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EUGENE CITY GUARD. ft ft. CAMraiLL, rrearleler. IUOENE CITY ORKGOS EVENTS OE THE DAI Aa Interesting I ullrrtlun of Items Fran the Two Hemlspheree I'reteuled lu a t'ouileneen form. Tho Prince of Willi' has bestowed tijMin Dr. Nunsen, the Arctic explorer, the spoclul medal of the Koyal Oeo graphical Siioioty. Han Francisco rnjitHl intfl are suid to be engineering plan to got lottery bill through the Nevada legislature, having been encouraged toinukn the at tempt by tho raw with which the prize fighting bill win passed. Tho house committee on Paciflo rail roads decided to reimrt favorably tho bill druftod by ItYprcsciitutive Il.ir- rison, which provide fur the creation of a commiNnion to settle tho indebted ness of the I Ville rouds to the govern ment. It in said that Bix-aker 11 Iwill forestall legislation, other than tan IT, at the extra session of congress by ap pointing only two committee, those on ways ami mean aiel on mileage, ari l reserving thoiiijintmi-nt of other com mittees until tho regular session. While tho action in unprecedented, Uiemlx-ra nay it would lie legal. (loorgo D ivied, a prominent com mission merchant of Cleveland, ()., wan shot ami killol by hit wifuat their residence In that city. Tho tragisly will tho result of a long scries of quar rel. Mrs. Havies when taken into custisly wept bitterly, ami said her bus batnl hail treated her unkindly and called bur bitter Humes. During tho voyage from Hampton Iloads of Admiral Dunce's bhs kudu (fcpiudron, which reached Charleston, three men Were hint overboard from thn battleship Maine, one man wus cruhhed to death on tho cruiser Marblchcud, an other wus fatally injured and nil others Were so badly hurt that several may lose limbs. Tho oflluers say the voyage was iniido in the worst gale ever exjiori enced by tlio fleet. A press representative who visited the poor bonsi'S of tho famine district of India says tho inmates were found to bo in a deplorable condition. Tho buildings were overcrowded and med ical attendance was lacking. A man outside of one of them whs dead ami another was dying. A girl of 6 years of ago weighed only ton pounds, and several adults were under fifty pounds in weight. Tint skin In all canes was drawn over the faces, showing the out lines ot the skulls and the limbs and Joints bad thn appearance of those id articultatud skeletons. It Is estimated that the present famine is the greatest of tho century, and w ill greatly surpaxs that of 1H7I1, lx. Ui in urea nod severity. The famine bell is l,!IO0 miles long by 400 miles w ide. Mrs. Mary Scott, a pioneer of lHtll, died at her home in Walla Walla, at the ago id 7 It years. Her husband, John Si'ott, died only three months ago. The president lias signed, on the rec ommendation of the sivretary of the interior, an order, reducing the num ber of peiiHion agencies in the I'nited Rates from eighteen to nine. It is said this will stive at leant 1 50,000 per an num. Hon. J. V. 1 lever died at bis resi dence in Walla Walla. Mr. Hover wan one of the bent known men of that city. In luininenn, in church, to social life and in uluiont every matter of pub lie interent he was fur many years one of the most prominent men of the In land Kinpire. A Santa Fo train was held up and robins I by two manked men near Nel son, A. T. One of the rohlsus while attempting to break into the exprens car was shot and killed by Mennenger Hummers. The other csciipcd, taking with bim Illmut half u doren registered packages, the through mall muehos In'ing unmolested, A gland ball, on a luxurious scale, in lienor of 1'ienidcnt mid Mrs. Unix, wan given Saturday night at the palatial residence uf Pablo Kscaudoii, of the opulent family of that name. It was in point id iiiimitance, tante and dm play, what the ltiadlcy-Mtirliu ball will 1 in New York. News has k-cn ns eived of the wludi tale killing of paciilcos at Juhaco, Ma tannas province, hint week, by one of Wcvlcr's captains, named Marios. He raided a small village, cxvting to tiud an insurgent hospital there, lleing disapoiutcd he arrested twenty of the men, and, putting them in line, be or dered every odd numbered man shot, promising to spare the otheis. No msuicr bad these U-cn dinpatched than lie bad the ethers put to the machete. Hoy. Myron liced, pastor id the Den ver Hroudway Temple Association, preached a sensational scutum hint Sunday, in w hit h he discouraged the Collection of gi.iin and money for the starving eplcof India, while there is o m lull sutTering and need in our own country. Kov. I teed divlatcd that present conditions in India were brought ulmut by Hritlsh misgovern inent and should therefore bo relieved by the Hrilinh people. Michael Mum kacsy, the celebrated artist, is liodesny insane. A Vienna rorresHitident nays that for months, while at Codoshurg, sutTciing from spinal paralysis, Miuikuesy wan hi. hal ing and melancholy. Suddenly, in