Harrisburg Daily Independent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 2

TTATUUSBTTKO RTATl-TNPEPENDENT. THC WILLIAM CAKTKK KSTATK It Is Not to be Settled Until the Y. Heir Is 3 Years Old. Mahanoy City, March 15. Much Interest is felt here in the disposition of the es tat of the late William T.

Carter, Hit millionaire coal operator, who owned thi works at Beaver Meadow, and who died nl Philadelphia a litt le over a month ago. Mr Carter was the head of the W. T. Cartel Coal Company, whose mines at Beavei Meadow are some of the most valuable in the Lehigh region. Mr.

Carters' estate is valued 000 and he appointed Theodore Justice and Wayne MacYeigh and a trust company at executors. The estate is not to be settled until the youngest son is 28 years old. The youngest heir is now only 14 yean old and Mr. Justice, not wanting to be t.ieil up in the business for so many yea ha declined to serve. Wayne MacVeign is in California aad the Trust Company refusei to act alone, so that nothing is to be done until Mr.

MacYeigh returns east. It is understood here that the colliery will be sold and there are several purchasers ready to take it, if they can get it withont any trouble. In the meantime tbu mines are being worked and the shipment are as heavy as ever. It is one of the steadiest working plants in that vicinity and the men are well satisfied as to wages. CONVICTS HAVE A LIVKLT TIME.

DOW SHOE COMPANY. Our Shoe Store Is Filled to the Brim With New Fresh Shoes From the Best Makers. PEREECTION is the standard in our Men's $3 and $3.50 Shoes. These lines at our store worth noting. The best shoe for what it's made for the weak ankle is ours for children.

Small sizes a dollar; larger ones a dollar thirty-five. Hob nail bropans at our store 95c the Shoe as solid as the nail. LADIES' SHOES. Black or colors in Ooze Slippers, as well as all the evening shades in satin red Oxford Ties, street lines as well. Our fancy slipper stock shows a good assortment THE RISING WATERS.

A Largo Number of Michigan Town! Flooded. Kalamazoo. March 15. AH streams running into the Kalamaisoo rivet in this vicinity are higher than for years. Several factories are shut down, including tho liotsford paper mill.

AU bouses on low ground are surrounded with water, but so far only a few have been undermined. The losses at Plainwell and Howlandsburg will reach Keokuk, March 15. The pressure ot rking waters in the. Mississippi rivet jKcd the levee, which protects the land of the Illinois bottom, in the lime lake district, opposite Canton, to break last night, and the lands are being overflowed to a depth of two and three feet. The damage will be heavy.

Detroit, March 15. The flood situation in the Grand river is not much changed. The water is gradually receding at tho rate of about a foot a day. Reports from Inionia, Muir, Portland, Grand Ledge and other points along the Grand river, except at the lower part, show that the danger is over. At Kalamazoo the Kalamazoo river is out of its bank for half a mile along the lowlands, and many people are obliged to use boats.

The rain which began to fall last night has turned to snow, and the river is still rising. Several dams above Kalamazoo are in danger, and if they give way great damage will be done. An unbroken lake extends between Saginaw and Buy City, and the Saginaw river is still raising rapidly. Lincoln, March 15. The waters of the Platte river are subsiding aud railroad traffic is being resumed.

The bridges at Cushing, Grand Island, Central City aud Ashland have been replaced. Ghasd Rapids, Alarch 15. The streets of the city are in total darkness. The electric light works are submerged and the twelve dynamos are ruined. Many of the largest manufacturing establishments in the city are closed.

The river cut through the bank of the canal on the west side. Gangs of men havo been filling in tbe break with sacks of sand and stone and have practically closed the gap. The Chicago and West Michigan bridge Is eight inches out of plumb. Reports from Grand Haven are of a discouraging nat ure. The highway bridge between Spring Lake and Grand Haven was washed away.

Gangs of men are attempting to break up the iue with dynamite. HERE IS A COOPER NOT IN THE RACE, FIELD CLEAR FOR OWEN SCOTT. The President Taken at His Word On the Re-Appointment of Officials Who Served Before. Washington, March 15. The only obstacle In tbs way of Owen Scott's appointment as collector of internal revenue ha! bwi removed by the withdrawal of Thomas Cooper.

