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Tussday's House Proc.ed,ns..


Tho house endeavored to-day to imi.
tate the national house OF representa-
| tivco In the matter Of confusion.
When " met, II reconsidered the vote
by which Senator Longs bill TO vail.
date deeds to real estate was lost las.
Friday.
Then the house reconsldered the vote
by which II adopted tho adverse rept 1T
OF tho railroad committee on Mr.. Gle.
mans maximum ratio bill.
Aler Mr.. Blair's resolution referring
the four bills under consideration in the
committee OF the whole yesterday had
been passed, Mr.. Judson, OF Pierce,
moved TO 20 into committee of the
whole TO consider the four bills.
Mr.. Mclleavy maintained that tho
bills were still before the committee OF
the whole and It would require two.
thirds vote TO suspend the regular order
of business and take them up.
Mr.. Evans held that the house could
not 10 into committee OF the whole to
consider bills on second reading when
the house was working under the head
OF propositions and motions.
A hot debate followed, in which Mr..
Evans and Mr.. Brown Of Spo, me be.
came involved In "a squabble. Mr.
Brown asserted that an effort was being
made 10 bury anti. corporation legislation
and being called to order reiterated that
he saw no reason TO retract for what he
had said.
"You don't know how" broke In Mr.
Evans Indignantly.
II know how as well as you or any
man on this floor" shouted Mr. Brown.
Being called to order again Mr.. Brown
claimed the right to give back sass"
when he was interrupted.
The decision of the chair was sustained
by u vote OF 40 to %.
rh., hon than va al. rat,, f,,t Ia ~
the whole with Mr.. Judson, Of Pierce, In
the chair and got into tho woods worse
than ever. After q senselcss debate, the
committee struck Mr.. Cleman's bill from
the list and adopted MIR. Feighan's sub.
stitute.
The insane asylum committee pre-.
sented n claim for $3.50 for mileage cover.
the ways and means committee.
A number OF independent military
companies petitioned Tor additional regI.
mental districts and for the reduction Of
the rcguhir stall TO minimum. They
also requested that non-com missioned
officers and privates be paid 30 cents ana
commissioned officers "a regular army
salary when In actual service The petit
iion was referred To the military COM
mittce.
A petition was read from citizens OF
Lewis county fsvoripg the passage OF the
soldiers home bill; referred.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
BY Mr.. Feighan--For election Of coun.
ty attorneys corporations.
BY Mr.. Evans-Governing loan and
savings institutionsi corporations.
BY Mr.. Evans-Rcgulating the insti-
tuition of civil suits In superior courts;
judiciary.
by MIR. Evans-Authorizing county
commissioners TO issue bonds TO erect
county buildings; counties.
by Mi, Herren-To amend section
l603, chapter so, of the code judiciary.
by Mr.. Herrcn--Prescribingp procedure
OF argument in criminal cases. Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Herren-To amend the notary
public law recently passed; Judiciary.
by Mr.. Herrcn--For damages In cases
of personal injury judiciary.
THIRD READING oF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Judson, OF fPierce-Appropria
ting $4,000 for the support of Siellacoom
and Medical Lake asylunis; ordered en-
crossed.
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ALLEGED FAvORITIsM.
The Commit,ee on Harbor. Appoints
Clerk with out rmIss,on.

The house to-day voted to allow its
committee on harbors and navigable
waters n clerk, but before the the nd -
journment MIR Purdy, member of the
com mittee, gave notice that hc would
move to reconsider the vote by which
the allowance was padc.
II was set forth that the committee
hal need of clerk, and appointed Mrs.
llilcy. OF Tacoma, without asking the
consent of tlIe house, as is the usual
custom. Representative Evans swore
heTin, Instead OF the speaker, as is also
the custom.
Me- Brown, Of Spokane. and others
claim thot his Is u piece OF fayoritlsm
anu VIII ma ke hard hght 10 have the
clerk ousted.
Messrs. Pur,ly and Kennedy, who arc
members Of the committee, claim 10
know nothing OF the appointment,
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the office to which you have been ap.
pointed. Communicate freely 10y tclo.
graph the full facts if intoricrod with
further, and immediate action will he
taken" lie also ordered two postotiCo
inspectors TO proceed Immediately TO
Sharon and investigate the whole mat
ter. Attorney General Miller has ordered
of the trouble.
Postmaster Duckworth was recon-.
mendcd for the office by large number
of republiCau Citiypus
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each passenger Tho average rate for the
entiru road rs less ihnn 3 cents.
It Advocates want 90 Drop tho
Name OF stNptoe,