an excess of madnean, be attacked and nearly strunglod the attendants alid one of the doctor. Aocoidlngly he was cut to the insane nnyliim. Thcdoctoi report the paralysis is increasing w ilh alaruiiiig rapidity, and that the prof jhvU of his recovery are very re mote. John It. Clancy, cmployivl at the Blootuingdulo dairy, Norfolk, Va., ha I an altercation Willi his employer, J. II. Forritt, and said that he would "get even" with bim. Forrilt supplied 3 A J j families in Norfolk witli milk, in 100 j of which there are infants. He bid ! delivered milk to sln.ut doiei, custom era one morning w hen be discuvcted peculiar color in the milk. Clancy's threat came to hint like a flash and he quickly went to all the places, und. luckily, none of the milk had been u-.-l He resirtid the matter, and t li . mil's Was examined and found to ivnl.iQ amtson TARIFF REVISION FIRST. MeKloler Is Iletemlaeil la Let ! clel Referex Walt. Washingtou, Feb. l.V McKinlsy haa ileteriniiie.1 to let financial reform wait upon a tariff revision. All be will ei-s-ct of the extra session of congress in the way of legislation is that it shall ' HTi)ly pans new tariff bill. He wants it to put the machinery in mo tion for currency legislation at a later date, however, by making provision for a Joint comminnion of senators and representatives und report at the regu lar session of congress. A muu recently in Canton said be talked at length with McKinley about the extra si-nnion, and be found the prenidi'lit-elii't had determined to coil line bis mennage at the oening of that sesnion practically to the tariff and cur rency. He will urge tho S-edy pas sage of a tariff bill for thn double pro (ci ting purnM id American interests und filling the treasury. The informant tsid be understood McKinley mould make no s-ci(io rec ommendations us to tho policy which ought to Is- pursued in reforming thn monetary system of the country, but would refer in general terms to the lie cennity of doing something, and advise cungrens to create a Joint comminnion to nit during the rwenH and prepare a comprehensive scheme to be reported next IVccinln'r. Tha Treaty May II o sr. Washington, Feb. 15. Tho execu tive fes-ion of the senate oM'iied I'slay with u notice by Senator llhickhuru that he probably would move a nst sinemeiil of further consideration of the Anglo-American treaty until the next session. He said in explanation that he thought there should be un early understanding on this siiut in view of the fact that the present ses sion is rapidly draw ing to a close, but did not wish to take the ressinsibility for such u motion until there could Is a somewhat general expression us to its advisability. Hour followed in a sjiocch favoring the treaty. Stewart opnmed it on gen eral grounds, especially that the I'nited States should not trial with I i real Hrltuin. la tha llousa. Washington, Feb. 15. The bouse tmlay reniiminl consideration of the nstiilllce appropriation bill immediate ly after the reeling of the Journal, it was arranged that the general debate should close ill one hour. llromwell, Kepuhlieall, of Ohio, re Slimed bis aiyuinent against the appro priation of ll'.iil.ooi) fur sn-cial mail facilities from Huston to New Orleans, Itcplving to Swansoii'n remarks yester day, be ihi'lanil it wss alwurd to say that the Southern railroad carried more mail than any other trunk line in the country. There were, be said, twenty-five trunk lines, which carried more mail than Ihe Southern. After further debates, ill which the old arguments on the Southern fast mail item were restated, the bill was taken up fur amendment, and amend ments were adopted reducing the ap pro). nation fur free delivery in the new oHlees from f 1 10,000 to ('.10,000, while the appropriation for cXH-ri-mental rural free delivery was increased fiom f .'.0,0(10 to f 100,000. Turn I lay lulu llulil ami Nllvar. St. Ismis, FeK 15. llcnjainin lira uelle, a scientist and inventor, well known iimuug men of his class, claims to have discovered the key to electric ity and the transmutation of clay into gold, silver and iron, and to have s r fccte.1 his discovery to an extent that will revolutionise the science of chem istry. His demonstrations have Ihmmi so satisfactory an to enlist the incormra tion of a company by a number of cap italists to put them into practical cffivt. The company has already started its plant at Fuirluwii, in St. Louis county. It will W com pleted and leady, its projectors unset t, to turn out ul inn i mini, gold, silver, iron and many other metals not known to science, all manufactured from com mon clay. Hy actual tent, it is staled, Mr. lira selle changed silver to gold and gold into silver. The transmutation, he nays, is an Insignificant part of the din com'i ies he has made a mere nothing in comparison with the changing ol clay into gold, silver, iron, calcium, aluminum, glacium and tlfteen other metals nut