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the whole system of States commencing sys-
tenn of internal improvements and then unload
ing it on the general government
Mr. Plumb argued against the amendment
He calculated that, at the rate of $500 900 year
proposed in the amendment, it would require
thirty or forty years to complete this work In
the course Of his argument he commented upon
the failure of the work on Calves
ton harbor, and said that the gov;
eminent had been sending army engineers
to school there, at 8 cost of several million dol
lars. The whole system, he said. was wrong.
Army engineers lacked the judgment and pro
fessional skill that were necessary and what
ever success they did have in such works was
the result of their employment of engineers in
civil life. He complained that the whole bust
ness of public works carried on in the War De-
partment was managed in slipshod way, mill
ions being spent for material and no account
kept of it. AS to the Hennepin canal, he COM
planned that the army engineers had planned to
take it across a high divide which might be
avoided by diverting the line few miles south
ward. The trouble with these high-pFiced, wall
papered engineers, fresh from school. was that
they always wanted to do some outre, impracti-
cable things But the great objection TO all
these works was that. instead of q sufficient ap-
preparation being made, the money was spent in
driblets.
Finally. the discussion closed, and the Senate
proceeded to vote on the amendment. 1t was
agreed to--yeas 81, nays %. as follows:
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Philadelphia Man Gets Away with s4o. 600

PHILADELPHIA, July 12-Morton Howard.
who for two or three years has carried on BUSH
ness iobber in the shoe business at No. 10
North Third street. left the city on Saturday.
and When anxious creditors investigated
his place of business to-day, they found nothing
but few shoes, though last week there
$4,000 worth of stock ia the establishments
Not only had he sold his entire stock. but
he had also issued a large number of
notes which. owing to his good credit add the
fact that they were generally we'll Endorsed, were
held by many careful business men. The Mer-
chants National Bank, with which he kept his
accounts, holds some $I5. 600 worth of bis paper
A numberlof, note brokers also hold his paper but
to what extent is not known. The principal
creditors of Howard are Massachusetts firms.
Towards proceeds are estimated at from $40, 900
to $50, 600. A large quantity of the goods were
disposed of to-day by firm of auctionSers to
whom they had been consigned by third party.
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dead bodies were discovered. Adrian had
sent bullet through his head behind the left
ear and the sister had shot herself through the
right temple. Crucy was a merchant doing bust
ness at No. IS Beaver street
Crucy had been an importer and exporter of
provisions oils. etc. il this city, since 1852,
when he came TO this country from France. He
was. in his early years, correspondence clerk Of
Caylus. Depeystef & Bacht. later Caylus 81
Bacht, and finally F. Bacht The home Office
of the concern was in Paris. He carried on a
commission business of his own. and when
Bacht failed. last March. Crucy took the Gus
TONERS OF the old house. Crucy was born in
Brittany. France, in 1889. and his sister several
years earlier than that date. He and his sister
are believed to have killed themselves lest one
die and the other should be left alone.
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Street Railway Privileges in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 12-Mayor Harrison tonight
presented message to the City Council prac-
tically vetoing the ordinance passed week ago.
giving the North Side Railway Company the
use of the LaSale street tunnel, and, contrary
to general expectation, no attempts was made to
pass the ordinance over his head. The Mayors
veto takes the form of an ordinance TO take the
place of the one passed a week ago This latter,
being read, was ordered presented and will be
considered at a meeting of the Council week
from tonight The Mayors ordinance is much
less favorable to the railway company than the
other. The one already passed asks, for the
tunnel franchise, $4,000 year, from which is
to be deducted sums for various improvements,
lights, ETC., which in the estimation of experts
will cut down the annual rent to ridiculonsly
low figure. The Mayors ordinance demands a
net rental Of $50, 900, all improvements to be
paid for by the company.
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LABOR MATTERS.

