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but 1 almost wish had failed. AS it is 1
must stay. We never resign, though the al
tentative, death, seems to be assured US here
in this trap of building"
A. NJ. Cox, Superintendent of the City
Delivery Division, and 3. j. Solomon, his
deputy, are loud in their protests against
the crowded condition of affairs, for they,
perhaps, feel 1t more than the overseers of
any other department. With them all is
hustle. and each employe seems to have to
make trip from one end to the other of the
room every few minutes. In the Money
Order and Registry departments, in the
newspaper-roOm and Carriers Department
the employees are required to stand still most
Of the time, and when they have arranged
the mail about them they are fixed for half
hour anyhow. So when Superintendent
Cox says the place is a shame to civilized
community, and that the Board of Health
could with propriety take cognizance of the
ill-ventilated rooms, his words must be
given full weight.
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DISSOLVED BY LAW.

Retirement of the Bankers and Mer-
chants Life Insurance Company.
Last October suit was commenced by
the people of the State of California against
the Bankers aud Merchants Life Insurance
Company to procure its dissolution. The
concern was incorporated in December, 1885,
but rendered itself amenabe to the fine Of
$500 under Section 451 of the Civil Code by
certain acts and omissions. Yesterday
Judge Finn rendered decision in favor of
the plaintiff and appointed A. G. Booth re-
ceiyer, also imposing the fine of $500. Pre-
siding Judge Wallace declared the fine valid
and the company formally went out of exist
ence. There are between ten and twenty
concerns in California similar to this one
and which will continue to exist only so long
as the State deferS action against them.
The Observation-Disclosures Badlam, Will
lam II. Brown, Isaac Trumbo. Thomas R.
Hayes and Richard r. Allen-anticipated
the result Of the action, and, besides paying
all outstanding claims, have reinsuTed tLNir
pOlicy-hoders in the Home Benefit of New
York. There is now sufficient money on
hand, or at least in the course of collection,
so they state, 10 meet all contingent obIiga-
tiOnS.
No appeal from the decision of the Superior
Court will be taken, the damaging effect of
legal proceedings upOn the compauy's busi-
ness having already placed beyond them
any possibility Of recovering their financial
standing.
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REFUSED PROJECTION.
Chicago Officials Viii Not Detail a Force
Police for Laeksnn park

CnlcaSo Uncials viii Not Detail Force of
Police for jackson Park
CHICAGO, Feb. 16-PreSident Gage OF the
Worlds Fair Directory sent a letter to
Mayor Cregier to-day. calling his attention
to cases of the intimidation Of wurkmen by
the unemployed at jackson Park, the dan
ger OF serious labor riots and the necessity
of police protection. The Mayor directed
the corporation counsel 10 draw up an
opinion, and the conclusion was reached
that the city could not undertake to keep a
force of police on the grounds in anticipa-
tton of trouble, bat in case of a riot police
would be sent 10 suppress it. The request
Tor such force, however, must come from
the Park Commissioners, not from tile con-
tractors or Worlds Fair officials, although
the Commissioners are not on the ground
and seldom in session. The main points
made III the conclusion are that the
trul of the Commissioners and
provided with their own police force, and
therefore the city has no right to interfere
except by request of the Park Commissi on
erS. Second, II the report is true that the
Italians employed are aliens, they are not
entitled to police protection as, under an
act passed by the State Legislature in 1889,
1t Is made unlawful for any board, commis-
sion, officer or contractor, acting for or un-
der any municipality, TO employ aliens.
The point IS made that this law is appli-
cable because the city has raised So, 600, GOO
bonds in support of the fair The force of
park police IN jackson Park at present
does not exceed half dozen men, and is OF
course wholly inadequate TO cope with the
mob which might number anywhere from
800 to 1000 men
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ACTION FOR LIBEL.
The Suit of an Ex-superior Judge Against
Modesto Editor.

