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his disappointment was less marked, In
1884 he had to great extent lost his desire
for the Office, and now he wlthdraws
from the contest because he has no
wish to become President He takes keen
interest in literary work, and wants rest
and quiet. | assure you these are the only
reasons for Mr.. Blaine's letter that are
known to me. Everybody soor er or later
loses the desire for something which they
were once anxious to obtain, and this is ell
tirely true In the case OF Mr.. Blaine
INCONSISTENCY DENIED.
"Is not Mr.. Blaines letter somewhat
inconsistent with the actions Of his friends
presumably with his consent in working for
control of the State delegations and COM
mitteesm
mo, sir it is not inconsistent. No such
work has been done by lis. OF course,
have received countless letters on this sub
ject from people North, South, East and
West Mr.. Blalne's friends have not
sought to set up or secure sin
gle delegate anywhere, and have
made no concerted action. There has
been no meeting to map out course favor
able to Mr.. Blaine, and l assure you that
whatever has been done by admirers of Mr..
Blaine has been done on their own account,
and not at the instance of his close friends.
We have done nothing to secure the nomi-
to me on the subject | send them in reply
the call of the convention as issued by the
committee and some extracts from posters
of the convention of 1884. | have written
no letters in Mr. Blaines interest"
WAS this letter laid before any sort of
meeting of his friends, or of the national
committeeg
at was not. The letter was received by
me on Tuesday last, it having come directly
from Florence to me. 1t was entirely in
Mr.. Blane's handwriting. As you see by
its opening sentence, it was intended for the
Republican party. / did not tell anybody
of its existence until Friday. Even a man
as close to Mr. Blaine as Stephen b. EllSins
knew nothing Of the existence of this letter
until this morning"
Joseph d. Weeks, Financial Secretary of
the Republican national committee, in
commenting on Mr.. Blaine's letter, said: II
think Mr.. Blaine is perfectly sincere in
what he says, but do not think his with
drawal will prevent his nomination, or his
acceptance of the nomination, if thrust
upon him. He owes too much to the Re-
publican party for that. The issue next
year will be tariff VS.. free trade, and as Mr.
Blame Is the strongest exponent of the pro-
lection system now before the people, it
would not surprise me to see him nominated
in spite of all.
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FIVE STORIES IN FLAMES.
Another of st. Pauls Large Blocks Re-
duced to Ruins.

duced to Ruins.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb 13.--Another dis
astrous fire visited the wholesale district this
morning. About o'clock the mercurial
alarm in the Ryan block called the fire de-
partment to the corner of East Third and
Wacouta streets The two upper stories of
that portion of the building occupied by
Foote, Schultz q Co., were filed with
smoke.
The Ryan building was Immediately op-
posite the building which burned several
weeks ago, entailing loss of $50 900, and
whose ruins are still smouldering.
Despite the efforts to suppress 1t the fire
soon had possession of the entire portion oc-
cupied by Foote, Schultz & Co The Ryan
block, had on Third street, the frontage of
about 100 feet, and ran back to an alley on
Wacouta street, distance of 140 feet. The
block YVES five stories in height, and num-
bered 225, 227 and 30 East Third street.
The Ryan Drug Company occupied Nos.
225 and 227 with wholesale drugs.
VALUABLE MACHINERY.
Foote, Schultz & Co, occupied No. 900,
with boots and shoes. The latter firm have
Third street frontage of fifty feet. The
fourth and fifth floors were used for the
manufacture of boots and shoes.
The fire, as nearly as could be judged by
the flremen, originated on the fifth floor.
For some time there was no blaze to be
noticed, and dense clouds of smoke pre-
vented the flremen from working.
The Ryan Company carried a stock
valued at 100000, which was fully insured.
Mr. Schurmeyer, of Foote, Schultz & Co.
said this morning that his firm carried a
stock of S250,00O or $500, 900, and that the
insurance on their stock would be about
S27O, 900, Or perhaps $500 900.
j. J.Watson, Bro. q Hindman placed the
entire insurance on the building, the
amount being $3.50, 900 There was $12, 600
insurance on the machinery in the manu-
featuring department.
The stock of Foote, Schulz & Co, was
wholly wrecked, that which is not burned
being soaked with water
The fire wall which separated Foote,
Schulz q Co, from the Ryan Drug Com
pany. prevented the fire from spreading into
that portion of the building occupied by the
latter firm. Their stock is badly soaked and
smoked, but the firm does not anticipate
that the figures will go above the sum first
mentioned.
sUFFoCATED IN A HOSPITAL
ST. ALBANs, VT, Feb l3.--Fire broke
out about midnight in Vhe st. Albans Hos
pi,al. The hospital was completely Quilted
and two out of the eight patients were
suffocated The fire was discovered in a
closet in the kitchen and speedily got
beyond control. There was no male help
present and no special provisions had been
made against fire.
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NORWOOD'S SLEEVES UP.
The President Seen About His Trip
Public Building Sites.