Nh"e OF Nteptoe,
OIYMrIA, Feb. 6.--rho chances for the
crca ton of tho new county OF "steptoc,
though opposed by every member o
the Whitman and Spokane delegations
nrc nevertheless very good. The bill
has been reported favorabiy by tho
house committee ON counties and county
lines, though minority report has
been submitted,
Tho petition asking for the formation
of the county is signed by l,so0 people
claimed TO be bona llde residents OF the
proposed county, while no remonstrance
has been forwarded.
Representative Brown tho other day
teleeraphod to Spangle, Spokane county,
asking what was the matter that no re-
monstrdnces had been sent, and his
message had the effect Of stirring up the
opposition to very lively degree. The
Spanplc Record says that at least three
fourths Of the taxpayers Of the territory
involved arc against the division, but
there is no evidence OF that alleged fact
here. Rcmon stranccs are now being
circulated and signed.
Ii Ia probable that the new county, II
created, will not ! . named steptoe, but
Wright. Tho name originally proposed
was taken from Steptoo butte, the char.
ncteristic landmark OF that region; and
the point where, In Tho sos, Lieutenant
Colonel Steptoe made his famous stand
against the Indians, afterward retreat
ing and escaping In the night. The fol-
lowing year Colonel Wright (afierward
gcneraD defeated tho Indians and, cap.
turing many, executed several of them
near u stream in the southern portion Of
what is now Spokane county hence the
namc "Hnngman creek" Colonel Step.
toe, 1t Is now remembered. af,erward
joined the confederate service, where he
died, and IL is not desired to honor his
memory In this manner. The change
will undoubtedly bc ngreed to.
The biz will not come up for several
days,
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her son has no means of her own. Tho
money given him has been sunk In en-.
deayOrs to rCsusCitato Irish indus.
trial enterprises, ana consequently.
although lie has always been Ian
has from time to time assisted ,1Ir-r
notably, n few years ago, when ho savci 1
the place from being sold for taxes,
The concluding paragraph OF the article
states that to-day there Is In the house
neither fuel nor money and very
small supply OF coarse food, such as
would not bo accepted by u starving
bcgggr.
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MONTANA Politics.
senate Absnntoos To he Fined Hcav-
ily for Not AppsnrIur,

HELENA, Mont, Feb, Tile senate
adopted resolution to-day, requiring
the senator's, including llio democrats
who arc abcntinR Themselves TO
block the legislature, to bo present nom
4 to 10 under penalties ranging from Ap
for the first days absence to $4,000 TOT
tho sixth.
The shcrills throughout the state are
also Instructed to arrest nhson tees,
Senator liccklcr, Of Dawson county, u
already arrcs ted ut Glondivc.
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WAsmrNGToS, Feb s.-Tho president
has issued certificates for bravery to tho
following named enlisted mon oil tho
army; George Arungton, Company Q,
Twenty infantry,
benjamin Burgc, Company u, Twenty
fourth infantry.
Hamilton Lewis, Company u, Twenty
fourth infantry.
Joseph HounF, Company X, Twenty
fourth infantry,
Squire Williams, Company II. Twenty.
fourth infantry,
julius iIossam, Company u, Twenty
fourth infantry.
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THE WATER RBCEDING.
Two Telegraph Operators Drowned al
Orcgan city.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. SIT is rcporit
that two lincmon of the Western CuicJ
Telegraph Company were drowned g
Oregon City yesterday.
The water is now receding ran'dly'
Several corporations have air adv r.
ported their losses by the Hood " d
aggregate a total OF $4,000.
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FOULLY MURDERED.

