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lIOWGATE,s MEGIRA.

Tho Notorious DeTaWitcr Takes UncerC-
montous Leave of Washington.
Special Dispatch to the Intelliscnccr.
WASHINGTON, April ll3.--Waslington was
thrown into fever Of excitement tonight
by the news OF the escape Of Capt, Henry
Howgate, ex.signai Officer, who has been
in jAit for SOME months on the charge oi
efHbezzling large sums oi money from the
Government. He hns been ont Of Jail tre.
Quently to see his family, under
guard, and to-day WIS allowed to
80 home with his daughter, guarded
by u court bailiII, for two hours. While
ut home he stepped into another room and
was gone so long that the bailitf became
alarmed and went in and questioned the
daughter. She was alone. She replied
that her father had gone out for walk
and would return soon. The bailiT rushed
to the street but could not see his prisoner,
and Immediately gave the alarm to the
police, which was communicated to other
cities ut once.
Howgute owned about 100000 worth oI
property in this city, the proceeds Of his
theits and it Ind all been attached by the
Marshal. Tuesday next had been set by
the Court to- hear the argument as to
whether this attachment should be vacated
that the rents, ETC., might be collected for
the benefit Of the estate. shaIIaberger aud
Wilson and Messrs. 'CuHy & Williams
were Howgate's attorneys. He had been
most locilo prisoner wbih in jnil. lie
was lame and painfully attenuOted from
his confinement and the court officers and
the iailors never dreamed that he would
attempt TO escape.
When Howgnte was first arrested he
gave bail and went to New York. He was
accompanied there by his mistress, Nellie
Burrill, woman who is accused OF having
been the direct cause OF Howgnte's down
fall. lie lay in hiding for some time, but
finally concluded TO come to the frontand
face the music. Additional charges were
preferred against him and additional buil
WIS demanded, which lie was unable tO
give, and he went to jail.
It is not doubted that his escape WAS pre-,
arranged and its details carefully matured,
The officers are of opinion that he is in
hiding in this city or has been driven to
Baltimore, from whence he will GndeavoI
to make his escape TO Europe. The alarm
was given so quickly after his escape, thai
it is hoped he may be rearrestcd to.mor
] row.
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TIE CltICAGN MARKErs.
Yesterdays Prominent Fcnturcs-A BIG
Boom In Grnin.


CHICAGO, Ill, April l3.-There was a
genuine boom in all kinds Of grain to-day,
and the only explanation seemed be that
whitca good many spectators, who study
statistics closely, the country at large, the
small scalpers and few very prominent
dealers are long and are bulling the mar.
ket with greatest pertinacity and success.
News which in ordinary times would
tend to depress prices seems now to have
no effect whatever
Wheat was active, fcverish, nervous and
unsettled throughout the session. The
opening price was ia!c above Yesterdays
close on call, then went down 4a9c, but
Immediately rallied with numerou lIuCtua-
ttons advancing $aic. This brought out
many sellers and rates again dropped !! In
lsc, then once more reacted and ut the
close was &c higher for May, Ic for June
and &c for July. The receipts were small.
The weather is clear, cool and bright
and the market was stimulated BY the
sharp call for flour. Just after | o'clock
prices advanced sharply to outside figures.
Sales: 81 26Ial 2S! May; 81 25Ial 27I
June; 81 22!ai 234 July; 81 0Siat 00j
August. On call the sales were 1855, 200
bushels and prices ranged higher; &c higher
for some options.
Corn riHaled wheat in activity! Specula.
ton began with rush and continued
heavy all day. Local and outside parties
we're dealing in about TN even degree,
Early transactions showed an advance Of
Yale, and soon sa4c was added. About
the middle OF the session the offerings were
large and prices dropped ial!c, but the
drop was more than recovered, and about
the highest prices Of the day ruled ut the
close, when they were lla3c higher than
ut Yesterdays close. The sales were chiefly
in the main and ranged Mt 7Gsa77Ic for
May, 74sa754c for June or July, and 74tc
for August. On call the sales were $780,
OOO bushels, and prices moved up Ialc.
Oats were very quiet for cash, but, al
though the offerings were limited, the de-
mand seemed to increase in exact pro-
portion us the supply was scant. There
was another strong upward drive, and
prices were stronger on call even than on
the regular board, and the sales on call
were pheHomeHally heavy, being G45,00O
bushels. The advance OH Change was Ia
9lc over yesterday, and on call taic,
Fork was IN active request, but prices
were very irregular, and though firm ut the
opening soon weakened 2OA25c. The de,
cline was, however, recovered at the close,
On cAll the advance WAS 7lal5c. Sales were
lively, aggregating $4,000 barrels, and the
feeling was bouyant ut the close.
Lard was quite brisk but the feeling, on
the whole, was rather weak, and after
brief spurt upward OF 2!a5c rates, sagged
back to l0al2!c, aud then rallied toward
the close 71al0, closing Just steady. On
call the sales were $500 tierces and prices
2!a7!c higher atl round.
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A COSTLY CORONATION.
oRoWNEo oR cRUsNEo IN AUGUST.
The LOsass "rIm.," Eadou., tAs senlln,a.s Of
hsLlrsrpOOl Melting O'DOnnsll on the SltuA.
tIOn Ia Irslaad-rAs "COr Of the Quss.
tIOa-Phases OF Or. lansOIs Case.

