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V0L XLVII1.N°*15, 458. NEW-YOKK, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1889.-TEN PAGE8. PRICE THREE CENT8.
FALL RIVERWEAVERS OUT.SIX THOUSAND MEN JOE* THE STEIKfl,
WORKMKN XHINK THAT RMFLOYRRS Wttl,
YIRIJ) RATHER THAN fcE88KK PRO-
DUCTION-THE MIU»-OWNERS DE-
CLARING THET WIUL »OT
# SUBM1T.Fall Biver, Mas*.; Mareh ll.-The weaven'
.trike tot an advanw in wages btsgan thl« morning.The weeving departmeate of nfty milk are practi-cally ahut down, and 8,000 weavers are idle,Tbosc who refused to strike do not numbor mor*
tban half enouch to keep one mill koing. Tbe ex-
teat of the striko is a surprise to the managers, who
expeeted that onl* a few milM wouW be involved.The operatives are muoh pkased at thounaaimotu eentimcnt or reetotano* displayed.
It is the impression that the manufaeturers oan
give an advaaoa at the present prices for elothard can ill afford to eartail the produettonfor even a short period. The Board of Trade aaye,however, that no adv*no« wlll be given.Three thoosand weavers assembkd in musv
meeting in the park thls morning. Beporte of theExecutive Committre of the unlon ehowtd thatthe weavew in cvery prinVoloth miil in the cityhad quit work and that the strike was general.The weavew at a few mille on widegoods went to work to-day, but are expeeted tqcome outk Addreaee* were made by mrmbere ofthe Executive CommvttecJ congratulattng theweaven on the auccesa of the strike and urgingall to etand togeJjher. A New-York newspaperman, who is a mcmber of the Oentrai Labor Unionof that city, also addreased the erowd, urgingunited aetion and insisting on the importanoe oforganiration. It was annoonoed at tho meetingthat the agent of the Poeasset MJI1 had offered a
eoapzomiae, and wanted to meet a eommittee ofweavere to Ksten to a propoaition from him.
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A LAKBWOOD BOTKL BVBXRD.
SIXTT GTTB8T8 DB1VEN FROM THEIR BED8 W
OLIFTOJf HAXJi BT THE FI.AMBS.Lakewood, N. J., Maroh 11 (8peclel).~A defectlve
tae caosed the destrucUon. of CWtcn Ball thls morning.There were about slxty guests In tbe house, ali of whomwere aeleep, and about twenty male and femal* serv-
tots. Att of the tametos made thatr eaeape In thelr nightok>tatnf> with the excepUon of Dr. Rdwaad WeJiacc, otSpruee-at., PblUdeipiUa, wbo nmaioed in the borntngbuiidiag, trying to save bis vainables, nntil all eeoapewa* ent o9. He taen Jumped ftom tbe vtndow of hisroom, fraetuetng hl» left eakle.
Tbe flaaooe epread trMh eaoh rapldlty; tb»t the buUd-mg wtm destroyed In toss tban an hoor. Kelgbboringcetuges ware thrown open for the aceommodetton ofthe goests. Dm Presbyterian ehorob and six ootta«o«eaught flre at tbe same tlme, but the fire department,afded by a bucket brlgade, taved tbeee buiidings.
Tbe hotel was Inenred for 910,000. It wss builtby Mr*. M. L. Palmer, who was owner of tbe PalmerHovae at Sprfng Laka ontU last year. Tbe proprtetorof the hotel, James Palmer, Jr.. loat the weddtng giftIntewJed for hls brtde. He was to be married to-morrww. It was a valuable dlamoiid braoelet. Ml*sJaeobos, of Pbiladolphla, U tbe brMe-etort. It it Mr.PaJmert inteatton to rebnfld ClUton Hail at once.Hls «later, Mr*. Cteaver, Irit a poaketbook oontalning.100 under ber piliow, wben sbe escaped by Jusipln*irom a wlndow. Btm> was unboct
THS RMADUfO IRON WORKS FAlLURB.
rra stpbot pklt throtjghoct tbx ieon andCOAL BEGIONS OP PBUNBTLVANIA.
RaadiBg, Penn., Maroh 11 (6peeial>.-A majortty oftbe establlsbxneats eootroltod by the Readlng IranWorln, waose fathue ru leoaaUy annouawed. olosedaovn, to-d«y. Tbe aasjenatoa ta 4*l*»** to aa ssri
an fwtolWte Jkmgth «f Wn« «Mrt tba morning.sertflrfjes bkrw tbe «60 employes ot the eompaay'sSeott Ponndry went to worfc as nsnal, but severalttonrs later tbey were all toid to qult and the estab-hsbment was closed. Tbe company's rotlmg mfll alsneioaed down, and tbe men employed at the new ptpemill did not resume work. Tbe elodng of tbe rolltngmlll was due to the large stock of manufaetured Ironsiready on hand, and siso to the searetty uf coaLTheae three suspenstons throw out ot employmentbetveen 1,000 and 1,200 men. to whlch nnmber mustbe added about 150 moro employed at tbe company'storge, whlch shnt down tbts evening uotll the flrm'safftlis are settled. Tbe 300 employes of ito sheetmlll bave been Wle for some weeks because of a
strlke.The only Readlng Iron Worin estat llKhment In
aetlvo operation after to-day wlU be tts blast furnare.About half tbe loree is at work to Its old pipe mlll,where fornjerly 600 men were at work, Amongother establlshmenU tdle ln ihls vtrinlty are the
rolllng mllto at Kaoml and Glbraltar. this county;the Keystone KoUlng Mlll, this clty; the roUlng mlll.f the Maldep Creek Iron Company. at Blandon. thlseounty. and the nall factory and other works of theBrooke Iron Company. at BlrcUboro. tnta county.Tho latter oompany's suspenslon Is dne »o the pxn-eral dulness in fhe Iron trade. bot for years haveso many iron worters been Idle at one tlme.
WIUlLn U. Mcllvaln. ot thls cltt; WlUlam E. Prtck.Albert Postor. 3. U. ItogaH and E. H. Cole, tbe com-mlttM appolntod to Investtgate the affairs at the wcrksaod msfcTtn sppialsement of the property, beganthelr lahors to-day.
-.-*HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IN THE IRON TRADEPhiladelphia, Mareh ll.-The followlng dlspatehes
regardlBg the present depresslon of the iron rrade#bave been recelvad here:Readlng.The feellng among the iron men here is
of unusual bopefttlness. Wblle the general volee Uto the effect that the trade U unusually dull and stag-nant, taere are n«ne who thlnk that this condlilonwlB last, and all predlrt a revival wlth a falr sprtngind summer trade. Tbe present depresslon Is ususllyaitributed to a lack of confldence, whlcb, however, isrcgarded as eaoaetoss aad wiil, in tbe mannfacturers'optntoa, soon pasa away to be followed by a repienlsh-iog of the present depleted stooks.
Vorfc-John W. tfteacy, speaklng for the Tork Roll¬lng Mlfl, Tork, the Columbla Rolllng Mlll, Colurobfa,snd the Aufora Purnace, at Wrigbtsvilla, says*. "Thepiofpects for the future are good. Tbe Pennsylvaniaplg always hoids its place and thete wlll be a booma* soon as it bas touched rook bottom."Columbla.The unlversal oplnlou here seems to
. *» that the market wlll show a.change fojr the betterIn the near future.
Lanoaster..Tbe Penu Iron Works, of this clty,manufaetorea bar hon and railroad supplles. Wlil-lara B. Mddleton, manager of the works, said: " Therels no aetlvlty at present, nor is there any indlcatlon*( tto eosstikg." Dr. A. H. Peaeock, one of tbe pro-priasor* ot the Peaeock A Thomas Purnace, said:There ls an Increasinf demgnd fsr Iron Just now. not
only In the East and west, but In the Soutli. I thlnkthe oatlook Is raore eneoaragtaig at the present tbanIt has been for some tlme."