known to science and whose qualities have not yet Ik-ch determined by the dimvvcrcr. Iliitililn Nan Ihe Hlm-kaile. Washingtou, Feb 15. The blockade runners at Charleston have scorisl first bliKsl in spite of all preparations made by Admiral llunce to detect any at tempt to puss the lung line of ships he strung out across the entrance to the Ion I s. j. The lkilphtn, not by any means a fast Imut, nor us invisible us a reuglar blockade-runner, slipped ipiiet ly around one end of tho line on the Mb instant, and when the department next beard of her she was ut tho bar oil St. John's liver, Floiida. t .tibials of the department were po.'llcd wl en llutlthsl by Coiutuander Clover by telcgiaph of his where ttlmuts, but private letlets received here from eiseiis on the squadron explain bis movements us a successful running of the blockade. ; He Attemtileil lo Hill the t'ailaln. ! San Fiuiictsco, FeK I A. In a llmt clans cabin on huaul the steamer Ala tnisl.i, which arrived yosterdav from Australia, there sat a tall, vwerful negro. Nashville llraiit is Inn name, and he has Uvu broughtelo this city to answer to a chaige uf stabbing Cap tain Kilhiuin, of the bark To-ullaiit, of this mrt, on tho high seas on IVvctn Ist 111 last, Tbo incident took place sumo llinv hundred miles from any CllU-st. Jaraaua and Walling la tlaag. Frankfort, Ky , Feb. 15 In the canes of vtt Jackson and Aluiiso Walling, enlciuvd lo be hanged for the murder of "earl llrysn, the court of apn'til toduy overruled the vtition for a rehearing. Governor Uradley has thirty duyt to tlx the date for the exe cution. Chicago, FeK 18. The) Journal states that Cuban Km. In to the extent of over $ 1 5,tHH),000 have eoorclly bt.ru issued and diiiiMd uf iu the I'nited State and elsewhere during the (mil twelve months. 0 0 I A -MINER'S HEROISM Sacrificed Himself to Save His Two Companions. OSK OK NATl'KK'S X0BLEUES I'rsvsatsd aa Ore liuekst from "sit ing t'poo Thsm bjr Tbrowltif II I ro le I r I pun Wblrrlos Wludloss. Sniknne, Feb. 15. A rare act of heroism, such us deserves to Is- ri-oordcd in history and song, wus jierfnrmed at llossland, H. C, tnlay, which saved the lives of two miners und proved plain J mi llemsworth to Is; one of nature's noblemen. .lorn Smith und Frank Coiihoii were working at the Isittom of a narrow shelf of the Young America mine, at a depth of nearly 110 feet, ciiKagml in loading ore into an iron-bound bucket, while Jim llemsworth's duty consisted in hauling thn bucket to the surface by li. cans of a windlass. The heavy bucket lil led with ore, had almost reached the t"p of the shelf when the iron crank of the windlass suap'd in two like u bit of pin'-, burling llemsworth to the gioiind. Springing to his feet half ilua-d by ; the blow, llemsworth saw thn windlass whirring around ut a frightful rate of np -ed as the loaded bucket shot down I the idiaft Unin the men below, lie bud nut a second to lose. There wus just one chance to save them, and he took lh:it chance. Jumping forward, be threw bin Insly iimii the cugs of the whirring windlass, thrusting his nrmn and nhoudler between the swiftly re- volving wheels. Their iron J:lWH crunched and tore the flesh, crushed m-ives, bono und sinews, tore ghastly wound from finger-tip to shoulder, but the windlass slissl still. With an awful jerk the bucket stopied just aln.ve the heads of the two men far down the shaft. 1'ale an death, with the blood flowing in hi M ini- ami sullering intense agony, llciiiswottn never utlercil n cry nor! even a sound, us the jaws of the wheels pinioned him fast us in a vice. Super- I iutendelit Shields, who w itnessed the accident from a short distance away, rushed to llemsworth's uid und blis-ked the machinery. As lleuinworth staggered buck und was alniut to fall, Shields caught him in his arms, ut the same time exclaim ing: "My (lod, Jiiul This is awful!" "Oh, what's the difference'?" replied the plucky fellow, "so long as I saved the Imyn" His wounds were dressed and the in jured man made as comfortable as could Im under the circumstances. The attending physicians are at this time unable to slate bow serious llems worth's injuries are likely to result, but unless be is hurt internally they Iion to save Ids life. His arm, how ever, in all likelihisnl will huve to Inj amputated at the shoulder. ANNEXATION OF HAWAII. Thuratun on a Mlialnnary VI. II to Tills I'uunlry. San Francisco, Feb. 15. Imriu A. Thurston, ex-minister of Hawaii to the I'nited Slates, arrived from the inlands tmlav. Thurston, its tiiesi.lent of the Annexation Club of Honolulu, cxm-els In uivoniolinh eulini.lerable i.is.i..i.rv work in ui'l of the annexation move ment U'fore Ins return home. His mis sion is not an official one, be says, and be has not lneli sent here either by the government or by the Annexation Club. I le says, however, that if theopportu nity presents itself, he proxise8 to exert bis Is'st etTorts to aid the annexation