Inc suit OF an EX-Superlor Judge Against
Modesto Editor.
MODESTO, Feb. 1G.-The civil case of ex-
Judge A. Hewet VS.. S. ID. Hanscom came up
for trial in the Superior Court this morning,
Judge Harris of Fresno presiding. The ac-
tion is for $4,000 damages upon two counts
against Hanscom, who rs editor ana pro-
prietor of tie Modesto Herald, charged that
between the years 1864 and 1868, Hewet,
as County Clerk, was guilty of mtlfeas-
ance in office, and at the general election in
1887, while Inspector of Election. lie folded
up ballot and deposited in the ballOt-box
for man named Joe Hayes, who was TAX
en- to the polls too drunk to know what was
being done. The only scene of interest to-
day was the objection made to entering OF
ex-Dlstrict Attorney Kittrell, as counsel Tor
defendant, on the grounds that he had
drawn up two criminal complaints for
Hewet against HanscOm upon matters EN-
bodied in present civil action.
After listening to the evidence the court
overruled the objection.
EX-Congressman Budd of Stockton and
L. j. HaZen represent the plaintiff and l..
j. Maddux and Genkral }. Il. Kittrell the
defendant.
The case is crea ting much interest on ac-
count OF the prominence of the plaintiff,
who is an eX-SuDerior Judge. The case will
probably last several days as n large num-
Der oil witnesses have been subpenaed.
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DEADLOCK BROKEN.
Election of United States Senator for South
Dakota


PIERRE Is. Dak.), Feb. 16 One ballot was
taken for United States Senator to-day, re-
sulting as follows: Sterling So, Ttipp 8,
Campbell l, j. II. Kyle of Aberdeen Qnd.)
70. Necessary to choice, 20.
YANKToN Is. d., Feb. 16.-Rev. James
II. Kyle, elected United States Senator to
succeed Hon. Gideon o. Moody, at Pierre.
this afternoon, is native of st. Lawrence,
n. y, about 81 years old, and is q Congre-
gatiUnal minister Of broad views He was
ordained as a Congregational minister in
1884, and has since held pastorates at
Crested Butte, Colo; Ipswich and Aber-
deem, ). Oak. Last summer he accepted the
position of financial agent for Yankton Col
lege, and in the State election last fall was
elected State Senator from Brown County
on tie Independent ticket, The nOmina-
tion was against his inclination, and during
the campaign he took no part in election
affairs. Early in the contest at Pierre,
which has resulted in his election to the
United States Senate, he was asked to be q
candidate for United Senator in the Inde-
pendent caucus, but refused until it was ap-
parent that it was the only possible chance
for the Independents. He is staunch Pro-
hibitionist, and was a Republican before the
last election.
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CITY CEMETERY.
A Bill Framed Providing for Its Re.

Bill Framed Providing for Its Re-
moVaI.
There was another meeting in the Mayors
Office yesterday afternoon in relation to the
City Cemetery removal and its occupancy
by the Government as fortifcation, Mayor
Sanderson, City and County Attorney burst,
Frank McCoppin. r. P. Hammond and
Harold Wheeler present - the two last
named representing the Real Estate Ex-
change.
The purpose of the conference was to dis
cuss bill to be proposed to the Legislature
aimed to pave the way for the great scheme
in hand. This bin provides first for the
closing of the cemetery, then the removal of
the bodies to another plat purchased and
the dedication of the ground to a public
park. 1t also provides that if any portion
of the cemetery is sold or condemned tina
proceeds Should be used as a Cemetery
Fund to purchase other lands for cemetery
purposes within or without the county
limits; also. in the event of the cemetery
being transformed into a park, placing the
same under the jurisdiction of the aTthori-
ties having charge OF other public parks.
The matter was to have come before the
Board of Supervisors last night to be ap-
proved and sent in charge of Il com mttee to
Sacramento. but for some re aSon it did not.
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MINE ON FIRE.
Four Men Reported Killed and Several Others
Injured.