Public Building Sites.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Mr Norwood
said to-day that he thought the President
would go to Florida and would stop in Sa-
vannah. He saw him Saturday, as did Mr..
Davidson, of Florida. Both have the same
favorable impression. The President told
Mr.. Norwood that he would tell him
definitely in day or two.
Mr.. Norwood telegraphed to-day to Mayor
Lester to have the Harbor Committee come
on to appear before the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors Wednesday or Thurs
day, and also to ths Mayor of Brunswick
to send on a delegation to appear before the
Public Building Committee in advocacy of
of the 100000 building bill for Brunswick.
Mr.. Norwood has received propositions to
sell four sites for the Savannah public build
ing in lieu of the barracks site, but has not
been able since his return Saturday from
the meeting of the Assay Commission in
Philadelphia to see the Supervising Archi-
tect about them. They are: First, corner
of Abercorn and York, $50, 600; second,
West johnson square, S49, 800; third, Aber-
corn and Broughton, $44, 900; fourth, South
Broad, between the Hops and Walker
buildings, price not named.
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NO HOPE FOR M1psHIPMEN.

The Secretary of the Navy Author
lied to Discharge.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The Court of
Claims to-day rendered a decision sustain
ing the legality of Secretary Chambers ac-
tion in discharging with one years pay
from June 80, 1885, about forty cadet mid
shipmen who had served the six years
course at the Naval Academy and at
sea, but for whom no vacancies existed
in the service at the time of their gradua-
tion. The question arose on the suit Of Eu-
gene NJ. Harmon, for salary as cadet mid
shipman from the date of his discharge up
to the time of filing his claim, Nov. /, 1887.
The court held that the Secretary acted
with full authority of the law in the matter,
and dismissed the case.
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REMOVALS OF PosTMAsTERs.
1ne Postal Debate in the Senate of q
Political Character.

Political Character
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.--The Senate this
afternoon proceeded to the consideration of
Ine Blair educational bill, and was addressed
0y Mr.. Plumb in opposition TO it. The bill
was laid aside and the resolution in regard
the inefficiency of the postal service was
taken up.
Mr. Reagan addressed the Senate in de-
osDe Colse Of the administration of the Post
Suce Department, and argued that the
~nators who had arraigned that adj
tLaiiliStratlon had been misled by
,aie ciamor, or that in consequence
W tne economy and conspicuously
soyu management of the department, il
u' uau oeen thought necessary for political
sSSSIposes, sS to Offset its effect by getting up
su s.uarSes ot lnefticiency. In the course of his
esunent he undertook to repel the asser-
os ~Sn tnat very numerous removals from
.n .lCe IN the department had been made for
1S,lCcal " .La motives, and he gave the number
I, pGe postmasters who had left office by
resignation
=, MR.. HoAR INoUIsITIvE.
,oaH %E hoar asked Mr.. Reagan whether he
ss@ti,V claimed or believed that those resig-
|9lS were voluntary--were not COM
-'SSnued Sn by the PRESIDENT
~ %r; IT.; Reagan replied that his only source
no., 10 llooripatlon on the subject was the re-
,LLW 49, lhe Postmaster General in which he
~ bas Oh these as voluntary designations. u
lgeo,ne, nad been very few removals for po-
o6eSi reasons, and these few were for active
W n'lyye partisanship.
sbcu... bSn. hoar remarked that the statement
voln,su very extraordinary instance Of
WfN@I resignation Of office.
Gen. i'eagan-Eo doubt the Postmaster
ub,ct" mas done a great many things
sens,. Sein very extraordinary 10 the
NO, from Massachusetts.
Sa Sr hoar--A great many.
vi,t.a,oIs Chace and Aldrich endeavored,
'U' sncestt, 10 get Mr.. Reagan 10 state
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FRANCE IN THE ORIENT.
The Chamber Votes the Credit Asked
by the Premier

