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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
PACIFLC RAILROADS.
A Resolution to Institute judicial Pro
ceedings.

A Resolution to Institute Judicial Pro-
ceedings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-A resolution was
introduced in the House to-day by Repre-
sentative Anderson, of Iowa, to authorize
the institution of judicial proceedings
against various Pacific railroad companies.
1t contains in the preamble charge of mis-
management and fraudulent manipulation
of the affairs Of the companies
embodied in the Henly resolution of
last year and directs the Attorney
General to bring suit against the companies
to enforce the forfeitures prescribed in the
Thurman act. He is directed to include as
parties defendant in the suit against the
Central Pacific, c. p. Huntington, Leland
Stamford and Charles Hecker, and in the
case of the Union Pacific, John B. Alley,
Elijah Atkins, Ezra II. Bacon, Sidney Dill
lon, Jay Gould, Frederick j.. Ames and
Russell Sage. The Attorney General is also
directed to make application to the United
States Courts for the appointment Of re-
ceivers to manage the trusts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
Nominated by the President.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-The President
sent the following nominations to the SEN
ate TO-DAY. To be Postmasters-John W.
Ross. at Washington, d. c. (Mr. Ross is a
LAWYER, President of the School Board, and
was formerly of illinois,; John h. Currey,
at Nashville, Tenn.
Department of Justice-John Blair Hoge,
Of the District Of Columbia, Attorney of
the United States for the District of Column
ba. r
Columbia, to be Commissioner OF Fish and
Eishelies
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
FIREMEN IN PERIL.
Falling Walls at Philadelphia Injure
Several Men.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "a, "a MA slight
fire occurred early this evening
in the millinery and dry goods
store of Marks Brothers, corner
of Eighth and Arch streets. The fire
was caused by defective chimney, and
was thought to have been extinguished
without the aid of the fire department, but
at II o'clock the store was again on fire and
was mass of flames when the discovery
was made. A stiff breeze was then blowing
and the fire spread rapidly in all directions,
andup to O'Clock this morning the following
establishments had been DESTROYED: Marks
Bros, Adolph Heller, Shonemau Bros,
Strouse, Tanhauser & Co, trimmings, No.
7SS Arch street; w. H. Clark, agent for
Butterick's patterns, No. 500 Arch street,
and Mrs. Avan's boarding house in the same
building. A large number of stores on the
south side of Arch street were damaged by
heat and flooded with water to such an eX
tent that their losses will be quite heavy.
SOME OF THE SUFFERERS.
Among them were Isaac Hirschberger &
Co, jewelers.; NJ. Pollock, embroideries,
etc, in the second story, and Hornung's
photograph gallery in the third floor of the
same building; Frederick Knoppel, candy
manufacturer; S. A Biles a. Co. feathers,
No. 500 Arch street; l.. Dannenbaums Son
& Elliott, silk and millinery, No. sos Arch; !;
William Mencke &5 Bro, dress trimmings,
No. S04 Arch, and William H. Shuster, res
taurant, No. S03 Arch and No. Sc North
Eighth street.
Several narrow escapes were made by the
firemen as the walls of the different build
ings fell with startling rapidity, and al
though many of them received severe
cuts and bruises from broken glass and fall
ing cornices. no fatalities have yet been re-
ported. All street car traffic on Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth streets, North and South,
and Arch and Filbert streets, east and west,
has been stopped. The fire was still burn
ing fiercely at o'clock, but it was thought
that the greatest damage had already been
done.
FIRE IN A LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 23-The storage
building and part of the machine shop of the
Rogers Locomotive Works were burned to-
H. ba &c Ina fro,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24

GERMANY'S CROWN PRINCE.
Particles of Dead Cartilage Coughed
UP From the Larynx.