Moat of the ex-officials who wen candidates for re-appointment lay to theii rouls the flattering unction that theii cases are exceptional, or else refuse to believe that the president ever expressed himself as opposed to in-appointing his old subordinates. But Sir. Cooper did neither. He accepted the well vouched for, though unofficial statement from the president that he would not re-appoint the old officials with possibly a few exceptions, and he had made no ef-'fort to prove that his was an exceptional His record was good, but he recognized the fact that the records of most of 'the other old officers wure good also, and le mad? no attempt to convince the president that he deserved better treatment than the rent. lie sent Mr.

Scott a letter saying that he that ho was ineligible under the 1 policy announced by the president, and he therefore retired from the race iu the interest of Mr. Scott, whom he congratulated on the certainty of his appointment. Most of the old oAice-holdcrs believe that they are barred from securing appointments under the present administration, and think their members of congress are j'littiint this forward as an excuse for not supporting thi'in. Others insist that they (displayed exceptional efficiency while they were in office, or that there are some other things that make their exceptional fnd they insist that their congressmen shall tyo to the president and prove to him that the cases are entitled to special consideration. This is making he congressmen lots cf work, and it is hurting them with many vf their most influential constituents.

The ongresMnen are bound to get the appointment for their men or convince them that I hey are not eligible, and this is a hard thing to do. The ex-officials are in many instances among the strongest backers of hc congressmen and the latter are bound to satisfy the former that they have done oil they cau for them. i The president hns. therefore, been requested to formulate his policy regarding rx-efficials iu an executive order which can lie sent to applicants who have held office before. The only difficulty about this is to make the provisions tor exceptions explicit enough to serve any useful purpose.

KO FURTHER CI.UB DISCOVERED. 1 The Baltimore Mystery as Tet Unsolved by the OtHoors. Baltimorb, March 15. There bas boon jio further clue discovered to the mysterious assalt upon Miss Annie M. Little and her cousin, Joseph Prior, and for that reason the police are more inclined to believo that little Annie Prior, the sister of th boy and cousin of the young lady, committed tbe deed.

The wound on the little girl's finger, which she said was received while warding off the blows of the colored man who sb claimed was the perpetrator, is said by Dr. Ulrich to be from a burn. But little Anni sticks to her story that on awakening sh saw a big colored man with side whisken leaning over and striking at her brothei and cousin. Annie, who was kept at th station house, is again at her cousin'! home. STRTJCK BY A MINIATCRK CTTCXONK.

Two Men Blowa From a Train Near Oystot River, Conn. Nbw Hatin, March 13. On the Con. solidated road, near Oyster River, while a special freight train was passing on its way to New York, a miniature cyclone struck box car on which Brakemen Kichardson Dennison and Stephen J. Proseus, both of this city, were standing.

The "roof was lifted completely off an! hurled ten feet from the embankment. Proseus was probably fatally injured and Dennison's legs were badly sprained. A PRINTING OFFICE DKOWKED OUT. More Damage Done by the Flood at Grand Rapids, Mich. Gravo Bafids, March 15.

Grand river has been stationary since yesterday. A blizzard has set in and this renders the condition of hundreds of families that havo been flooded out of their homes pitiable. Tbe basements of many business houses are full of water and the goods have to be hoisted to upper floors. The water is fai above the fire-box in the mechanical department of the Even'ag Journal and it became necessary to remove the type and material to higher ground. The Chicago 'and Ypst and the Grand Eapids and Indiana railway bridges are weakened, and Corasfock driving park is three feet under water.

All factories along the river front have been compelled to shut down. Kalamaxoo Flooded. Kalamazoo, March 15. The Kalamaswo river continues to rise. It is six inches higher than yesterday but has not yet reached the mark caused by the ice gorge of 1887.

All streams running into the Kalamazoo river in this vicinity are higher than for Several factories are shut down inducing the Botsford paper mill. All houses on low ground are surrounded by water, but so far only a few have been undermined. The losses at Plalnwoll and Howlandsburg will reach It Cause Excitement. Tajiaqua. March 15.