KANSAS CRY, Feb. s.-.Four bodies
were found thirty miles southeast
of Purcell to-day by two cowboys,
Near by was u movers wagon and har-
ness Tho horses were gone. Tho
nodle; were those OF man apparently
~ anu woman. about the same and q
ol them had been shot.
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IN COEGi,Ess.


WAsHiNGTos. Feb. Z. A Ner the prayer
the speaker stated that the journal clerk
had been busy in preparing tho now
code rules for publication and that con
sequently the journal 0f yesterday :
proceedings was not ready to be pre-
seuted to the house, but would be ready
subsequently; therefore the usual con.
test over the approval ofthe journal did
not take place.
The house transacted only routine
business, and adjourned until Monday.
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He Wants 10 Br Excused From Ser.
Vice ON u tnmmIttee.

WNsHfsDrpv, Feb, G-ln tic cNecu.
tive session OF the senate to-day the mo-
tions made by Mr.. Edmunis with refer
ruuuc Ten the samoan treaty were tabled
wncrcupun Mf. Edmund, stated that
ne desired to- Toe excused from further
service ON thc foreign relations commit
tee.
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The Coroner's Verdict on the Death
of tho servant GirI.

WNsHrNoroS, FEB. q. The coroncr's
inquest In tho Tracy tire Is closed, and
the iury's verdict is that Josepisf
Norle came to her death by the bGt l
ing Of the Tracy residence, aud that tis
cause ui the 10 Is unknown, and that
the loss of life and property was largely
due to It's exceptionally rapid spread.
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WAsHisoToN, Fob.6 Jacob NJ. Cope,
to bc postmaster at rhwnix, Ariz.
Superyisora of the census; n,
Idaho Adoniram !. Plnkhnm. "
Wyoming Homer Merrill.
Aulonu-Chnrlcs =. Clark.
Californla-JOhn s. Sbohnn.
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A THOUSAND FEET TO DEATH.
The Body OF Nicholas Frazier Found
In the Mountains.

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. THE
body Of Nicholas Frazier, who has been
for somo time lost In the mountains east
OF Pendlcton, was found to-day three
fourths OF q mile from where he was las [
seen. He had slid down the side OF a
mountain 600 feet, and his neck was
broken. The body was brought 60 Pen.
dleton tonight.
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AN AoRr,uLruRAL ooLLEoE.
IN Unfavorabic Report on MIR. Law
rcnce'- Bili.

The agricultural committee recon-.
mendcd TINS morning that senator Law
rence's bill to establish an agricultural
college in Whitman county be indefinite.
" postponed. Tue committee thought
best to locate the site by u commission.
Mr.. Ostrander was granted leave to lille
n mnlnrlIN rnnnrf.
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rRE NEW COUNTY MOVEMENT.
Ten Rcmonstrauccs Rsceived Against
the Measure.

Ten rcmonstrancas against the passage
Of the bill creating Stcptoo county ont Of
Spokane and Whitman counties, signed
By upwards of 100 persons have
been received here. The bill and
remonslrances were made a special or
der for February II. One OF the romon.
strances came from spnngle, in the pro
posed new county.
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IN THE HOUSE.
An HhE HOUSE.
4 Dstsiied Report Of Mondsy's and

\ Detailed Report OF Mondays and
Taesdsy's Proceedings.
OLYMPIA, WASH. Feb. 3.--The house
held its iirst morning session in several
wesks to-day
IkzRonucrIoS oT BILIs.
by committee ON counties--To provide
fnr division otcounties.
~ joint committee on roads and high.
uASb--to provide for construction o,
turnpikes aud plank roadways, and au.
shorlzins counties TO issue bonds for th,
esu,e.
~ ~ clsman-ProvidIpg for the pay
1nsnt q ths sfAve,ing sxpsnses of sup,,.
u(cs 594Eps; judicinry.
~; ~ 9tast--for the estahli ishnsu,
q hsaNs; miii,azy.
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THE EIGnT.HoUR BILL.
IL Is indie Hniteiy Postponed by the
House.