IRON WORKS UEsiLME OPERATIONS.BeUefonte, Penn., Maroh 11..Tbe Bellefonte Nall
Works started in all Its departmenu to-day wfth afull foree of men, after aa Idieness in the vatiout dn-partments rangtag from one to three weeks. Tbet'entre Iron Company's rolllng mlll wlll sfart to-mor-row after an idJeness of flve weeks.
rn jnasDLiKDBR wbbax dzal hboallsd.San Praneisco, Mareh 11 (fipeclal)..A tult was
argned In eourt here to-day that revtves the graatPrtedlander wteat deal of 1876, and that may lnvotve peoperty werth mlllions. It Is the ease ofW. 8. Chapman agalnst the Bank of Callfornla. IsaaeFHadlander, ealled the California Oraln King, triedto eorner tka wheat markets of the world thlrteenyears ago- He falled, precisely as Plood and MackaydM eighieen months ago. His overdraft at the Bankaf CaUfomia amoaated to 9600,000, and to eover thlsChapmaa fodarsed his aotoa The oollapse eame, aad
. Mr. Chapuan saUsflod the baak witb a deed to 84,000eesea in Preano Count). Tbe deeds were absolute,bnt Chapman rosoegreg a declarathm, tMat after enoaghsaod was *old to settle Prjedlander's debt, tbe re-matndef shoold be beM by the bank in trust for him.vnv he asks the eourt to declere this trust, and tof?*lP» the bs^k to make a>i aceouatiog This Presno
t Jead *m then worth not moro than 920 an aere, butB Bsw valned at from fioo to 8500 an acrr, so that«he sjao&nt iavolved ruas lato ihe milUons.
triCIDB OF A DltAFPOlMtBD LOVSM.htaglsmton, N. Y, Mareh 1} (6peciai).~ADgust
*f*r», t Gcruaa carpenfer, aga forty-flve, eommltled'**»«a*i fefa) room at No. 31 O'Nell Blec*. thls clty,rejw> Mlss Ansa Krehtmann, of tbls elty, whomS'8!r&et^t0g?fth»7',,* «<. waik with hl»
THE BOURSE CALMS DOWN.
COfJPEB SHAEB8 0L08B STBONG IN THESTOCK MARKET.
AJ FINANCIAL CRA8H AVERTED IH PABIS BT
INTEKB3TKD BANK8 AND BA.NKERSOT THAT CAPITAL.'
Parta, *t*reh 11..6toeka were very weax betorethe opentag ot the Bourae thts morrJng. Rio Ttntoihares at-noon *w» quotod »t 328 franca 75 cen-
timea.geclete dea Metaux aharea tt 1:80 o'ctoek were
quoted at 8° t**a« «d Comptolr d'Escompte ihares*t 305 franee.
The ofBeea of the Comptolr d'E<compte havereaumed thelr normal eppo&rance. The publlc la
*Jm!tteU to the eeotral hall m usual to-day. Kocrowd? were prewnt
Comptolr d'Escompte eharos at 9:80 o'clock were
quoted at 315 francs, Soclete des Metaux aharea at 90traaea, aiid Bio Ttnlo aharea at S15 francs.
At 4 p- nu Soclete dM Metaux aharea were quotodat 110 fceooa, Comptolr d'Eeoompte aharea at 370franee, and Rio Ttnto aharea at 318 franos 76 centimaa.
The Bourae eloaed flrmer on extenelve purehasee re-
ported to bave been mede by leadlng benke. At 5
o'okick Comptolr d'Eeoompte aharea w*re quoted at
400 franoe, Beara were buylng, fearing a heavy n-
actlon. It la perehUenUy reported that Comptolrd'Eacompta wtll be reconetructed. wlth Mr. HoUenderaa menegtng drrccf»r.Tbe araounts guaranteed to the Comptolr d'Ea¬
oompte are aa follows: Rothachilda, 3,000,000 franca;Bana of Parta and the Netborlenda, 2,500,000; CredltFonder, 9,000,000; the dtreetora of the Comptolrd'Eacompte, 9,500,000; Banque d'Eaoompte, CredltMoblller, MM. MJehael llelne, Btern, Hottlnguer, AndreGirod and Hentsch, eaoh 1,000,000; Credlt Lyun-nais and Soclate Genere>, eaoh 500,000; varlouaother honaes, 700,000.
Uondou, March 11.-A lerge bualneaa waa done tncopper to-day. The atook marfcet cloaed flrmer Inaympathy wlth the beiter prloea on the Oontlnenuiboureea. O. M. B.'a were quoted at 52 pounda 16shllllnga fbr cash and 50 pounds 10 ahllllnga for threemontbs' delivery.
The deallngs In copper at the Metal Exohang*yeaterday, whlle Ilmlted In amount, were of aueh a
eharacter aa to denote the oollapae of the bear more-ment, and tbo newa reoelvad from Europa late inthe day fully eonflrmed the reporta of the eyndteate**having tlded over lta dtiTloultlea. The only tranaac-tlona recorded In the Exchange were aalea of 98,000pounda May at 19.90 oenU and 112,000 pounda May at18.76 cettfs, both lou bolng taken by T. 1.Pope who waa a promlnent bear ln laat week'a/nnrket. Tbere were no aaloa on ealls. Preal-drnt Thompson, of tho Orford CopperOmpany, who took all the copper offered ln theroarket last week, reeelved thre* dlepalihea from hlaLondon oorreapondent yeaterday, the flrat of whtobaald: " It la a bad tlmt to operate. The market de-
preaaed. Spot good, markatable 51 pounda" Theaeoond dlapatch recelvod about noon sald : ¦ MatheaonK'banklng flrm haa taken eontrol of t»» ayndlcata'abuatneea. The general feellng la much eaa1er.B L»terln the afternoon he reoelved another, whlcb aald thatthe ©ondltlrn of the market had totally changedfor the better.
It waa lcarned that the Matheaona' banklng flrmbought the Rio Ttnto mlne from the Spanlah QoTern-
ment and had, af courae, been Intereated m maln-
talnlng prlcea. A broker aald: "The ayndlcate'abuslneaa now being tn competent haoda, from all ap-
pearancea, we may now expect after the late brea*
of 25 ptnada per ton tn the London market to eee
more eeafWence among metai dealera orer tbere.
It la thought that the Bank of Ftance put the ayndt-tiw'9 atlalra In the Matnearaa' banda, m they ware
not aaUafled wlth the reoent management,>The only quoutlona from London were oprlon«
for May » at 4» pounda, wnd May 1« at 47.10 pounda.but the cloatag pricea ahowed a rapld rlae for apotcopper at a3.10 pounda, and three montha'tutures at 60 pounda. The New-York market re-
fleoted tfce lncreaeed eonndenoe lu Lond»»n, and prlaeain gooa, wareaantaMa eajpper were t» fbUowa:
Flrat a«B. _.»«. *£'&
Majoh -.¦¦¦¦¦¦. U9S fjl,tf..::. .lo.is Ja-soY:i*::::::::::::::::::::.-.. ».** K:**
ju«.'\V;.V.'.V.'.V.V.'.V.V...".......10.00 ix.75Lake copper was a ahade hlgher than laat week'a
oloatng prlcea.? ¦¦ -
DISASTER ON A WHALIXO BAEK.THREE MEN KILLED AND TIVE IWJURED BT THE
EXPLOSIOJJ OP A BOMB OUK.'New.Bedford, Ma«a., March ll.-A cable dlapatch
from Aqualmlna, Weat Coaat of Afrlca. atat«a that Cap-taln Holmea, of the whallng bark Bea Fox, an offlcerand a aervant were Wlled. and flre of tha crew burnedby the exploalon of a whallng.bomb gun.
