiner, Laurel, Miss.

The party, -after visiting the pier' at Gulfport, slopped at Howison, where the extensive saw mill plant of Howison it Welch was examined to the Interest of tne visitors, lhe second stop was made at Bonds, wheie tne mill of the Gulfport Lumber Company was visited. The third stop was made at the Immense plant of J. White, operated by Camp oj Hinton, at Lumberton, and after an inter-eating; view of' the well equipped plant, which was in full operation, dinner was -served at the hotel. The' rial ef Congressman Love, as expressed by that was that he desired to see for himself the matter of a deep water harbor at Gulfport. He also wished to make an examination of the quarantine station at Ship island, and hy this visit ha wss fully satisfied that a removal from Ship Island was not the proper thing, especially to Cnandeleur, and Is a strong auvocata of its remaining as It now is, at Ship island.

Congressman Love leaves to-night for Washington. General Manager Boiiia convinced Hon. W. T. Love, Major Bossell and Lieutenant Cava-naugh that the former report of the stmount of tonnage tributary and seeking an' outlet to Gulfport was In no sense overdrawn, hut, on the contrary, that the entereat of a deep water harbor had increased threefold since the first request was made.

In this General Manager Bullls was ably supported by Captain J. J. White, president of the Columbia, Lumberton and Gulf Bailroad, and the extensive plant at Lumberton was strongly in evidence. The Chicago i Lumber and Coal Company, of St. Louis, have decided to at once begin the erection of a mammoth planing mill on the line of the Gulf end Ship island Bead for the dressing and handling of the Immense amount of lumber -they hanole along both of the above lines of railroad, and contemplate having it In operation within forty-five days, the engines, boiler and machinery having been purchased.

This, when completed, will be the largest establishment of the kind In the state of Mississippi. The Hsttlesburg Compress Company's plant was visited St Hattiesburg, to the satisfaction of all, and especially did they view with in-tereat the Immense amount of cotton in the warehouse, on the platforms, streets and vacant lots. The saw and planing mills of the J. J. New.

man Lumber Company were next visited, and all expressed their admiration of lta cleanliness, fine mechanical devices snd arrangements relative to the turning out of well manufactured lumber. As Is usual on excursions of this kind, the people of 'Hattiesburg did their part in courtesies extended the visitors. BILOXL. Fsvlthf ul Officials Rewarded for Their Cesrage. Blioxl.

Jan. 6. A gathering of some moment took place here to-night at the palatial residence of Mr. W. K.

M. Dukate. The occasion was one that will be long remembered, for there was expressed, as best as can be, the gratitude of a people to men who, In the face of death and destruction discharged the duties resting upon them. The friends of Dra. H.

H. Haralson, H. A. ant, H. M.

Folkes and J. li. Tackett, all of whom so loyally snd fearlessly stood st their posts- during the recent epidemic, entertained them. Their chosen spokesman presented them -with material evidences of their appreciation of the fealty that was manifested on every occasion. Hon.

H. T. Howard, in a neat speech, -presented to Ir. H. H.

Haralson a magnificent gold waten and chain. Dr. Haralson, responded, in fitting terms, but et times was overcome with emotion. Hon. J.

H. Neville presented to Hrs. Gant, Folkeo and Tackett each a beautiful gold-headed cane. The speech of Colonel Neville was most feeling and appropriate, and well beepoke the feelings of the friends of the doctors. The responses of Drs.

Gent, Tsekett snd Folkes were touching end well befitted the'hsppy occasion. The entire occasion waa pleasant and happy, and nothing was left undone to add to Its every feature. The following prominent ladies snd gentlemen were present: John Cerrewsy, T. P. Dalioo, Hon.

T. H. leasee, J. F. McCormlck, Hon.

N. 0. Hill. Hon. L.

Lopes, Hon. J. W. Swetmen, J. Clewer, Hon.

W. White, Hon. W. H. May bin, Bon.

F. W. Hoot W. M. Go-renuo.

G. Hsmm, Zr. L. A. Nssh, B.

M. Moeeley, Hon. J. H. Neville, Hon.

H. T. iHojrard, Mrs. L. Lopes, Mrs, J.

V. McChrmlck, Misses Cora and Nita Elmer, Miss Denny, Miss Florence Miss Theresa Lopes, Mrs. G. Hsmm, Miss Fiish, Mrs. Hill, Miss Cora Mrs.

W. White, Mrs. H. T. Howard, Miss Buth Parsons, tllas- Sallls McOorm4ck.

MMlss Maggie Hamm and Miss La- jelle McCormlck. V- MERIDIAIf. Ren Fnirenlld Dies from the Effect A-of Els Meridian, Jan. Ben sfalrchtld, the Victim of the enacted la the home of Teak Evans -last. Monday night, died In the house of Ms slayer this morning, at o'clock Deceased was horn la this eonnte of a family, "leaves many relatives and to mourn bis sn timely and tm- Lfortunste end.