Strike of Nail Feeders at the Greencastie Mill
"A Compromise Probable.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENcAsTLE, Ind. July 1.-THE feeders in
the Greencastle nail works. forty five in num-
Der. went out to-day. thereby occasioning the
closing Down of the works The nailsrs' strike,
just ended, brought reduction to the nailers of
from twenty7one cents per key for tenpenny
nails to seventeen cents per keg. The feeders,
under the old scale, received half, or 1es cents
per keg for cutting the nails. Under the new
scale the nailers ask che feeders to take reduc-
ton with them, ana 10 accept half of the new
scale. or 81 cents This the feeders refuse to do,
hence the strike. The trouble will likely soon
be compromised and the works resume. This
nail mill has the reputation of being less troubled
by labor difficulties than any other in the coun-
fxr
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ranners and curriers' ON stri.xe.

BosTcN, July 12-Last week the tanners and
curriers' Of Salem aud Peabody. Mass, received
communication from their employees request
ing that on and after July IL days labor con-
sist of ten hours and on Saturdays of nine hours.
The manufacturers paid no attention to the re-
quest and many men went out on strike to-day.
1t is thought that all will leave work on or be-
fore Friday, when 1000 tanners and curriers'
will be without work, and ifty-one tanning and
fifty-four currying shops viii be closed The ex-
ecutive committee of the Leather Manufactur-
ers' Association of the two towns met to-day and
voted to continue business as heretofore or close
their shops, and that the men must work on the
terms heretofore in vogue or leave the manu-
facturers' employ. Notice to this effect was
posted in all the shops to-day.
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NEW YORK, July 12.-J. De Riva q Co. an
old and well-known sugar importing house, hav-
ing been established near fifty years ago, and
with branches in Porto Rico, Santo Domingo
and Cuba, made an assignment to-day The
firm failed in 1884, but settled claims in full
paying 10 per cent every sixty days. This
drain, together with the receipt of heavy
consignments of sugar upon dull
market, are supposed to be the leading causes of
the failure. No definite information as to the
liabilities is obtainable. The resident managing
member of the firm has not been seen since
Thursday, and it is feared his financial troubles
may have affected his mind. The other mem
bers had just returned from Santo Domingo.
Estimates of liabilities vary all the way from
$4,000 to 100000. The cap tai of the firm is
5000 600
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An amendment to an item Of $40.0 900 for inn
proving Sacramento and Feather rivers, Gala
fornia, was to strike out some lines directing le
gal proceedings to prevent washing, slucing,
dumping or discharging detritus caused by hy
draulc mining This was discussed at sons
length by Messrs. Stanford, Hearst, Dolph, Ed
munGs and Ingalls,. Messrs Stanford and Hearst
favored an amendment of the lines proposed to
be struck out; while Mr.. Edmunds contended
that Congress had no power to legislate as to
these rivers, as the State of CALIFORNIA had ex-
elusive jurisdiction over them.
Mr.. Stanford explained that IL this practice of
dumping detritus into the Sacramento was not
prevented, the sea board of San Francisco would
be ruined, and he asked whether the general
government had not the right to interfere and
prevent it. No vote was had on the amendment,
but Mr.. Mcmillan gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to dispose of the bill tomorrow.
Mr. Allison, from the committee on appropria-
tions reported back the sundry civil bill, with
amendments. Ordered printed. The Senate
then adjourned
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Goreet to Death by a Cow.