movement. Ho says: "The all absuibing theme of discus sion iu the inlands just now in annexa tion. As the day for the inauguration of McKinley approaches, interest in the annexation quest ion in In-coming in teiinilled and widespread. The Annex ation Club has Ih'i n reorganised, and now has a mclllhfinhip of tl.tlOO. Of thin iiiiiuIht, a third or u fourth are natives. The natives are joining the Increment with the idea that the an nexation of the islands to the I'nited "tales is their only salvation from the Japanese, who are ellmwing llicin in i.inoun fields of labor. "The census of the inlands has Just been completed. Tho census shows a population of SI, OHO natives S.0U0 half castes and mixed races, '.'4,000 Japa nese, S 1,000 Chinese, and 35,000 whites, including Americans and Ku rocuns. The official returns have oc casioned some surprise. It was gener ally presumed that the Japanese Imputation was greatly iu excess of the figures given. " tlumlreila of Mohanimeilan Klllril. Imndon. FeK 15. A h .o dispatch to the Tillies from Cauea says the entire Mohammedan imputation of M.ilcvsi, Temcnos, Ptrgiotign and Mouof.isti en tctcd Hcrakllon, attacking and assault init the Christians in the streets and pillaging the shops mid houses. It is statisl tho soldiers ussistisl in this wmk of plundering. The hvul prefect at Sltia robots S00 Mohammedans kill. si In that district, and ho is afraid the Mohammedans in tho town of Aitni will massacre the Christians out of re venge. Garfield, Wash., Feb. 15. At the meeting of Whitman county farmers to protest against the proposed uKdition of state grain weigher and inspector, resolutions were iascd and sent to the legislature, stating that such offhvr is luvessary to the farmers of Kastern Washington. Kesolutions wore also adopt. si recommending moderate reduc tion in freight and passenger rates, and fixing tho maximum rate on w heat Iv twivn any two points oft tho state at 3 So a ton. The Kaleer Counted Oar Rhine. Herlln, Feb. 13. In the tviehst.ig tmlay, the president. Haron Tun Huol-llenuils-rg, announced that the em peror had presented the rviohstag with tabular statements drawn up with his own hand, dealing with the condition of the navies of Germany, France. Kussla and the I'nited Mates, and Japan, and that he iiiteinhM to thank bis majesty in bchnlf of the house. The statement was greeted with cIhsik Athens. Feb. IS. A disatch from Crete as the Mussulmans have set lire to 1 utuno in several U. v. O PICTURES OF THE PAST. eaass of iorp..ln H.ulf at ttas Bradley-Martin Uml liia. New York, Feb. 12. Beautiful be yond description was the bal iiiumjne of Mrs. liradley-Martin tonight. Col nrniii have b cn written idnnit the af fair and pictures drawn, but the fancy l,t !).. rem.rler und the aiti-t did Hot picture wenes one-half as lovely as i were presentl at the Waldorf. For weeks Mrs. Martin has worked in the , preparation of the sumptuous uff.iir. , Her ffforts were richly rewarded. The I bitter criticism hurl.-d lit her were for- gotten, and the hundreds who were j present vied in making her the hap piest woman in America. The decorations throughout the Wal dorf were exquinitc. American beau tied, lilies und the rarest of imported blossoms, with vim s and palms, were inter-twined in u marvelously beauti ful scene. N'. ver in New York has a 1 greater floral display he n made at a ball. Tiny electric lights ami mirrors were used in a l.. u lldering and urtistio manner, all combining to transform the already be aut if id hotel to an en chanting fairyl.oiise. The arrange ments for the lull Were tested to their fullest lint, with excellent good for- t tum. they were equal to every einer- gency. 1 bousaii'i' oi men ami women crowded the streets around the hotel, but the police kept them moving, and no conflicts or ex' item.-nt of any kind resulted. Detectives swarmed in ami around the house to prevent trouble, but their presence was not needed. Th stumes were exq'ii"ite. AH the great men and women of the last thren centuries were repr nted. Ar rayed in raiment costly beyond the dream of the originals were the men and women who np(-.iri-1 tonight as ladies and gentlemen of ol leii periisis. i At midnight the great ball was at its height. All society was there gathered to isirtruy the regal splendor of past centuries. The great hall-rr i of the Waldorf, beautiful with a wealth of roses and fragrant flowers, was then a scene of grandeur never before equaled in this country. Courtiers of oi l, ol every clime, mingled with grand dames and ladies, kings and queens, princes and princesses, but here and there the old spirit of loyalty had manifested it self in the presence of colonial men and women of the old and quaint wave in America. (Ireat nin-ial functions of the past in thiscitv were eclinsed. even the mein- j rili,le Vand. rbilt ball of lssil, with1 which since then all other affairs have seemed to suffer ill