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THE BRUSSELS AGREEMENT.
The Senate Finally RatiAes the Treaty for
the Suppression Of the Slave Trade.

WASHINGTON. Jan. lin executive session
to-day the Senate unanimously ratified the
general international agreement for the pro-
ventton and suppression OF the slave trade.
which was adopted in Brussels on July2, 1890
Tho time within which this agreement should
have been ratified expired on July 2. 1891.
but was subsequently extended. In special
message to the Senate On Feb. 20. 1901. the
President urgently invited attention to the
fact that. unless this ant-slavory act. ne we'll
as tho commercial convention with the indo-
pendent State Of the Congo should be prompt
ly ratified. the whole work Of tho Brussels
Conference would be imperiled BY its action
to-day the Senate practically covered the two
subjects. 1t ratified the anti slavery act, with
the provision plainly intimnting that. Us tho
United States had neither possessions nor pro-
tcctoratcs in Africa, II declined to taEo any part
In the struggle for tho acquisition OF territory
In that continent, and at tho same time 1t re-
scindcd to some extent what Is known as tho
Sanford agreement with the Congo State. by
which. in return for tho early recognition Of
the flag Of that country by the United states.
our products were to DO admitted FREQ. The
United States now asscnts to q clause by
which. III recognition of tho expense to be in
CURED by the Congo State in the suppression
OF the slave trade. an ad vaorem duty not to
exceed ~ per cent is to be levied for fifteen
years by tho Congo State upon United States
products. Tho protocol agreed upon By tho
Senate today was In words as follows:
R~or~d wohrd OF the Senators present concurring
therein That the senate advise and consent to the
ratification OF the general act signed n Brussels
other powers Tor he suppression Of the African .aSs
trade and for other purposes
Ro'r,d further. that the senate advise and consent to
the acceptance Of the partial ratification "f the RAID
general act the part OF the French republic and to
the hupuntons relative thereto sci forth in tho
protocol signed at brussels Jai. >. 1897.
R.soiref u.~r. Uf this act or rAtthcntiOn
that the United States OF Amerira having neither pos
sessions nor rrUtectnrates III Africa hereby dtsclsn
any Intention in rafying this treaty to indicate any
interest Whatsoever in the possessions prot
established or Claimed on that continent by the other
powers or any approval Of tho wisdom eNpciicnrr or
lawfulness thereof and does not Join In any express
sios IN the sad general aci which might be construed
as such declaration or nckuowlr ugenient, and for
this reason that Ia desirable that OF this
luton he inserted in the protocol to be drawn the
time of tho exchange OF The ratification OF this treaty
OIL the of tho United States
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At tho invitation OF Superintendent Murray
Police Captains Ryan. M.Cuiugl. tho elder.
Reilly. and Thompson. md Acting Cautain
Crcedcn visited Police Headquarters yester-
day and met In conference with District Attor-
ncy Nico!l and INSPECTOR Byrncs. Mono OF
them would tel tho result Of til" conference,
they had boon instructed to furnish a list OF
Inc saloons on tho, Alcrc"r street. lifth street,
and report upCn the manner IN which zach
one IL conducted.
In answer to tho lettor from the Sunerln-
iendcnt requesting that the liccnsrs tO the
Excise Exchange and the Hole In the Wall lie
rcvoknd the Excise Comm ssioners invited
the Er"Iso Board with testimony as to the
character Of the places.
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All STREET C.fRS TIED UP,
A Strike Completely Blocks Cheap Trans.
pOrtntiOn In indianapolis.

1HDIAEAroIIs. Jan. 1.-the whole street
railway system OF Indianapolis. consisting of
twenty nvo lines and ovsr 200 mllcs OF track,
IL owned by ono syndicate Of Chicago capital.
lists. The employees formerly had badges on.
titllng them to free transportation. On New
Ycar's Day these badges were taken away
from them. A meeting was held and q com .
mIttee sent to John H. Fronzel. President of
A compromise WAS G!ado but at = o'clock Yes
tniuhy norning IL: employees rcrudiated tho
WORK ~ lts comln!tteo and demanded tho I'M
mhnd w4s refused. and tho men went on
strike. Tho company succeeded in getting out
Tour cars yesterday. manning Thorn with road
officials. but they were. hustled back to tie
barns TX the strikers before completing thoir
trips, Ihe tieiup y complete. and both sides
time the people Will walk. .N 'Il'I
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cor. M'KINLEY INAUGURATED
His Remarks on Redtstrictine the StateS
The Parade In Honor OF tho Day.