hydrophobia seems to prevail among a number
of cattle near Shepherdsville, KY Mrs. VIM.
Jackson, with her children, went to pick
blackberries to-day. and were attacked by
a cow with young calf. The children escaped
by running, but Mrs. jackson was caught and
gored to death Her body was horribly man
gled before the men who ran to her
assistance could rescue her. The COW
escaped to the woods. Another similar
case occurred OH Saturday, when steer
near Fairmount, went mad STACKED and killed
several hogs. dogs and chickens. He had to be Sc
cured in a barn. 1t is thought that the cattle
had been bitten by mad dogs as there have been
several killed in the neighborhood while suffer
ing from rabies
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Good Campaign Literature.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN, July l2-Republican members
of Congress who will stump the country during
paign material in the editorials of the Demo
cratic newspapers on the pension vetoes The
local Democratic organ. which is just now play
ing in strict accord with President Cleveland.
characterizes the soldiers whose pension bills
have been vetoed by the President as deserters,
thieves, cranks, sneaks who never were under
Gre, men who never were in the army and
whose injuries we're dne to whisky and pillages
of chicken roosts. If the men who were denied
pension because of some technical objections
raised by Cleveland learn how his party sup
porters back him up they will be likely to use
their own veto powers when called upon to help
return the Democratic majority to Congress.
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Special to the Indianapols Journal
WASHINGTON. July Secretary Lamar says,
and the statement Is corroborated, and the Jour
nal correspondent believes it to be true, that he
had no other than ar object of charity in pro-
curing position in a department. for Mary j.
Mcbride who has figured so notoriously in print
within the past week or ten days, and about
whose career Journal special telegram of July
spoke. Mr.. Lamar says that Miss Mcbride
was in destitute circumstances, and came to him
repeatedly and sought assistance in the way of a
position under the government. and that finally,
out Of charity. and knowing nothing of her char
acter, he secured a place for her. 1t is more
than probable that the structures passed upon
Mr. Lamar in connection with procuring en-
poyment for this woman are without founda-
tion and that his action instead of meriting CEN
sure. deserves praise.
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The Loss ON the Wheat Crop.

WASHINGTON, July l2-Professor Dodge, the
statistician of the Agricultural Department,
says concerning the various estimates made
from his last report on the wheat crop. that,
though the average of condition of spring wheat
on the first day of last July was SO, 1t fell to So
at the time of the harvest, which is only three
points higher than the present condition, and
represents loss of less than six million bushels
as compared with the result Of last years har
vest The damage occurred last year in the last
two weeks of July, and later There is great
risk of further damage during July and August,
but that already reported means only loss of
six million bushels in spring wheat and five
millions in winter wheat, a total loss of eleven
millions in wheat during the month of June
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win Not Adjourn Before August L.

Washington Special.
All hopes of an early adjournment are gone.
Members of the House committee on appropria-
tons say that it is still possible to adjourn early
'if the two houses viii do the right thing But
the two houses are not likely to DO the right
thing On the contrary, they are quite certain
to do the wrong ching, so far as facilitating the
progress of public business is concerned. Mr.
Holman hopes that all of the appropriation bills
will pass the House by the middle OF next week.
The difficulty with all of the leaders of the
House is that they do not take the Senate into
consideration in the matter of transacting public
business And the Senate is a fact that is
not to be overlooked. Tho Senators are disposed
to insist upon their right to have adequate time
for the consideration of the bills, just as the
President is, and they do not propose to be driven
into night sessions in this torrid heat simply for
the reason that the House has violated its own
rules, and has failed to pass the appropriation
bills in time Those who are the best informed
as TO the details Of the legislative work at the
close of a session, express the opinion that the
earliest possible date for adjournment is July
rs. and that it is very probable that the session
will continue until Aug. l. Senator Edmunds
thinks that the adjournment will not take place
before Aug. l. A political debate is expected on
the Notifications bill
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Curtin Withdraws.

Washington Special.
'sNo, have not yet prepared letter to my
constituents said Ex-Governor Curtin to the
Press correspondent, to-day "but am going to
do it 1t is true that / have determined not
again to be candidate for Congress. and it is
no more than fair that my friends should know
my reasons. To me they appear good and suf-
fcient, and have doubt that the people of
my district will agree with me- don't want to
say anything now al out it. but as as get
it written | am going to have it printed TO send
to the newspapers in my district. Call around
then. and I will give you copy"
s'Tnere is considerable talk about your being
a candidate for Governor"
SIT is warm day. no replied. Every warm.
indeed" and the old war Governor wiped the
perspratiou from his face.
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photographs of Mrs. Cleveland To Be Placed
on Sale Shortly