He borne up to this last fiiVi. act. j-whlch led to his death. -good reputation, ano eoantea many triends lav this jail swaltlny the action of the, grand jury. is oa every Trraypcr THE DAILY: PIC AYUNE3VEW ORLEANS.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1898: It Is -the unanimous- eploiotr- that vne will he a free mau in few days. WATER. VAXXJST. Sale of a. Usrdwsre, Farsltsre and Grocery Store.

Water TsUey, Jsa, C. E. Bom-herger and Walter Harris, of Harris Furniture, Hardware, and Grocery Company, one of the largest buslaeae houses of thfs city, aold' their Interest In the company yesterday evening, E. A. Jennings, of the 'firm of Z.

D. Jennings sV Son, also a Urge business house, beang the purchaser, -and the business will be continued by Messrs' Webster Harris end B. A.1 Jennings under the firm name -of Jennings Harris. FUXTON. Treasurer's Safe Robbed of About 3000.

Tupelo, Jan. 6. New was received here this morning from Fulton that the treasurer's office was robbed, last night of 3000, the ssfs being Mown open. Sheriff Hudson snd Treasurer Arnold were- here last night for the purpose of sending the state funds to Jackson, and the robbery occurred In their absence. Aa attempt waa made to enter the sheriff's safe also, bnt the effort taUed.

No clew to the perpetrators of the robbery. SCRANTOI. Small Grocery Store Robbed. 8eranton, Jan. This morning Just before day some unknown party broke Into the establishment of C.

W. Green, a widow, who keeps a small grocery store on Pascagoula street, sadly depleting her small stock. The thief was sitting ou ths counter making a lunch of -sardines and crackera, when he was alarmed by her little boy at the-back door. There Is no dew. KUTAW.

The Dew W1U Ca.e Settled by a Compromise. Birmingham, Jan. 6. The will of Captain Duncan Dew, after hot contest between Joe J. Dew.

the executor and only legatee, and fourteen first cousins of deceased, residing In Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi sod Texas, the contestants, was probated by consent at Kutaw yesterday afternoon. Captain Dew Inherited a large fortune from his father, but lost the same shout ten years sgo, -while engaged In the cotton business In Mobile. He was absolutely penniless, when his sister, Mrs. Captain Kip Taylor, of -Eutaw, died, and, having no children, left him her sole legstee. Subsequently Captain Taylor also died, and Captain Dew fell heir to bis fortune also by showing that loans were made to Captain Taylor by his sister.

Captain Dew died suddenly In Birmingham last October possessed of these two fortunes, amounting to about $250,000. A second cousin, Joe exhibited a wljl witnessed by himself and a negro tenant on Captain Dew's plantation, bequeathing all his properties to the said Joe J. Dew. The fourteen first cousins Contested the will on the ground that Captain Dew's signature was forged, and experts on handwriting (Colonel E. B.

Hay, of Washington, and Dr. Carvallo, of New York.) were employed to establish snd disprove the alleged forgery. Lawyers from five states and these experts were gathered st Eutaw for trial of the case, when the compromise was effected. the compromise the Alabama contestants et $8500 each and the eleven others $5000 each, while the remainder of the properties, censlsttaig of valuable farms in Wilcox, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Bibb and Brown counties, a plantation in Mississippi, large tracts of land in six counties In Texas, and lots In Birmingham, go to the proponent. Tb.

compromise is said to be satisfactory to all parties. The Alabama heirs are Captain N. M. Carpenter, Mrs. Sarah Cockrall and Mrs.

Martha Weaver, of Eutaw. BIRMINGHAM. Collins Must Answer' to the Charsre of Murder. Birmingham, Jan. 6.

The preliminary trial of Thomas Collins, who one week ago from last Monday night entered the Jail at Bessemer and shot to death J.L. Howell, a mine foreman, who had been arrested for following Collins' wife snd daughter, came to a close before Justice Tillman, at Bessemer, this evening, after having been on five days. The defense waa that Howell had attempted to assault Collins daughter, and that Collins, -while drunk- and had killed him, Collins, It being claimed, being irresponsible st the time. Justice Tillman held Collins to the grand Jury, without bood.V The trial of Hugh Prater, Collins' friend, who wss with him at the time of the tragedy, and who was arrested as so accessory, waa then commenced. Collins and Fraser are well-known Bessemer merchants.

MONTGOMERY. White Man Kills a Negro Over a Debt of 25 Cents. Montgomery, Jan. 6. A young man by the name of John Starr, whose father operates a store a short distance from the dry on the Mobile Boad.

shot and killed Mack Williams, a negro, to-night. He wss arrested and is la Jail here. Be declines to say anything regard-in the kUlitut. It Is ststed Starr went to the negro's house to collect 25 cents. The negn deputed the account, a quarrel ensued and Starr shot him to death with a shotgun.

