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CINCINNATI's SHAME.
The Investigation Into the Board of Pub
lie Improvement.

CINCINNATI, December 2.-Mr. Chas.
Fleischman, was the first witness called
by the Legislative Investigating Com
mittee. His testimony related TO the
fuel gas ordinance. Some of the stock
holders were himself, Mr.. Moerlein,
Mr.. Morehead, Mr.. Carey and Mr.
Amor Smith. The purpose was
to sell fuel gas, not illuminating
gas. No member of the Board
of Public improvements was to be given
an interest in the company. He affirm
ed that the ordinance was bona fde, and
not to raid the gas company as General
Kicked said.
Mr.. G.. NJ. Loe, of the TimeS-Stdr,
testified that he had no personal knowl-
edge of wrong-dolng, but that he saw
and heard things which gave rise to
suspicion.
Frank Kelly testified that Reemclin
ment as gasoline inspector. Witness
was Secretary of the Democratic Cam
paign Committee of which Reemelin
was Chairman. He went TO Reemelin
frequently and was finally told that it
cost money to get his place,
and he would get the appoint
ment as gasoline inspector for 500.
Witness also spoke of $1,000 collected
by Reemelin and Keeting, which was
never turned into the campaign treas
ury. On cross examination he admitted
he had been arrested and sentenced fol-
Illegal voting in 1876, but was pardonet
by President Hayes. On redirect eX
animation he said he had sent witnesses
to Chattanooga To get them away from
Cincinnati when the Owing's case wa!
being examined.
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year, the exports exceeded the imports by
some s., ,S6O, 100, n difference of Sl5, $40, 600,
an amount in excess of the value of the
present visible stock of silver on the Amer
lean market. So, too, in regard TO the
movement of silver from San Francisco to
the Orient; not one ounce Of silver bullion
has been shipped since the first of May,
against an average export for prior years
of from 5000, 900 to $4,000, 900. So that
the present surplus stock Of silver may, at
any time, be augmented by imports or
diminished by exports, and, as the current
product Of silver from our mines
does not differ very widely from
the monthly purchases by the gov
ernment, it is probable that the exist
ing surplus will remain for some time an
impeachment to the permanent and steady
advance of silver. Even ifthe present sur
plus should be purchased by the govern
ment, importations from abroad might, at
any time, accumulate an additional stock
of silver, the manipulations of which by
spectators would result in wide fiuctu-
ations in price. Had the law provided for
the purchase of only the product of the
United States, this surplus would have
been absorbed ere this. and rs none would
have been imported for speculative purpos-
es no surplus would have been accumula-
ted. The withdrawal OF the entire silver
products of our miners and smelters. which
amounts to nearly one-half the worlds an
nual output of silver would probably soon
create shortage abroad, and this in turn
would cause steady and permanent ad-
vance in price
The balance of the report Is devoted
TO minor supplemental reports, tables
and the discussion OF subjects OF lesser
import.
The report shows that the circulating
mediums of the country have almost
doubled in the last 90 years: the present
total of gold, silver and United State
bank notes being almost $500, 900
the latter only showing decrease o
nearly Sl20, 100000.
The circulation per head in 1870 wa!
about $50 and at present it is S2l.
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They Mnnt Recount..

WASHINGTON. December .. - The
House Committee on the Eleventh Cen
SIS held It's first meeting Of this session
to-day aud heard a delegation Of repre-
sentative, from New York and Brook
.vn vnnncerling recountS of the pOpula-
uol o. the Two cities.
Iu. N.w York delegation consisted
o. Ne,,-,. Flower. Cummings, Lacy,
Sea5a and Dlnphy and Wm. Men.
Smr Mayor Grants private secretary.
Nt tEr a>scd the committee TO
g-antalara. Dg the resolutions in
rDll-.l a ,ae House yesterday by
Ne>sr' Flower ll Cummings, proyid-
I-s iHr O. rnrll1to' New York
Nr Dllael 0f Minnesota, the chair
man of tie committee, said that he
l-'--ai Che request was proper and it
was agreed tO hear the arguments on
Friday morning.
Nassr>. Campbell, Magncr and Clancy,
a ..e Brooklyn Congressional delega-
a9a. also appeared before the commit
,'e. and Mr.. Campbell said that at the
Proper time he would ask on behalf Of
Brooklyn that action similar % that
@aol .u the request OF New York be
aker
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THE ELECTION BILL.
., 7,ygy Up BY THg REPUBLICAN SEN
STE AND CONSIDERED
s Party Vo,s-Ths Party VII Push Il
lS,B. No.wiihsaaiing The Rssaks
g,aoas-Ihey VII Never LsaTa.
Proceedings O. Congress