photographs of Mrs. Cleveland To Be Placed
Sale Shortly
WASHINGTON July 12.-Nearly every member
of the lower House and half the Sepators called
1T Bells photograph gallery last week and
begged TO be allowed to see the photographs of
Mira Cleveland which it is known he has in
course Of preparation. To all of thsm he replies
that he knows nothing about any photograph,
but he understands Mrs. Cleveland is going to
allow some one to take one. The facts are that
the Bell Brothers have somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of twenty five negatives, all of which
were secured in the White House soon after the
return of the bridal party from Deer Park.
Several Of these are taken with the White
House conservatory as background. and the
positions and costumes of Mrs Cleveland have
been changed in several instances. The pho
tOgrapher is pledged to allow no one to see them
for the present. although it is very we'll under
stood that they are to be placed on sale very
shortly. The President himself has never given
q sitting to a Washington photographer, except
In groups with the members of his Cabinet, and
1t is understood that the picture of Mrs. Ceve
land is held back until her husband can have
the time to visit the photograph gallery.
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The observation-disclosures yyranele.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, July I2.-Assistant Land Com
missioner Stockslager, who is candidate for
The congressional nomination in the New Albany
district. thinks it Is the duty of the chairman of
the congressional committee to declare one Of
the nominating conventions already called legiti-
mate. and that the effort being made, I'm the in
terest of harmony" to consolidate the two fac
tions and secure new date for convention
viii prove futile. One or the other of the con-
ventions fixed upon will. in Mr.. StocksIager's
opinion. name the candidate. Efforts are being
made. il is learned here, to spring the unit rule
on the convention. if both committees can be
brought together. and thus force nomination
for Howard
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miscellaneous Notes.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 12-Acting Secretary
Fairchild has asked Congress, at the request of
Supervising Architect Bell, to appropriate ST.
900 for approaches, heating apparatus and ele-
vator for the public building at Fort Wayne and
$l2, 900 for the same puspose at Springfield, o.
A bill was introduced III the Hou Sc 70 day, by
Representative Howard. to pay John B. Mitchell,
postmaster at New Albany, $500 for furniture
and fixtures which he purchased when he took
charge of the postofiice.
Lewis Roser, OF Evansville is at the Ebbitt.
Gen. Thomas NJ. Browne and COL John S.
Williams and wife attended the marriage. to-
day, OF Col. Isaac Martin and Miss Kate Ma
coInber, of this city.
Lieut. Thomas M. Defrees, of the Fifth In
fantry of the late Hon. John d. Defrees, of
Indiana, has returned to the Ebbitt.
John q. Thompson waived examination IN the
Police Coart. this morning, on the charge of
libel brought by Miss Mcbride, and the case will
be sent 20 the grand jury.
Mourse Blackburn, of Springvlle; DR.. James
T.. Faulkner, of Blrds-eye; Joseph Fisher Ferry
of Wabash. and VIII H. Taylor, Of Buffaloville,
Ind, have been admitted to practice before the
Interior Department
Ex-senator McDonald's mission here, it is
learned tonight, is to look after the NeilL
Abra claim, which is now before the Senate.
having recently been reported from the COM
mittee on foreign relations in the form of a
treaty proposing reopening of the case. This
Mr.. Mcdonald opposes.
Brigadier-general w. B. Hazen, Chief Signal
Officer, has been ordered to New York, Albany,
Boston and Nantucket on public business.
Mr.. Hugh S. Thompson. of South Carolina,
qualified this morning as Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and at noon was visited by all the
bureau and division officers of the department,
who were presented to him by Chief Clerk
Youmans He called at the White House during
the day, in company with Comptroller Trenholm,
and paid his respects to the President
The Comptroller of the Currency to-day de-
clared fourth dividend of 80 per cent in favor
of the creditors of the Hot Springs National
Bank, of Hot Springs, Ark, payable on the 10Th
inst This makes 100 per cent. paid on claims
proved, amounting to 500, 537.
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Counterfeiter Committed for Trial.

