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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
THE DIRECT TAX BILL
Passed in the House by a Vote OF
l78 to 90.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The Senate
amendments to the Department of Agricul-
ture bill were non-concurred in by the House
today and conference ordered. The report
of the committee on elections in the Califor-
MIA contested election case of Sullivan
against FELTON,, finding in favor of Sullivan
with the views Of the minority, combining
Felton's title, was placed on the calendar.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Springer in the chair, on
the direct tax bill.
Messrs. Wilson, of Minnesota, and Weaver,
of Iowa, opposed the bill. Messrs. Caswell.
OF Wisconsin, and Taylor, of Ohio, argued
the consttutionality Of the measure. Mr..
Walker, of Missouri, offered an amendment
providing for refunding the tax on the basis
Of the present population Of the States.
Mr.. Jackson, of Pennsylvania, referred to
some remarks made yesterday by Mr.. Enloe,
Of Tennessee, and deduced from them the
conclusion that the gentleman was In favor
Of pensioning Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. EnlCe denied any such construction
placed upon his language and upon Mr..
JacksOn's repeating the remark declared
that he would not allow any gentleman to
misrepresent him. The gentleman from
Pennsylvania, he said, had drawn a gratui-
t0us and false deduction from his language.
Messrs. jackson and Enloe then INDUCED
in bloodyshirt wrangle over the latter's
bill to provide homes for Confederate sol
diers at the national expense.
Messrs. Spinola and Campbell, Of New
York, and Washington, Of Tennessee, op-
posed the bill.
Mr.. Walkers amendment was rejected.
After the submission of various amendments,
nearly all Of which were rejected, the COM
mittee rose and reported the bill to the
House. 1t was passed: Yeas, 17S; Nays,
OG
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SELLERS GIVES IT UP.
The Dudley Case Evidently Without
Evidence to Support 1t.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12.-The resignation
of United States District Attorney Emery B.
Sellers was not publicly known here until
this morning, and causes considerable polti-
cal gossip. Several different causes are Of
fered in explanation. The chief reason given
is that Mr.Sellers is dissatisfied with the case
made before the federal grand jury against
Colonel Dudley. 1t is said he was averse to
entering upon the prosecution of case of
such Importance with what to him seemed an
insufficiency of evidence. 1t is also asserted
that certain prominent Democrats who pub
licly claimed to possess specific and damag-
ing evidence touching the alleged Dudley
letter, either failed or refused to produce the
evidence. 1t Is even stated that Sellers does
not know and cannot aseert tain the name of
the Republican county chairman from whom
the Democrats claimed In the public prints
tina they obtained the now famous 'blocks
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The Lewiston mills.

LEWISTON, Dec. 12.-Lewiston citizens
are agitating the question of buying and
operating the Lewiston mills in this city and
large meeting was held in the Board of
Trade rooms last evening to consider the
matter. Among the practical results of the
meeting are these:
1st-An announcement that the mills can
be bought for So spindle or about $4,000
2d-That the proposed company shall be
ca apitalized at 100000 of which $500, 900 shall
be saken in Lewiston and vicinity.
3D. vote by the meeting that, if the citi-
zens decide to purchase the mills and stsrt
them. they be started on the same or similar
lines of goods to those they were making
when they shut down.
4th-The opening of entirely new stock
subscriptions and the decision to place the
same with S. E. May g. Co., for signatures
until Friday night, when another meeting
OF the Board Of Trade shall be held for
further action.
5th-The signatures for $4,000 worth of
the STOCK OF the proposed new corporation as
follows: @. L. Barker, $4,000; Charles Hor-
bury, $1,000; John 7. Scruton, 5000; j. M.
Robbins. $1,000; James L. Small, So, 900 !;
VIM. Dickey, $1,000; VIM. Chamberlain, 81
600; Selden A. Cummings, 81, 600; Frank w.
PaIker S2OOO
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THE WOMEN TURNED OUT.
Woman Suffrage on a Large Scale In
Boston and How IL Resulted.

