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MlDDLETOWN DAILY ARGUS. VOL. XXI, NO.6,243 MlDDLETOWN, N. MONDAY, JAN. 18,1897.

30 CENTS PER MONTH, PEICE 2 CENTS. CABINET FORMATION McGleary of Minnesota, the Latest Treasury Possibility. FAVORABLY MESTMED AT CANTON President-elect Anxious To fill Thai Position of New York and Thus Avoid Suspicion of plication, with. Wall Street. Canton, Jan.

18. Yesterday was a quiet Sunday at the McKinley home. Cabinet-making- ceased, the major's Study deserted, the litter of paper had disappeared, and the president- elect remtttd and went to church. Webb Hayes, a son of the late president, dined -with Mr. and Mrs.

McKinley and took a drive with them in the afternoon, returning- home on an early evening- train. Kow that Senator Sherman has the portfolio of etate, the rest of the cabinet seems to on a secretary of the treasury. Charles Emory Smith has been mentioned frequently in connection with this "important position, but another name has been suggested which tvill also receive consideration at the hands of the The latest treasury possibilitv is congressman J. M. McCleary ofj jslinnesota.

He attracted the attention of the president- elect by his forcible speeches in congress on the silver question and was here once during and once since the campaign. Maj. McKinley is very favorably impressed with Mr. McCleary. Representative McCleary is a Canadian by birth and was an educator before he entered politics.

The president-elect -would be glad to find a fcuitable man for secretary of the treasury outside of New York in order that no suspicion of complications with Wall street, may attach to him; Blill, if the best man for the place is tlearly shown to be in New York, the ippoiatnient will be made from that state, timn. Ale-tar's Friends Hopeful. The friends of General Alg-er who heref rom time i a LeejL- ve at The republican party of Michigmn has practically been consolidated hi favor of Ueneral Alger, according to Senator Burrows, and in this respect be is a Strong-er cabinet possibility than either Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin or ei- Goveraor Merriam of Minnesota. Both Messrs.

Payne and Merriam are opposed by influential factions in their respective It is apparent to all careful observers that Mr. Payne, Mr. Merriarn and General Alg-er cannot all be appointed to the cabinet for the reason that they come from the same section, so if Mr. Payne and Governor Merriam should be dropped from the list of possibilities, the chances of General Alg-er would be measurably Improved. It is likely that the present week will see the presideut-elect reach a definite conclusion respecting the appointment of a a i ulrici-r from the Pacific slope.

Jiuig-e Jos. MeKenna is thought by thoie much given to cabi- Det speculation to be in the lead. He served in congress with Major McKiu- ley and was on the committee on ways and means i him. There bangs iu Major MeKinley's. library a photograph of the ways and means eoinrxsittee of i Major MeKinley was chairman and the man to the president-elect in the i is Joseph On the walls of the same room i-a a larg-e and picture of a a Go ft' of West Virginia, ho is one of the strojiff cabinet possibilities.

An effort of jrreat persistency and vig-or is being- made to secure the appoinunent of this state to the position of secretary of aqriculture. The other name most frequently heard In connection with this place is that of ex-eougressman James Wilson of Iowa. Mr. Wilson was strongly endorsed by Senator Allison and is a practical, successful farmer and man of affairs. The president-elect in no haste about making- this appointment and it may be one of the last agreed tapon.

Cigarettes AQected II In Hind. Buffalo, Jan. Benjamin L. Davies, who killed his i and thea committed suicide at Rugby, Saturday, was well known in this city. He was 33 years old.

Several years ago he was steward at the Niagara botel. Mrs, Davies was a daughter of Mrs. Lydia Brown of this city. Private advices from Rugby says that Davies was suffering- from excessive cigarette smoking-, which, it was had affected his mind. Steamer Assyrian Floated.

