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LABOR QUESTION IN ENGLAND
The Government TO Appoint Commits
sion to Deal With 1t.

The Government TO Appoint a Cornmfs-
sion to Deal With 1t.
New YORK. Feb. 2S.-A IyiJatne Lon
don special says: In announcing the in
tention to appoint royal commission to
deal with the labor question, the Govern
ment has made an excellent electioneer-
ing move. They have realized that tho
country is getting weary of the Irish
questions, and that the split in the Irish
ranks will paralyze home rule and kim
dred demands for some time to come.
Both political parties fully realize that
the workingman has found his power in
the franchise, and means to use it.
To what extent the party wire-pullers.
will control the workingmen'S schemes
and aspirations remains to be seen, but
the whole tendency OF the party polite III
these latter days has been for each side to
outbid, if possible, the terms of its oppo-
nents. This principle has been illus
trated III Irish politics, as well as in Gues-
tions connected with labor.
Up TO the present moment the commits
SION has not get been constituted Much
interest prevails as to who viii be Sc
lectetl. 1t is doubtful whether the Prince
Of Wales will undertake the chairman
ship, for the work viii be heavy, and the
commission VIII be required to mako
every possible speed to complete its la
bors. 1t may even be necessary TO APP
point sub-conlmissions to de,i! with par
ticular branches OF some questions under
review
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FREE COINAGE BILL.
Minority Report Presented by the
House Coinage Committee.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Representa-
tive Bartine of Nevada, in behalf of the
minority members of the House Coinage
Committee, to-day submitted report in
1avor OF The passage OF the silver free
coinage bin
The report begins with an expression
of regret that tho majority DELAYED the
report SO long as tp render 1t practically
Impossible Tor hcHouse te-t,9nsider the
biI curing the PRESENT Congl-eSs.
The minority report says:ts.We have
no doubt of the ability of|$be United
States 10 establish and mainsain double
standard, even without Euff9Fean co-oT,-
Grafton, and .predics that ff1he Cniiea
States adopted free eoiGagesit yToi1ld ~
ceiye support from the pfineinal ,laTioI,s
OF the old world. !"
III conclusion, the report admits tl,a
difficulty of toreezlsting the actual result
OF financial legislltial, bst saws: s.|ye
frruly believe the complete restoration
OF silver VIII iaure 10 the best Interests a..
the country. We do not pretend 10 on
tertain belief that the question OF free
coinage involves any such alternative as
national prosperity or national ruin We
believe, under amy systein of finance at
all likely TO be adopted, the American
Republic viii move steadily forward, and
our people Will continue the happiest and
most prosperous upon the face OF the
earth. 1t IS only question OF what is
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ABANDONED AT SEA.
The Steamer Iowa Reported in Sink
f,lrr (,Cnr,d

The Steamer Iowa Reported in Sink
ing Condition.
New YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Captain of
the steamer Pennland, which arrived
here from Antwerp, reports that on
February 22d he sighted the Warren Line
steamer Iowa in a sinking condition.
The British steamer Chester, for New
York, was taking off the crew of the
Iowa and will bring them to this port. 1t
is believed they were all saved. 1t is
thought the Iowa had been in collision
with an iceberg.
BosToN, Feb. 29.-The steamer Iowa.
reported abandoned in sinking condi-
ton at sea, was valued at S250,0O0, and
had on board cargo worth $350,000. The
amount OF Insurance carried is not known.
The Iowa was screw steamer of 2, ,S04
tons. She was built in 1879 at Liverpool
by X. Evans & Co., and was owned by
George Warren & Co. Her dimensions
are as follows: Length, 37S feet; breadth,
43.9; depth, 80 feet.
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ILLINOIS sENAToRsHIp.
The Republicans May Try to Ele,
Director-General Davis.