The women Of Boston tried the right Of
suffrage yesterday for the first time on
really large scale. They put in prompt ap-
pearance at the polling places, and as body
handled their ballots with the business-like
air Of veteran voters. Hundreds Of them
came to the polls in elegant carriages, and
gave touch Of style to the usual election
day scenes that was quite picturesque.
The great mass of them, however, walked
to the polling places through the driving
storm, many with male escorts. and many
again without them. IL was observed
throughout the city that the women voted
early. In many precincts almost the entire
number Of registered women had cast their
ballots before noon. This shows that the
average woman Is disposed t0 apply sound
housekeeping principles to the business OF
voting and do her work as a citizen bright
and early. so as to have 1t all cut Of the way
before dinner.
Take it altogether, the big experiment in
female suffrage witnessed yesterday was a
success. The women came out in force and
showed themselves just as capable as men
Of performing the duties OF voters. Boston
women are, without doubt, the smartest
women In the world, as well as the hand
soonest, and II the opponents Of woman suf-
frage expected TO make point against them
out OF their behavior at the polls yesterday,
they were certainly disappointed. It Is
clearly established that Boston women will
make intelligent, wide awake and earnest
voters II they should give their minds 10 Il,
and the law should place them ON "a footing
OF full political equality with men.
The gallantry Of Boston men was finely
illustrated at the polls yesterday Eevery-
where the new women voters were received
with respect and courtesy. and nowhere was
there any attempt 10 embarrass or annoy
them. BustOu's character as a CITY full OF
well bred, thoroughly refined people has had
no better crrIiLcate Ia uauy years than that
given % u BY tnis quiet aud orderly deposit
~ her ballot boxes Of the votes VI over 49,
GOO women. As an episode OF most excit-
Tor toe spirit aud intelligence u Boston
women and the good manners Of Boston
men.
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THURSDAY IS,

was upon the very threshold of the "FatL-
er's House.
He was exceedingly animated in conyer
sation. His words were full Of the sunshine
Of great cheerfulness. His genial spirit
rayed itself out in all his speech. The conyer-
sation took wide range, but the larger
part of 1t had to do with "reminiscences of his
life in Portland. He told Of his great love
for your beautiful city, and of the depth and
tenderness of his attachment to friends liy
ing there. DR.. Chickering's heart was
ro0my one. 1t could give hospitality to
many friends. 1t ways a loyal heart, too.
IL could never betray anyone's trust.
My boy was with me when the call was
made, and the Doctors last words that Sat
urday noon were to him. The spell Of the
good mans kindness fell upon the lad as his
hand was held for a few minutes, whilst
there came to his ears words so gracious and
CHEEKY that his young heart felt the benedic-
ton that was in them.
DR.. Chicker1ng had troop of friends in
Portland. 1t will be exceedingly gratifying
TO them to be assured that the Brooklyn
friends from whose homes he passed into
heaven ministered very lovingly, and with
most tender solicitude, to his need. He
lacked no service that affection could rem
der.
WILLIAM CARRUTHERs,
RICHMOND HILL, N. Y, Dec. IL, 1888.
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INVESTIGATING THE TRUSTS.
The Senate Committee Resumes Its
Work In New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The Senate commit
tee appointed last winter to investigate the
various trusts held today its first session
since last March. Francis B. Thurber Of
Thurber, Whyland & Co., testified th at the
purpose of the Wholesale Grocers Associa-
ton was to maintain uniform prices among
the wholesalers. He said soon after the
formation of the sugar trust, sugar was
advanced about one to ole and one half
cents per pound.
John Stanton, counselor and treasurer of
the Lake Superior, Allenez and other mining
companies, said the companies he represent
ed made an agreement with the French syn
dicate in April last to furnish them all the
copper produced for two years and eight
months. Since the agreement was formed
the price of copper had advanced to about II
cents pound. Last year it was 16 cents
and before that it ranged as low as IL cents.
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FEARS FOR THE MARINERS.
The Gale Along the Rocky Shores of
Massachusetts.