comparison. For lavish exiHUnliture, for artistic decora tions and surroundings, for a reflection of the most picturesque episodes ill Old World hi-tory, and as u gathciin.' ol the fairest and richest in the New World life, the ball tonight marked an cmch. It was more than a milc-po-t in New York's history; it was the event of u decade. Mont lis uf prepara tion and the outlay of huii'lrc Is of thousands of dollars were exhausted iu five hours. It was very fashionable. . Men and women traveled across the continent for the honor of being pres ent. I As many us fifty dinners preceded. ' Kvery cuterie that makes up swelldom had a dinner. Those who were goinu to tho ball appealed in their fancy gowns, that cost thousands of dollars, 1 and which they will wear but once, and in their jewels. After the dinner their friends were invited to admire, in ' l,r,1,'r ,,lilt t1"' 's'auty and the gorgeous. j l'SS of it llll should Hot be lust iu fll. ture generations. WITHDRAWS THE BILL Henatur Miirgaii Veula Ilia Kneu llKnHiiiliilmelit. Washington, Feb. 12. Senator Mor gan, tlio champion or tho Nicaragua i canal hill, announced in the senate to 1 day bis abandonment uf that measure for the present session of congress, and tliereuiHUi it was displaced by the bank ruptcy bill. The senator tnai this move after a piotiai ted contest, cover ing several weeks, which had disclosed the fact that obstructive opposition could not be overcome. He gave notice ' that ho would renew his advocacy of the 1 bill at an early date of tho tru session. coming ex- Morgan bitterly criticised theliritish opposition to the canal, and, addressing himself directly to Sherman, declared that if the next secretary of state per mitted himself to ln fed on the uno diucsof tlatteiyof Great Britain, the jHMiple would not support hint. Mr. Morgan asserted also that Sherman would not succeed in negotiating a treaty relating to tbo canal, as the genius of Talleyrand or Mattcrnich could not stand against tho "thimble rigging" of those republics. The bankruptcy bill succeeded to the advantageous s.,itiou of "untini-.hed business," but the debate went over until tomorrow'. The agricultural appropriation bill was taken up late in tin. d.iv, and passed at ;!.2;,;i.;,im. It led to a livolv debate, in which Sectetary Morton was sharply criticised by Senators Vest, Chan. Her, Tillman and others. The house bill Was pas-e. extending the tune for coniplving w .tb ii.., r. quireiticnts ut the act road lands, McHride tho bill applied to 1 Northern Pacific route. lot tciting 'Xpt.uuiug m. is alum rail that the V. II. Sizer, of West Hcrgen, owns a Hiblo printed in London 2;; years ago. IiMidon, Feb. 12. A telegram from the west coast of Africa, and dated Jami.it v 2tl, says: Tho lloyal Niget Company's expetlitiou against the emit of NiiV engagisl in a big battle, which lastol from sunrise to sunset, the Prit Ish columns driving their Fulah ene mies Ndoro them. It is estimated that the followers of the emir of Nupo liuin-hcr.-l ut least 30,010. Parkticss then f'.opis'd the action. Lieutenant Thorn, son. of tho I"iccstctshire rvgiuicut, Was the only Furo'an hurt. Seekers Afler l.olit. Seattle, Wash., FeK 12. Once again ni'iioaud seurvhera for fortune are getting ready to enter tho gold regions of Alaska. Tho news brought down yetcrday on the Ton k.t by a party of in, -u, who made the dangerous journey out from the Upivr Yukuu, of a new dixwcry on Klondike crtvk, has lou, !isl the match. lUiats leaving for ti e north ore already carryirg tKiseeti- gem. who .ire anxious to goiPuear the gold districts yearly as inwsible, and ly March it is expected that the ruV ' will begin greater than ever. THE BIG I. GUI LOCATED Carson City Is Chosen 'by Dan Stuart. THE PIUS WILL MEET MA ECU 17 torb.tt MMi tha ;..vrnor of S'l and Hrliang.i toiiratulatlou -Sliarkry anil .1llir. Carson. N,-v.. Feb. 15.-D.in Stuart has at last arrived and has iinimuu that th- big fight ls-tweeri Corbet t and Fitz-iiumons will m-cur in Carson, March IT. Although Muart had reit erated all the way up from Texas that he had not decided where the fight was to be held, it did not take him long to make up his mind after he got here The pugilistic imprepsario given ana reason for the s. -lection of Carson m piefercnee to Ki ll", that the Car-oii people had worked hard for the pas-age of the prizefight bill, while Ib-im citi zens were oppo-ed to it. Stuart thinks that the facilities for th- accommoda tion und traii-poi ta'ion of a big crowd ut Carson are fully sullicieiit, and says that he has made very satisfactory ar rangements with the railroad. If the matter can be arranged to suit him. Stuart will offer big purses for a live-bird shouting tournament, which he exjscts will ! attended by all the noted shots of the country. No announcement as yet has lneli ma le f i out any official source as to where the pavilion will lie built, but it probably will be ill the heart