Philadelphia, Jan. IS. The Allan line steamship Assyrian, which went ashore below here in the Delaware river, lightered part of her cargo and got off without damage. As soon as her cargo has been reloaded the As- will proceed oil her voyag-e for Olasg-ow. McKInley's Private Secretary.

Washington, Jan. IS. It is positire- ly stated on reliable authority that Perry S. Heath will be President McKinley's secretary in place of present Private Secretary who will probably appointed conswl Bradford, England. THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.

Uttle Xan(or 'of the Dreadful Entering Thll Country. New York, Jan. to Health Officer Doty there is little cause to fear that the bubonic plagne may reach this city. The doctor, who has just returned from a visit to Egypt, nays that he satisfied from the quarantine supervision maintained by Eng-lish officials at Suez that there is little danger of the disease passing- that point. The Egyptian sanitary officials, who are all Englishmen, are alive to the occasion, and have made careful arrangements for the inspection, quarantine and disinfection of vessels from the infected districts.

The system was already nearly perfect, having- been long in operation as a protection ag-ainst cholera. Saving- appointed resident agent at Suez, Dr. Doty says that he will be kept informed as to the situation there, Precautionary In Europe. Rome, Jan. is officially announced that England, France.

Germany, Austria, Russia and Turkey have agreed to hold an international conference in this city for the purpose of considering precautionary measures ag-ainst the spread to Europe of the bubonic piagne which is now raging- in India. FRIGHTENED SUPERSTITIOUS. Severe ilid-winter Electrical and Skin Storm at Cleveland- Cleveland, Jan. IS. At 5:35 last evening the people of Cleveland were startled by an electrical storm which vrouid have been unusual even in midsummer, bat coming as it did in midwinter it created consternation, especially among the superstitious, for the lightning- was vivid and the thunder loud and unusually severe.

This thunder storm in January was accompanied by a heavy rainfall, almost as heavy as the worst storm last summer. In the morning it was quite cold, and just before the electrical storm the atmosphere became so -warm that windows were opened and overcoats discarded. The cold wave signal is up and the promise is good that it will be THE CZARINA'S ILLNESS. All Hopes Tor Another Bnssln Heir at Present London, Jan. 13.

Sunday Times confirms the report of the illness of the czarina. It says that her condition, which is very serious, has ended the hopes of the birth of an heir. As cabled by the United Associated Presses yesterday the czarina was threatened with a premature birth, which, however, was averted. She has since been seriously ill, and to this fact was due the abandonment of the usual receptions during the Russian Xew Year week. Her physicians says that it is necessary for her to take a long rest at Livadia, one of the czar's estates in southern where Czar Alexander 111.

tlied in Here she can have perfect quiet, which is a prerequisite to her recovery. The To Undergo a aurjrica.1 Operation. St. Petersburg, Jan. a vras sent to Berlin for Prof.

the distinguished German to come to this city to per- forru an operation upon the czar to prevent the extension of an osseous which has appeared, in the region of the cranium. This trouble is c-iue to the blow itill.cted by a a a i cal ianc-e upon the czar, the when he was a i in a a i in IS'Jl. This osseons i Prof. a wi.l it-move, has caused the attacks of vertitro from, winch the czar has auilered for some time. Niagara Falls IJjiuk Trouble, Niagara a X.

Jan. in the First National a a are Several of the men who were connected with the bank h.nve received subpoenas to appear in A a before the grand jury of the i States court, which sits there this week, to give evidence with relation to the affairs of the bank. It is also stated that the case of ex-Cashier Durk will he considered and perhaps others. The bank books and documents are likely to be taken to Albany for this purpose. Toungs and Dixon To Box.

Buffalo, Jan. the Empire Athletic club to-night Joe Youngs of this city and Tommy Dixon of Rochester will meet in a twenty round boxing contest. Big Jim Kennedy, the xvell known match maker, Youngs is a ''comer" and if he bests Dixon he'will be given a before metropolitan spectators. Mexican Catholics. Monterey, Mex.

