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LABol,'s LOSSES.
Decrease In Work and Wages Throughout
tho Country the Past Year.

Decrease In Work and Wages Throughout
the Country the Past Year.
New YoRK, March 14-An invcstiga-
ton into the extent to which industrial
workers wages have been reduced since
July, 1882, and the lines Of trade in which
lower wages and fewer employees are con-
spicnous has just been completed by
Bradstreet's. The same journal, during
December last, undertook TO report the
extent to which industrial workers had
been thrown out oil employment in the
United States during two and one.half
years last past, The investigation was
met by fairly satisfactory results, the
showing being that about $4,000 fewer
operatives were then employed than in
1889, or about II percent.
The present inquiry embraces those
manufacturing industries in which the
yalne OF the goods annually produced Is
eoual to $50, ,000, 900. Inquiries were ex-
tended in each case TO the leading estah.
lishments in each industry at seven cities
or towns. The cities were selected on the
basis Of the amount Of capital invested
and value OF products in each l.ne. Sew
eral features oi the exhibit are more
striking than any hate Developments re-
garding manufacturing industries. Six
highly protected industries, ison and steel
laiso foundries and machine.shops, etc.
clothing, cotton, woolen, tobacco and glass
manufacturers which employed 81 percent
oi All the industrial workers las reported
In 1891, have thrown out one.hali OF the
total number OF workers since 1882, 1870
in number, All OF these lines have run
nearly, Il not quite, as much on short time
"a any others named. They, with other
textile establishments, have practically
had q monopoly OF the larger glrtses for
the past year or two With the exceptions
OF tkcsa ia The coal region. They have
suffered on the average q greater reduction
| In rates ot wages paid iron and steel work.
era. and coal mineFa have suffered by far
DE greatest reduction in wages from all
causes, and are followed by operatives in
textiles Ii.
Under the head Of metal products, the
reductions are as follows; Blast tufa&cea,
Eastern, II percent Southern, g percent j
Western, 12 percent. Iron mills, lda22
percent. Steel raj, Western, SQpercenti j
Eastern, 20percent. The average Eeduc.
lion in Philadelphia industries are re-
ported as ioiioRsI Furniture makers, "a
pcrosnti coopers, ID percent stone
tnasons, 81 stone cutters, Z, bricklayers,
| II marble cutters, 16i brickmakers, l2l ;
hand cigar makers, Iii moulding cigar
makers, 3S; agriculture, implement ma
chinistS, 12percent.
Ship+buiiding and repairing Is inactive,
J sad rates reported are nominal only, Los9
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A CIVIL SERVICE
VIEW OF THE ADM1N1srRArloN.
The President of the Commission Does No.
Think the Work of That Body WIN be
Dlsrsgatded by ycisveland-status of
tho Thompson. Miller Contest.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 15.-Dorman
n Toton prsa;dert NJ tho Civil service
- A1"so NAs y. Wv - - ~
commission, IN response 70 az inquiry To-
day, as to the enforcement OF the civil ser
vice rules by the new administration, SAID
to aniAssociated Press reporter: Vacan-
cies are being regularly filled under the
rules. There is not the leastsign OF the
examinations being arrested or the rules
being disregarded. When Congress at the
session Just closed made an increased ap.
propriation for carving out the work oi
ths Comm;ss;or Il tnew the .nolicy
n ths ;ncom;ne pyea;dent and mnst
6ava ~ exnected The work of't the Com.
mission m NpsSsoN ~ on on That work does %
m rasn,arIv and 7 feel snre Il will % On.
VerS many ofI;ce.scekers who fingered
hers sometime aiter The 4th Of March
sson H ~ have ~ rsached .ha same con.
cIUs;or % " and % have ] ratnrned home Since
% that date aTom;nat;ona have becn held al
G;ncinnsti @ @ NashviIIe Memnh;s Brook.
Iyn Nav York and Washinpton Appli.
c,n,a S"ve heen not;fied tbat examina.
% tions viii viii soon he b"ld in the southern
and % Western states Examinations and
..-.-o,,,I.s,a,,t5 ~. ~, 40 horntofasaa In ~ a
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Germnnx ana Enclnna.

