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The Piqua Daily Call JOHN W. MORRIS. Select List of Ohio Stat Dulles. H. La Conte, Park Row, Now fort Olty.

1. Call has the largest circulation of ares pager in Miami County, Oblo, Jan. 28 1897 Chap LOCAL TINE CARD KORTH BOUND 83. 194 except 3 8:15 08 p. creept Banday 7:20 DO 8.30 m.

1 .9:05 SOUTH BOUNDI daily except Bunday 8:46 :0.41 a. 2:24 p. 1 p.m a (sunday only), 9,45 DORY agar and WINANS, Ticket Agent; Duty Ticket Office. PTOTTA. 0.

Pennsylvania Station. consulvania lines. Trains run by Contrai Time Daily: except Sunday. SHAVE PIQUA. tor Cel.

Pittaburgh and East a. m. for Cel. Pittsburgh and m. Ha 4 tar Del Newark and Dennison 20 for Cel.

Pittsburgh and Kast $5:58 p. m. tor 001. Cal. Pittaburgh and East 11 for ransport and Chicago Haute $9:16 m.

m. Terre 84 m. BL Lodis 4 Lagansport and Chicago other information apply IT Flaket Azeat, Piqua 0.7 SENATE AND HOUSE. Crisis Reached in the Debate on the Nicoraguan Canal Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan.

crisis in the debate on the Nicaraguan canal bill was reached in the senate late yesterday. brought out an energetic statement from: Senator Sherman, in which he foreshadowed a new treaty, by which the United States could build the canal without the intermediation of a private concession. The senator declared that this governmental execution of the project was the only feasible one. and that all private efforts in that connection had proved failures. Auswering Mr.

Morgan's charge that England inspired opposition to American control cf the canal, Mr. Sherman asserted that this was a "bugaboo" wholly without foundation. He added a handsome tribute to Ea and her institutions. Mr. Vilas followed with a motion to recommit the canal bill to the committee 012 foreign relations, a step which Mr.

Morgan characterized as an insalt. The motion was changed so as to mate the recommittal to the special committee, of which Mr. Morgan is chairman. The senate adjourned before a vote was taken and the Vilas motion to recommit is pending. The military academy appropriation bill, carrying approximately $479,000, was passed, after the defeat amendment for participation of the West Point cadets in the inauguration ceremony.

The amendment led to a sharp controversy between Mr. Allen of Nebraska and Mr. Gray of Delaware. The bill for an international monetary conference was not reached during the day. In the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. house, after a debate of four hours, adopted the conference report on the immigration bill by a vote of 131 to 118. The principal criticism of the measure agreed on by the conferees in debate was based upon the extension of the educational test to female as well as male immigrants in the immigrants on the groand that it might divide families and to the limitation of the ability of en immigrant to read and write the "English language or the language of their native coautry or residence." WANAMAKER'S THANKFULNESS. Ite Is Going to Build a Church to Celebrate His Escape From Fire. PHILADELPHIA, Jan.

Wanaranker is going to build church to celebrate his escape from fire. In the confagration which destroyed a big business block Tuesday mcrning his store was damaged to the extent of about $100.000, bat many times it was threatened with total destruction and was saved ouly by tremendous work by the department and his own store brigade. Mr. Wanamaker is an official of the Bethany Presbyterian church and is superintendent of its Bible class. At its regular weekly meeting last night, he spoke feelingly of his "providential" escape from Tuesday's disaster and said that he and his wife bad resolved that their thankfulness should take some mbstantial form.

Accordingly he had to bay a plot of ground in the southwestern section of the city, and erect thereon a place worship be dedicated to the Presbyterian church of this city. Many think ween it was said to woman: 4 In sorrow shalt thou bring forth that a perpetal cargo WCA pronounced, but such is net the cass. True, dangers lurk in the pathway of the exMother and be avoided. "Mother's Friend" LA so proparos the sysfor the change toting place that the Anal hour is robbed of all danger and pain. Its 080 insures safoty to the of both Mother and child, and makes childbirth easy and recovery more rapid.

Friend" is the greatest remedy ever on the market, and my customers praise it W. Whitewright, Tex. A by "To Mail, on receipt of price, $1 PER BOTTLE. Expoctant mailed tree. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR ATLANTA, ALL DRUGGISTS, DON'T WANT OFFICE.

Major McKinley's Visitors Only Making Social Calls. HAVE SUGGESTIONS TO MAKO One of Them Spoken of as Minister to England--Murderer Frantz Believes Ile WIll Never Be Electrocuted Men Blown to Atoms- Other Happenings in the Buckeye State. CANTON, Jau. J. R.