ST. PErERsBuRo, April 1S.-The Minister
Of the Imperial household has issued II
private circular announcing that the coro-
nation Of the Car will take place in August,
and that by Imperial command all dig.
nitaries Of the Empire must attend the
ceremony in Moscow. The festivities will
last fortnight, and It Is expected that the
expenses will amount TO ten million roubles.
The celebration when tho late Car was
crowned listed month, and cost eighteen
million roubies,
LONDON, April 13.-The Times considers
the Tory demonstration ut Liverpool last
night as political event Of tho first i'm.
portance. 1t cOncurs with the Marquis Of
Salisbury in his assertion that were Ireland
subject TO the rule OF Germany, France or
the United States, organized crime would
be promptly aud peremptoriiy stamped
out.
O'Donnell, member Of Parliament for
Dangaryan, publishes long letter in
the Times, headed: "The Core Of
the Irish Difficulty" in which he main.
tains that the question Of arrears isthe one
question 10 which all men responsible for
the Government OF Ireland ought to turn
their special attention, II the arrears din.
Guilty, he says, is solved, every difficulty
will be solved. II it is neglected, then
farewell to the hope OF peace progress and
contentment.
News from Rio De Janeiro state that
jewels TO the value OF G20.000, belonging TO
ladies Of the Imperial family OF Brazil have
been stolen.
The Catholic clergy Of the Diocese Of
Cashel aud Emily passed resolutions pletlr.
ing themselves to exert all their influence
Z: prevent outrNges, demanding the ccssa-
ton OF the coercion act and eviction Of ten
ants Tor arrears Of rent, and also pledgins
themselves to cooperate with the peoples
representatives With the object OF securing
an amendment TO the Land act.
LONDON, April l3.-Dr. IAmson has writ.
ten an account Of Ills. visit to Wimbledon.
just before the death OF yoaag John, bQt
many OF the statements therein proved un-
true. The defense obtained evidence from
servants employed by the Doctor while at
Bournellouth, and Ill depose TO ecceB.
tric acts on the part OF tho prisoner and
to the belief that he is insane.
The Official returns Of the United States
Consul, ut Sheffield, Of exports TO the Uni
ted States for the quarter ending March |
81, show an increase OF e53,3+4 i'm
proVement, chiefly in steel and steel rails. |
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MEsr VIRGINIA TOPICS.
Wilson and the Tariff 1ucstIon-rsrsOt
utH and Postal Affairs.

wilson and the Tariff QucStlOu-perAOn.
ais Hnd Postal Affairs.
Special Dispatch To the lntclIIgencer.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Davis
and Senator Window left to-day for about
u weeks absence. They will visit several
sections OF West Virginia where Senator
Davis has roads in process Of construction
iii which Senator Window is interested,
Representative Wilson is to make tariff
speech in u day or two. IIc says he shall
speak directly to the question Of u tariff
commission, and will NOT go into the tariff
debate generally, although he, is u strong
protectionist.
The West Virginia members OF Congress
are overwhelmed with daily inquiries for
garden seeds. They wish to say to their
constituents that the supply at the Agri-
cultural Bureau is exhausted and that no
more can be had.
S. 7. Mccormick and wife, OF Grafton,
W. Va, are in the city. W. N. Chancellor,
oil farkcsburg, Is vt the National. K. Stall
maker, Jr., and Joseph Miller, Of Wheeling,
are in the city. E. S. Allen, Of West Vir,
ginia, is guest at the National. W. Fl.
Travers, Of West Virginia, is guest at the
st. James, W. Il. IIurlbut Of West Vir.
ginin, is at the Ebbitt,
A new postotiice has been established at
Cadiz, Kanawha county, with Phillip G.
Russell as Postmaster also at HEnst's Fort,
Wayne county, with Wm. A. Belcher as
Postmaster. a new Office was established
to-day mt Lick, Randolph Co., with r. NJ.
Harper as postmaster. The postmaster at
Raleigh Court Housc-ts permitted, by an
order issued to-day, to deliver mail ahead
OF schedule time to the carrier on the
route from Raleigh Court House TO Hin
ton.
The following West Virginia Postmast.
ers were commissioned to-day: Henry E.
Hull, at Shell; Jas. \. Robinson, Mt Grass
Run; Jno. W. PAines, at mouth OF the
Seneca
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AN ORATORS FLIGHT
THAT pARALYzsp THE HOUSE,
Escape Of Captain Henry IIOwsats--"rhs Police on
The TraeA"-U Upd.Erafrs Speech on TarlR
Matlsrs-wsst virginia Hatttl Of
tntertst-W -WAshtngt gton Notes.