The Parade In Honor OF tho Day.
COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 11.--Gov. Mckinley took
the oath OF office Mt 4 80 o'clock this morning.
and Lieut. Gov A. L. Harris. Attorney General
d. X. Watson. State Treasurer W. T. Cope.
State Auditor L. W. Poe. Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works c. l. Grocc. and Food Commissioners
W. J. Mexican were subsequently sworn In at
their respective offices in the Capitol Not In
many years has Inauguration day brought
moro favorable weather. Tho inaugural cere-
monies proper were held in tho rotunda OF the
state Capitol The General Assembly met at
1880 and almost Immediately proceeded to
the rotunda. accompanied by the Supreme
Judges and State officers elect. except Major
SS1 nnd hG stase
House and. senate. appointed to have
III $ht,epSsn thS Sssss .; FRI rs
SyRe SSHhRSii II Ii SefeS
OF tho state Supreme, Court administered the
eth S % Sss a GHy SSr
stats H HSS" ya5S nsrtS q lip
the signal for the parade q military, and civil
Willie to to move The parade WINS the m st i'm.
posing ever seen here on such an occasion.
Hr hfs To the
Chamber. where the Leutenant-G overnor took
the oath Of office and tho other state, officers
went to their respective offices In the State
Capitol. whore they were sworn In by different
m ,r OF the Supreme Court u,r,,,,u
treated briefly II the progress q Ohio IL pop;
tho State finances. taxation. agricultural in
terests. public institutions. DC. In speaking
Of Ohio's representation at the Worlds Fair,
tho Governor SAYS that not only should the
vision be made to have creditable exhibit but
the people and their representatives should
WIFI ts 81 ak @og &
The dignity and honor Of the. nntion.
=, In regard to the redistriGting Of Ohio. under
Congress. the Governor says:
Make the districts SO fair in their relation
TO the political divisions OF our people that
taken; Make them 80 impartial that no future
Legislature will dare TO disturb them until a
newcensus and n new Congress apportionment
rartsansfip in their arrangement should be
avoided. There is a sense OF fair play among
the PEOPLE which is PROMPT to cond en-
pesse OF popular suffrage. Partisanship i
not to be discouraged. but encouraged In all
things where principle Is Mt stake: but par
Congress retistricting BY the last Legislature.
is an abuse OF power which the people are
swift to rabuke.
Z" 1t will be your duty to resnfrnnchise the
citizens Of Ohio who were disfl anchised by the
last Legislative Eerrymnnder. and to restore
TO the people their riGhtful voice IN the ma
should be made so as to give the party major
ity in the State n majority Of representa-
and so arranged that II the party majority shall
change, the representative majority shall also
change"
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House or Representatives.

! BpsaEer Crisp. although improving. WAS un-
/, able to face the wintry winds that surGed up
and down the avenue this morning. and
Speaker pro tenn McMillin called the House to
order at noon. The attendance was quite
large. most OF the members having returned
from their holiday vacations. The Rbsentees
wore mostly those who have boon excused for
reasons OF illness or business. The galleries
were well filed when the gavel fell and Chap
lain Nllburn invoked tho divine blessing.
], After tho reading Of the journal Mr.. Dockery
(Dsm.. MOI asked leave to make statement
correcting errors In his speech upon the con-
dition Of the Treasury made some days ago.
% u appeared in the Record
Mr.. Henderson tRep.. Iowa) objected on the
ground that the errors were those OF the
gentleman from Missouri and not errors OF the
Record. and therefore not privileged. He
oIeSsd. however, to consent that Mr.. Dockery
mteht use an hour correcting his errors II an
hour were given him Henderson, to answer.
. Mr.. Oates Dem. Ala) objected to the use Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-12
4 15-FEAR-o1D GIRL MISSING.
She Left n Note Saying She Was Going
South with Rich Maiden Lady.


