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THE JEANETTE.
Melville Ends His story-The Cross
Examination.

WASHINGTON, November 22.-Melville
this morning concluded the account OF
his experience up to the time he arrived
in this country.
The cross examination was then begun.
In response to a question Melville reiter-
ated his former statement that it would De
impossible to have begun the search for De-
Long any sooner than II vas done.
At the afternoon session OF the Jeanette
court number of questions prepared by
DR.. Collins, brother of ]. j. Collins, scien-
tist of the Jeanette party, were read, but
most of them ruled out In answer to one
regarding TO his (Melville's) orders regard
ing the disposal Of articles on the body OF
Collins, he replied that Ninderman asked
him what should be done with the cross
on Collins neck, and he replied that while
he supposed his family would like to have
il he supposed il was part OF Collins re-
ligion, and thought il better that 1t De
buried with him. He did not state,
except by implication, whether OF
not he used the Offensive, language
ascribed to him by DR.. Collins, but Ninder-
man, to whom the orders were given, states
positively he did not. Melville, in the
cross examination, was asked If he had
ever given orders TO bring DanenhoWerin
camp dead or alive. He replied he had
never given such orders, having had no
reason for doing so, but should have had
no hesitancy in giving them had necessity
arisen. He said Danenhower came and
went pretty much at will, but he had no
occssion to give orders affecting his per-
scnal liberty,
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A DAISY BILL
With which Auditor or theNayy Bard.
sIey Illustrates His Keport.

with which Auditor or theNayy Bard.
sIey Illustrates His Report.
WASHINGTON, November 22.-The annual
report of Fourth Auditor Bardsiey shows
that the aggregate payments on account OF
the navy for the iseal year ending June
80, 1883, were q little less than the aggre-
gate appropriations made by Congress for
that year. Some Of the appropriations
were over expended, and the deficiencies
were provided for at the last session OF
Congress. The Disbursements, amounting
TO more than $15, ,0O0, COO have been made
without loss. For the support of the SER
vice on foreign waters, bills of exchange
were sold amounting to 81, 76I- -I22, OF which
81 1855, l37 was drawn on by our agents in
London, and $412, ,5S6. on the Secretary
of the Navy. This latter sum is more than
double that OF previous years, and indicates.
an improved condition OF our foSeign trade
and credit A commission of one per cent.
is paid to London agents on the sum paid
by them. The auditor suggests this work
could be as well done by a pay. officer OF,
the nayy,thus makipga saving in expenses
or IL the present agency is, to be continued,
one-half o ( one per cent would be an
ample commission. Congress is earnestly
urged to make the necessary appropriation
for the remainder Of the New Orleans prize
money. The appropriation OF sum in
gross for the entertainment OF the board OIL
visitors at the Naval Academy is pro-
nounced unwise and bill OF il was given
as an ILLUSTRATION. it having been made
at the last meeting of the board some ex-
,oa,,Aitn N thahIl
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LATEST NEWS fRon ALL QUARTERS


Special Dipssea b As Rssst~.
.CHARLnrox, W. Va Novsnbss ~
congres.man Ksnns, q tAis distsist ~
interviswed, this evsaiao eo9dlns -
Sensational story tsisssasAsd % ~ Gin
cinniti Enquirer last Monday, detailing
an an alleged attempt by Dsnoers.s during
th. last ssssion Of Congress toilees speat~
Keifer from the spsakeFs chair b. . essV
de main, and place Democrat In his plaos.
Nf. KeAna repudiated absolutely The pur'
poies ascribsd TO The Dement'S end 70 hin,
ooncerning the attsnpssd usurpetssa. H
says nothing Of The Kind @sas 1sA~ -
.bated, talked Of nor hsard or = ~ % As
knew. Ne mid furthsr thaa ~ Demo
cratic minority realised tron The hrst thst
their only appeal from an ARBITRARY ma
jOrity Fss 10 lhs psspaA q - poll4 I'D
sdded that that appsal had ben nA14
with I resuk entirely s.tistsctory 10 IL
'Demotraoy, the eountzy, and hinsslE
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Ex.oov. CURTIN.
Interesting Interview With the old
Political Veteran.