The announcement that the Shippon-Wetherill coal tract had beeu sold to a syndicate which intended to put tip a big breaker and mine the coal, which was published a few days ago, has caused much ex ttement in the coal trade circle. The pr.ee said to have been paid is $200 an aire. There are over 200 acres ami the tract is located at Patterson, in the Suhuylkille Valley. JMcKinlsy Doesn't Like It. Coi.umbds, Ma-ch 15.

Governor Mc-Kinley when asked about a report sent out from Chicago that the subscriptions to his trustees in his behalf were sufficient to discharge his entire liability in the Walker failure, said that he knew nothingabout it. He seemed very much annoyed by the publication and was not inclined to be interviewed concerning it. Tho Meeting It a Secret One. Chicago, March 15. The sash and blind manufacturers of lows, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois began their annual convention at the Great Northern hotel yesterday.

The meeting was a secret one ami business is carefully guarded. When asked If the object of the meeting was to raise prices, none of the attendants would give a defiant auswer. No Trace of Annie Howard. Norwalk, March 15. Mrs.

Annie Howard disappeared from her home, and although her absence was immediately noted and search made nothing, has since been heard of her by her family. Since the death of her 7-year old boy, about three months ago, Bhe has slightly demented, and it is feared she fell or jumped into the river. TELEGRAMS FROM OVER THE STATE 'AN OLD HERMIT'S BODY FOUfiD. Place and Wilson Begin Their Terra of Service in the Schuylkill County Prison. Pottbvtllb, March 15.

James M. Plaoe, convicted of libel against A. J. Womels-dorf in November, 1891, presented himself at the county prison yesterday morning to begin his six months' sentence. Rufus R.

Williams came on from New York and entered Jail to serve wo months for the same crime. Place was the owner of the Pennsylvania Telegram and Wilson was the editor. Tbe paper was published at Reading. Since the exciting trial both men have been living in New York, Place being the editor of the Globe and Wilson a syndicate writer. Thry were given the best cells In the jail and will pass their time at literary work.

Their counsel has taken steps to present their cases before the board of pardons, which meets March New March 15. Superintendent John Eckert, of. the Knickerbocker Ice Company, in walking along the stream below the company's large ice dams at a short distance north of this place, found a body wedged between two large rocks, where it had been washed by the strong current. It was found by papers in the pockets to be the body of Thomas Deener, the.old hermit, who disappeared from his bumble cabin near Drehersville several months ago. Deener hod drawn $5 pension money just before his disappearance, but no money was found upon tbe body, and this fact has led the local authorities to believe that he was the victim of foul play.

Huntingdon, March 15. The Crescent Oil Compauy's pipe line, which passes through the lower end of this county, was blown up wi.h dynamite three miles west of Saltillo. Before the line walker discovered the break several thousand barrels of oil had escaped, completely saturating several acres of ground and forming miniature lakes. The oil was ignited and the flames illumined the sky for miles around. The perpetrators are unknown.

Chambersbtjbo, March 15. Officers with, posses from Chambersburg, Waynesboro and Fayettcville have been scouring the mountains near Quincy in search of Henry Heist, the Adams county murderer, but to no avail. They were within five minutes of him several times, but as Heist is thoroughly acquainted with the mountains, it is thought he has taken some of the paths and may be working his way toward his father's home in Virginia. Media, March 15. Samuel C.

Lewis, Thomas Lee, Smith Longbottom, Albert P. Lewis and others, owners of mill property and water rights along Crum creek, in this county, have raised nn objection to the Springfield Water Company taking such a large quantity of wa'o from the creek in the vicinity of their mills. The damages will be determined by a jury of view appointed by the court. Easton, Marchi. William Coll, of South Easton, diajV the Easton hospital from heart failure VAtssquent upon amputation of the leg fce(? the knee.

While walking along tho piifclio road coming from Olendon, be stepped in front of an electric ear on the Transit Company's line and his leg was His heart had been weakened and cenld not stand tbe ether. Bristol, March 15. Horse thieves are operating in Bucks county. The valuable horse of Jacob Bault, worth $250. and a set of harness was stolen from his barn in Bristol township.