BERLIN, March l4.-In the Reichstag the
Chancellor said that Richter had expres-
sed pleasure ut the restoration of entente
eonliale with England. This would
have been attained much easier II Rich-
tors action had not hampesed the Gov
erpment. In regard to tho assertion
Of Windthorst that everything was in
full blaze between England aid Ger
many, Bismarck begged TO reier
that gentleman to Gladstone's recent
speech in the Commons. TlIose parlia.
mentary groups, tho speak Or continued.
whose ideal could only be realized BY war
ought not carelessly and baselessiy de.
scribe Germany's relations with a friendly
power as in a state Of jeopardy.
The dispute with England was settled,
and he could assure the House that be
had not sent Count Herbert Bismarck to
London for the purpose OF picking a quar-.
rel. The Chancellor concluded by ex.
pressing the hope that the mission Of the
German nation would be bettor under.
stood BY the rising generation than Tho
present one. ~ -
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WIN Take a Hand In II.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The Secretary
Of the Navy to-day directed by telegraph
The Commander of the Wachusett and
Shenandoah, Of the North Atlantic squad
ron, now near New Orleans, to proceed at
once to Central America. The comman-
ders Of the three vessels Of the squadron
remaining near New Orleans were directed
to hold themselves in readiness to execute
q similar order. OF the North Atlantic
squadron three vessels, the Galena, Pow
hatan and Swatara, are now in Central
American waters. The entire squadron
will be held subject to orders from Wash
ington. These movements are said 10
have direct reference 10 the endeavor OF
General Barrios to make himself Supreme
Military Chief OF Central America"
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NEWS fSiDRIEF.

Governor Hoadly, OF Ohio, says he is
not q candidate for reelection.
A new railroad 70 he built from Pensa-
cola to Memphis has been chartered.
Three children (triplets) Of Jacob Boil,
OF Cincinnati, attained their majority Sat
urday. n
The Republicans Of ,Chieago nominated
Judge Sidney Smith, Of the Circuit Court
bench, for mayor.
The imports OF specie at New York for
the week ended March II were S425, ,050,
the exports s5sl,000. -..
The 2.year old child OF W. Il. Hatcher,
Parkersbutg, w. Va. was badly burned
while playing about fire,
The Rritish steamer Standard, which
sailed from Bostonf for London January 81
has not since been heard from, .G
A fire at Pulaski Tcnn., destroyed sew
eral buildings, aud three men perished in
the flames. Property loss $4,000.
Fossil remains Of what scientists pro.
nounce to be those Of an lehthyosaurcs,
have been found near Mckinney, Texas.
The House Of Representatives Of Mis-.
souri, refused to adopt . resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with the railroad stri.
kers, ts
Frank Bonham, charged with the muir
der OF his mother, brother and sister, was
taken from thejail at Independence, KAN,
and hanged to railroad trestle.
Al. Blanchard, telephone eiaploye at
Lexington, KY, was arrested on the
charge Of forglag the name oithe compa-
ny's manager to various checks,
The creditors OF William Thompson 4
Co., hardware dealers OF Toronto, Canada,
who assigned with $3.50 GOO ofliabllities,
have accepted sixty cents on the dollar,
Sir Curtis NJ. Hampton, "the fur king Of
the world,n died suddenly In London,
Friday. He was American born, began as
a trapper boy, aud died worth $50, ,0O0, 600.
The Young man, Charles lazarus, who
surrendered himself 10 theSheriR at Zanes.
Vile, o., with "a request to be hung for
sundFy murders committed, proves TO be
insane. .-g.s ~.
General Managers, and Superintendent
OF the Pennsylvania sYgssia are foneidey.
ing q iprtheY fedpction ot tie schedule
time ot express trains from New Yorkto
the West. syS
A large planning mill, Two warehouses,
stable end dwelling the property q Fred;
erick s. Blett, at Columbia, Pa, burned
yesterday. Loss $50, 600. 1t was supposed
10 have been incepdiaEy. "
JohntKelley, who ftei the hotel at Ma.
hanoy Plain, Pa, because 1t furnished
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THE SENATE.
business Likely to be Dl.ps,ed of Daring
the Present Week.