OTEao. N Y. Jan. 1.-THE mysterious dis
appearance OF Nellie Brown. q pretty 15-yeaf.
old schoolgirl. is exciting intense interest
throughout Otsego county. She was born at
Oneonta. but when she was only an infant her
parents separated and surrendered her for
adoption to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shepard re-.
spectacle and well-to-do residents Of this
village. who were related to the child. Mr.
and Mrs. Shepard. having no children OF their
own. gave Nellie parental care and affection.
and she was growing up beloved BY her
tircly contented with her home SO far as is
known she had never received special
% hs senasa vse schoo
turned home ut the usual hour About 9
o'clock in the evening she threw on her bon
net and thin shawl nnd remarked to her
adopted mother that She would make short
call on Mary Burdck; school comma Mon, who
any Of her friends. When her family became
h s 81 hs SHns
purport:
OrEGo. Jan. 7.
f t ' You'd f Vic You letter OF farewell
I m ny ran Sns M m
FS"s 81. {" "a sSu
1S y s.sra nE VI. s
wsss for M and s. nave 10 hurry wiz
H. only that have gonc South Foig,i me UOod.by;
yoa VIII never Zee me again. NEiLiR.
During tho four days and nights since the
discovery. OF this letter .unrenittins search
fer the missing girl has been kept mn in ali
fnto. 1t Is certain that no rich maiden lady in
search OF n travelling companion has Visited
tho town, and Nellie could not well have left
the place by any railroad train or other public
conveyance ciry without being seen and ,reeog:
Sho drowned herself in tho SuSIuuRanna
River, which flows near by hut tho Icy chan
mel has been dragged for N long distarcrwith-
that she Ind been abducted b. her mother,
WHO Is reported to DO living In Oweso: Int
Still another, theory Is that She has been alb
Quoted by other parties for evil purposes but
ihero are no tangible fncts to sustain either Of
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PAID WITH Il FORGED CHECK.
Evaristo NJ. Herus Introduccs IN Old Game
At the Broad Street DsInonico's.


At the Broad Street Dslaoaico's.
Evnristo NJ. Hernz. who says he ia a book
keeper. and that he lives ut 226 West Sixty
second street. called at Delmonico's down.
town restaurant last Thursday and asked
Manager David Roedelsperger to cash check
Of $685. drawn on the Mechanics National Bank
and signed u. Il Martinez and Hernz." Mr..
Roedelsperger said that he could not cash the
check unless 1t was endorsed by some one
known to him. Hernz went out and returned
shortly with the endorsement OF John de
Rivrca & Co." upon the paper. The restaurant
manager accepted 1t In payment for the dishes
ordered by Hernz and returned the change IN
money.
chanics, Bank 1t was returned with tho infor:
nation TINT no such persons had any account
with them. Rivera h Co. pronounced their
endorsement forgery Detective Sergeant
noon. Two moro forged checks were found
on his person. one on tho Riverside Bank Tor
$40 end the other on the Fifth Avenue Bank
Tor $6O. Both were endorsed as had been tho
ono passed at Delmonico's. At tho Tomhs
Court yesterday Justice Mac Mahon held llernz
In $4,000 bail to answer. Manager EoeIcl-
6Windler OF this kind,
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Who shot the Ciergymuns

CRAwFoRDsWLLE. Ind. Jan. 1.-THE police
have not yet succeeded in ferreting out the man
who shot down the Rev. John Tracy on last Fri
day night lthas been found. however. that Mrs
Tracy left her husband last weok he giving
out until to-day that she was away on visit.
The day after she left lie received an anony.
nous letter warning him to lenve the state.
Ihe man SUSPECTED is nm old admircr Of Ms.
le4e IN small town. and the suspected nan
Was devoted 10 her. At her request he went
year that she had bsen married. Ho took to
the last mouth. N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-12
LIVE WARRINGTON TOPICS.
Things Of Interent Happening In and Out or
the Halls Of Congress-.