The thieves then made their way to John Wayland's farm house and stole liis best wagon. They started toward Philadelphia with their plunder. Lancaster, March 15. The executive committee of the Lancaster county horse breeders' association at a meeting held here decided to admit to nemhershipthe coun- ties of York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Chester, Berks and Cecil. Members of the association we.r appointed ta visit thase counties and secure members.

Bradford, March 15. Judge Morrison yesterday denied the motion for a new trial in Ralph Crossmire's case and sentenced him to death. The date for the Ranging will bo fixed by the governor when ho signs the death warrant. Cvossmire displayed no emotion while the sentence was being pronounced. Yorkvtuje, March 15.

An immense, body of water which accumulated in an old, abandoned mine on the mountain sidn above this place, burst its confines and did great damage to property. The prompt action of the inhabitants in erecting barriers, broke the force of the flood and saved tha town. Bordertown, March 15. The Delaware A Baritan canal has been opened here to navigation. Tbe first to enter the canal was the steam barge Joshua Leviness, followed by the steam barge Vesper, and George H.

Stout, the two latter of the Clyde line of steamers, bound for New York. Carlisle, Marc 15. It has now become known that Chailes Walker, tbe bnrglar who was jailed in this city on Saturday last for complicity in tbe burglary at Howe's store iu Shepherdstown, is an old offender and one of tho most daring and dangerous criminals in the business. Mount Hollv, March 15. Dr.

Grigg, a prominent physician residing here, died after several days' illness from pneumonia, at an advanced age. The golden wedding of Dr. and Mrs. Grlgg was celebrated less than two weeks ago by a large number of 1 friends. MiLLViLUt, March 15.

Factories A and at the Glasstown works have been blocked and the force of glass-blowers employed has been put at work in the new tank furnace at Glasstown. Tha blowers will work in one week shifts. Oil City, March 15. The welders at the Oil City tube works have been on a strike since last Thursday on account of a reduction from $4 to $3.50 a day in wages. In sympathy with tho welders the furnace men have also quit work.

PrrrsBtrao, March 15. J. H. Parks has entered suit against A. E.

Burkett, national councillor of the Daughters ef Liberty, for $5,000 damages for alleged libel. A Chicago Theatro Burned. Ckcaoo, March 15. The old building at No. 26 Clybourne avenue, formerly occupied by the National Theatre Company, and for a time one of the finest theatres in Chicago, was almost entirely destroyed by fire yesterday.

Drowned in the Illinois Klver. Ottawa, 111,, March 15. John H. Cart-wright, a prominent lawyer and a leading prohibitionist, wan drowned in the Illinois river by the capsizing of a sail boat They Mako Another Revolt at the Charles-town Penitentiary. Boston, March 15.

The dull monotony of Cbarlestown prison wa? broken by a yell given a la Comanche and followed by various assortments of others. There was no pleasant or inspiring strain of music to accompany the vocal efforts, and so the jingle of broken glass was made to serve the purpose, while tin dippers and iron bars were coming together with a fearful din. Night Officer Hyde had his men keep a close watch on the mob of yelling, howling prisoners, and long after the latter had sought their beds the names of the chief disturbers were collected and were turned over to Warden Lovering. Warden Lov-ering ordered the searching party tr. visit, the north wing and take forty-three ot tho leaders aud transfer them to the "solitary." It appears from the stories of some of the guards who patrol the corridors that some, of the more desperate and hardened Individuals would start the racket, which would instanly be taken up by others and re-echoed from all the adjacent cells.

Then the men who had instigated it would lie quietly back in their cells while the less experienced convicts near them, ignorant of the danger which lurked near in the presence of the watchful guard, would continue the noise. The confinement of the forty-three noisy-convicts in Fort Russell is but the first step towards the suppression of that evident spirit of revolt whic: is manifested only by a certain element of the prison inmates. Here they will remain, perhaps for several days, until the unruly spirit which they have manifested so frequently of late is broken. Charles fa. Avery, of Bsston, who was discharged from the state prison last fall, after serving a four gears' term for forgery, is out in a public ste -ement concerning the condition of affairs ft the prison while he was undergoing sentence.