Special Dispatch to the lnielllgcnrer.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-In his speech to-
day, Mr.. Drumm, the Republican Green.
backer Pennsylvania, let his wild imaginR.
tion loose and made It excessively warm
for some old established doctrines and
theories that have been held by the people
since the foundation OF the world. lie also
dashed into some public characters With M
audacity and headlong vivacity that was
alarming. One Of his sentences is espec.
tally worthy Of note. He said the Dcmoc.
racy and the people Of the South
have been trying TO teach us the
doctrine that only the tittest should
survive II is terrible doctrine. 1t
is It doctrine that has made such hypo.
crite us Henry Ward Beecher possible. Ii
is II doctrine that has made it possible ior
our people to doubt the existence Of God
md eternal life"
AS Mr.. Brnmm uttered these words the
turned, shocked, from their desks
TO stare at him. The Rev. j. Hyatt Smith,
who sat at his elbow, smiled his broadest
and nudsed his neighbori and a big dele
CATION Of excDBionists from the good old
pious State OF New Hampshire arose in a
body and fled from the gallery. For wild
oratory and expansive Imagination in the
present tariff discussion, Mr.. Brumm cap
lures the cake.
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T0g small SHARE capital OF the Baltimore
and Ohio has It, advantages. The Direct
eS vcI, thereby enabled to pay 5 per
cent tsemiaaHual dividend at their meeting
on wednesday anl carry u balance Of
SdO0,Oa lett over, It's common and pre-.
tcUcl stock combined are under S2O,OOO,-
WO, while i,s surplus is about Si3,0O0,000.
The Baltimore people who buy the stock
at @0 gct5pcr cent, tax free, OH their in
Tes'@eaS Eai oi course they feel bad
when ibc Stock dvrs lown 100 points or
80. \ share capital oi $2O,OOOOOO, backed
by 4 surplus ot more than double the
amount, ough; not to excite painful oppre-
tensions Of tha, sort in the breasts OF in.
Nesion Ani yrt history is history, and
s'corttug to the sacrcd text, tue thing
lha'ha'h lrcn + that which may be. Still,
Nsagocd, sound stock, and more certain
toPay It's dividends right along than any
trunk linr stock in the country.
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UPDEGRAFF,s GREATEST EFFORT.
synopsis OF His Speech on the Tariff
Commission Bill.

