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TRIPLE MURDER.
A Worthless Fellow Kills His Sister,
His Two Nieccs and Himself

His TWO NieCcS ana himself.
Mrs. Philip Chemileke, aged fifty, her
daughters Mary and Rose, aged twenty and
eighteen respectively, were murdered in a
little farmhouse in London Township, four
teen miles from Glenville, Mimi, by the
woman's brother-in-law, Joseph Chemileke,
nineteen years old.
Young Joseph Chemilele went to the house
of his half f-brother Philip, q Bohemian
farmer. Joseph had shown a coed deal OF
attention to his comely nieces Mary and
Rose, but he was quarrelsome fellow and
the girls parents did not like to have him
about. 1t is supposed that there was quar-
rel during Joseph's visit at his brothers, and
he left the house in rage. He started to-
ward his home, but finally retraced his steps
and hung about his brothers house
Some little time after Joseph had gone
Mary and Rose had occasion to 60 out OF the
house. Joseph, who had been lying in walt,
drew revolver and shot them both in the
head and neck They fell mortally, wounded
Tie murderer, smoking pistol in hand, then
rushed into the house and shot his sister-ln-
law, killing her instantly.
PhiliI. was absent at the time or else he
might have shared the same fate. The only
one in the house who escaped the murderer
was a half-witted brother of the girls.
One of the girls was not instantly killed.
She ran to her brothers, mile away, but
she fell dead on entering the house.
The murderer slipped off in the darkness.
When about forty rods away he stopped,
placed the muZzle of the revolver to his face,
pulled the trigger and fell dead. When
found a shotgun and q revolver lay by his
side.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

JOAQUIN MILLER is writing a novel
SENATOR BECK is tarrying in Tampa, Fla.
Mr.. PARNELL's health is very precarious.
JOHN RUsK1N, the art critic, is again Sc
riously i'll.
GOVERNOR HILL, Of New York, is getting
very stout.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD is making trip
through Egypt.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ear complaint Is
again troubling him.
IN spite of tempting offers Lord Iennyson
refuses to write his memoirs.
SENATOR VANCE, of North Carolina Is
profound student OF the Bible.
QUEEN VICTORIA contemplates writing OF
rather debating, her memoirs.
CHARLES A. DANA, editor Of the Ne"
York Sum, is worth two millions.
MRS. CLEVELAND will receive Sl2C,ouo as
her share of tile Folsom estate in Omaha.
SENATOR MORRILL,, of Vermont, has oeen
in public life longer than any American ~"
living.
GENERAL HARRISON has withdrawn from
several important cases in which he WIS
counsel.
THE Gear of Russia is arranging for the
establishment OF an imperial residence III tne
Crimea.
DIR. FRANKLIN CARTER, President of VIII.
Jams College, is tall and thin, with lron-Sray
hair and whiskerS.
V1cE-ApMIRAL WATSON is the new com
mander-in of the British squadron LII
North American waters.
RoBEnT LOUIS STEVENSON, the noVellst,
writes from one of the South Sea lsiaHo'
that he now goes barefoot
Mr., FRouDE's book on Australia has gwen
birth to new word in the Assembly HOUSE
at Melbourne. 1t is "Froudacity."
LORD SALISBURY has purchased an estate
at Villefranche, in the kiviera of Italy, anu
will build splendid mansion there.
CYRUS FILLMORE, brother OF PRESIDENT
Fillmore, and farmer of La Grange County,
Iud, is reported dying at the age Oh eighty'
seven.
PREPARATIONS are making for the corona
ton of King Milan, Of Seryla, at Monhstei
with the utmost pomp and for1nality.
A. NJ. CANNON, the Washington TERRITORY
millionaire, was peddling sewing macnines .e
in Portland, Oregon, nine years ago, anu w.
day his wealth is estimated at between -
UUJ, QUO and ST, ,0OO.
GENERAL HARRISON will take his daugh,
ter, Mrs. Mckee, with her husband .Sa whita hne
children. to live with him in the W hlts
House Mr.. Mckee is prosperous boot and
shoe dealer in indianapolis. :,
THE Queen Of Madagascar is said TO get al
her dresses from some 9f 9bras snsn
oid q small, slender woman of light color
and is very popular with her subjects.
coxeEEssnAx S S cox is said f ae hhps hps
reiloli ;Io E.,,n;y,edge of literature that is al
ways M at his tongues end, and he is able able to
repeat m C off hand many long pieces of verse.
CHEF JUSTICE FULLER is frequently re1a I1hy
bring him special delivery letters from
cranls containing gratutous tSa advies ao0"
the disposal of cases before the supreme
Court
By the terms of the will of Mr.. Edward
sartoris. father of Algernon Sartoris, thu
husband Of Nelly Grant his entire e fortune %'s
during his life, anil at his death to his SON!
wife absolutely.
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TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Four New Revenue Reform Bills
Presented in the House,