..x.roN. December At the
..o of tle hour in the Senate to-
....i 20 thc calender, Mr.. Hoar
,. nrlcced Go the consideration
r.-s..b bin to amend and supple
-. .r..riou laws Of the United
-a provide for the more eiii-
,l. ..-..mert oi such laws. Mr..
msnl,d the yeas and nays on
The yeas ana nays were
-.. Vote. strictly party one,
y.a,4I. nays sd. 10 the elee-
ee.takeu gp and Che clerk be-
t- The reading went on
iv vanlto empty chairs up to .
,i.r under che .uleS OF the
diminished business from the
>,-A came up, being the House
.t.- tbc adjustment os ac-
,N.-O->, wor6men and me-
v"- der the eight hour
ej 90 proceed with the
u. the election law, and
-credagainSt that motion.
animated discussion, the
ra, taken ON Mr.. lloar'S mo-
..--.teiWith thcelection bill. and
creed .0 by strict party vote
... r4r- s0 The clerk resumed
.rg Of the bin, which was tn-
..I.l.r $3.50. aud the Senate adjourned.
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BUILDING NEWS.
News of Interest Gathered In the Work
shops-Building Notes.

Sweeney Il Son yesterday made the
first shipment of plate glass machinery
to the Pennsylvania glass works at But
Ter. Pa.
The Whitaker mill was closed down
yesterday morning on account Of a
shortage of natural gas, but resumed
work in the afternoon.
Harry Myers is building double two
story frame dwelling. in Alley f, below
Thirty-ninth street. 1t will contain
six rooms, and will cost 81, 300.
Beltz, Flading & Co. have received 4
contract to build double two-story
frame dwelling on the Island for A. q.
Windsor. 1t will cost about Sc, 900.
The two-story frame dwelling which
is being erected on Water street, below
Fortieth. by \. c. Fisher, for ChaS.
Gegner, is almost completed. II will
cost about s., 800.
The packers and stampers at the Red
Letter tobacco factory were moving
from the first to the second floor yester-
day. The first floor will be used as a
storage and shipping room.
Contractor Irwin Emhoff will soon
start work upon double two-story
frame residence for Joseph Jones in the
old fair grounds addition on the Island.
1t will cost about $4,000.
The Bcllaire Stamping Company will
put machinists to work on dies that
were rendered useless by the recent
fire. Nothing will be done as to further
improvements until the insurance Is
adjusted.
The alterations upon the South Side
bank building are almost completed. Al
additional room has been built TO tn,
ianitor's residence, and workmen were
Yesterday engaged in putting in hand
some plate glass front.
The BenwOod nail factory closed
down on Monday for an indefinite
period, on account of an Overstock OF
nails. Several orders have been placed
in the last few days, however, and the
prospects are bright for an early re-
sumption of work.
The Chaplinc street bridge over Cald.
wells run will be finished tonight
when work will commence upon the ap
proaches. Yesterday che sidewalks
were laid, and the work of paving Will
fire brick commenced. The grade o
the street will have to be- raised on eaci
side of the bridge.
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M. rrnnk.. ArnortLonment San

WASHINGTON. December 2.-In the
House to-day Mr. Frank, oi Missouri.
Introduced for reference bin making
ll app0rtoument of the representatives.
u Congress under the eleventh census.
To provides that after the th.ri of March,
1898. the House of Representatives, shall
Doe composed of 313 members, to be ap-
p0r,i0ued among the several states as
follows: Alabama @. Arkansas Is. Cali
.ornia e. Colorado %. Connecticut O..
Delaware 1, Florida ., Georgia II,
idaho !. Illinois 80, Indiana IS.
lusl %. Kansas :, kentucky n. Louis
naa Maryland g. Massachusetts i3.
N gan T.. Minnesota e., Mississippi
D. Missouri IS. Montana 1, Nebraska o.
Nevada l.. New Hampshire ., New Jer
,ey :. New York "a. North Carolina .
North Dakota ], Ohio 81, Oregon %
Pennsylvania 3O. Rhode Island %. SOutl
Carolina Be- south Dakota /, Tennessee
10, Texas l3. Vermont ., Virginia ~
Washington 90. West Virginia ., Wis
cOnsin 10. Wyoming /.
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STAGE STRUCK.
Two Girls After a Years Wandering Glad
to Get Home Again.

