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SMASHED THE SALOONS.
Indignant Women of Lathrop, No., Demolish
Two LiquOr-Selling Establishments.

LATHRoP, Mo-, Feb. For some months
past two saloons have been permitted by
the city authorities to be kept open in de-
fance of the lOosl-option law. Lately
serious disturbances have occurred in both
resorts. This SO disturbed the ladies of the
city that they determined to AXE some ac-
ton in the matter. To determine the nature
of such action, an indignation meeting was
held to-day. About one hundred ladies
were present, among them being the wives
of some of the most prominent men in
town. At the meeting it was decided to
break up the saloons, and the
ladies lost no time in executing the
decision. They proceeded in q body.
first to the saloon of Thomas Ward. He
had notice of the ladies' intentions, and had
barricaded the doors of his saloon. But
the crusaders were not to be stopped by
such obstacles. They battered in the win
dOws, broke down the doors, demolished
the saloon-fixtures, rolled the barrels and
kegs into the street. burst them open and
allowed the liquor to flow into the gutter.
From there the ladies proceeded to the
saloon of James Carroll, whose saloon was
also demolished, and his stock of LIQUOR
poured into the gutter. Three drug stores
were visited and their proprietors were
given notice that their establishments
would be treated like the saloons If they
did not cease to sell intoxicants in violation
of the law. About 81. 600 worth of LIQUOR
was destroyed by the crusaders.
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M0NTANA'S RUNAWAY SENATORS.
Fines Imposed by the Republicans-One of the
Ascending BOurbOns Arrested.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 7.-When the Sem
ate met yesterday and none but Republic
ans answered the roll-call, resolution, pre-
pared by the Lieutenant-governor, was
adopted. requiring all Senators to be pres
emit on Feb. s. at 10 A. NJ. Another resolu-
ton. also prepared by the Lieutenant-gov-
ernor. provides that members absent with
out leave shall be fined as follows: For first
days absence, $50; second, 500; third. 500;
fourth, 300; fifth, $500; sixth day, 81. 600.
Then another resolution was passed author
izing the President of the Senate to issue
duplicate warrants for the arrest of absent
members to sherifis or other police officers
in the several counties in Montana.
Following these instructions. Lieutenant
governor Richards sent kilograms to
all the sheriffs in the State, with
the result that Senator Becker of
Dawson county was arrested at Glen
dive. yesterday afternoon. He wired to
Helena for n lawyer, INT an attorney left
for that point last night. 1t is understood
that a writ of habeae corpus will be applied
for by Becker. who is the only man ar
rested so far. h action of the Repub-
lican Senators has aroused the Democratic
representatives, and they say that even If
Senator Becker is brought to Helena under
arrest. they will prevent his being taken,
against his will. into the Senate chamber,
even it it requires force of arms.
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wARRING WHITES AND BLACKS.


ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 7.-Information comes
here that mechanics and laborers, white
and black, working on the Brierfield,
Blockton s. Birmingham railroad. IN Bibb
county. Alabama, had q desperate fight
yesterday, in which two whites were killed
and three wounded. A correspondent says
a strike is in progress among the work
men. growing out of the employment of
negroes by the contractors. and numer-
u personal fights occurred yester-
day between the whites and negroes.
Late last night. while a party of
whites were passing through a strip of
woods to their quarters they were fired on
from ambush by O band of concealed
negroes. and two whites, Dennis Carney
and TOney Bracken. were instantly killed.
and John Bolton. Pat Lawler and William
Cunningham seriously wounded. The
negroes Immediately fled, and it is not
known that any of them were hurt. The
whites organized and went in pursuit. and
If the negroes are overtaken they will be
slaughtered without conjunction. The
camps are remote from any stations. and
definite information is difficult TO obtain.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Leading lawyers here,
in interviews. say that in their Judgment
the imprisoned Anarchists can receive TO
Senision ~ The TTn;,ad Satas L
Court may be: that there is no claim of
error in the lower courts, and that If the
federal court holds thatthe prisoners should
have been present in the State Supreme
Court when the sentence of the lower court
was affirmed its effect will merely be to
send the prisoners before that tribunal for
a reaffirmation of the sentence of the lower
court. The lower court sentenced them to
be hanged. and If the point is sustained
they would have TO undergo that penalty
unless they could again prevail OH the Gov
ernor to commute their sentences, as was
done by the Governor then III office
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Cardinal Pecci's condition is hopeless.