Four New heScUut pCloFuh DiAs
Presented in the House,
Four new Tariff bills have been introduced
in the House of Representatives. They are
fathered respectively by Messrs. McMillin OF
Tennessee, Breckenridge Of Kentucky, Ran
dali of Pennsylvania, and Forney OF Ala
bama. =,
The McMillin bill. reported from the Ways
and Means Committee, stands earliest IN Inc
calendar. On that the. Democrats OF
the committee .are agreed. 1t IS tne
Mills bill, with the cotton. metal ana
chemical schedule of that bill omitted,
except that it makes tin plate and cotton
ties duty free and reduces the duties on IRON
beams and other structural iron and on steel
rails This McSlillin bill is estimated by Inc
committee to reduce the revenue S'2,uO wv;
In case the House shall not like this bill
well enough to adopt it MIR. Breckinrldge; OF
Kentucky, with the consent OF his 1eIIow
Democrats on the committee, has reported
another. This reduces revenue ana
toyes bv making wool and tin plate
duty free. repeating the .c5acco tax and re-
ducinr md eouaIizing the duties on woolen
and worstcd goods as the Mills bill did. This
Rreckinridye bill will, it is estimated, reduce
the revenues nearly $4,000, GOD.
Next comes the Cowles bill, reported oy
Mr.. Randall after the preceding two b!lls. lt
repeals all the internal taxes OIL tobacco anu
its manufactures, and is estimated to reduce
the revenue over thirty millions.
Finally comes bill. or RECOMMENDATION
for a ill, by Mr.. Forney, of Alabama,
which leaves small tax on manufacturers
and dealers in cigars and tobacco, but other
wise repeals what Mr. Randall does. All
these measures were referred to the CON-
nlittee of the Whole.
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Washington.

COMMODORE GEORGE Z. BELKNAP, at
present in command of the Mare Island
Call Navy Yard, has been ordered by Sec
retary Whitney to command the Asiatic
station, vice Rear-Admiral Chandler, de-
ceased.
The House Committee on Appropriations,
by vote of 9 to 4--four Democrats voting
with the five Republicans in the affirmative
authorized Chairman Randall to report
favorably bill which includes the total re-
peal of the tobacco tax. and which reduces
the revenue by about $50, 100000.
SECRETARY CoLMAN received his COM
mission from the President and Immediately
qualified as member Of the Cabinet.
The President has signed the acts for the
relief of General William F. Smith and
William R. Blakeslee, and the joint resolu-
tion making appropriation for payment to
the legal representatives of James b. Eads.
The Presidents wife gave her last after
noon reception and closed the Saturday series
of four.
LIFE saving medals have been awarded by.
Secretary Fairchild to Mrs. Mary Whitley
and Miss Nina King, Of Charleston, s. c.
THE Court Of Claims has given Judgment
for 81, 002, SCI in favor of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company in its suit against the
United States for Withholding dividends.
The statue of Lewis Cass, presented to the
people of the United States by Michigan for
q place in Statuary Hall, at the Capitol, hes
been unveiled.
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FLOQUET'S DOWNFALL.
Defeat and Resignation Of thu
French Premier's Ministry.