The ChamD Der Votes Cne CreQlb ASKED
by the Premier.
PARIS, Feb. 13.-In the Chamber of
Deputies to-day NJ. Etienne, Under Secre-
tary for the Colonies, stated that the actual
expenses on the Indo- Chinese account would
not exceed 70,O0O0O0f. The union of the
Indo-Chnese settlements, he said, had sim
plified the machinery of the government.
The number of troops would be reduced by
10000 men.
NJ. Delafosse, of the Right, and NJ Per-
rim, Radical, maintained that occupation of
Tonquin would be danger to France as
long as the threatenings of war resounded
on the frontier.
Premier Tirard declared that if the vote
upon the question implied evacuation of
Tonquin, the government declined to be
responsible; but if it simply signified a re-
quest to effect economies, the Ministry were
prepared to adopt the course indicated. He
called upon the Chamber for a credit of
10, 900, 900 francs. The credit was adopted
bV n vote of 264 to 256
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Food Adulteration.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the Senate to-
day Mr. Morgan offered resolution which
was laid over instructing the Judiciary
Committee to Inquire and report whether
Congress has the power to enact laws to pro
hibit within the States the adulteration Of
food; and whether, if such power exists, it
is part of the power of taxation, or results
from the power TO regulate commerce be-
tween the States
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oHIo's ELECTION FRAUHs.
Three Witnesses Examined in ths
Tally Sheet Cases.

Idlly ouoSb StbSSc.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 13.--The hearing in
the tally sheet forgery case was adjourned
early to-day owing to the unavoidable ab~
sence of witnesses. There were three persons
examined W. W. WicEham testified that
on the night of Feb. he saw Isaac R. Hill
at the union depot, in this city, in close con-
sultation with two Of the Mont komerys, ono
of whom is the defendant in this case. This
is the first evidence had that Hill has been
in the vicinity of Columbus recently.
Capt J. G. Donaldson, Of Washington, d.
c., gave an account Of a wager he had
made in Columbus with Hill on Sunday
night. when the forgeries are supposed to
have been committed IN 1885. This was on
the standing of the Legislature, Hill claim
ing that there was one and Donaldson that
there were three Republican majority. He
also saw Hill in consultation with Martin on
tnat night.
Prof. G. c. Howard testified TO the effects
of nitric acid on paper aud made the point
that the result would be about the same as
that which is claimed by the prosecution in
the case and that paper would turn yellow
after q time.
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Pensacola's Public building.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. BIN the House TO-
day a number Of public buildings bills were
introduced, among them being one to in
crease the appropriation for Pensacola, Fla.
Mr.. Daniel, from the Senate Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, to-day
reported favorably the bill to appropriate
500, 600 for the erection Of public build.
ing at Roanoke, Va.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and grounds has agreed TO report favorably
bills Tor public buildings at Birmingham,
Ala. and for an additional appropriation
for the public building at Charleston Of
800. 900. hnd al ChAttanoogn of k1h. .OOO
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Nominated by the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The President
to-day nominated Alexander McCue, of New
York, to be Assistant Treasurer of the United
States at New York city in place of Charles
j. Canda, resigned Fernando J. Moreno, of
Florida, to be Marshal Of the United states
for the Southern district of Florida, and
Miss Ella Lewis to be Postmaster at Gal
latin. Tenn,
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New Bills in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.--In the Senate
to-day among the bills introduced and re-
ferred were the following,
By Mr.. Platt-To pay for the passage of
Gen Lafayette and his family from France
to the United States as gaests of the nation
in 1924
BY Mr.. Vest-To fix the number of docu-
ments printed by Congress and known as
1.-The usual number" at 700. and to specify
the number of certain documents to be
printed.
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Ross Outrows Bul bear.

