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OFFICIALS RHSIGNING,
Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enuo Miller Among Them,
John W. MASON, OF GRAFTON,
An applicant for Ills Plaoo-YestCr-
day at the White Housc--Mrs'
Harrl,on's Present II First
Meeting Of tho Cabinet.

WAsnIyGroN, D, G., March 7,-Fin
COMPTROLLER Durham, Commissioner o
internal revenue Miller, and Fourth
Auditor ShelIeg, have rendered their re
.i,patioas to Secretary Window, to take
Affect at his convenience, Messrs, John
" Mason, OF West Virginia. Montgom
.ry. Of Ohio, aud Evans, of Kentucky
.,e,b, leading candidates for the posi-
lion o. Internal Revenue Commissioner
Nj. Evans occupied the position padeI
tho Arthur administration,
Treasurer Hyatt will tender his re-
,j,oa.ion 10 the President at the first
opportunity, ltissaid that Mr.. Houston
chairman Of the Indiana Republican
committee Is likely tn bs his successor,
Vr Charles u, Coon, formerly Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury, is reported 10
ham applicant fOr the position Of Comp.
troIler oi the Currency, II is said, how
ever, that Secretary Window has 70.
sume his former position.
Mr.. Burhard, formerly Director Of
tbe Mint was caller on the Secretary
MI, morning, and 1t Is said TO bG an ap.
Djicant Tor this office, but Director kim
bIIl has not signiGd his intention TO
trpler lis resignation until his term has
expirpl, It's expected that most OF the
Democratic Bureau officers will send In
theIr resignNtiOns and give the Secretary
an opportunity Of naming their sue
ceSsOrs,
Mr., George G. Tychenor is prominent.
~ mentioned us Assistant Secretary
Naynanl's most probable successor. He
d now special agent OF the Depart
Mr Parsons, of Ohio, Mr.. A. D.
lynch, Of Indiana, and Mr.. SiCkles are
sid to bc applicants for the office OF
Comptroller OF Currency.
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READING IRON WORKS FAILURE.
A Meeting of tho Creditors In Philadelphia.
Will the Works Go On?

WA W.
PHILADELPHIA, March IA meeting
OF the creditors of the Reading iron
works was held at the office OF the COM
pany, 22O aud 229 South Fifth street,
this city, this afternoon. About three
hundred creditors were present, includ.
ing Mr.. George DeKeim and other rep
resentatives OF the Reading Railroad
Company, which isthe principal creditor.
Tho meeting was called for l o'clock,
and promptly at that hour Mr.. George
+. Baer, the counsel OF the company, be.
gan reading statement Of the assets and
liabilities OF the concern, on which tho
officials have been working since the an
nouucement OF tho failure and which
was only completed this morning.
Press representatives were carefully
excluded from the meeting, and no idea
OF the financial condition OF the com.
pany can bo given until the secretary
issues n copy OF the statement for publi-
cation. ltwas learned from a gentleman
who left while tho meeting was still in
progress that a committee consisting OF
f. W. Swenk, the manager OF the works
ut Reading, Simon Seyfert, director,
and Mr.. Patterson, a large creditor,
would probably DO appointed to conduct
the business temporarily, and that q
committee OF five would be selected TO
formulate some permanent plan Of run.
ming the work. Reading railroad officials
decline to make any statement as to
whether or not that company would be
actively interested In the reorganization
OF the iron works.
A statement Of the assets and liabili.
ties show the following totals: Assets,
s., ,420, ,5O5 90; liabilities, Sl,2O7,7S3 %,
leaving u balance OF assets OF $50l,-
Sl1. The above statement does not take
into account in tho liability column
the capital stock Of the company, which
amounts to Sl,050,0OO. Adding this cap
ital stock to the liability account would
leave IN apparent deficit Of S54S,1S IS.
The report Of the committee appointed
10 make an appraisemCnt may change
somewhat the figures in the asset col.
umn, as those given arc taken from the
books Of the company, which are based
on the original cost price.
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An l;nlIra rnmll, MurIeretl.