PLORTDA. PEKSACOLA. 3. D. Boutwell Shot to Death by an Unknown Man.

Pensscole, Fla Jan. 6. A special received to-day from Bluff this county, rays the Isst night J. D. Boutwell, a dtixm of Santa Boss county, residing near that place, was called from his house snd shot to death by aa unknown party.

A strange man called at the house yeaterday end Inquired who lived there. It is supposed that -was the assassin. Cotton shipments through this port have largely increased during the preeent season. For three months, ending Dee. 31, the Louisville and Nashville Koad brought here for export 6951 tales.

Of this amount 8630 bales were shipped to Liverpool. 17.600 bales to Bremen, 7100 bales to Japan and SO bales to Mexico. EL PASO. Choetaws and' Chlckasaws May Go to Mexico. El Paso, Jan.

H. M. Patterson snd A. B. Hullt, accompanied by eight representatives of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations, arrived In El Teeo to-day.

on return from inspecting the lands In Mexico, which they expect to buy, snd which lie on the Bio Grande, fifty below this city. Morgan Cole, one of the representatives from the Indian territory, was Interviewed by your correspondent. He said that the membera of his committee were highly pleased with the Mexico land. "We," said he, "are negotiating for only 3.000,000 acres, embracing; fertile valleys and fine mountains, watered by numerous springs of pure water and the Concho river. The country is full, of game, and the climate is the finest in the world.

Back in the territory my people can have no health, and chUdren are dying every day, and to add-to our dlscomfort-ure the government- at Washington insists on breaking up oar tribal relations. As result there is and deep-rooted dissatisfaction amonjr the tribes. Many of our people have made no preparations for crop this year. They want to leave the United (States, and we could not find a more congenial or more healthy place than the. land in Mexico, we have Just inspected.

No. all of our people do not want to go to Mexico." After aertouB illness. Ilka typhoid foyer, paeumonl. or the grip, Hood's Saras-parllla has -wonderful strength-giving power. ST.

MAURICE1 ASSOCIATION BALL The St. Maurice Motaal Association of the TMrd district last night save a grand ancyaresa and calico ball at the French Union Hall, for the benefit of their relief The affair waa a grand success In every respect, and Che rneet of the association enjoyed them selves to the utmost. The nan vaa crowded-with people, and the- dance was kept np till late, or rather, early," this morning. The officers of the association who-bad charge of the arrangements of the entertainment were Messrs. Panlin -Escat, chairman; Sebastian Roy, ex-offlclo; Jules Dambrun, Albert Nunea, J.

Guercfcona, M. A. Earhart, Albert Laburre, Albert Dazet and A. Miller. A LIGHT HAUL.

TWeres broke- into 2 the "residence? of "Balpnael Taylor, on Fern street," be tween 'Poplar and last -Wednesday night, and stole a' pair of. pants, ia the pockets of which was $3 In cash. A satchel belonsrlnr to Mrs. Heni-r RnrrpM of Hotrma, a sWter-ia-law of Mr. Taylor, m.Krtt vpeu anu S-OD39 Snd -DrU8n and re of perf amed.soaQ -wemstolpn GENERAL WAS.

YERY PERSONAL la His Ee marks in Eeferenoe to tie Hon. Carl 8olronv The Ciril Service Reformers Were Termed Political Hemag-eTiies." George William Curtis Galled the High Priest of Traitors. iohuson, of Indiana, Spoke ia Faror of CiTll Serrice, Warning Republicans That It Was Loaded. Washington, Jan. 6.

While the senate was In session two hours to-day, practically no business was tranacted beyond the passage of a few bills. Among tha measures which received favorable consideration were the bills providing for a congress of the representatives of the Indian tribes of the United States to be held at Omaha during the progress of the international exposition there; also bills providing for the erection of public buildings at Fergus Falls, and Newport News, and a measure to protect the name and Insignia of the lied Cross Society. Mr. AUea, of Nebraska, called up and the senate passed the bill providing for the holding of a congress of representatives of different Indian tribes of the United Stales at Omaha in 1808, and appropriating $45,000 therefor. Some minor amendments to the 111 were made.

A bill appropriating $175,000 for a public building at Fergus Falls, was passed. The bill to protect the name and Inslg-cia. of the lied Cross was passed. Mr. Graye, of Delaware, explaining that Miss Clara Barton, several years ugo, asked that the insignia of the Red Cross Society be protected from who would use it for commercial, or, perhaps, fraudulent purpose.

Under treaty entered into by a majority of the civilized nations of tbe world, the sign of the Ked Cross is known as aa Insignia of hospital corps or charitable organisations. Otier nations had protected the Insignia of the socLeity, end the United-States ougbc also to protect. After some routine business the senate on motion of Mr. Quay, went into executive session. At 2 o'clock the senate adjourned until to-morrow.