The Republicans May Try to Elect
Director-GeneraI Davis.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-The EUcai7ag Jour
nal says Chairman Jones, of the Repub-
lican State Committee, and a number OF
the Republican members of the Legisla-
ture are in the city endeavoring to COM
plete an arrangement by which it is in
tended that the Republican party will
take up Director-General Davis, of the
Worlds Fair, as its candidate for United
States Senator. Ii is stated that nothing
is lacking to complete the plan, unless it is
the consent OF Colonel Davis. On this
point Davis and others will not talk. 1t
is asserted that seven Democrats have
pledged Davis their votes, thereby in
suring him his election. When Davis
name was mentioned as q possible Mayor
ality candidate this morning he said en-
phaticaily that ne was out OF politics.
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PACIFIC CABLE BILL.
Representative Morrow Thinks til
.Measure VIII Pass.

Representative Morrow Thinks the
..Measure VIII Pass.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The action of
the House this afternoon ip refusing to
concur in the Senate amendment to the
diplomatic appropriation bill, granting a
subsidy OF $3.50, 900 per year to aid any re-
sponsible transpacific cable company (see
proceedings of Congress) does not signify
that the cable bill will fail. Quite the
contrary. ,This was the move OF the
friends of the measure, many of whom
voted to non-concuu in the Senate amend
ment in order to get it i'll conference.
Hit and Morrow, two of the Confer
ence Committee, are favorable to the bill,
and will agree upon the Senate amend
ment with some modification. The prin-
cipal one viii be the cutting down of the
subsidy from $3.50, 600 to S150,G00 or 500, GOO
per year. Mr.. Morrow and General
Hartwell are both confident of success
and authorize your correspondent to say
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OPIUM SEIZURE.
\ Large Haul Made by Customs OFF,
cia1S on the Beloic.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2s.-This morn
ing the steamer Belgic arrived in port
from Hongkong and Yokohama, having
on board quite a number of cabin pas
sengers and nineteen Chinese in the
steerage. OF the latter thirteen desire to
land at this city, but of this number only
three have certificates which will be
passed on by Collector Phelps. Five are
en- route to Havana and one to Panama.
The arrival of the Belgic resulted in the
customs officials striking ''bonanza,', if
the seizure of 400 5-tael boxes of PREPARED
opium can be considered such. Yester-
day afternoon the United States steamer
Rush was utilized for the benefit OF the
customs officials, and when the vessel
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Presidential Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The President
made the following nominations:
Thomas n. Hart, to be Postmaster at
Boston.
William NJ. w. Doherty, to be United
States Marshal for Massachusetts.
Postmasters-Idah John c. Feehan,
at Warner; Washington, James G. Swat
ford, at Snohomish.
Henry b. Atherton, of New Hampshire,
Land Commissioner in Samoa, under the
General Act signed at Berlin June Il,
1889.
Robert Fisher, Register of the Land
Office At Missoula, Mont.
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left the harbor to meet the Belgic seven
searchers, headed by Deputy Collector
Varney Gaskell. were on board.
The China steamer was hailed Just in
side the Heads. and was boarded about 8
A. NJ, by the searchers and their leader,
who lost no time in getting to work in
the fire-roem the drug was found and
seized. The opium had been carefully
put up in water-tight boxes, and the in
tentlons OF the smugglers were to throw
their treasure overheard and allow it to
be picked up by confederates in small
boats. The vigilance of the officers pre-
in consequence the smugglers' clever
work has proved of little use A close
watch will be kept on the vessel, and an
other search will shortly be made.
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Testimoniai for Mrs. windon,.

New YORK, Feb. 2S.-An informal
meeting of the bankers several days ago
having learned that the late Secretary
Win6om's family would receive an in
come Of only about S3, 500 per annum.
one-third of which was to the widow
only, determined to raise Il testimonial
fund OF $4,000 for her, and $4,000 has al
ready been subscribed. The matter came
out by accident, as the bankers were try
ing 10 keep itquiet, fearing the announce
ment would wound Mrs. Windoin's SEN
Sibility.
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The Cruiser Bennington Makes a
Successful Trial Trip.
AN ATLANTIC STEAMER ABAN-
DONED AT SEA.
An Effort Being Made by Republicans
of Illinois to Induce Director-Gen-
eral Davis of the Worlds Fair to
Allow His Name to Be Used in Com
nection With the Senatorship.
Special to the REcoRp.uS1oN.