Mr.. Loring, the American minister, will
start from Lisbon on a leave OF absence ut
the end of the month. He will spend his
leave in Italy.
1t is reported that King Milan is a victim
of melancholia. His gambling debts trouble
him and he threatens suicide. he has to
be closely Watched at all times.
1t is reported in Rome that England and
France have invited Italy to consider the
conditions upon which they will collectively
recognize the President of Hayti.
While the engineers of the twin screw
British cruiser Barracuda were testing her
boilers off Margate yesterday, a cylinder ex-
ploded, killing two men and iniuring ten.
A dispatch to La France, from its Corea
correspondent at Obock, states that the
Somalis, instigated by the English. at
tackled a French caravan en- route to Har-
rar, and massacred three persons belong
ing to 1t.
The remains of the Duke of Montpensier
arrived in Madrid from San Lucar, yester-
day, and were conveyed to the palace OF
the Escurial. They were followed by a
cortege comprising the ministers of state.
court officials and civil and military a u
thorities.
The Pope, though much affected by the
condition of his brother. Cardinal Pecci,
who is dying from pneumonia, yesterday
pronounced absolution from the Pontifical
throne on the occasion of the anniversary
of the death of Pope Plus TX.
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CLERKS FOE. ooNenessMEN.

Bill Reported to the House Providing a seo-
Rotary for Each Member.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE committee on
accounts has reported a bill giving each
Representative and Delegate in Congress
the right to appoint a clerk, to be paid at
the rate of 500 a month from the public
treasury. The committee hold that the
business of Representatives, in Justice to
themselves and their constituents. demands
that they should have clerks as well as the
Senators: that their correspondence is SO
voiuminous that they have not time out
side of the active sessions of the House for
the examination of the various measures
to be considered and the questions
connected Herewith, and that they
require some one 10 look after the interests
of their constituents as TO claims and PEN
sions. business in the land ana patent
Offices and other matters that Represent
atives are constantly called upon to attend
10. This Is not a new subject IN Congress.
but has been up repeatedly, and while
nearly every member belieyesthat he needs
a clerk, a majority has never been found
of sufficient courage 10 pass a bill proyid-
ing for them. Whether the movements will
succeed this time or not Is a question.
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NORTH DAKorA,s LOTTERY BILL

Its Promoters Will Lose Caste with the Adj
ministration-How IL II Viewed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. THE news Of the
passage by one branch of the North Dakota
Legislature of a bill chartering and legaliz-
ing a lottery in that State has attracted
much attention in Washington official
circles, in view especially of teiegraphio
advices that this legislative action is in~
behalf of a branch of the Louisiana Lottery
Company, against which the P~ostoffice
Department and the Department of Justice
have been waging a contestf for many years
At the White House it is intImated that
reports have reached the President that
persons who had been appointed to Office on
were candidates for appointment were pro-
noting this legislation and 1T was added
would likely prove fatal to them. Afurther
remark was to the effect that IL was "not
believed to be possible that the new State
would adopt a measure that would put so
indelible a stain apon its reputation
Postmaster-general Wanamaker said, VITA
reference to this subject: las Postmaster
general / cannot be interviewed upon the
subject of legislation enacted or proposed
by q State. except TO express my regret that
the mails OF any of the machinery of the
government should be used TO any extent
in any part of the country for the further
ance of lottery schemes; but az q citizen 1
am free to say that 1t IL a cause for greas
alarm when q new State proposes to spread
this evil over a new country. and extend a
species of gambling that ruins the young
and deludes the ignorant for the enrich-
ment of a few INSCRIPTIONS stockholders
If this kind of legislation is to succeed,
Congress must be invoked TO enact laws to
suppress this iniQuitous business every
where
Il was ~astonishee, beyond measure"
said Attorney general Miller, to-day, ito
hear that any bill of that kin had gone
through one branch of the North Dakota
| Legislature. ] had hoped and believed
that the day for the charterlng of new lot
teries had gorz by. i had supposed that
| the only reason for the existence of a lot
terry anywhere in the United States was
| the fact that IL had become, By a sort of
prescription, SO entrenched In some locale
ties that it could not be easily removed.
That the Louisiana State lottery, for in
stance. is a great public evil, / think, is
generally conceded. and ] as little expected
the Legislature of North Dakota 10 sane
ton a lottery as that the Legislature Of
Massachusetts would legalize polygamy."
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BLIZZARD IN THE NORTHWEST.
The Worst Snow-Storm of the Season RaginI
The Weather Growing Colder.