The House. The friends and enemies of tbe civil eervico law ei changed broadsides In tbe house to-day. The heaviest guns on both sides were brought into action. Mr. Grosveoor, of Ohio, and Mr.

Johnson, of Indiana, each made exhaustive speeches and kept their respective sides In a constaat furore. The house today promptly resumed the debate on the civil service question, and Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, took the floor with an elaborate speech in opposition to the law. Ia opening, Mr. Grosvenor disclaimed any leadership of the anti-civil service reform forces and any- purpose to speak for any officer of the government, executive, legislative or Judicial.

"All efforts to entangle me in a collision with the president," said ha, "was so much powder. If I believed that my relations to the executive would be changed or modified because I differ with him in any representative capacity, I would despise him as he would despise meef I faltered In my convictions" Mr. Grosvenor said he- had watched with admiration the president's public career, and one of his most prominent characteristics had always been that he not only did not demand subserviency, but despised a man who sought favors by Mr. Grosvenor proceeded to pay his respects to the National Civil Service Reform League and to Carl Sonars, Its president. His excoriation of the latter was the most scathing that has been beard on tbe floor of the house in months.

He denounced unsparingly those who sought to read out of the Republican party those who believed in the repeal of the civil service law. With vitriolic language he sketched the political career of Mr. Schnrz, which he characterized as the "checkered, spotted, leprous career of one who betrayed every party and every dnty to which tie was bound and whose betrayal had -been his only stock In trade In the arena of politics." He traced Mr. Schnrz's political history and defied anyone to point ont a point in the trail which was not tainted with political corruption. Yet, he said, this was the man, who with other "foul political demagogues," at- Cincinnati, under the name of the National Civil Service League, had denounced him, and those who thought with him on this question.

He read the- resolutions adopted at the Cincinnati meeting, branding them as Infamous beyond description. Mr. Grosvenor's description of the habits of the "cuckoo" teemed with wit and kept the house in a roar. Mr. Grosvenor, in replying to the charge made against himself and hie colleagues, that they were betraying the Repu-bHcan party, adverted to what he called a list of traitors among the nigh priests of civil service reform, at the (head of which he placed George William Curtis, who abandoned the Republican party to show that the present position occupied by the majority of the bouse was not inconsistent with these declarations.

'For I gave the members of the civil service committee notice." said be, "that we have a majority on this floor, and you cannot etrangle a majority In the Ameri: can congress." He argued that when the St. Louts platform was adopted, the extensions contained in the Cleveland order of 18d6 had not been understood. It was not until November. 1896, that the enormous scope of that order, covering 46,000 officials, was publicly The Republicans, coming into power on a platform adopted by these vast extensions, were not In honor bound to agree to them, and It was proper that the president should announce in his message to congress that there were portions of tnoso orders which never ought to have been made. Mr.

Grosvenor discussed the practical effect of the law and the examinations of tbe committee, giving many illustrations of applicants who through years of service bad proved their ability, bat who failed to answer questions asked. One of Mr. Grosvenor's statements, which evoked an enthusiastic outburst from the galleries, was in the nature of a warning -that if tneobers refused to listen to the voice of the people In hostility to this law, they would not be members of the fifty-sixth house of representatives. He argued that the people were overwhelmingly opposed to the law, and said hundreds of thousands felt In secret BTm- pathy with Mayor Van Wyck, of York, who announced that none ont Democrats would be appointed to office under the new city government. Governor Black had said a few.

days ago that the late lamented" Republican-government of New York came Into power there were' 15,000 Tammany men in office, and whaa it expired there were still 15,000 Tammany men on the pay rolls- The Republicans, VMr. Grosvenor said, bad foeen justly punished for keeping; these enemies In their camp. Mr. Grosvenor professed bis adherence to the principle of the merit system, and to the theory of examinations for office within certain limitations. But," he exclaimed in conclusion, addressing the defenders of he law, "I want to serve notice on yon that unless yon join ns In the correction of the abases and the reformation of the law, we will, Join any portion of the community, legislative, executive or judicial, and destroy the la root and (Uproarious applanse In the galleries.) Mr.

Johnson, of Indiana one of the ardent defenders of the law, followed Mr. Grosvenor with an- extended argument in support- of the merit system. He took occasion to review the history of the civil service, pointing' out that previous to the -time of- Jackson, he spoils system did not exist, Men were appointed to of-flee for fitness, yet never was party feeling stronger than then. He repudiated the statements of the adversaries of the law that Lincoln and 3rant believed in the spoils systems i In enomeratlrrg he evil of the spoils ystem, saM rt made cowards of legislators, stormed the white house', Intert'frej with t1: St LARGEMETTEH THAN EVER BEFORE. The Famous Medical tnl Surreal latitats a DR8.