Jan. 18. Archbishop Averardi, who came to this country six months ago direct from Rome to investigate church affairs, has issued an order that Catholics must hereafter strictly obey the reform laws restraining- Catholics in Mexico and support President Diaz's administration. i -TIT WEEK IN CONGRESS Programme Contains But Little ol General Importance. APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE SE5ATE THE STUBBORN TURK Progress of the Powers' Efforts for Reforms in Turkey.

TALK OF ARMED ENFORCEMENT Pacific Railroad and Canal To Be JDlscussed To-day--Cuban Keso- latlon Shelved--No Business Arranged in the Lower Branch. "Washington, Jan. bills will demand the attention of the this week. The army bill has been reported and the military academy and legislative bill will be reported from the committee to-day. Senator Morgan tvill address the senate to-day on his bill for the appointment of a board of government trustees to operate Pacific roads until the government's claim is liquidated.

The Nicara- canal bill, in accordance with the decision of the republican steering- committee, will be made the ished business to-day. The proposition to guarantee the canal bonds trill be antagonized by Messrs. Turpie; Vest, Teller and others. There is no indfta- tion of any intention to call up the Cameron Cuban resolution. The utterances of Mr.

Sherman on this subject Since the formal announcement of his acceptance of the state department portfolio are looked upon by his associates as a request from the incoming- administration that nothing- should be done pending- its accession to power. Several influential senators who were previously charged with being- "jingoes" hare, since their visit to Canton, become very conservative, and no one on the republican side of the chamber is now urging- action of any kind with respect to the war in Cuba. The ex- eradictiun treaties between the United Ktates and Orange Free State and the Argentine republic -will probably be disposed of this -week and the remainder of the time will be devoted to clearing- up uuobjected matters on the calendar. In the house of representatives no programme of business has been arranged except a Virginia con- ease. expectation of the members of the committee on rules that in the course of the week the agricultural and Indian appropriation bills will be considered.

READY TO FIGHT WEYLER. Crexu Army Fully Equipped for a 'Vigorous Campaign. Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. Cubans, including--Senor--Saavannell, have arrived here, bringing- dispatches from Cuba. In accordance with the quarantine regulations, they were detained for observation.

Humors continue to reach here that Maceo, the rebel leader, is still alive. It is said that he was desperately wounded in the eng-agement in which he was reported to have been killed, that he improving-. Little credence is placed in these rumors. Advices which have reached here are to the effect that Mikximo Gomez, the in- surg-ent commanner-in-chief, now has his forces completely equipped and is prepared to open a vig-orous campaign arra.nst. Weyler.

Clara "ot Capttired. a i a i official denial is the report a Keiieral Gomez has captured the citv )f Santa Clara in the province of that name. Oawego, N. Jan. 18 James Lyon, prominent citizen and a member of the malting firm of Lyow A Mott, af 50 The Itt-ading Accident Victims.

Plainfield, X. Jan. following- are the men at the Mulenberg hospital in this city who were in the on the Philadelphia Read- ir.n- railroad at Skillman, twenty-five oiiles from this city Saturday night, and the extent of their injuries: Charles R. Clapp. 40 years old, Jersey City, engineer of Blue line train, badly scalded by steam of extjioded boiler; mortally injured.

a Dickinson, years old. Philadelphia, baggage master Philadelphia Reading- local: mortally injured. George Behl, vears old. Bound Brook, fireman, on Philadelphia Ion 1 coacus- fcion, expected to recover. of the two men who were Killed, while driving- across the track at Hopewell just before the collision, were George Colernan and Al'red W.

Knock. Appeal of Jer-u-y Wage Newark, N. Jan. P. McDonald and Robert E.

Beuro, chairman and secretary respectively of the New Jersey Federation of Trade and Labor unions, representing- 50,000 waq-e earners, have sent a. circular letter to members of the state legislature appealing- for the defeat of the proposed constitutional amendment providing- for biennial sessions of the leg-islature. The circular requests an eight-hour day for public employes and a semi-monthly payment of wages law. Kantian Senatorshlp. Topeka, Jan.