CANADA'S ATLANT1C MAIL 8KRV1CE.OtUwa, Ont., March 11..The report that the eon-
traet for the AUantlc maO aervlce haa been accurelbv Anderson A Co., of the Ortent Steamahlp Company,.ecnra to be eonflrmed. Mackenale Bowall. Mlnhterof Cuatoma, aUted thla mornlng tbat the contract
bad not been awarded. but would not aay whetherthe Government had arrtved at a dechlon m regardto the mattcr.A deputatlon from St Jobn, N. B., arrtved ln thla
elty to-day lo nrge upon the Oovernment the de«li^
billty of maMng St. John a wlnter port for Atlantleateamahlpa. t _
THE AMEEB MAKE8 A DEN1AL.London, March ll.-The Ameer ot AfKhanhtan
deniea that be haa any dealgna agalnat Rnaala. He
declarea that hla enerolca. wlahlng to embroll England,Afghanlstan and Ruaala, orlglnated the report
A MAHARAJAH CHAROEO WITH TBEA80N.Calcutta, March 11-An offlolal inqulry haa been
ordered Into rbe chargea that the Maharajah of Caah-mere waa Impllcated In a conaptraey to polaon 4h«BrlU^h Rean'enL and ln other anillBlMijay^The Maharajah la an imbeclle and la wholly in .ne
powcr of hla M^nlatera._
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BXKING MILAK LNVITED TO VIEXNA.'Vlenna, March ll.-At the reqaeat of Emperor
FTMda, Joaeph, ex-Kln« MlUn of 6ertrla wlU vlaitVlenna.
The " Nemtet," ot Peath, denlea that Auatrla la pre-paring ta oecupy Bervla. and declare* that the ententewlth that couutry eontlnuea.
AGRARIAN CBIME IN IRELAND.»ublln, March ll.-Whlle Mr. Creagn, a Undlord ln
Connty Clare, and bia aluter were drjvtng to church
yestorday, they were flred upon by aome unknownperaona Mr. -Creagh and bU alater were blt by buUleta, the latter*a noae belng ahot off." Both are ln a
a crltieal condltlon._ _
A, BBl-AfiH STEAMER L08T.London, March ll.-A quantlty of wreckage and
oargo, wWch haa been Identifled aa having come fromthe Brltlia ateamer Duke of Bucelcnch, la atrewn
along the Chaonel eoaat Thla atrengthen* the bellrfthat the Dnke of Buocleucb waa the veaael whlch waa
In coUlalpn wlth the Brlttah ahlp J'*wlt»J,»; ***&$£baa beeti loat The Duke of Buocleucb we* boundfcom Antwerp for Calcutta.
THE QIJEEN APPROVE8 OF 8IR JtTLIAN.London, March ll.-The Quecn haa approved the ap-
potntmeni of Slr JuBan PaunoefoU aa Brttiah Mln-tater to the Cnlted Stotea.
THE FOUMDBR OF A 8TBAMSHIP UNB DBAD.London, March ll.-Mr. Meler, the fonnder and
manager ot the Korth Oerman Uoyd ateamahlp Une,
was wiLcox'a lovbb bent to pbisob.London, March ll.-Pr. SeUen. wko ;n January
eloped from Nlce with MJaa Ida Wllcox, an Amertc*n;haa been aenteneed by a Nlce eourt to elght montha
Unprfaonment for approprtaUng a ebeck whlck MlaaWlloox took from ber mother.
CBAROE8 AOAUVTTHEluaAaUH LEADEBS.Parle, March 11^-The Cbamber of Ueputlea haa
authoriaed (be Oovernment to proeecute SenatorNaquet and Deputlea Lafuerre, Tarquet and Leieant,leadera ot ttwl PatrtotSe League, on the ground that
the League bad been convertoli into a aecret aoelety,bavlng, beaidea lta pnbllo atatutoa, aecret arraage-
menta by whlch tho League, by eendlng telegrama,couid moblUre lta mambera for oppoalng any meaaure
the authorlUea decided upon, »od alao for aendlngevpiei ol the UaguVe mauiteato ^Merulngthejltoh-JoofT exped^loTto Oenerala !&.*»« V^Sl^hLand the Mayor ot M»«k»w, .^^.*^ffdjLy?the leadlng teptwHWdatfree of U»e League iu Ruaaia.
«Le Parta* aaya that the Government wlU aoonUke vlgorous atepa agalnat the Petrlotlc league, andthat General Boulan^er la on the verge of bolng in-volved ln the niatter.
A BOILER BLOJfy A THIRD OF A MILE.
TWO MEN KILLED AND ELX.VEN PEBSONS HTJRTBT AN EXPLOSION IN CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, March ll.-A boller, thlrty feet long, tnthe forgtng department of the Cleveland Rolllng Mllh,fn the aouthern part of the clty, exploded at 2 p. m. to-
day. One plece of tt cruahing Into Hugh Graham'shouae flve hundred feet away, bounded off and burledItoelf beneath the foundatloni of a houae a dosenyards dlstant Graham, who worka at nlght waa
aleeplng. He waa allghtly hurt Juat betore thefragment atruck Graham's houae It wrecked hfc eoalhouae. Tn it were Mra. John Scelaga and Mra. Celaja,both ot whom (uatalned aoalp wounds. The otherfragment ot the boller was tlirown 1,600 feet. IIdemollahed an out houae in whioh waa Mary Vargo,age four. Her lett arm waa broken. At the mlllthlrty men were near the boller when It exploded.The followlng were kllled and Injured:
DXAD.BARR, Jamea, Harvara-at, holpar. He waa UUrty-alght
yeert ridDGIUiEY, Thomaa, flremao. He waa thlrty xeare otd.
INJDRED.VENDELOFSKI, Anton. VARGO, Mary.6ALUP8X1, Frank. KELI.T, Petrlch.jCROGIK, John. CLARK. Alcxandai.GRAHAM, Hugh. ROBINSON, Baraey.SCELAGA. Mra. John. BOTD, John.CALAJA, Mra.
The mlll waa demaged conalderably, and .4,500 wlUbe requlred to repalr Tt
PBANKS ASD CRIMK8 OF WHITE CAFS.
A> INTBNDED VICTIM's TBITJMPH - LAWLESSCONDUCT IN THE WE8T.
Prttaton, Penn., March 11 (Speclal).-A tew weetaago an old roan, Fred Burgess, llvtng at Hugheatown,who, It la aald, refusea to work and leavea hla famllyunprovlded for, recetved a notlce whlch atated thatunleaa be went to work ho would recelvn a vlaitfrom the " Hugheatown Whlte Capa." The recelptot the letter dld not caine the old man much anxlety.Notalng waa heard of the aHeged Whlte Capa untlllaat Saturday nlght, wben Bnrgeaa, who waa Jlttingfei a ahanty at No. 10 Shaft ot the Pennsylvanla CoalOompany, wlth aeverel employea, waa vtilted by aband of maaked men, one of whom enlered and waaabout to infllct a beatlng upon Burgeas, when thelatter pulled out a long knlfe, and for a Ume IIlooked aa If the Whlte Cap would come out woralThe affalr, whlch waa a Joke perpetrated by a num-ber of young men, waa gettlng oerloui, and thoee tnthe ahanty who were In the acheme camo to theJmperlll'd learicr'a reaooe, who upon belng relee'e-lat onoe took to hla hocla, together wlth hla compaji-lona, the Inteoded vlcUm In purault
Doland, Dak., Marrh 10..Antotne Belanger eame toRaymond yesterday mornlng muck brulaed. and wltha cbaln fe«tened about hla nock wlth a padlock. Heaald that on Saturday nlght he waa arouaed from bedby a nolae at the bam. On golng to the barn-door,five men, maaked wlth whlte capa, ruahed upon btmwlth drawn revolvera and guna and put the cbaln on
hla neek and alao a rope, and raiaed hlm twlce to aJoiat ot the barn, threatenlng to klll hlm U he dldnot eosJeaa that be burned hla nelgbbor's bvlldlnglaat faU. He then, to aave hla llfe. made a eon-feaalon. They bound h<a handa behlnd. bUndfoidedand took hlm to the houae. hroke the furntture andpoured keroaene over everytblng. They took hlamoney and loa/led hlm and hla trunk Into hla wagonbehmd hla team. Iwo men on bor*eback. wlth drawnrevolvera, folJowed hlm eartward nlne mllee Into tbebilla, promUlng hlm death on hU return. whUe theOther three redueod bla houae to eaaeav. He aara hefcnow* them all and offlcera are now after the menhe baa naraed.