Interesting Interview With the Old
Political Veteran.
New YORK, November 22.-In an inter
view to-day, Ex-Governor Curtin, Of Penn
sylvania, who has just been reelected to
Congress from the Twentieth district OF
that State, he said, in answer to question
as to whether he considered Blaine as
strong in his State as ever: II think he is.
Indeed Blaine has always been strong in
our State since he made any impression in
public life. The rising against ring rule in
Pennsylvania was very strong in all the
Blaine districts. Indeed, the opposition to
the Administration had its principal
strength in extreme Western Pennsylvania,
about Pittsburgh" 80
When asked II he thought the Cameron
organization would be kept up, he said:
| II do not think it will, That organiEa-
ton has lost the State patronage, and
there Is nothing much to keep it up. SEN
ator Cameron, however, sits two years
longer ut Washington. He will have polit-
ical occupation in that respect, so that the
defeat of his ticket does not personally in
commode him"
The Governor remarked that the great
argument in the State campaign was, after
ali, the death of Garfield. "Garfeld's
name cut the great figure in the contest"
said he "Blaine had some influence, and
the Independent movement some; but the
public responded, in the Republican party,
at least, to Garfield's injuries"
Speaking of the extraordinary sweep OF
the political hurricane, Mr.. Curtin said:
1--WE must expect these changes TO be more
rapid than they used to be, because of the
multiplication of vehicles of intelligence.
This chain of electric wires and newspapers
and railroad trains make es the people think
in unison and with rapidity, as they never
could have done thirty years ago, when IL
took long time after an election was over
for the returns to be collected and the sums
ascertained. This country gets its mind on
the same things about the same time now.
A question of any vitality in il strikes the
general mind at the same time, be-
comes the occasion of thought
and comment, and movements are organized
as they never were in the olden days. Con-
sequently the defest of the Republican
party this year does not leave them so
hopelessly wrecked rs If this election hap
pened only two years before the Presiden.
tial election in the past generation. We
must expect rapid transformations during
the next yesr or two The Legislature OF
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ApAsrAHDlyptEn

ssue seoNnArsa PSaess . 0a1l - -
PanhanaDs Tsask sDA UFeshsan -.
Preas Trata. 49,. q
Special DipeieA 10 N Bs;s~.
UNION STATION, O., November ~ Tho
st. Louis limited express which lsft Colan-
bus at 1855 this morning on Me Pitts
bursh, Cincinnati and St Louis Rsilrosd,
was wrecked about half mile sest OF here
at / :2S o'clock. The disaster wss causedby
some fiend taking an old rail found lying
beside the track and placing Il scrcss The
rails, with the deliberate intention 81
wrecking the train and imperiling the hvss
OF the many passengers on board. although
the cause which prompted him TO the dssd
can only be surmised. The accident occurred
on an embankment thirty or thirty-fve fset
high. The engine struck ths oostructioo
and at once jumped the track, pitching
down the bank, rolling over tWics 10 in
course, and landing In . corn field. The
engineer and Rreman jumped frou the cab,
and escaped with slight bruises The postal
car, baggage cars and three passenger can
followed the engine. landing ct the bottom
Of the bank . confused mass, butstrangc 70
state, none Of their occupants were killed.
The sleepes remained on the rails. sndh
yond general shaking MP no dauass was
done their occupants. The following are
the, more f,.,,5
o. sesseusly InJarsAs
THOMAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
brakeman, bruised and cut about the
hoad; hose broken. -
FRRDRICK BURR Columbus, mail agent,
shoulder fractured and internal injuries;
J. ps' Jp.ss'WIA,LirERs-E.s, al Liverpool, p.s...-
ger, ribs broken and cut about the he'd.
JOHN, SgEwART-UrDana, mail asshs;
hRs. fas'j ). 'aS 9. xENNEpY-June.loa city.
HARRY WIELD-ResIdencs unknown,
THos; BURNs-Baessse master. hand
JAMES LowRY-Bskeman, hand badly
GEoR3E SMITH -Colorsd postal cor por.
ter, shoulder hurt.
r. II. STONE--Engineer foot mashed.
A large number Of passengers received
bruises and cuts, but mono are seriously
hurt. As far o. could be ascertained, no
Wheeling people were on board. The rail-
road officials estimsts the damage TO the
train 1t ti2, 900 or ti5,oCs. There 10 great
indignation over the action Of the sooundfsi
who caused the miship, and every effort
will be made 10 hunt him down.
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The Trouble az skye.