of the city, and a few minute's walk from the railroad. A IismI agent gives it nut that the first building, owing to the short time iii which to erect it, will not In- a permanent one, and therefore there will be many places iu the heart of the city where it call In-erected without in terfering with anyone. There will be many other attractions ut the same time, if present plans are carried out, und most of them will be in the pugil istic line. lu-t what men will meet ill the ring besides Corbett and Fitzsim mons, Stuart will not say, beyond that two of them will Is- Sharkey and Ma her, if these men can come to any agreement, and will rhjht for u reason able purse. Ciirbett ami tha iovirnor. Ticno, New, Feb. 13. There was a big eruwd at the depot to meet dim Corbett when he passe. I through on his way to San Francisco, Governor Sad lcrk of Nevada, as among those w ho came down from Carson to take a peek at the win Id's champion. Just as soun un the train stopped the governor clam bered alsiard and was introduced to Cornett by A. Livingston. "1 alll pleased to ne et you, Mr. Cor bett." said his excellency, making a critical survey of CorU'tt's towering figure and broad shoulders. "And 1 am pleased to meet you," re plied Corbett. "You proved by signing that glove contest measure and giving the people what tiny wanted that there was no hypin-risy almut you. It needed some governor with the Courage of his con victions to break the ice in matters of this kind. It is to be hoped your ex ample will Ik- followed, and that there w ill he less hypocrisy about things of this kind in future. " HARRISON'S REPORT. Advautagea ut a Coimiilialon In Deal. Ing With I'arlllc ltimd. Washington, Feb. 15. Kcpresenta tive Harrison, of Alabama, today made a rejioi t to the house from the commit tee on Pacific railroads for the settle ment of the affairs of the Pacific mads by ii commission. Mr. Harrison says that it has been demons! rated that it is impossible io place the questions in volved in the government's relations with the railroads with all their tech nical details, before congress in such a manner that intelligent action can bo taken. Tho report continues: "The debts due to the covcrninent ttro daily growing larger and means of I'.iiuifiu Meaner. foreclosure pro ceedings are pending against the I'nion Pacific, und this road is likely to lie sold, and the government's claim against the same disused of before the next regular session of congress. If this should occur, the most valuable and inisutant part of this great line of railway across the continent will have passed to other hands without the pre servation to the government of the many valuable rights and privileges it How has." It is argued that a better price can be obtained for tho I'nion and Central Pa cific jointly, but that congress cannot conduct tho necessary negotiations. The advantages of a commission con sisting of stvrctarics of the treasury and interior and tho attorney -general", are pointed out, one of them being that till information relating to the roads is hi these depaitments. An Klerlrlr Hllitard. Uutte, Mont., Feb. 15. Tho most peculiar storm ever knowu in this see. t10" at 11 oV1,,-1 tonight. The wind ro-e to utmost a hurricane and snow began to fall. With the storm wore the must vivid flashes of light ning and tcrritio peals of thunder. The Pretlilent't lul KrrptUD. Washington, Feb. 1 . President and Mrs. Cleveland gave their animal re ception to the army and naw and m i rino cors at the White House tonight It was the final state reception uf the official term of Mr. Cleveland, and with the exception of tbat given bv .Mrs. (. hueland to the public hist week tho crowd was the largest of the e is,,,,' and probably e.,uat to that s.vn at anv time during the incumlvncv ,.f th'o president in the executive mansion XTorn lul by llou.ehold Tare. Completely worn out the cares and drudgery of a household, l,ich oonsist.sl of a paralytu- f.lth,-r. inv,li, mother and sickly brother. Kiiim.i Mo Wuanl. a young woman uf San Fr in Civ,., drank carbolic acid win, nuicnUl lutetit and di.sl within half u,ur T ho "ff Ver Koiuore. Lima, via Italveston, K, b, u Rdivian and Peruvian govi-rmnei ts have n-rf,rt,sl mutual arnrgei,,,.', for the r.urse ef reventir.g an a ,,! 1st warhle tone fnuu t-i:lk: .4.'(,,.,t ("i . " 1 the new spajvrs of U.th couiitrki NATIONAL HOUSE Hou A,r... to " Immigration Mil'. Washing.-., Feb. 11. -The tl,,..v ,..r to the final conference re- oTthe immigration i bill I by an overwhelming major,ty-21. to M ,,,1 pa-ned two more pcn.oii bills over 0 Vmsi-lcnf. veto. The ni.nl.nca i ,s,,f the iiuinigration bill contained the conference r-i-.rt. by which an in,Mi,.g immigrant was required to LaUctor.