Jackaoa. Mlrh.. March ll.-8ome weeka ago WllllamCaboon. laadlord of a amall tavern anven mlles weatof bere, recetved a wamlng from Whlte Capa, b«t pakluo aticntlon to It. laat nlght whlle aitttng tn hMroom readlng, a Inad of buckkhol erathed thronah thowindow aad burled Itvlf tn one of h'a lega. A H.Prtce. a nclghbor, who bad quarrellod wlth Caboon. haabeon ajkwakti,
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THE POLJCE STOP A PRIZE FIQBJL*.,.¦.' '¦'" ¦¦¦
THB TWO PBINCIPAL9 AMD fflXTT-StX SPXOTATOBS ABBEFTED.
Forty policemen under the eomroand of grrgeentDonobee made a dcaoent on the rooma of the Boee-dale AthleUc Club, at No. «0 Monroe-it., ihortly tl'rr& o'clock kaat nlght and arreated John McGrath andCornellua Kcefe, whom they found engaged In a flghtwlth bare knucklea, aad alxty-aix of the 800 apec-tatora.
Sergeant Donofiue early In the evenlng heard thattbe clnb waa to have an Mentertalnment* at Ro. GOMonroe-aL, and that In all probahlllty there wouldbe an attempt to bring togelbtr fer a bare-kanckleflght two young amatcura. He at onee' dlapatehedDetectlvea Stapleton, Ueary and Mulcahy to t> <
place. In the basement ot a factory ImmedlatelyIn the rcar of the houae wat. diacovered a omwd ofaome 300 men and boya Intent upon an exhlbltlonwhlch waa going on m a rlog pttcheil In the oenireof the room.
Tho men in Ihe rtng were cnvl In flghtlng ecatume.When the detectlvea enterrd they were engaged Ina fparrlng bout wlth gloves. but, accordlng to theatatemcntM of tbe offlcera, they aoon threw awaythe glovea and procceded wlth bare flvts. The de¬tectlvea ln tho mrantlmo had g*ven the aignal tothe forty waltlng bltiecoata, when the latter enteredand made the erreata.
A SMALL Airn-CHINBRB BJOT IX X1LWAVKBS.Mllwauhee, Wle., March ll.-A mob of about 2,000
people gathered In front of tln City Hall thla mornlng toawalt the arrlval of 8am Yip Ja and Hah Dtng, tbetwo Phlnamen charged wlth entlclng UtUe gtrla Intobbetr Jaondrlea for Immoral purposea. They were dla-appolnted, however, aa the oflloera foarcd anotherdemonatratfon, and took the piiaonera to the court-room at an early hour. The examlnatlon of theChtnamen bad not bern oonrluded n tbe tlme courtadjourned thls evenlng. The teathnony agalnat thrm,bowever, la of the utrongest poitlble charactcr, andthey wlll iindoiibtedly be held for trtal
After amathlng tn the doora and wlndowa of a num-ber of Chfneae laundrlea thla afternoon the erowddkvperaed, and no furtber dlsturbance haa been re¬
ported. The fcellng agalnat the Chfne«e I* growlngln blttemes* aa the enormfty ol thelr crlmea la belngrevcalwl by the teatlmony ln court.
A PIGTIT BETWEKN BlfPLOTEf OT TBB JTOVfM.Waahlngton, March 11..A flght whlch came near
belng acrloua In llo conaequettcea took place to-daybetween 8. B. Cunnlngham, dubiirtlng elerk of theHouae of Repreaentatlvea, and Turner Hackman, a
rtdlng pago ln the employ of tho Houae. The Lrou-ble datea back about a week, when Cunnlngham, It laaald, refuaed to honor an order preacntrd by Hack¬man for an extra month'a pay undeg the DefirlencyApproprlation b|jll. Cunnlngham then atruck at)Hackman, but the combatanta were aeparatcd. Thlamornlng Hackman went agaln to Inqulre about hlapay, and Cunnlngham la sald to bave made aome In-
inltlng remark. Hackman therenpon hlt at Cun¬nlngham, and the latter, drawtn^ a revolvcr, flred atHackman. The balL bowever, mlaaed lta mark andembedded ltaelf ln the wall, and no further damagewaa done. Cunnlngham waa arreated on a warrantaworn out by Hackman.
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THB BmXDLBBB PAILED TO OET THB UOTBT.Newburg, N. V., March 11 (Speclal).-John H
Hunter, a farmer at Woodbury Falls, N. Y., on Sat¬urday, when In New-York Clty, went to a llveryatablo ln Eaat Nlntb-at He waa Induced to tray ahorae for fttoo. Hunter only had 915, but hla bankaocount wlth tbe Highland Natlonal Bank of thla cltywaa healtby. He gave hla oheek for 9388, and«n<>aooner had be put bla algnature to tt than he waahuatled out When the blg doora of tho HighlandBank opened thla mornlng Hunter waa there. Hetold the atory, and payment on the check waa atopped.It waa made payable to J. A. Wataon. Tbe awlwllerpreaented the chock aoon aflcrwanl, and waa arreated.
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FOB A PaOBIBITIOX MABB-UBBTUia.Chlcago, March ll.-The mlnlaterlal aaaodatioaa ot
the varloua evangellcal churchea of thla olty *"*
taklmi concerted actlon on the problbltton queatlon.At U«e weekly meetlaga of the Methodlat B^aeopal,Preabytertan, Baptlat and Congregatlonal elertcalbodlea to-day, an Identlcal reaolution waa paaaed,lookhig to a masa-meettng: "To extend aympatliyand help to Statea atragdlng to free themaervea fromthe bnndage and degrediatj Influence of the Uquortrafllc."
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PBBVAB1M0 TO* AJI IMPOBIAJfT DUCVBMJOM*The membera of the Pederal Club met laat nlght to
oomplete arrangement* for the publlc meetlng on Prt-day nlght, 91 a-hlch the Ballot Reform blll now betorethe LegUUture wlO be dlacuaaed by Aaaemblymen8*xton and Croaby. Theodore Rioaevelt prealdiBt ofthe orgenteetton. aad othefa. The meetlog «m k*held ln the rooma of the ehib. Madlaoo ave. alWEtty-ainth-at, aegtonlng at 8 p. m.
A WABASH DIYI8I0N SOLD.THE PUBCHA6IXO COMMITTEB BTJT THE
CHICAGO BKANCH
PATING e8,B00,OO0 FOR THE. LINE-PROORESS OPTHE REOROANIZATION-THE REMA1NINO
BALES TO BE HELD SOON-TIIE NEWMANAGEMENT.
tnr TXLXcaxrn to tub latemtE.)fpringfleld, 111., Maroh ll.-Tbs Chlcago dlvlston
Of tbe Wabash Rallway, now under the control otBeeelver Jobn McKulia, was soid lo the PurchaslogCommlttee In thls clty to-day for *tt,5O0,0OO. Thls>J the lkie from Altamont and E'flugham to Streatorsn«l from Streator to Chlcago.about 3M mlles. ThliI* eofisldored the flrst step toward cnnsolldatlug tbekastern and Western Dlvltlons. The legal stepiatooMary uS organlse the remalnlng dlvltlons, cora-
P4»ed of tbe main lin* from Toleda to Hannlba) andtrem Dsoatur to Hannlbal,' and from Deoatur to 6tLonb, wlll be taken on Mareh 21. It ls natural to
rne that Judges Crecham and Jackson, to whomsppllcatlon for the order of sale wlll be mado,
tll order It to take place under the flrst and secondmortfages, and the sale* wlll probably take place»bout Aprll 21. fshould the sale In aoth eases becoDflrmed, tbe entire system east of the rlver wlU.e fci the hsnds of the purehaslng Commlttee on MayIi and under control of the Wabash Wettern June 1.This wlll add to the Wabash Western 950 mlles ofread and wlll reanlts under one management the twoerrttlon* ssparatod January 1, 1887.