ST.. Louis, Mo-, March 7,-tniotmatiOn
comes from Paducah, KY, that Mitchell
Pcobtes and bis wife and two children
were found murdered In bed In theli
home on Duck Creek this morning, Nc
particulars arc given, but II had been re-
ported that Pebbles had received q con-
siderable sum Of money and II 10 sup.
posed that thieves entered the house aud
committed the horrible deed for the pur
pose Of robbery. Great excitement OK
lists In tho vicinity,
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sa,a M IPlNe Iro,iiDV glos,,,

Nm ToRk, May 7,-t'ully $500 pCo.
pie assembled In the American Institute
building this morning TO bO present at
tho auction sale Of California trotting
stock, Tho bidding throughout was
spirited and the largest price ever paid
for q two.yORroldSS20 900 was given
for Mascot, by SlAmboul.MlnnehAha, a
ilnC.slLgd bay. IlO has trotted quarter
Of mile IN 3Sl seconds and was war
warranted 10 20 faster, Tho purchaser
was d, y, Quinton, Of Trenton, N, j.,
Ills principal competitor being j. II,
sChultE, Of Brooklyn. The brother Of
Mascot was sold 70 Nr. sChull for 4, 800
NUhuehta, q bay ally, by ptamboul
brought 81, 800, Mh Schultz being thI
purchaser, Tho total realized to-day
was Sl22,426
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Of private secretary, His father, thu
late Secretary OF War, called upon hil
successor this morning, presumably Il
supply him with information respecting
current business,
Senators Paddock and Hawley, and
Representative Dorsey, Of Nebraska
were among Secretary Proctor's callers
and they subsequently called upon Sec
retaries Blaine and Tracy. No appoint
ment has yet been made to fill the pri,
Yate secretaryship In the Navy Depart
ment, vacated by Mr., Fletcher, and the
assistant Is disCharging the routine du-
ties Of the office. Ex-senator Chandler
called about midday upon Secretary
Tracy and had quite q long chat with
him, In all Of the executive depart
ments located In the State, War and
Navy building, the changes likely to re-
suit from the change In politics OF the
Administration are few In number, be-
cause long line OF preCedents favor a
continuation OF the bureau chiefs in the
State Department, while in the others
the superior posts are mostly filled by
detailed Army or Navy officers,
Assistant Secretary Thompson was
acting Secretary OF the Treasury to-day
at the request oi Secretary Window,
who announced his intention Of de-
voting the day to the reception OF yisl-
tors. A largo number Of Senators and
ex'members OF Congress aYailed them
selves OF the opportunity afforded and
called to pay their respects, and through
out the day the room OF the Secretary
was oiled with visitors. No distinction
was made in favor Of the politicians and
tho general public was largely repre-.
sented.
Secretary Noble arrived at the Inter-
ior Department q little after 0 o'clock
this morning and from that hour until
late this afternoon has been kept busy
receiving visitors. A large number Of
Senators and Representatives called and
paid their respects.
Postmaster General Wanamaker also
reached his department early, accom-
panied by First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson and Chief Clerk
Roy, He visited the offices OF
tho bureau chiefs and other
officials and acquainted himself with
the general location and arrangement OF
the offices OF the several divisions Of the
All OF the higher officials
have rendered their designations, and
without accepting any, Mr.. Wanamaker
has requested them to continue in their
respective Offices for the present at least.
A large number OF Senators, Represen-
tatives and others called during the day.
Col, John NJ, Wilson, OF the engineer
corps, has been placed in charge Of the
work on the Washington AgueduCt ex-
tension, relieving Major G. j. Lydecker,
who will be tried by Court.martial on the
25th instant, for neglect OF duty in con-
nection with this Improvement. This
assignment OF Col. Wilson is in addition
TO his present duties in charge OF the
Washington monument, the Gettysburg
monuments and the Public buildings
and grounds in the District OF Columbia.
In this latter capacity he acts as master
oi ceremony at the White House recep-
tions. He Is also q member OF the
Lighthouse Board.
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THE PARSELL CONlISSIOS.
A Witness TesllHss that he Got q Thousand
Pounds for Spying In America,


LONDON, March 7,-At the sitting o.
the Parnell commission, to-day an ex'
American Fenian named Coleman, now
residing in Ontario, and employed by
the Canadian Pacific railroad, detailed
the outrages in which he took part while
he was in Ireland, He stated that Mac
auley told him the League had paid him
(Macauley) R2OO for shooting Burke, On
cross.examinatlon Coleman testified that
he came from America on his own accord
to give evidence before the commission.
Nobody had promised him money, He
had received Gl,OOO from the Govern,
ment for acting as u spy in America,
With this money he bought property in
Winnipeg,
Mr., Soames, the Times solicitor, testi-
fed that Walsh said he could produce
documents TO prove that Messrs, Parnell
and O'Kelly were connected with the
importation Of arms into Ireland, but he
did not know Walsh's whereabouts,
[LauGhter,l
Attorney General Webster applied for
an adjournment until Tuesday on the
ground that two important witnesses for
the Times were Ill,
The court granted the application and
to the 18th inst,
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A YlouF tjo,sSlbe FORMED,