Particles of Dead Cartilage Coughed
Up From the Darynx.
BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The TdgbLatt says that
DR.. Mackenzie will return to San Reno
next week. In a report on the Crown
Princes case the paper says: I'm the Crown
Princes larynx exists a portion of dead
cartilage which must be removed. An at
tempt TO do this will be made by DIR. Mac
kenzie, during whose stay at San Reno
another conference Of doctors will be held
with view to reaching a definite decision
as to the nature of the Crown Princes ill
ness. An opinion is desirable, so as to de
termine when the Prince will be able to re-
turn TO Germany.
The National Zeitung says information
has been sent to the Emperor that particles
of dead cartilage have been coughed up
from the diseased part Of the Crown Princes
lungs since Jan. II. The Crown Prince has
been confined to his apartments for eight
days but since Friday last he has been re-
covering
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24

New YoRK, Jan. 23.--Kerbs & Spiesand
and Jacoby e. Bookman, cigar manufac-
turers, refused 10 arbitrate with the cigar
makers strike committee to-day, and in
consequence their employees were ordered
out. Nearly 600 men and women in the two
shops quit work, swelling the number Of
strikers To 200.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
Projection IN EUROPE.
An Exaggerated Notion of Nationalit
at it's Back.

An Exaggerated Notion Of Nationality
at it's Back.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Sbaw Lefevre, in a
speech before the Bradford Chamber OF
Commerce this evening, said that the wave
of protection which had passed over Europe
during recent years had not yet spent its
force The movement was coincident with
and dependent on the increase OF military
feeling which represented an exaggeraged
notion OF nationality He was
confident that before long the world would
see serious conflicts been various powers
The fact that German manufacturers were
trenching upon British trade was due to
their being better informed and having
closer connection with their customers It
was needful, he said, for England to remedy
this state Of things
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
SOUNDS LIKE REPUBLICANIsM.
Birmingham's Chamber of Commerce.
and the Tariff

anu OL0
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Jan. 23-At largely
attended meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce this afternoon the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Resolucd, That our Senators and Representa-
tlves be requested: First, to use their best
efforts to secure the Immediate repeal Of the
internal revenue system, a relic of war and no
longer necessary TO meet the demands OF the
government; while ii is oppressive. it fosters
monopoes, and is obnoxious to the interests
Of our people; second, to favor raising the
revenue requisite for the support of the Federal
government by tariff on imports limited to
the necessities of the government. economically
administered and adjusted in its application
as to prevent unequal burdens, encourage pro
ductve industries at home. the development of
our national resources, and afford just COM
pensation for labor, but not to foster monopo-
lies.
Resolved further, That in our efforts to de-
velop the mining and manufacturing interests
of this district we deprecate any change in the
present import duties on iron iron ores and coal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
KNIGHTS ELATED.
j. j. McGarry Wins Els Suit Against
the Railroad.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23.-The suit for $4,000
damages brought by ]. j. McGarry against
the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company for
malicious prosecution growing out Of the
railroad strike in 1886, resulted to-
day in verdict of 81 500 for
the plaintiff. McGarry was an influen-
tal member of the knights Of Labor,
holding the Office Of Judge Advocate in one
Of the district assemblies engaged in this
strike. He was arrested, with a number of
others, charged with hindering the traffic
of the railroad, and was acquitted. He
then brought the above suit and the result
is considered a great victory for the
Knights of Labor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
LAND FOR A RAILROAD.
The Montgomery and Mobile Company
Entitled to 42.6b7 Acres.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-Actiug Commits
sioner Stoclslager, of the General Land
Office, has adjusted the land grant to the
Montgomery and Mobile railroad, under the
act ofeMay II, 1856, and has found that the
company is still entitled to oreceve as indem-
nity AZ 657 acres. He has also prepared and
transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior
this company, aggregating 4,499 cases, of
which $50 are within its indemnity limits
and 2,Oi3 within the granted limits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
WAR MEMORIES REVIVED.
Two Bills Relating to the Conflict Be.
fore the Senate.


WASHINGTON, Jan. ga bill was intro
duced in the Senate to-day by Mr. Voor-
hees, authorizing the publication of an
edition of The Treasury of the Confederate
States, or documentary history of the
financial. political and commercial meas
ures of the Confederate States, edited by
RaphaelP. Than.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Butler re
citing that certain moneys in the banks of
New Orleans, seized by Gen. Butler during
the war because of sequestration and con-
fiscation of debts due by Southerners to
people in the North, still remain in the
Treasury undisturbed, and therefore declar-
ing it lawful for the owners of any debts
thus confscated by the Confederate States
to bring suit in the Court of Claims to
establish his right to part of this money. 1t
is a copy of the bill on this subject intro
duced by Senator Pratt in the Forty second
Congress-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
below zero in New Hampshire.