the Halls of Congress-.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator Merrill has
been caught mapping A few days ago he in
troduced o bill to prevent bookmakine and
poolselling In tho District Of Columbia. The
same bill became law on March 2. 1891.
When the bill first passed Congress President
Harrison vetoed II because It legalfzed
bookmaking in portion Of the District.
Then 1t was passed a second time. after bcins
slightly amended. The passage OF the bill in
the Senate gave Senator ingalls, an opportu-
nifty to be sarcastic. He said:
MIR. President. this Is on attompt on the
part OF the Committee to adjust thetopog-
raphy OF the District to the conscience OF the
Executive. Tho bill that was vetoed by tho
President at tho last session failed to receive
snS d
localities This Is All effort. serious on tho
part Of the committee to b AVOID that difficulty
the Executive In order to veto 1t. II this I'LL is
passed. to efeFsise the q indIetye
sns iho IS ny q Is DI1e
The objection to tho other biz was that 1T al
lowed bottinG and bookmaking AT the spring
been visited with special severity by the laws
of any community.
Five OF the leading citizens Of St Paul are
now in Washington IN advance Of the full del
egation which will arrive here on the 21st
inst. to plead the claims OF St Paul for the
delegates. in an interview this morning, said
Our eitizons have voted a tax Of two mills on
his Of holding tho Convention. and q fund OF
SIS. 900 has Deem raised as u guarantee OF our
a ne city sf hs
MiwaaEes Is q iormiiabls candidate. but thu;
chicago Is not after tie Convention, nor Is st.
ass ct astnE NJ and Omaha
may conclude to enter. don't know what the
intention Of GothamItes, may be. but l have
aeayor to get the Convention hold In New
York. aud that would also be very acceptable
The Joint resolution providing for an amend
ment to the Constitution. which prohibits all
persons Of foreign birth. not citizens OF tho
United States from voting for any office either
State or Nati2nal will DO vigorously pressed
pose OF the amendment Is to take tho author
ity 70 issue naturalization papers out OF the
81 stss ar # na qs Il nas the
The application OF j. Sloat Fassett. as Col
lector OF the Port Of New York. for q writ Of
prohibition to prevent the civil courts from
assuming jurisdiction IN the Vanderbilt yacht
case was dismissed by the supreme Court Of
ss SpsS Sss sSda ss ass has
ns saG %seh yH Sd
sa ssaa n New Gag
officers and assessed as da'la Ne matter, the
arose between Collector Fassett and the Fed;
eral Court in New York city as to which had
jurisdiction in the matter Of collecting the duty
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Murdered and Lett In the Fireplace.

SAFETY HARBoR. Fla. Jan. lie. NJ. D. In.
loes. awcll-known citizen. was found dead this
morning in tho fireplace of his sitting room.
The body had been there apparently three or
four days. He lived alone. but as he frequently
went % Tampn or Sanford on business. his
absence created no alarm. The head had been
nearly severed from the trunk Of the hody ~
Gus bruises on the body. Tho room sh. we'd
marks Of 4 desperate encounter. many blood.
stains being on the walls aud tho foors, oyer
place, Suspicion rests on q former lodg"r, vino
has disappeared. Tho Coroner's Jury has not
yet rendered a verdict, /.
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NOW is THE TIME TO TREAT

Catarrh OF long standing. Ely's Cream Balm
reaches old and obstinate cases. whore al
other remedies fail. DO not neglect procuring
bottle. as in it lies the relief you seek.
R~v ~. ~. Eafrd'I. H. H.. editor Of the Iowa
Methodist says editorialy: I'VE have tested
the merits OF Ely's Cream Balm. and believe
that. by thorough course OF treatment. it viii
cure almost every case Of Catarrh. Ministers
asa class are afflicted with head and thront
ironbi"s and Catarrh seems moro rr",a'"rt
tnnn ever We cannot recommend Ely's ,Ind81
Balm too highly"
APPLY Balm into each nostril. II is quickly
ahsDrbec. dfres Relief ut once. Price 30 cents
at druggists or by mAil,
ELI BROTHERS, SO wARBEN ST, ny
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Breaking Up n Gang or Count.rr-,tcr..

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. Jan ia gang OF
counterfciters which flooded the city with
spurious So. so. md $40 gold pieces during
the holidays. was nrraigncd before United
States Commissioner Greene yesterday. All
pleaded not guilty. Mary GiEnon. wife Of the
principal counterfeiter, took the stand and I'M
plicated her husband. jesse Gigr on. as wei! rs
William Gibson. William Cronk. i. u. hpragu".
await the action OF the Grand Jury in IN" sum
Of $5OO! ench. on default o! which they w"rr
taken hnSa :" inc penitrntiary; IN. gang nad -
ton and made 300 counterfeit coins. The;
were making preparations to visit Denver.
rested. The design and weight Of tho money
arc are, perfect. The true ring Of the ga
tempts ut counterfeiting ever Ierpe,rated
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TO Liberia; w y. Hess Of indiana Goa
entUeneral ~ CenptAhtinople. -
Eoste O. Maxwell % xenis Ohio. q Santa Domingo;
ID. X, Buck OF Ropeburg Oreron. At Honneberr =. 4.
Chief Engineer George Melville. Eneineerin.Chief
OF the Navy With the rank OF Commodore 49,,
Walter Wymnn OF Missouri Supervising Surgeon Gen.
eral Of the Marine Hospital service,
y. u. Carter of Helena, Mont. C6mmissioncr or the
General Land once
Secretary Blaine was at tho State Depart
ment short time this morning. Tho British
Minister called upon him TO talk over Bohring
Sea matters. but the Secretary had left the de-
partment. Secretary blaine and Secretary
Tracy called ON the. President. and the three
again call ed at the White House at o clock
and remained some time with the President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-12
Was Overheated.