LEXINGTON. Ky. December 2.-JuSt
a year ago l3-year-old Octavia Willing,
and l9-year-old Nellie Champion, left
their homes at Winston. Miss Willing
had 500 To her credit in bank at the
time she left, but drew out only 500 OF
IL. Miss Champion raised about $500.
There seems TO be nothing on which to
base even a guess rs TO why the girls
left or where they went.
4 clue was obtained by accident at
Charleston. :. c. Then began a
chase that reached every principal city
OF the United States east of Omaha.
| Indefinite clues were obtained at many
points. Saturday they were located in
this city, but the find was kept secret
until friends Of the wanderers arrived.
The young women were frantic with
ioy az the prospect OF going home.
They said they had become stage struck
and went first 70 Atlanta, then 10
Charleston. They had a few week,
regular employment only, but after
ward got work in ''SpectacularS. They
had decided TO 90 home, and reached
Covington. when their money became
scarce, and they stopped. The parents
! have spent 5000. and travelled aS many
miles In search OF the runawayS.
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Frozen Up.

ALBANY, \. Y, December 2.-Super-
intendent Hannah said to-day that all
the water has been drawn off the Erie
canal except on this side of Little Falls.
There are over fifty boats frozen in on
the Erie canal, about forty between
Schnectady and Amsterdam, and about
a dozen at Crescent. Assistant Super
ntendent SimonS is still directing the
operations of the ice breakers between
Schenectady and Amsterdam, and Su-
perintendent Hardin is at Crescent
with tug and ice breaker try
ing TO get the boats which are lying
there through to tide water. The car
goes of the stalled boats consist prnci-
pally of barley and lumber and num-
ber of shippers are following the boats,
So that in case the boats cannot get
through they can be stopped at some
convenient place where the cargoes can
be easily transferred to shore and trans
ported to their destination by rail. The
boat men are protesting against moving
through the ice, claiming that it dam
ages their boats with the result of danger
of their sinking.
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HELD NY rnE ENTMN.

Those play patrons who have for so
long time been regrctting that Amer
lea has too few works Of distinctiyely
native character, will find an oppor-
tunity To welcome one Of the worthiest
of our dramas tomorrow night. when
William Gillette's celebrated war play.
"Ileld by the Enemy" will be presented
at the Opera House. The author has
not only provided strong drama Ia
"Iield by the Enemy" but he is said 10
feel some pardonablc pride IN making a
military play that Is consistent with all
the technical tactics employed by his
soldier actors. The War Department Is
said to have furnished him with author
tY for all the military matters he has
employed, and before II was first pre-
sented to the public was subjected 10 a
very careful revision by Gen. William
7. Sherman and other officers OF ex-
pefience. Ii will be given here with
all the New York scenery and by a COM
Of admirable artists.
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WASHINGTON. December 2.-ln the
rr.. Mr. Harmcr, Of Pennsylvania,
resented the petition OF citizens OF
Philadelphia iu favor Of an amendment
..tbe Mckinley bin. allowing q rebate
HI. anbrobcu packages of smoking to-
1890 and snuff. Referred.
The senate bili referring to the Court
fC'aims thc claim of the Chesapeake
Female Co,'cge for property DESTROYED
lering the war Vas passed. The oili
loo considerable discussion, during
a0Icn Mr.. Wheeler argued the omission
section sd of the Tariff bil. from the
enrolled .opy rendered the entire bill a
ulO,E.
Tile speaker va'uiy yudoavored TO
..,fn. Nr. Whecicr's remarks 20 the
.n under discussion.
Fr.y Mr.. Stone. who has charge Of
t. yielded ten minutes % Mr..
W. eho proceeded to quote pre-
support of his position that
a.al, tariff bin was @ uuliity.
>a4'e i0nt resolution was passed
llrl.l- the printing OF the annual
arr, % the Chief OF the Bureau OF
Statistics on International commerce.
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Chambers Attempted Shift.

CONCORD, n. H., December 2.-The
special session of the New Hampshire
Legislature was called to order to-day.
Mr.. Green, of HopkintOn. moved to re-
fer the subject of the qualification OF
members to the Judiciary Committee.
This afternoon the committee were
unable to report, and an adjournment
was taken until tomorrow morning.
This reference of question to the Judi
ciary Committee is understood that a
compromise has been affected by which
the session may be speedily terminated.
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AND IN DAYLIGHT! !
4 CASHIER OF 4 PACKING HOUSE IS HELD
UP
And Thirty-two Hundred Dollars Secured From
Bin, While the Thisfs Partner Covers
an Intrudsr-Bssdss il Beats
Train Robbery All Hollow.