French Premiers Ministry.
Premier Floquet, of France, has fought an
other battle in Paris against Boulangism and
been defeated Ly a majority Of eighty-nine
When the question of the Revision Of thu
Constitution came up in the Chamber Of
Deputies Count de Douville- Maillefeu moved
that the debate ca the subject be adjourned
Notwithstanding the opposition of the
Government the motion was adopted by 9
vote OF 3u7 to 2ls. Premier Floquet there
upon announced that the Ministry would
Immediately resign. Immediately after NJ
Floquct's announcement all the members Of
the Ministry sent their designations to Presl'
dent Carnot.
NJ. Flouuet's Ministry was organized in
April, 1855. HIS ministry represented thu
Radicals mainly. NJ FloIuet advocated
Revision OF the Constitution in his Minis
terial programme The President was to be
deprived of the right. OF dissolvins
the Chamber of Deputies; the Senate
was to have only suspensive veto for two
years in general legislation, and an empty
privilege Of rem onstrance in financial affairs.
collective responsibility OF Ministers was te
cease, and each one was TO be personally re-
sponSible TO the Chamber: oil measures were
to be submitted TO Council Of State; Min.
listers were to be secure in Office for q fixed
time, and the Lower House was to be re.
newed by thirds every two years.
Final action was not taken upon this Meas
ure. and NJ. Flo3uet evidently had no hope
that it would pass the Senate even If adopted
by the Deputies. He hoped his measure
would take the wind out of Boulangers sails:
but in this he was disappointed when the re.
cent Paris election was held.
The collapse of the Panama Canal Company
also weakened his Ministry, which six
months ago promis. d to have a long lease of
power. His duel with Boulanger last year
added to his prestige. but his bold attempt
to defeat his opponents by turning their
weapons against them only provoked disaen.
sions among the Republicans and brought
about his downfall.
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Foreign.

The Cossack expedition to the Red Sea lit?
toral has hoisted the Russian flag on French
territory.
THREE blocks of buildings in Manchester,
England, composed mainly Of warehouses,
have been destroyed by fire. The loss is
S250,0O0.
IT is reported at Zanzibar that TIppoo
Tbs messengers to Stanley were abused by
the Arabs and forced to take another route,
hence the delay in hearing from him.
PECK BENNIG's rolling mills, tho Nc
Dougall grain elevator and the adjoining
Gould cranary were destroyed by fire at
Montreal, Canada, causing less of about
s6OO,000.
FULLY 100000 Chinese are on the brink of
starvation by reason of floods and famine.
and an appeal to the whole civilized world
has been found necessary. 1t is the first
time that the Chinese officials have asked
foreigners for assistance in their troubles.
which must indicate how desperate is their
misfortune. London and New York have
started subscriptions.
KING OTTO, of Bavaria, has been proved
without doubt to be hopelessly insane.
M. MELINE has abandoned the attempt to
form Cabinet for President Carnot, OF
Franco
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SOuth and West.

EX-SENATOR WILLIAM WINDOW, of Min
nesota, paid visit to General Harrison at
Indianapoliy, at the latters special request.
THE engineer and fireman of locomotive
were killed by the explosion of boiler at
Norristown. Penn.
SIDNEY T. FAGRcHILD. father Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, died at his home, in
Cazenovia, N. Y, from apoplexy, aged
eighty years.
ROBBERS entered Pattison's store at Elk
Lick, Ark, killed the clerk and took $4,000
in money and valuabes and escaped
THE Indiana Senate has passed the Elec-
tion bill, embracing the principal features OF
the Australian system Of voting.
MASKED men murdered three women and
child with an axe at Mount Olive, N. c.
JOHN LEE has been hanged at Alex
andria, Mimi, for the murder Of Charles
Chelnie.
GLUcKMAN &, HELLER's block in Chip
pewa Falls, Wis. and three adjoining houses
were burned. Loss s2O0,0O0.
FRANK L. SILvERs, a well.known horse
breeder, of Tecumseh, Mich, shot his wife
and two daughters, Edith and Ada, age
eleven and nine years, and then ended his
awful act by committing suicide.
THE Polk County (Iowa) Grand Jury, by
a vote Of six to one, returned an Indictment
against Governor Larrabee for criminal
libel.
ALBERT AND GEORGE AVERY were
trampled to death by stampeded cattle
near Independence Rock, Wyoming.
STATE SENATOR DAVID F. HoUsToN died
at Roanoke, Va, having ruptured blood
vessel by falling on the icy pavement.
EDWARD QUINN killed his brother John
by striking him on the head with club
during quarrel at their home in Avondale.
Ohio. The murder was committed in the
presence of their mother. Both men were
intoxicated.
A CYCLONE in Shelby and Bibb Counties,
Ala. caused a loss of five or six lives and
much destruction Of property. The path of
the tornado was twenty miles in length, and
crossed a rather thickly settled country.
Forty houses were unroofed or blown down
and several hundred head of cattle and horses
killed outright The damage is estimated at
100000.
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WOMEN AT WORK.
A Petition in Circulation the World
Over BY 100000 Women.