Mr.. Rutter's bill making eight hours
n legal workday was indefinitely post.
poned in the house to-day.
Mr., Gandy's amendment making ten
hours workday was first rejected.
The house did not have time to act on
Mr.. Shaws amendment, making the
provisional condition that only eight
hours pay be awarded, before the Jill
was DISPOSED OF
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can appropriate no money to pay him,
aud the members will have to 30 down
into their pockets and make up purse
for him.
Mr.. Eddy and number of other
members said today that they would
willingly contribute.
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The house met at ! ,S0. with sixty.
three members present.
Mr.. Allen presented q communicate or
from the SECRETARY OF state regarding the
number ot assistants In his oiiics; re-
ierred 10 the committee on salaries.
a communication from the superin.
icndcnt OF public instruction was read
II Tecites that under the law he is 10,
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BY Mr., Power olating to the election
of county assessors; taxation.
By MIR. Pickrcll--To regulate loan and
saving Institutions; rejected
by MIR. Cook-Rclating to fences and
providing for fence viewer agriculture.
by Messrs, Minis an,lsMcd Memoir
iai for fb0O, 600 10 improve Gray's harbor
and Chchalis river; passed.
TnInD READING or BILLS.
BY Mr.. clark---For township organiza-
tion; lost.
By Mr.. Allen--Rcquiring dock owners
TO display lights. passed.
BY Mr. Ostrander--I,epealing the law
licensing animals kept for public service
IN stud passed.
BY Mr.. painter--Appropriating si7-
JOS for the maintenance OF the pen
itentlary; passed.
Representative Randall will leave to-
morrow for Spokane Falls. He may pro.
cced 10 Washington on business relative
70 tho opening Of lands In Stevens
county,
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HOUSE pRoCEEDINGs.
A Memorial Asking Congress To Com
firm the Naval Commission Report.

OLyAPiA, Feb. s.-.Mr. Kandle pre-
sented petition favoring the passage OF
q bill establishing a soldiers home.
Mr. Grant offered resolution provid-
ing for tho appointment ofa joint COM
mittce to make arrangements with the
reporters who reported the constitutions |
convention, with view OF transcrlbing
the votes.
Mr., Drsw's memorial asking congress
TO confirm the report ot the com mission
locating navy yard ut PorJ Dremrd
lay was passed alter considerable de-
bate,
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OLYMPIA, WASH, Feb. 4.-Senator
Henry Long hit the nail squarely on the
head this afternoon, when, In the course
Of debate over the proposition to post
B1i1s the passage Of Mr..
snrain,msns s,rss n,,i relative .nsc,., to the
the I,ewis county senator said that Il
was time TO call a halt on the granting
Of 80 many Leaves Of absence TO SO mary
senstors. In m angry voice he applied
the lash 70 the statesmen from both
Pierce and King. who, he thought,
wefc 70 frequently away from their sena-
In the midst of tho long wran,le
that snsued, Mr.. whalley jumped to his
fnet and moved to adjourn, which the
senate caught on 10 as eagerly as a hum
cry. fish would on TO baited fish hook.
Mr. Paynes commissioner bill was
Killed to-day, bat just before adjourn
ment MI. Long gave notice that he would
move TO reconsider the vote by which
u was lost.
Mr.Wood' sbill TO amend an act entitled
m act TO regulate the mode of proceeding
70 appropriate lands. real estate or other
properly by corporations for corporate
purposes, and OF asoortaining and sscur.
ing compensation therefor, was amended,
allowing juries to determine the value OF
ths lands appropriated.
Mr.. Vestai presented a resolution ask
ing that 200 copies Of the senate rules be
obtained for the use of the senate;
adopted.
Mr.. Whalley moved to reconsider the
vote OF Saturday relative to the passage
81 MT. ceoghegan's house Joint resol,i-
ton q, relating TO joint committees Wis
iung the Vancouver school for defective
youth; adopted. The resolution was
then passed.
Mr.. Austin presented n bill from tho
owners OF the steamer Washington Tor
3OO meals and i've days service Of bout
furnished the tide lands committee dur
ing their recent trip. The bill is $500.
MT. Woods motion that Mr.. Kinnear n
BILL ia. relative TO soldiers home.
Thich was Indefinitely postponed yester-
eAy' 70 reconsider. was adopted.
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By the compensation com mmittee-Fix-
Ing the salary OF the clerk Of the suprer 20
court at 5000 year; referred.
By MIR. Evans For the protection of
livery stalt, keepers Judiciary.
by NESTS. Clcman and Flummerfelt
For the organization and government
OF irrigation districts; irrigation COM
nIittce.
Ry Mr.. McReayy-For the protection
ofhotel, inn and lodging house keepers (;
relcrr,N.
By. Mr.. McReavy-TO punish the de-
traudlng oil holcl keepors; Ieniteniiary.
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WAsuisGTos. Feb THE bill intro
ducod In the house to-day for public
building at Butte, Mont, appropristcs
sl00,0v0,
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POWERS MEDICAL BILL
It Is Now Ready for Action
by the Governor.
THE PROPOSED new COUNTY.
Il Is Being Vigorously Pushed. and
May Yet Become an Estab-
lished Fact.