sr. Louis, March 7,-For the last three
days the milleB Of the winter wheat
states have been holding a secret meet.
ing here for the purpose pf forming q
combine to control The flour output.
Millefs representing Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa, Arkansas, Texas, Illinois, Tennes.
see, Minnesota and Wigconsln were here
and were Joined yesterday by the south.
eastern States, They deny that they
have formed any trust, and while this ID
true In the light that prof atB Will not bO
divided, II Is equally certain that Oon'
bino has been formed 10 control the flour
mOtkeL The same authority las ! that
the winter wheat market 10 also In the
hands Of tho combine, and that An a.
tempt will 10 made 10 manipulate tht
winter wheat market. A rule regarding
commissions on flour was also adopted
The commissioners have been excessive
and the rule provides that not more
than DO or l0C shall DO charged,
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Tile PRESIDENTS CALLERS.
The Numbers Da Not DsCronso-Whisper'
Ing Word for FavOrltes.

The Numbers Dn Not Observation-Disclosures
ingn Word for Favorites.
wAsulSGroN, March 1.-THE callers al
the White House to-day outnumbered
those Of yesterday. 1t was about half
pas, nine o'clock when the President
made his appearance in the official part
OF the house and received tho Intel
Shte Commerce Commissioners with
the State Railroad Commissioners now
In the city. Following them was about
1000 persons who wished to shake the
Presidents hand. The greater number
really called to pay their respects, in
Cluling Senators ind Representatives, ,but
another, and not inConsiderable num-
ber, could not let pass tho opportunity
to whispers word in favor OF their par
ticuIar candidates for various Offices.
The Michigan delegation called by
appointment soon after noon. AS they
have not yet agreed on the man and
place they want, they did nothing more
than exchange formal courtesies with
the head OF the new administration,
After that and until luncheon the Presi.
dents time was taken up in handshak,
Ing with the public. Among those re.
ceiyed were the cOlored editors and a
Texas delegation. Ex.Postmaster. Gen,
eral Key, Cx.Nlinister SchenCk and
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas, were also
among the morning callers.
So many visitors Of the unofficial class
Came to the White House this after.
noon that they formed double and
treble lines from tho doorway to the
gates on the avenue. Most OF them
passed through the building and shook
hands with the President in the East
Room. Yielding to the inevitable, the
PresilCRthas at last given formal notice
that hereafter he will set apart three
hours daily for the reception OF callers,
During the two hours from 10 TO Il
o'clock Senators and Representatives
and other privileged persons will be nd
mllted, while from u to ! the general
public will be seen.
At halt.past 8 o'clock this afternoon
The iint cabinet meeting Of the new ad'
nlhislnIion was held. It was au In
formal meeting Of the newly appointed
Cabinet officers called in order that they
might become acquainted with ont
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A VERY PRETTY SCENE.
Mrs Harrison Presented with mn Elegant
lLube BY the Women,a KnlInT Cnrna.

Nt' Harrison Presented with nn Elegant
iiObe BY tho women's RELIEF Corps.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March IA very
pretty scene was enacted in Mrs. Harri.
sons private apartments this afternoon,
the occasion being the presentation to
leF oil an elegant robe by the General
Lyons WOmcn's Relief Corps, Of ST.
Louis The presentation was made at
!Ae request Of the Association by Mrs.
SSraanncey |. FillCy, President Of tho
NMOlGels Executive Committee OF the
mississippi Valley Sanitary Fairin 1904.
.ntre were present with Mrs. Harrison,
.iI MIs' stone, Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Rus.
,e,l ELL Harrison. The robe, which Is In.
". Mnutu LOT evening reception use, Is a
, Ival' eo!oFed grosgrain silk with square
aln, Taln, llaii sleeves and V front, tasteiully
HyiSoiaIeI voii',i on the reversion panels with
INV, ,iig paintings Of lilaCs In white and
1'le'Cit shades Of lavender.
III addition to the dress there was also
BtSsv9ISd BSIvI to Mrs. Harrison from The
t e,l.l Corps, a pair Of white slippers,
iYvotaIed itaIed with small sprays OF white
'''S, ~ naadpainted; aud Mrs. ChrlStjnC
A., T. G,n,VAaway, the artist who painted the
las TS,'and aud slippers, presented 10 Mrs
I""s1,On, on her own behalf, 4 richly
Som"lr h sypy oil the bible with u hand
'Vuely adorned CuRhloh.
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VESSEL LOST,
Terrible Experience of Her Crsw-HOw
They Saved Themselves,