W. A. Harris is conceded to be in the lead for United senator. A new and strong- candidate wan announced last night, however, in ex- g-overnor John P. St.

John. Though prohibitionist of national is in accord with the ttmd mmy in as comprotni.t*. The Gsrman Kmperor Opposed to the Coercion Plan--Russia Insists That the Sultan Have Store Time To Act. (Copyright, 1897, by the United Associated Presses.) Berlin, Jan. instructions from the foreign office Baron von Jeltsch, German ambassador to the porte, has given persistent support to M.

NelidofE, the Russian ambassador, throughout the jseries of ambassadorial tonferences held in Constantinople which are now about to terminate, but in the discussion of the financial and administrative reforms proposed by M. Nelidoff, however, Baron Saurma ham taken no prominent part. M. Catnbon and Sir Phillip Currie, respectively French and British ambassador, are understood to harve obtained some important amendments to the Russian proposals, which have now received the assent of the European governments. The English and Italian ambassadors advocated a distinct plan of armed enforcement of the decisions of the powers, and argued that the presentation of the reform projects to the sultan should be accompanied by an explicit declaration that the powers were prepared to enforce them by sea and land.

The report is entirely credited in official and diplomatic quaters here that Sir Philip Carrie placed before the ambassadors a fully matured project of naval and military operations designed to cover the occupation of Constantinople, the Dardanelles and Bosphorus, and also to overawe the Moslem population in the all too probable event of a rising and attempted massacre. To any consideration of coercion. Baron Saurma took a decided stand in opposion. The kaiser obviously continues to hold that the altaa. must be trusted to carry out the reform and that his sovereign rights should not be interferred with.

Russia Opposed to Force. M. XelidofE professed no unwillingness to agree to the principle of coercion, but opposed the English proposals on the ground that they were premature, and that the sultan must have time in -which to act. On this point of time communications are proceeding- between the powers. The English government, which appears to think that the kaiser's opposition to coercion will disappear if France and Russia agree to act with England, is negotiating directly with St.

Petersburg and Paris. It is known here that no circumstances will Russia assent to any form of armed interference i the spring is well advanced, the Black sea ports unobstructed by ice. and the roads, railways and rivers in southern Russia in good condition. It is a winter of almost unprecedented mildness in southern Russia, being as warm as in early spring at Odessa, and navigation with XicolaieS and Kher- son is still open. But it is no part of the present Russian policy to permit a concerted armed intervention in Turkey.

The sultan will get time and take it. German Court Festivltirs, The court marshal's programme of festivities during the carnival period opened with the coronation and orders fetes yesterday. This afternoon i occur the festival of the Black Eagle order, xvhich will bring together as notable an assemblage of royalists, liiirh i i a and other dignitaries as German can produce. On there will be the grand court held by their imperial majesties in the royal castle, and on the kaiser's birthday, Jan. 27, there i be a reception at the royal castle, followed bv a banquet and gala opera performance at the Royal theatre.

On Wednesday, Feb. 3, a i a kaisenaa i give a grand a in the ca.stle. On Feb. 10 their majesties' private ball i take place. The popular subscription ball is fixed for Feb.

17 in the Royal Opera house. On the following Wednesday another private ball will be given at the castle, and un March a grand masked hall will be given, with which the kaiser and kai- Berina propose to conclude their Berlin season. There is also to be aa sual stream of aristocratic private functions. Many well princely families who were absentees last season i to discord with the kaiser of his entourage, have reappeared, and Berlin court tradesmen are rejoicing thereat. of Hotel Proprietor Wlllmrd, Washington, Jan.