The General Term Of the supreme Court has
ordered the reinstatement OF Frank {. Boekel
patrolman o! the 18th street station. dis
missed Inst February for, intoxication. II was
Z room with three radiators. Mt the sutton
mousse. before the surgeon examined Elm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-12
Nearly $4,000. 900 Due the sen.c. Indians.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The Court OF Claims
to-day stated the account Of the Seneca In.
dams OF New York under tho treaty of Buffalo
Creek, jan. y. 1893. in whic!. It was found
Court takes pains to declare that ali question.
q law and as to interest are omitted. aud "a va
that 1t does not decide that tho United States
Of the money.
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Look oter these symptoms. headache OBJ
struction Of nose, discharges falling into
acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purnlcnt, bloody, putrid and offensive; eyes
weak, ringing in oars, deafness; offensive
breath; slnoll and taste impaired, and general
debility. You won't havo oil Of them at
once probably only few Of tiom; but
they mean Catarrh.
And tho proprietors Of DR.. Sages Catarrh
Remedy mean to cure 1t, IL you'll let them,
40 matter how bad or how long standing.
II they can't, they'll pay yon $500 in cash.
They neon that, too, just as it's printed.
r1lrc, II you'll tal,o their medicine But IL
they weren't certain Of the cure, they'd never
offer you tho money.
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COMMENCING Jan. IL. at 80 p NJ. by electric lshs,
Jan. H. 10 A. ~. $50 p. n. and again 7:8o p. L.. BY
electric light
Speed breeding and Individuality for tho road. the
stud. or the track Records from 2:22k upward.
AL tho great trotting families represented
PROPERTY OF FASHION STUD FARM, PARKv1LLE
FARM. MR. A. A. BONNER.
Sale absolute, rain shine Positively no reserve on
any animal offered rass opportu nifty to bar.
gains. II. q. STEVENS L CO.. Auctioneer.
1854 Broadway. Ne " York city.
Assisted by P. o. KIDD OF Lexington. Ky.
Passaic City record., 1892-06-11

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUP co
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. kfK Fosx. A..
Passaic City record., 1892-06-11

Among the scores of large tailoring estab-
lishments in New York, none is SO well and
favorably known as Nicoll the Tailor, al III
Broadway and 145 and 147 Bowery. 1t was
quarter century ago that Nicoll the
Tailor first embarked in his venture in New
York. Since that time his business has
taken gigantic strides, warranted by fair
dealing, moderate prices and dependable
workmanship. Instead of one store he now
has two immense establishments in New
York, and branches in Pittsburg, Har tford,
Washington and Boston. Summer suits are
not all ordered yet; in fact, most people are
just beginning to decide that the weather is
now sufficiently warm to call for change
in wearing apparel Any doubts as to the
proper thing to select may be solved by a
visit to the above mentioned popular tailor
Our country friends are respectfully re-
quested to call and see the largest stock of
summer goods ever shown. Scotch Cheviots.
Mohairs, Tweeds, FIannels, Serges, Cassi-
meres, ETC., in all the known shades, and
some new ones. If you find it inconvenient
to call, drop US postal card, and we will
mail you full set of samples with easy
rules for self measurement. Suits to order
from $50. Trousers to order from S5 Gus !
tom clothing only.
Passaic City record., 1892-06-11

Can be counted on

Can be counted on
to cure Catarrh Or. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. It's nothing new. For
25 years it has been doing that very
thing. 1t gives prompt and COM
plete relief u but you want more
than that. And you get it, with
this Remedy there's a cure that
is perfect and permanent. The
worst chronic cases, no matter of
how long standing, yield to its
mild, soothing, cleansing and heal
ing properties. "Cold in the Head -
needs but few applications. Ca
tarrhal Headache, and all the
troubles that come from Catarrh,
are at once relieved and cured.
You can count on something else,
too-$5O0 In cash.
You can count on it, but it's
more than doubtful whether you
earn it.
The proprietors of DIR. Sage's-
Remedy, in good faith, offer that
amount for an incurable case of
Catarrh. Don't think that You
have one, though.
They'll pay you, if they can't
cure you. That's certain.
But they can cure you. That's
Just about as certain, too.
Can you ask more