Boston, Jan. 23.--The following are the
below zero temperatures reported this
corning from New Hampshire: Keene, 80 I;
Swansey, 33' NARROW, 32' Hinsdale, 2S' I;
Ashuelot, 2S'; Nashua, "a; Dover, 20 /;
Great Falls, 23': Pennington, 22'; New
Durham, "a; Derry Depot, 26' Haverhill,
Mass a. land the temperature IN towns on
the South Shore is TO- to 49,; Hartford,
Conn, III below
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
BALTIMORE ICE-BOUND.
Navigation Closed Except for Large
Iron Steamers.

BALTIMORE, Jan 23.-Cold weather has
at last closed the Patuxent river with ice,
and navigation is stopped except to the lar
ger class Of iron steamers and few smaller
craft, which get up in tow. Both the State
and city ice boats are at work and thus far
have succeeded in breaking the ice from
this city to open water in Chesapeake Bay.
A number of schooners are held by the ice
down the bay and for them there can be no
relief until tie temperature moderates.
The ice is said to extend as far as the mouth
of the Patuxent river, a distance of sixty
miles The oyster supply is almost entirely
cut off from this city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
No Epidemic at Asheville.

AsHEvILLE, N. c., Jan. 23-In view of
the reports which are in circulation with
regard to the alleged prevalence of epidemic
diseases in this city, the physicians of the
Asheville Board of Health have made the
following statement: with one exception.
and that of mild type, there have been no
new cases Of meningitis for five days. There
is no epidemic Of any kind or sort prevail
ing in this city G5igned) Westray Battle
NJ d. John Ney Williams. NJ. ID. r. r.
Meriwether, NJ. D., committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
JACKSON'S VOTERS.
The Senate Votes to Inquire Into the
Charges.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary
Committee, to which had been referred the
investigation into the jackson. Miss, cleo
ton troubles, reported a resolution author
izing that committee TO send for persons
and papers inquiring into the alleged par
ticipation of Federal officials in the sup
preston of the votes of colored voters
Mr. Vest said that as a member of the
committee he had favored the reporting of
the resolution because it was confined to
the conduct of United States officials. The
resolution was adopted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
Melbourne.s Exhibition.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Committee
on Foreign Relations reported back to the
Senate to-day without amendment the
House joint resolution relating to the invi-
tation of the British government to partici-
pate in the International Exhibition at Mel
bourne to celebrate the founding of New
South Wales. The resolution passed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
Dakota's Aduission

WASHINGTON, Jan. % In the Senate to-
day among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar was that for
the admission of the State Of Dakota and
the organization of the Territory of Lin
coin. A minority report is to be presented
by Mr. Butler
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
blair Advocates His Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-ln the Senate to-
day the Blair educational bill was taken up
and discussed by that Senator for nearly an
hour, when, at $3.50 O'Clock, the Senate pro-
ceeded to executive business, and at 4:15
o'clock ad iourned
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
LOUISE MICHEL SHOT.
One Wound in the Breast and Another
in the Ear.

PARIS, Jan. 23.-An attempt was made
to kill Louise Michel at Havre last evening.
She was making an address at meeting of
Anarchists when a man in the audience
named Lucas suddenly arose and pointing a
revolver at the speaker fired two shots at
her She received slight wound in the
head and the lobe Of one ear was torn of.
Lucas had narrow escape from lynching
at the hands of the infuriated Anarchists
and it was only the timely arrival of the
gendarmes that saved him. He was locked
$50.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
An Eartcquake in Massachusetts.

EEwBuRYPoRT, MASS, Jan. 23--Three
shocks of earthquake occurred in this
vicinity about midnight last night. Houses
four miles from town and four miles from
each other were violently shaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--Speaker Carlisle
is improving physically, but it is not be-
Iieved that he will assume the duties of his
Office this week, it being his present inten-
tion TO go 10 Fortress Monroe for a few
days
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
PRESIDENT AND POPE.
The American Delegation to be RI
ceived To-Day.