s9ubIhelH w -" Hpetcu Ou thc ANEht
Commission Bill.
Special Dispatch to the IatellgenceS
WASHINGTON, D. G., April l3.-As soon
rs the House went into Committee OF
the Whole to-day, Mr.. UpdegratF obtained
the floor and continued and finished his
speech (begun yesterday upon the tariff.
He devoted himself entirely to the effect
of the tariff upon agricultural mat
tiers, and spoke especially OF its
effect upon the wool-growing districts
OF the United States. His statements
were clear and eminenty practical, and
his tables OF considerable value, inNsmuch
rs they were obtained at the Census office
in advance Of the regular issue of the work
OF that bureau. He showed that in 1860
there were in the United States 23,OOO,0OO
sheep, which produced an aggregate Of
59OO0,O0O pounds OF wool; while in 1850
there were Al, ,75O,O sheep, yielding pro-
duct in wool of 27OOOO,OOO pounds.
In the twenty-tour years preceding the
war the production of wool increased 40
per cent. In the last twenty years, or since
1860, the increase in the amount Of wool,
without n corresponding increase in the
number Of sheep, had been over 400 per
cent. In short; the improved stock and in-
creased knowledge Of sheep raising bad in.
creased the product fourand one.haiftimcs.
The speaker went on to show that sheep
raising had become ar absolute necessity in
farming, and that the agriculiurists Of the
country were rapidly learning that fact.
He compared the countries where sheep.
raising is made part Of the regular hus'
bandry with those countries where sheep
arc unknown, and showed how rapidly the
latter were losing strength of soil. He,
pointed, for example, to hundred ofacFesiu
Eastern Ohio, which he said were growing
richer every year by this mixed husband
ry including sheep raising. The speaker
then referred TO the New Zealand ant
Australian sheep ranges where 1t was fount
utterly unnecessary to shelter or feed thu
stock, aud where men for herdtng coult
bO hired for Que per cent Of the wages pai'
here, and showed how rqinous would b
tho competition Of these countries +
the sheep nisers OF the Unite!
. States were the tariff removed
HE showed how the increased production
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Of wool had resulted in the erection OF an
immense number OF manufactures, and
said that in the States OF Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri,
Wisconsin and Minnesota there were 355
woolen mills, there being ninety.one in the
State Of Ohio alone. The wooden mills Of
the United States employed last year
lOl,23l hands, and paid employees aud
produced the year previous 'wooien
goods Of the value Of $i7,9A,738, and
yet with the product the United States con.
saped over this, l2s l3lt t747 pounds Of wool
that had TO bG imported. Under the tariff
now imposed 1t bGhoovcs us, with this In
crease, to still retain the tariff until we
could grow sufficient wool aud produce
sufficient woolen goods without applying
to foreign countries. Mr. UPdeguf
also devoted himself to considering
the subject Of trace.chains, the tar
itF upon which has greatly Ngi.
tatcd the Hon. Oscar Turner, OF Ken.
lucky, for some years. And despite the fact
that he was peIted with questions upon
this subject from Nessrs. Hewitt, Carlisle,
Turner, Springer aud others, he showed
that Under tariff in the last twenty years
the price Of tEace.chains had fallen over
fifty per cent.
Thespeech was greeted with no little ap-
plause, and was highly spoken Of us having
thoroughly calculated a branch oitho turifl
subject which had not yet been touchedby
any sneaker.
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aaIgF reLEeRAMs.

The New York and Brooklyn excise bill
passed the General Assembly yesterday.
Frank j. Judd, Of Chicago, aged 81, son
Of \. d Judd, cx.Minister 10 Russia, was
declared insane yesterday, and was sent 10
the asylum.
Both branches of the Connecticut Legis.
lature yesterday passed the bill restraining
tr ftic in Intoxicating liquors. The present
loci! option system will be retained.
A Memphis, Tennessee dispatch SAYS:
Capt. Scoville returned this evening on ihe
City OF Providence, with the remains Of the
little girl ioMnd in the river thirty miles be.
II. Stowe. "
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TuE tamcsytiic Entopris coneedes the
Iss Of the releles pears cherries and
Plgms in That rgion. aud some Of the
earlier varieties oi apples, but says the
main apple cwP-ihc late varicties-is un.
injuci, The rqspbcrrics were injured
butno! irs,royel, goosebcrries and cur.
rents hoScycr are cut Oft. a few early
strawberry plau;s vgro destroyed, but the
geneFiI eEoPis safe. Some damage is be-
leyelio hayc brrn done to the jointed
wheat. 1Acssauaj damage is bad enough,
but with a ilir crop otapples and the
usual vegetables the farmers need not
iSI melancholy over the freeze.
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Immense Immigration Prom Europe.

NEw YoRE, April lS,-Three thousand
emigrants arrived today ut tho Garden.
The agent Of the Enman Steamship Line
says; look out for 100000 of emigraats
this year. Think of 1t! by the City Of
Rome, City Of Richmond, aud City Of Brus-
sells over 5000 have sailed with us in a
week. The first two left Queenstown last
Friday, the former with 1900 and the lat.
ter 1900.
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"pEArm.nArrLEv IXsuRAxcE.