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LA. aS 'S7 ly reached into the capltol and shaped legislation: it exalted the office broker, and attacked, vil lined snd calumniated the conscientious man. Words, he declared, could not do justice to the Infamy of this proline evil which had debauched tbe civil service. Speaking to the Republican side of the house, he told his colleagues that the merit system was a Republican child. While George H.

Pendleton was Its authdr in inception, it was a Republican measure. Every Republican senator and all except Sevan Republican members of tbe house voted for K. It has been Indorsed by state and national conventions. Cities snd states were adopting it. The American people were behind It.

Mr. Johnson attributed the present "discordant and disgraceful scene" now being enacted In Ohio, wltih Its "visions of senatorshlps going glimmering," to the scramble for spoils, state and national, and ea-id that the surest way to put Bryan and his black banner in tbe white house in 1900 would 4e for the great Republican party to be recreant to Its trust and to slap In the face those who believed in an (honestly conducted service. After expressing hit confidence In President McKinley, Mr. Johnson concluded with an eloquent appeal to him to stand by the principle upon the perpetuity of which the permanence of our institutions depended. At 4:50 p.

m. the house adjourned. COPPER THIEVES. Police Chasing- Tto Youngsters Who Had a Soft Thiup. Six Blar Ino-ots of the Bright Metal Taken by the Gang.

The police are cfheslng a band of yonng thieves, wlhose leaders are Johnnie O'Reagan and John Lossenger, the boy 'burglars, who made a sensational escape about a year ago from, the parish prUon by scaling the greet red wall, though their liberty did not last long, for they were returned to their cells In a crippled condition. O'Reagan, who Is known as Buddie by his companions, with Lossenger, plotted to make plenty of money on the sale of stolen copper, and they would hare gained that end had It not been for the timely dracovety toy the people Interested in the ore, which had been left on the wharf at the head of Soraparu street. On New Year's day Shipping Agent Warriner, of the Elder-Dempster Company, had 633 ingots of copper ore placed on the wharf near the company's office, so that it could be skipped to Europe on the Montrose, bnt the ship had cleared before the ore lhad reached the wharf. Of course Mr. Warriner thought he could leave the property where It had been laid, for It was bulky, and it did not seem likely that any one would bother it.

But O'Reagan and Iibssenger knew there was profit in stealing ore, and a day or so back, with a man, supposed to be an old police character named 'Fagan, begian the bold task of taking the copper. There was no secrecy about the tnert, for O'Reagem and hh companions secured a wiheel barrow and carted the ore from tie wharf across the street, and anally dumped It in the gutteT on Water street. John Shields, a cotton weigher, who lives at 2034 Chestnut street, was not far from where the copper was, and saw tne men taking the ore, but presuming that they were laborers, and were obeying instructions, he did not bother them, nor give out his knowledge. After getting away with six Jngots, wOflch took three days, for the thieves generally contented themselves with stealing two of the pieces a day, O'Reagan and Lassenger. with their help, hid the copper in a stave yard close by.

concealing the bright ore from view toy covering It with old wood. Wednesday Mr. Warriner had the in-gots counted, and rt was discovered that six had been stolen, and the police of the harbor precinct were called In to Investigate the Tobbery. Captain Journee sent Sergeant Creagh and Corporal Leroy to trace out the orrine, and the officers were soom on the track of the thieves. One ingot, weighing 195 pounds, bad been sold to William Doran, who has a shop at 63d South Peters street, near Glrod.

From the. Junk dealer the police learned that Johnnie O'Reagan and John Loseenger had sold the ore. At first Mr. Doran was suspicious, and did not want to bother with the copper, as he was almost convinced It had been stolen. -But O'Reagan swore that he and his friend bad come toy honestly, and for recom-Tnenlation of their characters Morris Kenny, of St.

Joseph street, coudd be questioned. Mr. Doran sent his son, Daniel, to Kenny's place, and he was told that O'Reagan nad perhaps come by the goods benestly. Feeling that he had become alarmed without reason, Mr. Doran accepted the copper, upon hearing bis son's story, and gave 5 a pound for the seems that 6'Reagan and Lossenger first went with the ingot to Nick Glaser's shop, on Tchoopltonlaa.

street, near First, and tried to sell the copper there. B-ot the proprietor was not In. at the time, and the clerk was unauthorized to make bargains. O'Reagan said -he would not wait for any man when he- had a bargain to wffeT, and calling a passing wagon driver, lie contracted with lm to haul Hie copper to Doran's place. The copper stolen Is -worth about X300, and the police mean to hunt for the ore while looking for the thieves, BTOTATVAX, Olf HOWARD -AVE JTCEy ''Yesterday, morning, at o'clock; at the cornet of Oarondelet aid Howard streets, a team of horses attached to a carriage owned by Joseph 'Roy, and.