C. Willard, owner of the well known Willard's hotel, died at his residence in this city yesterday, aged about 80 years. Mr. Willard was a native of Vermont and with his two brothers came here from Albany many years ago and became sole owner of the hotel property. Although he was very wealthy and owned much valuable real estate in Washington, he lived as recluse for many years and was little known, except by name, to jpresant generation.

MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION A Big Attendance at the Convention Philadelphia Promised. Philadelphia, Jan. card returns thus far received at the offica of the national association of manufacturers indicate that a very large proportion of the entire membership ot the association -will be in attendance at the second annual convention of the association which is to be held in Philadelphia on January 26, 27 and 28. Invitations have been sent to over 7,000 leading manufacturers outside the membership of the association for the purpose of making this convention a general gathering- of manufacturers from all sections of the country and representing all branches of industry. The attendance of non-members will be unusually large, as shown by the replies already received from those who have definitely decided to be present.

The convention will be essentially a business affair and the programme has been made np with this in view. One feature of particular interest in this connection will be a symposium on "Methods of promoting- foreign trade." NEW YORK FACTORIES. PRISONS IN ENGLAND Life in Them Described by John F. Redmond. A SYSTEM OF SOLITUDE AND SILENCE Keport of the State Inspector a Tery Interesting: Document.

Albany, Jan. Factory Inspector O'Leary has completed his report for the year 1896. It is an interesting document. The inspector's description of the conditions existing among working people emplo3'ed in sweatshops in tenements and in mines, some of which he has caused to be remedied, is most interesting and horrifying. The report shows that a total of 27,425 inspections reported for the year, an increase of 6,240 over the previous year, and includes manufactories, bakeshops, mines and mining plants.

In the establishments visited there are reported employed 537,702 people, 169,226 of whom are women, of which number 53,907 were under 21 years of age; there were 12,100 children over 14 and under 16 years of age. There were 84 children under 14 years found employed, as compared with 211 in 1895, and only 185 illiterate children, as compared with 310 for 1S95. PRAISED BY TALMAGJE. He Characterizes the Arbitration Treaty as a Mighty and Grand Movement. "Washington, Jan.

T. Dewitt Talmage, who succeeded Dr. Sunderland in the active pastorship of the presidential Presbyterian church in Washington, in his sermon yesterday referred to the pending arbitration treaty with Great Britain7 terizing it as the mightiest, grandest uovement for driving brutal war out of the earth. He said the men who on either side of the sea did most to effect that plan of arbitration have made themselves immortal. The eve of the present administration of the United States government has.

been honered with the gladdest of eighteen centuries. All civilized nations will copy the sublime example. He implored the senate to promptly ratify the treaty. Mr. Cleveland was not present at the service.

Comuipnt of an English Clergyman. London, Jan. the course of his remarks at trie City temple yesterday, Dr. Joseph Parker referred to the arbitration treaty recently signed by Great Britain and the United States, saying that the second advent bears every aspect of i i evolution. The occasion, he added, i.s too grand to be celebarted by official i and holiday-making, but should be marked by religions services.

A "ew York Editor Asphyxiated. New York, Jan. 14. P.iHd Smith, a well newspaper man, was dead in bed yeste.day at the a house, death a i been caused by asphyxiation. Mr.

Smith's associates are of the opinion a death was due to an accident. They a was in a a good spirits tnd light-hearted and. so far as in perfect a Mr. i was 33 years old and had been in newspaper work in New York arid the west for about i years. He was a brother of Ballard the European correspondent- His and sisters are now in Europe.

Mr. Smith cvas one of the tolcgrapn editors of the Journal. Heg-ained Kacultloit. Baltimore, Jan. man who picked up on the street here last Wednesday and who has since maintained a he could i of his past, history regained his faculties la.st i a said that he was John S.