LONDON, November 22.-The authorities
of Aberdenshire have agreed to send de-
tachment Of police to the Isle of Skye to
assist in the serving of processes, providing
the commissioners Of Invernesshire will
hold themselves responsible for their ex-
penses. Meantime the defensive arrange
ments on the Islsnd are proceeding. AT
mass meeting on the Island aspeaker said
any tenant paying rent, unless arevolution
was granted, would be a marked man. IL
was resolved to take every lawful means to
prevent tenants from taking eyicted farms.
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The Labor Congress.

:
CLEVELAND, Novenber 22.-At this fore.
moons session of the Labor Congress, Hugo
Miller, of New York, was selected additional
secretary to make report Of heproceed-
ings in German. .....-
Judson Grennell Of Michigan; Robert
Howard, of Mass: Gabriel Edmunston, of
the District of Columbia; Samuel Cowpers,
of New York and 7. II. Murch, Of Maine,
were appointed committee on platform.
F. &. Foster, of Mass, introduced reso-
luton TO bind trades organizations to a
strict enforcement Of the apprenticeship
regulation. Laid over for discussion.
Mr. Grennelrs resolution to encourage
labor journals and literature, even to free
distribution wherever practical, was also
adopted.
The committee. on legislation was in
structed to urge upon the legislation of all
the States the passage of employers liabil-
ity laws.
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COMMUNICATING.
Annu al Report OF the chief ef the Sc
eret Service.

WAsHTNGrox, November 22.-The annual
report OF the chief of the secret service
States that never until tue past year, since
the introduction of national paper cur
reucy, has year passed without the APP
pearsncs Of q new eounterieit note on sne
treasury or National Bank issues, but that
not one such made its appearance during
the past fiscal year. This is partly ex-
pIained by the fact that executive ciemen-
cy haS not opened the doors OF the peni-
teutiaries to the skilled counterteiters
confined there: also. to the close surveil-
lance exercised By the division over those
who have served out Their sentences ano
are NOW at liberty. The chief OF the diyis-
ION states that INQUIRY and OBJ
seryafion have convinced him
that the law of 1876. requiring
AN disbursing officers Of the United States
and National bank officers To brand all
cOanierfeiIs that come into their possession
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is practically nulliied The reason given
by bank officers for noncompliance with
this lsw Is because 20 brad ks counterfeit
note offendsa deposit tor; none will do II
unless all bankersdo ik A receiving teller
ola Western hank, conversing on thus sub
ject recently stated that he bad received
the same counterfeit 800 note from fonf
different depositors in one week. returning
ID each time. This copdpct explsins why
Counterfeiting Of the trade and Bland
dollars, also the subsidiary silver coins, is
increasing largely, and the difficulties at
tending the detection OF parties circulating
these spurious eoirs are year by year int
creasing, owing 10 the close attention paid
by the eounterfsiter to the mixing OF his
metalsand the plating Of the coin.
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AnunpopuIar Government.

KINGSTON, November 22.-The national
agitation against Dramica has reached a
very serious and critical stage. Public feel
ing is fercer than ever. The whole colony
is united against the government, and the
indignation of every class, creed and color
is poured fourth in violent speeches at pub
lie meetings, which are now held in every
township in the colony. These demon
stratipns against the government are at
tended by planters, negroes, creoles, Eu-
ropeans, freeholders and laborers.
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pre.id.ns J.rrei y. opi.i...

PITrsDuReH, November 22.-In speaking
about wages this morning President Jar
rett, Of the Amslgamated Association,
said: The reduction Of wages In the
East can have no effect here. am willing
10 cay that the manufacturers never make
an attempt 10 est down wager after the
scale has once been signed. II the price OF
iron goes below swo cents or even to one
cent IL makes no difference. The mills
will be closed before any reduction Is
agreed to by the men. The iron trade Is
certainly duh, perhaps worse than before
the strike, but look for Frightening up
after q while. II the dullness continues I
suppose some Of the mills win be forced TO
close down for short time. As for the
trouble in the steel trade think IL 10 large
Iy due TO an attempted squeeze"
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ANOTHER MIRACLE.
A second cureeby Prayer Heported
- from washfngton County.