He says tho hood I element among the convicts has control the prison, and that respectable prisoners are in constant fear of their lives because they will not side with the tough gang. Refuses to th Insurance. Chicago. March 15. What may be regarded as the most novel defense to a law suit for the amount nf a life insurance policy ever offered was uade In the suit of tho widow of Editor James Seward, of the "Stillwater DLspatch, against tho Home Protective Aid Association, of Chi-cago.

Seward held a policy of $10,000 in the company. Last fall a maniac rushed into his office and shot him, killing him in-, stantly. "Death at he hands of a maniac renders the policy void," delcares the defendant and it refuses to pay. Another Bush Order Issued. CuiCXCO, March 15.

Director General Davis has issued another rush order direct-ing exhibitors to hustle their displays inti Jackson Park at once. The force of work; men is to be greatly increased and tht work of installation will go on nicely. Thi director general has arranged to have tha buildings lighted by electricity and a working day will be 24 hours long at Jackson Park. There are only forty-five days lef before the opening of the great fair but Mr, Davis intends to make every day count foi two and the exposition will be ready ta open May 1. Is a 1'igure in Oerman Aocletlos.

New York, March 12. Maurice Mend-ham, who had attained notoriety by his connection with Alice CoKzias, tho mysterious suicide of the Coleman house, is a figure in German societies and has invested, it Is said, a large capital in Koster A Bial's establishment. He stoutly denies having met Miss Cozzins on Sunday afternoon, the day of the suicide. Tho Const Will Slog. Berlin, March 15.

By invitation of the director ef the opera house, Count Hoch-berg, the veteran singer and erstwhile champion manipulator of the high and Theodore Wach'. 1 will sing at a benefit performance to-morrow nihgt. i The veteran reached his seventieth birthday last Sunday and is still able to take the high 'C." A Steamship Lost. Vancouver, B. March 15.

The ship Morayshire, laden wit raw sugar for Vancouver, which left Java October 22 last, is given up. Nothing has been seen or heard from her since she left Java. Ninety days is considered a long run from Java to Vancouver, and the Morayshire has been 142 days out. Cornish WiU Uo to Chicago. Chicago, 111., March 15.

Tho Chicago Athletic club has secured Henry S.Cornish, of Boston, as its athletic manager. Besides being a great athlete, he has had much success as a coach with the Boston Athletic club associ- tion. Cornish comes indorsed by W. B. Curtis and other well-known New Yorkers.

THE NEWS IN GENERAL. Gladstone is now confined to his bed London and his friends fear serious reauKs. The legislature of Michigan will adjourn Friday, after having been in session since January 7. Ten temporary clerks have been dismissed from the treasury department by Secretary Carlisle. The funeral services over the remains of Comedian, Harry Kernel will be held tomorrow afternoon in New York.

Dow Shoe Market Square. LEADING SHOE STORES. r-Close at eight o'clock every evening, excepting Saturday. BUSINESS NOTICU Bad complexion indicates an unhealthy Rtate of tbe system. De Witt's Little Early Risers are pills that will correct this condition.

Tbey act on the liver, they aet on the stomooh, tbey act on 'the bowels. D. W. Gross Son. Millinery Reduction in Pbioes.

Braun MoFadden, 819 North Third street, keep the finest assortment of millinery goods in the city. The very Imported and New York and Phlla styles in hats and bonnets for ladies and childen at reduced prices. Call aad examine bur goods. Piles of people have but De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them, D. W.

Gross Son. A. Fikhkk, houso and sign painter; and paper hanger, store 933 Elder street, dealer in wall paper, paints, oils, var-nlBheg, brushes, etc. Paper hanging and decorating. April 19-tf.