New York, Feb. 2S.-The new gun
boat Bennington had a second trial to-
day and exceeded the requirements, de-
veloping 3,47l horsepower, thus earning
a premium Of s., 100. Two hours were
spent putting the vessel through series
OF revolutions to test the steering ap-
paratus-the quick starting and stopping
OF the engines and working of the twin
screws against each other. The Ben
nington did the best record in stopping at
full speed and reaching full speed back
ward, using both engines. She stopped
in one minute and six seconds while at
full speed, while going a length and a
half
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Race War INST. Louis.

ST. LoUIs, Feb. 2S.-A fight started this
afternoon in the lower portion OF the city
between white man of unsayory repu-
tation and q couple of negroes. It was
soon participated in by a number of 9TH
ers of both races. About twenty men
fought for nearly an hour. with clubs,
stones, knives, etc. When the police
finally stopped it. two of the white men
and eight of the negroes were found to
have been badly used up. Five of the
negroes had to go to the hospital.
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COLD WAVE.
The Thermometer Below Zero in the
Northwest.

NOFluWcSC.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2S.-Reports from vari-
Gus points in the Northwest indicate that
last night was one of the coldest OF the
season. In Duluth it was 30o below
Fergus Falls, 3S0 Brainerd, 400. 1t is
becoming milder tonight.
BLIZZARD IN TENNESSEE.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 2S.-This entire
section was enveloped in a binding
snow-storm to-day. Three inches cover
the ground, and the indications are that
the fall viii not cease before night 1t is
the heaviest on record in this section
CHILDREN PERIsHING FROM COLD.
ARKANSAS CITY (Kan.), Feb. 2S.-The
blizzard last night was the worst of the
season. The people on the Cherokee
strip suffered terribly. a man COM
ing from the settlement on the Chick
asaw River reports that several children
have perished from the cold, and that a
woman was lying alone in a tent south of
the city and Will probably Gle as result
OF the extreme cold
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Indian Depreciation BIZ.

aWAsHINGToN, Feb. 2S.-The Indian
depredations bill agreed upon to-day
gives the Court of Claims authority to
hear and determine these claims. The
class of claims that may be considered
includes all that has been favorably
passed upon by the Interior Department
and whose investigation has been author
lied by the various Acts OF Congress. The
claims occurring prior to 1868, which are
not yet presented, are barred.
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Hotel Burned.

OREGON City orr, Feb. 2s.-The
Livermore Hotel, a three-story frame
building, caught fire at 7:15 tonight and
burned to the ground. The ground floor
was occupied by George L. Decko & Co.,
with groceries, and by Wilson ~ Cooke,
hardware. The total loss is estimated at
$4,000; insurance $1,000. The fire started
in the Kitchen
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Horrible Murder.

CoLvILLE (Wash.). Feb. 2s.-Sheriff
Hayes has received news of horrible
murder at Chinese gold mining camp
in Stevens County, about seven miles
above the mouth of Spokane River.
Deputy Sheriff Gardner of Lincoln
County has the murderer in the guard
house at Fort Spokane. His name is
Len Yue. He decapitated his victim
with a hatchet
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Pennip. on Air shin.

CHICAGO, Feb. ZS.-The directors of the
Mount Carmel Aeronautic Company de-
cided to-day to raise S2,000,00O part of
which will be expended in establishing a
large plant and building Pennington air
ships.
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General Court ELL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The general
court bill, the conference report on which
was adopted to-day, is the bill intro
duced by Evarts, providing for the ap-
pointment in each circuit of an additional
Circuit Judge, and creating in each a
Circuit Court Of Appeals, to have final
jurisdiction in certain classes Of cases.
This is expected to materially reduce
the docket of the Supreme Court.
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silver. for China.

CARSON (Nev.), Feb. 2S.-Nearly one
hundred bars of bullion 80 fine will
leave the United States Mint tonight and
tomorrow for China, where higher
price has been paid for it than in America.
This is the result of the decline i'll silver,
and shows the want OF legislation in
Washington for the white metal.
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Confirmed by the Senate

WAsHINGToN, Feb. 28.-Confirmations
j. c. Feehan, Postmaster at Wardner,
Idaho; j. q. Swafford, Postmaster at Sno-
hoinish, Wash; II. b. Atherton OF Mas
sachusetts, Land Commissioner for
Samoa; III. 7. Wilson, Register of the
Land Office at Missoula, Montana.
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Shocking Accideut.

SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.), Feb. 2s.-
News has been received here OF a shock
ing accident in the Daisy Mine, on Big
Creek, in the Ceur d 'Alenes. Ed. Byrne,
while smoking pipe, stopped over some
giant powder caps. A spark dropped
causing an explosion, instantly killing
Byrne
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Electrotypers Strike,

Boston, Feb. 2s.-The electrotypers'
strike is assuming serious proportions.
The strike is sanctioned by the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, which com
plicates matters very much.
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Suicfde of a Salesman.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-James Reynolds,
head city salesman of the firm of Kelly,
Maus & Co., killed himself this morning.
No cause is known for the deed Rey-
nolds is the son of ex- Governor Reynolds,
of Rhode Island.
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SYRACUSE, Feb. aa-The sixth day of
the pool tournament opened with
ematch between Weinrick, of New York,
and Saborido, the score standing, Vein
rick $50, Saborido 81 Clearwater, of
Ohio, defeated Lucu1ngton, OF New York,
l5o to so. De Orc defeated Keogh, $50 to
IS4
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Dueber watch Companv.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2S. = The Probate
Court this afternoon directed the assignee
to reconvey the Dueber Watch Company
property to Mr.. Daeber.
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Canadian Politics.

MONTREAL, Feb. 2s.-The statement
issued by the Liberals that the Canadian
Pacific authorities have issued notice to
all superintendents to ascertain how their
employees intended to vote i'll the coming
elections, is fatty denied by the Canadian
Pacific people.
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.Arkansas Apportionment.

ST. Louis, Feb. 2S.-The Congressional
Apportionment Committee of the Arkan-
sas Legislature has agreed upon meas
ure providing for redistricting the State.
The bill makes all the districts Demo-
| cratic
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nURLINGrov EMpLoYEs.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.-The officials of the
Burlington road deny the reports that
large Numbers of employees are being let
oGt, They say il has been fonnd neces-
S1ry to dismiss some employees because
OF u filling oil OF the grain shipments,
which reduced the total tonnage consid-
erab,y. Not more than 800 men OF the
entire system, they say, have been iet
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LABOR TROUBLES.

A Knight of Labor Leader Charged
With Conspiracy.
LYNN (Mass.), Feb. 2S.-biaster Work
man John Mccarthy OF the National
Trade Assembly, K. of L., which en-
braces all the organizations of leather
workers in this country, was arrested by
the police this morning for an alleged at
tempt, with other persons, to ''conspire,
combine, confederate and agree to un-
lawfully molest and intiniidate non
union workmen employed IN the mo-
rocco factories of Donation d Son and
JOHN Il. AoUiton.
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Woman Fatally Shot.

PITTsBURG, Feb. 2S.-John Copeland, a
wealthy store-keeper of Parnassus, fatally
shot his wife this morning, and then tried
to Kill his two children and himself, but
was prevented. He is insane.
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RAILWAY WORLD.
The Great Northern to Push Through
to the Pacific Coast.