CHICAGO, December Elm broad day
light this afternoon Joseph y. Asher.
cashier of the Allerton Packing Com
pany, one Of the most extensive at the
stock yards, was held up in his own Of
flee in the packing house by two un-
known men Of granger-like appearance,
and relieved OF $4,000 in cash. lie was
commanded to empty the money into a
canvas bag which was held out alongside
the revolver. Eighteen hundred men were
working in the packing house, OF which
the Office is 4 part, but when the man
with the gun twitched the weapon a
trife, and said harshly, I'm nervous
and this may go of il you don't hurry
the cashier hurried. A teamStcr en-
tered the Office at this moment. Before
realizing the situation he, too. was COW
cred by the second strangers revolver
and both escaped in buggy.
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Tramps Killed.

CINCINNATI, o., December Two
tramps got on the rear platform OF the
last car OF an incoming train on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road last
night at Lockland to ride to the city.
They were discovered soon afterwards
by the conductor, who stopped the train
and ordered them off. The got off on
the side of the other track and almost in
front of a north-bound express. They
gave no heed to the conductors warn
ing and were caught by the engine, one
being xii ed outright and the other
fatally wounded.
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BUFFALO BILLS REPORT.
He Says the Sensation in the Indian Coun-
try i Critical.

try Is Critical.
New YORK, December The Herald
has received the following dispatch from
W. F. Cody buffalo Bill .satetat ~
dan, y. d.:
In answer to your telegram asking
for the latest and most reliable infor-
nation regarding the religious craze
among the Indians, have just arrived
from the Sitting Bull and Chief Gall
country. When | left yesterday they
We're still dancing-mcn, women and
children They said they were going to
dance all winter, and If they did die
they would come TO life again in the
spirit, and they would not be cold and
hungry this winter.
In this part of North Dakota Sitting
Bull is the great diSturber and prophet.
The situation is most critical. II it was
spring there would be war, and as the
| Indians are so well armed and mounted
many homes would lay low and many
[ thousands of innocent lives would be
lost. Troops are arriving daily and get
ting into position, thus giving unpro-
tected settlers more confidence. lfGen.
Miles can't handle this question no other
man need try. The Indians are wait
ing the coming Messiah. Winter has
set in, and If the Messiah does not get
4 move on himself the wind will blow
through his whiSkerS so rapid that he
will freeze.
wv. +. Copy BUFFALO BILL"
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The Bank stood II.

PHILADELPHIA, December The
run on the keystone bank continued
with undated vigor. The crowd began
to collect shortly before 10 o'clock, and
when the doors were spened, the crowd
swarmed into the Building. All per
sons presenting checks for 500 or less
were paid in currency, but any whose
demands exceed that amount are paid
only the 500 in cash and are given clear
ing house due bills for the balance. by
an arrangement with the clearing house
banks these due bills will be hOn0red at
any bank.
Towards o'clock the run on the bank
seemed 70 have been broken. The line
of dep0SitorS that early in the day COM
pletely encircled the building, rapidly
dwindled down and very few took the
places Of those that had received their
money, or m clearing house due bills.
The prOmptneSS with which every check
was met and the heavy deposits made
by number OF business houses restored
confidence In the stability OF the bank
and by two o'clock the run was over.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A
THE FAT MEMS CLUB.


This heavy comedy was produced at
the Opera House last evening to good
audience. The adjective must not be
interpreted in this connection. The
comedy is heavy in strictly literal
sense. for Mr.. j. c. Stewart tips the
beam somewhere In the neighborhood
of 800 pounds 80 and he Is as
funny as he is weighty. He
has number Of exceptionally clever
specialists with him but he Is the life Of
the play, and kept the audience In q
continual roar while he occupied the
boards. Though IL Is the widest kind
of farce Mr. Stewards acting is deli
cate. consistent and never oyer-straincd.
The Fat Mems Club" Is an improve
ment on the Two Johns" In which
this heavyweight comedian was last
seen in Wheeling. II you want 10 laugh
go and see it. 1t will be produced
again tonight.
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MAY Start LIN Again.

FINDLAY, O., December 2.-The Wer-
ner Cooperative Window Glass Com
pany. of this city, has shut down on ac-
count of an alleged temporary financial
embarrassment.
The cause of the trouble is said to be
the failure of some of the subscribers to
the capital stock to pay up their assess
mentS.
The factory, which started with the
September fire and gave employment to
about sixty hands, has had no time as
yet to realize on its product, and the
operating expenses have thus far been
paid out of the capital stock. Efforts
are being made to adjust the difficulty,
and if successful the factory will start
up again in day or two.
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Asked for Food and Got Bullets.