Ot1hffA. Wosb., Feb. 8.--Mr. Powers
medical bill was not considered in the
senate this ate emoon, as was expected Il
would be, owing to the absence OF SO
many senators and Mr.. Luce ingenuously
stated that those absent were all inter
es>sd in the passage OF the bill. The bill
vas placed on general file. Those friend
y TO the bill now claim that it's oppo.
nsnts can only muster six votes.
The discussion Of the bill prepared by
tho library committee In relation to the
stats library consumed fully two hours
In the senate this afternoon. Nick Ow.
lnfs warmly championed It's passage.
particularly that clause giving the libra
RAN $500 yearly. Mr.. Long as warmly
opposed tho pa ssage OF the bill without a
induction OF the compensation 10
5000. Finally. after discussing
The bill at length, the salary
oftho Librarian was fixed ut 81, $50 per
yeas, and the tflle OF the bill so amend.
ID ~ TO create the Office Of state librnri-
On, and ~ 90 amended was lost by q yot Q
ell TO II. A motion TO recommit the
bill was also lost. Lawrence, who had
voted against tho passage of the bill,
Gnvo notice that he would move to re-
oonsidsr the vote on Wednesday.
Mr.. Thompson OF Pierce presented Pc
tttiou nom the military companies OF
Western Washington asking for an in
~. ~l.s "s's =" tne
ss ms Pee.aca was signed oy both
uno mason and buckley rifles, inde-
pendent military organizations
The tide land com mittee reporte,i that
they had aveled ga miles DUNG their
rocsnt trip. had collected a great deal of
information, and would. ina few days'
Introduce n bill reIatinr 10 tho dIsnosi,
tiop OF the tide lands.
T- rurn pv.n,., ~, 49,,
NJ NJ, K;r,,s.r p.,.,,,,. A.
oy MI. hlhncniI Ineihtive 10 the state
pStnt'ngi inuennteiy postponed,
a.. 49,. siS opsru ., cap
~ W. r.s ialu on tne tapie.
n m. ,st e"ro.uc MY escapes
n'nsnes aSc Pse's' o"o''or ihufsoay at z'eo
ociock.
nS lpr omnnttee-suostitute
iior o,is ~ ius ~ anu IN oeing an act IN re-
sa,aoh 20 tne s.atn iioihry iost.
,any, 10y n ~ .rnn,aI d"n,,,ing 20 .ne appoint,
r,as e. y 20 niaue specihi
~, ~. Ei..ny ~ p.,s',, A.
ny e. s, ovia,ns ior the
isigase oi sue"es oh oHciai ponds,
'Ai3 pv on ~ .ne sano, .no, ,,a,,,. .
Providing for an additional superior
ygors porI Juufvs ss. ~ ,ne eoun.ies o, Ming
BY Mr. Psyne-Relatiye TO the inspec-
.,on % anu neasuIenieh' Oh logs, etc. IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
rur RICHMOND DrsPArOH-rHURsDAY. APRIL 10. $780,