The American Delegation to be Re-
ceived To-Day.
ROME, Jan. 23.--The OSserU0tore Romano
announces that the Pope will tomorrow
formally receive the American deputation.
The letter from Cardinal Gibbons which
was read to his holiness on Saturday con-
veyed the congratulations of President
Cleveland on the Papal jubilee. The Pope
in reply expressed bis profound gratitude
for the sentiments expressed and eulogized
President Cleveland and the people of
America The members of the deputation
were greatly moved by the terms of the
Pope's reply.
METHODIST OPPOSITION
BALTIMORE, Jan. 23.--At a meeting of
the Methodist preachers to-day the resolu-
tions offered at a previous meeting censur
ing President Cleveland for sending copy
of the constitution of the United States to
Pope Leo, came up after the regular busi-
ness had been disposed of there was much
discussion, but the resolutions were finally
adopted by a vote of 19 for to 10 against.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. q. Mr. Palmer gave
notice to-day that he would address the
senate tomorrow on the subject Of his bill
10 regulate immigration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
FIRE IN A LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.

PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 23-The storage
building and part of the machine shop of the
Rogers Locomotive Works were burned to-
day. The loss is $4,000. One fireman was
fatally injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-24
TOO FREE WITH ITS MONEY.
Loans on insufficient Collateral In
volVe a Bank.

Loans on insufficient Collateral In
volve q Bank.
AURURN, n. Y, Jan. 23-The doors Of
the First National Bank of Auburn were
closed this morning, and the following
notice was posted: Pending an examina-
ton of the affairs of the bank and the alb
sence of the cashier, this bank will be
closed until further notice. Demands pay
able here will be received here.n Bank Ex-
aminer Clark arrived here Friday. and it is
supposed that his visit precipitated matters.
He is now in charge of the books but alb
solutely nothing authentic concerning them
is known to outsiders. 1t is not believed
any defalcation has taken place, but that
the whole trouble is due to mismanagement
in lending funds on insufficient collateral
and allowing customers to largely overdraw.
A false statement was made to the bank
examiner to conceal the true state of affairs
and Cashier Charles O'Brien and Book
keeper Elmer K. Morse have fled from the
city, presumably taking a train west on
Saturday afternoon.
EXCITEMENT ON THE STREET.
Considerable excitement prevailed upon
the street, and the air was thick with
rumors. 1t is not believed that depositors
will suffer loss, but some of the smaller
business concerns finding their source of
supplies cut OFT may be forced to the wall.
The annual statement of the bank published
Dec. IS, 1887 showed capital stock paid ND
OF $150,000, undivided profits of SAP, 1878,
deposits subject to checks $24s, ,270, and de-
mand certificates of deposits S356,045. The
loans and discounts are given at 1914 ,078
and those overdrawn were represented as
being only S2,Sl2
1T is A DEFALCATION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Comptroller
of the Currency was to-day informed by
telegraph that the First National Bank of
Auburn n. Y. closed its doors this morn
ing by reason of heavy defalcation on the
part of its cashier, Charles O'Brien, who
has absconded and is now supposed to be in
Canadas He was also informed that Bank
Examiner Geltman has taken charge of the
bank as an insolvent institution. The
amount Of the defalcation is not stated.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14
TEXAS POSTAL ORDERS.
Special Service Discontinued - Star Service
Changes in Texas

Special Service Discontinued - Star Service
Changes in Texas.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 Star service in
creased on following routes:
Route 80, 1874, Cotulla to Tilden-From
December II, 1883, increase service to
six times a week.
Route 81 ,273, Hampstead to Field IS
Store-From December Il 1888, extend
service from Fields Store to Harvester,
Waller county, increasing distance three
and three-quarter miles.
Route 81 ,5l5, Canton to Ben Wheeler
From December II. 1888, embrace sup
ply of the office of Creamlevel, Van
Zandt county, between Canton and Mar
tin s Mills, increasing distance two miles.
Route 81 ,232, Kaufman TO Prairieville-
From December Il, 1888, omit Egypt
IN. o y and embrace supply of the office
of Becker, Kaniman county, increasing
distance one and one-half miles.
Route 81 ,526, Waxahaohie to Astonia-
From December II, 1888, embrace sup
ply of the Office of Maloney, Ellis county,
between Nash and Avalon, increasing
distance three miles.
Route 81 ,345, Oenaville to Barclay
Modify order of October 20, 1888, so as
to embrace supply of Ocker, between
OenaviIla and Cyclone, instead of be-
tween Cyclone and Barclay.
Special service discontinued:
Creamlevel, Van Zandt county, from
Martin Mills. From December Is, 1888,
on Route 81 ,5l5.
Becker, Kaufman county, from Kauf-
man. From December 10, 1888, on
Route 81 ,522
Maloney, Ellis county, from Nash
From December Is, 1885, on Route
81 ,526.
Harvester, Waller county, from Fields
Store. From December 10, 1888, ON
Route 81 ,273.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14