The Worst Snow-Storm of the Season Raging
The Weather Growing Colder.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Feb. IA dispatch from
Winnipeg. Man., says the worst snow
storm known in Manitoba for many years
has been raging for the past t%wenty-four
hours. The main streets of the city are
piled with drifts three feet high, the
schools are closed and business is prac-
tically suspended. The trains from the
east, west and south are all from six to ten
hours late. The Manitoba train for st.
Paul steamed ont with three engines at
tached, this morning. 1t Is the heaviest
fall of snow since 1882. The wind is blow
ing q fearful gale, but no fatalities are
feared. IA the thermometer is high.
From Cedar Rapids, Ia. comes the report
that a fierce blizzard from the Northwest
struck that place about 8 o'clock this even
ing and Is still raging with undated fury.
The thermometer has fallen about thirty
degrees in the last ten hours, and is grow
ing colder.
At Sank Center. Mimi, a genuine bliz-
gard is prevailing, which bids fair to block
ade the railroads and other travel. At
Stephens the worst storm within the recol-
lection of the oldest inhabitant is raging.
The wind is from the north, and the air is a
cloud of snow. The mercury registers ten
degrees below zero, and tis growing colder.
At Minnewaukan, n. d., the roof of the
courthouse las blown off. Reports from
many other points indicate that the storm
is unusually severe.
The blizzard of tonight seems. from
specials to the Pioneer Press. TO be con-
fined chiefly to the Red river valley. and is
raging furiously at Fargo, Pembina and
other points in hat district. The wine was
fifty miles an hour at Pembina and similar
reports come from other points.
Il. &C.,.
central Illinois report severe snow-storms
raging in those sections. At Fort Wayne
the first snow of the season fell. and at
nightfall il was three or four inches deep.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

How the Kaiser's Labor-Reform Idens Are
Regarded ut Home and in Russia
BERLIN, Feb. THE Post, of this city,
while recognizing the humane sentiments
and the absence of prejudice that actuated
the issue of the imperial DEGREES. says 1t is
unable to shut it's eyes to the fact that the
path upon which the government has thus
entered is one of great difficulty. and not
devoid of danger. 1t recalls the failure OF
Napoleon III. who, in 1863. announced a
European congress before he had obtained
the consent of even one other power. The
Post compares the optimistic critics who
have handled the subject with encouraging
words to persons advising a friend TO Jump
into an abyss of unknown depth.
The Journal de st. Petersburg says the
project of Emperor William for the ameli-
GRAFTON of the condition of the work
ingmen will arouse sympathy every
where. No government but n con-
sciOus of its own power could attempt
such q task. because. in the event of failure,
none but such a government would possess
the necessary means to prevent those
wrongly understanding its intentions. or
seeking to turn them to their own purposes,
from disturbing the public peace and caus.
ing disquiet among the labor element OF
the ~cOuntrv-
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subsiding at Portland.