PITTsBURG. Feb. 16.-The Meyer mine,
near Scottdale, Penn, is on fire. -Four
bumpers are known to have been killed and
six or seven men are reported missing.
There were fifty men at work when the ex-
plosion occurred which set fire to the mine.
The FIRE was kjndled by miners lamp
which dropped to the bottom of a 1O0-foot
shaft. kindling the accumulated gas and
causing terrific explosion. The mine caught
fire and large fan used for ventilat!ng pur-
poses was destroyed and the interior was
soon mass OF flames. Moutz Creek has
been turned from its course into the mine.
The Meyer coke plant was one of the largest
in the region and employed 500 men, They
had refused to go out in the recent strike.
Tonight the fire is still raging in the
Meyer mine. Three men are known to
have been burned 10 death. 1t is rumored
that ten or eleven more Hungarians are in
there, but the officials deny this, and say
that all but James Waddell and John and
Robert RDhevel have been accounted for.
The mine will be flooded.
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THE HOUSE.
Taylor cffers an Apology to Pithian-Eulogie
of the Iate General Sherman

Aayiol SnerS an dpolcgy 70 f1Inla1-huioSles
of the Late General Sherman.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Iu the House to-
day E. b. Taylor, rising to a personal ex-
planation. apologized for language he had
used against Pithian of Illinois, ir a recent
debate. Pitnian accepted the apology in
the same spirit in which it was made
The conference report on the Army APP
preparation Bin was then adopted and i'm
mediately thereafter the House went into
Committee Of the Whole OH the Indian APP
preparation Bill.
Without disposing of the bill the COM
mittee rose.
Cutcheon, Chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported resolutions ex-
pressing the sorrow of the House at the
death of General Sherman and speaking
III enlogy Of his career, etc. Brief addresses
were made by Cutcheop, Grosvenor, Outh-
waite, Henderson of Illinois, Cogswell
Vaudeyer. Williams of Ohio, and Wheeler
of Alanama.
The latter voiced the sentiment of the
Confederate soldiers in expressing sorrow
at the death of General Sherman ana
teSttyiGg to his great military skill and
ability.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The Speaker appointed a COMMITTEES 10
attend the funeral. and the House ad-
iOurned
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from Australia announcing the Australian
unionists have agreed TO block all federation
ships arriving in Australian ports that have
been loaded or manned by non-union men.
Railway men, car men and others connect
ed with dock labor are arranging to refuse
to accept goods from or deliver goods to boy
cotted vessels after Monday. when the war
will become general. To-day unionist
workmen refused to tranship cargoes in
the Victoria docks from federation vessels.
The outlook of the dockers' strike here and
in Cardiff is most serious. N-w Zealand
mutton has advanced one penny per pound,
with the prospect of further advance.
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a REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Drift Of Sentiment Was Against the Free
Coinage of Silver

IolnaBe OF oliver.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The caucus OF
the Republican members Of the House was
slimly attended tonight, not more than
seventy-five members being present. The
silver question occupied the greater
part OF the session, and the drift of
opinion Of those present was against
free coinage. Perkins of Kansas and Bar
tine Of Nevada spoke for free coinage and
Walker of Massachusetts against it. Hen
derson of Illinois, Kerr of Iowa and Ander-
son of Kansas were Inclined toward more
liberal silver policy, but believed that addi-
tlonal legislation on the subject at this late
day was unwise, for business and
political reasons. Cannon spoke against
free coinage and further legislation on the
subject He favored giving the Subsidy
nnppnng bail ana other important measures
tlon was adopted that the Secretary be in
structed to request the immediate presence
and continued attendance of absent Re
publican members during the remainder OF
the session. Adjourned.
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of so much talent should not be able to find
better use for her powers than the pa try
and ignominious employment of presenting
an ideal of womanhood that degrades it to
the level Of the tiger and the ape. For the
The statement goes to the root of the sub
ject of Sarah Bernhardt's acting. The men-
tai constitution of this actress is devoid
OF every element of greatness, and.
while her temperament is dramatic,
and her executive faculties are brilliant, her
individuality is frivolous and inferior to any
impulse other than colossal vanity would
prompt, or would permit any woman to
come into public view in such character as
that OF Sardou's Cleopatra. The part has
no: shred of decency to cover it, and worse
still. 1t has not one fiber of nobility to exait
it. or one tenor of poetry TO beautify II, or
one thrill of heroism to redeem it,"
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and there are sixty of us. That would mean
about three feet square for each man were
it not for the pillars and cases, tables and
racks, sacks and safes and everything else
that goes to make up the paraphernalia of
postal-room.
No one can select clear space FIVE feet
square in the whole Postal Department. l
am iostled against my neighbor and my
neighbor against some post or case until life
is hardly bearable."
"Oh. you don't have much to do, any
how; this is only small town and it's all
bosh about your having much work to do"
at is, is it? Well, l can tell you some
thing about that, too. There are distributed
every tuenty-four hours in this department
no less than $4,000 letters. and they keep us
busy. know how hard l worked to pass
the civil service examination to get here,
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Besides the $4,000 letters delivered daily
there are 10000 boxed in a space of 6x50
feet There are also 100000 letters sent out
in the mailing department. The City Deliv-
cry Department. which comprises the gen.
crowded.
In the paper-room, which is dark and very
uninviting. there are daily 175 sacks of over
land papers and 200 from other points, in
GLIDING the city papers, handled by the few
employees who can make their way over pile
after pile of thesmail.
There has never been any man enter
this office who hasn't remarked the squalor
and thoroughly inadequate equipment of
these departments," said Postmaster Bacl1us,
"and l hope some one at the East will wake
up to that facto
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Sixty Employees Distribute Eighty Thousand
Letters Daily in Room Thirty by
Seventy-Five Feet