Eond and J. F. Stafford of Spr'ugleld, eastern directors of the Hamden Watch company of this city, were among Major M'Kinley's callers yesterday. They had a very pleasant visit and in the course of their conversation spoke very highly of ex-Governor Loug of Massachusetts as an available man for a cabinet position. Colonel John Hay was seen at the Fort Wayne depot prior to his depart re for Washington.

He said he was not in Canton on any personal matters nor ro talk about cabinet affairs. but to see Major McKinley "for somecne else." He else is. declined to reveal who that When it was mentioned that he had been spoken of as a possible minister to England. Mr. Eay smiled and said that he bad little idea that Major was thinking of him in that connection.

General Osborne will remain in Canton several days, the guest of Major MoKinley. FRANTZ'S FAITH. He Does Not Think That Ho Will Ever Be Electrocuted, COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 28. Albert Frantz, the Dayton murderer.

takes his confinement in the annex, where he is awaiting the awful penalty for his awfal crime, with seeming composure. If he realizes that the shadow of death is deepening upon him, he does not manifest it in any way. He is cheerful and eats heartily and chats gaily with his fellow-prisoners and plays checker with Haas, the Cincinnati murderer. He does not believe that he will be electrocuted, and that probably accounts in a greut measure for his sangfroid. He has made op his mind that his attorneys will yet save from death, and that ultimately he will be 8 free man, through a kindhearted governor's pardon.

Endorsed by the Druggists. COLUMBUS, Jan. pressure is being brought to bear upon Governor Bushnell to reappoint Mr. Ozier as a member of the state board of pharmacy. Practically all the druggists in the state have petitioned for his reappointment and yesterday the members of the pharmacy board called on the governor aud gave their unqualified indorsemeut to Mr.

Ozier. Governor Bushnell did not say whether he would or would not make the appointment, as they desired; in fact, from his manner the other members of the board are apprehensive that he will not do so. Dying From Exposure. CHILLICOTHE, Jan. J.

M. Matthews, prominent physician of Williamsport, was found lying in his buggy yesterday evening unconscious from exposure. He had been visiting patients at Brown's Chapel. and stayed for dinuer with his son Frank of Clarksburg. When found he was lying forward over the dashboard of his buggy and had been uncouscions for some time.

Everything possible was done for him, but it is not thought he will recover. He is one of the best known physicians of the country. Two Men Blown to Atoms. TOLEDO, Jan. tremendous explosion of nitroglycerin in a storehouse belonging to the Ohio and Michigan Torpedo company of this city, occurred yesterday afternoou near Bradner, 25 miles south of here.

The explosion was so tremendous that it was plainly heard here, and it rattled windows in the Minison of Toledo, Edward southern part of the William Duunison of Rising Sun were blown to atoms. Minison was a field man and married. Danuison was a shooter and single. Brice Atter Another Railroad. CLEVELAND, Jan.

is made here that Senator Calvin 9. Brice has a well defined movement on fout to purchase the C. S. railway and make it part of his system. He has surveyors at work running lines which to use in order to join C.

S. will show the most advantageons route and the A. C. roads. He is said to desire the C.

S. road in order to complete a trank line and for the mauy local advantages it would give him. Coal Rate War Ended, COLUMBUS, Jan. the meeting of the Ohio Coal Traffic association is yesterday an end was put to the coal rate war by the association voting unantariff imously rates to taking abrogate effect all at contracts ouce. under claims for damages will doubtless follow bat these will be met by the association.

A committee was appointed to fix a basis for the division of coul traffic. Will Bore For Oil. CHILLICOTHE, Jan. is of great excitement at Adelphi, this connty. A number of Lima capitalists have arrived here and are making arrangeQuents to bore for oil on an extensive scaio.

All the tools already on the grounds and derricks are being rapidly erected. There is every indication that oil will be found in paying quantities. Pure Food Definod. Jan. yesterday afteruoon the supreme court gave out its decision in the Franklin county pare food case of the state vs.

Hatchinson. It was against the state. It held in substance that harinfal sabstances most be in foods in sufficient quantity to be clearly detrimental to health to be anlawfal. all Injunction Against a Receiver. COLUMBUS, Jan.

Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking railroad has obtained an iujunction to preveut D. L. it Sleeper, Morris Donahue, H. R. Butler, George W.

Saul, 8. J. Flickinger, E. Postou and Anua Bonebruke from leaking farther steps to have a receiver dA. appointed.