PORTLAND. Ore, Feb. THE situation
here is more favorable. The water has
fallen several inches and is rapidly going
down, but even yet the only means of trav-
cling on Front street is by boats, the water
being too deep 20 permit pedestrians to
walk on the street, even with rubber boots.
No correct estimate of the damage ear be
obtained until the river recedes within it's
banks. Both bridges across the river,
which were threatened for two DAYS past,
have stood the pressure and are now
thought to be out of danger. About 1.4O0
sacks of delayed Western mail and a large
number of passengers arrived here by boat
from Dalles, last evening, having been
transferred from the Union Pacific train at
that point.
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His Early Convictions on the SubjectAwakene6
by Repeated Conversations ard Arguments
with Postmaster-General Wanamaker.
North DakOta's Lottery Bill Condemned
in Official Circles at w Washington.
Movement to Provide Each Congressman with
Clerk-Tinner FAM to Testify at the Cap
ital-Sicux Reservation to Be Opened.
Due to Postmaster-General Wanamaker'sl In
fuence-Tbe Ex-Speaker's Health.

Due to Postmaster General In.
Huence-Tbe Ex-speaker's Health.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-As was stated in
these dispatches a week or ten days since.
Samuel j. Randall was baptized and re-
celved into the Presbyterian Church upon
the confession of his faith. and il now ap-
pears that his conversion is due to the
Christian influence of Postmaster-general
Wanamaker. The latter has been a regu-
lar visitor to the chamber OF the ex-Speaker
ever since the latter has been i'll. Seldom
has a week passed since midsummer that
he has not called at least once. and usually
twice or three times. The converse
ton on these occasions has led tn
religious questions. and Mr.. Wanamaker
has finally convinced Mr.. Randall of his
duty to make a public confession OF faith
and attach himself TO some church. The
ex-Speaker received n religious education
In his youth. and his farIily are frequent
attendants upon church services, but none
of them have ever received communion ex-
cept bis oldest daughter. Mrs. Lancaster.
who joined the Catholic Church q few
years ago. shortly before her marriage.
Mr.. Wanamaker's arguments were ad-
dressed to Mr.. Randalls reason. snd no at
tempt was made TO us5 the iniu-
ence that is ordinarily excrted up
on those who are near deaths
door. 1t was purely an intellectual
recognition of the doctrines Of the Chris
tian religion, for which Mr. Randall has
always felt and expressed great respect.
but to which he has never given any study
or thought. 1t was by Mr.. Wanamaker's
advice that he accepted the Presbyterian
creed, and when be expressed a desire TO
see a clergyman the Rev. DIR. Chester was
called in.
Mr.. Randalps friends do not believe that
he will ever be able to resume his seat in
Congress. The nature of his disease will
cover sufficiently to leave his house, the
excitement and responsibility of has po-
sitIon as leader of the Democratic side
would be too great for him to endure
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General Weather Conditions.

FRIDAY, Feb. z, z P. NJ.
PREssURE.-The barometers are high
west of the Mississippi. excepting from
Montana northwestward; east of the Mis-
sissippi the pressure is low; the low area
last night from Minnesota ~northward and
that from Texas southwark have joined,
moving eastward; they are central tonight.
with 29.6S over Lake Superior and with
%. 70 at New Orleans; on the Atlantic coast
from South Carolina northward the barom-
eters remained high.
TEMPERATURE.-Ten below zero and less
is reported from Manitoba; zero and less
from North Dakota and central Minnesota
n~orthward; 20 and below from Nebraska,
western Iowa and Lake Superior north
ward; 80 and above from Kansas, Missouri,
eastern Iowa, Indiana and the lower lakes
southwark; 40 and above from western Mon
tana and Wyoming southwark. and from
northern Texas, Arkansas and southern
Tennessee southwark; 10 and above along
the Gulf coast east OF the Mississippi and
in Florida.
PRECIPITATIoN.-hains Tell from Missuu-
ri, central Illinois, the Ohio valley and
Virginia southwark; heavy rains at Nash
willie t2.02l, Vicksburg Q.SS) and Pittsburg
1.2Sl: snow fell in Montana. South Dakota,
Nebraska. Minnesota. Wisconsin, Iowa,
Michigan. Indiana. near the lower lakes
and in New York.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.