CHATHAM, Mass, Dec. 12.-Another tor
nado swept along the coast last night, near
ly equal in force to that of fortnight of
fortnight ago. 1t was accompanied by driv-
ing rain. which was forced into every cor
ner and crevice by the high tides, and con-
siderable damage has been done. Wreckers
here express fears that the moderate wealth
er Of Sunday and Monday caught many small
coasters out between Cape Elizabeth and
Cape Cod and think that some may have at
tempted to run over the shoals for lee, and
that large number Of disasters will follow
in the path Of this storm.
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Grand Army Of the Republic.

William Warner. eommander-in-ehief Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic has ap-
pointed aides-de-camp in Maine as follows:
Enoch Foster, Hannibal Hamlin,
Henry A. ShOrey, Samuel l.. Miller,
Henry G. LevenSaler William III. FOger,
William L. Eustis, Eliphalet Rowell,
Joseph Il. Peaks, Henry A. BaicOm,
Augustus III. Prince, Patrick Hayes.
The general order announcing these ap-
pointments, contains the following state
ment; "The position OF aide-de-camp is not
to be regarded as mere sinecure. The COM
rade honored in this order by being named
as aide-de-camp on the national staff should
bear in mind that he has been selected for
active work, He Is the immediate repre-
sentative Of the cOmmander-in-ch'ef, and Is
expected to work, and he IS hereby instrue-
ted on the 1st day Of January, 1889, and on
the first day Of each month thereafter, TO
make report to these headquarters Of the
number Of posts he has visited, the number
OF recruits he has had mustered In, and such
other matters as he may deem Of interest to
the order. The harvest is ripe; the alde-de-
camp should lead in the work in the field"
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TORPEDO THROwERS FOR OUR HARBOR.
Portland Provided for in a New Plan
of Coast Defence.
The Direct Tax Bill Gets Big Vote In
the House.
Canada Suddenly Growing Very
Kind and NeighborIy.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Stewart
today introduced bill authorizing the Sec
retary of War, Secretary Of the Navy and
general of the army to have constructed $50
pneumatic torpedo throwers of the highest
power operating under pressure of 5000 TO
5000 pounds per square inch, capable of
throwing steel torpedoes charged with not
less than 800 pounds Of dynamite or other
explosives distance of five miles, these
torpedo throwers to be mounted in batteries
for the defense of the harbors Of New York,
Boston, Portland, Me-, Newport, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Portsmouth, Va, Charles
ton, Savannah. Key West, Mobile, New Or
leans, Galveston, San Francisco, Portland,
Ore, and San Diego, in numbers from 10 TO
20 each, the cost Of the throwers not to ex-
ceed $4,000 each. Ten million dollars is ap-
propriated to carry out the act.
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MAINE CUSTOMS DISTRICTS.
Report of the Business Done During
the Past Year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The report of the
Supervising Special Agent of the Treasury
Department has the following statement OF
business transacted in each of the several
customs districts of Maine for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1855.
Aroostook-Entries of merchandise, 1880
duties and tonnage tax, S40,7 703 %; aggregate
receipts. $45.2S6.63; expenses, $S.620.37
number of persons employed, 8; cost to col
lect, $1.19.
Bangor-Foreign vessels entered, II; YES
sells cleared, 81; entries of merchandise,
1929; duties and tonnage tax, $147, 7,197. 90
receipts, $i49,29467 value Of exports, do
mestic, $l49,7l3; expenses, $13,662 persons
employed, 10; cost to collect, cents on a
dollar
Bath-vessels entered. foreign, 27O; coast
wise, So; vessels cleared, foreign, Al coast
wise, 10; entries of merchandise. 431; du-
ties ana tonnage tax, $5S,35S; receipts, $685.
961; value of exports, foreign, SS5; domes-
tic, $1,3S0, expenses, S7,563; persons en-
ployed. 8; cost TO collect, S3.1
BelfaSt-VeSselS entered. foreign ll9:
coastwise, II; vessels cleared, foreign. 100
coastwise, %; entries of merchandise, 142
duties and tonnage tax, $1,23S; receipts,
$lSS9; value of exports, domestic, S3l $40
expenses, S3,254; persons employed, 6;scost
u
Castine-Vesses entered, foreign, A;
cleared, foreign, o; entries of merchandise,
81; duties and tonnage tax, $780, receipts,
$l45; value of exports, domestic, S6,618; ex-
penses, S3,SO2; persons employed, 5; cost to
collect, $2605.
Kennebunk-Entries of merchandise, A;
receipts, $97; expenses, 1854; persons em-
ployed, 2: cost to collect $6.02.
Machlas-VeSsei entered, foreign, 10;
coastwise, 5; cleared, 1875 foreign and 9coast-
wise; entries of merchandise. 10; tax, $14S
receipts, S7O6; exports, domestic, S4l, ,631 ex-
penses, $2356; persons, A; cost to collect,
So SO.
maquoddy-Vessels entered, foreign,
775; coastwise, 10; cleared, foreign, SS5
coastwise, 1872; entries of merchandise, 205
tax, $94, ,l47; receipts. 500, 152; value of ex-
ports, foreign, $14,SS2; domestic, S645. .l1G:
expenses. $23,570; persons employed, 20;
cost to collect, % cents and mills.
York-Expenses, $265; person, /.
Wlscasset- Vessels entered foreign, 6;
coastwise, IA; cleared, foreign, 12; coastwise,
l6; entries of merchandise, 80; tax, S341 re.
ceipis, $571 exports, domestic, S11.035; ex-
penses, S3.l42; persons, A.; cost to collect
$3.50.
Vessels entered, foreign. $50
coastwise, 9; cleared, foreign, 6S7; coastwise,
8; entries Of merchandise, III tax, $2007 re-
ceipts, $5, 1856; expenses, $9, ,240; persons EN-.
ployed, Z; cost to collect, S1.78.
| Saco-fassels cleared, foreign, 4 receipts
$40; expenses, $610; persons employed, 2;
cost to collect. SCI 0S
Portand-Vessels entered, foreign. 300:
coastwise, ATT; cleared, foreign, All: coast
WISE $50; entries of merchandise, 2S41 tax,
$504,0l0; receipts, $512, ,377 value of exports
foreign, S273, ,433; domestic, l,377, $50; ex-
penses, SCI, ,561 persons employed, AZ; cost
To collect, 13 cents and l mill.
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RINES BROS. IS.
sep27 d1awThtf
KAW CITY LAND CO.,
OF
Kansas City, MO.