LONDON, Feb. lS.-The sculling race be-
tween Wallace Ross, of America, and
George Burbear. Of England, for tho
championship Of England challenge cup and
a stake Of 600 took place to-day over ths
Thames course from Putney.
Ross mad the Surrey side Of the river and
led throughout. AT Hammcrsmith, two
miles from the start, he was ten lengths
ahead. He then eased up and won by six
lengths His time was twenly-three min-
utos and sixteen seconds.
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Rights of Cinnamon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia decision was
rendered by the United States Supreme
Court to-day in the Chinese immigration
case of the United States against Jung All
Lung, brought here by appeal from the
Circuit Court of the United States for the
district of California. The decision of the
lower court, by virtue of which Jung All
Lung was discharged from custody on a
writ of habeas corpus, is affirmed. The
opinion is by Justice Blatchford. Justices
Harlan and Lamar filed a dissenting
nrnininn
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Condition of the Prince.

SAN RENO, F5b. 13.-The German Crown
Prince passed an excellent night and he sat
up three hours yesterday and remained up
longer to-day. His appetite is good. There
are no indications of fever. The Crown
Princess devotes her whole time to the in
valid and she scarcely quits the sick ROOM
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Death OF a Born Orator.

WILMINGTON, ". c., Feb 18--Col. Dun
can X. McIaaa Of this State. died last night
In Brooklyn, ~ ", aged 90 years. Ho was
a distinguished lawyer, advocate and poll
tician, and was Colonel In the Confederate
army. When only years old he delivered
an address Of welcome ~ Gen. Lafayette
when be visited Fayetteville in les,
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COMING TO THE NEW SOUTH.
Large Investments Made by the New
England Tourists.

England Tourists.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13--The New Eng
land excursionists, who left Hartford Feb.
4 for tour of the booming Southern cities
with Decatur, Ala, as their objective point,
reached this city at 40 o'clock last night
on their return. They start at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon for New York. The party
number forty prominent manufacturers,
merchants and journalists, and are
under charge of H. T. Sperry,
editor of the Hartford Post, which
has taken the New England agency for De-
catur and will send other parties South
during the year Mr.. Sperry says the party
has already made large investments at De
catur, and the trips will result in the estab-
lishment of many New England manufac-
turers there and in other places, The in
vestors, he adds, have satisfied themselves
by personal Investigation that the state
ments about the great industrial promises
of the new South have not been exaggerated.
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p,ddlebereer's Floral Harp,

WASHINGTON, Feb 13.-ln the Senate to-
day Mr.. Riddleberger's fight against secret
sessions in general aud against the British
extradition treaty in particular was recog-
nized in the shape of large and very hand
some floral harp placed on his desk this
morning by an Irish society.
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Internal Revenue Taxes.

day Mr.. Brewer, of North Carolina, intro
duced resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Ways and Means to report what
progress it has made in consideration of
bills repeating the internal revenue taxes
and to state at what time such bills are
likely to be reported to the House. In case
the committee is unable to agree upon these
bills it is instructed to report that fact to
the House, and the bills shall be placed on
the calendar
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DECAPITATED BY ROBBERS.
A County Treasurer Killed and His
Safe Ransacked.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13-A special to the
Daily Ne,os from st. Louis says: "The
Treasurer's Office at Carthage, Pamela
county, Texas, was robbed Friday night,
and County Treasurer D. c. Hill was killed.
The crime was not discovered until late
Saturday evening, when q search was made
for the missing official. The door of his
Office was broken open, and his body, with
the head cut off, was found lying on the
floor. The safe was robbed Of $4,000.
Sheriff Forsythe and posse from Pamela
county, have arrived at Longview on what
they believe to be the trail of the murderers.
The county is being secured"
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Petitions and Memorials.

WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the Senate to-
day among the petitions and memorials pre-
sented and referred were the following: To
place on the free list books printed in any
of the modern foreign languages; TO amend
the patent laws in relation TO the infringe
ment of patented articles; for an interna-
tional copyright law.
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Denmark's Avalanche.

VIENNA, Feb 1S.-Two thousand men
are still continuing their efforts TO rescue
the passengers on the mail train on the
Alborg railway, which was buried by an
avalanche. The slide swept down upon a
cottage built on the side OF the mountain
and crushed it to pieces. Its occupants, a
watchman aud his wife, were killed.
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SEVEN SINK NEAR SHORE.
A Skiff So Old that Swells from {
Steamer Demolished 1t.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-A party of
eight persons, all colored, crossed the river
from the LaReusite plantation to the
Dymonds Fairview place last Saturday
afternoon in a skif. The boat was old, and
when the party were returning and were
within 100 feet Of their home landing, the
swells Of a passing steamer caused the skih
to go to pieces, and seven Of the eight occu-
pants were drowned. A boy saved him
self by clinginR 30 a piece Of broken boat.
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LIKE THE GEORGIA POOL.
THE DEAL FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT COMPLETED.