A Petition IN CtrCuIaC1On the w OrlO
Over BY 100000 Women.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Unions of all countries are circulating a
petition addressed to the Governments of the
world, asking that they raiselthe standard
of the law to that of Christian morals, tc
strip away the safeguards and sanctions of
the State from the drink traffic and the
opium trade, and to protect the homes of tbs
world by the total prohibition Of these
curses Of civilization.
The petitions are in the hands of nearly
800, 900 women in this country, and great
meetings in behalf of the movement are to be
he'd in every large. city of the Union on
April 2S.
The women'ln charge of the petitions are
Miss Willard in the United States, Mrs.
Leavtt in South Africa, Miss Ackerman in
Japan, Mrs. Gray in Australia, Miss Jessie
Alderman in India, Mrs. Mary A: Wood.
bridge in England. The British Women.
Temperance Association, of which Mrs. Mar.
earet Bright Lucas, sister of John Bright.
Is President, is sending out petitions to all
the countries which are under the dominion
of England.
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DISEASE DEF Y[NG DIAGNOSIS
Fifty Deaths from a Mysterious
N!alady in Kentucky

A dispatch from Marion, KY, says: A
terrible disease made its appearance in
Webster County few weeks ago. 1t ragged
disastrous!y for time and it was thought
that it had spent its fury, as no new cases
were reportei. fer ten days. The disease,
however, has reappeared in more violent
form than ever near Dixon, the county seat
Nine new cas- have also developed near
Free Union. Four deaths occurred during
one day, and the other five patients were not
expected to live. Five additional cases
developed next day.
The malady is confined to strip OF terri
tory bordering ON a small stream called Crab
Orchard Greek. In one family of seven only
the father escaped. Up to this time but two
persons attacked had recovered from the
disease, one of whom is totally blind and the
other cripple for life. There have already
been more than fifty deaths. At one ceme-
terry on one day there were four buriats.
Doctors have not been able to make
diagnosis OF the disease. The majority are
inclined to the opinion that it is cerehro
spinal meningitis of the congestive malignant
type. The patient is taken with sharp pains
in the SPINE which soon reach the brain and
are followed by violent cramps and con-
yulsions from which death ensrnS.
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THE COUNTRY'S CHIMES.

Roll Ringing Features Of the Com
ing Centennial Celebration.
The bell ringing feature of the celebration
of the centennial of Washingtons Inaugural
ton, April 80, 1889, promises to lie general
all over the United States 1t is contem-
nlated that every church bell shall set a
cIincing at nine o'clock in the morning, and
with loud vociferouSness proclaim the hum
dreIth anniversary of the practical birth
of the nation. On that day, 100 years
ago, the church bells rang to call tho peo-
pie together to pray for the success and pros
perty of the country under General WASH
ineton,s Administration. The successful ex-
pertinent of a century Of popular govern
ment, during which the United States has
enjoyed prosperity unprecedented in the
annals of history, may well set all the bells
to ringing with joyful Thanksgiving strains.
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A NEW SENATOR.
General Gilman Marston Appointed
from New Hampshire.

General Gilman Marston Appointed
from New Hampshire.
General Gilman Marston has been rendered
and accepted the appointment of United
States Senator from New Hampshire by
Governor Sawyer from the 4th of March
until the Legislature in June provides for
the next six years term. He succeeds the
Hon. William e. Chandler. His political
career began in 1S45. when he was chosen to
the Legislature and was three times re-elect-
ed. In 1850 he was member of the Con.
stitutional Convention; in 1859 was elected
Representative to Congress, serving two
wears At the outbreak of the Rebellion he
was appointed Colonel Of the Second New
Hampshire Regiment, and was promoted
quickly to he a Brigadier-General. In le65
he was again elected to Congress. Since 1879
his services in the Legislature have been al
most continuous, and he has been leader in
that body.
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TIE NEWS EPITOMIZEl
Eastern and Middle States,

The keeney House and the Bronson block
were burned at Pike, n. Y. A domestic
named Jennie Mack, with her little niece,
Pearl. rerished in the flames.
HoH. H. G.. EDWARDS, who will replace
Sackville West as the British Minister at
Washington. arrived at New York on the
steamer Britannia, from Liverpool.
HERMAN j. KRIEDEL, the wealthy New
York agent of William Knabe &; Sons. the
piano manufacturers, has committed sui
eide.
TIE Baron Ii Yen Pang, Chinese mer.
chant said to be worth 1900. has arrived
New York from China. He has two branch
houses in New York and two in San Fran
cisco.
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THE Peruvian Senate has passed law to-
the effect that the paper money which was
issued for the war, and forced upon the peo
ple at the point OF the bayonct, shall be regu'
lated by the same standard as the OLD IN
trrnal debt, and bear an interest of only one
per cent per year.
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The most important election ever neld IN
the fight by the Gentiles, or Liberal party,
for q foothold in the Territory by the election
of Mayor and Council. Notwithstanding
the attempted intimidation OF Gentiles by
Mormons, the former elected their entire
ticket.
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ALL QUIET IN SAMOA.
No Fighting Since the Last Report
"A ConsuTs Warning.