It U about flve years slnce the Wabash road enteredbaakruptcy, the enUre system passtng fnto the re-ostver's hsnds Jfune 1, 1884. Tbe Wabash Westerngaerged June 1. 1887, and the llnes wlll be freed be-foi* June 1 nexi Tae Purehaslng Commlttee havlngcharge of the work of buylng ln both pnrtlons of ther <ad for the atookhoklers ooasfsta of James P. Joy, ofDsbwlt, and Thotns* H. Flubbard, O. 1). Ashley andEdgar T. Wella, of New-Vork. They have leborsdastMuonsty for nearly flve years, and wlll wlthln alew wcfk» wttaess the ce»«umm»tlon ot thelr effortsln the ilisrharge from bankruptoy of every mlle of roadaad In the eonsoIldaUon of Ihe system nnce roore.
The mstn llnes of the Wabash east oi the rlvor,not Inoraritng the Chlcago IMvlslen told to-day, eom-VH« road* from Toledo westward, tlirough Ohlo andTndtoaa to Deeatvr, Ifl., from Decatur to Medlosa andNspMs, from Napies to East Hannlbal, from Medlofaby Clayton to Camp Polnt, from Clayfnn to Elvastonand from Kdwanfevllle to Rdwerdsvllle Junotlon.Total, «52 mlles.
After all ihe dlvlslons have been bonght In bythe Purchaslng Commlttee the entire system east ofthe rlver wlll be turned over to tho Wabash WosternCotnpanv In aeeordanee wlth a plan outllncd by Presl-dent Ashley In hls last annual report.
WABASH BEORGANTZATTON.'SOtAMBLK rOB OPPIOB TJNDEJl THB NEW OR-tJANItATION-OENEHAL M'NULTA'S VIEW8.Chlcasn. Maroh 11 (Bpeetal).-The eomtng sale of
the Wabash be* gtvec rlse to varlous rumors relattveto tbe roorgantsaUon of the management The en¬tire system now Inrluded under tbe Wabash Westernand Wabash Rallway wlll, It It helleved here, beuoitrd under one manajeement, and alreadv there It asrrunhto for tbe offlcet. It ta tbought by tome rall-road membnrs that Jay Couki wlU endeavnr to haveettber hlmsolf or hls son George eleoted presMent. andput the entire management of the road In the handsof a genersl meoater. Thls oslnlon, however, doesnot teata to be heid by ths offlclals of the WabashWratrrn. Said General MoNulta, reeetver of theWabash Ballway, to-day:
¦ The report that I have announeed mysetf a ean-dklate for tht. prestdeney of the new coosoWdatodWabash Cotapeay is tneorreet. I am even donbtfultf I would acoept the posfUon lf It wer* offered me.I have been approaohed on the tabfoet by several ofthe .hare-boider* of the enmpaoy. but told tbempmtnls that I wouM not eommlt reyseit nntil tbe aeweompany was formrd and rm pnHey anjiounce*. Un-less thtt pollcr aereert wlth mlne I woold eertalnlyrefuse the ofllie. I am aasured that it Is the wlsh ofmost lf not all of the holder* ot the eumulativo ln-terast N-artnit bends that I oontinue ln anthoHty. Iimd.»r«t*iHV hi»ff««r, that by » srovittvt ot tho planof roorganftatlnn tha rarchaalni Ooaunlttee wlU. as
no eomrauoieattoa waatover wlth the Purebaatagrommltten, and undrv-stana that tbe publleaitoa lalst. u >ils papsr of an articae whlch said the lktes»-nuld be abtorbed Inte the Wahath Wsrtern and thatIt woul'. be offlpeeed by Wabash Western odiolals, Itprobably temlolhVlal at»d rnrreet."
TTTR DIPPTTE OVEB TICICET CO.MMIS8IONaCblrago, Mgrrh 11 (gper(aJ).--Uecelvrr McNulta hv
tendt to foree an Istue on the eommlstlon questlon.He It unsltrraMy opposed to the psyment of com-mlsolons, but bss notlfled rbsltman (ooley that hewlll pay thetm *o ths' the msiior csn be flnslly de-.clded In arcordanre wlth Iho rhalrman't reeently pub-llshed optnlon, ln whlch ho threatened that the pay-ment of rommUtlons would bo punlshed In the «amemtnncr a* any other cut In ratet. There Is llttledoulit expretsMl thst Commltslnner Walkor wlllr»pt the chalrmanshlp of the Inlerstato CommerceA«nclatlon.
(Jem-ral Pswnarr Agent Charlton, of Ihe Chlcagoand Alton Ilallroad Company, donlra the trulh of thetlatemrnt that hl* company had slgned elrcular letter" A," thut agree.ng t» cease paying commls^lons onpasvenirer buslncM. He said to-day : ¦ Wo have not(lopartinl one lofa fiom our posfUnn on tho commlMlonquestlon. We have not slgned clrnilar lcttcr 'A,' andbave no Intenllon ot ilolng to. The llnct boycottingu- plsred our (Irkels on sale unconUltlonally aod wlth-ont any conferrnce wlth us. We are to-day, as w©Wave been In fiie put and expeet to be In the futuir,flrst. last and all the tlim\ utirrservodly and unequlvo-cally, In favor of thr paviuont of a reaAonable con>mlsslon to Ucket sgenta'*
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A PRIOR LIEN ON THE C , W. AND B. PROPERTY.Clnrinnatl, Mareh 11.-Tbe quostion dnclded to-
day In the Clnclnnall. Washlngton and Baltlmoro Rall-way caHO by Judge Peck, of the Stiperlor Court, aroteout of the proreerilnsa by the Karmert' Loan andTrust Company for a forerloiiure of mortgaget glvento secure Iwmts, snd forre the salo of the road. TheBaltlmoro and OMo Company put ln a plca thst Ithad secured a Judgment agalnst the Clnrinnatl, Wash-lugion and Baltlmore for 81,250,000 for materlal andbuppltet fiirnMird, and It asked to hitve thlt Judgmentdeclared a prlor llen to the mortgages of the Farmert'Ijuan and Tru<U Conipany. The bonds to securo tbbniortgaitc* smount to sbout 815,000,000. Tbe courtgrantrd ihe prayer of the flaltlmore and Oblo Com¬pany, holdlng that tbe man'frst Intentlon ef tho stat-utrs wss thst Dcns for materlal and suppllet thouldbe prlor to thoto for bonds In order lo ensble a roadto eantfaiM ln opeiatlon, and thus tond to Improvethe vslue of the property reprcscnted In the bonds.An ordrr for the tale of tho Clnclnnall, Wafthiagtonand Iialtlmnre wlll he issm-d, but It ls tald the tlmeof tale wlll be geptember lmii.
. JAY aOUI-D IN 8T. LODI9.8t. Lonlt, Mareh 11.-Jay Gould, hls ton Georgo,
"Ssm* siioan and tho other members of the Gouldparty have put In a buty day. Includlng a conferencoat the BcitorAl offlcet of the company, a trlp over thoOak 1IIU and Carondeiet road and tho receptlon otMlssourl Pae:flc and Iron Mountaln offlclals at tbsSouthem to-nlgbc. Georgo Gould tald that therswould be no changes made In tho dlreetory at to-mor-
ruw't meeting." It It dalmed that Mr. Sloan wlU retlre, Mr. Gould.