RUN DOWN BY A TRAIN. var Men Instantly Killed and the Fifth Dies Within Five Minutes. SOUTH NORWALK, Jan. The worst accident of its kind that ever occurred in this section, took place shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday after1001 on the tracks of New Hampshire aud' Hudson railroad. near the East Norwalk station.

Five men, engaged in work upon the roadbed, in efforts to avoid an approaching express stepped directly in front of local freight, running in the same direction as the express. Pour of them were instautly killed and the fifth died five minutes after the accident. The dead are: James Powers of Sonth Norwalk, 890- ton foreman, married. John Grittin of East Norwalk, section hand. married.

John Shea. Michael Spleen, section hand. Italian laborer, name unknown. The Colonial express, westbound, for New York, due in this city at 1:56, was coming through on time and as the train approached Foreman Powers Ordered his men to step aside. They obeyed, and with Powers, stepped to an adjoining track.

A local freight. also westbound, came rushing down behind the express. a short distance. It is sup posed that the men did not notice the approaching of the freight because of the clouds of sinoke and steam in the wake of the express. The five men were struck simultaneously as they stood grouped together.

Fragments of their bodies were scattered along tracks as the freight rushed by. Of the five victims all but Shea died instantly. The head of Forman Powers was nearly severed from the body and the bodies of the other victims were horribly tilated. FOUND PEOPLE DESTITUTE. An Investigation Rerealed a Startling State of Affairs.

RUSHVILLE, Jan. in the history of this city have the poor suffered so much as they have the pres-1 ent week. The relief committee Festerday found 30 families saffering for want of fire, food and raiment. Children, with their feet wrapped in rags, and their limbs half clad, were seen carrying sawdust to use as fuel. Sick persons were found shivering from the cold on their beds of pain.

Another family was parching field corn, which was devoured with eagerness. An appeal has been made to the people of the city to aid Trustee Caldwell in caring for the needy, and indications are that the emergency will be met. Ex-Mayor of Brooklyn Doad. NEW YORK, Jan. Howell, former mayor of Brooklyn, died at his home in Brooklyn yesterday.

He leaves a widow, a son and two married daughters. Mr. Howell was born in Eugland in 1829, aud came to this country when 6 years old, the family settling o11 A farm near New Lisbon. 0. He moved to Brooklyn in 1815.

He was president of the board of trustees of the Brooklyn bridge at the time of his death. Longest Runaway on Record. KOKOJIO, Jan. longest runaway on record was made by the delivery team of a local grocer yesterday. They started at the courthouse corner and kept running until they reached Young America, Cuss county, distance of 22 miles.

A year ago the same team ran away, and kept going antil stopped at Greentown, making the run of 11 miles in 32 minutes, carryiug a heavy wagon. Killed by a Falling Tree. SULLIVAN, Jan. Robert Trent, living eight miles west of here, was killed by a falling tree yesterday evening. It seems he had out the tree down, and was standing aside, when the falling tree struck a limb of another tree, turning it, so that as it fell it caught him.

He was not instantly killed, but walked within a short distance of his home. where he was fouud dead. Freight House Burned. Sr. LOUIS, Jan.

newly ed freight house of the Big Four railroad, in East St. Louis, together with an immense amount of merchandise, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The total loss is estimated at about $100,000, and on this there is little insurauce. The fire originated in the explosion of a barrel of oil. A Bridegroom Disappears, LIGONIER, Jan.

sensation has been caused at Millwood by the disappearance of Frank Sechrist, who leaves a bride of but a few weeks. Sechrist left home, saying that he would return in the evening, since which time be has not been seen, nor can auy trace be found of him. Washington Corbin Dead. QUINCY, Jan. Corbin, one of the pioneer horsemen of the west, and the owner and developer of numerous old-time trotters, died yesterday of paralysis.

He was born in Keutucky 77 Fears ago. Tried to Save Her Child. VERSAILLES, Jan. aged 2, son of Burley Hackney, caught fire from a grate yesterday and was burned to death. The mother was dangerously burned in trying to save the child.

Brakeman Injured. HOLTON, Jan. Lyons, a brakeman, was struck by a water tank near Deputy and seriously hurt, being knocked off the train. He has been conveyed to his home at New Albany. Died Daring the Night.

LAPORTE, Jan. William Condon, one cf the best known women of Hanna, this county, was found dead in bed yesterday morning at her home. She was very old. Little Girl Borned to Death. RUSSELLVILLE, Jan.

Lannin, 8, was fatally burned yesterday. The little girl was stauding in front of a grate when her clothing caught fire. Strike Off. NASHVILLE, Jan. miners at Tracey City have declared the strike off and agreed to return to work.