A second cure1by Prayer IMPORTED
- from washfngton Ceunty.
Special Dhpateh 70 the Register.
wAsHEeroS, Pa, November 22-An-
other cure by y.prayer and faithis reported
in this county. A daughter of John a..
Rogers, who resides in the vicinity of Am
sity, has been confined to her bed for two
years by spinal affiiction. She has been
raised twice in that time to sitting posi-
tion, when she went into ospasms each time.
She was taken to celebrated physicians in
Philadelphia oRoe, but they could afford
her no relieL -
Since the Hoffman case has been made
public she has risen from her bed OF sick
ness and inputes her restoration to the
power of prayer. as she has been visited
several times recently by Hoffman aud has
been very penitent, spending some time in
prayer for her recovery and asking Others
to pIay for her. She is % years of age.
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Broke Jail.

DETROIT, November 22-Daa Vanwagner,
a young and most dangerous criminal,
sentenced to the Iona prison for As years
for murderous assault upon farmer for
the purpose Of robbery, escaped last night.
This is the second time he has succeeded in
thus escaping from this prison. The facts
by him and fellow prisoner named Dan
Root, from Jackson, who also escaped Van
WAGNER was at prayer meeting in the
chapel, where he made a very eloquent
prayer only short time before he was out
side of the wall. 1t is supposed he will
make for Canada, where he was born. He
is powerful man and desperate charac-
TOW
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RELIGIOUS.

New YoRK, November 22.-An important
meeting of prominent laymen of the
Protestant Episcopal Church was held in
the Bible House this evening for conference
concerning the American church building
fund commission. A resolution was adopt.
ed giving plan for individual subscrip-
tions to the fund throughout the Church.
A resolution was also adopted concerning
more general offerings upon the part OF
parishes,
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MONEY FOR NEW WAR VESSELS.
The Secretary of the Navy to Ask for
an Increase OF q, 900, 900.

WASHINGTON, November 22.-It is re-
ported that the Secretary of the Navy, in
his estimates of the expenses of that de-
partment for the next fiscal year, will ask
for Sc, 100000 more than was voted at the
last session OF Congress. 1t is desired to
apply this money to the construction OF
new war vessels, but it cannot be doubted
that the result Of the recent elections will
have. decided effect upon this policy,
probably to nullify if not entirely reverse
the proposed work OF building up a,decent
navy The Democratic majority in the
next Congress will undoubtedly reduce the
expenditures to the lowest possible point,
and it is very doubtful, under the circum-
stances, if the Republicans at the approach
ing session, will think it polite TO vote
money for any other purpose than the bare
support OF the existing naval establish
ment.
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ARamnnfic CounIe.

CHICAGO, November 22-Richard Ruth
and Miss Anna Roberts, the latter an
adopted daughter Of Chas. Roberts, con-
ductor on the Chicago and Alton Railroad,
eloped yesterday from Mason City. The
couple are not over fifteen years old. They
were traced TO Cherry Grove, where they
camped out last night. Their parents are
in pursuit, and expect to overtake them to.
day
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An Attempt 70 Prightsn Congress.

NEW YoRK, November 22.-The Herald
this morning says the promised shutting
down Of the Bessemer steel works at the
West may possibly be the reason alleged,
which is that there is no profit for them
while steel rails are 50 cheap and in light
demand; but il is not improbable that u ~ y
lowering the tariff on o most outrageousiy
er.protected industry. There is not .
free trader in the land 10 whose mind Bss.
semer steel does not come at once when be
wants TO instance some feature OF the tariff
by which American manufacturers have
made enormous sums with-little outlay of
time, money or brains" =
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reception 20 Rev. DIR. storrs.

New YORK, November 22.-The parlors Of
the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, were
last night decorated with tapestries, flowers
and antique furniture, and the walls were
adorned with paintings from the gallaries
of George s. Seney and W. S. Hatch, the oc-
casion being the reception given by the
Young Peoples Association to Rev. DR.. A.
S. Storrs, in honor of the completion
of his thirty.sixth year as pas
tor: The gathering was notable one, in
cluding large number of Brooklyn's most
prominent citizens, and many we'll known
in literary and mercantile circles in New
York CITY.
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IN THE EAST,
what is Thought OF the Trouble at New
York md EIsewherc.