driven by BV: Montegtrt, took' fright and -ran into one of the Illinois Central box cars. The carriage and harness was damaged about the driver was, thrown from nls seat and received severe Injuries about the right shouMer. He was taken to- bl house. No, 1427 Annette street and attended A "OATCIT BEIlTlflV. HURT Cast 5 evening.

a boy named Eugene Chaltel, residing at 824 Belleville street, and employed" at the flrglnia Cotton Press, Vwhile climbing on a float as It was passing the corner of Richard and Tchonpltonlas streets, accidentally slipped and fell to the eround, and was severely injured the right side of the 'bodyY He os- attended to. toy the earcas, and -tiea. Uien to 71 jSOSSIP GATHERED IN BOTE LOBBIES. '1 The Merchants and 'EmployerV Association to Meet at the St. Charles; Will Elect Officers and Start tlie Boom for 2ffeTT Orleans.

A Pleasure Party From Minnesota Banning From the Snows. Dr. Drum Discusses tbe Trip to HaTana by the Mississippi Com missionExpress Officials Here. The meeting of the Merchants and Employers' Association at the St. Charles Hotel to-night will be a very important one, as it will be tbe one at which the oped -for boom In.

the membership and work of the association will be inaugurated. The main purpose of the meeting is to elect officers for the ensuing year and after that haa been dons there will be, a big hnstle to make the organization the leader in that Is for the Interest of the city. The meeting will be held at 8 o'clock in tbe banquet-room, on the first floor. The proposition to enlarge the "work of the association, has met with favor among the members and it Is believed that 10,000 members can be secured In a very Short time, every one of whom will be willing to contribute his quota to making np the fund which is to be used In developing thei city and securing conventions and other things which will bring money here. "Tbe mere fact that money Is spent In the hotels and paid for carriage hire, puts it Into tbe pockets of everybody," said one of the members last nlgbt.

'Every man who gets any of the money pays it ont for something that somebody else has to sell and everybody gets the benefit of it to a greater or less extent. There is another view to take of It. Those people who come here are apt to see opportunities of Investing their money advantageously and many will do so. That is tbe way to get people to locate here. A permanent exhibit, in a building to belong to the association, with a hall for conventions, would be the Ideal, but If we cannot have that now we can have a large membership, which will Insure the money to secure and take care of conventions and public meetings.

What Is the matter with New Orleans having a nafWvnoil convention? Did von ever think of that? If you never aid. Just think of it now. Cbicago and Kansas City and Rt. Lonls snd Omaha and a number of other cities are always working for the4 national political conventions, it wouia do no harm to try for them. Let as pat ourselves before the country and It will do us good." There are a number of business men who are enthusiastic about the benefits of conventions and public gatherings, and the leaders in the movement say that now is the time for them to come to the front.

Anyway, the Merchants and Employers' Association, wants ail Its members to attend the meeting and later will have a good deal to say to the general public, which they want to become a part of the organization, as every man, woman and child ia the city IS Interested In the booming of the city. Max Phillip Offenbach, of Germany, who ia at the St. Charles, is not a rreat musical composer, but an enterprising commercial man. There la i pleasure party at the Dener chaud from Fairbault, Minn. It consists of D.

Cavanaugh and Miss I McCarthy and Mrs. M. H. Kelly. Mr.

Cavanaugh had been here several tlmeB, and was here as a member of a Minnesota regiment during the war. He said that it was so cold and uncomfortable In Minnesota that -they decided to take a trip south, and. after spending some days here, they will go to Mexico by the way of El Paso, and after a tour of that country, will visit Central America. The ladle were very much interested la New Orleans, and will take time to see the old and the new cities. "I saw something that Interested me down town the other day," said one of the guests at the Grunewald yesterday.

"It waa a small shop which bad a sign out, Dolls I went In and found that It was a sort of dolls' hospital, where those which had had their internal material so deranged that they bore very little resemblance to their original selves, and those which have become faded beauties might be restored to their former beauty. Quite a unique occupation, isn't It?" Dr. S. R- Dunn, of the Mississippi state board of health, arrived in the city yesterday and registered at the St. Charles.

Dr. Dunn was here during tbe late scare, and spent some time at Ocean Springs as the representative of the board- there. He was one of the members of the commission appointed by the board of health of Mississippi to visit Cuba and investl- gate the yellow fever, conditions there with regard to the resemblance it might bear to that which waa alleged to have been here last fall, and also to look into the possibility of guarding against Introduction here from Havana. Dr. Haralson, of Blioxl, was another member of the commission, but neither he nor Dr Dunn went to Havana.

The members who did go were Drs. Gant, Folkes and Tackett, who have returned, as reported In the Picayune at length. Dr. Dunn was asked regarding the work of the commission. "How long have they been over there?" he asked.