They will all be taken back on the old terms. WEAK, NERVOUS CHILDREN Made Strong, Vigorous and Well by Dr. Greene's Nervura Mr. C. IT.

Demis, Cranby, says: 46 My littlo girl Lucy had been taking medicines for 3 severe nervous trouble for nearly two years, receiving no benefit. LITTLE LUCY REMIS. 44I then bottle of Dr. Greenc's Nervura nerve remedy, and her recovery by its USO bas been remarkable. Others of the family have also received benefit from its use." Dr.

Greene, 35 West 14th New York City, the most successful physician in curing nervous and chronic diseases, can be consulted free, personally or by letter. To Collect a Million. Jan. 28. Governor Mount has signed the bill directing the Railroad company to make an woonnting as 10 its alleged debt of shout 51,000.000 to the state school fand tuder 211 old charter.

The attorney a ill at once call upon the railcourt of the for a house statement. The speaker im.nediately named a committee to enforce the cisim Li que shali be duveloped. Early Moraiag Gas Explosion. UPLAND, Jan. accumulated in the basement under William Phillips suloou suddenly exploding and tearing a hole throagh the floor where six loafers were seated, imbibing early morning drinks.

All of them were scorched and terribly frightened. Tire commanicated to the building and the entire gas supply of Upland had to be shut off before the flames conid be sayarussed. Lymau Gage Summoned to Canton. Jan. 28.

-Lyman J. Gage received 2. telegram frow Micainley last night, requesting him to cave for Canton at once. Mr. Gage left on a train and will reach Canton at noon torus.

This is believed .0 mate his selection as secretary of the treasury a Two Children Burned to Death. LINTON. Jan. 25. -Fire destroyed .026 of the Island Coni company's houses together with everything belonging to the family.

Two children, aged respecovely one and three years, who had leic alone in the house by the other, were burned to death. One Indictment Dismissed. LEBANON, Jan. indictment, recently returned by the grand jary agaiust ex-Sheriff Alexander Hull for extortion, was dismissed by Judge Higgins. The charge of withholding fees veronging to the couuty still stands.

Indications. Generally fair weather, preceded by light local snows; continued cold west winds Probably a Murderer Arrested. Sr. Louts, Jan. Palmer of New York was arrested at the Planterg' hotel last night.

He is a handsome well dressed man of 45 years, and bad der the name of Paul Joves. The ar. been at the hotel a week registered anrest was made on a long distance telephone message from Sheriff Johnson of Westchester county, N. who said that Palmer murdered mother, This brother and sister about nine days 420 and fled. The sheriff telephoned that Palmer had been traced to St.

Louis. Palmer is supposed to be insane. Torpedo Boat a Success. NEWPORT, R. Jan.

torpedo boat No. 6 had an anofficial trial yesterday over a measured course, a nautical mile long, from Sands Point to Fort Adams, and attained a speed of 27. knots 311 hoor. The boat carried an average weight of 10 tons, and with this out, it is thought she will exceed her contract speed of 27 1-2 knots by fully a knot, if not more. The official government trial will take place some day next week.

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Price 25 And 50 centa; sold by Brandrif Hedger Druggists. TEMPERATURE RISING The Weather Not Quite as Cold as It Was. IT STILL HOVERS AROUND ZERO. Government Roport and Forecast For tho Entire United States--The Storm Ilas Reached Jacksonville, but tho Orange Crop Will Probably Not I Be Injured Reporte From Various Places. WASHINGTON, Jan.

weather barean issues the following: The ternperature has fallen in the south Atlantic and east gulf states and Tennessee, and it bas risen slowly in all other districts. It continues below freezing in the sonthern states, except Florida, and is below zero in the northwest as far south as lowa and northern Ilinois. Snow prevails on the Atlantic coast, north of South Carolina, and on the lake and upper Ohio. Generally very clear in the gulf states, Mississippi valley and thence westward to the Rocky monutains. It will be colder in the southern Atlantic states and below freezing as far south as extreme northwill in southern states and Generally, fair weather central valleys.

Reports the south indicate general and quite a heavy fall of snow in Virginia, amounting to over six inches, and the weather map shows that the rain or snow belt extouds as far south as Florida and the gulf coast, as fur west as Kansas, and as fur north as portions of the great lakes. The coid wave that has gone over the United States during the past several days is one of the severest. considering both the low temperatures that prevailed in many places and the vast extent of area covered by it, that has been recorded by the weather bureau in its 30 years of existeuce. The south yesterday had an usual experience. Throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and in aL large purt of Georgia a fall of snow of from one to three inches in depth is reported to the weather bureau.