Chicago, December "A strange
tragedy was enacted in the southern
part of the city last night. Rose Mar
tell. French woman % years old, fatal
ly shot an unknown man and the reason
for the killing cannot be- ascertaincd.
The woman is under arrest and tells a
peculiar story. She says that man
raped at her door and asked for some
thing to eat. She told him she had
nothing to give him. She alleges that
he then stepped inside the door and de-
manded her money. With remarkable
GOODNESS she then asked him to get hei
a drink of water. As he went into 4
rear room she got revolver and as ht
again appeared fired two bullets through
his body. Two policemen heard tho
shooting, entered the house and found
the man lying unconscious on the floor
He had not life left to tell the story.
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own account as Parncll's representa-

own account as Parnell's representa-
tive.
Dillon admits that the present crisis
has seriously complicated the situation,
and holds himself in readiness to return
home at once ii Mccarthy considers his
presence and that Of his associates nec-
essary.
Meanwhile the question as to the dis
position of the funds secured on the
present tour will not down. The dele
gates announced at the outset that they
were representatives of Parnell and
that the money contributed would be
forwarded TO treasurers at Dublin ap-
pointed by Parnell. The collection
books issued by the promoters of the
local demonstration have the statement
on the covers that money raised would
be handed to the Irish delegates
to be forwarded to. Mr.. Parnell
The members Of the local executive
committee, however, are now divided on
the question whether this pledge should
be carried out. Some contend that il
Parncll is deposed he can no longer be
regarded as proper recipient of the
funds, and that they should be entrust.
ed TO O'Brien and his colleagues and
used at their discretion. This view,
however, is strongly antagonized by an
influential element in harmony with
Harrington, and a serious hitch in the
distribution Of the money thus far sub
scribed here seems inevitable. Should
ParneN be deposed the same troubl,
would be likely to occur at every plac,
the ENJOYS might visit.
Mr.. Harrington, in the course Of al
interview, said: Il do not despair OF
peace being established in our party
If leading men on both sides can be in
duced to refrain from the use Of AM
bitter language in the course OF thi
controversy am strong in the hop'
that a short time will bring about bet
ter Judgment aud more harmonious az
tion." He said that Mr.. Dayitt woull
not have much influence In contro
versy of this kind, as the people Of Ire
land believe him to be unfriendly to Mr.
Parnell's leadership even in the best o
times.
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ORDERED TO THE FRONT.
Bustie and Excitement at the Head
quarters of the Sixth Cavalry.

quarters of the Sixth Cavalry.
DENVER, Col, December 9.-The
following telegram to the Associated
Press from Fort Wingate via Coolidge.
\. NJ, was received this morning:
The greatest excitement prevails at
the present writing (l:3O a. M. A
dispatch was received by Gen. Carr,
from the War Department, directing
that the Sixth Cavalry proceed with the
least practicable delay TO TT. Meade, S.
n. Hundreds of lanterns were seen
fitting to and fro, and men and officials
were hurrying hither and thither.
Gen. Carr was up in moment, super
intending and giving orders to expedite
the movement. The General has had
much experience with the Sioux, and is
most eager to meet some of them again.
Wagons were loading baggage all night,
and horses are being shipped as fast as
possible.
IL is believed that i'm from 10 to IL
hours the whole regiment will have left
here on its way To the front. This
speaks volumes for the gallant Colonel
and the galloping Sixth. who have
braved over l. years in Arizona and
New Mexico of the most harrasSiny of
Indian warfare. Lieut.. Col. Marrow,
with Troop q, Sixth Cavalry, will join
the command at WatrouS Station, \.
NJ. which will make in all total of
seven troops at headquarters of the
Sixth Cavalry. They will arrive in
Denver probably Wednesday.
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A NIb.OOO Flre.

PIrTsBURG, December "A fire oc-
Cured at Booth Il Films terra Gotta
works. on Bedford avenue. at $3.50
o'clock this morning. The fire origina-
ted in the boiler room and spread TO the
other buildings, and resulted IN the
whole works burning down with the cX-
ception of the kilns.
The fire was not cxtinguiShcd until lO
o'clock. George Albertson, the man
ager OF the works, states that the dam
age will be between $4,000 aud 5000.
1t is fully covered by insurance.