"Well, about ten days or two weeks," replied the reporter. Dr. Dunn figured np that, excluding the number of days that they spent ou the way there and back, they were gone about ten days. He did not seem to think that that time was long enough to accomplish very much, and said that the Teason why he did not go was that be could not afford to spend time enough, in his opinion, to make the neglect of his other duties worth while. He would like to eee Havana, never having been, there, but did not think that the present was a good time to see it, when there was war going on.

Dr. Dunn said that In the present condition of publio sentiment ta Mississippi be was inclined to think that there might te something done regarding the health situation that would not be done if there was less feeling about It. sir. Catchlngs once sild that there was no telling, what a petit jury- would do, and the only thing that exceeded It in the Improbability of its action was tbe national legislature, but Dr. Dunn wanted to add the 'state legislature to the list.

Dr. Dunn Is on his war to Ocean Springs to make some final collections of facts, which will go into a supplementary report. -r T. Sambola Jones, of Baton Rouge, was at the St. Charles yesterday, Ceorge V.P.

Bamsey, of Clinton, was among tbe guests at the St. Charles. i There was at the Grunewald yesterday a prominent party of express Including President John J. Valentine, of tbe Wells-Fargo Express Company; his private secretary, A. H.

Gardner, of Oak land, CaL; A. Chrlstensen, of. -Kansas and G. A. Taft, of Houston.

Tex. The Wells-Fargo Company toes recently established a new office In this city, and the officers report that the business here has been very prosperous, excepting, of period when there waa none at all on-account of the "I got the prise, sald 'J. E. Blake, a well-known Pullman conductor, at Grunewald last nrght. "I made a guess at the amber of votes that It would take to elect -the -mayor of New York.

The winner- was 1 to get fonr boxes of fine cigars. I guessed that Van i Wye woold win with 234,000 votes, and he had I got Jenlson and family, of Iowa, are at the Grunewald on their way to Florida. They are out for a pleasure Ernest H. Barton, of Ascension, was at the. Charles.

Among the' guests at the Cosmopolitan, were- F. F. Rogers, of Alexandria; M. Mf Nerves, of St. an1 Captain IF.

L. rM The Original Baking Powder. 5 Half a centrrry the Standard tor Mrfty.and iV the best that can be mads. i5 boston. FREE UNTIL CURED.

Trees ernlrent speclsllsts have such, eon fldence Id their ability that tbey have adopted tbe systeir. of cot charging a cent for tbeir services on til tbe pttteat Is satisfied he is thoroughly cwd. The woedsrf il cures dally win convince the most skeptical of their ability. During the Sast t5 months 831 visited tbe doctors; 08 were rejected ss Incurable. SPECIAL TIES: CATARRH, CONSUMPTION.

Rb-umatlsm. Klndeys, Blood and KERV. ODS DISORDERS. tree. Treatment by mail; Inclose sump for blanks.

'V FOREIGN DOCTORS, 617 ST. CHARLES STREET. NEW ORLEANS. LA- MANLY VjGOR Restored la young, old or mlddle-egsd Mr at losses, drains cease at once. Lost manhood.

Atrepby. Unde- velotimest and, Weak. I I Fn neaaes ef Mas per in a- W- neatly and privately Tl by tbe use ef Tbe Old Dr. Balloelc Electrto Fills. Dead by patients ef TUU OLD Dcctsr sines IMS.

sad always wit jrreat aucceas. Price $1 per Pills wits) fall lsclading diet, seat mall, closely sealed, la plain wrapper, on receipt of price. We bavs no free prescriptions, free- re res sr O. O. D.

metbeds. We employ so a (rents. Te inquiring minds sad siscere seerera after neaun we wui seaa onr. valuable medical book of, 64 pages, with list of ones-. tloca.

ires oa application. HALLOCK MEDICAL 110 Conrt Boston. Mass. dl 'Stt TttFrSuAWtaFl tV 7 TAu Ci a non-polBorf- ooa remedy for Gonorrhoea, Ulet, Spermator. Irucea.

miea, unnatural any ttJSS. ion or ulceration of Irrveeata eoatxten. mueoBg membranes. oi! PraifWl, a. i fat Bln WTtWT' vj expiuH, prcpuu.

lur St or 3 bottles, S3.7S. CtraHlar ecu a raausafc Cie eodly Steiriway are the Leaders of the world; ThoCrunewalds Are the Southern Agents. n21 '87 ly that he might have something of publio interest Jf be remained here long enough, but if he did not remain long enough it would not be of interest. S. Abraham, of Raceland, was af ts" Cosmopolitan.

District Attorney Duncan 6. kemp, ef Amite City, was at tbe Royal last night. lyUViain J. A. avre, a prouiiurut lumberman, of Pearlington, Is reads' tered at the Denechand.