host interests Of the schools Of Norfolk for
changes TO be made in tho textbooks now
IN R asv. n. Melville Jackson, of Richmond,
IA In Norfolk visiting his father, DIR. B. u.
| JaeEson, on Freemason street.
Miss Iucy Jones. Of Norfolk city. was
thrown from O buggy in Pasquotank coun-
ty. ". o., on Sunday, and sustained serious
~ IN a souall on the sound Sunday a young
man named Louis Hayman was drowned
near Roanoke Island by the upsetting OF
"S The farmers In the Dismal swamp, the
bio corn section of Norfolk county, con-
tjnna busy planting. Where corn was
nlanfed early il is up md looking beauti-
| full. Their Irish potatoes are also getting
! ahead rapidly now. The present warm
weather is making everything rush on the
farms. ia -
| Queer. Street Baptist church Tuesday
mont and fifteen delegates were elected TO
attend the convention in Richmond TINS
month To take into consideration the poiitl-
cal educational, moral. and financial con-
dition of the colored people OF virginia.
Rev. J. i. White. Of Durham, N: g., IS
assisting Rev. Dr. Burrows IN revival ser
vices AT Freemason-Street Baptist churchl.
new style transfer-barge, Just butt
and brought into port for tho Cape Charles
railroad route, carries tram OF twenty
General C. p. Peck. vice president. of
the Atlantic and Danville railroad, has
brought his family from Minneapolis 10
Portsmouth to reside.
The Joint councils have agreed upon the
purchase Of two sites for public parks III
Norfolk.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10

Miss Della J. Robinson. the first woman
LAWYER TO practice in Boston, was married
Wednesday TO L. A. Sawtelle, well known
in the piano trade. The happy couple are
on a wedding Journey to the capital Of our
country, where Mrs. Sawtelle Will seek ad-
mission to the bar of the Supreme Court
of the United States. Both will continue
to be bread winners-she in the practice OF
law and he in the piano business.
The export trade of New Orleans is loom
ing up. Last week twenty large steamers,
aggregating 8S7, 900 tons net. cleared from
that port for foreign and coastwise ports,
carving ] ,0S7.0O bushels and $40 sacks
of corn, Is, 100 bushels Of rye, q, 0j5 sacks
of oil-cake, 81 ,s73 bales of cotton, 20, 700
sacks of cotton-seed meal. 22l 500 slaves,
and vast quantity OF other articles. The
business is steadily increasing and has al
ready reached wonderful proportions.
A quiet but systematic discharge of the
old conductors Of the Pennsylvania Com
panv has been going on for some time, and
TO-DAY the threeremaining OF arOunddoZen
were decapitated. In every case II inyara-
blv happens that il is the oldest conductors
who suffer. and the term of service OF those
lately discharged averages fifteen years.
The same quiet wedding out IS going on
between Crestline and Chicago and Pitts
burgh and Cincinnati, though the officials
Absolutely refuse to give any reason tor tho
action.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-10
MARYLAND Notes.

Durinp storm at Middleton, Tuesday.
LIGHTNING struck the dwelling OF DIR. >. +.
Beatty, on east Nam street. large, hole
was torn in the chimney and roof, and the
rorret-window was demolished. locust
tree on the farm of Mr.. Herman L. Routzahn
WAS also struck 10y lightning.
The shipments from the mines. OF the
Cumberland coal region for the week ended
SATURDAY,. April 3. 1890. were 64,2l9 tons,
and for the year SSl. g6l tons, an increase on
$50 432 tons "a compared with 1889. The
shipments 10 the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road and TO local points were FOR the week
AZ. 9l3 tons, for the year Cos, 1858 tons, an m
crease of 1893 tons as compared Win
last wear. The shipments 10 the Penn
sylyania railroads for the week were p 500
tons. year 276. 900 tons. an increase of 1O6,-
Gl4 tons as compared with last year.
During the Easter entertainment at the
First Methodist church, Annapolis Mon
dav night. little mouse made its appear
ance in the audience and created excite
mcpt among the ladies. The pastor, Dr.
Huntley, remarked that it was Methodist
mouse and therefore harmless, but he an
nounced that he would give prize for ITS
capture and determination. Inc mouse
escaped his would-be captors. IL IL said
that this mouse does not usually come out
on Sunday, but that 1t always makes lta
appearance at the entertainments gwen
during the week.