The latest advices from Samoa say there
has been no change in the situation since the
last report There has been no fighting, and
Tamasese and Mataafa remain in their
strongholds. The British Consul has warned
British subjects not to supply natives with
arms, and to maintain strict neutrality. The
British warship Calliope has replaced the
warship Royalist The German and Ameri-
can warships remain stationary. Herr Bran
dero, the leading partisan Of Tamasese, has
been recalled to Berlin.
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The sum of SO, l13, 900 appropriated for
pensions at the last session OF Congress will
be insufficient to meet the demands for the
current year, and further appropriation Of
$S,U0O,0J0 is necessary.
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THE season has been an especially favorable
one for fattenng hogs, and the average
weight will be considerably heavier than last
wear, the average now peing eighteen to
twenty pounds heavier than Ior the entire
season last year.
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THE deposits in the Philadelphia Savings
Fund amounted to the enormous sum Of $780,
SOL, 200 on January l Of this year. Nearly
all the deposits are made by Door men.
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MISSOURI has expended S45, 900 in the last
two years in supporting an agricultural co..
lege with but thirteen students.
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The House.


54TH DAY.-The Mills Tariff bill. witt
Senate amendments, was reported back from
the Committee on Ways and Means by Nj
Mills. 1t was refe rred to the COMMITTEES d
the Whole :. The House, by vote OF il
to 10l, sent back to conference, with instrud
tions, the Dakota bill >. J.. The Senate bill an
propriating S250,0O0 for the protection d
American interests in Panama was passed
55TH DAY.-Mr. McCreary submittet
conference report on the Diplomatic and Con
sular Appropriation bill Under the agreeS
ment between the two Houses the families d
the japanese who were killed and wounded
are to receive S15, 900, and $500, 900 Is ar
propriated for use in Samoa. The Hous
agreed to the report -. Four. Revenue bill
were reported by Messrs. McMillin, Breckm
ridge, Randall and Forney. .. The PostoficS
bill was discussed.
56rH DAY.-The House by a vote Of 144
SO ordered to third reading the bill
authorize q new lease Of the Seal lslands q
Alaska, and to provide for the better protec
tion Of the fur seals and salmon fisheries q
that Territory. The bill was recommitte4
with Instructions. Chairman Crisp, OF thl
Elections Committee, called up the contested
election case Of Sullivan against FELTON,, q
the Fifth California District, but no actio5
was taken.
50 II DAY.-The House discussed the fost
Office Appropriation bill, and after livei@
debate an amendment reducing to Sp0
wear the minimum salaries Of steno2rapher}
and postmasters was defeated. .... Mr.. CaswetI
from the conference committee on the DlrecI
Tax bill, presented the conference report.
Mr.. Lafoon reported q substitute for th}
bill providing for the creation, in the Wal
Department, Of a bureau OF harborI
and waterways, to undertake
river and harbor improvements. ..
Mr.. Butterworth introduced Joint resd
luton authorizing the President to invite th
members of the Parliament OF the Dominica
of Canada and the Cabinets OF the severa
provinces to visit the United States as thY
quests of the Nation, and appropriated $l5J
O9O for the purpose. -. A night session wa
held. It was called for the consideration q
business reported from the Committee ol
Military Affairs. Oh iections to mo quorum
stopped oil legislation.
59TH DAY.-Immediately after the read
ing Of tho journal the contest over the DlrecI
Tax Bill was resumed, Mr.. Caswell calling
ND the conference report as matter o1
privilege. Mr.. Crisp raised the question ov
consideration against the report, stating tina
he was willing to give precedence to approl
priation bills. The House determlned-yeaf
l:}4, nays 93-to consider the conference re-
port. Dir. Kelley moved to table the motlorI
to reconsider. Carried. The House adopteq
the conference report on the Direct Tax OIL
.... The House agreed to the conference re-
port on the Omnibus Territorial BILL
Nt.r~
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ALEXANDER NEIGHBoRGALL met tor thd
6rst time Miss Ella Rowe, young lady d
good family, at an entertainment at Parker1
burg. w. Va. One hour later they wer1
married and started on wedding tour
Jew minutes afterward.