the Present Week.
wAsnISoroN, D. @, March l6.-The
scnste is likely to devote some Of itsspare
time the present week to the cons'dera.
tion Of foreign affairs. 1t is expected two
or three treaties OF miner importance, and
in respect to which there can be little DIFF
ference Of opinion, will be reported from
tho Committee on Foreign Relations and
taken up by the Senate in executive ses-
sion. Among them will proba.
bly, be the treaty relating to the
boundary lines between this country
and Mexico, and the treaty providing Tor
the readjudicatlng OF tho We'll and La
Abra claim. .Manderson's resolution call
ing for information In regard to Central
American alIairs may also be reported and
discussed. Tho more important OF the
pending treaties have been withdrawn and
The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty and that
relating to the international patent-right
system will be held back until the regular
session.
less be further discussed tomorrow. j %
probable that all the public business which
The s?nate has In hand will be disposed
Of within three or four days, and the body
will then only await the pleasure OF the
Executive, aud will adjourn as soon as his
important nominations have been received
and acted upon.
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A TRAITOR ARRESTED.
zobehr Pasha In puraaes viio-AFiisnd of

zobehr Pashn In DuEntles Siic-AFiiend of
the Maiidi.
ALEXANDRIA. March 14.-Zobehr Pasha
has been arrested and his house searched.
Documents were found proving bis COM
plictty with the Mahdi, zobehr was sent
aboard u British frigate. Zobehr Pasha is
The person General Gordon asked be made
Governor OF Khattoum.
Zobehr Pasha will be interned on tho
Island OF Cyprus. Zobehr has been un-
dor sutyeilience, which practically made
him a prisoner, for the past two years.
his property, mainly acquire cd in the slave
trade, was ctnfiscated, and he was allowed
a quarterly stipend on condition that he
should not leave Alexandria without the
consent Of the Khedive.
General Gordon pleaded that Zebehr
should be restored to power, in Soudan,
and said that the ex-slave king was the
only man whohad enough nerve aud pres
tige to keep the Arabs in subjection. Gem
eral Gordon had encountered Zebehr dur
ing former service in Egypt, and had
hanged one Of Zebehr's sons who was left
as hostage, and dwhoselife became forfeited
by IN 'Hct Of tseachery on Zebebr's part.
When Gordon was sent to Khartoum, last
year, both he and Zsbebr Pasha seemed
to have agreed to ignore the past, 1t was
another OF Zebehr's sons who escorted
Gordon across the desert from Korosko TO
Abu Hamed. Without this escort tits
certain General Gordon would never have
got to Khartoum.
It has now been discovered by the Brit
ish Government that Zebehr has been in
continual correspondence with Ell lfahdi,
both before and since the capture Of Khar-
toum aud tho killing OF General Gordon.
Several other persons are about to be ar
rested, including someprominent notables.
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THE lSTELLlaEScRR desires to have q
llttIe friendly chat with Mr.. Porter Smith,
Chief Of Police. He has nice new police
force, and his admiring friends have deco.
rated him with nice new badge, with the
expectation, no doubt, that he would wear
itworthily.
We desire to ask the Chief Of Police
What are his views in general and in par.
ttcular with regard to the enforcement of
the law against gambling. Does he con.
sttue his oath Of office as including gam
bling hells2
Has he reason to believe that any Of
these Establishments are in operation very
near to his headquartersH II he we're TO
stand on the front steps Of the City Build.
ing and throw stones promiscuously
wouldn't he be in dangeroi smashing the
windows Of 8 few Of thems II he were to
make a sudden descent doesn't he think
he might come upon dozen OF them in
tull blast, the most remote not fifteen min.
aIes' walk FROM his otice2 II there Is
only one In sightdoesn't he think It would
oeNorth while to "pull" that' Or does he
think the police force does It's whole duty
When 1t runs in" an occasional "plain
drunk" or starts a vagabOud on the high
way to the workhouse?
Tho question for the Chief Of Police tc
Sstetmine is avery plain one. He Is t.
decide whether he will enforce the Law
and protect the public, or whether he vii
!an bis back on the law and his oath ant
Eaas in with the gamblers
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1888.
They Never Speak as They Pass By.

TnE Pittsburgh Times mustn't let its
Washington correspondent speak of "a
man named Miller" in connection with
The Internal Revenue Colnmissionership.
Nj. Miller isn't that kind OF man. He
doesn't slide on our political cellar-door,
aud we have at times refused to spin tops
with hinior keeps; but he isn't altogether
unknown in Washington and is very far
from beinga nobody.
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THE alarming waste OF property by fire
IN the United States-now over a hun
dmillionsaycm-attractsthe theinereasing
attention Of insurance men. The Insur-
Huce Commissioner OF Minnesota, refer
ring to the law and to proposed legisla-
ton in his own State, uses language ap-
pticable to other States as well. He says:
"lhG country needs legislation to prevent
aNes, not to promote them; and 10 pre-
serve the ipsurable interest Of the owners
otthe property insured, not to destroy 1t.
In fact, | sometimes think 1t would be
better for the country, on economic prin-
cples, il there we're no insurance to be
had. Fire losses would then be kept
down 10 the lowest point"
II there were no such thing as fire in.
surance nobody would be tempted TO "sell
out tothe insurance companies" and there
are very many honest people who would
De much more careful ol their property.
ThecOmmissioner's extreme suggestion is
made, ofCOurse, to bring into bold relief q
matter which fills thoughtful men with
alarm. The Greloss Of year equals two,
titihs Of the expenditure Of the National
Government and two.thirds as much as Is
tlisel by internal taxation.
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uoTEL DEArs.
chicago struck by an Epidemic Of Hotel