"There is a salve for every wound." We refer to Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, cures burns, bruises, cuts, iudolaut sores as a local application iu the nostrils it curen catarrh, and always cures piles. W. Gross Son. Harris burgi Hospital The LTarrisburg Hospital is open daily, except Sunday, between 1 and o'clock p. m.

for dispensing medical advice aud prescriptions to those unable to pay for the same. s. Tbe breakiog up of the winter Is the signal for the breaking up of the system. Mature is opening up the pores and throwing off refuse. De Witt's jSarsapa-parilla is of unquestionable assistance in operation.

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Scheffer'b Book Stork, Prihtis Office and Book Bindery, 21 South Second street, Harrlsburg, Pa. Prints all kinds of cards and office supplies, binds all kinds of magazines, mnsio and law books. Printing and engraving at very low prices. decl-ly It is a truth in medicine that the smallest dose that performs a cure is the best. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the smallest pills, will perform the cure, and are the best, D.

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DeWitt's Little Early Risors the little piUs that cure great ills. D. W. Gross Son. Honesty thb Hbst Poliot.

In advertising a medicine it is best to be honest; deception will never do; the people won't stand It. Let the truth be known that Burdook Blood Bitters cure scrofula, and all eruptions of the skin. This medicine is sold everywhere by druggists. A Word of Caution. Railroad men, meohamcs, commercial travelers, base ballists, farmers, and others who labor out of doors, are peculiarly liable to accident and injury.

Thomas' Eolectrlo Oil for bruises, burns, bites and sprains, is one of the finest applications yet devised. nOHTINQ IN INDIA. The British Strengthening tho Frontier Against Russian Encroachment. Calcdtta, March 15. The British have had a severe battle with the tribes beyond Chitral, where the British have for some time been endeavoring to strengthen the Indian frontier against the possibility of Russian encroachment.

The British recently occupied Chillis, beyond Chitral, with the intention ot holding it permanently. Tbe mountain tribes took offense and made an attack on the fort, which was bravely defended by the British. The conflict was desperate and sanguinary, and the natives were at length driven off with a loss of 300 men. The British then took the aggressive, and marched against the entrenched villages of the hostile tribes. Owing to the mountainous character of the country this expedi.ion was extremely hazardous, but the British troops stormed village after village, under the command of Major Daniel, who was himself shot through the heart while leading his men in one of the assuults.

The British lost twenty-three killed and thirty wounded in the fighting. The result of the struggle greatly strengthens the British position at what was considered its weakVest point. Killed by a Circular Saw. Mt. Holly, N.

March 15, A fatal accident occurred yesterday at a sawmill in Julinstown. Torbert Horner, aged 30 years, a new man in the mill, attempted to run the circular saw, but made a misstep and fell directly across the table in front of the saw, which cut off his arm and leg, causiug almost instant death. To Marry Her Coachman. Boston, March 15. Mrs.

Francis B. Hil-ler, of burial casket fame, will be married on Easter Sunday to her coachman, Peter Surrctte, who is only 80 years old. Ser-rette has had his name legally changed to Henry Hiller, the name of the deceased husband, in accordance with the wishes of his intended spouse. A Hawaiian Commission Assured. Washington, March 15.

The policy of sending a special commission to Hawaii for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment of the people there upon the question of annexation with the United States was definitely decided upon at the cabinet meeting yesterday. OIVIS BNJOYS Both the method and results when Sjrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, dispels colds, headaches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup cf Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c and $1 bottles lry all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will procure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it.

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Washington, March 15. The president ISas explained that, bis failure to send any nominations to the stunt Monday was not i'ue to the fact that the committees were not organized, but to the fact that be had nominations to tend. lie said he was rot getting along as ast as he did eigh "years ago, and up to yesterday had net bad time to consult the members of the cabinet to appointments in their departments. This shows that he did not bring a list of jiominees with him when he came from Lakewood, and it has given great joy and rncouragement to a nnmber of candidate! tor office. Colonel Busey saw the president yesterday and received some encouragement from the fact that the president had not yet decided on -oue for pension commissioner.