PORTLAND, OREGON, March IA Port
Townsend special says; Chief Officer
Smith, Of the British bark Port Gordon,
arrived from Quiminalt Reservation last
night on the tug Sea Lion with twelve
Of the crew, He reports that the vessel
was lost at 8 o'clock on the morning OF
February eth by the sea breaking
over the vessel and the ter
rible raging Of the waves from
the south east, which compelled
the crew to lash themselves In the rig,
glng to prevent being washed overheard,
The heavy sea prevented the men from
lowering the boats, as each was lashed
when launched, Two seamen attempted
to swim ashore with lines, but were lost,
The vessel grounded one hundred
iathoms from the shore, The officers
and crew remained in the rig
ging all the forenoon waiting for
the sea TO subside. The after house
was torn away and made into
RATS, on which four seamen got ashore,
The vessel had rope secure to shore
Nlh uekNll w Wy W Bet tl1 ulVA AsHIlus
The steward and cook accidentally fell
ont OF the basket and were washed
ashore, but died shortly afterwards. By
nighttime everybody excepting Captain
Gibbs, who remained on the wreck for
thirty hours, had got ashore. No cloth
ing or provisions were saved. An Indian
village near by supplied the men With
food.
On the second day the captain swan
ashore and sent word to Cape Flattery
for assistance. First officer and nine
men commenced the journey to Cape
Flattery and signalled the tug Sea Lion
and arrived here. Four dead members
OF the crew were buried next day by the
Indians. The vessel and cargo are a
total loss. She was 1888 days from Great
Britain and was loaded with railroad
for the Billiugham railroad,
near Victoria, and was owned in Scot
land. TIE vessel was valued at 500, 900
and the cargo at $0O,0OOr both fully in-
sured,
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1IlE DAY VIM TllB CABINET.
wy H'''' lIu'InF" Transact ed-l.scslying
Callers An Inv.

'''' "G,,"s" ra''s.. Transacted RAJ l'scOlvinS
WMnlyoroy Vo,o,, v.,..,..
Bl,ino 'ON' p,' March "--sccrotarles
,n'a"s,, .' 'fOCIor and Tracy Catno 10 their
','pSavo offices carly tliIsmornInp, bul
II they had anv ldca ~ a,,as'ii.,,, w. ~
Official bu,lncs. ,,,.,' ," ~, "v'euu'"s /"
donel /, '' ~,' "ey must haNo aDah.
no",l " WIeh they saw the number Of
rvOpIe ,S,1n, 4vaitIng them. Senators. Ron.
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MlllTH CAp RAID.
They Take a Young Man From his Home
and AumInIster Thirty I,nsIiea.

They Take Young Man From his Home
and AumlnlSter Thirty LAillsS.
HuNrlSoBuRu, ND, March 7.-white
Caps are again at work In this county,
and arc being encouraged by tho ma,
jority Of citizens. Wednesday night al
Ireland young man named Joseph
serwerheim was taken from hls home
and given thirty laShGs with hoBewhIpl
because he dlsregarlCh a previous
warning 10 yet 10 work or got," The
White Caps also left a bundle Of black
hickory swltChesand notlCS al the farm
house Of Stephen =, Cook, warning hin
that his movements were being watched
and that hO had better carry hlmSel
straight,
Dr.. Harrington, q prominent citizen
was arrested to-day charged with issuIni
fraudulent pension papers, 1le wai
taken 10 indianapolis bya United Statel
Marshal.
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NEw YoRE, March 1.-THE Chamber
bor Of Commerce to-day elected John D.
Rockefeller a member. Ex.presldent
Grover Cleveland was nominated for
honorary member Of tho Chamber,
Alexander Il. Orr made the speech Of
nomination and highly oulogISed the
nominee. Col. Fred A. Conklln opposed
the nomination, He said he had sup.
ported Mr. Cleveland at the polls toI
many high offices and he objected to the
endorsement Of tho eulogistlc scnLl'
tnents In the nominating speech. lie
said II tho tialno was put up without
speech no one would vote against H. a
rising vote was taken, twenty voting In
favor, thirteen agalnst and q few did moi
vote at all. MT, Cleveland WIS there
upon elected an honorary member,
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WASHINGTON, d. G., March 7.-ThC
President gave a reception at tho White
House tonight to Indiana's residents
and visitors to the National Capitol. The
President received his callers In the
blue room, assisted by Vice President
and Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Scott-Lord,
Mrs. Harrison's sister There were SOC
present, including Ex-Governor Porter,
General J. NJ. ShackClford and Attorney
General Miller,
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SIDNEY BARTLETT DEAD.