TORONTO, Ont, July 12.-Thomas ]. Brown,
the Brighton hotel keeper, who escaped when
Cummings was arrested on a charge of counter
feitng was caught at Trenton and taken to
Cobure. where he was examined by police
magistrate on Saturday Provincial Detective
Rogers testified that Brown made a statement
to the effect that he was connected with men
who are now awaiting trial on tho charge of
counterfeiting. Brown also admitted that he
had counterfeit plates in his possession He was
committed for trial on two charges-foreing
United States 500 notes and having in his pos
session plates for making Merchants Bank
notes
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Attempted Suicide.

Samuel Rosentbal, the Russian Jew who was
on trial some time ago on the charge of an
assault upon little girl, got into quar-
rel with his Irish wife at their residence on Sixth
street, near the canal, Sunday afternoon, over
some cabbage that was on the dnner-table. The
quarrel had such an effect upon him that he ran
to the canal and jumped in. He was nearly
drowned when hauled out by two colored men.
He was rolled over barrels and otherwise VIC
lently used until he revived
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John e. Lambs Possible Successor.

Epecial to the Indianapolis Journat.
WASHINGTON. July 12-United States District
Attorney John E. Lamb arrived here this morn
ing, and, with Senator Voorhees,, breakfasted at
the Ebbitt House. He was seen by the Journal
correspondent Immediately afteywwd, and in
Dictated that he might tender bis resignation
during tha day. His successor had not then
been determined upon, and since then he has
been away from his usual haunts, and cannot be
found. Senator Voorhees, said to night that Mr..
Lamb would resign tomorrow, and that his sue
cessor would then be named. 1t is believed he
will be State Senator Menzies.
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Steamship News.

LONDON, July 1.-THE steamer Alter, from
New York. arrived at Southampton at 8 A. NJ,
July Ii, and proceeded 70 Bremen. The stearner
State Of Nebraska, from New York
arrived at Glasgow at l A. NJ July IL
The steamer City of Berlin, from New York for
Liverpool passed Fastnet at $50 A. NJ Steamer
Leasing, from New York. has arrived at Ham
burg
MELVILLE, July 12.--Arrived: Furnessia,
from New York for Glasgow
New YORK, July l2.-Arriyed Fulda, from
Bremen.
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Scarcity of subsidiary Silver.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-The acting Secretary
of the Treasury to-day sent to the Senate a let
ter recommending that the sum appropriated for
the recoinage of gold and silver coin for the cur
rent year be increased from $4,000 to $50, 600.
In his letter the Treasurer says that the demand
for subsidiary silver coin is largely in excess of
the supply in the Treasury Offices and minis,
and is increasing. There is. he says. in the
Treasury Golfers 100000 in uncurrent subsidiary
silver coin which could be recoined into dimes
ut o probable loss of % per cent, and could thus
be made available for circulation.
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NEW YORK. July 1.-THE Commercial Bull
letin of tomorrow will print an estimate that
places the loss by fire in the United States and
Canada between jan and June 30 at $50. 900 900.
or So, 900, 900 in excess of the loss during the
same period of last year. There were 999 fires
whose reported losses were between $10, 900 and
81 600. 600, and eighty-two fires whose aggregate
loss exceeded $2l, 100000. The Bulletin thinks
that coroner's inquest into the origin of all
fires throughout the country would have good
effect in checking incendiarism and carelessness,
which cause at least two-thirds of all the fires.
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QUINNEBAUG, Conn. July 12-The learned
and eccentric Squire White, deceased. lacking
faith in banks and paper money, boarded away
his specie in innumerable hooks and corners OF
his farm house. The executors are having d
weary search for the funds, but are unearthing
stances they have found coins in bags so old
that on being handled they fell to pieces In
old fashioned coppers alone hundreds of dollars
have been found. The coin already found has
been shipped to Washington TO be exchanged for
paper money.
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The Liquor Question in MASSACHUSETTS,.

BosToN, July 12--About 23O active Repub
licans from all parts of Massachusetts, met here
to day and adopted resolutions asserting thai
the Republican party in Massachusetts should
declare its uncompromising antagonism to the
liquor saloons. and that the question Of constf
tutionai prohibition should be submitted to thu
people, and inviting all parties to cooperate.
An executive committee of fifteen was appointed