The following correspondence will be found in
teresting TO those investigating the claims of this
Company, and it speaks so forcibly that comment
Is unnecessary
NEW ENGLAND OFFICE AND FACTORY OF THE
METEOR DESPATCH COMPANY, 227 TO 233 Cam
bridge 1T. BOSTON. October 20. 8a8
Mr.. 4. II EDWARDS. Chairman OF Board OF AS
SCISSORS, Kansas City, Mo.
Dear Sir,-I understand tnat the Kaw City Land
Company owns 2 acres OF land In Sections 2 and
3, Township 48, Range 33, jackson County. Mo-
Can you tell u whether the land is elevated, how
far ii is from railroads, how far from the Kansas
CITY postoffice, and whether 1t is cheap at 81 30
per front foot? An early reply will very greatly
oblige yours respectfully, JOHN L. GIVEN
CITY OF KANSAS. OFFICE OF CITY ASSESSOR,
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, November 8, 1888.
JOHN l.. GIVEN;
Dear Sir.-In reply to your ter of the 25th Oc-
tober, relating TO the Kaw CT Land Company, /
would say that their lands are as elevated as any
about tnsas City, They are in the southern sub
urbs. about six and half miles from the post-ofiice
and three TO five minutes walk from three rail-
roads. / consider the land worth $1,000 to $1z50
per acre In its present condition. Yours, etc.,
THOMAS ii. EDWARDS, City Assessor.
The stock OF this Company offers the most desir-
able investment now upon the market. The valua-
tion placed upon the land by Mr. Edwards Is equal
TO S5 per front foot and is rore than double what it
cost the Company and more recent developments
the enterprise. Full information relative thereto
will be furnished upon application In person, or by
mail, at the Eastern offices OF the Company,
II3 Devonshire ST., Boston.
oct27 eod3m&eow6tnrm1
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IL 8. Grant Relief corns.