Is there any truth In the rumorl" m *i" No,* was ths responso. ¦ All tho tslk about an
ettrangement between father and Mr. Sloan lt out otwhole cloth. Thsrs ls no us© denylng thete rumort,howevor. for they wlU be repested. ..^..^, ..He tald tbat tmprovomontx had been curtalled otlaU, owlng to reduced earnlng*. awl that the generaloutlook was not all that could be wlthea.
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AM ORHER PHOM THE INTERSTATE COMMI8SI0N.Wtohlngton, Mareh ll.-The followlng order bas
been lssued by tho Interstato Commerce Commlstlooand wlll be sent to all rsllroad coiuptnlea subjeot totho aet to regulate commeree:
All advanees and mtueitoiri ln lolnt rates fatrsand oharget thown up* Jolnt Ull*» "^V'^J1 *{oommon carrter subject to the provltlon of ths actto rer«Ute commerce shaU be mado pub lo.
Every Msi advsnee or reduetlon thjU be so pub-llt»>ed by pUlnly prlntmg the tame. fc Isrge^yp*. two
coplet of wbioh shall be pested for the use ot the
£hlto ln two publlc and consplcuous phwet lrleverypot, statlon or offloe of tuJh carrler where paisen-
gers or ftelght. retpertiv«ly. *rc rroetoed for tran^-portaii<si undet such sche<lulet, ln such form thatthey shall be arce^ible to the pub.lo »n01 can be con-
venlently Inspeeted. Bi.ch schedules shall be so
pested im diys prlor to the taWnfi effect of anytueh advanos snd three dart prlor Ji.")?J**J?||elttet of ar.y tueti reductlon in Jo>ot ratet, rsros aod
eaatfsg,THE LEniOH VALLKV ACQUIR1N0 COAL LAN08.
Phlladelphla, Mareh 11 (Bpeelal).-In rallroad elrele*thero Is a well-ronndcd mmor. voufhed for by a
mcnlng p'sp»r, that the Uhlgb Valley Is befclndthe movers In tbe tohsme to bulM a rsllroad over Iheold Wtard Creok roule to the coalneldt wert of Pottl.vllle reeently porchesed by a tyndleate. Brael W.Morrls, treasurer of the Lehlgh Vsllsy Coal Company,
haa been made preeldent of the Antbraetto Improve-raent Compaay, whloh la the tltle of tbe corporatlonowning the coal landa. S. W. Friable, prealdent oithe projected rallroad. waa at the Lehlgh Valley offleemoet of laat week, maklng arraogemeato for the con-
structlon of the .oad, the oontracto for whloh wttlbe made Immedlately. It la eattmatad that the slxtymflee of road wlB ooat aot more thaa 92.000,000.Two reasone are glven for the Lefllgh Valley'a ln-vulon of the Readlng't terrttory. One la that the
company la teektag a reaervo eoalfleld, ln vlew of
the ultlraato exheustlon ol the Lehlgb reglon. Thoother la that the Lehigh Valley wUhea * «J»n£h.lta po^tlon In tbe rallroad worid; I: wlll wntrola now hne batwean PottrvlUe e^ New-»ot*and by eonneotlsg wlth the ****£*'.*. .» «.»obtaln aomo through trefflc whlch that cempany re-celvea from lta Neeoopeek brancb.
-»MIS0HXLANEOU8 RAILWAT 1KTELLIGEN0E.Phlladelphla. March U (apeetal).-Trelne of the Beltl-
more and Ohio Rallroad to-day began runnlag regulerlythrough ihla clty trom Naw-Tork to Chleege. Theflrat of theae taalna waa ran yeatefday. Tbe Phlla¬
delphla and Raadlng Rallroad englnea aad erewe ron the
traln through the Twenty-fourtb-et. atatloa to Felle
Stailon, where ahlftlng anglnaa jmlt th»m ercimd tha" T " then ovar tha old atooe hrldge and the Rleamond
and' Ganuaotown and Norriatown brenehea to WaynaJuncUon. Hara they etrlke tha Bound Brook biaach of
tbe Phlladelphla and Raadlng. and at Bonnd Brook the
Centnl Rallroad af New-Jereey. An offlelel at the eom-
peny, ln apeaklng of the ehange, aald: " We ean now
antar opon the terrttory whlch the PennayUania and tha
New-York Ceatral hava ao long had exeluaively, and I
tatak we ean get oar ahara of both. tha paaaenger and
trelght traffle."Chlcago, Mareh 11 (SpecleU.-ReMiver MeNulta, of
the Wabeah, eere that he la mleqaoted la a atateraeh
that he la oppoaad to faat tralna betweea Chlcago aad
Kanaaa Clty. He aftfled: " Whet I aald waa that. lf
faat tralna were put on, eataa eharga ahould be med*.
jaet aa U done by tbe Eeetern llmteed tralna. Thla waa
the underetandmg on whloh 1 elgned the praatoente' agree-meat, and l do not doubt that arbttratton will dedde the
oon*fltoe<M ot my poelUon."The Fremont, Elkhoro aad Miaeoerl vaitay naa un-
favelled the anarl of Weatern graln ratea by announelnga raataratlon ot the old rate. to take affeet on Mareh 0.Thla wUl agatn bring the gteia throagh Ohleago. unleaa
tha Canadlan llnea make an addltlonal eut.Detrolt Mlch.. Mareh dl.-Unlted 8Ut«a Oudkjaa
Jaekeon and Brown to-day eppolnted W. K. Ackerman, of
Chlcago, racelvar of the Bay Clty and Bettle Creek and
tha Battle Creak aad BturgU RaUroada. The Farmera'Leen *ad Truat Company ot New-York applled for the
appolatment ot a reeetver to etraighten out the affalra of
the J. J. Bnraa Oonatruetton Company and the rallroad
companlea, wbteh are badly tangled.Blamarck. Dek.. Mareh 11 (Speelel).-On tha queetlen
of raUroad legleletlon. upon whlch the farmera ot the Leg-laiature were ao raoid durlng the flrat faw weeha of the
eeaaton ot the Legtalature, the railroada aeorad a deeided
vletory by aeeurlng tho paaaage of the Oroaa EamlngaTax tow and defeatlng the Uw glvlng the Rallroad Com-
mlaaton power to flx ratea. The telegraph, expreae and
ateeptng-car eompanlaa wera not ao fortuaaie, aa theywere all aubjected to adverae leglaUtlon on the qoeaHon of
uxetton. the telegraph ux belng lnereeaed 50 per een%and the expreae and aleoplng-car companloa belng broughtandof tha ux Uw for tbe arat time ln the hlatory of tae
Terrltory.Chlcago, March ll.-The eaatbound ahlpmenU of flour,
graln and prevtalona by the llnea in the Central Tranlc
Aaaoelatlon laat week aggregated 88,035 ux*. agalnat88,887 for the preeedlng week, aad agalnat 89,895 fot tho
eorreapondlng week laat year. The Vendeibllt llnea
earried 40.7 per eent of the bualneaa, the Penneylvenln8a.fl, Grand Troak 29, Balttmore and Ohlo 6.7.
Chlcago, Mareh ll.-Chaagea are pendlng among theofflalala of tbe Alehlaon, Topeka and Banta Fe Rallwaythat wlll affeet tbe trelght depertmeata ot all the Unea
of tbe great ayatem from Chlcago to CaUfornJa. It waa
aeml-offlelally announoed thla evenlng that for aoma monthapaat the general frelght and paaarngar agent ot tbe
Chlcago, aente Fe aad Oellfornle, Emmooa BUtoe, aon
of Jamea O. Blalne, haa been oonelderlng a flatteHng efferfrom an Eaatern mereantlle houaa. Thla ofer be haa
now eecpted. and wlll trnnlnate hla eonnoctlon wltli thr>
Banta Fe about tbe end of the preeent month. Il t»
undVratood that AaaiaUnt General Frelght Agent C. A.