-.d and write "Ihe English or another language," and which per milled his illiterate wife and minor children to accompany an cligihle lin migrant, removed the main objection to the hill, but M..hany, Maguire and Ki.fer op, ,1 the whole theory., the hill on general pr.ncph s. Hartl.oldt and M. ( all both spoke i" f-lV"r vl Ul bill as mmlifled. . The beneliciaries of the pension bills ,,a-sed over the veto were both of the tla-s known as "remarried widows, president Cleveland has disapproved a number of these bills, but he has ulso allowed several to become laws without his signature. A bill was paed to place the naval ofli. er on the In.ard ap.iited to ex amine the deep-water liaiimr on the southern coast .of California on the same footing as other incllilnTS of the board in the matter of per dieiu allow- lllice. The senate bill to commission past assistant surgeons of the United States navy was passed. A' bill was passed to prevent the fraudulent use of the word "copyrigjit" on hooks and other publication. In tha Nnliata. Washington, Feb. 1 1. Thenjs-n ses sion of the senate tmlay was wholly perfunctory, und after transacting somo routine business, the dimrs were closed and an executive session continued throughout the day. The routine busi ness was cleared away by 12:115 1'. M., ami, on motion of Sherman, the senate went into executive session, and ut 0:45 P. L adjourned. A TOUR OF THE WORLD. Trip riannml Cleveland. I17 Pmlilent Toledo, O., Feb. 11. A pasnetigcr agent of the Canadian Pacific, now in the city, is authority for the statement that President Cleveland will take a trip around the world immediately af ter the inauguration of his successor. The president and his party will go to the Pacilic coast over the Canadian Pacific, road, and Division Passenger Agent Sheehy, of that line, will con duct the party in person. It is the desire of the president to start us niH.n us jMissiblo after the in auguration of McKinley. He desires to avoid public functions as much us jn.ssiblc, and intends to make the cir cuit of the globe us a private citizen. Private Secretary Thin ber and sev eral members of his cabinet are eXM"ct cd to accompany him. Mrs. Cleveland and the children may accompany the party; that matter has not been fully decided upon. Thurlier Kill Nut Dnny II. Washington, Feb. 11. Private Sec retary Thurber refused tonight officially to confirm or deny the statement. lie preferred, he said, to await the pub lication of the story before making, ;uiy announcement about it. A CHECK ON GREECE. ' I'owers Will Net Tenult Isolated Xctlun i on Mar I'art. London, Feb. 11. A 8ocial dis patch from Canea says the commanders of the foreign men-of-war, now concen trated off the island of Crete, have noti fied the Captains of Ureck warships that no isolated action on the part of tho Greeks, such as bombarding Canea or the landing of troops, will be per mitted. llrrrre Seee an Opportunity. Athens, Feb. 11. The latest reports from Canea uro to the effect that the situation on the island of Crete is crit ical to say the least. In Canea it is said that the Christians have hoisted the Greek flag and invited the com niander of the 11 reck fleet to train his guns on the city, in the name of tho king of (1 recce. It is also stated that the Greek squadron, on arriving at Canea, did not salute the Turkish Hag. If these rumors are true the whole island is probably in a turmoil of war, and the foreign fleets may have to take action to prevent further disorders. Bwltrh-Teiuler Wat Negligent. Omaha, Feb. 11. Tho Union Pacific eastlmuiul flyer was derailed at tho "puzzle switch," at tho west end of the yard, this evening. Tho train was run ning ut high rate of speed when the ac cident occurred. Kiigineer W. H. Van Nov was picked tip unconscious, and is now at the hospital. Fireman Thomas KrauU was caught under the over turned engine and scalded to death. No one else on the train was injured. Negligence of Switch-Tender llcnn, it is charged, caused the accident. Henn was arrested at 1 1 o'clock, and is held at the central station, charged with criminal negligence. The track was cleared and trains running again at 9 o'clock. Kiigineer Van Nov will prob ably die. His injuries wore fm,d to be vcrv serious. Killed hy a Itlr Trwn Newark, t). . Feb it x u ..i , t i.irx, for tunny years editor f ti. American of this city, was killed tmlay i bv a railrua.l tr .;.. ir . ... ' , of ago. ' n tin In Naphtha IH.irl. t. St. Petersburg. Feb. 11. -Fire has broke out in the ,,,,,, ,,irtri(.t T7,",rniiu! b,,ri"" '"f-"-' and five a.