U. s. Grant relief corps, auxiliary to U. s..
Grant Post, was organized Tuesday after
noon at G. A. r. Hall, Biddeford, with "a
charter members, under the auspices of the
National relief corps. Thirty-three ladies
had petitioned for the charter, but owing to
the severe storm but "a were present. These
are the officers:
President-Mrs. Hattie S. Hanson.
Senior Vice President-Mrs. Helen Lord.
Junior Vice President-Mrs. Abbie Lord
Treasurer-Mrs. Isabella Haley.
secretary-Mrs. Teanie Milliken.
Chap ain-Mrs. Frank Haines.
Conductor-Mrs. Addie Emerson.
Assistant Conductor-Mrs. Hannah Small.
Guard-Mrs. Angeline Grant.
Assistant Guaid-Mrs. Belle Grant.
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MAINE INDUSTRIAL scHo l..
Officers Elected at the Annual Meet.
ing Yesterday.
Especial to the Press !

AUGUSTA, Dec 12.-The annual meeting
of the Maine Industrial School for Girls was
held at Hallowell today, the following mem
bers of the corporation being present: Ex-
Governor Sidney Perham, Paris; Captain
Charles e. Nash, Hon. John L. Stevens, Au-
gusta; Hon. Moses Giddings, Bangor; Judge
H. K, Baker, Major E. Rowell. Hallowell;
Mrs. S. NJ. Ware, Wateryille; Mrs. Sargent,
Augusta; Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, Stroud
water. sThe old board of officers was
elected, as follows:
President--sidney Perham.
Secretary-C. Z. Nash.
Treasurer and Superintendent-E. Rowell.
Trustees Moses Giddings and Mrs. Ware.
Executive Committee-H. X Baker, L. Rowell
c E. Nash.
Major Rowell and Mrs. Stevens were ap-
pointed committee to appear before the
legislature and secure the restoration of the
$1,000 annual appropriation which the school
failed to receive through clerical error.
The reports of the visiting committee were
received, and the old board was reelected.
The school is in excellent condition, the
number of inmates having averaged &C dur;
ing the wear
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Business Troubles.

Melcher & Miller, boot and shoe dealers,
Lewiston, Me-, have estimated liabilities of
about $4,000 and assets of $4,000 to $4,000.
The creditors are offered 65 cents on the dol
lar.
g. II. Scanlan & Co., broom handle manu.
facturers, Portland, are settling in insol-
vency.
Azel II. Kingsley, stable keeper, Var
mouth, has gone into insolvency.
II. A. Stanley, carriage manufacturer,
Winthrop. is settling in insolvency.
E. II. Haney, general trader, Knox, is of
fering 20 cents on the dollar,
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The Late Rev. Or. chIckering.

To The Editor Of Ne Press:
On Thursday of last week received from
the late Rev. DR.. Chickering. most friend
ly invitation to call upon him in Brooklyn.
The cali was made on Saturday 1t will al
ways be blessed memory to me- ! found
the Doctor dressed, and reclining on
lounge. He was evidently feeble, but was
suffering no pain. There was nothing to
indicate, either to himself or me, that he
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-13
Musicians Calendar.

We have received from Loring, Short and
Harmon, the Musicians Calendar Tor 1889.
issued by Silver, Burdette Il Co., the pub
fishers, Boston. For each day 10 the year
there are verses appropriate to tbeproiessiou
co npiled from various authors by Frank Z.
Morse. The calendar is artistic aud will
prove very popular.
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Nearly a Panic.