Parfcer will leave Chlcago, but wlU remaln wlth the com-
peny. Hla poettioa wtn be general f*?t#ht agent ot aoe
of tbe Weatern llnea of the Santa Be. Tbe general waJaanaotfu, W. V. Wbtte, wiJi. tt U aaad,. aa tjaaatowedfrom Topeka to Ohteago.
Canton. Ohlo, Mareh ll.-The VaUey Rallway, etghipmllea from Ctevelaad throngb Akron to Canton, tbenoe
aonth to Valley Junctlon. where lt eeaaecta wltb theMartetta road for tha Ohlo Rlver, haa been aold; or, at
lceet, a eontrolllng tntereat haa been aold to New-Torkeapltallata repreaenttng aT.OOO.OOO. who, i» to thoeght,are aaaoclated wlth Andrew Carnegle. Tbe aale of the
eontrolllng atock la eertalr, and there la eemi-euthortta-tlve.prlvete lnforaaatlon that Andrew Carnegtt wlll uae
the Lake Erle aad Southern road from Parla, thla eoonty,to WellaviUe, on the Ohlo Rlver, and thenee oooneet wlththe Plttaburg. CbarUera and Tonghlogheny road tntoPlttabnrg. Mr. Carnegle ia aald to have aecured theLake Erle and Southern tn enforced payment for ralla.Iiy % conaolidatlon wlth the Valley Une, tha Clevelandand Plttaburg. whlch haa been a paylog road, wUl beparalleled. Only eleven mlloa from Canton wlll have tobe bullt, and a llttie dlatance from WeUavllla eaat, thellne belng gradad to WellaviUe and the track lald toBcrgholti.TOSPAJt THE OAP WITHA SHIPRAILWAY.
TBOPOSAL THAT THE TEBPCANTEPKO 8HIP BAIL-
WAV COMPANT BHALL BUILD A UNE TOCOMPLETE THE PANAMA CANAL..
Pittabnrg. March 11 (Speclal)..It la authoritatlveryatatcd here that aome ot the dlrectora of the PanamaC'anal Company have requeeted the Tehuantopeo ShlpRallway Company to bulld a ahlp rallway In place otthe unflnlahed part of the Panama CanaL One of thedlrectora of the Tehuantepec Company, who la alao one
of lta largeat atockholdert, aald to-day, whenqueatloned about the matter:
" Tbe acbeme ts for our company to tako hold of thecanal, and on the forty-two mllea of the route. wherethey have done llttie or no work, to bulld a ahlp rall¬way. The eetlmated eost of buildlng the canal forthla dlstance la 9100,000.000. Our company ean
btilUt the abip rallway ovor thla forty-two mllea for94O.0O0.GO0. Betore we eould lend our credlt to theranal enterpiiae, or put our money Into lt. we wouldwant the beat klnd of guarantee. Tbe De Leaaepsconcern belng llttie better than bankrupt. we wouldaak for tbe guaranteo of the French Oovernment. Ihave llttie doubt that lf our company, wltb plenty ofmoney and good credlt abould make a propoaltlon tothe Canal Company to complete thelr work. ao thatthe atockholdera ooald get aome ot tholr money nack,popular feellng on the questlon woukl compel It toaccept our proposltlon. I belleve. of eourse. thattheic would be money ln the enterprlae at 940,000,000.*
WATER 8CABCE IN THE NBW QOJJ> PIEXD.Los Angolet, Cal., Maroh 11 (Speclal)..The Lower
Callfomla gold excltement ls cooled by tho reportthat the storles were exaggereted, and that waterIt growlng scarce. Soveral experts, In whom thepublto have ronfldence, have sent back dlscoura^lngreports, snd many who were ready to start haved^rlded to walt. Pomona aud several other oolooletttlll havo the gold fever, but It Is dylng out here.The report U now thst the excltement was workedup by 8an Dlogo and Ensensda merohants, who wtsbedto make a proflt from the outfltrlng butlness. It ItpRllmated tliat Ensooada merchants have clearedHO 000 In trantportlng mlnors to the new camp andfurnlshtng tupplles. It ls feared there wlll be tfoublewhen the army of ewlndled protpeotora ls forced towalk home.
011 BVSTSB8 BETVBK 10 A DESEBTBD PIELD.Pranklln, Ponn.. Mareh ll.-The completlon of an
bll well on the Rynd fartn, on Oll Creek, on Saturday,whlch sUrted 08 at the'rate of torty barrsls perday, wlth no tlgns of deeroastng, has oaused a revlvalof Intereat In an oll fleld (hought to have beenthorougbly exhausted two derades ago, aod there ls
a rush fof leasos. Many are itlll of the bellef thatVenango County It ttfll a good oll flekt Tbe Stand-ard Oll Company seemt to contMer thlt the eaie, andItt agentt are taklng up lea-st In srveral looalltlee,and oll operatlons are agaln boomtng. Many aban-
doned wellt on Oll Creek and In tbe Pleasantyilledlttrlot are belng cleaned otit. and a nu.B^L°AJ,L6,#bsvt beon found to produce from tsn to twenty.flrebarrels.
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MPNICIPAL tLBQTIOX* IX UAIHB.Bangor, Me.. Maroh 11,-Mayor Bragg (Repl was
roeloPted to-day by 831 plurallty. The RepubUeanteleet flve of the seven Aklermen and thlrteen of th«twontyone CouncUman, a galn of one. In Belfasttbe entire Cltliens' ticket, bcaded by Luelus P. Mc-Donald for Mayor, was suecessful.i In BWileford thervimocrau reXeetod Mayor Cbarie* E. Ooodwln bySyrturaUty^aT Mai««t 184 last year. The CltyCouucll ls iScmocrtttc.
AUVOXT fOB UB8. UAMT A. li'LEAX.Nowburg, Mareh 11 <Sp*clal).-Judgo Baruard hsj
glv«n Mery A. McLean, wtte of Akxaoder MeUen,§100 psr roonth slimony aad 8130 Jewyer** toes, psnd-tag her snst for dtvoros.
NAMED FOR FOREHxN POSTSyOMXNATIONS TO THE SPAXISH, JAPA5ESS
AND 6WISS MISSIONS SENXTO THE SENATE.
DIPLOMATIO PO8ITI0N8 POR EX-BENATOR PA»MKR, JOHM P. 8WIPT, OP CALIPOKNIA, ANQ .
JOHN D. WA8HDURN, OP XASSACHTJ;8ETT8-GEOBGE 0. TICHENOR NOMI*
NATED TO 8UCCEED JUDGHMATNABD.
(ar TELxasura to thx TanrattiWashington. Mareh ll.-The Presldent sentj tt
the Senate to-day the followiag nominationa:Thomas W. Palmer,' of Michigan, to be Envoy.
Extraordinary and MinUter Plcnipotentiary o£the United States to Spoin.John F..Swift, of Californfa, to be Envoy Ths*
traordinary and Minitter Plenipotentiary to Japaa*John D. Washbarn, of Maeaeshasett*,' to be
MJnister Kesident aad Consul-General of thtfUnited States to Switzerlend.