Local Forecasts.
For Indianapolis and vicinIty-For the
twenty-fonr hours ending SP. NJ. Feb. s.
Slightly colder; fair weather. ECE
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. z, 8 p. M.-Forecast
till 8 P. NJ, Saturday:
For Indiena and Illinois-Colder; fair
weather; northerly winds; cold wave in In
diana and northern Illinois.
For Western Pennsylvania-Snow and
rain; southwesterly, shifting to northwest
erly winds; colder on Sunday morning; cold
wave.
For West Virginia and Ohio-Rain or
snow; colder; north westerly winds; cold
wave in Ohio.
For Michigan-Snows; colder; northerly
winds; cold wave.
For Wisconsin-Fair weather; colder;
nOrtherly winds; cold wave.
For IOwa-Fair weather, preceded by
local SHOWS In northwest portion; colder;
nOrtherly winds; cold wave.
For MinnesOta-Fair weather; colder;
northerly winds; cold wave.
For North and South Dakota - Fair
weather; winds becoming southerly; warmer
Sunday morning.
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THE CRIME OF CAIN.
Wick Stewart Fatally Stabbed by His Brother
at q Dance Near Msrtinsville, Ind.
,c,al 70 the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINsvILLE, Ind, Feb. AT q coun-
try dance, held at the home of Columbus
Dillender. last night. seven miles south of
this city, Wiley and Wick Stewart. broth
ers. got into q dispute over the ~latter's
right to dance. The former. who was man.
aging the dance, accused Wick of not hav-
ing paid for admission. Both were drink
ing, and. after a few WORD 'ecided to 90
out doors and settle the lite. Wiley
drew his knife and plunged nto Wick's
left side just below the shou. blade. He
went Immediately home M told his wild
owed mother what he had done. Wick was
brought home In q buggy and a physician
from this city hurrledly summoned. The
physician says he thinks the knife-blade
entered the lung, end that the yonng man
cannot recover. Wiley is still at large.
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RACINE. Wis. Feb. For seven days
tasted food-solid or ~liquid-and expects to
continue her fast two weeks longer. Mrs.
Burritt. for q long time. has been q sufferer
from dyspepsia. aud was unable TO secure
relief by medicines. Ten days ago, made
desperate by her sufferings. she determined
to try fasting as a remedy, and fixed three
weeks as the period she would abstain from
all food. At the end of the seventh day she
appears strong, and in very good health.
The first two or three days fast she was
somewhat weak and experienced a craving
for food. but now she has. in O great meas
ure, recovered from both. She has no
doubt that she will accomplish her self-im-
posed task.
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FLOODS AND sNow-sLIDEs.
Railroad Tracks Covered for Miles with an
Immense Avalanche.


Immense Avalanche.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. THE extent of
the damage by the late rains to the Oregon
IL California railroad. between Ashland
and Roseburg. $50 miles north of here, can
not be estimated even approximately, but
is very heavy. The railroad, from Grants
Pass to R%oseburg, is covered with one con-
tinuous slide. The streams all over south
ern Oregon are reported as high, if not
higher, than in 1861. A report reached
here late last night from Glendale. of an
immense slide on the railroad half
q mile south of West Fork in Cow
Creek Canyon. The slide came from a
high mountain down to the bottom ofl1the
canyon. a distance of eight hundred or one
thousand feet. covering the track and fill
ing the canyon. The report says trees are
standing on the slide the same as they were
when 1t started from the summit. The
water backed up in the canyon for a dis
lance of three miles, and Is five hundred
feet wide and from fifty to seventy-tve
feet deep. The tunnel there is filled with
water. The creek is trying to cut through
the side. but the earth is damned so tight
that 30 far it has not given away. Tele-
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idly as possible. The ventilation of the pit
has been restored, and this greatly. faclll-
pathetic incident in the work of rescue was
the finding of the bodies of a father and
five sons lying in a group. They had not
been burned at all, and they appeared to be
calmly sleeping. All of them had DIED
from suffocation. Several of the men who
had volunteered for the work of rescue
were made sick by handling the burned
bodies, and were obliged to come TO the sur
face.
One hundred and seventy bodies have
thus far been taken from the pit. and it Is
believed thatsthe total number OF persons
killed will reach 100.