Colonel Busey has the active support of all the Illinois delegation and the personal friendship of the secretary of state, besides a very creditable military record, which is an essential part of the commissioner of pensions. The president's nssuiauce that he would consider Colonel Husey's papers shows that he has not yet decided on Jlr. Dickinson's friend Wheeler, ijl j.u.ti;ijiAii. Mr. Beenton, of South Dakota, has received an intimation that he is not in the race for commissioner of the land office; and the rumor generally distributed yesterday 1 hat Judge Tripp was the man lucks cou-lirmation of any sort, and is discredited by the fact that the president has not made a selection.

Congressman Hayes, of Iowa, tied a scalp to his belt at the treasury department yesterday when he secu.ed the appointment of V. s. Burdette as superintendent of publishing at Davenport In. Mr. Burdette is a.

Methodist minister. Senator Vvyny went to the department state yesterday with a good dealof doubt in his mind as to what sort of a reception he would get. Secretary Gresham did not promise him the consulate generalship at A rankfort, but he did make him feel thoroughly at home. They Arrive at St. Thoiuas.

Washington-, March 15. The navy department has received notice of. the arrival at St. Thomas of the Newark and Bennington, with the Columbus caravels, Pima aud Nina. Tie.

Newark and Bemiiugton will remain at St. Thomas loug enough to coal, and will then go to Havana, where iey will turn the caravels over to the uban authorities and sail for Hampton Koads. The caraveU will await at Havana the arrival of the Santa Maria and with it will be conveyed to Hampton Boads by tbe. t'panish man-of-war now in charge ot the Maria. Hill Gets a Chairmanship.

Washington, March 15. In the assignment of committee chairmanships in tbe 'emocratic senatorial caucus yesterday, Senator HUl, of New York, was given the chairmanship of the committee on immigration. Senator Camden captured the chairmanship of the railroads committee and Murphy will look after the relations of the United States with Canada. The Republicans are given eleven committees. Prison Guards Resign.

Joljett, 111., March 15. Fifteen penitentiary guards resigned yesterday and their places will be supplied from among the hundreds of applicants looking for places. Deputy Warden George Merrill has resigned and W. J. Dunham, of Genes-see will take his place.

Uvo Stock Dealers Assign. St. Loins, March 15. Hull, Steel Company, live stock dealers at the Union towk yards, have made an assignment. Tho firm's liabilities are estimated at assets, $16,000.

Republican to Aleet in May. Hw York, March IS. It has been decided by the Republican National league to hold a national convention in Louisville, kogiriBiag Wednesday, May 10, next. The I'lro Under Control. Denver.

March 15. The prarie fires in southeastern Colorado which have been raging for the past three days are under control. A t'-'spatch from Lamar says that James Tho las, his wife and little daughter were burned to death. Several farm houses and barus have been burned and much damage dene. Tho Idle Collieries.

Po'rrsvrujs, March 15. Nearly all of the collieries in the Mahanoy valley and around Shenandoah are idle on account of too much water. The collieries around 1'inersville and the west end of the county are working steady and are experiencing no trouble from the heavy rainfall. Their Bodies Cut in Two. Vienna, March 15.

A terrible accident is reported in a saw mill at Karlshutte, near Teschen, where two laborers were caught by machines and thrown against a circular saw, which cut them in two, while another stood by unable to aid or rescue them. A $30,000 Blaze at Lynn, Mass. Lynx, March 15. A five-story brick block in Central avenue, owned by the Central Ievestmenfc Company, was gutted by fire. Loss on building, the Lynn Cycle Company, Maurice t'lynn, shoe manufacturer, $30,000.

Arrested on Charge of Robbory. Chicago, 111., March 15. F. B. Pick-ham, proprietor of the Jefferson hotel, at Canal and Madison streets, has been arrested for robbing John Green, a newly-arrived Irish emigrant, of $620, every cent he had in the world.

Wants Him to Fay sjlO.OOO. New York, March 15. Bertha Rosenthal, a young Jewess, claims that James Weiner promised to marry her and has entered a breach of promise suit, and wants him to pay $10,000 for not living up to his agreement. A Reminder of Those Cruel Slavery Day. Fayettb, Mo.

March 15. George Winn, a vagrant negro, was sold on tbe block tinder tho vagrant law of Missouri. His services for six months were bought by R. H. McCawpbell, of Glen Eden Springs for $20..