Chicago struck by nm Epidemic of Hotel
Crooks.
CHICAGO, March l4.-The hotel keepers
here arc having an epidemic OF beats.
Nearly every day some prominent hotel
reports having been beaten by dishonest
guests. Thursday afternoon Frank Pullen,
clerk at tho Palace Hotel, stepped
into the dining room to see whether
everything was all right. He noticed
a well.dressed man putting away
a good dinner, and male up his
mind that he was not a guest,
but was the same man who had tried to
beat the hotel about three months ago.
Watchman Berry was given Instructions
to tackle the man when he came
out, and he did SO, asking him II he were
registered there. The man said he was
not, but intended to be, his name beingA.
Stewart.
The walters said he had been in for
several meals. Mr.. Maxwell, the man-
ageF, told him to put up some collateral,
and the man, who had no oyercoat on,
took of his underco9t, handed It to Mr..
Maxwell, and disappeared into the street
in his shirtsleeves.
The fellow was caught by Pullen in tho
same act a few months since, and was an
associate atthe time OF the hotel sohbcr
who was arrested and Is now serving 0
three years sentence at the pen. The
hotel people are sorry they did not have
the man arrested yesterday, as his hurry
to get away by giving up his coat showed
that something was wrong. BE Is prob
ahlV n crnnk y taa .f Il.
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American Tract Society.

wAsulNoToS, D. G., March l5.-The an
nual meeting Of the American Tract
Society was held in the Memorial Lutheran
Church this evening. The Treasurer's re-
port shows the receipts Of the year to be
sS57, ,47O; expenditures, ,s345, ,0Ss. Thenum-
Der Of books, tracts and periodicals circu-
lated was 9,25O,00O copies, colporteurs
employed, 19l, who made 155,226 family
visits and circulated 13s, 1903 volumes.
Fifty.six million pages Of tracts, valued at
$37, 100, were distributed. Addresses were
made by ex-Justico Strong, Senator Col.
quit, OF Georgia, and Rev. DR.. Butler, Of
the Memorial Church.
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WARRINGTON, March 14.-Following is
the list Of persons borne on the rolls Of
the Special Agents Division Of the Treas
ury Department, who have been notified
that their services will not DO required
after the LIST proximol
Special Agents-W. r. Bates, ohas. H,
Gray, Jas. O. Horr, R. n. Kimball, John
O'Neill and George B. Swift,
Special inspectors Of Customs--J. A.
Camp, George Christ, E. j. Coen, Frank
Foster, Cyril Hawkins, James v. Kelly,
Nathan Rimball, Michael Keely, J. w.
Frazier, W. N. T. Goodwin, ]. d. Grove,
Robert Harlan, s, !, Hough, ], N, scoYel,
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PaorOGRArIIgEs complain that Cleve.
lands pictures don't sell. He is not a
popular hero, he isn't a handsome man,
and it isimpossible to idealize his portrait
to make it attractive. Have ourphotogra-
Pliers lost theirenterprize? An instaneous
view OF Cleveland when Hendricks and
Voorhees, were reading the riot act TO him
would have gone "like hot cakes" 1t
would have taken its place beside Poca-
hontas and John Smith, Washington
CrOssingthe Delaware, and other historical
tab!eaux which have won enduring fame
more because Of the events they commem-
Orate than for their high art merit.
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ynuquished aud Victor.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Mr. Blaine
called at tho White House, last evening,
to pay his respects to President cleve.
land. The meeting between the two gen.
tiemen was hearty one, each shaking
the other by the hand with a warm grasp.
They were closeted together nearly an
hour, and when Mr.. Blaine came out the
President accompanied him TO the door
and gave him cordial invitation TO visit
the Executive Mansion frequently.
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wAsiI1NGTON NOTES.