1 Natchez, la a guest at the -Dens' Dr. W. B. Kinabrew. a oromlnent thv chaud arrivals.

Blass SDiller. a nromlnent lumberman. of Blind river. is registered, at ib Denechand. THE Record of Testcrdava Arvivaik.

St. Charles Hotel: Max Ft II! pa Offenbach Germany; C. li. llWUams and wife. Creveling, Irwlng O.

Clark, i Hlldreta New York? Uavfln fU Alwood, New York; T. -Sambola Jones, Baton Rouge; T. H. Gil more. Clinton: S.U.

Dunn. Greenville; Ueo. i. Ramsey, Clinton; T. itl Goldaborotigh, New Xork; NeweU Saadera, Chattanooga; K.

H. Barton, Ascension; i. Miiuaii, new zors; J. wooa, ilttsourg; Oeo. H.

Rogers, Minneapolis; Doosey, "Kess Tork T. HoweU snd wife, Nssnville; Ww viij im. aucg nestue. Lafonrcbe. Hotel Roral: E.

8. Lewfa viv vita Lewis, Cbicago; O. B. New York; Frsnk Temple, Ocala; EL Edwards, Cleve- wwii ji. aa.

is usoorne, ii.entwooo; win J. Carter. Lrfralatana? Wm inimun aatl; Alex J. Foote. 8t Charles; 'Wm.

A. Cooke, eity; E. Dock worth. S. i.

Bernard. caneianatl; Duncan s. Kemp. City i J. W.

Foster. St, Mary; E. Cole. Green, lews. Hotel Grunewald: J.

J. Ryan. Aspea, Jne. i. Valentine and wife, c7 H.

Gardiner. Oakland, CaL; A. Chriateso-n, Kaosss City; C. A. Taft, Houston; Wheeler, Cbicago; K.

1. Flanagan and wife. Lowell, J. Dobyns. Jackson, alias.

J. W. Hickman. Louis, vnie; P. Ellj.

AtUnta; L. B. Hart. Plaque-mine; J. E.

Blake, Texas: 3. D. Hoostos, Baton Booge; Lucas, Mississippi; JI. Oalgarrdt. Summit, Cabell, Memphis; Wm SuUivso, Mexico: R.

O. West. St Paul. C. T.

Alexandre. Katphec inh. Teiiw West Baton Ronre; C. H. Hero, Louisiana; B.

F. O'Brian. Belle Alliance, Ls.J 8. ti- Kirby W. H.

Hartner, Clinton. TT. 1 IT Wsae ValnliM. C. XX -v York: M.

D. Borer. I. Falrman. hieaan- J- Hsnley, Morte, Iowa; W.

Leen, Walker, Iowa; O. Sevige asd wife, Indiana; ssd wife, Mahle Jenlson. Julia Jenlson, Mart Jen-lsoa, Osage, La. A. Becker, 6t.

Louis; A. BafOog and wife, Wm. -KoLaughlla sad wife, Bellevne. Ohio; J. afcLsngblln, Esst St.

Lotrta; (8. Oenlow, Baltimore, J. B. Strong, wife and baby. Beilbnckle, B.

L. Hstebesoa, Waco, W. H. Miller, Chicago; Leon Blocks Tbibodanr, La. Olty, W.

J. Jones. STraokiintott, Ls.t iass epllier. ansa Jtuver. vhhubu.

Oolumboe, Q. W. Bogval and wife, Memphis; J. H. Long.

Wesson, Otlss H. DaLeener, t. Louis: M. J. Harris and wire.

Mrsv A. X. Caas, WilUsms, GarretteviUe, osw H. P. MeCleedcn.

Amite City. Mrs. H. ii.ee ley, u. uavci eosa, jraii-uaui.

Jos. Hunter mltb, Brrmlsatsm; 2 -e O. Stss- Xk xatrhexr K. P. Nicholson.

Leuiiosea: 'A. S. Haray, iau- toe; Dr. W. B.

KlisUsOllo, c. D. Case and wife. OorJegtoa. H.

Mississippi: Hlrsm Mysn -sod j.als-bunr. I1L Mrsv J. H. Bowers, JackM.a.- iLs J. H.

Bowers. Hoema, OoemopoUUn Hotel I V. rchner, Omaha; Joss H. CaMaher, 3. H.

Hoffman. York: Jar. lsmeiaiar. Kew York; A MOUer, Chkarre: F. Bwers, A.V R.

L. Lloyd. Boston; M. U. Janres, Ma.WolffV.

WT Smyth! CaV Wew York: -O. Y. I WsUer. i ClneinnsU: fiaa JTranciseo: and Child, O. r.

S. Ahrahanr, 7 Bolland. UtCc'i, Le. F. Commercial Vr P.

B. San Fr 3. I.