A of Snflield, Conn. lie says that he there on a a 7 to make a business trip to Westfield and that from the time he stepped on the train i 1 last night his i was a a I i be kept at the a a General hospital i his frioivls come for i Charlotte Pattlla Still In a Trance. Danbury, Jan, is now thirteen days since Charlotte Pattilla became unconscious, and she has lihown any indication of returning animation. Her case daily becomes more perplexing. The physicians believe is aware of what is going on about her, but is unable to communicate with her friends by word or sifn.

Our Prisons Far Ahead of the BrltUfe Institutions, He Declares--Reception. a to the Irlmh Parliamentary Mem- rf her by the Clover Club of Lynn. Lynn, Jan. John 5T Redmond, M. attended mass in! St.

Mary's church yesterday. At close of the service he took a train for 1 I Boston to pay his respects to Arch- I bishop Williams. He returned to Lynn. at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and warn taken to the Clover club where he was tendered a reception by about 150 of the leading citizens. reception was informal.

Maurice Bresnahan extended the freedom ot the club to the guest, who was introduced to all present. Mr. Redmond, at the request of the chairman of the reception committee of the club, made brief address in. which he said that -what interested faim most in this country was the prison system, which was far ahead of that of England. The latter was, in, his opinion, the most brutal in world, and might be described as system of solitude and silence.

When a prisoner in England received a visit from a friend or from his wife or any member of his family, he was locked in an iron cage at one end of a large hall and the visitors were locked in the other end of the hall with two wardens in the centre to hear every word that was said. Aj prisoner in England wa.s allowed only one visit in four months and vras lowed to write only one letter in months. For the slightest against the rules even these privi-i leges were denied. A prisoner waa 1 not allowed books or literature of any kind until he had been a- longtime in prison and then only about one volume in three weeks. Some prisoners in.

England were locked in their cells twenty-two hours per day, and whea, they were marched around the prison. yards for exercise if one prisoner should speak to another he was given forty-eight hours' solitary finement in a dark cell with only bread and water for diet. The entira; system was so brutal and that it drove many men insane fromi the tortures inflicted on them. attempt was made, in to give men employment suitable to that to which they had been accustomed in the outside world, and the- business men and the men of literary; tastes who might get into jail wera g-iven the same kind of work as thai men had always been used to! i with their hands. This worloi was about as hard as it -well could be, and i a man who had been used, to hard work might be able to stand 1 it, it was brutal treatment for profes- I bional men and people of the better Treatment of Irish Political Prisoners, The treatment of the Irish political prisoners in the British prisons was something too horrible to contemplate.

Originally there were eighteen of these prisoners, but three of them died of the hardships they underwent and five, were drivenjinsanp, two of-ihe latter being Dr. Gallagher and Georg-e A. Whitehead, who are in this country in the care of their friends. No hopes were entertained of the a ever being any better in i a they were at present, lie knew two men in Portland prison in England hopelessly insane, but instead of the g-or- a i a i them or giving their friends an i to care for them i the rest of i days, oae of them was sent to an asylum for i i a Mr. Redmond Raul a ha once visited John a in Portland prison and the broke to iiim the news of the a of a very a i one Daly loved rl-arly.

Daly broke at the news and he recovered Mr. showed him a small photograph of the i and a lock of hair. Daly asked to have given i Mr. Redmond saw the governor of the prison and asked permission to givt- i mementoes to Daly, that ofiicial asked Mr. Redmond if he wanted to break up the discipline ot' the prison.

Mr. Redmond said that when he returned to England he would bring the matter of the prison system of Great Britain before- a i a and make an effort to have vt improved and made more, a of visits to prisons in America the prisoners were allowed many privileges and said that he a the of American prisons that- If i treatment did not i i the discipline of the prison. He that, tho food given to American prisoners waa i luxurious compared to that served to the men in durance vile in England. Mn Redmond was given much ap- plause at the close of his remarks. 1 Mayor Ramsdell made an address in which he expressed his hearty approval of the work in which Mr.

Redmond is engaged. Central Madrid, Jan. cabinet to recofntM newly OlsUrftt American.