-.ts. containing 1.000.000 PKsls of naptha, have Iven destroyed. Neeill... Morl.tu, , B,nb.y. LiMidon, Feb. 11. The Po,,,!,,.. -,:;..det of ,ho na,,;M.,S: j;-;; of the inanagenient of th,. if left Without attention for the I t B'cM.the result W, ' ' , Uluv. b Hei' lless tuor- "ifne.1 b, Kranre. BALLOTS ARE COUNTED Final Act in the President Election of 189G. VERDICT RATIFIED BY COSGREs, Galleries of the Kepreaenlatlf I War Filled With (iue.tn r to Wltoeai tha Cereiuunr, Washington, Feb. 13. Tin public exercises in coiineet;,,n with ti incoming administration urrbj the cupitol tisluy when the Imu. congress in joint session iu the IIU hull of representatives counted tl,stw torul Vote of the viirious Mat.,, listened to Vice-President Ktey,., formally announce the tii-ti,0 William McKinley as president tti Garret A. Hobart as vice-pr.i,Mlt the United States. The weather was propitious pl( galleries of the house, save H nil. space cupuble of seating only 200 sons, were m!ciully reserved for ti, holders. The stairway und eh-vatf.n were boseiged in vuin by the e;i,.rni,;, titude. Tickets hud been distril,D!'j by the senators and representatj,' and their guests consequently i,,, tuted the distinguished assi mlil.i.v Although the ceremonies were nut In'gin until 1 o'clock, the gullerini thrown open to ticket-holders it It o'clock. Within half un hour ill ti. ! galleries except those reserevd for ' diplomatic corps and the president m packed to the doors. Many blio gay toilets were present. The m;, iu the galleries were in thu but c humor, while on thu floor-the menU goinl-niituredly exchanged salinity Kxuotly ut 12 o'clock Speaks in a long, black frock coat, u-ivule . rostrum. Shortly before 1 o'clock the mi-coV of the senate left their seats ainl ml I ucross to the hull of the representafir- The members of the lioii-e renuii-1 standing, while the senators tiNiktb places. An assistant of Clerk Cot ried a rod cherry stecl-clasKi w hich the returns of 45 states re Vice-President Stevenson, who n : law president over the joint M:c.l tisik his placo by the solo of S-ai j lioed. Tellers Lodge of Massaclmm-tti t Blackburn of Keiituckv, on In-lull the senate, and Grosvonor of Ohio, tl Richardson of Tennessee, on In-lnL' ! the bouse, then nBeonded to tliecWJ desk and immediately below tlief.i,l er's table and prepared to count U-j vote. tce-Prcsnlent Mevenson a-a-the gavel and announced the pun? the joint session. lie unlo'tol ; box and broke the seal of the return : each state us reached. The fnnuuVl ti finite of Alabama was read in f Hhickbiirn. lifter which the rrlis j the long certificates was tliswel 1 1 on motion of Sherman, the tellers j ply announcing the results uftoriH taining by inspection thut 1 1 icy wt j duo form. The tellers made uouncements in rotation. At 1:40 1'. -M. the vicc-pr;: stated that the count had cksel.il directed the tellers to unlioiimvlht suit. There was a busty oowmi'iU'- by the tellers, und then in voice Lodge announced: "The state of the vote for pros;: und vice-president of the I'nitel M us found bv the tellers is: Whole t-l her of electors, -147, of which t mi; j ity is 224. William McKinley. i Ohio, lias received 271 vote tan ident. and W. J. Brvun. of Xel'tvw has received 170 votes. "The state of tho vote for vicr-pl dent is: (turret A. Hobart hJ ' ceived 271 electoral votes, An Sewall 14J uml Thomas K. Wats-I votes." Lodge handed tlio result to the r 1 president. Stevenson rose ainl rei' the vote, addim.' tho constitiiit""1 nounceiiient that William MiK-H und (turret A. Hobart were elf president and vicc-rjresident ri'" ly, for the term beginning Man-1 This closed the proceedings, : lasted fifty minutes, uml hud I1'1 void of incident. The senators in'i back to their chamber and the k adjourned. EMBARASSED MRS. CLEVEL'1 The Bad Break Mail II y I'reaoher. vfsikixl Washington, Feb. 13. M.-m'-.1 the Presbyterian church, of wlu'l ! Sunderland is pastor, uro greatly ''I fisctl over an incliletit at Uiofi,it...d At tbe C0ll'i; of the communion ceremony, D'- ilerbltnl II. bl tbe CoHgU1)!-!!''' follows: "Probably ninny present aware that Mrs. Cleveland if ' ohlireb for tbn l is! t llll.-: at l'r I the last time she will apir) ofliciul Hsition, and I wiul lov remain seated us the coiigrogai:1 in order that thev may ta''' uf tl,.. ,.,,.,r.;i,. f si, ,' .ni 1"; v. ...V V.,.,., 1UU.IJ - turn moment coiisternat.e" y The president's wife sat uioti'"1 if Illieert lin wbetber to "'""'l'- leave the church. Hi-1 r,,:' Vailed, bow-ever, nnd 1 1 1 - T 1 1 tibly embarassod. she giect"',. who approached her with ivr " Many realizing the uwkw'.ip.t, tKa Bitmitioii burrii.,1 ollt l(t 1 the unheard-of anneal, regretful' .l tb., flight o't"' ...... VI ....... a Ml.'. -r- in question. Earthquake In I "" Rrh.bnm Citv. T'tah. 1' h- 15 '..i....i. ..: "l.. .I.lu ,.-tv u iiin fc iusv uiuv no.- - -. ( nr. , I..........U. .tun i, in, -V wi" iii.il. ler-v ........-- . I !.. .1.1- ...:. -V. " rAjw-rieneiMi in mis ..... severe that the boll in ti"' ,vB ' . . , .. - T:f iapssi nve or six ime -was felt as far north us ! :" Mat.arre at hl" "- r"nnn p..t, n I: i' uv, & I II, ftntcii thut twenty-thn women and children. I Mil ... i -. v.... ....I K.i-:' ruereii ufc ivissaiuo .-....l f TI... I i ' k "Mill Ul UI1C1. left here yesterday f'' news har been received fighting on the island. i:,-i1 , roof' Amu anil A mm ii- Berlin, Feb. 12.-A ; ; : dispatch received from ' a Oreek wr vess-(? IO- and auituuuitiou near t '''' ...