The Great Northern to Push Through
to the Pacific Coast.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-In its issue of this
statistics showing the projected railway
construction of the United States for the
calendar year of 1891. According to the
figures presented there are now 1854
miles of railway projected which have
some prospect of being completed or
placed under contract for construction be-
fore January l, 1892. OF this mileage g.
219 miles, or 43 per cent. of the total, are
projected III the eighteen Southern States.
In the northern section of the country
the chief centers of activity are in the
States of New York and Pennsylvania in
the East. and the States of Montana and
Washington in the West. The State of
Washington takes the lead with 1,47S
miles, and Alabama comes next with l ,l57
miles. Georgia and North Carolina have
over 500 miles each, New York and Texas
over 800 miles each, Pennsylvania, Ten
nessee and Montana over 600 miles eacI
The projected construction is divided as
follows by groups of States: New Eng
land, Sl7 miles; Middle, 1,S76; North Cen
tral, 1886; South Atlantic, I,23l: South
Central, 5, ,l56; Southwestern, ESQ; North
western, 2,5l3, and Pacific, 2,69S miles.
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
New York, Feb. 2S.-President Hill,
Of the Great Northern Railroad, arrived
from Europe on the North German
steamer Spree yesterday. During the
few weeks he was in London he COM
pleted financial arrangements that enable
him to push his road {the old Manitoba)
through to the Pacific Ocean in very short
order. His trip, his friends say, was in
every way successful.
PACIFIC SHORT LINE.
OMAHA, Feb. '28.-A special to the
Omaha Bee from O'Neill, Nebraska says
that for some time past certain people
have been looking over the records and
trying to trace out the alleged ''crooked-
ness" III the construction and manage
ment of the Pacific Short Line, now fin
ished from Sioux City to O'Neill, and
which went into the hands of a receiver
some time ago.
At that time charges were made of mis-
management, and the present dispatch
makes rather grave charges as to Sharp
practice in the bonding of the road, dis
posing of the bonds and various fran
chises obtained from O'NeilI City, etc.
These property rights, which were origi-
nally III the name of Donald Mclean, chief
protector ofthe road have been transferred
to another person for nominal consider
alton, and all sorts of charges are being
made. Receiver Bierbower refuses to
talk on the matter.
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EMPEROR WILLIAM mad.
He Does Not Like the Empress Ill
Treatment in Paris.
RUMORS THAT Won CAPRIVI WILLY
BE REMOVED.

The Emperor Believes That the Cham
cellor and Minister Munster Miss
informed Him as to What the Re-
suits of the Visit of His Mother to,
Paris Would Probably Be.
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Death of a catholic Priest.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S. The Very
Rev. Patrick A. Stanton died this morn
ing, aged %. He has been forty-three
years a priest.
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lsire Ne.rocs llro,sned.

SAVANNAH fCia.), Feb. 2S.--A small
schooner went ashore in the storm Thurs
day night The crew of five negroes
was drowned.
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Member of Parliament Dead.

LONDON, Feb. 2s..-George Kynoch,
Conservative member of Parliament FOR
Aston Mandor, is dead
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best to pursue, and we feel assured that a
double standard promises more of pros
perlty than the maintenance OF single
Standard
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Weather Forecast.

Forecast til P. NJ. Sunday-Eor Northern
California: Rain, turning to snow in the
mountains; cooler.
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Fatal Railway Collision.

MACON tGa.), Feb. 2s.-A passenger
train on the Georgia Southern .collided
with a freight this morning. The fire.
man of the passenger was killed, the con-
ductor and engineer badly injured and
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Worlds Fair

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-The local Worlds
Fair Directory has framed and adopted a
new set of bylaws, which materially af-
fects the contract-letting and construction
In brief, under the new laws, the direc-
tory, through its standing committees,
takes tirmer hold OF the conduct of af-
fairs, and in SO doing circumscribes the
power of Director-GeneralD Davis, a repre-
sentative of the National Commission.
whose orders are made subject to super
vision
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SENATOR HEARST Is DEAD.
He Quietly Passes Away at His
Residence in Washington.
HIS WIFE AND SON PRESENT WHEN
THE END GAME

Wonderful Fortitude Displayed by the
Senator During His IIlness-Funeral
Services VIII BE Held at His Late
Residence in Washington, and the
Remains Taken to San Francisco
for Interment.
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CoLoRApo's APPRoPRIATIoN.

bill, carrying an appropriation of s15o,O00
passed the Senate to-day, with an amend
luent that IL shall not be available unless
the Worlds Fair is an international ex-
position under the entire control OF the
United States, and not under the control
OF local officials OF any State.
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RebeIlion in a Portuguese settlene,

LONDON, Feb. 2S.-Dispatches from
Bissao, Portuguese settlement opposite
the delta of the Jeba River. tell of n seri-
.ous rebellion. Tie Portuguese inhab-
ifants are said to be in an utterly helpless
condition.
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The Russell Divorce Cnse.

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-It is learned in con-
nection with the application made by
Lady Russell, wife Of Earl Russell, for a
writ of separation from her husband,
that the details of the case viii be most
painful. Adultery is not charged against
the defendant.
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Pool Tournament.

the passengers shaken up, but none seri-
ously hurt.