Sixty Per Cent. of the Capital Stock OF
100000 Paid in in Cash-Stock Put
in ct 15c. and Income Bonds at 26c.
on the Dollar.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-Henry P. Tall
madge, President of the South Carolina
Railway Company, and a few chosen asso-
ciates have about perfected the orgauiza-
ton of the Carolina Company, which is
corporation similar in formation to the
Georgia Company that was founded on a
majority of the Georgia Central railroad
stock. The Carolina Company is capital~
lied at $500, 900, co per cent. of which is
paid into the treasury in cash and the ball
ance is represented by stock and income
bonds of the South Carolina Railway Com-
pany, which the Carolina Company SUBJ
scriberS turn INTO the treasury of that com"
pany at cash valuation of 15c on this
dollar for the stock and 25c on the dollar
for the income bonds.
PUTS MONEY IN ITS PURSE.
This plan puts S300,00Q cash in the treas
ury of the Carolina company, which sum
is to be Immediately loaned to the South
Carolina Railway Company on its note
secured by 5000 900 worth of second mort~
gage and $500 900 worth of income bonds
a the Carolina railway, which were au-
thorized under the reorganization OF this
railway company in 1881, but have never
heretofore been issued. The Carolina Cons
pany is also TO have as additional collateral
for its $3O0,0 loan a majority of the
stock of the New York and
Charleston Warehouse and Navigation
Company. 1t is said tnat this $500 COZ
loan will completely relieve the financial
stringency which the South Carolina rails
way has latterly experienced and put 1t be.
yond the probability of my future pecu$
| mary embaIrassmentS
WHERE THE PROFIT rs TO CONE FROM.
The profits to the Carolina Company are
altogether prospective. If the Carolina
railway is enabled, through the financial
assistance which it hereby gets, to prosper
and greatly increase its earnings, there will
be material enhancementso Of its junior secu@
rites, and to that extent the Carolina CONF
pany will profit by the improved value of
the roads stock and income bonds in ita
treasury. The only other apparent pros+
pect Of profit is 9 the fact that
the Carolina Company. will control
the railroad by the ownership
of a majority of the stock. Through this
control deal with some other railroad sys-
TEN will be possible, and in that way tha
Carolina Company may some day reap a
fat reward.
THOSE ON THE INSIDE.
James Swami, Of Inman, Swami & Co..
and John G. Calhoun, are members of tha
Carolina Company, and may be said to
| represent sort of Southern contingent ot
! the organization. The Carolina Company
| holds meeting tomorrow, and it is said
tonight that all the parties interested are
so pleased with the outlook of their enter4
prise that at to-morrow's meeting it may be
| determined to increase the capital stock to
c,f az
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Restrictions on Tobacco Growers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the House to
day a bill WAS introduced by Mr.; Town.
shend permitting farmers and producers OF
tahaeco 10 sell leaf tobacco In any quantity
10 unlicensed dealers, or 10 any person With
out restriction, aud repeating al laws IN
consistent Herewith.
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WAsHIN0Tos, Feb. i3.--The Secretary OF
War today transmitted 10 the Senate a
communication stating that $500, 600 could
be pr0diably expended during the Gscai
year ending June ~. 1889, IN tie improve
lnent a tbs Northwest Channsl near keg
West, FLA.
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Germany's Anti-Socialist Bin.

BERLIN, Feb. 13.--The second reading of
the first clause Of the -anti-Socialist bill was
adopted in the Reichstag to-day by vote of
1854 to So The clause prolongs the existing
law until Sept 30, 1890
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why the postmaster of Providence, R. l.,
had been removed from office in the face
of the fact that the management of that
post office had been highly approved by the
Postmaster General. The resolution went
over and the Senate adjourned.
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A sub-Tropioal Approprlatlon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l8.--ln the Senate
today among the bills reported from com
mittees and placed on tho calendar was one
appr0priatlng 600 for the Sub.Tropical
Exposition al Jacksonville, Fla.
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Ouinauennial Parliaments.

BERLIN, Feb. 13--The Quinquennial Par
lament bill was finally passed in the Land
tag TODAY.