HARRISBURG, April lS.-This morning
Attorney.General Palmer filed with the
Prothonotary 9l3 suits against Mutual
insurance companies Of this State, and
asked TINT writs OF quo waranto be issued
by the Court in oil the cases to show the
cause why their business should not be
closed up. He alleges that the companies
have not complied with the law and that
DO annual statements have been made Of
ttieir business, The list includes nearly
every company in the State, and proceed.
ure will be similar to that taken in pre-.
vious cases where companies have bcen
dissolved. The intention is to wipe them
NIL ottt of existence,
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TR way tor the rify and county to get a
hHntrm a 'ae revenues 10 which il is
eaai,3 iwm ial layosis to publish every
m,asmam opposite bis name. The list
Published in the INruHGEScEE in 1878 is
believed TO have hal a salutary effect for
the tmc bsing, Tile practice, if kept up,
would opcmi,to uun the cycetass of pub
Iicmticsu on oaicicrtiyc returns and make
ratrmct inclined to he cYasiye a little
more particular AZ to their figures. A
simpus oi this kind is needed to Il certain
clsS Of canscicncts.
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WIrcHTA, KAN, April l3.-Iast night
the Farmers and Merchants bank Tas
entered from the rear by the removal Of a
panel, and the knob Of the vault door was
knocked oil, but for some reaeon the gang
attempted nothing further except 10 take
sixty-one dollars from drawer, where il
had been placed by Preside mt Lewis the
night before; A party of three strangers
are susneetpA.
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TnE Chicago grain and provision mar
hswerc asaja in booming condition
Yesterday. Cash corn sold up to "A cents,
al April corn closed at Il! cents. Tie
man who bought corn deliverable at the
mouth Of Short Greek ut so cents, last Au'
gaS, may yrt have a chance to get oni
even. The bulls u we may use such AT
lt,h bul, arc making hay out OF the re-
centb,l weather. They should be quick
abcpth and shun the example OF the
Little Washington cashier, who refused to
qphvhyn I've had $4,000 ahead. The cold
weather wilnot last long, and the new
CON cop wasn't in the ground to be badly
injured.
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provoked at the disposition manifested to
avoid this issue. One Of these,
y prominent member Of Congress, said
to-day that he had no hope Of Democratic
success until the party declares itself upon
distinctive principles; that he was in
favor Of the party planting itself squarely
upon tariff reform, and Of saying to those
who do not agree with this issue that they
had better get out OF the Democratic party.
He said, "As long as one half the Demo
Crats in Congress continue to vote against
the other half on questions In which the
people are mostly interested, We will never
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OHIO REpUnI4ICANB.
An EARLY Convention and mn Aggressive
Campaign Favored.

Special dispatch to the Intcrllgcncer
CoLuMUps, lS.-The Republicans
held conference meeting in the House oi
Representatives tonight, with Governor
Foster as its chairman. Tho Governor
made lengthy speech on taking the
chair, briefly sketching tho history OF the
party down to the present day. He was
followed BY Secretary OF State Townsend
and other prominent Republicans, who
gcuem9ly endorsed the Pond bill as being
right, and who favored an early Conyen-
ton and an aggressive campaign,
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FREMONT, April l3-Last night work
was begun on the line Of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railroad. The working force
Of Italians has been divided into two
gangs, and the work thereby is being push
ed with greater expedition than ever, The
force was employed until daylight on the
mud cut and the embankment on the
eastern limit OF the corporation. This
morning the large livery barn OF the former
kessler House property, standing on State
street next to the bridge, was attacked and
is being torn down pieeemenl.
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DErERMlNED TO ME.
An Unknown Man Gives Railroad Men n
Great Deal Of Trouble.


Great Deal Of Trouble.
Special Dispatch 10 The IniCllIgcncer.
SrEuBENvILLE, April l3.-While No. 80
passenger train was crossing the river
bridge this evening, a man was discovered
lying upon the track Mt the middle span,
and engineer only succeeded in stopping
his engine few feet from him. The FIRE.
man ran forward on The engine and picked
up the man and put him on the pier,
While the passenger train was stopped a
gravel train came upon the bridge, running
backwards, and the man again threw him.
self upon the track MS the passenger train
passed. fortunately a brakeman discov.
cred the man in time to save him from be.
ing crushed to death. The name Of the
would be suicider could not be learned to.
nirht.
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WE have made inquiries in regard to the
condition of the fruit cropin Brooke county
since the heavy freeze during the fore part
OF the week, and learn that in many parts
it is feared that the peaches and cherries
are pretty well killed, but that apples are
not sufficiently advanced 10 be materialfy
damaged WeiisLuy Neps.
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HUNTING AN ISSUE
For the Next CnmpHIgn-A Divided
nn.,.nn..na.. M, n.u.nfa.

WASHINGTON, April ls.-The Free Trade
Democrats arc making strenuous efforts to
have the coming political campaign con-
Quoted upon the issue Of tariff reform, but
this is stoutly opposed by the protection
lists, and not only by protecionists, but by
others Of the party, who, though themselves
in favor Of tariff reform, plan 10 make IL
an issue. Some OF the party leaders VINO
advocated making tariff reform prominent
this year, with The view Of fighting the
next Presidential campaign upon Il are