GeoTge C. Tioheaor, of IUinois, to be AsaurtengSecretary of the Trcasorr, vice Iaaao H. Maynard,rchigned. ,**The promptnesa wlth which the nominationa
of Messrs. Palmer and Swift were sent to theSenate suggesta a desire on the part of the Preai-dent to assnage any feeling of disappointmentwhich the friends of theso two men, who wereboth prominently mentioned* as' eandidatea forplaces in the Cabinet, may have had beoause ofthe failure of these two eandidates to obtain thadesired places.The nominatioa of Mr. Swift meete wlth'gen¬
eral approval oa the part of representative menfrom the Paoiflo Ooasa This will not be Mr.Swift's flrst cxperienee in Oriental dlplotnatic, mat>ters, he haviag been one of the aegotiatora ofthe treaty with China in 1880, known aa theSwift, Angell and Trescot* treaty. He is a man
of wealth, and though only flfty years of age, haaalrcady retired from the active practice of thelaw. His social qualities make his companysought by all who know him. He is in every.way fltted to represent this coontry.with credisand dignity at the post to which he hae beendesigaated.Ex-Seaator Palmer haa for a long time been ob
the most intimato terms with tbe Preaideat. Hisappoinunont after tbe unfortunate complicattontiin Michigan politics aroee.maldag his scleetion fora place in the Onbinet imposmble, surprisea no one,Liko Mr. Swift. Mr. Palmer ls a man of mrgemeans. ITe is a man also of great culture, andduring his term in the Senate was known aa the" philosopher" of the body. His geaerosity aadamiability are proverbial. He haa almoet as
nuiny friends as acauaintnnces. To know him iato esteem him. There was some surpriee exr
pressed this afternoon at the failure of tha Sen¬ate to conflrm Mr. Palmer at onee. and withoufreferenee to a edsnmittoe. Thls, strictly spenk-Ing, would have been wltbont preeedent, thacourtesy of aa immediste conflrmation only h*»intr extended to Senators. and Mr. Palmca haa forthe la«it week been aa ex-Senator. It ilrustrateethe teaacity with which the Senate clinga to trrnditions, though it can hardly be pretended thatwithlu eight d\*ya the charaeter and fltnesa ofMr. Palmer have undergone such a change aa to)make a scrutfny of them on the part of his forroerrollcague* necessary at this time. His conflnna-ition. of eourse, i» a foregone conclusion.
The appoinunont of Mr. Waahbum is aacrfbed»o the iafluence of Senator Hoar. Liko Metwrs.Palmer aad Swift, Mr. Waahbum is a man*ofmeans and not depeadent upoa the salary ae Min«iater to represent this country abroad. He be-looga to thw taaow Wa«hb«ro famijfcr of Mjaamithjset f* A* pregeftt he it r»o* engagedi in atfjr bos*.aese. *
The appointment of Mr. Tlehenor seenu to havebeen made tn strict accordanoe with Civjl Ssrviceprlnciples, Mr. Tichenor hae for a long time beennn employe of the Treasury Department* As a
Special Agent he haa rendered valuable servlcs tothe Government and proved a terror to dishonostimporters. In the construction of the Senate Tar-Jff bill in the last Congreas he rendered valoablgaid to the Senate Commjttec on Finance. He willbring to the offloe great eiperienee, and a thor-ough knowledge of it* duties aad appreoiation ofits responaibilities.
SKETCHES OP THE NOMINEES.EX-BENATOB TH0MA8 W. PAUttB.
Thomas WlthereU Palmer, of Michigan, who ht*been nomlnated to succeed Perry Belmont,of New.York, as United States Mlnister to SpaJS,was born at Detroit on January 85, 1830. Hls father,Thomas Palmer, was oae of the ploneers ot Detroit,and hls mother was a daughter of Judge James Wlth*erell. Mr. Palmer entercd the Cnlverslty ot Michiganbut was forced to abandon hls ttudles on aooount oftrouble wlth hls eyes, but the Unlverslty gave him a
degree a few years ago. He then made a trtp toEtiropc. returnlng home by way of Rlo Janelro and theMlsslsslppi Rlver. In 1850 he engaged In butlness IaWlseensln at the agent of a transportatlon company.aad for a tlme was a merchant at Appleton, Wis.In 1858 he returned to Detroit and engaged ln thereal estate business. In 1855 he married Mlts LlnleP. Merrlll, daughter of Charies P. Merrtll, and thenentered the kirober buslneu wlth the latter. As thosuecetsor of hlt father and father-to-Uw he ls ono
of the largest owners of iumber property and sawmllls In the Northwett, and Is the posscssor ot a largefortune. Mr. Palmer has been an acUva mnnoer ofthe Republlcan party tlnee Its orgt.nlxatlon, but uatll1873 he doclined all tuggestion* that he be a candldatafor offloe. In that year he was elected to theDetroit Board ot Estlmate. In 1878 ho was electedto the 8tate Senate. aad ln 1888 he was elected totbe United States Senate for the term whlch olosed oa
Mareh 3. Mr. Palmei was one ot the mn*t amlabloand popular men ln the Senate. He was eareful iathe preparatlon of hls apeeobes, and made teveralnotablo ones. He ls well rcad. It fond of art sndllterature, and his a valuable llhrary and many flnepalntlngs. Hesldos hlt Detroit home, he haa a fananear tbat clty, wbere h-5 devotes oouslderahte tlmeand nioney to the ralslng of flne ttock and to ex>perimental farmlng. It hw been hb custom lo trendmuch tlme In tho wtnter ln New-York.
JOHN F. SWIPT.John F. Swtft ot Caflfornta, who haa been nomf-
natcd to euceeed ex-Govemor Blohard B. Hubbard: ofTexaa, aa Unltod SUtoa Mlnleter to Japan, waa boraIn Mlssourt about flfty yeara ago. He went tn 1859to Callfornla, and beoame one ot the lcartlng lawyeraof the Paciflo Coast He gained a wtde reputatlon aa
an able conatltutlonal lawyer, and la wrll-known aa a
vlgoroua aelter and atrong publio rpeaker. He ra-
tlred from practlce aome Ume ago. Slnee 1883 be haabeen actlve In RepubUean polltlca, and baa held aeveraltocal offlcea. He haa alwaje been fndependent andoutapoken, and once boltod the party Uoket beoauaalt dld not ault hlm. In 1880 be went to Cbl.oe, wlth,Meean. AnejeU aad Teeacott, and alded tn negotlatlnga new treaty wlth the Celeetlel Emplre. He rep-<retanted the domtnant aenttment of the Weekln regard to tbe Cblneae queattoa, and had beenrecommended w one of tbe commttaloncw by thmunanlmona vote ot both houae* of the Caljfornta Legla.-lature. In 18*>8 he waa the RepubUean candidato forGovemor of CaUfornla, but waa defeated. In 1889Mr. Swlft took the atump tn Oregon, and largely con-
ttibutod to the flrat RepubUean vlctory of the canK
palgn. He la a man ot brtjht wtt and flne conversv
tlonal powen, and he haa the repuiatlon ot belng oneot the beet aftor-<llnner tpeaketc on the Coaet. Hehaa treveBed aearly all over the worid and aacaeaaeaa funrt of fnformatlon of ptacee and people. He haawrltten aeveral booka, amorg whlch are "Golng toJertcho,* a book ot travat, aad " Rupert Greachonaa," anoveL
COLONEX. JOHN D. WASHBCRN.Colonel John D. Waahburn, of Maeeachueetta, who
haa beea oorcla*tod to .ueeeed Boyd Wiaobeater, ofKentaoky, aa Uidtod Stalea Mlntoter Beaidaot aadConaiil-General to Switserl^ad, h a nattvo of Bostoaaad la flfty-eix yeara old. He Uved la Lanaaater,Maaa., aa a boy and waa graiuatod at Harvard la 1889In the claee wlth Preaktont Kllot. He ttam waattn Woreeater. atodled law aad waa admttted to thabar. ^He dld not practtae Mi profeaalon long, butaoon entered tbe flre inauraaee bonlnc4», la waleh aat» aow engaged. He ts aecretary ot the AmerteaaAalktuailan Soctety, and alao aeeretary ot tbe Baacdof Truateea o< Clark Unlveralty. He U eoaneotodwltb many ot tbe awai yabJic laatltuttona and I*popular wlth Demoereto aad BepobUcaas elika, Ha,.arvad wlth aiauaetton la tha Measachaaette BeaMJ