9a919c fancy, 1Oa16c. Rope, sisal, Hs-inch basis,
1l$4c; do. cotton, Is and 5-16-inch, I515a16c;
do. cotton, h.-inch, lie. Herring, imported,
81 % per key. Raisins, new crop, California,
loose muscatels, 81 25; do. Il boxes, 81 so; do. "a
boxes, soc; London layer raisins, 81 50. Cider,
crab apple, 40c; Missouri 9ac; per x bbl., s. 90.
Vinegar, 15d 25c. Concentrated I've, 81 75G 90.
Jugs, glazed 10c per GAL; crooks, glazed l0c per
gal. indigo, 75c per Ii; bluing, 3Ocasl 90 per
do1. Coleman's mustard. Z, h, 81 Is per dozen.
Macaroni, imported, l2c per ID; Ameri-
can Coo per y box; buckets. two hoaps, 81 Go per
dozen; brilliant oils, bbls, 6c; Eupion bbls. &c;
do, 25 cases s. 10; brilliant rs cases. s. 10; do.
12-l cases, % 50; baking powders, bulk, lie;
cans, s. D.: macaroni, small box, sc; vermiceli,
small box, sc: catsup in bulk, per gallon, S5c;
Worcester sauce in bulk, per GALLON 81 %.
Mixed pickles, per = Dbl, SIS 5OG 90; new dried
apples, h:s, &c; do New York sliced, SIG; do. T.
G. Alden, Sic
Rope-Grass, = inch basis, 11s4c; do cot
ton Is and sis inch, 16ia 1886; do. cotton "a
inch, l7a4c.
Rice-Sew crop, prime, 5s4a6c; choice, $40
6i5c.
POULTRY-we quote: Young frying chickens,
81 5Od1 IS per doz. old hens, s. Is per doz.; tur
keys, SOC each.
woOL-Light medium, 2Oa21c; light fine, 16a
19c; heavy fine, Halle.
WHISKY-Rectified, 81 1OG1 so. as per proof;
sour mash, two years old, 81 coal 20; three
years old, 81 g0d2 20; fancy extra old whisky,
81 00d5 %.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-14
TEXAS sPECIALS..>
Weekly Resume of the Gazette's Daily
Report from All Over the
State.

ALvORD, TEX, Dec. 11.-News has
just reached here of sad accident,
which happefaq near Chico yesterday
evening, resulting in the death of Mrs.
j. c. Dickenson. Is
From the best Information gained, it
seems that Mrs. Dickinson had gone ont
of her residence and was standing in q
narrow lane, talking TO some neighbors
whe CHANGED to be passing by in a two
horse wagon. AT the same time some
boys were passing through the lane driv-
ing bull yearling, which went Gashing
through the narrow space between the
fence and the wagon where Mrs. Diclsen-
son was standing, knocking her down
and in passing over her, ran its
horn, in her right eye, making q
terrible wound from which she
died in about three hours. She leaves Il
husband and several children, who have
the sympathy of the entire community
over the shocking accident and their sad
bereavement.
The directors of the Alvord fair have
made contract with j B Thomas, late
of Waxahachie, TO live on the fair
ground to keep the track and all prop
erty belonging to the association in good
repair. Mr.. Thomas is n fine stockman:
has several horses which he is training
now and says he will soon have some
very fine horses on hand to prepare for
the fair next year.
Ell PAso, TEX. Dec. lit is report
ed to-day that the Texas and Pacific Rail-