0swEGo, n. Y, Dec. 13.-During a per-
formance by Mrs. LangtrY in Music Hall to-
night, a slight fire caused rush to the doors.
Cool headed men shouted to the crowd to
keep cool ard panic was averted. The fire
was soon out. 1t was directly under the
middle aisle and the escape from a terrible
disaster was very narrow.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
BOSTON q MAINE.

BOSTON a MAINE.
At meeting of the stockholders OF the
Boston & Maine railroad in Lawrence yes
terday, the following directors were elected
George c. Lord, Amos Paul, n. j. Bradlee,
William 5. Stevens, j. S. Kicker, Richard
0lney, Samuel Q. Lawrence, Frank Jones.
A query from stakeholder brought the
answer from President Lord that the Lowell
system had been operated the past year at a
loss Of S55,0O0.
YORK HARBoR BEACH RAILROAD.
AT the annual meeting of the York Bar
Dor Il Beach railroad. held in York, George
c. Lord, Edward S. Marshall, John E. Sta
pies, Samuel c. Lawrence, Frank Jones,
Henry Z. Evans, and Joseph S. Kicker were
chosen directors for the ensuing year:
The gross earnings of the
road from Sept. 81, 1887,
TO Sep. 80, 1888, as per
treaSurer's report. S27.7I5.o4
Inc gross expenses s .slS, 9s6.9
Earnings from passengers. S22, ,40251
freights.... 4.7Oe.74
telegraph. 1880
rentS......... S1OO
mall......... o9l.34
ing the year sc, 400
Total number Of tons Of freight carried
during the year. ....,............. 4,54S
BANGOR AND HER RAILROADS.
The committee of the Bangor City Coun-
Gil have voted adversely on the project to
lease the Bangor & Piscataquis railroad to
the Castine & Bangor railroad corporation.
Mayor Bragg opposed the proposition siren
uously. He said the Bangor and Piscata-
quis was worth $4,000 mile of any oue's
10 % tlo &.
cataquls road the past year were S25O,000,
and the cost of operating was very small,
the road being managed economically. He
said that no one could guarantee billing
point for Bangor but the Maine Central, un-
less they buy the Canadian Pacific. He
could see no advantage that the Castine road
would be to Bangor, except the addition of
one more railroad terminus. I'VE have" he
SAID, slow freights from Boston and Port
land, but the only reason for this Is the Pc
nobscot river. When freight rates were ad-
yanced about two years ago, we brought our
freight by water, which at once caused re-
duction In the rates on the railroads. Sep
| tember, 1887, was the largest September bus
| mess ever done on the Bangor Il Piscataqus,
| partly accounted for by the amount of mer-
chandise and passenger traffic to the Canadi-
| an Paclhc road. la September of this year,
| after the Canadian Pacific traffic had drop
| ped on, the earnings fell off only $3.50, and in
| October the earnings were only $50 less than
| In october, 1881 In NOve.aber the mana
| gers expect that only will not there be no
falling OF from the corresponding month Of
last year, but enough will be made TO make
| up for the losses in October and September.
expect that the earnings next year will
amount TO 100000, and believe that If the
city will hold Oh to the road. inside of i've
years enough income will be realized 10 pay
every dollar of its Indebtedness. | think
the Bangor q Plscataquis should be Sold but
not Until We have a good offer"
| THE GRAND TRUNK.
| Air. Hiekson, General Manager Of the
Grand Trunk railway, being spoken TO in re
| gard to telegram from Washington regard
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a Message from Washington.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-The Attorney
General has telegraphed United States Dis
trict Attorney Sellers of Indianapolis say.
ing the President joins him in requesting
the withdrawal of the resignation. 1t iss re-
garded as particularly undesirable that Mr..
Sellers should retire while the election fraud
cases are yet pending, and while the case
against Colonel Dudley is in a state Of
doubt and uncertainty.