Mrs. Herbert, wife Of Congressman
Herbert, Of Alabama, died Saturday
morning.
The President and Cabinet receive an
exceedingly heavymail every day, which
shows no signs OF growing less. j
II is said that tho National Republican
newspaper passed into the hands OF q
Western syndicate, represented by E. W.
Fox, OF St. Louis.
Mr.. FairchiId was qualified as Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury Saturday after.
noon, and will assume the duties Of tho
office Monday morning.
The clause appropriating $5C0,000 for
armament OF cruisers was omitted in en-.
rollment, although it was agreed to by
both houses Of Congress.
In tho sundry civil appropriation bill
the item appropriating$ $ 800 Tor telegraph
poles and material for tho Life Saving
Service also was dropped out in the enroll.
ment.
In the enrolment otthe naval appropri-
alton bill the section providing for the ab.
clifton OF the Naval Advisory Board at the
discretion Of the Secretary Of the Navy
was omitted.
It's understood that ex- Representative
Post, of Pennsylvania, will be recon-
mended by Secretary Lamar for the As
sistant Treasuryslip OF the Interior De-
partment, created at the last session Of
Congress. / +
Colonel Lamont smilingly remarked
4 l..
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BARRIos, AGENTS
Charged with Causing the Death of the
President OF Costa RIca.


President Of Costa Rica.
san. JOSE, COSTA RlcA, March 14.-Gen-
eral Don Prospero Fernandez, President Of
Costa Rica, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing.
President Fernandez was serving his
frat term as President Of the State Of
Costa Rica. The government consists Of
a president, who is elected for six years,
and a legislative assembly, consisting Of
twelve deputies, elected for three years.
President Fernandez was stsenuously op.
posed to the Vaccinations OF Barrios, and
Intended TO resist the advances Of the
Guatemala dictator by every available
force OF arms. His sudden death, II Is
believed, will put a new complexion on
the face Of affairs. 1t is rumored in San
Jose that there are suspicious incidents
surrounding the death OF the President
chat will bear investigation. It is claimed
by many loyalists that Barrios' agents are
for President Fernandez's
death.
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CUTTING OFF HEADS
In the New York custom House ut Whole.
sale ItatO. -

In the New York Custom House ut u Whole.
sale Itate. ---.t
4sNEv YoRK, March l4.-The fact that
Secretary OF ths Treasury Manning had
rut Of heads in the Custom House, and
the urcerta nty as TO the individuals, cre-
ated CONSERVATION in that building this
morning. Alltheemployes wore troubled
faces. and anxiously sought for news from
the heads of their departments. But
these gentlemen could not tell, f"r they
had received no notice OF the men or
places to be vacated.
The alarm was further increased when
the hast morning mail brought several
large envelopes, bearing the oninious
stamp Of the Treasury Department at
Washington, and addressed to individuals
in the Special Agents Department.
Slowly the envelopes were torn open
and the letters perused. They were short
and pointed, and ran as follows:
CIGAR SIR-Yonr services, as an en-
ploye under tho appropriation for the de.
lection OF frauds upon the revenue, will
not be required from and after the lst
proxlmo. Respectfully,
D. MANNING"
The following are the officers decapi-
tated by yesterdays order Of Secretary
Manning: Special Agent Charles H.
Grayi Special inspectors OF Customs,
Alichael Keeley, W. N. 7. Goodwin, Wm.
Randall, John Ramsey and II. Van
Vechter, and on theiraud roll. w. Kozyza-
nowski, 7, J.o'Suliivan, Stewart and Geo.
NJ. ,Storrs.
Instead OF notifying the head Of the
Office, Secretary Manning communicated
directly with the employees. Its probable
that Special Agent Colonel Aver, or
Collector Robertson will moi. officially
learn the names OF the dismissed men be-
fore next week. rft
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SEVERAL typographical errors crept into
tlle communication Of Senator P. W. Nor
ris, in reply to Senator Ptice, printed last
week. In one instance he was made to
say "House bill' when it should have
read "SiasOn BILL The types further
put Mt. Morris in an egotistical position as
saying, ~ bligllted the usefulness Of the
Senate" ~" should have read SIT" 1t
was the Democratic majority that blight.
ed the usefulness Of the Senate; and it
was the hand otgenius in Senator Morris
chiFOgraphy that blighted the budding
hopes ola cOmpositor who has wrestled
with the manuscript Of the statesmen Of
two hemisphcres.