Virginia Corered With Snow. RICHMOND, Jan. Old Dominion state is covered with from four to six inches of snow. The fall began early yesterday morning and in some places has not abated. Danville hag Your inches, Petersburg three, Newport News five and Roanoke six.

No serious delays to traffic are reported. The temperature over the state ranges from 20 to 25 degrees. The storm has caused all shipping to hug the harbor at Norfolk and the Roads are lined with vessels awaiting clear weather. North Carolina Weather. RALEIGH, Jan.

began yesterday about 2 o'clock and continued all day, mingled with ruin in the forenoon and with snow in the afternoon. There is now inch of snow and sleet 011 the ground. The wind has been very moderate. The highest. temperature during the past 24 hours was 30 degrees and the lowest 25.

Snow is still falling here. There has been no fall of snot the eastern portion of the state or along the coast. Storin Reaches Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Jan. belated cold wave has at last reached here, but has lost some of its severity by delay.

The weather bureau reports a temperature of 86 with a prospect of 80. The orange trees can stand 26 degrees and there is little prospect of 80 low 'a temperature. The truck farms, however, will be greatly damaged. The gurdens are fall of cabbage now and ail will be killed, with other tender vegeta-, bles. Cold Weather Continues.

Huros. S. Jan. sonth and east lines of the Chicago and Northwestern railway are open and efforts are now being made to raise the snow blockade on the Chicago and Milwaukee. Two hundred sacks of delayed enstbound nail have arrived here.

No suffering among settlers has reported, and nothing has yet been learned of the stock losses on theranges. The severe cold continues. Getting Colder in Georgia. AUGUSTA, Jan. to The Morning News say: The cold spell at this season can not hurt fruit, bnt will do good by keeping it from maturing too early and being killed by a late spring.

Snow fell in Angusta for about five minutes yesterday afternoon. The thermometer is down to 20 degrees and it is getting colder. Late, but It Got There Just the Same. COLUMBIA, S. Jan.

cold wave predicted for Monday reached this city last night, and now a gale is howling through the streets, the thermometer registering a degree or two below freezing point, and there is an occasional little furry of snow. Heavy snow is reported iu the northern part of the state. Eight Above at Nashville. NASHVILLE, Jan. 28-Last night was the coldest of the season, the weather bureau thermometor registering 8 above zero, lower than any time during the present cold spell.

Snow covers the ground, but the street traffic has not been impeded, though railroad trains are generally behind time. Freezing in Florida. PENSACOLA, Jan. night was the coldest of the winter. The mercury fell to 31 above zero.

Buds had pot appeared on the fruit trees and bnt little damage wag done in this section. The weather is clear and cold. BIG DAMAGES. Railroad Pays Ont a Million on Acconnt of Wreck. CAMDEN, N.

Jan. 28. -The railroad accident which occurred on. the Atlantic City Meadows last summer, when a Philadelphia and Reading flier ran into a West Jersey train, and resulted in the killing of 44 people and the injuring of about 100 more, it is estimated, has cost thus far in damages sum amounting to nearly $1,000,000. Mra.

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Fuller. chief justice of says: United States supreme court, and David J. Brewer, associate justice, have been nominated as comm' 'ssioners to serve on the arbitration tribunal appointed to determine the boundary line between Venezuela and British Guiana. The supreme court at a formal meeting has officially agreed upon these selections. 'The nomination of Chief Jus.

ice Folier made subject to the approval of Veneznels, as is provided by an amendment to the original agreement. President Crespo and his cabinet have signitied their acceptance of Mr. Faller. Daring the final work on the treaty, ander which the arbitration will be conducted, it was decided to insert the names of the commissioners in order that the work of expediting organizarion and the transaction of business might be bastened. The secoud article of the agreement provides that two members of the tribnnal shall be nominated by the judges of the supreme court of the United States and two members by the British high court of justice.

A clanse provides that judges of either nominating court may be selected as commissioners. The supreme court was requested to designate its nominees in advance of the conclusion of the treaty and before its submission to the Venezuelan congress. Chief Justice Faller and Associate Jus. tice Brewer were named by their jadicial colleagues. While the formal assent of arbitrator King Oscar to serve as the fifth bar not been given, it is anderstood that an intimation has been received that he will accept.

All indications point to the nomination by the British high court of Sir Charles Russell and Sir Franklin Lockwood as the two members to be chosen by that body to complete tribunal. The acinal signing of the treaty will occur within a few days. The necessity for haste has been averted by the fact that a special session of the Venezuelan congress was not called. That body will not convene until Feb. 20.

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