York md Elsewhere.
New YORK, November 22.-News Of the
western iron and steel trouble created no
inconsiderable comment among the
iron and other business circles in New
York. Prominent manufacturers Of and
dealers in steel rails when questioned re-
garding the gloomy news from the West
bad but one answer, and that was that pro-
duction OF steel rails had exceeded the lie.
gitimate demands of trade, and hence the
reaction. THE tariff has nothing what
ever to do with existing troubles, said
Mr. 0ffutt, of Rector street. Western
steel rail manufacturers may ascribe their
bad luck in part to over production and to
the rivalry of their eastern competitors.
On Saturday last contract for forty thou
sand tons of steel rails for several roads
we're given out TO eastern mills at 40 per
ton.
This is Big Thing I'm Ifs Way.
Since IL is 81 less per ton than schedule
price, Western men are complaining that
they cannot make anything at SO. Yet
Eastern men are willing to take such heavy
contracts at $40. IL is evident that some
thing is wrong In the steel trade. II Eng.
lisbmen can make profit by turning out
steel rails at $2i per ton IL seems strange
that American manufacturers cannot do
well at $42 per ton, possessing, as they do,
almost rs advantageous facilities % their
brethren across the water. am inclined
to think that there viii be no change for
the better before spring. The mills COM
posing the syndicate which secured the
&c, COO tons will have plenty OF work 10 do
this winter, but it is doubtful IL Western
mills will, and IL is quite likely that some
Of them will
Suspend Operations
for want of orders Members Of the metal
trade coincide with Mr.. 0ffutt in his view
ss to causes which have led 70 the present
state of the iron and steel industry in the
west. The discussion OF the tariff and the
fear the Democrats will wipe outprotecfion
they also said had been made use of 10 de.
press the price. Some were inclined 70
think quotations would rate even lower
than SO before spring. while Others, more
confident, expressed the belief that there
would soon Be q favorable turh, owing
to the immense volume Of railroad build
ing.
A st. Louis special says the St Louis Ore
and Steel company announces its intention
of shutting down rs works the irst Of De.
cember, unless 1t can procure labor and
material at rates which viii enable II 70
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A Test Case.

CINcINNATI, November 22.-In the police
court this morning Manager James Fen
messy, of the Coliseum theatre, together
with James ]. Bowling, Joseph D. Clifton,
Burt Clark, Charles Edwards, Louis Z.
Bliss, Thomas H. Ward, Con. r. Lynch
Ada Bashell, Frank Lawton, Otis Bazillea
and Sadie Hasson, who appeared in a per-
formance given on Sunday at the theatre,
were, ,arraigned for violation of the law.
sOfiier theatres were open on Sunday, but
no other arrests have been made, the in
tention being to made a test of this case.
The trial was postponed until Friday after
IiOOn
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LANCASTER, Pa, November 22.-Frank
Kilcbey was convicted to-day of atrocious
assault on Lizzie McLarren, in this city, in
July last AT the same time the girl, who
was of weak mind, was assaulted by hye
others, tour Of when are now under bail
waiting trial. The girl was rendered q
raying maniac by the treatment received
and for long time her life was despaired
of
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n naadly neeA.

LITTLE Rock, November 22.-At Denter's
mill, Scott county, on Monday, John NJ
Walker and Albert Crutchfeld, farmers had
stsbbing affray. Both were terribly cut.
Walker died Tuesday and Crutchfeld is
believed to be mortally wounded.
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"oPEN TO ALL"
A Pittsburgh Manufactures On the
Whecling Enterprise.

PITTSBURGH, November 22.-ln the course
Of a conversation this morning on the pres
ent unsettled condition Of the iron trade,
Mr.. Thomas Carnegie said:
81 tee that the Wheeling nail men are
talking about putting up Bessemer plant
that they may make steel nails. Well,
there is no monopoly in the B.ssemer b1s.
iness at present, IL is open to any one
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Two Men Killed.

SCRANTON, Pa, November 22,-Hopkins
Hughes and Patrick Rosfert were instantly
killed, and James ROBBERS, VIM. Hayes and
Thomas Watkins, n contractor. probably
fatally injured by a mass of accumulated
ice falling TO the bottom of q shaft of the
Oxford colliery, where the mea were at
work to-day,
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Voting Grayeyards.

NEw ORLEANS, November % One thou.
sand FIVE hundred fraudulent votes have
been detected in the Third ward. num-
Der of persons, known to be dead for
months, and some others who were absent
from the city on election day, are shown to
have voted. The frauds will not change
the general result.
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Reffled.

PHILADELPHIA, November 22-It is quite
definitely settled that Governor-elect Patti
son has rendered the Office Of Attorney
General to Lewis c. Cassidy.