One Of the Counsel before the Eiect0fai
Commission In tho IfayeS.Tilden Contest.
BosroN, March 7.-sidney Bartlett
the Nestor of tho Suffolk county bar
died last night, aged ninety years. He
graduated at Harvard in 1878. Mr.
Bartlett was one OF the counsel EN-
ployed in the solution OF the vexed Pres
idential question which was submitted
to the Electoral Commission in 1877
He leaves considerable property, his In
vestment in the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad alone being estima
ted at over a million. He was inter
ested in what are known as the Merriam
roads. He was counsel for the Chicago
Burlington &QuinCy railroad and within
the past ten days was In consultation
with the directors concerning the affair
OF the company. HGwas the Oldest sur
viving graduate Of Harvard in point oI
age, and the Oldest but one in point o.
class. From Harvard he received the
degree Of LII, y.
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Tho AIalonIpg In.urance Failure.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March lin an in.
terview at Youngstown, Ohio, to-day
DR.. NJ. S. Clark, one OF the trustees OIL
the Mahoning National Life Association,
which collapsed yesterday, said the
assignment was decided upon at a meet.
ing OF the trustees last November by
reason OF falling of in membership and
an increase In the death rate. "Had We
been permitted" said he, "under the
law 10 accumulate a revenue, this
trouble would have been averted. All
death claims duo to March 2 will be paid
pro rata out Of the assessments received
Those who haEe paid in full will be re-
insured in the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association without paying o mem
bership iee."
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oInlnoripg for Royonve.

ZANZIBAR, March 7.-An Arab dhoW
which has arrived here reports that she
was boarded by an officer Of German
gunboat, who granted her pass. After.
wards she was fired upon by other Ger.
man gunboats and her captain was killed
This news created great excitement
among tho people OF Zanzibar and
crowds surrounded the Sultan's palace
Clamoring for revenge.
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TIE OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Tho Boomers Rushing In ON alI sIdss--Only
the Military Can Stop Them.

tle hlllthty ChH atop 1Hclhs
OKLAHOMA, INDIAN TERRITORY, Mar. Z,
The situation in Oklahoma, isgrowing
critical. Between two and three hun.
dred men have taken up Claims in the
immediate vicinity Of this place. Nearly
all the valuable land on the river bot
tom, from the neighborhoOd OF Fort Re-
no on tho West to the Pottawottamie
reservation on the east has been taken
up and Is held by the usual squatter.
Scores OF men arc slipping In on all sides
and the influx Of boomers by the rail-
road has begun. Last nights train
South bound was filled with passengers
for Purcell, and II isreported that Harry
Hill has started with 400 men. They
will be met here by Col. Cole and sew
eral hundred boomers from the western
border Of the Territory. Throngs OF
anxious boomers who have been wait
ing at Purcell for weeks can scarcely be
held back and altogether the indications
arc that there will be fully two thousand
men here inside Of week unless the
military moves from Fort Reno ut once.
Preparations for raid have been going
on at the Fort for some time, and it Is
expected they will move tomorrow or
next day. The probabilities are, how.
ever, that a raid Of tho soldiers will
only result in scattering OF the squat
tiers through the woods, as they are al.
ready within the limits OF Oklahoma in
sufficient numbers 10 come back faster
than they can be sent out. 1t Is the
universal prayer that tho President may
issue his proclamation soon, and declare
the country open to settlement at once,
and not set the date ahead, as 1t lis feared
hh will do
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A Dlnerenco In Policy.

BERLIN, March 7.-The Boosen Ztilung
says that the United States has proposed
to refer that portion of the Samoan ques'
ton concerning Germany and the United
States alone 10 arbitration. Germany Il
not averse to this, but adheres to the
opinion that the conference to be con.
tinued in Berlin should settle the,ques
tions involving Germany, Great Bri
tain and the United States,
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PlTTSBuaun, Pa, March 1.-THE car.
riage mandatory oi Aaron DOlger, at
Martinsbure, Blair county, was entirely
destroyed by fro this morning. One
hundred road cars and all the tools and
stock was burnt, The loBs was about
S26, 900 no insurance. Mr.. Bolger went
into the shop with glass coal oil lamp,
which OxplOded and caused the fire.
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An 1fIall nlember senlene eel.

DUBLIN, March 7.-Dr. TANNER, MON.
ber OF Parliament for Cork, who was ar.
rested for violating tho Crimes Act, was
tried at Tipperary to-day. He was con.
ylCted and sentenced To three months
imprisonment without hard labor lie
has appealed from the sentence,