Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-20

| nearly all the others on the train retired
for the night. Lancaster was reached at
| 11:20. No stop was made, but the train
ran through the station at reduced rate
| of speed. On the depot platform drawn
| up in line and with heads uncovered was
company of Grand Army men. Behind
them and to the right and left of them
stood several hundred men, women and
children. Harrisburg was reached at 1915
o'clock. Everybody on board the train
was asleep, except the train hands. A
great crowd was in waiting to pay the last
tribute of respect to the departed chief
tain Only the uniformed organizations
and representatives of the legislature were
allowed to pass through the gates, but
hundreds of citizens packed the balcony of
stood In the depot and until it had disap-
peared from view.
All local military and Grand Army were
drawn up in line in the station and saluted
the train. The legislature committee COM
prised almost the entire legislature. The
train stopped ten minutes to make the
necessary changes. Governor Pattison and
staff left the train here. The band played
Nearer My God to Thee" and other ap-
propriate selections during the stop.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The president
and members of his cabinet, who went to
New York to attend the funeral of the late
General Sherman, returned to Washington
at 12:45 o'clock this morning
THEATRE BURNED.
The Grand opera House at Roches-
ter Destroyed-A Hotel Also Sue
sumbs - Mysterious Explosion
Causes the Ffre-The Losses VIII
Probably Foot Up, One Hundred
thousand Dollars.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb. 19.-The
Grand Opera house, a variety theater,
owned by ex-Secretary of State Fred Cook
and Jacob Gerling, and managed by John
D. Hopkins, and the Windsor hotel
were destroyed by fire here this morning.
An explosion, the cause of which is un-
known, was the cause of the fire. 70 &C.
CURED about o'clock. In few moments
the building was in flames from top to
bottom. The stage hangings and
scenery were soon destroyed and
then the body of the house began
to burn. Soon the gallery and
balcony fell, then the roof came down and
after it portion of side wall fell in. The
flames then began to eat into the Windsor
hotel, which stood next to the theater and
in a few moments the roof of that building
fell in, followed shortly by one of the two
front towers.
Below the theater and on the street level
were number of saloons and barber
shop. The contents of these places will
be q total loss. The loss on the theater
will be $62, 900; insurance $4,000. The
loss on the hotel, which at present is not
occupied, will probably be &c. 900; insur
ance unknown. 1t is not known what
loss the saloon keepers will sustain.
THE FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
A Naval DRAFT Ordered Paid the Ma.
tiOnal New Haven Bank-work of
the House.
WASHINGTON, D. e., Feb. 19.-After
passing several bills of minor Importance
the Nicaragua canal bill was taken up on
motion of Mr.. Frye, and became the Jun
finished business"
1t was laid aside informally, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Hoar house bill for the cree
ton of United States prisons and for the
imprisonment of United States prisoners
was taken from the calendar and passed
with amendments. A conference was
asked and Messrs. Hoar, Wilson of Iowa,
and Pugh were appointed conferees on the
part of the senate.
The senate bill to pay $3.50 to the Ma
tional New Haven bank of Connecticut, in
connection with naval draft. was taken
from the calendar and passed.
HOUSE.
The senate bill for the relief of the
Stockbridge tribe of Indians in Wisconsin
was passed.
Mr.. Thompson of Ohio gave notice that
he would tomorrow at O'Clock, if the tes-
timony was then printed, call up the reso-
luton for the impeachment of Judge Alex
ander Boardman of Louisiana.
The house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Allen of Michigan presiding) on
the postoffice appropriation bill.
Without disposing of the bill the COM
mittee rose and the house adjourned.