"If the California delegation had to stay
few hours in this coop it wouldn't be tell
ing us TO stir ourselves about getting new
building; they would do as they PREACH"
said perspiring employe at the Postofice
yesterday.
Take look at us in here and see how
we are cramped for room. We have an
irregularly shaped room about seventy-fve
in length and thirty feet wide to work in
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DllcnS vppvoitivn ia -.~... -
fCatiOn.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA World special
from Bahia says: Americans who have
been led to believe that Blaine's CONNER
cial treaty with Brazil is a settled
fact win be interested to know that
the treaty has not yet been ratified, and that
Is not likely to be. No binding action can
oe taken by the Brazilian Government until
the Constitution is adopted, ard then il is
safe to predict the treaty will he rejected.
The mercantile community views the pro-
posed treaty with great dissatisfaction. Ex-
porters find that by the terms of the treaty
before. so far as trade with the United
States Is concerned. Resident English mer-
chants and the representatives of London
firms Will do their utmost to indu ce the
British Government to come to their rescue,
and protests are being drawn up to be for-
warded to Salisbury.
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QUAY'S DENIAL.
The Pennsylvania Senator Makes
a Statement.
line Accusations Made by His Enemies De-
nOunC6d as Malicious FalSehOGdS.
A Relut2tlOn Of the Charges Of Embegzle-
ment, Bribery and General
Political Corruption.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

WASHINGTON, Feb !16.-Senator NJ. S.
quay addressed the Senate this afternoon in
retutation of the charges that have been
freely made against him. He said, in part:
Never, probably, since Alexander Hamil-
ION was hunted to his death, has any one in
public life been pursued so persistently and
Indignantly. The field of malign effort has
been the entire Union. The assaults were
OF character so monstrous as largely to
car ry with them their own rcfutation. Were
1t otherwise l could not remain, nor would
my constituents permit ME to remain, a men,
Der OF this Senate. Now, when no heated po
htical conflict is raging, when neither hope
nor lear can be deemed the inspiration of
my utterance, l choose briefly to confront
accusation with truth.
THE FIRST CHARGE.
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BERNHARDT'S CLEOPATRA.
William Winter Adversely Criticizes tn,
French Actress

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Of Bernhardt's
Cleopatra, as given tonight, William Win
ter writes in the Tribune: In Cleopatra,
precisely as in ia Tosca," the accom-
plished French actress displayed herself
and her faculties and her peculiarties with
liberal prodigalty, and with abundant and
often admirable technical skill, but the chief
impression that she conveyed aud the essen
tlal drift OF thought that she stimu lated
were philOsophc rather than professional
Ihere may be persons TO whom the stage
embodiment of a licenti0us and ferocio9s
female is impressive and delightful-a thing
worthy to be achieved and desirable to be
seen, ouI I0r sane and thoughtful OBJ
server the impression left by Bernhardts
performance of Cleopatra is an impression
OF regret that woman so clever should
make herself SO absurd, and that an actress
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A Banker Chareed with MurdOr.

CLARKs (Neb.), Feb. 16-Banker S. B.
Cowes was arrested at Columbus this morn
ing while ON the way to Omaha and charged
with the murder of his WIFE
The complaint was sworn out by ex-
Sheriff Gregg. COwles had made no secret
OF his leaving, and requested those who
were suspicious to swear out the iEforma-
tion before he left, as he was anxious to
have the matter determined at once. He
went back from Columbus on the first train,
and will press the case to an immediate
hearing
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is HE JACK THE RIPPER ?'
Conviction That the Police Have Finally
Caught tie Whitechanel Assassin


Caught the Whitechapel Assassin.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The latest discovery
in connection with the Whitechapel murder
bids fair to connect Sadler, who is now in
custody, with the crime. The police have a
dangerous-IOoking knife stained with blood
and showing traces Of having been recently
washed. The blooi stains have been exam
ined microscOpically by surgeon and he
has no doubt the stains are from human
blood. The knife has been traced to the
possess ion Of Sadler
From the time it became known that Sad
Ter was arrested and formally charged with
the murder of "CarrJty Nell" the greatest
excitement prevailed in and about White
chapel. The Stepuey Police Station, where
the prisoner was detained, was surrounded
by vast crowd of people, mostly women.
Wild threats Of lynrhing and tearing the
prisoner to pieces were made by the more
excited Of these females. When the man
was removed 10 the Police Court an I'M
mense force of police was employed and
every precauton was necessary TO prevent
the mob from lynchinE the prisoner.
Opinions differ as to whether the murder
er is Jack the Ripper" The inhabitants
of Whitechapel believe that he is, but the
police have not committed themselves TO all
opinion on the subject.
The prisoner adduced an admission from
one OF the witnesses that his Che priSOner's)
face was scratched and bloody when he
was seen in the coffee-shop before the mur-
Der. The prisoner was remanded
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DI RUDINPS POLICY,

Belief That He Will Establish Closer Rela-
tions Between Italy and France.
LONDON, Feb. 16. - Berlin and Vienna
newspapers consider Di Rudini's exposition
of the Italian Governments policy appro-
pirate in view of the difficulty of his posi-
ton.
PARIS, Feb. 16-The French press well
come the Marquis di Rudini's statement in
the Italian Chamber of Deputies yesterday
as promising move toward amicable rela-
tlOns between Italy and France
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A DARING ROBBERY.
A Wallet Containing Many Thousand Pounds
snatehed From a Clerks Hands

LONDON, Feb. 16--While a clerk from the
Bank Of Scotland was standing at the coun-
ter Of the National Provincial Bank, in the
act of making a deposit to-day. he was ad-
dressed by stylishly dressed stranger, and
while the conversation, which only lasted a
moment or so, was going on man, evil
IDENTIFY an accomplce Of the stranger
snatched from the clerk wallet containing
bonds and checks representing many thou
sand pounds and escaped. He has not been
captured.
The amount obtained by the thieves was
nearly &I2OO0
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The Silver Pool.

WASHINGTON, Feb 16.-Before the Silver
Pool Committee to-day x-Representatiys
White Of New York said the testimony Of
Congressman Taylor, to the effect that he
bought silver through Whites firm thIee
days alter the act was passed, was correct
The firm never bought silver for any other
Congressman than Taylor, nor for any Sem
ator or other Government employees. He
knew nothing of the alleged pool.
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A Passenger Instantly Killed.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 16.-A large rock fell
from the Duquesne Heights this morning
and crashed through passenger car on the
panhandle Road, instantly killing Clara
Fleming, aged 10, and seriously injuring
three Others, all students of Duff's College.
The rock was loosened by the heavy rain
which was prevailing.
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Critical Condition Of Ben Al; Hapgin.

New YORK, Feb. 16.-The condition of
Ben Ali Haggin, who has been i'll at his
home for some time past with pneumonia.
has changed for the worse. serious re-
lapse set in last night. and he has failed so
rapidly that now his family entertain but
slight hope Of his recovery.
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The Eire Bell.

A coal oil lamp exploded in the dwelling
Of Mrs. Mary Mckenna on York street, be-
tween Mariposa and Santa Clara last night
about II o'clock. An alarm was turned in
from Box 146, and the flames were subdued
after causing loss of $50 to furniture.
A false alarm was turned in from BoX 153
at II :52 O'clock
The alarm at 80 o'clock this morning was
for fire at 2206 Fillmore street. Loss $500.